INSIDE: • Chornobyl shutdown still plagued by money issue — page 2. • Ambassadors speak on development of U.S.-Ukraine relations — page 3. • Ukraine's Olympians on the road to Atlanta 1996 — centerfold. THE UKRAINIAN WE Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXIII No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 $1.2542 in Ukraine 383 candidates vie for 45 seats CBS admits it never responded in parliamentary by-elections to complaints about broadcast by Marta Kolomayets On this list, 190 candidates do not by Roman Woronowycz answered an allegation that CBS makes Kyiv Press Bureau belong to any party; the Communist in its opposition to the Serafyn/UCCA Party had the most candidates with 34 JERSEY CITY, N.J. — After twice petition that there is "clearly an escalat­ KYIV - A total of 383 candidates will registered, followed by the Peasant changing its stance, CBS now has admit­ ing campaign of harassment against CBS vie for 45 seats in the Ukrainian parlia­ Democratic Party with 13. The Socialist ted that it never responded to any letters by certain Ukrainian American organiza­ mentary by-elections on December 10, Party has registered 10 candidates. sent by viewers complaining about the tions and individuals." reported the Central Electoral Of the national democratic forces, broadcast of the "60 Minutes" segment He told The Weekly: "Who's harass­ Commission of Ukraine on November 4. Rukh leads the list with 10 registered "The Ugly Face of Freedom." ing whom here? We haven't called them The deadline for candidates to register candidates, followed by the Democratic In a reply to a petition submitted by genetically anti-Semitic." was November 2, and at press time, the Party with six and the Republican Party attorney Arthur Belendiuk on behalf of The current controversy developed Central Electoral Commission had with four. Alexander Serafyn and the Ukrainian when the Ukrainian American Community reviewed the documents of 302 candi­ Among other parties that have regis­ Congress Committee of America charg­ Network filed a complaint with the Federal dates. tered candidates are: the Social ing the network with fraud and misrepre­ Communications Commission against Democratic Party, the Slavic Unity sentation, CBS said human error was CBS affiliate WUSA-TV of Washington Party, five candidates each; the Civic responsible for the company's failure to after the group could find no letters of Congress of Ukraine and the Inter- mail responses, which earlier it had said complaint on record at the local TV sta­ October Revolution Regional Reform Bloc, four each; the were sent. tion. Those letters were sent by Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists, the Both Mr. Serafyn and the UCCA had Washingto- area Ukrainian Americans revered, reviled Labor Congress of Ukraine, two candi­ previously filed actions against CBS for angry over the CBS affiliate's broadcast of dates each; and the Liberal Party, the its errant broadcast of the now infamous "The Ugly Face of Freedom." WUSA-TV Economic Revival of the Crimea Party, distortion of Ukrainian-Jewish relations. told the Ukrainian group that all the letters at Kyiv meetings the Green Party and the Democratic Initially the network had maintained it received had been sent to CBS headquar­ Youth Union, one candidate each. that responses were sent to all com­ ters, as was customary. by Marta Kolomayets Most of the candidates were registered plainants, then changed the figure to 25 Then Ray Faiola, director of audience Kyiv Press Bureau by groups of voters and workers' collec­ percent of those who wrote, after pressure services for CBS, informed WUSA that was brought to bear by Ukrainian KYIV - Parliament Chairman and tives. the letters in question could not be The 450-seat Ukrainian Parliament American organizations. Now it acknowl­ retrieved because they had been sent to Socialist Party leader Oleksander Moroz edges that responses were never sent. asked the citizens of Ukraine to look for has had 45 vacancies since last long-term storage, but stated that those November. Due to low voter turn-out Attorney Belendiuk said the veracity who had written CBS or its affiliates were issues that unite them, and not experiences of all that CBS has said must be ques­ that divide them, as he addressed a and the high cost of running by-elec­ sent form letters in response, and included tions, the Supreme Council issued a tioned. "They are changing the facts to fit November 7 meeting celebrating the 78th what they cannot prove," he said. He also (Continued on page 18) anniversary of the October Revolution, and moratorium on parliamentary elections then made his way to another gathering that earlier this year. The process, which condemned decades of Bolshevik terrorism. began in March 1994, had voters coming For tens of years, November 7, glorify­ out to the polls every few months, unable ing the Bolshevik coup of 1917, was to get either 50 percent voter turnout or Feature film to highlight page grandly celebrated as a "holiday of the to elect a candidate with 50 percent of masses." However, since the break-up of the vote. of Ukrainian nationalist history the Soviet Union, Ukrainian national- This is once again a danger in democrats have labeled it a "dark page in December as there are anywhere from Ukrainian Congress Committee of America ganda, portraying Bandera and his fol­ the Ukrainian book of history," commem­ seven to nine candidates running in each NEW YORK - On November 11 in lowers as hooligans and Nazi sympa­ orating it with meetings in memory of the one of the 45 districts. Thus, it is highly Kyiv, one of the Soviet era's most thizers. In reality, Bandera was him­ hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian vic­ unlikely that any one candidate will get fiercely guarded historical secrets was self imprisoned in a Nazi concentra­ 50 percent of the vote needed to win a tims of Bolshevik-Communist rule. to be illuminated, with the premier of tion camp, and the Ukrainian Nonetheless, November 7 is still regis­ seat on the first ballot. This means that, Insurgent Army waged an armed in most districts, there are likely to be a feature film on the post-war struggle tered as an official holiday in Ukraine. This of the anti-Soviet Ukrainian Insurgent struggle against both the Nazis and the year, the two groups of marchers were kept run-offs. Soviets simultaneously, a feat of hero­ Kyiv City, which has 23 electoral dis­ Army and the assassination of blocks apart by the city administration to Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan ism not duplicated or attempted by the avoid any potential conflict between the tricts in all, still has 17 seats to fill. Voter Allied forces. apathy runs high in the capital, therefore, Bandera. national democrats who live for the future The film, "Assassination," directed The premier of "Assassination" will it is unlikely that the capital will be fully mark the second feature film of the of an independent, democratic and prosper­ by one of Ukraine's leading film direc­ represented in this Parliament by the end director that documents the tyranny of ous Ukraine, and Communists-Socialists, tors, Oles Yanchuk, is a fictional of the year. the Soviet state. Mr. Yanchuk's first who long for the days of the Soviet empire recounting of the events leading up to Among those seeking office in the by- film, the award-winning "Famine-33," and powerful leaders who ruled over them. the assassination of Bandera by a Soviet Last year there were some tense elections are Prime Minister Yevhen a searing docu-drama on the Stalinist Marchuk (Myrhorod, Poltava region), KGB agent in Munich, West Germany, terror-famine of 1933, was shown on moments as both groups met at the inter­ in 1959. The film's premier is sched­ section of the Khreshchatyk, Kyiv's main who is expected to win in the first round. nationwide television in Ukraine on In Kyiv City such candidates as uled for 5 p.m. on November 11 at the the eve of the Ukrainian independence thoroughfare, and Taras Shevchenko Cinema House Red Hall, Kyiv. Boulevard, and several minor altercations Vechirniy Kyiv newspaper editor Vitaliy referendum, and is widely believed to Itself an event fraught with national ensued. Karpenko, actress Nina Kriukova, have contributed to the referendum's symbolism in Ukraine, the film's pre­ Close to 5,000 Communists and Ukrrichflot President Mykola Slavov and overwhelming popular approval. Socialists battled inclement weather to U.S. expatriate Roman Zvarych are seek­ mier is expected to begin the popular­ "Assassination" was co-produced march from Glory Park to Lenin ing office. ization of a topic long held taboo, and and financed by the Ukrainian Congress Komsomol Square - a distance of approxi­ Elections for the seat in the Volyn open a national debate on Ukrainian Committee of America (UCCA). The mately three kilometers - to celebrate the region left vacant due to the tragic death historical identity in the post-Soviet era. UCCA is recognized in Ukraine for its 78th anniversary of the October of Vasyl Korneliuk, a 39-year-old deputy For four decades following World innovative television ad campaign for Revolution. They waved the flags of a killed in a car accident last month, will War II, the Soviet government cloaked fair elections and free market reforms bygone era, including the flag of the be held on February 4 of next year, the Ukrainian independence struggle reported the Central Electoral Commis­ behind an impenetrable veil of propa­ (Continued on page 20) (Continued on page 17) sion. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 No. 46 Money, once again, is subject of coritroversy over Chornobyl Kuchma shaken by Rabin 9s murder the crackdown on Lithuanian indepen­ shutting down the plant," explained Mr. by Marta Kolomayets dence in Vilnius in January 1991. (OMRI Kostenko, adding that the absence of Kyiv Press Bureau KYIV — Ukrainian President Leonid Daily Digest) Western aid would be cause enough to Kuchma said he was deeply disturbed by KYIV - If the West does not provide review the planned closure date. the murder of Israeli Prime Minister CIS PMs sign economic agreements Ukraine with promised financial aid to "It really will cost tens of billions of Yitzhak Rabin less than two months after close down the Chornobyl nuclear power dollars to cover the costs associated with the two men sealed closer relations MOSCOW — Several CIS prime min­ plant in the near future, Ukraine cannot the shutdown of Chornobyl, when you between their states. President Kuchma isters signed 10 economic cooperation guarantee that the facility will be shut by take into account the losses Ukraine will was attending a concert when he was told documents, including agreements on sci­ the year 2000, a top Ukrainian govern­ carry in the energy sector, the costs of of the Israeli peace pioneer's assassina­ entific and technical cooperation, the trans­ ment official said on November 3. providing social protection, cleaning up tion. Prime Minister Rabin, whose father port of natural gas and civil aviation, at a "Given Ukraine's economic crisis, if the environment, and so on," he said. came from the Zhytomyr Oblast, met November 3 meeting here, Russian agen­ we don't have the proper financial aid "The main thing is to have clear finan­ President Kuchma in September and cies reported. Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and from the West, we cannot be expected to cial guarantees," said the minister. warned of a new wave of anti-Semitism Tajikistan also formally agreed to join the close down Chornobyl by the,end of the Although Mr. Kostenko was optimistic during a visit to the Babyn Yar Memorial Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan customs century," Yuriy Kostenko, Ukraine's that a final memorandum of cooperation in Kyiv. President Kuchma attended the union. Russian Prime Minister Viktor minister of environmental protection and would be signed between Ukraine, repre­ late prime minister's funeral together Chernomyrdin called for accelerated inte­ nuclear safety, told journalists at a news sented by Prime Minister Yevhen Marchuk, with Foreign Minister Hennadiy gration within the CIS, but noted that CIS conference after two days of meetings and the G-7, represented by Canadian Vice- Udovenko. Independent Ukraine's lead­ states owe Russia $5.8 billion, mostly for with a G-7 delegation to discuss a pro­ Premier Sheila Copps when she comes to ers have worked hard to eradicate long- energy supplies. He said Russia could not gram to close down the nuclear plant. Kyiv on an official government visit at the standing mistrust between Jews and endlessly finance its neighbors and sug­ "Figures cited by the G-7 do not reflect end of November, he did say that three Ukrainians and to put them on a con­ gested it would tighten credit next year. reality," said Mr. Kostenko, explaining important issues had to be ironed out before structive and amicable level. (Reuters) (OMRI Daily Digest) that the proposal of $3.2 billion cited by the draft could be signed. the G-7 on November 2 was too low. These include the date for the closure of Chornobyl workers protest low benefits Ukraine military officials visit Estonia... However, he said that he could not provide Chornobyl, which is dependent on financial TALLINN — Maj. Gen. Anatoliy any concrete figures at this time. CHELYABINSK, Russia — A group guarantees from the West, a work schedule Palamarchuk, Ukrainian Army chief of His remarks came just one day after of workers who helped clean up the for the shutdown of Chornobyl (which reac­ staff, and Elvo Priks, vice-chancellor of the G-7 delegation and Ukrainian gov­ Chornobyl nuclear disaster continued tors will be taken out of service and when, the Estonian Defense Ministry, signed a ernment officials seemed close to reach­ their hunger strikes for the fourth day to etc.) and a review of how much Ukraine protocol on November 3 identifying the ing an agreement on the shutdown of the protest cutbacks in benefits, Russian and will contribute to the shutdown budget. main areas of military cooperation Chornobyl nuclear station. Western agencies reported on November The minister told reporters that these between their countries in 1996, BNS "The deadline for the shutdown is to 7. The strikers in the Ural city are issues would be handled either at one reported. During his two-day visit Maj. be discussed, since the memorandum demanding the reopening of a regional additional meeting, or most probably Gen. Palamarchuk also met with the does not provide for funding guarantees," rehabilitation center and the implementa­ through diplomatic channels. Estonian commander-in-chief, Lt. Gen. said Mr. Kostenko on Friday afternoon. tion of a law on social protection for citi­ "However, we made real progress, Aleksandr Einseln; Defense Minister The Ukrainian minister refused to dis­ zens exposed to radiation. Many of the taking documents from the Ukrainian Andrus Oovel; and Parliament Chairman close how much money Ukraine would estimated 600,000 people who worked government and the G-7 and coming up Toomas Savi. Mr. Priks said Estonia seek from the West. on the clean-up of the Chornobyl disaster with one final draft memorandum of in 1986 are sick from radiation and have would investigate the possibility of pur­ "We will use the letter from President cooperation which should be signed by suffered as a result of sharp reductions in chasing Ukrainian light infantry weapons Kuchma to the G-7 written earlier this the end of November," he concluded. health and social benefits. Ukrainian and equipment as well as sending its offi­ year, which reaffirms our intention to authorities estimate some 8,000 people cers to Ukraine's military colleges. close down Chornobyl, as a foundation Plant director reacts have died as a result of the accident. (OMRI Daily Digest) to work with; however, this letter also Serhiy Parashin, the director of the (OMRI Daily Digest) states that 'adequate measures, which Chornobyl plant, told Interfax-Ukraine ...and Moldova take into account Ukraine's national Belarus celebrates October Revolution interests,' will also be considered when (Continued on page 17) CHISINAU — Ukrainian Deputy MIENSK — Some 9,000 people gath­ Defense Minister Ivan Bizhan ended a ered in the capital's Independence Square visit to Moldova on November 2, BASA- on November 7 to celebrate the 78th Press reported the next day. A Moldovan Saskatchewan premier cites anniversary of the October Revolution, Defense Ministry official said the two Belarusian Television reported. The sides concluded a protocol on coopera­ demonstrations were led by the Belarusian tion in logistics and drafted a cooperation Ukraine's market potential Communist Party, the Officer's Union of plan for 1996, which is to be signed dur­ REGINA, Saskatchewan - Premier comprehensive agricultural reform strate­ Miensk and the neo-Stalinist Movement ing Ukrainian Defense Minister Valeriy Roy Romanow said the food and agricul­ gy which the Saskatchewan demonstra­ for Democracy. Speakers called for uniting Shmarov's visit to Moldova later this tural sector of the Ukrainian economy tion farm is designed to support," Mr. the peoples of the former Soviet republics month. The plan coordinates transit oper­ has enormous market potential for Romanow said. and urged people to vote for Communists ations on the territories of the two states Saskatchewan's agricultural industries. "The specific objectives of our project. and left-wing candidates in the November and provides for Moldovan officers to Mr. Romanow met on October 3 with proposal are to provide training to 29 by-elections. Meanwhile, Russian NTV train at Ukrainian military institutions. the Ukrainian deputy prime minister Ukrainians on Saskatchewan agricultural reported on November 7 that the only mili­ (OMRI Daily Digest) responsible for agriculture, Petro Sabluk, methods, demonstrate our farm equip­ tary parade in the former Soviet Union and then with the farm manager and offi­ ment, provide a venue for joint venture took place in the Belarusian town of "Vandals will be punished," says Moroz cials from the Pereyaslav Khmelnytsky, a crop production and marketing, and to Babruisk. The local garrison commander, KYIV — Ukrainian Parliament collective farm south of Kyiv. provide a starting point for introducing Lt. Gen. Kuskovchik, arranged for a Chairman Oleksander Moroz proposed a The premier was joined at the meeting Saskatchewan animal genetics to march-past by 600 troops. He was in by officials from Brandt Industries, Ukraine." charge of the Soviet forces that launched (Continued on page 17) Flexicoil Ltd. and the Saskatchewan The Saskatchewan premier said Wheat Pool. Premier Romanow led a Flexicoil, Brandt Industries and Precision trade and investment mission to Western Metal have agreed in principle to donate Europe and Ukraine that focused on key equipment for the project, while the FOUNDED 1933 economic sectors such as ag-biotech, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool is considering THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY agricultural machinery, energy and cul­ using its experience as a producer coop­ An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., tural industries. erative to manage the Saskatchewan a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. 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Jersey City, NJ 07303 and Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj (Toronto) dimensions to the farm, which will train Deputy Prime Minister Sabluk fully sup­ The Ukrainian Weekly, November 12,1995, No. 46, Vol. LXHI farm managers from all over Ukraine. ports Saskatchewan proceeding with the Copyright © 1995 The Ukrainian Weekly "Ukraine is moving forward with a proposal," Mr. Romanow said. No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 Ukrainian officials explain country's new law on elections by Yaro Bihnn were decided by a single vote. He said he demonstrate any political persuasion. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly expected that this point would be And, unfortunately, he added, the dropped from the bill later in the process. Ukrainian voter so far has not shown WASHINGTON - It looks like Mr. Stretovych added that, in effect, much of an inclination to think in terms Ukraine may have to live with a new the committee "took one step backwards of working through political parties. election law that continues to let "work­ in order to later take two steps forward." The new law should also help in the ers' collectives" nominate candidates to Mr. Stretovych said that he expects the formation of political blocs, which also Parliament. However, as a leading parlia­ new election legislation to be enacted had not been practiced in the past, he mentary expert on the subject points out early next year. He added that it will be said. The new law would require that, in the proposed new law will 'effectively used as one of the bases for the new order to register its list of candidates, a reduce the importance of these groups in Constitution of Ukraine. party must collect 200,000 signatures in the election process. Unfortunately, Mr. Lavrynovych said, no less than half the territory of Ukraine. Oleksander V. Lavrynovych, a mem­ it looks like the Parliament will allow the "Very few parties could accomplish this ber of the Supreme Council's Committee workers' collectives' role to remain in today in Ukraine," without uniting into on Legal Policy, Law and Judicial the elections process and not strike it some kind of bloc, he explained. Reform and one of the principal drafts­ from the legislation. Acknowledging the many problems men of the new legislation, said the new "I suggested, during debate," he said, caused by the current election laws and law should help increase the role of polit­ smiling, "that if we are to include the process which, among other things, have ical parties and blocs in the electoral sys­ workers' collectives in the election law resulted in "world-record-setting tem. then we also should include political par­ marathon Parliamentary elections" that Mr. Lavrynovych spoke about the ties in the law on banking." have yet to be concluded, Mr. Yemets new election law here on November 6, Under the old law, unlike workers' added, however, that one should not along with three other Ukrainian experts collectives, political parties were saddled overlook the major accomplishments of IfMartaKolomayets on the issue: Ivan H. Yemets, chairman the past. with numerous conditions for nominating Oleksander V. Lavrynovych of the Central Election Commission of candidates to Parliament: For example, "In spite of all of the shortcomings in Ukraine; Ihor I. Tseluiko, the they had to hold conferences and present the law, and in the socio-economic situa­ The Commission has already received, Commission's secretary; and Volodymyr membership lists to prove how many tion in Ukraine, which worsened from and rejected, several and expects to M. Stretovych, who chairs the parliamen­ members the party had, Mr. Lavrynovych month to month, we nonetheless man­ receive many more petitions for holding tary Committee on Legal Policy, which said. Now, he added, these condition aged to elect a Parliament, replacing the referendums on such topics as forming a drafted the new legislation. would also apply to workers' collectives old legislative branch with the new one new union with Russia and Belarus, rein­ The four took part in a roundtable dis­ and thus diminish their role "because a we have today, and we managed to elect troducing the red flag and hammer and cussion at the offices of the International person could then more easily announce the president of Ukraine. sickle emblem, and giving the Russian Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), his candidacy independently," which is "All this was accomplished peacefully language official status in Ukraine. which hosted a weeklong program for them the third way a person can run for a seat and without conflict, in contrast to some According to the current law, referen­ in Washington designed to familiarize them in the Ukrainian Parliament. other regions. And we consider this the dums on such issues can only be initiated with the American election system. Mr. Lavrynovych said the new law overriding accomplishment of the elec­ by Parliament or, in some cases, the pres­ Mr. Stretovych noted that the point will increase the importance of political toral 'marathon' in Ukraine," Mr. ident, he explained. Citizens can petition about allowing workers' collectives to parties. "This law will facilitate the Yemets said. to hold referendums only on the adoption nominate candidates to Parliament - a growth of political parties and the politi­ Following the roundtable discussion, or annulment of the Constitution and the holdover practice from the Soviet era that cal structuring of society, in which the Mr. Tseluiko alerted reporters to what he removal of the president or Parliament. placed party leaders in Parliament - was people will come to realize which ideas termed a very dangerous recent develop­ On another matter, asked why Ukraine, included in the legislation at the insis­ on social development they favor and ment. He said the Central Election after four years of independence, is still tence of the left. which political party will serve their Commission has learned that a celebrating the anniversary of the The committee, he said, had the diffi­ needs," he said. Communist Party-led grouping of some Bolshevik revolution with a holiday, Mr. cult task of drafting a compromise bill Mr. Lavrynovych noted that society is 100 organizations is proposing to change based on four proposals, and many issues in danger when most voters do not the law governing referendums. (Continued on page 16) Ambassadors speak on development of U.S.-Ukraine relations by Yaro В і him Consulate, he said, when, after the sideration was the development of a goals. We accomplished the goals of Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, "for U.S. policy toward Ukraine. freedom in Nicaragua, a unified reasons which have never been satisfac­ In both the Bush and Clinton admin­ Germany, a free Eastern Europe, and WASHINGTON - A unique gather­ torily explained to me," the Carter istrations, the overriding Russocentric turning back the aggression in Kuwait, ing of three former American ambas­ administration decided to stop the deal. assumption was that the success of and at the same time we were able to sadors and Ukraine's ambassador to the "This was supposed to be retaliation Russia would lead to the success of devise a policy that helped bring about a United States recently shed some light for the invasion of Afghanistan," he Ukraine and other republics, and that slow, evolutionary demise of the Soviet on the development of U.S. relations said. "Actually it removed our presence American behavior could influence Union," Mr. Popadiuk said. with Ukraine in the years preceding and from Kyiv and left over 700 Soviet citi­ Russia's internal and external behavior, following the disintegration of the Washington devised a two-pronged he said. Soviet Union. zens resident in New York attached to Soviet policy, one dealing with the cen­ the United Nations." "Time will tell. I, for one, as ambas­ America's last ambassador to the ter and the other dealing with the While ambassador in Moscow, Mr. Soviet Union, Jack Matlock, its first sador in Kyiv, and even in my stay at republics, he said. "So what we tried to ambassador to Ukraine, Roman Matlock again pushed for the opening the White House, never was a firm do is have the center and the republics Popadiuk, its first ambassador to of at least six (as a start) small posts in believer in building a policy on assump­ work out their future on their own, but Belarus, David Shwartz, and Ukraine's Kyiv and other non-Russian capitals. tions," he said. at the same time we started increasing current ambassador to the United States, But it was difficult to persuade "And we, for quite a number of our relationships with the republics." Yuri Shcherbak, took part in a panel Washington - more so the bureaucracy months that I was there, tried to dis­ "And if you look back at it now, I discussion October 27 at the annual than the political leaders - "because the suade Washington of that approach, and think we've gotten all the objectives conference of the American Association political leaders seemed to understand tried to have Washington focus its atten­ that we wanted: we do have an indepen­ for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. the usefulness, but to get the bureaucra­ tion on Ukraine, not at the expense of dent Ukraine - something that the Mr. Matlock, now with the Harriman cy to move in a prompt way was a very Russia, but to equally focus on Ukraine administration did want - and we were Institute at Columbia University, was difficult thing," he said. as well as on Russia," Mr. Popadiuk able to achieve it in a peaceful manner." the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet His efforts bore fruit, and the fledg­ continued. Mr. Popadiuk said the difficulty of Union from 1987 to 1991. But even ear­ ling consulates that were established He noted, however, that U.S. policy formulating an American policy toward lier, he said, he was involved in trying later became US embassies. toward Ukraine was not being formulat­ Ukraine was compounded by the fact to increase U.S. representational pres­ Mr. Matlock is remembered in Kyiv, ed in a vacuum. At the same time, U.S. that Ukraine itself was trying to define ence outside Russia in the other Soviet as panel organizer and moderator Marta policy-makers had to deal with such its own policy, nationhood and state­ republics, including the planned Bohachevsky-Chomiak pointed out, for major issues as the START nuclear hood. It was split, politically and eco­ exchange of consulates in New York having opened an American exhibit agreements, elections in Nicaragua, the nomically, between reformers and con­ and Kyiv. there speaking Ukrainian. This embar­ unification of Germany, independence servatives, it had frequent changes in There were two major problems with rassed the Ukrainian officials who, of East European states, the Gulf war the Cabinet of Ministers, and, toward that proposal, he recalled: the Soviets apparently, had not prepared a response and the disintegration of the Soviet the end of his stay there, a lame-duck did not want New York because they in that language. Union. And for all of these issues to be president and Parliament, Mr. Popadiuk already had a presence there through In response to a question, Mr. satisfactorily resolved, he said, the explained. In'addition, Ukraine was pre­ their United Nations Mission, and they Matlock said that Russia cannot reincor­ United States had to work with occupied with the security aspect of its didn't want a U.S. presence in Kyiv, porate former Soviet territories by force. Moscow. existence. proposing Odessa instead. Russia cannot afford an empire, he said. "Therefore, I think, history will judge The first American ambassador to An agreement was reached, however, Recounting the events that led to the this period as having been probably Ukraine stressed that the U.S., while and everything seemed to be moving opening of the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, approached in the right manner, in the toward the opening of the Kyiv Mr. Popadiuk said his paramount con­ sense that we accomplished all our (Continued on page 16) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 No. 46 INTERVIEW: Ukraine's new consul general in Toronto by Andrij Wynnyckyj who left Ukraine at various times, and Hungarians, and Toronto Press Bureau Poles, and other nationalities who had assets there. Serhiy Borovyk, 41, Ukraine's consul general in Have you contacted the leader of the Jewish com­ Torontoy assumed his post on September 21, taking over munity here? from Consul Oleksander Sobotovych, who will remain Not yet, but before I left Kyiv, 1 spoke with Illya in Canada's financial nerve center until March 1996. Levitas, who is a leader in the Association of Jewish Mr. Borovyk is a career diplomat. After graduating Communities and Organizations in Ukraine and the from Kyiv University in 1977, he joined the Ukrainian head of an association of national minorities. He briefed SSR's Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an attache in the me on his contacts with the expatriate Ukrainian Jewish Department of Protocol. In 1983, he joined the repub­ community in Toronto, and I look forward to working lic's UNESCO Secretariat (then headed by Anatoliy with them. Zlenko), and was stationed in Paris in 1987-1991. In May 1992, he was appointed as private secretary Since 1992, the situation faced by the Ukrainian to Mr. Zlenko, then serving as Ukraine's first minister community in the former Yugoslavia has been of foreign affairs. In August 1994, he was assigned to watched with apprehension here, and a number of the Consulate General in New York as an ambassador- refugees have been resettled in Canada. What action at-large and designated as special counsel to Foreign is the Ukrainian government prepared to take? Minister Hennadiy Udovenko in matters of relations From the outset, we have played an active role in the with the diaspora. In June of this year, he was recom­ Balkans, notably in the form of supplying peacekeepers mended for his present post. under the United Nations flag. Today, there are two The interview was conducted on October 6 at the Ukrainian battalions stationed there. A sector was Consulate General (2120 Bloqr St. W., Toronto, M6S assigned to us, alongside the French if I'm not mistaken. 1M8; telephone, 476-763-3114, near Ukrainian World Congress headquarters in Toronto's Bloor West Wynnycky] Our leadership has monitored the situation closely since the beginning of the crisis. Regarding the Un­ Village.) On October 17 the Ukrainian Canadian Consul General Serhiy Borovyk Congress Toronto Branch held a reception welcoming sanctioned air strikes against the Serbs, we have adopt­ ed a measured position. Ukraine's newest representative in Canada. being formulated here in Canada. I'm sure you're aware We believe that the military way is not well suited to of the research facility located here in Toronto where Please give us an idea how the Consulate General finding an answer to the question. Ukraine favors an this is being done [a reference to the Chair of Ukrainian functions. expansion of the political dialogue, and a redoubled Studies at the University of Toronto]. effort to defuse the conflict via peaceful means. After I'm still learning much about it myself. Consul We will be doing everything possible to deal with the all, innocent civilians are dying. We can't agree to the Sobotovych has accomplished much in his brief tenure. needs of our compatriots living abroad, but will also act use of armed force. For one thing, people know the address. He was the to secure the interests of Ukraine and to maintain its ter­ Also, we are sustaining heavy economic losses only one here, he came to a naked spot. For three ritorial integrity. months, he lived in a hotel. Now at least we have a bit because of the sanctions being applied to Serbia. Our of a "diplomatic colony." Have you contacted Prof. Paul Magocsi [who Danube shipping fleet has been crippled. In Izmail we Our staff will consist of three diplomatic officers, the heads the Chair]? had to head off considerable social unrest because so general consul [Mr. Borovyk], Consul [Mr. Not yet, but I have every expectation that we will many of these merchant seamen were out of work. They Sobotovych] and vice-consul (Volodymyr enter into a constructive dialogue with him. I'm sure have families to support, and in port towns there is Verkhniadsky), and six administrative staff members. we'll be able to find some common ground, so that our rarely any other form of employment. Mr. Verkhniadsky is due to arrive on October 13 in contacts can benefit Ukraine. To return to the question of the Ukrainian popu­ Toronto. He will be managing economic affairs, ques­ What can you tell us about the Consulate's func­ lation in Bosnia, what contacts are you maintaining tions of investment in Ukraine, scientific and scholarly tion in terms of establishing economic and commer­ there? What efforts are being made to ensure their exchanges, and so forth, as a representative of the cial ties? Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations. Then again, we'll all be dealing with economic matters. President [Leonid] Kuchma told a recent gathering of We are maintaining a variety of contacts. Since the The Consulate is becoming a full-blooded diplomatic our diplomatic corps that all of our missions, whether outbreak of the war, a number of organizations in west­ organism. Consul Sobotovych has regularly seen 20 to embassies or consulates, be evaluated in terms of their ern Ukraine, particularity from Lviv, have taken in chil­ 30 people a day, dealing with everything from tourist economic performance. There will be an "economiza- dren for periods of rest in the Carpathians. visas to renewal of citizenship [changing over from tion" of our foreign policy. Has the question of permanently resettling people Soviet to Ukrainian] for people living in Canada. This doesn't mean that political or cultural impera­ in Ukraine been raised? Behind every piece of paper lies the life story of a tives will somehow become secondary. But it does human being. When dealing with our citizens who come mean that, in Canada for example, ensuring that the No it hasn't. here and with our compatriots living in Canada, our high-level agreements signed with your government last And yet it has here in Canada. Wouldn't it be goal is that each should leave feeling that we have year are given substance as quickly as possible. somehow more logical, if only because it's closer, for defended their rights. Our Consulate has been assigned six regions: Ontario, people to resettle in Ukraine? Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon and When you acted as a special counsel to Minister the Northwest Territories. Manitoba, Quebec and the Perhaps it could be more logical, I don't know. The Udovenko on the diaspora, did you concentrate on Maritimes will be handled from the Embassy in Ottawa. question hasn't been put to us. However, we could con­ the West or on the East? Thus, we are dealing directly with provincial and other duct an evacuation operation if the need arose, using the There is no division of approach to the Western or local governments, and to some extent this is more impor­ Black Sea Fleet to ferry people out via the Mediterranean Eastern diasporas. Earlier, the focus was on the Western tant that working at the national level, at summits. if they came under direct artillery attack, for example. diaspora, because we often came with our hands out As we speak, Saskatchewan's Premier Roy Ukraine is obviously trying to broaden its involve­ looking for help. That has changed, and we're looking Romanow is in Ukraine on business. Saskatchewan is ment in international structures, turning West. And to work in terms of partnership. home to some of the most innovative oil extraction and yet, President Kuchma has recently been seen But there are many Ukrainians who live in Russia, other mining technology in the world. A method known putting on the brakes on moves to integrate with the and they have far more and greater problems than those as horizontal drilling has been developed there. For us, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Has he been who live in Canada. They have no schools, theaters, this is obviously of vital interest. unnerved by Russia's bluster about NATO moving TV, newspapers — that's if we talk about Ukrainians Within the first three weeks of my arrival here, I've up to its borders? who have settled in Russia permanently. conducted talks with Canada's Transportation Ministry Of course, Russia has always sought to move the so- There is also a large contingent of itinerant workers, for assistance in obtaining international certification for called "Curzon Line" [of demarcation between its those who are employed in Russia's Siberian oil fields. Ukraine's aviation technology. This is crucial because, sphere of influence and the West] as far westward as They often stay in Russia for years at a time, but still otherwise, despite its huge potential in this area, possible. need to deal with questions of property, keep in touch Ukraine will be blocked from the global market. On our side, we have maintained our position as a with their families back home, and so on. Technicians and experts have recently traveled to plants non-bloc country. We have sought neither membership We recently opened a Consulate in Tiumen. There's in Kharkiv and elsewhere to set this program in motion, in the military structures of the Commonwealth of a considerable amount of work to be done out there. In and bring us in line with world standards. Independent States, nor in that of NATO. However, we Siberia, in the Far East, in the Kuban (Caucasus) region. These are just two examples. have never ruled out constructive cooperation with Russia concerns itself with the well being and rights We often get letters to the editor concerning either side. of Russians who live in the republics of the former efforts by emigres now living in Canada and the U.S. As a result, we are signatories of the Partnership for Soviet Union. These concerns are extensions of their to reclaim assets expropriated by the former regime Peace program. Also, in September, Minister Udovenko foreign policy, as a leverage point to further their influ­ in Ukraine. What is the government's position on signed a special agreement with the NATO countries in ence. Perhaps this tactic can be moderated somewhat if that? Brussels. Contacts with NATO are constantly being we give the concerns of Ukrainians living in Russia a expanded. In the past year, three joint military exercises This question is on the government's agenda, and higher profile. have been conducted with NATO forces. daily. At the moment, there is no legislative basis for a But there are other questions. For instance, in This doesn't mean that we're rashly surging ahead. settlement of the issue, and it needs to be developed. Slovakia, the ethnic and political identity of Rusyns is Such joint maneuvers have long been proposed between being raised as an issue. Not in terms of a unifying fac­ This is a complex issue, and the government aims to NATO and Russian forces, but the Russians have tor, but as an avenue for a counterproductive question­ deal with its many aspects in drafting the appropriate always said they are unprepared for them. ing of Ukraine's borders, and so on. law. It would apply, for instance, not only to emigres of Some of the ideology for this separatist movement is Ukrainian background, but also to thousands of Jews (Continued on page 16) No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM Auditors complete semiannual review __^^ 1 Executive Committee Anne Remick 1 § President 10 Sunnyside Ave. . 1 Canton, MA 02021 1 I Ulana Diachuk 1 Ukrainian National Association Nick Diakiwsky J I 30 Montgomery St. 2065 Ridge Road Ext. 1 1 Jersey City, NJ 07302 Ambridge, PA 15003 1 Roman Kuropas j і Vice-President 24619 Hill J I Nestor Olesnycky Warren, Ml 48091 1 I 17 Garthwaite Terrace 1 Maplewood, NJ 07040 The Rev. Myron Stasiw 1 18 Leeds St. 1 1 Director for Canada Toronto, Ontario M6G 1 N7 і I Peter Savaryn I 7507 Rowland Road Editor-in-Chief, Svoboda j The Ukrainian National Association's Auditing Committee conducted its semiannu­ 1 Edmonton, Alberta T6A 3W6 Zenon Snylyk I al review of the activities and operations of the UNA at Soyuzivka and at the UNA 1 Vice-Presidentess Svoboda Ukrainian Daily 1 Home Office in Jersey City, N.J., on October 21-25. The audit was conducted by | 30 Montgomery St. 1 1 Anya Dydyk-Petrenko Jersey City, NJ 07302 і (from left): Iwan Wynnyk, William Pastuszek, Stefan Hawrysz and Anatole 1 16050 Dorset Road Doroshenko. The fifth member of the Auditing Committee, Stefania Hewryk of 1 Laurel, MD 20707 Editor-in-Chief, I Winnipeg, was unable to be present. 1 Secretary The Ukrainian Weekly і 1 Martha Lysko Roma Hadzewycz 1 1 Ukrainian National Association The Ukrainian Weekly і Detroit holds organizing meeting1 30 Montgomery St. 30 Montgomery St. і j Jersey City, NJ 07302 Jersey City, N J 07302 1 1 Treasurer Director, і 1 Alexander G. Blahitka UNA Washington Office і 1 Ukrainian National Association Eugene Iwanciw 1 1 30 Montgomery St. Ukrainian National Association і 1 Jersey City, NJ 07302 400 N. Capitol St. NW J Suite R*SQ 1 1 Auditing Committee Washington, DC 20001 1 1 Stefan Hawrysz I 155 Erdenheim Road Manager, Soyuzivka j 1 Philadelphia, PA 19118 John A. Flis J і William Pastuszek Soyuzivka 1 1 9 S. Chester Road Foordmoore Road j 1 Swarthmore, PA 19018 Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Jj 1 Stefania Hewryk Honorary Members J 1 319 Atlantic Ave. of the General Assembly 1 і Winnipeg, Manitoba R2W 0R4 Stepan Kuropas § 1 Anatole Doroshenko 3301 N. Newland 1 1 1 BSoomingdale Place Chicago, IL 60634 | 1 Apt. 502 Jarosiaw Padoch 1 On October 1, the Detroit District held an organizing meeting focusing exclusively on і Bloomingdale, IL 60108 71 E. Seventh St. І the training of UNA secretaries and assistant secretaries. The agenda included a review 1 Swan Wynnyk New York, NY 10003 1 of UNA insurance products and approaches to selling life insurance. Ulana Diachuk, 1 233 E. Ninth St. UNA president, chaired the meeting. Seen in the photo are: (seated from left) Jarosiaw 1 New York, NY 10003 Genevieve Zerebniak 1 Baziuk, district treasurer; Roman Kuropas, UNA advisor and secretary, Branch 20; Mrs. 239 Portage Lakes Drive 1 Diachuk; Dr. Atanas Slusarczuk, secretary, Branch 174; Dr. Alexander Serafyn, UNA і Advisors Akron, OH 44319 1 Anna Chopek 1 advisor and chairman of the Detroit District Committee; (standing) secretaries and J Roma Hadzewycz 678 44th St. 1 assistant secretaries of their corresponding branches: Lesia Lawryn, Branch 175; Irene 1 Ukrainian National Association Los Alamos, NM 87544 1 Pryjma, Branch 292; Olga Maruszczak, Branch 82; Hryhoriy Korbiak, Branch 146; Ihor J 30 Montgomery St. Korbiak, Branch 146; Zoreslava Slusarczuk, Branch 174; Serafena Marzott, Branch 1 Jersey City, NJ 07302 Mary Dushnyck 1 341; Anna Petryshyn, Branch 341; and Petro Zaluba, Branch 183. 1 Tekla Moroz 2 Marine Ave. J і 345 36th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11209 J Lachine, Quebec H8T 2A5 Bohdan I. Hnatiuk Management students visit UNA I Stefko Kuropas 535 Prescott Road I 126 Williams Drive Merion Station, PA 19066 J 1 Schaumburg, IL 60198 Anna Haras ^ J I Alex Chudolij 1930GreenleafSt. § 1 281 Urma Ave. Bethlehem, PA 18017 і Clifton, NJ 07013 Myron Kuropas 1 1 Walter Korchynsky 107 llehamwood Drive I і 212 Meadowbrook Parkway E. DeKalb, IL60115 1 I Horseheads, NY 14845 The Very Rev. Stephen Bilak J І Eugene Iwanciw 1750 Jefferson St. 1 І 6138 N. 12th St. Apt. 301 1 І Arlington, VA 22205 Hollywood, FL 33020 j 1 Stefanie Hawryluk Walter Sochan J 1 P.O.Box 174 Michael Drive 53 Brinkerhoff St. 1 І Cottekill, NY 12419 Jersey City, NJ 07304 I 1 Taras Szmagala Jr. John O. Flis 1 1 1701 E. 12th St. 355 Elm Drive 1 і Apt. #15K West Roslyn, NY 11576 1 I Cleveland, OH 44114 j Joseph Lesawyer 1 I Alexander Serafyn 2643 Deer Path j Seen above are students of the Lviv Management Institute who recently paid a і 2565 Timberwyck Trail Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 1 visit to the UNA Home Office. Above they are seen on the roof of the UNA I Troy, Ml 48098 і Wasyl Didiuk I Bui ding in downtown Jersey City, across from the World Trade Center in Lower I Andrew Keybida 30 Allenhurst Drive 1 Manhattan. This is the fifth year that the institute's students have paid a visit to the I 19 Rutgers St. Apt. 402 1 UNA while on a study program in the U.S. The UNA has supported the Lviv 1 Maplewood, NJ 07040 Islington, Ontario M9A 4Y8 1 Management Institute with financial donations. шшштшшшшшшшшшшшшшшшшшшшшшшж THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12,1995 No. 46 Journalist's notebook THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY in Ukraine by Marta Kolomayets The son of a native son Kyiv Press Bureau This was the week the entire world's attention was focused on Israel as that coun­ try's prime minister, Yitzhak Rabin, was assassinated at a peace rally and then laid to rest in the presence of what The New York Times described as "the greatest assembly of foreign leaders ever gathered in Israel." Among the more than 40 foreign leaders Hallmark could make a fortune here present to pay their last respects to the soldier-turned-peacemaker was Ukraine's Today is Thursday, November 9... I generation of pensioners, who shed a tear President Leonid Kuchma, who said he was "shaken" by the prime minister's murder. think. Readers of this column will soon when they reminisce about bread for 2 Ilya Levitas, a leader of the 500,000-strong Jewish community in Ukraine (the fifth understand my confusion, as I try to kopeks and vodka for 10, who hum the largest in the world), told Reuters that the Israeli leader will be recalled also for "the explain the holidays observed this past Communist International and hang pic­ establishment of warm relations with Ukraine." week in Ukraine. tures of Stalin and Brezhnev on their There was other reaction from Ukraine as well due to the slain prime minister's Despite the fact that Ukraine pro­ bedroom walls, lives. Ukrainian connection. Though he himself was a native-born Israeli, a Sabra, Yitzhak claimed its independence over fqur years To tell the truth, citizens of Ukraine did Rabin's father, Nehemiah Robichov, was born in 1886 in to a poor Jewish family in ago, a number of holidays in this country not have two days off to celebrate, or to Sydorovychi, on Ukrainian territory then part of the tsarist Russian empire. are holdovers, from the Soviet era. mourn, the October Revolution Writing of Sydorovychi's "remote link with a world leader," Reuters correspondent Ron Popeski spoke with locals to elicit their reactions to Rabin's death and to get the According to Ukrainian law, official hol­ (November 7-8); today, November 9, it is story of past Jewish life in this village where there are no longer any Jews. An official idays in Ukraine still reek of Soviet reality, going on six days off, and with the week­ of the local council was quoted as saying of Rabin, "When I found out his father was for example: January 1 is a holiday, while end around the corner, it will seem more from Sydorovychi, I wanted to go around to all the schools and tell children about it. Christmas Day (January 7) is not. May 1 like seven days off. Even people fromaroun d here were proud." He was carrying in his wallet a news clip­ (known as May Day but best remembered To be sure, I am generalizing, but dear: ping about the slain prime minister's connection to the village. for the fact that children paraded down the readers, let me explain what I mean. Since Mr. Popeski notes by way of background that Sydorovychi, like many other villages Khreshchatyk in 1986 while Ukraine still November 7-8 fell in the middle, of the in Ukraine during tsarist times, was in the so-called Pale of Settlement where Russian glowed from the nuclear explosion of week this year (Tuesday and-Wednesday), authorities forced Jews to live. Many Jews left their homes in fear of tsarist pogroms. Chornobyl four days earlier) is still a holi­ the JJkrainian. government decided to be Others left later, during the Bolshevik revolution arid'Stalin's forced collectivization day. So is May 9, which is Victory Day, good tp its citizens., So, they made campaign that killed 7 to 10 million in Ukraine. The journalist then goes on to note that though many Ukrainians still wonder why - Saturday, Sunday and Monday days off. Nazi atrocities and Soviet-era discrimination "sowed deep mistrust between Jews and despite the fact that they fell victim to the Let me explain; Last Saturday was a Ukrainians," however, he adds: "But villagers said they had good relations with Jews." victor, the mighty Soviet Union - for more working day for everyone; we all worked. Residents of Sydorovychi were quoted as saying that their Jewish neighbors than 50 years that day was greeted with as if it were Monday, so that we could maintained their traditions and fit in nicely with the slow pace of life. One vil­ parades, orchestras and family parties. have Monday* November 6, off (in itself lager recalled that the Jewish shopkeepers "would always extend [my father] True, the Ukrainian government has a mini-holiday because 52 years ago credit if he didn't have any money." Another recalled, "There were never any dis­ acknowledged that August 24, Ukraine's Kyiv was freed from Nazi occupation). putes or any humiliation of Jews here. Everyone lived peacefully — Ukrainians, Independence Day, is indeed a Ukrainian So, our holidays started on Sunday, Poles and Jews. We didn't have any Russians in our village." holiday. But, really, what harvest-loving November 5, and went through Wednesday, Thus, the Reuters correspondent, in writing about one village in Ukraine, did citizen of this great country would pass November 8. However, few people had the much to dispel the stereotypical depiction of Ukraine as a land of anti-Semites. The up another opportunity to reap the bene­ energy to work a six-day, week last week picture he painted was one of harmony among various nationalities, a harmony that fits of a day off in the countryside, with and really did not work on Saturday, was repeatedly shattered by foreign invaders, Russians, Nazis and Soviets. plenty of sun, vodka and smoked salo? November 4. And, since going back to And so as Yitzhak Rabin was remembered in Ukraine as the son of a native Two more days round out the list of work on Thursday, November 9, would be son, and a statesman who did much toward the development,of:good relations official government holidays: November pointless,1 because most people work only between Israel and Ukraine, it was gratifying to see Ron Popeski's article illumi­ 7-8, the days of the October Revolution. half a day on'Friday, then whywork" at all ' nating some aspects of the complex topic of Ukrainian-Jewish relations. Curiously, the Ukrainian government until Monday, November 13. (A number of no longer labels them as the days of the academic institutes just told their employ­ Revolution; it simply marks the days off ees not to bother showing up for work as holidays, providing no explanation. until Monday.) The fact that the government decided If you are in the news business in to forego an explanation gives me some Ukraine and depend on newspapers to Turning the pages back... hope that perhaps in this free and inde­ get the latest, hottest information...forget pendent Ukrainian state officials are a bit it, you'd really be lost. Newspapers have embarrassed to acknowledge these days not been printed here since last Friday, Five years ago, Patriarch Mstyslav I was enthroned as patri­ as the days of the October Revolution. which means that I have not seen a arch of Kyiv and all Ukraine. Excerpts of The Weekly's report However, I would feel much more Ukrainian newspaper since last Saturday, on that historic event follow. comfortable if they got rid of them alto­ which means that if I had to rely solely on gether and chose holidays that reflect Ukrainian newspapers for my information, Ukraine's history and not that of a I would not know to this day that Israeli His Holiness Mstyslav was enthroned as patriarch of Kyiv and all Ukraine on Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin had been November 18,1990, in Kyiv, in ceremonies held in St. Sophia Cathedral. Local authorities bygone totalitarian regime. Mykhailo Kosiv, chairman of the assassinated. Nor would I know that handed the cathedral over to the believers of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox President Leonid Kuchma went to the Church for that day. The use of the church was sanctioned also by the chairman of the Parliament's Committee on Culture and Spirituality, proposed that the Supreme funeral in Jerusalem. Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, Leonid Kravchuk, and Prime Minister Vitold I would not know that France had a new ; Fokin. Council review a new list of holidays to be observed in Ukraine. That was back Cabinet nor that Colin Powell had decided : The solemnities began with an all-night vigil which members of the hierarchy of on May 24, but the legislature has not yet not to run for president of the Lf.S. I would the UAOC celebrated at St. Andrew's Cathedral on the eve of the enthronement. found the time to examine the list also not be privy to the fact that musician Metropolitan Ioann of Lviv and Galicia addressed the congregation after the service. Mr. Kosiv proposes that the following Eric Clapton was made an Officer-of the In his homily, the metropolitan spoke of how the significance of the upcoming event holidays be observed in Ukraine: January Order of the British Empire and; that Jay must be perceffed by Patriarch Mstyslav emotionally, remarking that His Holiness 1 - New Year's Day; January 7 - Leno was beating; David Letterman in had been cons$brated to the episcopacy in the church in which they now stood almost Christmas Day; January 22 - Ukrainian late-night ratings. 50 years before. The vigil service preceding the first patriarchal enthronement in the Unity Day; March 8 - Mother's Day and Can you imagine a country of-52 mil­ history of the UAOC was described by Metropolitan Ioann as "Sviat Vechir" - a A Day of Respect for Women (although lion without a daily newspaper for five "Christmas Eve" for the Ukrainian people. my husband argues that every day should days? Can you imagine New York with­ On November 18, the solemnities culminated with the celebration of an archpas- be a day of respect for women); March 9 - out the Times? Washington without the toral divine liturgy at St. Sophia Cathedral. Presiding over the service was Patriarch Shevchenko's birthday, which would be a Post, Chicago without the Trib? Mstyslav, who was assisted by all the members of the hierarchy of the UAOC in Day of National Spirituality; May 9 - - But that's life in Ukraine, wh§re practi­ Ukraine, as well as by Archbishop Constantine and Bishop Antony,'who had traveled Victory Day, to be Observed to mark cally every day is a hoiiciay. this is a place to Kyiv from the United States. Also concelebrating were some 40 priests, while over Ukraine's tragic past; August 24 - where Hallmark could make a fortune. 200 clerics because of limited space, were, forced to witness the service from the Ukrainian Independence Day; and I always thought Americans looked for knave of the church, which was filled with believers. December 1 - Day of National Unity and reasons to celebrate, e.g., Valentine's Day,, Among the dignitaries attending the ceremony were the chairman of the Council Concord (to mark the anniversary of the Grandparents' Day, Secretary's Day. But for Religious Affairs of the Ukrainian SSR, Mykola Kolesnyk, deputies to the referendum, when more than 92 percent of one quick flip through Ukraine's Narodnyi Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, Mykhailo Horyn, Serhiy Holovaty, Mykola Ukraine's citizens voted for indepen­ Kalendar and you'll see that Ukraine has Porovsky and Vasyl Chervoniy, deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Yuriy dence). theWestbeat. Sorochyk, as well as other notables. I just wonder when these holidays will For example did you know that January St. Sophia Square and its side streets, despite cold weather and rain, were filled with be adopted. With quite a few old 29 is the Day of Fire Department tens of thousands of people. Among the most moving parts of the ceremony was the pre­ Communist dinosaurs in Parliament and Workers? April 7 is Geologists' Day, June sentation of Metropolitan Petro Mohyla's 17th century archpastoral staff (pdsokh) to many more Ukrainian citizens who hate 6 is Journalists' Day, June 9 is Workers of Patriarch Mstyslav. the country they live in and long for the Light Industry Day. And, oh yes, Patriarch Mstyslav I died on June 11, 1993, at the age of 94. He was succeeded by good old, bad old days of the "Evil September 8 is the Day of Oil, Gas and Oil patriarch Volodymyr (Romaniuk), who was most recently succeeded by Patriarch Filaret. Empire," it does not seem that change will Refinery Workers. Source: "Patriarch Mstyslav enthroned: Historic services held at St. Sophia Cathedral," come about quickly. But more on that in future columns. The Ukrainian Weekly, November 25, 1990, Vol LVIII, No. 47. It won't come at least as long as this As soon as the holidays are over... No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Jacts andfflaces Suggested topics It is a relief that in the past two or so years, the truth about the 1932-1933 by Myron B. Kuropas famine has entered the general con­ for historical research sciousness as officially accepted histori­ Dear Editor: cal fact, and that Ukrainian-German col­ laborationist attacks have subsided. Yet I am writing this as an appeal to suggest there remain many historical realities Chickens coming home to roost! to historians - Ukrainian or otherwise - to that need to be reckoned with - de-falsi­ write well-documented, English-language fied, thoroughly researched, analyzed, I recently shared my concerns about children of the purists don't even go to historical accounts of two separate events documented and published. our community's future with a nationally church or if they do, it's to a non- in Ukrainian history, which I believe are prominent and highly respected Ukrainian church. Do their parents care? inadequately covered: Luba Gawur Ukrainian American leader whose atti­ I believe they do. Are they willing to 1) Operation Keelhaul - the forced Prague tude shocked me. make accommodations so that the non- repatriation of Soviet citizens in the "1 really don't care much about what Ukrainian spouses of many of their chil­ aftermath of World War II who found happens over here," he told me quite dren can feel at home? Not really. "They themselves outside the new, post-1945 Re: Jewish-Mennonite- frankly. "I am worried about Ukraine's can make all the accommodations after Soviet, borders, by the collaborative future." I'm dead," one purist told me. "But as efforts of the Soviet, British and U.S. Ukrainian conference I was stupefied. "Don't you worry long as I'm alive I want things to remain about our survival?" I asked. "Doesn't it just as they are." governments. Dear Editor: 2) Akcja Wisla - the forced relocation matter to you that there may be no We complain that the people of of Ukrainians from Polish-Ukrainian bor­ A letter printed in your September 17 Ukrainian community for your children Ukraine have been so Sovietized that der territories, especially Lemkivshchyna, issue was brought to my attention. Titled: and your grandchildren in the future?" they lack a sense of civic responsibility. to scattered regions of Poland (i.e., also "Why did conference feature Littman?" "I care about the community," he told We see it over there. We also see it over known as "ethnic cleansing"). the letter made a number of assumptions me. "We need it to keep tabs on Ukraine. here, among the newest immigrants. This It seems to me that there is insuffi­ and conclusions which were false. Once things are on the right track over lack of interest in "joining" or "becoming cient information about these significant The letter stated that a "recent Jewish- there, our community becomes irrelevant." involved" is hardly surprising. In a com­ events in 20th century Ukrainian history. Mennonite-Ukrainian Conference in Had I had this discourse with someone munist country, the government controls With the opening of socialist borders and Winnipeg featured Mr. Sol Littman as a 60 years of age or over I wouldn't have everything. Every mediating structure - increased access to information, filling guest speaker" where he was "feted." been as surprised. But the person with family, church, neighborhood, school, the remaining gaps in historical memory Your readers may be interested in whom I had this exchange is much, much professional society, labor union, youth becomes all the more crucial. knowing that the conference being younger, one of the few dedicated people club, political party - virtually every con­ As a Slavic librarian involved in book referred to was held on August 28-30 at of his generation still working hard in the ceivable organization is controlled by the acquisitions and collection development, the University of Manitoba. The theme community. government. In a Communist country, I have come across various monographs centered on Jewish, Mennonite and The more I thought about our conversa­ organizations exist solely for the purpose in catalogues that deal with sensitive cur­ Ukrainian relations, both present and his­ tion, however, the more it all began to of promoting government-ordained rent topics, as well as new, interpretive toric, to which a general appeal for make sense. This gentleman is the son of objectives. Individual goals are irrele­ historical treatment of the past, and can papers on selected topics was requested post-World War II immigrants, members vant. It is for this reason that people in attest to the proliferation of material on in the fall of 1994. Upon receiving a of that immigration which calls itself Soviet Ukraine avoided organizational diverse aspects of post-Communist soci­ broad spectrum of proposals for papers, "political." It is this immigration that will membership as much as possible. eties - as they were, and as they are the Conference Program Committee tell you that they were forced to come to Membership was presented as a "duty." today. Most of these monographs are made a selection from the proposals and America by circumstances, not by choice. Belonging was neither enjoyable nor published by reputable university presses invited those selected to participate in Many of them planned to return and hav­ always beneficial. the conference and present their papers. with a wide distribution. ing gone back a number of times in recent We seem to have a similar problem in Only two people were "specially" invit­ years, some will tell you they would move the United States. Few children of politi­ When I see new treatment of subjects ed, they were the keynote speaker, Dr. such as the Katyn forest massacre, the back, "if only I was younger." cal immigrants demonstrate a desire to Raymond Breton, and the banquet speak­ For the leadership of the political immi­ belong to our existing organizations. deportation of Poles during World War II, er, Dr. Rodney Sawatsky. the current issue of Romany discrimina­ gration, the major focus has always been They, too, lack a sense of civic responsi­ tion, general ethnic conflict in East Central The writer of the letter, Dr. Lubomyr Ukraine. They were dedicated to Ukraine, bility, a longing to be an active member Europe, Russiflcation of the Baltic states, Luciuk, also sent in a proposal for a paper. and they worked hard establishing organi­ of the community. I suspect that for women in the former Yugoslavia, etc., I His proposal was accepted and he was zations whose main purpose was to pro­ many of them, community membership think of the many Ukrainian issues that, invited to participate on the very same mote the Ukrainian freedom crusade. was also presented as a "duty," some­ basis as Mr. Littman. Following the print­ although they may have been researched Many spent countless volunteer hours on thing to be endured but not necessarily ing of the brochure announcing the confer­ behalf of their cause, giving of themselves enjoyed. That approach, unfortunately, and analyzed in Ukraine or by diaspora ence and listing the presenters, Dr. Luciuk scholars within their own communities, in a way that only true believers can, alienated many of the children of the refused to participate since Mr. Littman wholly and unselfishly. Today, they can political immigration. The tragedy lies in have not been brought to the fore of had been invited to participate. Western consciousness, have not been pre­ take pride in the knowledge that they the fact that in fighting the assimilation It is unfortunate that Dr. Luciuk refused remained true to their beliefs to the very sented to the public at large or even to the process so assiduously, the purists to participate in this open conference end. Today they can rejoice. unknowingly enhanced it. international community of scholars, where the theme was to "Build Bridges" researchers, politicians, etc. True believers always pay a price for Our community is now fully in the and promote greater understanding their zealotry, however. And sometimes throes of assimilation. There was a time between the three communities. those around them pay a price, too. when I believed acculturation might HWtQmQh Ken Riddig Today our community is paying that become the norm and for a time it was. price. Today, the chickens have come Thanks to our purists, however, that time Winnipeg THE UKRAINIAN WEEKIY home to roost! has passed. The writer is president of the Jewish- Purists among the political immigrants Is there hope for the future? Can the Mennonite-Ukrainian Conference Com­ always insisted on "Ukrainian only" when­ next generation, the grandchildren of the MAIN OFFICE (editorial, subscriptions mittee. ever or wherever two or more Ukrainians political immigrants, be "saved?" and advertising departments): gathered. They lampooned the children of Among historians of the immigrant The Ukrainian Weekly 111 older immigrants for their "kitchen experience there is something called 30 Montgomery Street Let's help restore Ukrainian," letting them know that they "Hansen's Hypothesis." First articulated by Jersey City, NJ 07302 were unwelcome in their Ukrainian-only Marcus Lee Hansen in 1938, it argues that Phone:(201)434-0237 1 Shevchenko's language organizations. Today many of their chil­ as the second generation succumbs to fax:(201)451-5486 dren speak fluent Ukrainian, but they assimilation, the third generation will II Dear Editor: might as well speak Greek because they return to the ethnic fold. According to KYIV PRESS BUREAU: I Thank you for publishing the article rarely meet other Ukrainians. Hansen, many in the second generation The Ukrainian Weekly 111 by Tania Hrynyszyn re: the "Ukrainian Purists among the political immigrants were unable to reconcile their ethnicity 11 Karl Marx Street -Apt. 33 III only Policy in Ukraine." I also want to insisted on creating their own organiza­ with their Americanism. Believing they Kyiv, Ukraine 252001 11 commend Ms. Hrynyszyn for expressing tions, refusing to join many of the organi­ had to choose between the "burdens" of Ukraine the feelings of 99 percent of Ukrainians zations that were already in existence when their European roots and the American phone/fax: (44) 229-1906 I no matter where they reside. they arrived. Today, these same purists way, they chose America. The third gener­ I hope Tamara Koropetska, and the complain that Ukraine's most recent immi­ ation, on the other hand, never had to make TORONTO PRESS BUREAU: 111 few like-minded people like her, read the grants are ignoring their organizations. that choice. They were Americans from Ukrainian National Association article by Ms. Hrynyszyn and start help­ Purists among the political immigrants birth, and their ethnicity became a con­ The Ukrainian Weekly Press Bureau worked hard to politicize our churches scious positive choice rather than a burden. 111 ing others in Ukraine "restore" the very 1 Eva Road -Suite 402 beautiful language of Taras Shevchenko, and they succeeded. Although precious Will there be a third generation return Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 4Z5 Lesia Ukrainka, Ivan Franko, etc. few of their children became priests or in the Ukrainian American community? I Canada Yes, the Ukrainian language must be religious, they made so many demands see signs of it already. If the third genera­ on the church that many American-born tion does discover its roots, however, it Phone:(416)626-1999 the official language of Ukraine. of my generation - whose fathers and will be on its own terms. If the purists fax: (416) 626-3841 Joseph Charyna mothers built many of the churches - don't get in the way, our community may Stoughton, Mass. were forced to leave. Today, many of the yet experience a renaissance. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 No. 46 Scouting groups from Ukraine's regions seek unity via camps bhvy KhristinIThrictina LeT P«w/ accordinягпс\гА\глоg to agяо-eр anппНd nonnft regionmoinn , spokcrtnkpe яa яйашаааа^^ curious mix of Ukrainian and Russian — DNIPROPETROVSKE — On the with a healthy dose of sign language. banks of the Oril River in eastern "We didn't enforce a Ukrainian-only Ukraine, far from the chambers of gov­ policy," explained Yuri Kruk, one of four ernment in Kyiv, 32 young people tack­ Canadian Plast counselors at Camp led some of the most pressing issues fac­ Vuzol. "We allowed the scouts to work ing Ukraine today: uniting the eastern out their own language dynamic." and western regions of the country, bilin- The scouts ranged in age from 14 to gualism, religious faith. 17; 40 percent were Russian speakers. These were not the children of bureau­ K When one couldn't find the Ukrainian crats hand-picked for two wc of sum­ word for something, another would sup­ mertime discourse and R&R, bat scouts ply it. With no interference from coun­ converging from all regions of Ukraine selors,- the scouts sidestepped the lan­ to explore the possibility of future coop­ guage issue with aplomb. eration. On July 16-29, the campsite on In bringing together the various orga­ the Oril River was a microcosm of the nizations, it became apparent that their burgeoning Ukrainian state. The petrie scouting traditions are different. dish yielded some surprising results. The Skif and Berkut scouts of eastern Organized by Plast, a scouting organiza­ Ukraine, through contact with the World tion, Camp Vuzol (Knot) brought together Scout Bureau, have modeled themselves the Skif scouts of Dnipropetrovske, the on European scouting organizations. Khortytsia scouts of Zaporizhzhia, the Plast scouting was revived in its his­ Berkut of Kryvyi Rih, the Tropinka of torical birthplace of western Ukraine, Krasnoarmiyske, and Plast scouts from the with assistance from Plast in the diaspo­ Lviv Oblast with the goal of uniting all of ra. It is more nationalistic and incorpo­ Ukraine's scouting organizations into one rates religious beliefs. national body. During the two-week camp, a seminar­ Once unified, Ukraine can join the 15 ian from the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic million-member World Organization of the seminary outside of Lviv joined the Scout Movement, which accepts only one scouts. There were some among the representative scouting organization per camp counselors who were concerned country. Plast is the largest of Ukraine's that his presence would spark inter-con­ scouting groups, with 3,000 members hail­ fessional tensions. Oddly enough, the ing mostly from western Ukraine. Skif scouts engaged him in theological Scout camps in Ukraine discussions, hanging on his every word. During a divine liturgy celebrated the Camp Vuzol in Dnipropetrovske, the day before the camp ended, five scouts Zolota Bulava camp in the Rivne Oblast accepted first holy communion. and a third camp in Lviv were all leader­ A day later, after the last campfire — ship training camps for teenagers this complete with Plast songs and skits — a summer, sponsored by Plast in Ukraine group of scouts retreated to a secluded and the Canada-Ukraine Partners pro­ grove to swear the Plast Oath. "It was gram, a Canadian government initiative. the first time the Oath was sworn in east­ The camps were run by Ukrainian Plast ern Ukraine," said Oksana Zakydalsky, a members with assistance from their member of Canada's National Plast Canadian counterparts. Command and organizer of Camp A fourth camp, the Lisova Shkola Vuzol. instructor training camp for young men For Vuzol Camp leader Vasyl held in the Carpathian Mountains, was Shchekun, a Plast member from Stryi, sponsored by the Supreme Plast the joint camp was a balancing act Command, the worldwide Plast coordi­ intended to spur future cooperation nating body. between the various scouting groups. While,the three training camps in "We must embrace the smaller scouting western Ukraine catered exclusively to groups in order to create a national scout- Plast scouts, Camp Vuzol embraced vari­ ing organization for all regions of ous Ukrainian scouting organizations. Ukraine," he explained. Unification has its stumbling blocks. For its 32 campers, Camp Vuzol ful­ First and foremost was the issue of lan­ filled a more basic need: it provided an guage. opportunity to explore nature, work Many of the scouts from the eastern together in a communal environment, regions of Ukraine spoke only Russian. and make new friends, despite differ­ Instruction and activities were conducted ences. "We're having a great time," con­ in "the Ukrainian language. Among them­ firmed Nadia Mylnychuk, a Skif scout selves, the scouts, who were grouped from Dnipropetrovske.

!§|! Khristina Lew Vuzol Camp leader Vasyl Shchekun (center) bids farewell to campers at the last Scouts at Camp Vuzol take down their tent as Canadian Flast counselor Danylo campfire. Darewyeh (right) supervises. No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 Ukrainian delegation participates in 18th World Scout Jamboree in Holland A milestone towards the acceptance of Plast into the World Organization of the Scout Movement was the attendance of a Ukrainian delegation at the J8th World Scout Jamboree in Holland on August 1-11. Although Plast is nationally registered in Ukraine and has over 3,000 members, other scouting-type organizations exist in Ukraine, particularly in the eastern and southern regions. There are well- established groups, such as the Skif Scout Association of Dnipropetrovske and the Scout Federation of the Crimea, as well as various other youth organiza­ tions that designate themselves as "scouts." The World Organization of the Scout Movement, the organizer of the jamboree in Holland and the coordinating body of the 15 million-member scout movement, wants to see a united scout organization in Ukraine and has stalled Ukraine's membership in the world body until such unity is achieved. Plast has taken the initiative in uniting the scouting movement in Ukraine by organizing several joint events with other scout groups. A roundtable discus­ sion was held in Dnipropetrovske at the beginning of this year. In the summer, on July 16-29, a joint leadership training camp of the various scouting groups was held near Dnipropetrovske. Plast, together with several other scout groups, made up the delegation to the World Scout Jamboree. The delega­ tion to the jamboree was headed by Oles Kryskiv and Yarko Kardash of Plast, and Victor Hohulinsky of the Skif Scout Plast members in front of the jamboree symbol. Association, and included representa­ tives of Plast in Poland, Germany and Ukraine with the Ukrainian contingent at camp getting to know each other and get­ were 36,000 scouts at the jamboree from Canada. the preparatory camp located just one ting ready for the jamboree. For the event 190 countries and territories. Yarema Luciw was the delegate from hour outside the city of Lviv. The we had to prepare a visual display on Canada. He is 18 years old, and has But describing the size of a world preparatory camp had been originally scouting in Ukraine and a cultural pro­ been a member of Plast in Toronto since jamboree by just giving the number of planned for a week earlier and was to gram of Ukrainian songs, dances and tra­ he was 7. He has held various leadership participants is misleading. The enormous have been held near Dnipropetrovske but, ditions. positions and currently is a counselor for size of the jamboree site, the thousands because of bad planning and a lack of Then we left for a three-day bus trip a group of 8-year-olds. He is a high of tents scattered over hundreds of acres funds, it was postponed and held outside school student at Bishop Allen School in across western Ukraine, Poland and of land, the 13 subcamps and 6,000 ser­ Lviv. This minor setback didn't discour­ Toronto and plans to go to university Germany, finally arriving in Holland on vice volunteers made it a giant event age us at all, as the various groups were August 1. On the way we picked up indeed. У ' — Oksana Zakydalsky very eager to meet each other. Yarko, the representative of Plast in The opening ceremonies were held on I was surprised by the fact that the Poland, who joined our delegation. by Yarema Luciw the second day, August 2, where the members of the delegation had come (I have to admit that the ride was not theme of the jamboree, "Future is now," TORONTO - Early this spring I from so many different places in very enjoyable: the bus was uncomfort­ was introduced. Mira, the representative received the news that I had been chosen, Ukraine. Some came from as far south as able, we got held up at the Ukrainian/ from Plast in Germany, arrived the same from across Canada, to be the Canadian the Crimea, some from Dnipropetrovske, Polish border for three hours, we were lost day, and we were happy to have her join Plast representative at the 18th World others from the nation's capital, Kyiv, near Warsaw for another three hours and, us. For the next week, the daily schedule Scout Jamboree to be held in Holland on and from Zakarpattia, but the majority for long periods of time, we were forced to involved various activities, which each August 1-11. Tanya Dzulynska, head of came from western Ukraine - from the listen to the bus driver's cheap Russian person chose by pulling out activity slips Plast in Canada, notified me that I would Lviv and Ternopil oblasts. The delega­ rock V roll music tapes.) by lot. You would then go to that activity be part of the delegation from Ukraine. tion was made up of 23 members of Upon our arrival in Dronten, Holland and return at suppertime to your camp. This would be the first time that Ukraine Plast, 12 Crimean scouts, nine Skif - the site of the jamboree - I was aston­ The activities were varied and numer­ had been officially invited to take part in scouts from Dnipropetrovske and four ished at the reception we received. ous: sailing, survival trek, day and night a jamboree. scouts from other organizations. Everybody was yelling, cheering, waving A short three months later, I was in We spent three days at the preparatory to us and being extremely friendly. There (Continued on page 15)

Yarema Luciw (left) with Dr. Jacques Moreillon, secretary-general of the World Dancing at the Ukrainian campsite. Organization of the Scout Movement. No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 10 The road to Atlanta: Ukrainian teams continue the Olympic trek Ukraine as they stopped over on their Independent Ukraine will compete in ations in all, have trained in Carrollton, way to Georgia, for pre-Olympic training its first Summer Olympics in 1996, which Ga., in pre-Olympic trials since late June and acclimatization. CARROLL '96 begin in Atlanta, Ga., on July 19. It will and will continue to do so through mid- Every time, we have ended up resolv­ „cAwoucomm ctomxA U.S.AM also be the 100th anniversary since the November. Periodically, The Weekly will ing last-minute ticket problems, escorting beginning of the "modern" Games, first give its readers updates on the teams, the them to departure gates and chaperoning held in Athens in 1896. athletes and the latest on Ukraine's race them; ahh, what it takes to get a story. The Ukrainian delegation, sprinkled for the gold. In our latest installment on "the road with superstars and much potential, is In the last two months, on several to Atlanta" we discuss the strengths, the considered a team worth watching by occasions we have traveled to John F. stars, and the competition of four of many experts — and so we will. Kennedy International Airport in New іП Ukraine's more promising squads. rttAMfUG $ Various teams from Ukraine, 16 feder­ York to greet teams arriving from

training right now is Track coach sets goal Women's coach downplays directed towards win­ ning Olympic gold," of five medals at '96 Games team's Olympic potential said the world cham­ pion. She said that by Roman Woronowycz by Roman Woronowycz besides the fact she NEW YORK — The coach of the Ukrainian Olympic cannot eat ice cream NEW YORK — Judging by its fifth-place finish at track team is very pleased with the strides his team has as often as she would the world championships in Sapporo, Japan, in early taken in its preparation for next year's Games. "The world prefer, she likes every­ October, the Ukrainian* women's gymnastics squad has championships in Goteborg assured a place for our team thing about training what it takes to compete at the top echelon of the sport. (in the Olympics). Today it is important that we maintain and competing. She Tell that to head coach Oleh Ostapenko. the progress we made there," said track coach Valeriy had better because her At the airport, where the team had just arrived on its way Oleksandrov, just after his team had arrived in New York pre-Olympic regime to Chattanooga, Tenn., where they will train, Mr. on September 29 on the way to Carrollton, Ga., for several entails seven hours of Ostapenko downplayed every aspect of his team's chances weeks of training and acclimatization. training daily, six days at the 1996. Olympic Games in Atlanta. In Goteborg, Sweden, the site of the World Athletic a week. First, he said, "We really do not have the talent, but we Championships, held on August 6-13, Ukraine took two Men's coach Ana- are going to work to improve" He continued, "The judg­ gold medals and a bronze. toliy Shemiakin has ing is very tough, the judges are very subjective." Then, Mr. Oleksandrov explained that the team had set as their "Another tough aspect is that we do not have the best none of the reserva­ 1995 World Champion Lilia Pidkopayeva goal to capture three to five medals at the track champi­ facilities and equipment," he proclaimed. tions of his women's onships, and that they will be pleased if they repeat the His objective could only be to avoid heightening counterpart in extol­ accomplishment next year. He also suggested that financial expectations because by too many accounts the team is ling the strengths of his team. He said that he was disap­ support from the Ukrainian diaspora will play an important on the verge of hitting the heights of the sport. pointed in the mens team's fifth-place finish; he was role in the team's success. "The help we are receiving from First and foremost, there is Lilia Pidkopayeva, who took shooting for third. "We weren't really looking at first or the diaspora is very important, it could be the difference the overall individual gold medal at the Sapporo world second, but we absolutely wanted third," said Mr. between capturing three or five medals," said the coach. championships and also holds the European title. The 17- Shemiakin. Surprising no one, Serhiy Bubka once again took a year-old is the new girl wonder of the sport and fills the He called China, Russia, Belarus and Japan the pow­ gold in the pole vault in Goteborg, but Inessa Kravets void created by the absence of 1992 Olympic over-all ers of men's gymnastics, but also included Ukraine in opened a few eyes with her performance in the triple champion from Ukraine, Tatiana Gutsu. that group. jump. She destroyed her opposition on the way tp shat­ There is also the modern training facility at Koncha Indeed, the team had the potential to finish much tering the old world record by 40 centimeters with a Zaspa, a secluded, wooded athletic retreat about an hour stronger but was overcome by a couple of major setbacks. jump of 15.50 meters (50 feet, 10.25 inches). She also outside of Kyiv. In the last two years the facilities and First, 400-meter hurdler Oleh Tverdokhlib was killed in a became the first woman to clear 50 feet. equipment have been updated through various sources, car accident in Ukraine before the competition. Then Ihor Inga Babakova made her first mark on the world including contributions from the Ukrainian Sports Korobetsky, the European champion, who had already won scene with a bronze in the high jump. The reed-thin 6- Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada. a bronze in the parallel bars in Sapporo, tore his Achilles' footer cleared 6 feet, 7.6 inches. Coach Oleksandrov Mr. Ostapenko said that in his opinion the toughest tendon during floor exercises. said she is one with the potential to move up. He also teams are the Chinese and the Romanians. He put the "Without the leader of our team we, well..," said named Tania Tereshchuk in the long jump and Zhana Russians at third or fourth. Coach Shemiakin, a whimsical tone in his voice. Pentusevych-Babycheva as capable of medals. Mr. Ostapenko, a Ukrainian who was born in the city of However, the coach and his team, with its fifth-place But the coach said Kravets and Bubka are the key to Perm in the Ural Mountains of Russia, but returned to finish and a gold in the rings in the world champi­ the team's success. "In track and field today, as in all Ukraine about 20 years ago, trained Tatiana Lysenko, onships, look to Atlanta in 1996 with optimism. Olympic competition, the most important thing is to 1992 gold medal winner in the balance beam at the Rustam Sharipov, a rising young star and one of the few take the gold. And, of course, Bubka and Kravets Barcelona Games. Today, Ms. Lysenko and Ms. Gutsu are should do it again next year. That is what they are pursuing professional gold and living in Indianapolis, Ind. who speaks English with any fluency, confidently spoke of his chances in next year's Olympics. "I think I have a preparing for." Not to fear, there to step in and fill the vacancy was Ms. Neither one, however, was at the airport on the way Pidkopayeva, who hails from Donetske but now spends chance to win the over-all individual gold if I work hard," said the Tadjik who has lived in Kharkiv since 1986. "If to Carrollton for pre-Olympic training. Kravets had most of her time at the Koncha Zaspa facility. "All my flown in earlier to meet with the U.S. National Olympic Committee organizers and Carrollton officials, while Bubka, for security reasons, will train on his own. Coach Oleksandrov said that because he is one of Nike's star clients, the world-renowned superstar has everything he needs at his disposal for training. The Ukrainian team has a history of success at the Olympics, although they were part of the Soviet team, most notably Valeriy Borzov, known in 1968 as the "fastest human alive," after he won both the 100-meter and 200-meter dash. Today, Mr. Borzov is Ukraine\s minister of youth and sport, and chairman of Ukraine's National Olympic Committee, as well as a member of the International Olympic Committee. Coach Oleksanrov, who speaks very little Ukrainian (although he emphasized that his two sons speak the language fluently), was born in Kazakhstan, where his parents were relocated from Dnipropetrovske in 1933. He was a 110-meter hurdler before he went into coaching. He left after the 1984 Los Angeles Games, which the Soviet Union boycotted, discouraged that after three and a half years of training, his athletes would not compete in the Olympics. The lure of the sport brought him back when he was invited by an inde­ pendent Ukrainian Olympic Committee to become head coach of the track and field squad. In Carrollton he said the training initially will be light, with the accent on acclimatization "It is important that they become familiar with the surroundings, the stadium, the roads, the people, with you people (the press), to get to know one another, because next year this will be very difficult. It is a great advantage psy­ chologically," said Coach Oleksandrov. The men and women of the Ukrainian Olympic gymnastic team. (At right) Men's coach Anatoliy Shemiakin No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 Rhythmic gymnasts qualify amid some controversy by Roman Woronowycz NEW YORK — Although the Ukrainian rhythmic gymnastic team may not perform in the group event at the Olympic Games in 1996, the team has been assured a spot in Atlanta based on over-all individual perfor­ mances in which they finished third in the world cham­ pionships. A bit of controversy developed after the champi­ onships, held in Vienna in late September, when Ukraine's head coach Albina Deriuhina protested that in group competition the judges were biased and that poli­ tics had entered the fray. In rhythmic gymnastics there are two medal events: individual all-around and group competition. Ms. Deriuhina had no problem with her team's third-place finish in the individual all-around competition, behind Russia and Bulgaria. However, the team's ninth-place finish in the group competition, when only the top seven teams and the host country qualify in new international federation rules, has given her a major headache. "The problems that arose were not technical or com­ positional, it was the judging at the world champi­ onships," she said. "I cannot remember judging like this at a world championship." Ms. Deriuhina, who has been a coach and director of the rhythmic gymnastic school in Kyiv for 37 years, went on to suggest that the finish of the teams was politically motivated, even though she never explained her basis for such accusations. "Obviously because teams had to place in the top seven to qualify for the team competition at the Olympics, much 1 Roman Woronowycz back-room brokering took place," said the Ukrainian fed­ Young rhythmic gymnasts with their trainers. At right is long-time coach Albina Deriuhina. eration president. "Manipulations by the judges, their pri­ orities, did not let Ukraine take seventh place, even Ms. Deriuhina's frustrations aside, individually, the Airport — all arms and legs but with a graceful counte­ though the team performed better than teams from France, team had done remarkably well in this year's world nance and erect posture. Germany and Greece — everyone thought so." championships with Kateryna Serebrianska, sharing The gymnasts were on their way to Carrollton, Ga., Ms. Deriuhina explained that the problem lies in the first-place honors with Bulgaria's Marie Petrova, and near Atlanta, base camp for the Ukrainian Olympic fact that the international federation had decided to limit teammate Elena Vitrichenko following her in sixth posi­ squad as it prepares for the 1996 Games. On October 13 to eight the number of teams that will compete next year tion. Ms. Vitrichenko also took a gold in the ribbon four of the athletes were to fly to Canada for a series of in Atlanta, citing limited interest in the sport. In years exercises. performances. past the standard has been that 12 teams qualify for the Their world championship feats as well as disap­ Ms. Deriuhina, who in 1992 coached gold medalist Olympic competition. pointments behind them, nine-members of the Ukrainian Oleksandra Tymoshenko and bronze medalist Oksana She said that four teams, Ukraine, Japan, China and Olympic rhythmic gymnastic team arrived in the United Skaldina, said the team is going for team gold next year Greece, have sent a letter of appeal to the international States on September 29 for pre-Olympic training look­ and that the stiffest competition will come from the two federation asking for a review of the rule limiting to ing like young thoroughbred colts as they walked teams that finished above Ukraine, Russia and Bulgaria, eight the teams that qualify for Atlanta. through the terminal at John F. Kennedy International as well as Belarus and Spain. Boxers prepare for Games with cautious optimism by Yarema A. Bachynsky NEW YORK — Come July of next year, the Ukrainians will in all likelihood be duking it out with the boxing world's best amateurs. A small advance guard of the Ukrainian Boxing Federation spent October 17-27 at West Georgia College getting to know the canvas. Petro Vasyliuk, senior trainer of Ukraine and the team's head coach, expressed cautious optimism con­ cerning his charges' prospects at the upcoming Olympiad. "Although the composition of our team is not yet set in stone, I am confident that, come next sum­ mer, Ukraine will make an appropriate showing," said Coach Vasyliuk, himself a veteran fighter and trainer of rising star Rostyslav Zaulichny, 1992 Barcelona silver medalist in the 81 kilogram class. Mr. Zaulichny, who did not go to Carrollton due to a serious knee injury, is expected to do as well as or better than his Barcelona performance. Another pugilist expected to leave an imprint on his opponents next year is Vitaliy Kopytko, a 25-year-old dermatologist from Ivano-Frankivske, or as he would have it, "Stanyslaviv" (the pre-Soviet name of the city). Dr. Kopytko is the 1995 Champion of Ukraine in the 75 kilogram class. 1 Yarema A. Bachynsky Serhiy Kovhanko, a 21-year-old in the 51 kilogram The boxers: (from left) Serhiy Kovhanko, Oleksander Zubrykhin, Vitlaiy Kopytko, Serhiy Horodnichov and class from Mykolayiv recently won the bronze medal at coach Petro Vasyliuk. the World Boxing Cup, while his teammate Serhiy Horodnichov, 25 and hailing from Zaporizhzhia, is a The Olympic venue for boxing will be the Alexander box for three rounds of three minutes per round, with a bronze world champion in the 67 kilogram class. Memorial Coliseum at Georgia Institute of Technology. minute's pause between rounds. The winner is declared x Rounding out the group was Oleksander Zubrykhin, The normal home court of the Georgia Tech basketball by points, retirement, referee's stopping of the contest, Champion of Ukraine in the 71 kilogram class. teams, the Coliseum will accommodate an expected 364 disqualification, walkover or through the most decisive Although the exact composition of Ukraine's competitors in 12 weight classes (divisions), from 48 method of all, the knockout. The single elimination for­ Olympic boxing team will not be known until after next kilograms (light flyweight) to 91-plus kilograms (super mat provides competitors with an intense incentive to May's European Championships, where the weak are heavyweight). win what may become their first and only match of the eliminated from the midst of the strong, Ukraine is The competition format in Olympic boxing differs games. expected to be a force in its own right when the bell sig­ greatly from professional boxing with its 10 -rounds and Boxing made its debut at the Olympics during the St. nals Round 1 in Atlanta. longer slugfests. In the Olympic event two competitors Louis Games in 1904. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 No. 46

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coming after me more so I have to be Pro hockey... careful about picking my spots." North America's Weekly Ukrainian Television (Continued from page 12) One thing Tkachuk can't change is the way he approaches a game. He prefers to consistency and a desire to lead the Jets pulverize the puck with wild swings and into the playoffs. slam-dunk putts rather than with persua­ And he's still not sure he's the best of sion and gentle taps. a select lot. "I guess I'm a bit of a flailer," "Eric is Eric," Tkachuk said of Lindros, Tkachuk said, "but that's me." the NHL's Hart Trophy winner and the JO undisputed premier power forward. "In my UKRAINIAN UTTERINGS: Last mind, there's no comparison. You build a year's team awards as voted by the Los team around a player like Eric, Everyone Angeles Kings were: MVP - GT Kelly would want to be like him." Hrudey; most inspirational - Hrudey; most Despite the hard exterior of Tkachuk and popular - Hrudey. Guess he was truly King Lindros, it's the soft side that endears them of Kings in '95... Calgary's AHL affiliate Щ* Vorfc nto to new Winnipeg coach Terry Simpson. in St. John's must find a way to replace "Both are great players because of their RW/assistant coach Rich Chernomaz, who consideration," said Simpson who coached signed a one-year contract to play in ЗЇУІЙШ Lindros in 1993-1994. "They play an Germany. Chernomaz played the past two unselfish game. They always put the team Bay seasons in St. John's and was the AHL's an- ahead of themselves. They put the game MVP and first-team all-star after a 110- into perspective. They play hard." point season in 1993-1994. He was the Almost too hard for some people. Leafs' fourth-leading scorer with 69 points • Youth ЩІ^ЩЩ "When I was playing goal," Vachon last year...The Winnipeg Jets changed cap­ Edmonton ІЇІІ sun: said, "it was guys like Gary Dornhoefer tains, taking the title from Keith Tkachuk 'СотгМШШІШД who were always in my face. I used to have and giving it to mucker Kris King. The nightmares about him. Now it's Tkachuk." move came two days after the Jets matched •Arts • ТгаШ^Щ^і^мо As Tkachuk's reputation grows, so do a $17.2 million, five-year contract offer • Entertainment ^^Ш^, Qte\fejand the number of opponents coming after him. Tkachuk received from Chicago. Coach "As captain (quoted last season), I Terry Simpson said he chose King because • Business • Sports have to be smart about what I do out of his experience and attitude, not because there," Tkachuk said. "I'm not going to Tkachuk held out for the second year in a • Kid's Corner help the team by being stupid. Guys are row. Yeah, right, Terry... pnUIMSSuON- fl ,n HOCKEY NEWS: Top NHL players \ £35иГГшя$иімвівм • o" " Centers І1.Ж^--"^ДІГІІІД \ 1. Eric Lindros Philadelphia age 22 2. Mario Lemieux Pittsburgh age 29 3. Sergei Fedorov Detroit age 25 | 9. WAYNE GRETZKY Los Angeles age 34 HURYN MEMORIALS Left-wingers For the finest in custom made memorials installed in all cemeteries in the I 1. KEITH TKACHUK Winnipeg age 23 New York Metropolitan area including Holy Spirit in Hamptonburgh, N.Y., | 2, B. Shanahan Hartford age 26 St. Andrew's in South Bound Brook, N.J., Pine Bush in Kerhonkson and 3, Alex Mogilny Vancouver age 26 Glen Spey Cemetery, Glen Spey. | 8. DAVE ANDREYCHUK Toronto age 31 We offer personal service and guidance in your home. For a bilingual rep­ 18. D.KHRISTICH Los Angeles age 26 resentative call: HURYN MEMORIALS Right-wingers P.O. Box 121 Hamptonburgh, N.Y. 10916 1. Jaromir Jagr Pittsburgh age 23. Tel. (914) 427-2684 2. Theoren Fleury Calgary age 26 Fax. (914) 427-5443 ! 3, Pavel Bure Vancouver age 24 | 4. PETER BONDRA Washington age 27

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Since 1993, the International Ukrainian officials... Foundation for Election Systems, a non­ The Ukrainian Quarterly (Continued from page 3) profit and non-partisan independent insti­ tution, has helped Ukraine reform its Tseluiko explained that the cancellation electoral system. IFES recently signed an of this and other Soviet-era holidays is agreement to serve as the official legal complicated by labor laws and by the fact Since 1944 counsel to the parliamentary Legal that people simply loath to give up days Committee chaired by Mr. Stretovych. Special double issue: off from work. UKRAINE IN THE SECOND UJORLD UJRR "It's illogical, it's not normal, but peo­ During a ceremony commemorating ple today approach such issues very Ukraine's fourth anniversary in Kyiv, pragmatically," he said. "It's just another President Leonid Kuchma presented a Ukraine in Hitler's Projection day off to work in the garden." The last legal consultant to IFES, Federal Judge liiolodymyr Stojko time the cancellation issue was raised it Bohdan A. Futey of Washington, with UPH-The Ukrainian Insurgent Hrmy. Hn Oueruiem did not pass, Mr. Tseluiko said, adding the Presidential Distinguished Medal for Petro R. Sodol that he doubts that it will be raised again his contribution to the development of Ukrainian Insurgency in Poland: 1944-1947 in the near future. the legal system in Ukraine. Stephen 0. Olynyk Heroes and Human: Reminiscences Concerning Ambassador Shcherbak traced the Ukrainian National Leaders During 1941-1944 Ambassadors speak... development of U.S.-Ukrainian relations John R. Rrmstrong (Continued from page 3) over the past four years to the level of a genuine partnership, marked by what From 38.Ul.1941 to 15.UN.1944 very interested in getting Ukraine to rid President Leonid Kuchma called the itself of its nuclear weapons, did not hold Leu Shankoiusky "spirit of Kyiv" during his last summit economic aid hostage to the nuclear with President Bill Clinton. issue. U.S. economic aid was linked to In the area of international security, Ukraine and the United Nations Ukraine's economic reform program, he Dr. Shcherbak said, the two countries Reuieui Articles, Book reuieuis, said. have shown a better understanding on Chronicle of Euents, Pertinent Documents Mr. Popadiuk, like Mr. Matlock, said such issues as the fiuropean security he does not view Russia as posing a mil­ structure, NATO expansion, peacekeep­ itary threat to Ukraine. "The political Starting 1996 $38./yr. 283 Second Rue, New York, NY 18083 USR ing efforts, and nuclear disarmament and and military cost is prohibitive," he said, non-proliferation. adding; however, that "if Ukraine cannot Asked about the possibility of NATO get its house in order economically, introducing nuclear weapons on the ter­ there will be regions - like the Crimea, ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL PAID-UP MEMBERS ritories of new East European NATO Donetske, Luhanske - that would want members, Dr. Shcherbak reiterated his to opt out, not because of the politics, government's opposition to such a MAIL YOUR ADDITIONAL INSURANCE PROPOSAL TODAY but because the government cannot get move. DON'T BE LEFT OUT IN THE COLD its act together. 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General [Pavel] Grachev speak on Ambassador Shcherbak indicated that Russian TV, saying that the Russian pub­ Ukraine maintains 55 foreign missions, lic would not understand the sight of the including 25 embassies and seven con­ Russian army conducting maneuvers sulates general, in 43 countries around with American or NATO forces at a time the world. They are staffed by 700 per­ IKRAINE when the latter are seen pounding the sonnel, including 400 diplomats. ENCyCLOPAQIA Serbs. This has a certain logic — the Ambassador Shwartz, who was KRAINE Russians have a particular relationship appointed America's first consul gener­ with the Serbs they want to maintain. al to Kyiv before being assigned as -A CONCISE Our position is that relationships and ambassador to Belarus, said that all for­ contacts must undergo change, even as mer Soviet republics developed in their UNIVERSITY Ol one's national interest is kept in mind. own way. 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producing bourgeois offspring." leader read a statement to the Council of Socialism," proclaimed one placard. October Revolution... Standing on the steps of the former Europe, which Ukraine officially joined on "Hammer and Sickle = Death and Famine," (Continued from page 1) Lenin Museum (now the Ukrainian Home), November 9, asking it to reconsider noted another. Others sought support гої­ USSR, as well as the flags'of the republics most of the speakers appealed to the Ukraine's membership because it had vio­ те Ukrainian language and culture. of that dissolved empire, and they sang the crowds in Russian, recalling the glorious lated the marchers' human rights. Mr. Chornovil introduced Mr. Moroz to Communist International. days of the Soviet Union. They used the the crowd, which listened calmly to his meeting as an opportunity to urge the pen­ National democrats take to the streets remarks. Its reception of the parliamentary Most of the people who took part in sioners to go out and vote on December 10 The national democrats had a shorter leader was far from exuberant, however. the march were pensioners, proudly for Communist and Socialist candidates route to march - about two kilometers - Mr. Chornovil then asked Mr. Moroz if wearing their World War II medals on (represented in every district in Kyiv). from the Shevchenko Monument, which he would invite him to speak before the their Soviet-made, drab-colored clothes. Mr. Moroz, who joined the crowd as it faces Kyiv State University, to St. Sophia crowd of Communists and Socialists gath­ Their appearance contrasted sharply with marched past the Supreme Council build­ Square. ered just a few blocks away. Mr. Moroz that of their grandchildren, who wore ing, addressed the people in Ukrainian. According to local militia, about 4,000 extended an invitation to the October fashionable, bright-hued winter snow- He called for the consolidation of people of all ages joined national democrat­ Revolution meeting, but when the suits from Western clothiers. Ukraine's citizenry and asked for toler­ ic leaders such as Vyacheslav Chornovil, Parliament chairman asked the crowd to Nonetheless, the pro-Soviet celebrants ance of all views of history. Kostiantyn Morozov, Les Taniuk, Ivan allow Mr. Chornovil to speak, the democ­ carried their signs high, calling for the "During the years of revolution and Drach, Slava Stetsko and Parliament candi­ ratic leader was booed off the platform. renewal of the Soviet Union and the unity civil war, our homeland was always one date Roman Zvarych at the meeting. "We're not interested in anything of all Slavic peoples. Some carried portraits - Ukraine," he told the crowds. The marchers waved both the blue- Chornovil has to say," shouted one old of their favorite leaders, including Lenin But the crowds were not happy that they and-yellow flag of independent Ukraine woman in the crowd. and Stalin, while others bore signs criticiz­ were not allowed to march down the and the red-and-black flag of the As Mr. Chornovil was leaving the meet­ ing reforms in this post-Soviet society. Khreshchatyk - a privilege, one demon­ Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. ing, he told reporters that one of the points One woman denounced the course of strator explained, they had every year Many held hand-made signs condemn­ he wanted to make to the crowd was that he privatization with a sign that read: "Stick (except during the years of the Nazi occu­ ing the Soviet terror of the past. "The worst would tolerate a Communist Party in your vouchers in your... pants and stop pation of Kyiv). One local Communist kind of fascism is the Communist Party and Ukraine, if indeed, it were Ukrainian. Money, once again... Ukrainian National Association (Continued from page 2) on the same day that the management of Monthly reports the facility intends to continue moderniz­ ing the facility "until its last moment of Cash Surrenders 49,388.93 operation." RECORDING DEPARTMENT Death Benefits 92,855.00 He said that modernization of the Unversal Life Withdrawals 9,426.50 MEMBERSHIP REPORT Dividend Accumulations 762.41 facility will enhance the safety of the sta­ Dues And Annuity Premiums From Members Returned 42.66 tion and that continuous pressure from JUV. ADULTS ADD TOTALS Endowments Matured 69,835.91 TOTAL AS OF JANUARY 31, 1995 17,224 39,883 5,200 62,307 Indigent Benefits Disbursed 1,100.00 GAINS IN FEBRUARY 1995 the G-7 to close the plant hampers work Interest On Death Benefits 223.93 on various safety features. New members 36 57 4 97 Payor Death Benefits 115.85 Reinstated 30 73 2 105 Reinsurance Premiums Paid 1,640.41 "Safety is a long-term policy. In light Transferee! in 2 2 5 Scholarships 1,000.00 Change class in 2 2 Total 278,72&39 of the G-7 demands, we are being told Transferee! from Juvenile Dept. Operating Expenses: $ TOTAL GAINS: 70 132 209 not to pursue this policy," Mr. Parashin Real Estate 39,286.96 LOSSES IN FEBRUARY 1995 noted. Svoboda Operation $ 84,350.58 Suspended 16 29 52 Washington Office 19,140.83 He said that even when the plant is Transfered out 2 2 5 Official Publication-Svoboda 69,272.79 Change of class out 2 2 Organizing Expenses: shut down, considerabe investment will Transfered to adults Advertising 1,369.08 Died 2 68 70 Commissions And Overrides On Universal Life 2,155.14 be required to provide safety features. Cash surrender 28 46 74 "But to ensure safety in the year 2000, Endowment matured 6 17 23 Field Conferences 1,378.77 Fully paid-up 20 34 54 Medical Inspections 439.06 we should make investments already Extended insurance Refund of Branch Secretaries Expenses 144.30 today," said Mr. Parashin, estimating Certificate terminated Reward To Organizers 9,720.25 TOTAL LOSSES 76 198 13 287 Reward To Special Organizers 7,362.31 that the funding for the modernization of INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP Travelinq Expenses-Special Organizers 1,935.57 the plant would cost approximately $500 GAINS IN FEBRUARY 1995 Total $ 236,555^4 million (U.S.). Paid-up 6 17 23 Payroll, Insurance And Taxes: Extended insurance 10 25 35 Employee Benefit Plan 8,608.65 TOTAL GAINS 16 42 58 Insurance-General $ 17,557.00 LOSSES IN FEBRUARY 1995 Salaries Of Executive Officers 17,213.86 Died 2 41 43 Salaries Of Office Employees 63,994.29 Cash surrender 10 13 23 Taxes-Federal, State And City On Employee Wages 35,469.31 Newsbriefs Reinstated 7 6 13 Total Lapsed 2 3 5 General Expenses: (Continued from page 2) TOTAL LOSSES 21 63 84 Actuarial And Statistical Expenses TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHIP Bank Charges bill to punish vandalism, reported Raisa AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 1995 17,213 39,796 5,194 62,203 Bank Charges For Custodian Account 728.94 Rudenko on November 3. Mr. Moroz Books And Periodicals 160.00 MARTHA LYSKO Dues To Fraternal Congresses 15.00 acted after unknown persons in Kharkiv Secretary General Office Maintenance 2,172.09 desecrated the grave of the former Insurance Department Fees 913.00 Operating Expense of Canadian Office 537.25 Secretary of the Central Committee of FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Postage 6,824.76 the Communist Party of the Soviet Printing and Stationery 2,475.20 INCOME FOR FEBRUARY 1995 Rental Of Equipment And Services 5,925.22 Union, Volodymyr Ivashko, who died Telephone, Telegraph 4,036.61 two years ago. Mr. Moroz suggested that Dues and Annuity Premiums From Members Traveling Expenses-General Income From "Svoboda" Operation Total 36,332.73 acts of vandalism be severely punished Investment Income: Miscellaneous: and quickly solved. In particular, he Banks 520.06 Accrued Interest On Bonds Bonds 435,268.95 Donation From Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine noted that the late Mr. Ivashko's monu­ Certificate Loans 2,040.22 Disbursements From Ukrainian National Heritage Defense Fund 6.00 ment would be restored at state expense Mortgage Loans 43,233.90 Exchange Account-UNURC 127,212.40 Real Estate 12,790.46 Fraternal Activities 324.19 and that he personally would attend to Short Term Investments 304.53 Professional Fees 8,440.00 the accomplishment of this task. Stocks 7,60 Rent 3,517.22 Total 1,035665.82 Transfer Account 1,280,000.00 (Svoboda) Refunds: Total 1,431,495J06 Cash Surrender Investments: Kyiv residents against UNA ban Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums Bonds 268,200.00 General Office Maintenance Certificate Loans 2,090.22 Insurance Department Fees Mortgages 88,466.25 KYIV — In a recent poll conducted Investment Expense Real Estate 4,384.65 among locals, only 37 percent support Operating Expenses Washington Office Short Term Investments 766,113.82 Printing & Stationery Stock 4,610.77 the decision of the Ministry of Justice Rent Total 1,133365.71 deregistering and banning the Ukrainian Refund of Secretary's Expenses Reward To Special Organize National Assembly, while 38 percent Scholarship 2,550.00 Taxes Federal, State & City On Employee Wages 25,040.69 unequivocally oppose that decision. Taxes Held In Escrow 434.66 BALANCE Total 84,850.45 One-third of respondents expressed no ASSETS LIABILITIES Miscellaneous: $ opinion or had insufficient knowledge Cash $ 1,244,524.88 Life Insurance $ 76,552,151.34 Donations To Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine $ 1,994.14 to give an opinion. Of those opposing Exchange Account-UNURC 127.212.40 Short Term the decision, 16 percent said that no one Profit On Bonds Sold or Matured 1,048.67 Investments 163,722.30 Transfer Account 1,280,258.00 Bonds 48,643,981.63 has the right to ban a party such as the Total 1,41051321 Mortgage Loans 7,143,740.32 Certificate Loan 657,880.29 UNA, while another 22 percent believe Investments: $ Real Estate 3,072,936.78 Accidental D.D. 2,153,061.61 Bonds Matured Or Sold $ 528,711.92 Printing Plant &E.D.P. that only courts can decide such mat­ 90,844.92 Mortgages Repaid Equipment 714,106.36 806,440.00 ters. Those most supportive of such uni­ Short Term Investments Sold Stocks 1,767,040.02 Fraternal (1,492,450.51) Total 1,425,996.84 lateral governmental tactics were Loan to D.H.-U.N.A Orphans 444,138.72 Income For February, 1995 $ 3,957,026.32 Housing Corp. 104,551.04 chiefly poorly educated or low-level $ Loan To U.N.U.R.C. 10,927,530.25 Old Age Home (3,259,886.02) bureaucrats, unskilled workers and pen­ sioners. Students and entrepreneurs DISBURSEMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 1995 Total $ 74,450,013.87 $ 74,450,013^7 were most opposed to such tactics. ALEXANDER BLAHITKA (Respublika) Treasurer THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995 No. 46

himself and emphasizes that a response let­ CBS admits*» ter was prepared, but that after a process Thinking about buying a home? (Continued from page i) was completed to determine which of 16,000 letter writers should receive an an example in his correspondence. The Ukrainian National Association answer, he simply forgot to order the letters Ukrainian American and WUSA offers its members mailed. "Mr. Faiola acknowledges that he attorneys, after investigating, could not was negligent in this matter, to which he find a single person who had received a • Low Fixed-Rate Mortgage Loans failed to give 'much thought,' " states the response from CBS, which prompted Mr. latest assertion by CBS. Beiendiuk to fire off a memorandum to • For 7- to 3-Famlly Owner-Occupied Homes CBS goes on to establish that because the FCC in which he alleged that "based it had no legal obligation to respond to • Quick Appraisal and Appro val on the information... the CBS letter is a viewer mail regarding the "60 Minutes" fraud." • Low Closing Fees segment, it had "no reason to wish to • Fast and Friendly Service After CBS consulted with its attorneys mislead anyone," and that "to the extent and with Mr. Faiola, it adjusted the figure that erroneous information was conveyed Thinking about refinancing? on viewer letters answered to 25 percent to the FCC staff by WUSA, this resulted of those received. However, Mr. Faiola from the good faith, although negligent, now admits that he did not attempt to veri­ error of a single CBS employee." Take the right step. Call us about rates, fy hi? statements "as to the number of per­ Mr. Beiendiuk, who replied to the terms and more information at sons to whom the response letter had been opposition paper submitted by CBS, said sent or even if it had been sent at all," as the incident goes beyond simple incompe­ 1 (800) 253-9862 (except N.J.) or he stated in a declaration submitted to the tence in this instance, that conscious FCC with the CBS reply. (201)451-2200 efforts were made to mislead and defraud. In the same declaration, Mr. Faiola puts He claims that CBS had clear reasons to the blame for the inconsistencies fully upon make false statements. "CBS could not afford to lose or alienate another affiliate, especially in a market as large as Washington, D.C.," states the reply. "CBS Ukrainian National Association would demonstrate that it was acting in the public interest by telling a small lie, that is, Monthly reports that it had responded to viewer complaints. When it was clear that this lie could not be sustained, CBS dissembled anew and said Cash Surrenders 21,680.66 that it had responded to only 25 percent of RECORDING DEPARTMENT Death Benefits 87,085.00 the viewers who had written..." MEMBERSHIP REPORT Endowments Matured 78,656.00 Indigent Benefits Disbursed 650.00 The reply to the CBS opposition paper TOTALS Interest On Death Benefits 117.39 also accuses CBS of simply trashing the TOTAL AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 19S5 17,213 39,796 5,194 62,203 Payor Death Benefits 96.24 GAINS IN MARCH 1995 Reinsurance Premiums Paid 739.65 letters it received. "It is (our) contention New members 48 59 7 114 Scholarships 100.00 that these letters were never sent to long- Reinstated 21 88 1 110 Total 252,750.32 Transferee! in 44 97 20 161 term storage; any long-term storage system Change class in 6 4 10 Operating Expenses: $ Transferee! from Juvenile Dept. 2 2 Real Estate 38,213.93 which precludes the possibility of retrieval TOTAL GAINS: 119 250 28 397 Svoboda Operation $ 79,645.15 is, for all practical purposes, a dumpster." TOSSES ШШВСТПОТВ " Washington Office 20,205.33 87,146.18 Mr. Beiendiuk told The Weekly, Suspended 15 36 30 81 Organizing Expenses: "When they were confronted they went Transfered out 44 97 20 161 Advertising 16,426.83 Change of class out 6 4 10 Commissions And Overrides On Universal Life 4,546.14 to 4he dog ate the homework' reply." Died 2 107 109 Field Conferences 3,344.55 He also commended the Ukrainian 21 41 62 Medical Inspections 225.47 Endowment matured 13 30 43 Reward To Branch Presidents And Treasurers 655.70 American community for their response Fully paid-up 14 37 51 Reward To Organizers 15,100.21 in determining whether CBS had ever Extended insurance Reward To Special Organizers 23,467.60 Certificate terminated 5 4 9 Traveling Expenses-Special Organizers 4,363.14 sent responses to those who had criti­ TOTAL LOSSES 117 357 54 528 Total 293,34(X23 cized the "60 Minutes" segment. "Much INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP Payroll, Insurance And Taxes: $ GAINS IN MARCH 1995 to the Ukrainian community's credit, Canadian Corporation Premium Tax 798.49 Paid-up 14 37 51 Employee Benefit Plan 20,710.70 they came through," he said. "This is a Extended insurance 7 26 33 $ Insurance-General 8,725.00 good solid jab at CBS — it proves they TOTAL GAINS 21 63 84 Salaries Of Executive Officers 17,213.86 LOSSES IN MARCH 1995 Salaries Of Office Employees 64,316.81 are liars on some level." Died 1 68 69 Taxes-Federal, State And City On Employee Waqes 39,744.39 Cash surrender 18 18 35 Total 151,509.25 1 7 8 $ Lapsed 2 5 7 General Expenses: Ukrainian couple located in San Diego is Actuarial And Statistical Expenses $ 13,194.00 TOTAL LOSSES 22 97 119 482.86 TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHIP Bank Charges interested in adopting a newborn child of 717.73 AS OF MARCH 31, 1995 17,214 39,655 5,168 62,037 Bank Charges For Custodian Account Books And Periodicals 748.11 Ukrainian descent. If you are pregnant and MARTHA LYSKO Dues To Fraternal Congresses 100.00 considering adoption as an alternative, Secretary Furniture & Equipment 69.88 General Office Maintenance 2,300.35 insurance Department Fees please contact Lina at (619) 676-7791. Operating Expense of Canadian Office 175.00 FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Postage 5,099.82 Printing and Stationery 7,108.92 INCOME FOR MARCH 1995 Rental Of Equipment And Services 19,420.39 Telephone, Telegraph 4,775.33 Dentist Dues and Annuity Premiums From Members 362,668.49 Traveling Expenses-General 2,482.40 Dr. O. VAZOVSKY Income From "Svoboda" Operation $ 90,481.47 Total 57,627.97 Investment Income: $ The newest methods in teeth and gum treatment. Banks 409.25 Donation From Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine 1,662.68 We fit dentures. Modern office, $ Disbursements From Ukrainian National Heritage Defense Fund $ 33,595.93 reasonable prices, pleasant atmosphere. Exchange Account-UNURC 634,092.73 Investment Expense-Mortgages 750.00 200 E. 15th St., New York Real Estate 11,813.78 (between 2nd and 3rd Aves) Short Term Investments 681.80 Rent 3,596.67 Stocks 7,582.78 841,000.00 Tel: (212) 260-1263, __£. Total 1,522,498.01 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Refunds: $ Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 589.27 5,170.02 Investment Expense $ 100.00 $ 1,065.00 Operating Expenses Washington Office 2,892.91 Real Estate 1,214.34 Postage 88.96 Short Term Investments 281,212.01 LAW OFFICES OF Printing & Stationery 6.00 vStock 4,635.11 Rent 249.67 Total $L_ 293,29048 Christine L. Koszkul Reward To Special Organizer Scholarship 100.00 Disbursements For March, 1995 2,571,022.26 GENERAL PRACTICE Taxes Federal, State & City On Employ зе Wages 20,687.34 $ • immigration Total $ 25,260.04 BALANCE * corporate matters Miscellaneous: Donations To Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine 1,862.92 • wills $ 325.00 ASSETS LIABILITIES Exchange Account-UNURC 634,092.73 Cash $ 3,2^548.15_ Life Insurance 76,739,171.41 (extensive experience in Eastern Europe; Profit On Bonds Sold or Matured 237.27 $ fluent in Slavic languages) Sale Of "Ukrainian Encyclopaedia" 725.00 Investments 19,934.31 Transfer Account 825,117.41 Bonds 46,939,948.85 47 Halstead Ave., Suite 201 Total $ 1,462,360.33 Mortgage Loans 7,117,445.65 Harrison, NY 10528 Certificate Loan 651,622.69 tel. (914) 835-1882 fax. (914) 835-1629 Bonds Matured Or Sold $ 1,704,032.78 Real Estate 3,074,151.12 Accidental D.D. 2,157,187.06 Certificate Loans Repaid 11,427.62 Mortgages Repaid 27,359.67 Equipment 714,106.36 425,000.00 Stocks 1,771,675.13 Fraternal (1,526,696.20) Total 2,167320.07 Loan to D.H.-U.N.A Orphans 444,138.72 $ Housing Corp. 104,551.04 Income ForMarch, 1995 Loan To U.N.U.R.C. 10,927,530.25 Old Age Home (3,286,286.17) _ $ Deposit 10,000.00 Emergency 52,998.73 Total "fc 74;580,513.55 74,580,513.55 is available for your DISBURSEMENTS FOR MARCH 1995 $ WEDDING * DANCE * FESTIVAL * CONCERT Paid To Or For Members: ALEXANDER BLAHITKA Annuity Benefits And Partial Withdrawals $ 61,982.28 Treasurer (609) 585-6562 (201) 659-0906 No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1995

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The to a Tartar mercenary camp, and set in pre-Christian Ukra Virlana Tkacz, director of Yara Arts Group lecture will be held at HURI, 1583 Massa­ at La MaMa E.T.C. in New York, will show a Sultans comical harem, ending chusetts Ave., in the seminar room, 4-6 p.m. with Shumka's famous Hopak. slides of Les Kurbas' theater, and Lydia Friday, November 17 Krushelnytsky, artistic director of the New York-based Ukrainian Stage Ensemble, will WASHINGTON: The Washington Group do recitations. will co-sponsor a Friday Evening Forum titled "Present at the Creation: Working at the PERTH AMBOY, NJ.: The PTA at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv," with Wolodymyr Ukrainian Assumption School, Meredith and Suzlynsky and Maria Rudensky, who recent­ Jacques Streets, is sponsoring a Christmas ly returned to the U.S. after serving at the Bazaar, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. There will be U.S. Embassy in Kyiv for over three years. Ukrainian items, crafts, a Chinese auction, The public is invited to attend the informative homemade baked goods, raffles as well as evening. It will be held at 7:30 p.m at games for adults and children. Santa will visit Freedom House, 1319 18th St. NW, second at 2-4 p.m. A Ukrainian and American floor (Dupont Circle Metro S. Exit). kitchen will be available to eat in or take out. Donations welcome. For additional informa­ For further information call (908) 826-8721. tion contact Orest Deychakiwsky, (202) 225- JENKINTOWN, Pa.: Manor Junior 1901 (day); (301) 937-0492 (evening). College, 700 Fox Chase Road, will hold its EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of open house for the spring semester at I p.m. Ukrainian Studies at the University of The afternoon will include an overview of Alberta will hold a lecture by Prof. Sophia the college and its programs, discussions Senyk, Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome, with faculty, students, residence coordinators, sponsored by the Ukrainian Church Studies the coaching staff, admissions and financial Program (CIUS), titled "Who Was St. aid personnel and campus tours. Special sem­ Josaphat?" The lecture will be held in the He­ inars will be given on such topics as financial ritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall, at 7:30 p.m. aid, return to learning — for adults, and career goals and self-esteem. For more infor­ Sunday, November 19 mation or reservations for the seminars call NEW YORK: The United Ukrainian the admissions office, (215) 884-2216.

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