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INSIDE: • UCCA gets grant for voter education — page 2. • “Generation Uke” — pages 8-9. • Soyuzivka’s 2007 summer in photos — pages 11-14. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXV No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 $1/$2 in Ukrainian Americans in for celebrations of Independence Day by Zenon Zawada part in presenting the icon. Kyiv Press Bureau The presidential couple expressed gratitude and reverently kissed the icon. KYIV – Leaders of the Ukrainian Just a few minutes later, Mr. American community converged on Yushchenko took the lead in slicing up Ukraine’s capital to celebrate the 16th the 16th anniversary cake, a tedious task anniversary of their ancestral homeland’s the president seemed to enjoy, carving independence from the Soviet Union. out at least 20 slices before delegating Among them were Self Reliance the task to the catering staff. Credit Union Board Chairman Bohdan On August 21 Ukrainian American Kekish, Ukrainian National Association credit union leaders enjoyed an intimate President Stefan Kaczaraj, Ukrainian political discussion with National World Congress President Askold Security and Defense Council Secretary Lozynskyj, Ukrainian Congress Ivan Pliusch at the National University of Committee of America President Michael Kyiv Mohyla Academy. Sawkiw Jr., and U.S. Court of Federal He assured the credit union delegation Claims Judge Bohdan Futey. that, despite widespread concern about The main event was the Presidential the president’s indecisiveness, Reception at the St. Sophia Cathedral “Yushchenko is decisive when it’s Museum, at which Cleveland iconogra- required,” as demonstrated on April 2 pher Daria Kulchytsky presented her when he dismissed Parliament. “Orange Madonna of Sumy” icon to Mr. Yushchenko’s most important President Viktor Yushchenko and First accomplishments have been attaining Lady of Ukraine Kateryna Yushchenko. market economy status for Ukraine and “The idea came during the Orange enabling to become the Revolution, since she personifies regions of Ukraine,” said Mr. Futey, who took (Continued on page 4)

Mykola Lazarenko/UNIAN Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization President Viktor Yushchenko on Independence Square during celebrations of holds International Jamboree in Canada Ukraine’s 16th anniversary of independence on August 24. On the campaign trail with Yulia, from Ukraine’s west to its east by Zenon Zawada where they triumphed in 2002. Kyiv Press Bureau In her election stumping, Ms. Tymoshenko makes clear she wants BEREZHANY, Ukraine – Yulia enough votes to give her bloc the 226- Tymoshenko received a hero’s welcome in vote majority in Parliament, so that “a the western Ukraine town of Berezhany, democratic coalition will be formed with and more than 50,000 supporters greeted the president, in which event the presi- her in the main square of Kharkiv, in dent would work calmly, the government Ukraine’s eas,t seven days later. will defend our nation’s independence, Her message was the same in both and reforms will be introduced.” cities. In this campaign, the Tymoshenko “Forming a coalition with the Party of Bloc platform is carefully, even master- the Regions is not a union of east and west, fully, tailored to avoid alienating the typi- but a betrayal of the east and west simulta- cal Ukrainian voter, wherever he or she neously,” Ms. Tymoshenko said. “Those may reside. people will never give politicians the pos- The biggest test is in the two issues sibility to make truly deep reforms.” that most divide Ukrainians: language While the international community and and foreign policy. business elite are clamoring for a post- Although her firm support for the OTTAWA – More than 700 members of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization election coalition between the Party of the as the single govern- arrived in Ottawa in mid-August as part of the program of the International Plast Regions and the Our Ukraine – People’s ment language would typically alienate Jamboree marking the organization’s 95th anniversary. While in Ottawa for two Self-Defense bloc to unite a deeply divid- eastern and southern Ukrainians, many take days, the Plast members visited the Canadian Parliament as well as the capital ed Ukraine, Ms. Tymoshenko is fighting comfort in the fact that Ms. Tymoshenko city’s other major sites. Above, Canadian Member of Parliament Borys to prove her bloc is the better alternative. herself is a native of Dnipropetrovsk, a Wrzesnewskyj with a group of Plast scouts on the steps in front of the Peace Tower In fact, of the three major political Russian-speaking city in eastern Ukaine. on Parliament Hill. Prior to their visit to Ottawa, Plast members camped for 10 days forces, only the Tymoshenko Bloc won Her bloc’s platform supports the intro- in the wilderness of Ontario and Quebec in separate camps geared to various skill oblasts in both nationalist Halychyna and duction and application of the European levels. For the conclusion of the jamboree, Plast members converged at the the industrial east of Ukraine during the Charter for Regional and Minority Plastova Sich campground in Grafton, Ontario, for a final four days of special 2006 parliamentary elections. Languages, which Ukraine ratified in events that were attended by more than 1,800 Plast members of all ages. A com- Her bloc swiped the September 2005. plete report on all three stages of the International Plast Jamboree will be featured from the Our Ukraine bloc and snatched the in next week’s issue. from the Communists, (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 No. 35 UCCA receives grant from NED NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS for voter education program CEC ends candidate registration from the list of eligible voters. Election NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Congress time to respond to questions. experts have pointed out that this Committee of America Inc. (UCCA) Most questions about national issues, KYIV – The Central Election scheme, apart from posing immense dif- received renewed support from the National such as the economy, foreign policy, Commission (CEC) on August 28 con- ficulties in its implementation, could dis- Endowment for Democracy (NED) to con- national security and domestic policy cluded the registration of candidate lists enfranchise many voters who return to duct a two-month voter education program will be put to the speakers by regional for the September 30 parliamentary elec- Ukraine within three days of the election. in Ukraine prior to the pre-term parliamen- journalists. Questions about local con- tions, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service Mr. Yushchenko reportedly argues in his tary elections on September 30. cerns, which are often overlooked during reported. The CEC registered candidate petition that the law providing for the The UCCA civic education program national televised debates, will be posed rolls of 21 political forces, refusing to compulsory removal of citizens from includes a series of modified town hall by voters who will be encouraged to register those of three other parties. The voter rolls is a direct violation of their meetings that will bring together repre- phone in their questions. right to participate in the elections was constitutional right to vote. (RFE/RL sentatives of political parties and blocs, The UCCA hopes that these debates granted to the Party of the Regions, Our Newsline) and members of the media. The program will encourage candidates to take a stand Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc, is a departure from earlier UCCA-spon- on issues of interest to the voters, thereby Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, Communist Moroz pushes for Rada session sored town hall meeting, as this new for- helping voters identify the parties and Party, Communist Party (Renewed), mat includes the Fourth Estate (print, tele- coalitions that best represent their beliefs Progressive Socialist Party, Party of the KYIV – head vision and radio) who will serve as stew- and allowing them to make an informed All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda, Bloc of Oleksander Moroz told journalists in ards of the electorate, engaging the politi- choice on election day. Lytvyn, Socialist Party, All-Ukrainian Kyiv on August 28 that the Ukrainian cal parties and blocs on the voters’ behalf. The UCCA-organized town hall meet- Party of People’s Confidence, Agrarian Parliament will hold a session on Town hall meetings play a unique role ings will be held in every region of Ukraine, Ukraine Peasant Bloc, Party of Free September 4 “regardless of circum- in election campaigns, affording voters the including the cities of Lviv, Odesa, Democrats, Electoral Bloc of Liudmyla stances,” UNIAN reported. “I appeal to opportunity to hear the candidate discuss Donetsk, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Suprun – Ukrainian Regional Activists, all deputies [to come to the Verkhovna key issues and illustrating the differences Kirovohrad. Television and radio broadcasts Ukrainian Hromada bloc, Party of Rada], since the Constitution provides for between various political parties and blocs. from these cities reach a large percentage of National-Economic Development, opening a Parliament session on the first The town halls will be broadcast live Ukraine’s population, with an overall poten- Ukrainian People’s Bloc, Party of on regional television and radio stations, tial audience of roughly 14 million. Tuesday in September,” Mr. Moroz said. Greens, KUCHMA bloc, Bloc of the He had announced on July 23 that he bringing the discussion directly into vot- Since 1994 the UCCA has conducted Party of Pensioners, Christian Bloc and ers’ homes. Representatives of the major seven far-reaching voter education pro- wants to hold a Parliament session on the Pora Party. The Pora Party initially September 4 to discuss issues connected political parties and blocs, including can- grams in Ukraine. Bringing together vot- was in the Our Ukraine – People’s Self- didates on the party lists, will be invited ers and representatives of political parties with the cancellation of immunity from Defense bloc, but a splinter group in the prosecution for lawmakers, impeachment to participate in the town hall meetings, and blocs in traditional town hall-style party managed to register a separate list which will be run by a UCCA moderator. meetings during the 1998, 2004 and 2006 of the president, and rights and functions of candidates under the party’s name. of local self-government bodies. The moderator will ensure that each elections, the UCCA programs have The Our Ukraine – People’s Self- political party and bloc is given equal reached over 25,000 voters. Meanwhile, President Viktor Yushchenko Defense bloc has vowed to challenge the expressed his conviction on August 27 registration of the Pora Party’s list of that the Verkhovna Rada will not convene candidates in court. (RFE/RL Newsline) on September 4. Mr. Yushchenko, the opposition Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and OSCE deploys long-term mission President questions voter limitation the Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc deem the current Parliament illegiti- KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko mate. (RFE/RL Newsline) to observe elections in Ukraine has sent a petition to the Constitutional Organization for Security count and the tabulation of results. Court challenging the constitutionality of President moves on draft constitution… and Cooperation in Europe The mission will assess the elections’ the election-law provision that imposes compliance with OSCE commitments for limitations on voting by those who trav- KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko KYIV – The Office for Democratic democratic elections and other interna- eled abroad before the September 30 par- said on St. Sophia Square in Kyiv on Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) tional standards, as well as with national liamentary election, Ukrainian media August 24, during an official ceremony of the Organization for Security and legislation. reported on August 27. According to the devoted to the 16th anniversary of Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has Observers will closely monitor campaign election-law amendment adopted in June, Ukraine’s independence, that he is plan- opened an election observation mission activities, the work of the election adminis- three days before the election Ukrainian ning to set up a body to draft a new con- for the September 30 parliamentary elec- tration and relevant governmental bodies, border guards must compile a list of stitution, UNIAN reported. “We are tions in Ukraine. election-related legislation and its imple- those Ukrainians who have left the coun- beginning a constitutional renewal. I am The deployment of the mission follows mentation, the media environment and the try since August 2 and have not returned. initiating the formation of a National an invitation from Ukraine’s Foreign resolution of election-related disputes. The border authorities are obliged to sub- Constitutional Council that will prepare a Affairs Ministry to observe the elections. The mission intends to join efforts mit the names to appropriate local elec- The mission, headed by Ambassador with short-term observers from the tion commissions, which strike them (Continued on page 16) Audrey Glover, includes 17 experts based OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the in Kyiv. The ODIHR has requested that Parliamentary Assembly of the Council OSCE participating states send 60 long- of Europe, the European Parliament and term observers, who will be deployed the Parliamentary Assembly of NATO. 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And if as a nation we won’t hold anyone responsible for the grief, Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3041 torture and death inflicted on our compatriots, how will we admit guilt for the e-mail: [email protected] harm done to others?” Maria Oscislawski, advertising manager (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 e-mail: [email protected] – Masha Lipman, writing in her column headlined “Reins on Remembrance,” Mariyka Pendzola, subscriptions (973) 292-9800, ext. 3042 published in The Washington Post on August 22. e-mail: [email protected] No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 3 On the campaign... (Continued from page 1) Moreover, “we will offer all possibili- ties to freely speak those languages of national minorities that people find nec- essary,” Ms. Tymoshenko said. On the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), her position is decidedly more cautious, in contrast to the overtly pro-NATO position of Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense. Entering NATO today could lead to calls for separatism and federalism, she said, and even the emergence of local ref- erenda to allow regions to decide whether to leave the Ukrainian state. “In my view, it will be a catastrophe if these processes begin,” Ms. Tymoshenko told The UkrainianWeekly during an August 22 press briefing in Ternopil. “Keeping these priorities in mind, it seems to me politicians must remove from Oleksander Prokopenko/UNIAN their rhetoric those issues that fundamen- tally divide our nation during these elec- Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the eponymous political bloc, speaks at an August 22 political rally in the town of Berezhany tions and begin a calm, evolutionary in the Ternopil Oblast. process to explain to the country, in the Tymoshenko campaign strategy is main- a Berezhany resident, who echoed a view perfect. new government after September 30, what taining the good-versus-evil script alive held by many. During the past year, resi- is NATO, how does NATO affect defend- Who’s “they”? The businesspeople is ing Ukrainian independence and what will in the minds of voters. dents, particularly villagers, have protest- the common response. Namely, folks like Ukraine gain from entering NATO.” President Viktor Yushchenko had squan- ed that Tymoshenko Bloc deputies have After an informational campaign, a dered his moral position on behalf of his Petro Poroshenko and Oleksander engaged in “deryban,” the Ukrainian national referendum would have to be Our Ukraine bloc when he tried to form a Tretiakov, who Kyiv political insiders say slang for illegally distributing land. held on NATO membership, she added. National Unity Coalition with the Party of are interested in forming the post-election In the Kyiv Oblast city of Bila “I would not want to practically lose the Regions and Communists. That has coalition with the Party of the Regions. Tserkva, local activist Yaroslav Misiats Ukraine through drastic steps,” Ms. only emboldened Ms. Tymoshenko in pro- Where the Tymoshenko Bloc is in power, however, the results aren’t always (Continued on page 4) ELECTION NOTEBOOK: Justice minister claims Rada elections might not be needed by Zenon Zawada government officials, including the Kyiv Press Bureau numerous summer dachas President Viktor Yushchenko has access to. KYIV – If more than 300 national “We will sit together, press a button deputies appear at a planned September 4 and with one finger of one hand execute extra-plenary session of Parliament, then the entire campaign program of Our the September 30 parliamentary elections Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense,” said won’t be necessary, Minister of Justice Hanna Herman, a Party of the Regions Oleksander Lavrynovych told an August national deputy. 30 press conference. The president dismissed the Party of Such a session would demonstrate that the Regions’ claims to eliminate immunity Parliament is capable of functioning, he said, and perks as a public relations campaign. making the need for elections irrelevant. “If 300 national deputies enter the ses- *** Zenon Zawada sion hall – who are physically present and Young Tymoshenko Bloc supporters hold flags at the August 22 rally of their state they haven’t surrendered their man- The Central Election Commission political leader in Berezhany, Ternopil Oblast. dates – then, according to constitutional (CEC) decided on August 28 to exclude interpretation, the Verkhovna Rada renews the Pora Citizen’s Party from the Our Tymoshenko said. moting her image as the outsider fighting its authority,” Mr. Lavrynovych said. Ukraine – People’s Self Defense bloc and A third thorny matter is government the corrupt establishment that is trying to Socialist Party of Ukraine Chair recognition of the Ukrainian Insurgent shut her out of government. Oleksander Moroz said he will initiate allow it to campaign in the parliamentary Army (UPA) and its veterans, which Ms. Her rhetoric hasn’t changed from the impeachment hearings against President elections separately. Tymoshenko had voiced support for days of the Orange Revolution, replete Viktor Yushchenko if 300 national deputies Pora party leaders asked to campaign throughout 2005 but has been noticeably with descriptions of the Party of the show up, while Communist Party Chair independently in protest against silent on during this year’s campaign. Regions as a “mafia clan” that is selling Petro Symonenko said he will try to elimi- Vladyslav Kaskiv’s decision to join eight With Ukraine’s legal and institutional Ukraine’s interests to the Russian nate the Ukrainian presidency altogether. other political leaders in signing an problems of late, UPA recognition is not Federation and will lead the government The opposition forces and the August 2 pact to fold and merge their even on the political menu, despite the toward a return to authoritarian Kuchmism. Presidential Secretariat maintain the respective parties into a single Our upcoming 65th anniversary commemora- Her campaign symbol is a heart, signi- Verkhovna Rada’s fifth convocation is per- Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense party tion on October 14. fying compassion, against a background manently dismissed and no longer exists. following the September 30 elections. Maneuvering through those difficult of the campaign’s color of white, a sym- Mr. Yushchenko said on August 30 the Pora members also voted to leave the issues, Ms. Tymoshenko is in fact the bol of purity and cleanliness. coalition government’s plans to meet on Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense one politician who can effectively appeal Such images attract Ukrainians who September 4 are only increasing tensions bloc at an August 20 party congress and to voters throughout the country, her sup- relate to her struggle and professed ideals. in the country. to exclude Mr. Kaskiv from their elec- porters believe. Whether the real thing, or a well-pro- toral list in favor of their new leader, “Only our force is capable of uniting jected image based on some element of *** Yaroslav Hodunok. eastern and western Ukraine,” said truth, Ms. Tymoshenko has effectively Two days after the CEC ruling, the Hryhorii Nemyria, a top Tymoshenko convinced a large segment of the The Party of the Regions declared it Ministry of Justice registered the Pora Party Bloc deputy born and raised in Donetsk. Ukrainian population that she is the force has decided to accept the challenge posed led by Mr. Hodunok instead of the party He said his colleagues often asked him of truth and justice. by the Our Ukraine – People’s Self registered with Mr. Kaskiv as its leader. why he’s not with them supporting the Party Many of Berezhany’s residents who Defense bloc to eliminate deputies’ Our Ukraine’s CEC representative of the Regions. “I tell them that I don’t share withstood the summertime heat to listen immunity at a planned extra-plenary par- Roman Zvarych said the bloc will appeal their view of Ukraine’s future,” said Mr. to Ms. Tymoshenko speak for more than liamentary session on September 4. the CEC decision on Mr. Kaskiv’s behalf, Nemyria, adding that, despite its attempts to an hour agreed she is a reformer fighting Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense alleging the Pora Party doesn’t have the look more Ukrainian and European-orient- for justice. has based most of its parliamentary cam- right to campaign even if it legitimately ed, the Party of the Regions is at its essence They acknowledge Ms. Tymoshenko paign on the proposal to eliminate parlia- left the bloc. a Russian-oriented political force. was prime minister for seven months in mentary deputy immunity. Our Ukraine leaders accused the CEC He is convinced that the Party of the 2005 and a part of the same system, but Party of the Regions leaders said they and Mr. Lavrynovych of executing orders Regions’ monopoly on the Donbas politi- offer defenses on her behalf. will take Our Ukraine’s proposal several from the Party of the Regions to splinter cal scene will some day end. “She wants to help the people, but steps further by stripping all perks potential votes from the Our Ukraine – An important element to the they won’t let her,” said Liuba Oleh, 48, enjoyed by national deputies and high People’s Self-Defense bloc. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 No. 35 Ukrainian World Congress to finance New York City businessman defamation suit against Tabachnyk sponsors orphanage in Ukraine by Zenon Zawada tution granted him the degree. He was NEW YORK – Over the past 12 ing. Aside from their own donations, Kyiv Press Bureau Presidential Administration chair under years Julian Baczynsky, owner of the Mr. Baczynsky organized donations President Leonid Kuchma at the time. East Village Meat Market in from the Ukrainian community. KYIV – The Ukrainian World Manhattan, has sponsored an orphan- Inspired by the goodwill of the dias- Congress (UWC) will finance a defama- Other legal battles age in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. He offered pora, the leaders of Ukraine allotted tion lawsuit in a Kyiv district court, not his assistance during a difficult period some money for the building of this the European Court for Human Rights, While the lawsuit against Mr. for the Ukrainian nation. center, reported VOA. President Viktor against Vice Prime Minister for Tabachnyk will remain in Ukraine, con- Mr. Baczynsky’s generous activities Yushchenko visited the building per- Humanitarian Affairs Dmytro Tabachnyk flicts over Ukrainian history, religion and have a long precursor. Since 1955, res- sonally. Once the building was erected, and the Cabinet of Ministers led by language in recent years have nevertheless idents of the East Village in Manhattan the question of how to equip the build- Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, given the UWC a handful of battles to fight have traveled to Mr. Baczynsky’s ing arose. Mr. and Mrs. Baczynsky UWC President Askold Lozynskyj told in the European Court for Human Rights. Market, attracted by the wonderful helped in the effort to equip the build- The Ukrainian Weekly on August 27. Among them is a complaint filed by taste of his meat products, which are ing as well. Also with their help, many In a June interview with the Den daily Luhansk resident Serhii Melnychuk, who made on site with a recipe that is kept American families adopted children newspaper, Mr. Tabachnyk alleged learned on August 17 that the European secret. Mr. Baczynsky received his from the orphanage in Zhytomyr. Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) Supreme Court will review his lawsuit against the first recipe many years ago from an Mr. Baczynsky financially assists Commander Roman Shukhevych “received Luhansk government, which he alleges unspecified Ukrainian woman. many Ukrainian organizations, such as two Iron Crosses from the hands of Hitler,” engages in discrimination and persecution Over 12 years ago, after many years museums and churches in New York. In repeating a statement made by Communist against its native Ukrainian population. of hard work and due to his health, Mr. 1996 Mr. Baczynsky was awarded a Party of Ukraine Chair Petro Symonenko at The alleged discrimination began in Baczynsky passed along the operations papal order for his support of the a May 30 Verkhovna Rada session. 2004 with a legal inquiry Mr. Melnychuk of his market and he minimized his Church. “I am an orphan myself and I Within days, the Institute of History at submitted to the Luhansk City Council, activities. During his free time, Mr. know how hard it is to live as one. Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences which replied with a document in the Baczynsky decided to take on a good- That’s why I decided to take this orphan- confirmed Mr. Symonenko’s statement Russian language. will mission: to help orphans in Ukraine. age and put it on its feet,” he told VOA. was a lie. Charging that his rights were violated, With the help of the Consulate General Mr. Baczynsky is far from the “After the National Academy of Mr. Melnychuk filed a complaint regard- of Ukraine in New York, Mr. Baczynsky wealthiest person. He earned his money Science’s clarification, the vice prime ing the Russian language document, found the location of the Zhytomyr through hard work on a daily basis dur- minister of humanitarian affairs, a histori- which was denied a hearing by a local Oblast “Budynok Dytyny” (Children’s ing the span of half a century. For this an, repeated this slander by Symonenko,” court and the Procurator Building), run by Svitalana Ursylenko. hard-working Ukrainian immigrant, Mr. Lozynskyj said. “People have to be General’s Office. “The beginning was very difficult. helping others is more important than held accountable for their words.” Mr. Melnychuk was assaulted and had The government’s aid only covered 16 the collection of material wealth, VOA The Weekly incorrectly reported last his nose broken by Party of the Regions percent of the need. There was no noted. And to answer the question of week that the defamation suit will be pur- Luhansk City Council Deputy Arsen money and there were many prob- what feeling do these actions bring him, sued in the European Court for Human Klinchayev in December 2006 at a radio lems. That’s when Julian Baczynsky Mr. Baczynsky replied, “I feel that I am Rights, citing an article written by an station studio after the two engaged in a called and offered his assistance,” Ms. doing a good deed.” unidentified local reporter for the Ostrov debate. Ursylenko recalled in speaking recent- Center for Researching the Social Local prosecutors declined to arrest or ly to Voice of America (VOA).. * * * Prospects of Donbas (http://ostro.org). file criminal charges against Mr. At first Mr. Baczynsky, along with The European Court for Human Klinchayev, and instead charged Mr. his wife, Maria, sent containers of If you would like to help, please Rights is intended only as a last resort Melnychuk with assault. food and later toys, medicine, vita- send a check or money order made after all legal means are exhausted within The UWC will also finance a lawsuit mins, money and clothes to the out to Budynok Dytyny, account No. the local jurisdiction, Mr. Lozynskyj in the European Court on behalf of a orphanage in Ukraine. 29753-000 at Self Reliance New York said, which will likely be the Pechersk Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv After some time, Ms. Ursylenko pro- Federal Credit Union, 108 Second District Court in Kyiv. Patriarchate parish in Noginsk, Russia, a posed to build an “early medical-social Ave., New York, NY 10003. Mr. Symonenko might also be named city 45 kilometers from Moscow. rehabilitation center” for the children The address of Budynok Dytyny is: as a defendant in the lawsuit, he said, The Russian Federation government next to the orphanage. The Baczynsky’s 8 Karabelna St., Zhytomyr, Zhytomyr which the UWC will help finance on has denied Kyiv Patriarchate churches made the first payments on the build- Oblast, Ukraine. behalf of the plaintiffs, Yurii and Maria official registration. Shukhevych, the children of Roman In September 1997 the government Shukhevych. confiscated the Epiphany Cathedral, the However, “Symonenko is not an Tykhvin Mother of God Women’s issue,” Mr. Lozynskyj said. “He is a rem- Monastery and Orthodox Gymnasium nant and irrelevant. The defendants from the Kyiv Patriarchate parish in would be Tabachnyk the individual, Nohinsk and gave it to the Russian Tabachnyk the vice prime minister and Orthodox Church. the Ukrainian government.” The complaint seeks to attain govern- Mr. Tabachnyk earned a doctorate in ment registration for the Church and 1 history in 1995, according to the biogra- million euros ($1.4 million) in either phy he submitted to Who’s Who in restitution or compensation for the stolen Ukraine, which doesn’t state which insti- property, Mr. Lozynskyj said.

In most major city governments, how- On the campaign... ever, the Tymoshenko Bloc is true to its (Continued from page 3) image and remains in the opposition because of its leader’s unwillingness to accused Tymoshenko Bloc city deputies join forces with the Party of the Regions. of illegally selling land and hiding the Ms. Tymoshenko promised her sup- profits in offshore bank accounts. porters she will not form a coalition with When asked to explain such accusa- the Party of the Regions under any cir- tions, Ms. Tymoshenko took the “nobody’s cumstances following the September 30 perfect” route. “We don’t exclude that elections. somewhere an individual deputy can go “To tie ourselves into a coalition with against the decision of our political force,” she told The Weekly in Ternopil. the Party of the Regions and follow their “But his mandate is instantaneously con- orders is to practically betray Ukraine,” Zenon Zawada fiscated. On the other hand, our political Ms. Tymoshenko told an August 22 press Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko cuts the Ukrainian Independence Day cake force, including the Kyiv Oblast, receives conference in Ternopil. “I never support- at the presidential reception alongside First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko. colossal pressure from the land mafia,which ed such unnatural unions.” wants our voting to be like always – for cor- Aside from the images of the outsider August 25 to discuss its strategic plan, ruption and certain agreements.” fighting for the people, the truth-teller Ukrainian Americans... which consists of a two-tiered approach, It’s that very same “land mafia” that is fighting corruption, another myth is (Continued from page 1) said Stefan Romaniw, the committee’s discrediting the Tymoshenko Bloc because shared by Ukrainians of all regions that chairman. it is being deprived of the chance to obtain will ensure the Tymosenko Bloc a strong biggest investors in the economy, Ukrainian diaspora communities land with bribes, she said. Furthermore, performance in September. depositing nearly $30 billion in through the world will lobby their govern- the bloc has confiscated the mandates of “When we were young, our grandmoth- Ukrainian banks, Mr. Pliusch said. ments to recognize the Holodomor as a more than 100 local deputies nationally ers told us that good will come to Ukraine The International Coordinating genocide, while the Ukrainian government who have violated its policy on non-agri- only when a woman comes to power,” said Committee to Commemorate the 75th will begin construction of the Holodomor cultural land – all renting and selling is to Kateryna Kuleba, 52, a Berezhany resi- Anniversary of the Holodomor met on Memorial Historical Complex, he said. be done at auctions. dent. “We believe and hope only in Yulia.” No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 5 TRAVELS: Seeking the past on a road trip through northern by Taras Kuzio and, therefore, we could not find their descendants to thank them for their kind- CONCLUSION ness to my father. The first stop of my father’s “road A local villager took us to the place trip” outside Berlin in the former GDR where the hamlet had once stood that had was to the small village of Blankesee included the farm where my father had between the towns of Neustrelitz and worked in 1944-1945. Nothing remained Neubrandenburg, where my father, of the hamlet. The Soviets, just like the Nazis, knew how to totally destroy vil- Jozef Kuzio, worked on the railways lages. The villager showed us where the from October 1943 to June 1944. The crossing from the Soviet East to the train station still took passengers, but British West was immediately behind the the station building itself was boarded former village. This is where my father, up long ago. Blankesee held a large then age 18, crawled through the forest Soviet prison camp when my father and fields attempting to not set off the arrived in 1943. Soviet alarms attached to wires. The for- The second stop was the village of mer Soviet watchtowers had been left Pasin near Butzow. Here my father standing as a reminder that this was once worked for one year between September a border between two occupation zones. 1942 and October 1943 on a farm after a My father had successfully escaped brief spell in a transit camp. My father across this crossing but had returned to recalls that the farmer was a devout Nazi illegally smuggle across the border a and that, therefore, his relationship to the young woman and child after her mother, “guest (slave) laborers” from Ukraine who was waiting in Hamburg, had plead- and elsewhere was poor. There was no ed with him. He successfully smuggled sign of the Fust family farm remaining her across the border, but on another in the small village. The family, we were occasion when he crossed the border at told in the hotel we stayed in, had died night he set off the alarms and Soviet out a few decades ago. troops captured my father. He remem- In June 1944 my father ran away and bers how the Soviet troops looked ended up in another farm in a small ham- bedraggled with torn uniforms and mis- let of Pipperdorf near Boizenburg, where matched boots. he stayed until the end of the war. Here My father was placed in the beautiful the farmer, Herman Zalman, despised of town hall in Boizenburg along with other Jozef Kuzio atop a former Soviet border watchtower. the Nazis and cursed Hitler. The farmer captives waiting interrogation. He pre- colors (perhaps a French unit had been Moelln, Lubeck and finally near stationed there?). There was also a very Hamburg before emigrating to Britain. straight concrete road obviously built for He had thought of Australia or Canada, quick movement along the former West- but settled on Britain. There were no East border for the British military in signs of the buildings where my father case of a war between NATO and the had lived in these three locations. In Warsaw Pact. Lubeck I asked in the Tourist The contrast between the villages on Information Office for the “Churchill both sides of this former border was Barracks” (as this had been the British striking. Seventeen years after the col- occupation zone after 1945), but the lapse of the GDR there was still a con- reaction was a blank look on the person’s trast between the poorer looking former face. In Hamburg the restaurant of the GDR village and the prosperous village lady whose daughter and child my father on the Western side. In former GDR vil- had smuggled across the border had long lages there was an obvious difference ago disappeared. between the buildings were built prior to Tens of thousands of Ukrainians like the war and the ugly ones built under my father settled in the West after the communism. The latter buildings resem- war. Few voluntarily wanted to return to bled the typical ugly Soviet constructions Stalin’s USSR. They created Ukrainian also built during the USSR in the diaspora organizations that have Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras. endured, although the question is In a number of places I asked former whether they will continue to exist after GDR citizens, such as a Museum curator that generation is gone. A recent visit to and hotel owner, if life was now better the annual “Zdvyh” (gathering) of the after reunification. The German film Association of Ukrainian Youth near “Goodbye Lenin” (http://www.sonyclas- Derby made me doubt that these sics.com/goodbye/) portrayed this mix of Ukrainian diaspora organizations would sadness and humor as eastern Germans survive. Jozek Kuzio and his wife, Ersilia Toselli-Kuzio, at what used to be a border crossing. adapted to life in the West. Their replies These organizations and community were always “Sometimes yes, sometimes life sustained Ukrainian refugees in their was very kind to my father and treated tended to be “Polish” as Ukrainians were no”. Nostalgia for some aspects of the him like a son. separated from other captives and most GDR remains, particularly – as in difficult lives settling in new countries As would become evident from the were deported to the USSR, while some Ukraine in the 1990s – for the economic without financial or other resources. My road trip, Germans – just like all nation- were executed. Luckily, thanks to stability of life under communism. father said he came to Britain with only alities – came in different types. National Russian love of vodka, my father Fifty years of communism had made the 10 fingers on his hands. Now there is stereotypes that castigated all members escaped along with a German U-Boat eastern Germans different from western a large new influx of Ukrainians. Some of one group are common even in the captain. At one entrance into the town Germans even though they were still arrive, like my father, with few resources West (British comedy shows are full of hall Soviet troops had begun an evening Germans. This is little different from but a dedication to improve their lives. it). My father experienced different types of drunken merriment with local girls Ukraine. In 1989-1991 the Ukrainian They are likely to eventually return to of Germans. One farmer had been a and lots of vodka. The guards at the back diaspora in Britain, which is mainly from Ukraine. Others arrive with capital accu- chauvinist, while another had been kind. door did not want to feel left out and so western Ukraine, met a different western mulated in Ukraine and drive their chil- A third German had saved him from they joined them. The U-boat command- Ukraine that had, lived under commu- dren to Ukrainian Saturday school in drowning in a lake near Moelln. er and my father made a dash for free- nism for 50 years. The pre-war and post- London in expensive cars. These are The hamlet of Pipperdorf proved very dom and both successfully escaped. This war Galicians were both Galicians, but at unlikely to returnees. difficult to find, and when we asked local saved him from possible deportation to the same time they were different. We In Hamburg we also saw evidence of people they had never heard of it. Road Siberia. saw this when my father met his sister Ukraine coming to Germany. A recent signs did not show its location. In the The former crossing point between and brother in 1989-1990 for the first emigrant played the tsymbaly outdoors Boizenburg town museum near the vil- East and West that my father had crawled time since 1942. Nevertheless, Galicians while a Ukrainian flag flew on the streets lage, the curators explained that the through was eerie and calm. On the retained a sufficient degree of national of Hamburg. Soviet occupation force had destroyed Western side of the one-kilometer no identity to mobilize in sufficiently large In the last two decades my father’s the village sicne it lay in the no mans mans land another village remained numbers for the Orange Revolution. relatives have visited him in Britain and land between the Soviet border and the standing. Unlike the Soviets, who Without western Ukrainians would the he has visited them in Ukraine. He has border of the British occupation zone. destroying villages near borders, the Orange Revolution have been such a also visited the locations in Germany After the loss of their farm, undoubtedly British allowed this one to remain. The success? where his life was so dramatic during without any compensation, the Zalman only visible signs of the former occupa- After the war, my father spent time as World War II and after. He had finally family had been forced to move away tion were a border post painted in French a DP (Displaced Person) in camps in returned to his roots. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 No. 35

NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Ukrainian Independence Day: Soyuzivka’s 2007 summer the view from Chernivtsi This week’s issue of our newspaper contains a four-page section – with two of by George Duravetz occasion but impractical for daily use. the pages in glorious color – featuring photos from the exciting 2007 summer That evening Channel 5 staged a spe- season at Soyuzivka. The goal is a simple one: to demonstrate that this mainstay Yesterday Ukraine celebrated its 16th cial talk show hosting invited leaders of our Ukrainian community life this year enjoyed an exceptional summer that year of independence amid much political from major political parties and an audi- attracted more guests than ever to its scenic property in the Shawangunk moun- infighting among the various political par- ence of several hundred people specially tains of upstate New York. ties and cynical disenchantment among invited from all regions of Ukraine. Why was the summer of 2007 exceptional? much of its 47 million citizens. Naturally the The invited leaders included Ukraine’s Well, for starters, it marked the inauguration of Soyuzivka’s Ukrainian government put on a spectacular show in first president, Leonid Kravchuk, former Cultural Festival. By all accounts, it was a hugely successful undertaking and downtown Kyiv and on the city’s central dissident Levko Lukianenko, celebrating his laid a firm foundation for the second annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival already street, the Khreschatyk. I watched the pro- 80th birthday, Socialist leader and chairman scheduled for July 10-13, 2008. Second, the diverse camps held at Soyuzivka – ceedings from Chernivtsi, where I live and of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksander Moroz, Tennis Camp, Dance Camp, “Tabir Ptashat” (a day camp for Ukrainian-speaking work six months of the year, on television. Yulia Tymoshenko, Communist leader Petro preschoolers), Heritage Day Camp, Exploration Camp, Discovery Camp and The broad kilometer-long road became Symonenko, Party of the Regions represen- Sitch Sports Camp, plus the Ukrainian Dance Workshop – were extremely well- the venue for a one-and-a-half-hour march tative Raisa Bohatyriova, Mr. Lutsenko, attended, with waiting lists the norm for every camp. All these camps are already of military and naval bands from selected Viktor Pynzenyk and many others. booked to be held yet again in 2008 at Soyuzivka. And, there were just signifi- garrisons around the country that were The moderator conducted the discussion cantly more guests, and more of them from the “Fourth Wave” of Ukrainian accompanied by groups of well-rehearsed in Russian, and both Mr. Symonenko and immigrants to North America, who came to enjoy an extended weekend or a dancers performing specially choreo- Ms. Bohatyriova spoke mainly in Russian. week at the Ukrainian National Association’s beloved estate. graphed numbers. The bands were recruit- Each accused others of failing to demon- Soyuzivka, it will be recalled, was purchased by the UNA back in 1952 to serve ed from military and naval bases from strate leadership and vision needed to solve the needs of its members and the Ukrainian community at large; it welcomed its first around Kyiv, Kharkiv, Poltava, Ukraine’s political crises and the talk show guests during the summer season of 1953. Since then, it has undergone various trans- Kirovohrad, Vinnytsia, Symferopol, ended without any consensus of opinion. formations to keep up with the needs and desires of our ever-changing community. , Odesa, Rivne and Lviv. Notably Messrs. Yushchenko, In November of 2002 the estate kicked off celebrations of its 50th anniversary Surprisingly, such major centers in Yanukovych and Leonid Kuchma, at – with hundreds of guests arriving from near and far in response to the resort’s Eastern Ukraine as Dnipropetrovsk, whom much criticism was leveled, were invitation to “come home to Soyuzivka.” On that occasion, a plan for its renais- Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Luhansk or absent. The audience remained skeptical sance was announced. Addressing a capacity crowd in the Veselka hall, UNA were not represented. of all speakers and parties. Treasurer Roma Lisovich said it was time to “think out of the box” in order to The Khreschatyk was closed off to the In the evening a giant stage was set up at make Soyuzivka “an inclusive place for all who want to learn about their her- hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians the end of the Khreschatyk near itage,” as well as for non-Ukrainians who would like to learn about the rich who arrived from all over Ukraine to cel- Independence Square and over a million . She added that the resort would also strive to be more family- ebrate Independence Day. Instead, a young people filled the square and the main oriented by offering more activities to meet their needs. giant stage had been erected at the foot of boulevard from one end to the other. It was a Independence Square, and right across The UNA officer invited the community’s assistance. “Your input of talent can sea of people as far as the eye could see. the Khreschatyk facing the square were help preserve this treasure of our community,” noted Ms. Lisovich. That has Unfortunately, most of the numbers sung several rows of seats occupied by the indeed happened. Remember all those volunteers who turned out to help spruce up were in Russian. The stage was filled with government leaders, Cabinet ministers, and otherwise prepare Soyuzivka for its summer seasons? Those hardy souls who top performers from Russia and Belarus or military personnel, heads of the major came to blaze hiking trails on the estate’s beautiful property? Those dedicated indi- Russified singers from Ukraine, such as religious confessions, the diplomatic viduals who gave of their time during Soyuzivka’s first ever Ukrainian Film and Sofia Rotaru. (Recently she was booed off a corps and specially invited guests. The Cultural Festival? This year more than ever, volunteers gave Soyuzivka their all. stage in Lviv for singing mainly in Russian.) local population was nowhere to be seen The year 2007 also marked another milestone in the history of Soyuzivka: its evo- Russia’s top pop singer, Alla Pugachova, and did not take part in the parade. lution from a resort to a heritage center. This was a natural development that, once and others arrived from Moscow and domi- President Viktor Yushchenko, his wife, again, grew out of our community’s needs and wishes. It was a logical next step after nated the show. Not a word was uttered Kateryna, and their three children sat in the the incorporation two years earlier of the Soyuzivka Heritage Foundation, a non- about Ukrainian Independence Day. Russian middle of the front row, while to the right profit charitable entity whose aim is to operate Soyuzivka as a cultural and educa- pop culture literally stole the show. sat Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and tional venue. (See “Turning the pages…” below.) The Soyuzivka Heritage Center Nevertheless, the talk show moderator National Security and Defense Council and invited speakers presented some strives to address the need within our community for heritage activities and programs Secretary Ivan Pliusch. To the left sat Yurii conducted in the Ukrainian and English languages, and geared to all age groups. interesting statistics regarding the politi- Lutsenko, Viacheslav Kyrylenko and other cal mood of the country. These statistics The 2007 summer season demonstrated that Soyuzivka needs to examine what leading members of the Our Ukraine – the estate needs to provide in terms of infrastructure to continue and expand such are supported by various polls being con- People’s Self-Defense coalition. ducted periodically across the country by vital endeavors for the benefit of our Ukrainian community, as well as those Mr. Yushchenko stared straight ahead beyond it who are interested in learning about the Ukrainian culture. independent public opinion firms. with a deadpan look on his face, and he • A total of 91.5 percent of Ukrainian UNA President Stefan Kaczaraj noted at the estate’s 50th anniversary fete that was never seen speaking to anyone. Mr. “Soyuzivka holds a very special place in our hearts.” This year’s summer season citizens voted for independence because Yanukovych sat slouched in his seat look- they sincerely believed that independence proved the enduring truth of those words and underscored them all the more as ing bored out of his mind and appeared to our community’s special love for Soyuzivka was demonstrated by all those who would bring and improvement in living be patiently waiting for the whole exercise standards. Ukraine was then presented as came to enjoy its facilities and offerings. We look forward to more great things to end so that he and his colleagues could to come at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center. Viva Soyuzivka! the leading industrial power in the world. duck out to a nearby pub and have a cold This vote did not reflect local patriotism. beer. Halfway through the affair he obvi- • When polled as to whether they ously had had enough and turned to his col- would vote for independence today: 43 September leagues sitting around him and exchanged percent said “yes.” Turning the pages back... jokes. In no time they were all laughing. • When asked whether they thought The Yushchenko children, overcome that Ukraine would endure into the by the heat of the day, soon leaned future, 69 percent said “yes, always”; 31 4 against their parents and fell asleep. Only percent replied “no, never.” Two years ago, the Ukrainian National Association announced Mrs. Yushchenko hung a saccharine • When schoolchildren in all regions 2005 the creation of the Soyuzivka Heritage Foundation, a 501 (c) smile on her face throughout the ordeal were asked whether they supported inde- (3), non-profit charitable entity that would operate Soyuzivka and put on a brave front to show that she pendence, 97 percent said “yes.” Ukraine as a cultural and educational venue, and would be supported was enjoying the spectacle. has won over the younger generation. by donations, grants and annual membership fees. An explanation of the new founda- For millions of Ukrainians the best • However, there are negative indica- tion was offered on September 4, 2005, by Roma Lisovich, UNA treasurer. place to be was at home watching the tors. Sixty-four percent of Ukrainian citi- Since the Orange Revolution, explained Ms. Lisovich, there has been a resurgence in event on TV. zens are categorized as poor by European interest in the preservation and cultivation of Ukrainian culture. Soyuzivka has experi- To their credit, the bands and dancers standards; 44 percent of Ukrainian citi- enced an increase in camps, more young families vacationing there, more youth social- performed meticulously and professional- zens wish to emigrate if they had the izing and a multiple programs geared for seniors provide something for everyone. ly. The musical selections ranged from means. Ukraine had 4,000 violent murders The creation of the foundation was a solution to address the financial drain that folkloric to popular, jazz and classical. last year. Substance abuse, alcoholism, Soyuzivka’s operating costs placed on the UNA’s resources. The vocal numbers were all sung in AIDS and TB are on the rise in Ukraine. “Transferring Soyuzivka to a non-profit foundation will ensure that our Ukrainian Ukrainian, as was the running commen- • The average wage in Ukraine is American heritage continues to be promoted and recognized, and that the foundation tary of the master of ceremonies. The approximately 800 hrv per month ($170 will continue in perpetuity,” explained Ms. Lisovich. Removing Soyuzivka from the Ukrainian language is like an embroidered U.S. or $200 Canadian). The minimum UNA’s financial statement allows the foundation to borrow funds in order to make the shirt. It is always trotted out on a festive pension is 450 hrv per month. necessary improvements and proceed with approved plans. • If an election were held tomorrow, the The foundation has a five-member board of directors – two of whom are the UNA George Duravetz is a retired Ukrainian results would be: Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc president and the treasurer. The UNA remains the sole owner of the foundation. Canadian high school teacher living and 28 percent; Party of the Regions, 26 per- working in Chernivtsi as an immigration cent; Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense, Source: “Soyuzivka Heritage Foundation established,” by Roma Lisovich, The translator and guest lecturer. He has now 14 percent. The Socialists and Communists Ukrainian Weekly, September 4, 2005. lived in Ukraine for the past 10 years. may not make the 3 percent barrier. No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 7

Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas by Andrew Sorokowski How you should vote Footprints: Arcadia’s amazing ethnics The U.S. presidential elections are less administer since 1976. Nearly all Question: Who are the Scalabrini will ever see. With Arcadia, museum and than 14 months away. For many of us, European nations, as well as Canada and Fathers? Answer: Italian priests who family photos experience a new life. our Ukrainian identity will not influence Australia, have abolished it. While some work among Italian American Catholics, Another reason is that unlike academic our choice. After all, we vote as may argue that with our violent society, much like our Basilian Fathers and books about Ukrainians (most of which are Americans. the state needs violent measures to pro- Ukrainian Redemptorists. written for other academics), Arcadia pub- I disagree. As Ukrainian Americans, tect itself, my candidate believes that Question: What Italian American lications are written for the general public. we have a twin identity. We need not sup- state and social violence are mutually played for the Milwaukee Brewers? A final reason is this: the clock is tick- press our Ukrainian side when choosing reinforcing. Answer: Sal Bando in 1977-1981. ing. The Ukrainian American community a candidate. One of the glories of this Several years ago Dr. Oleh Wolowyna Question: What is the name of the of the past is diminished. Churches and nation is that it has combined the accu- reported in these pages (September 3, school in Dearborn, Mich., with a stu- fraternals, once the mainstay of our ethno- mulated experience and resulting wisdom 2000) that 39 percent of all women in dent population that is 95 percent Arab? national existence, are fading – an of a host of peoples and cultures. It Ukraine age 15 to 44 had at least one Answer: The Salina Elementary School. unpleasant truth but a truth nevertheless. A would be churlish to deny them to abortion. Over the previous five years, Question: How many Americans can new and very different Fourth Wave popu- American political discourse, impover- more abortions had been reported than trace their roots to one of the 21 coun- lation is creating a different Ukrainian ished as it already is. live births. Today, it is estimated that over tries of the Arab world? Answer: America, one that has thus far demonstrat- While many choose a candidate by a million abortions are performed in Approximately 5 million. ed little interest in what we have accom- personality, others by party, I prefer to Ukraine annually. This is a significant fac- Question: To what part of New plished during the last 100-plus years. If vote by the issues. Following are brief tor in its continuing population decline. did the first Swedes emigrate? Answer: we don’t leave our footprints while there’s Worcester County in Massachusetts and analyses of four contemporary controver- The psychological trauma contributes to still time, we will be forgotten. Windham County in Connecticut. sies in light of the Ukrainian experience, the demoralization of a society where Ukrainians have often grumbled that Question: What institution became the and my candidate’s position on each. abortions are reportedly procured under “Americans don’t know about us.” You center of cultural life for early Swedish know, the usual “they think we’re Others may, of course, come up with dif- false pretenses, or for money, in order to immi-grants to the U.S.? Answer: The ” complaint. Things have ferent analyses, with different results. Or provide fetal body parts for bogus cures Church. changed somewhat since independence, they may find the Ukrainian experience and expensive beauty treatments. All of these ethnic facts can be found but there are still Americans who believe irrelevant. The issues are immigration, No one likes abortion. Everyone recog- in publications such as “Italian Ukraine is still “the.” war, capital punishment and abortion. nizes that it is usually the desperate deci- Milwaukee,” “Arab Americans in Metro It’s not as if we haven’t tried to remedy We naturally think of ourselves as a sion of a woman who sees no alternative. Detroit” and “Swedes of Greater this situation. Our community has raised model immigrant group: loyal, hard- Therefore, it makes little sense to discuss Worcester Revisited,” pictorial histories millions of dollars, for example, to establish working, responsible. Indeed, Ukrainian it primarily in terms of the appropriate published by Arcadia Publishing. Ukrainian studies chairs at Harvard. The Americans have earned a good reputation. penalties, or as an absolute right. Rather, Established in 1993, Arcadia is a leading original, advertised goal of a Harvard But it was not always so. In the early the discussion should focus on removing local history publisher in the United States Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) was days, we were seen as just another mob of the social, cultural and economic condi- tions that lead to abortion in the first with some 4,000 titles to its credit. Ethnic to “inform” Americans about Ukraine and hungry rabble arriving by the shipload to groups and smaller towns are part of place. My candidate looks for guidance to her people, “to set the record straight” as it man America’s mines and factories. We Arcadia’s Images of America series. Other countries like , which offers a were. The concept was very appealing. lived in rough settlements where drinking Arcadia series include Postcard History panoply of family-friendly policies, Over the years, Harvard has published was the chief diversion. To some, we Series Images of Sports, the Black America including generous maternity leave and books of significance. As much as I admire were the strike-breakers lured by industri- Series, Then and Now, Corporate History social benefits for couples with children. HURI publications, however, times have al bosses to break the back of the labor Series and Campus History Series. changed. HURI has changed. Ask yourself. While allowing abortion in the first movement. To others, we were politically There are reasons Ukrainian Americans Are university publications, written by aca- trimester (and beyond, under certain condi- suspect – as Socialists or Communists, who wish to preserve their history should demics, for academics, the best way to tions), French law mandates a one-week later as alleged Nazi collaborators. be interested in Arcadia Publishing. reach the general public? Is it cost-efficient? waiting period and offers a consultation We should empathize, therefore, with The first reason is that Arcadia is inter- Ukrainian studies at Columbia (mandatory for minors) on available family those who are driven to these shores by ested in Ukrainian Americans. Why? University are just taking off. Even though benefits and alternatives such as adoption. poverty or persecution. My candidate Because books about Ukrainians make our community did not have to raise mil- It also promotes parental responsibility. feels that law-breakers should not be money. I authored “Ukrainians of lions for Columbia, the institution has pre- Moreover, both French and German rewarded. But we should facilitate immi- Chicagoland,” a pictorial history published sented courses of study and programs that law proclaim respect for human life from gration while offering guest-worker sta- by Arcadia last year. Almost 1,200 copies appear more relevant, people-friendly and its inception. This approach contrasts tus to those who, like many of our fore- have already been sold, most of them to appealing to the common person. starkly with U.S. law under Roe v. Wade bears, simply want to earn some money non-Ukrainians. Who would have thought? It’s time to rethink our priorities. With and Doe v. Bolton (1973), which instead and return home. Arcadia now has plans to publish Arcadia around, we have a golden oppor- focuses exclusively on abortion rights, What have Ukrainians learned about “Ukrainians of Greater Philadelphia” by tunity to publish books about Ukrainians ignores alternatives and permits abortion war? We have seen one empire after Alexander Lushnycky in October. Why? throughout the United States – the Detroit on demand in the first two trimesters (and another bring death and destruction to Because Arcadia is in business to make area, Cleveland and Youngstown, and thereafter with minimal preconditions). our people, only to eventually withdraw money. If my book sold well, Arcadia greater New York come to mind. We have With regard to abortion, as with war and collapse. We have developed a dis- has reason to believe Dr. Lushnycky’s an amazing history in America. Let’s and capital punishment, we have placed trust of imperial wars, whether waged in book also will sell well. flaunt it. Remember. The clock is ticking! the name of religion, social equality, ourselves near the fringe of the civilized A second reason Ukrainians should be national liberation – or even freedom and world. My candidate is determined to interested in Arcadia is that, unlike some Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is democracy. Aggressive war-making, we change this. other books about Ukraine and Ukrainians [email protected]. remember, is a crime under international Of course, one can analyze these published in the United States, an Arcadia law. We have fought under Ukrainian issues differently. One could argue, for publication costs our community nothing. colors only in defense of our homeland. example, that in battling militant Islam We don’t have to raise any money for the For we have learned that defensive wars from the shores of the to the publication. It’s a freebie! Arcadia profes- are the only ones worth fighting. gates of Vienna, the Kozaks established a sionals take care of the editing, printing, My candidate opposed the wars in Ukrainian tradition worth following in publicity and the distribution. My book can Afghanistan and Iraq on ethical, legal, Baghdad and beyond. But whatever our be found or ordered from Borders, Barnes & political and military grounds, and favors views, we should never shrink from Noble, Waldenbooks and Amazon.com. At a a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops. The bringing our Ukrainian background, time when America’s so-called “multicultur- sooner we leave, the sooner the Islamic experience and understanding to bear on alists” have excluded Ukrainians and other world will take responsibility for the these issues – and others, like global white ethnic groups from their so-called peace and security of the Middle East. hunger or human trafficking. “banquet of diversity,” it’s comforting to In the 11th century, Now you may be wondering whether know there is at least one table in the United promulgated the “Rus’kaya Pravda,” a law my candidate is on the left or the right, States at which Ukrainians are welcome. code that remained in force for some 500 liberal or conservative, Democrat or A third reason is that an Arcadia publica- years. It limited revenge killing, replacing Republican. I find these categories inade- tion is photo intensive, a minimum of 200 it with monetary fines. On February 22, quate. My candidate offers an ethically photos, to be exact, in every publication. 2000, Ukraine, seeking to comply with consistent set of views. Does yours? Picture histories sell well. Our museums European standards, again repealed the There’s only one problem. I can’t have done a marvelous job of collecting death penalty. In the intervening centuries, identify my candidate by name. Can and cataloguing historic photos, many of capital punishment in Ukraine has been someone help me out? which go back over a hundred years. Who meted out mostly by occupation regimes. gets to see them? Ukrainian family photos, My candidate opposes the death penal- Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at many of them historic and unique, sit in Arcadia’s soon-to-be-released “Ukrai- ty, which the states have been free to [email protected]. albums that only a limited group of people nians of Greater Philadelphia. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 No. 35 GENERATION UKE

Edited and compiled by Matthew Dubas and Yarema Belej A scribe tells his tale of the International Plast Jamboree

by Yarema Belej to press the use of Ukrainian language amazed at the level of work and dedica- throughout the day and for everyone to tion exhibited by all the members of the Ever since I was 7 years old, Plast leadership. These counselors and organ- Ukrainian scout camps have been central to make a better effort of keeping our lan- guage alive away from camp. (Many of izers had already sacrificed their time my summers. Therefore it was a natural for and effort well before the camp even me to take my summer vacation days and the kids and counselors made strides, however, it is an effort that our whole started, and during the camp they were at use them for the Cadillac of all Plast camps the top of their game and ensuring that – YuMPZ, the International Plast Jamboree. community needs to take on and impress upon each other.) all the youths who took part in the jam- I had the honor of being the “pysar” boree had the most memorable time. (scribe) for one of the camps for older This year marked the 95th anniversary of Plast and the International Plast It is due to the dedication and sacrifice scouts. My duties included writing, read- of these individuals that the camp was ing and maintaining the daily program, Jamboree that was held in its honor did not disappoint. We took part in every- possible, and in many regards the reason announcements, warnings and pearls of the organization still flourishes across thing good about the organization, wisdoms. All of this I tried to make as the globe. including bonfires, canoe trips, adventure entertaining as possible. Even more impressive than the work games, singing and drills, while meeting It is quite a unique experience to have put forth by all of these counselors was a captive audience every morning for 10 new people from across the globe. the way in which everyone made a point days. Furthermore, I helped in executing Thanks to my involvement at the camp I to get to know one another and further various competitions and requirements now boast new friends in Germany, France, their involvement in Plast. for merit badges. There just are not England, Australia and Ukraine, and they During the three “etaps” (stages) these enough hours in the day at a Plast camp! are all of Ukrainian descent, like me. groups of 18- to 35-year-olds were con- Also, it was my unofficial obligation Throughout the two-week camp I was stantly trying to join, get each other involved or become a part of the fraterni- Yarema Belej offers pearls of wisdom ties that exist for adults in Plast. Through to his campers. So, you wanna throw a Ukrainian wedding? these scouting fraternities and sororities, social network of which they are a part In the next issues of “Generation Uke” we will be exploring young adults become members of a group Ukrainian wedding traditions from the American and Canadian that continues work within the organization for the rest of their lives. experiences and how they compare to regional traditions in and the community in a multitude of ways. We are all unbelievably lucky to be a Ukraine. Readers who have available materials or resources may Many of these groups have specialties part of this organization, however, because e-mail them to [email protected]. within Plast: hiking, crafts, leadership, of that luck it is our duty to pass along the Your assistance is greatly appreciated. self-sufficiency, boating, sports, etc., knowledge, dedication and effort that oth- while providing an incredibly unique ers before us have expended.

SUSTA, SUSK PHOTO OF THE MONTH offer clubs assistance With the end of the summer approach- ing, students begin their studies at col- leges and universities. But this is no time to rest. After settling in for the new school year, contact the local club of the Federation of Ukrainian Student Organizations in America (SUSTA) or the Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union (SUSK) and sign up to be a member. If there isn’t a club where you are studying, you can start one yourself. SUSTA and SUSK provide assistance with information available on their respective websites, www.ukrainianstudents.net/star- taclub.html, www.susk.ca or via e-mail, [email protected] or [email protected]. SUSK also has a mailing list, SUSKGEN, at [email protected] that keeps its members informed. Many of these clubs also utilize social networking sites such as www.face- book.com and www.multiply.com, which also have dedicated pages that allow mem- bers to meet other students from all over the United States and Canada, coordinate efforts and provides a forum for discus- sions on a wide range of topics. For a list- ing of contacts at American and Canadian universities with Ukrainian clubs or Ukrainian professional organizations, visit SUSTA’s blog page at www.ukrainianstu- Twenty-four Verkhovyna supporters, age 21-30, from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania gathered in Glen Spey, N.Y., dents.blogspot.com. near Verkhovyna MountainView Resort for the third annual tubing trip on the Delaware River on August 11. A three-mile Planning an event? Inform the ride down the river, which typically takes four to five hours, was completed in one and a half hours due to the heavy rains Ukrainian community by sending the the night before and the speed of the river. A tubing trip for youth is being planned for August 2008. event details to [email protected] for a free “Out and About” listing in The Ukrainian Weekly. Currently, SUSTA is looking for a web The “Generation Uke” page accepts photo submissions for the “Photo of the Month, “ developer/designer. If you or anyone you which features Ukrainians being Ukrainian. know is interested is assisting in this mat- ter, please contact Zenon Tech-Czarny at Send photos to: [email protected] or The Ukrainian Weekly, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. [email protected]. No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 9 GENERATION UKE

Edited and compiled by Matthew Dubas and Yarema Belej First-timers at Ukrainian Week in Wildwood share their experiences Every year for the last half century, (dances) as small as Cleveland’s Ukrainian Ukrainians from the East Coast of America School “matura” and as large as Toronto’s congregate at the south Jersey shore in Malanka, but nothing quite compares to Wildwood, N.J. Here they spend up to a Wildwood. It was an amazing, relaxing week enjoying the sun and reveling at night. way to cap off the summer. Heading down We thought that it might be interesting to there I really had no clue what to expect, see what a couple of first-time attendees but was amused and impressed from the thought of Ukrainian Week at Wildwood. moment I stepped out of our van; from the Our two interviewees hail from outside many sporting activities on the beach with of the Tri-State Area. Marco Melymuka is friends, to singing the Ukrainian national originally from Detroit and now lives in anthem surrounded by Ukrainians in their Englewood, N.J. While Stephan swim trunks, I loved every minute. Hrushkevych hails from Cleveland, but now lives and works in Baltimore, Md. Stephan: This was unlike any other Both gentlemen are active members of Ukrainian event that I have attended. It was Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization and really nice to be entertained all day by the attend many Ukrainian events. Look for beach and the ocean, unlike other Ukrainian them at Soyuzivka this Labor Day weekend. events where the crowd is dispersed during the day and assembles during the evening. Why did you choose to come to Wildwood for the first time? Will you return?

Marco: I came to Wildwood since it is Marco: Of course I’ll return, every year. one of those great East Coast Ukrainian Andrea Popowich Stephan: traditions that I was never able to take part I will definitely return, espe- Ukrainians gathering on the beach in Wildwood to mark the 16th anniversary of when I lived in Detroit. It was always cially if I can find another riding partner of Ukraine’s independence. too difficult or expensive to come out for next year with whom I can make the 125- Wildwood and stay all the way through mile bike trek from Baltimore. Ukrainian Wildwood Week? music. until Labor Day. Now that I live out here, I plan on coming back every year. Did you meet any new people? Marco: The bars at night were fun, Stephan: During the day it was good but only on account of the people with old-fashioned beach fun, while at night Stephan: Many of my friends had Marco: I didn’t meet many new people, whom I was spending time. I think a we were going out to shore bars. It would been going there for several years and I because I'm already so popular, but I know good thing to organize would be a tent of be great if, rather than going to the bars have heard very good things. This year my friends did. My friend Toma from some sort on a portion of the beach for where everyone gets scattered, we could the opportunity presented itself to meet Windsor, Ontario, who hasn’t been as the evening. During the day we could socialize with some food, drink and fire up with friends at Wildwood and make a active in Plast as I have been in recent sell Ukrainian food, and during the on the beach. long-distance biking expedition out of it. years, definitely made some quality friends. evening it would be a great place for Ukes of all ages to gather, relax by the Do you see why people have been Have you ever been to a Ukrainian Stephan: I met many new people, ocean and share a few stories, jokes and doing this for years? event like this? including Ukrainians from other coun- enjoy some drinks. This would be per- tries, during the time on the beach. fect for Saturday evening/night as most Stephan: This is a great way to com- Marco: I’ve been to every type of people are rather exhausted and would bine a relaxing vacation atmosphere with Ukrainian event, from camps and the Plast How did you spend your days/nights enjoy a relaxing evening with friends, meeting many new people and old Jamboree in Manitoba to “zabavy” and how would you improve the not surrounded by brain-shaking club friends in the community.

Chef Lasiy stirs it up on location for Hollywood stars He has starred in some of the biggest dependent on Danylo’s creativity. After “chefs that are pushing the envelope in movies of all time. He has a cult follow- preparing several options, Leonardo picks cooking and inventing the way people eat ing along with a name and face that are what he wants and when he wants it, and and think about and cook food.” recognized throughout the world. And, Danylo prepares the meals from scratch. The likes of Charlie Trotter of “T,” he, Leonardo DiCaprio, has been served Always modest about his prowess Thomas Keller of “The French Laundry the best dishes Danylo Lasiy can create. with a sharp knife and a cupboard of and Per Se,” Susur Lee of “Susur and Hailing from Whippany, N.J. this spices, Chef Lasiy delighted the star with Lee,” Grant Achatz of “Alinea” and young Ukrainian American chef boasts an dishes for more than three months on the Wylie Dufrense of “WD-50” are among Associate of Science in culinary arts and a set of “Revolutionary Road.” DiCapprio his most notable influences. Bachelor of Science in culinary nutrition has also starred in such massively suc- Chef Lasiy is as uncertain about his from Johnson & Wales University in cessful films as “Titanic,” “The Aviator” future plans as much as he is uncertain of Providence, R.I. Danylo has been a cater- and “The Departed.” what he will cook up next. He enjoys the er, line cook and chef for more than five With food as the center of nearly every idea of being a personal chef, but admits years, and has begun to make a name for Ukrainian holiday or activity, Danylo’s that “the most important and hardest part himself behind the stoves and cutting Ukrainian upbringing influenced his joy of becoming a personal chef is finding boards of movie and television sets. of cooking in that it allowed him to gain someone you are compatible with.” “It’s different from anything I have a complete “knowledge of a cuisine and We will be sure to hear great things of done so far,” said Danylo about personal- its ingredients,” said Danylo. this young and talented chef as he explores ly cooking for such a big star. “Aside He looks to the more cutting edge and the vast world of fine and unique cuisine, from a few minor dietary restrictions and daring chefs for inspiration as he continues because there are plenty of friends and fam- to expand his recipe book. Danylo admires ily waiting with forks and plates in hand. dislikes, he is very easy-going.” Danylo Lasiy While working with a movie catering company for the last year, Danylo ple I have worked for,” says the 24-year- showed his great promise and unique old, “my culinary influences are everything Attention, Students! approach to cooking on such film sets as and anyone I come in contact with. I am Throughout the year Ukrainian student clubs plan and hold activities. “Be Kind, Rewind” with Jack Black and constantly thinking and looking for new The Ukrainian Weekly urges students to let us and the Ukrainian com- Danny Glover; “My Sassy Girl” with ideas and techniques anywhere I can find munity know about upcoming events. Elisha Cuthbert; “Funny Games” with them: books, magazines, TV, newspapers – Naomi Watts; and “August” with Josh anywhere I can see what other people are The Weekly will be happy to help you publicize them. We will also be Hartnett. He also at one point fed the cast doing and how they are pushing the enve- glad to print timely news stories about events that have already taken and crew of NBC’s hit show “30 Rock.” lope in the culinary world.” place. Photos also will be accepted. The unique and interesting aspects of the Danylo offers Leonardo a daily break- culinary world motivate Danylo. “Aside fast and lunch menu. Each menu is differ- MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. from the obvious, like my parents and peo- ent, never repeated and completely 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 No. 35 Ukraine-North America Investment Forum reveals Ukraine’s promise by Adrianna Melnyk Mr. Yekhanurov was introduced by Jorge Zukoski, president of the American Ukraine’s economy has grown rapidly, NEW YORK – Despite the fact that Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. Ukraine’s democracy has recently faced a Following Mr. Yekhanurov’s remarks, with GDP rising at an annual rate of period of political contestation, the coun- Helena Hessel, director of sovereign rat- try’s economy has grown rapidly, with ings at Standard and Poor’s in New York, nearly 8 percent in the first half of 2007 GDP rising at an annual rate of nearly 8 gave a presentation on “Ukraine’s percent in the first half of 2007 and Investment Climate – the Rating Agency and Ukraine’s stock market rising over 75 Ukraine’s stock market rising over 75 Perspective,” in which she discussed the percent over the last 12 months. strengths and weaknesses of Ukraine’s percent over the last 12 months. As a A recent study by the Chicago-based investment climate. A key strength of the consulting company A.T. Kearney ranked Ukrainian economy, according to S&P, is result, the investment community of North Ukraine among the world’s three most that the government’s net general debt is America is expressing increased interest promising retail markets worldwide and, very low when compared with that of other according to a recent Standard & Poor’s countries in its peer group, which include in meeting with Ukrainian businesses, report, investments in the newer emerging Turkey, Serbia, Brazil, Philippines, markets – including Ukraine – are now Indonesia, Venezuela and Guatemala. Ms. investment banks and investors. increasingly common among the portfo- Hessel noted that although Ukraine is still lios of leading international investors. a poor country when measured by per As a result of these trends, the invest- capita GDP, real incomes are growing and Eastern Europe in 2006 with 101 per- Johnson, head of transaction support ment community of North America is more quickly there than they are in other cent year-over-year growth in the number services, Ernst and Young Ukraine. expressing increased interest in meeting comparable countries. of deals (from 85 in 2005 to 171 in 2006), The speakers addressed the main pre- with Ukrainian businesses, investment Ms. Hessel focused on areas of con- with the main investors coming from conditions for raising capital: efficient banks and investors eager to develop cern and factors that can improve Russia, Poland and the United Kingdom. internal strategies and transparency of partnerships, issue bonds and raise capi- Ukraine’s S&P rating. One such area Among other trends Mr. Romriell operations, external financing criteria and tal through IPOs, venture capital, mezza- was the transition to stronger institutions, named the start of “real IPOs”; new trad- support services, including those provided nine financing and private equity. including such World Bank indicators as ing systems for Ukrainian companies, by companies such as Ernst and Young. In order to provide a forum for such a voice and accountability, regulatory qual- including on the Frankfurt, Warsaw, AIM Ms. Voloshina opened the session and discussion to take place, two New York- ity, political stability, rule of law, govern- and Euronext exchanges; the growth of also outlined IFC’s activities in Ukraine, based not-for-profit organizations, The ment effectiveness and control of corrup- local Ukrainian exchanges; increased which center around three main cate- Orange Circle and the Center for U.S.- tion. According to Ms. Hessel, Ukraine activity on the part of local mutual funds; gories of products: financial, including Ukrainian Relations, in cooperation with has a “long way to go” on improving and convertible bond issues. He also loans, equity and guarantees; resource NYSE Euronext, organized the Ukraine- these indicators, and improvement will announced that Concorde itself will mobilization, otherwise defined as loan North America Investment Forum: lead to higher country ratings. launch a mutual fund in the near future. syndication and co-financing; and advi- Investing in Eastern Europe’s Fastest- Closing comments were provided by In his presentation, “Why Invest in sory services focused on country, indus- Growing Market. Michael Marrese, managing director and Ukrainian Equities,” Mr. Zelenyuk pro- try and financial expertise, or technical On June 4-6 over 100 North American head of economics and strategy for the vided an overview of positive Ukrainian advice and training. investment professionals gathered with CEEMEA at JP Morgan. Dr. Marrese macroeconomic indicators, including According to Ms. Voloshina, “The their Ukrainian counterparts, Ukrainian commented on international financial and high real GDP growth, a stable currency IFC has significant experience in imple- companies and representatives of multi- economic trends, and how these trends and low inflation, a low current account menting investment projects in Ukraine. lateral organizations at the New York may impact further economic develop- deficit and a large domestic consumer [By] June 2007, IFC has invested $722 Marriott Marquis Times Square, at the ment in Ukraine and in the region. market. Additional favorable indicators million (U.S.) into 34 projects. We are New York Stock Exchange and at the The first plenary session of the confer- for investment, according to Millenium consistently expanding our investment Ukrainian Institute of America for a ence focused on “Strategies for Raising Capital, include a relatively small budget program with a focus on the financial, three-day session that included plenary Capital.” Speakers included Lucas deficit and low levels of public debt. agribusiness, construction materials, and focus sessions, lunchtime keynote Romriell, head of equity sales for Mr. Zelenyuk also pointed to the retail trade and services, energy and addresses, a visit to the New York Stock Concorde Capital, one of the leading diversified nature of the Ukrainian econ- infrastructure sectors. We are interested Exchange and its trading floor, and busi- Ukraine-based brokerages; Valentyn omy, saying that because economic in providing loans and/or equity to ness-to-business sessions. Zelenyuk, chief economist and strategist growth is not dependent on one sector Ukrainian companies.” The opening session of the forum fea- of Millenium Capital, a Ukrainian invest- alone, there is ample room for diversifi- “IFC’s primary objective in Ukraine,” tured remarks from Yurii Yekhanurov, ment bank; and Roman Masley, manag- cation of investment in the country. she said, “is to promote open and com- former prime minister of Ukraine and a ing director of SHI Capital in Toronto. Finally, investment in Ukraine has been petitive markets, support sustainable pri- member of Ukraine’s Parliament. Mr. Mr. Romriell’s presentation, “Ukraine: characterized by high returns, reasonable vate sector companies in expanding their Yekhanurov spoke about the trends in Tapping the Growth,” laid out current volatility and low correlation with other capacities, generate productive jobs and Ukraine’s investment climate and oppor- trends and future growth prospects for equity markets, including those of Russia deliver basic services, so that people tunities for investing; stating that Ukrainian capital markets, and highlighted and other emerging European countries. have opportunities to escape poverty and Ukraine’s market and democratic orienta- growth patterns by sector. According to The morning portion of the confer- to improve their lives.” tion is irreversible. figures collected by Concorde, in 2007 ence continued with a plenary session on Mr. Mendoza-Wilson, the representa- growth in heavy industry lagged behind “Raising Capital: Plans and Perspectives tive of System Capital Management, Adrianna Melnyk is is director of research that in the banking and retail sectors, with of Ukraine’s Business Leaders,” with Ukraine’s largest holding company, spoke and outreach at The Orange Circle. Ms. a likelihood that this trend will continue. talks by Elena Voloshina, head of on “Improving Governance and Increasing Melnyk holds a B.A. in economics from The presentation also highlighted the International Finance Corp. Operations Investment.” For a company the size of Columbia University and a master’s in inter- importance of merger and acquisition (M in Ukraine; Jock Mendoza-Wilson, direc- SCM, and for one which owns and con- national affairs from Columbia’s School of & A) activity in Ukraine: Ukraine was the tor of investor relations at System trols assets in the metals and mining, ener- International and Public Affairs. fastest growing M&A market in Central Capital Management; and Aaron gy, banking and insurance, telecommuni- cations and other industries, access to international capital markets is of particu- lar importance. Mr. Mendoza-Wilson pre- sented an overview of the strides that SCM has made in the areas of transparen- cy, improved corporate governance and structure, technical modernization and long-term investment planning, as well as the company’s plans for the future. Two goals discussed by Mr. Mendoza- Wilson were not directly related to the company’s bottom line: corporate responsibility and improvement of the investment climate. However, it was clear from his talk that SCM, like others in Ukraine of its size and stature, are making concerted efforts to improve not only their company’s operations, gover- nance and transparency, but also to be good corporate citizens and to use their financial power to positively influence economic policy-making. A working lunch, whose focus was “Ukraine’s Emerging Market in an International Context,” featured a (Continued on page 15) No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 11 PHOTO COLLAGE: HIGHLIGHTS OF SOYUZIVKA SUMMER 2007

Miss Soyuzivka 2008 Alana Lenec (left) and friends. In-house singer Marina Skliarova of Kyiv with Erko Palydowych.

Karen Chelak and Christine Syzonenko. Heritage Camp participants.

UNWLA President Iryna Kurowycky and her husband, Jaroslaw.

Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Workshop students. Sitch Sports campers. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 No. 35 PHOTO COLLAGE: HIGHLIGHTS OF SOYUZIVKA SUMMER 2007

Ania Bohachevsky Lonkevych, Larissa Liteplo and Lara Chelak. Julian Solomon taking a break.

Nestor Paslawsky, Erko Palydowycz, Stefan Kaczaraj, Roma Lisovich and Andrij Stasiw.

Miss Soyuzivka 2007 Deanna Rakowsky, Kira Myskiw and Areta Trytjak.

Young Ukrainian Americans together at Soyuzivka.

Food vendor Roman Kowal. Roman and Slava Osadchuk with singer Roman Tsymbala. No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 13 PHOTO COLLAGE: HIGHLIGHTS OF SOYUZIVKA SUMMER 2007

Dance workshop participants and staff on the Veselka patio. Volunteer Khristina Lew.

Festival volunteers Tania Blahitka Jadlicky and Christine Kukuruza. Alexander Hirniak with his tennis trophy.

Kristine Izak and Julianna Peterson.

A duo from Discovery Camp.

Kristine Izak, Daniel Centore, Ania Bohachevsky-Lonkevych and Nina Kobryn.

Photos in this series by: Maya Lew, Dianna Shmerykowsky Roma Lisovich, Oksana Trytjak and Bohdanka Puzyk Vanessa Yarymovych, Lida Kryzhaniwsky and Maya Lew. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 No. 35 PHOTO COLLAGE: HIGHLIGHTS OF SOYUZIVKA SUMMER 2007

Halyna Odulak, Marta Woroch, Darka Sushkiw-Merrill and Hanya Kornytchuk.

Two guests who arrived for Soyuzivka’s first Ukrainian Cultural Festival.

Yura Pylyp, Lev Iwashko and Roman Chwyl.

A trio of Sitch Sports Camp counselors. Roma Lonkevych and friend.

Gregory Gawdiak and Alexander Babczenko. Sitch team members Danylo Paslawsky, Lecyk Myskiw, Alex Puzyk, Andrii Larin and Nazar Romaniuk. No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 15

years, including mortgages, sales finance, when doing business in Ukraine. In “A Stock Exchange with Euronext, which Ukraine-North America... credit cards, car loans and cash loans. Dynamic Legislative/Legal Framework for resulted in the creation of the world’s (Continued from page 10) In order to invest in the real estate sec- Ukraine’s Economy,” Armen Khachaturyan, largest and most liquid exchange group. keynote address given by Roger tor in Ukraine, it is necessary to under- partner at Shevchenko Didkovskiy & NYSE Euronext brought together six Kubarych, chief U.S. economist for stand the often-complicated and quickly Partners, presented a detailed overview of cash equities exchanges in five countries Unicredit HVB in New York and former changing legal framework for such trans- “Diversification of Financial Instruments – and six derivatives exchanges, and senior vice-president and chief economist actions. Mr. Rabij, whose key practice Legal Aspects and Challenges.” His presen- became a world leader for listings, trad- of the New York Stock Exchange. area at Salans is real estate law, outlined tation systematically addressed legal issues ing in cash equities, equity and interest areas of significance for property transac- and challenges as they pertain to debt rate derivatives, bonds and the distribu- Other lunchtime speakers included Bo tions in Ukraine. (Eurobonds, syndicated loans and LBOs), tion of market data. Bazylevsky, managing director and head In the final session of the first day, equity (IPOs) and structured finance (securi- A key mandate for NYSE Euronext is of emerging market credit at JP Morgan, Lesia Haliv, head of business develop- tization of assets, project finance) underlying to attract IPOs from companies who and Rafael Soeda, executive director of ment at the European Bank for deals in Ukraine. might otherwise list on London’s AIM, emerging markets special opportunities Reconstruction and Development The day’s sessions ended with a work- on LSE or on other exchanges. Along investing, JP Morgan. Keynote introduc- (EBRD), provided participants with an ing lunch for all conference participants, at with other developing countries, Ukraine tions were made by Igor Obozintsev, overview of EBRD’s development of which a keynote address was delivered by has become a strategic priority for the advisor to the president of the State public-private partnerships (PPPs) as well Oleksandr Savchenko, deputy chairman of newly merged NYSE Euronext. “We’re Export-Import Bank of Ukraine. as of the bank’s activities in Ukraine, the National Bank of Ukraine, and remarks very excited about the prospect of having The afternoon portion of the confer- while Vasyl Myroshnychenko, partner at made by Stefan Jekel, managing director the first Ukraine company list on NYSE ence continued with three plenary ses- CFC Consulting, spoke of upcoming of NYSE Euronext. Euronext markets,” said Mr. Stefan Jekel. sions. The first, “Opportunities for prospects for investing in Ukraine’s infra- Following lunch, Ukrainian partici- “Such a listing would offer U.S. and Investment: Views of Leading Ukrainian structure as planning for the Euro 2012 pants continued the conference program global investors the opportunity to partic- and International Fund Managers,” fea- soccer championships begins. at a special session at the New York Stock ipate in Ukraine’s economic growth.” tured a presentation by Natalie Jaresko, The second day of the conference Exchange titled, “A Briefing by NYSE This was the first time that a Ukrainian managing partner of Horizon Capital, began with a special forum session Euronext Representatives for Ukrainian business delegation had been brought on which manages two funds totaling over “Ukraine’s Potential: The View of an Companies.” This portion of the program an official visit to the exchange. $280 million and whose investment port- American Investor,” which included was a major reason for some Ukrainian Following a briefing with high-ranking folio includes companies in the consumer opening remarks by Ambassador Yuriy companies’ participation in the forum. representatives of NYSE Euronext, the food goods and non-goods sectors, man- Sergeev, the new permanent representa- Over the past half decade, the effects group had an opportunity to visit the trad- ufacturing and financial institutions. tive of Ukraine to the United Nations, of globalization in international financial ing floor and to watch the closing bell. Other speakers at the session were and a keynote address by Ambassador markets have reverberated in the U.S., On June 6, the final day of the Noah Gotbaum, managing partner of Ronald Lauder, founder and chairman of eroding the New York Stock Exchange’s Ukraine-North America Investment New Spirit Capital, a recently created Central European Media Enterprises. historic prominence. Major and wide- Forum, sessions took place at the Ukraine opportunity fund, and Roman Ambassador Lauder provided partici- sweeping efforts have been undertaken to Ukrainian Institute of America, where Kyzyk, managing director, Draper Fisher pants with a first-hand account of the bolster the competitiveness of U.S. capi- conference participants held business-to- Jurvetson Nexus Fund. development of his now huge media tal markets. One such recent measure business meetings to discuss policy issues Because one of the conference’s aims empire in the region: “In 1994 I started was the April 4 merger of the New York pertaining to doing business in Ukraine. was to present in-depth expertise on high- Central European Media; now the com- growth sectors, real estate and infrastruc- pany has a $3.6 – $4 billion market cap ture development were chosen as sector- and operates in six countries, including specific topics for two plenary sessions. Ukraine ... In the case of Ukraine, we “Investing in and Financing Ukraine’s have seen a country go from almost com- Booming Real Estate Sector” brought plete chaos to today having solid banking together two experts in their respective institutions, legal firms and the [right] fields: Gregory Krasnov, CEO of IMB conditions for economic growth.” Group, Ukraine’s leading consumer lend- One of the final conference panels was ing platform; and Myron Rabij, partner at “IPOs and Private Placements,” which Salans, an international law firm. featured Victor Ivanchyk, CEO of Astarta Mr. Krasnov provided an overview of Holding N.V., the first public Ukrainian the IMB Group and of the consumer lend- sugar company. Mr. Ivanchyk provided a ing market in Ukraine, saying that the sec- case study of Astarta and of the process tor is currently experiencing “explosive of taking the company public on the growth,” and that this high rate of growth Warsaw Stock Exchange, and under- can be attributed to four main factors: 1) scored the importance of transparency utilization and leverage of the experiences and predictability of business operations of other Central and East European coun- for companies considering IPOs. Mr. tries, 2) strong macroeconomic indicators, Ivanchyk was introduced by Andrew 3) rapid growth of personal incomes and 4) Blinov, of Expert Magazine Ukraine increased participation of foreign players Group, who spoke about “Investment in the market place. According to Mr. Demand and IPOs [in Ukraine]: Current Krasnov, there is potential for 10-fold Trends and Forecasts.” increase in the market in the consumer The final plenary spotlighted one of the lending sector in the coming four to five most important factors in “getting it right”

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2008. But we don’t have it, because we national interests. They cannot expect Ukrainians vote on ‘Seven Wonders’ NEWSBRIEFS haven’t received either instructions or a amnesty from me,” Ms. Tymoshenko (Continued from page 16) delegation of staff. There are probably said. (RFE/RL Newsline) KYIV – The committee of the contest that Russia rejects statements by some talks [taking place], but they are not “,” which was Ukrainian politicians suggesting that official.” Meanwhile, Vice Prime Minister Yulia proposes ‘new national idea’ set up and headed by Verkhovna Rada Russia’s rent for the Black Sea Fleet base Andrii Kliuyev said on August 22 that a Vice-Chairman nine in Crimea be increased. Under the terms “preliminary” price for Russian gas in KYIV – In an article published on the months ago, on August 21 announced a of the 1997 treaty, Russia pays $97 mil- 2008 should be known by mid-September. Ukrayinska Pravda website on August 22, list of seven most attractive places and lion annually for its naval base in In October 2006 Ukraine and Russia Yulia Tymoshenko, the head of the politi- objects for sightseeing in Ukraine, Sevastopol. (RFE/RL Newsline) signed a deal for 2007 under which cal bloc of the same name, publicized a Ukrainian media reported. The list was Ukraine would pay no more than $130 per “new national idea” that, in her opinion, reportedly compiled based on an Internet Poll on Ukraine’s best statesmen 1,000 cubic meters of gas. The price is due could unify the country. “Such a new poll that involved 75,000 Ukrainians and to increase for 2008. Ukrainian officials national idea for Ukraine could be the a “poll among experts.” The list compris- KYIV – According to a survey held by have signaled that they are seeking a price building of the best, most optimal system es the Kamianets Fortress in Kamianets- the Sotsiovymir polling agency last of $143 per 1,000 cubic meters for next of organizing society, which would give Podilskyi (), the month among 2,100 Ukrainians, 35 per- year. (RFE/RL Newsline) each individual a feeling of justice, har- Kyiv-Pecherska Lavra in Kyiv, St. Sophia cent of respondents said Viktor mony, security and openness to all imag- Cathedral in Kyiv, the in Yushchenko is the best president in President slams energy company ined possibilities,” Ms. Tymoshenko (), the Khersones Ukraine’s 16 years of independence, wrote. “While other nations gave humani- Tavriyskyi archeological site in Interfax-Ukraine reported on August 23. 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Yushchenko urges Shufrych’s dismissal established that Volodymyr Lytvyn, with Naftohaz head Yevhen Bakulin said earli- backing of 43 percent, is deemed the best er the same day that he had discussed a KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko Verkhovna Rada chairman and Viktor deal under which Russia would gain on August 21 sent a telegram to Prime Want to see your Yanukovych, with 34 percent support, is some control over the Ukrainian gas tran- Minister Viktor Yanukovych, requesting the country’s best prime minister. sit network, in exchange for which that he dismiss Emergency Situations name in print? (RFE/RL Newsline) Ukrainian energy firms could take part in Minister Nestor Shufrych, Ukrainian the extraction of up to 55 billion cubic media reported. Mr. Yushchenko charges Then why not become a cor- Worry about lack of gas agreement meters of gas from Russian fields. “I did that Mr. Shufrych misled him and the respondent of The Ukrainian not give [Naftohaz] a mandate for this public by reporting earlier the same day KYIV – Ukrainian Foreign Affairs kind of talks. What [Bakulin] said is not that firefighters had localized a forest fire Weekly in your community? Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told RFE/RL’s based on any legal grounds,” Mr. that started in the on Ukrainian Service on August 22 that he is Yushchenko noted. Meanwhile, opposi- August 20. According to the president, We welcome submissions from all concerned that his country still does not tion leader Yulia Tymoshenko warned the fire was spreading and the firefight- our Ukrainian communities, no mat- have an agreement on natural gas deliver- Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, Fuel ing operation was being conducted ter where they are located. Let the rest and Energy Minister Yurii Boiko and Mr. incompetently and inefficiently. Vice ies from Russia for next year. “As foreign of us know what you’re up to in your minister, I sent information regarding the Bakulin that such talks with Russia may Prime Minister Oleksander Kuzmuk said practical breakdown of talks to the presi- lead to a “betrayal” of national interests. on August 22 that he sees no grounds for corner of the Ukrainian diaspora! “I want to warn Yanukovych, Boiko and sacking Mr. Shufrych. “I have no doubts dent and prime minister,” Mr. Yatsenyuk Any questions? Call The Weekly, 973- said. “According to our intergovernmental Bakulin [about] Article 111 of the that [Shufrych] will manage the situation; agreement, we should already have a Criminal Code, which provides for 10-12 I’ve seen him at work,” Mr. Kuzmuk told 292-9800, ext. 3049. signed protocol about gas deliveries for years in prison for betrayal of Ukraine’s journalists. (RFE/RL Newsline)

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The Ukrainian Institute of America is pleased to announce Book Presentations The “Vovky” at the Holden (from left): Andrew Popadiuk, Matthew on McLaughlin, Matthew Lisowsky, Lucas Lisowsky and Luka Holian.

Friday, September 14th, 2007, 6-9pm enduring lessons learned through story- Campers enjoyed an all-day program of telling. The camp was divided by age into Plast activities, organized and led by the Susan Gold’s The Eyes Are the Same (Full Court Press) is a memoir of her six “royi” (packs): Mermaids, Little Red parents themselves. Camp activities Riding-Hoods, Mighty Mice, Wolves, included “royevi zaniattia” (pack activi- life as a child in Volodymyr Volynsky and Zolochiv, and of her survival of Roosters and the Little Bears. Each group ties) during which campers participated in the Holocaust in a Ukrainian peasant’s barn. enjoyed learning the value of cooperation, activities based on the moral of the ‘story hard work, sharing and friendship, as they of the day.’ Each “riy” scouted Pysanyi Vasyl Makhno’s Cornelia Street Café (Fakt Press, Kyiv) is a collection of re-enacted traditional folktales most of us Kamin on the first day of camp, looking new and selected poems from 1991-2006. remember from our youth. for an ideal location for their hideout – a

Alexander Motyl’s Who Killed Andrei Warhol (Seven Locks Press) is an absurdist tragicomedy of a Soviet Ukrainian journalist’s fictitious encounter with pop artist Andy Warhol in 1968.

Yuriy Tarnawsky’s Like Blood in Water (The University of Alabama Press) is a collection of five surrealist collages in which waking life gives way to dreams. ******** Cocktails will be served at 6pm; the Book Presentations will take place at 7pm; a reception and book signings will follow. The authors’ books will be on sale.

Alexander Motyl’s exhibit of paintings, “Golden Illusions,” will run con- currently at the Institute.

Admission: $10 general; $5 students. Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, (at Fifth Avenue), New York City 212 288-8660 www.ukrainianinstitute.org The “Vedmedyky” during the morning flag-raising (from left): Michael Jatsyshyn, Mia Chuma, Andrew Lisowsky and Andrew Jakubowycz. location to conduct their activities and kept secret until the very last day of camp. Crafts, games, sports, nature talks and SAVE THE DATES! singing rounded out the week’s program. The Friends of the Ukrainian Catholic University and the Ukrainian Catholic On Thursday there was a trip to the Holden Education Foundation invite you to the following benefit events for the Ukrainian Arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio, to learn about plants and nature that included a visit to a Catholic Univerity: garden train exhibit. On Friday, the oldest campers had an opportunity to spend time Sunday, November 4, 2007: Ukrainian National Home in the novatstvo camps, where they observed activities they’ll experience as 140 Second Ave., New York, NY novaky/novachky, including merit badges, historical games and life in the barracks. Sunday, November 11, 2007: Ukrainian Cultural Center A favorite evening activity included the 2247 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL bonfire, where campers gathered to hear stories, sing songs and roast marshmal- lows. Ptashata were particularly enter- Saturday, November 17, 2007: Ukrainian American Cultural Center tained watching parents don costumes and 60C N. Jefferson Rd., Whippany, NJ play characters from such stories as “The Three Little Pigs,” “The Rooster and the Mice” and “The Three Bears.” Thursday, November 22, 2007: Edmonton, Canada “Once upon a time at Tabir Ptashat …” began the “Kazka Bez Kintsia” and campers enthusiastically added to the Sunday, December 2, 2007: St. Josephat’s Banquet Centre story each evening at the bonfire. 26440 Ryan Rd., Warren, MI “Royi” used their creative imaginations to author a future best-selling adventure For more information, please contact Nell at (773) 235-8462 or [email protected] involving pirates, unicorns, mermaids and a soup made of a “ripka” (turnip). No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 19 Ukrainian American Youth Association camp brings pirates to the Shawangunks by Khrystia Bihun ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – For 14 days in July, in a quiet valley at the base of the Shawangunk mountains, the Ukrainian American Youth Associatinon’s (UAYA) summer campground here was overrun by over 100 pirates! Pirates? You heard right. This year’s “Vykhovno-Vidpochynkovyi” (Recreational) Camp consisted of one pirate-themed thrill after another. The two-week camp, which ran from July 15 through July 28 was named “Chornomorski Piraty” (Pirates of the Black Sea), and was attended by over 100 boys and girls from a variety of East Coast locales, ranging from Boston to southern New Jersey. A few campers (as well as the camp’s first mate, the bunchuzhnyij) had even sailed here all the way from another favorite hideaway of Ukrainian pirates – Great Britain. The campground, tucked away on a hill surrounded by dense forest and nes- tled in the shadow of the Shawangunk Ridge, was gradually transformed into a Black Sea Pirates 2007 at the Ukrainian American Youth Association campground in Ellenville, N.Y. pirate cove, complete with its own pirate ship. Under the guidance of Teo Bodnar, has catered to children age 7-12. First- beads was the black pearl, awarded per- the older campers built a grand walled time campers have the option of attend- sonally by Captain Chorna Lastivka to gate at the camp’s entrance in the form ing a one-week transitional camp, where those going to great lengths to improve of a pirate ship, fully equipped with a the kids are day campers for the first two their fluency in the Ukrainian language. ship’s wheel, multiple sails and rigging. days, and have the option of sleeping at Beads also served a secondary purpose: The balcony of the camp’s main build- camp with the “big kids.” they became a currency for trading at the pirates’ bazaaar. Here kids could “pur- chase” various goods and trade for excit- ing activities. Within a few days, beads had taken on a life of their own as a local currency and were being traded openly by campers among themselves in exchange for snacks and other popular items. In addition to the camp’s traditional activities, this year’s campers were treat- ed to a river cruise on the nearby Hudson, a girls’ spa night run by the female counselors, pirate games for the boys and special pirate pool games. Some of the more dangerous pool games involved counselors having to walk the plank if they could not answer the ques- tion posed to them by Captain Chorna Lastivka. Sample questions included The winner of the varenyky-eating “How many mosquitos can be found in contest is proclaimed. your room?” and “How many blades of grass are currently growing in camp?” – and the pirate adventure was no excep- in an effort to grant as many counselers tion. Campers and counselors gathered on their last day, in full home-made pirate Girls enjoy the camaraderie at camp. as possible a walk down the plank (and into the pool’s notorious Deep End). The costume and gear, to say their good-byes ing was transformed into a ship’s deck, This year, a new program was added good-natured counselors nervously and to share a little bit of what they with sails, a ship’s wheel and a function- for older participants, age 12-14, with walked the plank to the camper-pirates’ learned with their parents and guests. al canon. This deck was a favorite hide- opportunities to camp outdoors under chants of “into the water!” Closing ceremonies were unexpectedly away for many frequent visitors, among tents, hike through the Shawangunk The last evening of camp was cele- and repeatedly prolonged as campers and them Captain Chorna Lastivka and his mountains, rappel down a mountain, and brated with a Pirate’s Night and included counselors refused to end without rendi- mate Adam Chornomorets. participate in lots of other creative and a special meal – varenyky and ice cream tions of favorite songs and special sing- alongs. It was hard to say farewell, but In the past, UAYA Recreational Camp innovative activities. floats, apparently two Ukrainian pirate As a result, three separate camps oper- favorites. An evening dance followed for most it was with the knowledge that ated simultaneously for the varied age and was the envy of all, even in non- they’ll be back again next year for anoth- groups under the Recreational Camp pirate circles. er magical summer of camping, friends, umbrella. Each had a separate program Alas, all good things come to an end, adventures and memories for a lifetime. of activities, but lived in a common area and shared much together. All three camps looked forward to evening visits with Captain Chorna Lastivka, who guided the camp through the sometimes choppy waters of the Black and Azov seas. The campers learned about pirates, and in particular Ukrainian pirates – about the Chornomortsi, about ancient Greek set- tlements on the Crimean peninsula, about St. Nicholas (the patron saint of the sea) and other interesting facts about life on Ukraine’s seas and shores. One favorite pastime for campers was to collect beads, from which they incre- mentally beaded necklaces. Individual beads of various colors and materials were awarded by the staff for good deeds, random acts of kindness, compassion Pirates take a lunch break during a toward fellow campers and for being river cruise. good sports. The most coveted of the Young pirates in water training. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 No. 35 No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 21

Vasyl Makhno’s “Cornelia Street Café” is a tion call 703-241-1817. Fellowship winner PREVIEW OF EVENTS collection of new and selected poems from (Continued from page 24) 1991-2006. Alexander Motyl’s “Who Sunday, October 14 1-10 p.m., with an outdoor dance (under a big Killed Andrei Warhol” is an absurdist tragi- among professors tent) featuring live music starting at 8 p.m. comedy of a Soviet Ukrainian journalist’s HILLSIDE, N.J.: Immaculate Conception There will be non-stop activity under the festi- fictitious encounter with pop artist Andy Ukrainian Catholic Church, located at Liberty teaching at Columbia val tent; performers include the Hromovytsia Warhol in 1968. Yuriy Tarnawsky’s “Like Avenue and Bloy Street, is celebrating its 50th Dance Ensemble and its Blyskavytsia School Blood in Water” is a collection of five sur- anniversary. The pontifical divine liturgy by Diana Howansky of Ukrainian Ballet, the Ukraina and Iskra realist collages in which waking life gives begins at 10:30 a.m. and will be followed by a dance troupes, and the Barvinok Arts Center. way to dreams. The event begins with cock- banquet at the Galloping Hill Inn in Union. NEW YORK – The winner of the Among the area orchestras slated to perform tails at 6 p.m. Admission is $10; $5 for stu- Banquet tickets are $50 per adult, $20 per Shevchenko Society Postdoctoral are Karpatski Zori, Berkut and Mria. Other dents. For information call 212-288-8660 child age 13-20 and $15 per child age 5-12 Fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic festival attractions include arts and crafts ven- (under age 5, free). If you would like to year, Dr. Mark Andryczyk, will teach a dors, local ethnic cuisine, children’s games Saturday, September 15 attend, contact Maria Shatynski, 973-599- 9381, and mail your check to Maria course in modern Ukrainian literature as and rides, Bingo with prizes and a grand lot- tery drawing. Festival entrance fee: $5 for YONKERS, N.Y.: Sign up your 3- and 4- Shatynski, 40 Windemere Court, Whippany, part of Columbia University’s Ukrainian year-olds for the Ukrainian preschool, or NJ 07981 by September 30. Advance tickets Studies Program this upcoming fall adults and youths age 13 and over. For infor- mation call 312-829-5209. Svitlychka, of Ukrainian National Women’s only. All are welcome. For further informa- semester, starting September 4. League of America Branch 30 of Yonkers, tion visit the parish website, www.byzan- The Shevchenko Postdoctoral Sunday, September 9 N.Y. The Svitlychka meets on Saturdays at tines.net/immaculateconception Fellowship, an award offered by the 10 a.m.-noon at Sacred Heart Church on Shevchenko Scientific Society, assists WOONSOCKET, R.I.: St. Michael Shonnard Place beginning on September ADVANCE NOTICE aspiring young scholars in the U.S. and Ukrainian Orthodox Church is sponsoring a 15. For further information or to register Canada working in the fields of Ukrainian Food and Fun Festival at 74 Harris call Nadia Cwiach, 203-975-8388. January 12-19, 2008 Ukrainian philology and linguistics or Ave., Route 122. Divine liturgy will begin at 9 Ukrainian literature. a.m.; the festival will be held at 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, September 16 PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center’s Malanka The fellowship requires recipients to The festival kitchen will offer Ukrainian and American favorites, from varenyky, holubtsi, ALEXANDRIA, Va.: As the opening con- Cruise on the Freestyle Norwegian Sun leav- teach in the area of Ukrainian studies at an kovbasa, borsch and cabbage soup to grilled cert of its 2007-2008 “Sunday Music Series,” ing Miami for Roatan, Honduras; Belize; accredited North American university. Its food. A Music and Fun Area will be a special The Washington Group Cultural Fund, under Cozumel; Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. purpose is to support young scholars with feature of the festival. Admission is free. For the patronage of the Embassy of Ukraine, Cruise prices, including port charges and recently completed Ph.D. degrees, as they further information call 508-883-9952. presents Bandurna Rozmova featuring Taras taxes: $590 per person – inside cabin; $697 begin competing for academic and Lazurkevych and Oleh Sozansky from Lviv per person – ocean-view cabin; $860 per research positions. The fellowships are part Friday, September 14 and Kyiv. The virtuoso bandurist duo, in the person – balcony cabin. Deposit is $250 per of the Shevchenko Scientific Society’s United States on a concert tour, will present a person. The extended deadline for reserva- concerted effort to expand Ukrainian stud- NEW YORK: Presentations of the follow- rich and diverse program of vocal and instru- tions is September 10. For more information ies at U.S. academic institutions. ing books will take place at the Ukrainian mental numbers spanning the folk and classi- contact: Zenia’s Travel Club LLC, 46 Dr. Andryczyk, who holds a Ph.D. in Institute at 6-9 p.m. Susan Gold’s “The cal repertoire. The concert will be held at The Muirfield Road, Jackson, NJ 08527; phone, Eyes Are the Same” is a memoir of her life Lyceum, 201 South Washington St., at 3 pm, 732-928-3792; fax, 732-928-3793; e-mail, Ukrainian literature from the University as a child in Volodymyr Volynsky and with a brief reception immediately following [email protected]. For information about the of Toronto, will offer a course titled Zolochiv, and of her survival of the the performance. There is a suggested dona- UECC or this fund-raiser visit www.uec- “Euphoria, Chaos and a Community of Holocaust in a Ukrainian peasant’s barn. tion of $20; unreserved seating. For informa- cphila.org or call 215-663-1166. Others in Post-Soviet Ukrainian Literature and Culture” on Tuesdays at 6:10-8 p.m. on the Columbia campus. “This course focuses on post-Soviet Ukrainian prose written by the ‘Visimdesiatnyky’ (the ’80s generation), which introduced the artist-intellectual as a new protagonist in Ukrainian literature. The course will also introduce students to post-Soviet Ukrainian poetry, drama and essay writing,” Dr. Andryczyk writes in his course syllabus. Before coming to Columbia, Dr. Andryczyk was a Shklar Research Fellow at Harvard University’s Ukrainian Research Institute, as well as a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania’s Comparative Literature and Literary Theory Program. Other courses offered by the Columbia Ukrainian Studies Program during the fall 2007 semester will include “Ukraine and the United Nations Through the Eyes of a Ukrainian Ambassador: Diplomacy and Politics,” taught by Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky on Tuesdays at 11 a.m.- 12:50 p.m. This course, delivered by a career diplomat, provides a comprehensive and contemporary examination of the United Nations and its role in three core areas of Ukrainian Music Institute of America, Inc. international relations: international Dance Studio 22 peace and security; building peace “MUSIC & ME” through sustainable development; and human rights and humanitarian affairs. Ballroom & Latin Additionally, three levels of Ukrainian language instruction will be taught on Marta Sawycky, Director Mondays and Wednesdays by Dr. Yuri Private and group lessongs Shevchuk, lecturer of Ukrainian lan- Classes begin: guage and culture at Columbia: elemen- for youth and adults tary at 12:40-1:55 p.m.; intermediate at 10:35-11:50 a.m.; and advanced at 9:10- Debutantes & Weddings 10:25 a.m. Courses at Columbia are open to stu- dents from other universities in the New Tuesday, September 11, 2007 York metropolitan area seeking credit, as Dance Studio 22 Dance Studio 22 well as to outside individuals interested 1136 Route 22 West in non-credit continuing studies. 1136 Route 22 West September 15 is the final day to register Mountainside, N.J. 07092 for a class. Mountainside, N.J. 07092 For more information about courses or the Ukrainian Studies Program at Information and enrollment: Marta Sawycky Columbia University, readers may con- (908) 232-4497 • (908) 276-3134 tact [email protected] or (908) 232-4497 • (908) 276-3134 212-854-4697. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 No. 35 No. 35 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2007 23 OUT AND ABOUT

September 5 Community meeting with mayors from September 9 Golf tournament, Ukrainian Community Rochester, NY Ukraine, St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Richmond, BC Society of , Country Meadows Church Hall, Irondequoit-Poltava Sister Golf Course, 604-274-2025 Cities Committee, 585-342-6424 September 9 Ukrainian Day Festival, St. Basil Seminary, September 7 September Social, The Washington Group, Stamford, CT 203-269-5909 Washington Smithsonian National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, 240-381-0993 September 11 Kybasa Klassic Golf Tournament, Moon Saskatoon, SK Lake Golf and Country Club, Ukrainian September 7-22 Art exhibit by Alexander Motyl, “Golden Canadian Professionals and New York Illusions,” Ukrainian Institute of America, Businesspersons Association, 306-653-5137 212-288-8660 September 14 Book presentation by Susan Gold, Rajan September 8 Lecture by Judge Bohdan Futey, “Judicial New York Menon, Alexander Motyl and Yuriy New York Chaos, Constitutional Crisis and Pre-Term Tarnawsky, Ukrainian Institute Elections: Quo Vadis Ukraine?” of America, 212-288-8660 Shevchenko Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 September 14-16 Debra P. Burgan Memorial Golf Tournament September 8 Ukrainian Festival, Parc de l’Ukraine, Emlenton, PA and Autumn-fest Weekend, All Saints Rosemont, QC 514-276-2477 or 514-591-5329 Camp, 724-287-8597

September 8-9 Ukrainian Festival, Baltimore Ukrainian September 15 Ukrainian Festival, St. Josephat Ukrainian Baltimore, MD Festival Committee, Patterson Park, New Britain, CT Catholic Church, Polanka/Falcon Field, 410-687-3465 860-225-7340

September 8-9 Ukrainian Village Fest, Ss. Volodymyr and September 15 18th annual Ukrainian Youth Association Chicago, IL Olha Parish grounds, 312-829-5203 Rawdon, PQ golf tournament, Rawdon Golf Club, 514-256-3167 September 8-9 Ukrainian Festival, St. Andrew Ukrainian Silver Spring, MD Orthodox Cathedral, 410-947-0913 or September 16 Ukrainian Heritage Festival, Ukrainian 301-593-5316 Minneapolis, MN Event Center, [email protected]

September 9 Greeting banquet for Metropolitan Andriy September 16 Concert featuring “Bandurna Rozmova,” Toronto of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Alexandria, VA The Washington Group Cultural Fund, The Patriarchate, Ukrainian National Lyceum, 703-241-1817 Federation, 416-604-0095

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