INSIDE: • Holodomor torch relay in North America — pages 4-5. • The Lions Club and Lviv’s famous lions — page 9. • Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus has a new conductor — page 17. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXVI No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 $1/$2 in Ukraine Pryma-Bohachevsky Dance Academy Fragile coalition in Ukraine threatened holds grand opening at Soyuzivka by resignations of two national deputies by Zenon Zawada The Democratic Forces Coalition is Special to The Ukrainian Weekly held together by 227-vote majority and should it collapse, President Viktor KYIV – Ukraine’s fragile pro-Western Yushchenko could dismiss Parliament and coalition government suffered its biggest call pre-term elections (as he did last year) threat of collapse on June 6 when two if a new majority coalition isn’t formed. lawmakers representing its two factions The Cabinet of Ministers led by Ms. declared they were abandoning it. Tymoshenko would dissolve itself if its Yurii But of the Our Ukraine – People’s parliamentary coalition collapses. Self-Defense bloc and Ihor Rybakov of The resignations were seen by political the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc submitted observers as carefully engineered by the their resignation statements to Verkhovna Presidential Secretariat, led by Viktor Rada Chair Arseniy Yatsenyuk, leading Baloha, as an attempt to either weaken him to declare, “a certain betrayal has Prime Minister Tymoshenko’s political occurred within the coalition.” strength or undermine her coalition gov- Attempts to sabotage the coalition were ernment. inevitable in the fierce conflict between The Our Ukraine – People’s Self President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Defense bloc and its faction in Parliament, Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, which started has been slowly disintegrating in the last once the prime minister took power in late few months, split between the pro-presi- December 2007 and has grown progres- dential Single Center (Yedynyi Tsentr) sively worse. and those who support the Tymoshenko Oksana Trytjak Rather than ruining the coalition, how- Bloc, including the People’s Self-Defense Five Miss Soyuzivkas, Ania Bohachevsky-Lonkevych, Ksenia Hentisz, Alana ever, the resignations have only resulted in party. Lenec (2008), Dianna Shmerykowsky and Lydia Kulbida at the grand the latest mess in the Ukrainian govern- As a result of the ongoing war between opening celebration of the Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky Dance Academy. ment, in which the rules and regulations Ms. Tymoshenko and Mr. Yushchenko, are not yet clearly defined in relations the president’s enemies have repeatedly within and between governing structures. KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Over 150 yielded his duties to the Revs. George accused him and his Single Center allies While the loss of two critical votes people gathered here at Soyuzivka on Bazylevsky of the Ukrainian Orthodox of undermining the coalition. means the coalition can’t pass the legisla- Church and Volodymyr Piso of the Therefore, to portray the resignations as Saturday, May 24, as the Ukrainian tion it wants with the minimum majority Ukrainian Catholic Church, who offered not orchestrated by the Presidential National Foundation Inc. and the of 226 votes in Parliament, the coalition’s prayers of thanksgiving and blessed the Secretariat, observers said the two Soyuzivka Heritage Center honored the leaders argued it still exists because new dance academy. deputies who submitted their resignations memory of Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky, a deputies must resign from the factions that world-renowned prima ballerina, chore- Ania Bohachevsky-Lonkevych, daugh- don’t belong to Single Center, since it is ter of Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky and compose a coalition, not from the coali- important for Messrs. Yushchenko and ographer and teacher of Ukrainian dance, tion itself. with the grand opening of the Roma director of the dance academy, and Roma Baloha to not get blamed for undermining “What took place has no legal conse- the coalition. Pryma-Bohachevsky Dance Academy. Lonkevych, granddaughter of Roma quences for the government,” said Ivan “If Baloha and Yushchenko have the The opening ceremonies were officiat- Pryma-Bohachevsky, officially opened the academy with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Kyrylenko, a deputy of the Yulia goal of destroying the coalition, they want ed by Stefan Kaczaraj, president of the A plaque that marks the opening of the Tymoshenko Bloc. “Until, God forbid, to do it using other people’s hands, with- Ukrainian National Association (UNA), dance academy reads: “The Ukrainian pre-term elections are called and a new out assuming responsibility,” said political who welcomed guests to the opening of coalition is formed, our government will the dance academy. Mr. Kaczaraj then (Continued on page 10) work.” (Continued on page 19)

Single Center party poised to replace Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine by Zenon Zawada bleak, according to recent polls. Minister of Internal Affairs Yurii Lutsenko. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly “Our goal is the 2010 election, which we should The bloc’s new name (Our Ukraine – People’s Self- approach in a strong and mobilized way,” current OUPU Defense) and imagery (a clenched fist against a red KYIV – After the dismal performance of the Our leader Ihor Kril said at a party conference in Kiovohrad backdrop) didn’t boost support for the president’s poli- Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc in the Kyiv City on June 7. tics, but at the same time prevented an expected decline Council election, President Viktor Yushchenko and his Although Single Center is expected to advocate a dif- in votes. allies have accelerated their efforts to abandon Our ferent program than Our Ukraine’s attempts to imple- Our Ukraine earned 14 percent of votes in the 2007 Ukraine and replace it with a new pro-presidential ment national-democratic social policies and free market parliamentary election, the same as in March 2006. political force. economic policies, its political agenda remains unformed Since the formation of the coalition government in The Single Center (Yedynyi Tsentr) party will hold a and unclear, said Yurii Sytoriuk, a Kyiv political insider. late December 2007, the OU-PSD bloc, which consists convention on July 12. Among those seen as its potential “A reformatting of the political spectrum by the presi- of nine political parties, has gradually disintegrated into leaders are Presidential Secretariat Chair Viktor Baloha, dent is taking place,” he said. “The president won’t win warring interests divided between those who support the Verkhovna Rada Chair Arseniy Yatsenyuk and National the elections at this point, so he is re-arranging his sup- president and Single Center, and those who support the Security and Defense Council Secretary Raisa port. He no longer associates with Our Ukraine, which Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, among them the People’s Self- Bohatyriova. doesn’t make sense anymore.” Defense party. The creators of Single Center are hoping it will Single Center isn’t the first attempt by Mr. In fact, Messrs. Yushchenko and Baloha have warred replace the Our Ukraine People’s Union (OUPU) party Yushchenko and his allies to redefine themselves and with the leadership of People’s Self-Defense, namely and the Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense (OU-PSD) repackage their political agenda. Mr. Lutsenko and mega-millionaire businessman Davyd bloc as a political vehicle that will give Mr. Yushchenko For the September 2007 parliamentary election, the Zhvania. renewed prospects for re-election in the 2010 presidential Our Ukraine bloc retooled its image when uniting with a race. The president’s re-election chances are currently newly created People’s Self-Defense party led by (Continued on page 19) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS

Will Prime Minister Tymoshenko obey Edmonton Consulate to open in June Viktor Yanukovych said at a June 5 meet- ing of the opposition government that the the National Security and Defense Council? KYIV – Ukraine’s Consulate General democratic coalition no longer exists. “It in Edmonton will open in June, Ukrainian exists on paper only. And it puts on a by Pavel Korduban courts. President Viktor Yushchenko said during brave face and raises second-hand issues his state visit to Canada. Currently, Eurasia Daily Monitor The PGO appealed on May 17 against in the Parliament. Meanwhile, the plenary the Environment Ministry’s revocation of Ukraine has an Embassy in Ottawa and a session week is coming to an end, while The government of Ukrainian Prime Vanco Prykerchenska’s license. This Consulate General in Toronto. the government did not report on a com- Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will have to means that the ministry has to repeal its (Ukrinform) prehensive anti-inflation program. They revise its decision to banish the U.S. decision. This, however, has not yet hap- Coal miners found alive aim to put it off until the recess, go on company Vanco from the oil and gas pened. On the contrary, on May 21 the leave and let the people continue to fields in the Ukrainian part of the Black Tymoshenko government unilaterally ter- KYIV – According to a governmental endure an aggravating situation,” Mr. Sea. The Ukrainian Procurator General’s minated the production-sharing deal with commission working at the Karl Marx Yanukovych stressed. (Ukrinform) Office (PGO) has ordered the govern- Vanco. mine in Yenakieve, Donetsk Oblast, 21 ment to restore Vanco’s license to devel- Ms. Tymoshenko said that her govern- coal miners were found alive June 9 at the Two deputies withdraw from coalition op the fields, and the National Security ment would defeat “any kamikaze who depth of 875 meters after an explosion KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada secre- and Defense Council (NSDC) called on sues” in international courts. First occurred at a depth of 1,000 meters at 5 tariat on June 6 received written state- the Cabinet to repeal its order annulling Deputy Prime Minister Oleksander a.m. on June 8.The Donetsk Oblast ments from two national deputies, Ihor the production-sharing agreement with Turchynov denounced the “attempts to Territorial Department of the State Rybakov of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc Vanco. protect Vanco using the PGO.” He also Committee for Industrial Safety, Labor (YTB) and Yurii But of Our Ukraine – Ms. Tymoshenko insists, however, that said, “I hope that the United States will Protection and Mining Supervision said People’s Self-Defense (OU-PSD) bloc, the deal with Vanco was not transparent. investigate the corrupt scheme which was that communications have been estab- about their withdrawal from the majority On April 25 the Environment Ministry used to force a U.S. company to appear lished with the miners. Thirty-seven peo- coalition, Verkhovna Rada Chairman revoked the license to develop the Black in the role of mediator, covering shad- ple were in the mine at the time of the Arseniy Yatsenyuk told a Parliamentary Sea oil and gas fields that was issued in owy economic interests.” explosion. As of June 10, 24 workers session. The chairman, however, called December 2007 to Vanco Prykerchenska, Mr. Turchynov’s strong words failed were saved, and one perished at the Karl on Messrs. But and Rybakov “to come to a subsidiary of the U.S. company Vanco to impress U.S. Ambassador William Marx coal mine. The search continued for their senses.” Before the apparent with- Energy. Taylor, who on the same day expressed 12 miners. The Procurator General’s drawals, the coalition included 227 Prime Minister Tymoshenko accused his disappointment over the govern- Office of Ukraine is investigating the deputies – one more than is necessary to President Viktor Yushchenko of lobbying ment’s decision. Mr. Taylor noted that the accident, taking into account both possi- form a parliamentary majority. Mr. for Vanco, but Mr. Yushchenko denied Ukrainian government should respect ble violations of safety rules, and human Rybakov said his “decision to leave the the accusation and called on Ms. contracts and suggested that it launch a error. (Ukrinform) coalition of democratic forces became a Tymoshenko to review her decision on dialogue with Vanco. Opposition blocks Rada rostrum logical consequence of numerous corrup- Vanco. She disobeyed, however, saying Ms. Tymoshenko, speaking on a talk show on Ukraina TV on May 29, insisted tion actions revealed by me, the tracks of that the conditions of a production-shar- that the deal with Vanco was not trans- KYIV – The opposition Party of the which lead to the government’s top lead- ing deal concluded in October 2007 did parent. She said that two Ukrainian busi- Regions and the Communists blocked the ers.” (Ukrinform) not suit the government. She also ness tycoons and certain officials, rather Verkhovna Rada rostrum during the expressed strong doubts about the owner- than Vanco Energy, were behind Vanco evening session on June 5, demanding Reaction to deputies’ actions ship structure of Vanco Prykerchenska, a consideration of “staff issues” only after Prykerchenska. “One of the companies KYIV – The chairman of the Foreign subsidiary of Vanco, which received the behind the Black Sea deal, I think, voting on privatization laws. “Staff license to work in the Black Sea. Vanco issues” were put on the agenda upon Affairs Committee, Oleh Bilorus (YTB), threatened to sue Ukraine in international (Continued on page 22) request of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc; said National Deputy Ihor Rybakov’s this refers to the dismissal of State (Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc) withdrawal Property Fund Head Valentyna Semeniuk. from the coalition “will not have any neg- Following a series of consultations and ative impact on the coalition. And this extraordinary breaks, Rada Chairman man will simply cease to be a national Ukrainian prosecutors target Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that Ms. deputy. Mr. Bilorus noted that “today it is Semeniuk is undergoing medical exami- not possible to run from one faction to nation, therefore she cannot come to the another” and if someone does not like a People’s Self-Defense leaders Verkhovna Rada to report, which is oblig- faction’s position, he may resign as deputy. The Our Ukraine – People’s Self- by Pavel Korduban In the long term, this may result in an atory before such a dismissal. (Ukrinform) early parliamentary election, as there is a Defense Bloc’s faction, meanwhile, said Eurasia Daily Monitor Yanukovych: coalition doesn’t exist high chance of Mr. Lutsenko’s PSD quit- it would demand that Yurii But (OU- The Ukrainian Procurator General’s ting Mr. Yushchenko’s OU-PSD thereby KYIV – Party of the Regions leader (Continued on page 14) Office (PGO) has opened criminal cases breaking up the ruling coalition. This against Minister of the Internal Affairs would supply President Yushchenko with Yurii Lutsenko and businessman Davyd legitimate grounds to dissolve the Zhvania. Both were among the leaders of Verkhovna Rada, which failed to form a FOUNDED 1933 the 2004 Orange Revolution, which clear majority and has been blocking THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY brought President Viktor Yushchenko and many of his initiatives. 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(Continued on page 22) No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 3 NEWS ANALYSIS: Who is really to blame for record-high inflation? by Pavel Korduban The Tymoshenko Cabinet argues that fis- trends “appalling,” adding, “No one can governors should coordinate their trips with Eurasia Daily Monitor cal discipline is tight and that social spend- be reconciled with the fact that they have the presidential office. ing is not so high as to affect inflation seri- become 13 percent less well off in the The prime minister complained that her Inflation in Ukraine was 3.1 percent in ously. Ms. Tymoshenko says that Mr. first four months of 2008,” he said. Mr. Cabinet was effectively cut off from the April and 13.1 percent from January Yushchenko spoils everything by preventing Yushchenko called on the government to governors’ offices, as the president did not through April. This was the highest infla- her from directly steering the country’s come up with a national plan to fight allow the governors to attend a single sitting tion rate of any former Soviet state, twice economy, thwarting her privatization plans inflation. of the government in the last four months. as high as in Russia. The government of and telling the oblast governors to ignore The chief of the Presidential Secretariat, Speaking in Kyiv on May 12, Ms. Yulia Tymoshenko drafted the state budget her instructions. Viktor Baloha, issued a statement saying Tymoshenko rejected the rumors about her for 2008 based on the expectation that With regard to inflation, Ms. that Prime Minister Tymoshenko is unable imminent resignation. annual inflation would reach 9.6 percent. Tymoshenko says that the situation is not to deal with the negative trends. He On May 13 the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc In early April, however, the International bad at all. When the inflation statistics for recalled that April was usually quiet in prevented President Yushchenko from Monetary Fund forecast that Ukraine’s April were released, she spoke about a terms of inflation, as the rate was zero in delivering his annual address on the state of inflation would reach 20 to 22 percent by slowdown in inflation, as the April figure of April 2007 and -0.4 percent in April 2006. the nation by blocking the Parliament ros- December. 3.1 percent was lower than March’s 3.8 per- He accused Ms. Tymoshenko of depleting trum in protest against its failure to pass Ukraine used to have four-digit inflation cent. “When we came to power,” she said state coffers by allowing meat and sugar to anti-inflation laws. after the break-up of the Soviet Union in the on May 7, “we promised society to curb the be imported without customs duties in Anders Aslund of the Washington-based early 1990s, but fiscal discipline and eco- inflation that Ukraine inherited from the order to contain inflation, and by ordering Peterson Institute for International nomic reform lowered inflation to an annual previous Cabinet within five to six months. that salaries and social benefits be raised in Economics claimed in an article for Project average of 5 percent from 2001 to 2003. April statistics show that that slowdown has September rather than in November, as Syndicate that President Yushchenko, rather Inflation was again high in 2007, at 17 per- begun.” planned. Mr. Baloha suggested that Ms. than Prime Minister Tymoshenko, is to cent, and Ms. Tymoshenko blamed that on Ms. Tymoshenko said that the prices of Tymoshenko was “preparing to resign with blame for high inflation. He said that the the erroneous economic course of her pred- more than 20 basic foodstuffs had dropped the prospect of an election” ahead. The National Bank of Ukraine, which is subordi- ecessor, former Prime Minister Viktor in April. In particular, she said that from government, he said, “will certainly count nated to the prsident had insisted on peg- Yanukovych. She promised to lower infla- April 2007 to April 2008 the prices of sugar, the increased wages to its credit as the ging the national currency, the hryvnia, to tion in 2008, but it is clear by now that she vegetable oil and dairy products had “stabi- greatest blessing for the people.” the weakening U.S. dollar, effectively stok- will not deliver on her promise. lized.” The State Statistics Committee, how- First Vice Prime Minister Oleksander ing inflation. Dr. Aslund said that Mr. President Viktor Yushchenko’s team says ever, reported that prices had increased for Turchynov is less optimistic about inflation Yushchenko “seems more interested in that Prime Minister Tymoshenko is stoking sunflower oil by 114 percent, for sugar by than Ms. Tymoshenko. Speaking at a press harming Ms. Tymoshenko politically than inflation by pursuing populist social expen- 26.8 percent and for dairy products by some conference on May 7, he accused five in capping inflation.” ditures. Mr. Yushchenko, who views Ms. 40 percent. On the average, food prices in unnamed oblast governors of “sabotaging” Tymoshenko as his main rival in the 2010 Ukraine grew by 47.4 percent during this the government’s anti-inflation measures by Sources: Channel 5, May 7, 13; UNIAN, presidential election, suspects her of buying period. refusing to sell cheap foodstuffs from the May 7, 12; www.president.gov.ua, May 8; popular support. Ms. Tymoshenko’s critics Mr. Yushchenko’s economic adviser state reserves. He said that the five had been www.project.syndicate.com, April 2008. forecast that she will resign closer to the Oleksander Shlapak said that 3.1 percent summoned to Kyiv for “a serious conversa- The article above is reprinted from election, blaming the bad shape of the econ- was an “extremely high” inflation level, tion.” Mr. Yushchenko, however, instructed Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission omy on her opponents who, she will say, higher than at the beginning of 2008. them to ignore the government’s invitation. from its publisher, the Jamestown torpedoed her reform efforts. President Yushchenko called the price Earlier this year, he decreed that all oblast Foundation, www.jamestown.org

“Invest in Ukraine” message delivered by President Yushchenko in Toronto by Oksana Zakydalsky the major part of its export trade is still Special to The Ukrainian Weekly confined to the traditional sectors of agri- culture, metallurgy and minerals, while its TORONTO – President Yushchenko imports comprise mostly high technology had several public events in Toronto, and machinery. She emphasized that which he visited on May 28: a luncheon Ukraine has science-technology potential, organized by the Economic Club of although there is a lack of knowledge Toronto, where he was the keynote speak- about Ukraine’s potential and opportuni- er, a breakfast meeting with Toronto’s ties. Ukrainians during which he presented Oleksander Chalyi, vice-chair of the state awards, and a visit to the Royal Presidential Secretariat, said that, although Ontario Museum which, together with the European integration is the No. 1 strategic National Museum of History of Ukraine goal in Ukraine’s foreign policy, it is inter- (Kyiv), will launch a major exhibit on nal reforms – the adoption of European Trypillian culture this November. standards in Ukrainian economic life – The Business Forum on Ukraine, that form the government’s domestic poli- organized by the Canada-Ukraine cy. Chamber of Commerce, was held in the Although membership in the EU is a morning of May 28 and was opened by long-term goal, Ukraine is pursuing sever- Volodymyr Ohryzko, foreign affairs min- al other integration initiatives: an agree- ister of Ukraine, and David Emerson, ment on EU association, negotiations on a Canadian minister of international trade. free trade zone with Europe, sectoral inte- The 18-member delegation included sev- gration and a common transit policy eral ministers and others, and was headed among Ukraine, Poland and the Baltics, Oleg Koval by Valerij Bilyi, vice-president of the who control all transit of gas to the EU President Viktor Yushchenko and Zenon Potichnyi, president of the Canada- Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and from former Soviet Republics. Ukraine Chamber of Commerce. Industry. During the second and third sessions of The audience at the forum was made up the forum, the presentations outlined of about 200 persons and included existing investment opportunities. Ihor Canadian businessmen looking to learn Zaglada representing Invest Ukraine, Quotable notes about opportunities in Ukraine. pointed out that foreign investment is growing at 20 percent per year, and noted “The main strength of Ukraine now is Ukraine itself, its territorial integrity, The forum featured three plenary ses- independence, the irreversibility of the democratic processes. Ukrainian history sions including an information session on that Canada is not among the top 10 investors. has a lot of tragic pages. We were moving toward independence for centuries. Ukraine, Ukraine in the WTO, Euro-inte- The generations of Ukrainians were fighting for democracy. And today we can gration and Ukraine’s macroeconomic Landis Henry, deputy executive direc- tor of the Science and Technology Center finally say we got what we wanted – the sovereignty. perspective. The second session was “The main strength of Ukraine is in its people. It is a big and invincible nation devoted to the exploration of investment in Ukraine (founded in 1993 and support- ed by the U.S., the EU and Canada) spoke that has been fighting for its independence, chose the democratic path and and business opportunities in Ukraine, about science and technology cooperation defended it. I am sure Ukrainian people will not turn off the road of freedom, under the broad topics: science and tech- and pointed out that Ukraine has a history democracy and a European choice. nology, energy and aerospace. The busi- of innovation, for example, in aerospace “We are a young nation on the European map, but we are deeply rooted genet- ness opportunities associated with the and nanotechnology. Canadian companies, ically, historically and spiritually into Europe. There is no doubt Ukraine will holding of the European soccer champi- he said, could tap into the expertise in finalize all the procedures and will become part of the new modern Europe eco- onships in 2012 were presented by Yevhen Ukraine for subcontracting and for nomically and formally. Politically and mentally we are ready for that already.” Chervonenko, head of the Euro-2012 research and development. Agency. Ukraine’s Ministry of Fuels and Energy – President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine, replying in an interview conducted In the first session, Natalia Boitsun, has signed a memorandum of understand- by Diane Francis of the National Post to the question “What is the strength of vice minister of the economy, pointed out Ukraine now?” that Ukraine has a trade deficit and that (Continued on page 18) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24 THE INTERNATIONAL HOLODOMOR REMEMBRANCE FLAME

and Michael Sawkiw, president of the Hartford, Conn. Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. The invocation was offered by by Alexander Kuzma Archbishop Antony of the Ukrainian HARTFORD, Conn. – On Saturday, Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. and the May 17, scores of black-robed clergy, benediction by Bishop Paul Chomnycky throngs of schoolchildren in white of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of embroidered blouses, veterans carrying Stamford. flags and banners, and dignitaries from During the opening of the program, various ethnic communities joined in a Famine survivors John Swyrydenko of solemn procession through the streets of Shelton and Anna Borovyk of West Hartford to commemorate the 75th Haven passed the torch of remembrance Anniversary of the Holodomor, the man- to the younger generation of Ukrainian made Terror Famine that devastated the Americans represented by Katya Zyla of Ukrainian countryside during the 1930s. West Haven and Markian Bojko of The marchers converged on the Glastonbury. Mr. Bojko recited a poem in Connecticut State Capitol, where they which he and his classmates pledged witnessed the passing of the International never to forget the suffering of those who Holodomor memorial torch honoring the died during the Famine. lives of more than 7 million Ukrainians The statewide commemoration was who perished during the brutal collec- initiated by a statewide steering commit- Vira Mamchur Schwartz tivization campaign of Joseph Stalin. The tee chaired by Lidia Choma of East Schoolchildren from the Ukrainian Studies Schools in Hartford and New Haven crowd of 700 activists listened to choral Haven. join the procession to the State Capitol in Hartford. works and speeches reflecting on one of Preparations began in January with the greatest yet least known acts of geno- representatives from Ukrainian commu- across the state. “We felt it was essential vision news coverage on Connecticut’s cide of the 20th Century. nities and parishes from Hartford, New that the people of Connecticut add their ABC and Fox affiliates (WTNH and Among the speakers at the State Haven, New Britain, Bridgeport, voices to the worldwide movement to WTIC). Capitol were U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro Stamford, Colchester, Terryville and recognize the Famine for what it was – There were also major news stories in (D-3rd District); former Congressman Willimantic. an act of genocide.” other newspapers, such as the Bridgeport Larry DeNardis, president emeritus of “This was really a group effort, said For years, busloads of Ukrainian News, the Norwich Bulletin, the the University of New Haven; Ukraine’s Ms. Choma,” a former public school Americans have traveled from Stamford Advocate, the Greenwich Ambassador to the U.S. Oleh Shamshur principal who rallied communities from Connecticut to New York City for the Times and the New Britain Herald. In annual commemorations of the deference to the relatively large Holodomor at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, but Ukrainian community in Hartford’s this was the first statewide commemora- southern suburb of Wethersfield, Doug those who perished in the Great Famine Maine wrote a four-page feature article in Ukraine “demand that we recognize tion of the Famine in Connecticut. Ottawa The May 17 event generated signifi- (“Ukrainians speak out on Holodomor”) the Great Famine for what it was – a bru- in the April edition of Wethersfield Life by Halyna Mokrushyna tal and deliberate act of mass killing con- cant press coverage both prior to and after the observances. Thanks to an inten- that included photographs and interviews OTTAWA – The International ceived as part of an ideology which with Famine survivor Alexandra sought to replace God with an all power- sive effort by press coordinators Myron Holodomor Remembrance Flame, which Melnyk of New Haven and Natalia Rudzinski and community leader arrived in Canada on April 18, visited ful state and to turn human beings born Sazonova of Wethersfield, the planning Alexander Pryshlak. Ottawa, its last destination on Canadian with an inalienable dignity into mere committee secured a front-page feature To help build momentum and visibility soil on May 26. The memorial torch’s instruments of that state.” article in the Connecticut Post and front for the May commemoration, the organi- arrival in the Canadian capital coincided Mr. Kenney remarked that this terrible zation Krayany, which was formed by the page photos in the Hartford News, with the state visit of the president of human catastrophe remains largely Fourth Wave of post-Soviet Ukrainian lengthy op-ed pieces by Dr. DeNardis in Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko. unknown to most non-Ukrainians, in part émigrés organized an art exhibit at the The ceremony on Parliament Hill was because of the willful collaboration of the New Haven Register and Alexander organized by the Ottawa branch of the those in the West who covered up the Kuzma in the Hartford Courant, and tele- (Continued on page 18) Ukrainian Canadian Congress in cooper- crimes of communism and who denied ation with the Embassy of Ukraine. the reality of the Famine. Mr. Yushchenko in his speech said Next, Holodomor survivor Stefan of the victims of the Holodomor. that, by passing the commemorative Horlatsch presented the commemorative Boston Mr. Rabchenuk voiced the greater flame from country to country, we are torch to Luda Monczak, who pledged, on Boston Ukrainian community’s commit- making sure that the historic truth pre- behalf of the Ukrainian youth of Canada, by Vsevolod Petriv ment to helping the torch on its way vails and that the world will never forget to never forget the Holodomor and to BOSTON – On May 18, an especially around the world by engaging in activi- this terrible crime. If the world doesn’t keep the remembrance flame alive. The beautiful sunny Sunday, Ukraine’s ties to educate the general public about condemn the perpetrators of the genocide president of Ukraine lit a candle from Ambassador to the United States Oleh the Holodomor. He was followed by of the Ukrainian nation, then this crime is commemorative torch and placed it at a Shamshur together with the Holodomor Zenovy Prots, who spoke in Ukrainian, bound to be repeated over and over again symbolic monument to the victims of the memorial torch escorted by General and whose words placed the local activi- in other parts of the world. Holodomor. Canadian and Ukrainian dig- Consul Mykola M. Kyrychenko and ties into a broader context. Jason Kenney, secretary of state for nitaries and many who attended the cere- Consul Andrii Olefirov visited Boston. The assembly then proceeded to the multiculturalism and Canadian identity, mony also lit their candles in the com- They participated in a Boston community parish hall, where the ambassador and his spoke on behalf of the prime minister and memoration of the millions who perished tradition, a joint moleben and party where greeted with bread and salt the government of Canada. He said that in the Holodomor. “Sviachene” (community pascal dinner) by children dressed in traditional that each year serves to unify the com- Ukrainian dress. munity, commemorate the past and set After a blessing of the food, dinner the tone for the coming year. was served by community volunteers Paul Rabchenuk, chairperson of the under the direction of Nadia Annesse, Boston Committee to Commemorate the chairperson for this year’s dinner and 75th Anniversary of the Holodomor, head of the local chapter of the Ukrainian Zenovy Prots, chairman of Boston branch National Women’s League of America. of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of Local children, who for the past few America; and Vsevolod Petriv, external months had been attending a Ukrainian communications officer, were largely folk dancing workshop lead by Vera Geba, responsible for coordinating the visit to performed two intricate and challenging Boston by the ambassador and his party. dance numbers, “Pryvit” and “Hopak.” The events were hosted by St. Andrew The dancing was followed by a poetry Ukrainian Orthodox Parish, with help from recitation by Tonia Harat, 8. Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Parish. Iryna Warvariv-Priester, who presided The day began with a moleben that com- over the entire afternoon’s agenda, bined the themes of celebrating the focused the crowd’s attention toward the Resurrection and commemorating the podium and the more solemn portion of Holodomor. Officiating were the Rev. the program. A citation from the Roman Tarnavsky of St. Andrew’s and the Massachusetts State Senate, recognizing Rev. Yaroslav Nalysnyk of Christ the King. and supporting the success of the After the service the congregation International Holodomor Torch Relay moved outside to the front of the church was read to the assembly. The citation Official Website of Ukraine’s President for a ceremonial lighting of the relay The first lady and president of Ukraine light candles from the Holodomor torch. torch and a moment of silence in memory (Continued on page 18) No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 5 THE INTERNATIONAL HOLODOMOR REMEMBRANCE FLAME

Minister-Counselor from the Embassy of Philadelphia Ukraine Olexander Aleksandrovych and Prof. Stanislav Kulchytsky. PHILADELPHIA – The leaders of the Metropolitan-Archbishop Soroka Ukrainian community in Philadelphia thanked Mayor Nutter for hosting the and Ukrainian diplomats gathered on ceremony and informed the mayor how May 28 in the ornate reception room of important it is to keep the memory of the the mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Famine-Genocide alive. Nutter, to welcome the International The author of “Ukrainians of Greater Holodomor Remembrance Flame. Philadelphia,” Alexander Lushnycky, Philadelphia’s City Hall, located in the then presented the mayor with this picto- center of the city, is the pearl of rial history of Ukrainians in Philadelphia. Philadelphia and the largest city hall in The author then explained to the mayor North America. why Ukrainians settled in Philadelphia Ulana Mazurkevich, head of the and their contributions to the “City of Philadelphia Community Committee to Brotherly Love.” Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Consul-General Kyrychenko then the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine and the symbolically presented the Torch of mistress of ceremonies, welcomed the Remembrance to Mayor Nutter, explain- Mayor Nutter on behalf of the Ukrainian ing the reason for the worldwide torch community. She thanked the mayor for relay. The torch was then presented to welcoming the Holodomor torch of to Ms. Mazurkevich as head of the City Hall and congratulated him for his Philadelphia Holodomor Committee, Following the ceremony in Philadelphia’s City Hall, (from left) are: Consul- extraordinary job since taking office this who proceeded to pass the torch to Borys General Mykola Kyrychenko; Consul Andriy Olefirov, Minister-Counselor past January. Pawluk, president of the Ukrainian Olexander Aleksandrovych and Prof. Stanislav Kulchytsky accompanied by Ulana Ms. Mazurkevich informed Mayor Educational and Cultural Center. Mr. Mazurkevich, Chrystia Senyk, Osyp Roshko, Borys Pawluk and Nila Pawluk, as Nutter that this was a wonderful opportu- Pawluk then took the opportunity to pres- they pay a visit to the Liberty Bell. nity for the Ukrainian Philadelphia lead- ent the mayor with Dr. Robert Conquest’s ership to meet their new mayor and for book on the Famine-Genocide, “The the mayor to meet his constituents. Harvest of Sorrow.” He stated: “Today, our city commemo- remembers the Ukrainians’ artificial Ms. Mazurkevich then proceeded to Prof. Kulchytsky, accompanied by rates the 75th anniversary of Ukraine’s Famine of 1932-1933 and vows to stand introduce the dignitaries who present at Minister-Counselor Alexandrovych, pre- artificial Famine by welcoming the Torch against future tragedies.” the ceremony. Ukrainian Catholic sented the mayor with a book on the of Remembrance, which originated in After the official ceremony, the mayor Archbishop Stefan Soroka, Bishop John Holodomor by Dr. James Mace. Ukraine and is traveling through 33 had a chance, in an informal atmosphere, Bura, Consul-General Mykola The mayor then proceeded to proclaim countries, including 23 cities of the to meet the leaders of the Ukrainian com- Kyrychenko, Consul Andrii Olefirov, May 28 “Torch of Remembrance Day.” United States. ... our city painfully munity.

spoke, sharing with participants his Kerhonkson, N.Y. father’s recollections of the Famine- Genocide of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. He KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The then served a panakhyda, or memorial International Holodomor Remembrance service; the St. Volodymyr Parish Choir Flame made its way to the Ukrainian directed by Volodymyr Bakum sang the National Association’s Ukrainian her- responses. (The pastor of the local itage center, Soyuzivka, on Sunday, May Ukrainian Catholic Church was unable to 25, during Memorial Day weekend. attend due to a prior commitment.) The torch relay arrived at Soyuzivka at Rostyslav Wasylenko, who was 12 at about 1 p.m. from the nearby camp- the time of the Holodomor, recalled life grounds of the Ukrainian American in Pereyaslav, where his family was ban- Youth Association in Ellenville, N.Y., ished from Kyiv by Soviet authorities. where Holodomor memorial ceremonies Mr. Wasylenko was left to fend for him- were held earlier in the day. The children self when his mother took ill due to the of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Famine and was taken away by family Parish carried the torch at Soyuzivka. members to another town. The torch relay was welcomed at the Mr. Wasylenko, an actor who is a foot of Soyuzivka’s monument to Taras Merited Artist of Ukraine, also did read- Roma Lisovich Shevchenko by UNA President Stefan ings of poetry about the Holodomor by Famine-Genocide survivor Rostyslav Wasylenko (at the podium) speaks at cere- Kaczaraj, who welcomed guests and Yurii Lytvyn, Mykola Scherbak and monies welcoming the International Holodomor Remembrance Flame to spoke briefly about the Holodomor and Antonina Lystopad. Soyuzivka. Also in the photo (from left) are: the Rev. George Bazylevsky, children of its significance for the Ukrainian nation. St. Volodymyr Parish, Ukrainian National Association President Stefan Kaczaraj The Rev. George Bazylevsky also (Continued on page 10) and Minister-Counselor Olexandr Aleksandrovych of the Embassy of Ukraine.

Remember,” a powerful work that South Bound describes the conditions in Ukraine at the time of the Holodomor. Archbishop Antony spoke next about Brook, N.J. an elderly woman named Tatiana, who agonized to him on the eve of her heart SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – The surgery that she had not done enough to International Holodomor Remembrance educate her children and grandchildren Flame, first lit by Ukrainian President about the Famine and what she witnessed Viktor Yushchenko in Kyiv, is currently and lived through as a 12-year-old child on a journey through 33 countries around 75 years ago. She had spared them the the world, including 23 cities in the most horrible details because she did not United States. want to frighten them or make them think On Memorial Day, May 26, Ukrainian she was exaggerating. But at the time she Orthodox faithful, Ukrainian diplomats, spoke to her priest, she was overcome local officials and other guests gathered with an enormous sense of guilt that she on the grounds of St. Andrew Memorial had failed her parents, grandparents and Church before the monument to Princess all her siblings who perished in the Olha, equal to the apostles and baptizer Holodomor. Following her surgery, she of Ukraine, to begin a program commem- spent several years correcting what she orating the 10 million lost during the perceived as her failure and was certain Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933. that she accomplished her goal, Bishop Daniel opened the program Archbishop Antony said. with a presentation of a literary statement The archbishop reminded all present Youth at the Ukrainian Orthodox center in South Bound Brook receive the and poem about the Holodomor by Holodomor memorial torch. Svitlana Kuzmenko titled “Let Us (Continued on page 10) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24

IN THE PRESS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Synergy at Soyuzivka Yushchenko in Canada, The recent Memorial Day weekend at Soyuzivka, the Ukrainian heritage center owned by the Ukrainian National Association, was surely more eventful than in years the Famine-Genocide past, and the bustle certainly bodes well for the 2008 summer season and beyond. Over the three-day holiday weekend, and the Friday preceding it, Soyuzivka “Yushchenko a true hero to of Ukraine’s president, Viktor played host to the Kino-Q Ukrainian Film Festival (more on that in next week’s Ukrainians in Manitoba,” commen- Yushchenko, the Canadian government issue), which has been spun off into an independent event from last year’s very aus- tary by Dan Lett, Winnipeg Free announced it planned to recognize the picious Ukrainian Film and Cultural Festival; welcomed the International Press, May 28: mostly forgotten 1932-1933 genocide in Holodomor Remembrance Flame with an appropriate program in memory of the Ukraine. millions who perished in the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933; and held the grand “It was a perfect collision of images. “Ottawa’s decision was motivated as opening of the Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky Dance Academy. “Ukrainian President Viktor much by ethnic politics as historic jus- The grand opening of the dance academy, which will now call Soyuzivka its Yushchenko, the dashing hero of the tice: there are 1.1 million Canadians of home, was a huge step in the partnership announced on March 12 between the Roma Orange Revolution, stood Tuesday on the Ukrainian descent. But Ottawa still Pryma-Bohachevsky Dance Foundation, which runs Ukrainian folk dance groups, west lawn of the Manitoba Legislative deserves kudos for doing the right thing. camps and workshops, and the Ukrainian National Association, through its charitable Building, basking in brilliant May sun- “For eight decades, the greatest mass arm, the Ukrainian National Foundation. As part of the partnership, the Syzokryli shine. murder in modern history has been Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of New York, which exists under the aegis of the dance “More than 1,000 Ukrainian shamefully covered up or ignored. I have foundation, will make Soyuzivka its permanent summer home. Canadians had gathered to hear been repeatedly shocked to receive let- The May 24 opening ceremonies, complete with a blessing and ribbon-cutting, Yushchenko speak, some hoping to be ters from young Americans and honored the memory of dancer-choreographer-teacher Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky lucky enough to shake his hand. Canadians of Ukrainian descent saying with a plaque on the Veselka Hall, where dance academy students have their les- “Yet what completed the moment was they had known nothing about the 1930s sons. The plaque, installed at the outside entrance, notes that Ms. Pryma- the towering presence of Taras genocide, or ‘Holodomor,’ until reading Bohachevsky “inspired countless young dancers to love the beauty and spirit of Shevchenko, a poet and artist who is about it in my columns. Hopefully, more Ukrainian dance.” Inside, dancers and guests alike marveled at the new state-of- widely thought of as an enduring symbol will now know. the-art dance floor. of the struggles of the Ukrainian people “From 1932-1933, Stalin and hench- The Syzokryli, of course, came to the grand opening and presented a grand show to preserve their language and culture. men, Lazar Kaganovich and Viacheslav of dances from their extensive repertoire. Their enthusiasm about the new dance Yushchenko stood in the shadow of an Molotov, conducted a merciless cam- academy and their optimism for the future of this treasured Ukrainian art form culti- enormous statue of the great poet that paign to crush resistance by Ukrainian vated and nurtured for decades by Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky (a.k.a. “Pani Roma”) was erected many years ago on the farmers to communism and collectiviza- was palpable. It could be seen in the dancers’ faces, heard in their words and experi- Legislative Building grounds. The meet- tion. They isolated Ukraine, then cut off enced via their performance. ing of two iconic figures in Ukrainian all food supplies and seeds. Six to nine The young dancers understood that this grand opening at Soyuzivka was the cul- history – one contemporary, the other the million Ukrainians died from the ensuing mination of merely the first phase of what has been dubbed the “Just Imagine the stuff of legend – before a throng of man-made famine and mass shootings of Ukrainian-Canadians completed a circle: ‘anti-state elements’ by secret police exe- Future Capital Campaign.” Phases II and III will result in extensive renovations and those who fought to express their culture, cution squads. Cannibalism became com- improvements to Soyuzivka’s accommodations for dancers: sleeping quarters, those who kept the culture alive in far- mon. rehearsal space, costume rooms and activity centers. away lands, and those who seek to “While the Western world rightly Thus, the future is indeed bright at Soyuzivka, as a new synergy is transforming restore that culture to its former glory. commemorates genocide inflicted on this mecca for Ukrainians into a Ukrainian heritage center of which our entire com- “As yesterday’s event proved, there is Armenians, Europe’s Jews, Cambodians, munity can be proud. no better place in the world for the Rwandans and Bosnians, it shamefully (Incidentally, the next opportunity for the public to see the concrete results of this trustees of Ukrainian culture to meet. shut its eyes to the Ukrainian Holodomor synergy will be during the second annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival to be held at “The 1.2 million Ukrainians in Canada because it was conducted by a key Soyuzivka on July 10-13. The Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky Dance Workshop, which – with more than 150,000 of those here wartime ally whom President Franklin will be in session at Soyuzivka from June 29 through July 13, will be one of the top in Manitoba – give this country the Roosevelt hailed as ‘Uncle Joe.’ featured performing groups. You won’t want to miss the show.) largest population of Ukrainians outside “…is it not time for our governments Ukraine. Although there is some debate to finally recognize and atone their about which community is the center of alliance with the biggest mass murderer Ukrainian culture in this country, there is in history, Josef Stalin, a man whose June no dispute Canada has accomplished a crimes exceeded those of Adolf Hitler by Turning the pages back... miracle when it comes to preserving a factor of at least three or four times? … Ukrainian culture. …” “Canada’s recognition of this historic 18 crime is important for two reasons. First, Ten years ago, on June 18, 1998, President Leonid Kuchma “Remembering modern history’s Canada is one of the world’s most 1998 told the Ukrainian people that he would combat the stagnation greatest crime,” by Eric Margolis, respected nations. Its acknowledgement of economic reforms and the Parliament’s failure to elect a www.ericmargolis.com, June 2: of the Holodomor will be heard around leader by instituting reforms via presidential decree. the globe. Second, nostalgia for Stalin is The decision came after consultations with Ukraine’s “Canada will soon make an important on the rise in today’s Russia. His memo- National Security and Defense Council and recommendations from his Cabinet of contribution to the cause of historical ry and politics are being rehabilitated. Ministers. President Kuchma opted for this as a temporary solution while the country accuracy, human rights, and justice. To Russians must to be reminded of his waited for the Verkhovna Rada to organize its leadership in order to prevent Ukraine coincide with last week’s visit to Ottawa crimes and reign of terror. …” from sinking into a deeper crisis. “The people and the state shall no longer remain hostage to the uncertainty emerg- ing from the Verkhovna Rada,” said Mr. Kuchma. “Therefore, I assume the responsi- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR bility and, proceeding from the recommendations of the National Security and Defense Council, have made the decision to issue necessary decrees.” All of President Kuchma’s decrees would be submitted to the Parliament as draft laws for adoption once a leadership was in place. But he was doubtful of the new Ukraine is Europe’s Thanks to “Jimmy Verkhovna Rada passing any of the legislation he believed was necessary to initiate economic reform since there were 42 outstanding economic reform bills yet to be largest country from Brooklyn” addressed by the previous convocation. Some of the decrees included establishing a simplified agricultural commodities Dear Editor: Dear Editor: tax for farmers, the halving of government contributions to the Chornobyl Fund, a In the story headlined “Ukraine At times I listen to Bob Grant, a talk one-time tax for small- and medium-sized businesses, an increase in the minimum becomes WTO’s 152nd member” (May show host in the evenings and Bill monthly wage from 15 hrv to 55 hrv, and a higher tax on gasoline and diesel fuels. 25), part way through the article the Cunningham on Sunday evening on It was also proposed that government-owed wages, pensions and student stipends World Trade Organization news release WABC. be paid from a $1.25 billion fund based on proceeds of government privatization. is quoted as saying that Ukraine is There is a regular caller to these pro- Opinions differed on the president’s announcement, which largely depended on the “Europe’s second largest country by grams who calls himself “Jimmy from political affiliation of the commentator. Oleksander Bandurko of the National area.” That is not true. Brooklyn.” Jimmy has extensive knowl- Democratic faction, which was aligned with the president, said, “If the Parliament is Ukraine is the largest by area. edge about Russian Communist activity paralyzed and unable to move laws through, then the president should do something – According to The New York Times in the world and in the U.S.A. Jimmy as long as he is not changing the laws that we have passed.” Almanac, Ukraine has an area of quite often states that Russia murdered Vyacheslav Chornovil, head of the Rukh faction, said, given Ukraine’s current situ- 233,089 square miles, while France has 10 million Ukrainians. ation, the president’s hand had been forced. “I am categorically against the interfer- 176,460 square miles. Millions of people listen to these talk ence of the executive authorities in the legislative field,” he said, “but what else can Someone should correct this misinfor- shows, and Jimmy informs them of be done when it is impossible to attend to the budget, what with the situation we find mation disseminated by the World Trade Russia’s past and current brutal activity. ourselves in today?” Organization. God bless “Jimmy from Brooklyn.” Source: “Kuchma takes the initiative, opting to govern via decree,” by Roman Maria Popyk Martin Solonynka Woronowycz, The Ukrainian Weekly, June 28, 1998. Cincinnati, Ohio Matawan, N.J. No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 7

NEWS AND VIEWS Faces and Places Placating Russia at our own expense by Myron B. Kuropas by Oksana Bashuk Hepburn the Famine in Ukraine as a genocide. Russia’s and Israel’s positions on the The recent visit to Canada by Ukraine’s Holodomor are disgraceful; so is NATO’s President Viktor Yushchenko dealt with failure to endorse Ukraine’s membership. issues of importance not only to both Germany and France, the most prominent Mentor and guardian for 75 years countries but to the community of like- objectors, chose to support Russia’s med- The Ukrainian Weekly will soon be 75 preferred to look to leadership not to minded democracies. The Canadian dling in their own affairs instead. years old. Think of it. Three generations of Parliament approved the long-sought Moscow but to Washington.” In a 1942 edi- Moreover, President Vladimir Putin’s Ukrainian Americans have been educated, recognition of the Holodomor of 1932- torial titled “The Effrontery of It,” The threats of targeting Ukraine with nuclear enthralled and entertained by a publication 1933 as a genocide, and Prime Minister Ukrainian Weekly reminded its readers that warheads, the very warheads that some 10 that is now a community institution. Stephen Harper agreed to support Ukrainian Communists were now posing as years earlier the West forced Ukraine and It all began at the 1933 regular conven- “1,000 Americans” when during the dura- Ukraine’s bid for NATO. Kazakhstan to centralize in Russia’s hands, tion of the Ukrainian National Association. tion of the Nazi-Soviet pact they vehement- With Canada committed, Ukraine needs were not met with anything close to the to secure similar endorsements from other A pioneering resolution was passed to ly “opposed various steps taken by our vigor of democracies defending one of establish an English-language supplement democracies that have not acted to date – their own. The policy of appeasing Russia president and Congress in preparing and an omission that puts into question their to Svoboda. The first issue of The Weekly strengthening our country for the conflict.” is alive once again, and it’s downright dan- came out on October 6, 1933, and now, 75 own values and commitments. It promises Dozens of similar editorials followed. gerous. glorious years later, The Weekly is the old- to be a tough slog. Consider this. Despite Ukraine’s inde- When the war ended and the Soviets The Famine-Genocide perpetrated in est, continuously published English-lan- pendence, NATO and others, continue to guage Ukrainian publication in the world. claimed that Ukrainian displaced persons Ukraine by the Soviet government was view Ukraine’s needs through a what- were Nazi war criminals fleeing justice, The meant to break landowners’ opposition to According to a 1953 article by one-time does-Russia-want lens. Oh, they cite stan- editor Stephen Shumeyko, The Weekly was Weekly fought back, reminding readers in collectivization and to the creation of a dards – fighting corruption, free market 1946 that, “despite what the Ukrainians suf- homogeneous, Russia-controlled USSR. founded on the following ideals: “1) to economics, an independent judiciary – but propagate among its readers the inspiring fered before the war under Soviet rule, they Some 10 million Ukrainians were starved fail to apply these to Russia when inviting produced no quisling ... the leaders of the to death in 1932-1933 to ensure this hap- principles of Americanism; 2) to give them it to join the G-7, for instance. When Ukrainian nationalist movement, whom the pened. Yet, despite the scale of the geno- a rudimentary knowledge of their cultural NATO support in Ukraine was pushing 70 heritage and of the centuries-old Ukrainian Communists always brand as pro-Fascists cide, the Communist regime managed a percent in the mid 1990s, the West’s sud- cover-up. It terrorized the population into struggle for national freedom; 3) to inspire or pro-Nazis, were either murdered by the den concern for Russia’s loss of “influence and support their organizational efforts; 4) Gestapo or held and mistreated in Nazi con- silence with fear of further reprisals. over the near abroad” and being “humiliat- The cover-up was aided by Western to impress upon them the necessity of their centration camps ... Among the latter were ed” by Ukraine’s membership, led to keep- becoming members of the Ukrainian Col. Andrew Melnyk and Stephen left-wingers, or “useful idiots,” as Joseph ing Ukraine out of the alliance. National Association... 5) to serve as a Bandera.” Stalin called his toadying apologists Now recovered from its near-fatal post- forum for their thoughts and views on the Another bold defense of the Ukrainian abroad. In fact, the cover-up was so suc- USSR collapse, unrepentant Russia is more cessful it convinced Hitler that he too various important problems and issues con- name emerged when the Office of Special like its old self – arrogant, menacing and fronting them; 6) to keep them abreast of could get away with mass murder. Evil dangerous. It has a new weapon, energy, Investigations (OSI) of the U.S. Department engenders evil. the latest developments in Ukrainian of Justice resurrected the Soviet calumny and aims to have Europe under its thumb. American organized life; 7) to keep them Canada’s recognition of the Famine’s If it can get Ukraine back, it will also con- against displaced persons and jumped into genocidal nature speaks loudly because informed on the current events in the land bed with Moscow to hunt alleged war crim- trol one of the world’s richest agricultural from which their parents emigrated; and 8) other states that support democratic values inals. “We Ukrainians, who felt the brunt of territories, and the Black Sea, where the to generally provide them with a type of have yet to acknowledge the greatest mass Hitler’s anti-Slav obsessions, naturally Russian naval fleet is waiting, and access inspiration, information and reading materi- murder of the 20th century. The KGB to the Danube and all of Europe. applaud any legal actions taken to bring archives and eyewitness reports are per- al which they could not obtain elsewhere.” Some NATO members are helping Under the leadership of outstanding staff, legitimate Nazi thugs to justice,” wrote The suasively shocking, yet Russia officially Russia reassert itself. Weekly on February 15, 1981. “But here’s denies the Holodomor. Is Russia con- The Weekly has maintained these ideals Russia plays by different rules than the the rub... In their zeal to blow the whistle on cerned that further exposure will damage brilliantly, publishing articles on Ukrainian West, and no one knows this better than history, literature, art, music, culture, as well suspected Nazi collaborators... the federal attempts to show itself as a newly “civi- Ukraine. Prime Minister Harper under- lized” country? Or, does it hope to contin- as news items about Ukrainian American task force made the unpardonable and stood those concerns. Canada’s support for activities, issues of concern to youth, edito- dimwitted blunder of striking a deal with ue manipulating world opinion with misin- Ukraine in NATO is the act of a good formation as it did in the good ol’ days, rial commentaries and letters from readers. the Soviets, whereby Moscow would sup- friend, but it is also one of self-interest. The Weekly also serialized translations of ply evidence to assist the unit in its investi- keeping the Famine away from world view Ukraine’s return to Russia’s camp would such Ukrainian classics as “Chorna Rada” gations. Needless to say, the Soviets were while ensuring the exploitation of atroci- signal the end of years of policies that ties of Nazi Germany? (Black Council) by Panteleimon Kulish and more than willing to ‘lend a hand.’” eliminated its threat and the return of an “Tini Zabutykh Predkiv” (Shadows of And astounding as it is, Israel, whose evil empire full of danger, fear and even The OSI director insisted that Soviet evi- people know well the horror of genocide Forgotten Ancestors). dence was “unimpeachable” and dismissed new holocausts. Cartoons by John Rosolowicz were fea- and level hate-mongering accusations and Serving our own interests by helping Ukrainian concerns as “a political matter tured in The Weekly as was a controversial court cases at Holocaust deniers, took the new democracies like Ukraine and that is not my concern.” The Weekly regular column by one Burma Capelin, a opposite view to Canada. During a recent Georgia get established, despite what response was unequivocal. “Well it certain- nom de plume. A gadfly, politically incor- state visit by President Yushchenko, Israel Russia, wants is smart. Other NATO mem- ly is our concern. The political dimension rect, Burma took on the Ukrainian sided with Russia and refused to recognize bers need to follow Canada’s lead and must be considered in determining Soviet American establishment. In 1936 he wrote endorse Ukraine’s membership before motives for supplying Soviet evidence that “immigrant organizations cannot recon- Oksana Bashuk Hepburn is the presi- Russia and its useful idiots cause irrevoca- against Ukrainians, and in questioning the cile themselves to the fact that the organiza- dent of U*Can Ukraine Canada ble damage. It’s been done before – tions that have served the immigrant tolera- veracity and admissibility of that evidence. Relations Inc., a consulting firm. remember the Holodomor. bly well, including the church, are as ill- Ignoring this dimension would be akin to adjusted (“out of date”) to the second gener- disregarding ‘political’ considerations in ation as the horse and buggy is in our testimony given by a Ku Klux Klansman at YOUR E-MAIL MESSAGES TO THE WEEKLY motorized urban life.” Readers disagreed a trial of a Black Panther.” vociferously, albeit civilly. (I will donate Enjoying a multi-million dollar federal Due to the quantity of messages The Ukrainian Weekly receives at its address $100 to the Weekly in the name of the first budget supported by our tax dollars, OSI ([email protected]), we kindly ask senders to have consideration for those reader who e-mails me Burma’s true identi- continued to romance the Soviets. on the receiving end. ty; UNA executives and Weekly staff need Undaunted, The Weekly maintained its res- not apply). olute stand by publishing articles such as 1. 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Bush signed HR held at Kino Kliub. Also invited were mem- 562 into law, the National Committee to bers of the Union of Writers of Ukraine, Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Memorial Society in Kyiv and other guests. Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933, Ms. Briukhovetska, editor-in-chief of the in cooperation with the Embassy of bimonthly journal Kino-Teatr, opened the Ukraine in Washington have been diligently evening and presented filmmaker Yurij advocating the placement of a memorial to Luhovy of Montreal, the film’s producer, the victims of the Ukrainian Famine- director and editor. Genocide. Mr. Luhovy explained how the The work of the national committee and Canadian-made documentary was based on the Embassy of Ukraine entails constant the testimonies of some of the last survivors Montreal filmmaker Yurij Luhovy in Kyiv with Laryssa Briukhovetska, editor- negotiations with the National Park Service of Bereza Kartuzka, who were imprisoned in-chief of the journal Kino-Teatr. (NPS) of the U.S. Department of Interior at various stages from 1934 to 1939, and on and its many other agencies. Several hear- historic documents, as well as his travels to Canadian filmmaker and compared this to Kartuzka” will be included in a special film ings have been held in the past 18 months the site of the former Polish concentration the poor state of Ukrainian-language films series project titled “XXth Century Ukraine before the National Capital Memorial camp where Ukrainian nationalists were presently in Ukraine. in Documentary Films” organized by the Advisory Commission (NCMAC), which incarcerated. Answering many questions, Mr. Luhovy Center of Cinematographic Studies at comprises such agencies as the Historical Many of the over 100 people in atten- added that if there is a will and a belief that NUKMA, to be shown throughout 2008. Preservation Society, Commission on Fine dance were visibly moved at the end of the such documentaries should be made to The purpose of the series, explained Ms. Arts, the Architect of the Capitol and the showing. Many commented that they knew recapture Ukraine’s painful history before it Briukhovetska, is “to portray a panorama of D.C. Planning Commission. Each hearing nothing or very little about the historic disappears, for future generations, there is events dealing with Ukraine’s tragic and examined recommendations submitted by experience of western Ukraine in the 1930s nothing to stop filmmakers in Ukraine dramatic history, and further discuss various the national committee and the Embassy of and how grateful they were that this film today from making similar films on a range aspects and information that were once for- Ukraine for the best location to erect the was made. They were impressed with the of neglected topics. bidden under the former totalitarian Holodomor memorial. archival film footage and how the film por- One viewer stated, “‘Bereza Kartuzka’ is regime.” The objectives for the national commit- trayed developments in context of not a documentary, it is a work of art,” “Bereza Kartuzka” is to be shown in tee and the Embassy of Ukraine are to find European events at the time. referring to the overall impression of the Kharkiv in June. sites within the greater Washington down- They were also surprised that a film and the interplay of narration, music For further information about the film town area that are highly visible to tourists Ukrainian-language version of the docu- and moving eyewitness accounts. readers may contact Mr. Luhovy at and everyday Washingtonians alike. mentary was made in Canada by a The documentary film “Bereza [email protected]. Potential locations for the Ukrainian Genocide Memorial in Washington, have included prominent sites in the NW quardrant of the capital, among them: across the street from the World Bank on 18th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue (two blocks from the White House); along E Street, a strip of parkland between the White House on one end and the State Department on another; along New York Avenue, NW – a main thoroughfare for traffic that leads to the White House; and, First Street and Louisiana Avenue, directly across from the U.S. Capitol complex. Unfortunately, these and other sites did not receive the proper backing from the commission members to warrant transfer of a plot of land for the building of the Holodomor memorial. However, in consul- tations with the National Park Service, prospects remain high to find an appropri- ate site for the Ukrainian Genocide Memorial in the Capitol Hill area. At hearings on October 23, 2007, and February 26 of this year, the National Committee and the Embassy of Ukraine recommended and defended its choices for site selection of the Holodomor memorial. An environmental engineering firm was contracted at a cost of $40,000 to prepare an environmental assessment (EA), which is mandatory to accompany recommenda- tions to the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (NCAMC). While the government of Ukraine has agreed to fund the eventual building of the Holodomor memorial, the national commit- tee has borne the costs associated with the EA. The national committee and the Embassy of Ukraine are preparing for the next round of hearings this month. Additional costs will be incurred, as the environmental engineering firm needs to finalize the environment assessment and provide a final copy to the NCAMC. To that end, an additional $25,000-$35,000 will be needed to conclude the findings and produce a final document for various gov- ernment agencies. Commenting on the lengthy process to erect the Ukrainian Genocide Memorial in Washington, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oleh Shamshur, said: “We (Continued on page 16) No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 9 Lions Club supports restoration of Lviv’s famous lions by Brett Rush had to catalogue all of the Lions – the statues – in the city, and then find out LVIV – Replete with cracks and the who the artist was. It was going to take grime of centuries of neglect, the beauti- some time,” said Mr. Misnick. fully crafted stone lion statues adorning The process wasn’t easy. Organizers of the parks and offices of the medieval city the effort wanted the restoration of the of Lviv, are showing their 751-year age. statues to be as professional and accurate The statues are historic landmarks of as possible, Mr. Misnick said. Historical the city of 725,000, and their deteriorat- research was conducted to determine the ing condition is cause for concern among materials and artistic methodology used residents, but a coalition of Lions from Poland and Ukraine have teamed up to in creating them, and the level of distress return the statues to their original luster. for each statue was assessed. The project came to light shortly after The next obstacle? Paying the bills. the Lviv club received its charter in 2004 Polish Lions raised $2,000 to cover the with help from Mariusz Szeib, past gov- cost of restoring the first statue – a statue ernor of District 121 in Poland, and Lion of two lions’ bodies sharing one head William Misnick of Corning, N.Y. The symbolizing the unity of the Polish and club purchased electrical components for Ukrainian people, Mr. Szeib said. “The sounding devices and worked with the symbolism of the lion in Old Town [a city’s administration to place them on Lviv neighborhood] being chosen as the traffric lights for the benefit of visually first for restoration was important to impaired pedestrians as its first project, show that we can go outside our own and began discussing ideas for another communities to accomplish something community initiative when the idea for culturally significant.” restoring the city’s lion statues surfaced. From there, Lviv craft organizations Mr. Szeib and the Poznan Rotunda Lions took on the project of physically restor- Bill Misnick Club of Poland volunteered to help. ing the statue, Mr. Misnick said. Reviews “Lviv is a great city, with great people on the project were positive. A group of One of Lviv’s famous lions undergoing restoration. The Lions Club banner and great culture,” Mr. Szeib said. “The American, Finnish and Polish Lions vis- hangs from scaffolding erected near the statue. club in Lviv is new by Lions standards, iting to see the progress of the renovation and they were excited to do a project that were so impressed that Mr. Szeib is tant these pieces of culture in the city member of the Lions Club of Corning, everyone in the city would be able to see implementing a statue adoption program don’t get lost forever,” Mr. Szeib said. N.Y. It is reprinted here with permission the results of.” so districts can choose to restore a statue. from The Lion, the club’s official maga- The first step for Lviv lions was to “This effort is one where the progress The article above was forwarded to zine, which published the article in its assess the scale of the project. “First they comes right before your eyes. It’s impor- The Ukrainian Weekly by Bill Misnick, a May issue.

Editor George Grabowicz speaks on 10 years of Krytyka by Oksana Zakydalsky von Hagen and many others. The publishing house Krytyka prints conference was meant to take the discus- Krytyka is meant for readers of both popular books – such as the recently sions and the ideas to the people (hromad- TORONTO – At the invitation of the Ukrainian around the world and features issued “Ukrainska Mova bez Tabu” (The skist), and not only to academics and schol- Shevchenko Scientific Society in Canada, good writing aimed at a non-academic pub- Ukrainian Language without Taboos) – and ars. “We wish to be the field for public dia- the editor of the Kyiv-based journal lic or, as the term is used in Europe, the books that are products of extensive logue,” Prof. Grabowicz explained. Krytyka, Prof. George Grabowicz of “intelligentsia.” Writer Maxim Stikha research, such as the complete works of the Through its connections with Western Harvard University, on April 20 presented expressed this opinion about the journal: 19th century key figure of modern scholars and writers, both Ukrainian and an overview of the aims and achievements “Krytyka has successfully avoided educa- Ukrainianism, Panteleimon Kulish. (The those interested or working on Ukrainian of the publication in its 10 years of exis- first volume has just been published). topics, Krytyka maintains a wide-ranging tence. tional (prosvitianske) popularization or straightforward summarization of the con- Research is done under the auspices of input of ideas and discussions. But it also The first issue of Krytyka – a journal of the Krytyka Institute, which also organizes relies on support and sponsorship from the critical reviews, essays and discussions – tents of books as well as the intellectual snobbism of some publications. To sum it meetings and conferences. For example, a West. was published in August 1997 – and fol- four-day conference was organized in 2005 One of the aims of Prof. Grabowicz’s lows a format, both in content and layout, up, Krytyka is interesting to read.” But, as explained by Prof. Grabowicz, in Kyiv by the Krytyka Institute and the trip to Toronto was to acknowledge pub- of The New York Review of Books. Like Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute to licly the financial support for Krytyka by its model, Krytyka examines a broad range the publishers of Krytyka have wider aims than just being “interesting to read.” They examine “Soviet Totalitarianism in Ukraine Roman and Marika Wynnyckyj. As a token of topics – politics, culture and the arts, – History and Heritage,” in which about 60 thank you, Prof. Grabowicz presented Mr. economics and current affairs, often center- have set out to make the journal a vehicle of the most important and leading social, scholars, half from outside Ukraine, took Wynnyckyj with a copy of Krytyka’s ing the discussion around a current event or part. According to Prof. Grabowicz, the “Ukrainska Mova bez Tabu.” the publication of a new book. cultural and political questions and bring Krytyka publishes 10 issues a year and them to the attention of the people who includes articles by some of the top writers should be thinking about them. in Ukraine, such as Yuri Andrukhovych, To ensure a world wide network, Yaroslav Hrycak, Taras Prokhasko, Natalia Krytyka created its website – www.kryty- Yakovenko and Mykola Riabchuk, as well ka.kiev.ua – very soon after beginning pub- as writers based outside of Ukraine work- lication. Today the website features both ing in fields dealing with Ukrainian affairs the current issue and the complete Krytyka – Alexander Motyl, Andrew Wilson, Mark archive.

Prof. George Grabowicz (left) with Krytyka sponsors Marika and Roman Wynnyckyj. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24

of Ukrainian dance to the thousands of young Soyuzivka is meant to be – to provide a Pryma-Bohachevsky... people who attended her dance camps at place for all Ukrainian activities.” (Continued from page 1) Verkhovyna and Soyuzivka. The first phase of renovations and National Foundation Inc. and the Soyuzivka Following the presentation, the Syzokryli improvements at Soyuzivka, to be completed Heritage Center honor Roma Pryma- Ukrainian Dance Ensemble performed the this summer, includes: a tent-covered activity Bohachevsky – world-renowned prima-bal- welcome dance, “Pryvit,” and the traditional center located at the skating rink; a profes- lerina, choreographer, teacher who inspired “Hopak” for the audience. sional stage rental for outdoor performances, countless young dancers to love the beauty A cocktail reception was held poolside, as well as sound and lighting equipment; and spirit of Ukrainian dance. Roma Pryma- with the pool decorated with floating mobile dressing rooms and storage facilities; Bohachevsky Dance Academy, est. Saturday, Ukrainian-style wreaths, and afforded new beds, mattresses and bedding; and more. May 24, 2008.” guests a panoramic vista of the Shawangunk The second phase will concentrate on ren- Guests had an opportunity to view the Mountains. Soyuzivka bartender Andrij ovations to the Lviv building and to Veselka’s renovations made to the Veselka Hall by Oprysko created a special beverage called second floor, with new practice rooms, cos- Soyuzivka especially for the dance acade- the “Prima-Pryma” just for the event. tume and craft rooms, and restroom upgrades. my, including a new dance floor, an updated Mr. Kaczaraj, in setting an admirable Two additional log bunkhouses are also pro- Ukrainian-themed wall featuring works by example, donated $1,000, through the posed. the renowned artist Edward Kozak (“Eko”), Ukrainian National Foundation (a 501 (c) (3) The third phase of the inprovements will and an upgraded heating/air-conditioning corporation) to the academy as part of the include a second multi-purpose activity cen- system, as well as renovated bathrooms. “Just Imagine the Future Capital Campaign.” ter for campers. Lydia Kulbida, co-anchor of WNYT-TV Following suit, Yuriy and Mykola Pylyp For more information or to make a tax- news in Albany, N.Y., and a former student of ,made the largest donation of the day, $2,000 deductible donation to the Roma Pryma- Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky, served as master of to the academy, with their donation being Bohachevsky Dance Academy and its facili- ceremonies in the Veselka Hall, where a matched by corporate funds. ties at Soyuzivka, contact the Ukrainian PowerPoint presentation by Roma Lisovich, “This is just the beginning of the fund- National Foundation – Just Imagine the treasurer of the UNA, informed guests of Ms. raising efforts, the success of which will be Future Capital Campaign (please make Pryma-Bohachevsky’s legacy as a dancer and determined by the Ukrainian community checks payable to UNF-JITFCC-Dance), an instructor. Ms. Lisovich underscored that coming together and supporting our endeav- 2200 Route 10, Parsippany, NJ 07054, or Cover of a brochure describing the legendary “Pani Roma” passed on her love ors,” said Ms. Lisovich. “This is what visit www.soyuzivka.com. new developments at Soyuzivka.

the driveway that leads to the Memorial The survivors then proceeded forward The grandchildren of the survivors Bound Brook... Church. As they stood facing the Church, on the path to the church, where their then ran with the torch around the (Continued from page 5) four torch relay participants – seminarians children awaited them. The survivors Memorial Church and up the steps to the that the Memorial Church before which Vasyl Pasakas, Mychaylo Hravetsky, asked their descendants: “Will you church entrance, where Archbishop they were standing was the first monu- Andrij Matlak and Vasyl Dovhan of St. remember?” Their children, receiving the Antony and Bishop Daniel awaited them. ment built in the entire world to the vic- Sophia Seminary – ran toward the ambas- flame, responded: In receiving the flame from the children, tims of the Holodomor and other acts of sador of Ukraine to the U.S., Dr. Oleh “We the children and descendants of the bishops prayed that God will always Soviet repression and aggression. Under Shamshur, and Ukraine’s consul general survivors of the Holodomor – the man- guide them and enable them to keep their the guidance of then Archbishop in New York City, Mykola Kyrychenko. made Famine of 1932 through 1933 – promise to their parents and grandpar- Mstyslav, the construction of this monu- The two diplomats received the flame and have not and will never forget those of ents. ment began in 1955 and it was consecrat- turned to the survivors asking: “Will you our fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters The bishops carried the flame into the ed in 1965. remember?” The survivors, in receiving who perished in this Famine – the most Memorial Church and from the flame lit The entire gathering moved to the cir- the flame, responded: “We have remem- horrific example of genocide known in two large candles and, in turn, lit candles cular portion of “Patriarch Mstyslav Way,” bered, and we will never forget.” the history of the world. Our countrymen held by all the people present. At this point did not perish in vain. Their sacrifice was a memorial service (panakhyda) was served burned into the hearts and souls of our by the hierarchs and 14 of the clergy pres- nation’s people and served as the founda- ent, with the Ukrainian diplomats standing tion for the freedom Ukraine knows at their side. Responses were led by today. We will remember our lost ones Michael Andrec and Natalia Honcharenko- from generation to generation.” The children of the survivors then Andrec and other members of the Memorial moved to the steps of the Memorial Church choir who were present. Church, where their descendants – the It was a particularly moving memorial grandchildren of the survivors – awaited service considering the participation of them. They asked their children: “Will three generations of one of the survivor you remember?” Their children, receiv- families sharing in the day’s program – ing the flame, responded: “We have the family of Mykola and Nadia heard from our grandparents and our par- Mirchuk, from Holy Trinity Parish, ents the story of our ancestors, who were Irvington, N.J. killed in 1932 and 1933 during the man- Following the service Ambassador made Famine in Ukraine. We promise Shamshur spoke eloquently in memory that we will keep their memory alive by of the victims of the Famine, denouncing sharing their story with our children and the actions of the regime that created it. grandchildren – so that the world will At the conclusion of ceremonies, the never again have to see such a horrible seminarians hosted a reception at St. act of man’s cruelty against fellow man.” Sophia Seminary.

given by UNA Treasurer Roma Lisovich, Kerhonkson... who spoke of the forthcoming film’s sig- (Continued from page 5) nificance and the Ukrainian National Minister-Counselor Olexandr Association’s support for the documen- Aleksandrovych of Ukraine’s Embassy to tary. Lida Kryzaniwsky spoke about the the United States spoke about the impor- film itself and about its producer, Ms. Tomkiw, a Ukrainian American filmmak- tance of world recognition of the er, and its director, Mr. Leigh, who was Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian moved by attending a Holodomor memo- people. He said that today’s young peo- rial service in 2006 in Los Angeles to tell ple in Ukraine are becoming aware of the story of this little-known genocide. this national tragedy that was hidden for Mr. Leigh notes on the film’s website, decades by the Soviet regime. www.holodomorthemovie.com: Other Ukrainian diplomats present for “I felt that the time had come for all the the Holodomor commemoration at souls who needlessly died to be given a Soyuzivka were Consul Andrii Olefirov collective voice to tell their story. I of the Consulate General in New York believed it was my duty to lift the veil of and Vice-Consul Bohdan Movchan. silence that had been shrouding the After the ceremonies were completed, Ukrainian nation for too long.” Soyuzivka guests were invited to view The screening of the nine-minute excerpts from the film-in-progress excerpt from the documentary was part “Holodomor: Ukraine’s Genocide of of the Kino-Q Ukrainian Film Festival 1932-1933,” the work of Marta Tomkiw taking place over Memorial Day week- and Bobby Leigh. Opening remarks were end at Soyuzivka. No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 11 Grand opening of the Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky Dance Academy

Oksana Trytjak Stefan Kaczaraj, president of the UNA, and the Revs. Volodymyr Piso and George Bazylevsky begin the official opening ceremonies.

Dianna Shmerykowsky Syzokryli dancers relax pool-side: (clockwise from top) Marusia Drobenko, Ksenia Oksana Trytjak Hentisz, Alana Lenec and Juliana Pedersen. Mykola and Yuriy Pylyp (left and right, respectively), who donated to the dance academy, pose with Roma Lisovich, treasurer of the UNA, at the cocktail reception.

Oksana Trytjak Dianna Shmerykowsky UNA Executive officers (center) Stefan Kaczaraj, Christine Kozak, and Roma Orlando Pagan, artistic director of the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, and Lisovich with UNA advisors Gloria Horbaty (far left) and Nicholas Fil (far right) Yarko Dobriansky dance the first Kolomiyka on the new floor in the Veselka Hall. during the pool-side reception.

Oksana Trytjak Dianna Shmerykowsky Stefan Kaczaraj stands with two former Miss Soyuzivka winners Lydia Kulbida and Ania Bohachevsky- Juliana Pedersen and Dianna Shmerykowsky enjoy Lonkevych. a taste of the “Prima-Pryma.” 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24 No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 13 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24 NEWSBRIEFS CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) PSD) revoke his statement on walking TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 out of the coalition. Otherwise, the fac- or e-mail: [email protected] tion will demand that Mr. But abandon his deputy’s mandate, said Viacheslav Kyrylenko. He expressed confidence that SERVICES Ukrainian Book Store TOURS the coalition legally exists, as it will exist Largest selection of Ukrainian books, dance until one of its factions decides to walk supplies, Easter egg supplies, music, icons, out of the coalition. 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And we will deposits for production of oil and gas in sentatives of the government, business the Kerch section of the Black Sea conti- eration based on free and fair trade. insist that the speaker comply with the Ukrainian Economy Minister Bohdan and diplomatic missions in Ukraine, the law,” the statement said. National Deputy nental shelf in the exclusive maritime U.S. secretary of commerce said Ukraine economic zone of Ukraine. On May 30 Danylyshyn and U.S. Secretary of Yurii Kostenko of the Our Ukraine – is interesting to investors in such branch- the National Security and Defense Commerce Carlos Gutierrez signed the People’s Self-Defense bloc expressed his es as agriculture and power engineering, Council decided that the government’s document. Mr. Danylyshyn said the docu- opinion that the PRU faction will be ment foresees the participation of U.S. adding that Ukraine may make a contri- blocking the Rada’s work until the sum- resolution on cancelling the agreement with Vanco International be abolished. companies in implementing infrastructure bution to overcoming the world food cri- mer recess. Mr. Kostenko also said that projects and projects linked to Euro-2012 sis. (Ukrinform) he considers the withdrawal of two The NSDC recommended that that national deputies from the majority coali- Environmental Protection Ministry reis- tion a situation that may evolve into sue a license to Vanco. (Ukrinform) another crisis over power in Ukraine. Kyiv, Vanco start dialogue (Ukrinform). KYIV – The chairman of Vanco U.S. concerned about Vanco Prykerchenska Ltd. board of directors, KYIV – The U.S. government is anx- Gene Van Dyke, said on June 6 that the ious about a conflict between the company has started a dialogue with the Estelle Woloshyn Ukrainian government and Vanco Ukrainian government on fulfilling obli- International, U.S. Secretary of gations of a production-sharing agreement Commerce Carlos Gutierrez told journal- to exploit oil and gas deposits at the Estelle Woloshyn, 87, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Hospice Care Center in ists at Boryspil Airport on June 4. Mr. Prykerchensky section of the Black Sea Akron, Ohio, of complications of a fractured hip. Gutierrez said that if the government has shelf. He said that the company’s repre- certain questions about contracts, it sentatives have to inform Ukrainian offi- Mrs. Woloshyn was born May 22, 1920 in Cleveland, the daughter of Bronislava and Dmytro Szmagala, who had immigrated from Ukraine. She should express it in a “relevant and trans- cials about the technical conditions of the graduated from Collinwood High School and attended Fenn College. She parent way.” In early April, Prime agreement. He said that the company’s served as a dental assistant for the War Department during WWII and later Minister Yulia Tymoshenko drew the leadership had already met with Prime worked for the federal government in what eventually became the Defense Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and National attention of the Verkhovna Rada to the Finance and Accounting Service. need to renegotiate an agreement on prod- Security and Defense Council Secretary uct distribution with the Vanco Raisa Bohatyriova, who is also heading an She was married on July 22, 1950 to Eugene Woloshyn, a metallurgist at U.S. International Co., the terms of which, she interdepartmental working group studying Steel for 40 years. They spent the next 52 years raising their family and living said, border on “global crime.” The the legality of the agreement. Mr. Van in Poland, Ohio. agreement was analyzed by the State Dyke expressed hope for a peaceful settle- Committee on Financial Monitoring and ment of the conflict. (Ukrinform) Estelle was a devoted wife and mother, and after her children were raised, she was a teacher’s aide for the Youngstown Public Schools at Cleveland, Sheridan and Choffin Schools. Mrs. Woloshyn met her husband through the Ukrainian Youth League of North America, and together they served in leader- ship capacities in many Ukrainian-American organizations. She was the long- time president of Branch 348 of the Ukrainian National Association and was named its Fraternalist of the Year. She also served as the President of the Youngstown District of the UNA. She and her husband were instrumental in the founding of the Ukrainian Heritage Foundation of North America, which was devoted to preserving Ukrainian culture. She was a member of Holy Trinity and St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Churches in Youngstown.

Mrs. Woloshyn was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved daugh- ter-in-law, Karen Woloshyn. She is survived by her husband, Eugene; daugh- ters Elaine Woloshyn and husband Richard Stahl of Stow, and Evonne Woloshyn of Rockford, Ill.; her son, Gene Woloshyn, and her two grandsons, Andrew and Alex Woloshyn, all of Lake Forest, Ill. Also surviving are her sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Nicholas Bobeczko of Middleburg Heights and her brother and sister-in-law, Taras and Midge Szmagala of Brecksville; and her nephew, Taras Szmagala and wife Helen Jarem of Bentleyville. Surviving too are her sister-in-law, Julie Mullally, and her family of Youngstown.

Donations are being made in memory of Estelle to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives, 1202 Kenilworth Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113.

It is with deep sorrow that we share with friends and colleagues the passing, on March 29, 2008, of our beloved wife, daughter, sister and aunt Dr. Alexandra Pawlowsky born on April 27, 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She obtained her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Slavic Studies at the University of Manitoba. Her interdiscipli- nary Ph.D., also at the University of Manitoba, was in Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies and was considered to be the first of its kind in the world. She held posts with the Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, and the ‘University One’ program, both at the University. She was considered a Ukrainian Canadian ‘pop culture’ specialist, and was sought out by media throughout North America to offer commentary. Left in profound sorrow: Husband – Boris Jacenkiw Mother – Anastasia Pawlowsky Brother and sister-in-law – Myron Pawlowsky and Susan Boulter Nephew and Niece – Alexander and Adriana Pawlowsky As well as other relatives in Canada and Ukraine She was predeceased by her father, Peter Pawlowsky Panakhyda was held on April 2, and funeral services on April 3, 2008, both at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga in Winnipeg, Manitoba. If so desired, donations may be made to: The Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, University of Manitoba, Room 203, St. Andrew’s College University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canada (ph: 204-474-8906) ETERNAL MEMORY 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24 Pianist Natalya Skhoda concludes TWG Cultural Fund’s 2007-2008 series by Yaro Bihun began her musical career, Ms. Shkoda now teaches piano at the Californian State ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Washington University while continuing her career as a Group Cultural Fund’s 2007-2008 Music performer, as well as judge at piano compe- Series concluded on May 18 with pianist titions. Natalya Shkoda in a unique program focus- ing on a single aspect of one Ukrainian Her performance here was the fourth and composer’s work. last concert of the annual Sunday series pro- Without an intermission, the audience duced by the TWG Cultural Fund under the heard “Eleven Études in the Form of Old patronage of the Embassy of Ukraine. It Dances, Op. 19” by Viktor Kosenko (1896- began in the September 2007 with the 1936), ranging from the short opening “Bandura Dialogues,” featuring bandurists Gavotte in D-flat Major to the more than Taras Lazurkevych and Oleh Sozansky, and 20-minute-long Passacaglia in G Minor, continued in October with the bi-annual with which Ms. Shkoda concluded the con- presentation of the winners of the Horowitz cert at The Lyceum in Old Town International Piano Competition for young Alexandria, Va. pianists. Born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where she The third artist featured in the series was

Yaro Bihun Violinist Solomia Soroka, her accompanist and husband, pianist Arthur Greene, and their page-turner son Theodore (partially obscured by the flowers) at the conclusion of the TWG Cultural Fund concert at the Lyceum in Alexandria, Va.

violinist Solomia Soroka, another accompanied by pianist Arthur Greene, her Ukrainian-born musician (Lviv) who now husband, whose pages were turned by their lives in the United States. Ms. Soroka son Theodore. teaches violin at Goshen College and per- In addition to Sunday concert series, dur- forms across the country. Her program on ing the past season the Cultural Fund also April 13, in addition to works by Johannes sponsored a memorial benefit concert in Brahms, William Bolcom and Arthur honor of pianist Daria Telizyn, featuring Hartmann, featured the works of two pianist Mykola Suk and violist Hartmut Ukrainian composers: the Allegretto and Rohde. On the schedule for June 5 at the Dance from “Hutsulian Triptych” by Ukrainian Embassy is a “Meet the Author” Myroslav Skoryk, a leading contemporary evening with the political scientist/novelist composer in Ukraine, and “Dumka- Alexander Motyl. Shumka” by the venerable Mykola Lysenko of a century earlier. The Cultural Fund of The Washington This was a return performance with the Group, an association of Ukrainian Pianist Natalya Shkoda (right) receives a bouquet of roses from Marta Zielyk, TWG Cultural Fund for Ms. Soroka. Her American professionals, was organized in director of the The Washington Group Cultural Fund, at the conclusion of her May first appearance eight years ago received 1994 with the stated objective of bringing 18 concert. high praise from The Washington Post’s the Ukrainian arts and artists into the senior music critic, Joseph McLellan, for Washington cultural mainstream. Since then introducing the American audience to the it has sponsored close to 100 events – musi- works of Skoryk and other Ukrainian com- cal concerts, art exhibits, book presenta- posers. tions, etc. – at various venues in and around In her last concert, Ms. Soroka was the nation’s capital.

The National Committee is appealing to National committee... the Ukrainian community for donations to (Continued from page 8) help fulfill the dream of erecting a memorial to the 10 million victims of the Ukrainian are grateful to the United States Congress Genocide in the U.S. capital. Donations, and the president for having proposed and whether donated through the national com- signed this legislation into law. Our goal, in mittee’s website (http://www.ukrainegeno- cooperation with the Ukrainian community, cide.org) or through purchases of the is to provide the best location in “Voices for Victims” wristbands (as worn Washington for a memorial that will tell the recently by President Yushchenko) or world about the Ukrainian Genocide. Only “Walk Against Genocide” T-shirts, go together will we will succeed in our endeav- towards the construction of the Ukrainian or.” Genocide Memorial. No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 17 Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus elects Adrian Bryttan as new conductor DETROIT – At a special membership meeting held ‘kobzari’ and ‘bandurysty’ music. The central core of on May 31 in Cleveland, the Ukrainian Bandurist our repertoire will be devoted, as always, to the best in Chorus membership elected Adrian Bryttan as its sev- the traditional and contemporary Ukrainian dumas, bal- enth conductor in North America since 1949. Maestro lads, folk songs and instrumental compositions. This is Bryttan will begin his term on July 1. what we are about,” Mr. Bryttan said. “At the same In November 2007 Oleh Mahlay announced to the time, it can be effective to steer the concerts towards UBC membership that he will be stepping down as the more variety. Possibilities will include more showcasing conductor and artistic director in order to spend more of the bandura as an improvised solo performance along time with his family. At that time, a Conductor Search with specialized smaller ensembles.” Committee was formed composed of the following Mr. Bryttan, a resident of New York, enjoys an inter- UBC members: Ihor Kusznir (committee chairman and national career as a violin soloist and conductor. He per- current UBC assistant conductor), Anatoli W. Murha formed the Alban Berg violin concerto as winner of the (committee secretary and current UBC president), Concerto Competition at the Manhattan School of George Metulynsky, Michael Serdiuk, Orest Sklierenko, Music and was also the first recipient of the Pablo John Zinchuk and Roman Beley. Casals Award “for musical accomplishment and human Over a period of six months, the search committee endeavor.” implemented a communication plan, and the search was At the podium, Mr. Bryttan’s extensive symphonic conducted based on recommendations and best prac- repertoire encompasses world premiere performances of tices as suggested by the American Symphony symphonic compositions and operas. He has been Orchestra League, Chorus America and other similar engaged to lead new productions at the Chicago Opera cultural organizations. Theater, New Haven and New Rochelle operas, and the The initial search for a conductor looked at potential John Brownlee Opera Theater. He has appeared with candidates throughout the United States, Canada and Sinfonia Varsovia in Warsaw, Theater Bielefeld in Ukraine. Several candidates were contacted, given a Germany, the Seoul Philharmonic in Korea and in detailed job description and invited to submit resumes. numerous televised performances with the Lviv Upon committee review of the resumes, interviews Philharmonic, Lviv Opera and Kharkiv Opera in were held with potential candidates in various cities. All Adrian Bryttan, the newly named conductor of the Ukraine. candidates were rated based on a detailed list of criteria. Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus. His latest CD recording is Handel’s “Acis and Following the interviews, a select number of candi- Galatea” with the Warsaw Chamber Symphony. dates were invited to participate in a working session the UBC, Mr. Bryttan emphasized, “The impact of the Recently, Classical New Jersey praised Mr. Bryttan’s with the UBC. After each session, UBC members were UBC resonates far beyond just musical concerts. We conducting of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” as “brilliant and masterful,” adding that he “could have emerged from asked to fill out an evaluation form for each conductor; have a golden opportunity to reach wider audiences and any orchestra pit in the world with honor.” these results were compiled and considered by the com- make new influential and helpful friends. Together we In 2005 and 2006 Mr. Bryttan was appointed a mittee in the decision-making process. need to be image-builders for the Ukrainian spiritual Fulbright International Scholar and assigned to Ukraine, Mr. Kusznir commented: “The search process and cultural heritage.” where he introduced such contemporary symphonic revealed several highly qualified candidates. The com- “My priority will be to reach the American public compositions as Ginastera’s ballet suite from mittee had a challenging task at hand and felt Maestro and mainstream media audiences by widening the reper- “Estancia,” the Britten “Four Sea Interludes from Peter toire to include international and contemporary com- Bryttan was the best fit for this incredible responsibility. Grimes,” William Grant Still’s “Panamanian Dances,” posers. A major part of my efforts will consequently be Our committee recommended Bryttan but the ultimate compositions by Gunther Schuller, contemporary decision was left to the UBC membership.” In accor- devoted to the visual and production aspects of our con- Chinese composers and “Big Band Sounds” and other dance with the UBC by-laws, the active membership certs,” Mr. Bryttan explained. jazz works for orchestra. During his tenure in Ukraine, must elect a conductor with a two-thirds majority vote. “The UBC is a unique musical ensemble and I When first asked about the prospect of working with intend to continue cultivating our rich heritage of (Continued on page 18) 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24

study of the Holodomor. Boston Moved by the ambassadors’ words and (Continued from page 4) the discussion, the oldest parishioner of was secured through the efforts of Mary St. Andrew’s, American-born Joe Wasylyk, who works for State Sen. Marc Charyna, 94, came forward to greet and R. Pacheco. The main speaker of the thank Ambassador Shamshur. He voiced afternoon, Dr. Shamshur, delivered a a single regret in his life, which was that concise, thoughtful address in both his father and many like him had not Ukrainian and English that remembered lived long enough to see an independent Ukraine’s past with a special emphasis Ukraine and never had the opportunity to on the Holodomor. He highlighted cur- meet one of its government officials. rent efforts to make the world aware of Ambassador Shamshur returned to the the fullness of this tragedy with the aim podium to thank Mr. Charyna for his of preventing such future crimes against kind words. He then publicly recognized humanity. Anna Raniuk, a survivor of the During an open discussion that fol- Holodomor, who was present in the hall. lowed the ambassador’s address, Dr. To conclude the program, Eugene Lubomyr Hajda, associate director of the Moroz led the choir in a rendition of Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, “Dzvony” followed by a closing prayer. John Hanula reminded the audience of the important Before leading the closing prayer, Father Fathers Roman Tarnavsky and Yaroslav Nalysnyk light candles from the role the institute had played in generat- Nalysnyk issued a call for strength and Holodomor memorial torch held by Paul Rabchenuk in order to save the flame at ing, funding and supporting scholarly unity among Ukrainians. their churches for use at other commemorations of the Famine-Genocide.

address was “Invest in Ukraine.” Mr. Ukrainian Holodomor. “Invest in Ukraine”... Yushchenko outlined the Ukrainian gov- Hartford Dr. DeNardis reminded his listeners (Continued from page 3) ernment’s efforts to slash bureaucracy and (Continued from page 4) and the gathered press that the massive ing with Atomic Energy of Canada (AEC) open Ukraine’s economy. He pointed to Ukrainian National Home in Hartford on famine that struck Ukraine was not the to study CANDU nuclear technology as Ukraine’s emerging agricultural sector, April 5 that attracted additional news cov- result of poor harvests or harsh weather. Ukraine looks to diminish its reliance on steady economic growth, accession to the erage. In addition Ms. Sazonova designed It was the result of a deliberate policy Russian energy reserves. Dr. Ken Petruni, WTO and economic stability as positive a website (www.holodomorct.org) to whereby Communist death squads round- of AEC spoke of the advantages of indicators for investment. build awareness of the anniversary. This ed up innocent men, women and chil- dren, deported millions to Siberia, confis- CANDU technology for Ukraine. *** led to a live radio interview with Ms. Zenon Potichnyi, president of the Sazonova and Mr. Sawkiw conducted by cated all grain and foodstuffs, and sealed Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce, President Yushchenko’s tight schedule in Hartford’s popular radio host Brad Davis off Ukraine’s borders to prevent relief also heads Shelton Canada Corp, a junior Toronto pushed his meeting with the on WDRC. shipments from reaching the starving company whose main focus is exploration Ukrainian community to a morning hour. The May 17 commemoration began masses. for oil and gas in Ukraine. He pointed out Although breakfast meetings are not a with an ecumenical memorial service at Other special guests included Dr. Reza that there are several reasons that energy Ukrainian tradition, the Ukrainian Canadian St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church Mansoor, the president of the Muslim companies should look at Ukraine: the gas Congress, which sponsored the event had in the historic Colt’s Park neighborhood Coalition of Connecticut, and a young and oil fields are underdeveloped, there is a no trouble selling out its 600 tickets. of Hartford. Among the presiding clergy human rights activist, Leyla Mustabasic, strong demand for oil and gas, Ukraine has The president, who arrived with his were Archbishop Antony and Bishop who shared the experiences of Bosnian a good infrastructure (pipelines, refining), wife, Kateryna Yushchenko, was met by Chomnycky, and Orthodox and Catholic Muslims during the ethnic cleansing and there is ready access to the market. Toronto’s youth with the traditional wel- clergy from across Connecticut and campaign of the 1990s. Finally, Mr. Chervonenko outlined the come of bread and salt. He gave a short Western Massachusetts. One of the final speakers was Deacon preparations for the Euro-2012 and speech reiterating his gratitude to Ukrainian American veterans under Arthur Miller, a member of the National described the opportunities this affords Ukrainian Canadians for their establish- the leadership of Col. Wiroslaw Council of Black Catholic Bishops and a investors. Euro-2012, which Ukraine will ment of a community that retained its Snihurowych and Commander Carl leader in the Save Darfur Coalition of host in partnership with Poland, will take links to the homeland and for its support, Harvey coordinated the procession from Connecticut. Deacon Miller reminded the place in five Ukrainian cities: through the Canadian government, of St. Michael’s down Main Street to the assembly that the horrors visited on the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kyiv, Lviv, Ukraine’s efforts to look to the West. State Capitol. At the head of the proces- Ukrainian people in the 1930s are being and Odesa. Mr. Chervonenko said he Although the list of Ukrainian sion were marchers carrying funeral repeated today in the Sudan, where hun- was happy that it would be Ukrainian Canadians awarded presidential honors wreaths bearing the names of the dreds of thousands of people are being capital that will make up the major part contains many names, only those who Ukrainian oblasts that had endured the starved, massacred and forcibly displaced of investments. He was very critical of were present for the awards presentation brunt of the Famine. from their homes. He described the plight the bureaucracy, which is not moving fast were named and presented with certifi- Children and youngsters from several of a 2-year-old girl whose parents had enough to get the projects started, but cates. The Order for Merit (third degree) Ukrainian studies schools and youth been murdered and who would not sur- promised that the Euro-2012 Agency will was presented to Andriy Hladyshewsky organizations carried signs and distributed vive another night in the desert without keep the ball rolling. (Winnipeg), Bohdan Medwidsky flyers to inform passers-by of the Famine’s their protection. The Economic Club is a nonpartisan (Edmonton), Radomir Bilash (Edmonton), impact on Ukraine and ethnic Ukrainians “Even 6,000 miles away, a child is still organization that hosts policy announce- Ihor Bohdan (Calgary), Bohdan Onyschuk in the Don and Kuban regions of Russia. a child,” said Deacon Miller. “A death is ments and important speeches by key pol- (Toronoto), Petro Potichnyi (Toronto), At the State Capitol, the Hartford- still a death. The truth is still the truth. icy-makers and business leaders. The Yaroslav Sokolyk (Toronto). based Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble ...6,000 miles away, a child is dying under club invited President Yushchenko to The Order of Princess Olha was awarded began the program with a rendition of an the same sky that shelters us.” He exhort- deliver a keynote address to an audience to Ruslana Wrzesnewsky and Marsha evocative peasant lament from the ed all those who care about human rights of about 600 persons, drawn from both the Skrypuch, while the Medal for Work and Zhytomyr Region “Oi Polya, Vy Polya” and who mourn the deaths of the millions Ukrainian community and the business, Success was presented to Ivan Mazurenko, (“Oh, you fields, you barren fields, there of Ukrainians killed in the Holodomor to industry and finance spheres. Marianne Lenchak-Gross, Emilia Stelmakh, is no harvest to be gathered here. All that condemn ongoing acts of genocide and to The main message of the president’s Julia Krekhovetska and Petro Kuliy. remains is a gnarled willow tree!”) rise in defense of those whose lives are The program also included a soulful threatened today. musical interlude by renowned Irish The program ended with a singing of recording artist, P.V. O’Donnell. A native Lysenko’s prayer for Ukraine “Bozhe of Donegal, Mr. O’Donnell drew paral- Velykyj, Yedynyj”: “O Great and Only Deepen your Faith, Support your Church! lels between the brutal policies that led to God, protect our Ukraine and shed Thy the Irish Famine of 1848 and the Light upon her.” Ukrainian Icon Painting Manhattan School of Music. in NY’s Hudson Valley Region Ukrainian Bandurist... UBC President Murha said of Mr. (Continued from page 17) Bryttan’s appointment: “The UBC is for- he worked with professional symphonies, tunate to find such a highly qualified Group Sessions starting this summer at: conductor to lead us towards our 100th opera theaters and music conservatories, anniversary. The UBC not only repre- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church and lectured at universities, museums sents itself and its work, but represents 206 Union St. and film societies. Ukraine, Ukrainian culture and music, Mr. Bryttan has served as conductor Hudson, NY 12534 and Ukrainians around the world. I feel and violinist on the music faculties at very strongly that Maestro Bryttan under- 518-828-5226 Memphis State, Kansas State and Notre stands our mission and I look forward to Dame universities and, most recently, working with him.” No art training or special talent needed! Vassar College. He has been invited to For more information on the conduct operatic and symphonic per- Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, readers may formances at Rutgers University and the visit www.bandura.org. No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 19

Party Chair Liudmyla Suprun indicated blocs collapses, which only becomes offi- Single Center... she will join Single Center. Ms. Suprun Fragile coalition... cial once Mr. Yatsenyuk, as Rada chair, (Continued from page 1) and her party have no affiliation with Our (Continued from page 1) declares it at a parliamentary session. Ukraine, and Ms. Suprun has maintained They have attempted to remove Mr. insider Yurii Syrotiuk, director of the Leaders from both the Our Ukraine – a centrist political stance throughout her Lutsenko as internal affairs minister and Open Society Foundation in Kyiv, which People’s Self-Defense and Tymoshenko political career. deprive Mr. Zhvania, a native of Georgia, is financed by Western private and gov- blocs said they have no interest in forming Recently, Mr. Yatsenyuk denied of his Ukrainian citizenship. ernment grants. “They continue to make a coalition with the Party of the Regions reports in the Ukrainian news media that Among the final nails in Our statements that they’re doing everything of Ukraine – the only other faction large he was in negotiations with Single Ukraine’s coffin was the May 25 Kyiv to make sure the coalition doesn’t col- enough to offer the chance of forming a Center’s leadership to become its leader. municipal elections, in which the bloc lapse.” new government. The 34-year-old Rada chair is the most didn’t bother fielding a mayoral candi- Following the resignations, it remained “I don’t see the possibility of a (coali- popular among Ukraine’s young genera- unclear whether the coalition would last tion) reformat,” said Mr. Yatsenyuk. date and failed to earn the 3 percent nec- tion of politicians, which comprises essary to qualify for the Kyiv City and how long. “That’s phantasmagoric.” Ukrainians who never served in the Another political insider, Andrii To punish Mr. But, Our Ukraine Council, which it did in the 2006 may- Communist Party and who speak English oral election. Yermolayev, director of the Sofiya Center National Deputy Roman Zvarych led an fluently. Mr. Yatsenyuk would earn 2.3 for Social Research in Kyiv, predicted the attack campaign in the media, revealing For the first time in a major election, percent of the vote if he ran for president the nationalist party Svoboda outper- coalition would collapse by mid-July. that the lawmaker is reserve officer in the today, according to the FOM-Ukrayina Volodymyr Fesenko, board chairman of Russian military, as he used to hold formed Our Ukraine, earning 2.1 percent. poll released on June 9. Remaking his image and forming a the Penta Center for Applied Political Russian citizenship. “At the current moment, I am not Research in Kyiv, said the coalition is no In order to remain a reserve officer, Mr. new political base are critical if Mr. planning to lead any political project,” Yushchenko has any hope of re-election, longer valid and Yushchenko already has Zvarych alleged Mr. But must be a citizen Mr. Yatsenyuk said. “And if I plan to, it the right to dissolve Parliament and call of Russia, violating Ukrainian law pro- recent polls demonstrated. will be a political project created on my If the presidential election were held new elections. hibiting double citizenship. Mr. Zvarych own initiative.” “According to the parliamentary regu- demanded that Mr. But surrender his today, Mr. Yushchenko would receive Besides picking a leader, Single only 7 percent of votes, compared to 23 lations, the coalition is supposed to either deputy mandate. Center’s biggest problem is forming a renew the number of members, therefore Meanwhile, some Tymoshenko Bloc percent for Viktor Yanukovych and 21 political platform and agenda. So far, its percent for Yulia Tymoshenko, according no less than 226 deputies, or cease its deputies at first assured the public Mr. leaders have made contradictory claims activity,” he said. With the resignations, Rybakov would surrender his deputy’s to a poll of 2,000 respondents conducted as to what policies and political by FOM-Ukrayina between May 22 and the coalition has only 225 members. mandate, while others suggested he could approaches the party will pursue. Meanwhile, Party of the Regions leader remain a member of Parliament. June 3. On June 7 party member and National Orange Revolution loser Mr. Viktor Yanukovych said he would initiate Mr. Rybakov is an Odesa businessman Deputy Mykhailo Polianchych said talks to form a new coalition. His party who earned his millions in the scrap metal Yanukovych would gain revenge and Single Center will be a “center-right ide- allies maintained that the parliamentary trade. resoundingly defeat Mr. Yushchenko if a ological party” that supports a presiden- coalition ceased to exist and a new coali- Ukrayinska Pravda reported that he was run-off were held – 33.5 percent to 23 tial republic (as opposed to a parliamen- tion needed to emerge in 30 days to pre- disappointed with Ms. Tymoshenko when percent, according to the poll. tary one). vent the Parliament’s dissolution. he was denied the Customs Service chair Meanwhile, another poll revealed that Single Center will also advocate In the current Parliament, it’s highly position in favor of billionaire Valerii more Ukrainians believe Mr. Yushchenko’s Ukraine’s membership in the European unlikely a new coalition will emerge if the Khoroshkovskyi. Mr. Rybakov has served predecessor, Leonid Kuchma, (24.5 per- Union (EU) and the North Atlantic union between the Tymoshenko and the in the Presidential Secretariat in various cent), did a better job as president than the Treaty Organization (NATO), Mr. Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense capacities since then. current president (21 percent). The poll Polianchych said. was conducted by the Razumkov Center However, just two days later, Mr. Kril for Economic and Political Research offered a starkly different description of between May 30 and June 7. Single Center, describing it as a party Therefore, reviving President with a “single-centrist” ideology based THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Yushchenko’s hopes for re-election will on patriotism, the truth and pragmatism. Visit our archive on the Internet at: http://www.ukrweekly.com/ require something short of a miracle, “An ideology doesn’t exist today that which political observers, including Dr. is capable of leading Ukraine out of crisis Taras Kuzio of The George Washington and giving it a powerful developmental University, doubt Single Center will be impulse,” Mr. Kril said at a press confer- able to accomplish. ence in Vinnytsia after a party conference Since Single Center will be a party there. “That’s why we’re planning to pro- and not a bloc, and it’s unclear whether pose to society a new ideology that does- the nine parties of the Our Ukraine bloc n’t exist in any academic textbook – ‘sin- and their leaders will fold into Single gle-centrism.’ ” Center, or remain independent but lose Incidentally, Single Center will political relevance as a consequence. approve its leader before its political Parties such as the People’s Rukh of platform, which won’t occur until a party Ukraine led by Borys Tarasyuk and the congress in the fall, Mr. Kril said. Ukrainian People’s Party led by Yurii “A convention will take place in the Kostenko have little chance of qualifying fall, where a strategy for Ukraine’s devel- for Parliament without the Our Ukraine opment will be passed,” he said. “Then, bloc. concrete steps will be proposed to lead So far, only National Democratic the country out of crisis.”

Official Website of Ukraine’s President President Viktor Yushchenko chairs a recent meeting of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC). Seen with him (from left) are three of the potential leaders of the new Yedynyi Tsentr political party (from left) Raisa Bohatyriova, secretary of the NSDC, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, and Viktor Baloha, chair of the Presidential Secretariat.

To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly: call 973-292-9800 x 3042. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24 No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 21 Chess tournament BOOK NOTES: Poetry pays tribute to hockey great “Night Work: The Sawchuk the years 1949-1970, clearly Sawchuk to be conducted Poems,” by Randall Maggs. London, had a dark side. Mr. Maggs’s poetry Ontario: Brick Books, 2008. ISBN: engages the reader to look beyond the at diaspora Olympiad 978-1-894078-62-4, 192 pp. $20. hockey uniform and see Sawchuk with Even people who aren’t sports fans all his demons and his game glory. HORSHAM, Pa. – The Ukrainian know of the legendary hockey goal- Dave Bidini of The Globe and Mail American Sport Center Tryzub and the tender of Ukrainian descent, Terry listed Mr. Maggs’ book as one of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the Sawchuk. In tribute to this great war- best reads of 2007 and said it was U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK) are spon- rior on ice, Randall Maggs has com- “poised to become a Canadian classic.” soring a chess tournament as part of the pleted a book of poetry, that, according Mr. Maggs teaches literature at Sir Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad that will to the publisher, ranges “from medita- Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial take place from Friday, July 4, through tions on ancient/modern heroism to University in Corner Brook, Sunday, July 6, here at Tryzubivka, dramatic capsules of actual games, in Newfoundland. He has also authored County Line and Lower State roads, which the mystery character meets the “Timely Departures” (1994) and is co- Horsham, Pa., and surrounding venues. mystery of transcendent physical per- editor of two anthologies pairing The chess tournament itself will take formance.” Newfoundland’s and Canada’s poems place, on Saturday, July 5, from 10 a.m. Sawchuk played in the “Golden with those of Ireland. through 6 p.m., at the Ukrainian Age” of hockey, when neither helmets A short video clip inspired by Educational and Cultural Center, 700 nor facemasks were required, and “Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems” Cedar Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Sawchuk’s stitch-scarred face testified can be seen by visiting The event is open to all chess players to the brutality of being a goaltender in http://www.bookshorts.com/watch_nig who are Ukrainian, are married to a those days. One poem, aptly titled htwork Ukrainian, belong to a Ukrainian Club or “New York Hospital: ICU,” brings the Readers may obtain copies of this a have a significant link to the Ukrainian reader into the emergency room with book by visiting www.amazon.com or community. Sawchuk as he regained consciousness by directly contacting the publisher at Five rounds will be played using the after a game. Brick Books, 431 Boler Road., Box Swiss System, with each player allowed Taking the amount of physical pun- 20081, London, Ontario, N6K 4G6, or 30 minutes per game. The top three ishment during a career that spanned by visiting www.brickbooks.ca. prizes are $250, $100 and $50; in addi- tion there are prizes of $50 for the best player rated Under-2000 and $50 for the best junior player under 18. The entry fee is $25; advance payment is required. Registration is at 10:45-11:45 a.m.; the rounds will be played at: noon, 1:20, 3, 4:30 and 6 p.m. Only one 1/2–pt bye is available and must be requested at entry. Late arrivals have to take a 1/2-pt bye in the first round. For information contact the Rev. Marijan Procyk, 716-830-3920 (cell) or 716-852-7566; or procykmarijan@ yahoo.com. Applications and additional info are available at http://uscak.blogspot.com/ and www.tryzub.org.

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that she and Environment Minister Tymoshenko. The PSD refused to back Will Prime Minister... Heorhii Filipchuk would be held crimi- Ukrainian prosecutors... this plan, so Mr. Yushchenko decided to (Continued from page 2) nally liable for abolishing the deal with (Continued from page 2) “punish” PSD leaders, according to Mr. belongs to Rinat Akhmetov,” said Ms. Vanco. On May 30 the NSDC advised “official malfeasance.” In the former Zhvania. Mr. Yushchenko apparently sus- Tymoshenko. “Another company President Yushchenko to order the gov- case, Mr. Lutsenko faced a fine, but now pects Mr. Zhvania of involvement in his belongs to Dmytro Firtash, the individ- ernment to rescind the decision on he may face a prison term. This means mysterious poisoning in September 2004. ual who brought RosUkrEnergo to Vanco. that he will most probably have to step In his another interview with Ukraine. Another company, 25 percent NSDC Secretary Raisa Bohatyriova down as internal affairs minister for the Ukrainska Pravda, Mr. Zhvania claimed [of it belongs to] unidentified Ukrainian said that an expert group that was set up period of the investigation. that President Yushchenko’s wife, officials at the very top. It is generally by a presidential decree of May 20 to The PGO also suspects that Mr. Kateryna, who was granted Ukrainian impossible to detect who is the founder check the Vanco deal established that Lutsenko flew with his family to holiday citizenship in 2005, had kept her U.S. cit- here.” Vanco had won the tender in 2006 legal- resorts in 2005 at taxpayers’ expense. izenship, and that Mr. Yushchenko’s chil- Earlier, Vanco Energy had said that it ly and that it was prepared to fulfill its Earlier, former Transport Minister dren also held U.S. travel documents. had three partners in Vanco contractual obligations. Vanco Energy Mykola Rudkovskyi faced a similar Dual citizenship is a crime in Ukraine. Prykerchenska, including DTEK hailed the NSDC’s decision and said that charge. The newspaper Segodnya quoted The first lady’s press service promptly Shadowlight Investments linked to it was ready for talks with Ms. a source in Parliament as saying that an denied Mr. Zhvania’s accusations. Russian businessman Yevgeny Novitsky, Tymoshenko. ad-hoc investigation commission found Mr. Zhvania told Inter TV that the and the Austrian-registered Integrum The NSDC is chaired by President that Mr. Lutsenko had flown his family on PGO had launched the cases against him Technologies. DTEK is controlled by Mr. Yushchenko, and its decisions are bind- vacation “on about 20 occasions in 2005.” and Mr. Lutsenko because OU-PSD had Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest businessman ing according to the Constitution of The commission will report its findings to disobeyed Mr. Yushchenko’s orders to and one of the leaders of the Party of the Ukraine. Ms. Tymoshenko is a member Parliament in early June, the source said. back Mr. Chernovetskyi’s party in the Regions (PRU), which is in opposition to of the NSDC, but her team on this body Mr. Lutsenko is used to having prob- May 25 mayoral and City Council elec- Ms. Tymoshenko. Ms. Tymoshenko appar- is outnumbered by Mr. Yushchenko’s lems with the law. This is not the first tions in Kyiv. Messrs. Zhvania and ently believes that Firtash is behind people. time that he has been accused of using Lutsenko managed OU-PSD’s campaign Integrum Technologies. Firtash is the co- Ms. Bohatyriova is a member of the government aircraft for private purposes. in the election. Exit polls have shown that owner, jointly with Gazprom, of PRU. It is believed that she belongs to Moreover, in 2006 and 2007 he was OU-PSD will not make it into the City RosUkrEnergo, a company from which the “business wing” of the party, whose accused of lobbying to secure a contract Council, while Mr. Chernovetsky won the Ukraine has been buying Russian and informal leader is none other than Mr. for his wife’s employers to sell communi- mayoral election, and his party will have Central Asian gas since 2006. Ms. Akhmetov. This wing is more prone to cation services to the police, of illegally the largest caucus in the city council. Tymoshenko unsuccessfully tried to ban- compromise with Mr.Yushchenko than giving pistols as gifts to his political Mr. Zhvania accused Messrs. ish RosUkrEnergo from the market early PRU leader and former Prime Minister allies and of holding an Israeli passport, Yushchenko and Baloha of undermining this year. Viktor Yanukovych. thus violating the ban on dual citizenship. OU-PSD’s campaign. Mr. Zhvania fore- Mr. Firtash and his Group DF issued a Ms. Tymoshenko suspects that Mr. Mr. Lutsenko denied all those accusa- cast that President Yushchenko would statement on June 2 saying that Mr. Yushchenko plans a new ruling coalition tions and won the respective court cases. abandon OU-PSD and rely on Mr. Firtash had no links whatsoever to either with the PRU, in which there will be no Mr. Zhvania launched an offensive Baloha’s new party, United Center, Vanco Prykerchenska or Integrum place for her party. against President Yushchenko. Speaking instead. Technologies or any other company in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda, affiliated with Vanco. Group DF Chief Sources: UNIAN, May 20-21, June 2- he said that Mr. Yushchenko wanted to Sources: ICTV, May 20; Ukrainska Executive Robert Shetler-Jones said that 3; Interfax-Ukraine, Ukrainska Pravda, replace the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc with Pravda, May 20, 23; Zerkalo Nedeli, Ms. Tymoshenko should stop making May 21; Ukraina, May 29; Channel 5, the Party of the Regions of former Prime May 24; Channel 5, Inter TV, May 26; “groundless” statements about Mr. May 30; Reuters, June 2. Minister Viktor Yanukovych in the ruling Segodnya, May 27. Firtash’s connections to Vanco. The article above is reprinted from coalition. According to Mr. Zhvania, Mr. The article above is reprinted from The prime minister also complained Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission Yushchenko wanted to make the chief of Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission on May 29 that the National Security from its publisher, the Jamestown the Presidential Secretariat, Viktor from its publisher, the Jamestown and Defense Council (NSDC) threatened Foundation, www.jamestown.org. Baloha, prime minister instead of Ms. Foundation, www.jamestown.org. No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 23 OUT AND ABOUT

June 20 Presentation by Orysia Tracz, “Baba Was Glen Spey, NY Ardmore Mansion,” Mountain View Resort, Whippany, NJ Right All Along,” Ukrainian American 845-856-1105 Cultural Center of New Jersey, [email protected] Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome sub- June 20 Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble DVD missions from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of Montreal release party, Auberge St. Gabriel, the editors and as space allows. Please note: items will be printed a maxi- [email protected] mum of two times each. Please send e-mail to [email protected].

June 20 Performance, “The Best of Shumka 2,” Edmonton Jubilee Auditorium, 780-451-8000

June 21 Opening of Ardmore Mansion, Verkhovyna Glen Spey, NY Mountain View Resort, 845-856-1105

June 22 Summer picnic, Ukrainian American Civic Buffalo, NY Center, 716-877-7200 or [email protected]

June 24 Book reading by author Timothy Snyder, Cambridge, MA “The Red Prince: The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke,” Harvard University, 617-495-4053

June 25 Book reading by Timothy Snyder “The Red Cambridge, MA Prince: The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke,” Harvard University, 617-495-4053

June 26 Seminar, “Ensuring the Delivery of Washington Greenhouse Gas Credits in Ukraine and Russia,” Andrews Kurth, 301-838-9733 or 202-662-3048

June 28 Murder mystery dinner, “Murder at 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2008 No. 24

Soyuzivka’s Datebook PREVIEW OF EVENTS Friday, June 20 EMLENTON, Pa.: All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp will celebrate its WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Arts, Culture and 30th anniversary with a weekend of special June 15 – Father’s Day luncheon Education Committee of the Ukrainian events. On Saturday, there will be seminars American Cultural Center of New Jersey and cultural program July 20 - 26 – Sitch Sports Camp on such topics as iconography and sacred (ACE/UACCNJ) invites the public to a session 1 music, as well as a moleben at the camp’s presentation by speaker Orysia Tracz of June 21 – Wedding Pochayiv icon. Sunday’s events are high- Winnipeg, Manitoba, specialist in July 20 - August 2 – Roma Pryma lighted by the blessing of a traditional Ukrainian traditions and folk arts. The June 22 - 29 – Tabir Ptashat session 1 Bohachevsky Dance Camp session wooden chapel – built in the Hutsul and presentation, “Baba Was Right All Along: Boyko style of the Ukrainian Carpathian 1; recital Saturday, August 2 Ukrainian Folk Medicine,” is at 8 p.m. at Mountains – followed by a hierarchical June 23 - 27 – Exploration Day the UACCNJ, 60 N. Jefferson Road, divine liturgy. Afterwards there will be a Camp session 1 July 27 – August 2 – Sitch Sports Whippany, NJ 07981. Admission: $20 dinner and concert by the Kyiv Ukrainian Camp session 2 donation to benefit ACE/UACCNJ. To Dance Ensemble and the Kobzari of the June 22 - July 3 – Tennis Camp reserve seats e-mail [email protected]. Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus. For further July 27 - 31 – Adoptive Ukrainian Saturday-Sunday, June 21-22 information e-mail [email protected]. June 28 - 29 – USCAK tennis Children and Parents Heritage tournament Camp session co-sponsored by Ukrainian Embassy PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES: June 29 - July 12 – Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Dance Workshop August 3 – 16 – Roma Pryma Preview of Events is a listing of Ukrainian community events open to the public. Bohachevsky Dance Camp session 2 It is a service provided at minimal cost ($20 per submission) by The Ukrainian June 29 - July 6 – Tabir Ptashat Weekly to the Ukrainian community. session 2 August 9 – Miss Soyuzivka Weekend To have an event listed in Preview of Events please send information, in English, June 30 - July 4 – Exploration Day written in Preview format, i.e., in a brief paragraph that includes the date, place, Camp session 2 August 9 – Club Suzy-Q Week – type of event, sponsor, admission, full names of persons and/or organizations 25th Anniversary involved, and a phone number to be published for readers who may require addi- July 10 - 13 – Soyuzivka Cultural tional information. Items should be no more than 100 words long. Festival Weekend August 16 – Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Dance Camp session Information should be sent to: Preview of Events, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 July 13 -18 – Heritage Camp 2 recital Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, 973-644-9510; e-mail, session 1 [email protected]. August 17 - 23 – Joseph’s School of July 13 - 19 – Discovery / Cultural Dance (Ballroom Dance Camp) Camp August 25 – September 1 – Labor July 20 - 25 – Heritage Camp Day Week Need a back issue? session 2 If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054.

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