VOL. LXXXVI. NO. 2U THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER іб. 1979 25 CENTS Karavanskys arrive in U.S., meet with press WASHINGTON, D.C. - sviatosiav Mstyslav Skrypnyk. Theodore Caryk. and Nina Strokata Karavansky, who 11 Washington UCCA branch; Dr. Ro– days earlier were still subject to the man Procyk. Ukrainian Democratic decrees of the Soviet secret police, safely Movement: Slava Stetzko. Organiza– landed at Dulles international Airport tion of Ukrainian Nationalists; "Na– on Tuesday. December Й. at 6:30 p.m.. chalny Plastun" Dr. Yuriy Starosolsky. and became the latest Ukrainian dissi– Plast; Gen. Grigorenko. Western Rep– dents to set foot on American soil. resentation of the Ukrainian Helsinki Some 40 representatives ol Group; Lesia Kowalsky. Human Rights Ukrainian organizations as well as the Commission of the World Congress of couple's colleagues in the Ukrainian dis– Free Ukrainians; Marta Terlecky. sident movement, greeted the Karavan– Ukrainian National Women's League skys at this suburban Washington of America: Osyp Zinkewych, „Smo– airport. Tears of joy and warm cm– loskyp;" Roman Kupchynsky. Com– braccs were exchanged between the mitlee for the Defense of Soviet Politi– Karavanskys and Nadia Svitlychna. cal Prisoners and "Suchasnist." and Gen. Petro Grigorenko and Raisa others. Moroz. The Karavanskys expressed their .^.The Karavanskys were granted rcfu– happiness that they are able to meet gce status by the immigration and with their countrymen and that the Naturalization Service on Monday. v.armth of Ukrainians in the free world December 10. They were originally has made them feel at home. The Kara– scheduled to arrive in the United States vanskys said that they are conscious of on that day but the handling of the the important task that has fallen upon immigration application delayed their their shoulders and added that they will arrival. cooperate with the Ukrainian commu– The couple was greeted at the airport nity in actions in defense of the captive by: George Nesterczuk, United Ukrain– native land. ian American Relief Committee; the The Karavanskys met with reporters very Rev. Petro Budnyj. St. Andrew's the following day at a press conference Ukrainian Orthodox Church who rep- at the National Press Building, which The Karavanskys listen to greetings by representatives of Ukrainian і resented Archbishop Metropolitan (Continued on page 12) at Dulles international Airport. Community cites Dr. Dobriansky at testimonial State Department NEW YORK. NY. - Repre– suggests coordination sentatives of Ukrainian Churches, Ukrainian central organizations and UCCA branches as well as individual of aid to dissidents Ukrainian community activists honor– NEW YORK, N.Y. - The absolute ed Dr. Lev E. Dobriansky for 30 years need for coordination of Ukrainians' of service to the Ukrainian Congress efforts to aid dissidents wishing to Committee of America as its president emigrate from the USSR as well as at a testimonial banquet here at the dissidents who have already arrived in Roosevelt Hotel Saturday. Decembers. the West was underscored by a rc– Dr. Dobriansky, a professor at prcscntativc of the U.S. Department of Georgetown University, was first State here at the December 8 meeting of elected to head the UCCA in 1949. He the UCCA executive board. was re-elected president at eight subse– ; quenl UCCA congresses. Shaun Burns of the State Depart ment's Soviet desk told the Hi executive The banquet, held in the hotel's board members present at the meeting Grand Ballroom, began with an invoca– that these efforts would be much more tion by Bishop Efraim B. Krcvcyof effective if they were coordinated by one (he Ukrainian. Catholic Church in organization or one person, for ex- Brazil, who is visiting the United Slates ample, the Ukrainian National !nfor– after having attended the installation of mation Service in Washington. D.C., Archbishop-Metropolitan Myroslav J. lvan Bazarko. the -tJCCA administra– l.uhachivsky of the Ukrainian Catholic tive director, or some other person Church in the United States. entrusted with such responsibility.

' After the rendition of the U.S. and (Hyp StlfOStftf Mr. Burns also addressed the issue of Ukrainian national anthems^-the offi– UCCA Executive vice President Msgr. Robert Mosknl (left) and Administrative the new Soviet citizenship law. He cial program was opened by UCCA Director ban Bazarko (center) president Dr. lev Dobriansky with a plaque stated that all Soviet laws pertaining io administrative director lvan Bazarko. honoring the UCCA president. Soviet citizenship apply onlv in the u ho briefly outlined the 30-year prolific USSR. Che United States does not activities of Prof. Dobriansky which Mr. Bazarko then introduced the UCCA. in turn. l)r Flis spoke briefly recognize these laws, he said, adding enhanced the U.S. public's knowledge emcee. Dr. John O. Flis, Supreme about the activities and contributions of that only those persons planningto visit about the Ukrainian penple and their President of the Ukrainian National Prof. Dobriansky. the USSR should be concerned about national and political aspirations. Association and a vice president of the (Continued ІН1 (WJc 13) (( onlinuid iin page JO) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER іб. 1979 No. 286

offers the greatest possibilities for Koravanskys want to pursue rights cause fostering the Ukrainian-spirit. "1 do not know if there is another JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Sviatoslav relations'." She said the group acts in the all political prisoners in the USSR. And emigre community, which, while resid– Karavanskv and Nina Strokata Kara– spiritual, cultural and economic spheres to fulfill that goal 1 will do everything ing beyond the borders of its native vaasky, the latest Ukrainian dissidents of Ukrainian national life. possible," he said. land, could hope to foster the ideals of to be allowed to emigrate from the Mrs. Karavansky said that she would The Ukrainian dissident couple the native land," said Mrs. Karavansky. Soviet Union, told Svoboda in a tele- especially like to take the opportunity to wants to work closely with human "it is this specific characteristic of the phone interview that among their goals pay tribute to those members of the rights organizations in the West, they Ukrainian people, which 1 feel places on in the West is to continue the work of Kiev Helsinki group who were arrested said. Mrs. Karavansky explained that us this signal obligation." the Ukrainian Public Group to Pro- in 1979. Among them she named Oles since she is beyond the borders of her native land, she wants to represent the Commenting on their emigration mote the implementation of the Hel– Berdnyk, Petro and vasyl Sichko, from the Soviet Union, Mrs. Karavan– sinki Accords, of which they are both Mykola Horbal, vasyl Striltsiv, Yaro– Ukrainian nation, which she described sky said thai they were eager to leave the members. slav Lesiv, Yuriy Lytvyn and vasyl as being "denied the opportunity to "Basically, what interests me most at Ovsienko. create its own authentic life." (Continued on page 10) the present moment, is to give as much "1 fear that the list is not complete Mrs. Karavansky, reiterating feelings assistance as possible to my associates because recently the arrests have been of Ukrainian dissidents who had prc– and colleagues from the Ukrainian more frequent and it is possible that in ceded her to the West, said that because Dissidents dispersed Helsinki group,"said Mrs. Karavansky. the past week, which was replete with Ukraine is a captive nation, the West "As 1 already mentioned, 1 arrived here such mysteries and pleasant experi– on Human Rights Day with the authorization from the group enccs, other friends of mine from the MOSCOW, USSR. - Small groups to represent its interest here in the West. Helsinki group rhay have been arrested. Obviously, this is not a job for one day." 4 Ukrainian Baptists of Soviet dissidents tried to mark Nonetheless, 1 remember all of you, my Human Rights Day on December 10 The interview was conducted for the dear colleagues, those in freedom and sent to labor camp with silent demonstrations in Moscow Svoboda Press by Osyp Zinkewych on those behind bars. Forgive me that 1 left and Leningrad, but the police broke up December 6, from a suburb of London, you," said Mrs. Karavansky. MOSCOW, USSR. - Four Ukrai– the rallies and detained 15 to 20 people, England. The Karavanskys arrived in Mr. Karavansky said that now that nian Baptists have been given labor reported the UP1. London from Yienna, Austria, where he is in the West he feels obligated to camp sentences ranging from three to 12 they landed on November 30. Dissidents in Leningrad said a sub- continue working on behalf of the years after being convicted of stealing stance resembling tear-gas had dis– Mrs. Karavansky described the dissident movement in the USSR state property, according to dissident persed a crowd of about 50 outside the Ukrainian Helsinki group as a "mo- because of the assistance he and his wife sources in Moscow, reported Reuters. former Kazan. Cathedral, now the don, humanitarian movement, which, received from strangers in the free The four men - lvan Kyryliuk, 49, Museum of the History of Religion and obviously, can have a far greater effect world. viacheslav Zaiats. 30, viktor Lytov– Atheism. The group had .been standing on the well-being of inhabitants of the "That is the reason why 1 am obli– chenko, 29, and viktor Drago, 28 - outside the old cathedral for a minute entire planet than any other campaign gated to devote the remainder of my life denied charges against them at their when the choking fumes spread through aimed at easing the conflicts in human to the struggle for a general amnesty for trial in the Ukrainian town of Kirovo– the air. hrad on December 3, the sources said. Activists in Moscow marked the day Kyryliuk received a 12-year sentence with a silent gathering in Pushkin Zaiats 10 years, Lytovchenko seven Square. The authorities had prepared Another Soviet Baptist leader arrested and Drago three years. The sources said for the demonstration by barricading an the four men were persecuted because area around the statue of Pushkin with WHEATON, ill. - Another Soviet because of KGB harrassment. accord– they belonged to a religious movement. Baptist leader has been arrested recent– ing to the Keston report. metal sheets. ly, according to a report by the. Center Baturin's arrest comes in the wake of for the Study of Religion and Com– what Keston College called, "a substan– munism in Keston, England. tial attack on the Council of Churches." Shcharansky is ailing, Orlov in solitary Nikolai Baturin, a member of the Keston has profiles for 48 Baptist and Council of Evangelical Christian Chur– Evangelical prisoners in the recent issue JERSEY. C1TY, N.J. - Anatotiy sentenced to 60days in solitary confine– ches, the executive body of unregistered of "Christian Prisoners in the USSR." Shcharansky and Yuri Orlov, two ment. Baptist churches in the USSR, was prominent Soviet dissidents who are Until his arrest last year, Orlov, 55, arrested on November 5 in Smila, Other Baptists arrested since this serving long terms of incarceration, are headed the Moscow Helsinki watch Cherkasy region. Ukraine, according to summer includes the pastor of the being subjected to harsh treatment by group. He was sentenced to a seven-year Friedenstimme Mission in West Ger– unregistered church in Kirovohrad, the prison authorities, reported their term on charges of "anti-Soviet agita– many. Charges against Baturin are І van Antonov, who is also a member of wives according to Reuters. tion and propaganda." the. Council of Evangelical Christian unknown at this time. Shcharansky, a Jewish dissident who Mrs. Orlov said that when her hus– Baturin, whose home is in Novo– Churches. At last report, Antonov was band was being placed in solitary con– facing charges of "parasitism." was sentenced to 13 years of imprison– shakhtinsk, Rostov region, has served ment for treason stemming from finement, the camp authorities told 16 years in labor camps already. For further information on arrests of charges that he spied for the United him: "Orlov, forget that you are a After completing his last sentence in і Evangelical-Baptist leaders of unregis– States, is suffering from an eye ailment scholar. You will never leave the camp 1976. Baturin continued his pastoral tered churches in the Soviet Union or on and is almost incapable of writing a alive." work openly in his home church. Baturin's arrest, contact Alan Scarfe at letter, said his wife irina. She said that she was barred from However, he recently went into hiding (312)690-8904. Ext. 520. visiting him and limits were placed on Mrs. Shcharansky, who lives in correspondence with him. lsrael, came to Washington, D.C., last in describing conditions in the con– week to plead with the State Depart– centration camp where her husband is Poland's "flying university" professor ment officials to press for his release. confined, Mrs. Shcharansky said that She spoke with American reporters at his cell is filthy and has neither light nor fined for lecturing on underground government the National Press Club. heat. Orlov's wife lrina told Western She said that during the past two WHEATON, ill. - One of the tions since 1918. was prevented by the reporters in Moscow last week that her months Soviet authorities have limited founders of Poland's "flying univer– police. All the students assembled for husband has been placed in solitary the number of exit visas to would-be sity," Prof. Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, the lecture were photographed, accord– confinement on October 22 for his emigrants. She voiced the opinion that was fined 5,000 Polish zloty on ing to the center. attempt to pass on an article that he after the summer Olympic Games in November 20, reported the Center for More than 1.200 students had previ– wrote while in the concentration camp. Moscow the Soviet authorities may the Study of Religion and Communism ously attended a lecture by Prof. Bar– Mrs. Orlov said that her husband was stop issuing exit visas altogether. in Keston, England. toszewski on October 22 according to The fine was levied for a November reports. 12 lecture on the activities of the Polish Prof. Bartoszewski. a member of the underground government during the faculty of the Catholic University of СВОБОДА^ SVOBODA German occupation given by Prof. Lublin, had also given a series of lec– УКРАІНСНІИЙ ЩОАІННИК ТІЇЩї' U Л Я А І H І A N ОАІІУ Bartoszewski. The owner of the apart– tures on "Attitudes towards Totalita– ment where the lecture took place, Piotr rianism." which also attracted large au– FOUNDED 1893 Naimaki, editor of "Glos" (voice), an diences for the "flying university." Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association, inc., at 30 Montgomery unofficial journal, was also fined. A life long opponent of totalitarian- Street. Jersey City, N.J. 07302, daily except Mondays and holidays. The "flying university." was esta– ism and a defender of human rights and Svoboda TELEPHONES UNA blishcd by a group of intellectuals and Jewish rights according to Keston (201) 434-0237 (201)451-2200 professors who reportedly decided to College, Prof. Bartoszewski was one of (201) 434-0807 challenge the party monopoly on scho– the first Polish prisoners sent to Ausch– from New York (212) 227-5250 larship and education by giving private witz. in 1963 he was awarded the Medal from New York (212) 227-4125 lectures on topics banned by censors. of the Just by the state of lsrael for his efforts, imprisoned again in 1946-1954 Subscription rates for THE UKRA1N1AN WEEKLY S6.00 per year said the center. UNA Members S2.50 per year The lecture on November 2 inaugu– for contributing to non-Communist rated the third year of the "flying press after the war. Prof. Bartoszewski THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Іrditors: Zenon Snylyk (Managing) university" and a subsequent lecture continued to write and to contribute to P.O. Box 346. Jersey City, N.J. 07303 lhor Dlaboha attempted by Prof. Bartoszewski on the Polish Catholic weekly "Tygodnik Roma Sochan Hadeewycz November 12 on Polish-Jewish rela– Powszechnv."

' No. 286:-ЇЛ ,.„. -,,–; :,.: ;w..;:'- ^^^THE UKRA1N1AN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16,1979 . ,. ,'. :, - ,' ,r -', -У Ukrainian attorneys confer with Justice Department "by Dr. John O. Mis vice and was held at the Justice Depart– the OUN. the allegation as presented cevidenc e that an individual is guilty of ment here. represented an injudicious use of lan– і WASHINGTON, D.C. - On FH– war crimes; Present from the Special investiga– guage. '. The Justice Department will take day. December 7, Dr. Askold Lozyn– tions Unit were its Director Walter The conference lasted from 2:30 to іunde r advisement revision of the quoted skyj. Dr. І wan Shandor. Dr. George Rockier, Deputy Director Martin Men– 4:30 p.m. with continuous exchange of ;,allegatio n that the OUN collaborated Stepanenko and Dr. John O. Flis held a delsohn and Neal Sher. trial attorney ideas and legal arguments. xwit h German occupation authorities conference with the director of the for the unit. in response to arguments put forth by іWorl d War 11, to indicate that such is Special investigations Unit of the Drs. Shandor and Stepanenko, who the Ukrainian attorneys, the following (base d on the inclusion of the OUN in United States Department of Justice. heads the Ukrainian American Bar assurances were received from the tth e "proscribed list" compiled by the The purpose of said conference was Association, joined Drs. Flis and Lo– representatives of the Justice Dcpart– )1RO . to discuss the ramifications of state– zynskyj in Washington. mctn: To aid the department in arriving at a ments made by Attorney General Ben– At the outset, the Ukrainian lawyers ' Soviet "evidence" will be subject to propej r revision of the subject allega– jamin R. Civiletti. before the B'nai expressed their concern about accep– close scrutiny and review for credibility: іtion . Dr. Lozynskyj submitted four B'rith here as reported in The New York tance by the Justice Department of ' No case will be decided solely on (copie s of documents taken from Ger– Times on November 8. "evidence" from the Soviet Union inas– Soviet evidence without additional :ma n archives indicating that the OUN Attorney GeneraJ Civiletti had stated much as the Soviet legal system is corraboration; )fough t the German occupation authori– that the Soviet Union agreed to provide known to have -convicted millions of ' Affidavits taken by Soviet officials іtic s instead of collaborating with them. "critical evidence and witnesses" to help persons on'forged evidence and on from Ukrainians living in the Soviet Mr. Rockier assured the Ukrainian find and deport Nazi war criminals. He personal testimony obtained from Union will not be introduced into -, further stated that he had extracted a attorneys that the Justice Department witnesses under duress. evidence unless such withesses testify .share s most of their concerns and that commitment for cooperation from Lev The attorneys further voiced their under circumstances which will give the і Smirnov. chairman of the Soviet Su– there is no intention to aid the Soviets concern that the Soviets could "decapi– accused party an opportunity to cross– іi n disposing of anti-Communists in the preme Court, at an October 11 meeting tate" the entire organized community examine; і here. United States. by supplying "evidence" implicating all ' The Justice Department is still "We are proceeding against indivi– The New York Times quoted Mr. or most of the Ukrainian community's exploring the availability of Soviet ,dual s and not against any ethnic Civiletti as having said. "1 am delighted leaders who are staunch anti-Com– witnesses and the circumstances under ;groups, " said Mr. Rockier. to be able to report that Mr. Smirnov munists. which their testimony may be received; in a concluding statement. Dr. Step– made a firm and explicit commitment in addition. Dr. Lozynskyj brought " The Justice Department based its janenk o requested "a little more sensiti– on behalf of his. government to do to the attention of the representatives of allegation that the Organization of vity on the part of the Justice Dcpart– whatever the United States felt was the Special investigations Unit an allc– Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) allcged– іment. " . necessary to locate, investigate and gation contained in the complaint is– ly collaborated with the Nazis during "investigation of,an individual," he deport proven participants in the Nazi sued in a deportation proceeding World War 11 on the fact that this .said , "when 'leaked' to newspapers ruin atrocities." brought against a Ukrainian, which organization appeared on the "pro– іth e individual for life, even if he is The Ukrainian community' in the reads as follows: scribed list" compiled by the lntcrna– ;subsequentl y exonerated." United States became alarmed at such "He failed to disclose his membership tional Refuge Organization (ІRO) more Mr. Rockier gave assurances that the news. The New York Times article from approximately 1939 to 1944 in the than 30 years ago; "leaks" do not come from his unit. became the subject of discussion at a Organization of Ukrainian Nation– m Failure to disclose membership in The visiting attorneys left with the recent Ukrainian Congress Committee alists, which organization collaborated the Organization of Ukrainian Nation– (convictio n that this was a constructive of America meeting after it was brought with and assisted German occupation alists (OUN) will not be a basis for the (conferenc e presenting an opportunity to the attention of the executive board authorities during World War 11." commencement of deportation or de– іfo r an exchange of ideas clarifying bv Dr. Flis. a UCCA vice president. Dr. The Ukrainian attorneys argued that naturalization proceedings, in and of іman y points which created anxiety Flis and Dr. Lozynskyj were designated such an allegation is a conclusion based itself. Such non-disclosure will be used ;amon g many members of the Ukrainian by the executive board of the-;UCCA to on. insufficient,facts, and finds the GUN as an additional allegation if there is American community: " " discuss this matter with'the Justice guilty of collaboration with the Nazis lX-partment. without the OUN having had its day in The conference was arranged by the court. This is tantamount to lack of due Exiled governments of Ukraine, Ukrainian National information Ser– process and a denial of a fair trial to Poland sign joint declaration U.S. Helsinki Watch Committee scores Soviet violations of human rights NF.W YORK. NY. On the eve of vejikanova, was arrested on October Human Rights Day, December 10. the .41. as was the Rev. Glcb Yakunin, U.S. Helsinki Watch. Committee, a Orthodox priest and founder of the private citizens' group monitoring Christian Committee to Defend human rights compliance wi^h the Belivcrs' Rights in the USSR. Antanas Helsinki Accords, sent a letter to Soviet Terlcckas. member of the Lithuanian leader Leonid Brezhnev protesting the Helsinki Group, was also arrested in recent arrests of eight Soviet human October. rights activists and deploring the recent These new repressions will be added arrest of yet another member of the to the tally compiled by the Moscow Moscow Helsinki Watch Group, viktor Helsinki watch group in their recently Nekipelov. released Document No. 100. a 68-page Nckipclov, 51-year-old poet and account of official acts of repression Photo above shows representatives of the governments-in-exile of the Ukrainian pharmacist, was arrested on the morn– against Soviet citizens between August National Republic and the Polish Republic after the signing of the joint ing of December 7. in a suburb of 1978 and August 1979 for attempts to declaration. Left to right are Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Jaroslaw Rudnyckyj, Moscow, according to Soviet physicist exercise a wide range of human rights. Prime Minister Dr. Tcophil Leontij and President Mykola l.iwyckyj of the and human rights activist Andrei Sa– Over 100 cases of arrest or imprison– Ukrainian republic, and President Edward Raczynski, Prime Minister Kazimicrz kharov. Nekipelov, whose essay on the ment are documented, among them the Sabbat and Undersecretary of State Tadeusz Lasko of the Polish government in re-emergence of a Stalin cult in the members of the Helsinki monitoring і exile. Soviet Union' appeared in The New groups: viadimir Shclko. 85 year-old LONDON, England. — The govern– united in their attempts to free them– York Times on August 14, has already leader of the Seventh Day Advcntists in ments-in-exile of the Ukrainian Na– selves from Soviet domination and in served two years in prison (Ї973-І975) the Soviet Union: members of SMOT. tional Rcpublicandthc Polish Republic their fight against Moscow's imperial- for "anti-Soviet activity." the lntcr-Professional Association of have signed a joint declaration calling ism, it stated that the freedom of all the His book, "institute of Fools," will be Workers, "among them Lev vo– for the independence of their respective Soviet captive nations is in the interest published in February 1980 by Farrar. lokhonsky: and viadimir l'oresh. peoples from Soviet domination. of the Ukrainian and Polish nations. Straus and Giroux. persecuted member of the Christian President Mykola l.iwyckyj of the Seminar. Ukrainian National Republic-in-exi!e І he representatives of the two go– This new arrest brings to nine the vcrnments in exile tailed for a per– number of Soviet human rights activists U.S. Helsinki Watch chairman Ro– and President Edward Raczynskiofthc Polish Repubiicsigned the statement in mancnt solidarity and democratic equ– arrested in the past six months. bcrt Dcrnstein. expressing the commit– alily, ! hey also pledged to maintain tcc's deep distress over the unrelenting London on November 28. Also present contact in the future. The Ukrainian Helsinki watch group persecution of human rights activists in were Prime Minister Dr. Tcophil l.eon– has been hardest hit, with the arrests of the Soviet Union. Czecho-Slovakia. tij and Minislei 0І foreign Affairs Dr. "it is in the vital interest of both the members Pctro and vasyl Sichko.Yuriv and Poland, praised the '"continuing Jaroslaw Rudnyckyj of the Ukrainian Ukrainian and the Polish nations, l.ytvyn, vasyl Striltsiv, Petro Rozum– heroism of individuals who have taken government-in-exile and Prime Minis– which have been neighbors for centuries MV. and sympathizer Mykola Horbal. on the task of monitoring the Helsinki tcr Kazimicrz Sabbat and Undcrsecrc– arfd today lirul themselves deprived of in Moscow a long-standing activist Final Act in these countries." and tary of Stale Tadeusz Lasko of the freedom and independence, to work for and the only remaining member of the pro1, ided as an example the announce– Polish government-in-exile. and secure the existence of free and initiative Group for the Defense of ment of 13 new members of the Helsinki The declaration stated, in part, lhat sovereign Ukraine and Poland." said Human Rigths in-the– USSR. Talyana wateh group in Ukraine. -'– - the Ukrainian and Polish people are the declaration. THE: UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER (6 '979 No. 286 Ukrainian institute holds 30th annual meeting by Ursula Г. Balaban assumed by lvanna Petrowsky. who did Bakun. Bohdan Boychuk. Orest Buk. Trofimenko. vasyl vislocky and Dr. her best to accomplish all tasks entrust– Edward Kozak. Roman llnyckyj. Dr. Yaroslav voyevidka. NEW YORK. NY. The 30th ed to her. He called the financial status Jurij Malcckyj. Dr. George l.ogush. Mr. Balaban reported that 18 new annual meeting of the Ukrainian lnsti– of the institute grave and noted that the Olena L Ncgrych. Pelahia D. Orlovsky, members had been accepted to the U1A tuie of America was held here Friday, board of directors had to meet more Leonid Pacholuk. Bohdan Rak. Dr. and that 20 more persons were candi– November 9. with some 70 members often than usual because the president. volodymyr O. Semkiv. Mark Sydorak. daies for membership. He said that the and 20 guests in attendance. Mr. Dzus, had been absent. Steven J. Skubik. Nana Sochynsky. membership committee which also The followin^,jrnembers of the board Mr. Balaban also reported that letters Olexander Suchenko and Konstantyn includes Mr. Hnateyko. Daniel Kuzyk of directors WtSttS present: Theodore of resignation were received from two Szonk-Rusych. and Yaroslav Kryshtalsky. held 10 Dzus, president; Gs'tap Balaban. vice members of the U1A board of directors. Certificates were then distributed to meetings. president and chairman of the member- Mr. Dzus and Oanicl Kane. However. those 33 members who had paid lifetime Or. Piznak then read the financial ship committeei'Dr. John O. Flis. he reported, after lengthy discussions. membership dues of Si.000. They are: report for 1978. noting that the report secretary; Or. Wt8hael Piznak, trea– Mr. 07us consented to remain on the Zcnon Babiuk. Or. Olexa Bilaniuk. Or. for 1979 had not yet been released by the surer and chairman ol the student loan board. Mr. Balaban then expressed his Myroslaw Bych. Walter Fryz, Myron public accountant. He said that the committee; Andrew Paschuk, chairman gratitude to Mr. Kane for hiscontribu– Hnateyko. Jacques Hnizdovsky. volo– yearly operating budget for the institute of the program committee: Peter An– tions to the institute. dymyr lwasiutyn. Orest Kowaliw. Lu– is about 545.000, but that the budget drusiw. chairman of the art and exhibi– in closing. Mr. Balaban thanked Mr. homyr Kuzmak. Oleh Lewytzkyj. Or. exceeds incoming funds. He reminded tion committee; Dr. Rostyslav Soehyn– Dzus for his moral and financial sup- George l.ucyshyn. Dr. Roman Ly– all members that donations to the sky. chairmaij^of the public relations port of the institute and expressed his siak. Dr. Maleckyj, Steven Marusevich. institute are tax-exempt. committee; and Walter Bacad, Joseph appreciation to the other members of Leo Мої. Mr. Pacholuk. Dr. Jaroslaw Dr. Piznak also reported on the Lesawyer and^Br. Myron Zarycky. the board for their devoted work. He Padoch. Michael Pezansky, Helen student loan fund, stating that loans in The meetMtfswas chaired by Mr. also thanked the ladies who had prepar– Prociuk. Mr. Rak. Dr. Steven Rosocha. the amount of 52.000 were made avail- Balaban. who,,in his opening remarks, ed the reception to be held after the t.ydia Savoyka. Dr. Semkiv. Dr. able to eligible applicants, and that greeted the members and guests present. meeting. Bohdan Shebunchak, Eugene Skocko, some 56,000 remained in the fund., it is He also noted the passing away during Mr. Dzus then addressed the gather– Mrs. Sochynsky, Ulana Steciuk-Cele– very unfortunate, he said, that most of the last two years of the institute's ing and thanked all the members of the vych, Mr. Suchenko, Mr. M. Sydorak, the former recipients of loans who have members and asked that the following board for their suppbrt and all partici– Wolodymyr Sydorak, Dr. Sviatoslaw , "(Continued on pace 10) be honored with a moment of silence: pants of the meeting for their atten– honorary member "Arch bishop– Met - dance. He stated that all the board ropolitan Joseph Schmondiuk: Stella members are doing their jobs to the best D7us. wife of the institute's president; of their abilities. He also noted that the New SUSTA executive sets Julian Revay. the UlA's administrative institute is short of cash and called for director; Paul Chornoma. father-in-law increased financial support. plans in motion of the president; artist Roman Mara7. The secretary. Dr. Flis. then read the Theodore Humeniuk. Or. Mykola minutes of the previous annual meeting Wacyk and Or. І ^scph l.ubchak. held on November 11. 1977. The mi– Mr. Balaban then reported on some nutcs were approved as read. of the difficulties encountered by the in his role as chairman of the mem– U!A during the last year. After the bership committee. Mr. Balaban then death of Mr. Revay, the burdensome introduced and welcomed new U1A duties of administrative director were members: Myron Bazar. Dr. Myron ШШ U.S. should exploit conflicts in USSR, says Yassar professor .11 RSEY ClTY. N..1. Conflicts mination which could unleash a torrent within the Soviet system especially ol human sentiment that will erode the nationalistic sentiment - should be foundation of the Soviet empire." used hy the United States and other Or. Loebl explained that the United Western powers to undermine the States "has a great potential over the power of the USSR, according to an Soviets, in that, unlike the Soviet article in the October 29 issue of Union, it can 'go public' with its stra– Business Week. tegic goal. That goal - promoting The article -was written bv Eugen human freedom - is consistent with Loebl. professor emeritus of economics American public opinion and with the UNA Supreme President Dr. John Flis is host to SUSTA officers Roksolana and political science at vassar College, deep-seated sentiments of masses of Stojko, president (right), and Marianna Hatala, secretary. who was director of the State Bank of people throughout the world, and it Czecho-Slovakia under the Dubcek most definitely includes support for the JERSEY ClTY, N.J. - A series of of activity by February 6, 1980, which government. fundamental concept of self-determina– mini-conferences, the continued publi– will be implemented after consultations "The West is guilty of a fundamental ,tion of peoples." cation of Prism, draft projects of with individual dubs and hromadas. error in viewing communism as mono– activity by regional vice presidents and The concept of mini-conferences lithic. History.has shown that it is not. renewed initiative for the establishment entails joint programs by several stu– and through support for sclf-determi– Post Office of an alumni association are among the dent organizations, or individual clubs, nation. the West can exploit the fissures immediate plans of the newly elected depending on the specific locations. She within the so-called 'monolith.' The assures prompt executive board of the Federation of pointed to Philadelphia as a case in underlying conflicts within the Com– Ukrainian Student Organizations in point, since there are several student munist world (particularly nationalistic delivery of Svoboda America (SUSTA), according to its units in that city. The mini-conferences conflicts) can be used to blunt the power president, Roksolana Stojko. would combine intellectual as well as of Soviet imperialism and thus reduce WASHINGTON, D.C. - The u.s. social aspects. the chances of a third world war." wrote Postal Service has assured the Ukraini– Miss Stojko, accompanied by the Miss Stojko said that the executive Dr. Loebl. an National Association that "every board's secretary Marianna Hatala, board will try to publish Prism more The suppression of nationalism with– effort will be made to ensure that paid a visit to the UNA and Svoboda frequently and thus keep closer contact in the USSR and the Eastern Woe. Svoboda is processed in a timely man– offices here Friday, November 30, less with students. pointed out Dr. Loebl. has resulted in a ner." than two weeks after their election The establishment of the alumni great deal of stress within the system. in a letter to UNA Supreme President' during SU ST A's 18th congress, in association, a project undertaken by "if the current Western policy of Dr. John O. Flis, Robert K. Jeffrey, conversations with UNA Supreme previous executive boards with no detente-appeasement were replaced by general manager of the consumer sup- President Dr. John O. Flis and Svo– success, will again be given a try, said a policy based on the inevitability and port division, said that the Newark boda and The Ukrainian Weekly edi– the SUSTA officers. They feel that validity of the self-determination of Sectional. Center manager-postmaster tors, the two SUSTA officers imparted many of the SUSTA alumni, who are peoples, there would be a tidal shift in has been requested to send a representa– some of their ideas on how to invigorate now high-level professionals and com– political sentiment throughout the tive to the UN A office to learn about the the Ukrainian student life in this coun– munity activists, would contribute to Eastern bloc. Nationalistic forces service problems and to determine a try. the invigoration of Ukrainian student throughout the Soviet Union and the remedy to the problem. As she did at the congress. Miss life in America. Eastern bloc would be immeasurably Many UNA'ers have complained to Stojko said that she intends to press Miss Stojko thanked Dr. Flis for the strengthened by this shift in Western the UNA and their local post offices other executive board members into 5250 contribution the UNA made to the policy." he wrote. about the irregular delivery of Svoboda action, to show initiative and to follow SUSTA fund. He also noted that the West "must and The Ukrainian Weekly. The UNA up on adopted plans. She said that she Dr. Flis and the editors assured the build its military strength to discourage Home Office has made numerous inter- has requested that the three regional SUSTA officers of UNA's continued Soviet adventurism" and at the same cessions with the post office about the vice-presidents - Eastern. Midwestern interest in the Ukrainian student move– time "champion the cause of self-detcr– late delivery of the two'newspapers. and Western - submit tentative plans ment. No. 286 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER i6,1979^ з Los Angeles center awards Ethnic foundation honors Judge Gonas WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Ame– S8,800 in graduate scholarships rican Ethnic Foundation has honored Judge John S. Gonas on the occasion of LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Students must have a bachelor's the 50th anniversary of his work in the Ukrainian Culture Center of Los An– degree and have been accepted for legal profession. geles has awarded 14 scholarships for graduate study in an accredited college Judge Gonas, 72, was в student of law graduate study to college students of or university. Students must be engaged at the. Chicago Law School, the John Ukrainian heritage for the 1979-80 in full-time studies' that are directed Marshall Law School and the Univer– academic year. The scholarships .are to ward's a master's degree, professional sity of Notre Dame. He served as an worth a total of S8.800. degree or doctorate. Students in under– attorney, legislator and judge in indi– The scholarship winners are: graduate colleges who have been ac– cepted for graduate work and who can ana. Jaroslaw Bilocerkowicz, Washington spend their senior year in first-year He was a candidate for public office (Seattle), Si,000; Zenovy Kwit, Penn– graduate work also are eligible to apply. 34 times, including vice president of the sylvania and the Ukrainian Free Uni– Scholarships are worth up to Si,000 United States. Judge Gonas is the only versity,' S900; George Liber, Columbia annually per student. They may be person to have served in both houses of University, S800; Zoya Kulick, UCLA, renewed at the discretion of the Ukrai– the lndiana legislature. He also served S800;. Christina Niles, UCLA, S750; nian Culture Center for a maximum of as a judge in the township, county and Marina Preussner, UCLA, S750; Mari– four years for students who maintain state courts. ka Wasylkiw, Loyola (Los Angeles), satisfactory progress towards their Judge Gonas was a justice of the S750; Alexander Kowblansky, USC, advanced degree at a school that is peace, probate-juvenile judge and chief S7S0; George Tysowsky, Minnesota, acceptable to the donor. justice in lndiana. S600; Helen Kovalenko, University of Scholarships will be awarded on the in addition to being a delegate to the Judge John S. Gonas California at Berkeley, S400; Anthony basis of scholastic achievement, finan– international Judges Congress in Brus– vanchu, Jr., University of. California recipient of honorary certificates from cial need based on individual and family sels, Belgium, Judge Gonas was invited Berkeley, S400; Boris Moczula, Seton several governors and civic associa– income and verifiable Ukrainian heri– by Dag Hammerskjold to participate Hall, S400; Paul Daniels, USC, S250; tions. tage. in the first United Nations Conference and Olya Samilenko, Michigan, S250. on Crime and Deliquency in Geneva, The certificate from the foundation, Completed applications, including signed by. Col. J.J. Sustar, executive Applications for scholarships for the supporting documents, mast besubmit– Switzerland. While serving as judge of the Juvenile vice president, stated in part: "We make 1980-81 academic year can be obtained ted to the Ukrainian Culture Center no this presentation and express our deep– by writing to the Ukrainian. Culture later than March 31, 1980. Applicants Court, Judge Gonas gained national and international recognition. est admiration and sincere thanks for all Center, 4315 Melrese Ave., Los An– who receive a scholarship will be noti– he has done for the state and nation." geles, Calif. 90029. fied during the first week of May 1980. Judge Gonas, who is the author of four books, is past president of the Judge Gonas is a member of UNA American Ethnic Foundation and the Branch 176. HUM announces courses for summer school CAMBR1DGE, Mass. - Harvard Nineteenth Century Ukraine (His– Wowtschuk re-elected town justice University's eight-week academic and tory S-1549) will be taught by Prof. extracurricular summer program in John-Paul Himka. it will cover the PUTNAM vALLEY, N.Y. - lhor Ukrainian studies will be held June 23 history of Ukrainians in the Russian Wowtschuk, a local attorney, was re- through August 15, 1980, announced and Austro-Hungarian empires from elected on November 6, to a four-year the Harvard Ukrainian Research lnsti– the late 18th to the early 20th centuries, term as Putnam valley town justice. tute. including the following topics: serfdom Mr. Wowtschuk previously served as The program includes instruction in and its abolition, the beginnings of the assistant district attorney for Putnam Ukrainian language, literature and Ukrainian revival, Shevchenko and County. He resigned this position after history as well as supplementary pre– Drahomanov, divergent paths of na– he was elected in November 1978 sentations on Ukrainian themes. tional development in absolutist Russia complete the remainder of the pre– ceding town justice's term of office. Students admitted to the program and constitutional Austria, economic will receive tuition scholarships from transformations, and Ukraine on the Judge Wowtschuk, 29, is a native of the Ukrainian Studies Fund, a non- eve of war and revolution. Yonkers, N.Y. He holds a B.A. in East profit organization that sponsors The tuition for an eight-credit pro- European history from Harvard Uni– Ukrainian studies at Harvard. Appli– gram is usually S790, but, because of a versity and is a 1975 graduate of Capital cants must enroll for eight units of subvention of the Ukrainian Studies University Law School in Columbus, credit, and scholarships are available Fund,fstudents will be required to pay Ohio. He was admitted to the New York for up to eight credits, (in some cases a S100 in the form of a four-year mem– State Bar in 1976. student may receive a scholarship for a bership in the Friends of the Harvard He is a member of the Putnam four-credit program.) Ukrainian Research institute. County Magistrates Association, and The following are the courses offered Other applicable fees are: application the Putnam County, New York County during the 1980 summer program. - S10, registration - S30, health New York State and American bar insurance (mandatory) — S20, room associations. Beginning Ukrainian (Ukrainian S– and board — S630 (includes three meals He also practices law with a private Aab, eight units) will be taught by Prof. law office in Putnam valley. lhor Wowtschuk Roman Koropeckyj. it is an intensive (Continued on page 16) course primarily for students with little or no knowledge of the Ukrainian language, and it will provide an intro– NJ. ethnics seek implementation of service prbgrams ductiontothebasicelements of Ukrai– PERTH AM BOY, N.J—"For three This will be determined at a county- The New Jersey Department of Hu– nian structure with an emphasis on months we have been hard at work wide convention which the Middlesex man Services, the administrator for speaking. Daily visits to the language uniting Polonians and Hungarians into Coalition has scheduled for early next Title XX monies and programming in laboratory and daily one-hour conver– a tightly disciplined organizational year, u - New Jersey, has defined 26 service sation sections are required. The class is framework," said Reinhold Smyczek, The public hearing will be held at categories which are eligible for either limited to 20 students. Students Whose co-spokesperson for the newly formed Perth Amboy's Pulaski Hall which is direct funding (governmental agencies placement score does not erititlerthem to organization which calls itself the located at 310 Elm St. The hearing is such as county welfare boards, district enroll in intermediate Ukrainian will be Middlesex Coalition. scheduled for Wednesday, December, offices of the New Jersey Division of assigned to this course. "Now we are urging Ukrainians, 19, beginning at 8 p.m. Youth and Family Services or other intermediate Ukrainian (Ukrainian Slovaks, Carpatho-Ruthenians, Russi– The Rev. Dr. Andrew Harsanyi, agencies of state government) or pur- S-B, four units) will include readings of ans. Serbians, Croatians, Byelorussians pastor of Carteret's Hungarian Re- chase of service., contracts with private modern authors, class discussions, oral formed Church, said as co-spokes- agencies. For 1980, 47 percent of Title reports and exercises in vocabulary and other peoples who either come from person along with Mr. Smyczek that the XX funds are scheduled for direct building, it will be taught by Prof. Oleh or derive their heritage from Eastern Middlesex Coalition has "no political services, with 53 percent scheduled for S. ilnytzkyj and will be conducted in Europe to join us as full partners, and we underline full partners," said Mr. aspirations but a host of program purchase of service contracts with Ukrainian and English. The course is private agencies. intended for students with an elemen– Smyczek, "in the tasks ahead." goals." Dr. Harsanyi cited the "unmet needs of our foreign-born senior citi– tary knowledge of Ukrainian who wish One of the objectives of the new Some Title XX services which are z.ens, the unacceptable low number of to increase their command of spoken organization is to develop multi-service purchased from private agencies; our youngsters attending Rutgers Uni– Ukrainian. The class is limited to 20 programs for senior citizens under Title ' chore services: performance of versity, and the declining vitality of students. XX. household tasks, essential shopping some of our ethnic neighborhoods." Ukrainian Literature (Ukrainian S– Mr. Smyczek of Old Bridge, N.J., when persons are unable to perform Both Mr. Smyczek and the Rev. 100. four units), to be taught by Prof. who has long served the New Jersey such tasks by themselves; Polish American Congress as president, Harsanyi agreed that the days of "the George Grabowicz, is a survey of 20xh 0 century Ukrainian poetry, prose and said that it was important for all East invisible and passive ethnic are over." companionship: to assist aged, drama, it will be conducted in Ukraini– European ethnics to join the Middlesex in fiscal 1980. New Jersey will receive blind and disabled persons to carry out an and English ahd'w ill emphasize close Coahtion now so that each nationality S9X.462.000 of federal '.monies to. fund activities of daily living and to prevent readings of major authors. Prerequisite: group will have "the same opportunity "title XX programs throughout the isolation: one year of Ukrainian or equivalent. to achieve equal hoard representation." state. (Continued on pa?f lty 6 :, ,; ,,--.„. ^^^THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DEC EMBER ie. 1979 ^^^^No. 286 SPOrUGHT ON THE UNA Still more on estate planning roinjan Weelcly in the previous two articles it was indicated that the only certain way to provide for an "instant estate" is through proper life insurance. You can lean back with the satisfaction that you have properly provided for your family's needs in the New Soviet rip-off event of your death after the insurance company has accepted your first premium check. it was stated that the life insurance for the purpose of building an estate would, Many of our people in the West receive Christmas greetings from their in most cases, be upon the life of the prime income producer in the family, relatives and friends in Ukraine, usually on cards that bear such seasonal usually the father., depictions as that of "Did Moros"ho-hoing it up in Moscow's Red Square or Consideration should also be given to whether the proceeds of the insurance re– a group of frolicking collective farmers sleighriding in the countryside. You ceivable upon the death of the father should be paid to the widow outright, or wouldn't believe a card with a religious scene to be printed in the officially whether only a part should be so paid and the other part invested in bonds or an– atheistic kingdom of the Red tsars, right? Wrong. nuities providing the family with a desired monthly income. Such cards arc printed, but apparently-for export only. The U.S. News and in addition to insuring the breadwinner of the family, the husband should also consider insuring his wife. The argument that "if she dies, Г11 still provide for the World Report has it that Christmas cards with religious themes were dumped family" ic only partially valid. This argument fails to recognize the fact that in on the British market last year, selling lor as little as 3 cents each and thus the event the wife predeceases the breadwinner, her services as housekeeper and undercutting the British manufacturers in what is a 100-million-dollar-a-ycar mother must be replaced at some cost, in addition, medical and funeral expenses business. The trouble was that in their gullibility the Soviet manufacturers and loss of her income must be met. A wife should be insured for the amount marked the cards with a "made in Russia" label. Consequently few cards were necessary to meet the above requirements so as not to force the husband into sold despite the fact that some contained such inscriptions as"May the baby financial turmoil, in the event the mother dies soon after the father, the. oldest born in Bethlehem on the first Christmas Day give you peace and joy and love child should not be forced' into a responsibility that he may not be able to cope that never passes away" and showing the Holy Mother holding the newborn with. Christ-child. Don't insure your wife for Si,000 just to get our representative out of your Well, this season the Kremlin planners smartened up and dropped the label home. Whatever functions she performs in your home will certainly cost more indicating the origin of the cards. The sales have roomed, say the British card than that to replace, if nothing more, you would lose her as; an income tax deduc– makers, and may net the Kremlin as much as S10 million. tion and it would throw you into a higher income tax bracket. Provide for that loss through adequate insurance, too. This is happenningat the very same lime that scores of believers in God. be Too obtain the most protection for the least amount of money it is reebm– they Christians or Jews, are not only barred from exercising their rights of mended that families with limited income should concentrate on certificates such prayer and worship in the USSR, but arc thrown behind bars with unabashed as term and whole life, which stress protection more than savings. To dispell any mercilcssncss. This latest example of Moscow's duplicity that amounts to an reservation you may have about excessive costs of such insurance coverage, let us unconscionable rip-off should arouse world public opinion and alert Western assume that you are 30 years of age and that you need to be insured for S 10,000: leaders to Moscow's conniving designs.

Annual Premium No periodicals at Olympics Five– Year Term (T-5) S60.20 Ten-Year Term (T– 10) 63.30 Whole Life 100.80 it appears that the 300.000 foreign visitors expected to while in the Soviet Union during the ХХІІ summer Olympic Games, as well as the participating To arrive at the net cost of such protection to you, the above premiums must be athletes, will not be able to read any Western newspapers or magasincsduring reduced by the annual dividend. their stay there. The above Fiw– і ear Term'and Ten-Year Term insurance certificates provide Roland Algrant. president of Distripress. an international concern that for payment-of face amount of insurance at death during'the term of the certift– distributes newspapers, magazines and paperbacks from some 70 countries, is cate during which term a premium is payable. being given a runaround by the Soviet authorities and the international The Whole Life insurance certificate provides for payment of the face amount Olympic Committee as regards distribution of foreign periodicals during the of the policy at death and premiums are payable during the lifetime of the Olympic Games. Quite.justly. Mr. Algrant is accusing the Soviets of violating member. the Code of the Olympic Games, the Helsinki Accords and the UNESCO The above three policies have one element in common. They all provide for the Charter, all of which were signed by the Soviet Union. His representations to highest amount of insurance protection at the lowest possible premiums. These the various government agencies of the USSR, as well as the ІОС. have been policies arc therefore ideal to the young family when family income is low but in– bureaucratieally stonewalled, with the potential upshot that the athletes and surance protection is urgently needed. the visitors will be subjected to a news blackout from home. The Whole Life certificate provides for cash surrender reserves, which can be . Mr. Algrant does not say so. but he knows, as do we all. that what Moscow cashed in or on which loans can be obtained at four-percent interest. This is prim– arily the reason for the increase in the amount of the premium'. is rc.illv afraid of is that some ol the Western periodicals would invariably fall The above are not the only classes of insurance protection afforded by the into the eager hands of Soviet citizens. And that's a no-no. Lord Killantn and Ukrainian National Association. 11" you would like to lay the groundwork for an his mollcv crew on the ІОС have vet another one of their hands. estate plan fashioned to your means, your needs and your family, telephone our Supreme Organiser Wasyl Oriehowsk) (201) 451-2200 or (212) 227-5250 and he- will instruct one of our sales representatives local! on you and help you with your plan. Do not wait. Do it today! Atid remembei, the Ukrainian National Association is not the supplemental in- surer it once was. The Ukrainian National Association can be your prime insurer, News quiz providing the bulk, if not all, ol your insurance needs, at the most reasonable pre– The ijith (tirer.t the i)iyvious , ifjliel kruiniim Wivktf. Answers miums available. tilt ajijteai' ii tilt lite next -jiti; Through your membership in the Ukrainian National Association you will proudly take your place among our fraternal membership of 87,000. You v. Hi become a part of an organization that has 543 million in assets and is 85 years 1. Which-two Ukrainian dissidents arrived ч tea Austria. old. Over 1.000 Ukiainian organisations have come into being and have dis November 30' appeared from sight and memory during this (jmc. Only the Ukrainian National 2. Who submitted .i proposal to lire !llmois House of Representatives Association continues to thrive and grou because it is continuing to fulfill its calling on the Soviet Union to release 1 cN Lukianenkd? prime function, that is, providing service to its members, to our community and 3. How many U.S. senators have-signed a letter in defenseof l.ukianenko? to the Ukrainian cause in general. 4. Who U the Ukrainian who addressed the business conference sponsored Your payment of a life insurance premium to the Ukrainian National Assoei– bv the Australian institute of Management'.' ation will give you the satisfaction that you have found and are clinging to your ' 5. Who is l,csia Hursky.' roots, that you are pan of this great Ukrainian National Association and all the f). Who presided over the installation of Archbishop !.uhachivsky as programs which it undertakes, including the publication of the newspapers metropolitan for U.S. Ukrainian Catholics? Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, aiding all Ukrainian educational and ch'arit.– 7. Whose statement on the l'NA's X5th anniversary appeared'in the able organizations, granting scholarships to students, aiding its members who are Congressional Record? in need and stimulating the Ukrainian national movement through financial aid 8. Who was Michael Yarosh? and participation of its members and officials in the movement. 9. What is the total UNA membership as of October 31? Be a part of the Ukrainian National Association! Join now! Help us celebrate 10. Who is president of the Barnard-Columbia Ukrainian Student Club? our 85th anniversary! Organizing Department

tmiicr.v in prevh.iia qui:– the. AeoeA S h,hil of l krumian Subjceir. Xciuhx 'Ячкм'Іапа St,v'ko. Інші Ггушніа:M(чтігш:'ftth-lexaiei; Rep. lhinre В. ha.vrllІЇЬ-І!,i.l.ehairmani-1tlie t.S O"T'vvX'-W (.ammpsjui-ou^-uritx ami Cimptraiiiii infyirofH–:. І до7 Str:lith: І ijibesla,v СІїі'ГіцпіІ. i'aijlsiit'^.lr,miSiirl.. the АГп. ltiul Rnnummk: t'myp Terehus:a rz П -f,?iiii fyrliiihiinijifyyomtniilee '"i human rivltt.–. ami !:milainaiialjrmfiiiin. , Read The Ukrainian Weekly ТйШ 11 UiMW'l lll'l'i Xtfr,,Ul'iMMC : No. 286', .^л^ ,- 'i-'-'.-–^ ^,,y - „4'THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER іб, 1979^^^,;.;;;..^w 7

He has traveled extensively to many " Since 1948 he has testified almost "Our Man in Washington" countries - West Germany, ltaly, every year on subjects related to Spain, France, Belgium, the Nether- Ukraine. And each year Congressional Remarks of Dr. Waller DusKhyck. editor of The Ukrainian Quarterly, at the lands, Great Britain, Canada, Mexico, reprints on the captive nations are testimonial dinner in honor of Prof. Lev E. Dobriansky. president of the UCCA, Portugal, Tunisia, Greece, lsrael, Cyp– distributed globally, with the focus on on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his presidency of the UCCA. held rus, Turkey, iraq, lran, Pakistan, lndia, Ukraine, the largest non-Russian Saturday. December 8. at tht "Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Taiwan, Okinawa, Hong Kong, the nation in the USSR. Philippines, Korea, vietnam, Thailand Prof. Dobriansky's most important We have come here today to honor dent of the American Council for World and Japan. contribution to making Ukraine known "Our Man in Washington" - an emi– Freedom, and consultant to the De– Prof. Dobriansky's inculcation in not only by his writing but also by his nent scholar, author, lecturer, political partment of State; he has lectured at the pragmatic policy was his ability to blend leader, patriot and man. Naval War College, the National War Ukrainian history, culture and ethnic heritage came from his immigrant the interest of the United States with the We are honoring Prof. Lev E. Dobri– College, the Armed Services Staff cause of a free Ukraine and all other an?ky. our colleague, the son of Ukrai– College, the University of Formosa and parents, especially from his father who was ь school teacher before coming to enslaved nations in the Soviet Union, nian emigrant parents, who was born others. even though some U.S. policy-makers and grew up on Manhattan's East Side During President Nixon's first term. America prior to World War 1, and also here in the United States. are convinced that the preservation of and rose to prominence in Ukrainian, Prof. Dobriansky was offered the U.S. the monstrous Soviet Russian stave American and international circles. We ambassadorship to Chad, Africa, and Leo's teen years were spent in the empire is in the national interest of are honoring him for his steadfast belief President Gerald Ford had offered him Ukrainian environment around St. America. in the basic principles of humanism and an important position in the U.S. George's Ukrainian. Catholic. Church But perhaps the best compliment the national and human rights of every Commerce Department, both of which there. The rest came from his keen and paid to Prof. Dobriansky for his activi– human being, of every group, of every he declined. eager mind and his sense of justice -a ties and writings comes from the least people and nation. Since 1948 Dr. Dobriansky has justice which he believed was denied the expected quarter'-then Soviet govern– Leo Dobriansky was educated at appeared many times before various Ukrainian people. ment itself. New York University and at Fordham U.S. Senate and House of Representa– in 1946 he became associated with the Few Americans, except those directly University. He first taught at NYU, but tives committees, offering valuable late Prof. Nicholas Chubaty, founder involved in the policies, relating to the since 1952 he has been associated with testimony on genocide, trade with the and first editor of The Ukrainian USSR, know that the Soviet go– Georgetown University, initially as USSR, immigration policy, cultural Quarterly, with which Prof. Dobrian– vernment and its puppets in Ukraine assistant professor of economics, then exchange with the USSR and its Com– sky is associated' to this day, writing have been waging ideological warfare associate professor and finally as a full- munist satellites, U.S. broadcasting to incisive articles and book reviews and against Americans of Ukrainian descent fledged professor, the position he holds the captive nations behind the iron the informative Ucrainica. for decades, in the Soviet Ukrainian- today. Prof. Dobriansky has been for Curtain, the re-establishment of the language press, books;'pamphlets and many years director of the institute of Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic in 1949 he was elected president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of over the radio, Ukrainian Americans Comparative Political Systems at Churches in Ukraine, and so on. are assailed, attacked and denounced as Georgetown University, and chairman America, and was re-elected to the same But perhaps the greatest field of Prof. post at the eight consecutive congresses "traitors," "sell-outs" and "minions" of of the Ukrainian Catholic Studies American "imperialists." ' Foundation. Dobriansky's activity has been his of this Ukrainian American repre– writing - his enlightening books, in one brochure, titled "in the Back- His honors include a long list of sentative body. articles, pamphlets and essays. Again — yard of History" by one v. ivanenko, awards, medals and honorary degrees, From the Ukrainian viewpoint. Dr. they are too numerous to be cited here, Prot. Dobriansky is described as a including an honorary Ph.D; from the Dobriansky earned the eternal grati– but some ought to be mentioned, such "servant of special U.S. services," an Ukrainian Free University in Munich; tude of Ukrainians everywhere because as "veblenism: A New Critique," "The opponent of U.S. policy toward the the vigilant Patriot Recognition of the significant and historic contribu– Free Trade ideal," "Decisions for a Soviet Union, an advocate of "internal Award; the Hungarian Freedom tions he made toward better under- Better America," "The Crimes of Khru– interference" in Soviet affairs, and an Fighters Award; the Freedom Academy standing of Ukraine by Americans and shchev," "Europe's Freedom Fighter: "enemy of peace," that is, Pax Sovietica. Award, Seoul, Korea; the Distin– others ' І - "' -' Taras Shevchenko," "The vulnerable guished Service Medal, U.S,,A.R. (he is І ' He authored the Captive Nations But today we are honoring Prof. Russians," "The Captive Nations a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve); Week Resolution, which became the Dobriansky for his dedication to the Movement," and "U.S.A. and the Outstanding Educator of the Year; the law of the land, by virtue of which cause of universal freedom and espccial– Soviet Myth." He has contributed to Shevchenko F.eedom Award, and Ukraine is incorporated in American ly the cause of Ukraine. such studies as "Nationalism in the many others - too numerous to men– laws; For over 30 years, he has been "Our USSR and Eastern Europe," "Ukraine ф tion here. The same is true concerning the Man in Washington," where he im– in a Changing World" and many others. Prof. Dobriansky has been consul– Shevchenko Monument Resolution; parted his knowledge, his beliefs and his tant and advisor to a great number of counsel to many of our policy-makers, Furthermore, Prof. Dobriansky has , ' Since 1952 he has written all whether they wanted them or not. well-known American official and authored such congressional resolu– Republican Party platform planks on private institutions, including the U.S. tions as the Captive Nations Week captive nations, in 1964 Ukraine was We are honoring him for his untiring information Agency (USlA);- he was Resolution (Public Law 86-90) and the mentioned with other captive nations, efforts on behalf of our captive brothers appointed by President Richard Nixon Shevchenko Monument Resolution and this plank was incorporated in the and sisters in Ukraine, and for his to the National Commission on World (Public Law 86-749), and he has contri– foreign policy plans of a major Ameri– dedication to the highest principles of Population; he was a three-term presi– buted to other resolutions. can political party. 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The last five notes were issued be– Russian government before and during Money of Ukraine, 1917-1920 tween April and October 1919 by the World War 1; diverse armies in and near third government of Ukraine, the Direc– Ukraine, and towns and counties which The article below was excerpted from On March І, 1918, a change of tory of the Ukrainian National Re- issued "local money." All these totaled "Paper Money of Ukraine. 1917-1920." monetary units occurred. The new one, public, with Symon Petliura (1879- an estimated 30 billion karbovantsi. a history by the late Prof. Mykola valued at one half the karbovantsi, was 1926) as chief of state and commander– The exchange value of one Ukrainian Hnatyshak published in 1973 by the called the hryvnia; its 1 -100 was called in-chief. karbovanets then was one Russian Ukrainian Museum Archives in Cleve– shah. These notes were: five printed in ruble or 2.54 Austrian crowns or 2.16 land. Ohio, it appeared in a recent issue The new monarchist government of Stanyslaviv in the spring of 1919, and German marks. of Coin World. Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky (1873- 10, 25, 100 and 250 karbovantsi printed The karbovanets, hryvnia and shah 1945). between July and October 1918 in Kamianets Podilsky in the summer were accepted and trusted by the pop– The karbovanets was chosen as the issued; (1) five shah denominations: 10, and autumn in 1919. The sum issue of ulation equally with any other currency. monetary unit by the first government 20, 30, 40 and 50 (coin replacement); the Directory was 670 million karbo– They also had outstanding artistic value of Ukraine, the General Secretariat, (2) four promissory notes for 50, 100, vantsi. because of the highly qualified designers headed by volodymyr vynnychenko, 200 and 1,000 hryvni (on 3.6 percent Among the 24 banknotes only the and engravers employed. Twelve bills (1880-1951). which in turn was elected interest for four years); (3) six hryvnia first three and the five coin replace– were designed by Prof. Yuriy Narbut by the national assembly, the Central notes: two. 10, 100, 500, 1,000 and ments were without watermarks. The (1886-1920), a master of graphic art and Radn presided over by historian Mi– 2,000. lack of watermarks facilitated forgeries also president of the Ukrainian Aca– chael Hrush'evsky (1866-1934). The promissory notes and six new artd burdened the treasury. However, demy of Arts in Kiev. On January 5. 1918. it put into banknotes were printed at the Govern– more damage was done by Ukraine's The other designers of two bills each circulation the first bill of the new ment Printing Office in Berlin. The enemies: the Red Bolsheviks from the were Alexander Krasovsky, lvan Mo– Republic, the 100-kartbovanets bank remaining 14 notes, printed in Ukraine, North and the White Russian monar– zalcvsky, Borys Romanovsky, Wasyl note, with inscriptions in Ukrainian, were as follows: seven in the city of chists from the south. Krychevsky Sr. and Hryhir Zolotov Russian, Polish and Yiddish. One Kiev, one in Kiev and Odessa concur– Having occupied cities where bills each designed one. (Designers of two karbovanets was declared equal to rently, one in Kiev and Kamianets had been printed, both factions printed other bills are unknown.) Podilsky (a year apart), four in Ka– Ukrainian money with requisitioned 17.424 doli or parts of fine gold (one in 1920, the Directory sent two more dolia equals 0.044 gram). mianets Podilsky and one in Stany– original plates. The Ukrainian govern– slaviv. ment declared thse illegal bills counter– designs by Prof. Narbut to the Govern– Although the government had no On May 9, 1918, the hetman ordered feit and took them out of circulation by ment Printing Office in vienna for gold as a standard for Ukrainian cur– the reversal of the monetary unit back cutting out the signature of the director 50 and 100 hryvnl Although proof sheets are known to exist, the notes were rency. nevertheless, it commissioned the to the karbovanets. in November of of the Ukrainian Government Bank. never issued due to military defeat. Ukrainian Government Bank to esta– that year the Government Bank in Kiev The right to issue notes was reserved blish a new currency without gold і issue^ the J9th banknote, for 1.000 only for the Ukrainian Government The country expense budget for 1918 backing. ; 1 tS Л .' '' " VM " . "1 'karbovantsi: in all. lfie hetmanate , Bank in Kiev. was confirmed by the Labor Congress, hi April 1918. two more notes. 25 government issued 16 paper money ' Other bills circulating in Ukraine at in the amount of 5,346,735,000 karbo– t and. 50 itarJ?ftvAntsi;w.ere. issued", c sr: - - notes, totalling205 million kaibovaTHsi.'і th^-tHHtHrtfr^-trbs^4Mfced'by''tne' venter:'' '" - ' - THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. DECEMBER іб, 1979 No. 286 Karavanskys taste freedom in London

Along with other Ukrainians, the Karavanskys dome Oresta AM CO ltd. lor the "Smoloskyp" Ukrainian information Service ГкгаІПІаП political prisoners Outside the Soviet Y. Sviatoslav and Nina Strokata Karavansky arc met by Ukrainian children at London's Heathrow international Airport.

Above, Nina Strokata Karavansky is greeted with the traditional bread and salt at the head- quarters of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain: top right, she reads the latest memo– randum of the Kiev Helsinki group at a meeting with the Ukrainian community; right. Ukrain– ians of Great Britain as they greeted the Karavanskys at Heathrow Airport. - No. 286 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER i6,1979 as they arrive in the West ...and Washington, D.C.

: " "Smotoskyp– istrale in defense of At Dulles international Airport the Karavanskys are warmly greeted by ibassv in London. Nadia Svitlychna, Raisa Moroz and Petro Grigorenko. "The world must know about persecution" Opening statement for the press by Nina Strokata and culminating in the creation in 1976 of the Ukrainian Public- Sviatoslav Karavansky during the press conference at the Group to Promote the implementation of the Helsinki National Press Building in Washington. D.C, on Wednes– Accords. day. December 12. Seeing in the Ukrainian Helsinki group the rebirth of the БИВМШНУ Ukrainian national liberation spirit, the Soviet machine ol First of all we must thank all those good people and all repression directed its entire arsenal against this tiny group ol organizations that took part in campaigns in our defense and patriots. To date more than 10 members of the group have 18АНСШХ thus helped secure our coming to the West. We would been arrested, yet the group has not been liquidated and especially like to thank the Ukrainian community throughout continues its activity. New members continue to join the the world. Amnesty international and microbiologists of the group and it continues to put out new documents. United States and other countries. in 1917-1918, Ukraine, our motherland, experienced a mighty revolutionary upheaval. The Ukrainian people chose to secede from the Russian Empire. But the Leninist regime in At present we have made it our goal to help counter the Moscow sent its armies into Ukraine and it became an global disinformation that is being spread throughout the occupied country. What took place in Ukraine from 1918 to world by the Soviet organs of mass propaganda. 1941 can be described in one word genocide. Exactly the Why have we set such a goal? Because everyone who has same kind of genocide that the world is witnessing now in suffered repression and persecution must tell the world about Cambodia, took place in Ukraine. During that period, the it. This is especially true of those who have been repressed by Ukrainian clergy, intelligentsia, writers, scientists and many regimes that proclaim themselves to be progressive, in fact, ordinary people were liquidated - 10 million people in all. regarding human rights and freedoms, these "progressive" The "Red broom" that swept through Ukraine spared only regimes are nothing but fascist regimes. And everyone who those who unconditionally surrendered to the barbaric- has become convinced ol this must explain this paradox to all regime and helped the Bolsheviks destroy the Ukrainian those who could become victims of their ignorance. national spirit. This ignorance is the result of the global disinformation From 1941 to 1951 Ukraine lived through yet another that has become a tool of state policy of totalitarian period of the struggle for national liberation, a struggle Communist regimes. fought simultaneously against two occupying forces, the We arc convinced thai the global disinformation that i: Germans and the Soviets. being spread throughput the world is a crime against The Ukrainian national liberation movement proved to be humanity and violates the spirit of the Helsinki Accords, it the most effective resistance movement opposing the Soviet promotes the creation ol myths that conceal the truth about totalitarian regime. That is vs hy lhe occupiers destroyed with the situation of people who inhabit great areas of the world such savage hatred everything that could give support to this and masks the real designs adopted by totalitarian states. resistance. Moscow was forced to deploy huge concentrations These myths disorient large masses of humanity on the planet. of troops in those areas where the Ukrainian insurgent Army as well as statesmen who must know the truth in order to be (UPA) operated. Hundreds of thousands of the insurgents able effectively to protect their peoples, their nations' were exiled or sent to concentration camps. The leadership of independence and spiritual ideals. the movement was mercilessly executed. Tens of thousands of Precisely because the Ukrainian movement in defense of Ukrainians lied abroad. , rights serves to countei this global disinformation. Moscow's After the war the totalitarian regime in the Kremlin grew hegemonism sees in this movement its most bitter enemy. stronger and more arrogant, it began to dictate its terms not This is why, in addressing world public opinion, we call only to Ukraine and other captive nations but to the entire upon all who defend human rights and the national rights of world as well. peoples to add their voices to the voices of those who,despite Yet the Kremlin was unable to suppress the Ukrainian all repressions, dare to oppose the phenomenon of global spirit of resistance. A new generation of Ukrainians grew up; disinformation on the part of authoritarian regimes, of the 1960s and the 1970s saw. a rebirth of .national spirit^'. .regimes built от a foundation of prisons. ю THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER i6.1979^^^^^ - .v„.--:-– -^--?– ,iNo. 286

"urgent" by the U.S. immigration and citizenship by contacting the Soviet Ukrainian... State Department... Naturalization Service, in this situa– consulate, filling out the appropriate tion, the Karavanskys might have to go forms and paying a fee of S96. (Continued from page 4) (Continued from pat' D through normal channels and wait Mr. Burns also provided additional already completed their education and the new law. However, even in such several months before being allowed to information about U.S. Attorney Gen– hold jobs do not, as a rule, repay their cases. Mr. Burns continued, the United settle in the United States, said the State eral Benjamin Civiletti's statement loans. States has'a written guarantee from the Department representative. concerning the Soviet pledge of cooper– Mr. Paschuk. chairman, reported on Soviets that every American tourist At the time of Mr. Burns's remarks, ation in uncovering war criminals the work of the program committee traveling with an American passport the Karavansky case had not yet been residing in the United States. which is composed of lrene Stecura, and a Soviet tourist visa, will be able to decided by the 1NS. On Monday, As was reported earlier, this issue was llona Sochynsky-Shyprykevich, Dr. return to the United States before the December 10, the U.S. government raised at the previous meeting of the Zarycky, Demetrius Horbay and Mr. expiration of his visa, regardless of decided to grant the Karavanskys UCCA executive board by Dr. John O. llnyckyj. He said that the institute was whether or not lie may be considered a refugee visas which give them the right His. A delegation of lawyers, composed the site of 90 programs since the last Soviet citizen under the new Soviet to settle permanently in the United of Drs. Flis, Askold Lozynskyj, George annual meeting and paid tribute in his citizenship law. States. Stepanenko and John Shandor, met report to the founder of the institute. in reference to the Soviet citizenship with Justice Department officials in in strongly recommending that ef– Washington, D.C., on December 7 to William Dzus. forts to help Soviet dissidents and law, Mr. Burns also said that U.S. Prof. Apdrusiw, who heads the art citizens should remember that while discuss this matter. Dr. Lozynskyj emigres be coordinated. Mr. Burns delivered a report about the meeting. and exhibition committee, reminded cited the case of Sviatoslav and Nina traveling in the USSR they are subject the participants of the many fine art to Soviet laws. This also applies to Among the other items on the agenda Strokata Karavansky, who arrived in of the December 8, UCCA executive shows held at the institute, including the vienna, Austria, on November 30 and diplomats, he noted, with the exception current one^rhan show by Mr. Hniz– that a diplomat would immediately be board meeting chaired by Msgr. Robert then traveled to London, England, Moskal, executive vice president, were: dovsky. He also thanked the members where they attempted to settle the expelled from the USSR, while a nor– of the comrnittee, Arcadia Olenska– mal citizen might be held accountable reading of the minutes by lgnatius matter of their permanent residency in Billynsky. secretary; report by Dr. Lev Petryshyn, ^viatoslav Hordynsky, the United States. before the Soviet courts. Messrs. Fryzahd Hnizdovskyand Mrs. Thus far, there have been only two or Dobriansky, president; financial report Petrowsky, for their cooperation. The first mistake in the Karavanskys' three cases of such detention, probably by Ulana Diachuk, treasurer, who case, noted Mr. Burns, was that they in connection with illegal trade (in proposed a budget of 1245,000 for 1980; Last to deliver his report was Dr. should have been advised to go to the drugs); usually, Mr. Burns said, ordin– and a report by Mr. Bazarko on the Sochynsky, chairman of the public U.S. Embassy in vienna and ask for ary citizens with U.S. tourist passports program of the testimonial banquet for relations committee. He said that political asylum in the United States are put on an airplane and "expelled." Dr. Dobriansky which was held that during the last two years the Ukrainian immediately upon arrival in vienna. For certainty's sake, Mr. Burns said, evening. community was kept informed of all Because the Karavanskys did not do American citizens who fall under the U1A activities through reports and this, and instead stayed in Austria for a categories noted in the Soviet citizen- A story about the meeting with. press releases. He noted that a lengthy while and then journeyed to England, ship law and plan to visit the USSR, Justice Department officials appears article written on the occasion of the their case was no longer considered may formally renounce their Soviet elsewhere in this issue.' 30th anniversary of the institute was published in Ukrainian in Svoboda and forced and 1 was forced to leave along in English by The Ukrainian Weekly. another." she continued. "The fricndli– Karavanskys... with her," said Mr. Karavansky. Dr. Sochynsky had authored the Ukrai– ness, politeness, kindness are just some (Continued from page 2) nian article, while Mrs. Balaban had Being in the West less than a week at of the impressions that we have of our prepared the English version. USSR. She said that she was forced to the time of the interview, the Karavan– first steps in the Western world." leave her native Ukraine when she was skys said that freedom and the warmth He also reported that an illustrated of Westerners made the biggest impres– Mr. Karavansky said that he and his arrested, in 1972 and she. does not feel wife are amazed by' certain peculiari– booklet afeobMie"' UlKHslo'be publish– that she was leaving a native land. sion on them. ed in the near future. Other members of "Without a doubt, there have been ties of the" Western way of life. He "We view our current departure as a specifically pointed to the well-ordered the public relations committee are departure from the Soviet Union. And many unexpected impressions and Messrs. Lesawyer and Boychuk, Dr. unexpected feelings. І would like to say lifestyle and the abundance of consumer we eagerly left the Soviet Union." said goods. Walter Dushnyck, Jurij Tarnawskyand Mrs. Karavansky. that we have landed in another world, in Mrs. Balaban. another time period," said Mrs. Kara– "That (the USSR) is a world of Her husband added that their em igra– poverty and this is a world of well- tion was also a forced one because the vansky. "1 will say this, you can feel that The last item on the meeting's agenda you are indeed in the free world." being, that is to say, prosperity," he said was the election of four new members to Soviet authorities threatened Mrs. uttering the last word in English. the U1A board of directors. The three Karavansky with another arrest if she Mr. Karavansky"s comments about the West centered on the human rights Mr. Karavansky also took a moment directors whose terms had expired, did not cease her activities. to compliment the work of the couple's Messrs. Dzus and Paschuk and Dr. "There is another aspect here which campaigns. He said that in the Soviet Union people have an incomplete translator Bohdan Nahaylo of Amnesty Piznak, consented to stay on for Nina forgot and that is that she was international. Mr. Karavansky said another three-year term of office. Dr. warned that if she did not cease her perception of the West. They did lack information on the magnitude of the that he is a "sincere, young Ukrainian Padoch was elected to the board in activities, then she would be arrested. patriot." place of Mr. Kane, who had resigned. Therefore, she was faced with a di– human rights campaigns in the free world, he said. Mrs. Karavansky emphasized that lemma, emigrate or be imprisoned, in the warmth of Ukrainians in the West A reception was held after adjourn– "We did not realize the extent of the other words, this was forced upon us on toward them has made them feel very ment of the meeting. campaigns in defense of us which were the basis of a threat of arrest — she was much at home. organized by such groups as Amnesty international and 'Smoloskyp,'" said "in vienna we were greeted by Ukrai– Wakulenko publishes Mr. Karavansky, citing several actions nians, who at different times left the NJ. ethnics... in their behalf, "We had absolutely no native land for different reasons and now live in different regions of the (Continued from page 5) second book on knowledge of the scope of the cam– paigns." world. They embellished the first few ' day care for adults: enhancement South Pacific days of our emigration. They embellish– "1 want to add that this is a world in ed it to such a point that we no longer of health or social and emotional well- ADELA1DE, Australia. - Philip which people are friendly to one being through companionship, skill feel that we are emigrants," said Mrs. Wakulenko recently authored another Karavansky. "it seems that we will have development, health and nutrition- book about the land and inhabitants of related education and recreational to discard notions such as a foreign the South Pacific. "Papua New Cite professor land, because in this, not ours and no activities; Guinea" is the title of his latest m at Penn State longer foreign, but free land, we feel day care for children; Ukrainian-language book. good." ' home delivered meals: providing The 48-page, hard-cover book con- STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - President Mr. Karavansky. a poet, translator nourishing meals to the homes of aged tains many color and black and white John W. Oswald of Pennsylvania State and literary critic, said that he hopes to persons who are unable to obtain or photographs, illustrations and maps. University, in his annual report, accept the offer extended to him by prepare meals; Pictured are the people, flora and fauna brought to the attention of the trustees Harvard University to deliver three of Papua New Guinea. ' homemaker-home health services; activities and awards of various faculty lectures there as well as the offer by the Mr. Wakulenko is also the author of ' multi-service programs for the members in this period. University of Alberta in Edmonton. aged: a program designed to assist older "Among the Corals," a Ukrainian- Over 20 members of the faculty from "in the free world, if 1 am not able to persons to achieve or maintain self- language book about the creatures that among 3,000 professors were re- work intellectually, then 1 will work sufficiency and to enable them to inhabit Australia's coral reefs. cognized by president Oswald, among physically, even by collecting garbage, remain in their own homes; Both books can be ordered by writing them Dr. Wasyl O. Luciw for his to Ukrainian Australiana Publishers. visiting professorship during the sum– but 1 will live under free skies, where І ' protective services for adults: will be able to talk freely and to express services to adults who are unable to P.O. Box 309. Magill. 5072 Sth.. Aus– mers of 1978 and 1979 at the Ukraini– tralia. an Free. University. my opinions freely, in the free world І protect their own interests; will do everything that is allowed, so ' recreational services: arts, crafts long as 1 will be able to remain in the and other cultural activities to promote TO ALL UNA MEMBERS free world," said Mr. Karavansky. companionship and socialization: Please be reminded that dues for UNA insurance certificates At the conclusion of the interview, ' transportation: arranging or pro– are payable on the first day of the month when due. Please Mr. Karavansky said that he and his viding transportation to and from other pay the designated amount not later thai; the 25th of that wife feel that the World Congress of service and,or community' resources month. ^'.'^.-ЧУ Free Ukrainians is the albembracive, ' when transportation is not a part of the representative Organization df all other services. UNA HOME 0FF1CE Ukrainians in the free world. '' No. 2X6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. DECEMBER іб, 1979 11 Nowytski goes underground in new documentary film Slavko Nowytski, noted Ukrainian teams are among its many visitors from from tornadoes and other calamities of came to the Twin Cities with his wife filmmaker, has gone literally under- the media. nature. One scene shows in stark clarity eight years ago. ground in his new documentary film it's the Pat. Clark-lmogene Nelson an approaching tornado and another Slavko and his wife Nadia share a "Grass on the Roof." Пе 2S-minute home, located near River Falls. Wis. it scene shows the whirling tip of the Ukrainian heritage that played an movie, a "Hollywood entertainment- has sculptured foam walls and 14-foot– funnel so close that movement caused important part in his most honored film approach" to underground living, high ceilings and, on Піт at least, kept by it can be seen in the foreground. film, called "Pysanka: The Ukrainian had its premiere Monday, December reminding me of those fabulous settings These two scenes weren't shot cspc– Easter Egg," which has won eight major 10, in the St. Paul Arts and Science in "Journey to the Center of the Earth." cially for the movie, it's footage secured awards. Slavko notes: "We were one of the last to win an award from lran." Center auditorium, according to Noel Except that this place is real, and from the National Severe Storms La– Bredahl of the St. Paul Dispatch, who lived in. and it looked like this before boratory. "The person who shot it is Although Mr. Nowytski has made described the film in an advance article anyone ever thought of making a movie probably dead," Mr. Nowytski com– mented. feature-length documentaries, he has published by the paper in its December therer yet to achieve his ambition of making a 6 edition. Below is the text of the article. The movie features Hannah Donsker Nowytski made "Grass on the Roof" feature-length theatrical entertainment as the aunt and John Biscilia as the through his Filmart Productions, based film. But he has plans for one. in fact, it's a documentary, made for the nephew - both local professional at 199 E. Annapolis St.. West St. Paul. the script's already written, by Bclville, University of Minnesota Underground actors with a special Лаіг for comedy - A native of Ukraine who grew up in with whom he worked on "Grass on the Space Center, a world leader in under- who make the witty script by Lance Canada, Mr. Nowytski has known he Roof." ground space research, which is trying Bclville sparkle. wanted to direct films sinde he was 10 The movie, an adventure story, is set to inform the public about the economic years old. Now 41, he's been making Director Nowytski has added some films for 16years -the last eight in the in Brazil. Mr. Nowytski's prospectus for advantages and the comfort and desir– purely visual delights too. Probably the Twin Cities. potential investors indicates that he has ability of what it calls "earth-sheltered most memorable occurs when the movie French actor Jean-Pierre. Cassel and housing." begins showing the viewer other under- As an undergraduate at Columbia Brazilian actress Sonia Braga ("Dona ground structures, including the new University, he made a science film with Flor and'Her Two Husbands") in mind But this is not just another boring Nobel Prize winning biologist Andrew educational Піт. Scward West Townhouscs (12 units) for the leading roles. along 1-94 in Minneapolis. Huxley. it's done as a lightheaded story of a By a fluke, Mr. Nowytski's first He'll be flying off to Hollywood the man who inherits an underground Through time-lapse photography, six filmmaking job after college was as an day after "Grass on the Roof" opens to house, which neighbors regard as a months of construction is compressed editor cutting news film for CBS in New continue production arrangements. "molehill." from an aunt they consider into 10 seconds, giving the viewer a York. Being the newest man on the "Grass on the Roof," will be available eccentric. By movie'send. the aunt (who breathtaking sensation...as well as a staff, he was working the midnight shift to groups and organizations through appears throughout as a sec-through fairly good idea how this unusual when the Newark riots broke out and the Underground Space Center. Future ghost) will be regarded by most viewers project took shape. CBS had the only ТУ photographers on availability via television and on loan as delightful and the house, palatial. The sequence was created by Nowy– the scene. "1 was the only editor in New through libraries is anticipated. The An actual underground house in the tski's director of photography, Tom York handling that event. Executives project was partially funded by Control Twin Cities area was used - a private Ramsay. were all there, and they were shaking... Data Corp., which has an underground home that producer-director Nowytski There's another spectacular sequence After that, they trusted me completely." building of its own, for offices and says is "the most-photographed under- when the movie emphasizes that under- Mr. Nowytski remembers, and he engineering workspace, along 1-94 in St. ground house in the world." CBS News ground homes are immune to danger remained with CBS four more years. He Paul. "Our Man".. To air Ukrainian Christmas program in Lehigh valley (Continued Гпия раде 7) justice, equality and freedom not only for Ukraine, but for the other down- trodden peoples who had the misfor– tune to fall under Soviet Russian misrule. Next year the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America will observe the 40th annviersary of its founding in 1940. During 30 years of these four decades. Prof. Dobriansky led this organization into the mainstream of American public life. We do not know who wifi be chosen to lead the UCCA at our next congress in October 1980. but regardless of what happens then, wc trust that Prof. Dobriansky will continue to be "Our Man in Washington" for as long as he wishes nnd as long as he is able to perform his invaluable services for the benefit of America and for the cause of freedom ;ip.d the independence of І kr;iint.

Slate registration dates at Manor ,HAKlMOWv. Pa. Registration lor pan-lime students at Manor Junior College will he held Tuesday. December S. at 11 a.m. in the cafeteria. Manor Junior College for Women, at A program depicting Ukrainian Christmas customs and traditions will be televised in Lehigh valley. Pa., Monday, December Fox Chase Road and Forrest Avenue 17, at 8:30 p.m. by Channel 4. The program, hosted by Rita Rumcr, was prepared by Marta Fedoriw of the Ukrainian National here, oilers assoeiate degrees in liberal Women's League of America. Photo above shows Miss Rumer (seated, left) and Mrs. Fedoriw (seated, center) with youngsters arts and career-oriented programs ш who participated in the program, during its taping. The children are: Katria Korzeniowski, Lilia Kozicky. Motria Fedoriw. business, which includes court report– Roman Kindrachuk. Luka Korzeniowski. Larissa Kozicky. Marko Kipa. Yera and Yasyl Lidkevych. Markian Fedoriv. ing. executive secretarial, legal secre– Stefan and Donia Hhnsky and Pavlo Korzeniowski. taiial. business administration; allied health, which includes dental assisting, medical assisting and medical lab technology: and programs in the sci– if you are a smart youth enccs. Coed evening class registration is scheduled lor Januan 3. X and 10. your place is in Soyuz Second semester classes begin January 9 for day students and January 15 lot evenin;' stlldcolw., ;-'–. 4-'' -.' УЄІЖ'ІФЄІЯЯЯІЇІІЯЯ^^ 12 . THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. DECEMBER 16.1979 ^ - "' ,.;L,„-„,,No. 286 1 President's corner Karavanskys arrive... (Continued from pace 1) which the Kremlin hopes to fool the 0 it appears that so far branch presidents are outdistancing branch world and to have an extra vote in the 1 treasurers in the current membership drive. was organized by the Ukrainian Na– United Nations. He added that he does tional information Service. У The result of our organizing effort from November І, 1979, as compared to not think that the opening of the U.S. The Ukrainian dissident couple was і our treasurers, is as follows: Consulate in Kiev will change the in troduced by Mr. Nesterczuk on character of the government in Ukraine. behalf of the UN1S. introductory in reply to a question about whether President Branc No. of members remarks were also made by Dr. Andrew Zwarun of the Helsinki Guarantees for or not Ukrainians in Ukraine want Ukraine. Committee. Translating the independence, Mrs. Karavansky said ivan Jaremczuk 361 3 Karavanskys' Ukrainian language re- that "Ukrainian's in the native land feel lvan Choma 293 2 marks was Prof. Albert Kipa of Muh– that same way about this matter as does John O. Flis 267 3 lenberg College, president of the Allen- the entire Ukrainian emigre community Stephen Kuropas 423 2 town UCCA branch. in the free world." However, she added, Wolodymyr Diachuk 134 in their prepared statement, the any talk about independence in Ukraine Wolodymyr Matla 79 Karavanskys traced the Ukrainian is brutally crushed by the KGB. Wasyl Kolinko 45 people's effort to win independence For that,reason, continued Mrs. Catherine Whitehead 47 John Sveth 140 from World War 1 to the present. They Karavansky, the documents by the Michael Zakorczeny 167 said that the 1960s and the 1970s "saw a Ukrainian Helsinki group must be rebirth of public spirit, culminating in written ip such manner so they do not Michael Soldan 194 Michael Mischuk 481 the creation of the Ukrainian Public provoke reprisals from the secret police. Maria Fedak 112 Group to Promote the implementation This is something that the Ukrainians in Wasyl Sharwan 127 of the Helsinki Accords." the free world must understand, said Mrs. Karavansky. Michael Shpontak 204 Speaking about the global disinfor– mation spread by the Soviet govern– Mrs. Karavansky said that the Soviet George Cehelsky 368 ment, the Karavanskys said: "Precisely government is particularly severe in its Frank Kylsa 100 because the Ukrainian movement in treatment of religious believers, especi– Andrij hvaniuk 106 defense of rights serves to counter this ally Russian women. She said that Mykola Rakush 368 global disinformation, Moscow's hege– prison officials confiscate Bibles, Gos– monism sees in this movement its pels and even photos of Pope John Paul bitterest enemy." 11. Treasurer (The full text of their statement The Karavanskys concurred that the appears on page 9.) repressions in Ukraine do not scare lvan Dankiwskyj 375 Before answering questions, the Ukrainians as is evidenced by the Olga Oseredchuk 37 Karavanskys thanked the Ukrainian increasing number of persons who have Ulana M. Diachuk 134 community in the free world, Amnesty joined the Ukrainian Helsinki group. international and the American Associ– Mr. Karavansky said that he and his ation of Microbiologists for the work wife will do their utmost to dispel We invite other presidents and treasurers to take part in this contest. Let they did in securing their immigration certain Soviet myths which have been every branch president and treasurer be counted. to the West. circulating in the West. Among them The Karavanskys said that Ukraini– are, he said, the myths about resolving ans constitute over 50 percent of the the nationalities question, about Soviet prison population in the USSR. They quest for peace and about religious and said that initially Ukrainian political social equality in the USSR. too о о о oooooo оооооовФФоо-oeooooooooeoi prisoners were terrorized and brutalized Mrs. Karavansky underlined that by the guards, which resulted in many Russification in the Soviet Union is strikes in Norilsk, vorkuta and other more intense today than during any FIRST UKRAINIAN RECORD OF concentration camp sites. time in the past. She said that all non- The Ukrainian dissident couple said Russians nations are experiencing some that the KGB executed 800 Ukrainian form of Russification. political prisoners in Norilsk as a result That evening a reception was held of the strikes and in Kingir, 500 Ukrai– for the Karavanskys at the National nian women were crushed by Soviet Press Building with some 70 persons tanks. president. Dr. John O. FLis, UNASu– international protests which were preme President, served as master of voiced in the wake of the killings, said ceremonies. 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Piddubsheshen. second UCCA secre– Americans of the Ukrainian people and and Zenon Onyshkcvych. noted artist Community cites... tary. their aspirations for freedom and inde– who executed the works. (Continued from page 1) Representing Ukrainian central orga– pendence. They underscored Dr. Do– in his address Dr. Dobriansky stres– nizations were the following: Mary briansky's work among U.S. legislators sed his political credo that as an Dr. Flis also iiiii uuueed the guests of Dushnyck (Ukrainian National Asso– and his books, essays and lectures on American of Ukrainian background he honor seated on the dais: the Rev. ciation). Msgr. Moskal (Providence the subject of the USSR, Ukraine and could not have acted differently than he Sebastian Shevchuk of St. George Association). Mr. Oleksyn (Ukrainian the captive nations in general. did. He said that the cause of Ukraine's Ukrainian Catholic Church; the very Fraternal Association). Walter Masur Rep. Green paid tribute to the UCCA freedom and independence was in total Rev. volodymyr Bazylewsky, rector of (Ukrainian National Aid Association). president, stressing his dedication to the harmony with American political philo– St. volodimir Ukrainian Orthodox Dr. Roman Baranowsky (Association Ukrainian heritage in America and to sophy and traditions. Cathedral; Msgr. Robert Moskal, presi– of Ukrainians of America). M. Bclen– the cause of freedom for Ukraine and The entertainment part of the ban– dent of the Providence Association of diuk (Organization for the Rebirth of other enslave nations. quet included songs by Larissa Magun– Ukrainian Catholics and vice president Ukraine). Lev Futala (Association of Dr. Radchuk spoke about the impor– Huryn. accompanied by Kathryn of the UCCA; Julia Dobriansky, wife of Ukrainian Cooperatives in America), tance of Dr. Dobriansky's leadership Wright, and the "Karav'ana" male Prof. Dobriansky. Dr. Serge Radchuk. Dr. Bilyk (United Ukrainian American for the Ukrainian community in Amc– quartet, consisting of firs4 tenor Mi– president of the Ukrainian Canadian Relief Committee). Dr. Eugene Fedo– rica and the impact of.his activities upon chacl Shkvarko, second tenor Stepan Committee; Mr. Bazarko; Prof. Dobri– renko (UCCA Education Council). the Ukrainian problem in the free world Palka. baritone Lubomyr Kalynych ansky; ignatius M. Billinsky, UCCA Mykola Hryckowian (Organization for and in Ukraine. and bass Roman Yaskiw, accompanied secretary; Bishop Krevey; Dr. Walter the Defense of Lemkivshchyna), Neo– by Dozia Sygida. Dushnyck. editor of The Ukrainian nila Sochan (National Plast Council). Mr. lvashkiv, on behalf of the Ukrai– nian community of New York City, and in addition to Mrs. Dobriansky the Quarterly; Rep. S. William Green of Slava Rubel (Supreme Plast Council). banquet was attended by the two New York; Msgr. Emil Manastersky. Dr. Myroslav Prokop (Prolog Asso– praised Dr. Dobriansky's dedication to the cause of a free Ukraine. daughters of the Dobrianskys - La– vicar general of the Stamford Ukrainian ciates), L. Lishchynsky (Brotherhood of rissa, a lawyer, and Paula, a student of Catholic Diocese; Evhen lvashkiv, head veterans of the 1st Division of the A special feature of the testimonial international relations. of the New York UCCA branch; Gen. Ukrainian National Army), Dr. Jaro– dinner was the presentation of a plaque The benediction was delivered by the Petro Grigorenko and Zinaida Grigo– slaw Padoch (Shevchenko Scientific to Dr. Dobriansky by Msgr. Moskal very Rev. Bazylewsky arid was fol– renko; and the Rev. lvan Tkachuk of Society), Msgr. Manastersky (Ukrain– and Mr. Bazarko, plus a portrait and to lowed, by the singing of tЩ traditional the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. ian. Catholic Eparchy of Stamford). caricatures (a pipe and the "high brow Ukrainian "Mnohaia Lfta" for Prof. Mrs. Nawrocky (Ukrainian National of the jubilarian,") presented by Dr. Flis Dobriansky and his family. Taking part in the dinner were the Women's League of America), Dr. following UCCA executive officers: Dr. Omelchenko (Ukrainian Academy of гтлгшлТЇЧгпїПТтхТпгілплпіь Roman Baranowsky, Mr. Bazarko, Dr. Arts and Sciences in U.S.A.), Lev Alexander Bilyk, Andrew Chornodol– Pryshlak (Self-Reliance Organization), sky, Uiana Diachuk, Anthony Dragan, Yaroslav Sawka (Ukrainian Hctman HOLIDAY SEASON AT SOYUZIVKA Dr. Dushnyck. Lev Futala, Roman Organization), Andrew Sokolyk (Orga– Huhlewych. Mr. lvashkiv. Dr. Maria nization for the Defense of Four Free– Monday, December 24, 1979 Kwitkowska, Dr. Askoid Lozynskyj. doms of Ukraine), Mrs. M. Twerdow– Walter Masur, Msgr. Moskal. Dr. ska (Women of theODFFU). M. Utrys– HOLY SUPPER Roman Maksymovych, Christina Naw– A ko (Boykivshchyna Association), Dr. including the traditional 12 courses rocky. lvan Oleksyn, Dr. William Stepan Woroch (Ukrainian Medical of the Ukrainian Christmas meal. Omelchenko. Li. Harry Polche. Ed- Association of North America), Myron During and after Supper–Caroling ward Popil, Slava Rubel. Dr. Michael Zalipsky (Brody-Lev). Dr. Peter Goy Snihurovych. Yaroslav Sawka. Dr. (Ukrainian Free University Founda– Monday, December 31, 1979 Peter G. Stcrcho. Michael Shashke– tion). Osyp Rozhka (SUMA). Lt. Pol– vych. Prof. John Teluk and lvan che (Ukrainian American War vete– NEW YEAR'S ЕУЕ Wynnyk. rans), Roksolana Stojko (Federation of Also represented were delegates of Ukrainian Student Organizations in WITH THE SPECIAL PROGRAM various UCCA branches, namely: Prof. America). Mykola Klymko (Former NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPPER M. Ciapka (Newark. N.J.). Bohdan Soldiers of the UPA). Mary Honcza– by reservations only. Fcdorak (southeastern Michigan). Dr. renko (Ukrainian Engineers Society of Bohdan Futcy (Cleveland. Ohio). Kon– America), Dr. Stercho (Julian Revay DANCE to the tunes of SOYUZivKA rad Husak (Boston. Mass.). Mr. lvash– Carpathian Research Center), Dr. ORCHESTRA kiv (New York. N.Y. ). Yaroslav Kush– Alexander Sokolyszyn (Ukrainian Lib– nir (Albany area. N.Y.), Taras Maksy– rarians Association). Dmytro Tkachuk mowich (Miami. Fla.). Myron Pinkow– (Hutsulshchyna Society), Dr. lrene Sunday, January 6, 1980 sky (Elizabeth. N.J.), v. Peleshchuk. Moroz (UFU Foundation in Canada), (Bridgeport. Conn.), Prof. Stercho and vasile Avramcnko. Ukrainian (Philadelphia. Pa.). Dr. Oleh Slusar dance maestro. (Wilmington, Del.), vasyl Shuiewsky Representing the Ukrainian press (Wil!imantic, Conn), Theodore Caryk were Dr. Eugene Fedorenko (Svobo– (Washington, D.C.), M. Fil (Water– da), lvan Smoliy ("Narodna volya") vliet, N.Y..), Dr. Snihurovych (New and Dr. Bohdan Romanenchuk(Ame- Haven, Conn.), Ur. bugene Kotyk rica). (Jersey City, N.J.), M. Sydor (Yonkers, Among the representatives of ethnic N.Y.), Dr. Albert Kipa (Allentown– groups were Bohdan Wasiutynsky and Lehighton. Pa.), Mr. Chornodolsky Leonard Zub-Zdanowich from the (Baltimore, Md.), Ananiy Nykonchuk Polish American Congress, Eugene (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Severin Palydowych Kerno and his son from the Latvian (UCCA Coordinating Council of New American Association and Horst Uh– Jersey), Myron Swidersky (Amster– lich. chairman of the Captive Nations dam, N.Y.), Dr. Julian Kulas (Chicago, Committee of New York, and Mrs. ill.), Roman Krupka (Ozone Park, Uh!ich. N.Y.) and volodymyr Wasylenko The two principal addresses at the (Hartford, Conn.). dinner were delivered by Mr. Billinsky Also presented during the course of in Ukrainian and Dr. Dushnyck in the banquet were former UCCA ex– English. Both speakers outlined the ecutive officers: vice presidents Michael multiple activities and contributions Piznak and Joseph Lesawyer, executive made by Dr. Dobriansky toward pro– director Stephen Jarema, and Eva moting the better understanding by

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Ялинка У лісі — ой, у темному, Культ св. Миколая де ходить хитрий лис, Серед Українського Народу росла собі ялинонька, Наііпопулярніші народні святі в і зайчик з нею ріс. Україні - це св. Юрій і св. о. Мико- лай-Чудотворсць. Оба святі напів- Ой, снігу, снігу білого історичні, напів-легендарні постаті. Саме ця легендарність робить їх накидала зима! такими близькими й дорогими укра- їнській людині, обдарованій наївною Прибіг сховатись заїнько, — вірою й буйною поетичною уявою. ялиноньки нема. Легенди, що створилися кругом постаті св. Миколая, мають подвійне — Маленький сірий заїнько, походження: одні постали в країнах, іди, іди до нас! де народився, жив і діявсв. Миколай. Вони ранішого походження й поши- Дивись: твоя ялинонька рилися скрізь по світі та мають міжнародний характер. Це розповіді горить на весь палац. про допомогу, яку ніс св. Миколай ще за життя убогим, підкидаючи їм вночі мішки й коші з харчами, вуз- ми кіньми й підкладає чемним дітям шли хлопчика живим у церкві св. лики з одягом, гаманці з грішми. Це дарунки під ялинку. У навечір'я св. Миколая перед іконою Мирлнкій- його опіка над покривженими ув'яз- Миколая влаштовують для дітей ського Чудотворця, з якої скапувала неними, над вдовами й сиротами. сценки з прибуттям Небесного Гостя дніпровська вода. Св. Миколай є Відомою с зокрема легенда про В ОТОЧенНІ НебесНИХ ПОМІЧИИКІВ- заступником і опікуном рибалок. придане (dowry), яким св. Миколай янголів і пекельного збиточиика- Перед виїздом на улови вони най- вивінував три убогі дівчини, щоб чортика Антипка, чи Арідника. мають молебен до свого покрови- могли піти заміж, як їхні багаті теля. Легенда оповідає, що на nepe– подруги. Відомий теж св. Миколай додні Різдва Христового під час чудами, зокрема рятуванням від риболовлі на Озівському морі лід смерти, чи виведенням із критичної зазнала деякої модифікації і тепер в почав лопати і св. Миколай, що ситуації. Ці налриродні дії придбали Америці відомою є постать добро- з'явився рибалкам в єпископських йому придомок Чудотворця. душного дідуся Санта Клос, що в ризах, перепровадив їх на суходіл. червоному одягу, в чорних чоботах і Або спомин дівчинки-волинянки, Друга група легенд - пізнішого високій шапці а китичкою прибуває якої дідуся-священика большевики походження. Вони постали тоді, саньми, запряженими сарнами і від- вели на розстріл. Бабуня з мольбами коли різні християнські народиадоп- відус дітей через комин. У перед- припала до ікони св. Миколая і... тували собі цього Божого Угодника різдвяний час цю популярну постать чудо! Набігли козаки, розгромили за свого національного святого. Ці можна зустріти на рогах вулиць, як большевицький загін і спасли дідуся. легенди мають льокальний характер дзвониками заохочує прохожих Або надзвичайна пригода дівчинки, і забарвлені національним кольо- складати пожертви на бідних. По- В Україні збереглося багато легенд що в вечір під св. Миколая пішла по ритом. Сюди належать і легенди стать Санта Клос-а нагадує Діда про св. Миколая. Одна із них розка- воду для хворої матусі. На дорозі українського народу. Мороза, що популярний у Східній зус про хлібороба, якому віз зі сно- стрінула в санях сивобородого ді^ Багато християнських народів Україні і приносить дітям дарунки пами загруз у болоті. Старець у дуся. Спитала його наївно, чи він, вважають о. Миколая-Чудотворця під ялинку. СНІЖНО-бІЛІЙ ОДеЖІ ДОПОМІГ СЄЛЯНИ- може. св. Миколай. Виявилося, що це святим, який і після смерти продов- нові видобути воза з болота. Це був лікар, який вертався від хворого. Він 1 жус свою поміч людям — чи то в. св. Миколай. І хоч він забруднив врятував життя матусі й заопікувався формі матеріяльній, чи в формі вн- біленьку одежу. Бог похвалив його за дівчинкою, зворушений тим, що слухання молитов і сповнення про- добрий вчинок і наказав людям вона вважала його Божим Угодни- сьб молільників у нещасті, загрозі святкувати його пам'ять двічі в році ком. життя, недузі, тяжких життьових - влітку „теплого Миколи" і взимку Ікона св. Миколая почеплена в обставинах, безвихідних ситауціях. „зимного Миколи". Інша легенда українській хаті на почесному місці. оповідає про св. Миколу „мокрого". В Голландії св. Миколай у спи- Його іконою благословляють ново- скопських ризах прибуває з дарун- женців і виряджають у подорож, чи ками для дітей на білому коні. В на довге розегання. Під час прощ Еспанії - з океану на човні. В Аме- народні малярі розповюдиюють риці початково св. Миколай прнбу- ікони св. Миколая. вав жолобнями, запряженими cap– Нарід створив багато пісень про на.ми і через димар діставався до св. Миколая, а найпопулярніша з коминка та наповняв дарунками них. це: панчохи. Про це написав чудову казку-поему Клемент, Кларк Мор А хто. хто Миколая любить, „Гостина св. Миколая" (Clement, А хто. хто Миколою служить. Clarke Moore "The visit from St. Тому святий Миколай Nicholas" - "Twas the night before У всякий час помагає... Christmas"), яку кожного року nepe– І хоч тепер московсько-большс- друковують великими накладами. У Західній Україні людська уява Він урятував Микольця, сина київ- вицький режим забороняє відкрито Через те, що населення ЗСА скла- бачить св. Миколая в єпископських ського купця. Хлопець потонув, віддавати честь св. Миколаєві, народ дається з людей різних національ- ризах, як в зимову ніч в товарне гві впавши з човна в дніпровські хвилі. далі почитає його і вірить, що його ностей і різних віровизнань, постать ангелів і чортика-Антипка з небесних Батьки, що гаряче молилися до св. опіка дозволить перебути неволю, а св. Миколая і зз'язана з ним легенда висот прибуває саньми, запряжени- Угодника за порятунок сина, знай- його поміч принесе визволення. No. 286 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY -SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16.1979 15

Two Christmas trees by Alb Kossovska illustration by v. Zalutsky in a clearing in the big forest there grew two little fir trees. They were very happy in the clearing. The older and taller trees protected them from the cold winds and snowstorms, but let the WORD JUMBLE sun shine upon them. Nourished by .the Post Ukrainian battles won and lost warm rays of the sun, the little Гіг trees The jumbled words below represent the names of past Ukrainian battles won and grew. lost. They can be identified by rearranging the letters. Letters underlined with a double in the springtime, all the little line form the mystery words. Answers to this week's jumble will appear with the next animals of the forest, the foxes, hares, word jumble. porcupines and squ'rr u, played near OKNOPOT - „ the two sister fir trees. And countless birds perched on their branches: wrens, blue jays, cardinals and even crows. The birds would always tell the little fir trees about the wonderful world which they had seen - the big cities with beautiful stores and the interesting people who lived there. The fir trees lis– tened attentively and tried to imagine the world outside of the forest. in the autumn, most of the birds trees, including the two fir trees. They flew away. The forest became quiet, loaded them on the truck and headed and even the chattery wrens preferred for the city where the trees were to be to stay in the town where they could sold. better hide from the rain and cold. The The Quiet One cried all the way to animals would stay in their homes with the city. She did not want to leave her plenty of nuts, berries and seeds - dear forest. Crystal clear tears covered enough to last until the end of winter. her branches. She bade farwell to all When winter arrived, the whole her animal friends, and the older trees. forest was covered with the white The Restless One was so happy she snow, and the snowflakes glistened on could not sit still. Her dream had come the branches of all the trees. The two true - she was going to the city where fir trees marveled at their own beauty she would be made beautiful with all during the winter. sorts of ornaments. The years passed in this way, and the in the city, the two fir trees were fir trees grew up. Although they were separated. The Restless One was identical in their appearance, they had bough' by a wealthy man who had a very different characters. One was mansion. There he was to have a big even-tempered and gentle and loved Answers to the previous Jumble: Zwarycz, Stojko, Potapenko, Mato, Skop, party for his spoiled sort. Bohatiuk, Hatala, Labfnsky, Ratych. the forest where she grew up more than The Restless One was decorated with Mystery words: lwan Prynada. anything else. She was called The Quiet the most expensive ornaments and One. Her sister was bored in the forest colorful lights, and on the very top of HAVE AN INTERESTING JUMBLE? SEND IT IN. and wanted very much to go and see (Continued on page 16) the wonderful world which the birds were always chattering about. She was called The Restless One. One day, a wren came to visit the fir tree and talked excitedly about the Bohuta The Hero beauty of the city during the winter and Story: Roman Zawadowycz illustrations: Petro Cholodny the Christmas trees decorated with tin– sel, garlands, ornaments and lights. ХІ РОЗДІЛ: - ЗА БОЯРІВНУ CHAPTER ХІ - THE NOBLE MA1DEN From that time on The Restless One was even more bored with the forest and wished fervently that she could go to the city and be decorated as a Christ- mas tree. "1 want to go to the city," she sobbed. "1 want a gold star pinned on the top of my head, and shiny orna– ments on my branches. 1 want every– one to marvel at my beauty." "in order to go to the city you would have to be chopped down and taken out of the forest." The Quiet One said. "So what," her sister answered. "You act as if there was nothing better oh earth than this forest. І would glad– ly leave it to go to the ;iiy where there is music, lights and happiness." And so it happened just as The Rest less One had wished. Before Chrisi– mas. a huge truck drove into the fores: and people with chain, saws.cut down іб THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. DECEMBER І6.1979 No. 286 Two Christmas trees Philatelic society sets January auction (Continued from page 15) nurses had put on a record. They then SOUTHF1ELDS, N.Y. - The wheeled all the sick children into the The numismatic section offers a fine her head a shining star was placed. She Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic selection of government issues includ– looked at herself in the mirror. "How room on their beds and wheelchairs. Society reported that its 20th mail ing the stamp money printed on card- beautiful and fortunate t am!" Many of the children were so ill and auction has been scheduled for January board and local emergency issue from She was even happier when the party pare that they hardly had the strength 15, 1980. Ukraine, western Ukraine, Kharkiv, Uman,, Mohyliv Podilsky, began and all the children danced to hold up their little heads. Carpatho-Ukraine and related philate– Odessa and Proskuriv. lic and numismatic material is offered around her. She (hough she was the But, when the children saw the love– Any individual who wishes to dispose exclusively. luckiest tree in the world. ly Christmas tree, their eyes lit up. They of Ukrainian philatelic or numismatic Bui The Restless One's good fortune stretched their arms out to touch the An illustrated catalog of this sale and material should contact the society for details. The catalog reaches about 300 did not last long. One day, the wealthy soft green branches of the tree. Finally information about the society can be collectors. man's son got angry and started ycl– their weak laughter was heard. Then obtained by contacting the society at P.O. Box C. Southfields. N.Y. 10975. Members of the society receive two lii-.g. He pulled the ornaments off the the fir tree stopped sobbing and be– Collectors must include 28 cents post- issues of the journal The Ukrainian tree and left her standing there without came extremely happy that she had age for the catalog. Philatelist and three newsletter, auction any decorations. The fir irec sobbed at brightened up the lives of the sick chil– catalogs. The dues are 57.50 per year. her misfortune. How shortlived her dren in the hospital. The current sale will consist of 415 Membership applications can be ob– happiness had been! lots in the following categories: stamps taincd at the Southfields address. "How lucky 1 am," she thought. "1 (264 lots), sheets (25 lots), postal history The Quiet One, meanwhile, had know that 1 will die, but at least 1 will (37 lots), literature (9 lots) and bank been taken to a children's hospital. die knowing that my life was worth- notes (74 lots). There she was placed in a large room while." and decorated from (op to bottom by This auction is again highlighted by a Г J01N THE UNA nurses wearing white uniforms and caps. large selection of scarce western Ukrai– She became sad at the thought of being nian material, including Scott No. 18. a rare Birky velyki local overprint, and a separated from her beloved forest for– selection of Carpatho-Ukraine (J3 lots). ever. Also offered arc 32 lots of various Then she heard the voices of a choir labels, including the rare 1915 "Sichovi KURl announces courses... singing joyous Christmas carols. The Striltsi" field post (17 lots). (Continued from page 5) per day. seven days per week) plus 525 deposit (refundable at the end of the FARLEY MONUMENTS session, provided the room is left in "NOW SERVING' good condition). For further information, write to: THE HOLY SP1R1T Summer institute, Ukrainian Research -e UKRAINIAN UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC institute. Harvard University. 1583 CEMETERY Massachusetts Ave.. Cambridge. Mass. ЧКЕ-ЛІТС.П! BLOUSE КІТ 02138. or call: (617) 495-4053. indicate which Poltavka fl for information and Appointment For application forms contact: Har– U you love the beauty of Ukrainian design– І Hutsulka 11 embroidery and would like to have yOU prefer: JOHN R. FARLEY vard Summer School. 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