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INSIDE:• Oleksander Moroz speaks at Harvard — page 2. • Vitalii Klychko wins European boxing championship — page 3. • Torontonians recall Great Famine of 1932-1933 — page 4. Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVI HE No.KRAINIAN 44 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1998 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine WashingtoniansT U bid farewell W Sea Breeze ’98 maneuvers proceed, to Ambassador Shcherbak despite efforts of leftists in Parliament by Yaro Bihun newly independent Ukraine – first as by Roman Woronowycz Ukraine’s territory,” National Deputy Special to The Ukrainian Weekly minister of environmental protection, Kyiv Press Bureau Volodymyr Moiseyenko of the and then as ambassador to Israel and Communist faction told his fellow WASHINGTON — The Ukrainian to the United States. KYIV — Joint peacekeeping exercises deputies during the October 23 session of American community of the Greater “Truly,” Judge Futey said, “he can between NATO, Ukraine and several for- the Verkhovna Rada . The Communist Washington area honored the outgoing be called ‘a man for all seasons.’” mer republics of the Soviet Union began faction, along with the Socialist, Peasant ambassador of Ukraine, Yuri Shcherbak, “It would really be unforgivable to on October 26 near Odesa, but not before and Progressive Socialist factions, have at a farewell banquet here on October 25. underestimate Dr. Shcherbak’s person- leftist forces in Ukraine’s Parliament staunchly criticized any moves that After four years as Ukraine’s top al role in the establishment and devel- unsuccessfully attempted to quash the would bring Ukraine closer to NATO. opment of U.S.-Ukrainian relations at meneuvers.. A steady stream of representatives of every level and in raising them to that It was the second consecutive year that leftist factions made statements criticizing of a strategic partnership,” he said. joint NATO-Ukraine maneuvers on the the international military maneuvers as Ambassador Shcherbak also took Black Sea, dubbed Sea Breeze, began in unconstitutional and denouncing Ukraine’s great care in developing the controversy. Last year Russia strenuously involvement with NATO. Defense Embassy’s close relationship with the criticized the theme of the exercises, in Minister Oleksander Kuzmuk was accused Ukrainian American community, keep- which NATO forces joined those of of being a NATO general and former ing in touch with its leadership and Ukraine and several other countries to President Leonid Kravchuk a traitor. sponsoring events honoring Ukraine’s defend Crimea from a mock invasion by a Ukraine’s denuclearization became a historical and cultural events and per- third country after a natural disaster. Russia side issue in the debate over holding sonages, Judge Futey said. had most vehemently protested plans to international military exercises with While it is sad to see Dr. Shcherbak stage a military landing on Crimea, and NATO’s participation on Ukrainian terri- leave Washington, Judge Futey said, these ultimately were canceled. tory. Former President Kravchuk was “we are at the same time pleased that – This year the move to upend the shouted down by Communists when he knowing you and your feelings for peacekeeping exercises came from leftist took the podium to defend the peace- Ukraine – we are sure that wherever in forces in Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, who keeping exercises. government you find yourself, you demanded that Sea Breeze ‘98 be halted While Communists shouted “traitor” will always care for the Ukrainian as a military threat to Ukraine. and heckled Ukraine’s first president for nation and the future for its people.” “Bringing NATO troops onto giving away Ukraine’s nuclear arsenal, he In his farewell remarks, Ukrainian territory is a prelude to future Ambassador Shcherbak said that the imperialistic, aggressive war on (Continued on page 8) past four years “had not been easy: they were filled with hard, day-to-day work of accomplishing the major Ukrainian Canadian Congress goals of the foreign policy of Ukraine.” And while he and the Embassy staff scored very high in a meets at 19th triennial conclave recent government review of their work, he added, “history will be our by Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj employed at the congress. ultimate judge.” Toronto Press Bureau Yaro Bihun During his assignment in Constitutional revolution Washington, he said, the U.S.- TORONTO — The Ukrainian Ambassador Yuri Shcherbak The congress began with a muted Ukrainian bilateral relationship devel- Canadian Congress ratified sweeping legalistic bang. Mr. Czolij, in his capacity oped from that of confrontation on the new changes to its Constitution and By- as the UCC’s Constitution Committee representative to the United States, Dr. issue of Ukraine’s de-nuclearization to Laws and avoided a direct and protracted Shcherbak is returning to Kyiv in the chair, navigated through 23 pages worth that of a strategic partnership. confrontation with the federal govern- of changes to the national umbrella latter part of November. Dr. Shcherbak noted that he and his ment over the denaturalization and The banquet, a four-hour event held body’s Constitution and By-Laws. colleagues felt they had the support of deportation issue at its 19th triennial con- In what amounted to a bloodless revo- at the St. Andrew’s Ukrainian the U.S. government and Congress as clave on October 9-12 at the Lombard Orthodox Cathedral Hall in suburban lution, the Constitution Committee led well as the assistance of the Ukrainian Hotel, located at the Manitoba provincial delegates to abolish all vestiges of the Silver Spring, Md., was sponsored by American community and its organi- capital’s famous intersection of Portage some 20 local Ukrainian organizations UCC’s former two-tier structure, where- zations. Avenue and Main Street. and parishes and attended by close to by the so-called “Big Six” organizations, He expressed a special gratitude to Evhen Czolij was elected UCC presi- 250 people. The banquet program including the League of Ukrainian the “talented and dedicated” Embassy dent by acclamation on October 11 and included a keynote farewell address by Canadians (Mr. Czolij’s constituency), staff, without whom he could not have sworn into office the following day by Judge Bohdan Futey of the U.S. Court the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood, the fulfilled his responsibilities as ambas- Andriy Hladyshevsky, president of the of Federal Claims, separate greetings sador to the United States as well as, Ukrainian Self-Reliance League, the by representatives of the sponsoring Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Ukrainian National Federation, the concurrently, Ukraine’s first ambassa- Shevchenko. organizations, and farewell remarks by dor to Mexico. (He pointed out that League of Ukrainian Canadians and the Ambassador Shcherbak, in which he Two hundred and sixty-seven dele- Ukrainian Canadian Professional and almost 200 Ukrainian diplomatic per- gates, and about 40 guests and observers, summed up his four years of diplomat- sonnel have served in the Ukrainian Business Federation, effectively con- ic efforts with the U.S. government, as took part in the congress, representing trolled its activities and finances by Embassy since it opened in 1992.) Ukrainian Canadian organizations, foun- well has is contacts with the American And, above all, he thanked his wife, virtue of mandated positions on the exec- people and with the Ukrainian dations and agencies. There were also 31 utive and veto power over decisions and Maria, who helped him through many delegates registered whose ages were American community in the United difficult times. organizational membership. States. between 16 and 25 – a record for the The only distinction remaining Ambassador Shcherbak under- UCC. In his keynote address, Judge Futey scored some of the achievements of between so-called 3(a) [i.e. the Big Six] recalled Dr. Shcherbak’s career as a A bilingual translation service, and 3(b) organizations [all others] is that writer, physician and politician in (Continued on page 3) designed to minimize the sense of exclu- the former may send a maximum of 50 sion felt by those not fluent in Ukrainian and those not conversant in English, was (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1998 No. 44 Candidate Oleksander Moroz speaks at Harvard University NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS UNHCR to support Crimean Tatars on October 24 announced that the crash by Janet Hunkel of the Zenit-2 rocket carrying 12 Sea Harvard Ukrainian Business Initiative SYMFEROPOL – The United Nations Launch Management (SLM) satellites, High Commissioner for Refugees has allo- was caused by a faulty Russian on-board CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – “Living by cated $2.3 million to support Crimean one’s wits” could be Ukraine’s version of computer. Russian media had previously Tatars who returned to their homeland from reported that SLM planned to switch to the “Right Stuff.” To live by one’s wits exile within the former Soviet Union, was one of presidential candidate Russian Soyuz rockets, but Mr. Horbulin Reuters reported on October 26. “We are said that SLM has now confirmed that the Oleksander Moroz’s solutions for sur- going to concentrate most of our attention vival in Ukraine’s current economic situ- remaining launches will by carried out on the question of citizenship,” a UNHCR with Zenit rockets. (Eastern Economist) ation. And living by one’s wits is the representative told journalists in stuff of which Mr. Moroz is made. Symferopol. The representative added that “Monicagate” is bad for Russia Mr. Moroz, leader of the Socialist Party the United Nations had supported the hold- of Ukraine and the candidate many con- ing of Ukrainian-Uzbek talks that resulted MOSCOW – The impeachment of U.S. sider most likely to win the 1999 presi- in a simplified procedure for Tatars return- President Bill Clinton would be disadvanta- dential election, spoke on “The Role of ing to Crimea from Uzbekistan to obtain geous for Russia, Noviye Izvestiya con- Ukraine in the Modern World: Geopolitics Ukrainian passports.