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The Ukrainian Weekly 1988 ?,r Published by thg Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association rainian Weekly Vol. IVI No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1988 50 cents Communist Party conference approves 192 Ukrainians from Poland resolution on nationalities issue defect wliile on Rome trip JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Among the the resolution concentrated on the six resolutions approved by the extra­ ultimate good of the "multi-ethnic PHILADELPHIA - One hundred support in order to be able to help these ordinary 19th Communist Party Con­ state," while at the same time proposed ninety-two Ukrainians from Poland, and other defectors, as well as to find ference that concluded here late on creating conditions "for the greater while on a bus trip to Rome for cele­ them sponsors in the United States. Friday, July 1, was one dealing with the independence of regions." brations of the Millennium of Chris­ The UUARC may be contacted at potentially explosive nationalities issue. It also urged expanding Soviet citi­ tianity in Ukraine, have asked the 1319 W. Lindley Ave., Philadelphia, According to The New York Times, zens' access to the dominant culture of Austrian government for political Pa. 19141; (215) 455-3774. their area, reported Times correspon­ asylum. dent Philip Taubman. This includes the News of the defection, the second A similar dramatic defection of Thousands of Lithuanians encouragement of bilingualism — such group defection since 1984, was Ukrainians from Poland occurred on knowledge of the area's language, plus reported by the Philadelphia-based July 19,1984, when 119 young men and demonstrate in support Russian. United Ukrainian American Relief women on a religious pilgrimage to The language issue has been a sore Committee (UUARC) headed by Dr. Rome made a detour to Austria's main of increased autonomy point in the Baltic republics, Ukraine Alexander Bilyk. refugee camp in Traiskirchen, some 25 The 192 Ukrainians asked for asylum miles south of Vienna, NEW YORK - Tens of thousands and other areas, where citizens say their national languages are being pushed out on July 4. Dr. Bilyk was informed about The group consisted of young adults demonstrated in Vilnius' central citv the group on July 5 by Dr. Serhiy in their 20s and 30s, most of whom square on June 24 in support of demands in favor of Russian and policies of Russification are applied in the govern­ Naklowych, the UUARC's representa­ expressed a desire to emigrate to Ca­ issued by the Movement to Support tive in Austria. nada. Most of the Ukrainians were Perestroika to Lithuania's delegates to ment and education. It is not clear what else was covered Dr. Naklowych reported that most of accepted by Canada and groups began the Communist Party conference, re­ the group are young men and women arriving there in October of 1984. There ported the Brooklyn-based Lithuanian by the resolution on nationalities issues, since its full text has not yet been from various parts of Poland. He noted they were assisted by the Canadian Information Center, citing eyewitness that the UUARC needs community Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society. accounts. reported in the West. TASS said about 10,000 people However, it is known that in Ar­ demonstrated; independent sources menia there was deep dissatisfaction cited figures of more than 50,000. The with the failure of the party conference Demjanjuk appeals to Supreme Court Movement to Support Perestroika, to deal with the territorial dispute over founded by Lithuanian intellectuals on the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous JERUSALEM - Lawyers for John former autoworker from Cleveland, June 3, has criticized the "undemocra­ ^ Region in Azerbaidzhan. Civil unrest Demjanjuk on June 30 filed an appeal guilty of being the notorious Treblinka tic" selection of Lithuanian delegates to resumed in Armenia on July 5 with of the conviction and death sentence for death camp guard known as "Ivan the the party conference. It has recently strikers closing the airport in Yerevan as Nazi war crimes handed down by an Terrible" even before the court's deci­ issued a set of proposals, which call for well as many industrial enterprises. Israeli court in April. sion. In fact, the appeal states, Mr. greater economic, cultural and national Strikers were reported also in the The 100-page appeal filed by Israeli Demjanjuk was tried in a "lynch" autonomy for Lithuania. capital of the disputed region, Stepa­ attorney Yoram Sheftel, who heads the atmosphere and his guilt was never The Lithuanian Information Center nakert. Demjanjuk defense team that also proven. learned through telephone interviews Felicity Barringer of The New York includes Ukrainian Canadian lawyer Mr. Sheftel also accused the three that the demonstration was publicized Times wrote: "The question of redraw- Paul Chumak, charges that Israeli judges hearing the case of being vul­ with handbills, because the Lithuanian (Continued on page 13) officials had declared Mr. Demjanjuk, a nerable to media influence, or what he Soviet press would not carry announce­ called "deliberate incitement of the ments about the event. The demonstra­ newspapers." tion began at 6:30 p.m. in Gediminas Party conference asked to investigate Mr. Sheftel said the judges received square and ended three hours later. daily newspaper clippings about the Featured in the program were members Uicrainian famine under Stalin regime trial, and that the presiding judge, Dov Levin, had summoned Israeli journa­ See related story about developments by Dr. Roman Solchanyk by name, but also those who planned lists covering the trial to his office on in the Baltic republics on page 2. and carried out illegal acts," he said. several occasions. One of the most glaring "blank This is the first time that the famine Also attacked was Israeli Justice of the Central Committee, republic pages" in modern Ukrainian history, issue has been given such high-level Minister Avraham Sharir who had delegates to the party conference, and the 1932-33 famine, was brought before public exposure in the Soviet Union. stated in an interview prior to the leaders of the Movement to Support the 19th Communist Party Conference More important, perhaps, Mr. 01iy- opening of the trial, "Today begins the Perestroika. in Moscow. Delegates responded with a nyk's focus on an investigation of the trial of the Nazi persecutor." Central Committee Secretary Algir- round of applause to the proposal that reasons for the famine certainly raises Mr. Sheftel argued that statements das Brazauskas announced the group's "the reasons for the 1933 famine, which the question whether public opinion in like these had convinced the public that platform, calling for a sovereign Lithua­ snuffed out the lives of millions of Ukraine is now visibly moving towards the trial was a mere formality. nia and for Lithuanian as the official Ukrainians, need to be made public, the view that the 1932-33 famine in The appeal also reiterated some of the language of the republic. Two other and those who were responsible for this Ukraine was the result of a policy arguments previously made by the high-ranking officials, Vilnius Party tragedy [should] be identified by name." decision made in Moscow - i.e., a man- defense, that is, that the Trawniki Chief Kestutis Zaleckas, and First The proposal was made by Borys made famine. This is the position that identification card purportedly issued Secretary of the Communist Youth Oliynyk, a leading Ukrainian writer and has been taken by such Western scho­ to Mr. Demjanjuk is a forgery and that League Mr. Masaitis, were also in a secretary of the Soviet Writers' Union, lars as Dr. Robert Conquest and Dr. the photo identification procedures attendance. in the context of a request from Ukraine James Mace. used by Israeli investigators were The demonstrators reportedly shout­ that the crimes of Stalin be fully ex­ Soviet scholars and publicists, on the seriously flawed. ed "away with" Nikolai Mitkin, a posed. other hand, have consistently denied The appeal concluded with the follow­ Russian, the second secretary of the "I have been instructed to recom­ these allegations. In a recent interview ing statement, referring to the death Central Committee Secretariat in Li­ mend, to request that, finally, a 'White in a Canadian "progressive" newspaper, sentence faced by Mr. Demjanjuk: thuania. Lithuania, like the other two Book' be published about those black doctor of historical sciences Petro "Such a sentence could bring about the Baltic republics of Estonia and Latvia, times, wherein not only is Stalin fully Panchenko explained that climatic death of a man who is innocent." has been a center of nationalist feelings, exposed with stenographic clarity and conditions could not be programmed m The Israeli Supreme Court is to Ьщіп ^.tir-ed by memories oi !918 to 1940. Drecisr^p, but also ;nc degree ol ci U of ГІ1- ^гесЦІг. iieaniig the appeal on December 5. It is v'bcfi \i^'^^^iic\h .^ d^ i^cepenj^nt. ^nd Г'д^Гі Ш: :)a^ ^\'-^ \-z^^ ^ггчь^ be\^ V ec '11" the pr WC4S will take a little 1 ^^nsт^^ h^un^ ^n Wi^^^^ ^ ^ ^ЧІ l^ IfjV ' ^ -'^.M^.. - . ^iHvtlrO i\c:c .va^ u. m^jn^h. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1988 No. 28 A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Baltic republics seek autonomy in demands to party conference Ukrainians appeal to party conference JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The unusual week before the start of the party 19th conference of the Communist conference in Moscow. about development of nuclear energy Party of the Soviet Union, held June 28 In a period of less than two months to July 1 in Moscow, elicited radical some 40,000 people joined the new by Dr. Roman Solchanyk The Crimean plant, currently under demands from the Baltic republics for Peoples Front of Estonia, drawing up a construction, is situated in an area with greater autonomy in nearly all their platform that combines ardent support Ukrainian scientists and cultural folds and faults in the earth's crust.
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