INSIDE:• Ukrainian independence: a surprise, or an inevitability?— page 3. • Mr. Lazarenko goes to Washington — page 5. • Ukrainian Bandura Chorus takes the stage in New York — page 9.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXV HE No.KRAINIAN 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine Russia’sT UkrainiansU Patriarch Bartholomew visitsW Ukrainian Orthodox Center by Irene Jarosewich hold second congress SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. — Flying in from New York, three helicopters carrying Ecumenical by Roman Woronowycz Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and his dele- Kyiv Press Bureau gation descended at dusk on October 27 to land on the MOSCOW — Arriving from as far away as grassy mall of the St. Andrew Archdiocesean Center of Kamchatka, at the eastern edge of the Russian the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. Against Federation, almost 100 leaders of the Ukrainian Eastern the backdrop of a fading sun, more than 1,200 Ortho- diaspora gathered in Moscow on October 24-25 for the dox faithful, most from the Ukrainian and Greek second Congress of Ukrainians of Russia. Churches, greeted the patriarch, who had arrived in the In addition to listening to reports on the life of United States on October 19 to begin a monthlong pas- Ukrainians throughout Russia, the delegates to the con- toral visit to Orthodox communities throughout 16 cities vention worked to finalize documents that will grant the in the U.S., as well as to commemorate the 75th anniver- Association of Ukrainians in Russia (AUR) a historic sary of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. first: national cultural autonomy. Patriarch Bartholomew, 57, was enthroned in The law on national cultural autonomy, signed by Istanbul (as Constantinople has been known since 1930) Russia’s President Boris Yeltsin in June 1996, recog- on November 2, 1991, and is considered to be the “first nizes the rights of certain ethnic minorities not indige- among equals” of the eight Orthodox patriarchs in the nous to Russia who can show an organized presence world and the spiritual leader of close to 300 million throughout the regions of Russia. It does not give them Orthodox Christians worldwide who are divided among any sort of political autonomy as the term might imply. 15 Churches. It is his first visit to the United States, Obtaining such status would give the AUR legal stand- which is home to more than 5 million Orthodox ing in the federal government and make it easier to Christians, and his first pastoral visit with the faithful of obtain government funds for schools, publishing houses the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. and and cultural affairs. Thirteen ethnic groups have been Diaspora since that Church accepted the omophor (spir- granted national cultural autonomy, among them Jews, itual authority) of the ecumenical patriarch in 1995. Germans, Azeris, Poles and Koreans. The Ukrainian Orthodox Archdiocesean Center in New AUR President Oleksander Rudenko-Desniak said at Jersey is a large complex, and during his five-hour visit the the opening session of the conference, held at the for- patriarch toured the seminary, the consistory, the cemetery, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew the museum and library, as well as the historic Henrick Under the night sky, a moleben (memorial service) Fisher House, built in 1688, home of New Jersey’s delegate (Continued on page 8) was held outdoors on the steps of St. Andrew Memorial to the Continental Congress and located on the property. Church, and later in the evening, a banquet, attended by more than 500 guests representing Ukrainian, Greek and several other Orthodox Churches, was held in the patri- DOING BUSINESS IN UKRAINE: arch’s honor at the Ukrainian Cultural Center. Patriarch Bartholomew’s tenure has coincided with the The perspective from the U.S. Embassy break-up of the Soviet Union and its sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, a region of the world where by Roman Woronowycz you’re getting into. If it’s a small one, where your Orthodoxy dominated as a religion before the onset of Kyiv Press Bureau market is really a regional market within a particular communism. He actively promotes pan-Orthodox unity city or a particular oblast, then you have to develop and the revival of Orthodoxy in its traditional homelands. Most experts believe, although none will give a really good contacts with city authorities. Don’t forget A Turkish citizen of Greek descent, Patriarch timetable, that Ukraine will eventually climb out of its that you have a situation right now where city authori- Bartholomew, speaks half a dozen languages fluently, economic morass and establish itself as one of the ties and oblast authorities are not exactly of the same including English, and has traveled extensively in the past leading economic powers of Europe. Even with an mind. Therefore, depending on how wide the scope of several years with his message that Christian Orthodoxy is ever-changing set of laws, a heavily regulated econo- your commercial activities is going to be, whether not a religion of the past, but a vibrant faith of the future. my and high taxes, international companies are they are going to be city-wide or oblast-wide, you He predicts that millions will return, or convert, to drawn to Ukraine, with its potential market of 51 mil- have to develop the appropriate contacts in one or the Orthodoxy in the next century, especially in the former lion and a large and well-trained work force. other, or both. Communist countries that are only now becoming more However, many other businesses stay away, intimi- fully aware of the moral and spiritual void in their lives. dated by an economy that is neither free market nor What does that mean? Does that mean getting In his blessing at the end of his pastoral visit at the centrally controlled. To give our readers a better idea the right paperwork, which means paying fees, or Archdiocesean Center, he said, “We do not see our faith of what it takes to do business in Ukraine, we will run a as some people allege, paying graft? City officials only as ancient, but as a living faith to guide us every- series of features on the Ukrainian market place, which will tell you that these are licensing fees. How does day and everywhere ... we see the next millennium not will include information on the general business cli- this compare to business norms in the West? in terms of aging, but being young again ... we are mate in Ukraine and on what it takes to get a business entering the springtime of a new millennium.” going in Ukraine. This will include interviews with sev- The official fees are probably very comparable to Pursuing better relations eral successful American businesspeople who will Western European fees. But the number of fees that explain just what it takes to be successful; the impedi- you have to pay, due to over-regulation on the central Relying on his moral authority as “first among ments; the advantages. The first installment of this government and the local government level, for pass- equals” to encourage better relations among the series is an edited two-part interview with Andrew ing papers or for getting approvals of certificates for Orthodox Churches, the patriarch has also approached Bihun, the senior commerical officer at the U.S. the start-up of a business or the continuation of a busi- Catholic, Jewish and Muslim leaders. Patriarch Embassy in Kyiv. ness – just the sheer number of them is enormous. Bartholomew and Pope John Paul ll met in 1995 for PART I The payment of fees is viewed by a lot of people as three days, and relations between the Vatican and a well for graft. It is a very natural process in a geo- Constantinople are said to be good. What does it take to develop a successful busi- graphic area, a country in which you don’t have an In an address several days ago at the Jesuit-run ness in Ukraine? What are some of the problems? immediate set of laws that is going to regulate busi- Georgetown University in Washington, Patriarch ness. There is no process for regulating business. I Bartholomew stated, “Our heart is opposed to the There is almost nothing here that you could foresee in think that Ukraine is at least starting to talk on paper, specter of everlasting separation ... our heart requires some other country. The problems exist all over the place. that we seek again our common foundations.” He has What it takes depends on what kind of business (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 4) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 No. 44 Pre-election season begins, NEWSBRIEFS candidates announce intentions NEWSBRIEFS Economy shows signs of recovery on the European and Japanese markets. by Roman Woronowycz Parliament. The first issue of Ukrainian external bonds Kyiv Press Bureau Mr. Omelchenko said the fight with KYIV — The situation in Ukraine’s will take place this year. Their value will be KYIV — With the pre-election season corruption and organized crime is a economy remains complex, but some between $250 million and $500 million in Ukraine in full bloom, political major component of their platform. “Our positive signs have emerged recently, said (U.S.), depending upon the external financ- maneuverings by political candidates and goal is to implement a system of honesty, Minister of the Economy Viktor Suslov. ing needs of the state budget. (Eastern parties for the presidency and seats in the of integrity and morality within society, The gross domestic product (GDP) for the Economist) Verkhovna Rada have begun in earnest. but specifically within government struc- first nine months of 1997 fell by 5 percent On October 26, nearly two years tures,” he explained. if compared to the same period of 1996. Kyiv stocks hit as New York exchange falls before the presidential elections, The coalition members present at the Nevertheless, Mr. Suslov noted that the press conference agreed that they would fall in industrial production has slowed KYIV — Prices on the Kyiv stock President Leonid Kuchma said he was exchange fell on October 28 in the wake of throwing his hat into the ring, or perhaps welcome the newly created Reform and down. A positive sign is that production Order Party headed by ex-Vice Prime volumes in the machine-building, metal- hefty falls on European and Asian stock only half of it. He told the “Pislia Mova” markets. The Ukrainian exchange was not news program that he would run for pres- Minister of Economic Reform Viktor processing and food industry enterprises Pynzenyk into their bloc if the party have grown. At the same time, production hit as badly as others, though the energy ident if the Ukrainian economy began to and chemical sectors lost 10 percent and 4.5 improve and forecast that “the economic made serious overtures to join. in the oil processing industry is still The next day, another major player on falling, since the sector lacks a stable sup- percent, respectively. The KAS-20 situation will improve by the time of the Weighted index lost 5.9 percent and the next elections in October 1999.” the political scene whom most political ply of raw materials. According to Mr. pundits consider a presidential hopeful, Suslov, 72.8 percent of the annual vol- KAS-20 Simple index lost 2.6 percent. The However, three days later, the presi- Moscow market lost 20 percent initially, but dent’s chief of staff, Yevhen Kushniarov and also a former prime minister in the umes of excise payments were received Kuchma administration, Pavlo by the budget as of October 1. Receipt of later regained half those losses. European explained that the president did not offi- markets reacted to October 27’s huge losses cially declare his candidacy during the Lazarenko, took the top position in the income from personal income tax equaled slate of the newly formed Hromada 70.2 percent of annual volume. Revenue on Wall Street and the Hong Kong interview on the news program. “I would exchange. The Dow Jones lost a record 554 say that it is a bit early to talk about the Party. from overseas trading activities brought The party, formed on September 27, is in 75 percent of the expected total for points, its biggest single-day drop ever. presidential elections. The president Hong Kong recorded a 13.7 percent loss, merely wanted the people to understand an offshoot of the cultural organization 1997. He stressed that during the January of the same name. It also comprises to September period, the share of barter also its biggest ever singleday fall. A domi- his plans. It is important that the people no effect seems to have been at work, understand the long-term strategy of the members of the Yednist faction of the operations in the economy rose from 32 Verkhovna Rada, including Ukraine’s percent to 39.2 percent. Roman Shpek, though the Ukrainian and Russian markets president of the country,” said Mr. are relatively modern and smaller. Last Kushniarov. most renowned businesswoman, Yulia chairman of Ukraine’s National Agency Tymoshenko. She, along with former for Reconstruction and Develop-ment, week’s falls in Hong Kong were triggered Yevhen Marchuk, Ukraine’s former by an apparently over-valued Hong Kong prime ministers under the Kuchma Ambassador to the United States Oleh said on October 14 that the Cabinet of Bilorus and the popular Ukrainian singer Ministers understands that the only way dollar and worries that Asian economies administration, who was also the chief of seem weak. The falls may be partly attrib- the KGB of Ukraine before the demise of Dmytro Hnatiuk, is in the top 10 on the to provide stable economic growth and Hromada candidate list for the take the country out of economic crisis is uted to a global correction in over inflated the Soviet Union, showed no qualms stock values. (Eastern Economist) about an early start in his quest to lead Verkhovna Rada. by developing the agricultural sector. An Ukraine into the 21st century. The day At an October 30 press conference Mr. agreement was signed between Ukraine Kuchma signs declaration with Georgia after the president made his muddled Lazarenko said is premature to reveal and the World Bank to provide Ukraine TBILISI — President Leonid Kuchma declaration, Mr. Marchuk officially any intention to run for president. “I will with a loan that is aimed at restructuring and his Georgian counterpart, Eduard announced his intention to run in 1999. only have the moral right, the confidence agriculture. According to Mr. Shpek, the Shevardnadze, signed a joint declaration He said that President Kuchma’s state- of the populace, after we have success- Cabinet is now studying the possibility of on cooperation on October 28. Areas of ment “freed his future rivals of the need fully completed our campaign for elec- implementing a USAID project on pro- cooperation for the future include phar- to be tight-lipped about their intentions.” tions to the Verkhovna Rada,” said Mr. viding the private sector with American maceuticals and communications. An He said that no matter what the presi- Lazarenko. “Today, I believe it is a bit credits totaling $250 million to buy agri- agreement was also signed on the pre- dent hopes, “the present administration is premature and even stupid, if I may say cultural equipment. (Eastern Economist) vention of dual citizenship. Mr. Kuchma unable to take the country out of the so, to be making plans for the presiden- Ukraine earns BB+ credit rating said the moves mark a new stage in rela- [economic] crisis.” He also said the pres- tial elections.” tions and expressed optimism for the ident’s administration is itself in crisis. The leader of Hromada also KYIV — The Japanese rating agency future. Mr. Kuchma was in Tbilisi for a “When a decision is made based on cir- announced that his party was officially Nippon Investor Service gave Ukraine a two-day official visit. The two presidents cumstances, rather than the need to influ- stepping into opposition to the Kuchma BB+ credit rating on October 28. signed a “Declaration of Two,” intended ence them, it is evidence that the power administration and forming a shadow According to the press service of the vice as a “counterbalance to unions and crisis has reached the president.” cabinet, which would be led by Ms. prime minister for the economy, this indi- alliances within the CIS,” according to Mr. Kushniarov, in turn, criticized Mr. Tymoshenko. cator is a “significant accomplishment” for Izvestiya of October 29. The Ukrainian Marchuk’s decision to run. “With his The National Democratic Party of Ukraine, as a country with a developing president dismissed the CIS peacekeep- background, he has no moral right to run Ukraine, which has become a major play- economy. This is Ukraine’s first interna- ing operation in Abkhazia as “unproduc- for president. The aftereffects of the er on Ukraine’s political turf since the tional rating and will help to attract cheaper tive” and repeated his offer to send agency he ran are still being felt today,” election of President Kuchma in 1994 forms of credit. It paves the way for the Ukrainian peacekeeping troops to the said Mr. Kushniarov in reference to Mr. and with whom he is most closely associ- first issue of Ukrainian foreign bonds in the region. He also stressed Ukraine’s inter- Marchuk’s former position as head of the ated, announced on October 27 that Japanese stock market. According to the est in purchasing Caspian oil from KGB of the former Ukrainian SSR. Prime Minister Valerii Pustovoitenko Cabinet of Ministers , this rating “conforms Azerbaijan and in the development of the Mr. Marchuk is supported by would head its ticket for the elections to to the risk category to which Ukraine Traseca transport project linking Central Ukraine’s first president, Leonid Parliament. Mr. Pustovoitenko is also belongs as a country with a transitional Asia, the Transcaucasus and Europe. Kravchuk. The two joined forces on considered a potential presidential candi- economy. Indeed, it is even one position (Eastern Economist, RFE/RL Newsline) October 20 at the convention of the date. Other members elected to their can- higher than many other countries with such United Social Democratic Party. They didate list are former Chairman of the economies.” The main aim of acquiring a will run as the top two candidates on the Verkhovna Rada Ivan Pliushch, Kharkiv rating is to issue Ukrainian external bonds (Continued on page 15) party’s slate in the Verkhovna Rada elec- Oblast leader Oleh Diomin, Deputies tions scheduled for March 1998. Mykhailo Syrota, Oleksander Yemets and Volodymyr Filenko, as well as In a week filled with political position- FOUNDED 1933 ing in preparation for elections, the other prominent businessman and president of declared presidential hopeful, Serhii the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Anatolii Kinakh. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY Holovatyi, along with several prominent TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., members of Parliament announced on Historically, the two strongest political a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. October 29 the formation of a coalition organizations in Ukraine, the Communist Yearly subscription rate: $60; for UNA members — $40. Party and the center-right leaning Rukh, of the Christian National Union and the Second-class postage paid at . have also held political conventions, with Jersey City, NJ 07302 Christian Democratic Parties. 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She, along with changes to: Assistant editor: Khristina Lew Judicial Policy and Court and Judicial former Olympic champion Valerii The Ukrainian Weekly Staff editors: Roman Woronowycz (Kyiv) Reform; and National Deputy Hryhorii Borzov, just recently joined the party. 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 and Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj (Toronto) Omelchenko, chairman of the Verkhovna The Communists are laying low as the Parsippany, NJ 07054 Rada’s Committee on Corruption and pre-election season begins. They held an Organized Crime, as well as 17 members The Ukrainian Weekly, November 2, 1997, No. 44, Vol. LXV Copyright © 1997 The Ukrainian Weekly of the Reform faction of the Ukrainian (Continued on page 5) No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 3

Ukrainian independence: as much of a surprise as an inevitability, says policy analyst by Christopher Guly Independence” and published by the lishing previously verboten thoughts on, University of Toronto Press, the book say, environmental issues. Their thoughts OTTAWA — Six years ago on August will examine signs of sovereignty rum- on things cultural, particularly those 24, Bohdan Nahaylo was preparing for bling through Ukraine in the three years associated with Ukrainian nationalism, the 5 p.m. Radio Free Europe/Radio before independence was declared. crept in. Liberty broadcast from Munich when he Mr. Nahaylo offered a preview of his Around 1988 the Ukrainian Catholic received a call from his correspondent in 600-some page work in Ottawa during Church, which had been relegated for Kyiv. the 12th annual Ivan Franko Memorial decades to underground status, also Over the telephone, Mr. Nahaylo, who Lecture held at the University of Ottawa emerged as a force, with some of the first headed the radio network’s Ukrainian on October 17. nationalistic rallies held under the aus- section, heard Leonid Kravchuk He admitted few could have predicted pices of the Church. However, it was an announce legislation that would declare an independent Ukrainian even a decade uphill battle for Ukraine’s sovereignty Ukraine’s independence. Mr. Nahaylo before it happened. “Even in October movement said Mr. Nahaylo, who now interrupted the news to include the item 1987, you couldn’t really speak of a serves as a senior policy research officer which, even two years earlier, would resurgence yet,” said Mr. Nahaylo, who with the United Nations High have been met with skepticism. has written extensively on Ukrainian Commission for Refugees in Geneva. Even today, the thought of Ukraine issues for such international publications Beyond the country’s flirtation with achieving political sovereignty has a as The Economist, The Wall Street independence from 1917 to 1920, near-mythical quality about it. But, under Journal and this newspaper. Ukraine had been subject to tsarist and then Soviet rule for centuries. The ves- closer inspection, it shouldn’t, says Mr. But there were signs, even in the late tiges of these empires, through Russian Nahaylo, who will release a book on the 1980s, that something was afoot. influence, continued. “In 1989 11 million subject in March. Titled “The Ukrainian Following the 1986 Chornobyl disaster, Resurgence: From Dependence to the country’s literati galvanized in pub- (Continued on page 10) Bohdan Nahaylo

that are going to touch their business. defined policy yet of how fast the priva- two years ago, now it is up to $400 mil- The perspective... Let’s say you are opening up a deter- tization process, let’s call it the restruc- lion. It may be decreasing in the case of (Continued from page 1) gent distribution center here. The lawyer turing of agriculture, is going to take [the amount of investment] by individual and certainly in various pronouncements must learn not only the laws, but at this place. There is a lot that is being said, firms, but other firms are coming here. starting with [Vice Prime Minister of point he must be fully aware of what are that the certificates of land ownership Over the course of the last three weeks some of the competitive pressures from that are now being handed out to individ- Economic Reform Serhii] Tyhypko and I had talks with three American compa- state enterprises or other entrants into the ual farmers are going to be used for pro- all the way down to local levels, on nor- nies that are selling consumer goods here. field. You also must know the politics of ducing land tracts that make it economi- malization of regulations in the granting They were selling here in drips and drabs a particular city or a particular oblast and cally feasible to farm. In other words if of certificates. through their Polish offices and their those who may try to squeeze you out. you are going to have a break-up into I’ll give you numbers, and there are Austrian offices. Now they are actively There are people who will try to one-hectare plots, Ukrainian agriculture many numbers floating around. For a seeking advice on how to enter this mar- squeeze you out. Obviously the more com- will become quite unproductive. medium-sized business, it is said that it ket in a more massive way by establish- petitive the situation becomes in Ukraine, But the key point is land ownership. takes about 80 pieces of paper to be ing better distribution systems here. And the more of that there is going to be. Now here is a situation where there is a signed for it to open and operate, to they are looking down the pipe a year or I think the commercial activities at tremendous amount of pressure. You become fully functional. two from now to establish relations with this point, even though Ukraine doesn’t have probably 30-40 American compa- They are trying to reduce that to about Ukrainian firms for actually manufactur- have a flood of entrants from the West at nies, small- medium- and large-range, ing here. That’s three in the last three 30. We would like for them to reduce present, but the pace of commercial that are coming here based on the poten- that to about 10-15. They, meaning the weeks just in the consumer field. activities are outstripping the pace of the tial gains that can be made from As I have been saying for the last central government. Now I don’t want to adoption of proper laws and certainly the Ukrainian agriculture, which includes call these average figures, but these are month or so, there is a large line-up on the implementation of those laws. grain production, sunflower production, other side of the door. The more imagina- numbers I’ve heard from people in gov- Let’s take an example. This is not a sugar beet production, fruits and vegeta- ernment. tive ones want to make sure they have a small business, it’s a large business, but bles and animal husbandry. competitive place when massive improve- I think that 10-15 certifications would it’s symptomatic. We had a situation So the commercial pressure is tremen- make it very reasonable, very controllable ments do occur, or even partial improve- with an oil and gas business. We had an dous; there is the strong intent of ments occur. The more imaginative ones and a lot more transparent. In other words, American company that tried to enter the American companies to enter this market those could be watched. You can’t watch who do have legal assistance, who do market and spent quite a bit of time and either as a seller of equipment or as a know the market, the ones that know the 80. money in both extracting oil and gas and seller of soy products or animal feed, or workings of the current government and For a company to control the flow of distributing oil and gas here. They were an investor in farm manufacturing equip- can anticipate the workings of whatever paper to get 80 pieces of paper processed hampered by the fact, and still are – I’m ment, an investor in food processing, an government is going to come later, are and signed is a big undertaking. It takes a talking in the last two years – that there investor in food distribution, etc. walking through that door, carefully, but big chunk out of the operating funds for is no production-sharing agreement leg- The commercial pressure is already they are walking through that door. the business, in terms of money and islation, which is a pivotal thing. You go there. That intent has already outstripped time. Therefore, it makes it very difficult into any country, any area of the world, the legislation, the changes in legislation Still, that leaves a large line left on the to start up a business. If it gets down to a and try to extract and process petroleum surrounding agriculture. Now you see other side. They don’t seem to be walk- manageable 10-15, and presumably that products, you need something that is that happening in many areas. ing away, with the exception of a couple will mean a reduction in cost, not only of called production-sharing agreement leg- of American oil and gas firms that have time, then obviously the business islation; the laws that regulate how you So what are the companies doing in left for the reasons I mentioned earlier. becomes more worthwhile to get into. extract, what ownership you have of the the meantime? Others have not left. Motorola has not I would strongly encourage an land; what rights you have in distributing left the country. They left the project. It American investor coming in to get legal and selling what you extract, etc. The Every one has a different pace. They was very easy for the press to turn this assistance from both an American law whole business has to be regulated by are looking for alternate ways [to get into around and say they left the country, but firm that’s based in Ukraine and a good production sharing agreements. the market]. They know that eventually they did not. They just recently intro- local attorney. In many cases they can be Right now there is no legislation for things will change. But it’s a question of duced the beeper project, which is a pag- found together. Many times an American that. There are, however, pressures in the guessing when things are going to ing system, where Motorola equipment firm will have a group of well-trained commercial area. There were companies change. Based on that guess, which is the is going to be used by the partner of local lawyers who have training and that wanted to enter this particular area company strategy, they have to make Motorola called Beeper Inc. experience in this country. Very often of the market because, according to decisions. They are not going away the American firm will actually provide them, there are tremendous deposits both because they know that the potential in additional education in the United States. on the Black Sea shelf and in the Azov the food industry is tremendous. I absolutely recommend it. There are Sea, in southern Ukraine, in eastern quite a few people, mostly small busi- Ukraine in the Poltava-Kharkiv-Sumy- How would you characterize the ness men, who come here, take a lawyer, Donetsk region. amount of investment going into within three weeks hire another lawyer, Your company budgets are only so big Ukraine? Is it increasing, decreasing? or take a lawyer not on a retainer basis for this exploration; you have to wait and Who are these investors? but simply as needed. I would not rec- maintain staff, and maintain contacts at ommend that sort of ad hoc buying of the local level. But if there is no legisla- It is increasing. legal time. tion that will really give you any guaran- tees for conducting that business, to What about firms like Motorola, And why not? become fully operational ... which left Ukraine saying the rules of This is an example of where commer- the game are ever-changing? That has Simply because it takes a lot of time cial intent has outstripped the passage of given the impression that foreign to get to become familiar with the intri- legislation and certainly its implementa- investment is leaving Ukraine. cacies and problems of the small busi- tion. That occurs in a lot of other areas nesses that come here and to be fully also. The numbers show that it is increas- knowledgeable about Ukrainian govern- Land ownership, for example. There ing, although by very small percentages. Natalie Sluzar mental, whether central or local, issues is no clear pattern or a very clearly [U.S. investment] stood at $200 million Andrew Bihun 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 No. 44

Osyp Rozhka Patriarch Bartholomew greets Orthodox faithful gathered in front of St. Andrew Memorial Church. patience and stated: “We recognize the sor- Patriarch... rowful situation which has been created in Helen Greenleaf (center) of the Senior Ukrainian Orthodox League greets the (Continued from page 1) your motherland. We feel deeply the pain patriarch during the banquet held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center. traveled to Israel, and during a visit to of the local Orthodox Church as our own the United States Holocaust Museum in pain, for as your Mother Church we know Washington last week, referred to the when one member suffers, all members victims of the Holocaust as martyrs who suffer with him. ... We will work all the should be remembered for all eternity. more to find means of reconciliation and The patriarch is also actively seeking to agreement. This requires great patience ... improve relations with Muslim leaders, the heart must mature so that we may be since many Orthodox Christians now guided to the correct solution for all.” live in Muslim-dominated countries. Though the Ukrainian Orthodox Unity plus autocephaly Church of the U.S. and Diaspora has Whereas Patriarch Bartholomew united with the Mother Church of stressed unity and reconciliation among Constantinople, Orthodox in Ukraine the Churches in Ukraine, Ukrainian divide their allegiance between the Orthodox hierarchs and laity, while Moscow Patriarchate, the Kyiv desiring unity, expressed their fervent Patriarchate or those that are auto- cephalous. Throughout the patriarch’s desire for autocephaly as well. pastoral visit, there was no direct men- In his address during the moleben, tion of, or indirect allusion to, press Metropolitan Constantine appealed to the patriarch: “Like Estonia, small in num- reports released last month in Ukrainian Metropolitan Constantine (center) and Metropolitan Wasyly (left) greet ber but mighty in faith, Ukraine, no less and Russian media which stated that Patriarch Bartholomew (center, right) upon his arrival. after a meeting in Odesa with Patriarch mighty in faith, also prays and works for Aleksei of the Russian Orthodox Church, the day when it will receive the blessing addressed his Ukrainian faithful in Ukraine’s State Committee on Religious Patriarch Bartholomew allegedly said of the Mother Church of Constantinople Ukrainian, and frequently acknowledged Matters, delivered a greeting on behalf of that the various Orthodox Churches in to take her rightful place in the Orthodox the suffering of the Ukrainian people. He the government of Ukraine and appealed Ukraine must unite under the Moscow world. ... We are confident that the see of praised the deep faith that has sustained for the patriarch’s help to unify all the Patriarchate, the Church that many St. Andrew will be that pastoral agent Ukraine for generations and alluded to Orthodox Churches in Ukraine into one Ukrainian Orthodox view as the chief which will heal the wounds and pave the the ancient bond between Kyiv and “pomisna” (particular) Church. oppressor of their faith. way for the Church in Ukraine — an Constantinople, between the people of At the end of the banquet, Emil Printed materials provided to the press independent nation — to be restored to Ukraine and the ecumenical patriarch. Skocypeck, treasurer of the consistory in South Bound Brook offered excerpts its rightful place.” Seated at the head table with the patri- and property manager for the centers from the ecumenical patriarch’s state- Helen Greenleaf, president of the arch were hierarchs of the Ukrainian received a special recognition from the ment with regard to that meeting, which Senior Ukrainian Orthodox League, in Orthodox Church from the U.S., Canada patriarch for his exceptional effort in included a call for ecclesiastical unity her banquet greeting to the patriarch stat- and South America, as well as hierarchs preparing the center for the pastoral visit. among the Orthodox Ukrainian people, ed, “the motto of our organization is of the Greek Orthodox Church world- After the visit, Ukrainian Orthodox hier- but no statement that such unity must be ‘dedicated to our Church and devoted to wide, and of the Carpatho-Rusyn archs stated that they were grateful for the under the aegis of the Moscow patriarch. its youth,’ and it is with devotion and Orthodox Church in the U.S. patriarch’s visit, his message and his recog- Though the ecumenical patriarch recog- dedication that we are praying for a unit- Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk, as well as nition of the struggle of Ukraine’s people. nizes the canonical jurisdiction of the ed Orthodox Church in Ukraine and for Bishop Basil Losten and Bishop Robert Patriarch Bartholomew has traveled to patriarch of Moscow in Ukraine, he adds its autocephaly to be recognized by Moskal of the Ukrainian Catholic Washington, New York, New Jersey and in the statement: “but we believe that this world Orthodoxy.” Mrs. Greenleaf Church, Roman Catholic Archbishop Massachusetts. For a schedule of the is not enough, that this does not solve the received a standing ovation from many Theodore McCarrick of Newark and sev- patriarch’s public activities in other cities concrete problem which exists.” of the Ukrainian Orthodox guests. eral other Roman Catholic bishops also in the U.S., contact the press office of the In his homily during the religious ser- During his homily and blessing, were seated with the patriarch. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of New vice, Patriarch Bartholomew urged Patriarch Bartholomew several times Viktor Bondarenko, chairman of York, (212) 570-3500. No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 5

Lazarenko visits Washington, saying his aim is to provide “objective information” by Yaro Bihun editor Mykhailo Brodskyi for criticizing requirement that elected deputies know external debt, placed excise taxes on alco- Special to The Ukrainian Weekly the government and against the mayor of Ukrainian, the state language. He added, hol and clamped down on smuggling. Vinnytsia “because he does not agree however, that one of the 18 changes pro- With all these accusations, “Why hasn’t WASHINGTON—Pavlo Lazarenko, with the regime.” Unfortunately, he said, posed by President Kuchma, which was there been even one trial?” he asked. who was Ukraine’s prime minister until the democratic freedoms enjoyed during later accepted by the Verkhovna Rada, “And there won’t be,” he added. last June, accused the government of the administration of former president suggested that the requirement be broad- Asked about the possibility of return- President Leonid Kuchma of stifling Leonid Kravchuk were no longer there. ened to include Russian also. ing to Ukraine billions of allegedly ill- democracy in Ukraine. Mr. Lazarenko accused the Embassy “This is contrary to the Constitution,” gotten dollars now in Swiss bank “There is no democracy in Ukraine,” of Ukraine in Washington of trying to he said. “Is it not possible to find amid 52 accounts, Mr. Lazarenko said that most he told a gathering of Ukrainian derail his visit by telephoning all of his million people 450 who would know more of these funds were “earned” during Americans on October 23, during a two- intended interlocutors in both than one language?” he asked. “And if a 1992-1993, when there was a large gap day private visit here. “It died with the Washington and New York and asking person cannot learn even his own native between official prices in Ukraine for coming of the current administration — them not to meet with him. language, then what else can one say?” energy and metals, and world-market or regime,” he added. Asked by Embassy Counselor Natalia Mr. Lazarenko, who now heads the Mr. Lazarenko suggested that massive prices. Much of this difference ended up Zarudna to be more specific about the funding from Ukraine’s “northern neigh- in Swiss bank accounts, he added. The Hromada Party as it prepares for next Embassy’s alleged misdeeds, Mr. year’s parliamentary elections, was in bor” was decisive in Mr. Kuchma’s amount could be $20 billion, or $40 bil- Lazarenko said he would rather not name defeat of former President Kravchuk in lion, he said. “No one knows for sure.” Washington, he said, because he felt names but could cite five instances. there is a need to spread “objective infor- the 1994 election. “And say what we will and try as we Pressed further, he responded: “I’m not Asked whether he considered the might to convince ourselves otherwise, mation” about developments in Ukraine going to get into a conversation. I have no among members of the U.S. Congress, Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow there is no mechanism, other than the need for it. I have formed an opinion Patriarchate to be a “fifth column” in proclamation of amnesty, which would government and leading political figures. about the Embassy, and I have no use for With the help of the Ukrainian Ukraine, Mr. Lazarenko requested that allow these funds to be returned to Ukraine other opinions. And I have also formed his answer be kept off the record. in a civilized and legal manner,” he said. Congress Committee of America and the my opinion about the regime,” he said. director of the Ukrainian National In response to a question about allega- “One has to differentiate between the Ms. Zarudna later categorically denied tions that he was involved in corrupt prac- criminal, drug money and the rest, about Information Service in Washington, Mr. Lazarenko’s allegations that the Michael Sawkiw, Mr. Lazarenko met with tices and that this may have been the rea- 95 percent of the money, which resulted Embassy had tried to interfere with his son for his departure from government, from the mismanagement of Ukraine’s the State Department’s special envoy to visit. The Embassy of Ukraine has assisted Mr. Lazarenko said the accusations origi- economy and now could be used to devel- the new independent states, Steve many visiting parliamentarians in the past, nated from sources that were dissatisfied op its economy, as was done in Hungary Sestanovich; Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.); including members of the opposition, she with the fact that he cut down Ukraine’s and Poland,” Mr. Lazarenko said. Congressional Ukrainian Caucus members said, adding that — Mr. Lazarenko’s Rep. Jon D. Fox (R-Pa.) and Rep. Bob statement to the contrary — the Embassy Schaffer (R-Colo.); as well as representa- was not officially notified about his visit. tives of the Democratic National Mr. Lazarenko said he resigned as Committee, the American-Ukrainian prime minister in June because “they made Advisory Council, Voice of America and it impossible for me to work, to form the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as well government,” and appointed some mem- Many thanks to: as with students of American University. bers of his Cabinet without his consent. His appearance before a small gathering Asked if there was a possibility of his of Ukrainian Americans at the Holy Family accepting nationalist leader Slava Stetsko • Stefan Hawrysz, UNA Auditing Committee Chairman; Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine came as the “number two” on a Hromada candi- at the conclusion of his two-day stay in dates list for the next parliamentary elec- • Dozia Pastuszek and William Pastuszek, UNA Auditor; Washington, the second and last stop on his tion, as former President Kravchuk and five-day U.S. visit that began in New York. former Prime Minister Yevhen Marchuk • Self Reliance (NJ) Federal Credit Union; Following his presentation about the joined forces, Mr. Lazarenko said the pri- state of affairs in Ukraine, the reasons he mary goal of his party is to win votes in • Sean Brady and Ed Dueuas, Cushman and Wakefield; left the government and the coming par- eastern Ukraine. That is where he is seek- • Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Morris liamentary elections, Mr. Lazarenko ing allies in order to erode some of the lashed out at the Kuchma government overriding support for the leftists, he said. County Chapter – Jerry Kuzemczak, president, Myron and the Ukrainian Embassy in But he has cooperated with Mrs. Stetsko, Washington in response to a question he said, and has called on her and Rukh Bytz, organizational director; about the state of democracy in Ukraine. leader Vyacheslav Chornovil to get past The former prime minister said that it their differences and unite their forces in was impossible to conduct a private, un- order to counter the estimated 40 percent for their best wishes and sincere welcome monitored conversation in the prime the Communists, Socialists and other leftists minister’s office or any of the higher are expected to win in next year’s election. offices of the government, Verkhovna “We should not find satisfaction in the to the Ukrainian National Association’s Rada and the presidential administration. illusion that western Ukraine will vote “Can it be a democracy, when every- for you anyway,” he said. Home Office at its new location body knows that the telephones of all On the language question, Mr. senior officials are tapped without a court Lazarenko criticized President Kuchma in Parsippany, N.J. order — not a prosecutor’s order, but a for the fact that the amended new elec- court order — when lawlessness reigns tion law does not require the knowledge supreme?” he asked. of Ukrainian by Verkhovna Rada nation- Mr. Lazarenko also cited the govern- al deputies. He said the Verkhovna Rada ment’s punitive actions against the originally passed a very good law on — UNA Executive Committee Kievskiye Viedomosti newspaper and its elections, he said, which included the

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APPEAL: Help CCAU sponsor THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Beware: elections ahead children’s trips to raise consciousness The Christmas holiday season is approaching – a time when we will send greet- The election season has begun in Ukraine. Even before any major announce- ings and present gifts. At this time many of us will be thinking about the place of our ments of candidacies were made, Pavlo Lazarenko — once branded as one of the birth, the place of our ancestors, our Ukraine. Is independent Ukraine progressing the most corrupt officials in Ukraine — arrived in the United States. He said the goal way that we have envisioned, and if not, how can we help? of his October 19-24 visit was to spread “objective information” about develop- For the fifth year, the Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine – U.S.A. (CCAU) ments in Ukraine, but others saw it differently: here was candidate Lazarenko, sud- is sponsoring trips for children from the southern and eastern regions of Ukraine to denly a reformer and democrat, preparing the ground for his run at the presidency. celebrate Christmas and Easter in Halychyna. The objective of these trips is to instill In New York he plugged the platform of his Hromada (Community) party, national pride and provide an opportunity for these children to reacquaint them- and said the Kuchma administration has repeatedly harassed him and his party. selves with Ukrainian traditions not practiced in the southern and eastern regions. In Washington he went on the offensive against the Kuchma administration, The CCAU’s request to you, the Ukrainian family, is to take an active part in this telling Ukrainian Americans: “There is no democracy in Ukraine. It died with endeavor of raising the consciousness of a new enlightened generation. Therefore, the coming of the current administration‚ or regime.” instead of mailing Christmas cards and buying expensive presents, consider donat- Soon after his return to Kyiv, Pravda Ukrainy and Vseukrainskie Viedomosti, ing these funds to support this unique cause All those contributing by December 1 two Russian-language newspapers largely controlled by supporters of Mr. will be included in one general season’s greeting in Svoboda. Lazarenko, published glowing articles about the visit. Both were replete with errors Please make your checks payable to Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine and (some laughable, like references to “Harry” Kissinger, “Stan” Sestanovich, and send them to: CCAU’s Children Trip Fund, 16 Manger Road, West Orange, NJ “Congressmen” Morningstar and Pascual) and falsehoods (these much more seri- 07052. All donations are tax-deductible. ous, such as reporting that Ukrainian Americans support Mr. Lazarenko, that the For the CCAU Executive Committee: Walter Wolowodiuk, president, Rostislav U.S. government has soured on the Kuchma administration and that the Embassy Milanytch, vice-president for fund-raising, Bohdan Hajduchok, treasurer. of Ukraine in the U.S. is not doing its job). Both disinformed the Ukrainian public by stating that The New York Times and the Washington Post had reported on the visit. The Kyiv articles were neatly timed to appear before Mr. Lazarenko announced the Hromada party’s intentions for the upcoming elections. Apparently, having the diaspora’s support (or apearing to have it) has some cachet in Ukraine, as does appearing to have the ear of top American movers and shakers. NEWS AND VIEWS: Jersey officials We feel it is important for us to set the record straight on at least several matters connected to the Lazarenko visit. First it should be noted that no one organization at this time speaks for all Ukrainian Americans, so it is certainly ludicrous to state that supportby Walter earmarked Bodnar future.” aid to Ukraine our diverse community supports this particular politician. Since Askold Lozynskyj Mr. McGreevey, N.J. state senator, NEWARK, N.J. – A debate in the U.S. was the person cited in the articles as saying the Ukrainian American diaspora sup- mayor of Woodbridge, and Democratic ports Mr. Lazarenko, we contacted the UCCA president to confirm that statement. Congress, which has been taking place dur- gubernatorial candidate in the November He laughed: “The same thing happened after the Marchuk visit” (when former ing the past several months on the $12.3 bil- election, in his September 4 letter to Rep. Prime Minister Yevhen Marchuk attended the UCCA convention). lion foreign aid bill for Fiscal Year 1998 – Callahan, stated: Mr. Lozynskyj explained that, when Mr. Lazarenko had turned to the UCCA for including $225 million allocated for “I respectfully urge you to support the help in arranging meetings, we agreed because “in the minds of many, including our Ukraine, is nearing its final phase. New Senate-approved $225 million earmarked community, he was corruption personified — we felt he should be given an oppor- Jersey Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) and for Ukraine in the Foreign Aid Bill for tunity to explain his position.” He underlined that the UCCA would help organize a Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) both affirmed 1998. It is in our national interest to do so. tour of anyone on the political spectrum from Slava Stetsko to Oleksander Moroz, their support in the U.S. Senate. “Ukraine, a newly independent country but given the organization’s legal standing as a tax-exempt organization it simply State Sen. Jim McGreevey wrote letters for the past six years, has shown willingness cannot support candidates. “We’re not Ukrainian citizens, anyway,” he added. to the leadership in both houses of Congress and capability to adapt to new conditions Well, to that we respond by saying perhaps it is fine and good that the UCCA is and the Foreign Operations Subcommittee when given the opportunity. Ukraine has willing to provide a forum for Mr. Lazarenko and others, but the UCCA, and per- affirming his support for aid to Ukraine in complied with the liquidation and transfer haps all Ukrainian Americans, have been used by Mr. Lazarenko. And, frankly, we its full amount. A similar message was of nuclear armaments on her territory don’t like being used. We had better beware, as there certainly is more to come expressed in a resolution sponsored by deemed to be dangerous to the security of before the 1998 parliamentary elections and the 1999 presidential balloting. Councilman Ronald L. Rice in the Newark the United States. In addition Ukraine has City Council. adopted a Constitution that features the rule Having passed both houses of Congress, of law and the right to private property. the differences are to be ironed out by a Ukraine introduced its own currency, [the] Nov. conference committee comprising members hryvnia, which has shown convertibility Turning the pages back... of the House and Senate. The $225 million and stability. Turning the pages back... for Ukraine first proposed by President Bill “A continuation of financial backing by 5 Clinton and guided through the Senate by the United States at this time is essential in Foreign Operations Subcommittee order to promote privatization, stabilize 1895 Chairman Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) passed Ukraine’s economy and facilitate foreign One of the more urbane members of Ukraine’s “Fusilladed the Senate with special earmarks for investments, especially from the United Renaissance” (Rozstriliane Vidrodzhennia) of the 1920s, Maik Ukraine. However, a stumbling block States ... This is a relatively small invest- (Mykhailo) Yohansen was born on November 5, 1895, in appeared in the House Foreign Operations ment to make in order to help achieve sta- Subcommittee chaired by Rep. Sonny Kharkiv, which was briefly the capital of Soviet Ukraine and the center of much of the lit- bility in the East European region and pro- Callahan (R-Ala.), and reduced funding was mote U.S. business investments there.” erary ferment in the country. His father was Swedish and a teacher of German. This, and proposed until Ukraine gets a handle on his studies in linguistics at Kharkiv University, where he studied under the great compara- Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine corruption and privatization. (AHRU) is one of the organizations in the tive scholar Leonid Bulakhovsky, gave him a unique window into the Western world. Sen. Lautenberg stated in his letter: His experience of the Denikinist ravages of 1919 made Yohansen a fervent Ukrainian community that has been lobby- “America has a strong interest in helping ing for the $225 million, including specific Ukrainophile, setting the stage for his encounters with Mykola Khvyliovy, Vasyl Ellan- Ukraine build a market economy and Blakytny, Pavlo Tychyna and others in 1920, joining the current of what they declared earmarks for pertinent projects in Ukraine. democratic institutions ... As a member of Letters, faxes, personal visits and phone to be “Ukrainian proletarian literature.”Yohansen’s creativity erupted, and he published the Senate Foreign Operations four collections of poetry, including “D’hori” (To the Pinnacle, 1921) and “Krokoveie calls were made by AHRU to all members Appropriations Subcommittee, I worked of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of Kolo” (The Dancing Circle, 1924), and a text in literary theory (Elementary Rules of hard to ensure that Ukraine receives the Versification, 1922). He joined the massist writers’ group Hart in 1923, led by his friend the Appropriations Committee, plus the foreign assistance that will encourage International Affairs Committee and the Blakytny, but then followed the “Urbino” group led by Khvyliovy, who insisted that political and economic reforms.” leadership of both the Republican and artistry was the defining goal of literary activity, and was one of the co-founders of the Sen. Torricelli (D-N.J.) stated: “I am Democratic parties. excellent, but doomed, Vaplite (Free Academy of Proletarian Literature, 1925-1928). concerned that the transition to a free, According to Bozhena Olshaniwsky, Yohansen began writing prose, employing the technique of “uchudnennia,” which open society in Ukraine will not be suc- president of AHRU, “This is a propitious aimed to make the ordinary appear strange or miraculous, while infusing his narra- cessful unless the United States takes an time to get our friends and governmental tives with a characteristic humorous edge. His published works include “17 Khvylyn” active role .... The State Department’s officials to support the $225 million aid (17 Minutes, 1925), “Podorozh Doktora Leonardo po Slobozhanskii Shvaitsariyi” annual report on aid to Ukraine indicates package to Ukraine. With a little effort (Doctor Leonardo’s Travels through the Switzerland of Slobidska Ukraine, 1928) and that Ukraine still lags behind the rest of via a letter or phone call we can influ- “Podorozh Liudyny pid Kepom” (The Journey of a Man Under a Cap, 1932). the former republics in per capita aid and ence members of our government to help He also continued his scholarly work, assisting in the compilation of a Russian- actual expenditures. Ukraine has received Ukraine at this critical juncture. Most Ukrainian dictionary (1926), and a Russian-Ukrainian dictionary of folk sayings. He partic- $1.3 billion in aid from the U.S. since legislators are sympathetic to the con- ipated in the All-Ukrainian Orthographic Conference in 1927, which first produced a syn- 1992, second only to Russia in the cerns of their constituents and will thesis of western and eastern Ukrainian forms and resulted in the issuance of a standard amount of aid received. In per capita respond positively. Let us all emulate orthography in 1928. He also began working on a project to Latinize Ukrainian script. terms, however, Ukraine ranks ninth out Sen. McGreevey and the other concerned Yohansen managed to escape the initial fury of Stalin’s terror that swept up his of the 13 independent states ... I support- officials and help to convince our legisla- friends in the early 1930s, but was arrested during the NKVD’s “Yezhov Terror.” He ed a $225 million earmark for Ukraine as tors.” was sentenced to death by firing squad and executed in Kyiv on October 27, 1937. part of the foreign assistance act of 1998, For further information please write or Sources: “Yohansen, Maik,” Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. 5 (Toronto: University and I have written Ambassador [Richard] call: AHRU, 43 Midland Place, Newark, NJ of Toronto Press, 1993); “Rozstriliane Vidrodzhennia,” Yuriy Lavrinenko, ed. (Paris: Morningstar to encourage greater bud- 07106; telephone, (201) 373-9729; fax, Instytut Literacki, 1959). getary assistance for Ukraine in the (201) 373-4755. No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 7

COMMENTARY TheThe thingsthings wewe do...do... D.C. shrine seeks support to complete its interior by Orysia Paszczak Tracz

by Eustachiy Derzko big hall and a kitchen. The first liturgy was celebrated on November 2, 1980, in Choirs, dancers: so what else is new? WASHINGTON — In a neighbor- the hall, which still continues to serve as When it comes to Ukrainian choirs hood filled with educational and reli- flying, and the men’s sashes to the shar- a church sanctuary on Sundays and holi- and dancers, I have become jaded. Over gious institutions, above the top of the avary. days. At present, only two rooms that are the years, after seeing the Ukrainian surrounding trees rises the beautiful The orchestra was very good – allocated to the store of the Marian Canadian dance troupes such as Shumka building of the Ukrainian Catholic whether performing solo, or dance Sodality and a bookstore-library, are the and Rusalka (among so many more), and National Shrine of the Holy Family. music, or as an accompaniment to the visible features by which the parish cur- hearing good Ukrainian choirs in North Situated next to the Ukrainian Catholic singing. The sopilka player and the rently is able to present Ukrainian cul- America, I am no longer impressed with whistler added the right touch to the con- Seminary, its golden domes shining in ture and art as a part of the Ukrainian just any touring ensemble from Ukraine. cert. The company is led by Vladimir the sun, the shrine attracts tourists, – Eastern-rite. And while the tour groups are profes- Zibrov (artistic director), Alexandre American and foreign. Unfortunately, During the second phase, in 1988, the sionals, and our North American ensem- Stepantsov (chief choir conductor), most of the time visitors leave disap- upper part of the shrine was built. However, bles are true amateurs – in it for the pure Nikolai Gouralnik (orchestra conductor) pointed, because the interior of the shrine only the exterior was finished, which was love of it – there still have been groups and Vladimir Chmagoun (chief ballet- is not finished due to a lack of funds. paid for by cash on hand and a mortgage. from Ukraine who have disappointed. master). The Parish of the Holy Family is rela- In 1988, after the second phase, expens- After the exuberance and virtuosity of The program, in English, would have tively small, and the initial plans for the es stood at approximately $4,792,000. the Canadian dancers, a run-of-the-mill benefitted by having the Ukrainian song erection of the church were modest. Collected funds, which at that time totaled troupe from Ukraine is no big deal. Very titles transliterated as well as just trans- However, because Washington is the $3,994,000 were used to pay off the often, the folk costumes have not only lated. And the program translation into U.S. capital, the planning of the church expenses and since then, the mortgage of been awkward, but downright perver- English needed some refining in the gen- $800,000 and $367,000 of accrued interest was altered with the blessings of our reli- sions of a Ukrainian stage folk costume eral text and in song titles (“Young has also been paid off. The parish current- gious leaders and influenced by the opin- (yes, by necessity, there is a stage vs an Female Neighbor” may be the translation ly has more than $600,000 in the Building ion and resolution of our community authentic village costume). of “Susidko,” but doesn’t work as a song Fund to complete the shrine. In the past 20 leadership. A decision was made to build The Ukrainian National Army Song title, neither does “Standing in the Field” years, $5,761,000 have been collected for a representative shrine of the Ukrainian and Dance Company, which recently or “Cossack Goes to the River Danube”). the national shrine. Catholic Church in the U.S., with the toured North America did not disappoint. Someone with a good grasp of the Holy Family Parish has a little under understanding that the small parish could From the first song they had the audience English language would have helped. 300 households, which includes families count on financial support from other captivated. We loved them. Almost Soloists were not listed, and they certain- and singles. Out of the total collected sum communities and parishes in building the every item on the program demanded an ly deserve recognition. of $5,761,000 for the building of the national shrine. encore. The hall sparkled with electrici- The list of performers shows us what national shrine, the parishioners have The name Ukrainian Catholic ty, people clapped along to the songs and happens when Ukrainians are issued doc- donated $2,595,000. Although all Holy National Shrine of the Holy Family and uments using French transliteration: it Family parish organizations continued to dances. There was a instant genuine rap- the architectural design by Myroslav looks like a tsarist emigre social list from actively collect funds for the national port between people on both sides of the Nimciw, AIA, were approved by then Paris. Why is it that two presidents, shrine, in order to finish the shrine com- boards. The first of the two sold-out per- apostolic administrator Bishop Basil Leonid Kravchuk and Leonid Kuchma, pletely, an additional $3 million is needed. formances in Winnipeg had a mixed Losten on December 20, 1977, and later have their surnames transliterated into the In conjunction with that, in 1995, audience, with very many non-Ukrainian by Metropolitan Joseph Shmondiuk on generally used English tranliteration, and when the Rev. Thadeus Krawchuk was Canadians present. February 3, 1978. Metropolitan their countrymen (not travelling just to pastor (and for whom the completion of There had been some hesitation within Shmondiuk, and Bishops Losten, France) are saddled with alphabet soup the shrine was an ever-present concern) the Ukrainian community, based on Innocent Lotocky and Robert Moskal like Krawtchouk and Koutchma, and he asked Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, doubts as to whether this would just be a gave their permission to collect funds for Igour, Serguei, Vassyl, Evgueni, Iouri. metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic continuation of the same old Red Army this project in their eparchies. The dri- Cumbersome surnames such as Church in the U.S., to approve a plan for Chorus tradition. But with the first notes ving force behind the project was Holy Tchouenko [Chuyenko], Ossadtchouk the collection of funds for the comple- of “O Canada” and “Shche Ne Vmerla Family’s assistant pastor, and later pas- [Osadchuk], Grichtchenko (Hryshchenko] tion of the shrine by sending an appeal to Ukraina,” (the Ukrainian national tor, the energetic Rev. Joseph Denischuk and on and on abound. all parishioners of Ukrainian Catholic anthem) the doubts were erased. CSsR, who visited parishes in all the The schedule of concerts throughout churches in the United States, and asking Throughout the performance there was eparchies to collect funds. Canada and the United States seems them to donate $10 per year for a period an ease, a relaxed genuine transmission exhausting. Of course, high costs are In the first phase of building the lower of five years. Unfortunately, only a few of love of song and beauty – not a tense involved in transporting, feeding and part of the shrine was completed. It con- parishes answered the metropolitan’s or rigid moment in the whole perfor- lodging such a large troupe, but to pro- sisted of rooms for various purposes, a call, a fact that calls into question the mance. The words “Hospod’” [God] and vide just one day between Rochester, seriousness with which all clergy and “strilets’” [World War I Ukrainian free- N.Y., and Newark, N.J., or Pittsburgh Eustachiy Derzko is a trustee of Holy their parishioners accept the idea of fin- dom fighter, or rifleman] passed their and New Haven, Conn.? Family Parish. ishing the shrine in Washington. lips – and I could only think “Oy, Tatu.” Videos and cassettes of the group In February 1997, Metropolitan Sulyk How my late father would have loved to were available at the concerts. More again sent a letter to the archeparchial hear this. information on the sleeves of the cas- How to reach newspaper “The Way” on February 9), Even though this is the army and these settes would have been helpful. For and again asked the clergy to remind, are military men, they sure know how to example, who is the composer and lyri- encourage and inspire their parishioners enjoy themselves in song. Humor, wit, cist of the lovely “It’s Spring, Colonel, HE KRAINIAN EEKLY to make their minimal contributions for elegance, joy – all transmitted through T U W It’s Spring?” Who are the soloists? What the year 1997 in order “to complete this amazingly glorious voices. Each soloist, MAIN OFFICE (editorial, subscrip- are the Ukrainian titles for the songs “A symbol of our Ukrainian Catholic identi- from the highest tenor to the lowest con- tions and advertising departments): Song about Girls” or “A Soldier’s ty in our nation’s capital.” trabass, was wonderful, with his own The Ukrainian Weekly Romance”? One cassette is titled “A The Parish of the Holy Family also personality coming through. The selec- 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 Celebration of Ukrainian Independence,” turns to the entire Ukrainian American tion of songs was broad, with various the other “Tvoyi Syny, Ukraino” [Your Parsippany, NJ 07054 community, asking their support for songs of Kozaks, riflemen and the con- Sons, Ukraine] features Hetman, the phone: (973) 292-9800 completing of the national shrine, to temporary military songs (“Vzhe Vesna, men’s quartet from the choir. fax: (973) 292-0900 make the words of the patriarchal bless- Polkovnyky, Vzhe Vesna” – It’s Spring, This troupe is a credit to independent ing by Patriarch Josyf Slipyj come true: Colonel, It’s Spring). Love songs and Ukraine, and to the richness and beauty KYIV PRESS BUREAU: “May God bless you and help you to patriotic songs comprised the balance of of its musical and dance heritage. So, if The Ukrainian Weekly erect this shrine in the free land of the singing portion of the concert. The the Ukrainian Army ensemble reaches 11 Horodetsky Street — Apt. 33 Washington” (January 28, 1976). Hetman Quartet, made up of four mem- your city, don’t deprive yourself of this Kyiv, Ukraine 252001 The Parish of the Holy Family is bers of the choir, also thrilled the audi- special treat. Take the whole family, and Ukraine grateful to Metropolitan Sulyk for his ence. The whistler was something else. your non-Ukrainian friends. You won’t special attention and understanding, to The dance ensemble was excellent. phone/fax: (44) 229-1906 regret it. all those who contributed to the Building Whether in military uniforms (which I TORONTO PRESS BUREAU: Fund, and to everyone who paid off the thought would bother me, but did not) or Ukrainian National Association memorials, which will be realized upon in folk costume, the dancers were The Ukrainian Weekly Press Bureau the completion of the shrine. extremely graceful, agile and elegant. Need a back issue? Holy Family Parish is most willing to The humorous dance – three losers 1 Eva Road —Suite 402 If you’d like to obtain a back issue of Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 4Z5 provide any additional information to assist courting a really “special” woman – had people crying with laughter. And why do The Ukrainian Weekly, send $2 per copy Canada in fund-raising efforts in other parishes. For more information contact: Deacon some dance groups (on both sides of the (first-class postage included) to: phone: (416) 626-1999 Theophil Staruch, Ukrainian Catholic ocean) insist on pinning down the Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, fax: (416) 626-3841 National Shrine of the Holy Family, 4250 women’s aprons?! It would make as 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Harewood Road NE, Washington, DC much sense to pin the ribbons down from 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 No. 44

Ukrainian Youth Club of Moscow, Taras politicians such as Vladimir Zhirinovsky Gaidar through the Congress of National Russia’s Ukrainians... Shevchenko Ukrainian National Cultural in Russia and President Alyaksander Associations of Russia. (Continued from page 1) Center of St. Petersburg, the Ukrainian Lukashenka of Belarus are a threat to After that bit of excitement, it was mer training grounds of the Communist Cultural Center of Omsk, Taras Ukrainians and to the independence of back to work. The delegates broke up Youth League (Komsomol) on the out- Shevchenko Society of the Ukrainian the Ukrainian state. into sections: on the development of skirts of Moscow, today the Institute of Language of Novosibirsk, Nizhhorod This caused a forceful reply from Ukrainian culture in Russia; on business Youth, that the question of nationalities Society of Ukrainian Culture and four Russian Minister Mikhailov, who told the and social issues; and a working group in Russia remains largely unresolved. He other groups. In the months that fol- Ukrainian national deputy that, first of on the preparation of documents for explained that by signing the law on lowed, 26 more local organizations all, he is a guest at the congress and that national cultural autonomy. national cultural autonomy, President joined the union, while local affiliates of it is not his place to bring such commen- One issue before the section on cultur- Yeltsin took a giant first step in delineat- the AUR were formed in 16 regions. tary and further that the AUR is regis- al development was the establishment of ing the rights of ethnic groups not indige- At the first congress held four years tered not as a political organization, but day schools in Russia. Although plenty nous to Russian lands. ago, the conferees delineated their goals, as a cultural one. of Ukrainian Sunday school programs “It is the first time such a program is among them: to consolidate the After the congress, Mr. Taniuk told exist in the regions and in Moscow, and being developed in Russia,” said Mr. Ukrainian diaspora of Russia into a The Weekly he thought criticism of they are partially or fully sponsored by Desniak. “It is a social-political experi- viable national minority grouping and Russia’s policy towards Ukrainians is regional governments, no government- ment on a grand scale that should show secure its minority rights, to organize it needed. “I believe that the Ministry of sponsored Ukrainian day schools exist in whether the government is able to deal to support democratic political initiatives Culture and the Ministry of Nationalities Russia. Minister Mikhailov admitted the with the new realities that exist in nation- in Russia, to maintain Ukrainian culture in Russia only pay lip service to problem in his speech during the opening al life in the process of the restructuring in Russia, and to support an initiative for Ukrainian needs. There are no concrete session. of society on democratic principles.” aid to those Ukrainians in Russia who actions,” he said. Valerii Symonenko, president of the Mr. Desniak said it is now up to desire to return to Ukraine. He explained that Mr. Mikhailov Association of Ukrainians of Moscow, Ukrainian Russians to develop a detailed Thirty-seven Ukrainian organizations offered an apology after the exchange. “I said the lack of Ukrainian-language day program, which will delineate the respon- took part in that original congress, which believe it was a needed exchange that schools is not necessarily due to a gov- sibilities of the Russian government and today has expanded to include approxi- ended up okay,” said Mr. Taniuk. Mr. ernment unwillingness to open them. “I the regional administrations to satisfy the mately 50. In addition to being on the Mikhailov left the hall immediately after am not so sure that a demand exists for cultural needs of Ukrainians, which verge of obtaining national cultural the session. Later he was not available Ukrainian-language schools,” said Mr. should include financing as well. autonomy, today the group holds mem- for comment. Symonenko. “Developing a Ukrainian But Mr. Rudenko-Desniak underscored bership in the umbrella organization, the Mr. Taniuk also criticized the work of [day] school in Moscow would be diffi- that the 5 million Ukrainians living in Congress of National Associations of the AUR leadership when he spoke to cult because we just don’t have enough Russia – its largest non-indigenous minor- Russia. The Weekly. “There is much work to be interested students, we believe. The gov- ity must realize that sufficient laws guar- On the first day of the second congress done with that organization. There needs ernment has said that we have to show a anteeing national rights exist and that they speakers included Mr. Rudenko-Desniak, to be a leadership that is willing to be need for one.” do not need to wait for further minority Russian Minister of Nationalities more principled, more creative and more The second and final day of the con- guarantees to begin implementing their Viacheslav Mikhailov, Ukrainian Vice active. This one works too closely with gress dealt with approving the final reso- agendas. “A known humorist once proper- Prime Minister Vitalii Smolii; Ivan the government and is not willing to take lutions and preparing a declaration on ly noted, ‘You don’t need to work for a Drach, president of the Ukrainian World chances,” said Mr. Taniuk. the conclave’s stand towards the closing good party, you simply party,’ ” explained Coordinating Council; and Les Taniuk, AUR President Rudenko-Desniak of the Epiphany Cathedral of the Mr. Rudenko-Desniak. national deputy in the Verkhovna Rada responded to Mr. Taniuk’s charges by Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Kyiv Although the AUR leader affirmed his who represented Rukh at the conclave. explaining that the Ukrainian legislator Patriarchate. belief that without program and financial Minister Mikhailov, who lived in was merely instigating and that he does support from the Russian government, Lviv for many years, extended greetings not see the reality of the situation of Appeal to President Yeltsin from President Yeltsin. Speaking in Ukrainians in Russia. “Mr. Taniuk could assuring Ukrainian cultural life in Russia The delegates could not agree on how Ukrainian, Mr. Mikhailov said probably form a nice theatrical group in would be difficult and warned that to proceed on an appeal to President Ukrainians should not feel a threat of dis- Russia,” said Mr. Rudenko-Desniak. “I Ukrainian Russians should not expect too Yeltsin to act on the seizure of the crimination in Russia. “Half of the also love a parade, but only to an extent. much. Epiphany Cathedral in Nohginsk, a city Cabinet of Ministers is of Ukrainian her- Mr. Taniuk officially represented the “The state is not Santa Claus, there located 30 kilometers northeast of itage, as are one-third of the governors of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in a foreign will be no gifts. We must learn to guard Moscow. On September 29 Security our societal rights. This is a problem on a the regions,” he explained. country. That of itself is a problem. “As for the politicization of the AUR, Service officers and local militia overran much more extensive order because the grounds of the cathedral, which nationality rights are merely a component A controversy over AUR’s agenda that is a tough question,” continued Mr. Desniak. “A national organization is not belonged to the Ukrainian Orthodox of general human rights, individual Church — Kyiv Patriarchate, and seized rights, for which a civilized mechanism An hour into the first session a contro- a political organization. Today in Russia versy developed when Mr. Taniuk first there probably could not exist a political the school, the monastery and the con- of guarantees has not yet been built in vent. Most observers believe the seizure our country or our society,” he observed. criticized the Russian government for party of Ukrainians. Moreover, our asso- giving only symbolic assurances of ciation consists of people who hold vary- to be the implementation of the discrimi- natory new Russian law on religions, Founded in 1992 minority rights, but withholding tangible, ing political positions. We must concern financial support. He then called on the ourselves with maintaining a national which President Yeltsin had signed days The AUR was formed in May 1992 AUR to move from its strictly cultural identity.” before. The law gives precedence to the with 11 Ukrainian organizations, which agenda to a more political one. Mr. Rudenko-Desniak emphasized Russian Orthodox Church in Russian included the Association of Ukrainians of “Ukrainians in Russia must unite on that the AUR is a democratic organiza- religious affairs. Moscow, Republican National Cultural political issues, not merely cultural tion and that in the Russian presidential The Russian government has said the Center of Ukrainians of Bashkortistan, ones,” said Mr. Taniuk. He said that elections it officially supported Yegor seizure and closing of the Nohinsk com- plex was ordered by court until intercon- fessional problems between the Russian and Ukrainian Churches now being adju- dicated are resolved. The delegates did not heed remarks by the head of the UOC-KP in Russia, Archbishop Adrian, that the seizure should be addressed as religious discrimi- nation. In Russia, laws forbid community and national organizations to take part in religious affairs. Instead, delegates agreed to work up a statement that will address the denial of civil rights to church members and those who were arrested. The AUR will include the Epiphany Cathedral controversy in an appeal to President Yeltsin, which will also address the need for Ukrainian schools and teach- ers, and for federal government backing for Ukrainian centers of education and culture in the regions, as well as for government financing of Ukrainian radio and television programs and the AUR’s newspaper Ukrainskyi Vybir (Ukrainian Choice). As for national cultural autonomy, the AUR has targeted approval of the final documents by the Russian government for early next year.

Roman Woronowycz Next week: Ukrainian Days in Moscow and more perspectives on the Congress delegates listen as Valerii Symonenko, president of the Union of Ukrainians of Moscow, speaks. Congress of Ukrainians of Russia. No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 9

DATELINE NEW YORK: Musically speaking by Helen Smindak

It’s a given fact that music is a very old Oleh Mahlay of Parma, Ohio, the important element in the lives of chorus presented a two-hour program of Ukrainians, whether that involves perform- songs and music that ranged from an ing it, listening to it, brooding with it, revel- 11th century Kyivan chant through epic ing in it or dancing along with it. Here in ballads, bandura solos, and odes to New York City, this fact was underscored Mazepa and Chornobyl, to happy-go- in October, as artists from the U.S. and lucky folk songs and dance tunes. Ukraine appeared in concerts, and on TV, Opening reverentially with an a capella offering folkrock, folklore, classical, operat- segment, the Kyivan-chant setting of the ic, bandura and traditional Ukrainian music. “Beatitudes” from the divine liturgy During a recent weekend, I had the blended voices and bandura music pleasure of attending concerts on three impressively as it ranged through pianis- separate days, that featured Ukrainian per- simo and forte passages. Liudkevych’s formers. On Friday it was New York-born solemn “Prayer of Mercy,” beseeching singer and composer Lisa Mathews, guidance and protection from the mother backed by the up-and-coming rock band of God was suitably restrained and Love Riot at the World Trade Center. hushed. The chorus provided back-up (in Saturday brought lyric soprano Maria English) for the deep voice of baritone Stefiuk of the Kyiv Opera with a recital at Jarema Cisaruk as he sang the well- the Ukrainian Institute of America. known American hymn “Amazing Sunday’s grand finale was the 45-man Grace.” Ukrainian Bandura Chorus, appearing at Images of scorched earth were por- A group of bandurists surrounds Petro Kytasty, who has served in the Ukrainian Town Hall – the chorus’s first appearance trayed with sadness in Julian Kytasty’s Bandura Chorus for over 50 years and in 1992 was named State Artist of in New York in several years. original work, “The Chornobyl Carol.” In Ukraine by Ukraine’s government for his outstanding contributions as a ban- On another weekend, the Duquesne “A Song about Mazepa,” soloist Mykhailo durist and pedagogue in the diaspora. Seen in the front row (from left) are: Oleh University Tamburitzans topped off a color- Newmerzyckyj and the chorus conveyed Mahlay, artistic director of the chorus; Joseph Gulawsky, Petro Kytasty, Yuri ful tour of Eastern European folklore with a the grief of Hetman Ivan Mazepa as he Pedenko and Marko Farion; back row: Evhen Tytla, Andrij Birko, Omelan dynamic suite of Ukrainian songs and bid farewell to Ukraine after the Kozaks’ Helbig, Iwan Kytasty, Alexander Srubowych and Orest Skliarenko. dances that brought the SRO audience to its defeat at the Battle of Poltava in 1709. feet. Also, the Promin vocal ensemble and Ukraine’s troubled past was illuminat- Murha, 15356 Ellen Drive, Livonia, MI some 10 years ago when she answered a several top-notch singers and instrumental- ed further in a song about the Chumaks, 48154; telephone, (313) 953-0305. “singer wanted” ad in the Village Voice ists from Ukraine offered a subdued but the salt traders who carted their produce Love Riot blooms placed by guitarist Mikel Gehl of Baltimore. extremely lovely program at The Cooper to the cities from the Black Sea, and Along with Mr. Gehl’s friend, bassist Union, part of a solemn two-day commem- another about the freedom fighters who Lisa Mathews and her Love Riot band Mark Evanko (his name sounds Ukrainian, oration of the tragic Akcja Wisla, the Polish struggled to liberate Carpatho-Ukraine in have been making waves in the Northeast but he says he’s of Czech descent), they government’s forcible resettlement in 1947 (1938). Omelan Helbig’s fine tenor U.S. for the past four years. Their music joined some other musicians to form an of more than 140,000 Ukrainians from reflected the despair of a mother as her has been described as “genuine commu- ‘80s rock band called Beyond Words. southeast Poland to other parts of Poland. Chumak son departed on a grueling trip. nication, the sound of musicians who lis- When that band dissolved, the trio started It will take more than one Dateline to The unforgettable words of Ukraine’s ten as keenly as they play” (J.D. Love Riot, using only vocals, guitar and transmit all this data, so let’s start with the poet laureate, Taras Shevchenko, touched Considine of The Baltimore Sun) and bass. A year later violinist Willem Elzivir, Bandura Chorus and Love Riot. hearts as tenor Teodosiy Pryshliak and “melodic adult rock ... layers of acoustic who also plays the mandolin, came on Our beloved bards accompanist Orest Skliarenko, with guitar and violin woven around the sub- board, and the group recorded a self- choral background music, offered the tly sensual vocals of Lisa Mathews” released cassette “Muscle.” The Ukrainian Bandura Chorus, com- poignant “Dumy Moyi” (My Thoughts). (Steve Morse of The Boston Globe). In 1994, on a whim, the drummerless bining two Ukrainian musical traditions Reflecting the lighter side of Ukrainian Love Riot’s first CD, “Maybe She quartet entered Yamaha’s MusicQuest – choral singing and the national musical life was a well-chosen array of spirited Will,” is creating a stir in today’s music Competition, an international competi- instrument, the bandura – never fails to selections that exhibited the bandurists’ circles, too, and on radio stations across tion for unsigned bands. After participat- transport me to seventh heaven. superb enunciation and their marvelous the country. The Album Network ing in the nationals in Los Angeles, the Over the past 40 years, I have relished technical versatility on the bandura – described it as “romantic music that’s part band was flown to Japan for the interna- performances in London, Ontario; in among them, a humorous love song, rock, part folk, and always strong in both tional finals. Love Riot won by a unani- Toronto, where the bandurists appeared “Whose Courtyard is This?,” and a toe-tap- song and performance.” The Philadelphia mous vote, beating out 25,000 – that’s with actor Jack Palance (who strummed a ping “kolomyika” tune plus a medley of Weekly said the CD “exudes a cool and right, 25,000 – other bands. mini bandura as he sang “Vziav By Ya folk songs that had bandurists’ fingers fly- complete sound ... that isn’t often heard The grand prize – a trophy – did not Banduru”); in Detroit, at a concert pre- ing across the strings of their Poltava ban- from newcomers in the music world.” bring immediate fame, but the group per- sented by the Ukrainian Youth League of duras. The proud warriors of the Everyone seems to like the band’s sisted, writing new songs, rehearsing daily North America; and on several occasions Zaporozhian Sich were remembered with a toned-down but intense style, and the and taking its show on the road, this time in New York, including a Carnegie Hall traditional Kozak drinking song and a lusty lead singer’s clarity and strong vocal with a drummer, Ron Campbell. concert in 1966. march-tempo battle song, “Play, bandura!” presence. Compliments have come from Audiences and critics began to sit up and In 1991 I happened to be visiting Lviv In a segment that recalled bandura min- a host of music critics who write for The take notice, and Love Riot signed a three- with my husband when the chorus strels of old, Marko Farion appeared alone Washington Post, Musician Magazine, album deal with Squirrel Boy Records of appeared in that city during a triumphant on stage to present a traditional duma, an the Baltimore City Paper and other San Jose, Calif., which released the CD tour of Ukraine. The Opera House was epic ballad delivered narrative-style to the Northeast publications. “Maybe She Will” in 1996. packed with jubilant, newly independent accompaniment of his bandura. Ms. Mathews, whose real name is Lisa Dateline caught up with Ms. Mathews and tearful Ukrainians (and more than a Instrumental techniques were spotlight- Kruk Anderson (the Kruk comes from her in the cafe of Borders Books and Music few foreign tourists) cheering the musi- ed in Julian Kytasty’s solo rendition of Ukrainian parents, the Anderson from her store at the World Trade Center, where I cians who had found refuge in America – “Musical Moment” and the bandurist husband of four years, musician Miles and a haven for their banduras and their ensemble’s unique use of the bandura in Anderson), broke into the music business (Continued on page 14) music – after joining the exodus of “Echo of the Steppes,” where continuous Ukrainians to the West during World War ripples of high notes drew images of stiff II. breezes sweeping through tall grasses. Both This fall, anticipating the return of the selections were composed by Hryhoriy chorus to the Big Apple and their perfor- Kytasty, the longtime artistic director of the mance at Town Hall, I wondered whether chorus (and uncle to Julian Kytasty). the group had retained its vitality and Vocal soloists, apart from those special attraction. I knew that many of already mentioned, included Roman the original members had retired, that Kassaraba, Boris Kekish, Ihor Kushnir maestro Hryhoriy Kytasty had departed and Andriy Soroka. this earth; other conductors had come Those who were lucky enough to hear and gone, and now the chorus was direct- the chorus during its October tour in the ed by a young Ukrainian American attor- northeast U.S. and Canada will remem- ney with an extensive background in ber its magnetism and technical artistry. music, bandura-playing and teaching. For others less fortunate I recommend With many new singers and instrumen- the capella’s newest CD, “Ukrainian talists, one of them as young as 15, Steppe,” which includes many of the would the chorus still beguile listeners songs offered in the concert program. with its unique art form? The CD and other audio products are If anything, the chorus is more vigor- available at Ukrainian music stories or ous and disciplined than I remember, and directly from The Ukrainian Bandura yes, still quite overpowering. Under the Chorus of North America by contacting Lisa Mathews (front) and members of the Love Riot band, (from left) Mark expert and polished direction of 27-year- its business manager: Wolodymyr Evanko, Willem Elzevir, Ron Young and Mikel Gehl. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 No. 44

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REVIEW: Alexis Kochan’s Paris to Kyiv “Variances” by Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj In the same Free Press item, the album’s co-producer, Danny Schur of Alexis Kochan’s timing is either shrewd, fortuitous or effortlessly natural, Boomtalk Productions, was quoted as or all of the above. Since her first album saying, “[Ms. Kochan is] one of those “Czarivna” (1994) and the first epony- people to whom art is not just entertain- mously titled “Paris to Kiev” album (also ment but a passion.” 1994) put out by the ensemble she leads, Paris to Kyiv’s “Variances” is a com- she has benefitted from growing interest pact disc release on the Olesia label, in what the label-mad recording industry AKBCD 03, and is available at all considers “diasporic music.” This is a Ukrainian and most mainstream music category that has allowed New Agers stores. It can be ordered direct by writing to: Olesia Productions, P.O. Box 2877, seeking relaxation and/or enlightenment 25-È äÛð¥Ì¸ ìëè ¥ 10-ËÈ äÛð¥Ì¸ ìëè to listen to music formerly shelved in the Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 4B4. “ethnic” section. Á‡ÔðÓ¯Û˛Ú¸ ̇ Less cynically, it has also allowed music to continue performing the holy óÓðÌÓÏÓðÒ¸ÍÛóÓðÌÓÏÓðÒ¸ÍÛ á‡·á‡·‡‚Û‡‚Û task of resolving humanity’s Babel of ‚ Ô’flÚÌˈ˛ 28-„Ó ÎËÒÚÓÔ‡‰‡. language and culture into a sound that ê‡Ï‡‰‡ ÉÓÚÂθ everyone harkens to. This is a project the ßÒÚ É‡ÌÓ‚Âð, ç˛ ÑÊÂðÁ¥ Winnipeg-born Ms. Kochan and third- èÓ˜‡ÚÓÍ 9-Ú‡ „Ó‰. ‚˜. generation bandurist Julian Kytasty fur- Éð‡π ÓðÍÂÒÚð‡ “íÖåèé” thered admirably last year in an after- ᇠ¥ÌÙÓðχˆ¥flÏË ÚÂÎÂÙÓÌÛ‚‡ÚË noon concert during Toronto’s Ashkenaz ‰Ó é΄‡ äÓÎÓ‰¥fl, (201) 763-1797 festival of Yiddish music. The ensemble updated the spelling of its name (Kiev to Kyiv) for its latest release, “Variances.” It starts off with Ms. Kochan’s warm bluegrass-like ren- dition of “Snizhok Ide,” (Snow is Field & Olesnycky Falling, titled on this album as “Wedding Attorneys at Law Song”) accompanied by Martin Colledge’s cittern and Mr. Kytasty’s 11 Eagle Rock Ave., Suite 100 bandura sounding virtually indistinguish- East Hanover, N.J. 07936 able from an acoustic guitar — it’s not a Alexis Kochan (201) 386-1115 novelty, it’s further testament to Mr. Fax (201) 884-1188 Kytasty’s considerable talent and musi- cal ear. 7 Room apt. (Three Miles North of Ramada Hotel, at Ridgedale Ave.) The second track showcases the Richmond Hill, Queens. ensemble’s genius for blending the Representation of Small Businesses, ancient musical traditions of various cul- Very clean, quiet, safe Wills, Estates and Asset Protection, Commercial and Corporate Law, tures to produce a sound that is both ear- neighborhood. $1000. Real Estate and Family Law. catching and imbued with sacred spirit. “Matins Fragments” is a liturgical chant (By prior appointment, on selected Fridays, between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 7 P.M., Mr. Olesnycky accompanied by flute, viola and what the Insure will hold office hours at Self-Reliance Ukrainian Federal Credit Union, 558 Summit Ave., Jersey City, NJ. liner notes say are “Northumbrian pipes” Please call (201) 386-1115 to make such appointments in advence) played by Mr. Colledge. and be sure. The third, the instrumental “Dance Join the UNA! Nestor L. Olesnycky Robert S. Field Three,” blends kolomeyka patterns on bandura and Asian-African rhythms on congas, udu and other drums (played by percussionists Henry Zacharias and Evans Coffie) in an irresistible lilting composition. On the fourth, “Cross. Cradle. Tree,” Mr. Kytasty sings a straight lyrical ver- sion of “Velychai Dushe Moia,” then is joined by Ms. Kochan singing a Ukrainian lullabye to form a haunting overlaid duet, and then Richard Moody, who has the Hutsul sound down to per- fection, ties the triptych up tastefully on viola. It’s not all high seriousness. “Katherine’s Kolomeyka” is a good- humored Ukrainian mountain stomp. There are eight more, and to go through them all here would be a plea- sure, but it would tax the vocabulary and keep readers too long from being the excellent album’s listeners. In a recent interview with the daily Winnipeg Free Press, Ms. Kochan revealed that she was raised in a musical family, and that her teenage rebellion against her Ukrainian roots was dispelled by a trip to Ukraine while working on her Ph.D. in childhood language devel- opment from the University of Manitoba. “I connected very strongly to what I saw there,” Ms. Kochan said, “I was hearing music I had never heard before.” Revealing the source of her ensem- ble’s name, she added: “I was very sad to realize that [Kyiv] could have been the Paris of Eastern Europe. And I realized how powerless we have been for cen- turies. I like to think I’m helping people to come alive again.” 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 No. 44

Ukrainian pro hockey update by Ihor Stelmach

“Ducky” walks off pond for final time Brian Leetch. But newly acquired Pat LaFontaine should chip in with some The handwriting was on the medical points. Great season from Adam Graves chart ... and on the Philadelphia Flyers’ would help the cause. depth chart. Ukrainian Dale “Ducky” Washington – New coach Ron Wilson Hawerchuk ended a 16-year career when will finally open this team up. Centers he announced his retirement last August Adam Oates and Joey Juneau key offense 25. The 34-year-old center, 10th on the with super scorer PETER BONDRA and NHL all-time scoring list, caught very gritty overachiever STEVE KONO- few by surprise with the news. WALCHUK. Defense is solid; Ranford- First, doctors confirmed an arthritic Kolzig goalie tandem must complement condition in his left hip would only get each other. ANDREI NIKOLISHIN starts worse if he continued to play. And sec- season on injured list. ond, with the off-season acquisition of Florida – Added much-needed offense Chris Gratton, the Flyers had six players in Dave Gagner and Esa Tikkanen. who can play center. DAVID NEMIROVSKY earned regular Hawerchuk was examined by arthritis job on third forward line. To contend, experts at the University of St. Louis, need Rob Niedermayer to have break- who advised him to call it a career. through campaign. Vanbiesbrouck just “I was working out this summer and needs to be his stupendous self. saying to myself, ‘I spent 16 years in this New York Islanders – Many reasons league and I’d sure like to walk away to like this team’s upside. The defense is from it and not crawl away from it,’ “ tough, young and mobile. The offense Hawerchuk said. GM Milbury has put together will sur- The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Toronto prise many a goaltender. Ziggy Palffy native finished with 518 goals, 891 could be a major star. assists and 1,409 points. Hawerchuk, Tampa Bay – The loss of Chris whose most productive seasons were as a Gratton is further evidence the Lightning Winnipeg Jet, is expected to gain entry need to resolve their ownership situation. into the Hall of Fame when he becomes It takes financial commitment to build a eligible in the year 2000. winner. This team continues to regress. He enjoyed six 100-point seasons dur- Pity captain Scott Mellanby and Mikael ing a fruitful career that included stops Renberg – they’re on their own. with Winnipeg, the Buffalo Sabres, St. Northeast Division Louis Blues and Philadelphia. “I was never on a team that won the Montreal – More than enough talent to big one, but I look at it as 16 terrific be an offensive force. Disciplined years,” he said. enough to be a decent defensive power. Hawerchuk was the first pick in the Will surprise the entire division. Saku 1981 entry draft and in 1981-1982 became Koivu could be a great one. Veteran net- the first rookie to score 40 goals and 100 minder Andy Moog will stabilize the points. He won the Calder Trophy, given defense. to the league’s top rookie, that season. Pittsburgh – With Mario retired, the Flyers-avalanche for ‘97-98 Stanley Cup Penguins have the potential to become a better team. This Penguins team could be Air Ukraine Yep, you heard it here first, folks! National Airlines less exciting, but more defensive and Contending for hockey’s most coveted thus more effective. EDDIE OLCZYK prize following the 1997-1998 regular will capably assist Jaromir Jagr. non-stop flights season and first three playoff rounds will Ottawa – The Senators, with a col- be the Philadelphia Flyers and the lapse by one or two teams, can win the Colorado Avalanche. These are two very division. With all of those high draft successful squads in recent years, as the picks they have as much pure talent as NEW YORK - KYIV Avalanche won the coveted Cup in 1996, any other team. Daniel Alfredsson is while the Flyers lost to the champion back from holding out, and Wade NEW YORK - LVIV Red Wings in last season’s finals. Redden is a bonafide future Norris Division winners for 1997-1998 should Trophy winner. only 8 hours be the Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, Red Buffalo – Team needs years of inten- Great service and most affordable prices on the market Wings and the ‘Lanche. Philadelphia is a sive therapy. Got their first division title goalie away from a potential dynasty; the since 1981 and ended up in tremendous Canadiens should surprise in a woeful turmoil. MVP goalie Dominik Hasek not For information and reservations, please call: Northeast; Detroit will not slack off well-loved by teammates or fans. ALEX- despite finally winning; and Colorado EI ZHITNIK recently returned after con- 1-800-UKRAINE might already be a dynasty. tract squabble. Here then are one hockey expert’s pre- Boston – Bruins get another high draft (1-800-857-2463) dictions for the current hockey campaign pick to go with Joe Thornton and Sergei which faced off a few weeks ago. Teams Samsonov. The young “B’s” will be better or our corporate offices: are listed in order of predicted finish with under new coach Pat Burns. Don’t expect New York - (212) 557-3077 Ukrainian players (in capital letters) who miracles. Captain Ray Bourque still made opening day rosters and their New York - (212) 599-0555 anchors the blueline. Look for DIMITRI potential contributions. The 1997-1998 KHRISTICH to score at least 80 points. Chicago - (312) 640-0222 NHL season preview edition: Carolina – The transplanted Hartford Atlantic Division Whalers will not live up to their new Arrival and departure information: JFK - (718) 656-9896 name – the Hurricanes. They’re still Arrival and departure information: JFK - (718) 632-6909 Philadelphia – The Flyers are a big, more of a tropical storm, not yet striking talented team without a championship fear in anyone. Gary Roberts makes them goaltender. If they get help in net, they’ll better. STEVE HALKO started the sea- Air Ukraine be impossible production. 551 Fifth Ave., Suite 1002, 1005 son with the big club, until CURTIS New Jersey – The Devils are the LESCHYSHYN recovered from a pulled New York, NY 10176 league’s best defensive team and a legiti- groin. For cargo shipments call to: mate Stanley Cup contender. Their Central Division offense should be much better. DAVE ANDREYCHUK and Doug Gilmour need Detroit – Odds of repeating as champs Air Ukraine - Cargo to have big years. KENNY DANEYKO is are very high, particularly after the a bruiser, battler and leader on defense. Vladimir Konstantinov tragedy. However, Tel. 718-376-1023, FAX 718-376-1073 New York Rangers – With Mark coach Scotty Bowman repeated with Messier in Vancouver, WAYNE GRET- Pittsburgh in the early ‘90s. Except for 2307 Coney Island Ave. (Ave.T), Brooklyn, NY 11223 ZKY looked like he’d have to carry the offensive load along with defenseman (Continued on page 13) No. 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 13

ter get Kariya re-signed and soon! Pro hockey... Los Angeles – Somewhat improved (Continued from page 12) offense will not cover up the fact this trading GT Mike Vernon, squad remains franchise has bottomed out. Bringing strong and intact. JOEY KOCUR got a back Luc Robitaille is fan pleasing, but contract for one more year. this team needs a dynamic star to re-ener- St. Louis – With tsar Keenan gone, gize the Kings’ organization. there is peace and happiness on the San Jose – KELLY HRUDEY now Blues’ front. Watch out for super-scorer backs up Mike Vernon, he of the Cup Brett Hull. Steve Duchesne aids the champion Wings. Vernon won’t much JOIN US FOR A FAMILY STYLE power play and Grant Fuhr mans the matter. This team has been idling in neu- TRADITIONAL THANKSGIVING DINNER tral far too long, and there just isn’t AT SOYUZIVKA nets. Traded for capable ALEXANDER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1997, AT 1 PM GODYNYUK to aid backline. Godynyuk enough talent. Visiting clubs continue to still out with strained groin muscle. sing that classic favorite: “Do You Know Dallas – Andy Moog had stellar 2.15 the Way Through San Jose?” * Extensive Salad Bar GAA, yet Stars thought they needed to Calgary – Looking to improve their * Turkey Dinner With all the Trimmings offense, the Flames traded for play-mak- upgrade in goal. Signed free agent Ed * Viennese Dessert Table ing center Andrew Cassels. That’s like Belfour to replace Moog. Mike Modano * Coffee & Tea will be a superstar. RICHARD MATVI- trying to plug a three-foot hole with CHUK a stallwart on defense along with chewing gum. No 30-goal scorer last sea- son, and captain Theo Fleury looked Derian Hatcher. BRAD LUKOWICH ordinary. He must rebound. Third-line made the roster, but did not play prior to checker TODD HLUSHKO on injured being sent down to the IHL. reserve with a bad inner ear disorder. Phoenix – Should have done a bit bet- Ukrainian transactions ter last year. Look for greater contribu- SPECIAL ORDER: WHOLE TURKEY tions from Jeremy Roenick. KEITH FOR YOUR FAMILY $25.00 SURCHARGE TKACHUK, game’s best power forward, Buffalo – Sergei Klimentiev, D, RESERVATIONS FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER ARE REQUIRED back from brief suspension, but not yet assigned to Rochester (AHL). back on track. Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin Calgary – Greg Pankiewicz, RW, underrated. Defenseman OLEG TVER- assigned to St. John (AHL); Daniel DOVSKY remains an unsigned free Tkaczuk, C, returned to Barrie (OHL); THANKSGIVING DINNER ONLY ...... $20.00 PER PERSON agent. Rumor is he will be traded. Back- Todd Hlushko, C, inner ear infection, out CHILDREN UNDER 12 ...... $10.00 PER CHILD indefinitely. up DARCY WAKALUK still recovering ************************************************************** from major knee surgery. 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Fans will for- assigned to Michigan. give the past if the new president-GM can Detroit – Paul Goleniak, LW, returned make this awful team competitive. Winger to Michigan Nationals (Junior A). Sergei Berezin and goaltender Felix “The Edmonton – Drake Berehowsky, D, Cat” Potvin are name players. signed one-year contract. Pacific Division Florida – Joey Tetarenko, D, returned to Portland (WHL). Montreal – Steve Cheredaryk, D, Colorado – In terms of overall talent, assigned to Fredericton (AHL). this is the NHL’s best. Plenty of offense New Jersey – Peter Sidorkiewicz, GT, (Sakic, Forsberg and Deadmarsh), strong assigned to Albany (AHL). defense and a superb goaltender in N.Y. Isles – Yevgeny Namestnikov, Patrick Roy. Detroit beating them last D, assigned to Utah (IHL). playoffs provided more momentum than N.Y. Rangers – Lee Sorochan, D, finding any Avalanche weakness. WADE assigned to Hartford (AHL); Wayne BELAK made the team coming out of Gretzky, C, signed two-year contract. training camp. Ottawa – Mike Maneluk, LW, Edmonton – Not the 1980s Oilers assigned to Worcester (AHL); Steve dynasty, but these young pests can con- Zoryk, LW, released. tend. Only question mark is if defense is Phoenix – Alex Andreyev, D, desig- strong enough to compete with top teams. nated for assignment to minors; Keith Jason Arnott, Doug Weight and Ryan Tkachuk, LW, reinstated by team; Darcy Smith are three up-and-coming snipers. Wakaluk, GT, right knee surgery, out DRAKE BEREHOWSKY successfully until April. returns to the NHL rigors after battling St. Louis – Jonathan Zukiwsky, LW, injuries and several years in the minors. and Nick Naumenko, D, assigned to Vancouver – Roster suddenly more Worcester (AHL); Alexander Godynyuk, impressive with Mark Messier added to D, strained groin, out day-to-day. the mix. The hope is Messier can coax or Tampa Bay – Kyle Kos, D, returned to bully Pavel Bure and Alex Mogilny into Red Deer (WHL). being Pavel Bure and Alex Mogilny again. Toronto – Mark Kolesar, RW, Good luck! Trevor Linden great second- returned to St. John’s (AHL). line center and “Old Man River” DAVE Washington – Peter Bondra, RW, rein- BABYCH re-upped for two more seasons. stated by team; Andrei Nikolishin, C, Anaheim – Beyond Paul Kariya, sore knee, out indefinitely. Teemu Selanne and Guy Hebert, can you name anyone on the Ducks? Not enough Thanks to Philadelphia Flyers’ beat depth yet on this squad to compete for writer Wayne Fish for quotes in Dale anything come next April. Oh, and, bet- Hawerchuk story. 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(Continued from page 16) YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian National National Academy of Ukraine, and Women’s League of America Branch 30 Volodymyr Prystaiko, deputy director, invites the public to a showing and sale of Ukrainian Security Service. The seminar artwork by Jacques Hnizdovsky and Slava will be held in Room 486, Woodrow Gerulak, as well as work from the Wilson Center, 370 L’Enfant Promenade, Chryzanta Gallery, to be held at St. Michael SW, at 3:30-5:30 p.m. Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shonnard Friday, November 21 Place, at 9 a.m.-2 p.m. For more informa- tion call Nadia Liteplo, (914) 949-4911. NEW YORK: The New Juilliard Ensemble, under the direction of Joel WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Morris County Sachs, will include the performance of Branch of the Ukrainian Congress Ukrainian composer Valentyn Bibik’s Committee of America is holding a com- “Chamber Symphony” (1977) as part of its memorative program marking the following concert program at Lincoln Center’s Alice three events in Ukrainian history: the 55th Tully Hall. Among other composers anniversary of the creation of the Ukrainian whose work forms part of the program are: Insurgent Army (UPA), the 50th anniver- Renaud Gagneux, “Three Movements” sary of raids by UPA divisions in the west; (1992), Paul Heinz Dietrich, “Der and the 50th anniversary of Akcja Wisla. A Glücklose Engel” (1997) and Mark divine liturgy and panakhyda will be cele- Kopytman, “From Jewish Poetry.” The brated at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian concert begins at 8 p.m. Free tickets are Catholic Church, Route 10 (eastbound) and available on November 7 by calling the South Jefferson Road, at 11 a.m., followed Juilliard Box Office, (212) 769-7406. by a commemorative program at 12:30 p.m. featuring speakers Dr. Water Baziuk and ONGOING Anna Mycio, as well as a musical pro-gram NEW YORK: The works of Christina Saj featuring baritone Stepán Stépan of the of Bloomfield, N.J., are currently on view Lviv Opera. For more information call as part of the “Generations” exhibition at Antin Bilanych, (973) 539-1146. the A.I.R. Gallery, the first cooperative Tuesday, November 18 gallery for women artists in the U.S., which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. WASHINGTON: The Kennan Institute The exhibit, which opened on October 21, for Advanced Russian Studies is holding a runs through November 15. A.I.R. is locat- seminar titled “Stalinism in Ukraine: The ed at 40 Wooster St. Gallery hours: Mechanisms of Repression (1920s-1930s) Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. For and Rehabilitation (1980s-1990s)” with additional information call (212) 966- Yuri Shapoval, senior research fellow, 0799. Institute of Ukrainian Archeography, THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Mary Lesawyer, Mary Bodnar and George Musically... Bohachevsky, and pianist Olga Dmytriw. (Continued from page 9) Ms. Mathews, who took her stage listened for over an hour to Love Riot’s name from her brother Mathew, grew compelling and original sound – a blend of up in Astoria and Bayside, Queens, as acoustic and electric, moody ballads and the daughter of Alice Kuciw Kruk and NEW YORK SCHOOL OF BANDURA drum-driven rock, coffee-house guitar and Eugene Kruk, a commercial artist. She ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: JULIAN KYTASTY gypsy violin. The lyrics, most of which is a graduate of Hunter College, where BRANCHES: NEW YORK, YONKERS, ASTORIA, UNIONDALE were written by Ms. Mathews, have a con- she studied English and music, and versational quality found in folk music. played cello in the school orchestra. Individual and group lessons at all levels. Ms. Mathews’ voice is both sweet and After her father passed away, the fami- ly moved to Maryland (her mother later Parents interested in founding a branch of the NYSB sensuous; some say her straightforward remarried and is now Alice Tercijonas). in their area are encouraged to contact us. phrasing sounds a bit like early Joni Mitchell, but her throaty wail recalls k.d. Frequently seen on TV in Baltimore, Nick Czorny, administrator, (718) 658-7449 lang. As she plays her electric guitar, she Ms. Mathew and Love Riot recently Julian Kytasty, artistic director, (212) 995-2640 sings of love and relationships from a appeared on the show “Rodricks for variety of perspectives in a personal, but Breakfast” at the newly opened 77th not autobiographical, way, songs like Hard Rock Cafe. Last Memorial Day “Home” and “Some Other Time.” weekend she was invited to sing the Performing before audiences, delivering national anthem at the Baltimore Orioles charming commentary between numbers, stadium, Camden Yard. She is currently the 30-something singer reveals a warm, touring with her group in Ohio, West natural quality that endears her to listeners. Virginia and upstate New York. She is slender and tall (over 5 feet 8 inch- You can catch her on NBC’s Friday es), and her long brown hair falls over her night show “Homicide: Life on the face as she leans over her guitar. Streets” on November 7 at 10 p.m.; she She thinks she got her love for music from and her band are an important part of the her mother, the former Alice Kuciw, who show’s action. Failing that, try your used to sing in the choir of St. Vladimir favorite music store for the “Maybe She Ukrainian Orthodox Church in New York Will” CD or Love Riot’s CD single and with Steven Marusevich’s Ukrainian being released by Squirrel Boy Records Chorus, performing as a soloist in Ukrainian in early November, featuring the song operettas, operas and concerts with singers “Killing Time” from the Homicide show.

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Newsbriefs (Continued from page 2) NATO committee visits Ukrainian capital KYIV — A delegation of NATO’s Political Committee, headed by the com- mittee’s chair, Ambassador Don McConnell, was in Kyiv on October 27- 28. The committee discussed cooperation within the framework of the Charter on a Distinctive Partnership between NATO and Ukraine with Verkhovna Rada com- mittees, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry and with the Interdepartmental Commission for Cooperation with NATO, chaired by Volodymyr Horbulin, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council. The meetings were informal, and no docu- ments were signed. The sides discussed a plan on Ukraine-NATO cooperation for 1998, set to be approved in December. Ukraine’s membership in NATO was not discussed. Ambassador McConnell said he got the impression that the Ukrainian Parliament “wants to develop good rela- tions with NATO.” (Eastern Economist) New credits used to cover budget deficit KYIV — Chase Manhattan Luxembourg S.A. Bank, incorporated into Chase Manhattan Corporations, gave Ukraine a fiduciary credit worth $98.98 million (U.S.) on October 23, according to Ukrainian Television. The money will be used to finance Ukraine’s budget deficit. The credit will be returned next October. The credits were included in the 1997 budget as a source of external financing. The 1998 budget will make provisions for re-payment. Receipt of this credit will not change planned targets concerning the budget deficit. Ukraine received a similar credit of $369 million (U.S.) in August from Nomura of Japan, which was also used to cover the budget deficit. (Eastern Economist) CIS summit held in Chisinau CHISINAU — Ten of the 12 CIS presi- dents arrived in Chisinau, Moldova, on October 22 to attend the 21st CIS heads of state summit. (Turkmenistan’s Saparmurat Niyazov was sick, and Georgia’s Eduard Shevardnadze arrived one day later.) On arriving in the Moldovan capital, Russian President Boris Yeltsin noted that the CIS heads of state “have not met for a long time” and have drifted apart somewhat. Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma expressed hope that the gathering would give impetus to the CIS’s further develop- ment. His Azerbaijani counterpart, Heidar Aliev, said he hopes the CIS will become “more effective” but as a “union of equal nations [that will not] be dominated by one country.” Uzbek President Islam Karimov also stressed that CIS member- countries must remain independent. He warned against attempts either to revive the USSR or to conclude alternative unions within the CIS. CIS prime minis- ters, excluding those from Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, signed an agreement in Chisinau on October 23 creating a com- mon agrarian market. The CIS foreign ministers failed to reach agreement on the proposed creation of a committee to resolve conflicts within or between mem- ber-states. Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Yevgenii Primakov said some states want that body to be purely consul- tative, while other unnamed countries share Russia’s support for vesting it with the authority to take administrative mea- sures and deploy peacekeepers. Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka told Interfax after the summit that the Georgian, Azerbaijani and Moldovan presidents had harshly criticized Russia’s approach to resolving conflicts on the ter- ritory of their countries. Participants agreed the next summit will take place on January 23, 1998. (RFE/RL Newsline) 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1997 No. 44

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Wednesday, November 5 Sunday, November 9 WASHINGTON: The Washington Group WARREN, Mich.: The Ukrainian is hosting a discussion titled “Ukraine: In Graduates of Detroit and Windsor are hold- Transition to a New Constitution” with the ing their 58th anniversary and awards ban- participation of Chief Justice Ivan quet at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Tymchenko and members of the Ryan Road. The banquet will honor the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, as well as a Ukrainian of the Year, Victoria delegation from Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Hruszkewycz, R.N., B.S.N., C.I.C. The headed by Vladyslav Nosov to be held at reception is at 2 p.m., followed by the ban- Freedom House, 1319 18th St., NW. A quet at 3 p.m. There will also be a presenta- reception will be held following the event. tion of 1997 scholarship winners. Tickets: Friday, November 7 $25 (U.S.) per-person; $30 (Canadian). Additional donations to the scholarship fund NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and (U.S. tax-deductible) are welcome: patrons, Literary Club will host an evening of $50 - $99; benefactors: $100 plus. For tick- music with bandurist Julian Kytasty on the ets and table reservations of 10 call: Dr. occasion of the release of his new CD – Jerry Sawka, (810) 268-8863, Serafina “Hryhoriy Kytasty, Music for Solo Marzotto (Canada), (519) 948-5743, or John Bandura Songs.” There will be a live per- or Julia Stoiko, (313) 278-7682. Tickets are formance at 7 p.m., with a wine and also available at the Ukrainian credit unions cheese reception to follow. The event will in Detroit. No tickets will be sold at the door. be held in the Mayana Gallery, 136 Thursday-Saturday, November 13-15 Second Ave., fourth floor, at 7 p.m. For more information call Julian Kytasty, BERGENFIELD, N.J.: St. Anthony (212) 995-2640, or Slava Gerulak, (212) Orthodox Church of the Antiochian 260-4490. Orthodox Christian Archdiocese will host NEW YORK: The Lisovi Mavky Plast its 20th annual international festival at 10 sorority invites Ukrainian American and a.m.-10 p.m. Admission is free. Hand- Ukrainian Canadian youth over 18 years of made, imported and brand-name merchan- age to its first annual “Osinnyi Zryv” (Pub dise will be available for purchase at dis- Night). The evening will take place at 136 counted prices. Traditional Greek, Slavic Second Ave., second floor, beginning at 8 and Middle Eastern entrees and baked p.m. Admission: $7; $5 for students with goods will be offered to eat in or take out. ID. For more information call Ksenia, Live entertainment will feature the George (718) 335-8538, or Halia, (440) 842-0084. Stathos Orchestra at 7-11 p.m. on Saturday night. St. Anthony’s is located at 385 Ivy PASSAIC, N.J.: Downstairs @ the Center Lane. For more information call Nike presents “Friday’s Child,” beginning at 10 Bach, (201) 947-0756. p.m. at the Ukrainian Center, 240 Hope Ave. There is a $5 cover charge at the door; Saturday, November 15 price includes buffet. For more information NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: A Ukrainian call (973) 473-3379 or (201) 323-1703. food fair will be held at St. Mary Friday-Monday, November 7-10 Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 54 Winter St., at 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the church hall. TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute is Featured will be homemade baked goods holding an exhibit of contemporary glass and traditional Ukrainian foods. Lunch and ceramic works by the Lviv League of and take-out are available. Admission and Artists. The league is an independent parking are free. group of artists, working predominantly in ceramics and glass, from the western Sunday, November 16 region of Ukraine. Acceptance into the WASHINGTON: The Washington league is contingent upon quality and orig- Chapter of the Shevchenko Scientific inality of the work. All pieces are Society will celebrate its 40th anniversary painstakingly made by hand, are one-of-a- with a special program to be held at the kind and are produced in limited editions. Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the The works of this group, renowned in Holy Family, 4250 Harewood Road, NE, Europe, will be exhibited and sold at the at 2-5 p.m. Participants in the program institute, 620 Spadina Ave., on November include: Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, ambassador 7-20. There will be a wine and cheese of Ukraine to the U.S.; Prof. Leonid reception on Friday, November 7, at 7-10 Rudnytzky, president of the Shevchenko p.m. For more information call (416) 923- Scientific Society; Dr. Ilarion 3318. Kalynewych, past president of the Saturday-Sunday, November 8-9 Shevchenko Scientific Society, Washington Chapter; Mykola WASHINGTON: Branch 78 of the Francuzenko, past chief of the Ukrainian Ukrainian National Women’s League of Branch of Voice of America. There will be SELF RELIANCE (NEWARK, NJ) America invites the public to an exhibition a display of photographs and a selection of and sale of oils, woodcuts and tapestries published works. A short musical program Federal Credit Union by Jacques Hnizdovsky. The event will be 734 SANDFORD AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ 07106 featuring works by Ukrainian composers Tel (201) 373-7839 • http://www.selfreliance.org • Fax (201) 373-8812 held on Saturday at 6:30-9:30 p.m. and on will also be presented. A buffet refresh- BUSINESS HOURS: Sunday at 12:30-3 p.m. at the Ukrainian ment will conclude the program. Donation Tue & Fri - 12:00 noon to 7 PM • Wed & Thurs - 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM • Sat - 9:00 to 12:00 noon • Mon. - Closed Catholic National Shrine of the Holy suggested at the door. For more informa- Family, 4250 Harewood Road, NE. For tion call (301) 656-4359. more information call Marta Terlecky, (703) 521-3048. (Continued on page 14) St. Vladimir Institute offers Ukrainian cooking classes

TORONTO – A series of eight classes p.m.: November 10, holubtsi (cabbage in two semesters with Hanya Cirka, rolls) and kapusta (sauerkraut) variations; designed to show how traditional dishes are November 24, borsch, kutia and fish prepared using local ingredients and uten- dishes; and December 8, menu for Sviat sils, will be held at St. Vladimir Institute. Vechir (Christmas Eve). Several variations will be shown to demon- In the spring classes will be held strate how easy it is to stretch a basic dough Tuesdays, 6:30-9 p.m.: March 24, Easter or how many different dishes can be made breads; April 7, Easter basket foods; from basic ingredients. Classes include April 21, Chicken Kyiv dinner and sampling of all prepared dishes as well as syrnyk (baked cheesecake); and May 5, handouts with recipes and tips to assist in roast pork dinner with nalysnyky preparation of traditional dishes. (crepes). The series, which began on October Fees: $25 per session; $80 per semes- 27 with a course called varenyky varia- ter; $150 for the entire eight-week series. tions, continues with the following class- For more information or to register, call es in the fall to be held Mondays, 6:30-9 (416) 923-3318.