Published by the Ukraintan National Association Inc.. I I c. a frattrnal non-profit associitionfl rainian у Vol. LVII No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBEHR 19, 1989 50 cents Soviet deputy arrives in Kiev Ukrainian to be state language with ntuch-needed medical supplies of Ukraine effective January 1 JERSEY CITY, NJ. - Just a few control her joy, or her emotions" upon JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Ukrainian certain aspects of the new law will be short weeks ago Soviet people's deputy seeing the delivery from the United will become the state language in the phased in during the next three to five and leader of the Kiev regional Rukh States. Ukrainian SSR effective January I, years, while others may take five to 10 branch Volodymyr Yavorivsky made "I don't even know how to thank you. 1990, in accordance with a decision of years. headlines in the United States as he Disposable syringes — they are a the republic's Supreme Soviet adopted The law is divided into six sections: conducted a whirlwind tour of Ukrai­ problem for the entire country. And we on October 28. general prinqtples; language of govern­ nian communities and discussed the have childbirths, young mothers here..." The newly adopted law "^On Lan­ ment, party and public organs, busi­ ecoiagical and economic problems she said. guages in the Ukrainian SSR " also nesses, instiluticns and organizations; facing Ukraine today. Upon receipt of these items. Dr. recognizes Russian as the language of language of education, information and Now, he is back in Kiev and once Frolova sent a message via Dr. Zenon inter-nationality communication be­ c ilture; language of mass information again making headlines, as he delivers Matkiwsky who had been visiting tween nations of the USSR, as well as media and communications; language thousands of dollars of donated medical Ukraine last week, in which she said: the inalienable ri^ht of the individual to of names; and promotion of ti^ na­ supplies to the needy victims of Chor- "The administration of the maternity chose a language of interpersonal tional-cultural development of Ukrai­ nobyl, many "of whom were resettled in building No. 4, in the city of Kiev, communication. nians living beyond the borders of the the region of Kiev that Mr. Yavorivsky expresses its deep gratitude to the The law outlines procedures for use Ukrainian SSR. represents. citizens of the United States for their of the Ukrainian and other languages in The law states: Immediately upon his arrival in Kiev, (Continued on page 9) the Ukrainian SSR, and notes that (Contipuad on page 12) he arranged to meet with the staff of maternity complex No. 4 in the Minsk raion of Kiev, for whom he had a Ukrainian students in Poland demonstrate, form association "surprise." Mr. Yavorivsky arrived, as by Taras Kuzio Association of Ukrainian Independent Ukraine!'' and '^Stop the fascist re­ did truckloads of medical supplies, Ukrainian Press Agency Youth (Soyuz Ukrainskoyi.Nezalezh- pression of the Soviet militiaf including disposable syringes, catheters, noyi Molodi - SUNM). This informal The Ukrainian national flag ^th a antibiotics, equipment for transfusions, GDANSK, Poland - Young Ukrai­ group has its stronghold in Gdansk, a trident (tryzub) was also held. Copies oS supplies for children who have been nians held their first post-war political region with a large Ukrainian popula­ Zustrichi in Polish and Ukrainian, the; affected by radioactivity,as well as demonstration in Poland here in tion forcibly resettled there in 1947 official journal of Ukraiiiian students vitamins for the children who were Gdansk, birthplace of the independent during Akcja Wisla (Operation Vis­ and young inteШgentsia in Poland, were evacuated from the contaminated zone. trade union Solidarity, on Sunday, tula). sold while a petition was cirailaied Mr. Yavorivsky granted an interview October 14. More than 100 Ukrainians from all denumding Ukrainian languafe pro­ to Anatoliy Zubkov of Molod Ukrainy, Spurred by the new liberal political over Poland gathered in the central grams on state television and radio. which appeared in the November 2 issue climate in that country and the activiza- square of Gdansk at 11 a.m. on October Poles who gathered around to watch of that Kiev-based Ukrainian language tion of the national-democratic move­ 14. They held two placards in Polish this unusual spectacle and display of newspaper. Reports Mr. Zubkov: ment in Ukraine, the manifestation was reading ""There cannot be an indepen­ Ukrainian assertivencss seemed ^ad to "Here at the medical complex, the chief organized by the newly established dent Poland without an independent (Contfamad on pngt 5) doctor, Halyna V. Frolova could not Moscow News disputes official Chornobyl toll MOSCOW - At least 250 persons щЬо were working at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant during the April 1986 accident there and in rescue and clean-up operations afterwards, have died, according to the weekly news­ paper Moscow News. The November 12 issue of the news­ paper did not provide details on how many of these 250 deaths were the result of illnesses linked to the disaster, nor did it cite a source for its information. The official death toll of persons dying as a result of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster continues to be 31. Most of those persons died from radia­ tion sickness. Moscow News reported also about the creation of a Chornobyl Associa­ tion that unites persons concerned about the consequences of the 1986 disaster. The Chornobyl Association is particularly worried about radioactive contamination of regions surrounding the site of the world's worst nuclear accident. Young Ukrainians of Poland hold political demonstmtion In Gdansk to press for greater rights for Ukrainians in that country (Continued on page 5) and in protest to brutal actions of the militia In Lviv, Ukraine, on October 1. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1989 Na47

Mulroney may announce Kiev Consulate Tens of thousands in Moscow during five-day trip to Soviet Union hold alternative demonstration OTTAWA - Prime Minister Brian tives in the southern Soviet republic Mulroney may announce the opening of easier. Said Andrij Hluchowecky, a MUNICH - Between 30,000 and cow, and joined the thousands that had a second Canadian legation in Ijie spokesman for the Ukrainian Canadian 100,000 activists and supporters of gathered at the Dynamo Metro station. USSR - this one in Kiev, Ukraine - Committee: "A consulate will assure an various unofficial Soviet citizens' During their march through the reported Maclean's magazine in its important constituency that the Cana­ groups marched through the streets of streets of Moscow, the demonstrators November 20 issue. dian government recognizes the major Moscow on November 7 in an "alterna­ made several attempts to enter Red tive" parade marking the 72nd anniver­ The national news magazine also contributions we have made to this Square, where the official ceremonies country.' "^ sary of the October Revolution, report­ were being held, but were prevented noted: ""Ukrainian Canadian spokes­ ed Radio Liberty. man say that they would welcome the Mr. Mulroney will travel to the from doing so by large contingents of According to the Moscow press militia. plans for a Kiev Consulate. For one USSR next week, arriving in Moscow spokesman of the Ukrainian Helsinki thing it would make contact with rela­ (Continued on pAge 10) The marchers carried slogans such as Union, Anatoliy Dotsenko, the rival "Proletarians of all countries — forgive parade began at approximately 9 a.m., us," "Shame to October " and "Down near the Dynamo Metro station in with the KGB." According to Mr. Lviv residents strike to protest central Moscow and ended more than Dotsenko, the demonstrators also three hours later near the Olympic carried the tri-colored Russian flag and authorities' response to brutality Sports Complex. the flag of St. Andrew. Among those taking part in the rival The members stopped before the JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Some 20 "Almost a month has passed since the parade were people's deputies to the editorial offices of the Communist factories and institutes held strikes and dramatic events of October 1 in Lviv. Supreme Soviet of the USSR, members Party newspaper Pravda, where they meetings on October 27 in Lviv to However, not a single demand of the of the Interregional Group of Deputies, tore up issues of the newspaper espe­ protest against the authorities' unwill­ strike committee has been fulfilled. representatives of such unofficial groups cially brought for that purpose. Carry­ ingness to bring to justice members of Leaders of the Ministry of Internal as the Democratic Union, the Moscow ing a large placard composed of Pravda local security forces responsible for the Affairs in Lviv, representatives from the Popular Front, the Russian Popular headlines that read "Lies," the demon­ violent dispersal of a demonstration on oblast and republican procurator's Front, the Moscow Electors' Club and strators chanted "Shame" and "Down October 1, reported the Ukrainian Press office, party functionaries and the press others. with the yellow press of Ligachev." Agency of London. are all participating in a fierce campaign Even earlier, at approximately 7 a.m., Next, the members stopped at Mos­ The Lviv strike committee, formed of disinformation and deceit about the a large group of marchers, led by cow's Butyrky Prison to demand the during a public meeting on October 3, events in Lviv and in Ukraine. Particu­ people's deputy Gdlyan, started out release of Arkadiy Manucharov, a declared a 24-hour strike on October 27 larly annoying about the events of from the town of Zelenograd near Mos- deputy to the Armenian Supreme So­ in a statement ""asasign of protest against October 1 in Lviv are the biased conclu­ viet currently being held there. the unwillingness to punish the or­ sions of a group of USSR deputies led The unofficial march ended with a ganizers and executors of the criminal by a member of the USSR Supreme Cherkasy native mass meeting at the Olympic Sports deed of October 1, in protest against the Soviet, Fotiyev. It has been concluded Complex, where speakers included continuous spreadingof lies and slander by numerous facts, statements from sets himself afire People's Deputies Andreyev, Gdlyan, against public organizations and their victims and eyewitness accounts which MUNICH - A native of Cher­ Kulishov and others. activists, in protest against administra­ have been gathered by a public commis­ kasy, Ukraine, Hryhoriy Mykhai- tive repressions in Ukraine and also as a sion set up to examine the incident that lovych Savytsky, attempted to burn Ukrainian marchers sign of solidarity with the strikers in the mass brutal attack on innocent himself in Moscow on November 7, Vorkuta." citizens, women, children and the aged two hours after the conclusion of the According to Mr. Dotsenko, some 25 According to the press service of the by the militia was unprovoked. This official and unofficial parades mark­ to 30 representatives of unofficial Ukrainian Helsinki Union, on Sunday, shameful act by the militia was deli­ ing the 72nd anniversary of the Ukrainian groups also took part in the October l,a column of several thou­ berately planned in advance as an act of October Revolution, reported Radio rival march. The groups represented sand people bearing blue-and-yellow provocation," said the statement. Liberty, citing information received included the Moscow Center of the national flags staged a protest in front "We consider the unjust conclusion from the Moscow press spokesman Popular Movement of Ukraine for of Lviv's Druzhba Stadium where a by Fotiyev's group to be a continuous of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, Perebudova (Rukh), the Moscow concert was being held to officially attempt by the security forces to protect Anatoliy Dotsenko, on November 8. branch of the Ukrainian Helsinki celebrate the reunification of Ukrainian the organizers of the crime of October 1 Mr. Dotsenko reported that he Union, the Ukrainian Youth Club, lands. A column of militia reportedly and to lay the blame on innocent learned from eyewitnesses that at and the Slavutych Society. set upon these protesters, broke nu­ citizens. This happened following po­ 5:30 p.m. Kiev time, in the Stari The Ukrainian marchers carried 14 merous flagpoles and detained a group groms on August 4,1988, and March 12, Arbat section, near the Vakhtangov large Ukrainian blue-and-yellow flags of demonstrators, including Ivan Makar 1989. Theater, Mr. Savytsky raised a and five placards, among them one that and Roman Paslavsky. "Repressions have already started in placard stating: "I protest against the read (in Ukrainian) "Ukraine is a state, Angered by this, the rest of the various Ukrainian cities against the Cherkasy motor transport mafia." not a gubernia." protesters moved to the militia station organizers of the meetings of October He then poured some liquid over The Ukrainian presence was also on Copernicus Street to inquire about 15 which were dedicated to a public himself from a bottle and set himself reflected in the resolutions passed at the the detainees, reported the yHU'spress discussion of the election law. The strike afire. meeting that concluded the unofficial service. At the militia station, the crowd committee will not permit the organi­ Eyewitnesses claim that Mr. march through Moscow to "commemo­ was met by a cordon of militia and zers and executors of repeated crimes to Savytsky was still alive when medical rate with mourning" the anniversary of special riot police armed with rubber avoid responsibility." aid reached him. He was unconscious the October Revolution. In addition to truncheons, who set about beating the The Lviv strike committee put forth and the lower part of his body was expressing solidarity with the striking people, including women, children and the following demands: very badly burned. No further de­ miners in Vorkuta, the resolutions also elderly. "that a competent commission com­ tails, including the name of the expressed solidarity with those Ukrai­ Some 65 people reportedly required posed of Pteople's Deputies of the USSR hospital to which Mr. Savytsky was nians who had been beaten and injured medical attention as a direct result of be appointed to examine the dramatic taken, are available at this time. (Continued on page 12) the violence. Five of these were hospi­ events of October 1, 1989; talized for at least a week for serious "that an investigating group com­ injuries, including concussions and posed of representatives from other republican state prosecutors' office be broken ribs. FOUNDED 1933 A mass rally and two-hour work appointed to conduct an objective Ukrainian Weelly strike were organized by the local inquiry into the criminal acts by the Popular Movement of Ukraine for militia on October 1, 1989 in Lviv; An Engiish-languaKe Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Pferebudova, or Rukh, organization on '4hat the organizers and the protec­ Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montfomery Si, Jersey Oty, N.J. October 3 to condemn the violence. tors of the criminal acts against the 07302. During the meeting it was announced innocent citizens of Lviv by the security that three commissions were being forces be removed from their posts and Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, KJ. 07302. formed to investigate the police actions that they be put on trial. They are: the (ISSN - 0273-9348) on October I: a commission of members chief of the Lviv Oblast Ministry of of the USSR Congress of People's Internal Affairs, General Popov; the Yeariy subsctiptton rate: |20; for UNA members -110. Deputies and Supreme Soviet, headed commander of the special militia unit. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. by a V.K. Fotiyev; a public commission Colonel Martinov; the Lviv oblast composed of Lviv residents and repre­ procurator, Izosimov: the Lviv city TheVlfeeklyandSvoboda: UNA: sentatives of informal organizations, procurator, Kryklyvets. To condemn (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 headed by a Lviv lawyer and Rukh the attempt by the party apparat, which activist Nestor Hnativ; and a commis­ Postmaster, send address in the resolutions of the most recent changes to: Editor: ROHM Hadawycz sion of officials from the Lviv procura­ plenum of the Central Committee of the tor's office. Communist Party of Ukraine and The Ukrainian Weekly Associate Editors: Marta KolomayoU In agreement with the public commis- during a speech made by the first P.O. Box 346 ChrystyiM Lapyciialt sion,the Lviv strike committee issued a secretary of Ukraine, Volodymyr Jersey City, N.J. 07303 statement of resolutions from its Ivashko, laid the blame for the econo­ The Ultralnian Weeltly, November 19,1989, No. 47, Vol. LVil inquiry into the violence and the events mic ci:isis..on ^the Donbas miners, who Copyright 1989 by The Ultralnian Weekly that followed, on bctober 27. (Continued on page 4) No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1989

Lubachivsky refutes TASS allegations ROC archbishop accuses Catholics of violence by Ukraine's Catholics of using force at Lviv church ROME — Cardinal Myroslav Ivan The TASS report appeared following JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The English- have already been broken, and new ones Lubachivsky, head of the Ukrainian the establishment of the Church of the language service of Radio Kiev on put in. The Greek-Catholics are hu­ Catholic Church, on November 9 re­ Transfiguration in Lviv as Ukrainian November 12 broadcast the text of an miliating the Orthodox believers, futed the Soviet news agency TASS's Catholic on October 29. As related to open letter to Pope John Paul II in forcing them out of the church. allegations of violence OP the part of Ukrainian Catholic Church officials in connection with the Church of The "The representatives of the Greek- Ukrainian Catholics in Ukraine, report­ Rome, the curate (assistant pastor) of Transfiguration in Lviv. This church Catholic Church have lost all sacred- ed the Press Office of the Ukrainian the parish, the Rev. Yaroslav Chukhniy, was restored to Ukrainian Catholic use ness to the church. They are placing Catholic Church. in accordance with the wishes of the on Sunday, October 29 (see The Weekly, their hats and other clothing on the holy He issued the following statement in 10,000 members of the parish, an­ Sunday, November 5). The letter is pulpk. They did not allow the dean of Rome. nounced during services on October 29 signed by Archbishop Ireney of Lviv the church to the pulpit in order to take "Following several conversations that the church would beginning func­ and Drobobych, who recently replaced the holy gifts for the consecration of with our clergy and faithful in Ukraine, tioning as a Ukrainian Catholic Church. Metropolitan Nikodim as the Russian another priest, the Archpriest Josyf we are convinced that recent TASS The Rev. Chukhniy was an under­ Orthodox hierarch in Lviv. He also Stehniy, who, being in a critical state reports of violence on the part of our ground Ukrainian Catholic priest appers to have signed it in the name of after living through this event, wanted faithful in connection with the esta­ serving as a Russian Orthodox priest. the "eparchal council and the clergy of to take the divine secrets prior to being blishment of the Church of the Trans­ A petition asking for this change was the diocese.'' admitted into a hospital. Some people figuration in Lviv as Ukrainian Catho­ signed by all 10,000 members of the Although the letter from Archbishop proposed to assemble the Orthodox lic are false. Ukrainian Catholics in parish and presented to local Soviet Ireney is accusatory in tone and the clergy and believers in order to force out Ukraine are committed to obtaining the authorities. The Church of the Transfi­ account of specific events on October 29 the Greek-Catholics from the church. legalization of their Church in a peace­ guration had been a Ukrainian Catholic differs greatly from accounts provided We believe tha this may lead to hostility ful manner and in accordance with church before the liquidation of the by Ukrainian Catholic hiearchy, clergy and bloodshed on religious grounds, as Soviet law. They have not wavered from institute in 1946. It was later opened as a and faithful, as well as Lviv public Orthodox churches have also been this commitment and we continue to Russian Orthodox church and is the officials and representatives of the seized in several other places... support them. I ask that all Ukrainian second largest church in Lviv. Several Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Catholics in Ukraine and throughout hundred parishioners are said to be present at the event, it does, however, "This is why today we appeal to Your the world continue this course of keeping watch over the church each represent further progress for Ukrai­ Holiness with this open letter, and an peaceful activism for the unity of our night to prevent its closing. nian Catholics. important question: Tell us, please, Church." which canons of the Catholic Church The letter clearly acknowledges the allow to commit such a terrible act of Four face charges existence of the Ukrainian Catholic violence? How could the leaders of the A note on spelling Church as an organized religious body Greek-Catholic Church bless their Ivan Gel, head of the Committee for in Lviv, and even the existence of the It has become known that the the Defense of the Ukrainian Catholic believers for such an act? This contra­ correct spelling of Ivan HeFs last Redemptorist Order. The letter also dicts the decisions of the Second Vati­ Church, Stepan Khmara, a Ukrainian states that^ "The Orthodox believers name is Gel. Henceforth, The Ukrai­ Catholic activist, and the Revs. Antoniy can Council. This will complicate rela­ nian Weekly will refer to the leader of wish to live in peace with all people no tions between the Russian Orthodox Masliuk and Ivan Bilyk, have been matter what religion they profess." In the Committee for the Defense of the charged under Ukrainian SSR Criminal Church and the Catholic Church. This Ukrainian Catholic Church as Ivan such a context, this must imply the right will undermine your authority through­ Code articles 35 and 198 for illegally of the Ukrainian Catholic to profess Gel. (Continued on page 10) out the world. This is incompatible with their Catholicism, commented Keston the canons of the Catholic Church. College in a recent press release. Besides, the Greek-Catholics con­ ROC excommunicates Archbishop loann Archbishop Ireney's letter accuses the temptuously refer to the Orthodox Ukrainian Catholics (to which he refers Church, calling it the Church of Satan. JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Holy sources, the Ukrainian Autocephalous as Greek Catholics) of using force to Under this very complicated condition, Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church Orthodox Church in Ukraine encom­ take over the Church of the Transfigura­ we appeal to you and call to immedia­ has decided to excommunicate the passed 22 eparchies and more than 2,000 tion. He writes: tely stop the acts of violence; undertake former ROC bishop of Zhytomyr, parishes at its height in the 1920s, yet at "By this illegal act they interrupt the emergency measures so as to clear the loann, reported TASS, the official the demand of the GPU in January 1930, divine service of the Orthodox commu­ church of the Greek-Catholics. The Soviet news agency, on Tuesday, No­ an extraordinary sobor of the Ukrai­ nity, as the dean of the church. Arch- Orthodox believers wish to live in peace vember 14. nian Autocephalous Orthodox Church priest Andriy, and another priest of this with all people, no matter what religion Bishop loann had sent a letter to the was convened in Kiev. The sobor church, Archpriest Josyf, were not they profess. We consider that your Russian Orthodox hierarchy asking for declared the Church a counter-revolu­ allowed to the pulpit. Representatives flock which went astray and neglected his release from that Church, as he had tionary organization and an integral of the Greek-Catholic Church, armed not only the clerical but also secular taken on the responsibility of heading part of the clandestine "Union for the with metallic objects, set up a round- laws will turn their ear to Your Holi­ the Ukrainian Autocephalous Ortho­ Liberation of Ukraine." the-clock guard in the seized church. ness. Please help them to become dox Church during its sobor, held in During the period from the establish­ They demanded that the dean of the enlightened, because they are like blind Lviv on October 20. ment of Soviet rule through 1930, it was church give up the keys, threatening to people who don't know which way to During a November 14 news confe­ reported that 31 bishops, 1,600 priests use force. Several locks on the doors (Continued on page 10) rence in Moscow, Metropolitan Filaret and 7,000 monks were murdered in the of Kiev, the patriarchal exarch of USSR, and by 1930, 48 bishops, 3,700 Ukraine, announced this decision to priests and 8,000 monks and nuns were excommunicate Bishop loann, which incarcerated in prisons and labor camps. ArGtipastorailetter:UAOCinUiaine he said was based on the activity of the When the UAOC experienced a Archpastoral letter to the venerable clergy, brothers and sisters of the ' former bishop that, judging from docu­ rebirth during the second world war, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine and those dispersed ^ ments at the disposal of the Holy bishops were ordained without the throughout the world. '^ Synod, could be regarded as dissent. knowledge or consent of the German Metropolitan Filaret said that the occupation authorities. It was despite Christ is with us! - let us glorify him! : Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox the persecution and arrest of its hie­ Church was a Church that emerged in rarchy, as well as many obstacles My dearly beloved: ^ 1921 in conditions of church unrest and created by the German occupation I have a joyous message to share with you. Divine Providence, which heals ^^ bewilderment. He said that it never authorities, that the UAOC regenerated that which is infirm and supplies that which is deficient, has bestowed upon '^ gained any support from believers. He itself. In a short period, 698 new our Martyr Church, weakened by the atrocities which she has endured during ll also added that during the Nazi occupa­ parishes were established in Ukraine. this turbulent 20th century, a great blessing by granting her an addition of tion of Ukraine, attempts were made to another bishop to the hierarchy of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox establish a similarly called organization Church in the person of the worthy and experienced herald of Good News of J to support the Nazi regime. However, Bishop loann since October 20 has the Christian Church and honorable son of the devout Ukrainian people. His I he said thatorganization also failed to been the head of the Ukrainian Auto­ Grace Archbishop loann. ^ win the recognition of the Orthodox cephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine. It gives me great pleasure to greet His Grace Archbishop loann in behalf of bishops in Ukraine. Thus, he stressed, According to the Ukrainian Central In­ myself and his brothers and in the episcopacy, the members of the Council of the followers of that Church, wherever formation Service, based in London, he Bishops of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. At the same they might appear, are not recognized was born Vasyl Maksymovych Bodnar­ time, I wish him strength on today's difficult path of archpastoral service to - and cannot be recognized by the Ortho­ chuk in 1929 in the village of Ivano- God and the devout Ukrainian people, especially in the holy task of re- ^ dox Church either as bishops or clergy­ Puste, Borshchiv district, Ternopil establishing our Church after many years of suppression. men. oblast. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the In conclusion, the statement at the His fathergraduated froni the conser­ fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us always. news conference reported that the vatory in Montreal, and conducted the former bishop was to be called by his lay choir of the Church of Apostle John the With love in Christ, name, Vasyl Bodnarchuk. The resolu­ Theologian in his native village. ^ Mstyslav, tion of the holy synod expressed pro­ Vasyl Bodnarchuk studied conduc- Metropolitan found regret that the former bishop had torship from his father. In 1945, after subjected the souls of believers to the death of his father, he conducted the Given this 27th day of October of the Year of the Lord 1989 at St. Andrew the temptation. church choir until 1949, when he was First-called Ukrainian Orthodox Center in South Bound Brook, N.J. According to various Western (Continued on page 10) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1989 No. 47 Ottawa vigil supports Churches 104 in Congress send letter by Andrij Hluchowecky The legalization of these banned Ukrainian Information Bureau Churches has now become the new on behalf of OIha Horyn "litmus test" for the Western world, NEWARK, N.J. - Rep. Louise secretariat of Rukh, or Popular Move­ OTTAWA - As part of a Canadian including Canada and the United Mclntosh Slaughter (D-N.Y.) on No­ ment of Ukraine for Perebudova. Mrs. campaign to show solidarity with those States, in measuring the extent that vember 8 sent a letter to Mikhail Horyn is an activist in her own right — Ukrainian activists who are fighting for glasnost has reached into Soviet society. Gorbachev asking him to allow Olha especially in the efforts of the Commit­ the legalization of the Ukrainian Regrettably the Soviet leadership has Horyn to come to the United States for tee for the Defense of the Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox Churches in remained steadfast in continuing to medical treatment, reported Americans Catholic Church that is pressing for Ukraine, Ukrainian Canadians in forbid the existence of both these for Human Rights in Ukraine. This legalization of the Ukrainian Catholic Ottawa held an early evening vigil Churches in Ukraine. letter was co-signed by 104 members of Church in the USSR. outside the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa In Ottawa, the Ukrainian vigil the U.S. Senate and House of Repre­ on Tuesday, November 7. AHRU lobbyists Walter Bodnar, received wide media coverage including sentatives. Olya Shevchenko and Mark Kotlar The protest was timed to coincide an international broadcast by Radio "The Soviet Union is a signatory of with the Soviet Union's major were successful in getting the entire 16- Canada International into Ukraine, a international agreements which guaran­ member New Jersey House and Senate celebration of the anniversary of the television report on the local CBC tee freedom of movement, including the October Revolution. delegation signed onto Rep. Slaughter's affiliate and a write-up with a photo in Universal Declaration of Human Rights letter. In addition, her congressional In a letter delivered to most foreign Ottawa's French-language newspaper and the Final Act of the Helsinki Con­ embassy representatives in the capital colleagues from the state of New York Le Droit. ference on Security and Cooperation in strongly supported her in this humani­ region, the plight of both the Ukrainian Europe," wrote Rep. Slaughter in her Catholic and the Ukrainian The vigil concluded with the singing tarian bipartisan effort. letter. ^' Through the efforts of physicians Autocephalous Orthodox Churches by all present of the religious hymn "In light of these commitments by the was highlighted as a concrete example "Bozhe Velykyi Yedynyi" and the Bohdar Woroch and Lubomyr Kuz- Soviet government to allow free move­ mak, and the Ukrainian Medical Asso­ of the lack of glasnost and perestroika Ukrainian national anthem, "Shche Ne ment of its citizens, we urge you to issue in the Ukrainian republic. Vmerla Ukraina." ciation of North America, New Ms. Horyn a temporary visa to enable York/ New Jersey branch, St. Barnabas her to receive critical medical treatment Medical Center in Livingston, N.J., has in the United States." offered oncological and related medical Senate leaders support Church legalization Copies of this letter were sent to Yuri services free of charge for Mrs. Horyn. WASHINGTON - Senate Majority ment, arrests or executions simply for Dubinin, Soviet ambassador to the Leader George Mitchell (D-Maine) and praying or showing religious support in United States, and to Rudolf Kuznetsov "The Shcherbytsky legacy of harass­ Minority Leader Robert Dole (R- public. The era where parishioners are the head of the Office of Visas and ment and more refined forms of bruta­ Kansas) sent a letter to Soviet President forced to hide in order to carry out their Registration (OVIR) in Moscow. lity still prevail in Ukraine," said Mikhail Gorbachev on November І in religious practices belongs in the past." An excerpt from the letter of Ameri­ Bozhena Olshaniwsky, president of which they stated: "We look forward to Reps. Dennis Hertel (D-Mich.) and cans for Human Rights in Ukraine AHRU. "Ms. Slaughter's letter is a your leadership regarding the restora­ Don Ritter (R-Pa.), co-chairmen of the (AHRU) to all members of the United reminder to Mr. Gorbachev that United tion of official legal status to the Ad Hoc Committee on the Baltic States States Congress in support of Ms. States legislators are aware of the Soviet Ukrainian Catholic Church...free and and Ukraine, have also been circulating Slaughter's action states: "Although a Union's shortcomings — especially in open worship for millions of Ukrainian a "Dear Colleague" letter for those new Soviet law (Decree 1064) permits the field of human rights. We in Ame­ Catholics... (and) we hope that at this members of Congress who choose not cases such as Mrs. Olha Horyn (who has rica realize that Olha Horyn's life is in meeting (with Pope John Paul II, to write an individual letter, but never­ breast cancer) to be acted on within danger — and every passing day is December 1) your government will theless would still like to show their three days... months have passed since important to her." announce its intention to restore to the support for the issue of legalization of the initial request was made." Rep. Slaughter's congressional letter Ukrainian Church its rightsan d proper­ the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the Mrs. Horyn is the wife of Mykhailo to President Gorbachev concludes with ties." Soviet Union. Horyn, a former political prisoner and a these words: "We appreciate your member of the executive board of the attention to this important humanita­ Both the Senate and the House In asking their fellow congress­ Ukrainian Helsinki Union in Lviv. He is rian matter and look forward to its leadership now have expressed their men to sign on with them in a also newly elected chairman of the favorable resolution." strong support for the legalization of joint letter to Mr. Gorbachev, Reps. the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the Hertel and Ritter remind their collea­ Soviet Union. gues that ''now is a critical time for has so complicated the situation in Lviv, Lviv residents... and bring to justice the workers of the Reps. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and Congress to petition Gorbachev on this (Continued from page 2) John Porter (R-IU.), co-chairmen of the important matter... despite the right to militia who did not use the necessary 185-member bipartisan Congressional freedom of religion guaranteed by the took part in the strike." means to prevent it. Human Rights Caucus, in their October Helsinki Accords and the U.N. Charter, The newspaper Leninska Molod on ''The Ukrainian SSR and USSR 31 letter to Mr. Gorbachev wrote: "The Gorbachev has not legalized the Ukrai­ November 4 published the final results procuracy must provide the necessary Catholic Church has been denied exis- nian Church... despite glasnost and of an investigation into the events of aid to the investigating group in the - tence in Ukraine since 1946 when it perestroika — the Ukrainian Catholic October 1 in Lviv by the commission of Lviv Oblast procuracy, which began a was forcibly incorporated into the Church is still outlawed." people's deputies, headed by Mr. Fo- criminal investigation into the facts Russian Orthodox Church. This deci­ Bishop Basil Losten, coordinator of tiyev, and signed by three other USSR regarding the disturbance of public order sion revoked the rights of Catholics to the campaign on behalf of the Ukrai­ Supreme Soviet members, Ivan Vakar- on October 1 in order to complete the pursue their religious freedoms as nian Catholic bishops in the United chuk of Lviv, Yaroslav Hil of Kreme- inquiry within the legally allotted time established by the Charter of the United States, said he is gratefuhfor the nets, and A. Rynka. period. Nations. After 40 years, we feel it is time tremendous amount of congressional "The members of the USSR Supreme "A systematic, unbiased operative to end the Catholics' fears of harass- support shown to date for the legaliza­ Soviet, who came to Lviv, along with and complete informing of the popula­ tion of the Ukrainian Catholic Church the USSR people's deputies comrades tion on the public political situation in in the Soviet Union. (Rostyslav) Bratun and (Roman) Fe- Lviv city and oblast must be insured U.S. attorney general "Not only have individual members doriv, carefully studied the situation, while the emergence and dissemination of Congress enthusiastically responded which came as a result of the events of of all types of rumor and conjecture signs pact with Soviets to our appeal, but the leaders of our October 1. During this inquiry nu­ should be decisively hindered." elected officials have also chosen to merous conversations and meetings The report also included the follow­ MOSCOW - U.S. Attorney General speak from their positions of leadership were held with representatives of Soviet ing statements: Richard Thornburgh met with the head about the legalization of the Ukrainian and law enforcement organs, victims — "As ascertained by the people's the KGB i.nd signed an agreement on Catholic Church," he said. "This under­ both militia and civilians, representa­ deputies the Soviet security force or­ joint prosecution of Nazi war criminals scores the commitment of the U.S. tives of public organizations. The gans of the city of Lviv tried to ap­ during his mid-October trip to the Congress to religious freedom, and in commission announced its conclusions proach the October 1 incident as a USSR capital, reported the Associated particular, recognizes this historic at a meeting in the Lviv oblast council common occurrence, and made no effort Press, citing a TASS story. opportunity for the Ukrainian Catholic of people's deputies. Esentially they to stop its negative results, to truthfully The AP reported that the memoran­ hierarchal church in the Soviet Union concluded th| following: inform the entire population of the city dum signed by Mr. Thornburgh and to once again exist legally, with all its "The situation could be stabilized in a about what happened. This should have Soviet Procurator General Alexander rights and privileges fully restored." peaceful way, including as attested by been absolutely necessary because the Sukharev formalized the existing prac­ To date, 130 members of Congress several Ministry of Internal Affairs re­ incident occurred as crime has increased tice ot cooperating on the investigation have sent individual letters to Mr. presentatives that from the beginning, noticeably. Along with this, added of suspects and bringing them to trial. Gorbachev, with new commitments the people who had gathered showed no tension is created by the movement for While in Moscow, Mr. Thornburgh daily. As the campaign continues, aggressive intentions and there was no the rebirth of the. Ukrainian Catholic met with KGB chief Vladimir Kryu- NKM Associates, who are managing need to use these so-called means of Church, which has spread all over the chkov. Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov the letter-writing campaign in Wash­ active defense (rubber truncheons). The Lviv region, the extremist activity of and Politburo member Alexander Ya- ington, request that individuals who Soviet people's deputies firmly con­ several activists of different informal ko^ev. As well, he spoke with Vice- would like to call or write their congres­ demn the beatings of citizens which organizations. Representatives of the Pi^iitent Anatoly Lukyanov, Interior sional delegation, first contact NKM followed. Ministry of Internal Affairs, both all- Minister Vadim Bakatin and Supreme Associates at (202) 347-4264 to check on "The USSR and Ukrainian SSR union and republican, did not contri­ Court Chairman E.A. Smolentsev. the status of their delegation. If a ministries of internal affairs, the Lviv bute any stabilizing influence to the Mr. Thomburgh's visit was the first congressional office requests more Oblast Department of Internal Affairs situation, instead focusing most of by a U.S. attorney general to the Soviet information, NKM Associates will must, in the quickest possible way, their energy on defending 4he honor of Union. The attorney general was in provide background information and examine the reasons which led to this the uniform' of their dependent organi­ Moscow for five days. sample letters. undesirable development of events that sations and not on finding the truth." No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1989

Ukrainian students... (Continued from page 1) sign the petition and warmly applauded the action. Some were ready to sign and support any action that was "anti- Soviet," not even bothering to ask what it was. Reporters from the Solidarity press were there and reported favorably on the event. Ukrainian national songs were inter­ spersed with explanations in Polish offered by Petro Tymas, a leading organizer of SUNM, that the manifesta­ tion was being held in protest against the brutal actions of the militia directed against civilians in Lviv on October 1 and to press for greater Ukrainian rights in Poland. For the benefit of Western tourists Taras Kuzio, representing the London- based Ukrainian Press Agency and Suchasnist publishers, translated the commentary into English. The manifes­ tation, which lasted one hour, ended with the Ukrainian national anthem, "Sche Ne Vmerla Ukraina." At 3 p.m., the inaugural congress of SUNM began its deliberations, which lasted three hours and were held on the premises of the Ukrainian Socio-Cul- tural Society (USKT). Copies of sam- vydav from Ukraine were openly on sale. Behind the presidium the Ukrai­ nian national flag was prominently Petro Tymas, (standing), head of the newly established Association of Ukrainian Independent Youth (SUNM). To the right, hung. wearing glasses, is Petro Pawliszcze, a member of the SUNM governing council. Mr. Kuzio read out greetings from SUNM would join. the Ukrainian Press Agency, Suchasnist Members of SUNM also expressed a and the Ukrainian Graduates and desire to launch Plast in Poland for Professionals Association of London. children, and 100 copies of the Plast A statute was ratified, which would handbook had already been photo­ be sent to the authorities in order to copied for this purpose and for distribu­ attempt to officially register the new tion to Plast members in Ukraine. organization. This was based upon the A large part -of the discussion at the statute of the^ pre-martial law informal congress surrounded the Initial Decla­ Union of Ukrainian Students in Poland ration (of Principles) of SUNM. A more (SUSP), which had been formed in May detailed program will be compiled in 1981 during a previous period of libera­ the future, according to its leaders. The lization. Initial Declaration described SUNM as Mr. Tymas, who chaired the proceed­ an organization independent of state ings, stated that SUNM was needed and political organizations, which because of the rapidly changing situa­ adopted as its symbol the Ukrainian tion in Poland and Ukraine. It should national flag and trident. The main aim not be limited only to students, but of SUNM is to ensure national con­ should also include young Ukrainians sciousness of young Ukrainians in living in Poland, he said. It would be Poland, to encourage the development concerned with the problems of lan­ of their cuhural, educational and other guage and assimilation of Ukrainians in needs. The preservation of the Ukrai­ Poland, and the negative light in which nian language is paramount, accom­ Ukrainians are perceived by Poles plished through Ukrainian programs on because of decades of Communist television and radio, summer camps, Students Andriy Zelwakh and Roman Kryk at a table of samvydav publications stereotyping. support for young Ukrainian publish­ from Ukraine that were on sale during SUNM's founding congress. The group should also be interested ing ventures and an expansion of in helping democratic and youth groups translations of Ukrainian literature and Moscow News... Telegraph reported tha. the convicted Polish-Ukrainian dictionaries. director of the Chornobyl nuclear power in Ukraine. In particular, it would be (Continued from page 1) campaigning for Ukrainians to have SUNM, according to its leaders, will station told the newspaper Sotsiahsti- their own television and radio pro­ encourage the expansion of informa­ David Remnick, Moscow correspon­ cheskaya Industriya that bureaucracy grams, and for official denunciation of tion about Ukrainians and young people dent for The Washington Post, reported was to blame for the 1986 accident. "Akcja Wisla," Stalin's solution to the to the mass media, government struc­ that a spokesman for Kombinat, the Viktor Briukhanov, who is serving a Ukrainian minority problem in Poland tures and the Parliament. It called for organization handling the Chornobyl 10-year sentence for his role in the in 1947, in the same manner as the "Akcja Wisla" to be officially de­ clean-up operation, confirmed the accident, was responsible for building Polish participation in the invasion of nounced and Ukrainians to be compen­ figure of 250 dead, but added that some that power plant. He said that official Czechoslovakia in 1968 had been de­ sated. SUNM supports the right of of them had died of illnesses unrelated complacency was so great that he never nounced. Ukraine to "sovereignty and demo­ to radiation^ As for the others, he told could have completed the plant without The discussion also centered on the cracy," and "solidarizes with organiza­ Mr. Remnick, more study would be breaking the rules. need to launch an independent journal tions that peacefully attempt to reform necessary. For example, he said, electric cables of SUNM, as the future of Zustrichi was life in the USSR, principally, the Ukrai­ The Post story also quoted Dr. Yuriy used in the plant should have been in doubt due to the fact that it was nian Helsinki Unioii and Popular Shcherbak, who chairs a committee on coated with fire-resistant material, but published by the Communist-backed Movement of Ukraine for Perebu- the Chornobyl accident set up by the since this was not available he autho­ Union of Polish Students, Cultural dova." Soviet Congress of People's Deputies,as rized the use of ordinary cables. Council of National Minorities. SUNM also announced that it is saying in a recent interview: "Hundreds In an interview from prison, Mr. The elections produced five members ready to cooperate with independent of thousands of people came through Briukhanov said: "It is not within the of the governing council of SUNM: Mr. Ukrainian and Polish organizations. Chornobyl after the accident to work power of one man to overthrow a Tymas (head), Petro Pawliszcze, Boh- After the congress ended, the leader and then went back to their homes... So, system of economic-management rela­ dan Mazurek, Roman Zahorod and of the Gdansk regional Solidarity, it has been extremely difficult to keep an tionships which has been built up over Bohdan Peshushchok. Over 50 mem­ Andrzej Borusewycz, 'who had attended accurate record of fatalities and ill­ decades. And he should not be held bers of SUNM were signed up at the the founding congress of Rukh in early nesses." Dr. Shcherbak is a leader of the guilty if in the end he became a slave of congress. September in Kiev, reflected upon and Zeienyi Svit (Green World) environ­ that system." In the future, when a Federation of analyzed the situation in Ukraine as he mental organization. Mr. Briukhanov also told Sotsialisti- Independent Ukrainian Youth Organi­ had seen and understood it. The newspaper also reported that the cheskaya Industriya that once he was zations is formed in Ukraine, linking This was followed by a short intro­ Soviet government keeps files on more awakened by a plant worker and told of the Association of Independent Ukrai­ duction to the Ukrainian diaspora than 500,000 people who worked at the the accident he telephoned Moscow to nian Youth (Lviv, Bukovyna, Kiev), presented by Mr. Kuzio. The evening Chornobyl plant during and after the get the area evacuated. However, no Plast (Ivano-Frankivske) and the Asso­ ended with Ukrainian national songs accident, but that only some of the one would give the order "because it was ciation of икгаіщап Youth (Khar- and the showing of recent vidc^os/frbm w^icers report for regular check-iips^,, so firmly fixed in,theix minds ХШі, kiv) it was decided that the PoRsh-based Ukraine. ЛЇ related news, the London Ґ)аіїу nothing could happen to the reactor." THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1989 No. 47

BOOK NOTES ulcrainianWeel:! Y Study of Sheptytsky's life TORONTO - The first study in any Help the children of Chornobyl language to cover in detail the many aspects in the life of the leading 20th In 1986 when the nuclear accident at the Chornobyl power plant shook the century Ukrainian churchman and world, Ukrainians living outside Ukraine desperately wanted to know how cultural leader, Andrey Sheptytsky has they could help their families and fellow Ukrainians. Various attempts were just appeared. The 44-page book, titled made, by Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians, to set up relief efforts, but all were "Morality and Reality: The Life and turned down by the Soviet government. Among the many offers of help was Times of Andrei Sheptyts'kyi," was one from the Ukrainian National Association whose supreme president, John compiled by Prof. Paul R. Magocsi, O. Ris, said such assistance could be "in millions of dollars if necessary to Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University help our brethren in Ukraine." The USSR even rejected offers of assistance of Toronto, with the assistance of from the U.S. government and the International Red Cross. Andrii Krawchuk, and published by A delegation of Ukrainian Americans, led by Rep. Benjamin Oilman of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian New York, on May 5 -just days after the world's worst nuclear accident — Studies. had a 45-minute meeting at the Soviet and Ukrainian SSR Mission to the United Nations with three Soviet representatives, including Ukrainian SSR The appearance of "Morality and Counselor Vladimir Lapitski. The delegation was told there was no reason for Reality" was made possible through a concern, that no outside assistance was needed. "The main problems are generous grant from the St. Nicholas solved, we don't need any help," Mr. Lapitski said. When asked about the Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Toronto possibility of Ukrainian Americans sending aid packages to the stricken area, and the St. Nicholas Parish Credit he replied, "The Ukrainian Mission cannot help in this connection." Union. Two and a half years later, in December 1988, the UNA donated S 10,000 to "Morality and Reality" includes 21 Armenian Earthquake Relief. The donation was made in the memory of the essays by leading specialists from seven century to his present-day descendants; Chornobyl disaster victims. "We could not help our brothers in Ukraine in countries. Following an introductory two maps; and statements by Arch­ 1986, but we can help our brother Armenians today," said the UNA president, essay by the leading American church bishop Myroslav S. Marusyn (Rome) pointing out that this time the USSR was willing to accept foreign historian, Jaroslav Pelikan, the book is and by Kurt Lewin (New York), who as assistance. In fact this marked the first time the Soviet Union had accepted divided into six sections: politics. World a young Jewish youth was saved by the U.S. aid since the years during and after the second world war. War И, religion, social relations. Ea­ metropolitan during World War II. stern-rite Catholics outside Ukraine, Instead of the usual bibliography, Now, our Ukrainian community has been presented a new opportunity to and historiography. help the victims of the horrible Chornobyl accident - the details of which, as there are three essays that discuss how seen in articles contained in this issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, continue to Here the reader will find a wealth of the metropolitan has been treated in be revealed. information as well as insightful studies Polish writings, in Soviet publications, The Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund has been incorporated, and a on the relationship of the metropolitan and in works that have appeared in the board of directors is now being formed with its first meeting scheduled to be to Polish society, by Ryszard Torzecki West. held December 2 in Newark, N.J. (More details will appear in this (Poland); to the German regime during "Morality and Reality: The Life and newspaper). This relief fund grew out of the original Rukh Fund set up to World War II, by Hansjakoh Stehle Times of Andrei Sheptyts'kyi" is a assist the Popular Movement of Ukraine for Perebudova. Donations to that (West Germany); to the Jews, by Shi­ volume for all those interested in fund poured in, reaching a sum of 5400,000 by mid-November, thanks in large mon Redlich (Israel); and to the ecu­ Ukrainian and East European affairs, part to the appearances in the United States of Volodymyr Yavorivsky, a menical movement, by Archimandrite especially now when there is talk under deputy to the Soviet Congress of People's Deputies who happens to be head Lubomyr Husar (Italy), to name just a glasnost of making the Ukrainian of the Kiev regional branch of Rukh. few. (Greek) Catholic Church legal once The first shipment of medical supplies aimed at helping ailing children The book also includes several uni­ again. affected by the Chornobyl fallout has already reached Ukraine (see story on que features: a chronology of the The 544-page volume costs S39 and is page 1). But much more assistance is needed. The Children of Chornobyl metropolitan's life by the editor; 53 available from the publisher or from Relief Fund aims to provide long-range assistance through Rukh to all those photographs - many never seen be­ Katedra Books, University of Toronto, suffering as a result of Chornobyl, as well as to help support the education of fore; three geneaological charts tracing 100 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario Ukraine's children. the Sheptytsky family from the 15th M5S lAl. The fund's organizers emphasize that the monies collected will help hundreds of thousands of children, our nation's future. The only thing needed is our support. During this Thanksgiving holiday, let us give thanks that a Guide to archives in Ukraine way has been found to help those whom we had sought to help. And let us help CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Patricia generously. Kennedy Grimsted's unique, interna­ tionally acclaimed reference series provides the only comprehensive infor­ mation available in any language about the development, holdings and pub­ Turning the pages back... lished reference aids for the many rich archives and manuscript collections throughout the Soviet Union. In a new volume published this During the last phase of the Bolshevik-Ukrainian war, an spring — Archives and Manuscript armed struggle with the Bolsheviks continued only in the Repositories in the USSR: Ukraine and form of guerrilla warfare conducted by separate detachments Moldavia — Dr. Grimsted now focuses in Ukraine and guided by the guerrilla command of Gen. Yuriy Tiutiunnyk from on these two republics, in the first of Poland. The organized forces in Ukraine at the end of 1920 amounted to some a two-part third volume in her series. 40,000 insurgents. They operated chiefly in Podillia and the areas of Kiev, She brings together the results of her Radomyshl, Cherkasy, Zvenyhorod, Katerynoslavand Poltava. Some detachments extensive research and. consultations continued the struggle into 1924. over the past 15 years in the USSR and The Polish government had broken off relations with the government-in-exile of Poland, as well as in the related ar­ the Ukrainian National Republic and had recognized the Ukrainian Soviet chives of other neighboring countries of Socialist Republic. The government of the Ukrainian National Republic had its Eastern Europe. seat in Poland. Her personal visits to the most important institutions in Kiev, Lviv, tated bibliographies of finding aids are Despite the destruction of the Ukrainian regular front, the insurgent movement provided for a total of 172 archival in Ukraine continued. Reports from the insurgent groups to the Ukrainian and Kishinev, and oblast depositories in Odessa, Uzhhorod and Chernivtsi, institutions, including 26 repositories in government in exile brought news of growing dissatisfaction among the Ukrainian Kiev, 14 in Lviv, and 127inKharkivand people with the Bolshevik regime. among others, and her consultations with Ukrainian and foreign specialists other oblasts of the Ukrainian SSR. Preparations were being made for an uprising, but these plans were discovered by Coverage extends to all of the central Bolshevik agents and, during the summer of 1921, they succeeded in destroying provide original information not available in any published sources. state archives, all oblast-level state many insurgent groups in Ukraine. archives. Communist Party archives, In the autumn of 1921 the Guerrilla Command with about 1,500 volunteers from Soviet Ukraine notoriously lacks up- manuscript repositories under the former Ukrainian soldiers interned in Poland, began guerrilla raids on Right-Bank t04iate reference aids for its archives Academy of Sciences, manuscript divi­ Ukraine. Two groups began operations: the Podillan group of Col. M. Paliy and and library manuscript collections, a sions of major libraries, institutes, and the Volhynian group of Gen. Tiutiunnyk. The Podillan group, which started out on problem compounded by the many manuscipt holdings in major state and October 25, fought successfully through the regions of Proskuriv and Liatychiv, changes in political fortune and changes regional museums in each and every and reached Malyn in Kievan Polissia. Later it turned west past Radomyshl, moved in name and location of many impor­ oblast of Ukraine. through the eastern Polissian forests, and on November 29 recrossed the Polish tant collections. border, where it was again interned by the Poles. Book 1 of this two-part volume is a Types of materials surveyed range The Volhynian group, which began operations on November 4, moved on general bibliography and institutional from basic records of government, Korosten, seized it, and captured large military stores (November 7). But on directory. church, businesses, academic and social (Continued on page 10) Descriptions of holdings and anno­ (Continued on page 12) Na47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1989

Commentary For the record The casualties of Chornobyl News from Ukraine publishes and a crumbling Soviet myth response to Chornobyl questions by Dr. David R. Marples plant earlier this summer. In its August б issue. The Ukrainian looking for answers to your questions. It has not been so easy, however, to Weekly reported on a letter to News Regrettably, the second chance was Over the past two weeks, the Soviet find the holes in the Chornobyl myth. from Ukraine, the English-language missed either (sic) and I really have no authorities, prompted by more radical During various speaking engagements newspaper published in Kiev for readers idea why, by the way." newspapers, such as Moskovskiye No- over the past three years I have often abroad, written by Dr. David Marples Next, in issue No. 40, News from vosti, have acknowledged that the been asked about the figure of 31 dead. of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Ukraine published responses to the number of deaths caused by the 1986 How could it be possible, I have won­ Studies. Dr. Marples' April 27 letter questions posed by Dr. Marples, as disaster at Chornobyl is not 31 - the dered, that an explosion that exceeded dealt with the Chornobyl nuclear acci­ provided by Dr. Yuriy Shcherbak. figure that has always been maintained Hiroshima in its force by more than 90 dent on the occasion of its third anni­ What follows is a reprint of that article. — but at least 250. With this admission, times, and which was followed by a total versary. News from Ukraine published Deputy of the USSR Supreme So­ the crumbling edifice of the Chornobyl absence of precautionary measures for only four sentences of Dr. Marples' myth has finally began to fall viet, Chairman of the Subcommittee for 40 hours - when radiation levels letter - these taken out of context and Nuclear Ecology, Chairman of the It was a myth perpetuated in parti­ reached 80 rems per hour in the nearby not reflecting the gist of the original Ukrainian Zelenyi Svit Association, cular by the Soviet Ministry of Nuclear city of Prypiat — could have resulted in letter. The Weekly published both the original letter sent by Dr. Marples and writer Yuriy Shcherbak, replies to Power and Industry, and the Soviet and the deaths of a mere 31 firemen, opera­ questions addressed to NFU by Dr. Ukrainian Ministries of Health Protec­ tors and first-aid workers? the version published by News from Ukraine in its issue No. 25. David Marples of Edmonton, Alberta, tion, closely linked with the Kiev-based That the figure was wrong, I illus­ Canada. Center for Radiation Medicine, affi­ trated in my second book by document­ Then, in issue No. 38, News from liated with the USSR Academy of Medi­ ing at least two other short-term fatali­ Ukraine published the full text of Dr. THE POLITICAL DECISION WAS cal Sciences. ties from radiation sickness. But it was Marples'letter, as well as his follow-up NOT TAKEN It has been abetted, one must ac­ difficult to judge just how wrong it letter in which he noted: "My article has Why has it taken three years for the knowledge, by those Western doctors might be. been reduced to four sentences of plati­ Ukrainian government to reveal the and scientists who have been prepared Over the past summer and fall, new tudes about the improvement in rela­ extent of the faUout - especially of to accept the official story at face value, stories have emerged. Over 100,000 tions between Ukraine and Canada. radioactive cesium - to the p^ublic? without questioning. First of all, one should speak not of Today, we are accustomed to serving the Ukrainian government, but of the visitors from Ukraine, to hearing of the USSR government here. This question progress of Narodnyi Rukh, and of was raised in an acute form at the sitting changes to the electoral and language of the USSR Supreme Soviet Commit­ laws. We hear also of trade agreements tee for Ecology. The Chairman of the and educational exchanges with U- USSR State Committee for Hydrome- kraine. Volodymyr Shcherbytsky has teorology Yuly Izrael said then that the left the scene. It does not seem credible data on radioactive contamination of to some that a society that has changed the territory of Ukraine, Byelorussia so visibly in some ways, should have remained so secretive and recalcitrant in and Russia had been declassified. others. In 1986, the year of the Chornobyl tragedy, he said, we were not prepared Many Ukrainians and Byelorussians to declassify those data. Openness has have long suspected that the effects of been progressing too slowly during this Chornobyl were considerably greater three years. He provided me with a than officially claimed; their suspicions unique document testifying that, start­ were also roused by the refusal of the ing from April 26, the day of the health authorities to declare that there have been any medical problems as a disaster, the Hydrometeorology Com­ result of radiation fallout. mittee informed the highest political leadership of Ukraine about what had These medical experts were able, for a actually happened. Starting from April time, to dismiss the claims of journalists 26, this information was put on the and even provincial doctors as based on desks of Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, emotionalism, on radiophobia. Journa­ Valentyna Shevchenko, and Oleksiy lists, Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Liashko (then the Chairman of the Health Yuriy Spizhenko - has claimed, Photo from the April demonstration in Kiev maridng the tiiird anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear accident shows a banner reading '^Transfer the bureaucrats into Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian are in fact responsible for the illnesses in SSR). some regions. By spreading disinforma­ the 30-kilometer zone." That zone around the Chornobyl nuclear power plant has tion about the effects of radiation, they become known derisively as ''Vilna Ukraina" (Free Ukraine), according to I am in possession of data testifying have caused tension and stress that have Sviatoslav Dudko of the environmental organization Zelenyi Svit (Green World.) to the fact that on April 30, on the eve of led to the onset of real illnesses. the holiday demonstration of May 1, there was an exceptionally high radia­ Radiation specialists in the Soviet persons are to be evacuated from You entirely omitted my point. ...lam tion level in Kiev, almost hundredfold Union maintain that the existing limit higher than any permissible norms. This for radiation exposure in the country - Byelorussia, though Byelorussian cri­ very annoyed about this matter and tics maintain that for the situation to be urge you very strongly to print my information was on the desks of the 35 rems over a lifetime — is in fact so above-named persons, but the decision safe that it can be exceeded by two-three made really safe that figure would have original article, or at least summarize its to be raised to around 1 million. One- main points. In doing so, you would be to cancel the demonstration was not times without any significant effects^on taken. health. One should add that there are a fifth of Byelorussian territory has been helping to convince many of us that number of Western experts who have contaminated with radioactive cesium, there really is glasnost not only in the Yuly Izrael said that his was a purely concurred with this statement. but this fact was kept secret for three USSR, but on your editorial board in informative role, while political deci­ years because, in the words of the particular." sions should have been taken by the Similarly, the International Atomic political leadership. Energy Agency (IAEA) has acted as a chairman of the government commis­ Also published in that issue was a sort of father figure over the Soviet sion dealing with the effects of the response by Victor Stelmach, NFU accident in this republic, "glasnost has editor, who wrote: REMNANTS OF SECRECY nuclear power industry, and has spawn­ DOCTRINE ed various new bodies, such as the new been slow to penetrate Byelorussia." ^ "The very fact of printing both of And yet the Byelorussian party secre­ your letters in full, Mr. Marples, we Why have the health authorities Chornobyl Watch Group that monitors been so secretive about the effects of the safety of Soviet nuclear plants. tary at the time of the disaster, Nikolai reckon is a good answer to your doubts Slyunkov, is today a member of the irradiation on the public? The Soviet public reacted cautiously as to the level of openness. But, making Politburo of the Central Committeeof the full use of the opportunity, I will try at first, but as the claims of the nuclear Communist Party of the Soviet Union. They have been acting so because of industry became more far-fetched, once here to additionally explain certain Jn Ukraine, the government's infor­ points which led to the misunderstand­ the absurd concept of secrecy, which it appeared that there were to be no mation sector revealed belatedly in has taken root in our medicine, espe­ major cutbacks in the Soviet nuclear ing that has taken place. ЩагсЬ of this year that farmland and "Your first letter arrived on May 17, cially when nuclear energy and radia­ energy program, it acted: with protests, forests have been affected not merely in tion are involved. There's a special demonstrations, the formation of ecolo­ just before my departure for Canada, the three main regions of concern — the where I planned to have a meeting with administration of the Ministry of Public gical associations, public watchdog pblasts of Kiev, Chernihiv and Zhyto- Health, which is actually a state within a groups. On October 25, the Crimean you, Mr. Marples, and your associates myr - but all the way to the Polish during my stay in Edmonton. If that state. As a matter of fact, it is not nuclear power plant in Ukraine was border. In northern Rivne oblast, it is controlled by the Ministry. This admi­ finally abandoned after more than two was not to take place (and it did not for now forbidden to pick berries and reasons beyond my responsibility) we nistration controls all the nuclear years of concentrated opposition, mushrooms in the woods without dosi- energy installations, both civil and following the demise of the Chyhyryn could have another chance - to meet in metric control. The radiation situation, Kiev during your visit which, as far as I military. Dr, David Я Marples is the author of it is reported, has worsened because understood from your letter, you had This administration has developed a "The Social Impact of the Chernobyl radioactive particles that were collected slated for June. So before leaving I doctrine of secrecy, and even doctors Disaster" (New York: St. Martin's on trees have now fallen to the ground asked my colleagues in NFU to get in who worked neai' the Choriiobyl Nu- Press, 1988).' ' ' ^ (Continued on page 15) touch with you and giveyoUu hand in (Continued on page 13) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1989 No. 47

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:Drach comments on current situation in Ulcraine by Dr. Roman Solchanyk those for whom they were meant. with the creative intelligentsia but with party workers And I said, Leonid Makarovych, I am going to as well. Let us say for example with Leonid Maka­ Ivan Drach, a prominent Ukrainian poet, is a Munich and will relay greetings to Radio Liberty from rovych himself. I think we could even invite him to secretary of the board of the Ukrainian Writers'Union you. He, a person with sense of humor, joined in and Munich. If he is mterested in disseminating the truth and head of the Kiev writers' organization. At its said, but of course, greet them for me. I wish them the we would be ready to give him access to the micro­ founding congress held on September 8-10, he was best, and Lhope that the more truthful their informa­ phone at the Ukrainian Service. elected chairman of the Popular Movement of tion about Soviet Ukraine the greater will be the And Hkewise, if the people ui Ukraine would be Ukraine for Perebudova, or Rukh. success of their radio station. interested faidirec t contact - both the party workers Mr, Drach was in Munich in early October as part So, I think that we are also in favor of there being and the creative intelligentsia -- we would be ready, ui of the Ukrainian delegation participating in the this truthful information about Ukraine, and that any case, I would be ready, to go to Kiev or Lviv at any ceremonies establishing a sister cities agreement there should be as much as possible of it from your time and, so to speak, present myself for an evaluation between Kiev and Munich, radio station. I think that under the circumstances, of that truth. Does such a possibility exist, or are these The roundtable was conducted in the Munich when, after Shcherbytsky, there is a new party merely fantasies on my part? studios of Radio Liberty on October 6, Participating leadership in the person of first secretary Volodymyr in the discussion were Bohdan Nahaylo, director of Antonovych Ivashko, there are some possibilities for Well, I think that when we have lived to see a Radio Liberty's Ukrainian Service, and Romari cooperation. situation whereby I, first of all, am grateful to Radio Solchanyk, director of Radio Liberty's Program As for Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk himself. Liberty for broadcasting my pre-election platform, Research and Development Department, Comparing the relations that we had with him about and I also am grateful that the possibility exists to meet half a year ago and the situation today, we see that the directly with you here - this is something that would PART I possibility for cooperation is there. The possibility for have been unimaginable literally even six months ago, cooperation exists, although I cannot say that never mind a few years ago. When these things take Nahayio: Ivan Fedorovych, allow me first of all, to everything pertaining to one person also pertains to place in this manner, then I think that what you call a welcome you here in Munich. I don4Juiow if perhaps another, to some other party leader. So, as in every fantasy is not a fantasy. If people continue to go on you have brought greetings from Mr. Kravchuk or other such situation, let's sort this out realistically and developing normally, then it will indeed be so. When Mr. Yelchenko for us, but we welcome this opportu­ tactfully. you talk about contacts with the intelligentsia - but nity to have you here at the microphone in Munich. not just the intelligentsia, you are also probably First, this question: What is the over-all situation ui Nahaylo: We actually invited you here today to interested in Rukh. Kiev now - І.Є., after the founding congress of Rukh dissenunate the truth, because the press in Ukraine I have a complaint to make. You broadcast a great and after the removal of Shcherbytsky from power? does not always write truthfuUy about you and about deal of information relying solely on the Ukrainian What is die mood bi the Ukrauiian capital? the Rukh that you head. But first allow me to ask you Helsinki Union. The Ukrainian Helsinki Union, okay flie following. Not long ago, a Western correspondent this is normal. However, I think that perhaps we -1 )Vell, it is pointless to begin right away with: "Have wrote that ostensibly Ivashko has already said in am referring to Rukh — should have our own you brought greetings with you?"' Because I really have private circles, at meetings - and I think that you were information center in Kiev and a similar center in brought greetings. Literally right before my departure mentioned as well - that he is in fiivoro f a dialogue, Moscow. If we were to have such a center, then you from Kiev there was a certain incident. A group of suggesting that perhaps diere will be a new course would probably have a somewhat broader range of industrialists and businessmen came to Kiev, bringing under his leadership. Do you agree with this assess­ information. a number of things with them. They brought along a ment? When listening to your broadcasts, it sometimes computer for someone, other things for someone else. appears that they pertain primarily to the western By someone, I mean the Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Well, first of all, for a figure of that stature and for a Ukrainian region, Galicia. As though everything that Language Society, the Lion Society in Lviv, and, of republic such as ours, one must simply wait a certain takes place in Ukraine takes place only in Galicia. But course, Rukh. They brought along some Xerox period and see just what happens in the political, you must understand yourselves that, among all those machines or something. And one Canadian turns to ideological and other spheres of our life, to see if there details that are important to emphasize in one me and says that, well, this unfortunate thing will be a throwback to that which took place previously situation or another, at times some event that appears happened. We arrived here and all these things were in the Shcherbytsky epoch, during these 20 years. In not to have any implication for national life, for taken by customs, and could I perhaps help them out. my opinion — I Ve already spoken about this in Kiev cultural life, an event taking place somewhere in the Well, where do I turn in such a situation? Naturally, - Volodymyr Vasyliovych Shcherbytsky is probably Donbas or Odessa can be very significant in the life of I phoned Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk, the head of second only to such a person as Lazar Moiseyevych the republic and for the entire Ukrainian situation. the Ideology Department. And he promised me that he Kaganovich. Or maybe they will still be, so to speak, And I think that this is especially important. would intervene, that all these things that our Canadian competing with each other as to how to differentiate And also, when one talks about direct contacts with friends had brought for these various societies would themselves in Ukrainian history. our radio center in Kiev or with our press, I think that be returned; that is, that they would be delivered to So, after these really very dramatic and difficult 20 we will also live to see this. In actual fact, Natalka years of hard times - one can put it this way and no Martenko CMarta ZielykJ has already been at the other - it will probably be very difficult, even when Chervona Ruta music festival representing Radio there will be movement towards an understanding Liberty. I think that shortly either Bohdan (NahayloJ between the Rukh and our bosses. This will probably or Roman (SolchanykJ will be in Kiev and will have not happen right away. And let us lookat all of these the opportunity to discuss the most pressing problems things realistically and soberly. facing us today.

Nahaylo: To what extent do elements exist within Nahaylo: I am grateful that you brought np this the party who can restructure themselves or have the problem because it also gives me the opportunity to desire to restructure? We are aware, for example, of answer this question for the listeners. It is true that this Saliy from the Podil raion of Kiev. Are there more is a problem for us. Even today, when the processes of people like Saliy throughout Ukraine? glasnost and democratization are taking place, it can be very difficult to obtain information from Ukraine. I respect Ivan Mykolayovych Saliy. He is an We receive publications late, a week later. For interesting and original party figure. I think, however, example, Literaturna Ukraina comes out in Ukraine that he is not the only one of his kind. I think there are on Thursdays, but we get it, if all goes well, only on the others in different areas of our life, in different regions. following Thursday. Not everyone is prepared to I have heard that there are some complaints with telephone us directly. We receive, on the average, regard to the Lviv leaders, this is, the mayor of Lviv about 50 to 60 letters a week from listeners. We get and the first secretary of the city party committee three, four, five, telephone calls a day. This is aheady Volkov, an ethnic Russian. This means that there, too, something; this is a great change. there is some sort of feeling that all of these older cadres - I see them as graduates of the Shcherbytsky Unfortunately, for some reason other informal school — and the younger party cadres, well, I think groups do not have the kinds of bold people who there will be a dramatic struggle here. But it is an belong to the Ukrauiian Helsinki Union and the kind unavoidable struggle. I think that if we want a victory of organization for providing information. I have in for the Gorbachev line - and I support this line, and I mind Memorial, and the Ukrainian Language Society, think that these younger party leaders also support it and many others. And in point of fact, they use the Ukrainian Helsinki Union to supply their information — we will wait for this struggle. And I think that this through them to the West. And I think that here I Gorbachev line must win out. would like to commend the activists of the Ukrainian Solchanyk: Allow me to return to the greeting - an Helsinki Union, in particular such people as Anatoliy unexpected one for me - from the head of the Dotsenko in Moscow, or the people who run the Ideology Department in Kiev. If we are talking about correspondents' centers in Lviv and Kiev, because if the truth and its dissemination, then I think I can say they did not provide us with information, then it that personally, as far as my work at the radio is would truly be very difficult for us to inform you about concerned - and I think that this also pertains to the the events that take place throughout the entire work of the Ukrainian Service - we try, to the extent Ukraine. that our possibilities allow, to disseminate informa­ And secondly, I am also aware that we broadcast a tion, truthful information. I think that we have no lot about western Ukraine. But I am also aware interest in propaganda. It would be very good if we that under the processes of glasnost and perestroika could have more direct contacts with people in Kiev has once again become the center of national life Ivan Drach Ukraine, with the creative intelligentsia. And not only (Continued on page 14) No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1989

deputy, the factory would be built free Soviet deputy... of charge by U.S. businessmen and its (Continued from page 1) realization depends on the decision of voluntary gift of disposable syringes, the Ukrainian republic's government. surgical gloves and medical supplies." In concluding his interview with Molod Ukrainy, Mr. Yavorivsky re­ During his interview Mr. Yavorivsky layed an episode concerning the 40 said that a price tag cannot be put on boxes of medical supplies for the these supplies which will be put to good victims of Chornobyl. He reported that, use in Ukraine. However, he added that having arrived at New York's Kennedy the cost of these charitable gifts ex­ Airport, he was concerned about how ceeds 5110,000. He expressed special he would transport all of these gifts and gratitude to Dr. Matkiwsky, who is the worried about how much the transport chief of surgery at Union Hospital in charge would be. However, a Swissair Union, N. J., and on whose initiative the pilot, discovering that the 40 packages donations from the hospital and va­ contained supplies for Chornobyl vic­ rious pharmaceutical companies to the tims, announced without hestitation: victims of Chornobyl began. "It would be a sin to take money for this; The reporter was also curious as to we're flying this at no charge." how Mr. Yavorivsky's visit to the "And this was a capitalist who knows United States went. Mr. Yavorivsky, how to count every cent. It's another who was invited by Sen. Bill Bradleyand story with our watchful pilots-accoun­ Rep. James Florio to the United States, tants. In order to transport 30 packages managed to visit various Ukrainian from the Vnukovo Airport in Moscow communities in New Jersey, Detroit, to Kiev, our own Aeroflot people Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia charged such an exhorbitant price that and New York. I just threw UD mv hands. Clearly, "In general, our former countrymen, socialism is calculative, so, they did and those born in America are very not discount even one kopeck. We had benevolent, sincere and generous to transport most of the goods by truck, people. They know how to accept and to go into debt," said Mr. Yavoriv­ others' tragedy as are we,ready to come sky. to the aid of others, anyone who needs He added that in 10 to 20 days, it." another airplane is scheduled to arrive with a load of medicine from America. Mr. Yavorivsky also told the reporter "And, until, we have such patrons as about the fund established in the United there are in New York or in Switzer­ States to aid the victims of Chornobyl, land, I have to start thinking about how which according to its organizers in the to transport the cargo from Moscow to United States exceeds S400,000 as of Kiev. For, 1 know I can rest easy about November 14. The Children of Chor­ its transport across two continents." nobyl Relief Fund, formerly the Rukh Fund, continues to collect monies for The Kiev-based Russian-language Chornobyl victims in Ukraine. newspaper Rabocheye Slovo, in its November 4 issue also ran a story about Another project in the works, which Mr. Yavorivsky's visit to the United Mr. Yavorivsky discussed with U.S. States and the generous medical sup­ businessmen, is the building of a syringe plies donated to the victims of Chor­ factory. According to the people's nobyl. Volodymyr Yavorivsky addresses jowmalists during a press conference announcing the arrival of medical supplies from tiie United States.

A staffer at Maternity Building No. 4 helps to unload a truck with medical supplies Chief doctor Halyna V. Frolova (right) examines the newly arrived medk^I from the United States. supplies. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 19,1989 Na47

liturgy, and attempt to dissuade the return tof Ukrainian Catholicism was ROC archbishop.,. faithful Archbishop Ireney refused to Lubachivsky refutes... announceit told Keston College that (Continued from page 3) become involved in the matter. (Contintted from page 3) parishioi^rs received the decision go, and thus no one knows where they So at 8 a.m. on October 29 the Rev. seizing a church. The char^ state that joyfully and thankfully. will come to. Or maybe they are not Oiukhniy served the divine liturgy and the four were leaders of the change of In related news. Radio Kiev, which your flock. Then renounce them, so that announced to the parishioners that he Transfiguration Church from Russian carried an interview with Lviv Mayor they forever remember that violence had been received by Metropolitan Orthodox to Ukrainian Catholic. An Bohdan Kotyk, quoted the mayor as and hostility among religions is a great Volodymyr and that as of that moment arraignment date has not yet been set. saying that the return of the Church of sin before God and all people..."^ Ukrainian Catholic divine services would ''These charges are false in that the the Transfiguration to the Ukrainian be offered in the church edifice. This decision to change Transfiguration Catholic Church was accomplished announcement was greeted with great Church to Ukrainian Catholic was without any force. rejoicing. On the assignment of Metro­ made by one of the priests, the council Radio Kiev also reported that during Keston College provided the follow­ politan Volodymyr, the Ukrainian Ca­ and the parishioners of the church. It a recent meeting between Ukrainian ing comments. tholic Redemptorist monks are assisting was their decision to become a Ukrai­ Catholics and representatives of the Historically the Church of the Trans­ Father Yaroslav in conducting daily nian Catholic parish,'' Mr. Gel com­ Russian Orthodox Church in the Lviv figuration is a Ukrainian Catholic services in the Church of the Transfi­ mented. mayor's office, the two sides could not edifice, and the forcible transfer of the guration, and very large congregations In connection with these events, come to any compromise. edifice to Russian Orthodox use in 1946 are taking part, reported Keston sources in Ukraine also report that the was an act of state power accomplished College. Russian Orthodox pastor of Transfigu­ Fifauret reacts by Stalin; it in no way reflected the Archbishop Ireney's letter makes no ration Church had notified the Russian beliefs or desires of the parishioners. mention of the Rev. Chukhniy, Orthodox metropolitan of Lviv, Irinei, Keston College further reported that . The overwhelming majority of the nor of the parish council of 20 nor of the that the parishioners were planning to Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Fila- parishioners of the Church of the congregation, but instead claims that make the church Ukrainian Catholic. In ret, the Moscow Patriarchate's exarch Transfiguration still consider them­ "representatives of the Ukrainian an effort to avert the action, the pastor in Ukraine, interrupted a visit to the U.S. selves Ukrainian Catholics. Under Greek-Catholic Church, Redemptorist had asked the metropolitan to come and late last week and flew to Lviv for the of the Church of the Transflguration, Order, using force, seized the Transfi­ celebrate liturgy on October 29. The weekend. He attempted to convince the parish council of 20 in expressing guration Church in the city of Lviv, hierarch declined. Soviet authorities to confiscate the the will of the members of the parish which belonged to the Ukrainian Exar­ church building from the Ukrainian community is competent to engage chate. "^ Under Soviet law Transfigura­ Received by Sterniuk Catholics, but the Soviet police and clergy and to determine what relation- tion Church is not the property of any public officials refused to use force in ship- if any — the parish is^ to have religious denomination; it is the pro­ Keston College based in Keston, the matter, offering the opinion that the with whatever denominational authori­ perty of the state and is lent by the state England, reporitrd !h?^ ^^^ Rev, Chu­ Ukrainian Catholics will probably have ties it cares to recognize (under Soviet directly to the congregation, repre­ khniy and his parish were officially their legal rights restored in the near law, denominational authorities have sented by the parish council of 20. No received by the Ukrainian Catholic future anyway. no juridical standing). force was used, and the transfer was archbishop of Lviv, Metropolitan The prosecutor's office, in what may Ten thousand parishioners, members accomplished by the parish council of Volodymyr Sterniuk CSsR, who for­ have been an attempt to mediate, of the Church of the Transflguration 20 upon the wish of the congregation, mally assigned the Rev. Chukhniy as arranged a meeting between the charged have signed a petition stating that they led by the Rev. Yaroslav, who was pastor of Transfiguration Church, parties and Russian Orthodox repre­ are of the Ukrainian Catholic Church already attached to the community. and has sent Ukrainian Redemptorist sentatives, but when Metropolitan and faith, and that they wish their church The letter states that the Revs. Horak monks to assist him. Filaret discovered that the meeting edifice, the Church of the Transfigura­ and Stehny were not allowed into the Keston College also noted that Rus­ would include the Ukrainian Catholics, tion, to function as a Ukrainian sanctuary. Again, under existing Soviet sian Orthodox authorities took the he absolutely refused to take part. Catholic parish church. The parish legislation the parish council of 20 is occasion of a meeting in Moscow with A delegation of public officials and council of 20 have decided accordingly, empowered to prohibit clergy from Cardinal Johannes Willebrands on intellectual notables of Lviv, including that the Revs. Andriy Horak and Josyf conducting services in the church edifice November 2 to issue a joint statement deputies to the Soviet Parliament, Stehny were unwilling to leave the for which it is responsible — and with the cardinal deploring "acts of sought a meeting with the metropolitan Russian Orthodox Church and become councils of 20 have frequently been violence" and directing this observa­ who eventually agreed to receive five Ukrainian Catholic priests, and were required to exercise this power by the tion to the Ukrainian Catholics, TASS persons, headed by Rostyslav Bratun, accordingly dismissed by the parish Soviet authorities. and Radio Moscow immediately an­ an official of the Writers' Union and a council of 20 (which, again, is an act It is true that the Ukrainian Catholic nounced that the Vatican representa­ member of the Soviet Parliament. The entirely within the competence of the parishioners have been maintaining a tives had thus condemned the seizure of delegates politely told Metropolitan parish council under existing Soviet constant vigil in the Transfiguration Transfiguration Church. Filaret that there is no longer any law). The Rev. Yaroslav Chukhniy, Church since the morning of October Ukrainian Catholics in Lviv stress alternative — the Ukrainian Catholic who was also a priest of the Church of 29. No violence whatever has taken that the restoration of Transfiguration Church must have its legal rights and the Transfiguration, did wish to be a place in this connection. If the faithful Church to Catholic use has been ecclesiastical properties restored. Ukrainian Catholic priest; he was care to maintain a vigil in the church completely peaceful, with no violence or received into the Ukrainian Catholic edifice, that is not in itself offensive. threat of violence from the Catholic An open letter from Ukrainian Ca­ Church by Metropolitan Volodymyr Since the edifice in question was divert­ side. Prominent Ukrainian Catholics tholics in the USSR to Pope John Paul Sterniuk. ed to Russian Orthodox use by force in in the USSR have asked that Ukrai­ II and Soviet President Mikhail Gorba­ 1918, it is not surprising that the chev is being prepared in anticipation of Some time before October 29, the two nian Catholic representatives should in congregation is alert to the possibility the future always be included in ecu­ the meeting the two plan to hold on Russian Orthodox priests, the Revs. that there might be an attempt to repeat December 1 of this year. Horak and Stehny, became aware that menical dialogues of discussions with this act and divert it to Russian Ortho­ the Russian Orthodox Church. In addition, Ukrainian Catholics in the Rev. Chukhniy and the parishioners dox use now. Lviv plan a large religious procession on were planning to restore the Church of The Russian Orthodox pastor, al­ In addition, a video-recording crew Sunday, November 26, in response to a the Transfiguration to Ukrainian Ca­ from the Canadian Broadcasting Com­ call for a worldwide day of prayer issued tholic use on that date. The Rev. Horak though he was legally discharged by the council of 20, refused to give up the keys pany, which attended the service at by the Rome-based head of their informed Archbishop Ireney, and asked which the Transfiguration Church's Church, Cardinal Lubachivsky. the Archbishop to come to the Church (the keys were in his pocket at the time, but no one took them by force). No one of the Transfiguration on Sunday, bers of Parliament requesting that they October 29, serve pontifical' divine has confirmed the claim of Archbishop Mulroney.. Ireney's letter that the locks on the encourage the prime minister to raise edifice have been replaced, but such an (Continued from page 2) the concerns of millions of Canadians ЯОС excommunicates... action would be appropriate to protect on November 20, and then visiting in regard to the continuing illegal status (Continued from page 3) Transfiguration Church from possible Leningrad and Kiev in the first official of the Ukrainian Churches in the USSR. incursions. visit of a Canadian leader to the Soviet A direct appeal was made to the and sentenced to 20 years of prime minister that he raise this concern hai labor in Kazakhstan. Tens of thousands of people have Union since Pierre Trudeau's 1971 trip. During his five-day trip, Mr. Mul- during his discussions with President 19S3 he was declared innocent and been attending religious services in Gorbachev. relgiised. From 1956 to 1964 he studied Transfiguration Church since October roney is expected to foster closer economic ties between Canada and the During the past month St. Sophia at Щ seminary in Leningrad and the 29, and they testify unanimously to the has received overwhelming support for ;rad Academy. He performed his great reverence and piety with which Soviet Union, and his meetings with Soviet officials are expected to result in its appeal from senior Cabinet ministers as a priest in Truskavets, Lviv these services are conducted. Arch­ and members of all parties. It was clear bishop Ireney's assertion that "the several bilateral trade agreements. Also expected are a treaty on Arctic coopera­ from all of the over 60 written replies \ 1977 he was ordained bishop of the representatives of the Greek-Catholic received that members of Parliament an Orthodox Church and ap- Church have lost all sacredness to the tion and talks on cooperation in the realm of science and technology. are unanimous in their support for the to the Zhytomyr-Ovruch church" does not correspond to the legalization of the Ukrainian Catholic ^hy. facts. Maclean's reported that during his two-day stay in Kiev, Prime Minister and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches. Mulroney will lay a wreath at the It is not surprising therefore, St. Щпїпд fhe pages... Shevchenko monument. Sophia noted, that the prime minister's (Continued from page 6) office instructed the Department of ^mber 17 the Bolshevik cavalry surrounded the group in the neighborhood of External Affairs to state clearly that r and shattered it. Part of the group broke through to Poland and some died in Mr. Mulroney will in fact take these l,but the majority were captured by the Bolsheviks who executed 359 soldiers concerns to Moscow with him and Rzar on November 21. In related news, the St. Sophia express the concern of so many Cana­ his mission, knowfi^ as the second winter campaign, or the November raid, Religious Association of Ukrainian dians wlia wi5h to see these C^burches . ih ended so tragically was the last armed resistance attempt by the army.of the Catholics in Canada; repdried that in returnecj ^tltieir rightful and legal status Ukrainian National Kepublic against the Bolsheviks. early October it had written to all mem­ within ^heUlSSR. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1989

Ukrainian climbers plant blue-and-yellow flag on Mt. Kilimanjaro by Anisa Mycak

GREENWICH, Conn. - The blue- and-yellow Ukrainian flag was recently planted on the 19,000-foot summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. The team of climbers who hoisted the Ukrainian flag on the peak on August 12 represented Club Suzie- Q, a group of young Ukrainian profes­ sionals in the U.S. and Canada. "We carried and planted the Ukrai­ nian flag on Mt. Kilimanjaro as a symbolic show of support for the Rukh and for our flag-bearing brothers and sisters in Ukraine," said Dr. Jurij Savyckyj of Greenwich, Conn., who led the team. "Their carrying of the flag is much more hazardous." The climb was only one component of an extensive five-week East Africa expedition, which involved camping, safari tours of the major game parks in Kenya and Tanzania, as well as visits to other notable sites in the region, many made famous by the film "Out of Africa." A five-day climb

The climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro con­ sisted of an 80-mile round trip hike of five days, with nightly rest stops at three Club Suzie-Q's team of climbers reaches the peak of Mt. ЮІітапіаго: (from left) Christine, Danylo and Dr. Jurij Savyckyj, base camps at successively higher against a backdrop of glacier fields. altitudes of 9,000, 12,000 and 15,000 feet. The climbers were assisted by keeping watch by the campfire, animals burst of perfect Ukrainian speech. He IVip consultants guides and native porters accustomed to such as hyenas, lions, elephants and explained that^he was sent to Moscow the low oxygen levels at such high leopards were often in close proximity, to study medicine, and later spent Providing valuable assistance in altitudes. The team managed to make making for some anxious moments. several happy years in the Ukrainian planning the East Africa expedition was the final, steep ascent up the volcanic Nevertheless, the game park portion town of Vinnytsia doing his residency Club Suzie-Q member Bill Pidhirny, a gravel terrain to the top of the moun­ of the expedition helped acclimate the training. financial analyst from Norwalk, Conn. tain without the use of supplementary group to the rigors of higher altitude In another instance, while flying in a He has previously traveled extensively bottled oxygen. camping and helped to make the ascent small commuter plane, the German through East Africa and South Africa. of Mt. Kilimanjaro possible. pilot, a veteran of the German Air Also, invaluable medical and climb­ The final ascent was made between 1 The trip also included a flight to ing advice were provided by Dr. Boris a.m. and 9 a.m. on August 12 with the Force, perked up his ears when he heard Lamu, an island on the Indian Ocean Ukrainian spoken, and himself began to Lushniak of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a use of flashlights, ski poles and very with strong Moslem cultural influences, veteran of two Mt. Everest expeditions heavy winter ski clothing for protection speak Ukrainian, it turned out that he where the party rested after the Kili­ hailed from Munich, was an engineer as and is a specialist in high-altitude from the sub-freezing night tempera­ manjaro climb, and the popular over­ medicine. tures and wind gusts of up to 40 miles well as a linguist, had friends at the night train ride from Mombasa, the Ukrainian Free University in Munich, Dr. Savyckyj, the tour leader of this per hour. The top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is port city on the Indian Ocean to Nai­ actually a rim of a four-mile wide semi- and is well acquainted with UFU's expedition, has previously organized robi, the capital of Kenya in the high- former rector, Volodymyr Janiw. other land and sea trips, including active volcanic crater which is filled altitude interior. with snow and has glacier fields at one The Club Suzie-Q travelers were numerous sailing voyages in the Carib­ end. Touch of Ukraine delighted to note that both the Ukrai­ bean Islands. Here the climbers affixed the Ukrai­ nian flag and the Ukrainian language The Savyckys are members of Ukrai­ nian flag to a sturdy marker pole. They A few incidents during the East have a home even in the far reaches of nian National Association Branch 361 also displayed a Club Suzie-Q T-shirt Africa expedition convinced the Club East Africa. and 45. which they had carried to the summit. Suzie-Q travelers that Ukraine is where you find it, even if it is in Africa. In a The Supreme Executive Committee Three reach summit small town hospital, a young black Tanzanian physician, speaking in his of the The other two successful climbers British-accented English, asked Dr. were Danylo Savyckyj and Christine UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Savyckyj what nationality he was. and the Savyckyj, both students at the Univer­ When told he was Ukrainian, the man sity of Pennsylvania, and long-time smiled ear to ear, and launched into a UNA DISTRICT COMMITTEES Plast members. Miss Savyckyj reached of NEW JERSEY the summit on her 20th birthday, and may very well be the first Ukrainian Corrections have the honor of inviting you woman to scale this mountain. These to the climbers are considered fortunate, since In The weekly dated October 8, on only one out of three climbers who page 3, "Coptic Pope Shenouda visits JUBILEE BANQUET reaches the topmost 15,000-foot base Ukrainian Orthodox monastery," Pope camp actually succeeds in making the Shenouda is incorrectly identified. He is on the occasion final grueling ascent to the Mt. Kili­ Pope Shenouda III. The date he met of the with Metropolitan Andrei of the Ukrai­ manjaro summit. 95th ANNIVERSARY The Mt. Kilimanjaro climb was nian Autocephalous Orthodox Church preceded by several weeks of safari tent (Sobornopravna) was Tuesday, Sep­ of the camping in game parks such as Seren- tember 19. UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION geti, Masai Mara, Amboseli, and Ngo- to be held rongoro Crater. Also visited were Lake In the story about the New Jersey Nakuru with its miles of pink flamingos, Ethnic Festival held recently at Liberty SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1989 at 3:00 p.m. and Olduvai Gorge where the first State Park, two groups were in­ ST. JOHN'S UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC GYMNASIUM human fossils were discovered several completely identified. It should have been noted that among the performers 770 Sand ford Ave., decades ago by anthropologist Dr. Newark, N.J. Louis Leakey. were the Kalyna Ukrainian Dancers of the Ukrainian American Youth Asso­ Addresses, awards and concert program. \nidebeest migration ciation Branch of Yonkers, N.Y., and Donation: S15.00 the Ukrainian Heritage School of For reservations please call Committee Members: The travelers witnessed the peak of Studies, dancers of South Bound Jaroslaw Leskiw 201-996-3772 the annual wildebeest (gnu) migration Brook, N.J., under the direction of Michael Zacharko 201-725-8062 in the Serengeti Plain, and saw nu­ Walter Yurcheniuk; as well as the Walter Bilyk 201-795-0628 merous other African animals at close Lastivky Ukrainian Dancers of the John Chomko 201-472-0989 range. As the campers slept in their Ukrainian American Youth Associa­ Andrew Keyblda 201-762-2827 circle of tents at night, guarded at times tion Branch of Passaic, N.J., under the Reservation deadline - November 29/1989 by a spear-wieldirtg Masai warrior direction of Ivan Lenczuk. 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nian language or ar.Cither larj"ige advertisements are to be in Ukrainian, language but they are to be translite­ Ukrainian to be... agreed upon by the population may be however, a translation into another rated from the Ukrainian name. To­ (Continued from page 1) used in the aforeniciuiwiicu uiga.... and national language may also be provided ponyms of areas outside Ukraine are "The Ukrainian SSR recognizes the organizations." alongside the Ukrainian text. given in Ukrainian in transliteration vitality and social value of all national Article 4 notes: Goods marked for sale and instruc­ from the original language. langiiages and unconditionally guaran­ "The languages of inter-nationality tions on their use are in the Ukrainian Ail geographical publications for use tees^ its citizens national-cultural and communication in the Ukrainian SSR language. Goods exported outside the in the Ukrainian SSR are to be pub­ langiiage rights, founded on the bel^pf are the Ukrainian, Russian and other Ukrainian SSR may be marked in the lished in the Ukrainian language. that' only the free development and languages. Ukrainian or Russian language. Citizens have the right to use names equality of rights of national languages "The Ukrainian SSR guarantees the in accordance with their national tradi­ free use of the Russian language as the Official names in the Ukrainian SSR, tions. Their names are written in Ukrai­ and-a? high level of language culture are according to law, will appear in the the ^sis of mutual spiritual under- language of inter-nationality communi­ nian transliterated from the original cation of nations of the USSR." Ukrainian language. It is stipulated national language. stan(Sng, mutual cultural enrichment that, on the right side or below the and^rengthening of the friendship of The right of citizens to use any Finally, the law "On Languages in the language they desire is delineated in Ukrainian name, the name may also be nations. given in another language. Ukrainian SSR" makes provisions for "The Ukrainian language is one of the Article 5, while Article 8 outlaws the promotion of the national-cultural det^mining factors of the national discrimination based on language. Toponyms (place names, including development of Ukrainians living in identity of the Ukrainian nation. Article 6, meanwhile, states that street names and the like) are to be given other republics of the USSR, as well as ''The Ukrainian SSR ensures the "Personnel of government, party and in Ukrainian. In places settled by a for such assistance to groups, organiza­ икшіпіап language the status of state public organs, institutions and organi­ majority of citizens of another nationa­ tions and schools in foreign countries language with the aim of promoting zations should have a command of the lity, such names may be given in their outside the USSR. comprehensive development of the Ukrainian and Russian languages and, a series of research grants from the spiritual creative forces of the Ukrai­ when indispensable, another national National Endowment for the Humani­ nian nation and guaranteeing its sove­ language to the extent needed to per­ Guide to... (Continued from page 6) ties, with partial matching funds pro­ reign national-state future. form their duties." vided by the Ukrainian Studies Fund "To instill in citizens, regardless of The law also stipulates that Ukrai­ institutions (pre-revolutionary historical records as well as contemporary re­ and the Canadian Institute of Ukrai­ their nationality, an understanding of nian is the language to be used in all nian Studies. the social status of the Ukrainian record-keeping and documentation, at cords, medieval manuscript books and the personal papers of cultural leaders) Her research in the Soviet Union has language as the state language in the conferences and other forums, within been carried out under the exchange Ukminian SSR, and the Russian lan­ the judicial system, in documents deal­ from films and architectural drawings to collections of folklore and manu­ programs between the American Coun­ guage as the language of inter-nationa­ ing with the election of people's deputies cil of Learned Societies and the Aca­ lity communication of nations of the and in services to citizens. script maps. Appendices provide procedural in­ demy of Sciences of the USSR, ad­ USSR is the duty of government, party All government acts, according to the ministered by the International Re­ anct^ public organizations, and mass law, are adopted in Ukrainian and then formation about archival organization and access restrictions and a table of search and Exchanges Board. information media of the republic. The published in both the Ukrainian and Dr. Grimsted recently returned from selection of a language of interpersonal Russian languages. geographic names in relevant lan­ guages. A detailed subject index is a five-month trip to the Soviet Union, communication of citizens of the Ukrai- Russian is the language to be used in where she was carrying out research for nian^SSR is an inalienable right of the relations between the Ukrainian SSR provided together with a full author- the subsequent part of her Ukrainian citizens themselves." and all-union bodies or bodies of other title index covering the over 2,000 coverage. While in Ukraine, she was The full text of the law "On Lan- republics of the USSR. bibliographical entries in the volume. invited to make presentations about her guafes in the Ukrainian SSR" was As regards international agreements, A second part of this volume now in new book at several archives and pubSshed in the November 5 issue of however, these are made in Ukrainian preparation will provide a historical libraries in Kiev, Lviv and Dniprope- KuJlUra і Zhyttia, the official news­ and the language of the other party. background survey of the complicated trovske. The book was so enthusiasti­ paper of the Ukrainian Ministry of Both Ukrainian and Russian are used development of archives and manu­ cally received by specialists there that Cu^re and the Cultural Workers' in citizens'documents (passports, birth, script collections in Ukraine and Mol­ plans are under way for a revised and Umeii, a copy of which was recently marriage and death certificates, em­ davia, together with charts of historical expanded Ukrainian edition, to be reeeij^ed here at the editorial offices of ployment and education documents), administrative-territorial divisions prepared with Dr. Grimsted's participa­ Svoteda and The Ukrainian Weekly. as well as in technical documen­ correlated with the present archival tion, under sponsorship of the newly Article 2 of the law states: tation. disposition of major groups of govern­ revived Archeographic ComrrTission of "IHraccordance with the Constitution In the section of the law on the language mental records. the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrai­ of t\^ Ukrainian SSR the state lan- of education, it is stated that citizens Dr. Grimsted is a research associate nian SSR. guagi^f the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist "have the inalienable right to choose the at the Ukrainian Research Institute and The 1,160-page volume is available Repi^lic is the Ukrainian language. language of instruction for children" a fellow of the Russian Research Center for SI25 from: Princeton University "Tllp Ukrainian SSR guarantees the and that "the Ukrainian SSR guaran­ at Harvard University. Her project has Press, 41 William St., Princeton, N.J. coHifftehensive development and func- tees each child the right to be raised and been supported over the past 15 years by 08540. tioniiig of the Ukrainian language in all obtain an education in his national sphef^s of social life. language." When the activists placed flowers "Republic and local government, "This right," it goes on to state, "is Tens of thousands... under a blue-and-yellow flag on Sirko's par^ and public organizations, busi­ ensured through the creation of a (Continued from page 2) grave, a group of men in civilian clothes nesses, institutions and organizations network of pre-school institutions and during the march in Lviv on October 1. appeared and attempted to take away cre^ for all citizens essential condi- schools that provide education and Mr. Dotsenko reported that all flags the flag. The activists managed to retain tionfe for learning the Ukrainian lan- instruction in the Ukrainian and other carried by the marchers in the unofficial the flag and, attaching it to one of the gim(^. and improving their mastery of national languages." march on November 7 bore black cars, drove back to Ordzhonikidze. it."-^ The law stipulates that Ukrainian is ribbons to indicate tha't the demonstra­ They related, according to Mr. Dot­ А0ІСІЄ 3 provides that: the language of instruction in pre­ tors regarded this as a "day of mourn­ senko, that cars traveling in the oppo­ "'фе Ukrainian SSR creates essential school institutions, general, public ing." site direction, at the sight of the Ukrai­ con^l^ns for the development and use schools, technical and professional According to Mr. Dotsenko, instead nian flag, flashed their lights and of^a^uages of other nationalities in the schools, special secondary schools and of staging a rival commemoration of the otherwise signalled their respect for this Щ^- higher educational institutions, but also revolution, the Kiev representatives of national symbol. ijhe work of government, party provides that in areas densely popu­ Rukh and unofficial citizens' groups In his telephone report, Mr. Dot­ ublic organs, businesses, institu- lated by persons of other nationalities decided to ignore the anniversary. senko cited Oleksander Andriychuk as pnd organizations located in areas other languages may be used. In Lviv, where only some several the source of information about the jact settlement where a majority In general public schools, both U- thousand people attended the official arrest of three men in Uman, Cherkasy ^iSens of other nationalities reside, krainian and Russian are mandatory ceremonies, those ignoring the anniver­ Oblast, for staging a demonstration r national languages may be used subjects. sary placed the Ukrainian blue-and- during the official celebrations of the f with the Ukrainian language. In the field of scholarship, Ukrainian yellow flag at half-mast at the site of the October Revolution. According to this I situation where citizens of other or Russian may be used; in the realm of future Shevchenko monument in the report, several members of the local ilities who form a majority of the information, Ukrainian and Russian center of the city to symbolize that this branch of Rukh, passed the official gtion in administrative-territorial are employed, according to the law. was a day of mourning. viewing stand carrying a blue-and- nd areas of settlement do not Ukrainian is the language to be used yellow flag and a red flag during the I appropriate command of the in the official mass communications Mr. Dotsenko also reported two anniversary parade. They also carried A\ language, or when within the media, however, other languages also incidents related to the anniversary of banners stating "If you respect our aries of these administrative- may be used^ in accordance with the the October Revolution that occurred language, you respect our people," fial units or areas of settlement newly adopted law. Communications in Ofdzhonikidze, Dnipropetrovske "Down with ecocide" and "Glory to j nationalities reside coinpactly via the postal and telegraph systems are Oblast, and in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast.. Ukraine." Members of the militia pne of these nationalities is a accepted in either the Ukrainian or In Ordzhonikidze, activists of the attempted to remove the flag and ^ of the population, the Ukrai­ Russian language. Announcements and local Rukh organization and of the placards, but failed. Shevchenko Ukrainian Language So­ The demonstrators then gathered at ciety decided to mark the anniversary of the local Shevchenko monument, where the October Revolution by driving out local residents gathered to place flowers to the grave of the Zaporozhian Ota- and sang patriotic songs. The three men GLASNOSr man Ivan Sirko to place flowers at the detained by the police were Valeriy site. During the drive to the site, the four Voronov, a Russian, who was charged cars carrying the activists were stopped with allegedly being drunk and with Legalize Churches in Ukraine! several times by militia units which carrying tbjp^rJJkrainian national flags, checked their docurnents^nd^recprd^d. and \'aleriy JCuIynych and Bohdan. - their names. Chornomaz. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19,1989

offers these questions for discussion, Regulations in Industry and Power people eagerly come to Ukraine from News from Ukraine... and they should be discussed and not Engineering is publishing information any region of the USSR for the sake of (Continued from page 7) refuted at once. His information would about accidents which take place at climate and food. clear Power Plant, in the town of not be as sensational if the specialists Soviet nuclear power plants. But here in One has to admit that all the requc sts Chornobyl, a few kilometers away from would be conscious of their duty. Of my hands is a document I got from about the construction of nuclear pov er it, were unaware of what was going on course, such information should be representatives of Greenpeace: it is a plants emanated from Ukraine's leader­ there they had no instructions, they did made public by experts, not by journa­ report of a group of ecologists from ship. I saw these documents, lib a not know the radiation levels before the lists but if the experts refute this at all, Hannover, prepared at the request of request, signed in 1971 by Petro Shebst accident; there was total secrecy. Even then journalists or writers have to do Greenpeace, on accidents of VVP-type and Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, about now we have the remnants of this their job. reactors in the USSR. According to the the construction of the Southern Ukrai­ secrecy doctrine, although the minister experts whom I have shown the report, nian Nuclear Power Plant in Myl o- IN THE TRAP OF OUR OWN there's not a single false word there. layiv Region. The request about Chor­ of public health said all the secrecy had SECRETS been lifted. Now we have to see whether nobyl and all other nuclear power he was sincere in stating so. Ь the nuclear industry worldwide too We still have to learn about our acci­ plants carry signatures of Ukraine's fi rst The doubts are caused, for instance, secretive about nuclear accidents? dents from Russian-language books pre­ persons. by the activity of the Center for Radia­ sented to us by West Europeans. That's a tion Medicine, which is absolutely Any country is very reluctant to great lesson for us. This last point makes it imnecessary unknown to the public. Still, one has to disclose information on accidents at to dwell in detail upon Dr. Marples'l^st admit that this year, at a press confe­ nuclear power installations, because REQUESTS EMANATED FROM question: Why are local voices not rence which marked three years since any government or a company running UKRAINE'S LEADERSHIP permitted a greater say in determining the Chornobyl tragedy, the Ukrainian such installations don4 want people to the planning, location and operation of SSR Public Health Ministry made be afraid of them. When billions of Why is Ukraine being used as the nuclear power plants? public a fair amount of data connected dollars or rubles are being invested in center for the Soviet nuclear program, with the accident and its consequences; the nuclear industry, those who invest especially given the lamentable over- Ukraine's government should think they realized that the public is not just them don't want to run risks. usage of its natural river systems? not of how to raise the production of concerned but is actually indignant at We have evidence that the aftereffects energy, but how to reduce its consump­ the information policy of the Ministry. of nuclear accidents are being hushed There's a number of factors explaining tion. To do this, the economy should be up or dwarfed anywhere in the world. this fact. I don4 think that those are put on entirely new rails. THE REPORTER IS RIGHT But of course, in open, democratic right who say that this is a kind of an evil Of course, Ukraine's government societies it is much easier to get infor­ plan devised by Moscow to exterminate should be made responsible before her Was the information provided by mation on the issue, and the press may the Ukrainian people. I don4 think people. If the people don4 want further reporter Yladimir Kolinlio really as write about those cases. people who designed the reactors development of nuclear power engi­ sensationalist as scientists at the Center In the USSR, because of the closed wanted them to explode. neering, the government should take for Radiation Medicine have declared? character of society in the past, it was The first designs of the nuclear energy heed of this. Only 25 or 30 percent of the impossible to inform the public development program were undoubted­ energy produced in the republic is I should say here that scientists from about accidents. Meanwhile, accidents ly absurd and extremely dangerous. At consumed by citizens, while the rest is this center are shamefully programmed did happen, and grave ones at that. first, the plan provided for the construc­ being consumed by industry. This for total negation in these issues. They There was a grave accident in Lenin­ tion in Ukraine of 44 nuclear reactors. ration has to be changed. refute in advance all concerns and grad - it may be regarded as a proto­ An incredible thing, especially consider­ To make local voices more influential apprehensions, and this troubles me for type of the Chornobyl accident, because ing the fact that we don't have enough we have to pass a law on referendums, any scientist should be, first of all, the reactor there is of the same type, but water for cooling. Then the figure was so that people in this or that locality objective. Nobody would claim all no information was made public. TTiere reduced to 32. Now we have 18 reactors could decide themselves whether any oncological diseases to be connected was also an accident in Kyshtym with a in Ukraine, and soon we'll have 14, plans of further development or nuclear with radiation - but they refute ob­ huge fallout of radioactive elements, in while the existing plan is to raise the energy programs would be adopted or vious facts which I myself observed in 1957. For 30 years they have hushed up number to 19 and then stop. not and what they will get instead as a Narodychi District: the birth of mon­ thataccident. When the Chornobyl compensation. sters, the increased rate of certain tragedy took place, there wasn't even an Why was there such a program for oncological diseases, like throat cancer idea of the possibility to use the expe­ Ukraine? Firstly, Ukraine has incre­ Recorded by or mouth cancer which are very rare in rience of decontamination work in dible (compared its share in the USSR Andriy Kulykov (NFU) general but abundant there. They also Kyshtym. territory) capacities of energy-consum­ ignore doctors' opinions about the rise The secrecy strikes back at ourselves, ing industry - metallurgy, ore and THE UKRAINIAN SENIOR in the number of anemia cases. This is a we are caught in the trap of our own coal-extracting industry. So, there's a CITIZEN'S HOME secrets. great need for electric energy. shame, people with doctors' diplomas IN LOS ANGELES shouldn't do things like that. Now we are at the start of the policy Secondly, Ukraine had a developed of openness, and the State Committee construction industry, and there were Vladimir Kolinko is a brave and for Monitoring Compliance with Safety little problems with hiring workers, for welcomes Ukrainians who are at least honest man, and he raises these ques­ 62 years of age. tion by right. 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precisely — that this wo"^H have been changed long small number for a population of SO million. Orach comments... ago. Unfortunately, it is not changing, and I feel that And, furthermore, because this was all printed, (Continued from page 8) precisely because you do exist and that there are other obviously, in the Ukrainian language — now we have ш Ukraine. If earlier, perlmps, it appeared tliat Lviv radio stations that air information, treating it the way translated the main documents into Russian — how hnd western Ukraine remained the bastion of it should be treated depending upon the situation, this will it reach the Russian-speaking workers of the ^Ukrainian nationalism or tlie national movement, must serve as an incentive for our ideological service, Donbas, the nietallurgical workers of Dnipropetrov- ihen I think that from the very beginnings of the which must change radically. ske or the residents of Odessa, who read only Russian? ghisnost era, Kiev, thanlcs to the rol^of writers such as And so, once again, the opportunity and occasion is yourself, has again taken on the leading role. And we Solchanyk: As we are talking about the dissemina­ there to accuse Rukh of nationalism; to accuse it of attempt to focus as much attention as possible on tion of information, I would like to draw attention to being some sort of invention of pseudo-intellectuals Kiev. the other side of this situation. Bohdan mentioned the who have come up with their own special hobby in the We try and ask correspondents to supply us with problems we have that are, to a certain extent, form of a popular movement; to argue that it is not information on the Donbas, Kharkiv, the Sumy technical; and the readiness of certain people within something that is profoundly needed by everyone. bbUst, and so on. But, again, if people there do not the Ukrainian informal groups to supply information. ^how any initiative, do not overcome this fear and But, in my opinion, the main problem is not technical. Solchanyk: Yes, here I would like to add something Inertia, then obviously we will be restricted to the Rather, it is the contents of the republican press. that surprised me very much at the time. This was in information which until now has come from the Actually, we officially receive only the republican the early stages of the Rukh. The draft program was Ukrainian Helsinki Union. And therefore, I welcome press. If we start talking about normalization, well published on February 16 in Literaturna Ukraina, and ^'he possibility of Rukh having its own press center in then, let there be normalization. Why, for example, is then suddenly, literally the next day, letters from Kiev, and especially in Moscow. After all, this does not it not possible to subscribe to Vechimiy Kyiv, or various indignant readers appeared in Pravda Ukrainy, jertain just to Radio Liberty, but rather the entire Prapor Komunizmu, or Leninska Molod, or Vilna Robitnycha Hazeta. A completely normal question vorld should know about what is happening in Ukraina? So, let's talk about normalization. After all, occurs to me: How did they know what was in that Ukraine, not just the listeners of Radio Liberty. the Soviet Union, and this includes Ukrauie, has draft program? So, once again, we have the issue of entered onto the road of normalization. Whey are we normalization of the press, normalization of the Yes, you are right, because representatives from forced to use only the republican press? This is also a exchange of information. I think that such things nany different radio stations have turned to me, and technical aspect the problem. should not occur, although they were rebutted in lot only to me, but to many of my colleagues, writers, Let us return to the contents. Unfortunately, we do Literaturna Ukraina. Members of the Ukrainian -cholars, and people who, so to say, are close to the not have any other possibility to find out what is going Writer's Union responded that the campaign against eadership of Rukh. And we were very pleased that on in Ukraine. We are talking about certain people, Rukh in March and April was concocted. here were many representatives from the Western who are ready to supply information to us. I will give Now the rehitions are, once again, according to the nedia at our founding congress. For example, the you a specific example. The draft program of Rukh materuils that are available to us - i.e., the official , talians were very active in their reporting. I know of appeared only in one newspaper, specifically in press in Kiev, improving. I see that the attitude taken :)пе producer from Greece, we met by chance not too Literaturna Ukraina. How is one to explain this? Let by the ideological aktiv has changed somewhat ong ago, and I was very interested to fmd out that me return again to the topic of normal rebtions, to towards Rukh. Do you sense this change? If one were Згеек television also broadcast a program about this normalization. After all, Ukraine and the Soviet to compare the situation today with that of February, jvent. Union should become normal countries. March or April of this year? And all the more so . So we do see, we feel that there is an urgent need to because now it is frequently being said that, yes, Rukh lave our own press center, which could provide That to which you refer, all of this, does not happen is a reality. I think that in April one could not say this. lecessary information in all areas. I don't know what right away. So, on the one hand, we are of course , iind of relations you have with our press centers, for happy that Literaturna Ukraina, an organ of the I think that Rukh itself has brought about this . example, such as RATAU (Radio and Telegraph Ukrainian writers, published the statute and the situation, making it a reality. And not to take Rukh Agency of Ukraine!. program, and publishes the speeches made by the into account would simply be a big political mistake. writers; and not just the writers. But it is generally And so, Rukh has consolidated certain of its positions, Nahaylo: We have no oflBcial rebitions. Obviously, understood here that, how can this be. If we really do despite all the defamations against us. This is primarily we read what they issue and publish; we make use of want there to be some sort of objective stand regarding the position taken by RATAU, which was dissemi­ ^their information. the program and statute of Rukh and toward the over­ nated throughout the entire media, casting the work of all situation with Rukh, then this means that, first of the congress in a negative light. And, well, they pretend that you are not there, all, these would have to be published by all the central All the same, the very fact that the congress took ihat Radio Liberty does not exist. I feel that, in organs: Radianska Ukraina, and Pravda Ukrainy,and place convinced us of the fact that we really do exist ,general, these are shortcomings of our party's Molod Ukrainy, all the newspapers. Then, all this and that we should exist. And the publication, ideological service. As a member of the Communist must be discussed and looked at in the proper light, although it is slow, of documents in Literaturna : Party -1 have been a Communist for 30 years -1 feel depending on an individual's knowledge, understand­ Ukraina is taking palce. We are also pleased that we that the ideological work of our Communist Party of ing, position and insight. are receiving support from such a newspaper as Molod Ukraine is at a remarkably low level. It's all done using One cannot assume that all this is normal, that a Ukrainy, where a primary organization of Rukh was v;ome sort of outdated, neo-Stalinist methods, newspaper with only a circulation of 100,000 (pub- recently formed. I think that this is, after all, the methods overgrown with moss. A great many people lished the draft programj. Although, with the help of positive route, the cooperation that we are thinking \j\o longer believe in this kind of information. the Ideology Department of the Central Committee about. We feel that Ukraine must go along this normal ; One would think that for the rejuvenation of the and that very same Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk,an road of co-existence with the party leadership, with the I situation within the party — so that this propaganda additional tyrazh of Literaturna Ukraina was pub­ Soviet administration, with other organs, just as in the 'would be disseminated everywhere accurately and lished. But, after all, these 200,000 copies are a very Baltic republics, Georgia and in other republics.

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vist was commended for service at were to be asked: Who among those figure of 200 would represent the The casualties... Chornobyl. A month later, he began to who are considered ''experts" about maximum number of deaths over the (Continued from page 7) go bald, lost 22 teeth, could not sleep, Chornobyl in the USSR have provided next several decades? The unfortunate and rested in the soil. lost weight, eventually dying at home. reliable, accurate and above all, truthful truth is that like 31, the figure of 250isa As the story of Narodychi unfolded, He was then diagnosed as having died information about that tragedy in their random figure, meaningless, undocu­ it was regarded at first with disbelief. from radiation sickness. However, by writing or statements? I would respond mented. It means either that at least 250 Today, it has become so well-known the time his body reached the morgue, as follows: Dmytro Grodzinsky, Dr. have died or that 250 is the number that that the BBC ran a program about it on doctors has resolved that he had been Shcherbak and, to a lesser extent, though the authorities are prepared to ac­ November 6, while CBS has sent a team poisoned by a little-known toxin. His marred a little by pro-nuclear sentiment, knowledge at the present. of researchers to the area only this week mother subsequently made frantic at­ Evgeniy Velikhov, the vice-president of Narodychi is 50 miles west of Chor­ (November 10). Films and documenta­ tempts to reach his former military com­ the USSR Academy of Sciences. Ales nobyl and radiation levels in the forests ries such as "Mi-kro-fon!"" and "Za- mander. Finally she succeeded and was Adamovich and Volodymyr Kolinko there are 450 times the natural back­ predeP have documented sick children, told first that her son had never been to are courageous critics, but some of their ground more than 40 months after tbb mutants among livestock that far ex­ Chornobyl, and then that while he may comments should be treated with cau­ accident. The district is a giant, moaij^ ceed in numbers anything born on those have been there, no records were kept of tion. ing hospital of medical problems. Щ farms in past years. At one school in reservists in the zone during the summer And now, 250 dead and rising (with what happened in Prypiat, where ti| Narodychi, for example, more than half of 1986. the proviso that not all of these people population of 50,000 enjoyed an ouil of the 200 children are seriously ill, Such stories are not uncommon. Yet may have died from radiation sickness). door Saturday on April 26,1986, witha while fully 75 percent are said to be on it has been ascertained that most of Who remembers now the confident natural background more than 8,000| the danger list as a result of exposure to those who suffered the effects of Chor­ Soviet statement in October 1987 that a times above the norm? I radioactive iodine and cesium. nobyl are not on the register of the The list could go on. For three and Center for Radiation Medicine. In a half years, more than 18,000 people in many cases, as Dr. Yuriy Shcherbak UKRAINIAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Zhytomyr Oblast have lived in a zone in pointed out recently in the USSR First fundamental publication on Stalin's mass murder in Vinnytsia which the cesium contamination of the Supreme Soviet, former clean-up soil exceeds the maximum norm of 15 workers and some evacuees have been THE TRAGEDY OF VINNYTSIA curies per square kilometer. In many dispersed so widely across the Soviet Union that it is impossible to keep track areas it is up to 200 curies. Supplies of Materials on Stalin's Policy of Extermination in Ukraine milk have been found to exceed the of them. norm by more than 80 times. There is no The key question today is: Is anyone During the Great Purge 1936 - 1938 drinking water, no clean food. really interested? The Soviet Union has In September, two schools were become more human, international EDITED By IHOR KAMENETSKY opened for classes in the very center of relations have improved. Would U.S. the zone that is to be evacuated in the investigators, for example, ask Britain Contents: INTRODUCTION by I. Kamenetsky; I. TESTIMONIES and HEARINGS; period 1990-1992. One woman with for permission to wander around nor­ II. EVALUATIONS and COMPARISONS; III. GERMAN GOVERNMENT REPORT four children, all sick, described the thern Lancashire or Cumbria to exa­ ON VINNYTSIA; BIBLIOGRAPHY. INDEX. 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November 20 presents "An Afternoon Profile," a PREVIEW OF EVENTS series of film screenings of films by NEWARK, N.J.: Ne Zhurys, the tium. Among the featured speakers I to 8 p.m. on weekends. The exhibit director Halya Kuchmij, who will popular vaudevillian ensemble from will be poet Bohdan Stelmakh of is scheduled to run through Decem­ also present a lecture. "The Strongest Lviv, Ukraine, will perform in con­ Lviv's Ne Zhurys ensemble, conduc­ ber 3. Man in the World,""Laughter in My cert at 8 p.m. in St. John's Ukrainian tor Virko Baley of the Las Vegas Soul," and "Millennium" will be Catholic School gym, Sanford Ave­ Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Bi- SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: Ne screened at 2:30 p.m., and will be nue and Ivy Street. For more infor­ hun of the U.S. Department of Zhurys will perform in concert at 4 followed by a lecture by Ms. Kuch­ mation call Kobza International, Commerce and other notables. Con­ p.m. in the Ukrainian Cultural Cen­ mij. Admission will be S7 for adults, (416)253-9314. ference registration fee is S50 for ter, 135 Davidson Ave. For more S5 for students and senior citizens. members, S75 for non-members. Fri­ information call Kobza, (416) 253- The films, "Laughters in My Soul," November 24 day night fund-raising dinner tickets 9314. "Rio Cafe," "Angels," "Mandela," are S150 and are available by reserva­ and "Warrior from Within" will be EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Chor- tion only, by calling Wasyl Kereliuk, NEW YORK: The Shevchenko screened at 7 p.m. on Monday. nomortsi Plast fraternity invites the (416) 923-3318. For conference parti­ Scientific Society and the Ukrainian Tickets will be S5 for aduhs, S4 for public to its eighth annual ""Morskiy cipation call Eugene Zatucky, (416) Institute of America will sponsor an seniors and students. To reserve Ball," popularly known as the official 239-9148. exhibit on "The Life and Art of Taras tickets call St. Vladimir Institute, kickoff of the fall/winter dance (416)923-3318. November 24-26 Shevchenko," featuring reproduc­ season in the New York metropolitan tions of Shevchenko's artwork, Shev- area at 9 p.m. in the main ballroom of NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: The Ste­ chenko's literary themes in the works November 28 the Ramada Hotel. Music for dancing phen A.M. Popel Chess Club of of other artists and a book exhibit of will be provided by the Tempo Connecticut, under the sponsorship Shevchenko's literary work at 3 p.m. HARTFORD: Ne Zhurys will give a orchestra. Admission at the door is of the Ukrainian Sports Federation at the UIA, 2 E. 79th St. At 4 p.m. a performance at 8 p.m. in the Ukrai­ S12 per person. Appropriate semi- of the U.S.A. and Canada will hold a program of lectures will follow, nian National Home, 961 Wethers- formal attire is requested. For table chess tournament at St. Josaphat's beginning with an introduction by field Ave. For further information reservations or more information Ukrainian Catholic Church, 303 Dr. Jaroslav Padoch. Artist Sviato- call Kobza, (416)253-9314. call Olch Kolodiy, (201) 763-1797, Eddy Glover Boulevard, beginning slav Hordynsky will speak on monu­ at noon. Prizes of S300, S200 and ments dedicated to Shevchenko and November 29 November 24-25 SlOO will be awarded. For more Slava Gerulak will discuss the art of information call the Rev. Marian Taras Shevchenko. For more infor­ BOSTON: The satirical ensemble Ne TORONTO: The Ukrainian Profes­ Procyk, (203) 225-7340. mation call the UIA, (212) 288-8660. Zhurys will perform in concert at sional and Business Club of Toronto 7:30 p.m. in St. Andrew's Church will sponsor a think-tank conference November 25 SASKATOON, Sask-: A "Curator's Hall, 24 Orchard Road, Jamaica on '^Ukraine Today - Rebirth or NEWARK, N J.: All graduates and Gallery Talk'' will be presented at Plain, Mass. For information call Revolution: Are Ukrainians in the parishioners are invited to a celebra­ 2:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Museum Kobza, (416) 253-9314. West Prepared?'' at St. Vladimir tion of the 50th anniversary of the of Canada, 910 Spadina Crescent E. Institute, 620 Spadina Ave. The founding of St. John the Baptist conference program will begin Fri­ focusing on "Ukrainian Culture as December 1 Ukrainian Catholic School, begin­ Expressed in Halyna Koszarycz's day with a presentation by Roman ning with a divine liturgy at 5:30 p.m. ROCHESTER, N. Y: Ne Zhurys will Kupchinsky on ""Rukh and Ukraine: paintings." Admission is free. For in St. John's Church, Sanford Ave­ more information call the museum, present a program of satire and song Perspectives for the Future''at 2 to 4 nue. This will be followed by a at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Pokrova Church p.m. A panel on politics will follow, (306)244-3800. banquet and ball at 7 p.m. at the November 26-27 hall, 3176 St. Paul Boulevard. For featuring Mr. Kupchinsky from the Town and Campus, 350 Pleasant more information call Kobza, (416) New York/New Jersey Professionals Valley Way, West Orange, N.J. TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute 953-9314. and Businesspersons Association, Tickets are S55 per person. For more тшшттттшшттШшттшшштттттшт Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk of (Jueens information call Greg Hywei, (201) University and Dr. John Paul Himka 351-2743. of Harvard University, who will be ШеІШЩ^^^ moderated by Dr. Bohdan Vitvitsky November 26 KERHONKSON, NY. - The UNA- cabaret of Ukrainian North American of the New York/New Jersey Ps A NEW YORK: The opening of Taras sponsored Carabet Weekend for young entertainers. International singing star Bs, will be held 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. A Schumylowych's exhibition of paint­ professionals is turning into a major Alex, often called the Ukrainian Julio, "Second Millennium"dinner is sche­ ings will begin at 1 p.m. at the weekend at the UNA resort, Soyuzivka will, once again, grace the stage of duled to take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Ukrainian Artists Association The weekend events will begin Friday Soyuzivka. Making his debut at Soyu­ Great Hall, Hart House, University Gallery, 136 Second Ave., fourth evening with a performance by Ne zivka will be the renowned Canadian of Toronto. The special guest speaker floor. The exhibit is dedicated to the Zhurys, the popular vaudevillian thea­ comedian Ted Woloshyn. will be former political prisoner ter-studio from Lviv currently touring Millennium of Christianity in U- Accompanying Alex and providing Yevhen Sverstiuk of Kiev. Satur­ kraine with Ukrainian churches from the United States and Canada. day's program will feature four The Ne Zhurys ensemble has been dance music for the Cabaret guests will difTerent parts of Ukraine as its main be the popular Dies Kuzyszyn Trio. separate panels on culture, economy, theme. The artist's landscapes and receiving rave reviews on its perfor­ religion and the Banff Economic mances. Dies Kuzyszyn, formerly of Iskra, one flowers will also be featured. Gallery of the most popular Ukrainian bands in Conference and Teaching Consor- hours are: 6 to 8 p.m. on weeknights. A social gathering will follow the Ne Zhurys concert, which will offer the North America, also often graced the (Cabaret Weekend guests an opportu­ stage of Soyuzivka. nity to meet with the members of the Reservations for the special weekend 1 Сучасний USA TOUR famed Lviv ensemble. package should be made directly with 1 Львівський Saturday evening will feature a Soyuzivka at (914) 626-5641. I ансамбль Nov. 18. Sat. Ukrainian Cultural Centre 1 PHILADELPHIA 700 Cedar Rd. | HE ЖУРИСЬ! 4:00 p.m. 1 RESEARCH ASSISTANT Nov. 19, Sun. Ukrainian National Home 1 WANTED "^ NEW YORK 140-142 Second Avenue 1 1 'і^^^в' 3:00 p.m. 1 Dr. David R. Marples of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is seeking an assistant for a research 1 ^^^^^^^^ЩЯвІ Nov. 20. Mon. St. John's School Gym. 1 project, provisionally entitled ''Ukraine in the 1940s/' The NEWARK Sanford St. 8. 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