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INSIDE: • Leonid Kuchma marks one year in office — page 2. • Ukraine's National Ballet at Spoleto Festival — page 10. • The feast of Kupalo — page 11. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXIII No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995 $1.25/$2 in Ukraine Ukrainian World Congress expands Ukraine seeks foreign investment, representation of diaspora groups readies new economic legislation by Andrij Wynnyckyj harsh economic conditions. by Marta Kolomayets panies for Ukrainian currency at auctions, Toronto Press Bureau Dr. Cipywnyk said he is disturbed by Kyyiv Press В urea just like Ukrainians are allowed to do. the harassment and brutality directed at Foreigners will be able also to freely TORONTO - The Ukrainian World journalists in Ukraine. "I think it's definite­ KYYIV - Despite Ukraine's current purchase stock in companies on the Congress. Secretariat, convening for its ЗІ st ly within our mandate, as an objective but positive political climate, its status in the country's stock market, which is expect­ plenary meeting, voted to broaden the orga­ sympathetic observer, to point out where world of foreign investment and as an eco­ ed to list more than 100 privatized com­ nization's purview by accepting member­ abuses have been committed and where nomic partner for the West, is still murky. panies by the end of 1995. Only $366.9 million (U.S.) has been ship applications from Ukrainian represen­ inequities exist," the UWC president said. Today, however, 62 standards regulate invested in the country between 1992 and tations in Russia, the former Yugoslavia, "The metropolitan pledged $1,000 to foreign investment activity in Ukraine at 1994 by foreign companies; $17.5 million Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. the HRC, as a kind of symbolic seed different levels, whether it be through was from countries of the Commonwealth About 50 representatives of international grant to ensure that it starts up its work legislation or guidelines issued by the of Independent States (CIS). organizations, national umbrella groups and again," Dr. Cipywnyk said. National Bank of Ukraine. the major Churches attended the meeting at The Ukrainian Catholic hierarch is President Leonid Kuchma is targeting "The biggest obstacle in Ukraine," which the number of countries represented also part of the revival of another institu­ such problems, trying to attract foreign according to John Hewko of Baker and within the UWC was increased to 18. tion, the UWC's Church Commission, investment through new economic legisla­ McKenzie, the first Western law firm to The new national member-organizations which became inactive in the mid-1980s. tion as well as a June 6 decree that gives open in Kyyiv back in 1991, is instability are the Alliance of Ukrainians of Russia Dr. Cipywnyk said that, as a result of foreigners the same access to privatization in its legislation. (Obiednannia Ukraintsiv Rosiyi), the consultations with Ukrainian Orthodox that is given to Ukrainian nationals. The strategic investor wants to look Rusyn and Ukrainian Association of Metropolitan Wasyly Fedak, terms of The first reading of the new foreign down the road 20 to 30 years, he noted. Yugoslavia (Soyuz Rusyniv і Ukraintsiv reference for a newly active body are investment law, passed by the Ukrainian "In many ways, a bad law that stays on Yugoslaviyi), Association of Ukrainians of being prepared for this fall. Parliament in June, attempts to balance the the books five years is preferable to good the Dniester Region (Spilka Ukraintsiv investment activity of foreign and domes­ laws that change every five minutes," A Kyyiv office Prydnistrovia), the Society of Ukrainians tic investors, canceling business profit tax Mr. Hewko told the Eastern Economist, of Lithuania (Hromada Ukraintsiv Lytvy), Also on the agenda was the possible and foreign investment profit privileges, an English-language business magazine the Ukrainian Society of Latvia (Ukrainska opening of a UWC office in Kyyiv. something Western investors have not published in Kyyiv. Hromada Latviyi) and the Ukrainian According to Dr. Cipywnyk, national um­ been happy about. However it is some­ Stuart Reich, the president of Utel, the Countrymen's Association of Estonia brella organizations in North America - the thing that is a key factor in Ukraine's Ukrainian-U.S.-Dutch-German joint ven­ (Ukrainske Zemliatstvo Estoniyi). Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the reform policy: there will be no difference ture telephone company, which account­ The UWC sessions on June 2-3 were Ukrainian Congress Committee of America between "insiders and outsiders." ed for about 25 percent, or $70 million attended by Ukraine's ambassador to and the Ukrainian American Coordinating Under the proposed new regulations, (U.S.) of foreign capital investment in Canada, Viktor Batyuk, and Oleksander reported the Wall Street Journal, foreign Sobotovych, Ukrainian consul-general in (Continued on page 12) investors will be able to buy shares in com­ (Continued on page 14) Toronto. Following the plenum, UWC President Dr. Dmytro Cipywnyk expressed satisfac­ tion with "some of the best sessions we've Canadian professionals discuss challenges to community had yet,""' because all the required reports by Christopher Guly For instance, members looked at how to counteract the way had been filed in advance and "people their multicultural identity within Canada is under attack these arrived ready for intelligent and in-depth MONTREAL - Whither their roots, how to promote entre- days, from both the abolitionist Reform Party of Canada and a discussions." preneurship and broadening their representation were the Liberal backbencher in Ottawa. John Nunziata, an Ontario The UWC president was buoyed also by themes that dotted a weekend of identity soul-searching for 80 member of Parliament, recently told The Weekly that he plans the news that the organization had wiped full delegates attending the June 30 to July 2 biennial confer­ to introduce a private members' bill to effectively discontinue out its six-figure deficit as a result of a con­ ence of the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business certed fund-raising drive and a period of Federation (UCPBF) in Montreal. Canada's 24-year-old multiculturalism policy. That does not take into account the federal Liberal government's own plans to rigorous restraint. As thousands of pro-federalist Montrealers took to the street "Now we can think about reactivating to reaffirm their loyalty to a united Canada - this over the holi­ review a program its party had introduced in 1971. some of the other committees and commis­ day weekend festivities marking Canada Day (July 1) — a Not surprisingly, some UCPBF members are concerned. sions that have lain dormant," said Dr. much smaller group of Ukrainian Canadian professional and Although he admits the multiculturalism policy needs some Cipywnyk. As an example, he mentioned business people huddled in a downtown hotel to talk about the updating, Dr. Dmytro Cipywnyk, president of both the the Human Rights Commission, which has future of their own community. Ukrainian World Congress and the Canadian Ethnocultural been inactive since early 1994 because its' Using English as their common language, the delegates, who Council, worried that critics of Canadian multiculturalism chairman, Prof. Yuriy Darewych, was spent $290 apiece to participate in the three-day conference, ascribe a narrow definition to it. "They consider it to be the cos­ taken ill and because of financial cutbacks. talked about the effectiveness of multiculturalism and the tumes we wear or the songs we sing," explained the former "But ( agree entirely with [long-standing absence of women in positions of power. Ukrainian Canadian Congress president. HRC activist] Christina Isajiw's discussion They turned to the example of other Canadian ethnic com­ "But they don't appreciate that multiculturalism means a lot paper," Dr. Cipywnyk said. "We have a munities and strategized over how to encourage the activity of of things. The bottom line is that it should enable access for role to play internationally as a non-govern­ young professionals within their own community. They lis­ everyone. But that's not true. Minorities account for 44 percent mental organization." He said the UWC's tened as guest panelists - assembled in daytime television talk of the Canadian population, but they are nowhere near being role should be to prod the Ukrainian gov­ show format, sitting in an oval on smart-looking, antique chairs represented in the civil service or in corporations," he noted. ernment in:o taking on some of the respon­ - shared their personal experiences and insights on various top­ However, Canada's ethnic communities may be helping sibilities that fall naturally within its juris­ ics. some of the country's more astute businesses turn a profit. diction, such as taking up the case of Calling their Montreal meeting "The New Challenge," the Referring to a recent study by the Conference Board of Ukrainian minorities in other countries. UCPBF conference set several for itself over the next two Canada, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism Sheila The president said both Ukrainian years. Finestone said that companies which altered their employment Catholic Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk Unlike the 1993 version in Winnipeg, which looked at busi­ and marketing practices to be more multiculturally friendly had and Ukrainian Orthodox Bishop Paisiy ness and trade opportunities with Ukraine and involved senior experienced a 38 percent increase in their market share. For Iwashchuk, who reported to the plenum, politicians and bureaucrats, the 1995 meeting was less star- example, "Petro Canada in Vancouver increased its business by had returned from recent trips to Ukraine struck and more hands-on, designed to tackle the inward-look­ greatly saddened by disarray and intoler­ ing exercise the federation sought to undertake. (Continued on page 8) ance in the religious community, and THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995 No. 29

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Leonid Kuchma: Ukraine's savior? U.S.-Belarusian relations mixed have drifted into the Donets' river, a by Taras Kuzio tors to the view that there was no turning development that threatens the safety of back to a command-administrative system, MIENSK — A special advisor to water supplies throughout parts of the Elected one year ago on July 10 by a nar­ thereby in one fell swoop undercutting President Bill Clinton, Colt Blacker, met Kharkiv, Donetsk and Luhanske oblasts. row margin over incumbent President potential support from them for the revived with Belarusian President Alyaksander As of July 10, Kharkiv's inhabitants Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma's record Communist Party, and building a base to Lukashenka here on June 28, Belarusian were still without normal water supplies, stands highly at odds to what was expected back his reforms among the captains of television reported. Mr. Lukashenka said while the clean-up effort continued with from him as Ukraine's second president. industry. Mr. Kuchma's UIEU then went on technical aid from the U.S. would help equipment brought in from Ukraine and The presidential election campaign in to form a liberal, pro-reformist alliance with Belarus greatly in attracting investment Russia. (Respublika) Ukraine was turned into a second referen­ Volodymyr Hryniov, leader of the New and creating a better tax system. He dum on Ukrainian independence. Like his Ukraine bloc, to create Ukraine's first pointed out that the U.S. had allocated Russian dual citizenship in NIS counterpart in neighboring Belarus, "presidential party," the Inter-Regional $30 million to fight crime in Eastern Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Mr. Kuchma Bloc for Reform. Europe and the former Soviet Union, and MOSCOW — Russia has so far failed to secure dual citizenship for its citizens came to power on a pro-Russian platform. Mr. Kuchma has devoted great atten­ Belarus was the first country to start throughout the newly independent states, During the past year, however, Ukraine tion to political reform of the Soviet-era tracking financial crimes. Mr. according to Rossiiskie Vesti of July 6. and Belarus have gone their separate ways. system that had impeded any movement Lukashenka noted that Belarus had made Russia has signed an agreement on dual Whereas Mr. Kuchma has demonstrably of independent Ukraine in terms of other positive initiatives towards the shifted Ukraine's axis closer to Europe and domestic stabilization, and nation- and West, such as joining NATO's citizenship with Turkmenistan and has increased its integration with the West, Mr. state-building. The absence of political Partnership for Peace program, but the already drawn up such treaties with Lukashenka has virtually returned Belarus reform also prevented the implementa­ problem of coming to terms with the IMF Kyrgyzstan, Belarus and Tajikistan. to the status of a Russian gubernia. tion of legislation under his predecessor, over a stand-by credit must still be Negotiations with other states remain President Kuchma's evolution from a especially at the local level where region­ resolved. Mr. Blacker told President deadlocked. Rossiiskie Vesti alleges that "Little Russian" provincial leader to that of alism and separatism began to grow. Lukashenka that officials in the U.S. view ethnic Russians suffer labor discrimina­ a Ukrainian statesman is perhaps the most Conflicts over the division of powers Belarusian policies as submissive to tion in Lithuania, Georgia and Azerbaijan, important development in Ukraine during between the president and the Parliament Russia's. (OMRI Daily Digest) and many remain effectively stateless in the last year. and on defining new post-Soviet constitu­ Latvia and Estonia. The number of The last year has shown that Ukraine is tions have plagued most Soviet successor Russia cuts gas deliveries to Belarus Russians living abroad being granted Russian citizenship is on the rise, with here to stay as a full-time member of the states. The most glaring example of this MOSCOW — The Russian Federation 123,000 persons in 1992-1993, 444,000 in new post-Soviet order, a factor confirmed by led to tanks shelling the former Russian has curtailed deliveries of natural gas to the highly acclaimed visit of President Bill 1994 and 110,000 in the first quarter of Parliament in October 1993 in support of Belarus from 20 million cubic meters Clinton to Ukraine in early May. Likewise, 1995. (OMRI Daily Digest) President Boris Yeltsin. The Constitution daily to 8.5 million cubic meters. The the West's indifference and, at times, hostili­ adopted three months later created an Belarus Energy Ministry announced on ty to the newly independent Ukrainian state authoritarian presidential system that "Near abroad" Russians gather July 2 that a crisis situation was develop­ has been replaced by its acceptance. The largely made the State Duma a body with ing in the Belarusian power industry, MOSCOW — The Congress of question mark over whether Ukraine's inde­ no influence. which was forcing the country to delve Russians Living Abroad opened here on pendence was "temporary" in 1992-1993 In Ukraine, President Kuchma has into its winter gas reserves to cover the July 6. About 320 representatives from has been replaced by the belief that it is a resolved this Soviet legacy without the use shortfall in deliveries from Russia. the former Soviet republics convened to permanent feature, indeed, a key strategic of tanks or violence. In June he cajoled the According to the ministry, the coming discuss problems of ethnic Russians liv­ player in Central and Eastern Europe. Parliament into signing an agreement on a winter may find Belarus in the middle of ing in the "near abroad." Konstantin petit constitution as defined in the law "On In Russia, though, most political par­ an energy crisis. (Respublika) Zatulin, chairman of the Duma ties and groups of the left and right, State Power and Local Authority" which Committee on CIS Affairs, told the dele­ democratic and nationalistic alike, still has codified a clear division of powers The candy bar that promises more gates that the Congress of Russian find it difficult to come to terms with an between the executive and legislative Communities (KRO), led by Yuriy RIGA — An ad campaign for Snickers independent Ukrainian state. branches. The constitutional agreement is Skokov, would defend their interests in an interim arrangement until the adoption candy bars in Latvia has Latvians doing a When President Kuchma came to office the upcoming parliamentary elections, of a new post-Soviet constitution. All par- double take, reported the Monitor on he inherited an economic, political and Russian TV reported. Mr. Zatulin said liamentary factions, apart from the June 14. The ads, which appear to have security crisis from his defeated rival that the KRO, of which Lt. Gen. Aleksandr Communists and Socialists, agreed to been poorly translated, say that Snickers threatened Ukraine's very survival as a Lebed is a leading member, is conduct­ cooperate with the president in the consti­ gives "sexual gratification" every time. newly independent state. This crisis, in turn, ing negotiations with a number of promi­ tutional agreement, which could greatly (Monitor) influenced the West's and Ukraine's neigh­ nent opposition politicians, including facilitate the removal of bureaucratic barri­ bors' perception that Ukraine was a short- Sergei Glazev of the Democratic Party of ers and inertia on economic reform. Kharkiv water supplies cut off term aberration that, like Belarus, would Russia and Viktor Ilyu.khin of the President Kuchma has also focused on return under Russia's wing. President KHARKIV — Heavy rains and flash Communist Party. In a related develop­ stabilizing the economy. An indication of Kuchma understood that Ukraine's long- floods on the night of June 29 caused ment, the delegation from Ukraine was his intentions came in October of last term survival as an independent state rested serious damage to the city's sewage and gripped by arguments which almost year when, on the first occasion since upon resolving its domestic crisis and set water treatment facilities, forcing the evolved into fisticuffs. When the delega­ achieving independence, a Ukrainian about tackling it with a determination and release of untreated wastes into the local tion was asked to name two members to leader outlined Ukraine's future path of vision that previously had not been evident. rivers and the near-total shutdown of the Council of Countrymen, a conflict Consequently, President Kuchma pursued market economic reform. "In my opinion, water supplies to its residents. Since that the choice of an economic strategy is not arose over the question of whose name a policy of stabilization in four key areas: time the Kyyiv and Kharkiv authorities was ''more Russian." Local media politics, the economy, national minorities a matter for discussion now. I have never have been dealing with the emergency. had any doubts about the correctness of recorded part of this dispute, after which and foreign policy. All are vital to European Among the measures taken have been said media were run out of the confer­ stability and security. the reform course aimed at a market-ori­ water delivery from tanker trucks, repairs ented transformation of the national econ­ ence, on grounds of "spying." (OMRI to the treatment facilities and vacuum-fil­ Mr. Kuchma was born in northeastern omy," Mr. Kuchma told the Parliament. Daily Digest/Respublika) Ukraine and rose to the post of general tration clean-up of the Lopan and President Kuchma's vision has director of the South Ukrainian Machine Kharkiv rivers. Pollutants are reported to (Continued on page 14) remained pro-capitalist, liberal-democratic, Building Plant, or Pivdenmash, in anti-communist and pro-Western, which Dnipropetrovske, an elite institution within has served to unite for the first time a an already elite military-industrial com­ reformist consensus within the Parliament plex. It was the largest missile and satellite and throughout Ukraine, even in national­ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY FOUNDED 1933 producer in the world. Briefly between istic areas where Mr. Kuchma lost heavily October 1992 and September of the follow­ during the presidential elections. An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., ing year, Mr. Kuchma took up the post of a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey Щ| N J 07302. Presidential decrees have attempted to prime minister, but a of lack of support Yearly subscription rate: $60; for UNA members — $40. push the privatization of land and agricul­ from then President Kravchuk ruined any ture, an area that President Yeltsin has been Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, NJ 07302. chances of implementing the reforms that reluctant to touch in neighboring Russia. (ISSN - 0273-9348) Ukraine so desperately needed and Mr. Private land is authorized for the first time Kuchma had wanted to undertake. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper and private agriculture has been placed on a (annual subscription fee: $100; $75 for UNA members). After being forced to resign as prime level equal to cooperative and collective minister, Mr. Kuchma used his new post as farming. Landowners can now sell, lease or The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: chairman of the powerful Union of bequeath their land to Ukrainian citizens. (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201)451-2200 Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine The first serious privatization drive in Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz (UIEU) to launch his political revenge. In Ukraine was launched in January of this changes to: Associate editor: Marta Kolomayets (Kyyiv) this post, Mr. Kuchma played a critical role year. The new chairman of the State in swaying the majority of industrial direc- The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant editor: Khristina Lew (Kyyiv) Property Fund, Yuriy Yekhanurov, warned P.O. Box 346 Staff writers/editors: Roman Woronowycz that, "Privatization will occur in Ukraine! I Jersey City, NJ 07303 and Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj (Toronto) Taras Kuzio is a research fellow at the guarantee it. Because I am the Terminator' Center for Russian and East European who has been hired to make sure that it The ykrainian Weekly, July 16,19J95, No, 2?, Vol. UXIJI Studies*,University,oj>\Вщтіщкащ, andr> editor of Ukraine Business Re view. 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Ukraine's delegates active at OSCEsummit FCC rules on one complaint against CBS-TV by Christopher Guly Assembly is "concerned that the growth of inter-enterprise debt in the reforming by Roman Woronowycz transfer of license from WPRI-TV, OTTAWA - Ukrainian parliamentari­ countries jeopardizes the prospects for although "subject to whatever action, if ans played a significant role at the fourth economic growth." It was changed to JERSEY CITY — The Federal any, the commission deems appropriate annual assembly of the Organization for read that the assembly is "concerned that Communications Commission has decid­ in light of its evaluation of the issues Security and Cooperation in Europe reforms are accompanied by a number of ed that it will шіе on the petition filed by raised in connection with the proposed (OSCE) in Ottawa. The four-member dele­ dangerous, negative phenomena - signif­ Oleh Nikolyszyn of Rhode Island against assignment of station WGPR-TV in gation participated in the adoption of icant inflation, a growth in inter-enter­ CBS, the broadcasting giant, in conjunc­ Detroit." The Detroit issues raised are amendments to resolutions concerning prise debt, a drop in the standard of liv­ tion with its review of a similar case filed similar to those in Rhode Island, but the democracy, human rights and humanitari­ ing of the population and an excessive by Alexander Serafyn in Detroit. The two case is more complex. an questions, as well as economic affairs, decrease in demands - that jeopardize the individuals have accused CBS of news science, technology and environment. Bohdanna Pochoday, Mr. prospects for economic growth." distortion and slanting of facts, among Nikolyszyn's attorney, said CBS has The yearly parliamentary assembly, Ukraine's Parliament chairman was other allegations. not been given an absolute grant of which consists of 312 delegates from 53 involved also in augmenting the point Both parties are questioning the license, and so she is not disappointed countries representing such global bodies which reads, the OSCE Parliamentary appropriateness of transferring licenses as NATO, the European Union and the with the decision. "It still gives the Assembly "calls upon the governments of to CBS after "60 Minutes" broadcast a FCC the opportunity to look into the Commonwealth of Independent States, met these countries to establish legal and piece, "The Ugly Face of Freedom" in in North America for the first time since CBS situation. They merely said in administrative structures which provide the October 1994, which implies that order to save time and expense we will the group first met in Budapest in 1992. foundation for a working market econo­ Ukrainians are "genetically anti- The Ottawa meeting was held July 4-8. review the issues in one proceeding," my." The new clause reads that they also Semitic." said Ms. Pochoday. Ukraine's representatives included "call upon the governments of the reform­ The FCC, ruling on the Nikolyszyn Although CBS has permission to go Oleksander Moroz, a Socialist Party mem­ ing states to use democratic institutions to petition to block the assignment of a ahead with the $83 million purchase of ber and chairman of Ukraine's Parliament, ensure public agreement on the goals, license from Narragansett Television's WPRI-TV, it is merely a conditional and three independents, Volodymyr methods and pace of reforms." WPRI-TV to CBS, said it will decide grant of license. Therefore, Narragansett Butkevych, Dr. Nina Markovska and Ihor The Ukrainian delegation did not pro­ both petitions concurrently because Ostash. Television could be taking a risk by pose any amendments to the draft resolu­ the issues raised are the same. On the OSCE's draft resolution on the tion for the OSCE's General Committee However, the FCC did grant CBS the (Continued on page 15) integration of national minorities into on Political Affairs and Security. civic society, the group joined other dele­ Prime Minister Jean Chretien officially gates in successfully introducing three opened the five-day conference, which used amendments. In the clause "underlining six working languages - English, French, Moroz: Ukraine unlikely to participate in G-7 that respect for human rights is seen as German, Spanish, Italian and Russian. one of the essential preconditions to Although none of the resolutions specifical­ by Christopher Guly group and has given Ukraine $15 mil­ maintenance of peace and security," they ly cited Ukraine, Russia's largest neighbor lion in a nuclear dismantlement pack­ suggested that it note "that human rights OTTAWA - The likelihood of Ukraine age. was included in the report for the OSCE's ever being admitted into the annual summit violations often lead to an exacerbation At last year's G-7 summit in Naples, General Committee on Economic Affairs, of Group of Seven industrialized nations, of the situation and inter-ethnic conflicts" the participating countries agreed to Science, Technology and Environment even as a political observer like Russia, is [rather than "signal political conflict"]. establish a $200 million (U.S.) fund to dealing with progress in the economic slim, said the Ukrainian Parliament's chair­ In paragraph six of the 16~paragraph assist Ukraine in ensuring the safety of transformation of countries of the former man, Oleksander Moroz. human rights and democracy resolution, Soviet Union. its nuclear reactors. Canada contributed The 51-year-old head of the political the Ukrainian delegation suggested it be The document, prepared by Canadian council of the Socialist Party of Ukraine $24 million to the multi-year program. changed to read that the OSCE Sen. William Kelly, recognized that while was in Ottawa recently to attend the According to the Department of Foreign Parliamentary Assembly "urges the partici­ some East European countries, such as the fourth annual session of the Organization Affairs and International Trade, that pating States to reaffirm explicitly their Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, are for Security and Cooperation in Europe acknowledgment [rather than "understand­ (Continued on page 15) showing "encouraging signs of stabilizing (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly. Mr. ing"] of the human dimension mechanism their economies, others, [such as] Russia Moroz explained that South Korea would as a tool of dialogue and cooperation." and Ukraine, "are still experiencing grave likely form a G-8, should the other seven On intolerance and discrimination economic and social crises...[and] have yet countries expand their global alliance. issues, they amended paragraph 13 to read to demonstrate their potential." Ukrainian MP However, the head of Ukraine's that the assembly "acknowledges the new The report noted that in Russia "over 70 Supreme Council expressed confidence opportunities for participating States to percent of large and medium-sized industri­ that President Leonid Kuchma's eco­ reports on battle disassociate themselves from past al enterprises have been formally priva­ nomic reforms and recent Cabinet shuf­ episodes of discrimination, intolerance tized, as well as all small businesses." fle, in which Yevhen Marchuk was and persecution" [deleting the words, "to against crime Ukraine, meanwhile, along with such coun­ named Ukraine's new prime minister, re-examine their respective histories,"] tries as Armenia, Belarus and Croatia, "are were encouraging. "I think you are going by Andrij Wynnyckyj On progress in the economic transfor­ in principle committed to privatization, but to see Kuchma make even bigger Toronto Press Bureau mation of the countries of Eastern Europe are proceeding very cautiously, and little changes," said Mr. Moroz. and the former Soviet Union, the foursome has actually been achieved." TORONTO - Mykhailo Ratushny, a During the OSCE Parliamentary proposed adding an extra paragraph to the But the Kelly document concedes that member of the Ukrainian Parliament's Assembly's five-day meeting, Mr. 20-paragraph resolution of the OSCE's President Leonid Kuchma's commitment Committee on Fighting Organized Crime Moroz met with the speaker of Canada's General Committee on Economic: Affairs, last autumn to economic reform, which and Corruption, said he can tell the body is House of Commons, Gilbert Parent, to Science, Technology and Environment. It was reinforced during his state visit to doing good work, because some Supreme discuss strengthening Canada-Ukraine "calls upon OSCE member-states to take Canada, and which culminated in Council deputies have called it "unneces­ relations, follow-ups to the recent G-7 the necessary measures for eliminating the Ukraine's agreement with the International sary." summit in Halifax and closure of the negative effects on reforming states result­ Monetary Fund over stand-by arrange­ Mr. Ratushny, speaking to an audi­ Chornobyl nuclear power plant. ing from economic sanctions and the ments, is "an important and encouraging ence of about 100 people at the "Canada is an important partner for blockade of the former Yugoslavia." development." The report reads, "If Russia Ukrainian Cultural Center here on July 4, Ukraine in a broad range of areas, such Mr. Moroz himself participated in two and Ukraine, the two dominant economies said committee chairmanfHryhoriy as political affairs, security, economic other amendments. One completely of the former Soviet Union, could rebuild Omelchenko has frequent meetings with and commercial issues," explained Mr. altered a clause. Originally, paragraph their trade, not only they, but the whole President Leonid Kuchma. He said this Moroz. "However, the scope of coopera­ five read that the OSCE Parliamentary region would benefit." serves as a healthy model for coopera­ tion between our two countries could be tion between the legislative and execu­ expanded." tive branches of Ukraine's government. Speaking at a news conference, the The 33-year-old parliamentarian said parliament chairman said that "the atti­ Ukraine is drawing up deportation agree­ tude of the Canadian government is like ments with Germany and the U.S. in that of other Western countries" when it order to ensure that racketeers do not comes to helping Ukraine in closing the escape prosecution. He said the agree­ Chornobyl nuclear plant by the year ments should be signed in mid-July. 2000. "Other former Soviet republics have nuclear stations, but everyone Mr. Ratushny said his committee is focuses on Ukraine" said Mr. Moroz. assisting Ukraine's prosecutors by clos­ "We understand the responsibility we ing various legal loopholes that allowed carry, but it is not just Ukraine's prob­ embezzlers to spirit funds abroad and lem, but Europe's problem as well," he hold them in foreign bank accounts. explained, adding that Ukraine requires He also said that his party, the Congress at least $7 billion for the operation. of Ukrainian Nationalists (KUN), is Ottawa, which has committed $163 proposing that the concept of parliamentary million in technical assistance to and governmental immunity should be Ukraine, would probably like to think dropped altogether, He said all 18 deputies its contribution to Chornobyl clean-up elected from KUN recently had renounced and closure is substantial. Canada is the their immunity from prosecution and Parliament Chairman Oleksander Moroz (right) and the Ukrainian representation. chair of the G-7 nuclear safety working encouraged their colleagues to do likewise. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995 No. 29

Misha pursues dream of vision in St. Louis U.S. lawyers tackle by Khristina Lew ST. LOUIS — Seven-and-a-half-year-old Misha commercial law reform Dovhaniuk doesn't understand why he has to wear an eye patch to the airport. At home in Piadyky, a village NEW YORK - Since March 1 of this year, more outside of Kolomyia in the foothills of the Carpathian than 60 leading commercial lawyers in the United Mountains, the tumor that has.completely engorged his States have volunteered to assist Ukraine with com­ right eye by now escapes attention. At Newark mercial legal reform, under a program administered International Airport, the makeshift patch of gauze and by the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America tape elicits stares and clucks of sympathy from harried and supported by a grant from the U.S. AID-funded passers-by. Rule of Law Consortium of Washington. "Soon you will never have to wear the patch again," While the U.S. lawyers have agreed to provide consoles his mother. Misha tugs at it half-heartedly, their consulting services pro bono publico (without turns to a recent acquaintance, smiling widely to reveal compensation), U.S. government funds are expend­ a gap where his two front teeth used to be, and offers a ed to pay stipends to Ukrainian experts and support potato chip. the activities of the Ukrainian working groups. On June 13, two days after arriving in the United The program, referred to as the Commercial States for the first time, Misha and his mother, Natalia, Law Project for Ukraine (CLP), aims at providing are flying to St. Louis in pursuit of the dream of vision Ukrainian officials with an urgently needed blue­ in both eyes, held out to them by Dr. William Selezinka, print for reform in 12 areas of commercial law: professor emeritus of ophthalmology at St. Louis anti-monopoly law; banking; bankruptcy; corpo­ University's Anheuser-Busch Eye Institute, in the rate laws, concessions and natural resources; con­ spring of 1994. tracts; insurance; intellectual property; securities; On June 23, the tumor invading the tear gland in real and personal property; commercial dispute Misha's right eye was removed by Dr. John Holds of resolution; and regulation of the professions. the Eye Institute. But the little boy's eye socket also Between June 19 and 26, a delegation of 17 Seven-and-a-half-year-old Misha of Piadyky, Ukraine. was affected, and not all of the tumor there could be lawyers from the CLP visited Ukraine to begin an removed without damaging blood vessels, explained Dr. American doctor on an ophthalmalogical mission might intensive process of fact-finding on the existing legal Selezinka, who is monitoring Misha's progress from his be able to help. She met with Dr. Selezinka and present­ environment in each of the fields of commercial law. home in San Diego. The little boy's eyelid, blue-tinged ed her case. The delegation included the chairpersons of the and stretched to three times its original size, was In the intervening 15 months, Dr. Selezinka made American Bar Association's Corporate Laws repaired during the surgery. arrangements for surgery on Misha's eye at the Eye Committee and Tort and Insurance Practice Sections, Misha's physicians are currently debating whether to Institute free of charge. With the help of the Orphan Aid Donald A. Scott and Hugh E. Reynolds, Jr.; John remove the remainder of the tumor; to have the Society, a volunteer organization based in Douglaston, Baerst, the president of Barclays Bank of New York; Ukrainian boy return to St. Louis in six months to N.Y., that supports orphans in Ukraine, money was Judge Samuel Bufford of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court repeat the procedure. raised to bring Misha and his mother to the United in Los Angeles; Walter Hanchuk of New York's Misha's case is complicated by neurofibromatosis, a States. Morgan and Finnegan, a leading intellectual property genetic disease that affects the skin and brain. In the Misha's surgery originally was scheduled for June firm; Prof. Neil Cohen of Brooklyn Law School, a United States, neurofibromatosis affects one in 3,000 15, but he spiked a fever. Surgery was postponed to specialist in the Uniform Commercial Code; Prof. children. Dr. Marthahanda Eswara, assistant professor June 20, but the little boy developed a throat infection, Thomas Stipanowich and Ernest Friesen, consultants of pediatrics at St. Louis University's Cardinal Glennon and his doctors discovered he had three abscessed teeth, in commercial dispute resolution; Prof. David S. Children's Hospital, explained that one of the disease's which were removed. Clark, a consultant in comparative law and civil manifestations is the growth of benign tumors on nerve After his surgery, Misha was reportedly recuperating codes; Donald I. Baker, a consultant to the endings. "very well." According to Dr. Selezinka, who has Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine; Karen In Misha's case, an MRI conducted at Cardinal arranged for other Ukrainian children to receive medical Ostrander Krug of Denver's Welborn, Sullivan, Glennon revealed that, in addition to the tumor in his care in the United States, the little boy can see fingers Meek and Tooley, a consultant in the areas of oil, gas tear gland, the little boy has a growth behind each eye held up to his newly operated eye. What remains to be and other natural resources; Andrew Turezyn of and one invading the center of his brain. Dr. Selezinka decided is when Misha will undergo surgery to remove Skadden Arps' Wilmington, Delaware office and said the tumors are small enough that they will not the remainder of the tumor. columnist for the National Law Journal; Washington affect Misha, but cautioned that there is a 60 percent * * * securities practitioner Alan J. Berkeley of Kirkpatrick chance that they will progress. As for the tumor that has For more information about Misha, contact the and Lockhart; and real property specialist James R. yet to be removed completely, Dr. Selezinka said there Orphan Aid Society, 129 Ridge Road, Douglaston, NY Huntwork of Fennemore Craig in Phoenix. is no guarantee that it will not return. "Misha must be 11363; (718) 423-4966. The delegation was headed by UCCA President monitored by a doctor in Ukraine to Askold S. Lozynskyj and included the president of make sure that the tumors are not the Ukrainian American Bar Association, Orest A. growing," he said. Jejna, and the project's technical assistance coordi­ Children with neurofibromatosis nator, Phoenix attorney Patience T. Huntwork. The must also be monitored for learning group was met in Kyyiv by the Project's Ukrainian problems, said a neurosurgeon at coordinator, Jurij S. Demkiw. Cardinal Glennon. Mrs. Dovhaniuk During their one-week stay, the delegation dis­ will have to work with Misha's cussed plans for joint action with Volodymyr teacher when he starts at the village Stretovych, chairman of the Parliamentary school in the fall. Committee on Legal Policy and Law Reform; Misha's mother stoically accepts Vasyl Onopenko, minister of justice of Ukraine; everything that the doctors tell her. Prof. Anatoliy Dovhert, chair of Ukraine's Civil She has heard much of this before. Code Drafting Project; Dr, Mykola Selivon, deputy When her infant son's eye began to minister of the Cabinet of Ministers; and Dr. Ivan swell after a bout with pneumonia in Tymchenko, chief legal advisor to the president of 1988, she was told by doctors in Ukraine and chair of the Legal Reform Task Force Ivano-Frankivske that nothing could of Ukraine, the project's Ukrainian partner. be done. Mrs. Dovhaniuk bundled up It was agreed that the project's function should be Misha and zigzagged Ukraine's hospi­ to provide the detailed commercial statutes needed to tals with no results. In 1991 she supplement the provisions of Ukraine's civil code. arrived in Moscow, and was again told On June 23, the delegation was received by the that nothing could be done. U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, William Miller, who In the ensuing years, she watched expressed appreciation for the project and described Misha develop more slowly than his it as responsive to Ukraine's most urgent current older brother, Ihor. The tumor in his needs. Ambassador Miller volunteered to apprise right eye continued to grow. He could President Kuchma of the timeliness of the project. not see well out of his left eye. When During this meeting, Ambassador Miller voiced her husband passed away a year and a concern over the efforts in Congress to reduce aid half ago, she alone began tending the to Ukraine and other NIS countries, saying: "If we family's plot of land. She has no do not maintain our economic assistance to source of income other than a monthly Ukraine, there is a risk that Ukraine will not be allowance from the state to care for able to sustain itself as a modern state and will slip Misha, as well as compensation from into the Russian orbit." the collective farm where her husband He added: "By cutting aid to Ukraine, I am worked. The combined support totals afraid we place Ukraine in great jeopardy." about $15. Following their return from Ukraine, the members In March of last year Mrs. of the delegation were scheduled to provide the need­ Dovhaniuk set out for Ivano- ed blueprint for reforms within a matter of months. Frankivske, where, she had heard, an Misha with his mother, Natalia Dovhaniuk. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM Michigan governor declares Fraternal Week OBITUARY: Nick Drapala, branch secretary PITTSBURGH — Nick Drapala, long­ award Pro Ecclesia et Pontifica. time secretary of Ukrainian National Mr. Drapala was born on December 8, Association Branch 96 in Pittsburgh, died 1916, the son of Maria and Ivan Drapala. on June 2 following a serious illness. He lived his entire life in Pennsylvania. Mr. Drapala, was a UNA branch sec­ Surviving are his wife, Julia (nee retary for 35 years. In those years he Wasylik); sons, Nicholas and David; enrolled members and attended many daughter, Karen Dilla; and four grand­ UNA conventions as a delegate. children, Kristin, Michelle, Lauren and As well, he was active in St. John the Julie. Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church. For The funeral was held on June 6 with his work on behalf of the Catholic services at St. John's Church and burial Church, in 1993 he received the papal in the parish cemetery.

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Journalist's notebook THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY in Ukraine First there was... sovereignty by Marta Kolomayets Kyyiv Press Bureau It was exactly five years ago that the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic adopted the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine, a historic document that paved the way to independence for this nation. The declaration came in the wake of momentous events in Ukraine, events Going back to Kuchma's roots that were the beginning of the end of Soviet domination. In January of the year The village of Chaikine, Novhorod- collective farm. They do have a cultural sovereignty was proclaimed, Ukraine had been the site of a huge human chain, Siversky raion, Chernihiv Oblast, is in club, which is basically a clubhouse organized by Rukh to mark the anniversaries of Ukraine's independence (1918) north central Ukraine. It's 30 kilometers where movies are shown and dances for and the unification of Ukrainian lands (1919). In March, elections to the from the Russian border, about 60 kilo­ young people are held on a regular basis. Supreme Soviet, as well as local and oblast councils were held; these were meters from Belarus, in a place that "That's our newest building," brags marked by significant victories on all levels by members of the democratic bloc. seems light-years away from the high- one of the kids as we go look inside the In mid-year came the Declaration on State Sovereignty. It was the source of tech rocket industry that blasted Leonid clubhouse. "Leonid Danylovych had that euphoria, over a centuries-old dream suddenly appearing to be within reach, and Kuchma into Kyyiv's political orbit. built for us when he was prime minister," trepidation, over the future. But its intent was clear: it proclaimed that Ukraine and Chaikine. Ukraine's national bard says Kuchma's third cousin, who is also its people were the sole source of authority in the republic, that they alone were to Taras Shevchenko once compared the a Tymoshenko. determine their destiny. At the same time, the document referred to the Ukrainian Ukrainian village to the beauty and mag­ Across the road there is a monument SSR, not simply to Ukraine. And therein lay questions about what would follow. nificence of the pysanka, the Easter egg. to the heroes of World War II; Danylo Editorializing about the declaration, The Ukrainian Weekly noted: "The near But, if he had seen Chaikine, he would future will provide the answer as Ukraine drafts new laws and a constitution on Kuchma, Leonid's father, is listed among have made the parallel with a rotten egg. the basis of this historic declaration — one, we might add, that already is being the fallen soldiers, as are five or six other Chaikine is the birthplace of Leonid compared to the Third Universal of 1917, which, as we all know, led to the Kuchmas. Danylovych Kuchma, the second presi­ Fourth Universal and the proclamation of independent statehood. This declara­ Just a few meters away from the monu­ dent of independent and sovereign tion, too, may be the crucial step toward complete independence of Ukraine." ment is the village's savings bank, a wood­ Ukraine. Below I offer a glimpse into the What followed the act of July 16, 1990, was adoption of a law on the economic en structure with a simple padlock. There's life of this village to illustrate the hard­ sovereignty of Ukraine, and student strikes demanding the resignation of Prime no money in that bank because the villagers ships this man overcame in his childhood Minister Vitaliy Masol, new multi-party elections to the Parliament and rejection here can hardly afford enough money for to become Ukraine's leading reformer of a proposed new union treaty that would keep Ukraine in the Soviet sphere. food, let alone the luxury of stashing away and motivator. Then came the year of independence, as on August 24, 1991, the Parliament pennies for a rainy day. Maria Khodynko, a I traveled to President Kuchma's birth­ adopted the Act of Declaration of the Independence of Ukraine, which was mother of 10 who works as milkmaid in place with a colleague a few months back, subsequently supported by 90.32 percent of Ukrainian voters who went to the the local kolhosp, complains, "Here I to see the roots of Ukraine's leader. To the polls on December 1. It was also the year independent Ukraine elected its first sometimes don't know where I'm going to naked eye, it seems the village has not president, Leonid Kravchuk. Soon thereafter, however, the "Slavic summit" get the money to buy some bread, I haven't changed much since President Kuchma's was held in Minsk (today known as Miensk); as a result, the Commonwealth of gotten paid in three months." birth there in 1938. In fact, It seems the Independent States (feared to be a new union) was born and the USSR was Across the street from the bank is the village Las not changed much in centuries, pronounced dead. Ukraine's independence, it seemed, could be short-lived. village's library. It's closed, so I'm unable but the residents, who have come out to In the next three years, attention in Ukraine was focused on: its relationship to browse the shelves, but the villagers who see not only a tourist (which happens with Russia and the CIS, drafting a new constitution, its nuclear weapons, security remember Leonid Danylovych all recall rarely, perhaps when President Kuchma guarantees, power struggles between democrats and leftists, as well as between that reading books was the little boy's travels to talk with the people) but an the Parliament and president, nation- and state-building, parliamentary and presi­ favorite pastime. American as well, tell me otherwise. dential elections, and economic reform. There have been successes and setbacks. "He read everything he could get his "We didn't have a paved road from Today, independent Ukraine is a permanent feature on the world map; it is rec­ hands on," says his cousin Vasyl Lobok, Chaikine to Oleksandrivka, just a few kilo­ ognized by all international bodies and is seen as a real player on the global scene. the head of the village council in the meters away until Leonid Danylovych Despite its economic problems, it is politically stable and its ethnic groups live in neighboring village of Oleksandrivka, came to work in the government," says harmony. But, even in the economic realm, there is hope as the country's second which boasts 653 residents. Maria Tymoshenko, who used to be the president, President Leonid Kuchma, is seen worldwide as a true reformer. "He didn't have time for girls or danc­ Kuchmas' neighbor (That was in 1992). So, as we mark the anniversary of the Declaration on State Sovereignty, there's ing," says Mr. Lobok who could pass for good reason to look back and recall where Ukraine was five years ago and where "We didn't have plumbing, water came President Kuchma's twin brother when it is today. And there's plenty to be proud of. from the well, but the well dried up. Now he smiles. But he did like music, and the residents not only have running water, played the guitar, which he still does, but som* can boast that they have gas in while his brother played the bayan. their homes," says Maria Khodynko, a col­ "Did he have favorite foods, or books, lective farm worker who has come out to or hobbies?" ask the curious journalists. see what the foreigner wants. "We couldn't be picky then," explains Turning the pages back... The Kuchma home no longer stands; it Mr. Lobok. "We ate what was served." It will never be a tourist attraction, like the was after the war, his father had been homes of George Washington in Mount killed and his mother was raising three Vernon. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, children, Oleksander, Vera and baby Five years ago, on July 16, the Supreme Soviet of the Abraham Lincoln's log cabin or even Leonid, in a room 12 square meters in size, Ukrainian SSR proclaimed the republic's sovereignty, defined as Richard Nixon's humble abode in Yorba explains Mr. Lobok. Both of Kuchma's "supremacy, independence, fullness and indivisibility of the Linda, Calif. siblings and his mother died in the 1980s. republic's authority within the boundaries of its territory, and its independence and equali­ The village has only 196 residents ty in external relations." The Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine was over­ today; many of them work on the local (Continued on page 17) whelmingly approved by the Ukrainian Parliament by a vote of 355 for and four against. The vote came at 10:08 a.m. Kyyiv time. The document decreed that Ukrainian SSR laws take precedence on Ukrainian ter­ ritory over all-union laws, and declared that the Ukrainian SSR will maintain its own army and its own national bank and, if necessary, has the power to introduce its own currency. In addition, the declaration proclaimed that the republic is "a permanently neutral state that does not participate in military blocs," and stated that the republic will not accept, will not procure and will not produce nuclear weapons. Though the declaration stopped short of calling for Ukraine's secession from the USSR, many observers pointed out that it went farther than similar steps toward sover­ eignty taken by other Soviet republics, particularly in its provisions regarding Ukraine's armed forces and its non-participation in any military bloc. Other republics that had pro­ claimed their sovereignty included Moldavia (now known as Moldova), Russia and Uzbekistan. The Baltic states had gone farther, asserting their independence. Adophtion o'f the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine, following a morning , roll call vote in the Parliament, was greeted by the peoples deputies with a standing ova­ tion and tumultuous applause. Later that day, the deputies voted 339-5 to proclaim July 16 a national holiday in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Press Agency reported that 5,000 to 10,000 Kyyiv residents celebrated Ukraine's declaration of sovereignty that evening by gathering in the capital city's October Revolution Square (today known as Independence Square). "On July 16, the people rejoiced as children would; some of them may not under­ stand that this declaration is just a sheet of paper; our work is just beginning," explained Vyacheslav Chornovil, a deputy from Lviv, who had just been elected the leader of the National Council (Narodna Rada). Marta Kolomayets Source: "Ukrainian proclaims sovereignty," "Euphoria, trepidation, mixed emotions are

reaction to Ukraine's proclamation/' The Ukrainian Weekly, July 22, 1990, (Vol LVIlIKNo. 29). Life in Chaikine, birthplace of Leonid Kuchma,. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CANADA COURIER With the freedom and independence About shooting of Ukraine an embassy was established by Christopher Guly in Washington - but it represents oneself in the foot Ukraine, not Ukrainian American citi­ Dear Editor: zens. The Embassy does not speak for me, a native-born American of Ukrainian I have been reading about the impend­ descent. Mr. Iwanciw was my represen­ The war between us continues ing closure of the Washington Office of tative; he was the one lobbying for the the Ukrainian National Association and, Ukrainian cause. Who will do it now? On August 5 at 9 p.m. Eastern time, However, the $2.7 million "The War in retrospect, find the decision to be ludi­ He furnished our senators and congress­ the Lifetime network in the United States Between Us" not only will be broadcast crous. It is tantamount to "shooting your­ men with the necessary tools for proper will broadcast a film about a sad chapter during CBC-TV's prime time schedule this self in the foot" at a time when the politi­ presentation of Ukraine within both in Canadian history. fall, it has received financial assistance from cal forces in the Washington arena are houses. What our initial immigration had "The War Between Us," a feature- the network along with Telefilm Canada - just getting to know about Ukraine and established, we must continue. We, the length Canadian film, tells the story of neither of which contributed to Mr. Ukrainians. American Ukrainian community, stand two Canadian women who meet during Luhovy's project. In fact, the CBC offered Congressmen and congressional aides on this threshold. unfortunate circumstances in British him a mere $ 1,200 for broadcasting rights. call the UNA Office for information, data, At this point I want to say a few Columbia during the second world war. Mr. Luhovy, meanwhile, is $110,000 and verification, and obtain critical infor­ words regarding the generous donations One of them, Aya Kawashima, a young, in debt, including an $11,000 marketing mation on and about Ukraine that is not of the Ukrainian National Association. In well-educated woman of Japanese descent, bill for promoting his documentary. The available elsewhere. Congressmen will not the past, we, the second generation, have is flung into an isolated community in the National Film Board of Canada has so deal directly with the Ukrainian Embassy, been receiving a special issue of The B.A.C interior with her family when Japan far not come through with paying its nor will their aides. Congressional aides, Ukrainian Weekly wherein we are shown bombs Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. share of the publicity expenses. when contacting the Ukrainian Embassy, our youths who have been granted schol­ Canada's response was swift and deliber­ "It's a double standard," said Mr. have to observe protocol and sometimes, arships. Hundreds of thousands of dol­ ate: 23,000 Japanese Canadians are uproot­ Luhovy, "maybe it's a case of the [Japa­ depending on the information requested, lars have been given away to our youth, ed from their West Coast homes as a secu­ nese] yen being strong, and the fact that may create problems. but, where is that youth? rity measure under Canada's then-War there are more business opportunities with The UNA Office under Eugene Iwanciw True, the grants were not a lot, but in Measures Act. Japan than with Ukraine." has been a beacon on the Washington total they represented a gift to members. Initially, these Canadians were told their It certainly cannot be a reflection of Mr. scene, a place where Washington's Ask yourself: "What have I gotten from move was for their own good. Historically, Luhovy's abilities. Like "The War Between Ukrainian Americans, Congressmen and another fraternal insurance organization?" the film focuses on how the Canadian gov- us" director Anne Wheeler - whose televi­ their aides can readily obtain information The Ukrainian National Association has ernment's actions were motivated by sion movie based on the Margaret Laurence needed to make an informed decision. The given me that optimism to develop, expand malevolence, not benevolence. novel, "The Diviners," earned a 1993 Ukrainian Embassy also finds access easier and set forth the aims of the Ukrainian For Ukrainian Canadians concerned Canadian Gemini Award for Best TV as it has similar problems in dealing direct­ National Association. "What have I done about the present-day government's inac­ Movie - the 45-year-old film maker has ly with Congress. for them?" Have at least 5 percent of those tion over offering any redress for the World earned his share of accolades, including a War I internment of their ethnic forbearers nod for his 1983 film on the Ukrainian You have to live in the Washington receiving such scholarships been apprecia­ in Canada, the passion of displacement and famine, "Harvest of Despair." area to understand that things are accom­ tive of the UNA? inertia experienced by the protagonists in plished by unwritten rules, many of I respect the decision of the General Missing widespread exposure with such "The War Between Us" will have direct rel­ which are bent to the extreme. The Assembly to reduce the Scholarship educational opportunities as "Freedom had evance. But not just as a historic wrong per­ Washington Office knows these rules, Fund and further suggest that a follow- a Price" is perhaps a greater blow to the petrated by a misbegotten government. lobbies in the Congress in accordance up be made to learn if student applicants Ukrainian Canadian community than losing with these rules, and in doing so, adver­ are active in the Ukrainian field. Despite Secretary of State Sheila restitution for monies confiscated from tises that Ukrainians are a serious people We ourselves are to blame for the impal­ Finestone's assurances that Canada looks to long-dead Ukrainian Canadian internees. who want to work with the United States ing of the Ukrainian National Association. the future as a world-envied, well-oiled Procompensation advocates, to be sure, in Ukraine's interests. Truly, the UNA We cannot allow the UNA to die. We must multicultural machine, it is backed up only would point out how willing Ottawa has Office is the common focal point of generate enthusiasm and take the reins in with partial lip service. Over 40 percent of been to acknowledge historic injustices - as political movement with respect to hand, reopen the Washington Office and Canada's population claims neither an justified as they are - to Canada's First Ukraine's future. control our donations program. Anglo nor Franco heritage. Although some Nations, for example. In conclusion, we all vociferously jurisdictions, such as Ontario, have intro­ In Mr. Luhovy's film, Canadians The funds needed to maintain the UNA duced affirmative action employment pro­ appear on camera to detail for other Office at this most critical moment in raise our voices to the tune of "Ukraine Has Not Perished," but let me remind grams to introduce greater multicultural Canadians the atrocities of Canada's Ukraine's fight for survival are minuscule representation in the workforce - thereby Ukrainian Canadian internment opera­ compared to the politically devastating you of the words of an American hymn: "stand beside her and guide her." swinging the pendulum the other way by tions. Although we see Mr. Luhovy's results of shutting down the UNA insisting that visible minorities only need passionate eye, it is the interviewers' pas­ Washington Office and losing its congres­ Wasyll Gina apply - few members of Canada's non- sionate voices that we hear. sional and political contacts. Raise the New Haven, Conn. Eurocentric establishment wield any power. Ms. Wheeler's cinematic chronicle of dues, assess the people, do whatever has Mrs. Finestone's Liberal government, Japanese Canadian internment is no less to be done to maintain the office, but the and the former Tory governments under provocative. But beyond the drama of the UNA Washington Office must remain Bad time to close Prime Ministers Brian Mulroney and Kim film, what is perhaps even more poignant is open and available if we are to succeed in Campbell, also have failed to establish an the real life experiences of some of the this political game of survival. Washington Office egalitarian redress policy for historic actors in it. wrongs. In 1988, Mr. Mulroney followed Ironically, Mieko Ouchi, who plays Ihor P. Petrenko Dear Editor: Ronald Reagan's lead and gave the Aya, had planned to film a documentary Springfield, Va. The UNA General Assembly decision Japanese Canadian community a $360 mil­ of her own grandfather, Ed, who spent to close the UNA Washington Office lion compensation package. At the time, the part of the second world war picking What have you comes at a critical time for both Ukraine Ukrainian Canadians and the groups repre­ onions in a camp. and the Ukrainian American community. senting Chinese, Italian, German, Jewish Actor Robert Ito, who plays Aya's The Washington Office has a task-orient­ and Sikh Canadians were optimistic that father in the movie, was himself interned done for the UNA? ed, savvy staff that has established the their own redress claims might receive their at Tashme, near Hope, British Columbia, Dear Editor office as a reliable contact on Ukrainian due consideration. They haven't, though as a child. He also spent one summer at the issues. There are many new members of Mrs. Finestone insists that Canadians must New Denver camp, the site 420 miles east Finally after about eight or nine rough look forward, not backward, as a society. of Vancouver where the film was shot. draft letter, I have been able to finalize my Congress, and the need for timely, reliable information is essential. The continued The notion, on its own, is without dis­ "What happened was terrible, and we feelings as to the decision of the General pute. It conjures a "lessons learned" men­ need to know about it because it could Assembly of the Ukrainian National push for budget cuts on the Hill further mandates a strong presence and voice to tality. But that is only part of the issue. happen again, to any group," says Mr. Association. One of their decisions has Justice can only be achieved when it is Ito. Mrs. Finestone should listen. driven a stake into the heart of Ukrainian ensure critical foreign aid to Ukraine. The decision to close the office now is applied for all. Few would dispute restitu­ "In some way, [the film] has made me American life in America; it is preventing tion to the Japanese Canadian community. feel much more comfortable about being a whatever we have established from further narrow-minded and extremely short­ sighted. Surely, there are less radical Few would disagree with the production of 'hyphenated' Canadian," Mr. Ito added. developing. Closing the office in a film based on their World War II experi­ Mrs. Finestone and Liberal backbench par­ Washington has driven a stake into the avenues that can be taken to streamline the costs involved, yet continue the ences. One compensates, the other educates liamentarian John Nunziata, who opposes heart of Ukrainian interests and represen­ - two factors that so far have not touched multicultural hyphenation, should both lis­ tation in the nation's capital. Closing this important work that this office has done since its inception. the Ukrainian Canadian World War I ten - for different reasons. office is not the way to drive home the internment experience. Mr. Luhovy, who is struggling to com­ need for Ukraine's representation. Come November, the special session of the General Assembly must reverse its To wit, the travails of Montreal film plete a documentary on Paul Almond - My sincerest congratulations and maker Yurij Luhovy in getting the considered the "Bergman of Canada' for his kudos to Eugene Iwanciw, who has been decision regarding the fate of the Washington Office. In the meantime, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) to keen cinematic eye - wishes his voice could running the Washington Office. He was broadcast his documentary, "Freedom be loud enough for Mrs. Finestone and the the only intermediary Ukrainian keep it operating and let the staff contin­ ue the office's vital work. had a Price." After months of petitioning, CBC to hear. Americans had to push forward and the network finally acceded to televising Fortunately, his humor remains intact. secure Ukrainian recognition among the Hanja Cherniak-Mack the 55-minute program on Easter Sunday "I'm writing a comedy called 'The Meadow ranks of U.S. senators and congressmen. Germantown, Md. (according to Julian calendar) at 4 p.m. [Luhovy in Ukrainian] Man,' " he says. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995 No. 29

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priorities, otherwise we will get a P$/B$ are first national organization Canadian... $100,000 grant and want to spent it (Continued from page 1) willy nilly." to elect a woman as president 15 percent when they introduced Delegates heard from other eth­ Mandarin for the local Chinese nic communities, such as the by Christopher Guly still a few associations which have to have their community," she said. Canadian Jewish Congress, on how arms twisted to pay their dues from last year,'4 Multicultural groups therefore, their self-financing model has MONTREAL - The Ukrainian Canadian explained the UCPBF's outgoing president. "In could use that new business interest helped them achieve a significant amount of autonomy on the Professional and Business Federation (UCPBF) the last two years, we took in maybe $15,000 in to their advantage, said Dr. Arvid Canadian multicultural landscape. has become the first national Ukrainian Canadian memberships, which isn't a lot of money." Jain, an international business and They also had an opportunity to organization to elect a woman as its president. In fact, the federation is in worse shape finan­ finance professor at Montreal's broaden their horizons on a more Raya Shadursky, 45, director of field services cially than it was in 1993. A lack of funds led to Concordia University. "It's a good global playing field. for the International Foundation of Employee the cancellation of a planned conference on the time for hyphenated Canadians to Montreal physicist Dr. William Benefit Plans in Toronto, succeeds Winnipeg state of Ukrainian-language education in Canada. become bridges between cultures," Zuzak hosted an Internet workshop orthodontist Dr. Louis Melosky, 65, in the two- In fact, the UCPBF's latest unaudited two-year he explained. through the duration of the confer­ year post. The UCPBF held elections for its 24- income statement, as of May 15, reported a loss of But Dr. Cipywnyk emphasized member executive board during its biennial con­ that the required bridging should ence to expose UCPBF members to $9,197. Most of that - $6,016 - went to cover the the ever-expanding world of high vention in Montreal from June 30 to July 2. federation's own membership dues, which includ­ remain close to home. "There is a danger of having divided loyalties," tech. The idea was to convince the Ms. Shadursky wasted little time after her July ed a hefty $4,400 check to pay for its inclusion in federation to integrate its national 1 victory by acclamation. (No one contested any the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC). he explained. "It's quite common these days to find people reluctant membership through a so-called of the positions.) At the federation's July 2 annu­ But that expense could soon be eliminated. Ukrainian Komputer User's Group. al meeting, the new UCPBF president unveiled a The UCPBF executive will meet to discuss to pay their membership dues in a Ukrainian Canadian organization, The workshop also gave delegates a but to noi think twice to send chance to see how extensive the .SI0.000 to ir.eir ancestral village information superhighway has heck in LVaine." become. Ukiainum Can.Kiu-fi- *hou:.J

ШІ.'І!; m:\r nnicbmcni. is iic«c- in C arnica. .-1-е uv their own local ЯІ.^ГС'ІІГІОІІ Ц. ih more than j Jsi \o.r si.m о'{ its раї ts." : Iiirernet's capacity to generate mak­ Toronlonian Jury Klufss, who ing lieis and spit out new- a,-".! produces ;he weekly "Komakt" announcements. Ukrainian television-magazine pro­ At limes, it appeared ihat the gram that airs in Canada and the nczd for UCPBF members to gei United States, fest that the lime was plugged into the world or global ripe for the implementation of a communications was as important partnership between Ukrainian as establishing international busi­ Canadian business and artistic com­ ness links. munities, "it's a matter of finding Beyond the computer technology the right match for a business;' he workshop, the newly formed Media explained. "Whether it is Watch Ukraine set up a table, solic­ Michelangelo painting the Sistine iting support and participation in its Chapel or Michael Jackson selling pro-Ukrainian media monitoring UCPBF President Raya Shadursky and Vice-President Greg Orleski. Pepsi, there can be a tie-in of cul­ and media-feeding activities. ture with big business." Having recently tackled last year's six-month action plan for the 1,200-member whether it wishes to remain a part of the UCC. But Roman Dubczak, a senior national organization. Among her suggestions Formed in Winnipeg in 1961, the federation is CBS-TV "60 Minutes" episode. investment executive with the "The Ugly Face of Freedom," was a rallying call for members to become more one of the UCC's five constituent bodies that Toronto firm Wood Gundy, said he involved in promoting the Ukrainian Canadian allows UCPBF members to vote during the which depicted western Ukraine as hopes the Ukrainian Canadian com­ a hotbed of anti-Semitism, the community and to "help build and maintain a UCC's triennial meetings. The next congress is munity will rely on its own devices, strong Canadian economy." scheduled for Winnipeg in October. Toronto-based group is now ped­ rather than government assistance, dling a study conducted by Toronto Assisting the work of Media Watch Ukraine - Yet, while the federation ponders whether it to achieve this rapprochement. "We writer Andrew Gregorovich on formed by the UCPB Association of Toronto on will pursue autonomy, it needs to better fill its should no longer go to the federal Ukrainian losses - 10 million lives the heels of last year's controversial CBS-TV "60 ranks. In dues, the UCPBF's membership, based government for funds," he said. "If - during World War II. Minutes" episode on Ukrainian-Jewish relations on $12 a member, dropped by more than $10,000 there is a specific objective, such as - and supporting the work of the Canadian in two years. Three local associations, Regina, Around the corner from the what the federation did 18 months Media Watch display was an exhibit Foundation for Ukrainian Studies, created by the Saskatchewan, and Thunder Bay and St. ago when we held a forum for staged by publisher Stepha UCPBF 20 years ago, which has published the Catharines, Ontario, evaporated, leaving the fed­ Central and East European Dmytriw, who is launching a bilin­ five-volume Ukrainian Encyclopedia, were some eration's regional association membership of 14. Canadians on business develop­ gual professional and business of Ms. Shadursky's specific examples for mem­ "I think one of the problems the federation ment, along with the German directory for Ukrainian Canadians ber involvement. has had is that it has not promoted itself proper­ Canadian and Polish Canadian con­ in Toronto and southern Ontario She also proposed establishing a permanent ly," said Myroslav Klid, 38, president of a gresses, then that's fine. We should secretariat for the federation to be located in Toronto-based software development company be more focused in picking out our (Continued on page 9) Ottawa, щ idea her predecessor could have who has been a UCPBF member for 10 years. benefited from. "A lot of members feel they are not getting any Dr. Melosky told The Weekly that one of his value for their money." presidential frustrations was the absence of a However, this year's conference could centralized administrative system for the change that. Unlike the 1993 conference, which UCPBF. "It's hard when you don't have some­ explored business and trade opportunities in one keeping any filing," he said. Ukraine in great detail, the 1995 version bore a However, the one centralized feature of the more inward focus. Carrying the theme, federation - the tradition of electing the federa­ "Ukrainian Canadians: The New Challenge," tion's executive from the host city of its bienni­ the three-day meeting devoted its agenda to al conferences - has been discontinued. redefining the role of not only the UCPBF, but This year only three Montrealers - 1995 con­ the Ukrainian Canadian community as a whole, ference organizer and newly elected Executive in the era of an independent Ukraine. Vice-President Gregory Orleski, Ukrainian Roman Dubczak, a 32-year-old investment Canadian Students' Union President Jon Tomas banker and former president of the UCPBA of and UCPBA Montreal President Petro Choma - Toronto, said he is looking forward to the gen­ sit on the 24-member board. The rest is filled eration's anticipated transformation. "In the with representatives from Vancouver, Edmonton, past, I think they were more concerned about Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Toronto, the political and social issues in Ukraine." he Hamilton and Ottawa, Sudbury, Ontario, and explained. "But with the advent of the Canada- Moncton, New Brunswick. Ukraine Chamber of Commerce, that burden But Dr. Melosky's other frustration, to be has been lifted. Now, I think they should do a inherited by Ms. Shadursky, concerns depleting lot more to foster the business and commercial numbers - both financial and human. 'There are aspects of the community in Canada." Dr. Will Zuzak: Ukrainian businesspeople going on-line. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995

BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF UKRAINIAN CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS FEDERATION Canadian... Multiculturalism secretary: Canada (Continued from page 8) called "Ukrainian Sources." has resolved WWI internment issue Expanding UCPBF membership opportunities was not limited, how­ by Christopher Guly Gregorovich, who attended the UCPBF conven­ ever, to dollars and software. tion. "It would simply be crawling on the floor Conference delegates did their share MONTREAL - Three trilingual historic and begging for scraps. That's unworthy of any of navel gazing. One panel discus­ markers - in Ukrainian, English and French - to Ukrainian Canadian." sion centered on nurturing young be unveiled at the Cave and Basin internment Mr. Gregorovich agreed with Mrs. Finestone professionals, another on re-defin­ site in Banff National Park on August 12 will that an apology to the Ukrainian Canadian com­ ing the role of women within the likely be the only recognition Ottawa will offer munity is unnecessary. "In 1991, [Ontario Ukrainian Canadian community. the Ukrainian Canadian community over its Liberal Member of Parliament Peter] Milliken Dr. Janice Kulyk-Keefer, an decade-long struggle to secure redress for the introduced a resolution acknowledging the need English professor at the University government-led internment of close to 6,000 for redress, which was adopted unanimously by of Guelph, identified three cate­ Ukrainian Canadians from 1914 to 1920, accord­ Parliament," he said. gories in which Ukrainian Canadian ing to Canada's secretary of state for multicultur­ The UCCLA plans to unveil its own statue of women have been ascribed roles: alism. an internee, titled "Why?" at the Castle the beautiful and young; the dutiful Sheila Finestone, addressing the recent Mountain internment site, near the Cave and married-to-a-nice-Ukrainian boy Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Basin location where Parks Canada plans to category who transmits cultural tra­ Federation's biennial conference in Montreal, unveil its own memorial next month. Over 600 Dr. Louis Melosky, immediate told The Weekly that her government "has dition to her children, and the past president of the UCPBF. Ukrainian Canadians were imprisoned at both "baba" who promotes the culture resolved the issue and has completed it." seasonal camps between July 1915 and July and values of the community at She said that Canadians have learned "bitter 1917. Irrge. "We are how we have been lessons" from the past and must work to ensure Rather than pursue the federal government raised to be," she said. that such events never occur against a "single any more, the UCCLA is directing its political Winnipeg television and radio soul" in the future. "I come from [the Jewish campaign toward the Manitoba government, said personality Bohdana Bashuk Canadian] community which has learned its own Mr. Gregorovich. They want Ukrainian decried the forced ghettoization of bitter lessons," said the junior minister. "But we Canadian Premier Gary Filmon's Conservative women by the "old boys" network. now have a Charter of Rights and Freedoms administration to acknowledge two "reprehensi­ Recounting how she often receives [since 1982] which protects people on the basis ble" episodes in the province's history. of their ethnic origin." more recognition from non- In 1916, the Manitoba Public Schools Act was Ukrainians, Ms. Bashuk detailed Last December, Mrs. Finestone, who repre­ amended to remove a bilingual clause enacted 19 how she resigned from voluntary sents a Montreal riding for the ruling Liberals, years earlier. That provision allowed instruction board positions with two Ukrainian rejected a $400 million redress claim from six to be given to students in their own language, Canadian organizations after realiz­ ethnic communities, including the Ukrainian such as Ukrainian, if there were at least 10 pupils ing how pervasive the chauvinistic Canadians. Instead, she proposed the establish­ who spoke a language other than English. elements of the community have ment of a Canadian Race Relations Foundation to be based in Toronto. The Ukrainian Manitoban community quickly become. "I was given a lot of felt the effects of the provincial government's responsibilities and thought, at first, Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) English-only education policy when Ukrainian- I was given them because I was President Oleh Romaniw has rejected the offer, language books were burned at the Manitoba capable," she explained. "But it calling for between $10 million and $15 million legislature the year the law was passed. soon dawned on me that the reason in financial restitution to the community for After lobbying the Manitoba government over I was given all the work was money seized from internees during Canada's the past six years, Mr. Gregorovich said Premier because I was a woman." Dr. Dmytro Cipywnyk, president first internment operations. He is also seeking a Filmon may finally move toward offering an Veronica Onyskiw, a senior of the Canadian Ethnocultural formal apology from Prime Minister Jean acknowledgment. "Either he has been worn executive with Manulife Financial's Council and the Ukrainian World Chretien's government and a meeting with the down by us or is eager to do something in order U.S. equities, explained that anti- Congress. prime minister to discuss the redress issue. to avoid having us bug him all the time, but he female discrimination is not limited But Secretary Finestone suggested that Mr. the dance performances of the has sent the matter to his attorney general." to the Ukrainian Canadian commu­ Romaniw may be wasting his time. Financial Placing historic markers and obtaining gov­ nity. "I am not active in any Calgary troupe Tryzub, and Ballet restitution is "absolutely out of the question," she des Ameriques. ernmental recognition of previous injustices Ukrainian organizations, but despite said. So is the apology the UCC seeks. "There toward the Ukrainian Canadian community is two marriages, I never changed my Although conference organizer was an apology when we said we made mistakes Greg Orleski had hoped to surpass part of the UCCLA's public awareness cam­ name," she said. "I can tell you that in the past and are now moving forward," added paign. Another component is a more direct edu­ my father had definite ideas about the number of delegates who attend­ Mrs. Finestone. Last year, in a letter to the UCC, ed the 1993 UCPBF meeting in cational component involving schools across the direction he wanted me and my she wrote, "We wish we could rewrite history. Canada. three sisters to go in through life. Winnipeg, which attracted 100 peo­ We wish we could relive the past. We cannot." ple, he said he was satisfied with the Mr. Gregorovich said he wants the World But although I have always done As for whether a meeting between Prime War I internment of Ukrainian Canadians to be things my way, I can tell you that it results. "I think we reaffirmed the Minister Chretien and Mr. Romaniw would make fact that the federation is alive and taught in the country's school system. Both he is not any easier for women in the a difference, Mrs. Finestone said she is sure "he and Mrs. Finestone also hope to find a spot in business or financial world either." will move forward into the future," will explain how we have made this choice." he said. Canadian curricula for a shortened version of Delegates got a respite from dis­ John Gregorovich, chairman of the Ukrainian Canadian film maker Yurij Luhovy's 55-minute cussing heady topics later on July 1, The 1997 conference, to be joint­ Canadian Civil Liberties Association, said he documentary on internment operations titled Canada Day, when they were treated ly hosted by the UCPBF associa­ hopes that Mr. Romaniw stops pressing for a "Freedom had a Price." to a cabaret-style evening of enter­ tions in Calgary and Edmonton, is meeting with the prime minister. "I find it But getting Mr. Luhovy's film into Canadian tainment by the Zolota Bulava band, tentatively scheduled for the resort demeaning to go to Chretien after he has insulted the comedy of Ihor Baczynskyj and town of Banff, Alberta. our community and told us to get lost," said Mr. (Continued on page 12)

Veronica Onyskiw, Dr. Janice Kulyk-Keefer and Bohdana Bashuk participate in Panelists Dr. Dmytro Cipywnyk, Dr. Arvid Jain and Dr. Myron Kuropas discuss panel on re-defining the role of Ukrainian women. ethnic community life. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995 No. 29 Ukraine's National Ballet featured at famed Spoleto Festival by Oksana Piaseckyj ner. Mr. Nudelman, on his business trips to Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Kyyiv with Mr. Gable, suggested a visit to the Ukrainian ballet. Mr. Gable was so CHARLESTON, S.C. - To find impressed with the professionalism and the myself at the end of May in this warm, quality of the staging that he proposed this charming and historically significant city ballet company to the Spoleto management. and in the midst of the Spoleto Festival, We asked for a video and press kit. Upon U.S.AVPiccolo Spoleto Festival 1995 seeing a very fine presentation and deciding was a double treat. that this company also fit the other criteria These two festivals, Spoleto and Piccolo of first, being a debut performance in the had "joined hands" in order to more effec­ U.S., and second, that they provided an tively celebrate the arts and to provide a exotic element to classical ballet, the Kyyiv showcase for the best in music, dance, the­ ballet was engaged. (I learned later that Mr. ater, fine arts and literature. While the Nudelman was from Vinnytsia, and since Piccolo Spoleto concentrates on local (i.e., 1978 has been living near Atlanta.) southeastern U.S.) talent, Spoleto, U.S.A., The Spoleto management thought that as the counterpart to the festival held in although the group may not have been as Spoleto, Italy, reaches out nationally and well traveled and exposed, nevertheless internationally. they would bring a cultural uniqueness to To fully participate in this 17-day cele­ Spoleto. Their presentation would be like bration with over 350 events scheduled, stepping into a national theater. Upon you definitely have to establish a strategic meeting them at the airport, I immediately plan of action. The festival is a non-stop felt an aura of nationality pervading. feast for the artistic senses, with art exhibits, contemporary and classical music Did you experience any difficulties concerts, jazz performances, modern and in bringing this company to the U.S.? classical dance presentations, poetry read­ There were some problems initially in ings, literary series, films and even a circus. the communication by fax and phone. This sensual Eden featured such major Correspondence sent was often not translat­ productions as "Der Rosenkavalier" star­ ed into English, requiring us to engage a ring the Italian diva Renata Scotto, The local architect, Ludmilla Sobchuk, to trans­ Dance Theater of Harlem, the Westminster late the documents and write a synopsis for Choir and three performances by the the concert program. There were also some pod active I chamber National Ballet of Ukraine. problems with visas. The management sent Yes, the ballet company of Kyyiv was in out 83 visas, but only 53 dancers arrived, siring in human | performer Charleston. How did this Ukrainian group, and there were some last-minute substitu­ rights I versafib also known as the Taras Shevchenko Opera tions. quartef opens and Ballet Theater of Ukraine, become one :.«;,:rtrf}-«Vk'?::A«:a*i>.'v. / "**<&. 08 til? ft* of the major presentations of Spoleto, What expenses were associated with U.S.A.? Well, I had to find out! bringing the company to Charleston? With a few telephone calls, and through A basic fee is negotiated with each Front page of The Post and Courier's pullout guide to the Spoleto Festival. the kindness of Patty French, Spoleto's performing group, and the cost of trans­ public relations coordinator, an interview portation is left to the artists. However, was arranged with Robert Con very, artistic Guillard Auditorium, where the ballet bly the only singer in Ukraine who has in this case the company arrived on Air performances were scheduled, in a busy read all of Mykhailo Hrushevsky's histori­ administrator for Spoleto, as was a second Ukraine into New York, and needed to dressing room area, where dancers, tech­ cal writings. He is doing his best to instill interview with Anatolij Mokrenko, general be transported to Charleston, so this was nical staff and others were moving about, the Ukrainian spirit into his theater. director of the Ukrainian ballet. a last-minute expense incurred by the busily attending to their tasks. Mr. Although not all in the company under­ Mr. Convery, a young, soft spoken festival. Also, we arranged for a bus to Mokrenko, smiling, unpretentious and stand and speak Ukrainian, he has estab­ and gracious gentleman, greeted me with transport the group in Charleston. sincere interest. I introduced myself, giv­ dignified, impressed me with his gentle, lished Ukrainian as the official language. ing some background on Svoboda and Is there any further interest in spon­ easy-going style of conversation. He Mr. Mokrenko introduced Anatolij The Ukrainian Weekly. Mr. Convery was soring other performing groups from speaks in beautiful Ukrainian and impart­ Chikero, the ballet master, and Michaylo pleased that the Ukrainian American Ukraine? ed his delight in being in Charleston and Nudelman, who was most instrumental in bringing the ballet to Spoleto and who, press had showed an interest in the festi­ Not yet. However, Mr. Mokrenko has its meaning for this Ukrainian ballet according to Mr. Mokrenko, "deserves val, and was ready to add any details that been discussing the possibility of bringing company. great praise, because of his unusual inter­ might be of interest. the Taras Shevchenko Opera to Spoleto. Mr. Mokrenko's roots are in I asked Mr. Convery about his back­ Slobozhanshchyna, the land of philosopher est and ability to transform a dream into ground and position in the Spoleto Festival. Were there any experiences with the Hryhoriy Skovoroda, writer Ivan Kotlia- reality." Mr. Convery graduated from the Curtis company since their arrival that were revsky and civic leader Vasyl Karazyn, the Mr. Nudelman quickly retorted, "This Institute of Music and holds a doctorate amusing or anecdotal? area which formed the modern concept of reality is actually due to Director from Juilliard. He sang with the highly Well, actually, upon their arrival. As Ukraine. Mr. Mokrenko has been an engi­ Mokrenko. It is very unusual in Ukraine or acclaimed Westminster Choir, which is soon as they got off the plane, they very neer, a writer, leading baritone for the Taras in any other Eastern European country to considered "the choir" of the Spoleto quickly went to pick up their luggage, Shevchenko Opera and now serves as gen­ have a director such as Mokrenko, who is Festival, and worked with the choir in an and just as quickly ran outside into the eral director of the Ukrainian National proactive and takes positive steps to get administrative capacity. He also is a com­ fresh air to light up cigarettes. Ballet. His official titles are people's actor something done." poser whose works have been commis­ of Ukraine, general director and artistic Wanting to ascribe more credit to his sioned and performed by well-known choirs Would you add any other comments leader of the National Opera of Ukraine; friend, Mr. Mokrenko added, "Mr. which would be of interest? and chamber groups. Mr. Mokrenko beams that he is proba- Nudelman, because of his sincere love for Mr. Convery became a full-time artistic I am somewhat concerned about the lim­ the Ukrainian cultural heritage, did every­ administrator last year, and evidently loves ited rehearsal time. For "Swan Lake," their thing possible to make this association suc­ his job, in spite of the fact that it is difficult first performance, there are simple changes cessful. With Carl Gable's connections and and demanding. He describes his job as one of scenery after the curtain goes down, but Mr. Nudelman's perseverance, the ballet's of "overseeing balance." The list of his for "A Forest Song" there will be no oppor­ participation in Spoleto came to be." responsibilities is formidable; he is tunity for a full dress rehearsal because of To probe further, I interviewed Mr. involved in almost everything pertaining to the scheduling constraints at Guillard Mokrenko. this festival from the planning stages, all Auditorium. "A Forest Song" is complicat­ Would you give us some of the administrative, financial and technical ed in lighting and scenery changes which details in preparation for this trip? aspects, to the fine details of making sure go on during the performance so, in that the artists' needs are being met to the essence, the performance will be their dress After we were invited to participate in last minute of the performance. rehearsal. this festival, we had some financial con­ I then asked Mr. Convery several ques­ * * * straints, but I could not decline. This was tions concerning the Ukrainian group at our first opportunity to perform in the U.S. At the time I did not realize that Mr. Spoleto. We already had been in Canada and Convery's concerns were not just routine Mexico. I asked President Leonid Kuchma Interview with artistic administrator pre-performance apprehensions, but for assistance in financing the airfare to the proved later to have some significant U.S. He agreed to this, and there were no How did the Spoleto management repercussions. I thanked Mr. Convery for other impediments. We have a good rela­ become aware of the National Ballet of this delightful visit and gave him a recent tionship with [William] Miller of the Ukraine? copy of The Ukrainian Weekly. American Embassy, so there were no prob­ lems with visas. Through the association of Carl Gable, a Interview with ballet director member of Spoleto's board of directors, and How would you compare the artistic Mikhail Nudelman, who is a native My interview with Mr. Mokrenko fol­ Anatolij Mokrenko, general director Ukrainian and Mr. Gable's business part­ lowed shortly thereafter. We met in the of the Kyyiv ballet. (Continued on page 18) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995 Kupalo:fire, water, flowers, nature, and love Cirque du Soleil by Orysia Paszczak Tracz power. Nature also has reached its peak, decline of the earth's fertility, leading features clown with plants at the pinnacle of their towards autumn and harvest. Often a There is something about the feast of growth. From here, no more farm work separate young tree is decorated with rib­ Ivan Kupalo that fascinates young peo­ is needed, and all growth just continues bons, flowers and other ornaments by the from Ukraine ple. Most probably, it has to do with the until harvest. In fact, Kupalo heralds the young women, and is carried as Marena. by Andrij Wynnyckyj unfamiliar, the unattainable, the mythi­ harvest to come. Because there are variations from region cal, because somewhere, somehow, they Toronto Press Bureau Wild plants, especially herbs and medi­ to region, and even between villages, have heard that this particular Ukrainian cinal plants are at the height of their cura­ there is no one set pattern of rituals, TORONTO - Having opened a three- celebration has to do with love, passion, tive powers, and are gathered that day for although the basic elements are there. week stand here under their trademark even something about naked orgies! use throughout the year. The basic ele­ The power of plant life on this night blue-and-yellow big top on June 16 on the Since, for most of us, such events are ments of each Ukrainian feast, and their is reinforced by the fragrant herbs braid­ Lake Ontario waterfront, members of the far-removed from our everyday life, this symbolism, are present here also: fire, ed into the vinky, the garlands or Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil flew to makes the feast of Kupalo that much water, holy Mother Earth and nature, wreaths of wildflowers worn by the Halifax the next day to give a special per­ more fascinating. While we experience ancestors, and love/fertility/procreation. young women. These wreaths, with can­ formance for G-7 leaders, and provoked a the special rituals of Christmas, Easter dles in them, foretell the maiden's moment of political embarrassment for and Ukrainian weddings, this particular Fire symbolizes and reinforces the romantic future as they are gently cast hapless Russian President Boris Yeltsin. holiday has eluded us. power of the sun, and is present in the enor­ mous bonfires (often a few per village) and into the flowing water. Depending if the Ukrainian traditions and customs are in the burning big wheels of straw careen­ vinok floats, sinks, gets caught in an with us throughout the year and on special ing down hillsides towards the water. undertow or tangles on the bank - this family occasions. We are blessed with the symbolizes if, when, and whom she will Water symbolizes life and purification, most extraordinary, fascinating and mean­ marry, or even if she and/or he will die. ingful customs - ones that have their ori­ and the companion to fire. Fire evapo­ rates water, water puts out fire. Water It is believed that all plant life in the gins in human prehistory (we're talking forest comes alive during this night, and about the Paleolithic and the Neolithic, the from heaven - the dew - is very powerful in the early morning of the feast, and peo­ trees walk and talk. The elusive "tsvit Upper and Lower Stone Ages). paporoti" - the fern flower that is consid­ For most of us, our Christmas, Easter ple wash and roll in the dew in order to be healthy for the rest of the year. ered the flower of good fortune - blooms and wedding traditions are so much a at midnight. Whoever finds it, picks it part of our life that we could not be All villagers are expected to attend and manages to bring it home, will be the without them. However, there are two the Kupalo festivities, and there are richest, wisest, most loved and most other major feast days of the calendar even songs mocking and shaming those blissful person on earth. But this is a les­ year - the more non-family oriented who do not. son in the folly of greed and foolishness, Kupalo and Obzhynky (the harvest Kupalski pisni, the Kupalo ritual an example of elusivity - because we thanksgiving feast), which could not be songs, are about love, nature, and know that the fern does not procreate this that easily adapted to an urban setting, Marena and Kupalo, symbolic of this way. It never blooms, there is no flower and for this reason are not as common feast. Marena is the goddess of spring, at midnight and, sadly, maybe there is no here in North America. and Kupalo is one personification of ultimate bliss after all. Some of us have fond memories of the god of winter. From evidence in the Love plays an integral part in these rit­ summer camp, with young men leaping songs and rituals, some scholars believe uals. Couples who are in love and want over a bonfire, young women casting that Kupalo (a "he") was originally to marry jump over the bonfire holding fresh flower wreaths with lit candles Kupala or Kupaila (a "she"). hands to seal their fate. Couples frolic in upon a river or lake. But the symbolism Two scarecrow-type figures made the water together (one of the ancient probably wasn't explained to us in from tree branches or saplings are symbols of marriage). In some regions, ij Wynnyckyj depth, and we were too young at the dressed as a male and a female, then car­ the ideal was to jump over the bonfire time to understand anyway. ried around by the young people singing directly into the water. In early times Dmitry Bogatirev of Odessa. Midsummer's Night, celebrated all ritual songs. At the height of the night's (and maybe not that early), this was done It seems Muscovy's populace was over Europe, is the longest day, and the festivities, Marena and Kupalo are either after disrobing, because certain rituals angered by images of Mr. Yeltsin mirth­ shortest night of the year. It is the height burned in the bonfire, drowned in the were more powerful if carried out in the fully enjoying himself at the circus, of summer, the turning point, the day river, torn apart, or buried - symbolizing "natural state." There is much erotic while back in Russia television screens when the sun is at its longest, highest the end of winter and spring, and the symbolism in the songs and rituals, and were filled mostly with reports about a much wandering off into the woods. If hardened band of Chechens who had anyone ever thought that Ukrainians are seized thousands of hostages. Intercut straight-laced and prudish, this is one with the sight of a president in full guf­ feast that would blow that theory out of faw, the effect was hardly pleasing to the water. viewers there. Why is this holiday sometimes called The Russian president was doubtless the feast of Ivan Kupala? As with all our taken out of himself by efforts like those traditions, it is an example of dualism, of of a Ukrainian performer, Dmitry the combination of pre-Christian and Bogatirev of Odessa, a manically engag­ Christian religions. For centuries, the ing clown who is touring with the Cirque Church tried to forbid the pre-Christian du Solel's latest production, "Alegria." rituals, but the population would not give Together with Russian clowning great up what had been part of its life and Slava Polunin, Mr. Bogatirev provides belief for millennia. In time, beginning in breaks in between performances by awe- the 16th and 17th centuries, Church inspiring trapeze artists, acrobats, tum­ authorities conceded, and began combin­ blers, contortionists, a Fabio type ing the pre-Christian feasts with Christian twirling a 20-foot wire cube, and leap­ ones. The celebration of Kupalo fell ing, hideously masked baroquely cos­ around the time of the Feast of St. John tumed apparitions. the Baptist, Ivan Khrestytel, so the name See the man gliding across the stage of the feast became that of Ivan Kupalo, lying in a cart that looks like a fish and the feast was moved from the June crossed with a Moon Rover? Or the man summer solstice to July. The earliest ritu­ whirling a toy plane that's held to his al songs do not mention any Ivan. beanie by a 10-foot string, like some Ukrainian tradition, with its abundance crazy May Pole mini-airport conning of ritual and symbolism, is a testament to tower? Or trying to sweep away a mess the richness, antiquity and power of our of toilet paper so hard it seems to grow culture. We are fortunate that our ances­ even more tangled and longer and chaot­ tors lived in such a naturally beautiful and ic. That's your Ukrainian content in the bountiful place, that they valued their show, the Odessite clown who'll be 32 way of life and beliefs, and passed them on August 6. down so many generations. It is remark­ Since it began drawing on the interna­ able that they did so in spite of the inva­ tional talent pool in 1992, the French sions, persecution, dangers and lack of Canadian troupe has made a habit of hir­ freedom over the centuries. ing Ukrainians. The first, another clown, On this night, we can go back in Gennadiy Tchijov (pronounced time to the enchanted world of magic, Chyzhov) of Zaporizhzhia had a lead nature, and love. And if some of you do role as the Great Somnambulist in the wander off into the woods, the organiz­ "Saltimbanco" production, which is still Illustration of a Kupalo tradition from a Ukrainian-language brochure by ers of the festivities and the vatra take being staged in Europe. Lidia Orel, titled "Ivana Kupala" (Kyyiv: Pamiatky Ukrainy, 1992). no responsibility for the consequences! (Continued on page 16) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1995 N0.29

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bors, with the aim of convincing them that Leonid Kuchma... independent Ukraine is not the temporary announcing the 16th annual (Continued from page 2) inconvenience that the international com­ munity believed it to be under his predeces­ happens ~ and it will." All small-scale pri­ sor. By convincing the Parliament to ratify vatization will be completed and a large Saturday, July 22 the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) volume of medium-large enterprises will BAITJMORE & be privatized this year. in November of last year, Mr. Kuchma sealed the fate on any nuclear ambitions Sunday, July 23, 1995 Ukraine's debt for oil and gas to Russia that the world's third largest nuclear power has remained a major source of direct noon to 7pm rain or shine may have possessed while helping to ensure UkRAiNiAN influence that Moscow has been only too happy to utilize in the pursuit of its strate­ the success of the NPT review conference gic agenda in Ukraine. In exchange for in April of the following year. FESTJVAt energy debts, Russia has demanded equity Maintaining Ukraine's balance as a shares in Ukraine pipelines and naval neutral state between the West and the bases in the Crimea. CIS, President Kuchma has been more ADMISSION eager to embrace the governments and $2.00 per person Government subsidies of 70 percent of on the grounds of institutions of the former. Ukraine also has St. Michael's $1.00 seniors the real cost of domestic utilities are being & children signed a partnership agreement with the Ukrainian Catholic gradually eliminated to force consumers to under 12 EU that holds out the promise of a future Church grounds pay world prices - the prices charged since Eastern Ave. & free-trade regime between both partners. It 1993 by Russia to Ukraine. World prices S. Montford St. for energy will also be applied this year to seems likely to join the Council of Europe Baltimore, MD the industrial and agricultural sectors. In this year, gaining international recognition addition, Ukraine has launched a program for its progress in transition from its Soviet to reduce its domestic and industrial con­ inheritance, and its policies on human and sumption of gas, which is the highest per national minority rights. capita in the world. Finally, a large oil ter­ President Kuchma has continued to minal will be completed пекі year in reject political and military integration Odessa, which will allow Ukraine to import with the CIS, a position that has strong Azeri and Middle Eastern oil, thereby domestic backing since Russia's military reducing its dependence on Russia as a intervention in Chechnya, He has not monopoly supplier that has always reprc- iieo awav iror і such c ;> РАЧСГ-С IATO jf Ukrain-e ^' r''l0;" ^ «•""• ^?il -"ecdved PfVs-

їХ)6 governments, such as the UMCPVi-oru;] Monetary rivvi \V')rk; Bank £m"opean і he ^•S^CRAIIS Bank for Reconduction and Ueveiopment, ;iiOj і eager CIS rnein * N^ I ESTIVA! 'iwr /\b*\« | I \ MGIH wsl Iri! CRIMEN SHORib J G-7 and (he European Union. The passage Partnership fr*i F\,;;ee program, and it plans to participate in 10 joint military | Ь\л< My 4l> /.AG* 3CXVYI мкк,с,1«т j of Ukraine's ii.*si serious budget lh April IS1000 \dd\ii<-bio\* »sh L '(n & Ь R«iRop.cM \ тм -1 exercises this year. Лі a meeting of 7 ; committed It to a budget deikil of no mote FFMLRIV, тк vu ->ic o| I \T/\ \!(ЖСАГ\Л j for ~nv iffci "idfon v-C I: 410 3 N'ATO іаЧ гоопФ, Ukraine was represent­ ihan 3.3 реї cent, monthly inflaiion of 1-2 I bi. ISiickuls ChbRcn ИАІІ І percent bv the end of (his year, and aboli­ ed by Defense Minister Valeriy Shmarov ._J tion of credits to industry and agriculture. In and oilier high-ranking government offi­ \hz view ot the IMF, «he program "repre­ cials, while Russia chose to place greater sents a clear break with the past, both in its priority on {he Russian-Ukrainian negotia­ commitment to rigorous financial discipline tions at Sochi over ihe future of the Black Need a back issue? and in the implementation of substantial Sea Fleet and was represented only by its structural reforms." This year's budget and Brussels ambassador, Vitaly Churkin. if you'd like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, This reflects the different strategic priori­ the Ukrainian leadership's new commit­ send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: ment to reform have released a $1.5 billion ties of Ukraine and Russia towards sup­ IMF Stabilization Fund and $700,000 port for integration with the West and in Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302. Systematic Transformation Facility that the CIS. have played a crucial role in stabilization in President Clinton, meanwhile, has the economic and monetary spheres. In requested $100 million from the U.S. turn, fiscal and monetary stabilization may Congress to pay for Partnership for Peace enable Ukraine to introduce its long-await­ military exercises, the largest portion of ed new currency, the hryvnia, during the which will go to Ukraine. second half of this year. The election of Mr. Kuchma as The third plank of President Kuchma's Ukraine's second president one year ago THE COUNCIL OF ADVISORS TO THE PARLIAMENT OF UKRAINE stabilization drive has dealt with the threat has affirmed Ukraine's permanent place in the new geopolitical landscape of Central of Ukraine's disintegration and regional is seeking an separatism, which harmed relations with its and Eastern Europe, The allegedly pro- neighbors and are a potential source of Russian Mr. Kuchma has shown himself to regional instability. be a more erstwhile defender of its national ECONOMICS CONSULTANT security with a greater interest in re-affirm­ In March, the post of president in the ing its European, in contrast to Eurasian, Position available: 15 September 1995 Crimea and the separatist Constitution Minimum commitment: One year. were both abolished without the use of future. In this strategic decision Ukraine has Salary: Based on experience & qualifications. violence. The Crimean government was diverged from its Belarusian neighbor, brought under President Kuchma's direct which has chosen to become an active Professional degree preferred. control, while local councils on the penin­ member of the Eurasian community devel­ Working knowledge of Ukrainian required. sula proclaimed their loyalty to Kyyiv. A oping under Russia's direction. referendum was planned to be held on the Thus, Mr. Kuchma's most important For inquiries, call 201.942.7946 (New Jersey, USA) until 4 August, same day as local council elections, on achievement during his first year in office then in Kyyiv (+380.44) 294.6561, 294.6661, or 296.1360 (fax). June 25, to ask voters if they support the has been to convince the West to increas­ re-introduction of the post of president ingly perceive Ukraine as a Central/East and the former Constitution as well as the European bridge resembling more the three unification of Belarus, Russia and Baltic states than the remainder of the CIS. Ukraine. This plebiscite was scrapped President Kuchma also has clearly- after the Crimean government could not understood that the greatest threats to allocate the $40,000 needed to finance it. Ukrainian statehood are domestic, not The Crimean Parliament, half of whose external, and he has succeeded in turning deputies support President Kuchma's Ukraine into one of the most stable coun­ stronger hand, have submitted a new draft tries of the former Soviet bloc. constitution that legally codifies the Crimea Whereas Leonid Kravchuk will be as an integral component of Ukraine. remembered for being a prime instigator ^ PACKAGE and FOOD Parcel Service ™ I Throughout the Crimean crisis the in the disintegration of the former USSR, Ukrainian authorities have supported medi­ which paved the way for Ukraine's inde­ ZAKARPATSKA, IVANO-FRANKIVSKA ation by the Organization for Security and pendence, President Leonid Kuchma's contribution to history will be that of a LVIVSKA and CHERNIVTSI OBLAST Cooperation in Europe, which has backed KOSHERLAND RAHWAY Travel Steven MUSEY EL INCA LPS. 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venture that produces Western-quality УКРАЇНСЬКЕ Ukraine seeks... meat and poultry goods. (The tax holiday БЮРО ПОДОРОЖЕЙ (Continued from page 1) was offered only to Western investors Марійки Гельб/r who registered their companies before Ukraine in 1993-1994, agrees. scope tRcroeL tec December 31, 1994.) 1605 Springfield Ave, Maplewood NJ 07040 "For Ukraine to be successful, it has to Investors want to own the land they learn three important factors to attract 201 378-8998 or 800 242-7267 build their factories on; if Ukraine investment to Ukraine. Those factors are The most popular of tours: IVANO allowed land privatization, many prob­ stability, stability and stability," said Mr. HUTSULKA FRANKTVSK, the majestic Carpathians lems would be solved, said to one German Lufthansa Airlines with their colorful Hotsnl folklore, LVTV, Reich. the 19th century gem of western Ukraine investor. All inclusive DELUXE Tour and KYYIV, in all its goldcn-domcd glory. 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"The Every Wednesday all for only 4099 repealed earlier this year, according to Ukrainians are looking West," he said, (Jul Aug Sep) 8 days Gour Saraff, president of Western Foods, "and we try to promote a new philoso­ a Kyyiv-based, Ukrainian-American joint phy: 'Ukraine needs trade, not aid.' " LOURDES З нагоди 400-ліття PILGRIMAGE Берестейської Унії LOURDES Aug 25 - 29 Washington: Dialogue of Partners" at the Lufthansa Airlines MUNICH Aug 29-Sep 01 Newsbriefs Embassy of Ukraine, reported the Escorted Tour 9 days Escort: Kvitka Semanyshyn (Continued from page 2) Embassy's press office on July 10. 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er this portion of its decision. FCC rules one... The decision also states that CBS is free to rebroadcast "The Ugly Face of Freedom" (Continued from page 3) СОЮЗІВКА • SOYUZIVKA closing the deal, much like a home-buyer until such time as a final rendering is made. On this point the FCC cited constitutional purchasing under clouded title. "If I were Ukrainian National Association Estate Narragansett Television I would not be all First Amendment rights.Mr . Nikolyszyn, in that happy. I would put pressure on CBS to his petition, stated that he would not oppose Foordmore Road Kerhonkson, New York 12446 914-626-5641 FAX 914-626-4638 fix the problem," said Mr. Nikolyszyn's a conditional grant of license to CBS if the attorney. broadcaster would agree not to rebroadcast Mark Masiello of Narragansett Tele­ the piece, a condition to which CBS never consented. SOYUZIVKA SUMMER PROGRAMS 1995 vision did not return The Weekly's calls. Saturday, July 22, 8:30 p.m. Concert Ms. Pochoday said she was deeply dis­ Ensemble "Veseli Halychany" from Temopil AT&T, which had placed advertising in appointed with one aspect of the ruling, 10 p.m. Dance - "Luna" where the FCC noted that the Nikolyszyn the October 23 CBS "60 Minutes" show case "would not be designated for hearing." that aired "The Ugly Face of Freedom," Saturday, July 29, 8:30 p.m. Concert It affirmed that the extent of the remedial has responded to a letter from Weekly "Dumka Choir" from New York action, if any, would be a request that CBS reader Bohdan Ozaruk. Michael Neavill, 10 p.m. Dance - "Vidlunnia" take "corrective action." media and production services director for Saturday, August 5, 8:30 p.m. Concert "They are mixing up personal attack the communications conglomerate, wrote: Ensemble "Kobzari" rules with those on news distortion," she "we have contacted CBS to let them know Bandurists from Detroit that if The Ugly Face of Freedom' is re­ said. "You would think they would know 10 p.m. Dance - "Vodohraj" this aspect of the law backwards and for­ broadcast, AT&T will not place commer­ wards. But they are plain old wrong; they cials in the program." Sunday, August 6 - UNWLA Day are misconstruing the law." Ms. Pochoday The letter, dated June 29, also stated Saturday, August 12, 8:30 p.m. Concert said she will file an appeal on behalf of that AT&T had received "scores of let­ "An Evening of Contemporary Ukrainian Songs" Mr. Nikolyszyn to have the FCC reconsid­ ters from concerned customers." Lidia Hawryluk, Oksana Borbycz-Korduba, Oles Kuzyszyn, Bohdan Kuzyszyn, Yurij Turchyn. Moroz: Ukraine unlikely... ingly becoming more self-reliant. 10 p.m. Dance - "Luna" "Relations between the West and East Saturday, August 19,8:30 p.m. Concert used to be a like a teacher-student rela­ (Continued from page 3) Soyuzivka Dance Camp Recital. Instructor: tionship," explained the former engineer. amount - 12 percent of the total - is Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky; Olya Chodoba-Fryz. three times higher than Canada would "That is starting to change as we are becoming more self-educated." 10 p.m. Dance - "Burlaky" "normally provide for such an effort." 11:45 p.m. crowning of Miss Soyuzivka 1996 Mr. Moroz, who was elected head of the Although some of its recent problems, such as the Russian-Ukrainian agreement Supreme Council last May, conceded that Sunday, August 20, 2:15 p.m. Concert on the Black Sea Fleet (which the Canada's relationship with Ukraine remains Maria Krushelnycka - piano Parliament chairman said he is comfort­ Lidia Shutko - violin strong. "This year, Parliament ratified three able with) - and the Crimean situation, agreements with Canada," he said. One, a have been potentially explosive, Mr. Saturday August 26, 8:30 p.m. Concert general agreement involving friendship and Moroz said he believes that Ukraine is Vocal-Instrumental Ensemble "Vidlunnia" cooperation between the two countries handling them well. 10 p.m. Dance - "Vidlunnia" signed by President Kuchma and Prime "The Crimean Parliament is now draft­ Minister Jean Chretien in Ottawa last ing a new Constitution, and [Ukrainian par­ !- LABOR DAY WEEKEND October, was approved in February. Two liamentarians] are optimistic that this is the Friday, September 1,10 p.m. Dance - "Lvivjany" others were adopted on June 20. right road to follow," explained Mr. Moroz. The Supreme Council also ratified a For its part, the Ukrainian Parliament will Saturday, September 2, 8:30 p.m. Concert trade and commerce agreement with seek to ensure that Crimean minorities, Ukrainian Youth Ensembles from Toronto Canada, which was signed by Canada's such as the Tatar community, are treated Male Choir "Orion" Foreign Affairs Minister Andre Ouellet with "the same fairness offered any minori­ Female Choir "Levada" and Ukraine's former Foreign Minister ties living in Ukraine." Concert-Marching Band "Vanguard" Anatoliy Zlenko in Kyyiv on March 31, Though he stick-handled media ques­ Musical Director and Conductor - Wasyl Kardash and an economic cooperation accord tions as more a statesman than a politi­ 10 p.m. Dance "Tempo"; "Fata Morgana" signed by Mr. Ouellet and former cian, Mr. Moroz took obvious delight in Foreign Economics Relations Minister Sunday, September 3, 2:15 p.m. Concert boasting of the growing popularity of his Ukrainian Youth Ensembles from Toronto Serhiy Osyka in Ottawa on October 24, Socialist Party. 1994. 8:30 p.m. Concert - Vocal-Instrumental Ensemble "Lviviany" "Opinion polls say we're the most 10 p.m. Dance "Tempo"; "Fata Morgana" Two others still require approval by popular political party in Ukraine," he the Ukrainian parliament, including a explained. With 15 members sitting in Mistress of Ceremonies - Oiya Chodoba-Fryz double taxation agreement and a foreign the Supreme Council, Mr. Moroz said the Dance every Friday night to the tunes of "Lviviany" investment protection agreement. Socialists have 25,000 registered mem­ Mr. Moroz noted that Ukraine, like bers and place second to the Communist EXHIBITS - SUMMER 1995 other former Soviet republics, is increas­ party, which has 150,000. August 5-6 Zenon Holubec — Basreliefs August 12-13 Daria Hanushevsky - Ukrainian folk ceramics LOOKING FOR A MORTGAGE? in the Trypillian and Hutsul Styles. August 19-20 Jerome Kozak - Exhibiting the works of George, Jerome and Edward (Eko) Kozak. If your answer is yes, stop by Emigrant September 1-14 Oleksander Tkachenko - Mixed Media; Savings Bank. On Friday, July 21, our Water Colors, Ink, Gouache and Oil. 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ШЕ companies that remained have mostly Cirque du Soieil... collapsed or shrunk because of financial (Continued from page 11) pressures and public indifference, he said. W 43 Saint Mark's Place TRAVEL CONSULTANTS N. Y., N.Y. 10003"Щ "I'd very much like to go back and try The "Alegria" production now show­ to revive things," the clown said, "but I'd ing also includes Ivano-Frankivske-born FLIGHTS have to have much more strength than I acrobat/gymnast Serhiy Samodid, and for do, and things probably won't get better the third year running the blue-and-yel- NYAV FRANKIVSK...... TIL JULY 31st 739.00 for another 15 years or so." low big top has blue-and-yellow flags CHICAGO/LVIV TIL JULY 31st ...739.00 flying - as the Ukrainian colors are "Then again," he confided, "I think NY/KYYIV... TIL JULY 31st 750.00 among the national flags displayed to I've got the best job in the world. People like what I'm doing, and I'm really not CHICAGO/KYYIV TIL JULY 31st 750.00 highlight the performers' international origins. suited for anything else. If I can't do NY/LVIV TIL JULY 31st. 825.00 what I want in Ukraine, I'll go some­ In an interview conducted while the TAXES INCLUDED where else and wait until I'm wanted." company was on the New York leg of its tour, Mr. Bogatirev said he'd signed up Pulling a face, Mr. Bogatirev quipped, EXCURSION OF A LIFETIME: for two years when Mr. Polunin, a friend "I'd also be a really lousy mafioso, I've THE GRAND TOUR from clowning circles, asked him to join got no instincts for business, for making KYYIV-CHERNIHIV-POLTAVA-KHARKIV- the show. money, so I probably wouldn't do well ZAPORIZHA-ODESSA-VYNNYTSIA-TERNOPIL- back home at the moment." IV. FRANKIVSK-UZHOROD-LVIV-KYYIV The productions often overlap, with acts being added and dropped as the Mr. Bogatirev was born in Odessa, 22 DAYS -$1999 Cirque tears through North America, where he dreamed of being a cartoon artist or an actor, and eventually became INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS .. .. Europe and Asia. "It's tough, and a long grind, so you bring your family along," both. He worked with local comedy k the clown said, "but I like it, it's the life groups, began drawing his own comic 1800 HAMALIA . 4JPI of a gypsy/' His Kyyiv-born wife, Iryna, strips, and eventually moved to Kyyiv, also is a clown, and she's taveling with where he worked with the "Mimik- the tour but does not appear on stage. Rechi" troupe. "Appearing with the Cirque is amaz­ As Mr. Bogatirev says, the Cirque du ing in another respect. They're incredibly Soieil, in its present incarnation, is not ROCHESTER UKRAINIAN successful - I've never seen a circus that the standard circus fare for children. 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"We are mutts here," explains Vasyl Going back... Lobok's wife. There are Belarusians living (Continued from page 6) with Russians, living with Ukrainians. And it's been like this for centuries. We "I got a bicycle when my family sold a are on the edge of nowhere," she explains. calf; he could never even afford one. We spent our days tending the cows, the Indeed, many of the people in the vil­ pigs, the chickens on the collective lage speak a language that is neither farm," recalls Mr. Lobok. Ukrainian, nor Russian. My colleague says it resembles a Belarusian dialect. "But Kuchma spent his time reading anything he could get his hands on. And One old lady comes out of her wooden when he finished seven grades in one-room house, which is covered by a Chaikine, he got a room in the neighboring straw-thatched roof. She tells us she has village of Kostabobriv so that he could go never been married and has lived with her to grade 8," notes Mr. Lobok. parents her entire life. She is well into her Tonya Serdiuk, a classmate of Mr. 80s, and when we tell her we are tourists Kuchma, recalls his phenomenal memory from the city, she invites us in to see her liv­ and his thirst for knowledge. She is only ing conditions. She has no electricity, no one of two classmates who stayed in the vil­ television; she had a radio, but the wires lage. "I knew he would go places. He was went down a few years ago and no one ever poor, as poor as they come," she said, point­ came to repair it. She tells us that she never ing to a class photo. "See the black boots he learned to read or write; nor has she ever has in the picture. They were borrowed." been to a city, let alone Chemihiv, which is 'He was a great guy, but not much in the only an hour away. She seems to want to romance department," she added. "He was tell us more about her life, but, when I ask if short and red-haired. But, when we needed I can take a picture, she runs back inside. help with homework, we'd all turn to him. I "I'm talking too much, and I will be sat in back of him, and every once in a punished for this," she says and disap­ while he would turn to me, look at my work pears, recalling the days of the Soviet and correct my mistakes," she said. Union's totalitarian regime. 'He could recite history by heart; he Near the edge of Chaikine, a newly had such a memory, і And even when he settled family lives in a house that was came home last September, already as abandoned. One of the women comes out president of Ukrainei, he saw me in the and explains that they are refugees from crowd and after 40 years he came up to Chechnya, and they have sought shelter me and kissed me," she said. from the raging war. Tonya's two-room home reflects the They don't know where their brother realities of Ukraine and its people, especial­ is, and they are angry that Boris Yeltsin ly these places frozen) in time. Next to an has allowed this senseless war to rage old family icon hangsI a portrait of Leonid among people who have lived together Brezhnev Tonya explains to us that the vil­ for centuries. lage never had a church, and the church in "We want to tell President Kuchma the neighboring village burned down, but how grateful we are that he has taken us there is ta^k of building one. in. He would never allow this to happen She then turns her attention to the Brezhnev in Ukraine," says one of the women, portrait. 'Brezhnev was my husband's tears welling in her eyes. favorite. He liked horilka and he liked *** Brezhnev because, during Brezhnev's time, July "9 marked one year since Leonid the horilka flowed endlessly," she added. Kuchma was elected president. This man, Although only 400 kilometers from this self-made man, has come a long way. Kyyiv, this is no man's land, says one He's done himself proud. Now, let's hope I Marta Kolomayets neighbor. "Those who got out, are lucky." he can do the same for Ukraine. There are From village to rocket factory: Leonid Kuchma was director of the huge complex Here people don't know who they are. a lot of people cheering him on. that produced Cyclon and Zenith rockets.

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Bow) with the music of Vitalij Kikta. This Ukraine's National... will be a premier performance and a great (Continued from page 10) honor for us. We are now in a period of СОЮЗІВКА • SOYUZIVKA level of your company to that of great freedom for the theater. Our opera is Eastern and Western European ballet now performing in the Canary Islands with "Eugene Onegin," "Boris Godunov" and a Ukrainian National Association Estate companies? Foordmore Road Kemonksoa New York 12446 concert program. We will also be staging 914-626-5641 FAX 914-626-4638 Western European groups are too Verdi's "Nabucco" and "Aida." Of course, modernist. They have strayed from their Europe is very familiar with both our opera own traditions, and to be frank, we look and ballet. at this with great pain and skepticism. 1995 CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS AT SOYUZIVKA There the balance has been removed. We What comments do you have about your stay in Charleston? Ukrainian Folk Dance Workshop - Saturday, August 6 - Sunday, August 20 understand that modern tendencies are Traditional Ukrainian folk dancing for beginners, intermediate and advanced necessary in art, as in ballet, but when Everyone has been so hospitable. The you have such aesthetics, as, for exam­ dancers. Food and lodging: UNA members $265.00. management's graciousness exceeded all ple, when I was in Paris and saw "Swan Non-members $315.00. Instructors' fee: $175.00. our expectations. We are truly very grate­ Lake" taken to such absurdity to some Instructor: Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky ful. We were very pleased with the local form of expressionism or surrealism... Limit: 60 students!!! newspaper's coverage, and especially Tchaikovsky did not visualize such an thankful to Dottie Ashley for her kind and THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY­ interpretation for his music. I believe that very flattering review of "Swan Lake." ONE BASED ON AGE, RACE, CREED, SEX OR COLOR. FOR MORE INFORMATION, modern ballets should be produced * # * [based] on modern music for today. PLEASE CONTACT THE MANAGEMENT OF SOYUZIVKA. I thanked Mr. Mokrenko for the plea­ ALL CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED ON A FIRST COME FIRST Does Lesia Ukrainka's "Lisova sure of meeting with him, and now SERVED BASIS WITH RECEIPT OF $25.00 DEPOSIT PER CHILD!! ALL NECESSARY Pisnia" (A Forest Song) belong to the couldn't wait to see what would be the MEDICAL FORMS AND PERMISSION SLIPS MUST BE IN NO LATER THAN TWO WEEKS classical repertoire? second performance of "Swan Lake" and PRIOR TO START OF CAMP! NO EXCEPTIONS! the premier of "Lisova Pisnia." Yes, the ballet is choreographed in the classical tradition. However, this is a mod­ The performances, the reviews ern piece. It has been staged for over 35 years on our stage. Modernism, from one Sitting in my comfortable chair in the aspect, is inevitable, but from the other recently built Guillard Auditorium, the Sales Manager (Automotive) perspective, there should be a balance in largest performance setting of Spoleto, culture. Our theater cannot be modern. It seating close to 3,000 people, I looked The Winner Automotive Group, exclusive importer/ has a classical tradition, and for this reason over the program for the National Ballet distributor for Ford Motor Company Products in Ukraine, it is well respected in Europe. of Ukraine. The program notes and syn­ opsis on "Swan Lake" were thorough, is seeking a Sales Manager for Ford dealer network in What other Ukrainian ballets are in but for "A Forest Song" there was no Ukraine. your repertoire? background information, other than a I myself set the limits. The impresario synopsis that I considered poorly written, Exciting opportunity for aggressive individual with makes the selections or decisions. Of and for the viewer unacquainted with course, he bases his choices on what will Lesia Ukrainka and Ukrainian folklore sales managment experience. Prior automotive experi­ sell to his audience. He does not want to greatly lacking in substance. ence helpful but not necessary. Must be fluent in experiment, so he asks for the repertoire Furthermore, the history of the ballet Ukrainian language. Housing allowance provided, salary which is popular, which people know. company was written from the perspective The ballets may be wonderful, but of a former Soviet ensemble, and the names commensurate with experience. because the public is unaware of them, were transliterated from Russian and not there is this fear. For the Spoleto festival Ukrainian. This kind of information does For interview to apply, send letter of resume to: Sales we suggested "Lisova Pisnia," and the not send the right message, and promotes Manager-Ukraine c/o Winner Group Management, P.O. Box management agreed. Others do not. confusion between Russian and Ukrainian. We have in our repertoire besides For the viewers, however, what was 945, Wilmington, DE 19899-0954. "Lisova Pisnia," Hohol's "The Night probably most annoying was the omis­ Before Christmas," with the music of the sion of the names of the soloists perform­ modern composer [Yevhen] Stankevych. ing in the program. UKRAINE We staged it for two years. It is a lovely Disturbed, I apprehensively waited for )Шї*Ж piece with some modern elements. "Swan Lake" to begin. It did not take long Stankevych's "Olha" is another. It will for me to be captivated and enchanted by probably be of interest to you that this fall in this production. The Ukrainian National France we will be staging Leonid Poltava's Ballet was of world-class caliber, and the Account Manager and Anton Rudnytsky's diaspora opera, capacity audience agreed with their shouts "Anna Yaroslavna," a very interesting and of bravo and standing ovations. Due to growth, our distribution company, located in Kyyiv, passionate piece. We have already present­ Dottie Ashley, staff writer for ed it in several places in Ukraine. At this Charleston's The Post and Courier, wrote: Ukraine, seeks an Accounting Manager with 4-6 years exp. to time we are also choreographing two other "the beauty and expertise of this ballet oversee its daily accounting function. You will report directly to Ukrainian ballets with the music of Valerij company created a feast for the eyes with the Managing Director in Kyyiv and coordinate with the parent Kikta, a modern composer: "Frescoes of exquisite costumes and glittering sets. Kyyiv's Sofia" and "Volodymyr the company, based in the U.S. Having seen the famous Bolshoi Ballet in Christianizer." They will be premiered this Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium three November. years ago, I would have to say I was more The position requires strong accounting skills, knowledge What effect does your participation in impressed with the performance of the of PC based accounting systems, and excellent communication the festival have on the arts in Ukraine, National Ballet of Ukraine. Nothing can and specifically your ballet company? top the 37 fouettes executed by Elena skills. Fluency in Ukrainian or Russian language very helpful. Filipieva in her role of the evil Odile in a The U.S., in principle, is a formidable combination of athleticism and delicacy." country, for national as well as artistic Ms. Ashley's comments were espe­ You will be required to live in Ukraine for 1-2 years and recognition. The immediate importance cially heartwarming, since she has a subsequently spend 6-8 weeks each additional year in Kyyiv. is in the advertising, for people to get to background in d^ncre arid spoke from know us - this is so important - to hear experience. She did have reservations us, and to witness the degree of our artis­ about the "handsome prince, Nikolai If you seek a challenging opportunity, please send your tic professionalism. We want them to Pridtchenko, [whose] dancing was not as resume, along with salary requirements to: Controller, Winner know that we are a world-class company. dynamic as it could have been." Group Management, P.O. Box 954, Wilmington, DE 19899. Is true that you are going to Japan The official Spoleto critic for The Post at the end of this month? and Courier, Robert Jones was less euphor­ ic, but over all, had some good things to Yes, every two or three years we are say in his review titled "Swan Lake dancers engaged by Mr. Tagazawa, the Japanese NNiNNIR. UKRAINE soar in anonymity": "..^excellent version by impresario, for performances in Asia. We the National Ballet of Ukraine..." will be all over Japan. Also, in China, "On opening night, the National Ballet Singapore and Italy. Since the "Iron of Ukraine looked edgy, uncertain and ner­ Curtain" lifted we have been invited every­ vous. And well they should have been, for To subscribe: Send $60 ($40 if you are a member of the UNA) to where. For the second year the Strasbourg this was their debut in the United States. A Festival has asked us to perform. We have lot was hanging on their success, and they The Ukrainian Weekly, Subscription Department, even received a personal invitation from knew it. But there were enough little stum­ Prince Michael to open the 1996 Festival in 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. bles and totterings to give pause to the Edinburgh, Scotland. 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review: " 'A Forest Song' ...presented a Ukraine's National... catalog of miscalculations by the (Continued from page 18) Ukrainian company, and the festival pre­ у X viewer. But as the evening wore on, the senting them. If you're putting on a pro­ FIELD & OLESNYCKY dancers got hold of themselves and by the gram of foreign nationalist perfor­ beginning of Act III, they were performing mance...you'd better make sure...the Attorneys at Law beautifully." piece...is going to 'travel.' Will foreigners Mr. Jones was disturbed by the "cata­ understand it. Will they at least be strophic omission in the program... no charmed/delighted/thrilled/impressed/ stunned by it? And once the company cast list! The ballerina who dealt with Are pleased to announce the removal of their offices to that ultimate balletic challenge, 32 fou- arrives and starts unpacking, how will ettes in a row, and dealt with them quite they cope with the language and the cul­ brilliantly, remained nameless. So did ture? Coaxing a Ukrainian stomach to her handsome prince (excellent and accept things like grits, okra and she-crab apparently having no problem with soup as acceptable fodder is one thing. 11 Eagle Rock Ave., Suite 100 nerves) and Rothbart the evil magician." Explaining to American stagehands in The next night was the debut of Ukrainian how to handle the scenery and East Hanover, N.J. 07936 "Lisova Pisnia." Once again, I was very focus the lights is quite another. impressed by the beauty of the production, "...But watching the stagehands at work (201)386-1115 and enjoyed listening to comments of was the most interesting feature of "A nearby viewers who remarked about the Forest Song,' as dull a piece of nationalist Fax (201) 884-1188 beautiful music and dancing. One woman kitsch as I've ever seen. The music is by commented, "I'm not familiar with the Mikhail Skorowiski, and it sounds like (Three miles North of Ramada Hotel) composer, but I love the music." Another something dreamed up for a 1930s film and young couple next to me were very much Tchaikovsky. The libretto, another spin on in love and moved by the ballet. During Rusalka (Slavic folklore seems obsessed with water spirits), is a meagerly, undra- the scene changes, which were of great Concentrating on Asset Protection, Real Estate, Wills concern to Mr. Convery, there were some matic tale... None of it made much sense to me at all...Now and then something good obvious complications, such as lengthy and Estates, Commercial and Corporate Law and Family Law. pauses and some movement seen behind would happen, dance wise ... sluggish wed­ the scrim, but all in all, it wasn't greatly ding celebration...man in white tights sud­ disturbing to me nor, as I could observe, denly blazed across the stage...There was a For the convenience of clients unable to travel to to the audience, which as the night before, lot of acting, but not nearly enough danc­ yelled out bravos and responded with ing. What dancing there was, though, was Morris County, we will schedule conferences in Essex, lengthy and loud applause with a standing good...The soloists were particularly ovation at the conclusion. good... Backstagers say the culprits are the Union and Hudson County locations. After the performance, I went backstage Ukrainians themselves. Apparently they to congratulate Mr. Mokrenko and Mr. refused to conduct a lights rehearsal. If so, Chikero, and to take their photograph as I they'd better shape up fast, or their U.S. had promised earlier. Mr. Mokrenko was career may not make it off this planet." Nestor L. Olesnycky obviously upset and was not reassured by I found this condescending and mean- the compliments he received backstage. spirited review offensive and demeaning, Robert S. Field He said that he was very disturbed because and so totally devoid of the spirit of the during the performance his experienced Spoleto Festival. To top off this review Mr. 4 S stagehands were not permitted to move or Jones in this final overview of the whole manipulate the scenery. Whether this was festival, while giving enough space to other due to union laws was left unanswered. It performers, barely mentions the Ukrainian was, however, noted in an article by Ms. group with a very negative dismissal, even Ashley that the night before the perfor­ contradicting what he wrote earlier. mance, Rita Tkach of New York was He wrote: "Faced with a choice of preparing a translation of directions for the rehearsing or a trip to the mall, the compa­ American set crew. ny insisted upon the latter. They refused a The first review of this performance by light rehearsal. The result was that both Eliza Ingele was positive over all, except programs looked catastrophically ama­ for a paragraph about technical difficulties teur...when there was dancing to be done, it and her usage of "Russian." She. wrote: was sometimes worth overlooking the con­ "The complexity of the set design, frequent fusion on stage, but the only people who changes and long pauses interrupted the really approved the Ukrainian company flow of the evening's drama ... With a were probably other Ukrainians." haunting score by Mikhail Skorowiski... an This was what Mr. Jones had to say enormous production that allows this about a ballet company that had drawn skilled Russian group to present emotional near capacity audiences on three nights, performances...The unspecified dancers in and had them clapping loudly and giving the leading roles of Mavka, the forest fairy standing ovations every night. WE THANK YOU! and Lukash, a young peasant boy, executed I must raise the question? Does Mr. The Pylyp Orlyk Institute for Democracy, an independent public policy research and flawless partnering, fine acting and techni­ Jones have another agenda? What powers information center based in Kyyiv, Ukraine, is celebrating its third anniversary of oper­ cal expertise...There is a beautiful final were there in "A Forest Song" to alter his ations. 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PREVIEW OF EVENTS Wednesday, July 26 - Sunday, July 30 well as presentations by Dr. Efthalia Makris Walsh on the role of gender in the early PARMA, Ohio: St Vladimir's Ukrainian Church and Father Deacon Sviatoslav Orthodox League Chapter will host the 48th Nowytski on "Why we do the things we do?" Annual UOL Convention. Convention head­ For more information and registration materi­ quarters will be the Holiday Inn in als, contact the convention chair, Dareen Independence, Ohio. An attractive program is Jogan, through St. Vladimir's Ukrainian planned, including the following: Orthodox Cathedral, 5913 State Road, Wednesday, July 26 — Hospitality night, with a poolside party for juniors at the Parma, OH 44134; (216) 248-0548. Holiday Inn; Thursday, July 27 — Bon Sunday, August 6 Voyage!, a dinner dance at St. Vladimir's Hall in Parma; Friday, July 28 — JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Come one, fish/varenyky fry at St. Vladimir's Hall, fol­ come all to the Ukrainian Festival, spon­ lowed by a concert featuring the Kashtan sored by St. John's Ukrainian Orthodox Dance Ensemble of Parma and a male octet Church. The parish's annual gathering will from Ukraine; Saturday, July 29 — banquet feature Ukrainian embroidery, ceramics, and ball at St. Vladimir's Hall (juniors enjoy woodcraft as well as a large pysanky dis­ a day at Sea World); Sunday, July 30 — hier­ play. Food and spirits will be available. archical divine liturgy, followed by a tasty The fun starts at 1 1 a.m. and continues farewell brunch. In addition, several enlight­ until 8:30 p.m. Free parking will be avail­ ening cultural displays will be presented, as able on the church grounds.

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