The Ukrainian Weekly 1977, No.42
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www.ukrweekly.com СВОБОААХЗУОВОБА І І УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОДЕННИК ^HF UKR А І N І AN D AIIV Щ Щ ENGL1SH-LANGUAGE WEEKLY EDlTlON VOL.LXXXIV ШNo. 244 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 v 25 CENTS Soviets AttemproinianWeet to Blackmail Rudenko: "You khav e Brought Ukrainian American Diplomat To Trial the Word" US. Says incident Could "Retard" Relations Report Witnesses Gave False Testimonies MOSCOW, USSR.— A KGB agent Mykola Rudenko, the imprisoned ate in the Ukrainian Helsinki monitor– attempted to blackmail an American head of the Kiev Public Group to Pro- ing committee. diplomat of Ukrainian descent into mote the implementation of the Hel– Rudenko's final statement under- working as a Soviet spy, after he forced sinki Accords, charged in his final lined the necessity of freedom of his way into the U.S. official's hotel statement before the Druzhkivka speech. He prefaced his remarks by room and accused him of being a for– judges that they have brought to trial quoting the Bible's "in the beginning mer Nazi collaborator, reported Wes– the word. there was the word, and the word was tern news services Saturday, October "You are not judging me, you have in God, and the word was God." brought to trial the written word," said 29. t "Citizen judges, today before you Two weeks after the initial accusa– Rudenko. "You are judging the uni– stands the written word," Rudenko tions by the Soviet officials surfaced, verse for not being what the KGB bravely declared. TASS repeated the Nazi atrocities would want it to be." in what turned out to be a lesson on charge against Mr. Warvariv. The The press service of the Ukrainian the basics of freedom of speech, Ru– accusations were expanded to include Supreme Liberation Council (abroad) denko said that one of the important his wife, Elena, who TASS said recently received the text of Rudenko's elements in life is the right to freely ex- worked as a Gestapo translator in final statement, in which the Ukrainian change ideas. Dnipropetrovkse. Helsinki advocate reasserted his inno– cence and scored the Soviet regime for "The universe has no boundaries. ''The competent Soviet authorities The word must be free to cross the have irrefutable materials to prove that suppressing rights in the USSR. Among the materials received by the boundaries of hearts and states. lnfor– Constantine Warvariv, who is now the mation, which is not allowed to eman– permanent United States representative press service was documentation that many of the witnesses provided false ate from the brain, self-destructs," to UNESCO, served with the Nazi SD said Rudenko. police and participated in mass execu– testimonies in order to convict both tions of peaceful Soviet citizens during Constantine Warvariv Rudenko and Oleksiy Tykhy, his associ– (Continued on page 11) World War 11," TASS charged on Monday, October 31. The Soviet news agency went on to claim that Mrs. Warvariv, whose Ukrainian Museum Opens Second Exhibit maiden name is Kozar, ' 'worked as a NEW YORK, N.Y.—Slightly over a translator for the German Gestapo in year to the day when it opened its Dnipropetrovkse, led a wild life and doors, the Ukrainian Museum unveiled was in close relations with officers of its second major exhibit Sunday. Oct– the Nazi Army." ober 29, showing again subtly blending Mr. Warvariv told UP1 in Paris that and intricately arranged samples of the the charges are a ''smear campaign." rich Ukrainian folk art. "What they want is to keep hound– ing us. it's smear, smear and nothing Some 80 pieces of embroidered, but smear. І believe that what the So– printed and woven articles, ranging viets want is to keep smearing us in the from "rushnyky" to bed and furniture hope that somebody will believe some- covers and items of clothing, strike the thing," said Mr. Warvariv. viewer in myriad colors and designs on The American Embassy in Moscow the upper floor of the museum. sent another statement to the Soviet Eighteen authentic costumes from Foreign Ministry late Monday, Oct– various regions of Ukraine, dating ober 31, after the most recent attack from the mid-nineteenth century on to on Mr. Warvariv. The statement reit– the 1930's, form a colorful piece de re– erated the American view that the War– sistance on the lower floor, eliciting variv case constitutes a serious violation gasps and "wows" from the visitors of the principles of diplomatic immu– who flocked to the UNWLA-initiated nity. Museum over the past weekend. The in Washington, D.C., the State De– exhibit's theme is "Traditional Design partment said the same day that it was in Ukrainian Textiles." not satisfied with the Kremlin's reply "This is really beautiful," said New Five of the life-size mannequins dressed in regional Ukrainian costumes, which to its "strong protest." York Councilwoman Mirriam Fried- "We are seeking a further reply will be on exhibit at the UNWLA Museum for one year. lander who dropped in on the exhibit (Photos by Нюг Dfaiboha) from the Soviet government," said during the preview Friday evening, Hodding Carter ill, a spokesman for the October 28. "You're doing fantastic building in the company of Atty. Mrs. Grabowiez, for putting in hours State Department. work in this area," she told UNWLA George Wolynetz. of work, in the last few days deep into Constantine Warvariv, 53, said in a president lvanna Rozankowsky and Representatives of the press and the night, to arrange the exhibit. telephone interview that a person who Museum curator Oksana Grabowiez, some 50 invited members also heard Alex– Congratulating the ladies of the identified himself as "ivan ivano– pledging assistance "in every way pos– andra Riznyk, chairman of the Muse– UNWLA and the Museum was livan vych" of the KGE forced his way into sible". um's board of directors, and Maria Bazarko, administrative director of the his hotel room and produced docu– Words of encouragement and a Shust, director of the Museum, ex- UCCA which shares the Second Ave– ments alleging that the American dip– pledge of assistance was also made by plain briefly the nature of the exhibit nue building with these organizations. lomat took part in Nazi atrocities in Robert Wagner, Jr., the Democratic and urge more people to join this insti– The project for this second exhibit Ukraine. Party's candidate for Manhattan bo- tution as members. Both credited the was designed by Zenon Feszczak, art (Continued on page 4) rough president, when he toured the wdrk of several volunteers, as well as (Continued on page 11) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1977 No. 244 Rename Ukrainian villages in Five Polish Provinces Soccer Match WARSAW, Poland.–The Polish The change was ordered by M. Mil– The renaming was conducted in the People's Republic has renamed scores czrik, minister of regional administra– provinces of Krosno, Nowy Sancz, ignites Riots of Ukrainian villages in five provinces tion and environmental protection. Przemsyl, Rzeszow and Tarnobrzeg. to Polish-sounding names, announced The new names of the villages, while in Lithuania "Monitor Polski", the official govern– in some cases are Polish translations of Below is the list of the renamed vil– ment organ, in its September 22, 1977 the original Ukrainian, frequently are lages as they appeared in the Septem– MOSCOW, USSR.—Thousands of edition. different from the Ukrainian meaning. ber 22nd edition of "Monitor Polski." Lithuanians shouted anti-Soviet and Current names Previous names Current names Previous names nationalist slogans at a recent soccer match and then went on a rampage Krosno Province Nowy Sancz Province through the streets of vilnius, the capi– Brxezina, wM Bereznica Wyina tal of Soviet Lithuania, dissident Bnetaicaka, WM4 Bereznica Nizna Skwierzyn, wiei Skwirtne sources said Sunday, October 30, re- Bnriki, wk4 Berezki ported the Associated Press. Bnrfzka, wiei Berezka Przemysl Province The sources reported that cars were Chlodnik, wiei Hhidno overturned, police vehicles set afire, Czech6w, wief Wobdz Bogusz6w, wiei Werchrata windows smashed and Soviet propa– D^browka, es. miasta Dabrowka Ruska Chmielowice, wiei Niemstow ganda banners torn down in the rioting Dabrowa, wieS Gorajec Dhigopole, wiei Dolzyca on the night of October 10. G6roa Wiei, wieS Czyetogarb Graniczne, wiei Hurko Groszowka, lefriiczowka Hroszowka Gruszowice, wiei Hruszowice The next morning, they said, troops Gr6dek, wie4 Horodek ignacow, wiei Hnatkowice armed with automatic weapons pa- Jabionica, wiei Jablonica Ruska Jaworowice, wiei Jawornik Ruski trolled the streets of vilnius, also Jankowa, wiei Wankowa Jaworzyna, wiei Dacbnow known as vilna and the scene of spora– Jasien, przystfiek Jahoiika Jodtowa, wiei Gruszowa dic violence since Lithuania was an– Jodl6wka, сж. wei Dwerniczek Kalinowice, wiei Sierakoice nexed by Soviet Union in 1940. The Kasimierzowo, cz. wsi Muczue Kopystno, wiei Kopysno 10th century city was heavily damaged Lis6wek, wiei Liekowate Kopytow Dolny, wiei Kobylnica Ruska by the Nazis, who occupied it from Laka, wiei Ulucz Kopytow Gorny, wiei Kobylnica Wo'oska 1941-44. ^Sgi–. Wie6 Lodyna Krowica Lubaczowska, wiei Krowica Hoiodowska Contacted by telephone, the duty of– Lukasiewicze, wiei Stuposiany Les?,no. wies Pozdziacz ficer at the interior Ministry in vilnius Mifdzygorze, wiei Kulaszne Lipowka, wiei Balaje said a minor, and unpolitical, distur– Mi^dzylesie, wiei Wer!as Lubice, wies Gbotylub bance had taken place after the soccer Miodowa, wiei Lachowa L')mniy, wiei Uiazow match. "As often happens, several Mroczkow, wiei Morochow vlied^ygorze, wiei Drohobyczka teenagers got into a fight after the Nowa Wiei wiei Uherce Mineralne 4iedzylesie, wiei Zohatyn game," he said. "Four of them were Okrezna, wiei Hohiczk6w vitudzice, wies Mofodyca detained, spoken to and let go." Olszanka, wiei Wilsznia Nadbrzezna, wiei Cbolowice Alexander Podrabinek, an ambu– Olszyna, wiei Rosochate Nadsauie, wies Pralkowce lance corpsman who speaks out on hu– Orle, wie6 Hurcze Orelec Xiwiska, wiei man rights, told Western newsmen he Ostra, wiei Skorodue Niziny.