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ublished by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-profit association rainian Weekly vol. LVIII No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 17.1990 50 cents Journalist's notebook: Shevchenko Ukrainian Parliament hosts Thatcher as enduring symbol of rebirth Former dissidents hail her human rights efforts KlEv — During a daylong visit to fringements also clearly stated." Kiev on June 9 for a British trade and Mrs. Thatcher visited Kiev on the cultural exhibition, British Prime Mi– third day of a four-day state visit to the nister Margaret Thatcher delivered a Soviet Union to show her support for historic address to the new Ukrainian Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev's SSR Supreme Soviet, reported the reforms and to stop in on British Days, Ukrainian independent Publishing and an elaborate display of British industry, information Association last week. business and culture in the Ukrainian As a large crowd of Kievans, carry– capital. ing blue-and-yellow Ukrainian and Mrs. Thatcher was confronted in the Lithuanian flags, gathered outside the Ukrainian Parliament by hard-hitting Supreme Soviet building in the rain, questions from the opposition Demo– Mrs. Thatcher was hailed by Kharkiv cratic Bloc about her government's non- deputy Henrik Altunian, speaking for recognition of Lithuanian indepen– the Parliament's minority Democratic dence as well as her policies toward Bloc, for her support of political pri– other independence movements in the soners like himself in the past. USSR, reported the UlPlA's Anatoliy Thanking the Armenian activist, Zubkov. Mrs. Thatcher said, according to the in response to a question by a DB Associated Press: "it is necessary for leader, Prof. lhor Yukhnovsky of Lviv, democracy to be underpinned by the about how she viewed relations between rule of law...rights clearly stated, in– (Continued on page 3) Congress resolutions would designate week to commemorate victims of famine WASHINGTON - Two resolutions in addition to designating a week to designating June 17-23 as "National commemorate the victims of the fa- Week to Commemorate the victims of mine, the resolution requests the presi– the Famine in Ukraine 1932-1933" were dent to issue a proclamation; condemns recently introduced in the U.S. Con– the USSR's systematic disregard for gress. The resolutions, introduced in the human life, rights and liberties; re- Senate and the House, were sponsored quests the president to use public and by the congressional members of the diplomatic channels to call attention to U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Fa- the famine and the suppression of mine. Ukrainian aspirations; and, urges the On May 15, Reps. William Broom- government of the USSR to "provide a Marta Kolomayets field (R-Mich.), Dennis Hertel frairework for the realization of the vyacheslav Chomovil's sign of the tryzub expresses Ukraine's national (D-Mich.), Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.) legitimate rights and aspirations of the rebirth during May 22 ceremonies at the Shevchenko monument in Kiev, as and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) intro– people of Ukraine." his compatriots sing "Oy u Luzi Chervona Kalyna." For story and more duced H.J. Res. 567. Rep. Hertel is the H.J. Res. 567 has been jointly re– photos see centerfold. chairman of the Famine Commission. ferred to the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Post Office and Civil Service, it already has 35 co- Yavorivsky, Mokry address Canadian Friends of Rukh sponsors. A majority of the House (218 congressmen) must co-sponsor for the by Oksana Zakydalsky the meeting. The Constitution Commit– exchange of human resources between committees to report the resolution to tee discussed the preparation of the Canada and Ukraine; the full House. OAKviLLE, Ontario - The first association's constitution, it was de– 3. to organize shipments of Ukrai– On May 24, Sens. Robert Kasten (R– Canadian Friends of Rukh general cided that a draft version based on nian history books to schools in U– Wis.) and Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.) meeting was held on June 9-Ю at the St. discussions at the meeting would be kraine and to help Rukh set up a introduced a similiar resolution, S.J. volodymyr Center in Oakville, Ontario presented within 30 days to all the publishing house; Res. 329, in the U.S. Senate, in his (near Toronto). branches for review. The committee will 4. to continue to help in aiding introductory statement, Sen. Kasten Canadian Friends of Rukh already continue to work under the chairman- victims of Chornobyl and to establish, pointed out that "the United States has branches throughout Canada (Mon– ship of Myroslav Diakowsky. in Lviv, a diagnostic center; and government's Commission on the U– treal, Ottawa, Oshawa, Toronto, Ha– The Finance Committee considered 5. to ensure that the Canadian go– kraine Famine has documentation milton, London, Windsor, Winnipeg, questions dealing with the raising and vernment establishes a Canadian Con– which shows that the Ukraine famine Saskatoon, Edmonton and vancouver) disposition of funds. sulate in Kiev, as promised, and to aim was the result of a deliberate policy on and over 2,000 members. Ten of the in resolutions proposed by the Pro- to have it eventually changed to an em– the part of the USSR." branches were represented at the ge– grams Committee and adopted by the The Wisconsin Republican went on neral meeting. general meeting, the organization de– A fund-raising dinner featured guest to point out that "now^is a golden The Canadian Friends of Rukh was cided: speakers volodymyr Mokry of Krakow, opportunity to express to Mr. Gorba– founded on October 31, 1989, in To– 1. to form a special committee to member of the Polish Parliament, and chev our displeasure with Mr. Stalin's ronto. The Toronto branch is tempora– coordinate programs for marking the volodymyr Yavorivsky of Kiev, deputy brutal policy of forced starvation." rily acting as the coordinating branch fifth anniversary of the Chornobyl to both the USSR and Ukrainian The Senate resolution was referred to and called the general meeting. disaster in 1991; Supreme Soviets and a vice-chairman the Committee on the Judiciary. Under Three committees were active during 2. to emphasize the necessity of the (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 14) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE n, 1990 No. 24 A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Rukh requests 1 million Bibles by Michael Heretz man of the Ukrainian Family Bible Association, Dr. Roman Cetenko, Fourth anniversary accounts ALBANY, N.Y. - Recent events in requesting his assistance in securing the Ukraine indicate that the human search Bibles indispensible "for the catechisa– for its Creator is much stronger than the tion of our people." of Chornobyl offer new info 70 years of the most merciless persecu– tion and the propaganda program Rukh committed itself to take care of by Dr. David Marples searchers was assured, but now this import permits and the fair distribution Radio Liberty Research association could control only the orchestrated by the government of the Soviet Union. of the Bibles, "even if their amount monitoring of those workers directly could be measured by seven digits."The PARTI under its jurisdiction. There was also The current relative relaxation of religious persecution has fostered nu– letter was signed by Mykhailo Horyn, discussion of how one could control the head of Rukh's Secretariat. One of the features of the fallout from passage of radionuclides into the or– merous requests from individuals and the 1986 Chornobyl disaster has been ganisms of livestock to produce "clean" groups of all ages and backgrounds for in a follow-up telephone conversa– the gap between the conclusions of meat and milk. Bibles and children's Bibles in Ukrai– tion, Rukh pointed out that it is pri– scientific research and the realities of nian. These requests come in letter form marily interested in Bibles in the mo– in short, then, discussion focused on dern Ukrainian (Ohienko) edition. the effects of the accident among the how to live in a contaminated territory, and in personal appeals to American population at large. While scientists and scientists associated particularly visitors. Borys Tymoshenko, a leading official have concluded that in certain cases, with the institute of Biophysics of the The greatest need is felt in the eastern of Rukh, is presently visiting the United radiation fallout was too low to have USSR Ministry of Health objected to and southern regions of Ukraine where States. On April 11, a telegram was sent significant effects, in many villages the "control" of their work by the practically all churches were destroyed through the Ukrainian Family Bible there has already been a discernible and Byelorussian, Ukrainian or Russian or converted to other non-religious use Association to the American Bible even alarming rise in oncological sick– authorities. By contrast, one can ob– and where the Russification of the Society and to the United Bible Socie– nesses. serve an apparent spreading of the Ukrainian people has not been relaxed ties, formally requesting 1 million Such a tendency, while not uncom– effects of radiation across Soviet terri– even now. Ukrainian Bibles and 1 million Ukrai– mon — it typifies the sort of ivory tower tory, ostensibly not just because the The Popular Movement of Ukraine nian children's Bibles." image of experts who have not generally danger of radiation increases with time for Perebudova (Rukh) is cognizant of This formal request is now being made extensive contact with the popu– as radionuclides penetrate the food the needs of the Ukrainian people. On considered by the leadership of the lation under study — has reached acute chain, but because of the failure to March 22, it sent a letter to the chair- United Bible Societies. proportions in the Soviet Union, as was discern the fallout region at the outset.