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Established in 1990, CUPP was Canada's First Program of Assistance to Ukraine AUTUMN 2012
In this issue... A Gorillia has joined the elephant in the room Why we don't like Ukraine Dictatorship will not lead to prosperity Ukrainians in Irkutsk CUPP in Third Decade CUPP 2012 NEWSLETTER
2012 CUPP NEWSLETTER
A "Gorilla" Has Joined the Elephant in the Room!...... 3 CUPP Interns...... 4 Why We Don't Like Ukraine...... 31 Is Ukraine's Youth Plunging Into Deep Career Individualism?...... 34 Implication of the Fact that a Significant Number of Ukraine's Population do not Consider Themselves Ukrainian Either in the National or Civic Sense...... 35 Etude About Post-crisis Ukraine: Seven Main Challenges – Opportunities...... 38 Wither the Bologna Process: The Coming Educational Crisis in Ukraine...... 42 The CUPP Alumni Planned a Series of Conferences to Create a new Model of Governance for Ukraine...... 44 Do Ukrainian Universities Need Autonomy?...... 46 Quo Vadis, Україно? – намагались On October 24, 2011, the first Ukrainian Day on the HILL took place in the House відповісти в Оксфорді...... 52 of Commons. Captioned are CUPP 2011 Interns who performed a concert in the Ukraine Loses Its Way...... 56 Rotunda of Centre Block for MPs, staff and visitors. Balcerowicz: Dictatorship Will Not Lead to Prosperity...... 57 Бальцерович: диктатура не призводить до процвітання...... 60 Orwell's 'Animal Farm" and Ukrainian Refugees...... 64 History of CUPP to work and study in the Canadian Par- "Ukraine at the Crossroads"...... 65 th liament, and gain experience from which On July 16 , 1990, the Ukrainian generations of Canadian, American and Ukrainians of Irkutsk – A Part of Parliament adopted the Declaration of Multiethnic Siberian Society...... 68 West European students have benefit- Sovereignty which declared that Parlia- ed. On the basis of academic excel- Russian Youth's Pllitical Conderns...... 70 ment recognized the need to build the Electoral systerms in Ukraine. Our lence, knowledge of the English or Ukrainian state based on the Rule of French and Ukrainian languages, and Experience and Our Prospects...... 72 Law. On August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian The Overbearing Governmental Regula- on interest in the parliamentary system tion of the Economy as an Inhibiting Parliament adopted the Declaration of of government, university students from Factor on Democratic Development of Independence, which the citizens of Ukraine can apply for a CUPP scholar- Ukraine...... 73 Ukraine endorsed in the referendum of ship. It is hoped that CUPP will contrib- The Value of a CUPP Internship in December 1, 1991. Also in 1991, Cana- Canada's Parliament...... 74 ute to the education of future leaders of dians celebrated the Centennial of Ukraine. A Century of PLAST...... 76 Ukrainian group immigration to Canada. In 2012, during the 22nd year of CUPP Alumni Updates...... 77 To mark the Centennial, organizations CUPP's operation, 33 students arrived Higher Education: East OR West...... 81 planned programs and projects to cele- from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine to EURO 2012: Failure or Success?...... 82 brate this milestone in Canada's history. complete a two-month internship with CUPP Alumni Updates...... 83 The Chair of Ukrainian Studies Members of Parliament, Ministers and Foundation of Toronto decided to mark Where the Land Ends and the Sea Senators (please see Issue 1 of the Begins: the Case of Ukrainian Migration the Centennial by establishing the Can- Newsletter for complete list of CUPP In- to Portugal...... 84 ada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program for terns). In the course of the Program, the university students from Ukraine. The Interns meet with political and social Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program opinion-leaders of Canada. Contact Us gives Ukrainian students an opportunity Chair of Ukrainian Studies Foundation 620 Spadina Avenue Toronto, Ontario, The image of the Canadian Parliament (Centre Block of the House of Com- Canada M5S 2H4 mons) is a 19th century engraving by an unknown artist. Photo Credit of the Tel.: (416) 234-9111 engraving to The Devil's Artisan: A Journal of the Printing Arts. Colour Fax: (416) 234-9114 separation design by Kristina Hicks a student at the Ontario College of Art and Design University of Toronto. Cover Design by Andrei Bezruchonak, www.KATEDRA.org CUPP 2012 Intern from Belarus.
CANADA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAM CUPP 2012 NEWSLETTER CUPP in Third Decade circumstances. It would be effective, if make a change, their Russian peers unlikely to possess one under the people were at least somewhat satis- are totally oblivious of the civil rights Medvedev-Putin tandem rule. In this fied with their lives and were expect- granted by the Constitution. "They regard, it is high time young Ukraini- ing their lives to gradually change for have plunged in 'deep career individu- ans ask themselves: will they enjoy better. Today, a lot of people realize alism'," says Irina Khakamada. An ex- more rights and opportunities to influ- that not all of those artists are agitating politician representing official opposi- ence the life of their country, if they for Tymoshenko right from the heart," tion to Vladimir Putin and now radio stay coach potatoes and watch the says Shayhorodskyi. anchor and writer, Khakamada admits elections the older generations will If young Ukrainians are less con- that young people in Russia do not make a decision about? scientious of how to use their power to have any political positioning and are
Implication of the Fact that a Significant Number of Ukraine's Population do not Consider Themselves Ukrainian Either in the National or Civic Sense
Pavlo SHOPIN CUPP 2006, 2008 Walter Tarnopolsky Scholarship recipient, Mazurenko Family Scholarship recipient MP: Michael Ignatieff, Ontario (Etobicoke–Lakeshore) MP: Andrew Telegdi, Ontario (Kitchener–Waterloo) B.A. and M.A. in English from Taras Shevchenko National University of Luhansk in 2008 Fulbright Visiting Researcher at UC Berkeley in 2009-2010 Internt in the German Bundestag in 2011 M.Phil. in European Literature and Culture at the University of Cambridge
The Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary lenges have appeared. Now the Ukrai- amount of time in a small room trying Program Washington "Model Ukraine" nian language is being ridiculed by to answer all those numerous queries. Conference, which took place at the Prime-Minister, and Minister Tabach- One of the older ladies was having George Washington University on nyk's Ukrainophobia is an outrageous trouble with the question about identi- Feb. 12-14, 2010, was a perfect op- disgrace for Ukraine. ty, a foreign word to any Ukrainian, as portunity for CUPP Alumni to discuss Recently I have been to the Con- you may probably know. She did not their vision of Ukraine and see if they sulate General of Ukraine in San Fran- hesitate to ask a young man beside can arrive at common goals and val- cisco to cast my vote in the first round her, "What is "identychnist" [identity]?" ues which could be shared by every of the Presidential Election, and no- "Well, being identical, being similar, I Ukrainian. I am very grateful to Mr. ticed two things. I saw that all the elec- think." "You know, that's what makes Ihor Bardyn, Director of the Program, tion committee members were wear- you Ukrainian," another helpful Ukrai- and all the organizers of the confer- ing traditional Ukrainian shirts and nian prompted. The CUPP Alumni ence and believe that the meeting was not surprised at all. But when I gathered to try to find an answer to a there was both rewarding and useful left the Consulate, I wondered if Ger- similar question and I hope that we for all the participants. Here I present mans would wear their Trachten for have achieved at least an under- my address to the participants of the the same occasion. standing of the initial (or ultimate?) Washington Conference. Sadly, the Secondly, people who came to question and will work towards further problems discussed in this paper have vote were asked to complete a ques- interpretation of what it means to be been only exacerbated by the current tionnaire compiled at Oxford Universi- Ukrainian. I would like to believe that government, and many more chal- ty and we spent a considerable our generation of Ukrainians, having
CANADA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAM 35 CUPP in Third Decade CUPP 2012 NEWSLETTER experienced the governance, civil so- 2009 World Chess Cup Sergey was ic sense. For me a Ukrainian is some- ciety, education abroad and the reality asked how the Ukrainian side let him one who lives in Ukraine because be- of life in Ukraine can work towards de- go and here is what he said, "My col- ing Ukrainian in a civic sense is what veloping a better if not new Commons leagues understood my decision. We makes a society. Ukrainian national- and Commonweal for Ukraine. still have very good relations. As for ists claim that a lot of Ukrainians are In my paper I would like to pres- the chess authorities of the Ukrainian not real Ukrainians. These "fake" ent some of my deliberations on why Chess Federation, they were indiffer- Ukrainians do not speak Ukrainian many Ukrainians do not have the iden- ent to my change of citizenship. They and live in the "imaginary" internation- tity we expect them to have and what did not truly support us in Ukraine: no al post-Soviet world. I must admit that it means not to identify with "typical coaches, no help. That is why I left". I belong to this group of "fake" Ukraini- Ukrainians", living in Ukraine. What he also said was, "A lot of my ans. Oleksandr Kramarenko calls us At the very outset of this short relatives are Russians and they live in "пануючий в нашій країні внаслідок presentation, I would like to state that Russia. I have just come back home тяжкої хвороби українців інтерна for me the national and civic senses of and I don't consider it to be a radical ціонал" ("as a result of a grave dis- being Ukrainian are the same. If you change". Some nationalists may say ease of Ukrainians a ruling internatio- are a citizen of Ukraine, you are Ukrai- "Good riddance!" but I absolutely dis- nale") (Kramarenko 2009). He also nian. Ukrainian citizenship is what de- agree with them and this difference of calls us a minority and he is mistaken. fines me as a Ukrainian in the modern opinion is crucial. If to paraphrase Mi- It is the Ukrainian nationalists who are sense. I speak Russian as my native chael Ignatieff, current leader of the a marginal minority. Nationalists are language, celebrate the Victory in Eu- Liberal Party in Canada, "I believe that "Schwarzfahrer" (remember the Os- rope Day, denounce heroization of a Ukrainian is a Ukrainian, is a Ukrai- car winning German short film) on the Stepan Bandera and Roman Shukhe nian, is a Ukrainian". Every citizen of Ukrainian tram but they manage to vych and still feel Ukrainian. It is quite Ukraine has equal rights and should make a lot of Ukrainians feel uncom- natural. However, the attempts to be equally important for the state and fortable and doubt whether we are make me and millions of Ukrainians even more so for the whole society. Ukrainians. feel not Ukrainian, feel alienated from We all know about Ukrainians, Looking back at the question the state have not been in vain. Many leaving their country to seek better fu- which I have to address I can see that Ukrainians do not consider themselves ture. Millions of Ukrainians have left a lot of Ukrainians do not consider Ukrainian because of the economic Ukraine since the independence. themselves being Ukrainian in the and social conditions in Ukraine. It is Why? This is the question I will try to sense worked out by a nationalistic legitimate to posit an important ques- answer in a nutshell. During my sec- minority. The idea of a mono-ethnic tion, "What are the implications of the ond visit to Canada, I learnt from my state seemed to prevail during the fact that a lot of Ukrainians do not con- hosts that they "defected" to Canada presidency of Viktor Yushchenko. sider themselves Ukrainian?" because as Ukrainians they did not Consequently, a lot of Ukrainians did Let me start with a salient exam- feel comfortable in Poland. However, I not feel "Ukrainian" in the sense the ple. Having spent several months on did not see any prejudice towards the President wanted to promote. As a re- my own abroad, I understood a lot Poles on their side. They had Polish sult, the President lost like no one had about my being Ukrainian and also friends and never actually mentioned lost before him. It was poetic justice. grew addicted to chess, playing it on- any hardships they faced in Poland. The vast majority of Ukrainians do not line with my brother and discussing They expressed long-nourished ha- consider themselves to be victims of every move in the Skype. No matter tred towards Russia but no animosity the Soviet Union and they do not have what you think of chess, the game is to Poland. Some of my relatives left any ill feelings towards Russia. The popular in Europe and all over the Ukraine for Russia and to do so they President failed to understand this. world. There are prestigious chess also had to tell the Russian authorities A lot of Ukrainians are led to be- tournaments in the EU, Russia and that they "felt uncomfortable" in lieve that being "really" Ukrainian China. Last year a Ukrainian grand- Ukraine. They still plan to return to means being xenophobic and nation- master Sergey Karjakin "defected" to Ukraine some day but right now it alistic. These Ukrainians do not wel- Russia. This 19-year-old prodigy holds makes no sense to them because ec- come the decorations of Stepan Ban- the record for the youngest grandmas- onomically Ukraine is a worse place to dera and Roman Shukhevych and feel ter in history, achieving the title at the live in. These people consider them- that Ukraine has become a hostile age of twelve years and seven months. selves Ukrainian, but they may not land to them. There are numerous im- Now he lives in Moscow and at the come back and be Ukrainians in a civ- plications of this state of affairs in
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Ukraine but I will mention only several grounds when defining one’s identity. concept has failed with President of those. But in my view, the Ukrainian citizen- Yushchenko's loss and future cultural Firstly, these Ukrainians may ship is to unite a great abundance of politics of the state will take into ac- leave the country for good. Ukraine various mentalities which constantly count the view of a majority of Ukraini- has lost millions of people but the rea- interact and form the new concept of a ans. The majority of Ukrainians will son may appear to be different. The Ukrainian, create the new cultural fac- decide the future of the state and ev- majority of Ukrainians left Ukraine be- ets of being Ukrainian. Otherwise, a ery minority should be well-integrated cause they could not live a decent life lot of Ukrainians will not feel at home into Ukrainian society to feel an inte- here. It means they saw that they and what we can see today is that a gral part of it. were let down in a civic sense, they vocal nationalistic minority manages In conclusion, the gruesome fact were let down as Ukrainians by Ukrai- to impose ideas not accepted by the that a significant number of Ukrainians nians. Thus, the social-economic is- majority of Ukrainians. do not consider themselves Ukrainian sues need to be addressed by the There is no way back to the rustic either in a national or civic sense is whole society and every individual charm of traditional Ukrainian culture not arbitrary and the implications of it should be involved. These issues in- and identity. The Ukrainian "Bourbon are not mere trifles that can be ig- clude both living wages and the lan- Restoration" is not possible. Ukraine nored. It is common sense that neither guage you speak, and they constitute is not a mono-ethnic nation and every the language nor the traditional shirt social life of an ordinary Ukrainian. citizen of Ukraine is Ukrainian in the defines the Ukrainian citizenship. Citi- It is clear that Ukrainians who do most authentic sense. Ukrainians are zens of Ukraine have the right to live not consider themselves Ukrainian are a tolerant, multicultural, multilingual, in a democratic country where the in opposition to any government in well-educated society and we cannot principles of tolerance and multicultur- Ukraine. These Ukrainians play a go back to the days of serfdom, illiter- alism can be acted upon and they powerful destructive role in the state acy and "enlightened" elites. This does should demand recognition as Ukraini- politics. Their aim is to express their not mean we have to forsake our ans in every conceivable sense. discontent but the more alienated they past. References are from Ukraine the more counter- Ukraine is in the midst of a pro- Kramarenko, Oleksandr. 2009. 'Tak zhiti productive their political activism is. found transformation and much recon- ne mozhna', Maidan Website, 11 Decem- These Ukrainians also become ciliation and understanding of each ber
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PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES, CANADA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAM 2012
Jagiellonian University, 1364 Kyiv-Mohyla University, 1615 University of Lviv, 1661 Iuliia ZUBRYTSKA Yaroslav BARKOV, Lesia BIDOCHKO, Olena BONDAR, Liliia Iuliia BUCHAK, Ustyna CHULITSKA, Kateryna GRYSHCHENKO, Khrystyna OLIIARNYK, MYKYTYUK, Olya SHUDRAK Oksana KRYKUN, Oleksandra NIKULOVA, Roman ROMANOVSKIY, Roman TYCHKIVSKYY, Oleksandr ZHEKA, Iuliia ZUBRYTSKA
Yaroslav the Wise National Humboldt University University of Kyiv, 1834 International Black Lviv Polytechnic Law Academy, 1804 of Berlin, 1810 Alona FURDA, Oleksandra Sea University, 1996 National University, Iaroslav CHEKER, Maryna Olya SHUDRAK GASKEVYTCH, Anastasiia Giorgi SHIUKASHVILI 1844 SMOLYAK GRETTSEVA, Olena Ana TSITSAGI Olha DMYTRASH SHAPOVAL
University of Odesa, Kyiv Polytechnic Vadym Hetman National University of 1865 Institute, 1898 Economic University of Kyiv, Saskatchewan, 1907 Lesia SHYSHKO Pavlo PEDENKO 1906 Ihor ILKO Ediie ABDULTAIROVA, Iurii LETS, Olena SHAPOVAL
Irkutsk State University, University of Belarusian State Murray State University, 1922 1918 Dnipropetrovsk, 1918 University, 1921 Oleksandr GASKEVYCH Andrei ZAVIALOV Ganna TSELIKOVSKA Andrei BEZRUCHONAK
University of Vaasa, 1966 Ilia State University, 2006 Petro Mohyla Black Sea Humber College, 1967 Ganna TSELIKOVSKA Giorgi SHIUKASHVILI State University, 1996 Ihor ILKO Ana TSITSAGI Oleksandr SHABARDIN, Alisa ZAVIALOVA