July-August 1984 Supplement
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STUDENT juwAusustmtsuppkment / ETUDIANT CANADA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS '!Photo: D. Robineoo, The Globe & Mall Andriy Bandera 1946 — 1984 EDITORIAL We miss you, Andriy! while What do you say at the loss of a friend? How ward off that empty feeling for just a do you come to terms with the fact that he no longer. a focal point longer is there to lean on, to joke with, to In many ways, Andriyko was argue with, to simply be with? How do you for us, even after our SUSK days were over capture and freeze for posterity those shared and we had set off in different directions, on moments of joy, frustration, relaxation, and our individual life paths. It was a given that reflection? regardless of one's political, religious or other This twelve-page commemorative issue of partisan affiliation, if one was in any way in- Student is an attempt at expressing and re- volved with the Ukrainian community, sooner cording some of those feelings and moments or later one dealt with Andriyko Bandera. shared by many of us about, and with Andriy Translated in our case, this meant that Bandera. Highlighting various aspects of his whether we were preparing academic reports life, from his arrival in Canada to his career as on multiculturalism in Canada, submitting editor of The Ukrainian Eclw, the twelve community briefs to Ottawa or Queen's Park, pages hope to provide an informative and scripting ideas for radio or television pro- memorable look at Andriy. grams on a Ukrainian theme, fundraising, or All articles and photographs were submit- politiking in the community, at some point in ted by friends, relatives, and colleagues of the process you would hear: "Phone Andriy, Andriy and express their personal recollec- he'll give you the inside dope." "Ask Andriy, tions and sentiments. Such a personal ap- he's dealt with them before." "Sound Andriy proach we felt would be a most appropriate out on the matter." "Check with , reflection of who Andriy was and what he maybe he knows." "What does AndriyWay stood for. The issue itself is the collaborative about this?" effort of Student, the SUSK national ex- The fact that in the last few years t >se ecutive, and a group of former SUSKivtst who phrases often turned into "I wonder how - felt that something had to be done to com- driy is doing; haven't seen him for awhile or memorate him—Andriy Bandera, former "Have you heard from Andriy lately?" is lue editor of Student, former member of the unfortunately to our seemingly incre? ing SUSK national executive, our long-time marginal or irregular activity in Ukrai ian friend and community activist. community affairs. He was always there, even when we were not. And now, in his _ death, we came together again if but to e- We gathered at Halya Kuchmij's place establish ties, a sense of belonging. after the funeral—we, one-time members of As the evening wore on, we broke into song SUSK— to commiserate, to talk about the to recapture Andriy's spirit and the essence of good old days, to let loose after an emotion- those earlier days when almost any occasion ally-charged day. We leafed through old Stu- (demonstration, conference, political debate, dent issues, passed around pictures of the wedding) ended in a rambunctious sing-song. 1974 Moroz hunger strike, recounted stories Tears welled up and voices choked as we and anecdotes of our shared experiences in sang "Maksym Zaliznak", "Zirvalasia Khur- the seventies. Andriyko figured in all of them. tovyna", "Oy u hat chermw. Kalyna"... Each of us had met him under different cir- Words that meant little to many of us before, cumstances, argued with him over different now evoked a sentiment that was hard to ex- issues, laughed and drank with him at dif- plain. Maybe because this music epitomized ferent parties, politiked and strategized with Andriy in some way. him at different congresses and conferences. As Marijka Hurko and I walked home along Some of us knew him very well; some of us Indian Road, the strains of "Ya S'ohodni Vid less so. Yet, he had become a part of us all. Vas Vidiizhdayu" ("I am leaving You today") Somehow each one of us had been touched by could be heard in the distance, drifting him and now we felt that loss. through the open balcony window. Somehow And. so, we came to be together because it was all very fitting. En route to the Winnipeg SUSK Congress, 1974 none could bear to be alone. We needed to We miss you, Andriy! We will not forget! O.M.K. Following the death of Andriy Bandera, an ad hoc committee was establislied to assist Student , 19 1984 , with the publication of this commemorative issue. Gratefully donating their time were: Mykhailo , ,, Bodurkiw, Oles Cheren, Natalka Chyrska, Olenka Demtanchuk, Boltdan Klid, Halya Kuchmij, , , Lida Kudla, Olya Kuplowska and Andriy Semoliuk. We wotdd like to tfiatik the many individuals who contributed pfwtograplis and articles to this com- memorative issue. 16 1946 , ,, , "" ",", , , , "",, -'! . This commemorative issue is being made possibie entirely through :, . donations. Ail . surplus monies will be given directly to Marusia Bandera. ., Further . donations are necessary. Please make cheques payable to: . STUDENT Newspaper, and mail to: STUDENT, c/o Cataract Press, Box . 1186, Postal Station A, Toronto, Ontario M5W 1G6. For more information please contact Oles Cheren: (416) 638-0659. .. 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July/August 94 • student • supplement Andriy Bandera 1946 — 1984 A sentimental journey By Andriy Semotiuk about Ukraine, a country he never saw with driy Bandera's leadership and focused na- In addition to having a keenly analytical his own eyes, than anyone else in his genera- tional attention on the hunger strike demand- mind, Bandera was an astute observer of peo- As I walked down the steps to the baggage tion bar none. ing Moroz's release. A key aspect in our ple's behaviour as was clearly demonstrated area of the Winnipeg airport, I was greeted at party It was not until 1973 that Bandera was to hunger strike was the fact that Bandera had to me one night when we went to a stag the bottom by a short guy with a moustache most effective work in this area by just obtained Soviet physicist Andrei Sak- together. I had only a few dollars with me and who recognized me immediately. The trouble start his forming the Committee for the Defence of harov's phone number. In the next few weeks I lost those quickly in a poker game. Bandera was that I didn't recognize him! Valentyn Moroz. The name was borrowed we were able to call and speak with Sakharov was also losing, but he had more money than I I bluffed my way along as he grabbed my from an earlier group who had worked on the on several occasions and he became our best so he stayed in longer. Everyone kept losing bag and led me out to his waiting car—an old to all night and after analyzing the Moroz case but let it slip away. The first source of news about Moroz. Who would the dealer convertible that sounded like it was running meeting took place at Hart House on the have thought then, that exactly ten years situation Bandera came to the conclusion that on two cylinders. It was August 1971 and we University of Toronto campus with about 10 later, two of his fellow hunger strikers would the dealer had been cheating. When he talked about the preparations for the upcom- The Committee started its ac- be carrying Andriy Bandera's coffin to his figured out how it was done, he called ing SUSK Congress while he drove me to 456 people present. petitions and fund rais- grave? everyone together and announced that he Main Street— the National Headquarters of tivities -with various the of ing. But it was not until the hunger strike in It was five years after the Moroz hunger would go through deck cards and pick the Ukrainian Canadian Committee. A SUSK Ottawa in July 1974 that the Committee's strike that the Soviet Union finally released out every high card in the deck based on the meeting was in progress when we arrived, work really started making an impact. Moroz to the West. Bandera couldn't believe way the cards were marked on the back. He but I managed to take someone aside to ask Sunday, in 1974, I went over to the news! But his great initial joy slowly turn- then did so, took the pot of money lying on the who he was. They told me he was Andriy One July had just learned that ed into profound disappointment as we began table and left. Everyone was absolutely Bandera. Bandera's house. He Valentyn Moroz, the Ukrainian dissident his- to realize that Moroz's attitude towards us left astonished! Things then started falling into place. I In retrospect, Andriy Bandera had an enor- remembered meeting him in Vancouver the rnous impact on the course of my life—more previous summer at a SUSK Congress. I than I was even aware of when we worked recalled being impressed by his logical together. Most of the significant activities I debating of issues but resented the fact that subsequently got involved in were inspired by the Ukrainian student leaders of that Con- Andriy Bandera's prodding and encourage- gress, people like Krawchenko, Petryshyn ment.