1NS1DE: ^ Central and East European Coalition denounces U.S. foreign policy - page 3. ^ Book Review: Challenging Sudoplatovs account of Shukhevych's death - page 7. - Harvard Ukrainian Research institute summer seminar report - centerfold. О THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-profit association vol. LXII No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 75 cents American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee visits Kyyiv lMF to loan Ukraine $360 million by Marta Kolomayets production fields. Financing of the exist– Convenes meeting, issues communique Kyyiv Press Bureau ing deficit of the national budget and the balance of payments is practically impos– by Marta Kolomayets 24, the committee issued a 10-point com– KYYiv - Michel Camdessus, managing Kyyiv Press Bureau munique. The committee praised President sible without foreign sources, and the director of the international Monetary printing of additional money is the way Leonid Kuchma's "courageous decision to Fund, approved an economic recovery plan KYYiv - Reaffirming America's take charge of economic policy." to nowhere," said a statement issued by commitment to Ukraine's independence, for Ukraine that will release a loan of S360 Ukraine's prime minister, vitaliy Masol, "President ELeonidj Kravchuk always million by the end of the year, reported the members of the American-Ukrainian on Wednesday, September 28. avoided taking personal responsibility for Associated Press on September 29. Advisory Committee held their second "We hope the 1MF will implement its economic policy and so did President plenary meeting in Kyyiv last week. "This agreement promises to be a strong EBorisJ Yeltsin. President Kuchma is tak– commitments under the Economic Leaders such as Zbigniew Brzezinski first step in the direction of much-need– ing a step forward, which we applaud," Program and the memorandum, and that (U.S. national security advisor under ed...stabilization and system reform in this explained Mr. Soros. in the next year Ukraine will enter into a President Jimmy Carter), Henry Kissinger important country," said Mr. Camdessus, Their comments came just one day period of social and economic stabiliza– (U.S. secretary of state under President speaking in Madrid at the World Economic after Ukraine initialed a memorandum tion," it continued. Richard Nixon) and international business– Congress, where the 1MF and the World with the international Monetary Fund, The next step includes discussions man7philanthropist George Soros, conveyed Bank are holding their annual meeting. potentially releasing a loan of S750 mil- between the 1MF and Ukrainian experts on the message that a "strong, stable and A Ukrainian delegation, headed by lion for economic reforms. "fixing the concrete time schedule for pro- secure Ukraine serves the interests of peace Economy Minister Roman Shpek, was The U.S. side, Drs. Brzezinski and gram implementation in the draft, and pos– and stability in Europe and is a critical fac– scheduled to depart for Madrid on the Kissinger, Mr. Soros, along with Gen. sibly changing sqjne of the non-critical tor in the post-Communist transition." morning of September 30, to take part in John Galvin, Frank Carlucci and Malcolm parameters," said viktor Yushchenko, During a news conference in the the meeting. Forbes Jr., met all day with their Ukrainian chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine. Parliament's meeting rooms on September The Ukrainian government initialed a counterparts, Deputy Foreign Minister memorandum of cooperation with the 1MF During these consultations, noted Mr. Borys Tarasiuk, Economy Minister on September 26, two days after an 1MF Yushchenko, "procedural issues will be Roman Shpek, Deputies viktor Pynzenyk, negotiating team reached an understanding resolved," which is necessary to address Kravchuk wins Anton Buteyko, volodymyr Lanovy, as with Ukrainian government officials for an the 1MF board meeting scheduled for well as volodymyr Hryniov, Gen. 1MF Systemic Transformation Facility October 26. Parliament seat Kostiantyn Morozov, Dmytro Pavlychko (STF) loan. Mr. Yushchenko refered to the pro- and volodymyr Sumin. The agreement paves the way for dis– gram as a "50-percent classical package by Marta Kolomayets Their discussions focused on the need cussions later this year on an 1MF Stand- for any country that aims to transfer to a Kyyiv Press Bureau to strengthen U.S.-Ukrainian relations and by Arrangement that will begin in 1995, market economy." the importance of Ukraine's role in aiding according to Lawrence de Milner, the The memorandum, which expresses KYYiv - Former Ukrainian the peaceful and democratic redefinition of iMF's representative in Kyyiv. Ukraine's readiness to immediately start President Leonid Kravchuk won elec– Russia. The committee commended recent "The construction of the state and implementation of an economic program, tion to the Supreme Council on improvements in Ukrainian-Russian rela– democratic society is prevented by a includes four points: liberalization of prices, Sunday, September 25, garnering tions. severe economic crisis...the government macroeconomic stabilization, strengthening over 87 percent of the vote in the "Members of this committee support a of Ukraine sees a way out of the situation a welfare system for the needy and speed– Terebovlia district of Ternopil Oblast. strong, independent Ukraine, which rede- by implementing basic market rules in all ing up economic restructuring. The newly elected deputy has said fines the very nature of Russia, it he intends to establish his own politi– changes Russia into a normal, national cal party and rebuild his power base. state from a traditionally imperial state," Occurrences of former presidents said Dr. Brzezinski, adding that the pur- Udovenko addresses General Assembly running for lower office after a defeat suit of an imperial objective would be a by Roman Woronowycz are rare in the history of politics. historical disaster for Russia. eignty in moving closer to Russia as "absolutely unfounded" and emphasized Mr. Kravchuk, 60, ran against Asked about the proposed Ukrainian- UN1TED NATlONS - Gennadiy that the will of the people as expressed in Mykola Novosilsky, a member of Russian bilateral treaty, which is scheduled Udovenko made his first visit to the West the December 1991 referendum for inde– Stepan Khmara's Ukrainian to be signed by the end of the year, and as Ukraine's newly confirmed minister of pendence would always be upheld. Conservative Republican Party, who includes points on dual citizenship and a foreign affairs on October 28 and spoke captured only 10 percent of the vote joint military peacekeeping operation in the before the General Assembly as the body He explained, however, that Ukraine is in the region, where voter turnout "hot spots" of the former Soviet Union, Dr. opened its 49th session. He traversed a currently "correcting" its foreign economic exceeded 85 percent. The two candi– Brzezinski once against stressed the impor– wide range of issues of interest to and political policies and alluded to dates ran to fill a seat vacated by the tance of Ukrainian independence. Ukraine — everything from President increased political and economic relations death of a deputy in early summer. "The independence and sovereignty of Leonid Kuchma's perceived turn to with Russia, albeit as equal partners. "All of in the official candidate list, Mr. Ukraine is clearly the policy of the U.S. Russia, to de-nuclearization, to the U.N. us have to take into account the new reali– ties and respond to them accordingly," he Kravchuk listed his profession as government and clearly one which enjoys trade embargo on Serbia. said, "it is a matter of intensifying mutually retired and noted that he is not affil– bipartisan political support. The question For Mr. Udovenko it was a homecoming beneficial and equitable cooperation with iated with any party, while Mr. therefore arises: is dual citizenship or the of sorts: for seven years, from 1985-1992, the Russian Federation and with other OS Novosilsky is a radio engineer and integration of a Ukrainian army into a he was the permanent representative of fCommonwealth of independent Statesj computer programmer. Formerly, C1S fCommonwealth of independent Ukraine to the United Nations, first under countries." He underlined that Ukraine is Mr. Kravchuk was a Communist States! security framework compatible the Soviet Union and then, for a short time, attempting to strengthen relations with all Party ideology chief, then chairman with political independence and sover– of an independent Ukraine. He was the G-7 countries as well as with the emerg– of the Supreme Council. He became eignty of Ukraine? That is a question that appointed foreign minister by President ing economic "dragons" of the Pacific rim. the first president of independent the Ukrainians must answer," he said. Kuchma on August 25 and confirmed by Ukraine on December 1, 1991. Ukraine's Parliament on September 15. "We would not argue with Ukraine if (Continued on page 5) Mr. Kravchuk, who lost his bid for they rejected this proposition," Dr. The foreign minister underscored in a second term as Ukraine's president Kissinger said bluntly, receiving vocal his 25-minute talk that Ukraine considers in July to Leonid Kuchma, is expect– approval from the journalists and commit– itself an integral part of Europe and As The Weekly was going to press, ed to take his seat in October, as the tee participants present at the conference. should be treated as such. "(Ukraine's) President Leonid Kuchma appointed for– 393rd member of Ukraine's Par!ia– The communique also noted that main task... consists of integrating gradu– mer Minister of Foreign Affairs Anatoliy ment. The remaining 57 seats of the Ukraine's interests were to be addressed ally in the European and world political, Zlenko Ukraine's ambassador to the 450-member legislature will be con- in discussions concerning the enlargement economic, humanitarian and other United Nations. Mr. Kuchma issued a tested in run-offs in November. processes as a reliable link." He labeled decree to this effect on September 29. (Continued on page 5) rumors that Ukraine may lose its sover– THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 No. 40 ANALYS1S: HOW Kuchma came to power and what to expect Spy chief says re-integration likely Ukraine and Belarus hold border talks by volodymyr Zviglyanich the belief that people should tolerate their hardships in order to have independence. MOSCOW - Yevgeniy Primakov, the M1NSK, Belarus - The third round The peaceful transition of power in This implied that one should pay an eco– head of the Russian Federation's External of talks concerning the border separating Ukraine marks the political return of for– nomic price for political freedom, an idea intelligence Service (E1S, the successor to Belarus and Ukraine was completed here mer prime minister, now president, that the majority of Ukraine's electorate did a wing of the KGB), has stated that "re- on September 23, according to an itar– Leonid Kuchma, who is probably the not accept. An old paternalistic image of integration of the OS area undoubtedly TASS report. The next round of delibera– most enigmatic figure of the modern "nanny state" proclaimed by Kuchma took has a future," and that any effort to tions, being conducted by members of Ukrainian political elite. The former par– the upper hand over the more complex idea oppose it by Western states could result the respective countries' foreign min– liamentary outsider, who was neither of post-totalitarian statehood and immature in "a period of alienation between them istries, is scheduled to resume in Kyyiv. seen or heard in Ukraine's first freely democracy. As a result, Mr. Kuchma was and Moscow." According to an itar– (RFE7RL Daily Report) elected Parliament in 1990, has become backed during the elections by the TASS agency report of September 23, the most important politician. Socialists and Communists, the largest fac– Mr. Primakov's opinions are set out in a C1S negotiator demands dual citizenship The former prime minister, who said tion in Parliament. recently released document titled KYYiv — Dmitri Riurikov, a Russian (luring his parliamentary approval hearings in his inauguration speech he outlined "Russia-OS: Does the Western position official allegedly left off President Boris in November 1992 that the most peculiar the features of his program. He gave pri– need correction?" The E1S document Yeltsin's delegation now in the U.S., was feature of his program is that he has no ority to economic problems over those of states that "political integration, most in Kyyiv as part of ongoing negotiations program at all, now is in charge of the state building, declared a war on crime, likely in the form of a confederation," of prior to the Commonwealth of independent agenda of routine meetings of the Cabinet voiced his intention to give the Russian the newly independent states would result States summit to open in Moscow on of Ministers. President Kuchma is also a language "official" status in Ukraine, and in "stabilization, democratization and the October 21. Mr. Riurikov said the new professor at Dnipropetrovske University, stressed the "Eurasian" (read pro- promotion of reforms," while efforts to draft state treaty to be signed there must although he is prohibited from releasing Russian) rather than "Atlantic" orienta– shore up independence with financial or provide for dual Ukrainian-Russian citizen- the title of his doctoral dissertation because tion of Ukrainian policy. After that, Mr. other "assistance from abroad" would ship, in order to "facilitate the legal defense its topic is still a state secret. Kuchma obviously lost interest in eco– lead to "growing authoritarian, anti- of ethnic Russians in Ukraine," and "offer As probably the most low-profile nomic matters. His first decree was a car– democratic tendencies ... criminalization an additional guarantee to persons who industrialist in the former Soviet Union, icature of Russian President Boris (of society!, violations of the rights of don't want to break links with Russia." He he ran the production of "Satan" missiles Yeltsin's decree on extraordinary mea– ethnic minorities and massive abuses of said that dual citizenship is "a basic posi– at the largest missile-producing plant in sures against crime, giving law enforce– human rights." (The Washington Times) tion of Russia's policy, not only toward the world. Now he is faced with the task ment authorities the right of "preventive Ukraine, but also toward the other OS of restructuring the 80 percent military- arrest for a period of up to 30 days if reli– Accident slows flow of Turkmeni gas states." (RFE7RL Daily Report) oriented economy of Ukraine. able data is available, of people suspect– ASHKHABAD, Turkmenistan - Why did this man win? What should we ed of aiding or participating in murder, Crimean political scene continues to boil Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and expect from him as president of Ukraine? extortion, or other serious crimes." Azerbaijan were briefly deprived of gas SEVASTOP!L - The Crimean Parlia– The election of President Kuchma has in another decree, the minister of shipments from Turkmenistan on ment once again stripped President Yuriy deep psychological origins in a population internal Affairs was dismissed and the September 23 because of a breakdown in Meshkov of virtually all powers on that is alienated from its government. current position was given temporarily to a compressor plant. This time, the reason September 29, by a vote of 68 to 14. On President Kuchma's team exploited many viadimir Radchenko, a 46-year-old lieu- for the suspension was not financial, as September 27, Parliamentary Chairman traditional patterns t)f Soviet mentality, tenant general and a former vice-chair- in the past, when the central Asian coun– Serhiy Tsekov had offered to resign on the deeply rooted in popular psyche. First, he man of the Ukrainian Security Service try shut off supplies to the four countries condition that Mr. Meshkov would follow played the role of an "unrecognized (the former KGB, now known as for non-payment of debts. Although ser– suit. Mr. Meshkov refused. According to genius," a reformist who was prevented "Sluzhba Bespeky," or SB), viadimir vice to Ukraine was reconnected, an UN1AN agency report, Mr. Tsekov from conducting reforms (even though he Malinkovich, a former political dissident, Turkmeni officials are reported to have expressed regret at having supported Mr. was formerly a prime minister with unlim– correspondent of Radio Liberty in Kyyiv complained that Kyyiv has not been Meshkov in the Crimean presidential race ited powers). He emphasized his image as and one of the key players of Mr. meeting obligations negotiated earlier last year. Also Refat Chubarov, leader of a social outsider. The traditional Ukrainian Kuchma's team, split with Mr. Kuchma this year. (RFE7RL Daily Report) the Crimean Tatar faction of the peninsu– mentality favors those who are oppressed in a protest move against these decrees. and denigrated. la's Parliament, suggested during a debate Mr. Malinkovich commented that the Second, Mr. Kuchma used the image 1.L.O. report warns of slide in Ukraine that it would be better for the Crimea to first edict "was born deep inside the old of Robin Hood to portray himself as a have the status of an oblast in Ukraine, nomenklatura, with the direct involvement KYYiv - The international Labor fighter of the mafia and defender of the rather than that of an autonomous republic. of the Ukrainian Security Ministry." Organization (1.L.O.), a Geneva-based populace. To that end, he promised to Mr. Chubarov was responding to those According to Mr. Malinkovich, when he United Nations agency, delivered a report, sustain order and discipline in society who urged a speedy resolution to the con– was a member of the Helsinki Watch "The Ukrainian challenge: Reforming labor following the example of former KGB flict between the Parliament and President Group in the 1970s, Gen. Radchenko was markets and social policy," at a conference chief Yuri Andropov, who led the USSR Meshkov. (RFE7RL Daily Report) in charge of various anti-dissident opera– here on September 27 that suggests the after Brezhnev's death. He also promised tions conducted by the KGB in Ukraine, a Ukrainian economy is collapsing and that to compensate people for their lost sav– Lithuanians face down Russian fleet man who personally applied the entire more than a quarter of the country's factory lngs, which were wiped out because of arsenal of the security police's methods - managers expect their enterprises to be viLNlUS - Russia's Baltic Sea Fleet enormous inflation. issuing threats, fabricating provocations insolvent within a year. According to the canceled a weapons test that was to have Third, until the end of his election cam– and participating in public physical 1.L.O. report, "Ukraine has the highest level been held off the coast of Lithuania after paign, he made a special effort to be a assaults and prison beatings. of hidden unemployment in Eastern and a sharp protest by the latter. The Baltic common man, addressing people in the Some point out that the current Criminal Central Europe, the lowest minimum wage, News service reported on September 23 odd "siurzhyk" (a mixture of the Russian Code of Ukraine contains dozens of articles possibly the greatest degree of poverty and that the firing exercises were to have and Ukrainian languages), which is com– aimed against organized crime, and that the most alarming growth of open unem– taken place within the country's econom– mon in Ukraine. He also wore loose T– they should be simply properly implement– ployment." (The Washington Times) ic zone. (RFE7RL Daily Report) shirts, thus contrasting with his opponent, ed. Therefore, the argument goes, President former President Leonid Kravchuk, whose Kuchma's first edict is mostly political, a italian suits and refined Ukrainian lan– link in an old power game played by all guage estranged him from ordinary people. Soviet and most post-Soviet politicians. And last but not least, Mr. Kuchma FOUNDED 1933 Soon after the publication of his decree, THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY stressed a thesis of "restoration" of broken Mr. Kuchma spoke at a meeting with the ties with Russia and the Commonwealth of An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., staffers of the SB, urging them to engage independent States, which in his view can a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302. actively in the struggle against "economic save the Ukrainian economy and people Yearly subscription rate: S30; for UNA members - S20. crimes." The legal definition of the notion from further degradation. does not exist, thus opening doors to vast Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. To these reasons one may add Mr. (lSSN - 0273-9348) anti-market interpretations. Kuchma's emphasis on practical issues, A week later, on August 5, President rather than patriotic aspects of statehood Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper (annual sub– Kuchma addressed a meeting at the championed by his predecessor, President scription fee: S55; S30 for UNA members), and veselka, a Ukrainian-language children's internal Ministry and raised the specter of a Kravchuk. During his campaign, Mr. magazine (annual subscription fee: S10; S8 for UNA members). new enemy in Ukraine. He said the shadow Kuchma asserted that the state was firmly UNA: economy is a "fifth column" that "possess– The Weekly and Svoboda: established, and the problem now was to (201)434-0237,-0807,-3036 (201)451-2200 es real levers of influence on state bodies at use it properly - for protecting the citizenry all levels, on the determination of our eco– from criminals, for building a socially ori– Postmaster, send address nomic system, on law enforcement institu– Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz ented market economy, for developing ties changes to: Associate editor: Marta Kolomayets (Kyyiv) tions and the mass media, on the formation with Russia. President Kravchuk projected The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant editor: Khristina Lew of public opinion. This power is invisible." P.O. Box 346 Staff writersXeditors: Roman Woronowycz in order to combat an enemy who is Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj Уоіосіутуг Zviglyanich, Ph.D, is everywhere and yet nowhere in particu– adjunct professor of Political Science lar, Mr. Kuchma considered it necessary The Ukrainian Weekly, October 2,1994, No. 40, vol. LXll and international Relations at George Copyright (g) 1994 The Ukrainian^y^ekly Washington University in Washington. (Continued on page 14) No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 з Coalition denounces U.S. foreign policy at National Press Club

WASHINGTON - (UNAW) The pen to be of Russian heritage. This princi– „"^ЯйШя?РКЩЯЩЙХЯЯР'5'' Central and East European Coalition ple, if accepted, is a dangerous precedent. expressed their alarm "at the direction Fifty-five years ago, Nazi Germany justi– Russian foreign policy has taken and fatj fied its aggression on this basis; today, United States reaction to that policy" at a Serbia is doing likewise. National Press Club press conference on One must also consider that there are September 26, 24 hours before the about 25 million non-Russians living in Washington arrival of Russian President the Russian Federation, is Russia prepared Boris Yeltsin. The Coalition statement, to accept the right of Ukraine or Germany, delivered by UNA Washington Office for instance, to intervene in Russian inter– Director Eugene iwanciw, follows: nal affairs to defend Russian citizens of 'The member-organizations of the Ukrainian or German heritage? This is not Central and East European Coalition are idle speculation. There are, in fact, as alarmed at the direction Russian foreign pol– many ethnic Ukrainians in Russia as there icy has taken and United States reaction to are ethnic Russians in Ukraine. This prin– that policy. On September 21, Russia's for– ciple can, indeed, be a slippery slope! eign intelligence agency released a disturb– The information packet that we pro– ing report which outlines the recreation of a vided you expands on these issues in Russian empire. The headline for this story greater detail, it contains disturbing in The Wall Street Journal was "KGB quotes from both Russian President Boris Maria v. Lischak Yeltsin and Foreign Minister Andrei Successor Wants Rebirth of Old Empire," Representatives of the Central and East European Coalition at the National Press Kozyrev, as well as a partial chronology The Washington Post titled it "Russia's Spy Club. UNA Washington Office Director Eugene iwanciw answers a question of what is internationally unacceptable Chief Warns West: Don't Oppose Soviet from the dais. Reintegration." Regardless how the story is Russian behavior toward its neighbors. titled, the fact is that this report confirms a For the coalition, however, the more she ignored her own statement of June 21, Fifty years ago this February, the United pattern of dangerous Russian activity. disturbing issue is United States accep– when she said: "Although Russia desires States made similar concessions to Russia in January 1992, The New York Times tance of this pattern of Russian behavior. stability, there have been troubling aspects at Yalta. That was followed by a 50-year reported that then Russian vice-President When Russia helped overthrow the of its policy towards the new republics. cold war. We feel that the policies being Aleksandr Rutskoi said he would "seek a democratically elected government of Russian military units in Georgia and pursued by the Clinton administration are redrawing of borders that would reflect a Tajikistan, Washington was silent; when Moldova have exacerbated local conflicts." morally and politically wrong, dangerous, 'glorious page' in the nation's past." Russia Russia dismantled the nation of And, finally, she admitted that the not in U.S. interests, and will result in a has indeed pursued such a course of action Moldova, Washington was silent; when, United States worked to insure a United new era of conflict and a new cold war. using political and economic intimidation one year ago, Chairman Eduard Nations mandate for Russian "peace- The Washington-based coalition as well as military force. Shevardnadze pleaded for U.S. condem– keeping" in Georgia. Many have suggest– includes the American Latvian Association, in Tajikistan, the Russian military nation of Russia's actions to destabilize ed that the Clinton administration had, in Armenian Assembly of America, assisted Tajik Communists in overthrow– Georgia, Washington was silent; when fact, traded Georgia for Haiti at the U.N. Belarusian Congress Committee of the economies of Kazakhstan and ing the democratically elected government, On September 6, The Washington America, Bulgarian institute for Research Turkmenistan were threatened by in Moldova, the Russian 14th Army, under Times reported the existence of a State and Analysis, Congress of Romanian Moscow, Washington was silent; when the leadership of Gen. Aleksandr Lebed, Department policy paper which states: "it Americans, Czecho-Slovak Council of Ukraine's territorial integrity was threat– has assaulted the territorial integrity of is understood that a Russian sphere of America, Estonia World Council, ened by Russia, Washington was silent. Moldova with the creation of the illegal influence is being recognized with Hungarian American Coalition, Joint Baltic Trans-Dnister Republic, in Georgia, it was When President Yeltsin objected to Europe extending to the eastern border of American National Committee, Lithuanian- the Russian military which armed the the membership of Poland, Hungary, Poland, leaving the Baltics somewhat up American Community, National Federation Abkhazian rebellion against the Georgian Czecho Republic and Slovakia in NATO, for grabs..." At the same time, in a State of American Hungarians, Polish American government. the Clinton administration acquiesced. Department reorganization, the nations of Congress, Slovak World Congress, Political threats and intimidation have America was further embarrassed when, the former Soviet Union are being con– Ukrainian Congress Committee of been a chief weapon in Russia's arsenal. in Naples, President Clinton said Russian solidated in one bureau, thereby giving America, Ukrainian National Association troops would be out of the Baltic states The Russian Parliament enacted legisla– legitimacy to a Russian "sphere of influ– and U.S.-Baltic Foundation. tion illegally annexing Sevastopil. Until by August 31 and President Yeltsin ence." the U.S. Senate passed legislation threat– countered with a firm "nyet." Yet, the The coalition is concerned about this The press conference was taped and ening a cut off of economic assistance, Clinton administration strongly opposed pattern of United States policies which will be aired by C-SPAN. individuals Russia refused to withdraw its troops the actions of the U.S. Senate which cedes the nations of Central and Eastern should consult local listings for dates from the Baltic states on the schedule it adopted, by a vote of 89 to 8, legislation Europe to a Russian "sphere of influence." and times. originally set. After publicly stating that suspending aid to Russia if the troops he does not oppose Polish membership in were not withdrawn on the schedule orig– NATO, President Yeltsin sent letters to inally set by Russia. the United States, Germany, Great While continuing to express concern Ukrainian Australian MP assassinated Britain and France warning against about ethnic Russians outside of Russia, JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The assassina– lies in what was Mr. Newman's district, allowing Poland, Hungary and the administration has yet to defend ethnic tion of a Ukrainian member of where he was first elected in 1986. Czechoslovakia to join NATO. non-Russians in Russia, whose rights are Australia's Parliament on September 5, Russia's main weapon against its routinely violated, if the United States More than 2,000 people turned out for neighbors, however, has been economic accepts Russia's right to protect ethnic the country's first-ever politically moti– the slain leader's state funeral on a drea– warfare, especially the wielding of its Russians outside of Russia, as it appears it vated killing, has shaken the citizenry. ry, rainy Friday, September 9, among energy sword. While Russia claims to has, then it must also accept Russia's right John Newman, 47, whose familial name them Prime Minister Paul Keating and have raised oil prices to world market to protect the 3 million ethnic Russians was Naumenko, was gunned down outside Premier John Fahey. NSW Labor leader levels, it has, in fact, been selling oil at living in the United States, in the not too his home in a drive-by shooting as his wife Bob Carr gave the eulogy. He said, "John different prices to different nations distant future we may see Russian troops looked on, reported Australia's The Border Newman spoke out strongly and relent– depending on the level of the country's in Brighton Beach! Mail. The couple had just returned from a lessly against the evil of organized crime, subservience to Moscow. Ukraine has Most disturbing of all, however, was Labor Party meeting and were putting the against intimidation, against victimiza– been a principle target of this effort. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations car away when a car with darkened win– tion and violence. He knew the dangers, in addition, Moscow has wielded the Madeleine Albright's September 6 dows pulled up and two shots were fired. he heard the threats. But he would not be oil weapon in reverse, in the case of speech in Moscow. Ambassador Albright Police arrived to find Mr. Newman silenced." Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, Russia equated Russia, an empire for 600 years, slumped over the veranda of his Cabramatta Among the 500 standing quietly outside has refused to allow their oil to pass with the United States, a democracy for home. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, through Russian pipelines until these over 200 years, and justified Russia's Cabramatta Assistant Police where the service took place, was Joachim nations granted Russia a percentage share interference in its neighbors' internal Commissioner Doug Kelly said the mur– Thien Nguyen, who was handing out in their oil industries. Just last week, affairs under the guise of "peacekeep– der might have been related to the meet– leaflets condemning press speculation that Russia publicly refused to recognize an ing." in her justification, she admitted ing from which Mr. Newman had vietnamese youth gangs were involved in oil agreement between Azerbaijan and that Russia "is an empire where the returned that evening. He also said that the killing. He decried the press for "paint– Western oil companies. mother country and the colonies are con– the MP from New South Wales may ing a bleak picture of rampant crime by Russia's interference in the internal tiguous." it is troubling to the coalition have known his assailants. Mr. Newman vietnamese youth gangs in the Cabramatta affairs of its neighbors has been justified that the Clinton administration not only had recently received several threats area," stated The Border Mail. A special– as either peacekeeping or (asj the protec– accepts but justifies a behavior by the linked to his role as a crusader for Asian ized Asian crime investigation unit has tion of ethnic Russians in these countries, Russian empire that we would oppose if groups in Cabramatta. been charged with investigating the case. the so-called "near abroad." in virtually pursued by any other nation. The murder of the strident combatant Before the remains were loaded into all areas of Russian "peacekeeping" how– in her speech, Ambassador Albright ref– against gang violence, crime, protection the hearse, Mr. Newman's fiancee, Lucy ever, Russia is responsible for either start– erenced Chairman Shevardnadze's request, rackets, intimidation and drugs has shaken Wang, a 28-year-old Chinese-born ing or exacerbating the conflict, in the under duress, for Russian assistance, but and scared Australians. "My 8-year-old Australian and his mother, Helene case of protection of the "near abroad," it failed to mention Shevardnadze's plea, just said to me this morning when 1 told him І Naumenko, bent to kiss the casket. Prime should be noted that we are not talking one year ago, for U.S. condemnation of wanted to go to the funeral, 'Mum, please Minister Keating, Premier Fahey and about protecting Russian citizens; we are Russia's campaign to destroy Georgia. don't go... something bad will happen," several ex-premiers acted as an informal talking about foreign nationals who hap– While praising Russian actions in Georgia, said irene Reid, of Bonnyrig, a suburb that honor guard. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 No. 40 Ukrainian Miss October Kyyivan receives illustrator award HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Andrey with a diploma in 1991. Kazmin, 25, of Kyyiv finally arrived to Mr. Kazmin works in a computer cen– discusses fLayt?oy s role receive his award as an "illustrator of the ter, where he designs logos, trademarks by Roman Woronowycz Future," after experiencing incredible visa and advertisements while continuing his NEW YORK - Lately Playboy mag– difficulties that prevented him from receiv– studies at the Kyyiv Polytechnic institute. azine has found itself squeezed by the ing his award at the 10th anniversary cele– He describes the "illustrators of the politically correct of the left and the reli– bration of the Hubbard Awards on May 27. Future" contest as "the best thing to ever gious right. The two opposing forces His award as one of the "illustrators of come along in my life." He says he takes probably only agree that the world does the Future" was awarded by a giant of the great joy in creating new and incredible not need photojournalism as it is prac– science fiction genre, A. E. van vogt, and worlds. ticed at Playboy. But victoria Zdrok, the coordinator of the "illustrators of the L. Ron Hubbard established the "Writers Playboy's Miss October and the first Future" contest, Frank Kelly-Freas, during of the Future" a decade ago to discover and ever Playboy Playmate of the Month of an evening ceremony at Authors Services encourage beginning writers of science fic– Ukrainian heritage, feels the photographs inc., literary agents for L. Ron Hubbard tion and fantasy. During a prolific writing she posed for and the magazine itself are and administrators of the contest. career spanning more than half a century, neither pornographic nor exploitative. Mr. Kazmin's illustration of one of the Mr. Hubbard published over 260 works of The Philadelphia resident was in winning stories in the writer's contest — fiction in a wide range of genres, including Manhattan on September 20 at Playboy along with the work of 11 other winning the international science fiction bestseller, Enterprises, 23rd-story Manhattan illustrators and 12 winning writers — has "Battlefield Earth," and his space-faring offices, along with a cast of stars of cel– also been published in the 10th anniver– adventure "Ole Doc Methuselah," soon to luloid and print, to celebrate the maga– sary edition of the award-winning "L. Ron be released in paperback. zine's 40th anniversary. There she Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future" The "illustrators of the Future" contest explained that she never felt exploited victoria Zdrok (10th Anniversary edition), in most — reflecting another dimension of Mr. while preparing the pictorial. instances, this represents the first publish– Hubbard's legacy — was inaugurated in "Exploitation becomes an issue when a in Kyyiv. ing experience for these illustrators and 1988, to do for budding illustrators what the woman starts to feel uncomfortable and She arrived in Florida in 1989 at the writers, and many successful careers have earlier contest had done for new writers. the environment is hostile. When a age of 16 after a nearly two-year effort to been launched as a result of this exposure. For more information on the contest, woman feels forced to do something emigrate to the United States, which was Mr. Kazmin has always wanted to be send a stamped and addressed envelope to: because of pecuniary interests, that is blocked by Soviet authorities not willing an illustrator of fantasy and science fic– L. Ron Hubbard's illustrators of the Future exploitation." She emphasized that she to allow an academically promising tion. At the age of 18, he entered the Art Contest, P.O. Box 3190, Los Angeles, CA found her work with Playboy so enjoy– teenager to flee to the U.S. industry College of Kyyiv and graduated 90078. able and rewarding that she would pose Ms. Zdrok said she had made up her again for free. mind to leave Ukraine while still a For 25 years, Playboy was the most youngster. "My parents were anti- popular lifestyle magazine for men until Communists and 1 grew up detesting the the 1980s when readership began to system," she explained. "1 was a rebel in decline, it has come under increasing crit– class. І questioned Stalin and Ukrainian icism from both sides of the political history, which the teachers did not like. І spectrum for its photos of nude women, also had bad standings in the Young which the left criticizes as exploitation of Pioneers and the Komsomol." She said women and the right attacks as sinful and that all she could hope for in the Soviet a degradation of Christian values. system was a job as a factory worker, The Kyyiv-born Ms. Zdrok said she which she was not ready to accept. posed for the photo spread because she Luckily, she met several U.S. acade– feels the magazine depicts with honesty mics at the English language evening the sensuality of women, which she says courses she was attending in Kyyiv. is not pornography, "i've always Perestroika was taking hold and the pro– believed that professional women should fessors were looking for exchange stu– be able to freely express their sensuality and not feel like they're constricted by dent candidates. "They thought 1 was the society," she explained in the Playboy most ambitious, and they were impressed press release. She adds, "1 feel that 1 am with my English," she said. "Shortly reaching out to women with a message afterwards, 1 received an invitation from of support." a Florida college." Feminist Catharine MacKinnon She struggled with the Soviet bureau– undoubtedly would question the veracity cracy until the day she finally departed, of such a statement. The outspoken filing forms and paying bribes. At the last minute, all needed documents in hand, one author and professor believes that many Andrey Kazmin from Kyyiv (left) accepts his award from coordinating judge and of the roles and established norms for (Continued on page 11) science fiction illustrator Frank Kelly-Freas (right) at ceremonies in Hollywood. women are so inherently from a male- dominated world that it is impossible for women to even consider them plausible, using whatever type of rationale, in the essay accompanying the pictorial, Ms. Air Ukraine's Toronto-Lviv non-stop sells out Zdrok dismissed Ms. MacKinnon, by Christopher Guly maybe 50 passengers per flight." Air Canada, the aircraft flies from Lviv to explaining that everyone has the right to Ukraine's 1L-62M aircraft can accom– Kyyiv, stops at Dublin's Shannon their opinion. TORONTO - Canadians looking for a modate 154 passengers. international Airport to refuel, and con– She told The Weekly that she also direct flight to Lviv this year might have This summer that changed, mainly tinues to Toronto. hopes the pictorial will help change the to paddle their own canoes. Air Ukraine's because of Air Ukraine's direct Air Ukraine's round-trip airfare stereotype she feels exists regarding charter service from Toronto's Lester B. Toronto-Lviv connection, said Ms. between Canada and Ukraine this year women from the ex-Soviet Union, Pearson international Airport to the west– Domaretsky. Although Air Ukraine went for between S996 and Si,246, including Ukraine. Miss October corn- ern Ukrainian city is sold-out until1 operates out of New York's John F. excluding departure taxes. And the airline pared the stereotype held by Westerners October 1, the last flight out. Kennedy international Airport, as well remained the only international air carrier of Slavic women to the image of the Air Ukraine - in operation since as Chicago, Washington and soon Los offering a direct air connection between overweight Russian woman modeling Ukraine declared its independence three Angeles, Ukraine's flagship air carrier North America and Ukraine. Lufthansa, "shvim ver" in the old Wendy's years ago - has operated a nonstop ser– doesn't fly directly to Lviv out of the Czechoslovak Airlines, Finnair, Lot Hamburger Tv commercial. vice from Toronto to Lviv for the pas;tt United States. However, it flies non- Polish Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch The tall, blonde, 21-year-old not only two years. This year, Toronto's DomaLrr stop to Kyyiv three times a week - Airlines fly to Kyyiv via connections. does not fit that mold, but in the Travel Agency was given exclusive Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays - and Based on Air Ukraine's increased pop– Playboy piece, she is cast as a brainy rights to book charter flights from Apriil to ivano-Frankivske. ularity in Canada, Ms. Domaretsky said sexpot, challenging neanderthal percep– 23 to October 1. (Last year, Toronto's The difference, said Ms. Domaretsky, that in 1995 the number of flights between tions that good-looking blondes are intours handled Air Ukraine's Canadian is based on demand. "At first, 75 percent Canada and Ukraine may increase, with automatically ditzes. in fact, she cur– bookings.) of my Canadian passengers were des– the possibility that Montreal's Mirabel rently is studying law at villanova Maria Domaretsky, who runs Domair tined for Lviv," she said. "More recently, Airport may be added as an additional University near Philadelphia as well as with her husband, Wasyl, said that week– it's more like 60 percent going to Lviv, departure point. doing graduate work in clinical psychol– ly Saturday departures were 80 percenit 40 percent to Kyyiv." Ms. Domaretsky Air Ukraine may also introduce an air ogy at Hahnemann University. Ms. full. "At the beginning, we had a couple added that the direct Canadian link to mileage point system, but is unlikely to Zdrok graduated from West Chester of agencies who were boycotting the air- Lviv has attracted customers from such change its cabin hospitality to reflect tra– University in Pennsylvania with a 3.94 line because they claimed Air Ukraine nearby upstate New York cities as ditional Ukrainian cuisine. Said Ms. grade point average. She had foregone was running old and unsafe aircraft," she Rochester and Buffalo. Domaretsky, "Fm sure most people get her last year of high school after she explained. "So at first, we were booking However, on the return flight to enough pyrohy to eat at home." was fully credited for her school work No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 5

Union. And, of course, states of the former Udovenko addresses...USS R should have an appropriate place in CSCE briefing focuses on Russia (Continued from page 1) this architecture," he said. The new minis– ter further stated that the current European The former U.N. ambassador character– by Myron Jarosewich these nations independent." He added security configuration, whereby Ukraine ized Ukraine's current economic situation Ukrainian National information Service that Russia has no desire to assume the has membership in the Partnership for in terms of two famous novels: "Great burden of Ukraine's weaker economy. Peace program, does not ensure stability WASH1NGTON - The Commission expectations gone with the wind." He Mr. Garnett also touched upon the and security for its members. on Security and Cooperation in Europe called on developed countries to live up to issue of NATO. While he believes that Mr. Udovenko also addressed interna– held a briefing on September 23 to dis– decisions should be made with Russia's their promises of economic aid and criti– cuss Russian President Boris Yeltsin's tional concerns about stability in the Black input, Mr. Garnett was emphatically cized them for being "too cautious in pro– visit. The briefing addressed a wide Sea region and explained a Ukrainian ini– against Russia having veto power, in viding adequate support to specific pro– range of issues, including Russia's for– tiative to develop a document to be signed conclusion, he stated that the tripartite jects in Eastern Europe and C1S coun– eign policy as it relates to the "near by countries bordering the Black Sea to pact signed this year by the U.S., Russia tries." He also asserted that too many of abroad," human rights, and nuclear and promote good neighborly relations and and Ukraine should be looked at not only these countries still mistrust Ukraine's economic issues of the New independent political and economic cooperation; to reg– as a nuclear agreement, but as a general intentions and are unwilling to adequately States (MS). understand the problems Ukraine faces. ulate naval activities, establish a network of security agreement and a sign of future The panelists included: Sherman He emphasized that because of its geopo– communication and develop contacts cooperation. Garnett, senior associate for Russia, litical position, a strong Ukraine enhances between naval forces. He said multilateral The second speaker was Mr. Ukraine and Poland at the Carnegie the security of Europe. consultations had already begun. Robinson, who concentrated his com– institute for international Peace; Roger Turning to issues more directly related ments on the favorable trends in today's The issue of security guarantees for Robinson, president of RWR, a to United Nations affairs, the foreign Russia. He expanded upon Russia's low Ukraine, which the Parliament at one time Washington-based consulting firm; and minister expressed Ukraine's concern inflation rate, growing consumer pur- had demanded as a condition for passing Micah Naftalin, national director of the over the ongoing economic blockade of chases and reforms within the new gov– the START 1 treaty, again became an issue Union of Councils. in Mr. Udovenko's speech. He said that the former Yugoslavia. He explained that ernment. He did, however, mention some Ukraine, as the first country in the world to third parties such as Ukraine are inordi– Mr. Garnett opened the briefing by obstacles that might arise within Russia. "voluntarily and unilaterally" give up its nately penalized by such actions. Ukraine discussing the role that nationalism plays He predicted that there will be many nuclear arsenal, should be given special has lost more than S4 million in trade due in affecting Russia's domestic and for– bankruptcies that will cause the populace consideration and adequate security guar– to the implementation of sanctions. He eign policy. His belief is that the to call into question the need to move antees from nuclear states. Without such called for a review of embargo policies Zhirinovsky faction is a growing prob– toward market reform, in addition, he guarantees, he saw much difficulty in per– that unfairly undermine economically lem and needs to be addressed for two said he believes the Communists will use suading Ukraine's Parliament to accede to poor third parties such as Ukraine. reasons. One is that some of Russia's the rising crime rate as a political weapon the Nuclear Non–Proliferation Treaty. Mr. Udovenko also said that security for policies are being shaped to reflect the to blame the reformers for causing grow– The minister offered Ukraine's vision of U.N. peacekeeping forces must be growth of this faction, and the second is ing civil disorder. that public statements are being made by a European security alliance. He explained increased and cited a porposal submitted Additionally, he mentioned the con– Russian officials only to please this fac– that none of the current security structures by Ukraine last year. He noted that to date flicting opinions between Russia and the tion and do not reflect real intentions, if in Europe "is able to fill adequately the mil– nine Ukrainian servicemen have been West about what role Russia should play such statements continue, nationalists itary and political vacuum which appeared killed and more than 30 wounded in opera– in NATO, Bosnia and the "near abroad." may use this to gain power. in this region after the disintegration of the tions in Bosnia Herzegovina. The final speaker was Mr. Naftalin, USSR and Warsaw Treaty tPactJ. The foreign minister expressed his in terms of the "near abroad," Mr. who spoke on human rights issues. He "in the prevailing situation, it,seems rea– support for the creation of a U.N. rapid Garnett said he believes Russia divides said constant pressure must be applied to sonable to concentrate attention on a deployment force, in which Ukraine its policy into two separate groups, one keep reforms in the area going; issues detailed examination of the issue i)f build– would take part. that includes the Asian nations and the such as excluding sertain people from ing up an all-European architecture of secu– Finally, he mentioned the need to other, the Baltic states and Ukraine. He living in Moscow and violations of rity, which would involve all structures enhance rules and principles of interhation– said the second group will not fall under minority rights must be addressed by the existing in this field such as CSCE al law to better deter attempts by aggressor the Russian sphere of influence as easily international community. as the Asian nations because "some of (Conference on Security and Cooperation countries to interfere in the internal affairs Following the presentations, a ques– in EuropeJ, North Atlantic Cooperation of others and to dissuade them from pro- Russia's stated intentions are contradict– Council, NATO, the Western European claiming "zones of particular interest." ed by Western intentions of keeping (Continued on page 11)

nuclear arsenal and its intentions to accede Convenes meeting... to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in Advisory Committee communique (Continued from page 1) the near future. The American-Ukrainian Advisory and urges U.S. assistance to Ukraine "The performance of the Ukrainian of European and North Atlantic economic Committee, at its second plenary meet– for the implementation of PFP. side under the obligations of the trilateral and security institutions. They called for ing in Kyyiv, Ukraine, on September 4. Advocates increased U.S. political accord (signed in Moscow by Ukraine, increased U.S. political support for 24, reaffirms its conviction that a support for Ukrainian cooperation with Russia and the United States in January) Ukrainian cooperation with the countries strong, stable and secure Ukraine serves other countries of Central and Eastern is very good, in fact, it is ahead of sched– of Central and Eastern Europe as a means the interest of peace and stability in Europe as a means to enhance the sta– ule," said Dr. Brzezinski. of enhancing the stability and prosperity Europe and is a critical factor in the bility and prosperity of the region. "As 1 was leaving Washington, 1 was of the region. post-Communist transition. Since such 5. Applauds Ukraine's progress in assured by the National Security Council "1 think the assurances for Ukraine a Ukraine will contribute to a peaceful the dismantling of nuclear weapons that there is now an acceleration in the grow out of the strengthening of a broad and democratic redefinition of Russia, and Ukraine's intention to accede to fulfillment of American obligations, relationship between Ukraine and the the committee also notes with favor the the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty funds are in the pipeline and the process United States," explained Dr. Kissinger. recent indications of improvement in (NPT), and, in that context, urges the is accelerating," he added. The leaders quelled fears that the Ukrainian-Russian relations. implementation of commitments made The non-partisan advisory committee republics of the former Soviet Union will in order to further these important by the other parties of the Trilateral welcomed G-7 initiatives to assist fall under "the Russian sphere of influ– transformations and to help the consol– Accord, in particular those provisions Ukraine in reform programs and ence," as reported recently by the news idation of Ukraine's independent state- regarding national security assurances. endorsed Ukraine's request to convert media in the West and Russia. hood, the Advisory Committee, in its 6. Welcomes the recent G-7 initia– S200 million of unused technical assis– Russia needs excellent relations with deliberations: tives which confirmed the importance tance to financial assistance, it also the United States, explained Dr. Kissinger. 1. Regards the territorial integrity of of Ukrainian statehood and committed addressed U.S.-Ukrainian military coop– "Certainly one aspect of Russian strategy Ukraine, in its existing frontiers, as an the industrialized global powers to eration, including joint exercises and the is to make independence painful for at important element of European peace assist Ukraine in its reform programs, Partnership for Peace program. least some of the former members of the and stability, and affirms its opposi– it also welcomes the courageous deci– Soviet Union, so they rejoin some sort of The American-Ukrainian Advisory tion to any concepts and actions which sion of President Kuchma to take new system. This cannot be in U.S. inter– Committee, which functions under the would entail a new division of Europe charge of economic policy. ests, and 1 believe that Russia wants a aegis of the Center for Strategic and into spheres of influence. 7. Endorses Ukraine's request to good relationship with the U.S. That international Studies in Washington, was 2. Notes that in any discussion con– convert S200 million of unused techni– means that Russia must stay within its founded soon after Dr. Brzezinski's June cerning the enlargement of European cal assistance to financial assistance, it borders. That is the condition for stability 1993 trip to Ukraine. At the time Dr. and North Atlantic economic and securi– calls upon the Ukrainian government in Eastern Europe," he added. Brzezinski noticed that contacts between ty institutions, the interests of Ukraine, to implement a coherent privatization "if there was an assumption of power the U.S. and Ukraine were underdevel– as an integral part of Central and Eastern program, without which reform cannot in Russia by a military, chauvinistic oped and that the lack of dialogue Europe, must be adequately addressed succeed. coalition, and if that coalition were to between the two sides left Ukrainians and Ukraine's progressive association 8. Urges the rapid removal of tax, become actively involved in the restora– feeling abandoned and isolated. with these institutions facilitated. monetary and regulatory obstacles that tion of a Russian super-state, it would be in a letter explaining the need for such 3. Favors the expansion of U.S.- stand in the way of the vibrant expan– highly destabilizing to the security of a committee, the founders noted that they Ukrainian cooperation in the training sion of the Ukrainian economy. Europe," Dr. Brzezinski told reporters. were "struck by the fact that almost all of of military officers and in the civilian 9. Advocates the exploration, with He also said there is nothing to Western American aid to the former Soviet Union retraining of retiring Ukrainian offi– Western assistance, of alternative energy media reports on a "Russian sphere of influ– was flowing to Russia, while the U.S. cers, recommends joint American- sources. ence," criticizing the Clinton administration government in its dialogue with Kyyiv Ukrainian military exercises as part of 10. Endorses the calling of a confer– for its ineptitude for such formulations. tended to concentrate largely on one, enhanced Ukrainian participation in ence of donors, including Russia, on The Americans expressed their pleasure essentially negative issue, the question of NATO's Partnership for Peace group, Ukraine's behalf. with Ukraine's progress in dismantling its strategic weapons." 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 No. 40 Kuropas addresses controversial THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY issue of immigrants in Philadelphia Easy choices? by Tamara Stadnychenko towns of Pennsylvania, planning to stay for a year or two, earn some money and The visit of such influential Western leaders as Zbigniew Brzezinski, Henry On Sunday, September 18, the return to Ukraine to buy land. They were Kissinger and George Soros to Ukraine came just two days after Russian Ukrainian Professional Society of not an organized group and, in most Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev met with Ukrainian President Leonid Philadelphia (UPS) sponsored a program cases, did not consider themselves Kuchma behind closed doors in Kyyiv. on a timely and sometimes controversial Ukrainians but "Rusyny." Most did not The timing of these two visits clearly points out what choices stand before issue facing the Ukrainian American return to the homeland. Ukraine: whether to turn to Moscow and the wild East, or look to the future community — the newest wave of immi– Ukrainian Catholic priests who arrived and economic reforms in the West. grants from Ukraine. The program was in the United States in the years to come Speaking at the United Nations in New York on Monday, September 26, opened by UPS secretary Andre made it their mission to educate these Russian President Boris Yeltsin said his country's priority interests are in the Michniak who briefly outlined the Rusyny, to protect them from exploita– independent states that once constituted the Soviet Union. He proposed that responses and reactions common among tion, and to develop in them a sense of these states remain in the Russian sphere of influence, adding that efforts by the established emigre community to the Ukrainianism. Dr. Kuropas highlighted the West to stand in the way of re-integration of the former Soviet republics newcomers, responses often tinged with the work of eight of these Ukrainian are "dangerous and should be reconsidered." exasperation and puzzlement. Catholic priests, the so-called American The proposed bilateral agreement that is scheduled to be signed by Ukraine Mr. Michniak pointed out that the atti– Circle, who founded the Ukrainian and Russia includes a role for Ukraine as a peacekeeping force in the "hot- tude is pervasive not only among members National Association and began publish– spots" of the former Soviet Union. Ukrainians remember all too well the war in of the diaspora who emigrated from post- ing the UNA's Ukrainian-language news- Afghanistan where more than 30,000 died. Ukraine then was one of the war Europe, but also among their children, paper Svoboda. Their efforts to create a republics of the Soviet empire. the generation of Ukrainian Americans Ukrainian community, continued Dr. Today, such peacekeeping activities could mean full military engagement in who were raised in the West in Ukrainian Kuropas, were partially successful. From such regions as Abkhazia, Chechnya and Turkmenistan. homes with a tradition that emphasized the the 1 million or so immigrants in this "Ukraine serves the interest of peace and stability in Europe and is a critical importance of preserving and maintaining group, 40 percent assumed a Ukrainian factor in the post-Communist transition. Such a Ukraine will contribute to a the culture, language and customs of a identity, 40 percent continued to feel that peaceful and democratic redefinition of Russia," noted a communique issued homeland that was subjugated and exploit– they were Rusyny (and later Ruthenians), by the American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee, headed by Dr. Brzezinski. ed by Moscow, a homeland that was to be and 20 percent "became Russian." "The independence and sovereignty of Ukraine is clearly the policy of the honored and remembered, a homeland that With the beginning of WW1, according U.S. government and clearly one which enjoys bipartisan political support. The was to be nurtured and defended and to Dr. Kuropas, this first Ukrainian immi– question therefore arises: is dual citizenship or the integration of a Ukrainian helped in all ways possible to achieve gration, under the guidance and inspiration army into a C1S security framework compatible with political independence independence. of the Ukrainian Catholic priests, began to and sovereignty of Ukraine? That is a question that the Ukrainians must Now that the dream of an independent answer," said Dr. Brzezinski. view with considerable hope the possibility Ukraine has finally been realized, contin– of the emergence of an independent "We support Ukrainian independence and sovereignty. But the Ukrainians ued Mr. Michniak, many members of this must define what it means," he added. Ukraine. New organizations were formed old guard, who suffered and struggled for with this end as a goal in mind, lobbying Today, Ukraine has acknowledged that in order for reforms to succeed, it Ukraine from afar, have had a difficult must turn to the West. The first difficult steps have been taken, as the 1MF has efforts in Washington D.C. were initiated, time accepting the new immigrants who fund raising for political purposes was granted Ukraine a loan to help shape its economy, it should he pointed out that have chosen to leave Ukraine just when after two years of work, the 1MF has reached an understanding with the introduced, and a Ukrainian American dele– Ukraine is beginning to establish itself as gation was dispatched to versailles with the Ukrainian government, which, in turn, Jias promised to adhere to certain pre- an independent and viable nation. The conditions to regulate its economy. purpose of convincing delegates to recog– new immigration, to many, is a betrayal nize Ukraine as an independent state. While The rest is up to President Kuchma, who at first advocated a "Eurasian of the dream. They ask, "Why are you space" for Ukraine, but now is turning to the West. He will have some tough these efforts proved fruitless, they did focus here? Why don't you stay there and build the attention of these early Ukrainian immi– realities to face, including a Communist-dominated Parliament. a new country?" But he does have the support of the West, which now seems more than will– grants on the concept of statehood for their Having outlined the issues, Mr. homeland, and spawned the emergence of ing to extend a helping hand to Ukraine via a leader who, as the American- Michniak introduced guest speaker Dr. Ukrainian Advisory Committee noted, has taken "the courageous decision to Ukrainian political parties with this agenda Myron B. Kuropas, author of "The as a central theme. take charge of economic policy." Ukrainian American Experience: Roots Dr. Kuropas then spoke of the second and Aspirations." Focusing on those great immigration from Ukraine, far more questions raised by Mr. Michniak and political in nature than the first, as it corn- others, Dr. Kuropas traced the history of prised political refugees and exiles from Ukrainian immigration to America, a his– Russian-occupied and Polish-occupied tory that is ironically cyclical in nature. Ukrainian lands. According to Dr. Turning the pages back.. The first significant immigration of Kuropas, the first and most active group Ukrainians to the United States, accord– within this immigration were supporters of ing to Dr. Kuropas, was an immigration the Hetman state who, shortly after arriv– born of economic necessity. The immi– ing in the United States, began working From the time that Gen. Kostiantyn Morozov, an ethnic grants were poor and generally illiterate. towards the creation of an army of libera– Russian, was appointed Ukraine's first minister of defense in They came from Transcarpathia and 1991, he was immediately identified as a staunch defender of Galicia and settled in the coal mining (Continued on page 12) his country's independence and military strength, although a proponent of swift de- nuclearization of its forces. Gen. Morozov, a career officer of the Soviet Air Force, was also the point-man for the initial drive to Ukrainize the military, both in terms of its language of operation ACTION ITEM and of a demand for undivided loyalty to Ukraine (which he sought through an oath of allegiance to be sworn by officers and enlisted personnel). The following is a statement released by the Central and East European Coalition Although these policies made him hugely popular in western and central Ukraine and received in The Weekly offices on September 19. and in the diaspora, within the armed forces and the largely unreformed political appa– The United States has embarked on what can only be described as a "Yalta И" poli– rat, the relatively rapid pace at which they were applied fostered considerable hostility. cy, i.e. one which cedes Central and Eastern Europe to a Russian sphere of influence. in addition, the Ukrainian defense minister had been under fire from the Under this policy, Ukraine and other nations will effectively lose their hard-won free– Communist majority in Parliament for forming a policy that was too independent of dom and independence to a new Russian empire that will again threaten world peace Moscow, which was seeking to re-invest the OS military high command with interna– and stability. The causes of alarm are: tional jurisdiction over the armies of its member-nations. 9 The Washington Times of September 6 reported the existence of a State Matters came to a head following the Ukrainian-Russian Massandra summit of Department policy paper in which the United States accepts "an expanded Russian September 1993. Although the agreement signed there was quickly annulled by the sphere of influence" under the guise of "peacekeeping." Parliaments of both sides, the political firestorm it engendered caused two leading fig– 9 On September 6 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright, in a ures in Ukraine's government to resign. First to go was Leonid Kuchma, then prime speech in Moscow, confirmed that U.S. policy recognizes Russia's "right" to peace- minister, who sought to distance himself from the debacle, and who also expressed keeping in the nations of the former Soviet Union. disgust at the unwillingness of Ukraine's Parliament to accede to his reform program. 9 The State Department is splitting its European Bureau into two bureaus, one that The second was Gen. Morozov. On September 7, 1993, a statement he released read, would handle the nations of the former Soviet Union and the other the rest of Europe, "1 regard the sale of the Black Sea Fleet militarily unacceptable without the considera– thereby recreating the territorial integrity of the former Soviet Union. tion of a pull-back of the Russian fleet from the territory of Ukraine." He also sent 9 During a conversation with reporters in July, President Bill Clinton stated that for– President Leonid Kravchuk a letter informing the latter that he could not be held respon– mer Soviet republics may reunite if their peoples wish to do so. sible for the defense of Ukraine's southern flank if the agreement were implemented. 9 Because of Russian opposition, the United States has vetoed NATO membership Such a direct and public clash with his superior could only end one way. On for Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. October 3, 1993, in a statement released on the day President Kravchuk relieved him These policies are pieces in a puzzle whose picture is the restoration of the Russian of his duties, Gen. Morozov affirmed that he did not want his army to be "dragged Empire and the destruction of the independence of Ukraine and other nations. There into any political games." Soon after, he resigned his commission and retired from can be little doubt that the United States is pursuing a Yalta П policy. Ukraine's armed forces altogether. Source: The Ukrainian Weekly, September 12, 19, October 10, 1993. (Continued on page 14) No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 7 BOOK REviEW: Challenging Sudoplatov's account of Shukhevych's death

by Oksana Zakydalsky taped interviews with two persons who Although Mr. Sudoplatov does not were connected with Shukhevych at the provide first names, the reference seems TORONTO - Pavel Sudoplatov's time described by Mr. Sudoplatov. to be to volodymyr Horbovy, a lawyer book "Special Tasks" has received a lot Daria Husiak was a member of the who defended many western Ukrainian of attention in the press, its publication UPA and one of Shukhevych's couriers. nationalists in Polish courts before the in April of this year was accompanied by After his death, she spent 25 years in a war. But at the time Mr. Sudoplatov was an intense media blitz - an eight-page Soviet labor camp. She now lives in Lviv in Lviv, Horbovy was serving a 25-year excerpt was printed in Time magazine. A and was interviewed in Toronto in March sentence in a Soviet labor camp, having 20-minute MacNeil-Lehrer report, which 1993. vasyl Kuk-Koval succeeded been handed over to the Soviets by the Mr. Sudoplatov was called "the master- Shukhevych as commander of the UPA; Czech secret police in 1948. Mr. Kuk said mind behind some of the most daring he now lives in Kyyiv and was inter- that he knows nothing about any connec– and most successful intelligence opera– viewed in Toronto in July of this year. tion between the family of Horbovy and tions carried out by the USSR during and Commenting on the material on the the place where Shukhevych was hiding. after World War H," was also aired at the UPA in Mr. Sudoplatov's book, Mr. Kuk Mr. Sudoplatov recounts that, after time of publication. There have been said, "in the description of the circum– reviews of the book in most Canadian narrowly missing in capturing stances of the death of Roman Shukhevych and American publications. Shukhevych, who escaped with Daria and in the methods of tracing him, there is ("Gusyak") Husiak from her mother's Robert Conquest, in his surprisingly a lot that is made up and has no relation to house, Mr. Sudoplatov's agents put Ms. enthusiastic introduction to the book, calls the truth." Husiak under surveillance and estab– it "the most sensational, the most devastat– in the book, Mr. Sudoplatov says he 1 і shed that she regularly went to a coop– ing and in many ways the most informa– was sent to western Ukraine in erative store in. a village near Lviv. tive autobiography ever to emerge from November 1949, after the assassination Sensing that she was being followed, Ms. the Stalinist milieu," yet points out that of Yaroslav Galan (Halan), a pro-Soviet Husiak shot the man following her and Mr. Sudoplatov's memoirs "consist of var– writer. The assassination is traditionally was seized in the village, by "local peo– ious levels of evidence." Unfortunately, he blamed on the UPA; Mr. Sudoplatov ple responding to the crime." She was is not helpful in identifying what informa– calls it a "terrorist action by Bandera's handed over to the security forces. tion in the book is on an acceptable level followers." According to Mr. Kuk, it was While they held her, Mr. Sudoplatov of evidence. actually the work of the MvD, a provo– writes "with my deputy, General Drozdov, in spite of all the hype, most of the cation to justify a campaign of repression and 20 men (wej ran to the cooperative Prolog Archives reviews of the book have been equivocal in western Ukraine. store to block its escape routes. We sur– Roman Shukhevych, commander-in– in their evaluation of the work as a Mr. Sudoplatov stayed in Lviv for six rounded the building, and Drozdov chief of the Ukrainian insurgent Army. whole and extremely critical of some of months, having been assigned the task of demanded that Shukheyevich EsicJ lay the accusations made by the author. The identifying and liquidating the leadership down his arms, guaranteeing his life on Husiak did not shoot any man following majority of the reviews in the American of the Ukrainian underground, in tracing behalf of the socialist government. her - according to Mr. Kuk there was an press have focused on tearing to shreds the whereabouts of Roman Shukhevych, Automatic fire was the reply. Shukheyevich incident during which a courier shot an Mr. Sudoplatov's charge that atomic sci– who headed the underground, Mr. threw two hand grenades and, accompanied officer, but it happened in 1947 and entists in the U.S. and Eastern Europe Sudoplatov says he received the coopera– by two women, all armed, attempted to involved Kateryna Zarytska (also a mem– were Soviet spies. Others have pointed tion of the family of "Gorbavoy, a lawyer break out. in the combat, Shukheyevich and ber of the UPA) and not Ms. Husiak. out distortions of historical facts, such as and an influential member of the Bandera two of our officers were killed." According to the testimony she gave those used to implicate Edvard Benes, movement," and that "Gorbavoy" indi– A possible film script - but not, in Toronto,Ms. Husiak,on March 2, president of Czecho-Slovakia, in being a cated to him the areas where Shukhevych according to both Mr. Kuk and Ms. Soviet agent. Many reviewers have was hiding. Husiak, the true story. First of all, Ms. (Continued on page 10) drawn attention to the book's deliberate disinformation, easily detectable incon– sistencies and factual errors. According to its editors, American Kuk justifies 1960 appeal for OUN desistance journalists Jerrold and Leona Schecter, the memoirs are based on 20 hours of by Oksana Zakydalsky do at the time. quarters as the communications net- recorded testimony by Mr. Sudoplatov. vasyl Kuk was born in 1913 in the work had been destroyed by infiltra– However, in reading the book, it is diffi– TORONTO - it probably comes as a Lviv region, became a member of the tion. cult to discern which parts are Mr. surprise to many people that there was a OUN while still a student and a mem– Mr. Kuk was apprehended on May Sudoplatov's memoirs and which parts successor to Roman Shukhevych as ber of its leadership in 1941. He joined 23, 1954, and by th time, he says, the the work of the editors. One assumes that leader of the Ukrainian insurgent Army, the UPA at its formation, became sec– OUN-UPA had ceased to exist as an the original material provided was in or the UPA. it is generally assumed ond in command to Shukhevych in organization, although individual units Russian, yet no translator is credited. that, after Shukhevych's death in 1950, 1947 and assumed the leadership on continued resistance until the early organized guerrilla warfare against the Although in their introduction the edi– Shukhevych's death. 1960s. He was imprisoned in Kyyiv Soviet regime completely collapsed. tors say they "compared this material He headed the UPA for four years - and Moscow until 1960. with published sources to confirm Not so, according to vasyl Kuk until 1954. Mr. Kuk says the national After the letter mentioned above dates," they do not seem to have con- (nom de guerre Koval), Shukhevych's liberation struggle continued after the appeared in the Soviet press, he was successor, now 80 years old and living firmed much else. The book is riddled death of Shukhevych but that "because allowed to work and live in Kyyiv. He in Kyyiv. The reason that most people with bad transliterations and mis- of the pressure of the enemy, the under- is now active in the nationalist circles in the West have not heard about him is spellings: of the Ukrainians mentioned it ground movement received painful in Kyyiv and Lviv, and is working for that, in i960, Mr. Kuk wrote an open is "Shepitsky" instead of Sheptytsky, blows." By 1954 only a few thousand the Archeographic Commission in the "Shukheyevich" instead of Shukhevych. letter, published in the Soviet press, guerrillas remained. Units often had no archives that deal with the OUN-UPA Both names could have been verified in a addressed to the leadership of the contact with each other or with head- period. myriad of published sources. The edi– Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists tors' grasp of German is not much better: (OUN) and all Ukrainians outside "Nachtangel" instead of Nachtigall is Ukraine, in the letter, Mr. Kuk given as the name of the Ukrainian appealed to the leadership to stop trying legion in the German army. to organize, in Ukraine, resistance to Mr. Sudoplatov's career in the Soviet the Soviet regime, as the situation had secret police (known as the NKvD and become hopeless. the MvD during his tenure, and later as The letter was fiercely condemned the KGB) was intimately connected with by the OUN leadership in the West; Soviet campaigns against Ukrainian Mr. Kuk was branded a traitor and his nationalism, both before and after World name was not mentioned in many histo– War 11. Born in Ukraine in 1907, Mr. ries of the UPA. Mr. Kuk maintains he Sudoplatov joined the secret police in wrote the letter because he saw that the 1927 and, after the fall of Beria in 1953, political leadership in the West was was arrested and imprisoned until 1968. badly informed about the reality in He spoke Ukrainian fluently, and thus Ukraine and was putting people at great was a valuable operative in the actions risk. At the time, he says, the under- against Ukrainians such as the assassina– ground in Ukraine was totally infiltrat– tion of Yevhen Konovalets, the murder ed by agents and any anti-Soviet activi– of Bishop Teodor Romzha, and the battle ty was quickly uncovered and followed against the UPA (Ukrainian insurgent by intense repressions. Army). He says that in the letter he did not І would like to focus on one operation denounce the liberation struggle or its described by Mr. Sudoplatov: the death members, nor did he renounce his own of Roman Shukhevych on March 5, role in the movement. Mr. Kuk is still 1950. The Ukrainian Canadian Research convinced that it was the right thing to Yasyl Kuk, commander of the Ukrainian insurgent Army. and Documentation Center has video- 8^THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 ^No. 40 CHANGING AMERICAN PERCEPTIONS OF UKRAINE: THE W by Bohdan Azhniuk Moscow, on August 24, 1991, the system has not yet crystallized, if one con– spoke on "Democratization and Ukrain and Andrew Sorokowski Parliament declared Ukraine an independent siders all the top leaders today — Messrs. Evolution Toward a Civil Societ; state. This decision was approved by more Kravchuk, Kuchma, Moroz and vitaliy Members of the younger generation "Ukraine: Current Trends, Future than 90 percent of the people in a nationwide Masol — one must conclude that they are Ukraine, she remarked, know more of Perspectives" was the theme of the inten– referendum on December 1, 1991. all part of the nomenklatura. Of the recent world than their parents. They do not t; sive summer seminar held at the Ukrainian Ukraine has received relatively bad press presidential contenders, only volodymyr any ideology seriously, be it nationalism Research institute at Harvard University on in the West, and there was an expectation of Lanovy and possibly Уаіегіу Babych could communism. They are really very pragrr July 31- August 5. The program, now in its enormous ethnic turmoil and violence. This really be called new. Probably these people ic: they want a better life. Many small bi second year, was conceived as a partial had been to a great extent reflected in represent the new generation of the elite, nesses are developing. And there are m; response to the new situation brought about President George Bush's speech in the noted Prof. Sochor. American volunteers helping to build v; by Ukrainian independence and numerous Ukrainian Parliament three weeks before Recent opinion polls show that people ous types of economic and civic organi calls to the institute for analytical informa– independence, in which he warned against have little confidence in leaders or institu– tions and institutions. tion on contemporary Ukraine on the part "suicidal nationalism" and ethnic hatred. Yet tions. The only two institutions that enjoy On the local political level, hardly ; of academics, government offices, rep re sen- none of this has happened, in contrast to relative confidence are the military and the changes are taking place. The same old p; tatives of the media, people involved or most of the successors of the Soviet Union, Church. Unlike in Poland, the Church is not nomenklatura continues to function. Wha considering being involved in business in "in my opinion," said Dr. Hajda, "three years meant as a single institution — in fact, there surprising is that even when there і Ukraine, and many others. of independence ої Ukraine has been, on is no single Church institution in Ukraine — change, as in Lviv Oblast, there does Approximately half the participants of balance, a success story — although there but rather a spiritual force. seem to be much change in politics: the r the 1994 seminar were sent by U.S. govern - are enormous economic problems." There still is a lot of debate on the issue people who come in inherit the old probk ment agencies: these were primarily ana– After the recent presidential elections of the ethnic and cultural character of the and the old methodology. lysts, specialists in Ukrainian affairs at there has been a peaceful transition of Ukrainian state, whether it should be a their respective offices. Others were from in the past, whenever there was a reft power from one administration to the other. national or a multicultural state, on the one the private sector. The majority of the par- movement within the Communist Party With respect to the problem of nation-build– hand, and on the other, whether it should tic і pants already possessed significant Ukraine, its proponents were always accu ing that Ukraine embarked on not so long remain a nation-state or should be integrated expertise in their particular Ukrainian of nationalism. What we saw happening v ago, Dr. Hajda gave an extensive analytical into something much broader like the fields of interest, and these added to the President Kravchuk and what we see happ survey of the regions with their various his– Commonwealth of independent States. depth of the discussions, in contrast to the ing with President Kuchma is a type torical, demographic and ethnic back- Prof. Sochor gave a comparative chrono– nationalization of the former nomenklat situation just a few short years ago, when grounds and, consequently, their different such people were by and large novices in logical analysis of some of the opinion poll person: he becomes the leader of the coun levels of national consciousness. data from Ukraine about the people's degree and he does not want to become merely Ukrainian affairs, this level of expertise There are major differences in ethnic reflects the evident importance of Ukraine of trust in various institutions and political first secretary of the party. composition between the western and cen– leaders. She also gave a survey of the political Ukraine will probably develop int in the international arena as a serious sub– tral regions of the country, where ject of study at the highest level. structure of the newly elected Parliament, civil society if it is not prevented fr Ukrainians make up to 95 percent of the pointing out that the existing factions do not doing so, Dr. Chomiak continued, it cc The program was intended to provide population, on the one hand, and the eastern overlap with party affiliation. be prevented by anything that wo both a general picture of the situation in and southern regions, where Ukrainians There still are many battles to be fought increase the polarization of the country Ukraine and in-depth analysis of particu– constitute 55 percent and 75 percent, between Parliament and the president, and a cause civil unrest, especially near the t larly important issues. The five days were respectively, on the other. lot of debate about property. One can hear ders, and force people into one or anot dedicated, respectively, to domestic politics, The various elections of recent years Parliament Chairman Moroz, a Socialist, say: identity. One of the problems E society and culture, law and economy, for– showed a definite political regionalization of "1 can accept the idea of private property, but Europeans face is to define their ident eign affairs and security issues. The speak– Ukraine, which is mostly based on demo- not the private ownership of land." This cor– the sloppier the identity, the greater ers included both academics and practition– graphic, ethnic factors and partly on historical responds exactly to the ideas on property chances for democratic development. ers—a combination that provided a variety factors, in this respect, the election as presi– once expressed by Mikhail Gorbachev, for in Ukraine, for a long time people w of perspectives on the various topics of dis– dent of Ukraine of Leonid Kuchma, who this reason, even with the backing that able to have various layers of identity, am cussion. received the bulk of his vote in the heavily President Kuchma might have got from the a sense they seemed to be comfortable v Following is the first of a two-part series Russified east and south of the country, may leftist bloc based on their shared views that that. Any attempt to create a rigid definii that presents a summation of the topics cov– become a consolidating factor in the process there must be closer ties with Russia, they is going to cause problems, any type of j ered at the seminar. of integration of the disparate regions into a will probably split on economic issues: eco– ception of their being either maneuvei unified nation. PARTI nomic reform and private property. "1 cannot pushed into some kind of a position or a j see a viable coalition over a long period of ception that they are being attacked. A c Transition to sovereignty National politics time," Prof. Sochor concluded. pie more pseudo-Zhirinovskys or e1 in her talk titled "National Politics: The Harvard Ukrainian Research Solzhenitsyns might cause serious problei institute's associate director, Dr. Lubomyr President, Parliament, Parties, Programs," Evolution toward civil society Prof. Zenovia Sochor (Clark University) ana– Ethnicity and politics Hajda, who originated the idea of an event Dr. Marta Bohachevsky Chomiak lyzed her on-site impressions of a recent stay of this type and directed its implementation, (National Endowment for the Humanities) Orest Deychakiwsky of the Commiss opened the seminar with a keynote lecture in the capital of the country, where she was on "Ukraine's Transition to Sovereignty lecturing at the Kyyiv Mohyla Academy. and Problems of Nation-Building." Prof. Sochor noted that th,ere is still a debate about whether the political system should be Dr. Hajda gave a general outline of the a presidential or a parliamentary one. recent political history of Ukraine. To the The other issue in debate during the parlia– end of 1989 Ukraine was relatively quiet, mentary and presidential elections was still kept in check by the Communist Party whether Ukraine should be a unitary or a fed– apparatus and the party leader who had eral state, with Mr. Kuchma and Oleksander been in power for 17 years, volodymyr Moroz reopening the discussion about feder– Shcherbytsky was installed in office pre– alism and Leonid Kravchuk being very clear– cisely to undo the "damage" done to ly for a unitary system. Ukraine by his predecessor, Petro Shelest, who as first secretary for 10 years had Yet another issue was the language to be allowed certain forms of national expres– used in the country: while Ukrainian is to sion. The 17 years of the Shcherbytsky remain the state language, Russian has been regime left Ukraine deprived of leadership proposed as an official language, and the and ill-prepared to meet the opportunities difference between these two types of status offered by the policy of perestroika. has not yet been clearly defined. Democracy in Ukraine may be called a Change, when it came, came quickly, in "nomenklatura democracy." it is very much the 450-member Supreme Council the nomenklatura that runs the show. Since (Parliament) elected in March of 1990, the collapse of the USSR, there have been although there was a hard core of 239 dramatic changes but there has been no Communists, the democrats and nationalists genuine transfer of power, which has main– made up between 25 and 30 percent of the tained stability. This also explains the fact Parliament. Sovereignty was declared that that there were no basic changes, as all the summer, and soon after the failed coup in drama of 1991 would have suggested. The other reason to call it nomenklatura demo– Bohdan Azhniuk is a candidate in philol– cracy is that there is no normal operation of ogy and academic secretary of the institute democracy in terms of a political elite and a of the Ukrainian Language, Academy of counter-elite, or loyal opposition. There are Sciences of Ukraine, in Kyyiv, as well as a multiple parties, but one can hardly refer to visiting scholar at the Harvard Ukrainian a multi-party system. Research institute. Among the basic elements of democracy Andrew Sorokowski is managing editor is the rule of law. Although the Constitution of Harvard Ukrainian Studies, the journal has already been drafted, it has not yet been of the Harvard Ukrainian Research accepted by Parliament. That remains on Prof. Zenovia Sochor of Clark University analyzed her on-site impressions of K? institute. the agenda, which suggests that the political during a talk on "National Politics: President, Parliament, Parties, Programs." No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 VARD UKRAINIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE SUMMER SEMINAR m Security and Cooperation in Europe spoke zenship, seeing it as potentially eroding its )n "Ethnicity and Politics in Ukraine." One sovereignty. :annot speak about the national minorities in The Crimean Tatar situation is a further Jkraine, he pointed out, without putting them complicating dimension of the current ten– n the context of Ukrainian national identity sions in the Crimea, their ancestral home- md Ukrainian culture itself. Until very land. Crimean Tatars have called for the ecently, Ukrainians were essentially a renewal of their national territorial status on ninority within a larger entity, the Soviet the territory of the Crimea within Ukraine, Jnion. As the largest Slavic nation after the putting them in opposition to much of the Russians, Ukrainians historically opposed the local Russian population. hreat of empire. The speaker also touched upon the issues Ukrainian culture was a minority culture of ethnic and cultural life of such ethnic jven in the Ukrainian republic, and only in minorities as Jews, Hungarians, Poles and he last few years have we been witnessing Romanians, as well as on the problem of he reversal of Russification. Until the 19th redefining the national identity of the part of :entury, over 90 percent of the population the Ukrainian population of Transcarpathia )f Ukraine were Ukrainians, and during the who call themselves Rusyns. ! 9th century the proportion of Russians and ews in Ukraine rose dramatically, predom– Politics of religion nantly because of economic and commer– in his lecture "Churches and the Politics :ial growth in the Russian empire. of Religion in Today's Ukraine," Dr. Borys By 1897 Russians constituted about 10 Gudziak, director of the institute of Church )ercent of the population, mostly in the History in Lviv, surveyed the 1,000-year ;ities of the east and south. Ukraine cur– history of Christianity in Ukraine and eluci– ently has representatives of around 110 dated the key issues of contemporary lifferent ethnic groups on its territory. Church life. There is now an officially re- 4ccording to the latest (1989) census, cognized Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church tlmost 73 percent of the 52 million popu– with its headquarters in Lviv, a Ukrainian ation are ethnic Ukrainians, 22 percent are Orthodox Church of the Kyyiv Patriarchate, Russians, which leaves only about 5 per– a Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the :ent belonging to other ethnic minorities. Moscow Patriarchate, and also a Ukrainian )Ome people believe that the future cen– Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which is.' ;uses will show that the actual number of not officially recognized by the state. Russians is smaller, because in the past the in western Ukraine, although the Greek- )ffspring of mixed marriages and Catholic Church was forbidden from 1946, Russified Ukrainians tended to identify there was an underground religious move– vith the more prestigious and dominant ment that did not reach everybody, but most Russian nationality. people knew about it and it was part of the in general, independent Ukraine has pur– popular consciousness. ;ued a liberal policy towards its minorities, "Clearly the government sees the Church md despite problems Ukraine has been as an important identity-creating agent and intouched by ethnic conflicts or violence, tries very unsuccessfully, 1 think, to manip– vlr. Deychakiwsky said. The fact that the ulate the Church for its own ends," said Dr. :hief proponent of respect for minorities Gudziak. "The way it is perceived is a vas the Popular Movement of Ukraine, or reflection of the loss of ecclesiastical con– lukh, which was the leading force for inde– sciousness in Ukraine. Politicians, many of )endence, was important for many reasons, whom were involved in trying to move t served as a counter to the misperception these processes, did not have a sense of 'ormed by Soviet propaganda that what the Church was really about, what its Jkrainian nationalism is inherently intoler– internal laws were." Seminar participants talk shop at dinner. mt and hostile to minorities. in much of Ukraine, the Church really is The notion that the national movement beginning from ground zero, and that makes territorial and ethnic dimensions. rule remained in a relationship of inferiori– ;ould promote both democracy and tolerance . Ukraine an area open for all kinds of prosely– in the highly industrialized, urbanized ty, as a younger brother of Great Russia. ^as initially hard even for some in the West tizing: there is a lot of Evangelical and and at the same time heavily Russified east– The western Ukrainians not only have no :o swallow, and did come as a pleasant sur– Pentecostal missionary work, in some of the ern regions of Ukraine, opponents of eco– historic feeling of inferiority, but they look Drise. And this helped to build support for eastern Ukrainian cities their presence is nomic reforms — the Communists — to the West as the model of civilized life. ^ukh and for Ukrainian independence. more visible and perhaps more effective than achieved an impressive victory, while in it would be a great oversimplification to in October 1991, the Ukrainian that of any of the traditional Churches. western and central Ukraine, with their think of national identity in terms of mutu– Parliament adopted the law on Ukrainian Many people express a kind of a belief in overwhelmingly Ukrainian-speaking popu– ally exclusive loyalties. Just as it is possible citizenship, which declared that all persons a deity and a certain allegiance to one or lation, they did poorly, while the democrats, for one person to speak and understand two -esident in Ukraine at the moment the law another community, but they are not regular independents and the moderate nationalists or more different languages, so it is possible :ame into force were nationals of indepen– communicants at the parishes. There is a lot did well. to reconcile two different identities within ient Ukraine. There are no residency of syncretism: people who call themselves one person. Contrary to the widespread -equirements as in some Baltic states. This Ukraine has the largest Russian ethnic Christians will very frequently have beliefs notion of the inborn character of national underscores Ukrainian adherence to the community outside Russia. Under the that are more influenced by neo-pagan identity, it can be changed and reshaped. dea that Ukraine is based on a territorial USSR they enjoyed considerable advan– movements or some Buddhist influence, it's згіпсіріе rather than on an ethnic one. tages, occupied better positions and were Thus, surveys show that in Donetske, the really a melting pot and one that is bubbling most significant self-identified community This basis for identity and citizenship less likely to engage in dissident activity in at a very high temperature, Dr. Gudziak is neither Ukrainians nor Russians, but so- also served to lessen possible fears about an comparison with Ukrainians, Jews and explained. called "Soviets." They constitute about half exclusive Ukrainian nationalism, a sort of Crimean Tatars. The break-up of the Soviet the population of the city. This type of iden– 'Ukraine for the Ukrainians." There were in most places now a priest is an authori– Union relegated this ethnic group from a tity includes different loyalties: these peo– different governmental steps and actions ty figure. During the weeks of the election position of dominance to one of an ethnic ple may consider themselves concurrently :aken to reassure the national minorities: many of the candidates appealed explicitly minority. This drastic change evoked feel– 9 ings of frustration and threat, Dr. Hrytsak also Ukrainians, Russians, etc., but politi– 1. High-ranking officials have consis– for the support of the Church. The Church noted. cally they consider themselves to be part of ;ently condemned xenophobia and support– hierarchy was at pains to try to explain what the legacy of the Soviet Union. This is a id the principle of equal citizenship regard- role the Church can play in the political Western Ukraine was never a part of the transitional type of identity, which — ess of ethnic background. process: it can counsel certain values, it can Russian empire, and it became a part of the depending on political conditions — can m 2. There is no evidence of an ethnic condemn others, but it cannot support indi– Soviet Union only after World War 11. develop either into Russian or into Dias in appointments to senior governmen– viduals or individual parties. Thus, it was one of the least Sovietized areas of the USSR. Despite the Polish poli– Ukrainian identity. :al positions; Russians and Jews, especially, National identity iave received prominent government posi– cy of forceful assimilation in the interwar Evidently, while the population of the :ions. Dr. Yaroslav Hrytsak, director of the period, western Ukrainians managed to two largest cities of Ukraine's east and west - 3. Ukraine has good bilateral relations institute of Historical Studies at Lviv develop an exceptionally dynamic national — Donetske and Lviv — almost completely with such countries as Hungary, Poland and University, spoke on "National identity in consciousness, which, after inclusion of disagree on what kind of future they want fsrael, whose co-nationals are important Contemporary Ukraine." The main criterion those lands in the USSR, contributed dis– for the country, they are in close agreement minorities in Ukraine. of a nation, he asserted, is the common will proportionately to the survival and revival on what they do not want, and that is Along with these governmental policies, of the people to live together in a given of the national idea in Ukraine itself. regionalization. While there is significant most major political parties have adopted a political entity. Recent results of Ukrainian What was no less important, Dr. Hrytsak disagreement on the role they would like liberal approach towards minorities. presidential and parliamentary elections continued, is that they contributed strongly Russia to play in their future, both these Complaints, of so-called forced Ukrainization show that there is a deep split between to the change of balance in Ukraine's rela– areas support the view that the unity of appear to lack solid ground. However, those who are ready to accept reforms and tionship with Russia. For several centuries Ukraine is more important than the needs of Ukraine understandably has resisted dual citi– those who oppose them, and this split has the inhabitants of Ukraine under Russian individual regions. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 No. 40

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ing their children to mingle with the chil– Kuropas addresses... dren of those who supported the Hetman Thinking about buying a home? (Continued from page 6) state (and vice versa). As the concerns mounted, continued tion. They were soon joined by members Dr. Kuropas, so did the number of orga– of the newly formed Organization of nizations and so did the defection of the The Ukrainian National Association Ukrainian Nationalists. But while their young people who were at issue. Some elders were consumed by a passionate offers its members of this splintering, according to Dr. interest in liberating Ukraine, the children Kuropas, was briefly set aside with the of these political refugees and escapees outbreak of World War 11 and a renewed began to lose interest in the cause and in Low Fixed Rate Mortgage Loans concern for the situation in Ukraine. Ukrainian life. 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Having presented an historical per– spective of the patterns and problems of earlier immigrations, Dr. Kuropas turned to the current influx. He stressed the irony of the response to this fourth wave by recalling the words of the earlier immigrants, "They look like us, they talk like us, but they're different. They're not as Ukrainian as they're supposed to be, as we'd like them to be." He noted that Fourth of July 8L Labor Day feel like this wave of immigrants, unlike the pre– AGES AGO!!! vious two, was not political but econom– ic in nature, just as the first great immi– But the party continues at SOYUZivKA gration had been. COME TO THE While acknowledging the fact that the new immigrants are different, he empha– HALLOWEEN WEEKEND BASH sized the need to understand the reasons for these differences, indicating that sovi– AT etization had made them wary of organi– zations, wary of community life, wary of SOYUZIVKA the concept of volunteerism and wary of association with others. 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'"PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE BEST COSTUMES'" Following the presentation by Dr. Sunday, October 30th Kuropas, members of the audience were 8-Ю a.m.: Coffee fc Danish (Main Lobby) invited to participate in an open forum to 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Farewell Brunch exchange views and ideas on this issue of the new immigration. Several mem– bers of the community, representing the SOYUZIVKA last three waves of immigrants and a Ukrainian National Association Estate wide variety of age groups, presented Foordmore Road Kerhonkson, New York 12446 their opinions on the subject, adding an (914) 626-5641 Fax: (914) 626-4638 interesting and personal touch to the for– mal presentation. Further discussions continued during an informal reception following the program. No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2,1994 13

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Tuesday, October 4 the public to view the UNA centennial exhi– bition documenting 100 years of service to NEW YORK: The Harriman institute at PREVIEW OF EVENTS the Ukrainian community in the U.S. and to Columbia University presents a lecture by party as well as films, crafts and Ukrainian Bazaar conducted by the Ladies Sodality of UUkrainek . The exhibit will be on display at psychiatrist Jurij Savyckyj, M.D., food. The festival is being held at the St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church ththee Ukrainian Museum, 1202 Kenilworth "Psychiatry and Mental Health in Ave., 2-5 p.m. Street parking is available. Contemporary Ukraine." The two-hour pre– Ukrainian National Federation Hall, 130 will be held at 394 Blackslone St., 10 a.m.-3 Av Frood Road. The festival runs through p.m. There will be a special feature raffle, ^ sentation, based on Dr. Savyckyj's work in Wednesday, October 19 the field in Ukraine over the past two years, Sunday, October 16. For additional informa– hand-crafted items, Ukrainian arts and crafts will be delivered at noon in Room 1512 of tion call (705) 673-0890. and a variety of household items. Ukrainian TTORONTOC : St. viadimir institute Culture hot and cold dishes and take out orders will CluClib presents Myrna Kostash and Janice the international Affairs Building, 420 W. , October 11 118th St. For information call (212) 854- be available. For more information call KKulyk-Keeferu , well-known, well established 4377. PHILADELPHIA: The jubilee concert cei– Frances Melnyk, (401) 769-1898; Maria fifigureg s on the Canadian cultural scene, in a ebrating the 90th birthday of Mykola Kun, (508) 883-6696; or Judy Gajdalo, pnprogra: m titled "Two Literary Perspectives," Friday-Sunday, October 7-9 Kolessa, renowned Ukrainian composer and (401)769-1898. tto be held at St. viadimir institute, 620 Spadina Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Admission: PHILADELPHIA: On the occasion of The conductor, founder of the Ukrainian school Sp members, S5; non-members, S10. Ukrainian Museum Week being held here, of conducting, will be held at the Ukrainian Sunday, October 16 me Ukrainian Women's League of America Cultural and Educational Center, 700 Cedar CH1CAGO: The Ukrainian institute of ADVANCді E NOTICE Branch 67 is holding a posthumous group art Road, Jenkintown, Pa., at 7 p.m. Modern Art presents a concert featuring Sunday, October 30 exhibit of leading Ukrainian diaspora artists Participating will be: Maria Krushelnytska pianist Mykola Suk in a program of works ^u to be held at the Ukrainian Educational and (piano), Maria Hirska (soprano), Kharytyna by Beethoven, Bartok and Liset. The concert LLOC S ANGELES: The Ukrainian National Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road. The exhibit Kolessa (violoncello), Bohdan Kaskiv (vio– will be held at the institute, 2320 W. AAssociatios n John Hodiak Branch 257 opens Friday, October 7, at 8 p.m. Among lin), and Halyna Kolessa (viola). Tickets: Chicago Ave., starting at 2 p.m. iinvitem s the Ukrainian community to partici– S15; S10, at the door. artists featured will be Andrusiw, Butovych, Sundays, October 16 and 23 Ppata e in the centennial celebration of the Hnizdovsky, Hordynsky, Gritchenfco Saturday, October 15 foundinfoi g of the Ukrainian National (Hryshchenko), Zubar, E. Kozak, CLEvELAND: The Cleveland District of AAssociatios n and the 45th anniversary of the Krychevsky, Mehyk, Mykhin, Nedilko, WOONSOCKET, R.1.: The annual Harvest UNA Los Angeles Branch. The jubilee ban– the Ukrainian National Association invites Ш Radysh, v. Simiantsev, P. Cholodn, and quet and concert will be held at the Chereshnovsky. The works on exhibit will be PLEASE NOTE: Preview items must be received one week before desired Ukrainian Cultural Center, 4315 Melrose on sale to benefit the museum. Exhibit hours: date of publication. No information will be taken over the phone. Preview Ave., at 1:30 p.m. Keynote speaker at the Saturday, October 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, items will be published only once (please indicate desired date of publication). banquet will be UNA Secretary Martha October 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. All items are published at the discretion of the editorial staff and in accor– Lysko. The artistic program will feature the Ukrainian National Choir Kobzar, the dance with available space. Monday, October 10 Ukrainian Dancers of Los Angeles, interna– SUDBURY, Ontario: Yarmarok, the pre– PREviEW OF EVENTS, a listing of Ukrainian community events open to tional star Joy Brittan, Katrina Hodiak and mier Ukrainian festival in northern Ontario, the public, is a service provided free of charge by The Ukrainian Weekly to the other celebrity guests. Tickets for the ban– will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a quet and concert are Si5, adults; S8, chil– Ukrainian community. To have an event listed in this column, please send program featuring the Black Sea Cabaret dren under 12. For reservations send checks and performances by the veseli Halychany information (type of event, date, time, place, admission, sponsor, etc.) — typed payable to UNA Branch 257, Nicholas from Ukraine, comedian ihor Bachinsky, the and in the English language — along with the phone number of a person who Medvid, P.O. Box 29223, Los Angeles, CA veselka Dancers, the Black Sea Kozak, and may be reached during daytime hours for additional information to: Preview 90029-0223 by October 24. For additional the Dnipro Choir. There will also be a Polka of Events, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. information call (213) 661-7341.

TO ALL MEMBERMEMBERSS OOFF UNUNA BRANCBRANCHH 7766 English courses offered in N.Y. in Newark, NJ As of October 1,1994 the secretary's duties of UNA Branch 76 in Newark, NJ have been assumed NEW YORK - Adults over age 1і 66 dents are encouraged to converse with by Andre Worobec. lacking basic English-speaking skillis each other in a mutually supportive We ask all members of this Branch to direct all correspondence regarding membership and insur– may enroll in free English classes thiiss atmosphere. . ance, as well as their membership premiums to the address listed below: fall at 11 New York Public Librarry During the 1993 season, over 2,300 branches in Manhattan, the Bronx and Mr. Andre Worobec id people registered for ESL classes at The Staten island. Adults who would like tto0 6 Bayard Place New York Public Library branches. enroll must register in person at thle Newark, NJ 07106 Students who enroll in this program rep– 3e (201) 451-2200 or (201) 373-8357 branch library where the classes will be resent more than 50 countries, including held. Because space is limited, registraa–" israel, Korea, vietnam, Japan, Poland, tion will be drawn by lot at all branches;-. Puerto Rico, China and Russia, Designed to help adults who are noot An English test for class placement will OVER 200 SERVICES S GOODS native English speakers develop basiic be given after registration. Do not bring conversational skills, the English as a children to registration. For information YOUR UKRAINIAN CONNECTION Second Language (ESL) program on when and where to register for the ESL UU addresses the different needs and abilitty program, call the Library's Office of МІСТ MEEST levels of all students, in the classes, stuu– Special Services at (212) 349-0918. Ukrainian Orthodox Church video HEAD OFFlCE CARS, TRACTORS, COURIER SERVICE 97 Six Point Road, tel.: 1-416-236-2032 lTY's, appliances... to Ukraine 6 back) to be screened throughout U.S. Toronto, 0nt.M8Z 2X3 fox: 1-416-236-2110 NEW YORK - The Ukrainian-lann– denomination, in that it deals with the ІІІІрі^ШйШІ FREIGHT FORWARDING guage documentary video film, "Pryiditite resurrection of Ukrainian churches in „ „VVE PICK UP; Poklonimsia" (Come, Let Us Paiy Ukraine and their historical and cultural Л , -(CONTAINERS '-.-Ї Homage), on the Ukrainian Orthodo)x importance. fROMANYraRt^ Church both in Ukraine and in the Unitesd The documentary will be screened by 1 - 4 weeks 4 - 8 weeks TO ANY ADDRESS States, will be screened in Ukrainian cenn– Mr. ihnatusha in the communities where IN UKRAINE, RUSSIA ters in the U. 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