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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal Wnon-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXVIII No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 $1/$2 in ‘Reforms’ in education take Patriarchate makes moves Ukraine back to Soviet era toward takeover of Caves Monastery by Zenon Zawada launched 12-grade education, she noted. by Zenon Zawada Lavra) clergy. Patriarch Kirill’s July visit Press Bureau President on July Kyiv Press Bureau offered the pretext that politicians and 22 signed legislation, approved by clergy alike were long looking for. KYIV – Education Minister Dmytro Parliament two weeks earlier, that imme- KYIV – For more than a century, a Concessions offered by Ukrainian pol- Tabachnyk spent the summer implement- diately cancelled the 12-grade system and simple three-story brick building – lying iticians were considerable. The stretch of ing retrogressive measures in Ukrainian replaced it with 11 grades. The law also in the shadow of the Kyivan Caves Ivan Mazepa Street adjacent to the mon- education that call for the immediate introduced mandatory kindergarten for Monastery’s largest bell tower and over- astery was renamed Lavra (Monastery) introduction of a neo-Soviet model of 11 5-year-olds; previously school attendance looking the Dnipro River – has groomed Street, while the Kyiv City Council voted grades of mandatory schooling to con- was required of 6-year-olds. and hosted some of Ukraine’s most tal- on July 15 to transfer ownership of the form to the systems of the Russian The retrogressive measures will signif- ented artists, including Kateryna Bilokur, monastery to the government led by Federation and Belarus. icantly hurt the ability of Ukrainian stu- Heorhii Yakutovych, Maria Prymachenko Prime Minister . The plan radically subverts Ukraine’s dents to compete with their European and Yurii Khymych. Until then it was the Kyiv City path towards the 12-grade system – wide- counterparts and gain admission into Among the thousands of annual visitors Council, whose members traditionally ly employed in Western nations – which European universities, Ms. Aivazovska to the Caves Monastery Studios in recent held pro-Ukrainian political positions, was implemented in 2002 and was set to said. years were former Indian President Avul made decisions regarding the 74-acre ter- produce the first graduating 12th grade “Twelve-year schooling was a guaran- Abdul Kalam, Ukrainian Olympic swim- ritory known as the National Kyiv- class in 2013. The nation’s entire curricu- tee that a Ukrainian [high school] diplo- ming champion Yana Klochkova and for- Pechersk Historical-Cultural Reserve, lum will need to be rewritten and new ma would be recognized in European mer U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Carlos home to 122 monuments of architectural textbooks published, observers said. countries, as well as the possibility of Pascual, who regularly practiced his significance. “Radical changes of direction every gaining admission to the world’s univer- Ukrainian there. On July 27 Mr. Azarov, who spent year can’t be called reform,” Olha sities absolutely calmly, without any Yet the studio, currently home to about more than half his life in the Russian Aivazovska, board chairman of the Opora additional measures,” she explained. 30 artists, could eventually be evicted by Federation and is notorious for his citizens network, said at a July 22 press Instead, the measures serve the inter- the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Russophile views, announced his deci- conference in Kyiv. ests of the Kremlin, which wants to keep which has already begun the process of sion ordering the eviction of “all institu- “Reform in education is a process Ukraine’s next generation oriented taking many of monastery’s structures tions and organizations that don’t have which goes towards some direction. What towards Moscow rather than gravitating under its control with the support of the any relation to the reserve and monastery is proposed today and being called towards , observers noted. administration of President Viktor within course of a year.” reform is truly a return to the conditions Yanukovych. While no specific institutions were that preceded the reforms of 2002” that (Continued on page 24) “The Caves Monastery will be vacated identified, this could include the art stu- not simply for expansion, but for a com- dio; a hospital that treats HIV/AIDS plete takeover of the monastery by the patients; dozens of cultural institutions, [Ukrainian Orthodox Church] Moscow such as the National Historic Library and Patriarchate,” warned Volodymyr James Mace Memorial Archive Yavorivskyi, a national deputy of the (Continued on page 29) Bloc. to open at Kyiv Mohyla Academy [Editor’s note: There NUKMA the United States to Ukraine. Since are two Ukrainian 1993, he was a professor of political Orthodox Churches in KYIV – The opening ceremony of science at the National University of Ukraine – one under the the James Mace Memorial Archive Kyiv Mohyla Academy (NUKMA). He aegis of the Moscow Library at the National University of was a strong supporter of the Academy Patriarchate of the Russian Kyiv Mohyla Academy is to take place from the its first years of re-birth after Orthodox Church, and the in September, with the exact date and the fall of the Soviet Union, and other the Ukrainian time of the opening to be announced in according to his own written memoirs, Orthodox Church – Kyiv the near future. he spent the happiest years of his life Patriarchate.] James E. Mace (February 18, 1952- teaching and researching at the univer- At the heart of the May 3, 2004) was an American histori- sity. He was a prolific writer, academic conflict, ignited by the an and prominent researcher of the and colleague to many. July 20-28 visit of ROC man-made 1933 Great Famine known As many have commented in the Patriarch Kirill, is as the Holodomor. Born in Oklahoma, past, he must have been destined to be whether the Kyivan he held an undergraduate degree from Ukrainian. Dr. Mace stated “Your dead Caves Monastery should Oklahoma State University. After have chosen me,” referring to the vic- receiving a Ph.D. degree in 1981 from be an exclusively reli- tims of the Holodomor. Based on his gious institution, under the University of Michigan with a the- years of research, he considered the sis on national communism in Soviet the control of a single Holodomor a premeditated act of geno- Church, or if it holds Ukraine in the 1920s, he worked as a cide aimed at the spiritual, moral, lin- post-doctoral fellow at the Harvard national historical signif- guistic, and cultural extermination of icance and should serve Ukrainian Research Institute. the Ukrainian nation. He was arguably Following the advice of Omeljan as a cultural institution the first to stress the need to recognize accessible to the public. Pritsak, the director of the Institute, he the Famine as an act of ethnocide. started doing research for Robert The election of a pro- His widow, Natalia Dziubenko- Russian government in Conquest’s book on the Great Famine Mace, a distinguished writer, poet and Ukraine this winter set in Zenon Zawada in Ukraine, “The Harvest of Sorrow.” journalist, has dedicated herself to his motion what had been Among the artists threatened with eviction from the In 1986-1990, Dr. Mace served as memory and is a collaborator on the the executive director of the U.S. only fantasies held by Caves Monastery Studios is Petro Hanzha, who has Commission on the Ukraine Famine in the more radical ele- painted the portraits of many visitors, including one of Washington. In 1993 he moved from (Continued on page 29) ments of the Caves Georgian writer Guram Petriashvili that hangs in his Monastery (Pecherska studio. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS

Ukraine returns disputed gas Well-known journalist missing of Ukraine. It was reported on August 17 that the money will be used for joint cultur- KYIV – The chief editor of a weekly al, educational, scientific and practical to RosUkrEnergo company newspaper based in Kharkiv has been miss- activities in Ukraine and abroad, the publi- by Pavel Korduban authorized the deal with Ms. ing for nearly a week and police are investi- cation of literature about the life of gating possible foul play, RFE/RL’s Eurasia Daily Monitor Tymoshenko. However, such an appeal is abroad, studying the needs of unlikely, as Mr. Firtash has powerful Ukrainian Service reported on August 17. Ukrainians in , , , There are indications that the allies in the current government (Zerkalo Vasyl Klymentyev, 66, of Novyi Styl (New and , and media support to Ukrainian government has agreed to Nedeli, August 7). Fuel and Energy Style), was last seen on August 11. He is Ukrainians abroad. The funds will also be return to RosUkrEnergo (RUE) the dis- Minister Yurii Boiko is a long-standing well-known for his articles criticizing the spent for the production and dissemination puted gas that the Stockholm court ruled friend of Mr. Firtash. local authorities. His deputy, Petro of materials on the history and present-day belongs to RUE. According to the ruling, The Stockholm court ruling cannot Matvienko, told RFE/RL that Mr. status of Ukraine, activities to implement Ukraine has to either accept by come into force without approval by a Klymentyev writes mainly about human interstate and interdepartmental agreements September 1, or appeal by September 8. Ukrainian court, so RUE turned for such rights violations, corruption and abuse of with , Belarus, , Poland The government apparently chose to an approval to a district court in Kyiv in power among local law enforcement offi- and , as well as for participation in return the gas, as there is little chance that mid-July. In theory, it may take RUE sev- cers. His recent articles criticized Kharkiv international events in the framework of an appeal would be upheld. eral months to secure the approval, but Oblast Deputy Prosecutor Serhii cooperation in international relations and This means that ahead of the peak RUE expects a ruling by September 1, in Khachatrian and regional tax chief contacts with Ukrainians abroad. heating season, Ukraine will be short of order that Naftohaz should have time to Stanislav Denysiuk. According to Mr. (Ukrinform) 12 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas, return the disputed gas to RUE before the Matvienko, on August 9 he and Mr. which is more than 20 percent of its heating season (Kommersant-Ukraine, Klymentyev took photographs of mansions Trade union pickets IMF in Kyiv annual consumption. The situation raises August 6). belonging to Mr. Denysiuk and three other questions about the integrity of both the local officials, including a former officer of KYIV – Activists from the Ukrainian The government is already negotiating Trade Union Federation picketed the previous and current governments. the form of compensation with RUE. The the Security Service of Ukraine. They In early June, the Arbitration Institute intended to use the pictures with an article building of the resident representative Fuel and Energy Ministry reportedly sug- office of the International Monetary Fund of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce gested that RUE should sell the disputed to be published in the next issue of the (IMF) in Kyiv on August 17 in connec- ruled that Naftohaz Ukrainy owed gas, which is kept in Ukrainian storage paper. Mr. Matvienko said he and Mr. tion with what the federation described as RosUkrEnergo 12.1 bcm of gas and $192 facilities, to domestic industrial consum- Klymentyev met on the morning of August “the IMF’s illegal intervention in the million. This included the 11 bcm of gas ers. A source said if the gas had been 11 to discuss the article and the photos. state’s social policy.” The activists which the Cabinet of Prime Minister returned to RUE for exporting Ukraine Later the same day, Mr. Matvienko said, he demanded that the IMF hold urgent con- Yulia Tymoshenko took from RUE in would be short of gas for heating was not able to reach Mr. Klymentyev by sultations with the Ukrainian government early 2009, plus damages (Eurasia Daily (Kommersant-Ukraine, August 9). This phone. Mr. Klymentyev’s relatives reported and representatives of Ukraine’s trade Monitor, July 1). RUE is a joint venture means that RUE is returning to the him missing on August 12. Police said pre- unions to discuss the country’s credit between Russia’s Gazprom and Ukrainian market despite Ms. liminary investigations revealed that Mr. conditions and the removal of unjustified Ukrainian energy tycoon Dmytro Firtash, Tymoshenko’s efforts. Klymentyev was last seen on August 11 social restrictions. The Trade Union which mediated in Russian gas deliveries If Naftohaz returns the gas to RUE, it near Kharkiv’s Sportyvna metro station, Federation, which is led by Vasyl Khara, to Ukraine in 2006-2008. will have to buy more gas from Russia. together with an unknown man, and that a lawmaker from the Party of Regions, In early 2009, Ms. Tymoshenko Consequently, it will be very difficult for both of them got into a BMW automobile. blamed the IMF for a rise in natural gas expelled RUE from the market with the government to keep Naftohaz’s deficit On August 15 police officially defined Mr. prices for the public, “the freezing” of Gazprom’s consent, and authorized the under 1 percent of GDP in 2010, and to Klymentyev’s case as a “possible premedi- salaries for 4 million employees of public seizure of the gas that belonged to RUE balance its budget in 2011, as agreed with tated murder.” The Kharkiv Internal Affairs institutions and an increase in the retire- from Ukraine’s gas storage facilities. This the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Department’s press service declined to was part of a settlement with Gazprom Non-compliance with obligations to the explain to RFE/RL the reasons for that con- ment age for women stipulated in a new which gave the state company Naftohaz IMF may result in the IMF suspending its clusion. (RFE/RL) memorandum of cooperation between the Ukrainy the right to claim RUE’s debts to $15 billion stand-by loan to Ukraine. government and the IMF. The Trade $500,000 for ties with Ukrainians abroad Gazprom. Meanwhile, Gazprom, which is behind Union Federation asked the International However, Mr. Firtash sued Naftohaz in Labor Organization and the International RUE, stands to benefit. Last year it KYIV – The Cabinet of Ministers has Stockholm, and Ukraine eventually lost Trade Union Confederation to send their earned $1.7 billion for the 11 bcm of gas allocated 4 million hrv (7.9 hrv equal $1 the dispute. Recently it emerged that the experts to Ukraine to assess the situation which Ms. Tymoshenko took from RUE. U.S.) for activities to strengthen ties with defeat was most likely due to the fact in the country in order to support the Now Gazprom and RUE should be able foreign Ukrainians and activities in the field that, under pressure from Gazprom and position of trade unions and maintain a to sell the same again, plus receive the of interethnic relations during 2010, reads a Ms. Tymoshenko, who had established stable social dialogue in Ukraine. 1.1 bcm of gas awarded in damages. Ms. government decree of August 11. The special relations with Vladimir Putin, (Ukrinform) Tymoshenko’s energy adviser, administrator of the funds is the State Naftohaz agreed to eliminate any mention Oleksander Hudyma, estimated that Committee for Nationalities and Religions (Continued on page 18) of Gazprom officials from its papers sub- Gazprom as a result would earn over $1 mitted to the Stockholm court billion as the 50 percent owner of RUE (Ukrayinska Pravda, July 26; Zerkalo (UNIAN, August 6). Nedeli, August 7). As a result, on paper, it Mr. Firtash has several options con- FOUNDED 1933 appears that Naftohaz took the gas from cerning his share of the profit. The ailing THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY the owner without the owner’s consent. Nadra bank, which he has wanted since An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Experts in the Kyiv-based NOMOS the start of the financial crisis, has think-tank argued in a recent article that a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. announced that it completed the restruc- Yearly subscription rate: $55; for UNA members — $45. Naftohaz and Ukraine should appeal in turing of its foreign debts and now it , saying that RUE acted as a de Periodicals postage paid at Caldwell, NJ 07006 and additional mailing offices. facto subsidiary of Gazprom, which (Continued on page 22) (ISSN — 0273-9348) The Weekly: UNA: Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900

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No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 3 NEWS ANALYSIS: SBU targets the opposition in Ukraine by Taras Kuzio blog entries. His case could be related to 2000 in President Kuchma’s office. Mohyla Academy (NUKMA) and Eurasia Daily Monitor the “assassination-phobia” that surrounds The conspiracy mindset of Western National University of Ostroh Academy, President Yanukovych (Eurasia Daily intelligence agencies being behind demo- Ukraine’s two oldest universities, under There is mounting evidence that the Monitor, June 28). cratic revolutions in , Georgia and the Education Ministry (http://www.brama. Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has Andriy Shevchenko, deputy head of Ukraine was as deep among this com/news/press/2010/07/100715ukma. returned to tactics targeting the opposition the parliamentary Committee on Freedom Ukrainian political constituency as it was html). The NUKMA was one of the cen- last employed under President Leonid of speech, condemned the SBU for over- in Russia, although only in the latter was ters of the Orange Revolution and the Kuchma. It should be borne in mind that stepping its competencies (Komersant- anti-NGO legislation introduced in April press center for the 2004 Yushchenko these tactics were never entirely abandoned. Ukraina, August 2). 2006. This political culture rests on election campaign. The SBU’s domestic political role has Western foundations based in Ukraine Soviet ideological tirades against dissi- Governors have been instructed to col- remained because of the lack of democratic also are targeted by the SBU. Nico dents and nationalists who were seen as lect intelligence on businessmen for the oversight, large numbers of personnel pri- Lange, who since 2007 has been Ukraine not home-grown but as agents of outside SBU (see leaked document in Ukrayinska marily focused on domestic “threats” director of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, intelligence agencies. Some of this draws Pravda, July 26). The intelligence per- (30,000 SBU personnel compared to a was detained for 10 hours at Kyiv’s upon latent anti-Americanism mobilized tained to their education, profession, combined figure of 6,000 in the United Borispil airport on June 26. in the 2004 elections against Viktor party loyalties and who they supported in Kingdom’s MI5 and MI6) and a Soviet The foundation has worked in Ukraine Yushchenko. the 2010 elections. The authorities are political culture that was never rooted out. since 1994 and is linked to Germany’s Former Defense Minister Anatoliy also interested in their “willingness to A final factor is the temptation of Ukrainian Christian Democratic Party. Grytsenko revealed that countering the cooperate” which is indicated by a “+,” presidents to use the SBU against their Mr. Lange was threatened with depor- activities of the U.S. intelligence services “o” or “-” placed in their files. The SBU political and business opponents. tation, but permitted to enter Ukraine in Ukraine has become the top priority of and the Internal Affairs Ministry jointly The SBU’s tactics can be divided into after high-level intervention by German the counterintelligence department of the employ tactics to prevent opposition sup- several categories, with much of the pre- Chancellor Angela Merkel. Afterwards SBU. Meanwhile, the number of SBU porters from travelling to Kyiv or attend- emption drawing on lessons learned from both sides agreed, ahead of Yanukovych’s officers focusing on the activities of the ing protests in Kyiv and other regions mistakes made by the authorities in 2004 late August visit to Germany, to down- Russian special services in Ukraine has (EDM, June 22). when the opposition and the Orange play the incident by declaring it a “mis- been cut by 25 percent (Kommersant- Finally, the SBU wants to neutralize Revolution thwarted a fraudulent election understanding.” Ukraina, June 4). Yulia Tymoshenko, who heads the largest to place Viktor Yanukovych in power. An investigation by the Procurator Moreover, the SBU targets students opposition political force, but has no par- First, intervention in the media with the General’s Office, following a request and academics as potential supporters of liamentary seat. Former SBU Deputy aim of portraying the opposition in a nega- from the former President Leonid the opposition (Ukrayinska Pravda, June Chairman Oleksandr Skipalskyi, said that tive light, and the authorities positively. Kravchuk, found grounds for Mr. Lange’s 17). The first indication of this was a visit the SBU seeks to “destroy her force The SBU’s chairman, oligarch Valeriy detention. The report claims Mr. Lange by an SBU officer to Father Borys ahead of local and future elections so that Khoroshkovsky, owns Ukraine’s most violated Ukrainian legislation pertaining Guzdiak, rector of Lviv’s Ukrainian this political force would no longer exist” popular television channel, Inter. Mr. to foreigners living in Ukraine; namely, Catholic University, who asked him to (Ukrayinska Ravda, July 27). Arrests of Khoroshkovsky is reportedly aligned with the “responsibility of foreign citizens to assist the SBU in ensuring that students the former Deputy Head of Naftohaz the gas lobby that is influential within the not intervene in affairs that lie within the did not attend political rallies and become Ukrainy Ihor Didenko, former Chief of Party of Regions and other political forces. competence of our state” (Ukrayinska politicized (http://ucu.edu.ua/eng/ State Customs Anatoliy Makarenko and Journalists are threatened with visits Pravda, July 30). What this implies for news/549/). Similar SBU visits have Taras Shepitko, with Maria Kushnir on a by SBU officers or secretly placed under other Western foundations and media taken place at other universities, where wanted list, are likely to be followed by surveillance (Ukrayinska Pravda, July operating in Ukraine is unclear. academics have been more forthcoming others. 22). The blogger Oleh Shynkarenko was In 2003-2004 the Party of Regions, in signing pledges to prevent their stu- The SBU’s tactics, in the view of for- intimidated by the SBU after they other pro-Kuchma centrist parties and the dents from becoming involved in opposi- mer Foreign Affairs Minister Borys claimed he had “threatened” the presi- communists, established a parliamentary tion activities. Tarasyuk, exceed those employed against dent’s life. Mr. Shynkarenko claimed he commission to investigate Western fund- FEMEN women’s student activists, the opposition in the Kuchma era was forced to sign an affidavit. He noted, ing of NGOs. The authorities delayed who have become notorious for bearing (Ukrayinska Pravda, June 26). The signal “As concrete demands were not made to permitting the National Democratic their breasts to obtain public attention, they send is both one of seeking revenge myself, then I understood that any type of Institute (NDI) to open a Kyiv office and have been threatened with expulsion from and of staying in power for the long term. criticism of the authorities in my live threatened Radio Liberty with the closure universities (Ukrayinska Pravda, June 23, blog could bring about new repression of its Kyiv office in retaliation for broad- 30). The article above is reprinted from against myself” (Ukrayinska Pravda, July casts of excerpts from Maj. Mykola On July 7 the government issued Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission 30). Mr. Shynkarenko claimed the SBU Melnychenko’s (former presidential secu- Decree No. 1353-r, which officially trans- from its publisher, the Jamestown had hacked into his website and deleted rity officer) tapes made illicitly in 1999- ferred the National University of Kyiv Foundation, www.jamestown.org. INTERVIEW: Freedom House expert warns of ‘threats to progress’ in Ukraine The Washington-based organization Have they managed to build stable opments in the early months of this year, building a rules-based and open state. Freedom House, which measures the institutions and a degree of account- since the government took over, create In particular, pressures on civil society degree of liberty in countries around the ability into their system? some causes for concern, and our feeling and news media which we gather have is that to the extent there has been prog- started – they may not have reached full world, says Ukraine is setting an example If you look at the post-Soviet period, ress in a number of areas, that threats in force, but the indicators are that there for its region in the progress it is making there were hopes certainly that in the those areas would be rather damaging to in democratization. But Freedom House’s immediate aftermath of that time things Ukraine’s longer-term prospects for (Continued on page 26) director of studies, Christopher Walker, would move forward swiftly. [But the sit- warned of possible dangers ahead in an uation] became in the end – certainly in interview with RFE/RL that was pub- the period of [President Leonid] Kuchma lished on July 19. – it became rather difficult on a number You have said that the success or of counts, including press freedom. This Ukraine 49th among ‘best countries’ failure of democratization and the was exemplified to the outside world by development of civil society in Ukraine the murder of the [investigative journal- KYIV – Ukraine is in 49th place in a Union member-states , and has a significance that goes beyond its ist] Heorhii Gongadze, and those events ranking of the world’s best countries pub- Lithuania took 32nd, 34th and 36th plac- own borders. Please explain this poten- about a decade ago led many to believe lished on the website of Newsweek mag- es, respectively. tial to influence the region. that meaningful reform would be azine, and it is the top country among The world’s top three countries are extremely difficult. low-income countries in terms of quality Finland, and Sweden, while The success or failure of Ukraine as a But then the events of the Orange of life. Cameroon, Nigeria and Burkina Faso are democratic state in a region which is Revolution opened the door to a different The survey was compiled using five at the bottom of the list. more defined by a scarcity rather than an way of doing things, and I think what has categories of national well-being: educa- Among low-income countries (per abundance of such states is important been notable since that time has been the tion, health, quality of life, economic capita income below $3,946), Ukraine because demonstration effects can matter, institutionalization of open, competitive dynamism and political environment. The was the top country in terms of education and Ukraine has managed – certainly in elections, the ability of civil society to 100 countries ranked by Newsweek were and quality of life. the context of the non-Baltic former function and play a meaningful role, and divided into three groups in terms of Ukraine earned an overall score of Soviet Union – to make some very the news media. In a wilderness of income and three groups in terms of pop- 63.97 (out of 100 points). It earned 84.64 important headway in a number of key unfreedom, Ukraine’s news media has ulation. for education, 71.65 for quality of life, areas, to the extent that if we start to see been a very notable exception, one which In the overall ranking, Ukraine was the 62.43 for political environment, 61.37 for reversals or erosion of some of the insti- now needs to be safeguarded. world’s 49th best country, between Brazil health and 39.79 for economic dyna- tutions we have seen [emerge] over the and Cuba, and two places above Russia. mism. past decade or in particular over the past Is the progress in democratization It was also seven places above Belarus, The best countries rankings may be half-decade, this would be a damaging and civil society now under threat from but behind all of the rest of its neighbors. accessed at http://www.newsweek. signal to other countries in the region that the government of Moscow-leaning The magazine ranked Poland 29th, com/2010/08/15/interactive-infographic- may look to Ukraine as an example in a President Viktor Yanukovych? In what Slovakia 31st, Hungary 33rd and of-the-worlds-best-countries.html. ways? very difficult environment. Romania 39th. Among the former Soviet How do you rate Ukraine’s efforts at We’ve been hearing from colleagues republics, Kazakhstan is 61st on the list Sources: Interfax-Ukraine, www.news- democratization over the past decade? and our analysts that a number of devel- and Azerbaijan is 69th, while European week.com. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34

THE 19th ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE Scholars comment on Ukraine’s development under Yanukovych In light of the moves by Ukraine’s cur- counter to NATO. Like Belarus it is That so many radical changes have rent administration, Matthew Dubas of unlikely to offer recognition to Russian “If a latter-day taken place in so many policy areas so The Ukrainian Weekly asked scholars via satellite states Abkhazia and South quickly and simultaneously belies the e-mail to comment on specific topics Ossetia. Thus, despite the presence of the Ukrainian Rip view that these changes are unintentional, related to the country’s development. The Russian Fleet on Ukrainian territory, accidental or unplanned. Quite the con- question posed was: Ukraine’s foreign policy is manufactured van Winkle had trary, the Yanukovych regime is consci- On the occasion of the 19th anniversa- exclusively in Kyiv, and not de facto in fallen asleep in ously, deliberately and purposefully dis- ry of Ukraine’s re-establishment of inde- Brussels or Moscow. mantling democracy, rolling back pendence, please comment on recent Ukraine is also showing signs of eco- the summer of Ukrainian identity and moving Ukraine developments in Ukraine (please choose) nomic growth and is buoyed by the new into the sphere of influence of Russia. in the realm of foreign policy; internal $15.5 billion loan from the IMF. The loan 2004 and woken This threefold rollback is not acciden- political developments; the Yanukovych should alleviate current debts and permit tal. For a variety of reasons having to do administration’s policies toward the rejuvenation of the ailing steel industry. In up recently, he with the fascistoid, neoimperial and chau- , culture and history; turn, austerity measures are likely to contin- vinist character of the Russian state built by Putin, democracy, independence and changes to the country’s educational sys- ue and the banking sector could suffer in would hardly be Ukrainian identity have come to form a tem; restrictions on civil rights and particular. Unemployment will remain high. aware that the logically connected “package” of policies media freedoms; constitutional and judi- Lastly, there is the question raised by and behaviors. To be a democrat in cial issues; economic reform; and/or Roman Solchanyk on these pages, via Orange Revolu- today’s Ukraine is to be Ukrainian and developments in the business sphere. Roman Serbyn. Is Ukraine after 19 years really a nation with a clearly delineated pro-Western; to be Ukrainian means to be What do these developments portend for tion had taken heritage, cultural aspirations and future democratic and pro-Western; and to be the future of Ukraine? goals? At best one can call Ukraine an place…” pro-Western means being pro-Ukrainian David R. Marples, PhD., is a distin- incomplete project. Most residents reject and democratic. Alternatively, guished university professor in the histo- manifestations of ethnic nationalism but a – Nadia Diuk Yanukovych the authoritarian must, like ry and classics department at the civic variety has never been formulated. the authoritarian Putin, be anti-Ukrainian University of Alberta. He is director of Neither East nor West, unrecognized by and pro-Russian. the Stasiuk Program for the Study of its giant neighbor Russia as a distinct enti- ambiguity, has promised to raise the sta- The logical long-term consequence of Contemporary Ukraine, part of the ty, Ukraine has still to define itself, which tus of Russian (which has currently no Yanukovych’s policies is Ukraine’s trans- Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, is perhaps why it is ruled today by an legal standing) to that of a regional lan- formation into an impoverished authorita- and president of the North American rian colony of Russia. The only question “anti-national” president, a Ukrainophobe guage, allegedly in line with the require- Association for Belarusian Studies. This is: Will the Yanukovych regime succeed? as education minister and a party dominat- ments of the European Charter for year he released his latest book, “Russia The prognosis is actually rather less ed by selfish economic interests. Regional Minority Languages, an inter- in the Twentieth Century: The Quest for pessimistic than the above analysis sug- national document signed by Ukraine a Stability.” Dominique Arel, PhD., holds the Chair gests. The Yanukovych regime is, and is few years ago. of Ukrainian Studies at the University of likely to remain, a profoundly corrupt On the surface, Ukraine seems to be a Such demands continue to baffle Ottawa. He manages The Ukraine List, a and incompetent tinpot dictatorship – a polarized nation as reflected by its presi- Ukrainian speakers, who retort that noth- blog on Ukrainian studies (http:// banana republic without bananas. Such a dents: , who pursed a ing has changed in practice in the hege- chairukrstudies.wordpress.com) and is regime will not want, or know how, to national agenda in difficult economic monic dominance of Russian in the east president of the Association for the pursue economic reform and it will not times; , who focused (they have a point: I spent a week in Studies of Nationalities. improve living standards. As a result, more on the economy but headed a Dnipropetrovsk in early July and heard such a regime will become increasingly regime notorious for its corruption; Ukrainians once again went to the polls Ukrainian at the Summer School, at the illegitimate, provoking popular resistance , whose program of in the past political year and, as has been regional library and in a museum of among intellectuals, students, and the nation-building was undermined by polit- the pattern for the past 20 years, it brought Ukrainian ethnography, but not once in working poor. Ukraine will, in this sense, ical in-fighting and a brutal recession; the language question back on the agenda. the streets). Easterners, who suddenly follow in the footsteps of many unstable and Viktor Yanukovych, who has restored Language and politics in Ukraine are inter- hear Ukrainian more frequently on TV, Central and Latin American countries. relations with Russia and intends to focus twined in two durable ways. The first has have to occasionally fill out a form in The Yanukovych regime could hold on on economic recovery without commit- to do with perception, and the second with Ukrainian and whose children must learn to power for some time, but more likely ment to NATO but with the long-term electoral incentives. While virtually every- Ukrainian in school, are anxious that they than not it will eventually collapse as a goal of European Union membership. one in Ukraine is a passive bilingual might be required one day to function in result of internal defections, economic There are more similarities between the (Ukrainian-Russian or the reverse), that is, Ukrainian in their daily lives (which will malaise, political failure, opposition regimes of Kuchma and Yanukovych than at least understanding the other’s vernacu- not happen) and demand the status quo, mobilization and popular unrest. might at first appear evident. lar language, the great majority of which tends to boil down to the view that Will Russia save its vassals from such Ukraine’s development has taken place Ukrainian citizens living in the central and they should not be bothered with an ignominious fate? That all depends on: against a background of regional differ- western regions prefer to speak Ukrainian Ukrainian in the first place. This is the the condition of Russia’s power, which is ences that are reflected in each election (except in Kyiv), while the same propor- heart of the problem. declining; the stability of the Putin regi- campaign. Consequently, the Ukraine of tion in the east prefer to speak Russian. The point of a state language – unless me, which may not be quite as strong as today is a diverse nation not only linguisti- This preference tends to translate into it is meant to be mostly symbolic, as in it appears; the willingness of the United cally, but also in terms of heritage and per- diverging perspectives on how to look at Ireland – is to create incentives for people States, the world’s only superpower, to ceptions of the Soviet past. Corruption has political problems. to use it. Elevating the status of Russian stop Russian expansion and upend geo- remained in place — it even increased Was the Orange Revolution a rebellion in eastern Ukraine would send the mes- political stability in Eurasia – something under Yushchenko — and the ruling Party against corruption and fraud, or a Western sage that Ukrainian is not needed. While that is likely to happen despite Obama’s of Regions is replete with millionaires, conspiracy? Westerners tended to believe Yanukovych’s instincts are clearly in the commitment to reseting relations; the many of them MPs who have amassed the former, while easterners clung to the Russophile camp, his electoral instincts extent of Yanukovych’s weakness: even obscene wealth during a time of economic latter. This important variation in contact (he needs the “leeway” to get re-elected) Russia will abandon a client if intervention hardship. The media, which attained new lenses’ prescription means that presidential could lead him to the status quo, as is too costly or risky; the extent of popular independence after the Orange Revolution, elections, when the two finalists are identi- Kuchma understood before him. diaffection in Ukraine, which is certain to is less free under Yanukovych. The SBU fied with regions, are invariably closely * * * grow. [Security Service of Ukraine] is more contested, as happened again in February There are four things the Ukrainian- intrusive. The ruling party and the presi- when Yanukovych defeated Tymoshenko Alexander J. Motyl, PhD., is a profes- American diaspora can do in such cir- dent himself are both prepared to flout the 49 percent to 47 percent. sor of political science at Rutgers cumstances. First, it should expose the Constitution when the need arises. While language does not predetermine University-Newark, specializing in Yanukovych regime’s anti-Ukrainian, Ukraine is moving to a more authoritarian electoral outcomes, it does considerably Eastern Europe and Russia. anti-democratic, and anti-Western cha- system, albeit less sinister than those creat- narrow down the leeway that politicians racter in the press; second, it should The Yanukovych regime has effected ed of late in Russia and Belarus. have to affect the outcome. In February, lobby Washington to change its policy In some respects — most notably Tymoshenko was defeated because she full-scale rollbacks across a broad front toward Russia and Ukraine; third, it regarding the Black Sea Fleet — Ukraine lost about 10 percent of Yushchenko’s of issues, ranging from democracy, con- should travel to Ukraine as much as pos- appears once again to have reverted to the 2004 constituency (much of it perhaps stitutional procedures, rule of law, civil sible; and fourth, it should support Russian orbit. But like Kuchma, due to her perceived coying up with rights, media freedom, educational auto- Ukrainian identity and culture both by Yanukovych has carefully circumvented Russia in the wake of the war in nomy, Ukrainian language and culture, promoting them in the West and by sup- any real commitment to integration with Georgia), and because of a lower turnout. and foreign policy. Whereas the porting them in Ukraine. Russia. Ukraine is unlikely to join the Since elections are so close, politicians Yushchenko-Tymoshenko government Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs have a recurring incentive to play up the could broadly be described as pro-Ukrai- * * * Union, which was inaugurated this year. language card to solidify their base dur- nian, pro-democratic, and pro-Western Nadia Diuk, PhD., is vice-president at More important, it will not join the ing an election cycle. The grievance has (as well as, of course, disorganized and the National Endowment for Democracy Collective Security Treaty Organization been the same for the last 15 years. unstable), the Yanukovych regime amply for programs in Africa, Central Europe, (CSTO), which with its rapid reaction Ukrainian is the sole state language of merits the labels of anti-Ukrainian, anti- forces is fast emerging as a Russian-led Ukraine, and Yanukovych, with some democratic and pro-Russian. 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THE 19th ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE Community leaders share their thoughts on present-day Ukraine As we prepare to mark the 19th anniver- Ukraine’s independence, the UCCA firmly heart. I believe neither this regime nor any ern, progressive society interconnected with sary of the re-establishment of Ukraine’s supports the nation of Ukraine and all those other will be able to destroy the courage and the mainstream of the world’s most independence, The Ukrainian Weekly asked who uphold the principles of democracy fortitude of Ukraine’s people to follow their advanced societies. The opportunities leaders of several major Ukrainian commu- and free-market reform. We are open to own path. The spark that gave rise to the Ukraine has lost during the past 19 years are nity organizations that have contacts with working with any government in Ukraine now much-maligned Orange Revolution is staggering and well-documented. Ukraine to respond to the following ques- that will firmly uphold and vehemently not dead and could flare up again. It showed Ukraine, because of its location, natural tions. defend a strong, self-sufficient, independent especially the youth that they can control resources, large population base and other On the occasion of Ukrainian country in which Ukrainians are free to their own destiny. assets still has the strong interest and sup- Independence Day 2010, what are your express their opinions, are cognizant of their port of the international business and gov- thoughts on independent Ukraine at this culture and history, and are proud of their Daria Lissy, Ph.D., president of the ernmental community. The people of point in its development? What should be unique heritage. Ukrainian Federation of America: Ukraine need to pull together and take the relationship of the On August 24 we celebrate the 19th anni- advantage of the tremendous opportunities to Ukraine and its present leaders? Some of Ihor Gawdiak, president of the versary of the independence of Ukraine. that still lie ahead for real growth and devel- you, we note, have had an opportunity to Ukrainian American Coordinating Independence was a dream in every opment based on normal and widely accept- meet with President Viktor Yanukovych and Council: Ukrainian heart and a dream that few ed international standards. members of his administration. Please share The 19th anniversary of the rebirth of thought would come true in their lifetimes. Ukraine is still not fully open for busi- your observations and insight with readers Ukraine’s independence reminds us of the With the dream came unrealistic expecta- ness – not at all. All the world’s organiza- of The Ukrainian Weekly. (Respondents sacrifices of the people of Ukraine and their tions. It was generally believed that, given tions that rate countries in regards to private were asked to keep their responses to about incredible will in the long struggle to its bountiful resources, Ukraine would business development have Ukraine in the 300 words.) achieve independence. Therefore we – the become the first post-Soviet nation to suc- bottom 20 percent or lower. Ukraine cannot Responses were received from the presi- diaspora – should commemorate this anni- ceed in transforming itself. But, it was soon become an important player on the world dents of the Ukrainian Congress Committee versary as one of the most joyful events in realized that the hope and the changes that scene until it implements major economic of America, Ukrainian American Ukraine’s history. We should also be proud were expected would not be quick in com- and business reforms and really becomes Coordinating Council and Ukrainian that in the past 19 years, Ukraine has main- ing. An entrenched Soviet system had to be fully open for business. Federation of America. tained its independence and slowly, some- disassembled and seeds of a new democrat- Private business is the strongest The same questions – minus the reference times painfully, moved to develop a demo- ic order introduced. Few anticipated the force active in Ukraine today that has the to the diaspora’s relationship with Ukraine cratic . many difficulties and economic hardships power necessary to provide new jobs, good – were asked of the leader of the At the same time, we know that much that were encountered. wages, build wealth-creating institutions, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, which is not still needs to be done for Ukraine to become Early on the road to democracy, Ukraine pay taxes to the state budget, promote rule a Ukrainian community organization. a true Western European democracy. We distinguished itself by guaranteeing equal of law, support civil society and democracy, Editor’s note: Also asked to participate therefore view recent developments in rights to all citizens and minorities. Free all of which are necessary for Ukraine’s were the presidents of the Ukrainian World Ukraine with alarm: tilting toward elections were held. The Orange Revolution development. A top priority for Ukraine is to Congress (Eugene Czolij) and the Russia, glorifying the Soviet past, attacking provided a true taste of democracy. do what is necessary to be fully open for pri- Ukrainian Canadian Congress (Paul Grod), the Ukrainian language, dismissing the But corruption strangles advancement at vate business and economic development. but they were not able to do so because of, genocidal nature of the Holodomor, and vio- all levels of society in Ukraine. Judicial The new government still has a major respectively, travel abroad and a death in lating human rights and freedoms of press reform is not making significant progress. economic and business crisis on its hands, the family. and assembly. And, recent attempts at reversals of human short-run and long-run. Our meetings How should the diaspora respond? rights are troubling. with several top members of the Tamara Olexy, president of the First, we should not underestimate The Ukrainian diaspora in the United Yanukovych administration indicate Ukrainian Congress Committee of President Yanukovych. Disregarding him as States is a valuable asset to Ukraine. It they understand the crisis and what needs to America: some sort of country bumpkin is counter- needs to keep the U.S. government be done now and in the long run. In addition to economic prosperity and productive and dangerous. He was very informed of its concern for the welfare and They understand what it takes to cre- national security, there are many factors that clever, for instance, to have selected Dmytro stability of Ukraine. At a time when the ate economic growth and build the wealth- enable a country to sustain its sovereignty Tabachnyk as minister of education. Having United States is “resetting” its relationship creation capacity of Ukraine, so Ukraine can and independence, including its own sense done so, he deflects criticism and anger for with Russia, the diaspora must be vigilant be a major economic power at home and in of nationhood – its cultural identity, histori- some of his most anti-Ukrainian policies that this relationship is not detrimental to the world. cal pride, language and, most importantly, a from himself towards Tabachnyk, thus mak- Ukraine. It is in the strategic interest of the Some top officials really want to imple- sense of self. After nearly two decades of ing a scapegoat of this well-known United States that Ukraine continues to ment the economic and business reforms restored independence, Ukraine has taken Ukrainophobe. develop as a democratic nation. needed. It is clear if the top officials could many positive strides towards solidifying its Observing Yanukovych at several events It is likewise very important for the dias- agree on these well-documented reforms sense of nationhood. It has declared to the during his last visit to Washington, I felt his pora to continue to have a working relation- they have the power to make them happen. world its desire for democracy, most promi- Ukrainian, though not perfect, was passing ship with the new But too often when important decisions nently during the Orange Revolution; it has fair for someone whose native tongue is and its representatives. The diaspora must are made, it is rather obvious that those who nurtured close ties with the West and taken Russian. He answered questions from the encourage Ukraine to stay on the democrat- still hang on to the concept of a govern- clear steps towards Euro-Atlantic integra- audience very well and, like any shrewd ic, pro-European course. ment-regulated economy, to a top-down tion; and it has unveiled before the world politician, was adept at sidestepping others. On August 24, we wish Ukraine governmental, highly bureaucratic control the truth about its history and heroes, and in Second, while realizing with whom we “Mnohaya Lita” and pledge our support as system that breeds corruption, a monopolis- so doing claimed its unique heritage and are dealing, I believe we must maintain it continues to develop into a free and pros- tic control of power from the village to the culture. communication with Ukrainian officialdom perous country. Parliament, the zero-sum concept of eco- However, in this 19th year of indepen- at all levels, but we must react forcefully to nomics, to the old, outdated, destruc- dence, we have sadly become witnesses to any acts by Ukrainian authorities we deem Morgan Williams, president of the tive ways of the past win out over the reverse progressivism and historical back- harmful to the interests of the Ukrainian U.S.-Ukraine Business Council: enlightened reformers. sliding. In the past few months, the people. On the other hand, we should con- Ukraine needs to substantially speed up The people of Ukraine need to speak Yanukovych administration’s dependence tinue to assist the effort of Ukraine’s its work to develop the necessary internal loudly about such critical matters and make on Russia to provide for its security and sta- Embassy in Washington to strengthen the economic, business, legal, governmental, it very clear to the new leadership they want bility has posed a definite threat to strategic partnership with the U.S. political, legislative, democratic and civil to move ahead into the future and not back Ukraine’s sovereignty. Recent alarming Finally, I believe we should not lose society structures needed to become a mod- into the past. steps taken by the current administration, such as the extension of the lease for the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the denial of the Holodomor as an act of genocide, threat- en that very sense of nationhood that Ukrainians have so openly embraced during the last two decades. The goals of the UCCA, as the leading umbrella organization of Ukrainians in America, have always been to provide all possible means of support for the consolida- tion of an independent and democratic Ukrainian state. Since its inception 70 years ago, as the UCCA by-laws state, one of our goals is to work to assist the Ukrainian nation to attain honest, equitable and equal treatment among nations as a member of the family of sovereign nations. And this state- ment rings true to this day. On the eve of the 19th anniversary of 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34

FOR THE RECORD The Ukrainian Weekly 19 years of Ukrainian independence Independence 2010 Following is the text of a statement cess that Ukraine has earned over the past What a difference a year makes. issued by the Ukrainian Congress 19 years of independence has fallen into Last year, as Ukraine was preparing to mark the 18th anniversary of its re-establish- Committee of America on the occasion of jeopardy. Censorship once again plagues ment of independence on August 24, 1991, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fired the 19th anniversary of Ukraine’s procla- the populace, and the brazen meddling of off two attacks against Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. First, he sent an mation of independence (August 24, the Russian government has forced itself exceedingly arrogant letter to the Ukrainian president and then he released a videotape 1991). into Ukraine’s domestic and foreign poli- of a speech accusing him of “anti-Russian” policies, asserting Russia’s “special inter- cies to such a degree that it is reminiscent est” in Ukraine and inserting Russia into Ukraine’s upcoming elections by expressing Throughout its existence, the of the days of Soviet imperialism. Yet “hope” for a “new political leadership of Ukraine.” In fact, what he was doing was Ukrainian community in the United pro-democratic forces in Ukraine have attacking the pro-Ukrainian stance of President Yushchenko and his colleagues. States has dedicated its heart and soul to remained vigilant in the struggle to build Our editorial of August 16, 2009, noted: “What would make Russia happy in its an independent and democratic Ukrainian a democratic nation and secure Ukraine’s bilateral relations with Ukraine? It’s quite simple, really: a president who is a puppet state. Through our numerous community freedoms. As members of the Ukrainian of the Kremlin, a government that won’t make a move without consulting ‘neighbor- organizations, we have diligently moni- diaspora, we must also remain undaunt- ly’ Russia, an administration that is grateful for Moscow’s guiding hand, a nation that tored events in Ukraine and have always ed, as it falls upon us to support those in doesn’t know and/or doesn’t care about its past, and a people willing to disappear willingly assisted our brethren in their Ukraine who rally under the blue-and- into a great Russian melting pot.” struggle for freedom. Since Ukraine’s yellow flag of an independent Ukraine Now, as Ukraine marks the 19th anniversary of its independence, the external restoration of independence on August against the traitorous actions of those threat from Russia continues – in fact, that threat, in many ways, is higher. However, 24, 1991, our activism within our local who would see its ultimate ruin. the internal threat to Ukraine’s statehood and nationhood is an even graver cause for communities has focused on the securing On the 19th anniversary of Ukraine’s concern. The administration of President Viktor Yanukovych and the government of of a stable democracy and free market Independence, the Ukrainian Congress Ukraine led by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov are not only pro-Russian, as many economy in Ukraine, all the while work- Committee of America (UCCA), the prin- news media have reported, they are also, to put it bluntly, the most anti-Ukrainian ing closely with the administration and cipal umbrella organization representing leadership Ukraine has seen in the post-Soviet era. Congress to foster stronger U.S.-Ukraine In all spheres of endeavor – political activity, education, language, history, cul- the interests of the Ukrainian American bilateral relations. community, sends its warmest greetings ture, media freedom, civil rights, foreign relations, economic policy, constitutional Additionally, the Ukrainian Congress and judicial issues, etc. – the Yanukovych administration has unblinkingly rolled and salutations to the Ukrainian nation Committee of America, which is celebrat- and wishes it wisdom, fortitude and back the progress made in Ukraine in recent years. (Certainly the readers of this ing its 70th anniversary of service to the newspaper have seen evidence of that in many news stories and articles we’ve pub- God’s blessing in securing a strong and Ukrainian American community, has just democracy. We call upon our com- lished.) Observers inside and outside of Ukraine have noted the return of authori- pledged to continue its efforts toward the tarianism and the use of Soviet-era tactics against demonstrators, university rectors munity to actively participate in civic and betterment of the Ukrainian nation and political life within the United States and and even bloggers. inform the global community of the truth Thanks to the deal made on April 21 in Kharkiv by Presidents Yanukovych and Ukraine. With your help, Ukraine will about Ukraine’s past, long veiled by overcome the obstacles on its path toward Medvedev, the Russian Black Sea Fleet will be allowed to remain in Crimea through Soviet lies and propaganda, specifically the year 2042. The odious Kharkiv pact also paved the way for Russia’s expansion becoming a full-fledged member of the such atrocities as the Holodomor, international community of democratic into Ukraine’s energy, aviation, weapons production and banking sectors. At the Ukraine’s Genocide of 1932-1933 which same time, Russian investors are buying up strategic Ukrainian enterprises such as nations. claimed the lives of 7 million to 10 mil- Glory to Ukraine! machine-building and metallurgical plants. The Russian Federal Security Service lion innocent men, women and children. (formerly known as the KGB) has been allowed back into Sevastopol thanks to the In this past year, Ukraine has seen For the Executive Board of the UCCA: Russian fleet’s presence there. And, more and more often we hear words like those of some discouraging setbacks. With the Russia’s Ambassador to Kyiv Mikhail Zurabov, who said, “We are just one people.” recent election of pro-Russian president, Tamara Olexy, president Will the people of Ukraine stand for the dismantling of democracy, the denial of Viktor Yanukovych, the significant suc- Marie Duplak, executive secretary Ukrainian identity and the incorporation of Ukraine into the Russian sphere? Perhaps the first answer will come in the fall, when the elections of regional and local offi- cials take place. According to political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko, it will also become clear at that time whether Ukraine has followed the lead of Russia toward establishing a so-called “managed democracy” in which society is controlled from IN THE PRESS: Yanukovych in charge the top while providing the semblance of democracy. “Ukrainian Leader Puts Economic again the government has introduced new As far as relations with the diaspora are concerned, there’s no good news on that Recovery Ahead of Democracy,” by rules, disenfranchising political blocs and front either. According to the president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of David Marples, The Edmonton Journal, parties in operation for less than one year. America, Tamara Olexy, President Yanukovych declined to even meet with UCCA August 9 (http://ukraineanalysis.word- In one stroke, therefore, some of the main leaders when he visited Washington back on April 12-13 for the Nuclear Security press.com/): opposition forces have been disbarred, Summit convened by President Barack Obama. Apparently, placing flowers at the including the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, and foot of the Shevchenko monument and presenting two banduras to “the Ukrainian “… what is happening in Ukraine cur- Ukraine’s newest political party, For community” was quite enough diaspora contact for Mr. Yanukovych. rently is …a gradual takeover by a deter- Fairness and Prosperity, founded only in In Kyiv on June 21, Mr. Yanukovych did meet with the president and secretary- mined, if not ruthless political force – the July. …” general of the Ukrainian World Congress, respectively, Eugene Czolij and Stefan Regions Party – combined with perceptible Romaniw, who presented him with a “Memorandum About Important Questions economic recovery and increasing populari- “Orange Peels; Ukraine After the Regarding Ukraine and the Ukrainian Diaspora.” He promised to provide an official ty of the Yanukovych leadership. This pop- Revolution,” by Adrian Karatnycky, The response to the memorandum, but as of August 18 – when we inquired with the ularity has been generated in part by the American Interest, preview of UWC headquarters – had not done so. Meanwhile, Mr. Yanukovych has asked the introduction of a semblance of order into a November-December issue (http://www. Ukrainian diaspora to help improve Ukraine’s image. (You’d think he understands situation that appeared earlier to be one of the-american-interest.com/article. that, first and foremost, he has something to do with that.) total chaos. cfm?piece=877): And so, as Ukraine marks the 19th anniversary of its restored independence, it “How has this occurred and what does it “…Assaying Ukraine’s future is not just must be noted that the developments in Ukraine since the Yanukovych administration mean for the future of Ukraine? a game for political junkies and ethnic affil- assumed power have been troubling indeed, putting the future of independent “… the Yanukovych team has extricated iates living in North America. The stability Ukraine at great risk. In fact, things have gotten to the point that – incongruous as it itself from many of the commitments of the of Europe depends on Russia’s political may sound – Ukrainian diaspora groups might be compelled to demonstrate against president’s predecessor, Viktor evolution and consequently on Russia’s the president and government of independent Ukraine in hopes of halting the rever- Yushchenko. Ukraine no longer seeks to behavior toward its neighbors. The failure sals currently under way in their ancestral homeland. join NATO and has declared itself to be neutral and non-aligned. It has blatantly of democracy in Ukraine would likely favored the Moscow Patriarchate of the strengthen authoritarian tendencies in Orthodox Church, which has 9 million Russia and embolden the siloviki, Russia’s members, far less than the Kyiv national security elite. At the same time, Patriarchate. …it has improved relations tensions between Ukraine and Russia could Aug Turning the pages back... with Russia and ended the ‘gas war,’ but again disrupt Europe’s strategically impor- without committing itself to the CSTO or tant energy flows, while unresolved issues Russian ambitions for the independence of such as border delineation could quickly escalate and take unpredictable turns. South Ossetia and Abkhazia. …The gov- 27 Three years ago, on August 27, 2007, the Ukrainian World “From this perspective, President ernment has largely taken over the media Congress, led by Askold Lozynskyj, president, announced that [Viktor] Yanukovych’s more pragmatic 2007 and only a handful of outlets now offer seri- it would finance a defamation lawsuit in the Pechersk District approach to Russia is to be welcomed, pro- ous criticism of the new leadership. It has Court in Kyiv against Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian vided it is not a harbinger of a full-scale revamped Ukraine’s security service, the Affairs Dmytro Tabachnyk and the Cabinet of Ministers, led by Prime Minister Viktor takeover of Ukraine’s key industries by SBU, which has begun to monitor real and Yanukovych. Russian interests. But that is not likely. In a June 2007 interview with the Den daily newspaper, Mr. Tabachnyk alleged potential oppositionists at a level not seen Yanukovych has made it abundantly clear in Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) Supreme Commander Roman Shukhevych “received since the days of Leonid Kuchma… both private and public declarations that he two Iron Crosses from the hands of Hitler,” repeating a statement made by Communist “…the Regions team is rapidly entrench- does not want Ukraine to be overly reliant Party of Ukraine Chair Petro Symonenko at a Verkhovna Rada session on May 30, 2007. ing itself for a lengthy period in power. on Russia. However, Europe and the United That is evident from preparations for the (Continued on page 24) October 2010 municipal elections. Once (Continued on page 30) No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 7

NEWS AND VIEWS The things we do ... Crimea and Ukraine by Orysia Paszczak Tracz by Lubomyr Luciuk a deed left undone only because there were too many of them. I did not expect the call of a “muezzin” And at Yalta Eastern Europe’s postwar in Simferopol. Not that hearing the cho- fate was sealed in February 1945 when sen being invited to their devotions trou- Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt met in A brave singer of a brave song bles me. I appreciate this caution against the Livadia Palace to carve out the allowing the commerce of daily life to spheres of influence that shaped Europe’s Folklorama is an amazing festival in Chernivtsi in 1989. distract one from giving thanks to God. geopolitics for another half century. Winnipeg, Manitoba. For two weeks in Mr. Harkavy, a tenor that could melt Yet other residents of this Crimean city Soviet Ukraine acquired Crimea in August, throughout the city, numerous eth- stone, sang an especially strong patriotic find the five-times-daily summoning of 1954 after transferred nic groups present their heritage through song, “Ne Umre Vzhe Ukraina” (Ukraine Muslims to prayer, the “adhan,” worri- the property’s legal title from the Russian exhibitions, performances and traditional will no longer die). The title and the refrain some. It reminds them that ownership of Soviet Federated Socialist Republic – a foods. These halls, gyms and other large were a play on the Ukrainian national this peninsula is contested. They forget gift marking 300 years of allegedly fra- facilities are called pavilions, with some anthem, “Shche Ne Vmerla Ukraina” one thing: it always has been. (Ukraine has not yet perished/died). The ternal relations between these two distinct national groups having two, based on size Nearly the size of , Crimea lyrics were written by poet and novelist nations. It was a hollow gesture as of the sponsoring group or ability to get historically was a bridgehead connecting Yosyp Strutsiuk of Volyn, originally from Crimea remained in the USSR and no along (e.g., if they happen to be from the the empires of the Eurasian steppes with the Kholm region. A number of his poems one then envisioned the Soviet empire’s opposite political spectrum). those of the Black and Meditteranean were set to music composed by Mr. collapse or an independent Ukraine. Folklorama was first held in 1970, and basins. Invaders have come and gone – Harkavy. As for the Tatars, permitted to trickle was intended to be a one-time event to cele- ancient Greeks and Scythians, Rome’s After the performance, I approached the back from Central Asian exile only at the brate Manitoba’s Centennial. It was so suc- legions, then Goths, Huns, Khazars, singer and first asked if he realized where end of the Soviet period, they began cessful that it has been held every year since Byzantines, various Turkic nomads, he was singing this song. He said he fully returning in greater numbers after 1991 then. This year was its 41st. It started out as Venetians, Genoese, Ottoman Turks and, knew where he was. I then asked if I could when Ukraine’s government tried to one week of fun, but the number of pavil- finally, Tsarist Russia’s armies, conquer- have a copy of the lyrics to publish in a redress the historical injustice they had ions grew to such an extent that half the ing in 1783. Ukrainian newspaper. We made arrange- endured, even though that crime was of pavilions are in the first week and the other That gateway role is reflected in half in the next. ments to meet on Saturday, August 17. He Moscow’s making, not Kyiv’s. Crimea’s history. In 988 in Khersones, With the very large Ukrainian communi- gave me the lyrics, and we then talked Still, Crimean society remains now part of Sevastopol, Kyiv’s Prince ty in Winnipeg, there are two Ukrainian about the situation in Ukraine. He remem- Russified, retarded by a relic Soviet men- Volodymyr converted to Christianity, pavilions, the Ukraine-Kyiv, which is spon- bered that while he was a university student tality akin to the one most of Ukraine’s then that faith was diffused among the sored by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, in the previous decade, it was enough to eastern marches wallow in, an ignorance East Slavs. Today the region’s vistas are Manitoba Provincial Council, and Ukraine- wear a Ukrainian embroidered shirt to be fueling Ukraine’s current drift away from pleasant – vineyards covering gently roll- Lviv, sponsored by the Association of expelled from school. We parted with best Europe. So Lenin statues stand prominent ing hills and wide valleys – but this very United Ukrainian Canadians, at the wishes to each other, as he was returning to in Symferopol, Sevastopol and Yalta. same terrain witnessed the Ukrainian Ukrainian Labor Temple. Rivne on Monday. Asking why, I was told: “We were Kozaks of the Zaporozhian Sich fight Ukraine-Kyiv is one of the five original That Sunday evening, the 18th, I turned allowed to dump Communism but had to marauding Tatars and resist Ottoman pavilions continuously running from the on the late news, and watched the first clips keep Lenin.” They have not really rid encroachment. first year of the festival. It brings together about the Soviet putsch. Early Monday themselves of either. And Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s “The very many Ukrainians of all ages who morning, I phoned Mr. Harkavy to ask if he Making matters worse are revanchists Charge of the Light Brigade” immortal- eagerly volunteer long hours during that had seen the news. He was unaware of the campaigning to bag Crimea for “Mother ized the disaster that befell another band week, as well as throughout the year, plan- situation. I quickly explained and he replied Russia.” Dozens of billboards proclaim of cavalry near Balaklava, in 1854. ning the week-long event. Even the people that, no matter what, he will be returning. Crimea’s future prosperity lies in reunifi- Heroically interpreted by Errol Flynn in who do nothing else “Ukrainian” are eager And, yes, he said, I could still publish the cation – a blatantly secessionist placard- his 1936 film of the same name, this to participate in this event, as performers, lyrics. As we all know, just before August ing not being countered by Kyiv. Hollywood version of that Crimean War exhibition designers, decorators, boutique 24, it was still touch and go for Ukraine. The very few posters heralding battle left at least one young boy begging volunteers, security, welcoming staff or A few years later, Mr. Harkavy came to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych his mother to take him to their local pub- clean-up crew. Canada to study at St. Andrew’s as Crimea’s hope, and Ukraine’s, are in lic library, to read that paean in its entire- The clean-up crew comprises young- Ukrainian Orthodox Seminary in Russian only. Perhaps the president’s pro- ty – the first time I sought out poetry. sters, in special volunteer T-shirts, whose Winnipeg. His family joined him. Both he In 1919-1920 this headland became a pagandists have their countries confused. job it is to clear the tables as the audience and his wife, Olya, were well-known bastion for the anti-Bolshevik White Will Crimea’s status remain uncertain? from one show leaves to make room for the national singers and composers in Army of Gen. Denikin, a point d’appui Maybe there’s an answer in what I found next large groups of people. The crew must Ukraine. Father Oleksandr Harkavy is for foreign military interventions unsuc- in a madras, an Islamic school, in work fast, as there is not much time now a parish priest in Winnipeg, and cessfully deployed against Lenin’s Bakhchisarai. There I saw a mullah between each of the four or five shows a Dobrodiyka Olya is a teacher in one of the regime. instructing a small group of children, night (extra on the weekends). These bilingual English-Ukrainian programs in Crimea was next overrun by the Nazis, young boys and girls, learning the Koran youngsters are so proud that they are part of the Winnipeg school system. in 1942, then suffered cultural genocide together. I asked in Ukrainian if I might this large joint effort. They are the volun- With the new Ukrainian government in in May 1944 when the Soviets returned take their photograph. When the Turkish teers of the future. power, the lyrics of this song remain as rele- and deported the Tatars because of their teacher replied that he spoke no Russian The Ukraine-Lviv pavilion is spon- vant as they were before Ukraine’s supposed disloyalty during the German one of his pupils, on 11-year-old girl, sored by an organization that, up until Independence. Even if circumstances seem occupation. Stalin is said to have contem- began translating – in perfect Ukrainian. 1991 was supported by Soviet Ukraine. dire for now, not all Ukrainians have suc- plated a similar treatment for Ukrainians, Aware of her Crimean Tatar heritage This pavilion was able to provide not cumbed and have fallen to their knees. and Islamic faith, she also proudly identi- only its own local entertainment, but fea- Lubomyr Luciuk teaches political fied herself as a Ukrainian. If more of her tured prominent artists from Ukraine, Here is a loose translation of the geography at the Royal Military College fellow citizens did likewise, Ukraine including Nazariy Yaremchuk, Pavlo Ukrainian lyrics: of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. might still make it back to Europe. Dvorsky, Lvivski Muzyky, Yavir and oth- ers. Those in the Ukrainian community Who else has lived through such torture? who would never – in Soviet times – And who else had been so devoured by enter the Labor Temple, would bite the that plague? bullet and attend the concerts because of Someone is rubbing his hands in glee: the guests from Ukraine. Often, the regu- “Ukraine has already died.” lar Ukrainian community would secretly meet with the performers from Ukraine For centuries, destitution has choked us, while at the same time trying to avoid But not all of us have fallen to our knees. their “guardian angels.” In our unbolstered souls, It was on August 15, 1991, in Ukraine has not yet perished. Winnipeg, approaching the end of the multicultural Folklorama festival in the They tried to break us – did not break us, city, that I went to the Ukraine-Lviv pavil- And did not wipe us off the face of the ion to hear tenor Oleksandr Harkavy and earth. the trio Lybid. They had just performed at So many of us died in the snows Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival But Ukraine did not die. days before. As did the Lvivski Muzyky in a previous year, the 1991 performers The blue-and-yellow flag has unfurled did not care that they were performing at a On the blood-soaked ruins. Communist pavilion, and they sang not No matter how someone there rages, only religious, but also patriotic Ukrainian Ukraine will no longer die. songs of the 20th century. Mr. Harkavy is an award-winning singer who performed Orysia Tracz may be contacted at ory- Lubomyr Luciuk at a British war memorial in Balaklava, Crimea. at the first Chervona Ruta Festival in [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34 No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 9 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34 No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 11 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34 No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 13 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34

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NEW YORK – The finale of the 2009- The ensemble next performed a song 2010 concert series at The Ukrainian from the village of Krychkivka titled “Ta Museum took place on Saturday, June 12, Liubyv Paren” about a very sweet woman with “Seven Deadly Sins,” a concert of who, when she is spurned by her lover, traditional Ukrainian folk songs about proceeds to poison him and then wonders good, evil and that area in between. what could be the matter with him. The concert featured Nadia Tarnawsky. Performed next was “Bylyna,” another Performing with her was the Ukrainian song from Krychkivka that is also a Women’s Voices ensemble, a group of favorite of singer Nina Matvienko. talented women singers from the New Although usually performed polyphoni- York City area. Appearing also was ban- cally, here, Ms. Tarnawsky sang it solo, durist Julian Kytasty. Providing the musi- accompanied by the trio of musicians. cal accompaniment were violinist Starting off slowly, in the village manner, Brandon Vance, a two-time Open U.S. allowed Mr. Fedoriuk to make his tsym- National Scottish Fiddle champion; baly sound like a delicately played harp. Alexander Fedoriuk, a very well known As the song gained tempo, the other tsymbaly player; and Branislav Brinarsky musicians joined in, culminating in the Ihor Slabicky on bass. dance music of Marusia’s wedding. As Ms. Tarnawsky is a well-known and Nadia Tarnawsky (left) and the Ukrainian Women’s Voices perform at The respected interpreter and presenter of tra- the song recalls, Marusia meets her end Ukrainian Museum in New York City. when the man who went off across the ditional village songs from Ukraine who which gave her the incentive to learn this ous Hutsul melodies. This included an specializes in songs for and about sea to get grain for her returns, only to one. The work itself is about one of the “Arkan” that went from the lively foot- women. She hails from Cleveland, yet find she is marrying another. great sins – disrespecting one’s parents. stomping rhythm emphasized by Mr. somehow manages to perform at The “Letila Zozulenka” featured the Here, the three sons ask their old mother to Brinarsky on bass to the tip-toe because Ukrainian Museum with the Ukrainian Ukrainian Women’s Voices on this song leave the house, telling her that she is old “batko spyt” (father is sleeping) and back Women’s Voices ensemble. For this con- about a woman who falls on love with a and in the way. Their mother casts a curse to even lively finish because “batko cert, she chose a program that featured Kozak, only to find that not only is he on them; they come to their senses, find vstav” (father is awake). It was enthrall- songs of seduction, wanton love, illicit married, but that he also has two children. their mother, and beg her for forgiveness. ing to see him take the musical lead, with affairs and the dire consequences of these Staying with the theme of the concert, Continuing with the theme of familial Messrs. Vance and Brinarsky catching up, acts. but moving away from the sins of the strife, Nadia Tarnawsky, accompanied by only to have him take them away in a Although these songs were not quite heart, Mr. Kytasty performed “Pisnya pro the musicians, performed “Balada pro new direction at an even faster pace. the “usual” folksongs, their matter-of-fact Zruinuvannya Sichi,” from the cycle of Desiatu Halyu.” This song tells of the 9 The ensemble returned to perform and sometimes graphic presentations songs about the ruination of the Kozak sons who grew up, left home, and became “Vyishla Vdova.” In this song, a young serve a very important purpose in social Sich. The piece describes the politics and thieves and bandits. One day, they come widow sets her two sons afloat down the and village life. Each song seemingly has deeds that were committed, which could across a merchant, whom they rob and do Dunai River, telling them to always stay a moral attached to it – if you do this or be considered sins against the nation and away with, taking his young wife with that, here is what may happen to you as a the people. together. Twenty-five years later, a ship them. The youngest of the bandits asks result of your actions. Listeners may or Ms. Tarnawsky’s voice has a very wide arrives with two handsome sailors. They her about her life, to which she replies may not take the moral to heart, but no dynamic range; she is quite capable of meet the widow and ask her if she will go that she was the youngest of 10 children, one can say they have not been warned of singing from the quietest to the loudest with them. Not only does she agree to go and had nine brothers who had left their the consequences. all within a few notes. She used this to with him, but says that her daughter will widowed mother all alone. Much to their After an introduction by Eileen great effect in her solo performance of surely go with the other. The song ends dismay, the thieves discover that their lat- Condon of the Center for Traditional “Bondarivna,” another song from the rep- with the observation of the terrible times Music and Dance and by Mr. Kytasty of ertoire of Ms. Matvienko. In this song, est victim was one of their own family. that we live in – times in which a son the New York Bandura Ensemble, who the proud and beautiful young woman Next, Ms. Tarnawsky introduced Mr. does not recognize his own mother. was also the co-host of the concert, Ms. spurns the forced advances of the wealthy Vance, who accompanied her on “Oi Accompanied by the musical ensem- Tarnawsky quickly counted off “Hop, landowner – an act of honor that ends her Vioriu Nyvku” a song about strife ble, Ms. Tarnawsky performed “Oi Ya hop, hop, hop!” and the musicians young life. between two sisters – one rich and one Znayu, Shcho Hrikh Mayu.” Using her launched into a lively “Oi Khodyla The ensemble returned to the stage, poor. They neatly segued into the “The fantastic vocal range, she sang of a Stefa.” They added just the right amount performing “Oi Kovale.” In this song, the Dreadful Wind and Rain,” an woman who acknowledges that she has of spirit to this humorous song about a “koval” (blacksmith) sings of his daugh- Appalachian murder ballad about two sis- sinned and then proceeds, with great pas- woman who loses her keys, promises her ter, and the son that was born and then ters who both love the same man. In that sion, to tell about the men she has sinned favors to whoever finds them, and then drowned in the wealthy landowner’s song, one sister pushes the other into the with. goes back on her word when she does not well. The sweetness of the voices and the river, where she drowns. A fiddler recov- The concert ended with the well- like the person who found them. dreamlike tempo was a bittersweet juxta- ers the bones and makes a fiddle, but the known “Yikhaly Kozaky iz Donu do fiddle only will play one song, one about Ms. Tarnawsky then brought out the position to the reality of what had trans- (Continued on page 22) Ukrainian Women’s Voices ensemble, pired, that the landowner had his way how she was drowned. An unexpected featuring Cherrymae Golston, Lucyna with the young woman, leaving her to and magical musical moment occurred Kuncik, Robert Kellerman, Magda respond in the one way that someone in during this song – the audience quietly Polkowska, Willa Roberts, Julie Rozar, such a powerless position could. joined in, singing along to the “oh, the Maria Sonevytsky, and Brandon Vance. Ms. Tarnawsky, who is also an accom- dreadful wind and rain” refrains, and Mr. Yes, two of the members are men. While plished bandurist, performed the “Duma Vance ended the song with an exquisite that may seem a little unusual, the men pro Vdovu i Triokh Syniv.” During her solo. added a wonderful bass and baritone line introduction to this work, she commented With Ms. Tarnawsky noting that “we that supported the women’s voices. They that some bandura teachers were reluctant can’t have sin without the devil,” Mr. sang “Ponad Sadom,” a plaintive song to teach a woman how to perform dumas, Vance played a trio of fiddle tunes about the devil: “Devil in the Kitchen,” “Devil among the Tailors” and “Devil in the Strawstack.” Although all three are of Scottish origins, when accompanied by Mr. Fedoriuk on the tsymbaly and Mr. Brinarsky on bowed bass, these lively pieces could have been quite at home in the Carpathians. Mr. Kytasty returned to the stage with his bandura to perform “Pro Donku Bohacha.” a humorous song about a rich man who spoils his only daughter. She possesses an insatiable appetite and eats a breakfast that allows her to sin in ways that the previous songs had missed. She then rides through town, winking sugges- tively at all the young men she passes. Ms. Tarnawsky then led the musicians into “Oi Zahray my Myzychenku,” from which they went into a lively “Hutsulka” that featured Mr. Fedoriuk playing his tsymbaly at lightning speed. He followed that with a medley of “Karpatski Nahravannia” in which he led the other Musicians Brandon Vance, Alexander Fedoriuk and Branislav Brinarsky. musicians on a merry chase through vari- Bandurist Julian Kytasty performs. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34

Russian Black Sea Fleet should be complet- calculations to President Viktor Remittances abroad increase by 33% NEWSBRIEFS ed by January 1, 2011. This is stipulated in Yanukovych and asked him to issue an KYIV – According to the National Bank instructions to Prime Minister Mykola instruction to resolve the issue. The head of (Continued from page 2) of Ukraine (NBU), in the first half of 2010, Azarov and Crimean Prime Minister Vasyl state was also asked to agree with Russian Opposition wants Zyuganov expelled compared to the same period last year, Dzharty. Moreover, the government was President Dmitry Medvedev on the method remittances from Ukraine abroad increased KYIV – The Crimean branch of the for determining the size of Russia’s partici- ordered to draw up proposals on the meth- by 33 percent to $163 million, and the vol- Ukrainian People’s Party has called on the pation in the social and economic develop- ods for calculating the losses to local bud- ume of remittances to Ukraine by 13 per- Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) to expel ment of Sevastopol. “The administration gets due to the absence of land fees and cent to $1.146 billion. The largest volume the leader of the Russian Communist Party, has drafted such methods, and if we intro- providing subsidies to compensate for the of funds was transferred to Ukraine by the Gennady Zyuganov, from Ukraine, the par- duce respective coefficients, the amount loss of local budget revenues. The president systems of Western Union (42.5 percent), ty’s press service reported on August 18. allocated by Russia each year for the social also issued an order on conducting “by UNIStream (12 percent), MoneyGram (11 The Crimean branch of the party also pro- April 1, 2011, an inventory of land in natu- and economic development of Sevastopol posed that the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs percent), Migom (8 percent), Contact (6 ral reserves and the water areas of Crimea, will grow,” Mr. Saratov said. On April 21, Ministry declare Mr. Zyuganov persona percent), it was reported on August 11. The and making an assessment of the value of the presidents of Ukraine and Russia signed non-grata in Ukraine. The reason for such a NBU also estimated that Ukraine had the land in Crimean towns and villages.” an agreement to extend the presence of the received 20.5 percent of all remittances via strong reaction by the opposition was Mr. Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea until Zyuganov’s statement made at a press con- (Ukrinform) 17 other systems. In 2009, the central 2042. (Ukrinform) bank’s noted, the volume of remittances to ference in Symferopol on August 17 in Sevastopol wants funds for BSF stationing which he called for the “reunification” of Tbilisi grateful for Kyiv’s position Ukraine from abroad amounted to $5.37 Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, as, in his KYIV – Sevastopol has the right to billion. (Ukrinform) KYIV – Georgia appreciates the position opinion, these countries have no “historical expect 214.6 million hrv per year as com- Ukraine’s world cultural heritage sites future” without such a move. Mr. pensation for the stationing of the Russian of Ukraine’s political leadership on the non- Zyuganov also called on residents of Black Sea Fleet in the city, Chairman recognition of Abkhazia’s and South KYIV – At the 34th session of the Crimea to vote for the Communists in local Sevastopol City State Administration Ossetia’s independence, Georgian UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Ambassador to Ukraine Grigol Katamadze elections on October 31. (Ukrinform) Chairman Valerii Saratov has said. He said Brasilia, meeting from July 25 to August 3, said in an interview with the Day newspa- that the administration made all of the cal- the Ukrainian delegation secured confirma- Leased land to be inventoried per. “We appreciate the principled position culations, approved the documents at the tion of the status of Kyiv’s St. Sophia of the new political leadership of Ukraine Economy Ministry and sent them to the Cathedral and Kyiv Pecherska Lavra KYIV – According to August 13 news that Ukraine will never recognize the inde- Finance Ministry.” Mr. Saratov also noted (Monastery of the Caves) as sites of cultur- reports, President Viktor Yanukovych has pendence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia,” said that an inventory of land leased by the that the administration had submitted the al heritage of universal significance. Oleh he said, according to August 17 news Voloshyn, the director of the Foreign reports. 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In addi- Pretty 2000 cottage Holodomor Famine of 1932-1933 in tion, the IMF predicts that inflation will be 3 bedrooms 2 bath, stream in back Ukraine was not ethnocide against the yard - 1/4 mile from 209 bus to city. 12 percent in 2010 and 9.2 percent in 2011. Ukrainian people. According to August 12 Dragon Capital estimates predicts 9.5 per- $189,000. Also 15+ acres w/site news reports, Our Ukraine said the state- cent and 10.5 percent, respectively, for $250,000. Tom 718-745-1464 ment about the Holodomor is a sign of Mr. 2010 and 2011, Mr. Bespyatov said. (Ukrinform) (Continued on page 19) No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 19

August 9. The State Committee for Labor Ukrainians have an average income from Danylo (Daniil), Oleksander, Andrii, NEWSBRIEFS Control said the measures would be intro- 840 to 1,560 hrv per month, while 36.3 Bohdan, Dmytro, Mykyta, Nazar and (Continued from page 18) duced as of August 10. Since January 1 a percent have less than 840 hrv a month, Kyrylo. Also popular were: Viktor, Soldatenko’s incompetence. Moreover, total of 75 miners have been killed and according to a survey conducted by the Vitalii, Hlib, Yehor, Ivan, Illia, Artur, public denial of genocide against the 3,000 injured in a series of accidents at the State Statistics Committee. According to Vadym, Tymofii, Mykhailo, Pavlo, Ukrainians is a violation of law. “It’s mines. The new measures will include news reports of August 5, only 8 percent Mykola, Yevhen, Serhii, Arsenii, Yurii, impossible to imagine that similar state- monitoring the air, and a regular check of of Ukrainians earn 1,500 to 2,000 hrv Timur, Davyd and Mark. Throughout all ments could be made by officials, for the electric cables and equipment used for monthly, and only 7.1 percent make more of Ukraine’s regions, such ancient Slav example, in Israel, Poland, Armenia or air purification. The most recent fatal acci- than 2,000 hrv. The situation has not names as Vladyslav, Stanislav, Yaroslav, other countries whose peoples were affect- dent occurred at the Rumiantsiv mine in the changed over the last couple of years. Sviatoslav and Rostyslav remain popular. ed as a result of ethnocide,” the Our Donetsk Oblast on August 7. Two miners According to the committee’s department There were single instances of registra- Ukraine Party said. The party demanded were found dead after an explosion in the for household surveys, research is con- tions of such names as Karmelita, that Procurator General Oleksander mine, and a third is still missing. (RFE/RL) ducted on households: one family is sur- Esmeralda, Konstantsiya and Spartak. Medvedko open a criminal case against Mr. Only 30 mines meet safety standards veyed within a year, taking into account Parents also had some exotic choices, Soldatenko due to his denial of the all sources of income – salaries, grants, Sultanpasha and Zhaklin-Nanyip for Holodomor as genocide against the KYIV – Of 227 mines in Ukraine, only benefits, pensions and scholarships. The girls, and Martin Luter and Dobrynia Ukrainian people. The Verkhovna Rada in 30 to some extent meet the standards of total family income is then divided by the Nikitich for boys. (Ukrinform) 2006 recognized the Holodomor of 1932- industrial safety. This was stated at the number of household members. The 1933 as genocide against the Ukrainian first joint meeting of the Security Service highest salaries were found in Kyiv: Reform of State Border Service people; it was recognized as genocide by 15 of Ukraine and the State Committee for 3,260 hrv per month. Moreover, the high- KYIV – The State Border Service of other countries. (Ukrinform) Industrial Safety, Labor Protection and est monthly salaries were registered in Ukraine must be reformed by the end of Mining Supervision. The press service of the transport and financial sectors, as well Ukrainian, Russian textbooks for Crimea 2011 in connection with the holding of the committee reported on August 17 that as the mining industry: 6,243, 4,394 and the Euro 2012 European soccer champi- KYIV – President Viktor Yanukovych the meeting was devoted to oversight in 3,500 hrv, respectively. As regards spend- onship’s finals in Ukraine, President has ordered that Crimean secondary educa- the most dangerous mines, those of the ing, 50 percent of household income was Viktor Yanukovych said on July 27. tion establishments be supplied with coal industry. Since the beginning of the spent on food, 34.6 percent on various “Reforms should be sped up for the Euro Ukrainian and Russian language textbooks year 75 miners were killed and thousands services and goods (for example, 9.4 per- 2012,” he said during a meeting with for junior school students, the press service were injured. Experts noted that the reason cent on utilities and 5.6 percent on cloth- State Border Service Chief Mykola for the high injury rate is the lack of effec- of the president reported on August 12. The ing). (Ukrinform) Lytvyn in Crimea. Mr. Yanukovych tive labor protection management systems president issued a corresponding order to described his vision of reforms in the at these mines and violations of industrial Most popular names in Ukraine Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and the State Border Service: “I would like to see safety standards. The labor safety commit- head of the Council of Ministers of Crimea, KYIV – According to the Justice our border guards formed after a pattern tee and the SBU agreed to establish a Vasyl Dzharty, after a working visit to Ministry’s civilian registry office, since of European ones. I would like to have a more efficient exchange of information, Crimea on August 3. According to the pres- modern law enforcement agency that will conduct joint inspections and survey the the beginning of 2010 the most popular idential press service, the order directed: “... names for newborns were Anastasiya and fight against illegal migration, terrorist Supply secondary education establishments most dangerous places in the mines. (Ukrinform) Maksym in most cases. This year about threats, drug trafficking, etc.” In turn, Mr. of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea 60 names were most popular in Ukraine. Lytvyn said the State Border Service is with textbooks published in the Russian Ministry to close some universities Among women’s names most popular currently working through a concept of and Ukrainian language for students of the were: Anna (Hanna), Daria (Daryna), integrated border management. He also second to fourth grades, and particular text- KYIV – The number of universities in Sofia, Diana, Mariya, Viktoriya, Tetiana, noted that the State Border Service has books in Russian for ninth grade students Ukraine will be reduced, Education Khrystyna, Yelyzaveta, Angelina and developed relevant documents for consid- [for whom] Russian is the language of Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk told an August Veronika. Also popular were: Alina, eration by the government and the instruction.” (Interfax-Ukraine) 17 press conference. He said that the fact Karina, Valeriya, Yeva, Kateryna, Verkhovna Rada, which provide opportu- that a significant number of higher educa- Oleksandra, Polina, Yana, Olha, Iryna, nities for developing the border service Grain harvest reduced by heat wave tional institutions had few applicants dem- Yuliya and Arina. Among men’s names, on the model of a law enforcement agen- onstrates the need for this reduction. Thus, KYIV – A very hot summer in Ukraine the most popular were: Artem, Denys, cy. (Interfax-Ukraine) has significantly reduced the grain harvest. according to the ministry, during this year’s The country lost 5 million tons of grain entry campaign, more than 10,000 applica- because of scorching air temperatures. tions were filed for admission to each of 25 Experts now estimate this year’s grain har- universities; 5,000 to 10,000 to 45 universi- vest at 40 million tons, it was reported on ties; 3,000-5,000 to 53 universities; 2,000- August 17. Deputy Director for Strategic 3,000 to 33 universities; 1,000-2,000 to 50 Development at the Agricultural Chamber universities; 500-1,000 to 35 universities; of Ukraine Oleksander Zhemoida said that 200-500 to 64 universities, 100-200 to 60 Ukraine had yet to learn how to use finan- universities; and, less 100 to 70 universities. cial tools and innovative technologies for Forty-five universities did not receive any additional protection and the creation of a applications. Mr. Tabachnyk also noted that comfortable environment in the industry. In if, during the enrollment of students for the his opinion, the prices of “non-social” types contract form of education, which will be of bread will soon rise. “They have never held until August 25, the popularity of the been cheap in our country. But it’s unneces- higher education institutions that had less sary to pay attention only to a rise in grain than 1,000 applications dramatically prices, because grain can constitute only increases, it would indicate that these uni- 10-30 percent of the price of a loaf of versities enroll students with low scores, bread, depending on technology. which also does not speak in their favor. Accordingly, the price of bread cannot sig- (Ukrinform) nificantly increase only because of an More single-child families in Ukraine increase in grain prices. There is also gas, oil, energy and a rise in social standards. KYIV – The number of single-child We must increase the minimum wage and families is growing in Ukraine, Family, contributions to the Pension Fund. And pri- Youth and Sports Minister Ravil Safiullin vate entrepreneurs who pay these taxes said on August 7, while commenting on the would have to raise prices of their prod- figures of the ministry’s Department of ucts,” Mr. Zhemoida said. Meanwhile, the Family and Gender Policy on the demo- Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine said graphic situation in the country. According that it saw no grounds for raising bread to the department, single-child families, as prices. “There are currently no grounds for in previous years, are currently the most raising the price of bread at all,” the com- common type of families with children mittee’s chairman, Oleksii Kostusiev, said. under age 18 in Ukraine. “A comparative President Viktor Yanukovych earlier had analysis of the figures of the population banned an unjustified rise in the prices of census shows that the number of single- bread. According to analysts from the APK- child families grows every year,” the minis- Inform news agency, the wheat harvest in ter said. Among families in urban areas, 79 Ukraine in 2010 will amount to 17.6 mil- percent are single-child families; in rural lion tons, which is 3.25 million tons less areas, 61 percent are single-child families. than last year. (Ukrinform). A third of families with two children live in cities and towns, while a fifth of such fami- Ukraine increases mining safety measures lies live in villages. Some 7 percent of fam- KYIV – The Ukrainian government ilies with three or more children live in today announced new safety measures for towns and cities, and 1.6 percent of such three large coalmines in the Donetsk, families live in villages. (Ukrinform) Luhansk and Lviv oblasts in response to Average income: less than 2,000 hrv accidents that have killed dozens of miners, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service reported on KYIV – About 48.6 percent of 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34 A Ukrainian Catholic liturgy is celebrated in Singapore by the Rt. Rev. Olexander Kenez What made the liturgy significant was the liturgy and exactly the ethnic mix of the faithful. It can be why this particular formu- MELBOURNE, Australia – I flew to safely said that this is possibly the only la came to be. It was very Singapore in May to celebrate a very spe- place in the world where there is a signif- obvious that most of the cial divine liturgy for the burgeoning icant Chinese, Indian and Ukrainian pop- people present had put Greek-Catholic community. The liturgy, ulation worshipping together. We cele- some serious effort into which we celebrated on Wednesday, May brated the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom studying the text of the lit- 26, attracted 35 people, including a choir in English, Mandarin and Old Slavonic. urgy and were more than of eight, six servers and the congregation. What impressed me personally was happy to discuss this. This was a significant divine liturgy, how the divine liturgy of St. John We continued our lively which reflected beautifully the culture of Chrysostom adapts itself culturally. conversation at a North the different people that it serves. After the liturgy we held what can be Western Chinese restau- best described as a “debriefing.” There rant that produced what we The Rt. Rev. Olexander Kenez is pro- was a significant discussion of delicate know as “shashlyky.” I tosyncel of the Ukrainian Catholic nuances of the text. For example, we started ordering the meal Eparchy of Ss. Peter and Paul in spoke about the reason for the “Only in Chinese, after some sig- Melbourne, Australia. begotten Son and Word of God” text in nificant coaching minutes earlier. The waiter almost fell over after hearing me speak Chinese, and he got involved in the conversa- tion himself. He was very firm in telling my hosts that when we have liturgy again in December he defi- nitely had to be invited. To be honest, I came with no real expectations and simply decided to see what happens. I was met at the airport by two mem- bers of the community, The liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is celebrated in Ernest Kam, the coordina- Singapore by the Rt. Rev. Olexander Kenez of tor, and Edward Yong, the Melbourne, Australia. choir director. The choir sings the divine liturgy in English, Old for 10 years. There was also a short Slavonic, Mandarin, and some parts in panakhyda at the columbarium of the Ukrainian. There are eight people in the Church of St. Mary of Angels offered for choir, all of whom are semi-professional those entombed. singers. The choir also performs con- The community looks forward to certs, including Byzantine music of building bonds and connections with the famous Ukrainian composers, such as Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in Australia The Rt. Rev. Olexander Kenez blesses the home of Natalia Olynec and Henrik Artem Vedel. The servers are all either to allow it to develop relationships with Mikkelsen. Ms. Olynec is seen above with her three daughters. military, post-graduate students or aca- other Greek-Catholic communities. They demic researchers. The congregation expressed a desire to have a priest visit included many young people between the them on a regular basis, as they have ages of 18 and 30-something, including grown beyond the stage of intellectual several families. Many were from aca- discussion and are already worshipping demic institutions in Singapore and were in the Greek-Catholic tradition. One day involved in either teaching or research. in the future we may look forward to a I blessed two houses, including the combined concert in Melbourne by the house of Natalia Olynec, who has been Singapore choir under the leadership of living in Singapore with her husband, Mr. Yong and the St. Nicholas chorale Henrik Mikkelsen, and three daughters under the leadership of Symon Kohut.

Central and Eastern European communities in Canada will mark Black Ribbon Day

WINNIPEG, Manitoba – On August “This Day of Remembrance on August 23 Canadians will mark Black Ribbon 23 called Black Ribbon Day will show Day – a national day of remembrance for Canadians and those around the world the victims of European Communism and that Canada will not stand for crimes Nazism. Black Ribbon Day was declared against humanity,” stated Mr. Grod of the a national day of commemoration by Ukrainian Canadian Congress. “We, as Canada’s Parliament last fall. This annu- Ukrainian Canadians who were directly al day of remembrance marks the anni- victimized by genocide and crimes versary of the signing of the Molotov- against humanity perpetrated by the Ribbentrop Pact between the Nazi and Soviets and Nazis against our people, Soviet Communist regimes. must stand against systematic and ruth- The declaration was proposed by less abuse around the world.” Members of Parliament Bob Rae and On the first official Canadian memori- Borys Wrzesnewskyj and was unani- al day known as Black Ribbon Day, com- mously adopted by the House of munity churches in cities across Canada Commons on November 30, 2009. It was are opening their doors in the evening of endorsed by the presidents of Central and Monday, August 23, for people to com- Eastern European community organiza- memorate the victims of Europe’s totali- tions in Canada, including Milo Suchma tarian regimes. (Czech and Slovak Association of In addition, there will be a conference Canada), Agnes Somorjai, (Canadian co-sponsored by the University of Hungarian Heritage Association), Avo Toronto’s Munk Center, the Central and Kittask, (Estonian Central Council), Eastern European Council and the Black Andris Kesteris (Latvian National Ribbon Day Foundation. The conference Federation), Joana Kuras (Lithuanian has attracted leading historians and politi- Canadian Community), Wladyslaw Lizon cal scientists to discuss the theme, (Canadian Polish Congress), Paul Grod “History, Memory and Politics in Central (Ukrainian Canadian Congress) and and Eastern Europe.” Helen Bucic (Slovak Canadian For more information readers may Association). visit www.ucc.ca. No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 21 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34

UAYA facilities management teams hold best-practices gathering by Oxana Bartkiv have grown up on these and feel a strong emotional tie to the places where they spent BARABOO, Wis. – The Ukrainian summers growing up with other Ukrainian American Youth Association’s campsite children of their own age. They continue to here hosted more than a dozen facilities return to their campgrounds year after year, managers of UAYA for a meeting on best even as adults. practices in managing the organization’s The managers and directors of the facili- summer camp properties. The July 23-24 ties have gained remarkable experience meeting was attended by representatives of over the years and have become experts in the organization’s Kholodnyj Yar in running the large estates for which they are Fillmore, N.Y.; Khortytsia in Cleveland; responsible. Yet, as in any organization or Kyiv in Detroit; as well as the Ellenville, business, over time each site has developed N.Y. and Baraboo, Wis., camp grounds. its own methods, processes and policies The UAYA annually organizes and runs that have evolved to suit their needs. dozens of summer camps for its youngest The UAYA national executive, recogniz- members, most of whom probably don’t ing the wealth of knowledge within each give a second thought to how much work management team, invited them all for a and effort goes into maintaining and weekend gathering where they would have upkeeping the facilities, each of which typi- the opportunity to exchange ideas, share cally consists of hundreds of acres of land best practices, and pose difficult questions with numerous buildings and structures. about current issues to their colleagues who Most of UAYA’s camp properties in the have faced similar issues or problems. United States were purchased around 50 The subject matter of the weekend’s dis- Facilities managers of the Ukrainian American Youth Association camp proper- years ago, when the organization was grow- cussions included administrative and legal ties at a best-practices meeting in Baraboo, Wis. ing at a rapid rate and the leadership felt issues, policies and procedures; finances, that owning its own campgrounds would be budgets, bookkeeping and fund-raising; guest services; and many other topics of gest strengths, as well as the areas of most greatly beneficial to its members. That facilities expansion, maintenance and interest to each management team. Each concern and the most sleepless nights. assessment has proven to be on the mark; repair; workers, volunteerism and manage- “oselia” shared information about what it In most cases, the attendees walked several generations of young Ukrainians ment of employees; camping, events and considers its greatest achievements and big- away from discussions with numerous new ideas to consider and novel approaches learned from their counterparts at other locations. The management team of the Baraboo oselia also provided a live example of a campground operating during its busiest part of the season. Seeing operations in full swing was an exercise that was both instructive and inspirational in many ways to the visiting management teams.

“Seven Deadly...” (Continued from page 17) Domu.” With the words in the program, the audience enthusiastically joined in on this song about Halya, who is deceivedin to going with some Kozaks, only to be terribly mistreated. The closing verses warn all who have daughters not to allow them to go out alone, lest they meet the same fate. The 2010-2011 concert series at The Ukrainian Museum is scheduled to open on October 15. For more information about upcoming events, readers can visit the calendar page of the radiobanduristan. com web site. There, they can also learn more about the musicians and their vari- ous musical projects. Funding for the concert series is provided by the Ukrainian Wave project at the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the New York Bandura Ensemble “Bandura Downtown” program, The Ukrainian Museum and the New York State Council on the Arts.

Ukraine returns... (Continued from page 2) qualifies for recapitalization promised by the government (www.nadra.com.ua, August 9). The government decided last May to invest $1.3 billion in Nadra joint- ly with Mr. Firtash, after the restructuring of foreign debts by the bank. On August 10, the business daily Ekonomicheskie Izvestia cited market rumors according to which Mr. Firtash is considering buying two chemical plants in Ukraine, Stirol and the Cherkasy-based Azot. Each chemical plant costs between $300- mil- lion and $600 million, according to the daily.

The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, www.jamestown.org. No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 23 Columbia Ukrainian Studies Program announces courses and events for fall NEW YORK – During the fall semes- the imperial government and Russian Also planned is an event entitled “New as well as at the Kennan Institute. Mr. ter is offering nationalism. The “gap” between nation Names and Films From Ukraine: Marian Zhadan will be appearing at Columbia on courses in Ukrainian history, political sci- and empire in Russia will be considered. Bushan, Lora Artiuhina, Serhiy December 2 and at the Kennan Institute ence and language, as well as a series of The main chronological focus of the sem- Marchenko, Oleksander Khvorostianko.” on December 9. lectures on various Ukrainian topics fea- inar is the “long” 19th century – the late There will also be a special Yuri Illienko For the 2010-2011 academic year, the turing leading scholars in the field. 18th-to 20th centuries. Memorial Event celebrating the life and Ukrainian Studies Program will be host- Visiting Columbia this semester will Ambassador Valerii Kuchinsky will legacy of the recently deceased Ukrainian ing Dr. Tetiana Yaroshenko as a Visiting be historian Dr. Serhii Bilenky. Dr. teach the course “Ukrainian Foreign film classic. Fulbright Scholar. Dr. Yaroshenko is Bilenky received a candidate of historical Policy: Russia, Europe and the U.S.” Several book presentations and lec- vice-president for IT and library director sciences degree at Kyiv University in Ambassador Kuchinsky is the former tures have already been scheduled for the at the National University of Kyiv 2001 and a Ph.D. in history at the permanent representative of Ukraine to fall. On September 22 there will be a Mohyla Academy. At Columbia she will University of Toronto in 2007. This fall the United Nations, a career diplomat book presentation by Lydia Prokop of the be working on her project titled “open he will teach two courses. who has been actively involved in the recent book “Scratches on a Prison Wall.” access to Knowledge in the Modern One, a new course titled “Between implementation of Ukraine’s foreign poli- A presentation by Prof. Michael Moser University: Policy and Practice.” Her Tradition and Modernity: Cities and cy for many years. His course, to be held ( University) will take place on research will be a comparative analysis of Empires in Central and Eastern Europe,” on Tuesdays, at 11 a.m.-12:50 p.m., will November 15th, titled “Ukrainian, the situations with Open Access at uni- deals with the contradictory moderniza- provide historical perspectives on Russian, or Carpatho-Rusyn? The versities in Ukraine and in the U.S. tion experienced by major Central and Ukraine’s foreign relations and examine Language Question in Interwar During her stay, Dr. Yaroshenko will give Eastern European cities between the late the trajectory of its foreign policy since Subcarpathia.” Also scheduled is a pre- a presentation on her research. 18th and early 20th centuries. independence in 1991 through the Orange sentation by Prof. Irena Makaryk Courses at Columbia are open to stu- The first half of the course will intro- Revolution in 2004 until the presidential (University of Ottawa) and Virlana Tkacz dents from other universities in the New duce students to the most important social, election in 2010 and beyond. (Yara Arts Group), co-editors of the new York metropolitan area seeking credit. political and cultural issues associated The class will analyze Ukraine’s publication “Modernism in Kyiv: Jubilant Readers may contact the university at with modernity in the Austro-Hungarian renunciation of its nuclear arsenal, its Experimentation” (University of Toronto which you enrolled to determine whether and the Russian empires, primarily in quest for Euro-Atlantic integration, its Press, 2010). They will be presenting it participates in this manner with urban settings. The second half will fea- participation in regional structures and their book on November 16. Columbia University. Courses are also ture six cities – Vienna, Prague, Lviv, St. the current state of the Ukrainian-Russian All three of these events will be held at open to outside individuals interested in Petersburg, Kyiv and Odesa – each repre- relationship. The format of the course noon in Room 1219 of Columbia’s non-credit continuing studies. senting a particular crucial issue of the will encourage active dialogue and ana- International Affairs Building. Additionally, through the Lifelong epoch. Students will learn when and where lytical reflection on the part of the stu- As has been the case for the past three Learners program, individuals over 65 public transport first appeared in the dents. It is aimed at both graduate and years, there will be a Contemporary years of age who are interested in audit- region and why cholera co-existed with advanced undergraduate students. Series event held ing courses may enroll at a discount rate electricity. Topics such as nationalism and Three levels of Ukrainian language this fall. The ongoing series is co-spon- as Lifelong Learners. Visit the Columbia anti-Semitism, radicalism and conserva- instruction will be taught this fall by Dr. sored by Columbia’s Ukrainian Studies University School of Continuing tism, centrality and provinciality, hygiene Yuri Shevchuk, lecturer of Ukrainian lan- Program and by the Kennan Institute in Education (http://www.ce.columbia.edu/ and imperial control, folk culture and guage and culture at Columbia: Washington. Past guests in the ongoing auditing/?PID=28) for more details. artistic avant-garde will be explored. This Elementary on Mondays, Wednesdays and series have included Taras Chubai, Yuri September 7 is the first day of classes course will be held on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:10-10:25 a.m.; Intermediate Andrukhovych, Andrei Kurkov and Taras and September 17 is the final day to reg- Thursdays at 1:10-2:25 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:35- Prokhasko. ister for a class. For more information Dr. Bilenky will also teach a course 11:50 a.m.; and Advanced on Mondays This semester’s guest is the very popu- about courses or the Ukrainian Studies Mondays at 2:10-4 p.m. titled “Empire and Wednesdays at 1:10-2:25 p.m. lar young writer Serhii Zhadan. The Program at Columbia University, readers and Nation: Nationality Issues in the Dr. Shevchuk, who is also director of Kharkiv-based writer of vivacious and may contact Dr. Mark Andryczyk at .” This senior seminar the Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia provocative poetry, prose and drama will [email protected] or 212- deals with nationalist challenges and University, will continue to provide fans be appearing at Columbia in December, 854-4697. nationality policies in imperial Russia. of film with consistent programming fea- Particular emphasis will be placed on the turing Ukrainian cinema both on and off imperial policies vis-à-vis national campus this fall. Among those events peripheries (primarily Poland, Ukraine, planned at Columbia for this semester the Baltic and Volga region) as well as will be a screening of the feature docu- religious minorities (particularly Jews, mentary “Genocide Revealed” by Roman Catholics and Muslims). Also Montreal-based filmmaker Yuri Luhovy, analyzed will be the relationship between with the participation of the author.

New volume of Vynnychenko’s diary published

EDMONTON, Alberta – The Smoloskyp publishing house in Kyiv has recently published Volume 3 of the diary of the prominent Ukrainian political fig- ure, prose writer, playwright, and painter Volodymyr Vynnychenko (1880-1951). This is a cooperative effort on the part of the Shevchenko Institute of Literature at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Vynnychenko Commission of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S.A., and the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. The new volume (624 pages, in Ukrainian) con- tains systematic daily notes made by Vynnychenko during the years 1926-1928 and is a continuation of two previous vol- umes published by CIUS Press in 1980 (1911-1920) and 1983 (1921-1925). Volume 3 of Vynnychenko’s diary was prepared for publication in the 1990s, but its appearance in print was delayed for a variety of reasons. It was edited by Dr. Cover of Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s Alexander Motyl, a well-known political diary, volume 3. scientist at Rutgers University, and the late Hryhorii Kostiuk. cies toward Ukraine. Vynnychenko’s diary for 1926-1928 is As a literary document the diary gives valuable in a number of ways. As an readers access to the creative laboratory of important historical document it contains Vynnychenko the writer as he contem- the observations of a former prime minis- plates such projects as the novel “Poklady ter and chairman of the Directory on Zolota” (Deposits of Gold) and the play events in Soviet Ukraine, including the “Nad” and monitors the publication of his New Economic Policy, the indigenization utopian novel “Soniachna Mashyna” (The of Ukrainian culture, the return-to-the- homeland movement and Moscow’s poli- (Continued on page 29) 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34

but later admitted that it wouldn’t be ʻReformsʼ in education... done in time. (Continued from page 1) Mr. Tabachnyk also offered excuses “Canceling the 12-year [system] hurts for why the 12-grade system couldn’t be Ukraine’s image, showing it to be an implemented, such as the lack of teach- extremely inconsistent state that is taking ers, classrooms, school buses and overall actions which contradict the Bologna finances to launch the 12th grade in time Process just five years after joining it,” for 2012. said Maksym Pobokin, an analyst at the Indeed, he claimed he avoided a catas- Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Fund in trophe in education as 17,000 additional Kyiv. teachers would have needed to be hired, 8,500 of them in rural areas. “The international community won’t Critics dismissed the claims as ridicu- recognize diplomas since they violate lous and the transition to the 11-grade UNESCO recommendations on a mini- system as reckless. mum of 12 years in education,” he added. “In the 2010-2011 school year, 10th Mr. Tabachnyk gains other advantages and 11th grade students will study based also. Adopting Russia’s 11-grade system on curriculums developed for the will make it easier to pursue previously 12-grade system,” said Pavlo Polianskyi, announced plans to publish new director of the Education Monitoring Ukrainian textbooks in tandem with the Center in Kyiv and a former vice-minis- Russian government that promote a dis- ter of education. Zenon Zawada torted Russocentric view of history, “Next year the ministry promises to The 11-grade education system intro- which many scholars characterize as Education Minister Dmytro Tabchnyk’s mechanically unite the 11th and 12th duced by Education Minister Dmytro chauvinist. radical changes in education policy grade curricula, squeezing in the materi- can’t be considered reform, said Olha Tabachnyk is a couter-reform that moves Indeed most of Mr. Tabachnyk’s far- als from two school years into one. This Ukrainian education further away from reaching moves as education minister are Aivazovska of the Opora citizens net- will inevitably lead to violations of sani- work. European standards, said Pavlo done with tacit approval from the govern- tary norms and overwhelming students,” Polianskyi, the director of the Kyiv-based ment of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir he noted. He said the mandatory kindergarten Education Monitoring Center. Putin, if not open coordination and agree- The 11-grade system will also require ment on tactics, charged Ivan Lozowy, violated the Ukrainian Constitution. rewriting state standards in education, the “Even under conditions in which 43 admission into universities without ade- president of the Institute of Statehood and state concept of education, teaching plans percent of preschool kids don’t attend quate standardized testing scores. Democracy in Kyiv. and programs, he said. kindergarten, they’re overwhelmed with With universities required to publicly “It’s a dull and retarded mimicking of Critics also expressed their opposition post admissions scores, a slew of inci- 108 children for every 100 seats,” he what Russia is doing,” he said. “Today’s to the mandatory schooling for 5-year- dents involving students gaining admis- added. Russia is trying to revive the Soviet olds, arguing that pre-elementary educa- sion over others with higher scores sur- Among the few successful reforms in Union. They will do this especially when tion is a prerogative but not a requirement faced, observers said. Ukrainian society during the Orange era met with the acquiescence and active in Western societies. The parents of more At some universities, those students was the introduction of standardized test- cooperation of ministers like Tabachnyk.” than 200,000 children suddenly learned showing up first to submit their applica- Responding to critics, the minister they had to enroll their kids in kindergar- ing in college admissions, which was tions were granted admission by adminis- cynically claimed the 11-grade system is ten after the president signed the law. used for two years as the sole factor in trators who didn’t wait to review submis- entirely European, which is among the “Today 57 percent of children attend selecting students and succeeded in elimi- sions until the five-day application win- “few consolidated positions supported by kindergarten with the rest of parents nating most of the corruption in the dow closed, Mr. Lozowy said. teachers, parents and students.” unable to provide for kindergarten or admissions process. Such early submissions more than He told reporters in early July that the believing it’s better to keep them in their Yet in the five months since he’s been likely involved bribes that often amount- ministry would be able to alter the curric- family,” said Viacheslav Kyrylenko, chair minister, Mr. Tabachnyk has singlehand- ed to thousands of dollars, and as much ulum in time for this year’s school year, of the pro-Western For Ukraine party. edly reversed that lone area of progress, as $10,000 to $15,000 for elite universi- introducing other factors into admissions ties in Kyiv, he said. such as high school grades, essays and In Ms. Aivazovska’s estimate, the even interviews – a prime opportunity for average admissions bribe was closer to bribery. $637. While considering different factors is Meanwhile the number of honors stu- critical in selecting students in Western dents escalated by 30 percent from the societies, Ukraine’s corruption-plagued admissions season last year, she said, admissions process hasn’t matured indicating that these distinctions were enough to review criteria, such as high likely paid for in order to improve stu- school grades, without involving bribery, dents’ chances of gaining entrance. according to supporters of standardized “Unfortunately the wide doors of corrup- testing. tion are opening at a fast tempo,” Ms. Indeed, observers reported a sharp Aivazovska said. “A talented applicant in increase in admissions corruption during 2011 can bid farewell to the hope of gaining the three weeks in July that students had admission to a prestigious university based to apply. Journalists revealed that thou- on knowledge alone. Such reforms are sands of students were able to gain shameful, and it’s a pity for the children.”

Rights. Another complaint that was under Turning the pages... review by the court was filed by Serhii (Continued from page 6) Melnychuk against the Luhansk Oblast The statement by Mr. Symonenko government, which he alleged engaged in came after President Viktor Yushchenko’s discrimination and persecution against its May 16, 2007, order that recognized the native Ukrainian population. In 2004 Mr. 100th anniversary of Shukhevych’s birth. Melnychuk submitted a legal inquiry to Within days of the statement, the Institute the Luhansk City Council, and received a of History at Ukraine’s National document from the council in the Russian Academy of Sciences confirmed Mr. language. The case was denied a hearing Symonenko’s statement was a lie. by the local court and the Luhansk Oblast “After the National Academy of Procurator General’s Office. During a Science’s clarification, the vice prime debate held on radio in December 2006, minister of humanitarian affairs, a histori- Mr. Melnychuk suffered a broken nose an, repeated this slander by Symonenko,” after he was assaulted by Arsen Mr. Lozynskyj said. “People have to be Klinchayev, a Party of Regions member held accountable for their words.” on the Luhansk City Council. Instead of The case, filed on behalf of the plain- Mr. Klichayev being arrested or charged, tiffs, Yurii and Maria Shukhevych, the Mr. Melnychuk was charged with assault. children of Roman Shukhevych, would Other lawsuits that the UWC has taken go to the European Court of Human up include property disputes in Russia Rights if it could not be resolved in Kyiv involving the Ukrainian Orthodox as a last resort, Mr. Lozynskyj said. “… Church – Kyiv Patriarchate. The defendants would be Tabachnyk the individual, Tabachnyk the vice prime Source: “Ukrainian World Congress to minister and the Ukrainian government.” finance defamation suit against The UWC has had a handful of legal Tabachnyk,” The Ukrainian Weekly, battles in the European Court for Human September 2, 2007. No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 25 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34

Ukrainian pro sports update: Cycling by Ihor Stelmach Yaroslav Popovych a winner at 2010 Tour de Spaniard won his This year with the UCI Pro Tour he is a de France. finish in the World Championship Race third title in four years as member of Team Radio Shack, a key held in Varese, . He has won three Andriy Grivko seven-time titlist made teammate of Tour de France champion independent time trials in Ukraine. his final exit from the race. Contador Armstrong. In 2001 Popovych was Born on August 7, 1983, in * * * almost cracked in the final time trial, under-23 road race champion before turn- Symferopol, Crimea, Grivko is 5-foot-10 barely having enough to beat ing professional in 2002 with 1/2, 145 pounds, a time trial specialist. Here are the final results for our three ’s by 39 sec- Landbouwkrediet-Colnago. He gained After riding for the newly founded ISD Ukrainian cyclists at the recently con- onds. Armstrong’s Team Radio Shack fame with a third-place finish in the 2003 team in 2009, Grivko jumped to Astana cluded race, which was victorious in the team competition. Giro d’Italia (a major European race). for the 2010 cycling season. His favorite 188 riders started and 170 finished: One of the Radio Shack team members After joining Discovery Channel in 2005, race is the World Championship and he • Volodymir Gustov – 34th (Top stage: was Ukrainian Yaroslav Popovych. he switched his focus to the Tour de models himself after top rider Alex No. 9 – 33rd place). The Tour de France is an annual bicy- France, where he won the young riders’ Vinokourov. He resides in San Beronto, • Yaroslav Popovych – 85th (Top cle race covering approximately 3,600 class in 2005 and won stage 12 in 2006. Italy, and dreams of winning the World stage: No. 19 – 31st place). kilometers (2,200 miles) through France In 2008 he joined Silence-Lotto before Championship Race. Grivko’s top • Andriy Grivko – 136st (Top stage: and bordering countries. The race lasts moving on to Astana in 2009. three weeks, attracting renowned cyclists achievement thus far was a fifth place No. 1 – 24th place). Volodymir Gustov from around the world. The race is bro- ken into day-long segments named stag- Born on February 15, 1977, in Kyiv, es. Individual times for each finished Gustov is 5-foot-10 1/2, 140 pounds, a At the same time, its important to stage are totaled to determine the overall climber cyclist. The current year has him Freedom House... ensure that the sort of support that winner at the end of the race. riding for UCI Professional Continental’s (Continued from page 3) Ukraine has gotten more broadly is not This year’s Tour de France had three Cervelo Test Team. He began his profes- have been some growing pressures in cut off too quickly, because it’s clear that Ukrainian-participants: Yaroslav sional career in 2000 with the Italian those areas. there are a set of emerging challenges Popovych (Team Radio Shack), team Fassa Bortolo. Gustov is described that may argue for assistance for a variety How can the Western democracies Volodymir Gustov (Cervelo Test Team) as rock solid in terms of his dogged con- of sorts, political and otherwise, for the help Ukraine? and Andriy Grivko (Team Astana). All sistency. He is a steady climber often foreseeable future. three have been on the pro circuit for at found at the head of the pack and setting The key steps which can be taken are least five years, with Gustov the oldest (33 a brutal pace midway up the decisive first, to help safeguard the progress which Copyright 2010, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted years old) and Grivko the youngest (he climbs to set up his captain for stage-win- has been made in recent years. This, I with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ turned 27 in early July). ning attacks. He generally rides in all the think, will be important for European and Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, U.S. officials to consistently raise; it was Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org. (See Yaroslav Popovych year’s major races, always selflessly plugging away. His media kit lists his very valuable for Secretary of State http://www.rferl.org/content/Ukraine_An_ Born on January 4, 1980, in hobby as being with family and friends as Hillary Clinton to raise these issues dur- Example_Of_Democratization_To_Region_ Drohobych, Popovych is 5-foot-9, 140 much as possible. Gustov most enjoys ing her visit to the community of democ- But_Threats_To_Progress_ pounds, an all-around type of cyclist. two races: the Giro d’Italia and the Tour racies meeting in Krakow. Emerging/2104238.html.) No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 27 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34 No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 29

world, the hospital is the leading HIV/ said, referring to the central district in Moscow... AIDS treatment center in Eastern Europe, which the monastery is located. (Continued from page 1) Mr. Sherembei said. Health Minister “But no, they’re simply being tossed the Ukrainian Folk Decorative Artwork Zinovii Mytnyk claimed he’ll help create into the street, and that building is being Museum; and government organs, such a better facility if the hospital is forced to planned for transfer ‘for the needs of the as the State Service of National Cultural move. Church,’ which only in the last five years Inheritance. “Cabinet officials called me and plead- built about 161,000 square feet of new Such institutions, numbering in the ed with us not to hold a demonstration, space for its own needs without any per- dozens, comprise what’s known as the saying they’d resolve everything and mits or agreements,” he noted. territory’s upper secton, while the Lower would find a compromise,” he said. “But Adding to the tenants’ frustration is the Caves consist of the monastery and resi- there’s no need to tell tales, as if they’re lack of clarity about the intentions of the dence of Metropolitan Volodymyr, the going to build a clinic during a severe cri- government and clergy, and their contra- leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church sis. They don’t have money even for dictory statements. – Moscow Patriarchate. basic medical supplies.” “The state needs to find other places Indeed the Caves Monastery is among Critics of the clinic have been vocal, for museums and institutions which the most ancient, sacred sites in Orthodox and offensive in some cases. aren’t core to the monastery,” Father Christianity, its deep caves having first been “I don’t like it when a person living Heorhii Kovalenko, a spokesman for the built in the 11th century and subsequently with me hung out and got all the diseases UOC-Moscow Patriarchate, told Radio settled and developed by clergymen. that are out there, yet I’m praying and Liberty in August. The chronicler Nestor wrote the most asking God for forgiveness, and then Meanwhile, the monastery’s treasurer, thorough account of the Kyivan-Rus’ civ- someone ‘rewards’ me by walking on the Father Varsonofii, assured the Segodnya territory,” said Archbishop Pavlo Lebed, daily newspaper that museums won’t be ilization there, and some of the greatest Zenon Zawada political and religious leaders are buried the dean of the Caves Monastery who affected by the Church’s plans, only the there. also serves as a Kyiv City Council deputy Serhii Krolevets, who served as the chair HIV/AIDS hospital and an academy that Yet, Ukrainian cultural authorities stress representing the Party of Regions of of the National Kyiv-Pechersk operates on the property. that the Caves Monastery is not just a reli- Ukraine. Historical-Cultural Reserve for 15 years, From his 15-year experience, Mr. gious site. Of 603,000 square feet of real “Would you want a dive in your resi- said the battle for control of the complex Krolovets said it’s the politicians who are estate, 43 percent is occupied by lay insti- dence?” Archbishop Pavlo reportedly said could determine the fate of Ukrainian provoking the conflicts between the terri- tutions while 41 percent of structures are in early July. “People with horrible illness- independence. tory’s laity and clergy, encouraging the church-related, said Serhii Krolevets, who es living next door, or even on the same latter to take advantage of the current served as the complex’s director for 15 landing? I don’t judge them, but they accurately shown in the painting. That window and seize as much property as years before his dismissal in March. should find a place where they’re sup- drew criticism from the priest, who possible. Rumors of plans to build a hotel for posed to be, not in the center of worldwide seemed eager to find something to criti- He noticed the clergy wasn’t much high-profile guests, or a residence for Orthodoxy – the Caves Monastery.” cize and justify plans for eviction. interested in increasing its territory until Patriarch Kirill, have ignited eviction The archbishop facetiously added that Yet, other than the devil among the the ideas were proposed by politicians, he fears among two particularly vulnerable the hospital should be moved to the jour- carolers, the monastery’s priests would be said. Then the clergy refer to myths, and tenants: the artists at what’s known as nalists’ television studios so that they hard-pressed to find any morally ques- audacious statements, to bolster their Building 30, as well as the doctors and could “immediately announce how many tionable work. claims to the property. patients in the Hromashevskyi Institute of sick are under treatment.” The post-modern styles and themes “The Caves Monastery belonged to the Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. The artists have also found themselves that dominate Western art, which are Church for 1,000 years and should be The clinic treats more than 8,000 HIV/ to be a target of the monastery’s clergy, often offensive and deconstructive of tra- returned to the Church if Ukraine wants AIDS patients annually, said Dmytro but in more subtle ways. ditional values, have largely been to avoid the consequences of atheism,” Sherembei, the deputy chair of the One priest walked into the studio of shunned by Ukrainian artists, particularly Father Kovalenko said. Coordinating Council of the All- the renowned oil and watercolor painter those at the Lavra. The monastery in fact has changed Ukrainian Network of People Living with Petro Hanzha in early August and noticed They specialize in icons, portraits, ownership numerous times through histo- HIV/AIDS. The majority of patients a painting hanging on the wall, sculptures and landscapes, often of their ry, coming under the Constantinople arrive from regions of Ukraine that lack “Koliada,” depicting Ukrainian breathtaking surroundings at the monas- Patriarchate’s control in the 17th century adequate treatment facilities. Christmas carolers in bright vivid colors. tery overlooking the Dnipro River. and the Soviet government’s authority in As a result of millions of dollars in Traditionally, someone in a group of Among the current artists are the bronze the 20th century, when it evicted the cler- donations from funds throughout the carolers is dressed as a devil, as was sculptor Viktor Konoval, the internation- gy twice, in 1930 and 1961. ally renowned painter Ivan Pylypenko In the view of Mr. Krolevets, however, and Mr. Hanzha, who has painted the the consequences of the entire complex portraits of numerous prominent visitors falling under the control of the Moscow Academic Building. Work on the archives to the studio. Patriarchate are more dangerous than if James Mace... will continue in the newly assigned sepa- Some of the artists are professional the Upper Caves remained under the (Continued from page 1) rate Memorial Room. The NUKMA has iconographers, having taught artists and oversight of the Ministry of Culture no classification of his archival materials collected 110,000 hrv for this purpose. even priests their ancient craft at the stu- matter how corrupt it might be. and memoirs. The first scholarship for research on dio’s school, which has operated for “I told politicians to forget Tuzla and The archives were donated to the the collection will be assigned this year, much of the studio’s 128-year history. Crimea,” Mr. Krolovets told The NUKMA in 2006. Since that time, thou- and there are several serious candidates “The issue could be resolved by giving Ukrainian Weekly. “Ukraine will be lost sands of pages of personal notes, articles, for a grant to work with the archival col- these artists a new studio somewhere in if the Moscow Patriarchate gains control materials and books are being catalogued lection. Currently, there are plans for the Pechersk district,” said Mr. Krolovets of the Caves Monastery.” and systematically digitized at the Kyiv publication of a guide dealing with analy- Mohyla Academic Library. The entire sis and commentary on the archive. The collection, along with Dr. Mace’s person- Memorial Room will make it possible to al belongings, furniture, photographs and view archives, present exhibits of his memorabilia from his office have been work, hold roundtable discussions and transferred to the room designated in his work on research of these historically memory on the first floor of the Ancient valuable materials.

housed at the Bakhmeteff Archive of New volume... Russian and East European Culture (Continued from page 23) (recently it was transferred to Princeton Solar Machine), the most popular work of University for a brief period). Besides fiction in Ukraine at the time. Vynnychenko’s diaries for 1929-1951, As an emigrant Vynnychenko reflects other works of his, including the philo- on his state of mind, divided between his sophical treaties “Schastia” (Happiness) homeland and his country of residence, and “Konkordyzm” (Concordism), the novel “Vichnyi Imperatyv” (Eternal closely observes various aspects of émigré Imperative), and his correspondence, life, and comments on the complex Kerhonkson: Walk to Soyuzivka from this 5-bedroom, have yet to be published. European situation. This unique docu- According to Vynnychenko’s will, his 3-bath home with two kitchens. Bring your extended fam- ment, full of intimate reflections, political archive was to be transferred to Ukraine ily or rent out the downstairs apartment. Mountain views. visions and philosophical and psychologi- once it attained independence. To date, cal contemplations, will be of interest to a only his paintings have been returned to Taxes $4,162. Rondout Schools. broad audience concerned with Ukrainian his homeland. and world literature, culture, and history. Volume 3 of Vynnychenko’s diary is Priced to sell at $229,000 The new volume broadens access to available in hardcover for $49.99. Vynnychenko’s rich legacy, a good deal (Readers may order all three volumes of Exit Welch Realty – 845-626-2635 of which remains unpublished. After Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s diary and Broker discloses interest. Vynnychenko’s death, with the consent of save 20 percent for a total of $95.91. For his wife, Rozaliia, his large archive was information and to purchase the books, www.exitwelchrealty.com for more photos brought to Columbia University and log on to www.ciuspress.com. 30 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34

have considerable geopolitical consequenc- as long as it deems Russia indispensable to “Yanukovych must destroy the opposi- Yanukovych... es. its geopolitical designs. tion in order to win. A dictator cannot be a (Continued from page 6) “If Ukraine fails as a state, future histori- “That means that Ukrainians alone will dictator as long as there is an opposition. States seem resistant to re-entering ans will place the blame on four factors: have to stop the destruction of their state. The opposition must only contain Ukraine’s complex market environment. If “NATO enlargement up to Ukraine’s The chances of such an outcome are actual- Yanukovych in order to win. It has only to IMF funding is renewed this autumn, as western border. Expanding the North ly greater than Yanukovych may think. demonstrate that he can be stopped. …” many expect, the U.S. and European gov- Atlantic Treaty Organization to include “He’s already alienated one-third to one- ernments should encourage the flow of new East Central Europe and the Baltic states half of the country and transformed most of Tilting toward Russia?” by Andrew investment into the country. They should effectively placed Ukraine in a strategically its truculent intellectual and cultural elites Wilson, The New York Times/ also put President Yanukovych’s strong pub- untenable no-man’s land between a united into his enemies. As the country continues International Herald Tribune, May 20 lic declarations in favor of European inte- West and an increasingly hostile Russia. to stagnate economically under his sultanis- (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/ gration and democratic values to the test. “President Viktor Yushchenko’s cata- tic rule, disenchantment will spread to those opinion/21iht-edwilson.html): Any departures from these, and certainly strophic mismanagement of the country in Ukrainians who are still willing to give “Dmitri Medvedev managed to get half- way through his presidency without ever any attempts to backtrack on human rights, 2005-2009. Yushchenko neglected the Yanukovych a chance. …” visiting Kiev [sic]. That was before Viktor should meet with consistent and pubic criti- economy, permitted corruption to flourish, “Containing the сon,” by Alexander Yanukovich [sic] replaced the Kremlin’s cism by U.S. and European leaders. demoralized the population, polarized the Motyl, Kyiv Post, May 12 (www.kyivpost. bête noire, Viktor Yushchenko, as Ukrainian “Ukraine under President Yanukovych country and destroyed the unity of pro- com/news/opinion/op_ed/detail/66453/): president in February. Since then, high-level remains on a path toward stable democracy Western Ukrainian elites. “…Having succeeded in ‘coordinating’ meetings have taken place almost weekly, and eventual European integration. But the “Europe’s criminal indifference to government within two months – the term culminating in Mr. Medvedev’s state visit to fragility of its political institutions, its vul- Ukraine’s strategic dilemmas and experi- the Nazis used for Hitler’s identical feat in Kiev this week. Mr. Medvedev has even nerability to pressure from Russia, the deep ment in democracy after the Orange Revolution of 2004. Europe – and especial- 1933 was ‘Gleichschaltung’ – [President taken to advertising his part-Ukrainian problems caused by the global economic Viktor] Yanukovych and his band of dons grandmother from Belgorod. … crisis, the temptations of anti-democratic ly Germany – courted authoritarian Russia and turned its back on Ukraine’s pleas for are on a roll. Having openly embraced dic- Mr. Yanukovich has now signed a huge shortcuts and endemic corruption all pose tatorship, they cannot retreat. They must number of agreements with Russia, most assistance, at precisely the time that even a challenges to Ukraine’s progress. It is there- now consolidate their power, eliminate all notably the deal to swap an extra 25 years vague promise of eventual membership in fore essential for the future of a stable opposition, and transform Ukraine into the for the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea the European Union would have united Europe and a more cooperative Russia that Donbas, both because their legitimacy for a 30 percent reduction in the price of Ukraine’s pro-Western elites around a dem- the West help Ukraine’s new President suc- depends on it and because anything less gas. Ukraine has also agreed to big deals ocratic reform agenda. ceed. Yanukovych is not a spotless ‘good than complete success for a dictator spells on cooperation in the nuclear industry and guy’ or a dastardly ‘bad guy,’ but he is the “President Viktor Yanukovych’s rush to defeat. in aviation, a 10-year economic coopera- guy who won a free and fair election in a dismantle democracy and destroy Ukraine’s “Ukrainians should therefore expect the tion plan, and common positions on country where there are real checks and Ukrainian identity. In the two months that assault on democracy and Ukrainian identi- Transnistria and security in the Black Sea balances and a high degree of pluralism. On Yanukovych has been in office, he and his ty to continue. Indeed, because Ukrainian region that have disturbed neighbors like that basis he deserves the benefit of our comrades in the Party of Regions have language, culture, and identity have become Moldova and Georgia. And Mr. doubt.” launched a full-scale rollback of Ukraine’s so closely bound with democracy and the Yanukovich has backed Mr. Medvedev’s democratic institutions, a full-scale attack West, and because the Russian language, pet European Security Initiative and its “Possibility grows that Ukraine will on Ukrainian language and culture, and a culture, and identity have–unfortunately– goal to ‘eliminate the dangerous dividing disappear as independent nation,” by full-scale shift toward Russia. become so closely bound with authoritarian- lines that have appeared in the European Alexander J. Motyl, Kyiv Post, May 13 “…Europe could easily correct ism and the Soviet past, Yanukovych must region over the past decade.’ (http://www.kyivpost.com/news/opinion/ Ukraine’s trajectory by promoting attack both democracy and Ukrainian iden- “A recently leaked strategy paper written op_ed/detail/66666/): Ukraine’s integration into Euro-Atlantic tity with equal vigor. … by Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, “For the first time in 20 years, Ukraine’s structures–but will not as long as it frames “Fortunately, Ukraine is not, as the per- defines Russia’s overall aim as nothing less disappearance as a state is imaginable. the issue as Ukrainian democracy vs ceptive President Leonid Kuchma once than ‘to actively draw Ukraine into an orbit Since Ukraine is a pivotal state of great Russian gas. The United States could wrote, Russia. Ukraine still has a vigorous of economic cooperation with Russia.’ geopolitical significance to the stability of impress Yanukovych with the need to keep civil society and political opposition. It also This new Ukrainian foreign policy is both Europe and Asia, its collapse could his sultanistic ambitions in check–but won’t has a vibrant diaspora that may be expected something of a mystery. Even some old to monitor Yanukovych’s dictatorial plans. hands are wondering why Ukraine is hud- “Who will win–the Yanukovych authori- dling so close to Russia, and why it has ATTENTION ARTISTS tarians or the national democrats? conceded so much so quickly. …” We encourage artists to participate in the UNA Christmas Card Project

It does seem a little early to be thinking about Christmas cards, when we are in been consolidated, being undermined by the throws of summer days. The summer season is in full swing and we just the new Yanukovych administration. The experienced a very successful 4rd Annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival at Scholars comment... Soyuzivka. But the Ukrainian National Association is already preparing for the (Continued from page 4) huge mandate for action that the next Christmas card project. As you well know this project is multifaceted – it Eurasia, Latin America and the Yushchenko-Tymoshenko administration encourages and popularizes Ukrainian artists, the proceeds are allocated to sup- Carribbean. The organization is funded enjoyed in the immediate post-Orange port the renaissance of Soyuzivka, and last but not least it promotes and recog- by the U.S. Congress. period failed to produce the fundamental nizes the spirit of Christmas and goodwill. In the past few years the community reforms that Ukraine needed to set it has been very supportive and this UNA project has received funds that have If a latter-day Ukrainian Rip van decisively on the path to democracy and been allocated to Soyuzivka and its rebirth, with specific donations to Svoboda, Winkle had fallen asleep in the summer prosperity. Current pressure on the media The Ukrainian Weekly and the Ukrainian National Foundation. UNA will continue of 2004 and woken up recently, he would would have been difficult to sustain if the this project as long as we are fortunate enough to have artists participate and the hardly be aware that the Orange community share in supporting the project. structure of ownership had changed and Revolution had taken place, particularly been opened up to foreign investors. The on viewing the line-up of ministers in the We encourage and invite Ukrainian artists to join in this year’s UNA Christmas failure to join Euro-Atlantic institutions, Card Project. Over the years, UNA was very pleased to have had very many tal- Cabinet. despite Western governments’ support, ented Ukrainian artists participate such as: Jaroslav Adamovych, Anatoli Balukh, This in itself would not be catastrophic has also left Ukraine in a self-imposed Krystyna Baransky - Nana, Bohdan Borzemsky, Anatolij Burtovyj, Marta Cisyk, were it not for the current drive of the gray zone. And the failure to establish an Mykhajlo Dmytrenko, Tatianna Gajecky, Maria Harasowska-Daczyszyn, Jacques Yanukovych administration to be every- independent judicial system perpetuates Hnizdovsky, Petro Holovatyj, John Jaciw, Natalia Josypchuk, Oleksander thing not-Yushchenko. Moreover, the the corrupt conditions in which Ukraine’s Kaniuka, Andriy Khomyk, Moki Kokoris, Danylo Koshtyra, Natalia Kovalenko, Yanukovych team, few of whom bring businessmen and politicians operate. George Kozak, Yarema Kozak, Vasyl V. Krychevsky, Zenowia Kulynych, Zoya any major positive achievements to the The one area where there are grounds for Lisowska, Pavlo Lopata, Oksana Lukaszewycz-Polon, Vitaliy Lytvyn, Andrij job, seems intent on taking Ukraine back optimism, however, is in Ukraine’s nascent Maday, Roman Markovych,, Luba Maksymchuk, Liudmyla Mosijchuk, Leo Mol, to the past. civil society, where, after five years of Natalka, Chrystyna Nykorak, Lydia Palij, Rev. Serhij Pastukhiv, Aka Pereyma, Rather than coming up with creative Lidia Piaseckyj, Orest Poliszczuk, Oleksandra Pryveda, Marta Anna Shramenko- ideas on how to integrate and unify the being able to operate without any obstruc- Rondazzo, Myron Ryzhula, Christina Saj, Martha Savchak, Christina Welhorsky tions, it has undergone a rude awakening. Senkiw, Ilona Shytyk, Ivan Skolozdra, Roman Smetaniuk, Christine Sobol, country, Yanukovych has promoted the most thuggish and anti-Western elements With ministerial and parliamentary adviso- Jaroslav Stadnyk, Olena Stasiuk, Myroslava Stojko, Youlia Tkatchouk, Vera ry committees being dissolved and the abil- Trycieckyj, Yurij Trytjak, Irene Twerdochlib, Halyna Tytla, Victoria Varvariv, around him — the Ukrainophobic minis- Markijan Vitruk, Yurij Viktiuk, Olvin Vladyka. ter of education, the Stalin-approving ity to protest under threat, the free and open minister of internal affairs who recently atmosphere of the past few years looks as if This year, again, the UNA will be publishing approximately 150,000 cards. We claimed that there were no political pris- it might be rolled back. encourage artists to submit their works. The theme of the art should be Ukrainian oners in the Soviet Union, and a prime However, Ukraine’s civic groups are Christmas in diversified genres; oil, watercolor, tempera, computer graphics minister whose main claim to fame was still the leaders in the region and looked gouache, woodcuts, mixed media or others. Please participate and submit either to have devised a system of taxation that up to by the struggling democratic forces a slide, photo, original work or forward copy of art by e-mail that can be repro- so squeezed small and medium business- in the neighboring countries. Another duced by September 30, 2010 to: hopeful development is that activists of UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION men that by 2004 they willingly became Attn. Oksana Trytjak the backbone of the Orange Revolution. the late Kuchma era are now being joined 2200 Route 10 The Verkhovna Rada is in disarray by a younger generation who were born PO Box 280 with deputies being bought off one after into an independent Ukraine, whose for- Parsippany, NJ 07054 another to join the majority, and judicial mative years coincided with the free and reforms have fallen victim once more to easy Yushchenko years. How long this [email protected] attempts to control the courts. group will continue to put up with the Tel.: 973-292-9800 x3071 It is disappointing to see the gains in shenanigans of the current political elite democratic development that could have remains to be seen. No. 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 31 OUT AND ABOUT

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Through September 19 Art exhibit, “Ancient Trypillia: Seven Thousand August 29 Ukrainian Festival, Holy Protection of the Blessed New York Years of Spiritual Art,” Ukrainian Institute of Newtown, CT Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, Paproski’s America, or www.ukrainianinstitute.org Christmas Tree Farm, 203-269-5909 or 203-426-5487 August 26-27 Workshop, “Economic and Political Impacts of the Ottawa Economic Crisis in the European Union and Eastern August 30 Free concert, “Ukrainian American Night,” Europe,” Carleton University, East Meadow, NY featuring Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and [email protected] Cheres Ukrainian Folk Band, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Eisenhower Park, August 27-28 Uketoberfest, featuring Ephyra, St. Joseph [email protected] Chicago Ukrainian Catholic Church, 773-625-4805 September 3-5 Ukrainian Festival, House of Ukraine, Balboa Park, August 27-29 Ukrainian Dance Instructor Conference, Camp San Diego, CA [email protected] Pigeon Lake, AB Bar-V-Nok, [email protected] or 760-689-2852 or www.udicevents.com September 3-6 Labor Day weekend “Zdvyh,” Ukrainian American August 28 10th annual Ukrainian Day in the Park, Ukrainian Ellenville, NY Youth Association resort, 845-647-7230 Saskatoon, SK Canadian Congress – Saskatoon Branch, 306-374-7675 or 306-653-1733 September 4 53rd annual swim races, Ukrainian Sports Kerhonkson, NY Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada, Soyuzivka, August 28 Vocal recital, featuring soprano Stephania Dovhan, 908-851-0617 Jewett, NY Grazhda Concert Hall, 518-989-6479 September 4 Volleyball tournament, Ukrainian Youth Association, August 29 Ukrainian Independence Dayevent, Ukrainian Chertsey, Quebec Camp Verkhovyna, 514-365-8052 or Jamaica Plain, MA Congress Committee of America – Boston Branch, [email protected] Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church, www.ukrainiancenter.org or 617-894-7891 September 4 through Exhibit, “Far, Far Away: Postcards from November 7 Pre-Revolutionary Ukraine,” Royal Alberta Museum August 29 Ukrainian Independence Day celebration, Edmonton, AB Bridgeville, PA Pittsburgh Ukrainian Organizations, Alpine Club, 412-343-0309 September 10-12 11th annual Montreal Ukrainian Festival, Parc de Montreal l’Ukraine, [email protected] August 29 Ukrainian Day Concert, Ukrainian American San Francisco, CA Coordinating Council of Northern California, Music Concourse Bandshell at Golden Gate Park, Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events 415-330-0905 or [email protected] advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors August 29 Ukrainian Independence Day banquet, Ukrainian and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010 No. 34

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