УкШ by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association! rainianWeekl Y Vol. LX ШNo. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 50 cents Kravchuk fires reform-minded minister Ukraine's Olympic Committee JERSEY CITY, N.J. - In a stunning dissension within the Cabinet, marked reversal of last week's events, President by Mr. Lanovoy's and Defense Minister expects winning performances Leonid Kravchuk announced on Satur­ Konstantyn Morozov's decision not to by Marta Kolomayets flags of an independent Ukraine. day, July 11, that he had fired the join the Cabinet's walkout on July 3. Kiev Press Bureau Representing this nation of 52 million minister of the economy and second Reuters correspondent Alexander will be 81 athletes - 16.10 percent of deputy minister, Volodymyr Lanovoy. Tkachenko quoted the outgoing min­ KIEV — Ukraine expects to capture the Unified Team of the Common­ It was a move that was immediately ister's counter to the president's cri­ Olympic medals in track and field, wealth of Independent States. (Russia's perceived in the West as one that ticism: "New Ukraine supports radical gymnastics and rowing, said Ukrainian contribution is approximately 60 per­ "jeopardizes the country's economic economic reforms. If President Krav­ National Olympic Committee Chair­ cent of the 497 CIS team members.) reform program and may undermine chuk also supports them, it is illogical man Valeriy Borzov, 1972 Olympic gold Marching behind the blue-and- Western financial support," The Wall that he should fire me," Mr. Lanovoy medal winner, once considered the yellow flag will be the proud young Street Journal wrote on July 13. said. "I think it just means that he fastest man in the world, during a press men and women in "neutral" uniforms Despite calls from the opposition for doesn't seek these reforms." conference introducing Olympic hope­ made in Yugoslavia. They will wear the resignation or sacking of various fuls headed for Barcelona. Ukrainian flag patches as well as Cabinet ministers over the past months, Mr. Lanovoy was replaced by Va- Mr. Borzov, Ukraine's minister of patches depicting wreaths of flowers, the Mr, Lanovoy's dismissal is the first such lentyn Symonenko, a member of the sports and youth affairs, told journa­ symbol of this year's Ukrainian team. action taken by the president. It appears Parliament's Committee on Foreign lists on Tuesday afternoon, July 14, that Eighteen of Ukraine's athletes will be to have been motivated by considera­ Affairs and head of the Odessa City the Ukrainian athletes also have a competing for the gold in track and field tions of partisan politics, because the Council. Mr. Symonenko is an engineer chance at placing in such events events; among them is world champion statements issued by Mr. Kravchuk, by training. The Reuters report quoted as rhythmic gymnastics, canoeing/ka­ pole vaulter Serhiy Bubka, who will quoted in the WSJ and Reuters reports, an Odessa journalist, who described the yaking and equestrian sports. attempt to break his own record of concerned Mr. Lanovoy's position in new minister as "progressive nomenkla­ And, for the first time in their 100- 6.12m. the New Ukraine group of politicians and tura." Mr. Symonenko was also given year history, the Summer Games will A Russian born in eastern Ukraine, businessmen, and alleged "duplicity" (Continued on page 16) parade the blue-and-yellow national (Continued on page 12) and "criticism of the government." The ouster of Mr. Lanovoy came only days after he made his dramatic CCRF sponsors Ukrainian doctors to U.S. decision on July 8 to remain at his post by Roman Woronowycz after initially suggesting that he might dymyr Hordynsky, executive vice- English so that they can understand and resign. It also comes after a week of president of the CCRF and director of learn." Nonetheless, he said many JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Ukrainian the project. "Our concern is to develop doctors have expressed an interest in children victimized by the Chornobyl training teams that would work with joining the program. tragedy still face uncertain futures and other doctors in other hospitals to teach And so have many American hospi­ Lanovoy's dismissal will continue to spend more time in modern techniques." tals. The University of Medicine and hospitals than in school. But Western Since August 1991, 10 doctors have Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), seen as regressive technology and expertise slowly per­ passed through the program. Two more Pittsburgh University Medical Center, meating the nation's medical system is arrived in the U.S. the first part of June, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and by Marta Kolomayets improving their plight. said Alex Kuzma, CCRF project's Boston Children's Hospital are among Kiev Press Bureau Doctors from Ukraine are now in the coordinator. the medical institutions that await the KIEV — By removing Volodymyr United States studying the latest treat­ Dr. Hordynsky said, "The project is Ukrainian physicians, Mr. Kuzma said. Lanovoy from his posts as deputy ments and diagnostic techniques to help moving along somewhat slowly because He added that other hospitals, such as prime minister and minister of the the Chornobyl children. And in U- we must teach the doctors sufficient (Continued on page 4) economy, Leonid Kravchuk shatter­ kraine modern medical equipment ed the illusions of democratic leaders arriving from the West increases the who believed the president was chances many more children will sur­ committed to introducing market vive. reforms in Ukraine. Some sources estimates that nearly Mr. Kravchuk also named Valen- 60,000 children have been contami­ tyn Symonenko, presidential repre­ nated to some degree by the 1986 sentative for Odessa Oblast and explosion at the Chornobyl nuclear former mayor of that port city, as first facility just northwest of Kiev and deputy prime minister for Ukraine, require medical attention. second in command to Prime Min­ The Children of Chornobyl Relief ister Vitold Fokin. (Konstantyn Fund (CCRF), which, in 1990, opened Masyk also is a first deputy prime the Lviv Regional Specialized Children's minister in the Ukrainian govern­ Hospital for Chornobyl Problems ment.) specifically for the treatment of children During an interview on Ukrainian harmed by Chornobyl's radiation, now television on Saturday evening, July has begun a program that brings doc­ 11, Mr. Kravchuk spoke very criti­ tors from the Lviv hospital to the cally of the 40-year-old Mr. Lanovoy. United States and exposes them to the "This is political nonsense. How can latest treatment and diagnostic tech­ he be both a leader of the opposition niques developed here. The doctors learn and serve as a member of the govern­ the latest advances in areas such as ment?" questioned Mr. Kravchuk. pediatric open heart surgery and hema- "I was a disadvantage in the system tology (specializing in leukemia). that controls the economy here," "The goal is to involve approximately observed Mr. Lanovoy. "And my 30 doctors with diverse specializations ouster is just consistent with the for up to one year of intensive study in Roman Woronowycz (Continued on page 2) various American hospitals that have Dr. Oksana Hlynska analyzes blood at,a New Jersey hospital where she is studying donated their facilities," said Dr. Volo­ new techniques to help children victimized by Chornobyl 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 No. 29

Ukrainian government," noted Ms. NEWS ANALYSIS: Ukraine moves Lanovoy's dismissal... Bull. (Continued from page 1) "My ouster is just one of many toward the rule of law things happening in this country to president's policies." Mr. Lanovoy slow down reform." There has been a said the president is not convinced by Bphdan Nahaylo conservative party leadership — was turn-around on privatization, the that market reform alone will lead government is trying to choke ex­ RFE/RL Research Institute still in the grasp of Volodymyr Ukraine out of its economic crisis. Shcherbytsky's regime, which was porters with high taxes, and they PART I Greta Bull, director of the Kiev would like to keep trade centralized," continuing to use heavy-handed me­ office of Harvard University's Pro­ he explained. Because Ukraine's history has been thods to prevent the formation of a ject on Economic Reform in U- But Mr. Kravchuk contends that marked by the absence of any lasting Ukrainian popular front similar to kraine, agrees with this assessment. independent statehood and by the those in the Baltic republics. Ukrainian Mr. Lanovoy was all talk and no "Lanovoy's departure is a sign that the action, in a battle that is characte­ division of ethnically Ukrainian lands activists, for their part, were reduced to government is not prepared to under­ among foreign conquerors and more protesting violations of human rights rized by verbal attacks on all persons take radical economic reforms. It's a involved. powerful neighbors, a distinctly Ukrai­ and the lack of "democratization" and signal that Kravchuk and the old nian legal tradition, in the strict sense of "restructuring." The few legal experts "I will continue to represent an Communists will undertake nomenk­ alternative," said Mr. Lanovoy, the word, has been unable to develop. who openly sympathized with the latura-type reforms. I only hope that Whatever remained of the legal tradi­ burgeoning national democratic move­ considered a serious contender for Kravchuk is shrewd enough to know the post of prime minister by the tions of Kievan Rus\ the Ukrainian ment were preoccupied with develop­ that he cannot build market commu­ Kozak (or Hetman) State and the short­ ing and defending the concept of re­ opposition group New Ukraine nism. It has to be one or the other — (Nova Ukraina), headed by Volo­ lived Ukrainian National Republic was publican sovereignty vis-a-vis the cen­ 5 market or communist reform," she dymyr Filenko. susperseded by the quasilegal order ter. commented. "I will continue to work on econo­ imposed by the Bolsheviks and their By the end of 1988, however, mem­ But the president fears construc­ successors. For more than seven de­ bers of the literary intelligentsia finally mic reform as a consultant," said the tive opposition and now he wants to economist, who has gained a good cades, Soviet "socialist" legality served succeeded in launching a Ukrainian renew his administrative operations as an instrument of Communist dicta­ popular movement that supported reputation among Western business­ over the economy, according to Mr. es and economists. torship and Moscow's imperial rule, restructuring and democratization. It Lanovoy. and the nominally sovereign union subsequently became known as Rukh. As for Mr. Symonenko, who could republics were expected to adhere to the Mr. Kravchuk has often noted that not be reached for comment, it seems Under heavy fire from the CPSU autho­ reforms in Ukraine logically are that only two weeks ago he had constitutional and legal norms pre­ rities, its leaders turned their attention scribed by the center. slower than in Russia, as that repub­ supported Vyacheslav Chornovil in to preparing a programmatic document lic has taken over such Soviet insti­ his efforts to oust the Fokin govern­ In the post-Stalin period there were, explaining the goals of the Ukrainian of course, courageous individuals and tutions as banking. In addition, the ment of which he is now a part. national democratic movement. ruble has become the Russian cur­ "I don't think he (Mr. Symo­ groups — the so-called dissidents — By now the idea of a law-based who spoke out against the Soviet state's rency, whereas Ukraine has decided nenko) will improve the situation in society had been promoted to such an to introduce its own currency, the Ukraine," noted Mr. Chornovil. "He violation of its own laws and called extent that it had caught on, forcing hryvnia. upon it to respect both domestic and is very active in Odessa, but I would critics and skeptics to develop their own not put him in the category of re­ international legal norms. In the mid- alternative concepts to that of a demo­ In bilateral talks with Russia just 1960s the idea of civil liberties in last month in Dagomys, Mr. La­ formers of the new generation. I cratic law-based state, other than the would not put him in the same Ukraine was interconnected with that of novoy was instrumental in nego­ Soviet model that was being proposed. tiating reforms with Yeogor Gaidar, category as Mr. Lanovoy, who was national rights, and Ukrainian activists It was in Rukh's draft program, pub­ Western-oriented in reforms. I think such as Vyacheslav Chornovil pioneer­ the acting prime minister of Russia lished in mid-February 1989, that the and its chief economic adviser. that Mr. Symonenko's selection to ed new "legalistic" forms of dissent, first attempt was made to define what the post of first deputy prime min­ which were subsequently employed by Ukrainian democrats understood by the But, Mr. Lanovoy often was not 1 given the power to do what he ister just strengthens the command- the Soviet human rights movement. rule of law and a law-based state. administrative government of to­ In the second half of the 1970s the wanted. "Lanovoy was just there as a Although pressure from the ideologi­ screen between thei West and the day's Ukraine." Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring Group cal apparatus succeeded in forcing the continued this tradition, urging the authors to water down the document Soviet government to honor its obliga­ and to acknowledge the leading role of tion to respect basic human rights the party, their wide-ranging manifesto (including the right to national self- still was radical for its time. It listed the determination), which it had under­ transformation of Ukraine into a law- taken to do on signing the Helsinki based society as one of Rukh's main Accords in 1975. goals (together with democratization, When, in the second half of the 1980s, economic reform, and genuine sover­ then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eignty for Ukraine) and emphasized the ushered in the era of perestroika and following principles: "the state exists for glasnost, Ukrainian national democrats the people, not the other way around"; began pressing for real democratization "the people are the source of law"; "the and genuine republican sovereignty. law stands above the state, its institu­ The idea of a law-based state or the rule tions, public organizations, and indivi­ of law was conspicuously absent from dual citizens...; (and) the interests of the their initial demands and documents, majority are protected by a system of because this implied reforming and representation." The document also ; Marta Kolomayets accepting the existing Soviet unitary stressed that there should be equality Ministers Volodymyr Lanovoy and Konstantyn Morozov were the only two and one-party state, with its distinct before the law and that the interests of 2 members of the Cabinet of Ministers who did not walk out of Parliament on "socialist" form of legality. minorities and individuals should also July3. In fact, the rule of law was proclaim­ be guaranteed and protected, especially ed by the Gorbachev leadership to be juridically.6 one of the objectives of perestroika, but When it was finally permitted to hold it had the ring of Nikita Khrushchev's its first congress in September 1989, "restoration of socialist legality." For (Continued on page 11) FOUNDED 1933 instance, the resolution on legal reform Ukrainian Weelch adopted at the 19th Conference of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1. See Vyacheslav Chornovil, "The Chor­ An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National novil Papers" (New York: McGraw-Hill, Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. (CPSU) at the beginning of July 1988 1968). 07302. stated: "Over the next few years it will be 2. See, for instance, the Declaration of necessary to ensure the supremacy of Principles of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, NJ. 073D2. the law in all spheres of society and dated July 7, 1988, in Taras Kuzio (ed.), (ISSN - 0273-9348) strengthen the mechanism of the main­ "Dissent in Ukraine Under Gorbachev" tenance of socialist law and order on the (London: Ukrainian Press Agency, 1989). Yearly subscription rate: J20; for UNA members - J10. The Ukrainian Helsinki Union, which was basis of the development of people's Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. power."3 founded in March 1988 by several promi­ Cutting through the terminological nent former Ukrainian political prisoners as a successor to the Ukrainian Helsinki The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: obfuscation, Izvestiya explained, now Monitoring Group, can be considered the (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 that the "democratization" had been first Ukrainian protopolitical party to have proclaimed, it was necessary "to create a appeared at this time. It subsequently socialist state based on law" but "within developed into the Ukrainian Republican Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz the context of... the one-party system.'4 Party. changes to: Associate editor: Marta Kolomayets (Kiev) 3. Pravda, July 5, 1988. The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant editor Khristina Lew 4. Izvestiya, July 16, 1988. P.O. Box 346 Editorial assistant Tamara Tershakovec Jersey City, NJ. 07303 Rukh and its manifesto 7. See, for instance, the article by three legal specialists defending the sovereignty of The Ukrainian Weekly, July 19,1992, No. 29, Vol LIX At the same time, Ukraine -, which the Unipn republics in Literaturna Ukraine, Copyright 1992 by The Ukrainian Weekly had been dtrbbed the bastion of stagna- November 24, 1988. '^ ` tion because of its repressive and ' 6; Ibid;, February 16, t989. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 3 Ukrainian Embassy intercedes Regatta sparks controversies to settle dispute on yacht by Andrij Wynnyckyj contingent noticed that no banner by Roman Woronowycz honoring their presence was flyings Jersey City, N.J., where the two journa­ JERSEY CITY N.J. - Last although an unoccupied flagpole was lists had left their videotapes. S NEW YORK - The Ukrainian Em­ week, when approached with ques­ seen standing nakedly alongside the The yacht Ikar was moored at South tions about the atmosphere of the others that held various flags snap­ bassy was asked to step in on June 8 to Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan, obtain the release of two Kiev television international Columbus quincenten- ping in the Iberian breeze. having taken part in the international nial regatta, both Viktor Pliushch, journalists apparently being detained regatta and the July 4 celebrations in The two journalists rushed off to by a financial organizer for a Ukrai­ an official on the Ukrainian ship ask a Spanish official why this was New York. It was awaiting the arrival Tovarysh, and Anna Freitag, a public nian yacht on which the reporters were from Kiev of Mr. Borkivsky, who was so, and were told that no Ukrainian sailing while developing a documentary relations officer from the Russian flag had been forwarded to Cadiz. carrying money collected from several vessel Mir, were affable and confi­ film. sponsors needed for the Ikar to conti­ The Ukrainians offered one of their dent in their assurances that it had own, and were told to wait while Anatoliy Bondarenko and Yuriy nue in the regatta to Boston, its next proceeded without controversy. They Zakharchenko, who had sailed on the destination. some official business attendant to made their comments during a break the hoisting of a flag was settled. A yacht as part of its crew, refused to turn Ukrainian Ambassador Oleh Bilorus in the official ceremonies conducted over videocassettes and equipment delay ensued, which prompted Mr. defused the situation when he contacted Bondarenko to suggest thai they might film the functionary in ques- iion, and asked him to go on record wUh a refusal to f!v the UkreirJan

і Roman Woronowycz Viktor Borkivsky explains his side of the story to Attorney Myroslaw Smorodsky. allegedly owed Viktor Borkivsky, or­ the ship's captain. "I requested that the ganizer of the yacht's participation in captain release the journalists, rttmn the international regatta marking the their equipment and videocassettes with 500th anniversary of Columbus' voy­ the material already filmed,4' he said. age, Mr. Bondarenko said Mr, Borkivsky Claims, counterclaims then proceeded ю verbally harass him and refused to allow him to leave the Mr. Borkivsky said the two TV ship. Afterwards, Mr Borkivsky order­ reporters could ha/e left the ship ed the caotain of the ship, Boris any time they wanted. Nemirov. and Firbt Mate \olodymyr M ,^sue, ho`w'ever, `vc?e -/кк^Ь^– Kyreyev to escort Mr. Zakharchenko to and a camera the journaiisis ws usmg .ne editorial offices of Svohoda in on page IS)

Ikar's captain, Boris Nemirov and Viktor Borkivsky discuss the journalists' status as Attorney Myroslaw Smorodsky awaits a reply. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 No. 29 CCRF sponsors... (Continued from page 1) form dental relief Rush Presbyterian in Chicago, Yale Medical School and the University of mission to Ukraine Wisconsin Medical School have ex­ by Christine H. Rakowsky pressed an interest in joining the pro­ gram. PARMA, Ohio - The Dental Relief The two latest arrivals from the Lviv Project, the brainchild of Parma dentist hospital, Drs. Oksana Hlynska and Jerry Mihaychuk, was conceived on his Andrij Petrykiv, are currently studying lecture tour in Ukraine last year. at the UMDNJ. For the next two Since then, Dr. Mihaychuk and his months they will investigate the most longtime friend Dr. John Kulick, also of current research on radiation's effect on Parma, have been collecting dental human cells. They are also learning equipment throughout the Midwest better techniques for identifying can­ from dentists willing to donate their cerous growths using specialized equip- used equipment while they are up­ ment such as immunological flow grading their offices or closing prac­ cytometers. tices. They have now over 21 tons of Dr. Hlynska, born in the Ivano- dental equipment and supplies. Frankivske region of Ukraine, gra­ Cancer and leukemia are not the only duated from medical school in 1987 and aftereffects of the great ecological has worked at the Lviv Regional Spe­ і Roman Woronowycz devastation of the region. Major dental cialized Children's Hospital since its Dr. Andrij Petrykiv running a state of the art immunological flow cytometer. problems are rampant, particularly opening. She said she was motivated to among children. Yet dentists in Ukraine join the CCRF program after treating have no medicines or equipment to some of the Chornobyl children. "I just minister to these victims, Dr. Mihay­ had to do something to help these un­ chuk explained. fortunate kids." Drs. Mihaychuk and Kulick plan to Dr. Petrykiv, 28, of Zhydachiv, Lviv establish five "pilot clinics" in Ukraine Oblast, also a staffer of the hospital - in Kiev, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro- since its inception, said the knowledge petrovske, and Chernivtsi. They and gained in the U.S. will help him to eight other American dentists will work develop diagnostic testing for other with local dentists, instructing them in childhood problems. "We could use the the use of the equipment and sharing experience to... prepare for future with ihem technologies and methods of problems the children may develop." West(-rn dental procedures. He said he would also like to attain ВЇІЇ, Kulick and Mihaychuk are more knowledge about computer op­ themselves supervising all the crating, erations and programming. "I'd like to and will be on hand at Riekenbacker help the hospital develop a network of Air Force Base near Columbus, Ohio, computers and a database in prepara­ to supervise the loading. tion for possible future incidents." Both dentists have donated thou­ After Newark, they will move on to sands of dollars out of their own several as yet undetermined hospitals to pockets for maintenance checks and continue their studies. repairs of the donated equipment. But All doctors who volunteer are accept­ they desperately need an additional ed as long as they have the required Dr. Oksana Hlynska (left), Dr. Volodymr Hordynsky, executive vice-president of 530,000 to buy essential x-ray equip­ specialization needed to treat the chil­ CCRF (center), and Dr. Andrij Petrykiv. ment. dren and a working knowledge of needed, through its own purchases and Western world has accepted for at least Cleveland's Children of Chornobyl English. A committee, consisting of Dr. Relief Fund will hold a picnic/din­ the donations of others. The equipment a decade, many supplies still are needed Hordynsky, Dr. Zenon Matkiwsky, has increased the speed and accuracy of there and throughout Ukraine. ner/dance to benefit the Mria Airlift on president of the CCRF, and Prof. Saturday, July 25, at 6 p.m. at St. the diagnoses of Chornobyl-related "Hospitals desperately search for Mychaylo Pavlovsky, rector of the Lviv children's diseases. medicines such as chemical reagents Andrew's Picnic Grounds, 7700 Hoertz Medical Institute, reviews the appli­ Road, Parma. Tickets (S25 for adults, For example, Dr. Hlynska explained needed for laboratory diagnosis," said cants and appoints the doctors who will that before 1990 the Lviv hospital was Dr. Hordynsky. "We have reagents and children under 12 - free) must be study in the U.S. purchased by July 20 at the Cleveland able to test blood sugar levels in chil­ the like through the end of the year and Self reliance Credit Union, 6108 State In addition to giving physicians an dren at a rate of one test every hour and are now accumulating medical supplies Road, Parma. opportunity to discover the latest 20 minutes. Since the CCRF purchased to assure good inventories for next The dental relief mission will be part medical innovations, the CCRF has a hematological analyzer, 120 tests are year." of 'h^ Children of Chornobyl Relief obtained high technology medical performed per hour and with far better He said that the eighth relief mission (Continued on page 15) equipment, the Lviv hospital badly quality control. of the world's largest cargo plane, Mria, So far the CCRF's efforts are (the Antonov-22), leaves for Kiev in succeeding. "The hospital is becoming a August carrying more vitamins and magnet for kids and families (affected medical supplies in short supply in Danta! Aid Project: an outline by the Chernobyl disaster) because the Ukraine, "We currently have over S2 Lviv area is relatively clean of nuclear million worth of warehoused supplies," contamination and because of the said Mr, Kuzma. outstanding treatment available/' ex­ But outside help will never compkre­ plained Mr Kuzma. ly satisfy.Ukraine's medical ^e^Is. Dr. Hordynsky said Ukraine's Min­ "Ukraine will have shortages cf anc- istry of Health recently named the hiotics and reagents until a pharmaceu­ hospital a model for the rest of U- tical industry develops here," explained krame's health system. Dr; Hordynsky. He said that dialogue The new equipment is arriving just as has occurred between the Ukrainian the hospital's resources are taxed as government and Switzerland, a world Dr. Kulick and Garry Brown, a never before. Dr. Hlynska said, "We are pharmaceutical supplier. "In Ukraine representative of Price Dental Co. constantly seeing increases in radiation- the pharmaceutical industry is eon- from Wadsworth, Ohio, will accom­ related diseases. We used to treat two- existent," he said. "Until now about the pany the shipment, while I will fly as three kinds a month. Now we see that only thing Ukraine produced was a little part of an advance team to be sure many every week." She added that in aspirin." everything is ready in Kiev. the hospital's outpatient clinic doctors Dr. Hordynsky also explained that a attend to over 200 children a day. central medical information library We three will work installing the The hospital also runs several camps needs to be developed. To that end the equipment from August 21 through where children from radiation-affected CCRF has begun gathering medical September 3. Mr. Brown's generosity areas spend their summer months. "It texts, journals and periodicals to volunteer is truly remarkable. He gives the kids an opportunity to get into for the formation of such a is a dental technician, and without (radiation-free areas) for recuperation repository of knowledge. Nearly him we would be lost. and get diagnosed and treated," said Dr. 65 tons of medical expertise, much of Subsequently, we will conduct a Hlynska. She also said that in some it donated by Raven Press, currently sit training program in Ukraine for contaminated parts of the country stored in Ukraine. which already eight additional U.S. treatment is simply unavailable or The nttd for the latest medical books dentists have volunteered, We will difficult to reach because of terrible is critical. Without them doctors will share with the local dentists our road conditions. never stay abreast of the most current technology and methods. Although hospital conditions at the medical methods and technology con­ Lviv hospital slowly approach those the cluded Dr. Hordynsky, No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 5 MiGs from Ukraine highlight international air show in Alberta by Alex Kachmar EDMONTON - During the even­ ing of May 8, a giant AN-124 transport plane bearing the flag of Ukraine landed at Canadian Forces Base Namao, just north of Edmonton. Inside the aircraft were two disassembled MiG-29 fighter jets. The MiGs had only recently been re-painted in Lviv in blue and yellow colors with a trident insignia on their tails. This was the first time that Ukrai­ nian jet fighters, their pilots, and ground crew had ever set foot in North America. In fact, most of them had not been aware until a month before that they were to embark on this historic journey. The 18-man contingent was led by Maj. General Yaroslav Skalko, himself a fighter pilot who is deputy comman­ der of the Ukrainian Air Force (U AF). Accompanying him were Col. Voio- dymyr Kandaurov, chief test pilot, UAF, and pilots Col. Mykola Koval, Col. Alexander Hoiovan and Col. Valery Soloshenko. The ground crew leader was Lt. Col. A MiG-29 from Ukraine sits on the tarmac at Canadian Forces Base Namao. Anatoliy Sushchevsky. Also present precious cargo of medical and proprietor of the Ukrainian Book was Lt. Col. Mykola Lobach, chief humanitarian aid — the largest such Store, provided Gen. Skalko and his physician with Ukraine's Military shipment to date, delivered from airmen a very practical item: Ukrainian- Health Center. CFB Namao would be Canada to Ukraine and named "Project English pocket dictionaries. Gen. their home for the next two weeks. Na Zdorovia." Skalko and the MiG pilots even During the preceding two months the attended one of the Edmonton Oilers' The two MiGs were reassembled in Ukrainian community in Edmonton hockey playoff games at Edmonton record time over the next two days as and Alberta, under the sponsorship of Northlands Coliseum — and this was the ground crews worked until 2 and 3 the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and widely reported on local TV. a.m. to finish a job that normally takes St. Michael's Extended Care Center, siGen. Skalko spoke,about .he klnm,p four days. After engine tests and flight had made preparations for the airlift. Students at two Ukrainian-English between Ukrainians in Canada EJVJ maneuvers, the aircraft were ready to By the time the Mria had arrived, bilingual schools, Hollyrood Ukraine, and thanked the Ukrahxmi participate in the Namao International almost 5400,000 was collected in Elementary and St. Kevin Junior High, community for making bis airmen fee! Air Show on May 16 and 17 - one of donations to pay for fuel and supplies were honored by visits from the pilots at home. Following a buffet meal, a the largest such events in North Ame­ and soroeS2 million worth of donated and crews. A special treat for about 10 short entertainment program was rica. medical equipment and goods were of them was an invitation to come to the featured with the Dunai and Shumka This was the start of a three-month assembled. base and be photographed in the dancers and the bandura playing of tour of air shows in Canada and the cockpits of the Ukrainian jets. The Diana Melnychenko, who recently U.S. for the Ukrainian MiGs. Russ- The arrival of the Ukrainian MiGs set coordinator of these activities was arrived from Ukraine. Luba Bilash America, based in Pitsfield, Mass., had off a week of whirlwind activities for the Natalka Harasymiw, who represented closed the official program, leading the organized the tour under a contract Ukrainian community in Edmonton, the Alberta Parents for Ukrainian audience in a very stirring rendition of with the Ukrainian government. with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Education, an organization promoting "Sche Ne Vmerla Ukraina," the (UCC) playing a leading role in the Ukrainian Bilingual Program in Ukrainian national anthem. Afterwards Prior to the air show, some Canadian providing liaison between the Alberta schools. Air Force fighter pilots of the Ukrai­ everyone present mingled with the Ukrainian crews and the Canadian The UCC held an official reception Ukrainian guests. nian origin had a chance to fly the military. These included translation for the flyers on the evening of May 13, MiGs, reported to be very "user services, arranging after-hours at which 500 guests, including As for the airshow itself, over 150 friendly" aircraft. One was Maj. Bill activities, school visits and Edmonton Mayor Jan Reimer, and aircraft from the U.S., Canada and Motriuk of CFB Cold Lake. The transportation for the crews around civic, provincial and federal dignitaries Britain were on display, including the Ukrainians asked which plane the Edmonton. These were organized by were present. The base commander and US B-l and Stealth bombers, the Galaxy Canadians prefered to fly: the MiGs or Michael Kucher, chairman of the officers of CFB Namao also attended the CF 18. The diplomatic response, of Hospitality Committee, himself a this function. transport, and of course the MiG-29 course, was that each had its strong veteran of the 1st Division of the fighters and AN-225 Mria. The two-day points. Ukrainian National Army. Gen. Skalko wore his uniform which, event attracted a record crowd of Not only would the MiG-29s be he explained, still resembled the Soviet 350,000. Many were awed by the size of featured at the air show, but it was Many Ukrainian organizations, one, except for the trident buttons. The the Mria and thrilled by the aerobatics learned that the world's largest aircraft, church parishes and individuals opened pilots, on the other hand, wore blue of the MiG-29s. The MiGs performed the AN-225 Mria, would also parti­ their hearts and homes to the Ukrainian wedge caps, light gray uniforms with some maneuvers seldom seen in North cipate. It had an important reason guests. Local merchants, both trident patches and Ukrainian Air America. In one of these, called "walk­ for coming to Edmonton. The Mria Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian, also Force insignia. Members of the ground ing on the tail," ihQ MiGs accelerate would be returning to Ukraine with a donated gifts. Natalka Melnychuk, crew had camouflage uniforms with (Continued on page 12)

StudeFils from Iloliyreod Ukrainian Bilingual School, Andriy (teft) and Adrkn кпшшщ ЯІГПЇЄП. arrive at ИсЩто'вй School ftom Ші І ті ж the cockpit of a MIG, pdv?dptkTj Сь4. Vtehry fkAmhe?zki` шб ^тліпт ol tht | б THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 No. 29 SPORTS: Ukraine gears up OkrainianWeeHy for Summer Olympic Games A step backward by W. K. Sokolyk believes that the Ukrainian contingent This week we learned the news that Volodymyr Lanovoy, considered to be in Barcelona will be strong. He predicts one of Ukraine's strongest advocates of a free market economy and one of its TORONTO - The 1992 Olympic that athletes from Ukraine will win 10 most progressive economic reformers (a Ukrainian Yegor Gaidar, if you will), Games will be one of the most signifi­ gold medals and 40 medals in all to was fired by President Leonid Kravchuk. This ouster of Ukraine's minister of cant in the history of the Olympic place in the top five in standings. Some the economy and a deputy prime minister, reported The Wall Street Journal movement. For many countries, among of the potential medal winners from (July 13), was seen as "a move that jeopardizes the country's economic reform them Ukraine, it will be the last time Ukraine are profiled below. program and may undermine Western financial support." that they compete collectively: the The dismissal of Mr. Lanovoy, 39, came in the wake of developments last USSR no longer exists, while the CIS is 9 Olha Bryzhina — born June 6, week that were at once puzzling and troubling to observers of the political and but a passing convenience. 1963, Krasnokamenke. Height 1.79 economic climate in Ukraine. Last week we reported that the future of For those same countries, for the first meters, weight 62 kilograms. Athletics. economic reform inUkraine looked bleak due to the failure of a shake-up time in history, their flags will be flown Ms. Bryzhina, nee Vladikina, has been a aimed at ridding the government, led by the highly unpopular Prime Minister at the various competition sites. In the member of the Ukrainian track team Vitold Fokin, of conservative forces. Mr. Fokin then orchestrated a walk-out event of a victory by an athlete repre­ since 1980. A many-time champion of by members of the Cabinet of Ministers; all except Economy Minister senting the CIS, the flag and the anthem Ukraine and the USSR at the 400-meter Lanovoy and Defense Minister Konstantyn Morozov participated. Mr. of the winning athlete's country will be distance, her personal best in the event Lanovoy condemned the July 3 walk-out and accused the Fokin government presented at the medal ceremony. is 48.27 seconds. In 1985 she won the of "economic inertia." At this time, the format of CIS European Cup and placed second at the A few days later, after having threatened to resign, Mr. Fokin and company participation in the opening ceremonies World Cup. In 1987 she won the gold returned to the Parliament hall. The Parliament had condemned their action, is being negotiated. medal at the World Championships and passing a resolution of no confidence and calling on President Kravchuk to Yaroslav Kendzior, vice-president of the silver in the 4 x 400-meter relay. At submit a list of candidates for a new government in time for its next session the National Olympic Committee of the Seoul Olympics, Ms. Bryzhina was scheduled to convene on September 15. Ukraine, recently stated that when the unchallenged as she won the 400-meter On July 7, Mr. Lanovoy threatened to resign in order to protest the IOC permitted Ukraine to use its flag in an Olympic record time of 48.67. Ms. resistance of conservative forces within the Fokin government to market- and anthem at the І992 Games, it was Bryzhina's husband, Viktor Bryzhin, oriented reforms. The next day he changed his mind, choosing instead to stay more than was expected. Mr. Kendzior, was a member of the USSR's gold on and fight for his reform program- a program that, Reuters reported, had who in March accompanied Ukrainian medal 4 x 100-meter relay team in won the approval of the International Monetary Fund. NOC President Valery Borzov to IOC Seoul and is expected to be on the team Then came the bombshell. Over the weekend, Mr. Lanovoy was sacked by headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, again. President Kravchuk, apparently for speaking out against the government of also stated that the IOC may have which he was a part. His replacement: a former career Communist official granted these privileges because of e Serhiy Bubka - born December 4, and President Kravchuk's personal representative in Odessa. intense lobbying. 1963, Luhanske. Height 1.84 meters, Now the future of economic reform in Ukraine looks bleaker still. Most Prior to the departure of the Ukrai­ weight 80 kilograms. Athletics. Mr. observers are left wondering about President Kravchuk's true inclinations, nian delegation, President Leonid Bubka is one of the most outstanding for his actions belie his reassuring words, spoken on many occasions, about Kravchuk of Ukraine spoke by phone pole vaulters in history. A member of Ukraine's commitment to economic reform. And, Ukraine's reputation in the with IOC President Juan Antonio the USSR selects since 1982, he placed international community has been seriously damaged. Samaranch. In Lausanne, Messrs. first at the 1983, 1987 and 1991 World Thus, the ex-Communist forces in Ukraine have won this round. Borzov and Kendzior argued passion­ Championships and the 1988 Olympic Mr. Lanovoy's ouster was seen by some democratic leaders in Ukraine as a ately for Ukraine's independent partici­ Games. Mr. Bubka established his first move that strengthened the "command-administrative government." Others pation in Barcelona. world indoor record (5.8 meters) and however, were more optimistic, noting that the sacking may well strengthen Three primary reasons preclude his first world outdoor record (5.85 opposition to Mr. Kravchuk by democratic forces — many of whom have Ukraine from participating independ" meters)iit 1984. Since then he.-has"im­ thus far seen fit to support, virtually without question, the first president of entiy at the 1992 Olympics. First U- proved on the world indoor record 15 newly independent Ukraine. kraine's request for membership in the times and the world outdoor record 13 The latter, indeed, would be the best scenario for Ukraine, for now is not International Olympic Committee times for a total of 30 world records. At the time to waver on true economic reform. Ukraine's real democrats simply (IOC) was submitted rather late and, as press time his indoor record stands at muse galvanize their forces and secure Ukraine's future. a result, Ukraine was granted only a 6.13 meters щй his outdoor record is provisional membership. Full member­ 6.11 meters. Mr. Bubka, the only po^e A note to our readers ship becomes effective January I, 1993, vaulter in histon t0 c^esr 6.00 meters, f lasi week\ ksije of The Ukralniar \^зекіу (juiy 12) was printed end To-Ved conditional on Ukraine fulfilling IOC was one of the most `; ocai acvocai.es o r „'r: late cue to iechmcal difficulties — i'-ii v".ih out pilnttr,g Di3ss and, taio,, u `'h obligations. an independent l)kra^bi` tsarr? or the

x." addressing system. (This ksue, w? h^pef wilt not fee delayed. Лі prezi time Secondly, including new nations at Barcelona games, bir. BuLka's brother, ',awever, i: was uncertain whether p-`ooi^ms with our labelling unit wouio be the Games would have required more Vasyl, also a pole vaulier, aas an outside тл'огсоте m time to tr.eei The Weekly's regular deodl'me.) We apologize fa our accommodations and the rescheduling chance of making the Olympic team. readers (or this inconvenience. of events to accommodate the addi­ tional athletes. я Ihor/ Korobchynsky — born Au­ Lastly, some have argued that the gust 16, .'1969, Antratsyt. Gymnastics, television networks and the IOC were Mr. Korobchynsky began competing in not prepared to see the United States gymnastics at the age of 7. In 1988 he Turning the pages back... dominate the Games. Stiff competition was an alternate member of the USSR's makes for better ratings, they point out. Olympic team. The following year Mr. Nearly 160 athletes from Ukraine are Korobchynsky won the all-around title in the process of vying for spots on the at the USSR Cup, the European Cham­ Vasyl Lypkivsky, a native of Popudni, Lypovets county, CIS Olympic team. Their chances of pionships and the Worlds. At the 1991 Kiev region, graduated from the Kiev Theological Academy making the team this year are not as World Championship he won gold in 1889 and was ordained a priest two years later, which good as in previous years. Only about medals in the floor exercise and the marked the beginning of an illustrious career. From 1892 to 1903 he served as the half of the candidates will make the team competition and a silver in the dean of the cathedral in Lypovets, then lectured in canon law at the Kiev Church team. According to Mr. Kendzior, a parallel bars. This year at the Worlds Teachers' School in 1903-1905, a position he lost because he supported a separate Ukrainian people's deputy, politics is Mr. Korobchynsky won a gold in the Ukrainian church. This was his first brush with imperial authorities that eventually playing a big role in who goes and who floor exercise, a silver in the vault and a caused his tragic death. With the fall of the tsarist regime in 1917, Lypkivsky joined doesn't. Russian coaches are giving bronze in the horizontal bars. Most the struggle for the establishment of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, preference to Russian athletes. recently he won the all-around title at in May 1919, he celebrated the first liturgy in the Ukrainian language, after Nevertheless, Mr. Kendzior said he (Continued on page 13) personally translating many of the liturgical works into modern Ukrainian. In the summer of 1919, he became pastor of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. In October 1921, the All-Ukrainian Church Council (Sobor) in Kiev elected Lypkivsky the first metropolitan of the newly established Ukrainian Auto- UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine cephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church. When the official Russian Church's bishops refused to consecrate him, the sobor revived the ancient Alexandrine The Home Office of the Ukrainian National tradition of the "laying on of hands," to do so independently. Association reports that as of July 15, the In the face of vilification from the Russian Orthodox Church and central fraternal organization's newly established government, Metropolitan Lypkivsky devoted himself to organizing the new Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine has received church, and reforming its canons and traditions. He was also insistent on 12,070 checks from its members with donations preserving the independence of the Ukrainian Church vis-a-vis Moscow. This, and totalling ^315,911.69. The contributions his great popularity soon earned him the enmity of the Soviet authorities, who harassed him incessantly. He was placed under house arrest in 1926 and dismissed include individual members' donations, as well through the corrupted All-Ukrainian Orthodox Council, in 1927. He was held in a as returns of members' dividend checks and suburb of Kiev for about 10 years, and then summarily executed by the NKVD, on interest payments on promissory notes. July 22, 1937, although this date is in dispute. Please make checks payable to UNA Fund Source: "Vasyl Lypkivsky,""Autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church"in for the Rebirth of Ukraine. Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vols. 3, 5 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press). No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 7

Kharkiv journal The city and its people Faees and Places by Vera Кар was clean and the outdated weaving by Myron B. Kuropas machines were kept in pristine condition. So much happens from week to week, We saw the huge dye vats and we saw that I just don't know where to begin. If the final product after a long process. you want excitement and adventure, The fabric is very heavy and warm. It is Of innocence and hero cities ' pack your bags and head in this basically used for coats and upholstery. direction — to Ukraine. Every day is an They also make beautiful woolen As the Demjanjuk debacle continues UAJC and, at great risk to his own exciting day, in the sense that each of blankets which are quite lovely and soft. to unravel, it is important that our professional career, was willing to our experiences are unique and could They have their own designers who de­ community maintain its pressure on the expose OSI/KGB collaboration in his never be repeated elsewhere. sign the fabrics and the blankets. In our Office of Special Investigations (OSI), book "Soviet Influence in North Our schedule is often hectic. I always currency these blankets are very which still believes that with the help of American Courts"; and Sister Ann leave myself two hours' preparation inexpensive and are not sold in the the Jewish American community, it can Gillen whose long association with the time for my classes. I teach three hours, States yet. survive the latest revelations unscathed. American Jewish Committee's ІМег– 5-8 p.m. daily. But our friends want to Perhaps the fact that we toured a The stakes are high. If OSI wins, religious Task Force ended once she make sure that we see as much as woolens factory is in itself not an America loses. If OSI loses, justice is spoke out on behalf of John Demjan­ possible while we are here and make exciting event, but the organization and served. juk. plenty of contacts. I wanted very much the daily operations of this company are As I mentioned in a previous column, The Washington/ Baltimore area has to visit the schools — there are two exciting! There is a president, 12 various heroic individuals have remain­ individuals like Mary Waris, Eugene private Ukrainian schools here — and directors and 2,500 employees. On the ed steadfast in their support of the Iwanciw, who worked behind the scenes the orphanage, but both are closed for premises, there is a nursery school for Demjanjuk family during their 10-year with Raza Razgaitis of Americans for the summer. 200 to 400 children and up to 25 nightmare. So have various Ukrainian Due Process, and Larissa Fontana who We have been to all the museums in teachers. There is a medical clinic, with communities. heads the Ukrainian American Com­ Kharkiv, but one will always be an optician, an optometrist, a dentist, a Cleveland deserves credit for being munity Network and who, with the help foremost in my mind, because we were masseur, and a psychologist and socio­ the first city to mount a community- of Marta Pereyma, Irene Kost, Chris­ given a most personalized tour. Our logist. The company purchased land wide campaign for justice. Under the tine Oryshkevych, Natalka Gawdiak friend Dima (a nickname for Dmytro) outside Kharkiv and, for a minimal fee, leadership of Jack Burscu and Alex and Emilia Procinsky, monitors the introduced us to the directors of the directors and employees could buy a Nezdoley, the city has continued to press and keeps us informed about how Literary Museum which recently was parcel of land and build a dacha. provide both financial and spiritual we are being perceived. opened. They were so hospitable and Recently the president instituted support. Minneapolis is the home of Walter eager to show us all of their "finds." profit sharing for the employees. There Detroit (Warren) was perhaps the Anastas, an attorney who was sent to Dima told them that I was interested are full insurance benefits and paid sick second city to recognize that a major Israel by the Ukrainian American in embroidery from the Kharkiv region, leave up to four months. There is a bank purpose of the OSI campaign was to Association to observe the Demjanjuk so they showed me beautiful shirts and on the premises. An employee cafeteria defame the Ukrainian community. Dr. trial. He was among the first Ukrainian embroidered ritual cloths that they serves a full lunch — meaning soup to J. Sawka was one of the first Ukrainians Americans to expose the flaws in the found in their expeditions to the dessert. The president, who is Ukrai­ to contact the Demjanjuks, offering his proceedings. villages. I found out that the nian, has insisted on Ukrainian lan­ help. In 1983 Lydia made her first Milwaukee has Vera Pawlak and the embroidery is most often just in red guage classes to be offered to all em­ public appearance outside of Cleveland Rev. Serhie Holowko, both of whom thread, but most prevalent is cut-out ployees and all documents are now in and a year later a group of Detroit have worked on behalf of the Demjan­ embroidery or pull thread. It appears to Ukrainian. English classes for the Ukrainians drove to Cleveland to be juks. be very similar to embroidery from the directors and managers will be added with the Demjanjuk family and to There are other cities and towns Poltava region, which is quite near. next. maintain a pre-trial vigil. This support where Demjanjuk supporters have These directors also asked for help in What is awe-inspiring is the business continues under the leadership of the rallied local communities on behalf of locating writers and poets thought to be acumen and great foresight of the Ukrainian American Veterans in De­ justice. Montreal has Dr. Will and Lilly residing in the U.S. and Canada who president. He aspires to the American troit, primarily Stephen Wichar and Zuzak; Edmonton has John Shalewa were born in Kharkiv. They are also work ethic: hard work and long hours. Joseph Elnich, who, in cooperation and Eugene Harisimiw; Clifton, N.J., organizing a children's display of He spends little time dreaming and all with the local branch of Americans for has the Rev. George Halycia. Ukrainian books. They must have his time paving a way to the future. Human Rights in Ukraine, headed by As well as things seem to be going figured that it was right up my alley! Many people were left reeling and Marie Zarycky, organized a number of now, we cannot become complacent. The first books here from the diaspora complaining after the disintegration of fund-raising rallies for the Demjanjuks. We must demand that the OSI, ex­ will be "Lito," "Osin" and "The communism, but many like this gentle­ We also need to remember that in the posed on "60 Minutes," "20/20" and Dancing Alphabet and Numbers."They man have not wasted a minute, and are summer of 1988, George Bush, then a "Prime Time," as well as in books and are very interested in collecting our working, rebuilding and moving into presidential candidate, visited the countless magazine and newspaper books from the States and Canada to the 21st century with lightning speed. Warren Ukrainian community at the articles, be investigated, not by the so- show that we have done everything to I have the greatest respect for this invitation of Bohdan Fedorak, presi­ called Office of Professional Responsi­ keep our language alive. individual and people like him, because dent of the Detroit UCCA and a mem­ bility (which exonerated the OSI on at A most enlightening experience was a with their fortitude, their knowledge, ber of the Bush campaign's Coalition of least one previous occasion) but by an visit to a woolens factory. The president their astuteness and their great love for American Nationalities (CAN). During independent special prosecutor ap­ of the company invited us to lunch with their country, they are the ones that will Mr. Bush's visit, Mr. Fedorak asked pointed by the president of the United his 12 directors in their elegant dining set Ukraine on its feet! about OSI/ KGB collaboration and the States. facility; then he arranged for a tour of We also managed a quick trip to future president, totally ignorant of But we must move quickly! Some the factory with a Ukrainian speaking Poltava. We were given a car and a what was going on at OSI, promised to Jewish leaders are already preparing manager. We were able to learn first driver (it helps to know a company "look into" the matter. Mr. Bush didn't their communities for what lies ahead. hand, from start to finish, about the president) and off we went at 140 кііо– keep his promise. Instead, Mr. Fedo- In his regular Jewish Press column of weaving of woolen fabrics. Everything , (Continued on page 10) rak's question was published in the June 19, Howard L. Adelson writes: Washington Jewish Weekly and within "There is not the slightest doubt that a few weeks, under pressure from the Demjanjuk will be feted as a hero within LETTER TO THE EDITOR ADL and other Jewish organizations, the Ukrainian community if an Israeli Mr. Fedorak was forced to resign from court releases him...Under no circum­ understands clearly the motivations and the Bush campaign team. stances should we allow the Pat Bucha­ Kuropas omitted the ultimate purpose of this monu­ Chicago is another city worthy of nans and their friends to portray Dem­ mental miscarriage of justice. Further­ mention. Under the leadership of Dr. janjuk as a hero who was maltreated. one more hero more, Mr. McDonald has taken every Myroslaw Charkewycz, president of the Demjanjuk is a villian who fully de­ Dear Editor: effort to enlighten the greater Ameri­ local UCCA, a bipartisan community serves to be punished... American Jewry Western New York readers of the can community about the truth of the meeting was called and the Ukrainian has a very serious task to fulfill. It must recent column of Dr. Myron Kuropas, Demjanjuk case. American Justice Committee was born. not shrink from that duty. The court in "Of innocence and heroes," were made Mr. McDonald, because of his exper­ Directors included Dr. Charkewycz, the Israel will do its duty. We dare not do acutely aware of a significant omission tise and his intimate knowledge of our Rev. Andriy Chirovsky, the Rev. Peter less than our duty." from the "pantheon of heroes." nation's recent misfortunes, is indis­ Galadza, the Rev. Stefan Zencuch, and And we, too, have a duty to perform. James P. McDonald is the former pensable in our common struggle to myself. Much of the work of the UAJC, We cannot allow the OSI off the hook. investigator in the Demjanjuk case who present our truth to the world, and to however, was performed by Walter As Samuel Francis wrote in the Wash­ has consistently and untiringly worked refute the bias and misinformation Tun, Iryna Dziuk, Anna Fedyshyn, ington Times (June 16): "It's time to to defend this innocent victim from the aimed against Ukrainians in the broad­ Daria Kulczycky, Roman Golash and close the OSI down for good. And if it diabolical forces that seek his destruc­ cast and print media. Maria Wojtechko,who spent many turns out that its officials committed tion. The culmination of James It is fitting that readers of The hours raising funds for the Dem­ perjury, let them stand in the dock in­ McDonald's search for the light of truth Ukrainian Weekly become acquainted janjuk family as well as monitoring stead of the innocent men whose judi­ in this complex case is found in a recent­ with this courageous American and and responding to the defamation cial murder they tried to engineer." ly published account of his investiga­ include his name on the list of those campaign, which OSI activities gene­ We must continue to contribute to tions titled "John Demjanjuk: The True honorable people mentioned in Dr. rated throughout the United States. the Demjanjuk Defense Fund, still Story." Much of the cost for this Kuropas' "pantheon of heroes." Chicago is also the home of two other thousands of dollars in debt, and we publication was borne by the author. heroes I neglected to mention in my must demand that the president appoint Mr. McDonald is passionate in his Zenon Bodnarskyj previous column: S. Paul Zumbakis, a a special prosecutor for OSI. defense of this Ukrainian victim and Buffalo, N.Y. H+huanian lawver^ who worked with the Our president needs to hear, from us.! 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 No. 29 PHOTO FOLLOW-UP: Uktain

Crew members of the Ikar and the Maestro gather on deck to display the Ukrainian blue-and-y ello w flag blessed in Kaniv, Ukraine, and flown by the Ikar during its 94- day journey to New York.

Cadets from the tall ship Tovarysh, (from left) Serhiy Bondarenko, Andriy Kolosov and Oleksander Revenko, at a reception at the Ukrainian National Home in New York City.

The yacht Diana from Italy,which also flew a Ukrainian flag, is docked at Jersey Officers and cadets from the Tovarysh gather on the plaza at Liberty Island before City's Liberty State Park next to a yacht from Lithuania. official ceremonies. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 9 n ships sail into New York harbor

n sailors place Kaniv soil in Liberty Island Viktor Pliushch (right) shows off gift from New York's „„„ Plaza mayor. Tovarysh officers at attention during Liberty Island ceremony.

nalist Anatoliy Bondarenko presents Ikar's flag to the Ukrainian community.

5e pages by Roma Hadzewycz, Roman Woronowycz, Khristma Lew, Raisa o, Yuri Laszkiewicz, Maria Szeparowycz and Wolodymyr Procyk Tall ships docked at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1992 No. 29

Fund established to aid Petrenko visits with Boston Ukrainians Ukraine's Olympic athletes TORONTO - On March 9, the forms. International Olympic Committee Ukraine's current economic crisis recognized the right of the Ukrainian has even affected sports, causing National Olympic Committee to children's sports schools, pools and field teams as an independent coun­ gymnasiums to close due to lack of try beginning January 1, 1993. funds. Although Ukrainian athletes will The World Congress of Free compete with the Unified Team in Ukrainians, on behalf of an appeal the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barce­ issued by the General Assembly of lona, the Ukrainian NOC will com­ the Ukrainian National Olympic pete independently in the 1994 Committee on May 29, urged indivi­ Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, duals of Ukrainian descent, and U- Norway. krainian American and Ukrainian Canadian companies and organiza­ The IOC's recognition of Ukraine tions to donate funds to the Ukrai­ І signals the advent of Ukraine in the Figure skater Viktor Petrenko, gold medalist at the 1992 Olympics, recently nian NOC to ensure that Ukraine's visited with parishioners of Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church in I international arena and ensures that athletes receive the best possible | Ukraine's athletes will receive the Boston. In the photo above,Mr. Petrenko (third from right) is seen with the training, equipment and instruction. Rev. Marian Struc (to his right) and members of the Szczudluk family. I recognition they deserve. The Ukrai- Donations to the "Olympic Team j nian NOC now faces the daunting of Ukraine Fund" may be sent to: | task of creating athletic organiza- P.O. Box 430, Postal Station "E", | tions to prepare the country's Toronto, Ontario, M6H 4E3. (Funds The city and its... | athletes for future competitions as will be deposited in an account at the (Continued from page 7) Serhiy Bubka breaks ! well as adorn them in national uni­ Ukrainian Credit Union of Toronto.) meters per hour. The roads aren't too bad, but the driving here had me world record (again), ^W^IU. ^^^^ ^^^л^+–^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^л^+^+^Г'Ь-^^^+-^+-^+^+-ІГ+-ІГ+-^+^Рл-Л^Л holding the dashboard most of the way. ЦУ^ЦУ”^ЦУ”^ЦР^ЦУ^^у^МУ^І^^^У”^Ц^^^У'^^ 4r^V^^1r 4F ^tf^ ^^^ "^tf^ `^^T `^^F` ^У `^^T` `^^T` ^ф^ `^F` "^У "^r (And my friends tell me I drive like a will endorse Nike speed demon!) Do your children enjoy Veselka magazine? I needed to see Poltava for my JERSEY CITY, N.J. - In a story husband who was born there and has titled "Piling Up the Gold," News­ never returned. Poltava is not a large week magazine reported on Olympic stars who have become spokespeople For information call the Svoboda Press, (201) 434-0237. city - about 500,000 inhabitants. It's not as developed as Kharkiv, or so it for Visa, Coca-Cola, Fuji film and appears. There are many monuments other companies. Ukrainian роїе– vaulter Serhiy Bubka is now among вAr^fF^Sr^SrWjSr^^^p^fF^SF^SrW^^p^p^AF^^Т^^Ял,^Ял. ^Лл. ^Ял. ^Яь. ^Ял^Ял. ^Ял^ ^Я^.^Ял.^Ял^^Лл^^Ял.^Лл. ^Лл. ^Жа. ^Фь ^Г–^ ^Лл. ATt. ^U. .^Л. -аЖ^ ^ftfc, -аЖі. ^Ж^. АІ^ honoring the great writers, philosophers such as Kotliarevsky, Skovoroda, and them. He is endorsing Nike, and will We Met at the Ukrainian Gogol (Hohol). We visited the Battle of receive a bonus every time he sets a Poltava Museum which houses interest­ new world record. 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cracy, political pluralism, a mixed By now, under the pressure of the new ed by, and answerable only to, the Ukraine moves... economy, and social justice. political reality, the Communist Party Ukrainian Supreme Soviet - should (Continued from page 2) Summarizing some of the main of Ukraine (CPU) had also accepted the ensure that the republic's laws were Rukh had grown into a powerful oppo­ points, the document stressed the principles of republican sovereignty, observed. As regards recognizing inter­ sition force and its leaders were confi­ importance of the development of a civil albeit within a "renewed Soviet federa­ national legal norms, the declaration dently presenting an alternative vision society; the protection of the rights of tion," and of "renewed" and "demo­ stated that "the Ukrainian SSR ack­ of a new Ukraine. Indeed, some of the the individual and minorities; restric­ cratized" socialism. At the same time, nowledges the superiority of human delegates openly called for Ukrainian tions on state power ("the state is to however, it was striving to protect and values over class values and the prece­ independence. Among the new leaders serve society and remain under its full justify its continuing monopoly on 10 dence of generally accepted norms of of Rukh who spoke at the congress was control"); the division of power between power. The breakthrough came on international law over norms of domes­ the young lawyer Serhiy Holovaty, the legislature, the executive and the July 16, 1990,when, with the Commu­ tic law."11 who, together with Volodymyr Vasy- judiciary; "the rule of law over politics"; nist parliamentary caucus in disarray lenko, Kiev State University professor and the independence of the courts. The because of the sudden departure of Initially, however, the adoption of of juridical science, served as Rukh's program also called for the constitu­ CPU leader Volodymyr Ivashko (whom the declaration proved to be a turning legal authority. Mr. Holovaty stressed tion and laws of the Ukrainian SSR to Mr. Gorbachev had made his deputy in point in theory rather than in practice. in his speech that the aim of achieving comply fully with international agree­ the CPSU leadership), the democratic As the CPU still clung to power, its genuine sovereignty for the Ukrainian ments on human rights.8 opposition forced a vote on the procla­ determination to obstruct the realiza­ Soviet Socialist Republic was "inse­ mation of Ukraine's sovereignty. By an tion of the principles enshrined in the parable from the realization of the idea The declaration of sovereignty astonishing margin of 355 to 4, the' historic declaration provoked mass of a law-based state." vote was carried. demonstrations and widespread strikes. Pointing out the deficiencies of what During the next few months, the face The declaration itself was far more In October 1990 the public unrest he called the "notion" of the rule of law of politics both in Ukraine and through­ radical than had been anticipated and culminated in huge student protests, that was being developed and prescribed out the Soviet Union began to change as was closer to Rukh's program than the which prompted the resignation of the by the party apparatus, rather than the CPSU was forced onto the defensive CPU's more restrained position. In fact, republic's prime minister, Vitaliy Ma- representatives freely elected by the and had,to make concessions. Shortly the wide-ranging declaration, with its sol, and several important concessions, people, he asked rhetorically if there after the Rukh congress, First Secre­ elucidation of the principles on which including an agreement that Ukraine were not enough Ukrainian legal ex­ tary Shcherbytsky was replaced as party the new sovereign Ukraine was to be would not sign any new union treaty perts to create a legal system as the basis leader. Rukh and its allies went on to based, read like a surrogate constitu­ until a new democratic constitution for "our own Ukrainian democracy," a form a coalition known as the Demo­ tion. Among other things, the pre­ reflecting the republic's sovereignty had system that would take into account cratic Bloc; in the elections of March amble stated that the proclamation of been approved by the Parliament. Ukrainian traditions and at the same 1989, despite manipulation by the the state sovereignty of the Ukrainian time draw on the best of "mankind's CPSU, the bloc managed to win about SSR reflected "the will of the people achievements in the sphere of demo­ one-quarter of the seats in the Ukrai­ ...fandj the desire to build a democratic cracy." Mr. Holovaty also introduced nian Supreme Soviet. 7. His speech was published in ibid., state" and recognized "the need to build October 19, 1989. the idea of a civil society into the debate, For the first time under Soviet rule, a law-based state...|andj to ensure the 8. For the text of Rukh's program, see arguing that the creation of such a there was now a sizable parliamentary comprehensive guarantee of the rights Suchasnist (Munich), No. 12, 1989, pp. 167- society was "probably the main pur­ democratic opposition in the Ukrainian and freedoms of the individual... (as well 192. pose" of the "revolutionary" changes 7 Supreme Soviet, and its actions re­ asj the national rights of all peoples." 9. V. D. Brintsev, "The Power of the that perestroika had set in motion. ceived broad coverage in the Ukrainian Courts or Justice?" Kommunist Ukrainy, The revised, more radical, and more media. Among the initial victories Further, the document emphasized No. 4, 1991, pp. 16 and 23. detailed program adopted by the Rukh scored by the democratic opposition that "state power" should be exercised 10. See, for instance, the resolution of the congress did not pay homage to the was an agreement reached with the in the republic "in accordance with the 28th Congress of the CPU on the State party's "leading role," but it did main­ Communist Party on the principle that principle of its division into legislative, Sovereignty of the Ukrainian SSR in Pravda tain references to the "renewed socialist judges should suspend their member­ executive, and juridical authority" and Ukrainy, June 28, 1990. society." It defined Rukh's primary goal ship in political parties (in reality, the that the prosecutor-general - appoint- 11. Ibid., July 17, 1990. as both the "building in Ukraine of a Communist4 Party) during their tenure,9 democratic and humane society" and SOMETHING GOOD the "creation of a sovereign Ukrainian HUCULKA state," or5 in other words, the "trans­ IS HAPPENING formation of the Ukrainian SSR into a icon A Souvenir's Distribution democratic law-based state." 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field hockey, synchronized swimming, ing monies for Ukraine to develop its kraine's NOC, "and we hope that the Ukraine's Olympic... freestyle wrestling and women's volley­ own national sports policy. Sportlotto, upcoming World Congress of Ukrai­ (Continued from page 1) ball. a Dopular game in Australia, should nians in Kiev will also give us the Mr. Bubka, 28, now.resides in Berlin, The CIS also does not have a unified also become popular in Ukraine, noted opportunity to continue a dialogue. team in the rowing slalom, soccer, the 43-year-old minister, adding that These people do great work when it but will compete as a Ukrainian citizen concrete steps have been made to in this 25th Summer Olympiad. "Why baseball and women's field hockey. comes to spreading the word among the Bound for Barcelona are 23 athletes receive the electronic equipment neces­ Ukrainian diaspora, continuing sports not compete for Ukraine? I think it's the sary for such a venture. traditions." best solution... Ї don't understand why who took part in the Olympic Games in "We have already drafted a fund- "And they have influence. For ex­ we must be one team of 11 countries," Seoul in 1988; the 81 athletes represent 14 oblasts and the capital city of Kiev, raising letter to key Ukrainian sports ample, just recently, the president of the he told the Associated Press earlier this which claims 27 team members. activists in the United States, Canada International Table Tennis Associa­ year. Organizations such as the Ukraina and Australia, but we have no illusions tion, (to which) we applied for member­ Fourteen of Ukraine's athletes will Society and sports associations in­ that the diaspora will fulfill our finan­ ship, said that he'd have to ask Russia its compete in rowing events: single sculls, cluding Dynamo, Kolos and Spartak, cial obligations," Mr. Borzov told opinion. If Russia agrees that Ukraine double; sculls, coxless pairs, coxless are sponsors of Ukraine's athletes. reporters. should get membership, he said he fours Quadruple sculls and eights. But financial strains continue to "We'll always find support among would comply. Well, we're asking the Amo^| these men and women are plague Ukrainian Olympic Team, which such people as Myron Stebelsky and diaspora to intercede in such a case," resided of Donetske, Kherson, Kiev needs S120,000 (U.S.) for membership Omelan Twardowsky," added V0I0- said Mykola Kostenko, deputy minister and M^kolayiv. dues. dymyr Kulyk, vice-president of U- of sports and youth affairs. Othf^ athletes will compete in basket­ "I want to thank our diaspora for its ball, b^ing, Graeco-Roman wrestling, contribution, which paid for 18 mem­ Col. Kandaurov: "If I had to describe it cycling volleyball (men's), handball, bers (of the Olympic team)," noted Mr. MiGs from... in one word it would be 'fairytale' — gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, Borzov. "And it is not only the finan­ (Continued from page 5) roller coasters, submarines, the indoor canoeing/kayaking, equestrian sports, cial aid that we appreciate, but also the straight up until they reach zero speed, lake with man-made waves - I didn't yacht?i^, swimming, diving, archery, diaspora's attention to our problems," stall, flip over, go into a controlled dive know that such a thing could exist." fencing, shooting and weightlifting. he said. and pull out. At the airbase the Ukrainian airmen In this Olympiad, Ukraine has no Ukrainians in Australia have pro­ Needless to say, the visit of the also had an opportunity to meet their athletes in the following events: bad­ posed introducing Sportlotto in U- Ukrainian planes to Edmonton was a counterparts from the Canadian, U.S., minton, water polo, judo, modern kraine to raise funds not only for the memorable event, particularly as the British and other air forces. pentathlon, tennis, table tennis, men's Olympic Games, but as a way of collect" Ukrainian Canadian Centennial still is The presence of the Ukrainian planes being commemorated. In the period in Canada provided a visible manifesta­ preceding the air show, the Ukrainian tion of Ukraine as an independent MiGs and their crews and the antici­ nation. . The air show conveyed this GIFTS pated arrival of the Mria received daily message clearly to the average person in coverage in the local media. There were the street who normally does not think FOR newspaper.and TV interviews with Gen. much about international politics or Skalko, who stated that "the presence of countries outside his own. This was the. Ukrainian aircraft in North Ame­ probably the most significant achieve­ HOME rica gives us a chance to show the people ment of the visit. As one Edmontonian here that Ukraine is an independent and told the Ukrainian pilots in a local LTD. free state." restaurant, "You know, I'm a patriotic Dedicated to the Needs of Ukraine Many of the Ukrainian airmen were Canadian and support my country, but your Ukrainian planes at the airshow Order the finest prepackaged delicacies and staples for your recognized as they toured various points of interest in the city. Even their were really the best." family today. reaction to the world-famous West After the show, the Mria was fully Gifts for Home, Ltd. promises satisfaction Edmonton Mall was reported. Said loaded with 316 pallets. 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in the 500-meter event at Barcelona. He Ukraine gears up... is coached by Pavlo Bratash. Regatta sparks... (Continued from page 6) з Oksana Skaldina — born May 24, (Continued from page 3) the Stars of the World Tour. An ex­ 1972, Zaporizhzhia. Rhythmic Gymna­ tremely industrious and ambitious stics. Ms. Skaldina was named to the athlete, Mr. Korobchynsky is also USSR team in 1939. At the World known for his fighting spirit and desire Championships that year she won gold for victory. medals in the team competition, the rope, the hoop and ribbon events. She ь Tetiana Lysenko - born June 23, was also the bronze medallist in the 1975, Kherson. Height 1.40 meters, over-all competition. A year later Ms. weight 32 kilograms. Gymnastics. Ms. Skaldina won four gold medals at the Lysenko made her international break­ Goodwill Games. She continued to through at the 1990 Goodwill Games, dominate the sport in 1991, winning the where she won a gold medal in team over-all title at the World Champion­ competition. A few months later she ships. She also placed second in the ball won the all-around title and the uneven event and third in the rope and hoop. bars at the World Cup. At the 1991 Ms. Skaldina's performances are both World Championships she placed 13th passionate and full of energy. She in the all-around competition. Ms. strives for contrasts: "I like rapid Lysenko came back in 1992 to take the changes from acrobatics to dance." She bronze medal in the floor exercise. is coached by former two-time world Recently she placed second in the all- champion Irina Deryuhina and her around event at the Stars of the World daughter Albina. Tour. Ms. Lysenko and her coach, Oleh Ostapenko, always seek to include original elements in her routines. t Alexandra Tymoshenko — born Ukrainian Americans visiting the Tovarysh express displeasure upon seeing February 18, 1972, Kiev. Rhythmic Soviet insignia (on right) aboard the ship from Ukraine. Gymnastics. Ms. Tymoshenko took up ф Hryhoriy Misiutin - born Decem­ gymnastics on the advice of her doctor Ukrainians are now being treated ber 29, 1970, Alexandria. Gymnastics. at the age of 9. In 1988 she made her handsomely. Coast Guard crews Mr. Misiutin was an alternate member international debut winning the over-all have donated untold gallons of paint of the USSR's 1990 Goodwill Games title at the European Championships. A and materials to spruce up the Ukrai­ team. A year later he won the all-around few months later she placed third in the nian bark's and yachts' appearance; a competition, the rings and the team over-all competition at the Olympic wealthy member of the local commu­ competition at the World Champion­ Games. At the 1989 World Champion­ nity has donated a change of uni­ ships. At the 1992 Worlds Mr. Misiutin ships Ms. Tymoshenko was the over-all forms, overalls and gear to the crews; won a gold medal in the horizontal and team champion. A year later she and all vessels from the former bars and a bronze in the rings. was a double gold medallist at the Eastern Bloc are being lavished with Goodwill Games. At the 1991 World donations of food and money. t Mykhailo Slyvynsky — born Feb­ Championships, Ms. Tymoshenko Lest it seem that this story is akin ruary 5, 1970, Lviv. Canoe. Mr. Slyvyn­ placed second in the over-all competi­ to a nautical "Oliver Twist," other sky won two gold medals at the 1987 tion and won four gold medals in reports suggest that a land-based World Junior Canoe Championships. individual events. En route to those storm is brewing. Two ships, the At the 1988 Olympics he won the silver victories she scored perfect tens in the Kruzenshtern and the Sedov, are the medal in the 500-meter singles event. hoop and club competitions. Ms. focus of a potential imbroglio. Listed Mr. Slyvynsky subsequently won two Tymoshenko is coached by Irina respectively, as Estonian and world championships. He is a favorite Deryuhina and her daughter Albina. Latvian ships (home ports Tallinn

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS At Soyuzivka: weekend of July 25 July 19 p.m. There will be Ukrainian food, crafts, KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The embroidery, ceramics, woodcraft and MORRISTOWN, N.J.: The Nova pysanky demonstrations. A concert by July 25 weekend at Soyuzivka will Chamber Ensemble will give a concert at the Ukrainian dancers and choir will be feature a concert by Chervona Ruta the Church of the Assumption, 91 Maple held at 2 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. on, the of Toronto at 8:30 p.m. and a dance Ave., at 4 p.m. Suggested donations are Rhythm Katz will play. Admission is SI, at 10 p.m. to the music of the well- S10; S7 for seniors and students. For and parking is free. known band Tempo. further information, call (201) 539-2141 or (201) 539-4937. August 8-9 Stephanie Hnizdovsky will exhibit the works of her late husband, Jac- July 25 SLOATSBURG, N.Y.: A Holy Dormi- ques,in the Main House, and Zenovia tion pilgrimage will be held to celebrate Huley will exhibit her weavings. PHILADELPHIA: The Lybid Trio 100 years of the congregation of Sisters from Kiev and Oleksander Harkavyj of Servants of Mary Immaculate at St. For further information on Soyu­ Lutske will perform a concert of Ukrai­ Mary's Villa. For further information, zivka programs and accommoda­ nian song and humor at the Ukrainian call (914) 753-5100. "Copper Beech," a 1985 woodcut by tions, call the resort at (914) 626- Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, at 7 the late Jacques Hnizdovsky. 5641. p.m. Admission is SI0; seniors, S8; children under 12 admitted free. August 15

July 26 LOS ANGELES: A banquet celebrating the first anniversary of Ukraine's inde­ Harvard schedules Ukrainian films and lectures HORSHAM, Pa.: The St. Vladimir pendence will be held at the Biltmore CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Har­ Husar will show slides of her latest Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Phila­ Hotel, 506 Grand Ave., Los Angeles at 7 vard Ukrainian Summer Institute has delphia will held its annual Patron's Day p.m. (cocktails at 6 p.m.). Oleh Bilorus, exhibition of paintings, titled "True parish picnic with music, games and food ambassador of Ukraine, will be the planned various events on campus for Confessions" in Sever 214. at the Tryzub Sports Complex, County speaker. Los Angeles Mayor Tom Brad­ both the students and public. ь Michael S. Flier will give a lecture Line and Lower State roads. An outdoor ley will greet the ambassador. A musical ^ The first event, on Tuesday, July on "Ukrainian Stress Relief: The Lin­ divine liturgy will be held at 11 a.m. For recital featuring Mykola Suk, piano, and 21, is a roundtable discussion about the guistic Cure" at 7:30 p.m. in Emerson further information, call (215) 927-2287. Ola Harasymenko-Oliynik, bandura, day after December 1, 1991, with stu­ 210 on Tuesday, August 4. with Yuriy Oliynik, piano, will follow. dents and instructors from Ukraine ^ On August 6 at 7 p.m. a movie National, state and municipal elected FALLS VILLAGE, Conn.: Violinist participating. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. titled "Zakon - The Law: A Surrogate officials, and representatives of ethnic Yurij Kharenko of the Leontovych at Emerson 210. Mother" will be shown in Sever 214. communities in Los Angeles will attend. 9 On Thursday, July 23, at 7 p.m., in This movie is based on the 1921 drama String Quartet will appear as a soloist in The banquet is sponsored by a coalition Sever 214, a movie about the late 1920s a performance of the Chausson Concerto of various Ukrainian American commu­ classic by Volodymyr Vynnychenko, at the Music Mountain Festival at 3 p.m. nity organizations. For updated infor­ and beginning of Stalin's terror, called which was banned until recently. For further information, call (914) 758- mation, please call the Ukrainian "Zahybel Bohiv" (Death of the Gods) 6001. will be shown. Several animated Ukrai­ e An evening of Ukrainian Ani­ Community Info Line (213) 665-5862. mated Films, including "The Passionate Tickets are S60 per person, S40 for nian films will also be shown, including August 1 students and seniors. For information "The Four Inseparable Cockroaches Love and Death of an Ordinary Po­ and tickets please call: B. Mykytyn (818) tato," will be shown in Sever 214 at 7 SASKATOON: The Ukrainian Museum and the Cricket." 763-6911, J. Wybachynsky (714) 974- p.m. on Tuesday, August 11. of Canada, 910 Spadina Crescent E., will ь On Friday, July 24, the rock band 1944, or I. Jaremenko (714) 775-6093. The final party of the summer session hold an outdoor bread baking and sale in Vika will perform at 8 p.m. at Pickman will take place on Thursday, August 13, a clay oven on the front lawn of the Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, at 7:30 p.m. in Pound Hall, Room 335. museum at 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The museum August 16-23 27 Garden St. Tickets are S10 and may The evening will include student plays will be open during the baking, and bread be reserved by calling (617) 495-4053. will be available by the slice or loaf. For LOS ANGELES: An Art and Cultural and the announcement of the Senkow- Festival celebrating the first anniversary sky Prize winner. further information, call the museum, ^ On Tuesday, July 28, Volodymyr (306) 244-3800. of Ukraine's independence will be held at the Lankershim Arts Center, 5108 Dibrova will read his works at 7:30 p.m. The Harvard University Ukrainian August 2 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood. in the Seminar Room of the Ukrainian Research Institute is located at 1583 The opening ceremony and reception will Research Institute. Massachusetts Ave., and may be reach­ KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The New York be held on August 16 at 2 p.m. Dr. m On Thursday July 30, Natalka ed at (617) 495-4053. Regional Council of the Ukrainian Bilorus, ambassador of Ukraine, will National Women's League of America attend. Fine arts, heritage arts and crafts, will celebrate its annual "Soyuzianka Ihor Kostin's photographic essay novil, whom he blamed for exacer­ Day" at Soyuzivka. Buses from New "Chornobyl: Memories Not to be Kravchuk fires... bating tensions with Russia. York City are available and will depart Forgotten," cultural and historic film (Continued from page 1) Mr. Lanovoy is expected to return to from the UNWLA headquarters. For screenings, and musical performances the post of first deputy prime minister. a post he left with the Institute of further information, call Lydia Zokrew- will be featured. The festival is sponsored Both Mr. Kravchuk and Mr. Lano- Economics of the Ukrainian Academy ska, (718) 426-9279, or Oksana Lopatyn- by a coalition of various Ukrainian voy were bitter in the aftermath of the of Sciences, where he was considered a American community organizations, and ska, (212)777-1336. latter's dismissal. Mr. Lanovoy express­ leading authority in the field of revenue by the City of Los Angeles Cultural generation, independent financing and Affairs Department. Admission is free. ed the opinion that he had been accept­ JOHNSON CITY, N.Y.: St. Johns accounts management. Ukrainian Festival will be held at St. For information, call the Ukrainian ed into the Cabinet as a cover, to create John's Memorial Center at noon-8:30 Art Center (213) 668-0172. the impression that reforms were under way, while only an imitation of reforms was instituted. On the other hand, Mr. Kravchuk took the opportunity to issue his first IMMIGRATION RESEARCH P.O. Box 57195 Washington, DC 20036 The Ukrainian Weekly: outright attack on the parliamentary opposition since his election in Decem­ We will research and document your The Ukrainian perspective on the news ancestor's arrival in the United States ber. 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