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Vol. Ill .No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1984 25 cents Soviet publication likens Soyuzivka opens new season dissidents to John Hinckley which fought on against combined communist forces in the forests of Ukraine, Poland and other regions into f^ the mid-1950s. Mr. Chiuko, 64, was last arrested in 1980 and sentenced to six years in a labor camp for allegedly forging pen sion documents. He previously .served terms from 1947 to 1955 and 1961 lo 1978 for his nationalist activities. Mr. Shumuk. 70. was sentenced in 1972 to 10 years in a labor camp and five years' internal e.xilc for disseminating anti- Soviet materials, including his memoirs. From 19.13 to 1939. he was jailed by Polish authorities in western Ukraine for being a member of the Communist Party of Western Ukraine. From 1945 to 1956 and from 1957 to 1967 he was Bohdan Chuiko jailed by the Soviets for nationalist activities with the OUN and the WA. Mr. Stus. the third di.ssidem men JERSEY CITY. N.J. - A Soviet tioned in the article, is a 46-ycar-old journal recently compared imprisoned poet sentenced in 1980 to 10 years in a Ukrainian dissidents Vasyl Stus. Boh (Continued on page 2) dan Chuiko and Danyio Shumuk to Bass-baritone Andrij Dobriansky. accompanied by pianist Thomas Hrynkiw, John Hinckley, the man convicted of helped open Soyuzivka's new season. trying to assassinate. President Reagan, and called the trio "traitors and terro by George Zarycky Veselka auditorium was transformed rists." into a ballroom, as guests and new The scathing attack came in an article, KERHONKSON, N.Y. - A torren arrivals from surrounding motels began titled "Murderers in the cloak of hu tial downpour that seemed to turn arriving for the evening's dance. man-rights activists" that appeared in a Soyu/ivka's pristine woods into a huge Although the rain had stopped earlier, recent issue of Raduga (Rainbow), a tropical rain forest did not prevent the the dance was held indoors because the Russian-language publication publish UNA resort from opening its 31st Veselka patio was covered with puddles. ed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The season on Saturday, June 30 with an The music was provided by the popular three-page article was by-lined Leonid evening concert program and dance. Iskra band from New York, and the Kolosov, and appeared under the sub tX'spite the heavy rain and the fact dance lasted until nearly 3 a.m. head, "Where business reigns." ihdt this year's opener did not fall on a Two targets of the attack, Messrs. ihree-da\ weekend. Sosu/ivka was Tennis and new additions Chuiko and Shumuk. were members of booked solid, something that pleased the Organization of Ukrainian Natit)na- the resort's new manager. John Rab- The rain resumed on Sunday morning lists (OUN), which fought against kewych. who assumed his post January and didn't let up all day. Participants in Gorman and .Soviet forces during World 16 and oversaw the preparations for the the tennis camp - 38 girls and 29 boys War 11. Both men are also believed to new season. - were forced lo stay indoors. To help have been members of the underground The evening concert featured Metro pass the lime, instructors George Sav- Ukrainian Insurgent Armv (UPA). Danyio Shumuk politan Opera bass-baritone Andrij chak and Mr. Snylyk brought it movies, Dobriansky, who offered a varied including "Chariots of Fire." selection of Ukrainian songs and an aria A quick look around Soyu/ivka Editor of emigre publication from Verdi's "Don Carlo." He was revealed thai the new manager had accompanied by pianist Thomas finalized some key improvements. A Hrynkiw and cellist Nestor Cybriwsky. Hutsul-style gazebo now stands near receives numerous death threats who also performed several solo the Veselka Pavilion, which has also MUN'ICH - Dr.Cronid Lubarsky.a day, June is. Ihu.^ lar. the threat has numbers. been renovated with a new roof. A new former Soviet political prisoner who not been carried out. The evening's emcee was Anya filtration system was put into the pool, now edits a bulletin on Soviet repres In the latest issue of News Brief. Dr. Dydyk. Soyu/ivka's program director and a new sound system was installed in sion published here.'has been receiving Lubarsky wrote that he believed the who was beginning her 13th season as the Veselka auditorium. telephoned death threats, the last one threats on his life are part of a campaign the resort's mistress of ceremonies. The coming season at the resort is -saying that he would be killed in mid- .launched "for thepurpose of putting-a_ Among UNA officials at the.concert, expected ^ to highlight .some, fine new June. stop to the publication of the I'SSR which was held in the Veselka Pavilion, talent, according to Ms. Dydyk. who News Brief." were UNA Supreme President John promises a surprise for the ІлЬог Day According to USSR News Brief, Dr. Lubarsky. a distinguished scien Flis. as well as former Soyuzivka weekend. This weekend, the entertain which is published fortnightly by Dr. tist, himself served five years in a Soviet manager Walter Kwas and Eugene ment program will feature the Malvy Lubarsky and contains updated infor labor camp and prison for dissident Ivanciw, both UNA advisors. Also in vcKal en.sembic and accordionist Alex mation on dissident arrests, trials and activities. Prior to being expelled from attendance was Svoboda editor-in-chief Chudolij. conditions of imprisonment. Dr. Lubar the Soviet Union in 1977, Dr. Lubarsky Zenon Snylyk, who took time off from Other entertainers lined up by Ms. sky had been getting late-night phone was a representative of the soolled his busy schedule as head of Soyu/ivka's Dydyk arc the Cheremshyna trio from calls since February. In early June, the Sobhenitsyn Fund, set up by the exiled 17th annual tennis camp, which got Montreal, the Todaschuk sisters from anonymous caller, speaking in Russian, Nobel Pri/c-winning novelist to aid under way on June 24. Winnipeg, the Promin Ensemble from warned that Dr. Lubarsky would be Soviet political prisoners and their Following the concert, which was New York and the Prometheus Men's killed during the week beginning Mon familiei). attended by some 200 people, the Choir froiTi Philadelphia. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8. 1984 No. 28 Murzhenko due for release Soviet publication... (Continued from page 1) FRAMINGHAM. Mass. - Alcxci labor camp and live years'internal exile Mur/henko, one ol two non-Jews for participating in the work ol the involved In a I970aucmpi lo hijack a Ukrainian Helsinki Group, set up in plane from Leningrad Airport, was І97Л in monitor Soviet compliance of scheduled to complete his 14-ycar the 1975 Helsinki Accords. Mr. .Shu- labor-camp term on June 14, reported miik is аКо a member ні the group. Kcston News here. Earlier. Mr. .Stus had served a seven- Mr. МиггЬспко, along with Yuri year senlcnce for anti-Soviet activities. Fcdorov. joined nine .lewish refu.seniks in the highjacking attempt in June 1970. U.S. policies assailed All the Jews involved in ihe incident The article begins with an attack on were eventually allowed to emigrate to Vasyl Stus Israel, and the last ol them, Yos) 1 the human-rights policies of President Mendelevich, lent the Soviet Union in Jimmy Carter, who Mr. Kolosov said Germans, the article said. 1981. Mr. Fcdorov was sentenced to 15 made human-rights activists out of Mr. Chuiko, who was amnestied in years in a labor camp and is scheduled "criminals, schizophrenics," fascist 1956. rinishcd a polytechnical institute to be relea.sed ne.\t year. sympathizers and what he called trai and worked as an engineer until his rc- Mr. Mur/henko,. who is 42 and a tors who made it lo the West "via arrest in 1961. was also accused of native of Kiev, is reported to be in very Zionist channels"and who now work in forgery to conceal his past and of theft. poor health. sulTcring from iuber- such anti-Soviet centers as Voice of Mr. Kolosov also said that Mr. Chuiko, America and Radio Free Europe/Radio who is an invalid whose toes were culosi.s, cardiova.scular problems and Alexei Murzhenko other ailments. Kcsion reported that he Liberty. amputated, faked his injuries to collect is no longer even aware that his sen 6, to leave the country, but that Soviet When President Reagan .seemed to benefits. tence was due to expire and may be authorities have thus far refused to switch the focus from human rights to In attacking Mr. Stus. the article said suffering from emotional problems as a allow her husband to see the requisite international terrorism, the article went that, unlike the others, he "began his result of his imprisonment. Mr. Mur papers. on. he chose to ignore domestic terro harmful activities against his country zhenko was held in labor camp No. 36- As a result of her efforts, Mrs. rism in the United States, as well as in during peacetime." Mr. Kolosov ac I, part of the penal complex near Perm Mur/henko's home has been the target Chile and El Salvador, deciding instead cused him of becoming involved with and a camp that houses many Ukrai of numerous KGB searches. In 1981, to look toward the Soviet Union and Western journalists and passing along nian political prisoners. For a time, he she and the wife of Mr. Fcdorov wrote other socialist countries. "slanderous diatribes" and poetry for shared a cell with well-known Ukrai an appeal to President Ronald Reagan Noting the level of violence and dissemination by VOA and RI I' KL. nian prisoner of conscience Lev Lukia- asking him to intervene on behalf of the criminal activity in the United States. It denied that Mr. Stus, who is nenko. prisoners. In June of the same year, the Mr. Kolosov pointed out that four U.S. reportedly in failing health as the result Keston said that Mr. Mur/hcnko's now defunct Moscow Helsinki Group presidents had been as.sassinated and of his imprisonment and a stabbing wife, luba, has been trying to get issued a statement that said the lives of there were nine attempts that failed, incident in the labor camp, is ailing. permission (or the family, which in Messrs. Fedorov and Murzhenko were including the one by Mr. Hinckley. who Interestingly. Mr. Kolosov admitted cludes childen Anna, 15, and Viktoria. in danger. the author .said had links to right-wing, that Mr. Stus had suffered two broken pro-fascist organizations. legs, but said he hint them v\hilc At this point. Mr. Kolosov compared crawling through the window of his Messrs. Chuiko and Shumuk to Mr. home in exile after locking himself out. Shcharansky's wife fights on Hinckley, calling the men "bandits of In closing. Mr. Kolosov made a JERUSALEM A\ital Shcha- ing political leaders and heads of the first order." He said thai, ironically, reference to Babyn Yar. the ravine ransky has no doubts that her hus slate, foreign ministers and private the Reagan administration has chosen outside of Kiev where the Nazis mas band. Anatoly. will return home to citizens. During her travels she has to champion the causes of these two sacred well over 100,000 Jews and her here, though she says it will hot met with President Ronald Reagan, "criminals." Ukrainians in 1941, an atrocity the be soon. former President Jimmy Carter. In providing a biography of Mr. Soviets have been reluctant to fully Although the decade since Mrs. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Shumuk, Mr. Kolosov accused him of commemorate. Nevertheless. Mr. Slicharansky last saw her husband, of Great Britain. President Francois betraying the "Soviet fatherland"dunng Kolosov implied that the activities of who was arrested in 1977 lor his Miiierand of France and with "three World War II. an erroneous statement Mcssis. Shumuk and Chuiko were activities as one of the leaders of the of four heads of state ol Italy." given the fact that Mr. Shumuk was a somehow comparable to what happened Jewish emigration movement in !^he credits her husband for her Polish citizen and a loyal communist at Babyn Yar. the Soviet Union, has been lull of optimism. "Anatoly is so optimistic when the war broke out in 19.39. Mr. "Can we forgive such human garbage pain and wailing, she has remained in his whole life that he makes people Kolosov further accu.scd Mr. Shumuk as Shumuk and Chuiko v\hose hands, Optimistic, reported Ihe New York believe he will be free." she said. of "selling his soul to the Hitlerites,"and even today, itch to train an automatic Times. The .Shcharanskys have kepi in charged that he was an "OUN mur rifle on the people'.'"asked Mr. Kolosov. Following her husband's urging. touch b\ mail and. although her derer" who took part in the killing of There can be no forgiveness, he said, in Mrs. Shcharansky emigrated to husband's letterN are censored the\ Soviet officials and military personnel. light of all the victims at Babyn Yar. Israel the day after they were married make Mrs. .Shcharansky very ex In summarizing Mr. Shumuk'sactivi- "How would Americans react if in Moscow July 4. 1974. just before cited. "It makes me see how ihespirit lies. including the writing of his me someone called John Hinckley. who her hard-won exit \i.sa expired. At of a human being can win ever.\- moirs. Mr. Kolosov wrote: "'It appears tried to kill the president, a human- first rhey both believed that Afiatoly thing." she said. that Shumuk is keeping his finger on the rights activist and humanitarian'.'" would be able to join her in a lew "The KGB try to kill him emo trigger of an automatic гіПе. This is the wrote Mr. Kolosov in closing. months. But when the months turned tionally." she continued. "They tr\ to kind of 'lover-of-humanity' he is." Although the Soviet press has often into years and Mr. Shcharansky was break his soul and make him one of Mr. Chuiko. the author went on. also attacked imprisoned dissidents and arrested and .sentenced to 1.3 years on them. They came and said it Anaiol\ "surrendered willingly to the Nazis"and former members of the OUN; UPA. this a charge of treason, they realized writes to the Supreme Soviet and took part in the "liquidation of Soviet is presumably the first time that they they could only be together in spirit. says he's sick and asks for a pardon, partisans." He became a member of the have been likened to international Mrs. Shcharansky said on June 28. they would release him after hall his UPA. and was responsible for killing terrorists and to actual assassins like Since their separation, the .3.3-year- sentence. But he wouldn't do it. In an eight Soviet agents who escaped the John Hineklev. old Mrs. Shcharansky has devoted appeal for a pardon, you somehow her life almost exclusively to cam say that you're guilty, and you play paigning for her husband's release. the game." She had continuously traveled Mrs. Shcharansky dcNcribed throughout the Western world. meet- another incident, in which her hus band refused to brand the Jewish emigration movement as having Ukrainian WeeKi V links with American intelligence FOUNDED 1933 alter being pressured by authorities. Mr. Shcharansky said in a letier Ui(rainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.. a fraterna' last month that his "ability to laugh" non-proiit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. 07302. and kind memories from the pa^t - . iIKe Ukrainian Weekly - USPS 570-870) ' " have helped him lo survive Irequent Ail, ОУЇ,:, -. -„^tne UNA Svobod' І Ukrainian language daily newspaper. interrogation. In the mcanlime in Israel. Mrs. The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: Shcharansky has remained biisv b\. (201) 434-0237 434-080"' 434-3036 (201) 451-2200 fervently observing lier religion, painting part-lime at a religious Yearly sutKcription rate; J8. UNA members - J5. women's college near lei Aviv and studying Tanach. a Hebrew acronv in Postmaster seno address changes to for the holy scriptures ol .hidaism. IHf 4KRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor Roma Hadzewycz But her main concern has alwavs' PO rl"- 146 Aitoclate editor. George Bohdan Zarycky Je".ev '"ііч N I 07303 AteMant editor lUarta Kolpcnayett Anatoly Shcharansky been her husband's freedom. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8. 1984 Professionals group gives awards Ukrainians protest inaccuracies for writing to Kuropas, Carynnyk in Australian film on Soviets NEW YORK - The Ukrainian Ame SYDNEY, Australia Following said he was "appalled" when he saw the rican Professionals and Businessper- protests from Ukrainians living in recent program. sons Association of New York A New .Australia, the Australian Film Com He stated that the original script Jersey recently announced that the mission here Iro/c distribution of a atiempeted to give a balanced objective winners of its 1983 Writing Awards iclcxision documentary titled "The picture of life in the Soviet Union. Program are Myron Kuropas and Human Face of Russia." However, he added that in "The Human Marco Carynnyk, in the articles cate According to Dr. Michael lji\vriw- Face of Russia," it was "obvious that gory, and George Sajewych and Daria sk\. the vice-president of the Associa- the less attractive things were purpo.sely Stec in the letters-to-the-editor cate tiiiii ol Ukrainians in Victoria, the 90- left out." gory. niinuic documentary made by Film Kim Williams, the chief executive of Due to the unusual circumstances .Aiislralia. "scorned the mlclligencc ol the Australian Film Commission, brought about by two of the articles any Australian with a reasonable grasp ordered that the contracts for the .sale of entries being of great significance, the of world affairs and was insulting and the program to various television pro association's Writing Awards Selection defamatory to Ukrainians." gram distributors be put on hold until Committee recommended that the He was one of many Ukrainians the commission reaches a decision association provide two article awards living in Australia who sent protest about the showing of the program. instead of the one that had been an letters to the commission, iteifli/ing He staled that "in general, the com nounced. misrepresentations and distortions mission staunchly defends ihe editorial Mr. Carynnyk's "The Famine the about life in the Soviet LJnion. independence of its national programs. 'Times' Couldn't Find" outlined the Ihe documentary, a travelogue nar It docs, however recognize its responsi machinations of the New York Times' rated by Graham Blundell. focused on bility to accuracy and reportage of facts the lives of various people of the Soviet Waller Duranty in suppressing the news Myron Kuropas and if there have been substantive errors about Ukraine's Great Famine. The Union. It was an edited \crsion ol a in the program, appropriate action will article appeared in the November 1983 carried in the Washington Post head four-and-a-half hour program, "The be taken." issue of Commentary, one of the most lined "Anti-Semitism Still Flourishes in Russians," filmed in the Soviet Union in He added that three principles have influential journals of opinion in the Ukraine." The letter appeared in the 1977. to be studied: that the program was United States and a publication of the September 18, 1983, issue of the same .According to an article in Illc National distorted and misrepresented facts, that American Jewish Committee. paper. Times. Dr. Bob Miller, an expert on there were errors of omission and Mr. Kuropas was recognized for a Ms. Stec's letter questioned President Soviet politics and the economy, who commission, and the word "Russia"vvas series of "Personal View" op-ed articles Reagan's suspension of negotiations on was consulted on the original .script. used instead of the Soviet Union. Ihat were published in the Chicago Sun- the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Times. The articles related a current Kiev in the wake of the KAL Flight 007 event, such as the destruction of KAL affair. Her letter was published by the Flight 007, to issues affecting Ukrai Washington Times on September 20, Toronto chair acquires rare Ukrainian books nians such as.the famine or the Polov- 1983. chak affair. The Sun-Times is one of the two major Chicago papers and has a Prizes circulation in excess of 750,000. The nrst- and second-place prizes in The winners of the articles category the letters-to-the-editor category went prizes will each receive S250; the first- to George Sajewych and Daria Stec. . place letters award winner will receive respectively. Mr. Sajcwych's letter SlOO and the .second place winner will criticized an Associated Press report (Continued on page 13)
UYLNA alumni meet at Soyuzivka to establish new heritage fouhdation
KERHONKSON, N.Y. - Members filed in a responsible archive. Messrs. of the Ukrainian Youth League of Bacad and Maksymowich, as well as North America Reunion Committee Bill Polewchak, will work on this and friends met here at Soyuzivka on committee. Friday. June 8, to found a new cultural A feasibility study will be made on the group to be known as the Ukrainian possibility of updating and releasing the Heritage Foundation of North Ame pamphlet on Ukrainian costumes. Joe rica. ITie purpose and structure of the Lesawyer was appointed to contact new group will be similar to the UYL Gloria Smolen, who prepared the NA foundation, with a few minor current pamphlet for help, along with changes. the assistance of two well known Ukrai Gene Woloshyn of Youngstown. nian leaders. Gloria Surmach Mills and Ohio, was elected chairman. Vice chair Helen Sniindak. TTiis was one of the persons selected were Gencvieve Zerc- most popular publications the UYL- bniak of Akron. Ohio, and Walter NA Foundation issued. Batad of Killington, Vi. Treasurer will be Taras Maksymowich of Miami Jennie Bochar will be responsible for Prof. Paul Magocsi and Chair Foundation President Ihor Bardyn in Nev^- York Beach, Fla., with Jennie Bochar of efforts aimed at collecting information examining the rare Ukrainian books from the Fekula estate. Parma, Ohio, secretary. Trustees will be on Ukrainian embroidery, so that we Dan Siobodian of Kerhonkson, N.Y.. can get a detailed record of the various TORONTO - The Chair of Ukrai presses in the Ukrainian cultural centers John Kuchmy, Rochester, N.Y., Bob types, as well as their historical back nian Studies at the University of of l.viv. Kiev and Pochaiv. Rellectini; Hussar, Phelps, N.Y., and Anastasia ground. Toronto has recently acquired a re the dominant concerns ol Likrainian Volker of Royal, Mich. The location of the next UYL-NA markable collection of 21 old books culture during the 17th and 18lh cen Projects discussed and agreed upon reunion was discussed. It was agreed printed on Ukrainian territory. Піс turies, ihe impriiils are lorilie most pan by those assembled included reactivat that it will be held in 1985 in the oldest imprint dates from 1614, and the biblical lexis, liturgies, and prayer- ing the collection of UYL-NA photo Cleveland area. The exact date and most recent from 1794. books. graphs. These should be sent to Mr. location will be released as .soon as The collection was obtained from the Kuchmy,-who will photograph them for proper arrangements are" made. This estate of the late Paul M. Fekula of-Nevv- ln-recogflitioivol-thc-decade Jong- slides. The photos can be returned or location will permit former UYL-NA York Cily. v\ho iimassed чпс of the celebration of the millenium of Chris donated to The Ukrainian Museum in activists from Pennsylvania, Ohio. largest private colloclioiis ol Slavic tianity in Ukraine-Rus'. the books will New York for a project on the history of Michigan and Illinois to enjoy this books and manuscripts of the 2()lh cen- form part of the millenium Ukrainian the UYL-NA. Mr. Kuchmy's address is: event. turv iii North America, ll is reputed lobc Collection to be housed in a special 73 Pinetree Lane, Rochester, N.Y. A newsletter with more details will be worili millions of dollars. The Toronto section in the Ihomas Fisher Rare 14617. mailed to all of those individuals who purchase was made possible through Books Library ai the University ol Other projects assigned included attended the UYL-NA reunion held last the efforts ol the Chair ol L'krainian Toronto. A commemorative book plate collecting and studying Vasyl Avra- year at Soyuzivka. Anyone wishing to Studies Foundation, which co-ordinat is being desiged by Lidia Palij ol menko's original dances. All memorabi be included on this mailing list can do ed several donations by Ukrainian Toronto. Formal presentation of ihis lia available from this period in our so. by sending their name and address to Canadians made specilically to obtain rare collection will take place in the Ukrainian American cultural life of the Gene Woloshyn, 2047 Wingaie Road. the old hooks presence of the donors and universitv 1920s and 1930s should be retained and Youngstown, Ohio 44514 Most 61 tht. hooks were pioduved on olficials in earlv Ociobei THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8. 1984 No. 28 CN committee News and views announces plans Don't blame youth for decline of Ukrainian hromada by Lida Hvozda Today those of iis from the baby- munity may only be temporary. Many for rally boom era (mostly ages 15-25) are faced young adults need to explore and Currently there is widespread, con with the fact that we have to deal with expose themselves to the "outside" CHICAGO -^ The Captive Nations templative concern over the degenerat priorities. If our parents never empha elements in order to regain an apprecia Committee of Illinois has announced ing state of the Ukrainian community in sized the importance of speaking Ukrai tion for the beauty and richness of the plans for a press conference/rally on the West. Many have expressed their nian at home, then why should we Ukrainian culture they had left behind. Thursday, July 19, at 10 a.m.. in the fear that "our youth" - remnants of the (youth) waste our energy learning the Youth has complained that the "gene Ceremonial Courtroom of the Dirksen baby-boom era — do not seem to grammar and vocabulary of a language ration gap" within our community has Building here. appreciate the importance of contribut no one cares to speak? How often do we discouraged many young men and The press conference will coincide ing to the support of Ukrainian insti find our peers at "zabavas," festivals, women from assuming the responsibili with national Captive Nations Week tutions within the "hromada." and picnics making the effort to main ties of supporting Ukrainian institu observances and feature a dual panel of Is this rhetorical paranoia, or do we tain a predominantly Ukrainian conver tions, while our elders accuse youth of ethnic leaders and government offjjtials. really have justifiable reasons to feel sation? What can we make of the being materialistic and self-indulgent. Government representatives will be insecure about the future existence of prevailing attitude that "it simply isn't Perhaps, to a certain extent, both sides asked to respond to issues raised by the Ukrainian culture?'Can we hope that cool to speak 'Uke' to your friends"? have a valid argument. But pointing the ethnic panel and answer questions from our identity, language and heritage will Youth's exodus from Ukrainian finger at one another only results in a the press. be preserved after several generations? affairs can be attributable to neglected waste of time, energy and valuable State Representative Judy Baar Our younger people are being bom guidance in the past, lack of motivation human resources. Topinka has been asked to moderate barded with an abundance of facts and at the present, "economic conditions of Both sides should display more the panel. Government panel members theories about the present-day local, modern times." Some have even gone so mutual respect and confidence in each will include Sen. Charles Percy, chair national and international situation. So far as to argue that today's young other. Andrew Kievsky, writing in man of the Senate Foreign Relations much so, that we have grown to become Ukrainians are a materialistic genera Ukrainian Life in 1940, suggested that Committee; Linas Kojelis, assistant skeptical of the Ukrainian "parochial tion. Dr. Cymbalisty stated (The Ukrai '4he elder generation must take care to director, White House Office of Public brand of immigrant politics...basically nian Weekly, June 17) that "Very few of collect and systematize all the materials Liaison; Edward J. Dcrwinski, coun frozen in the past" (See Jose Casanova, our young professionals are as-generous which can serve the task of representing selor for the U.S. Department of State: The Ukrainian Weekly, June 10). as their parents...Of paramount impor the whole Ukrainian problem to native- State Rep. Penny Pullen and Rep. An article written by Walter Dutchak tance are personal pleasure and living born Americans...the youth of Ukrai Henry J. Hyde. Members of the second, for Ukrainian Life in 1940, accurately well." nian origin must study these materials panel will include author and political articulates the dilemma we, the Ukrai Regarding economic conditions, and consider...ways of bringing them to activist and former Black Panther nian youth, find ourselves in today. He youth seeks the security of a job and a the knowledge and attention of the leader Eldridge Cleaver; Aloysius Ma- states as follows: "Instead of thinking of future, sometimes making things Ukrai American government, of the senators zewski, president, Polish National new ideas and new enterprises for their nian secondary. Although many stu and congressmen and of other groups Alliance, and Paul Zumbakis, a Chi growing children, the elders intoxi- dents enter universities with hopes of and organizations among native Ame cago attorney. A representative from catingly prided themselves with their acquiring a better understanding of the rican population." Afghanistan is also expected. churches, fraternal organizations and world and their place in it, most of them Since, historically Ukrainian people small community clubs. Pushing vision are forced to struggle through a be survived Mongol invasions, Russian- Among the topics to be rai.sed at the into a corner, elders in middle age wildering number of courses and digest made famines and German genocides, conference are: Office of Special In unconsciously began to stagnate. Pros just enough information to "make the then, I feel, such a will to survive is vestigations'cooperation with the KG В perity blinded them with a fatal faith in grade." In school there is little to gain proof that despite some setbacks, our in the prosecution of American citizens everlasting success, causing them to (wheti faced with the burden of financ identity, language, and heritage will live acciised of war crimes; U.S. policy take the careless attitude that with ing an upper level education) from on, including in the "hromadas" for toward anti-communist freedom move American opportunities youth will precious time spent being active in the generations to come. The question is, ments in Africa, Cuba and Central manage somehow." "hromada," and much to sacrifice when what use of our "Ukrainianism" the America; U.S. policy toward Poland your work and fellow colleagues gra Ukrainian youth will be able to make in and immigration laws affecting Polish dually desensitize you from the Ukrai assisting the Ukrainian nation in its political dissidents in the U.S.;and U.S. Л/.v. Hvozda. a resuleni of Syracuse, nian way of life. struggle for independence, consolida support of Afghan freedom fighters in N. Y.. is currently studying for a master's Still this physical and psychological tion, many-sided growth and develop - Afghanistan's war against the USSR. degree in psychology. detachment from the Ukrainian com ment. New York School of Bandura holds annual concert program
NEW YORK Ihc New York .School of Bandura held its annual year- end concert at the Hunter College Pla\house here on .Sunday. June 10. The concert marked the ^elu)oГ^ lllh aiini\ersary. The ciincert opened with a male octet, under the direction ot Mykola Deyehakiwsky all of whose mem- berN belong to the ПЧігач She\- ehenko Bandurist Chorus, which pcrlormed a selection of folk songs, as Chodoba and l.ilia С)р;икьІиік follow ed with "Zhylo Siyu."and "Oi lam Za l.isOehku." The duct was followed by coloratura soprano. Maiia Mandzy- Wolan^ky. aecompaiiuil b\ harulurisis Taras Pavlovsk\ and Mr. Deychanki\v- sky, who performed a selection of Ukrainian songs. Directed by .liiiian Kyiasiy. the assembled bandurisis about .'iOinall then pcrlormed three pieces: "Po Toi Вік Нога," "Sontse Nyzenko"and "Viyshly \ Pole Kosari " Before the third miinber. iepieseiita- Young student bandurisls, with their ІЧ)ІІа\ка banduras, and Julian K\tast\. tives of the Likrainian Dumka Choir. presidcnt'Ihor Rakov.skyand Ala emcccd by Natalia Honcharenko. who died in April. jiitioh by the late Mr. Kytasty. The Tfe v I іїку7Т)г"мсп r(5d"^lTr Ky t asTyr t hC" ТТїсіп!ітітеіїТаТапгі vocal bandifra^ "^ \\y ,: -; 1 і,-' -Т'^^'П7"іїі""1ТГг^(Mis^-TnЬ11-" Г(.мшіГЯст"бРіНсіТ'7і1ППогГГШСТГ"СШГ-- school's director ol four years, with a ensemble. Echo of the Steppes, made up p e r I о r m e.d n e .\ l Mr. K у -sisted of folk songs, all of which were bouquet of flowers, wishing him success the second half of the concert. 1 he 16- lasiy. wno piayeo a traaitional kun/ar arranged by members of the group, in the future. member ensemble, in keeping with an song about the death of a bandurist on a including "Bandurna Ro/moxa." which School administrator Nick C/orny essential pan of the bandura tradition, copy of an IStli century bandura and .Mr. was arranged by Mr. Deyehakiwsky, then reminisced about the school's performed without a conductor. They Dychakiw.sky who pcrlormed a duma and "Iry Ko/aky" arranged by Mr. accomplishments during his tenure, opened with "Dudaryk."a song about a about Heiman Peiro Sahaidachny's\ie- Kytasty. The latter was dedicated to noting that since the .school's opening, piper who had died, which they dedi lory o\er iinading lurks. well-known shopkeeper and amateur seven of its students have become cated to the memory of Hryhory Ky- і ne eiiseinoie men pcrlormed its bandurist Myron Surmach for his qualified instructors. The concert was tasty. the well-known bandura maestro theme song. "Homin Sicpi\."a compo- interest in the Ukrainian folk song. No. 2Я THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1984
THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM
UNA district committees meet Chicago hosts 18th annual of the auditing committee; Michael Wilkes-Bane Chomyn and Danylo Treshko were UNA bowling tournament voted members. F.DWARDSVILLE, Pa. Tlie an Because the district chairman. Mr. nual elections meeting of the Wilkes- Butrey. was unable to attend the meet Barre District of the Ukrainian National ing, it was called to ordcrand conducted Association was held here at St. V0I0- by Mr. Chaban, while Mrs. Slovik dymyr's Ukrainian Catholic Church recorded the minutes. hall on Sunday, April 8. Mr. Chaban also delivered the report Ilic meeting was called to order and on the district's activity during the conducted by the district chairman, previous year. Brief reports were also Roman Diakiw, who greeted all the given by Mrs. Slovik. secretary, and Mr. branch representatives present, as well Slovik. treasurer. as UNA Supreme Organizer Stefan Following the election of officers. Hawrys/ and Supreme Advisor Anna John O. Flis. UNA supreme president, Haras, who is also chairperson oi was invited to address the gathering. the neighboring l.chigh Valley District After greeting the meeting participants Committee. on behalf of the UNA Supreme Е,чсси- 'ITic minutes were recorded by Vasyl tive Committee, he spoke about all Stefuryn. facets of UNA activity and praised the Reports were delivered by the out Shamokin District's organizing achieve going executive board members. Mr. ments. Diakiw, chairman; Mr. Stefuryn, secre A lengthy question-and-answer ses tary; and Kateryna Lukach, treasurer. sion ensued. Afteradi.scussion of the reports. Ivan Hrynchshyn. speaking on behalf of the auditing committee, proposed that a The first-place men's team from Chicago (JieU to right): Paul Bojko, tournament vote of confidence be accorded the Wooiisocfcei^ secretary; Jerry Blidy, David Blidy, Walter Scott and Bryan Beaver. Fifth bowler outgoing officers. (not shown) was Frank Kure. Also pictured are Olga Kozak and Helen OIek Scott. During the ensuing elections, the WOONSOCKET. R.l. - UNA'crs following were elected to the district of the Woonsocket District met here at board for 1984: Mr. Stefuryn. chair CHICAGO - The 18th Ukrainian tournaments. St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox National Association Bowling Tourna man; OIha Malishchak and Wasyl Church hall on Sunday. April 15. l.ast to speak was Supreme Advisor Waligun. vice chairpersons; John BIysh- ment took place here at the Town and Scott, who received a 14-k! rat gold During the district meeting, UNA Country Bowling Lanes on the far chak. secretary; and Mrs.. Lukach, Supreme Organizer Stefan Hawrysz charm and a jewelry box in apprecia treasurer; northwest side of Chicago. The parti tion for all her tireless work in pro presented Leon Harding, the district's cipants. 82 men and 48 women, re The auditing committee is compo.sed chairman, with a plaque in recognition moting and supporting the bowling gistered for the doubles and singles tournaments over the past 18 years. of Mr. Hrynchshyn. chairman. Irene of the district's extraordinary organiz competition, which began on Saturday. Diakiw and Anna BIyshchak, members. ing achievements'during the 1983 UNA Mrs. Scott said she was privileged to be May 26 and ran through Sunday, May a vital part of such a great group. She On a motion by Mr. Stefuryn, the membership campaign. 27. past chairman, Mr. Diakiw. was voted thanked the entire Chicago committee The district fulfilled its membership On Saturday, at I p.m.. Helen OIek by acclamation to be the district's for their hard work and expressed quota by 136 percent and thus garnered Scott. UNA Supreme Advisor and honorary chairman. gratitude to all the people who partici first place in organiz.ing among all UNA UNA sports committee chairman, wel Supreme Organi/er Hawrysz then districts in the United States and pated in the tournament. comed the bowlers and outlined the Father Kuzma concluded the celebra addressed the meeting, touching on a Canada. The district was also tops in rules for the tournament. Six games varictv of UNA matters. organizing for the year 1982. tion with a benediction and the toast- took place in the afternoon, followed by master then turned the program over to The meeting was conducted by Mr. a buffet supper. A social, planned by Harding, who reported on the district's the bowling .secretaries. Addie Padiak Walter and Olga Gawaluch. was held and Paul Bojko, who announced the Shamokln activity during the past year and pre during the evening hours. sented a plan of action of 1984. winner of the tourney. On Sunday, the bowling tourney The first place men's team was the FRACKVILLE, Pa. - The Sha- Afterwards, Mr. Hawrysz addressed continued with 17 men's and 10 USSC team from Chicago, captained mokin UNA District Committee con ' the meeting participants, praising the women's team events. After the games, by Dave Blidy. The first place women's vened its annual elections meeting here Woonsocket District for its organizing a festive bowling banquet, arranged by team was the Sassy Indies of Chicago, at St. Michael's Ukrainian Club on prowess and reporting on myriad UNA George and Mae Kuzma, was held at captained by Pal Sullivan. Sunday, April 29,and re-elected Tymko matters. the Garden Manor Banquet room. In doubles competition, Andy Kuhn Butrey chairman. Once the business portion of the Tournament chairman Dan Bardy- and Alex Krol of Rochester captured Also elected were: Joseph Chaban meeting was concfuded, the meeting gula welcomed everyone and intro first place in men's competition, while and Margaret Hentosh. vice chairper- participants and scores of parishioners duced Olga Kozak, the toastmaster of Ms. Sullivan and Phyllis Southwell of .sons; Helen Slovik, secretary; Adolph of St. Michael's and the neighboring the evening. The Rev. Mychajlo Kuzma Chicago took first place in the ladies' Slovik, treasurer; and John Petruncio, Ukrainian Catholic church watched the delivered the invocation, after which a category. organizing director. UNA-sponsored film by Slavko Nowyt- prime-rib dinner was served. Bryan Beaver of Chicago won the Joseph Sydor was elected chairman ski "Helm of Destiny." After dinner, Mrs. Kozak opened the men's bowling competition and Ms. brief program with a "ЧЬапк you" to all Sullivan captured first place in the the bowlers who took part in the women's singles event. Mr. Beaver and tournament. She singled out the Ukrai Ms. Southwell won first place in the UNA seniors hold annual meeting nian National A.ssociation for sponsor category of all events. KERHONKSON, N.Y. - Soyu- Estelle Woloshyn of Ohio was elected ing the annual event with the statement /ivka was the site of the 10th annual co-chairperson. Among other commit that "the UNA affords us the opportu Memorial awards were also present meeting of Ukrainian National Associa tees established during this first busi nity to mingle in friendly competition ed. The first award, the Peter Pucillo tion senior citizens, which was held here ness session were: nominating commit with fellow Ukrainians from different plaque went to Mr. Blidy, captain of the the week of June 10 through June 15. tee (chairman Wolodymyr Senezhak of parts of the country, to renew old Chicago USSC. The John KokoLski Paula Riznyk. Mira Powch and New Jersey, Jennie Bochar and Nick friendships and form new ones." plaque was presented to Mr. Gawaluch, Marion Burbella began registering Bobeczko both of Ohio, Sam Chorno- She then introduced UNA Vice Pre captain of the Chicago Ukes, second- arriving guests on Sunday afternoon. maz-New Jersey; Stcfania Baranowsky- sident Myron Kuropas, who spoke place team. The traveling memorial June 10. A welcome supper followed New York, members); resolutions com about the 90lh anniversary of the UNA plaques arc awarded annually. Mr. during which the participants mingled mittee (Dr. Roman Baranowsky of New and asked everyone to rise and sing a Beaver of Chicago received the Bill and got acquainted. A special welcome York chairman. Stefan Bury-Ohio. and "Mnohaya Lita" for Batko Soyuz. Hussar trophy donated by the Roches was extended to a UNA group from Walter Riznyk-Florida. members); Among other UNA Supreme Execu ter bowlers, for his scratch series in tearn Chicago who attended the rricctiiigToT verfificafTohs committee (Mrs. Riznyk. tive ' members present at the banquet events, 642. the first time. chairman, Mrs. Powch-Rorida. and was vice-presidentess Gloria Paschen. A nfomcnf of solemn reflection Business began on Monday morning Helen Chornomaz of New Jersey, who spoke of the other sports events followed as Dr. Kuropas spoke of each as the assembled were greeted by UNA members). Monday's sessions con organized by the UNA in the past, of the three men in whose memories the- activist Stephen Kuropas of Chicago, cluded with the reading of last year's including baseball, soccer and basket awards were presented. an honorary member of the Supreme meeting's minutes and the reports of the ball. rhc evening ended with dancing to Assembly. The proposed week long executive and controllers. UNA Supreme Auditor Anatolc the Gene Shelemi orchestra. program was accepted and Mychailo Executive reports continued on Tues Doroshenko also attended the banquet. Next year's tournament is scheduled Olshansky. also from the Windy City, day morning, lollovxed by a talk given He welcomed the bowlers in Ukrainian, lo be hosted by the UNA bowlers in was elected conference chairperson. (Continued on page 13) and pledged his support to the bowhng Derrv. Pa. ' THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1984 No. 28
Ukrainian Weell Effective Media Relations Ї by Andrij Bilyk See no evil P.O. Box 9653, Alexandria, Va. 22304 The National Council of Churches has done it again. Several uceks ано. a 266-mcmbcr NCC delegation returned Irom a two-week, 14-city lour ol the- Sovict Union, and its leaders spoke glowingly of religious life in the USSR. From Samantha Smith to religious ^uccL^elJ, ihc\ will have taken away from Oh. there was, they reported, one incident in which a small group of treedom:" what are the Soviets up to? us in the free world the foundation upon unregistered Baptists was pounced on and ushered out of a church after thev which all organized Ukrainian life is held up a sign that spoke of religious persecution, but, as one Remember Samantha Smith? Last built - our Churches. The conse churchman later pointed out, they were ejected by members of the year she toured the Soviet Union at the quences are enormous. For example, congregation and not. as would surely have been done in this country, by the invitation of Yuri Andropov. Almost if ,Sovicl Russia convinces the police. It appears that in their servile determination not to offend their hosts every daily newspaper in the United world that its Russian Ortho in any way. the NCC leaders must have forgotten that during visits from States - of which there are 1,700 - dox "Church" started with Kie\- foreign dignitaries, churches are customarily packed with plainclothes police wrote about her. She was seen on every Rus', what chance will free Ukrainian and militia. television channel in every city at least Catholics have of ever seeing a Pope This sec-no-cvil, hear-no-cvil, speak-no-evil attitude is rcmini.scent of the once every night during her two week make public a Ukrainian patriarchate? Rev. Billy Graham's after a similar trip two years ago. The Rev. Graham said journey. What a great public relations The buildup started last year when he did not see any religious repression in the USSR. At one of his stop.s, a stunt by the Soviet Union. The leaders NBC-TV cameras were allowed to film woman, with a banner similar to the one held up during the NCC visit, was of the Soviet Union didn't dupe or trick churches full of people. The result was ushered out, but the Rev. Graham later era venly refused to even acknowledge the American media. They simply an NBC special on religion in the Soviet that a disturbance had occurred. found for the media an irresistable story. Union. Because witnesses and reporters While the Rev. Graham can perhaps be excused for his foot-in-mouth remarks But this type of story comes along saw people going to church, they con given his determined (and naive) belief that his oratory can sway the devil once a decade, if that often. Yet when it cluded religion is thriving. The chief from sin, the NCC leadership cannot be so easily let off the hook. Sprinkled in happens, it's very difficult to combat. religion writer for the Associated Press with the NCC leadership's enthusiastic remarks about religion in the Soviet You can't really say bad things about wrote a feature story on the NBC Union, were anti-American commehts all too familiar to those aware of the Samantha. She was given an opportu special. It was widely carried by Ameri NCC's political leanings. In criticizing the United States for its role in the nity and she took it. You can't fault her can newspapers. arms race, one NCC leader from Washington went so far as to admit that he for that. You can't even fault her for This year it's the now-famous 266- shared Moscow's view that it was the United States and not the Soviet Union trying to capitalize on it by writing a member delegation from the National that was primarily responsible for the breakdown on disarmament book about the trip. For if you do fault Council of Churches. Members of this negotiations. her. you'll be bucking against that age- delegation hadn't as much as planted What all this means is that the Soviets have once again managed to get old cliche that says America is the land their feet back on American soil just two propaganda mileage out of yet another well-meaning but misguided group of of opportunity and anyone can make it weeks ago when almost to a man Americans given yci another Potemkin Village tour of the Soviet Union. The big here. (woman) they too said that there is NCC visit drew thousands of words of coverage in the Soviet press, which But if you see anything in the press freedom of worship in the USSR. And quoted the visitor as supporting world peace and praising S The Washington Connection from THE UKRAINIAN AMERICAN CAUCUS Faces and Places P.O. Box 23546. Washington. DC, 20026 by Myron B. Kuropas Congressional statement update Ethnic Republicans see victory in '84 Sen. Carl Levin (O-Mich.) paid tribute to Mary Beck in the Congres The following column by Dr. Kuro Groups Council, billed by the GOP as sional Record on June І.Ч. Entitled pas, UNA vice president and vice "Congratulating Mary V. Beck on 50 "the first permanent auxiliary of a chairman of the board of the National political party." In contrast to previous years of Public Service." Son. Levin Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, was called Ms. Beck a "trailbla/er" lor the ad-hoc "nationalities divisions" (in prepared by the author as part of a variably headed by non-ethnics) which firsts she achieved in Detroit politics. series of public affairs columns that will He referenced the June 17 banquet in quickly disappeared between elections, explore issues and interests of ethnic Mr. Pas/lor and hissuccessorsattheRNC Detroit sponsored by the Ukrainian Americans. American community. as well as the Council became perma nent fixtures within the party organiza On June 27, Rep. Lawrence Coughlin When President Gerald R. Ford tion. "We weren't satisfied with the (R-Pa.) rose on the House floor to traditional 'thank you, see you in four "express (his) concern over continuing appointed a special assistant for ethnic affairs to his White House staff in 1976, years' approach of the past," states one abuse of human rights in the Soviet ethnic Republican leader in Illinois. Union." He spoke about the "death of European ethnics believed they had finally arrived. "For the first time in the "Whc.i the Republicans won, we want Oleksiy Tykhy, a Ukrainian human ed to be rewarded; we wanted to be part rights activist and one of the founders of history of the United States" declared .Sen. Carl l^vin one ethnic newspaper at the time, "we of the administration and to share in the the Ukrainian Helsinki Group." Con decision-making process." demning Soviet actions, the Pennsylva immigration of relatives to the U.S. The are recognized as a legitimate American nia representative said that Tykhy was amendment was defeated by a 168-231 constituency. We no longer have to take The 1970s, according to Michael not a radical rebel or agitator but "a vote. a back seat to WASPS, blacks, women Novak, author of "The Rise of the teacher who was proud of his Ukrainian H.Con.Res. 294, a resolution regard and Hispanics." Unmeltable Ethnic," "was the decade of heritaige." ing Soviet interference with interna President Ford's action was the the ethnic." Congress passed the Ethnic tional mails, was debated in the House culmination of a GOP effort to broaden Heritage Studies Act which provided federal funds (never more than S3.1 Legislation update on June IB-19. Introduced by Rep. its electoral base which began during Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.), it was the 1968 Nixon-Humphrey campaign. million annually) for the development On June 13th, during Hou.se consi passed by a vote of 403-0. Participating In 1969, the Republican National of elementary and .secondary school deration of the Immigration Bill, Rep. in the debate were Reps. William Clay Committee established a permanent curriculum materials related to the Carlos Moorhead (R-Calif.), offered an (D-Mc), Gilman, Mary Rose Dakar office of ethnic liaison headed by Las/lo history and general culture of Ameri amendment which would put a limit on (D-Ohio), Barbara Kennelly (D- Pas/tor, a former Hungarian freedom can ethnic groups. ACTION, the federal legal immigration. While a complicated Conn.), Robert Garcia (D-N.Y.), Dante lighter. I wo years later. Mr. Pas/tor volunteer agency, developed VISTA amendment, it would have impacted on (Continued on page 13) helped establish the Republican Heritage (Continued on page 15) The famine: RussiflcatJon Stalin imposes Ethno-demographic trends a "final solution" in Ukraine in ttie 1970s by Bohdan Krawchenko boys. The "socio-cultural status" of a given nationality also plays an impor The following essay appeared in the by James E. Mace ing its readers that the Byelorussians' tant role in the child's decision. The book " Ukraine After Shelesi, "edited by little evidence at our disposal suggests letter was relevant to Ukraine as well. In Mr. Krawchenko, which was published late April a special conference on enormous regional variations in the in 1983 by the Canadian Institute of offspring's choice of nationality. L. The following ankle appeared in a nationality policy was held under the Ukrainian Studies. sponsorship of the Ukrainian Central Terenteva found that in Cheboksary, recent issue of the journal Problems of Conclusion capital of the Chuvash ASSR(RSFSR), Communism. Committee and served as a forum for denouncing national deviations ineduca- the overwhelming majority of children Conclusion lional and linguistic policy. Clearly, a A high index of multinationality whose parents belonged to different final assault against Skrypnyk was exerts an influence on assimilation nationalities did not opt for the nationa Demise of Ukrainization being prepared. This came at the Ukrai through many avenues. Among the lity of the titular group (Chuvash) when nian Central Committee's June plenum. most significant is inter-marriage applying for their passports. In Kiev, on While the published sections of the Skrypnyk's speech was never published, between Ukrainians and Russians. Over the other hand, half the children of such January decree referred only to the but according to accounts that leaked the past 40 years marriages between families gave Ukrainian as their na failure of the Ukrainian procurement out, he deniePravda carried a scll- made it clear that it was Skrypnyk who especially when the father's nationality and 1970-9 data is hot far off the mark. спЇЇсаТ lettcf fnihi the leadership in had been the target of his-campaign^ corncides with that of the titular tiation Thus although the numbers assimilat Soviet Byelorussia, confessing to "errors against "national deviations." He por where the child resides, or when the ing in the 1970s were still substantial, in the nationality question." A few days trayed Skrypnyk as a leader of nationa father's nationality is Russian. the rate declined in comparison with the later Visti VUTsVK, the daily new.s- list heretics, the protector of "nationa Girls, however, are more prone to opt previous decade. This is surprising, paper of the Soviet Ukrainian govern listic wreckers" responsible for the for their mother's nationality than are since a greater proportion of Ukrai ment, published a lead editorial inform- inadequate fulfillment of grain procure nians resided outside the boundaries of ments. Interestingly, the only specific Mr. Krawchenko is a research asso their republic and the mother-tongue Dr. Mace is a post-doctoral fellow al charge against Skrypnyk in Postyshev's ciate at the Canadian Institute of identification among Ukrainians had the Harvard Ukrainian Research Insti stream of abuse was Skrypnyk's adv()- Ukrainian Studies at the University of also declined. Certainly the data suggest tute and an expert on the Great Famine. (Continued on page 14) Alter la. (Continued on page 12) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1984 No. 28 Hrushka documents at Library of Congress: rich sources of information by Jurij Dobczansky documented in this collection; makes these materials very interesting to those The Special Interest Group on Ethnic studying ethnicity, ethnic self-defini Resources of the Library of Congress tion, community dynamics and other Professional Association is an organiza aspects of ethno-religiOus history. For ""-Jf^S 'І:.^І0Ш tion dedicated to the exchange of example, there are individual and ІН'іТСІШї ^ information about the acquisition, parish council petitions to the Russian , t ViKff^tt 7 cataloging and preservation of materials hierarchy requesting acceptance into PmwiuK^ related to ethnic studies. Its monthly the Church, requests for priests, and for meetings provide a forum for discussion funds to build churches, etc. These and reports. The following article is documents reveal a great deal of emo BAFflSMl. based on a talk given at the May tion and provide a unique profile of the meeting by Juriy Dobczansky, a mem community at the time. ber of the group. It deals with the papers Why were these conversions taking of Father Hryhory Hrushka in the place at this time? We must look for Manuscript Division of the Library of hr ^rt( 'VM^ ^wtrtlw ЛвММ t 4f ^ і ^^ndt^ /r./Zv^A-^J^ possible answers to the history of -"^ fcwu^mw Лг tx гЯг, Congress. emigration from western Ukraine, t b/x Кч'отмФ Tbw ^j^^^ ffft; ^^t 4f^ri tfnttm which then belonged to the Austro- Originally, I was going to title my talk Hungarian Empire. Most of the immi ^PMMl^rKS "You Never Know What Youll Find in grants came from either Galicia or Alaska" but because the connection Transcarpathia. Driven by economic between my specific topic and Alaska hardship and social pressures thou was clear to me alone, 1 changed my sands fiocked to Pennsylvania mining mind. towns and the industrial areas of New In the fall of 1980 I was offered a England. However, at the time there chance to work on a temporary assign were no Ukrainian institutions here in ment in the Manuscript Division. Since the United States which could cater to the collaboration I would be working the spiritual and social needs of these on is known as the Alaskan Russian immigrants. The level of education and Church Archives I expected to be national or ethnic consciousness among working exclusively with Russian ma these immigrants was extremely low. As terial related to Alaska. I was assigned a result, Ukrainians were attracted to to work on several boxes of chaotically Polish and Slovak parishes and social assembled papers — the remainder of a clubs. Slowly, this began to change. very large collection being processed. Beginning in 1882 with a petition that This section of the papers related was drawn up in Shenandoah, Pa., and primarily to the Eastern United States. sent to Cardinal Sylvester Sembra- Working my way through these ma tovych, the Metropolitan of Lviv, terials identifying and arranging I requesting Ukrainian clergymen, several noticed the names of some towns in priests began to arrive. They were Connecticut I was familiar with: An- mostly young, well-educated and sonia, Bridgeport. New Haven, New married. The sight of priest's wives Britain... Among these materials I came as a great shock to the local spotted the signature of Hryhory celibate Roman Catholic clergy. Predo Hrushka. minantly Irish and German, the hie Г realized at once that 1 had come rarchy not only refused to recognize the upon a generally unknown archival legitimacy of these priests but actively resource. I was able to gather and set campaigned to have them sent back to aside what had until now been the Ukraine. scattered papers of a prominent figure Enter Hryhory Hrushka. in Ukrainian American history. Two Hryhory Hrushka was born on Sep questions came to mind. What relation tember 10, 1859, in the village of did Hrushka have with the Russian Zarubyntsi. He studied in Lviv and later Orthodox Church? How did Hrushka's in Rome. He was ordained a Catholic Гі..: papers end up in these archives? priest and arrived in the United States in it's a long and difficult story. П1 try to 1889. Like many priests of his genera explain it briefiy within the limits of this tion, Hrushka saw his mission as that of The Rev. Hrushka's baptismal certiflcate (1859). Photo was taken by Olenka report. raising the level of social and national Dobczanska. As you know, Alaska was purchased consciousness of the Ukrainian immi posed penance, and later served as a period. A recent article by Michael Palij from the Russian government in 1867. grants. For this reason, he co-founded parish priest. He died in the village of deals with the conversion of a parish in The Russian Orthodox Church was in Svoboda, the oldest continuously-pub Peniaky on April 16, 1913. Minneapolis. The Alaskan Russian fact a part of the government — the lished Ukrainian newspaper in the Hryhory Hrushka was a key figure in Church Archives contain a file on this Holy Synod was subsidized by the tsar's world. Hrushka was also instrumental the religious and ethnic tensions gene parish encompassing the years 1892- treasury. The Church followed the in organizing the Ukrainian National rated during the late 1890s and early 1906 and it includes conversion reports Russian explorers and merchants all the Association, the largest Ukrainian- 1900s, the consequences of which are from this and other parishes. Yet. these way from Europe across Siberia and American fraternal association. still felt today. Although this period in rich primary sources were not tapped. into the Alaskan territory setting up Ukrainian American history draws In the Ukrainian American commu missions along the way. With the Conversioa to Orthodox much attention few authors have used nity Hrushka is revered and considered gradual decline of Russian power in primary sources in their research be a great patriot and community leader. A Alaska, the Church headquarters were There is some controversy surround cause they are scarce. At a 1976 sym monument to Hrushka was erected at moved from Sitka to San Francisco in ing Father Hrushka Is activities and his posium held at Harvard University to Soyuzivka, the Ukrainian National 1870. Later on, in 1904, the diocesan temporary conversion to Orthodoxy. commemorate the 100th anniversary of Association estate, in 1981. Yet, little is center was moved to New York City. There is^cry little in the way of publish Ukrainian settlement in the U.S. a generally known about Father Hrushka The archival collection was shuffled ed works on the reasons leading up to paper titled "The Rise of Ukrainian and this turbulent period in history. about — suffering much loss and hrs.convereion.'Jn Hrtehka's own view Ethnic Consciousness in Americaduring Some archival collections are simply damage — until it was finally moved to his tumingto Ortho()oxy'\vas an attempt the 1890s" became the focal point of a inaccessible, others lack proper catalog the Library of.Congress through the to^reserve the age-old traditions of his lively discussion. Much of the talk ing and maintenance. The Manuscript efforts of a New York clergyman. The peopfe from encroachments by hostile revolved around Hryhory Hrushka. Division of the Library of Congress, on first mention of this collection appeared cl;urch aiithordies. In his brief biogra The Alaskan Russian Church Archives the other hand, has nearly completed in the Library's Annual Report of 1928. phical account, levstakhy lasenovsky contain primary sources on Hrushka's the enormous task of arranging and Among these papers one finds items attributes Hrushka's conversion to his most controversial period which may microfilming this collection. As a result related to various ethnic groups other "misunderstandings with the Latin-rite shed light on Hrushka's motivations at of a special project a research guide to than Russian - specifically.the Greeks, . hierarchy." According to lasenovsky, thetime of his conversion. Among the the entire'coTlection has been compiled Syrians, Serbs, Slovaks and Ukrai Hrushka left the United States some papers, which span the years 1883-1901, and is available in the manuscript nians. This came about as a result of time around 1900 and settled in Eastern aiid are stored in the "Clergy dossier reading room. Russia's interest in other Slavic groups, Ukraine — then a part-of the Russian series" one finds his Baptismal certifi I have only touched upoaa relatively especially dissenting groups such as the Empire. Tliere, as an Orthc^iox priest, cate, his Austro-Hungarian passport small area of this large manuscript dissatisfied Uniate Catholics. Seeking he was welcomed but gradually grew (dated 1889), various school records, collection. It is my hope that these to increase its political influence the dissatisfied. He returned to his native diplomas, ordination papers and, most primary sources as well as other yet Russian Orthodox Church adopted a Galicia soon afterwards, disillusioned significantly, his personal correspon unexplored areas of this collection will general policy of converting as many with the politics of the Russian Ortho dence. find their proper place in scholarship people to Orthodoxy as possible. This dox Church. He entered a Uniate In addition, there are other materials p^ertaining to the Ukrainians in Ame conversion process, which is amply Basllian monastery under a self-im- that could enhance the studv of this rica. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8. 1984 Mary V, Beck: 50 years of dedicated community service by Stephen M. Wichar stressed that a 100 percent narlicination was needed by all guests of further ensure DETROIT - A Ukrainian commu a floor vote of this resolution. nity committee of Metropolitan Detroit Special plaques designed as citations sponsored a testimonial banquet for for leadership and excellence were activist Mary V. Beck on Sunday presented by Sen. Jack Faxon from the afternoon, June 17. Over 350 guests Michigan Senate, and Rep. Justine honored Ms.- Beck for 50 years of Barns from the Michigan House of distinguished service in both Ukrainian Representatives. Other letters of com and American communities. mendation' and official greetings in The banquet was held in the parish cluded a message from President hall of St. Mary's Protectress Ukrainian Ronald Reagan, Gov. James Blanchard Orthodox Cathedral in Southfield. of Michigan, Detroit Mayor Coleman Mich. Attending the ceremonies were Young, the Harvard University Ukrai guests from Pittsburgh, Chicago. nian Studies Fund, Ukrainian Associa Toledo and Cleveland Ohio. Toronto tion of Victims of Russian Communist and Windsor. Oni. Terror, Ukrainian National Associa Ms. Beck was officially greeted in a tion, Ukrainian Fraternal A.ssociation, traditional Ukrainian ceremony with the Detroit City Council Testimonial bread, salt, and flowers by Dr. Mykola Resolution (signed by all nine members Hryhorchuk and a team of women of the Council), the World Federation representing the old immigration. Along of Ukrainian Womcns' Organizations, with dignitaries who made up the head and the Ukrainian National Women's table, Ms. Beck was ushered into the League of America. banquet hall. Zenon Wasylkewych, Personal greetings were given by current chairman of Metropolitan Maria and Michael Kalimin from the Detroit's branch of the Ukrainian- Toronto Branch of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council, wel Canadian Committee, Sigurds Rudzitis, comed the guests and called upon the president of the Captive Nations Com Very Rev. Nestor Stolarchuk, pastor of mittee and Latvian Association, repre- St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church, .sentatives from the International Insti to perform invocational prayers. tute, Catherine Kawam representing After dinner. Emily Zaporozhet?, Sen. Levin's Office, Frederick Kline initiator and chairman of the testimo from the Society for Excellence in nial committee, welcomed the huge Education, and Mika Hara.sowska turnout and, after a toast, the audience Daczyshyn, an artist from Chicago. joined a small chorus in-a—pobust In addition to toastmasterduties. Mr. "Mnohaya Lita." Mrs. Zaporozhet? Wichar was given the assignment of then called upon Stephen Wichar to presenting a profile of the honoree in take over the duties of master of cere the English language. He began by monies. emphasizing that the most unique After introducing the head table and aspect of Mary's life was her unusual other dignitaries. Mr. Wichar called ability to successfully and simulta upon the Very Rev. Andrew Beck, dean of neously adapt to the life and traditions the Ukrainian Orthodox Deanery in the of two peoples — Ukrainians'and Pittsburgh area, and Ms. Beck's younger Americans. Mr. Wichar pointed out brother, to introduce the members of that despite cultural marginality. Ms. the Beck family. Michael Smyk, editor Beck's biographical listings have ap of the Ukrainian News in Detroit, peared in Who's Who of American presented the keynote speaker Dr. Peter Women, World's Who's Who of Wo Savaryn, president of the World Con men, Who's Who in the Midwest, the gress of Free Ukrainians (WCFU). Ukrainian Encyclopedia, Ukrainians in Dr. Savaryn lauded the efforts of Ms. America and Ukrainians in North Beck in outstanding political and civic America. achievements. Christina Romana l.ypccky, mezzo- Early life soprano, considered one of the most versatile singers in the Detroit Ukrai A leap year baby born in Ford City, nian community, sang several melodies, Pa., in 1980. Mary was one of selected favorites of Dr. Beck. Maria nine children with a Lemko back Lonchyna-Lisowsky provided the piano ground. She received her high school accompaniment for Ms. Lypecky. education in western Ukraine and was Another part of the program included a an active participant in the Plast move composition in verse called "Who Am ment in that region. 1?" written by a Marusia Syncnka. This Ms. Beck returned to America in was recited by Maria Lazarchuk. At the 1925. She enrolled at the University of close of this recitation, the emcee Pittsburgh and continued her higher " announced that using Marusia Syncnka education until she received her law as a pseudonym. Ms. Beck wrote this degree. She became the first female lyrical poem as an ode, an emotional Ukrainian attorney in America. Not expression of lasting pride for the withstanding a rigorous academic pre expression of lasting pride of her paration at the university, she and her Lemko heritage. brother John organized several Ukrai Ory.sia Hantchuk, an old schoolmate nian .schools, encouraged theater of the'honoree, recalled many exciting groups, and conducted mandolin or experiences in a presentation called chestras. "Remembering." One of the most During the first congress of the absorbing talks of the afternoon came Ukrainian National Women's League from the Rev. Beck, as he outlined the of America in 1932, Ms. Beck was in life story of the Becks and the family vited to address the congress in both growth of self-esteem as they shared the Ukrainian and English languages. She distinguished career of a sibling. Father was a phenomenal success and a multi Beck stressed repeatedly that nothing tude of speakingengagcmcnts followed. Mary Beck as a young woman. would have been accomplished without Ms. Beck organized new UNWLA the coun.sel and guidance of brother chapters, revitalized dormant regions, nent residency. She held jobs with the She was a pathfinder in the Ukrai John. and mobilized Ukrainian women to be International Institute and then moved nian community. She was an editor, a Emcee Wichar announced at this come activist in the diaspora. She was on to Wayne County Juvenile Court. founder of the World Federation of time that postal cards had been placed also responsible for organizing the first After several supervisory assignments Women's Organization's literary con at such individual table setting, as a part Regional Council of UNWLA in De in the Department of Delinquent Chil test of Okrainian women authors, of the Detroit Famine Committee's troit. dren, Ms. Beck left the courts and founder of the existing "Ucrainid^ concerted effort to pass legislation and In 1933, Ms. Beck was appointed., entered the politicaigxena. For the next contest, has spoken at hundreds of urge Sen. Carl Levin from Michigan manager of the Ukrainian Pavilion at 20 years, the name oT^ary V. Beck was American and Ukrainian celebrations, to co-sponsor Senate Bill 2456 known Chicago's World's Fair. After this, she to become a household word in Detroit and has delivered more than one thou- as the Ukrainian Famine Bill. It was came 10 Detroit and csiamisiied perma politics. (Contimicd on pafc 13) 10 THF UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY P 1984 No. 28 Completes research trip Wins aciiievement award CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Prof. IhOr Notes on people Sevcenko of the Harvard Ukrainian Research institute just completed a month-long research trip in Europe, in Receives doctoral degree Researches ethnic theater the course of which he visited O.xlord. London, Rome, the Vatican. -Brajjuc. PRINCETON, N.J. - "Ethnic Thea Munich and Hamburg. tre in the United States," a recently His research program centered on released publication edited by Maxine Greek manuscript collections in some of Schwartz Seller, includes a chapter on these places. The scholarly findings he the Ukrainian American theater, written was able to make during his trip con and researched by Larissa Onyshkevych. sisted in bringing together evidence The work, published in 1983 by dispersed throughout the libraries he Greenwood Press, a division of the visited or in combining his previous Congressional Information Service, results with new ones. Inc., in Westport. Conn., is composed Among his findings. Prof. .Sevcenko of 20 chapters and deals with such discovered that the earliest preserved ethnic groups as the Armenians, Blacks, (ninth.century) manuscript of a Byzan Byelorussians, Danes, Finns, French, tine chronicler. Theophanes. kept in Germans, Hungarians, Irish, Italians, Christ Church, Oxford, was by the same Latvians, Lithuanians, Mexicans, Na tive Americans, Poles, Puerto Ricans, scribe as the manuscript of the same Dr. Connie L. Lobur Michael Sawkiw Jr. chronicler kept in the Vatican. Thus he Slovaks, Swedes, Yiddish and Ukrai established the existence of a serial nians who established their own thea production of this chronicler's work JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Connie L. tres in the United States. Lobur recently received her doctor of COHOES, N.Y. - Michael Sawkiw about 50 years after his death. The informative 25 pages on the Jr., a student at Cohes High School, philosophy degree from Rutgers Uni Ukrainian theatre includes photo versity. Dr. Lobur's dissertation, was recently named a 1984 United While in the Vatican, Prof. Sevcenko graphs and an appendix which lists "Equal Protection in the Burger Court: States National Achicvciucnt .Award a.scertained that the earliest and best Ukrainian theater companies by the Egalitarian lmpul.sc or Impasse'.'," is a winner. I he award is a prestigious manuscript of Ptolemy's (second cen year they were organized and their critical analysis of the decline in Su honor given lo le.ss than 10 percent ol tury A.D.) astronomical work, a basis location. preme Court Advocacy of egalitarian all American high school students. of scientific astronomy until Coper In her work. Prof. Onyshkevychsays: policies during the last 12 years. The Academy selects USAA winners nicus, was owned and annotated by "The theater usually mirrors certain A Burrell, Pa. high school graduate, upon the exclusive rccommendcuion ol Nicephorus Gregoras, one of the two aspects of people's lives, from the teachers, coaches, counselors or other people who renewed astronomical she received her bachelor of arts and philosophical to the economic, moral bachelor of .science degree from Penn- school sponsors and upon the standards studies in fourteenth-century Byzan and political problems of the day. Thus, of selection .set forth by the Academy. tium. Thus the mystery of the high level .sylvania Stale University, State College the Ukrainian immigrant theater re in 1974 and her master of arts degree in The criteria for selection are a student's of their astonomical knowledge was flected many of the above factors, as academic performance, interest and partly clarified. political science from Rutgers in 1979. well as the predicaments Ukrainian Currently, she is an assistant pro aptitude, leadership qualities, responsi While in London, Prof. Sevcenko immigrants had to solve in the new bility, enthusiasm, motivation to learn visited the Orwell Archive and inspect fessor of political science at the Stale land." University of New York, College at and improve, citizenship, attitude and ed his correspondence with Orwell According to her research, 30 theater cooperative spirit, dependability and concerning his Ukrainian translation of Purchase, where she has been leaching groups of the Ukrainian American for the last four years. recommendation from a teacher or "Animal Farm,"and Orwell's preface lo theatre which do plays in the Ukrainian director. this translation. This correspondence language, have existed since 1905. They Michael, who excelled in Spanish, may be part of the archive's next exhibit Dr. Lobur is the daughter of Pete and are usually found in cities that have a Mary Lobur of Lower Burrell, Pa. She will be listed in the U.S. Achievement in London. large Ukrainian population and active Academy Official Yearbook which is is married to Joseph Spcrbcr and the community, including New York, Phila couple resides in Bedford Hills. N.Y. published nationally. He is a member of In Prague, he was the guest of the delphia, Chicago and Detroit. Such the Ukrainian Youth Association, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences lor Dr. Lobur is a member of UNA groups have also been established in Branch 296 in New Kensington, Pa. SUM-A, and the Ukrainian dance six days. Prof. .Sevcenko delivered a Los Angeles and Cleveland. ensemble Verkhovyna. He and his lecture in Czech on the Palaeologan Dr. Onyshkevych is a literary histo family belong to Ss. Peter and Paul Renaissance under the auspices of the Graduates med school rian at Princeton University and current Church in Cohoes, N.Y. He also is a section for Greek, Roman and Ілііп ly one of the editors of Suchanist member of UNA Branch 57 in Cohoes. literary journal. .studies of the Academy. This lecture SAN BERNARDINO. Calif. - dealt with cultural trends in late Byzan- Alexandra (Olesia) Maria Korin recent l^j^m and was attended by over 100 ly received her doctor of medicine Named valedictorian Named doctor of medicine people. It was followed by a lively dis degree from the University of California cussion. at Davis. .School of Medicine. NEW YORK - Renata Lydia My- ST. PAUL. МІПП.- Douglas Rachko On this and other occasions. Prof. Dr. Korin will begin residency train kytyn, valedictorian of St. George's was recently awarded a doctor ol Sevcenko met several members of the ing in the department of family practice Academy, class of 1984, was offered full medicine degree from the College of old Ukrainian emigration in Prague as at San Bernardino County Medical scholarships to Pace University, Ford- Medicine at the University of Minne well as his former university classmates. Center. ham University and New York Univer sota in St. Paul. During his stay in Czechoslovakia he The young doctor holds a bachelor of sity. Dr. Rachko. the son of Andrew and visited a number of sites'in Southern .science degree from the University of She was also accepted into one of the Dorothy Rachko of Passaic. N.J. gra Bohemia including Tabor, Cesky California in Los Angeles. She is the top seven business programs in the duated from Passaic Senior High School Krumlov, and Prachatice, as well as daughter of Wolodiniir George and country, the business; public adminis and went on to Pace University, where Mikulcice, the famous eighth to tenth- Anna Korin of Van Nuvs, CaliL tration program at NYU, which she he received a bachelor of science degree. century Cyrillo-Methodian site in plans to attend in the fall. He was also granted a doctor of philo Moravia. Travel expenses for ProL Miss Mykytyn was a member of the sophy degree in microbiology from the Sevcenko's trip were covered by the Embark on music tour National Honor Society, and was very liniversity of Minnesota in 1980. E)epartmeni of the Classics, Harvard active in sports and many extracurricular While at the University of Minne University. MONTREAL - The brother and activities both in school and in the sota, he held a fellowship gram from the sister piano duo of Ireneus and Luba Ukrainian community during her high American Cancer Society and worked Zuk have once again embarked on a school years. .She belongs to UNA under the noted microbiologists. Drs. musical European tour, beginning with Branch 204 in New York City. Inga and Gerhard Brand in cancer a two piano recital in Glasgow, Scot research. He co-authored with I3r. G. land, in early June. Awarded scholarship Brand "Chromosomal Aberrations in The Ukrainian Canadian musicians Foreign Body 1 umorigcnesis" publish will perform in Great Britain, France, NEW YORK - Vira Siis was recent ed in May 1933 in the Journal of the Germany, Austria, Poland and Hun ly awarded the International Studies Society of Experimental Biology and gary, stopping in Edinburgh, London. Association scholarship lostudy French Medicine. Paris, Munich. Vienna. Gra/ and War abroad this summer. Dr. Rachko is married lo Susan ni.c saw. Miss Sus. who completed four years Dutkeviichof Clifion. N.J. Bothheand The tour is being sponsored with the of French ai St. George Academy in his wife have served as presidents of the assistance of the Cultural Affairs Divi New York City, will be attendingclasses Holy .Ascension chapter of the Ukrai^— sion of the Department of External arthc UriiVcrsity оГСаеп in France for nian Orthodox League and were active Affairs of Canada. ihrcc weeks and then will spend one in the Holy Ascension Likrainian Or On their 1982 lour in Europe all their week in Paris. Her studies will earn her thodox Church there. Both have served concerts bul one were devoted exclu six college credits as well as enable her also as president of the national execu sively lo Canadian music. On this 10 travel and sight-see. tive board ol the likrainian Orthodox present lour each program will contain Miss Sus plans to attend New York League. several works by Canadian composers University in the fall, beginning her Dr. Rachko will assume his residence as well as works from the standard course work in pre-law. She belongs to in internal medicine at the Hcnnipin Prof. Ihor Sevcenko repertoire. UNA Branch 19 in New York. Medical Center, in Minneapolis. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8. 1984 UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION RECORDING DEPARTMENT DISBURSEMENTS FOR APRIL 1984 Juv. Adults ADD Totals Paid To Or For Members: TOTAL AS OF MARCH 1984 19Й1Я M7M.fiRfifi ЯП4П7 Cash Surrenders .. 524,234.14 Endowments Matured 64,500.00 GAINS IN APRIL 1984 Death Benefits 106,303.00 Interest On Death Benefits 64.18 New members 35 65 65 165 Payor Death Benefits 477.58 Reinstated : 25 65 6 96 Reinsurance Premiums Paid 2,756.26 Transferred in 4 37 11 52 Dues From Members Returned 38.48 Change class in - 1 - 1 Indigent Benefits Disbursed 1,110.00 Transferred from Juv. DepL -^ 9 - 9 Scholarships 500.00 TOTALS GAINS: 67 ІІ77 82 ЗЙ" Total S199.983.64 LOSSES IN APRIL 1984 Operating Expenses: Real Estate 547,374.95 Suspended 24 74 36 134 Svoboda Operation 78,718.49 Transferred out ;. :.. 4 34 10 48 Official Publication - Svoboda 520,000.00 Organizing Expenses Change of class out 9 1 10 Transferred to adults - - Advertising 5693.37 Died , - 74 - 74 Medical Inspections 197.90 Cash surrender 26 52 78 Reward To Special Organizers 2,451.92 ^ Rewards To Branch Secretaries 92,727.20 Endowment matured 45 46 91 - Reward To Branch Organizers 13,274.00 Fully paid-up 41 54 95 Traveling Expenses - Special Organizers Reduced paid-up .' - - 499,40 Lodge Supplies Purchased м Extended insurance - 2 - 2 67.75 Cert.terminated - 3 4 7 Field Conferences 803.90 Total 5110,715.44 TOTAL LOSSES: 149 341 50 540 Payroll, Insurance And Taxes: INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP Salaries Of Executive Officers 511,625.01 Salaries Of Office Employees 32,972.89 GAINS IN APRIL 1984 Employee Hospifalization Plan Premiums 8,551.30 Taxes - Federal, State and City On Employee Wages 17,357.17 : 45 48 89 Tax - Canadian Witholding and Pension Plan 18 58 - 76 On Employee Wages 121.02 TOTAL GAINS: 59 106 165 - Total Ї70.627.39 LOSSES IN APRIL 1984 General Expenses: Actuarial And Statistical Expenses .. 551.00 Died 26 26 Books And Periodicals 101.00 14 - 16 30 - Dues To Fraternal Congresses 35.00' 3 13 16 - Furniture And Equipment 363.33 5 10 General Office Maintenance 1,129.05 Insurance Department Fees 85.00 TOTAL LOSSSES: 22 60 82 - Postage 1,30045 Printing And Stationery 4,322.53 TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHIP Rental Of Equipment And Services 1,377.91 AS OF APRIL 1984 19.770 53,605 6,898 80.273 Telephone, Telegraph 770.94 Traveling Expenses - General 2,610.66 Walter Sochan Supreme Secretary Total 512,146.87 FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Miscellaneous: INCOME FOR APRIL 1984 Investment Expense - Mortgages 225.00 Loss On Bonds 66 DUES FROM MEMBERS J269.691.23 Youth Sports Activities 5oo!oo Income From "Svoboda" Operation 74,117.01 Taxes Held in Escrow 308.61 Investment Income Accrued Interest On Bonds 1,369.62 Bonds.... 1354,195.39 Donations 4,997.21 Real Estate 26,429.87 Mortgage Loans 29,56035 ToUl 57,401.10 Certificate Loans 3,449.80 Stocks ... 1.500.00 Investments: Banks .... 2,611.12 Bonds 5630,034.53 Certificate Loans 14,119.80 Total 1417,746.53 Real Estate :. 1,167.00 Printing Plant And Equipment 5,628.21 Refunds: Taxes-Federal, State A City on Employee Wages 513,637.99 Total 5650.949.54 Taxes - Canadian Witholding Ji Pension Plan 93.46 Disbursements For April 1984 .51.197,917.42 Taxes Held In Escrow 2,637.00 Employee Hospifalization Plan Premiums 11,874.49 Official Publication "Svoboda" 33,891.40 Scholarship's 200.00 BALANCE Total 562,334.34 ASSETS LIABILITIES FUND: Miscellaneous: Cash 5456,914.94 LIFE INSURANCE 549,767,177.45 Donations To Fraternal Fund 56,716.29 Bonds 36,904.228.51 Transfer To Orphan's Fund 3,278.32 Stocks 566,757.88 FRATERNAL 214,803.70 Proht On Bonds Sold Or Matured 137.84 Mortgage Loans 2,958,224.61 Sale Of "Ukrainian Encyclopedia" 1,510.70 Certificate Loans „ 801,044.09 ORPHANS 303,521.42 Reinsurance Recovered i...... i....-:.-v: - 4,220.00 Real-Estate ...... г.:т;:;г.".7;:ттп:;.г.. 650,077.26 Printing Plant A E.D.P. OLD AGE HOME 171,748.07 Total 515,863.15 Equipment 217,717.24 Loan To U.N.U.R.C 8,000,00000 EMERGENCY 97,713.89 Investments: Bonds Matured Or Sold 5223,000.58 Total 550,554.964.53 Total 550.554.964.53 Mortgages Repaid 22,868.62 Certificate Loans Repaid 11,831.17 Iota! 5257.700.37 Ulana Diachuk Income For April 1984 51.097.452.63 Supreme Treasurer THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY Я 1984 No. 28 ihc light of the 1970 census the majority ethnic determinants." Having declared total to 89.1 percent. In some regions Ethno-demographJc... of children under the age of 10 and Ukrainian to be its mother-tongue, the the decline was not only relative, but (Continued from page 7) adults over the age of 40 belonged to the adapted group had indicated that it absolute. In these areas, as the older that assimilation is neither a unilinear "unadapted" group, that is. they were retains clo.sc p.sychological identifica Ukrainian generation, which has a nor an inevitable process. An examina unilingual Ukrainian speakers. Persons tion with its nation. In 1970, the majority much higher rate of mother-tongue tion of language trends in the light of the of working age who fell into this of young adults belonged to this cate identification dies, and new cohorts of 1979census may pro\idc us wiihdccpcr category were engaeed predominanilv gory. Ihe bearers of a national identity Ukrainians whose mother-tongue is insights into this complex social pheno III unskilled labor in urban areas and in of a modern, industrialized, urbanized Russian are added, the decline in menon. the countryside, with a less than average and literate society are drawn largely mother-tongue identification is not level of education. Their sense of from this group. In 1979. 52 percent of incremental, but proceeds in multiples. language and national identity national identity, unlike that of the Ukrainians could be considered "adapt Mother-tongue data point to a slow better educated layersfif the Ukrainian ed." process of acculturation and Russifica- The problem of the development of a population, is not "intellectual or Hie third group are those whom we tion in some regions of Ukraine. But Ukrainian national identity looms large rooted in a set of socio-economic call the "acculiurated" Ukrainians. when placed in the context of the throughout Ukrainian history, and the causes" but is "socio-cultural." In their I'hese are people who have lost their enormous pressures for Russification urbanization and industrialization of case it is the most visible cultural mother-tongue identification but have thai Ukrainians have been subjected to society in recent decades has posed its makers that play a predominant role in preserved a knowledge of ihe Ukrainian in the past two decades, the data also most formidable challenge to dale. determining their national self-con language. Ihc "change in mothcr- suggests that the Ukrainian ethos is a However, in discussing trends in this sciousness, rather than more abstract iongue idemification docs not in it.self good deal more stable than some theo respect, the student of Soviet Ukraine notions. At the same time, the unilin tell us about the state of ethnic indices rists of the merging of nations would laces the thorny problem of how to gual Ukrainians, more than any other and the stability of the ethnos... The hope. As one of the Soviet Union's measure the strength or weakness of segmenl of the indigenous population paradox lies in the fact that among leading sociologists recently wrote: national identity. In other countries, the have preser\ed the national traditions some Gaguz professional people, for "Wc must also come to grips with the data base for a study of this question and prejudices of that nation. In 1970. example, the acquisition of the Russian extraordinary durability of national \r:- "-'an involve attitudinal studies, and by 56 percent of Ukrainians were unadapt language [as a mother-tonguej has gone sell-awarness as such. Experience has employing such techniques as prefe ed. Iliis figure declined to 37.3 percent hand-in-hand with a rise in ethnic self- shown that even when persons of rence ratings, inventories of values, in 1979. In 1979 only western Ukraine awareness." But on the whole, mother- different nationalities begin to speak a rank-order tests, eic, the researcher can showed a (slim) majority of the Ukrai tongue retention, especially given the single language and even when the obtain a far more refined picture than nian population as belonging to the phrasing of the question in the census traditional distinctiveness of national can be had from language data pro unadapted category. questionnaire, is a measure of the characteristics fades into the past, vided in the census. In the case of people retain a feeling of national Ukraine, with rare exceptions, we must identity and a sense of their difference rely solely on language identification "National self-awareness is ... the most im from people of different origins for a for our evalution of developments long time... Overcoming national dif concerning national self-identity. portant component of ethnicity; it is distinct ferences is a long and complicated But what importance should we process." attach to language data as an indicate from and more enduring than native language." National identity, like assimilation, is of national self-awareness? National not a static state, but rather a dynamic self-awareness is, of course, the most Comparing the 1970and 1979census person's psychological attitude toward process. The strength or weakness of a important component of ethnicity; it is returns, it appears that 6.3 million the language. The surrender of the national identity is bound up with distinct from and more enduring than Ukrainians learned Russian in the imcr- distinctive mother-tongue can be re factors such as the development of native language. A recent study of census period, that is. they moved from garded as "evidence of a tendency national cultural infrastructures (the ethnic identity formation among urban the unadapted to the adapted category. toward a certain ethnic indifference." media, schools) and the central state's children in Kiev and Transcarpathia, This large increase must be treated with Acculturated Ukrainians numbered toleration of the national message for example, found that language did caution. Both the 1970and 1979census 1.5 million in 1970 and 2.1 million in which they may communicate. (For not play a significant role in the forma data on knowledge of Russian are 1979. Whereas in the c?ntral-west and example, among urban adolescents in tion of their Ukrainian national self- permeated with obvious falsifications. western regions of the republic they Kiev, it was found that the Ukrainian- identity. The well-springs of national Nowhere was this more blatant than in represented an insignificant proportion language press, radio and television, self-consciousness were quite varie the statistics on the number of Uzbeks of the population, in Donbas they played a major role in shaping national gated, involving aspects of the material who knew Russian. Among Uzbeks. accounted for 17 percent of Ukrainians .self-consciousness.) The existence of and intellectual culture of Ukrainians. Ru.ssian-language facility grew, accord in 1979. (In the interccnsus period these infrastructures and the content of National self-consciousness, moreover, ing to official sources, from 1.3 million almost a quarter of the increase in the their message depends, in turn, on the having achieved a definite stage of or 14.5 percent of the total in 1970, the number of acculturated Ukrainians was political conjuncture. The "objective" development, can acquire an indepen lowest percentage among the titular accounted for by Donetsk oblast.) In facts concerning language refiect the dent existence and can have a reciprocal nations, to 6.1 million or 49.3 percent of the republic as a whole the proportion political defeat of the Ukrainian party influence on other elements of national the total in 1979, a 470 percent increase of acculturated Ukrainians grew from leadership, the intelligentsia and the -^identity, such as language. An example which placed them among the most 4.3 percent of the total in 1970 to 5.8 broad sectors of the public who, in the of this is found in the examination of bilingual of nations in the Soviet Union. percent in 1979. 1960s, attempted to promote the Ukrai ethnic groups in Western Siberia. In From samvydav sources we know that "Russified" Ukrainians make up the nian language. that region only 38 percent of Ukrai in Lithuania enumerators were issued final group: those who gave Ukrainian A strengthening or weakening of nians regarded Ukrainian as their instructions to artificaliy increase of as their nationality, but gave Russian as national attitudes among the urban, mother-tongue and 95 percent were number of Russian speakers for the their mother-tongue and indicated that educated sectors of society, is less a fluent in Russian. Yet when asked purposes of the 1979 census. In the case they did not know the Ukrainian lan function of the prevalence of the tradi whether they would like their children of Ukraine the 1970 and 1979 census guage. They are unilingual Russian tional distinctive cultural traits of a to be taught Ukrainian in Siberian data contain a number of anomalies speakers. A large number of them are people, or the level of multinationality, schools, a surprising two-thirds re that can best be explained by falsifica undoubtedly the offspring of mixed than of ihc concrete social conditions sponded positively to this very sensitive tions analogous to those that occurred marriages. Language identification and which affect the social and occupa question. in Lithuania. Moreover, the concept of language knowledge provides an im tional interests of this group. National The problem, however, is that the language "fluency" in the census is portant shield against changes in na "exclusiveness and prejudice" bred by only measurable indicator of trends in imprecise. In Ukraine, what on occa tional self-identification. In the case of social conditions can be found among national self-identification in the Soviet sion passes for Russian is surzyk. a this contingent, such protection is gone all strata of the population, "but they Ukrainian context is language. But one Ukrainian-Ru.ssian argot. Functional and they or their children are more are more characteristics of educated should bear in mind that assimilation is unilingualism is certainly more preva likely to assimilate into a Russian people: their cultural horizons are fairly not a linguistic process, but a complete lent than the census figures suggest. l.B. national identity than any other group broad, but their social expectations are or near complete lo.ss of national self- Dzafarov, for example, noted that "full of Ukrainians. always higher, and so they are more identity and the full or almost total bilingualism is a phenomenon which is Ru.ssified Ukrainians in 1970 formed often dissatisfied." The crisis in the acceptance of another identity. Lin-. not very widespread: those who today 4 percent of the total number of Ukrai social mobility of Ukrainians, the guistic assimilation is, of course, an have a perfect command of two lan nians in the republic and this increased lailture of Ukrainians to improve their important step in that process and il is guages do not represent more than five by one percentage point in 1979. Russi- standing among students of higher one which proceeds by stages. We can percent of all bilingual persons." fication appears to be very much a education, the intelligentsia and white- hypothesize what each of these stages regional phenomenon. In 1979, for collar occupations in the 1960s, the represent for national self-identity and. Desirable though unilingualism may example, Ukrainians in Donetske. highly competitive environment that using the census data at our disposal, we be from the point of view of the preser Voroshylovhrad and Crimean oblasts. was created in Ukraine as a result of the can then evaluate what proportion of vation of the traditional Ukrainian although representing 27 percent of the large Russian in-migration, was the '^-'the Ukrainian population is at a given "ethnos." tho.se persons in this category total Ukrainian population; accounted social backdrop for the recrudescence jitagc of-the -linguistic-and ihcrelbrc cannot "participate fully in contempo-' for half the number of Ru.ssified Ukrai оГ Ukrainian nationalism in that de national assimilation process. rary Soviet Ukrainian life. In the Soviet nians in the republic. cade. We do not yet have the 1979 Ukrainian context, a knowledge of The maintenance of mother-tongue census data which would allow us to The first linguistic group we can Russian is indispensable for entry into is. as we have argued, admeasure of the gauge whether or not social opportuni identify among Ukrainians in the 1970 institutions of higher learning, and "is person's positive psychological attitude ties for Ukrainians improved in the .^- ^nd 1979 censuses are the "unadapted." almost mandatory for white-collar toward the language. The 1959 census 1970s Given the economic stagnation - These are Ukrainians who gave Ukrai staff." Knowing Russian, however, as provided data on this question, allow of recent years, together with a high- nian as their mother-tongue and did not M. N. Guboglo noted in his sUid\ ol ing for a comparison over a twentv-year rate ot Russian in-migration. there is know Russian. Those who learned Rus verbal behavior, "does not as a general period. Between 1959 and 1979 mother- reason to believe that the avenues of sian but retained Ukrainian as their rule...lead to a switch in conscious tongue identification among I krai- social mobility have narrowed still mother-tongue we call the 'adapted.' In ethnic affiliation, or a change in other niaiis dropped Trpm 93.5 percent of the further No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1984 13 was presented, followed by the election Mary V. Beck... Sophie Anderson for all the wonderful UNA... of new officers. The new executive gifts. (Continued from page 5) board consists of Dr. Olch Wolansky of (Continued from page 9) The committee's financial adminis by Dr. Mykola Ccnko on "The Ukrai Kcrhonkson, N.Y., president; Eugene sand speeches during the past 50 trator, Roman Lazarchuk, announced nian f-amily." Woloshyn of Ohio, vice presidcnt;^Mrs. yedf s. that more than S6,500 had been donated That afternoon Dr. John O. Flis,' Baranowsky, Ukrainian languagesecre- As the first woman to attain credibi to the Mary V. Beck Literary Founda UNA .supreme president, delivered his tary; Daniel Slobodian of Kerhonkson. lity in Detroit politics, Ms. Beck re tion. report to the .senior citizens, which was N.Y. English language secretary; and ceived wide recognition and acclaim. The Rev. Sebastian Sabil, associate devoted primarily to the building of Mrs. СЬогпотаг, treasurer. She became known as the "lady of pastor of the Ukrainian Catholic Church accomrnodaiions for seniors at Soyu- Elected regional representatives in firsts" — first woman to be elected to Immaculate Conception in Hamtramck, /ivka. The three main points discussed clude: Maria Kobrynska, New York; the Detroit Common Council; first Mich., offered the benedictional prayers. by the group included: the acquisition Messr.s. Chornoma? and Senezhak, woman elected as president pro tern of of property from the Shevchcnko New Jersey; Bohdan Deychakiwsky. the council; first woman to be elected as Scientific Society, which borders Soyu- Florida; Miary Bobeczko and Evhenia president of the Detroit Council; first Professionals... /ivka property, the need to check for Bury; Ohio; Stephan Sambirsky and woman to serve as acting mayor of (Continued from page 3) adequate watej supply for such a Mr. Olshahsky, Illinois; Stephan and Detroit; first woman to hold a position receive S75. This is the first year that the building in the area and the type of Maria Zubal, Michigan. Controllers on the Detroit Election Commission, association has conducted the awards construction being proposed (condomi elected were: Mr. Riznyk, chairman, and first to be elected for a cumulative program, whose purpose is to en niums, cottages, apartments, etc.). Roman Borkowsky and Myron Buc/ak, period of 20 years. courage Ukrainian Americans to write Dr. Flis assured the assembled that both of New York, and Stepan Mykyta In 1980, 10 years after Ms. Beck articles and/or letters-to-the-editor the UNA is makingarrangemciilstobuy of Pennsylvania, members. retired from Detroit politics, the mem relating to Ukrainian topics for publica-, the property and will check ihc water bers of the Detroit Common Council, in tion in general circulation English supply as soon as possible, then discus A banquet took place Thursday a special meeting, presented Ms. Beck a language periodicals. sion about what type of construction evening with entertaining remarks by Testimonial Resolution whereby "a This year the Writing Awards Selec should be erected can continue. several of the seniors and the grand firm adherence to principles and true tion Committee consisted of Roma Wednesday morning the seniors took finale, the crowning of the king and prisoner spirit prompted Mary Beck to Hadzewycz. Zenon Onufryk, Roman a trip to Hunter, N.Y. to view St. John queen, Mr. Bobeczko of Ohio and venture into fields theretofore un- Procyk, Victor Rud and Bohdan the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church. Maria Cybak of Illinois. The balance of chartcred by women. Her ability, Wytwycky. Mr. Onufryk will chair next Upon their return to Soyu/ivka, the the evening was spent dancing to the courage, candor, and complete commit year's selection committee. Anyone group viewed two films, "The Ukrai lunes of Bohdan Hirniak's orchestra. ment to public service won for her the who has had a letter or an article nian Py.sanka" and a historical film of Friday morning the group summa trust and confidence of Detroit citizens." published or who may yet have one the unveiling of the Shevchenko monu rized the session and adopted the At the close of the banquet, Ms. Beck published in 1984 is encouraged to send ment in Washington 20 years ago proposed resolutions. The conference was called to the podium. In her usual it in for consideration for a 1984 award. On Thursday morning new business was closed with a farewell lunch. eloquence and masterly command of Entries, which should include informa languages (and audiences), Ms. Beck tion about the circulation of the expressed her sincerest thanks in both periodical in which the letter or article Senate Committee on Foreign Rela Ukrainian and English. She thanked the appears, should be sent either directly to The Washington... tions, which the Senator chairs, held a testimonial committee for the outstand the Association (P.O. Box 333, South (Continued from page 7) hearing on the. resolution. ing tribute. Dr. Savaryn for his address, Orange, N.J. 07079 or P.O. Box 1928, Fascell (D-Fla.), Tom Corcoran (R- Rep. Les AuCoin (D-Ore.). intro all the official delegations and guests Murray Hill Station, New York, N.Y. III.), Jim Courter (R-N.J.), and Sander duced the companion torture resolution who so graciously participated, and 10156) or to TTie Ukrainian Weekly. Levin (D-Mich.). Ihc measure had 160 in the House, H.J.Res. 605. also on co-sponsors. June 26. It is before the House Foreign ARE YOU USING YOUR SUMMER WISELY? ^ The Senate considered H.Con. Res. Affairs Committee and has 45 co- LEARN UKRAINIAN! - GET: 294 on June 28 and pas.sed it by voice sponsors. vote. A companion resolution, A UKRAINIAN GRAMMAR for BEGINNERS. S.Con.Res. 121, introduced by Sen. Administration update SELF-TEACHING Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minn.), had 21 co- By Martha Wichorek sponsors. A 338 раде (8У) X11) introduction to the Ukrainian language, full of instruction and Infornutlon. On June 20, Sen. Dennis DeConcini The Reagan Administration has geared especially to those wtio knowllttle or no Ukrainian. In easyrto-understand English. Cost. SIO.OO. (D-Ariz.), introduced S.J.Res. 317 informed the Soviet Union that the U.S. The only tnily beginners Grammar published so far. which would designate August I as is prepared to resume preparations to If It Is not available in your local Ukrainian store, send 511.50 (Canadian - Я4.00) (price "Helsinki Human Rights Day." Sen. open consulates in New York and Kiev. includes postage and packaging envelope) to: Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is a principle TTie official announcemeni came in the Martha Wichorek, 13814 Vassar Dr., Detroit, Mich. 48235 co-sponsor. It is currently in the Senate President's speech on June 27 to the Judiciary Commiliee and has 25 co- Conference on U.S.-Soviet Exchange. sponsors. In that speech, the president said "our On that same day. Rep. John Edward quarrel is not with the Russian people, Porter (R-III.), introduced a companion with the Ukrainian people or any of the There's no place like Soyuzivka measure, H.J.Res. 599, in the House. It other proud nationalities in that multi has been referred to both the Foreign national state."The consulate is one of a Affairs Committee and the Committee number of non-arms control negotia SOYUZIVKA on Post Office and Civil Service. That tions that is being pursued. According measure has 19 co-sponsors. to a senior State Department official, On June 26. Sen. Charles Percy (R- the Soviets "have shown a major inte III.), introduced S.J.Res. .420. regarding rest the last couple of years" in having the implementation of the policy of the talks on the consulate and cultural, U.S. Government in opposition to the educational, scientific, and technical practice of torture by any loreign exchange programs proceed, despite government. On that same day. the a suspension in other negotiations. FRIDAY, JULY 13 9:30 P.M. DANCE Soyuzivka Band FOR ONLY 2Ф PER DAY Irena Zawadiwsky, vocalist you can be Insured for SATURDAY. JULY 14 55,000 - SI0,000 8:30 P.M. CONCERT 1.-'.. PROMIN Choral Ensemble. New York under an Bohdanna Volansky, director ACCIDENTAL DEATH VOLOSHKY Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. Philadelphia Alexander Hraur, Sophia Janush - Artistic Directors and 10:00 P.M. DANCE DISMEMBERMENT CERTIFICATE ECHOES of UKRAINE Orchestra UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUNDAY. JULY 15 The lowj low premiums for new ADD Certificates.- ART EXHIBIT ^ issued after Oct. 1, 1983, are as follows: Dr Bohdan Kondra oils, watercolors. sculptures S6.50 Annually 53.35 Semi-annually C1.75 Quarterly .60 Monthly Mistress ol Ceremonies: Anya Dydyk THIS CERTIFICATE IS AVAIWBLE ONLY TO 16-55 Soyuzivka UNA Estate YEAR-OLD UNA MEMBERS. Foordemoore Road, Kerhonkson, N.Y. (914) 626-5641 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKL/ SUNDAY, JULY 8. 1984 No. 28 ments to conceal their acliviiies in published in Soviet Ukraine in 1930. starvation in an artificially contrived The famine: linguistics..." only 36 had their works still printed famine. Placed, in this context, the (Continued from page 7) Panas l.iubchenko. then a secretary after 1938. famine of 1933 makes senses as one of a cacy of orthographic changCN icndingto of the Ukrainian Central Committee Visible reminders of Ukraine's dis- series of policies designed to neutralize make Ukrainian spelling more distinct and destined to become head of the tinctiveness began to disappear. For Ukrainians as a political factor, indeed, from Russian, something that "served Ukrainian Council of People's Com example, Vasyl Ellan-Blakytny had as a social organism in the Soviet only the annexationist designs ot the missars within the year, linked Skrypnyk been revered as a sort of founding .saint Union. These policies entailed the Polish landlords." wiih the cultural "wrecking" exposed at of Ukrainian proletarian literature. His destruction of the spiritual and cultural A few days later Skrypnyk's erstwhile the 1930 trial of members of the Union statue stood at a principal intersection elites of Ukraine and the subordination colleagues joined in a rather unsavorv for the Liberation of Ukraine, and held in Kharkiv - until one day a truck ran of the Ukrainian structures of central competition in denunciations. /\ndri\ him responsible for "kulak Ukrainian into it. The statue was not replaced. As ones: the destruction of the officially Khvylya. the post-Skrypiiyk deputy nationalist deviations" in linguistics, tiime passed, not only statues but also sanctioned Ukrainian Communist poli commissar of education, declared: literature, literary scholarship, and artistic and architectural monuments to tical leadership as a distinct force in historical writing. the Ukrainian past either fell prey to Soviet politics (almost all of those who "The fundamental cause ol errors in Skrypnyk. who committed suicide on trucks or were removed to make way for turned on Skrypnyk perished as well in the procurement of grain during the July 6. 1933, was no longer alive when new projects, many of which never the 1937-38 purges); the abandonment past year consists in the fact that many Nikolay Popov, a secretary of the materialized. of Ukrainization and the gradual aboli of Ukraine's parly organizations did not Ukrainian Central Committee since In the remaining months of 1933 tion of Ukrainians entering Russified exercise the requisite Bolshevik vigilance March 1933, linked the struggle to many of the organizations and indivi urban and industrial environments;and and uncompromising altitude toward extract grain to the struggle against duals thai had been central to Ukraine's a body blow against the main consti hostile elements, which is rooted in the Skrypnyk, both apparently being intellectual life in the 1920s simply tuency of Ukrainian nationalism - the very fact thai they sabotaged us at every equally necessary to transform Ukraine di-sappeared. Linguists, fiction writers, peasantry. In sum, one cannot under turn of our activity...And our commis into a model Soviet republic: historians, poets - virtually everyone stand the famine without understand sariat of education not only failed to who has anything to do with creating a ing the turnabout in Soviet nationalities expose wrecking, but, on the contrary, "The task of raising our agriculture distinctly Ukrainian cultural scene in policy - from seeking to foster to sheltered wrecking elements. Worse, the cannot be accomplished unless we the 1920s — disappeared. Ukrainiza- seeking to absorb national cultures. By commissar himself...Comrade Skry- correct errors which have been per tion became a dead letter. Concessions the same token, one cannot understand pnyk, made it possible for these ele- mitted in the national question, unless to Ukrainian national identity came to how this policy was imposed without we purge our party, our state, cultural, an end. reference to the famine. The famine agricultural, collective-farm and other must t herefore be understood within the REAL ESTATE institutions of bourgeois nationalists, Postscript context of an attempt to impose a final without mobilizing the entire party solution on the "Ukrainian problem"as mass to fight nationalism, without A changed ideology in the national it had hitherto existed. OPEN TO SERVICE YOUR strengthening our efforts to bring the sphere made itself felt in late 1934 with Nevertheless, the Soviet state never REAL ESTATE NEEDS! masses up in the spirit of interna the publication of a decree denouncing solved its "Ukrainian problem," which tionalism...Bolshevik nationality policy, the hitherto dominant Marxist histori still haunts Soviet leaders. Stalin him most intimately connected with all our cal school in Russia, the followers of self helped to undermine his policy by ELOiSE 8^ NICK POPOVICH party's tasks...will be a mighty weapon M.N. Pokrovskiy. who had narrated annexing Ukrainian territories from REALTOR/REALTOR - Associate for the consolidation of Soviet Ukraine Russian history as the history of an Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia proudly introduce to you: as an indivisible part of the Soviet oppressive empire, a prison of peoples. during World War 11. Western Ukraine Union... We face here and now the task Instead, a new history of the USSR never went through such devastation as of making Soviet Ukraine into a model portrayed the extension of the Russian the famine and related repressions of Soviet republic," empire as a progressive process. Tsars the I930's. and it was inevitable that the were rehabilitated as state-builders. traditional cross-fertilization of ideas By then Poslyshev had already set This interpretation was intended to be between Western and Eastern Ukraine about making .Soviet Ukraine a model the basis for a new national ideology. would flourish when the two parts Soviet republic. In March 1933. the .Soviet patriotism, which held that became united. In the 1960s a dissident Ukrainian deputy secretary of agricul national dill'erences within the Soviet movement arose that included Ukrai ture and 22 others were shot for alleged 850 N.W. HARBOR BLVD. Union were secondary to the shared nians from all Ukrainian territories and attempts to sabotage agriculture. Other history and loyalty that united all Soviet combined demands for national and PORT CHARLOTTE, FL 33952 alleged conspiracies were connected Phone: 1-813-629-3179 citizens. A German scholar, in describ human rights, while even the Soviet with the old revolutionary Ukrainian ing the new .self-definition of the USSR, Ukrainian government under Petro 1^14 EXCELLENT INCOME PROPERTY panics, the Poles, and the underground called it "a kind of Reichsidee for a new Shelest edged a little further away from Ukrainian Military Organization in Duplex, 3 rentals in two. S425 per week Soviet imperialism." Others have Moscow for a brief moment. Shelest Western Ukraine. Virtually all promi linkened it to the prerevolutionary was removed and the dissidents were possible. Completely furnished, guest park nent communist dissenters from the ing, walking distance to Warm Mineral slogan of "Russia one and indivisible." arrested. Yet. after the signing of the Springs. S95.000 past were arrested at this time in what Ideology mirrored politics. By the Helsinki Final Act. a Helsinki Moni become known as the "Poslyshev PORT S84-81 time the 1936 Soviet Constitution was toring Group, similar to and connected terror. " Arrests of writers became a adopted, the Soviet Union had become with counterparts in other parts of the Building Sites - 80 X 125 on paved streets wholesale process; and of the 259 S2.30O and up: some with terms. PL-3 a state in which the administrative Soviet Union, was formed in Kiev. Ukrainian writers whose works were competence of its constituent republics Attempts to abolish the Ukrainian had been sharply reduced and that of national churches have succeeded only the Union greatly enlarged. The ideo in changing the official affiliation - not I Help wanted logy of Soviet patriotism dominated by the spiritual essence - of l.'krainian Russian culture and centralism was in Christianity. I SEEKING IBM SYSTEM 34, no small part a legacy ol the Ukrainian Only a lew years ago there were I SYSTEM 36 OPERATOR famine. While the suppression of na Western scholars who argued that the tional self-assertion and the introduc USSR would assimilate the Ukrainians Minimal experience required. Will train ' tion of centralization were principal in a relatively brief period of time. No І features of overall Soviet policy in the one makes such predictions today. It is Call 1930s, the Ukrainians.as the largest and difficult to see how ihi- problem of the THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION most self-a.ssertive non-Russian nation, Soviet L'nion's non-Russian nations, seemed to be singled out for special having defied the most brutal attempts (201)451-2200 \ treatment. Only they had to suffer the at solution, can ever be solved to the loss of several million villagers to government's satisfaction. CELEBRATION OF UNA 90th JUBILEE SATURDAY, JULY 28 1984 SUNDAY, JULY 29th 1984 8:30 P.M. CONCERT ART EXHIBIT PROMETHEUS, Ukrainian Male Chorus, of works by Philadelphia MICHAEL DLABOHA, CMdocfor .Ж9.У.^.?-ЖІ?Р0У8КУ YEARS OF SERVICE IRENA P^CH:ZWARYCK SOYUZIVKA UNA ESTATE 2:30 P.M. outdoor CONCERT 10:00 P.M. DANCE FoordeiTioore Road !..S.K.R.A.O':cZ?esfra ISKRA and TEMPO Kerhonkson. N. Y. Mistress of Ceremonies: ANYA DYDYK (914)626-5641 '^^V^T' '.Vt^'^^V' ' v^we.'J4i.^-'^'.-^4npt-.c-V-^- - t'^^VФ^^VXtS^JplP-^ A ^m'^ ^^. ,. -, ..VV'SV-v' No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1984 15 the people around the President that in ' Faces and... a certain sense are not sensitive to the (Continued from page 7) contributions of the nationalities," outreach programs for the ethnic elder explains Anna Chennault, a long-time ly during the Nixon administration. Chinese-American community activist. During the Ford admini.stration. White - Ethnics "are not asking for special House conferences (all of which result privileges; they're just asking for equal ed in public policy changes and initia opportunity and equal recognition tives) were devoted to such ethnic which is not happening even now." concerns as neighborhood revitali7a- As the ethnic leader who- has had tion. heritage studies, the 1980 census. more personal contact with President D.S.; USSR relations and ethnicity and Reagan than any other, Polish Ameri federal mental health programs. Most can Congress President Aloysius Ma- important of all. both Republican zewski also blames Reagan's aides. But Verkhovyna administrations appointed ethnic Ame Reagan "has to share the blame becau.se ricans to significant and visible posi he appointed them." tions in the government. With the election a few months away. Ethnic support for the GOP grew. By GOP interest in ethnics has intensified. 1980. the RNC-funded Heritage Groups Addressing a press conference during Youth Festival Council included 33 separate nationa the 14th annual Heritage Groups Coun lity federations (from Albanian to cil convention last May, Republican Ukrainian) and 25 state nationality National Committee Chairman Frank July 13,14,15,1984 councils (from California to Wiscon- J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. declared: "There's sin)l just no question that in 1984 the ethnic UFA Resort Center .Given the overwhelming support vote in this country will be the key Glen Spey, N.Y. Reagan enjoyed from ethnic Americans vole." Queried regarding ethnic ap in 1980 (according to NBC exit polls, he pointments, Mr. Fahrenkopf indicated 9 Verkhovyna Dance Workshop garnered 61 percent of the German- that the president had asked White VDumka Chorus American vote, 56 percent of the Scan- Hou.se aide Robert Tuttle "to lake direct vVesnianka Dance Ensemble (ODUM) danavian vole, 54 percent of the Italian- responsibility for making sure appro vBohdan (Danchyk) Andrusyshyn American vote, 52 percent of the Irish- priate ethnic appointments are being 0lskra Orchestra American vole, and 48 percent of the made..." When this reporter followed 0SoloTey Orchestra Polish-American vote), ethnic leaders up with a call to Mr. Tuttle's оІ'Псе. he фВоп Cahute and Burya had reason to be optimistic about their was referred to Reagan-Bush "84 head influence in the administration. quarters. SJAC.V. .SHOWS IKff. .\l)MlsS|()N In contrast to previous national iKihw ;i.. I'M 1(11)1) By the end of 1981, however, some SAIl U\X\\ If 1-. I'M i.xiiii;iiN Slums ethnic Republicans were clearly dis elections when various ethnic groups S.\l l.Vl 7 I.I'M gruntled. The Republican National organized iheir own campaign commit .SI:M)..\V. 2 1.'. I'M Committee had discontinued funding tees and worked in their own commun- the Heritage Groups Council, the lees and worked in their own communi Ethnic Heritage Studies program was ties exclusively, this year's emphasis is eliminated, and ACTION'S ethnic el on amalgamation. According to Heri derly effort was scrapped. When asked tage Groups Council Chairman Michael about a special assistant for ethnic Sotirhos. a Greek-American, there will NOW! FROM LAS VEGAS!! affairs (a position continued during the be no .separate ethnic campaign. "We're Carter administration;, a high-ranking a service orgSiii/ation," he stresses. A TOP QUALITY STEREO RECORDING White House official replied: "The Ethnic issues will be addressed and the WITH MULTIPLE VOCAL HARMONY president believes a special assistant ethnic press will be contacted but "the FEATURING YOUR FAVORITE UKRAINIAN FOLK SONGS would be an insult to ethnic Ameri main thrust will to provide the personnel cans." Although an ethnic American to work in the mainstream of the was appointed an "associate director" campaign." In the mind of one ethnic українська of the White House Office of Public Republican, this lack of visibility in the Liaison in 1983. conferences to en campaign structure will make it that потіха ^ ^, courage ethnic involvement in public much more difficult to .seek recognition policy development have yet to be after the election. "If they don't know convened. how hard each group worked, they can Major ethnic dissatisfaction with the safely-ignore all of us for another four Reagan administration in 1984 centers years. Nobody is making any promises around the relative dearth of visible to us." ethnic appointments. "The Republican Neither the past nor the present Party," stres.sed eastern Pennsylvania seemed to matter to most of the state Polish-American Congress President level delegates at the convention. Sup Michael Blichas7.. "has been unwilling port for Reagan was high. to share power with their new found "The party has done a great deal to voting bloc, the ethnic American." bring ethnics into the Republican fold There have been "virtually no presi in California." asserted Frank De- FEATURING JOY BRITTAN (ЇЇОТІХА) dential appointments at the policy level Balogh, a Hungarian-American, "espe CURRENTLY APPEARING AS SINGING STAR OF THE 10 MILLION DOLLAR PRODUCTION SHOW "JUBILEE" AT THE WORLD FAMOUS MGM GRAND of the executive branch..." cially since Deukmejian, (an Armenian) HOTEL, LAS VEGAS WITH A CAST OF 125 SINGERS AND DANCERS! became governor. We'll take the state." "We have not had the overtures to the "Ethnics, both Democrat and Re SEND S8.00 PLUS SI .50 POSTAGE і HANDLING (American Currency) TO: Polish-American community to partici publican, will vote for Reagan in pate in the administration that I think Illinois," declared Anthony Milunas. a LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL RECORDS we should have had considering that the Lithuanian-American GOP loyalist. P.O. BOX 70351, LAS VEGAS, N EVADA 891 70-0351 president was supported by our com QUALITY OF RECORDING GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK munity," says Mitchell Kobelinski, Reagan will take Ohio, exclaimed ( ALLOW 4-е WEEKS DELIVERY ) former administrator o( the Smalf former Cleveland mayor Ralph Perk, a Business Administration. C/ech-American. He "could very well "This administration is .sensitive to take the greater Cleveland area which is ethnics to a degree," argues former normally 3 to I Democratic." ambassador John Voipe, an Italian- Other ethnic leaders, especially at the AN APPEAL American. To improve their record, national level, are more cautious in their they need to place "more people in the predictions. "We cannot assume under To all concerned people ethnic community in highly visible any circumstances that the president is a spots." shoe-in." warns one acli\isl. "This "Although ethnics are considered a election will not be the easy affair that Your support is needed for passage of a bill to estabtlslra'U.^: strong bloc, the Republican party does some campaign people are already government-funded congressional commission to study the causes ТібГ pay as rhuch attention to them as anticipating." and consequences of the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine. they did in the past." complains Dr. For some ethnic leaders, it's still too A massive letter-writing campaign to U.S. legislators is being initiated Ka/ys Bobclis. former national presi early to predict. "Right now. the Polish by AHRU. Get involved! Your financial and active help is essential for dent of the Lithuanian-American Coun Mile is s toss-up" says Mr. Mazc\\- the success of this effort. Send your contribution and/or write for^ cil. "We have a liaison officer in the ski. We have many unhappy Democrats additional information to: "^ White Hou.se but he is not a person with "but the Republicans have neither the the rank of a special assistant." desire nor the ability to take advantage Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine Disappointments notwithstanding, of the situation. The ethnic community 43 Midland Place lew ethnic leaders seem prepared to .suffers because of the neglect of both Newark, N.J. 07106 blame Reagan personally. "I think it's parties." THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNLA. JULY 8. 1984 No. 28 Tuesday, July 10 event listed in this column, please PREVIEW OF EVENTS send information (type of event, CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: Prol. The date, time, place, admission, spon resa Rakowska-Harmsionc of the dissidents who compose the Kie\ Ukrainian Orthodox League con sor, etc.), along with the phone University ol Ottawa and the Har- Helsinki Mtinitoring Group. Mr. vention, will feature entertainer Ed number of a person who may be \ard Russian Research Center will Sorokowski is a San Francisco attor Evanko at the Parma Senior High reached during daytime hours for present a talk on "The Soviet Army ney and community acii\ist who School Auditorium. 62K5 W. 54th St. additional information, to: PRE as an Instrument of Ethnic Integra writes and lectures on human rights For more information please call VIEW OF EVENTS, The Ukrainian tion." The lecture, part of the Har issues and Soviet aflairs. Ihc.luly 16 Emil Pavlyshvn at (216) 749-7.W). Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey vard Ukrainian Summer Institute program is the ninth in the "Second City, N J. 07032. series, will be given at 7:30 p.m. at the World" series of programs on inter ADVANCE NOTICE Ticknor Lounge in Boylston Hall. It national affairs. The producer of the JENKINTOWN, Pa.: "Computers IS Ireeand open to the general public. series is Tony Ighani. T he executive lo,r Young People," eight two-hour PLEASE NOTE: Preview items For more information pica.sc call producer for the l.os Angeles Media .sessions to introduce young people to must be received one week before (617)495-4053. Project i.s Walter l.csiuk. the world of computers, will be held desired date of publication. No at Manor Junior College from July information will be taken over the Friday, July 13 Wednesday, July 18 10 to July 20 and again from July 24 phone. Preview items will be publish to August 3. The sessions will be held ed only once (please note desired date CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Ameri INDEPENDENCE, Ohio: The open Tuesday through Friday from 9 to 11 of publication). All items are publish can premiere of the film "Babylon ing night of the 37th annual Ukrai a.m. The lee for each workshop ed at the discretion of the editorial XX" will be presented today at 7:30 nian Orthodo.x League convention, .session is S75. staff and in accordance with available p.m. The film, in Ukrainian, has no here at the Independence Holiday Enrollment is limited to 10 partici space. subtitles. It will be presented by the Inn, will feature a hospitality night. pants per session so early registration Harvard Ukrainian Summer lnsii- For more information plea.se call is recommended. Suggested age - tule at the Science Center E, free and Emil Pavlyshyn at (216) 749-7.346. range lor the workshop sessions is 10 open to the general public. For more to 14 years old. I о register, write to Correction iniormation please call (617) 495- Thursday, July 19 or visit Manor Junior College. Fox 4053. Chase Road and Forrest Avenue. As the result of a typographical error PARMA, Ohio: A Cabaret night, Jcnkintovvn. Pa. 19046 or call the the June 28 publication of the UNA Monday, July 16 part of the entertainment during the office ol continuing education at greetings, resolutions and recommen 37th annual Ukrainian Orthodo.x (215)884-2218 or 884-2219. dations of the UNA Supreme Assembly LOS ANGELES: The l.os Angeles League convention will include a failed to contain the following subhead: PREVIEW OF EVENTS,a listing Media Project will present the second performance by magician Dan \Vil- "Greetings, statements, resolutions and of Ukrainian community events open of two video-taped interviews with kowski. The evening will take place recommendations (unanimously ap to the public, is a service provided Andrew Sorokowski at ІО:.ЯО p.m. on at St. Vladimir Fellowship Hall. 5913 proved as proposed by the Resolutions free of charge by The Weekly to the the Group W cable television .system State Road. Committee)." here. During the interview, titled l^krainian community. To have an "Human Rights in Ukraine." Mr. Friday, July 20 Sorokowski will discuss religious and political dissent in Ukraine, PARMA, Ohio: A concert, under the Volleyball tourney slated forced Russificaiion and the fate of sponsorship of the 37th annual KERHONKSON, N.Y. - Applica Soyuzivka for the weekend. Reserva tions are currently being accepted for tions should be made through the the second annual Soyui-ivka Men's Soyuzivka office. In case of bad weather, Verkhovyna to host Volleyball Triples Tournament. Revived arrangements will be made 'to hold the last year after a si.x year absence, the tourney indoors. annual youth festival tourney will be held the weekend of July 21-22 at this estate of the Ukrainian The teams are limited to three players, National Association. though each may have a fourth alter Gl EN SPEY. \.Y. The ninth ing and Sunday afternoon, continuous - This year's tournament has heen nate on its roster. All players must be of annual Verkhovyna Youth Festival will concerts by bands will be held through extended to two days to allow more Ukrainian descent. The entry fee. S30 be held the weekend of July 13 through out the day. The dance orchestras will teams to participate and to increase the per team (S40 if 4 players), includes T- )ul\ 15 at the I'krainian Fraternal provide music for dancing on both level of competition. Already, six shirts for all players and individual AssoLiation's resort. Verkhovyna. Friday and S:iturday evening in the teams, from Trenton and Newark. N.J.. trophies for first and second place The three-day lestival of Ukrainian pavilion and the specially built outdoor Philadelphia and Washington have teams. enteriainmeni and exhibits will include dance Поог. registered. The tournament is limited to For more informaton or to register, jn^formances by the Dumka Chorus of Ukrainian cuisine will be available 10 teams. contact: Lenny Hayduchok. 15 Sandy Ne4v York, the Verkhovyna Dance throughout the three-day period in Tournament participants will be Une. Trenton. N.J. 08610. (609) 585- Workshop members choreographed by booths as well as in the resort's dining offered special accomodation rates at 7251. Roma Pryma-Bohachcvsky, Bohdan room. Andrusyshyi) (Danchyk) of New York According to this year's Festival and the Iskra Orchestra, also from New Director Ulana Steck. 35 booths featur York. ing arts and crafts including records, At Soyuzivka July 14 Tfi veling further distances to pro ceramics, jewelry and paintings will be vide .1 variety ol entcrti'.inmem for on N iew. The art of making the Ukrainian festivil-goers will be Ron Caluite and pysanka will also be demonstrated. Bur\.i from Toronto, the Solovey Orch. stra. Vesnianka Dance En.senible I'he Verkhovyna Youth Festival is (OD' M) both from Toronto also. This sponsored by the Ukrainian Fraternal year master of ceremonies will be Association. Ihe UFA president is Ivan Canu lian Bohdan Zajcew. Olek.syn and headquarters are in .Scran- In addition to the enieitainment ton. Pa. 'Піе UFA resort in Cilen .Spey. progi im which will feature presenta N.Y. is located one and one half miles tions on the outdoor stage on Friday off Route 97 in Pond Eddy. N.Y. It is 15 evem ig. Saturday afternoon and even miles north of Port .lervis. N.Y. Sysyn. Associate Prolessor ol History Effective media... at Harvard University but was it said (Continued from paje 6) in your newspaper, on your local radio that sure, those folks who say they've or television progranis. If you won't Promin Choral Ensemble .seen religious freedom in action may say it. who will'.' have seen filtcd"churchcs: What tiv do?'Hie key xrordis: imitcr- ICERHONKSON..N Y High On Saturday, the stage program, But when they were in Uki-ainc, did Bcgiii talking with the news media in lighting this weekend's enteriain emceed by AnyaOydyk will include they see filled Ukrainian churches, with your cities. You. too. have a great story meni at Soyu/ivka will be the Pro the Promin singers directed by Boh- Orf^tinian language services or were to tell, not the least ol It IS that Ukrai min Choral Ensemble of New York donna Wolansky and the Philadel they Russian-language churches on nians in your citv are returning to and the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance phia dance group choreographed by Ukrainian soil. In fact, they must have Washington Scptcnibci 16 to honor I iisenible trom Philadelphia, who Alexander Hraurand .Sophia Janush. been Russian language services because Shevchenko. to protest tlic cihnocide of will perlorm in concert on Saturday At 10 p.m. the Echoes of Ukraine the Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox Ukraine through Russificaiion. and to evening. July 14 at 8:30 p.m. Orchestra will provide dancing music churches were destroyed during and enjoy Ukrainian culture at its best at the Ihe weekend activities will begin lor Soyu/ivka guests. вНьЛІу after the "Forgotten Holocaust" Kennedy Center fur the Perlorming on Fridav evening. Julv 13 with a On Sunday. July 15. Dr. Bohdan of 1933. and Ukrainian Christians Arts. dance to the sounds ol the Soyu/iv ka Kondra's oils, watercolors and .sculp today support a catacomb church. (In band, featuring singer Ireiia Zawa- tures will be on view lor Soyu/ivka fact, much of this was said last Sunday Ne.xl week: Our Sepieniher 16 media diwskv. guests. in The New York Times by Frank E. strategy update and review.