їііШ by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association! Шrainian Weekl У Vol. LIV No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 25 cents UNA allocates UNA seniors residence dedicated at Soyuiivka $110,000 for student scholarships JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Ukrai- nian National Association's Scholar- ship Committee has allocated $110,000 of scholarships to 226 students for the 1986-87 academic year. The amount represents a new record for the sum of scholarship aid awarded in a single year by the UNA. Last year, the UNA provided grants totalling $100,000 to 158 students, At its June 14 meeting here at the UNA Home Office, the Scholarship Committee met to review applications for scholarships submitted by UNA members from the United States and Canada and to select scholarship reci- pients. The two largest scholarships award- ed, for $2,500 each, went to two Ukrai- nian priests working on projects asso- ciated with the upcoming Millennium of Christianity in Rus-Ukraine. They Roma Hadzewycz are the Rev, Peter Galadza of the Hie new seniors residence between the chapei and the Chernivtsi villa at Soyuzivka. Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Rev. fey Roma Hadzewycz N.Y., and the Rev. John Kulish of Andre Partykevich of the Ukrainian first phase of its housing for elderly Hudson, N.Y., as hundreds of persons, Orthodox Church. UNA members. ` KERHONKSON, N.Y. — The pro- The 10-room building, situated on a most of them seniors, looked on. The newly established Anthony Dra- mise of Soyuzivka became reality as the hill between the chapel and the Cher- gan Memorial Scholarship for Journa- Ukrainian National Association estate, nivtsi villa, was blessed on Sunday, In an address delivered later in the lism was awarded to Natalia A. Fedus- purchased in 1952 to serve, it was then June 15, Father's Day, by Ukrainian day on the occasion of the realization of chak, an assistant editor at The Ukrai- thought, as a senior citizens home and Catholic and Orthodox priests, Msgr. what UNA Supreme President John O. nian Weekly. The $2,000 scholarship is center for youth activities, dedicated the Peter Fedorchuk of Hamptonburgh, Flis has said is his top-priority project, a tribute to Mr. Dragan, longtime the UNA's top executive officer stressed editor of Svoboda, the Ukrainian- that the seniors housing is a thank-you language daily newspaper published by "Sobor" to be reissued in Russian to all those elder UNA'ers who have the Ukrainian National Association. made the UNA what it is today: "a Alexander Sich received the Roman by Roman Solchanyk novel will appear together with Mr. mighty giant" that provides for the Slobodian Memorial Scholarship for Honchar's more recent work "Tvoya welfare of all Ukrainians. $2,000; Walter Honcharyk received the MUNICH — A recent issue of the Zoria" (Your Star) in this year's first Ukrainian literary monthly Kyiv re- Joseph Wolk Memorial Scholarship for supplement to Druzhba Narodov. Busloads of UNA'ers $1,500; and Ulana Plawuszczak was ports that Oles Honchar's novel "So- The fact that after almost 20 years of awarded the Bohdan Zorych Memorial bor" (Cathedral), which caused a politi- virtual silence "Sobor" will now become Among the crowd were busloads of Scholarship for $1,000. cal storm when it was first published in available to a mass readership in the UNA'ers from Philadelphia and Allen- Of the 226` scholarship, two were for Ukraine in 1968, will shortly be reissued Soviet Union is a significant develop- in Moscow in Russian. town, Pa., Passaic, N.J., and Woon- $2,500, three for $2,000, one for $1,600, ment that reflects political and cultural socket, R.I. six for $1,500, 20for $1,000, 14for $700, The statement was made by Sergei trends that have come to the fore in the Most of the 1,500 persons in atten- wo for $600, 44 for $500 and others for Baruzdin, chief editor of the Moscow aftermath of Mikhail Gorbachev's dance toured the building during the ,400, $300, $250 and $200. literary monthly Druzhba Narodov, election as general secretary of the open house before and after the dedica- The annual UNA scholarship awards which specializes in the publication of Communist Party of the Soviet Union tion ceremony. Built in the Hutsul style are one of the UNA's many services to non-Russian writers in Russian transla- From the standpoint of nationalities that has become so popular at the UNA (Continued on page 14) tion. According to Mr. Baruzdin, the policy, the most important of these is resort, the seniors home includes a the unmistakable revival of interest — stately front porch that extends the particularly among the Russian intelli- length of the building and a large Australia launches Nazi probe gentsia — in everything that impinges community living room and kitchen. SYDNEY, Australia — The Austra- Australia to "go easy' on Nazi war on national history and culture. Over all, the building exudes warmth lian federal government launched a criminals, AP reported. Although it is still too early to pass and cordiality from the moment one formal investigation on June 5 into The Executive Council of Australian (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 5) charges that Nazi war criminals settled Jewry requested several weeks ago that in Australia after World War II, report- the government set up an inquiry after Ш Chomobyl accident in the press of Ukraine — page 2. ed the Associated Press on June 6. it obtained information on 150 Ш Ba tic Freedom Dav CSCE Forum a e Andrew Menzies, a 67-year-old for- INSIDE' ' ' — P 9 3- suspected war criminals and coliabora- Ш Garden State's Ukrainian Festival U.S.A. — centerfold. mer bureaucrat who retired in 1984 tors among some 700,000 refugees from from the attorney general's department, Germany, the Baltic States and Ukraine was appointed by Special Minister of that settled in Australia after the second State Mick Young to head the investiga- world war. tion. Labor Party legislator Gerry Hand Mr. Menzies will have full access to said several weeks ago that he had government and immigration depart- obtained documents showing that the ment files. Sources said that he will also British government in 1948 asked travel to the United Status and Canada. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 No. 25

Nuclear disaster in Ukraine Top management dismissed at Ukrainian SSR newspapers' accounts Chornobyl plant for "irresponsibility" JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The director door. provide details on accident and chief engineer of the Chornobyl Peasants cannot sell milk or leafy by Larissa MX. Onyshkevych dymyr Pravyk. Automatically, the nuclear power plant were dismissed last vegetables from their private plots neighboring fire station in Prypiat was week for exhibiting "irresponsibility directly to the public in Kiev's markets. Since April 28 we have read about the notified, too, and their group arrived and mismanagement" during and after Everything they do sell to middlemen is Chornobyl nuclear power plant acci- with Lt. Victor Kibenok. the April 26 reactor accident, which has checked by a dosimeter. dent. In addition to sporadic accounts It was initially assumed that it was reportedly claimed 26 lives and exposed Yet some things have gone back to from countries surrounding the Soviet only a fire they were fighting. It was thousands to high levels of radiation. normal, The Washington Post said. Union, the main sources of information spreading over the control room build- News of the firings was giving in a June Outdoor stands selling ice cream, for the American media were Moscow's ing. The height of that building as well 15 report in Pravda, reported The New vegetables and meat pies, which were newspapers, about 500 miles away. as the next one housing the reactor was York Times and The Washington Post barred from the streets in mid-May, are Had our reporters been based closer 71.2 meters. The roof over the 500- on June 16. back in business. Local fish are being to the area immediately affected by the square-meter area was on fire within At a recent meeting of the Kiev sold again and swimming in the Dniepe catastrophe, we might have had earlier seven minutes after the explosion. The Communist Party, plant director A. is also allowed now, although people and slightly more detailed reports. firefighting installations inside the Bryukhanov and chief engineer N. are advised not to play soccer or volley- Somewhat more complete stories of building were then damaged. Fomin, as well as other individuals and ball on the sand or lie directly on the the Chornobyl disaster were carried in At 1:45 a.m. Lt. Kibenok led the fire- organizations, including the Commu- sand when sunbathing. the newspapers of Kiev, the ancient fighting over the reactor building by nist Party itself, were criticized for (Continued on page 15) capital of Ukraine. In this city of 2.5 means of an aerial ladder. Since many failing to take charge of the situation, million, three widely read newspapers chemicals were then on fire, poisonous both during and after the accident. are Radianska Ukraina, Molod U- gasses were in the air. Firefighters had Mr. Bryukhanov and Mr. Fomin Drug addiction krainy and Pravda Ukrainy. (They are to work at heights of 32 to 70 meters. were fired, according to the Pravda available on this continent 10 days after Soon Lts. Pravyk and Kibenok and report, because "in the difficult circum- publication, and we can read them at Major Leonid Teliatnykov were taken stances of the accident, they were not new Soviet problem least a week before the U.S. media away by ambulances. They were among able to provide correct and firm leader - JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Drugaddic- reports these facts from Moscow.) The the first victims of the disaster. Also ship and necessary discipline; they tion has become a growing problem in items that follow are taken from these with them were workers who had been showed irresponsibility and misma- the Soviet Union, according to the youth publications. on duty: Valeriy Khodenchuk (whose nagement." newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda. A The first printed Soviet reference to body remains near the reactor) and The scope and detail of the criticism recently published article looked at a the Chornobyl disaster was on April Volodymyr Shashenko. revealed in Pravda signaled a new phase world the Soviets have not heard about 29, in the Kievan Radianska Ukraina On May 26 Pravda reported personal in the public discussion of the Chor- on their homefront — that of poppy and Pravda Ukrainy, a day earlier than accounts of the first moments of the nobyl accident, said The Washington poaching, white powders hidden in the Moscow papers. It was an eight-line disaster. Several workers described that Post. toothpaste tubes, glue sniffing and other announcement about an accident at the initially there was a strong outburst of Meanwhile, Kiev residents continue aspects of drug abuse, reported The Chornobyl nuclear power plant, and steam, which was not unusual for the to cope with abnormalities that plague New York Times. about a committee investigating it. The plant. Then, however, more steam came the Ukrainian capital city as a result of The news hardly comes as a surprise fact. that this curt communique was and was followed by a series of other the Chornobyl accident just 60 miles to street-wise Soviets, writes corres- from the USSR Council of Ministers, explosions. Soon a layer of black fire north, reported The Washington Post pondent Serge Schmemann. What is meant that Moscow was handling the was seen above the machine shop on June 9. unique is that the press has decided to incident. The government of the Ukrai- building.; The needle on the dosimeter of There are practically no children left report on it. nian SSR did not make this announce- one of the workers was thrown outside in Kiev, where the population is nor- "Publicity — this is the way to excite ment even though the disaster was only the measurable range. mally 2.3 million. Thus, the streets and social action," wrote the author of the an hour's drive from its seat, Kiev. Within an hour ambulances and playgrounds are strangely calm. Komsomolskaya Pravda article, A. The following day, a 42-line an- public health officials from Kiev were Rumors continue to spread along Mostovoi, who also called for intensi- nouncement provided very few facts on the way to the plant. with official information. Many still fied actions against drug abuse. and mentioned only the evacuation of Two hours after the accident the believe that vodka prevents radiation, Mr. Mostovoi did not state how large the plant area and three neighboring militia from the town of Borodianka, despite increasingly sharp rejections of the problem was, but stated that it has towns. Further news communiques about 50 miles away, was summoned this belief in the media. increased since Soviet leader Mikhail came from the government's official for help at Prypiat, a town where many Upon official advice, washing has S. Gorbachev's crackdown on alcoho- news agency, TASS. Most of the text of the nuclear plant workers lived. The become a citywide obsession, the Post lism. was primarily taken up by the names of militia immediately helped evacuate the said. Buildings, cars, clothes, streets, "With the restrictions on the sale of officials of the Ukrainian Soviet Socia- people and provide order. The residents vegetables are constantly doused with liquor, there began the production of list Republic investigating the explo- of Prypiat were evacuated during the water, battling what the newspapers surrogates," he wrote. This includes sion: Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Borys night of April 27 within two hours and have called "our enemy, the dust" — the anti-static laundry compounds sold in Shcherbyna, Oleksander Lyashko, 45 minutes; two streets, Druzhba Naro- radioactive particles that have been housewares stores, glue and medicines. Hryhoriy Revenko. div and Kurchatov, for example, were carried south by wind. The article focused on the region evacuated within 25 minutes. Evacua- Wet rags lie in front of doorsteps all around the Volga River city of Kuiby- Restricted zone announced tion of farmers, village residents and over the city, so people can wipe the dirt shev, where poppies are grown. The their domestic animals was not as swift, off their feet before they enter food author discussed methods of smuggling Only on May 6 were Kievans told that however, and was reported to be still stores, police stations and hotels. the poppy and how addictive the drug a 30-kilometer (18.5 mile ) restricted continuing on May 7. In the Bessarabsky market at the end is. zone around the nuclear plant had been of Kiev's main Kreshchatyk street, "And this is where it gets really evacuated. On that day also, all Kievan Heroic efforts described shoppers wash their vegetables under a frightening. A casual lark, a fleeting newspapers carried articles criticizing hose that empties into a tub by the main (Continued on page 13) Western reports of the accident; the Kievan newspapers described various Soviets still claimed that this was their heroic efforts. The most important first disaster, and no mention was made consideration immediately following of the 1957 Kyshtym accident in the the explosion was to stop the fire. Urals. Helicopter pilots were faced with a most FOUNDED 1933 On the other hand, TASS comment- demanding task, performing "aerial Ukrainian Weelch slaloms," according to one pilot. Ano- ed on the American "Public Citizen" An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National report of 20,000 accidents at American ther pilot reported: "Imagine a crater of very limited size, to which at first one Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. nuclear installations, and that it took 10 07302. days for the Senate to be told about the needs to choose the shortest route, and Three Mile Island nuclear plant acci- then with great precision drop a sack of Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J., 07302. dent. Other articles claimed that over sand. And this is to be done in a few (ISSN - 0273-9348) 80,000 Americans left the area then. seconds." During the first day 93 such It was only from May 7 that more drops were made, with 186 on the Yearly subscription rate: $8; for UNA members — $5. detailed descriptions began to appear second day. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. about what was being done at the In an attempt to increase the effec- Chornobyl plant and areas close by. tiveness of their efforts, the pilots The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: Kievan newspapers stressed the dedica- started tying up to six or eight sacks (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201)451-2200 tion and skill of local officials in together. Weights of up to 10 tons were acting quickly. Molod Ukrainy des- dropped from a height of 200 meters. Postmaster, send address changes to: cribed that two minutes after the explo- Pilots had to be extremely careful for The Ukrainian Weekly Editor: Roma Hadzewycz sion local firefighters were called in. two reasons: they had to zero in over the crater, and also had to stay clear from P.O. Box 346 Assistant Editor (Canada): Michael B. Bociurkiw They were led by the young Lt. Volo- Jersey City, NJ. 07303 Assistant Editor: Natalia A. Feduschak the people who were working below. Dr. Larissa M.L. Onyshkevych is an Over 5,000 tons of sand, lead and other The Ukrainian Weekly, June 22, 1986, No. 25, Vol. LIV associate of the Princeton Research materials were dropped in this manner. Copyright 1986 by The Weekly Forum and head of its editing section. (Continued on page 15) No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 "Baltic Freedom Day" marked CSCE Forum held in preparation with demonstration at U.N. for Vienna follow-up conference by Bohdan Faryma lesson. by Roma Hadzewycz the United States hopes to accomplish "Perhaps Reagan's aides did not at the Vienna conference. At the Bel- NEW YORK — Some 100 Baltic- explain to him that Lithuania, Latvia UNION, N.J. — As a prelude to the grade review meeting (1977-1978), Americans commemorated "Baltic and Estonia are an inalienable part of Vienna follow-up conference on se- Ambassador Zimmermann said, U.S. Freedom Day" on June 14 with a the Soviet Union of their own free will curity and cooperation in Europe, the Ambassador Arthur Goldberg "esta- demonstration outside the Soviet Mis- and are not 'subjugated peoples," as is U.S. delegation to that Helsinki Ac- blished the principle that there should sion to the United Nations, after Presi- seen from the California ranch of the cords review meeting hosted a CSCE be time to assess human-rights perfor- dent Ronald Reagan pledged on June American president," the newspaper Forum here at Kean College on June 4. mance"; in Madrid (1980-1983), Am- 12 to raise the issue of "Russification" said. The event, which featured brief bassador Max Kampelman "subjected and the continued Soviet occupation of "Or perhaps he simply scribbled his introductory remarks by Warren Zim- the Soviet Union to a frank and open the Baltic states at the next summit signature on this document without mermann, head of the U.S. delegation examination of human-rights imple- meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail reading it — which clearly one must not to the Vienna conference, as well as mentation." Gorbachev. do. three special interest workshops, at- In Vienna, he continued, our objec- "Forty-five years ago today Soviets "But if this is not the case, then it must tracted more than 100 area activists in tives will be to: sent my family from Latvia to die in be confirmed that American legislators ethnic, scholarly and human-rights ^ "insist on compliance with the Siberia, and now they poison Baits with and the U.S. president are at a low level groups. The Vienna conference con- obligations undertaken" through the radiation," read a placard carried by of political culture of which any literate venes in November. Helsinki Accords; Andris Kalnins at the demonstration. schoolboy would be ashamed," Pravda The forum was organized to provide ^ "work for real progress — not just Mr. Kalnins, a Latvian whose grand- said. the U.S. delegation with "grass-roots on paper, but in terms of people" and parents, uncles and aunts were deported The United States does not recognize opinions" on the Helsinki process in their well-being; to Siberia from the Latvian capital of the 1940 incorporation of the three general and as an opportunity for an ^ "make sure our message is heard" Riga on June 14, 1941, was standing Baltic states into the Soviet Union. exchange of ideas with interested pri- by the public via the news media. with other Latvians, Estonians and June 14 was first declared Baltic vate citizens and members of non- Both Ambassador Zimmermann and Lithuanians behind police barricades Freedom Day by President Reagan five governmental organizations. New Jersey Secretary of State Jane half a block from the Soviet Mission on years ago. This purpose of the meeting was Burgio, who delivered welcoming re- East 67th Street. According to Dagmara Vallens, a underlined in opening remarks by marks, noted that the Helsinki Corn- He said that his father was spared the New York-based Latvian program Ambassador Zimmermann. "We will mission was the brainchild of then New same fate because he was attending director for Radio Free Europe, Con- listen to your views...early enough Jersey Congresswoman Millicent Fen- school outside Riga at the time, and gress and the president have chosen this (before the Vienna meeting) to take into wick. Ms. Burgio emphasized that New later escaped to the West. date to help transform it from a day of account the advice you give us." Jersey was proud to have had such a When the children of one of Mr. (Continued on page 16) He went on to tell his audience what capable and dedicated member of Kalnins' uncles, who died in Siberia as Congress. did his grandfather, were allowed to Welcoming remarks were also given return to Latvia in 1955 they had no by the president of Kean College, Dr. place to live, because his uncle's farm Soviet dissidents say ABA was duped Nathan Weiss. was incorporated into a collective farm PHOENIX, Ariz. — A nationwide On June 2, Sen. Dennis DeConcini of In brief statements, Michael Hath- and their former living quarters were effort to terminate the American Bar Arizona, a member of the Senate away, staff director of the Helsinki occupied by "Russian colonialists," he Association's formal ties with a Soviet Judiciary Committee and the Helsinki Commission, and David Johnson of the said. organization has received additional Commission, endorsed the national State Department's Bureau of Euro- He said that fortunately there were support from two former Soviet dissi- effort to terminate "this illTCon.sidered.,. pean Affairs, sfpoke, respectively,tajbput relatives in Riga who took them in, even dents and Helsinki monitors. agreement." The effort to sever-4he^1 tfe ^ar^ateM jhjs,$^щ^^шші$- though their house was also confiscated Physicists Grigory and Isai Gold- ABA-ASL ties has received support in sion and the "code of conduct" esta- by the Soviets and given to Russians stein, who are brothers, said on Satur- numerous newspapers across the coun- blished by the Helsinki Final Act in that had been sent to live in Latvia. day that they felt "extreme disappoint- try. 1975. Seven people therefore had to share a ment" when they learned of the ABA's Patience T. Huntwork, one of two Mr. Hathaway pointed out, "Your one-and-a-half room apartment. cooperative agreement with the Asso- Arizona attorneys who are leading the presence here testifies to the viability Most of the demonstrators on June ciation of Soviet Lawyers (ASL). The national opposition to the ABA-Soviet and importance of the Helsinki Ac- 14 could tell a similar story. new reached them over Voice of Ame- agreement, stated: "It is becoming in- cords," and he noted that according to On June 12, while signing a procla- rica at their home in Tbilisi, Georgia, creasingly embarrassing to American the last census, 19.3 million Americans mation designating June 14 as Baltic shortly after the ABA-ASL agreement lawyers that the ABA leaders, who have trace their ancestry to the USSR and Freedom Day, President Reagan made was signed in May 1985. The two the power to do so, have taken no action Eastern Europe within the last genera- a commitment to leaders of the Baltic physicists said their reaction at that time to terminate this agreement. Inexpli- tion. American communities to raise the was that the lawyers of the ABA had cably, they have not even rebuked the The CSCE Forum participants then issue of Russification and the continued been "duped" by the Soviet lawyers. ASL for its outrageous conduct in broke into three workshops discussing Soviet occupation of the Baltic States at publishing the anti-Semitic 'White the Vienna conference in terms of the the next superpower summit, according Dr. Grigory Goldstein, a former Book' last year, or allowed a discussion future of the Helsinki process, issues of to Oleh Zwadiuk of Radio Liberty. prisoner of consience, said it is well- of the ABA-ASL controversy in the security and economics, and human The Baltic American leaders used the known that such agreements "benefit ABA Journal." rights. occasion to present President Reagan the Soviets." Dr. Isai Goldstein stated At the human-rights session chaired that, if the ABA-ASL agreement were The ABA Journal (the official maga- with the Baltic Freedom Award in zine of the ABA) has contained no by Ambassador Zimmermann, the recognition of his "commitment to the cancelled by a vote of the ABA member- public raised issues such as the linkage ship, the cancellation would be hailed as indication of the intense controversy aspirations for national freedom and over the agreement. When opponents of of human rights and security issues, the self-determination of the peoples of "wonderful news" by persecuted acti- case of Raoul Wallenberg (the Swedish vists in the USSR. The Goldsteins, who the ABA-ASL Agreement submitted occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithua- their views to the Journal for publica- diplomat who saved thousands of nia." are on a speaking tour of the U.S., said Hungarian Jews from Hitler's Holo- they applaud an effort by American tion, the submission was rejected. The group handed President Reagan Opponents of the agreement have also caust and later was arrested by Soviet a letter on behalf of the Baltic commu- lawyers to terminate the ABA-ASL forces), most-favored-nation trade agreement. been precluded from addressing ABA nity, asking that he request from Ge- committees on the ABA-ASL contro- status for Rumania, emigration of neral Secretary Gorbachev that the The Goldsteins' criticism of the AB A- versy. Soviet Jews, the Chornobyl nuclear Soviet Union "remove its military ASL agreement closely followed a The ABA-ASL agreement, which is disaster, and the Katyn Forest massacre troops from the Baltic states" so that the similar announcement by another Je- terminable by either side, was con- of 10,000 Polish soldiers by the Soviets. countries "can have their independence wish rights activist, Jakov Gorodetsky. eluded in May 1985 without notice to Also brought up were the fate of restored." Mr. Gorodetsky, formerly a Leningrad the ABA membership and without Ukrainian human- and national-rights The letter also asked the president to dissident and now an Israeli citizen, has formal authorization by any ABA activists in the USSR, and the persecu- raise the issue of political and religious said that Soviet Jews felt "betrayed" by governing body. An ABA Assembly tion of Albanians in Yugoslavia, Ar- prisoners, free emigration and the heavy the ABA when they heard of the signing resolution calling for termination of the menians in Turkey, Macedonians in tariff duties it said are imposed by the of the ABA-ASL pact. Now on a agreement, sponsored by Arizona attor- Bulgaria and Greece, and Hungarians Soviets on parcels sent to families in the speaking tour of the U.S., Mr. Gorodet- neys Ms. Huntwork and Orest A. Jejna, in Rumania. The Soviet policy of Baltic States. sky says he is "totally in agreement" will come before the ABA this August. Russification, as one of the ways the with American lawyers who are work- In addition, the letter asked that Mr. Ms. Huntwork, a native of Washing- Soviets cope with nationalism, was also ing to sever the ABA-Soviet ties. Reagan urge Mr. Gorbachev to "stop ton, D.C., is a graduate of Stanford mentioned. sending Estonian, Latvian and Lithua- In condemning the ABA-ASL agree- University and Yale Law School. Mr. At the workshop on "Vienna and the nian soldiers to Afghanistan," and that ment, Mr. Gorodetsky and the Gold- Jejna played a leading role in efforts to Future of the Helsinki Process," the he remove the Soviet troops presently stein brothers joined other noted Soviet win freedom for Ukrainian defector plight of 4 million Ukrainian Catholics there, said Mr. Zwadiuk. emigres, including former Soviet at- Myroslav Medvid, who jumped ship and the lack of cultural freedom in The Communist Party newspaper torneys Dina Kaminskaya and Kon- near New Orleans in October 1985. Ukraine were raised, as were issues such Pravda denounced President Reagan in stantin Simis and exiled Soviet dissi- Both lawyers have been praised by Sen. as public versus quiet diplomacy in its June 7 issue for declaring the annual dent Vladimir Bukovsky. Earlier this DeConcini for the "personal sacrifice" U.S.-Soviet relations, Soviet citizens' Baltic Freedom Day for Estonia, Latvia year, Mr. Simis, Ms. Kaminskaya and which they are making in order to right to communicate with the outside and Lithuania, saying he and Congress Mr. Bukovsky expressed their disap- "educate the ABA about the ABA-ASL world, the legitimacy of the Ukrainian should go back to school for a history proval of the ABA-ASL formal ties. agreement." (Continued on page 16) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 No. 25 Sister Cecilia becomes president of Manor College Prayer service held JENKINTOWN, Pa. — Sister Mary Charles Stahlecker, a member of the "Alleluia." for Chornobyf victims Cecilia Jurasinski OSBM, dean of Manor Junior College board of trus- Sister Miriam Claire OSBM, provin- students at Manor Junior College since tees, carried the medallion in the inau- cial of the Sisters of St. Basil the Great hy Agnes Palanuk 1976, was officially installed as presi- guration procession. The college char- and past president of Manor, gave a DICKINSON, N.D. — As the sun dent in recent ceremonies at the college. ter was carried in the procession by greeting. cast its golden evening rays across the Manor Junior College board member Greetings were also given by Shamus green fields and prairies on June 1, Sister Cecilia, the first Manor Junior W. Thomas Newmaster. McGrenra, Manor Junior College dean North Dakota Ukrainians and their College alumna to be named president, Sister Celine OSBM, vice-president of admissions, for the Manor adminis- friends ascended the "pioneer hill" to was installed by William R. Sasso, for academic affairs at Manor, served as tration, Dr. Madeline Seltzer, chair- pray for the victims of Chornobyl chairman of the Manor Junior College master of ceremonies. Msgr. Constan- man, liberal arts division, for the nuclear accident in Ukraine. board of trustees. She was presented the tine Berdar another board member, led Manor faculty; Reginia Durkin, presi- Standing underneath the Ukrainian gold presidential medallion, the symbol the prayer service. The Madrigals of St. dent of Phi Theta Kappa, representing Pioneer Memorial Cross, overlooking of presidential authority, and the college Basil Academy, directed by Sister the Manor Junior College student the vast countryside, they honored the charter. Germaine OSBM, performed Mozart's body; Manor alumna Sally Mydlowec creator of the universe and prayed for and a member of the Manor board of those hurt in the nuclear disaster. trustees; Martha Shyprykevich, mem- The evening vesper service was led by ber of Manor's Leadership Council, the Rev. Richard Kirouac, pastor of the who represented the Ukrainian commu- Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic nity. Church of Wilton, N.D. The faithful Thomas J. Dolan of Blue Bell, chair- sang the responses. man of the Manor Development Com- Young men read the psalms. "Hear mittee, and a member of the Manor the sound of my pleading, where I cry to Junior College board of trustees, read you, lifting up my hands toward your greetings from President Ronald Rea- holy shrine ... Save your people and gan, Pope John Paul II, and other bless you inheritance," they concluded. political, community and religious Directors of the Ukrainian Cultural leaders. Institute presented a memorial wreath Representatives from 21 area colleges recalling those who died in Ukraine. and universities also sent delegates. They planted the traditional plant of Delegates included the following eight Ukraine, the periwinkle, at the base of college presidents: Daniel DeLucca, the cross, remembering the suffering of Spring Garden College; Bette E. Land- the living affected by the nuclear blast. man, Beaver College; Brother Patrick The faithful sang, "Hear our petition for Ellis, F.S.C., LaSalle University; Sister Ukraine, О God." Marian Wm. Hoben, I.H.M., Immacu- And, as the sun receded behind the lata College; Sister Matthew Anita, horizon of verdant fields, the faithful lit S.S.J., Chestnut Hill College; Sister candles in vigil singing, "Now that we Francesca Onley, Holy Family College; have reached the setting of the sun and Sister Eileen Currie, M.S.C., Cabrini we see the evening light, it is fitting at all Sister Mary Cecilia Jurasinski OSBM was recently inaugurated the seventh College; and Sister M. Margarella times to sing your joyful praise, о Son of president of Manor Junior College. At left are William R. Sasso, chairman of the O'Neill, O.S.F., Neumann College. God, giver of life. The universe sings Board of Trustees, and Sally Mydlowec, Manor alumna and hoard member and Ms. Mydlowec was chairperson for your glory." chairperson of the inauguration committee. At right is Marylou Delizia, Manor the event, and Marylou Delizia director Ukrainians emigrated from the Kiev alumna and director of counseling at Manor, assistant chairperson of the of counseling at Manor Junior College, region of Ukraine at the end of the 19th inauguration committee. assisted. (Continued on page 11) of human trust and the cold severity of Dnipropetrovske, which at the time was Literaturnaya Gazeta or Sovietskaya "Sobor" to be... the establishment's interdictions... headed by Oleksiy Vatchenko, arguing Rossiya. Better still, one could read any (Continued from page 1) "There is a worldwide philosophical that Mr. Honchar had offended the number of publicistic articles by acade- final judgement on how the Kremlin will debate about the tragedy of modern Ukrainian "working class." The Dni- mician Dmitriy Likachev, or watch him respond, there is every indication to man oppressed by the institutions, propetrovske campaign turned into a on Soviet television arguing the impor- suggest that the current political leader- prohibitions and authorities that he has witchhunt against "Ukrainian bour- tance of "activating historical con- ship is prepared to support this move- created. In his work the Ukrainian geois nationalists," which was described sciousness and the cultural self-aware- ment. The clearest move in this direc- writer depicts examples of this tragedy, in a 1968 samvydav document known as ness of the people." Ukrainian intellec- tion was the recent decision of the which is carving up men's souls within "The Letter of the Creative Youth of tuals are also attuned to this "reserve," Politburo to approve the establishment the framework of socialist practice. In Dnipropetrovske," and which, in turn, to use Mr. Likachev's expression. of a Soviet Cultural Foundation. this way he anticipated the spiritual resulted in the arrest and trial of its In one of the rare public references to How does Honchar's "Sobor" fit into upheaval that is now occurring in our alleged authors in 1969 and 1970. "Sobor," the well-known Ukrainian this picture? state." Indeed, it appears that the Dniprope- literary critic Mykola Zhulynsky wrote The novel focuses on the problem of trovske campaign was the first move Mr. Zilinsky's reference to spiritual earlier this year that Mr. Honchar's historical awareness and continuity against the former Ukrainian Party upheaval in Czechoslovakia in early novels convincingly demonstrate that: symbolized by an ancient cathedral First Secretary Petro Shelest organized 1968 is crucial to fully comprehending "neither scientific-technical culture, nor built by Ukrainian Kozaks. The cathe- by the so-called "Dnipropetrovske why the authorities in Kiev and Mos- ecological culture, nor even the culture dral dominates a small village in the Group" headed by Volodymyr Shcher- cow reacted to the publication of of behavior and human relations, nor industrial heartland of Ukraine. A bytsky in Ukraine. "Sobor" with a campaign of vilification. the culture of everyday existence on struggle developes between Loboda, a Thus, not only did Mr. Honchar commit Mr. Honchar himself never suffered earth is formed without profound ties to "cultural worker" in the local admi- the cardinal sin of contraposing the any personal consequences because of the upbringing of people with a sense of nistration, who is intent on destroying "national" to the "international." He "Sobor," although in May: 1971 he history, patriotism, awareness of the the cathedral in the name of "progress" did so at a time of intense national stepped down as chairman of the board legacy of generations, love of one's and to further his own career, and the ferment among the dissident Ukrainian of the Ukrainian Writers' Union. At the people, one's 'small fatherland,' one's villagers who wish to preserve the intelligentsia that, moreover, coincided 24th Congress of the Ukrainian Party in native roots, and one's spiritual, na- structure as a historical monument to with a growing external political crisis March 1971, he was elected a full tional and international traditions." their national heritage. Interwoven with that subsequently came to be known as member of the Central Committee, and The search for historical roots both this main theme are such issues as the the Prague Spring. At the time, there has retained membership in that body among the Russian and non-Russian crassness and vulgarity of mindless was a percevied danger that the "coun- since then. He is also a candidate intelligentsia has also been noted by Soviet bureaucrats and the ecological terrevolution" in neighboring Czecho- member of the CPSU Central Commit- those in the Soviet Union whose busi- disasters visited upon society by the slovakia would spill over into Ukraine. tee and a deputy of the USSR Supreme ness it is to make sure that this energy is destructive drive for "progress" at all Soviet. "Sobor," however, became an directed in the "proper" and "appro- costs. A review that appeared in early Mr. Honchar's "Sobor" was criti- "un-novel." It was not included in the priate" channels. One such individual is 1968 in Czechoslovakia by Orest Zilyn- cized by colleagues in the Ukrainian six-volume collection of Mr. Honchar's Yuriy Kondufor, director of the Insti- sky underlines the universality of the Writers' Union, and by party officials in works published in 1978-79; nor, in- tute of History in Kiev. problems and conflicts depicted in the Kiev and Moscow press. Oleksandr deed, was it listed in the author's biblio- At last year's general assembly of the "Sobor": Botvyn, at that time first secretary of the graphy that appears at the end of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, he "It is important to note that the ideal Kiev City Party Committee, writing in sixth volume. seemed a bit confused by all of the fuss that Honchar develops does not bear Pravda on the eve of the Warsaw Pact Now "Sobor" is about to be lifted about history and historical awareness: the hallmark of a closed national invasion of Czechoslovakia, linked from obscurity. Not in Kiev, but in "You will agree that there exists a character. It is universal and common "Sobor" and the writings of other Moscow where it is 'safer"to propagate paradox of time: the more we recede to all mankind, for the forces against ` Ukrainian intellectuals to " Mittle respect for national history, culture and from the past, the greater is the growth which the novel fights are the deadly theories' about the need for 'democra- the native language. of interest in it." Nevertheless, he enemies of the whole of human history. tization' and liberalization' of socia- Anyone unconvinced that there is a assured his listeners that only that It contrasts liberty and naked coercion, lism." genuine groundsweU of patriotic feeling which was "valuable and the best" the freedom of creative thinking and the A virulent campaign against "Sobor" among the Russian intelligentsia need' would be "placed in the service of trammels of decreed truth, the warmth was initiated by the party leadership in only glance through any recent issue of improving socialist society." No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 5

seniors residence dedicated. (Continued from page 1) atmosphere." steps onto the natural wood porch. "The UNA has built this residence for The rooms that house seniors are for its seniors," Mr. Flis said, adding that single seniors or married couples. Each additional units are in the planning includes a bed (or beds), mirrored stages. dresser, table and chairs, closet and The next phase of UNA seniors private bathroom. Some of the upstairs housing will be condominium-type rooms have verandas, in addition, units constructed on land adjacent to building residents have a laundry room Soyuzivka. The UNA plans to build 50 and assigned storage space in the attic. such units, 10 units at a time, as the need The still-unnamed seniors residence arises. was designed by Philadelphia architect Zenon Mazurkevich and constructed by New York builder Mykola Krumshyn.

Father's Day events

The day's events focused not only on seniors, but also on Father's Day. In the morning, divine liturgies were offered at Msgr. Peter Fedorchuk (left) and the Rev. John Kulish bless seniors residence. the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church just down the hill from Soyu- zivka and at St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Chapel on the resort grounds. After the dedication ceremonies and the blessing of ail the rooms in the seniors residence, Soyuzivka guests lunched and then attended an afternoon concert in the Veselka auditorium. The concert showcased the talents of the Zoria dance troupe of New Britain, Conn., directed by Daria Pishko; so- prano LaryssaJViagun-Huryn of New York, and the Homin Bandurist En- semble of New jersey. The cultural program, attended by nearly 800 people, was em'ceed by UNA Supreme Organizer Stefan Hawrysz. who welcomed all in attendance and especially the many members of the UNA Supreme Assembly and district chairmen in attendance. Mr. Hawrysz began the program with a moment of silence for the victims of the Chornobyl nuclear accident in Ukraine. The concert-goers were also address- ed by the UNA's supreme president and Mary Ann Sakalosh, the organiza- tion's fraternal activities coordinator, who expressed her willingness to help local branches and districts organize events and asked that UNA'ers with proposals for fraternal activities contact her at the Home Office.

Tribute to pioneers

Mr. FHs, in a speech that paid tribute to UNA pioneers who established the foundation of organized Ukrainian community life in the United States, noted that the Ukrainian National Association was now repaying those trailblazers for their selfless efforts by dedicating a new seniors residence at Soyuzivka — with the promise of more housing to come in the near future. At the concert (from left) are: Svoboda correspondent Ludmilla Wolansky, Fraternal Activities Coordinator Mary Supreme Vice-Presidentess Gloria Paschen, Mary Flis and Supreme President "We are guided by the gratitude we Ann Sakalosh feel for the fact that they (our seniors) John 0. Flis. have built for us this mighty giant — this Ukrainian National Association,'' he said. "The Supreme Assembly dedicates this residence to all our elder UNA'ers, and we address you with these words: Thank you for ail you have accompiish- ed. Live in peace in this home. And, we, ail UNA'ers, pray to God that he grant you good health so that you may live with us for many more years." Alluding to the Father's Day holiday, Mr. Flis stated : "We must do every- thing possible to live according to the fourth commandment of God: 'Honor thy father and thy mother.' For us, Ukrainians, the words 'father' and 'mother' have a broader meaning. The father and mother in this context refers to all those older than us — especially those elderly who need help, who want to live their golden autumn days in peace, without worry, within a Ukrai- nian environment and in a Ukrainian Homin Bandurist ensemble of New Jersey THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 No. 25

Ukrainian Weejclv A view from Canada The Times and the famine by Nadia Odette Diakun "The cruelest lies are often told in silence" (Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist, essayist and poet, 1850-1894). Indeed, that is the primary reason British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge has referred to Walter Duranty as the biggest liar he has ever known in 50 years of journalism. Duranty, you see, was the Moscow correspondent of The Chornobyi memory must be kept alive New York Times at the time of the Great Famine of 1932-33 in Ukraine. April 26, 1986, 1:23 a.m. will remain grain imports, Mr. Morgun said. "It's Privately, he said millions were dying because of famine, while in his news an imprint on the collective memory of an embarrassment." dispatches he denied that there was a famine. He did say, however, that there a people. Over a month ago, Ukraine In 1984, the Soviets purchased $2 was some malnutrition, some food shortages. Through his silence Duranty suffered yet another tragedy. The nu- billion worth of Canadian grain; in the actually aided and abetted the genocidal regime of Joseph Stalin. ciear disaster at Chornobyi, however, last four years, 30 million tons were pur- For his "dispassionate interpretive reporting" from the Soviet Union, not only affected the population of chased, and in December 1985, they Duranty was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. He also received the Order of Lenin Ukraine and neighboring Europe, but signed another five-year contract for from Stalin. also had implications for North Ame- Canadian wheat. Recently, the Soviet Though the famine killed at least 7 million persons and there is abundant rica as well. Environment Canada was Union bought 100,000 metric tons of documentation to prove that it did happen, though few save the Soviets — the monitoring air quality for any changes Ontario corn, worth about $15 million. perpetrators of the famine — deny that it occurred, The New York Times has in radiation levels more frequently; in- The sale represents 2 percent of total yet to correct its past mistakes. For a newspaper of record that publishes "all creased amounts of radiation were Ontario production, and in 1984, the the news that's fit to print," this is tantamount to fraud. found in the Ottawa valley. USSR purchased 57 percent of the total The cover-up of the famine by Duranty was most recently brought up at the The press indulged itself in sensa- provincial exports of the crop. annual Times shareholders meeting by Lester Kinsolving, a radio talk show tional headlines and the Soviets, pre- Rallies, demonstrations, vigils were host who happens to own some New York Times stock. M r. Kinsolving asked dictably, attempted to withhold infor- held in various North American cities; New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger why the Times did not return mation, almost denying that anything the May 17 rally in Ottawa generated the Pulitzer awarded to Duranty for his reporting as Moscow correspondent. serious occurred in Chornobyi. In- national and local media coverage; and He cited The Washington Post's action in returning a Pulitzer awarded to tourist was saying that it was safe to it was the one that prompted the reporter Janet Cooke after it was revealed that her prize-winning story was travel, and even after two weeks, we issuance of a statement, circulated to based on a profile of a fictitious junkie and, thus, was a fraud. Mr. Sulzberger knew little more than in the first few members of Parliament, from the Asso- responded that he would be willing to have his editors look into the matter. days. Dr. Armand Hammer, a long- ciation of United Ukrainian Canadians On one of his regularly scheduled syndicated shows, Mr. Kinsolving told standing business associate of the and the Workers Benevolent Associa- his audience about the exchange at the shareholders meeting. Furthermore, Soviet Union, spirited medical supplies tion of Canada, both pro-Soviet. It he called on his listeners to bring pressure to bear on the Times by writing to and bone marrow transplant specialist contained the requisite attack on the the publisher and urging him "to take action so that his editors dig in and Dr. Robert Gale to Moscow. participation of Minister of Health Jake eventually print the truth." The response from Ukrainians and non- Yet, we still knew little of the fate of Epp and Minister of Finance Michael Ukrainians was resounding; many sent copies of their letters to Mr. the residents of neighboring villages and Wilson, as well as on the message from Kinsolving. towns, of the tens of thousands of eva- Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, al- In the meantime, Mr. Sulzberger wrote to Mr. Kinsolving. "At my request, cuees, and the children of Ukraine. though messages from both the Liberal some of the editors have gone back through the files involving Duranty's Watching every shred of electronic and New Democratic parties were dispatches and other dispatches carried by the Times at the same time," he transmission from the Soviet Union, spared. said. He went on to report the following. reading every word in newspapers, call- Although much of the statement is "Newspapers are chroniclers of current affairs — as another publisher once ing official channels, both Canadian directed at the "Ukrainian nationalist remarked, 'the first rough cut at history.'They are not history, which almost and Soviet, one could not help but feel right wing," there are two paragraphs always improves upon their reports and endlessly amends and corrects the emotional and physical exhaustion. that are of interest. record of human experience. Neither are they a final record of truth — only of Nothing could be done. Paragraph 4: "On April 26, 1986, an events, facts, opinions and contentions as perceived at a single moment in The May 26 issue of The New Re- accident occurred at the Chornobyi time. We never pretend to be anything more." public, asked "Why has sorrow for the Atomic Power Station in the Ukrainian He further noted, "... what we report has to stand, for better or worse, as Soviet victims been so small a part of SSR. This accident caused, much harm our best contemporary effort." the Western reaction to the Chornobyi both to the environment and to the (Mr. Sulzberger sent copies of this letter to others who wrote to him disaster? ... Wfaat makes people cry at health and welfare of the surrounding regarding Duranty's and the Times' cover-up.) the death of strangers? Since strangers population, particularly within a 30- In another of his radio shows, Mr. Kinsolving reported on the Sulzberger are dying around the world all the time, kilometer radius of the station. Again, reply, calling it "one of the most cleverly crafted cop-outs of the late 20th we cry over particular deaths if we have the full exent of the damage will only be century." He pointed out that Mr. Sulzberger had not indicated the identity some attachment to or knowledge of determined over the long term." or number of editors conducting the review, or, for that matter, how much the victims. In our days the media time they had spent on the project. He stated that Mr. Sulzberger had the fJust days before the rally, the CBC provide that. The Soviet authorities interviewed John Phillips, editor of the power to order that the massive error made by the Times in not reporting the have done everything to prevent know- Ukrainian famine "be acknowledged and corrected on the pages of The New Communist newspaper, The Canadian ledge about this disaster and its victims. Tribune, traveling at the invitation of York Times,preferrably page l,"but the publisher "refused to order the Times We can't see the victims. We don't know editors to correct the cover-up of Stalin's genocide." the Soviets, who said everything was who they are. And their official number just fine. Mr. Phillips was not sporting a Now, the move is once again ours. The Times cannot be allowed to get away — two dead and 18 seriously wounded pocket geiger counter and did not with such a "review" of the Duranty issue and, moreover, it cannot be — seems absurdly small. It is hard to mention whether he had visited Chor- permitted to respond that its Moscow correspondent's coverage of the Soviet muster a wave of national sympathy for nobyl. Perhaps Petro Krawchuk, presi- Union while famine was ravaging Ukraine has to stand "as our best an accident half a world away the size of dent of the Association of United contemporary effort." That would be ludicrous. a routine traffic pile-up." Ukrainian Canadians, should havecon- We must demand a full disclosure of the famine cover-up on the pages of These words are telling not only of ferred with his ideological colleague, The New York Times. Anything less would be worthless; anything less would Soviet negligence, but also of our own Mr. PhillipsJ be a cover-up of the cover-up. A newspaper of record must set the record political weakness. Had both Canada Paragraph 6: "However, not every- straight. It is our right as readers and our duty as Ukrainians to demand the and the United States established, at the one expressed sympathy and best truth — and justice. very least, consulates in Kiev, then we wishes. In a number of countries go- The "cruelest lie" must end. could have, as citizens, pressed our vernmental authorities, the media respective governments harder for and I or reactionary community organi- nformation. External Affairs in Ca- zations have been gloating over the nada did not have an accurate list of accident, shamelessly exploiting the Canadians in Ukraine, who were either misfortune of the Ukrainian people to tourists or students and their exact loca- develop a campaign of slander and the Want to reprint an article tions. One cannot blame the Canadian most appalling fabrications and disin- and American governments; some seg- formation." from The Weekly? ments of the Ukrainian community It is interesting to note that the even opposed the establishment of such Communist party newspaper of Byelo- official offices for fear that this would in russia recently stated: "In the large If you would like to reprint an article from The Weekly in another publi- some way legitimize the state of Soviet semi-circle, stretching 130 kilometers, cation, you may obtain permission, in most cases, by contacting the editor affairs. It would have, rather, given us a there were 50 villages, shelters and the window on events within Ukraine. at: property of thousands of villagers, Last February, The Globe and Mail dozens of farm buildings, houses of cul- ‚The Ukrainian Weekly reported that F.T. Morgun, an expert ture, shops and post offices." 30 Montgomery St. agronomist, delivered a message to About 86,000 were reported moved Jersey City, N.J. 07302 Canada: no more Canadian wheat. The from Byelorussia just after the accident (201)434-0237 Soviet Union must be and will be — — the total of persons evacuated is al- within five to 10 years — rid of the most 200,000. And the death toll rises. burden of billion of dollars of Canadian (Continued on page 14) No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NEWS AND VIEWS

Washington TV stations in that Women's group concerned about Chornobyl UNCHAIN project evening's newscast.) by Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak prevented the gathering from passing a formal resolution on the event. Indeed, deserves support R.L. Chomiak The oldest international women's there was even a move to argue the Dear Editor: Director of Public Relations impropriety of raising the issue of The Washington Group organization, the International Coun- With her two-part series on American cil of Women, founded in 1884, went on Chornobyl at the plenary since that for Human Rights in Ukraine record at its plenary meeting in London would involve a state with no women's ("AHRU"), Ihor Olshaniwsky and Editor's note: The story published in council. The magnitude of the disaster The Weekly was a news release issued at the end of April expressing its UNCHAIN, Anisa Sawyckyj has per- concern about the lack of information — which occurred during the confe- formed a valuable service by informing by the Ukrainian Association of Wash- rence — and the initial lack of informa- ington and typed on its letterhead. on the nuclear accident in Chornobyl. The Weekly's readership about what is It was not an easy task to accomplish. tion about it from the Soviet authori- truly an unusual organization. It also was not the first time that ICW ties, as well as some lobbying among the Although I was well aware of the focused on a tragedy in Ukraine: in 1933 delegates, moved the gathering of heroic exploits of AHRU's founder and Get involved, it was instrumental in getting a commit- women to draw up a statement. past president, Ihor Olshaniwsky, as tee of the League of Nations to discuss Fetaui Mata-afa, the observer from well as those of his closest colleagues, I make contacts the famine in Ukraine. Western Samoa, forcefully argued that was not fully aware of how wide- Dear Editor: The ICW now is affiliated with the in the face of such a disaster the women ranging a chain of activists AHRU has I would like to comment on the United Nations as one of the original could not retire behind a screen of by- attracted. editorial in the May 18, 1986 issue titled non-governrnental organizations laws and constitutional provisions. She As is apparent from Ms. Sawyckyj's "more on Chernobyl." But before I do (NGOs). It represents 75 national was supported by the plenary, which report on the activities of AHRU that, I would like to add a word on Mr. women's councils. The USSR and the accepted a statement of concern pro- chapters throughout the United States, Olshaniwsky. I had the privilege of Eastern European nations do not parti- posed by a number of members of the AHRU apparently seems to function as knowing Mr. Olshaniwsky through the cipate formally in the work of the ICW board of the IC W and supported by the a magnet for those Ukrainian Ameri- Medvid case. He was indeed a very but do, at times, send observers to its International Relations and Peace cans of all ages and backgrounds who idealistic man who never gave up. His meetings. None, however, had been Committee of the ICW. It read: are committed solely to result-oriented passing is our tragedy. among the 400 official delegates in "The Chornobyl tragedy points to the political activity. Now to the Chornobyl disaster. In London. interdependence of responsiveness to I suspect that over the long haul, alluding to the Western media, the As an old organization and as an the welfare of the local population and however, the most important of Mr. editorial ends with the words "The NGO, the ICW carefully weighs its that of the whole international commu- Olshaniwsky's ideas and projects may cover-up is well under way." Indeed, it public statements and deliberates its nity. Therefore, the ICW Triennial yet turn out to be the one that he left on is. But the tragedy is that we Ukrainians positions with sensitivity to all its Meeting in London in April 1986, at the the drawing board, namely UNCHAIN, are allowing it to happen. What are all members, as well as to member-states of time of the worst nuclear accident in the when he unexpectedly and prematurely of our major organizations doing in the U.N. that are not represented in world wishes to go on record and passed away. As has become the hall- trying to get help to Ukraine? Have all ICW. The formal structure of the ICW encourages the National Councils of mark of all AHRU initiatives, neutral countries been approached? and the workings of its constitution Women to do the same: UNCHAIN represents a perfect blend Have the United Nations and the World "1. To underline the importance for of optimism and pragmatism. Health Organization been approached? Dr. Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak is a governments who have not yet agreed to Will it be possible to find 10,000 Have other charitable organizations scholar who has done extensive re- do so to conform and to respect the Ukrainian Americans with enough other than the International Red Cross search on the Ukrainian women's move- regulations concerning standards and vision and foresight to lend UNCHAIN been contacted? Has the Catholic ment and a professor of history at Johns safeguards established by the IAEA for t a $1,000 each to create the $10 million Church as well as the World Council of Hopkins University. (Continued on page 13) ^ ^ fund, the interest from which would fuel Churches been approached? Have our the full panoply of UNCHAIN's acti- organizations as well as our churches vities? Ihor Olshaniwsky was certain sat down together and planned a stra- that the answer to this question was an tegy of action and committed them- "Ukrainian Woman in Two Worlds": unequivocal "of course." selves to finding a way and not to give I think we owe it to him, but more up until it is found? a look at pre-conference workshops importantly to ourselves, our children If this has been done, please let us the and our future as a community to make community know so that we may help. by Zenia Kowalchyn Brozyna rican political process. sure that our actions prove him to have If this is not done we all collectively will and Nadia Nynka On Friday, October 3, two pre- been right. commit a great crime. For we are not conference workshops will be held. ignorant and we are not naive — we are On October 4 and 5, the Ukrainian These will focus on the preparedness of Bohdan Vitvitsky afraid. If this is so then we will lose the National Women's League of America Ukrainian society to champion Ukrai- South Orange, N.J. respect of the outside world and we will (UNWLA) will sponsor a second "U- nian causes within American society. lose our children. A community without krainian Woman in Two Worlds" For example, during the recent Chor- backbone and without courage is sure conference which will deal with the nobyl tragedy many challenges were Vigil community to perish. The final decision is ours. challenges and problems women face as presented to Ukrainian Americans Millions died during the famine; we they seek to achieve success in the working in the field of media and public effort in D.C. cannot sit by and watch thousands American society and the wholeness of relations. Many of us could have helped Dear Editor: perish now and who knows how many being that comes from preserving the had we known how to go about it. For the record, please clarify for your generations will be affected genetically. Ukrainian spirit in their families and On October 3 a pre-conference work- readers one element in the coverage of God helps those who help themselves — communities. shop will be held offering practical the May 2 candlelight vigil held in the world is watching us now. It is up to Throughout Saturday and Sunday, hands-on experience dealing with media Washington for the victims of the Chor- us. October 4 and 5, a total of 12 panels will and public relations. This workshop nobyl disaster (May 25). be held. These will focus on the Ukrai- will address several key skills: how to The vigil was not organized by the Larissa M. Fontana nian women's relationships with her write press releases, organize telephone Ukrainian Association of Washington Bethesda, Md. family and community. Panel topics campaigns, and sharpen your public- speaking skills. The workshop, titled ilone, as the story suggests, but by will range from parenting, to care of "Ukrainian PR: An Orchestra Out of several Ukrainian organizations in the aged parents, to a discussion of how Millennium seen women view the Ukrainian community, Tune," is being directed by Andrij capital working together on an ad hoc (Continued on page 14) basis. to women's involvement in the Ame- The event was held on Good Friday as "Russian" according to the Julian calendar, and Dear Editor: two of the three Ukrainian parishes ti.ai It was interesting to read in your May follow this calendar cooperated in sche- 18 edition the text of remarks by duling their services in a way that would William Courtney, chief designate of allow the parishioners and pastors to the advance party of the U.S. Consulate participate in the vigil. in Kiev, delivered at a reception spon- Members of The Washington Group sored by The Washington Group on of Ukrainian American professionals May 8, as well as at the UNA on May (TWG) were among those who tele- 13. phoned Washington Ukrainians to come out to the vigil, as there was no Unfortunately, the following state- time to prepare a mailing. ment by Mr. Courtney is clearly dis- A trunkload of candles for the vigil tressing to Ukrainians: "The millen- was purchased and delivered to nium of Christianity in Ukraine and Lafayette Park by the secretary of Russia in 1988 will attract international TWG, Maria Pereyma. She also attention." Such a comment clearly prepared the Easter basket which vyns should have attracted the attention of left at the Soviet Embassy gate (a close- (he listeners. Sadly, there is no indica- up shot of which was used at the end of tion in our newspaper reports that the coverage of the event by one of (Continued on page 14) Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 No. 25 Ukrainian Festival U.S.A. draws over 12,000 enthusiastic parti by Natalia A. Feduschak arts freely. It's up to the emigration to mances with the Dibrova orchestra. keep it (the culture) alive. It is also Three dance groups from the central HOLMDEL, N.J. — An array of important to keep young people more and northern New Jersey areas delight- foods, arts and crafts, ancient folk songs aware of their identity." ed the afternoon audience with their and traditional folk dancing were the Ms. Myskiw stated that the Chor- renditions of Ukrainian folk dances. featured attractions this year at the 12th nobyl accident has carved a place for They were Lastivka of Passaic, Zapo- annual Ukrainian Festival U.S.A. held Ukrainians in the international arena. rozhe of Perth Amboy and the Jersey at the Garden State Arts Center. Over And because of this, people know who City Ukrainian Community Center 12,000 people from as far away as Ukrainians are. "It (the accident) is Dance Ensemble. Australia visited the festival on June unfortunate but we should make the The two-hour program was a success, 14, a day which turned out to be sunny most of it." according to Mr. Halatyn, who also and warm, after a week of drizzle on the The Ukrainian Festival U.S.A. will organized it. "It was very good. It was a Eastern Seaboard. continue to grow, Ms. Myskiw said, concert basically for everybody, spoken The day's activities included soccer because people know more about in half English, half Ukrainian." and volleyball games which continued Ukrainians. throughout the course of the day, an "It's become a very important one, as Sports events afternoon mall program and a high- festivals go in the U.S. It has become caliber evening stage concert. one of the best ones, certainly in New As in past years, soccer and volley- Jersey." ball tournaments were held at the A political tone was also evident at festival. During the course of the day, the festival. Americans for Human thousands of sports enthusiasts watch- "I think it's the best in 10 years," said Rights in Ukraine manned one booth at ed as five soccer teams participated in festival chairman Severin M. Paly- the festival. At another one, people round-robin competition. The teams dowycz. "I'm happy it turned out so signed petitions asking U.S. Sens. Bill consisted of two groups of the New well-." Mr. Palydowycz said he was also Bradley and Frank Lautenberg to York Ukrainian Sports Club (USC), happy that so many young people got pressure the Soviets to let Americans two groups from the Chorno- involved in organizing the festival. communicate with their relatives who morska Sitch sports club and the "They've been given a chance, and they lived in the vicinity of the Chornobyl Spartans, a team from South Orange, did a super, super job." nuclear disaster. That booth was under N.J. After nearly six and a half hours This year saw an increase in the arts the auspices of Branch 86 of the Ukrai- of competition, Team I of the USC took and crafts booths, according to folk art nian National Women's League of first place with a record of 8-0, Team I chairwoman Roma Myskiw. "We had America. of Sitch took second place, 6-2, the more people, more vendors," she said, Many of the food booths carried Spartans placed third with 4-4. Team II citing 75 folk art tables, up 11 from last of the USC placed fourth with 4-6 and year and the works of 16 individual traditional Ukrainian dishes and raised money for non-profit groups. Team II of the Sitch placed fifth with artists on display, five more than last a record of 0-8. year. Vendors came from as far away as All proceeds from the entry fees to the festival go to the state's programs for Three teams participated in the Winnipeg, Ms. Myskiw said. volleyball tournament. In a round- Among the folk arts on display were senior citizens, school children and disabled veterans. robin competition, Chornomorska Ukrainian Easter eggs (pysanky), cera- Sitch, a team which is one of the best in mics and ш art Program on the mall the "A" Division of the United States works of individual artists were on view. Volleyball Association, Garden-Empire Festivals, such as the one held at the Thousands of people enjoyed a two- Region, placed first winning all of the arts center, are important in promoting games, followed by the Livingston ethnic identity, Ms. Myskiw said. "Folk hour program on the mall emceed by Jaroslaw Halatyn. Under the hot sun, Streak team and the Parsippany Clover art, language — these are all the things volleyball club. which pertain to ethnic identity, to festival participants watched a host of keeping the culture alive. The political new talent perform. Olya Choboda, a Evening program awareness which is at hand (referring to soloist of the Echo of the Steppes The evening program topped a day the Chornobyl nuclear accident), all bandura ensemble performed a number which, as master of ceremonies Ed these things are interrelated. They are of songs. The newly formed duo of Evanko said, was "God-given." While important in order to keep one's heri- Darka Konopada and Mr. Halatyn over half of the day's participants left tage alive especially (when one's home- also sang several songs. The duo is weary-eyed and exuberant, 5,611 stay- iand} is a subjugated country," Ms. planning to release its first album. Both ed, filling the auditorium at the arts Myskiw said. have.made individual appearances throughout the United States and center to capacity. "In Ukraine, they can't pursue their Canada, and are planning future perfor- (Continued on page 13)

I Steve Smotrycz Sin^r Ed EVU^'.O vrio. - C Th-2 Jersey City Ukrainian Community Center Dance Ensemble, with members age 5 to 16, performs during the mail pro- grandson, Walter,, А^ЇЄ,. gram in the afternoon. Wolansky, (І(Ґ`ЗГ- їѓї- - ad u : No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 9

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SUSTA, community activists, meet inD.C. to learn lobbying techniques by Michael B. Bociurkiw European groups that have formed over the past few years, but Ms. Rikken WASHINGTON — After breathing said scores of volunteers are still needed new life into their national coalition of to gather information on the war Ukrainian student organizations in Chi- criminals issue. Most of the work, she cago this spring, members of the Fe- said, is being conducted in people's deration of Ukrainian Student Organi- private homes: "Ten-story buildings in zations of America (SUSTA) came here Washington and New York are being June 6-8 learn how to deal with the lobbied from kitchen tables all over government, bureaucracy and members America," she said. of the fourth e$tatev and to forge plans Dr. James Mace, the staff director of for the future. Џ. the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine The students, as well as other activists Famine, delivered a luncheon address from the Ukrainian community, came Saturday. to the nation's capital at the invitation Speaking to the group of students as a of the Ukrainian National Information "private citizen," Dr. Mace said the Service (UNIS), which organized a famine issue can be used by the Ukrai- weekend seminar on lobbying, cam- nian community to bring about reli- paigning and media relations called gious, political and regional unity. He Washington Horizons II. spoke of some of the deep divisions Featuring lectures by members of the which have debilitated progress in the government, lobbyists and community community — divisions which he said activists, the seminar, held in the need to be quelled when it comes to

capital's ostentatious Hotel Washing- telling the world about tragedies such as Ї Michael Bociurkiw ton, marked the second time that UNIS the famine of 1932-33. Participants of Washington Horizons II listen to lectures. offered such a service to members of the In the evenings, when they were not Ukrainian community. recuperating from hours of listening to It was reported that large donations UNIS is the information office of the speakers or taking notes, the seminar have been approved by the Ukrainian Ukrainian Congress Committee of participants took to Washington's National Association and the UCCA. America. restaurants and clubs for a respite. Myron Wasylyk, the director of The weekend began Friday afternoon Saturday evening featured an im- UNIS and the coordinator of the Cen- for the students with a private tour of promptu social at St. Sophia's Chapel tral Union of Ukrainian Students the White House and a briefing session — a mansion owned by the local parish (CeSUS), revealed plans for a Novem- featuring speakers from the White in the capital's high-brow Woodley ber CeSUS congress and an organiza- House Office of Public Liaison, the Park district. tional meeting in August. State Department, and Radio Free On Sunday, after morning sessions Mr. Wasylyk, who was elected at last Europe^ Radio Liberty. on campaigning and media relations, year's CeSUS congress in Toronto, Additional sessions were held Friday members of the executive board of reported that the revitalized organiza- on "The National Security Council and SUSTA met in a rooftop meeting room tion is still in its embryonic stage — the Formulation of White House Poli- at the Hotel Washington for a four- lacking both manpower and mqney to cies" and "Ukrainian Involvement in . hour organizational meeting. do anything more than correspond with American Politicsrn v Seyeral, projects and administrative its members in the U.S., Australia, M ^йтїЬ^г of itie Republican Na-; matters were di'scussed by th'd students Europe and South America. (Canadian tional Committee urged the students — including proposals on fund-raising, students have so far rejected proposals Saturday to become involved in the membership recruitment and a news- to join CeSUS.) political process by signing up as letter. The meeting also featured reports workers in local, state and federal On their immediate agenda, the from each of the board members, and campaigns. Mark Valente III, the ethnic board members placed the publication some discussion on the relationship of liaison for the party, ‚told his audience of a SUSTA newsletter and the re- SUSTA to the UCCA and the Ukrai- that several well-known politicians got writing of the SUSTA by-laws. nian American Coordinating Council. their start in politics by "licking stamps SUSTA President Andrew Futey, a The members decided to table further and stuffing envelopes" in campaign student at George Washington Univer- discussion on this matter until the next offices across, the country. sity, chaired the meeting with involved SUSTA congress, where it was decided In a question-and-answer session SUSTA board members from Cleve- a panel discussion will be held with which followed his brief address, Mr. land, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York representatives from both U.S. um- Valente noted that the representation of and Detroit. brella organizations. Until then, the members of minority groups is gra- The meeting endorsed plans to hold members agreed, SUSTA will retain its dually increasing in America. an alumni banquet and ball this fall in membership within the UCCA, but Orest Deychakiwsky, a professional New Brunswick, N. J. The event is being without taking an active part in the staff member of the U.S. Helsinki held to raise funds for the organization body. Commission, told the students about the which has already received a handful of Before breaking up, the students Helsinki process, and gave them so- donations from former SUSTA presi- agreed to hold their next meeting called contact points in the State dents on the East Coast. August 8-10 in Detroit. Myron Wasylyk Department. Mr. Deychakiwsky, who recently returned from the Experts Meeting on Human Contacts in Bern, Switzerland, stressed the importance of the Helsinki process, adding that a lot of effort is still required by the Ukrainian American community to discuss human-rights issues. "There's nothing more that the So- viets want than for the community to give up on the Helsinki process," Mr. Deychakiwsky said. The track record of the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Special Investi- gations received low marks in a speech by a member of the Coalition for Constitutional Justice and Security. Mari-Ann Rikken, a lobbyist for the group, told the students about the OSI's controversial efforts to ferret out sus- pected war criminals and persuade the courts to revoke their citizenship and deport them. The OS I., in the past, has accepted Soviet-supplied evidence un-. critically in its gathering of evidence and testimony, and this "poses a threat to due process," Ms. Rikken said. The Washington lobbyist under- SUSTA board members discuss plans for the upcoming year. From left are: Andrew Futey, president; Xenia Zielyk, scored the informal coalitions of East secretary; Taras Szmagala Jr., treasurer; Olesia Konowal, vice-president (Midwest). No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986

MUSIC NOTES SUM-A rally held in Ellenville ELLENVILLE — Over 220 youths Passaic and New York competing. A participate in the 27th annual spring jury judged each group and the outcome Baley, Powell to perform recital rally ("zlet") of the Ukrainian American was announced at the closing cere- Youth Association (SUM-A) at the monies. association's camp grounds here on Before liturgy on Sunday morning, a May 24 and 25. flag-raising and wreath-laying cere- The two-day event which was or- mony was held before the Heroes Mo- ganized by SUM-A branches from nument in memory of Symon Petlura, Hartford, Boston and New Haven, be- as well as for the victims of the Chor- gan on Saturday at 11 a.m. with a flag- nobyl nuclear accident. Askold Lozyn- raising ceremony led by Roman Dasha- skyj, president of SUM-A's U.S. execu- wetz, bunchuznyi, and opening re- tive board, delivered a short speech marks by ihor Mirchuk, representative about the significance of these events to of the U.S. executive board of SUM-A Ukrainian American youth. The Sun- and Myron Kolinsky, commandant for day mass was offered by the Rev. John the weekend activities. Terlecky of the Stamford Diocese. This year's "zlet" was dedicated to the The program continued with indivi- following anniversaries: 125th anniver- dual recitations as well as group recita- sary of the death of Taras Shevchenko, tions performed by different branches. 70th anniversary of the death of Ivan Sports activities continued for the re- Franko, 60th anniversary of the death mainder of the day. Soccer teams from of Symon Petlura, 45th anniversary of Passaic and Yonkers displayed their ta- the re-establishment of Ukrainian state- lents on Sunday afternoon with Passaic hood on June 30, 1941, and the 40th edging out Yonkers with a 1-0 score. anniversary of the re-establishment of At 7 p.m., closing ceremonies were the Ukrainian Youth Association. held in order to award those individuals After trie opening ceremonies which who displayed excellent performances were attended by members of SUM-A throughout the weekend. A total of 235 branches in Astoria, Binghamton, medals was awarded in various cate- Yonkers, New York and Watervliet, gories, and trophies were given for team N.Y.; Boston; Hartford, Conn.; Phila- accomplishments. delphia; Jersey City, Irvington and The three branches recognized for Passaic, N.J.; competition was initiated their over-all participation were the Musicians William Powell and Virko Baley. in the field of knowledge with children following: 1st place — Passaic, 2nd by Oles Kuzyszyn season, ТЋе Las Vegas Symphony will competing on topics such as Taras place — Yonkers and 3rd place — New premiere the works of Leonid Hrabov- Shevchenko, Ivan Franko, and areas of York. NEW YORK — On Tuesday, June sky, Borys Liatoshynsky, Levko Kolo- Ukrainian history. This competition 24, at 8 p.m., Ukrainian pianist^com- dub, Yevhen Stankovych and Valentin was followed by individual recitations poser Virko Baley and clarinetist Wil- Silvestrov. He firmly believes that their of poems related to anniversaries being Prayer service... liam Powell will present a recital of work is of first-rate quality, and that commemorated. (Continued from page 4) Sports activity began at around 2 contemporary music at Merkin Concert with continued exposure and support, century and homesteaded in central Hall's Abraham Goodman House. they have all the potential to emerge to p.m. with 40-, 60-, 100- and 444-yard dashes as well as long jump, shot put, North Dakota. Emigrants from western Highlighting the program is the New the top of the contemporary music Ukraine settled in southwestern North York premiere of Sonata No. 2 for scene. obstacles course and relays. Four girls' and six boys' teams participated in a Dakota. During the 1984 Heritage Tour piano (1975) by Valentin Silvestrov, the of Ukraine, they visited their relatives in leading contemporary composer in William Powell is one of America's volleyball tournament held on Saturday leading exponents of new music for the and Sunday. The following teams won both regions but have not had commu- Ukraine. nications with them since the nuclear clarinet, and is highly touted as such by trophies in the competition: disaster. The duo will also premier Baley's own critics. A graduate of Juilliard and the Girl's: 1st place — Passaic, 2nd place "Sculptured Birds," "Clarinet Solitude" California Institute of the Arts, he has — Yonkers, 3rd place — New York The Ukrainian Pioneer Memorial by Joji Yuasa, and "The Sacrifice of premiered the works of many leading Cross, the site of the vesper service, is Iphigenia" by Kathleen St. John. contemporary composers, including located north of Belfield, N.D., along Rounding out the program will be Boy's: 1st place — New York, 2nd David Felder, Bernard Rands and place — Passaic, 3rd place — Bingham- Highway No. 85. It was erected in 1974 Eugene Kurtz's "Logo II." Morton Subotnick. He is currently on ton. as a memorial to the Ukrainian pio- A multi-faceted musician, the Ukrai- the faculty of the California Institute of On Saturday evening, a cultural pro- neers. The June 1 service was spon- nian-born Mr. Baley is active as a the Arts and the University of Nevada, gram was held with SUM-A dancing sored by the Ukrainian Cultural Insti- composer, pianist, conductor and scho- Las Vegas. Powell has recorded for groups from Jersey City, Yonkers, tute of North Dakota. lar. He began his musical training in Nonesuch, Vox; Turnabout, and CRI. Germany, and completed his studies at Terry McQuilkin of the Los Angeles UHA GOLFERS ГЄЕ OFF.'- the California Institute of the Arts, Times has referred to Powell as "a receiving his B.A. and M.A. in music. clarinetist nonpareil. Faultless intona- Mr. Baley is currently artist-in-resi- tion, sure-fire control, and, above all, dence at the University of Nevada, Las sensitive phrasing." Vegas, and music director of the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra. He is also Merkin Hall is located in Manhattan founder and director of The Las Vegas on 67th Street, west of Broadway. 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f ШІНШ№ШШІШШЦІ practice internal medicine in June 1985, Receives master s Dr. Magun, an active member of Plast, particularly its Lisovi Chorty by Bohdan Storozuk Notes on people fraternity, earned his doctor of medi- Bfl cine degree at the Autonomous Univer- BARREN, Mich. — Roma Lidia sity of Guadalajara, Mexico. Mychalczak, 24, received a master's and financial planning. She is a member The student is one of 166 grant Previously, the UNA Branch 457 degree in business administration from of the American Marketing Associa- recipients out of 983 applicants nation- member obtained a master of science Wavne State University in Detroit at a tion, Adcraft Club of Detroit and the wide. The research period designated degree in cellular microsurgery at New graduation ceremony on December 12. Ukrainian Engineers Society of Detroit. for the project, which will be supervised York University, where he also earned Miss Mychalczak attended the Im- Miss Mychalczak is the daughter of by English department chairman James his bachelor of arts degree in biology. macuiate Conception Ukrainian Catho- Mykola and Marika Mychalczak of Butler, is June 1 to August 31. He held a teaching fellowship at. the lic Grade School and High School in Warren. They are members of St. NYU Graduate School of Arts and Hamtramck, Mich., where she gra- Josaphat Church in Warren and mem- Science. duated with high honors. She was a bers of UNA Branch 146 and 94. Teaches in Taiwan While working toward his master's member of the National Honor Society ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Twenty- degree, Dr. Magun taught several and received a Wayne State University biology classes at St. George Academy, Merit Scholarship, which covered all two-year-old Chrystopher Lev Nehaniv of Ann Arbor, Mich., departed on April when the school was experiencing a tuition costs until completion of her Featured in newspaper 24 for Taipei (Taiwan) to teach English shortage of biology teachers. He is a bachelor of arts degree in business ALMONT, Mich. — Seventeen- to Chinese students at the Taipei Lan- graduate of St. George school and administration with a concentration in year-old Steve Manko of Almont, guage Institute. academy. marketing in May 1984. Mich., has only one hand, but that Dr. Magun also studied violin and hasn't prevented him from becoming a The son of Bohdan and Chrystyna bandura at the Ukrainian Music Insti- top wrestler in his school and in his Nehaniv attended Ukrainian High tute, and is fluent in Spanish and region. School in Detroit and Ukrainian lan- French. In an article that appeared recently in guage courses at Harvard University. the sports section of The Detroit News, He graduated with honors from the Mr. Manko, a senior at Almont High University of Michigan with a bachelor School, said that losing his right hand in of science degree in mathematics in the an accident on his family's mushroom fall of 1985. Subsequently, Mr. Nehaniv farm nine years ago hadn't stopped him became interested in Far Eastern lan- from leading a normal life, including guages and cultures. participating in sports. Mr. Nehaniv's interest in languages "A lot of things went through my has been credited to his parents' world head after the accident," Mr. Manko travels. His father served as an urban said. "But my mother always encou- planner for the United Nations in East raged me to keep playing sports and got Africa and Saudi Arabia, and took his me started in the drums and piano." Mr. family with him. In 1983-84, the young Manko told the newspaper he credits Mr. Nehaniv was an exchange student his Ukrainian immigrant parents with studying mathematics at Freiberg Uni- helping him overcome the loss of his versity in West Germany, where he hand. mastered the German and French Mr. Manko has a 17-8 record in languages. wrestling and finished third recently in the 145-pound weight class at the Class Dr. ihor Magun C district tournament. When he returns from Taipei, Mr. Roma Lidia Mychalczak "I've had wrestlers and referees come Nehaniv intends to works towards a пЛіі1е pursuing her degree, Miss up to me and say they are amazed by doctorate in languages at Stanford Named to "Who's Who" University in California. Mychalczak worked as a market analyst what he can do," said Mike Jiminez, PHILADELPHIA — The Engineer- and researcher as part of a cooperative Mr. Manko's coach. "I tell them they ing Faculty of Temple University elect- education program at Wayne State don't have to feel sorry for him because ed Irene Bilyk to Who Is Who Among University. She was also active in the he doesn't feel sorry for himself." Receives MD degree Students in American Universities and Ukrainian Students Organization and Mr. Manko also is one of his high Colleges in U.S.A. because of her the American Marketing Association NEW YORK — The New York outstanding scholarship and effective Collegiate Chapter at Wayne State school's top tennis players. He also plays drums in the marching and jazz Ukrainian community has among its community and college activities. University and belonged to the Plast ranks a new young physician. Dr. Ihor Ukrainian Youth Organization. In her bands with the aid of a hook attached to his forearm. Magun, a New York native, started his Miss Bilyk is the daughter of Dr. and junior year, she was inducted into the medical residency last year in Beilevue Mrs. Bilyk of Philadelphia. She is a Golden Key National Honor Society Mr. Manko graduated in 1985 from the Saturday School of Ukrainian Hospital and Booth Memorial Medical member of the Plast Ukrainian Youth and was nominated into the Alpha Mu Center here after obtaining a license to Organization. Alpha National Marketing Honorary. Language and Culture in Detroit. As a senior marketing student, she was "There are probably some things that awarded the Slocum Foundation Ad- I can't do," said the youth. "But I've vertising Scholarship for her high never found anything that I wanted to Dentist meets with pope in Rome academic achievement in the field of do that I couldn't." advertising public relations. Miss Mychalczak graduated with Awarded grant distinction and was awarded a graduate teaching assistantship stipend from the PHILADELPHIA — Kateryna Ru- marketing department at Wayne State dnytzky, daughter of concert pianist University, which covered full tuition of Roman Rudnytzky, has been awarded a her master's degree. As a teaching grant from the National Endowment assistant, she taught a marketing ma- for Humanities, under its Young Scho- nagement course to business students lars Program, for the study of a historic and conducted various research pro- garden in Philadelphia. She is the first jects for the marketing department. student in the history of LaSalle Uni- versitv to receive the award. Miss Mychalczak not only excelled academically, but had time for extra- Ms. Rudnytzky, a German and En- curricular activities. In the fall of 1985, giish major, will examine the vast she and her co-teaching assistants were garden on the Belfield farm, now owned selected as finalists in the Dodge Na- by LaSalle, which was created by 18th tional Collegiate Marketing Competi- century American artist Charles Will- Dr. Jaroslaw (Jerry) Pikolysky, cosmetic dentist from Studio City, Calif., met tion in which they developed and son Peale. with Pope John Paul II recently while vacationing in Rome. The pontiff and implemented a promotional campaign Dr. Pikolsky conversed in the Ukrainian language. While in Rome, Dr. for the Dodge Daytona automobile. Ms. Rudnytzky said in her school Pikolysky also met with Archbishop Myrosiav Lubachivsky and Archman- Their team won sixth place of a possible newspaper, ТЋе Collegian, of which she dite Lubomyr Husar, Dr. Pikolysky's former teacher from St. Basil's 20. In addition, she worked as an is editor-in-chief, that her study will Seminary. Mr. Pikolysky, whose clients include several well-known advertising consultant for Ameritech attempt to "interpret the role of Belfield Hollywood celebrities, is also a photographer and contributing editor for Publishing Inc., the company that garden as a cultural work in Philadel- Seasons, a Los Angeles Times supplement. He is a member of UNA Branch provides the yellow and white pages phia's history, tracing the literary and 39. directories for the Midwest. , artistic influences on Peak's garden Upon completion of her master's concept and exploring the nature of degree, Roma joined the operations man's understanding of the world — Join the UNA division of Ameritech Publishing Inc., around him as expressed by Peale and as an assistant manager of marketing his contemporaries." Insure and be sure No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 ІЗ

Montreal, Toronto and upstate New rather common form of abuse which is Ukrainian Festival... York, and recently cut her first album, Drug addiction... not mentioned in the press reports, (Continued from page 8) titled "Lesya." It was produced by the (Continued from page 2) stems from the war in Afghanistan The program which featured talent, singer with the assistance of Mark desire to taste forbidden fruit, which is where many soldiers learn about dru^, old and new, from the United States and Bednarczyk, Andy Czerny and Bill known to be sweet, turns into a most and then bring the habit back home Canada, brought rounds of applause Kinal. serious disease," he wrote. with them. and cheers from the buoyant audience. Dressed in an embroidered blouse, Moskovsky Komsomolets, the Mos- The papers reported that in addkion black skirt and black lace stockings, and cow city youth paper has also published to strong narcotics, hashish from От- Julian K. Robinson, commissioner of later adding a vest, Ms. Wolansky filled an article on drug addiction, and dis- tral Asia is also becoming more wuie- the New Jersey Highway Authority, the auditorium with ageless lyrics and a cussed several instances which show spread. welcomed the audience and was follow- sound which combined a child-like how harmful drugs are. The newspaper, In an ironic twist, press reports cla-m ed by Mr. Palydowycz. Woiodymyr innocence with a woman's maturity. however, showed amazement at the that Soviet doctors are not familiar wih Janiw, president of the UCCA Coordi- Ms. Wolansky performed in both parts increasing problem. The article stated in drug addition and don't known ho- to nating Council of New Jersey followed. of the program and was accompanied part: treat it. Said one Moscow policerлап Gov. Thomas Kean, who hasattend- by the Montreal-based Veselka orches- "Drug addiction. It does not seem to about a drugged man at a railroad ed the festival for the past several years, tra. make sense for our contemporaries, our station: was not able to attend this year. Instead, Veselka performed several folk num- countrymen, to suffer from this disease. "We called a doctor, but it turned ui bis greeting was read by New Jersey bers as well. With songs like "Yarema," The social causes that drive Western that the doctor himself had never seek a ate Sen. Joseph Bubba. Gov. Kean, in "Ksenia Pidpenka" and "Medley of young people into a drugged haze do drug user. He did not know what to Jo. .s greetings, said in part: Polkas," the group delighted the au- not exist in the USSR. If over there the It is more complicated than with a "I have enjoyed celebrating this dience with its foot-tapping beat. inability to find work or the hopeless- drunk. You have to know how to festival so many years and have shared The Philadelphia-based Prometheus ness of excesses of life force young identify the material, which is often in your rich culture, history and com- Chorus, under the direction of My- people to seek escape from reality, in disguised as tooth powder and squeezed munity spirit. chajlo Dlaboha, entranced the audience our case we have to seek the roots else- into toothpaste tubes. Drug users in "To the Ukrainian people preserving with its performance. Appearing first in where." general are more inventive than alcoho- the spirit of your heritage is very the second part of the program, Mr. Schmemman writes that one lics." important. I believe your pride and the chorus, with such songs as dedication to freedom; be assured of my the "Soldiers' Chorus," "My Youth is Dorothy Willner, Dorothy Rinaldoand continued commitment to your ideas." Gone" "Grey Cuckoo"and the powerful Women's group... this writer. "Play, Bandura, Play," added strength (Continued from page 7) Iwanna Rozankowsky, president of President Ronald Reagan also sent and grace to the evening's program. The building and operating nuclear, power the Ukrainian National Women's his greetings. audience was exceptionally quiet during plants. League of America, Maria Kwitkow- The evening's program carried a the chorus's performance. "2. To express full agreement with the sky, president of the World Federation political note with it when a moment of The chorus was accompanied by director general of the IAEA that the of Ukrainian Women's Organizations, silence was held in memory of the pianist Irene Pelech-Zwarych. authorities concerned provide full, Iryna Kurowyckyj, member of the victims of the Chornobyl nuclear detailed and authoritative information board of UNWLA, and Merrineile disaster. Mr. Evanko got a standing ovation from many members of the audience of the exact extent of the release of Sullivan, the executive director of the Orest Fedash, manager of the Rama- radioactivity from the stricken plant, in NCWUSA, also took part in the meet- da Inn of East Hanover, N.J., received a and brought cries of "more, more" after his performances of Ukrainian and order to enable other states to take ing. plaque for outstanding service to the appropriate measures in their territo- Ukrainian Festival U.S.A. Introduc- well-known American songs. Accom- Participants of the conference were panied by Sandra Lutters on the piano, ries. tion of dignitaries followed. "3. To express its concern and solida- guests at two receptions at St. James the well-known singer performed five Palace, where they had a chance to talk The evening's program resounded songs, "Where Have You Perished, My rity about the safety of the immediate population and to urge that all mea- with Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and with performances by the Yonkers, Native Land" and "Beyond the Desna Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, as N.Y., Dance Group of the Ukrainian River," "On the Street Where You Live," sures of international cooperation be used to alleviate the immediate and long well as with David Waddington, the American Youth Assocition, Chaika; a "By My Love" and, as an encore, British minister for home affairs direct- new 20-year-old dynamo, Lesya, from "Handzia" ("Chy ye v sviti molodytsia term dangers." The tragedy at Chornobyl highlight- ly responsible fdr toe implementation of Montreal; the Veselka Orchestra, also yak ta Handzia bilolytsia"). the Nairobi Forward-Looking Strate- from Montreal; the Prometheus Male ed for the conference participants the Mr. Evanko, who has performed interdependence of humanity: lack of gies of the U.N. Conference of Women. Chorus from Philadelphia; and Edward extensively throughout Europe and At a formal dinner of the Conference, Evanko. responsiveness by a government for the North America, professed being a true welfare of its own population, lack of the ICW met Baroness Hooper, a whip Chaika, the 49-member group under Ukrainian. "When I sing those Arneri- in the House of Lords. The keynote the musical directorship of Eugene community information about the can songs, a Ukrainian is singing them," dangers of its own nuclear power, had address was delivered by Ambassador Zwozdesky and choreography of Orest he told the audience. Rosario Manalo of the Philippines, Rusenko, opened the program with two affected not only the safety of the The evening's program came to an stricken Ukrainian population, but the who stressed the role of women in the dances "Vitayemo" and "A Swan's re-establishment of democracy in her Song." end with a salute to the Statue of safety of the Europeans, indeed of the Liberty. As Ms. Lutters played "Ame- whole world. country. Throughout the course of the even- rica the Beautiful," Mr. Evanko ex- The London Conference elected as its ing, this troupe brought rounds of The ICW met in London between pressed gratitude to Miss Liberty, April 21 and May 1. The American new president Sook Ja Hong, a Korean applause with dances like the "Flirta- alluding to her as a beacon of hope. who holds an M.A. from Columbia tion Dance," "Lady Hutsul,"uBukovyn- delegation was headed by Eleanor That Ukrainians could come to this Donnenfeld, the president of the Na- University and a Ph.D. in international sky," "Transcarpathian Medley" and country and retain their traditions "is all politics from Tong Guk University. The the famed "Hopak." tional Council of Women of the United made possible by that special lady," Mr. States, and included Shirely Munyan, centenary of the ICW is to be celebrated The most interesting of the numbers Evanko said. Alicia Paolozzi, Elizabeth Chittick, in July 1988 in Washington. performed by Chaika, however, came in "We ask for freedom for the Ukrai- the second half of the program. The nian people in their homeland, freedom dancers performed a three-part number they so rightly deserve, that (the lady)... The Weekly: Ukrainian perspective on the news called "Songs of a Kozak." The three stand by us once again as we confront scenes, titled "A Farewell to Arms," "At another accident, Chornobyl. Bless this the Sich" and "Zaporozhtsi" took the vast wonderful land that is our home," audience back hundreds of years to the he said. We would like to announce to all friends and acquaintances of the late time of the famous Kozaks. The dances After Mr. Evanko sang "America the ortrayed a young man's leaving his Beautiful," the program concluded with ve for the Sich, and his subsequent "Shche Ne Vmerla Ukraina,"the Ukrai- adventures. The dancers mesmerized nian national anthem. MARIA KVITKA STECIUK the audience with their sword dances The day's festivities did not end with and high-flying leaps. the program however. Following the Lesya Wolansky performed several concert, over 900 people retreated to numbers during the program, ranging East Hanover, N.J., and danced the HOLY SACRIFICE of THE MASS from Ukrainian folk songs to a song night away to the tunes of the Veselka, written by her father about her mother's Alex and Dorko, and the Dibrova bands will be offered for her soul on the 40th day following her death at these eyes, called "Tvoyi Ochi." Within a two- at the Ukrainian Festival U.S.A. Dance Ukrainian Catholic churches; year period, Lesya has performed in held at the Ramada Inn. St. John the Baptist - Newark, N.J. Monday, June 23rd, 1986 at 6:45 a.m. St. George's — New York, N.Y. Tuesday, June 24th, 1986 at 9:00 a.m. Cathedral of St. Sophia — Rome, Italy. Tuesday 24th, 1986. 1986 tennis season at Soyuzivka Cathedral of Sts. Peter 8c Paul, Melbourne, Australia. Tuesday, June 24th, 1986. USCAK East (Juniors A and B) July 4-6 We ask for prayers, to the merciful God to accept the soul of the late Maria Kvitka Doubles August 9-Ю Steciuk into His Heavenly Kingdom. USCAK Nationals August 29 - September 1 The STECIUK FAMILY UNA Invitational September 13-14 Pla$t September 27-28 KLK ...... ;. October 4-5 Memory Eternal No. 25 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986

shop and receive an assignment return certificate from Columbia University. McGill University specializing in com- "Ukrainian Woman..." the conference registration form as soon She specializes in East European and puter science. He is an officer of Blue (Continued from page 7) as possible as the number of partici- Russian intellectual and political his- Bell Group Inc., and vice-president of Bilyk. pants will be limited. tory and the history of European Development for the Unitrust Corp., an Dr. Martha Bohachevsky Chomiak Mr. Bilyk is a journalist^ publicist women's movements. Dr. Chomiak is a estate management firm that provides will introduce whis workshop by dis- with over 17 years of experience in print professor at Johns Hopkins University. financial support for emerging growth cussing the current situation in Ukraine, media, corporate and trade association She is the author of four books and is companies in the U.S. and Canada. and the political, social and cultural public relations and marketing. In 1985 currently completing a fifth. Dr. Cho- He is active in the Ukrainian commu- activities of Ukrainians in the United he formed the IM AX Corp., an interna- miak serves ad the vice-president of the nity of Delaware Valley and has served States. tional marketing and public relations National Council of Women as well as as secretary and vice-president of the This workshop will include an assign- firm. The Ukrainian community best the vice-president of the UNWLA. Dr. Delaware Valley Ukrainian Congress ment to be completed prior to the knows Mr. Bilyk as the volunteer who Chomiak is married to Ross L. Cho- Committee of America, and has hosted conference. "The idea," said Mr. Bilyk, coordinated the media programs for the miak, journalist; they have two daugh- many Ukrainian functions. "is for each participant to build a wealth nationwide commemoration of the ters, Tania and Dora. Both workshops should be of interest of experience in advance of the confe- 1932-33 famine in Ukraine and the "How to Fund-Raise Successfully" is to members of Ukrainian organizations rence about how the media views protest of the Russification of Ukraine. the topic of the second pre-conference whose responsibilities include fund- Ukraine and Ukrainians." Following Currently he is the volunteer media workshop. The workshop leaders are raising, or who need to interact with the the workshop, participants will be coordinator for the National Commit- Stephan Bida, who will discuss how to American press. Additionally, the encouraged to use their summerlong tee to Commemorate the millennium of set up and manage endowments; Mr. workshops are for any Ukrainian Апк involvement with the media to help Christianity in Ukraine. Bilyk, who will discuss effective direct- rican interested in learning more about "tune" the Ukrainian message. To Dr. Bohachevsky-Chomiak received mail campaigns; and, Olga Stawnychy, these subjects. register for this pre-conference work- her doctorate and Russian Institute who will discuss how to organize suc- cessful special events and activities to Millennium seen... raise funds for small and large organiza- tions, and how to apply for government (Continued from page 7) grants. either audience (The Washington Group Mrs. Stawnychy holds an MBA or the group at the UNA) reacted to this † degree and is currently a broker with falsification of history. We wish to share with you the sad news of the death of our Mother, Grandmother, Liggett Realtors in Rutherford, N.J. Perhaps it is not surprising that Mr. Great-Grandmother and Great Great-Grandmother on May 11th 1986 in her She is also a partner in a real estate Courtney so brazenly echoes Russian 94th year, in Brooklyn, New York development company. Mr. Stawnychy propaganda about "Russia's millen- IN LOVING MEMORY has served 10 years on the board of nium"; after all, he is a representative of trustees of The Ukrainian Museum of that same State Department which for New York. For many of those years she decades has denied Ukraine's right to ANNA KURYLLO served as chairwoman of the fund- independence, and which recently suc- widow of Reverent Joseph Kuryllo. raising committee. She has served as ceeded in deporting Myroslav Medvid Funeral held May 14th 1986 in St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Brooklyn, N.Y. national vice-president of the UNWLA and John Demjanjuk. With great sorrow: and as civic chairwoman on New Jersey What is surprising, however, is the daughter — Dana Kuryllo State Committee on International apparent lack of reaction from our grand-daughter — Edwina Ann Stauffer Woman's Year. Mrs. Stawnychy is Ukrainian audiences. Are our profes- great-grand son — Douglas White Sr. married to Dr. Yaroslaw Stawnychy; sionals so scared of appearing to be great-great grand children — Douglas Jr. and Denise they have a son, Michael. "nationalistic" that they are willing to Mr. Bida is an MBA graduate of let the Russians steal the most glorious period of Ukrainian history? Lew Iwaskiw Philadelphia Chornobyl memory... (Continued from page 6) The Chornobyl disaster and the general state of Soviet affairs raise the question: what can and must be done? First a presence must be establish in Ukraine by Canadian and American diplomatic offices (the U.S. Consulate in Kiev is expected to be open by the end of the year.) Second, the Ukrainian community must continue to monitor press reports (Western and Soviet), monitor grain sales to the Soviet Union and long-term futures commodities contracts between the Soviets and Western suppliers, and continually meet with legislators and keep them in- formed of events. It can be said that the West has a short memory; we cannot allow it to atrophy; the memory of Chornobyl must be kept alive. Millenium Poster UNA allocates... of the (Continued from page 1) members, as well as expression of the UNA's concern about the welfare of CHRISTIANITY OF UKRAINE Ukrainian youth and the future of the 1 Ukrainian community. The scholar- ships are awarded primarily on the basis INTO THE HOLY ORTHODOX FAITH of financial need, although academic achievement and community activity Is available through the UOL Ways and Means Gift Shop. are also important factors considered by the 14-member Scholarship Com- Each poster is 19W by 27M" Price of each poster $10.00 mittee. The UNA has distributed nearly $600,000 in scholarships since the establishment of its formal scholarship program in 1964. To order please contact Insure Pani Matka Effie Holowko 300 East Army Trail Rd., Bloomingdale, III. 60108. Tel.: 1-312-980-5796 and be sure. Шктмтшттш^^ Join the UNA No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 15

might be difficult to know the wherea- steppe polyn is also known as "yevshan Soviet restrictions Ukrainian SSR... abouts of all the evacuated relatives and zillia.") Early chronicles have noted (Continued from page 2) children; with many injured and sick the town in 1193; it had a castle and At the present time no food or was a busy manufacturing and trade medications are allowed to be mailed by Some pilots made up to 22 flights per being sent out to various hospitals, it will be hard to get "the new addresses" center. From the 16th century it grew individuals to the Soviet Union, and no day. into an industrial center and a river temporary visas are granted for the Eduard Pershyn reported on May 22 of many evacuees. While numerous injured were taken to many hospitals in port; victims to come for medical treatment in Literaturna Ukraina that there was Since 1977 one of the two largest to the West. also another plan for fighting the fire. Kiev and the worst cases to Moscow, one wonders how they are all going to nuclear power stations in USSR, with a By April 28 special groups, headed by capacity of 4,000 megawatts operated in Major P. Borys and including officers be accounted for. In Washington the House of Repre- Record-keeping in such a situation, the area. The Chornobyl nuclear power sentatives has already passed Resolu- who were accomplished in sports, plant is one of seven such plants in undertook a special method devised by with 92,000 evacuees, must obviously tion 440 calling upon the Ukrainian represent a problem; after all, in Prypiat Ukraine that are active or under con- republic and the government of the scientists. struction: Southern Ukraine, Rivne, A pipe with a very wide diameter had alone 1,100 buses arrived simulta- USSR to "facilitate the furnishing of neously in order to take the people in Zaporizhzhia, Crimea, Khmelnytsky technical and humanitarian assistance." apertures made in carefully calculated and Odessa. In 1985 Soviet scientific places. This comb-like pipe had 1.5- various directions, and the column of Will Moscow allow it? buses leaving the town was reported to periodicals discussed various precau- kilometer-long hoses attached to it for tionary tests and studies made at the water to flow through. The whole be about 13 miles long. However, no specific reports were given in the press Chornobyl plant. One of them dealt Top management... structure was to be lowered from with the constant release of tritium into helicopters over the roof of the machine about the injured, or what type of (Continued from page 2) injuries they suffered. the environment; other studies noted shop building. However, even the that tritium is absorbed by breathing A report in the June 10 issue of slightest wind would swing the whole It wasn't until two weeks after the and may produce genetic effects. Sovietskaya Rossiya said that two contraption and eventually the method accident that several names were elderly women, apparently frightened had to be scrapped. provided of people who risked their On May 1 one of Chornobyrs neigh- of being taken from their homes during Of the new implements used at.the lives to save others. By May 9 at the boring towns was reported evacuated: the evacuation of the Chornobyl region, plant after the disaster, one invention is Chornobyl plant there were 1,300 Hornostaipil, situated about 15 miles to hid from police in the deserted city of now completing its testing at a plant physicians, nurses, lab technicians and the south. It, too, is an ancient settle- Prypiat for over a month, according to near Kiev, reported Literaturna U- radiation measurement technicians, as ment, dating from the Neolithic and The Washington Post. kraina on May 22. It is a radio- con- well as 240 first aid vehicles. No reports Bronze ages. Through the centuries the Maria Karpenok, 74, and Anastasia trolled tractor, T-130, which can be were provided about the number of areas of the two towns were known for Semenyaka, 85, were hospitalized after directed from a distance of 200 meters. people that this large medical staff was Ukrainian insurgent movements against spending a total of 34 days living on It can carry out 17 different commands to serve. At the plant site all the workers foreign invaders. canned food and bottled water only two such as: turning around, digging soil are male, except for one woman men- In 1941, for example, both towns miles from the damaged reactor. and then levelling the surface. tioned in the press. On May 8 an article suffered at the hands of the Nazis: in Reportedly the two women evaded While many firefighters were hospita- stated that even the restricted zone was Chornobyl over 500 Ukrainians were police searches, ignored loudspeaker lized, militiamen and others stepped in. now safe. However, on May 9 TASS murdered, and many taken to Germany appeals, and are believed to have been Residents within the 18.5 mile area were correspondents wrote that in the areas for slave labor. Hornostaipil lost about exposed to more radiation from the evacuated to various towns and farms in directly bordering the zone there was a 22 percent of its population (100 were disaster than anyone else, other than four nearby regions. In the Borodianka slight elevation of radioactivity. On shot, 285 murdered, and 350 taken to those inside the power station or fight- region alone, 16 villages were taking in May 9 the first deputy minister of health Germany). ing the reactor fire. the evacuees. Radianska Ukraina re- of the Ukrainian SSR, A. M. Zelinsky, ported on May 7 that the village of stated that during the previous days Zahaltsi, for example, was helping out approximately 20,000 Kievans (includ- WILLIAM POWELL,' clarinet 6,200 evacuees. Cattle and other ani- ing 5,500 children) were examined, and mals were moved to the new areas also; that "no changes in health were found "...a clarinetist nonpareil. Faultless intonation, surefire control and above all, sensitive phrasing..." the evacuated cows were still being which could be attributed to radioactive . , , teffi.^lSioaffiLANGELES TlWfS milked. Vegetables, after being exa- substances." VIRKO BALEY, pianist mined, were still sent to towns. The soil On May 13 a TASS article stated that in the Borodianka region, 40 to 60 miles "The radiation situation in Byelorussia '"...a first-class musician." Eric Salzman. STEREO REVIEW from the reactor, was being tilled and and Ukraine, including Kiev, isimprov- FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEW YORK IN A JOINT RECITAL planting was continuing. ing." Outside the 30-kilometer restrict- Four New York Premieres ed zone, agricultural and industrial PROGRAM INCLUDES TWO WORKS BY UKRAINIAN COMPOSERS: Jobs for evacuees work was continuing, and the area was open for tourism. Sonata No. 2 (1975) Valentin Silvestrov Sculptures Birds (1979-84) Virko Baley Newspapers stressed that all who No mention was made in the press of were within the restricted zone under- the casualties in Byelorussia. Tuesday Evening, June 24, 1986 at 8:00 P.M. went medical examinations. TASS MERKIN CONCERT HALL at The Abraham Goodman House reported on May 7 that "there are no No precautions announced 67th Street, West Broadway Tickets $8.00 and $4.00 at the Box Office or call (212) 362-8719 health threats for the absolute majority Major charge cards accepted. of these people." The evacuees were In the Kievan newspapers during the provided with work and jobs. While this period from April 29, there was a swift move to normalize behavior was glaring omission of any instructions as made, in some regions mail and pension to food intake or other precautions checks were delivered to the new loca- against radiation. Only on May 9 did BAYONNE tions; in other areas, however, not even the minister of health of the Ukrainian DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES SSR, A.Y. Romanenko, stress the the names of the evacuees were record- Takes pleasure in announcing its association with ed. desirability of daily showers and wash- In most reports the emphasis is on ing of hair (apparently he had spoken VADIM CHERNE, M. D. numbers, even in describing where earlier once on radio and television). He in the practice of Dermatology. children from the evacuated schools noted that dust may be a possible carrier HOURS BY APPOINTMENT - were assigned: 46 children were sent to of radioactive substances; due to this Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Sat. the Lubianska Eight Grade School, the the streets were being washed carefully. Speaks Russian A Ukrainian. - Chornobyl First School went to the He also suggested that children should Borodianka First School, etc. While not play outside for more than an hour 851 Avenue C ж Bayonne 339-6681 teachers were given the chore to con- or two. tinue with the school curriculum, they On the other hand, no instructions osooooooeoosoceoeoooeeoocoeooscooosocooeee^ also had to take around-the-clock turns were provided for precautionary mea- at schools. No mention was made about sures to be taken in reference to milk, Help Wanted any set-up for informing the children fresh vegetables or suggestions for about their parents' whereabouts, or taking iodine. vice versa. THE HOME OFFICE On May 9 the announcement about Origins of Chornobyl of the the May 15 closing of schools referred UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION The scant and incomplete reports do to the evacuated schools as well as the has two immediate openings for Kievan schools up to grade 8 only; the not provide the whole picture. From children, organized in their school other sources it is easier to find out more groups, were to be sent to camps. No about Chornobyrs past than about its CLERICAL WORKERS mention was made about arrangements present. The town of Chornobyl — after IN ITS RECORDING DEPARTMENT for family contacts. There were as- which the nuclear power plant (which is Applicants should have some knowledge of the Ukrainian and English languages. actually closest to Prypiat) is named — is surances in the press that children of Apply by calling (201) 451-2200, ext. 18; those still working at Chornobyl would an old settlement near the Dnieper be looked after. River. Chornobyl (accent on the second or by sending resume to: syllable) derives from the name of a UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. Whereabouts uncertain dark green, blackish plant, artemisia P.O. Box 17 A, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07303 vulgaris L.; or wormwood, which is one However, it was mentioned that it of the 500 variants of "polyn." (The feooooooeeooecoeeooscoecoecoeoeoocooeeooocoooocoooooceoe 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1986 No. 25

whether it was true that the Soviet CSCF Forum... Union had, in fact, benefitted more PREVIEW OF EVENTS (Continued from page 3) from the Helsinki Accords than the SSR's delegation to the United Nations, West, Mr. Zimmermann explained, June 27 31 will be offered. Scholarships will and the Solidarity free trade union be awarded to those students who though "Soviet human-rights perfor- movement. mance has not improved, they've paid a I SYRACUSE, N.Y.: Americans for achieve high grades in these subjects. At the session on security and eco- S Human Rights in Ukraine will spon- A $50 admission fee is required. large price" in terms of the increased nomics, participants brought up va- publicity for their rights violations. He $: sor a rally about the case of John Tuition, room and board will cost rious matters, including nuclear safety, g Demjanjuk at 7:30 p.m. at the Ukrai- $400. For information call the insti- continued, "The Soviets failed to get full travel restrictions, communications and final ratificationof their borders; Щ nian National Home, 1317 W. Fa- tute at (403) 439-2320. (mail, phone, etc.), terrorism, territorial I yette St. Speakers will be: Lydia and there were several caveats written into integrity and self-determination of the accords." ‡: John Demjanjuk, children of Mr. July 4-6 peoples. :j:j Demjanjuk; Edward Nishnic, son-in- In conclusion, he stressed, "If the All forum participants then reunited Soviets are to get the kind of relation- S law of Mr. Demjanjuk; Dr. lhor VEGREVILLE, Alta.: The Vegre- for a general discussion and presenta- Щ Koszman, vice-president of AHRU; ville Cultural Association is sponsor- ship they want with the West, they're tion of summaries on the issues raised at going to have to live up to their commit- jv and Andrew Fylypovych, attorney. ing Ukrainian Pysanka Festival '86, each workshop. culminating with a divine liturgy ments." I June 28 marking the Millennium of Chris- The value of experts' meetings (such The CSCE Forum at Kean College, tianity on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on the as the Bern meeting on human contacts, the first event organized in connection I ROCHESTER, N.Y.: A public rally festival grandstand. For more infor- Ottawa meeting on human rights and with the upcoming Vienna conference, й about the case of John Demjanjuk mation contact the Vegreville Cul- the Budapest cultural forum) and the concluded with Ambassador Zimmer- :Й (see above for details) will take place tural Association, P.O. Box 908, 10th anniversary of the Ukrainian mann advising all present to make their jij: at St. Mary the Protectress Ukrai- Vegreville, Alta., Т0В 4L0 or call Helsinki Group, which will be marked concerns known to the U.S. delegation Џ nian Orthodox Church, St. Paul (403) 632-2777. in November just as the Vienna Confe- by writing to him at the State Depart- Ѓ: Boulevard at 7 p.m. rence begins, were among the topics ment: Ambassador Warren Zimmer- ONGOING: raised in questions directed to Ambas- mann, c^o EUR;RPM Room 6515A, I June 28-29 sador Zimmermann. Department of State, Washington, NEW YORK: An exhibit titled "Real In response to a question about D.C. 20520. I DEARBORN, Mich.: St. Michaels Surreal: Contemporary Art,"featur- jj: Ukrainian Catholic Church will ing two paintings by Попа Sochyn- The Soviets and Nazis were spiritual Џ sponsor its Ukrainian. Summerfest sky, will continue through July 23 at "'Baltic Freedom..." and political allies, Mr. Kalnins said. In jij: '86 in the Adray Arena this weekend. the Park Avenue Atrium, 237 Park (Continued from page 3) a secret addendum to the 1939 Molotov- :‡ Festival hours will be 7 p.m. - mid- Ave. at 46th Street. Gallery hours are sorrow for Baltic peoples to a day of Ribbentrop Pact, Moscow and Berlin ‡: night on Saturday with a $4 admis- Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 affirmation of their hope for freedom. agreed to a neat division of Europe. :j:j sion fee, and 1-7 p.m. on Sunday with p.m. For information call (212) 850- On June 14, Baits in the free world Hitler's mass murders were finally ;:-; a $1 admission fee. For information 9791. commemorate the death and the Soviet brought to a halt after he had tallied :? call Susan Kotlinski at (313) 581- deportation of close to 100,000 of their more than 11 million innocent lives, he I 8436. PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a listing of Ukrainian community events open countrymen to Siberia 45 years ago with said, but today, the Soviet-Nazi engi- church services, ceremonies and de- neered destruction of the Baltic States I June 29 to the public, is a service provided free of charge by The Weekly to the monstrations. continues. She said that on June 14-17, 1941, the Щ COHOES, N.Y.: The parishioners of Ukrainian community. To have an The nations of Latvia, Lithuania and event listed in this column, please Soviets, after occupying the three Baltic Estonia remain under illegal Soviet if Ss. Peter and Paul Church here will nations, in June 1940, destroyed the S honor the Rev. Mitred Vladimir send information (type of event, rule. Mass deportation has been re- date, time, place, admission, spon- national backbone of these nations by placed by systematic repopulation. The Џ Andrushkiw on the occasion of the liquidating or deporting basically all : sor, etc.), along with the phone extermination of'individuals has been :;i; 50th anniversary of his ordination at patriotic persons, clergy, writers, tea- ;:-: a 3 p.m. divine liturgy in the church number of a person who may be superseded by the extermination of reached during daytime hours for chers, well-to-do farmers, often with cultures, languages and traditions. g and a 5 p.m. banquet at the Ameri- their entire families. ‡і сапа Inn, Albany-Shaker Road in additional information to: PRE- What Hitler and Stalin wrought, Mr. VIEW OF EVENTS, The Ukrainian In 1941, the first wave of deportations Gorbachev continues, Mr. Kalnins said. 'Й Albany, N.Y. Tickets can be ob- of Baltic nationals eastward to Siberia g tained at the Ss. Peter and Paul Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey French journalist Jean Francois City, N.J. 07302. began in order to break the nationalist Revel has stated that "Soviet imperia- S Rectory, 198 Ontario St., Cohoes. resistance to increasing Soviet interfe- I For information call (518) 237-0535. lism is irreversible not because it is PLEASE NOTE: Preview items rence in the republics and the annexa- invincible, but because it achieves must be received one week before tion of their lands by the Soviet Union's recognition as legitimate under interna- #j July 2 - August 3 desired date of publication. No Communist empire. tional law: sooner or later, de facto information will be taken over the This was followed by subsequent power is accepted as rightful power." І EDMONTON: St. John's Institute phone. Preview items will be deportations in 1946, 1949 and 1953, Senate Joint Resolution 271, declar- when more than 300,000 people mainly :':: of Edmonton is sponsoring a high published only once (please note ing June 14, 1986, as Baltic Freedom S school Ukrainian language and cul- desired date of publication). AH peasants, were sent to Siberian waste- Day, was passed to make sure that the # tural summer session at the institute, items are published at the discreation lands. illegal Soviet occupation of the Baltic Ш 11024-82nd Ave. Fully accredited of the editorial staff and in accor- By this action, the Soviets wanted to States is not accepted as "legitimate Щ courses in Ukrainian 10, 20, 30 and dance with available space. destroy the support bass for the Baltic under international law." It calls atten- national guerrillas which were operat- tion to the beginning of Soviet genocide ing openly until 1953. against the Baltic peoples. SUSK congress slated for August "If the cold and calculated vicious- ness of the Soviet 'housecleaning' in the "It was observed in the White House, EDMONTON — The University of lead organizations, ethnic and others. Baltic States sounds similar to what the the U.S. Congress and in nations Alberta Ukrainian Students' Club is The organizing committee is plan- Nazis did in other parts of Europe, it throughout the world. It was a day of organizing the 27th annual congress of ning to have Julian Koziak, recent shouldn't come as a surprise," said Ojar remembrance for a night of terror that the Ukrainian Canadian Students' leadership candidate for the Alberta Kalnins, public relations director of the has continued for 45 consecutive years," Union (SUSK) to be held at Camp Bar- Progressive Conservative Party, as the American Latvian Association in the Mr. Kalnins said. "It is a chilling V-Nok, located on Pigeon Lake in keynote speaker. United States in a recent New York City reminder that the Soviet war against the Alberta (approximately 90 kilometers Tribune article. Baltic people has not ended." southwest of Edmonton) on August 21- Further information on the congress 24. is available from the SUSK National The congress has as its theme, "Ethnic Executive, 620 Spadina Ave., Toronto, Leadership in the '80s."The sessions are Ont., M5S 2H4; (416) 964-0389 or (416) Share The Weekly with a friend intended to inform students on how to 536-1772.

There's no place like Soyuzivka — especially during the Independence Day weekend 1986 summer season opening program:

Friday, July 4 — Concert performed by Soyuzivka ensembles Also that weekend, Friday through Sunday, July 4-6, the Carpathian Ski Dance to the music of Tempo Club will conduct the annual USCAK-East tennis championships. Saturday, July 5 — Concert featuring singers Ed Evanko and Lidia Hawryluk Dance to the music of Tempo For further information about all Soyuzivka events call the resort at (914) 626-5641.