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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXIV HE KRAINIANNo. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 EEKLY$1/$2 in SoccerT mania gripsU the country W reported to be close as Ukraineby Zenon Zawada debuts at World Cup to formingby Zenon Zawada majority tcoalitionion of the Ukrainian Insurgentin Rada Army. Press Bureau Kyiv Press Bureau The Christian-Democratic Union Party led by Volodymyr Stretovych said it will KYIV – For their vacations, Ukrainians KYIV – The Party of the Regions may be enter a coalition with the Party of the typically flock to Turkey, Egypt or Crimea. close to forming a parliamentary coalition Regions only if the coalition agreement Volodymyr Medvedev, 29, decided to with certain members of the Our Ukraine explicitly supports membership in the take two weeks off to watch the World bloc or the Socialist Party of Ukraine after European Union and the North Atlantic Cup, in its entirety. “Even Korea-Togo” leader announced June Treaty Organization. he said. 15 that he has enough votes. Socialist Party leader Yosyp Vinskyi Soccer mania gripped Ukraine as mil- “We already have the signatures of a didn’t rule out the possibility that some lions stopped what they were doing the majority in agreement,” Mr. Yanukovych of his party’s deputies would join a coali- afternoon of June 14 to watch the debut said, adding that he expects an accord tion with the Party of the Regions, but of its national soccer team in the World will be signed by June 20. said the party’s leadership would sign no Cup. In the event of such a coalition, the such formal agreement. While the weather was hot and sunny Our Ukraine bloc could splinter because Mr. Yanukovych’s announcement in Leipzig, Germany, heavy downpours it’s unlikely that all six of its member came after National Deputy Roman drenched the streets of Kyiv just as the political parties will come to agreement Zvarych announced in the Verkhovna game commenced at 4 p.m. local time – with the Party of the Regions. Rada the morning of June 15 that the Our perhaps a dark omen of things to come. Business-oriented parties, such as the Ukraine bloc has begun formal talks with The rains failed to keep more than a Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs the Party of the Regions. hundred young fans from donning rain- led by Anatolii Kinakh and the Our Earlier in the week, Our Ukraine’s coats and crowding onto Independence Ukraine People’s Union led by Yurii leaders said they were quitting coalition Square to watch the historic game on the Zenon Zawada Yekhanurov, indicated they are willing to talks with the Bloc and compromise on many issues. maidan’s large screen. National deputy Rynat Akhmetov of the Socialist Party of Ukraine after intense However, the People’s Rukh of “The rain doesn’t mean anything,” the Party of the Regions wore his lobbying by Oleksander Moroz for the Ukraine led by Borys Tarasyuk and the said Liudmyla Zakaluzhna, 16, who Ukraine soccer scarf to the Verkhovna chairman’s position. Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists led draped a Ukrainian flag around her Rada on June 14, the day of Ukraine's “In relation to the Socialist Party’s by Oleksii Ivchenko are unlikely to cede shoulders. “The atmosphere is warm.” first-ever World Cup match. ultimatums regarding the Verkhovna She and her classmates were visiting on ideological issues such as official sta- tus for the and recogni- (Continued on page 21) Kyiv from their hometown of Peremyshl with carts and began peddling their blue- (Przemysl), Poland. It was a thrill to and-yellow souvenirs. witness Ukraine’s debut in the capital “Scarves, hats, flags, horns!” they city, she said. called into the crowd, then providing a As the students watched the match, two older women pulled up next to them (Continued on page 9) Yushchenko aide visiting Washington was optimistic about Orange coalition Ukrainian-language publishers hold by Yaro Bihun Mr. Vasiunyk was visiting Washington Special to The Ukrainian Weekly for talks with U.S. officials, members of Congress and the International Republican first Children’s Book Fair in Kyiv WASHINGTON – Less than a week Institute about implementing a U.S.-fund- before the coalition ed reorganization and management reform by Zenon Zawada necessary in which a publisher isn’t talks were apparently falling apart in Kyiv, program for the Ukrainian government. Kyiv Press Bureau struggling to realize his goals,” he said. one of President Viktor Yushchenko’s top He said that President Yushchenko The Ukrainian government doesn’t aides visiting Washington was expressing was taking an active part in the negotiat- KYIV – More than 60 Ukrainian-lan- track the precise number of Ukrainian- optimism about the prospect of the presi- ing process and that he has stressed that guage publishers held the first Kyiv language books, or children books, on dent’s Our Ukraine party, the Yulia building a workable coalition did not Children’s Book Fair at the Ukrainian the market, said Oleksandra Koval, presi- Tymoshenko bloc and the Socialist Party depend solely on getting agreement on Home in European Square between May dent of the Publishers Forum, a citizens’ forming Ukraine’s next government. who would occupy which government 31 and June 3. group that promotes Ukrainian-language Briefing representatives of the position. The president insisted that Such initiatives, sponsored by the books and literature. Ukrainian American community at the achieving a unified political platform was Publishers Forum, come at a critical time It doesn’t even track how many Ukrainian Embassy here on June 7, First paramount in the talks, he said. when eastern and southern Ukrainians are Ukrainian-language books it buys with Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential These policy talks, which Mr. rebelling against the , government money, she added. Secretariat Ivan Vasiunyk said an Vasiunyk described as being very intense voting to make Russian a regional language About 70 Ukrainian publishers print announcement to that effect could be but positive, were in the final stage, but in three oblasts and five major cities. children books in the Ukrainian lan- expected within a week or two. with some issues still outstanding, among Most recently, on June 6, Donetsk cel- guage, Ms. Koval said. He left himself some verbal wiggle them, land ownership reform – a primary ebrated Russian Language Day during Attending the book fair, Vice Prime room, however. concern of the Socialists – and the “pace which the Party of the Regions donated Minister Viacheslav Kyrylenko said “As of now, almost all – almost all – and scope” of Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic 10,000 Russian-language books to the Ukrainian-language publishers are con- participants of the coalition are convinced integration process. oblast’s libraries. tinuing to increase their production. that the new prime minister should be He said the president had also under- “We’re thinking about Ukraine’s However, they are in direct competition Yulia Tymoshenko,” he said, noting that scored the need to bring some order to a future – children’s books,” said Mykola with their Russian counterparts, who negotiations aimed at getting a compro- dysfunctional Constitutional Court, and Zhulynskyi, chair of the President’s continue to dominate the publishing mar- mise candidate for the chairmanship of radical reform of the judiciary, which, he National Council for Cultural and ket in Ukraine. the Verkhovna Rada – a position openly said, has shown evidence of subjectivity Spiritual Issues. Sales of Ukrainian books topped 54 sought by Socialist Party leader and corruption, as well as what he called “Everything has to be done to support million last year, compared with 70 million Oleksander Moroz – were continuing. “judicial bacchanalia” in many jurisdic- Ukrainian books in the Ukrainian lan- Russian books sold, Mr. Kyrylenko said. As it turned out, the impasse over the tions – a total lack of judicial responsibili- guage as having priority in the Ukrainian Rada chairmanship derailed the negotia- nation. For such books, conditions are (Continued on page 3) tions on June 12. (Continued on page 9) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 No. 25

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Gas-price increase for Ukraine NEWSBRIEFS Bush cancels visit to Ukraine Tymoshenko Bloc and the Socialist Party – that it feels “free in its actions” and is under could cause severe problems KYIV – George W. Bush has canceled “no obligations at present” regarding the his planned visit to Ukraine, Reuters two allies in the 2004 Orange Revolution, by Roman Kupchinsky owned energy sector, which is sliding reported on June 8 quoting a White House UNIAN reported on June 13, quoting RFE/RL , Ukraine and Moldova Report into greater debt. press release. The Ukrayinska Pravda web- Roman Zvarych of Our Ukraine. In a state- If Gazprom manages to get its way site, quoting Reuters, wrote that the cancel- Ukraine’s energy problems seem to be ment issued on June 12, Our Ukraine said and increase the price of gas, this might lation was due to the lack of a government it sees “no prospects of success” in contin- never-ending. Now, less than half a year mean an additional bill of $625 million in Ukraine and possible fears of angering after Gazprom briefly cut off gas sup- uing talks on forming a ruling coalition to $875 million from July through Russia. Other sources in Washington said with these two groups. However, negotia- plies to Ukraine, the Russian gas monop- December. that Russia’s reaction surely was not the oly is threatening to raise the price again. tors from Our Ukraine have refused to con- On May 31 the Ukrainian government reason, and the Associated Press reported firm or deny that they will now turn to the On May 22 Aleksandr Ryazanov, announced that beginning on July 1 that the U.S. president would not visit since Gazprom’s deputy CEO, told the Party of the Regions led by former Prime domestic consumers will pay $82.80 for Ukraine’s government and Parliament were Minister Viktor Yanukovych with an offer Komersant Ukrayiny daily that on July 1 1,000 cubic meters of gas – a 50 percent in disarray. White House spokesman Tony the price of gas to Ukraine is to be to form a new government. The three for- increase. Raising it again in the near Snow was quoted as saying that a visit by increased from $95 per 1,000 cubic mer Orange Revolution allies reportedly future might prove difficult. Mr. Bush to Ukraine would take place at a meters to between $120 and $130. differ on the distribution of top government In the first six months of 2006, the later date. (RFE/RL Newsline, The The current price for a “mixed basket” of posts. The newly elected Verkhovna Rada, increased cost of energy has seen con- Ukrainian Weekly, Associated Press) Russian and Central Asian gas was agreed which began its work on May 25 and gath- sumer prices rising at an annualized rate of ered shortly on June 7, was to reconvene upon in January during the course of tense 19 percent. A further increase in the price Moroz predicts crisis over coalition negotiations that ended in the cut-off. on June 14. In accordance with a 2004 of gas is likely to exacerbate inflation. If Gazprom follows through on its amendment to the Ukrainian Constitution, A severe economic downturn could KYIV – Socialist Party leader threat, the impact on the Ukrainian econ- the president has the right to dissolve the bring down a pro-Yushchenko govern- Oleksander Moroz said on June 11 that omy could be huge. Verkhovna Rada if it fails to form a ruling ment and force the president to appoint a the coalition talks between his party, the And, the economy already is in trou- majority within one month. (RFE/RL government from the pro-Russian Party Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine ble. A recent European Bank for Newsline) of the Regions. on forming a new government had Reconstruction and Development Ukraine has few, if any, options to reached an impasse, UNIAN reported. Mr. Yulia won’t join “mishmash” coalition (EBRD) projection said that Ukraine’s avoid the price increase or to retaliate. Moroz said that if President Viktor GDP growth rate could halve from 2.4 The transit fee for Russian gas going Yushchenko failed to intervene in the K YIV – Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the percent in 2005 to 1.2 percent in 2006. through Ukrainian pipelines was set for negotiation process, the talks would prove eponymous political bloc, told a reopened According to the report, the likely cause 10 years in the January agreement and is fruitless. “To conduct further talks with session of the Verkhovna Rada on June 14 is the higher prices Ukraine is already unlikely to be raised before then. businessmen from politics, who represent that the recently deadlocked talks about the paying to import gas. Add to that the Increasing the rent for the Russian Black Our Ukraine at the current moment, is restoration of an Orange Revolution coali- growing disarray in the country’s state- Sea fleet based in Sevastopol is unlikely, devoid of any sense,” the Socialist Party tion were used as a “smokescreen” by Our largely due to President Yushchenko’s press service quoted Mr. Moroz as saying. Ukraine, which in Ms. Tymoshenko’s opin- Roman Kupchinsky is the organized Our Ukraine had reportedly agreed that ion wants to conclude a coalition deal with crime and terrorism analyst for RFE/RL. (Continued on page 16) Yulia Tymoshenko should head the the Party of the Regions, Ukrainian media Cabinet of Ministers but wants current reported. Ms. Tymoshenko was comment- Prime Minister Yurii Yekhanurov to ing on a statement by Our Ukraine on June Building coalitions, and nations, become parliamentary chairman. The 13, in which the party appealed to all parlia- Socialist Party, however, wants that post mentary forces to sit at a negotiating table. for Mr. Moroz. Meanwhile, President According to Our Ukraine, the coalition in post-Orange Revolution Ukraine Yushchenko said in a radio address to the talks reached an impasse because the Yulia nation on June 10 that he will not inter- Tymoshenko Bloc and the Socialist Party by Jan Maksymiuk change the status of any language.” vene in the coalition talks because “I do “have put their ambitions regarding the key RFE/RL Newsline However, Mr. Yushchenko can do little not want to form a coalition under pres- portfolios above the will of the Ukrainian June 8 more than make indignant statements on sure.” He noted, “I think that the politician people.” “[The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc] this account. Only Ukraine’s The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, Our who aspires to the post of prime minister will not agree to any coalition cooperation Constitutional Court can rule that a deci- should shoulder the responsibility for in such a mishmash format, which will Ukraine and the Socialist Party – the sion by a legislative body is unconstitu- three allies in the 2004 Orange coalition-building.” (RFE/RL Newsline) include the Party of the Regions, Our tional and subsequently cancel it. Revolution – have been busy for weeks Ukraine and some others,” Ms. But the Constitutional Court has been Orange coalition talks break down preparing a coalition accord to form a Tymoshenko stated in the Parliament on nonoperational for nearly a year. The new government. Meanwhile, pro- June 14. (RFE/RL Newsline) Verkhovna Rada refuses to swear in new KYIV – Our Ukraine has told its part- Russian opposition groups have engaged judges, fearing that President Yushchenko ners in coalition talks – the Yulia (Continued on page 14) themselves in fanning anti-NATO protests in Crimea and declaring Russian a will ask the court to cancel the 2004 con- “regional language” in some regions. stitutional reform that strips him of some The June 7 session of the Verkhovna substantial powers in favor of the FOUNDED 1933 Rada, which resumed after a two-week Parliament and the prime minister. Another blow to the apparently dwin- HE KRAINIAN EEKLY recess, did not clarify the conundrum of TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., who will form the next government in dling authority of the president came last week from Crimea, where pro-Russian a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Ukraine. 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at the fair were translations of Western Ukrainian-language... contemporary authors, such as J.K. (Continued from page 1) Rowling and Alice Hoffman. A conversation with the lead singer “In such conditions, we aren’t able to About 600 new titles of children’s defend the domestic market nor ensure books are published annually in Ukraine, of Okean Elzy about Ukrainian books publication of the necessary supply of which is “a drop in the ocean,” Ms. Okean Elzy lead singer Sviatoslav vision networks will support this also. children’s books in Ukrainian, which is Koval said. Vakarchuk talked about reading with And we will do a good job. the language of teaching in schools and If the government does introduce quo- reporters at the first Children’s Book Also, we are cooperating with the institutions of higher education,” he said. tas to limit books from the Russian Fair held in Kyiv on May 31. Following Publishers Forum and I’ve decided to President Yushchenko has appointed Federation, Ukrainian publishers have to are excerpts of the conversation. donate 50,000 hrv ($10,000) to purchase an investigative committee on book pub- be prepared to fill the subsequent vacu- books for children at boarding schools lishing and distribution to consider um, she said. “We need cheaper credit or What is your own contribution to and for libraries also – especially those imposing import quotas. investment,” she said. promoting Ukrainian books? that most need new children’s books. I “I think that approach is one of the Yet another challenge is the fact that don’t think this money is a lot on a most effective instruments to defend the only 500 bookstores operate in all of There are many ways of promoting or national scale, but it is concrete, it’s there domestic market,” Mr. Kyrylenko said. Ukraine, Ms. Koval added. making contributions. I would divide it and I’m ready to donate and to do some- “It’s not about limiting languages, but any Minister of Culture and Tourism Ihor into two parts: humanitarian and materi- thing good. book that comes to Ukraine from outside. Likhovyi said the administration is con- al. The humanitarian contribution is pres- Until we defend the Ukrainian publisher, sidering a proposal to open government ent in all of us, because we support such What do you think is the bigger we can’t talk about a new tempo of devel- enterprises that would operate bookstores events. I can see many Ukrainian books problem – that we don’t have enough oping Ukrainian literature.” in oblast centers. published in the Ukrainian language – books or we just don’t want to read Import duties currently exist. The problem is so dire that Odesa has- children’s books I had read in my child- them? Nevertheless, Russian books make it into n’t a single Ukrainian bookstore, he said. hood a long time ago which afterwards I think the much bigger problem is we Ukraine and evade such duties through Whatever plans the Yushchenko gov- became lost and I hadn’t seen recently. don’t want to read. We live too quickly. the so-called “gray market,” said Ivan ernment may have to support Ukrainian- But now they are being published again Daily problems and everyday moments Malkovych, president of A-Ba-Ba-Ha- language publishers, the consensus nicely and I am happy about this. draw us from the intellectual world, the La-Ma-Ha, a leading publisher whose among industry leaders is that it’s done As for my personal support in particu- world of thoughts and viewing the world product line includes the Ukrainian-lan- nothing so far. lar, it consists of two parts. I was an ini- from a distance. Reading broadens our guage version of the Harry Potter series. “The conditions practically haven’t tiator of social advertising for reading. At world view and deepens our understand- Without import duties, Russian books changed,” Ms. Koval said. “The one the beginning of autumn we will see the ing of the world in which we live. If we are less expensive than Ukrainian books thing is publishers have been freed from results of this work. It’s not just my don’t read, we will become a nation of because they’re published in larger vol- a profit tax. But bookstores continue to work, but also the work of my partners people with instincts, rather than people umes, he explained. be lacking.” and friends from advertising agencies “We need to defend our mass media Nevertheless, Ukrainian-language and creative studios, and I hope that tele- (Continued on page 8) and level out rights and prices so that publishers are selling more books and the Ukrainian publishers don’t feel like market is improving, Mr. Malkovych Cinderellas in their native land,” Mr. said. Malkovych said. Even if the Orange Revolution hasn’t The Ukrainian government should also yet changed the laws and economic con- be taking an active role in buying con- ditions that publishers operate under, it temporary Ukrainian-language books, he certainly changed attitudes and re-awak- said. “That would renew children’s ened Ukrainian culture, he observed. appreciation for libraries so that, when “In this atmosphere, the Ukrainian they go there, they won’t find some anti- publisher feels more comfortable,” Mr. quated books about Soviet Pioneers and Malkovych said. “He is starting to have Lenin, but new, contemporary books for the illusion that he’s needed here and that children,” said Mr. Malkovych, a mem- he’s involved in something beneficial.” ber of the National Council for Cultural Books weren’t the only Ukrainian-lan- and Spiritual Issues. guage media at the fair. The Ukrainian government is commit- Atlantic Project is a Kyiv-based com- ted to doing everything to defend pany that produces animated, educational Ukrainian publishers so that all games for children between the ages of 5 Ukrainian children have access to books, and 12. Mr. Kyrylenko said. The Atlantic “Children’s Collection” But before imposing any import CD-ROMs are interactive games on sub- duties, the Ukrainian government will jects such as Ukrainian history, ancient consult the Ministry of the Economy, as Rome, the ancient Orient, ancient Greece well as ensure that it won’t be violating and the history of inventions and discov- Zenon Zawada any international obligations, he noted. eries. Attending the book fair was one of the Each disc consists of riddles, rhymes, Publishers Forum President Oleksandra Koval, Vice Prime Minister Viacheslav biggest contributors to contemporary tongue twisters, games and cartoons. A Kyrylenko and Okean Elzy lead singer Sviatoslav Vakarchuk talk to a Ukrainian boy about reading. Ukrainian culture, Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, test must be passed after each of eight lead singer of the rock band Okean Elzy. levels in order to advance. He donated $10,000 to a charity that Atlantic began creating such games a will distribute new children’s books to year ago when its programmers realized orphanages and village libraries. that Ukraine has yet to create a As a boy, Mr. Vakarchuk said he read Ukrainian-language computer environ- FOR THE RECORD: U.S. Embassy “Winnie the Pooh” books by A.A. Milne, ment for children. The Surprising Adventures of Baron “Even when a child is born into a on Marine Reservists in Ukraine Manchausen by Jeff Thomann and Lewis Ukrainian-speaking family, they view Following is the text of a statement on tunate that a few people’s misguided Carroll books. exclusively Russian-language games or the departure of U.S. Marine Reservists agendas were able to interfere with com- Ukrainians not interested in reading is English-language programs,” said Yurii delivered on June 13 by Brent Byers, pletion of a project that would have bene- a far bigger problem than a lack of books Handzyuk, the director of Atlantic. spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in fited Ukrainian soldiers and would have however, he said. Ukrainian publishers In the coming months, the company Ukraine. pumped approximately $150,000 into the are progressing, he said, but distribution will release games on world history, economy of Feodosiya through local con- and interest in books is lagging. famous composers, animals of Ukraine, The U.S. Marine reservists invited to tracts for construction materials and “If we don’t read, we will become a icons of Ukraine and other subjects. Ukraine by the Ukrainian government to labor. nation of people with instincts, rather Professors at the Institute of construct infrastructure upgrades at Although the engineering project was than people with intellect,” Mr. International Relations at Shevchenko Ukraine’s military training facility at being undertaken in preparation for the Vakarchuk said. “The strength of the State University of Kyiv verified the his- Staryi Krym in Crimea have departed upcoming Sea Breeze 2006 exercise, the nation depends on learning and educa- torical accuracy of the information, Mr. Ukraine to return to their civilian jobs. departure of these Marine reservists will tion.” Handzyuk said. As reservists, they are called up for not necessarily influence any future deci- Yet another challenge in the Ukrainian (For more information visit active duty for only two weeks each year. sion regarding that exercise. We hope to children’s book marketplace is the fact http://www.atlantic-records.com.ua.) We are disappointed the Marines were move forward with the exercise, provid- that few Ukrainian-born authors are writ- The Ukrainian Forum is a group of unable to complete these upgrades that ing the Ukrainian government expresses ing such books. concerned citizens who organized the would have improved training conditions a willingness to conduct Sea Breeze 2006 Ms. Koval of the Publishers Forum children’s book fair with the help of the for Ukraine’s armed forces. Those who and the Rada passes the relevant legisla- estimated that 15 or 20 Ukrainian chil- Ukrainian Home, which donated use of claimed they had come to construct an tion. dren’s book authors are currently writing. its premises. American or NATO base were either mis- Ukraine has been a regular and active Mr. Vakarchuk admitted that he him- The group’s main event, the 13th informed or ill-intentioned. participant in Partnership for Peace exer- self wasn’t aware of any Ukrainian annual Publishers Forum Book Fair, will The U.S. is a strong supporter of an cises since 1994. These exercises benefit authors writing for children, only those be held at the Arts Palace on September independent, democratic Ukraine and this Ukraine’s armed forces through training who translate classics. 14-17 in . For more information visit includes the rights of free speech and and improve cooperation and coordina- In addition, many of the books selling http://www.bookforum.com.ua. peaceful assembly. However, it is unfor- tion between partner countries. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 No. 25

OBITUARY: Zynovij Sawyckyj, 93, attorney in Ukraine, administrator in the U.S. RIVERSIDE, Conn. – Zynovij Ukrainian Catholic faith. was also the head of the local chapter of ing moments occurred in the last decade Sawyckyj, 93, who died of cancer at his Mr. Sawyckyj was born on November the Ukrainian Congress Committee of of his life, when, half a century after his home in Riverside, Conn., on May 30 26, 1912, in Bibrka, in the Lviv region of America. emigration from the land of his birth, his waited nearly a century to see his dream Ukraine, the only child of the Rev. Josyf His wife, Teodozia, was a 47-year grandchildren Danylo and Christine of freedom realized in his native Ukraine. and Ludmila (nee Levytska) Sawyckyj. activist in the Ukrainian National returned for a time to newly independent He said he was grateful to have lived His father was a catechist in the school Women’s League of America, on the Ukraine to work and study there, respec- long enough to witness the peaceful system in Stryi and the initiator and co- local, regional and national levels. She tively. In addition, in 2004, his son Jurij Orange Revolution in November- founder of the St. Andrew’s Society, a dedicated many years of volunteer work served as an election observer in Donetsk December 2004, when Ukrainians rose mutual aid society for priests and their to developing the UNWLA’s worldwide in the December 26 election in the after- up and reclaimed their political right to families. His mother was a piano teacher, scholarship program, and Mr. Sawyckyj math of the Orange Revolution. determine their own future. first at the Women’s Academy in would frequently find himself doing As Mr. Sawyckyj’s life drew to a In his long lifetime, he was witness to Peremyshl and later at the Lysenko “mailroom duties” during busy scholar- close, he saw succeeding generations of the cataclysmic changes endured by Ukrainian Music Institute in Stryj. ship award periods. his family helping to fulfill the dream of Ukraine in the 20th century. Born during Mr. Sawyckyj received a broad The Sawyckyjs were devoted members a free Ukraine – a dream he had nurtured the waning days of the Austro-Hungarian humanities education in a European-style of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and and held deep in his heart for nearly a Empire, as a child he and his family suf- gymnasium in Stryi, where he studied, parishioners at St. Volodymyr the Great century. fered from the repercussions of the among other things, Latin and ancient Ukrainian Catholic Church in Utica for Mr. Sawyckyj is survived by his son Bolshevik Revolution and World War I. Greek. He was also an accomplished more than three decades and, after 1983, Jurij Sawyckyj, M.D., of Riverside, He then lived through Polish rule in classical pianist, studying at the at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Conn.; a daughter, Anisa Handzia Mycak Halychyna in the interwar years, Soviet Ukrainian Music Institute in Stryi for 10 Cathedral in Stamford, Conn. They were with husband George of Forest Hills, occupation in 1939-1941, followed by years. also members of The Ukrainian Museum N.Y.; granddaughter Christine Hladky Nazi occupation from 1941 onward. He studied law at Lviv University, in and over the years sup- with husband Alexander of Randolph, When the Soviet Army advanced upon where he received a law degree in 1936. ported, on a modest but consistent basis, N.J.; grandson Dan Sawyckyj with wife western Ukraine in 1944, he became part It was there that he met his younger fel- myriad community organizations and Natalia of Philadelphia; grandson of the mass of 200,000 Ukrainians who low law school student, Teodozia Klufas. causes, believing this to be their commu- Maksym Mycak of Forest Hills, N.Y.; chose to emigrate to freedom in the West The couple were married in 1943. nity obligation. and two great-granddaughters, Olenka – the largest political emigration in Mr. Sawyckyj, together with his wife Mr. Sawyckyj took an avid interest in and Roma Hladky of Randolph, N.J. He Ukrainian history. Then came the harrow- and widowed mother, left Ukraine as war events and issues relating to both Ukraine also leaves behind a cousin, Ksenia ing journey as a refugee through war-torn refugees in 1944, as, for the second time, and the Ukrainian community in the U.S. Antypiw of Warren, Mich., and more dis- Europe, a precarious existence as a dis- the Soviet army advanced westward and the world. tant relatives in the U.S., Canada and placed person in post-war Germany, toward Lviv. The young couple’s two After Ukraine achieved its independ- Ukraine. resettlement in the United States under children, a son and daughter, were born ence in 1991 following the collapse of A panakhyda was held at Gallagher & the auspices of the United Nations’ during the refugee years, in Poland and the USSR, Mr. Sawyckyj traveled to Son Funeral Home in Greenwich, Conn., International Refugee Organization, and Germany, respectively. Ukraine several times with his wife and on June 2. A funeral liturgy was celebrat- the difficult early years as an immigrant In the United States, the Sawyckyj later with his children and youngest ed on June 3 at St. Vladimir Ukrainian in a new land. family settled in Utica, N.Y., in 1949. grandson, Maksym. In the last decade of Catholic Cathedral in Stamford, where In spite of it all, Mr. Sawyckyj felt he After a period in which he worked at var- his life, he served in a pro-bono, unoffi- Mr. Sawyckyj was a parishioner for 24 had been extremely fortunate to have sur- ious manual jobs in order to support his cial capacity as a consultant to the years. Burial was on June 3 at St. vived these experiences, and was keenly family, Mr. Sawyckyj assumed a position Mykhailo Hrushevsky Museum in Kyiv, Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery aware of the disparate fates suffered by his as an administrator at the Oneida County whose researchers valued his excellent in South Bound Brook, N.J. contemporaries, many of whom had been Department of Social Services, where he historical memory, family archives (his In lieu of flowers, donations can be lost at war in competing armies of the made use of his legal training and mind- mother’s side of the family had ties to made to The Ukrainian Museum, 222 E. great powers, had sacrificed their lives in set to monitor the implementation of gov- Hrushevsky’s wife), genealogical expert- Sixth St., New York, NY 10003 (Memo: the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), had ernment service programs and funding. ise and sharp intellect, which remained Zynovij and Dr. Teodozia Sawyckyj been deported to Siberia because of their Mr. Sawyckyj was active in the cultur- intact until his death. Memorial Fund); to the Ukrainian political views or religious beliefs, had al life of the Ukrainian community in Mr. Sawyckyj and his wife, who died Catholic University in Lviv through the perished in Soviet gulags, or had been the Utica. For decades he was the piano in 1998, transmitted their knowledge and Ukrainian Catholic Education casual victims of bombings by enemies or accompanist for local and visiting appreciation of Ukrainian language, cul- Foundation, 2247 W. Ave., even by allies in the World War II period. Ukrainian singers and artists from the ture and history to their children and Chicago, IL 60622-4828 (Memo: This made him even more profoundly Northeast who performed during cultural grandchildren, also leaving behind as Sawyckyj Memorial Fund); or the grateful to the United States for giving events and historical commemorations in their legacy an extensive and detailed UNWLA Scholarship Fund (Dr. Teodozia him and his family the opportunity to live Utica and in other Ukrainian communi- family history that awaits publication. Sawycka Memorial Fund), 171 Main St., as free people and to practice their ties in upstate New York. For a time he Some of Mr. Sawyckyj’s most gratify- P.O. Box 24, Matawan, NJ 07747-0024. CCRDF delivers advanced medical equipment to Chernivtsi

CHERNIVTSI, Ukraine – The Ukrainian out minimally invasive operations. Mobile Communications Company (UMC) Speaking on behalf of his medical staff, held a press conference on May 23 at the hospital director, Dr. Albert Kuritsyn, Chernivtsi Maternity Hospital No. 2 to cele- expressed his thanks to UMC and CCRDF brate the arrival of advanced medical tech- for their generous donation of high-quality nology that can help to save the lives of equipment. “We expect that this new tech- children and to provide effective treatment nology, which is the first of its kind in for mothers with pregnancy complications Chernivtsi, will enable our team to signifi- and difficult deliveries. cantly reduce the level of infant mortality The new equipment was purchased and in this city,” said Dr. Kuritsyn. installed by the Children of Chornobyl Located in the southwestern corner of Relief and Development Fund (CCRDF), Ukraine in the foothills of the Carpathian an award-winning charity based in Kyiv Mountains, the historic and picturesque and Short Hills, N.J., that has delivered Chernivtsi region has been afflicted with a over $55 million worth of medical tech- number of environmental hazards. In the nology and humanitarian aid to Ukraine late 1980s a large number of children in since it was first established in 1989. the region suffered from hair loss and other The new technology included an unexplained maladies. Although these advanced Fukuda-Denshi ultrasound were never conclusively linked to any par- scanner with color Doppler (UF-750XT) ticular source of pollution, concern for the At the press conference in Chernivtsi, Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC) manufactured in Japan, complete with a health of local children has remained spokeswoman Viktoria Andriyevska introduces UMC’s regional director for western variety of diagnostic probes for the exam- heightened, especially in light of the Ukraine, Lyudmyla Vorko. To Ms. Vorko’s right is Chernivtsi city medical director ination of both mothers and children. The region’s high infant mortality rate and the Dr. Valentyna Tarasiuk, CCRDF Executive Director Alexander Kuzma and the ultrasound will enable obstetricians and lack of funding for medical improvements medical director of Chernivtsi Maternity Hospital No. 2, Dr. Albert Kuritsyn. neonatal specialists in Chernivtsi to in the local municipal budget. examine the internal organs of adults and The city’s re-elected mayor, Mykola city’s health director, Dr. Valentyna satisfaction with the achievements of this infants, including the heart, thyroid gland, Trokhymovych Fedoruk, recently visited Tarasiuk, re-affirmed the mayor’s com- charitable initiative. “We are proud to be part abdomen, reproductive and urinary tracts. Chernivtsi Maternity Hospital No. 2 and mitment and called on other businessper- of a program that can bring so much good to CCRDF also purchased a fetal heart came away so impressed with the new sons to lend their support to UMC’s joint so many people.” The UMC grant to monitor manufactured by the Huntleigh equipment installed by CCRDF that he campaign with CCRDF to save the lives CCRDF was made possible by last sum- Corp. in Great Britain, a neonatal incuba- pledged 500,000 hrv (about $100,000) to of Chernivtsi’s children. mer’s telethon when UMC customers raised tor produced by Fisher & Paykel supplement the UMC gift with additional Representing UMC was Western over $133,000 in small contributions to sup- Healthcare and an Optica Hopkins hys- priority medical technology. Ukrainian Regional Director Lyudmyla teroscope, which enables doctors to carry At the May 23 press conference, the Vorko, who expressed her company’s deep (Continued on page 18) No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 5

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Young UNA’ers

Delaney Lenyk Gyure, daughter of Andrea and Nick Gyure of Phoenix, Ariz., is a new member of UNA Branch 102. She was enrolled by her great- Anya Myroslava Nirschl, daughter of Ksenia Margaux Devriendt, daughter of Michael Mark Watson, son of Lana grandparents Nicholas Bobeczko and Alexandra Holubec and David Nirschl Dr. Adrianna Slyz and Dr. Julian and Michael Watson of Gillette, N.J., Mary Szmagala Bobeczko. Delaney is of Yardley, Pa., is a new member of Devriendt of Lyon, France, is a new is a new member of UNA Branch 172. the eighth great-grandchild enrolled UNA Branch 358. She was enrolled by member of UNA Branch 194. She was He was enrolled by his grandparents into the UNA by Mr. Bobeczko, who is her grandparents Zenon and enrolled by her grandparents Bohdanna Romana H. and Bohdan D. Fedasiuk. secretary of Branch 102. Myroslawa Holubec. and Wolodymyr Slyz. Detroit UNA’ers participate in annual clean-up at Dibrova

Hugh James Watters IV, son of Jane Andrew Michael Grega, son of Nicole and Hugh Watters of South Lyon, Rose Grega of Buffalo, N.Y., is a new Mich., is a new member of UNA member of UNA Branch 360. He was Branch 292. He was enrolled by his enrolled by his grandfather Joseph Grega grandparents John and Joanne Orlyk. and his great-grandfather Joseph Janik.

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FOR FATHER’S DAY THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Coalition chaos Our fathers’ gifts by Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj to the Ukrainian church hall for an Back on April 2 we wrote in this space that Our Ukraine’s decision on a coalition UCCA meeting. In the small town of that would form the parliamentary majority had been postponed until April 7. At that In tribute to my Tato, Zynovij Utica, N.Y., where I grew up, my Tato time, of course, it was a mere days after the March 26 parliamentary elections in Sawyckyj wasn’t playing baseball or golfing on which Viktor Yanukovych’s Party of the Regions emerged with a plurality (33.12 November 26, 1912 – May 30, 2006 weekends – he was at the “tserkovna percent), though not a majority of votes. The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc came in second When Father’s Day comes around, we zalia,” (church hall), playing the piano in (22.27 percent), with Our Ukraine, President Viktor Yushchenko’s political bloc, in think of gifts and cards and special sur- a “akademia.” third (13.94 percent) and the Socialist Party of Ukraine in fourth (5.67 percent). prises for our fathers. As we think of Our fathers showed us the dignity of The day after the elections Ms. Tymoshenko called on the president to recreate what we could get them – tool kits, ties, hard work. No matter that they were the Orange alliance in the Verkhovna Rada. The partners of the Orange Revolution car accessories or even trips abroad – we attorneys who found themselves sweep- negotiated for weeks, with some hopeful and some not-so-hopeful signs along the also sometimes, but not always, recall ing supermarket floors, or physicians way. If the words of the partners were to be believed, they all wanted to establish what it is that our fathers gave and con- pumping gas, or professors working on a an Orange coalition. Yet, there was always one impediment or another. tinue to give us on a daily basis. G.E. assembly line – they were grateful Now, 11 weeks later, things are no better. In fact, they’re probably worse. The For those of us whose fathers are no to have a job that would allow them to latest news from Ukraine is that the Party of the Regions is close to forming a longer among the living, there can no bring food to their families and put a roof majority coalition with certain members of Our Ukraine and possibly the longer be the giving and getting of mate- over their heads. Our fathers showed us Socialist Party. Mr. Yanukovych claimed on Thursday, June 15 (the day this rial things. We are by necessity left only how to bear indignities with dignity, and week’s issue was completed) that he already has the signatures of a majority and with things of the spirit: the memories of to fulfill their primary responsibility as that he expects the accord to be signed by Tuesday, June 20. Furthermore, what our fathers said, what they did, breadwinners for their families with con- Roman Zvarych of Our Ukraine announced on June 15 that the bloc had begun what principles they lived by and what sistency and with an eye to the future. formal talks with the Regions Party. legacy they left us. Our fathers showed us pride – pride of While previously the hold-up to Our Ukraine’s approval of an Orange coalition Good fathers in every generation leave the good variety, what they now call self- appeared to be Ms. Tymoshenko’s desire to once again become prime minister, now it wonderful gifts for their children. But worth: pride in their Ukrainian heritage, appears to be Oleksander Moroz’s desire to once again become chairman of the every generation lives in different cir- pride in their children’s success in Verkhovna Rada. (We say “appears” because few people know what is really going on cumstances, and in every generation school, pride in a Ukrainian community behind the scenes.) It seems that Our Ukraine had reluctantly accepted the concept of those gifts can be different. project well done. a Tymoshenko prime ministership. But now there was another obstacle – one previ- There were other generations of And then there is faith. Our fathers ously not on the radar screen. However, Mr. Moroz has stated that he would sacrifice Ukrainian fathers both in Ukraine and in gave us a well-grounded belief system the Rada chair if the distribution of all posts was based “on a proportionate system.” the United States who left their children that had sustained them in the trials of President Yushchenko replied that he agrees with this principle, but feels that it calls great legacies. But I want to pay tribute their life, an abiding personal faith. Our for an Our Ukraine deputy to be the Rada chairman. Furthermore, he said that Ms. to one specific generation, the fathers of fathers actually prayed, and they actually Tymoshenko and Mr. Moroz were divvying up positions they had no right to claim. the World War II era who came to the went to church each and every Sunday, Back in April President Yushchenko had stated that an alliance with the Party United States as young men, that transi- and weekdays on important holy days, of the Regions was “unacceptable and not understandable to me.” Soon there- tional generation of the 1940s, ‘50s and too. They observed the fast, they held after he said that what was most important in forming a coalition was agreement ‘60s who were born in Ukraine but raised candles for the priest at the reading of the on a set of coalition principles covering such key topics as NATO, the European their families in a completely different Gospel during liturgy, they sang in the Union and the World Trade Organization; next he said it was necessary to define world – the U.S.A. church choir, they carried the exactly how a coalition would function. My late father, Zynovij Sawyckyj, “plaschanytsia” on Good Friday and they Now – three Verkhovna Rada session postponements later – Our Ukraine who died on May 30, at the age of 93, took us caroling at Christmastime. They appears to be turning toward the Regions, never mind that the two do not agree was of the generation of the World War II gave us a profound respect for the insti- on Ukraine’s cooperation with NATO or its participation in the Single Economic period, a political émigré from Ukraine, tution of our Church. Along with this Space, not to mention the issue of the Russian language’s status in Ukraine and whose life and the life of his children came the responsibility of financial sup- the issue of federalism. And who knows how they could possibly function was shaped by the momentous decision port for the Church, the small but consis- together. And so, the Parliament is in recess, again. to leave his country at the age of 32. tent contributions from their meager President Yushchenko and his cohorts continue their coalition games as the When he, his young wife and widowed wages that sustained our churches. country flounders. “Hanba” – Shame! mother joined the mass of 200,000 politi- And then there were the aunts and cal émigrés who left Ukraine in 1944 as uncles, the cousins and the godparents. the Soviet Army approached, the options For close to 20 years, on weekends we June of what he as a father would be able to were on the road, visiting relatives in far- offer his yet unborn children changed flung Northeast cities. As we children Turning the pages back... forever. played, our elders sat at the dining room The choices of what to bring with him table, reminiscing about their youth in 23 would echo down the generations of his Ukraine, recalling lost worlds, reliving family: family photos, diaries, letters, the trauma of their migration during the 2002 In an article carried by The Weekly on June 23, 2002, Dr. Taras prayerbooks, his late father’s, the Rev. war years, and in the process healing Kuzio, then a resident fellow at the Center for Russian and East Josyf Sawyckyj’s, priestly vestments and their wounded hearts, gathering strength European Studies at the University of , covered a perenni- cross. It had to be small and it had to be to face the future. al problem in Ukraine; its foreign policy toward Russia. At that light. But it had to be heavy with mean- Our fathers built and maintained fami- time, was Ukraine’s president, Vladimir Putin was recently elected as ing for him and his family. lies, but they also built a bigger family: Russia’s president and Borys Tarasyuk was replaced as Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister. The experience of World War II and the Ukrainian community and its myriad The article states that an inter-factionary group had been formed calling itself “To the great migration westward toward institutions. On the foundations of the Europe with Russia,” led by Andrii Derkach, a leading member of the freedom was the great crucible that generations of Ukrainian American men Dnipropetrovsk-based Labor Ukraine oligarchs. This shift in Ukraine’s orientation shaped our fathers’ generation. before them, and sometimes completely from the West to Russia was made possible by the opaque dealings of President Some were destroyed by the trauma of from scratch, they built Ukrainian Kuchma and Russia’s ratification of a 1997 treaty with Ukraine. the experience, for others it served as a Saturday schools, scouting organizations, The view that “nobody is waiting for us in the West,” – a slogan that President great testing ground for their spirit, for academic societies, Church institutions. Kuchma first aired in his 1994 election campaign – propagated the lack of national their faith in God and for their commit- This network of organizations was a pride and self-confidence of Ukraine. President Kuchma did further damage when he ment to the native land that they had to safety net for our community, a safe said, “Ukraine cannot make any progress without Russia.” leave forever. And they were made haven to nurture its young and old. But it This shift toward Russia also reinforced the Russophile view among many Western stronger by the experience. was a porous net, not a solid wall that Europeans that Ukrainians, Belarusians and Russians should be treated as one group. Mr. And then came the children. Born in held us in. We were free to come and go. Kuchma included in his “Little Russian” foreign policy a decree in March that would refugee camps in Austria and Germany, Some went, but many stayed and took commemorate the 1654 Treaty of Pereiaslav that placed Ukraine under Russian rule. or in the early years of immigration in advantage of our fathers’ sheltering arms, Dr. Kuzio wrote that, “ ‘Little Russianism,’ like ‘multi-vectorism,’ is a reflection the United States and Canada, we opened that built up protection for our communi- of an amorphous and confused national identity, and hence of an inability to choose our eyes and saw fathers who, weary ties that lasted more than half a century. between East and West. Indeed, Mr. Kuchma has changed Ukraine’s foreign policy from a day (or night) of work at the fac- Our fathers were not materialists who goals this year on a month-by-month basis.” tory, looked at us with hope and awe, worked hard to acquire “stuff” to show Further, Dr. Kuzio pointed to the path of contradictions and the signs of indecision seeing their past, present and future lying off to their friends and neighbors. They earlier that year. In February President Kuchma had urged preparations for integration in their arms. We became their inspira- had lived through the war, and they saw into the European Union and the World Trade Organization, which showed that Ukraine tion. first-hand that material possessions can was looking toward the West. The following month Mr. Kuchma said that Ukraine As we grew, we became aware that be gone in a puff of smoke. They lived would take steps toward the Eurasian Economic Community (EEC), but referred to the our fathers were different from the on a different plane. They taught us body as the defunct CIS Customs Union. In April state officials called the move toward fathers of other “American” kids we about sacrifice, about delaying gratifica- the EEC a contradiction of Ukraine’s long-declared goal of joining the EU. knew. These were dads who, after a hard tion, about saving for a rainy day, about As Foreign Affairs Minister Anatolii Zlenko said, “No country can be in several day’s work, didn’t put up their feet, have giving up short-term pleasures for long- customs unions or in several unions. It can choose only one union.” a martini and watch TV; they came term gains. home, changed out of their work clothes, We didn’t get fancy clothes, we didn’t Source: “Analysis: Ukraine’s ‘Little Russian’ foreign policy proclaims ‘To Europe checked the pages of (the then daily) with Russia!’” The Ukrainian Weekly, June 23, 2002, Vol. LXX, No. 25 Svoboda, put on their ties and went down (Continued on page 17) No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NEWS AND VIEWS

time ever, the fog of political chaos that prevailed in Ukraine for the past 15 years Quest for “Nazis” hurts “The way it was...” has lifted. Now one can clearly see the and our history landscape and the two political forces at the innocent in Canada Dear Editor: work. On one side we find progressive Myron Kuropas’s column “The way it forces for change and social justice, on by Marco Levytsky bring evidence to court, it was thrown was and could be again, if…,” (May 28) the other the reactionary forces of the out by the judges because it had been In a recent commentary (“Remember was probably the best analysis I’ve read of “status quo” of oligarchic syndicates. obtained by the KGB through torture. the murderers,” Winnipeg Free Press, our current position in the U.S. and how we Ms. Tymoshenko of the eponymous One may well ask what is the govern- April 26), David Matas, senior legal got to where we are. His assessment of the bloc and Oleksander Moroz of the Socialist ment doing bringing forward evidence by counsel to B’nai Brith Canada, attempted 1950s and 1960s, and their influence on fol- Party represent the progressive forces for an agency well-known for its crimes to justify a process that undermines the lowing decades, are all borne out by the change. plus acting against humanity? This question should civil liberties of more than 6 million nat- facts he points out. And the UNA’s achieve- Prime Minister Yurii Yekhanurov of Our have been raised when, upon announcing uralized Canadians, under the guise of ments, in hindsight, are extraordinary con- Ukraine and Mr. Yanukovych plus Rynat the launch of the denaturalization and bringing “Nazi war criminals” to justice. sidering the economic status of the average Akhmetov of the Party of the Regions rep- deportation policy in a January 1995 He named four individuals – Jacob Ukrainian, be he a “staryi imigrant” or a DP. resent the pro-status quo forces of the oli- news release, the government stated that Fast, Wasyl Odynsky, Helmut I came here in 1950 as a little boy and garchic syndicates. a major step forward in its investigations Oberlander and Vladimir Katriuk – and experienced all that he wrote about. He We should stop using the worn-out was an agreement that gave it access to claimed that because of compelling evi- succinctly summarized over half a centu- terms of “Orange” or “Blue,” pro-Russian KGB files. But unfortunately it wasn’t. dence linking them to Nazi-era crimes ry of our history in two columns. What or pro-Western, pro-democracy or pro- Considering the source of the govern- against humanity, the War Crimes Unit of is more is that there is no political whiff authoritarian. Those terms are history. ment’s charges against these men, it is the Department of Justice had prosecuted at all in his editorial. What we see today in Ukraine is simply a not a coincidence that all four individuals them. I look back now at all that I’ve experi- contest between two forces: progressive cited by Mr. Matas come from Ukraine As any lawyer knows, prosecuting enced and try to make sense out of it. There versus reactionary. as do the two individuals whose cases are attorneys may determine whatever they is a common thread. But there is something On a strictly numerical basis, the reac- now before the court: Josef Furman of wish, but it is meaningless if the court that scares me. While much of our commu- tionary oligarchic forces have the upper Edmonton and Jura Skomatchuk of St. finds otherwise. In none of these four nal history is recorded in various publica- hand over the progressive forces. In the Catharines. cases did the federal courts find any evi- tions (like Svoboda) and documents, the new Parliament the so-called “grand coali- In the Odynsky case, one of those dence of any individual crimes whatso- actual feelings of those times may be lost. tion” of oligarchs from Our Ukraine and the where no individual crime was alleged in ever – let alone “compelling” evidence. This possibly unique period of our his- Party of the Regions have a comfortable the government’s statement of claim What the court did find was that “on a tory, those years from the second world majority. You could call them “Oligarchs against him, Justice Andrew MacKay balance of probabilities” they lied about war to the mid-’60s, represent three cul- United.” Furthermore, they have the tacit found that his service as a guard at a their past upon coming to Canada. tures: the old world, the hybrid émigré support of the president and the administra- labor camp was involuntary (in fact he Balance of probabilities means simply (DP) world, and the American world all tive apparatus at their disposal. was threatened with death after he that the decision is 51 percent on one convoluted together. In another genera- And this oligarchic force is not averse attempted an escape) and that there was side, as opposed to 49 on the other. tion or two, our descendents will be able to reverting to the old methods of the no evidence that he participated in the It falls way short of the “beyond a rea- to find out what we accomplished and KGB and Kuchma “oprichnyky.” The mistreatment of any prisoner anywhere at sonable doubt” standard of criminal achieved as a group. But will there be recent attempt by the security forces of any time. court. And there is no way to prove con- any way for someone in the future to get a Ukraine to intimidate two high-ranking In the case of Mr. Oberlander, whose clusively whether they lied or not upon glimpse of what it was really like to be a and newly elected national deputies of citizenship was actually revoked by coming to Canada, because all the immi- displaced person in the United States? the Tymoshenko Bloc is a case in point Cabinet order, it was reinstated by a gration records of that period have been The Fourth Wave of Ukrainians is (www.pravda.com.ua, April 18). unanimous vote of the Federal Court of destroyed. beginning to make its imprint on our ever- As events of the past weeks indicate, Appeal, after Mr. Oberlander’s lawyer The final decision on the revocation of changing society. And the way we looked President Yushchenko has for all practi- took the unique step of appealing the rev- a person’s citizenship rests with a com- at the “stari imigranty,” and the way they cal purposes abdicated his position and ocation process itself. mittee of cabinet, which makes the gov- looked at us in the ’50s, is almost identi- functions of leadership, and led the In the May 31, 2004 ruling, which was ernment both prosecutor and court of last cal to the way the Fourth Wave looks at us country into anarchy and banditism, not appealed to the Supreme Court, appeal. and we at them. Another repeating cycle. with political assassinations against Justice Robert Décary, with the concur- Since there is no judicial appeal Yes, there will be archives and docu- deputies of the Tymoshenko Bloc on the rence of Justices J. Edgar Sexton and B. process, no precedents can be estab- ments available for historical analyses, but rise (two in the past week). The central Malone told the government “it cannot lished. Judges have ruled both for and where will one find what it was like to have authorities have lost control over the apply the war criminals policy to a per- against respondents in similar cases, so been a Fourth Waver? It is these types of regions and President George W. Bush son unless it first satisfies itself, to use the whole system amounts to a judicial stories and recollections of individuals that has wisely canceled his trip to Ukraine. the very words of the policy, that ‘there lottery where the victim’s fate depends add meaning to dry historical data. However, the people of Ukraine have is evidence of direct involvement in or lost their fear of “vlasti” (the authorities) upon whichever judge he gets. complicity of war crimes or crimes But because the government is under no Andrew Zwarun and demonstrated their mettle during the against humanity.’ ” obligation to present any evidence of any Austin, Texas heady days of the Orange Revolution. The fact that revocation of citizenship Any attempt at political repression in individual crimes under our current citi- can be used in such an arbitrary manner Ukraine will fail; it is a thing of the past. zenship revocation system, they haven’t prompted the Parliamentary Standing So, what of the future? Most likely we done so. And in the most recent cases they Committee of Citizenship and Ukraine’s future: will see a ruling oligarchic coalition of Our haven’t even bothered to charge the indi- Immigration last year to determine “that Ukraine and the Party of the Regions for viduals with any individual crimes. the potential loss of citizenship is of such the next three and a half years. Meanwhile, In the three cases where the fundamental significance to the person “Oligarchs United” Department of Justice did attempt to Dear Editor: Our Ukraine will lose however little sup- concerned that fraud should be proven A lot of ink and paper have been wasted port it had in western Ukraine, and will be beyond a reasonable doubt in a criminal in the press on the futile efforts of restoring absorbed into the Party of the Regions. Marco Levytsky is the editor and pub- court, that the legal protections of the the Orange Coalition. The simple fact is The president, with grossly diminished lisher of the Edmonton-based, nationally Canadian Charter of Rights and that the Orange Coalition was blown apart powers, will wither on the vine, while the distributed Ukrainian News, and a member Freedoms – specifically Sections 7 to 14 the moment President Viktor Yushchenko Yanukovych-Poroshenko apparatus will of the National Justice Committee of the – must apply, and there should be no spe- fired Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and take over the running of the country for the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The article cial limits placed on the right to appeal.” her Cabinet. Later he sealed his own doom benefit of “Oligarchs United” from both the above was published in the June 9 issue of Until those recommendations are western and the eastern parts of the country. the Winnipeg Free Press. 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adults, which is why they are interesting. KKeeaann UUnniiiivveerrrrssssiiiittttyy aanndd TThhee AAnnddrrrreeyyeevvvv MMMMuuuussssiiiiccccaaaallll SSSSoooocccciiiieeeettttyyyy A conversation... Publication quality has significantly (Continued from page 3) improved because there are a lot of books Present with intellect. made according to global standards. If only we could promote all this by world AANN IINNCCRREEDDIIBBLLEE CCOONNCCEERR TT I want us to remember that intellect AAAANNNN IIIINNNNCCCCRRRREEEEDDDDIIIIBBBBLLLLEEEE CCCCOOOONNNNCCCCEEEERRRRTT makes us people, and what guarantees standards, it would be very good. TTHHEE IIII NNTTEERRNNAATTIIIIOONNAALLLLYY RREENNOOWWNNEEDD DDUUEETT the strength of the nation is learning and Unfortunately, so far publication has pro- education. I’d say this as a person who gressed, but distribution and the culture went through serious schooling and, of reading these books lags behind. looking from a distance, I understand that And what about Ukrainian chil- NADIA IGOR perhaps that was the most important dren’s books? NADIA IGOR thing. When we look at financial problems, Well, I said the situation is significant- BBURDIKINURDIKINAA SENINSENIN we are looking forward two, three, five ly better now. Do you mean written by PRIMA DOMRA years ahead. But when we look at prob- Ukrainians? PRIMA BALALAIKA lems related to education, they will give results, bad results unfortunately, in 20 or Yes, contemporary books, and 30 years and it won’t be reversible. That which have you read most recently? is why we have to do something right A PROGRAM OF CLASSICAL AND FOLK MUSIC now. Honestly, I haven’t seen many books We have to take an active role in pro- recently written by Ukrainians for chil- moting reading. I think that it doesn’t dren. That’s the truth. I can’t think of WINNERS OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS have to be an initiative of famous people, many new books for children that I per- HONORED NATIONAL ARTISTS “Let’s get together and discuss how read- sonally looked through. I know they ing is good.” That would seem to me a exist, I know these writers personally, but PR event. People decided to create a PR these books haven’t reached my hands. A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE YOU WILL TREASURE event named, “Let’s call on people to More so classics for children. read.” The fact that this problem already What books did you read in your exists is already a big problem and a very childhood? SSUUNNDDAAYY,, JJUUNNEE 2255 aatt 33::0000 pp..mm.. alarming signal. We have to remember that books make us more intelligent and Well, I mentioned them. By the way, a that intellect is a guarantee of material very nice Ukrainian book I recommend TTII CCKKEETTSS $$2200..0000 success. to all is “Tereodor iz Vasiukivky” by Vsevolod Nestayko. I liked this book Do you read frequently? very much in my childhood, and it was a THE LITTLE THEATER KEAN UNIVERSITY Yes, of course. I read regularly – in best-seller at that time. I hope we can 1000 MORRIS AVENUE UNION, NJ 07083 planes, at hotels, at home, everywhere regenerate interest among present-day it’s possible. It helps make me who I am, children to this book because it is very particularly in these areas in which I interesting. SEATING LIMITED, ORDER TICKETS PROMPTLY don’t know a lot. What kind of books? The first book I read in my life – I was Whatever – books by Ukrainian authors, quite young – was a book about the contemporary books, classics, world adventures of Baron Munchausen. I was BOX OFFICE 908-737-SHOW classics and some avant-guard literature. only 5 years old. But I look through it CREDIT CARDS WELCOMED I can name a lot. often because I don’t think it’s for chil- dren only. Also, Hoffman’s stories or What did you read most recently? Lewis Carroll’s books. Moreover, literature for those a bit The last book I read was by Ukrainian older – but it’s children’s literature also – writer Mariah Matios, “Solodka Darusia.” the adventure books of Jules Verne or It is a very nice, contemporary book that Jonathan Swift. In this literature, there takes us back to the time when Stefanyk are lots of moments that could be inter- wrote in the authentic Hutsul language. esting for adults, too. In general, the con- I’m very, very satisfied with the language cept of children’s books is very con- it’s written in and its ideas. I think that’s ducive for conveying deep, appropriate the future of Ukrainian literature. messages. What is your opinion of the status of When you are reading books written in children’s books, and how long has it language for 10-year-olds, and truly there been since you looked through a chil- are deep truths, then children mature with dren’s book? such books while adults can very often see, in childlike forms, mature themes. With pleasure, I look for any publica- So I remember “Winnie the Pooh” books, tions of children’s books, particularly which also have many interesting, I world classics such as “Alice in would say not banal, things that are Wonderland” or stories [Alice] by worth re-reading when you are 20, 30 or Hoffman. These books are also for older.

Quotable notes “I stand for a diversity of languages in communication. The more languages a person knows, the higher the chance of that person realizing himself creatively. But I am opposed to speculation on the language issue. The Constitution of Ukraine clearly stipulates that the only state language is Ukrainian. Ukraine is the only country that is obliged to preserve and develop the Ukrainian language. “Great and wise nations understand that language is not only a means of com- munication, but also a way of thinking and a foundation of culture. Therefore, they not only preserve, but also develop their languages, demanding that other people respect their languages. ... “I am happy to see increasingly more young people, who have a brilliant com- mand of Russian and speak fluent English, French and German, using Ukrainian for communication. I welcome the youth that has taken a patriotic stance and says – we are Ukrainians and our native language is Ukrainian. The younger generation is wise, patriotic and educated. As president, I pin great hopes on young people.” – President Viktor Yushchenko in his weekly radio address on June 3 that was devoted to problems of children and youths.

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unable to form a majority parliamentary Soccer mania... coalition since the March 26 elections. Yushchenko... (Continued from page 1) That point even seeped into the day’s (Continued from page 1) loud demonstration of their wares. political rhetoric. ty. Other areas in need of reform include “Don’t blow your horn,” an irritated “I am convinced that (our players) the police and procuracies, he added. fan barked, his eyes fixated on the will do today a thousand times more for These governmental decisions, Mr. Ukraine than our president, prime minis- screen. Vasiunyk said, are being made transpar- ter and national deputies combined,” said “This is my job,” she shot back. ently and without, as under previous former Prime Minister Yulia Those Kyivans seeking more comfort- administrations, influence from oligarchs Tymoshenko. able accommodations made reservations or “our northern neighbor.” “Because they truly defend Ukraine, at Planeta Sportu, a popular sports bar in “Until now those in the Kremlin have and don’t embarrass her unreservedly the city center. before the entire world. And I am con- not been able to accept the fact that the Fans began reserving seats in May, vinced that our boys won’t make a coali- prime ministership of Ukraine is decided and all 200 places were reserved a week tion agreement with the Spaniards and at a negotiating table and not in the before the match, said restaurant director won’t back down from the struggle that Kremlin,” he said. Viktor Khayit. is absolutely needed for Ukraine.” As President Yushchenko has noted, the Instead of his suit and tie, National road to democracy in Ukraine, as in all Deputy Andrii Shevchenko of the Yulia countries, has not been an easy one, he said. Tymoshenko Bloc wore a bright yellow “On this road we have had accom- jersey bearing the name of Ukraine’s top plishments and encountered problems Yaro Bihun player, also Andrii Shevcheno. after the Orange Revolution.” He added, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the He planned on watching the game however: “We prefer to say that, as of Presidential Secretariat Ivan Vasiunyk. with his close buddies and drinking beer. now, we are unsatisfied rather than disil- “Then we’ll hopefully visit a sauna after- lusioned,” and Ukraine being a demo- pared to the same period last year, and a wards feeling very good,” Mr. cratic state is no longer in question. 6 percent increase in the birth rate nine Shevchenko said. Mr. Vasiunyk singled out some months after the government’s Unfortunately, Mr. Shevchenko’s trip notable economic and social improve- announced its family assistance program. to the sauna wouldn’t turn out the way he ments since the Orange Revolution – a But he also noted that reform is still would have preferred. fourfold increase in foreign investments lacking in other sectors, such as housing, The Ukrainian team had impressed soc- in the first quarter of this year as com- energy, health and education. cer fans worldwide when it became the first European team to qualify for the 2006 World Cup while competing last year. However, its debut was nothing short of disastrous, as the team gave up goals 13 and 17 minutes into the game. The team didn’t fare any better in the Zenon Zawada second half, when defender Vladyslav National deputy Andrii Shevchenko of Vaschuk was given a red card for inter- BRBIRNIGN GA LALL LY YOOUURR F FAAMMIILLYY AANND FRRIIEENNDDSS! ! the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc wore his fering with Spanish forward Fernando JOBJIORNBI NURG SIUN ASOG LNO LA N LAY LA O7 Y U-7DOR-DU AFRAYA YMF F AFIUMLUNYNI LDADYRNR ADAAN IIFDSRI FINERGNI EDCCNRSR!DU USII!S SEE! ! Andrii Shevchenko jersey to the Torres, though in replays it became Designat e yo ur do nat ion to t he Svoboda /The U krainian W eekly Pr ess Fund JOIJDNesignO IUNaSt e U Oyo SNur O dAo Nn a7 t Aion-D 7tAo- tDYheA SFvYoUb oNFdaUD/TNRheD AU RkIrSaAiInIiNaSnG IW N eCeGkRl yCU PRrIeSsUsE FIu!S nEd ! 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Among those disappointed was While there aren’t seats left for the Ukrainian rock star Sviatoslav June 19 match with Saudi Arabia, there’s Vakarchuk, who offered emotional play- room left for the June 23 match with by-play commentary of the historic Tunisia, he said. match for the television network Inter. 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PHOTO REPORT: The 36th Convention of the Ukrainian National Association

At the convention banquet: (seated, from left), Donald and Gloria Horbaty, Nancy and Michael Bohdan, (standing) Ihor and Nadia Salabay, Christine Californian Luba Keske speaks in Convention Committee Chair Oksana Brodyn and Roman Hawryluk. support of Soyuzivka. Trytjak addresses the banquet audience.

Members of the Elections Committee at work: (from left) Oksana Koziak, At the Hutsul-theme dinner: (from left) Andrew Hrechak, Andre Worobec, Andrew Hrechak, Roman Kuropas, Christine Brodyn and Nadia Salabay. (Photo Omelan Twardowsky, Michael Koziupa (elected second vice-president of the UNA) courtesy of Andrew Hrechak) and Peter Hawrylciw. (Photo courtesy of Andrew Hrechak)

Guests at the banquet: Kvitka Semanyshyn of the Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics in America and Bohdan Harhaj of the Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM).

During the Sunday afternoon concert: (from left) Ukraine’s Consul General in New York Mykola Kyrychenko, National Secretary Christine Kozak, outgoing First Vice-President Martha Lysko and President Stefan Kaczaraj. Maya Lew (left), who was later elected a UNA advisor, is introduced during the women’s caucus by former UNA Vice- Photos in this series by Roma Hadzewycz (unless otherwise noted). Presidentess Gloria Paschen. No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 11

PHOTO REPORT: The 36th Convention of the Ukrainian National Association

The convention’s recorders: (from left) Maria Drich, Nina Wasylkevych and Andre Worobec.

Canadian delegates at the convention banquet: (from left) Myron and Janina Groch, Anna Burij, Tatiana Miskiw and Vera Plawuszczak.

Pennsylvania delegates (from left) Tymko Butrej, Michael Hrycyk and Tim Ganter seated among branch representatives during the convention deliberations. Guests in the convention hall: (from left) Eugene Serba (who was later elected a UNA advisor), Luba Lysiak and Patricia Romanovich.

Convention Chairman Taras Szmagala Sr. leads the session as (from left) Delegates and members of the Convention Committee, (from left) Anna President Stefan Kaczaraj, Treasurer Roma Lisovich and parliamentarian Slobodian, Stephanie Hawryluk and Slavko Tysiak (elected as a UNA auditor), Andrij V.R. Szul look on. during an outdoor session of the convention’s deliberations.

Advisors Gloria Horbaty and Myron Groch (who Advisor Paul Prinko with Natalia Bukvych of the Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Irene Jarosewich with was elected director for Canada) during a convention Ukrinform news service at the convention banquet. videographer Vlodko Artymyshyn. session. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 No. 25

Plastby Laryssa U.S.A.’s Czebiniak largestPhysical agility, campground mental strategy and hosts spring camporee teamwork skills in particular were tested EAST CHATHAM, N.Y. – East Coast during the terrain game, which took Plast youths flocked to Plast U.S.A.’s troops to twelve stations. Some points largest campground, “Vovcha Tropa” for included a slingshot accuracy contest, the annual camporee during Memorial Day creative building with ropes and branch- weekend, May 27-29. This springtime es, timed tent-pitching, memory games eveny known as “Sviato Yuriya” translates and a “spiderweb” test, where one scout as the Feast of St. George – an event devot- is blind-folded and needs to crawl ed to the scouting organization’s patron. through a web of rope while the troop Twelve troops of 12 to 17 year-old tells him or her where and how to move. “yunaky” and “yunachky” took part in Scouts were challenged at every turn dur- this year’s Sviato Yuriya, totaling 131 ing the day. In contrasts, the warm star-stud- scouts, 22 counselors and three members ded nights were devoted to more relaxing or of the Lisovi Chorty fraternity in com- social events. Saturday’s outdoor dance in mand positions as organizers of the event. the new pavilion inspired a hopping Troops represented cities around the kolomyika. Though Memorial Day weekend East Coast, including Boston, Hartford, has often been a rainy weekend in past Conn., New York, Newark, Passaic, years, rain gear was instead utilized as pro- Philadelphia and Washington. Troops com- tective ground cover during Sunday night’s peted against each other in various tasks. campfire. Troops were judged on their origi- This year’s theme centered upon the nal skits, based on the camporee’s theme. phrase, “Ya ye Plast” (I am Plast). “We There were high expectations for the Laryssa Czebiniak chose it in order to help instill a sense chili cook-off, as it was to serve also as a that each scout is important in the overall meal. Troops made a true effort to prepare The Hartford group completes the spiderweb task during terrain game. structure of Plast,” explained Adrian delicious chili in a creative setting. The Podpirka, the camp scribe. Washington boys’ venison chili was the before and all of them did very well. point totals – three for girls’ troops and Sunny skies gave the organizers a only one of its kind. The Newark girls cre- They showed a lot of creativity and ini- three for boys’ troops. The New York chance to implement all planned activities, ated wooden placemats out of sticks and tiative,” said program coordinator and girls won first place, followed by Newark such as a round-robin sports competition, others poured chili into bread bowls. chili judge Tymish Halibey. “A few of and Philadelphia in second and third, a weekend-long scavenger hunt and a “fox Hartford, the eventual winner of the con- them thought outside the box, such as respectively. run,” during which pairs of scouts trekked test, served the judges chili with a side making chili dogs.” The program direc- In the boys’ category, Hartford’s all over the vast campground utilizing dish of varennyky under a private awning, tor, Pavlo Mulyk, and several other mixed troop of boys and girls won first their compasses and cartography skills to while one scout serenaded them with a Lisovi Chorty also judged this contest. place, with New York and Passaic in sec- find as many points on a map as possible musical instrument. Father Ivan Kaszczak made a special ond and third places. within an allotted time frame. “Many of the kids had never cooked trip to Vovcha Tropa to ensure that Sviato With the lowering of the Ukrainian Yuriya participants were able to attend and American flags, another Sviato divine liturgy. Yuriya came to a close, its prematurely During Monday’s closing ceremonies hot weather giving everyone a taste of plaques were given out for highest troop summer camps to come.

Larissa Oprysko Cook-off judges Stefko Stawnychy, Tymish Halibey, Adyo Podpirka and Petro Stawnychy, all members of the Lisovi Chorty fraternity, conduct a taste test.

Larissa Oprysko Conscious of their “presentation,” Newark girls serve up their version of chili.

Laryssa Czebiniak Laryssa Czebiniak “Yunachky” during the opening ceremonies of “Sviato Yuriya.” New York girls at one of the stops during the terrain game. No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 13 Ukrainian American Youth Association holds 47th annual “Zlet”

by Orest Kozicky ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – The Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM) sponsored it’s 47th consecutive annual “Zlet” on May 27-28 here at the SUM Youth Resort (known as “oselia”). Zlet is the annual spring youth rally for members ranging from 4 to 17 years of age from the East Coast SUM branch- es. Zlet presents the opportunity for youths to engage in academic and athlet- ic competitions and poetry recitations that demonstrate their knowledge about various aspects of Ukrainian history and cultural traditions, their usage of the Ukrainian language, as well as the opportunity to perform with their dance, choral and drama ensembles within a tal- ent contest concert forum. The athletic events include individual competitions in 50-,60- and 100-yard sprints, 440-,880-yard and mile runs, com- petitions in long jump, shot put and discus, and in team obstacle course and relay races. A soccer tournament was revived for the 6-7, 8-9 and 10-12 age groups this year to complement the traditional 13-17 age group volleyball tournament. The SUM youths socialized at a bar- becue and “zabava” (dance) featuring Bohdanka Stolar and Alexander Zelez, top winners in the Chornozem on Saturday night, May 27. 6-12 age group. The shot put competition. The highlight of this year’s Zlet was the visit of Bishop Paul Chomnycky of York City; Passaic, N.J.; Philadelphia; the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Whippany, N.J.; and Yonkers, N.Y. Stamford. On Saturday night Bishop Responsibility for the colossal task of Chomnycky took part in the talent con- coordinating the various Zlet events was cert; on Sunday morning he returned to undertaken this year by the Yonkers bless the newly built children’s play- branch. The komandant was Andrij ground and to take part in a SUM group Burchak and the bunchuznij was David photo prior to celebrating liturgy with the Odomirok. Together with the enthusias- Very Rev. Mitred Archpriest Ihor Midzak tic team of individual event coordinators and Father Bohdan Danylo. The bishop from the Yonkers ranks they successfully then toured oselia with the head of the conducted the multiple aspects of Zlet. SUM national board, Bohdan Harhaj, This year’s Zlet featured the introduc- who together with Komandant Andrij Burchak presented him with several tion of “Konkurs Royiv” for the 13-17 age SUM archive momentos. group in a multiple terrain format upon the This year’s Zlet included 326 partici- initiative of Lesia Kozicky, the reintroduc- pants from the following 11 SUM tion of a soccer tournament for the age 6- branches located on the Eastern 12 age groups, a special zabava with live Seaboard: Baltimore; Binghamton, N.Y.; music held within a carefully supervised Goshen, N.Y.; Hartford, Conn.; camp forum, and the ability of track and Irvington, N.J.; Jersey City, N.J.; New field crews led by Peter Duda and Orest Kozicky to rescue the sport venues from last minute torrential rain flooding. Orest Kozicky, M.D. is press secretary A formal review of the SUM ranks of the Ukrainian American Youth Association national board. (Continued on page 18) A view of the discus competition.

Taras Hnatyshyn Bishop Paul Chomnycky (center) with Zlet 2006 participants. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 No. 25

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reservists from a contingent of 225 flew NEWSBRIEFS home from Symferopol on June 11 with- (Continued from page 14) out completing their mission in Crimea, With infinite sadness, we inform our dear Ukrainian The daily reported that Lukoil is buying a UNIAN reported, quoting Ukrainian mil- diaspora about the passing into eternity on June 8, at chain of 2,000 gas stations in the United itary sources. The remaining reservists the age of 102, of our dearest Father, Grandfather and were scheduled to leave the peninsula on States and that unnamed Russian business- Great-Grandfather June 12. The reservists arrived in es are interested in U.S pipelines and facili- Ukraine last month to upgrade a military ties for converting liquefied natural gas training range near the Crimean port of (LNG). Igor Shuvalov, who is an aide to Feodosiya, ahead of the planned multina- President Putin and his chief planner for the tional Sea Breeze 2006 exercise. The G-8 summit, told the newspaper that “the docking of a U.S. naval cargo ship in summit should recognize that Russia plays Feodosiya on May 27, which brought a key role in providing energy security, and construction equipment and materials as that Russia is ready to open its energy well as small arms, has triggered continu- reserves to foreign investment. ... We think ing anti-NATO protests in the port and that after this summit, no one will again cast doubt on whether the exercise will question the membership of Russia in the be authorized by the Ukrainian G-8.” Some of Russia’s Western critics Parliament. (RFE/RL Newsline) have suggested that it be dropped from that group on the grounds that it is neither Ukrainian language official in industrialized nor democratic. An unnamed senior U.S. official told the daily that KYIV – As of July 1, the Ukrainian nobody is trying to exclude Russia, but language will be an official regional lan- only to ensure that it does not have monop- guage in Serbia. Local authorities, courts olies that can manipulate markets. and educational institutions will use Ukrainian. This is the first time that a (RFE/RL Newsline) foreign country has given the Ukrainian Some U.S. reservists leave Ukraine language official status. Serbia is home to a large Ukrainian diaspora community. SYMFEROPOL – A group of U.S. (NTN Television)

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In deep sorrow: husband Nicholas Mykola son Joseph Ihor with wife Helena Gregory Bemko grandchildren Nicholas, William, Katherine February 7, 1916 - May 27, 2006 and Alexander son Michael with wife Anna Eminent cellist Gregory Bemko has died at age 90 after a lengthy ill- ness. His parents, Tekla Ratushny, and Stefan Bemko, came to the grandchildren Tatyana and Daniel United States from Toky in the Ternopil region, and Halychyna, brothers and sister Iwan Witiuk Ukraine. Gregory was born in New York City. He studied at the Bohdan Witiuk Juilliard School of Music in New York. During WWII he was a bomber Olya Hawryluk pilot in the 9th Air Force. He and his wife, concert pianist Yoshiko Myron Witiuk Niiya, performed as soloists and together in many of the greatest halls in Europe and the United States. For many recitals, Mr. Bemko includ- ed a set of variations based on “Oi Ne Khody, Hrytsiu.” In 1989 he Parastas was held Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. and his wife founded the Lake San Marcos Chamber Music Society. at Lytwyn & Lytwyn Funeral Home in Union, N.J. Over the years, many outstanding Ukrainian artists have performed Funeral services were held June 8, 2006, at St. John the for the Society, including pianist Mykola Suk, and cellist, Natalia Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Newark, N.J., fol- Khoma. Donations may be made to the Lake San Marcos Chamber lowed by the interment at St. Andrew’s Cemetery in Music Society, c/o 6035 Piros Way, Oceanside, CA 92056. South Bound Brook, N.J. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 No. 25

interests, regardless of how any of the G- Gas price... 8 members might react. (Continued from page 2) Another possible explanation for the reluctance to anger the Kremlin. thinly veiled threat to raise gas prices for Some energy conservation efforts have Ukraine is that this is a form of pressure only begun to be implemented and will being applied by the Kremlin to prevent not produce significant savings for anoth- the appointment of Yulia Tymoshenko as er five to 10 years. prime minister. During her short term as One option could be Ukraine handing prime minister in 2005, Ms. Tymoshenko over control of its pipeline system and was outspoken about the need to remove underground storage system to Russia in RosUkrEnergo, the controversial middle- return for cheaper gas. That, however, is man for gas deliveries from Central Asia highly unlikely to happen as Mr. from the Ukrainian market. Yushchenko has often stated that he will After Ms. Tymoshenko left office, not give these up. RosUkrEnergo, reportedly at the insis- Why has Russia chosen to make the tence of the Kremlin, was given a lucra- decision to raise prices now? tive role to play in the delivery and sale The simple answer is the fact that, of gas to Ukraine. The January contract according to Moscow, the contract signed provided for RosUkrEnergo to create a in January is up for review in six months. joint venture company with Naftohaz “In our contract, the price was agreed Ukrayiny, the state-owned oil and gas upon for the first half of 2006,” Gazprom monopoly, named UkrHazEnergo. The deputy head Aleksandr Medvedev told newly created company recently RIA Novosti on May 26. “The end of this announced that it is expanding and period is approaching, and both sides will intends to drill for gas in Ukraine and discuss the price for the following period.” Russia. But Ukraine seems to understand the If Ms. Tymoshenko is appointed prime terms of the contract a little differently. minister, Moscow fears she might exclude President Yushchenko has offered numer- UkrHazEnergo and RosUkrEnergo from ous assurances to his countrymen that the the Ukrainian market. price agreed upon in January will remain On May 30 Russian Ambassador to at the $95 level for five years. Now that Ukraine Viktor Chernomyrdin linked the his promise has been challenged by gas issue with political relations. Mr. Gazprom officials, the Ukrainian govern- Chernomyrdin was quoted by Interfax as ment might well feel the need to protect saying that Ukrainian-Russian relations My mother, father, brother and sister the image of the president and put up were affected by relations between fierce resistance to any price increase. Ukraine and NATO, the problems with and the rest of the family have life It’s also possible that policy-makers in the Russian Black Sea Fleet, Kyiv’s the Kremlin are timing their decision to “search for democracy” and the creation insurance. What about me? increase gas prices for Ukraine to coin- last month of the Organization for cide with the upcoming Group of Eight Democracy and Economic Development- Rates are low. See the chart on the (G-8) industrialized economies meeting GUAM. in July. He also said that Kyiv and Moscow That could be Russia’s signal to the could settle the problem of a possible next page for more information. West that it will conduct business in the gas-price rise with an improvement in CIS to promote its own geopolitical political relations. No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 17

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vicissitudes of immigrant life, with trau- Our fathers’... matic memories of wartime experiences, AGE PREMIUM with marital or parenting problems, with (Continued from page 6) 0 $ 300.00 get cars when we were 16, we didn’t get financial issues, with community chal- sent to Europe on class trips. We got col- lenges, we saw that with faith, hope and 1 $ 300.00 lege scholarships based on need. Our par- trust in themselves and in God, they ents were saving for their first family car, managed to cope with all the challenges 2 $ 310.00 life brought them. As children, we picked for a first house, for a particular 3 $ 310.00 Ukrainian organization or even for food up these life lessons from our dads sub- packages to send to relatives back in liminally. We began to appreciate them 4 $ 320.00 Ukraine. But we did not feel poor, we more fully only as we matured and were in the same boat as other Ukrainian became parents ourselves. Our fathers’ 5 $ 330.00 American children, and we knew we lives were an inspiration – we knew we were special and “different” from the would be able to cope with our problems 6 $ 340.00 other “American kids,” but different in a because we had seen our fathers, against 7 $ 355.00 good way. Our fathers taught us not to overwhelming odds, cope successfully see this difference as a source of shame, with theirs. 8 $ 365.00 but as a source of honor and pride in our Our fathers showed us how to live. uniqueness. But another great gift, if we were really 9 $ 380.00 fortunate, is that they showed us how to Our fathers gave us a sense of history, 10 $ 395.00 a sense that we were tied to a long line of die. With the same stoicism and faith that ancestors who made us what we are and sustained them in their long life journey, toward whom we owed a certain spiritual they went to meet their maker with pro- obligation. In the days before TV and found strength, dignity and amazing video games, looking at family albums grace that we can only hope and pray to and listening to stories about eccentric find someday in ourselves. uncles and important historical figures in Finally, our fathers gave us the great- our family’s ancestry was actually a est gift a human being can have. In source of entertainment. choosing to leave their beloved Ukraine Our fathers gave us our language and which was about to fall to a totalitarian our culture. We would not dream of Russian Communist system that would speaking to our fathers in any language seek to obliterate individualism, root out other than Ukrainian, nor to speak to the ancient Ukrainian culture and the them with disrespect. Our fathers taught Christian faith, and crush the human spir- us that we must speak Ukrainian not only it, they were making a profound choice because it is our ancestors’ language, but not just for themselves, but for their because we were carriers of a language unborn children and grandchildren. They that was slowly being eradicated in were asserting their God-given right to a Ukraine and we were its representatives life as a free human being. abroad whose mission it was to save it In this, they were one in spirit with the from destruction. We were little cru- Founding Fathers of the United States of saders of sorts. It was an intriguing con- America, whose great principles estab- cept to us. We often lapsed into English lished a country that has given millions among ourselves, but deep inside we of refugees like our fathers a chance to knew that Ukrainian was the language of live in freedom. our parents, and hence of our hearts. In their lifetimes, our fathers of that Our fathers gave us bedrock stability. great World War II generation were a We knew that no matter what, our fathers powerful influence on our lives. In their would be there to protect us and to help deaths, their power is not diminished, us. We grew up in an age before divorce, because their power came from their and we knew that our fathers were there indomitable spirits, which live on in us. to stay, and we took comfort in that with- Our memories of what they were and out even being aware that it could be any what they represented will sustain us different. from generation to generation. Our fathers gave us hope. As we So here’s to our beloved Fathers, living watched our fathers struggle with the and deceased. God bless them, every one.

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that have been made in Chernivtsi with the CCRDF delivers... support of UMC,” said CCRDF Executive (Continued from page 4) Director Alexander Kuzma. “We will be port CCRDF. UMC then matched this working with the medical staff to assess amount and added an additional $150,000 to the positive impact of this aid, and to expand the medical program to include chil- ensure that as many patients as possible dren’s hospitals in Kherson and Uzhhorod. can fully benefit from this technology.” Following the press conference, Dr. To support CCRDF’s programs in Kuritsyn and his staff escorted journalists Chernivtsi or other cities, tax-deductible and UMC representatives to several areas donations may be forwarded to: CCRDF, of the hospital where medical technology 272 Old Short Hills Road, Short Hills, NJ 07078. installed by CCRDF is currently in opera- tion. In addition to the equipment financed by UMC, Dr. Kuritsyn also showed the state-of-the-art neonatal station funded by Ukrainian American... the family of the late Martha Andriuk and (Continued from page 13) Col. Basil Andriuk of Darien, Conn. arranged as individual branches, with Mrs. Andriuk served as the vice-presi- Correction to the list of dent of CCRDF from 1990 until her scoring based upon strict adherence to untimely death in 2003. In honor of her the SUM uniform dress code, was won Philadelphia Contributors for the late husband, a native of the Bukovyna- by the Hartford branch. Chernivtsi region, Mrs. Andriuk and her The Irvington branch took first place Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv sons, Alexander, Andrew and Mark in overall points achieved, while Hartford Andriuk of Norwalk, Conn., funded the took second place and Yonkers took third. neonatal station to launch the fund’s Bohdanka Stolar of Baltimore and partnership with the maternity hospital. Alexander Zelez of Hartford tied for the Senyk, Bohdan and Chrystia $2000 CCRDF is also working to improve “pershun” (first place winner) trophy for in Memory of Rev. Mitr. Myroslaw Charyna conditions at Chernivtsi City Children’s the most points in the 6-12 age group, Providence Assn. Philadelphia Branches $100 Hospital with the financial support of the while Yurij Symchyk of Irvington was Horajeckyj, Askold $100 fund’s Central Maine Chapter under the the pershun for the 13-17 age group. Horajeckyj, Jura $100 direction of Dr. Bohdan Slabyj. In the volleyball tournament, coordi- “We are very pleased with the strides nated by Semen Warycha, the final standings were as follows: • mixed category: 1. Yonkers A, 2. Hartford and 3. Whippany; • Girls category: 1. Passaic, 2. Philadelphia and 3. Yonkers A. In the soccer tournament, coordinated by Michael Hlushko and Bohdan Kucyna, the final standings were as follows: RETIREMENT? • Age 6-7 category: 1. Passaic and 2. Yonkers; • Age 8-9 category: 1. Yonkers and 2. Passaic; • Age 10-12 category: 1. Passaic G, 2. ARE YOU READY? Yonkers and 3. Passaic M. Andrij Bihun, the bulavnyi of the SUM national executive board, closed the awards ceremonies by expressing his gratitude to Mr. Burchak and to his entire Yonkers team, as well as to all of the “SUMivtsi” for their participation in another successful Zlet.

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EDMONTON – The graduate student sertation. program in Ukrainian folklore at the Another event connected to the Local University of Alberta completed another Culture Project was the debut of a film year of its popular lunch-and-seminar based on the collection. Andriy series. Begun in 2004-2005 on the initia- Nahachewsky, the principle investigator tive of Natalie Kononenko, Kule Chair of on the project, introduced the film and Ukrainian Ethnography, the series allows explained the work behind it. students and faculty to share their Prof. Kononenko presented her work research. with traditional religious stories that she This year Vincent Rees spoke about collected in Ukraine, showing how these his research for his master’s thesis. He is narratives both reflect the growing inter- examining dance groups in Ukraine and est in religion and help resolve changes how they modified folklore for the stage. in social roles that came with Ukrainian He is also looking at the influence of independence. staged folklore on Ukrainian Canadians. Because technological issues are Mariya Lesiv also spoke about the important to folklore documentation and work that she did for her master’s thesis. preservation, several sessions were dedi- She discussed writing in Canada cated to equipment. The group enjoyed a and classified pysanka art into categories hands-on demonstration of a high-quality that range from the traditional to the indi- video camera purchased by the center vidualistic. and Peter Holloway’s discussion of mod- Katherine Bily spoke about pregnancy eling techniques that create three-dimen- beliefs, looking at traditional beliefs and sional virtual replicas of folk houses and beliefs in Canada. Svitlana Kukharenko village churches. The Ukrainian folklore group at the University of Alberta. spoke about animal magic. In the sum- Mr. Holloway also demonstrated the mer of 2005, she collected beliefs about new sound file database which is avail- Canadian song. was Andrij Horniatkevych’s presentation animals and the taboos associated with able on the Ukrainian Traditional Mykhailo Koval, a kobzar from a vil- of Zinovyi Shtokalko’s recordings to the their care. She presented her research at Folklore website, http://www.arts.ualber- lage in Ukraine, sang songs and archive. Mr. Horniatkevych provided the University of Alberta and also at the ta.ca/uvp/. This database was developed answered questions about his artistry and biographical information of Shtokalko, national meeting of the American with the help of Yue Zhang of TAPoR, about his efforts to preserve Ukrainian whom he knew personally, and discussed Folklore Society. the Text Access Portal for Research, and traditions. Another -related event his artistry. Roman Shiyan talked about Ukrainian Ms. Kukharenko. Kozaks. Stories about the Kozaks were The lunch/seminar series had a num- collected by historians, folklorists, ber of special visitors. Sogu Hong, who philologists and others. Mr. Shiyan received his Ph.D. last year, returned to showed how collector interests and bias- talk about the Ukrainian studies program es are reflected in their work. that he is launching in Korea. Andriy Chernevych, who has been Oleksandra Britsyna of the Folklore working with the Local Culture Project, a Institute in Kyiv spoke about her monumental interview effort conducted research in Ukrainian narrative. Oksana by the Ukrainian Folklore Center and its Lutsko came from Lviv to use the French, German and English partners, Bohdan Medwidsky Ukrainian Folklore reported that he is planning to use narra- Archives and offered the group a tives found in this collection for his dis- Ukrainian perspective on Ukrainian 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 No. 25 No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 2006 21

The latest political developments In the afternoon of June 15 Mr. into the incident involving the USS Party of Regions.... resulted in the first full session on June 14 Yushchenko gave a brief speech in which Advantage in Feodosiya, demanding the (Continued from page 1) of the newly elected Verkhovna Rada tak- he stated that he agrees with this princi- dismissal of Ukraine’s defense, justice Rada chairman position, Our Ukraine ing on the appearance of a political cir- ple, but understands it to mean that an and foreign affairs ministers. believes further talks to form the coali- cus, as politicians staged their latest pub- Our Ukraine politician should be the He mocked the failure of the Orange tion are without prospects,” an Our lic relations ploys. Rada’s chairman because that bloc fin- forces to form a coalition. “Please tell us Ukraine statement noted. “Our Ukraine Ms. Tymoshenko pounced on the news ished third in the elections. what do we need to do to help you because expresses deep regret that the personal that Our Ukraine was open to talks with Mr. Yushchenko also said he was will- you are playing with the Ukrainian people ambitions of the Socialists’ leader ruined the Party of the Regions, declaring that ing to concede the prime ministership to and nothing has been borne to this very the discussions to form a coalition.” such a coalition had already been in the Ms. Tymoshenko, but she had insisted day,” Mr. Symonenko said. Political experts concede that a coali- making and attacking Our Ukraine for that Mr. Moroz should chair the Rada. As a result of the government’s inef- tion with the Party of the Regions would betraying the Orange Revolution. The president offered Mr. Moroz the fectiveness, Ukraine’s economic and mil- decimate the Our Ukraine electorate, “It’s obvious today, and absolutely position of National Security and itary security is threatened as a result of much of which would flock to the understood, that this entire drawn-out, Defense Council chair instead, which rising natural gas prices and the unlawful Tymoshenko Bloc, and potentially splin- demeaning and disgraceful Orange negoti- was then declined. presence of foreign soldiers, he added. “The Orange leadership has demon- ter the Our Ukraine bloc. ating process was an absolute smokescreen Mr. Yushchenko also complained that Ms. Tymoshenko and Mr. Moroz were strated its incapability,” Mr. Symonenko A bloc is a union of several political for their true intentions, true plans and true laying claim to positions they don’t have a said. “In their fight for positions, they parties. A faction is a political grouping likings,” Ms. Tymoshenko thundered. right to under the Ukrainian Constitution, forget about government that’s supposed in the Parliament that may consist of “And they set the very goal of not cre- including those of the ministers of defense to serve the people. And in this manner, politicians from different parties, but typ- ating a coalition, but destroying and dis- and Foreign Affairs, director of the they’ve created a systemic crisis.” ically reflects the bloc structures. crediting the process ... so that time runs Security Service of Ukraine and chair of In his address to the Ukrainian public, Five parliamentary factions represent out to form a coalition and then say, the National Bank of Ukraine. Mr. Yushchenko called on Ukrainians to the five political blocs that qualified for ‘Look, nothing came of it. So let’s turn to Amidst the politicking in the Rada, the ignore the claims that Ukraine is in crisis. Parliament. However, a Party of the a more compromising and understand- Party of the Regions and the Communists Ukraine’s Gross Domestic Product Regions coalition may transcend those able process of forming a coalition with appeared to be the only serious politicians growth is 4 percent so far this year, among factions to include Our Ukraine and the Party of the Regions.’ ” interested in conducting political business. the best rates in Europe, he said. An infla- Socialist Party politicians. As part of a well-orchestrated strategy Their parties were the only ones to tion rate of 2.8 percent is the slowest in It’s too early to get excited over Mr. to solidify her image as the Orange make any legislative proposals. five years. During the last five months, Yanukovych’s claim, which might be a Revolution’s torchbearer, Ms. Tymoshenko A Party of the Regions national deputy Ukrainians’ real income has grown 23 per- bluff, said Oleh Donii, chair of the Kyiv- repeated her stance that her bloc would proposed creating an investigative com- cent, the best rate in Ukraine’s 15 years of based Center for Political Values never unite with the Party of the Regions, mittee to find out why Regions deputies independence, he noted. Research, which is supported by and its union with Our Ukraine would ben- were denied access to the Dnipropetrovsk “I call on everyone to be realists and Ukrainian citizens and is seeking interna- efit Ukraine’s elite businessmen at the Oblast Council on June 2, the day of for politicians to refrain from rocking the tional financing. expense of its common people. elections for the council chair. boat where there are significant processes If Mr. Yanukovych has secured politi- “Once they announce their coalition, Communist Party leader Petro taking place for the Ukrainian nation,” cians from Our Ukraine or the Socialists to we will declare a plan to fight for Symonenko called for an investigation President Yushchenko said. join a coalition, it’s likely because they’re Ukraine, because we will never give it up fed up with the way coalition-building is for the clans to tear apart,” Ms. taking place, Mr. Donii commented. Tymoshenko told reporters on June 15. Our Ukraine is interested in dragging More so, an Our Ukraine-Party of the out the coalition-forming process as long Regions coalition would certainly benefit UKRAINIAN SPORTS as possible, without any results, because the Tymoshenko Bloc, which would FEDERATION the bloc doesn’t benefit from a union become the main opposition force rallying with the Tymoshenko Bloc or the Party central and western Ukraine against what OF U.S.A. AND CANADA of the Regions, he said. Ms. Tymoshenko has portrayed as big busi- While President Viktor Yushchenko ness interests represented in such an AND KLK can dismiss the Parliament after June 25, alliance. he isn’t required to do so as long as some To respond to Our Ukraine’s criticisms tenuous agreement is reached. of his political ambitions, Mr. Moroz USCAK - EAST 2006 A coalition agreement doesn’t have to took to the parliamentary podium and Tennis Tournament designate any posts. declared that his party was willing to sac- Moreover, dismissal is the last thing rifice the Rada chairman’s post for a Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles Mr. Yushchenko would do because, in a revived Orange coalition, but only on a repeat election, it’s likely the Our certain condition. Dates: July 1-2, 2006. 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The Kalyna School of Ukrainian Dance of St. Petersburg, Fla.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The St. itage and some of non-Ukrainian descent. Petersburg International Folk Fair Kalyna performed at the 2006 SPIFFS Society (SPIFFS) celebrated its 31st festival on Saturday and Sunday, March annual International Festival on March 25-26, and entertained the crowd with its 20-26 at the beautiful Vinoy Park over- exciting, high-energy choreography and looking the Gulf of Mexico. Over 50 colorful costumes. The dancers also par- countries participated in the annual ticipated in the Parade of Nations and event, and Ukraine was represented by showcased Ukraine’s flag and traditional the Kalyna School of Ukrainian Dance costumes. for the fifth consecutive year. Kalyna will be celebrating its ninth The Kalyna School of Ukrainian anniversary this fall and is proud to pro- Dance of St. Petersburg, Fla., was found- mote the tradition of Ukrainian dance in ed in 1997 and is run under the artistic Florida. Kalyna welcomes new dancers to direction of Andrew Slywka and assisted the group. For more information contact by Lena Slywka and Jenni Haire. Kalyna Lena or Andrew Slywka, 813-264-1078; e- currently has 30 students ranging in age mail [email protected] or visit from 3 to 36 with some of Ukrainian her- www.geocities.com/kalynadancers.

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EWTN Catholic network to air documentary on Velychkovsky WINNIPEG – On Friday, June 30, at 4:30 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) viewers will be able to tune in to EWTN Catholic television for the premiere presentation of the life journey of a martyr in our times. This documentary, produced by Ignatius Productions, introduces the life of Blessed Bishop Vasyl Velychkovsky beginning in Ukraine, where he minis- tered as a Redemptorist priest. He preached the Gospel with his life, encountering numerous arrests and imprisonments in the Soviet gulag for refusing to deny his Catholic faith. After his last imprisonment he was exiled from his home country. In 1972 he found refuge in Winnipeg, but his time in North America was short-lived. He died in 1973. In 2001 the late Pope John Paul II on his historical visitation to Ukraine announced the beatification of 27 mar- tyrs. Blessed Vasyl was among this group of spiritual heroes. Bishop Vasyl Velychkovsky Today Bishop Velychkovsky’s holy relics are a part of a special martyr’s www.ewtn.com. shrine in Winnipeg. To learn more about For more information about the this inspirational martyr’s journey, read- blessed bishop log on to www.bvmartyr- ers can watch EWTN or log on to shrine.com.

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