ИІЬесІ by^he Ukrainian National Association Inc.. a fraternal non-profit associition| ШrainianWeekl V Vol. LVII No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989 50 cents Conservatives win majority of seats Ukrainians in Paris stage liunger strike in new Supreme Soviet of USSR at CSCE Conference on Human Dimension JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Progressives Elected to serve on the Council of Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine gress of Free Ukrainians (WCFU). were largely denied seats in the newly Nationalities were: Borys L Oliynyk, and WCFU Human Rights Commission Over 20 Paris area residents from the reorganized USSR Supreme Soviet, as poet and secretary of the board of the Ukrainian community joined in a de­ the Congress of People's Deputies Ukrainian Writers' Union; as well as PARIS - As the Conference on the monstration, wearing sandwich boards elected 542 members of the new legisla­ party bigwigs Volodymyr A. Ivashko, Human Dimension, being held as part and displaying placards featuring pic­ ture — the vast majority of them party second party secretary of the Commu­ of the Conference on Security and tures and names of the clergy who and government functionaries. nist Party of Ukraine; and Valentyna S. Cooperation in Europe, continued here, demonstrated their demands in Mos­ five Ukrainian Americans and one The 2,250 people's deputies elected Shevchenko, chairman of the presidium cow. On the signs were pictures of Ukrainian Canadian took part in a sit- from among themselves persons to of the Ukrainian SSR Supreme Soviet. Bishops Pavlo Vasylyk, Sofron Dmy- in and hunger strike at the International serve on the Supreme Soviet, which is terko and Filemon Kurchaba,and three Also elected to the Supreme Soviet Conference Center on Thursday, June now composed of two houses, the priests, Mykola Simkailo, Ivan Senkiv, (Continued on page 3) 1, to focus attention on the banned Soviet (Council) of the Union and the and Volodymyr Viytyshyn, Ukrainian Catholic Church in the Soviet of Nationalities, each with 271 USSR. In addition, appeals were made for members. the restoration of the Ukrainian Auto- The CHD is the first of three confe­ According to The New York Times, cephalous Orthodox Church and the rences on humanitarian and human one deputy, historian Yuri N. Afana- right of Protestant Churches to prac­ rights issues that will be held in the seyev commented: "We have created a tice their faith in Ukraine. framework of the Helsinki process. Staiinist-Brezhnevite Supreme Soviet" Active participants from the local Conferences will also take place in and said this was the result of "an community included: Jean-Pierre Pa- Copenhagen in 1990 and Moscow in aggressively obedient majority" subser­ sterniak, Philip Naumiak, Zirka Vitu- 1991; thus, the Paris meeting is expected vient to the conservative aparatus of the shynsky-Cyran, Sviatoslav Mazuryk, to set precedents for those subsequent Communist Party. Dr. Wolodymyr Kosyk (head of the meetings. Fifty-two deputies from Ukraine Association of Ukrainian Organiza­ The hunger strike was held in solida­ were elected to the Council of tions in France), Nadia Myhal, Nadia rity with the three Ukrainian Catholic the Union, and 11 were voted into the Popoff, Walter Dratvynsky, Laryssa bishops and three Ukrainian Catholic Council of Nationalities. Vitushynsky, Korylo Mytrowytch (of priests who were simultaneously .con­ the newspaper Ukrainske Slovo), Mr. Among those elected to the Council ducting a hunger strike in Moscow and Mrs. B. Vitushynsky, and others. of the Union were Mykola M. Amosov, pressing for the legalization of the honorary director of the Scholarly Ukrainian Catholic Church. Information packets containing facts Research Institute of Cardio-Vascular The participating hunger strikers about the oppressed Ukrainian Surgery in Kiev, and Dr. Yuriy M. were members of Americans for Human Churches, political prisoners, psychia­ Shcherbak, Kiev writer and physician, Rights in Ukraine (AHRU) from the tric abuses and other issues were distri­ author of a book titled "Chornobyl" United States, Vera Eliashevsky, Maria buted to the 35 CSCE delegations and and chairman of the ecological group Zarycky, Odarka Polanskyj, Natalka the attending press. Handouts prepared Zelenyi Svit (Green World) affiliated Priatka and Nadia Ratycz, and Chris­ by AHRU in both French and English with the Ukrainian Writers' Union. tina Isajiw, director of the Human were distributed to attendees inside the Many party functionaries were elect­ i; Ukrainian Friendship Society Rights Commission of the World Con­ (Continued on page 5) ed, to the Council of the Union, in­ Dmytro Motorny, chairman of the cluding: Volodymyr O. Kravets, Ukrai­ Kirov Collective Farm in the Bilozerka nian minister of foreign affairs; Hry- District, Kherson region of Ukraine, Pope says religious freedom horiy I. Revenko, first secretary of the and two-time recipient of the Hero of Kiev Oblast Party Committee; Hryho- Socialist Labor medal, was among the still lacking in Soviet Union riy P. Kharchenko, first secretary of the Ukrainians elected to the Council of the HELSINKI - Pope John Paul II ing legalization as evidenced by the Zaporizhzhia Oblast Party Committee; Union, one of two houses of the newly lauded the 1^5 Helsinki Accords for hunger-striking faithful in Moscow and Valeriy 1. Tsybukh, Ukrainian reorganized Supreme Soviet of the putting religious freedom among the during the opening session of the Komsomol chief. USSR. foundations of peace in Europe, but Congress of People's Deputies recently. cautioned that true religious freedom The Ukrainian Catholic bishops and was still lacking in parts of Eastern clergy had also gone to Moscow to Memorial Society founded in Lviv Europe and the Soviet Union, Reuters present a letter to Soviet President reported on Tuesday, June 6. Mikhail Gorbachev and demand a LVIV - On Saturday, May 27 a Horyn, Roman Lubkivsky, Viktor Speaking in Helsinki, where the meeting with a representative of the founding conference was held in the Rafalskyi, Mykola Petrenko, Iryna historic Conference on Security and Soviet government. The Ukrainian Kuznetsov Palace of Culture in this Kalynets, Lev Lukianenko and N.V. Cooperation in Europe was held in hierarchs finally did end their protest western Ukrainian city to establish the Serheyev. 1975, the pope decried "the regrettable hunger strike after meeting with the Lviv regional historical-educational During the conference, a statute and case of Eastern Rite Catholics who have head of the Council of the Supreme society. Memorial, reported the press resolution were adopted, and a council lost even the right to exist within the Soviet. Reaching no concrete action, service of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union was selected as the society's leadership. new post-war political and juridical the hierarchs returned to Ukraine to on May 28. Academician Yukhnovskyj, who pre­ structures," formulate what they called a new The conference featured over a dozen sided over the conference, was chosen as He was referring to the estimated 5 strategy in the legalization matter. speakers, including Yevhen Hryniv, a head of Memorial in Lviv. million Ukrainian Catholics who wor­ To date, the Ukrainian faithful in member of the society's initiative group In Kiev, the founding conference of ship in the Byzantine Rite but are in Moscow continue their hunger strike and director of the social studies depart­ the Memorial Society had been held on allegiance with Rome. Their Church and have stated that they will not cease ment of the Academy of Sciences of the March 4. On the following day, several was forcibly merged with the Russian this action until the Congress of Ukrainian SSR, who delivered an thousand people participated in the Orthodox Church during a "pseudo- People's Deputies adjourns. introductory speech. group's first public rally, which focused synod" in 1946. As Pope John Paul II continued his Among those who addressed the on honoring the victims of Stalinist Until recently it had been an under­ trip through the Nordic countries, (he conference were: Laryssa Krushelnyt- repression and filling in the "blank ground Church, but with the advent of was to have returned to Rome on ska, Mykhailo Osadchy, Pavlo Roma- spots" in the history of that period. glasnost, it has partially emerged and is Saturday, June 10), he called attention niuk, Yuriy Danylenko, Bohdan (Continued on page 16) now a strong, steady voice in demand­ (Continued on page 2) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989 No. 24

A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Russian Orthodox priest becomes Plagiarism and politics in Kiev: Ukrainian Catholic, parish follows KESTON, England - On Friday, hierarch of the Russian Orthodox May 5, the Rev. Mykhailo Nyskohuz, Church, who called for the expulsion of a look at electioneering in Ukraine pastor of St. Elias Russian Orthodox the Rev. Nyskohuz from the Russian by Dr. David Marples had made critical remarks about the Church in the village of Stara Sil, Orthodox Church and banned him from and Dr. Roman Solchanyk leadership of the Ukrainian Union of Starosambir raion, Lviv oblast, was serving that Church. The deacon de­ Jouanalists, Mr. Karpenko focused on received by Metropolitan Volodymyr manded the keys to the church from the An intriguing clash between two Mr. Shybyk's hostility to the national Sterniuk, archbishop of Lviv. and parish committee, which adamantly newspaper editors in Kiev over an revival that is being promoted by the accepted into the ranks of the grow­ refused to hand the keys over. apparent case of plagiarism throws Ukrainian intelligentsia: ing Ukrainian Catholic Church clergy On May 13, Deacon Bilyk came back some interesting light on electioneering "I am far from the viewpoint that this in western Ukraine, reported Keston to St. Elias, this time with a group of 18 politics in the Ukrainian capital and, is a response to my criticism of you College on Tuesday, June 6. people, including some Russian Ortho­ more broadly, on the political struggle personally at one of the plenums of the The Rev. Nyskohuz was assigned by dox priests, once again demanding the over glasnost and perestroika in U- board of the Ukrainian Union of Metropolitan Volodymyr to remain as keys to the church, and wanting to expel kraine. At the center of the controversy Journalists for the slow pace of pere­ pastor of the village church in Stara SiL the Rev. Nyskohuz from the parish. is Vitaliy Karpenko, chief editor of stroika within the board that you head, which Keston reports, was originally About 1,500 faithful gathered outside Vechirniy Kyiv and one of the unsucess- for secretiveness in deciding important Greek Catholic, as the Eastern rite the church and prevented the group ful contenders for a seat in the Congress questions. The issue here is the striking­ Ukrainian Church was then called, but from achieving its goal. of People's Deputies from Kiev. ly clear tendentiousness of your views was forced under the Russian Orthodox On Sunday, May 14, the Rev. Nys­ In late April, an item published in on specific matters, especially [those] Patriarchate in 1946. kohuz served a divine liturgy to the Robitnycha Hazeta accused Mr. Kar­ relating to writers." church's overflowing crowd. penko of plagiarism in an article that he Mr. Karpenko then proceeded to The Rev. Nyskohuz returned to Stara According to Keston College, under wrote for the journal Dnipro. The topic characterize Mr. Shybyk as a longtime Sil and on May 6announced that he had the relevant Soviet legislation on reli­ of the article was the seemingly inno­ opponent of Ukrainian writers, citing been received into the Greek Catholic gion, there is no ground for the Soviet cuous one of "Impressions of Japan." an alleged defamation of Volodymyr Church. (As the Catholic Church recog­ government to interfere in this matter, However, according to the author of the Sosiura, unwarranted past attacks on nizes the validity of ordinations and since the Rev. Nyskohuz appears to Robitnycha Hazeta piece, Mr. Kar­ Oles Honchar, and an attempt to other sacraments conferred by the have the support of the parish commit­ penko simply copied articles about ostracize writer Borys Derevianko, the Orthodox Church, it was not necessary tee, the "dvadtsiatka." The parish is Japan that had been published in Novyi editor of the newspaper Vechernyaya to bestow any form of re-ordinationon quite within its legal rights to transfer its Mir and in book form in Moscow by Odessa, in order to prevent him — the Rev. Nyskohuz) The parish com­ allegiance from one ecclesiatical su­ two writers, V. Ovchinnikov and V. unsuccessfully as it turned out — from munity agreed to function henceforth as perior to another. (Under Soviet law, Tsvetov. being elected a deputy to the new Soviet a Ukrainian Catholic parish and the religious denominations as such are not parliament. Now, he continued, the Rev. Nyskohuz began conducting di­ In response, Mr. Karpenko penned recognized, the basic legal unit being the same tactics were being used to discredit vine services for this, the first Ukrai­ an open letter to the editor of Robitny­ local congregation.) the editor of Vechirniy Kyiv. nian Catholic parish in western Ukraine cha Hazeta, Mykola Shybyk, who also 'The Rev. Nyskohuz, while still a "The newspaper that you head pub­ since that Church's forced liquidation heads the Ukrainian Union of Journa­ Russian Orthodox priest, recently co- lishes a contrived attack against a after World War II. lists, accusing him personally of trying celebrated a requiem service on the colleague, journalist and editor who is to sabotage Mr. Karpenko's chances in However, on May 11, the deacon of 128th anniversary of the death of the fighting for a deputy's mandate. Where the runoff election campaign. In a the Starosambir raion, Stefan Bilyk, Ukrainian bard Taras Shevchenko with is the ethics of the journalist's profes­ further twist to the story, the editors of delivered Order No. 444, dated May 3, Ukrainian Catholic priest Ivan Volo- sion? Who empowered you to raise, in the Kiev daily Prapor Komunizmu then from Metropolitan Nikodim of Lviv, shyn. the name of all 'readers and citizens,'the joined in the attack on Mr. Karpenko. question of trust in me on the eve of the The saga begins with an article that Calling the Helsinki Accords "one of elections?" was sent to Robitriycha Hazeta by R. Pope says... the most significant of the instruments A relatively hostile commentary on Mikhniov, an economist, who wrote (Continued from page 1) of international dialogue," the pope the Karpenko affair was offered by the that he was formerly a specialist in to the persecuted Churches in Eastern also said that some of the 35 signatory editors of the Kiev daily Prapor Komu­ Japanese affairs, and has retained an Europe and the Soviet Union, stating: states of these accords would have to nizmu. They published both the accusa­ interest in contemporary Japan even "I am thinking of those Catholic com­ modify their legislation on religious tion and the open letter in their news­ though his area of speciality had munities forced to live an underground freedom in order to comply with the paper, they stated, because they found it changed. Mr. Mikhniov had picked up existence, of young people discrimi­ commitments they signed in Helsinki both painful and offensive that the a copy of Vechirniy Kyiv, which had nated against in their studies or careers and at other follow-up conferences. credibility of a journalist colleague such reprinted Mr, Karpenko's article from because of their religious beliefs and of as Mr. Karpenko should be called into According to Vatican Secretary of Dnipro, and was "staggered^by whathe dioceses deprived of their bishops." question. On the desk of the editor of State Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, it is a described as Mr. Karpenko's "direct, Apparently referring to recent signs Prapor Komunizmu, they noted, is a "clear possibility" that one day the pope shameless larceny." of change in official Soviet religious campaign poster for Mr. Karpenko will visit the Soviet Union, but he did policy, the pope belittled Karl Marx's He then proceeded to list eight inscribed with the slogan: "Nothing but not think this was in the foreseeable notion that religion was the opiate of quotations, each of several lines: the the truth." At the same time, they future. Soviet President Gorbachev is the masses. "The idea that religion is a left-hand column consisted of Russian- claimed to be deeply offended by the scheduled to visit Rome later this year form of alienation is no longer fashion­ language comments by Messrs. Ovchin­ attack on Mr. Shybyk, editor of a and the pope has often said that he was able, because, fortunately the leaders of nikov and Tsvetov, with the sources "newspaper that has great authority in willing to meet with the Soviet leader. the nations and people themselves listed underneath, while in the right- the republic." hand column Mr. Karpenko's Ukrai­ have come to realize that believers During his visit to Finland, the pope After some inquiries at Dnipro, the nian-language text was given. Mr. constitute a powerful factor in favor of also offered special greetings for people editors of Prapor Komunizmu rebuked Mikhniov maintained that he could the common good," Pope John Paul II who had come to the service from Mr. Karpenko mildly on the plagiarism have provided many more examples, stated. Estonia, just across the Baltic Sea. issue, but took him to task for turning posing the question: "How could a the affair into an assault on Mr. journalist, the head of a newspaper sink Shybyk. They also criticized Vechirniy so low? And at what cost to our trust in THE I Kyiv, declaring that Mr. Karpenko had him as readers and citizens?'' already undermined his own cause by FOUNDED 1933 Mr. Karpenko published his open slandering people in the newspaper Ukrainian Wee letter to Mr. Shybyk in both Vechirniy "under the slogan of pluralism." Kyiv and Robitnycha Hazeta. How­ The attack on Mr. Karpenko has all An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National ever, he did not, for the most part, do so the ingredients of a political scandal Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey Gty, N.J. in the form of a rebuttal to the accusa­ behind which lies the ongoing struggle 07302. tions of plagiarism. In fact, he wasted between liberal and conservative forces rather little time with Mr. Mikhniov's in Ukraine. Mr. Karpenko's newspaper Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. article. Rather than concentrating on is immensely popular in Kiev; in the last (ISSN - 0273-9348) his own defense, Mr. Karpenko launch­ three years its circulation has more than ed an attack on Mr. Shybyk, reminding doubled, from 210,000 to 460,000 Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - SIO. him that Mr. Mikhniov conveniently copies. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. ignored the Dnipro article for six This may well be a result of the fact months and then rediscovered it during that Vechirniy Kyiv is very much a The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: an election campaign. Ukrainian newspaper (although it is (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 According to Mr. Karpenko, the published in both Ukrainian and Rus­ Postmaster, send address piece in Robitnycha Hazeta was timed sian), devoting a great deal of attention changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz so that it would adversely affect his to the language question and the need The Ukrainian Weekly Associate Editors: Marta Kolomayets candidacy for deputy in Kiev. More­ for perestroika in the national-cultural P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychak over, he wrote, "it is no Occident that sphere. Some of the hardest-hitting Jersey City. N.J. 07303 such a publication appeared in your journalistic pieces on these issues have newspaper." Suggesting, and then at the been published precisely in Vechirniy The Ukrainian Weekly, June 11, 1989, No. 24, Vol. LVII same time denying, that the plagiarism Kyiv by such well-known writers as Copyright 1989 by The Ukrainian Weekly charges were inspired by the fact that he (Continued on page 15) No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989

Estonian Americans condemn killingsUkrainia n Catholic primate proclaims in Beijing, protest in Wastiington prayer day for banned Church NEW YORK - The Estonian Ame­ who was accompanied by a TV camera ROM E - At the request of Cardinal throughout Ukraine as well as in Mos­ rican National Council announced that crew and police escort. Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, arch­ cow. it strongly supports moves by Rep. "The Estonian American National bishop major of Lviv, Ukrainian Catho­ Since May 20, Ukrainian Catholic Stephen J. Soiarz (D-N.Y.), Sen. Jesse Council condemns the use of force and lics throughout the world will join faithful have been holding a hunger Helms (R-N.C.) and other members of firearms against peaceful Chinese stu­ together on Sunday, June 18, for a strike on Moscow's Arbat. The strikers Congress to cut off scientific and dents by the Red Chinese government special day of prayer for the legalization are calling for the legalization of their technological aid to China in retaliation today. We call upon the Red Chinese of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Church in Ukraine and will be con­ for the killing of peaceful, unarmed to stop the killing of ргочіетосгасу Ukraine. tinuing their strike until the first session civilians in China. demonstrators. We urge Mikhail Gor­ of the Soviet Congress of People's Faithful in the diaspora will be joined Deputies ends. "Murder and mayhem of this type bachev, who recently visited Red China, by Ukrainian Catholics in Ukraine who must always bring swift punishment by meeting with the top Chinese leadership are planning services in Lviv, Kiev and the free world, silence helps only the to join our call. The universal revulsion, During their demonstrations in Mos­ Moscow, as well as throughout U- cow, the faithful have held several oppressor," stated Juhan Simonson, even within the Soviet Union itself, kraine. president of the council. which greeted the Soviet use of force public services and have informed against peaceful, unarmed people in thousands of Muscovites and parlia­ Members of the Estonian American "I turn to all our bishops, priests and mentary deputies of their plight. They Tbilisi, Georgia, should stand as a faithful in Ukraine and in the diaspora, National Council and other Baits joined lesson for all dictators. report that support for the legalization a spontaneous demonstration at the to join together through prayer on June of the Ukrainian Catholic Church is Red Chinese Embassy in Washington ''We also urge President George 18. Together, we shallaskthat God, in steadily growing among Soviet citizens. on June 3, encouraging vehicles on Bush, who has said that 4he day of the His mercy, grant our persecuted Church heavily traveled Connecticut Avenue to dictator is over,' to take further steps in Ukraine the freedom it has so long All Ukrainian Catholic parishes in "Honk for Freedom," on behalf of all pro-democracy move­ been denied," said Cardinal Lubachiv­ the free world are being asked to ments in China, the Soviet Union and sky. dedicate their services on June 18 to Numerous Soviet Embassy cars pass­ elsewhere. The masses of long-repressed prayer for the freedom of the Ukrainian ing the demonstration were greeted with people in these Communist dictator­ Ukrainian Catholic Church officials Catholic Church in Ukraine. They are special signs: "Where's Gorby Now?" ships have had enough. Dictators' in Rome, who are in regular contact also asked to inform local news media and "Gorby: Help Chinese Students!" bullets, nerve gas and sharpened shovels with the hierarchy of the Ukrainian of the event to help draw attention to The following message was handed are no longer enough to stop the spread Catholic Church in Ukraine, report that the fact that there is no "glasnost" for to a Chinese Embassy official by coun­ of democracy; let the free world have the faithful in Ukraine at great personal the Ukrainian Catholic Church in cil board member Mari-Ann Rikken, the courage to help!" risk, plan to hold public services Ukraine.

Conservatives... member standing legislature, called the published in News from Ukraine in cess, specifically the concentration of Supreme Soviet, reported the Times. April. Among them were several known power in the hands of one man, Mr. (Continued from page 1) In addition to choosing a president victors of the most recent bye-elections Gorbachev, as head of the Communist were many enterprise directors, collec­ and legislature, as well as other top on May 14 and 21. Party, the government and the state, as tive farm officials and university rec­ government posts, such as vice-presi­ Rostyslav Bratun, a popular Lviv well as the unchallenged continuation tors, as well as Victor 1. Trefilov, vice- dent and prime minister, as the supreme poet and activist of the Popular Move­ of political control by the Communist president of the Ukrainian SSR Aca­ government body the Congress of ment for Restructuring in Ukraine, was Party. demy of Sciences, who was voted into People's Deputies is supposed to meet elected on May 14 to represent the Lviv- the Council of the Union. annually to oversee the work of the Zaliznychnyi District No. 487, accord­ The issue of national rights flared up The Ukrainian Helsinki Union's legislature and to set over-all policy. Of ing tolzvestia. Also elected on that date several times, including during the May press service provided the following the congress's 2,250 deputies, two-thirds were: Vitaliy Korotich, the Ukrainian 26 session, when deputies from the statistics. or 1,500 were chosen by the public from editor of the popular magazine, Ogon- Baltic republics of Latvia and Lithua­ ^ In Ukraine, 225 deputies were territorial and national districts in the yok, in District No. 58 in the city of nia, many of whom openly declared that elected to the Congress of People's first competitive elections in over 70 Kharkiv; and prominent Russian poet their goal is complete independence Deputies. Among them, 193 are mem­ years, although reported maneuverings Yevgeny Yevtushenko, in the Kharkiv- from the Soviet Union, threatened to bers and candidate-members of the by local Communist Party officials Dzerzhinsky District No. 520. boycott the election of the standing Communist Party. plagued a number of races. The rest, or During the May 21 bye-elections, legislature, reported the Times. ^ Deputies from the Ukrainian SSR 750, were selected directly from the Volodymyr Cherniak, a Kiev econo­ constitute 11.3 percent of all deputies governing bodies of party, union, mist, won in Kiev City District No. 33; Although each region was permitted from throughout the USSR. The popu­ youth, artistic and other organizations. Valeriy Hryshchuk, a Kiev University to select itsown quota of deputies for lation of Ukraine constitutes one-sixth The 542-member Supreme Soviet lecturer, won in the Kiev-Dniprovsky graduation to the Supreme Soviet, the to one-fifth of the population of the chosen on May 26 will serve as the chief District No. 465; Volodymyr Yavoriv- Baltic members objected because the USSR, yet its representation in the lawmaking body, scheduled to convene sky, a well-known member of the final list was subject to approval by the Congress of People's Deputies is one- twice annually, in the spring and fall, for Ukrainian Writers' Union, was chosen entire congress. The abstention of the eighth of the total. three- to four-month sessions, wrote the in the Kiev-Minsk District No. 467; Baltic deputies would cast a shadow ^ Though members of the Commu­ Times. Delegations from each republic Yuriy Sorochyk, a 24-year-old veteran over the credibility of the new legisla­ nist Party number 19 million, or 6.8 and autonomous region were permitted of the war in Afghanistan and Komso­ ture, reported the Times. percent of the population, the great to submit a list a nominees for their mol activist, won a seat in Lviv; and After some persuasion by dissident majority of elected deputies — 87.6 allotted number of seats in the legisla­ Leonid Kravchuk, head of the ideologi­ historian Roy Medvedev, who pleaded percent (according to News from U- ture's two houses, the Council of the cal department of the Central Com­ with the Baltic deputies to "Be rea­ kraine) - are party members. Union and the Council of Nationalities. mittee of the Communist Party of sonable, and don't destroy the huge In his inaugural address as president The entire congress voted on the list Ukraine and opponent of Ukraine's amount of work that has already been of the Soviet government, Mikhail of candidates late Friday night by secret Popular Movement, or Rukh, won a done to democratize our society," the Gorbachev proposed that republic-level ballot. seat representing Chernivtsi. Baltic members relented. elections scheduled to take place this Although many of the most out­ fall be postponed until next spring, in spoken advocates of more radical Deputies from the Ukrainian SSR Deputies from Georgia called on the an apparent concession to Communist change in the Soviet Union were denied ranged from hard-liners such as Ukrai­ congress to refuse to seat Col. General Party officials who feared that they seats due to a tactical blunder by the nian Communist Party First Secretary Igor N. Rodionov, commander of the might not be elected. Moscow deputies, the new body will Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, representing Transcaucasus military district, who Many of these local and republic still include a minority of deputies a rural district outside Dnipropetrov- was in charge of the troops who charged officials had already suffered embar­ considered champions of more far- ske, to such progressives as Ukrainian demonstrators in Tbilisi in April, rassing defeats at the polls in the reaching political and economic change, writer and ecological activist Dr. Yuriy reportedly killing 20 and injuring elections for people's deputies. as well as blocs of independent deputies Shcherbak from a Kiev district, Ukrai­ hundreds with poison gas and shar­ Mr. Gorbachev noted that there still from the Baltic republics and other nian writer Roman Fedoriv, editor of pened shovels. were no laws governing the conduct of regions, reported the Times on May 28. the journal Zhovten, from a Lviv Several deputies from Georgia and republic and local elections and that.it In the March 26 elections, 89.8 district and independent journalist Alia the Baltic states challenged President appeared they would not be passed until percent of the electorate in the USSR, Yaroshynska from Zhytomyr. Gorbachev on the question of the the fall. that is, 172,840,130 people, took part, The deputies who failed to advance to violence by troops against the Geor­ The new Congress of People's De­ according to News from Ukraine. In the Supreme Soviet retain their seats in gians after he claimed he knew nothing puties, which convened on May 25 in Ukraine the percentage was higher: the full congress, which will set major of the incident until the next morning, the Kremlin's Palace of Congresses, 93.4. directions of national policy, reported wrote the Times. turned into an uninhibited arena of However, only 90 percent of the the Times on May 28. They will have political and nationalist conflicts, deputies were elected, leaving 292 another chance to become lawmakers By the end of last week, the Congress according to reports published by mandates throughout the USSR va­ when the membership of the legislature of People's Deputies had set up a various Western news media. cant. Thus, bye-elections were held in undergoes a one-fifth rotation after its number of special commissions to During two boisterous sessions on the following weeks. first year. report on some of the controversial May 25-26, the 2,250-member congress Of the 1,500 deputies elected by the During several of the sessions the issues raised during its deliberations, took a more conservative line and public in nationwide elections on March leadership was faced with a series of .among them handling of the Georgian elected Mikhail S, Gorbachev as presi­ 26 and in bye-elections on April 9, May challenges and outbursts from deputies demonstrators; and the secret protocol dent and eliminated a number of politi­ 14 and May 21, 175 represented the frustrated with the slow pace of change of the Stalin-Hitler Pact that led to the cal insurgents in its selection of a 542- Ukrainian SSR, according to figures and dissatisfied with the political pro- annexation of the Baltic states. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989 No. 24

Magocsi lectures New York Public Library receives collection of rare books in Jerusalem NEW YORK - The Slavic and TORONTO - Prof. Paui R. Ma­ Baltic Division ot the New York Public gocsi of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies Library recently acquired a collection of at the University of Toronto will be a 18 rare printed books plus a manu- visiting professor at the Hebrew Univer­ script4lating from the 17th through the sity in Jerusalem during May and June. early I9th centuries. Prof. Magocsi was appointed to the Formerly in the collection of Msgr. Ralph and Roz Halbert Academic Basil Shereghy, an erudite priest of the Exchange Program administered by the Byzantine Ruthenian Metropolitan Jewish Studies Program at the Univer­ Province, the 19 items include some sity of Toronto. striking examples of printing in Church The Halbert Program was establish­ Slavonic type. Many of the books are in ed in 1988 etween the University of their original bindings, and contain Toronto and Hebrew University. Prof. important marginal notions that often Magocsi is the second Canadian aca­ document the migrations of these books demic to go ;o Israel on the program. through Eastern Europe and the West. While at Hebrew University, Prof. Of particular note is the earliest Bulga­ Magocsi will lecture in the Department rian book printed in Rumania, the 1806 of History on the Ukrainian national edition of "Kiriakodromia" (Edifica- movement in the 19th and 20th cen­ tory Teachings for Sunday). A book of sermons by the distinguished Ukrainian religious figure Innokentiy Gizei turies. Other books in the collection are of the Kievan Monastery of the Caves (1669) is among the notable books recently "Ukrainians and Jews have had a distinguished by their striking engra­ acquired by the Slavic and Baltic Division of the New York Public Library. long common history in the European vings, particularly those illustrating a homeland/'commented Prof. Magocsi, 1669 edition of the sermons of the dominant through most of the East tion enhances the New York Public "and it is essential that young Israelis homileticist Innokentiy Gizel, archi­ Slavic areas through the 17th century," Library's holdings of Church Slavonic like their counterparts in North Ame­ mandrite of the Kievan Monastery of said Edward Kasinec, chief of the manuscripts and printed works, which rica know about that past in order to the Caves in Ukraine. library's Slavic and Baltic Division. are already the most extensive in the cope better with the present and fu­ "Printing in Church Slavonic was "The acquisition of the Shereghy collec­ (Continued on page 13) ture.'' On his way to Israel, Prof. Magocsi will stop in Rome where he will present Canadian professionals /lost Supreme Court Justice Sopin/ca Vatican officials with the first copies of "Morality and Reality," the large scholarly volume under his editorship on the life and times of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky that has just ap­ peared. Toronto professor returns from Ukraine TORONTO - Dr. Stephen Vely- chenko, a fellow of the University of Toronto Chair of Ukrainian Studies, recently returned from the Ukrainian SSR, where he participated in the Canada-USSR cultural exchange. He was affiliated with the departments of history at the Kiev and Lviv state universities. While in Kiev, Dr. Velychenko lec­ tured at a seminar in the Academy of Science Institute of History on the On April 13, the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and left): Pierre Sauve, assistant director of Civil Affairs; "Social and Political Ideas in Ukraine Business Association of Montreal hosted an evening Olga Kowal; Dr. Walter Kowal, president, Ukrainian during the Century Preceeding the with Supreme Court of Canada Justice John Sopinka as Canadian Professional and Business Association of Khmelnytsky Revolution." principal speaker. Earlier that afternoon, Justice Montreal; Justice Sopinka; Abe Limonchik, chairman, This was the first time the Institute of Sopinka was welcomed by Montreal officials at City Montreal Economic Development Commission; Du- History sponsored a formal lecture by a Hall and presented with a unique personalized scroll of quet-Meunier, director of protocol and reception; Ukrainianist from the West^The parti­ the recent Montreal Declaration Against Racial Discri­ Ivanka Paska-Kowaluk and Maurice Mack, directors, cipants at Dr. Velychenko's seminar mination. He was invited to sign the Golden Book, Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Asso­ expressed the hope that this would be a especially to honor his coming to Montreal. Seen In the ciation of Montreal; and Jean-Pierre Bessette, assistant favorable precedent for other such photo above taken at the City Hall ceremony are (from director. Penal and Criminal Affairs. events in the future. Dr. Velychenko also holds a three- year Canada Social Sciences and Hu­ Rochesterians form professional association manities Research council grant. He is presently preparing the second volume of a monumental historiographic work, "Interpretations of Ukrainian History." Saskatoon UCC elects new board SASKATOON, Saskatchewan - The Saskatchewan Provincial Council of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee held its sixth triennial general meeting here on Saturday, May 27, at St. George's Senior Citizens Club. Representatives of Ukrainian Cana­ dian Committee branches in the pro­ vince, affiliated organizations of the UCC and church organizations were present. A new UCC Provincial Council was elected for a three-year term as The first meeting of the Ukrainian American Business Professional Association of Rochester was held on Ap :3. follows: past president - Dr. Dmytro Seen in the photo above are participants of the meeting, Including the association officers (^. ont row, from left): B. Gipywnyk (Saskatoon), president - Wenglowskyj, by-laws chair; Dr. C. Hoshowsky, program chair; F. Wowkowych, treasurer; A. Loj, vice-president; John Rozdilsky (Saskatoon), viGe- W. Pylyshenko, president; R. Wyrsta, second vice-president; W. Ruoff, secretary, M. Cholach, hostess; A. Bezney, membership chair. The purpose of the association is to support and promote the cultural and economic interests of (Contbiued on page 13) Ukrainian Americans. No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989

Public members named for Paris meeting Great Famine recalled In Boston WASHINGTON - The Commis­ ^ Ms. Henkin is director of the sion on Security and Cooperation in Aspen Institute's Justice and Society at observances In State House Europe announced the selection of Program, a vice-chair of Helsinki former Helsinki monitor Ludmilla Watch and a member of the execu­ BOSTON - The Chamber oi did not pass unnoticed in Ukraine, and Alexeyeva, Helsinki Watch vice- tive committee of Human Rights Representatives of the Massachusetts when a greater degree of freedom of chair Alice Henkin, and prominent Watch. A member of the Council on State House was the site for the third expression was allowed under the new attorneys John Elliott and Frank Foreign Relations and the Refugee annual Ukrainian Famine Observance glasnost policy, the famine began to Koszorus as the four public members Policy Group, she is also co-author on May 12. Speaker of the House appear in Soviet periodical press," he of the U.S. delegation to the Paris of "The Road to Madrid: Developing George Keverian was master of cere­ said. meeting of the CSCE Conference on a Western Consensus on Human monies at the program featuring a "For over two years now, the famine the Human Dimension. Rights," published in 1980. candle-lighting ceremony by witnesses, does not leave the pages of Soviet ^ An active participant in the ^ A partner with the law firm of a musical selection by the choir of Ukrainian newspapers and journals. Soviet human rights movement since Laxalt, Washington, Perito and Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Survivors recount their stories, writers the 1960s, Ms. Alexeyeva was a Dubuc, Mr. Koszorus is a pro bono Church under the direction of Alex demand access to archives and people founding member of the Moscow attorney for the International Hu­ Kuzma, and remarks by three speakers. ask how it was possible to suppress the truth for so long. Plans are afoot in Helsinki Group. She emigrated from man Rights Law Group, which a- Mr. Keverian opened the program by the USSR in 1977 and became an warded him a Pro Bono Service Ukraine to publish memoirs and studies saying that spring as the planting season on the famine, to erect a monument to American citizen in 1982. She is a Award in May 1986. He has focused is most appropriate time for remem­ its victims, and to make a documentary consultant to Helsinki Watch and a on emigration and the protection of bering the famine victims and expressed film," free-lance journalist for Radio Li­ national and religious minorities in a prayer for a harvest of human rights in berty and the Voice of America. East-Central Europe. the current environment of change in He continued: "What the diaspora ^ Mr. Elliott is a senior principal Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.) Ukraine. had been saying all along - that the in the law firm of Baskin, Flaherty, and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), State Rep. Peter Torkildsen remark­ famine was a genocidal act deliberately Elliott and Mannino, P.C. Specia­ chairman and co-chairman, respec­ ed that everyone has a responsibility instigated by Stalin's regime against the lizing in appellate and trial litigation tively, of the Commission on Secu­ that transcends nationality not to forget Ukrainian people - is now corrobo­ in federal and state courts, Mr. rity and Cooperation in Europe, what happened in Ukraine in 1932-33. rated by the materials appearing in the Elliott is also chairman of the Disci­ stated, "These four uniquely quali­ "By remembering today, we can stop it Soviet Union. And yet, not everyone plinary Board of the Pennsylvania fied individuals will add to the from happening again." accepts the new evidence. Those who in Supreme Court. He has served on the already strong United States delega­ The keynote speaker. Dr. Roman the past rejected the historicity of the National Lawyers' Committee for tion to the Paris human dimension Serbyn of the department of history of famine, now deny its genocidal cha­ Civil Rights Under Law and has meeting. Their human rights exper­ the University of Quebec at Montreal, racter. Famine deniers have become recently joined the board of the tise both here and abroad are superb spoke about filling in the blank spots of famine-genocide deniers. Since they can and we look forward to working International League for Human history. "The prominence achieved by no longer claim that the tragedy did not closely with all of them." Rights. the famine in the West in recent years (Continued on page 13)

Polanskyj spoke on Radio Solidarity on be looked into. AHRU flyers were the U.S. will continue to discuss the Ukrainians in Paris... Monday evening regarding the Ukrai­ distributed by Messrs. Pasterniak and changes in Soviet legislation insofar as nian Church and other issues. Mazuryk during the press conference. they infringe on individual human (Continued from page 1) While the Ukrainians were hunger- The Ukrainian NGO delegation had rights. conference building, passers-by on the striking and demonstrating outside, the begun its activities on May 29, attending Another question was raised by street and other members of the media Soviets held a press conference from I a press conference hosted by Ambassa­ Daniel Horodysky of AHRU in Berke­ who were attending the Soviet press to 3 p.m. at the conference center. This dor Morris Abram, head of the U.S. ley, Calif., who is also president of Visits conference on the same day. press conference was attended by Da­ delegation to the conference. Sen. International for Soviets and Ame­ The demonstrators chanted in niel Horodysky of VISA (Visits Inter­ Dennis DeConcini, chairman of the ricans (VISA). It pertained to the French: 'Treedom for religion" and national for Soviets and Americans), Helsinki Commission and Ambassador freedom of movement, specifically, the "Freedom for Ukraine" and sang reli­ Ms. Isajiw (WCFU)and Ms. Polanskyj Samuel Wise, the commission's staff problems encountered in obtaining gious hymns as well as the Ukrainian (AHRU), together with many other de­ director. The press conference was visas for visits by family members. The national anthem. In the background, one legations, press agencies, NGOs and attended by the Voice of America, purpose of the question was to distin­ could see a large blue and yellow flag members of the public. Radio-Liberty/Radio Free Europe, guish between refuseniks, the problems with ''Ukraine'' written on it, two "Mr. Chairman," Ms. Isajiw asked of CBC International and various other of emigration, the problems of family Ukrainian/Byzantine icons and an Ambassador Yuri Kashlev at the Soviet press agencies and NGOs. Among the visits and visits in general - all of etched cross with lit candles on either press conference, "I have been here for questions which were raised were the which refer to different aspects of side. the past five days and have not seen a priority of concerns and the means of exiting and re-entering the Soviet People stopped and asked about the single public member of the Soviet implementing solutions. Union. purpose of the demonstration. Promi­ Union... Were no persons allowed to At the press conference, Ms. Isajiw In reply, the senator, as well as Mr. nent figures and groups who visited the come to this very important meeting?" put forward the following: Wise, answered that the issue of visas is demonstration included: members of The answer given to this question was "There are two very important and presently under study by the State the U.S. delegation to the conference, that "no one had applied, as far as we still outstanding issues of implementa­ Department, but that it is certainly still namely, John Evans and Paula Do- are aware; had any application been tion that we feel are critical and, because very much on the agenda of the U.S. briansky from the U.S. Department of made, they would have been allowed to the conference will deal primarily with delegation. State, Orest Deychakiwsky, Catherine participate." A French NGO member the mechanisms of implementation, I Cosman and Ann Banchoff from the Questions concerning psychiatric displayed a list of 15 names of invited would like to have the U.S. position on U.S. Helsinki Commission, plus Lud­ abuses were also posed. Ms. Polansky individuals who were not allowed to them. TTie first is freedom of religion, in milla Alexeyeva and Alice Henkin, asked whether the report on the U.S. attend. The Soviet delegate responded particular, the legalization of the Ukrai­ public members of the U.S. delegation experts' visit to the Soviet Union's that he had no knowledge of such nian Catholic Church and the Ukrai­ to the CHD. psychiatric facilities was going to be persons. nian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The head of the British delegation, made public and on what basis the U.S. Ambassador. Kashlev had address­ The second is the change in the Criminal Sir Anthony Williams, a supporter of was gomg to discuss this matter at the ed the plenary session with these open­ Code of the USSRregardingtheAprilS Ukrainian issues, especially the Ukrai­ meetings. In answer. Sen. DeConcini ing day remarks: "We...applaud the Decree on the introduction of Articles 7 nian Catholic Church, accompanied by said that the problem was indeed going international and national human and 11, as well as the previous decrees his wife, stopped by to offer words of to be discussed, on the basis of indivi­ rights NGOs in the service of individual on public meetings, demonstrations and support. dual cases. rights and freedoms throughout the other group gatherings. Many of the Another visitor was the Rev. Michael The press conference was followed by world. We welcome representatives of newly introduced articles are used Bourdeaux, member of the British a large reception at the Conference those organizations in the Soviet Union, against Ukrainian Catholic priests delegation and general director of Center, hosted by the U.S. delegation and hold exchanges and discussions when they attempt to conduct religious Keston College, an expert on the subject and attended by delegates from most of with them on a broad range of issues." services, bury the dead, or baptize of religion in Communist countries — the participating countries, as well as After all, he had stated earlier in his children. These have a definite bearing particularly in Ukraine. the media and NQOs. speech, "It is no longer man for the not only on freedom of expression, but Other visitors were members of the state, but rather State for the man." also freedom of religion. Would you It should also be noted that Sir An­ French, Swiss and Bulgarian delega­ Lev Timofeyev, an independent rights please tell us how strongly the U.S. thony Williams, head of the British De­ tions, Kristoffer Gjoherud and Mi- activist from Moscow, who was allowed delegation here in Paris will pursue the legation, in his address during the Fri­ chaela Spandow from Helsinki Watch to attend a press conference in Paris at legalization of the banned Ukrainian day, June 2, plenary session, included the in Norway, Aleksandr Ginsburg from the specific request of the International Churches? Will the U.S. also ask for issue of liquidation of the Ukrainian the International Helsinki Federation, Helsinki Federation, stated that he was clarification of the new decrees frorn the Catholic Church as one of the most Genya Intrator from the Toronto Sun, the only NGO allowed to attend the Soviet delegation?" important unresolved issues in the Ginte Damusis from the Lithuanian Paris conference. He denounced Soviet USSR, dwelling on the subject and Catholic Religious Aid Society, and violations of religious freedom - In response. Sen. DeConcini stated enumerating historical facts. Maido Kari from the Estonian World especially as related to the Ukrainian that, as before, the U.S. will take a very On Wednesday, May 31, in his open­ Council. Catholic Church. strong stand on the legalization of the ing address, Mr. Abrams also address­ Interviews with the demonstrators Other questions at the Soviet press Ukrainian Catholic Church. The sena­ ed the issue of the Ukrainian Catholic were conducted by CBC International, conference pertaining to the easing of tor also said that at a bilateral meeting Church. Voice of America, Radio Liberty/Ra­ restrictions on family visits and the with the Soviets earlier that day, the (For excerpts of remarks by the U.S., dio Free Europe, The New York Times legalization of the Ukrainian Chuches April 8 decree was raised, but they ran Canadian, British and Spviet delega­ and a local Parisian radio station. Ms. were met with prbmiseslhat they would Г 1 of time for deliberation. However^ tions, see page 8.) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989 No. 24

New Soviet laws Ukrainian УіееУу A cloud over glasnost by Rep. Don Ritter bring a prison term of up to 10 years for "public calls for the overthrow of the Long may it wave The article below by Rep. Ritter (R" Soviet state and social system or for its Pa.), ranking House Republican mem­ change...involving the use of material Whereas the Stars and Stripes - the red, white and blue - evoke a sense of ber of the Commission on Security and assets or technical means from...organi­ pride in every loyal American who calls this land of the free his home, the Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Com­ zations" abroad. horizontal blue and yellow bars of the Ukrainian national flag inspire millions mission) appeared in the May 26 issue An article in Pravda April 14 helped who claim Ukrainian as their heritage. of The Washington Post. It is reprinted clarify one possible Soviet interpreta­ Although the Ukrainian national flag as we know it today was not adopted here with the congressman's permis­ tion of Article 7. Pravda called for "the until 1918, it and the trident (tryzub) stand today as symbols of our national sion. direct prohibition of activities by extre­ selfnietermination and remind rs of a period during this century when the flag mist formations such as the 'Democra­ waved over a free, united land, ruled by an independent Ukrainian A dark cloud has appeared on the tic Union,' which are liable to do government realized by the people, for the people. horizon of glasnost, although Soviet restructuring immense harm," Pravda Many of us who have grown up in the diaspora know the Ukrainian fla^ as officialdom characterizes it as blue sky. further stated that "the real aim of the a cloth with two colors — in Ukrainian school we learned about the blue that is On April 11, the front page of Pravda Democratic Union...is to remove the as blue as the sky in Ukraine and the golden yellow that is as warm as the printed the text of a decree signed by Communist Party from the political wheatfields of the steppes. Many of us did not imagine what Ukraine was like, Mikhail Gorbachev. In this law, the arena and totally change the social but used this little story as a mnemonic device to remember the color sequence criminal code of the USSR dealing with system." Pravda also makes the pa­ of the Ukrainian national flag. "state crimes" was amended. Unfor­ tently fabricated charge that "there was Yet, to the millions in Ukraine this flag means so much more - for them it tunately, in propaganda style, the new a connection, both direct and indirect, is a symbol, a patriotic expression of national aspirations. law is being presented in the Soviet between Western special services'activi­ At first this was evident from comments by the infrequent visitors from the press as being a beneficial legal reform ties...and the work of the Democratic Soviet Union to the Ukrainian National Association's building. So many of designed to prevent nationalist and Union." these visitors would pause outside the U N A building to observe that blue and ethnic "anarchy" and to "defend demo­ Will the Soviets use the decree to yellow flag waving along with the American flag. One had even commented: cracy." But it is clearly designed to arrest those who belong to these un­ "Look, a Ukrainian flag waving in the foreground of New York. It does not intimidate would-be critics, dissidents official (so-called extremist) organiza­ fly in Ukraine.'' or nationalists into accepting glasnost tions and who because of glasnost and Then there was the young dancer from the Virsky group that toured the on the state's terms — or else. perestroika, are trying to change the United States in the winter of 1988. She was from Lviv, and always wore her Although Soviet authorities point Soviet system so it is more equitable and hair in a ponytail. The ponytail was tied back with blue and yellow ribbons — out that the new law is less harsh in democratic? Will freedom-seeking na­ she mentioned that this was her form of patriotism to Ukraine. some of its penalties than its prede­ tional activists in the Soviet Union who Last year, during the Soviet American Peace Walk through Ukraine, a cessor, key portions are new and clearly have spoken to Western journalists young boy in Kherson begged one of the Ukrainian Americans on the tour for, reactionary, Stalinist and anti-glasnost; during glasnost, worked with Western literally, the T-shirt off her back. The shirt was blue and yellow. Tourists who have been fortunate enough to travel to Ukraine both in 1988 The new Soviet /aw on sfafe crimes ^^\s clearly de- and 1989 come back to the West with one vivid observation: the Ukrainian national flag has made a strong reappearance. According to latest reports, the signed to intimidate would-be critics, dissidents or blue and yellow flag has found its place in the center of Lviv, marking the site where the monument to Ukraine's national bard, Taras Shevchenko, will be nationalists into accepting glasnost on the state's erected. It has been rumored that the Lyiv Oblast Party Committee has terms — or else/' already turned to the Presidium of the Ukrainian SSR to make a decision on the Ukrainian national flag, which, it contends, should have its rightful place they give the state a virtual free hand to human rights organizations or sought next to the USSR flag at all official displays. enforce a selective glasnost, which can the support of kindred Western organi­ During the official ceremonies marking the 175th anniversary of the birth be used, if authorities so choose, to stifle zations be silenced with the threat of up of Taras Shevchenko,in Kiev on May 22, eyewitnesses have reported that the and silence - with force - freedom of to 10 years in a prison camp? blue and yellow flag made a dramatic appearance in Ukraine's capital city. thought, speech and press. Why has the West not recognized the As a Bulgarian delegate spoke to the gathered masses, numbering more Article 11 (I) Insulting or Defaming potential implications of this decree for than 20,000, depicting Ukraine symbolically as the land of golden fields State Organs and Public Organizations glasnost? Bohdan Horyn, a leading under a bright blue sky, large Ukrainian flags emerged near the monument to — a veritable sword of Damocles — member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Shevchenko. At the same time, many of those present took out their home­ states: Union, had this comment to make: "The made miniature flags and flashed trident lapel pins. "The pubHc insulting or defamation publication of the decree on April 11, It was at this moment that hundreds of thousands of students, gathered to of the USSR supreme organs of state 1989, signifies a total reversal to anti-de­ celebrate the memory of Ukraine's national poet and defender of national power and government ...or officials mocratic methods in our political and rights, unveiled their homemade sign: "Long live a free and sovereign appointed, elected, or approved in social life... The West closed its eyes to Ukraine." offices by the USSR Congress of this unlawful highhandedness..." People's Deputies or the USSR Su­ If this is the legal foundation of preme Soviet, or public organizations... perestroika and glasnost - if we are is punishable by deprivation of freedom dealing with inherently unstable struc­ for a period of up to three years..." tures built on foundations of sand - the On April 13 the newspaper Soviet West must speak out on all levels. In Culture published a letter asking: economic matters, the Soviet Union "What does 'defamation' mean? On should not be granted most favored what basis will the courts determine nation tariff status or access to Western where criticism of ministries, depart­ credit and technology until it extends to ments, their leaders and social organi­ its own people the legal underpini ing of zations ends, and where defaming them the freedoms they deserve. A I our begins?" Aleksandr Sakharov, doctor major agreements with the Sov ets — of juridical sciences, said in an interview political, military and economic — are in Literary Gazette April 12: "In my ultimately successful if they are based opinion this new legal norm requires on legal assurances that glasnost and immediate clarification so that the perestroika are not reversible. A clear authors of critical articles will not be message should be sent by Congress and Ukrainian national flags mark the site of the proposed Shevchenko included with extremists and anti- the administration to the Soviet Union: monument in Lviv. Soviets and be punished..." this new Presidium decree poses a threat Another feature. Article 7, could to U.S.-Soviet relations.

While serving in the Russian Army in 1917, he even made attempts to Ukrainianize his army batallion in Poltava, but this was not looked upon favorably by his commander. Turning the pages back... During the Ukrainian Hetmanate government, he served under Skoropadsky as a diplomatic representative in Vienna. Lypynsky. who suffered for years from tuberculosis died near Vienna on June 14, 1931. He was buried in his native Vyacheslav Lypynsky, a Ukrainian historian, sociologist, village. politician, publicist and a member of the Shevchenko Lypynsky believed in the doctrine of "territorial patriotism." He felt that this was Scientific Society, saw the task of modern Ukrainian the best method to consolidate the Ukrainian nation. He thought that the most historiography as the resurrection of the historical tradition of the Hetman State. effective road to nationhood was the awakening of feelings of solidarity between all Born on April 5, 1882, in the village of Zaturtsi, in the Volyn region of Ukraine, peoples who lived on the Ukrainian territory, no matter what their social class, Lypynsky completed his high school studies in Kiev, where he became a nationally religious denomination, ethnic roots, even national cultural consciousness; for all conscious Ukrainian. He continued his studies in Cracow and Geneva, obtaining the resident^ of Ukrainian lands. Ukraine should become a mutual homeland. The degrees in history and agronomy. promoters of the Ukrainian national movement were to be not only the He took .upon.himself the.tasLof Ukrainianizing Poloni/ s' ' ;кгаік;ап j.jit:; 'niciiigentbia. Dm ihc larrncrs, industrialists and military leaders. No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY ^ SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989

Ukrainian Canadians condemn brutality in China Faces and Places OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Ca­ students by Chinese troops is abhor­ nadian Committee on June 5 issued a rent and reprehensible. by Myron B. Kuropas statement expressing condemnation The Ukrainian Canadian Commit­ of the Chinese government's "brutal tee urges the prime minister of suppression of democracy'' and the Canada to send a strong message of "massacre ofthousands of young and condemnation to the Chinese go­ Roosevelt and Stalin: failed courtship defenseless students." vernment indicating Canadians' When I was growing up in Chicago bassador Joseph Davies - a flaming The full text of the statement, shock and dismay over the tragic and during the early 1940s, the United Sovietophile whose book "Mission to which was released to the news inexcusable events taking place on States was at war with Nazi Germany. Moscow" (later made into a Hollywood media, follows. the streets of Beijing. One of our allies was the Soviet movie) convinced millions of Ameri­ Union, led at the time, by Joseph V. cans that Stalin was a democratic The Ukrainian Canadian Commit­ As the Tiananmen Square events Stalin. President Franklin Delano Roo­ freedom fighter — was permitted to tee which represents the 750,000 unfold in the coming days, all Cana­ sevelt wanted the world to believe that remain at his post as long as he wished. Ukrainians living in Canada, con­ dians of Ukrainian descent stand in Stalin was an honorable and just man, 3) At Stalin's insistence, the United demns the Chinese government's solidarity with other Canadians, in fighting for nothing more than his States invaded southern France, aban­ brutal suppression of democracy in giving their full moral support to people's freedom. "Of one thing I am doning its Mediterranean campaign China. The bloody massacre of those who are fighting for demo­ certain," FDR once proclaimed, "Stalin and a planned thrust into the Balkans. thousands of young and defenseless cracy and freedom in China. is not an imperialist." This left all of eastern Europe safe for Obviously, such sentiments were not communism. pervasive in the Kuropas household. 4) FDR rused to support Winston LETTER: Rebryk on Beijing massacre My father consistently argued that Churchill in aiding the Polish Home Stalin was a totalitarian monster, the Army in 1944, recognizing, instead, the Dear Editor: We should not be surprised at Mikhail architect of an artificial famine which Soviet-backed Lublin cabal as Poland's As a member of the opposition Gorbachev's silence. After all. Commu­ annihilated millions of Ukrainians, post-war provisional government. Ukrainian Helsinki Union and former nist China was a willing pupil of Stalin leader of a people who had oppressed 5) In return for joining the Pacific war Soviet political prisoner for 13 years, and both countries represent the last Ukrainians for centuries, and a man two days after the atomic bomb was currently on a speaking engagement in two empires on earth. We in Ukraine, whose sole aim in the war was to expand dropped on Hiroshima — and only Great Britain but returning to the after the similar massacres in Tbilisi last his empire. eight days before Japan agreed to USSR later this month, I would like to month, know that our movement for At Nobel School, our teachers often surrender unconditionally — Stalin add my strong protest at the bloody independence, democracy and justice praised all of the Allied leaders (in­ received all of the Kurile Islands, pieces massacres of unarmed students and could be given the same treatment as cluding Stalin) who were fighting to of Manchuria, and the Japanese half of civilians in Beijing. At the same time I what was given to the Chinese students. preserve our precious democracy. I Sakhalin. Mongolia was torn from would like to express, on behalf of all We know full well that the Soviet objected whenever Stalin was men­ China and became a Soviet satellite. Ukrainians striving for independence Union, despite the advances made tioned. That was a mistake. All it ever 6) FDR gifted the Soviets with the and democracy, our deep distress at this under Mr. Gorbachev, possesses an un­ got me was some vicious invectives — senseless massacre. accountable KGB, Ministry of Internal vast Japanese military arsenal at "there goes the Nazi," I would hear Mukden. The arms were quickly turned Has the world learned nothing from Affairs and military. from some kids — and an occasional Auschwitz, the Ukrainian genocide of But, we, as I am sure the Chinese, will over to Chinese Communists who punch in the nose. subjugated Manchuria and soon swept 1933, the Gulag, Mao Tse Tung and Pol continue in our just cause and we ask Although I didn't know it at the time, Pot? How can the West continue to "do that the Western democratic countries down upon the Yellow River Valley on my troubles actually started in 1933, the their way to a victory over Chiang Kai business" with dictatorships like the give us all the support we deserve. year FDR approached Stalin in hopes USSR and Communist China after Shek on the Chinese mainland. of establishing diplomatic relations 7) Millions of Soviet refugees were their history of terror, genocide and Bohdan Rebryk with the USSR. It was then that Presi­ slavery? Surely it is time to discard Member of the Ukrainian Helsinki forcibly repatriated to the USSR. Most dent Roosevelt's unrequited love affair later perished in the gulag. communism into the rubbish bin of Union, co-editor of the samvydav with Stalin was initiated. 8) The Soviets were allowed to keep history in the same manner as Nazism journal Karby Hir The 12-year relationship between was 40 years ago. London every inch of soil forcibly annexed by Roosevelt and Stalin has been recently them as a result of their nefarious reviewed in a short (110 pages) book by alliance with Adolf Hitler. Robert Nisbet titled "Roosevelt and 9) Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Support religious Ukrainian radio program Stalin: The Failed Courtship" (Reg- Germany, Hungary, Poland and Ru­ nery, 1988). Explaining that FDR Appeal of His Beatitude Myroslav Ivan to the most reverend bishops, mania became Soviet satellite states. actually wooed Stalin in a disgustingly As Mr. Nisbet points out, it was reverend clergy, venerable religious and to all the dear faithful of the obsequious manner, Mr. Nisbet writes: Ukrainian Catholic Particular Church. President Roosevelt's unshakeable "The very idea of the courtship is belief in his ability to "personally handle arresting: Roosevelt, patrician, born Peace in the Lord and Our Episcopal Blessing Stalin" that led to his appeasement of with a silver spoon, Croton- and Har­ the Soviet dictator first at Teheran and Christ is Risen! - Truly He is Risen! vard-educated, aristocrat in American At its meetings in Rome, April 12, 1989, the Presidium of the Synod of later at Yalta. What did the American politics, deeply devoted to his national president hope to gain? We get a clue Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church enthusiastically received news of heritage; Stalin, low-born, bandit and the decision of two Church organizations - Aid to the Church in Need and from a statement he once made to Am­ revolutionist from his early years, bassador Bullitt regarding his unfettered the Foundation of the Testimony of God's Love - to launch a daily half-hour successor by sheer ruthlessness to Lenin radio program in Ukrainian for Ukraine. generosity awards Stalin: "I think if I as absolute ruler of Russia, liquidator of give him everything 1 possibly can, and This program will enable the primate of the Ukrainian Catholic Church to millions of Ukrainians, cruel purger of have direct and constant contact with the faithful in Ukraine. The consent of ask nothing from him in return, noblesse his own party in the Moscow trials of oblige, he won't try to annex anything the program will be primarily religious. These programs will be an important the mid-I930s, executioner of untold means of evangelization, i.e., spreading Christ's Good News in Ukraine. and will work with me for a world of numbers of Spanish -socialists during peace and democracy." The programs will be prepared in Brussels, Belgium, and will be the Civil War in which he was pur­ transmitted from two stations, one in Europe, in Monaco, and the other in portedly their ally, eager participant Was Roosevelt alone in his delusion? Asia, in the Phillipines. As a result, all of our faithful, wherever they have with Hitler in the dismemberment of Hardly. He was surrounded by syco­ settled - whether in Ukraine or in other parts of the Soviet Union — will be phants who, incredibly, suffered from Poland and the Baltic states in 1939, the same brand of "herd poisoning." able to benefit from these programs. and totalitarian to the core." The programs will be prepared by clergy and laypeople under the Included were Admiral William Leahy, FDR's flirtation with Stalin was a General George Marshall, Joseph Da- supervision of the Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. The consummate disaster, both for the annual budget for this project is 5500,000. The two above-mentioned vies, Francis Perkins, and his closest United States and the free world. confidant, Harry Hopkins. The most organizations have pledged S400,000, while we will have to provide S 100,000 Among the many abominations which annually. By this means we will be able to guarantee our spiritually parched outspoken critic of FDR's policies, was occurred during Roosevelt administra­ Sen. Bob Taft (R-Ohio), a conservative and starving brothers and sisters daily spiritual nourishment. tion, the following stand out: I am convinced we will be able to do this. Otherwise, we will hear the words voice in the wilderness. of Christ the Judge: "I was hungry...! was thirsty...and you failed tolhelp me." 1) The United States abandoned its For more detailed account of the I ask that your generous contributions for this project be sent through your traditional policy of condemning foreign Roosevelt/Stalin relationship, reader's local bishop. The funds will then be transmitted to Rome, to the Chancery of tyranny and refused to react to over­ are referred to George N. Crocker's the Major Archbishop Myroslav Ivan, where they will be deposited in a whelming evidence that a famine was "Roosevelt's Road to Russia" (1959, separate account. An annual report will be submitted to the Synod of Bishops raging in Ukraine. The only Soviet Regnery). Mr. Crocker argues that "the of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. "expert" which FDR chose to believe at American people have too quickly The projected starting date for the radio broadcasts is October 1, 1989. the time was New York Times Mospow forgotten that their dazzling wartime Hence, I beg that everyone join in this venture immediately and become a correspondent Walter Duranty who we president gave away from then the lands participant in this great demonstration of our Christian solidarity. Our now know lied about the famine in his and freedoms of people in Europe and Divine Savior will reward us a hundredfold for this expression of fraternal dispatches in order to curry favor with Asia; he tossed away something, just as aid. Soviet authorities. precious, that was theirs alone...man­ 2) Two American ambassadors to the kind's faith in America." fMyroslav L Cardinal Lubachivsky Soviet Union - William Bullitt and Perhaps it is time for our leadership Given in Rome at the Church of the Zhyrovytska Icon of the Mother of William Standley - were replaced to restore that faith and to come out, God and the Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, April 17, 1989. when their reports of Stalin's crimes four-square, for freedom arid demo­ proved to be too candid. Only Am­ cracy in communist Europe and Asia. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989 No. 24

FOR THE RECORD: Statements at Paris CSCE Conference cable use of toxic gas and blows from delegates at the Congress. ... United States shovel-wielding troops. However, we United Kingdom The Congress of People's De­ puties, as well as the newly elected Excerpts of address by Ambassa­ have noted the statements of some Excerpts of statement by Sir An­ Supreme Soviet will shortly be exa­ dor Morris Abram, head of the U.S. Soviet authorities that this brutal thony Williams, head of the United mining about 50 bills, inter alia delegation, delivered on May 31. action was contrary to orders and we welcome the fact that a commission Kingdom delegation, delivered on proposed legislation on economic June 2. reform, social welfare, including ...We have witnessed remarkable has been established to look into the pension benefits, environmental progress since the Vienna meeting matter. ...The U.K. very much welcomes protection, dramatic extension of the opened. After months of promises that the several concrete steps towards the prerogatives of union and auto­ The Soviet Union has released political articles (RSFSR articles 70 implementation of religious liberty nomous republics as well as other hundreds of prisoners of conscience and 190.1) would be stricken from taken by the Soviet authorities over national entities, and the establish­ and given greater scope to the prac­ the Soviet criminal code, the April 8 the past two years. In particular, we ment of a political machinery to tice of religion and the cultural rights Supreme Soviet decree did not ac­ would mention improved facilities ensure a reasonable and equitable of minorities. Emigration has in­ tually nullify those offensive articles, for the import of religious literature, resolution of issues arising in rela­ creased dramatically. Soviet leaders but merely reworded them - making the opening here and there of new tions among nationalities. We will now speak of enforcing the rule of law it now a crime to "discredit" Soviet churches, the involvement of be­ enact legislation on public organiza­ and have be^^un to experiment with officials or organizations. lievers in social and charitable work. tions, the freedom of conscience, the popular ballots and limited competi­ Despite an increase in religious However, there is still a very long press, the youth, as well as the tive elections. Significantly, the activity, the Ukrainian Catholic way to go. As we know, new legisla­ procedure for entering and exiting Soviet Union has been willing to Church remains banned. ... tion is under consideration and many the Soviet Union. Equally, the engage in a broadening dialogue on believers have made clear their Fundamentals of Penal Legislation, human rights and humanitarian con­ Canada strong objection to continued state the Fundamentals of Judicial Pro­ cerns with official and private citi­ control by registration. I must say ceedings and a law governing the zens and groups both within the Excerpts of remarks by Ambassa­ that this objection commands con­ status of judges will be adopted. Soviet Union and from other coun­ dor William E. Bauer of Canada plenary session on June 5. siderable sympathy. We also would ...In a recent decree, the Presi­ tries - in our case, parliamentarians, very much like to see all believers able lawyers, psychiatrists, and other dium of the USSR Supreme Soviet ...I wish today briefly to highlight to acquire their own printing facili­ repealed Article 190 of the Penal interested private citizens. ties. Elsewhere in the East, we see some key points on which we conti­ Code which dealt with the dissemina­ Mr. Chairman, I think 1 should internal reforms initiated in Poland nue to have concerns, and express the tion of patently false and slanderous also pause to draw attention to the and Hungary — reforms begun even hope that these will be addressed in speculations against the Soviet state Ukrainian Catholic Church. With a prior to Mr. Gorbachev's efforts in the coming weeks. These include: and public system. It also repealed membership of at least 4 million, the Soviet Union and driven by Article 70 on anti-Soviet agitation perhaps more, it is the world's largest popular and economic imperatives. ^ The broad, vague., and poten­ and propaganda. In accordance with banned religious organization. I Solidarity and the Catholic Church tially dangerous language in the international standards, the new would like to ask the present Soviet have been given legal recognition. decrees issued in April to replace decree provides that only public authorities whether they now believe Throughout Eastern Europe, citizens articles 190.1 and 70 of the Criminal appeals for bringing down our state that there ever was justification for are pressing harder for personal Code. and public system constitute a pu­ its liquidation under the old Stalinist freedoms and democracy. ^ The continuing plight of refu- nishable offense. law. 1 am, of course, aware that some But there are no grounds for com­ seniks. There are, as 1 understand, Conceivably, the new decree will Soviet authorities have dismissed placency. We cannot afford the over 200 remaining cases of over 10 be revised by the Supreme Soviet, this in the past, as an internal church luxury of self-congratulation. In years standing, involving as many as with particular reference to the matter. But the Russian Orthodox many parts of Europe, governments 900 people, and people continue to controversial Article 11 which makes Church - great Church though it is still fall short of compliance with be refused or to have long-standing it an offense to insult or discredit — is not the same Church as the pledges they made 14 years refusals confirmed. I hope that the state bodies or public organizations. Ukrainian Catholic Church. I sub­ ago, let alone the new promises to Soviet government will be able to But even now the Supreme Court of mit that it can have no legitimate say Vienna. We have had pledges and address this matter urgently in view the USSR has ruled that discredi- in the affairs of a Church over which documents enough. As President of paragraph 3 of the human con­ tation is understood to mean delibe­ it has no jurisdiction. ... Mitterrand said yesterday, now is the tacts section of the Vienna Con­ rate dissemination of patently false time to "call rhetoric to account." cluding Document which commits information with a view to compro­ In Eastern Europe, independent our governments to resolve all out­ Soviet Union mising supreme bodies of power and voices are challenging their govern­ standing cases within six months, or undermining their credibility. No ments to live up to all their CSCE two months from now. 1 repeat my Excerpts of statement by Ambas­ one can be held penally accountable obligations. The time has come for hope that the new law on exit will sador Yuri B. Kashlev, head of the for expressing criticism. ... these rights to.be respected in law and define secrecy very stringently, will USSR delegation, delivered on June And to conclude, Mr. Chairman, in fact, in all CSCE signatory states. set very short time limits, and that it I. let me address the role of the public, will allow those already in refusal for ...The Paris Conference is being non-governmental organizations While we see positive changes in a longer period than that set by the and individuals in promoting the some areas, we cannot honestly new lav/ to leave at once (in accor­ held at a time which we in our country believe is crucial and indeed implementation of the Vienna ac­ ignore disturbing signs. On the very dance with paragraph 17). I also cords and/other CSCE agreements. last day of the London Information vital. Perestroika, democratization hope that it will end the situation This issue is now gaining parti­ Forum, Soviet authorities raided an and glasnost have drastically where people can be prevented from cular relevance. Both on the interna­ "independent public library" at the changed the whole picture of Soviet leaving their country because of tional scene and inside various states home of Yuri Kushkov and confis­ objections from family members. society. The focus of change is man, with all his needs, hopes, everyday there are numerous organizations cated 700 copies of books, journals ^ Regarding Ukraine, we hear concerns and aspirations. The trian­ who take interest in the CSCE pro­ and newspapers. continuing reports of political pri­ gular structure of relations among cess, with particular reference to Visitation between East and West soners and psychiatric abuse and of man, society and state is under­ human rights and fundamental free­ Germany has increased: last year various forms of harassment of going a radical change, with man doms. 7 million East Germans and East individuals and organizations pro­ increasingly coming to the fore. It. is We also applaud the international Berliners visited the West and over moting human rights, such as the no longer man for the state, but and national human rights NGOs 5 million West Germans visited Ukrainian Helsinki Union. I hope rather state for the man. ... in the service of individual rights and East Berlin and East Germany. Yet, these will be cleared up. I also hope, freedoms throughout the world. the ugly Berlin Wall still stands along with my British colleague, As envisaged in the Vienna agree­ disfiguring an important section of that the Uniate Church will be lega­ ments, we wish now to provide, for We welcome representatives of Europe. Hungary is unilaterally dis­ lized soon. the benefit of the participants in this those organizations in the Soviet mantling the barbed wire on its meeting, an outline of the truly Union, and hold exchanges and border with Austria. But elsewhere These are a few areas of particular revolutionary processes now under­ discussions with them on a broad kilometers of barbed wire and watch- concern to us, and they do not, of way in our country in socio-political range of issues. Delegations of the towers are still in place. The time has course, diminish the importance of affairs, in human rights and in the International Helsinki Federation, come to get rid of these relics of old our long-standing concerns about the humanitarian sphere as a whole. ... Amnesty International, as well as thinking. treatment of national minorities, the Elections of delegates to the Con­ national human rights organizations Although greater numbers of So­ Baltic States, and respect for human gress were held under a whole new set and lawyers associations have visited viet citizens are being permitted to rights, where we hope progress and of rules, where up to 30 or even 40 Moscow. emigrate, the new law codifying the the constructive dialogue we have alternative candidates competed for Numerous public organizations fundamental right to emigration has been able to develop, will continue. one mandate, often in a highly and groups promoting the imple­ not yet been promulgated. We wel­ We hope, too, that in the field of electrified atmosphere of conflicting mentation of CSCE agreements have come the news that there are some religion, it will be possible for even views and positions. The Congress been established and are functioning 50 new laws waiting to be enacted smaller groups of believers, such as itself is working in a new way allow­ in our country. The Human Rights by the Supreme Soviet. We hope they Seventh-Day Adventists, Pentecos- ing for a wide diversity of views; it and Humanitarian Cooperation will be good laws, not just new ones. talists. Baptists, Jehovah's Witnesses demonstrated the advantages of Commission of the Soviet Com­ In Soviet Georgia, peaceful de­ and Hari Krishnas, to practice their public debate with millions of people mittee for European Security and monstrators are dead and others faiths without fear of repression or actively participating in an in-depth Cooperation is working quite active­ remain hospitalized from the inexpli­ harassment. ... discussion of the issues raised by the ly. ... No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989

NEWS AND VIEWS Millennium Committee: what next? From the archives of Vyviziynyky by Andrij Bilyk story. by Olena Nessin educational activities (Kuiturno-Osvit- Unfortunately, the committee never nyi Viddil). From the beginning, it was a The National Committee to Comme­ succeeded, although to varying degrees, "We lost the war. That's the usual difficult task. Lacking books and basic morate the Millennium of Christianity local committees did succeed. The best consensus, but is it really accurate? Did materials, they nevertheless plunged in Ukraine wants to publish a comme­ success was in Scranton, Pa., where the we initiate it? Was it our intent to build a into their work. With the assistance of morative yearbook dealing with the people made the "stealing" of the 'New Europe'? No. We took up arms the British Allied Command, they events of 1988 with pictures and docu­ Ukrainian Millennium a public issue for only when our national existence was organized a student library. Soon, they ments. 15 months. Three very large binders, threatened, and we went voluntarily for also began to publish an assortment of АгепЧ yearbooks supposed to be stuffed with newsclips, chronicle the the purpose of amassing arms for periodicals and set up specialized published at the end of a successful public debate. Ukraine and to provide her with a schools and courses, leaving the archi­ campaign? Is our campaign to free our worthy fighter who would support the vist with a vast, written testimony to Churches in Ukraine over? With proper leadership, the National liberation struggle of his own people. In their amazing ingenuity, zeal and or­ The yearbook is expected to cost Millennium Committee could have this regard, the war was not our loss. ganizational skills. about 580,000. The committee has duplicated the Scranton experience in Rather, we benefitted immensely for we Their activities were somewhat ham­ about 530,000 and expects to raise the many cities. With proper leadership, the gained firsthand military experience as pered by the Soviet Repatriation Com­ balance in sales. committee could also have created a well as an honorable reputation for the mission, whose ominous presence on major international news story last sake of Ukraine — this land for which the European continent threatened all For the past three months, articles in October when it brought a very re­ we fought and shall fight until it be­ former citizens of territories now under the Ukrainian-language press have spectable 20,000 people to Washington. comes truly independent." (Zhyttia v Soviet occupation. The Dyviziynyky extolled the yearbook's virtues, urging But it didn't. Tabori; Camp Life, No. 29/211 Fe­ could not be sure if the Allies would local committees to mail in synopses of bruary II, 1947) indeed hand them over to the enemy to their activities for inclusion. It's been The truth is, a quick perusal of Many similar statements can be face a certain death as "traitors." said that, depending on funds available, available newsclips clearly shows that found amidst the aged, yellowing docu­ A descriptive passage from the ar­ the yearbook can reach 300 pages. despite a more difficult news opportu­ ments of the carefully preserved archive One of the favorite arguments for nity, the Famine and Russification chive relates thus: "The boys stood...the of the 1st Division of the Ukrainian sun beat down...one's head swam and producing the yearbook is that we can Committees received more media co­ National Army. The value of this use it to show our brethren in Ukraine verage for their event than did the circles floated before one's eyes... It was archive becomes obvious: it mattered to difficult to recognize them as the sons of just how hard we fought for them in the Millennium Committee. And though these former soldiers that they leave Millennium year. The committee plans the Russification and Famine commit­ Ukraine's wide steppes... They were behind Д legacy so that the significance emaciated, with sunken eyes and sharp­ to send 50 to 100 copies of this year­ tees also faded away (is there a lesson of their experience could be remem­ book to Ukraine. here?) - at least they didn't burden the ly defined noses. Standing was un­ bered, understood and perhaps some­ bearable. One wanted to escape to the community with fund-raising for a day be useful as a historical precedent. Inasmuch as the committee is dealing commemorative yearbook. shade of a tent...but they maintained with community funds, each member of It turns out that historians of Ukraine their composure...they were curious'. the community has a right to ask This weekend in Philadelphia, the as well as the "Dyviziynyky" them­ What would their former fellow soldiers, himself and herself:"If I had the oppor­ National Millennium Committee's selves are fortunate, for their archive now their conquerors, have to say, those tunity to spend 580,000 in community plenum meets. The fate of the comme­ has been preserved. Presently, its docu­ with whom only two months previously funds, would I publish a yearbook in morative yearbook may be decided. I ments and other materials are being they had shared the soldier's lot? Thus which I promoted myself, or would I use wonder if those members supporting studied, classified and catalogued at the they stood, their heads bowed, defeated the money to continue to promote the the yearbook see the irony of their Ukrainian Research and Documenta­ and exiled. Their hopes had not been cause?" actions. Here they are, ready to go into tion Center in New York. realized, and many had died in vain..." As defined by the committee, the "retirement" at the very time, thanks to This is a unique archive. It encom­ The Repatriation Commission made cause is, "Mr. Gorbachev, Free Our glasnost, that opportunities for action passes all aspects of the Division's its daily rounds at the camp, but their Churches in Ukraine!'' By opting for are multiplying. existence, from its creation by the efforts to forcibly return any of the self-promotion, the committee has What we need now more than ever is Germans in 1943, through training, the soldiers to the Soviet Union ultimately given up on the cause. And that's a continuity. The times cry out for an Battle at Brody, its official renaming in failed. Transferred to Rimini, the shame. organization or coalition of organiza­ 1945 from the SS Division Galicia to the feverish work of the Dyviziynyky con­ tions which will continue to build media Tst Division of the Ukrainian National tinued. They organized the Kulturno- In the past six years, the Ukrainian sympathy for Ukraine via effective Army, the evacuation of the Division Osvitnyi Viddil (Cultural-Educational community has witnessed the life and repetition of the key stories of the past from the front west to the Austro- Administration), and held lectures, death of three national ad hoc commit­ six years — Famine, Russification, Hungarian border, the surrender to the seminars, discourses and literary meet­ tees. The purpose of each was to orga­ Medvid, Chornobyl, Millennium and British after Germany's capitulation, ings. Two choirs — Catholic and Ortho­ nize the community around a powerful the struggle for language which is transfer to and life within the intern­ dox — were formed, as well as a sports historic event or circumstance in such a certain to continue throughout the ment camp for surrendered military club; courses flourished: in commerce way as to create sympathetic publicity 1990s. personnel in Italy, first at Bellaria and and marketing, classes for the illiterate, for that event and for Ukraine. later near Rimini, and finally, in 1947, etc. To accomplish its objective, each The Ukrainian Millennium Commit­ transport to the United Kingdom, committee — Famine, Russification tee can still play an effective role. But a followed by their eventual release in Among the many periodicals they and Millennium - sponsored a march commemorative yearbook? Is its work 1949 and resettlement throughout the published were: Ukrainskyi Kozak on the Soviet Embassy in Washington, finished? Are our Churches free? If the world. (Ukrainian Kozak), Na Varti (On and a concert or concerts at the Ken­ National Millennium Committee wants The most complete section of the Guard), V, Nametakh (In the Tents), nedy Center or at DAR Constitution to spend its money, wouldn't it be more archive chronicles the ex-soldiers' lives Taborovyk (The Camper), the humor­ Hall. profitable for the cause if the money at the Rimini camp from May 1945 to ous journal Osa (The Wasp), the daily Zhyttia v Tabori (Camp Life), the From a public relations point of view, went, for example, to fund several June 1947. According to the documents thousand signs that say, "Mr. Gorba­ therein, this mass of soldiers, number­ weekly Batkivshchyna (Fatherland), the Famine and Russification Commit­ the monthly Yunatskyi Zryv (The tee were less fortunate than the Millen­ chev: Free Our Churches in Ukraine." ing over 10,000, demoralized by the The committee could mail these signs to protracted war, morally and physically Warrior's Aim), the literary-artistic nium Committee. They had smaller journal Nash Shliakh (Our Way), and budgets and one-third the lifespan. each parish pastor. exhausted by the efforts of the war's final months, found themselves in numerous others, which represented Worse, the historic events around different sectors of the camp. Besides which they were organized were not And wouldn't it be something if the questionable circumstances facing an under the leadership of the committee, uncertain future.Living in the merciless creating new publications, they also part of the regular news cycle in the reprinted material from Ukrainian years the committees existed. What the pastors of each city — the Ortho­ Mediterranean heat, inadequately nou­ dox and Catholic, Baptist and Pente­ rished and isolated from their loved literature, history and geography as well news they created, they created on their as educational texts and professional or own, by convincing the media that their costal — put out their signs on the same ones, whose whereabouts and fate were day, and together with their bishops also indeterminate, they succumbed to trade manuals. story - even a 50-year-old story - was Foreign language courses were of­ newsworthy. (locally and nationally) called on the apathy. news media to say, "Look, we're putting But it was short-lived. The first group fered. Various associations and groups The Millennium Committee started sprang up, such as the camp theater. out lucky. The (Russian) Millennium these signs out because we want your to initiate action created the Studentska readers, listeners and viewers to know Hromada (Association of Ukrainian Many documents have been preserved story was a major news item throughout pertaining to the Trade Guild, the 1988 - all the Ukrainian Millennium that we're still out there fighting for our Students). They, and eventually all of cause - and that we will settle for the soldiers, grasped the immediate Technical Association, the Teachers' Committee needed to do was to find a Union, the Society of Ukrainian Sol­ way to become a consistent part of that nothing less than the total legalization need to cultivate and maintain their and complete freedom for our Churches moral strength in order to survive their diers-Philatelists, the Literary-Arts in Ukraine." chaotic fate. So they began an intensive Club, Veselka (a group of painters), and Andrij Bilyk was the public relations If the committee cannot do this, it campaign in the sphere of cultural and other independent groups. director of the national Famine and should retire. Its community-generated Among the schools officially func­ Russification committees. He says he funds should then be turned over to an tioning were: the Ukrainian Gymna­ will resign as the volunteer public organization with the will to fight on - The article above was translatedfrom sium, the Intermediate Technical relations director of the National Mil­ like the one recently formed in New Ukrainian by Luba Gawurofthe Ukrai­ School, the Teachers' Seminary, the lennium Committee if the yearbook Jersey. Our job is not yet done. The nian Research and Documentation School of Commerce and Marketing, project is approved. yearbook can wait. Center. (Continued on page 1^) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989 No. 24

The 1988-89 National Hockey League pointments. Granted, we could never regular season ended with a record 40 boast of 40 Ukes in pro hockey before. Ukrainians participating in active play. And Gretzky, Hawerchuk, Olczyk plus Of these 40 participants, a solid 27 could Ukrainian pro hoctcey update others did their thing with the highest of be deemed as regulars, the most ever in standards. On the flip side, there were a the history of the league. All but one of by Ihor Stelmach few not-so-great accomplishments by the rest are definite young hopefuls who Tony Hrkac (St. Louis), John Ogrod- should earn regular status in the years nick (New York Rangers) and Stan ahead. Veteran Minnesota North Star Smyl (Vancouver). Hrkac suffered centerman Dennis Maruk finally re­ Toronto decides to trade away its top Elyniuk of Winnipeg ended up as 10th- through a bad sophomore jinx with tired, at age 33, unable to go on after talent, their management team should best rookie scorer with 26-25-51 in 56 only 17 goals and 45 points in 70games. serious knee-cap surgery. be expelled from the NHL.If this kid games, and No. 6 in game-winning goals Ogrodnick survived a brief demotion to There were never more reasons to were left alone for a few years, he could with six. Matter of fact, Elyniuk tied for the minors and returned to score 13 follow professional hockey with fellow do wonders for a team's hockey pro­ this honor with Federko. Gretzky wa goals and 42 points in 60 games. Cap­ Ukrainians abundantly dispersed gram. seventh in game-winners, with a total tain Smyl dropped to a lowly seven throughout major North American Other success stories this past regular of five. Whaler Dave Babych rated as goals and only 25 points in 75 tilts. puck centers. Of the 21 NHL cities No. 19 among defensemen scoring with season included oft-traded pivotman Three more Ukrainian stars deserve sporting pro franchises, only two suc­ Walt Poddubny, this year with les six goals, 41 assists in 70 games. ceeded in playing 80 games without a mention. Quebec Nordique top draft Nordiques de Quebec. Walt tallied 38 A rather dubious distinction was choice Curtis Leschyshyn, a defense- Ukrainian. Sh me on Montreal and goals and 75 points for a disappointing earned by New Jersey defenseman Ken Edmonton (this year minus Wayne man, was one of a very select few bright non-playoff Quebec club. He is yet Daneyko, who easily slashed, held and spots for his team. By reputation a Gretzky and Mike Krushelnyski) for another guy being mentioned in trade fought his way to a rather lofty total of not sporting likes this past regular defensive defenseman, Curtis saw action possibilities to attract younger talent. 283 minutes in penalties. Daneyko in 71 games fresh out of juniors. Third- campaign. Kudos to the other 19 for Veteran center Bernie Federko came played the Devil role to the hilt as his employing our brothers, from Los year right-winger Jim Sandlak, a tough on late in the year to almost salvage a accumulated minutes ended up ninth in mucker from Vancouver's improved Angeles in the west, to Boston in the normal, for him, season in St. Louis. the NHL. Rookie blueliner Jeff Chy- east. Canucks, totalled 20 goals and 40 Captain Bernie managed 67 points in . chrun of the Broad Street Bullies points. Lastly, defender Larry Melnyk, Of course, any discussion about only 66 injury-plagued games. (Philadelphia Flyers) ended his inau­ Ukrainian hockey stars automatically also of the Canucks, a veteran journey­ gural campaign rated 13th overall with man, boy did he come into his own by begins with Gretzky, King of Los Ex-Oiler Krushelnyski moved to Los 245 minutes. Detroit's Joey Kocur was Angeles, suddenly a hockey power to be Angeles with fellow-Uke Gretzky. The playing in 74 games. Not an offensive the third Uke over 200 minutes with threat by any means, Larry tallied three reckoned with. Nominated still again change of scenery did wonders for his 213. for the Hart Trophy (league MVP), career — Mike's value skyrocketed as goals, 11 assists and was penalized for Wayne has finally dropped to second his long reach and physical play pro­ To be really fair in talking about 82 minutes. A truly unsung hero for an best, behind Penguin superstar Mario duced 26 goals, 62 points and a tough Ukrainians in the NHL this past regular up-and-coming underrated Canuck Lemieux, and barely ahead of Red 110 penalty minutes. Another very season, we should mention some disap­ squad. Wing genius Steve Yzerman. In 1988- valuable King, would you believe Mike 89, Gretzky managed only 54 goals K. scored eight game-winning goals, 1 1988-89 UKRAINIAN ALL-STAR TEAMS: 1 (fourth in the league), 114 assists (tops rating fourth in the entire NHL? in the league) for 168 points (second 1 First Team Second Team 1 best). Rookie goaltender Peter Sidorkie- Next best Ukrainian was fellow center wiczof the Hartford Whalers finally got a chance to show his NHL wares this 1 P. Sidorkiewicz Goalie C. Maiarchuk 1 Dale Hawerchuk of Winnipeg, who, 1 D. Babych Defense C. Leschyshyn 1 despite being surrounded by constant past season. The kid did so well, he shoved ex-All-Star netminder Mike 1 L. Melnyk Defense K. Daneyko 1 trade talk managed to score 96 points 1 M. Krushelnyski L. Wing M. Osborne 1 (11th iiv the league). Dale's 41 goals Liut into back-up status, who actually became No. 3 goalie during first round 1 W. Gretzky Center D. Hawerchuk 1 ranked 19th in the NHL, with his 55 1 E. Olczyk R. Wing P. Elyniuk 1 assists placing 20th. playoff action. Sidorkiewicz's 3.03 goals Third best native son was Toronto's against average rated eighth among all of his peers. 1 FINAL STATISTICS: 1 Eddie Olczyk, forced to play center 1 -s?' 1 most of the year due to a very limited Some other statistical tidbits which 1 Player Team GP G A PTS PIM 1 Maple Leaf squad. Also rumored to be clearly underline valuable Ukrainian valuable trade-bait, young Olczyk contributions: Poddubny and Hawer­ 1 W. Gretzky Los Angeles 78 54 114 168 26 1 garnered 38 goals and 52 assists, to­ chuk each scored 14 power-play goals; 1 D. Hawerchuk Winnipeg 75 41 55 96 28 1 talling 90 points, good for 15th overall Gretzky was sixth in the league with five 1 E. Olczyk Toronto 80 38 52 90 75 1 league scorer. If perennially poor short-handed goals; rookie-winger Pat 1 W. Poddubny Quebec 72 38 37 75 107 1 1 B. Federko St. Louis 66 22 45 67 54 1 1 M. Krushelnyski Los Angeles 78 26 36 62 110 1 1 D. Andreychuk Buffalo 56 28 24 52 40 1 1 G. Paslawski St. Louis 75 26 26 52 18 1 1 P. Elynuik Winnipeg 56 26 25 51 29 1 1 D. Babych Hartford 70 6 41 47 54 1 1 M. Osborne Toronto 75 16 30 46 112 1 1 T. Hrkac St. Louis 70 17 28 45 8 1 1 J. Ogrodnick N.Y. Rangers 60 13 29 42 14 1 1 J. Sandlak Vancouver 72 20 20 40 99 1 1 S. Bozek Vancouver 71 17 18 35 64 1 1 S. Smyl Vancouver 75 7 18 25 102 1 1 J. Kocur Detroit 60 9 9 18 213 1 1 L. Melnyk Vancouver 74 3 11 14 82 1 1 P. Berezan Cal. - Minn. 51 5 8 13 25 1 1 C. Leschyshyn Quebec 71 4 9 13 71 1 1 K. Daneyko New Jersey 80 5 5 10 283 1 1 J. Chychryn Philadelphia 80 1 4 5 245 1 1 B. Fedyk Detroit 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 M. Kachowski Pittsburgh 12 1 1 2 43 1 1 S. Kulak Winnipeg 18 2 0 2 24 1 1 S. Ludzik Chicago 6 1 0 1 8 1 1 D. Maruk Minnesota 6 0 1 1 2 1 1 J. Mokosak Detroit 8 0 1 1 14 1 1 K. Yaremchuk Toronto 11 0 1 1 43 1 1 R. Chernomaz Calgary 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 D. Boyko Winnipeg 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 J. Mazur Vancouver 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 C. Mokosak Boston 7 0 0 0 31 1 1 R. Zemlak Minn. - Pitt. 34 0 0 0 148 1 Goaltenders: GP MIN. G.A. W-L-T 1 1 P. Sidorkiewicz Hartford 44 2635 3.03 22-18- 4 1 1 C. Maiarchuk Wash. - Buff. 49 2754 3.36 19-19- 8 1 1 K. Hrudey N.Y. Isles - LA. 66 3774 3.66 28-28- 5 1 1 B. Janecyk Los Angeles 1 30 4.00 0-0-0 1 1 G. Stefan Detroit . 46 2499 4.01 21-17-3 1 1 D. Wakaluk Buffalo 6 2.І4 4; 21 1- 3- 0 1 No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989 SUM-A Passaic teams dominate Plast volleyball tournament

Division champions at Plast's National Volleyball Open were: (clockwise, beginning from top left) the Khmeli men's team, Pftssaic SUM-A boys, Passaic SUM-A girls and Yonkers SUM-A women.

by Ihor Strutynsky at the collegiate level. Universities, technical skills and defeated the New place, including Hunter College, are now Yorkers 16-14 and 15-12. SUM-A Passaic did not only field a NEW YORK - Plast, under the spending more and more of their re­ Led by Petro Zielonka, the boys' strong boys' team but an equally strong auspices of the National Plast Com­ sources in trying to attract top pros­ MVP, the SUM-A Passaic boys' team girls' team as well. The strength of the mand, held its fourth annual National pects into their programs. captured its first National Open Volley­ girls' team came as no surprise since the Open Volleyball Championships on Gary Wohlstetter, head coach of the ball Championship of Plast by defeat­ SUM-A Passaic team had won the Saturday, April 22, here at the Hunter men's team at Hunter College, without ing Plast Cleveland in the finals 15-2 previous three championships. Follow­ College Sportsplex. Eighteen teams, whose cooperation these tournaments and 15-6. SUM-A New York, the ing the first game it became quite representing various Ukrainian organi­ would never have taken place, took defending champions, captured third (Continued on page 14) zations and sports clubs, registered for advantage of the competition to scout this year's tournament. several players. Last year Jarko Koziar Ihor Sochan, president of the Na­ of the SUM-A Yonkers men's team was WAS IT A CRIME tional Plast Command of the United recruited by Mr. Wohlstetter to play for Hunter College. Mr. Koziar played a States, welcomed the athletes and to repatriate 2,000,000 Ukrainians from Western thanked the organizing committee, major role in helping Hunter College consisting of Iko Danyluk and Ihor win the 1989 Eastern Intercollegiate Europe to Soviet Russia to be murdered by Strutynsky, for their perseverance in Volleyball Association Championship Stalin or die in his concentration camps? bringing this tournament to fruition. and expedite their transition into Following the opening ceremony, team NCAA Division I play next year. captains were introduced to the tourna­ Roman Kocz of the SUM-A Passaic ment's program and rules. boys' team caught Mr. Wohlstetter's Lord Aldington says "NO" Preliminary rounds were played in a eye this year. Although only a sopho­ Nikolai Tolstoy says "YES" round-robin format with each match more in high school, his potential, consisting of one game. The top four according to the Hunter College coach, teams from each division - men's, is unlimited. To Mr. Wohlstetter's boys' and girls' - would then advance dismay, an informal conversation re­ An English court will decide if it was a crime at the to the finals. Since only two women's vealed that, at present, Mr. Kocz is trial of Aldington v. Tolstoy if the ^600,000 for the teams registered this year, one best-of- leaning toward attending Rutgers Uni­ five match was played to determine the versity in New Jersey - another volley­ defence can be raised. division champion. ball powerhouse. The boys' division consisted of five teams. SUM-A Passaic was, without SUM-A Pussaic prevails question, the most improved team from If you believe it was a crime, send your contribution to last year. In 1988 they did not win a SUM-A Passaic, having won all of its single game in the preliminary round. preliminary games, advanced to the This year, however, they were com­ semifinal round quite easily. The team's "Forced Repatriation Defence Fund" peting for the boys' championship. semifinal opponent was the squad from c/o J. B. Gregorovich, Trustee Volleyball in the United States, SUM-A Yonkers. Many spectators (telephone: 416 767 1350) agreed that this was the division's best following the recent successes of the 28 Riverview Gardens U.S. national teams, has become an match. Although Yonkers was a much extremely competitive sport, both on bigger team, the Passaic team neutra­ Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M6S 4E5 ahd off the courts. This is especially true lized the height advantage with superior 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 1989 No. 24 Chornomortsi and Sitch win USCAK volleyball titles MAPLEWOOD, NJ.-Theaudito­ naged by Paul Haley. rium of Columbia High School was the Ihe runner-up SUM-A Passaic team site of the 32nd annual volleyball was composed of Oiia Zelonka (who is tournament conducted under the also coach and manager). C. Kosh. C auspices of the Ukrainian Sports Fede­ Yanciw, O. Tynio, M. Paluch, U. ration of the U.S. and Canada. Paluch, A. Zurawska, H. Chuchak and The Ukrainian National Associa­ O. Sawka. tion's contribution to the tournament The men's division fielded 10 teams, was twofold. First was the fact that which played their preliminary games members of UNA Branch 214 "Chorno- within two evenly matched subgroups. morska Sitch" had a hand in orga­ As expected, subgroup A was domi­ nizing and running the tournament as nated by Chornomortsi while Ukraina- the host, and second was the funding of Toronto matched them by beating their the lion's share of the trophies presented respective opponents 7 games to 1. They to the winners at a banquet later the were followed far behind in standings same evening. by teams from the Ukrainian Cultural The banquet was held at Ramada Center, Warren, Mich.; Plast-Passaic, Hotel in East Hanover, N.J. Eugene N.J., and SUM-A-Binghamton, N.Y. Iwanciw, UNA supreme advisor, who is Subgroup В was similarly dominated also director of the UNA's Washington by Ukraina-Hrim, Toronto and Office, participated in the awards Tryzub of Philadelphia. Special recog­ ceremonies at the banquet. nition should go to the team from The Chornomortsi team receives its trophy from tourney officials and sponsors. Sitch Ukrainian Sports Club of US C-New York, which at first had Newark, N.Y., was the winner of the been considered a favorite to make the For third place, Tryzub defeated U- ment were provided by the Volleyball women's division, and Plast's Chorno­ finals. The weaker teams in this sub­ kraina-Hrim in a single consolation Association of America. mortsi fraternity continued its domina­ group proved to be Plast-Philadelphia game. After the finals, the participants of tion of the men's division. and Sitch-Newark, N.J. Both of the Most valuable payer awards in the the tournament dined together at the Officiating at the brief opening latter teams consist of new players, still tournament went; to Ms. Morawsky- Ramada Hotel in East Hanover. Tro­ ceremony were Omelan Twardowsky of gaining experience. Haley of Sitch in the women's division phies funded by UNA and Sitch were Sitch, Orest Lesiuk, head of the In the semifinals Ukraina defeated and Mr. Hunczak of Chornomortsi in distributed to winners. Myron Stebel- volleyball division of USCAK, and Tryzub in three games, and Chorno­ the men's division. sky, president of Sitch, acted as the Andre J. Worobec, the fraternal activi­ mortsi overcame Ukraina-Hnm in two master of ceremonies, as Sitch was the As planned by the tournament orga­ tourney host. ties coordinator of the UNA. games. The level of competition in the nizers the USCAK-East volleyball Five teams were fielded in the wo­ final game was exceedingly higher, al­ championships for three divisions were men's division, which was dominated by though Chornomortsi eventually Trophies were presented by Jaroslaw decided in this tournament. Conse­ Kozak, head of USCAK-East, Omelan a strong Sitch team. The Sitch women emerged victorious against a tenacious quently, the junior women's division disposed of each of their opponents2-0 opponent. Chornomortsi defeated U- Twardowsky, vice-president of championship wenttoSUM-A-Passaic. USCAK-East, Alexander Napora, fi­ in the preliminary rounds, as well in the kraina in two games and thus, won the As this was the only junior women's finals, where they ha^' their hands full championship. nancial secretary of USCAK-East, Mr. team showing up at the tournament, the Fedash, manager of the Ramada Hotel, against an agile and tierce SUM-Ateam The Chornomortsi team consisted team won the title by defauh. This team, from Passaic, N.J. The SUM-A Passaic of players Zenko Stachiw, Paul Hunc- Mr. Worobec, UNA fraternal activities as mentioned earlier, competed in the coordinator and Mr. Lesiuk head of the players were runners-up for the women's zak, Alexander Bohatiuk, Victor Kra- women's division with great success. title for the first time in their club's wec, Ivan Bilynsky, Bohdan Nowakiw- volleyball section of USCAK. history. sky and Bohdan Iwaskiw, Winners in the women's division The 33rd USCAK Volleyball Tour­ The Sitch women's team consisted of On Ukraina's team roster were: Y. were: 1. Sitch-Newark, 2. SUM-A nament will take place in Toronto. The the following players: Sonia Morawsky- Loyowsky, 1. Lotocky, R. Struhanyk, Passaic, 3. Tryzub-Philadelphia. host sports club will be Ukraina. Haley, Stephania Lopatowsky, Natalia R. Oleksiy, M. Kushnirenko, W. Per- The junior men's division awards Morawsky, Adriana and Alexandra chyshyn, A. Kadykalo, H. Sabat and went to: 1. Tryzub-Philadelphia, 2. 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tressed about their lengthy internment. the backbone of the Ukrainian nation From the archives... Although they wprp relieved to be free Great Famine... was broken for several generations. (Continued from page 9) of the onus of repatriation, their future (Continued from page 5) But now there is a new national awaken- was still uncertain. This concern was ing in Ukraine and the Ukrainian the Public University, the School of occur, they try to dismiss it as a com­ expressed in their publications, as people want to take precautions against Agriculture. There also existed a postal bined result of errors in central econo­ illustrated by this quote from the the threat of yet another type of geno­ service and a Search Committee for mic planning, local mismanagement cide: a nuclear holocaust prefigured by Missing Persons (Viddil Rozshuku). humorous journal Osa No. 18, 1946: and Ukraine's opposition to collectivi­ the Chornobyl explosion. Jolted into a Owing to their energetic and varied ''No one is rejecting us...Only England zation." heightened awareness of the dangers to activities, facilitated in part by outside and France and America don't want "The myth that the famine did not their very survival as a nation, Ukrai­ assistance, such as that of the Ukrainian us!!!'' But in 1947 they were transferred to exist is thus replaced by the myth that it nians demand that the crime of famine- Committee to Aid Refugees in Rome, was the result of collectivization. Many the United Kingdom and by 1949 they genocide be publicly recognized and the camp of the Dyviziynyky truly people in the West, including members were released from captivity, free to those responsible be condemned." became worthy of the respect and of the Ukrainian diaspora, accept this emigrate anywhere in the world. "The Ukrainian famine was not an admiration of not only the entire emigre inadequate explanation, forgetting that Even as immigrants, the former Dy­ isolated occurrence - it was only the community but foreigners as well. "The collectivization of Ukrainian agricul­ viziynyky exemplified the Rimini in­ most tragic example of its kind. Hence foreigners were truly amazed upon ture was finished a year or two before ternees' spirit. Rather than becoming its relevance today. This is another arriving at the camp. Expecting a the famine broke out, that Russia was engrossed in petty immigrant in-fight­ reason the memory of the famine of demoralized mass of defeated soldiers also collectivized but did not fall victim ing or yielding to materialism, they 1932-1933 must be kept alive. We owe it whose term in captivity invariably to mass starvation, and that among the organized "bratstva" (fraternities), a to the victims; we owe it to our children; dampened their creative potential, they first victims of the famine were the well vehicle for continuing the liberation we owe it to the generations to come," instead encountered the revitalized disciplined members of the collective struggle for Ukraine. They wrote, Dr. Serbyn concluded. youth of the Ukrainian nation - farms. Documentary evidence available published, spoke out and most signifi­ A proclamation was issued by Gov. tempered by harsh experience, yet still in the West as well as in the Soviet cantly, they left behind an archive of Michael Dukakis designating May 12, resilient, creative and optimistic. Thus Union shows that the famine was in fact 1989, as Ukrainian Famine Commemo­ this small branch of Ukraine's military primary-source materials which shall a deliberate policy to destroy the benefit both historians and the entire ration Day. The observance was or­ strength proved to the world that even Ukrainian national revival which took ganized by a committee representing the surrounded by barbed wire they some­ community, as well as future genera­ on serious proportions by the end of the tions. Ukrainian Professionals Association of how found the ability and the desire to 1920s." Boston, the Ukrainian American Citi­ grow, to strengthen, to sow new seeds "The crime succeeded only too well," zens Club, and the Ukrainian Congress New Booklet: and to aim toward a bright future Dr. Serbyn said, adding "so well, in Committee of America, Boston Chap­ without abandoning their highest goal." UKRAINIAN DECORATED EGGS Information and Patterns. fact, that in the words of Ivan Drach, ter. (Report of the Ukrainian Committee to Only S8.00 includes shipping and handling. Aid Refugees in Rome) LORRIE POPOW, 208 Ida Street New York... Saskatoon... Despite their active camp life, the Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901 (Continued from page 4) (Continued from page 6) Dyviziynyky were nevertheless dis­ United States, adding many examples president - Adrian Boyko (Saska­ toon), secretary - Jerry Solonyka (Re- UKRAINIAN of Church Slavonic printing from Forestburg - Glen Spey, N.Y. Ukraine and South Slavic areas." gina), treasurer - Laurianne Gabruch TYPEWRITERS Msgr. Shereghy was born on March (Saskatoon). COTTAGE also other languages complete 5, 1918, in the Carpathian village Members-al-large are: Dr. Anthony with 50 ft of lake front, 2 bedrooms, living line of office machines 8i Harras (Regina), Judge Orest Boychuk equipment. of Dorobratova, and educated in Hun­ room, new eat-in-kitchen, remodeled bath­ JACOB SACHS gary, Czechoslovakia and France. (Saskatoon), Yars Lozowchuk (Re­ room. 16 ft X 16 ft + new roofed porch. 251 W. 98th St. From the late 1940s until his death in gina), Sonia Sworak (Regina) and Owner asking S75,000. New York. N. Y. 10025 1988, Msgr. Shereghy was a notable Michael Boychuk (Saskatoon). (914) 638-2181 Tel. (212) 222-6683 figure in eastern Christian studies in the The Auditing Committee includes: 7 days a week United States. John Lyzaniwski (Regina), chairnian; The monsignor was well-traveled, a Steven Kobrynsky (Canora), Morris master of numerous languages, and an Cherneskey (Saskatoon), Eugene Kre- avid collector of Eastern Christian art nosky (Regina) and Audrey Langhorst and antiquities. His holdings of old (North Battleford). books constituted only a small portion THE UKRAINIAN of his collection, which also included The council, besides those elected to precious icons, paintings, crosses and the executive, incorporates presidents coins. He taught at St. Procopius Semi­ of local branches of the Ukrainian FESTIVAL USA nary in Usle, 111., the Byzantine Semi­ Canadian Committee or their desig­ nary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in nate, and two persons delegated from Pittsburgh. each of the affiliated organizations. CELEBRATES ITS 15th ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY WITH A GALA EVENT AT Fellow Ukrainiansi We appeal to you for your generous support in order that we might com­ The Garden State Arts Center plete the statue dedicated to poet Taras Shevchenko in Holmdel, NJ. Prudentopolis, Brazil. The bronze monument designed by renowned sculp­ tor LEW MOLODOZHANYN of Winnipeg, Canada, on will be unveiled by the president of the World Congress Saturday, June 17, 1989 of Free Ukrainians, Mr. YURI SHYMKO. The Ukrainians in Brazil are simply financially in­ capable of completing this noble and worthy project - and so we appeal to you, fellow Ukrainians, for your FEATURING THE OUTSTANDING TALENTS OF support. HROMOVYTSIA UKRAINIAN DANCE ENSEMBLE In order to acknowledge and thank our supporters, al^ SYZOKRYLI AND ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEVSKVS donations will be printed up in a COMMEMORATIVE SCHOOL OF BALLET AND UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCING BOOK, as well as engraved on a COMMEMORATIVE TSYMBALY SYMPHONY and ROMAN RITACHKA PLAQUE, which will be set in the side of the monument itself. Donors will be listed in the following order: THE DARKA AND SLAVKO ENSEMBLE Founders - 52,000 and more ZINOVIJ MARINETS Benefactors - SI.000 Sponsors - S250 Patrons - ?500 Supporters - ?100 All donations of S25 and more are tax-deductable. Our sincerest thanks for your generosity and support! Master of ceremony On behalf of the T. Shevchenko Monument in Brazil Canadian and USA Committee Bohdana Bashuk and Roman Brytan sponsored by the ' World Congress of Free Ukrainians в Please send all correspondence to: For ticket information please call: Taras Shevchenko Monument in Brazil Canadian ft USA Committee 2118-ABIoor Street West Garden State Arts Center, Box Office - (201) 888-5006 Toronto, Ontario M6S 1M8, Canada Ticketron - (201) 399-4444 or (212) 399-4444 Please make cheques payable to: Ticketron Phu^:e Charge - (201) 480-4200 pr-(212) 947-58.50,., 3 T. Shevchenko Moniii^ent.in Brazil ч iv; 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 11. 1989 No. 24

The Khmeli Plast fraternity, the defend­ second game 15-10,a score of 11-15 in Miguel Agramonte, Askold Chemych, SUM-A Passaic... ing champions, steamrolled their way the first game would have propelled f i^a Shmotolocha and Jarema Bachyn- sky. (Continued from page 11) into the semifinals by winning all six of them into the finals. Tlie Plast frater­ their preliminary games by an average nity would have advanced if the score obvious that this was the team to beat Thanks are also due to Michael score of 15-6. had been 15-9. After listening to both Chudyk and Lada Jawny, the tourna­ once again. The most interesting match of the sides, a committee, consisting of the Plast Newark was seen as the only ment's official photographers, Mykola preliminary round featured the New head referee, the two tournament or­ Sawicki, who designed the tourna­ team strong enough to challenge the York Ukrainian Sports Club of New ganizers and the disputed games referee three-time defending champions. ment's official commemorative T-shirt York and the Chervona Kalyna II team, ruled three to one that the score of the and to Chrystia Lushko, who helped in Having been defeated by the Passaic captained by Michael Sawicky. The first game was indeed 15-11. team in the preliminaries, the Newark the post-tournament clean-up opera­ winner of this game would advance to By defeating Injecto Mold 15-5 and tion. girls hoped to avenge their loss in the the semifinals while the loser would finals. Try as they did, relying primarily 15-11 in the other semifinal, the Khmeli finish the tournament in fifth place. In a also advanced to the championship Many teams believed that the tourna­ on Tania Kihiczak's (girls' MVP) spikes seesaw match, the taller and more and Irka Wasylyk's serves, the Plast match. ment registration fee of S65 was equi­ powerful New Yorkers defeated the The men's final was closer than most table, if not a bit too high. What most team simply could not overcome the Plast fraternity by a score of 15-10. well-balanced SUM-A team. people expected. The young USC team, did not realize, however, was that the Ironically their semifinal opponent was actual cost per team was more than SUM-A Passaic prevailed 15-6 and which only began playing this year, the Chervona Kalyna I team, captained displayed a good deal of competitive twice that amount. The difference, as 15-11 and captured its fourth consecu­ by Petro Darmohraj. always, was covered by the tourna­ tive girl's title. Third place was won by spirit in keeping up with the stronger, more experienced Khmeli team. Power­ ments' generous sponsors: the Self- SUM-A New York. If one had to select the most surpris­ Reliance Federal Credit Unions of This also marked the first time in the ed by Nestor Paslawsky, the mens' ing team of this years' tournament it MVP, the Khmeli defended their title Passaic, New York, Jersey City, Ne­ history of these championships that one would have to be Chervona Kalyna I wark, Rochester and Hartford; New organization had won two division titles for the second consecutive year by team. Essentially it consisted of the defeating the scrappy New Yorkers 15- York Plast, the Ukrainian American in the same year. A strong program same individuals who had taken part in Coordinating Council, Ukrainian Na­ indeed. 12 and 15-11. Third place was awarded last year's tournament and finished in to the Chervona Kalyna I team. tional Association, Ukrainian Ortho­ Although only two women's teams seventh place. And now they were just Every year the organizing committee dox Federal Credit Union of New York, registered for this year's tournament, one step away from the finals. is indebted to several individuals who Ukrainian Savings and Loan Associa­ both of them, nevertheless agreed to An exciting match was, regretfully, take it upon themselves to serve as tion of Philadelphia, Ukrainian Frater­ take part in the competition. The SUM- overshadowed by a protest filed by the tournament referees. This year's staff nal Association, Chervona Kalyna A Yonkers team defeated the Ukrainian Chervona Kalyna 1 team. Tournament included Bohdan Hajduczok, head Sports Camp and the Pepsi-Cola Sports Club of New York 15-5,9-15,15- rules provided for a two-game semi­ referee, and referees Ihor Sochan, Bottling Co. of New York. 9 and 15-6 to win the womens' division final. In the event that both teams won for the second consecutive year. one game, the team with the better point Oksana Uzdejchuk of SUM-A Yonkers differential would advance to the finals. was selected as the womens' MVP. The dispute arose over the score of 1 FINAL STANDINGS OF PLASrS 1989 NATIONAL OPEN 1 Since the tournaments' inception in the first game. Chervona Kalyna claim­ 1986, the men's division has always ed it was 15-9. The Ukrainian Sports 1 VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | featured the most competitive and Club (USC) of New York claimed it was exciting games; 1989 was no exception. 11-15. Since the New Yorkers won the 1 Men: Boys: 1 1 1. Khmeli 1. SUM-A Passaic 1 1 2. Ukrainian Sports Club of New York 2. Plast Cleveland 1 1 3. Chervona Kalyna I 3. SUM-A New York 1 1 4. Injecto Mold 4. SUM-A Yonkers 1 1 5. Chervona Kalyna II 5. Plast Philadelphia 1 СОЮЗІЄКА 1 6. Plast Passaic 1 7. Plast Cleviand SOYUZIVKA 1 Women: Girls: 1 1 1. SUM-A Yonkers 1. SUM-A Passaic 1 1 2. Ukrainian Sports Club of New York 2. Plast Newark 1 3. SUM-A New York 1 1989 CAMPS S WORKSHOPS 4. Plast Philadelphia 1 at SOYUZIVKA TENNIS CAMP - Saturday, June 24 - Wednesday, July 5 1989 tennis season atSoyuzivka Boys and Girls ages 12-18. Food and lodging 5200.00 (UNA members) 5230.00 (non-members). Tennis fee: 560.00 George Samhak, Zenon Snylyk - instructors USCAK East (Juniors A and B) July 8-9 Doubles August 12-13 30YS' CAMP - Saturday, July 8 - Saturday, July 22 USCAK Nationals September 1-4 Plast ChornomortsI (Doubles) September 16-17 Recreation camp for boys ages 7-12, featuring hiking, swimming, games. KLK October 8-9 Ukrainian songs and folklore. UNA members: 5120.00 per week; non-members: 5140.00 per week.

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do, but mainly because it is not easy to learning here will be in Ukrainian, when ethics," and resolved to: (i) condemn Plagiarism... prove: the conservatives are safely this language will be used for training Karpenko's actions; (2) raise the ques­ protected by the vocabulary of pere­ cadres with higher education, then life tion of his suitability for the post that he (Continued from page 2) stroika. And here they will not be on the itself will force the introduction of holds with the Kiev City Party Com­ Ivan Dzyuba, Ivan Drach and Dmytro defensive but on the attack." Ukrainian into the school, the kinder­ mittee; and (3> raise the question of Pavlychico. garten and the family." dropping him from the editorial board In the course of the same discussion, Two weeks before the second round of Zhurnalist Ukrainy with the board of Earlier this year, one reader even Mr. Karpenko showed himself to be a of elections, the republic's newspapers the Ukrainian Union of Journalists. complained that "the editors, bypassing strong advocate for Ukrainian language reported on a meeting of the Ethics and materials of concern to a city of 3 rights, revealing that the issue of re­ One suspects that Mr. Karpenko and Law Council of the Ukrainian Union of miUion, suddenly get into questions verting Vechirniy Kyiv to its previous his newspaper proved to be rather too Journalists, which examined Mr. Kar- uncharacteristic of an evening city status - i.e., publication exclusively in forward looking to suit the tastes of the penko's "violation of journalistic newspaper. So, for example, for some Ukrainian, had been raised with the Ukrainian establishment. reason entire pages are devoted to the Kiev City Party Committee at one of its Ukrainian language. In my opinion, this plenums. is a topic for Radianska Ukraina." ASTRO TRAVEL SERVICE Moreover, Mr. Karpenko himself At the same time, he "criticized" 2206 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ont. M6S 1N4, Canada appears to be a staunch supporter of proponents of language reform for Ukrainian national rights and a severe faulty tactics. The language campaign, (416) 766-1117 critic of the pace of perestroika in the according to Mr. Karpenko, should not republic. In a recently published dia­ focus on the kindergartens but on the logue with another unsuccessful candi­ institutions of higher learning: "When date for a seat in the Congress, first VISIT secretary of the Podil Raion Committee in Kiev, Ivan Saliy, Mr. Karpenko Join the UNA ARGENTINA 8. BRAZIL!! forthrightly blamed "conservatives" for blocking the perestroika process: Buenos Aires - Iguossu Falls - Curitiba "I am aware of the vulnerability of HUCULKA - Prudentopolis - Rio de Janeiro this statement. You can easily force me Icon 8c Souvenir's Distribution into a corner with one phrase: Identify 2860 Buhre Ave. Suite 2R these conservatives. I would not be able Bronx, NY 10461 REPRESENTATIVE and WHOLESALER of EMBROЮERED BLOUSES See the Historic Unveiling of the to do this. And not only because even for ADULTS and CHILDREN today this is a rather dangerous thing to Tel (212) 931-1579 T. SHEVCHENKO MONUNENT in Brazil P" UKRAINIAN SITCH SPORTS SCHOOL Ш!^Ші An Unforgettable Learning Experience !S Escorted by Natal ka Bundza LEARN: SOCCER. VOLLEYBALL. SWIMMING or TENNIS FROM AN OUTSTANDING STAFF THAT HAS BEEN HANDPICKED TO WORK WITH November 24 - December 9, 1989 17-Day Tour ALL AGES ft ABILITY GROUPS Ages 6-16 Departure from NEW YORK US |1,900 " Departure from TORONTO Can. J2,300 Place: "Verkhovyna" Resort, Glen Spey, N.Y. 1969 1989 Includes air and transfers, first class hotels (double occupancy), breakfasts and dinner, When: July 23 - August 19, 1989 transfers, sightseeing, tipping and guides. Register now - Capacity ia limited - For Information write to: In New York, please contact Nick Chorny at (718) 658-7449 Ukrainian Sitch Sports School eeo Sanford Avenue m Newark .N.J. 07106 Registration with ^SpO deposit per person

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supposedly in the city there have been Memorial Society... calls for violence and diversions (for (Continued from page 1) example, an appeal by participants of According to a UHU press release, a an election^ in a raion party organiza­ PREVIEW OF EVENTS public meeting was scheduled for May tion to the population of the Pustomytiv 28, which was organized by the Memo­ district of the Lviv Oblast). June 17 Reunion,'' being held this year rial Society of Lviv. Organizers of the We believe that by thus artificially throughout the state, the Ukrainian meeting planned to read aloud to the inciting nervousness and dissatisfaction PHILADELPHIA: The Voloshky community of North Alabama will public an appeal to the Congress of among people, the anti-restructuring Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and hold a get-acquainted picnic at 5 p.m. People's Deputies in Moscow, the gene­ forces attempt to provoke uncon­ Flamenco Ole with Julia Lopez and at 10011 Greenview Drive SE. Please ral procuator of the USSR and the edi­ trollable expressions of protest by Carlos Rubio will join in a celebra­ bring lawn chairs and a dish. For torial board of Izvestia about recent re­ Lvivites, so that later they could inter­ tion of ethnic dance when they will directions and information call pressions against residents by local au­ ject into an ostensibly complex situa­ present over 50 dancers in a one- Maria Iwaskiw, (205) 883-7710, or thorities. tion their own miscalculations in the night-only performance at 8:30 p.m. Mykola Pawluk, 852-7282. The text of the appeal follows. socio-economic sphere and ideological in the Open Air Theatre at Long- work, and get even with them through wood Gardens, Route 1, Kennett the strength of special armed forces and Square, Pa. Admission is SIO and June 25 We, the representatives of the citi­ mihtia, as thus occurred on March 12, includes admission to the gardens zenry of the city of Lviv, ask you to 1989. and conservatories for those who SASKATOON: A public opening protect the citizens of our city from the arrive after 4 p.m. Tickets are avai­ and reception will be held for three arbitrary rule of the local authorities, People are openly indignant about lable in advance from M. Amaro, exhibitions at 2:30 p.m. at the Ukrai­ who have unleashed a campaign of mass the illegal actions of the authorities, (215) 235-1216, 9 a.m. to noon on nian Museum of Canada, 910 Spa- arrests and beatings against the resi­ the disregard for their rights and dig­ dina Crescent E. The exhibit "Prairie nity. People are losing their patience. weekdays, 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday dents of Lviv and its region. A systema­ and Wednesday. Only a limited Pearls'' is a collection of paintings of tic flow of news about these illegal On the basis of the above-mentioned, Ukrainian churches in Saskatchewan we request that a commission be sent to number of tickets will be available at actions by the organs of the militia the door. Rain date is June 18. For by Betty Meyers Warnock of Victo­ invokes fear in the souls of people, Lviv as soon as possible to impartially ria, B.C. The exhibit, "Historical and make an objective assessment of what is more information call Louise De paralyzes the life of the city. At the most Sina, (201)945-8752. Architectural Monuments of U- unexpected moments, militiamen dress­ happening in the city, and to put an end kraine," includes a portion of 54 to the uncontrolled escalation of law­ ed in civilian clothes barbarically grab June 19 photographs illustrating religious art people on the streets, and those cap­ lessness, to relieve the pressure of and architecture. "Contemporary, tured don'- return home. This is follow­ tension, and not to permit any excesses Decorative and Folk Art from U- ed by arrests and fines. in the city or oblast. YONKERS, N.Y.: The New York State Language Regents Examina­ kraine" is an exhibit comprised of Thus were detained, according to The appeal was signed by: N.V. tion will be held at 8:15 a.m. at more than 50 samples of weaving, only recently obtained details, tens of Serhey^ V, head of the Friends of Ukrai­ embroidery, ceramics, pottery and Sacred Heart High School. High woodwork produced in various re­ people, specifically: worker Oleh Vi- nian Art and Literature Movement; school students who can speak, read tovych, engineer Taras Maksymiak, V.A. Koplyk, member of the Sholom gions of Ukraine. The exhibits will and write in Ukrainian are eligible to run through August 6. For more stoker Mykhailo Dubetsky, engineer Aleichem Society; V.F. Marchak, mem­ take the exam for which they will Ihor Derkacz, Yaroslav Putko, writers ber of the fund of the Lviv regional information call Luba Hnatiw, (306) receive three credits. In addition, the 244-3800. Vyacheslav Chornovil, Mykhailo and organization of the People's Move­ Ukrainian Regents will satisfy the Bohdan Horyn, poet Iryna Kalynets, ment for Restructuring in Ukraine; LA. foreign language requirements. engineer Vladyslav Korzhov and worker Hryniv, head of the Lev Society; and Those interested in taking the exam, Volodymyr Trubiychuk. At the same M.M. Drak, member of the Lviv Oblast July 2-30 time the authorities are pasting up please contact Olga Rudyk, (914) organization council of the Taras 245-1366. leaflets of a slanderous character, in Shevchenko Ukrainian Language So­ EDMONTON: St. John's Institute which they assert without evidence, that ciety. here is sponsoring a high school June 23-25 Ukrainian language and cultural summer session. Teenagers will have 1 KERHONKSON. 1^ Y ^^^^^^^^^^ 1 YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian the opportunity to take fully accre­ American Youth Association of dited courses in Ukrainian 10,20and Yonkers is sponsoring the fourth 30. The cultural dimension will be ZOLOTA OSIN annual Ukrainian Heritage Festival stressed through music, dance, cho­ at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic ral singing, drama and other arts. HOME FOR SALE Church, 21 Shonnard Place. This Students are eligible to receive scho­ year's entertainment will include the larships and awards for their achieve­ Call (914) 626-3255 | Chaika dance ensemble of Yonkers, ments. Application forms may be Alex Holub, the Berkut band, Lydia obtained from: St. John's Institute,' and Zenia Dzus and the Homin 110234-82 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta, Stepiv bandura ensemble. Festival T6G OT2. For more information call УКРАЇНОК АМЕРИКИ times are: 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, (403) 439-2320. Союз noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday, and THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL noon to 7 p.m. on Sunday. Perfor­ ONGOING mances will take place at 7 p.m. on WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF AMERICA, Friday, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Satur­ NEW YORK: "Proforma," installa­ INC., is the oldest and most active independent day, and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admis­ tion and performance, will be per­ nonprofit Ukrainian women's organization in sion is free. For more information formed by Erick Derkatsch and the free world. call (914) 963-0209. Jeremy Kassen at the 55 Mercer Gallery through June 24. Perfor­ We CARE about preserving Ukrainian identity, culture and language. June 24 mances are: 8:30 p.m. on Friday and We CARE about the future of our children and the future of the Saturday, June 16, 17, 23 and 24. Ukrainian community. 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