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Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-profit association! rainian Weekly vol. LX No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST ?, 1992 50 cents Ukraine and Russia agree Democratic organizations, parties to joint control of fleet unite in new Ukrainian coalition lntelNews When asked whether the two leaders by Marta Kolomayets become a party instead of a coalition of KlEv — The presidents of Ukraine had been successful in solving the Kiev Press Bureau opposition forces. and Russia, meeting at a one-day economic problems facing their coun– "Nonetheless, 1 hope that Rukh will summit in Mukholiatka, a village tries, Mr. Yeltsin said the problem of KlEv - Struggling to build this cooperate with our congress.^ Not only outside of Yalta, agreed to join control delivering grain, sugar and oil supplies fledgling nation of 52 million into a a lpolitical! platform defines a relation- over the Black Sea Fleet. will be settled in the near future. Mr. democratic and independent state, 16 ship between parties; psychological At the conclusion of their negotia– Kravchuk, however, replied that these parties, movements and organizations factors also play an important role, if tions on August 3, President Leonid questions will be resolved only in united to form a Congress of National- the character of a leader, or leaders, are Kravchuk and Boris Yeltsin issued a September, when a treaty on coopera– Democratic (CNDF) Forces on Sun- by nature undemocratic — totalitarian communique stipulating that until 1996 tion and mutual assistance between day, August 2. — it will be very difficult to work with the former Soviet fleet will be under the Ukraine and Russia is signed. Held in Kiev on the eve of the first our congress. These kinds of leaders joint control of Ukraine and Russia, and During the talks, Ukrainian Foreign anniversary of Ukraine's declaration of cannot cooperate. They want to that it is to be removed immediately Minister Anatoliy Zlenko and Russian independence, this congress, in effect, walk in front of you, not beside you; from the jurisdiction of the Common- Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev sign– split the democratic opposition into two ahead of you, not with you," said Mr. wealth of independent States. ed an agreement on ownership rights of camps: the Ukrainian Republican Party Horyn. Presidents Kravchuk and Yeltsin former Soviet diplomatic, consular and and the Democratic Party of Ukraine "1 think that if we maintain the together must approve the command– trade mission property based abroad. versus Rukh, the Popular Movement of principle of respect toward others, and ing authority of the fleet that, as part The foreign ministers also signed a Ukraine. continue to search for a considered of today's agreement, will be subordi– memorandum regarding consular rela– in principle, both forces agree that approach, we can build a democratic nate only to both presidents. Two tions between the two countries. Ukraine must exist as a democratic, Ukrainian nation," added Mr. Horyn. separate Ukrainian and Russian fleets According to Ukrainian officials independent state, but they differ in As chairman of the congress, Mr. will be created on the basis of the present at the summit, the main pro– their approach to nation-building. Both Horyn told the delegates: "...recom– existing Black Sea Fleet at the end of blem during negotiations centered on agree that Ukraine must leave the mendations, sharp criticism and pres– 1995. Russia's new claim to a part of the Black Commonwealth of independent States, sure on the president, these are all At a press conference following the Sea Fleet's coastal infrastructure, in and that it must develop its own econo– normal forms of contact with him. But, talks, President Kravchuk said, "This addition, it was reported that Admiral mic program based on the model of a І am categorically against turning a decision should calm both Ukrainians lgor Kasatonov recently voted his free market economy. relationship with the president into a and Russians, all Black Sea Fleet disapproval of the possibility of However, the chairman of the Ukrai– street-fighting relationship, in spite of servicemen, as well as residents of the locating two separate naval bases in nian Republican Party Mykhailo all of his shortcomings and mistakes, Crimea. We did this for the sake of Sevastopil. Horyn, Democratic Party leader Dmy– the president should remain the full strengthening friendship and coopera– The presidents also gave an order to tro Pavlychko and People's Deputy guarantor of stability in our country." tion between two large states." redesign the old Black Sea Fleet em– Larysa Skoryk — the movers behind "Today, any political force that President Yeltsin pointed out that the blems created during the existence of this congress — assert that the new proposes the resignation of the Cabinet agreement is an extension of the Da– the former Soviet Union. democratic coalition must serve as a of Ministers, or the liquidation of the gomys treaty. (Continued on page 15) support system for Ukrainian President Supreme Council, in the face of internal Leonid Kravchuk. and external ^democratic and foreignj They have harshly criticized vyache– danger, which could lead to the demise U.S. Embassy in Kiev slav Chornovil, co-chairman of Rukh, of a fledgling state,must take this res– the movement that began the often ponsibility to heart, must take responsi– rocky and difficult process of democra– bility for its actions. The game of begins issuing visas tization, for his unrelenting and blunt revolution is a game of death," he said. KlEv - The United States Embassy criticism of what he refers to as the "nomenklatura government." "To a certain extent, this Congress here began issuing non-immigrant visas of National-Democratic Forces was on July 29, thus making life consider- "in the past, the democrats hated hatched at the third Rukh Congress in ably easier for Ukrainians who pre– their enemy, which was the Communist February of this year," said Oleksander viously had to travel to Moscow to Party, and now, we have an adversary Lavrynovych, the vice-chairman of the obtain such documents. that we like," commented Mr. Pavlych– movement, adding that party leaders Ambassador Roman Popadiuk an– ko, referring to Rukh. like Mr. Horyn, had to give up leader- nounced the new policy on July 28. The one-day conclave at which the ship posts in Rukh in accordance with Following is his statement as released in CNDF was created, was highlighted by the new statutes. personal attacks on Mr. Chornovil, Kiev to the press. who did not attend. Ms. Skoryk in– "We calculated that the right to sisted that "state power must not be associate membership in Rukh would destroyed by the democrats, because this provide a forum for all democratic will only lead to a dictatorship," re– parties to unite in Rukh," he said. But, "it is my great pleasure to announce ferring to Mr. Chornovil's presidential most leaders of such parties as the URP, that the United States Embassy will ambitions. the DPU and the Peasant-Democratic now begin to issue non-immigrant visas Party, and such organizations as the in Kiev. "After August 24, 1991, we received a new political reality, an independent, Union of Ukrainian Students and the "Starting tomorrow, July 29, the lawfully independent Ukrainian state. Prosvita Ukrainian Language Society, Embassy will begin processing requests And then, Rukh could have become an opted to join the new coalition which, for visa appointments. These requests umbrella organization for all democra– according to Mr. Lavrynovych is, in will be taken by phone (9 a.m. - 3 p.m., tic forces. But after its third congress, effect, a party with a platform and Monday–Friday), by mail, or applicants after the 'departization' of this organiza– statutes. may drop off requests at the Embassy tion, this became impossible," noted Such democratic opposition groups during working hours (9 a.m.-6 p.m., Mr. Horyn. as the Social-Democratic Party, Monday-Friday). Once the Embassy Thus, he noted, "the time was right to the Green Party and "New Ukraine" receives a request, the visa applicant will form a coalition like the congress," as it attended the August 2 congress. Ambassador Roman Popadiuk (Continued on page 3) became evident that Rukh was going to (Continued on page 15) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 No. 32 ANALYS1S: Dagomys accord could spell end of Ukrainian-Russian cold war Newsbriefs by Dr. Roman Solchanyk Sea Fleet remain two highly charged on Ukraine RFEjRL Research institute issues dividing Ukraine and Russia. After a almost a year of what has Much to the dismay of Western leaders, often been described as a "cold war" several aspects of the over-all question ^ КІЕУ - Mykola Porovsky, a officers' assembly on July 28. There between the two most important mem– of the status and eventual fate of nuclear Rukh leader, said that a new coalition were reportedly pointed exchanges bers of the Commonwealth of indepen– arms in Ukraine have also recently formed at the Congress of National between the officers and Defense Minis– dent States (C1S), on June 23 Ukraine come to the fore. Democratic Forces (CNDF) on August ter Konstantyn Morozov on low living and Russia concluded a wide-ranging First, as a matter of principle, U– 2 is like a new Rukh. The coalition standards, which President Leonid agreement in the southern Russian kraine has objected to Russia's inclina– includes the Ukrainian Republican Kravchuk had promised would rise. resort town of Dagomys. Ukrainian tion to cast itself in the role of the sole Party, the Democratic Party of U– Minister Morozov also spoke about the President Leonid Kravchuk described legal successor state to the USSR and kraine, the Ukrainian Language Society Black Sea Fleet controversy, saying that the agreement as representing "the spokesman for the other C1S countries, Prosvita, the Union of Ukrainian Stu– Kiev was prepared to make compro– beginning of a complete turnaround" in not only at home but also abroad. A dents and others. Rukh, however, has mises on a few issues, including tem– relations between the two countries. case in point is negotiations with the not joined the coalition. The CNDF porary basing rights, but would not do Mr. Kravchuk's enthusiasm was West on the reduction of nuclear weap– supports President Leonid Kravchuk, so until Moscow recognized Ukraine's shared by Russian President Boris ons. but has called for the resignation of the sovereign status. (RFE;RL Daily Re- Yeltsin, who said that the accord was Cabinet of Ministers, new parliamen– port) Ukraine's position that it — together tary elections and Ukraine's abandon– "very significant" in view of the con– with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan cern in both countries about the situa– ment of the C1S. (RFEJRL Daily ^ MYKOLAYiv - Thousands at– — is an independent participant in Report) tion. The time had come, said the nuclear arms negotiations with the West tended a ceremony on July 28 launching Russian leader, to sit at the negotiating was reaffirmed once again in mid-June, the 6,000-ton Slavutych, which will table in order to change things funda– when Russian President Yeltsin and ^ MUN1CH - A Japanese news- become the flagship of the independent mentally and steer Ukrainian-Russian U.S. President George Bush agreed to paper reported on August 2 that China Ukrainian navy. Because of the ban on relations in the direction of friendship further cuts in their strategic nuclear and Ukraine have agreed on the pur- unilateral changes in the Black Sea based on partnership and cooperation. arsenals. On that occasion President chase of the unfinished 67,500-ton Fleet agreed upon at the Dagomys it should be added that the tension in Kravchuk made a point of stressing that Kuznetsov aircraft carrier. Ukraine summit, the ship will not fly the Ukrai– the relationship between Kiev and the accords reached in Washington ap– offered the ship, the variah, for sale nian ensign. (RFE;RL Daily Report) Moscow, which rose to the surface after plied only to Russia. Shortly before, the through a Norwegian broker, it was Ukraine's declaration of independence Ukrainian president told Western cor– being fitted out in a Mykolayiv ship- ^ BUDAPEST - On July 29, the in August 1991, has also been a source respondents that Mr. Yeltsin had no yard when the USSR disintegrated. Ukrainian-Hungarian commission on of increasing concern in the West. With right to discuss weapons stationed on (RFEJRL Daily Report) questions of national minorities met for scenes from the continuing war in Ukrainian territory with the United the first time. The commission agreed to Yugoslavia in mind, Western leaders States, noting that he had already ^ КІЕУ - President Leonid Krav– open more border control points and and diplomats have understandably agreed to their destruction in talks with chuk sent a congratulatory telegram on also to coordinate the preparation of been anxious to secure at least some President Bush in Washington. July 27 to Stanislau Shushkevich, materials for textbooks on history and degree of stability in the former Soviet The Ukrainian position had been chairman of the Supreme Soviet of geography. This commission was Union. summed up succinctly by Mr. Krav– Belarus, on the occasion of Belarusian created through an agreement between Clearly, there could be little just ifica– chuk as early as February. Responding independence day. the two countries to protect national tion for optimism on this score with the to Mr. Yeltsin's initiative to reduce On the second anniversary of the minorities on each other's territory. two largest states in the region at odds strategic nuclear weapons, the Ukrai– declaration of state sovereignty of (RFE;RL Daily Report) with each other over a variety of issues nian president had noted that President Belarus, President Kravchuk express– large and small. The problem is, of Yeltsin was in a position to cut only ed his support for the Belarusian na– ^ CHERvONOHRAD - A monu– course, exacerbated by the fact that those nuclear weapons in Russia's tion's desire to build an independent ment dedicated to the first anniversary Ukraine and Russia (together with possession, "if the president of Russia is and democratic state and secure its of Ukraine's independence is to be Belarus and Kazakhstan) continue to talking about reducing the strategic cultural and spiritual rebirth. (Res– erected here in the near future. A model have sizable nuclear arsenals on their nuclear forces of the entire common- publika) of the proposed statute is currently on territories. With the signing of the display at the Chervonohrad Town wealth," Mr. Kravchuk told journalists ^ KlEv — A team of French military Dagomyrs agreement, Western leaders at a press conference, "he has not Council. Sculptor vasyl voytovych have reason to breathe a sigh of relief. inspectors arrived in Ukraine to con- envisions the monument as the figure of received such a mandate from us." duct verification, inspections of in– At the same time, it should not be the risen Christ on the background of a The controversy over the Strategic stallations in the Donetske region, in stylized cross, symbolizing the rebirth assumed that all existing problems Arms Reduction Talks (START) came accordance with the CFE treaty which between the two states have now been of Ukraine's independent statehood. into full view in April. On the eve of his came into force in Ukraine on July 17. (Respublika) resolved. Above all, the agreement visit to the United States, Mr. Kravchuk The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's press signed in Dagomys is only a prelimi– told foreign correspondents in Kiev that agency stated that the visitors were nary step intended to clear the way for qualified to confirm Ukraine's ad– ^ STRY1 — A monument to Stepan the four former Soviet nuclear states Bandera (1909-1959), leader of the a formal "new, full-scale political had reached agreement on signing and herence to an "open, peace-loving and treaty" between the two sides. good-neighborly policy" and its pre– Organization of Ukrainian Nationa– ratifying START as equal partners and lists, was unveiled here on June 28 in Moreover, one of the most complex that a protocol to that effect would be paredness to abide by the treaty on problems affecting relations between Conventional Forces in Europe. conjunction with commemorations of signed with the United States by U– the 50th anniversary of the Ukrainian Ukraine and Russia — the question of kraine, Russia, Belarus and Kazakh– (RFE;RL Daily Report) who "owns" the Crimea — was not on insurgent Army (UPA). The statue stan. Two days later, on April 30, Sergei stands near the high school (gymna– the agenda of the talks. This is surely a Yastrzhembsky, the head of the Russian 9 ODESSA - More than 500 offi– victory for the Ukrainian side inasmuch Foreign Ministry's information and cers gathered for the first Ukrainian (Continued on page 10) as it amounts to Russian acquiescence Press Department, claimed that he was to Ukraine's position that the Crimean "unaware" of any accord or any meeting issue is strictly an internal Ukrainian planned on the subject. matter not subject to discussion with other countries. On the other hand, the After his talks in Washington, Mr. FOUNDED 1933 fact that the problem was not discussed Kravchuk announced that the United Ukrainian Weeich does not mean that it does not exist. States and Ukraine had agreed on An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Another major issue that remains procedures whereby Ukraine would Association inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. unresolved and that impinges directly endorse START. And, indeed, on May 07302. on the security interests of the West is 23 in Lisbon START was expanded the status of the strategic nuclear forces into a five-way international treaty by Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, NJ. 07302. the signing of a protocol to the original in Ukraine. Finally, a question emerges ^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (1SSN - 0273-9348)^-^^^^ about the extent to which the document. Nonetheless, several days т я т т-іш тіш- Dagomys agreement actually reflects later, Russian Deputy Defense Minis– Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - Щ. current political realities in Russia on ter Andrei Kokoshkin was reported as Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. the "Ukrainian question." Stated differ– warning Ukraine that Russia remained ently: Do Mr. Yeltsin, Chairman of the the successor to the Soviet Union "in the The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: Supreme Soviet Ruslan Khasbulatov, observance and signature of nuclear (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 and acting Prime Minister Egor weapons treaties." Only Russia, he maintained, could negotiate further Gaidar, who signed the document for Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief. Roma Hadzewycz the Russian side, accurately represent reductions in nuclear weapons with the changes to: United States. Associate editor: Mart a Kolomayets (Kiev) the distribution of political forces in The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant editor: Khristina Lew (Kiev) Russia today? At the same time, Yastrzhembsky P.O. Box 346 Editorial assistant Tamara Tershakovec maintained that he was "unaware" of Jersey City, NJ. 07303^ Sources of conflicts: nukes any agreement on the part of the United States allowing all four former Soviet The Ukrainian Weekly, August 9, 1992, No. 32, vol. L1X The Crimean question and the related nuclear states to sign START. The Copyright 1992 by The Ukrainian Weekly problem of the disposition of the Black (Continued on page 18) No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 з Satellite television Soviet state archives and agency files declassified available in Ukraine JERSEY C1TY, N. J. - in mid-June, the Sovietization of Galicia of 1939- camps, had been "repatriated" in 1945- at the outset of the Bush–Yeltsin summit 1941, repatriation following the second 1946. by Liudmilla Nikolaychuk in Washington, Dimitri A. volkogo– world war, the persecutions of the intelNews nov, chairman of the Russian govern– "Sixtiers" (Shestydesiatnyky) and the ment's Special Committee on Archives, dissidents of the human-rights move– in a related story, the August 1 issue KlEv - Satellite television has spoke about the recent declassification ment, and the irresponsible industrial finally become accessible in Ukraine of The New York Times carried a report of Soviet documents and declared that and energy policies that resulted in the by Barbara Crossette, "Russian Names thanks to the hard work and interest of "from a practical standpoint, the Rus– ecological devastation of Ukraine and radio and television engineers. 39 Americans Once Held by Stalin," sian people were unaware of many the Chornobyl disaster. which quotes Mr. volkogonov in con– The Kiev-based production associa– aspects of their history." During his visit to the U.S., Russian nection with the matter of U.S. citizens tion Deka recently held a conference These primary sources offer an un– formerly held in the Soviet gulag. Mr. here called "Ukrsat 92" at which it President Boris Yeltsin delivered a letter precedented insight into the inner to the Senate Select Committee on volkogonov is also the Russian co- exhibited various satellite systems workings of the Soviet regime and chairman of a joint Russian-U.S. corn- produced by firms in Ukraine, Russia POW-M1A Affairs, in which he alluded provide a wealth of information about to records indicating that 22,554 U.S. mission tracking missing American and Belarus. While the exhibition the character of Communist Party citizens. attracted widespread attention from citizens, many of them soldiers found by leaders, from Lenin to the elites of the the Red Army in German concentration (Continued on page 15) former Soviet companies, not one of the 1980s-1990s. foreign firms that was invited attended. Although the idea of Lenin's "nobi– A list of missir 9f U.S. citizens "The goal of our exhibit was to show lity" persisted even in the West, despite our new technology and to find a market sharply critical portraits provided by The list of US. citizens missing in MEGYTS, Fedir, brother of above, for it," said volodymyr Maliuta, direc– such writers as Andrey Sinyavsky and the former USSR mentioned in the born 1920; the latter two born in tor of the Kiev-based Center for Satel– Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Lenin's de- accompanying article also appeared New York; lived in Tarnava, Hte Television and the production classified order about a peasant up- in Rossisicaya Gazeta, the Russian Dobromyl district, Drohobych association Deka. "We wanted to make rising quoted in a report issued by a parliamentary newspaper. This region. contact with those who share our Ukrainian National information Ser– translation from the Russian was N1K1TCH1K tMykytchyk?l, Fedir fascination with satellite television, vice (UN1S), will probably lay many released by the Moscow bureau of Danylovych, born 1927 in Chi– both with specialists in the field and such conceptions to rest. "We have to the Associated Press on July 31. The cago. potential viewers." hang (underlined three times) the 100 majority of the names on the list N1K1TCH1K EMykytchyk?J, Dany– The organizers of the exhibit say they most important or richest kulaks... appear to be Ukrainian, and many of lo (Daniel), brother of above, are currently more concerned with Take away their bread; take hostages," the individuals lived, according to born 1936 in Chicago. making advances in the industry than Lenin wrote in a letter to other party the files, in Ukraine. The Rossiskaya RUDYK, Lueta (Lietta), born 1890 with earning a large profit, "it would be officials in the 1920s. Gazeta article says that all the people in Passaic, U.S.; lived in the Lviv difficult to call us true businessmen, had United States passports or were region. This attitude, as many have come to born in the U.S. As the AP release SEMKO, lvan ivanovych, born 1922 because profit is not of paramount realize, did not originate under Stalin, it importance, it's more important to notes, "the list includes many non- in Omrod, U.S.; lived in Petrychi, was merely intensified and fully imple– Krasnoyarsk district, Lviv region. make our technology available to the mented as the Soviet government's Russian names rendered from some- general populace which will, in effect, times inconsistent Cyrillic spellings." SEMKO, Mykhailo (Michael), bro– policy. The UN1S report indicates that 9 ther of above, born? enhance their leisure time," Mr. Ma– the newly released documents contain The spellings are "inconsistent' liuta said. because they are Russified in the SEvERYNCHYK, Pavlo (Paul) many graphic descriptions of the effects Kyrylovych, born 1917 in Chi– He added that satellite dishes released of starvation on a massive scale, the original. We have provided the by firms in Ukraine, Belarus and Rus– Ukrainian spelling where appro– cago; lived in the Brest (Berestia) result of Stalin's pursuit of his mur– region. sia cost from 33,000 to 75,000 rubles; the derous plan to collectivize agriculture. priate. least expensive are produced in Belarus Definitely or probably Ukrainian: YAREMA (Jarema), lvan (John) and the most costly in Russia. While the The declassification of Soviet state Andriyovych, born 1913 in lrgas, archives and agency files will now offer BERKO, iryna (lrene) Mykhailivna, U.S.; lived in Pianytsia, Dobro– number of buyers still is limited, he said born 1925, Braddock, U.S.; lived the Lviv-based radio and television a window for the entire world, not only myl district, Drohobych region. scholarly researchers, into the circum– in Rodatychi, Horodok district, factory Khvylia has already sold its Lviv region. equipment to firms in Bulgaria. The stances surrounding events from the BL1AKH, Hryhoriy Pavlovych, born Other individuals on the list of oilier Minsk-based production association early years of the Bolshevik revolution, 1932 in Stryivka, Zbarazh district, ethnic backgrounds (or listed as vitiaz has also sold a few satellite dishes the Great Famine of 1932-1933, the Ternopil fegion, such): to several diplomatic employees of the executions of members of Ukraine's DRAGULA, Anna Dmytrivna. Her Polish Consulate in Minsk. "Fusilladed Renaissance" of 1926-1937, children: DOvGULEviCH, Stepan (Stefan) interview. Those who qualify for a visa DRAGULA, vasyl (Charlie) Fedo– Stepanovich, born 1927 in New U.S. Embassy... will then be scheduled to return appro– rovych, born 1923. York; Belarussan, lived in the (Continued from page 1) ximately one week later to pick up their DRAGULA, Maria (Mary) Fedo– Donetsk region. then be contacted with an appointment passports with the visa. rivna, born 1925. FERNANDEZ de la vEGA, Fran– DRAGULA, Margareta (Margaret) date and time. Applicants are reminded "The Embassy looks forward to cisco, son of Manuel Fernandez providing non-immigrant visa service. Fedorivna, born 1929. that visas will be issued by appointment de la vega, ethnic Spanish, born only. No walk-in service is available. We know that many Ukrainians wish to DRAGULA, Fedir (Frank) Fedo– "At the time of the appointment, all visit the U.S. This will help facilitate rovych, born 1930. 1915, U.S.; lived in Moscow. applicants should bring their interna– their travel, as well as increase the DRAGULA, 1 van (John) Fedoro– 1GNAT1UK, Aleksandr Andreye– tional passports, two passport-size' contacts between our two countries. vych, born 1928, lived in Muka– vich, born 1910 in New York; chiv, Transcarpathian region. photographs and supporting docu– initially, through the appointment Belarussan, lived in the Brest system, the Embassy will process be– FEDAK, Maria Petrivna, born 1903 ments to the consular section for an (Berestia) region. interview with an American consular tween 60 and 70 applicants daily. As in U.S., and her children; lived in officer. All applicants over 16 years of need,demand and resources permit, this the Transcarpathian region. KESSELMAN, Lenneta (Linnet) age must appear in person at the number is expected to increase. G1TSKA, lvan vasylovych, born Yosifovna, born 1930 in New 1917. York; lived in Barnaul. G1TSKA, Mykhailo, brother of KESSELMAN, Bernard, brother of above, born 1920 in Wilmington, above, lived in Gorky (formerly Guidelines for obtaining visas in Kiev U.S.; lived in Drohobych region. and now Nizhny Novgorod). Below are guidelines on the visa- in addition, requests for appoint– KAZANSKA, Sofia vikentivna, KOR1SHCH1N (Karizhm), Bogdan application process at the U.S. Em– ments can be dropped off at the born 1913 in Detroit, U.S.; lived lvanovich, born 1921 in New bassy in Kiev. Embassy at the above address during in Stryi, Lviv region. York; lived in Hrymailov, Terno– working hours (9 a.m.-6 p.m.) Mon– KAZUN, valentyna vasylivna, born pil region. day–Friday, include your name, date To arrange an appointment for a 1933. MARSHALL, Yozas (Joseph), son and place of birth, passport (internal KAZUN, Yolodymyr Yasylovych, of Kazis Marshall who was born visa interview by phone, please call: or external) number, phone number 216-9771 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., brother of above, born 1935 in 1897 in Utica, U.S. or address and a self-addressed, Shepets, Ostrynsky Rural Soviet, MARSHALL, Pauline, daughter of Monday-Friday. For faster service, stamped envelope. The drop-off box please have notepaper and your vasylivsky district, Grodno re– Atanas Marshall, born 1903, for appointment requests is not gion. MARSHALL, Aldona, daughter of passport (external or internal) by the located in the Embassy itself, but in phone with you when you call. KORETSKA (Kolodiy), Maria above, born 1926; lived in Kau– the guard booth at the Embassy's vasylivna, born 1919 in New- nas, Lithuania. To arrange an appointment by front vehicle gate. York; lived in Slovita, Hlyniany MULLER, lda, born 1893, ethnic mail, please send your request with Applicants, please note that under district, Lviv region. German. your name, date and place of birth, U.S. law, you may apply for visas in KRYVENKO, Yuriy Mykhailovych, SAGATAS, Adel Aieksandrovna, passport (internal or external) num– person at any visa-issuing U.S. born 1924 in U.S.; lived in Bere– born 1906, Rokiskis, Lithuania. ber, phone number or address and a Embassy or Consulate in the world. hovo, Transcarpathian region. TSESL1AK (Ceslak), Mieczyslaw, self-addressed, stamped envelope to: immigrant visas and refugee appli– MEGYTS, vasyl (Basil) Dmytro– son of Waclaw, born 1910 in 252053 Ukraine, Kiev 53, vul. Yuriya cations for permanent residence in vych, born 1916. U.S.; lived in Grodno region. Kotsiubynskoho 10, American Em– the United States will not be pro– MEGYTS, Stefan, brother of above, YAS1NSKAS, Francis (Pranas), bassy, Consular Section. cessed in Kiev. born 1918. born 1910 in Brooklyn; lived in Prensk district, Lithuania. 4 „^ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 No. 32

Ukrainian champion of human righfs honored by Poor Richard Club

by Taraara Stadnychenko-Cornelison (1955), Rogers and Hammerstein (i960), publishing magnate John HORSHAM, Pa. - Nadia Svitly– Knight (1972), Lee lacocca (1985) and chna is a political activist dedicated to S.J. Taylor (1991). the cause of human rights in Ukraine, This year's honorees, in addition to especially the right to freedom of Ms. Svitlychna, included several dis– expression. For her public advocacy of tinguished leaders of Pennsylvania's these rights, Ms. Svitlychna paid a business community, Joseph R. Leake heavy price: she was arrested by Soviet (the deputy police chief of New York authorities and sentenced to a labor City), Leopold Nathanial Mills H camp in Mordovia. (acting secretary to the Cabinet of Released in 1976, Ms. Svitlychna Bermuda), Larry Marbert (senior vice- emigrated to the United States in president for operations of the Philadel– November 1978. Since that time she has phia inquirer and the Philadelphia remained an active supporter of Ukrai– Daily News), and William Morris (head nian human rights. A founding member basketball coach at La Salle Univer– of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, Ms. sity). Svitlychna has been instrumental in The 1992 awards program was open– editing and disseminating the under- ed with an invocation by the Rev. ground journals and poems of other Frederick J. Riegler. Master of cere- political prisoners and has written monies and president of the Poor extensively on the Ukrainian independ– Richard Club, Hugh Monaghan, and ence movement and Soviet repression in Zwen Zacharchuk then led those as– Ukraine. sembled in the singing of "God Bless On Wednesday, July 29, at an awards America." Mr. Monaghan also read a ceremony held at Williamson's Restau– congratulatory letter from Sen. Harris rant in Horsham, Pa., Ms. Svitlychna Wofford (D-Pa.) before introducing the was one of nine recipients of the Pro honorees. Bono Awards presented by the Poor Cover-up of the Great Famine Richard Club. Nadia Svitlychna with Hugh Monaghan , president of the Poor Richard Club. in his opening remarks about the nine Founded in 1906 and named in honor of promoting excellence in these fields, guished themselves by their work as award recipients, Mr. Monaghan spoke of Benjamin Franklin's widely read and in 1920, club members established the u writers, community activists, business- at some length about Walter Duranty, influential Poor Richard's Almanack," Charles Morris Price School of Ad– men or public servants. The New York Times correspondent the Poor Richard Club is America's vertising and Journalism,and since the in previous years, the club has pre– who betrayed his journalistic integrity oldest club of advertising and commu– 1930s, the Poor Richard Club has sented awards to Walt Disney (1934), and the Ukrainian people by helping nicattons,wuh a long and varied history honored individuals who have distin– Bob Hope (1945), Claire Boothe Luce Soviet authorities cover up the Ukrai– nian Famine of the 1930s, and about the more recent tragedy of the Chinese ladia Svitlychna speaks on rights movement in Ukraine students who sacrificed their lives and Following is the full text of re- greatest that was granted me was to not know when their end will come, their freedom during the Tiananmen marks delivered by Nadia Svitlychna know and associate with the people І but 1 personally feel doomed." Square debacle. at the Poor Richard Club'spresenta– have named. vasyl Stus was tortured to death in Chinese dissident Fang Lizhi's tion of Pro Bono Awards. Ms. Svitly– The Ukrainian human-rights the fall of 1985, when Gorbachev was "Bringing Down the Great Wall" (a chna's speech was translated by movement played an exceptional already in power. The regime was chronicle of the event at Tiananmen Marta Skorupsky. role in the history of the defeat of the indeed in its death throes, 1 can only Square) was presented to Bermuda's Soviet totalitarian regime. For many guess that one of vasyl Stus's greatest Cabinet Secretary Leopold Mills, and years, Ukraine served as the proving crimes was to announce his member- S.J. Taylor's "Stalin's Apologist" (a Ladies and Gentlemen! ship in the National Liberation Party scathing indictment of Walter Duranty) in accepting this honor bestowed ground on which the Soviet punitive machine tested its new methods, it is of Armenia, and to enlist the Esto– was presented to Ms. Svitlychna at this upon me by the international Poor nian Mart Niklus and the Lithuanian time. Ms. Svitlychna and Secretary Richard Club, let me say that to me public knowledge that the prison terms given to Ukraine were the viktoras Petkus. into the ranks of the Mills were also honored by the pro- this award signifies your recognition Ukrainian Helsinki Group. gram sponsors' decision to display the of the arduous and self-sacrificing harshest, that the charges brought against human-rights activists in At the time of his first arrest, Ukrainian and Bermudan flags. struggle waged by Ukrainian human- valeriy Marchenko, the young U– As the program continued, each rights activists to pave the way for Ukraine were the most cynical, and that the largest contingent of pri– krainian journalist, was accused of recipient of the Pro Bono Award was today's builders of an independent Ukrainian and Azerbaijani nationa– formally introduced by a colleague or democratic Ukraine. Rightfully, this soners in the concentration camps was from Ukraine. lism; at his second trial which culmi– associate who outlined the honoree's award belongs to them. Above all, it nated in a verdict that was fatal to background and specific accornplish– belongs to those who paid the highest him, he was charged under the Ukrai– ments. price possible for Ukraine's freedom І deliberately use the term "from Ukraine" rather than "Ukrainian" in nian, Russian and Kazakh penal Ms. Svitlychna was introduced by - their lives. Ukrainian Educational and Cultural order not to exclude Semyon Gluz– codes. Their number in the history of We can take pride that the human- Center President Boris Zacharchuk, Ukraine is legion. The list of victims man and Yosyf Zisels, Anatoliy who opened his remarks with a brief Koryagin and Henrikh Altunian, rights activists passed the torch of from the ranks of the older genera– solidarity to Rukh, which carried it history of Ukraine, a country he des– tion is much too long for me to who are of Jewish, Russian, and cribed as a victim of its own richness Armenian ethnic origin, respectively. into the Ukrainian Parliament and mention each by name. Let me, eliminated the threat of inter-ethnic and geographical location. "Empires therefore, name but a few as ex– The concentration camps fostered moving east and empires moving west genuine friendship among nations and conflicts in today's highly charged amples, Nadia Surovtseva, viktor atmosphere. clashed on Ukrainian soil, destroying Petrovsky, Borys Antonenko-Davy– international solidarity. The friend- Ukrainian culture in their wake," he ships formed between the Ukrainian it was no accident that the month– dovych, Kateryna Zarytska, My– ly bulletin 1 published in 1980-1985 said. "But on December 1, 1991, Ukrai– khailo Soroka. vyacheslav Chornovil. and the Ar– nians brought democracy back to their menian Paruir Airikian, the Ukrai– under the auspices of the External From among my own contempo– Representation of the Ukrainian land without spilling a single drop of nian Yevhen Sverstiuk and the Rus– blood." raries, this list must include the sian Sergei Kovalyov, the Jew Semy– Helsinki Group was called the He- valiant vasyl Stus, the wise Oleksa raid of Repression in Ukraine, for it He cited Ms. Svitlychna, a native of on Gluzman and the Ukrainian lvan eastern Ukraine, as an example of the Tykhy, the tragic Yuriy Lytvyn and Svitlychny, disturbed the authorities reported not only the repressions Mykhailo Melnyk, the sparklingly directed against Ukrainians, but also undying spirit that had made Ukraine's a great deal more than any violation transition from colony to independent witty Уаіегіу Marchenko, the utterly of the regime in the labor camps. those directed against all the national selfless lvan Svitlychny, the scathing– minorities in Ukraine. nation a reality, describing her work as These friendships disturbed them a dissident, as a research fellow at ly critical Heliy Sniehiriov, the because of their humanity in the Unfortunately, present political steadfastly uncompromising Alia Harvard University, as a writer, and midst of a prison regime that was realities have now displaced human- most recently, as an employee of Radio Horska and Oksana Meshko and the deliberately inhuman. rights activity in Ukraine. 1, however, ever generous Zynoviy Krasivsky Free Europe, "where she had the oppor– feel that concern for human-rights tunity to talk to her countrymen, to and Yaroslav Lesiv. And this roster Describing the conditions in camp in the post-Chornobyl era is just as would be incomplete without the inform them of infringements on hu– No. 36 in the Urals, vasyl Stus wrote: important as it was under the arbit– man rights, of democracy in the West, courageous Gen. Petro Grigorenko, "We have lost every right to be our rary rule of the Soviet regime. Con– the pioneer of the human-rights and of the pluralistic society of Ame– own selves, let alone the right to have sequently, your recognition of the rica," where freedom of expression is an movement in the Soviet Union. Were our own books, notebooks or writ– Ukrainian human-rights movement he alive today, his would have been inalienable right guaranteed to all ings. There is a saying that when God has the added merit of perhaps citizens. the unrivaled right to the honor that wishes to punish someone, he de– serving to stimulate renewed atten– you do me today. prives him of reason. This cannot go tion to issues that involve human- Human rights activists cited І mean no disrespect to the hosts at on much longer. This kind of pres– rights. І am very moved and gratified After being presented with the Pro today's ceremony when 1 say that of sure is only possible just before the by your high opinion of my modest Bono Award, a small bust of Benjamin ail possible earthly rewards, the end." And he added bitterly, "1 do role in the human-rights movement. (Continued on page 17) No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 5

Ukrainian U.S. women's volleyball coach instrumental in team's resurgence

by Andrij Wynnyckyj (NTTC) in San Diego in 1985, he took However, according to the volleyball are people who dislike me, and 1 don't over from Arie Salinger, who had profile, "one of the things hefLiskevychj know if there are many in between. І JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - On July 27, skippered the U.S. to a silver medal at considered in making his decision to don't mind that." at the ХХУ Olympiad in Barcelona, the the boycotted Games in Los Angeles. leave medical school and become a This toughness enabled Taras U.S. national women's volleyball team According to the volleyball magazine coach was: 'will 1 be the best?' " Mr. Liskevych to overcome the many was led into yet another tournament by article, it took six years for Liskevych to Liskevych thought, "1 didn't have the reversals following his appointment as one of the winningest coaches in its get the U.S. team back among the aptitude to be the best doctor in the head coach of the National Team. history, Taras Liskevych. He is the world's elite, and it wasn't an easy climb. world, but 1 always felt that 1 could be Caren Kemner had to be lured back subject of an exhaustive profile by Don All of the squad's players were gone, one of the best coaches." from the professional leagues in italy; Patterson in the July issue of volley- seeking higher salaries, and Mr. This hard-nosed honesty in self- Judy Bellormo, a member of the team, ball magazine. (He is so well known in Liskevych was given no video tapes of evaluation did not stop at the skin. The died unexpectedly during an operation the sport's circles that people know his other teams, no scouting reports, while volleyball magazine provides many for thyroid cancer; Keba Phipps, a birthday without looking it up when the assistant coach had a considerably choice quotes in this regard. Mr. starter and one of the world's best you call the United States volleyball different approach to the game. Liskevych has rubbed many people the hitters, was hit by a lifetime ban for drug Association's (USvBA) offices in San Such obstacles were not a novel wrong way, and his forthrightness has use. Differences with the USvBA's Diego, it's October 14, 1948.) feature in Mr. Liskevych's sporting kept him out of many senior positions in executive director, Cliff McPeak, even Although the U.S. squad boasts such career, in his youth, he also faced the the sports world. During the course of led the latter to force a vote by the superstars as Caren Kemner, one of the opposition traditionally leveled at all his interview for the post of national players as to whether Mr. Liskevych game's premier spikers, Coach Liskevy– first-generation offspring of immigrant training director of the USvBA in 1976, should be dismissed. The vote was ch knew that securing a medal in parents. A native of Munich, Germany someone asked him what he thought the unanimous4hat he should stay on. Barcelona would not be simple. The (his parents fled before the Soviet perception of the organization was, and Obviously, the chemistry within the teams from China and Cuba were seeded advance in 1944), he was pressured by he replied, "Well, 1 don't think it's very team was right. The U.S. rejoined the ahead of the U.S. going into the corn- the usual expectations of becoming a good." Logically, the next question was, world's elite in 1990, as the women's petition, with the Unified Team and doctor or lawyer, particularly because "Then why do you want to work here?" team upset Cuba at the World Cham– Japan very close behind Team U.S.A. his father, Taras Liskevych Sr., was an To that he answered, "it wouldn't take pionships in China, in 1991, the team defeated Peru in its last match at the The first match was a tough contest economist. much to make it better." He didn't get Sponsored by an aunt in Chicago, the the job. World Cup to earn the final Olympic against the Japanese. Team U.S.A. lost berth. in five sets, in its next match, it barely Liskevych family settled in that city, where the young Taras acquired an Mr. Liskevych makes no apologies As this issue went to press, the team got past a strong Unified team, beating for this attitude. "Here's the way 1 am. if was headed into the semi-finals against them 15-11 in the fifth set. intense affection for both reading and sport. His father read him Jack London you want me... i'm going to work hard number-two-ranked Cuba. The U.S. However, Mr. Liskevych is no stran– in Ukrainian translation, and Taras Jr. and maybe get under some people's women earned their place in the medal ger to adversity. The U.S. Olympic team indulged his passion for soccer. During skin, but ill tell you what, i'm not going round by defeating a cocky underdog was, in the eyes of many, disappointing the course of his medical studies, after to shake your hand and smile, and then team from Holland in four sets. A in Seoul (1988), coming in seventh as completing a bachelor's degree in bio- stab you in the back." This direct member of the latter squad had boasted Cuba took the gold. logy, he began to lose interest and approach has worked for him. "i've to U.S. Assistant Coach Giovannazzi, When Mr. Liskevych arrived at the decided to opt for a career in sports. He tried to never compromise my princi– "We've beaten China; we're going to kill USA's National Team Training Center signed on as assistant coach under Jim ples," the coach said. "1 like being black you." Coleman (now director of the NTTC) at and white. There are people who really it seems that they had challenged the George Williams College, in 1971. get along with me and like me, and there wrong team. And the wrong coach. л^лг As mentioned in the volleyball maga– Ukraine's Olympic successes continue zine item, his years as a "yunak" and then "vykhovnyk" in Plast, left him with by Andrij Wynnyckyj individual gymnastics, but was alone as many memories. He claims that he the silver medalist for the individual all learned to fend for himself in the wild, around competition; Serhiy Holu– "just like in commando training," as Judging from the performance of bytsky, individual men's foil (fencing); well as the 57 different ways to tie a Ukraine's athletes at the XXv and Timur Taimazov, in the 100 kg knot. Olympiad in Barcelona, a contingent weightlifting class. However, he also witnessed a tragedy that trained in the midst of political turmoil and severe economic hardships, Ukraine's bronze medalists include that changed the face of the organi– Tetiana Gutsu, gymnastics, floor zation, making it slightly more timid in Team Ukraine will be a force to reckon with at future Games. routine (tied Miller, U.S., and Bontas, its approach to challenging nature. Romania); Tetiana Lysenko, gym- When he was 12, he went on a fateful The first athlete who stood alone on nasties, vault; ihor Korobchynsky, expedition that claimed the lives of his the podium as the blue-and-yellow was gymnastics, parallel bars; Serhiy Krav– cousin, Yuriy Prypchan, and five other raised and "Shche ne vmerla" played chuk, member of the Unified team epee scouts, as the group was fording the was, as mentioned last week, Oleh squad; and Saria Zakirova and inna Wisconsin River. 'Tve seen death at an Kucherenko. He had bested the field in Frolova, members of the women's early age," Mr. Liskevych said, "and Graeco-Roman wrestling's 48 kg (105.5 quadruple sculls rowing team. when you do, you don't think you're lb) class. The first Ukrainian athlete As the issue went to press, Olek– infallible." whose medal ceremony was beamed Taras Liskevych sandra Tymoshenko, from Kiev, was across the world on global Tv networks first in the preliminary round of corn- was gymnast Tetiana Gutsu, from Ukrainians active at Dem convention Odessa. She triumphed in the overall petition in rhythmic gymnastics, with individual contest, overcoming lapses in 19,600 points. Oksana Skaldina, also NEW YORK - As Bill Clinton Most notably, they sponsored a the early rounds, and a strong effort from Kiev, was third, with 19.075 attempts to capture the Oval Office breakfast for Mr. Clinton's Arkansas from Shannon Miller of the U.S. Gym- points. he can count on at least a few Ukrai– delegation on Monday, the first day nasties typically garner high viewer Natalia Kolovanova qualified for the nian Americans in his ranks — and of the convention. Joe Lesawyer, ratings for world competitions, so this is 100 meter hurdles final, but came in for all he knows many more may president of Ukrainian Democrats in a welcome boost for Ukrainian Olympic seventh, with a time of 13.01 seconds. America, spoke at the meeting and stand behind them. Committee director valeriy Borzov. Oleh Tverdokhlib qualified for the Two Ukrainian American Demo– talked of the 100-year involvement of men's 200 meter final, but he also came cratic organizations took part in the Ukrainian Americans with the De– Other Gold medalists for Ukraine in seventh, with a time of 48.63 seconds. Democratic National Convention mocratic Party. include Tetiana Lysenko from Kherson, The men's Unified handball team held in New York City on July 13-16. The UADA also met with vice- who triumphed on the balance beam won its semi-final game against iceland Both feel that Gov. Clinton has a presidential candidate Al Gore (where Gutsu and the highly touted Kim 23-19. That means that Serhiy Be– great chance to win the 1992 presi– during the College Democrats con– Zrtieskal from the U.S. slipped); and beshko and Yuriy Havryliv of Kiev will dential election. ference. Mr. Gore told the group it is Hryhoriy Misiutin, ihor Korobchynsky have a chance to play for the gold "The Democratic Convention important to support Ukraine and and Rustam Sharipov, all recipients of against Sweden on Saturday, August 8. sparked hope for the Democrats to the states that have arisen on the team gold in gymnastics. The women (with team members Ma– territory of the former Soviet Union. capture the White House," said Marc– Silver medalists for Ukraine include ryna Bazanova and Tetiana Horb of anthony Datzkiwsky, president of But the highlight of the week, said Kiev) lost to Norway in the semis. Mr. Datzkiwsky, occurred when Tetiana Gutsu, uneven bars, gym- the Ukrainian American Democra– nasties; Tetiana Dorovskykh of Za– Heorhiy Pohosov is a member of the tic Association (UADA). With Gov. UADA members were given seats on team sabre group that qualified for the the convention floor to listenJ;o the porizhia, women's 3,000 meters; Olha Clinton running 30 percent ahead of Bryzhina (mistakenly listed in the July finals. President George Bush in some polls acceptance speeches of Messrs. Clin– Oleh Shadchyn and Yuriy Koro– ton and Gore. 26 issue as "Bryznina") of Luhanske, maybe a flame exists behind that women's 400 meters; Hryhoriy Mi– viansky are members of a "Unified" spark. Mr. Datzkiwsky said that "Ukrai– volleyball team that has been torn by nians shoud return to their Democra– siutyn of Luhanske, the reigning world The UADA, along with the Ukrai– champion, earned a 9.9 score from a internal feuding, it lost to a surging U.S. nian Democrats in America, took tic Party roots, just like they can now squad, and then was knocked out of the return home to a tree Ukraine." judge, tied Andreas Wecker of part in several convention functions. Germany in the horizontal bar event in medal competition by Japan. ; б^шят-^ттттят--^тт--шяя^^ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 No. 32 Major Study Of famine begins First collection of documents at the University Of HNnoiS on trade in Ukraine published URBANA, ill. - A study of the EDMONTON - Last year the Peter tion that sheds light on economic and Ukrainian famine of 1933 — the details facyk Center for Ukrainian Historical social trends in earlier periods and other of which have been kept secret until now Research at the Canadian institute of territories. Written predominantly in — goes into high gear this fall at the Ukrainian Studies reached an agree– Ukrainian and found in the registry University of Hlinois. ment with the Archeographic Commis– books of Lutske and volodymyr (now in late August Dr. James Mace will sion of the Ukrainian Academy of preserved in the Kiev State Historical begin a nine-month fellowship at the Sciences to cooperate in research pro– Archive), the documents provide University of Hlinois, where he plans to jects and publications. Plans include co- information on goods, weights and write a history of the famine. He is in publication of primary sources, the measures, trade routes and merchants. Kiev this summer exploring formerly classics of Ukrainian historiography, The court cases, contracts, and tariff closed archives, opened recently be– and a Ukrainian translation series of records are far more than just dry cause of Ukraine's independence from important works on Ukrainian history information on commercial transac– the former Soviet Union. published in the West. tions. They constitute a full and often "Thanks to the favorable reception of The Archeographic Commission lively account of the activities and world my work in Ukraine and my wide circle proposed a volume of documents on views of the inhabitants of old of acquaintances there, 1 now enjoy trade in Ukraine as the first joint Ukraine. Each document contains an virtually unlimited access to hitherto publication. The commission invited account of the daily life of the age. For unavailable official sources," said Dr. Dr. Frank E. Sysyn, director of the example, the book dealer Mykhailo Mace, adding that he believes there is Jacyk Center, to join the editorial board Sliozka makes a complaint against the "ample evidence to indicate the regime's and accommodated his suggestions for archpriest of volodymyr, who accused actions in the Ukrainian countryside improving the collection. him of selling a book stolen from a fduring the 1930sJ were largely condi– Printed by the Naukova Dumka church. The furriers of Lutske charge tioned by extra-economic and non- publishing house in Kiev, "Torhivlia na that they have been set upon by Scottish agricultural concerns of nationality Ukraini Xiv-seredyna ХУІІ Stolittia. merchants from Brody. There is an policy." Уоіуп і Naddniprianshchyna (Trade in account of a Kozak attack on a Turkish According to Diane Koenker, direc– Dr. James Mace Ukraine from the Fourteenth to the caravan near Oster castle. tor of the university's Russian and East will interact with the faculty and lecture Mid-Seventeenth Centuries, volhynia European Center, the unit sponsoring to classes and to the public. and the Dnieper Lands) constitutes the The primary importance of the the new fellowship, the Soviet govern– His fellowship, supported by the first volume published by the recently volume consists in the evidence it brings ment "had always denied the famine Chicago-based Foundation for the established center at the University of to the study of major questions of ever occurred." Dmytro Shtohryn, Advancement of Ukrainian Studies at Alberta. economic and social history. The sale of forest and agricultural products, the University of Hlinois professor of Slavic the University of Hlinois, is the first step "Torhivlia na Ukraini" is the first literature, said at least 7 million people in establishing a program in Ukrainian development of magnate domains, and collection of documents about com– the relationship of Ukraine with the perished as a result of the famine. studies on the campus, Ms. Koenker merce and trade in medieval and early in 1988, as principal writer, Dr. Mace said. "A center would strengthen us in an Baltic and Black Sea zones are all modern Ukraine. As its compilers, highlighted in the volume. Many docu– published the Report to Congress of the area in which we ought to be stronger," volodymyr Kravchenko and Nataliia U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Fa- Ms. Koenker said. "Our goal is to be a ments deal with the economic activities lakovenko, point out, this is not be– of the Jewish community in Ukraine. mine and in 1990 co-edited the corn- leader in the field." cause Ukrainian archeographers have mission's three-volume "Oral History in addition to the annual postdoc– not undertaken such work in the past. "Torhivlia na Ukraini" contains Project." toral fellowship, the program would The volumes prepared by Mykola translations of documents in German, The first recipient of the University of include undergraduate scholarships for Tyshchenko in the early 1930s were italian, Latin, Polish, and Russian into Hlinois Postdoctoral Fellowship in study in Ukraine; support for acquisi– never published, and even the materials Ukrainian, it also contains subject and Modern Ukrainian Studies, Dr. Mace tions of Ukrainian materials; an annual he collected have not survived. geographic indices and glossaries of until recently was a senior fellow at the conference; and a faculty position and Only since the revival of the Archeo– difficult terms, as well as of weights and Harriman institute for Advanced Study graduate fellowships in Ukrainian graphic Commission in 1987 has it measures. There are numerous black- of the Soviet Union at Columbia Uni– studies. become possible to return to this pro– and-white period illustrations and a versity. The foundation for the Advancement ject. Regrettably, the tremendous loss map of volodymyr county in the 16th While on the campus, Dr. Mace will of Ukrainian Studies at the University of archives during World War 11 has and 17th centuries. use the extensive Ukrainian collection of Hlinois is composed largely of Ukrai– greatly reduced the source base. The volume, 406 pages in length, is of the university's Slavic and East nians in the Chicago area. Chicago is Of the 25 documents included in the priced at Si 1.95 (Canadian) and is European Library, which he describes home to 60,000 Ukrainian Americans, volume, only 38 have been previously available exclusively from the Canadian as "among the most extensive in the the third or fourth largest concentra– published. Most documents originate in institute of Ukrainian Studies Press and West on 20th-century Ukraine." He also tion in the United States. the volhynian territories between the its distributors: Canada — Canadian years 1550 and 1650. This geographical institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, and chronological focus reflects the 352 Athabasca Hall, University of U. of Kansas to offer Ukrainian graduate program limited survival of documents from earlier Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E8; LAWRENCE, Kansas - The measure, will be offered during the periods (56 in the volume) and from U.S. — Ukrainian Academic Press, University of Kansas is planning to three-semester program in each of five lands further east. The documents do, 6931 South Yosemite, Englewood, CO offer specialized graduate work in principal fields: literature, history, however contain a wealth of informa– 80112. ^^-^^ Ukrainian studies within its M.A. politics and government, philosophy^ Program in Russian and East European religion and economics^ business^ geo– Studies. The REES Program has been graphy. Famine researchers association founded designated as one of 10 National Re- To further enhance the Ukrainian KlEv - On June 27, the All-Ukrai– The meeting continued with address– source Centers by the U.S. Office of capability of the teaching faculty of nian Association of Researchers of the es delivered by ivan Drach, the econo– Education. K.U.'s Russian and East European Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (vseuk– mist veniamin Sikora, the legal expert Graduate students who begin the Studies Program, the University of rainska Asotsiyatsiya Doslidnykiv Prof. Mykola Shulha, Col. volodymyr university's program in the fall of 1992 Kansas has invited two additional Genotsydu-Holodu), held its founding Muliava of the Ukrainian army's gene– will be able to complete the degree, with visiting professors from ivan Franko meeting here in the offices of the ral staff, and emigre publisher Marian full language and area qualifications in University in Lviv, one in economics Ukrainian Writers' Union, it was Kots, who also was elected to the Ukrainian studies, within 16 months (by and the other in history and govern– attended by representatives of the 35 association's council. the end of fall 1993). ment. registered regional committees of the Applicants for language studies must While some universities in the U.S. nascent organization, many of whom A collection was begun to fund the have three years of college-level Russian have begun to offer courses in Ukrai– formerly belongs to the Memorial work of the association, and the seed (or equivalent), or demonstrated inter- nian language, literature and history, Society. grant of S 10,000 from a couple in the mediate proficiency in Ukrainian. the University of Kansas will be the first The meeting began with a minute of U.S. was gratefully acknowledged. During the 1992-1993 Academic Year, to offer a complete Ukrainian Area silence in commemoration of the late students will take concentrated course Studies Program in five principal fields. volodymyr Maniak, initiator of the On June 29, Ms. Kovalenko-Maniak work in Ukrainian language at K.U. research group, former co-president of and Mr. Kots paid a visit to ivan Saliy, The University of Kansas in Law– President Leonid Kravchuk's represen– with a native Ukrainian instructor from the Memorial Society, and author- rence and the ivan Franko University in tative in Kiev, who assured them that a ivan Franko University in Lviv. During Lviv are both major research and editor of "Famine 33." Mr. Maniak site for the offices, research facilities, summer of 1993 the students will partici– teaching institutions located in impor– perished in a bus crash on June 23, on archives and the museum the associa– pate in an Advanced Ukrainian Lan– tant agricultural regions. The excellent the way back from the consecration of a tion intends to establish will be found. guage and Culture Program on site at relations between the two universities monument to the victims of the Famine, ivan Franko University in Lviv. was reinforced by the visit of Rector erected in northeastern Ukraine. Persons wishing to inquire about the Area studies students must complete ivan vakarchuk to the Lawrence cam- in the ensuing proceedings, those All-Ukrainian Association of Research– 30 hours of coursework, including a pus in October 1991, and the return visit present elected the association's presi– ers of the Famine-Genocide, those two-semester, six-credit-hour seminar of the dean of international studies and dium, which will be headed by Lidiya willing to provide testimonies about the in which they will conduct original programs, Dr. George Woodyard, and Kovalenko-Maniak, and 26 members of famine and those interested inestablish– research using Ukrainian language Dr. Maria Carlson, professor of Slavic the organization's council. Those in ing chapters may contact Mr. M. Kots, sources. Courses dealing with Ukraine, languages and literatures, to Lviv in attendance also formally adopted the P.O. Box 33, Lexington, NY 12452; either exclusively or in substantial June 1992. association's statutes. (518) 989-6228, fax, (518) 989-6049. No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 7 Canadian judge offers assessment of new Ukrainian Constitution by Oksana Zakydalsky The president is elected by direct if the function of government is ballot. The prime minister and the of freedoms, this should be made TORONTO - An international Cabinet are chosen by the president, but clear. Symposium on the Constitution of the National Assembly ratifies and There is some duplication and incon– Ukraine, organized by the Association reviews the appointments of the prime sistency, particularly in the detail. For of Ukrainian Lawyers and the Ukrai– minister and key positions of the Cabi– example, the articles describing the gua– nian Legal Foundation, both of Kiev net, a system closest to that of France. rantees of fundamental rights and free– and both headed by People's Deputy Although there are strong reasons for doms are mutualty inconsistent; liberty Serhiy Holovaty, was held in Kiev on a federal state — particularly the fact and property rights conflict withecono– July 3-5. The purpose of the conference that Ukraine is made up of regions with mic rights. Equality of rights is set out in was to get the input and recommenda– different histories whose regional five or six different sections. The courts tions of constitutional experts from the differences are best reflected by a then have a problem in determining West on the second draft of the Consti– federal system - Ukraine has opted for which provision applies in any particu– tution of Ukraine. a unitary system, with special status for lar situation. The draft was prepared by the Work– the Crimea as an Autonomous Republic ing Group of the Constitutional Com– in the opinion of Justice Tarnopol– within Ukraine. There are both historic sky, the committee needs to remove mittee, headed by Prof. Leonid Yuzkov and practical reasons for a unitary state, of Kiev University and composed of repetitions and conflicts, and to recon– particularly the Russian threat to sider whether many of the provisions deputies, lawyers and law professors, "divide and conquer" and the threat of some of whom took part in the confer– that are detailed should be in the separatism in regions such as Trans– constitution at all, or whether they ence. carpathia and the Donbas. Walter Tarnopolsky, justice of the should be made sharper and shorter and Court of Appeal for Ontario, was one of Justice Tarnopolsky commented, "1 the detail provided in statutes. For the Western experts invited to the think the choice of a unitary system will example, the draft document sets out 40 conference. Appointed to the bench in give them trouble, but 1 can understand hours as the maximum work week, a 1983, he is the author of numerous why they chose it. Ukraine would do detail that belongs in a labor code. Justice Walter Tarnopolsky better with a federal state if it were not publications and books on civil liber- Although the constitution creates a a feature of the civil law system, which is for the threat of separatism." ties, including "The Canadian Bill of strong presidency, there is a great deal the system that Ukraine has. Rights" (1975) and "Discrimination and He said that all the Western experts of control by Parliament because it Two models of the Constitutional the Law in Canada" (1985). He has held complimented the drafters of the consti– oversees appointments. Justice Tarno– Court were under discussion: the Ger– academic appointments at the Univer– tution. "On the whole, we were all polsky observed that what you have is a man one, in which the judges of the first sity of Windsor, Osgoode Hall Law impressed with the work they had done, paradox — on the one hand, a strong instance determine whether a law is un– School and the University of Ottawa, it is a very detailed constitution, at– presidency, on the other, a Parliament constitutional but are not empowered and was a member of the United Na– tempting to establish a democratic state that has control over the executive, it is to give a remedy, when the constitu– tions Human Rights Committee from tionality of laws is raised in the general 1977 to 1983. f courts, instead, they send the question Before the conference, he received Justice Walter Tarnopolsky on Ukraine s Constitution: to be considered in the Constitutional comments on the draft of the constitu– Court. The Constitutional Court then tion from some of the top constitutional "You create a democracy from the bottom up. The determines the constitutional question and legal experts in Canada, members imposition of certain aspects that are democratic and and sends it back to the court of first of a working group he has formed. instance for the judge to render a Justice Tarnopolsky recently returned others that are basically centralizing will unseat the judgement in the light of the constitu– from Kiev and gave some of his views on system." tional ruling. This was the model chosen the conference and the Constitution of by the drafters. Ukraine. The Western experts urged adoption in addition to Justice Tarnopolsky, reflecting somewhat the historical not yet clear whether the president will of the Portuguese model in where, when the Western constitutional experts experience of Ukraine." He added that be stronger than the Parliament. the constitutional issue is raised in the taking part in the conference included: the choice of a presidential over a But, Justice Tarnopolsky pointed general court, that court makes a Dr. Stephanie Palmer, professor of parliamentary system was wise because, out, "both of these indicate greater determination that can then be Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties, where there are many political parties, power in relation to the judicial branch challenged and appealed to the Consti– Cambridge University, England; Prof. the parliamentary system can lead, as in of government than we would have tutional Court. Both models are differ– Andras Sajo, dean of the Faculty of italy, to a whole series of governments. liked to see." Although the constitution ent from the practice in Canada and Law, Central European University, Ukraine chose a more stable presiden– creates a separate and independent ther U.S., where a constitutional ques– Budapest; and Prof. Michel Troper, tial system mixed with a parliamentary judiciary, there are some provisions that tion can be raised before any court. professor of Constitutional Law Uni– system. may limit this independence. The general opinion of the Western versity of Paris. experts was that the Office of the "Again, on this we were unanimous," Three highly placed officials from The experts assessed the draft docu– Procurator, as set out in the constitu– he continued. "There was not a suffi– Germany, Dr. Klaus Abmeler and Dr. ment both in its totality and considered tion, is far too powerful. "The procura– cient provision for a strong and inde– Wolfgang Heyde from the Federal it in detail, "in spite of coming from tor in the old Communist system was pendent judiciary. You can draft a Ministry of Justice and Dr. Gunter various countries and legal traditions, it extremely powerful and, unfortunately, beautiful constitution and a detailed bill Hirsch, Bavarian Ministry of Justice, was surprising how unanimous we were they have adopted too much of those of rights, but if you don't have an and three specialists from the U.S., in our comments," noted Justice Tarno– powers," said Justice Tarnopolsky. Michael Davidson, legal counsel to the polsky. Following are some of the independent judiciary, it isn't going to mean very much."The independence of The procurator supervises law en– U.S. Senate^ Gregory Stanton, Ameri– topics discussed at the conference, with forcement agencies and prisons, is can University, Washington; and Judge particular attention to those parts of the the judiciary should be clearly esta– blished through tenure, remuneration responsible for state prosecution and, Bohdan Futey of the U.S. Court of constitution that the experts found on top of that, has control over what Claims and the National Endowment somewhat troublesome. and administrative independence from the executive and legislature. But in the court is going to sit where. This is for Democracy, also participated. They all agreed that the constitution completely incompatible with the in– is too long, it consists of 258 articles; the Ukrainian Constitution there is no The National Endowment, together dependence of the judiciary, according bill of rights provisions take up close to provision that a judge, once appointed, with the Soros^Karl Popper Founda– to Justice Tarnopolsky. He pointed out 100 articles. There is an excess of detail, can't be removed except for severe tion, provided financial support for the that procedures should be totally in the mostly in the parts that deal with civil, misconduct, i.e., "tenure during good conference. hands of the judiciary, and the drafters political and human rights. behavior." This is an international The objective of the Constitution of standard and should be written in. were urged to remove the power of the Ukraine, said Justice Tarnopolsky, is to implications of many of the specific procurator over procedures. create a democratic government subject provisions have not been carefully Secondly, there is to be an appoint– in their discussion of regional and to a bill of rights. The draft document analyzed and the constitutional obliga– ments and discipline commission for local government, the advisers urged proposes a mixed presidential-parlia– tions of the state are particularly open- judges appointed by the Parliament, but the removal of the part of the constitu– mentary government system, with the ended. For example, the following there is no protection for the members tion that gives the president control requisite division of powers among the appear in Section 4 — Economic, of that commission from Parliament or over the executive of the local body, executive, legislative and judicial Social Ecological and Cultural Rights: a provision to ensure that judges will be said Justice Tarnopolsky. "All of us branches set forth. The legislative "Every person has the right to a state on that commission, "if you have a agreed the local government is the power is vested in a bicameral National environment, and to ecologically safe court that is dominated by the legisla– training ground for democracy. You Assembly, made up of a Council of foodstuffs and objects of everyday use ture, you don't have the kind of in– will not teach people how to run them– Deputies, 350 deputies elected for five for their life and health." dependence which we felt was impor– selves, the essence of democracy, unless years from single-mandated constituen– "Every person has the right to educa– tant if you are going to have a test of you give them a chance to make their cies, and a Council of Delegates, a tion, including the right to receive constitutionality," Justice Tarnopolsky own decisions, (and allow themj to be territorial representative body, with five general and professional education and said. wrong once in a while. You create elected delegates per region (oblast)and professional development training in in the judicial sphere, the constitu– democracy from the bottom up. The five each for the Crimea and the city of educational establishments of various tion sets up a Constitutional Court, a imposition of certain aspects that are Kiev. Both councils are permanent types." special court which interprets and democratic and others that are basically bodies. (The draft includes an alternate Such undertakings should be more clarifies the terms of the constitution. centralizing will unseat the system," he option: a one-house National As– precise on the actual obligation of the Such specialization — separate crimi– added. sembly.) government to support these initiatives. nal, civil and constitutional courts — is (Continued on page 20) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 No. 32

Ukrainian Weekly Journalist's notebook A symbolic transfer in Ukraine While the World Forum of Ukrainians convenes in Kiev on August 21-24, by Mart a Kolomayets bringing more than 1,000 Ukrainians from the diaspora to the Ukrainian Kiev Press Bureau capital city (already some 850 delegates have registeredHor special commemorations of Ukraine's first independence anniversary, there will be a special ceremony at the Ukrainian Parliament. On August 22, during an A time for truth and vision extraordinary session of the Supreme Council of Ukraine, the Ukrainian All of Kiev is preparing for the tion, if you disregard human rights and National Republic-in-exile will turn over its mandate to represent the onslaught of the Ukrainian diaspora democracy." Ukrainian nation to the government of independent Ukraine. due to invade this capital city of 3 Mykola Plawiuk, president ot the government-in-exile, on December 3, So, perhaps for ethnic Ukrainians, million beginning on August 21 for the this forum will be a wonderful ex– 1991, wrote to Ukraine's newly elected -democratically elected - president, World Forum of Ukrainians. Leonid Kravchuk: "...with the return of complete independence to Ukraine, perience, but may it also open their eyes More than 840 delegates from 24 as to how much work lies ahead for this the mandate given us fthe Ukrainian National Republic-in-exileJ by the countries are scheduled to represent Labor Congress to act in the name of the Ukrainian nation, is ending. With nation struggling to find a placeon the Ukrainian community, political, cul– civilized map of Europe. great joy we will transfer this mandate to the government of Ukraine elected tural, and scientific organizations by the will of the people of Ukraine." beyond the borders of the homeland. As another Western leader, Dr. Zbig– Perhaps the mere notion of a "government-in-exile" may have seemed silly niew Brzezinski told the Ukrainian and trivial to the younger generations of Ukrainians born in the diaspora to The forum, which takes place through people during a recent visit to Ukraine: parents of post-World War H and earlier emigrations. However, the fact that August 24, has been heralded as a celebration of the first anniversary of "This is a time both for truth and this exiled government will now present its mandate to the government of free Ukraine's declaration of independence, vision. The truth involves telling the Ukraine, on the first anniversary of Parliament's proclamation of Ukraine's as well as a congress of consolidation Ukrainian people clearly that the next independence, should be reason enough for us to pause and ponder the for Ukrainians worldwide. several years will involve difficult sacri– present and the future. Mykola Plawiuk, the president of the fices and a confrontation with incre– The declaration of Ukraine's independence by the Parliament on August dibly difficult social problems, it will 24, 1991, and its subsequent affirmation by the citizens of Ukraine on Ukrainian National Republic-in-exile, will turn over his powers to President not only be wrong, but dangerous, for December 1, 1991, were the realization of decades of dreams shared by all the Ukrainian people to have any Ukrainians in the diaspora. The dream of independence was carried by Leonid Kravchuk. Mykola Lebed, the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian illusions on the subject. But the vision is countless organizations established by Ukrainians wherever they settled. also important. Because if the Ukrai– Ampng the bearers of their hopes was a body called the Government Center of Nationalists, will address the forum's participants on the first day of the nian people remain patient and deter– the Ukrainian National Republic-in-exile. And though in recent years that mined down the road of history... U– body seemed to be an exercise in futility, a useless remnant of an irretrievable celebrations, as he returns to Ukraine after a 50-year-absence. kraine will be a member of Europe that past, it was, nonetheless, a symbol of the continuity of Ukrainian statehood. will be a participant in the European ad- As ivan Kedryn, a former head of the Ukrainian National Council, the Many dreams will come true for a lot venture, a modern and prosperous state. exiled government's surrogate parliament, has noted, "Ukraine's statehood of people during these celebrations; The West can help in this respect, but no longer needs a symbol — it has become reality." That is why, at its some have waited decades to see a free the critical and decisive work will be extraordinary session on March 14-15 of this year, the Ukrainian National Ukraine, others have only heard about here in Ukraine, by the Ukrainians. Council approved the transfer of the UNR's mandate to the government of their motherland from family members. Leonid Kravchuk. Some will experience euphoria. That transfer in itself is yet another symbol, it represents the end of an era Others will experience sadness because, LETTER TO THE ED1TOR during which the Ukrainian diaspora saw its role as consisting, first and in reality, Ukraine has a long way to go foremost, of speaking out for the interests of a U kraine dominated by foreign before it is truly a democratic, in- powers, of a nation that could not control its own destiny. dependent state. Ukraine's stamps Today, that has changed drastically. As Ukraine is now free to determine its The newly-formed Congress of subject to greed own course, we in the diaspora must redefine our role. That is the challenge National-Democratic Forces, members that lies ahead. ^^^^– of which are on the organizing com– Dear Editor: mittee of this forum, will continue to Ever since the publication in The work in support of Ukraine's President Weekly (June 21) of the Canadian Leonid Kravchuk, a former Communist printer's advertisement offering Ukrai– Turning the pages back... and once the party's ideology secretary, nian stamps for sale, 1 have been waiting who has said on many occasions that the for an editorial comment concerning consolidation of democratic forces is the fact that some of the prices were the guarantee of the further develop– 166,000 percent over face value of the Celebrations of the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine ment of a democratic Ukraine. stamps, it is not a typo - the mark-up were officially opened by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on the first two stamps was one hundred with a special ceremony at the Church's headquarters in But not everyone in Ukraine will feel sixty-six thousand percent! Apparently South Bound Brook, N.J., on Sunday, August 16, 1987. that there is reason to celebrate. Politi– the business was good, because in the Between 6,000 and 10,000 people, according to police estimates, witnessed the cal leaders such as volodymyr Filenko last issue of The Weekly there was a dedication and blessing of a monument to St. Olha, princess of Kievan Rus', of New Ukraine and vyachelsav Chor– second ad offering another chance to forerunner of modern-day Ukraine. novil of Rukh don't look at the world purchase overpriced Ukrainian stamps. The unveiling marked the opening of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church's Holy through rose-colored glasses. Mr. it is unfortunate that, philatelically, Millennium Jubilee Year. Chornovil, in recent conversations, Ukraine behaves as a fourth-rate Third Metropolitan Mstyslav, leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. proposed that the motto for this con– World Country. These stamps are and diaspora, presided over the day's events. He was assisted by Archbishop gress be: "Ukraine is in danger, help practically unobtainable in Ukrainian Constantine of Chicago, Bishop Antony of New York and Bishop John of rescue it." post offices, but they are being freely Edmonton, as well as numerous clergy, One year into independence, Ukraine sold, at larcenous prices, abroad. While The ceremonies that day - consisting of a morning liturgy celebrated inside the has no economic program, its foreign І understand the need for ha^d cur– Memorial Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Andrew the First-Called Apostle, an relations are not yet firmly established, rency, there ought to be a lim to the outdoor moleben celebrated on the steps of the church, attracted Ukrainian with only nine or 10 diplomats working greed. Orthodox fairthful from around the world, as well as adherents of the Ukrainian abroad, it's constitution has only been І feel that your readers shoiid know Catholic and other Churches. presented to the citizens for familiari– the facts. Also in attendance were countless representatives of worldwide, national and zation over the past few weeks, and one local Ukrainian organizations and institutions, among them Peter Savaryn, Western judge visiting here remarked George M.J. Slusarczuk president of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians. on Radio Kiev that "it's a fine constitu– Monroe, N.Y. The day marked two historic anniversaries in addition to the Millennium of the baptism of Kievan Rus'by its ruler, St. volodymyrthe Great, grandson of St. Olha. Also celebrated were the 45th anniversary of the rebirth in Kiev of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, as well as the 45th anniversary of the episcopacy of Metropolitan Mstyslav. Metropolitan Mstyslav is the only surviving member of U NAFundfur theRebirth of Ukra і ne the group of 12 bishops consecrated in 1942 at the time the Church was reborn. The Home Office of the Ukrainian National Only a small portion of the faithful was able to fit into St, Andrew's Church — Association reports that as of August 5, the adorned with a huge blue-and-gold banner proclaiming "988 A.D. — Holy fraternal organization's newly established Millennium Jubilee Year - 1988 A.D." - for the morning liturgy. Others were Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine has received able to listen to the liturgy broadcast over outdoor loudspeakers. The outdoor moleben celebrated immediately afterwards gave thanks for the rebirth of the 12,583 checks from its members with donations Ukrainian Orthodox Church in 1942. totalling S326,722.37. The contributions A procession from the steps of the church then led the various organizations include individual members' donations, as well represented, including Ukrainian Orthodox sisterhoods and parishes of the as returns of members' dividend checks and Ukrainian Orthodox Church, as well as Ukrainian youth organizations, the clergy interest payments on promissory notes. and faithful to the foot of the monument of St. Olha. Please make checks payable to UNA Fund The monument stands at the main entrance to the Ukrainian Orthodox Center's grounds with St. Andrew's Memorial Ukrainian Orthodox Church providing its for the Rebirth of Ukraine. breathtakingly beautiful backdrop. No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 9

LETTERS TO THE ED1TOR (і CELEBRATE that immigration Minister Bernard Centennial Bush guaranteed valcourt will be forthcoming with a plan whereby a "seed migration" allo– sojourn Gorby's vote cation from Ukraine will be allowed to make up for past years. by Christopher Guly Dear Editor: Mr. Gignac requested that another І happen to agree very strongly with meeting be held shortly once the minis– Alex Kachmar's letter, "Award for Bush ter has his policy and procedure in Another World Conference on A1DS case of amnesia?" place. passes and Elaine Woloschuk wonders about the virus's continuing devasta– President George Bush's blunder in At this point it can be assumed that tion on a group she has worked with for Kiev on August 1, 1991, reminds me of the government is shifting away from the better part of a decade. The 46-year- President Gerald Ford's remark in 1976 the family class towards the independ– old Windsor, Ontario, schoolteacher, that Poland is not under the control of ent class of immigrants who have more honored last year by the Canadian the USSR. That caused President Ford to offer Canada economically. The new government with a Canada volunteer to lose the 1976 presidential election. policy will in all probability be imple– Award, has served as both president This speech in Kiev 1 believe will have mented in cooperation with immigrant and chairperson of the national board the same effect. Aid and other community organiza– JllTTR of directors of the Canadian Hemophi– 1 1 8 9 1 1 9 9 1 j Although there are fewer than 1 tions with the proviso that these assist u lia Society (CHS). І 1 8 9 2 " 1 9 9 2 million Ukrainians in the U.S., we do directly with sponsorship and settle– have friends who also didn't care for the ment services. Her involvement makes sense. Eight speech. As a matter of fact, this election years ago, her son Stephan, now., 22, j G will probably be so close, that every vote B. A. Mykytiuk was diagnosed with the blood ailment will ultimately be critical, and we can President following knee surgery. His life changed 100-ЛІТТЯ УКРАЇНЦІВ make the difference. And we should Canadian Ukrainian and so did hers. Then her one-year У КАНАДІ immigrant Aid Society involvement with CHS hit closer to m make that difference by voting for the CENTENNIAL OF Democrats, or if we feel uncomfortable ттт^^^^^ша^^^^т^ Toronto home. At the same time, the transmis– UKRAINIANS IN CANADA about that, we can still show our dis– sion of the AlDS-related Hiv virus m pleasure by not voting for any presi– through blood transfusions was be– CENTENAIRE DES Apparatchiks hurt UKRAINIENS AU PANADA dential candidate. Only then will we be coming common knowledge. taken seriously, in the future, politi– Ukraine's image So Mrs. Woloschuk successfully cians will not take us for granted and lobbied the federal government to fund has devoted the past 27 years to will not want to pay the heavy political Dear Editor: a Catastrophic Relief Program for teaching. Mrs. Woloschuk currently price that George Bush will pay on A recent article on the situation in hemophiliacs who had A1DS or who teaches Grade 8 in the Windsor Roman November 3, 1992. Ukraine published in the prestigious had tested positive for the Hiv virus. As Catholic Separate School Board. By the way, 1 know of someone who "Economist" (June 17), is both dis– a result, Health and Welfare Canada But carrying the banner of physical would vote for George Bush in Novem– turbing and ominous. Western powers gave her group Si50 million. pain and suffering for thousands of ber if he could: Mikhail Gorbachev. are obviously perturbed by the develop– At the same time, the CHS establish– those afflicted by blood disorders has After all, George Bush wanted to hold ments in our home country and pro– ed 26 comprehensive care centers across become her own personal crusade, "it's that empire together in his new world bably rightfully so. Canada for people with hemophilia. so frustrating at times because hemo– order. Mr. Bush, your new world order We are and should be grateful to Through Ms. Woloschuk's efforts, philia is a hidden ailment," she notes. will not only die, it will die hard. President Leonid Kravchuk for his Canada is also moving closer to using Sadly, its connection with A1DS has work on the re-establishment of the the synthetic drug Recombinant Factor forced it into the spotlight. Yet that Bohdan Pylypiw independence of Ukraine and for his 8, which will offset the need to rely on match has elicited the necessary recog– New York guidance and perseverance in this blood banks. nition that these life-threatening ail– ongoing process. She does this, she explains, because ments require. For the past four years, However, we must be cognizant of not enough attention is given to those Mrs. Woloschuk has spoken at confer– Canada's record the changes taking place in Ukraine with impaired blood clotting capabili– ences and workshops, addressing the such as gradual replacement of elected ties. The need for attention motivates needs of children, women and families on immigration officials with trusted apparatchik pre– her current appointment to the Na– affected by A1DS. Where political Dear Editor: fects. The very fact that West Euro– tional Advisory Committee on A1DS. interests have previously separated gay On April 23, representatives of the peans regard the Kravchuk Cabinet of Mrs. Woloschuk's social commit– A1DS victims from heterosexual pa– Ukrainian Professional and Business Ministers as "antediluvian" and wonder ment also extends to serving as presi– tients,who have contracted the disease Club of Toronto (UPBC), along with why the Ukrainian (?) KGB still keeps dent of the House of Sophrosyne, a through sexual contact or intravenous the Canadian Ukrainian immigrant Aid under lock millions of files does not home for women recovering from sub- injection, she has refused to collaborate Society (CU1AS), met with Sebastien bode well for the growth of confidence stance abuse. She further serves on the on this distinction. Gignac, senior immigration policy in the stability of Ukrainian statehood. National Steering Committee for the "it's the person 1 am fighting for, advisor, in an attempt to resolve the This, in turn, affects foreign invest– Canadian Council for Children and regardless of how they got A1DS," Mrs. problem of the continued lack of Ukrai– ments in the Ukrainian economy and Youth. Woloschuk states. nian immigration to Canada. international opinion about our Few members of the extended Ukrai– Most health experts agree that the Discussions centered on the fact that, country. nian Canadian community know of the upcoming decade will prove difficult as while in the past Ukraine had been an The diaspora should carefully moni– presence of this contemporary Florence the scientific community struggles with excellent source of immigrants who tor the situation, verify the facts and Nightingale. Toronto-born Mrs. Wol– a cure for A1DS and, lest anyone forget, successfully integrated into Canadian express its concerns regarding the oschuk seems to like it this way. hemophilia. Those affected should take society, this "seed migration" had been course of the process of democratiza– Armed with a master's degree in the some comfort in knowing that Elaine denied to us over the past 45 years due tion and privatization of economy in administrative side of education, she Woloschuk is on their side in the battle. to the existence of the Soviet empire. our newly independent homeland. Now, despite the fact that political Michael O. Holowaty NEWS AND viEWS changes have taken place in Eastern Crown Point, lnd. Europe along with an easing of visa restrictions, our situation has not Educators join forces to help Ukraine changed. This is due in large part to the Coca-Cola Ukrainianizes fact that the Canadian Embassy in Kiev by Anna Popadiuk Baron wian was one of the guest speakers at is not in operation and to the current JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - An obser– and Zynowij Kwit the second conference and co-authored treatment of refugee claimants and vant reader of The Ukrainian Weekly his branch's charter, which was ap– visitors. Thus, while the Ukrainian noticed that Coca-Cola bottles The recently established Ukrainian proved by the UAPE. Canadians are celebrating their 100th in Kiev were labeled in (gasp!) Association of Professional Educators At a recent meeting in New York anniversary of settlement in this coun– Russian. After writing to the presi– is an organization of Ukrainian teachers City, Magdalena Lozova, head of the try, there continues to be little or no dent of Coca-Cola international of various subjects, it recently took on UAPE branch in Brazil, was a guest migration of Ukrainians to Canada. Lubomyr A. Lypeckyj received a the responsibility of helping schools in lecturer. Her report, was also read at the Reference was made to immigration courteous reply which stated that Ukraine, both financially and profes– second world conference in Philadei– Canada's master plan for the next five "the product that you've seen in Kiev sionally. phia. Professor Y. Sokolsky from Canada, who also lectured at the con– years which indicate an inflow of was either transshipped by indivi– The UAPE has already held two ference, has close ties with Brazil. 250,000 immigrants per year. Looking duals from Russia for re-sale in world conferences — at the last confer– at the statistics for previous years it is Ukraine, or is a leftover from the old ence held in Philadelphia, educators The first issue of Lastivka, the official evident that Ukrainians were not repre– USSR days." from Ukraine and other countries, were publication of the UAPE, was instru– inducted as members. mental in obtaining worldwide contacts sented nor was there any kind of The letter, written by Kamran numerical allocation. Now that Ukraine Also during the conference, the first and team efforts, issuance of a Chor– Khadivi, marketing operations ma– Ukrainian teachers'organization in nobyl button raised 51,424.20, which is an independent country,our commu– nager, Northeast Europe^ Africa nity should be treated on an equal basis Poland was established with Dr. Y. was given to iryna Kalynets to support Group, went on to say that Coca-Cola Hryckowian as the head. Dr. Hrycko– schools for Chornobyl children. with other groups. The ongoing pro– now has an office in Kiev and "is blems with refugee claimants and visi– working very closely with Ukrainian Лппа Popadiuk Baron and Zynowij A new button, "Ukrainian School," tors were also covered. National to start the first Coca-Cola Kwit are secretary and president res– was issued to raise money for schools in Mr. Gignac advised that the depart– bottling plant in Ukraine." pectiveiy, of the Ukrainian Association Ukraine. Hundreds of these buttons ment is quite aware of the situation and of Professional Educators. (Continued on page 16) io THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 No. 32 New Ukrainian film Prints by Jacques Hnizdovsky highlight new books portrays demoralization of Soviet recruits TORONTO - Following the world- wide success of the film "Swan Lake. The Zone," winner of the international Critics' Prize for the Best Film at Cannes Film Festival in 1990, another Ukrainian film is being recognized by film critics all over the world. it is the film "Oxygen Starvation" directed by a young Ukrainian director, Andriy Donchyk. The film is a Ukrai– nian-Canadian co-production of To– ronto's Kobza international Corp. and victory FF from Ukraine. The film tells the story of a young Ukrai– nian recruit, Roman Bilyk, who under– goes obligatory military training. He represents a whole generation of young Three recent publications that spotlight the works of Jacques Hnizdovsky. Ukrainians who were forced to serve in RivERDALE, N.Y. -The art of the idea of printing some very special Both books are available from Ste– the Soviet Army, in witnessing the late Jacques Hnizdovsky (1915-1985), tribute to him and his considerable phanie Hnizdovsky, 5245 Netherland experiences of the main protagonist, world renowned for his woodcuts, talents. The perfect opportunity arose Ave., Riverdale, NY 10471. (Shipping viewers have the opportunity to see the linotypes and etchings, is featured in when we were approached by the poet charges apply as follows: order amount Soviet military as it really was and to two recently released books — one a William Jay Smith who had been of up to S20 - S2 shipping; S20.01 to understand how a soldier becomes a book of poems and the other a collec– working along with Mr. Hnizdovsky on S40 - S3; S40.01 to S60 - S3.50; over product of the totalitarian system. tion of rhyming riddles. a children's book of verse before his S60 - S4. New York state residents The film (completed in 1991) was shot death." must add the appropriate sales tax.) on location in actual military installa– "Birds and Beasts" (1990) is a collec– tion of poems for children by American The result is "Birds and Beasts," a 36- Also available from the artist's widow tions, amid the ruins of nuclear missile page book printed on letterpress in is "Jacques Hnizdovsky: Woodcuts and launchers, and in military zones until poet William Jay Smith, described as a "master of sprung rhythms and catchy three colors on Mohawk Superfine Etchings," a 1987 compendium of 377 recently kept secret. The viewer wit– cadences." Each poem is accompanied paper, which is acid-free. The book woodcuts, linocuts and etchings created nesses the deplorable conditions in the by a Hnizdovsky woodcut. costs S18.95. between 1944 and 1985. it is an updated camp, harsh training methods and version of the earlier catalogue raisonne propagandistic brain-washing, as well in an insert to the book, David R. A more recent publication is "Behind that covered the artist's work up to as the physical and moral terror in– Godine Publisher inc. of Boston, notes: the King's Kitchen," described as a 1975. The new volume, by Abe M. Tahir flicted on young recruits by older "When we first began our careers as roster of rhyming riddles. The collec– Jr. with a foreword by Peter A. Wick, soldiers. printers in 1970, among the first books tion, compiled by William Jay Smith costs S39.95. we printed was a selection of woodcuts and Carol Ra, is suggested for children "Oxygen Starvation" portrays the Also recently published are notecards of botanical prints ("Flora Exotica") by age 10 and up. Hnizdovsky woodcuts featuring reproductions of Hnizdovsky progressive demoralization of the main the artist Jacques Hnizdovsky. ...Jac– accompany these word puzzles. Pub– protagonist, who is forced to abandon woodcuts and oils. For information or a ques died tragically in 1985, but we lished by Wordsong of Honesdale, Pa., catalogue, please contact Mrs. Hniz– (Continued on page 15) always had in the back of our minds the the book costs S18.95. dovsky at the address above. peacekeeping forces and has asked the Michael's Church of the Golden Domes. ^ KlEv - A Council of Ukrainian Newsbriefs... U.N. Security Council to investigate the The cathedral was built in 1108 and businessmen held its first meeting in (Continued from page 2) attack, Ukrainian television reported dynamited by the Soviet regime in 1935. Ukraine recently, reported Demokraty– on August 2. (RFE;RL Daily Report) in the 17th century, the St. Michael's chna Ukraina. The main topic of discus– sium) where the young Bandera had complex also included the residence of sion was the law on taxing company studied. Participating in the ceremonies 9 Lviv - On June 19, the local the Orthodox metropolitans of Kiev. profits. The current tax law was also were the OUN leader's sisters, Oksana press here ran reports about the finan– Scholars have decided to excavate the criticized for the 75 percent tax placed and volodymyra, and Yaroslava Stet– cial audit of the newspaper Za vilnu underground sections of the shrine in an on intermediary activity. The draft of sko, head of both the Organization of Ukrainu conducted by the executive attempt to locate artifacts that would the new tax law proposes a 42 percent Ukrainian Nationalists (Revolutionary) branch of the Finance Ministry of assist them in a full-scale reconstruc– tax on intermediary activity and 30 and the Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Na– Ukraine. The audit states that the tion. (Respublika) percent on profit, (in Russia, the tax on tions. Some 20,000 persons attended the newspaper's account handled about 3 profit is 32 percent and 45 percent for unveiling. (Respublika) million rubles and a few thousand ^ KlEv - President Leonid Krav– intermediary activity. (intelNews) dollars in foreign currency. (Respublika chuk on June 15 issued a directive ^ MUN1CH —Maj.Gen.Aleksandr did not report on the period in ques– creating a program to develop U– Lebed, the commander of Russia's 14th ^ MOSCOW - The Russian tion.) vasyl Baziv, editor-in-chief of the kraine's aviation industry. The goal of Parliament is forming a special Army, once again called the Moldovan periodical, and his deputy editor and the program is to examine, in bilateral government "criminal" and "fascist" commission to investigate the where– commercial director, Yaroslav Trush, consultation with Russia, the possibili– abouts of Ukrainian art, jewelry, icons and called for a "Nuremburg trial." He have been accused by members of the ties of financing the production of repeated his recognition of "the Dnister and other state treasures which were newspaper's initiative group of "de– Tupolev-334-type passenger planes at taken to Russia during the Communist republic and the legal organs of power partures from financial discipline."The Kiev's aviation plants. (Respublika) of this republic on whose territory our era. The object of the investigation alleged primary sources of the funds in would be to find and return the items, 14th Army is based," and said that "the question were said to have come from Dnister people have a right to this 9 vLADivOSTOK - Ukrainians many of which are in Russian museums the resale of meat and paper, and from living in the former Soviet Union's Far and various archives now. army," which he described as "local." misappropriated cash donations. (Res– East have united in a new organization The Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow He added that he can foresee three publika) called Hromada. Andriy Popov was received a copy of Parliament's order of possible futures for the bit of land called elected president of the organization, the Dnister Republic: it can join with June 29 which was signed by Russian ^ KlEv - A Ukrainian delegation which has pledged to assist the 200,000 President Boris Yeltsin. (intelNews) Russia, it can become an independent returned on June 29 from the Kuban Ukrainians who live in the region. state, or, if Ukraine reunites with region, having traveled there on the Among its goals: to set up Ukrainian Russia, it can join that state. He believes invitation of the regional Council of schools and to organize trips to U– ^ KlEv — Ukraine is facing a water that the Dnister republic should include People's Deputies. The Ukrainian dele– kraine. A conference of Ukrainians shortage. Statistics show that daily right bank territories whose people gation consisted of People's Deputies from the Far East is planned for the water usage per capita sometimes choose to secede from Moldova. vyacheslav Chornovil, Oleksander autumn. (Novyny Tv news) exceeds 450 litres, two to three (RFE;RL Daily Report) Hudyma and Mykola Shkarban, repre– times more than usage in other sentatives of Ukraine's Ministry of ш KHARKiv - A presentation of developed countries. Water usage has Ф SARAJEvO - Five Ukrainian Culture and leaders of Rukh and the the regional department of the in– reportedly increased due to low water soldiers sent to Sarajevo for peacekeep– Ukrainian Kozak movement. The surance company OMETA-1NSTER tariffs and the absence of water meters. ing were seriously injured on July 31 group reported that, with the approval took place in Kharkiv, where it was Pravda Ukrainay quoted officials who during an attack on the Sarajevo air- of the Kuban Regional Council, it will announced that the firm's starting said that tariffs will soon be increased port. One 26-year-old soldier died the help promote the Ukrainian language, capital was 100 million rubles. Accord– and the production of water meters in following day in a German hospital, Ukrainian schools, libraries and news- ing to Demokratychna Ukraina, Zaporizhzhia accelerated, in order to while a second is in critical condition in papers, as well as exchanges geared OMETA-1NSTER claims to be the only help resolve the problem. According to a hospital in Munich. The Ukrainian toward children and artistic collectives. private company in Ukraine that the Ministry of Environment, more than Foreign Ministry has called on U.N. handles all types of insurance, including 100,000 water meters will be installed Secretary General Boutros Boutros– Ф KlEv - Archaeologists here have medical insurance for A1DS victims. next year in homes located in large Ghali to ensure the safety of Ukrainian begun excavations on the site of St. (intelNews) Ukrainian cities. (intelNews) No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 11 instructors from U.S. teach English in lvano-Frankivske by Zenia Tarczanyn-Kunasz Laz, located on the outskirts of lvano- Frankivske. On May 4, 19925 seven teachers and Memorial has acquired a building in assistant teachers from various parts of which it will house a museum to the the United States began teaching Ame– memory of the victims of KGB terro– rican English in the city of lvano- rism. Funds are needed to complete this Frankivske (Stanyslaviv) in western very important project. Ukraine. The program was launched by We also taped English lessons on the the Ukrainian National Association local ТУ station, Halychyna. The dedi– and the lvano-Frankivske Ukrainian cated employees of this fledgling sta– Language Society (Prosvita). tion work from morning to night ga– None of us really knew what would thering objective information, editing confronts us in this part of Ukraine, and producing news and cultural pro- which until recently had been closed off grams. Their task is monumental and to visitors from the West. But, as soon their one-room studio has two S-vHS as we set foot in lvano-Frankivske we home-type camcorders. One is used in felt completely at home. Perhaps the the studio and one in the field. greatest joy was to hear Ukrainian They desperately need professional spoken everywhere and by everyone — equipment — not necessarily state-of- even the teenagers! the-art - but good,used equipment to Yarema Petriv, vice-president of help them generate the high-quality Prosvita, made certain we had all the programs that are so badly needed, it is comforts of home. The Ukrainian a fundamental need, because there are Language Society provided housing, no truly independent television stations food and transportation, as well as a Zirka Уогопка (standing) visits English-language teachers in lvano-Frankivske in Ukraine. The lvano-Frankivske sta– wealth of information on the history of (from left): Zenia Tarczanyn-Kunasz, Yarema Petriv (vice-president, lvano- tion fills such a need. the area. Frankivske Ukrainian Language Society), Olha Bleech and Dianna Derhak. The Ukrainian Language Society is Our teaching assignments consisted renovating the original Prosvita build– of a minimum of four weeks. We taught ing that had been converted to a boxing in various locations throughout the city: and sports gymnasium by local Com– a maternity hospital, a bank, an en– munist authorities. The society is re- gineering building. But no matter constructing the building to its original where the classroom was, the students architectural style. When completed, it were eager to learn not only English, but will have a stage and auditorium, offices also everything about the American and a large lending library to serve the way of life. Our assignments included needs of the community. beginners' classes, advanced beginners' and intermediate levels. Prosvita has a photocopier, but is in desperate need of a fax machine to Since most of the students were transmit important and pertinent infor– professionals or full-time university mation in and out of lvano-Frankivske. students, our classes were held in the For all of us who taught English in evenings. During the day, we not only lvano-Frankivske it was an exciting and had time to prepare lessons, but also to enriching cultural experience. We all explore the city, stopping in small cafes plan to come back next year to teach for coffee and fresh pastry. On week- English as volunteers because the need ends, we took field trips to neighboring is so great. Our four weeks flew by too cities and to the beautiful and breath- quickly. taking Carpathian Mountains. Some of us had to go back home to We also learned about many of the our families and other responsibilities in needs of the community of lvano- the U.S.: Mykola Bartkiw, psychiatrist Frankivske. We visited Memorial, an (Detroit); Maria Halun-Bloch; author organization conducting excavations of (Denver); vira Syvenka, student (Hart- the mass graves of victims murdered by ford) and Zenia Kunasz, teacher (Den– the predecessor of the KGB, the NKvD. English-language teachers visit the office of the mayor of lvano-Frankivske. From ver). Others stayed on to continue The mass graves, containing 1,300 left are: Mykola Bartkiw, Tania Kraus, Mayor Yaroslav Tailikh, Zenia Tarcanyn– teaching in other parts of Ukraine: bodies, were discovered in Demianiv Kunasz, Dianna Derhak and Olha Bleech. (Continued on page 21) 1MPRESS10NS:stional National spirit spirit grows, grows, but butentrepreneurial entrepreneurial inst instinct lags behind by Marie Halun Bloch while watching a crowd of their elders in with us), but something more substan– On the other hand, sharpness of a sea of blue and gold, whipped off their tial: the personal participation of each vision seems lacking in another sphere. During my seven-week tour of U– red Pioneer neckerchiefs and flung individual in memorable historical One time, as my day wore on, 1 made kraine this spring, four of which were them into the dirt. events. note of the economic opportunities that devoted to teaching English in lvano- Other stories are reminiscent of our The 15 students in our class were І came across just that day alone. Most Frankivske, 1 visited or stayed in at least own Betsy Ross, who is said to have mostly young, married and the parents of them pertained to services or con– a dozen homes in five towns and cities: made the first American flag. Ukrainian of young children. They perceived sumer commodities lacking in that lvano-Frankivske, Lviv, Kiev, Ko– women in several towns sewed hun– themselves to be the generation that society. marno and Husakiv. My antenna was dreds of Ukrainian flags, including the would raise Ukraine to its feet. "Our Ukrainians seem simply unaccustom– always out, especially for those first big one spirited secretly to Kiev to generation will make the changes," ed to thinking in terms of convenience. fresh impressions that are so crucial to fly above the crowd. Going the rounds wrote Pavel in the journal kept by every Under the Russian regime, everything an incisive estimate of a place or of a are numerous thrilling tales of the student. "We must work together and was routinely arranged for the incon– people. human chain that formed across U– work well," wrote Olesia, another venience of the consumer. This is still This was my eighth visit to Ukraine kraine to express its unity. student. partly true in independent Ukraine. Such common experiences are the This will have to be turned around. The since 1960, so there were some things The intense desire to learn English, so glue that cement the body politic. The nuts and bolts of daily life - the simple that no longer engaged my special evident in our class, is a part of this sense that they share something won– things - have to be attended to along interest. But there were plenty of new striving. Without a substantial number derful informs the people and has with the monetary policy, the agricul– impressions 1 want to tell about, it's not of English-speaking citizens, Ukraine generated a certain unity among them. tural system, private enterprise and going to be easy, because what 1 learned cannot enter the world's mainstream. Though 1 sat in on a number of politi– other weighty matters. is of an impalpable yet real quality so Women have an important role to play hard to capture in words - or pictures. cal discussions in various places, І detected little contentiousness. On the in this process of change and rehabili– Yet, 1 did detect a striving to make The effects of the astounding more contrary, the discussions, especially tation, and they have taken on their daily life more pleasant, in the cities, for than 90 percent vote for independence among young people, tended to be tasks with vigor, in general, women in instance, a lot of women have dyed their in the referendum of December 1, 1991, civilized and showed tolerance and a the middle class interest themselves in hair red — from pink to deep auburn. І are still operating, despite embarrassed willingness to compromise — two new politics. They are acutely aware of puzzled over this briefly, then con- efforts of some in the West to push it words in the Ukrainian vocabulary. what's going on. No wonder, for in– eluded that it was a means of cheering into oblivion. People are still talking "We need calm and tolerance in all equities fall on their shoulders, and up one's daily life. about the stirring events that preceded strata," Slavko, one of our students, there's an immediacy to the political Then there are the flowers. Not only and accompanied that occurrence. explained. scene that we in America don't feel. are they used as a welcoming gift or a Some of these stories will become Thankfully, this unity is not gene- "Ukraine needs disciplined citizens hostess gift, but also as a means of legend. For instance, several times І rated by common ТУ programs, aired who will work for our motherland brightening one's flat. Lillies-of-the– heard the story of the school kids who, countrywide and soon forgotten (as together and well," Olesia noted. (Cbntinued on page 19) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9. 1992 No. 32 Crimea is site of Plast's first Maritime Camp in Ukraine by Olefo Kolodiy ALUSHTA, Ukraine - The last time 1 visited Ukraine it was in 1976, after the crackdown of the early 70s and before the formation of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, it was hard for me to imagine what Ukraine wouid be like now, compared to those horrible days when every step of one's life was under KGB scrutiny. Thus, it was with some apprehension that 1, together with Roman Stelmach and Natalka Bendiuk stepped down from Air Ukraine flight 322 in Kiev on our way to the very first Plast Maritime Camp (Morskyi Tabir) in the Crimea. About 50 people, many with bouquets of flowers, were waiting to welcome passengers from our flight. How would 1 find my contact? After all, neither had any idea what the other looked like. My fears were quickly subdued when Ї saw a young man with the words "Plast Chornomortsi" on his shirt. Bohdan, our host, gasped when he saw the amount of luggage we had with us (we were bringing books and other material for the camp). He disappeared for a while in order to inquire about cabs. "We need to hire a small bus for all this stuff. He wants 20 American dollars. І don't have that kind of money." "Not to worry," 1 replied. "Get the bus. We'll pay for it." With an exchange rate of 200 coupons to the dollar, S20 was extremely steep for anyone from Ukraine. Campers and counselors of the first Plast Maritime Camp in Ukraine show off the official camp T-shirts. Kiev was like a different world compared to the After two days in Kiev we were ready to head to were normal traveling arrangements. The trip city 1 visited in 1976. Even though Russian still is the Crimea for the historic first Morskyi Tabir on wasn't as bad as we had imagined since it gave us an the predominant language heard on the streets, all the Black Sea. These two days were filled with opportunity to get to know everyone a little better. signs and all official announcements are in countless telephone calls as our two hosts, Bohdan At first only the most bold approached to chat with Ukrainian. Most people will answer in Ukrainian if and Mykola, the Plast leader (stanychnyi) of Kiev, us. spoken to in Ukrainian. The tryzub and blue-and– attended to last-minute details. Pavlo, who is from Kamianets-Podilsky, had yellow flags were everywhere. We were going to the Crimea by train. One group already been traveling for 18 hours. He was going to camp despite the objections of his wife, who really My misgivings about still hearing so much was leaving from Lviv, and a second from Kiev. At the Kiev train station about 25 Plast members doesn't know much about Plast. Уаіегіу, who got Russian on the streets were quickly calmed when І on the train at Dnipropetrovske, is a history teacher listened in on a few of the conversations, very often boarded our train for the 21-hour ride to Symfero– pil. from Kiev. Our conversation on the train revolved they revolved around distrust of Moscow and around the importance of the Black Sea and the complaints that Moscow was still trying to control For us, 21 hours in the train seemed as if they Crimea for the future of Ukraine. This timely topic things in Ukraine. would surely be pure agony, but for our hosts these (Continued on page 14)

Plast members in uniform gather on a hill above the Black Sea. Campers huddle around the traditional "captains table"for dinner.

Camp counselors from both Ukraine and the U.S. wear T-shirts em- Plast members from Ukraine confer during their first "Morskyi Tabir.' blazoned with the motif of the Chornomortsi Plast fraternity. No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1992 13 Boston offers a special welcome to Ukrainian Tovarysh by Tania M. D'Avignon

BOSTON - On Saturday, July 11, 1.5 million people gathered in Boston's harbor to welcome and view the arrival of the tall ships, it was breathtaking to see the majestic giants of the past sail into the harbor. it was a spectacular event. But for us Ukrainians there was one particular ship that we were awaiting, the To– varysh, with its blue-and-yellowflag. (it was unfortunate that the ikar and Maestro were not part of Sail Boston.) The scheduled arrival time was 2 p.m. A contingent of Ukrainian Americans was prepared to greet the ship. Larissa D'Avignon was in full Ukrainian cos– tume, bearing the traditional bread and salt. The time of arrival kept shifting, now it was 3 p.m. then 4:30 p.m. Larissa waited patiently despite the broiling sun. it was nice as well as amusing to see how many spectators requested to be photographed with her, asking her if she spoke English! For eight hours she waited for the arrival of the ship. Finally, as the last ship was coming in, the blue– and-yellow flag was spotted in the distance. All were ready. However, due to strong winds and a Coast Guard cutter that was in its way, the Tovarysh was unable to dock. Off it sailed, leaving behind hundreds of disappointed spec– tators, among them a tired and sun- baked Larissa. However, about an hour later it returned. From Bostonians to Ukrainian sailors: produce donated to the As the ship was docking, we watched Larissa D'Avignon waits patiently for the Tovarysh. Tovarysh. the tired, somber faces of the crew On Monday morning a tailor arrived looking at the spectators. As the Ukrai– and measured the crew for new work nians in the crowd cheered them in, uniforms. Two days later 117 uniforms smiles appeared on their previously arrived, each box identified by name. emotionless faces! Even bigger smiles Les Thiele, a generous young woman appeared when they saw the young lady who had heard about the plight of the in Ukrainian costume holding the bread Ukrainian sailors donated 120 work and salt. uniforms, hats, socks and sweatshirts. Capt. McBride of the Coast Guard These were supplied at a tremendous invited Larissa to welcome the Tovarysh discount by the Army and Navy surplus with our own tradition. She was asked store. to board the ship first. Larissa wel– Christine Norman's Charles River comed Capt. Boris Kisov and the crew Travel donated fruit baskets and 240 of Tovarysh on behalf of the Ukrainian pairs of socks. Two teens brought in two Americans of Boston. The crew was pairs of jeans and very shyly handed genuinely surprised, it was the first time them over to a couple of sauors they were welcomed with the old Ukrai– From all over the state food dona– nian tradition of bread and salt, in New tions in incredible amounts poured in. York they had greeted the Ukrainian Truck after truck, van after van pulled community in this manner. up to the ship with its cargo. When the The crew looked tired and neglected ship was unable to store any more food, - what a contrast to the crews on the (Continued on page 22) other ships. They looked in need of Zenon Kassaraba examines new work uniforms for the crew. food, showers and some decent work uniforms. On Saturday evening, during a dis– cussion with some of the crew, it was discovered that the Tovarysh lacked supplies and equipment to continue the last leg of the Columbus 1992 Regatta to Liverpool. Bob Krukshenk, the liaison from Motorola, overheard this conversation and took action imme– diately. Boston's WZOU radio station announced the plight of the Ukrainian sailors on Sunday morning. What followed was incredible. The thought- fulness and generosity of the Bostonians cannot be described. Help started pouring in. Janet Poor and her two girls were on their way to see the tall ships. Upon hearing the announcement they immediately de- toured to a supermarket, filling bags with all kinds of products. The girls also made sure there were several big bags of candy bars. it is difficult to describe all of the help offered. Shower heads were replaced, spare parts for the diesel engine were donated. Ten sails were brought in from Connecticut and paint was provided to Tania D'Avignon spruce up the ship. Tovarysh crew members hang out and look coo! in their new "Massachussets Sail" T-shirts donated by the navy. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 No. 32

One of the most memorable events for me was the Crimea is site of... celebration of the feast of ivan Kupalo. With hardly (Continued from page 12) ПЛАСТ any preparation, the campers went through an pervaded many discussions throughout the week at elaborate ceremony with rites that 1 never even camp. Oleh was a veteran of the student demon– knew about. The girls prepared wreaths, the boys a strations and their "tent city" in Kiev. He was also "baba" that was set on fire, various games and a Plast veteran, having been a member for two years. rituals followed. Everyone knew some rite or ritual Most others were not bold enough to engage in and taught it to others, and the celebration conversation just yet. continued for four hours, culminating with the girls At Symferopil we met the Lviv group and going into the Black Sea in order to set their boarded a bus for the two-hour trip to our camp at wreaths afloat. We captured this feast on video- the site of a former Pioneer resort called Artek in tape and it is truly a memorable event. the town of Alushta, near Yalta. (Pioneers were a The evening campfires were a mixture of songs, Soviet pseudo-scout organization whose purpose skits and lectures related to Plast, Maritime camps, was to indoctrinate youth in Communist ideology). history and the importance of the Black Sea, and At Artek 1 found that we were just a tiny drop of current events. My job was to teach traditions of Ukrainians in a sea of Russians. The Pioneers who Morski Tabory, some drills, and how to conduct used to inhabit Artek were still there, although they youth meetings. І was also scheduled to give a were no longer called Pioneers and do not wear lecture on the history and importance of the Black their distinctive red neckerchiefs. However, Sea, but we had various experts who were camp everything else about them seemed as before. They members and were able to do these lectures all spoke only Russian, wore blue and white shirts much better than 1. and gaped in amazement at us. Thus began for me During this time we dined in the main dining hall an amazing seven days of Plast camp in the Crimea. together with the rest of the Russian-speaking Up to this point 1 had perceived differences both former Pioneers. They stared at us as we began and ended each meal with a prayer and the traditional in lifestyle and in world outlook between myself Greetings from Plast's Maritime Camp. and my brethren from Ukraine. As camp life "God grant us a good meal" greeting from the started, however, ail these differences seemed to One very important element in camp life was camp captain, (in general the food was good evaporate. Except for the fact that only Ukrainian singing. І was very surprised to find out that many although somewhat monotonous.) was spoken, 1 could have been at a Plast camp in of the same Plast songs 1 knew, they also knew, it seemed that in a very short time camp was over upstate New York. 1 half expected to hear a mixture albeit with small differences, perhaps new phrases and we were packing to go home. Perhaps the mood of Ukrainian and English. or somewhat different words. One day, while 1 was of the campers can best be summarized in the words in a good mood 1 grabbed a guitar and sang a few of an original camp song written by one of the І spent countless hours just sitting and listening Chornomorsky songs. This created a lot of campers and translated here from the Ukrainian: to the beautiful Ukrainian language spoken by the excitement and 1 immediately was surrounded by a campers. We had 39 Plast members, age 18 to 41, "O waves of my sea, my Black Sea J Too soon group with pencil and paper begging me to teach we will party From this Plast Tabir Chorno– from all regions of Ukraine, east and west, as well as them these songs. This continued until the end of from Poland - and each region had its own motsiv^And once again you shall hear only the camp during which time the campers learned many rustle of the Moscow tongue. distinctive accent. There were five instructors from songs from me, both in Ukrainian and some even in various parts of Ukraine who taught scuba diving, "O Black Sea it would be better to die^than to English. (1 know that in the States it sounds like give you ирДо damned Moscow.^ And when we sailing, rowing and karate, as well as five instruc– blasphemy to teach English songs in Plast camp, tors from the United States. come again next yearyTo the Plast Tabir Chor– but this was, after all, Ukraine, and English was not nomortsivyNo longer shall we hear that Moscow The first two days were spent camping in small something to be avoided but rather something of tongue." pup-tents directly on the shore a few yards from the interest and intrigue). І also learned many songs As we waited at the station in Symferopil for our Black Sea. This was a Maritime Camp that would from the campers. train to Lviv, all of us were in a jovial mood singing be used as a model for future camps and included One of the things that impressed me most was the Ukrainian songs. We were approached by a young traditions like the captain's chair and "dining table" high degree of nationalistic feeling found among man who spoke to some campers in Russian. At the (made out of stones laid out on the sand), and a the campers, much more than in an equivalent time 1 did not know exactly what he was saying, gong that beat out the time every half hour. group of Ukrainians from the U.S. Discussions since 1 do not understand Russian, but 1 could sense Many of the campers had only recently joined between campers did not consist merely of social trouble. Plast and therefore had only theoretical, but no banter such as who's dating whom, what songs are Later 1 found out that he was unhappy that we practical knowledge. All the campers, however, had popular and the like. The topic of discussion always were singing in Ukrainian and wanted us to stop one thing in common: an insatiable thirst to know seemed to revolve around the situation inUkraine. and sing in Russian instead. After a while he began everything there was to know about Plast. in the states we take the independence of Ukraine threatening the girls who were singing with bodily The tougher we made it, the more they seemed to as an accomplished fact, but these Ukrainians see harm, attempted to manhandle some of the males like it. imagine, they actually wanted more drills so the battle for the hearts and minds of a Russified and threatened to "kill" all of us. that they would become more proficinet. Any population as only the beginning. They perceive After about five minutes of this, ihor, who taught literature we had about Plast in the diaspora was many enemies to Ukrainian independence, both karate at our camp, joined the group. When this immediately gobbled up. "Zhyttia v Plasti," the internal and external, and foresee dangerous times individual attempted to grab ihor by the shirt, ihor official Plast handbook, was worth its weight in ahead. They believe that Moscow is still trying to struck him one blow to the side of the head with his gold. control events in Ukraine and that a showdown elbow (he had demonstrated this defensive techni– These first two days were tough as we spent them with Russia is inevitable. Ukraine is independent on que during his karate lessons), and our friend spent in our little camp by the Black Sea without any paper but de facto independence is still something the next five minutes out cold on the pavement. comforts whatsoever. The next five days were in the future. After coming to, with our help, he barely staggered conducted as a training course for counselors at a Most joined Plast because they perceive this away. site located about a five-minute walk from the organization as an important vehicle in restoring And so, here you have the Crimea, supposedly a Black Sea. This part of camp was less regimented nationalistic feeling among the younger generation. part of an independent Ukraine. Now 1 finally than the first two days and we treated the campers They all know about Stepan Bandera and Roman understood what my brethren were trying to tell me as future counselors. We discussed the Kozaks and Shukhevych and are aware that these nationalists all along. Ukrainian independence is still only on the history of the Black Sea, the history of Plast, were members of Plast in their youth. They feel paper. The fight for true independence has only how to conduct Plast meetings with youths, etc. Plast can develop more nationalists like these. begun, it surely will be long and hard. Don't let your subscription lapse! 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presented numerous papers, and al– Graduates from ready has many publications, in addi– U.S.A.F Academy Notes on people tion to his academic and professional pursuits, he was active in student life, sioned a second lieutenant in the United sports and, perhaps most importantly, States Air Force, received a bachelor of Wins distinction in the Ukrainian community. science in engineering, and is scheduled From early childhood (thanks to his for undergraduate pilot training at in photography parents), he became active in Plast. Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Later he was awarded its top honor, Texas, beginning in December of 1992. DES PLA1NES, ill. - Kristine M. being named a "hetmanskyi skob." Struminsky was recently recognized as Plast camps, jamborees, training, in August, Mr. Linehan will return to a Certified Professional Photographer instructing, counseling and further the academy in Colorado Springs to (CPP) by Professional Photographers work with the Plast fraternity Orden assist in the engineering department on of America, inc. She is now one of 1,600 Khrestonostsiv continue to be an a special project. photographers worldwide to attain this integral part of his life, ^specially after While at the academy, he received his distinction, for which she had to meet meeting one special Plast member, parachute wings, successfully com– rigorous requirements to prove her Bohdanna Maria Lewyckyj from pleted his T-41 airplane program and artistic, technical, ethical and business Rochester, N. Y., whom he married in a did soaring. He was also on the varsity competence. traditional Ukrainian wedding. water polo team and the varsity swim Founded in 1880, Professional The young couple, just returning team. Photographers of America is the from a visit to Ukraine, now reside in world's oldest and largest association Rochester, N. Y., where Dr. Kowalchuk He attended St. Francis Xavier for professional photographers, itesta– is an internal medicine intern at Strong School, Central School and Wilmette blishes standards of professional per– Memorial Hospital and Mrs. Kowal– Junior High School, and graduated formance and provides educational chuk is a software engineer at Eastman from Loyola Academy in 1988. programs for its 17,000 members and Kodak. He is the son of Elaine A. and 214 affiliated organizations worldwide. in July of 1993 Dr. Kowalchuk will Richard J. Linehan ill Richard J. Linehan of Wilmette, Hi. Ms. Struminsky is a member of UNA begin a diagnostic radiology residency Elaine Linehan is the former Elaine Branch 206. at the Hospital of the University of COLORADO SPR1NGS, Colo. - Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Richard Joseph Linehan ill graduated Kurko who was vice-president of the Dr. Kowalchuk is the son of Roman from the United States Air Force Ukrainian Youth League of North and Anisia Kowalchuk of Reading, Pa., Academy, here on May 27. America in 1964 and 1965. who both have prestigious engi– Mr. Linehan graduated with acade– The entire family belongs to Ukrai– neering positions at ATAT. His grand- mic and military honors and was on the nian National Association Branch 22 in parents are Dr. George and veronika Superintendents' List. He was commis– Chicago. Cehelsky, and Michael and Olga Kowalchuk. after the second world war as a result of Soviet state... combat operations, changes of borders, Both the Cehelsky and Kowalchuk (Continued from page 3) repatriation, internment and other families are Ukrainian National Asso– The Times story draws upon an item collisions caused by war." ciation members. Grandfather Michael published in izvestia on July 31, which Mr. volkogonov also said the de- Kowalchuk, who himself was the long- provides a list of 39 U.S. citizens classified KGB documents indicate that time secretary of Branch 239 in Phila– imprisoned after World War H, and the individuals involved were threatened Kristine M. Struminsky delphia, has enrolled all seven grand- examines the individual cases of people that if they did not renounce their U.S. children in Branch 368 in Miami. arrested or persecuted by the Soviet citizenship, they would be sent to jail as Wins award for security organs, based on recently spies. When some complied, they were Earns degree unearthed KGB files. imprisoned as Soviet citizens. biomedicai research Mr. volkogonov is quoted as saying Mr. volkogonov said the list was in osteopathy that because a number of the missing being published in the hope that rela– PHILADELPHIA - Roman МІ- were born in the 1920s and 1930s, there tives would come forward with more chael Kowalchuk received his medical is a good chance that some may still be information. He added that his office in degree as well as the Upjohn Award for alive. The Russian commissioner goes Moscow could be contacted by calling Excellence in Biomedicai Research on to say that "a large group of U.S. (7-095) 206-3304, or by writing to him from the University of Pennsylvania citizens found themselves on the^terri– at 10 ilyinka St., Moscow, Russia, School of Medicine here on Monday, tory of the former USSR during and 103132. May 18. He graduated summa cum laude Ukraine and Russia... "Both presidents should take realistic from Duke University in 1985 (in three steps forward to reduce the tension years) with a double major in biomedi– (Continued from page 1) surrounding the fleet," President Krav– cal engineering and electrical engineer– chuk said, adding that if "important ing. in 1987, he earned a master's degree Before their negotiations, both pre– progress on this issue is made today, in bioengineering from the School of sidents had expressed their individual future meetings will not be necessary. Engineering and Applied Sciences at views on the importance of the summit. As far as other problems are concerned, the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kravchuk said that if the dispute he said, "we will continue to meet." As part of a combined degree pro- over the fleet is not resolved, the President Yeltsin said the Dagomys gram, he completed his Doctor of tenuous stability in the region could be agreements provided the necessary Philosophy in bioengineering in De– further aggravated. stimulus for the building of closer cember of 1991, and completed his Ukrainian-Russian relations. The Ukrainian president suggested medical degree this past May. Other officials attending the summit Dr. Kowalchuk is very active in that the unconstitutional acts of Admi– included: First Deputy Chairman of the several professional organizations, has Dr. Roman W. Matlaga ral igor Kasatonov and other leaders of Ukrainian Parliament vasyl Durdy– the fleet could result in the creation of nets, First Deputy Chairman of the NEW YORK - Roman W. Matlaga an autonomous naval unit. Russian Parliament U. Larov, Ukrai– graduated from New York College of nian Defense Minister Konstantyn Osteopathic Medicine on June 3. He Morozov, Russian Defense Minister will continue his internship training at Democratic... Pavel Grachov, and Deputy Chairman Kennedy Memorial Hospital in southern (Continued from page 1) of the Crimean Parliament A. Bahrov. New Jersey. Rukh issued a statement at the Dr. Matlaga graduated cum laude congress which read: "Rukh, the Popu– from villanova University with a B.S. in ar Movement of Ukraine, declares its New Ukrainian... biology and chemistry. readiness to cooperate with the national (Continued from page 10) Dr. Matlaga was an altar boy for democratic forces on the basis of a his moral scruples and to conform to the eight years at St. Mary's Ukrainian coalition. At the congress, the creation harsh reality of his surroundings. Catholic Church in Carteret, N.J., and of a new political party took place. The film has received very favorable took summer courses at the Ukrainian Rukh, as an independent civic-political reviews. Following screenings at the Seminary in Stanford, Conn. He also organization, in accordance with its Berlin and Cannes film festivals this attended Ukrainian Heritage School by-laws, cannot join any type of politi– year, the film was invited to take part in and belonged to the Ukrainian Youth cal party. At the same time, we state that competition at international film lesti– Organization SUM-A. we are ready to cooperate with the vals in venice, Rimini, Manheim and Dr. Matlaga is a member of UNA Congress of National-Democratic Toronto. Branch 209 in Carteret. Forces in matters, which do not contra- Additional information about the diet the conditions stated in the pro- film may be obtained from the film's grams and by-laws of Rukh, and which producer, Marko Stech, at Kobza u.s. SAVINGS are focused on the building of an international Corp. 2253 Lakeshore BONDS independent, democratic Ukrainian Blvd. W., Toronto, Ontario M8v 1M3; nation." (416) 253-9314, fax: (416) 253-9515. Dr. Roman M. Kowalchuk ш THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 9,1992 No. 32 L.A. school offers English courses MEDICAL CLINIC ON WHEELS LOS ANGELES - The E. Manfred Evans Community Adult School has Evans Community Adult School here had immigration and Naturalization offers an intensive program of instruc– Service approval and full support for 37 tion in English language communica– years. Since 1955, Evans has been tion skills to foreign-born residents as authorized by the 1NS to issue form 1- well as non-immigrant students. The 10. Evans is accredited by the Western college-preparatory program is orga– Association of Schools and Colleges, nized on a trimester basis which enables and all teachers and counselors are the student to master three levels of certified by the State of California. English a year. Local colleges and universities, both The program's curriculum is designed undergraduate and graduate, have to prepare students for admission to actively recruited Evans graduates for American universities, to pass profes– their programs. sional license exams and to engage in Enrollment in the English-language occupations or professions which re- program is continuous, from the end of quire sophisticated English communi– August to the beginning of June. Tui– cation skills. Preparation for the Test of tion for the 1992-1993 school year is English as a Foreign Language S436.20 a trimester, Si,308.60 a year. (TOEFL) and other university admis– For further information contact the E. sion exams is built into the curriculum. Manfred Evans Community Adult Evans has a College Counseling Center School, 717 North Figueroa St., Los that assists students in obtaining admis– Angeles, CA 90012-2196; (213) 626- sion to American universities. 7151. ШННВННННПННІМВ The UAPE has contacted American Educators join forces... school supply companies in order to AMERICAN PHYSICIAN, DR. BORIS LUSHNIAK FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO WITH CHILDREN (Continued from page 9) purchase supplies at wholesale prices. FROM ZHYTOMYR OBLAST, RADlATlON AFFECTED REGlON. Many teachers have volunteered to were donated to Ukrainian high schools support this movement. Soon the THE HONOR ROLL of noble people - medical and dental volunteers, who have in Poland, Brazil and Germany. A raffle UAPE will be packaging necessary already served with dedication or are about to participate in the medical ticket sale is planned as well. school supplies and shipping them to mission in Ukraine. The UAPE realized the dire need for Ukraine (only schools that have not Ukrainian schools after interviewing 10 APRIL succumbed to Russification will obtain educators from Ukraine. This led to the these supplies). creation of a movement called "Уеіуке Dr. Bohdan Celevych, pediatrician, Chicago, 1L; Dr. John Doyle, dentist, Aktsiya" (Great Action), for the Professor at U.W. Medical School, Madison, Wl; Dr. Kolensky, dentist, Chicago, All Ukrainian professional educa– 1L; lrene Orynchak, pharmacist, Cleveland, OH support of schools in Ukraine. UAPE tors are invited to become members of has established ties with the Ukrainian the UAPE. Membership has quad– MAY Ministry of Education and with Min– rupled to 272 and is still growing. The ister of Education Petro Talanchuk, UAPE needs to organize branches Dr. Maria Baltarowich, dentist, Detroit, Ml; Dr. Paul Dzul, otolaryngology, who invited the UAPE to Kiev to plan where there are none and to participate Professor of Medical School, Wayne University, Detroit, Ml further joint work. in the "great action." it is also calling on the Ukrainian community for dona– JUNE Long island, N.Y. couple seeks tions and support. Dr. Patricia Cusumano Lushniak, family practice, Cincinnati, OH; Dr. Boris Lushniak, family practice and dermatology, Cincinnati, OH; Dr. Gregory WOMAN for CH1LD CARE For further information please con- Burbelo, internist, Westerly, Rl; Gregory Welychko, engineer representative for tact: UAPE c;o Zynowij Kwit 804 N. Ohmeda, Madison, Wl; Wayne Hay, engineer-specialist for Ohmeda, Madison, (516) 561-4132 Woodstock St., Philadelphia, PA Wl; Rosemary Bercham, RN-St. Maryfc Hospital, Madison, Wl; Dan Piorier, 19130; telephone: (215) 769-0889. anaesthetist, St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, Wl; Robert Rashid, photographer, St. Maryfc Hospital, Madison, Wl; Paul Harasymowych, medical student, Quebec, Canada; Olha Bleech, Translator, Gardena, CA TO ALL MEMBERS OF UNA BRANCH 367 JULY 1N ROCHESTER, N.Y. The secretary's duties of UNA Branch 367, "Zaporozka 5itch" society Dr. Michael Shubyn, podiatrist, Parma, OH; Dr. Rudolph Wilhelm, internist- allergy specialist, Detroit, Ml; Dr. RoxolanaTymiak-Lonchyna, dentist, Chicago, in Rochester, N.Y. have been assumed 1L; Maria Tymiak, biomedical specialist, Chicago, 1L; Dr. Myron Pozniak, radiologist, Professor of Radiology, U.W. Medical School, Madison, Wl; Dr. Larry by Nicholas Fedorkiv A. Lindesmith, internist, pulmonary disease specialist, Chairman, Department of internal Medicine, Gundersen Clinic, Ltd., La Crosse, Wl; Diana Lindesmith, We ask a!l members of this Branch to direct all correspondence regarding RN, La Crosse, Wl membership and insurance, as well as their membership premiums to the address listed below: AUGUST MR. NICHOLAS FEDORKIV Dr. Olexander Gudziak, dentist, Syracuse, NY; Dr. Lydia Chapelsky, 1100 English Rd. Apt. 439, Rochester, N.Y. 14616 pediatrician, Ann Arbor, Ml; Dr. Sonia Prokopetz, family practice, Toronto, Tel.: (716) 227-6405 Ontario, Canada; Dr. Mykola Deychakiwsky, family practice and surgery, Cleveland, OH

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the pioneer of the human-rights move– Ms. Svitlychna called Rukh, the The program was officially closed by Ukrainian champion... ment in Soviet Ukraine." Popular Movement of Ukraine, and the Mr. Monaghan who expressed his (Continued from page 4) Ms. Svitlychna underscored the Ukrainian Parliament the heirs of these appreciation to all those who had Ukrainian human-rights movement's bearers of the "torch of solidarity" contributed to the evening's success and Franklin, Ms. Svitlychna formally role "in the defeat of the Soviet totali– whose friendships and alliances in the issued an invitation to all interested thanked Mr. Monaghan and the as– tarian system," stressing that the parti– camps have served as a model for guests to become members of the Poor sembled guests in a prepared speech, cipants of the human-rights movement avoiding "the threat of inter-ethnic Richard Club. Currently, the Philadel– read in English by Titus Hewryk. in in Ukraine were not only ethnic Ukrai– conflicts in today's highly charged phia-based club has branches in New self-effacing modesty, Ms. Svitlychna nians, but Jews, Armenians and Rus– atmosphere." Jersey, Delaware, New York, Florida, indicated that the award rightfully sians as well. She cited the friendships North Carolina, Kentucky, Hlinois, belongs to those human-rights activists She concluded by emphasizing that between ethnic Ukrainians and these "concern for human-rights in the post– Michigan and California, and interna– who "paved the way for today's builders others, friendships that "disturbed the tional affiliates in London, Berlin, of an independent democratic U– Chornobyl era is just as important as it authorities a great deal more than any was under the arbitrary rule of the Bermuda, Jamaica and South Africa. kraine," and especially to those who violation of the regimes in the labor gave their lives in pursuit of Ukraine's Soviet regime," and thanked the pro- The Poor Richard Club has also camps," for it was in these friendships gram's sponsors for their recognition of freedom. that the death throes of the inhuman formed close ties and reciprocal rela– the Ukrainian human-rights movement, tions with the London Press Club, the Soviet system became most visible and adding that this recognition would help "From my own contemporaries," she most inevitable. Czecho-Slovakia Press Club, the Bar– continued, "this list must include the to stimulate renewed attention to hu– celona Press Club, and the Milan Press valiant vasyl Stus, the wise Oleksa She mentioned poet vasyl Stus,who man-rights issues. Club. According to Mr. Monaghan, Tykhy, the tragic Yuriy Lytvyn and joined the National Liberation Army of Approximately 30 Ukrainian Ameri– club members are extremely interested Mykhailo Melnyk, the sparkingly witty Armenia and encouraged leading Baltic cans were present to witness the awards in forming such reciprocal ties with Уаіегіу Marchenko, the utterly selfless human-rights activists Mart Niklus and ceremony. Kiev. ivan Svitlychny, the scathingly critical viktoras Petkus to join the Ukrainian Heliy Sniehiriov, the steadfastly un– Helsinki Group. She also mentioned compromising Alia Horska and Oksana journalist valeriy Marchenko, who was TORGSYN ТОРГСИН TORGSYN ЙЙ?йЗЬиб. accused of Ukrainian and Azerbaijani (415) 752-5721 Meshko, and the ever generous Zyno– 5542 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94121 (415) 752-5721 (FAX) viy Krasivsky and Yaroslav Lesiv. And nationalism and was later charged this roster would be incomplete without under the penal codes of Ukraine, the courageous Gen. Petro Grigorenko, Russia and Kazakhstan. WE HAVE ALL THE ITEMS WHICH ARE VERY POPULAR IN THE CIS

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tional management" would continue to Ukrainian leader left for the United talks. Pending conclusion of the nego– Dagomys accord... remain within the purview of the com– States, in which he asked sarcastically if tiations, both sides pledged to refrain (Continued from page 2) mand of the OS armed forces. Russia would perhaps provide the from taking any unilateral measures. response of the chief spokesman for the Moscow's position is that the diffe– guarantees that Ukraine was seeking. This has been seen as a signficant step in Russian Foreign Ministry was, at the rentiation between "administration" defusing the drawn out and often very least, rather puzzling, and it raises and "operational management," which The Dagomys agreement emotionally laden conflict centered on serious questions about what exactly is would allow for the establishment of the question of how — and, indeed, if — going on in the upper echelons of the dual command over the strategic forces At Dagomys the question of strategic the Black Sea Fleet is to be divided. Russian government. on Ukraine's territory, is a cover for that nuclear weapons was sidestepped by the Yet, it must be pointed out that as Aside from the fundamental problem country's designs on the forces in two sides' agreeing to reaffirm their early as January, Ukrainian and Rus– of whether Russia is prepared to treat question. commitment to "existing agreements sian delegations met for talks in Kiev on Ukraine (and the other C1S states) as an Thus far, negotiations on the issue that define the status of the strategic military questions that ended in a joint equal, there have been and still are a have yielded no results. The latest forces of the Joint Armed Forces of the communique recognizing Ukraine's number of specific issues concerning discussions between representatives of OS" and to continue consultations in right to an unspecified part of the fleet. nuclear arms that have contributed to the Ukrainian and Russian Ministries order to reach agreement on the im– As further developments showed, that worsening Ukrainian-Russian rela– of Defense, on July 3, proved fruitless plementation of their obligations in agreement did little to calm passions tions. One of these was Ukraine's and were postponed until the C1S accordance with START, the Lisbon and, ultimately, failed to resolve the suspension in mid-March of tactical summit in Moscow, where the issue was protocol and other agreements on issue. nuclear weapons shipments to Russia again taken off the agenda at the strategic nuclear weapons. As noted insistence of the OS commander-in– above, no progress was made on this The Dagomys agreement also esta– for destruction. At the time Mr. Krav– blishes the principle of the openness of chuk argued that the step had been chief, Marshal Yevgeniy Shaposhnikov. score either at the meeting of represen– tatives of the Ukrainian and Russian state borders between Ukraine and taken because there were no guarantees Behind all of these differences looms Russia; commits both sides to protect– that the weapons would actually be the larger problem of Ukrainian distrust Defense Ministries or at the recently concluded Moscow summit. ing the interests of the other country's destroyed. A month later it was an– of Russia, which has been reflected in nationals residing on their territory; and nounced that Ukraine and Russia had demands from certain political forces in The bulk of the agreement concerns allows for the military personnel of both reached agreement and that the ship– Ukraine for the retention of a nuclear economic matters. Most important, countries who are serving in the OS ments would be resumed. capability in the face of what is viewed perhaps, was Russia's endorsement of armed forces to take the oath of alle– By the time Mr. Kravchuk completed as a hostile neighbor that has made Ukraine's intention to introduce its own giance to the country of which they are his talks in Washington in early May, all claims on its territory. Reportedly, currency, in consequence, the two sides citizens. The agreement took effect tactical nuclear weapons had been there is a similar mood among some agreed to coordinate their actions with from the date of its signing. removed from Ukraine's territory. Still senior Ukrainian military officers. regard to the reorganization of pay– outstanding, however, is Ukraine's No less revealing are Ukraine's stated ments and other financial transactions. demand to "administer" the strategic preferences for destroying the nuclear They also agreed that they would pay Conclusion nuclear forces on its territory, which has arsenal on its territory rather than for commodities and services rendered its origins in the decree issued by delivering it to Russia and Mr. Krav– to each other according to world market A sober look at the results of the President Kravchuk on April 3, placing chuk's attempts to obtain some form of prices and provide each other with long- Dagomys summit does not provide all military forces in Ukraine under the security guarantees from the West for a term credits at favorable rates. grounds for a great deal of optimism control of the Ukrainian Ministry of non-nuclear Ukraine. The latest such it was also decided to establish a about Ukrainian-Russian relations Defense. According to the Ukrainians, request was made by the Ukrainian bilateral interstate commission to regu– either in the long or the short term. the "administration" of strategic nu– president during his recent visit to late commercial and cooperative rela– Although there was consensus on sev– clear forces involves such matters as NATO's headquarters in Brussels, tions, including relations between eral issues, mostly relating to economic staff appointments and promotions, Ukraine's apprehension came through enterprises of the military-industrial matters, it is hard to forget that this is financing, social questions and admi– clearly in an interview with Mr. Krav– complex, as well as a coordinating not the first time that Ukraine and nistration of the national oath; "opera– chuk in La Stampa shortly before the mechanism for servicing the internal Russia have signed documents agreeing debt of the former Soviet Union. on matters that set them apart. The in a related matter, Russia finally results of such previous agreements are ! Yes, І gave in to Ukraine's demand to transfer well known, and it remains to be seen if to it part of the former Soviet Union's the good intentions of both sides on this І l'd like a Ukrainian perspective on the news! j property abroad. Specifically, Ukraine occasion will eventually be translated will be given buildings to house its into concrete actions. diplomats. in the non-economic sphere, the Nonetheless, the summit certainly agreement calls for the creation of has a positive side, which must be seen Ukrainian and Russian navies based on in its symbolic value, and is likely to be the Black Sea Fleet, the details of which well received in Western capitals. are to be worked out in continuing The most intriguing question, how– ever, is what brought President Krav– chuk and Yeltsin to the negotiating table at this particular juncture. 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bands of traditional Easter egg or Ukraine a decent member of the world indignation. "Our country doesn't need National spirit grows,... embroidery motifs. Most are built of community of nations." parcels of humanitarian aid," declared (Continued from page 11) light red brick. And they are not waiting for instruc– Oleh. "We must help ourselves by using valley were in bloom and their fragrance tion, but have already pitched in to do our heads." Churches are being built of the same perfumed many a home in spring. what is closest at hand. Much of this Such was the quality of students in brick. Wherever a church goes up, so spirit was manifested when the U.S. Attention to such detail speaks of an does its bell tower and a little roadside our class. Our Western style of teach– undying spirit of bravado among Ukrai– government announced the establish– ing language, as opposed to the rigid chapel - no two ever alike — that ment of the American Peace Corps in nians under the most difficult circum– make a charming ornament on the land. Soviet style still practiced by some local stances. Even the new homes going up Ukraine. At first there was bewilder– teachers, was a revelation to both in the ivano-Frankivske and Lviv Such architecture is an expression of ment: What is it? Some sort of corps to students and local teachers who visited regions — and perhaps elsewhere — the will of the people toward a new put down unrest? But Ukraine is peace– our classes. Ours was a happy class, speak of the determination of the people dignity, a new self-pride, a new will to ful! thanks to Zenia Kunasz and the recep– to cast the old aside. make of human life a happy thing. Then, when the project was explained tive students. Several times the class was reluctant to go home and had to be in the countryside there is a veritable There's a certain unabashed pride of (Americans will come and teach you exuberance of new houses, built in a how to farm, how to preserve foods, chased out. it was a pleasure to teach country in the land, a feeling of com– such students! brand new architectural style. Away petence, a belief in Ukraine's potential. hnw to do this and that), there was with the crowded little "khata" of the The very word "Ukraine" is frequently past! Away with the chillingly grey on people's lips, it is noticeable and concrete high rises of the present! These uplifting. Many a person said to me, "1 new houses that dot the landscape are want to help Ukraine." spacious, mind-expanding, two-story houses, probably shared by two related "Our generation," wrote Pavel, "will families. Many of them are lovingly make the changes. People who believe decorated on the outside with painted in Ukraine and in themselves will make

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Saturday, September 5, 1992, 10:30 a.m. There are many museums and parks for individual CHAMP10NSH1PS of USCAK FOR INDIVIDUALS CHAMPIONSHIP of USCAK throughout Ukraine. Since Ukraine is and trophies of the and Ukrainian National Association Trophies 6t Ribbons opening up to the world and tourism, TABLE of EVENTS signs in the museums and parks must be Boys 7 Men Ukrainian National Association, Soyuzivka, (including the GirlsXWomen changed to the Ukrainian and English INDIVIDUAL languages (rather than Ukrainian and B. Rak, Dr. v. Huk, L Rubel, and Dr. P. Charuk memoriai Russian). This work could be done by trophies), Svoboda, The Ukrainian Weekly and the sports– Event U Age Age Event ft our high school and college students manship Trophy of Mrs. Mary Dushnyk and prize money. 1 "Ї37ТГ 100m im 13714 2 during their summer vacations as an 3 ... 15 4 over 100m im 15 4 over .. 4 organized project. 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AA Snvuzivka: weekend of August 13 PREVIEW OF EVENTS August 14-16 latest concert information. The perfor– mance is part of the ongoing intema– COLUMBUS, Ohio: The Children of tional Night Series presented by the Chornobyl Relief Fund is participating Nassau County Department of Recrea– in the Rickenbacker Air Show on Friday, tion and Parks and is sponsored by Saturday, and Sunday featuring the Mria Canon USA inc. with media sponsor (AN 225), the world's largest aircraft. A WHL1 radio. For further information, benefit dinner will take place on Friday, call (516) 542-4442. August 14, at 5 p.m. in the hangar adjoining the Mria. Special guests are to August 23 include: Ambassador of Ukraine Oleh COHOES, N.Y.: A special divine liturgy Bilorus; First Secretary of the Embassy will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in comme– Serhiy Koulyk; Gov. George v. voino– moration of the first anniversary of vich of Ohio; Franklin County Com– Ukraine's independence. An informal missioners Dorothy Teater, Jack Foulk get-together will be held afterwards in the and Hugh DeMoss; Mayor Gregory church hall. Lashutka of Columbus; Yuri Popov, head of the Ukraine Space Mission. Air МІАМЇ: An ad-hoc committee for cele– show^ Friday dinner admission is S30. brating Ukraine's independence formed The public is invited. For reservations or by the UACC and the UCCA, under the more information call vera Pokora, patronage of local Ukrainian Orthodox (614) 864-2726; Bohdan Dubas (216) 237- and Catholic Churches, will hold a 2388; or the Children of Chornobyl moleben at 1:30 p.m. at the Assumption Relief Fund, (201)376-5140. of the Blessed virgin Mary Ukrainian August 15 Catholic Church at Red Road and Flagler Street. There will be a program in CH1CAGO: The Chicago Group will go the church hall afterwards. on an architectural tour of Chicago's August 24 newest landmark, the Harold Washing- ton Library Center, 400 S. State St. MAPLEWOOD, N.J.: Mayor Robert Admission is free, and the tour is meet– Grasmere will sign and read a proclama– ing at 3 p.m. by the directional desk in the tion on the first anniversary of Ukraine's lobby. The tour will be followed by independence at the Maplewood Town socializing at Bergoffs, 17 W. Adams, at Hall, valley Street at 9:30 a.m. Flag- 4:30 p.m. For further information, call raising ceremonies with the Ukrainian (312) 235-2774. and American national anthem will also be a part of the commemoration. For further information, call Andrew Key– August 19 bida, (201) 762-2827. September 2 COHOES, N.Y.: Cohoes Mayor Robert Signoracci will present an executive proclamation to a Ukrainian American ALBUQUERQUE, -N.M.; The Ukrai– delegation at 2 p.m. in City Hall, pro- nian Embroidery Class will model its claiming August 23-30 Ukrainian ln– hand-made clothes, costumes, house- dependence Week. The delegation will hold articles and dolls at its annual present the mayor with a Ukrainian flag fashion show at the Highland Senior which will Яу over the Cohoes City Hall Center, 131 Monroe NE at 6 p.m. For during the week commemorating Ukrai– further information, call lrene Kmetyk, nian independence. (505) 255-4778. ONGOlNG: August 22 SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: St. Andrew's Ukrainian School is accepting EAST MEADOW, N.Y.: A Ukrainian applications for the 1992-1993 school Miss Soyuzivka 1992 Sophia ilczyczyn (center) will crown her successor American Night will be held at Eisen– year. This school holds Ukrainian lan– hower Park's Harry Chapin Lakeside guage, history, religion, music and on August 15. Theater at 8 p.m. with Peter Ostroushko dancing classes. Ukrainian classes are also and the voloshky Ukrainian Dance available for children who speak little or KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The Fallon will be exhibiting her pysanky Ensemble. Admission is free, and con– in the Main House, and Bohdan no English. Applications can be request– "Miss Soyuzivka"contest will be held certgoers should bring their own folding ed from Christine Syzonenko, the direc– this weekend. Kondra will exhibit his papier mache chairs or blankets. The rain date is tor of the school, (201) 895-4868, or Nina Lida Hawryluk, soprano, the Oles sculptures. August 26; call (516) 542-4585 or (516) Wedmid, president of the parents' com– 542-4624 for a recorded update of the Kuzyszyn trio, and Roman Wasylyk, The contestants for "Miss Soyu– mittee, (908) 563-2690. stand-up comic, will perform at 8:30 zivka 1993" must be at least 18 years PLEASE NOTE: Preview items must be received one week before desired p.m. The trio will also play at a dance old, must be UNA members and date of publication. No information will be taken over the phone. Preview at 10 p.m. The crowning of "Miss cannot have placed in a previous items will be published only once (please indicate desired date of publication). Soyuzivka 1993" will take place at Miss Soyuzivka contest in the past All items are published at the discretion of the editorial staff and in 11:30 p.m. five years. accordance with available space. The usual Friday night dance with The winner will win 5500 and a free PREviEW OF EvENTS, a listing of Ukrainian community events open the Sounds of Soyuzivka band (Hryc week at Soyuzivka, the first runner- to the public, is a service provided free of charge by The Ukrainian Weekly to Hrynovec and Stepan Ben) will be up will win one week at Soyuzivka, the Ukrainian community. 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NEW YORK - On the occasion of ^ On Monday, August 24 at 6:30 Regular Price the first anniversary of the proclama– p.m. Ukraine's ambassador to the CRIMSON NIGHTS s tion of Ukrainian independence, the United Nations, viktor Batiuk, and his An-award winning drama about СІРА 35 00each Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the wife will host a reception for the United United Nations, the Ukrainian Nations diplomatic corps and members THE KOZAKS ARE COM1NG Any 2 videos Congress Committee of America and of the Ukrainian community at the Kozaks do battle with the Polish gentry now only the Ukrainian American Coordinating Sheraton New York (Seventh Avenue, OLEKSA DOVBUSH 00 Council have announced the following between 52nd and 53rd streets). lnvita– commemorative events, and invite the tions may be obtained in advance at the Hutsul swashbuckler ^ЗО ^ Plus Shipping S Handling Ukrainian community to participate in addresses below. Deadline: August 17. the celebrations. 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