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Over 3,000 Attend Soyuzivka's Ukrainian Cultural Festival INSIDE: l Smith resolution calls for release of Yulia et al – page 3 l The London Olympics: whom to watch – pages 14-15 l Ukrainian priest named dean at Catholic U. – page 17 THEPublished U by theKRAINIAN Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationEEKLY Vol. LXXX No. 30 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012 $1/$2 in Ukraine Over 3,000 attend Soyuzivka’s Ukrainian Cultural Festival Christine Syzonenko Performing at the 2012 Ukrainian Cultural Festival at Soyuzivka: Ruslana and the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Dance Workshop. KERHONKSON, N.Y. – More than 3,000 grand concert on Saturday evening. She Also performing in concerts during the of New York, and the Korinya Ukrainian visitors arrived at the Soyuzivka Heritage was joined by singers Peter Yarrow of the festival were: the Prometheus Male Chorus Folk Band of New Paltz, N.Y. Center on July 13-15 to attend the sixth legendary folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, of Philadelphia (Roman Kuczarskyy, music The Ukrainian Cultural Festival, orga- annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival, which Iryna Lonchyna of the Ivano-Frankivsk director; Irene Pelech-Zwarych, piano nized by the Ukrainian National Foundation featured five concerts over three days. region of Ukraine and the Dobriansky accompanist), the Dumka Chorus of New (the charitable arm of the Ukrainian Returning to one of her favorites places Brothers of New York, as well as the Roma York (Vasyl Hrechynsky, conductor; Natalia National Association), this year was held was internationally renowned pop star Pryma Bohachevsky Dance Workshop, a Vashchenko, piano accompanist), musicians Ruslana of Ukraine, who headlined the festival favorite. Valeriy Zhmud and Sergei Pobedinsky, both (Continued on page 10) Ukraine and Euro 2012: 2012 Olympics: Team Ukraine Was it all worth it? begins arriving in London by Zenon Zawada Among the infrastructure improve- PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukraine is sending Serhiy Bubka, the chairman of the Special to The Ukrainian Weekly ments the government fulfilled was ren- 245 athletes to the London 2012 Summer National Olympic Committee of Ukraine ovations to Olympic Stadium, the con- Olympic Games that will run from July 27 said Ukraine hopes to improve its 27-medal KYIV – Ukraine’s citizens confronted struction of a new soccer stadium in through August 12. The first group arrived tally from the previous Olympics in Beijing, a big clean-up the morning after the last Kviv, construction of a new terminal at in London on July 16 and included divers, which included seven gold medals. matches of the Euro 2012 soccer cham- Kyiv International Airport, and extensive sailors and trampoline jumpers. Roman Hontyuk, a two-time Olympic pionship. After dismantling fan zones renovations to the airports in Kharkiv, This is Ukraine’s second largest team to medalist in judo, will carry Ukraine’s flag and camps, Ukrainians were left with Donetsk and Lviv. compete at the Olympics, tying with the during the opening ceremonies. “It’s a great improved airports and sports stadiums, Yet it’s the cost that’s the craw in peo- team sent to Athens in 2004. Other honor for me to carry the country’s flag at yet the question lingered in the post- ple’s throats. The renovation to Olympic Olympic teams had 254 athletes (Beijing, the Games’ opening,” he said. Hontyuk won party haze of whether it was all worth it. Stadium, estimated at $585 million, 2008), 231 (Sydney, 2000) and 230 a silver medal at Athens in 2004 and a Euro 2012’s top organizers made reportedly cost $170 million more to (Atlanta, 1996). In addition to the 245 ath- bronze medal in Beijing in 2008. “I believe I bold claims about the tournament’s ben- renovate than the newly constructed letes, 160 trainers, coaches, specialists and will be able to win a third Olympic medal in efit to the economy. Infrastructure Allianz Arena in Munich, which opened officials will join the delegation. London,” he told the Agence France Presse. Minister Borys Kolesnikov said Ukraine in 2005 with a similar capacity. The ren- The Ukrainian team will compete in 28 gained a breakthrough of 25 years in its ovation was $35 million more expensive The team’s uniforms, made by Russian sports – with the most athletes, 78, in track development. UEFA President Michel than Warsaw’s newly constructed designer Bosco, were unveiled on July 12 at Platini claimed it was a 30-year leap. Yet National Stadium, which opened this and field events. Others will compete in the National Sports Complex Olympiyskii many experts didn’t buy it. year with a seating capacity of 58,000. rowing (24), swimming (14), wrestling Stadium in Kyiv. The designs feature wheat “There wasn’t any infrastructure Its original budget was estimated at (10), judo (10), boxing, weightlifting, shoot- motifs on 29 items and 40 clothing outfits, breakthrough at all,” said Vitaly $150 million by the government of for- ing, diving, fencing, table tennis, tennis, featuring Ukraine’s national colors – blue Portnikov, a popular journalist who was mer Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. modern pentathlon, archery, artistic and and yellow – that will be used for every- among the biggest critics of Euro 2012. As for the newly built Lviv Arena, esti- rhythmic gymnastics, sailing and other thing including the opening ceremonies, “There were so many discussions on mated in the $400 million range, it’s sports. everyday wear and the closing of the 2012 high-speed trains, an express to Boryspil unlikely to recoup its costs even in the Some of the well-known Ukrainian ath- Games. The designs harken back to the [airport], new roads – in short, about next few decades, experts said. letes who are medal hopefuls include Vasyl 1970s, with bell-bottom pants, pointed-col- everything that we’ve hoped for but Lomachenko (boxing), Olha Kharlan (saber lar shirts and single-breasted jackets with didn’t actually get.” (Continued on page 3) fencing) and Nataliya Dobrynska (heptath- lon. (Continued on page 14) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2012 No. 30 ANALYSIS Vote on language bill Inconclusive gas summit in Yalta his Facebook page: “President Putin exceeded the limits of a delay. He went to YALTA – Russian President Vladimir look at motorheads and their friends, sparks crisis in Ukraine Putin and Ukrainian President Viktor showing his priorities.” Leading commenta- Yanukovych on July 12 held talks in the tor Vitaly Portnikov said that the meeting Black Sea resort city of Yalta. It was Mr. RFE/RL against each other. with the bikers was aimed at humiliating Riot police fired tear gas and used Putin’s first visit to Ukraine since he Mr. Yanukovych and undermining KYIV – A political crisis has erupted in batons to disperse the demonstrators. returned to the presidency in May. The pres- Ukraine’s independence. “What Putin Ukraine after ruling party’s national depu- “The people of Ukraine protest against idents discussed Ukrainian purchases of allowed to happen is aimed... at showing ties pushed a bill that dramatically increas- the dictatorship of President Yanukovych,” Russian natural gas, but no agreement was that Yanukovych is not a president but a es the official status of the Russian lan- Ukrainian opposition leader and former reached. Kyiv has been seeking a renegotia- simple governor who will wait as long as guage through the Parliament. Parliament Chair Yatsenyuk said of the pro- tion of a 2009 agreement that it claims set he is told,” he said in a commentary on the exorbitant prices. Moscow says any discount The speaker of Ukraine’s Parliament, testers’ demands. “He created a hand-made Lb.ua site. Later that night, according to the would depend on Ukraine allowing the Volodymyr Lytvyn, tendered his resigna- Ukrainian Parliament, which is not actually website, he went to the Crimean villa of Russian state gas giant, Gazprom, to take tion one day after the vote, which took a Parliament; it resembles a joint-stock Viktor Medvedchuk, former chief of staff to over the country’s gas-transport system or place late on July 3. company, and the key shareholder of this President Leonid Kuchma. Mr. Putin is the join a Russian-led customs union uniting Police used tear gas, batons and other company is actually President Yanukovych. godfather to a daughter of Mr. Medvedchuk. Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. The two forceful methods to disperse protesters in And he believes that the country is his per- (Agence France-Presse) presidents agreed on an additional summit downtown Kyiv the day after the vote. sonal property, and we believe that the in Russia later this year and another visit by Opposition campaign against Yanukovych Opposition politicians are calling it a country is the property of the people of Mr. Putin to Ukraine in 2013. During their Ukraine. So we defend our country, we full-blown crisis and vowing to continue to meetings in Yalta the two leaders also dis- KYIV – A campaign to collect signatures battle the ruling party of President Viktor defend our Constitution, and we defend cussed trade and economic relations; they in support of a lawsuit against Ukrainian Yanukovych over the bill’s fate and the way our language.” also chaired the fifth meeting of the President Viktor Yanukovych and his they believe it was bulldozed through the Many protesters had stayed out on the Ukrainian-Russian Interstate Commission removal from office has started in the Kyiv Verkhovna Rada. streets overnight to express anger at the that met at the historic Livadia Palace. A region. “We’re beginning to collect signa- In a bid to defuse tensions, Mr. legislative maneuver. declaration on core of the Ukrainian- tures and are launching a full-scale cam- Yanukovych postponed a planned briefing paign to oust the incumbent president Whose crisis? Russian strategic partnership that was on Ukraine’s co-hosting of the recently signed by the two leaders spoke of: enhanc- from office,” the head of the Kyiv regional completed Euro 2012 soccer championship Mr.
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