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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXII HE No.KRAINIAN 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 EEKLY$1/$2 in T UYushchenko victim of chemicalW poisoning UNA to participate by Roman Woronowycz Yushchenko presidential candidacy. Press Bureau Mr. Yushchenko, puffy-faced, drooling and teary-eyed, made his first public KYIV – National Deputy Yuri inPARSIPPANY, UCCA N.J. congress – This weekend, appearance on September 18 after being Kostenko said on September 21 that the Friday through Sunday, September 24- released from a Viennese hospital, where presidential campaign team of Viktor 26, the Ukrainian National Association he had been treated for an acute and still Yushchenko had information that ricin will participate in the 19th Congress of mysterious case of chemical poisoning as Ukrainian Americans – the quadrennial was the chemical agent that nearly killed the presidential candidate. well as pancreatitis, colitis and gastritis, convention of the Ukrainian Congress all a result of the poisoning. Committee of America. “I would like to say that this is merely a portion of the information that we have The current leader in the race for the As readers may recall, at the 2003 presidential seat told a crowd of some annual UNA General Assembly meet- gathered,” explained Mr. Kostenko in an 15,000 supporters that he would not be ing held November 21-23, at interview broadcast on Radio Liberty. stopped in his quest to win the presiden- Soyuzivka, assembly members voted to Mr. Kostenko is chairman of the National restore the UNA’s decades-long rela- Party, which is a primary member of the cy, no matter what methods might still be tionship with the Ukrainian Congress Our Ukraine political bloc headed by used by those out to restrain him. Committee of America (UCCA) on the National Deputy Yushchenko. He is also “You will not poison us. You do not same basis and status as had been a member of the executive committee of have enough bullets and KamAZ trucks. established during its original member- the Power of the People coalition, the You cannot break us,” said Mr. ship. A UNA statement released after political organization spearheading the Yushchenko, his voice strong and unwa- this important vote noted: “It is our sin- cere hope that this step will serve as an incentive for others to seek common ground on which to build mutual coop- Ukraine’s defense minister is out speaks during a eration for the good of our community. rally in Kyiv after being released from For, let us remember, only with unity by Roman Woronowycz Mr. Kuchma explained that the move a Vienna hospital where he was treat- comes strength.” Kyiv Press Bureau came as a result of the defense minister’s failure to take control of massive ed for poisoning. The statement also underscored: KYIV – President “Only from a position of strength and weapons storage problems in the country, announced on September 22 during a vering, although he did not look well. cooperation can we, as a community, including poor administration of the visit to a rocket fuel-reprocessing factory Throughout his speech he dabbed a have a powerful, united voice in the reprocessing of solid rocket fuel from that he had accepted the resignation of handkerchief to swollen eyes and partial- public arena. As such, the Ukrainian Ukraine’s now defunct nuclear arsenal. ly paralyzed lips that did not allow him National Association, mindful of the Minister of Defense Yevhen Marchuk. He noted that the issues surrounding “Today I said that I have accepted to speak or swallow properly. fact it represents a body of over the Pavlohrad plant were part of a larger Mr. Yushchenko told the rally, which 45,000 members of diverse and var- Marchuk’s resignation in connection with problem of ammunition disposal in the what is happening here,” Mr. Kuchma was simulcast to about a half million ied viewpoints, believes it is essential country, which included the explosions Ukrainians gathered in town and city to foster a cooperative and unifying said after meeting with officials of the that rocked the city of Melitopil on May plant, located in Pavlohrad, just outside centers throughout Ukraine, that “the spirit within our community.” bandit state authorities want one thing: to of Dnipropetrovsk. (Continued on page 11) continue to rule at all costs.” In an appearance that had been planned before the onset of the ordeal that nearly Tribute to Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky held in New York (Continued on page 8) by Helen Smindak Special to The Ukrainian Weekly NEW YORK – In a moving tribute to an unforgettable dance 24 candidates registered personality and her remarkable legacy, the Ukrainian Institute of America bestowed its first Lifetime Achievement Award on the late Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky on Sunday, September 12. for final presidential ballot The presentation took place at a festive luncheon in a setting ideally suited to the memory of a diva known for her gracious by Roman Woronowycz manners – the stately Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Kyiv Press Bureau Hotel in Park Avenue. Bouquets of deep red roses, evoking the KYIV – Ten minutes before a love and respect of students and admirers for the Ukrainian com- September 20 deadline was to pass, three munity’s “Pani Roma,” adorned tables throughout the room. final announced candidates for the post Invocations were offered by the Rev. Andriy Kulyk of All of submitted the Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Rev. Bernard Panchuk 500,000 petition signatures required by of St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church. Ukrainian election law to continue in the Speakers cited Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky for her dedication to process, which culminates with a general teaching Ukrainian folk dance and transmitting her love and know- election on October 31. ledge of Ukrainian dance traditions to thousands of young people in The three, Mykhailo Brodskyi, the diaspora. The former prima ballerina of the Innsbruck State Mykola Rohozhynskyi and Mykola House in Vienna, who passed away in May following a serious ill- Hrabar, joined Serhii Komisarenko and ness, devoted 40 years to ballet and Ukrainian dance instruction – 25 Natalia Vitrenko, who also submitted of those as director of the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dancers of New York. As more than 400 guests looked on, UIA president Walter their petitions on the final day, to bring Nazarewicz presented a statuette of Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky to her to 25 the number of candidates for the daughter, Ania Bohachevsky Lonkevych, and son, Boris post of president. Three days later the Bohachevsky, paying tribute to a woman “who helped to preserve, number was reduced to 24 when Vitalii Kononov withdrew from the race. (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Was there a second attempt Parliament continues to regroup... on September 21 that 15 lawmakers from the Democratic Initiatives – People’s Power on Viktor Yushchenko’s life? KYIV – Chairman caucus have restored their membership in Volodymyr Lytvyn announced on the pro-government coalition, Interfax by Taras Kuzio Nevertheless, his heath failed to improve. September 22 that 17 lawmakers in the reported. The 15 lawmakers reportedly sus- Eurasia Daily Monitor On September 10, Mr. Yushchenko was Democratic Initiatives-People’s Power party pended their participation in the pro-govern- sent to Vienna to be consulted by Austrian have dissolved their group and formed a ment alliance in protest against the govern- On Saturday, September 18, opposition doctors at the Rudolfinerhaus clinic. new caucus called United Ukraine (Yedyna ment’s decision two weeks ago to pool state leader Viktor Yushchenko, the front-runner Eleven highly qualified Austrian doc- Ukraina), Interfax reported. The current stakes in the Halychyna and Ukrtatnafta oil in the October presidential elections, spoke tors diagnosed his illness as “acute pancre- division of deputies in the Ukrainian legisla- refineries with the basic capital of state-con- in front of 70,000 supporters in Kyiv upon atitis accompanied by interstitial edema- ture is: Our Ukraine, 100; Ukraine’s trolled oil company Ukrnafta. Last week, his return from Vienna. Mr. Yushchenko tous changes” (Interfax-Ukraine, Regions, 63; the Communist Party, 59; the President Leonid Kuchma revoked the deci- warned the authorities, “We will not be poi- September 17). The mortality rate from Social Democratic Party-United, 40; Labor sion, ordering that those stakes be pooled soned!” Bullets or KamAZ trucks would not this condition is 15 percent; when it is not Ukraine, 30; the Popular Agrarian Party, 21; with the basic capital of the state-run gas destroy those like himself, Mr. Yushchenko treated the mortality rate is as high as 80 the Socialist Party, 20; the Yulia company Naftohaz Ukrainy. Apart from the added, as many thousands more would fol- percent (UNIAN, September 17). The Tymoshenko Bloc, 19; the Soyuz group, 18; Democratic Initiatives – People’s Power low in the footsteps of Vadym Hetman (the Yushchenko team was quick to point out the National Democratic Party – Party of caucus, the pro-government parliamentary chairman mur- that an autopsy had diagnosed Our Entrepreneurs and Industrialists, 17; and the coalition has been abandoned by some 30 dered in 1998), Vyacheslav Chornovil (a Ukraine National Deputy Oleh Oleksenko, Center group, 16. Also on September 22, lawmakers from the Center and Popular nationalist killed in a mysterious car acci- who died in 2002, to have suffered from three lawmakers from the National Agrarian Party groups. (RFE/RL Newsline) dent in 1999), Heorhii Gongadze (the oppo- the same illness as Mr. Yushchenko. Democratic Party – Party of Entrepreneurs sition journalist murdered in 2000) “and Tests revealed that Mr. Yushchenko’s and Industrialists announced their withdraw- Probes launched into poisoning many, many more good people of Ukraine” ill health was “due to a serious viral al from the pro-government parliamentary (Ukrainska Pravda, September 18). infection and chemical substances which coalition. “The political fata morgana of the KYIV – The Procurator General’s Office Mr. Yushchenko’s use of the word “poi- are not normally found in food prod- [pro-government] parliamentary majority has begun an inquiry into the public allega- soning” was deliberate. His election cam- ucts,” Mr. Zinchenko claimed (Reuters, elicits irony,” Serhii Shevchuk said. “We are tions that opposition presidential candidate paign believes he dodged a assassination September 17). In other words, not a component of the non-existent struc- Viktor Yushchenko’s recent bout of poison- attempt, this time by poison. Oleksander Yushchenko’s illness was not due to food ture [parliamentary majority] any longer.” It ing may have been caused by a deliberate Zinchenko, head of Yushchenko’s cam- poisoning, as Ukrainian doctors initially is not clear whether ’s attempt on his life, Interfax reported on paign, told a press conference, “There is claimed, but to chemical poisoning. Cabinet can currently count on support from September 20, quoting a spokesman for the enough evidence to say that it was an Political commentator Mikhail a majority of deputies (226 votes) in the Procurator General’s Office, Serhii attempt on the life of presidential candidate Pogrebynsky, a consultant to Viktor Verkhovna Rada. (RFE/RL Newsline) Rudenko. Last week, Yushchenko cam- Yushchenko” (Reuters, September 17). paign manager Oleksander Zinchenko cited Medvedchuk’s Social Democratic ...as PM accuses it of sowing instability On September 6, Mr. Yushchenko United-Party (SDPU), denied that this Austrian doctors as saying that Mr. became acutely ill, and Ukrainian doctors Yushchenko’s ailment was caused by “a KYIV – Prime Minister and presidential diagnosed him as having food poisoning. (Continued on page 16) viral infection and chemical substances that candidate Viktor Yanukovych said on usually do not appear in foodstuffs.” The September 22 that the Verkhovna Rada is Verkhovna Rada voted by 425-17 on destabilizing the situation in Ukraine, September 21 to set up an ad hoc commis- UNIAN reported. “The developments tak- Yushchenko continues to lead sion to look into reasons behind Mr. ing place in Parliament do not give us hope Yushchenko’s poisoning. “What happened that we will have normal cooperation until to me is not linked to a food problem,” Mr. the end of the election campaign,” Mr. in Ukrainian presidential race Yushchenko told lawmakers before the Yanukovych said. “Unfortunately, vote. “What happened to me is a problem by Taras Kuzio tor have been warned not to vote for Mr. Parliament has recently become a constant linked to the political regime in Ukraine.” Eurasia Daily Monitor Yushchenko if they want to keep their jobs. factor contributing to the destabilization of Mr. Yushchenko also commented sarcasti- One factor working in Mr. the situation.” Three major pro-government cally on the official investigation into his Opinion polls are again at the center of Yushchenko’s favor is his status as an groups – Ukraine’s Regions, the Social poisoning. “You are posing questions that Ukraine’s 2004 presidential elections. The underdog. When asked which candidate Democratic Party-United and Labor you do not intend to answer,” he said, refer- gap between Viktor Yushchenko and Prime had been given the best campaigning con- Ukraine – refused on September 21 to vote ring personally to President Leonid Minister Viktor Yanukovych continues to ditions, 64.3 percent said Mr. Yanukovych on any bills on the session agenda, includ- remain stable at 5-8 percent (Ukrainska and only 4.9 percent for Mr. Yushchenko, ing some sponsored by the government. Kuchma. (RFE/RL Newsline) Pravda, September 9). Throughout the year according to the DI-Socis poll. This imbal- Opposition lawmaker Mykola Tomenko Ukrainians from Transdniester march Mr. Yushchenko’s ratings have increased ance reflects the fact that only 12.5 percent alleged that deputies from these factions from 21 to 30 percent, and Mr. of Ukrainians actually believe the elections had been deprived of their magnetic voting KYIV – Some 70 ethnic Ukrainians Yanukovych’s from 9 to 27 percent. will be held in a free and fair manner. cards. According to National Deputy from Moldova’s breakaway Transdniester If the election goes into a second round, Acrimony over opinion polls has rested Tomenko, Prime Minister Yanukovych and region on September 20 crossed the Mr. Yushchenko would obtain 40.2 and upon whether the gap predicted for a run- presidential-administration head Viktor Moldovan-Ukrainian border and are march- Mr. Yanukovych 33.2 percent, according off between Messrs. Yushchenko and Medvedchuk are implementing a “sce- ing to Kyiv to request that the Ukrainian to a new Democratic Initiatives-Socis (DI- Yanukovych is growing or narrowing. The nario” to render the Verkhovna Rada inop- authorities defend them from the economic Socis) poll (Ukrainska Pravda, September Razumkov Center found that the gap had erative and discredit it during the presiden- sanctions imposed on Transdniester by 7). This lead would not necessarily ensure slightly increased from 7.4 to 7.7 percent tial election campaign. (RFE/RL Newsline) Moldova, Interfax reported. “We are forced outright victory for Mr. Yushchenko, as it between June and July (Ukrainska Pravda, to take this action, because the economic is commonly thought that state “adminis- August 3). The gap recorded by DI-Socis Group rejoins pro-government coalition situation in Transdniester is becoming more trative resources” could add up to 10 per- was higher at 9.3 percent, while the and more acute,” said Volodymyr Bodnar, cent to Mr. Yanukovych’s final tally. Academy of Sciences Institute of Sociology KYIV – National Deputy Dmytro Polls cited by Mr. Yushchenko’s Our reported a 12 percent gap in round two Sviatash announced in the Verkhovna Rada (Continued on page 23) Ukraine bloc give a wider lead for Mr. (Channel 5 television, August 10). Yuschenko of 35-41 percent in both rounds These positive results gave grounds versus 23-29 percent for Mr. Yanukovych for the opposition to celebrate what they FOUNDED 1933 (razom.org.ua, August 18). The believed was growing support for Mr. Yushchenko election team believes that his Yushchenko. The opposition newspaper THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY true level of support is higher than polls Ukraina Moloda (July 26) reported that An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., suggest because, “Some today are afraid of Mr. Yushchenko’s popularity in the sec- a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Yearly subscription rate: $55; for UNA members — $45. saying that they are for Mr. Yushchenko, ond round was now growing five times while others are embarrassed to say they faster than Prime Minister Yanukovych’s. Periodicals postage paid at Parsippany, NJ 07054 and additional mailing offices. are for Yanukovych” (Ukrainska Pravda, With that trend, it is understandable (ISSN — 0273-9348) September 9). 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The arti- respectively, in the first round of voting. cles above, which originally appeared in For the second round the gap between the The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com; e-mail: [email protected] The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia candidates had fallen to only 2.8 percent, Daily Monitor, are reprinted here with with the candidates receiving 39.3 percent The Ukrainian Weekly, September 26, 2004, No. 39, Vol. LXXII permission from the foundation Copyright © 2004 The Ukrainian Weekly (www.jamestown.org). (Continued on page 14) No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 3 Self-censorship, government restrictions plague coverage of election in Ukraine ELECTION WATCH RFE/RL government, but that has required journal- Yushchenko resumes campaigning Kinakh: oblast leaders should be elected ists to become more “skillful at dodging KYIV – Some 70,000 gathered in Kyiv POLTAVA – The leader of the Party of WASHINGTON – Media coverage of problems caused by officials.” At the the presidential election campaign in on September 18 for a campaign rally by Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, presiden- same time, media owners have discovered Ukraine has been inadequate due to a presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, tial candidate Anatolii Kinakh, said that he that the government can cause problems restrictive media climate in the country, leader of the opposition Our Ukraine bloc, believes the chairmen of district and oblast for stations by canceling or denying according to Andriy Shevchenko, a UNIAN reported. Mr. Yushchenko resumed state administrations should be elected, and licenses, putting them at a competitive Ukrainian journalist who spoke to his presidential campaign after a two-week not appointed by presidential decree. He disadvantage. Mr. Shevchenko predicted an RFE/RL audience in Washington, last interruption caused by a bout of acute poi- made the statement at a meeting with work- week. Journalists engage in “self-censor- that stations feeling this pressure will give soning, which was blamed by some opposi- ers of the Poltava-based Znamia plant dur- ship,” while the government restricts up news coverage completely, citing a tion activists on an alleged attempt on Mr. ing a two-day visit to the region. “It is access to information producing “the decision by Ukraine’s Channel 3 to stop Yushchenko’s life. Mr. Yushchenko, who absolutely necessary to resume electing not most restrictive coverage of elections in broadcasting news by the end of 2004. came for the rally almost directly from a only at the level of the districts, but also the Ukraine’s history,” Mr. Shevchenko said. There is also a “lack of confidence and clinic in Vienna, told the crowd that the past oblasts,” said Mr. Kinakh. He noted that he A news anchor and also news director for trust” in the Ukrainian media, Mr. two weeks were the “most tragic” period in had participated in the election for chairman Channel 5 Television, the only nationwide, Shevchenko said, and that means that his life. He said the current authorities are of the Mykolaiv Oblast and won in 1994, independent, Ukrainian television station, “the media will have little impact in the “in their death throes” and assured rally par- when this was an elected post, garnering Mr. Shevchenko said that his station strives upcoming presidential election.” He ticipants that he will win this fall’s presiden- nearly 70 percent of the votes in the region. to provide full and objective information believes that nonetheless “even one out- tial elections. He also pledged to immedi- “Then we traveled to Kyiv, feeling the legal about the campaign. An agreement signed let, such as Channel 5, could change the ately pull the Ukrainian military contingent protection and support of the people ... but, between the news team and the manager of outlook of the election.” Mr. Shevchenko out of Iraq after his anticipated victory. The while leaving for Mykolaiv, I knew that the station in summer 2003 guarantees the added that, among Ukraine’s population, Yushchenko campaign staff submitted 1.7 there will not be a decree of the president on news department independence and frees the older generation knows how to “read million signatures in support of his candida- my dismissal,” said Mr. Kinakh. (Ukrainian them from political interference by the sta- between the lines” of the media, while the cy to the Central Election Commission on News Agency, ARTUIS) tion owners. The other national stations are younger generation gets their news most- September 19. Each presidential candidate either government-controlled, or owned by ly from the Internet. He said the Internet was to supply at least 500,000 signatures in Yanukovych pledges to raise wages is a powerful source for regional newspa- support of his or her candidacy by oligarchs openly supporting the candidacy KYIV – The leader of the Party of of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych for pers and is mostly a free market. September 20 in order to be allowed on the He predicted that not a great deal in ballot. (RFE/RL Newsline) Regions, presidential candidate Prime president. Not surprising, he said, “pro-gov- Minister Viktor Yanukovych, has promised media coverage will change after the presi- ernment candidates such as Mr. to double or triple wages in the coming three dential election because “the television Was Yushchenko deliberately poisoned? Yanukovych dominate the airwaves in to four years. Mr. Yanukovych made his markets are already established and sta- Ukraine.” Mr. Shevchenko said that only KYIV – Oleksander Zinchenko, presi- comment in the course of a visit to the tions know how to earn a profit under the his own station, Channel 5, has been airing dential campaign manager of leading Poltava region during a meeting with the current system.” Moreover, Ukraine’s jour- live interviews with the candidates. opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko, scientific and creative intelligentsia of the nalists are “not motivated to practice real Mr. Shevchenko said the biggest prob- told journalists in Kyiv on September 17 region. “We will set the task of increasing journalism” and “freedom of speech is not lem for independent journalists in Ukraine that Mr. Yushchenko’s recent bout of acute the budget to 120 billion hrv for two-three is being cut off from information by the appreciated in either [political] camp.” poisoning may have resulted from an years. We will do this and we will increase intentional attempt on his life, Interfax wages by two- to three-fold. We see how reported. Mr. Zinchenko cited doctors this will be done,” he said. Mr. Yanukovych Report from from a clinic in Vienna, who examined Mr. also pledged to increase the amounts for Yushchenko, as saying that the candidate’s compensation on depreciated deposits annu- ailment was caused by “a viral infection ally. “In this year we put in 500 million hrv Russian media favor Yanukovych and chemical substances that usually do for these purposes, next year we will put in 1 not appear in foodstuffs.” Since the exami- billion hrv, that is more than double, and for by Maryna Makhnonos political scientists call “black PR” against nation in Vienna was made six days after 2006 more than double it and just like that Special to the Ukrainian Weekly Mr. Yushchenko. For example, the newly the poisoning, Mr. Zinchenko added, it each year. Moreover, we will first and fore- established Russian-language newspaper proved impossible for the doctors to identi- most return the savings to elderly citizens MOSCOW – Russia’s preferences called Time of Ukraine has praised Mr. fy what “chemical substances” might have who have no possibility to wait,” he said. He concerning Ukrainian presidential candi- Yanukovych’s political achievements and been involved. (RFE/RL Newsline) noted that the minimum wage will be dates seem evident as that country’s called his rule an “economic miracle,” but increased as of September 1 of this year media outlets cover the campaign of has published only negative information Copies of opposition paper destroyed from 205 hrv to 237 hrv, whereas the wage mostly one candidate: Ukrainian Prime about Mr. Yushchenko. Other candidates of employees in the budgetary sphere, most Minister Viktor Yanukovych. get no attention at all. KYIV – A group of men in Ukrainian especially doctors, teachers and cultural Meanwhile, the Ukrainian diaspora in Recently the newspaper published a police uniforms destroyed thousands of workers, will go up by 15.6 percent. Russia has protested against the “black large photo of the Yanukovyches on one copies of an opposition weekly, reported PR” that some local media have applied the Associated Press, citing a news agency According to data of the State Statistics page and cited 27 critical remarks about Committee, the average monthly wage in to Mr. Yanukovych’s most serious oppo- Mr. Yushchenko on the next one. “Inability story of September 15. The uniformed men nent Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine’s for- raided the offices of a printing company in Ukraine rose in June by 8.4 percent to to organize work,” “lack of accuracy” and 601.45 hrv. (Ukrainian News, ARTUIS) mer central banker and ex-prime minister. “lack of skill to dress well” were only a few Dnipropetrovsk, where they destroyed 17,000 copies of the weekly Lits (Face), A review of coverage by newspaper and of the comments about Mr. Yushchenko. Elena Garaguts, the editor in-chief, told the Chornovil joins Yanukovych team TV channels shows that Russian journalists On August 31 the press service of the UNIAN news service. Ms. Garaguts said perceive Mr. Yanukovych to be a pro- Association of Ukrainians in Russia and KYIV – Former opposition National the attack could have been connected with Russian candidate – the only one capable of the Federal National-Cultural Autonomous Deputy Taras Chornovil has become an the magazine’s critical writing about Prime maintaining friendly and mutually beneficial Organization Ukrainians of Russia publi- adviser to presidential candidate and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, a major can- relations between Russia and Ukraine. The cized a statement concerning the Time of Minister Viktor Yanukovych. The Ukrainska didate in the October 31 presidential elec- Viedomosti daily is one of the few excep- Ukraine newspaper, whose first issue Pravda website wrote that the anti-presiden- tion. “This was half of our circulation ... tions as it tries to present an unbiased view became public on Ukraine’s Independence tial radical’s change of heart is hard to of the presidential campaign in Ukraine. luckily the other half was distributed,” Ms. Day – August 24. The diaspora’s lawyers Garaguts noted. (Associated Press) (Continued on page 19) Journalists’ reports concerning the found out that the newspaper lacks the leader of the Our Ukraine faction, Mr. appropriate registration and demanded that Yushchenko, vary from neutral to hostile. the Russian police investigate whether it is As most media outlets represent the gen- published legally. eral political views of Russian official “The content of the newspaper, which Quotable notes powers directly or indirectly, one may is mostly dedicated to the Ukrainian “Let [Oleksander] Zinchenko [head of Viktor Yushchenko’s campaign staff] assume that they reflect the true attitudes presidential campaign, caused a negative taste the food which is brought to Yushchenko. That’s what leaders did in the of the Russian political elite. reaction among Ukrainian community in Middle Ages, I think. President Vladimir Putin’s playful Russia. The community considers it to be “And I would recommend him to drink 100 grams of vodka. If he had drunk phrase recently uttered during the summit inadmissible to transfer methods of polit- that, nothing would be wrong with him.” in Sochi supports the idea that the ical battle and black PR abroad,” the – Vasyl Baziv, deputy chief of the administration of President Leonid Kuchma, in a Kremlin is betting on Mr. Yanukovych. statement said. “Ukrainian public organi- In Sochi a journalist asked Ukraine’s statement quoted on September 17 by the Reuters news service after it was announced zations in Russia do not participate in the that presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko had taken ill, possibly due to poisoning. President Leonid Kuchma how he views presidential campaign and do support any a free trade zone between Russia and candidate. However, actions that harm “I don’t believe in exit polls. These are new, modern techniques, which will be Ukraine in the future, but he refrained Ukraine’s reputation among Russian citi- used in Ukraine for the first time. We don’t know how to manipulate them.” from commenting. Then Mr. Putin pro- zens should not be left unanswered.” posed that the questioned be “passed” to The leader of the Ukrainian diaspora in – Ukrainian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych, Mr. Kuchma’s neighbor to his right, elic- Russia, Oleksander Rudenko-Desniak, commenting on the plan of several major pollsters in Ukraine to hold a large exit iting some sympathetic laughter. Mr. said that Time of Ukraine doesn’t help poll during the October 31 presidential ballot, as quoted by UNIAN on August Yanukovych was the neighbor. 31 and cited by RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report. TV channels and newspapers use what (Continued on page 15) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39 Faithful in Ukraine show support for Ukrainian Catholic University by Matthew Matuszak UCU was the first of these collections to her parish liturgy. She gave half of her accepted; of the 85 who applied to the be held; other causes mentioned are sup- pension, 80 hrv [about $15].” humanities department, 32 were accept- – On Sunday, September 5, 89 port of pastoral ministry for those serving Even poor villagers gave their “widow’s ed. This is about a 40 percent acceptance students and 11 staffers of the Ukrainian in Ukraine’s armed forces and the needy. mite” to show support for the UCU. “There rate, “the same as at Notre Dame,” added Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv trav- “Ukrainian Greek-Catholics dreamed of was a flood as a result of heavy rain in the Prof. Wills. About two-thirds of the class elled to numerous parishes of the having their own university throughout the village of Kamianka,” said Bosak. “There is women. (These statistics are for the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church whole 20th century,” wrote the cardinal. were 110 parishioners, including children, university’s general department in Lviv, (UGCC) throughout western Ukraine, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky and at the Sunday parish liturgy. And they collecting donations and spreading the where nuns and laypeople study. Patriarch Josyf Slipyj both made attempts donated 135 hrv. Usually people are poor in Statistics for the separate Holy Spirit word about the UCU. Approximately to achieve this. “Only after Ukrainian inde- Ukrainian villages: 1 hrv is a lot for them!” 6,000 donations were collected. Seminary campus are not included here.) pendence was achieved was the renewal of The very fact of this first annual col- The university’s Information Office “This is the first such collection done the [Lviv] Theological Academy possible,” lection is “an important step forward in across large parts of Ukraine,” said Prof. reports that most of the 61 incoming new wrote the cardinal, and the academy was growing the mentality of giving among students are from Halychyna, that is, the Jeffrey Wills, vice-rector at the UCU. then raised to the level of a university. Ukrainians,” said Volodymyr Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil Students and staff of the university travelled “The Ukrainian Catholic University Turchynovskyi, director of the universi- regions, though some are from throughout parishes in Halychyna, passing exists through the sacrifices of the faith- ty’s Department of Planning and Chernivtsi and even Kherson. out brochures about the UCU, talking about ful of our Church,” continued the cardi- Development. The UCU “will pioneer in the university and accepting donations. nal’s letter. “Our fellow Ukrainians in the developing university fund-raising mod- The parish of St. Michael the Archangel diaspora, and representatives of other els in Europe, where, unlike in the in Lviv, run by the Studite order, “can’t peoples who understand the importance U.S.A., university education receives Kuchinsky recovering remember a collection this big,” said Prof. of this institution, provide great support considerable state funding,” said Mr. The Permanent Mission of Ukraine Wills. The collection there totalled about for its activities. Still, above all, we who Turchynovskyi. The recent collection to the United Nations would like to 2,000 hrv (approximately $380), with live in Ukraine should make efforts so was the first major project of Mr. inform the whole U.S. Ukrainian more than 600 donors. Lviv’s St. Josaphat that this, our own Catholic institution, Turchynovskyi’s department at the UCU, community that Ambassador Valery the Martyr Parish had the highest number has the possibility to develop... [Your which was formed in 2003. Kuchinsky, permanent representative of donors, 719, who also gave the largest donation on Sunday, September 5] will Another goal of the effort was to of Ukraine to the U.N., underwent total donation, 2,700 hrv (approximately be a great and important contribution on attract more students to the university. successful triple bypass surgery on $514). Two parishes in Kyiv totalled over your part for the development of our Yurii Korduba of UCU’s Records Office September 14. 400 donors. UCU staff also collected in Church,” wrote the cardinal. traveled to the Ternopil region for the The Mission has the pleasure of the Ternopil region and Kolomyia district. Funds are still being counted, but, collection. In one parish, people came up informing everyone that the ambas- As a token of thanks, each parish was because of Ukraine’s economic situation, to him after the liturgy and asked about sador is recovering well from the given a stack of publications from the uni- the monetary total will be small compared entrance requirements. In another parish, surgery, and should be able to return versity’s press to enrich the parish library. to the university’s needs. At this point, in the village of Siltse, Mr. Korduba said, to his diplomatic duties very shortly. “Last year, participants of the however, the university is very pleased “People asked a lot of questions, and Anyone wishing to send get well Metropolitan Synod of our Church decid- with the high response rate of donations. there were some who were hearing about messages for a full recovery, should ed to turn to you asking to gather funds for “Our first donation was from an older the university for the first time.” feel free to send them through the certain causes,” wrote Cardinal Lubomyr lady who brought money to the UCU,” Prof. Wills reported statistics from the Ukrainian Mission at 220 E. 51st St., Husar, head of the UGCC in an August 5 reported UCU staff member and graduate university’s early July entrance exams. Of New York, NY 10022; fax, (212) 355- letter addressed to the faithful. The collec- Olya Bosak. “She heard an announce- the 80 students who applied to the depart- 9455; e-mail, [email protected]. tion for the needs and development of the ment about our fund-raising campaign at ment of philosophy and theology, 29 were

Highlights from the UNA’s 110-year history A special yearlong feature focusing on the history of the Ukrainian National Association.

The Ukrainian National Association’s last convention of the 20th cen- tury – its 34th – was held in Toronto on May 15-19, 1998, marking yet another milestone in the history of the oldest and largest Ukrainian fra- ternal organization. It was the first convention held in Canada, where the UNA has been active since the beginning of the 20th century, and it was in Toronto where the first Canadian UNA branch had been established in 1916. (Continued on page 15) No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 5 McCain, Holbrooke address final panel of Washington roundtable conference

by Tamara Gallo Olexy they allow free and fair elections that all free, fair, open and transparent.” Yurii Scherbak concerning the recent ter- Ukrainian Congress Committee of America the world can see – I believe the world In a provoking afterthought, the former rorist attack in Russia, the force-based needs to be prepared to respond. This U.S. envoy to the United Nations added: “I response by Russia and general implica- WASHINGTON – During the final means looking hard at Ukraine’s eventual think that a lot of the West has a misper- tions for Ukraine, Sen. McCain respond- panel of the two-day conference titled membership in NATO and the EU and ception of Ukraine for the most simple of ed that terrorism in Russia is in danger of “Ukraine’s Transition to a Stable expanding our bilateral relations with reasons: the Western media reporting on becoming an international threat. Democracy,” two highly respected politi- Ukraine and determining ways to enhance Ukraine tends to be based in Moscow. This However the senator stated that he cians, Sen. John McCain and Ambassador our trading relationship. It means treating is a harsh truth; I saw it also in Azerbaijan, believes that the “genesis of the threat is Richard Holbrooke, provided concluding Ukraine like the strong, independent and Kazakstan and Georgia on recent trips, but the failure to recognize the yearning of remarks. Although from different politi- democratic state we hope it will become.” nowhere is it truer than in Ukraine. There the Chechens for some form of autono- cal camps – Republican and Democratic, In his concluding remarks, Sen. McCain are still many Americans who can’t quite respectively – both speakers agreed that my, if not independence …” and for this reaffirmed his belief, that “because we absorb the fact that Ukraine now is an to be successfully resolved, there had to an independent Ukraine is important to understand the difficulties of transition from independent country and will be forever.” the national interests of the United States. be some form of negotiations with the a non-democratic to a democratic govern- In his closing remarks, Mr. Holbrooke Chechens to satisfy their aspirations. On September 14, addressing one of ment; we believe it is important to offer car- spoke on a topic that is dear to his heart: the roundtable’s four focus sessions, the With regard to any implications for rots and not just sticks. We believe that it is the potential AIDS epidemic in Ukraine. Ukraine, Sen. McCain stated, “… I don’t speakers provided their assessment of the important that the world realize and the U.S. He stressed that HIV-AIDS is spread by state of democracy in Ukraine from the speak specifically about President realize the geostrategic importance of the sailors through the ports, through [Vladimir] Putin, but there is no doubt U.S. perspective, to a standing room only Ukraine, and I hope we can maintain this intravenous injections and through the audience at the prestigious Montpellier that in Russia there are forces who yearn careful balance in this administration and white slave sex trade and, if the problem Room of the U.S. Library of Congress. for the old Russian Empire. One of my the administration of the next four years” was not dealt with immediately, the eco- The venue host of this year’s confer- friends, Dr. [Henry] Kissinger, once said Following the senator’s observations, nomic cost to Ukraine would be immeas- ence, Dr. James Billington, the librarian of that Russia without Ukraine is an Eastern Ambassador Holbrooke stepped up to the urable. In conclusion, Ambassador Congress, introduced the keynote speakers. power and with Ukraine is a Western podium and stated that it was an honor to Holbrooke reassured the audience that he Sen. McCain began his remarks by stat- power. This is why the American admin- follow a long-time friend and a man whom is “bullish on Ukraine” and deeply hon- ing that “the title of this conference is istration, Congress and the American peo- all Americans admired. With a bit of humor, ored “to be here and share the dais with ‘Ukraine’s Transition to a Stable ple have to understand what is at stake as the ambassador opened his remarks by stat- Dr. Billington and my dear friend John Democracy’ and I think we can all agree far as the future of Ukraine is concerned.” ing, “As in most cases, with one notable McCain.” that a stable democracy is in the national The two-day conference – the fifth exception, I completely agree with Sen. Following the presentations, there was interest of the United States of America; roundtable in this series – ran four regu- McCain.” a brief question-and-answer period. In the real question is whether Ukraine is lar sessions featuring 12 panels; four Elaborating on the topic, Mr. Holbrooke responding to a question posed by former headed down this path.” In this regard, he informed the audience that he, too, had Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Dr. (Continued on page 15) asserted a mixed picture: “There are strong recently returned from Ukraine and his democratic currents [in Ukraine] today – a views did not differ from those of the sena- robust opposition and wide-ranging dis- tor’s. “Ukraine must decide its own des- cussion of political issues leading up to the tiny. You are obviously a part of Europe, October 31 elections; at the same time, the but how you develop your foreign policy – Four years later, Gongadze case opposition has faced harassment and offi- whether it faces east, west, north, south or cial disadvantages throughout the cam- a bit of all of the above because of its paign and there are strong indications that geography, economy and history – is up to remains unsolved, CPJ expresses dismay the election may not be free and fair.” Ukraine. Everyone understands the unique NEW YORK – Four years after the ued, “We demand a new, and open, Sen. McCain went on to remind the audi- relationship between Russia and Ukraine; disappearance and death of Ukrainian examination of the tapes.” ence of a critical fact that has been lost in everyone understands its unique history, journalist Heorhii Gongadze, the While some 250 journalists and much of recent thinking in Washington and but it is up to the people of Ukraine to Committee to Protect Journalists is dis- opposition activists gathered on Europe. “Ukraine is extremely important to decide their future without any veto by mayed by the lack of progress in the September 16 at a memorial for the its region, to the world and to the United anyone else, and by this I mean, Russia.” government’s inquiry into the case. slain journalist near Kyiv, Ukraine’s States. I’d like to repeat that – Ukraine is If Ukraine wishes to join the institu- CPJ also remains concerned that jour- ministries of Justice and Internal Affairs extremely important to the world to the U.S. tions of the West, specifically, NATO and nalists are being harassed in the run-up claim that the investigation has pro- and to its region. I fear that in recent years the EU, that is Ukraine’s decision,” he to the October elections, noted a news duced no answers about who ordered that U.S. and Europe have not been fully continued, “and the U.S. must lead the release from the organization. and executed Gongadze’s murder. cognizant of the critical role Ukraine plays effort to make sure that Western countries “It is reprehensible that President First Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and, as a result, the aspiration of Ukrainians no longer think, for some odd reason, that Leonid Kuchma’s government continues Mikhail Kornienko told journalists at a to see their nation firmly ensconced in the what Ukrainians do can be second- to obstruct the official inquiry into press conference on September 16 that West have drifted. I don’t believe that most guessed, decided or vetoed by Moscow.” Gongadze’s death,” said CPJ Executive the Internal Affairs Ministry cannot deter- Ukrainians, if offered the choice, would He made it clear that he was “not saying Director Ann Cooper. “That, combined mine whether Mr. Gongadze was under choose a future tied closely to Russia. But all of this to be provocative towards the with the ongoing harassment of the surveillance at the time of his disappear- many Ukrainians believe that they have not Russians. This is not a hostile act toward media designed to stifle coverage before ance because in 2001 the ministry been offered this choice. NATO has made Russia, it’s about the expansion of the com- next month’s poll, only makes the press destroyed documents that could have pro- clear that Ukrainian membership is not on munity of democracies ever eastward since freedom situation in Ukraine more dire.” vided clues because their archival expira- the horizon, and the EU [European Union] the end of the Cold War. We are not baiting Mr. Gongadze was editor of the tion date had passed, the independent has offered Kyiv little hope of joining one Moscow by saying this; we are talking about Internet news site Ukrainska Pravda, newspaper Ukrainski Novyny reported. day. While the West’s door seems closed, the rights and aspirations of Ukrainians.” which often reported on alleged high- Harassment of media Russia’s is always open.” Speaking specifically on the topic of level government corruption. He disap- If the trend continued, he said he belives NATO enlargement, Ambassador peared on September 16, 2000, after Independent media are facing serious that it would “be of little surprise if Holbrooke asserted that “although Ukraine several weeks of harassment by police harassment as they try to report on the Ukrainian leaders increasing aligned their was not on the list of the first round of officials. In early November 2000 a run-up to presidential elections, sched- county’s ambitions with those of their expansion, should Ukraine decide it wants headless corpse believed to be his body uled for October 31. On September 13 Russian neighbor.” As he saw it, “The U.S. to apply for membership following the was discovered in a forest outside the broadcasts of the independent television and Europe must see Ukraine for what it is upcoming elections, I predict that, despite capital, Kyiv. Channel 5 were suspended in Kharkiv, – an important, proud and populous country the fact that some countries in Europe Several weeks later, an opposition the country’s second largest city, accord- in a geostrategically critical position – a think that [such a move] is a bridge too far, leader released tapes that a former body- ing to local reports. Channel 5 (Kanal) country with much to offer the West. It within a few years Ukraine will become a guard of President Kuchma had record- was scheduled to broadcast a two-part, would be a terrible blunder if, because of member.” However, he couched his ed. The tapes implicated the Kuchma independent journalistic investigation on our inattention or mistakes, we allowed remarks by stating this was for Ukraine to government in Gongadze’s disappear- Gongadze’s disappearance and death Ukraine to slip back into the Russian orbit.” decide, not the United States. ance and caused a major nationwide starting on September 16 the independ- The Arizona senator added that “while “Prior to the decision as to Ukraine’s political crisis that led to numerous ent website Ukrainska Pravda reported. the U.S. needs to pursue an enhanced rela- future orientation, must come the all impor- protest demonstrations against the gov- Workers at the cable network tionship with Ukraine, it is also imperative tant elections and in my view they are the ernment. But on September 10 the Alphatelecommunications, which carries that we make clear to its leadership that ‘second most important elections in the Justice Ministry announced that the tapes Channel 5 told channel staffers privately close ties to the West and membership in world this year.’ These elections are an had been analyzed and were determined that government authorities pressured our institutions bring certain obligations absolute precondition for the processes to be manipulated and inauthentic. them to cut the channel’s broadcasts, and the most important of these is to move [membership in NATO] I just talked about Sergey Tran, director of the Kyiv- according to a staff member at Channel 5. down the path of democracy.” here,” Mr. Holbrooke said. Clarifying that based non-governmental press watch- Cable carriers in several other cities Commenting on his recent trip to remark, the ambassador stated that “it is not dog Institute for Mass Information, told have also suspended Channel 5’s Ukraine, the Sen. McCain stated that that Americans wish to interfere in Ukraine’s CPJ, “It is interesting to note that inde- broadcasts during the last three “although democracy in Ukraine is under internal affairs; it is just simply unavoidable pendent experts in a number of Western months, Ukrainska Pravda reported. siege, if the president and the prime minis- that the election and how it is perceived will countries, including the United States, Channel 5 is the only major televi- ter make the courageous decision that the be a critical factor in whether Ukraine is have conducted open examinations of sion channel not controlled by the gov- Ukraine people deserve the right to freely invited in.” In doing so, he emphasized “that the tapes and pronounced them authen- ernment or pro-government oligarchs, choose their government – if they decide the United States does not support any polit- tic, and the Ukrainian Justice Ministry the U.S. government-funded Radio that Ukraine’s future best lies in a system ical party of candidate,” but “what claims they are doctored.” He contin- Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported. of democracy, and not autocracy and if Americans care about is that the elections be 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T U W America is a product of his ability to mask incompetence and his main role as Ukraine’s “political kitchen” One reader’s opinion a committed agent of pressure groups about George W. Bush with their own agendas. His functioning “I didn’t have to be an astrologer to have predicted that these will be the dirti- Dear Editor: in this capacity is enhanced by his irra- est elections ever in an independent Ukraine.” – President Leonid Kuchma, In a recent letter (July 4), Roman tional, almost fanatical belief that he speaking on September 21 in reference to the poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko. Golash says that he could hide weapons “gets direction from God” (Mr. Bush’s own words). This president’s guiding of mass destruction “in a very small con- With five weeks to go before Ukraine’s all-important presidential election, this proxies are Dick Cheney’s corporate tainer,” so that a person he named could space was to be devoted this week to commenting on the problems already evident in cronies and neo-conservative think-tanks never find them. This revelation may the run-up to election day. You know, the use of “administrative resources,” the unfair that advocate military confrontations, warrant an agonizing reappraisal of the media coverage of the campaign by major media controlled by pro-Kuchma powers, especially in the Middle East. consensus that Iraq did not have the silencing of independent media, the pressuring of state employees to support the Mr. Bush’s visions are reinforced by weapons of mass destruction in the year administration’s candidate, the curtailment of candidates’ access to the public, the dirty his evangelical verve as a born-again 2003. tricks aimed at discrediting the front-runner, etc. Christian, which he shares with Pat Even more depressing is Mr. Golash’s Now, all that pales in comparison to the poisoning of the top candidate for Robertson’s large Bible Belt assemblies claim that President George W. Bush president, Viktor Yushchenko. and their literal interpretation of Old “has restored pride and dignity in the As a result of some sort of “chemical poisoning” nearly three weeks ago, the leader Testament prophecies and the coming of White House.” Aside from pristine igno- of the Our Ukraine bloc found himself fighting for his life, even while under the care the Armageddon in our time. of doctors in Ukraine. Ultimately (and wisely) the decision was made to take him for rance revealed each time Mr. Bush spills Many Americans in the red zone of medical care outside of the country to Vienna, where he was treated by a team of 12 his verbal jewels (e.g., “They misunder- the nativist heartland connect with Mr. doctors. According to the latest reports cited by National Deputy Yurii Kostenko, there estimated me,” “They think that Social Bush because of an instinctively per- is some indication that the chemical agent that nearly killed Mr. Yushchenko was ricin, Security is some kind of government ceived regional affinity, disdain for the an extremely potent toxin derived from the beans of the castor plant. program”), his résumé offers a grotesque norms of civil society as accepted in In most countries such reports would be treated with incredulity. But, this is chronology. most advanced countries and in much of Ukraine, where people die in mysterious car and truck collisions, where a former During the Vietnam war, Mr. Bush the U.S., veiled race-baiting (acclama- National Bank chairman was murdered and where the case of a beheaded jour- joined the Texas Air National Guard and tion of “Southern traditions”), and nalist still is not resolved four years later. could not be found for several months, delight in Mr. Bush’s sporadic holy- President Leonid Kuchma basically has remained mum about the incident, except and the controversy over his service con- rollers. Substantive issues usually go to say what is cited in the vile quote above. Mr. Yushchenko’s chief competitor for the tinues. over their heads, and they are easily per- presidency, Viktor Yanukovych, the candidate of the current ruling clique, has not In a sweetheart deal, he bought the suaded by Rush Limbaugh lingo to vote even spoken about the episode – though simple human decency would have required Texas Rangers baseball team that took against their own economic interests and him to at least wish his fellow candidate a speedy recovery. What kind of national land using taxpayer money. in favor of conservative values mer- leaders does Ukraine have? The answer, unfortunately, is that Ukraine’s leaders are the As governor of Texas, Mr. Bush chants who will rob them of their pen- same ones under whose watch there have been a number of highly suspicious acci- changed pollution laws in favor of power sions. In the 2000 elections Mr. Bush dents and deaths. and oil companies, making Texas the won the five poorest states (except New On September 21 Mr. Yushchenko told his fellow national deputies: “Today most polluted state in the union. On his Mexico). we are talking about a political kitchen that orders murders. The next one could watch, Houston replaced as Mr. Bush’s backwardness, unworldli- be you.” He made no bones about the fact that he holds state authorities respon- the smog capital of the United States. ness and spectacular blunders, e.g., the sible for his poisoning – which now seems to have been an attempt on his life. As president, George Bush invaded recent Medicare legislative scam (a To its credit, the Verkhovna Rada voted in near unanimity for opening an investiga- two countries, at a continued cost of over windfall for pharmaceutical companies tion into the incident. The Procurator General’s Office followed suit, announcing that $1 billion per week. and private health plans at taxpayer it was opening its own criminal investigation. Time will tell whether these inquiries He shattered the record for the largest expense), and, most of all, the Iraq fiasco are any more fruitful than those conducted in many previous cases in Ukraine. annual deficit in U.S. history, and effec- with its Abu Ghraib decorum, are catch- Meanwhile, Mr. Yushchenko, still not recovered from his ordeal, spoke before tively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury. ing up with him. Indeed, this is a time of a crowd of approximately 15,000 supporters at a Kyiv rally that was simulcast to According to shame, big-time shame, despite a guaran- other cities and towns where his supporters had gathered. Addressing the authori- (July 27, 2002), he set an all-time record teed white-wash at the top. ties he said: “You will not poison us. You do not have enough bullets and for the most private bankruptcies – 1.45 KamAZ trucks. You cannot break us.” He added: “There are not one, but tens of million filed in 2001 alone – in a 12- Boris Danik thousands of new Heorhii Gongadzes, Vyacheslav Chornovils, Vadym Hetmans month period in the United States. North Caldwell, N.J. and other good Ukrainians who will carry on the democratic struggle.” He is the all-time record holder for It is clear that Viktor Yushchenko is a fighter, but it is also clear that he is up receiving the most corporate campaign against some of the dirtiest, meanest and most brutal forces as he fights for a bet- donations (see “Bushwacked” by Molly ter tomorrow for Ukraine. Ivins and “American Dynasty” by Kevin Why no ads for tour Phillips). His largest lifetime campaign contrib- of Virsky troupe? Sept. utor and one of his best friends, Kenneth Dear Editor: Lay, presided over the largest bankruptcy Am I the only one who is frustrated by Turning the pages back... fraud in U.S. history, Enron. the current Virsky tour of North On the same day he was making patri- America? In contrast to other tours by 29 otic thunder on a fund-raising tour, he Ukrainian artists, there has been zero cut health benefits for veterans; he sup- advertising in your fine publication. In 2002 Two years ago The Ukrainian Weekly announced that it had ports a cut in benefits for active duty addition, there is no functioning website, released its latest book, a compilation of materials prepared on troops’ families – in time of war. and Ukrainian sites have been frustrated the occasion of the milestone 10th anniversary of Ukraine’s inde- He violated the U.N. Charter by in attempts to obtain info from the tour pendence. The name of the book, “Ukraine Lives!,” was taken launching an unprovoked attack against a promoters. from the title of The Weekly’s editorial written in 2001 to mark a decade since the historic sovereign state. The Houston community had to play act of August 24, 1991, that once again placed the name “Ukraine” on the world map. He changed U.S. policy to allow con- detective in order to find the Beaumont The book contains contemporaneous reports on events leading up to the re-establish- victed criminals to be awarded govern- venue, and I seek in vain the San ment of Ukraine’s independence, as well as news reports filed from the scene by The ment contracts. Antonio venue mentioned for September Weekly’s Kyiv Press Bureau on that momentous day in 1991 when the Parliament of He violated the Anti-Ballistic Missile 28 on the Art Ukraine site. the Ukrainian SSR, proclaimed the independence of Ukraine. Also included are reports Treaty to launch the construction of an In whose interest is it to keep this such on the often tense and exciting events that transpired immediately thereafter, including ABM defense system judged technically a secret from U.S. Ukrainians? the referendum of December 1, 1991, that affirmed the Ukrainian nation’s overwhelm- not feasible by all reliable scientists, but ing support for independent statehood. politically lucrative and highly profitable Stephen Sokolyk The 288-page book also covers the compelling events that led up to independence; it to his pals. New Braunfels, Texas transports readers to Ukraine, then still part of the USSR, at the time of the newly pro- He withdrew the U.S. from the World claimed policies of glasnost, perestroika (or perebudova in Ukrainian) and Court of Law. EDITOR’S NOTE: We at The Ukrai- demokratyzatsia. A detailed timeline covers events from December 1987 through He violated both the Geneva conven- nian Weekly also are frustrated by our December 1991. In addition, the volume contains unique materials related to Ukraine’s tions and U.S. law concerning the treat- inability to receive information about the first decade of independence – encompassing the fields of politics, the arts, religious ment of POWs. This is an impeachable tour, as well as paid advertisements to life, philately, etc., along with special reports and commentaries related to celebrations offense with criminal penalties. promote it. Thus far we have received of the 10th anniversary of Ukrainian independence. Among the newly published mate- President Bush is the first president to information only about two of the Virsky rials in the book is an account of Ukraine’s participation in the Olympic Games. have a majority of Europeans – 84 per- ensemble’s performances, those in “Ukraine Lives!” is the fourth book released by The Weekly, following the two- cent – viewing his presidency as the Morristown, N.J., and in Chicago, and volumes of “The Ukrainian Weekly: 2000” and “The Great Famine in Ukraine: The biggest threat to world peace and securi- that information came directly from the Unknown Holocaust” published in 1983 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Famine- ty (see Nicholas Kristof’s article of local organizers of the troupe’s appear- Genocide (a second edition was released in 1988). January 31, 2003, in The New York ance – not the tour’s principal organizer. Times). It would be helpful if readers could con- Source: “The Ukrainian Weekly releases a new book, ‘Ukraine Lives!’ ” The One could go on and on filling pages. tact local organizers to inform them of Ukrainian Weekly, September 29, 2002, Vol. LXX, No. 39. The damage done by this president to advertising opportunities via The Weekly. No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 7 PERSPECTIVES Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas BY ANDREW FEDYNSKY

Three Humpty Dumpties, see how they teeter You kill ours; we’ll kill yours In Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, “The Now, with wrenching hostage dramas, Dan Rather had a great fall. Now that ing gun but hardly unequivocal, eh? Brothers Karamazov,” Ivan Karamazov downing of passenger airliners, suicide he’s blown his cover of impartiality by Is there a vast left-wing conspiracy in challenges his pious brother Alyosha with bombings and gun battles, Russia is reap- breathlessly pedaling what practically the news rooms of ABC, CBS and NBC? a chilling proposition: imagine you have ing what it sowed: an endless cycle of everyone now believes to be forged doc- Absolutely not. Since only liberal views the power to create a fabric of human terror and response. Some 10,000 uments produced to discredit George W, are allowed to percolate within the inner destiny that will make mankind happy, Russian soldiers are said to have died. At how long will it be before the other two sanctums of the major networks, the cli- but first a single child must be tortured to least that many families are grieving. For “evening news” Humpty Dumpties fall mate of liberalism is perceived as “main- death. Would you agree to be the architect them, as well, the conflict is personal. as well? stream.” Mr. Rather, for example, told of such a construct, he asks? Alyosha It’s certainly personal for President Take that ABC fella. The sole anchor Mr. Goldberg that The New York Times rejects such a diabolical bargain. Yet that, Putin. Many political analysts strongly sus- for ABC since 1983, the Canadian-born, was “middle of the road.” Middle of the and more, is what the Chechen terrorists pect the decision to renew the war in supercilious Peter Jennings finally con- road? The gray lady hasn’t endorsed a agreed to when they seized 1,200 October 1999 was driven at least partly by descended to becoming an American citi- Republican for president in 50 years! hostages in the North Ossetian town of his calculation that it would help him in the zen this year. How noble. He now enjoys Trying desperately to salvage Mr. Beslan, withholding food and water from 2000 election. He campaigned as a tough dual citizenship. Rather’s credibility, a recent NYT head- their captives for days before triggering leader and that’s how he’s governed. According to a recent article by line read: “Memoes on Bush Are Fake the catastrophe that killed more than 300 The Chechen people were brought into Rachel Zabarkes Friedman in the But Accurate.” Sounds Kerryesque. people – half of them children. the Russian Empire by force nearly 200 National Review, Mr. Jennings had an How “mainstream” has Mr. Jennings There can be no response to that years ago. Their experience as citizens of interesting childhood in Canada. “My been during his 21-year reign as ABC “operation” but disgust, revulsion and Russia has been singularly unhappy, both mother ... was pretty anti-American,” Mr. news guru? Consider the following condemnation. under the tsars and the commissars. Besides Jennings told Dave Letterman in Jennings reporting gems tallied by Media Yet, even a tragedy as horrific as that has imprisonments and official murders that September of 2002. “And so was I, in Reality Check. a context: historical, political and indeed, a were routine for long periods of time, the some respects, raised with Anti- Castro the Great: “Medical care was personal context – perhaps personal, above entire nation was expelled from its ancestral Americanism in my blood, or in my once for the privileged few. Today it is all. A teacher released by the terrorists a land in World War II and shipped in boxcars mother’s milk at least.” available to every Cuban and it is free. day before the massacre said that one of to Central Asia. Tens of thousands died in Is that important? Mightily important Some of Cuba’s health care is world them justified his action because, “Russian that “operation,” including many children. given the fact that, despite a shrinking class. In heart disease, for example, in soldiers are killing our children in You kill ours; we’ll kill yours. audience, too many Americans still get brain surgery. Health and education are Chechnya, so we are here to kill yours.” Like other peoples who declared their their evening news from “World News the revolution’s great success stories.” Can anything be more wrenching than independence when the col- Tonight.” According to the Center for (June 15, 1989). Right. Soviet health care the death of a child at the hands of an lapsed, the Chechens want to be left alone Media and Public Affairs, writes Ms. was once world class, too, remember? abductor? Little wonder that the Russian to determine their own destiny. Only Mr. Friedman, the Jennings show had the With Soviet doctors no longer perform- parents who lost their children to the Putin won’t let them. With 21 republics in most anti-war coverage of the nightly ing “medical miracles,” perhaps Chechen terrorists at Beslan are vowing the Russian Federation, he fears Chechen broadcasts on all three networks in both Americans with heart problems can now revenge. And President Vladimir Putin is independence could start a domino effect 1991 and 2003. Anti-war rallies were be treated in Cuba. tapping into those sentiments so he can leading to the further dissolution of the once featured regularly, while support-the- Intolerant Republicans: “We begin stay the course on a decade-old policy – mighty Russian empire. Not wanting to go troops gatherings were consistently tonight with what you could call zero tol- no, centuries-old policy – that spawned down in history as another Mikhail ignored. erance ... Today by the time Mr. [Bob] the atrocity in Beslan. Consider the terror- Gorbachev, President Putin, no less than the Like Tom Brokaw and Mr. Rather, Mr. Dole spoke by satellite to his party dele- ist’s message: you killed our children, so Chechen terrorists, is willing to accept the Jennings believes his liberal bias isn’t gates, who were already gathered in San we’re going to kill yours. How loathsome. death of children as the price for the future bias at all. It’s simply mainstream think- Diego, all notions of tolerance on the The Chechens are a tiny nation: about as he would like it to be. ing. During the Clinton impeachment subject of abortion had disappeared from a million people. Like Ukrainians, And so the madness continues: Russian process, for example, as the senators the party’s platform.” (August 6, 1996) Chechens declared independence when military measures taken beyond the ken of were signing their names to the oath Hey, Mr. Jennings, how come you never the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, but outsiders, followed by some Chechen out- book promising to be fair and impartial mention the fact that no pro-life speakers unlike Ukraine, Chechnya was not a rage deliberately designed to attract the very in their decisions, Mr. Jennings went out have ever been allowed to speak at Soviet republic. Chechyna was part of the attention that President Putin seeks to avoid, of his way to identify each of the right- Democrat conventions? Russian Federation, so no other country each child’s death reinforcing the resolve of leaning Republicans as “conservative.” Soviet Pussycats: “There are some of offered to recognize its independence, their fathers and mothers to wreak bloody No Democrats were identified as liberal, you, I’m sure, who remember the days least of all Russia itself. In 1994 revenge. Who can blame them? however, not even Tom Daschle, Barbara when we in the West were afraid that the President Boris Yeltsin launched a war to Pondering the horror of Beslan, one can Mikulski, Ted Kennedy or even John Soviet Union would outdo the West tech- rein in the renegade province. It turned only conclude that the Chechen rebels who Kerry. “In the world of the Jenningses nologically. They had been first in space. out to be a humiliating disaster. After two perpetrated it have fundamentally discredit- and Brokaws and Rathers,” writes The CIA was pretty impressed, remem- years, Russia pulled out its troops, leav- ed their cause. There is no justification for Bernard Goldberg in his fascinating ber? And then the Soviet Union fell apart ing behind a demolished Chechnya gov- seizing children, their parents or their teach- book, “Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes and we discovered how far behind they erned by warlords and gangsters. ers in pursuit of Chechen happiness, howev- How the Media Distort the News,” “con- were ... Ah yes, we used to take the In October 1999 Mr. Putin renewed the er that’s defined. Yet looking at it from the servatives are out of the mainstream and Soviet Union so seriously.” (July 7, conflict. And that’s how it’s been ever perspective of their history, who can argue need to be identified. Liberals on the 2000). Golly, Miss Molly. How silly of since, Russian troops attacking the that the Russians didn’t bring this calamity other hand, are mainstream and don’t “some of you” to have worried about the Chechens with bombs, rockets, landmines, on themselves? Indiscriminate bombing, need to be identified.” Soviet Union which had dozens of client helicopter gunships, automatic weapons, rape, murder and deportation, all perpetrated “Too many news people, especially states on four continents, ballistic mis- knives and clubs. With 100,000 killed – under the cover of censorship and military the ones at worldwide headquarters in siles aimed at our major cities, and the many of them children – the population checkpoints to preserve a 19th century con- New York where all the big decisions are largest military arsenal in the world. has literally been decimated. As the struct, are just as fundamentally evil. made, basically talk to other people just The ancient Greeks had a word for Chechen terrorist said, it’s personal and he The situation in Chechnya cries for a like themselves,” writes Mr. Goldberg. what ails our three Humpty Dumpties: was going to make the Russian people take different approach than the one that’s been He mentions a writer for the New Yorker hubris. Fortunately for those who still it just as personally: yours for ours. taken for the past 10 years. If that means who was shocked when Richard Nixon believe “journalistic ethics” is not an Responsible people have long since going back a couple of centuries to the time carried 49 states in the 1972 election. “I oxymoron, ABC, NBC and CBS no come to the conclusion that the situation when Russia first invaded that remote can’t believe it!” she cried. “I don’t know longer dominate the air waves with their in Chechnya is intolerable. More than region and setting right the things that went a single person who voted for him.” “unbiased, middle-of-the-road” report- three years ago, for example, the U.N. wrong back then, then that’s the place to On June 16, writes Ms. Friedman, Mr. ing. The Humpty Dumpties have either Commission on Human Rights adopted a go. It won’t bring all the murdered children Jennings declared: “One of the Bush fallen or are teetering. Cable networks resolution, co-sponsored by 16 countries back to life, but just maybe it’ll spare fur- administration’s most controversial such as Fox News are taking their place. from the European Union, strongly con- ther such outrages in the future. Otherwise, assertions in its argument for war was Blogs on the Internet are doing their part. demning Russia’s use of disproportionate the unhappy Russian Federation and the that Saddam Hussein had links to al- One day, one can only hope, Messrs. force and its human rights violations in unfortunate Chechen Republic will contin- Queda. Today the 9/11 Commission said Jennnings and Brokaw will either repent Chechnya, including forced disappear- ue to reap the whirlwind. unequivocally, not so.” Really? On page or fall, victims of their own bloviating ances, torture and summary executions. As it is, neither the sanguinary status 61 of the Commission Report we read bias. Humpties may soon become President Putin, however, contemptuous- quo that Russia pursues nor the murky that bin Laden established the Muslim Dumpties, and no one, not even George ly dismisses criticism of his policy. His vision of Chechen terrorists is worth the terrorist group Ansar al Islam within Iraq Soros and Michael Moore, will put them approach to the problem is to ban media life of a single tortured child. in 2001. “There are indications that by back together again. coverage of the conflict, oust any outside then the Iraqi regime tolerated and may observers and continue to apply the Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is: even have helped Ansar al Islam against Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is: harshest of military measures. [email protected]. the common Kurdish enemy.” No smok- [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39

doctors. The former prime minister, a was recovering from a near fatal poisoning Yushchenko getting no better and com- Yushchenko... robust and physically active man, had that may have been an assassination plaining of general pain in the head, lung, (Continued from page 1) taken ill the evening of September 5 after attempt, the major television channels cov- abdominal and spinal regions, a decision cost him his life, the presidential candidate returning from the Chernihiv Oblast with ered the story by including remarks from was made by his family and his cam- went on to call for unity in the country, as what at first looked to be a bad case of the presidential candidate’s political oppo- paign team to transport the presidential well as for support from all the regions. stomach flu. After extensive testing by a nents, which included suggestions that his candidate to Rudolfinerhaus, a renowned He extolled voters not to fear going to the team of 12 Austrian doctors, including exotic and very un-Ukrainian culinary tastes Viennese medical clinic. There a team of polls on election day and to cast their bal- one originally from Ukraine, Mr. or a predilection to alcohol abuse may have 12 doctors did extensive blood and radio- lot for a candidate of their own choosing. Yushchenko was diagnosed with acute caused his condition. logical testing on the presidential candi- Three days later, on September 21, chemical poisoning and pancreatitis. As the session hall fell deathly silent, date, including CAT scans of the brain. looking somewhat better but still unable During his address in the Verkhovna Mr. Yushchenko challenged the lawmak- Dr. Mykola Korpan, a Ukrainian doctor to speak distinctly, Mr. Yushchenko Rada Mr. Yushchenko threw aside the ers to speak up publicly if they believed who was part of the medical team, told openly told an attentive and deadly silent indirectness and muted tones of political what had been said about him. various Ukrainian mass media on Parliament on September 21 that state politeness and graciousness for which he “Tell me, in the last 10-15 years, raise September 21 that the testing showed that authorities were responsible for his poi- is known. While not outrightly naming your hands and tell me if you have ever Mr. Yushchenko was suffering “an atypical soning two weeks earlier. He did not names, he made it very plain whom he seen me drunk or out of control,” chal- medical condition,” which had affected name names outright, but the insinua- blamed for what he and his campaign lenged Mr. Yushchenko. “I am not a various organs of his body. Dr. Korpan tions were clear. team are considering an attempt on his gourmand of the Eastern nor the Western explained that no known poisoning from “Today we are talking about a political life. He grouped his own brush with death kitchen. I eat the same meals as you and food or drink, which would generally be kitchen that orders murders. The next one with the untimely deaths of several promi- 47 million other Ukrainians: borsch, bacterial in nature, could result in the could be you,” said Mr. Yushchenko, nent Ukrainian politicians in recent years, potatoes and salo.” symptoms exhibited by Mr. Yushchenko, emotion again charging his usually including the mysterious automobile acci- The latter part of the statement was including localized paralysis, pain in the restrained delivery. He said state authori- dent that killed Vyacheslav Chornovil in aimed directly at National Deputy lungs, erosion and bleeding of the pancreas ties were ready to do whatever it takes to 1999 and the murder of Mr. Yushchenko’s Oleksander Moroz, who had said on and inflammation of the large intestine. retain power on election day. mentor, former National Bank of Ukraine September 18 that Mr. Yushchenko should “We can only theoretically conjecture In most current political surveys Mr. Chairman Vadym Hetman, who was shot tone down his taste for bourgeois delights. that this resulted from the intake of an Yushchenko holds a 6 percent to 8 per- at close range in his apartment building, as Mr. Yushchenko also singled out parlia- unusual substance. This could not come cent lead over his closest competitor, well as the death of journalist Heorhii mentary majority leader Stepan Havrysh, from normal food poisoning,” explained Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, the Gongadze in 2000. who had stated that the presidential candi- Dr. Korpan, who expressly excluded con- candidate in this field of 25 presidential “Some in the Prosecutor General’s date should eat less sushi. Mr. Havrysh taminated sushi, fish and eggs or alcohol hopefuls who has the support of the state Office at one point were bold enough to took to the podium after Mr. Yushchenko’s as the culprit. leadership, including President Leonid reveal that the culprit’s name began with address to directly and unequivocally “While alcohol can result in pancreati- Kuchma. the letter ‘K,’” explained Mr. apologize for making the crass comments tis, for instance, it will not result in acute At one point during his address to the Yushchenko, referring to information dis- before he had known the entire story. colitis, it will not give acute gastritis, and Verkhovna Rada – which was given prior tributed by the country’s top law enforce- Soon after the Verkhovna Rada voted it will not result in paralysis of a nerve of to a floor vote that overwhelmingly sup- ment agency some months ago on who nearly unanimously, with 425 votes in the a face and pain in the pulmonary cavity,” ported the creation of an ad hoc inves- may have slain Mr. Gongadze. affirmative, to support Mr. Yushchenko’s added the specialist. tigative committee to determine how the “They, unfortunately did not have the call for a parliamentary investigation into Dr. Korpan said the doctors tried to presidential candidate was poisoned – courage to fill in the rest of the letters,” Mr. the matter, Ukraine’s Procurator determine via a blood analysis what Mr. Yushchenko had to stop momentarily Yushchenko continued, making a clear ref- General’s Office announced that it would chemical substance had poisoned Mr. to regain his composure after he recalled erence to the sitting Ukrainian president. begin its own investigation into the poi- Yushchenko, but – since some 96 hours the harrowing experience he has been Mr. Yushchenko also had harsh words soning of the presidential candidate. had passed from the onset of the symp- through in the last two weeks. for parliamentary colleagues who had dis- President Leonid Kuchma, who had toms – nothing was detected. He Mr. Yushchenko was hospitalized on missed his condition as being the result of a asked on September 20 that an investiga- explained that the body rids itself of most September 10 in Vienna after being flown preference for exotic Japanese foods or of a tion into the matter take place, expressed internal contamination within 48 hours there from Kyiv, where his condition had drinking binge. In the days after his cam- no amazement over the ordeal experi- and noted that only a forensic medical deteriorated badly even under the care of paign team announced that Mr. Yushchenko enced by Mr. Yushchenko. specialist would be able to draw conclu- “I didn’t have to be an astrologer to sions as to specifically what substance have predicted that these will be the dirti- could have done the damage that occurred est elections ever in an independent in Mr. Yushchenko’s body. He said that Ukraine,” said Mr. Kuchma on for the Austrian doctors the primary task FOR THE RECORD: John Kerry’s September 21 during a working visit to had been to stabilize the Ukrainian politi- Pavlohrad, near Dnipropetrovsk. cian’s condition and treat his symptoms. statement on Ukraine’s elections Meanwhile, Procurator General “For 24 hours we fought for his life – The following statement by Sen. John Kerry, Democratic candidate for presi- Hennadii Vasyliev, while stating that an not to determine what had caused the dent, was issued on September 21 by the Kerry-Edwards 2004 campaign. investigation would take place into the cir- problems,” explained Dr. Korpan. cumstances surrounding Mr. Yushchenko’s He suggested also that while the poison Ukraine is a strategically important country in the heart of Europe. Its libera- illness, openly questioned whether the poi- could have entered the body via the tion 13 years ago was a victory for democratic forces after three-quarters of a cen- soning took place in Ukraine. breathing passages or through a hand- tury of communist rule. Today, as Ukraine prepares for its upcoming presidential “He left for Vienna looking normal, shake or in a drink, more than likely Mr. elections, Ukrainians have the opportunity to demonstrate the power of democra- but returned very different,” noted the Yushchenko ingested the substance with cy in Eastern Europe by selecting their future leader through free and fair elec- chief prosecutor of Ukraine. his food, inasmuch as the stomach, pan- tions that reflect the will of the people. Mr. Yushchenko’s ordeal started when creas and intestines were directly affected. I am concerned about developments in Ukraine in the lead-up to election day. he began to feel ill on September 5. That The doctor also noted that had Mr. There is a pattern of government abuse and intimidation against opposition politi- evening he began to vomit uncontrol- Yushchenko waited another day before cal candidates and their supporters. While Ukraine has generously contributed lably. Even as doctors worked on the arriving in Vienna for treatment, his troops in Iraq, the Bush administration has ignored democratic reversal in that father of six, his condition continued to chance for survival would have dropped country. We could have been working with Europe over the past several months deteriorate. On September 9, with Mr. to about 20 percent. to formulate a common approach to support democracy in Ukraine. Ukraine is at a turning point. The Bush administration should challenge the Ukrainian leadership to ensure that all candidates are granted equal access to state are: Oleksander Moroz, Anatolii Kinakh, media. The U.S. should work with the Organization for Security and Cooperation Bohdan Boiko, Petro Symonenko, Vasyl in Europe (OSCE) to significantly increase the number of international observers 24 candidates... Volha, Leonid Chernovetskyi and sent to Ukraine for the elections. (Continued from page 1) Oleksander Omelchenko. It is not too late for democracy to triumph in Ukraine. As president, I will con- The last five candidates to submit their Vitalii Kononov, an eighth candidate, tinue to build on the strong partnership between the United States and Ukraine by petitions joined a field that includes supporting its independence and full participation in the trans-Atlantic communi- front-runners National Deputy Viktor whose signature lists had already been ty. Ukraine’s gifted, diverse society is capable of continuing on the path its citi- Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor approved by the CEC, withdrew his can- zens chose in 1991, if given a fair choice in free elections this fall. Yanukovych. However, their signatures didacy on September 23, stating that he lists numbered far less than the 1 million was doing so at the behest of the Green plus names gathered by the two leaders. Party, which he heads, and explaining In fact, Mr. Yanukovych claims to have that he was acting as a good “soldier of gathered some 7 million signatures. He the party.” He joined Hryhorii Chernysh, Attention, Students! filed on September 17, while Mr. who withdrew after the latter failed to Throughout the year Ukrainian student clubs plan and hold activities. Yushchenko filed some 1.7 million signa- submit the required signature lists in sup- The Ukrainian Weekly urges students to let us and the Ukrainian com- tures on September 19. port of his candidacy by the September munity know about upcoming events. Seven other candidates filed their peti- 20 deadline. tions early and have had them approved The other 10 candidates who made the The Weekly will be happy to help you publicize them. We will also be by the Central Election Commission. September 20 filing deadline were: glad to print timely news stories about events that have already taken Review and approval by the CEC, which Andrii Chornovil, Ihor Dushyn, Dmytro is done by randomly checking a repre- Korchynskyi, Roman Kozak, Yurii place. Photos also will be accepted. sentative sample of the signatures, is the Zbitniev, Oleksander Bazyliuk, MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. final step in the qualification process. It Oleksander Kryvobokov, Oleksander assures these candidates a spot on the Yakovenko,m Volodymyr Nechyporuk voter ballot on election day. The seven and Oleksander Rzhavskyi. No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 9

THE 13th ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE Bay area Ukrainians gather to celebrate Ukrainian Independence Day in the crowd, but Yanukhovych support- ers were not. The consul general was unwavering and confident about Ukraine’s economic and political future. The same optimism was echoed by the youthful and enthusi- astic vice-consul, Taras Kuzmych, who said he sees Ukraine making continuous progress in all fields, in spite of the often negative press reports in the Bay Area. Ola Herasymenko, the well-known mer- ited artist of Ukraine who lives in California, performed a medley of lovely Ukrainian pieces on the bandura, while the renowned mezzo-soprano soloist from Lviv Opera House, Ivanna Taratula-Filipenko, sang movingly, as she has in the years past, to the delight of the crowd. She was fol- lowed by another mezzo-soprano, the exu- berant veteran Maria Tcherepenko, who served as the event coordinator as well. As in previous years, the Historical 122-year-old Golden Gate Park Band, under the direction of Michael Wirgler, performed Ukrainian melodies. The Girls of the Barvinok Dance Ensemble with Vice-Consul Taras Kuzmych (left) and Consul General Valery Hrebeniuk. event was sponsored by the Ukrainian by Nestor Wolansky but other ethnic groups, came in force to vivacity and rapture that the crowds American Coordinating Council, in see the Ukrainians perform their magical worked themselves into a frenzy. They all cooperation with the Ukrainian Heritage SAN FRANCISCO – As in the years dances and sing their unforgetable songs. loved the Ukrainians’ dances. Club of Northern California, the past, Ukrainian Day, this year celebrating No one was disappointed. A warm, welcoming speech from the Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Ukraine’s 13th anniversary of independ- The main attraction this year was the special guest, Valery Hrebeniuk, the con- Catholic Church, St. Michael’s ence, took place in San Francisco’s visiting Ukrainian Dance Ensemble sul general of the recently opened San Ukrainian Orthodox Church, St. Golden Gate Park on August 29. This Barvinok from Manitoba, presenting Francisco Consulate of Ukraine, informed Volodymyr Mission – Santa Clara, year’s event was held in the lush unique dances from various regions of the public about Ukraine’s successes and Ukrainian Fraternal Association Botanical Gardens, rather than on the Ukraine: Volyn, Bukovyna, Podillia and failures of the past year, the outstanding (Assembly 270), the Ukrainian National main Rotunda stage, due to contruction the Hutsul highlands. The Hopak dance performance of its athletes at the just com- Association (Branch 486), the Ukrainian of the new de Young Museum. was performed enthusiastically to a thun- pleted Athens Olympics, and about the National Women’s League of America In spite of the lack of seating – the pub- dering applause that seemed endless. uncertainty of the upcoming national elec- (Chapter 107), the Ukrainian Medical lic had to sit on the grass, or bring their The young dancers, most of whom tions in Ukraine, where much is at stake. Association of Northern California, and own chairs – the crowd of about 350, con- were already wide-eyed from their first It should be mentioned that a number the Ukrainian Professional and Business sisting not only of Ukrainian Americans visit to California, danced with such of pro-Yushchenko banners was evident Group of Northern California.

Western diaspora? What are we doing to they help Ukraine to conquer its present help Ukraine? ... It seems we are crises,” Dr. Luchkiw continued. Rockland County Ukrainians celebrate resigned to the philosophy of ‘poor A brief welcoming address was deliv- by Vasyl Luchkiw Vasyl Szozda, a Vietnam war veteran, Ukraine.’ ” ered by Theodore Dusanenko, a raised the blue-and-yellow flag of Ukraine “Ukraine requires very strong and pos- Rockland County legislator of Ukrainian SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. – The local about the county complex as all gathered itive action from all of us. We must, by descent, and the Vesna folk dance ensem- Ukrainian American community of sang the Ukrainian national anthem. our voting power, influence, indeed ble performed several dances. Rockland County in the state of New York The keynote speaker was Dr. Vasyl demand from presidential candidates in After the brief program, UAVeterans marked Ukrainian Independence Day on Luchkiw, advisor of the Ukrainian our chosen countries of residence that invited all present to an anniversary picnic. Sunday, August 22, with a divine liturgy, National Association and past national followed by a “panakhyda” (memorial commander of the Ukrainian American service) for all those who gave their lives Veterans. He underscored that today, the in the fight for the liberation of Ukraine. eyes of the world are focused on Ukraine Members of Ukrainian American Veterans as the election of the country’s next pres- Embassy of Ukraine sponsors reception Post 19 formed an honor guard during the ident is scheduled for October 31. service with national flags and post colors. He said that the world, especially the After the church services, the communi- United States, instead of leading the way ty gathered at the county legislative com- and showing Ukraine the way to democ- plex to continue the celebration of the 13th racy is threatening the young country anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. At with resolutions and sanctions. noon, the commander of UAV post 19, “And how about us,” he asked, “the

Yaro Bihun WASHINGTON – Olympic figure-skating champion Victor Petrenko made a surprise appearance at the Ukrainian Embassy-sponsored reception marking the 13th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence on September 8 at the Madison Hotel in Washington. Next to him are Cultural Attaché Natalia Holub (center) and Iryna Reznik, the wife of Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. During the Ukrainian Independence Day ceremonies are (from left): Theodore Mykhailo Reznik. Among the other prominent guests attending the event were Dusanenko, Dr. Vasyl Luchkiw, Michael Wengrenovich, Vasyl Szozda, Bohdan Ukraine’s first foreign affairs minister, Anatolii Zlenko, and two former U.S. Hajduk, Joseph Brega and Michael Tymoch. ambassadors to Ukraine, Carlos Pascual and Steven Pifer. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39

Tryzubby Omelan Twardowsky capturesAngelina team Kozak and championship Myron Pryimak, ation, headed by Ivan at Hrynyk, USCAK a former Below swim are the names meetof the gold, sil- scorers. Also assisting were Olenka officer of the Ukrainian Galician Army. ver and bronze medalists, their club affil- KERHONKSON, N. Y. – Beautiful Halkovych and Omelan Twardowsky. Both championships this year were dedi- iations and swimming times. weather and a record number of participants This year’s championship attracted a cated to these two jubilees. – more than 60 swimmers – assured the suc- record number of swimmers, boys and Roma Lisovich, the Ukrainian BOYS 10 AND UNDER cess of the 48th annual swimming champi- girls of all ages – a good sign for the future National Association’s treasurer, wel- onships of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of organized swimming in the Ukrainian comed the leadership and the contestants 25 m freestyle of the U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK), which diaspora. Organizers expressed hope that of both championships, thanking all for 1. Dadich Rusyniak (SUM), 17.23 took place here on September 4. The cham- sports enthusiasts from USCAK-West and coming to Soyuzivka and inviting them 2. Matthew Betley (SUM), 20.81 pionship was dedicated to the 80th anniver- Canada in the future will be able to mobi- to continue to organize such sports events 3. Michael Tershakovec (Tryzub), 26.10 sary of both the Carpathian Ski Club and lize their sports clubs and youth organiza- here in the future. The solemn cere- Chornomorska Sitch. tions to participate in this meet as monies were concluded with the hoisting 50 m freestyle As in previous years, the championship USCAK-East has done to some degree. of the American, Canadian and Ukrainian 1. David Rusnak (SUM), 42.78 was organized by USCAK’s swimming Simultaneously with the swimming flags, while the respective national 2. Matthew Betley, 49.75 director, Marika Bokalo, who carried out championship, the courts of Soyuzivka anthems were played. 3. Paul Kozak (Plast), 1:27.91 advance registration of the participants in hosted the USCAK tennis championship, The presentation of medals to victorious all of the 52 competitions in four age which was run by tennis director George swimmers took place outside the 25 m backstroke groups. Unfortunately, on the eve of Sawczak and his assistants. The official Uzhhorod building. The ceremony was 1. Michael Tershakovec, 31.55, departure for the event, Ms. Bokalo opening of both tournaments took place opened by Mr. Stebelsky, who congratulat- 2. Stephan Maksymovych, 32.97 became ill and was hospitalized. The toward the end of the swimming compe- ed the participants and especially the prize 3. Stephan Olesnycky, 35.76 direction of the swimming championship tition. This ceremony was emceed by winners for their enthusiasm, and the refer- 25 m breaststroke was taken over by her brother, Peter George Popel, the president of KLK [as ees and tournament staff for their exempla- 1. Michael Tershakovec, 26.17 Prociuk, and his able staff of experienced the Carpathian Ski Club is known]. Short ry direction of this USCAK championship. 2. Nick Paslawsky (Sitch), 32.59 referees: John Makar, chief referee; Taras addresses were delivered by Roman He thanked the Soyuzivka management for 3. Matthew Betley, 32.65 Midzak, chief timing judge; Tom Rakoczy and Myron Stebelsky, the presi- preparing the swimming pool and the Danigyn, starter; Christine Tershakovec, dent of USCAK. Ukrainian National Association for fund- 25 m butterfly Zirka Kovbasniuk, Taras Kozak, Nestor Mr. Stebelsky spoke about the history ing the medals and the club trophy. 1. David Rusyniak, 25.33 Maksymovych, George Lesiuk, Anna Fat, of the KLK, which was founded in west- The medals were presented by Ms. 2. Stephan Palylyk, 40.22 Roman Palylyk, Petrusia Paslawsky, Peter ern Ukraine in 1924, and that of Lisovich on behalf of the UNA. She was Teniuch, Zenon Cybriwsky, John Rusniak assisted by Mr. Prociuk, as well as repre- Chornomorska Sitch, which was estab- GIRLS 10 AND UNDER and Nick Prociuk, timing judges; lished in the same year in Newark, N.J., sentatives of Tryzub, SUM, Chornomorska Alexander Napora, Marusia Makar, by veterans of the Ukrainian war of liber- Sitch and Plast. 25 m freestyle 1. Natalie Hryhorowych (Sitch), 17.59 2. Lesia Olesnycky (Sitch), 18.13 3. Andrea Cybriwsky (Tryzub), 20.27

50 m freestyle 1. Natalie Hryhorowych, 39.50 2. Nusia Kerda (SUM), 1:01.75 3. Roma Dumak (SUM), 1:24.28

25 m backstroke 1. Emily Danigyn, 24.74 2. Lesia Olesnycky, 25.74 3. Andrea Cybriwsky, 28.86

25 m breaststroke 1. Natalie Hryhorowych, 24.48 2. Lesia Olesnycky, 25.09 3. Emily Danigyn, 27.00

25 m butterfly 1. Melissa Phillips, 28.89

BOYS 11-12 50 m freestyle 1. Andrew Pikharko (Sitch), 33.69 2. Andrew Olchowecky (Tryzub), 37.56 3. Paul Tershakovec (Tryzub), 40.07

25 m freestyle 1. Andrew Olchowecky, 16.33 2. Stephan Lesiuk (Tryzub), 21.02

25 m backstroke 1. Andrew Olchowecky, 20.40 2. Vasyl Stolar, 24.13 3. Danylo Maksymovych, 26.83

25 m breaststroke 1. Andrew Pikharko, 20.31 2. Paul Tershakovec, 21.95 3. Vasyl Stolar, 25.31

25 m butterfly 1. Paul Tershakovec, 18.57 2. Danylo Maksymovych, 25.81

GIRLS 11-12

25 m freestyle 1. Viktoria Mazuriak, 15.00 2. Larissa Shafran (SUM), 16.96 3. Catherine Bukalo (SUM), 19.98

50 m freestyle 1. Christine Fat (Tryzub), 32.81 2. Viktoria Mazuriak (SUM), 33.15 3. Alexandra Danigyn (SUM), 35.04 The Tryzub swim team, 2004 USCAK champions. (Continued on page 11) No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 11

2. Melanie Cybriwsky (Tryzub), 35.30 2. Mark Makar (Sitch), 1:01.49 GIRLS 15 AND OVER 3. Nadia Byrsta (SUM), 41.83 3. Paul Midzak (Tryzub), 1:09.11 Tryzub(Continued captures... from page 10) 100 m individual medley 1. Tania Hryhorowych (Sitch), 1:16.71 25 m breaststroke 50 m backstroke 50 m freestyle 1. Nadia Vyrsta (SUM), 51.92 1. Mark Makar, 27.28 2. Marusia Kalush (SUM), 1:31.60 1. Alexandra Danigyn, 19.51 3. Andrea Marushchak (Tryzub), 1:43.27 2. Christine Fat, 19.93 2. Robert Tokarchyk (Tryzub), 27.57 50 m breaststroke 3. Bohdana Stolar, 24.69 3. Andrew Midzak, 28.09 1. Tetiana Palylyk 49.19 100 m freestyle 2. Katrusia Midzak, 58.46 1. Catherine Olchowecky, 1:14.73 25 m butterfly 50 m backstroke 2. Sonia Tokarchyk (Tryzub), 1:15.63 1. Viktoria Mazuriak, 15.21 1. Anthony Tokarchyk, 31.57 50 m butterfly 3. Marusia Kalush, 1:16.09 2. Alexandra Danigyn, 17.24 2. William Makar, (Sitch), 31.95 1. Christine Fat, 37.11 3. Larissa Shafran, 23.27 3. Paul Midzak, (Tryzub), 36.58 50 m freestyle 2. Melanie Cybriwsky, 42.90 1. Adriana Lesiuk (Tryzub), 29.35 BOYS 13-14 50 m breaststroke BOYS 15 AND OVER 2. Tania Hryhorowych, 30.13 1. Robert Tokarchyk, 35.47 3. Alexandra Pikharko (Sitch), 30.69 100 m freestyle 100 m individual medley 2. Mark Makar, 37.10 1. Gregory Fat (Tryzub), 1:03.79 1. William Makar (Sitch), 1:07.26 3. Paul Midzak, 37.12 50 m backstroke 2. Michael Kybalo, (SUM), 1:07.73 2. Anthony Tokarchyk (Tryzub), 1:08.00 1. Tania Hryhorowych, 36.12 3. Andrew Midzak (Tryzub), 1:17.86 50 m butterfly 2. Sonia Tokarchyk, 37.03 50 m freestyle 1. William Makar, 29.87 3. Catherine Olchowecky, 37.91 1. Michael Kybalo, 29.63 100 m freestyle 2. Anthony Tokarchyk, 30.75 2. Roman Olchowecky (SUM), 35.90 1. Andrew Midzak, 1:01.37 3. Robert Tokarchyk, 34.65 50 m breaststroke 3. Michael Palumbo (Sitch), 37.72 1. Andrea Lesiuk, 41.19 2. Marusia Kalush, 46.52 50 m backstroke 3. Catherine Olchowecky, 50.74 1. Gregory Fat, 33.46 2. Roman Olchowecky, 43.57 50 m butterfly 3. Roman Kovbasniuk, (SUM), 54.48 1. Andrea Marushchak, (Tryzub), 34.82 2. Adriana Lesiuk, (Tryzub), 48.29 50 m breaststroke 1. Roman Kovbasniuk, 49.75 In the 4 x 25-meter freestyle relay for 2. Roman Olchowecky, 50.93 the girls 10 and under the winner was the 3. Michael Pytlar (Sitch), 59.22 Sitch team, posting a time of 1:24.30. The SUM team took second. 50 m butterfly In the same relay the winners in the 1. Gregory Fat, 31.76 11-12 age group for girls was the SUM 2. Michael Kybalo, 35.88 team with a time of 1:12.20. In the 13-14 age group for boys the 4 GIRLS 13-14 x 50-meter relay was won by the Tryzub team with a time of 2:27.84, while SUM 100 m freestyle finished second with 2:37.97. 1. Tetiana Palylyk (SUM), 1:17.37 In the boys age group of 15 and over, the relay results were: 1. Tryzub, 2:07.7; 50 m butterfly 2. Sitch, 2:11.96; 3. SUM, 2:36.80. 1. Christine Fat, (Tryzub), 37.11 The club results in the 2004 USCAK 2. Melanie Cybriwsky, (Tryzub), 42.90 swimming championship were as fol- lows: 1. Tryzub Philadelphia, 164 points; 50 m freestyle 2. SUM 131 points; 3. Sitch, 99 points; 1. Tetiana Palylyk, 33.87 A scene from the races at USCAK’s swimming championship. 4. Plast 11 points.

between. RosAvia has been accused sev- Ukraine’s defense... eral times by Western capitals in the (Continued from page 1) transport of illegal arms across interna- 6 when an ammunition depot exploded, tional borders. resulting in the death of five people and On the day Mr. Kuchma announced injury to four others. that he had fired Mr. Marchuk, the “You must realize that we have a huge defense minister spent the morning amount of ammunition stores and that reporting on his activities and defending poses a huge threat to the country,” his actions in the Turkish fiasco to the explained Mr. Kuchma in Pavlohrad. Verkhovna Rada. Mr. Kuchma had initially warned his The minister seemed to take his firing in stride. He told Holos Ukrainy after he defense minister, only the second civilian was notified that he had been dismissed to hold the reins of the military since that, “For me this is not a major prob- Ukraine obtained statehood 13 years ago, lem.” that he had to get a better grip on what National Deputy Heorhii Kriuchkov, was occurring in the armed forces after chairman of the parliamentary the incident in Melitopil. Committee on National Security and The president had repeated the warn- Defense, said that he did not exclude the ing after a visit to a military base of the possibility that Mr. Marchuk’s dismissal Ukrainian naval forces in Balaklava in could have serious afteraffects for the July, noting at the time that his orders to Kuchma administration, inasmuch as the decommission the base and turn the area defense secretary has a vast store of around it into a tourist attraction in com- knowledge on the inner workings of the memoration of the 150th anniversary of state leadership, having served during the the Crimean War were not being carried past 13 years not only as defense minister out. but also as national security chief and Mr. Marchuk lately had also been head of the state security apparatus. questioned regarding the legality of Mr. Kriuchkov added that he also authorizing the use of eight Ukrainian could not exclude the possibility that the helicopters by the Turkish government to firing was related to the political election fight forest fires in the country that had season. gotten out of control. One of the helicop- Mr. Kriuchkov noted wryly that he ters crashed on September 3 after a cable found it interesting that the president became entangled in its rear propeller; announced he had accepted the resigna- three Ukrainian servicemen were killed. tion of his defense minister when Mr. On September 20 the Procurator Marchuk had not offered up as much. General’s Office had announced that it “The announcement said the minister was investigating the legality of the way submitted his resignation, which should the helicopters were borrowed by Turkey, mean that he wrote the memo in his own which was done by contract with a name. But I spoke with him [Mr. Canadian firm, Artic Group Ltd., using Marchuk] today and for him this was the aviation company RosAvia as the go- unexpected,” explained Mr. Kriuchkov. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39

woman, Roma Pryma, we were so Tribute... pleased and we decided to sponsor an (Continued from page 1) accolade for her,” Mr. Nazarewicz said. promote and popularize a Ukrainian Accepting the award on behalf of their national treasure, Ukrainian folk dance, mother, Ms. Lonkevych and Mr. through a lifetime of extraordinary artistry, Bohachevsky expressed gratitude to Mr. dedication and passion.” The foot-high fig- Nazarewicz, the institute’s board of ure, the design of sculptor Taras Lewyckyj directors, and event planners and partici- of Philadelphia, a former Pryma- pants for the great honor accorded to Bohachevsky student who now directs their mother. Mr. Bohachevsky, follow- Philadelphia’s Voloshky Dance Ensemble, ing his sister’s Ukrainian comments with shows Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky poised on a statement in English, said their feelings one foot, arms akimbo, performing a were shared by their father, George Ukrainian dance that was part of her solo Bohachevsky, who was unable to attend. stage presentations. Made in Ukraine of “Ania and I are committed to ensuring brass-covered Ukrainian black marble, the that mother’s legacy and her work and her statue was delayed in transport, arriving spirit live on,” he told the assembly. “To from Kyiv just hours before the luncheon. that end, we have established the Roma Mr. Nazarewicz, who remembers see- Pryma-Bohachevsky Foundation of ing Ms. Pryma Bohachevsky in 1961 Ukrainian Dance, drawing on the talented when she performed in New York for the young choreographers, teachers and dancers UIA President Walter Nazarewicz (left) with Ania Bohachevsky Lonkevych and first time, described her as an internation- who have worked with her and have been Boris Bohachevsky, children of the late Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky. ally recognized prima ballerina and inspired by Pani Roma for decades.” I try to stand up straight and look a chal- North America, her 40-year span of teaching beloved dance instructor for thousands of Facing challenges lenge straight in the eye,” Ms. Zielyk said. that included workshops, dance camps and children and adults who passed through festival appearances for her students, her Keynote speaker Marta Zielyk observed Now a senior diplomatic interpreter for her dance schools and workshops. choreographic triumphs with such ballet that “Pani Roma, my ballet teacher, taught the U.S. State Department, Ms. Zielyk “She brought an inimitable freshness and productions as “Peer Gynt,” “Kvit Paporoti” me not only how to turn out my toes for the recalled Pani Roma’s poise, self-confidence, beauty to Ukrainian dance through her and “Ikona,” and her staging of a stunning second classical ballet position or how to do her stage presence, her radiant smile, her groundbreaking choreography of regional welcome dance and a glorious Hopak. a proper, full deep bow on stage but taught elegance and talent, her innate awareness of dances, as well as her stylized interpretations The review included her work at the me – I realize now – about life itself.” people and their abilities – qualities that that drew upon Ukrainian dance forms, clas- Syzokryli ensemble’s director, when she sical ballet and modern dance,” she added. “When I felt challenged by life’s situa- touched everyone she came in contact with. Mistress of ceremonies Lydia accompanied her group to concert halls “When Stefa Dobriansky approached tions, I would reach back into my childhood through the United States and during a the institute’s board director Roman and pull out a memory of Pani Roma: how Zaluckyj-Kulbida, news anchor for WNYT Television in Albany, N.Y., and a triumphant 1992 tour of Ukraine. Czajkowsky with the idea of honoring she always stood with her back ramrod Married in 1963 to Opera this wonderful Ukrainian American straight, her gaze level, direct and open. So former ballet student of Pani Roma, read greetings from New York Gov. George baritone George Bohachevsky, she was a Pataki, who stated that Ms. Pryma- devoted wife and the mother of Ania and Bohachevsky “inspired a most important Boris, and grandmother to Ania’s chil- expression of national pride through her dren, Alexander and Roma. legacy of dance that will live for genera- In a special dance tribute choreographed tions to come.” She said that New Jersey by Mr. Bohachevsky, a long line of cos- Gov. James E. McGreevey had issued a tumed Syzokryli dancers assembled on the proclamation honoring the life and mem- darkened state. With Ms. Lonkevych and ory of Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky. Mr. Bohachevsky at their center, the dancers Announcing a $5,000 donation to the paced slowly to the melancholy strains of new Foundation for Ukrainian Dance from the Sichovi Striltsi song “Chuyesh, Brate the Ukrainian Institute of America. Ms. Mii” (Do you hear, O my brother). Lighted Kulbida said she looked forward to seeing candles in their hands delineated their everyone at Alice Tully Hall on November movement patterns, simulating the flight of 13, when some 120 dancers will celebrate a string of cranes across the sky, but in reali- the lifeworks of Roma Pryma- ty expressing the connection of one human being to another – of Pani Roma as the Bohachevsky through Ukrainian dance. inspiration that strung together many lives. Two multimedia presentations, one pre- For the exciting Hopak dance that’s pared by Zenon Cybyk and the other by Ihor always the finale of Syzokryli performanc- Lukiw and Roma Lisovich, offered a picto- es, the dancers strode on stage led by a rial review of Ms. Pryma Bohachevsky’s group of stalwart males with Andriy life, from her early years as a ballet student Cybyk at their head. (For many years the Boris Bohachevsky and Ania Bohachevsky Lonkevych with sculptor Taras in Lviv, through her professional career as a ensemble’s associate artistic director, Mr. Lewyckyj (right), who created the statuette of “Pani Roma.” strikingly beautiful performer in Europe and Cybyk has been appointed artistic director, with Orlando Pagan serving as balletmas- ter and Christine Izak as artistic adviser.) The women’s twirls and pirouettes and the men’s amazing prysidky leaps and squats to rapid-fire music stirred resound- ing applause from the audience, which included representatives from Ukraine’s Mission to the United Nations and the Ukrainian Consulate in New York, Newport Music Festival director Mark Malkovich III, longtime Met Opera bass- baritone Andrij Dobriansky, and several Ukrainian community leaders.Among them were Stefan Kaczaraj, member of the board of directors of Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union (who also is president of the Ukrainian National Association), and Roma Lisovich, treasurer of the Ukrainian National Association. Organizing committee chair Stefa Dobriansky, who has been steering her six children through years of dance rehearsals and performances, accepted compliments from friends with a bright smile after the event, but pointed to the solid support given by coordinators Ulana Kekish, Roma Kekish Hrechynsky, Oksana Kinal and Olya Rudyk. Much credit, she emphasized should go to Mr. Nazarewicz and UIA Vice-President Yaroslav Kryshtalsky – “they were absolutely wonderful in help- A view of the tribute to Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky held at at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. ing to arrange this event.” No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 13 Two Ukrainians among top prize winners at Placido Domingo’s Operalia competition

by Ika Koznarska Casanova PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Soprano Nataliya Kovalova and baritone Vitaliy Bilyy, both from Ukraine, were among the top winners at the 12th annual World Opera Competition – Operalia 2004, held in Los Angeles the week of August 23-28. Founded by Plácido Domingo in 1992, Operalia has become one of the leading international contests for opera singers who are in the early stages of their career. From an initial field of 43 selected contestants from 20 different countries who competed in three elimina- tion stages over the course of the week, Ms. Kovalova emerged as the winner of both the second prize and the “People’s Choice” award, and baritone Vitaliy Bilyy as fourth-prize winner, at the competition. The final round of the competition, held on August 28 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, featured a public per- formance by 10 finalists, each singing an opera aria of their choice to the accompaniment of the Orchestra, with Mr. Domingo, conducting. Ms. Kovalova’s program choice for “The Final Concert” portion of the competition was the aria “E strano ... Ah, fors’e lui ... Sempre libera” from Verdi’s “La Traviata.” For his part, Mr. Bilyy sang the aria “Pietà, rispetto, amore” from Verdi’s “Macbeth.” Following the “The Final Concert,” Ms. Kovalova, who reportedly brought the house down with her performance, was named “People’s Choice” winner on the basis of votes by Dorothy Chandler Pavilion audience members. Among other top winners at the competition were tenor Dmitry Korchak, winner of both the fourth prize and the prize, and bass Mikhail Petrenko, fourth-prize winner – both of Russia. Winners of this year’s Operalia competition were select- ed by a jury comprising an international panel of artists and general directors of , among them: Jeanne- Pierre Brossman, Théâtre du Châtelet, ; , opera director; Thierry Fouquet, Opéra National de Bordeaux; Jonathan Friend, Metropolitan Opera; Sabine Robert Millard Robert Millard Hodi, Wiener Staatsoper; Peter Katona, Royal Opera Baritone Vitaliy Bilyy, winner of the fourth prize at Soprano Nataliya Kovalova, winner of both the House, Covent Garden; Jean-Loius Pichon, Grand Théâtre Operalia 2004. second prize and the “People’s Choice” prize. l’Esplanade, St. Etienne; Andres P. Rodriguez, Teatro Municipal, Santiago; Emilio Sagi, Teatro Real, ; and Helge Schmidt, Palacio de las Artes, . Mr. Domingo, who is artistic director of two American opera companies – the Los Angeles Opera and the Washington National Opera, is present through- out the competition and supervises the proceedings, but does not vote in the competition. A gala concert with Mr. Domingo and the winners is

Kyiv Chamber Choir to tour Canada TORONTO – Platinum Concerts International (PCI) has announced the first-ever Canadian concert tour of one of the world’s best choirs – the Kyiv Chamber Choir. This tour includes concerts in 14 cities in five provinces across Canada from November 3 to 28. Concerts will take place in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Windsor, and Hamilton. Tour sponsors are the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko and the Buduchnist Credit Union. These concerts are also being supported by provincial Choral Music Federations and local Ukrainian community organizations. Individual concert tickets will go on sale in mid- September and will be available through TicketMaster, in Buduchnist Credit Union branches and at each con- cert venue. Los Angeles Opera; Robert Millard The Kyiv Chamber Choir’s performances will take The top three winners at the 12th annual World Opera Competition – Operalia 2004, with its founder, place in concert halls and in churches and cathedrals Plácido Domingo, at the close of “The Final Contest” held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on August 28 that feature outstanding acoustics, where quality choral (from left): third-prize winner Russian tenor Dmitry Voropaev; second-prize winner Ukrainian soprano musicians perform when they are in these communities. Nataliya Kovalova; Mr. Domingo; and first-prize winner Korean tenor Woo Kyung Kim. The Weston Recital Hall in Toronto’s Center for the Arts and the Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal are to take place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion later on In 2003 Ms. Kovalova debuted as Donna Elvira in examples of the high-quality venues, with great in the season. “Don Giovanni” at La Monnaie in Brussels. acoustics that attract music audiences, that are reserved *** Mr. Bilyy, 29, was a soloist with the Odesa Opera for this concert tour. Born in Ukraine, Ms. Kovalova, 28, studied at musi- Theater in 2000-2001. Since 2001 he has been a soloist The concerts will feature the best Ukrainian music cal academies in Lviv, Wroclaw (Poland) and in with Moscow’s Novaya Opera Theater, where his roles composed over the past 1,000 years – arranged and pre- Dresden. In 2000 she made her debut performances in include Germont in “La Traviata,” Count di Luna in “Il sented with the unique style and outstanding presenta- Wroclaw as Nanetta in “Falstaff,” Mimi in “La Trovatore” and the title role in “Eugene Onegin.” tion skills of this award-winning choir that regularly Bohème” and Pamina in “Die Zauberflöte.” Mr. Bilyy’s engagements for 2004 include Enrico in attracts sold-out audiences to its concerts in Great Since 2001 she has been an ensemble member at the “Lucia di Lammermoor” at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Britain and across Europe. Because the Toronto and Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, and she has per- Petersburg, Zurga in “Les pêcheurs de perles” with the Ottawa concerts also include Canada’s Elmer Iseler formed in the opera houses of Linz, Wiesbaden, Kazan Opera Theater in Tatarstan, and Vungun in (Continued on page 14) Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Lille and Luxembourg. “Lisunsin” with the Korea Opera Theater in Seoul. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39

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depicted in a positive manner in the news Russian media... and even in feature stories. An hourlong TV (Continued from page 3) program on the NTV channel, which is con- Russian readers to see an unbiased picture sidered to be independent and is one of the Anna Barbadyn of Ukraine. “The Russian media cover most popular in Russia, broadcast an inter- (née Dzus) Ukrainian events inadequately in general. view with Mr. Yanukovych and his wife born in Ukraine. during prime time on Saturday, August 28. They highlight some points so that their Wife of the late Walter Barbadyn. tone, towards Ukraine is haughty. There was not a word about politics, only a Unfortunately, some well-respected press pleasant chat about his character with fami- October 9, 1923 - September 19, 2004 organizations use this tone, too.” ly pictures as background. However, none Last weekend, Vremia news on one of of the Russian TV programs gave the same Survived by: Russia’s main state TV channels said Mr. attention to any of the other Ukrainian can- Yushchenko is busy with self-promotion didates, of which there are 26. daughters Rose Sherman with husband Fred “People here underscore that Russia is and criticism of his opponents. A journal- Marya Miller ist quoted Kyiv political scientist Mykola interested in the current Ukrainian prime Pohrebynskyi as saying that Mr. minister, while Mr. Yushchenko is so-so,” Christina Bytz with husband Myron Yushchenko always “complains of his Mr. Rudenko-Desniak told The Ukrainian Anne McNally with husband Patrick destiny, which is the psychology of a Weekly. “I consider it to be a fabricated son John man who knows he will fail in advance.” myth that Mr. Yushchenko is a person who The story alleged that also scandals are seeks only to spite Russia. It’s not clear how grandchildren Catherine, Lillian, Andrea, Tina, Lola, associated with the Yushchenko campaign the current prime minister will treat Russia Tony, Myroslaw, Cassandra, Stephanie, and showed a truck driver, who claimed Mr. when he becomes president, some journal- Patrick Jr., Joseph and Erin Yushchenko’s bodyguards beat him for awk- ists have carefully noted. Also, Russia may ward maneuvers on a highway. No replica find itself in an awkward situation after all six great-grandchildren from Mr. Yushchenko’s supporters followed. these publications if Mr. Yushchenko wins. Mr. Yanukovych, on the other hand, is It should keep that in mind.” Extended family in Ukraine.

She lived in Newark upon her arrival in the US, Kerhonkson majority. However, a related measure, Highlights... that would have changed the name of the and most recently, Randolph, NJ. She enjoyed gardening (Continued from page 4) new entity to the Ukrainian National and NJ Devils hockey. It was a milestone also because the Fraternal Association (a move sought by convention had weighty matters to con- the UFA), failed to get the two-thirds The parastas took place on Tuesday, September 21, in Union, NJ sider during its deliberations: changes to majority and thus was rejected. In an effort to lower UNA expenses, UNA By-Laws, mergers with two other The Requiem Liturgy was held on Wednesday, September Ukrainian fraternal organizations and the UNA delegates approved the transforma- fate of UNA fraternal benefits. tion of the Ukrainian-language newspa- 22, at St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Newark, NJ The major by-laws change provided for a per Svoboda from a daily (published five with interment following at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian vote via mail on issues that normally would times per week) to a weekly. They also Orthodox Cemetery in S. Bound Brook, NJ have to be brought before a convention. approved a proposal to shorten the sea- Thus, delegates would be able to vote by son at the UNA resort, Soyuzivka, to mail instead of gathering at a special con- three and a half months, a change that Donations may be made to: vention if necessity dictated that a decision was to go into effect for the 1999 season. Compassionate Care Hospice, St. Clare’s Hospital be made on such issues in between regular- The 34th Convention was attended by 400 West Blackwell Street ly scheduled quadrennial conventions. In 227 delegates representing the UNA fact, delegates to the 34th Convention branches in the United States and Dover, NJ 07801 approved a proposal which directed the Canada, who re-elected Ulana Diachuk General Assembly elected at that conven- to her third term as president. tion to prepare a referendum to amend the Ç èÖêòì êßóçàñû íêÄÉßóçé∫ ëåÖêíà Charter and By-Laws of the UNA to pro- Source: “UNA concludes 34th conven- vide for a governance structure consisting tion; Ulana Diachuk re-elected to serve of an 11-member board of directors – in third term as president,” by Andrij Kudla Ò‚. Ô. place of the 25-member General Assembly Wynnyckyj, Toronto Press Bureau, and – to be elected by the 35th Convention. “The 34th Convention” (editorial), The Delegates approved mergers with both Ukrainian Weekly, May 24, 1998, Vol. éêÖëíà ÉêàñßÇ äéÇó the Ukrainian Fraternal Association and LXVI, No. 21. The border used for this the Ukrainian Aid Association of special feature is reproduced from a UNA 7 ÊÓ‚ÚÌfl 2003 ð. America by the required two-thirds membership certificate dating to 1919. Á„‡‰‡ÈÏÓ éðËÒ˛ ¥ ÔÓÏÓÎ¥ÏÓÒfl Á‡ ÒÔÓÍ¥È ªª ·Î‡„ÓðÓ‰ÌÓª ‰Û¯¥. EDITOR’S NOTE: In upcoming issues McCain, Holbrooke... of The Ukrainian Weekly, we will publish ëãìÜÅà ÅéÜß (Continued from page 5) remarks or excerpts of remarks by the ·Û‰ÛÚ¸ ‚¥‰ÒÎÛÊÂÌ¥: focus sessions, two working lunches and conference’s top speakers, as they two receptions. In total, more than 70 become available from the organizers of experts – a veritable Who’s Who from the event whose complete name was ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚. Ä̉ð¥fl, è‡ðχ, 鄇ÈÓ Ukraine, the United States and Europe – “Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation ˜ÂÚ‚Âð, 7 ÊÓ‚ÚÌfl 2004 ð., „Ó‰. 9:00 ð‡ÌÍÛ; addressed the conference proceedings on Statehood – Roundtable V: Ukraine’s ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚. èÓÍðÓ‚Ë, è‡ðχ, 鄇ÈÓ Transition to a Stable Democracy.” September 13-14. Ô’flÚÌˈfl, 8 ÊÓ‚ÚÌfl 2004 ð., „Ó‰. 8:30 ð‡ÌÍÛ; ‚ ÒÓ·Óð¥ Ò‚. ûð‡ (‚ ÍðËÔÚ¥), 㸂¥‚; Ç èÖêòì çÖÇàåéÇçé Åéãûóì êßóçàñû ÇßÑïéÑì ì Çßóçßëíú ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚. âÓÒ‡Ù‡Ú‡, 㸂¥‚; ̇¯Óª ̇ȉÓðÓʘӪ ¥ ÌÂÁ‡·ÛÚ̸Ӫ ÑêìÜàçà, åÄåà, Ñéçúäà ¥ ëÖëíêà ‚ ͇Ú‰ð¥ Ò‚. ß‚‡Ì‡ ïðÂÒÚËÚÂÎfl, èÂðÂÏ˯θ; ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ ìÒÔÂÌÌfl èðÂÒ‚flÚÓª ÅÓ„ÓðӉˈ¥, èÂðÂÏ˯θ-ÇÓ‚˜Â; ·Î. Ô. ‚ ͇Ú‰ð¥ Ò‚. åËÍÓ·fl, óË͇£Ó; ‚ ͇Ú‰ð¥ çÂÔÓðÓ˜ÌÓ„Ó á‡˜‡ÚÚfl, Ñ¥ÚðÓÈÚ; éêÖëíà Ä. äéÇó ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚. ÇÓÎÓ‰ËÏËð‡, ë‡ÌÚ‡ äÎflð‡, ä‡Î¥Ù.; ·Û‰Â ‚¥‰Ôð‡‚ÎÂ̇ ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Å·„Ó‚¥˘ÂÌÌfl, åÂÎðÓ‚Ò è‡ðÍ, î¥Îfl‰Âθ٥fl; ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚. å‡ð¥ª, çÓðÚ èÓðÚ, î·.; áÄìèéäßâçÄ ëÇüíÄ ãßíìêÉßü Á èÄçÄïàÑéû ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚‚. èÂÚð‡ ¥ 臂·, ÄÌÒÓÌ¥fl, äÓÌÌ.; ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚. ÉðË„Óð¥fl, äÓÎÓ‰¥ª‚͇, ìÍð‡ªÌ‡. 7 ÊÓ‚ÚÌfl 2004 ð. Ó „Ó‰. 7-¥È ‚˜. ‚ ˆÂðÍ‚¥ Ò‚. Ä̉ðÂfl Û è‡ðÏ¥, 鄇ÈÓ. ï‡È ÇÒÂ‚Ë¯Ì¥È ÁÏËÎÓÒÂð‰ËÚ¸Òfl ̇‰ ç² ¥ ̇„ÓðÓ‰ËÚ¸ ∫ª Á‡ ˜ÂÒÌÂ, ÚðÛ‰Óβ·Ë‚ ÊËÚÚfl ¥ β·Ó‚ ‰Ó β‰ÂÈ. èðÓ ÏÓÎËÚ‚Ë Á‡ ‚¥˜ÌËÈ ÒÔÓÍ¥È ÌÂÁ‡·ÛÚ̸Ӫ ‰Îfl Ì‡Ò éêàëß åÛÊ íÄêÄë ¥ ÒËÌ ãìäÄò ·‡Ú¸ÍË, ãìäßü ¥ íÖéÑéëßâ ÉêàñßÇà ÔðÓÒËÚ¸ êéÑàçÄ ·ð‡ÚË, êéåÄç ¥ üêÖåÄ ¥Á ҥϒflÏË. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39

KamAZ truck. Ukrainian political oppo- Was there a second attempt... nents have a long history of fatal car (Continued from page 2) “accidents.” In a 1999 video leaked to could be classified as an assassination then-opposition presidential candidate attempt. In his view, it was an example of Yevhen Marchuk, Ukrainian Ministry of dirty tricks employed by part of the Internal Affairs officers admitted they Yushchenko campaign staff (Ukrainska had organized the “accident” that led to Pravda, September 18). Mr. Pogrebynsky the death of opposition Rukh leader claimed that such tactics would fail to get Vyacheslav Chornovil in March 1999. A Mr. Yushchenko elected and would not KamAZ truck hit the car carrying Mr. be in the interests of the authorities. Chornovil, killing him and the driver. The presidential administration was Yuriy Chechyk, a journalist for Radio even more dismissive about the assassi- Liberty, and Vladimir Efremov, a news- nation claim. Vasyl Baziv, Ukraine’s for- paper editor who was traveling to Kyiv to mer consul general in Toronto, and cur- give evidence in the California trial of rent deputy chief of the presidential former Prime Minister , administration, gave the Yushchenko also died in suspicious car accidents. campaign two rather odd bits of advice. Valerii Maliev, head of the state arms First, he suggested having other members export agency Ukrspetseksport, suffered of the election team (such as Mr. a suspicious incident in March 2002. His Zinchenko) test Mr. Yushchenko’s food. “accident” occurred just as the scandal Second, if illnesses still occurred, then broke regarding the sale of Kolchuha drink 100 grams of vodka. radars to Iraq. Mr. Maliev had attended Iryna Herashchenko, Mr. Yushchenko’s the July 2000 meeting when President press secretary, replied, “Viktor Kuchma allegedly authorized the sale. Andriyovych [Yushchenko], unlike our cur- In late July a KamAZ truck attempted rent president, does not remove his stress by three times to drive Mr. Yushchenko’s car drinking 100 grams of vodka” (Ukrainska off the road in the southern Ukrainian Pravda, September 17). Earlier this year oblast of Mykolaiv. Mr. Yushchenko was President Leonid Kuchma, when asked if he on a campaign trip with five deputies from ever used psychiatrists to deal with stress, his Our Ukraine parliamentary faction, answered “No,” because he felt it better to together with state-appointed bodyguards simply drink 100 grams of vodka. from a former KGB unit designed to pro- Such heavy-handed tactics have only tect officials and hired members of a pri- served to radicalize Mr. Yushchenko by vate security firm. His security guards moving him closer to his populist ally, Yulia arrested the driver when he refused to pro- Tymoshenko, and the general mood of vide any identification papers, and they Ukrainian voters. This was clearly witnessed handed him over to the local police. in the September 18 rally in Kyiv, when Mr. The opposition camp has taken these Yushchenko gave one of his most radical incidents very seriously. The Yushchenko speeches. “Bandits in power understand that campaign headquarters believes, “A month the elections will be the test of the authori- before their ouster, the authorities are ready ties by the people,” Mr. Yushchenko told the to launch any kind of attacks to ensure their crowd (Ukrainska Pravda, September 18). survival, including the elimination of com- The Yushchenko election team claims petitors” (Reuters, September 17). Failing To subscribe: Send $55 ($45 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, the first attempt to assassinate their can- this, medical treatment took Mr. Yushchenko Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 didate came in July and involved a large off the campaign trail for 12 days. No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 17

Theresaby Albert Kachkowski is No. 2largely in teenage “Canadian crowd was deafening. Idol,” but No. 1 in Saskatoon The StarPhoenix said the following about SASKATOON – An estimated 5,000 the atmosphere: “The sight of Sokyrka on Theresa Sokyrka fans, many carrying the big screens continually evoked ear-split- colorful homemade signs, filed into ting screaming, clapping and cheering and Credit Union Center (formerly some fans jumped out of their seats to get a Saskatchewan Place) here on September better look at the hometown hero. At times, 16 to view the two-hour final show of Credit Union Center took on a New Year’s “Canadian Idol” on two giant screens. atmosphere as fans carried balloons, blew And, though their hometown favorite horns, threw confetti and did the wave.” ultimately wound up in second place in the Needless to say, the few times that the competition – 18-year-old Kalan Porter of Saskatoon audience was cut into the Medicine Hat, Alberta, was crowned national telecast the noise was even more “Canadian Idol” – fans were proud of deafening. what Ms. Sokyrka had accomplished. Ksenya Foly, a close friend of the Family and friends were privileged to Sokyrka family, was interviewed on both occupy a preferred seating section in the the national telecast and by local media first 20 rows directly in front of the covering the show for news purposes. screens. Every time Ms. Sokyrka, one of From the news coverage we learned that two finalists in the “Canadian Idol” com- both the premier of Saskatchewan, Lorne petition, appeared, the cheers from the Calvert, and the federal minister of finance, Ralph Goodale of Regina, were The Walter Blush family shows its support. at the Toronto show. The following day the Saskatchewan Following are approximations of what wonderful voice and personality.” media was full of interviews and phone-in some of the callers said. On Saturday, the second day after the shows with Ms. Sokyrka. Reportedly she One caller was from the Thunderchild show, the headline in the paper was was busy traveling about Toronto to do First Nations Reserve, “We support you “Theresa plans move to TO.” about 25 interviews with various media, and wish you well, especially the people It is clear that Theresa has made an some of them over her cell phone, when she at Thunderchild.” impact on the city of Saskatoon and the was off schedule. All of this was done on Another caller, with obvious difficulty, province of Saskatchewan. She is expect- one and a half hours of sleep because of the uttered a couple of phrases in Ukrainian, ed to come home in a couple of weeks. length of the after-party following the show. “Faina divchyna. Duzhe dobre” (A fine * * * The Saskatoon daily newspaper pub- girl. Very good), to which Theresa lished a full-page color poster of the replied “Duzhe diakuyu!” (Thank you). An estimated 3.3 million viewers young girl everyone knows as Theresa. A caller from near Regina said, watched the final of the “Canadian Idol” This writer listened to the half-hour visit “You’ve done more for the Ukrainian contest that aired last week. A total of 3.6 with Theresa on province-wide CBC community than anyone. You’re so million votes were cast in the final round radio. Callers and subsequent reports sweet! You brought our whole family to of the competition, which wrapped up a revealed that a thorough cross-section of tears!” 34-episode season. Nearly 9,000 audi- people were tuned in, including many Yet another caller asked, “Do you tioned for the show back in February, elementary school classes with their know how much power you have? You March and April, and 155 hopefuls were teachers. The glowing praises for Ms. united this whole province! You made us chosen for a trip to Toronto for the quar- Sokyrka’s accomplishment were an indi- forget about the crappy weather, the terfinal auditions. TV audiences got to Theresa Sokyrka at a recent appear- cator of the obvious pride she generated economy, the health care system and the vote for their favorite would-be idol ance in her hometown, Saskatoon. among Saskatchewan citizens. Roughriders while inspiring us with your when the field was narrowed down to 32. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39 No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 19

and is a “cause of great concern” for PACE. UKRAINIAN BUILDERS OF CUSTOM HOMES ELECTION WATCH This assessment was based on a recent fact- (Continued from page 3) finding mission by PACE rapporteurs WEST COAST OF FLORIDA understand as his declared desire for self-ful- Hanne Severinsen and Renate Wohlwend in fillment. It is more likely that he is acting out Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk. The PACE TRIDENT DEVELOPMENT CORP. of pique at not being begged to return to the Monitoring Committee called on Ukrainian • Over 25 years of building experience faction of front-running opposition candi- authorities to urgently amend the presiden- • Bilingual date Viktor Yushchenko. Ivan Haivanovych, tial election law in order to grant domestic • Fully insured and bonded in an article titled “Where is Taras Chornovil nonpartisan organizations whose statutory • Build on your lot or ours going?” published on the website on aim is election observation the right to • Highest quality workmanship September 9, wrote: “In a telephone conver- observe the elections with status equal to Ihor W. Hron, President Lou Luzniak, Executive V.P. sation with Ukrainska Pravda, Taras that of international observers. The commit- (941) 270-2411 (941) 270-2413 tee appealed to Kyiv to stop the practice of Chornovil repeated many times that nothing Zenon Luzniak, General Contractor meriting press attention had happened, that it employing civil servants in the campaign was not news, and so on. Dare we assume and using public resources for the purpose Serving North Port, Venice, South Venice and area that only a bare minority of people interested of campaigning. The committee also said it politics will agree with Mr. Chornovil? On is concerned by the small number of inter- the contrary, the news that opposition figure national observers to be sent by various Taras Chornovil has agreed to become an international organizations and foreign adviser to the prime minister [Viktor states for the October 31 elections in Mrs. Roma Yanukovych] has every chance of becoming Ukraine – some 800 for the country’s Psychic the top news of the day. All the more so in 33,000 polling stations. (RFE/RL Newsline) that the deputy does not rule out in future the Signatures collected for PM in Russia Palm - Cards - Crystal Ball Readings possibility of formalizing the cooperation, in “Tells your past as it was, present as it is, future as it will be.” which case he will become a freelance KYIV – Yurii Klochkovskyi, a represen- Helps with all matters of life adviser to the prime minister. To be sure, the tative of opposition presidential candidate politician immediately added that for him Viktor Yushchenko in the Central Election God gifted over 50 years exp. Spiritual guidance, this ‘plays a small role.’ Chornovil said that Commission, has demanded a probe into 99% accuracy. I will give you advice by phone or he gave his agreement to the cooperation who collected signatures in Russia in sup- mail. I help with love, business, health and mar- proposal, which came from the prime minis- port of the presidential bid of Prime Minister riage. I will tell you what the future holds. If you ter’s side, after discussing its possible forms Viktor Yanukovych, the Ukrainska Pravda call, receive one free question. If you write to ‘with people from the Cabinet of Ministers website reported on September 14. me, send $15.00 donation, your DOB, name, and the prime minister’s office.’ He said that Ukrainian media reported that more than address and three questions to receive a gift his present collaboration with the govern- 560,000 Ukrainian citizens living in Russia from the holy land and your reading. ment was in no way linked with the election signed Mr. Yanukovych’s candidate signa- èÓθҸ͇ ÇÓðÓÊ͇ campaign and that his role in the present ture lists. “If the instructions [to collect sig- 301-230-1960 presidential election was ‘absolutely zero.’ ” natures for Yanukovych] were passed via the (BBC Monitoring, ARTUIS) or Embassy and consulates of the Ukrainian 12004 Galena Road, Rockville, MD 20852 PACE calls for amending election law state [in Russia], it was a violation of Ukrainian legislation and those signatures STRASBOURG – The Monitoring are not valid,” Mr. Klochkovskyi said. “If Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly this was done with the help of Russian of the Council of Europe (PACE) said in a power bodies and Russian citizens, who are Share The Weekly with a colleague. press release on September 15 that the forbidden to take part in the elections of the Order a gift subscription by writing to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, ongoing presidential campaign in Ukraine Ukrainian president, this [would provoke] 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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COMMUNITY CHRONICLE: Pastor bids farewell to parish in Newark, N.J. by Ksenia Hapij NEWARK, N.J. – Summer is a time when people travel and very often one sees less people in church and at social functions then at other times of the year. But on August 29, St. John’s Church in Newark was as full as it had been last Easter. Parishioners of St. John’s gathered together to pray at the farewell liturgy for Father Bohdan Lukie CSsR, who had been their pastor for the past five years. Father Lukie is a caring priest and an excellent administrator, who always challenged his parishioners to pray together, to work together and to play together. He created a warm atmosphere in his parish, and it was heartwarming to see that his parishioners appreciate him. Many people came – both young and old, representing every facet of the large parish that he has served. There were those whom he had baptized, those whom he united in the sacrament of holy matrimony Father Bohdan Lukie at his farewell and those whose loved ones he buried. liturgy. In his sermon Father Lukie said: “I remember the many opportunities that Father Lukie will first travel to Ottawa we united prayer, as a parish family, for courses in Eastern Theology, then to most fondly. As I leave all of you behind, Ukraine to improve his Ukrainian lan- my precious memories, my sincere guage and from there to different coun- prayers and my heartfelt love for you tries, different eparchies and different goes with me always and everywhere ... I parishes. “I dream to give witness to the will never forget your kindness and word of God and to invite Ukrainian peo- warmheartedness.” ple to grow in the love of Jesus,” he said. “It has been a privilege to serve you, Father Lukie concluded his farewell and for his I give thanks,” he continued. “I remarks by saying: The word ‘do had hoped to continue to serving all of you pobachennia’ means ‘until we meet but God’s ways are not always our human again.’ And so I say ‘do pabachennia’ ways. My superiors have asked me to leave sincerely and lovingly for I truly hope to pastoral work after 37 years of service and see all of you again. But before we meet to re-direct my steps into full-time preach- again I ask that you please remember me ing the Word of God as a Redemptorist in your prayers and I, in turn, promise to missionary and I have accepted.” pray for all of you.” 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39 No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 23

requesting that she appear in Moscow by September 16 for a criminal investigation, CONSECRATION OF THE NEWLY REBUILT NEWSBRIEFS Interfax reported on September 15, quoting (Continued from page 2) ICONOSTAS OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC CHURCH deputy of the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian Procurator General’s Office unrecognized Transdniestrian Republic and spokesman Serhii Rudenko. Russian prose- IN KRAKOW head of the Union of Ukrainians of cutors reportedly suspect Ms. Tymoshenko of bribing Russian Defense Ministry offi- Transdniester. “Foreign Minister” Valerii WILL TAKE PLACE ON Litskai told RFE/RL last week that some cials when she headed Ukraine’s Unified 20,000 people in Transdniester have Energy Systems in 1995-1997. Ms. Ukrainian passports. (RFE/RL Newsline) Tymoshenko’s Batkivschyna Party said in SATRUDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2004 a statement on September 16 that the AT 11:00 a.m. Government raises pensions for millions Russian prosecutors’ move is “yet another provocation,” organized with encourage- KYIV – Prime Minister and presidential ment from Ukrainian President Leonid The consecration will be conducted by His Very Reverence candidate Viktor Yanukovych’s Cabinet on Kuchma and Russian President Vladimir Archbishop Ivan Martyniak. September 18 decided to double the mini- Putin, against Ms. Tymoshenko for her mum monthly pension from the current 137 support of the presidential bid of opposi- hrv to 284.6 hrv ($54), which is the coun- tion candidate Viktor Yushchenko instead The invitation to attend is extended to all donors, friends and Ukrainians try’s subsistence minimum for disabled per- of that of Prime Minister Viktor of the Diaspora by Rev. Mitrat M. Fetsiukch sons, as of September, Ukrainian media Yanukovych. (RFE/RL Newsline) and the parishioners of Krakow. reported. According to First Vice Prime Minister and Finance Minister Mykola Yulia won’t go to Moscow for questioning Azarov, nearly 11.4 million pensioners in For additional information please call one of the following numbers: KYIV – Opposition Batkivschyna Ukraine will start receiving higher pensions (718) 763-8531, (718) 539-1848, (212) 226-7427, (212) 254-5928. Party leader said on this week as a result of the Cabinet’s deci- Channel 5 on September 16 that she is sion. Mr. Azarov said the pension surge not planning to go to Moscow for an became possible, among other reasons, due inquiry by Russian military prosecutors. to a surplus in the budget’s revenues from “There is no sense whatsoever for me to privatization. Ukrainian Pension Fund fulfill plans of [President Leonid] Chairman Borys Zaichuk said the pension Kuchma and [presidential-administration jump will increase the fund’s monthly chief Viktor] Medvedchuk and go to expenses by 1.1 billion hrv ($207 million) Russia in order to give Russia a possibil- to 4.1 billion hrv. (RFE/RL Newsline) ity to stage some provocations [against Journalist’s disappearance is recalled me],” Ms. Tymoshenko said. “Therefore I have proposed ... that Russian prosecu- KYIV – Some 5,000 people took part in tors come to Ukraine, and I will gladly a rally in Kyiv on September 16 to mark the give them any explanations they need.” death of Internet journalist Heorhii (RFE/RL Newsline) Gongadze, whose headless corpse was dis- covered on November 2, 2000, following Gongadze’s shadowing not confirmed his disappearance on September 16, 2000, KYIV – Vice Minister of Internal Ukrainian news agencies reported. Affairs Mykhailo Kornienko told journal- Speakers at the rally accused the current ists on September 14 that his ministry has Ukrainian authorities, including President not confirmed the Procurator General’s Leonid Kuchma, of involvement in Office claim that Internet journalist Gongadze’s slaying. Socialist Party activist Heorhii Gongadze was being shadowed by Yurii Lutsenko said at the rally that police officers at the time of his disappear- Gongadze’s disappearance gave rise to a ance on September 16, 2000, Ukrainian number of anti-Kuchma protests in the fol- news agencies reported. Mr. Kornienko lowing years. “The main result of those said all officers who worked in the min- protests was that Ukraine has ceased to be istry in 2000 and could be involved in the afraid of Kuchma any longer,” Interfax alleged shadowing denied that such sur- quoted Mr. Lutsenko as saying. Participants veillance took place. “What is more, the in the rally subsequently marched to documents that could give evidence to that Bankova Street, where the building housing [shadowing] were destroyed in 2001,” Mr. the presidential-administration offices is Kornienko said, adding that some of the located, and placed a plaque reading documents relating to the Gongadze case “Heorhii Gongadze Street” on a building on were destroyed per procedure and some that street. (RFE/RL Newsline) due to “official negligence.” In June The Independent published an article by Media watchdog calls for public trial Askold Krushelnycky based on leaks of PARIS – The Paris-based media freedom information from an official inquiry into watchdog Reporters Without Borders the slaying of Gongadze. The leaks sug- (RSF) in a September 15 press release gested that Gongadze was shadowed by called on the Ukrainian authorities to hold a police officers before his disappearance. public trial on the case of Heorhii (RFE/RL Newsline) Gongadze. “Now, with the Gongadze case a major political issue in the run-up to the presidential election, new facts have been revealed by both the press and the prosecu- tor’s office,” RSF wrote in a letter to Ukrainian Procurator General Hennadii Vasiliev. “This new information is of capital importance, and if you think it is credible, it is time for the judicial process to move on to the next stage – a public and fair trial.” RSF was referring to new information pub- lished in The Independent in June based on documents that said Gongadze was being shadowed by police at the time of his disap- pearance, and to the announcement that same month that Ukrainian investigators were holding in custody a “Mr. K,” who reportedly confessed to murdering Gongadze and described the circumstances of his death in detail. (RFE/RL Newsline) Prosecutors to summon Yulia to Moscow KYIV – The Ukrainian Procurator General’s Office has so far not succeeded in delivering a notice from the Russian Military Prosecutor’s Office to Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 No. 39

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