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Bishop Paska Ukrainian Defense Minister Morozov CSCE delegation, consecrated honored at New York banquet on CIS mission, in Philadelphia by Tamara Tershakovec there are no more emblems of the visits Ukraine Catholic News Service former empire...fit nowJ carries the NEW YORK - Ukrainian Defense Ukrainian tryzub, which is not only by Marta Kolomayets Minister Konstantyn Morozov was sewn to my uniform, but affixed to my Kiev Press Bureau PHILADELPHIA - At the installa­ honored at a banquet at New York's tion celebration for a new Ukrainian heart." Sheraton Hotel on Saturday, April 18. The Ukrainian and U.S. national KIEV - Winding up a six-day whirl­ Catholic auxiliary bishop, a Ukrainian Nearly 700 people attended the ban­ wind trip through Armenia, Azerbai­ Orthodox bishop said dialogue between anthems began the evening, after which quet, which was organized by Ukrai­ Dr. Bohdan Shebunchak of the Ukrai­ jan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakh­ the two churches should continue. nian community groups. stan and Ukraine, Sen. Dennis DeCon- "I am urging my Orthodox brothers nian American Coordinating Council As he stood at the podium in a once- cini (D-Ariz.)5 U.S. Helsinki Com­ not to listen to those who wish to end welcomed the guests and introduced the mission chairman, noted that the U.S. Soviet uniform with new tryzub but­ master of ceremonies, Maj. Gen. Nicho­ the (International dialogue^., nor to tons, Col. Gen. Morozov earned a should exhibit patience but also apply listen to those who would reject the las Krawciw (U.S. Army-retired). Maj. standing ovation when he said: "This peer pressure through the Conference same dialogue here in the United Gen. Krawciw, in turn, introduced on Security and Cooperation in Europe States," said Bishop Vsevolod of the uniform is not what it used to be, but it is not completely different. However, (Continued on page 3) to enhance the pace of reform in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Ame­ former Soviet Union. rica on March 19. "We've observed that the situation in He spoke at a reception that followed every case is better than it was prior to a two-hour ceremony for the installa­ the states' declarations of independ­ tion of Auxiliary Bishop Walter Paska ence, " said Sen. Jim Jeffords (R-Vt.), a for the Ukrainian Archdiocese of Phila­ member of the Foreign Relations Com­ delphia. Ukrainian Archbishop Ste­ mittee. "A free-market economy, demo­ phen Sulyk of Philadelphia was the cracy and full independence cannot be principal celebrant and consecrator. achieved overnight." The newly installed hierarch is also the titular bishop of Tigillava. Speaking briefly to the press prior to a reception hosted by the U.S. Em­ The other concelebrating and co- bassy at the Zhovtnevyi Hotel, Sen. consecrating bishops were Bishop Basil DeConcini said that he had traveled to H. Losten of the Stamford Diocese and the Commonwealth of Independent Bishop Innocent Lotocky OSBM of the States to observe and monitor the St. Nicholas Diocese of Chicago. enactment of human-rights policies in Bishop Paska, 68, was born in Eliza­ Ukraine. beth, N.J., and ordained for the Ukrai-' The author of the resolution urging nian Catholic Church in the United the U.S. government to recognize States. The Philadelphia Archdiocese Ukraine (which passed unanimously in of which he is now a member serves the Senate), Sen. DeConcini recalled about 80,000 Catholics in Delaware, that the State Department had been Maryland, New Jersey, eastern Penn­ reluctant to grant recognition, focusing sylvania, Virginia and the District of its attention on Russia and its president, Columbia. Boris Yeltsin. Bishop Vsevolod congratulated (Continued on page 12) Bishop Paska on his installation and told him: "You share in the concern of all of us, the hierarchs, clergy and April 24 declared people of our ancient church of Kiev. We are ail committed to the necessary, day of mourning essential work of re-uniting our Ukrai­ nian Church, which has been divided KIEV - The Green World Ecolo­ for centuries. gical Association and Rukh, the "In Ukraine, and even here in this Popular Movement of Ukraine, have country, our divisions have been a issued an appeal to the people of scandal, and have caused many people Ukraine on the occasion of the sixth to lose faith," he said. "This must stop, anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear we must implore the Holy Spirit to unite disaster. us." Inasmuch as the Chornobyl anni­ There have been calls for cutting off versary this year coincides with dialogue because of current tensions Easter (according to the Julian calen­ between the two Churches in Eastern dar), both organizations have asked Europe. the public to mark the Chornobyl At an unprecedented meeting of top tragedy on Fridayr April 24, by light­ Orthodox leaders March 13-15 in ing candles of mourning at 10 p.m., Istanbul, Turkey, the Orthodox blamed placing them in the windows of their Catholics for the tensions. The Ortho­ homes and shutting off all lights. dox stressed that Catholics must change Green World and Rukh also noted their attitudes if relations are to im­ that the sixth anniversary of the prove, but they did not say they would Chornobyl accident will be marked end official dialogue with the Vatican. with public meetings and special television and radio broadcasts. (Continued on page 4) Easter card fwm У feres me THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 No. 17 Metropolitan Filaret withdraws UAOC faithful in Kirovohrad resignation as UOC primate picket oblast council building by Marta Kolomayets including leaders from the Kirovohrad KIROVOHRAD, Ukraine - Ukrai­ are hunger striking for the return of Kiev Press Bureau and Vinnytsia regions, as well as Do- nian Autocephalous Orthodox Church illegally seized UOAC places of worship KIEV - Metropolitan Filaret, the netske and Chernivtsi, voiced opposi­ faithful, calling on people's deputies to at the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox tion to separating from the Russian defend UAOC faithful and clergy, Church, will stay on as the head of that Orthodox Church, though they had not picketed the Kirovohrad Oblast Coun­ According to Respublika, this new Church, despite attempts by a Moscow made this clear to him earlier. cil building on April 14, reported the wave of persecution of UAOC faithful bishops' sobor in early April to force his "I want to assure the faithful of our Respublika press agency. began with the decision of Russian resignation. Church that we will not be spiritually Orthodox Church bishops at a Sobor "In Moscow, I had been forced to As explained by Semen Soroka, held in Moscow April 4-5 to deny separated from our brothers and sisters leader of the community of UAOC hand in my resignation, in order to keep in the Russian Orthodox Church. Nor autocephaly to the Moscow-affiliated peace in the Church," said the Kievan faithful, the faithful deem that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. ROC are we heading toward unity wth the Church does not have enough places of prelate during a press conference held Catholic Church," Metropolitan Filaret Patriarch Alexii II said at the Sobor here on Tuesday, April 14. "But, upon worship and its clergy is harassed. Mr. that the Ukrainian state's declaration of noted. Soroka cited as an example the harass­ my return to Ukraine, I understood that "But, why should people from Siberia independence does not indicate that the my resignation would cause chaos and ment of the Rev. Borys Chornovodsky, Ukrainian Orthodox Church need be or Northern Russia decide the status of who was being forced from his home in disunity in our Ukrainian Church." the Ukrainian Church. Ukraine is independent and that the ROC's first Lubomyrky by local authorities. The priority is to defend itself from a schism. "I have a responsibility before God standing up as an independent state. Rev. Chornovodsky, who participated for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. I The Church is not removed from this in the picketing, was told to leave the Responding to the April 4-5 decision was also appointed metropolitan for life process. Orthodoxy in Ukraine wants to territory of Ukraine altogether. of the Bishop's Sobor, LesTaniuk, head by the Moscow Patriarchate, and I be independent. And once the Ukrai­ of the democratic bloc in Ukraine's intend to hold this post, this canonical nian Orthodox Church is independent, Having turned to the Procuracy with Parliament and a member of its Presi­ responsibility, until I die," he added. we will reclaim our history. Kiev is the no results, UAOC faithful decided to dium, said in an interview with a Rukh seek protection from their elected correspondent that such a decision representatives in the oblast council. could have negative results as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church may once The picketeers also carried placards again become the Russian Orthodox in support of the 26 UAOC faithful who Church.

Ukrainian officers issue statement regarding the Black Sea Fleet KIEV - The 70,000-strong Ukrai­ The statement also assured President nian Officers Association issued a Kravchuk and the Ukrainian people of -.шіі Marta' Kolomayets statement regarding the Black Sea Fleet the Ukrainian Officers Association's Metropolitan Filaret with his bishops at a press conference in Kiev. on April 9, reported the Respublika readiness to defend the sovereignty and press agency. territorial integrity of Ukraine. "Moscow understands that I am the mother of Rus' cities, and Christianity mainspring which pushes the Qhurch started here, not in Moscow," he ex­ Declaring that the Russian leader­ plained. On the same day, the Ukrainian toward complete independence, auto­ ship continues to brutally disregard Parliament approved a resolution of its cephaly," said Metropolitan Filaret Commenting on his trials and tribula­ international law by sparking animosity Presidium on the impropriety of actions Denysenko, who had gone to Moscow tions during the Moscow Sobor, Metro­ between nationalities in the Crimea, taken by the leadership of the armed with his episcopate to ask for full politan Filaret stated, "I went through and citing the continuing harassment of forces of the Commonwealth of In­ independence from the Russian Ortho­ my personal Golgotha, a Golgotha officers who have sworn loyalty to dependent States, which has ignored dox Church. during which I was blamed and attacked Ukraine by the commanders of the both the decree of the president of "They (Moscow) didn't want to say for everything." I have never been under Black Sea Fleet, the Ukrainian Officers Ukraine and CIS agreements concluded yes. They didn't want to say no," the such pressure," he said, describing Association called on Ukrainian Presi­ in Minsk. prelate explained, noting that a decision Moscow's reaction to his attempt to dent Leonid Kravchuk to take the on separation was deferred deliberately separate the Churches. following concrete steps: to buy more time "to agitate against the Over the past few months, reports in The resolution stated that the leader­ idea of the Ukrainian Orthodox the Russian press and reprints of these "To protest Russia's interference in ship of the CIS armed forces has Church's independence from Moscow." articles in the Ukrainian press have the internal affairs of Ukraine to the brutally interfered in the internal affairs He continued: "We will not take accused Metropolitan Filaret of being a United Nations; to announce that of Ukraine, and has acted inappro­ unilateral action to break ties with KGB agent, known in the KGB files as Admiral Igor Kasatanov is persona non priately regarding the Black Sea Fleet Moscow. We don't want to go along the "Antonov." Filaret acknowledged that grata and banish him from the territory and towards servicemen who have uncanonical path. We don't want a this was a campaign aimed at dis­ of Ukraine; to immediately begin the sworn loyalty to Ukraine. The Presi­ schism." crediting him; it is spearheaded by the process of delineating the boundaries of dium condemned the actions of Air anti-independence movement of the Ukraine and setting up border stations; Marshal Yevgeny Shaposhnikov, com­ Therefore, his Church will remain and to curb instances of uninvited mander of CIS armed forces, and stated independent administratively from Ukrainian Orthodox Church. "Every­ thing has been prepared well in advance international delegations visiting the to the leaders of CIS states that he is Moscow, but will hold off until the 1995 torrit^r f Ukraine." inappropriate for the post. Particular Sobor of the Russian Ortho­ to hurt our intentions to become inde­ 0 dox Church, which will examine the pendent," he said. Church's canonical independence and In response to the various reports, autocephaly, said the prelate. Metropolitan Filaret remarked at the The metropolitan said that leaders noontime press conference that: "Our of the Russian Orthodox Church whole society was in the same situation, FOUNDED 1933 threatened the Ukrainian leadership in the same system. If you are accusing Ukrainian Weekly with revocation of the administrative the Church of collaboration, you have An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National independence it received in October to accuse other organizations and other Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 1990, when the Ukrainian Exarchate of people, as well." 07302. the Russian Orthodox Church was The idea of Ukrainian Orthodox created. 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Morozov stated. Ukraine does not ten by the leader of an army — Hetman subject in the Soviet army, Minister Defense Minister...conside r a war, or any threat of armed Pylyp Orlyk. Morozov said that now "the attitude of (Continued from page 1) conflict, as a way to resolve interna­ He cited the late Gen. Petro Grigo- the Ukrainian Army towards Gen. Bishop Basil H. Los ten, who delivered tional disputes; and Ukraine believes renko as a more modern role model, Grigorenko will be that he was a person the invocation. that all questions regarding the size and and said after the banquet that he is who devoted his life to making the truth Dmytro Pavlychko, chairman of the type of armed forces should be decided studying Gen. Grigorenko's book, known." Ukrainian Supreme Council's Commit­ according to international agreements, "Memoirs." Whereas the former Soviet The Ukrainian defense minister was tee on Foreign Affairs, was the first he added. Finally, Ukraine considers no political prisoner was once a taboo (Continued on page 13) member of the Ukrainian delegation to nation its enemy. speak. He praised Ukraine's democratic "People ask us: If the army is depoli- values and policy of equal rights for all ticized, with no party affiliation, by its citizens, adding, "that is why Rus­ Ukrainian law...on what basis will sians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Jews Ukrainian soldiers be trained?" Minis­ and other representatives of national ter Morozov told the guests. "Those minorities on Ukrainian territory have who ask this do not know the history of taken the oath of allegiance to Ukraine the Ukrainian military." He said that together with Ukrainians." the many strong traditions of past The second member of the delegation Ukrainian armies will form the basis for to speak was Col. Volodymyr Muliava, training Ukrainian soldiers, citing "the director of the Socio-Psychological heroism of the Zaporozhian Kozaks, Division of the Defense Ministry of Otaman Sirko and Bayda Vyshnyvet- Ukraine. He spoke about the impor­ sky, the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, the tance of rebuilding Ukraine into a Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the modern nation while preserving its First Division of the Ukrainian Na­ traditions, and then turned to foreign tional Army." He added that Ukraine's policy. "Ukraine has never claimed any first democratic constitution was writ­ foreign lands," he said. "We do not need any other territories. However, we must not give any of our own away, but must protect them." The event's highlight was the minis­ ter's keynote address, which focused on Ukraine and its army. Defense Minister Morozov began by thanking the diaspora for keeping the dream of an independent Ukraine alive. "Some people tell me that, even a year ago, they could not have imagined that Ukraine would be independent. I dis­ agree. If you all could not have ima­ gined this, we would not be here today," | Tamara Tershakovec he said. Defense Minister Konstantyn Morozov meets with Ukrainian American veterans. He continued by noting the steps Ukraine has taken to become part of the world community. "Ukraine is open to being integrated into all European structures, including military ones," he said. "Ukraine signed and is a member of NATO.,.fandJ participated in a meeting of the defense ministers of NATO member-states and their allies." He said that Ukraine, has good rela­ tions with its neighboring countries — it signed an agreement with Hungary's defense ministry and is looking to sign agreements with the defense ministries of Poland, Bulgaria, Czecho-Slovakia and Romania. "Ukraine is gaining respect among the Eastern European nations," he said, "and they see Ukraine as a guarantor of stability in their region." Minister Morozov reiterated U- kraine's assets—Ukraine has internal stability, economic potential, no mino­ rities problems and has declared its position on armed forces. He then expanded on the last topic, Emcee Maj. Gen. Nicholas Krawciw and his wife listen as Defense Minister saying that "Ukraine's armed forces Col. Gen. Konstantyn Morozov Morozov delivers keynote speech; serve a purely defensive purpose," and that Ukraine "is actively taking part in world strategic and nuclear weapons disarmament." "But," he stressed, "Ukraine is depending on international controls (to accomplish thisj." He went on to update everyone as to the most volatile issue in the news: the fate of the Black Sea Fleet. "Ukraine is currently deciding the question of apportioning the Black Sea Fleet," he said. "An international delegation from the Russian Federation and Ukraine is working now in Kiev to resolve this question. Ukraine's position is that all navy ships located on the territory of Ukraine should be Ukrainian." In addition, he said, "We are not planning to give away those forces built by Ukrainian enterprises and by Ukrai­ nians." "Ukraine is gaining the respect of the world through its clearly defined state and military doctrines, which encom­ pass the most important political prin­ ciples. To begin with: Ukraine has no territorial demands," Defense Minister Ukrainian American veterans pose with Minister Morozov after the banquet. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 No. 17

He said there is no reason "why we UCCA assists American publishers Bishop Paska... should not seek to attain the most (Continued from page 1) perfect unity in our Church." Unity will in developing Ukrainian database Bishop Vsevolod said that at his own begin, he continued, if all desire conci­ episcopal ordination he was charged liation and he called for "transforming by Petro Matiaszek Publishers of the Universal Almanac, our present pain" over the tensions Ukrainian Congress Committee of America with seeking "every avenue to advance Information Please Almanac, and the ecclesiastical unity in the Ukrainian "into great joy for the universal church." World Almanac, will also be working Church." He likewise called on Bishop "If we can find the way," he said, "to NEW YORK - The national office with the UCCA to develop separate of the Ukrainian Congress Committee Paska "to search for every opportunity unite our own Ukrainian Church of entries for Ukraine in their 1993 to promote the full unity of our Church, Kiev, not breaking communion with of America has begun working closely editions. Hoover's Reference Press is with several major American publishers so that we may be truly 'orthodox in anyone (because that would not serve considering similar changes for its 1993 faith and Catholic in love.' " Christian unity in the lest) but adding in to develop specific databases on in­ reference materials as well. dependent Ukraine. Until very recently, communion with both the Holy See of information on Ukraine could only be The U.S. agency responsible for Rome and the Great Church of Con­ found in outdated reference materials, issuing topographical name-change stantinople. If we can do that, the full and usually only under a "USSR" bulletins, the Defense Mapping Agency, communion of East and West is sure to heading. has asked the UCCA for listings of place follow." With over 50 years of experience names for Ukraine in Ukrainian. Future Following his address, Bishop Vsevo­ promoting Ukraine and Ukrainian bulletins will change "Krivoy Rog" to lod presented Bishop Paska with the affairs, the UCCA, through its national Kryvyi Rih, "Dnieper" to Dnipro, panagia (medallion depicting Christ) office in New York, has been assisting "Lugansk" to Luhansk, etc. (Readers given to him on the occasion of his the understaffed Permanent Mission of may be interested to know that the episcopal ordination by Archbishop Ukraine to the United Nations, which DMA has already adopted "Kyyiv" as Iakovos. has been inundated with requests for the proper transliterated spelling for Among the 25 bishops attending the information on Ukraine. While a pro­ Ukraine's capital.) ceremonies for Bishop Paska were visional Ukrainian Embassy has been Both the Hammond Co. and Rand Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of opened in Washington, most larger McNally have already published up­ Philadelphia, Archbishop William H. American publishers, information ser­ dated world maps showing Ukraine as Keller of Baltimore, Archbishop Tho­ vices and telecommunications com­ an independent entity along with the mas V. Dolinay and retired Archbishop panies have a major presence in New blue-yellow flag of Ukraine as well. Stephen J. Kocisko of the Byzantine York City. Place names, however, remain Russi­ Archdiocese of Pittsburgh, Archbishop For computer users, the major infor­ fied. With the UCCA-supplied informa­ Maxim Hermaniuk of the Ukrainian mation publisher ABC-CLIO of Cali­ tion, succeeding editions will have Archdiocese of Winnipeg, Bishop Isi­ fornia already has a separate Ukraine Ukrainianized names., Hammond is dore Borecky of Toronto, Bishop Je­ database on-line, Maureen P. Garelick, planning a new, expanded edition of its rome Chimy of New Westminister, Editor of ABC-CLIO's "Kaleidoscope; world atlas for later this year, complete Bishop Robert Moskal of the St. Josa- Current World Data Service" said that with a pull-out page for Ukraine. phat Diocese of Parma, Bishop Michael as a result of the UCCA`s gratis con­ Well aware that many Ukrainian Hrynchyshyn, apostolic exarch for Ukrainians in France, and Bishop sulting services, Ukraine's first in­ place names will probably eventually be Bishop Walter Paska, titular bishop of dependent listing is "the best and most changed due to the de-Sovietization and Michael Kuchmiak, apostolic exarch Tigillava and auxiliary bishop of the for Ukrainians in Great Britain. complete of all entries on the new de-Russification of Ukraine (e.g., Ki- Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of countries of the former USSR." (Continued on page 14) Philadelphia. Bishop Paska is currently pastor of St. Michael Parish Cherry Hill, N.J., and Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, Williamstown, N.J. Drama troupe plans next tour of Ukraine He was first chancellor and vicar by Tamara Tershakovec which Kulish was arrested and sent The final impetus, however, came general of the Ukrainian Diocese of St. to a Soviet concentration camp from Walter Klech, a retired set Nicholas of Chicago from 1961 to 1971 NEW YORK - After years of where he died. It combines features designer for the Metropolitan Opera and has been judicial vicar of the directing theater productions in the of modern experimental theater and Company who has worked with Ms. Ukrainian Archdiocese of Philadelphia U.S., Lidia Krushelnytsky took her traditional Ukrainian puppet theater Krushelnytsky in the past couple of since 1975. acting troupe to Ukraine in the to portray the political conflicts and productions. He told her that one of He was also provincial vocation summer of 1991. It was so warmly chaos of the revolutionary period in his dreams has been to design the set director in 1971-1976; on the faculty of received that another project for Ukraine. for "Patetychna Sonata," in which the canon law department of The Ukraine is now in the works. One of the reasons Ms. Krushel­ five apartments must be on stage at Catholic University of America in 1974- Even as she was reading glowing nytsky chose uPatetychna Sonata" is the same time. 1984; and reactor of St. Josaphat reviews from Ukrainian newspapers, that this year is the 100th anniversary A night of Lesia Ukrainka poetry Seminary, Washington, in 1979-1984. Ms. Krushelnytsky said that she was of Kulish's birth. A second reason is will alternate with "Patetychna So­ Bishop Paska has been a consultor surprised at how impressed people in that she had worked on this play for nata." Ms. Krushelnytska said that for the Pontifical Commission for the Ukraine were with the quality of the about a year in the 1960s as part of her group is directing its plays more Revision of the Code of Oriental Law acting. "I never thought the tour the Hirniak-Dobrovolska theater at the eastern part of Ukraine, start­ since 1975, and continues to function as would be such a success," she said. UI studio in New York City, but the ing from Kiev and traveling east­ the vicar judicial of the Ukrainian thought we would maybe get praise production stymied and nothing ever ward. The 1991 tour was mostly in Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. for youth coming from the U.S. and came of it. the western part - the group toured He is a graduate of St. Basil College speaking Ukrainian well, but people Lviv, Ivano-Frankivske, Drohobych Preparatory School and of St. Basil appreciated the artistry involved." and Ternopil. College in Stamford, Conn. He com­ Lviv audiences were so taken with As before, Ihor Sonevytsky will be pleted his study for the priesthood at St. the performances that they asked the musical director. The choreo­ Josaphat Seminary, attending classes at Ms. Krushelnytsky for one more, so graphy will be by Olha Kovalchuk- The Catholic University of America, Iwasiwka and Roma Pryma-Вопа– the entire cast gave up a free day to before being ordained to the priesthood chevsky, while the costumes will be on June 2,1947, by the late Archbishop perform. The performances — of by Irka Lieshman. works by Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Constantine Bohachevsky. Franko and Lesia Ukrainka — ended Ms. Krushelnytsky also hopes to up reaching all corners of Ukraine, bring — for the first time ever — a since they were broadcast on Ukrai­ six-person acting troupe from U- nian television. One viewer even kraine to the U.S. If this plan is called Kiev from Symferopil to tell carried through, the actors will stage the troupe how much he enjoyed its two plays. One is a four-person play acting. Ms. Krushelnytsky describes as "different" — it is based on the life The tour, naturally, had the usual and philosophy of Hryhoriy Skovo- travel snags. "We had to borrow roda, a sort of Ukrainian Ghandi these dreadful wigs," Ms. Krushel­ who grew up wealthy, then gave up nytsky lamented, because the hair- all his possessions and became a spray cans had somehow depres- wandering philosopher. The other is surized during the flight, and instead a two-person play by Nikolai Gogol of emitting the dye that transforms (Mykola Hohol). The star of the an actor into a gray-haired old man, group is Bohdan Stupka, a well- the nozzle dripped clear goo. known theater and film actor in For the troupe's next venture in Ukraine. Ukraine, Ms. Krushelnytsky plans to If all goes according to plan, the stage Mykola Kulish's "Patetychna actors will probably arrive in Octo­ The coat of arms of the newly installed Sonata" in the spring or summer of ber and stay for a month, touring bishop bears the motto "Lord, I call to 1993. Written in 1917, "Patetychna New York, Chicago, Detroit and you" and a depiction of St. George Sonata" is the last of a trilogy for Lidia Krushelnytsky Philadelphia. Cathedral of Lviv in gold on a field of azure. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 NEWS AND VIEWS: AHRU and Green World at environmental conference by Walter Bodnar death rate: we have 30,000 more deaths auspices of a foundation named after and weapons of mass destruction on the The Green World Environmental than births. Some 8,000 young men who him. environment. Fourteen of the 15 coun­ Association of Ukraine and Americans worked on the clean-up of Chor­ Another important Ukrainian event, tries supported the NGO statement: for Human Rights in Ukraine (AHRU) nobyl have since died from various a second press conference by Green "States are responsible for the damage joined forces at the PrepCom IV (fourth diseases caused by radiation." World and AHRU, was held on Tues­ caused to the global environment by the preparatory committee to the Earth Dr. Zhovnirenko of Zelenyi Svit day, March 31 at the United Nations use of all weapons of mass destruction. Summit in Brazil) in New York in order followed and stated: "The radio loca­ Correspondents Association Club in The use of weapons of mass destruction to carry the message of Chornobyl to tion stations manned by the army the U.N. Secretariat Building. Spon­ is a crime against both humanity and the world. Both organizations have require much energy and are usually sored by the Island Press and UNCA, the environment." The United States been officially accredited by the United built near nuclear reactors. These the press conference was attended by 30 was the lone country to reject this Nations and have the status of NGOs stations also emit radiation and pollute people — reporters and ecology acti­ attempt to condemn military destruc­ (non-governmental organizations). the environment. A subcommittee of vists. tion of the environment. Although Bozhena Olshaniwsky and Walter Green World, which for six months The theme of the second press con­ Principle 26 of the Stockholm Decla­ Bodnar represented AHRU, and Dr. investigated the effects of army installa­ ference was "The Ecological Violations ration of 1972 states that weapons of Anatoli Panov and Dr. Pavlo Zhov- tions on the environment, amassed of the Soviet Army in Ukraine." Messrs. mass destruction should be eliminated, nirenko represented Green World at much data on army violations." Panov and Zhovnirenko spoke at this the U.S. delegation suggested that this monthlong conclave. The third speaker, Dr. Anatoli Kash- event about the work of a subgroup of UNCED was not the appropriate forum During the PrepComlV meetings in pirovski, a popular psychiatrist, healer Green World, the Anti-Militaristic for discussion of military questions. March the United Nations devoted a Another NGO event of interest to great deal of effort in preparing for the Ukrainians took place on Friday, April "Earth Summit `92" that will take place On the sixth anniversary of Chornobyl 3, sponsored by World Information in Rio de Janeiro in June. The Transfer (WIT). The subject: "Health series of preparatory conferences and Statement issued by Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine (AHRU), a and Pollution." Although the health the earth summit are known as UNCED national human rights organization, founded in 1980 for the purpose of problems discussed at this NGO semi­ — United Nations Conference on the` defending human rights in general and in Ukraine in particular. The rights of nar were of universal nature and did not Environment and Development. free speech and assembly, freedom of religion and the freedom to live in a pertain directly to Ukraine, Victor In addition to the official meetings at clean environment are within the purview of AHRU. Batiuk, Ukraine's newly appointed the U.N. on the committee and sub­ Chornobyl marks a tragic milestone in the history of the world. Sunday, ambassador to the United Nations, committee levels, numerous NGOs held April 26, 1992, marks the sixth anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster opened the program and Dr. Yuriy parallel meetings and programs in order which befell Ukraine. The ecological and political questions raised by this Sheherbak, minister of ecology in the to share and coordinate their efforts for catastrophe could not be suppressed and ultimately led to the collapse of the Ukrainian government, was the lun­ the purpose of influencing governments former Soviet Union and the independence of its 15 republics. cheon keynote speaker, Dr. Christine regarding human rights, ecology, pre­ Chornobyl also drives home the realization that disasters of this scope K. Durbak, executive director of WIT, servation of the environment, women's ^ recognize no international boundaries — that people everywhere must work was the organizer and the chairperson rights, abortion questions, children's Ц diligently to help each other to protect the environment. We need to be of this program. rights, overpopulation, etc. Щ assured that those who died and suffered in this disaster did not do so in vain The three major NGO events on Ц and that a new spirit of cooperation can develop and flourish. ecology focusing on Chornobyl and Included in the Prepcom IV activities Ukraine that took place on the inter­ was a major Ukrainian event: a press Щ Although six years have passed, the scope of the destruction and its long- Ц term effects are only now coming to light. The burial of atomic waste and national arena of the United Nations- conference sponsored by Island Press run Prep ComlV elicited but scant and AHRU was held by Green World Ц inadequate decontamination efforts have failed to eliminate the radiation. " The responses by governments or the lack thereof have become the subject of interest among the Ukrainian press or on Tuesday, March 24, at the Church diaspora activists. Our chronic com­ Center, 777 United Nations Plaza in a volatile debate as more and more information surfaces. For us in America, Chornobyl has an apocalyptic implication. The word plaints gbout the American press ignor­ New York. fSee The Weekly, March ing our concerns belie our interest m 29.J "chornobyl" means wormwood — the biblical name of the great star that fell from the heavens and poisoned a third of the earth's waters and signalled the these issues. This attests partly to our Renewed interest in Chornobyl was tunnel vision and our failure to bring stimulated by reports of an accident "day of judgment." For Ukraine it is a grim reality. This reality jolted people to either speak out or perish. Out of the our issues into the open, to the attention that same morning at a nuclear power of the American community, govern­ plant in Sosnovy Bor, near St. Peters­ frustration and desperation a popular movement evolved which encompassed' numerous groups under its umbrella. One of the component members of this ment or press, or to participate in events burg, Russia. The press conference was not directly sponsored by us. opened by Ms. Olshaniwsky, president group is Green World or Zelenyi Svit. Where other groups had failed to reach of AHRU, who also served as the individual citizens to express themselves democratically for their AHRU joined Green World two translator. environment, Green World succeeded. years ago in its work to save the Dr. Panov, the first speaker, stated: The message is direct and simple: this sixth anniversary of the Chornobyl environment of Ukraine and emphasize "Our non-governmental public organi­ catastrophe can help to raise public consciousness throughout the world, and the universality of issues dealing with zation was one of the first democratic especially at the Earth Summit `92 in Brazil to bring attention to our collective protection of the environment. movements in Ukraine. The reason for responsibility for the future of our planet. AHRU sponsored two members of this was that Ukraine experienced the Green World during PrepCom IV in burden of ecological disasters, in addi­ and TV personality, compared AIDS Commission, which investigated and New York and will do so for the tion to the worst technological disaster and the Chornobyl radiation syndrome, amassed a great amount of data on upcoming Earth Summit `92 in Brazil in in the history of mankind - the Chor­ citing them as the two most deadly ecological violations and crimes of the order to bring the message of Ukraine's nobyl catastrophe. April 26 will be the diseases in the world. He compared the Soviet Army in Ukraine. Ms. Olshaniw­ condition to as many people as possible. sixth anniversary of Chornobyl. In 1991 lack of interest by Americans about sky again acted as interpretor. Earth Summit `92 will be a culmina­ Ukraine's birth rate was lower than the Chornobyl to the lack of understanding The panelists spoke of lakes in U- tion of numerous preparatory confer­ and caring by Russians and Ukrainians kraine so extensively polluted because ences held all over the world for the past Walter Bodnar is vice-president of about AIDS. He expressed his readi­ of leaking gasoline at army installa­ several years. The last such major Americans for Human Rights in ness to help the victims affected by both tions that the surface ignites if one conference was held in Stockholm in Ukraine. diseases by raising money under the should throw a match into the water. 1972. It is anticipated that the world The wells in the vicinity of army bases or community will unite in Brazil to focus military installations are poisoned by on saving the planet. Friends of the chemicals to such an extent that the Earth (FOE), an international umbrella water is undrinkable. They described organization, which also has sponsored how the parks, nature preserves and Greens from Ukraine at this conference, the Donbas mines were being used for criticized the U.S. report for its lack of army bomb-testing. JJpon completion ecological interest and accomplish­ of testing the toxic wastes and military ments. At its press conference FOE scrap were left behind. The poignancy ventured as far as calling the report a of the violations, they said, is augment­ cover-up. Sen. Albert Gore, known for ed by the cover-up or silence of govern­ his activism on ecological issues, also ment agencies and ministries that are was critical of the U.S. in regard to its charged with addressing ecological ecological attitude and performance. problems. AHRU will send its memorandum and Green World reports on the state of During the lively discussion that ecology of Ukraine to all 175 U.N. followed the presentations of the two members participating in the Earth panelists from Ukraine, violations of Summit `92 in Brazil with a message to the U.S. military were also brought to help Ukraine in its struggle with Cher­ the fore. nobyl's aftereffects. In addition, AHRU It was pointed out that during this will ask all members of the U.S. Con­ March meeting a U.N. Working Group gress to influence President George on Militarism and the Environment Bush, the Department of State and the comprising representatives of 15 coun­ Environmental Protection Agency to At the United Nations Correspondents Association (from left) are: Dr. Pavlo tries (the U.S. being one of the partici­ allocate adequate funds to help Ukraine Zhovnirenko, Bozhena Olshaniwsky and Dr. Anatoli Panov. pants) discussed the effect of militarism deal with its ecological plight. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 \ No. 17

"Draw nearer to Christ, Ukrainian WeeUv practice brotherly love" Patriarchal Paschal epistle to the chenko, they are able to speak with the Easter traditions Most Reverend Bishops, Venerable winds, thus conveying to each successive As we celebrate Easter in accordance with the old-style, or Julian, calendar, Clergy, and devout faithful of the holy generation of our people the joys and it is appropriate to reflect on our Ukrainian traditions. Too often, in our Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox sorrows of their predecessors, and fervor to fit into the mainstream of American or Canadian life, we lose sight Church. calling them to continue their struggle, of the significance and beauty of our heritage and forget to convey the so that liberty and Christ's Truth might meaning of our traditions to our children, as they were passed on to us by our I salute you, my beloved, with the someday prevail in our land. parents and grandparents. joyful "Christ is Risen!" This call was heard by today's gene­ To be sure, Ukrainians, like other Christians around the globe,celebrate At the same time I beseech the Savior ration, a generation weakened by the Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday. In our celebrations, however, there resurrected for our salvation to favor us sacrifices brought by its forefathers. is a difference — harking back to our nation's roots. with His bounties and to assist us in Nonetheless, it was this generation Elements of our Easter traditions, like most of our holiday customs, began becoming worthy of His benevolence which took upon itself the responsibi­ long before the time of Christ. Originally, folk rituals in Ukraine were and generosities at this stressful time, as lity to bring about the rebirth of the connected with the changing of the seasons and the resultant agricultural mankind encounters one of its most Native Church - the Church of Ss. work. With the introduction of Christianity these were incorporated into difficult trials. The only way to master Volodymyr and Olha, the Church of the celebrations of Christian holy days and feasts. this ordeal is to draw nearer to Christ pious monastics of Pecherska Lavra, Foremost among these rites was the decoration of ordinary eggs and their and to practice the brotherly love which the Church of our devout hetmans, the transformation into unique pysanky through the use of myriad symbolic He preached. We can attain this goal Church of the countless of our Ukrai­ designs, each with a specific meaning. With the acceptance of Christianity the only by following the path revealed to nian brethren who, in the 20th century pysanka — once a symbol of fertility and a talisman — became a symbol of us through His Holy Gospel — that alone, died a martyr's death for Christ. most perfect of all existing constitu­ rebirth and Christ's victory over death, an assurance of life eternal. And thus, The rebirth, however, is not com­ the Ukrainian pysanka has survived through the ages and continues to be a tions, I am fully aware that the path towards pleted. We can only hope that the centerpiece of our Easter traditions. recently reborn Ukrainian nation and Indeed, Ukrainians in all corners of the world revere and take pride in their self-perfection in Christ and for Christ is most demanding. Particularly ar­ her leaders will not show themselves pysanky, and present them as gifts. They do so, we would venture to guess, indifferent to the memory of our without pondering the profound significance of this simple act. For, by duous and strewn with thorns is the path which Divine Providence willed martyrs, and that they will find within exchanging pysanky we are also sharing a piece of our ancient heritage. our independent Ukrainian homeland On this Easter — or Velykden' (literally, "great day") — let us take some our nation to walk in this horrible 20th century. an appropriate and deserving place to time out to look back into our nation's past andappreciate its journeythrough accommodate the Ukrainian Auto­ the centuries. However, we must view as an act of God's mercy our ever increasing libera­ cephalous Orthodox Church, which to tion from the snares of evil, which this day struggles for her rights and exerted every effort to wring from the privileges in her own home. soul of the Ukrainian people their Thus, in glorifying the Risen Lord, let uncompromising faith in Christ, who us beseech Him to help us overcome our suffered and died for us. Unfortunately, weaknesses, shortcomings and imper­ one must assert that among those fections, so that we may worthily fighting on evil's side were men dis­ shoulder the responsibility of seeing guised as bearers of His Cross and through the rebirth of the Ukrainian preachers of His Word. nation and her Holy Ukrainian Auto­ During this 20th century God's ene­ cephalous Orthodox Church. mies have impertinently attempted to Christ is Risen! drown in tears and blood the innocent believers in Christ the Savior. Divine fMstyslav Providence, however, did not allow this Patriarch of Kiev to happen. and All Ukraine Thousands of the graves of the righteous martyrs who died for Christ Easter 1992, St. Andrew the First- did not remain silent, for according to Called Apostle Center, South Bound the prophetic words of Taras Shev- Brook, N.J.

Turning the pages back... You, your friends and co-workers are asked to participate in a nationwide drive to call the White House comment line at (202) 456-1111 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on May 4 and 5, on the eve of Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk's visit to the Much has been written about the events of April 26,1986, United States. (Calls cost 25 cents or less.) when the world's worst nuclear accident occurred in Tell the White House: Ukraine at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Prypiat. "I want President George Bush to stop special treatment for Russia, which harms Among the most recent books about the disaster and its subsequent cover-up by Ukraine's efforts to establish democracy and market reform, and encourages Soviet authorities is "The Truth about Chernobyl," written by Grigori Medvedev, a continued Russian imperialism. I will be watching to see if the president welcomes leading Soviet nuclear physicist. (Basic Books, 1991) The book is a minute-by- Ukraine's President Leonid Kravchuk with the same ceremony given to Russian President Boris Yeltsin." minute account of the catastrophe by Mr. Medvedev, who was chief engineer at the Chornobyl plant at the time of the plant's construction in 1970. Also send this same message to: The President, The White House, Washington, D.C. 20500; and to Sens. Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar (The Honorable..., U.S. What follows is an excerpt from "The Truth about Chernobyl," a personal Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510) on a postcard or letter. recollection of the fateful events of April 26 by one of the nuclear plant's employees. - Submitted by Tamara Horodysky, Berkeley Calif. (For more information call (510) 540-8472, Pacific time.) Testimony of Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Kharitonova, senior engineer in the construction department of the Chornobyl nuclear power station: On Saturday, 26 April 1986, everyone was already preparing for the 1 May UNA pundfortheRebjrthof Ukrajne holiday. It was a fine warm spring day, and the gardens were in bloom. After work my husband, the head of the ventilation section, had intended to take the children The Home Office of the Ukrainian National to our cottage in the country, our dacha. All morning I had been doing the laundry Association reports that as of April 23, the and hanging it out to dry on the balcony. By evening it had already collected vast fraternal organization's newly established amounts of radioactive fallout. Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine has received Hardly anyone among the builders and installers knew anything. Then word 11,064 checks from its members with donations came about an accident and fire at No. 4 unit. But what exactly had happened, totalling ^293,103.94. The contributions nobody knew. include individual members' donations, as well The children went to school; the littlest ones played in the street and sand lots and as returns of members' dividend checks and rode their bicycles. By the evening of that day, 26 April, all of them had interest payments on promissory notes. accumulated high levels of radioactivity on their hair and clothes, but at the time we '^fw^ Please make checks payable to UNA Fund were unaware of this. Fruit punch was being sold just down the street, and many for the Rebirth of Ukraine. people were buying it. It was a normal weekend day. (Continued on page 11) No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 7

NEWS AND VIEWS Aid to CIS countries: Faces and Places waste not, want not by Myron B. Kuropas by John Hewko and Mitchell Reiss warriors" — Western experts that travel for one- or two-day fact-finding visits to "Six years ago we had everything — chat with a state's political leadership. food in stores and job security," com­ What is needed instead are teams of Religious pluralism growing in Ukraine plains Valentina, an elderly retiree in experts who spend several months on Despite a rather disappointing dis­ meetings are planned in Chornobyl, Kiev who has returned to work as a the ground working directly with minis­ play of early religious conflict which is Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia and maid since her monthly pension no tries or parliamentry commissions in still hampering cooperation among Kiev. longer buys even a kilo of sausage. For drafting legislation and formulating Ukrainian Catholics, Ukrainian Ortho­ The need for evangelization is great. Valentina and millions of other citizens policy. The efforts of organizations like dox and Russian Orthodox in Ukraine, There are 1,286 villages in the Kiev throughout the Commonwealth of the New York-based Soros Founda­ religious pluralism and tolerance ap­ oblast, Mr. Correll emphasized, but Independent States (CIS), the fear of tion, which has succeeded in placing a pears to be on the rise. only 40 of them have churches with deprivation and disorder has become a number of full-time Western experts in This is not to say that leaders of weekly services. constant companion. Ukraine and other states, should be Ukraine's major religious groups have Ukrainians interested in joining the While the CIS has withstood the studied and imitated. worked out their internal squabbles and John Guest Team as translators may worst of the winter months, the warmer Due to the overly centralized Soviet external differences. Ukrainian Catho­ call Mr. Correll at (616) 942-5600. weather could well mean increased system, the non-Russian republics are lics and Ukrainian Orthodox are still Ukrainian Catholics and Orthodox street demonstrations. Without notice­ now confronted with the daunting task suspicious of each other despite efforts are also involved with evangelization in able improvement in living standards in of building government institutions by the leadership of both Churches to Ukraine. Catholics held a highly success­ the former Soviet republics during the from scratch. For example, the recently heal. ful Youth for Christ rally in a Lviv next six to 12 months, fledgling demo­ created National Bank of Ukraine is Perceived national loyalty is at the stadium in September of 1990. Or­ cratic and market reforms may well be badly understaffed and in need of root of the problem. "The Catholics ganized by Lesia Krypiakevych, a discarded in favor of more authorita­ competent bankers to establish the consider the Autocephalous to be leading lay leader in western Ukraine, rian and repressive measures. various internal departments and me­ basically Moscow controlled," declared and others, some 45,000 participants Unfortunately, Western governments chanisms necessary for the day-to-day Ivan Hrechko, chairman of the Com­ were involved in the event which took severely underestimate the misunder­ operations of a central bank. Similarly, mission on Religious Freedom of Rukh, place during a blinding rainstorm. standing and inexperience of local Ukraine is still in the process of forming Lviv chapter, on December 31, 1990. "We're looking for young Catholics politicians, bureaucrats and business­ a presidential staff and executive body "The Autocephalous faithful consider who are willing to travel to Ukraine and men in the former Soviet republics with to manage the nation. the Ukrainian Catholic Church to be a evangelize," the Rev. Andrij Chirovsky how a free market system operates. The principal challenge for Western Polish Church, allied to a Polish pope told me. Although a movement to Western assistance will be wasted unless experts should be helping create the fwithj their loyalties...elsewhere, not involve young laity is "in its seminal it is provided directly for hands-on basic structures to formulate and imple­ really with Ukraine. The Autocephal­ stages," the hope is to involve more and training and channeled to those who ment policy. It will do little good for the ous consider themselves to be the true more lay people in the future. Ukrainian have the greatest potential to develop West to offer sophisticated policy Ukrainian Church, the Church of the Redemptorists are developing a similar business and entrepreneurial skills. nostrums if there are inadequate mecha­ Kozaks, and the bearers of that heri­ project involving the laity. The West must craft an intelligent nisms in place to carry them out. tage." "Today, the Ukrainian Catholic technical assistance strategy and closely While Ukrainian Catholics and Ukrai­ Church needs all the help it can get," the monitor its implementation. The key Business education nian Orthodox quibble over their Rev. Chirovsky said. On a normal questions are what type of aid should be respective degrees of "Ukrainianism," weekend at Transfiguration Church in offered and how it should be admi­ A significant component of any various Protestant groups appear to be Lviv, for example, there are some 25 nistered. technical assistance program must also moving into the spiritual vacuum. They baptisms, 30 weddings and 20 funerals. include educating people about how seem more interested in Christian than The three priests who serve the parish Technical assistance for-profit enterprises are organized and national consciousness. are overwhelmed." operated. Emphasis should be placed One of the more successful groups is Ukrainians interested in becoming Western funds should be spent on the on "teaching the teachers," who could the John Guest Evangelistic Team involved with the Catholic lay effort in type of aid most needed to sustain long- then return to their communities to which went to Kiev in 1991 for a month- Ukraine are urged to call Father Chi­ term economic growth: technical assis­ train others. long crusade during which some 46,000 rovsky at (613) 225-4081. tance. The declared goal of such assis­ For a modest amount of money, people publicly witnessed for Christ. Ukrainian Orthodox laity are orga­ tance should be to expedite a radical probably less than S10 million, televi­ Today, over 1,400 men, women and restructuring of the former command sion programs and videotapes on busi­ nized in the Society of St. Andrew in the children attend home churches esta­ United States. The society publishes economy to one based on the free ness subjects could be developed in local blished last May. market. Any other system of half-way languages and distributed at low or no cathechisms in the Ukrainian language In 1990, the John Guest Team helped for use in Ukraine as well as books on measures is doomed to failure. cost to university students and other found the Leadership Development prospective businessmen. church history and liturgy. According Nothing less than a complete reorien­ Center in Ukraine under the leadership to the Rev. Andriy Partykevych, every tation of the prevailing culture and On-site "consulting centers," where of Victor Kulbich, a Baptist pastor. Orthodox parish in the United States is work ethic is needed. Workers are businessmen could come to have their The center is staffed and governed being urged to adopt an Orthodox currently more interested in exploiting questions answered by Western experts, completely by Ukrainian leaders sup­ Church or brotherhood in Ukraine and their employers as much as possible — get new ideas and simply network with ported and assisted for the next two to help it sponsor various religious stealing, cutting corners, not working like-minded individuals should be spon­ years by Richard Correll, director of events (sviata), such as St. Nicholas hard. It must be explained and demon­ sored in major urban areas. These church planting, and his ministry part­ Day, an Easter Sviachene, and Christ­ strated that business and workers have centers could also provide local enter­ ners. In addition to church planters, the mas Eve dinners for an entire parish. shared interests in making quality prises and entrepreneurs with informa­ center trains child evangelism and products at competitive prices, and that tion about Western organizations, Sunday school teachers, and coordi­ The Rev. Partykevych also told me increased company profits will result in exporters, importers and governmen­ nates Ray of Hope, a ministry to about the success of the Brotherhood of larger worker paychecks. tal agencies; this type of information is hospitals, orphanages and prisons. St. Andrew in Kiev which has sent many currently very difficult to obtain. of its members into rural villages in an Unfortunately, technical assistance According to their mission statement, effort to establish a branch of the has often been made to sound as if the Further, the centers could double as job "the primary goal of the John Guest banks for skilled workers who seek brotherhood and to create a viable West should send the former Soviet Evangelistic Team is to serve groups of parish. republics its unemployed car mecha­ employment opportunities in the pri­ churches who have a vision for creative­ Ukrainians interested in becoming nics. In fact, assistance that is based on a vate sector. ly bringing the message of Jesus Christ clear conception of local economic and Six-month internships in Western involved with the Ukrainian Orthodox to the unchurched and uncommitted Church in Ukraine may contact Mi­ political realities can have an immediate companies and government agencies people of their community by address­ and beneficial impact. have already had an incremental im­ chael Heretz at (518) 456-2119 (even­ ing their spiritual, physical and emo­ ings) and at (518) 471-4249 (daytime). Crucial to a technical assistance pact; more can and should be done. tional needs." program is a long-term commitment by Such internships should go primarily to Although the Ukrainian American Western agencies and individuals. A young people because they are less A second goal is "to conduct interna­ and Ukrainian Canadian record of certain weariness in the former Soviet likely to have been corrupted by Com­ tional church planting and church religious tolerance has not been exem­ republics has already developed with munist propaganda. To avoid nepo­ growth campaigns using mass evange­ plary, we do have some sense of what it the ever-growing stream of "weekend tism, an unfortunate holdover from the lism in partnership with local churches." means to live in a religiously pluralistic Soviet system, preference should be According to Rich Correll, the ap- nation. I believe our experience can be John Hewko is a U.S. attorney based given to those who have not yet been - proach is ecumenical. "We're not going of some assistance in a Ukraine that is in Kiev and working with the Interna­ abroad. to deal with theology," he told me. "We struggling to come to grips with its tional Advisory Council to the Ukrai­ Short junkets and trips abroad by the teach how to plant new churches utili­ religious direction. nian Parliament. Mitchell Reiss worked old nomenklatura should be avoided. zing the theology inherent to a person's It should be clear to everyone by now at the National Security Council in 1988-Their days are numbered and they are particular Christian denomination. We that no one faith expression can have a 1989 and is currently an attorney with just making a last-ditch effort to exploit will work with any people who want to spiritual monopoly on the Ukrainian the Washington law firm of Covington the system one more time. Greater lead others to eternal life." identity and any religious group that is Si Burling. The views expressed are attention should be paid to those John Guest will return to Ukraine for pushing in that direction is courting solely those of the authors. (Continued on page 10) a third year in June. Mass evangelistic disaster. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 No. 17 CHORNOBYL SIX YEARS AFTER: A new era of investig by Dr. David R. Marples its members are committeed to the At the end of the first chapter of the future study by scientists, including Part I of two parts. future of nuclear energy. Moreover, it report, there is a statement of intent and those of the IAEA. has not always exhibited the same self-review: "...The work has involved It should be emphasized that the Over the past six years, a considerable knowledge of the workings of the old leading and eminent international and author has tried to isolate the major body of writing has been published on Soviet system as it has demonstrated on scientific investigators and medical non-technical points of the IAEA various aspects of the 1986 nuclear the operation of nuclear reactors. specialists who endorse its adequacy report, and particularly those recom­ disaster at the Chornobyl station in The IAEA has not inspected a Soviet and its results. It is a significant step in mendations that have most bearing on northern Ukraine. World attention has nuclear power plant until 1985, during the evaluation of the consequences of the results of the disaster, and possible focused on the event somewhat spasmo­ which year a delegation was permitted the accident." preventive measures to be adopted in dically, and usually on an annual basis to visit the Novovoronezh station, a The conclusions of the IAEA report the future. as each new anniversary comes around. model water-pressurized reactor plant are as follows: The fifth anniversary on April 26, 1991, (VVER). It thus had no prior know­ 9 1. Significant health disorders were Criticisms of the IAEA report might be seen as the high water mark in ledge of the graphite-moderated sta­ discovered among the population exa­ this respect. The changing political tions (RBMK), such as Chornobyl, mined, but none that could be attri­ The IAEA can hardly be criticized for situation in the region has brought though individual members probably buted directly to radiation exposure. failing to predict the demise of the several changes of administration over have visited the "Leningrad" station at 9 2. The iodine doses absorbed by the Soviet Union, though this collapse has the area, as now defunct-ministries Sosnovy Bor outside of St. Petersburg, thyroids of children in the fallout area called into question the validity of the based in Moscow are replaced by new a first-generation RBMK that was open might result in statistically detectable data bank at Obninsk, now under the Ukrainian organizations. to foreign guests prior to Chornobyl. incidences of thyroid tumors in the control of the Russian government. This paper will explore two contrary After the disaster, IAEA teams fre­ future. But even in 1990-1991, it was inad­ interpretations of the disaster that quently looked at different Soviet e 3. There are important problems of visable to work mainly with the central represent polarities of opinion on the nuclear stations, giving advice on stress and psychological effects that can government once it became clear that subject. It will then provide a critique of questions of safety, though in no case be related to the accident. These are the worst ramifications of the disaster both points of view and comment on was there ever a recommendation for wholly disproportionate to the biologi­ were in Belarus and Ukraine rather than some of the more recent events. Finally closure or stoppage of work on the cal significance of radioactive contami­ Russia. In addition, there have been its conclusion will propose some alter­ grounds of safety. It might be stated nation. (Put simply: the fears of the important conferences, papers and native means of monitoring and ex­ therefore that the IAEA had limited local population regarding radioactive collections of data in the republics. amining the situation in the fallout area influence over Soviet nuclear techno­ contamination have been wildly ex­ These, for the most part, have not been in coming years. logy. This influence was evidently aggerated.) These problems of tension made widely available across the former growing and a relatively warm relation­ are said to have been exacerbated by the Soviet Union. Even ostensibly minor, The IAEA viewpoint ship had been established between the "socioeconomic and political changes but important records — those of the IAEA and the USSR Ministry of Nu­ occurring in the USSR." Zhytomyr civil defense association, for The Vienna-based U.N. organiza­ clear Power and Industry in Moscow, e 4. The diet of the population example, which first monitored radia­ tion, the International Atomic Energy which had control over both the Ukrai­ surveyed was said to be limited in range, tion levels in the Narodychi region — Agency (IAEA), has been involved in the nian branch of the industry and the but adequate. Generally the growth rate shed light on different aspects of Chor­ Chornobyl investigation from the out­ Chornobyl station itself, at least until of children was considered normal, and nobyl. set. It was to the IAEA in Vienna that December 1991. the only characteristic of the adult From the first, the IAEA has dealt the Soviet delegation, led by the late At the request of the Soviet side, the population that was of note was a only with the central authorities. This Valeriy Legasov, presented the first IAEA established an international tendency to obesity by international not only has restricted its information, major account of the disaster. A follow- advisory committee to investigate the standards. it has also clearly alienated the associa­ up meeting was held in the fall of 1987. controversial question of health effects 9 5. In terms of genetic problems, tion from the public of Ukraine and It is to be recalled that the IAEA arising from the Chornobyl disaster. It there was said to be no "statistically Belarus, and especially those subject to consists of 113-member states, all of began with a preliminary meeting in significant evidence" of a rise in fetal increased radiation fallout. For local which deal with nuclear materials, and February 1990, with the bulk of the anomalies as a result of radiation residents in such regions, the IAEA that it has a stated mission to try to research being undertaken by some 200 exposure. investigators may have represented yet prevent the proliferation of nuclear "experts" representing 25 countries, ^ 6. It is not only inadvisable to one more round of officialdom, com­ weapons, and to monitor the safety of from May 1990 to January 1991. evacuate many of these regions, but piling reports that would result in little nuclear installations around the world. The final version of the report, 57 may even cause harm to those families in terms of effective remedies. It has a good reputation for technical pages in length, was published in May being moved. It points out that the A second criticism of the IAEA expertise, though it has been stated 1991, a s omewhat late date in that world danger of radioactive contamination account is its incompleteness. Its data frequently that it lacks partiality in that attention had been attuned to the fifth from the soil or air is insignificant. Only base is very weak in that it has virtually Chornobyl anniversary only a month small amounts, it states, are being ignored the two groups most affected by This paper was presented at the before. The report was titled "The received from the soil, at the same level the disaster: first, the evacuees, who are University of Kansas on February 24 as International Chornobyl Project: An or less than the natural background. On currently scattered across the territories a public lecture sponsored by the Maria Overview." It examined the health the other hand, evacuations can lead to of the former Soviet Union (unless they Palij Endowment Fund. Dr. David consequences of the accident in selected a reduction in life expectancy because of happened to live in one of the villages Marples is professor of Russian and villages of Ukraine and Belarus. the rise in stress caused thereby, monitored); and second, the clean-up Soviet history at the University of Twenty-eight settlements were sur­ changes in lifestyle, etc. It recommends crews, who clearly suffered the highest Alberta and the author of two books on veyed, along with seven "control" that all data on fallout be submitted to rates of mortality and illness among all the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. settlements. the central data bank in Obninsk, for Chornobyl victims.

nuc shij aris Pashchenko scie In the foreground a bus ferries workers, йтШ discarded machinery and vehicles. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 9 Won t may have been impossible to Military engineer denounces handling of Chornobyl accident omplete data on such groups cularly if the report was to be by Tamara Stadnychenko-Cornelison then introduced Gen. Tarakanov and і 60 pages or so), to ignore his interpreter, Lena Tsvetsinskaya, a gether smacks of irresponsibi- PHILADELPHIA - A military Ph.D. candidate in environmental :annot omit the chief victims engineer with the rank of major general studies at Moscow State University. inquiry of a tragedy of this who was sent in June 1986 to take over Gen. Tarakanov began his slide e, and the clean-up crews, as clean-up operations following the April presentation and lecture by apologizing id by their own union, should accident at the Chornobyl nuclear in advance for the somber tone of his n accessible. Moreover, the power plant characterized handling of material, warning his audience that he ` radiation in terms of future the accident as incompetent and igno­ would be presenting painful truths my take a decade or more to rant, and denounced those charged with about Chornobyl — truths that It is surely too early to make safe operation of the station as irres­ would explore the consequences of the itive estimate of the impact of ponsible. Chornobyl nuclear accident, not only at this stage. Maj. Gen. Nikolai Dmitriyevich for Ukraine and Russia, but for the Tarakanov spoke on March 23 at entire planet. EA reports fails to address the Pennsylvania State University as a He pointed to his first slide, an aerial of low-level radiation as a guest of the Pixton Lecture Series view of Chornobyl. "This is an old city," future and present illnesses, established in memory of the late John he said," a city founded under the reign і issue of some significance, E. Pixton, a pacifist Quaker with a of Prince Sviatoslav. And in 1973, a here is a comparison between passionate concern for the environ­ nuclear power station was built here." ality of affected zones and that ment and a strong proponent of Another slide, a view of the nuclear w. Implicit here is an assump- nuclear arms control. the air quality of Moscow is station before the accident, followed. Since his death in 1984, the Penn­ or satisfactory, that if the "On the 25th of April, 1986," he sylvania State University has hosted f air in the Chornobyl area continued, "the fourth reactor was shut Maj. Gen. Nikolai Tarakanov lectures on topics reflecting Pixton's down for routine maintenance. Experi­ par with that of Moscow or On April 27, 37 hours after the varied interests, hoping to inspire ments were planned." He described the sburg, then residents would explosion, he said, "They decided to students to emulate his work to achieve nature of the experiments, stating that ing to fear. This is an unhappy start evacuating. There were 1,100 buses a better and more peaceful world. The the first problems occurred because m because the poor quality of and 50 trucks. In two hours, evacuation driving force behind the Pixton Lecture those conducting the experiments were Russian capital is well known, was completed. Everything had to be Series is Pixton's widow, Laurama, who electrical engineers who were not nu­ itutes some degree of danger left behind, even animals. Pets ran after was an active partner in his many clear specialists, electrical engineers zens. the buses, chasing their masters. In a altruistic enterprises and continues to who cut off power to the core cooling week, people from 48 other villages and sort on the absence of "fetal devote herself to the causes that Pixton system and then, realizing that a mis­ towns also were evacuated. In a year, it Г runs counter to the informa- espoused. take had been made, compounded the was discovered that 560 villages and ided by the Ukrainian health Gen. Tarakanov's visit to Penn State's initial error with other mistakes that towns were contaminated." s in April 1991, one month Ogontz Campus in Abington was resulted in two explosions. ; IAEA report was published, organized through the joint endeavors Gen. Tarakanov, visibly moved by lly, but not least important, of Mrs. Pixton, Dr. Harry C. Silcox, He explained the immediate after­ the information he was sharing with his ents on the adequate nutrition director of the Pennsylvania Institute effects of the explosions, as chunks of audience, next spoke about the "red lages of southern Belarus and for Environmental and Community nuclear fuel and radioactive graphite forests" around Chornobyl that had to Ukraine must be greeted with Service Learning, and Dr. Alexandre were blown into the air. After the be cut down and buried in special m. While the situation as Popov, co-founder and president of the explosion, he continued, management dumpsites. He added that forests hun­ 3od supply has clearly dete- Russian-American Educational En­ tried to stop the catastrophe and failed. dreds of miles from Chornobyl were ince 1991, it could hardly have vironmental Center in Novgorod. They also neglected to tell the people subsequently found to be irradiated; idered adequate in any part of Gen. Tarakanov, a military engineer living in the area that their lives were in green forests were peppered with visible ; Union at that time. On all the who graduated from the Kharkiv tech­ danger. "Thirty-six hours later no one red spots caused by cesium fallout. ounds, the IAEA report is nical military school, has had a varied had been told anything. People stood "And this," he stated, "was one of the :tory. career as a catastrophe control expert about watching the fire. Some were lessons of Chornobyl." ition to the above, the ob- and has worked on projects ranging children on their way to school."There "Fallout is uneven and not all areas the post-Chornobyl scene can from extinguishing forest fifes to earth­ was a slide of a child from Chornobyl, are equally contaminated," he conti­ roid the conclusion that the quake salvage operations. In June 1986, suffering from radiation. "There are nued. "The heavy elements fall first, the an organization is regarded he was assigned to the Chornobyl clean­ thousands like him," said Gen. Taraka­ lighter ones are carried farther. Par­ icion and even distrust by the up operation — an operation which was nov. ticles fall to earth and cause damage. n of the regions most affected characterized by incompetence and Cesium spots in a forest are easily seen, ignorance, and which Gen. Tarakanov The next day at 9 p.m., he continued, on, in Ukraine and Belarus. It government commissioners arrived but they are not so easy to see in open he place here to judge whether has publicly denounced as the culmina­ areas and in cities." He cited an example tion of the irresponsibility of those from Moscow. They also tried to solve rust is merited. The point is the problem, totally underappreciating of fallout that was discovered, late in it the population at large, and charged with the safe operation of the 1986, in a Russian oblast far to the nuclear station. the extent of the damage. They decided Lental groups in particular, to bury the stricken reactor with sand; north of Chornobyl. "People were His criticism of all those connected to he IAEA as part of the official military pilots were ordered to fly over becoming sick. Their skin was covered the management of the Chornobyl ar lobby. In support of this the reactor and 10,000 pounds of sand in red blotches. Nobody suspected. nuclear plant, of those involved in the : can point to the close links were dropped. "And the weight of the Twenty-two towns had to be eva­ attempted cover-up, and of those who the IAEA and the former sand made the rest of the structure fall cuated." initiated the botched clean-up effort inistry of Atomic Energy and down and more radioactive dust was Gen. Tarakanov then described his earned him the enmity of Kremlin , now part of the Russian spread into the atmosphere," Gen. own participation in the Chornobyl authorities and are chronicled in his )f the same name, Tarakanov noted. (Continued on page 11) )viet ministry founded after book "The Chornobyl Notes." A appears to have been a less Gen. Tarakanov, who spent nearly itic organization than the two four months at Chornobyl, then spent :s that exerted control pre­ eight months in a hospital being treated fer nuclear power stations, for cancerous throat lesions and leuke­ 3ower and Electrification and mia brought on by extended exposure Machine Building. Neverthe- to radioactivity. as widely considered to be When representatives from the md as having an unacceptably Kremlin came to his hospital room to Ї in the energy affairs of the present him with a medal for his services ^publics. The IAEA is regard- at Chornobyl, he responded by throw­ this light than as a supporter of ing the medal into the presenter's face. ; quo in nuclear energy during This gesture is indicative of Gen. d of 1986-1991. Tarakanov's anger at the system that numerous groups and organi- created Chornobyl and unleashed ines­ have been involved in the timable destruction on thousands of it of the impact of Chornobyl innocent people, an anger that was гасе, the International Red clearly evident to all who attended his ff e various "children of Chor-, `ecturc cS ^cnn St^ \ mpaigns, to name a few), none The program was officially opened by : scientific expertise in the Campus Executive Officer Dr. Anthony idustry of the IAEA member- Fusaro. Student representatives Larry is a "Catch-22" situation has Goldberg and Gretchen Sanchak pro­ Maj. Gen. Nikolai Tarakanov (second from right) is seen with (from left) Dr. lereby the most knowledgeable vided brief commentaries on the Pixton Alexandre Popovs Laurama Pixton and Dr. Harry Silcox at Pennsylvania State are the least trusted. Lecture Series and on Chornobyl, and University. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 No. 17 league of Ukrainian Catholics Ukrainian school students present holds inaugural ball in Buffalo tribute to poet Taras Shevchenko by Harry V. Makar Church has a future! Even during the by George Mischenko povit" (Testament). Shevchenko asked BUFFALO, N.Y. - The League of bleakest days of the Soviet Communist to be buried in his beloved Ukraine, Ukrainian Catholics held its inaugural persecutions of our Church, Sheptytsky SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. - and asked the people to rise and throw ball and installation here during the did not give up hope and neither should St. Andrew's Ukrainian School remem­ off their shackles and to fight for the., weekend of February 15-16. we now, said the Rev. Werbicki. "We bered the great Ukrainian poet Taras freedom of Ukraine. When this poem On Saturday, February 15, a national are witnessing a rebirth of our Church Shevchenko by presenting a program in was put to music and sung by the board meeting was held to review the in Ukraine and we must also believe in his honor on Sunday, March 15, in one children of the school, it became a status of all the league's main activities its vitality in the United States." of the halls here on the premises of the powerful opening for the program. Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the and to map out strategy for the new The banquet concluded with Ms. The program consisted of recitations U.S.A. two-year term. Nowadly presenting unique mementoes of Shevchenko's many poems. In addi­ A brief welcome and introduction to The banquet on Saturday evening to each of the national board officers tion, poems written by others about and the program was given by the director of was a well-planned event with Merril prepared by a special group of the in honor of Shevchenko were recited by the school, Christine Syzonenko. The Nowasiadly very ably handling the Inaugural Ball Committee. Two beauti­ children of the lower grades. duties of toastmaster. The dais included ful pysanky were raffled; one of them main thrust of the introduction was the National President Mary Ann Grimm; was won by the Rev. Marijan Procyk, importance and meaning of Shev­ Christine Mischenko, Valeen and Niagara Frontier Council President pastor of St. Nicholas Church in Buf­ chenko to Ukraine and Ukrainians. Theodora Parubchenko, Taissa Ka- Elaine Nowadly; Inaugural Ball Chair­ falo, the other by Harry Makar. These person Mary Beth Sukmann; and dis­ pysanky were made by Mary Beth tinguished guest clergy, the Revs. Sukmann and are truly collector's Walter Werbicki and Demetrius Lap- items. tuta. The evening was highlighted with a Ms. Grimm provided a brief over­ grand ball and a lot of camaraderie. view of a few of the LUC's recent Divine liturgy was celebrated on accomplishments, including comple­ Sunday, February 16, at St. Nicholas tion of a substantial pledge to the St. Church by the Rev. John Ciurpita, Josaphat Seminary Fund and a very national spiritual director of the LUC. successful launching of a fund-raiser in He officially installed the following support of the hospital in Lviv founded officers: Ms. Grimm, president; Marion by Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. Hrubec, executive vice-president; Chris­ She also presented an upbeat and tine Olszewski, recording secretary; optimistic outlook for the league, citing Nick Kotow, treasurer; Sister Zenovia the recent formation of a new chapter Chmilar SSMI, corresponding secre­ in Philadelphia and serious plans for a tary; Sister John Paskevich SSMI, new chapter in Wheeling, W. Va. These religious director; Anna Plaks, conven­ new groups include a number of young tion procedures director; Paul Hancher, Ukrainian Catholic adults and couples, sports director; Esther Grimm, mem­ representing future lay leaders. bership director; Marian Koczanski, Students of St. Andrew's School present a program in tribute to Taras Shevchenko. The main banquet speaker was the cultural director; Mr. Makar, immediate Rev. Werbicki. He spoke about Metro­ past-president and publicity director; Shevchenko's writings gave hope for chala and Tina Warianka recited from politan Sheptytsky, for whose beatifica­ Anna Wolensky, civic and educational freedom to the people of his period. Shevchenko's "V Kazemati." Andrea tion the league is actively praying and director; and Esther Bilon, beatifica­ That hope further prevailed in the Bilowchtchuk continued with a short campaigning. The Rev. Werbicki made tion director. hearts and minds of Ukrainian people poem about a dream written by Shev­ clear that Servant of God Sheptytsky throughout the tsarist and Communist chenko in 1850 in Orenburg and Na- was the epitome of being Ukrainian Other officers who could not be periods during which Russification of talka Hucul with "Evening." Roman Catholic; a person who studied deeply present were Michael Hanczar, Ukraine and liquidations of Ukrai­ Holowinsky then recited "Ivan Pid- the richness of Ukrainian Catholic ACTION editor, and Paul Spotts, vice- nians were top priorities of the oppres­ kova," and Nina Didok and Anatole traditions and who grieved because we president. sors. At the end, however, the oppres­ Wedmid "Daybreak." This was follow­ were not known in the world, "not even During his sermon, the Rev. Ciurpita sors lost against the words, ideas, and ed by "I don't call her paradise.."recited by ourselves." related that Sunday's Gospel of the feelings of freedom which Shevchenko by Adrienne Chromowsky and "I count The Rev. Werbicki asked the banquet Prodigal Son to current society. He had instilled in his Ukrainian brethren, my exiled nights and days" recited by attendees, "Why are you Ukrainian emphasized the theme of forgiveness: Ms. Syzonenko noted. Christina Bilowchtchuk, Darko Lojko, Catholic? What's the distinctive mark of we must be willing to forgive and accept On Sunday the children of St. Alexei Wedmid, and Nicholas Kopan. being Ukrainian Catholic?" He asked all who wish to re-enter our community. Andrew's Ukrainian School honored all to know and reflect on Sheptytsky's That community is all of us working this man, not only for what he contri­ The program ended with the singing life; a life which reminds us that the together, he added. The Rev. Ciurpita buted to literature and art but even of Shevchenko's popular "Dumy Moyi" spirituality of our liturgy and services also asked LUC members to remember more importantly for his contribution and the Ukrainian national anthem by leads us to being better Ukrainian in their prayers, the league, its officers to Ukraine's now realized independ­ all the children and audience. Catholics. and members. ence. The Rev. Werbicki concluded by The weekend concluded with a com­ Shevchenko's love of Ukraine cannot Teachers, Vera Krycak, Luba Wal- stating that the Ukrainian Catholic munion breakfast at the church hall. be any clearer than in his poem "Za- chuk, Luba Bilowchtchuk, Svitlana Tomson, Oksana Rosynsky and Halya Shulha prepared the program, while Philadelphia City Council recognizes Ukrainian holocaust victimsparent s helped with snacks for the children and set-up of the hall.

Aid to CIS... (Continued from page 7) regions that have not had significant contact with the West, such as Belarus, Moldova, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Finally, there is a drastic shortage of written materials in Russian, Ukrai­ nian, Kazakh and other local languages on how a free-market economy works. Substantial resources should be dedi­ cated to translating Western textbooks, business newspapers and magazines and other materials and distributing them throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States. The states of the former Soviet Union William Nezowy, president of the Ukrainian Political Action Council, was presented a Philadelphia City Council are rich in natural resources, with a resolution designating February as the month of "Mourning for Victims of the Ukrainian Holocaust." The council talented population. The compassion chambers were filled with children from Philadelphia's high school whom he addressed, emphasizing the need to and generosity of Western donor coun­ be cognizant of the horrors of genocide, and for students to be aware of what is going on in the world. This historic tries is necessary, but not sufficient, to resolution was introduced by John Street, president of the City Council, and read by Councilwoman Marian B. revive their economies. Western funds Tasco during ceremonies on February 27. Seen in the photo above are: Mr. Nezowy (receiving the resolution) Jurij must be targeted and invested wisely, ^ Pbdolak and W through a technical assistance program. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 11

community throughout Canada. Today cation of Sister Josaphata Hordashev- Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate there are almost 1,000 active sisters in ska, co-foundress of the Congregation the community. of the Sisters Servants of Mary Imma­ With the recent collapse of the Com­ culate. commemorate centennial year in 1992munis t regime in Ukraine, the sisters Sister Frances Byblow, superior by the Rev. Terry Lozynsky liturgy. After the gospel proclamation have emerged from their forced clandes­ general of the congregation, in the the sisters sang their community hymn. tine activity to openly witness to the foreword to the book "Josaphata" TORONTO - The year 1992 marks Sister Theresa Syrotynsky, novice Gospel of Christ. Much energy and notes: "...her whole life was one act of the Centennial year of the founding of mistress, delivered an inspiring talk to financial aid is required to repair and faith. Her humility, courage and per­ the Ukrainian Sisters Servants of Mary the faithful. She stated that "the sisters establish convents, schools and espe­ severance in the face of disheartening Immaculate in Zhuzhel, Ukraine. walk in the footsteps of our patroness, cially to build a novitiate home for obstacles are fascinating and impres­ The sisters began their apostolic work the Mother of God. She shows us how aspiring young women called to dedi­ sive for today's youth, who search for in Canada in 1902. Toiling for the to be mother, how to hear the word of cate their lives as Sisters Servants of the authentic and the real. A life like spiritual welfare of the early Ukrainian God and with our lives to act upon it. Mary Immaculate. hers, terminating at the untimely age of immigrants, these dedicated women She shows us how to be women of God, The celebrations at St. Demetrius 49 years, could be a well-spring of quickly established schools, hospitals reflecting Christ, the light of the world." concluded with a prayer for the beatifi­ inspiration and encouragement." and catechetical centers. No task was A reception followed in the parish too great for the pioneer sisters. hall. Each sister was pinned with a rose A fitting tribute honouring the Sisters corsage by a member of the Women's Servants of Mary Immaculate was League and had an opportunity to meet celebrated by the parishioners of St. with the parishioners, many of whom Demetrius Church in Toronto on Sun­ were taught by the sisters. day, January 26. An interesting montage set up by Over 20 sisters from Toronto, Hamil­ Sister Ruth Aney displayed the many ton and Ancaster attended each divine facets of the apostolic work of the

They just broke down. I had to send my Military engineer... soldiers." Every soldier was given a (Continued from page 9) dosimeter and told by Gen. Tarakanov to work for no more than three minutes. clean-up. "1 was sent to Chornobyl in Those returning from the roof were June. The main task was to clean up the replaced by others who were given the mess. Everything was shut down, but same instructions. the entire site was still covered with Dr. Silcox later noted that Gen. radioactive fuel and graphite;" He Tarakanov, who was greatly concerned showed slides of the heavy machinery about the possibility of sterility from used to remove the graphite. "300,000 exposure to intense radioactivity, insist­ cubic meters of radioactive soil were ed that only men over the age of 40 who Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate stand around the icon of their foundress, removed and buried in special dumps, had already fathered children were to Sister Josaphata. Sister Ambrose SSMI, provincial superior in Canada, stands to covered with plastic, sand and concrete. work on the roof. the immediate left of the icon. There were ten of these dumps. And Gen. Tarakanov then spoke about while this was happening, the govern­ the sarcophagus that was constructed ment wanted to restart reactors 1 and around the exploded reactor. "I was turning the pages... 2." against it. It was and is a bad idea, but (Continued from page 6) He described the work involved in no one in power wanted to listen. It's laying huge concrete slabs to cover the already leaking. It will probably fall The building workers went to work but were soon sent back home, around ground around the reactors. The cranes down in the next 10 or 15 years. More midday; My husband also went to work. When he came back for lunch, he told me, and trucks and other vehicles were dust, more radiation. But that is normal "There's been an accident. They won't let us in. The whole plant is cordoned off." affected by radiation and had to be for Russians...first do, then think. This We decided to go to the dacha, but the militia would not let us through, so we periodically decontaminated. Gen. structure must be dismantled and came back home. It's funny, but we still regarded the accident as something Tarakanov added that the vehicles were everything must be buried." separate from our private lives. After all, there had been accidents in the past, but taken to decontamination points and Throughout his lecture, Gen. Tara­ they had concerned only the plant itself. decontaminated with steam. Some of kanov emphasized the issue of respon­ After lunch, when they started washing the town, no one took any particular the vehicles could not be decontami­ sibility and the dire consequences notice. It was a common sight on warm summer days; street-washing machines nated. A slide showing a "vehicle associated with irresponsible acts and were nothing special in summer, in fact it was the normal peaceful scene. However, graveyard" was displayed. decisions. He was particularly critical of I did notice the white foam along the roadside, but thought nothing of it — maybe it "I was given no direction from the the scientific community. "Scientists was from the high water pressure. central government. I had to make up who made the 'peaceful atom' possible A group of children from our neighborhood bicycled over to the bridge near the and invent protective gear for the didn't foresee accidents and don't know Yanov station to get a good view of the damaged reactor unit. We later discovered vehicles and for my men." In the earlier how to deal with the consequences of that this was the most highly radioactive spot in town, as the radioactive cloud slides, the men working at the site were those accidents. Our ability to deal with released during the explosion had passed right overhead. But none of this was shown nearly unprotected, some wear­ accidents is overrated. And I think known until later, and that morning, 26 April, the kids simply wanted to get a look ing ordinary work clothes and surgical America's programs aren't much bet­ at the burning reactor. They later came down with severe radiation sickness. masks. In later slides the workers are ter." wearing heavily padded clothing, "No engineer or scientist," he conti­ After lunch our children came home from school, where they had been warned similar to space suits. nued, "has figured out an effective not to go out into the street and to do their washing at home. Then it began to dawn decontamination process. All the ele­ on us that it was serious. Another slide was projected, a fune­ Different people found out about the accident at different times, but by the ral: "One of my officers. He was 42 ments involved make it an imprecise science...cesium, strontium, plutonium evening of 26 April almost everyone knew. Even so, no one got too upset, as all the years old." The slide that followed shops, schools and offices were working. So we assumed that it jvasn't too showed a group of smiling military big- ... thousands of years of half-lives ...it will take a million years for natural dangerous. shots. "They weren't at Chornobyl, but We began to get more alarmed in the evening. It's hard to say where the alarm they received many awards," Gen. decontamination to occur. And science has not found a way to speed up the came from, perhaps from inside ourselves, perhaps from the air, which by then was Tarakanov noted. beginning to take on a metallic smell. It's hard to say what kind precisely, but it was According to the general, special process." unmistakably a metallic smell. detergents were also used to wash down He also expressed grave concern In the evening the smell of burning was more pronounced. People were saying the vehicles and the roads. The decon­ about how the Chornobyl crisis - a that the graphite was burning. The fire could be seen from a long way off, but tamination "washing" was carried out crisis which he feels has not yet been nobody took any special notice of it. 24 hours a day. It was, Gen. Tarakanov resolved - will be affected by the "There's something burning." noted, especially important to keep disintegration of the Soviet Union. "The firefighters put it out." down the dust. "But as we washed down "The government before the coup," "It's still burning anyway." houses, cars and the ground, the at­ he noted, "had voted a vast amount of money for the project. The republics all mosphere was contaminated. Every­ occurred did ministries become ac­ thing was recontaminated." Water, he paid into the fund. Since the Soviet Union has fallen apart, the program is A new era of... countable to the public, and the process added, was also a problem. The local (Continued from page 8) was a slow and at times almost im­ water was radioactive and clean water up in the air. When Ukraine became independent, the Russian scientists One can attribute this predicament perceptible one. Western nuclear ex­ had to be brought from far away. All the partly to fear on the part of the popu­ perts have corroborated this dilemma wells in the area were contaminated. were pulled out of Chornobyl. Now everyone is involved in political change. lation affected by the fallout, but it is with some outspoken comments against Another problem was to get the All the republics are independent and also a direct result of the lack of the anti-nuclear lobby, and by heaping nuclear fuel and radioactive graphite off have trouble understanding each other. responsibility of Soviet ministries in the ridicule on some of the fears engendered the roof of the power generating units. They quarrel about the army and the Brezhnev era. Not until Chornobyl by the nuclear disaster. The radiation on the roof was up to Black Sea Fleet. They've all forgotten nm`mim`im^immwm^`m`mwr`mi 7,000 rems per hour, much higher than they should be caring for the people. We on the ground. need international help, but we must The Weekly: Ukrainian perspective on the news At first, Gen. Tarakanov said, robots help ourselves. I hope all our people are were used. "They were not effective. reasonable and will do something." If THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 No. 17

stable relationship, commenting that observe the process of democracy and mission (Commission on Security and CSCE delegation... Ukraine's stability is directly propor­ help promote the system of political Cooperation in Europe) delegation (Continued from page I) tional to Russia's. pluralism in Central Asia; and to report traveling to six CIS countries were Staff MI can't say that we pay too much Although Sen. DeConcini could not on human-rights policies in Ukraine Director Sam Wise, Deputy Staff attention to Russia, but I do feel that define how far the United States would and observe its relationship with Rus­ Director Jane Fisher and Staff Member Ukraine deserves more attention," go in assisting Ukraine, he did explain sia. Orest Deychakiwsky, as well as Larie commented Sen. DeConcini. that the government had appropriated Other members of the Helsinki Com­ Shultz-Heim of Sen. Jeffords' staff. But all that is changing. "Over all, funds for Ukraine under the Nunn- the delegation was very impressed with Lugar amendment. Ukraine. It is a model for the other "I understand that we have made the Commonwealth states to follow," com­ offer to provide technical assistance on mented John Stepanchuk, first secre­ the destruction and dismantling of tary of the U.S. Embassy, who escorted nuclear weapons located on Ukrainian the delegation to meetings with Ukrai­ territory, and that we will be sending nian Supreme Council Chairman Ivan our experts here," he said. Pliushch and Oleksander Yemets, chair­ Both senators reported that U- man of the parliamentary Committee kraine's record on human rights is on Human Rights. improving, noting that six months ago The delegation also met with Presi­ 83 visa cases were refused immigration dent Leonid Kravchuk. and today, that number is less than a "In our meetings with the Ukrainians, dozen. we got the sense that Ukraine is exaspe­ According to Helsinki Commission rated in dealings with Russia. Russia is staffer, David Evans, who is senior using its position as a successor state to advisor for CIS and East European the Soviet Union in its relationship with affairs, the U.S. delegation's mission Ukraine," noted one U.S. official was threefold: to increase efforts to traveling with the delegation. help the peace process in Nagorno- In meetings with Chairman Pliushch, Karabakh and plan a conference, or- he observed that Ukraine wants a Sen. and Mrs. Dennis DeConcini (left) and Sen. and Mrs. James Jeffords (right) ganized by the CSCE in Minsk; to with Bishop Volodymyr (third from left), auxiliary bishop of Kiev, and Metropolitan Antoniy of Sicheslav, both of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

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PHONE: m Sat 9:00-12.00 BEST TIME TO CALL: e. CALL TODAY FOR INFORMATION PRODUCT/SERVICE OF INTEREST: . ІІИя1 No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992 13 Defense Minister... Lithuanian Airlines names sales/marketing representative (Continued from page 3) FORT WORTH, Texas - AMR mobbed by souvenir-seekers, who lined AMR Services, sister company of gen, Frankfurt, Lviv, Palanga, Berlin, up for autographs of the banquet Services has been appointed to provide American Airlines and subsidiary of Tallinn, Vilnius and Warsaw. Travelers marketing and sales representation in AMR Corp., is a S270 million company wishing to visit the Baltic states and program throughout the evening. Later, that now does business in more than 50 the minister was escorted to a private the United States and Canada for western Ukraine can reach the cities Lithuanian Airlines, the national airline cities in 26 states, the Caribbean, served by Lithuanian Airlines via room where Ukrainian American vete­ Canada, Europe and the Pacific. In rans got the chance to meet and pose for of the Republic of Lithuania. American Airlines and other interna­ addition to general sales agent services, tional carriers. pictures with him. "AMR Services will be a welcome its many lines of business include In this room, the minister responded addition to our operation," said Ed- commerical airline ground handling, to a question about rumors that the muridas Janusas, Lithuanian Airlines' fixed-based operations, executive char­ high-level conversations with U.S. general director. "We are building a new ter operations and logistics manage­ Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney airline with Western aircraft and quality ment. Join the UNA and others had taken place in Russian. of service. We are very happy to have Lithuanian Airlines serves Copenha­ He told the Radio Liberty correspon­ AMR Services as our sales agent repre­ dent: "No conversations were in Rus­ senting our country's airline in North sian — not with Cheney, nor TNation?l America," Mr. Janusas continued. HELP REALIZE A 700 YEAR OLD DREAM! Security Advisor BrentJ Scowcroft, The agreement's mission is to provide nor Secretary of State Jamesj Baker," air transportation sales for the more At the request of the Lviv City Council, we are adding that all his public appearances than 1 million Lithuanian and 3 million turning to you for assistance to complete the were in Ukrainian. building of a monument to TARAS SHEVCHEN­ Latvian, Estonian and Ukrainian de­ KO in the centre of Lviv, in front of the Opera scendants living in the United States Theatre. The banquet was sponsored by the and Canada. North America-originat­ Construction of the monument, as de­ Ukrainian American Coordinating ing passengers can connect with Li­ signed by sculptors, Andrij and Volodymyr Council and the Ukrainian Congress thuanian Airlines at Copenhagen, Suchorsky, is on schedule. The statue itself, Committee of America. The reception has already been cast in bronze and prepara­ Frankfurt/ Main, Warsaw, or Berlin's tion of the granite square on which the committee consisted of Roman Dany- Schoenefeld Airport to Vilnius, Lithua­ monument will stand, is in the final stages. luk, Lev Futala, Yevhen Stakhiv, Ihor nia's capital. Passengers destined for | The statue of Shevchenko will be high- Dlaboha, Petro Matiaszek and Dr. Estonia and western Ukraine can con­ ! lighted by a 12 metre high bronze background Shebunchak. Mr. Futala, who was a nect in Vilnius to fly Lithuanian Air­ і in the shape of a WAVE, one side of which first lieutenant in the Ukrainian Insur­ will depict important characters of Shevchen- lines to Tallinn and Lviv, respectively. ; ko's works in bas-refief while the other side gent Army, also delivered the closing Passengers destined for Latvia can і will portray the events leading to the rebirth remarks. utilize convenient bus service from I of an Independent Ukraine. Vilnius Airport to Riga, Latvia's capital Approximately (200,000.00 is still Former Svoboda editor Ivan Kedryn- city. needed to complete this immense undertaking. Rudnytsky, 96, was singled out from the I Please make this 100 year old dream come According to James O. Singer, AMR і true! Only with your assistance will it be crowd to meet Defense Minister Мого– I possible to unveil this monument on the 1st zov during the dinner. Maj. Gen. Airline Services President, "AMR is I Anniversary of the Rebirth of an Independent Krawciw said that there were many pleased to represent Lithuanian Air­ - Ukraine. illustrious people present who would be lines. The carrier's management has I Donations of (25.00 or more will receive so honored if there were enough time, shown good marketing aptitude and I an o"'cial receipt for tax purposes. Donors competency in striving to implement a j names on COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES will but Mr. Kedryn especially stood out for be affixed to the pediment of the monument his lifetime contributions to journalism solid route structure as the foundation | in the following order: and to Ukraine. upon which the carrier can grow." I HONOURABLE FOUNDERS: (2,000.00 A model of the Taras Shevchenko ! BENEFACTORS:(l ,OOO.OO Soprano Oksana Krovytska and bass monument to be erected in Lviv. PRESENTS і PATRONS: (500.00 Mykola Shopsha, with pianists Adelina I WELL-WISHERS: (250.00 FROM KIEV/LViV Kryvosheina and Volodymyr Vynnyt- SPONSORS: (100.00 UKRAINE sky, provided the entertainment. Donors of (1,000.00 or more will receive a miniature statue of the poet artfully m VIDEO TAPES Bishop Vsevolod of Scopelos, pri­ cast in bronze. 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CHICAGO - Chicago-based MKW for safeguarding their enterprises at a PREVIEW OF EVENTS Electronics Inc. announced plans to co- time of rapid economic and societal April 27 May 9 sponsor a trade show featuring security change. Exhibitors also will have the NEW YORK: "Raspad," the powerful products and services in partnership Option Of Selling their Wares fnr horH NEW YORK: The Yara Arts Group and with the Kiev Polytechnic Institute. The currency thanks to a special agreement feature film that dramatizes for the first time how Chornobyl changed life in The Ukrainian Institute of America are show, named "Kiev `92 Security Expo," that Mr. Mirutenko and his MKW hosting "The Yara Art Series." The will be held on the grounds of the Kiev partner Walter Kosogof signed with a Ukraine, will be screened at 7 p.m. at the 57th Street Playhouse (57th St. between evening will include cocktails and poetry, Polytechnic Institute in Kiev, Ukraine, local distribution company in Kiev. Sixth and Seventh Avenues.) There will a video clip of Yara's work in Ukraine, on August 16-23. be a reception following at the Ukrainian and an exhibit of the new wave of visual Facilities managers, plant engineers In addition to security specialists, the artists from America and Ukraine cu- expo organizers hope to attract exhibi­ Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St. (at and other officials responsible for Fifth Avenue). For ticket information, rated especially for this event. It will take tors from other industries serving the security management at industrial call (212) 759-0760. The screening is place at the institute, 2 E. 79th St. (at Fifth Avenue). The contribution is SI5. plants and governments facilities plant engineering and maintenance sponsored by the New York Metropoli­ throughout the former Soviet Union are market. 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