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UNA executives announce convention, January 12 — Day of Solidarity membership drive at year-end meeting with Ukrainian Political Prisoners JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Ukrai- dends amounting to $800,000 be paid to nian National Association's Supreme members in 1986, and she asked for Executive Committee officially an- approval of a series of investments, nounced that the 31st Regular UNA including the purchase of bonds for some Convention would be held in May and $ 1.34 million and granting of mortgages that the pre-convention membership for $970,000. Both proposals were campaign was now under way. approved. The announcements came at the year- Mrs. Diachuk then reported on the end meeting of the association's su- financial affairs of the UNA for the first preme officers on Friday, December 27, 11 months of 1985. During that at the UNA headquarters in Jersey City, period UNA assets grew by $1.88 N.J. million to $53.98 million. The UNA convention will be held just Dues collected totalled $2.6 million; outside Detroit, in Dearborn, at the interest on all investments was $4.45 Yuriy Shukhevych Yosyp Terelia Yuriy Badzio Hyatt Regency Hotel during the week million; and income at the Soyuzivka Refused to renounce father Ukrainian Catholic activist Documented Russification of May 26. Some 400 delegates repre- resort was $741,987. senting 450 UNA branches across the Expenses during the same 11-month January 12 has been observed as Day of Solidarity with Ukrainian Political United States and Canada are expected period were the following: dividends to Prisoners annually since 1974, when imprisoned Ukrainian journalist at the quadrennial conclave. members, $985,718; matured pro- Vyacheslav Chornovil, now age 48, declared a hunger strike that day in As is customary before a convention, missory notes, $798,061; cash sur- commemoration of the 1972 mass arrests of Ukrainian intellectuals. an intensive pre-convention organizing renders, $442,555; death benefits, Mr. Chornovil, author of "Lykho z Rozumu" (Misfortune of Intellect, campaign was proclaimed. Its goal is to $701,688. published in English as "The Chornovil Papers"), an expose of the 1965-66 enroll 1,500 new members into the The Ukrainian National Urban Re- trials of some 20 intellectuals in Ukraine, was among those caught up in the fraternal benefit society. newal Corp. had income of $2.43 wave of arrests on that fateful day. The officers also decided that divi- million from rents and interest on January 12 has evolved into a symbol of Ukrainians' universal yearning for dends totalling $800,000 would be paid savings. Total expenses were $59,500 freedom. It serves as a reminder that the struggle of Ukrainian human, to UNA members in 1986. higher than during the same period in national and religious rights activists continues, and as a reminder of the sad The yearend executives' meeting was 1984. plight of participants in that struggle. chaired by Supreme President John O. Mrs. Diachuk pointed out that the Ukrainians in the West have set aside this day to express their solidarity Flis. In attendance were: Supreme Vice- highest increase in disbursements was in with these courageous men and women who are serving terms in prisons, President Myron B. Kuropas, Supreme the category of dividends; the 1985 labor camps, internal exile or psychiatric hospitals — some of them Vice-Presidentess Gloria Paschen, dividends were $247,500 more than in imprisoned on political charges like uanti-Soviet agitation and propaganda" Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan, the previous year. or "anti-Soviet slander," others on trumped-on criminal charges. Supreme Treasurer Ulana Diachuk, Among the political prisoners we recall on the Day of Solidarity are: Supreme Organizer Stefan Hawrysz Recording Department t The eternal prisoner, Yuriy Shukhevych, 52, who has been in and out of and the chairman of the Supreme Soviet prisons and camps since the age of 15. He has spent 33 years of his life Auditing Committee, John Hewryk. The supreme secretary then reported without freedom simply because he is the son of Roman Shukhevych, leader The supreme director for Canada, Sen. on the myriad activities of the Record- of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and a nationalist hero. Mr. Shukhevych is Paul Yuzyk, was unable to attend. ing Department. Mr. Sochan first now in internal exile. The meeting also included officers' submitted the text of the announcement ^ Yosyp Terelia, 42, an activist in the outlawed Ukrainian Catholic Church reports, and the first to speak was the of the 31st Regular Convention of the and leader of the Initiative Group for the Defense of Believers and the treasurer. UNA, which was unanimously ap- Church, who was sentenced last year to serve seven years in prison camps and Before proceeding with her report, proved for publication in Svoboda and (Continued on page 5) five years in exile. He has already spent some 20 years in camps, prisons and Mrs. Diachuk recommended that divi- psychiatric hospitals. ^ Yuriy Badzio, 49, a teacher and literature specialist who documented the Russification of Ukrainian culture by the Soviet authorities in a major paper Canadian Immigrant Aid Society about 1,400 pages long, titled "The Right to Live." Mr. Badzio is reported to be ailing in a labor camp to which he was sentenced for seven years. This term jffers to sponsor Ukrainian stowaway will be followed by five years' internal exile. There are, literally, countless other Ukrainian political prisoners — some TORONTTAD ЛХТТOА — Т`і%Theл ґ^гх'-ьгьЛіппCanadian ІІЬ^п.Ukrai' - swa„.„,л-^m. лashor„ил..eл ..,U^wheMn #-Uthe^ „u:.ship, Л^пІ,^Лdocked ^.4oi l better known than others, some unknown to us in the West. But we recall nian Immigrant Aid Society (CUIAS) Rouen. these persons, too, on the Day of Solidarity. And we hope for a day when such has started proceedings to sponsor the The man, who said he was raised by a Day of Solidarity will no longer be needed, when there will be no political Soviet stowaway known as Georg T., an anti-Communist family in western prisoners. who is currently seeking political asylum Ukraine, said he disguised himself on in Canada, the United States or Austra- December 9 as a dockworker in the lia. Lithuanian port of Klaipeda. A sailor The CUIAS, which annually spon- friend on the Pokrovski then slipped PEN Club asked to help Rudenko sors over 100 refugees for immigration, him aboard the ship, where he hid in a submitted official sponsorship docu- crate? huddled in a sleeping bag. NEW YORK — The Ukrainian around the world are expected to ments to Immigration Canada in To- CUIAS president Bob Mykytiuk said Writer's Association in Exile, Slovo, attend. Among them will be Ukrainian ronto on December 23 and notified the his group is "attempting to prevent a has appealed to the 48th International members of PEN. French Embassy in Ottawa of its inten- repeat of the 'Miroslav Medvid' situa- PEN Congress on behalf of imprisoned In its letter, signed by Slovo president tion to sponsor the Ukrainian defector, tion where the U.S. administration Ukrainian writer Mykola Rudenko, Ostap Tarnawsky, the Ukrainian now staying in France. deliberately bungled a defection forcing founding member and chairman of the writers' association noted that Mr. The 30-year-old man, who asked to repatriation of a Ukrainian sailor." Ukrainian Helsinki Group. Rudenko was a respected and popular be identified only as Georg T., said he Assuming the man wants to come to The PEN congress is being held on writer in the Soviet Union until he spent 10 days without food or water in a Canada, Mr. Mykytiuk said his arrival January 12 through 18 in New York at began to question Soviet policies and wooden crate of machine parts on the will likely be delayed by months of red the St. Moritz Hotel on Central Park became active in the human-rights Soviet ship Ivan Pokrovski and then tape by Canadian authorities. South, and over 1,000 writers from (Continued on page 15) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 No. 2

A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Priest reported executed KESTON, England — Keston Col- which by the end of September 1984 had lege has received reports from a usually been signed by over 3,000 people. Some Soviets say economy improving reliable source in the Soviet Union that of the signatories were prominent Georgian Orthodox priest Teimuraz public figures in Georgia, including two Chikhladze, 38, was executed for his members of the Supreme Soviet. under new "economic experiment" alleged role in a plan to hijack Aeroflot flight no. 6833 on November 18, 1983. After the petition was submitted to by David Marples the experiment. Singled out for particu- the authorities, many of the signatories lar praise is the Sumy machine-building The hijack attempt by a group of 10 The USSR Central Statistical Admi- people failed, and the plane returned to were summoned by the KGB for inter- association in the northern Ukraine, a rogation. The information received by nistration has indicated an improved giant firm that produces machinery for Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, where it performance in the Soviet economy in was stormed by a special unit. Keston College did not give any news on the chemical, oil and nuclear energy the fate of the other three who were the third quarter of 1985, particularly in industries. This association has ope- Parts of the 13-day trial of the priest those ministries, associations and enter- were shown during a three-hour tele- sentenced to death along with the Rev. rated in conditions of "deepened econo- Chikhladze. prises that have been transferred to mic experiment" since January 1985. vision program on August 23, 1984. conditions of "economic experiment." Reports suggest that this association is Although the Rev. Chikhladze was not This factor has become of increasing being held up as a model for other actually part of the group which hi- significance in assessing economic associations to follow; the Soviet jacked the plane, and was not even New Ukrainian journal performance now that some 2,300 authorities may have taken into account aware that an attempt was to be made, enterprises work under "new condi- the results attained there when they he was in the dock and portrayed as the reaches the West tions," account for more than 12 per- announced the "extension" of "the new "spiritual leader" of the group. cent of Soviet output, and for as much methods of management" in the decrees He was allegedly the instigator of KESTON, England — A new Ukrai- as 20 percent of output in the Ukrainian published on July 12 and August 4. the whole idea when he met the accused nian underground journal, The Inde- SSR. In the Pravda editorial of August 5, back in 1981, although since then there pendent, has recently reached the West, At the same time there remain some for example, the Sumy association was has been no contact between the priest reported the Ukrainian Central Infor- key problem areas in terms of output, again singled out for praise. A look at and the others. It was stated at the trial mation Service in London. plan fulfillment and labor productivity, this enterprise, therefore, would seem to that the Rev. Chikhladze had intended The first issue, dated 1985, consists of particularly in the Soviet oil and ferrous provide a useful pointer concerning the to take arms aboard hidden under his eight typewritten pages and includes metallurgy industries. impact of the economic experiment, in cassock. several items concerning Ukrainian The growth of industrial production its fullest application, on industry The Rev. Chikhladze and three others Catholic believers. Among them are an in the USSR between January and today. were sentenced to death by the Geor- excerpt from the Testament of the late September 1985 increased by 3.7 per- In late March, Radio Kiev noted the gian SSR Supreme Court of Criminal Patriarch Cardinal Yosyf Slipyj, the cent over the same period in 1984, and "broadening" of the original experi- Justice for "banditry" and "hijacking" appeal of Ukrainian Catholics in Po- labor productivity rose by 3.3 percent. ment, initiated by the Central Commit- under articles 78 and 242 of the Geor- land to Cardinal Josef Glemp, Yosyp In the third quarter of 1985, the daily tee of the Communist Party of the gian Criminal Code. Terelia's letter to Lech Walesa, and a rate of output increased by 5 percent, as Soviet Union and Soviet Council of After the death sentences were pass- report on the formation and goals of the opposed to a more modest rise of 3.1 Ministers in July 1983, at the Sumy ed, a petition calling for their commu- Committee for the Defense of the percent in the first half of the year. association. It declared that the decision tation was widely circulated in Georgia, Rights of Believers and the Church. While unremarkable, these figures emanated from "specialists under the represent some improvement over і 984, leadership of the deputy director of the especially in the June-September quar- association, doctor of economics, Volo- ter.. dymyr P. Moskalenko," who wanted to Sakharov was force fed, relatives say In terms of plan fulfillment for all- introduce "self-financing" at the asso- union and union republic ministries, ciation. By this ambiguous term, Mr. JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Relatives of Dr. Sakharov's health has been pro- respectable results were recorded in Moskalenko signified that the associa- dissident Soviet physicist, Andrei vided by Yefrem V. Yankelevich, Ms. energy and electrification (100.7 per- tion should pay for all its expenses from Sakharov have stated that for 207 days Bonner's son-in-law, and Alexei I. cent), gas (100.1 percent), heavy and its own profits, an idea that certainly did of the last 18 months, the doctor was Semyonov, her son. Although Ms. transport machine construction (100.9 not have its origins either in Ukraine separated from his wife, Yelena Bonner, Bonner has clarified some details for percent) and chemical and oil machine with Mr. Moskalenko, or in 1984-85. All and was force-fed in a local hospital. them, their information has come from construction (102 percent). the same, the association has been Relatives also said that the KGB has reports slipped out of Gorky and a One surprising factor was the slight singled out as a pioneer in this variant of tried to conceal his deteriorating health telephone conversation with Dr. improvement this year in the perfor- the July 1983 experiment. by altering or forging messages written Sakharov last month, according to The mance of the Soviet coal industry, Soviet accounts stress that the past 10 to friends and family. New York Times. which has fulfilled plans for output and months at Sumy have been successful. Dr. Sakharov had gone on a hunger Mr. Yankelevich said Dr. Sakharov's labor productivity for the first nine According to Radio Moscow, the enter- strike April 16 in order to obtain health was "certainly very precarious" months of 1985. These plans, however, prise collective has made an income of permission for Ms. Bonner, who suffers after his last hunger strike. His abnor- were very modest, certainly well below 25 million rubles in addition to the plan from eye and heart ailments, to go to the mal heart rhythm has grown more pro- the original target figures for 1985 laid and "the provisions and principles of West for medical treatment. He stopped nounced, Mr. Yankelevich said. His out in the 11th Five-Year Plan. As for the fdeependedj experiment farej work- his strike when Ms. Bonner was granted weight has dropped from 180 pounds to the oil industry, it is well below planned ing at full capacity." The report pointed such permission before the Geneva 136, but rose to 163 in the month before targets for the nine-month period, and out that from every earned ruble, only summit last month. She is currently in Ms. Bonner left the Soviet Union. labor productivity had fallen to 94 30 kopecks go into the state budget, Boston. "He says he feels good, he does percent of the level attained in 1984. while 70 kopecks remain at the enter- In keeping with her promise not to exercises every day and has resumed his prise, and are used "predominantly for speak with the Western press in order to scientific work," Mr. Yankelevich said, Modest achievements additional payments to workers." be able to return to her husband in although the photographs he released at The implication is that control over Gorky, where both now live in exile, a recent press conference showed Dr. The USSR Central Statistical Ad- profits had not only raised workers' much of the information released on Sakharov to be gaunt and aged. ministration sees fit to comment favor- interest in their jobs by permitting them ably on the performances of those enter- what Radio Moscow terms "maximum prises that have been transferred to independence," but has ended satisfac- THEI "new conditions." But what is the real torily the previous practice of rewarding impact of the industrial planning ex- performance according to plan fulfil- FOUNDED 1933 periment on Soviet economic perfor- ment over a base year, which did not Ukrainian Wee mance in 1985? Over-all results seem to necessarily signify a real increase in be mixed. output since the plans could always be An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Izvestia states that the Byelorussian revised in mid-course. Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. Ministry of Light Industry and the 07302. Ukrainian Ministry of the Food In- Funds for the workers? Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J., 07302. dustry have carried out their agreed (ISSN - 0273-9348) obligations in full. Yet enterprises of Moreover, one notes that in the these two ministries embarked on the decree of August 4, cited above, it is Yearly subscription rate: $8; for UNA members — $5. experiment at its outset in Januarv stated that selected enterprises through- Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. 1984. out the USSR are to be permitted to use Those enterprises of ministries that their own profits to update equipment The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: began under "new conditions" this year and that over the course of the 12th (201) 434-0237;-0807,-3036 (201)451-2200 — such as the Ukrainian Ministry of Five-Year Plan (1986-1990), enterprise Local Industry — have evidently had funds are to be used to construct resi- Postmaster, send address changes to: problems meeting plan requirements. dences and recreational buildings for The Ukrainian Weekly Editor: Roma Hadzewycz workers. P.O. Box 346 Assistant Editor (Canada): Michael B. Bociurkiw Success of Sumy plant In other words, the practices carried Jersey City, N.J. 07303 out at Sumy are to be introduced Of late, the Soviet media have fo- gradually into other Soviet enterprises. The Ukrainian Weekly, January 12, 1986, No. 1, Vol. LIV cused on individual enterprises and All this seems sensible enougn, but there Copyright 1986 by The Ukrainian Weekly associations that are participating in (Continued on page 12) No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 3 English-language Pravda debuts in the United States

by Natalia A. Feduschak With news like this, will the layman pay $630 a year for the translated JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Pravda is version of Pravda? unlst Party of the Soviet Unlo Harvest of Quality coming to the United States. "We've had a really good response, If all goes well, Americans will soon quite a few people have subscribed, be reading news like the following in an mainly political scientists and econo- OOftPRflUDfl English-language version of the news- mists," said Susan Lowry, a representa- paper, which is the official organ of the tive for Associated Publishers of St. Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Paul which will print Pravda. "It's a "Furnishing your living room or very good resource. (Teachers) will be bedroom presents no problem — a using it in the classroom. We've gotten a variety of furniture is being produced. good response from universities." And how should you decorate your Associated Publishers Inc., which is hallway? The Dyakov wood processing co-owned by a father and son team, factory in the Bryansk Region has Charles and Christopher Cox, was started producing special sets of furni- created specifically for publishing the ture..." English-language Pravda. "Four rotors for centifugal compres- Charles Fox, a young lawyer from sors were sent to oil drillers by the California, originally came up with the Borislavski Experimental Foundry- idea of translating Pravda, according to Mechanical Factory Collective. Tests Ms. Lowry. He had studied Russian tSS-ISS -SSSSSs confirmed the high effectiveness of the and was surprised that translated texts S^asrS novelty." of Pravda were not available for use as ЇІВ reference materials. Two years ago, he HS^sfSH and his father, a retired publisher, Massachusetts girl decided to give translating Pravda a try. ШШі$ШіШШ$ This past July, Associated Publishers H'HS'^'irSi^ writes letter to started marketing their product and also sent out questionnaires. ТЋе re- ЯР sponse was very positive, Ms. Lowry From Here and There GorbachevXReagan ЗЯЗЯЖЇГ 'S^^iESfSS said. Quality "`;::;,'.к;г -...-,., .::;;;: `:"`:.""'." -."".".;' CONCORD, Mass.: Eight-year-old The first issue of the newspaper was Eu,HSH5S'S Sonia Kowal of Concord, Mass., made to have been printed last week. "E;il!"h only one Christmas wish this year: to see The Coxes conferred with legal ex- SHHH oSSraSFfif her Uncle Orest from Siberia for the perts about copyright laws and found first time. there were no legal problems in trans- Instead of sending a letter to St. lating the newspaper. ИИШШШ1Ш Nicholas, however, Sonia sent one, Ms. Lowry said the publishers plan to written in Ukrainian, to Soviet leader send out the newspapers in bulk at the Mikhail Gorbachev, and a copy to end of every week. Thus, subscribers President Ronald Reagan, asking both will receive seven issues of the paper at leaders to help her uncle, Orest Yosipo- one time. The format and layout will vich Salecky, 43, win permission to visit look exactly like the original Russian- Concord for a month. language Pravda. Mr. Salecky, an industrial engineer The response from the Soviet Mission The August sample issue of the English-language Pravda. with a wife and two children, lives in the to the United Nations and reporters Siberian city of Uchta, 2,000 miles from Pravda has been subdued. Spokes- the translated newspaper. competition from the translated Pravda. northeast of Moscow, where he was men for both have stated they are not Robert Ehlers, executive editor of the "I don't really see it as direct compe- raised by his grandparents since he was involved in the publication in any way Current Digest of the Soviet Digest of tition," he said. Current Digest and separated from his parents in post- and Pravda's spokesman said that the Soviet Press, which translates and Pravda are very different publications, World-War II Ukraine because he was having seen only a few sample copies he summarizes articles from 95 Soviet he stressed. "They're trying to do too young to travel. cannot yet comment on the quality of periodicals, said he did not foresee any (Continued on page 13) His parents, Maria and Joseph Sa- lecky, along with their daughter, Helen, fled to a displaced persons camp, where Sonia's mother, Irene Kowal, was born. Youths protest plight of Latvian prisoners Mr. Salecky and his grandparents were transplanted to Siberia along with thousands of other Ukrainians. A Catholic relief organization spon- sored the Salecky family and they immigrated to the United States in 1948. The family learned of Mr. Sa- lecky's whereabouts several years later and, in 1968, made their first request of the Soviet authorities to allow him to visit his dying father. They received no response. Maria Salecky tried again in 1983 and 1984, sending additional letters to Sens. Edward M. Kennedy, (D-Mass.), and Lowell Weicker, (R-Conn.), who made an appeal on behalf of the Saleckys to Soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrinin. Once again, they received no response. Although some family members met Orest Salecky in Ukraine in 1967 and 1970, many have never seen him. In her letter to Mr. Reagan, Sonia wrote: "My grandmother is old now and would like to see her son (Orest) very much, I would be thrilled to see my family from Siberia. Please help grant my wish. Thank you so much. Have a very, very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year. Sincerely, Sonia Kowal." News stories on Soda's appeal have appeared in many newspapers through- Three Washington-area Latvians, Raimonds Paviovskis, religious prisoners of conscience being held in Soviet out the country, including The Star- 18, Tija Karklis, 21, and Viktors Felkers, 16, recently camps. The symbolic hanging was attended by some Ledger (Newark, N.J.), The Boston staged a mock hanging In Farragut Square in Washing- 300 Latvian American youths, whose aim was to present Globe, and the Journal-Courier {New ton to protest the plight of three Latvian political and a post-summit reminder of the reality of Зо`-ч-† repres- Haven. Conn.) sion in Latvia and other Soviet-occupied countries. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 No. 2 Chicago schools to cover famine Ethnics discuss OSIXdefamation issue CHICAGO — Alice Jurica, director CHICAGO — A multi-ethnic meet- ties, press, government and academic of the Bureau of Social Studies for ing of organizations working on the institutions that were required. The Chicago Public Schools, recently met OSI і defamation of ethnics issue was work of existing organizations was fit with representatives of the Illinois held here on December 7-8. The pur- into the list with a lead organization ap- Ethnic Consultation to discuss plans for pose of the meeting, called by Ameri- pointed for coordinating purposes. including the Ukrainian famine of 1932- cans for Due Process, was to exchange The last session on Sunday, dealt 33 in Chicago's elementary and secon- information on what each organization with the details of accomplishing the dary school curriculum. is doing and to attempt to coordinate objectives outlined on the previous day. The Rev. Peter Galadza, president of some actions. It was stressed throughout the confe- the Ukrainian American Justice Com- Represented at the meeting were rence that its purpose was informa- mittee, presented Ms. Jurica with virtually all organizations involved with tional and for coordination of activity. various materials pertaining to the the problems associated with the Justice No effort to direct organizations or to famine. Among them was a copy of the Department's Office of Special Investi- form a supra-organization was made. film "Harvest of Despair" and Miron gations (OSI), which was created to The conference was chaired by Eu- Dolot's "Execution by Hunger." prosecute alleged "war criminals." gene Iwanciw, who also presented the After the one and a half hour-meet- Care was taken to invite all organiza- plans of the Ukrainian Heritage De- ing, Ms. Jurica suggested that an all-day tions, and all but a few responded fense Committee to the participants. workshop sometime in the fall of 1986 positively. Representing the Ukrainian would be an effective method to sensi community were the Ukrainian Civil The conference organizer was Rasa tize Chicago educators to the nature of Liberties Commission of Canada, the Razgaitis of Americans for Due Pro- the famine. The conference would Ukrainian American Justice Commit- cess. Ukrainian participants included include presentations by scholars in the tee of Chicago, the Ukrainian Congress the Rev. Peter Galadza, John Gregoro- morning and "hands-on" experience Committee of America, Americans vich, Helena Kozak, Lubymyr Luciuk, with educational materials in the after- Against Defamation of Ukrainians, and Olya Dackiw, Roman Golash and Walt noon. Alice Jurica the Ukrainian National Association's Tun. September of 1986 has been set as a Ukrainian Heritage Defense Committee. The participants concluded that target date for the completion of educa- Also present at the meeting were The two-day working meeting was regular meetings of all these organiza- tipnal modules on the famine. These Connie Seals, president of the IEC; divided into three sessions. In the first tions are necessary to maintain coordi- materials would be differentiated and Edwin Cudecki, director of the Foreign session, each organization outlined its nation for better utilization of the scarce aimed at various grade levels. Languages Bureau of the Chicago work and plans for the future. The resources available to all. The next Dr. Myron Kuropas, a long-time Public School Board; David Roth of second session involved listing the types meeting is tentatively planned for early educator, has agreed to prepare the the American Jewish Committee, who of work and projects with the communi- February. modules and present a tentative outline arranged the meeting; and Jonathan at the next meeting with Ms. Jurica on Shamis, staff coordinator of the IEC. January 27. The Illinois Ethnic Consultation is a Work on encyclopedia will go on Joe Frattaroli, of the Illinois State coalition of white ethnic, Hispanic, Board of Education, who was also Asian and black community organiza- EDMONTON — Work on the Ency- completed by an editorial board under present at the meeting, is hopeful that tions dedicated to building bridges clopedia of Ukraine will continue the guidance of Dr. Arkady Zhukov- the famine can be included in the state between ethnic groups and influencing despite the November 2 death of Prof. sky and Sophia Ianiv. curriculum as well. the educational and political process. Volodymyr Kubijovyc, its editor-in- The huge project of the English- chief, according to representatives of language Encyclopedia of Ukraine, the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian possibly the late professor's greatest Propose famine's inclusion in observance Studies (CIUS) at the University of undertaking, will be coordinated by the CAMBRIDGE, Mass. —TheFriends event, and to the speaker of the house, Alberta. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Stu- of the Harvard Ukrainian Research George Keverian. Prof. Kubijovyc died in Paris at age dies, which has obligated itself to carry Institute have initiated a proposal to the The Ukrainian community in Boston 85. He was buried in Sarcelles, France, out this task and will continue to Massachusetts governor's office asking has been supportive of the proposal, on November 8 after a divine liturgy in shoulder responsibility for it," reads a that 7 million Ukrainians who perished Ms. y'Edynak said, and will be writing St. Volodymyr's Cathedral in Paris, statement released by the institute. during the man-made famine of 1932-33 letters of support to Mrs. Dukakis, offered by Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn An editorial board had been created be included in the Massachusetts Holo- asking Ukrainians be included in the and six priests. three years ago when Prof. Kubijovyc's caust Observance to be held here in service. Anyone wishing to write such a As editor of the Ukrainian-language health had begun to deteriorate. April. letter should address it to: Mrs. Kitty Entsyklopedia Ukrainoznavstva, Prof. Work on the English-language en- "WeVe written a proposal stating Dukakis, Executive Office, State Kubijovyc was instrumental in the cyclopedia will be coordinated by the why the Ukrainian famine should be House, Boston, Mass. 02133. creation of the English language en- institute's director Dr. Manoly R. included in the observance,"said Gloria cyclopedia. Lupul. He will act as liaison between the y'Edynak, information officer for the This will be the second such obser- According to representatives of the Shevchenko Scientific Society center in Ukrainian Studies Fund at Harvard. vance in Massachusetts, Ms. y'Edynak CIUS, the 10th and last volume of the Sarcelles and the institute's Toronto The proposal will be forwarded to Kitty said. It was organized last year by the Ukrainian-language encyclopedia is office. Editorial responsibilities will be Dukakis, the governor's wife, who is Jewish community to recall those who almost complete. under the leadership of the Toronto involved with the organization of the perished as a result of genocide. "This important undertaking will be (Continued on page 13) ' Seminary fund tops $1 million STAMFORD, Conn. — The St. Basil College Seminary Endowment Fund has received two-thirds of it $1.5 million goal in contributions, according to a statement released by the Bishop's Chancery. The fund was'at $1,000,560 as of November 15. One of the largest contributors was St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church located in Yonkers, N.Y. (The amount raised by the parish was not released.) At a luncheon for members of the Yonkers and national fund-raising committees held at the Innis Arden Golf Club in Greenwich, Conn., Bishop Losten thanked those present for their dedication, generosity and hard work. According to the statement, donations have been received for the fund every week and the bishop congra- tulated the Yonkers parish for this. The parish committee is headed by Msgr, Peter Fedorchuck, honorary chairman, Sviatoslav Kocybala, chair- man, and Walter Kozicky, vice-chair- man, Bishop Basil Losten with fund raisers for the St. Basil College Seminary Endowment Fund at a recent luncheon. No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 5

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Obituaries was 85. Mrs. Kizel was the wife of the late 370 members enrolled in December Peter, former secretary of UNA Branch JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Or- The following branch secretaries Stephanie Smook 292 of Detroit. ganizing Department of the Ukrainian recruited five new members: Taras The Kizels were founding members of National Association announced that in Slywinsky of Branch 59, Leon Hardink of Chicago St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian December the organization recruited of Branch 206, Semen Kravets of Catholic Church in Dearborn, Mich. 370 new members insured for $1,764,000. Branch 277, Yaroslava Zorych of CHICAGO — Stephanie Smook nee The mother of three, Mrs. Kizel is Myron Groch, secretary of Branch Branch 432 and Alexander Kovalchyk Koptvnskv died here on December 20, survived by her only daughter, Olga 461 in Welland, Ont., recruited the most of Branch 460. 1985.' Swistak; son, Walter; six grandchil- members. He recruited 18 people in- Supreme Auditor Nestor Olesnycky She was the wife for 63 years of dren, and six great-grandchildren. sured for $128,000. Kvitka Steciuk, sold one life insurance policy, but it was Roman I. Smook, attorney and lifelong secretary of Branch 25, enrolled 15 for $100,000 of coverage. Ukrainian community activist, and members, and Mary Lesawyer recruited The Philadelphia District, headed by secretary of UNA Branch 425. Maria Charney, 104, 14 members for Branch 325. Mr. Tarnawsky, continues to recruit the Also surviving are a daughter, Anita most new members, having enrolled 306 Stephan Pryjmak, secretary of Branch Luter, with her husband, Edward R. new members. In second place is the oldest UNA'er 217 and Petro Tarnawsky, chairman of Luter; grandsons, Edward C. and New York District, headed by Mykola DETROIT — Maria Charney (nee the Philadelphia District Committee Steven A.; and great grandchildren, Chomanchuk with 143 new members; in Kachmar), the oldest member of UNA and secretary of Branch 375, each Byran and Laurie Luter. third place is the Chicago District, Branch 292 in Detroit, died on Novem- recruited 12 new members. headed by Michael Olshansky, which Funeral services were held on Decem- ber 19, 1985, at the age of 104. Those who recruited 10 members ber 23 with the Rev. Leonard Kor- has recruited 126 new members. Mrs. Charney was born in 1881 in the each were: John Hewryk, chairman of chynsky of St. Nicholas Ukrainian In fulfilling their quota (by 100 or village of Konnybitsi, Ruthy county. the Auditing Committee, chairman of Catholic Cathedral officiating. Burial more present), the Woonsocket district In 1890 she met and married Stephan the Western Canada District Commit- was at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic which is headed by Alex Chudolij, took Charney. In 1910 the Charneys and tee and secretary of Branch 445; and Cemetery in the family plot, where a first place. The leader in helping to meet their young son, Gregory, emigrated to Walter Kwas, supreme advisor and son, Roman W. Smook, was buried in this quota was Mr. Hardink, secretary America. They lived in New York and Branch 88 president. The president of 1970. of Branch 206. Other districts which Pennsylvania before moving to Detroit Branch 277, Wolodymyr Wasylenko, should be recognized are Wilkes-Barre, in 1916. recruited eight new members, and headed by Wasyl Stefuryn; Nia- Active in the early Ukrainian com- Maria Harawus, secretary of Branch gara, led by Dr. Bohdan Dolishny; and Anastasia Kizelf munity in Detroit, they were founding 127, signed up seven members. Rochester, headed by Walter Hawrylak. members of both St. John's Ukrainian Those who signed up six new mem- Those districts which met their quotas Detroit activist Catholic Church and the Ukrainian bers were: George Oryshkevych, of by at least 75 percent were: Montreal, National Temple. Branch 251, Marianna Sakalosh of headed by Tekla Moroz; Passaic, head- DETROIT — Anastasia Kizel, past The Charney family were all mem- Branch 269 (she is also the UNA's ed by John Chomko; Philadelphia, president of Ukrainian National Wo- bers of the UNA. Mrs. Charney is fraternal activities coordinator), My- headed by Mr. Tarnawsky; Syracuse- men's League of America Branch 23 in survived by one daughter, four sons, chajlo Nych of Branch 397 and Eusta- Utica, headed by John Chopko; and Detroit, died on November 8, 1985. She and six grandchildren. chia Milanych of Branch 450. Troy, headed by Paul Shewchuk.

Mortality Tables. At the same time, new membership quotas by 100 percent or President's remarks UNA executives... insurance plans — including two term more; while the Philadelphia, Syracuse, (Continued from page 1) certificates and one annuity certificate Troy, Montreal and Passaic districts The supreme president's was the final The Ukrainian Weekly. — will be introduced based on these met their quotas by 75 percent, he said. report, and Mr. Flis spoke about the Mr. Sochan further reported that tables. He also expressed commendation for UNA's varied fields of endeavor, includ- election of branch delegates should be The report included statistics on women branch secretaries who are in ing its participation in the World held through March 3, that is, within 60 membership changes for the first 11 the running for the title of best woman Congress of Free Ukrainians, the ple- days of the announcement of the con- months of 1985. In that period, secre- organizer: Kvitka Steciuk, Branch 25 — nary session of which he recently vention, in accordance with UNA By- taries enrolled 1,586 new members (in 22 members; Anna Haras, Branch 47 — attended, and the UNA's efforts on Laws. Together with their January December over 300 new members are 22 members; Christine Gerbehy, Branch behalf of Myroslav Medvid, the Ukrai- monthly statements and bills, branch expected to be enrolled). Losses in the 269 — 22 members; Alexandra Dolnyt- nian sailor who twice attempted to secretaries will receive two copies of reported period were about the same as sky, Branch 434 — 22 members; Julia defect by jumping ship in the Mississippi credentials for each delegate and each in the previous year. As of November Guglik, Branch 259, 19 members. River. alternate, for as many delegates as the 30, 1985, total UNA membership was Mr. Hawrysz also praised the or- The supreme president reported on branch is entitled to, according to the 78,276 members, of which 53,694 were ganizing efforts of Supreme Advisor ! his visits to locales where the UNA is number of its members in good stand- active members. William Pastuszek, who enrolled 70 active, including, most recently, his ing as of December 31, 1985. new members during the year. trips to Detroit, where he met with the Following the mailing of monthly He concluded his report by explain- Convention Committee headed by statements and bills for January, the Membership status ing that it is a tradition that each Supreme Advisor Roman Tatarsky, Recording Department will publish in delegate to the UNA convention is and to Toronto, where he examined a Svoboda the addresses of secretaries of Supreme Organizer Hawrysz noted expected to enroll 10 new members into building proposed to be the site of the the branches which have less than 75 that in the period of January through the UNA during the convention year. UNA's Canadian bureau. Mr. Flis, good-standing members, in order to November 1985, 1,586 new members Thus, Mr. Hawrysz said, the 4,000 mark reported that the building in question enable these branches to unite with insured for a total of $6,024,000 were in new members should be easilvattain- was too large, in need of too many other branches (not more than two enrolled into the UNA. ed. repairs and would require a full-time branches can unite) to elect one com- He reported on the special incentives administrator. mon delegate and alternate. Such and bonuses offered during the year in VPs' reports He also noted that he and other branches should each immediately an effort to stimulate membership fraternalists had recently attended a notify the Recording Department of growth, including payment of special Dr. Kuropas, the supreme vice- White House reception where they met their agreement to unite, after which bonuses during January, February and president, reported on his speaking with President Ronald Reagan. they will receive the necessary creden- March to those organizers who enrolled engagements in Edmonton, Saskatoon tials for a delegate and alternate. five or more members; the promotion of and Winnipeg, during which he stressed The seniors' housing project at Soyu- Two copies of the completed forms ADD policies (Occident insurance) the need for Ukrainians in the United zivka was also covered in the president's for each delegate and alternate must be during the summer months of June, States and Canada to work together. He report. He said that constuction is sent by the branches to the Recording July and August; and the special spoke also about the UNA and its already under way and that several Department at the Home Office not bonuses paid in October, November publications, especially The Ukrainian persons have expressed interest in later than 10 days following the elec- and December on each life insurance or Weekly. Dr. Kuropas also visited the residing in the 10-room building. tions meeting. term insurance (of at least $5,000) Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Stu- There is also progress in the plans to Supreme Secretary Sochan also certificate sold. dies and he informed the UNA execu- build additional seniors' housing on reported on the purchase of System 36 Mr. Hawrysz also pointed out that tives about the institute's work and land adjacent to the UNA resort. IBM computers and on work already in through the efforts of the supreme publications, which, he said, must be Mr. Flis reported also that at Soyu- progress in preparing the programming. secretary, two new single-premium promoted in the United States. zivka the Veselka pavilion is in need of Work on the preparation of such pro- certificates were announced by the Mrs. Paschen, the supreme vice- repair, and that new workers' quarters grams and the introduction of the new UNA on December 1: a whole-life presidentess, spoke about her UNA are required. As a result, the executive system in the Home Office is being done policy and the E-65 (endowment at age involvement, which consisted mostly of committee approved a sum of $300,000 by computer expert Jaroslav Tomorug. 65) policy. contacts with UNA'ers in the Chicago for workers' accommodations. Mr. Sochan spoke also about the in- He then went on to discuss the work District. She noted that the old UNA troduction of two new classes of single- of district committees throughout home in Chicago had been sold to the In conclusion, Mr. Flis said that the premium insurance, and on progress in North America. The Niagara, Roches- Ukrainian National Museum and thus UNA had secured a favorable ruling in the revision of UNA certificates for ter, Woonsocket and Wilkes-Barre the historic building remained a Ukrai- its real estate tax dispute with the city of all classes, based on the new 1980 districts have fulfilled their respective nian property. Jersey City. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 No2

ulcrainianWeelcl У Faces and Places

by Myron B. Kuropas CeSUS: let's get serious

Now that Ukrainian students worldwide have agreed to revitalize the 60- year-old Central Union of Ukrainian Students (CeSUS), we hope that Staying in touch with intimacy student leaders will keep their egos under their belts and concentrate on the business at hand: getting the ball rolling and establishing a working base for One of the exquisite benefits of the over. "The buzz words these days are CeSUS. holiday season just past was the inti- 'commitment,' intimacy' and 'working Because many people are still unclear as to CeSUS's purpose at this time, macy it rekindled among family mem- at relationships.' " Says Jerry Rubin, we hope its elected body will work with established student organizations, for bers throughout our community. 60s-radical-turned-80 s-yuppie, "In the this is the only way to assure the world organization's effectiveness and Somehow, in spite of the hustle and 60s, it was 'Let's blow it up and see if it survival. bustle of gift-buying, baking, cooking, was really there.' In the 70s, it was 'Let's In relation to the CeSUS conference itself, which was held in Toronto cleaning and rushing to parties, we get introspective.' In the 80s, it's 'Let's December 20-22, several criticisms need to be voiced. The most dominant found time to be with the most impor- make it work.' " aspect of this conference was that it was disorganized. And, partly because of tant human beings in our lives, the The most encouraging trend of the the disorganization, and partly because of back-room politics, there was not members of our family. Some of us 1980s is that the "me generation" is enough interest in the conference as a whole. This took away from the many traveled for hours, even days, just to being transformed into the "we genera- valuable lectures given by professors on the state of Ukrainian arts, spend a few uninterrupted hours with tion." education, politics and other fields, which could have provided conference those who love us and whom we love in Nowhere is this trend towards greater participants, had they listened, with a greather depth of knowledge about their return. intimacy more evident than in the way culture and where it stands on the world spectrum. How marvelous it was. We hugged, we perceive marriage. Recent studies There was clearly too much politicking and too little listening. This is, sad, kissed, laughed, thanked God for our have indicated that most marriages in indeed, because for all of their criticisms of older generations, many young blessings, ate, drank, sang, and won- North America do endure (over 150,000 Ukrainians seem to be following in their elders'footsteps rather than paving dered, often aloud, why we didn't come U.S. couples celebrate golden anniver- their own way by working to be unified. together more often, why we sometimes saries each year) and among these the Perhaps the most honest participants in this conference were those students treated each other as strangers. As we majority are rated as "happy" or "very not from North America, but rather those from Australia, Brazil, France and parted to go our separate ways, we happy." Germany. They minced no words that they needed an organization such as promised to remain close in 1986, to What are the secrets of an enduring CeSUS to help them organize themselves on a local level and provide them stay, as they say, "in touch." marriage? According to Psychology with a broad-based leadership. It is unfortunate, however, that they were Families are life-giving. No matter Today, which in June 1985 published a pulled into the politics of student organizations from the United States and how bad things get, our family is always survey conducted among 351 couples Canada which had many political axes to grind. They were, for the most part, there to pick us up, bind our wounds, married 15 years or longer, "the most shown a disjointed Ukrainian student community in North America. and point us in the right direction. frequently named reason was having a And finally, although no one who participated in the Toronto conference Most of us want to stay in touch with generally positive attitude towards was without fault, one organization's executive board, that of the Ukrainian our family but in today's fast-paced one's spouse: viewing one's partner as Canadian Students' Union (SUSK), should be criticized for its performance. Ukrainian American world, it's not one's best friend and liking him or her SUSK was not represented as an organization with an appointed delegation always easy. We all have obligations — 'as a person.' " The next two most because its executive did not take the conference seriously. Rather, those professional, communal, social — frequent responses for both men and individual members who were interested in CeSUS were those who attended which too often take precedence over women were "marriage is a long-term the conference. SUSK members said there was an arrogance on the part of the maintaining family ties. Given the rapid commitment" and "marriage is sacred." organization's executive, which felt that if CeSUS was revitalized, then SUSK increase of husband and wife bread- Not every marriage that lasts, of would have to take over primary responsibility for its survival. winners among younger, upwardly course, is close. As we all know, secu- Such a shallow attitude is precisely what can lead to the disintegration of mobile Ukrainian American couples, rity and predictability in marriage often the Ukrainian student community as a whole. we often dont have time for our spouses, replace love, and being taken for grant- The real meaning of this conference cannot be immediately ascertained. let alone our extended families. ed becomes a substitute for intimacy. But those who participated in it generally walked away feeling that something There is a danger in all of this, both But there is hope here, too. Studies have — no matter how basic — had been achieved, and they hoped that a personal and communal. shown that even the dullest marriages framework for unity among Ukrainian students worldwide had been struck. The personal danger is that the less can sparkle again once life-giving time we spend communicating with our communication patterns are establish- spouses, the greater the risk of separa- ed. tion. If you're encouraged by all of this; if SUSTA: conspiracy of silence The communal danger is that as you want to get and stay in touch with younger Ukrainian families break up, your spouse; if you crave better commu- Ukrainian American students recently returned from December's CeSUS the very foundation of our communal nication and more intimacy in your Congress in Toronto, and now's the time to start thinking about what's doing life in North America is threatened. marriage; if you love your spouse with Ukrainian student life here. Make no mistake about it. Ukrainian enough to give him or her the greatest Some of the fatigued warriors who wept to the CeSUS congress marriages in North America are just as gift of all, your time, I have a suggestion representing the United States should smell the coffee and realize that all is vulnerable as those of other groups and that could change your life. Join my not well south of the 49th parallel. We think the time has come for Ukrainian the reason is simple: the more accultu- wife, Lesia, and me on an All-Ukrainian student club presidents to assert themselves a little more than they have in the rated our community becomes to Ame- Marriage Encounter weekend sche- past and demand that the remnants of the Federation of Ukrainian Student rican society, the more susceptible we duled for March 14, 15 and 16. It's the Organizations of America (SUSTA) come clean and tell everybody just what become to American trends and pres- first M.E. weekend exclusively for they've been up to since 1981 — the year of the last SUSTA congress. sures. Ukrainians in the Midwest, and it's for Why? Because it's unconscionable that Ukrainian student club presidents And the trends are scary. One out of couples with good marriages who want in the United States have not been provided with a full accounting of what the two American marriages end in divorce. to have "great" marriages. last elected SUSTA executive officers have done or plan to do with their de The average duration of a marriage in The weekend will last 44 hours and facto defunct organization. The clubs should demand to, know whether a the United States is 9.4 years. The will be presented in the English lan- SUSTA congress will be held before the end of the academic year. If the extended family (mom, dad, children, guage by three "team" couples and a answer is no, then they should call upon the SUSTA people to do the most grandparents) is rare, while the nuclear priest. The emphasis will be on enhanc- honorable thing and relinquish their titles in order to clear the way for family (mom, dad, children) is less and ing communication, not on mutual someone else to mobilize the Ukrainian student movement. To demand less common. fault-finding, criticism or attempts to anything less would amount to nothing less than a conspiracy of silence. Part of the problem can be traced to change one's spouse. There will be no We think that Ukrainian American students have had to operate far too the feminist crazies of the 1960s and sensitivity training sessions, religious long without national representation. Ukrainian students need to have a 1970s, who deprecated men, marriage, sermons, open sharings or meetings national body in order to communicate with each other, they would be family and femininity while glorifying with marital "experts." All exchanges helping themselves by electing someone to speak on their behalf. lesbianism and abortion, and the emer- between husband and wife will be in the The interest shown in the newly established Ukrainian Student Outreach gence of the "Peter Pan phenomenon" privacy of their room following presen- group clearly indicates that student leaders are eager to meet on a regular among men, the narcissistic tendency to tations by team couples who reflect on basis to talk about issues of common concern. It tells us that good things can exploit women sexually and emo- their own personal real life (and com- come out of organizing an interstate network of Ukrainian student clubs. The tionally while avoiding all long-term mon) experiences. Ukrainian Student Outreach group has proposed a series of ambitious personal commitments. Lesia and 1 believe that as long as our projects and things are starting to happen for the first time in four years. Amid Fortunately, the tide is turning. community is committed to strong and the growing pains felt by the USO group, seeds of opportunity have been "Fifteen years ago when books on open intimate marriages which keep Ukrai- sown — and they should not be left uncultivated. marriage came out, it sounded good," nian spouses "in touch" with each other, We urge Ukrainian American student leaders not to give up on finding observes Atlanta psychiatrist Markham our future as a people is assured. If you innovative ways to breathe new life into the Ukrainian American student Berry. "Today, they would be laughed agree and are interested in more infor- movement. Let's continue to get this movement back on the road to recovery. off the shelves." The sexual revolution, mation, contact us at 107 Ilehamwood Time magazine informed us in 1984, is Drive, DeKalb, 111. 60115. No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 War criminals of World War II: the Soviet perspective

by David Marples including those who were employed in various police leniency while mere suspects are pursued doggedly by forces, but they did so as individuals, not as members every means at the Soviets' disposal. The Canadian Commission of Inquiry on War of a 'Ukrainian police' under a 'Ukrainian administra- The second example concerns the Soviet attitude Criminals, investigating the activities of suspected war tion.' To refer to them as 'the Ukrainians,' as many toward Jews. It is unusual to find references to the criminals now residing in Canada, has decided to send works on World War II have done, is even less correct extermination of European Jewry in Soviet works, representatives to the Soviet Union to gather evi- than to describe the police of the collaborationist and visitors to the nameless grave at Babyn Yar are dence.1 The one-man commission, led by Judge Jules French regime as 'the French'... No Vichy or 'Quisling' reportedly persecuted by the authorities.9 Only during Deschenes of the Quebec Superior Court, has laid Ukrainian government existed on the Nazi side, and the current outpouring of articles on "Ukrainian down certain conditions that must be met by the incomparably more Ukrainians opposed the Ger- bourgeois nationalism" has anti-Semitism received Soviet witnesses,2 but essentially it has resolved that mans, whether in the Ukrainian underground or the much publicity. the USSR has a key role to play in the judicial process. Soviet army, than worked for them."6 Soviet propagandists are scornful of the joint efforts The controversy surrounding the war criminals This important distinction is not recognized in that have been made by Jewish and Ukrainian issue has divided Canadian ethnic communities into Soviet works, but several Western journalists have Canadian organizations to discuss some of the two groupings. On the one hand, there are organiza- accepted the Soviet line.7 difficult issues of recent history. A pamphlet titled tions understandably anxious to bring to justice those Since this campaign is but one of several themes that "Ukrainian-Jewish Relations: Two Solitudes,"authored who perpetrated atrocities against Jews during World the Soviets have advanced in recent years in the West, jointly by two professors at McMaster University in War II. Some prominent Jewish citizens, such as one might ask why it has attained such prominence, Hamilton, Ont., provides a good example. One of the Toronto lawyer Edward Greenspan, maintain that Canadian laws are simply inadequate for dealing with war criminals, the Deschenes Commission notwith- Articles in Soviet newspapers and journals have quite standing, and have advocated that Canadian Jews should themselves collect evidence on alleged war clearly been directed against Ukrainians as a "group" criminals.3 On the other hand, groups from Ukraine and the rather than individual persons. Baltic countries are concerned that they may become victimized by a carefully orchestrated Soviet cam- paign aimed at entire communities. In July, over 1,000 given that others have failed more or less ignominous- authors, Peter Potichnyj was described in the Soviet Canadians of Ukrainian and Baltic extraction ly. Compare for example, the old wartime canard that journal Vsesvit as a "Ukrainian bourgeois nationalist" protested the use of Soviet evidence at a rally on 4 the USSR was abandoned by the Western allies in while the other, Howard Aster, was termed a Ottawa's Parliament Hill. In the Ukrainians'case, the 1939 in the hope that the two totalitarian states would "Zionist." Civil Liberties Commission of the Ukrainian Cana- destroy each other in a long and bitter war, or, more The theme of the book was interpreted as follows: dian Committee (UCC) had carried out an extensive recently, the attacks on the Reagan administration's "Throughout the book is propagated the groundless campaign to dissuade Judge Deschenes from either Strategic Defense Initiative that somehow managed to version that in the period of the Civil War in Ukraine visiting the USSR personally or sending representa- omit any reference to space research in the USSR. the nationalist counter-revolutionaries occupying this tives there to gather evidence. The most obvious answer is that "war criminals" territory secured for the Jews "an unprecedented remain a significant issue outside the Soviet Union, national and individual autonomy"; that the 'Ukrai- Cases not easily categorized particularly following the alleged discovery of Joseph nian tread bourgeois nationalist — author J govern- Mengele's remains in Brazil and the controversy ment was trying to eliminate pogroms' and that it It should be stressed from the outset that cases surrounding President Reagan's visit to the Bitburg resolved the Jewish question in an exemplary involving members of the Ukrainian community are Cemetery earlier this year. Although Western politi- manner."10 not easily categorized, and the situation is further cians and writers express concern when the Soviets As far as this writer is concerned, there can be no complicated because of disputes over the role of the bring to their attention the existence of war criminals question of a "reconciliation" or an understanding Soviet Union in the annexation of Western Ukraine. in their midst, they rarely discuss possible Soviet between Ukrainian and Jewish groups in the West. For 40 years, Soviet writers have devoted themselves motives or the policies that the USSR followed in its The Soviets have made very clear distinctions to denouncing those nationalists who opposed the own campaign of anti-Semitism in the late 1940s, one between the "Zionists" and Jews in general, often Soviet annexation of their territories in 1944-1945. that might have become exceedingly dangerous to using Soviet Jewish writers to make their denuncia- References to "crimes" of "Ukrainian-German Soviet Jews but for Stalin's death in 1953. tions of Zionism. They maintain that there were and nationalists" are common in such works (the latter Concerning the ambivalent attitude of the Soviet still are the closest of links between the Ukrainian phrase was coined by Nikita Khrushchev, then first authorities toward war criminals, two examples may nationalist groups now in emigration and Zionists.11 party secretary in Ukraine in 1943). suffice. The first concerns one of the most notorious In 1983, the Soviet Anti-Zionist Committee was Some events of the war years are uncontroversial, being verified by both sides. Soviet Gen. Vatutin's assassination by Ukrainian insurgents in 1944 in ... one of the key aims of Soviet propaganda today is to Western Ukraine is a case in point. But these refer to the conflict between the Ukrainian insurgents and the keep divided those groups in the West that might make Soviet police forces after the German Army had left Ukraine, The more recent campaign, directed prima- common cause against the Soviet interpretation a rily agairr, former Soviet citizens in both Canada and the Unitfcu St: - s accelerated in the 1970s by the events. The problem ... is that Soviet motives have th s Soviet authorities, h has attempted to forge a clear link ЬеИ^ m anri-f let insurgency and anti-Semitic far not been adequately discussed and questioned in nationali: r v.urh ; which Ukrainian nationalists allegedly к listed the German occupants on a wide the United States and Canada. scale. It is n me intention of this paper to discuss с evidence г(чаіп † tb lleged war criminals. What is of war criminals of this century; one Erich Koch, the formed with the task of exposing the "poetic і concern h th se and manner by which the former Gauleiter of East Prussia who became head of practice" of Zionism. Soviet authorities , ,e brought their concerns to the the Reichskommissariat Ukraine during the war, i.e., In April 1985, a four-man Canadian visit to the attention г ^ West. he had in practice more power over the German- USSR, which consisted of three members of Parlia- According to the Ukrainian Canadian Ftudsnts occupied territories in the East than almost any official (Continued on page 12) Union, the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa has begun to other than Hitler and Himmler. A self-confessed "mad distribute a leaflet titled "War Criminals Residing in dog" and racist, Koch carried out a reign of terror 1. Reuters, November 18, 1985. Canada," which is also available upon request at the against the "subhuman Slavs" under his administra- 2. The six conditions as quoted in the RFE^RL Special Embassy. Similarly, a leaflet was circulated in tion. In short, Koch is a war criminal according to any of November 20, 1985, are as follows: Winnipeg in the summer of 1984 titled "Winnipeg's definition of the term. a) full confidentiality to protect the reputations of Nazi Suspects — Do Nazi War Criminals Live on those discussed; Your Street?"5 Soviet double standard b) use of independent interpreters; c) access to original documents; These two examples are illustrative of the campaign, d) access to previous statements of witnesses; which first became clearly evident in the pages of Visti Yet, while Koch is not at large, he is hardly a captive e) freedom to examine witnesses according to z Ukrainy and the English-language News From either. He is living under what can only be called Canadian rules of evidence; Ukraine newspapers in the late 1970s, and had led to benevolent house arrest in Poland, i.e., under the 0 permission to videotape the proceedings. the publication of numerous highly emotive articles, surveillance of those same Soviet authorities who are 3. AP, April 30, 1985. speeches and broadcasts directed at Western audiences. purportedly anxious to bring war criminals to justice. 4. RFE^RL Special, Julv 22, 1985. He was sentenced to death in the early 1960s by a 5. The Ukrainian Weekly, September 15, 1985, Attacks against entire group Polish court, but the sentence was never carried out. It 6. Roman Szporluk, "Ukraine: A Brief History," is known that he receives medicines and parcels from Detroit, 1982, p. 95. 8 Articles in Soviet newspapers and journals have the West, and leads a comfortable existence. 7. See for example, the article by Dimitri Simes in The question is why? He is hardly of great service to Christian Science Monitor, May 8, 1985; and UP1, August quite clearly been directed against Ukrainians as a 12. 1985. "group" rather than individual persons. The American the Soviets having no new information to impart. 8. Diyaloh (Toronto),'No.' 10, 1984, pp. 44-50, scholar Roman Szporluk, noting the general tendency Perhaps Koch was useful to the USSR after his arrest, 9. See the comments by Petro Grigorenkc in The of works on World War II to make references to but this would indicate that the Soviets are applying Ukrainian Weekly, November 10, 1985. Ukrainians in such a manner, commented that: double standards in their attitude toward war 10. Vsesvit, August 1985, p. 16. "True, there were Ukrainians who served the Nazis, criminals. A convicted war criminal is being allowed 11. Ibid., p. 15. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 No. 2

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

well liked by his peers. The film pre- righteousness, who have had the oppor- American what freedom truly is. Prof, seeks Info sents a rather impressive picture of the tunity to read Congressman Eckert's corruption and hypocrisy that domi- article, are very grateful to him for a Patricia Scott Oelkers for Lemko book nated the final years of the Austro- comprehensive, thought-provoking and Coral Gables, Fla. Hungarian Empire. compassionate description of the tragic The irony of the case is emphasized ending of the desperate asylum-seeker's Dear Editor: attempt to reach freedom. I have been collecting materials by the closing scene of the movie of the Urges Ukrainians concerning the Lemko people of the archduke being assassinated in Sara- For, it is a sad day in "the land of the north slope of the Carpathian moun- jevo. Col. Redl is not presented, in this free and the home of the brave" when an to look ahead tains of what is now southeast Poland movie, as an archtraitor but as a victim escapee from the clutches of the "evil of intrigue and corruption of the empire" — to what he hopes is the haven Dear Editor: for over 10 years now, with a view In responses to your December f- towards writing a book in English titled Austro-Hungarian Empire. of liberty — is cruelly rejected and The duplicity and hypocrisy of the thrown back to the KGB wolves by the issue articles on "Rocky IV" аг "The Lemko Mountaineers in the 20th "Penny-wise and pound-foolish!" Century: A Study in the Development rulers of the dying Austro-Hungarian underhanded shenanigans of our no- Empire were clearly demonstrated by toriously pro-Soviet State Department. I agree completely with Myron Kuro- of Political and National Conscious- pas about "Rocky IV," and it's refresh- ness." their policy toward Ukrainians at the end of 1918. While negotiating and A.J. Novak ing to see someone in the Ukrainian I have collected a large amount of community say those things. information in Ukrainian, Polish, promising Ukrainian political leaders to Chicago transfer legally the ruling power in That's why I'm writing now. I grew up Russian, Slovak, German and English in the Ukrainian community, and do about the Lemkos. However, before 1 Western Ukraine (Galicia) to Ukrai- nians, the rulers of the Austro-Hunga- not regret not being there now. "Penny- start writing I would like to request that Expresses respect wise and pound-foolish" misses the if you or any of your readers have any rian Empire decided to favor Polish rule. Anticipating this decision, Ukrai- point. It's not money that causes us information in any language and in any for Ukrainians young professionals to ignore the jobs form (whether tape-recorded remi- nians seized power by military means on November 1, 1918. Dear Editor: held by the Ukrainian community. I'm niscenses, printed or hand-written Having known nothing of Ukraine or not the mercenary. The same blood that papers, or oral information) about the Alexander Woroniak its people I have had quite an education flowed in the veins of my father, that Lemko land and the Lemko people to in a short time. fought Poles, Communists, Nazis, etc. please contact me. I hope to publish the professor and chairman Department of Economics and Business I attended public schools in South flows in my veins. proposed book in 1987, the 40th anni- Florida and never in high school world What is vastly different is that when versary of the deportation of the The Catholic University of America Washington history was Ukraine separated from my father fought he fought for the Lemkos from their region. Russia. A find job of Russifying Ukraine future. I, as a naval officer flying F-14 s Any help you or your readers might was done. It had no national flag (the off the Nimitz, fight, or rather learn to wish to supply would be gratefully blue and gold) and Kiev was just fight, for the future. The Ukrainian received. You may reach me at: 401 Urges support another Russian city — not Ukraine's community today or, at least five to 10 Seabury Hall, Political Science Depart- capital. The college history department years ago, lives in the past. I get so tired ment, Southern Connecticut State for stamps followed suit. of "great famine" articles, or parties University, 501 Crescent St., New Ha- Dear Editor: After rearing two sons and playing thrown in "remembrance of." I get ven, Conn. 06515; (203) 397-4476; 4189. housewife I found myself, as a battered, tired of people writing and complaining terrorized wife, espousing causes to about the American flag being present Prof. Paul J. Best Thank you for the informative article "Efforts continue for Shevchenko keep my sanity. One of which was the at Ukrainian ceremonies. New Haven, Conn. postal stamp" which appeared in the Fedorenko matter. After a great deal of The fighting, tenacious spirit of our December 15, 1985, issue of The Ukrai- research I determined that this matter forefathers must be reborn within the nian Weekly. From the article, one was unjust, but the only thing I, as a community before you'll find tomor- Criticizes review quickly gets the strong impression that private citizen, could do was to write row's leaders leading today. Are we both the proposed Shevchenko and public officials and eventually to trying to preserve yesterday, or build of "Colonel Redl" Christian Millennium stamps will need Feodor Fedorenko himself. tomorrow? Dear Editor: a lot of our visible support to counter Through him I met some very fine You want to change it? Don't look for the current U.S. Postal Service criteria Ukrainian people. When I read of the more money, look for more power. Not In the December 8, 1985, issue of The used in determining the eligibility of famine in 1932-33 which was orches- in preserving the traditions and rituals Ukrainian Weekly I found a review of subjects for commemoration on stamps. trated by Stalin I was stunned. I have and memories of Ukraine, but in pre- the film "Colonel Redl." I have seen the I would like to provide your readers read two books on the subject and can serving the spirit and attitude of the film and am really amazed at the with the address of the committee so only say "these wonderful, stubborn Ukrainian freedom fighters. misrepresentation by the reviewer of they may write them and show our people chose to die rather than take on I pray that God intervene. That he what actually was presented in the film. support for both of these stamp pro- the yoke of tyranny." I wonder if my ignite our community, and that we The reviewer states, "When it was posals. The address is: Mr. Belmont British ancestors would have had the realize that the main reason He allowed discovered that Redl has sold military Fairies, Chairman, Citizen's Stamp same courage? us to get out of the Ukrainian SSR, was secrets to the Russians, the regime Advisory Committee — Room 5800, I am learning of your heritage, to allow us the time to prepare to instructs him to commit suicide rather U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 religion ап(Г language, and I have return there, as "more than conquerors." than stand trial for treason." 1 must L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, D.C. learned to respect a people who To think of doing less is a sin against conclude that the reviewer who has seen 20260-6352; (202) 268-2000. love this country and their own — a' those who died to give us our freedom. the film cannot understand German. I would also suggest that your readers people whom I honor and respect for The story of the film is quite different. write to their senators and representa- their goodness and honesty. A.P. Swystun Col. Redl was asked by the Archduke to tives, urging them to support both of As a native-born American I believe Virginia Beach, Va. find an exemplary case of treason these stamp proposals and asking them all people must speak out for freedom. among high officers of the Austrian to inform the Citizen's Stamp Advisory The human spirit will not be annihilated The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes Army which would serve as an example Committee of their support for these as long as these exist. letters to the editor. Letters should he of government punishing traitors. He stamps. The words of a fellow poet, Vasyl typed and double-spaced. The day- came with a number of good cases but Stus, strike to my heart and soul. We time phone number and address of all were dismissed by the archduke Ihor Siabicky must further his fight for freedom. We the letter-writer must be given, the because, as the archduke explained, the Newport, R.I. must not dishonor one who died seeking letters submitted must be originals, suspects' ethnic origin (remember, the freedom. (not photocopies), and they must be Austro-Hungarian Empire was a multi- I thank my Ukrainian friends for signed. Anonymous letters are not nonal conglomerate) could not be Disappointed with accepting me — especially my adopted accepted. Please keep letters concise "- rman, Polish, Hungarian, Czech or Ukrainian uncle — and for teaching an and to the point. Irwish. When Col. Redl finds again Medvid's handling ason committed by certain indivi- , als and his best friend, a Hungarian De:.: - -жог: , tocrat, is involved, the case is Radio Moscow announces Millennium f ussed by the archduke. The dis- -`л г:і':г degree о;` Л(К^ tf detail CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — An official 988. This area is now the Ukrainian , sal is made easier by the fact that pc:taming to the evcnr- .ч r: ..-ted with announcement of the 1988 millennium SSR. ?e traitors committed suicide. The Myrosk^ Medvid4 аье a-.'.' a dczp of Christianity on territory that is now Soviet -propagandists are trying to "uke reminds Redl that he must do sensitivity and sympathy ^^rd that part of the USSR was recently made by keep Ukrainian nationalism suppressed Лег job. The accusation and con- unfortunate freedom- ^:L'::h Ukrai- Radio Moscow, which referred to it as in the millennium observance by making "" venation of the accused spy must not nianfrom the Soviet '; етапам`-from the "1,000th anniversary of Christianity the event a purely Russian one, said Dr. ?,;se any political difficulties for the the wonderful article aa.bored bx I'.S-... in Russia." Mace. The event is too important to be ^tro-Hungarian government. The Congressman Fred J. Eckert and длїт- ignored by the Kremlin, so its propa- ?gue becomes quite complicated and ed in The Ukrainian Weeklv on Decem- Dr. James E. Mace of Harvard ganda apparatus is attempting to use . ntually Col. Redl becomes the ber 1. University's Ukrainian Research Insti- the millennium to strengthen the unity ' egoat which the archduke is search- We are sure that not only the Ameri- tute told New England Church Life, a of the Soviet Union on the basis of or. He is of obscure Ukrainian can Ukrainian community but also monthly publication, that historically Russian historical and cultural identity, iU9 of peasant origin and not very Americans with a sense of justice and Christianity first came to Kievan Rus'in he explained. No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 9 Commentary: clarification of terms Dolot memoirs reviewed worldwide Russia, Soviet Union, Ukraine JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Several the veracity of the events in the book. by Orysta Tracz In fact, the Soviet Union has taken generally favorable reviews of Miron A very sympathetic critique of the over and strengthened the Russian Dolot's "Execution by Hunger: The book appeared in the Russian-lan- Commentary aired on CKJS pro- domination of the previous Russian Hidden Holocaust" appeared in a guage Russkoi Mysli newspaper in gram "Focal Point" in Winnipeg. tsarist empire. Russian culture, variety of publications in the United September. The writer, K. Bailey, language, history — everything Rus- States, Canada, Australia and New called Stalin's policies of collectiviza- To the best of my knowledge, this sian — is dominant, at the expense of Zealand last year. tion and deliberate starvation of the is the end of the 20th century. Science the national identity of every other The earliest of these appeared on Ukrainian population "draconian" and the humanities have advanced nationality. Languages other than June 16 in the Los Angeles Times. tactics used to crush Ukrainian greatly. Things in the world are Russian are disappearing, as a matter Times Book Editor Jack Miles dis- nationalism and the Ukrainian pea- constantly changing. For example, of policy. History is rewritten, even cussed the horrifying details and style santry. new nations are springing up all over, to the extent that a nation must of Mr. Dolot's account of the Soviet- The Daily Telegraph of Sydney, declaring their independence from glorify those who defeated it. engineered 1932-33 famine in U- Australia, carried a review of "Exe- former colonial rulers. No matter An example of this absurdity is in kraine, which claimed some 7 million cution by Hunger" in its November how tiny such a country is by geo- the city of Poltava,' Ukraine. There lives. 9 issue. In his brief review, Gordon graphic or demographic standards, stands a monument to Tsar Peter the Mr. Miles described the book as a Dodd moves from the current Afri- as soon as it declares its indepen- Great, who defeated the great Ukrai- "deeply personal" account of the can famine back to the Ukrainian Fa- dence, the rest of the world is quick to nian Hetman Ivan Mazepa, who artifically induced famine's effect on mine by emphasizing the great diffe- note — and use — its new name. The fought for Ukrainian independence the author's village, which he wit- rences in their causes. As described in media fall all over themselves in from Russia. In Soviet Ukrainian nessed as a boy of 15. the book, he says the cause of the fa- announcing this event. history books, Mazepa is identified He defined the author's writing as mine can be traced to "the whim of as a traitor to his country. Similar re- "steady, unadorned prose," which one man," Soviet ruler Joseph Stalin. Then why, after almost 70 years, is written histories exist in the other "lets the awful events speak for Mr. Dodd's critique is a favorable it still so difficult, if not downright non-Russian republics. themselves." one, though he does complain about impossible, for most of the media to So, in fact of dominance, the "Dolot's story has a natural and the price of the book. "Dolot's pain- know the difference between a few Soviet Union is Russian. Thegovern- compelling structure," Mr. Miles ful recollections will no doubt strike very simple terms related to Eastern ment has been creating a new "So- wrote in his lengthy review. "It opens a chilling chord with many new Europe, terms such as USSR, or viet" individual. For Soviet, read in the prosperous, still largely un- Australians," he wrote. "A pity that Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Russian, because without being disturbed agrarian culture of the this book is exorbitantly priced and it or the Soviet Union, and Russia, and Russian in language and outlook, village, proceeds quickly through the is to be hoped that it may sometime Ukraine? you can't get ahead. But the people fear and violence of the collectiviza- appear in a paperback version."The Obviously, these terms are not are not all Russian. tion, climaxes with the horror of the book costs some $32.90 in Australian synonymous. On paper, the USSR is In the western media, "Russian" famine, and ends with a rapid de- currency. a union of 15 supposedly indepen- and "Soviet" are used interchange- nouement; his life after May 1933; A lengthy and informative review of dent states, each totally distinct in ably, for convenience, or, as they say, his ultimate escape to the West." Mr. Dolot's book was published in national origin and everything else it has become the "accepted" ter- While the Times review was ge- the Winnipeg Free Press on Novem- that makes a nationality separate minology. Pure laziness on their nerally a favorable one, a reviewer in ber 23. Paul Pihichyn wrote: "In his from all others. This is 15 different part, I think, because I would hate to The Press of Christchurch, New book, 'Execution by Hunger,' Mr. nations, not provinces or states of think that it's malice. But, what am I Zealand, questioned the accuracy of Dolot tells the story of day-to-day one nation. Soviet is the adjective to to think? If there is a great archeolo- some of the details in the book confrontation with death and des- be applied in referring to matters of gical find on Ukrainian territory, it is because of the length of time that pair, of his helplessness as friends the whole Soviet Union. In general, broadcast as a "Russian" find. But had passed before the book was com- and family were arrested, abused and the USSR covers the territory of the find something negative, and it's pleted in 1983. tortured." Russian tsarist empire, which also automatically labelled as being U- "While not questioning the essen- "Simply put, Stalin attempted to ruled over many nations. The adjec- krainian, or Lithuanian, or Georgian. tial truth of the account," John exterminate a people, not by slaugh- tive Russian applies to Russia, or the This is selective objectivity by the Goodliffe wrote in his July 9 review, ter on the battlefield, not by well-re- Russian Federated Soviet Socialist media. "I remain sceptical about the precision corded murder in gas ovens, but by Republic, the largest of the 15 re- For people who have been plun- of every single detail, particularly of taking away their food." publics of the Soviet Union. It is not dered of almost everything — free- conversations which accurately con- Mr. Pihichyn also mentions a sec- the whole Soviet Union. Russia dom, history, language and now even vey what was said at specific times. tion of the book describing how the happens to be the dominant one, but national identity — Western media 1928 is a long time ago and memory authorities fed their horses and oxen supposedly, it is one of 15 equals. and institutions should at least leave can play tricks of which the memoirist with grain that had been seized from them their good name. himself may be unaware." villagers. These animals were needed On paper, each republic has its The Irish were unwilling subjects to work in the fields, to haul away the own government, its own language, of the British Empire for centuries. A brief review of "Execution by harvested grain, and to pull the carts all its rights, including the right of But you certainly would not call an Hunger" appeared on August 30 in that made their way through the secession, and is willingly a member Irishman "English." By the same the "Let's Go" section of the Milwau- village daily to pick up corpses. of the Union of Soviet Socialist token, do not call a Ukrainian "Rus- kee Sentinel. In his article, Frank In another review, this time in the Republics. History proves otherwise. Perez gave emphasis to the human Alberta Report on November 25, a tragedy of the famine that is so weekly news magazine, writer Jars vividly portrayed in the book, though Balan wrote that Mr. Dolot's book he wasn't particularly impressed with "should settle the question perma- Boston TV program focuses the author's writing. nently" for "those who insist on "Dolot is not a word craftsman," denying one of the most cold-blood- on Ukrainian Christmas he wrote. "There are no hidden ed acts of mass treachery committed meanings in his book, no motifs and in this century." CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On De- Despair." no deep philosophical statements." The reviewer referred specifically cember 23, Boston viewers saw a "Chronicle" opens with the voice "It is history told by a primary to the "one anonymous apologist for sympathetic portrait of Ukrainians of an eastern Ukrainian woman, source, and it is very graphic." Soviet history and graffiti artist," celebrating Sviat Vechir (Christmas Larissa Dijak, who states that she A full-page review with several who "crudely scrawled in red spray Eve) and voicing concern at not and her family could not practice photographs from the Great Famine paint on the base of the (famine) me- being included in Massachusetts' their religion or traditions in U- was published in the Boston morial" in Edmonton, the message Memorial Holocaust Observance. kraine. The film briefly shows a Sunday Globe on September 15. "Lies Lies Lies." The entire segment, which was six family at the table crossing them- Reviewer Charles E. Claffey dis- Another critique of "Execution by minutes long, was the first presenta- selves. Then, the commentator, Mary cussed the contents of the book and Hunger" appeared on November 25, tion on "Chronicle," ABC's prime Richardson, who is seated at the interviewed Dr. James E. Mace of this one in The Christian Science time program devoted to in-depth "Chronicle" desk, explains the even- Harvard University's Ukrainian Monitor. Reviewer Joseph Harrison Boston news. ing's program. The piece switches to Research Institute. compared Stalin to Hitler in his Ukrainian Christmas was present- St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Mr. Claffey seemed convinced that article, though he noted many fail to ed in the "World of Differences" Church. The camera focuses on an the details of the book were indeed do so. Mr. Harrison wrote: "Hitler's series, within "Chronicle," which icon of "Our Lady of Pochaiv" for a genuine, and he quoted extensively millionfold murders are well-known," explores different racial, religious relatively long time, as if to say, this is from the book. while "Stalin's equally large sowing and ethnic groups in Boston. "World the meaning of Ukrainian Christmas. Ewa Thompson reviewed "Execu- of death among Ukrainian peasants of Differences" is, in part, sponsored The choir sings "Shchedryk" (Carol tion by Hunger" in the Houston and others received far less publi- by B'nai Brith. of the Bells), which is the musical Chronicle on September 29, corn- city." The Harvard Ukrainian Research voice-over for the Christmas seg- paring Mr. Dolot's real-life story to The author praises Mr. Dolot's Institute had received a call from ment. any horror story by contemporary book as a necessary record of another ABC on December 10. By December Then the film turns to the home of American writer Stephen King. 20th century genocide: "such records 17 all filming was completed. The Tamara Nary, where she, Mrs. Dijak Ms. Thompson, who calls Mr. must be brought to mankind's atten- six-minute segment was edited from and her daughter, Lesia, are pre- Dolot a "master of the 20th century tion so long as any possibility of their approximately eight hours of film- ^aring the meal. Mrs. Dijak shows horrors," was similarly convinced of repetition remains." ing, plus excerpts from "Harvest of (Continued on page i3) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 No. 2 Chornomortsi win EDUCATIONAL first "Khmel-Bowl" LOANS over Khmelnychenky A fraternal service CLIFTON, NJ. — The first annual to UNA members "Khmel-Bowl," a flag-football game between rival Plast fraternities, was held on a local sports field during the Thanksgiving Day weekend, on Satur- day, November 30. Despite cold and rainy weather, athletes and spectators alike arrived at the muddy field. The Chornomortsi were represented by six members from the junior frater- nity and four members of the senior fraternity, while the Khmelnychenky team was composed of 25 members of the junior fraternity. But, as was proved during the game, it is quality, not quantity that counts. The elder, experienced squad of Chor- MVPs: Roman "Animal" Stelmach, Roman Swyntuch and Andrew Kozak. nomortsi won the game handily by a score of 18-6. Both teams were dominated by their defensive units. Although the game was I The loan will bear a modest played according to flag-football rules, І interest rate of 3% a year only a number of illegal tackles set the pace I on loans made. Interest will Tor the game. І accumulate during the period After the gamp, both teams and their j of schooling and be paid during loyal fans drove to the nearby Ukrai- ! repayment period. nian Center in Passaic where post-game festivities were held during a buffet- Children up to 4Уг years of- style lunch arranged by the Khmelny- age who enroll for $15,000 ot chenky. insurance will be guaranteed a The "Khmel-Bowr trophy was pre- $5,000 educational loan. Should sented to the winning team, and the they enroll for $25,000 of in- great plays and M VPs of the game were surance, they will be guaran- announced. The Chornomortsi MVPs teed a loan of $7,500. were Roman "Animal" Stelmach and Juvenile members age 5 to Andrew Kozak; Roman Swyntuch was 10 enrolled for $15,000 of new the Khmel MVP. insurance will be guaranteed a The Khmelnychenky fraternity has $4,000 Educational Loan.Jf announced that it plans to host the enrolled for $25,000 of protec- "Khmel-Bowr' every Thanksgiving tion, they will be guaranteed a weekend, hoping to attract more Plast loan of $6,000. teams and fans. ІЋе "Khmel-Bow" champs of 1985, the Chornomortsi Plast fraternity. The protection herein re- ferred to must be under UNA P- 20 Certificate. A formal notice that loan is Cleveland boys' soccer team wins first place guaranteed will be sent with Certificate of Protection when it is issued. Certificate must remain m good standing with all assess- ments and dues paid until Edu- cational Loan is granted and throughout repayment period. Certificate must be assigned to UNA during the period of the loan and its repayment. Either parents or guardian must gua- rantee repayment of loan if juvenile is under age 21 when loan is granted. Educational Loans will be made over a four-year period only for tuition to the college or institution of higher learn- ing. Repayment, of loan begins three months following gra- duation of applicant and must be fully repaid over a maximum of 20 equal quarterly instail- ments. Should period of education I for which loan was secured be reduced or terminated the re- The under-13 soccer team from Cleveland's Ukrainian American Soccer Club Lviv was recently awarded a first I payment period will begin im- place trophy with a record of 10 wins, no losses, and one tie. All members of the team, which is coached by Taras mediately. Melnyk and managed by Gordon Pylypiak, are UNA members. The team members are: Mark Degan, Steve Dobronos, Michael Drabiak, Marko Farion, Emmanuel Giovanis, Alex Greif, Taras Napora, Taras Oleksiw, Andrew For information contact Pylypiak, Milan Radojicic, Taras Rozsa, MykolaRozsa, Markian Shokalook, Thomas Stefaniuk, EuhenTarnawsky, the UNA main office: Mark Hischak and Steven Pylypiak.

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Adamkiewicz voted appeared in the December 17 issue of Notes on people the Phoenix. coach of the year Ms. Baziuk took a personal approach to the subject, describing her family's Ms. Panko led Drexel's Lady Dra- -experience of Sviata Vechera, or Christ- Athlete profiled gons in serving this season and is ranked mas Eve holy supper, in New Jersey. PITTSBURGH — Volleyball has No. 2 in the nation in ace average (0.96) Her father's recollections of the holy played a big part in Ulana Kohutiak's per game. supper in Ukraine are integrated with life. In fact, the sport has dominated Voted Drexel's most valuable player the American experience. most of her spare time through grade in 1983, Ms. Panko was twice named to Also presented is a poignant message school, high school and prep school, the Philadelphia AIAW All-Star team. of one Boston family's fear of practicing and finally in college, at the University She also earned all-state (New Jersey) their religion, or even speaking Ukrai- of Pittsburgh, where she has spent the honors twice while playing at Columbia nian under Stalin, and their fervent last four years studying on a volleyball High School in Maplewood, N.J. desire to preserve Ukrainian traditions scholarship while breaking records on in the United States. the women's volleyball team. Ms. Baziuk describes how working Ms. Kohutiak's story was recently Pens Christmas article families in Boston prepare for this event, featured in the Newsletter of the Ukrai- and concludes with recipes for holubtsi, nian Sports Club (USC) of Pittsburgh, CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Marta mushroom gravy and khrusty. which described how the young Baziuk, a free-lance writer who resides Ms. Baziuk is an active member of native Canadian went from being a in Cambridge, convinced the Boston Friends of the Harvard Ukrainian recreational player to a member of the Phoenix to print her article on Ukrai- Research Institute and is a member of Quebec Provincial Team to "most nian Christmas. The up-beat article the Boston Media Action Group. outstanding senior female athlete" at the University of Pittsburgh. Since her sisters got her interested in Philly sisters honored as administrators volleyball when she was a child, Ms. Kohutiak's interest in the sport con- tinued to,grow, and eventually she joined the volleyball team at Vanier Junior College. She then went on to play with the Quebec Provincial Team and in 1979 was voted to the "hopefull" category. In 1980 she was voted to the "elite" category. Ms. Kohutiak was twice named to the First Team All-Big East Conference and was selected as team MVP last season by her teammates at the uni- versity. The university team, the Lady Panthers, has twice won both the conference championships and the nationals, in 1981 and 1982. She was The South Jersey Soccer Coaches Asso- also a member of the second-place team ciation's Coach of the Year, Chris in the ACC Junior Olympics. Adamkiewicz. Ms. Kohutiak has also won the MVP PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Chris award in the past four years at the Adamkiewicz, the 30-year-old coach at Ukrainian National Championships Clearview High School, was named and at a recent Western Michigan Sister Matthew Anita SSJ (left), president of Chestnut Hill College, and South Jersey Soccer Coach of the Year Ransler Volleyball Tournament set a Sister Mary Cecilia OSBM (right) were among the 11 Philadelphia-area for 1985 at the SJSCA's annual All- NCAA record for 40 "kills" in one match. A "kill" is a spike by a person female college presidents honored by the Philadelphia Council of South Jersey banquet at the Woodbine Administrative Women in Education (PCAWE) at a tea on November 7 at Inn on December 1. that doesn't get touched by the block or defense players. Chestnut Hill College. Carrie Rice, (center), principal of Kennedy Crossan Mr. Adamkiewicz, who was chosen Elementary School in Philadelphia, is president of PCAWE. from a field of five candidates, coached After graduation, Ms. Kohutiak the Clearview team to 17 consecutive plans to try out for the Canadian victories in conference play, though the Olympic Team. She is a member of team lost to Shawnee in the opening UNA Branch 434. NOTICE round of the SJSCA's Tournament and THE SVOBODA PRESS ADMINISTRATION was eliminated from Group 2 play by Northern. Named all-star hereby informs all organizations and individuals that the administration Because of these losses in the tourna- will not accept any advertisements ment and stiff competition from four other strong candidates, winning the if previous bills are not paid. award came as a great surprise for the French-born Ukrainian, who moved to І Individuals letters concerning unpaid bills will not be sent. North Jersey when he started school. "I'm in shock," he told the Courier- і All bills must be paid within 15 days after the publication of an advertisement. Post after he received the honor from SJSCA President Bill Hughes at ' ` banquet. "I felt, in comparison to і other people, they deserved it far ADVERTISING RATES .re than I did," he said. "The low point of the season was being eliminated SVOBODA UKRAINIAN-LANGUAGE DAILY in Group 2 as soon as we were. We were top seed with a bye into the semifinal AND THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY and never got past the first game." "I've always taken soccer seriously," 1 columnSinch (1 inch by single column): said Mr. Adamkiewicz, who made his fraternal and community advertisements $ 6.0C name as a goaltender at Vailsburg general advertisement; $10.00 High School and Glassboro State College. "My father was a goal tender, Note: All advertisements which span the full eight-column page of and I've played ever since I was a kid. I Svoboda are subject to the $10.00 p%t column7inch rate. stress that whoever comes out and plays If the advertisement requires a photo reproduction there'%% an additional soccer for us, they should take it charge as follows: ‚seriously and represent the school well." single column $ 8.00 Mr. Adamkiewicz, a former player of doublecolumn $10.00 the Sitch soccer team, has coached the Melanie Panko triple column .._ $12.00 Clearview team since 1980. PHILADELPHIA — Drexel Uni- "When I look at the list of coaches versity's Melanie Panko, a junior out- Deadlines for submitting advertisements: who have won more than 100 games, side hitter from Maplewood, N.J., was Svoboda: two days prior to desired publication date. guys who have gone through a lot more recently named to the East Coast The Ukrainian Weekly: noon of the Monday before the date of the Weekly than I have, I feel very honored. It's got Conference All-Star volleyball team, issue in question. Advertisements will be accepted over the telephone only in emergencies to be one of the highlights of my soccer according to an article in The Star- career." Ledger. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 No. 2

Department of Justice established a special investigat- In addition to the famine, the Soviets have long been War criminals... ing section to look at the war criminals issue in 1979. reluctant to discuss war crimes that were perpetrated (Continued from page 7) Here, Soviet evidence has been introduced in trials by Soviet occupation forces, such as the 1940 Katyn ment and the president of the Canadian Jewish that have subsequently led to some convictions. massacre of Polish officers or the murder of some Congress, decided not to meet with this committee on Yet, the Soviets have recently raised their corn- 4,000 political prisoners in the Lviv jail in June 1941 plaints about "bourgeois nationalists" to new heights. before the Soviet administration retreated to the the grounds that it was a racist organization that was 8 not genuinely concerned with the problems facing Here is a typical quotation from a TASS dispatch: East.' Soviet Jews.'2 This same group of Canadians noted "The Ukrainian bourgeois nationalists fear that in the In the latter case, evidence from the German side has that about 300,000 Jews are seeking to emigrate from course of the investigation, the Ukrainian community been supplemented by that of the Ukrainian emigra- the USSR. in the U.S. will learn about the shameful past of many tion, which has supplied photographs and eyewit- of them. Even today thousands of criminals who co- nesses. In brief, then, many of the misdeeds that took Most propaganda campaigns, like that of the operated with the Nazis during the war live there and place on Ukrainian territory under Stalin have been Soviets against nationality groups in the emigration, enjoy the protection of the U.S. authorities."16 made known by those Ukrainians who subsequently contain some truths. But many of the Soviet articles made their way to the West. contain falsehoods. In the October issue of Zhovten, The use of such phrases as "thousands of criminals" Rather than admit to such misdeeds, the Soviet for example, the formation of nationalist insurgent negates an objective approach. While criticizing the authorities have staked their claim to be on the sid' groups is studied in some detail. Reliable Western Reagan administration for "permitting these cri- "justice," denounced all Ukrainian groups, and ќ sources are in agreement that the Ukrainian Insurgent minals" prominent roles, the Soviet propagandists are made pointed references to the fact that although we Army (Ukrainska Povstanska Armia, or UPA) was reminding the U.S. authorities that the U.S. Depart- 3 have entered the 40th anniversary of the Nuremberg operating at least from the beginning of 1942.' The ment of Justice has by no means completed its task and Trials, numerous war criminals are still at large.'9 Zhovten article, however, dates it from the spring or indeed must pursue it more rigorously. While being reluctant to speculate on more summer of 1943. The line is that the Germans allowed Again, one must question why the Soviets have profound reasons that the Soviets should be so one group of Ukrainian nationalists to form the instigated such a major campaign, given that they have anxious to talk to the representatives of Judge Galicia Division (the Melnykites) and the rival shown little genuine concern for the plight of Soviet 14 Deschenes, one can say at the least that World War II, Bandera group to form the UPA. Jews, and appear reluctant to prosecute war criminals or more accurately, the German-Soviet sphere of that who reside in Eastern Europe. One answer may be that war, represents for the Soviets perhaps the single most Distortion of history by attempting to discredit the Ukrainians in Canada important event of Soviet history in that it provided a and the United States, for example, Western govern- raison d'etre for the regime and a justification for the This is not only patently erroneous, it also enables ments might be more willing to accept not only the post-world order that was created. It is preferable, Soviet propagandists to distort history. If the UPA Soviet interpretation of World War II in general, but therefore, to the Soviet authorities, that their version had been formed in the summer of 1943, it would have also of the role played therein by anti-Soviet or of the events of 40 years ago be accepted generally in come into existence at a time when an eventual nationalist groups in the western borderlands of the West. German defeat appeared fairly certain. In the winter of Ukraine and the Baltic countries, which continued And one of the key aims of Soviet propaganda 1941-42, however, the German Army was at the height armed resistance to Soviet rule for several years after today is to keep divided those groups in the West that of its power, and the formation of the UPA was a re- the war. might make common cause against the Soviet action to German terror in the Ukrainian villages. Had interpretation of events. The problem, nevertheless, is the UPA cooperated with or been merely a branch of the Embarrassment of famine exposure that Soviet motives have thus far not been adequately German occupation administration, then its forma- discussed and questioned in the United States and tion would have been unnecessary. Why would According to Soviet writers, these groups have Canada. guerrilla units have been formed against a friendly continued their opposition to the USSR after moving regime? By lumping all Ukrainian nationalists to the West, and have distorted events in Soviet history 12. AP, April 20, 1985. together in this fashion, Soviet propagandists are such as the Ukrainian famine that occurred in 1932-33, 13. John A. Armstrong, "Ukrainian Nationalism," Littleton, Colo.: Ukrainian Academic Press, 1980, p. 143. broadening the war criminals issue out of all propor- mention of which continues to embarrass the Soviets. 14. Zhovten, October 1985, p. 84. tion. The latter have associated its "exposure" (which was 15. Radianska Ukraina, August 11, 1985. The Soviets claim that in the United States, former hardly a genuine exposure since it is recorded in 16. TASS, November 22, 1985. war criminals have secured themselves prominent diplomatic documents of that period) in 1983 with 17. Radianska Ukraina, August 11, 1985. places in the Reagan administration, from which they nationalist fanatics, and has maintained officially only 18. Armstrong, op. cit., p. 77. have launched a "psychological war" against the that there were "food problems" throughout the world 19. See for example, New Times, No. 35, August 1985, p. USSR.l5 In the United States, it should be recalled, the during this period.'7 18.

struction industry for the past 20 years. Radio Moscow, in attributing its enterprises in which preparation and Soviets say... Further, its products make up fully 33 successes to experimental conditions, is implementation of experimental condi- (Continued from page 2) percent of chemical equipment in the taking matters out of context. A more tions is said to be completely inade- are some qualifications that should be Ukrainian SSR, and 11 percent of the accurate statement would have been quate. made before accepting that the Sumy Soviet total. It has a party organization that the association has maintained its association represents the Gorbachev with about 3,000 members and candi- already high performance levels even Old problems unsolved path to the economic future. dates; this has reportedly improved under new conditions. "labor discipline." As noted, the association is said to Indeed, the slightly improved perfor- The first is that it is hardly a represen- have maximum independence, but this mace to date in Soviet ministries and tative association. It is a model speci- Out of context is scarcely a question of workers' associations involved in the experiment men, and one, moreover, that was control. A more precise rendering of may tail off as it becomes more wide- singled out for praise long before the Thus, it is a giant firm with a good this phrase would indicate that it has the spread. This is because the experiment July 1983 experiment came into opera- long-standing track record. In selecting maximum independence that the Soviet has clearly not eliminated old problems tion. For example, it has maintained it to partake in a "deepened experi- planners are prepared to allow. such as supply, transport, unrealistic first place in all-union socialist competi- ment," the Soviet authorities were Also, the "70 kopecks" from each planning and excessive manual labour. tion between enterprises in the con- minimizing their chances of failure. ruble of profit can hardly be used "pre- Even the Sumy association plans to dominantly" for bonuses to workers. replace about 500 machine operators Earlier this year, the Ukrainian workers' with "automatized machinery" and Attention! Attention! newspaper Robitnycha hazeta reported industrial robots in 1986-1990. Spheres UKRAINIAN SAVINGS Ь LOAN ASSOCIATION in PHILADELPHIA that from the figure of 69 kopecks such as the Soviet ferrous metallurgy remaining (after 28 kopecks have been industry, in which output has stagnated is now hiring for employment for their newly built office transferred to the state and 3 to the mi- since the late 1970s, have not improv A LOAN OFFICER m A RECEPTIONIST a A TELLER nistry), 36 are used for re-equipping significantly, although many of L EXPERIENCE PREFERRED. purposes and 7 to pay back bank enterprises have now been placed under Please send a resume to: UKRAINIAN SAVINGS 8. LOAN ASS'N credits. If one allows another 10 to 12 experimental conditions. 8100 Roosevelt Boulevard, Philadephia, Pa. 19152 kopecks for the social-development The Soviet authorities are doubtless Attn: Zvena Romaniw fund for the construction of residences aware of the above limitations, but seem For more information call (215) 331-1166 or (215) 329-7080 and recreational buildings, then there is reluctant to introduce the more radical not a huge amount left over for the decentralization of planning that many worker's pocket. And the question Western, and even some Soviet econo- remains: how will workers fare when mists have advocated. Possibly the this new feature is extended to less Soviet planners believe that as growth FUNNY TEARS successful enterprises, i.e., the majority? rates remain respectable, they can a collection of short stories As Soviet writers state frequently, it is eventually be raised to the level required still too soon to give a comprehensive by the revised party program — an by MYKOLA PONEDILOK analysis of the impact of the experiment annual average growth rate of over 4.5 in English translation from the original Ukrainian. — new or modified — on over-all percent between 1985 and the year 2000 Ilustrations by ЕК0 (Edward Kozak) and Halyna Mazepa. industrial performance. Further, in the — and that with nothing more radical To order send $10.00 plus $1.00 postage to: Soviet statistical report, there is no than the piecemeal reforms in planning breakdown of performance of enter- that have been implemented for the past Svoboda Book Store prises that are under new conditions 20 years. 30 Montgomery St. and those that are not. One significant But the authorities will find it difficult Jersey City, N. J. 07302 factor is that even in the Soviet press, to maintain even current growth and while a gre#t deal of space is being labor productivity rates once the experi- (New Jersey residents add 6" sales tax devoted to successful associations, there ment and its modifications have been have been a few references to other applied to the whole of Soviet industry. No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 13 Ukrainian Day Committee helps St Basil's Seminary Work on... (Continued from page 4) office director, Dr. Danylo Husar- Struk. Other members of the board are Drs. Bilaniuk, Dr. Zhukovsky, Bohdan Krawchenko, Dr. Lupul, Wasyl Mar- kus and Mrs. laniv.^ According to the statement, the second volume of the Encyclopedia of Ukraine will appear in the fall of 1987 as planned. It is unknown when other volumes of the encyclopedia will ap- pear, although institute officials are convinced of the project's importance and hope to see it completed. The encyclopedia's first volume and gazeteer are now being sold to the public. Anyone wishing to make a donation to the institute for the continued work on the encyclopedia should contact, The Canadian Foundation for Ukrai- nian Studies, Box 205, West Fifth Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5Y3XI. In the United States, donations should be sent to the Foundation of Friends of the The Connecticut State Ukrainian Day Committee annually by the Ukrainian parishes of Connecticut. A Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Inc., c,^o gathered in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, November 1, to check for $5,000 was presented to the bishop by Helen Mr. Y. Olesnyckyj, 6 Nebraska Drive, join Bishop Basil Lpsten in an evening of relaxation and Ruby toward a pledge by the Connecticut State Matawan, N.J. 07747. thanksgiving for conducting a successful festival in Ukrainian Day Committee of $25,000 for St. Basil's September on the seminary grounds. The event is held College Endowment Fund. Its contributions to date amount to $13,200. Boston... Bayonne Ukrainians donate books to local library (Continued from page 7) varenyky and says they can be filled with sauerkraut, cherries, or other filling. Mrs. Nary's little boy pipes up to declare his preference for cherry varenyky with sour cream. The dining room table is decorated traditionally. The film shows Mrs. Nary putting hay under the table- cloth. The food, which looks sump- tuous, was prepared by several ladies in the community who pitched in to help. Three generations sit at the table. The empty place setting, Ms. Richardson explains, represents dead relatives or those in Ukraine who suffer and cannot celebrate Christmas. From the bountiful table of the Nary home, the film smoothly switches to scenes from "Harvest of Despair." The commentator speaks about the Soviet-made famine in Ukraine, 1932-33. An interview with Dr. James E. Mace is included in this segment, and he speaks calmly about the Ukrainian community's anger at not being included in the Massachu- setts Memorial Holocaust Obser- vance held at the Boston State House. The segment ends on a cheerful note of the Christmas celebration. Bayonne resident Wasyl Wintoniw presents a copy of Looking on (from left) are Mayor Dennis P. Collins, Mrs. The Cambridge Ukrainian Studies Miron Dolot's "Execution by Hunger" to Mary E. О' onner, Mr. Wintoniw, who heads the Organization Fund office continues to work to O'Conner, director of the Bayonne Public Library, as for Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine, the Rev. reach the media. Positive relations one of several books on Ukrainian topics donated by the Wasyl Iwashchuk, the Rev. Roman Mirchuk, Areta Siryj, with WEEI-AM radio have opened Bayonne Ukrainian community to the local library. Myron Solonynka and Zenon B. Siryj. the door to associates at Channel 5 TV. Press releases announcing the support his statement, he said The break even, looking at his own publica- Harvard Millennium Project have Monitor had, at one time, tried to tion with a subscription of 1,000 at $515 been sent to over 500 religion editors. "llish-languagePravda... of major North American news- (Continued from page 3) translate several articles into Spanish to a year, the publishers of Pravda would sell them to Latin American news- need to have between 1,500 and 2,000 papers, as well as to religious news- something quite different." papers. Also, Alicia Szendiuch, While Mr. Ehlers said he wished the papers. subscribers. "It was difficult to find the right "The question is, are there that many media coordinator of Friends of publishers every success with the HURI, is working toward having English-language version of Pravda, he combination of people," that were institutions that would subscribe? Its capable both in English and Spanish, he basic strength is its basic weakness," he "Harvest of Despair" aired on Bos- also said the publication could present ton's local PBS station. some serious problems in establishing a said. Although the translations were said. "It has a certain weight, a certain corps of able translators. perfect grammatically, Latin American value, but there's also a lot of empty "I really wish these people well, every editors sent back the stories, stating material in Pravda. Official Soviet possible success. What they're trying to their own reporters would have to newspapers are kind of dull. They don't do is different. But to put together the rewrite them into journalistic style. match anyone's concept of lively jour- kind of staff to do that will (translate on nalism. There's also a fair amount of a daily basis) is not easy. To have highly "They weren't interested. We've Marxism-Leninism and that's not every- skilled Russian translators poses a looked almost a year at the Latin one's cup of tea." serious problem." American (market), but now it's almost At the same time, Mr. Ehlers said, the Carl Kummer, manager of the trans- on the back burner. It's very difficult." idea of translating Pravda is exciting lation department for The Christian Another problem Mr. Ehlers said he and courageous. Scjrnee Monitor, said і could take saw was marketing the English-lan- years ЉЇ rhc publishers !c establish a guage Pravda. "It's kind of gutsy to try to do this. It's group of pec pie that can nans^aie "Is the market there to support this kind of voyaging into the unknown. It accurate1) dfm ^rhc ui a journalistic kind of operatic ; don't know." Mr. takes a great amount of effort to give a `^`Ле. Using Ь`` o'A'i ` iences tc Ehlers said he assumed that in order to try to sail into uncharted waters." 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 No. 2 Ukrainian National Association Monthly reports for October

RECORDING DEPARTMENT Investments: Bonds Matured Or Sold $1,197,422.75 Mortgages Repaid 31,284.90 Juv. Adults ADD Totals Certificate Loans Repaid 12,475.61 TOTAL AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1985 19.371 52,106 6,958 78,435 Total $1,241,183.26 GAINS IN OCTOBER 1985 Income For October 1985 ...... $2,113,986.98 New members 54 97 33 184 Reinstated 33 75 3 111 DISBURSEMENTS FOR OCTOBER 1985 Transferred in 9 32 4 45 Change class in 2 5 7 Paid To Or For Members: Transferred from Juv. Dept. 28 28- Cash Surrenders $29,614.53 Endowments Matured 98,127.55 TOTALS GAINS 98 237 40 375 Death Benefits 80,616.66 LOSSES IN OCTOBER 1985 Interest On Death Benefits .... 5.50 Payor Death Benefits 310.95 Suspended 18 19 40 Reinsurance Premiums Paid . 1,044.51 Transferred out 31 4 43 Indigent Benefits Disbursed .. 1,450.00 Change class out 2 7 9 Trust Fund Disbursed 402.56 Transferred to adults 28 28 Scholarships 1,000.00 Died 1 67 68 Cash surrender 26 65 91 Total .... $212,572.26 Endowment matured 31 36 67 40 80 120 Fully paid-up Operating Expenses: Reduced paid-up Real Estate Extended insurance $55,417.53 Cert, terminated "Svoboda" Operation 78,388.13 Official Publication — "Svoboda" 85,024.00 TOTAL LOSSES: 139 305 40 . 484 Organizing Expenses: Advertising $10,173.65 INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP Medical Inspections 351.24 Reward To Branch Secretaries 82,781.10 GAINS IN OCTOBER 1985 Traveling Expenses — Special Organizers . 262.94 Supreme Medical Examiner's Fee 750.00 40 80 120 - Field Conferences Extended insurance 2 11 13 2,496.83 TOTAL GAINS 42 91 __- 133 Total $96,815.76 LOSSES IN OCTOBER 1985 Payroll, Insurance And Taxes: Salaries Of Executive Officers $13,321.67 Died 1 24 Salaries Of Office Employees 32,471.51 Cash surrender 18 29 Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 12,838.74 Reinstated 3 4 Insurance — Workmans' — Compensation 9,136.35 Lapsed 5 5 Taxes — Federal. State and City On Employee Wages . 21,836.19 Tax — Canadian Witholding and Pension Plan TOTAL LOSSES: 27 62 - 89 On Employee Wages ..'...' 1,076.45 TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHIP Total . $90,680.91 AS OF OCTOBER 31 1985 19.345 52.067 6.958 78,370 General Expenses: Acturial And Statistical Expenses $741.00 WALTER SOCHAN Books And Periodicals 198.66 Supreme Secretary Dues To Fraternal Congresses 2,816.44 General Office Maintenance 2,286.81 FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Operating Expense Of Canadian Office . 237.59 Postage 1,322.86 INCOME FOR OCTOBER 1985 Printing And Stationery 3,887.22 Dues From Members $ $245,558.98 Rental Of Equipment And Services 2,397.11 Income From "Svoboda" Operation 81,339.56 Telephone, Telegraph 4,062.30 Investment Income: Traveling Expenses — General 5,467.99 Bonds $421,300.09 Real Estate 44,312.80 Total . $23,417.98 Mortgage Loans 29,713.75 Certificate Loans 3,140.55 Miscellaneous: Stocks 2,593.90 Investment Expense — Mortgages 125.00 Banks 2,326.46 Loss On Bonds 2,133.87 Youth Sports Activities 48r Total $503,387.55 Ukrainian Heritage Defense Fund 1,04 Taxes Held In Escrow 30.^ Refunds: Accrued Interest On Bods 5,974.45 Taxes — Federal, State u City On Employee Wages $13,386.00 Donations 11,286.20 Taxes — Canadian u Pension Plan 556.40 Taxes Held In Escrow 1,215.00 Total $21,086.83 Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 1,208.24 Official Publication "Svoboda" 16І945.70 Investments: Scholarships Ret'd 2,000.00 Bonds $1,506,372.48 Investment Expense Ret'd 250.00 Mortgages 80.000.00 Cash Surrender Ret'd 239.96 Stock 2,593.90 Certificate Loans 9,360.51 Total . $35,801.30 Real Estate 5,785.41

Miscellaneous: Total $1,604,112.30 Donations To Fraternal Fund $55.00 Donations To Emergency Fund 51.20 Disbursements For October 1985 $2,267,515.70 Profit On Bonds Sold Or Matured 571.55 Transfer To Orphans Fund 666.66 BALANCE Sale Of "Ukrainian Encyclopaedia" 1,026.00 ASSETS LIABILITIES Ukrainian Heritage Defense Fund 4,345.92 Fund: Cash $506,004.51 .к. .„,,,„ Total $6,716.33 Bonds 39,517,683.73 Llfe lnsurance ' ...$51,715.925.72 (Continued on page 15) No. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1986 15

collections of essays, and several vo- PEN Club... lumes of poetry, Rudenko was an (Continued from page 1) officially sanctioned and approved Give Your movement. He was then made a non- writer. His books attained widespread person by Soviet authorities: he was popularity and were published in edi- Graduate expelled from the Writers' Union, his tions of tens of thousands. Rudenko is works were no longer published, and the author of some 30 books published Credit. . , finally he was arrested and subsequently in the USSR; he was an honored sentenced to seven years' imprisonment member of the Ukrainian Writers' and five years' exile for "anti-Soviet Union. with new agitation and propaganda." In the early 1970s, however, Rudenko competitive-rate Mr. Rudenko is now in the ninth year began to openly question the direction U.S. Savings Bonds. of his term. of Soviet policies and beqame an active Following is the full text of the Slovo member of the human-rights move- letter to PEN. ment. Of particular concern to him were # High Market-Based Soviet violations of human rights and Interest the denial of national rights to Ukrai- # Guaranteed nians. Rudenko also actively partici- Mykola Rudenko, a Ukrainian poet, pated in the Soviet group of Amnesty Earnings novelist and essayist was arrested on International and served as chairman of # Tax Benefits February 5, 1977, and on June 30,1977, the Ukrainian Public Group to Monitor . # No Risk he was sentenced by a Soviet court to Compliance with the Provisions of the # Plus Easy Payroll seven years' imprisonment and five Helsinki Accords. Savings years' exile on charges of "anti-Soviet All these activities made him the agitation and propaganda." Currently subject of official Soviet sanctions: his he is still in exile in the Altayskiy Krai, works stopped being published; he was in Central Asia. expelled from the Writers' Union; his The decision to deprive Rudenko of name was removed from new editions of 12 years of his freedom is particularly encyclopedias and literary dictionaries, improper in view of the writer's per- and finally, he was arrested by the Mykola Rudenko sonal history and the nature of his Soviet secret police. Rudenko was "crimes." sentenced in a closed trial in a small Exile, Slovo, strongly urges the world Mykola Danylovych Rudenko was town of Druzhkivka, hundreds of miles literary community to forcefully and born December 19, Г920. From 1935 on from his home city of Kiev. Rudenko's actively take up. the defense of Mykola he was an active Communist — first as a wife, Raissa, was rudely refused entry to Rudenko, a forgotten victim of Soviet member of Komsomol, then from 1946 the trial, was humiliated by plainclothes repression. on as a member of the Communist secret service men, and finally in 1981 The Weekly: she, too, was arrested and sentenced to Ukrainian Writers' Association in Party of the Soviet Union. He is a Exile, Slovo, appeals to the 48th Inter- veteran of World War II, participated in five years of imprisonment and five Ukrainian perspective years of exile. national PEN Congress to speak out in the defense of Leningrad and was later defense of Mykola Rudenko, an unjust- awarded the Order of the Red Star. In A grave miscarriage of justice has ly repressed member of the world's on the news 1941 he was seriously wounded during occurred which should be of direct writers' communitv. combat and was left an invalid. concern to all of the world's writers. The The author of numerous novels, Ukrainian Writers' Association in ^wy^^y^y^^^^^

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January 17 nian Independence Day Celebration PREVIEW OF EVENTS Dinner at Ft. McNain Officers Club. NEW YORK: A workshop on stress Cocktails will be offered at 6 p.m. management titled "Stress Without will be provided by Ukrainian ing the 5 p.m. Great Compline ser- and dinner at 7 p.m. Admission is Distress" will be presented by the $14. This event is being co-sponsored Young Professionals at the Ukrai- dancers, singers and musicians. A vice in the church, 650-652 Irvington Malanka dance will be held Saturday Ave. After the traditional meal, the by The Washington Group. For nian Institute of America at the ticket information and reservations, institute, 2 E. 79th St. at 8 p.m. The beginning at 6:30 p.m., featuring the parish choir will lead a sing-along of Buria band from Toronto. Festival Ukrainian Christmas carols and call Major Leonid Kondratiuk at workshop will be led by Beth Wells, (703) 765-9370. director of training and development hours are noon to 11 p.m. on Satur- shchedrivky. day; and Sunday, immediately after for Bellevue Hospital, and Dr. Jurij January 25 Savyckyj, a psychiatrist at Cornell the 10 a.m. liturgy until II p.m. For WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.: The Hospital and St. Vincenfs Hospital. further information call (305) 264- Ukrainian American Club of the 3233. Palm Beaches will celebrate the CALGARY: The Calgary Branch of A donation of $7 is requested and a the Ukrainian Canadian Committee reception will follow. Ukrainian New Year with a "Ma- lanka" dinner and dance at St. will be holding a banquet to comme- January 18 morate the anniversary of the de- NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Hall. Musical entertainment will be claration of Ukrainian Independence Scientific Society is sponsoring a PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian at 5:30 p.m. at St. Vladimir's Ukrai- lecture on the millennium of Ukrai- provided by Mike McKay's Ukrai- Heritage School of the Ukrainian nian orchestra of Miami. For ticket nian Orthodox Cultural Center. For nian Christianity titled "The Struggle Educational and Cultural Center is more information call (403) 269- of Zagorsk and the Kremlin for Our information phone (305) 848-5903, sponsoring a Ukrainian egg-decorat- 627-6989, or 585-1325. 6767. Spiritual Heritage."The lecture will ing course at the UECC, 700 Cedar be delivered by Ivan Hvat of Munich Road. The course will be given by January 19 CHICAGO: A traditional dinner at 7 p.m. at the Shevchenko Scienti- well-known Ukrainian pysanka artist and dance with the presentation of fic Society building, 63 Fourth Ave., Halvna Badulak. For further infor- debutantes will be held at the Grand between Nine and 10th Streets. ROCHESTER, N.Y.: A memorial mation call the UECC at (215) 663- concert commemorating the declara- Ball Room of Conrad Hilton Hotel, 1166 or (215) 469-6471 (evenings). tion of Ukrainian independence will 720 South Michigan. Cocktails will MIAMI: The fourth annual Ukrai- be served at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 nian festival will be held at the be held at St. Marv's Orthodox Church Hall, 3176 St. Paul Blvd., at p.m. Admission is $85 per couple and Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MAPLEWOOD, N.J.: The Brother- $45 per person. Student admission is Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, 39 hood of Holy Ascension Ukrainian 3 p.m. The concert will feature the vocal trio "Verkhovyna" of Toronto $75 per couple and $40 per person. NW'57th Court. Traditional food Orthodox Church will hold its annual Admission for the dance only is $15. will be available, and entertainment pre-Epiphany Lenten dinner follow- and keynote speaker Yuri Shymko, member of the Ontario Provincial This event is being sponsored by the Parliament. Americans for Human Ukrainian Medical Association of Rights in Ukraine will present an North America, the Ukrainian Ve- award to Rep. Fred Eckert for his terinary Medical Association of efforts on behalf of would-be defec- America and Canada, and the Ukrai- Insure and be sure tor Myroslav Medvid. A reception nian Engineers' Society of America. will follow. Tickets will be available — Join the UNA at the door at $5 each for the concert NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: The Zoria and the reception. That same day, at Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will be 10 p.m., the local public TV station, holding their annual winter dance at WXXI — Channel 21, will air the 8:30 p.m. at St. George Greek Cul- documentary on the Great Famine of tural Center on West Main Street. 1932-33, "Harvest of Despair." Musical entertainment will be pro- МАТЕРІ, БАТЬКИ, vided by the Charivni Ochi orches- WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Morris tra. Tickets and table reservations БАБУСІ, ДІДУСІ! County Branch of the Ukrainian are available from Zoria members. Ваші діти — внуки, що далеко поза рідним домом Congress Committee of America is sponsoring a celebration to comme- January 26 студіюють, відбувають військову службу, чи мають morate the 68th anniversary of the інші зайняття та обов'язки sovereign state of the Ukrainian PHILADELPHIA: A brunch meet- j National Republic and the 67th ing for members of Ukrainian stu- j не втратять зв'язку з життям української anniversary of the all-Ukrainian dents' clubs in the United States will union in the Ukrainian Catholic be held at 1 p.m. at the Ukrainian громади, коли Ви подбаєте про те, щоб Church hall, Route 10, at 4 p.m. The Educational and Cultural Center, speakers will include Wolodymyr 700 Cedar Road. The meeting is the вони кожного тижня одержували Stojko, a professor of history at third in a series organized by Ukrai- і Manhattan College, and Wasyl Fe- nian Student Outreach — a group of j dorenko, a Ukrainian student. An Ukrainian students from the North- j THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY entertainment program followed by east who are attempting to revitalize j a reception will also be held. the Ukrainian student movement in j Читаючи THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, вони будуть поінфор- the United States. The meeting will j мовані: UNION, N.J.: A ceremony comme- also feature a guest speaker. For j more information call (201) 451- ; ь про події і політику в Америці з української точки зору; morating the 68th anniversary of Ukrainian independence will be held 4758. ^ про культурне і політичне життя українців в Америці, Ка- at 11 a.m. at the Union Municipal наді та в інших країнах світу; Building. This event is being spon- PLEASE NOTE: Preview items ь про події в Україні, зокрема про боротьбу українського на- soring by Branch 32 of the Ukrainian must be received one week before роду за свої національні та людські права. National Women's League of Ame- desired date of publication. 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To have an event listed in this column, please (Ім'я та прізвище) will be held at Calgary City Hall at 10:30 a.m. This event is being spon- send information (type of event, sored by the Calgary Branch of the date, time, place, admission, spon- (число дому та вулиця.) Ukrainian Canadian Committee. sor, etc.), along with the phone For more information call (403) 269- number of a person who may he 6767. reached during daytime hours for (місцевість стейт поштовий код) additional information to: PRE- Адресат є членом УНСоюзу у Відділі WASHINGTON: The Ukrainian VIEW OF EVENTS, The Ukrainian Адресат є студентом університету, коледжу American U.S. Army Officers are Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey holding their fourth annual Ukrai- City, N.J. 07302.