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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVIII HE No.KRAINIAN 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Body found outside Kyiv may be Gongadze’s T U Famine-GenocideW recalled at St. Patrick’s Cathedral by Roman Woronowycz uprising in the early 1990s in Georgia. In Kyiv Press Bureau addition, the medical examiner confirmed The Rev. Myroslav Medvid addresses annual gathering that the contents of the corpse’s stomach KYIV – More controversy developed by Andrij Wowk matched the food that Mr. Gongadze ate on Special to The Ukrainian Weekly around missing journalist Heorhii the day of his disappearance. Gongadze on November 15 when a close In an interview given to the Kyiv news- NEW YORK – Hierarchs, clergy and associate identified a headless body found paper Fakty on November 16, Mr. faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic and the in a wooded region outside Kyiv as being Vorotinsev had not only supported the facts Ukrainian Orthodox Churches gathered at that of Mr. Gongadze. as presented by Ms. Prytula but stated that the landmark St. Patrick’s Cathedral here Officials of Ukraine’s Ministry of he believed the body was covered with a on Saturday, November 18, to solemnly Internal Affairs, who increased the mystery chemical to make the body decompose recall the victims of the Great Famine in surrounding the body when they silently more quickly so as to make it appear older. Ukraine with an ecumenical memorial and quickly moved it from a local morgue He also added that the corpse was not service and addresses. to Kyiv hours after the positive identifica- merely moved to Kyiv, but stolen from The event was organized by the tion became public, have refused to either under his eyes by law enforcement offi- Ukrainian Congress Committee of confirm or deny the identity of the corpse cials. America (UCCA), in remembrance of the until after extensive tests including a DNA Two days after Ms. Prytula’s visit, law 7 million to 10 million Ukrainians who matching are conducted. enforcement officials arrested the Tarascha died in 1932-1933 as the result of the “An authoritative team led by chief medical examiner for prematurely Famine engineered by the Soviet govern- forensic expert Yurii Shupyk visited the divulging information and issuing a death ment. Among the attendees was Ukraine’s site,” explained First Vice Minister of certificate. Procurator General Mykhailo ambassador to the United Nations, Internal Affairs Mykola Ghiha on Potebenko, who announced the arrest dur- Volodymyr Yelchenko. Responses to the November 16, “but they have not identified ing a weekly press briefing, said Mr. service were sung by the Dumka the body as Heorhii Gongadze.” Vorotinsev had no right to discuss sensitive Ukrainian Chorus of New York City. State militia officials initially reported information with journalists before a final After the service several notobale that the body, which was found in a identification had been made. speakers addressed the more than 1,500 Andrij Wowk wooded area outside the town of Tarascha “You may not be aware of this, but there people in attendance. Receiving perhaps in the southern part of Kyiv Oblast, The Rev. Myroslav Medvid addresses appeared to be that of a much older man (Continued on page 17) (Continued on page 3) the faithful at St. Patrick’s. and probably had been buried for a lengthy period of time, but Mr. Ghiha retracted that statement and said extensive chemical, biological, histological and DNA analysis would have to be complet- Bush Presidential Library’s ed before identification is made. He said the process would take at least a week, first ethnic day spotlights although other state militia officials said it could take up to a month. Ukraine and Ukrainians Mr. Ghiha could not explain why Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Tarascha’s medical examiner, Ihor Vorotinsev, not only gave every indication COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Over 300 people attended that they body was that of Mr. Gongadze, the Bush Foundation’s inaugural ethnic day on Saturday, but also issued a death certificate to Olena November 4, at the George Bush Presidential Library and Prytula, the editor-in-chief of Mr. Museum. Dubbed “Ukraine: Its Traditions and Culture,” the Gongadze’s controversial Internet newspa- Ukraine Day event featured cultural displays, demonstra- per, Ukrainska Pravda. He said only that tions, performances and entertainment provided by the the death certificate was issued under pres- Ukrainian American Cultural Club of Houston (UACCH) sure from people present at the morgue and the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America with the editor. (UNWLA) Branch 118 of Houston. Ms. Prytula, however, explained in a The day’s events were highlighted by a panel discussion statement released on the Ukrainska of dignitaries and experts: Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, Pravda website that she was convinced the Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States; Roman corpse belonged to the missing journalist. Popadiuk, executive director of the Bush Foundation; She stated that while the body was all but Gregory Buchai, honorary consul for Ukraine in Houston; impossible to identify because it was badly Lt. Cmdr. Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper, NASA mission special- disfigured, Mr. Vorotinsev made detailed ist; and Dr. Alexander Litvinchuk, research scientist at the drawings of jewelry found on the body, Texas Center for Super Conductivity. The moderator was which closely resembled the unique accou- Eugene A. Kuchta. trements that Mr. Gongadze wore, includ- The panel discussion, slated to last one hour, lasted nearly ing a bracelet, a ring and a talisman that two hours due to an abundance of questions from the audi- hung around his neck. ence. During the spirited question and answer period the Internal Affairs Ministry officials have deputy consul general of Argentina, Alejandro Mueronuec confirmed that metal decorations were (Alexander Myroniuk), informed the audience that his par- found on the body and would be presented ents had immigrated to Argentina from Ukraine. Other ques- to Mr. Gongadze’s wife for identification Wilton Tifft tioners/commentators also announced their Ukrainian her- after they are analyzed. itage. Ms. Prytula said the medical examiner Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Kostyantyn Throughout the afternoon, a magnificent display of also showed her an x-ray of the right arm, Gryshchenko (center) at the George Bush Presidential Ukrainian arts and culture was on view, organized and pre- which contained metal fragments, and a Library with Dr. Roman Popadiuk (right), executive sented by the UACCH and UNWLA Branch 118. A pysanka bullet slug removed from it. Mr. Gongadze director of the Bush Foundation, and Gregory Buchai, had suffered a grenade wound in his lower Ukraine’s honorary consul in Houston. (Continued on page 12) right arm during combat in the Abkhazia 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 No. 48

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Putin compounds a demographic disaster Kyiv reveals IMF’s ‘three conditions’ in it whom I would have swept out of the by Paul Goble Russia would fall from the seventh government with a broom – I say that open- RFE/RL Newsline largest country in the world in terms of KYIV – Valerii Lytvytskyi, an adviser to ly,” the Associated Press quoted President population to the 14th. Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko, Leonid Kuchma as saying at Kyiv Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Mr. Pochinok also noted that the announced on November 16 that Ukraine University on November 17. “And it’s suggestion that increased immigration extremely high death rate and low birth must comply with the International impossible to understand what it is that from former Soviet republics could help rate in Russia are “incomparable” with Monetary Fund’s “three conditions” before drives the prime minister to defend these solve Russia’s demographic crisis may the demographic situation elsewhere in sending an official request to the fund to people – I do not understand that,” Mr. trigger new problems in both those coun- Europe, and he noted that in the last year resume its $2.6 billion loan, Interfax report- Kuchma added, but mentioned no names. tries and Russia itself, as well as in rela- average male life expectancy in Russia ed. Mr. Lytvytskyi said the Verkhovna Rada Ukrainian commentators say Mr. Kuchma tions between the two. fell below the pension age “for the first must adopt, “at least in the second reading,” is under pressure from influential “oli- Speaking in the Siberian city of time ever.” This means that Russia may a 2001 budget bill with a deficit not exceed- garchs” to fire Vice Prime Minister Yulia Novosibirsk on November 17, Mr. Putin soon face not unemployment, but a lack ing 3 percent of the gross domestic product Tymoshenko, whose activity in the energy said that “we could have a perfect oppor- of workers for the economy, he argued, (GDP), according to IMF calculation meth- sector has considerably reduced their shad- tunity to attract labor resources from the adding that such a shortfall would repre- ods. The Parliament must also adopt a law ow deals. (RFE/RL Newsline) former USSR through immigration.” sent an additional restriction on on banks and banking activity in Ukraine, Moscow, he added, would have to rigidly Moscow’s ability to maintain a sizeable and the government must submit to the Labor Ukraine set to rule? control where such migrants settled, not- military force. Parliament a list of enterprises subject to KYIV – A congress of Labor Ukraine on ing that “in our country, the immigrants Mr. Pochinok told the Duma that the privatization. (RFE/RL Newsline) November 18 elected National Deputy settle on the Black Sea coast and live in Russian government has “worked out” a EBRD chief notes conditions for loan Serhii Tyhypko as head of the party, Sochi,” while in reality such people are demographic policy for the future to Interfax reported. Mr. Tyhypko told the most needed in Siberia and other regions. change these negative trends, but he gave KYIV – Jean Lemierre, president of the congress that he expects Labor Ukraine to And while President Putin was not few details. Consequently, President European Bank for Reconstruction and become the ruling party after the next par- specific, he almost certainly hopes that Putin’s remarks on the same day take on Development, said on November 16 that he liamentary elections. According to Mr. this immigration will consist primarily of greater importance as a clue to future will recommend that the bank’s board of Tyhypko, the party should be able to win 10 some of the more than 20 million ethnic Russian policy. directors give Ukraine $215 million to com- percent of the vote, form a parliamentary Russians who remain in the 11 former But to the extent they do, the presi- plete two nuclear reactors designed as suc- majority with other parties and have “as Soviet republics and three Baltic states dent’s words point to serious problems cessors to the Chornobyl plant, Reuters many ministers as possible” in a future rather than of non-Russians from these ahead across the region. The non- reported. According to Mr. Lemierre, the coalition government. Labor Ukraine is countries. Russian countries could be the most loan should be made conditional on the widely believed to be an “oligarchic party” affected. If a large number of ethnic But regardless of whether that is the introduction of a program to improve the and to have considerable leverage in Russians in these countries – almost all case – although Mr. Putin’s remarks else- safety of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, on Ukrainian politics, as does the Revival of where strongly suggest that it is – his of whom are citizens of the states in the establishment of an independent safety which they live – were to respond, their Regions and the Social Democratic Party proposal now highlights both the serious- body to oversee those plants and on (United). The Labor Ukraine’s 48 lawmak- ness of Russia’s demographic situation economies would be negatively affected progress in the reform of the electric power and ethnic tensions exacerbated, possibly ers constitute the second-largest caucus in and the political risks he is willing to run industry. The deal should also be condition- the Verkhovna Rada. (RFE/RL Newsline) to try to address it. leading some to view ethnic Russian al on the International Monetary Fund’s The extent of Russia’s demographic communities there as disloyal. approval of new loans for Ukraine, the Ukraine plans to purchase grain debacle was outlined the same day by And if a large number of their own co- EBRD chief said. (RFE/RL Newsline) Russian Labor and Social Development ethnics were to move to Russia, some- KYIV – By the end of the first quarter Minister Aleksandr Pochinok, who told thing Mr. Putin does not appear to want, Kuchma: transition led to ‘palpable losses’ of 2001, according to Yevhen that, too, could hurt the economies of Chervonenko, the head of the State the State Duma that the country’s demo- KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma said graphic situation now threatens not only these states, especially given Moscow’s Reserve Agency of Ukraine, Ukraine plans exit from the visa-free regime of the on November 16 that during the past nine to purchase 250,000 tons of grain from economic progress but also national years Ukraine has become a fully sovereign security. The population of the country, Commonwealth of Independent States. Kazakstan. He noted, however, that negoti- But Russia, too, could face numerous country and “actually dismantled the totali- ations with the U.S. Agriculture he said, has fallen by 6 million since tarian system,” Interfax reported. 1992 and could sink another 7.2 million problems. Since 1991 Moscow has gen- Department on grain supply to Ukraine erally discouraged any Russian return, “Ukraine’s development is inseparably tied might change the volume of grain to be by 2015 if current trends continue. In to a market economy and democracy,” Mr. such an event, Mr. Pochinok added, not only because of the lack of housing purchased from Kazakstan. “Everything and jobs for such immigrants but also out Kuchma said, but he added that the country depends on whether we will strike a deal of a desire to use its “compatriots” as a has suffered “palpable losses” during its with the United States and what volume of Paul Goble is the publisher of RFE/RL transformation. The president noted that, Newsline. political lever in these states. grain the United States will give us,” Mr. If sizeable numbers of ethnic Russians among other things, Ukraine’s economic Chervonenko said. In addition to importing were to return, that would put a large potential had shrunk by half, living stan- grain from foreign countries, the State burden on the country’s housing stock dards fell, and the country has been con- Reserve Agency will replenish its grain and challenge the government’s ability to fronted with “serious demographic prob- reserves by purchasing Ukrainian grain on Russian official comments ensure that the immigrants went where lems.” The president admitted that the the domestic market and taking grain from Moscow would like them to go. making of Ukrainian statehood was imped- agricultural producers as payment for their But if sizeable numbers of non-ethnic ed by a “Russian factor.” He explained: debts for material and technical resources on U.S. presidential election “There has been stiff official and even RFE/RL Newsline Russians were to enter the country, that provided to them earlier, he maintained. would almost certainly exacerbate ethnic stiffer unofficial opposition [in Russia] to The official also said his “agency had MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin tensions in Russia itself and possibly asserting and strengthening Ukraine’s eco- already purchased more grain than the on November 14 underlined that the lead to a new outburst of extremist nomic sovereignty.” (RFE/RL Newsline) reserve stock needed and continued pur- Russian government is expecting conti- nationalism. 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PMs of Ukraine and Russia discuss energy problems Medvid’s dream comes true by Roman Woronowycz “The volume of gas supplies in 2000 Kyiv Press Bureau has not been stipulated, and no agree- as he receives visa for U.S. ments to that effect have been conclud- KYIV – Ukraine’s Prime Minister ed,” explained Mr. Yuschenko. by Roman Woronowycz Bureau just hours after receiving a visa at Viktor Yuschenko returned from a one- “Therefore, any consumption of gas may Kyiv Press Bureau the U.S. Consulate. day visit with his Russian counterpart in The 40-year-old parish priest from the be considered unauthorized.” KYIV – After a protracted effort beset Moscow on November 17 with much He said that it is a problem that needs Lviv region initially had expressed a negotiating behind him but no resolution with several temporary setbacks, the Rev. desire to visit the United States after he to be resolved at the legal level. Myroslav Medvid finally received a visa of the vexing gas supply problem that The Ukrainian prime minister prom- had spoken at length in the spring with a to travel to the United States on reporter from The Weekly – the first such has caused tension between the two gov- ised, however, that every effort would be November 15. Two days later, the former interview given a Western publication ernments in recent months. made to prevent the re-export of Russian The two sides announced they had Soviet sailor, who was denied political since the Rev. Medvid was whisked back gas from Ukraine. Ukrainian traders, asylum in the United States in 1985 after agreed on a broad outline that with some to the Soviet trawler, the Marshal including some accused of stealing the twice jumping ship from a Soviet grain massaging would resolve the main prob- Koniev, by bungling U.S. immigration Russian natural gas that flows in the trawler near New Orleans, boarded a lems in their energy relations, including authorities. Once abroad he had been Ukrainian pipeline, have resold the Kyiv-New York flight to visit with the the alleged, non-approved diversion of drugged into a stupor by Soviet handlers cheaper Russian product in markets thousands of Ukrainian Americans who for a return to the Soviet Union, where an Russian natural gas through the abroad, reaping windfall profits. he has said saved his life. Ukrainian pipeline. Russia recently unknown fate had awaited him. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail The Rev. Medvid missed by three He said he wanted give to thanks and again accused Ukrainian sources of Kasianov said one measure that has been weeks a self-imposed target to spend the stealing natural gas meant for the West, pray with those in the United States who proposed is to level an export duty suffi- 15th anniversary of the debacle with his had helped to spare his life by keeping even though Kyiv has said several times ciently high so as to make exports “unat- supporters in the United States. The that all such illegal practices were halted his name in the international press when tractive.” delay was due to bureaucratic problems he was already back in Moscow’s hands before the summer. In the past Moscow In another move to show that the sides at the U.S. Consulate in Kyiv, where his has said that Ukraine has taken as much – efforts that made Soviet leaders wary are cooperating in resolving their differ- case took several weeks to resolve. The of punishing the sailor. as 10 billion cubic meters annually with- ences in the energy sector, the Russian Rev. Medvid said he wants to mark his out notification. After The Weekly’s Kyiv Bureau staff prime minister reassured Ukraine that visit by celebrating divine liturgies in all agreed to help Mr. Medvid arrange a visit The two prime ministers scheduled the Turkmen gas it has purchased would the U.S. cities that he will visit with the further talks for November 30 in to the United States the newspaper’s be transported through Russian Ukrainian Americans who had attempted home office and publisher contacted sev- Miensk, which, if successful, would lead pipelines. to help him during his ordeal. to the formal signing of a natural gas eral Ukrainian American organizations The two sides also discussed the con- Upon receiving his tourist visa, the asking that they host the sailor-turned- agreement on December 15. troversial plan to circumvent the Rev. Medvid expressed delight at the turn cleric. Mr. Yuschenko implied during a press Ukrainian natural gas pipeline that cur- of events, which at first seemed to have Askold Lozynskyj, president of the conference in Moscow that Ukraine rently brings Russian natural gas to barred his entry to the United States Ukrainian Congress Committee of looks askance at the Russian effort to Western Europe by developing another again but finally opened the door for a America (UCCA) at the time, agreed to make Ukraine appear a thief, according pipeline that would traverse Belarus six-week visit, which began in New York have his organization take on the project. to Interfax. While stating that Ukraine before moving through Poland and on November 18 with the clergyman’s He sent an official invitation to the Rev. has pursued an honest “transit policy” Slovakia. A consortium of European gas participation in a Great Famine com- Medvid a day before the priest’s sched- for the natural gas that flows through its suppliers led by the Russian monopoly memoration at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. uled visa appointment at the U.S. pipeline, he underscored that the lack of Gazprom recently proposed the route as “I am glad they finally understood that Consulate on October 11. agreements between the two countries an alternative to moving natural gas I am not planning to immigrate,” said an Armed with copies of documents cer- may be the real source of the misunder- obviously excited Rev. Medvid at the standing on natural gas routing. (Continued on page 8) offices of The Weekly’s Kyiv Press (Continued on page 8)

Orthodox Church, headed by Metropolitan Famine-Genocide recalled... Vasyl Lypkivsky, at the hands of Soviet (Continued from page 1) authorities. the most attention was the event’s keynote The Soviet authorities were unable to speaker Myroslav Mykhajlo Medvid, who accomplish their goals, the Rev. Medvid had arrived a day earlier from Ukraine for noted, just as the Russian tsars had been a U.S. visit. Currently a Ukrainian unable to break the Ukrainian spirit in ear- Catholic priest, the Rev. Medvid made lier centuries. He attributed this to coura- international headlines 15 years ago when, geous political leaders throughout as a young Soviet sailor, he jumped ship Ukrainian history, noting that even after and unsuccessfully sought political asylum the deaths of these leaders, “their ideas did in the United States. not die.” Speaking through an interpreter, in a “Blessed sleep and eternal peace, oh poignant and emotional tone, the Rev. Lord, give to your servants, your unknown Medvid outlined the “200 year history of brothers and sisters of our Mother Ukraine. Russian domination” of culture and reli- And grant them eternal rest,” he intoned. gion in Ukraine, which, he said, began The Rev. Medvid was followed at the during the rule of the Russian tsars and podium by Ambassador Yelchenko, who culminated in the Soviet oppression – and noted that in 1999 Ukrainian President the Great Famine of the 1930s. He also Leonid Kuchma had proclaimed the last pointed to the destruction of the Ukrainian Saturday of November as the “Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Great Famine of 1932-1933”. On this day, Andrij Wowk he said, memorial services are held all over Ukraine – in every city and village. Archbishop Antony speaks during the memorial service. Ambassador Yelchenko commended underscored. Ukrainian history” and noted that, while the Ukrainian American community for Focusing on the future, Ambassador the Soviet government and some Western organizing the memorial event, “proving,” Yelchenko stated that despite the loss of 10 journalists denied the very existence of he said, “that this is not simply a tribute to to 25 percent of its population during the the Famine, “we are here to say other- the past – this is a reminder to the future.” Great Famine, Ukraine has grasped its “his- wise.” He also discussed the Ukrainian govern- toric chance” to become a free and inde- “The lessons of the Ukrainian genocide ment’s efforts at greater worldwide aware- pendent European country, and may one must be taught to school children nation- ness of the Great Famine, through the day again be known as “the breadbasket of wide, as part of world history,” he stated. United Nations and other channels. Europe.” “Let us recall the victims of this horrific “The Famine in Ukraine was a man- He stated that although the new genera- holocaust and their sacrifice to preserve made action, well-planned in advance,” tion of Ukrainians may not be as familiar their Ukrainian identity.” stated Ambassador Yelchenko. “The with the events surrounding the Great The prayer service was opened with Famine [was] used as a political weapon, Famine, “They should know that our to eliminate Ukrainian opposition to col- nation has paid an extremely high price for remarks by Archbishop Anthony of the lectivization and, most importantly, to its freedom and independence. That is why Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., destroy the striving for independence.” He we must remind them of the years of the while closing remarks were made by also noted that the Great Famine was fol- Famine, with deep pain in our hearts, and Bishop Basil Losten of the Ukrainian lowed by Stalin’s purges of thousands of with a strong determination to prevent Catholic Church. Ukrainian intellectuals. such tragedies in the future.” The memorial service marked the third “It is clear now, that Stalin’s regime did Master of ceremonies for the event was time that a prayer service for the victims of Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United its best to eliminate Ukrainians as a nation, Michael Sawkiw, newly elected president the Great Famine has been held in St. Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko notes that to erase them from the political map, from of the UCCA. Mr. Sawkiw called the Patrick’s by the Ukrainian American com- the Famine was “a political weapon.” history – even from people’s memory,” he Great Famine a “tragic episode of munity. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 No. 48

OBITUARY: Petro Honcharenko, longtime president of Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus by Anatoli W. Murha, Oleh Mahlay, beloved wife. As president and administrator he had end- Arnold Birko and Wolodymyr Murha less responsibilities, ranging from soliciting sponsors and operating funds, to planning concerts and tours; from SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – On September 19, acquiring costumes and instruments to producing records following a brief illness, Petro Honcharenko, the longtime and audio cassettes. Mr. Honcharenko was quoted as say- president and administrator of the Ukrainian Bandurist ing: “I think I succeeded, for our concert performances Chorus (UBC) passed away. were successful with rave reviews from the press. I invest- The funeral and interment took place at St. Andrew’s ed my health and energy in the best interest of the UBC’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery in South Bound Brook, N.J. tradition of instrumental and choral excellence.” on September 25 . Mr. Honcharenko dedicated over 40 years to the Oleh Mahlay, the UBC’s artistic director and conductor, Anatoli W. Murha, president, and members of the UBC Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus. From 1949 to 1989 he over- from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ontario and saw 34 concert tours on three continents and arranged 550 other communities in eastern Canada and the United States concerts. But Mr. Honcharenko’s dedication and vision did bid him farewell with the chorus’s traditional “Chuyesh not concern itself only with the present, but also the future. Brate Miy.” To assure that the UBC had future generations of instru- Petro Honcharenko was born on December 11, 1910, in mentalists and vocalists, he supported and encouraged the the village of Olshanytsia near Kyiv. His interest, enthusi- organization of bandura camps. He provided instruction, asm and aptitude towards music were demonstrated at an and shared his engineering skills in bandura construction early age. When he first saw and heard the bandura at the with academics and future bandura builders, among them age of 12, he set forth to build his own. With diligence and Yukhym Pryjmak, Pavlo Stepovyj, Vasyl Hirich and Bill persistence, Mr. Honcharenko mastered playing his won- Vetzel, who still continues the tradition of building the derful instrument without formal training. Unknowingly, chromatic Honcharenko bandura. he had dedicated himself to a lifetime of perpetuation of In 1992 Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture recognized Mr. the bandura art. Honcharenko for furthering the refinement of the bandura While in Germany in 1945, Mr. Honcharenko was instrument, and the propagation of “kobzarske mystetst- accepted into the UBC as an instrumentalist, vocalist and a vo” by naming him Honored Artist of Ukraine. With this builder of banduras. Between 1945 and 1949 the decree, the government of Ukraine underscored Petro Honcharenko brothers, Petro and Alexander, built over 50 Honcharenko’s lifetime achievements as important and banduras for the chorus and Leontovych Choir. significant in the annals of bandura development and The UBC emigrated to the United States in 1949 and artistry. settled in Detroit. During this transition to America, Mr. With the death of Mr. Honcharenko, the UBC has lost Honcharenko was elected by the membership president not only a soloist, bandura builder and cherished president and administrator. and administrator, but a luminary of bandura arts. Petro Mykola Kaharlytskyj, writing in (1995) cites Mr. Honcharenko will no doubt be enshrined in the history of Honcharenko as saying that the UBC had become his bandura musicology in America. Petro Honcharenko

Copies of Encyclopedia of Ukraine HURI announces the establishment to be distributed to Ukrainian libraries of Shklar Fellowships in Ukrainian studies CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The will allow the institute to open its – and, Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard thus, Harvard’s – doors to some of the University has announced the creation of best in the world community of a new program of post-doctoral fellow- Ukrainianists. We look forward to the ships in Ukrainian studies at Harvard. mutual benefits that this exchange will The new Shklar Fellowships are bring. On behalf of all of us at the designed to annually bring distinguished Ukrainian Research Institute, I wish to scholars from around the world to express our profound thanks to the Harvard to complete their research and Shklars for their great generosity.” publication work on important projects The Shklar Fellowships in Ukrainian dealing with Ukrainian history, litera- Studies are funded through a series of ture, music, culture and other topics in annual grants to Harvard from the Ukrainian studies. Eugene and Daymel Shklar Foundation. The first Shklar Fellows will begin “Harvard University and the Ukrainian their residency at Harvard in the 2001- community in the U.S. and Canada have 2002 academic year and will be selected collaborated over the past 30 years to through an international competition. create here the world’s leading institute “The establishment of the Eugene and for research, teaching and publications Daymel Shklar Fellowships is a land- on Ukrainian topics,” said Eugene mark event in the history of the Shklar, a 1972 alumnus of Harvard. Ukrainian Research Institute,” said “The extraordinary resources assem- Roman Szporluk, institute director and bled here make the Ukrainian Research Ukraine’s Consul General in Toronto Ihor Lohinov (left) and Consul Anatoli the Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Professor of Olijnyk (right) with Lesia Winnicki (second from left) and Christine Stodilka- Ukrainian History. “Shklar Fellowships (Continued on page 15) Curkowskyj during the presentation of the Encyclopedia of Ukraine. TORONTO – In a brief ceremony which funded printing of the encyclope- recently held at the offices of the dia, now has responsibility for distribu- Consulate General of Ukraine in Toronto, tion of the work. Under a special pro- three sets of the five-volume English-lan- gram, donations make it possible for the guage Encyclopedia of Ukraine were pre- encyclopedia to be sent to libraries in sented to Consul General Ihor Lohinov to Ukraine and elsewhere. be forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign The Encyclopedia of Ukraine is a Affairs in Kyiv for distribution to unique source of information about Ukrainian libraries. Ukraine in the English language, espe- Presentation of the sets was made pos- cially useful for those pursuing higher sible by a generous donation from the Rt. studies. Publication of the encyclopedia Rev. Jaroslaw Hajmanowycz of Montreal by the University of Toronto Press was a to the Canadian Foundation for collaborative undertaking by the Ukrainian Studies. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Presenting the sets were Christine (University of Alberta), the Shevchenko Stodilka-Curkowskyj, foundation presi- Scientific Society (Sarcelles, France) and dent, and Lesya Winnicki, the founda- the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian tion’s administrator. The Foundation, Studies.

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY A nationwide civics lesson Self-respect, speaking Ukrainian This year’s presidential election – undecided nearly three weeks after the fact – is the closest race in terms of the popular vote since 1960, when John F. Kennedy defeat- – and creating a better future ed Richard Nixon by about 100,000 votes, and in terms of electoral votes the closest by Bohdan Vitvitsky size and natural resources. Today, however, the standard of living in Singapore, Taiwan since 1876, when Republican Rutherford B. Hayes beat Democrat Samuel J. Tilden PART I by a single electoral vote. Our newspaper pages and our airwaves have been inundat- or Finland is much, much higher than it is in Russia or China. ed with information about the still-too-close-to-call 2000 race and possible outcomes. I am pleased to be with you at this cele- As Michael Porter, a Harvard University Though this election is not yet over, it is not too soon to begin thinking about the bration of the 20th anniversary of the Chair Business School professor, has explained: next one and the Ukrainian American community’s role in it. of Ukrainian Studies and the 10th anniver- “A nation’s wealth is [now] principally of Clearly, the 2000 election demonstrated the importance of each and every voter. It sary of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary its own collective choosing. Location, nat- also showed how much power a bloc of voters can potentially wield. Just consider the Program. I have prepared my remarks prin- ural resources and even military might are number of states where the votes for the two major party candidates were awfully cipally for our guests from Ukraine, but I no longer decisive. Instead, how a nation close. And then take a look at some of the so-called “battleground states”: trust that all of you will find something of and its citizens choose to organize and Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, etc. Couldn’t the Ukrainians, or other Central interest in them. What I would like to do manage the economy, the institutions they and East Europeans, have had an impact on the 2000 elections? You bet! this evening is to invite you to join me in But were we prepared? Were we involved? Was our vote courted by the major par- giving some thought to why, at this point in put in place and the types of investments ties? Regrettably, the answer to all of the above has to be: no. history, we Ukrainians are the way we are, they individually and collectively choose to Let’s be frank: How active are Ukrainian Democrats and Ukrainian Republicans why we think the way we do and why we make will determine national prosperity.” during the years when there aren’t major elections? And even when there are major do some of the things we do. In order to do You may be sitting there and thinking to elections, as was the case this year, why do they surface only at the last moment – this, I am going to ask you to reflect upon yourselves, OK, we know that we right before Election Day? Just take a look at this paper. When did the advertisements three different sets of observations. Ukrainians seem immobilized by our own for Gore and Bush appear? In the last two possible issues before Election Day: Observation No. 1: A number of foreign lack of confidence about our being able to October 22 and October 29. (Illinois Ukrainians for Bush/Cheney placed an ad on intellectuals who have traveled in Ukraine bring about any change; many of us speak October 22; Bush Cheney 2000 Inc. placed another the following week. Ukrainian- during the last several years have remarked Russian rather than Ukrainian; and, all of Americans for Gore-Lieberman and the League of Ukrainian Voters took out ads in on the strong sense of political apathy, iner- us may now be living in a new era in the October 29 issue, as did the Democratic National Committee.) tia and passivity that one feels in Ukraine – which, in contrast to the way things have But was there a real grassroots movement of Ukrainians for Gore or Ukrainians for the apparent conviction that many contem- always been, if people collectively choose Bush? We certainly did not see any evidence of it. Our October 15 editorial noted that porary Ukrainians seem to have that noth- to make wise decisions as regards the fact and suggested that, though there were no “big” Ukrainian issues, there really were ing can be done to change things, and that organization of government and the econo- issues of concern to Ukrainian Americans that should have been addressed by the can- there’s no point in even trying to change my, it may be possible to live in a prosper- didates. The inattention to us as a community notwithstanding, we urged our readers things. ous, well-ordered country. But what, if any, to get out and vote. (It should be pointed out that this newspaper is an official publica- Let me give you a couple of examples. is the relationship among these three sets of tion of the Ukrainian National Association, which, as a fraternal and tax-exempt During a private conversation, a Russian observations? organization, is not permitted to endorse any political candidate.) ethnographer told his Ukrainian friend that Let me suggest some to you. Let me Another telling fact about the 2000 elections is that the ethnic vote appears to have the trouble with Ukrainians is that they still begin with the issue of language. Why is it been discounted by both campaigns. Let us cite two weighty pieces of evidence. think they are a national minority, that is to that, nine years after independence, so The Ukrainian National Information Service in June prepared a questionnaire that say, an oppressed group – they do not many of us speak Russian? Why is it that was sent to the two major party candidates. The intent of the questionnaire was behave as though they realized that they so many seem to continue to think that it twofold: to raise the consciousness of the two presidential campaigns about issues that now have a state. doesn’t make much difference what lan- concern the Ukrainian American community and, in turn, to inform our community A prominent Polish commentator, guage we speak? Why is it that so many about the candidates’ positions. The questionnaire covered U.S. foreign assistance to Tomasz Jastrun, wrote the following after seem to have accepted the view, long pro- Ukraine; programs of the U.S. Agency for International Development; Russian for- returning from a trip to Kyiv: “The pounded by our Russian friends, that “eto eign policy towards Ukraine; security guarantees for Ukraine; the consequences of Ukrainians are so overwhelmed by the vsio ravno” whether it is Russian or Chornobyl; U.S. immigration policy; and the possibility of permanent normal trade thought that they have nothing, that they Ukrainian that is spoken in Ukraine? relations with Ukraine. As there was no response by October, UNIS again contacted have not noticed that they have freedom, But perhaps we ought to begin with the both campaigns in an attempt to secure their responses. There were none. that everything is in their hands. But for more elementary question of whether it is Similarly, the Central and East European Coalition, which comprises 19 national them, empty hands is nothing. They are really true that it doesn’t make any differ- organizations representing more than 22 million Americans, had sent a questionnaire – waiting for someone to put something into ence whether we speak Ukrainian or on key issues of concern to that constituency, such as the defense budget, NATO their hands. But empty hands do not have Russian. enlargement, aid to Central/Eastern Europe, Russian imperialism, immigration and to be a curse – they can also be an oppor- Ladies and gentlemen, young brothers reform of the Immigration and Naturalization Service – to the Bush and the Gore tunity.” and sisters from Ukraine, it matters a great campaigns back in April. A reminder was sent, but, you guessed it, no response. Observation No. 2: A 10-year-old deal whether we speak Ukrainian or What could Americans of Central and East European descent deduce from the Ukrainian American boy is traveling Russian. Why? Well, to begin with, it is above? That they do not matter? If that was their conclusion, then it is plausible that normal for people to speak their own lan- they also decided it did not matter whether they went out to vote. Thus, both cam- throughout Europe for the first time with his father. After several days in Kyiv, he guage. As even the 10-year-old boy about paigns no doubt lost significant votes. whom I spoke could not help but notice, in And, so, as Election 2000 continues, we offer the above information for considera- scratches his head and asks his father: “Tatu, why is it that when we were in Paris, Paris the French speak French, in Prague tion to our community members and our sometime party activists, as well as to the the Czechs speak Czech, in Warsaw and leaders of U.S. political parties. We, too, are American voters. the French all spoke French, when we were in Prague, the Czechs all spoke Czech, Krakow the Poles speak Polish, and, of when we were in Krakow, the Poles all course, in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the spoke Polish, but here in Kyiv, most Russians speak Russian. Nov. Ukrainians seem to be speaking Russian?” Furthermore, is there any Russian in Turning the pages back... Observation No. 3: During the last Moscow or St. Petersburg who thinks that decade, since the end of the Cold War, the it would be “vsio ravno” if Russians spoke disintegration of the Soviet empire, and the Russian or some other language? I don’t 25 extraordinary explosion in the use of com- think so. The Russians worship their lan- puters and the Internet, the world has guage. Are there any Poles who think it 1980 The First Regular Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic undergone dramatic changes. One of the would be ”vsio ravno” if Poles spoke Church, convened by Patriarch Josyf Slipyj with the approval of most important of these is that, as never Polish or some other language? I don’t Pope John Paul II, was held in Rome on November 25 to before, nations today can choose to become think so either. The Poles also worship their December 2, 1980. The historic synod laid the cornerstone for the prosperous. For many centuries the power own language. Are there any Frenchmen self-regulation of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in accordance with the traditions of and wealth of a nation depended upon who think it would be “vsio ravno” if the Eastern Churches and the resolutions of the Second Vatican Council. things beyond its control, such as location, French spoke French or some other lan- The bishops drafted a document denying the legitimacy of the Lviv Synod of 1946 that guage? If any of you know anything about in effect liquidated the Ukrainian Catholic Church and subordinated the faithful to the the French, you know that the answer is Russian Orthodox Church. Bohdan Vitvitsky is a lawyer, writer obviously not. In reviewing the situation of the Catholic Church in Ukraine, the Synod issued a state- and lecturer who holds a Ph.D. in philos- How is it, then, that we Ukrainians were ment calling for the recognition of the rights of the Church in Ukraine as well as respect for ophy and is a longtime contributor to fooled into thinking that of all of the peo- the rights of the faithful, and issued a statement in support of the struggle brethren in The Ukrainian Weekly. The article above ples in the world and all of the languages in Ukraine wage for the Church and their faith. is the text of the keynote address delivered the world, it only was “vsio ravno” whether Among the other issues discussed at the Synod were: preparations for the celebration of by Dr. Vitvitsky at the banquet celebrating Ukrainian or Russian was spoken in the millennium of Christianity of Rus’-Ukraine; ecumenism and cooperation with the the 20th anniversary of the Chair of Ukraine? Is it because we were told and Ukrainian Orthodox Church; vocations; translation of liturgical texts into Ukrainian as well Ukrainian Studies at the University of taught that Ukrainian was somehow inferi- as other languages; and the role of the laity in the Ukrainian Church. Toronto and the 10th anniversary of the or to Russian? Is it because we were told The Synod culminated with separate audiences granted by the pope on December 1 to Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program. that somehow Russian was a more univer- the bishops and the faithful. The celebration took place in Toronto on sal language, and Ukrainian a local lan- October 28. The speech is published in two guage? Source: “Synod of bishops nominates episcopal candidates, denies legitimacy of 1946 Lviv parts (the conclusion will appear next Synod,” The Ukrainian Weekly, December 14, 1980. week). (Continued on page 21) No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Faces and Places takes at least an hour. Besides, if this is the biggest logistics by Myron B. Kuropas Chose Soyuzivka problem, it could be solved fairly easily for UNA conclave with just a little bit of planning, and Dear Editor: proper scheduling of flights and pick- ups. Any “extra” costs would be more I recently read the Minutes of the than offset by savings associated with Annual Meeting of the UNA General having the convention at Soyuzivka. The third wave revisited Assembly in the August 27 edition of the Furthermore, has anyone considered the Much time is spent in our community Led by such extraordinary individuals as Weekly. The minutes discussed proposed cost savings of the vast number of dele- discussing the “Fourth Wave” and its future. Bohdan Panchuk, they established the sites for the Ukrainian National gates within the tri-state region who Some Ukrainian Americans demand that Ukrainian Canadian Servicemen’s Association’s convention in the year would arrive by car and not resort to our newest immigrants return and help Association in London. It was the UCSA 2002. One of the sites (which makes flying? rebuild Ukraine. Others are reconciled to that alerted the UCC to the plight of much sense) was Soyuzivka. However, Based on the final recommendation some Fourth-Wavers remaining here, but Ukrainian DPs and led to the formation of as I read the article, I became increasing- made by the Soyuzivka Standing worry about their indifference towards our the Canadian Relief Mission for Ukrainian ly irritated. Committee, the convention will not be community. “They have no great commit- Refugees. Writes Dr. Luciuk: “For Panchuk First of all, for the UNA not to have held at Soyuzivka. It is precisely these ment to Ukrainianism,” we often hear. it was obvious that Ukrainian refugees were the convention at Soyuzivka is just sim- types of decisions that made me write Most of those complaining are third- being ‘kicked about like a football,’ and ply bad business. The UNA owns this letter to the editor. There have been wavers who have forgotten how it was were suffering this unhappy fate simply Soyuzivka, so many of the expenses too many wrong decisions made in the when they came over and the second wave because they were Ukrainians.” associated with hosting such a conven- past several years; this one is just groused about them. While many third- The bulk of Dr. Luciuk’s book is devoted tion would simply go from its “left pock- another. wavers joined existing Ukrainian organiza- to third-wave settlement in Canada and the et” to its “right pocket.” In other words, People, wake up! This one really is a tions, especially the fraternals, others inevitable conflicts that emerged between the $350,000 (as mentioned in the min- no-brainer! Being familiar with formed their own, separate organizations second-wave immigrants sensitive to the utes) would go from the UNA to Soyuzivka, I can honestly say that and networks. The Banderite wing of the issue of loyalty to Canada, and the militant Soyuzivka. These badly needed funds Soyuzivka can be the convention site, Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists can greatly assist Soyuzivka in various and for all the positive reasons it should (OUN [B]) loyalists was especially active in upgrade projects. In the business world be. I grow increasingly concerned over this regard. such intra-corporate utilization of these negative decisions and their impact It is for this reason that Dr. Lubomyr resources is not only common, but is on wonderful Ukrainian institutions such Luciuk’s groundbreaking book “Searching highly recommended, especially in cycli- as Soyuzivka and the UNA. for Place: Ukrainian Displaced Persons, cal lean years. What better scenario can I think we, as Ukrainians, need to Canada and the Migration of Memory” is you have than taking funds earmarked relearn what the term “fraternal” really such a significant contribution to Ukrainian for such an event and recycling it back means. For a fraternal organization to be immigration history. A professor of political into your own organization? successful, it must now, more than ever, geography in the department of politics and Secondly, according to the minutes, look at both revenue-producing and cost- economics at the Royal Military College of some members of the committee felt that savings mechanisms. Unfortunately, by Canada, Dr. Luciuk, son of third-wave the idea of having the convention at not picking Soyuzivka, both sides of the immigrants, is director of research for the Soyuzivka is not currently a viable coin are being minimized. Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association, an organization defining option. Apparently, extra rooms would be It appears that the decision has Ukrainian Canadian positions on issues needed at the Hudson Valley Hotel already been made. However, it is not such as redress for evil perpetrated by the (about two miles away – big deal!). I’m too late. I strongly recommend that internment of Ukrainians during 1914- sure delegates with cars would not mind Soyuzivka be reconsidered for the UNA 1920, injustices associated with deporting at all. Another (supposedly major) prob- 2002 Convention. Any decision to the alleged Nazi war criminals, and inclusive- lem mentioned was transportation from contrary should not be acceptable to del- ness in the proposed Canadian Museum of the various airports (Albany and Stewart egates of the convention or members of airports are both within an hour’s drive, Genocide. the UNA. Just do it! It makes good busi- the three metropolitan airports are two Originally intended as a study of refugee ness sense. hours away). I guess no one has recently migration, Dr. Luciuk’s meticulously docu- taken a car service from any of the local Myron Krywulych mented research study (211 pages of notes) OUN (B) faction, founders of the Canadian airports to New York City. That also Westfield, N.J. emerged as a comprehensive political histo- League for the Liberation of Ukraine ry of Ukrainian Canadians as they navigat- whose only loyalty was to Ukraine. Efforts ed the shoals of changing realities in by UCC executives to bring the league into Skorupsky’s excellent translation. In addi- Canada and Ukraine over some 100 years. the Ukrainian Canadian fold were initially Scythian exhibit tion to Hrushevsky’s text, Prof. Andrzej “Searching for Place” begins with a fas- rebuffed. “We are not trying to build Poppe provides commentary and additional cinating historical overview of the situation Ukraine in Canada,” the league’s president, and Hrushevsky bibliography. Fortuitously, an exquisite in the Ukrainian Canadian community prior Dr. Roman Malaschuk, reminded his mem- Dear Editor: detail from the pectoral found in the Tovsta to the second world war, especially the bership as late as 1954. “We are trying to do Mohyla barrow, or kurhan, graces the socio-political and religio-cultural develop- everything possible to help liberate the I read with interest the “Scythians rule cover. ments which led to the establishment of homeland and thus make [our] return there New York” by our indefatigable chroni- The members of the staff of the various reading rooms (chytalni) and possible.” It wasn’t until 1959 that the cler of New York Ukrainian cultural Hrushevsky Translation Project were national homes (narodni domy), and such league formally joined the UCC. events, Helen Smindak. We are fortunate pleased that the Walters Gallery ordered early organizations as the socialist-oriented Dr. Luciuk demolishes many myths to have such treasures from Ukrainian the volume for its bookshop during the Taras Shevchenko Educational Association regarding Ukrainian Canadian history. First collections shown in so many North exhibit. We believe that the enthusiasm (1906) and the Ukrainian Teachers’ among them is the myth that Ukrainians American museums. The community for the ancient history of Ukraine among Association (1907), the latter helping organ- were well-treated in Canada and have noth- owes the Walters Gallery and the San community members and the general ize various patriotic student “bursy” (hos- ing to complain about. Other myths include: Antonio Museum of Art a debt of grati- public should stimulate interest in tels), including Saskatoon’s famed Petro the idea, disseminated by Canada’s Anti- tude. The community can also take pride Hrushevsky’s volume. Mohyla Institute (1916). Defamation League (ADL) and the Simon in the work of Lada Onyshkevych and I urge those involved in assisting the The origin of such Canada-wide soci- Wiesenthal Center, that thousands of “Nazi Motria Paluch-Fedorko in organizing the host museums and popularizing the eties as the Orthodox-associated Self- collaborators” snuck into Canada by claim- exhibit. exhibit to make maximum use of “From Reliance League, the pro-Soviet Ukrainian ing to be DPs and victims of the war; the The exhibit offers an opportunity to Prehistory to the Eleventh Century.” I Labor Farmer Temple Association (UFTA) notion that Ukrainians were encouraged to inform the wider community about the might add that the CIUS Press in addi- the Ukrainian Self-Reliance League retain the ethnic identity as a community in ancient history of Ukraine in a broader con- tion to the volume, has posters of the (USRL), the OUN-inspired Ukrainian Canada; and the fantasy that Canada and text. I wish to draw community members’ cover available. (Contact: CIUS Press, National Federation (UNO) and the other Western governments were sympa- and organizations’ attention to Volume 1, 352 Athabasca Hall, University of Brotherhood of Ukrainian Catholics (BUC) thetic to Ukraine’s liberation. “From Prehistory to the Eleventh Century” Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E8; are also examined as prelude to the chief Dr. Luciuk’s lucid and engaging 576- of Mykhailo Hrushevsky’s “History of telephone, (780) 492-2972; fax, (780) focus of the book, the third wave – the dis- page book will enlighten all Ukrainians Ukraine-Rus’.” It contains an English text 492-4972; e-mail, [email protected]. placed persons (DP) generation. about their past. Softback copies are avail- of the great Ukrainian historian’s discus- The role of the Canadian government in able in time for the holidays from Ukrainian sion of Scythians and all the other peoples Frank Sysyn the formation in 1940 of the Ukrainian Educational Associates, 107 Ilehamwood that inhabited Ukraine, in Marta Edmonton Canadian Committee (UCC), an umbrella Drive, DeKalb, IL, 60115 for $25 (U.S.), organization, especially the involvement of including shipping and handling. Chicago the “enigmatic and dapper Englishman Ukrainians will have an opportunity to pur- The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters to the editor and commentaries on a Tracey Erasmus Philipps,” a person who chase autographed copies on Sunday, variety of topics of concern to the Ukrainian American and Ukrainian appreciated Ukrainian Canadians as well as December 17, when Dr. Luciuk addresses Canadian communities. Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators any Anglo, is examined in great detail. the community at the Ukrainian Cultural and letter-writers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of One fascinating chapter is devoted to the Center, 2247 W. Chicago Ave., at 1:30 p.m. either The Weekly editorial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian National critical role played by Ukrainians serving in Association. the Canadian army who came in contact Myron Kuropas’ e-mail address is with Ukrainian DPs in Germany. [email protected] 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 No. 48

bers diverge at the point where the PMs of Ukraine and Russia... money owed by Ukrainian private inter- (Continued from page 3) ests is included in the government fig- Holiday Greetings 2000 through Ukraine. The idea gathered ure. Ukraine has insisted that it will not steam after the latest Russian accusation take responsibility for the lax financial procedures of its private companies. Christmas in Ukraine- 1995 • V that Ukraine continues to steal its energy resource indiscriminately. Although Mr. Kasianov offered Continue Your Tradition... Continuing to maintain that the Ukraine an inviting eight-year period of Ukrainian pipeline is the best choice, Mr. grace in its repayment of the debt, he Use the UNA publications to send holiday admitted the sides are at odds over a greetings and wishes of goodwill, prosperi- Yuschenko explained that the develop- italiy Lytvyn, T ment of an alternate natural gas pipeline larger, more general issue: the specific ty and the season’s blessings. Please note, is not feasible, if only from an economic blueprint and form of the debt restructur- ing. He did not seem ready to budge on or to accommodate all of our advertisers and standpoint. He explained that Ukraine’s onto, ON, Ukraine the many holiday obligations and dead- pipeline transports only about 115 billion the issue of who ultimately must pay for lines, we must strictly observe the follow- to 120 billion cubic meters of gas annu- the financial delinquencies of the Ukrainian private sector. ing dates... ally, although it has a capacity of 170 billion, while the one that goes to “We insist that it be formulated as a state debt, however Ukraine sees other PUBLICATION DATES & DEADLINES Germany carries only about 9 billion Holy T cubic meters, although it has a capacity ways in which to formulate it,” rinity Ukrainian Catholic Church at Soyuzivka • Kerhonkson, NY - 1983 • by Vitaliy Lytvyn, T Holiday Issue Advertising of 20 billion cubic meters. explained Mr. Kasianov. “First of all, we need to find answers The Russian prime minister refused to Publication Date Deadline Date on capacity utilization in the European specify the amount of money owed by system and then move on to the issues Ukrainian companies, which he said he that surround the question of construc- did not discuss with his Ukrainian The Weekly December 17 December 4 tion of additional pipelines,” remarked cohort. However, he pledged to take into Mr. Yuschenko. account Ukraine’s financial problems The most perplexing issue the two when dealing with the issue of repay- Svoboda December 15 December 4 prime ministers discussed, one that ment. remains a persistent thorn in relations “We are not too worried by the figure, between Moscow and Kyiv, is Ukraine’s the main thing for us is to find ways in The Weekly December 31 December 4 energy debt to Russia. Haggling over the which to settle the accumulated debt,” current debt account has been a center- explained Mr. Kasianov. Svoboda December 29 December 4 piece of their recent foreign economic The Russian prime minister also said or

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Ukrainian ensembles perform during Oktoberfest in Munich For the second year in a row, Bohdan Petriv of Buffalo, N.Y., has filed a colorful photographic report about Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich, Germany. In the photos on this page are artists from two Ukrainian performing ensembles from Kyiv: the Kobza Ensemble, directed by Yevhen Kovalenko, and the Kalyna Ensemble, directed by Valentyn Kozachenko – both holders of the title of National Artist of Ukraine. Kobza, founded in 1971, and Kalyna, established in 1981, spent four days in Munich and performed five shows during the annual Oktoberfest. Fifty performers in all arrived from Kyiv for the festivities. Seen here are vignettes from their appearance at Marienplatz.

Bohdan Petriv

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DATELINE NEW YORK: The Ukrainian dance company that sings by Helen Smindak It is popularly billed as the Veriovka Ukrainian National Dance Company, but this troupe not only dances, it sings – and sings mightily, or very softly (as the music warrants) – and plays folk instru- ments as well. The troupe is from Kyiv and it has been awarded the state seal of approval (thus, the “national” designa- tion), but, it started life in Kharkiv in 1943 under composer/conductor Hryhorii Veriovka’s direction as the Ukrainian State Chorus – a mixed cho- rus, dance troupe and folk orchestra in one entity. In its second cross-country tour of the United States and three stops in Canada, the 80-member Veriovka company arrived in the New York area during the November 10-12 weekend, dropping in at the Tilles Center at Long Island University, the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts and the Lehman Center Concert Hall in the Bronx. The troupe’s presentation, which has reportedly won great favor with audiences and critics across the country, drew a response here that included, by turns, wild applause, Yaroslav Kulynych cheers, bravos and a few sentimental tears. Anatoly Avdyevsky (center) with the Veriovka chorus. Veriovka continues to be a folk-orient- ed collective that combines choral chorus offered the merry folk song “I impressed Mr. Anderson was most (and half the chorus members), we singing, dancing and instrumental music Shumyt i Hude” (It’s Thundering prominent in dramatic suites performed learned later, were newcomers to the in its repertoire. During its 1996 tour, the Outside), about a young woman waiting by the combined chorus, orchestra and company; quite possibly the male company used its original name – the for her boyfriend. A lively excerpt from dance ensemble. In the opening suite, soloists had not had time to perfect those Veriovka Ukrainian National Choral and Volodymyr Zubitsky’s choral work “O songs, dances and costumes from various very difficult maneuvers – somersaults, Dance Company. The name is rather My Mountains” imitated the sounds of Ukrainian provinces filled the stage with backflips and other acrobatic stunts – unwieldy and doesn’t lend itself well to the drymba, a tiny lyre-shaped metallic a riot of color. Other musical-choreo- expected of them. ads and flyers, or perhaps tour promoters instrument that produces a twanging graphic sketches portrayed a Ukrainian Between choral and dance numbers, hoped to spur attendance by honing in on sound when held between the teeth and “yarmarok,” or fair, or showed the the orchestra presented such high-spirited dance, which generally appeals to wider plucked with the forefinger. Zaporozhian Kozaks in battle and at play, numbers as “Ukrainian Rhapsody,” an audiences. These considerations may The women’s chorus, as a solo ensem- as described in Mykola Hohol’s novel amalgam of variations on Ukrainian have led to the rather misleading “dance” ble or providing accompaniment for “Taras Bulba.” themes that appear in Liszt and Brahms label. some of the dances, was notable for its A scene from Yevhen Stankovych’s compositions. For this piece, soloist Though Veriovka does not mount use of “bilyi holos” or white voice, a col- opera “Kvit Paporoty” (The Fern is Vasyl Vatamanyuk went to town on the huge production dance numbers in the orless voice with a full, throaty, almost Blooming) focused on picturesque rituals tsymbaly, an ancient Ukrainian stringed manner of Virsky and Moiseyev, its primitive way of projecting the voice that performed by young women during Ivan instrument that’s related to the xylophone dancers executed some admirable foot- is favored by Ukrainian village women. Kupalo festivities. The Hopak dance, the and played by hitting the strings with work and choreography. The orchestra For their part, the men gave a resounding customary finale to a Ukrainian perform- small hammers. Providing an introduc- performed splendidly on its own and in performance of the dramatic poem ance, opened – untraditionally – with a tion to a choral number, the national combination with the dancers and chorus “Baida,” celebrating Kozak Baida’s hero- bevy of women dancers holding floral instrument of Ukraine – the bandura – (except for moments here and there ic deeds in battle through Hnat garlands as they moved gracefully across won its turn in the spotlight, although the when the musicians tended to drown out Khotkevych’s music. the stage. musician/singer was not identified in the the chorus). But the company’s ultimate A quartet of handsome young fellows For all their leaping and twirling, the program. triumph lies in its singing – in the glori- charmed the audience with a rendition of male dancers did not reach the heights Mr. Avdyevsky, as artistic director and ous and harmonious blending of voices the humorous ditty “Zaspivaimo Pisniu achieved by the women, whose delicate, chief conductor, choreographer Olexiy in treasured Ukrainian songs, in the Veselenku” (Let’s Sing a Merry Song); precise stepping was exquisite. As they Homon and orchestra conductor Stanyslav women’s lyrical vocalizing, and in the one singer held the final note for almost a moved through a Carpathian dance, a Savchuk received a number of floral trib- incredibly deep bass voices that only full minute as his buddies gaped in mock Kozachok or an airy pastel-tinted ballet, utes, including a bouquet and good wishes Ukraine produces. astonishment. the women often appeared to glide and Unlike the earlier tour, which included The festival atmosphere that float across the stage. All the dancers (Continued on page 14) a Negro spiritual and a composition by the Russian composer Rimsky-Korsakov, this production turned out to be an all- Ukrainian creation, colorfully embel- lished with striking costumes of the Poltavschyna, Hutsulschyna, Podillia and Zakarpattia regions, and the traditional garb of the Zaporozhian Kozaks. Small wonder that The New York Times’ Jack Anderson, who took in the Brooklyn Center action, described the performance as “a theatrical excursion through Ukraine from one village festival to another.” (Mr. Anderson’s complimenta- ry though brief article was tucked among other critiques in the Times’ November 16 “Dance in Review” column.) In the program at Lehman Hall, with artistic director Anatoly Avdyevsky at the helm, the chorus poured soul and spirit into the patriotic song from Ukraine’s past “Oy, u Luzi Chervona Kalyna” (The Red Guelder Rose) and the majestic “Reve ta Stohne Dnipr Shyrokyi” (The Broad Dnieper Roars and Moans), set to the words of Ukraine’s national bard, Taras Shevchenko. Offsetting the melancholy strain of these works later in the program, the Veriovka troupe members take a bow. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 No. 48

Bush Presidential Library’s first ethnic day spotlights Ukraine and Ukrainians (Continued from page 1) display and demonstration were provided by Olia Holowka Palmer. While the attendees viewed the cultural display they also had the opportunity to tour the Bush Foundation’s International Center, which prominently displays a glass case of Ukrainian arts, costumes and crafts. One of the highlights of Ukraine Day at the George Bush Library was an impressive gallery of photographs of Ukraine and Ukrainians by Wilton S. Tifft. The subject matter included landscapes, personal studies of individuals and remembrances of the horror of World War II. The Tifft exhibit was on display at the Bush Library and Museum during the month preceding Ukraine Day. Mr. Tifft has spent much time traveling in Ukraine and to date has taken more than 43,000 slides and negatives of photographs there. Mr. Tifft’s work has been exhibited in Ukraine under the title “An American Portrait of Ukraine,” and has been the subject of both TV documentaries and newspaper/magazine articles throughout Europe and Ukraine. Attendees were treated to a program of Ukrainian music, song and dance, introduced by master of ceremonies Anthony G. Potoczniak. Ukrainian pianist Galina Lay, who now lives in the Houston area, performed two compositions by Myroslav Skoryk. Erik Heymann performed selections on the bandura, including two traditional pieces and the haunting “Homin Stepiv” (Echo of the Steppe) by Hryhory Participants of the panel discussion (from left) are: Dr. Alexander Litvinchuk, Lt. Cmdr. Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper, Kytasty. The Ukrainian Community Choir of Houston, Honorary Consul of Ukraine Gregory Buchai, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, under the direction of Mr. Potoczniak, sang several a cap- Dr. Roman Popadiuk and Eugene Kuchta (moderator). pella selections, including the world-renowned “Schedryk” by Mykola Leontovych. A comedy routine was contributed by Roman Cherwonogrodzky, who also sang some familiar folk songs accompanying himself on guitar. Capping off the program, the Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Houston – composed of dancers age 9 through 20 – and directed by Marika Macko and Martha Noukas, provided several lively dances. After the performing arts program there was a reception in the lobby of the Presidential Library. A smorgasbord of various Ukrainian-style foods was served as musicians dressed in Ukrainian garb entertained guests. Drs. John and Terry Romanko of Fort Worth played Ukrainian tunes on their violins. Mr. Cherwonogrodzky was a wandering minstrel with his guitar as he serenaded the guests. To the delight of all present, Ms. Lay provided piano accompaniment for soprano Maryann Boychuk of Dallas as she sang Ukrainian songs. Ukrainian Americans wore their embroidered blouses and shirts, providing a colorful backdrop for the reception. Guests were seen asking about the various costumes, the music, the dancing and the cultural displays; their enthusi- asm to learn about the Ukrainian culture was obvious. Ambassador welcomed to Houston Ambassador Gryshchenko and his wife, Natalia, were welcomed to Houston on Thursday, November 2, by about 60 members of the Ukrainian community gathered at the Parish Hall of Pokrova Ukrainian Catholic Church. After being presented with bread and salt and a bouquet of flow- Inside the full-scale mock-up of the International Space Station at NASA’s Johnson Space Center are: Gregory Buchai, Natalia Gryshchenko, Astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper, Ambassador Kostyantyn Gryshchenko and Nadia Buchai. ers, the ambassador joined the group for a buffet dinner pre- pared by members of the community. Following dinner and an official welcome from the president of the Ukrainian American Cultural Club of Houston (UACCH), Wsewolod Hirka, Ambassador Gryshchenko addressed the gathering. Ambassador Gryshchenko said that having good relations with Houston is very important to Ukraine because Houston is the oil and gas capital of the world, as well as a major international port. He said he looks forward to developing close ties to the local Ukrainian community. Then he turned to the subject of Ukraine’s current situation. He said that the early years of independence were extreme- ly difficult for Ukraine as it had to find its own way to build a democratic system and a Western-style economy. Ukraine has more rough going ahead economically, he added. The situation regarding education is encouraging, with more and more schools teaching all classes in the Ukrainian language and use of the Ukrainian language in all spheres of activity increasing he noted. One of the major concerns now is to keep young people in Ukraine as they continue to rebuild the country, Ambassador Gryshchenko underlined. After his official remarks, the ambassador and his wife chatted with many individuals present, focusing their atten- tion especially on those Ukrainian citizens who have been in Houston for just a few years. A visit with the Houston mayor On Friday, November 3, Ambassador Gryshchenko and Honorary Consul Buchai were warmly received by Mayor Lee Brown of Houston and representatives of the Houston Ambassador Kostyantyn Gryshchenko and his wife, Natalia, are welcomed at Pokrova Church Hall by (from left) Protocol Alliance at Houston’s City Hall. The mayor Lesia Dwulit, Nina and Olia Balaban, the Rev. Andrij Dwulit and Tetiana Litvinchuk. stressed that the city and the port of Houston already con- No. 48 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 13 duct business with Ukraine. Houston is the second largest port in the United States and a center of the space program, the oil and gas business, medicine and technology. There are 73 nations represented in the Consular Corps – further evidence of the importance of international trade to the city of Houston. Ukraine’s rep- resentative, Mr. Buchai, is the latest addition to this active organization. Mayor Brown emphasized that Houston-based companies have a lot to offer Ukraine. Because Ukraine is a recent member of the international community, Mayor Brown reaf- firmed that he will lend his support to promote business relationships with Ukraine. The meeting ended with an exchange of gifts and a picture-taking session. Next came a visit to the headquarters of Compaq Computers, where a meeting focused on Compaq’s interna- tional operations, specifically businesses in Latin America and Asia. Mary Ellen White Smith, vice-president for North America, discussed the possibilities of Ukrainian companies becoming a supplier of subcomponents for Compaq. In 1999 Compaq had revenues of $38.5 billion (U.S.) and employed over 67,000 people worldwide. Compaq’s operations in Brazil and in Singapore were explained in detail to the Ambassador Gryshchenko, who was later taken on a tour of the company’s manufacturing operations for North America for personal computers and servers. Discussions centered on the criteria Compaq uses in selecting a country for manufacturing operations. At the Texas Medical Center, one of the largest in the world with a “population” of over 54,000 people, Ambassador Gryshchenko was hosted by Dr. Lawrence The Ukrainian Choir of Houston, directed by Anthony Potoczniak (far right), performs. Jones, director of telemedicine at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. When the ambassador learned that the Texas Medical Center had sent teams of doctors to Ukraine to help the victims of the Chornobyl disaster, he told them how grateful he was for their contribution. Texas Children’s Hospital, another institution affiliated with the Texas Medical Center, also sent doctors and supplies to Ukraine to deal with cancer problems of children. A tour of the rehabilitation and cancer prevention facili- ties was provided, and Ambassador Gryshchenko saw some of the patients. It was mentioned that a Ukrainian American, Dr. Andriy Holian, until recently was director of the lung cancer research center. Ukrainian American astronaut provides NASA tour A great highlight for Ambassador Gryshchenko and his wife was a VIP tour of NASA. Thanks to Lt. Cmdr. Stefanyshyn Piper, the delegation toured the Johnson Space Center in Houston, where they saw full-size mock-ups of the International Space Station and the space shuttle, as well as the command center. The ambassador’s entourage also visited Mountain King, one of the largest distributors of potatoes, fresh fruits and vegetables in the west and in Texas. The group was hosted by Dr. Cary Hoffman, who noted that his grandparents came from Ukraine in the early 1900s, and discussed how he started and grew the company and made it a success with its 310 employees.

Information in this report was compiled by Nadia Buchai, Greg Buchai, Olia Hirka, Wsewolod Hirka, Eugene Kuchta and Olia Holowka Palmer. An exhibit of photographs by Wilton Tifft on view in the lobby of the Bush Library.

Guests examine the examples of Ukrainian folk art that was displayed in the auditorium of the Bush Library during Ukraine Day. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2000 No. 48

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Gretzky praises sec- ANDRE WOROBEC Fees collected only after Khabibulin no longer is demanding a ond-year coach Bobby Francis for guid- Licensed Agent personal injury case is successful. trade. He will get signed, sooner or later. ing the Coyotes to a 90-point finish with- Ukrainian National Ass’n, Inc. The chances of that happening under the out Khabibulin. Ironically it took new 9 Bayard Pl., Newark, NJ 07106 ALSO: old regime were slim to none. boss Gretzky more than three months to Tel.: (973) 292-9800 ext. 3055 • DWI Neither would the thought of adding finally talk to his coach. Fax: (973) 292-0900 real estate someone like veteran right-winger “I don’t want anybody to read into e-mail: [email protected] • • criminal and civil cases Claude Lemieux have been in the cards this,” Gretzky said back in August, “but traffic offenses under previous ownership. The gritty New Jersey fired their coach with eight • games left and won the Stanley Cup, so matrimonial matters warrior, who always seems to elevate his éëàè ÉÄÇêàãûä • it’s never too late (for change).” èðÓÙÂÒ¥ÈÌËÈ ÔðÓ‰‡‚ˆ¸ general consultation game to a higher plateau in the post-sea- Á‡·ÂÁÔ˜ÂÌÌfl ìçë • son, would contribute mightily with his Will he be coach and general manag- er? Hardly. Judge and jury? Absolutely. JOSEPH HAWRYLUK WELT & DAVID leadership skills, both on and off the ice. On more than one occasion in the past, Hall errs by not picking Hawerchuk Licensed Agent 1373 Broad St, Clifton, N.J. 07013 Ukrainian National Ass’n, Inc. GM Smith has clearly stated he would (973) 773-9800 not be interested in signing “Pepe” to pep 79 Southridge Drive There is but one conclusion to be West Seneca, NY 14224-4442 up the Coyotes’ playoff drive. 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business dealings or romantic involvement. Body found outside Kyiv... The Gongadze case has attracted the With deepest sorrow his family announces that (Continued from page 1) attention of Ukraine’s officials at the high- is a law on the books that forbids profes- est levels. President Leonid Kuchma told sionals from divulging information of the students during a public appearance the day Jerry R. Hordinsky, M.D. after the Tarascha corpse was discovered sort during the course of an investigation,” passed away on October 20, 2000, that he would like to see closure in the explained Mr. Potebenko. after a long battle with cancer. case, but does not believe it is proper to The latest twists in the Gongadze mys- look for a quick ending. tery came after a local resident of Tarascha, He was born in Kalush, Ukraine, on August 3, 1942. His family left war-torn “Let’s hope that he is alive,” said Mr. a raion center of Kyiv Oblast located near Europe in 1947 and settled in North Dakota in 1951. Dr. Hordinsky completed Kuchma, adding, “Don’t hurry to bury the Bila Tserkva, discovered an arm sticking applied mathematics and pre-medical training at the University of Minnesota. man, as they did yesterday.” out of a makeshift shallow grave in a He received his M.D. degree from Northwestern University and continued his Some lawmakers, however, such as training at Harvard University and the University of Oklahoma. He was Board wooded area outside the town on Oleksander Zhyr and Volodymyr Filenko Certified in Occupational and Aerospace Medicine. His career included service November 2 and informed authorities. of the Reform and Order Party, are con- as a U.S. Army Flight Surgeon (1968-1971), NASA Flight Surgeon (1972-1981), They unearthed a decapitated body badly cerned that law enforcement agencies may and FAA Clinical and Research Medical Officer (1982-1999). While associated disfigured by a chemical substance and have reason to hide certain facts. Mr. Zhyr with NASA, Dr. Hordinsky served as Chief Flight Surgeon for the longest Skylab transferred it to the raion medical examiner. said at a press conference on November 20 mission and worked in Germany as Deputy Flight Surgeon for the European Four days later law enforcement offi- that, while further investigation and tests Space Agency’s efforts with Spacelab One. In his final professional career step cials contacted Ms. Prytula to ask her to are needed before a determination is made as Manager of the Aeromedical Research Division of the FAA Civil Aeromedical describe jewelry that the missing journalist on whom the corpse belongs to, it must be Institute in Oklahoma City, Dr. Hordinsky was responsible for a staff committed might have worn and what he ate before he done with civilian controls. to the solution of FAA’s bioengineering, biochemistry, and biomedical questions. left her apartment the day of his disappear- “There is some doubt that the expert Dr. Hordinsky co-founded and served on the Board of Oklahoma Friends of ance. The Ukrainska Pravda editor got analysis will not proceed without falsifica- Ukraine, Inc., a non-profit group directed to facilitating economic and academic wind of rumors that a body had been found tions,” said Mr. Zhyr. interactions between Oklahoma and Ukraine. in the Tarascha region a few days later and He said that, according to information he traveled there on November 15 with a received, the body was that of a man no Dr. Hordinsky is survived by his wife, Martha; daughters Tamara, Natalie, member of her staff. more than 35 years old and that the estimat- Andrea; mother Irene; brother Walter; sister Dr. Maria Hordinsky Kramarczuk Mr. Gongadze, a controversial ed time of death coincides with the date and family; cousins: Olenka Yurchuk, Ksenia Hapij, Chrystyna Baranetsky, Ukrainian journalist, vanished without a Mr. Gongadze disappeared. George Tysowsky, Anna Rybak, Lada Caillat, Laryssa Toliver, and their families; trace on September 16 after leaving the Mr. Filenko said he is demanding that and a host of other relatives. apartment of his editor-in-chief to meet his law enforcement officials respond to an Memorial services took place in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. wife and twin daughters. While Ukraine’s extensive list of unanswered questions, law enforcement officials have been including public identification of the jewel- Donations in Dr. Hordinsky’s memory may be directed to: Biomedical Engineering unable to find any evidence of Mr. ry and whether the fragments found in the Gongadze’s whereabouts since his disap- Scholarship in honor of Dr. Jerry R. Hordinsky, Tau Beta Pi Honorary Engineering arm are parts of a grenade. Association, P.O. Box 2697, Knoxville, TN 37901-2697. pearance, rumors of every sort have sur- He also suggested that a third country faced, including speculation by the state should conduct the DNA analysis. Vichna Yomu Pamiat! militia that he is hiding in his native “Somebody may not benefit from prov- Georgia. ing that the body found in Tarascha is Among the theories behind the reason Gongadze,” said Mr. Filenko. for his disappearance and probable death, As The Weekly was going to press, the most widely believed is that his aggres- Interfax-Ukraine reported that an unidenti- sive reporting and writing on sensitive fied head had been found in the Tarascha DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS political topics may have insulted or com- region on November 21. The report said to be published in The Ukrainian Weekly – in the Ukrainian promised influential politicians. 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Spartankyby Lesia SororityPleskun-Palylyk sets ambitious agenda during annual conference EAST CHATHAM, N.Y. – Thirty-one women of various back- grounds came together recently to celebrate something they all have in common: their membership in Plast and love for their sorority, the Spartanky. Lida Prokop, the group’s leader, set an ambitious agenda for these women during their conference on September 29-30 in East Chatham, N.Y., the idyllic site in upstate New York of Plast’s sum- mer camps for children age 6 to 18. This group of successful women, who model themselves after the strong yet feminine Spartan women of ancient Greece, partici- pated in a voluntary rigorous physical fitness test that included a 100-meter swim, a two-kilometer run, a five-kilometer power walk (uphill), as well as push-ups and sit-ups. They also competed in small groups in a field game (terenova hra), which was as physically challenging as it was intellectually stimulating. Eight women were accepted into the group as full members in a candlelight ceremony held during a campfire that included much singing and several comedic sketches. But there was much business to attend to as well. The 31 Spartanky sat for several hours discussing and revising their by- laws, choosing a new executive board, and discussing plans for present and future projects, including a camp they run for the youngest Plast children at the Vovcha Tropa site in East Chatham. Also discussed were financial issues and ways to keep the Ukrainian language alive among the young members of Plast. The Spartanky welcome women interested in membership. For information call Lesia Matijcio, (203) 846-7162 (days). Members of the Spartanky Plast Sorority at the Vovcha Tropa campgrounds in East Chatham, N.Y.

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all agreed that Hebrew should become Self-respect... their official language. What is remark- (Continued from page 6) able is that at the beginning of the 20th Is it because when some of us spoke century Hebrew was a dead language. Ukrainian in Ukraine, we were told by our That is, no one, except for the rabbis who Russian friends “gavarite cheloviecheskim used it in religious ceremonies, spoke it. yazykom”? Nonetheless, the future Israelis decided that it should be Hebrew – not English, not Stop and think for a minute. Does it German and not French – that should be make any kind of sense to say that one lan- the official and everyday language of guage is superior to another? How can the Israel. And so they adopted Hebrew, mod- language of my nation be superior or inferi- ernized it, developed a terminology for all or to the language of your nation? It’s branches of knowledge, and it became the something like saying that a child should normally functioning language of the recognize a mother not on the basis of who Israelis in all spheres of life. And not just gave that child birth but on the basis of the Israelis. A week ago I was in Miami which woman is the youngest or most and I heard advertisements on the radio for beautiful or the wealthiest. Languages are Hebrew lessons. The advertisements said, not interchangeable as if they were nails or come and learn the language of the Jewish screws. Each language has imbedded in it a people, come learn the language of the particular view of the world, a certain set of Jewish soul. cognitive values and attitudes. Some poets If it was obvious to 700,000 or 800,000 have suggested that a language is or reflects Jews in Israel that they should revive a a nation’s soul. How is it that we have dead language, modernize it and adopt it allowed the Russians to convince us to be for official and daily use because it was the indifferent to our own language? language of their people, the language of Some of you may still be unconvinced. their ancestors, why hasn’t it been obvious You may be thinking that the Ukrainian sit- to tens of millions of us Ukrainians that uation is different. You may be thinking Ukrainian should be our language? that it is, of course, true that the Russians, Let me suggest at least two reasons. both under the tsars and the Soviets, artifi- First, one of the greatest triumphs of cially constrained the use and perhaps the Russian cultural and intellectual imperial- development of the Ukrainian language, ism was to convince us that what was nor- and that this may have been a crime of mal for others was abnormal for us imperialism, but today, the fact of the mat- Ukrainians, and that it was OK that what ter is that Russian has a larger vocabulary was abnormal for others was normal in or a more modern vocabulary and, there- Ukraine. fore, perhaps it really isn’t so bad if The normal desire for at least some Ukrainians use Russian. Ukrainians simply to be Ukrainian was If you’re still thinking that, let me direct denounced as a manifestation of your attention to two examples that should “Ukrainian particularism.” What would, convince you, once and for all, that a nor- in the rest of the world, be considered a mal nation does not trade its own language normal interest in one’s own history was, in for another one, for the same reason that in Ukraine, treated as some sort of sub- a normal human being does not trade his or version. What would, in the rest of the To subscribe: Send $50 ($40 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, her mother in for another one, just because world, be considered a normal desire to Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 the other one is younger or better looking develop one’s own culture was, in or richer. Ukraine, treated as a manifestation of What is today the Czech Republic was bourgeois nationalism. What would, in until the end of World War I a part of the the rest of the world, be considered a nor- Austro-Hungarian Empire. For a long time mal desire to speak, read and write in in Prague and in the other Czech cities, one’s own language was, in Ukraine, MM&S&S Inc.Inc. German was the language of prestige spo- treated as an exercise in some inferior Do you have a business? – Great. ken by most. German was the language of medium, and so on. Your business is not working out. Goethe, Schiller, Kant, Hegel and so on. Second, we allowed ourselves to inter- You want something better. Kafka, a native of Prague, wrote in nalize the inferiority complex that the But, who knows about it? German, not Czech. Czech was considered Russians have been feeding us for decades We, M&S Inc., can help you, so that the whole world would know about your business. Our company can make the language of Czech peasants and was reaching into centuries. 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