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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVII HE No.KRAINIAN 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine T U Vitrenko shows staying powerW in presidential race As expected, politics at top of agenda for Verkhovna Rada by Roman Woronowycz Press Bureau KYIV – Chairman Oleksander Tkachenko opened the fall session of the Ukrainian Parliament on September 7 by asking the national deputies to refrain from paralyzing the work of the body and unduly politicizing daily legislative debates with pre-election rhetoric during the run-up to October presidential balloting. He then proceeded to criticize the policies and actions of the administration of President , who is considered the current front-run- ner in a lengthy discourse. The first two months of the fourth session of the third Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are expected to be filled with political electioneering, with the podium of the Parliament as the stump, and devoid of substantive legislative action as the presidential campaign season moves to its finale on October 31. Because Chairman Tkachenko is one of the 14 candidates battling to oust President Kuchma, his comments surprised no one. Neither did the presentations from most of the Progressive Socialist Party leader Natalia Vitrenko (third from left) participates in a recent demonstration leaders of the Verkhovna Rada’s 14 factions, who under her party's banner in Kyiv. took their turn taking apart the Kuchma adminis- tration, especially since many of them are presi- by Roman Woronowycz Marketing Research, shows that Ms. Vitrenko, the leader dential candidates as well. Twelve of the presiden- Kyiv Press Bureau of the Progressive Socialist Party and its nominee for pres- tial aspirants and all of the top contenders are ident, could take second place in the presidential balloting KYIV – Several political surveys released on national deputies. scheduled for October 31. That would put her in a run-off September 4 show that, contrary to most pre-election pre- Mr. Tkachenko, however, set the tone. After with President Kuchma, who leads most pre-election dictions here, the presidential campaign of Natalia broadly outlining the priorities and objectives of polls. Currently, the president is not expected to gather the Vitrenko continues to show considerable staying power the fall session, he spent the second part of his majority vote (50 percent plus one vote) that he needs to and may even have sufficient electoral strength to wrestle speech criticizing the course of economic reforms avoid a second round. the presidency from Leonid Kuchma if elections go to a and the policies of the president and the prime In the SOCIS survey, the president is favored by 30.6 second round. minister. percent of respondents, as compared to Ms. Vitrenko’s 23 The various polls were compiled by several sociologi- “The national deputies must respond to a gov- percent. Next in line is Communist Party leader Petro cal polling organizations, which have joined in a pre-elec- ernment that has shirked its responsibilities and Symonenko with 19.9 percent. Yevhen Marchuk, the nom- tion umbrella with citizen groups called Freedom of has transformed itself into the campaign headquar- inee from a bloc of parties from the political right, and Choice. The organization’s goal is to ensure free and fair ters of the sitting president,” said Mr. Tkachenko. Socialist Party nominee Oleksander Moroz follow at 6.5 presidential elections. He said that attempts at economic and political percent and 6.4 percent, respectively. A nationwide poll of 2,400 Ukrainian voters taken by reform are misguided and could yet lead to eco- one of the organizations, the SOCIS Center for Social and (Continued on page 5) nomic devastation and the loss of statehood. He referred to the myriad idle factories that have been stripped of their machinery and structures, and sold off, and to the flight of capital into foreign accounts. Soyuzivkaby welcomes Roma Hadzewycz thousands for Labor Day weekend festivities The Parliament chairman also mentioned the interesting talent from North America and Ukraine. It seemed that none were disappointed as Soyuzivka – enormous debt that Ukraine has accumulated in KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Thousands of visitors cele- recent years. He said that in 2000 alone, Ukraine concluding its 45th summer season – once again turned brated the last Labor Day weekend of this millennium in out an array of activities: four separate concerts featuring will have to repay more than $5 billion to the rousing fashion here at the Ukrainian National International Monetary Fund for credits, and to performers from Ukraine, Canada and the United States; Association’s upstate New York resort, Soyuzivka, from national swimming and tennis championships; three Russia and Turkmenistan for gas and oil. Friday, September 3, through Monday, September 6. And in the most shocking of his pronounce- nights of dancing to the music of five Ukrainian bands The traditional end-of the-summer gathering attracted from the United States and Canada; exhibits of fine art by ments, he suggested that Ukraine is on the verge of visitors from throughout the United States, Canada and a famine comparable in scale to the 1932-1933 artists from Canada and Ukraine; and, of course, huge Ukraine, representing all age groups and segments of the quantities of good food and liquid refreshments. Great Famine. Ukrainian community. “I advise some gentlemen who will be taking Spotted at Soyuzivka were hordes of teenagers, with Veseli Cherevychky at Veselka part in events surrounding the day of commemora- parents in tow, who came to see friends from Plast camps The weekend began with a preview performance by tion of the victims of the Great Famine, to look at and the Jersey shore town of Wildwood for one last time the current situation in Ukraine, what awaits us in Veseli Cherevychky (a name the troupe translates as Jolly before returning to school; new immigrants from Ukraine the year 2000, when as of today, September 7, Boots), a children’s folk dance ballet and vocal ensemble attracted by the resort’s entertainment programs and much winter seed has not yet been sown. Doesn’t from . Directed by Maria and Volodymyr Chmyr, the dances; college students and young professionals eager to it remind you of the eve of 1933? Today the histor- 17 youngsters age 5-14 are winners of the UNESCO socialize and network; young families who came to enjoy ical image of Stalin is beyond repair.” International Folklore Festival held in France. They have the outdoors and compete in tennis and swimming com- arrived in the United States to perform at the International (Continued on page 5) petitions; and Soyuzivka stalwarts, who have been com- ing here for years to attend concerts by the best and most (Continued on page 10) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37

FOR THE RECORD NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Independent Ukraine on its eighth anniversary School stats released for 1999-2000 September 7 meeting of the International Following is the text of a statement on and inter-ethnic relations are laudable. Monetary Fund’s board of directors, at KYIV – During the 1999-2000 school which a decision will be made on the next Ukrainian Independence Day issued by During the years of independence year, 17,000 preschools are accommodating the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ukraine managed to prevent any escala- tranche of the $2.6 billion loan program to more than 1 million children, 6.7 million Ukraine. The amount of the next install- released to the press by the Embassy of tions on these sensitive issues while pupils are attending 21,300 secondary Ukraine in Canada. resolving problems connected to the ment of the Extended Fund Facility loan is schools, 152,000 children go to 746 board- $180 million. (RFE/RL Newsline) return and resettlement of formerly ing schools, 510,000 students attend 975 August 24 is Ukraine’s Independence deported peoples. Ukraine’s positive vocational schools, and 1.6 million students Cabinet: Ukraine fulfilled IMF conditions Day. Eight years ago on that day the experience in guaranteeing national have registered at 960 higher learning insti- Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine minorities’ rights has been widely tutions, according to Vice-Prime Minister KYIV – The Cabinet of Ministers has proclaimed Ukraine’s state independence acknowledged in the world, namely by Volodymyr Semynozhenko. The most acute sent a letter to the International Monetary and 90.3 percent of all eligible voters the Organization for Security and problem is the payment of salaries and pen- Fund confirming the completion of condi- confirmed this choice with a landslide Cooperation in Europe and the Council of sions. The largest arrears exist in the tions in order to receive the next tranche of referendum on December 1, 1991, of all Europe. Ternopil and oblasts. Vocational the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. the states that emerged with the collapse At present, the socio-economic situa- school teachers have received their 1998 The document also listed measures to be of the Soviet Union, Ukraine was the tion in Ukraine remains complicated, but salaries in full. Educational institutions that taken concerning conditions that were not only one to bring the issue of independ- several positive tendencies are readily are financed through the state budget have fulfilled. The government is working on the ence to a national referendum. Thus apparent. Due to the measures taken by been paying their 1999 salaries on time. issue of increasing tariffs for communal began a new period of state-building in the , the Cabinet of The Cabinet of Ministers pays special atten- services for the general population. At talks Ukrainian history. Ministers and the National Bank of tion to the development of rural schools and with the IMF in Washington, Ukraine Ukraine is now moving along the path Ukraine, Ukraine managed to minimize has adopted a comprehensive plan for the resolved all questions concerning the EFF of consistent reforms in order to ensure losses caused by last year’s financial cri- development of rural secondary schools tranche, including the issue of reduced state stable economic growth and to accelerate sis, to restore macroeconomic stability between 1999 and 2005. Fifty-five new budget revenues. At the same time the gov- the transition to a market economy. and improve the over-all economic situa- schools will be opened in Ukraine this year, ernment promised to resolve the problem of Despite current difficulties, the president tion. During the first half of 1999 indus- 49 of them in rural areas. Ukraine presently low communal service tariffs before the and the government of Ukraine are deter- trial production grew by 0.2 percent, and has 2,600 schools with instruction in next meeting of the IMF board of directors mined to continue the course of reform- in June, in comparison with last June, by Russian, 108 in Romanian, 65 in which was to be held September 7. If a pos- ing the national economy. 4.7 percent. Hungarian, six in Crimean Tatar and three itive decision is made, Ukraine is to receive Among Ukraine’s main achievements This year’s anti-inflation measures in Polish. (Eastern Economist) $180 million (U.S.) of the EFF loan, and a in domestic policy during the eight years introduced by the Cabinet of Ministers third tranche of the World Bank loan for of independence are political stability in and the National Bank of Ukraine helped Kuchma to pay teachers back wages financial sector restructuring. The last EFF society; the guaranteed renewal of struc- tranche of $115 million was received on overcome a negative tendency wherein KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma tures of power through general, open and July 7. Vice-Prime Minister Serhii Tyhypko the prices for production of goods marked the first day of the new school year honest elections; the adoption of the stated on September 2 that the Ukrainian exceeded the growth of consumer prices by promising to pay overdue wages to Constitution that emphasizes democratic delegation to Washington, including at the end of 1998. teachers within a month. He also pledged to values. The emphasis on human rights National Bank of Ukraine Chairman Viktor Some positive tendencies also include supply all schools with textbooks that stu- and freedoms as an inalienable compo- Yuschenko and Presidential Aide Valerii gradual growth of monthly volumes of dents are supposed to receive free of charge. nent of contemporary public society has Lytvytskyi, was planning to hold additional export production in comparison with the Education Minister Valentyn Zaichuk noted consolidated our nation. Political plural- consultations with IMF directors before corresponding period of the previous that some 600,000 Ukrainian teachers are ism, freedom of speech, freedom of travel their meeting. Mr. Tyhypko stated that the year, export volumes of agricultural pro- owed 240 million hrv ($54.5 million U.S.) and other democratic ideals have become only thing Ukraine needs to show is “good duction (particularly fats, oil, sugar and in back wages. (RFE/RL Poland, Belarus a part of public life. Ukraine’s moving incomes from natural gas auctions, because tobacco) increased by 14.4 percent. and Ukraine Report) ahead with confidence toward further Exports of aluminum, wood and wood- we are searching for a way to pay off our reforms, based on the principles of public products also increased. Moroz in for medical treatment social payments, which is the only stressful consensus, not conflict. Eight years of experience confirm that issue for us.” (Eastern Economist) Establishing Ukraine’s reputation in the foreign policy course chosen by KYIV – Former chairman of the Slovak foreign minister visits Kyiv the world as a democratic European Ukraine is a reliable means to protect and Verkhovna Rada Oleksander Moroz, a nation is of principal significance. major candidate in the October 31 presiden- promote the country’s national interests in KYIV –Slovakia’s foreign affairs minis- Together with political and economic fac- tial elections, has left for Germany to under- the world. In this context, the economic ter, Eduard Kukan, was in Kyiv last week to tors, Ukraine’s achievements in the go medical treatment, Mr. Moroz’s election aspect of foreign policy will remain a meet with his Ukrainian counterpart, Borys humanitarian sphere and Ukraine’s con- staff reported on September 3. Ukrainian major priority in the everyday activities Tarasyuk, and President Leonid Kuchma. tribution to science and culture are gain- media reported that Mr. Moroz is suffering of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Both sides agreed to hold an “honest com- ing increased importance and influence from kidney problems. (RFE/RL Newsline) diplomatic missions abroad. Our foreign petition” for the one temporary position on the successful integration of the country policy has become one of the instruments World Bank approves $100 m loan the United Nations Security Council in into European and world processes. of solving the principal task: ensuring the 2000-2001. Mr. Kukan said both sides are Ukraine’s success and experience in KYIV – The World Bank approved a also interested in ending the “trade and eco- solving problems of national minorities (Continued on page 12) $100 million loan to Ukraine, which is to be nomic stagnation” between their countries. released this week as part of a $300 million The two leaders agreed to set up a working aid package, Ukrainian Television reported group to examine the Slovak plan to intro- on September 4. Prime Minister Valerii duce visa requirements for Ukrainians visit- State-controlled Ukrainian companies are Pustovoitenko said the Cabinet of Ministers ing Slovakia. Bratislava has taken no deci- Eastern Economist KryvorizhStal, DonetskOblEnerho, will use the loan to pay off some wage and sion on this issue, but Mr. Kukan comment- CentrEnerho and Dzerzhynskyi works fin- pension arrears. The World Bank’s decision KYIV – With the assistance of ished 1998 with losses. is good news for Ukraine on the eve of the (Continued on page 16) PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the internation- In terms of profits, UkrGazProm leads al audit company, Ukrayinska with 4.5 billion hrv. UkrTeleKom is sec- Investystiina Hazeta (Ukrainian ond with 638 million hrv, followed by FOUNDED 1933 Investment Newspaper) is selling its rat- ings of the 100 most successful Ukrainian UkrNafta at 553.7 million hrv. The profit of Zaporizhia Atomic Energy Station HE KRAINIAN EEKLY companies for 1998. The ratings were TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., compiled according to gross income, totaled 550 million hrv and the South- a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. profits and export volumes denominated Ukrainian Atomic Energy Station and Yearly subscription rate: $50; for UNA members — $40. Oriana chemicals earned profits exceeding in U.S. dollars. According to the ratings, Periodicals postage paid at Parsippany, NJ 07054 and additional mailing offices. only 17 Ukrainian companies had gross 400 million hrv. (ISSN — 0273-9348) income in 1998 of more than 1 billion hrv. UkrGazProm leads in exports with $3 Topping the list is UkrGazProm, a compa- billion (U.S.), followed by ZaporizhStal Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language weekly newspaper ny that no longer exists, with 15 billion at $879 million, -based Illich (annual subscription fee: $50; $40 for UNA members). works at $635 million, and hrv. Next is UkrTeleKom with 2.5 billion The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: hrv, followed by KryvorizhStal works at UkrSpetsExport at $300 million. Twelve Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900 2.3 billion hrv. other companies had exports last year of Companies with gross incomes ranging more than $100 million. They are: Danko Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz from 1 billion to 2 billion hrv include two (metal trade), Progress (arms trade), changes to: Editors: Roman Woronowycz (Kyiv) Mariupol-based iron and steel works, Dniprovskyi-Dzerzhynskyi Iron and Steel The Ukrainian Weekly Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj (Toronto) Illich and AzovStal, UkrNafta, Works, Nikopol Ferroalloys Works, Styrol 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 Irene Jarosewich DonetskOblEnerho, DonbasEnerho, Chemical Concern, Poltava Mining- Parsippany, NJ 07054 Ika Koznarska Casanova ZaporizhStal, DniproEnerho, TsentrEnerho, Dressing Works, Zaporizhia-based UkrTatNafta, Atomic Energy Aluminum and Ferroalloys Works, The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com Station, UkrSpyrt, KyivEnergo and Mykolaiv Alumina Plant, Odesa Port The Ukrainian Weekly, September 12, 1999, No. 37, Vol. LXVII Dniprovskyi-Dzerzhynskyi Iron and Steel Plant, Prydniprovski Oil Mains and the Copyright © 1999 The Ukrainian Weekly Works. Despite high levels of incomes, Oriana Chemical Concern. No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 3 American investment fund promotes development in Ukraine

by Roman Woronowycz investment, after the enterprises have got- Fund representatives visit the firm’s Kyiv Press Bureau ten on their feet and have become lucrative offices and plants every two weeks at a Thus far the Western to others. minimum. A regular year-round schedule KYIV – For Ukraine, the U.S. govern- An investment committee, comprising of training seminars in sales, marketing NIS Enterprise Fund ment has developed a huge array of aid several members of the fund’s distin- and leadership development is implement- programs and re-education efforts to help guished 12-member board of directors, ed. U.S. experts from the IESC are utilized has committed $68 the country in its drawn-out transition to a which consists of leading U.S. investment again to offer expert consultations on spe- democratic and free-market country. It bankers and businessmen, including a for- cific issues and problems. million of U.S taxpay- appropriates hundreds of millions of dol- mer chairman of Cargill and a vice-chair- Ms. Jaresko emphasized that the fund lars annually to the U.S. Agency for man of Merril Lynch, must formally does not deposit money in the bank ers’ money into 20 cor- International Development. It gives finan- approve any investment decisions that the accounts of the firms into which it invests porations in Ukraine cial support in the form of defense coopera- fund management decides upon. as part of their risk management strategy, tive threat reduction funds, Fulbright schol- So far Ms. Jaresko has not had to write rather it invests in the capital equipment and Moldova. arships, student exchanges. The list is off any investments in the course of the that is needed. This is also a cost-saving extensive. Many of the programs have fund’s four years in Ukraine, although measure because the fund’s status as a for- come under one type of criticism or another some $14 million of commitments made to eign investor allows it to purchase equip- for being wasteful, inefficient or ineffec- five companies were allowed to expire ment abroad without having to pay a value- teach them modern Western business prac- tive. before the finances were actually extended added tax. tices and techniques while developing their That cannot be said of one of the gov- because the companies were unable to meet She said that for today the fund has a business sense and nurturing a good busi- ernment’s more interesting projects, an the commitments required for the invest- solid investment portfolio, although she ness ethic. Because the classroom is the investment fund called the Western NIS ment. admits that nothing can be certain, given entrepreneur’s own business, he needs no Enterprise Fund, which was capitalized The Western NIS Enterprise Fund’s con- the region in which the fund works and the further motivation or desire to learn. His with $150 million from U.S. government ditions and requirements are strict, and the type of investments it has made. “I don’t business success depends on it. coffers and began operating in Ukraine in process leading to a partnership is arduous. see a loss potential in my portfolio, but I “You can tell a small businessman how June 1995. It does not lessen with the purchase of cor- don’t say that it can’t happen. It’s fully a to write a business plan. You can give him The investment fund is a private, not- porate stock that makes the fund an owner, part of the business,” she explained. something and he might spend it. But how for-profit corporation operating in Ukraine, but only increases with strict supervision Similar investment funds seeded with do you truly instill a commercial mind- as well as in Moldova and Belarus, that by the fund over its investment, including U.S. taxpayer money in Poland, the Czech frame? How do you instill the idea of a uses U.S. taxpayers’ money in one of the Western-type audits and guidance in stan- Republic and Slovakia have brought a market economy? How do you grow a riskiest investment climates in the world. It dard business practices and operating pro- healthy return. The Polish fund in particu- business, how do you make a business is a region whose business environment cedures, with which a majority of business- lar, which began with approximately $200 profitable? Unless they’re commercially and practices have brought cries of anguish es in this part of the world still are unfamil- million in U.S. backing, made a profit of viable, it is all for naught,” Ms. Jaresko and frustration from some of the largest and iar. some $400 million before it exited the mar- explained. mightiest multinationals that have attempt- The fund tends to give less weight to ket this year, all of which was returned to In an area of the world where Western ed to invest here. businesses that approach them with U.S. government coffers. donor aid seems to evaporate into individ- Nonetheless, the Western NIS Enterprise requests to become partners. The technique However, the ultimate goal of the fund ual foreign bank accounts and the question Fund has had a good amount of success in that they have established is to identify the is not simply to show a profit, although that of how to stimulate the stagnant economies developing its portfolio, which consists of top 10 companies in a chosen sector with certainly is an objective for the fund man- of the former Soviet Union remains a mat- Ukrainian and Moldovan companies cho- the most potential for growth, based on agers and, of course, a desire of U.S. tax- ter of opinion, the Western NIS Enterprise sen for their future potential and willing- comparative advantage studies that look at payers. It is to engage Ukrainian business- Fund hands-on approach may just be a part ness to adopt new business practices. such things as current management struc- people in a real-time training ground, to of the definitive answer. “The most important thing is our part- ture, distribution network and raw material ner,” explained Natalie Jaresko, executive base. In years past, when the economy was vice-president of the fund. “We are the almost dormant and certain market sectors financial investor. We need to trust him. He had practically shriveled up, the criteria BUSINESS IN BRIEF needs to have the ability and the aptitude. could have been simply whether the firm And he must be someone who wants to was operating. work with us,” she said. Fund managers bring in retired U.S. Tyhypko takes issue with Moody’s conclusion Another key is that the investment create executives through the International growth in real jobs and that it provide a Executive Services Corp. (IESC) to utilize KYIV – Moody’s earlier conclusion that Ukraine will probably default on its foreign return on capital in proportion to the their expertise to review the possibilities in debts is an overstatement, Vice Prime Minister Serhii Tyhypko told journalists. He noted investment’s inherent risk. the market sector. The experts not only that the draft budget for 2000 is taking into account all amounts needed to pay out Ms. Jaresko explained that much of establish a list of the firms with the most Ukraine’s foreign debt, as well as interest payments. Therefore, Moody’s statement about a what the fund invests is used to capitalize potential, but also establish the type and possible default is definitely “premature.” He stressed, however, that if Ukraine elects a modern equipment and to develop efficient amount of capital investment a firm will president who will “decide problems of cooperation with international financial organiza- distribution networks – areas in which most require to begin moving toward profitabili- tions at the level of emotions,” Ukraine may be facing the possibility of defaulting on its enterprises in this region of the world are ty. obligations “soon enough.” Mr. Tyhypko conceded that next year’s debt is large, but point- sorely lacking. Recommendations by the experts are ed out that there are mechanisms that allow countries with even greater difficulties to get The Western NIS Enterprise Fund has reviewed by the financial officers and out of the situation, mentioning “re-crediting” as one way of easing the debt burden. He identified what it believes are the region’s cleaned up before being submitted to the explained that if Ukraine preserves “normal relations” with international money lenders, it business sectors with the most growth investment committee, which must author- will be able to take new loans and pay debts with these loans. This will also enable the potential and has focused on the consumer ize that a memorandum of understanding country to stimulate production. Next year Ukraine will have to pay $3.3 billion (U.S.) in and consumer goods manufacturing area as be drawn up between the fund and the foreign debts, most of which were made by the National Bank of Ukraine. The government their target, which includes the agricultural client. managed to restructure part of its debt this year and NBU currency reserves presently processing industry, food processing, auto- After all that, the real work begins. amount to $1.1 billion (U.S.). (Eastern Economist) motive parts manufacturing, construction Workers of the fund descend upon the firm materials and packaging. to learn everything they can. “We interview 70 polling stations outside Ukraine Thus far it has committed $68 million of friends, competitors, partners, everybody, KYIV – The Central Elections Committee has adopted a resolution that provides for set- U.S. taxpayers’ money into 20 corporations to learn everything we can,” explained Ms. ting up 70 polling stations under Ukraine’s foreign representatives, but only in countries in Ukraine and Moldova. It is still looking Jaresko. where Ukraine has its diplomatic and consular offices, said CEC Chairman Mykola for its first investment into Belarus, The due diligence involved also includes Riabets. According to an agreement with the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the number of sta- although it has extended several business the legal side of the business. Government tions may be increased if necessary. (Eastern Economist) loans to companies there. The projects in certifications, contracts and audits are Ukraine and Moldova include an ice cream reviewed with an eye to any improprieties, Foreign investment down almost half manufacturer, a meat processor, a sun- inconsistencies or questionable practices in flower oil producer and a bottle manufac- the company’s past dealings. Only if every- KYIV – Foreign investors invested $264.9 million (U.S.) in Ukraine’s economy in the turer. Generally, investments range from $1 thing meets the fund’s strict standards are first half of 1999 – down by 48.8 percent from the same period last year. According to State million to $7.5 million per project. The papers for a joint stock company drawn up. Statistics Committee data, investment contributions were mainly made in cash ($171.8 mil- fund has plans to move into the telecom- For most financial investments the lion) and in the form of real estate and movable property ($80.4 million). At the same time, munications and pharmaceutical fields. But review process, although already intrusive, the amount of foreign capital dropped by $107.6 million, due largely to the severance of that is for the future. would be the limit of their hands-on relations with foreign partners. Direct foreign investments came to Ukraine from 106 coun- Ms. Jaresko emphasized that the final involvement in a company’s day-to-day tries and totaled $2.935 billion as of July 1, 1999. (Eastern Economist) arbiter of whether her fund makes an operations. With the Western NIS investment is determined in the end by Enterprise Fund comes regular oversight, Ukraine develops miniature unmanned vehicles most of the same characteristics that draw human resource and management training KYIV – Ukraine is developing miniature unmanned vehicles weighing nine to 10 kilo- any investor to an individual firm. “It has to and the implementation of new manage- grams and capable of flying at 60-105 kilometers per hour, said Ihor Avilov, general direc- do with the risk, the reward and the poten- ment information systems. tor of the Kharkiv-based joint stock company Naukovo-Promyslovyi Servis. In his view, tial for exit,” explained Ms. Jaresko. The latter, part of what Ms. Jaresko unmanned vehicles are convenient means for resolving a wide range of tasks, from recon- The executive vice-president said that called U.S.-type corporate governance, is a naissance of military targets to aerial photography and monitoring areas of fire or ecological the fund’s investment strategy calls for it to system of computer-generated management catastrophes. Such vehicles are much cheaper than helicopters or aircraft and can perform a sell off its shares in individual projects tools such as sales, accounts receivable and within about three to five years of the initial aging reports. (Continued on page 14) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37

OUR COMMUNITIES CELEBRATE UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE DAY Clifton-Passaic, N.J. Spring Valley, N.Y. SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. – Rockland, local, county, state and federal govern- the second smallest county in the state of ments assembled for the celebration. New York, has been celebrating It was especially moving to see a large Ukrainian Independence Day for more group of youngsters, members of the than 30 years. As a matter of fact, the Vesna Ukrainian folk dance group, par- first proclamation declaring January 22 ticipating. For the first time a sizeable as Ukrainian Independence Day in contingent of the newest immigrants Rockland County was presented to the from Ukraine was present. Ukrainian American community on the The master of ceremonies. Dr. snowy evening of January 22, 1968. Luchkiw, past national commander of the The driving force behind these celebra- Ukrainian American Veterans, called the tions is Ukrainian American Veterans Post assembly to order and the celebration 19 of Spring Valley. Special recognition began with the singing of the American goes to Dr. Dmytro Bodnarczuk, Joseph and Ukrainian national anthems. Dr. Brega, Teddy Dusanenko and Dr. Vasyl Luchkiw, who returned from Ukraine in Luchkiw, and a member of Rockland May, also delivered the main address in County Legislature, Theodore Dusanenko. both Ukrainian and English. He stressed This year, on Sunday, August 22, after the positive aspects of Ukraine’s eight- liturgy at the Ukrainian Catholic Church, year period of independence. celebrated by the Rev. Ivan Tykhovych, Short congratulatory remarks were community members gathered at the delivered by several dignitaries. County Government Office Complex in The next day, local newspapers New City, N.Y. Although the weather informed their readers about the was threatening (the ceremonies took Rockland County celebrations of the place outdoors), one of the largest groups eighth anniversary of Ukraine’s inde- of Ukrainians and representatives of pendence.

CLIFTON, N.J. – With three churches, a vibrant Ukrainian Center on Hope Avenue in Passaic and about 2,000 Ukrainians living in the Clifton-Passaic area, Ukrainian Independence Day is marked annually in this community, located about 15 miles outside of New York City. Over 100 people attended the ceremony this year at Clifton City Hall. Organized by Teo Marsch (second from left) and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag flew over the city for a week. Various city officials attended the ceremony, including (pictured above at far left) Clifton Councilman and Passaic County Freeholder Peter Eagler, who is assisting Mr. Marsch. – Tom Hawrylko Chicago CHICAGO – Penny Kendall, director Independence Day of Ukraine,” wrote the of international relations and chief of governor. protocol for Gov. George H. Ryan of “The Ukrainian community in Illinois Illinois, presented a letter honoring may be proud of their many contributions Ukrainian Independence Day to Borys that have been a part of the growth and Bazylewski, consul general of Ukraine in development of Illinois’ business and edu- Chicago. cational sectors. Indeed, your community’s “... I am honored to extend my personal many diverse accomplishments are much Participants in the Rockland County, N.Y., commemortion of Ukraine’s inde- congratulations to the Ukrainian community appreciated. They have helped strengthen pendence. as you gather to commemorate the the vitality of Illinois,” Gov. Ryan noted. Binghamton, N.Y. by Maria K. Zobniw Day Proclamation, Mayor Bucci stressed the cultural diversity of this region and BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The annual cel- highlighted the contributions of the ebration of Ukrainian Independence Day Ukrainian community to the growth of the took place on Tuesday, August 24, with a Binghamton area. flag-raising ceremony at Binghamton City He read the proclamation, which con- Hall. Mayor Richard Bucci hosted the cere- mony and issued a proclamation in honor of cluded by underlining that, “as we celebrate Ukrainian independence. the eighth anniversary of Ukraine’s inde- Prior to the flag-raising, a short introduc- pendence, we celebrate victory over tyranny tory program was held. The Rev. Ivan and oppression.” Mazuryk, pastor of Sacred Heart Ukrainian Following the reading of the proclama- Catholic Church, opened the program with tion, the Ukrainian flag was raised in the a prayer of supplication and thanksgiving. courtyard of the City Hall to the singing of Mima Zobniw spoke on the significance the Ukrainian national anthem. of Ukrainian Independence Day, the contin- The flag-raising ceremony and inter- ued need to publicly celebrate this date, and views with participants aired on all three the priorities of the Ukrainian American local television stations, and the following community for the coming year in relation day the Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin Penny Kendall of the Illinois governor’s office and Ukraine’s Council-General in to their congressional representatives. published a photo-collage of the ceremony Chicago Borys Bazylewski. In his introduction to the Independence on the front page of its local news section.

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Vitrenko shows... Manor College no longer “junior” (Continued from page 1) Bringing up the rear among the major JENKINTOWN, Pa. – In order to better define the col- candidates are the chairman of the lege’s identity to prospective students and more accurately Verkhovna Rada and the Peasants Party depict its position in the academic community, Manor Junior representative, Oleksander Tkachenko, at College has changed its name to Manor College. 2.7 percent; Rukh Party candidate “Current students and graduates know they made a good Hennadii Udovenko at 2.6 percent; and the choice with Manor. This is evidenced by 97 percent of outgo- splinter Rukh Party is candidate, Yurii ing students responding to a recent graduate survey that they Kostenko, at 1.2 percent. were ‘highly satisfied’ with their education here,” said Steve The other seven candidates in the presi- Greenbaum, director of public relations at the college. dential field of 15 have less than 1 percent “With the name change, we’re trying to broaden our support individually. appeal, so that more prospective students will make the same The numbers most encouraging to the choice,” Mr. Greenbaum said. “I think for some, the word Vitrenko camp are those resulting from a ‘junior’ causes a misconception as to what we’re all about.” poll taken by the Center for Social The term “junior college” was originally designated as a refer- Allied Health, Math and Science; Business; and Liberal Arts. Monitoring. The survey asked 1,681 ence to the amount of time spent at the school, that is two years. Sixty percent of Manor College students transfer to four- Ukrainian voters who had stated that they Over the years, some have taken the term to mean that a “junior year institutions to pursue bachelor’s degrees. Manor’s cred- “would definitely” or “sooner would than college” is a middle step between high school and college. its are accepted at most area four-year colleges and universi- wouldn’t” vote in the presidential elections “Manor has always offered the first two years of a college ties through articulation agreements, allowing Manor stu- to choose between two candidates in education and that education has always been as high in qual- dents to transfer in as juniors, without losing any credits or hypothetical pairings for the second round. ity as the first two years at any four-year college or university time. Ms. Vitrenko outpolled both of her – in fact, perhaps even better, because we also offer small The other 40 percent receive associate’s degrees and – closest competitors, President Kuchma classes, personalized attention, a 12:1 student-teacher ratio benefiting from Manor’s nearly 100 percent placement rate – and Mr. Symonenko. Those surveyed and a caring and accessible faculty,” Mr. Greenbaum said. begin careers in their fields. favored Ms. Vitrenko over the incumbent “By removing the word ‘junior’ from the equation, we With the name change comes a new look in the form of a by a margin of 34.9 percent to 33.8 per- hope to discourage students who thought attending Manor new logo and a new sign for the college. “The new logo has a cent and over Mr. Symonenko by 33.8 would be like an extension of high school or like attending a modern, classy and collegiate look to it,” Mr. Greenbaum percent to 22.7 percent. However, in the prep school and encourage prospective students who are bet- said. “It suggests a feeling of community and unity.” pairing with the president almost 14 per- ter suited for a small school and who have achieved scholas- “The new sign, which replaces our old one at the end of cent of respondents said they could not tically, but may have overlooked Manor simply because they our driveway on Fox Chase Road, is made of granite to match decide, while in the pairing with Mr. thought a ‘junior college’ would not challenge them academi- the other buildings on campus and conveys a sense of solidity Symonenko the number of “undecideds” cally,” he explained. and being established,” Mr. Greenbaum added. “Manor has was 17.7 percent. With an enrollment of approximately 700, Manor offers asso- been here for over 50 years and will be here for a long time to If Ms. Vitrenko were out of the picture, ciate’s degrees and transfer programs within three divisions: come. I think the sign symbolizes that longevity.” President Kuchma would have no problem beating any of the other top six candidates should he make his way to a second round, fair, through the completion of the cam- Last year the budget approval process according to the survey. He takes Mr. As expected... paign season. ran into January, while in 1997 it took Symonenko 37.1 percent to 28.6 percent; (Continued from page 1) The only rebuttal by the government half of the fiscal year to put together. Mr. Moroz 34.9 percent to 29.5 percent; He also alluded to Stalin when he stat- to the comments made in Parliament on Chairman Tkachenko told his national Mr. Marchuk 34.4 percent to 19.2 percent; ed that a cult of personality was forming opening day was a letter from the deputies that the budget proposal from and Mr. Tkachenko 37.8 to 18.2 percent. in the Ukrainian leadership. Cabinet of Ministers read on the govern- the Cabinet of Ministers is expected by (The poll’s margin of error is plus/minus 2 The various faction leaders, who were ment-owned television channel during September 15 and would be tabled in the percent) allowed five-minute presentations after the evening news. The document defend- Parliament by October 10. Whether the The presidential campaign in Ukraine Mr. Tkachenko finished, followed the ed the work of the Cabinet of Ministers, Parliament will begin work on it before has an unusual quality in that many candi- chairman’s lead. For the most part, how- stated that grain collection for this year the elections is questionable, according to dates are searching for coalitions among ever, they were more reserved in their was on schedule and would at least equal many national deputies. their fellow aspirants to the highest office criticism of President Kuchma. the level of 1999, and rejected Mr. Nonetheless, National Deputy Roman of the land. Only Rukh faction leader Hennadii Tkachenko’s figures on the amount of Bezsmertnyi, who is the presidential rep- On Ukrainian Independence Day in the Udovenko, along with the representatives foreign debt Ukraine owes in 2000 as resentative in the Verkhovna Rada, said city of Kaniv, four candidates, Messrs. of two factions that stand solidly behind overstated. he remains optimistic that the budget Tkachenko, Moroz and Marchuk and the the president, the National Democratic Even with all the pre-election rhetoric process will move along as normally as lesser known Volodymyr Oliinyk, joined Party and the Social Democratic and diversion that the national deputies possible during an election season. together in a loose coalition with the aim (United), did not criticize the current will encounter through October 31, they “The level of politicization will be of putting forward a single candidate from government or president in their address- will still have a legislative agenda to fill. extremely high, but it will not be able to among themselves by mid-October. es to the legislative body. Chief among the Parliament’s objectives break the budget process,” explained Mr. Tkachenko has made overtures to Yet, President Kuchma seems to have is to approve, for the first time in several Mr. Bezsmertnyi. “There will be two Mr. Symonenko to join the “Kaniv 4,” as accepted that he will be the subject of years, an annual government budget in a issues tugging at us: the elections and the press has dubbed them. attacks, whether or not reasonable and normal and timely manner. the budget.” Meanwhile the splinter Rukh’s candi- date, Mr. Kostenko, has agreed to a bloc with Vasyl Onopenko, candidate from the Ukrainian Social Democratic Party, a The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund: August 1999 coalition that could eventually include Yurii Karmazin of the Defenders of the Amount Name City State Lubomyr Humeniuk New York N.Y. Homeland Party. Jennie Kopystianskyj New York N.Y. However, none of the candidates in $100 Leonard Mazur Mountain Lakes N.J. Luba Kostiw Sunnyvale Calif. either coalition have shown any inclina- Bohdan Kozak Columbia Md. tion to withdraw their candidacy in favor Wolodymyr Sochan Jersey City N.J. John Teleshefsky Carrollton Tex. John Kozeletz Falls Church Va. of another. Myron Lazarchuk Kamloops B.C. Rumors and innuendo still surround the $50 Jaroslaw and Kare Chelak Morristown N.J. Vasyl Madzelan Citrus Heights Calif. candidacy of the Rukh Party nominee, Mr. Orest Deychakiwsky Beltsville Md. Luba Manko Almont Mich. Udovenko, who many pundits believe will Bohdan Sereda New York N.Y. Mary Pendzola New York N.Y. opt out of the race in favor of the incum- John Winnizki Deltona Fla. Eva Sacharuk Wenham Maine bent. $30 Mark Czechut Parillion Nev. Michael Stock St. Clair Pa. For his part, Mr. Udovenko has stated P. Zaluha Westland Mich. $25 Theodore Gelemey Berkley Mich. that he is committed to the end, as he George Zelensky Somerset N.J. pledged to his party upon his nomination, Marian Maslak Lakewood Colo. and is not looking for partnerships or Bohdan Storozuk Gold River Calif. $5 Frank Bugryn Bristol Conn. Marian Gawur Kent Ohio coalitions. $20 Roman Barniak Basking Ridge N.J. Michael Holowaty Northport Fla. Ms. Vitrenko, who has retained her Vera Feduschak Regina Sask. Petro Ostapchuk Northport Fla. strong rating even with little press cover- Peter Hawrylciw Ludlow Maine Christina Sitko Garrettsville Ohio age since the Verkhovna Rada went into it Milas Lebedovych Savannah Ga. George Szeparowycz Hopewell Junction N.Y. summer recess in mid-July, also has Wladyslaw Sidorowicz South Fallsburg Sask. unequivocally asserted that she will con- tinue to go it alone. $10 Ellen Barlit North Falmouth Maine Total $925.00 As will President Kuchma. At a Roxana Charkewycz Park Ridge Ill. September 6 press conference he said he R. Chomiak Washington D.C. SINCERE THANKS TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS TO is not running against one specific con- Victor Decyk Culver City Calif. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY PRESS FUND. tender or party. “They are all the same to Michael Dutko Hicksville N.Y. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY PRESS FUND IS THE SOLE FUND DEDICATED me. I am running one against 14,” said the Theodore Gufrey Los Angeles Calif. EXCLUSIVELY TO SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THIS PUBLICATION. president. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T U W others – about the lawsuit instituted by Rukh’s first congress: 10 years ago What about news Archbishop Antony and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church against Holy Ascension Orthodox Parish in Clifton, The 10th anniversary of the founding of Rukh, the Popular Movement of re: UOC lawsuit? N.J. I have been looking for articles Ukraine passed quietly, with barely a murmur, both in the diaspora and in Dear Editor: about this issue in The Ukrainian Ukraine. In Kyiv, the two antagonistic camps laying claim to the mantle of Rukh I am an avid reader of The Ukrainian Weekly, but there are none. Will there be held separate commemorations, while the rest of Ukraine barely paid attention. Weekly and in particular enjoy reading any in the future? When noted in conversation, if noted at all, the topic of the 10th anniversary was the section of letters to the editor. I tinged with sadness. Marie Kukuruza believe these letters are the pulse of the This situation stands in stark contrast to the days of Rukh’s founding congress Clifton, N.J. on September 8-10, 1989, held in the main auditorium of Kyiv’s Polytechnic Ukrainian community. Institute. The event, which was bitterly opposed by conservative Communists I’ve been reading in the American Editor’s note: The Weekly is currently who thwarted its planning for more than a year, was a time of great emotion, joy press – The Bergen Record, The Dateline working on a story about these develop- and celebration for many in Ukraine. Thousands of people who could not be in Journal and The Herald News, among ments. the auditorium gathered throughout the weekend to stand in the park outside the building to listen to the congress proceedings as they were being broadcast over life” of the country where it exists; must outdoor speakers. Later some of the more than 1,000 delegates, attending the Education critical become an “integral part” of that coun- congress in Kyiv as representatives of the regional chapters of Rukh, recalled try’s life; must be nurtured in order to with awe that as they walked out of the proceedings late in the evening on to Church’s future bear fruit and “attract people to it.” Saturday, September 9 – not long after the official announcement of Rukh’s Dear Editor: These ideas will be difficult to under- establishment was made – people still waiting outside the auditorium lined the stand and accept if the Church is seen sidewalks leading to the subway station about a half mile away and shouted their In your August 8 issue, the article merely as a social or cultural organiza- thanks and gratitude to the delegates walking by, tossing flowers at their feet. “Overview: Australia’s Ukrainian tion that exists to insulate immigrant and Years after its founding, historians and politicians alike have acknowledged Catholic Church” highlights several post-immigrant population from the the critical role of Rukh and, in particular, the role of certain Rukh leaders, in ideas that deserve further consideration “evils” of the larger society. These ideas developing and sustaining the drive for Ukraine’s independence. However, at its by Ukrainian Catholics throughout the will be unpalatable if the purpose of the founding congress the role of Rukh as the catalyst and emblem of Ukraine’s world. Church is seen as simply “taking care of independence was only embryonic. In fact, Rukh was established officially as the Education is critical to the future of the its own.” However, if the Church is seen Popular Movement of Ukraine for Perebudova, and supported Soviet President Church. Furthermore, the Church: must as carrying out the mission of its Mikhail Gorbachev’s plan to restructure the Soviet Union. acquire “proselytizing” skills and adapt Founder, then these ideas are but a Rukh’s charter did not call outright for independence, a position that was itself to the pluralist culture in which it restatement of His mandate to “go forth adopted only a year later at the second congress, but did note the need for finds itself; must develop communica- and teach all nations.” The extent to “national self-determination” and “sovereignty.” The first paragraph of the tions skills to reach the community at which the ideas are truly accepted, in founding document stated that “Rukh is founded on the principles of humanism, large; must show the relevance of the Australia and elsewhere, will be meas- democracy, glasnost, pluralism, social justice, internationalism; it emanates from Ukrainian-Byzantine heritage to the way ured by the resources that the Church the interests of all citizens of the republic, regardless of their nationality. ... of life of the society in which it exists; devotes to implementing them. Rukh’s activity is an all-embracing promotion of conditions conducive to a dig- must develop from an immigrant church nified life, ... development in Ukraine of a democratic and humane society.” to one that “forms its own membership T.F . Stock Eyewitnesses recall that the auditorium was often filled with jubilant calls for and contributes to the overall ... way of Arlington, Va. “yednist” (unity), “rivnopravnist” (equality) and democracy – “true rule by the people,” as the Rukh charter stated. Rukh’s goal of unity and equality among all the people of Ukraine through the A letter to U.S. News & World Report establishment of a fair and just democracy was echoed in the messages brought to the congress by representatives from Poland’s Solidarity movement and the The following is the text of a letter to Russian/Soviet historical myth in his writ- popular fronts of the Baltic states. “We are experiencing together the end of the the editor sent to U.S. News & World ings of the 1940s and 1950s.) totalitarian system,” said Adam Michnik of Solidarity, who spoke on the opening Report by one of The Weekly’s contribu- • In the ancient texts Vladimir is day of the congress. “We are glad that now, on this historic day, this solemn tors. referred to as “velekyi kniaz,” which moment for Ukraine and for all of Europe, that there are Poles in this hall ... that translates as grand prince, not king. He Solidarity is with you, that Poland is with you. May fortune be with you! May Dear Sir/Madam: neither adopted Eastern Orthodoxy nor God give you strength! Long live a democratic, just, free Ukraine!” I picked up a copy of U.S. News & was one of his ancestors Catholic because At a regional conference of Rukh prior to the founding congress, Ivan World Report’s special double issue “The such ecclesiastical distinctions did not Drach, who was later elected as the movement’s first head, explained why the Year 1000” at the newsstand last week; exist before the church schism of 1054. term Rukh – which means movement – was chosen as the name of the new having now read through it, I have mixed He simply became a Christian, as had his organization rather than the term “front” – as had been done in the Baltic feelings. grandmother some 30 years earlier. states. The information covering Western • The term Viking refers to the adven- “Rukh has an internal energy different from that of a front,” he said, “It has a Europe is generally accurate; however, turers who ravaged western Europe. In different philosophical and moral sense. Within it one can sooner find a place for when it comes to Eastern Europe, your Eastern Europe they were referred to as a Skovoroda, a Gandhi, a Martin Luther King. ... The word rukh is also closer to text contains numerous distortions. Variahy (). Your text and fold- reality and to eternity. A movement can exist with opponents. A front immediate- I will only cite the three most egre- out map give the impression that it was ly denotes opposition. Rukh elicits hope. ...” gious: the Vikings (really Varangians) who set- • Most disappointing is your equat- tled and colonized Rus’ (not Russia). In ing “Kievan Rus” with “Russia.” They fact, Eastern Europe was well populated are not the same thing! The medieval by Slavic tribes. The Varangians (never Sept. entity of Kievan Rus’ was eventually that numerous) established themselves Turning the pages back... absorbed by the Polish-Lithuanian among the ruling elite of Kyiv and carved Commonwealth. Its modern day suc- out a vast commercial empire (Kyivan 17 cessor state is Ukraine – with its capi- Rus’), somewhat reminiscent of the type tal of Kiev. The forerunner of today’s of trading empire set up some 800 years later in Canada by the Hudson Bay Co. Two weeks ago, this column carried a biographical sketch Russia, Muscovy, was not even estab- 1872 Although your aim in creating this spe- of Osyp Nazaruk, whose origins and education were similar lished until the mid-12th century. It cial issue was a noble one, I must say to, and who even crossed paths with, this week’s subject, Ivan was called Muscovy until the begin- that, on the whole, I found the effort dis- Makukh. Ultimately, however, their directions were dramati- ning of the 18th century when Tsar appointing. I now wonder whether to cally different. Peter I changed the name to “Rossiya,” trust some of the statements relating to Makukh was born in Dorozhiv, near Sambir in , on September 17, 1872. but which in English is translated as the history of areas with which I am less Like Nazaruk, he studied law at Lviv University; unlike Nazaruk, he stuck with it and Russia. familiar, e.g. the Far East. earned a doctorate in the field in 1901. I realize there are many old textbooks I had always considered U.S. News’ Like Nazaruk, he became active in the Ukrainian Radical Party and served as the and atlases, most dating back to Soviet writing to be better researched and less editor of its organ, Hromadskyi Holos, for a year in 1905, 11 years prior to Nazaruk’s times, that still confuse Rus’ with Russia. biased than the popular fluff of the other arrival at the post. However, I would expect a publication of newsmagazines. I finished this issue dis- In 1907, however, Makukh quit journalism and established a law practice in your stature to have done its homework, illusioned. Tovmach (a county center also known as Tlumach, about 30 miles east of what was consulted more current sources (may I I hope that U.S. News will consider then Stanyslaviv) and, quite unlike Nazaruk, became a hands-on activist in the educa- suggest “The Origin of Rus’ ” by O. publishing an amendatory statement relat- Pritsak, Harvard, 1981, or “The tional and political life of the county. ing to these and any other factual errors in Emergence of Rus’ ”, 750-1200 by S. Makukh organized reading rooms, Sich branches and the Selianska Kasa a future issue, or at least print some of the Franklin and J. Shepard, Longman, 1996), credit union throughout the region. He was first elected to the Galician Diet in 1908, correction letters that are bound to flood and been able to see past the disinforma- and served for 10 years, all the while demanding an end to the Polish-administered your office. Austro-Hungarian electoral system’s biases against the Ukrainian population. tion so carefully planted by Russian histo- Meanwhile, when the first world war broke out, he avoided military service rians to glorify their past. (Vernadsky, Ingert Kuzych Ph.D. whom you site, slavishly bought into the Springfield, VA 22150 (Continued on page 9) No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 7

NEWS AND VIEWS A mournful journey to Spirit Lake, Quebec Ukrainian pavilion by Katharine Wowk confinement of more than a few.” Internees provided the gov- no longer possible ernment and big business with exploitable labor. You paid a pit- My journey began with a sob. Not my own, but that of a tance, and they were yours to command. farmer from southwestern Ontario. He read we were going to More than just brawn was stolen. What little wealth some for EPCOT event Spirit Lake, Quebec, to unveil a memorial plaque to the settlers had was looted, officially. A portion remains to this day Ukrainians once unjustly imprisoned there as “enemy aliens.” in the Bank of Canada. Besides the 5,000 civilians jailed, an by Taras Harper He tried to say thanks, but it was hard for him. He was crying. additional 80,000 “enemy aliens” were forced to regularly His father had been one of the prisoners, along with over report to police, their freedom of movement, association and This message is long over due. 1,000 other men. There were also some women and children. speech curtailed. Other indignities followed. In 1917 most were My apologies to all of those who have Spirit Lake was one of two camps in Canada where families disenfranchised by the War Time Elections Act, so odious a waited so long for news of our planned were jailed, where children died. censure that even the editor of Kingston’s Daily British Whig Ukrainian pavilion at EPCOT. My procras- One of them was Carolka Manko, known as Nellie. She and presently observed, “it is very probable that ... the ‘alleged’ for- tination was intentional, as I held on to all her sister, Canadian-born British subjects when they were eigners and hitherto ‘naturalized’ Canadians will bear their last hopes for what was to have been a hauled from Montreal to the remote Abitibi, spent nearly two reproach meekly, but they will have sown in their hearts the tremendously powerful promotional tool years in confinement. Nellie stayed there. She is buried in Amos. seeds of a bitterness that can never be extirpated ... sooner or for Ukraine and its people. Her sister, Mary, one of the last known survivors of Canada’s later it will have to be atoned for.” We have now gone past the deadline for first national internment operations, turned 91 this week. What As I stood on the well-kept lawn of the St. Viateur Roman participation in EPCOT’s Millennium was done to her family and others was remembered, finally, on Catholic Church, on the very grounds where Canadian barbed Celebration. Even participation at a lesser the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of the first world war. More wire once encircled innocents, I thought how the lessons of this level is quickly becoming an impossibility. remarkably, perhaps, Mary has outlived her jailers. dark time in our country’s history had been repeatedly ignored. To provide names or blame specific indi- The Abitibi region is not as desolate as it was when children Passage of the War Measures Act provided for the internment viduals at this point would be counter-pro- were shipped here. I found its landscapes and people inviting. of Ukrainians in 1914-1920. The same act was used against our ductive. Then I got to the internees’ cemetery, hidden deep in the woods fellow Japanese Canadians in the second world war. It was The short version of what has taken at La Ferme. Nineteen broken wooden crosses, cobbled-togeth- deployed yet again against the Quebecois in 1970. The predom- place over the last year with all of our fund- er railway ties, mark the final resting places of 19 souls lured to inantly French Canadian crowd at the Spirit Lake unveiling did- raising efforts begins simply. Disney n’t miss that point. The rest of Canada is still feeling the conse- Canada by promises of free land and freedom. Instead they appointed Ukrainian Project Fund and this quences. found themselves in a concentration camp, where death caught writer to find a sponsor/co-sponsors for a I also thought of what a pity it was that our prime minister up with them. Diseases brought on by fatigue from hard work Ukrainian pavilion to be constructed for a was not present. Jean Chrétien was invited, but he did not under trying conditions took most of their lives. colossal Millennium Celebration to be held come. Neither did Mary Manko. Her absence was understand- But not all. Ivan Hryhoryschuk lies here, somewhere. A at Walt Disney’s EPCOT theme park (it able. She is old and frail. Perhaps the prime minister didn’t farmer shot him dead when he braved an escape, on June 7, was determined that a 10,000-square feet show because he would have been reminded of his 1993 pledge 1915. I couldn’t find his grave. Whatever inscriptions adorned pavilion could be built for approximately these forlorn markers have disappeared. The cement cross that to support the Ukrainian Canadian community’s requests for acknowledgment and restitution. He hasn’t kept that promise. $1 million). dominates the graveyard is plain, save for where it is desecrated The celebration is to run from November by bullet holes. After the ceremony we walked from the archaeological dig where the recovery of this once-buried episode in Canadian his- 1999 through January 2001, and the expo- As a Canadian of Ukrainian, Scottish and German ancestry, tory is being managed to the internees’ cemetery. Most plots are sure for Ukraine at this Millennium celebra- witnessing priests from the Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox invisible, overgrown by blueberry bushes. tion is estimated at nearly one-tenth of the Churches reconsecrating this hallowed ground, I wondered why The children whose parents brought them from Montreal to world’s population. For 15 months we any of these people were ever interned. I know that, officially, participate in this ceremony naturally delighted themselves would have the opportunity to showcase all they were “enemy aliens” because most emigrated from feasting on berries. They didn’t sense the presence of little that Ukraine is and has to offer. We would Halychyna and Bukovyna, crownlands of the Austro-Hungarian Nellie Manko, or of her sister Mary, who were once brought to have the chance to cause a true surge in Empire. But, by January 1915, the British government let these same woods by soldiers with bayonets on their guns. I awareness and tourism, the chance to sig- Ottawa know that these immigrants were actually “friendly don’t fault today’s children for their innocence. Eighty-five nificantly increase business investment. aliens” who should be given “preferential treatment.” There is years ago Mary, maybe even little Nellie, may have enjoyed A Ukrainian American businessman no evidence that any Ukrainian Canadians were treasonous. these blueberries, too. from Washington stepped forward and sup- Fundamentally it was wartime xenophobia and racism that But the good taste of these fruits of the earth did nothing to plied the necessary down payment of fueled the internment operations. And, as Sir William Otter, the ease the bad taste I had in my mouth as I thought about how $10,000 to secure a space for Ukraine. As it general commanding, noted, there was “a tendency on the part forked the tongue of a politician can be. So this journey ended turned out, we were the very first country to of municipalities to unload their indigent poor, the cause of the with me standing in a ravaged cemetery, vowing to remind oth- reserve a space. This businessman went on ers of a tragedy that Mr. Chrétien seems desperate to have to offer that he would sponsor half of the Katharine Wowk is a teacher from Kingston, Ontario. Canadians forget. necessary amount of money to construct the pavilion, as long as another person or organization would join his efforts. A few months later, a philanthropic Ukrainian American organization based in New York offered to sponsor a matching amount of $500,000. It appeared as though we had our pavilion. Inexplicably, a few weeks after an official meeting with all par- ticipating sponsors at Disney’s EPCOT, this same New York-based organization announced that it would no longer be spon- soring the pavilion for any amount of money. Furthermore, it denied the fact that it had originally agreed to contribute $500,000 for the pavilion during a heavily attended lunch meeting at Disney. We were more than disappointed. And, of course, as previously mentioned, the Washington businessman no longer had someone joining his efforts. It appeared that we were back to square one. Several weeks later, in what initially appeared to be a miraculous “last- minute” salvation to the project, a major beer manu- facturer in Ukraine, and some officials rep- resenting the government of Ukraine, became involved in potential sponsorship. (Continued on page 15)

Taras (Jason) Harper is the president of the Ukrainian Project Fund, which was established in 1993. The Ukrainian Project Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Lubomyr whose goal is to promote Ukrainian awar- Katherine Wowk and Walter Halchuk at the internees’ The Revs. Kushnir and Chayka bless the memorial plaque ness worldwide. Donations are tax- cemetery. at the site of the Spirit Lake internment camp. deductible. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37

FFOOCCUUSS OONN PPHHIILLAATTEELLYY by Ingert Kuzych

Recent stamps recall Ukraine’s Kozak heritage Since Ukraine began once more to famous “Aeneid” by Virgil. In the issue stamps, a popular new collecting Ukrainian version the wandering topic has emerged for philatelists – Trojans of the original become itinerant that of Kozakdom (Kozatstvo). Under Kozaks, some of whom are depicted on Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 12 the Soviet postal system, few stamps the stamp. depicted Kozak themes, but the situa- Figure 4. Petro Konashevych- tion has changed markedly since inde- Sahaidachny (July 1995). Another stamp pendence. This month’s article will series began just a few weeks after the survey Ukraine’s Kozak-related output one mentioned above, this one, howev- of the past seven years; next month’s er, was dedicated to the Hetmans of will deal with the earlier Soviet-era Ukraine. In all, three stamps of the releases. series would appear in 1995, each of the Appropriately enough, when Ukraine colorful issues in this series (which is Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 6 established its own postal system in ongoing) have been designed by the early 1992 (independent of what was renowned Ukrainian artist Yuriy left of the old Soviet system) its very Lohvyn. In addition to portraits of the first stamp honored the 500th anniver- hetmans, the stamps show their coats of sary of Kozakdom. This colorful issue arms and scenes associated with them. was the first of exactly a dozen releases For Konashevych-Sahaidachny (1570- that appeared through 1998 depicting 1622), the view presented is of the the Kozaks. Most of these stamps com- Kozak storming of Kaffa (present-day memorate specific hetmans (Kozak ) in . leaders), but some show Kozaks in gen- Figure 5. Figure 5 Figure 7 eral. This article will highlight all these (September 1995). Released several issues (listed in chronological order months later, the next stamp in the series according to release dates), several of showed the Kozak leader who managed which have won the Narbut Prize for to free Ukraine from foreign occupation best-designed stamp. (at least for a little while) and establish Figure 1. 500th Anniversary of the hetman state. Shown on the left is Kozakdom (March 1992). The design St. Elias Church in Subotiv, final resting depicts three figures in front of the tra- place of Khmelnytsky (1596-1657); the ditional Kozak emblem-seal. The cen- right shows a battle scene meant to sym- tral figure is based on a portrait of bolize the struggle for liberation. Figure 8 Figure 11 Hetman Dmytro Vyshnevetsky-Baida Figure 6. (December (died 1563), founder of the Zaporozhian 1995). A great patron of the arts who did island of Mala Khortytsia in the Dnipro Leadership of Bohdan Khmelnytsky Sich. He is flanked by a Kozak carrying much to revive Ukrainian culture during River. Kozak boats (chaiky) sail in front (July 1998). Khmelnytsky appeared a “bunchuk” (a horsetail emblem of his tenure, Mazepa (1639-1709) is of the structure. On the right is once again on another six-segment sou- authority) and another playing the flanked by a view of St. Michael’s Vyshnevytsky’s cruel execution by the venir sheet. Surrounding a central por- kobza (forerunner to today’s national Church in Kyiv, whose construction he Turks in Istanbul. trait of the Hetman are what might be Ukrainian instrument, the ). sponsored. Figure 8. Pylyp Orlyk (September termed inner and outer framing ele- Figure 2. 150th Anniversary of the The three hetmans of Ukraine stamps 1997). After Ivan Mazepa’s ill-fated ments. The former (in a lighter ochre Birth of Artist Ilya Repin (December won the Narbut Prize for best stamp attempt to free Ukraine from the color) consist of various dramatic battle 1994). In the left foreground, in front of designs of 1995. (the loss at the Battle of scenes between Kozaks and Polish sol- a portrait of the artist, is a study painting Figure 7. Dmytro Vyshnevetsky- Poltava) and his death shortly after- diers; the latter (in dark green) show of a figure leaning on a cannon. The Baida (September 1997). The hetman wards, he was succeeded by his close articles of Kozak paraphernalia: a work is titled “Hetman.” series did not start up again until 1997, aide, Pylyp Orlyk (1672-1742). In exile, bunchuk, spears, bow and quiver with Figure 3. Ivan Kotliarevsky (July when two new stamps were issued. One Orlyk drafted Ukraine’s first constitu- arrows on the left; and swords, pistols 1995). During 1995 a new stamp series of these showed Vyshnevetsky, who had tion and sought to create an anti-Russian and a hetman’s mace (bulava) on the was launched honoring luminaries of already appeared on Ukraine’s first coalition in his many travels to various right. Ukrainian literature. Included was the stamp of 1992 (see No. 1 above). European countries. Shown on the left This souvenir sheet has been awarded “Father of Modern Ukrainian Shown to the left of the portrait is the and right, respectively, are 18th century the 1999 Narbut Prize in balloting for Literature,” Ivan Kotliarevsky, whose first wooden Zaporozhian Kozak scenes of Stockholm and Salonika Ukraine’s best philatelic release of last comic opus “Eneida” parodies the fortress (completed circa 1552) on the (Greece), cities where Orlyk lived and year. (See related article on adjoining wrote. He is shown in discussions with page). officials in front of the St. Demetrius Figure 11. Petro Doroshenko (1627- Cathedral in the Greek city. 1698). The sixth stamp of the hetman Figure 9. Ukrainian Coins, Past and series came out last November. Present, a special souvenir sheet issued Doroshenko originally served as an offi- for the annual meeting of the European cer under Khmelnytsky; he strove Bank for Reconstruction and valiantly, but ultimately unsuccessfully, Development (held in Kyiv in May to reunite the hetman state on both sides 1998). The lower left segment shows a of the Dnipro River. The left panel coin from 1996 depicting the famous shows a scene from the relief of Bohdan Khmelnytsky statue in Kyiv Chyhyryn, where Doroshenko was (erected in 1888). beseiged; the right panel depicts a griev- Interestingly, three of the 12 other ing and disillusioned Kozak at coins on the left and right undenominat- Volokolamsk, Russia, where ed sheet margins also contain Kozaks in Doroshenko was exiled. their design. The second coin from the Figure 12. Christmas (December top on the left commemorates Severyn 1998). This final stamp in our survey Nalyvaiko (circa 1560-1597), the het- shows carolers dressed as Kozaks pre- man who led a Kozak and peasant upris- ceded by an angel. ing against the Poles in the late 16th century. The fourth coin down on the * * * left shows the popular Kozak Mamai Ukraine has gotten off to a good start figure, while the second coin from the in honoring its Kozak tradition. It’s cer- top on the right again presents the tain many more appropriate philatelic Bohdan Khmelnytsky statue, but his issues dealing with this unique aspect of time much reduced as part of a Kyiv Ukraine’s past will be forthcoming in montage. the not-too-distant future. The 10th stamp in this survey (Figure D on the next page) is 350 Years Since Dr. Ingert Kuzych may be contacted the Outbreak of the Ukrainian at: P.O. Box 3, Springfield, VA, 22150; Figure 9 Liberation Struggle Under the or by e-mail, [email protected] No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 9 Four stamp issues dominate 1999 Narbut Prize balloting

by Ingert Kuzych Bilhorod fortress as it looked in the 15th century. The generous use of red in the Thanks in large part to the illustrated design created a very dramatic, unusual ballot that appeared in The Ukrainian and pleasing effect. (This issue won my Weekly last May, participation in this personal vote as best-designed stamp.) year’s voting for best 1998 stamp design In third place with 10 percent of all rose to record levels. Despite the hun- the ballots was the colorful Renowned dreds of ballots received, it soon became Women of Ukraine issue honoring Anna evident that four stamp issues stood out Yaroslavna (Figure B). The daughter of from among the 27 possible selections, (often referred to as Figure A Figure B garnering over 40 percent of all the votes the “Father-in-Law of Europe” because among themselves. so many of his children married into Less than a dozen ballots separated European nobility), Anna (circa 1024- these four issues, any one of which circal 1075) became queen of France in would have been a worthy winner of the 1049 and ruled as regent for her son annual Narbut Prize. A brief description Philip I from 1060-1062. The stamp of each of these releases follows. shows her holding a model of a church In fourth place with 9 percent of the she sponsored as well as the royal vote was the single stamp issue honoring scepter; it is a fitting addition to the the 2,500th Year Anniversary of the series begun in 1997 (with St. Olha and Founding of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Roksolana) that last year also finished (Figure A); this city was first established third in the Narbut balloting. as the colony of Tyras. The issue receiving the second high- Shown on the stamp is the massive est number of votes, 11 percent, was a two-stamp-and-label combination pre- pared for the 50th Anniversary of the Awarded since 1993 Declaration of Human Rights, which Figure C The Narbut Prize has been awarded featured two works by the self-taught annually since 1993 for the best- folk painter Kateryna Bilokur (1900- designed stamp(s) or souvenir sheet of 1961), along with a self-portrait of the the previous year (Ukraine resumed artist reproduced on the middle label stamp production only in 1992). The (Figure C). Bilokur’s oeuvre continues award is named after Heorhii Narbut, to be very popular in Ukraine and it is Ukraine’s famous graphic artist of the altogether appropriate that her amazing early 20th century who designed many talent was showcased in such a promi- of Ukraine’s first stamps and banknotes. nent manner. Below are the winners of the Narbut The issue amassing the most votes, Prize since its inception: almost 13 percent was the striking sou- • 1993 – Larysa Koren, 150th venir sheet commemorating the 350th Anniversary of the Birth of Mykola Anniversary of the Beginning of the Lysenko; and Oleh Snarsky, National Ukrainian Struggle for Freedom under Flag and Trident Emblem of Ukraine Bohdan Khmelnytsky (Figure D). (A (tied in voting). description of the sheet may be found in • 1994 – Yuriy Lohvyn, 75th the accompanying philatelic column on Anniversary of Ukraine’s First Postage page 8.) This release is the most spectac- Stamps. ular of the recent issues honoring • 1995 – Serhiy Byelyayev, 160th Ukraine’s Kozak heritage. Anniversary of Kyiv University. The design of this elaborate release • 1996 – Yuriy Lohvyn, Hetmans of was a joint effort among four artists: V. Ukraine series. Taran, O. Kharuk, S. Kharuk and V. • 1997 – Serhiy Byelyayev, 150th Kozachenko. This is the second year in a Anniversary of the Kyiv University row that the first two artists have won. In Astronomical Observatory (stamp trip- 1997 Messrs. Taran and Kharuk collabo- tych). rated on the splendid Europa souvenir • 1998 – V. Taran and O. Kharuk, sheet depicting the legendary founding The Founding of Kyiv (Europa souvenir of Kyiv. Despite the fact that the $250 sheet). prize money will be split four ways, the • 1999 – V. Taran, O. Kharuk, S. artists still will receive substantially Kharuk and V. Kozachenko, 350th more than the approximately $25 (100 Anniversary of the Beginning of the hrv) they were first paid for their design Ukrainian Struggle for Freedom under work. (Even the best of Ukraine’s Bohdan Khmelnytsky. artists/designers receive miserly remu- neration for their creations.) Figure D

Turning the pages... world war. Makukh was twice elected to the Polish Senate, in 1928 and 1930, from whose rostrums he denounced the regime’s pacification policy. (Continued from page 6) Already sensitized to the murderous hostility that Communists bore for socialists 22 years earlier, Makukh went into hiding when the Soviets arrived in Galicia in because of his frail health and traveled to where he joined the Ukrainian 1939, surviving thanks to the resourcefulness of his daughter, Nadia, who lived in General Council. When Russia’s armies were pushed out of Lviv, he returned to the Horoshiv. His wife, Pavlyna, however, was not so lucky. She was arrested in 1940, Galician capital, served as secretary to various rural cooperatives, and litigated on and deported to Kazakstan. (She survived, but they never saw each other again – she behalf of farmers seeking restitution for losses caused by the war. died in Kharkiv in 1946). In October 1918 he was active in the formation of the Ukrainian National Rada In May 1942, he returned to Tovmach, and tried briefly to resume his representa- and chosen deputy leader of the Lviv delegation. In the first secretariat established tions in defense of agricultural workers, but a series of Gestapo investigations into his (also that month) by the Western Ukrainian National Republic (ZUNR) in activities prompted him, already of retirement age, to ‘‘move to Horoshiv and work in Stanyslaviv, Makukh held the post of minister of labor and reconstruction, and in the [his daughter’s] garden.” In March 1944, Makukh and his daughter’s family began a second, set up in Lviv in January 1919, he was assigned to head the Ministry of painstakingly slow journey westward through Slovakia and Hungary, settling in Internal Affairs. Wahreim, a suburb of Salzburg, in in December. When the Ukrainian Galician Army was forced to retreat across the Zbruch Two years later they moved to Halein (also near Salzburg) and in the space of three River, he followed the ZUNR government of Yevhen Petrushevych to Kamianets- months Makukh completed his extensively detailed memoirs — an invaluable record Podilskyi, although he endorsed the elevation of Petrushevych to dictator reluc- of the socio-political environment in Galicia from the turn of the century to the 1940s. tantly. Ivan Makukh died in Halein on September 18, 1946. His memoirs, edited by fellow Unlike Nazaruk, he formed close ties with the UNR government-in-exile led by USRP activists Matviy Stakhiv, Volodymyr Lysy and Vasyl Verhan, were published and became a deputy to that shadow administration’s top-ranking posthumously, in 1958 in the United States. internal affairs official. Makukh returned to Tovmach in December 1920 and took up where he left off. Sources: “Makukh, Ivan,” Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. 3 (Toronto: University of Toronto After the death of Lev Bachynsky in 1930, he inherited the mantle of leader of the Press, 1993); Ivan Makukh, Na Narodniy Sluzhbi (Detroit: Ukrainian Free Society of America, Ukrainian Socialist Radical Party, which he retained until the outbreak of the second 1958). 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37

Soyuzivka welcomes thousands for Labor Day weekend festivities

In concert at Soyuzivka: (from left) Ihor Bilozir, Anna Bachynska, Liudmyla Hrabovska and Alla Kutsevych. (Continued from page 1) Popovych, a half year his junior, charmed at poolside and from above, on the the swimming championships, both held the audience with their footwork and per- Veselka patio, 36 swimmers competed in Children’s Festival at Wolf Trap Farm under the auspices of USCAK, as well as sonalities. Soyuzivka’s mistress of cere- Park in Vienna, Va., and to give a series of 44 individual events and eight relays. results of the second annual golf week at monies for the concert, Marianka concerts for Ukrainian American commu- The meet and the tennis tournament, Soyuzivka, held in the days prior to Labor Wasylyk, engaged Slavyk and nities on the East Coast and in the taking place on the Soyuzivka courts past Day weekend, will appear in subsequent Khrystynka in conversation between Midwest. the pool, were interrupted at 11 a.m. for issues of The Ukrainian Weekly.] numbers to learn a bit more about them Their abbreviated concert on Friday the official opening ceremonies of both and elicit their reactions to their first Energy from Edmonton evening – the first on their U.S. itinerary – events. The athletes were welcomed by appearances in the United States. wowed Soyuzivka guests, and word soon Roman Rakoczy Sr., speaking on behalf of Ms. Chmyr later commented on the As the swimming and tennis competi- spread about the huge talent of these little the sports events’ organizers, and extraordinary reception given by the audi- tions continued, the energetic Vohnetz performers. Ukrainian National Association President ence to her charges: “No amount of dancers of Edmonton rehearsed inside the The full concert, nearly two hours long, Ulana Diachuk. money could buy such applause. The chil- Veselka hall. Thirty-seven of the group’s came on Sunday afternoon, drawing a Myron Stebelsky, president of the dren flew out onto the stage as if they had 45 members traveled to Soyuzivka for standing-room-only audience of young Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. wings, because they knew they were per- what artistic director Ken Kachmar said and old that overflowed the Veselka audi- and Canada, pointed out that this year forming before ‘nashi’ (our people) and was a major performance (and quite a road torium and clearly was astounded by the marks the anniversaries of two key that they love us.” trip) for this junior group of the Vohon troupe’s wonderful stage presence (worthy Ukrainian sports clubs: the Carpathian Ski ensemble, which performed at Soyuzivka of pros) and spirit, not to mention terpsi- At the pool, on the courts Club (KLK), which is celebrating its 50th in 1998. chorean finesse, vocal harmony and good jubilee, and the Chornomorska Sitch Vohnetz functions under the aegis of musicianship. The weekend sports program began on Ukrainian Athletic-Educational Sports the Edmonton School of Ukrainian Dance, The littlest of the Veseli Cherevychky, Saturday morning with the swim meet at Association, commemorating its 75th. Slavyk (Yaroslav) Bas, 6, and Khrystynka Soyuzivka’s pool. As spectators watched [Detailed information on the tennis and (Continued on page 11)

Artists Andrij Pikush (photo on left) and Vitaliy Lytvyn at their exhibits. No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 11

Lithuanians and others. Soyuzivka welcomes... Queried about this interest, he (Continued from page 10) explained that it stems from his youth: “I which was founded in that Alberta city in was born in that area and since youth I 1987 and today has 135 dancers age 3 and heard stories and legends about the up. Vohnetz comprises dancers age 11-17, Kozaks. I visited these historic places, many of whom later audition for the pro- started collecting information and illus- fessional Vohon dancers. trating these historic events.” Mr. Kachmar and his sister Debbie Speaking with The Weekly, Mr. Pikush Kachmar, the assistant artistic director, described his quest: to popularize the art put the dancers through their paces, then of Petrykivka and the work of his fellow took time out to speak with The Weekly. artists who are members of the Creative Mr. Kachmar explained that dancing is Association Petrykivka, an independent a major component of the Ukrainian iden- union of 47 leading masters from that tity in western Canada; in Edmonton region. alone, he said, there are four major As head of the association, Mr. Pikush groups, Vohon, Cheremosh, Volya and brought with him his own works and Shumka. The majority of Vohnetz’s those of his colleagues. He took pleasure dancers are Ukrainian, but many non- in speaking with visitors about the art form of Petrykivka, intricate and colorful Ukrainians also are involved in Ukrainian decorative creations rooted in the Kozak dance. past. Its main elements are flora and fauna Mr. Kachmar reported that his dancers that swirl in bright colors, reflecting the truly enjoyed their stay at the celebrated free spirit, joie de vivre and democratic Veseli Cherevychky perform a polka from Volyn. Soyuzivka, marveling at its beauty and system of the Kozaks. taking advantage of the fact they were in New York state to travel to New York City Dances every night for shows and shopping. The troupe spent a full week at the UNA resort, taking over Dances were another integral part of the Lviv villa that usually houses the Labor Day weekend festivities at Soyuzivka camps. Soyuzivka. On Friday evening the popu- Vohnetz took to the stage that evening lar Luna band of New Jersey played out- for a show emceed by Bohdanna side on the Veselka patio, while Midnight Wolanska, who provided background Bigus (a.k.a. Twisted Kyshka and Bigus information on the performers and intro- Makom) took over the Trembita Lounge, duced prominent members of the audi- playing and singing an eclectic blend of ence, including UNA officers. hits, including its own multilingual ver- The Edmonton ensemble opened with a sion of the “My Delilah.” “Pryvit” (Welcome) dance and closed On Saturday evening, Tempo of New with the traditionally rousing and distinct- Jersey and Zolota Bulava of Toronto took ly Ukrainian “.” In between were over the bandstands at Veselka indoors dances from various regions of Ukraine, and out, while Sunday featured the music including Zakarpattia, Volyn and of Fata Morgana, which played inside the Hutsulschyna, and a sword dance execut- Veselka auditorium due to a steady drizzle ed by the male members of Vohnetz. that may have dampened guests’ attire but Musical interludes were provided by not their spirits. bandurist and soprano Alla Kutsevych, On Monday morning, guests awakened The Vohnetz ensemble in a dance from Zakarpattia. alto Liudmyla Hrabovska and soprano to light drizzle and grey skies tinged with Anna Bachynska. Ms. Kutsevych also blue, a reminder that, although summer Shawangunk mountain range during the and crafts to wineries and farmers’ mar- performed several bandura solos, show- may be over as far as the calendar is con- fall, winter and spring months (except for kets; from mountain biking and rock casing the magical sound of the national cerned, Indian summer lies ahead. February and March, when the resort is climbing to golf, skiing, archery, horse- instrument of Ukraine. And so, another summer season at closed). back riding, canoeing and fishing; as well The fourth concert of the weekend was Soyuzivka officially came to an end, A quick look at the Catskills Region as diverse museums and historic sites. the Sunday evening appearance of Ihor proving that Soyuzivka remains a magnet Travel Guide – which bills the area as (For further information call Soyuzivka, Bilozir of the Vatra musical ensemble for the Ukrainian community from near “where the Catskills meet the Hudson” – 914-626-5641, or the Ulster County (performing in lieu of a fellow singer and far. reveals that the area framed by the Travel Guide, 800-DIAL-UCO. The coun- from Ukraine, Ivan Popovych, who took Guests can continue to enjoy the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River ty’s tourism website is found at ill). Mr. Bilozir, a noted singer, pianist, resort’s picturesque location in the has much to offer: from antiquing and arts http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/.) composer and pedagogue, offered a pro- gram of his own works, leading off with the nostalgic “Svitlytsia,” which has become a modern-day classic. He provided a running commentary, noting the origin of the songs and recall- ing fellow Vatra members. Among the selections were Mr. Bilozir’s first song, written at age 14, “Pershyi Snih” (First Snow), and his latest work, “Divchyna z Pisen” (Girl of Songs). Art at the Main House Soyuzivka’s Main House was trans- formed for the weekend into an art gallery featuring works by Vitaliy Lytvyn of Mississauga, Ontario (a suburb of Toronto), who is familiar to the resort’s guests from his numerous previous exhibits; and Andrij Pikush, now on his third visit to the United States to promote the art of his native village of Petrykivka in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine. Mr. Lytvyn, whose specialty is linocuts on historical, literary and folk- loric subjects, is also a staunch advocate of preserving the history of the Kozak past of Ukraine. He recently published a trilingual (Ukrainian, English, French) book of works dedicated to the Kozaks and is involved in a project aimed at hav- ing UNESCO recognize the site of the battle of Berestechko (1651), which, he said, is one of the largest and most sig- nificant battles of the 17th century, Roma Hadzewycz involving Ukrainians, Russian, Poles, Bandurist and singer Hanusia Khomyk performs a medley Mistress of ceremonies Marianka Wasylyk converses with Tatars, Turks, Frenchmen, Germans, of folk songs. Slavyk (Yaroslav) Bas. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37

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Ukraine’s archaeological treasures: archaeologist and scholars lecture at The Ukrainian Museum by Marta Baczynsky NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Museum in New York City is organizing a series of lectures under the broad topic “Recent Archaeological Discoveries: Treasures of Ukraine’s Ancient Past.” The lectures, each accompanied by a slide presentation, will be given by archaeologists and art historians: Dr. Adrian O. Mandzy (September 17 and 19), Dr. Olenka Pevny (October 29 and 31), and Dr. Lada Onyshkevych (November 5 and 7). Excelling in their chosen field, these young professionals are making a mark in the exciting world of archaeological explorations and scholarship, both in Ukraine and in the United States. Since Ukraine’s independence in 1991, there has been much activity in the country pertaining to archaeology, anthropology and the restoration of his- torical monuments. These activities underscore the abundance and variety of social and cultural ventures that have occurred over thousands of years within the boundaries of modern Ukraine. Of great interest is the social and cultural interplay between developing cultures Fort in Kamianets-Podilskyi, 14th-16th centuries. (From the book “Po Ukraini” [Through Ukraine] by Hryhorii N. that had blossomed and died, some that Lohvyn, Kyiv, 1968.) had blended with others on this land, In terms of power, the Ukrainians in city with a degree of certainty.” Art in San Antonio, Texas, are organizing leaving their mark to a greater or lesser Kamianets-Podilskyi did quite well. As a supplement to the lecture, a small this exhibition of 165 Scythian works, degree for scholars to study and deci- They had their own administration and exhibition of artifacts excavated in most of them discovered in recent years pher. many of them were in high positions of Kamianets-Podilskyi will be on view. and never before seen in the United Friday lectures will be presented in authority in the city government. Their The second lecture in the series, States. the English-language; Sunday talks will religious life has also remained on a “Medieval Kherson: Archaeological The lecture/slide presentation by Dr. be in the Ukrainian-language. secure footing, with many Ukrainian Excavations,” will feature art historian Onyshkevych at The Ukrainian Museum Dr. Mandzy, historian and archaeolo- Orthodox parishes being founded in the Dr. Pevny (Ph.D. in , will be offered in conjunction with the gist (Ph. D. in history, York University, 16th and 17th centuries, while several Institute of Fine Arts, New York opening of the Scythian exhibition at the North York, Ontario), will describe the churches were being rebuilt in stone. University) at The Metropolitan Museum San Antonio Museum on November 7. project he has organized and headed Dr. Mandzy states that based on avail- of Art in New York City. Dr. Pevny par- The archaeologist will discuss the cul- since 1991 in the first lecture of the able records “it is clear that Ukrainians ticipated in excavations in Kherson in ture, lifestyles, beliefs, history and art of series, titled “Footprints into the Past: were involved with some of the most 1998. She will recount her on-site experi- the , a nomadic people that Archaeological Excavations of the exclusive and prosperous of professions. ences, as well as trace the history of this migrated from Central Asia and settled Medieval City of Kamianets-Podilskyi in Many of the city’s goldsmiths and furri- important ancient Byzantine city through and controlled the southern Ukrainian Ukraine.” ers were Ukrainians, and Ukrainian mer- the archaeological finds. steppe in the seventh to third centuries The excavations in the old city of chants lived in the most prestigious part In 1997 Dr. Pevny was the research B.C. Kamianets-Podilskyi, designated as a of the city.” assistant for the “Glory of ” The Scythians were fierce warriors, National Historical Preserve, are con- Dr. Mandzy concludes, “the excava- exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum as well as astute businessmen, who left ducted in cooperation with the city gov- tions conducted within the city provide a and is the author of the essay an Kyivan a remarkable legacy of their culture, ernment and with organizations such as fascinating view into the daily lives of Rus’, and of 25 entries in the exhibition especially the extraordinary golden art- the Kamianets-Podilskyi National the people of Kamianets-Podilskyi. catalogue. work found in their burial grounds. Historical-Architectural Preserve, the Indeed, these excavations have uncov- Dr. Onyshkevych (Ph. D. in art and The Scythian exhibition will come to Lviv Institute of Restoration, the Peter ered a unique portrait of a forgotten archaeology of the Mediterranean world, New York in the latter part of the year Jacyk Center at the Canadian Institute of world. In places where the documentary University of Pennsylvania) is an exhibi- 2000. Ukrainian Studies at the University of evidence is missing or incomplete, the tion project assistant at the Walters Art For information call The Ukrainian Alberta and St. John Fisher College in archaeological data provides a doorway Gallery in Baltimore, specifically for the Museum at (212) 228-0110; fax (212) Rochester, N.Y. Funding for the project into the past. Perhaps most importantly, upcoming exhibition “Scythian Gold: 228-1947; or e-mail [email protected]. comes from various sources in Ukraine, these excavations allow us to discuss and Treasures from Ancient Ukraine.” The The museum’s website is found at Canada and the United States. draw conclusions about life within the gallery and the San Antonio Museum of www.brama.com/ukrainian_museum. Kamianets-Podilskyi is first men- tioned in Armenian chronicles in the 11th century. It was a regional capital for the Polish frontier (1374-1672) and an òÍÓ· ìÍð‡ªÌÓÁ̇‚ÒÚ‚‡ ÔðË éìÄ ◊ë‡ÏÓÔÓÏ¥˜“ ‚ ç˛ âÓðÍÛ important administrative, cultural and economic urban center of the Polish- Lithuanian Commonwealth in early modern history. For a time in the late GolGoldenden JubileeJubilee BanquetBanquet andand BallBall 1600s it was under Ottoman Turkish rule. Through the long period of its celebrating growth and development Kamianets- Podilskyi has maintained its vitality and the 50th Anniversary of the School on Saturday, October 2, 1999 excitement as a city perched on the bor- der between the empires of Europe and at the Ukrainian National Home, 140 Second Avenue, New York, NY Asia, Christianity and Islam, Catholicism and Orthodoxy. In the introduction to a publication 6 p.m.-7 p.m. – Cocktails and Silent Auction • 7 p.m.-9 p.m. – Banquet • 9 p.m.-1 a.m. – Ball - Tempo Orchestra documenting the current excavations in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Dr. Mandzy describes the city as unique because its $65 ‚¥‰ ÓÒÓ·Ë “three dominant ethnic groups (the indigenous Ukrainians, immigrant á‡ÏÓ‚ÎÂÌÌfl ÔðÓÒËÏÓ ‚ËÒ·ÚË ‰Ó 17-„Ó ‚ÂðÂÒÌfl 1999 ð. ̇ ‡‰ðÂÒÛ: Armenians and Polish colonists), main- tained their own particular legal repre- 50th Anniversary Committee, c/o O. Andersen, sentation and courts within its bound- 66-46 Gray Street, Middle Village, NY 11379 aries. Whereas, in almost all other cities the rights and economic opportunities for (718) 326-4319 the Ukrainian citizens were extremely limited, in Kamianets-Podilskyi the óÂÍË ÔðÓÒËÏÓ ‚ËÔËÒÛ‚‡ÚË Ì‡ “Self-Reliance Association Parents’ Committee” Ukrainian community continued to grow and prosper.” 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37

Business in brief (Continued from page 3) mission without risking human lives. According to Mr. Avilov, Ukraine has already designed the Oko-1, Synytsia, Remez-1, 2 and 3 vehicles. The latter measures 0.78 meters in length and can fly for two hours. At the East-West Euro Intellect show in Sofia, Bulgaria, Remez-3 was awarded a gold medal. (Eastern Economist) Kyiv residents to pay double for water usage KYIV – On September 1 rates for water and waste water disposal will double for resi- dents of Kyiv, said the head of the city’s Administrative Pricing Board, Vasyl Yastrubynskyi. One cubic meter of water will now cost 43 instead of 21.4 kopiiky, while water disposal will rise from 10.4 to 25 kopiiky. Prices for utility services in Kyiv are con- siderably lower than in other parts of Ukraine, according to Kyiv Water Supply Association General Director Oleksander Popov. He claimed that the KWSA is nearly bankrupt now, since the company receives only 211.2 million hrv based on 1996 rates – not enough to cover costs. Since 1996 electricity rates have more than doubled, and prices for chemical agents have nearly tripled, while overheads also went up. Mr. Popov pointed out that push- ing up the current rate of 1.11 hrv for industrial enterprises would be impractical, since that cost increase would have to be added to product prices, which is not advisable given the state of the economy. (Eastern Economist) New multi-purpose fighter in the works VINNYTSIA – Starting in 2000, Ukraine will begin designing a multi-purpose combat aircraft to replace presently commissioned planes. In line with the national program, the development of the plane is to be completed in 2015-2017, according to Col. Gen. Victor Strelnikov, vice minister of defense and air force commander. Before the new plane becomes available, Col. Gen. Strelnikov stated, Ukraine will modernize the aircraft current- ly in use. The Ukrainian air force uses mainly MIG-29s, SU-25s, SU-24Ms and SU-27s. (Eastern Economist) Private sector handles most cargo KYIV – Transport Ministry statistics revealed that Ukrainian air transporters carried 21,800 tons of cargo in the first quarter of 1999, an increase of 25.5 percent compared to the same period of 1998. State-owned freight companies transported just 2,100 tons, while over 90 percent of cargo was moved by private companies. State companies have been experi- encing a steady decline in air cargo transportation. As much as 20,800 tons of freight was shipped on international routes. (Eastern Economist) Tobacco company to expand market KYIV – The British-American Tobacco company is expected to increase its share of the domestic tobacco market due to its merger with Rothmans International by producing ciga- rettes at the Pryluky tobacco factory in the Poltava Oblast. The company’s present share of HE KRAINIAN EEKLY the global market is 16 percent. (Eastern Economist) Visit our archive Ton theU Internet at: http://www.ukrweekly.com/W Ukrainian-Swiss cannon project revealed KYIV – The Kharkiv-based Morozov Construction Bureau, in a joint venture with the Swiss Ordnance Enterprise Corp., has produced a prototype of a 120-millimeter tank can- non. The cannon has been developed based on NATO standards, and will be tested in Switzerland before the end of 1999. If the results of the test are positive, the cannon may be used atop Ukrainian-made tanks. (Eastern Economist) Agreement signed on production of N fuel KYIV – Ukraine, Russia and Kazakstan signed an agreement initiating a joint venture for the production of nuclear fuel for VVER-1000 type reactors. The draft project, which was prepared by the Ukraine’s Ministry of Energy, is to be headed by Energy Minister Ivan Plachkov. (Eastern Economist) Ukrainian engines in Black Shark copters? MOSCOW – A helicopter-building company will be set up under the direction of the Kamov Construction Bureau, said the director general of Kamov, Sergei Miheiev. The com- pany is to construct KA-50 (Black Shark) helicopters which in all likelihood will be pow- ered by Ukrainian-made Motor-Sich engines. (Eastern Economist)

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS (Continued from page 20) Veterans and the Ukrainian American A DVANCE NOTICE Military Association will meet at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare Hotel. Retired Friday-Sunday, October 8-10 Maj. Gen. Nicholas Krawciw (U.S. Army, ret.) will deliver the keynote address at the CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y.: The Western installation banquet on Saturday evening. New York-Niagara Frontier Council of the Banquet tickets, at $45, should be pur- League of Ukrainian Catholics will hold its chased from Peter Lysenko, 18 Riverwood 61st annual convention at the Four Points Lane, Oswego, IL 60543; (checks made out Sheraton Hotel. The convention will begin to UAV). The UAV convention begins on Friday, October 8, with a tour of Niagara Friday at 8 a.m. and extends into Saturday Falls at 9 a.m. and will include visits to the morning. The UAMA conference begins on Ukrainian church in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Saturday afternoon. Admission: $10; no the butterfly conservatory and Casino charge for veterans and uniformed person- Niagara. A general business meeting is sched- nel. Presentations on Saturday will cover uled for 3:30 p.m. The day will conclude with past military missions to Ukraine. At 1 p.m. a fun evening program on the theme on Sunday, Gen. Krawciw will meet with “Welcome to our Island of Paradise.” On the community and give a presentation in Saturday, October 9, divine liturgy will be Ukrainian on military relations between celebrated at 8:30 a.m., with breakfast to fol- Ukraine and the United States. Col. Ihor low at the hotel. The afternoon will be devot- Kotlarchuk will address Ukrainian military ed to various workshops. The convention’s law, and Col. Askold Mosijchuk will dis- banquet and ball will be held Saturday cuss the role of interpreters in future mis- evening, with music by “One Night Stan” of sions. Admission: $5; no charge for veter- St. Catharines, Ontario. Sunday liturgy will ans and personnel in uniform. be followed by brunch at the hotel. Saturday, September 25 Friday-Sunday, October 8-10

LEHIGHTON, Pa.: The Lehighton Post of LOS ANGELES: The 1999 Eparchial the Veterans of the 1st Division of the Conference – Building Leadership II, for Ukrainian National Army, jointly with the the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian Homestead, invite veterans and the Eparchy will be held at the Crowne Plaza general public to their traditional potato bake Airport Hotel at 5985 W. Century Blvd. and dance to be held at the Homestead start- The theme of the conference is “Renew in ing at 2 p.m., followed by dancing at 5 p.m. to Spirit, Grow in Faith and Spread the Good the music of the Dnipriany. News.” Parishioners in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Tuesday, September 28 Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, NEW YORK: A special encore broadcast of Washington and Wisconsin are encouraged the 1998-1999 Young Concert Artists Series, to help strengthen the eparchy in this week- recorded live at the 92nd Street Y, will feature end of faith and fellowship. The conference pianist Alexander Mikhailuk in an evening cost, including accommodations and meals, radio broadcast on 96.3 FM WQXR at 9-10 is $395 (without accommodations it is p.m. The progam, which presents four artists $265). To register, or for further informa- starting September 14 through October 5, is tion, contact your parish priest or Tanya hosted by Ruth Laredo. Klymkowych-Cohee, (626) 287-4697.

profit branches could use an easy tax deduc- To subscribe: Send $50 ($40 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, Ukrainian pavilion... tion or at the very least, that they would Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 (Continued from page 7) have enough pride in their heritage to help A Ukrainian American from New Jersey me find sponsors among their wealthy cir- began to coordinate communication efforts cle of friends and colleagues. I was wrong. My deepest thanks to all those individu- between Disney as these new potential als and organizations that truly did not have sponsors. the financial resources to sponsor the pavil- It was stated that not only were these ion themselves, but worked hard to dissemi- people interested in sponsorship, but that nate information about the need for spon- several oblasts within Ukraine would be sorship throughout the worldwide required by the government to provide Ukrainian community. some form of financial sponsorship for the From the prestige of partnership with the Ukrainian pavilion, according to a new gov- Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard ernment decree. University to the prayers and verbal sup- Could it work? We were certainly hope- port of individuals from all over the world, ful. As it turned out the majority of the we have never lacked the spirit or fortitude business representatives from Ukraine with see this project through to the end. It seems whom we dealt were more interested in per- as though the only lack of effort for this sonal gain than in increasing Ukrainian project was among those with the financial awareness. When it became apparent to capability to make this important initiative a these new potential sponsors that this pavil- reality with their sponsorship. ion would not generate the personal The Ukrainian Project Fund was created incomes they had hoped for, all talk ceased for the continued promotion of Ukrainian and communication fell silent. It appeared awareness. The Ukrainian Pavilion project that those representing Ukrainian govern- was to have been the pinnacle of our reason ment and business circles were either for existence. Who among you would not unwilling or unable to recognize the signifi- question the wisdom in seeking to promote cance of such an huge promotional tool. Ukrainian awareness with a project so I am less disappointed, however, in the important when, financially, support was representatives from Ukraine than I am in not forthcoming? Although I admit that I the wealthy Ukrainian Canadians and have been tempted to turn my back in Ukrainian Americans who did not bother to anger, dissolving our non-profit organiza- respond to many letters, e-mails, faxes and tion and removing my involvement from phone calls. The Ukrainian Project Fund within the Ukrainian community, I have spent thousands of dollars to ship video- come to understand that doing so would tapes and information packets, to fly poten- only liken me to those individuals who tial sponsors to Florida, to rent cars for these turned away when their help was needed. If potential sponsors, pay phone bills, etc. we were all to give up hope and turn away, I strongly believed that, eventually, there would never be a chance for a better someone with significant financial future for Ukraine. resources would recognize that this was an The Ukrainian Project Fund will contin- incredible opportunity for promoting ue for as long as we are able to find grants Ukraine, and would sponsor the pavilion. and sponsors for any and all of the projects Even if they did not personally sponsor the that we attempt to accomplish in the promo- pavilion, I thought that perhaps their non- tion of Ukrainian awareness. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37

leading newspaper editors, as well as NEW NON-STOP JOINT SERVICE Newsbriefs Kommersant Publishing Director-General (Continued from page 2) Leonid Miloslavskii, who later told Russian ed that Slovakia’s visa policy must be har- Public Television that the dispute over the monized with European Union norms. closure of Kommersant-Daily can be con- NEW YORK - KYIV - TASHKENT sidered resolved. Mr. Putin was quoted by (RFE/RL Newsline) Interfax as saying that “there must be no Grants for gifted young artists media regulation through communal servic- es, and there will not be any.” A spokes- KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma issued woman for the daily declined to tell The president’s grants for young people involved Moscow Times how the newspaper had in theater, music, art and cinematography, managed to appear before the dispute was which will be awarded for a great variety of over, prompting speculation that other pub- projects. Gifted young artists will be funded lications had come to its assistance. The to write operas, symphonies and screen- publishers of Kommersant-Daily on August plays. (Eastern Economist) 23 filed a lawsuit in the Moscow Arbitration Court to recover losses they incurred when Hryvnia worth 2.5 times less the State Fire-Fighting Service closed down KYIV – September 2 marked three years the newspaper for supposed infractions since the introduction of the Ukrainian against the fire code. (RFE/RL Newsline) hryvnia. During the monetary reform in Airline files suit against Moldova UZBEKISTAN 1996, the hryvnia replaced a transitional Air Ukraine airways Ukrainian currency, the kupon-karbovanets. CHISINAU – Aeroalliance, whose AN- Initially, the hryvnia was set to the U.S. dol- 26 cargo plane has been impounded in lar at a rate of 1.76 hrv/$1, today it is at Moldova since April 7, has filed suit with 4.38 hrv/$1 which means the hryvnia has the Moldovan Economic Court demanding BOEING 767-300 been devalued over the three-year period by the release of the plane and compensation a factor of 2.5. (Eastern Economist) for losses incurred, Infotag reported on August 25. The agency, citing Ukrainian on , and Cabinet sets main budget targets media sources, reported that Aeroalliance TUESDAYS FRIDAYS SUNDAYS KYIV – Despite the continued economic President Valerii Marinichenko has said his decline, the government has approved company is ready to accept responsibility from JFK International Airport rather optimistic guidelines for the 2000 for the fact that the crew of the plane, which budget. It predicts 2 percent growth in gross made an unscheduled landing in Chisinau, INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS domestic product to 150.8 billion hrv ($34.3 declared the cargo as oil pumps and equip- billion U.S.). Budget revenues are foreseen ment en route from Budapest to Burgas, Bulgaria, although the plane was carrying UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS as exceeding expenditures by 500 million hrv. According to UNIAN, this latter guide- 5,000 pistols ordered by Yemen. (RFE/RL line was adopted to prevent the budget Newsline) 1-212-489-3954 (office) deficit from impacting on the “over-all eco- SU-24 crashes, crew ejects safely 1-212-245-1005 (ticket reservation) nomic situation” and to provide funds to K YIV – An SU-24 bomber crashed on 1-800-820-2891 (cargo) repay the country’s foreign debt. Annual inflation is predicted at 12 percent, down August 18 near the village of Lypliany, 1-718-244-0251 (fax cargo) from this year’s envisaged rate of 19.1 per- Lutsk Oblast. The accident happened during cent. The hryvnia exchange rate is expected a training flight. Soon after take-off, the to fall from the current 4.4 to $1 to 5 hrv to crew detected a technical malfunction and $1. (RFE/RL Newsline) the aircraft lost control. The crew managed to make sure the aircraft did not crash near ëèßãäÄ ìäêÄ∫çëúäé∫ åéãéÑß Ç çúû-âéêäì, ç.â. Ukraine, Czechs agree on military aviation the village and ejected safely. No injuries or Á‡ÔðÓ¯Ûπ ‚Ò¥ı ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍËı ‰¥ÚÂÈ ‚ „ðÓχ‰¥ KYIV – Ukrainian Defense Minister damage was caused, and the crew is in good Oleksander Kuzmuk and his Czech coun- health. (Eastern Economist) terpart, Vladimir Vetchy, on September 1 ‰Ó Russia against Tatar citizenship treaty äãüëà ÉìëÖçüí signed a protocol on cooperation in military (Ç¥Í 2-4 ðÓÍË) aviation, CTK reported. Mr. Vetchy said SYMFEROPOL – Russia is refusing to ÉÛÒÂÌflÚ‡ ‚ËıÓ‚Û˛Ú¸Òfl ‚ ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸Í¥È ‡ÚÏÓÒÙÂð¥. Ukraine could supply engines for the new sign an agreement with Ukraine to simplify Czech L-159 plane. He added that Ukraine the procedure by which Crimean Tatars äÎflÒË ‚¥‰·Û‚‡˛Ú¸Òfl ÍÓÊÌÓª ÒÛ·ÓÚË has a lot of experience in the production of could relinquish Russian citizenship. The ‚¥‰ 10:00 „Ó‰. ð‡ÌÍÛ ‰Ó 12:00 „Ó‰., ÔÓ˜Ë̇˛˜Ë aviation engines. He noted that the news was announced by the head of the Á 18 ‚ÂðÂÒÌfl 1999ð. American company Boeing, the Czech Department for Citizenship at the presi- Republic’s strategic partner in the L-159 dent’s administration, Petro Chalyi, though êÂπÒÚð‡ˆ¥fl ¥ Óð¥πÌÚ‡ˆ¥fl ‚¥‰·Û‰ÂÚ¸Òfl project, has been consulted about Ukraine’s he added talks would continue. President ‚ ÒÛ·ÓÚÛ, 11 ‚ÂðÂÒÌfl 1999 ð., Ó „Ó‰. 10:00 ð‡ÌÍÛ, possible cooperation. (RFE/RL Newsline) Leonid Kuchma issued instructions on 136 ÑðÛ„‡ Ä‚ÂÌ˛, 縲-âÓðÍ, ç. â. ̇ ‰ðÛ„ÓÏÛ ÔÓ‚ÂðÒ¥. August 27 that will favor the return of Grain crop nears last year’s level deported Crimean Tatars to Ukraine. The ᇠ¥ÌÙÓðχˆ¥flÏË ÚÂÎÂÙÓÌÛ‚‡ÚË Foreign Affairs Ministry has been told to KYIV – As of August 25, Ukraine har- ̇ ˜ËÒÎÓ: (516)-869-0969 (ßðË̇) discuss the issue of freeing Tatar deportees vested 21.1 million tons of grain, compared and other deportees applying for Ukrainian with 22.5 million tons by the same date last citizenship from paying consular fees for a year, the Eastern Economic Daily reported, foreign passport. The Crimean Cabinet is to quoting an agricultural official. Prime find ways of opening new Tatar-language Minister Valerii Pustovoitenko predicted schools. (Eastern Economist) last week that this year’s grain yield may exceed 27 million tons – some 500,000 tons Kuchma OK’s business laws, not others more than in 1998. (RFE/RL Newsline) KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma Moscow paper urges tight leash for Baltics signed laws approved by the Verkhovna Rada introducing changes to the law on MOSCOW – Vechernaia Moskva, a bankruptcy, on concessions, and on newspaper closely linked to a media group accounting and financial accountability. controlled by Moscow Mayor Yurii Mr. Kuchma also suggested that the inves- Luzhkov, said on August 26 that Moscow tigating and special commissions of the should exploit the large size of the ethnic Verkhovna Rada that was recently Russian communities in Estonia and Latvia approved by national deputies. The presi- and its economic influence over all three dent pointed out that this document contra- countries to put pressure on them not to join dicts a number of constitutional provisions, the Western alliance. The newspaper added including the division of power, while the that all potential successors to President Verkhovna Rada tries to assume functions Boris Yeltsin would take this position. assigned to several law-enforcement bod- (RFE/RL Newsline) ies; this may lead to unwarranted expan- Kommersant back on newsstands sion of power by such commissions and abuse of power. The law also leaves out the MOSCOW – Kommersant-Daily went issues of the operation of such commis- on sale again on August 25, two days after it sions and forms the legal basis for the cre- was closed down for allegedly violating fire ation and functioning of additional investi- regulations. Also on that day, Prime gating bodies with broad authority, he Minister Vladimir Putin met with a group of noted. (Eastern Economist) No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 17 Jersey shore town plays host to youth-oriented “Ukrainian Week”

by Areta N.L. Trytjak tant function – it’s a time of rest, recuperation and Special to The Ukrainian Weekly preparation for the official final weekend of the summer at Suzy-Q.) WILDWOOD, N.J. – The Ukrainian community in Over the years, the youth population at Wildwood has the Eastern United States offers its youth a variety of grown to well over 150 people. Friends from as far west as settings and events for meeting one another. California, as far north as Canada and as far south as Florida H For example, in the fall there are several planned venture out to Wildwood to be a part of the festivities. WILDWOOD gatherings at the Ukrainian centers of Philadelphia, There’s a particular place where everybody always Passaic, N.J., and New York City, to name a few. During congregates on the beach: directly in front of the Pan the winter months, debutante balls held in Philadelphia, Am Hotel on the 5800 block of the Wildwood strip. The New York and New Jersey allow both young and old to young people set up their beach chairs and the tradition- enjoy the gaiety of fine dining and elegant dress. al volleyball net at the back of the beach by the dunes, As is customary, there are few organized festivities as far away from the water as possible. during the springtime prior to Easter, but as the months I suppose its always been done that way so that get warmer and the days longer, many start to migrate to there’s enough separation from the parents, who also their favorite summer retreats in upstate New York, stay for the week but sit close by the water. including Glen Spey, Narrowsburg and Hunter. Unfortunately, on those really hot days everybody at the Throughout the summer, Soyuzivka offers our youth back of the beach is subjected to the obligatory march to occasions galore for partying, playing and relaxing! the water’s edge for some much-needed refreshment. But just before everybody heads out to “Suzy-Q” for the The baked sand feels unbearably hot, and the walk end-of-summer Labor Day weekend bash, they spend a always seems to take forever. week basking in the sun in a southern New Jersey beach A lot of young people who can’t make it down to town called Wildwood. Wildwood for the full week show up for the final weekend Ever since I can remember, the third week of August – usually finding themselves sorely in need of a tan as has always held a special place on everyone’s agenda of compared to the rest of the crew. But missing out on the “Things To Do During the Summer.” Last year, for beginning of the week doesn’t exclude them from the example, I worked the entire summer just to raise weekend’s festivities – the highlight of “Wildwood Week.” enough money to go to Wildwood for the week, and to Those 21 years of age or older usually get together at out to vacationing Ukrainians during “Wildwood pay off some bills before school started. And the year the Fairview Cafe on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Week.” Hotel rooms, on the other hand, can run about before that, I cut short my trip to Ukraine in order to evenings for dancing, pool playing and more socializ- $100 or more a night and don’t offer the luxuries of a make it home on time for what is commonly known ing. And after an evening at the Fairview, everyone private house or apartment. among Ukrainians as “Wildwood Week” or, among the makes the 15-block walk back to their respective hotel A week in Wildwood offers Ukrainian youths a won- general public in Wildwood, as “Ukrainian Week.” rooms – but not before a quick dip in the ocean or a derful chance to spend time together, to see friends from The truth of the matter is that there’s nothing that romantic walk on the beach. far and near, and to make new friends throughout the compares to a week spent at the beach with your family In fact, not everybody stays in hotels – especially not course of the week. Everybody gets a chance to play – and especially with your Ukrainian friends! those who plan ahead at the beginning of the summer together on the beach, compete in volleyball, spend One of the most amazing aspects of “Wildwood and decide to stay for the full week. Looking into rent- time with close friends over dinner in Cape May, or Week” is that nobody organizes it. It just happens. ing a house for the week in the general “Ukrainian enjoy the rides on the boardwalk. Anybody who goes knows that the beginning of Section” pays off when 10 or more friends get together. Anybody who has been a part of “Wildwood Week” “Wildwood Week” actually occurs two weeks before Homes with three or more bedrooms, a living room, once can’t help but return the following year. Labor Day weekend, so that there’s a free week in kitchen and one or two full baths can run anywhere between the last weekend of Wildwood and Labor Day from $1,500 to $2,500 for the full week. Also, there are P.S.: It would be great to see some new faces next weekend. (The week in between, when everybody starts many Ukrainian families who own homes in the summer! Come and join the fun – now that you know school or has to go back to work, serves its own impor- “Ukrainian Section” of Wildwood, and they rent these where to find us. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37 UKEUKELLODEONODEON FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

It’s the most wonderful time of the year Swimming into the next millennium by Smyk by Nina Celuch

Many of us are familiar with the Staples commercial in which the father, I am 13 years old, and I love to galloping around in ecstasy, sings: “It’s the most wonderful time of the swim. The team I swim for is the year” – in reference to the beginning of the school year. Montclair Dolphins. I swim at Generations before us established a multitude of Ukrainian schools many local competitions. At the throughout the diaspora. Whether they were parochial schools, schools of “Silvers,” which were held at Ukrainian studies (Ridni Shkoly) or Sunday school, their goal was the Rutgers University, I competed same: to educate future generations in some form of Ukrainian spirit. against a hundred swimmers and Since the concept of Ukelodeon is to engage our future generations, we placed third. Beside this accom- though it would be fun to do a monthly profile of various schools attended plishment, I also swam in the by our children – sort of a “Mandrivka with Myshka” from school to Junior Olympics in March. school. We’d love to receive responses from educators and students alike! I qualified to compete at the Let us know about you! Whether you’re from a Ridna Shkola in YWCA Junior Senior National Saskatoon or a parochial Ukrainian school in Passaic, N.J., we’d like to Swimming Championships held in feature you and our next generation on these pages. Charlotte, N.C. This was held April If you would like to participate in this particular project please contact 8-13. Here I qualified to swim in us at UKELODEON, 385 Tremont Place, Orange, N.J. 07050; or call nine events. I swam my favorite Lydia Smyk, (973) 674-1201. We look forward to hearing from you soon. stroke, the 100-meter butterfly, and P.S.: Hope you enjoy the new school year! placed in the top 15 swimmers with a time of 1:09.26. I also enjoy com- peting with the Tryzub Swim Team every Labor Day weekend at the Mishanyna Nina Celuch of Saddle Brook, N.J. annual swimming competition of USCAK [the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada] held B A C K P A C K R R V A S Y L at Soyuzivka. A O O E E V S G E E O S T U S Swimming is a very hard and competitive sport. You have to be very dedicated to swim. I practice four times a week for two hours all year long. C L O R N O Y H A A R T R I S Swimming has taught me the importance of discipline, and establishing K I O K I M C H L D M V E G A and attaining goals. T C X S S A L O E X A Y P E L O N N U E R A M A O R R A O C Parma student is national champ in math Andrew Mironovich, a student at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic School in S E P T E M B E R B K O P G O Parma, Ohio, emerged as the third grade national champion in the math C P R S M T O W N H E T I R W contest known as MATH FAX. Participants took one test per month for four months to compete in national, divisional and local contests. Andrew won H A R E L U R O M C R S D A O both the divisional (statewide) and national titles among third graders. By O N A D Y L D R A N L I T P R virtue of his performance, St. Josaphat School took first place in the Catholic School Grade 3 Math Championship for Division 2. Holding his trophies, O K N I H T A K T U S H A H K Andrew is pictured below with Sister Miriam Claire, OSBM, principal. L E A I N V Y R H L P L A Y U Finding the words or phrases below to solve our September Mishanyna. Remember, all of the following are somehow related to the month of September or schooltime. (Hint: you might need to look in two adjoining lines/columns to find a phrase.) art history math September back to school homework paper teacher backpack hryvnia pen think book Labor Day pencil Vasyl Stus class learn play work geography lunch box read write gym marker ruler

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Please drop us a line: UKELODEON, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, (973) 644-9510. Call us at (973) 292-9800; or send e-mail to [email protected]. No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 19 What I liked about camp: “Sumeniata” share their comments After two weeks of “Tabir Sumeniat” at the Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM) resort in Ellenville, N.Y., several “sumeniata” (SUM preschoolers) were asked to tell Mykola Myshka what they liked best during Tabir Sumeniat. Their responses follow. Katrusia Midzak, 5, Philadelphia Branch: I liked the arts and crafts. Danielle Kerr, 5, Hartford, Conn., Branch: I liked the stories the best. Adriana Kohut , 6, New York Branch: I liked the singing. Bohdan Woch,5 1/2, Whippany, N.J., Branch: I liked lessons about SUM, and arts and crafts. Natalka Midzak, 4 1/2, Philadelphia Branch: I liked the arts and crafts. Alex Barna, 6 1/2, New York Branch: I liked swimming. Participants of the second week of “Tabir Sumeniat” at the Ukrainian American Youth Association’s resort Marko Kozak 1 , 6 /2, Yonkers, in Ellenville, N.Y. N.Y., Branch: Swimming was the best. dance. Basil Stolar, 6, Philadelphia Danylo Kobyleckyj, 5, and Branch: I enjoyed the bonfire. Stephen Kobyleckyj, 3, New York, Myshka’s mystery solved! Well, Myshka’s Mystery for June has been Bohdanna Stolar, 6, Branch: We enjoyed the hike to the solved, finally. (To refresh your memories, Philadelphia Branch: I liked the bon- river. Mykola Myshka had asked: On what special day fire, the dance and hike to the river. Nusia Kerda, 4 1/2, Baltimore during the summer does a mysterious flower Stefanie Laschuk,5 1/2, Branch: I enjoyed the food and liked bloom at night?) Newark, N.J., Branch: I liked the the stories. And there’s more good news: we have two persons who answered correctly. Five-and-a-half-year-old Bohdon Woch, who entered kindergarten this past week at F. J. Smith School in East Hanover, N.J., and 16- Bohdon Woch year-old Lesia Ilyasova of Newark, N.J., a stu- dent at Union Catholic High School, who arrived here last year from Ukraine, both cor- rectly answered that the day when the fern flower (kvit paporoti) blooms is the feast of Ivan Kupalo. Lesia provided us with even more detail, cor- rectly pointing out that today the festivities coincide with the feast day of St. John the Baptist. Lesia Ilyasova

Children enjoy a group activity. Thanks for your greetings! The Ukrainian Weekly has been receiving greetings from camps all summer long. We loved getting your messages! Camp greetings (pryvity) were received from the following: • Lisova Shkola, which trains camp counselors for Plast, held in Hunter, N.Y., on June 26 through July 9; • Plast’s Training Course for Counselors of “Novatstvo” (Vyshkil Novatskykh Vykhovnykiv), held in East Chatham, N.Y., at the Vovcha Tropa camp on June 27 through July 3; and • National Educational Camp (Kraiovyi Vykhkilnyi Tabir, known as KVT), a special camp for advanced members of Plast held at Vovcha Tropa on July 31-August 14. Also received was a greeting from some “former youths,” members of the Holuby Plast patrol in Mittenwald, Germany, who this year marked CHECK IT OUT! the 50th anniversary of their emigration from a displaced persons camp in On page 17 of this issue read about “Ukrainian Week” in Wildwood, N.J., a southern Bavaria to the U.S., Canada and Australia. famous shore town. Areta N.L. Trytjak reveals what Uke Week is all about. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1999 No. 37

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