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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVII HE No.KRAINIAN 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine CouncilT of EuropeU delegation finds Presidential Wcandidate Natalia Vitrenko intimidation of press in Ukraine among 33 injured in grenade attack 4by Roman Woronowycz supporters, while the rest is by supporters by Roman Woronowycz grenades were handed over to them by Mr. Kyiv Press Bureau of individual candidates,” said Kyiv Press Bureau Ivanchenko’s wife. Mr. Ivanchenko has a Oleksander Chekmyshev, the head of the history of arms violations, the most recent KYIV – An investigative delegation committee. KYIV – Presidential candidate Natalia one in 1997, according to the report. from the Council of Europe, invited by a Tunne Kelam, Ms. Severinsen’s part- Vitrenko sustained abdominal wounds and Although Mr. Moroz has fiercely denied coalition of presidential candidates to ner on the PACE investigative team, crit- narrowly escaped more serious injury on any involvement in an assassination con- review the pre-election process in icized the manner in which the press has October 2 when two grenades were hurled spiracy – saying that he did not even know Ukraine, has concluded that the Kuchma been bought up by political parties and into a crowd where she was standing. The his local campaign organizer, who militia government is intimidating the press and leaders, calling it the “polarization of the attack has caused a political uproar and say was a leading member of Mr. Moroz’s not allowing for an open and fair cam- press in favor of one candidate or anoth- thrown the presidential race into chaos. Kryvyi Rih city campaign team – the presi- paign season. er.” Thirty-three people were injured in the dential administration and the state televi- “We are a bit alarmed at the situation,” The PACE rapporteurs said they had grenade attack in the city of Kryvyi Rih, sion channel have made a point of portray- said Anna Severinsen, the lead rapporteur gathered much anecdotal evidence that after two assailants hurled the explosive ing Mr. Ivanchenko as an acquaintance of sent by the Parliamentary Assembly of the press is being intimidated into sub- devices into a group lingering near a public the Socialist candidate. the Council of Europe (PACE) after an mission and that government officials are hall where Ms. Vitrenko had just finished official request by the Kaniv Four candi- being used for campaign purposes. speaking. dates’ coalition that it monitor the elec- Ms. Severinsen cited the hounding of Known for her outspoken populist and tion situation in Ukraine. the STB television channel by govern- ultra-orthodox Communist views as well as The Kaniv Four, which includes presi- ment tax examiners as a good example of anti-Western rhetoric, the Progressive dential candidates Oleksander the violation of campaign procedures Socialist Party leader has remained a strong Tkachenko, Oleksander Moroz, Yevhen accepted in the West. No. 2 in many pre-election polls and Marchuk and Volodymyr Oliinyk, has STB announced at the beginning of increasingly is seen by many as a legitimate criticized the Kuchma administration for the campaign season that it would grant threat to win the October 31 election. not allowing it access to the state-owned all candidates equal time on its broad- Ms. Vitrenko, speaking in Kyiv three Ukrainian Television network in the run- casts. Since then the government has sent days after the incident, said she was saved up to the presidential elections, which are an army of tax police from various levels from more serious injury by her bodyguard, now three weeks away. It also has of government to examine the television who took the first hit, suffering extensive alleged that Kuchma supporters have per- station’s accounts. They have frozen its head damage, and then pushed her back petrated a virtual media blackout on all bank accounts and forced it to the brink into the building. the candidates, with the president accept- of bankruptcy. STB has not broadcast a “My reaction was to race to the car. If I ed. regular news program in more than a had done so the second grenade would have A study released on October 6 by the month. hit me,” explained Ms. Vitrenko. Equal Opportunities Committee, a non- Ms. Severinsen said she also had As Ms. Vitrenko recounted, she and her governmental organization, to a large heard of campaign workers being entourage, which included National Deputy extent supports the view held by the four harassed by fire inspectors and health Volodymyr Marchenko, her closest political candidates. It states that although the inspectors. Mr. Tkachenko of the Kaniv associate, had just left a public campaign Kaniv Four closely follows Mr. Kuchma rally in the Inhuletsk district of Kryvyi Rih, Four told a press conference on October Natalia Vitrenko in the amount of coverage it receives in 5, a day after the PACE delegation which had been attended by some 1,000 the press, those reports are more negative people. About 100 well-wishers waited out- arrived, that he had evidence people had During an October 6 evening news than those about the president. side the public hall where she had spoken to been intimidated by government inspec- report, state television produced a letter “A considerable part of the mass greet her as she left the building. As she signed by Mr. Moroz, by which he appar- media is controlled by the president’s (Continued on page 5) signed autographs and accepted flowers ently appointed Mr. Ivanchenko as one of and advice, the first grenade exploded and his official representative in Kryvyi Rih, as she felt a stabbing pain in her abdomen. well as photos of the two walking together. That is when her bodyguard pushed her A day earlier Mr. Moroz had defended back towards the building, ostensibly sav- himself against accusations that he was ing her life. somehow involved in the attack by stating Ms. Vitrenko was wounded by five that he could not be responsible for all his pieces of shrapnel that lodged in her lower campaign workers, and that he had direct abdomen and thighs, while Mr. Marchenko contact only with his representatives at the suffered three similar injuries. Four other oblast level. individuals required hospitalization, one of Careful not to implicate Mr. Moroz in whom had a leg amputated as a result of the the affair, Ukraine’s Minister of Internal injuries sustained. Affairs Yurii Kravchenko nonetheless made Two suspects, both Russian citizens it clear that he believed that the state militia from the city of Rostov, were apprehended had nabbed the right people. “We are not by militia immediately after the attack. One considering any other options or possible has been identified as the brother of Serhii suspects,” said Mr. Kravchenko. Ivanchenko, a campaign organizer for Ms. Vitrenko, who along with Mr. Socialist Party candidate Oleksander Marchenko had surgery in Kyiv a day after Moroz. the incident to remove metal fragments, The Ministry of Internal Affairs has stat- said at an October 6 press conference that ed that Mr. Ivanchenko is believed to be on she considered the assault “a politically the run and perhaps in Russia. Ukrainian motivated terrorist act,” but was not ready Television News, the state-owned TV sta- to point fingers. tion, said in a report that neighbors of Mr. “Investigations are continuing, and I do For 20 years, the Cleveland-based Kashtan School of Ukrainian Dance has been pre- Ivanchenko’s parents, who also live in serving the Ukrainian soul. Read about this extraordinary troupe in the centerfold of not want to accuse anyone or defend any- Rostov, had seen him after the attack. The one,” said Ms. Vitrenko. this issue. two detained men have told Ministry of Internal Affairs investigators that the (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

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A trip to Miensk highlights Candidates comment on attack Kuchma instructed the police to improve protection for all 14 candidates in the political conflicts in Belarus KYIV – Following the attempt on October 31 presidential elections. Progressive Socialist leader Natalia “President Kuchma is angered by what Vitrenko’s life, other presidential candi- by David R. Marples because of the constant portrayals in the has happened. In this difficult situation, dates have commented on the incident and the president considers ensuring order (state-controlled) media of the opposition its possible consequences. Socialist Party On September 4, I flew to the Republic as the enemies of the people. Thus, a and calm in the country during the elec- of Belarus, at the behest of the head Oleksander Moroz rejected allega- tion campaign a priority,” Mr. Kuchma’s democratic election, in this instance, can- tions that he had anything to do with the Organization for Security and not provide a meaningful result because spokesman Oleksander Martynenko told Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and attack, saying the incident was linked to Reuters. (RFE/RL Newsline) of the months of state propaganda “plans of the present regime to introduce a specifically its Advisory and Monitoring through the media vilifying the opposi- Group (AMG) in Miensk, headed by the state of emergency and thwart the elections Canadian funds for policy development tion and its views. In this way, the results at any cost.” Internal Affairs Minister Yurii German diplomat, Ambassador Hans of a well-intentioned OSCE program may KYIV – Canada’s Ambassador to Georg Wieck. I was invited as an expert Kravchenko confirmed that the police are be the loss of independence and the searching for Serhii Ivanchenko, head of Ukraine Derek Fraser presided over the on Belarus, to take part in a seminar of beginning of what Mr. Padhol terms a October 1 launch of a four-year $6.1 mil- the National Executive Committee to Mr. Moroz’s regional election staff in “new imperialism” on Belarusian lands. Kryvyi Rih, who is suspected of master- lion (Canadian) project to support the help resolve the political impasse in the In this chaotic situation, the role of the Ukrainian government’s capacity to country. minding the attack. Verkhovna Rada AMG has been difficult, to say the least. Chairman Oleksander Tkachenko said the develop policy options. The Public Policy The AMG was established to help Capacity Building project, implemented But Ambassador Wieck is a persistent attack was intended to “intimidate people” resolve a constitutional crisis and to facil- by the Canadian Bureau for International man, and under his supervision a dialogue in order to dissuade them from attending itate a dialogue between the president and Education and the Ukrainian Academy of has duly begun between the government campaign meetings. According to Mr. the Parliament of the 13th session that Public Administration, will support mar- and the opposition. One of the premises Tkachenko, the attack is “advantageous” was abruptly dissolved by President was the relative success of similar round- ket principles and facilitate the develop- only for President Leonid Kuchma. Yurii Alyaksandr Lukashenka in November table discussions in neighboring Poland. ment of trade and investments links with Kostenko of the splinter Rukh said the 1996, and replaced with a truncated ver- Our conference was an attempt by the Canada. (Eastern Economist) attack will boost Ms. Vitrenko’s popularity sion of 120 deputies. In this same period, National Executive Committee (NEC) led and reduce Mr. Moroz’s election chances. the president held a doctored referendum by the Chairman of the Parliament of the Tyhypko attends series of D.C. meetings President Leonid Kuchma said the attack in Belarus to amend the 1994 12th session, Myacheslau Hryb, to come on Ms. Vitrenko was a “well-planned WASHINGTON – American investors Constitution, to increase his own powers, up with a guiding formula for democratic provocation” ordered by someone who are assuming a wait-and-see attitude toward and to extend his own five-year period in change. Simultaneously, the government wants to “exacerbate the social and politi- Ukraine, said Vice-Prime Minister of the office from the date of the referendum and the opposition were each to appoint cal situation and derail the presidential Economy Serhii Tyhypko during the meet- rather than the date of the presidential six members for the official discussions; elections.” He stressed that the presidential ing of Ukrainian-American Committee for election (July 20, 1994). Thus for the this seemingly straightforward proposi- ballot will be held on October 31, as Economic Cooperation. Mr. Tyhypko added opposition, July 20, represented the end tion was complicated by the fact that planned. Meanwhile, doctors at the hospital that the upcoming presidential elections in of the presidentís mandate, after which he eight political parties were vying for the where Ms. Vitrenko is receiving treatment Ukraine do not influence bilateral coopera- was no longer be recognized as a legiti- six places. Both meetings centered on the said on October 3 that her life is not threat- tion between strategic partners. The mate ruler by foreign powers. On this parliamentary elections scheduled for the ened. (RFE/RL Newsline) prospects of supporting Ukraine’s interests date, according to the original year 2000 as the best means to resolve the in international financial organizations were Constitution, power passed to the chair- crisis. Both were held in the relatively Kuchma orders improved protection also discussed. The committee is to inform man of the parliament of the 13th session, plush BIB Belarusian-German joint ven- the Kuchma-Gore Commission on the state Syamon Sharetsky. But, fearing for his ture hotel in west Miensk, which was KYIV – One day after the attack on safety, and after taking temporary shelter considered the closest to a neutral venue. Natalia Vitrenko, President Leonid (Continued on page 8) in the OSCE offices, Mr. Sharetsky had Upon arrival in Miensk, I was whisked promptly fled to Lithuania where he through the airport, bypassing customs remains today. and passport control, and into a waiting Since he has been in Miensk, OSCE minivan. I had not received such Journalists’ group appeals on behalf of STB TV Ambassador Wieck has come under fire treatment in this part of the world since a Following is the text of a letter about the intensified recently, as the channel boosts from different directions. Journalist visit to the Chornobyl station in 1989, at harassment of STB TV sent on September its presidential campaign coverage during Mikhail Podoliak, writing in Narodnaya which time my host was the Ukrainian 23 to President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine the run-up to the October 31 election. Volya (August 19), claimed that Mr. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was a far by the New York-based Committee to Unlike state-run television, STB has grant- Wieck had become a “middleman” for the cry from the usual pedestrian process at Protect Journalists. ed air time to your political opponents. presidency, with the implication that the customs at Miensk-2 airport where I have On August 26 local tax officials froze ambassador was assisting the government frequently found myself the lighter for Your Excellency: STB’s bank accounts at UkrExImBank, to redeem itself. From Vilnius, Mr. duty free goods. claiming the station had failed to submit tax Sharetsky maintained that he had been On Belarusian TV that night I heard a The Committee to Protect Journalists documents on time. But the station’s pressured by Ambassador Wieck to take government spokesperson droning on that (CPJ) is greatly troubled by the ongoing lawyers say many of the documents part in talks with the presidency and that the OSCE represented the “European official harassment of STB TV, an inde- demanded by tax inspectors had already opposition” in Miensk – the implication sometimes this pressure was in violation pendent station that reaches 80 percent of been requisitioned by the State Radio and being that NATO is the real authority in of international principles. The ambassa- the television-watching population of Television Broadcasting Committee, which Europe. But then, I reflected, the govern- dor has strenuously denied both charges. Ukraine. For nearly six months STB has also is investigating STB. It was thus phys- ment has to try to convince the public (or The International League for Human endured repeated hostile inspections by at ically impossible for STB to comply with itself) that there are reasons for its partici- Rights, in its special issue of September least nine government agencies, including a the tax inspectors’ demands. 1, has stressed that before any meaningful pation in the dialogue. number of random tax audits by municipal dialogue can take place, political prison- I had meetings with the OSCE mission tax authorities. The bureaucratic scrutiny (Continued on page 15) ers must be released and the opposition leaders, including Ambassador Wieck, a be permitted free and equal access to the lively man of 72, and with the German media. Many leading oppositionists have ambassador to Belarus, Horst FOUNDED 1933 questioned the sincerity and commitment Winkelmann, at the German Embassy. It of the government in the talks. 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Tarasyuk, Albright sign memoranda on rocket technology FOR THE RECORD: Rep. Smith’s Eastern Economist ation between the United States and Ukraine also furthers the interests of non- KYIV – The United States and Ukraine proliferation. The RTSA, along with the statement on elections in Ukraine reached agreement on September 29 on the Memorandum of Understanding Following is the text of a statement reports of violations in the conduct of the protection of sensitive Ukrainian rocket Concerning Cooperation in the Aerospace submitted on September 22 to the election campaign, including in the sig- technology used to launch U.S. commercial Sector (also signed on September 29), pro- Congressional Record by Chris Smith (R- nature-gathering process and inappropri- satellites as part of the multi-national Sea motes non-proliferation and benefits the N.J.), chairman of the Commission on ate meddling by officials, especially on Launch project. security goals of both countries, while Security and Cooperation in Europe the local level. I am also troubled by gov- The agreement, which was signed in increasing economically valuable opportu- (Helsinki Commission) and chairman of ernmental actions against the free media, Washington by Secretary of State nities in the space sector. the Subcommittee on Human Rights and including the recent seizure of bank Madeleine K. Albright and Foreign Affairs Included on the agenda of the seventh International Operations, House accounts of STB independent television Minister Borys Tarasyuk, was initiated at meeting of the Kuchma-Gore Committee’s International Relations Committee. and the suspension of four independent the first meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine subgroup on economic cooperation were television stations in Crimea. The harass- Ukraine on the Eve of Elections Binational Commission in 1997. It lays out issues of macroeconomic and financial pol- ment of the print and electronic media is procedures to ensure that U.S. and icy, structural reforms and the energy sec- M r. Speaker, Ukraine’s presidential inconsistent with OSCE [Organization Ukrainian cooperation is consistent with tor. The investment climate in Ukraine and elections will be held in a little over a for Security and Cooperation in Europe] both countries’ non-proliferation commit- the development of the private sector also month, on October 31. These elections commitments. It undermines Ukraine’s ments. were discussed. will be an important indicator in charting overall positive reputation with respect to The fact sheet on the agreement notes Another talking point was implementa- Ukraine’s course over the next four human rights and democracy, including the following: tion of the Kharkiv initiative, which aims years. The stakes are high. Will Ukraine its generally positive record in previous At the first U.S.-Ukraine Binational to assist the economy of Kharkiv Oblast to continue to move – even if at a slow and elections. Commission meeting in May 1997, Vice- compensate partly for the loss of the con- inconsistent pace – in the direction of the The Helsinki Commission, which I President Al Gore initiated cooperation tract in May 1998 by Kharkiv-based supremacy of law over politics, a market chair, was in the forefront of supporting with Ukraine in the important and mutually Turboatom to provide turbines for the con- economy, and integration with the Euro- respect for human rights and self-deter- beneficial civil aerospace sector. Secretary struction of a nuclear power station in Atlantic community? Or will Ukraine mination in Ukraine during the dark days Albright’s visit to Kyiv in March 1998 Bushehr, Iran. regress in the direction of the closed eco- of Soviet rule. We have viewed – and marked the beginning of implementation of nomic and political system that existed still view – Ukraine’s independence as a that cooperation. during Soviet times? Clearly, the out- milestone in Europe’s history. However, The Agreement Between the come of the elections will have signifi- in order to consolidate its independence Government of the United States of Tarasyuk meets cant implications for U.S. policy towards and reinforce internal cohesion, Ukraine America and the Government of Ukraine Ukraine. needs to speed its transition to democra- on Technology Safeguards Associated with Despite the many internal and external cy and market economy. It needs to work Ukrainian Launch Vehicles, Missile with Kofi Annan positive changes that have occurred in towards greater compliance with OSCE Equipment and Technical Data for the “Sea Embassy of Ukraine in Canada Ukraine since its independence in 1991, standards and norms. The OSCE Office Launch” Program (RTSA) signed by including progress in creating a demo- for Project Coordination in Ukraine can Secretary Albright and Foreign Minister OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister cratic, tolerant society and the significant be a useful tool to assist Ukraine in this Tarasyuk provides protection for sensitive, Borys Tarasyuk’s meeting with U.N. role played in the stability and security of regard and I hope that the Ukrainian gov- Missile Technology Control Regime Secretary General Kofi Annan became the Europe, Ukraine still has a long way to ernment will take advantage of and bene- (MTCR)-controlled Ukrainian rocket tech- central event of the third day of the go in building a sustainable democracy fit from the OSCE presence. nology used in the commercial Sea Launch Ukrainian delegation’s work at the 54th ses- underpinned by the rule of law. Despite frustrations with certain project. Sea Launch is a multinational proj- sion of the United Nations General Specifically, Ukraine needs to improve aspects of Ukraine’s reality, it is impor- ect using Ukrainian and Russian rocket Assembly. its judiciary and criminal justice system, tant for both the Congress and the execu- stages to launch U.S. commercial satellites During the meeting Mr. Tarasyuk said reduce bureaucratic arbitrariness and rid tive branch to continue to support an from a Norwegian-built seaborne platform. that one of main aims of the Ukrainian del- itself of the stifling menace of corruption. independent, democratic Ukraine, both The RTSA lays out procedures that will egation during this session is to secure sup- Indeed, corruption is exacting a huge toll in terms of policies designed to strength- ensure cooperation is consistent with both port for the convocation of the second con- on Ukrainian institutions, eroding confi- en U.S.-Ukraine relations, as well as countries’ non-proliferation commitments. ference of donor-nations for financing the dence in government and support for with assistance designed to genuinely Together with the Satellite Technology Chornobyl-related shelter project. economic reforms, and discouraging strengthen democratic and free-market Safeguard Agreement signed by the secre- Mr. Annan noted the weighty contribu- domestic and foreign investment. development. The key is to be patient, tary of state in Kyiv in March of 1998 to tion made by Ukraine toward strengthening Mr. Speaker, I am concerned about but persistent, in encouraging progress. protect sensitive U.S. satellite technologies, stability and security in the world, the par- the RTSA will ensure that lucrative cooper- ticipation of Ukrainian peacekeepers in U.N. operations, in particular in Kosovo as well as regular payment by Ukraine of its Marchuk. “Where will the candidate be have the effect of raising her rating further,” current dues to the organization’s budget, emerging? Where to throw the grenade so said Oleksander Tkachenko, another mem- Presidential candidate... despite the country’s complicated economic that no one is killed. How to avoid a gun- (Continued from page 1) ber of the Kaniv Four and the chairman of situation. fight.” However, the presidential candidate, who the Verkhovna Rada. “In the second round The secretary general promised to visit The Kaniv Four did not accuse the said she would not be deterred by the inci- now it could very well be Vitrenko and the Ukraine on an invitation extended by Kuchma administration or campaign team dent in her effort to win the election, said candidate from the Kaniv Four.” President Leonid Kuchma. of outrightly complicity, but they did blame she did not have much confidence that law Among the many conspiracy theories In his official address to the United the president for not taking the proper meas- enforcement investigations would be honest that are being mulled by political pundits, Nations Foreign Affairs Minister Tarasyuk ures to avoid such an incident. or forthright. She said she would wait until one suggests that Ms. Vitrenko could have requested that the United Nations send Mr. Moroz alone came close to implicat- after she wins the October 31 vote to get her organized the incident to bring attention to observers to Ukraine for the period of the ing the president in the attack. “For whom is answers. herself. Her campaign has sustained less presidential election campaign and the elec- it convenient that Ms. Vitrenko was the tar- and less press attention even as her cam- Ms. Vitrenko implied that the attack was tions. get? It is convenient for the current regime,” paign has remained strong. an attempt to derail her campaign, organ- said Mr. Moroz. The allegations are similar to ones ized by people with access to official power. President Kuchma, while declining to made against Belarusian President “This was not a car bomb attempt or a give an official theory of what happened in Alyaksandr Lukashenka, a relatively sniper attack, but a grenade thrown into a Kryvyi Rih, called it “a political provoca- unknown presidential candidate in 1993, Canada and Ukraine crowd,” explained Ms. Vitrenko. “Those tion” and an “effort to exacerbate the social whose popularity rose greatly after he sur- who threw the grenades wanted to scare and political situation and to derail the elec- vived a bomb attack before the elections, people, so that the mafia that controls the to assist businesses tions.” which he went on to win. Embassy of Ukraine in Canada country can continue to keep its marionettes Much of the media has portrayed the Ms. Vitrenko cast such assertions aside in power.” attack on Ms. Vitrenko as a poor effort to during her press conference and said they OTTAWA – A protocol-agreement on Ms. Vitrenko also severely criticized the discredit Mr. Moroz and his candidacy. That “sicken” her. cooperation was signed in Kyiv on Ministry of Internal Affairs for providing has outraged Ms. Vitrenko. On October 6 the Verkhovna Rada September 27 by the Canadian-Ukrainian only three officers to control the large “I am shocked when people say that this appointed an ad hoc committee to investi- Business Initiative (CUBI) and the crowd. was done to stop Moroz and his campaign. gate the circumstances surrounding the inci- Ukrainian League of Small and Mid-size At another press conference, this one This was an attack against Vitrenko’s life dent in Kryvyi Rih. Ms. Vitrenko, however, Privately-Run Businesses. called by the Kaniv Four coalition of candi- and her campaign,” explained the said that she doesn’t expect it will be any The document provides for the two par- dates, to which Mr. Moroz belongs, the talk Progressive Socialist leader. more fruitful than the investigation being ties’ joint efforts in aiding Ukrainian and also centered on a plot hatched by those Although, his ratings barely reach dou- conducted by the Ministry of Internal Canadian companies looking for eligible close to the government. ble-digit figures, Mr. Moroz still is consid- Affairs. business partners. The program is supposed One of the candidates, Yevhen Marchuk, ered the candidate with the best chance of “It is the epitome of cynicism to form an to last until the spring of 2000, when Kyiv who served as the first chief of Ukrainian beating President Kuchma, especially if a investigative committee without contacting hosts the CUBI-2000 conference. State Security Service and was a KGB offi- second round of voting is required. us, asking us what happened, or even how I The cooperation project, which dates cial before that, said that a certain expertise However, many of the candidates am doing,” said Ms. Vitrenko. “What will back to 1997, is aimed at promoting was need to be able to throw two grenades believe the incident could well boost Ms. they do, ask Moroz whether he knew the Canadian-Ukrainian trade, attracting into a crowd and not kill anyone. Vitrenko’s popularity and even help guy, whether he signed the document Canadian capital investment and creating “A standard terrorist could not put secure her victory. appointing Ivanchenko his representative, many new jobs in unemployment-stricken together all the details,” explained Mr. “I believe that this terrorist act could when he has already denied doing so?” Ukraine. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

OBITUARY UOC/USA delegation travels to Istanbul to discuss “Points of Agreement” with ecumenical patriarch Michael Huk, 79, anesthesiologist, SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. — A that served as the basis upon which the delegation from the Ukrainian Orthodox UOC/USA accepted the omophorion of supporter of national causes Church of the U.S.A., headed by the ecumenical patriarch.” CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Prominent metropolitan’s entreaties and his deep Metropolitan Constantine, met on The statement released by the anesthesiologist Dr. Michael Huk died devotion to his faith, Dr. Huk asked for an September 21-22 with Ecumenical UOC/USA also noted that other topics here on Saturday, October 2, at the age of abeyance until he completed his medical Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul of discussion included the ecumenical 79. studies. But it was at Heidelberg (Constantinople). patriarch’s position regarding the vari- Long before “alternative medicine” University that Dr. Huk met his wife, Dr. According to information released ous branches of the Orthodox Church became a buzzword, Dr. Huk, an anesthe- Lydia (neé Hlanko) Huk. Tragically, she by the UOC/USA, “This meeting took in Ukraine and agreement was reached siologist with Muhlenberg Hospital in died only two years after their marriage. place in accordance with the decision of regarding the specific participation of Plainfield, N.J., began studying acupunc- It was during this time, immediately the 15th UOC/USA Sobor, as well as the the ecumenical patriarch in activities ture and hypnosis in the 1960s. In fact, Dr. after the war, that Dr. Huk served on the latest meeting of the Metropolitan to establish one “pomisna” (particular) Huk was nationally recognized and pro- staff of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in Council, with regard to obtaining an Orthodox Church in Ukraine that filed for using only hypnosis during a radi- Heidelberg, where he focused on work explanation in greater detail of the previ- would be recognized by world cal hysterectomy. He was one of the first with displaced persons, primarily as a ously accepted ‘Points of Agreement’ Orthodoxy. medical doctors to practice acupuncture in translator. His excellent command of over New Jersey. In addition to his work for six languages was invaluable to the Allied Muhlenberg Hospital, he ran a Pain and Command. The Rev. Dr. John Kovalchuk elected president Stress Center for multiple ills, including Dr. Huk worked with the late William smoke cessation, weight loss and pain. H. Sudduth, in establishing foreign student Dr. Huk was born on April 3, 1920, in associations for displaced persons in of Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Convention Nova Skvara, Ukraine. Like many, he was Germany and finding sponsors for them at forced to leave during World War II, upon various academic institutions in the United LEVITTOWN, Pa. – The Rev. Dr. Lynne parish, as assistant secretary; the the invasion of the German and Russian States. In conjunction with his then father- John Kovalchuk of Harrisburg, Pa., has Rev. Dmitro Login, pastor of the First forces, to search for freedom in other lands. in-law, Basil Hlanko, he supported the been elected president of the Ukrainian Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church in A graduate of Heidelberg University, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Evangelical Baptist Convention in the Philadelphia, as assistant treasurer; and Dr. Huk had earlier studied at St. Basil’s Administration’s efforts, which his father- United States. the Rev. Aleksandr Kalinin, pastor of the Seminary in Zovkva, Ukraine, where he in-law oversaw. The election was held Saturday, Ukrainian Baptist Church in Berwyn, Ill., was invited by Metropolitan Andrey In his early years in the United States, September 4, at the First Ukrainian as a member. Sheptytsky of the Ukrainian Catholic in the 1950s, Dr. Huk completed his Evangelical Baptist Church in Levittown, All the terms of office are three years. Church to join the priesthood. Despite the internship at St. Mary’s Hospital in Pa., during the group’s 54th annual con- The women’s fellowship elected as its Hoboken, N.J., and continued his residen- ference. president Ella Jakubovich of Winthrop, cy at Hahnemann University in Elected as vice-presidents were the Rev. Maine. Philadelphia. He led the Ukrainian Victor Shvetz, pastor of the First Ukrainian The youth association elected as its pres- Medical Association as its president for Evangelical Christian Baptist Church of ident Leo Letushko, leader of the youth Ukrainian Catholic several years, and was active in the Union Sacramento, Calif., and the Rev. Avdiy group at the Ukrainian Baptist Church County (N.J.) Medical Association, which Chripczuk, pastor of the Levittown church. Home of the Gospel in Vineland, N.J. hierarchs confer he often represented at various confer- The secretary is the Rev. Anatoly As a minister, the Rev. Kovalchuk has ences. The American Medical Association Moshkovsky, pastor of the Ukrainian served as a pastor, choir director, editor recently cited Dr. Huk for his outstanding Evangelical Baptist Church in Crum Lynne, and college lecturer. He is currently the at synod in Ukraine record of achievement during the last 50 Pa. The treasurer is the Rev. Michael state language director for Pennsylvania LVIV – Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs years. Jakubovich, pastor of the Ukrainian Baptist and South Jersey of the Southern Baptist held a synod at St. Nicholas Monastery in A dynamic man, known particularly for Church in Manchester, N.H. Convention. Krekhiv, Ukraine, (25 miles northwest of his great sense of humor and storytelling Others elected to the executive board At the conference it was pointed out that Lviv) on September 1-8. and contagious joy of life, he loved nature include the Rev. Dr. Volodymyr the Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Among the topics discussed and deci- and people, and managed to engage any- Domashovetz, pastor of the Ukrainian Convention is supporting 46 missionaries in sions made was a proposed reorganization one he met with jokes and stories. Dr. Huk Baptist Church in Livingston, N.J., as Ukraine, with a goal of at least two mission- of eparchies that are too large, in either ter- enjoyed traveling extensively, and often editor-in-chief of The Messenger of aries per oblast. The UEBC also has helped ritory or in population, in order to better went on safari. He collected art and was Truth magazine; the Rev. Dr. Wasyl finance the construction of dozens of manage the eparchy and provide better pas- himself an artist, having studied art with Kravchuk, assistant pastor of the Crum church buildings in Ukraine. toral care. such notables as Joe Hing Lowe. A recog- It was determined that the Ukrainian nized pastelist and watercolorist, Dr. Huk Church will participate in the following exhibited widely and was awarded several St. Andrew’s College inaugurates millennial events: opening of the Holy first prize citations, including most recent- Doors of St. Peter’s Basilica, December ly an award by the Westfield Art 24-25; an ecumenical ceremony commem- Association. Dr. Huk was also active in its 1999-2000 academic year orating the martyrs of the 20th century, the Westfield Senior Citizens Guild and May 7, 2000; World Youth Day in Rome, often volunteered at nursing homes and at WINNIPEG – St. Andrew’s College lic lecture about his area of specializa- August 19-20, 2000; and a divine liturgy children’s hospitals and facilities. held its 1999-2000 Inauguration and tion: dogmatic theology. concelebrated by all the Byzantine Dr. and Mrs. Huk, the former Lydia Awards Ceremony on September 12. The He stressed that theology is a dis- Churches on October 1, 2000. An all- Stefanowicz, were also active in the program opened with a prayer sung by course about God. Dogmatic theology Ukraine pilgrimage to the Mother of God Immaculate Conception Ukrainian the Faculty of Theology Choir, followed studies the basic truths (dogmas) Shrine in Zarvanytsia has been scheduled Catholic Church in Hillside, N.J., the by a blessing by Metropolitan Wasyly. revealed by the Creator. Theology is a for July 22-30, 2000. Ukrainian Institute of America, the New During her greetings, the principal, Dr. vast field, he noted, which comprises Hierarchs in the United States, Jersey Council on the Arts – Holmdel Vivian Olender, pointed out that the fam- many other studies, such as Sacred Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, and Bishops Festivals, and the Ukrainian Studies Fund ilies who founded and continue to sustain Scripture, Church history and practical Basil Losten, Michael Wiwchar and Robert at Harvard University, and were supporters the college are the backbone of the theology, liturgies and pastoral care. He Moskal, also announced a united pilgrim- also of The Metropolitan Opera in New Ukrainian Canadian at community in concluded by inviting all present to join age from all the U.S. eparchies to the Holy York. Canada – their names are found on the in the study of theology, even if only to Land for the celebration of Christianity’s Dr. Huk was an active tennis and soccer donor boards outside the chapel. “To learn more about their Church. second millennium. fan and enjoyed hiking. He could often be read those family names is to read the This year St. Andrew’s College has The pilgrimage will begin on March 6, seen strolling up and down the hills of his history of Ukrainians in Canada ... to 14 full-time theology students, 40 stu- 2000, and will return March 15. beloved Mountainside, N.J., greeting read the history of the Ukrainian dents in residence and a college enroll- The itinerary will include Nazareth, neighbors and stopping to admire nature, a Orthodox Church of Canada,” she said. ment of 100. There are also approximate- Galilee and Jerusalem. Divine liturgies will practice he continued at Harvard Square. The primate of the Ukrainian ly 100 students enrolled in the courses of be celebrated at important sacred places. A He was devoted his family; his wife of Orthodox Church of Canada, the Center for Ukrainian Canadian visitation of the Melkite Patriarchal Greek- almost 40 years, Lydia; his children, Metropolitan Wasyly, welcomed the stu- Studies. Over $45,000 was awarded this Catholic Church will take place on March Mona; Camilla and her husband Roman; dents to the new academic year and year in scholarships and bursaries to stu- 13, centering on the celebration of the and Andrew; and his grandchildren, Olya stressed the value of learning and educa- dents in the faculty of theology, the divine liturgy by bishops and clergy. Matkiwsky and Sanya Huk. He was also tion. Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies at The following eparchial directors have close to his wife’s family, especially his The inauguration address was given St. Andrew’s College and St. Andrew’s been appointed by their local eparchs to mother-in-law, Olha Stefanowicz, and her by the Rev. Dr. Oleh Krawchenko, College resident students. Donors or coordinate the trip: Philadelphia – Sister daughter, Christina Dylan, and her family. chair of the presidium of the their family members presented the Thomas Hrynewich, SSMI, (215) 627- Funeral services were held October 7 at Consistory and professor of dogmatic awards to the successful candidates. 0143; Stamford – the Very Rev. Patrick St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic theology at St. Andrew’s College. He The chair of the board of directors, Paschak, OSBM, (203) 324-7698; Chicago Church in Newark, N.J., followed by pointed out that the inauguration is an Russell Kapty, gave concluding remarks. – the Rev. Theodore Wroblicky, (916) 481- internment at St. Andrew the First-Called opportunity for theology professors to The benediction was sung by Faculty of 8545; and Parma – Msgr. Richard Apostle Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery in speak to the public and thus chose to Theology Choir and the blessing given Seminack, (412) 279-4652. South Bound Brook, N.J. make his address in the form of a pub- by Metropolitan Wasyly. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 5

Consul General Bohaievskyi The Washington Group sponsors greets The Ukrainian Weekly summer intern for Ukraine’s Embassy by Yaro Bihun Embassy, she said, especially with trans- Following is the text of an anniversary greeting sent to The Ukrainian Weekly lations. “That was the most challenging by Ukraine’s consul general in New York, Yuriy Bohaievskyi. WASHINGTON – For the fourth year part of my work, because my Ukrainian in a row, the Ukrainian Embassy here had October 6, 1999 was more conversational, and coming the services of a summer intern funded by here I had to broaden it.” To Ms. Roma Hadzewycz The Washington Group, a Washington- and the entire staff of The Ukrainian Weekly “One part of my reason for getting based association of Ukrainian American involved in international relations was professionals. On behalf of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New York, I have the honor that I’ve always had a life-long interest in This year’s intern was Valentina N. Ukraine just because of the way I was to convey to the editorial board and all the people working for The Ukrainian Yarr, 23, a recent graduate of the Weekly our sincere congratulations on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of raised.” University of Minnesota. Her two-month A second-generation Ukrainian your newspaper. internship not only fit the needs of the With best wishes for further success, I remain American, born and raised in Ukrainian Embassy but also helped fur- Minneapolis, Ms. Yarr went through what Sincerely yours, ther her own career plans, which now are many would call a “traditional” Ukrainian Yuriy Bohaievskyi focused on international affairs, Ms. Yarr American upbringing. Consul General of Ukraine in New York said in an interview. “We were raised speaking Ukrainian She did quite a bit of translating of before speaking English,” she recalled. Embassy news releases and other docu- Most of her weekends and spare time tions,” said Ms. Severinsen. ments from the Ukrainian into English, were spent in Ukrainian school at St. Council of Europe... Both called on the president to ban all and helped the Embassy staff prepare Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, at (Continued from page 1) possible government inspections of can- brochures and fact sheets about Ukraine, activities, including summer camps, of tors after making contributions to the didates or media outlets in the three as well as draft letters in English. The the youth organization ODUM, playing in campaign funds of candidates other than weeks before the election and to allow subjects varied from official government the bandura, dancing in the local SUMA Mr. Kuchma. equal television access for each of the policy to parking problems in front of the dance ensemble, and, last year, teaching The PACE delegation, which met with presidential hopefuls. Embassy building. at St. Catherine’s Ukrainian Orthodox eight of the 15 candidates, as well as with The rapporteurs, while admitting they In the process, she expanded her Church Ukrainian school near St. Paul. journalists, the procurator general of had gathered little hard evidence and knowledge of Ukrainian, learned to work Ms. Yarr majored in international rela- Ukraine and the head of the Central much hearsay and innuendo, stressed that in a “Ukrainian environment” and saw tions at Minnesota University, with a Election Commission, explained that in the information considered most relevant how a Ukrainian diplomatic mission focus on Eastern Europe and a minor in September Ukraine had signed a PACE was that which was heard repeatedly. operates – all in all, a “beneficial” and Russian. Before graduating and coming recommendation on how to run fair and Mr. Kelam said the team’s investiga- “unique experience,” Ms. Yarr said. (Continued on page 24) free elections, by which it had agreed to tion would be added to the general report “They kept me quite busy” at the adhere to Western, democratic traditions. by PACE election observers on the man- “It stresses the fundamental independ- ner in which the Ukrainian presidential ence of the media,” explained Mr. elections had taken place, to be released Kelam. “Coverage should be free and by the Council of Europe after the vote is fair, balanced and impartial. It pays spe- concluded. cial attention to public broadcasts, gov- If the election observers were to issue ernment channels and programs. To a negative report on the elections, ensure fair and balanced coverage there Ukraine could face censure or expulsion, must be free access to political candi- as it has several times previously for not dates and the right of reply.” fulfilling its obligation before the The PACE rapporteurs found that Council of Europe. No sanctions have equal access and the right of reply for ever been brought, however. Mr. Kuchma’s opponents were sorely The two rapporteurs said the ultimate missing in Ukraine. force for making sure that the country’s The two rapporteurs agreed that the elections finish smoothly will be the situation in the press had deteriorated desire of its leaders to show Europe and since the parliamentary elections in the world that it is making the transition March 1998. But they sounded a note of to a democracy successfully. optimism and underscored that the situa- “The Council of Europe is an associa- tion was salvageable, if the president tion of free and democratic countries,” were to take clear steps to level the play- said Ms. Severinsen. “We could judge ing field for all the candidates. that the election was not free and fair. I “I believe that it is important that the think that is important. I think that present administration show its support Ukraine wants to continue to be consid- for freedom of speech and free elec- ered a democratic country.” Valentina N. Yarr at the entrance to the Embassy of Ukraine in Washington.

Fall district seminars of UNA branch secretaries, organizers and anyone interested in sale of life insurance. Seminar will be conducted by Martha Lysko, National Secretary of the UNA

DISTRICT CHAIRMAN DATE PLACE TIME Rochester Christine Dziuba (716-621-5230) 10/9/99 St. Josephat School, 940 Ridge Rd East, Rochester NY Noon Buffalo Zenon Bodnarsky (716-636-0821) 10/9/99 St. Josephat School, 940 Ridge Rd East, Rochester NY Noon Syracuse Joyce Kotch (315-446-3814) 10/10/99 Ukrainian National Home, 1317 West Fayette St, Syracuse NY 2:00 P.M. Northern New Jersey Eugene Oscislawski (732-583-4537) 10/15/99 UNA Headquarters, Parsippany NJ 10:00 A.M. Central New Jersey Michael Zacharko (908-725-8062) 10/15/99 UNA Headquarters, Parsippany NJ 10:00 A.M. Pittsburgh Nicholas Diakiwsky (412-251-9266) 10/16/99 Ukrainian American Club, 302 Mansfield Blvd., Carnegie, PA 10:00 A.M. New York Barbara Bachnysky (212-533-0919) 10/19/99 Samopomich, 98 Second Ave, New York, NY 10:30 A.M. Shamokin Joseph Chabon (570-874-3084) 10/20/99 St. Michael Church Hall, W. Oak St., Frackville, PA 9:30 A.M. Wilkes-Barre Taras Butrej (717-759-9211) 10/20/99 St. Michael Church Hall, W. Oak St., Frackville, PA 9:30 A.M. Cleveland Taras Szmagala (216-241-6780) 10/23/99 St. Volodymyr, 5913 State Rd., Parma, OH 2:00 P.M. Allentown Anna Haras (610-867-4052) 10/27/99 St. Josephat, 1826 Kenmore St., Bethlehem, PA 2:00 P.M. Detroit Alexander Serafyn (248-646-5882) 10/30/99 Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan Rd., Room 10, Warren, MI 9:30 A.M. Albany Mykola Fill (518-785-7596) 11/6/99 Soyuzivka 10:00 A.M. Woonsocket Leon Hardink (401-658-1957) 11/6/99 Soyuzivka 10:00 A.M. Boston Larissa Dijak (617-344-7075) 11/6/99 Soyuzivka 10:00 A.M. Connecticut Ihor Hayda (203-531-2090) 11/6/99 Soyuzivka 10:00 A.M. Chicago Stefko Kuropas (847-923-7458) 11/13/99 T.B.A. T.B.A. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Rough draft The complex answer by Roman Woronowycz Kyiv Press Bureau Last week in this space, we attempted to provide the simple answer to the question of why The Ukrainian Weekly is experiencing financial difficulties. To recap, those reasons include: a drastic cut in the subsidy traditionally provided by our publisher, the Ukrainian National Association; a lack of advertisers; and a radical hike in the sub- scription price that resulted in a dramatic decline in the number of subscribers, from On the campaign trail Perhaps the most interesting aspect of historical legacy of the Kuchma years, which we never fully recovered. This week, we will attempt to provide the complex this presidential campaign season is how which means that the economy must answer to the same question. begin to grow and jobs must be found for • For the past three years, The Ukrainian Weekly has been shouldering the costs of President Leonid Kuchma, whose domestic free subscriptions to this newspaper provided for all members of the U.S. Congress policies have been assailed by what seems the populace. (plus, until very recently, select members of the Canadian Parliament). In 1996 the like every sector of society – Communists, Another often-heard remark is that UNA stopped paying for these complimentary subscriptions, whereas previously, in national democrats, villagers, coal miners, things have already hit bottom with this accordance with a 1987 decision by the UNA Supreme Assembly, it was the UNA that businessmen – retains the lead or is near administration and inevitably the situation covered these costs in an effort to keep legislators abreast of the Ukrainian communi- the top in most pre-election voter polls. will begin to right itself, if only a bit. With ty’s concerns and developments in Ukraine. What does this mean? That the cost of People blame him for the rampant a new administration everything would these subscriptions for Congress, approximately $27,000 (calculated at a price of $50 cronyism and corruption that has engulfed begin from ground zero, again, including per subscription), now comes out of The Weekly’s budget – not the UNA’s. The Ukraine and for inconsistent and haphazard the placement of an entirely new govern- Weekly could easily cut that sum out of our expenses by halting this freebie – if we economic reform efforts. If Ukraine had an ment and administration, whose members believed that was the thing to do. But we don’t. The staff continues to feel strongly orthodox democratic electorate uninhibited will want to enrich themselves before that The Ukrainian Weekly is an important vehicle for providing decision-makers with by seven decades of totalitarian rule, voter enriching the country. pertinent information that is not available elsewhere. backlash could be expected to put a quick The attitude reflects the cautiousness • Returning to the issue of advertising, readers may notice that there are between end to Mr. Kuchma’s political career. and conservatism of the electorate – once four and six pages of paid advertisements in each week’s issue of The Weekly. Now, But this is Ukraine, politically unpre- bitten twice shy, as the saying goes – but contrast that with the situation of the Svoboda weekly. In any issue of Svoboda there dictable and unconventional, and the also of a deeper fear that the more things are now between eight and 10 pages of ads – roughly double what appears in The trend suggests that a sufficient number of change the worse they become. Weekly. Why? We’ve asked ourselves that question and have come up with only one voters will support the incumbent presi- Again, this is explained in part by the hypothesis: the public is simply used to advertising in Svoboda because that paper was dent to get him to a run-off, currently terror instilled in the people during the once a daily. This is reflected, in particular, in the placement of memorial advertise- scheduled for November 14. It is highly Soviet era. It also reflects what one person ments and community events ads in Svoboda. Given the choice between advertising probable that the the man who has not from Lviv told this writer was a national in a weekly or something more immediate, most organizations, institutions and indi- been able to move Ukraine out of its desire for some consistency and stability. viduals went for the immediate; therefore, they chose the Svoboda daily and thus a deep economic rut will get another five As he explained, Ukraine’s history is one habit was created. Furthermore, Svoboda charges for paid advertisements of commu- years to try to shape the machinery of of an ever-changing tide of rulers and polit- nity events, while The Weekly would give free listings in Preview of Events. Yes, we state into a Western model. ical systems. The nation is simply tired of at The Weekly were doing a community service, but ultimately we suffered for it. As Mr. Kuchma’s campaign team has political experiments. That certainly is food long as the UNA combined revenues and expenses for all its publications, where an mounted an aggressive attack against the for thought, especially given that in the advertiser chose to place his/her ad did not much matter. But, now that the Svoboda leftist candidates, who the president openly 20th century this country has experienced and Weekly budgeting have been largely separated, it does. admits are his main opponents, primarily all the major political “-isms” that abound • The way our accounting is done at the UNA, we at The Weekly get no credit because the segment of the electorate most – monarchism, communism, fascism and (much less payment) for all the ads we run for the UNA or any of its subsidiaries (e.g., disenchanted with the current head of state now capitalism and democratic liberalism – Soyuzivka). In 1995 we had calculated the amount of space devoted to the UNA in consists of pensioners with miserly incomes and all in their most virulent forms. ads, publicity and UNA Forum pages and concluded that the UNA “owed” The and fond, albeit distorted, memories of the Unfortunately, now, when the nation Weekly more than $81,000 for that space for one year. If we were credited for the free glorious Soviet past. Most importantly, they finally has attained at least a smidgen of advertising given the UNA, our balance sheet would look much better. Another exam- will definitely vote in October. control over its fate and destiny, is not the (Continued on page 8) Simultaneously, the president can afford time to rest. to ignore his right flank because his cam- Despite numerous candidates, the elec- paign team is fully aware that the national torate does not have much of a choice in democratic forces are politically divided the upcoming elections. That is indis- October and disorganized, offering little threat. putable. Mr. Kuchma’s record does not Turning the pages back... He rules the roost on the air waves, instill great optimism. However, the where images of the president as a thought- strongest challengers, Communist Petro 10 ful, enlightened and concerned leader Symonenko, Progressive Socialist Natalia abound – and not just on the government- Vitrenko or Socialist Oleksander Moroz controlled UT-1 channel. His campaign and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Oleksander 1997 Exactly two years ago, The Ukrainian Weekly reported that the team keeps tight reign over what is broad- Tkachenko of the Peasants Party are not Ukrainian National Association was moving into a new Home cast by ownership or intimidation of the viable candidates for a nation bent on Office in Parsippany, N.J., located some 30 miles west of its major channels. democracy. They all have expressed an Jersey City headquarters. Ironically, one positive result is that inclination to return at least partially to a The UNA’s move was scheduled for Friday, October 10, through the weekend, and oper- several television channels lately have system that is morally and ideologically ations formally began at the new site, at 2200 Route 10, on Monday, October 13. aired documentaries shedding more light bankrupt and could return Ukraine to its At the time it was reported: on Ukraine’s tragic Soviet past. The enslaved past. However, they have either “The new UNA headquarters is a 10-year-old, two-story building comprising 65,750 Stalin-dictated purges of Ukraine’s intelli- the money, the organization or both to sus- square feet of office space. The UNA and its subsidiary operations will occupy the second gentsia and the mass graves outside Kyiv tain their candidacies, and an electorate floor of the building, while the first floor will be rental space. Formerly known as Executive in the Bykivnia forest, the 1932-1933 sufficiently disenchanted with the present 10, the building is located in Morris County on Route 10 westbound, just past the Route 10- Great Famine, and the NKVD-ordered to reconsider the past. Route 202 intersection and near routes 287 and 80.” executions in Lviv after World War II However, the leftists are having a hard “The new building will house the UNA’s insurance operations as well as the editorial have all been the subjects of recent televi- time finding unity. The Kaniv Four coali- and administrative offices of its two newspapers, the Ukrainian-language daily Svoboda tion – Messrs. Moroz and Tkachenko along and The Ukrainian Weekly. Although typesetting and layout operations will be moved to sion broadcasts. with Yevhen Marchuk and Volodymyr Parsippany, the Svoboda Press print shop will continue to operate at the previous headquar- Of course, the political reason for this is Oliinyk – is built on individual self-interest ters building at 30 Montgomery St. in Jersey City.” obvious: to portray the Communists as bad and may soon crumble, according to Mr. The week after our move, in an editorial titled “Farewell to Jersey City” we wrote: people and the president as the only leader “When we began writing this editorial a week ago, the memories and the history were capable of preventing a possible red Marchuk. Ms. Vitrenko also has pro- already packed away in boxes, neatly labeled. The sadness was palpable. We were leaving “revanche” should a leftist come to power. claimed that the only viable candidacy is Jersey City, bound for Parsippany (that’s in Morris County, New Jersey). It was difficult to Unfortunately, this tactic reeks of political her own, as has Mr. Symonenko. Whether leave the place we had called home for the last 23 years. After all, this was where The opportunism and detracts from the serious- they can coalesce around a leftist candidate Ukrainian Weekly grew up, literally. ness of the subject matter. in the second round, if there should be one, “The UNA’s former headquarters on Montgomery Street holds many precious memo- Yet, the general feeling one gets when is far from certain. ries, for it was there that our paper’s first 16-page tabloid issue came on July 4, 1976, on our talking to residents of Kyiv, Lviv or even On the national-democratic side, unfor- new offset printing press; it was there that we published our book dedicated to the 50th Crimea who express an inclination to sup- tunately, the splintered forces simply don’t anniversary of the Great Famine in Ukraine and countless special issues dedicated to the port the president is that he is the best hope have a chance because they have discredit- Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring Group, Ukraine’s independence, the Chornobyl nuclear for Ukraine if only because by now he ed themselves by their own infighting. A accident; it was there that our paper grew to 24 pages. should have the experience and the expert- united Rukh Party could have played a “We loved our neighborhood and our neighbors. The view from the UNA building – ise to lead properly. power broker’s role at a minimum – even if well, it was simply the best. From our vantage point less than two blocks from the Hudson The president himself has bolstered that its chances to win the presidency had River, we could see the twin towers of the World Trade Center directly across from us, plus thinking to an extent, most recently when remained almost nil. Now those voters who all of Manhattan from the Battery to the George Washington Bridge. ... And, of course, he admitted that it took him three years to might have supported a Rukh candidate are there was our famous neighbor, the 111-year-old Statue of Liberty whose ideals and name fully understand his job and the role of the making the least offensive choice. And that were so closely tied to that of our 104-year-old sister publication, Svoboda. Another link to presidency. is another reason Mr. Kuchma should be People will tell you they believe the able to prolong his presidency for another (Continued on page 8) president will want to leave a positive five years. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 7

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Many in the Ukrainian communities PERSPECTIVES About our waves throughout North America are descended from these first immigrants and they are the BY ANDREW FEDYNSKY of immigration ones now willing to help the Fourth Wave. Dear Editor: The intermediate waves, in the 1920s and especially those after World War II, In regard to Sergey Chikakov’s letter were better educated than the first wave, “What about the wave of new immigrants?” many were experts and professionals. And the winner is ... (August 15), I’m prepared to initiate an However, they also had to make it on their The 1999 presidential election in never used. “open dialogue” as the writer suggests. I am own from day one, because there was no Ukraine began tragically when Rukh Party I looked at all of this – the grave of confident that The Ukrainian Weekly will assistance for them. (See the excellent arti- leader Vyacheslav Chornovil died in an auto Shevchenko, Independence Day, the flags, print the viewpoints of members of the new cle by Ihor Lysyj in the August 22 issue of accident during a late-night campaign trip embroidered cloths, the patriotic statements, wave of Ukrainian immigrants. The Weekly.) Many bore the humility of on March 26. Nearly 35 years ago, in 1965, the retreat from socialism – and said, First of all, the writer seems displeased being called “dumb DP’s”(displaced per- Chornovil was a young television journalist “Wow! What happened to Oleksander with our perspective as North American sons) when they first came to America who did something incredibly brave – Tkachenko?” Here he is blasting President Ukrainians and somehow doesn’t take into because, despite the fact that many had many would say foolhardy. Kuchma for not doing enough to protect account that the previous waves of immi- been professionally trained in Europe, they He reported the truth about the trials of Ukraine’s sovereignty. What’s going on? grants not only consider themselves to be had no opportunity to learn the English lan- 20 Ukrainian intellectuals who had been The main apologist for Soviet rule in Ukrainians, but also North Americans and guage. Furthermore, most of the post-World arrested by the KGB for speaking out in Ukraine, the man who yearned for a don’t necessarily view the world as he does. War II immigrants and their children did not defense of Ukrainian culture – something restored Russian-Ukrainian union is now Furthermore, I would have liked to see immigrate voluntarily or willingly. They they had every right to do under the invoking Shevchenko and campaigning as a the writer be a bit more specific with his were refugees of war, political refugees, vir- Constitution of the USSR. Before long, defender of Ukraine’s statehood. A cynic complaints and offer pertinent examples. tually chased out of their homes and coun- Chornovil was also behind bars, and for the looking at all of this might quote Samuel Does he have good, specific suggestions try under the threat of death by the Soviets. next 20 years he spent a good part of his life Johnson about patriotism being the last and solutions to the issues that bother him? After spending five to 10 years in displaced in prisons and labor camps. refuge of a scoundrel. I’m inclined to be Personally I resent his accusations that persons refugee camps in Europe, they He never gave up his vision, though, and more charitable and give Chairman the Fourth Wave is being ignored, because came to North America and started over in 1991 he ran for president of newly inde- Tkachenko the benefit of the doubt. Maybe that is just not so in our geographic location. again. Soviet propaganda alleging that these pendent Ukraine, coming in second with 22 he read my column from last year, where I Let me expand. There are more than 12,000 immigrants were selfish “bourgeois nation- percent of the vote. His supporters were reminded him of Stalin and the Great new Ukrainian immigrants in Metropolitan alists” who turned their back on Ukraine looking to him in the 1999 campaign to Famine and blasted him for his Seattle, according to Washington state sta- was a lie. hold the line on Ukrainian sovereignty, cul- Independence Day speech. tistics. Comparatively speaking, there are Many among the recent wave of immi- ture and language. Acutally, I doubt if Mr. Tkachenko reads very few immigrants from earlier waves in grants from Ukraine have a better-than- For a lot of Ukrainians, these questions my column. It’s more likely that he reads this area. However, unlike what the writer average education; many have a basic to of statecraft are the most important issues Ukraine’s electorate. For 70 years, during claims, there has been a concerted effort to substantial knowledge of English. Most for their country, particularly since former the Soviet era that Mr. Tkachenko was warmly welcome and assist these new came here – voluntarily – for a better life, Communists have been tapping into nostal- defending so ardently a year ago, arrivals. This is a far cry from the scenario which is the main reason why most people gia for the Soviet Union, calling for closer Ukrainians had two choices on every ballot: of “acting like an exclusive club,” which come to America. Fortunately for this wave, ties with Russia. No politician has been the Communist Party or Siberia. The the writer alleges. unlike for the previous three waves of more outspoken about restoring some kind Communists won every election with a 99 Do we help the new arrivals? Yes, of Ukrainian immigrants, there is public assis- of Ukraine-Russia union than Oleksander percent majority: surprise, surprise ... Only course! I personally have spent countless tance, government-subsidized English-lan- Tkachenko, chairman of the Verkhovna a fool would choose Siberia; or a hero like hours voluntarily teaching English to the guage classes and classes for all sorts of Rada and a candidate for President. Chornovil. Fourth Wave, as have others. We have trade training. To be frank, unlike what Mr. Messrs. Tkachenko and Chornovil were The first time that Ukrainians were acted as interpreters and advisors; we’ve Chikakov claims, conditions for this new born two years apart – but they were light offered a real choice was on the independ- tried and largely succeeded in involving the wave of immigrants do not seem anywhere years apart politically. ence referendum in 1991 when more than new arrivals in church, social and other near as desperate and hopeless as the situa- In 1967, when the KGB arrested Mr. 90 percent of the people voted to break with activities. tion that confronted earlier immigrants. Chornovil for the first time, Mr. Tkachenko However, there is an old adage: you can Moscow – almost the exact reverse of how Better conditions exist now for immigrants was in his second year as first secretary of they voted when the only choice was com- lead a horse to water, but you cannot make than existed ever before in the history of the the Young Communist League (Komsomol) it drink. Many of our new arrivals have munism. Now that vote was a surprise, par- United States. Yet many, far too many, in his district. In 1985 he became minister ticularly since 25 percent of Ukraine’s pop- chosen to wonderfully blend into our activi- Fourth Wave immigrants still seem dissatis- of agriculture of the Ukrainian Soviet ties. Many others are reluctant to partici- ulation is ethnically Russian but, as I said, fied, and seem to somehow resent being Socialist Republic. Mr. Chornovil was in pate, and they certainly have the right not to politics – and history – are full of surprises. immigrants to this country, resent the suc- jail, again. do so. Unfortunately, a select few want to The election of the president of Ukraine cess of the previous immigrants and expect After the collapse of the Soviet Union, “rule the roost” so to speak, and want things is a month away, and with 15 candidates, that things be given to them. both men wound up in the Verkhovna Rada to happen immediately and want things to Ukrainians have plenty of choices. Mr. May I suggest that there is a huge dif- as leaders of their respective political blocs. be done their way. They want to change us Tkachenko is far down in the polls that I’ve ference between the waves, not the least of Soon after he became chairman of the Rada instead of understanding that they may have seen, and President Kuchma is still out in which is the difference in attitude, and that a year ago in July, Mr. Tkachenko caused a to change themselves. When thwarted in front. Based on what took place in Kaniv, is perhaps why there may be a smidgen of furor with his Independence Day speech, in though, I think we can already declare a their attempts and when things don’t go the resentment, dubiousness, disappointment which he praised the 70-plus years of winner in the race: Vyacheslav Chornovil. way they want, they proceed to “look down and skepticism in the minds of the previ- Soviet rule in Ukraine and called for closer He took on a challenge in 1965 and didn’t their noses” at us – not vice-versa. It is ous waves towards the Fourth Wave? Also, ties with Russia. In December Mr. give up until the empire that put him in angry attitudes of this nature, perhaps, that all the previous waves from Ukraine, Tkachenko went to Moscow to meet with prison collapsed under the weight of all its make the immigrants of previous waves despite differences in education or political Gennadii Selezniov, chairman of the lies and crimes. History will show that reluctant to become more involved with beliefs, shared a common commitment to Russian Duma. There, both parliamentary Chornovil was a leader, a man with an Fourth Wave immigrants. Furthermore, pre- their Ukrainian heritage, whether it was leaders pledged to work for a Russia- instinctive feel for where his people wanted vious waves of immigrants have worked their Church, or their language, or their hard to achieve what they have - maybe that Ukraine-Belarus Union, something Mr. to go. What is more, he had the courage to culture and traditions. This long-term com- Tkachenko said is a “necessity” for Ukraine is why they feel comfortable in their North mitment does not seem to be present in get out in front of the independence issue at American homes. Also, they are willing to and the other two Slavic countries. a time when the only reward for doing so many Fourth Wave immigrants, in fact, Well, politics never lacks for surprises, share, but they don’t want to be used. there often seems to be a disdain for things was years of prison and hard labor. I don’t agree that earlier waves of immi- and I for one was amazed when Mr. As for Oleksander Tkachenko, a superb Ukrainian. Tkachenko joined three other presidential grants left under similar circumstances. One other aspect of the Fourth Wave politician, a guy who rose through the Their hopes for the future may have been candidates at the grave of Taras ranks of the Communist Party and then, bothers me personally. Not a small number Shevchenko on August 24, Ukraine’s the same, but that’s where the similarities of the new wave in our region have brought when the Soviet Union collapsed, landed end. I can speak knowingly of those who Independence Day, to unite behind a single on his feet to become chairman of his much shame and embarrassment to the candidate (they didn’t say which one, but immigrated in the last decade of the 19th entire Ukrainian community because of dis- country’s Parliament. Now he’s learning century. Most of these immigrants had little never mind) in the campaign against front- to play the political game with different honesty, misdemeanors and felony activi- running incumbent Leonid Kuchma. or no formal education because there were ties. This has caused a reluctance to whole- rules, just like every other politician in no schools in rural Ukraine in those days. Surrounded by blue-and-yellow flags and Ukraine. Today, Ukraine is a democracy, heartedly accept newcomers until they are steeped in the spirit of Ukraine’s national My grandparents and parents arrived in better known. Good, honorable individuals and public opinion counts. The country is 1898. They were very capable farmers but poet, the leader of Ukraine’s Socialist Party, conducting an orderly, democratic presi- are fully and eagerly accepted. Oleksander Moroz; the mayor of Cherkassy illiterate, as were many of the others who Since the writer indicated that he is a dential election campaign and the views arrived en masse and formed large Volodymyr Oliinyk; a former head of the of voters are obviously swaying the public “recent arrival,” perhaps he should have Soviet Ukrainian KGB, Yevhen Marchuk; Ukrainian communities in North America. waited a bit longer. If the writer truly positions of the candidates. With Russia They helped each other and prayed togeth- and Mr. Tkachenko denounced President believes that there is a “huge blind spot” on up to its eyeballs in financial scandal, war er. It is important to note that there was Kuchma for “losing Ukraine’s sovereignty.” the part of the previous immigrants, may I in Daghestan, terrorism in Moscow and absolutely no public assistance for them and With an appeal to the patriotism of suggest that it is he who is prematurely questionable leadership, reunion with they were entirely on their own. Their chil- Ukrainians, they offered their leadership to myopic in his views. Russia is a loser politically for most dren and grandchildren received an educa- steer Ukraine out of its economic mess. The Ukrainians. So with a finger in air to test tion and went on to become educators and Michael E. Sasynuik, M.D. four candidates all come from a Communist scholars, professionals and business people. Bellevue, Wash. background, but the word “socialism” was (Continued on page 14) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

The complex answer Weekly’s Toronto Press Bureau chief (Continued from page 6) ple is our annual UNA Scholarships issue. It is prepared by The Weekly staff and published laid off due to financial considerations by The Weekly at a cost of an additional several thousand dollars – even though this is a PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Due to financial promotional issue for the UNA. (The UNA treasurer insists that the cost of office space considerations, Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj, rental, for which The Weekly is not charged, cancels out the cost of UNA materials pub- staff editor at The Ukrainian Weekly’s lished in The Weekly. Frankly, we’d rather have an accurate internal accounting of these, Toronto Press Bureau, has been laid off and other, costs and credits.) by the Executive Committee of the • As regards funding for our Kyiv Press Bureau – an operation that now costs us approxi- Ukrainian National Association effective mately $25,000 per year, not counting our full-time correspondent’s salary – perhaps some October 1. of our readers and many UNA’ers will recall that funding for that operation originally came In making the decision, UNA execu- from the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine. Where did contributions to the fund come tives cited the findings of an actuarial from? Primarily from UNA’ers who donated their annual dividends back to the UNA to examination conducted by Arthur support that special fund. In addition, profits from UNA Christmas cards originally went to Andersen LLP. Those findings, released the Fund for Rebirth. In 1994 contributions to the Rebirth Fund hit a high of $417,906. in July, stated in part: However, in 1995, when the UNA stopped paying dividends to members, and soon there- “According to UNA’s 1998 Annual after, when the decision was made to earmark the Christmas card profits for the newly cre- Statement, many of its lines of business ated Ukrainian National Foundation, revenues for the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine have produced positive statutory under- dried up. No new sources of funding were provided, and our Kyiv Press Bureau was left in writing profits in the past several years. the lurch. [Our treasurer advises us that readers still can support the Kyiv Press Bureau’s UNA’s allocation of insurance operating work by donating to the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine, donations to which are tax- expenses affects profitability at the line of deductible as contributions for educational activity under IRC Code Sec. 170 (b) (1) (B).] business level. UNA as an entity is • About our Toronto Press Bureau, well, readers can see for themselves that it has unprofitable due mainly to the large become a victim of financial difficulties. (See story on the left.) It was Toronto, or should amounts of fraternal expenses (approxi- we say our Toronto correspondent, that was let go because Canada was our weakest link. mately $1.6 million in 1998) that offset The Weekly has less than 700 subscribers in all of Canada, and we have a problem gaining underwriting profits. These expenses or keeping subscribers there due to the absolutely awful postal delivery of our newspaper. appear attributable to membership bene- Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj • And then there is the topic of the newspaper press funds. Most folks in the Ukrainian fits (such as periodic newspapers, use of American community remember that there used to be one Svoboda Press Fund. This was Wynnyckyj was based in Jersey City, N.J., the UNA-owned resort, and various social because there was an entity called Svoboda Press that published both the Svoboda daily and at the editorial offices of The Ukrainian activities) and not to insurance products.” The Ukrainian Weekly. To put it bluntly, there was only one kitty for the whole publishing Weekly located in the UNA’s headquarters Though he is no longer a full-time operation, which included books, Veselka and diverse printing jobs, as well as the newspa- building. He joined the staff of the newspa- staff member of The Ukrainian Weekly, pers. Now, however, with the progressive dismantling of the publishing operation, there per on June 29, 1992, and was formally Mr. Wynnyckyj has agreed to continue remain just two newspapers, whose accounts to a large degree have been separated. named a staff writer/editor on October 1 of working with The Weekly on a part-time However, people are not aware of this and continue, out of habit, to donate to the Svoboda that year. basis through the end of the year. After Press Fund as they have done for decades, assuming that these contributions go to support Mr. Wynnyckyj brought a strong back- that he will submit articles and columns all publishing efforts. In fact, donations to the Svoboda Press Fund support only the ground as a translator and editor, as well as to The Weekly on a free-lance basis. Svoboda newspaper. A press fund has been set up for The Ukrainian Weekly, donations to studies of literature and international poli- Mr. Wynnyckyj had been assigned to which support only this paper. Let there be no mistake: donations to the “Svoboda Press tics, to his position at The Weekly. He also the Toronto Press Bureau since May Fund” no longer support The Ukrainian Weekly. We must mention that members of The translated his love of sports into a new col- 1995 in accordance with a resolution Weekly staff also donate to our newspaper’s press fund. It is The Weekly staff that at this umn at the newspaper. “Sportsline,” which passed by the UNA’s 33rd Convention in point fully funds the newspaper’s official website. Thus far, in a little more than a year, we had been appearing in The Weekly periodi- May 1994 that called for the bureau’s have contributed more than $1,000 to that endeavor. cally since 1993 (as the work of various establishment. All of the above brings us to where we are today. staffers), became Mr. Wynnyckyj’s column The bureau was originally located in a We have been burdened with expenses that previously were covered by the UNA, while in 1997. corner of the UNA’s insurance sales at the same time traditional sources of revenue have been reduced. Furthermore, we believe Mr. Wynnyckyj’s fellow staffers at The office in Etobicoke, Ontario. Beginning there is an inequitable method of accounting to allocate expenses. Ukrainian Weekly in Parsippany, N.J., in May 1998, when the UNA was ready The Ukrainian Weekly now has a reduced staff of 3.5 editors, one of whom works out of have not formally said their good-byes as to move on closing down that sales our Kyiv Press Bureau. Add to that our colleague in Toronto who has graciously agreed to he will continue to be a contributor to the office, Mr. Wynnyckyj continued as The work part-time for the time being. We also have a production staff of two, and we share a paper. Nonetheless, the editorial and pro- Weekly’s one-man Toronto Press Bureau four-person administrative staff (which includes the advertising and circulation operations) ductions staffs of The Weekly feel a great by working out of his home office. with Svoboda. It is a bare-bones operation – there’s just no other way to describe it. And loss over the layoff of their colleague. Prior to his assignment to Toronto, Mr. yet, working harder than we’ve ever worked (and more hours than we can keep track of), we continue our commitment to serve our community and our nation. Quite simply, we October 1, launching a seven-day protest to believe that what we do matters. Newsbriefs demand the payment of wage arrears and So, Dear Readers, we humbly ask for your support. If you value The Ukrainian Weekly, (Continued from page 2) increased state support for the industry, please contribute to The Ukrainian Weekly press fund and the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine (with the notation “for Kyiv Press Bureau”); help find other funds to underwrite of Ukraine’s economic reforms during the Interfax reported. Leonid Davydov, a trade major expenses, such as subscriptions for members of Congress; advertise your services commission’s December meeting. The dele- union leader, told Reuters that the miners and events; buy your friends and family gift subscriptions; and, in general, promote our gation headed by Vice Prime Minister want state subsidies raised to 4.8 billion hrv ($1.06 billion) from the 1.8 million hrv community newspaper. With your help we can envision a bright future for the little newspa- Tyhypko also particiated in the International per born 66 years ago in Jersey City that today is one of the most important assets of Monetary Fund and World Bank annual envisaged in the 2000 budget draft. Other demands include the payment of some 2 Ukrainian community life in North America. meetings on September 24-30. The delega- billion hrv in wage arrears, a ban on the pri- tion also included National Bank of Ukraine vatization of coal mines, a pension hike and Chairman Viktor Yuschenko, Economy Turning the pages... jobs for laid-off miners. (RFE/RL Minister Vasyl Rohovyi, presidential aide Newsline) Valerii Lytvytskyi and others. The delega- (Continued from page 6) tion also had meetings at the U.S. State Belarus to compensate for expulsion the past – to UNA history – was located just three blocks away. What we used to call the Department, as well as with representatives ‘old UNA building’ at 81-83 Grand St. was comfortingly close by, a connection to our of the European Bank for Reconstruction MIENSK – The Belarusian government roots. The UNA’s color emblem depicted in bas-relief on stone still adorns the facade of and Developoment. (Eastern Economist) has earmarked $119,500 in compensation to the U.S. Embassy in Miensk for the expul- that historic building. Ukraine, Georgia pledge cooperation sion of Ambassador Daniel Speckhard from “Because of our proximity to New York (and our accessibility) we enjoyed many visitors his residence at Drazdy in June 1998, – many of them historic figures. But there was so many other stories that walked right into KYIV – During Georgian President Belapan reported. Earlier, the U.S. had said our offices at 30 Montgomery Street ... so very many. The visitors came from all around the Eduard Shevardnadze’s visit to Kyiv on it invested some $800,000 in the reconstruc- world: from throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and, more recently, October 2, Ukraine and Georgia signed a tion of the ambassador’s residence there. from Ukraine, as our building became a regular stop for visitors in the heady days of sover- declaration on increasing mutual support in (RFE/RL Newsline) eignty and independence. ... all spheres of cooperation and several inter- “How do you say good-bye to a building, a neighborhood, a period of your life and the governmental agreements, Interfax report- CEC approves format for ballot community’s life? ... ed. Both President Shevardnadze and “Before closing the door to your office, you take a last look at the changing cityscape of KYIV – The Central Election Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma Jersey City – this area that once was full of warehouses and piers, and today is home to the Commission has approved the format of emphasized the importance of developing tallest office building in all of New Jersey. You remember with such indescribable pride that ballots for the presidential elections. They it was the UNA that began the urban renewal in this part of the city when it broke ground in cooperation within GUUAM (Georgia, will be printed at the Ukraina printing house 1970 for its new headquarters building. You study the tall factory building that is the most Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and the National Bank of Ukraine Mint. prominent feature outside your Jersey City office window with its smokestacks and high Moldova), adding that GUUAM is primari- Voting slips will measure 200 mm by 335 arched windows – and the wild ‘roof garden’ that sprouted atop the now-abandoned struc- ly an economic alliance, not a political-mili- mm and will be printed on one side in three ture. It, too, is a link to the past that will never be forgotten. tary bloc. (RFE/RL Newsline) colors with watermarks. Each polling sta- “And you wonder: how will it be in the new place? You know many things will change. tion will receive 3 percent spare ballots. The Miners stop coal deliveries in protest That is inevitable. But life goes on.” names of all 15 presidential candidates will KYIV – More than half of Ukraine’s 209 be included on the ballot. (Eastern Source: “UNA moves its Home Office,” The Ukrainian Weekly, October 12, 1997 (Vol. coal mines ceased coal deliveries on Economist) LXV, No. 41); “Farewell to Jersey City” (editorial), October 19, 1997 (Vol. LXV, No. 42). No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 9 A PERSONAL REFLECTION: Our blessing from Artemivsk, Ukraine

by Yurko and Angela Honchar even though she’s not had any lessons! We’ll have to break her of one habit once CARNEGIE, Pa. – In 1997 Ss. Peter and we return to America: she has been trained Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church here in at the orphanage that after she bathes she our hometown began a clothing drive for washes out that day’s clothing in the bath children in an orphanage in Artemivsk in water! eastern Ukraine. As members of Carnegie’s Angela stayed with us near our orphan- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, age in Artemivsk until she flew home from we as a family of four became involved in Kyiv on January 14. The kids loved her the drive to help these needy children. It is helping to teach English. Angela even tried the Christian cooperation between our two to teach the kitchen staff how to make parishes that eventually led to our “bless- spaghetti for the first time. What a mess ing.” On the other side of the world, in that was! I doubt they’ll ever make it again! Artemivsk, the orphanage director, Andrei I miss Angela (and our boys). But I’m glad Oleksievych Tupitsia, was in his office she’s back home safely, caring for the boys. writing a letter of thanks to this community Life is tough here for almost everyone, in America for the wonderful project in but especially around Artemivsk and espe- which they were continuing to take part, cially at the orphanage. The kids really when a young girl named Eryna walked in depend on our shipments of clothing and and asked if she could add a note and the shoes from America, since the government outline of her small hand to his letter of no longer provides any clothing or shoes. thanks. (To this day Eryna insists that a The local government can no longer pro- “spirit” whispered into her ear to enter the vide adequate food. Before this week, our office and offer to help!) At about the same Eryna last had an egg to eat in the second time, my wife Angela and I, realizing the grade, over a year ago. The kids are lucky many blessings that God had given us, to get milk and/or meat once or twice per began considering adoption as a way of week. They get one orange per year, on sharing our good American life. Christmas Day. Thus began the story of our adoption of Of the 200 plus orphans here, five kids our now 9-year-old daughter Eryna. need operations, one of whom has damaged Eryna is a smart, energetic girl and is DNA, having been conceived a few months adapting very well to our family. She has after her father was irradiated when been a blessing to our family. It did not take Chornobyl exploded in 1986. We’ll try to long for Eryna, and our sons Yurko, 9, and raise money for their operations once we Nick, 12, to blend together to become, in return home. fact, brothers and sister. Eryna will do well On the bright side, there are many intelli- growing up in America. gent, healthy, well-behaved, thankful kids Since she was considered an “older” at the orphanage who would be blessings to child, Eryna’s chances of being adopted American parents if they were adopted. were next to nothing in Ukraine. She would The adoption authorities have been have had little or no opportunities after extremely cooperative. For instance, we completing school, had we not adopted her. arrived on Christmas Day, January 7. The The Honchar family, Yurko and Angela with children Nick, Eryna and Yurko, But, since coming to America, she has set local director of education, Vitalii while on vacation at Soyuzivka. her goals high – to be a doctor! And with Ivanovych Laher, met with us on Christmas her drive and study habits, that’s a definite Day to accept our documents and to get our make the equivalent in U.S. money of $40 Artemivsk would be the place to come. If possibility. process started. He then scheduled to have per month! And the local government is an American wanted to feel it, he would There are over 160,000 orphans now in the judge lined up that weekend. Over and months behind in paying them! After they come with no money. Thank God for the Ukraine, from infants to teenagers. We over, he almost worked miracles. These retire, at 65 or 70, they can expect to get blessings we have in America! Good-bye know it’s unrealistic, but our goal is to try to people are extremely ethical and helpful. pensions of the U.S. equivalent of $10 to for now. empty the orphanages over there. Then there are the extremely dedicated $15 per month. P.S. Ukrainian national television Following is a copy of the original hand- teachers, and the orphanage director, Andrei The steel mill is working at 20 percent of thought our adoption story was interesting. scribbled letters that I wrote to family and Tupitsia. They work in shifts so that they capacity. The glass plant is shut down. Most Angela and I, and photos of all three of our friends while living in Ukraine in January are there at the orphanage from 7 a.m. to 9 men are sitting at home, out of work. kids (and Carnegie Elementary School), 1999. p.m.; some of them sleep there with the Electricity and water are on only part of the were on national TV all over Ukraine on We hope that God will use these letters kids. Most of the teachers take kids home day. Streets and buildings are crumbling. If Friday, January 15, to try to promote adop- to move people to adopt one of these won- on weekends. They love these kids. Those an American wanted to see what the Great derful, thankful children. If you or someone who did not dropped out long ago. Yet they Depression looked like in the 1930s, (Continued on page 18) you know has any interest in adopting a child, whatever the age, please contact us. We will be more than happy to help. (Write to: Yurko and Angela Honchar, 36 Sigrid Drive, Carnegie, PA 15106.) P.S.: Our adoption took much longer than normal due to some extenuating cir- cumstances. Normally, adoptions take much less time. January 16-20 Howdy Folks! I hope all is well with you and your fam- ily back home. All is going fairly well here in Ukraine. (I apologize for writing a photo- copied letter, but, believe it or not, the adop- tion process takes a big chunk out of the day, so it’s very hard to write to everyone.) Our Eryna is a very sharp, very active little girl. She’s got so many traits of her brothers: like Nick she’ll stay up late at night reading books, like Yurko she likes singing, chewing gum and hugs. The strangest trait, she shares with her mother. When Angela’s tired or stressed, she rubs back and forth with her fingers whatever cloth is nearby, whether blanket or coat. I noticed Eryna doing this in the car when she found out she’d be seeing her beloved Babusia (the orphanage director’s 80-plus- year-old mother, who farms some land way out in the country) for the last time. Like both boys she loves animals, too. But unlike the boys, she loves to play the piano, Eryna with her teachers and fourth grade classmates at the internat (orphanage) in Artemivsk, Ukraine. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

More than 250 enjoy 1999 Plast camps at Owassipe reservation by Oleh Skubiak CHICAGO – More than 250 Plast mem- bers, including campers and counselors, participated in educational/recreational summer camps at the Owassipe Scout Reservation near Whitehall, Mich. The camps took place on July 11-31, and hosted Plast members from Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, New Jersey; Washington; and Prague. The program included camps for “novaky” (boys ages 7-11), “novachky” (girls 7-11), “yunaky” (boys 11-18), “yunachky” (girls 11-18) and “ptashata” (pre-schoolers). The camps were organized by Plast/Chicago and the Western Regional Camp Committee, the latter formed in 1995 to organize and administer camps under the auspices of Plast branches in Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit. The Owassipe Scout Reservation is the oldest and largest Boy Scouts of America campground in the United States, operating since 1912 on more than 7,000 picturesque and pristine acres of campground. The camps were expertly led by camp directors Christine (Itya) Dziuk, (novachky); Dr. George (Uyo) Gorchynsky, (novaky); Marta Kozbur, (yunachky); Myron Peniak, (yunaky); and Dr. Diana Iwanik, (ptashata). These directors were Plast youths attend the christening of the camp for yunaky. supported by more than 40 highly capable and enthusiastic counselors from across the United States and Canada. The Western Regional Camp Committee began operating camps in 1996 at Plast’s Pysanyi Kamin campsite near Cleveland. In the fall of 1998 a decision was made to uti- lize the Owassipe facility as a complement to Pysanyi Kamin. The Owassipe facility provides unique features generally not available at other Ukrainian campgrounds, including access to Lake Michigan and the Michigan Dunes, sailing, canoeing, archery, etc. Moreover, by rotating campsites and fur- ther consolidating camping operations of the three largest Midwest branches of Plast, the quality of the camps, as well as the over-all enjoyment of the camping experi- ence, is enhanced due to access to more highly qualified counselors and to a larger, more diverse pool of campers. In addition, a very attractive agreement was negotiated with the Boy Scouts of America, which provided for a subsidy by the BSA to make campground improve- ments necessary for Plast’s program pur- poses. Planning for the summer 1999 camps at Owassipe had begun in the fall of 1998. The overall planning and execution of the camps was marked by broad involvement and cooperation by Chicago-area Plast During a field trip to Lake Michigan, the novatstvo visit a submarine, the USS Silversides, in Muskegon, Mich. (Continued on page 18)

Novaky on a field trip to the Lake Michigan Dunes. A group of yunachky in their camp. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 11 A summer of bandura spotlights years of accomplishments

by W. I. Murha LIVONIA, Mich. – As another summer of bandura camps has come to an end, partici- pants, instructors and administrators have reviewed the results and expressed satisfac- tion with what has been accomplished during the summer of 1999. Audiences for the culminating concerts at Bandura Camp Ukraina at the Ukraina Vacation Resort in London, Ontario, on August 7, and Kobzarska Sich, at All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church campground in Emlenton, Pa., on August 22 showed their appreciation with hearty applause, whistles and standing ovations. The camps’ music directors, Kvitka Kondracki of Bandura Camp Ukraina and Julian Kytasty and Tatianna Riabokin of Kobzarska Sich brought a wealth of musical experience, personal talent, dedication and love for Ukrainian song. Ms. Kondracki is the conductor of the Vesnivka Choir of Toronto while Mr. Kytasty is the music director of the New York School of Bandura. Both camps, sponsored by the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus (UBC), are legacies and reminders that the Ukrainian culture is vibrant and ever waiting for new challenges in the new millennium. Kobzarska Sich attracts older students, typically from age 14 to 65, A small group of bandurists during a practice session at Kobzarska Sich. whereas the Ukraina camp accommodates younger bandura enthusiasts, usually those age 7-15. Kobzarska Sich this year attracted partici- pants from as far as California, Oregon and Winnipeg, with the majority being from the Midwest and Ontario, for two weeks of train- ing on August 8-22. Ukraina camp partici- pants came from all over the Midwest, New York and Ontario for sessions on July 25 through August 7. The training offered at bandura camps is an ongoing process that allows participants to advance from learning to teaching. Thus, for example, Anatoli W. Murha, Kobzarska Sich administrator, and Mykola Schidowka, Ukraina administrator, started out as students and later became instructors. Today they are giving other veteran students an opportunity to serve as instructors and assistant instruc- tors. Instructors such as Michelle Bycko and Natalia Basladynsky of Cleveland, Larysa Fedoriw and Natalia Kujan of Detroit, and Luba Kozak of Toronto this year came equipped with knowledge and enthusiasm. Next summer, others will be given the chal- lenge of teaching. Assistant instructors Damian Snih, Oleksa Rewa, Lara Hopcroft, Nata Reidy, Julia Participants and staff after the final concert at Kobzarska Sich in Emlenton, Pa. Skliarenko, Natalia Lebedin and Roma Konecky also made significant contributors to this year’s program. The UBC’s conductor and music director, Oleh Mahlay, visited both camps in the role of instructor and lecturer. In addition, the UBC has financially supported both camps for many years, while individual chorus members contribute anywhere from one to four weeks of their time during the bandura camp season. That tradition started with Hryhoriy Kytasty, UBC music director for more than 40 years; continued with Petro Kytasty and Evhen Ciura; was handed over to UBC President Marko Farion and Ihor Mahlay, director of the Bandura Educational Commission; and now has passed on to an army of dedicated younger “kobzari.” For information about camps or hosting a bandura or vocal workshop in their communi- ties, individuals or organizations may contact: Mr. Schidowka at (519) 652-3043; e-mail, [email protected]; or Mr. Murha at (734) 953-0305; e-mail; [email protected]. For more information on the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus – including forthcoming information about the concert series marking the chorus’s 50th anniversary in North America – visit the website at www.bandura.org or call (734) 953-0305. Participants and staff are dressed up for their final concert at Bandura Camp Ukraina. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

Kashtan School of Dance: preserving the Ukrainian soul for 20 years On Saturday, October 30, Cleveland’s Kashtan School of Ukrainian Dance will commemorate its 20th anniversary with a gala banquet and ball. (The event will be held at the Pokrova Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 6812 Broadview Road, Parma. Cocktail hour begins at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7:30 p.m. and dancing at 9 p.m. Tickets are $50, or $20 for the dance only, and may be obtained from George Oryshkewych at [440] 884-5015.) The following article was prepared for inclusion in Kashtan’s 20th anniversary program book. by Taras Szmagala Jr. CLEVELAND – “Your performers are technically excellent,” reported the director of Lviv’s Ukrainian folk dance ensemble, “but, more importantly, they also have captured the Ukrainian soul.” This tremendous compliment was paid to Kashtan in the summer of 1990 upon comple- tion of its performance in pre-independence Ukraine. And it is this preservation of the “Ukrainian soul” that has, for 20 years, been Kashtan’s reason for being. Ever since its inception in the fall of 1979, Kashtan has captured the imagination of the entire Ukrainian American community. Indeed, when Kashtan’s first class of 60 stu- dents walked into the hall of Pokrova Ukrainian Catholic Church on December 19, 1979, it was already apparent that something special was at work. Some students were Catholic, and some were Orthodox. Some were members of SUM, some of Plast. Some were “second-generation” children fluent in Ukrainian, while others were the descen- dants of earlier immigrations. All, however, were united by a love of Ukrainian dance. The Kashtan Ukrainian dance ensemble’s “Pryvit.” Of course, more than imagination was needed to create and maintain a vibrant, quality dance school. Without the incredible wardrobe of folk costumes. The overwhelming more accomplished Kashtan students that began to perform hard work and generosity of so many members of the community support Kashtan enjoyed during those forma- even more frequently. Ukrainian American community, the Kashtan School of tive months foretold Kashtan’s long-term success. The instructors Ukrainian Dance would have never become reality. And in A quick start the subsequent two decades, hundreds of individuals gave A number of individuals and organizations deserve credit of themselves – both in time and money – to ensure At the start, the community certainly expected that for Kashtan’s initial success, but no one more so than Mr. Kashtan’s success. Kashtan would be popular. Still, no one would have predict- Komichak. Kashtan’s first artistic director, Mr. Komichak, ed that within its first two years Kashtan would stage a suc- began his studies of Ukrainian dance at age 10 under the The beginning cessful recital at Cuyahoga Community College and would legendary Vasile Avramenko. Subsequently he danced with the team led by Roman and Levko Strockyj, which in the While in New York in the summer of 1979, Zenon and double its enrollment. Yet that is exactly what happened. By winter of 1974-1975 gave nearly 300 consecutive perform- Myrosia Holubec had occasion to observe a performance of 1981 Kashtan had more than 125 students. ances of Ukrainian dance at New York’s famous Radio City a folk dance ensemble directed by Roma Pryma Following the “Tri-C” performance, the Ukrainian com- Music Hall. Later he had the opportunity to work with Bohachevsky. Noting that the audience numbered in excess munity began to think of Kashtan not only as a school, but instructors and choreographers such as Ms. Bohachevsky, of 400, they wondered whether such a group – profession- as a performance ensemble. Invitations to perform began Wadym Sulyma, Mykola Zhukovin, Paul Taras and ally taught, historically accurate and rigorously trained – rolling in – and were generally accepted. Soon Kashtan was Yaroslaw Klun. Kashtan students benefited immeasurably could be created in Cleveland. After all, who could lead dancing at church functions, community picnics and Cleveland ethnic festivals. Kashtan’s reputation also began from Mr. Komichak’s impressive portfolio of experience as such a group? a dancer, choreographer and instructor. Ms. Bohachevsky suggested that Mr. Holubec contact to spread to neighboring cities, with performances in Chicago, Louisville, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Kashtan was also fortunate to have the services of one of Markian Komichak, then a resident of Pittsburgh. Before Mr. Komichak’s students, David Woznak. Mr. Woznak, The first five years of Kashtan culminated in a perform- long, Mr. Komichak agreed to accept the challenge of who became an instructor and assistant to Mr. Komichak in ance at Valley Forge High School on December 9, 1984. In becoming Kashtan’s first artistic director. And by the early 1980s, attended professional dance workshops in many ways, it was a defining event for the group. On one December, Mr. Komichak was teaching his first class. Ukraine as early as 1977. While there he was able to work level, the performance was a tremendous success, with over As Mr. Komichak was developing his curriculum, others with artists such as Klara Balog, the artistic director of the in the community were busy making costumes, raising 90 dancers participating. But on a deeper level, the event dance ensemble of the Zakarpatsky Choir, and Volodymyr funds and building support for the school. Individuals such required Kashtan to confront the fact that its student body and Lubov Kamin of the Virsky School of Ukrainian Ballet. as Ihor and Areta Zachary, Irina Korduba, Ms. Holubec, had begun to diversify, with both older, more experienced Mr. Woznak also studied classical ballet at Point Park Christina Holowchak and Orisia Cybyk, just to name a few, students and younger beginners. This resulted in the infor- spent many weeks arranging for the creation of Kashtan’s mal creation of the Kashtan ensemble, a group made up of (Continued on page 13)

Markian Komichak, the ensemble’s first artistic director, and his successor, David Woznak, are interviewed James Basso, Kashtan’s third artistic director. by “PM Magazine.” No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 13

Kashtan School of Dance... (Continued from page 12) College, with the Cleveland Ballet and with the Kasamon Ballet Company of Pittsburgh. During the first years, Messrs. Komichak and Woznak taught Kashtan classes at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio near Brookpark Road in Parma. For most of this time, both commuted weekly from their homes in Pittsburgh to Cleveland. (In fact, not until the mid-1980s did both Messrs. Komichak and Woznak move to Cleveland.) Classes were held on weekends – initially on Sundays, but, as the group grew and diversified, Saturday classes were held as well. At the same time, Messrs. Komichak and Woznak were choreographing new dances, developing Kashtan’s repertoire into one of the finest in North America. The performance years Following its fifth anniversary concert, Kashtan’s popu- larity as a performance ensemble increased. A core group of experienced dancers now had an opportunity to dance in front of diverse audiences both in and outside of Cleveland. Indeed, the performances staged by Kashtan during the mid-to-late 1980s were truly impressive, winning critical acclaim, not only from the Ukrainian community, but from dance critics and the media as well. In 1986 a multi-ethnic event dubbed “Dance Cleveland” was held at the State Theater in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square. This event, which was directed by Mr. Komichak, incorporated five separate ensembles in one seamless per- Kashtan marches through Lviv in 1990. formance. Wilma Salisbury, dance critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, noted that “Kashtan’s young dancers com- manded the stage with exceptionally assured stage presence ... with so much polish and skill placed at the service of an outstanding dance tradition, the Ukrainians’ performance was irresistible.” And there was more to come. In the subsequent few years, Kashtan danced at the Verkhovyna Festival in New York State, the Garden State Festival in New Jersey, the Sunflower Festival in Detroit, the Ukrainian Folk Festival in Pittsburgh and the International Holiday Folk Festival in Cleveland. Of partic- ular note was Kashtan’s 1987 performance at the Captive Nations Conference in Washington, where the group danced for President Ronald Reagan. Off to Ukraine! As 1990 approached, Kashtan had become a mature organization. No longer a young start-up dance group, Kashtan now had officers and a formal board of directors. The school was now led by its fourth president, Dick Russ, who succeeded Mr. Holubec, Roman Liscynesky and Heinrich Steinhagen in that post. Maria Flynn, one of Kashtan’s original students, assumed an active role in developing Kashtan’s public relations efforts, increasing the organization’s visibility to the public at large. And Kashtan now had its second artistic director – Mr. Woznak, who took over the helm from Mr. Komichak in the mid 1980s. Kashtan’s role as an ambassador of Ukrainian culture had not changed, however. The group continued to perform at a wide variety of events, exposing non-Ukrainians to the energetic beauty of Ukrainian folk dancing. (In fact, Kashtan often performed before corporate audiences at such prominent companies as Sherwin-Williams and Current students of the Kashtan School of Dance. Goodyear Tire and Rubber.) Yet Kashtan’s most exciting ambassadorship opportunity was yet to come. In 1990 Kashtan was invited to represent the United States at Lviv’s first International Folklore Festival. Ukrainian dance ensembles from England, France, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia also participated in the festival, which drew more than 40,000 observers in Lviv’s central stadium. Kashtan’s dancers performed not only in Lviv, but also in Berezhany, Sambir, Khodoriv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zolochiv and Zhydachiv. The highlight of the trip occurred when Kashtan won the festival’s grand prix, the highest award bestowed upon a Ukrainian dance group from abroad. The entire Ukrainian American community in Cleveland was justifiably proud of Kashtan’s success. For it was only through the extraordinary efforts of the community that the trip to Ukraine became a reality. From a blockbuster fund- raising performance at Brecksville High School to grants from Arts International and the Ukrainian National Association, over $50,000 was raised to cover Kashtan’s travel costs. The effective and unified manner in which Cleveland’s Ukrainians rallied together to support that trip remains a testament to the community. Back to basics Kashtan didn’t miss a beat upon its return to the United States. Under Kashtan’s third artistic director, James Basso, the group continued to perform at venues such as the International Holiday Folk Festival in (Continued on page 19) Kashtan members take time out from rehearsal for a group photo. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Sabre Foundation sponsors summer internship program

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Four students Martin, a health educator. The two met from Eastern Europe and the former Soviet when Mr. Bibik served as an interpreter for Union developed their professional skills in Dr. Martin’s project to develop health pro- the United States this summer thanks to a grams for blind children in Belarus. In addi- new internship program sponsored by the tion to his medical studies, Mr. Bibik is pur- CALL ( 973) 292-9800 Cambridge-based Sabre Foundation. In suing a graduate degree in business. During their home countries of Belarus, Bosnia, the his summer internship Mr. Bibik lived and Czech Republic and Ukraine, the four study worked at a small Rhode Island inn, where architecture, business, computer program- he had an opportunity to learn about the FIRST QUALITY ming and medicine. The internships gave operation of a small, service-oriented busi- UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL-STYLE ECONOMY AIIRFARES + tax them an opportunity to work in their chosen ness. In addition, Dr. Martin and his col- NYC/Lviv $599 (round trip) fields while experiencing life abroad. leagues arranged for Mr. Bibik to visit area + tax hospitals and medical schools. SERVINGMONUMENTS NY/NJ/CT REGION CEMETERIES (round trip) Sabre’s internship program is managed NYC/Kyiv $499 by Kimberly Bartlett, Sabre’s marketing Jasna Resulovic of Bosnia and + tax OBLAST one way $429 and training coordinator. “I think that one of Hercegovina also came to Sabre as a result MEMORIALS the best aspects of the internship program is of her experience working as a translator. In P.O. BOX 746 Fregata Travel the enthusiasm it generates for both the 1997 Ms. Resulovic worked as translator Chester, NY 10918 250 West 57 Street, #1211 interns and the employers,” Ms. Bartlett for Janet Hunkel of HURI, who was serv- 914-469-4247 New York, NY 10107 said. “A desire to learn from one another ing as an international election supervisor in BILINGUAL HOME APPOINTMENTS Tel.: 212-541-5707 Fax: 212-262-3220 makes the experience rewarding for every- Bosnia. After returning to the United States, one,” she added. Ms. Hunkel kept in touch with Ms. Two of the interns worked on informa- Resulovic and contacted the Sabre tion technology projects at Sabre’s Foundation about the internship. Ms. “KARPATY” HANDYMAN Wood Art Co. is seeking experienced Cambridge offices. Karel Masek of the Resulovic, a student at the University of PAINTING • RENOVATION • REPAIRS woodworkers (craftsmen) and carpenters. Czech Republic is helping to develop Sarajevo faculty of architecture, spent sev- INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Sabre’s mailing and books databases. eral weeks in Boston this summer as an Competetive salary plus medical benefits. Quality work! Reasonable rates! Ukrainian Tetyana Manuylenko splits her intern at Hickox Williams Architects. Quick turnaround! Tel.: (407) 668-0660 or (407) 574-7796 internship between Sabre and Harvard’s Sabre’s internship program is run under Free estimates. No job too small. Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI), the auspices of the United States Vasili Cholak designing webpages for both. Ms. Information Agency’s Exchange Visitor Tel. (718) 973-6821; Beeper (917) 491-6150 Manuylenko, who has a background in Program. Interns come to the U.S. on a visa STEPHEN KWITNICKI, D.D.S. graphic design and is an artist, is helping to and are authorized to stay in the U.S. from General Dentistry give Sabre’s website a new look. ” one to four months. Travel expenses are 934 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ 07083 Mr. Masek, 20, reported that his family covered by the interns themselves or by (908) 688-1160 24 hrs. Emergency Service got their first computer when he was 12 their sponsors; the American host organiza- Gentle Dental Care years old. Fascinated by the technology, he tions are responsible for paying the interns’ went to an industrial high school and then stipends and for providing housing and on to the Czech Technical University in health insurance. Are you frustrated when Prague, where he has just completed his The summer internship is open to stu- people misunderstand you? Don’t let first year as an electrical engineering major. dents from around the globe. Students may a foreign accent fail you in America! Call Ms. Manuylenko, 24, completed a program schedule their stay during their summer Speech Remodelers in industrial and graphic design before break, which means that students from countries in the Southern hemisphere may for SPEECH TRAINING entering the National University of Kyiv- come to the United States during our winter Toll free (877) SAY-IT-WELL Mohyla Academy, where she is studying computer programming. months. Organizations interested in hosting (877-729-4893) Both interns plan to make careers in an intern should e-mail Ms. Bartlett at computer technology. Mr. Masek is consid- [email protected]. FFAATTAA ering a career in research on artificial intel- Sabre Foundation Inc., founded in 1969, Michael P. Hrycak, Esq. ligence, but he is quick to point out that, works to build free institutions and to Attorney at Law with only one year of college behind him, examine the ideals that sustain them. Its MUSICMORGANAMORGANA FOR WEDDINGS, FESTIVALS, CRIMINAL AND CIVIL MATTERS TO TRIAL AND APPEAL, COMPUTER LAW he has a lot of time to explore the possibili- largest current project makes millions of ZABAVAS, PARTIES AND MORE! Member of Bar: NJ, NY, CT, DC ties. Ms. Manuylenko dreams of a career in dollars’ worth of donated new books avail- New phone number (609) 747-1382 316 Lenox Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090 computer graphics programming, and has able to needy individuals in developing and Office: (908) 789-1870, (732) 627-0517 considered starting her own business. “I transitional societies worldwide through want to create something myself,” she non-governmental partner organizations, explained. “Maybe I will find other people libraries, universities, schools, research Ukrainian woman, teacher by profession, organizations and other similar institutions. is seeking live-in homecare work. NEW VIDEO TAPES FROM like me and we will start something.” In its newest initiative, Library and Very reliable; good cook; speaks some English. UKRAINE When asked about computer usage and Please call (716) 467-0999; APON -7799 Boyko Wedding and Internet connectivity in his home country, Information Technology Services, Sabre if no answer, leave message APON -7799 Carpathian Wedding Mr. Masek noted that the differences helps organizations in these regions take on answering machine. APON-7801 Taras Shevchenko, Poet between the United States and the Czech advantage of rapidly evolving Internet and APON-7801 Ivan Mazepa, Hetman of Ukraine APON-7801 Hryhorij Orlyk, Famous General Republic are not as great as many related information technologies. APON-7797 Liturgy celebrated by Pope John Paul II Americans might expect. “There are com- For more information, see Sabre’s APON-7797 St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome puters in most businesses there,” he said, website: http://www.sabre.org. Sabre is a Price $25.00 each video “but people don’t make so much money. tax-exempt 501 (c)(3) organization under Position Available: write to: Apon Record Company, Inc. Maybe 30 percent of families have comput- the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, and is Self Reliance New York Federal Credit P.O. Box 3082, Long Island City, NY 11103 ers at home.” Internet connections are avail- registered as a private voluntary organi- Union has positions available in the Tel. 718-721-5599 We will convert your private videos able and relatively inexpensive, he added. zation (PVO) with the U.S. Agency for Teller and Member Services area. Part from European system to American. Cost $25.00 Ms. Manuylenko painted a somewhat International Development. time and full time. Part time positions less rosy picture of the situation in her also available in our soon-to-be-opened country, commenting that “people don’t Astoria Branch. know how to use computers – in general, Candidates for positions must be peo- [computer use] is not so widespread.” She And the winner... WEST2282 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ARKA Ont., Canada M6S 1N9 (Continued from page 7) ple-oriented, be totally fluent in English, was quick to add, though, that “things are developing and people are starting to get the wind, Mr. Tkachenko and his three some knowledge of Ukrainian; have Gifts partners invoke the spirit of Shevchenko excellent phone skills; have a basic educated about it.” Ukrainian Handicrafts and announce their readiness to lead knowledge of Windows95. Have at least When asked whether she would con- Art, Ceramics, Jewellery A. CHORNY Ukraine by following the electorate some experience in member/customer sider making a life in the United States, Books, Newspapers behind the blue-and-yellow flag. services and/or financial services. Ms. Manuylenko was unequivocal: “I Cassettes, CDs, Videos No one knows what’s in Mr. Excellent benefits. will never leave Ukraine,” she answered. Embroidery Supplies “I love my country – Ukraine needs me. Tkachenko’s head or in his heart. By sur- Salary commensurate with experience. Packages and Services to Ukraine I want Ukraine to be on the same level as rounding himself with patriotic symbols Please send resume to: the U.S.A., and I think I can do some- and positioning himself as a defender of Tel.: (416) 762-8751 Fax: (416) 767-6839 thing to help.” Ukraine’s sovereignty, Mr. Tkachenko and Self Reliance (NY) In addition to Mr. Masek and Ms. the constituency he represents have obvi- Federal Credit Union Manuylenko, the Sabre Foundation spon- ously moved away from Lenin and a lot 108 Second Avenue sored two summer interns who work in closer to Chornovil. That’s a big step in the New York, NY 10003 Insure and be sure. other locations. Evgenii Bibik, a student at right direction. If only he’d do something to Attn: Chief Operating Officer Join the UNA! the Miensk State Medical Institute in privatize Ukraine’s agricultural sector. Now Belarus, was referred to Sabre by Dr. John that would be progress. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 15 Montclair State U. receives grant for partnership with Kirovohrad

UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The worked with their KSPU counterparts for ly and internationally as a leader in this Program. According to the USIA’s home- United States Information Agency has the past two years, both here and in approach. Dean Michelli chairs the page (www.usia.gov.), the program, funded awarded Montclair State University a Ukraine. They see this program as a perfect National Network for Educational through the Freedom Support Act, “is $296,549 grant to establish an educational match between the two institutions. Renewal, a consortium of 34 universities designed to strengthen the capabilities of partnership with Kirovohrad State “We are pleased to be a partner with and more than 500 schools in 14 states institutions of higher learning to contribute Pedagogical University (KSPU) in KSPU as it enters into a time of increased committed to preparing young people for to the transitions to democracy and market Ukraine. autonomy,” Ms. Mukherjee said. “Both democratic citizenship. economies. Benefits of program participa- “This is the first time the university has institutions will gain from the exchange of “Montclair State is pleased to receive tion include strengthened teaching, received a USIA award,’’ said Marina ideas.’’ this sort of recognition for its Global research and public service capability for Cunningham, director of MSU’s Global The partnership has three goals, Ms. Education Program, and we are thrilled to all partner institutions; opportunities to Education Center. “It is a very prestigious Cunningham said: “First, faculty develop- be part of the effort to bring democracy to establish new academic programs or award and will allow Montclair State to ment to enhance understanding of the Eastern Europe,” said Gregory L. Waters, expand existing ones; successful collabora- become more deeply involved in global meaning of democracy, and the develop- vice-president for institutional advance- tive research improvement and sharing development and democratization in other ment of curricula and pedagogies that pro- ment and deputy provost at MSU. among partner institutions; and outreach to countries. As such, it is a perfect fit for the mote democratic practice and understand- MSU’s grant is part of the USIA’s local communities and relevant profession- international expertise and experience of ing. Second, adaptation and integration of College and University Partnerships al and government entities.” our College of Education and Human courses in research methodology in the Services.” KSPU undergraduate curriculum. Third, The three-year partnership seeks to preparation of teachers for the Philosophy assist KSPU in the development of its fac- of Children Program and the establishment The Ukrainian Institute of America ulty and curriculum, and to help bring of an affiliate Philosophy for Children about changes in higher education as well Center at KSPU.” It is with deep sorrow that we notify our members as education at the primary and secondary “We feel strongly that a vital facet of the and Ukrainian community of the death on October 2, 1999, levels. The program will focus on the program is access to information,” Ms of our dear colleague and member processes of learning and teaching, where- Cunningham said. “The partnership’s state- by critical thinking is encouraged and fos- of-the-art technology will provide partici- tered as a means of promoting democratic pants with access to information over the entire world and will allow for innovative Michael Huk, M.D. practices in the classroom and, ultimately, A long standing and active member in society. This theme will be carried out concepts, including distance learning class- es.” of the Ukrainian Institute, member and former V.P. of the through the development of courses and Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA), curriculum in research methodology and When Ms. Mukherjee visited in May, former president of the New York Metro UMANA, critical thinking in the field of philosophy she discovered an exciting educational member of the Medical Association of New Jersey, for children. atmosphere in Ukraine. “The premise of the USIA grant is to “Students were enthusiastic. The faculty member and activist of many other Ukrainian organizations. help countries become stable democra- is hard-working and talented, committed to cies,” Ms. Cunningham explained. pedagogy and their profession. It will be a To his bereaved wife, Lydia, daughters Camila and Motria, “Whatever we can do to help the faculty pleasure to work with them.” son Andrew, grandchildren and the family and students at KSPU will be very impor- There will be short exchanges of faculty we send our deepest condolences. tant in Ukraine’s move to democracy.” and administrators to foster the develop- Project directors Ms. Cunningham and ment of critical thinking in the curriculum. May he rest in peace Margaret Mukherjee, a professor in MSU’s Additionally, the program will allow sever- department of human ecology, have al KSPU faculty members to participate in two year-long training programs for philos- ophy for children. Lastly, one of the project directors, Ms. Mukherjee, will spend a Journalists’ group... semester at KSPU, introducing research (Continued from page 2) methodology into the curriculum as a vehi- cle for the development of critical thinking With its bank accounts frozen, STB has among undergraduates. been forced to suspend production of a Dan “Bohdan” Kurylak By the end of the third year, courses in of Edison died on Friday at home. He was 75. new program about the Ukrainian critical thinking and research methodology Parliament, which serves as a platform for will be incorporated into the curriculum. A Born in Ukraine, he lived in Rahway for 25 years before moving to Edison 15 years ago. Mr. Kurylak was the founder and owner/operator of DAN-EL several rival presidential candidates. With Philosophy for Children Program and an Electrical Contractor in Rahway for twenty years, before retiring in 1989. no access to operating capital, it may be affiliate center will be in place and intro- forced to lay off some or all of its 3,000 duced into the schools connected to KSPU. employees. And if STB fails to pay for He was a member of the Veterans of 1st Ukrainian Division-U.N.A. He was Faculty and teacher training in critical a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Rahway and a volunteer of transmission services this month, the sta- thinking and philosophy for children will the Bingo Committee and the Church Festival Committee. He was a for- tion may be forced off the air altogether. take place routinely. The program will be mer member of the Linden Moose Club and the Rahway Yacht Club. Mr. STB has filed suit against the state tax disseminated to other universities in the Kurylak volunteered to many community organizations donating electrical administration and the state frequency region. services and was made an Honorary Member of the Clark V.F.W. Post commission, charging that these two agen- “This partnership will provide MSU Number 7363, Rahway Sideliners, Rahway American Legion Post #5 and cies are engaging in a coordinated cam- faculty and administrators the opportunity the Rahway American Legion Mackie Post #499. paign of harassment designed to put the to reflect seriously and examine how their station out of business. Your government’s own educational practices promote democ- He is survived by his wife Elsie (nee Theiner) of 46 years of marriage, two crackdown against STB is part of an alarm- racy,” said Nicholas Michelli, dean of sons, Mario Kurylak of Rahway and Victor K. Kurylak of Scotch Plains and ing trend of state harassment directed MSU’s College of Education and Human three grandchildren. against opposition and independent news Services. “Developing collegial relations media in Ukraine. Media that provide Funeral services will take place on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. from the Lehler- on a global scale will broaden MSU’s per- Gibilisco Funeral Home, 275 West Milton Avenue, Rahway, followed by favorable coverage of your excellency’s spectives on education and learning in a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Rahway. activities are not subjected to the hostile different social and cultural context. Interment at Hazelwood Cemetery, Clark. Parastas services, Monday 7:30 bureaucratic scrutiny suffered by media MSU’s teachers will have access to the p.m. at the Funeral Home. 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NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE Receives university’s Chancellor’s Citation SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse University recognized a local Ukrainian American with the “Chancellor’s Citation for Distinguished Service.” This prestigious award is granted annually to individuals who have made a real difference in the lives of students, faculty and members of the community. Dr. Patricia A. Burak, director of the Office of International Services at Syracuse University, was acknowledged by the chan- cellor of the university as “the head, heart and soul of the university’s widely admired services to its international students.” A cer- tificate presented on March 3 to Dr. Burak by the chancellor recounted the “countless hours dedicated to meeting the needs of a diverse and growing body of international Dr. Patricia Burak NEW NON-STOP JOINT SERVICE students, scholars and their families.” His words complimented Pat’s “extraor- she rose in her profession to become the dinary commitment to caring” and her director of the office in 1989. Many publi- NEW YORK - KYIV - TASHKENT expertise which is acknowledged through- cations, presentations and workshops in the out this country and overseas.” Her book, area of advising and counseling students “Crisis Management in a Cross-Cultural from Ukraine and Russia led to Dr. Burak’s Setting” was acknowledged as a handbook invitation from the United States for many other campuses and institutions. Information Agency in 1993 to visit Proposed for this award by an alumna of Ukraine and Russia as an educational con- the university, and supported by the dean of sultant. She spent two weeks in Kyiv and Hendricks Chapel, Dr. Burak’s nomination Moscow, teaching advisers in the USIS was strengthened by letters from over 30 Advising Centers about the educational sys- students, past and present, faculty and tem in the United States, and how their stu- members of the community. A graduate stu- dents could access the system. dent from Armenia, Anna Pkhrikian, said, An ardent Ukrainian American, Dr. “Almost every international student on the Burak has always been a member of the Syracuse University campus gets to know Ukrainian community in Central New Patricia Burak. She’s the one we go to with York. Her grandparents, Luke and Tatiana questions. For any problem, Pat will find a Zaleski came to the United States from solution. She is a person with a big heart Halychyna in 1906 and 1909, respectively. UZBEKISTAN who stretches herself out to help as much as They were founding members of St. John Air Ukraine she can.” Ms. Pkhrikian referred to her life- the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, the airways threatening battle with leukemia, and Ms. parish in which Dr. Burak continues to par- Burak’s role in helping to bring her brother ticipate as a teacher in the religious educa- here to provide bone marrow. Later, Dr. tion program and is the parish in which her Burak worked with insurance companies to son, Billy Prusinowski, 14, and young BOEING 767-300 safeguard payment for the extensive treat- daughter, Anna Prusinowski, are active. ment that followed the bone marrow trans- Dr. Burak has always found a way to plant. “Pat came to the rescue,” she is quot- mix service to students with her personal on and ed as saying. and professional interests. Pursuing a doc- FRIDAYS SUNDAYS Several Ukrainian and Russian students tor of arts degree at Syracuse University for joined forces to write a letter to the selec- many years, she finally decided to translate from JFK International Airport tion committee as well, commenting upon a Russian novel into English for her disser- Dr. Burak’s involvement with them over tation. INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS the years. “Helping a visiting scholar whose Since the work that Dr. Burak does in bank account was drained by con artists. international education also involves the UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS Recruiting interpreters for a little boy who translation of one culture to another, she came to Syracuse from abroad for open- found that her professional skills helped her heart surgery ... Dealing with domestic vio- in the literary translation process. In her 1-212-489-3954 (office) lence ... Numerous visits to a hospital to work as an international student adviser she 1-212-245-1005 (ticket reservation) visit the sick child of an international stu- must decide which strategies are effective dent. A friend in need is a friend indeed,” for bringing life in the United States, espe- 1-800-820-2891 (cargo) wrote Dr. Andrey Meleshevich, Alla cially academic life, across to students from 1-718-244-0251 (fax cargo) Meleshevich, Irena Ustinova and Elena other cultures. This is one of her strengths, Kulikova. interests and passions, and one for which Dr. Burak came to Syracuse University she was recognized by this citation. in 1977, starting as a counselor at the Office Dr. Burak is a member of Ukrainian of International Services. Over the years National Association Branch 39.

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Bronze hammer and shot isher) Marion Jones. In 1999 Ms. Pintusevych’s times have On August 22, Vladyslav Piskunov slipped a fraction, enough to nudge her SSPPOORTSRTSLLIINENE assumed the third spot on the world podium off the podium. But she put in a valiant by Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj in the men’ s hammer throw by whipping effort. In the end, that is, in the 100- the device 79.03 meters, finishing behind meter women’s final on August 22, she the domination of Germany’s Karsten Kobs finished 0.09 seconds off the podium, WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS champion in the women’s high jump. On (80.24 meters for gold) and Zsolt Németh with a time of 10.95. Ms. Jones blew past the last day of competition, she cleared a Former minister of sport Valerii Borzov of Hungary (79.05). the field with a 10.70. height of 1.99 meters on her first attempt. predicted, as early as 1992, that there would Being beaten by two centimeters was no In qualifying, Ms. Pintusevych won her Two Russians also recorded the mark, be a downturn in Ukraine’s presence at the doubt galling, particularly since Mr. heat with a moderate-paced 11.20 (0.02 but Yelena Yelesina (silver) needed two élite level of competition, particularly in his Piskunov had bested the Hungarian by over faster than Ms. Jones), then finished third, tries to do so, while Svetlana Lapina primary area of interest (he was an Olympic 1.5 meters in the final’s fifth throw, only to with a time of 10.98, behind the champion needed three, thus determining their posi- athlete in 1972 and 1976). Evidence to this fall below his own consistent standard of U.S. sprinter’s 10.83 and Gail Devers’ (also tions on the podium. effect was looming into view at this year’s 77-plus distances he’d managed all day in U.S.) 10.94 in the semi-final. Ms. Babakova breezed through the meet, World Athletic Championships, held in his sixth. At last year’s meet in Athens, the bit- making virtually every height she tried at Seville, Spain, on August 20-29. The day before, Oleksander Bohach ter sting of her 100-meter defeat drove the first go, from 1.80 to 1.92 in qualifying While many individuals still maintain a gained a measure of redemption after the the Ukrainian speedster through her wall (knocking the bar off at 1.94 in an “academ- standard of excellence matched by few on fiasco of having been stripped of a gold of exhaustion and to the summit of the globe, let alone the European continent, ic” try in the preliminary round), and then medal in last year’s world championships. achievement in the 200-meter event. This there are signs that Ukraine’s athletic ranks from 1.85 to 1.99 in the final. The burly Ukrainian took bronze in the time around, the physical demands are thin and budgets are strained to the The lithe competitor also made three men’s shot put with a distance of 21.26, proved too much. limit. unsuccessful attempts at 2.01 in the final, behind the U.S.A.’s C.J. Hunter (21.79 for She qualified for the quarter-finals by First off, the medal count has slipped: but suffered no ill consequences as her gold) and last year’s bronze medal winner turning in a time of 23.19 on the morning of Ukraine bagged one gold, one silver and competitors also failed. Oliver-Sven Buder of Germany (21.42). August 24, finishing fifth in her heat, but Mr. Bohach also probably derived satis- two bronze for a total of four medals and a Balakhonova’s dramatic silver did not start in the “run-off” held later that tie for 15th place with Austria. Last year faction from the fact that his nemesis, evening. Ukraine took home seven medals (two gold, U kraine’s silver medal was secured in defending champion John Godina of the She had either sustained an injury or was four silver and one bronze) and was sixth, dramatic fashion by Anzhela U.S. (who has often publicly berated the too disheartened to take part in the women’s ahead of Jamaica, which suffered an even Balakhonova on the first day of competi- Ukrainian’s training practices), struggled 4 x 100-meter relay. Without their anchor, worse reversal of fortune by falling to 24th tion (August 21) in the women’s pole vainly in the final, managing only a single, the tandem of Iryna Pukha, Anzhela this year. vault, as she pushed Stacy Dragila of the seventh-place, distance and fouled out five Kravchenko, Oksana Guskova and Two huge absences at this competition U.S. to a new world record height of 4.60 times. Anzhelika Shevchuk turned in a creditable were those of Viktoria Pavlysh, who once meters. Mr. Bohach had played possum in the time of 43.80, finishing third in their heat, dominated (when not contending) competi- Ms. Balakhonova set a European qualifying round, checking in with a modest but it was not enough to qualify the team tion for the women’s shot put title, and the record of 4.55 meters on her first attempt. 20.12-meter effort to place fourth in Group (by 0.08 seconds) for further competition. obvious chasm left by the retirement of Ms. Dragila failed on her first try at that B, while Mr. Godina was pounding his Oddly, none of these women were Sergey Bubka, the peerless pole-vaulter. mark, then made it. The Ukrainian made chest over a 20.69-meter Group A-topping entered (or pre-qualified) for the individual Particularly disturbing was the fact that two unsuccessful tries at 4.60, then performance. 100 meters, even though Ms. Pukha and Ukraine could field no world-class entries passed to 4.65, putting psychological Valiant Pintusevych Ms. Kravchenko acquitted themselves well on the men’s side of Mr. Bubka’s event, pressure on her opponent. Ms. Dragila, in 1998 and into 1999. despite the Luhansk-native’s mentorship of failed attempt No. 1 at 4.60, but then Zhanna Tarnopolska-Pintusevych suf- various athletes (not only in his own coun- made it, sending the proverbial ball into fered more heartbreak at this year’s Good heavy efforts try) and his willingness to teach. Ms. Balakhonova’s court. world championship. In 1998, she was The “heavy metal” events continue to be Babakova’s breezy gold The Ukrainian vaulter missed her only the world 200-meter champion and set the one area where Ukraine has depth. Yurii allowable try at 4.65, ceding the gold to blistering times in 100 meters, only to be Bilonih was fifth in the men’s shot put Tops among Ukraine’s entries was Ms. Dragila, who nevertheless gamely eclipsed by the U.S.-media-adored bas- Inga Babakova, who is the new world made three stabs at the lofty barrier. ketball convert (and world-record-demol- (Continued on page 20) 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

“Eera”) is quite a character! She’s teach- Our blessing... ing the kids to dance here in the Lebediv (Continued from page 9) home, also gymnastics. tions ... an “evening magazine” type show. On one cold, snowy day, Eryna and I Angela and I also took part in a very mov- went walking around town by ourselves. ing commemoration of the 3,000 Jewish She was attracted to a window full of men, women and children buried to death shoes. She was amazed, admiring the in a salt mine in Artemivsk in January shoes. But I didn’t have the heart to burst 1943 by the occupying Nazis. We saw her bubble. This was a used-shoe store. wonderful Ukrainian Jewish/Christian She apparently has no idea what new cooperation. The proverb from the Talmud shoes look like! hits home in our experience this month: Kyiv is like civilization: water and elec- “When you save one life, you save the tricity on 24 hours per day! Attended liturgy at our Ukrainian-rite church here – very whole world.” Also, one of James’ epistles moving experience, since the same says we must help orphans (and widows). Ukrainian hymns taught to us by our par- January 21 ents and grandparents, and taught to my children by me, are now being re-learned Howdy Folks! by the locals (following the four genera- Today Eryna officially became our tions of Soviet repression of religion). We daughter! She is now a Honchar. Thank hope to be home in early February. God! Diakuyu Bohovi! Great cooperation May God bless you until we see you from the orphanage, judges, everyone. again, Tomorrow on to Donetsk (a steel and coal Yurko city, very much like Pittsburgh 50 years ago), to authenticate her birth certificate and to get her passport. More than 250... Later, Yurko (Continued from page 10) January 24 members and parents. While nearly 50 indi- Howdy Folks! viduals were involved in the over-all prepa- ration of the camps, leadership for the effort Donetsk went fairly well. We are now in came from a planning committee led by Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, being helped by Oleh Skubiak and including Michael and Christina Spak, a very able young lady Marta Charysh, Andrij Durbak, Ms. Dziuk, from Lviv, helping to process documents Diana Iwanik, Marta Kozbur, Areta and and to get an exit visa for Eryna, etc. George Kuritza, Roman Marushka, Joe (Christina works for Patrick and Marlies Mycyk, Wally Powers, Ivan Shkrobut, Murphy of Adoption Consultants, George Sambor, Renya Stasula and Luba International of Bethesda, Md., our advisors Skubiak. in our adoption). During the camp, Mr. Charysh, Marta We’re staying with the Lebediv family Shuya-Belkirous, Ms. Kuritza and Joe – parents with six kids. Great Christian Mulyk served as camp administrators, people raising very unselfish, wholesome while Oksana Hulyk, Ms. Charysh, Lida kids in a five-room apartment. Luba, the Marushka and Irka Demus coordinated wife, is a sister to Vladimir Kuzmenko, food services. Renya Stasula, R.N.; Mark To subscribe: Send $50 ($40 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, who lives behind my mother in Carnegie, Demus, M.D.; Peter Liber, M.D.; Ostap Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 in my brother Mike’s duplex. Eryna (but Kashuba,; and George Kuritza, M.D., pro- she likes the nickname Era, pronounced vided medical care during the camp. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 19

Radio show host donates music collection to Ukrainian museum in Stamford, Conn. STAMFORD, Conn. – Richard Kerry donated to St. Basil’s which consists of a has brought Ukrainian music to Radio grand collection of Ukrainian records and WRYM’s audience every Saturday morn- tapes. ... What an extraordinary and inter- ing for 20 years. His record collection can esting collection it is! It reflects the care now be heard by everyone, any day of the and devotion you spent in acquiring it and week, at the St. Basil’s Ukrainian Cultural acquainting your audience with Ukrainian Research Center in Stamford, Conn. music, and we congratulate you for this Mr. Kerry, a resident of Newington, accomplishment. We are proud to be the Conn., recently donated some 800 recipients of such a collection.” albums, tapes and reels from the 1930s to Since 1971 WRYM, the “Ethnic Voice the 1990s – historic pieces that will no of Connecticut,” has featured Mr. Kerry doubt enhance and enrich the center’s and his wife, Stacy, on its “American library and museum, which already hold Ukrainian Show,” playing music by an expansive assortment of Ukrainian art, Canadian, American and Ukrainian literature and music. artists, as well as radio shows from Kyiv. Mr. Kerry’s donation was acknowl- The Kerrys compiled quite a collection edged by Bishop Basil Losten of the in that time period, and, thanks to their Stamford Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy. In generous contribution, the public can dis- a letter to the radio show host, Bishop cover, appreciate and learn from it. For Losten wrote: “Please accept our sincere more information call the Ukrainian gratitude for the wonderful gift you have Museum of Stamford, (203) 324-7698.

Richard Kerry during a 1976 broadcast of his radio show.

and mend costumes, house visiting Kashtan... dancers, attend fund-raisers, and, of (Continued from page 13) course, get their children to lessons and Cleveland, the “Showtime at High Noon” performances on time. series held at the Ohio Theater, and with A debt of gratitude also is owed to St. the North Coast Ballet at the Cleveland Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral for Play House. The group also traveled to use of its Astrodome during the past years, Columbus to perform at the inauguration and to St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Orthodox of Gov. George Voinovich in 1995. Both Cathedral for use of its office space for Ms. Salisbury and William Miller of the board meetings. The support of each of Cleveland Plain Dealer continued their these parishes has been gratifying and is positive coverage, praising the efforts of deeply appreciated. both Kashtan and Mr. Basso. Alumni By the mid-1990s, however, Kashtan entered a period of transition. As its older Finally, it is appropriate to note the quali- members retired, the number of perform- ty of Kashtan’ s student talent during the ance-ready dancers dwindled. Faced with past 20 years. A number of Kashtan stu- the prospect of not having a performing dents have either studied or taught profes- ensemble, the group decided that it need- sionally, including Krista Shokalook, who ed to return to its roots: to the school that danced and now instructs, with the proved so successful in earlier years. Cleveland Ballet; Erica Holowczak, who That decision, which is paying rich divi- danced with the Cleveland Ballet; Steve dends today, resulted in Kashtan losing Gernaga, who studied with the New York some of its community visibility, but Ballet Company; Mr. Basso, who studied none of its vitality. With Mr. Woznak with the Cleveland Ballet and the Akron again at the helm, Kashtan currently has School of Dance; and Andrij Cybyk, who more than 70 students who are develop- obtained his “Ukrainian Ballet Artist” ing at an impressive rate. degree from the Virsky School of Ukrainian Ballet in Kyiv and is now performing pro- Administrative leadership fessionally in New York. In addition to artistic talent, Kashtan Yet, the most sincere tribute is reserved has also had the benefit of exceptional for all of those students who, while dancing administrative leadership. During the with Kashtan, developed an appreciation past 20 years, each of Kashtan’s board and love for Ukrainian culture. Always presidents – Messrs. Holubec, ready to demonstrate their skills at a “zaba- Liscynesky, Steinhagen, Russ, Cornel va” or a wedding, these Kashtan alumni Osadsa, Matthew Zappernick and Francis carry this love of Ukraine with them Zappernick – have given of themselves throughout their lives. This preservation of to ensure the group’s success. More the “Ukrainian soul” through dance has importantly, so many parents and sup- been Kashtan’s greatest success and is what porters have untiringly worked to create drives the ensemble into the future. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

reaction of 0.182. Sportsline Also recording a seventh, albeit not in (Continued from page 17) the world finals, was Olena Martson- (20.60 meters) and Roman Virastiuk just Buzhenko, who finished in that spot of her missed qualifying for the final by 10 cen- semi-final heat of the women’s 800 meters timeters with a distance of 19.73. in a time of 2:02.01. In the hammer throw, Andriy Shkvaruk Iryna Nedilenko-Lishchynska also ran in (last year’s silver medalist, whose perform- the 800 meters, but didn’t get past the quali- ance in 1998 would have easily won the fying heat (ironically outpacing her compa- gold this year), finished 15 centimeters triot’s semi-final performance), finishing short of the podium, providing a Ukrainian fifth in a time of 2:01.53. sandwich for the Hungarian Tibor Gécsek Serhii Osovych continued to be a who threw the hammer 78.95 meters as the spurned bridesmaid in the men’s 200- erstwhile runner-up fouled out on his last meter race, and registered a world-class two attempts. reaction time of 0.153 in the quarter-final, Valentyna Fediushina, formerly part of but finished last in his heat with a time of the Ukrainian contingent, was in the medal 20.93 seconds. He’d qualified for the run- hunt in the women’s shot put, qualifying offs by covering the distance in 20.91 with a heave of 18.28 meters. However, her seconds and recording a blistering reac- top-10 performance in the final (she fin- tion time of 0.136. ished seventh, albeit dropping off the pace The disappointments with a distance of 18.17 meters) goes on record as an achievement for Team Austria. The biggest disappointment of this It was also far behind the winning toss by championship was the showing of former Germany’s Astrid Kumbernuss (19.85 world champion and former world record meters). holder in the triple jump Inessa Kravets. Ms. Kravets was 13th in her qualifying Quadruple sevens group, and her distance of 13.49 was a full Ukraine’s presence in the top-10 of vari- meter off the distance required to advance. ous events was reflected in a “quadruple Vadym Kolesnyk, a former World seven” configuration in women’s events. University Games hero, continued to strug- Viktoria Stiopina recorded a personal gle in the hammer throw, ending up 18th best height of 1.96 meters to place seventh (second last) in his qualifying group, with a in the women’s high jump in a supporting 68.14-meter effort, although his other dis- role to her golden compatriot, making it tance, 67.96, also would have kept him out over the bar on her first attempt after strug- of last place. gling to clear 1.93. She’d qualified easily at Other notes 1.92, then muffed a chance at 1.94 in the preliminary round. Iryna Mykhalchenko Roman Schurenko’s 7.89-meter distance could be an up-and-comer, as she initially ranked 10th in Group A in the men’s long performed well in qualifying, clearing jump preliminaries, just failing to make the heights of 1.80, 1.85 and 1.89 on her first cut-off by a centimeter. In Group B, Oleksa attempts, but then stumbled at 1.92. Lukasevych finished with a higher rank On August 23, Olena Antonova was sev- (eighth) but with a shorter leap (7.77 enth in the discus throw, sending her disk meters). aloft for 63.61 meters (Franka Dietzsch of Olena Shekhovtsova placed 11th in her Germany won with 68.14), and recorded a qualifying group, registering a long jump of toss of 63.58, good enough for eighth. 6.39 meters (6.62 was the cutoff), while In the triple jump final, on August 24, Viktoria Vershinina slipped off her pace to Olena Hovorova finished seventh with a end up 12th in her group, with a slightly third-try distance of 14.47 meters better performance of 6.44 meters, but well (Paraskevi Tsiamita of Greece took gold, off her usual (or past) distance. leaping 14.88), but she could not improve, Dmytry Kolpakov’s 15.64-meter effort in first falling back to a 13.94 in her fourth the men’s triple jump (he fouled out twice attempt, then fouling, then managing a subsequently) placed him 18th in his group, 14.03 (which still would have been good about a meter short of qualifying. enough for 10th). Tetiana Tereshchuk-Antipova came in fourth in the 400-meter hurdles competition last year, but on August 25, she dipped Correction slightly to seventh, covering the track in Women’s tennis champ Lesia Bilak 54.23 seconds (Cuba’s Daimi Pernia won won the women’s title for the third con- with a time of 52.89). In this year’s final, secutive time, not the fifth, as had been her reaction time was very slow (0.273). In reported in the story about the national the semi-final, Ms. Antipova finished third tennis championships at Soyuzivka over Volume I and II in her heat (time 54.55) after a much better Labor Day weekend (September 26). You can obtain both volumes for only $130.00 Including Postage ORDER NOW THEY COULD BE YOURS

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views of Belarusians toward several criti- ion), told me that the republic reached its absence, claiming that the meeting was A trip to Miensk... cal political issues. Next was Yaroslav national fruition in the late 19th century. illegal. He also subsequently founded the (Continued from page 2) Romanchuk, executive director of the The atmosphere in Miensk was highly Conservative Christian Party of the BPF. Lukashenka no longer has a mandate. He Belorusskaya Gazeta newspaper, who charged, the politicking and debates This, in turn, was declared illegal at a ses- noted that the activist Viktar Hanchar, for- focused on the “Geopolitical Choice of intense. On the Saturday before I left sion of the BPF board, held in Miensk on mer chairman of the Central Election Belarus.” there was a major crisis: all supplies of October 3. It was a poignant reminder not Commission, is clearly seeking power My talk was the sixth. Its focus was vodka had disappeared from the stores. only of the divisions among the opposi- himself, even though he has never sub- “Belarus: History and Politics in the Post- Was it a government plot? Russian tion, but also the growing rift within the jected himself to an election and has been Soviet Period,” making the case that an Premier Vladimir Putin arrived in Miensk major opposition political party. At the revealed (over the reported results of the independent Belarus was not an anachro- during this same time and appeared to time of writing, much is dependent on the May 1999 opposition presidential elec- nism at the end of the 20th century in scotch any idea that the Russia-Belarus reconvened BPF Congress to be held on tions) to be “a liar.” Europe. It was followed by that of Union could be finalized in the immediate October 30-31, though this can be expect- He commented also that the opposition Aleksey Korol, editor of the newspaper future. Ukrainian President Leonid ed to confirm the divisions rather than frequently behaved as if it was in power, Politika, the organ of the BSDP, on Kuchma rescinded a “preliminary invita- overcome them. whereas in reality no individual politician “Adapting to Europe, Part 1.” Dennis tion” to President Lukashenka to attend a Of all the analyses I heard during the can claim a high percentage of support Perrin of Paris, gave the final report summit in Yalta on September 10-11 of week, I found that of Ambassador among the electorate. before lunch, on “Local Administration in 14 countries from the Baltic and Black Winkelmann the most succinct and percep- He said also that one should not regard France.” The last report, by Leonid Sea regions, evidently because of the gen- tive. “You know,” he told me, “in the final the members of the two new assemblies Loiko, a member of the BSDP, was a fol- eral lack of acceptance of Lukashenka’s analysis the people in villages don’t give a as exclusively pro-Lukashenka. His expe- low-up to Mr. Korol’s paper called legitimacy as president of Belarus. hoot about all this. They think politics is a rience had shown that in the House of “Adapting to Europe, Part 2.” Following its incomplete congress in game that the former nomenklatura in Representatives there are many people of Several people took part in the seminar July 1999, which resulted in a division of Miensk plays to fill its time. I doubt if they independent views who are not govern- but did not present reports. They included delegates almost equally between two even know the names of the political par- ment puppets. Valery Kharbalevich, political observer of rival leaders, Zyanon Paznyak, and V. ties. All they care about is bread on their We concurred on the point that the newspaper Svobodnye Novosty and a Vyachorka, the BPF held a “soym” tables.” Yet if politics is a game there are President Lukashenka missed a golden member of the United Civic Party; (assembly) in Miensk, led by Mr. still rules to which to adhere. And it seems opportunity by not holding new presiden- Syarhey Levshunau from the analytical Vyachorka. Mr. Paznyak reacted angrily to me that Alyaksandr Lukashenka has tial elections upon the expiration of his center Strategia and a member of the to the holding of such an assembly in his broken most of them. term. Had these occurred, the president National Executive Committee; would certainly have emerged victorious, Uladzimir Matskevich, a political scien- thus resolving the constitutional crisis – tist; Alyaksandr Sosnau, a member of the though not problems related to human political council of the United Civic To The Weekly Contributors: rights and democratic rule. Party; Alyaksandr Potupa, president of We greatly appreciate the materials – feature articles, news stories, press clippings, let- I met Ambassador Winkelmann also at the Center for the Research of the Future; ters to the editor, and the like – we receive from our readers. In order to facilitate prepa- his stately home in the suburbs, along Mr. Padhol; and Christopher Panico from ration of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that the guidelines listed below be followed. with the Belarusian Popular Front (BPF) the AMG. ® strategist, Mr. Padhol. It was a contrast in There were plenty of questions after News stories should be sent in not later than 10 days after the occurrence of a given styles: Mr. Winkelmann, sedate and dig- my own report. During the coffee break event. ® nified, firm in his view that the role of there were more. It was never far from All materials must be typed (or legibly hand-printed) and double-spaced. ® ambassadors is to resolve problems rather my mind that these delegates were Photographs (originals only, no photocopies oir computer printouts) submitted for pub- than take offense: (“If you ignore the debating their own future, whereas I was lication must be accompanied by captions. Photos will be returned only when so wasps,” he told me as I fought over a following a professional calling, free to requested and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. ® piece of ham with three insects, “they will catch the next plane to Frankfurt when- Full names (i.e., no initials) and their correct English spellings must be provided. ® go away”); Mr. Podhol, with a bald dome ever I chose. Most of the talks provided Newspaper and magazine clippings must be accompanied by the name of the publi- of a head, gulping drafts of red wine and a consensus on certain issues: Belarus, cation and the date of the edition. ® relating the current political intrigues (the the speakers held, must embark on eco- Information about upcoming events must be received one week before the date of latest was Mr. Shushkevich’s decision to nomic reforms – particularly in agricul- The Weekly edition in which the information is to be published. ® give an interview to Radio Liberty in ture, an area of near disaster. Second, all Persons who submit any materials must provide a daytime phone number where they which he accused Ambassador Wieck of speakers agreed that Belarus must reori- may be reached if any additional information is required. ® bankrolling Mr. Hryb). ent its foreign policy toward Europe and Unsolicited materials submitted for publication will be returned only when so request- The night before the seminar either away from Russia or concurrently ed and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. (September 7), I was a guest at a formal with agreements with Russia. Third, the dinner between the AMG and the NEC, at delegates all agreed that the preservation which, along with others, I was able to of an independent state is critical. Given put questions to Mr. Hryb and company. Mr. Padhol’s warnings, I also considered It began tentatively. I felt very “western,” that this was the major issue and that sitting to the left of Ambassador Wieck, otherwise the conference and govern- the voice of reason. Mr. Hryb was the ment-opposition talks would be mean- most moderate of the hosts, who included ingless. newspaper editors, economists and politi- Later a dapper fellow took the seat cians, including the former Chairman of (and microphone) next to mine. He was the National Bank, Stanislau Raul de Luzenberger, the head of the Bahdankevich, and three members of the TACIS office (European Union) in Belarusian Social Democratic Party Miensk. To my surprise he informed the (BSDP). Most of them wanted, first and delegates that their economy was really foremost, to remove the president from not so bad. Belarus had no major debts office; anything less seemed immaterial. like Russia or Ukraine, thus it was quite The following day, I was one of eight feasible to embark on reforms. Clearly people (and one of two foreigners; the then, from this perspective, Belarus has other being a civil servant from France, benefited by standing still, ignoring calls who was an expert on “vertical systems for privatization and re-establishing state of government”) to present a report to the control over the economy. On the other seminar “Belarus: Options for Choice” hand, the man from TACIS was more chaired by Mr. Hryb. Most of the reports likely trying to inject a note of optimism concentrated on the economy and the lack amid the general gloom. of change since 1991 in Belarus. As the conference drew to a close, The first speaker was Leonid some delegates (including Mr. Padhol) Zlotnikov, a member of the political left in haste to attend a demonstration in council of the United Civic Party, who the town center, held by the BPF to com- spoke on “Catch-up Development: A memorate the Battle of Orsha (September Strategy for Belarus.” He was followed 8, 1514), when the Grand Duchy of YEVSHAN – ∏ÇòÄç by Ivan Nikitchenko, a highly reputable Lithuania and Poland, allegedly with the scientist and agricultural expert, whose willing participation of Belarusians, World’s Largest Ukrainian Book & Music Catalogue talk was titled “The Principal Conceptual defeated the Russian army. This seemed For your free copy today, please call Provisions for the Restoration of the to me an admirable myth (most Economy in the Republic of Belarus”; Belarusians were conscripted into this and by Yuri Shevtsov, a lecturer at the army and the victory was qualified, in European Humanitarian University, who that the real goal had been to capture Music1-800-265-9858 – Books – Videos – Gift Items – Travel Guides presented a paper on “Belarus: A Slow Smolensk), the sort of thing that might Drift Toward Europe.” convince some locals that the country Stationary – Computer Supplies and much more! The fourth speaker was Yuri really has nearly half a millennium of Drakokhrust, a well-known reporter from national aspirations. One delegate, the www.yevshan.com the newspaper Belorusskaya Delovaya editor of an opposition newspaper (there Gazeta, who provided statistics on the are at least six that operate in some fash- 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

UKEUKEFOR THELL NEXTODEONODEONGENERATION 14-year-old plays role of Juliet in Saskatoon Parma student is finalist in science challenge SASKATOON – PARMA, Ohio – This past year, more than 50,000 students from around the Behind the set of country entered science projects at local and regional science fairs. Four thou- “Romeo and Juliet,” sand of these students were entered in the Discovery Young Scientist Shakespearean son- Challenge. From this group 40 finalists were selected and will receive an all- nets run through 14- expense-paid trip to Washington for the competition finals and their chance to year-old Anastasia win over $40,000 in scholarships. Tataryn’s mind as as Fourteen-year-old Larissa Paschyn from Parma, Ohio, was the only Ohioan she dances around, selected as a finalist. A graduate of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic School burning off energy and current freshman at Parma Senior High School, her science project in preparation for “Wetland or Wasteland” earned top honors at local and state science fairs. Her her stellar perform- entry into the Discovery Science Challenge was judged on its scientific merit ance. Juliet, in her and her ability to communicate the science of the project. She will go to orange and yellow Washington on October 13-17 to compete for final recognition. leaf-covered cos- Larissa became interested in wet- tume, is ready to land habitats after reading an article meet her Romeo. that discussed natural and newly con- Anastasia Tatryn structed wetlands. Larissa believes was surprised and that scientists should consider manip- delighted when Hery ulating the plants, soil, and bacte- Woolf, the play’s ria/micro-organism levels in newly artistic director, constructed wetlands to utilize them asked her to audition in treating waste. for the Shakespeare In her project, she tested her on the Saskatchewan hypothesis, that the vascular systems Festival. of wetland plants reduce the levels of Anastasia Tataryn in the role of Juliet. He had seen contaminants more quickly and effi- Anastasia performing in a production of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” and ciently than the microbial/bacterial recruited her, “the youngest Juliet in the history of our theatre and pos- levels of the soil. After testing wet- sibly in Canada, ” according to Mr. Woolf. The Ukrainian Juliet’s sum- land plants and soil separately in mer has been dedicated to her acting career. waste solution, she concluded that Anastasia performed two or three nights a week, in addition to two the wetland plants did purify the weekend shows at the Shakespeare festival, from July 7 to August 22. waste solution better than the soil. This unexpected experience has been “lots of fun” and she found the Although her conclusions support- Larissa Paschyn cast to be really helpful and great to work with. ed her hypothesis, she noted that simply manipulating wetland plant life was A July 9 review in The Star Phoenix of Saskatoon noted that “a radi- not the solution because of the delicate natural balance in the wetland ecosys- ant Anastasia Tataryn [appears] in her first professional role as Juliet.” tem. The plants need the rich wetland soil for nutrients and support. The review also noted: “There’s a scene with Juliet on the balcony Apart from her interest in sciences she enjoys reading and writing stories. that people are going to love. It’s her first chance to really speak, and She is active in the Parma community, was president of the SJS Student Tataryn was nothing less than beguiling the way she glowed with first Council and is a member of the Ukrainian American Youth Association love and, more importantly, made the lines her own. She actually knew (SUM), St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral Choir, the Kashtan School what the words meant, and was able to bring them to life.” of Ukrainian Dance, and the Kytasty School of Bandura. She is also involved Anastastia has been acting as long as she’s been speaking. Her first in her high school’s choir and flag corps. performances took place in the basement of her dad’s church. (Anastasia’s father, the Rev. Myroslav Tataryn, is a Ukrainian Catholic priest.) She grew up in St. Catharine’s, Ontario, where she often per- Does it bite? formed monologues at school. Since her family moved to Saskatoon And you thought you had big three years ago, Anastasia has performed in various community plays mosquitoes in your neck of the and musicals at St. Joseph’s High School, where she is an 11th grade woods ... How about the mosquito student. Anastasia performed in “Anne of Green Gables” with in Komarno, Manitoba? It has a Saskatoon Summer Players as well as “Macbeth” and “Doc” with wingspan of 15 feet. Designed by Newman Players. Her role as Juliet is her debut in professional theatre. Marlene Hound, the monument is Anastasia is even busier during the school year than in the summer. a weather vane and revolves on its After school, Anastasia takes ballet, Ukrainian dance and piano lessons. base. We first heard about the She is an active member of student council and of her school choir. monument several years back Does Anastasia hope to pursue a career in theatre? Anastasia’s mature from The Ukrainian Weekly’s perpective on life puts her amazing achievement into perpective. “I def- intrepid columnist Chris Guly. initely want to do theatre in the future,” replied Anastasia. But, she Then we decided to see if there was any information about the giant mosquito would like to incoporate it into her future plans, “through law, maybe.” of Komarno and, lo and behold, there it was on “Big Things: The Monuments She is sure that she wants to travel, learn different languages (she of Canada,” the personal website of one David Yanciw, who says he has iden- speaks Ukrainian at home) and experience different cultures. tified 150 “big things” in Canada, including the world’s largest oilcan, the “I’d really like to go to Stratford,” she added. Stratford-upon-Avon, world’s largest Easter egg [yes, the same pysanka featured in UKELODEON England, birthplace of William Shakespeare’s, and the site where annu- in March], the world’s largest “pyrogy”... Check out his site at: http://mem- al Shakespeare festivals are held. bers.xoom.com/_XOOM/yanciw/bigthing.html No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 23

Time Travelers of the Millennium Mishanyna Traveling through Ukraine’s history a century a day A L U W N I K P M U P S G O T E M G H O S T M D N I P O B A N M T B K L J L E E E O B L N N M U T U A L L R E M O L A R H S A T V E R E G W U K I C E T C V S S O B A Y O T Y N K T A C T X K O I V F L S D U C N E O Q I T B C E A L O N D A A R R W C W D Y S L A C A I T L T P O R A N G E L H O C S E O E D A R E U Q S A M R J A C K Locate the words or phrases below to solve our October Mishanyna. All of the following are somehow related to the month of October or schooltime. (You might need to look in two adjoining lines/columns to find a phrase.) Roman Velitchko, library assistant at St. Vladimir Institute, helps chil- dren make coats of arms. autumn ghost masquer- spook treat by Lydia Dumyn Ukrainian history provided a black cat goblin ade trick great deal of variety within the boo Halloween October TORONTO – For a period of witch daily program. What a line-up! candy jack-o’-lantern orange two weeks this summer, St. costume leaves pumpkin yellow Vladimir Institute stirred with The children got to meet the gods

of the pre-Christian times, thanks fall mask red the laughter and the excitement missing!) is “trick” word The you? trick we (Did of young boys and girls. to Mr. Rocchi and his colorful Ranging in age from 6 to 12, the story telling technique. They children embarked on a two- heard the legends of Prince week interstellar adventure Volodymyr and his court from through time, which took place Roman Velitchko, and they even Myshka’s masquerade between August 9 and the 20. learned to dance with the Kozaks Mykola and his sister Marika are ready for a masquerade. in the persons of Taras Demerson “Time Travelers of the Are you? Color in the large Myshka just as you will be and Evhen Pawluk. Millennium: A Romp Through dressed. Then send your picture in to UKELODEON. 1,000 Years of Ukrainian History” The “vertep” puppet making Myshka would love to see what you will be for Halloween! offered children the opportunity to and show was a pleasure for the travel through every time period children to take part in and view. of Ukrainian history at the pace of The Rev. Bohdan Sencio, chaplain a century a day. The young time of St. Vladimir Institute, partici- travelers heard tales about the pated by giving a tour of St. many fascinating people who Volodymyr Cathedral. The made Ukrainian history, took part campers met numerous artisans in games, made crafts, went on who made diverse crafts, poets of outings, and had an all-around Ukraine, and freedom fighters of great time. the past and present. With the help of Maria Rypan, The children even marched in the program director, and Tony Bloor West Village Ukrainian Rocchi, librarian, this year’s camp Independence Day Parade with their director, Lydia Dumyn, planned very own float of a time machine. and executed the Spadina day With trips around Toronto, arts, camp. The experienced, enthusias- crafts and games, the two action- tic counselors were also most packed weeks of camp were a valuable to the camp’s success. great and memorable way to The arrival of special guests to spend the last summer of the mil- help teach the children about lennium. Thanks for your greeting! Since our last issue of UKELODEON, The Ukrainian Weekly has received a greeting from the “Mandrivki Stezhky Kultury,” a Plast camp that took teenagers and young adults on a tour of Ukraine. A sin- cere “thank you” to all 64 signatories! Did you read about this unique OUR NEXT ISSUE: camp in The Weekly’s August 22 issue? UKELODEON is published on the second Sunday of every month. To make it into CHECK IT OUT! our next issue, dated November 14, please send in your materials by November 5. On pages 10 and 11 of this issue read about Plast camps in Michigan and ban- Please drop us a line: UKELODEON, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. dura camps in Pennsylvania and Ontario. In the centerfold read about the Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, (973) 644-9510. Call us at (973) 292-9800; or Kashtan School of Ukrainian Dance in Cleveland. send e-mail to [email protected]. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1999 No. 41

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Sunday, October 17 romantic movement to Montclair State University’s Memorial Auditorium in a WASHINGTON: A recital featuring win- performance scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ners of the Third International Tickets: $25; $15 for seniors, students, Competition for Young Pianists in memo- MSU faculty, staff, alumni and children. ry of Vladimir Horowitz will be held at For information and to order tickets call Temple Micah, 2829 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the MSU box office, (973) 655-5112. at 4:30 p.m. Refreshments will follow the performance. The event is free of charge; CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of donations welcome. The recital is spon- Modern Art presents a concert featuring sored by the National Conference on Robert Chen, violin; Randolph Kelly, Soviet Jewry, in cooperation with the viola; Natalia Khoma, cello; and Suren Embassy of Ukraine, The Washington Bagratuni, cello; Mr. Chen, newly Group Cultural Fund and the B’nai B’rith appointed concertmaster of the Chicago Klutznick National Jewish Museum. Symphony Orchestra, and Mr. Kelly, prin- Reservations requested; please call (202) cipal violist of the Pittsburgh Symphony 898-2500. Orchestra, will join Ms. Khoma and Mr. Bagratuni in works by Beethoven and Monday, October 18 Martinu. The concert will be held at the CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard institute, 2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 2 p.m. Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a M onday, October 25 lecture on “Russia, the Ottoman Empire and the Ukrainian Hetmanate, 1667- TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute pres- 1689,” with Paul Bushkovitch, professor ents the first of a six-part culinary series of history, Yale University. The lecture with Hanya Cirka on traditional Ukrainian will be held in the HURI Seminar Room, cookery starting with the essential “soups 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. for the soul”: borsch, kapusniak and rosil. Subsequent classes will include varenyky, F riday, October 22 Christmas baking, tortes, specialized meat EDMONTON: The Canadian Institute of dishes and Easter baking. 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