Vol. LXI No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 50 cents Ukraine's politicians satisfied Security chiefs, government officials withi Russian referendum resuits discuss mafia influence in Ukraine by Marta Kolomayets reforms — saying that the outcome was by Dmytro Filipchenko relations between the enterprises and the Kyyiv Press Bureau both a victory for democracy and a vote Special to the Ukrainian Weekly state, criminal elements have created so- of confidence for economic reform. called "support groups" in the higher KYYIV — The growing influence of KYYIV — On Tuesday, April 27, "I think we have to ride on the shoul­ echelons of authority in Ukraine. They organized crime on society in Ukraine Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk ders of Yeltsin's victory; today we also have also forged strong links with inter­ was the topic of discussion at an in cam­ telephoned his neighbor to the north, the have to normalize and stabilize our situa­ national organized crime groups, and era meeting of law enforcement officials maverick Russian President Boris tion in Ukraine by increasing our democ­ diversified their activities — primarily in and top level bureaucrats held here on Yeltsin to congratulate him with his vic­ ratic positions." said Les Taniuk, a banking and trade. April 12. A group of senior regional tory in the referendum. democratic deputy, who chairs the par­ government administrators met with the The principal goals of the Ukrainian "But, we won't be issuing any official liamentary Committee on Cultural head of the Security Service, Gen. mafia today are perceived to be: to statements," said spokesman at the Affairs. obtain illegal easements in export trade; Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "That would Yevhen Marchuk, and the first deputy "After the Russian referendum, we minister of internal affairs. Gen. to illegally obtain export licenses for be meddling in the affairs of a foreign got a strong charge, and we should take Ukrainian goods and raw materials; to country," he added. Valentyn Nedryhailo, to discuss the advantage of the moment. In Ukraine, problem. use foreign investments to fund criminal Although the Ukrainian populace was, we now have a precedent to wait no activity (such as narcotics production at best, mildly curious about the results more, but to move quickly on second A source close to the parliamentary and traffic, and the sale of nuclear mate­ of the April 23 referendum, Ukraine's deputy chairman of the Supreme Council committee on Defense and National rials); and to embezzle humanitarian aid political circles agree that it will have an and the leader of the New Ukraine coali­ Security suggested that among specific arriving to Ukraine from abroad. effect, albeit indirect, on Ukiaine. tion. subjects addressed was the penetration of criminal elements into the republic's As a result, organized crime in "Political tensions at your neighbor's "People no longer believe it is possi­ Ukraine is struggling to achieve control house negatively affect his economy," executive structures [police and adminis­ ble to go back to the old ways. And, I over the entire import and export system explained Dmytro Tabachnyk, press sec­ think, this is the major conclusion of this tration] at the national and regional lev­ retary for Ukraine's Cabinet of els. Speaking to reporters after the meet­ of the country, and is seeking to guaran­ referendum. People want to move for­ tee its continued access to hard currency Ministers. "And, of course, economic ward. They have come to understand ing. Gen. Marchuk said it was quite pos­ difficulties in Russia will be felt in sible that entire branches of the economy funds. They are also very interested in that there is no alternative to moving the process of privatization of state Ukraine." ahead," he concluded. and even regions of the country could Most of Ukraine's leading politicians fall under the complete control of the assets. Some government officials are According to Mr. Taniuk, President allegedly forming private companies expressed their satisfaction with the Yeltsin has real enemies and he is brave mob. results of their northern giant's referen­ Profiting from the aftereffects of the headed by relatives, through whom for­ and willing to take on the struggle for merly public property passes into the dum — in which 67 percent of the votes economic and democratic reforms. "In collapse of the USSR, various gaps in supported President Yeltsin and 54 per­ the existing legislation and enforcement, hands of the underworld. Another tactic cent came out in favor of his economic and a lack of regulation of economic (Continued on page 12) Canadian Friends of Rukh Ukraine aid committee holds second conclave undergoes major changes by Roma Hadzewycz executive and board of directors and expanded the board from 16 to 30 members, thus ensuring a broader amid mayhem at meeting EAST HANOVER, N.J. — During a time of chang­ representation of all the organization's branches and ing priorities in Ukraine, the Coordinating Committee related groups. to Aid Ukraine, a national organization that functions as by Nestor Gula Dr. Bohdan Burachinsky was re-elected CCAU presi­ a facilitator for diverse assistance projects, held its sec­ dent. Other executive officers elected at the second con­ TORONTO — Emotions ran high when the Canadian ond convention here on April 24-25 to elect new offi­ cers and determine the direction of its activity. vention are: Walter Baranetsky and Marta Shmigel, Friends of Rukh (CFR) met on Saturday, April 10, at vice-presidents; Rostyslav Milanych, treasurer; and Delegates to the biennial meeting, who represented St. Volodymyr Institute in Toronto as the future of the Roman Andrushkiw, Roman 20 branches and six affiliated groups of the CCAU, also organization was at stake. Voronka and Wolodymyr Wolowodiuk, members. The main order of business for this meeting was to approved new by-laws for the organization, which has now been recognized as a tax-exempt corporation All the officers, save for Mrs. Shmigel, who is from discuss and vote upon a proposal by the statutory com­ Rochester, N.Y., are from northern New Jersey. mittee to change the name of the organization to [under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code]. The organization's newly elected board of directors Canadian Association for the Development of Ukraine comprises the seven executive officers plus the follow­ (CADU). Along with this proposal, there were a few During the weekend convention, delegates and offi­ cers heard reports on various programs instituted to help ing persons from various parts of the United States: changes to be made to the statutes of CFR/CADU to Bohdan Washchynsky (North Port, Fla.), Michael broaden the organization. It was felt CFR/CADU newly independent Ukraine and then discussed their visions of where the Coordinating Committee to Aid Heretz (Albany, N.Y.), Bohdan Hnaduk (United should work with every organization in Ukraine that Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Philadelphia), supports democratic and market reform. In addition Ukraine should focus its future efforts. Ihor Gawdiak (Washington), George Grabowicz since Rukh in Ukraine has splintered and the main body Suggestions ranged from support for struggling cul­ (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Cambridge, has now registered as a political party, it was not con­ tural activists and artists in Ukraine to establishment of sidered appropriate for a Canadian organization to sup­ an information center in Washington that would eluci­ Mass.), Nicholas Deychakiwsky (Cleveland), Michael port Rukh exclusively. date Ukraine's positions before the U.S. government Korchinsky (Pittsburgh), Alexander Kuzma (Hartford, and other Western powers. Other possibilities men­ Conn.), Anatol Lysyj (Minneapolis), Vasyl Markus Delegates from CFR branches in Vancouver, tioned included assistance to democratic forces during (Chicago), Ulana Mazurkevich (Philadelphia), Zenon Montreal, Thunder Bay, Ottawa, St. Catharine's, Parliamentary elections,contacts with Ukraine's Eastern Matkiwsky (Children of Chomobyl Relief Fund, Short London, Hamilton, Oshawa and Toronto attended. diaspora and programs to promote establishment of a Hills, N.J.), Osyp Moroz (Kerhonkson, N.Y.), Christine Although there were no delegates from Edmonton or market economy. There was broad support for a sugges­ Melnyk (New Haven, Conn.), Nadia McConnell Saskatoon, they sent letters of support for some amend­ tion made by the outgoing executive committee that the (Washington), John Oleksyn (Ukrainian Fraternal ments to the statutes of the CFR and for the presidential CCAU should open a Kyyiv office in order to oversee Association, Scranton, Pa.), Natalia Pazuniak and executive candidates they favored. its projects in Ukraine. (Ukrainian Gold Cross, Philadelphia), Walter Sochan (Continued on page 5) The convenUon re-elected much of the CCAU's (Continued on page 4) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 No. 18 RESEARCH REPORT: The shaping Newsbriefs of Ukrainian attitudes on nukes on Ukraine by Bohdan Nahaylo farmer's daily Silski Visti by Mykola Porovsky, a national democrat and mem­ RFE/RL Research Institute ber of the parliamentary Commission on Security guarantees cited at U.N, the sessions. (U.S. State Department) PART III Defense and State Security, who pro­ Ukraine to receive IMF assistance posed a different approach. He agreed • UNITED NATIONS— Ukraine's • WASHINGTON — Ukraine will be Illusions Vanish that "undoubtedly, in the future, Ukraine ambassador to the United Nations, among the post-Soviet states eligible to The circumstances in which the should become a non-nuclear state" but Viktor Batiuk,called on the United States receive $4 billion to $6 billion in loans Ukrainian Parliament had been forced to argued that while it was carrying out its and Russia to provide legally binding over the next year and a half to help clarify the official Ukrainian position on nuclear disarmament, the republic's guarantees that neither nuclear nor con­ them purchase imported goods ranging nuclear weapons left Ukrainian politi­ defense capacity should be strengthened ventional weapons will be used against from food products to spare parts for cians and commentators disappointed, if "by other modern forms of armaments." Ukraine. Ambassador Batiuk's remarks industry. The loans are intended to not bitter, that the West, by seeming to Mr. Porovsky also warned policy­ came during debate within the U.N. assist the former Soviet bloc's transition condone Russia's claim to take control makers to take into account the potential Disarmament Commission. He noted to a market economy, said the over all the Soviet nuclear arms, was danger of "interference [in] or other that Ukraine has the right to demand International Monetary Fund, which being insensitive to Ukraine's security forms of military influence" on the polit­ such guarantees in view of territorial unveiled the program on April 20. The concerns. "It Russia has a monopoly on ical situation in Ukraine from forces claims being made by neighboring fund's manager, Michael Camdessus, nuclear weapons," Les Taniuk, one of belonging to a collective strategic states. (RFE/RL Daily Report) said at a press conference in Washington the parliamentary democratic leaders defense system. There was a danger, he that Russia would qualify for about $3 argued, "if will be very destabilizing." believed, that in the event of any new START ratification is delayed billion of this aid and that he hoped the Ukraine was not claiming jurisdiction attempted coup in Moscow, "instead of country could begin receiving the money over the nuclear weapons on its territory, General Varennikov," the commander of • KYYIV — The fate of START I in a month or two. The new program is he stressed in an interview with a U.S. the "collective" strategic forces might appears uncertain in the wake of known as the "Systematic newspaper, "but they're located here, turn up at the Ukrainian Parliament to Parliament's failure to adopt a proposed Transformation Facility." It is set up to and we just don't want anyone to be able issue an ultimatum. If Ukraine wanted to military doctrine for Ukraine. One of the help Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and other to launch them."40 have real independence and not "inde­ key objections voiced by members of countries hurt by the spiraling cost of One of the lessons drawn from this pendence on paper," Mr. Porovsky Parliament to the proposed doctrine was exports, as many of their trading partners experience was summarized in an out­ maintained, then belonging to " 'joint,' its provision for Ukraine to become a are now demanding payment in hard cur­ spoken commentary on Radio Kyyiv's 'collective' strategic forces" was out of non-nuclear state by acceding to START rency for their exports. (The New York domestic service in connection with the the question: the Ukrainian armed forces I and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Times) Ukrainian Parliament's statement about should have control over all the military Treaty. Reuters reported on April 23 that nuclear weapons. units based in Ukraine, including the 162 deputies had signed a statement call­ Conference on national treasures The commentator, Serhiy strategic ones."^'^ ing for no ratification of START unless Ukraine first clearly claims ownership of • KYYIV — Ukraine has called for an the nuclear weapons on its territory and international conference on the question reaches agreement with Russia on com­ A tendency on the part of the Bush of international cooperation in restoring pensation on fissile material contained in "plundered" national treasures, administration to deal with Uicraine "as its warheads. Further hearings on Ukrainian TV reported on April 18. The START I are scheduled to continue, but an afterthought to relations with country has spearheaded efforts by non- a formal ratification vote may be delayed Russian CIS states seeking the return of until the Parliament resolves the military Russia," was noticed by U.S. observers. cultural and historical treasures removed doctrine issue. (RFE/RL Daily Report) by foreign rulers. Germany, Romania, Poland, Hungary and Belarus reportedly Korotayevsky, told his audience: "We Toward a modus vivendi USIA sponsors law workshop have to live without illusions. Nobody in support the initiative. Ukrainian repre­ Despite the friction between Kyyiv sentatives have been stressing that in the world is interested [in whether] we • WASHINGTON — The United and Moscow and the considerable February 1992 the heads of the CIS are free and independent, [in whether] States Information Agency and the Ukrainian disillusionment — evident in states signed an agreement in Minsk on we belong to any union; only one thing Institute of Public Information in Kyyiv the press — with Russian democrats the return of national treasures to the worries them — do we have the bomb? co-sponsored a five-day workshop in the owing to their attitude toward Ukrainian countries where they originated, but that Nobody is interested in whether we are Ukrainian capital. Topics covered independence,"^ the Ukrainian leader­ the Russian Parliament subsequently democratic or authoritarian. They are included: judicial and legislative review ship seemed to go out of its way to pre­ failed to ratify this accord and thereby only concerned [about whether] we have of government agency decisions, proce­ vent an open rift with Russia on the eve has effectively blocked this process the bomb." dures for the development of govern­ of Ukraine's crucial referendum on inde­ within the CIS. (RFE/RL Daily Report) Interestingly, although Mr. ment agency regulations, administrative pendence and its presidential election. Korotayevsky mentioned the widespread adjudications, liability of government President Kravchuk, for instance, told a Gas agreement not concluded Ukrainian fear about what would happen officials, and citizens' access to govern­ meeting of the Odessa Military District if Vladimir Zhirinovsky or some other ment agency information. The partici­ on October 25, 1991, that the publication • MOSCOW — According to a repre- Russian imperial nationalist came to pants included Ukrainian government of material in the Moscow press on sentative of Russia's gas industry, power in Moscow, he concluded by call­ officials, administrative law scholars and President Yeltsin's alleged discussion of Gazprom, Ukraine and Russia have yet ing on his fellow countrymen to be private practitioners who specialize in the possibility of a nuclear strike against to reach an agreement on tariffs for guided by "higher feelings" and not to administrative law. Seven American Ukraine was a "crude provocation" transporting Russian gas through retain the nuclear weapons on their terri­ experts in administrative law conducted tory .41 designed to set the Ukrainians and (Continued on page 19) Russians against one another. Ukraine, The first major discussion of the with its 11.5 million Russians, he nuclear arms issue in the Ukrainian press declared, was determined to maintain appeared within a week in the form of an good relations with Russia. This part of FOUNDED 1933 article in Literaturna Ukraina by Dr. his speech was broadcast on Soviet Ukrainian Weelli Yuriy Matseiko of the Ukrainian Central Television that evening. Institute of World Economy and An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National At the end of October 1991, the for­ International Relations.^2 He, too, came Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. eign and defense ministers of both out in favor of Ukraine's becoming a 07302. republics met in Kyyiv to reconcile their non-nuclear state, although he also differences and ended up formalizing the Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. seems to have been the first to argue in (ISSN - 0273-9348) print that during the "difficult and long" (Continued on page 8) process of negotiations that this requires, Yearly subscription rate: $20; for UNA members — $10. "it would be quite natural to seek, 40 Carey Goldberg, "Soviets to Keep instead of nuclear weapons, effective Control of Nuclear Weapons, Minister Says," Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. additional security guarantees for Los Angeles Times, October 27, 1991. Ukraine." 41 Radio Kyyiv, October 24, 1991. The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: 42 Matseiko, "Do We Need Nuclear (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201)451-2200 Mr. Matseiko proposed that as well as Weapons?" reaching a security arrangement with the 4-^ Mykola Porovsky,"For Ukraine — Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz "former union republics," Ukraine Ukrainian Armed Forces," Silski Vvisti, should try to promote the creation of October 24, 1991. changes to: Associate editor: Marta Kolomayets (Kyyiv) some form of collective security system 44 Literaturna Ukraina, for instance, pub­ The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant editor: Kliristina Lew involving its western neighbors — lished an article on October 31 by P.O. Box 346 Staff writers/editors: Roman Woronowycz Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary and Volodymyr Koroliuk titled "Who Let the Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Andrij Wynnyckyj Romania — and in the Black Sea region. 'Atomic Genie' Out, or What Really Worriers Russian 'Democrats" in which he The Ukrainian Weekly, May 2, 1993, No. 18, Vol. LX Concern about safeguarding accused Russian democratic politicians of Ukraine's security was also the main creating "hysteria" around the issue of Copyright by The Ukrainian Weekly theme of an Octote 1991 article in the Ukraine' s declaration of independence. No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 Saliy reflects on his dismissal Paris Club and G-7 to facilitate and new role at KMA University Ukraine-Russia debt agreement by Borys Klymenko Union's debt, until an agreement who serves as protector, or sponsor, of by Marta Kolomayets Special to The Ukrainian Weekly between Ukraine and Russia on the this institution of higher learning. Kyylv Press Bureau debt and assets of the former Soviet On April 12, President Kravchuk KYYIV — Talks between Ukraine Union is reached. KYYIV — Dismissed by presidential relieved Mr. Saliy of his duties as presi­ and Russia over the debts and assets of 2. The creditor nations will provide decree on Monday, April 12, Kyyiv City dential representative for "gross viola­ the former Soviet Union have bogged Ukraine with all information about the presidential representative Ivan Saliy tions of legislation, displayed in the down to such an extent that the Paris terms of the agreement on debt repay­ already has a new job, but the same boss adoption of his own orders, the failure to Club of Creditors and the Group of 7 ment with Russia as soon as it is signed. — Ukrainian President Leonid execute decrees and orders issued by the nations have stepped in to facilitate. On This agreement, in accordance with the Kravchuk. president of Ukraine and the Cabinet of March 26-27, a Paris Club and G-7 Memorandum on Mutual Understand­ Named prefect of the Kyyiv-Mohyla Ministers of Ukraine." delegation led by Paris Club President ing signed by Russia on October 28, Academy, Ukraine's first private univer­ 'The president had not one, not two, Jean Claude Triche met in Kyyiv with a 1991, is applied to the whole sum of the sity, Mr. Saliy is once again under the but a thousand reasons to make such a Ukrainian delegation headed by Ukrai­ former Soviet Union's debt. watchful eye of the Ukrainian leader, decision," Mr. Saliy told a packed room nian Prime Minister Leonid Kuchma to [Ukraine has repeatedly requested of journalists at the academy on negotiate Ukraine's responsibility to­ that Russia provide it with informa­ Wednesday, April 21, at his first press Government qualifies ward Soviet debts and assets. tion regarding all debts and assets of the conference since the decree was issued. former Soviet Union and even agreed to Ukraine claims 16.37 percent of both "But it has little to do with Mykhailivska temporarily transfer its share of the debt Kostenko statements Soviet debts and assets. Russia has 1," he added, referring to the address of to Russia in order for Russia to get an pressed Ukraine to accept a zero option the headquarters of the presidential rep­ extension on debt repayment from the by Marta Kolomayets — that Ukraine would not be respon­ resentative in Kyyiv. The massive creditor nations. Russia, however, did Kyyiv Press Bureau sible for paying off its share of the Stalinist structure, built on the ground of not provide Ukraine with the informa­ he Mykhailivsky Sobor in the late 1930s Soviet debt nor would it receive its share KYYIV — Ukraine's Ministry of tion and on December 31 Ukraine was as a monument to the Soviet regime, has of Soviet assets — or a "100 + 16.37" Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, April 28, forced to deny Russia the debt trans­ long been a disputed property in Kyyiv. option, in which Ukraine would pay its disavowed statements made by Deputy fer.] The president would like to see the share of the debt to Russia and Russia Yuriy Kostenko, head of the special 3. The creditor nations will not Ministry of Foreign Affairs make its would return that portion of Ukraine's START I Ratification Committee, in influence the results of Ukrainian- home there, while Mr. Saliy wanted it share of the assets that Russia could which Mr. Kostenko referred to Ukraine Hussian negotiations on reaching an for the presidential representative's realize. Prime Minister Kuchma and as a nuclear power. Russia Prime Minister Viktor Cherno­ agreement on the debt and assets of the offices, and the Kyyiv City Council former Soviet Union. The creditor The ministry noted that Mr. Kostenko claims it as city property. myrdin have also agreed to a third was stating his own personal opinion and option, the "0+" option, by which nations encourage both Russia and But Mr. Saliy holds no bitterness not the official position of the Ukrainian Ukraine would accept the zero option in Ukraine to finish their negotiations on toward the Ukrainian president, with government. His remarks were reported exchange for a transfer of enough the former Soviet Union's debt and whom he spoke after his dismissal to in both the domestic and foreign press, Soviet assets for Ukraine to secure its assets as soon as possible. obtain permission to take on the post of on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 27 national interests. This mutual understanding is a de­ prefect of the university. "We had a con­ and 28. The two-day talks, characterized by cisive step in regulating the financial versation. It was conducted in a parental Mr. Kostenko, who is also Ukraine's Mr. Triche as extremely fruitful, re­ relations between Ukraine and the tone, and in parting, I told Mr. minister of the environment, was one of sulted in a press communique which creditor countries. Kravchuk: T have but one president of 162 Ukrainian parliamentarians who declared: Mr. Kuchma said of the meetings, "I Ukraine, and we support him, and will signed a statement last week calling for 1. Taking into account the current am very glad to see that our positions help him so the president will make Ukraine's status as a nuclear power to be situation, the creditor nations will not coincide... Delaying debt negotiations fewer mistakes.'" recognized by the international commu­ demand from Ukraine any payments on benefit neither Russia nor Ukraine." nity. (Continued on page 14) their claims to the former Soviet (Continued on page 20) Air Ukraine and Ukraine International Airlines ready for take-off

by Khristina Lew its large Ukrainian diaspora, Air Ukraine 1992 the Ukrainian government began Aeroflot RIA's massive infrastructure began building a trans-Adantic fleet by negotiating with the United States for a until it can build its own. JERSEY CITY. N.J. — Air Ukraine first leasing an IL-62M from the aircraft flight agreement. The April 9 agreement Air Ukraine flies from Kyyiv's inter­ is taking off. leasing company that transported the permits Ukraine, as a successor state to national airport, Boryspil, to Sophia, One of 100 airlines to emerge after likes of Mikhail Gorbachev and his advi­ the Soviet Union, to fly into the U.S. for Warsaw, Prague, Athens, Tel Aviv, and the demise of the Soviet Union and sub­ sors to eventually purchasing seven of two years. After two years, by March 31, as of April 10, Cairo. The Ukrainian sequent break-up of its monolithic air­ the Soviet-built IL-62MS from Poland 1995, Ukraine must apply for a perma­ government is currently negotiating line, Aeroflot, Air Ukraine has joined for $15 million. nent license. flight agreements with the Arab forces with the world's largest aircraft The joint venture with Guinness Peat The flight agreement allows Air Emirates, India, Pakistan, China and leasing company to expand its European Aviation (GPA), which leases two Ukraine to fly into New York, Canada, where Air Ukraine flies only as market and on April 9 secured a license Boeing 737-400s to Air Ukraine, has Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, a charter. In 1992 Air Ukraine connected to fly into the United States. given birth to Ukraine International Miami and Anchorage, Alaska. For now, 20,400 passengers from around the Air Ukraine was born in December Airlines. Ukraine International Airlines Air Ukraine will fly only into JFK, world to Ukraine. 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet flies only in Europe, and, according to expanding its two non-stop New York- Ukraine International Airlines targets Union left Ukraine heir to all aircraft on John Dawson, GPA's adviser to UlA, is Kyyiv flights a week to three. According the European business traveler, flying to its territory. The massive air fleet num­ considered "the daughter of Air to Mr. Pohrebniak, Air Ukraine plans to London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, bered close to 1,000 aircraft, none of Ukraine." Air Ukraine owns a 93 percent create a New York-Kyyiv-Lviv flight in Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna and Berlin. which could fly a trans-Atlantic flight. share of UIA, while GPA owns the rest; the future. UIA's two 737s offer business class ser­ Setting its sights on North America with the general manager of Air Ukraine is While Air Ukraine is now licensed to vice and Western-trained cabin crews, also the general manager of Ukraine fly into the U.S. as a Ukrainian carrier, and have been favorably received. "We International Airlines. tickets for Air Ukraine flights are still knew competition in the European mar­ On the other side of the Atlantic, Air issued by Aeroflot. According to a ket was impossible given Aeroflot's Ukraine secured a license to fly into the December 1992 agreement signed by Air poor image in Europe," explained Mr. United States on April 9, breaking with Ukraine and Aeroflot Russian Pohrebniak. "Ukraine International its murky Aeroflot past. Although Air International Airlines, the successor to Airlines provides full service and has Ukraine has been the official airline of the now defunct Aeroflot Soviet had a good response." Ukraine since the end of 1991, it contin­ Airlines, Aeroflot RIA would allow Air UIA and its partner, GPA, plan to ued to fly twice a week into New York's Ukraine to fly as Aeroflot, while provid­ acquire 12 737-400s within the next two John F. Kennedy Airport as Aeroflot. ing it with the use of its offices and sys­ years. According to Mr. Dawson, UIA Aeroflot continued to be a designated tem of ticket sales, technical support and will eventually operate all international carrier to the United States, and Air pilot training, in exchange for 15 percent service out of Ukraine. "GPA has funded Ukraine aircraft, manned by Ukrainian of Air Ukraine's income. U.S. license in flight crews, painted blue and yellow hand. Air Ukraine will continue to use (Continued on page 20) and sporting a new logo, were forced to fly under its aegis until a U.S.-Ukrainian flight agreement could be reached. Air Ukraine and Ukraine International Airlines ticket information "Either we stopped flying into America and wait for a license," Air Ukraine Aeroflot U.S.A. 1-800-995^^55 explained Air Ukraine's general manag­ er, Leonid Pohrebniak, "or fly as Ukraine International AMR Services 1-800-876-0114 Aeroflot." Airlines Leonid Pohrebniak Eager to fly under its own flag, in THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 No. 18

mational warfare." Ukraine aid... In the face of such great obstacles, Yukhnovsky speaks at CCAU (Continued from page 1) Ambassador Bilorus emphasized, " We must mobilize all our forces to make Georgia is Шгаіпе'з gate to Middie East oil (Ukrainian National Association, Jersey American society aware of Ukraine and City, N.J.), Lubomyr Tatuch (Detroit), its role in today's world." To that end, by Roman Woronowycz Bohdan Tkachuk (Chicago), Eugene he added, "we need a new political unity Fedorenko (Educational Council, New EAST HANOVER, NJ — Former of Ukrainians — in Ukraine and in the York), Bohdan Futala (Los Angeles) and diaspora, including those in the Eastern First Deputy Prime Minister Ihor Myron Woronowycz (Detroit). Yukhnovsky said on April 24 at a ban­ diaspora." Five persons were elected to the The new U.S. administration, quet for the Coordinating Committee auditing committee: Wasyl Sosiak (New to Aid Ukraine (CCAU) that by devel­ Ambassador Bilorus commented, "has York), Alexander Blahitka (UNA, Jersey not moved along the [previously pro­ oping foreign ties with Georgia and City, N.J.), Damian Gecha (North Azerbaijan, Ukraine can establish claimed] path of partnership with Plainfield, N.J.), Stephan Woroch Ukraine. This is the reality." Ukraine, links that will give it access to oil and (Foundation in Support of Diplomatic gas pipelines in the Middle East and however, would like to proceed in devel­ Missions of Ukraine, Rutherford, N.J.) oping relations with the United States on reduce its dependence on Russia^ and Natalka Posiva (Trenton, N.J.) Speaking before more than 50 dele­ the basis of a partnership. He concluded, gates and scores of guests during the Representatives of Ukraine "We believe that you, as citizens of the second annual convention of the United States, can help us achieve this." CCAU, Dr. Yukhnovsky touched a Among those attending the second Ambassador Bilorus also took time broad array of subjects including infla­ convention of the Coordinating during his appearance to announce that tion, agricultural and industrial Committee to Aid Ukraine were Dr. Ihor two Ukrainian Americans, Dr. Voronka reform, taxation, nuclear disarmament Yukhnovsky, an academician and mem­ and Dr. Taras Hunczak, have been and oil. ber of Parliament, and former first selected to receive the highest scholarly He said, *'For Ukraine, Georgia Ь deputy prime minister of Ukraine, who honor given by the government of the gateway to the Middle East," delivered the keynote speech during the Ukraine, the tide of "merited scientist of Georgia and Azerbaijan have oil convention banquet on Saturday Ukraine." The formal presentation will pipelines to Iran and the Middle East of sufficient quality and size that should evening. (See sidebar, page 4.) In brief take place in the near future. remarks during the convention's busi­ Ukraine gain access to them through trade agreements, within a few years the Convention's business sessions country^s oil needs could be secure, he suggested. Georgia and Ukraine just ness sessions. Dr. Yukhnovsky promised to assist the CCAU in establishing an recently signed agreements forming a joint political front against Russia. The convention got under way with office in Ukraine. Russia, which supplies Ukraine with most of its oil, has reduced the amount the election of a presidium — compris­ Also present were Dr. Oleh Bilorus, available for Ukraine's purchase to levels that have forced the government to ing Dr. Voronka and Mr. Lysyj as co- Ukraine's ambassador to the United initiate fuel rationing for the aviation industry and to temporarily ban gas pur­ chairmen, and Ms. Shmigel and Svitlana States and Ambassador Viktor Batiuk, chases for private vehicles. Andrushkiw as secretaries, the reading , envoy to the United Nations. Dr. Yukhnovsky also said that Russia should pay Ukraine $6 billion annually of the minutes from the CCAU's found­ Dr. Bilorus addressed delegates dur­ for the right to move oil and natural gas to the West through pipelines in ing convention, and a report from the ing their concluding business session, Ukraine, He put the value of the oil pipeline at $3.5 billion and for natural gas at Verifications Committee which noted focusing his remarks on what he referred $2.5 billion. With that money Ukraine could then purchase 30 billion cubic the presence of 55 delegates holding 88 to as "a new period in Ukrainian- meters of natural gas that he explained would ''secure Ukraine's energy needs,'' votes. Dr. Yukhnovsky, who resigned from Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers on American relations — the post- Dr. Burachinsky, CCAU president, March 17 to protest the snail-like pace of economic reforms — though some Vancouver period." He cautioned his delivered a report covering the activity have said he was forced out to halt an investigation he planned into government audience, "We must understand the ram­ of the executive and its coordination of corruption, suggested tiiat Ukraine's government will soon move dramatically ifications of this new period." the activities of CCAU member-organi­ in a three-pronged attack to resuscitate the moribund Ukrainian economy. Ambassador Bilorus noted that the zations' activities. He noted the prepara- first conference of Ukraine's ambas­ He said he expects the government to introduce measures that will confront rion of new by-laws, which had been sadors was recently held in Kyyiv to dis­ inflation, set out concrete proposals for overhauling the manufacturing system approved by the board of directors and cuss the country's foreign relations strat­ and introduce socio-cultural initiatives creating ian adequate social safety net for the attainment of tax-exempt status, and egy. During the three-day meeting, he citizens. the CCAU's participation in various continued, "President Leonid Kravchuk Emphasizing the need to reduce inflation, which Dr. Yukhnovsky to a large Ukrainian American community actions stressed that the period of naive romantic degree blamed on the illegal speculative markets, he proposed that tariffs be as well as in special forums in Ukraine. euphoria had mercilessly passed, and placed on all goods entering the country. This would equalize the value of Dr. Burachinsky also reported that it was that very difficult work and the battle imported goods with current market prices in Ukraine. Therefore, he explained, the CCAU that had given birth to the for the existence of the Ukrainian state a suit of clothing bought outside Ukraine for $150 (300,000 karbovantsi) and Foundation in Support of Diplomaric had begun." valued in Ukraine at 450,000 karbovantsi would be assessed a tariff of 150,000 Missions of Ukraine, now a separately karbovantsi. Essentially» this would take the windfall profits out of circulation "Russia simply cannot fathom the loss incorporated entity registered with the and put them in government coffers. of Ukraine," Dr. Bilorus noted, adding Department of Justice. He mentioned that Ukraine is now establishing a network of customs check­ that "Rutskoi, Khasbulatov, Volsky, His report noted funds appropriated Baburin and Zhirinovsky are the forces points along the perimeter of the country and on the Black Sea to better monitor through the CCAU to such programs as: behind such thinking — forces that can­ the influx of goods. providing communications technology to not be taken lightly. "Direct, crude pres­ In other remarks concerning taxation. Dr. Yukhnovsky emphasized that taxes democratic bloc organizations in sure is being exerted on Ukraine regard­ on capital must be levied on all machinery, and not only on the capital an owner Ukraine, supporting a pro-independence ing nuclear disarmament — nothing else is currently utilizing. He further proposed that all land should be taxed. vote in the 1991 referendum, purchasing is even considered," the ambassador In a manner that resembled a professor giving a lecture on Ukraine^ s eco­ paper for publication of textbooks and said. "Economic warfare has now begun nomic wealth, the physicist cited myriad facts on Ukraine's mineral, agricultur­ newspapers, stipends for Ukrainian stu­ against Ukraine as Russia has interrupt­ al and industrial resources. He said that Ukraine has enough coal to last another dents and farmers studying in the U.S., ed fuel supplies. ...Political warfare, too, 300 years and must harness it in favor of the thermal-electric energy sources and donations to programs instituted by currently so pervasive throughout the country. He mentioned that Ukraine is is being conducted via an information looking to replace its dangerous nuclear reactors with far safer ones from blockade and by means of direct infor­ (Continued on page 5) Canada that can still utilize the low grade uranium abundantly found in Ukraine, He also mentioned that Ukraine,although wealthy in minerals, needs to develop modem mining and processing technologies. Dr. Yukhnovsky also said he hopes the U.S. continues to support Russian President Boris Yeltsin and the democratic movement in Russia, but for an unusual reason. "I think that if Russia maintains its democratic road, it will fall apart.'' As he sees it, as democracy pervades the political system, more and more of the various autonomous regions within Russia will demand theu^ inde­ pendent statehood. Referring to the disarmament controversy regarding Ukraine's nukes, the academician proposed that Ukraine be given the nuclear fuel after the warheads and rockets are disassembled and the guidance systems are turned over to either Russia or the United States. ''We know that the rockets on our lands are pointed at the United States, and that is what concerns it. (But) without the guidance systems and the codes the rocket is blind and harmless," the physicist said. He said that without the security codes and guidance systems the missiles and the fuel become simply another commodity. Dr. Yukhnovsky, who represents Ukraine in discussions with Russia on the division of the wealth of the now defunct Soviet Union and with Iran regarding oil, was introduced at the banquet by CCAU President Bohdan Burachinsky. Words of greeting were also spoken by Viktor Batiuk, Ukraine^s U*N. envoy» and Askold Lozynskyj, president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of The new CCAU executive committee: (from left) Walter Baranetsky, Bohdan America. Burachinsky, Marta Shmigel, Wolodymyr Wolowodiuk, Roman Andrushkiw and Roman Voronka. (Missing from the photo is Rostyslav Milanych.) No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993

Yuri Ochrym and Maria Szkambara of Ukraine aid... Canadian Friends... Toronto, and Julia Woychyshyn of Ottawa. (Continued from page 4) (Continued from page 1) The heads of each delegation read the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation ($40,000) The 42 delegates in attendance repre­ their respective chapter reports and the and the Harvard Ukrainian Research sented 116 votes; 22 of the delegates heads of the financial, auditing and veri­ Institute ($15,000). were from outside of Toronto. Since fication committees gave their reports. Vice-President/Treasurer Baranetsky Toronto was allowed a total of 16 votes Most of the discussion about these reported total expenditures of $416, it brought 16 delegates. reports centered on the proposed 118.73 and revenue of $871,092,28, About five minutes into the meeting, changes to the statutes as opposed to leaving a balance of $454,973.55 in the the first problem arose when Erast anything that the reports contained. The organization's treasury. He underlined Huculak, the outgoing president of chairperson was hard pressed to keep that the organization had acted as a cen­ CFR, asked for a vote to confirm the order. tral clearinghouse for many projects, but chairperson and the rest of the presidi­ After the lunch, there was a bit of lev­ that individual branches contributed on um. The delegates from the Toronto ity when Roman Kolisnyk from Toronto, their own to various other projects. chapter lead by its president, Yaroslav read a humorous speech dealing with the Another noteworthy report was that of Semcesen, and past president, Boris fractious nature of Ukrainian political Mr. Wolowodiuk, director of the Fund to Wrzesnewski, complained about the vot­ and social life, in Ukraine and in the Aid Schools in Ukraine, who highlighted ing system. They maintained that only diaspora. The delegates were able to the tremendous community response in the delegates present should have the have a good laugh after a very tense support of a project to bring new text­ power of the vote; they claimed one del­ morning. books into Ukraine's schools. More than egate—one vote. If this proposal were Then, Victor Pedenko of Toronto, the $518,000 was raised for this program to approved, the delegate from Thunder head of the statutory commission read provide elementary schools with readers Bay, for example, whose chapter was the proposed changes and explained the and primers, and, at a later date, history entitled to 11 votes, would have had only reasoning behind them. The discussion and literature textbooks as well. Of the one vote. Most of the chapters from out­ that followed could only be described as total raised, Mr. Wolowodiuk said the side Toronto sent delegates bearing mayhem. Delegates avoided any serious Victor Pedenko Lutheran ministry "Thoughts of Faith" proxy votes. discussion about the proposals, but from Toronto, was most disturbed by had donated $100,000, while the Miami- The chapters from the rest of Canada talked about the activities of their what he saw as a total disregard of its based Ukrainian American Association complained most vociferously, citing respective clubs, gave brief history own rules by members of CFR/CADU. of Seniors raised $250,000. precedent, CFR statutes and common lessons on the democratic movement in He complained about the unfair voting Dr. Andrushkiw, chairman of the sense. The Toronto delegation counter­ Ukraine and accused one another of try­ system used at this meeting, calling it a CCAU Commission on Education and charged with similar reasoning. CFR ing to subvert democracy and the organi­ "Pseudo-communist democracy." Sciences, delivered a brief report on statutes, in fact, are vague on this point zation. and open to inteфretation. The discus­ efforts to enable students from Ukraine The most hotly discussed issue was Prof. Darewych also expressed his sion quickly turned into a sharp argu­ to study in the United States, and multi- that of the legality of the changes to the doubts whether the Toronto Friends of ment, with a brief break to greet ex-dis­ faceted assistance to scholars in Ukraine. statutes. The Toronto delegation cited Rukh would "recognize the legality of sident Danylo Shumuk as he walked into the statues and said that all changes anything that went on here today. I don't the room. As the applause for this well- Reports by branches and affiliates have to be given to each chapter three see why they couldn't put it off for three known and respected fighter for months before the general meeting. months. They came in not willing to Ukrainian freedom died down, the argu­ Representatives of branches and affil­ Their opponents said this vision does not compromise and railroaded this in. It ments continued unchecked. iated organizations of the Coordinating apply to the statutory commission. was not necessary. I don't know how Committee also delivered reports on Several delegates accused the Toronto this will end." The chair forced a vote over the their specialized activities. Branches delegates of trying to subvert and take Contacted after the meeting, Mr. strenuous objections of several delegates reporting included: Detroit, Rochester, over the whole organization. Delegates Semcesen, president of the Toronto in the room. At this point, the Toronto N.Y., Northern New Jersey, Hartford, from Toronto noted that the representa­ CFR, said his main problem with the delegation walked out. The past presi­ Conn., Central New Jersey, Metropolitan tives of branches did not have written meeting was procedural. He said that he dent of the Toronto chapter of CFR , New York/New Jersey, Chicago, authorization to vote for their respective will call an executive meeting of the Boris Wrzesnewsky, a candidate for the Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Minnesota, organizations. The discussion raged on Toronto CFR to decide on a future post of president, stormed out of the Cherry Hill, N.J., Cleveland and for 45 minutes. course of action. Mr. Semcesen said an room and thereby retracted his candida­ California. Baltimore, Hudson Valley Since there was no chairperson, Mr. extraordinary meeting, which will cy, saying "they are forming a new orga­ (New York) and North Port, Fla., sub­ Huculak, found himself in the middle of decide the chapter's exact position, will nization in that room. We have not mitted only written reports. this melee. Although he first handled probably by held in the near future. this controversy with aplomb, by the end changed, they did. We will be what we Affiliated organizations reporting to Mr. Huculak, the past president of the he was imploring: "Please, everybody, have always been — Friends of Rukh." the convention included: the U.S.­ CFR's national executive, was not wor­ sit down and give me a chance to The vote for changing the organiza­ Ukraine Foundation, Children of ried by Toronto's exit from the meeting. resign." He put a stop to the debate and tion's name to Canadian Association for Chornobyl Relief Fund, Foundation in "Don't worry. They'll come back," he called for a vote on the presidium. In the Development of Ukraine was 77 for, Support of Diplomatic Missions of told the exasperated audience after the exasperarion, the Toronto delegates 0 against and 39 abstaining (Toronto's Ukraine, Americans for Democracy in Toronto delegates stormed out. Mr. walked out for a consultation. walkout was counted as an abstention). Ukraine, Ukraine Aid/Rukh Huculak pointed out that when the Prof. Yuriy Darewych, a delegate Philadelphia, Educational Council The meeting presidium comprised Toronto chapter had a vote on the orga­ (UCCA), Ukrainian Federation of nization's name change at its general Philadelphia, Ukrainian Fraternal meeting, the vote was fairly evenly dis­ Association, Ukrainian Gold Cross, tributed among those for, against and Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, abstaining. He asserted that "each chap­ Committee to Aid Zakarpattia, the ter functions as an autonomous and can Providence Association of Ukrainian support whomever it wants, so if Catholics, and the Scholarship Fund of Toronto wants to go on supporting Rukh the Ukrainian American Professionals and Vyacheslav Chomovil, it can." and Businesspersons Association of New York and New Jersey. Since Mr. Wrzesnewski withdrew his candidacy, the voting for president was Conclusion of proceedings anti-climatic. Mr. Pedenko was voted in as president in an uncontested election. During its final session on Sunday On his slate were Nestor Woychyshyn, morning, April 25, the convention Maria Szkambara and Ivan Shlapak all approved a series of resolutions that of Toronto. They will form the new expressed the CCAU's support for executive with three additional mem­ President Leonid Kravchuk, Prime bers, one each from Ottawa, Hamilton Minister Leonid Kuchma and the mem­ and Toronto, who will be appointed at a bers of Parliament who are working later date. toward buttressing the independent state­ Mr. Pedenko, the newly elected head hood of Ukraine and improving the of the Canadian Association for the country's economy. The CCAU conven­ Development of Rukh, said what sad­ tion also pledged its continued support dened him was "that nobody discussed for the process of democratization in the issues of what was proposed, no one Ukraine. suggested changes. They discussed pro­ In conclusion. Dr. Burachinsky cedure and other things. I could point thanked the delegates for their vote of out in the statutes exactly where and confidence and pledged that the newly how the procedure was followed. We elected executive committee and board have been discussing the changes to the of directors would take all the delegates' Friends of Rukh since October." comments and suggestions under advise­ He asserted that CADU will not really ment and would analyze new opportuni­ be all that different from CFR. "The aim ties for activity as they emerge in Erast Huculalc makes a point during the debate. -^—to help Ukraine—^ is the same." Ukraine. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 No. 18

Chicago's 'Club 500" founded ulcrainianWeeldy to support Consulate of Ukraine

Aiding Ukraine CHICAGO — On the assumption that Consulate. By March 12, the association had raised $159,049.88 and had spent A cursory look at the report of officers of the Coordinating Council to Aid a clearly separate and visible diplomatic $90,705.62. The expenditures included, Ukraine reveals a two-year-old organization founded at a most opportune time representation of Ukraine on the intema- in addition to day-to-day consular opera­ that has collected a commendable $870,000 for assistance to Ukraine. Of that tional arena is among the top priorities in tional costs, rent for offices and an apart­ amount, the Coordinating Council has allocated almost half to such worthy pro­ strengthening Ukraine's independent sta­ ment, office furnishings and supplies jects as providing communications technology to democratic bloc groups, pro­ tus, and believing that it is a field in (computer, copy machine, printer, tele­ moting the pro-independence vote during the 1991 plebiscite on that issue, which the Ukrainian diaspora can realis­ phones, fax, desks, cabinets, etc.), a car bringing new textbooks devoid of Communist ideology into schools, facilitating tically lend a helping hand, a small and furniture for the consul's residence. study in the United States for students from Ukraine, purchasing much-needed group of people in Chicago formed an ad newsprint for pro-democracy newspapers, and supporting activities of the hoc committee to start a fund-raising The primary and most reliable source Eastern diaspora (i.e. Ukrainians living outside of Ukraine on former Soviet ter­ action to establish a Consulate General of support is membership fees, though ritory). of Ukraine for the Midwestem region. one-time donations and income from A more careful examination of reports prepared by CCAU branches and What was needed was 500 persons or special events also constitute an impor­ affiliated organizations throughout the United States reveals even more. The families who would make a commitment tant source. On January 17, Club 500 projects initiated or supported by these groups are as diverse as the organiza­ to contribute $20 dollars per month for a organized a concert of Ukrainian carols tions involved in helping newly independent Ukraine. two-year period. with the participation of nine local Readers of The Ukrainian Weekly no doubt are well-informed about the After an inspiring visit by Ukraine's Ukrainian choirs: Prometey, Surma, work of, say, the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund, which has sent tens of minister of foreign affairs to Chicago Yevshan Zillia, St. Joseph's Choir, St. millions of dollars of medical assistance to Ukraine via special humanitarian and an official initiation of the Consulate Andriy's Choir, Slavuta, Bayda, the airlifts, the Foundation in Support of Diplomatic Missions of Ukraine, which General of Ukraine in the "Windy City," Ukrainian Baptist Church Choir and the thus far has raised more than $1 million to assist Ukraine's embassies and con­ the number of donors reached 200. The Choir of the Pentecostal Church. sulates, or the Ukrainian National Association's pioneering "Teaching English committee decided to organize an asso­ The next big event will be a benefit- in Ukraine" program. ciation of "Friends of the Consulate ball on May 1 at which the guests of However, they may not be familiar with the Pylyp Orlyk Institute for General of Ukraine in Chicago — Club honor will be the ambassador to the U.S. Democracy, established by the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, which prepares analy­ 500." Dr. Oleh Bilorus, and his wife Larysa. ses of legislation and option papers for Ukrainian policymakers, or with the On December 11, 1992, a meeting The Ball Committee is headed by Mmes. Rochester Rukh Committee, which sponsored a media specialist's tour of duty was held and the following persons were O. Cardoso and H. Traversa. in Ukraine where her goal was to assist Rukh as a liaison with the foreign news elected as executive officers: Daria media. Markus, president; Daria Jarosevych, The Consulate General of Ukraine In addition, there is the Chicago Committee's support of the Ukrainian vice-president in charge of finances; serves 10 Midwest states: Illinois, Consulate in that city via a "Club 500," as well as its aid to miners in the Pavlo Nadzikevych, vice-president in Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Donbas region and relief for flood victims in Zakarpattia, northern New charge of membership; Halyna Zajac Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and North Jersey's student aid programs that provide funding for the required TOEFL and and Oksana Rozdolska, secretaries; and South Dakota. ORE exams required for entrance to American universities, or the Ukrainian Roman Zajac, treasurer Julian Kulas, Its address is: Consulate General of Fraternal Association's "adoption" of a Kyyiv hospital which it is now furnish­ Sviatoslav Lychyk and Vasyl Markus, Ukraine, 2247 W. Chicago Ave., ing with up-to-date medical equipment. members at large. Thirty-four persons Chicago, IL 60622; telephone (312) 384- The Albany-based Americans for Democracy in Ukraine supports a highly formed three working clusters: financial, 6632. successful English as a Second Language program at Siena College for students organizational and special tasks. Contribution to the consular fund may from Ukraine, while Pittsburgh has focused its energies on an ophthalmology The primary objective of "Club 500" be sent to: Club 500, 2247 W. Chicago project in affiliation with the University of Pittsburgh. The Ukraine Aid/Rukh is to provide financial support for the Ave., Chicago, IL 60622. Committee of Philadelphia has entered into a joint project with a Jewish organi­ zation to help a kolhosp (collective farm) in Ukraine and Minnesota has brought Ukrainian farmers to its state to learn the latest in agricultural techniques. Meanwhile, the Educational Council has established good contacts with 100 American farmers to assist Ukrainian teachers and has brought groups of them here for pedagogical course, while the Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics (the newest affiliate of the CCAU) has been supporting the Ukrainian Catholic seminary in Lviv and witii spring planting in Ukraine has funded prayerbooks for Ukraine. The professionals and businesspersons of CHICAGO — In an effort to improve industrial sales production agreement New York/New Jersey have a one-year-old scholarship fund whose goal is to agricultural development in Ukraine and concluded in March between ICI Seeds enable the best and the brightest students from Ukraine to study in this country. promote international goodwill, more of West Des Moines, Iowa, a business And the list goes on. than 100 American farmers departed unit of Zeneca Inc. of Wilmington, Del., Clearly then, the opportunities to assist Ukraine are many and diverse. The from О'Hare Airport on Sunday, April and Zemlya and Lyudi, a Ukrainian agri­ activists involved in the Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine and related 25, for Ukraine to assist Ukrainian farm­ cultural firm and designated representa­ organizations have found a way they personally can help their homeland, or that ers with spring planting! tive of Ukraine's Ministry of Agriculture. Operation Farm Ukraine is of their parents, grandparents, etc. Their efforts are admirable and commend­ Participating in Operation Farm coordinated by the Ukraine-based firm. able. However, it was sorely evident that the bulk of the work is carried on by Ukraine '93, American farmers will Trans Agro Services, and the Miami- members of the older generation (to be sure, there are exceptions). plant seeds and teach Ukrainians to use based Trans-Chemical Соф. Where are the younger members of the Ukrainian American community at advanced U.S. agricultural equipment this crucial time ? Are they not aware that they, too, can make an invaluable and farming techniques on 500,000 acres The agro-industrial sales production contribution to Ukraine's future through their time and effort and, above all, (200,000 hectares) of land, on approxi­ agreement calls for a first year sale of up their new ideas and creativity? As the Coordinating Committee looks ahead mately 1,000 farms. to $70 million worth of U.S. technology and considers the directions in which to expand its activity, it would be benefi­ For two to three weeks, American and manufactured agricultural goods, cial to seen an infusion of young activists. Maybe, just maybe, some of our including hybrid corn seeds and agro- readers of that generation will take note. farmers will set up and operate state-of - the-art farming equipment, such as chemicals from ICI, state of the art sprayers and planters, replacing older planters, sprayers, harvesters and other equipment and techniques currently used equipment manufactured by such leadin£ in that country. To insure the program's U.S. companies as John Deere and J I success, the American agronomists will Case. Financing for the transactions was be stationed in Ukraine through the dura­ arranged by Citibank New York and Turning the pages back... tion of the project — approximately one guaranteed by U.S. Eximbank. year. Designed to benefit all parties Operation Farm Ukraine will help involved. Operation Farm Ukraine will The spring of 1848 has become known as "The Spring of Ukrainians improve this most important solve not only the problems arising from Nations" in European history because of the profusion of revo­ industry — agriculture — and subse­ the shortage of hard currency, but the lutionary movements that challenged the monarchies of the quently help stabilize the struggling challenge of bringing Ukrainian farms continent that year. It began in France in March 1848, where the Second Republic economy of this newly independent up to modem standards. Payment for the was established, and then spread to the Austrian Empire, where some (Italy and country. U.S. agricultural products will be made through crop-sharing barter agreements. Hungary) made their move to break free of the reigning Hapsburgs, others (Czechs U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Significantly, this major agro-industrial and Croatians) made demands that the empire be reorganized as a federation, and still Popadiuk commended Operation Farm agreement between the United States others (the Poles) sought to establish some form of autonomy. Ukraine '93: "This project will signifi­ and Ukraine serves as an important Inspired by these events and buoyed by expectations, a group of activists in west- cantly increase corn production yields in model for future cooperation ventures em Ukraine (then under Austria) formed the Supreme Ruthenian Council (Holovna Ukraine by supplying the latest throughout the former Soviet Union. Ruska Rada) in Lviv on May 2, 1848. This was the first modem Ukrainian political American technology in equipment, organization. agricultural products, and training to "We hope that this first major project Led by Bishop Hryhoriy Yakhymovych (1792-1863), the council issued mani­ Ukrainian farms." will serve as a model for many other festoes about the ethnic unity of all Ukrainians, got 39 deputies elected to the Austrian Operation Farm Ukraine '93 is a U.S.­ such programs of cooperation between parliament, and lobbied vigorously for the establishment of the Ukrainian ethnograph- Ukraine joint business venture. The pro­ our countries in the future," Ambassador (Continued oil page 15) ject is derived from a four-year agro- Popadiuk said. No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NEWS AND VIEWS: Computer networks

Ukraine, Ukraine has litde to gain in the link Ukrainians around the globe Let's not sever long term in too close an affiliation with the United States. And, indeed, if the by Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj Ukrainian or Russian origin posting democracy lifeline price of that affiliation is to buy into the mail from Kyyiv, Lviv, Rivne, Kharkiv, full range of social and cultural problems Sevastopil and Chernihiv. Dear Editor: that threaten this nation's on future, then Computer networks of various types The Ukrainians who use the network Ukraine would do well to keep its dis­ have been around for a long time. To cut funding for Radio Free Europe range from students (with a good tance. It makes me shudder to even con­ Small-scale networks called lans (local proportion from Canada) to scientists and Radio Liberty and sever radio trans­ template the introduction of popular U.S. area networks) are used to hook to­ missions to Ukraine and the other newly and academics. Prof. Danylo Husar "culture" into Ukraine; or of Ukraine's gether Macintosh computers or IBM Struk, the chief editor of the Ukrainian independent republics, as the Clinton emulation of U.S.-style democracy with PCs. There are networks that link your administration is now considering, Encyclopedia, lends his erudition at its more bizarre "constitutional" excess­ local cash machine (ATM) to your times to some obscure (and not so would be the psychological equivalent of es. (Hopefully, Ukraine will never sign bank. The U.S. military has its own a physical invasion of Ukraine by obscure) items which may be under on to a constitution which subordinates a networks such as "ARPAnet," from discussion on the forum. Dr. Bohdan Russia. This would help kill the spirit of community's right to a certain measure which "Internet" originated. Bodnar of AT&T Bell Labs, who per­ democratic freedom just being born in of civility, balance and propriety to the Internet is perhaps one of the biggest forms mathematical modeling of Ukraine. By this action, America would norms and preferences of a handful of its networks around. It links mainframes, computer software and hardware, also hypocritically turn its back on one of its most outrageous citizens.) minicomputers, workstations and weighs in on the issues. Maria Svers- most important founding principles: microcomputers together via phone tiuk, a graduate from Kyyiv Universi­ Freedom of the press. Vyacheslav Ukraine, like most of the nations in lines and particular types of computers ty, participates while attending Drexel Chomovil should be commended for his the world, has no choice but to seek called "routers" which help tie these University for her master's degree. tempered, if somewhat overly careful good relations with the U.S. in the short networks together. No longer domi­ comments to Freedom House that "the term. It is doubly important that Ukraine nated by the military, Internet links Besides providing an important focal broadcasts are still needed" ("Chomovil do so at a time that it desperately needs a universities, corporations and other point for some Ukrainians across the against RFE/RL cutbacks," March 14). "breather" to stabilize itself and go about entities in one vast "super" network. globe, Internet has personally helped the business of becoming a prominent this writer plan for an impending The world must now know that radio Actually, Internet can even be European power. But beyond that, it has Ukrainian business trip far more than and television and state-owned newspa­ thought of as the network hooking no need or obligation to look to the U.S. anticipated. From a friend in Europe. pers are not free, not objective, and cer­ other networks together. It has many or any other nation for guidance on how I was able to obtain materials una­ tainly not democratic. These media still capabilities, including the sending of to arrange its military or security affairs vailable through the net that would are in the iron grip of old guard commu- electronic mail. Imagine an electronic in an extremely brutal, dangerous and assist me. (Even though we haven't met, nists and job-clinging party appa­ version of the post office with the self-serving world. For I know of no we have corresponded by electronic and ratchiks. Thus they remain propaganda capability of sending mail and getting it nation in the world that has any moral snail mail — a term used to denote platforms that hourly, daily and weekly there (most of the time). If it loses or standing from which to demand physical letters delivered by the post grind out disinformation whose sole damages the mail you send, it usually Ukraine's acquiescence. None showed office — so frequently, one can't help objective is to demoralize, defame and lets you know. You, as the sender, only even a modicum of concern when feeHng that a bond has been established dehumanize, both individually and as a need to know to whom to send it. It is up Ukraine was left for dead by its predato­ along with a common level of under­ whole. to the "router" to get it there. ry neighbors, and many sought to profit standing). But, merely hoping, waiting and won­ In addition to electronic mail there from it. These materials ranged from a re­ dering what the Clinton administration are areas known as fora (known col­ cently published tour guide with a map to will do is to simply wait for likely disas­ Next time that a Carter administration loquially as "newsgroups"). Fora are newspapers available from Lviv as well ter. It is time to finally stop being "reac­ second-stringer wants to give Ukraine's analogous to computer bulletin boards, as local contacts. I was even able to get a tors" to intentional and well-planned foreign minister a tongue-lashing, I think but with more or less sophistication few specimens of the new Ukainian hostile media actions. it would be appropriate that the foreign depending on how they were organized. minister remind his graceless host that currency (coupons, a.k.a. karbovantsi) Bill Clinton must be asked in person These fora allow people to communi­ Ukraine will "never again" allow itself shortly after they were issued. Further and point-blank what his thoughts are on cate with each other in a central location to be bullied and manipulated to serve contacts were made with individuals in severing these radio links with democra­ available to all who "subscribe" to a the interests of those great powers that Kyyiv and Rivne as well. cy. Equally, if not more important, is the particular interest by enabling them to treat people and their legitimate aspira­ matter of who exactly are the "advisors" "post" their messages and responses. tions like so many pawns on a chess­ What does the future hold? I am who cooked up this scheme. This would board. There are many fora dedicated to currently working on expanding the quickly reveal whether they are simply many different interests with various scope of the forum to make it on par ill-informed, or worst of all, have an ani­ George Woloshyn levels of participation depending on the with other fora (such as the Polish or the mus towards Ukraine, and are using their Linden, Va. topic. These can range from the discus­ "Soviet" forum, which basically deals positions to sabotage. sion of molecular physics to automotive with Russian topics only.) This shall be Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe technology, from personal ads to dis­ accomplished by sending via Internet a are the free news media lifelines of free­ cussion of politics in the former Soviet charter document that I prepared (with dom still desperately needed by the peo­ Rules on travel Union, from Department of State travel help from others) for discussion and ple of Ukraine and the other republics. advisories to Radio Free Europe/ Radio emendation. After a period of time are regressive Liberty news briefs. There are even fora votes shall be taken electronically by the Robert Hanulak Internet community as to whether this Dear Editor: which contain specially encoded com­ Toronto puter pictures that a user can down­ new expanded forum should be carried I am writing this letter to express my load (i.e. "put on his disk") to his by other "routers" or not, so those of anger and disappointment after hearing computer, un-encode it, and then dis­ you out there who already have Internet Kuropas is right and reading about the Ukrainian Foreign play it. access, be sure to get in touch and vote! Ministry's regulations requiring people Access to Internet is available to all on U.S. bullying travelling to Ukraine on private visas to with different degrees of access and New technologies promise opportu­ have invitations. Most Ukrainians visit­ costs from various Internet service nities and challenges ahead. I envision a Dear Editor: ing Ukraine are elderly, and bring providers or, if you are a student, from more reliable network with greater money and goods to their families. So, your university. capabilities evolving in the years to It was refreshing to read Dr. Myron come along with decreased costs due to the ministry, instead of making the One forum I shall discuss here is the Kuropas' impassioned indictment of economies of scale and technological whole process easier, are complicating Ukraine forum. Actually, the Ukraine U.S. policy towards Ukraine in his advances. The exchange of information their lives (as if the postal and telephone forum is not a true forum in the techni­ recent column on "Ukraine owes and knowledge now available can systems don't do that already). cal sense, but for simplicity's sake I will U.S. nada.'" He is entirely correct in his benefit Ukraine's struggle to become refer to it as such since it performs many assessment. In fact, I would go one step If not for the generous donations of economically independent by providing of the same functions. This forum, further and suggest that U.S. policymak­ Ukrainians in the U.S., could any a conduit for information management, available by electronic subscription, ers, both Republican and Democrat, embassy or consulate be in operation on exchange and distribution, augmenting permits a variety of interchanges, have a lot of explaining to do — both to the scale that it is? the poor telecommunications facilities ranging from esoteric discussions on the Ukraine and to fellow American citizens But what really rubs salt into the currently available. and taxpayers. I'm not convinced that the true meaning of Rus' to postings of wound is the fact that people travelling notices about Ukraine which appear in For those who have access now, feel most Americans — had they known — from former Communist countries do free to contact me at "72576.1754@ would have been supportive of a policy the general press (such as the Economist not even have to have visas! I do not or The New York Times). compuserve.com" (no quotes when that both subsidized Moscow's imperial understand. They say they want to con­ mailing electronically). Ill be waiting... ambitions and actively discouraged trol crime, so they are making visits — Many people have subscribed to this efforts by freedom-loving peoples to by relatives, and student, medical and forum. Among them are Ukrainians in break loose of that evil empire. Had it other exchanges more difficult. But, the Argentina, Australia, Canada and the Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj is an not been for that one brief interlude in borders are wide open to those who United States, to name a few countries. independent computer consultant in the 20th century U.S. history — the Reagan come to take advantage of, plunder, con­ There are even, on an intermittent basis financial services industries, based in presidency — Ukraine and the other cap­ fuse and harm Ukraine. Is there any (due to technological and economic Manhattan. He provides computer tive nations would still be carrying logic? restrictions imposed by Russia on consulting services to large corpo­ Moscow's yoke. Ukraine to carry the latter's data traffic, rations and small businesses and is I am convinced that, short of a funda­ Tamara Kuropas Ukraine currently is seeking different currently investigating possible bu­ mental change in U.S. attitudes toward Warren, Mich. electronic pathways to use), people of siness ventures in Ukraine, THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 No. 18

leaders, and the latter sought a new polit­ gone further still, agreeing at the second newspaper as saying that Western lead­ The shaping... ical arrangement that would replace the CIS meeting in Minsk that by July 1, ers had often told him in private that "we de facto defunct Soviet Union. On 1992, Ukraine would complete the trans­ were stupid... to say we'll give up the (Continued from page 2) December 4, an editorial in The New fer of tactical nuclear weapons to Russia weapons and get nothing in return."-'^'^ York Times agreed that U.S. help was and that the republic would dismantle its What was bothering the Ukrainian bilateral agreement that had been needed to destroy the nuclear weapons strategic nuclear arms by the end of leadership even more was that announced in the Ukrainian-Russian based in Ukraine. Two days later. The 1994.54 Washington did not appear to be even- communique of August 29. In the wide- Washington Post went even further, stat­ The shift in Ukraine's position handed in its approach to Moscow and ranging protocol signed on October 30 ing in an editorial that "it's essential that appears to have been motivated by a Kyyiv and, at a time when relations by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Zlenko the rest of the world make it clear that desire to speed up formal U.S. and between Ukraine and Russia were fast and his Russian counterpart, Andrei assistance — and it should be almost Western recognition of the republic's deteriorating, was not giving Ukraine the Kozyrev, the two sides reiterated that the unlimited assistance — is available for independence (and acknowledgment of attention it thought it deserved. The nuclear weapons on Ukrainian territory the expensive and delicate work" of dis­ the collapse o: the Soviet Union), boost sense of disappointment in Ukraine with should be controlled and dismantled by a posing of Ukraine's nuclear arms its international standing, and obtain Washington's attitude was conveyed in a central authority accountable to all I emphasis added]. international acceptance of the conven­ radio interview with Yuriy Kostenko, republics.4'^ The Washington Times asked in an tional armed forces that Ukraine was one of the deputies who was in favor o. The following day, Mr. Zlenko issued editorial on December 9: "France and building; it was also based on the belief Ukraine's holding on, for the time being, a statement emphasizing once again that Israel have nuclear weapons but are no that U.S. and other Western aid for to some of the nuclear weapons on its Ukraine wanted the nuclear weapons threat to the United States. Why not destroying the ICBMs on Ukrainian ter­ territory. He maintained that as soon as deployed on its territory to be destroyed, Ukraine?" It went on to echo the kind of ritory would be forthcoming.-'^-'^ The pol­ Ukraine had agreed to transfer its tactical not just moved, and that it also wanted questions that Ukrainian politicians had icy changes were not, however, debated nuclear weapons to Russia and destroy "full guarantees" that the weapons been raising: "What is to be gained from in the Parliament, and the lawmakers the ICBMs on its territory by the end of would not be used before they were Mr. Gorbachev's government continuing were not to forget this. 1994, the United States had again destroyed. control over Ukrainian nukes?... Ukraine focused its attention on Russia and was Over the next few days, further does not seek to hegemonize Latin Second thoughts channeling "the lion's share" of its cred­ progress in the Ukrainian-Russian talks America, invade Afghanistan, or install its and aid to Moscow.^o was made, which enabled the new The first months of 1992 saw renewed its minions in Ho Chi Minh City. This tendency on the part of the Bush Ukrainian minister of defense, Ukrainian and Russian friction as the Ukraine simply wants to be free." administration to deal with Ukraine "as Konstantyn Morozov, to announce on two sides argued over control of the On December 7 and 8, Presidents an afterthought to relations with November 4 that Russia had agreed to Black Sea Fleet, the definition of "strate­ Kravchuk and Yeltsin and the chairman Russia,"61 was also noticed by U.S. the creation of Ukrainian armed forces. gic forces," and Russian claims to the of the Belarusian Supreme Soviet, observers. George Melloan even pointed Two days later, Presidents Kravchuk and Crimea. The tension reached the point Stanislau Shushkevich, met in Minsk to out in The Wall Street Journal that it was Yeltsin signed a communique in where President Kravchuk began openly work out the future form of political, not clear whether "psychologically" Moscow, whichk, while referring to the referring to what he called Russia's economic and security relations among Secretary of State Baker and "his State need for a collective security system "imperial disease." Nevertheless, the their states. The compromise they Department" had actually "accepted the with unified strategic forces, acknowl­ transfer of tac:ical nuclear weapons con­ arrived at was the loose, non-state asso­ will of the Ukrainian people" to establish edged the right of Ukraine and Russia to tinued until March 12 — by this time ciation insisted upon by Ukraine — the set up their own armed forces and once some 57 percent of these weapons had CIS. For Ukraine, it represented essen­ (Continued on page 18) again recognized the existing borders of been moved tc Russia — when tially a "civilized form of divorce" from the two republics.4^^ Kravchuk suddenly announced that the old Soviet imperial set-up, one which 43 Ukrinform-TASS and Radio Rossiyi, Later that month, with all the fore­ Ukraine was suspending the process. provided an orderly framework for the October, 30, 1991. casts suggesting that the Ukrainian refer­ There appears to have been a combi­ liquidation of the Soviet Union and the 46 TASS and AFP, November 6, 1991. endum would overwhelmingly endorse nation of reasons for this decision, which 47 Eric Schmitt, "Senate Votes Aid to division of its assets, and for managing the country's declaration of indepen­ immediately set off alarm bells in Soviets to Help Scrap Nuclear Weapons," the complex residual problems in the dence and with Western concern about Western capitals. Mr. Kravchuk himself The New York Times, November 26, 1991; economic and military spheres. the appearance of new nuclear states as a told a press conference on March 12 that and Don Oberdorfer and Helen Dewar, As far as the fate of the nuclear result of the collapse of the USSR not because of chaos and uncertainty in "Senate Votes to Help Soviet Control weapons on Ukrainian territory was con­ abating, the U.S. Senate approved a plan Russia, there was no guarantee that the Nuclear Weapons," The Washington Post, cerned, the initial agreements reached in November 26, 1991. to provide up to $500 million in nuclear weapons transferred to Russia Minsk (and at the subsequent CIS meet­ 48 See Godfrey Hodgson, "U.S. Tells Pentagon funds to help dismantle Soviet would be destroyed and not fall into the ings in Alma-Ata on December 21 and Kyyiv of Doubts over Nuclear Weapons," nuclear and chemical weapons.^"^ wrong hands. "I am afraid of certain in Minsk on December 30) seemed to The Independent, December 5, 1991; Vincent forces in Russia today," he admitted. On December 1, over 90 percent of respect the position that Ukraine had J. Schodolsky, "Former Soviet Republics the voters in Ukraine came out in favor insisted on since October: a unified con­ Calling for foreign observers to moni­ Meet to Discuss Nuclear Arms," The Chicago Tribune, December 6, 1991; and of independence. This, together with the trol system allowing Ukraine joint con­ tor the withdrawal and dismantling of prompt recognition of Ukrainian inde­ the tactical nuclear weapons, he Mary Curtius," U.S. Rushing to Ensure trol over the nuclear weapons on its ter­ Ukraine, Other States Don't Become Nuclear pendence by Poland, Hungary and ritory-'^ ^ explained: "I don't want to make anyone Powers," The Boston Globe, December 6, Russia, meant that the leverage of the Concerned about safeguarding stronger."-'56 Certainly, the idea of 1991. United States and other Western coun­ Ukraine's independence, the Ukrainian Ukraine's continuing to hand over 49 Ibid. tries with respect to setting conditions Parliament insisted, when it ratified the nuclear weapons to a neighboring state 50 Eric Schmitt, "Soviets Still Control for the recognition of Ukraine's indepen­ CIS founding agreement on December that was increasingly seen as a potential, Nuclear Weapons, but Republics Seek Some dence was diminished, and their recogni­ 10, on 13 provisos,, Two of them dealt if not actual, enemy was hard to justify Input," The New York Times, December 6, tion of independent Ukraine became specifically with issues related to nuclear at home, especially as the Ukrainian 1991. only a matter of time. Still, during the arms: Point 8 stated that Ukraine would Parliament had not discussed the deci­ ^^ See John W. R. Lepingwell, "Ukraine, Russia and the Control of Nuclear Weapons," first week of December it was seek to achieve the status of a non- sion to transfer the tactical nuclear announced that U.S. Assistant Secretary weapons to Russia in the first place, and pp. 4-20, above. nuclear state "through the destruction, 52 Robitnycha Hazeta, December 25, of State Thomas Niles would go to quite a few deputies now seemed to under international control, of all nuclear 1991. Kyyiv on December 6, to prepare for a arsenals"; while Point 9 emphasized that think that it had been a mistake. ^^ William J. Broad, "Accord Reached on visit by U.S. Secretary of State James the "presence of strategic forces on The timing of the announcement — it Removal of Nuclear Arms from Ukraine," Baker in the middle of the month, during Ukrainian territory is temporary" and was made two weeks after an announce­ The New York Times, December 19, 1991; which issues were to be discussed that that their legal status and the duration of ment that President Kravchuk would be and R. Jeffrey Smith, "Ukraine to Speed Washington wanted to resolve before their stay in Ukraine would be deter­ meeting with President Bush in Weapons Removal," The Washington Post, extending diplomatic recognition.^^ mined by Ukrainian law and by a "spe­ Washington on May 6 and shortly before December 20, 1991. 54 See Lepingwell, "Ukraine, Russia. ..." After the overwhelming vote in sup­ cial international agreement concluded a CIS summit in Kyyiv — suggests that 55 On January 18, 1992, AFP reported th^ among the states on whose territory it may also have been designed to pro­ port of independence and his election as the European Community was considering president of independent Ukraine, Mr. nuclear weapons of the former USSR vide Ukraine with leverage in its rela­ earmarking part of its technical aid to the for­ Kravchuk proposed on December 2 the were deployed."-"^^ tions with Russia and the United States. mer Soviet Union to help dismantle the for­ establishment of a joint body made up of In the second half of December the At his press conference on March 12, mer Soviet nuclear arsenal. officials from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus Ukrainian leadership agreed to a major Mr. Kravchuk actually proposed that the 56 Jonathan Steele and Marta Dyczok, and Kazakhstan to assume control over modification of the Ukrainian position. United States and Western Europe help "Ukraine Halts Arms Moves," The Guardian, the Soviet nuclear arsenal.^'^ The On December 18, Mr. Kravchuk assured finance the building of a Ukrainian facil­ March 13, 1992; and Elizabeth Shrogen and Mary Mycio, "Ukraine Stops Sending Ukrainian foreign minister also lost no U.S. Secretary of State Baker that ity to destroy nuclear weapons. The idea Nuclear Arms to Russia for Dismantling," time in letting it be known that Ukraine Ukraine would move as rapidly as possi­ was dropped less than two weeks later, was interested in taking up the U.S. offer Los Angeles Times, March 13, 1992; and ble to eliminate the nuclear arms on its however, because it was thought that the Eleanor Randolph, "Ukraine Halts of assistance in dismantling and destroy­ territory and requested assistance from facility would be too costly and would Movement of Nukes to Russia," The ing the nuclear weapons on its territory. U.S. experts. The same day, Kyyiv and take too long to build.-'^'^ This suggestion Washington Post, March 13, 1992. Ukrainian leaders also indicated that Moscow agreed that all Ukraine's tacti­ may have been an attempt to attract U.S. 57 Reuters, March 23, 1991. they might be prepared to transfer tacti­ cal nuclear missiles would be transferred funds, but it may also have been con­ 58 Vera Kuznetsova, "Ukraine Wants to cal nuclear missiles to Russia for to Russia within a year for their destruc­ nected with Ukrainian claims to the ura­ Receive Uranium," Nezavisimaya Gazeta, destruction while insisting that the tion under "joint supervision" and that nium in the warheads of the nuclear March 20, 1992. ICBMs on their territory remain where the process would begin immediately. weapons on Ukrainian territory, claims 59 Natalia A. Feduschak, "Ukraine Seeks to Get Control of Nuclear Weapons," The they were under some form of dual key Ukraine's attitude contrasted with that that were first made at this time by the control-50 Wall Street Journal, March 26, 1992. of Kazakhstan, which declared its reluc­ Ukrainian minister responsible for 60 Radio Kyyiv, April 8, 1991. It is worth recalling what leading U.S. tance to give up nuclear arms while machine-building, conversion and the 6» Thomas L. Friedman, "U.S. Takes a publications were saying at the time U.S. Russia retained nuclear forces."^-^ defense industry, Viktor Antonov.-''^ He Serious Look at Ukraine," The New York officials began talks with Ukrainian By the end of the month, Ukraine had was subsequently quoted by a U.S. Times, April 19, 1992. No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 FOCUS ON EDUCATION: Three perspectives on reform in Ukraine

by Oksana Zakydalsky the Board of Education was Mr. Feniuk, now the assis­ SVITLIANA MELNYK: I am the principal of a tant head for the oblast — the introduction of the gymnasium-type school, founded in 1989 in Odessa, a TORONTO— Beginning in 1990 with the visit of national school was fairly successful, in the oblast not very Russified region. Although 54 percent of the popu­ Iryna Kalynets, the Ukrainian Canadian School Board, many school principals were changed and that, in my lation of Odessa is Ukrainian, the language used every­ Toronto branch, has tried to aid educational reform in opinion, was a mistake. The old people and the old where is Russian. It is a large city — over 1 million Ukraine by sponsoring visits of Ukrainian educators to methods remained. We lost two years in education — inhabitants — founded in 1794 by Catherine II. It acquaint them with the educational system in southern years in which we could have had some progress, in served as a Russian gubernia, a history that weighs Ontario. which young people could have been given the opportu­ heavily on the city today. Many people do not support The most recent visit was that of two school princi­ nity to bring in new ideas and methods and would have the idea of an independent Ukraine and are sorry we are pals, Ivan Mytskaniuk from Ivano-Frankivske and had, by now, some experience. no longer part of the Russian empire. Svitliana Melnyk from Odessa, and a school inspector, At first everyone said it was necessary to de-ideolo- Odessa is a multinational, not an intemational, city. Oksana Kurysh from Temopil. gize and "de-communize" the school. But ideology as In 1932 there were 1,530 schools in the Odessa Oblast Their program, from February 19 to March 12, was such should not be considered in its narrow sense, as — 240 for national minorities and of these, 16 were organized by Nadia Luciw, principal of St. Sophia party ideology. It is also a system of values, and we Russian. All the rest were Ukrainian. In 1934, when Ukrainian Catholic School, Mississauga, and Tania have to bring into the school a new and different system Lazar Kaganovich got the order to clamp down on Onyschuk, principal of the C. Palijiw Ukrainian of values — to redefine basic terminology and how it is Ukrainization, Russian became the sole language of Cooperative School, with the help of many Ukrainian used. Terms such as "mother land" or "govemment" — instruction in the pedagogical institute. In the 1960s the educators and teachers in the Toronto area. all these were covered with Marxist-Leninist ideas. We Ukrainian language got the death sentence when it The development of the concept of the national have to redefine them and make our independent state ceased to be used in all institutions of higher leaming school in 1989 and its introduction in 1990 as a means the locus of the new definitions. The events and.people (of which there are six in Odessa). Although the to de-Sovietize the educational process is considered the to whom our schools paid homage were actually our Ukrainian language and culture are not something new starting point of educational reform in Ukraine. The vis­ oppressors. We have to introduce the schools to their in Odessa — there are some who still remember both — iting educators presented three different perspectives on own history and their own culture. If a child has no alle­ it has to be revived. And that is the aim of my school: to the reforms. giance to anything, he will go wherever someone else revive the Ukrainian presence in Odessa. Our second pullshim. Could you describe the introduction of education­ aim is to escape from that prison which the Soviet sys­ tem called the school. My school was designated as a al reforms in your city or oblast? IVAN MYTSKANIUK: The oblasts of Lviv, gymnasium when it was formed in 1989 because, at that Temopil and Ivano-Frankivske cooperated in the intro­ OKSANA KURYSH: I work for the Temopil Oblast time, this was a guarantee that new things could be tried duction of educational reforms, as they did in the politi­ Board of Education as an inspector responsible for the out. Today, when the opportunities for new programs cal sphere. Since 1990, the head of the Ivano- introduction of the national school, a position I have and new methods are more easily available, we would Frankivske Board of Education has been Bohdan held since September 1992. Before that, I was a teacher probably not insist on this designation. In some way it Tomenchuk and the democratic victory brought signifi­ of music. Although I have been at my job only a short was just a facade, a public relations ploy to interest jJeo- cant changes into education in our oblast. As local time, I have had the opportunity to visit many schools in ple, to give them "something different." financing of education began at the same time, the the oblast. There are about 2,000 schools in Temopil, reforms were given the necessary funds and budgets. At this point, I would like to point out the invaluable with nine inspectors like me on the oblast level and two I am the principal of what is called an experimental role played by Iryna Kalynets, who has headed the Lviv more per raion. To retrain every teacher is not possible, Oblast Board of Education since 1990. She helped us so I work with school principals. school or a "school of the altemative type" in Ivano- Frankivske. It was registered with its own statute in with materials and with public support. At that time, it There is a great difference between the schools in the 1989-1990 and now there are 550 students and 45 was very difficult to find allies in Russian-speaking southern and northem parts of the oblast. In the north- teachers. We have brought together people who are Odessa. There were creative people but they were few, em regions — the so-called "red raions" — which are a interested in changing the methods of teaching and we and even they were at a loss on how to begin. The help part of Volyn, the democratic reforms have not yet got­ have introduced new subjects such as foreign languages we received from Lviv was crucial. ten off the ground. To this day, we feel the Russian and art. Students in the higher grades are given the Up until 1991 I was subject to frequent harassment. I imperial presence there. opportunity to choose part of their course of study; not was accused of instigating animosity between national Although all three western Ukraine oblasts intro­ all of the subjects are compulsory, as is the norm. We groups. Letters of accusation were sent to all education duced the national school soon after the democratic vic­ also have,some unique programs, such as Junior authorities, supposedly from parents, to the ministry in tory of 1990, the first head of the Ternopii Board of Achievement, which was introduced with the help of Kyyiv and even to the ministry in Moscow. I almost lost Education did not do enough to get rid of the apparat U.S. consultants. Although the school is financed by the my job.In the first year the school opened, in 1989, Communists, and they were able to sabotage reforms state, which by law guarantees a minimum per capita there was a single grade 1 Ukrainian class of 15 stu­ for the first two years. The same Communists, who grant to all schools, anything above this amount or dents. Next year there were two grades — about 30 stu­ came for decades as inspectors and who imposed money for special projects we have to organize our­ dents. By 1991 we had six grades with Ukrainian Communist ideology on the teachers and the teaching selves. instruction and supporters of our school appeared. process, were sent out to tell the teachers to bring in the I believe that the maximum assurance of reform in Changes were taking place in the country and some national school. People didn't trust them, particularly education is such independence of the school guaran­ people decided that they would need to gather "points" teachers in the rural schools, whose attitude was: "This teed by statute. The head of the Oblast Board of in order to strengthen their positions in the new order. is what they say today, tomorrow it will be something Education, formerly designated by the Oblast Council, We received support and even encouragement. different. I'll just wait." is now appointed by the president's representative in the By 1992, we had five or six applications for each In the summer of 1992, a new head of the Oblast oblast, but the statute giving the school responsibility position. And today our school, in grades 1-4, is totally Board of Education, Mykhailo Mykolenko, was and independence depends on the Oblast Council. The Ukrainian. Next year, we plan to eliminate grades 5-6-7 appointed, and he has already made significant changes Ministry of Education coordinates education and sets and make grades 5 and 6 Ukrainian, while the Russian in the administration of education. He is a young (40- out the regulations goveming the duties of the principal grades 8-11 will be phased out in the next two years by years-old), energetic person with a lot of experience in and the teacher, but has no direct say in the running of which time we will have a totally Ukrainian school. schools — as a teacher, principal and administrator. I the school. If a principal wants to ensure that his pro­ Currently our school has a total of 1,500 students and worked with him during my first posting as a teacher in gram is carried out, he has to rely on his personnel. 120 teachers, with 500 students and 40 teachers in the a village school. Therefore, the school should have total responsibility Ukrainian section. Although in the city of Ternopii — where the head of for its program and its personnel. (Continued on page 16)

Oksana Kurysh of Ternopii. Ivan Mytskaniuk of Ivano-Frankivske. Svitliana Melnyk of Odessa. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 No. 18 ART SCENE: The non-objective world of Kazymyr Malevych

by Arcadia Olenska-Petryshyn Malevych believes, for example, that the environ­ ment of the countryside stimulates the development of Suprematism was one of the most significant art painterly forms which are quite different from the forms movements of the beginning of this century. Its origina­ that evolve in urban surroundings. According to him, tor, Kyyiv-bom Kazymyr Malevych, created a series of the straight lines of buildings, the introduction of indus­ paintings in which he depicted simple abstract lines and trialization and the very dynamism of the city are shapes in which there was no references to figuration. aspects which stimulated the development of Futurism, Although the works were not exhibited until 1915, the while aviation, especially in the vastness of the sky, are artist traced their inception to 1913, which is indeed a environmental factors which influenced the develop­ very early date for non-objective art. The paintings evi­ ment of Suprematism. dence a bold realization by Malevych that the simplest It is interesting to note that Malevych discusses only abstract forms could on their own express aesthetic feel­ the external visual aspects of the environment as factors ing. in the development of forms in art and not an inner Although some other artists, mostly in Western dynamic of formal change, which should also be con­ Europe, were exploring the expressive possibilities of sidered. This inner dynamic is the continuous formal abstraction in the first and second decades of the 20th development that comes about when existing forms century, Malevych's works were much bolder and seem to become exhausted or routine and a revitaliza- evolved dramatically because of his total and abrupt tion occurs, that is, new structural changes develop. The break with his earlier paintings in which subject matter additional element of the environment cannot be tested seemed an important component. (The works of some when we deal with art works from the past, and other non-objective artists, notably Kandinsky and Malevych did discuss such works briefly, yet conceded Mondrian, reveal a much more gradual development). that a more exhaustive study of their forms needs to be Malevych was also the artist who carried the idea of made. non-objectivity to its simplest elements, to its lowest With his theoretical explanation of the evolution of common denominator, as can be seen in his painting of forms in art, however, Malevych is able to establish, at a white square on a square-shaped white canvas. least in principle, continuity with preceding art move­ Like many artists of the beginning of this century, ments, the forms of which were, he assumes, also modi­ Malevych was fascinated with the possibilities of for­ "Half-length Figure ('Prototype' of a New Image)," fied by the additional element of their immediate sur­ mal transformation. He was particularly interested in ca. 1928-1932; oil on canvas, 46 x 37; State Russian roundings. the geometricity of Cubism and experimented with Museum. In the "None-Objective World" Malevych discusses Cubist ideas before he initiated Suprematism. Indeed, it at length only the additional element of some 19th and was in the near non-objectivity as well as the formal with the theories of Heinrich Wolfflin ("Principles of 20th century art movements such as Impressionism, the transformations of the Cubists that Malevych became Art History")2^ especially Wolfflin's analysis of artistic works of Cezanne, Cubism and Suprematism. aware of the expressive possibilities of abstract forms. trends in terms of formal considerations. It is reasonably According to him, the additional element of Another formal innovation, the unique treatment of certain that Malevych introduced a number of signifi­ Impressionism is light and, indeed, the Impressionists, space in his canvases, was also much more abstract than cant ideas quite independently, as his analyses of formal who painted outdoors, responded very strongly to the it was in the works of the Cubists. Cezanne and some of structures in the works of Cezanne and the Cubists indi­ effects of natural light and introduced their new obser­ the Cubists represented space as tactile and seemingly cate. vations into their paintings. They observed, for exam­ on the same plane as other depicted objects, as can be One of the more significant contributions to the ple, that the play of light on the surface of objects alters seen in their rendering of the sky, which seemed no less understanding of the evolution of form is Malevych's our perception of structures, and they created a new for­ touchable than the solid objects and appeared to be not theory of the "additional element." This additional ele­ mal language in which the pictoral element reflected the in the distance but on the same picture plane as the ment, according to the author, is to be found in the shimmering effects of light. other objects. shapes of the objects of the artist's environment. He Malevych considers the additional element in the In his Suprematist works, on the other hand, states that it is the physical appearance of this environ­ works of Cezanne to be "fibrous" curves, while the Malevych isolated his simple lines and shapes on what ment which influences novel formal resolutions in art Cubists inteфret naturalistic objects in terms of a com­ appear to be vacuous and boundless planes. This gave works, and that changes in the environment impact on bination of straight and curved lines. He considers the his canvasses a sense of seemingly infinite space, which formal changes in art. He wrote that some prevalent art straight line to be the underlying principle of was further enhanced when he depicted a small shape or trends in a specific time may no longer correspond to Suprematism, while the square is its basic element, to a few small shapes on a large blank picture plane. The shapes in the immediate surrounding and so become be followed by the circle, the second element which simplification of forms, flatness of backgrounds as well less relevant, thus providing the incentive for new cre­ develops from the square. as the reduction of color to a few simple primary tones, ative art forms to emerge. From this it would follow that The author also discusses artistic language in terms as can be seen in Malevych's paintings, can be associat­ the whole outside reality participates in the artistic ed with Byzantine iconograph, yet it is not certain if of its structuring or introducing order to random percep­ process, a position that undermines our understanding tion, as the information of our sense data is organized Byzantine art directly influenced the development of his of creativity. imagery. into meaningful expressive structures. By this he means that abstract forms which underlie the objects of the Another characteristic of the Suprematist painting of environment are inteфreted and composed on the basis Malevych is the total absence of any associations with of a unifying principle in art works. This position of specific subject matter. The implications of this are sig­ Malevych becomes clearer when we consider that for nificant because it is the first time that art is validated him the function of art was never the imitation of on the basis of the expressiveness of form alone. nature, which he always considered merely the starting Malevych realized in his earliest Suprematist works that point, but its inteфretation and the creation of meaning­ a simple line can convey different sensations, depend­ ful new structures by means of which the realistic ele­ ing on its own specific characteristics. This means that a ment is being absorbed by the pictoral element. straight line expresses an entirely different feeling from that expressed by a curved line. According to Malevych, naturalism cannot be as cre­ ative as abstract art because it is obstructed by figura­ The advantages of expression by simple non-objec­ tive concerns. He discusses different possible portrayals tive forms are evident in the purity and directness of of the same objects, such as a landscape, for example, aesthetic feeling, and their impact can also be more which is quite different in an impressionist rendering immediate and direct. This is evident because non- from a possible interpretation in Cubist art. objective form does not deal with any associations and Suprematism for Malevych is the purest art because it is comparisons beyond itself. Yet, because of its lack of completely unrelated to figuration. It deals only with the references to figuration, non-objectivity has the disad­ expression of feeling through pure form. vantage of a limited range of possible expressions. It should be pointed out however,.that Suprematist The theoretical writings of Malevych, as can best be artists were limited n their expressive range precisely seen in his monograph, 'The Non-Objective World,"' because of the limited possibilities of their simple closely parallel the ideas which he initiated in his art forms. That abstract form cannot convey complex emo­ works. Like his painting, the writings on the art of tions can easily be demonstrated if we consider a simple Malevych deal primarily with the expressive possibili­ form, a triangle for example, and imagine its possible ties of abstraction. expressive possibilities. The range of significant com­ In this monograph, the author considers form as positions is necessarily limited even when a large num­ totally isolated from figuration and treats it as a deter­ ber of such forms is depicted. It is simply that a square mining factor of the aesthetic value of art. This is signif­ or a group of squares or other geometric shapes or lines icant historically because Malevych stated for the first has a limited range of possible communications. To time that abstraction is, in itself, a sufficient criterion of increase the expressive range of Suprematism, there­ aesthetic expression. The implication of this, as stated fore, new elements would have to be introduced. by the author, is that all art, including figurative art, can Yet, as the titles of Malevych's Suprematist works be evaluated on the basis of its formal content and that indicate, he ascribed greater expressive possibilities to this principle can be applied to all art, including art works from the past. (Continued on page 14) Malevych, one of the ablest theoreticians of abstrac­ tion, formulated his ideas on non-objectivity with "Suprematist Painting," 1915; oil on canvas, 101.5 x J First published in German in 1927. remarkable clarity. His writings reflect some similarities 62; Stedelijk Museum. - First published in 1915. ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT Chornobyl ЩШ??^ Chronicle

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KYYIV RADIOLOGIST STUDIES AT SLOAN KETTERING, THE INTERNATIONAL CHOR­ CCRF, and Ukrainian governmental agen­ SECURES SOFTWARE DONATION FOR UKRAINE NOBYL UNION HOLDS ITS cies addressing Chornobyl; inaccuracy of reports issued by the United Nations which (ALBANY, NY) Last summer, Dr. SECOND CONVENTION As a result of this collaboration, Sloan- were based on information from the Inter­ Alexander Kirichenko came to the United Kettering has agreed to donate its software national Atomic Energy Agency; the cru­ States under the auspices of CCRF program, with an estimated value of (KYYIV) On February 22-23, 1993 the cial need for accurate statistics and com­ Physicians' Training Program. With the $300,000 dollars to the Ukrainian National International Chornobyl Union headed by parative studies from all regions affected aid of Dr. Alexander Jakubovich, the gifted Oncological Center in Kyyiv, together with Volodymyr Shovkoshytnyi held its sec­ by Chornobyl fallout indicating women's young radiologist began his U.S. training computer plotter and digitizer. Without ond Convention in Kyyiv at the Palata and children's health, birth, and mortality program at the Riverview Cancer Care such a computer program, Ukrainian Kultury - UKRAYINA, CCRF's Office rates. Ksenia Kyzyk reported on the need Center in Rexford, New York. Last fall, doctors must calculate the contours of Manager - Ksenia Kyzyk was delegated to for more cooperation with and help from through the intercession of Dr. Adrian their patients' tumours manually, and this attend the convention. Besides the Chil­ the Chornobyl Union Coordinating Coun­ Baranetsky, Kirichenko was also able to greatly increases the risk of over-exposing dren of Chornobyl Relief Fund and the cil, the expansion of CCRF medical aid to study at the Cabrini Medical Center, and healthy tissue, or under-exposing the Northwest Medical Team of Oregon repre­ Ukraine, the progress of its Lviv Regional the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer cancerous tissue to radiation therapy. The sentatives from various Newly Indepen­ Pediatric Center for Chornobyl Problems Center in New York City. At Sloan- software program is expected to radically dent States of the former Soviet Union and the need for accurate and concrete Kettering, Kirichenko worked with a team improve cancer treatments in Kyyiv, and it were present. These included members statistics about all Chornobyl casualties. of eminent specialists in the treatment of could save hundreds of lives in the coming from Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Arme­ malignant tumours, and some of the years. Dr. Jakubovich and Mrs. Reid plan nia, Georgia, Tadjzikastan, Uzbekistan, pioneers in the development of software to travel to Ukraine, to train local physicians Kazakhstan, and Moldova. Topics dis­ for radiation treatment planning. Among in the proper use of this proven technology. cussed included: the fulfillment of the these were Dr. Radhe Mohan, Mr. & Mrs. decisions made at the last Convention which Cyprian Reid, and Dr. Chen Chui. took place in December of 1991; prepara­ tions for the seventh anniversary of Chornobyl; pensions for Chornobyl clean­ up veterans and invalids; rehabilitation for children diagnosed with Chornobyl related sicknesses; grassroots mobihzation on the city and regional level; regulating the Spokeswoman Ksenia Kyzyk prepares her nuclear industry in Ukraine; the role of the address to the second convention of the Parliamentary Commission on Chornobyl; International Chornobyl Union, February the role of the International Chornobyl 1993, Union President Volodymyr Union; the relationship between not-for- Shovkoshytnyi reviews recommendations submitted by CCRF, profit medical relief organizations such as

CHICAGO CHAPTER CHRISTMAS PARTY AND FORMED CHARITY AUCTION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. (CHICAGO) Through the efforts of Dr. Andriy Petrykiv and a group of Chicago activists, CCRF has established its first (WASHINGTON, D.C.) On December chapter in the Chicago area. The Chicago 10,1992 over seventy five people attended Dr, Alexander Kirichenko (left) of the Kyyiv Institute of Radiology meets with Dr, Radhe Mohan organizing drive is being headed by a Christmas party and charity auction at at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Dr, Mohan has agreed to donate computer Christina Kanafotska, a Chicago native Marrocco's Restaurant, which benefitted software valued at $300,000 to improve radiation treatments in Ukraine and associate professor of pharmacy. Ms. CCRF. Participants brought gifts for the Kanafotsky is assisted by a steering children which the Embassy of Ukraine in committee including Andy Holynskyj, Washington, D.C. will be shipping to Vasyl Markus, Jr., Dr. Andriy Melnyk, various children's hospitals and orphan­ CCRF HOSPITAL IN LVIV CCRF STAGES lOTH Christine Nazarewycz, Deborah Pearson, ages in Ukraine. Approximately ten large CITED IN USAID REPORTS AIRLIFT FROM LAS VEGAS and Paul Wowk. The chapter's first boxes of toys and cloths were gathered. function was held at the Ukrainian Cultural The Embassy also donated beautiful native Ukrainian art works for the charity auc­ (LAS VEGAS, NV) On December 5,1992 Center on November 20th, when it (LVIV) The U.S. Agency for International tion. With the organizational help of Eu­ the world's largest aircraft - the AN 225 presented the video of the Fund's latest Development carried out two extensive gene Iwanciw and Marijka Lischak, this MRIYA departed from McCarran airlift to Ukraine, produced by a television fact-finding missions to Ukraine last benefit raised a significant amount towards International Airport with 30 tons of news team from the CBS affihate, WJW in summer, to determine the state of various the Children's Medicine Fund. It was the medicine and clothing for hospitals and Cleveland. Currently, the chapter is in the hospitals in the region. The first team first of its kind and showed promise to oфhanages in Ukraine. The shipment was process of registering as an Illinois non­ reviewed seventeen hospitals in Kyyiv, become an annual event. valued at $1.8 milHon. This was the tenth profit coфoration. For further information, Lviv, and Odessa, and found that the airlift organized by CCRF. Ground contact Ms. Kanafotsky at (312) 947-3246. Children of Chornobyl Hospital in Lviv transportation costs from New Jersey to was "the best equipped hospital in Lviv, Nevada, were covered by the U.S. State and possibly in Uki'aine", due to the support Department, and air transport costs were of the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund. covered by the AMUKE Group of San The second report, a pharmaceutical audit Francisco, a business consortium which by USAID and the American International brought the mammoth cargo plane to Las Hospital Alliance also reported favorably Vegas for the America-Ukraine Expo '92. on the "well-equipped" laboratory and CCRF's medical cargo was dehvered to facilities at the CCRF hospital in Lviv, and the Lviv Regional Pediatric Center for specifically cited the contributions of CCRF Chornobyl Problems, the Kyyiv Institute At the UNA Christmas Party at Marrocco 's and the Ukrainian National Women's for Orthopediatry, the Ukrainian National Restaurant: Left to right: JuriPodolak, Hanja League of America. Chicago organizers ChristineNazarewyczand Oncological Center and the Kyyiv Cherniak'Mack, Tania Terletzkyj, Thomas Christina Kanafotska staff information table Mack, Daria Chapelsky and Rick Dulaney. Cardiological Research Institute. at the founding meeting of CCRF's Chicago chapter. Chornobyl Chronicle ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT Sprim 1993, Vol III

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THE RUTGERS CHAPTER YALE STUDENTS FORM COMMEMORATES THE 7TH CHAPTER/ HOLD BENEFIT ANNIVERSARY CONCERT (NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) On March 29th, (NEW HAVEN, CT) Under the initiative students at Rutgers marked the first of a of juniors Vera Sy wenkyj and Kari Bucey four day fast in commemoration of the 7th and sophomore Mark Melnyk, a group of anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear Yale students has formed an official chapter disaster. Mobilizing students concerned of CCRF at one of the nation's oldest about the environmental and medical colleges. The chapter staged its first consequences of the 1986 radiation release, fundraising program on February 28th, the Rutgers CCRF chapter organized a with a benefit concert at Trinity Lutheran "sign у our meal away" fast at three different Church just outside the Yale campus. The colleges across the Rutgers Campus: concert was arranged by Jamie Pederson Rutgers College, Busch Campus and Cook and featured the renowned Yale Russian College. Under the leadership of Inya Chorus, under the direction of David Marc Bonacorsa and Olesia Lew, Chornobyl Findley, and the Georgian Kartouli activists including Oksana Mulyk, Peter Ensemble, directed by Guy Brewer. The Drisdan, Marusia Kushnir, Natalie MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN successes. Speaking on behalf of the Yale organizers will set up information Kosonocky, Maria Ciapka and Thomas INTENSIFIES Ukrainian Village Corporation, President tables during Earth Week (April 20) to Okonsky, raised $1512. During Earth Stephen Wichar, Jr., pledged continuing raise awareness about Chornobyl, to recruit Week of this year (April 19-23) the Rutgers support for the Chornobyl cause. (WARREN, MI) In March, CCRF and its new members, and to find students CCRF Chapter will be holding an supporters in the Metropolitan Detroit Area interested in helping the local campaign to information table at Cook College. For A foUowup program is planned for Sunday, began an intensive drive to expand the save Marianka Romanych, aleukemic child more information call Inya Bonacorsa at April 25th, at 3 p.m., at the Ukrainian Chornobyl relief effort in southern from the Chornobyl region who is (908)247-9524. School on Westbrook, sponsored by the Michigan. CCRF spokespersons Alex undergoing treatment at Yale-New Haven Ukrainian Women's League and the Kuzma and Irene Kytasty addressed Hospital. For more information please Committee To Aid Ukraine. For more students at the University of Michigan contact Vera Sywenkyj @ 203-436-0194 STUDENTS AT COLUMBIA information, please call Ms. Roma Dyhdalo (Ann Arbor), Clarkston High School, and UNIVERSITY MOBILIZE at (313)879-7655, An outreach program is both branches of the Immaculate CHORNOBYL CAMPAIGN also being planned for the University of Conception School in Westbrook and Michigan and Wayne State University. Hamtramck. Through the efforts of CCRF (NEW YORK CITY) Recently, For more information on the student UTICA COMMUNITY Board member Lubomyr Hewko, Kuzma undergraduate and graduate students at campaign at U. of M., please call Dan BEGINS DRIVE was also invited to address the Clarkston Columbia University have begun to Gamota at (313)763-9789. Chapter of Rotary Club International, and organize a local CCRF chapter. Under the (UTICA, NY) Following a November a group of Rotaiy District Governors from leadership of Adriana Melnyk the group of 15th forum, the parishioners of St. Michigan and Ontario. The Rotary students from Columbia and Barnard Volodymyr's Ukrainian Catholic Church organization has shown a keen interest in Colleges including Andrea Boykowycz, in Utica, New York have begun a campaign providing medical relief to Ukraine since Adriana Kaczaraj, Nadia Kihiczak, Renata to raise funds for ССБІЕ. The drive has opening its office in Kyyiv last year. Bokalo, Tania Kihiczak, Levko Holubec been led by a group of women who have Negotiations are now underway for a joint and Adriana Slycz are planning an been selling pyrohy and baked goods at CCRF-Rotaiy project in 1993. parish functions. So far, the drive has information session at Columbia University raised $2450.00 for CCRF's medical to commemorate the 7 th anniversary of the Kuzma and Kytasty also visited the Students at Immaculate Conception School in procurement efforts. accident. More awareness raising events will be planned for the fall. For more Ukrainian Village retirement community Warren, Michigan listen to presentation on information call Adriana Melnyk at in Warren. Here they thanked contributors Chornobyl given by CCRF Project Coordinator (212)853-7355 for their donation of $ 10,000 for the Fund, Alex Kuzma, and presented an update on CCRF's latest Chornobyl Chronicle ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT Sprins 1993, Vol III RHODE ISLAND HOSTS followed the Rev. Brzezicki with the CHORNOBYL BENEFIT A SPECIAL APPEAL FOR MARIANKA ROMANYCH blessing. The event was a success with COMPATIBLE DONOR SOUGHT FOR BONE MARROW over 260 people attending. The Mayor of (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) The Ukrainian the city of Woonsocket, Francis L. Lanctot TRANSPLANT Subcommittee of the Rhode Island Heritage was an honorary guest. The Mandrivka Commission held a benefit dinner/dance Dance Ensemble of Boston performed (NEW HAVEN, CT) After шану months chances of survival» there is a critical need for the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund traditional Ukrainian folk dances, and dance of encouraging progress reports, one of our for Ukrainian-Americans to donate blood on Saturday, January 23, 1993, at the music was provided by Hryts and Stepan beloved Chornobyl children suffered a samples for compatibility testing, Embassy Restaurant in Woonsocket, Rhode of Soyuzivka - the Ukrainian National [major setback last month. Marianka Island. Chairperson Olga Kun Santos and Association resort in the Catskills. Among JRomanych, a B-year-old leukemia victim CCRF will be working to organize blood the Rev. Z. John Brzezicki (administrator the other officers involved in this benefit fromBrody, Ukraine hadbeenundergoing testing and fundraising drives in several at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church) for CCRF were: Dmytro Sarachmon (Co- treatment at Yale-New Haven Hospital for Ukrainian communities. A simtilar drive made the welcoming remarks and Rev. Chairman), Alice Kogut (Treasurer), and two years. She arrived in Connecticut organized by the Chornobyl Committee of William Wojciechowski, (pastor at St. Alice Masnyk Gaudreau (Secretary). aboard the AN-225 МШГЛ duringCCRF's Washington, I>>C* was extremely Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church), fifth airlift in March of I99L Since then, successful last year. Many more donors she had made dramatic progress with the are needed, however, toexpandthepoolof generous support of the hospital, and samples available for the National Marrow CCRF's New Haven chapter. On February DonorProgram. Theexpansionof thepooJ 14th, CCRF had hosted a special reception of Ukrainian-American donors could save [honoring the New Haven chapter for its not only Marianka, It could also provide extraordinary support of Marianka and her matching donors for other Chornobyl mother. At that time, Marianka was in a victims, as well as Ukrainian-Americans state of remission, andher prognosis looked who might be stricken with leukemiain the quite hopefuL years to come,

Just five weeks after the Valentine's Day For more infonnation on the Mairow Donor reception, we were saddened by the news Program, please contact Ksenia Kyzyk at [that Marianka had had a relapse. Although (201)376-5140. ЇП the Midwest, contact [her condition has stabilized after resuming TarasSzmagala, Jr. at (216)526-6161: On chemottierapy, she willneedabone marrow the West Coast interested donors should jtransplant williin the next ifew months. contact the office of Dr. Bohdan Without $uch a transplant, Marianka's Czartorysky at (818)795-8471. [chances of survival will be very slight. ** Please Note that due to the prohibitive Yale New Haven Hospital is seeking funds costs ofbone marrow transplants, and given for the complex transplantprocedure, which the high probabuity that such transplants Rhode Island "Ukrainian Heritage Evening" raised$2,000for CCRF's MRI Fund. From left could run as high as $200,000. Funds win will become necessary, CCRF cannot bring [be sought primarily outside the Ukrainian- to right: Olga Kun-SantoSy Chairperson, Rev. Z. John Brzezicki, Mayor Francis L. Lanctot moreleukemic children to the United States (Mayor of Woonsocket), Mrs. Lanctot, Mrs. Irene Sarachmon, Dmytro Sarachmon, Co- lAmeriaan^coi^munity, However, the at this time. Following the Chairman [Ukrainian conmiunity has an especially recommendations of its medical advisors, vital role to play in Marianka* s rescue. CCRPhas devoted most of its resources to DR. IHOR SAWCZUK FLORIDA SENIORS RAISE Fei^onsof Ukrainianancestry haveuni(|ue relief and developnient projects for FUNDS FOR MRI [genetic components in their blood supply. Ukrainian institutions which specializ

STAMFORD, CT bake sale which raised $830 for CCRF's COMMUNITY RAISES MRI FRIENDS FUND. Part of this FUNDS FOR CCRF donation came from St. Vladimir's Organization of Young Adults. With the (STAMFORD, CT) In May, 1992 a bake help of Msgr. Peter Skrinoscky and the sale was held at St. Vladimir's Ukrainian generous response of the parishoners, the Catholic Church in Stamford, CT, to raise this event proved to be a success. Members additional funds for CCRF's Children's of the committee included: AnnNagumey, Medicine Fund. The fundraiser brought Mary Drumm, Helen Tyrcyk, Lillian Volunteers prepare CCRF's Winter mailing. From L to R: Thomas Okonsky, Erik and Danylo $1332 of which $500 was given by the Krohley, Josephine Malinak, Olga Matkiwsky, Inya Bonacorsa and Chornobyl survivor У ova Malofienko Men's society, and $200 was donated by Krasmavage, Dorothy Troy, Helen Ms. Eleanor Walczuk. This fundraiser Labinsky, Evelyn Vitti, Nick Dembicky, The Chornobyl Chronicle nurtured a strong spirit of cooperation and Andy Kowalczyk, Mary Koczanski, Lydia enthusiasm within the parish under the Lencyk, Betty Koczansky, Cecilia, Vera, Copy Editor: Oleh M. Holynskyj leadership of Msgr. Squiller. On Sunday, Elizabeta, Sue Rubino, KseniaDragan and Contributing Editors: CCRF Executive Committee March 28,1993 St. Vladimir's organized a Martha Andriuk. Contributing Writers: Alex Kuzma & Ksenia Kyzyk

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Ukrainian branch of the Association of Liatoshynsky used this same melody Contemporary Composers, tried to get it again in his Symphony No. 3, written in NOTES FROM THE PODIUM performed in Kyyiv. 1951. The monumental Symphony No. 3, by the way, received severe criticism The style of the opera (as well as his from the cultural commissars of those instrumental and vocal music of that truly horrible Stalinist years. time) is typical of Liatoshynsky's early middle period: sudden, volatile and Liatoshynsky's output is considerable. Liatoshynsky: unpredictable. It often begins as if sud­ A partial listing must include the follow­ prelude to denly startled out of deep slumber.Tense ing: Five symphonies (1919, 1936, 1963, and with hints of apprehension, the 1966), four string quartets (1915, 1922, a centennial themes unfold gradually, propelled by 1928, 1943), two piano trios (1922, insistent rhythms and extreme dynamics. 1942), two piano sonatas (1924, 1925), It is hoped that in 1995 the world will Conservatory. His melodies are essentially shy: they "Overture on Four Ukrainian Themes" truly celebrate an important centennial in After World War II he traveled exten­ are short, full of romantic ecstasy and the opera "Golden Ring" 1929), Ukrainian music: the birth of Borys sively throughout Europe, often as a seemingly incomplete. It is the structure "Ukrainian" Quintet (1942), the "Polish" Mykolayovych Liatoshynsky. Since the member of an international jury — and of the composition that forces the music Suite (1961), many song cycles, individ­ death of Dmytro Bortniansky, Ukrainian unfortunately had hardly any meetings to come out. This Liatoshynsky does by ual songs, collections of folksong music has not had a talent of comparable with Ukrainian emigre intellectuals who placing the motives on rhythmic and arrangements and finally the extraordi­ magnitude and achievements. I can hear were living in Europe in those turbulent dynamic waves that cajole the music to nary works of his late years — the a cap- a number of voices protesting: "But what post-World War II years (at least none open up and affirm itself in sheer pella cycles for mixed choruses. about Mykola Lysenko?" There is no that I could find — and I would be defense. The basic method is, thus, question to the fact that for many delighted to be corrected on that point). expressionistic, and yet he complicates Many years ago, in another article, I Ukrainians Lysenko holds a very special matters by bringing folklore into it. wrote: "Only two voices from the chorus place in their hearts, if not in their Liatoshynsky began serious composi­ of Ukrainian culture have received inter­ minds. For many, his name ranks with tion in the decade following World War He began to examine this interesting national recognition and acceptance: the Shevchenko. I, which was an uncommonly exciting dichotomy with "Overture on Four sculptor Alexander Archipenko and decade for music in general, Europe in Ukrainian Themes" and further explored film-maker Alexander Dovzhenko. That comparison is unfortunate, for particular. The rate of social and cultural it in the opera, which even more bril­ Some also know the inimitable and mag­ very few could hold up under such change was enormously accelerated. liantly demonstrates his ability to unify ical poetry of Taras Shevchenko. The scrutiny. In my opinion, the sad truth is Each year witnessed additional expan­ and transform diverse musical structures rest is a murmur, still undifferentiated that Lysenko's achievements have been sions of musical resources. — in this case diatonic naivete of the from the powerful chant of Soviet seriously overrated. A number of his folk idiom and the volatile, complex and Russia." Now we can add to that pan­ compositions do show a remarkable sen­ It was during this decade that perplexing atonal language of expres­ theon the name of Borys Liatoshynsky. sitivity to language (especially certain Liatoshynsky composed many of his sionism. chorale settings), and his operas and major instrumental pieces and completed This will not be the last time I operettas exhibit a definite gift for the the first Ukrainian music-drama "Zolotyi A wonderful example of this mixture address the need for a celebration of stage, but unfortunately he never had a Obruch" (The Golden Ring). The opera is the great monologue of Zakhar Borys Liatoshynsky's music. It is imper­ chance to develop the technical profi­ owes something to Alban Berg's Berkut, a bass aria of immense power, ative that Ukrainian cultural organiza­ ciency necessary to successfully build "Wozzeck," a work particularly prized which uses an old folk song from tions begin organizing concerts in 1994 the kind of musical structures that could by Liatoshynsky who, as president of the Halychyna as its basic line. in preparation for the 1995 centennial. carry the message. There is, of course, "Taras Bulba." But the 'Taras Bulba" that we know is really a work that was drastically recom- CONCERT REVIEW: Oksana Krovytska at the institute posed by Levko Revutsky and Borys Liatoshynsky (it was he who was mainly by Kitty Montgomery interjected in each song and sung with with a Soviet emigre pianist who has responsible for the orchestration). One similar vocal coloration. This limitation subsequently built a substantial career in Lviv diva Oksana Krovytska made could, in counter-argument, state that might not have seemed so apparent if America, Vladimir Feltsman. her Manhattan concert debut in the Rimsky-Korsakov did similar duties for she had been partnered by a lesser artist. "Music at the Institute" series at the Finally, there is the issue of Ms. Borodin and Mussorgsky, but the quality Mr. Vynnytsky is a master of dream, Ukrainian Institute of America on April Krovytska's vocal quality. Her sweep and originality of the music of Borodin who connects to the subterranean nuance 3. A former soloist with the Kyyiv Opera through a multi-octave range is unflawed and Mussorgsky are simply of a much of music intuitively. Never overtly bril­ and the Lviv Philharmonic, Ms. by register break, but the tone she pro­ higher 1е\'е1. A genuine re-evaluation of liant or overbearing, he anticipated and Krovytska will appear in major lyric jects at its top, which thrills at first Lysenko is necessary. Once^ true exam­ set off Ms. Krovytska's lines with an roles with the New York City Opera sounding, is, in a long night of song, ination of his music begins, we will be enchanting spontaneity. Again and next season. She was partnered in a per­ penetrating rather than beautiful. Within able to separate the wheat from the chaff again, as she sang, the ear followed the formance of Italian arias and art songs it, like a doll inside a carved "matryosh- and discover the works that are worth musical impulses Vynnytsky spun out, and Ukrainian songs and folksong set­ ka" set, there is another quality, forward preserving and promoting. particularly as he realized the music in tings at the institute with pianist focused and less spread, which flashed the Ukrainian songs — sets by Borys Volodymyr Vynnytsky. briefly in her aria from "La Rondine." Liatoshynsky, Vasyl Barvinsky, Denys Here is the belle tone, the true center to The gifts that have won this radiant Sichynsky and Kyrylo Stetsenko. her instrument. Its contagion through the young soprano leading roles in the opera Mr. Vynnytsky, who is artist in resi­ voice would transform it from a weapon companies of two countries were appar­ dence at the Ukrainian Institute, made of glory to an artist's implement of haunt ent in her opening number, Flordiligi's his New York debut in the series last and beauty. aria from "II Palazzo Incantato" by March. A former professor at the Kyyiv Luigi Rossi. From the first phrase, she The underlying honesty one perceives Conservatory, he has concertized focused to a bright timbre and revealed in this exuberant soprano as she bowls throughout Ukraine, Europe and the an honest heart, bearing genuinely felt over American singers in a competition Soviet Union. He was selected as laure­ emotion in each song. Her repertoire is for study grants and roles, must ate of the Marguerite Long — Jacques lyric — Lui's supplicating, bitter "Tu inevitably lead her to a depth and recep­ Thibaud International Competition in che di gel," directed to the "Ice Queen" tivity; an equally unmannered, but more Paris, an accolade he shares in common of Pucccini's "Turandot"; a daughter's subtle search and paint of interpretation. charming request, "O mio Babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi — but her vocal color carries a dramatic richness that enhances emotion. Times reviewer looks forward Finally, there is Ms. Krovytska's charisma. This prima-donna's dazzle is to Krovytska's appearances not just the sum of pretty parts — on this JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A review of Mr. Ross went on to say that in the set concert occasion an off-the-shoulder Ukrainian soprano Oksana Krovytska's of arias by Verdi and Puccini, Ms. Borys Liatoshynsky green satin gown framed a broad-boned New York debut on April 3 at the Krovytska "warmed up considerably Slavic face with pert features and a halo Ukrainian Institute of America, in a and sailed with assurance into the upper Liatoshynsky was born in 1895 in of red-gold curls — she has a life force program of arias from Italian opera and register. With Volodymyr Vynnytsky's Zhytomyr and died in Kyyiv in 1968. In that sings out even during rests. songs by Ukrainian composers, ap­ powerful accompaniment, she achieved 1913 he began to study jurisprudence at considerable dramatic intensity. One An intimate concert forum, however, peared in the April 10 issue of The New Kyyiv University. At the same time he looks forward to her appearances with differs from a stage, and ultimately, Ms. York Times. studied composition with Gliere, first the New York City Opera next season." privately, then at the newly opened con­ Krovytska's wealth of operatic talent, Critic Alex Ross prefaced his re­ servatory. In 1918 he finished law spent unstinting through a full program, marks by noting that "the boxy Commenting on the second half of school and, a year later, the conservato­ became wearing. A chasm of experience, acoustics of the institute's main hall the program, which featured Ukrainian ry, where he remained as instructor. or perhaps an innate gift, separates art- made it somewhat difficult to judge songs by Stetsenko, Sichynsky, Bar­ From 1922 to 1925 he was head of the lessness — a passionate performance [Ms. Krovytska's] voice; at first Ms. vinsky and Liatoshynsky, Mr. Ross State Association of Contemporary without artifice — from art. Presently Krovytska seemed unsubtle and over­ remarked that Ms. Krovytska "sang Music. Later, during the period 1935 to Ms. Krovytska's inteфretations are lim­ powering. The first several arias... had them with a fervor that pleased com­ 1937, he was also professor at Moscow ited to a spectrum of personal emotion. an unpleasant, steely edge." patriots in the audience immensely." 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 No. 18 Bortniansky's lost opera "Alcides" performed in Toronto

by Nestor Gula disappointed that it was to play only once. TORONTO — Although Dmytro The repeat performance, on April 4, Bortniansky's opera "Alcides" was lost filled only about half of the same for about 200 years, on April 4, the theatre. The lead singers were the same, opera was performed in Toronto for Irene Lytwyn-Szczurko as Alcides, the second time in six months. Roman Vitoshynsky, a guest from The opera was written in 1778 by Lviv's Franko State Opera, as Fromin Bortniansky while he was studying (Alcides' teacher), Larissa Szepetyk as music in Venice. Although best known Edonida, the goddess of pleasure and for his sacred choral compositions vice, and Luba Kozak as the goddess of Bortniansky wrote at least five operas virtue. The Lysenko Chorus and the and number of instrumental works Ukrainian Academy of Dance, both of during his lifetime. Toronto, also participated in the pro­ His opera "Alcides" was discovered duction. in the British Museum by Maestro The music for this opera was provid­ Volodymyr Kolesnyk. First performed ed in a very unique way. Instead of an in Italy soon after its composition, the orchestra, a piano and two synthesizers opera had its "modern age" premiere in played out the score. Maestro Kolesnyk Lviv, Ukraine, when the theatrical conducted. group Dolya staged it on May 24, Bortniansky wrote the lead role of 1992. The Canadian Ukrainian Opera Alcides (Heracles) for a soprano voice, Association staged its North American originally intended to be sung by a premiere in Toronto on November 24, castrato. (Castrati were young boys, 1992, at the theatre at the Central prized' for their high voices, who were Technical School. For its first showing castrated before puberty so their voices the theatre was full. The crowd respond­ would not change. The lead role of ed favorably to the opera, but many were Alcides is now played by a female.)

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ed a positive climate for re-evaluation of THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM Three perspectives,.- the learning process. The children have invites you to attend a (Continued from page 9) realized that without individual effort things will not get better in Ukraine. We What about the language law which are getting rid of the feeling of indiffer­ k DANCE A obligates the education authorities to ence. And, personally, I have become introduce Ukrainian into all the schools? convinced that education is the corner­ Their attitude is that it can't be brought stone to building the Ukrainian state. in by force and, after all, most parents There are some people who are inca­ CABAREI want Russian-language schools. The fact pable of adjusting psychologically to is that most people in Odessa do not sup­ new approaches in the methods of teach­ Saturday, May 15,1993,8 pm at the port this law and the five-year term for ing and in their attitude to children, but its introduction is not up yet. Ramada Hotel they are mostly older and they will soon Furthermore, the Oblast Board of 130 Route 10 be pensioned off. We have to wait out Education is now under the direct juris­ East Hanover, NJ this turnover period of about three to * diction of the president's representative four years. in the oblast and, although we may have The last four years have created such Featuring: a reform-minded minister of education ENSEMBLE "OBEREHY" conditions in the schools that a return of who is committed to bringing Ukrainian communist ideology is impossible. The Luba Venhlevska, Mykola Oleksyshyn, into the school, he has no direct jurisdic­ schools have been wrenched away from MyroslavHolodynsky, Volodymyr tion over the Oblast Board of Education. the old system, but if we just detach the Lemekha, Audrey Solodenko and There are two other Ukrainian schools children from the old values and not Volodymyr Krit in Odessa — they have always been teach them new ones, we will not there. They use Ukrainian as the lan­ achieve anything. Olya Chodoba-Fryz, vocalist with guage of instruction only in some classes Andrij Stasiw on the keyboard and have not changed their methods and What have you seen in the so cannot be called national schools. Canadian educational system that you Victor Sportko, vocsdist will take home? In your work, what gives you the Ireneus Harasymiak, humoresque most satisfaction and what have been SVITLIANA MELNYK: We are Zenia Brozyna, Master of Ceremonies your biggest disappointments? most impressed with the relations between people — between principal Donation - $30 per person includes buffet OKSANA KURYSH: I am most dis­ and teacher, teacher and child, and prin­ Cash bar couraged by the fact that teachers are not cipal and child. They are extremely capable of working creatively or inde­ benevolent. The concerns of the child pendently. They are still afraid that if are paramount. We will undertake to Please respond by May 7,1993 they don't do things as they should, they introduce such an attitude into our will be punished. "Tell me what to do schools. and I will do it" — I hear this often. To M me this is the most frightening. How can IVAN MYTSKANIUK: I am grate­ . persons will attend, a check in the amount of $ . is enclosed I tell them what to do? How can I ful for the opportunity to see another Please make checks payable to The Ukrainian Museum demand the same from teachers in the system of education at work and to very different regions of our oblast? Our observe other methods of the organiza­ The Ukramian Museum, 203 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10003 oblast is made up of three regions with tion of education. I wa% particularly (212) 228-0110, Fax (212) 228-1947 distinct and developed cultures: interested to see the integration both of Halychyna, Podillia and Volyn. Each has the disabled and the gifted — and the its history, its traditions, its nature. We special services of psychologists, social have to liberate our teachers from their workers, provided to them. I also believe Rain or Shine! psychological serfdom. that we should integrate preschool edu­ Get a Jump On Summer! But things have started moving. cation into the school; in our system, People who have been able to shake off they are separate. VERKHOVYNA RockFest #2 the stereotypes, who joined the national We will have to re-evaluate the prepa­ Memorial Day Weekend revival early, have had successes. We try ration of young people going on to uni­ to reward them with public honors, versity. If they are to have a free choice May 29-30,1993 sometimes with money (although run­ of professions, they should have choices Glen Spey, N.Y. away inflation eats into the rewards very in the subjects of study, and if they are to quickly). We try to give our best teach­ be free to study in the Western world, Currently Scheduled to Appear ers publicity — we have good access to we will have to adjust their preparation VIKA the press and to television. to meet world standards. VOODUDES Although we can punish school prin­ We will have to make our local cipals who refuse to adhere to new regu­ authorities aware of the fact that the FATA MORGANA lations put out by the ministry or by the school is a communal responsibility and YURY TURCHYKS NOW VOYAGER school boards, this is not easy to do. It is that they must relieve the principal and precisely the people who worked in the the teacher from worry about the materi­ Dance, Sports, Camping, Kite-flying, Fishing, & More old system who are aware of all the al needs of the school. The way in which Concerts start at 1:30 pm / Dances at 8:30 pm loopholes and take advantage of them. the teacher works will have to change — she should be given a predetermined Bring Your Family - Children under 12 Free Today we have many cases of wrongful dismissal being brought to the courts. number of hours of work with her responsibilities clearly spelled out. The For Reservatbns call the UFA Resort at (914) 856-1323 There are underground currents and pre­ main focus of the teacher should be the For Further IrTformation, call (717) 342-0937 vious connections of the old Communist guard who are well-versed in the details child; in our system, everyone has a Concert Donation $5.00 /person/^day - Dance Donation $2.00 of the law and its possibilities and who claim on the teacher. ParWng $5.0Q^day per car or Weekend Carnplng fee $15.00 help each other out. We always have to I agree with your system of rotating be very careful to act legally and openly. personnel, of limiting a principal's tenure in a school to five years, except SVITLIANA MELNYK: The par where there are special circumstances. HURYN MEMORIALS ents are the ones who choose our school Such rotation will enable us to get rid of — we are not tied to any special locality. schools where incompetent teachers sup­ For the finest in custom made memorials installed in all The parents have changed; they have port an incompetent principal. cemeteries in the New York Metropolitan area including become interested. They see we are Holy Spirit in Hamptonburgh, N.Y., St. Andrew's in South committed to change and they try to help OKSANA KURYSH: I was particu larly interested in your Catholic separate Bound Brook, NJ., Pine Bush in Kerhonkson and Glen Spey us. Through the children we are influ­ school system. In our oblast, we would Cemetery, Glen Spey. encing the parents. By instilling humani­ tarian and national values in children, we like to introduce a school system where We offer personal service and guidance in your home. For a are reaching the parents. the religious element will be an impor­ tant part of education. bilingual representative call: Although trained personnel is still a problem, the stereotype of the teacher has changed in the last two years, and HURYN MEMORIALS more people interested in working cre­ U.S. SAVINGS P.O. Box 121 atively have surfaced. They were also BONDS Hamptonburgh, N.Y. 10916 tired of the old system, and now they want to give more of themselves. Buy them where you Tel. (914) 427-2684 bank or work. Fax (914) 427-5443 IVAN MYTSKANIUK: The change in the evaluation of teachers, which is no longer on an ideological basis, has creat­ No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 17

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Hermann Gundendorfer Mario Lang Marijka Helbic Anatoli) Popadiuk Austria Hungary USA Ukraine THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 No. 18 Khmelnychenky Plast fraternity meets at Soyuzivka The shaping... (Continued from page 8) their own independent steite.^^^ Subsequently, an unnamed "senior U.S. official" acknowledged that "I think it's fair enough to say that in the early months of this year we were not suffi­ ciently attentive to the needs of the new and independent Ukrciine.''63 In the sphere of nuclear disarmament, Ukraine discovered, that despite its inde­ pendence, Washington still "tended to deal with Uki-aine primarily as an aspeci of arms control problems betv/een America and Russia."^^"^ As early as February 1992 it was reported that Ukraine had complained that President Yeltsin, who was due to visit Washington in July, had been "unilater­ ally" discussing nuclear disarmament issues with Washington that affected Ukraine without the latter's participa- don.^-^ Three months later, another unidenti­ fied U.S. official confirmed that, "The Ukrainians started complaining that all there was to their relationship with us The Plast fraternity Khmelnychenky held its semi-annual meeting at the UNA estate, Soyuzivka. The beautiful was whether they would agree to return setting at Soyuzivka attracted a total of 43 members. Numerous Plast activities for the 1993 scouting season were their nukes to Russia."66 What was of planned, including a one-week hiking camp in August, an August volleyball tournament in Hunter, a clam bake in crucial importance to Kyyiv was that Wildwood, N.J., and a charitable golf tournament near Soyuzivka in September to benefit the children of Ukraine be recognized as a direct partici­ Chornobyl. The fraternity's summer meeting will be held on September 18 at the Bobrivka Plast campground in pant in the ratification and implementa­ North Colebrook, Cann. Persons interested in attending and experiencing the Kozak lifestyle and traditions may tion of the START I treaty and that contact Ihor Makarenko, (914) 968-1325. Pictured above in Kozak uniforms are Vsevolod Petriw (center right) and Peter Teniuch (center left), elected leaders of the senior and youth divisions, respectively. Russia's claim to be the only party to the treaty representing the former USSR, and therefore the only former Soviet state to oversee its observance, be reject­ ed. While Western concern about Ukraine's suspension of the removal of СОЮЗІВКД tactical nuclear weapons to Russia mounted, the Kravchuk leadership faced growing pressure within the Parliament for a review of the Ukrainian position on nuclear weapons. According to Mr. Porovsky, the parliamentary SOYUZIVKA Commission on Defense and State Security wanted to propose that "Ukraine retain the right to reconsider the time-frame for the shipment of 1993 CAMPS & WORKSHOPS at SOYUZIVKA nuclear weapons out of Ukraine depend­ TENNIS CAMP — Sunday, June 20 — Thursday, July 1 ing on developments in the Commonwealth of Independent States." Boys & Girls age 12-18. Food & Lodging $240.00 (UNA Members) It also proposed three other important $270.00 (Non-Members). Tennis Fee: $70.00. changes: that instead of carrying out uni­ George Sawchak, Zenon Snylyk — Instructors lateral disarmament, Ukraine should LIMIT: 60 Participants. negotiate with other republics on reduc­ ing nuclear arsenals; that Ukraine should insist on having the technical means to BOY'S CAMP — Saturday, July 3 — Saturday, July 17 prevent the use of nuclear arms on its Recreation camp for boys ages 7-12, featuring hiking, swimming, games, territory; and that this control should be Ukrainian songs and folklore further strengthened by Ukraine's UNA Members: $160.00 per week; Non-Members $180.00 per week assuming administrative control over the strategic forces stationed in Ukraine.^"^ Additional Counselor FEE $25.00 per child per week Today we only have a gentleman's LIMIT: 45 Children agreement [with Yeltsin] and nothing else," another member of the commis­ GIRLS CAMP — Saturday, July 3 — Saturday, July 17 sion, Serhiy Kolesnyk, pointed out. "The Similar program to boys' camp; same fee rockets can still fly from our territory without our approval."^^ UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE WORKSHOP— 62 George Melloan, "Will State Ever Get Sunday, July 18 — Sunday, August 1 Ukraine's Message?" The Wall Street Journal, March 23, 1992. Instructor: Яоша Pryma-Bohachevsky 6-^ Reuters, May 6, 1991. Traditional Ukrainian folk dancing for beginners, intermediate and advanced dancers 64 Friedman, "U.S. Takes a Serious Look. Food and Lodging: $265.00 (UNA Members), $295.00 (Non-Members) 65 AFP, February, 27, 1992. Instructor's fee: $150.00 66 Friedman, "U.S. Takes a Serious Look. LIMIT: 60 Students 67 Chrystia Freeland, ''Ukraine Could Bargain with Nuclear Arms," Financial The Ukrainian National Association does not discriminate against anyone based Times, March 27, 1992. on age, race, creed, sex or color. 6^ Natalia Feduschak, ''Ukraine Appears to Shift on Nuclear Arms, May Retain Some For more information, please contact the management of "Soyuzivka": within Nation's Borders," The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 1991. UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ESTATE Foordmore Road, Kerhonkson, N.Y. 12446 Telephone (914) 626-5641 or Fax (914) 626-4638 ALL CAMPS & WORKSHOPS MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED & PAPERWORK SUBMITTED BEFOREHAND. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS UPON RECEIPT OF DEPOSIT. SORRY, NO EXCEPTIONS! No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 19

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nessman from Ivano-Frankivske. Newsbriefs... (Respublika) (Continued from page 2) Russia seeks Ukraine's bombers PARCELS TO UKRAINE Ukraine and the price Ukraine should pay for Russian gas. In February Russia • MOSCOW — Gen. Peter Deneikin, PARCELS - packages can be new or used clothing, food products, demanded that Ukraine pay world prices commander of the Russian Air Force, or household use items. Minimum weight 10 lbs. No for Russian gas. Ukraine retaliated by claims that Ukraine must turn over its maximum weight or size limits. threatening to raise transit fees for Tu-95 Bear and Tu-160 Blackjack Russia's gas export to Western Europe, bombers to Russia. In an article pub­ FOOD PARCELS - All food parcels are American and European 90 percent of which passes through lished in Izvestiya on March 23, Gen. products warehoused in our Ukraine Ukrainian territory. Gazprom, which Deneikin argued that the bombers should warehouse. supplies most of Ukraine's gas, has be withdrawn before they become threatened to cut off Ukraine's supply if unflightworthy due to insufficient main­ MONEY DELIVERY - U.S. Dollars to all areas of Ukraine. the conflict over prices is not resolved tenance. He also said that Ukraine and debts cleared. During the week of claims ownership of the bombers and ELECTRONICS - VCR's, cameras, TV's, radios with short-wave March 29 Russia cut Ukraine's oil sup­ has requested that Russia either pay 2 and dual cassettes, coffee makers, irons and ply, claiming Ukraine failed to make billion rubles for each aircraft or transfer machinery and food deliveries to Russia. many more household appliances on European an equivalent value of conventional mili­ (RFE/RL Daily Report) systems. tary aircraft to Ukraine, a request Russia has refused. Although the bombers are Security on summit agenda IN-STORE - We carry a full line of scarves, kerchiefs, shawls, counted under the START treaties, sweaters, sweater blouses and many more high START I and the Nuclear Non- • MOSCOW — During their demand items in Ukraine. Proliferation Treaty do not specifically Vancouver summit Russian President call for the bombers in Ukraine to be Boris N. Yeltsin and U.S. President Bill Ukrainian Gift Shop ships parcels to Ukraine via Germany by destroyed. Previous reports indicate that Clinton emphasized the importance of private shipping lines and carriers to our warehouse in Ukraine Ukraine is considering converting some the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty where our private couriers deliver parcels, directly to the of the bombers into environmental moni­ and their expectation that Ukraine, addressee, no outside company involvement. Kazakhstan and Belarus will confirm toring aircraft. (RFE/RL Daily Report) their adherence to it. The two sides also Sevastopil halts political activity Guaranteed delivery of all parcels throughout Ukraine. Insured and agreed to intencify efforts to gain secure deliveries of all packages. ratification of the START I and START II treaties, and called for broader cooper­ • SEVASTOPIL — The Sevastopil ation between Moscow and Washington City Council decreed a three-month UKRAINIAN GIFT SHOP on a number of security questions. Their moratorium on аІГ forms of polirical 11758 Mitchell joint statement highlighting the impor- activity in the city. City lawmakers Hamtramck, Ml 48212 ЛПСЄ of protecting civil rights for reportedly asked Ukrainian President (313)892-6563 .ussian minorities was balanced by a Leonid Kravchuk to ban a March 28 declaration of respect for the indepen­ congress of Ukrainians of Sevastopil. On dence, territorial integrity and security of the same day the congress of Russians of all member-states of the U.N. and the Sevastopil was also scheduled to con­ CSCE. (RFL/RL Daily Report) vene. The Sevastopil prosecutor's office reportedly said that a ban on the con­ Hryniov elected New Ukraine leader gress is illegal. (RFE/RL Daily Report)

• KYYIV — Volodymyr Hryniov Nuclear safety costs billions was elected chairman of the New NewVDPHKyyJv Ukraine at a meeting held here on April • KYYIV — Ukraine's finance minis­ 3 to determine the coalition's internal ter, Hryhoriy Piatachenko, said it will structure. The coalition's Coordinating cost billions of dollars to fully address Council also discussed a plan of action. safety problems at nuclear power plants. ^ Monday departures from JFK U$21 During his speech at the meeting, Mr. Mr. Piatachenko was commenting on a • Excellent service, perfect connection Hryniov said he believes New Ukraine statement by Jacques Attali, chairman of j ROUND m^ Call your travel agent or: f TRIP should become an active political orga­ the European Bank for Reconstruction nization. New Ukraine had held its sec­ and Development, who noted on April 0NE-WAK5 AVAILABLE ond congress in Kyyiv on March 13-14. 27 that the bank's fund for improving At that time the coalition failed to elect a safety standards at nuclear power sta­ HOLIDAYS Same rates to Moscow national leaders. It did , however, elect a tions throughout EasternEurope has thus 41E. 42nd St„ #508, New \brk, NY 10017 and from Kyyiv (Kiev) chairman of the organization's regional far attracted more than $130 million. Fax: (212) 573-5538 • Tel: (212) 573-5530 Tickets issued in NYC council, Volodymyr Kafarsky, a busi­ (RFE/RL Daily Report) 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1993 No. 18

Sunday, May 2 tails at 6 p.m.,/dinner at 7 p.m.; the ball commences at 9 p.m., with music by the NEW YORK: Dr. Dmytro Hrodzynsky, PREVIEW OF EVENTS Oles Kuzyszyn Trio. Tickets for the ban­ noted academician from Ukraine, will Alexander Slobodyanik will play a recital holding a fund-raising "zabava," with quet and ball: $35, adults; $25, students. speak on the medical and biological con­ Tickets for the ball only: $15, adults; $5, sequences of the Chomobyl nuclear acci­ at the Maurice Levin Theater, the Jewish music by Charivni Ochi Band. Hors Community Center, 760 Northfield Ave., d'oeuvres will be served at 6:30 p.m.; a students. For further information, call dent at the Ukrainian Academy of Arts Zirka Szyl, (215) 742-4943. and Sciences, 206 W. 100th St., at 2 p.m. at 8:45 p.m., in a program of works by floor show, featuring the Kashtan Beethoven, Sonata "Pathetique"; Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, starts at 8 The presentation is sponsored by the SCRANTON, Pa.: The Ukrainian Shevchenko Scientific Society, the Mendelssohn, "Fantasia," Liszt, Three p.m.; followed by dancing at 9 p.m. There Etudes; and Prokofiev, Sonata No. 6. Mr. will be a cash bar and a Las Vegas draw­ Heritage Council of Northeastern Ukrainian Engineers Society of America Pennsylvania will conduct its annual bus and the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Slobodyanik will be joined by his wife, ing. Tickets: dance, $15; dance and floor pianist Laryssa Krupa for a two-piano show, $25. For table reservations, call trip to the Ukrainian Street Festival in the Sciences. For information call (212) 222- East Village of Manhattan. Admission to 1866. finale performing: Ravel, La Valse; (216) 884-3566. Tickets are available at Rachmaninoff, Romanze; and the Cleveland Selfreliance and the Osnova all festival events, including live entertain­ ment, is free. Participants also have the Friday, May 7 Lutoslawski, Variations on a Theme of Credit Union. Paganini. Tickets will be available at the option to visit various sites in the Big NEWARK, N.J.: St. John the Baptist door. For additional information, call Sunday, May 16 Apple on their own for part of the day. Ukrainian Catholic School invites the (201)377-6599. The bus will leave at 10 p.m. from the public to a concert of song and poetry — MIAMI BEACH: The Ukrainian Dancers Ukrainian Fraternal Association, 400 "A Spring Fantasy," under the direction Friday, May 14 of Miami will be featured in a concert of Wyoming Ave. and will depart from New of Zirka Bereza, to be held in the school Ukrainian song and dance — "A York City immediately after the evening gym, starting at 7:30 p.m. Please come WASHINGTON: The Greater Ukrainian Montage" — to be held at the stage show (approximately 9:30 p.m.). and support the children and the school. Washington Chapter of the Ukrainian Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, at 2 Cost per person is $20. For reservations For additional information call (201) 373- Medical Association of North America, p.m. Included in the program will be ban- contact Rosemary Haberle, (717) 347- 9359. Inc., will hold a reception honoring the durist Yarko Antonevych and the Trio 1735. new Embassy of Ukraine. The reception Maksymowich. Tickets are on sale for Saturday, May 8 will be held at the embassy at 3350 M. St $10; $5 for children 12 and under. For TRENTON, N.J.: Ukrainian American NW, at 6:30-10:30 p.m. Tickets are $35, ticket information call (305) 635-6374. Veterans Post 25 will host its 4th annual NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific medical professionals; $40, general pub­ pig roast at the picnic grounds of the Society invites the public to a lecture by lic; price includes hors d'oeuvres and Saturday, May 22 Ukrainian National Home of Trenton, 477 Prof. Leonid Rudnytzky, the society's wine (special commemorative bottling). Jeremiah Ave., 1-7 p.m. Admission: $3 president and professor at LaSalle Proceeds will be donated to the embassy NEW YORK: The Gala Season Closing per person, includes free parking and live University, who will speak on the topic health fund. For information call (301) Concert of the "Music at the Institute" music. Food platters will be available at "The Poetry of Hryhor Meriam- 854-2062. series at the Ukrainian Institute of an additional cost. For more information Luzhnytsky," to be held at the society's America, featuring guest artist pianist call John Tymash, (609) 499-3339, or building, 63 Fourth Ave., at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 15 Yevgeny Kissin, will take place at the Roman Fedorak, (215) 295-7513. EAST HANOVER, NJ.: The Ukrainian SPRING VALLEY, NJ.: The Ukrainian Institute, 2 E. 79th St., at 8 p.m. The pro­ American Professional and Business American Veterans Post 19 will celebrate gram includes works by Tartini, Rolla, Sunday, May 23 Persons Association of New York and their 27 anniversary installation dinner- Rossini and Schubert. In addition to Mr. New Jersey invites its members and the dance at the Ukrainian Hall, 16 Twin Ave. Kissini featured will be Oleh Krysa, vio­ BALTIMORE: The Leontovych String public to a meeting and lecture by Installations will commence at 7 p.m. , lin; Natalia Khoma, cello; Toby Hoffman, Quartet will perform at the Westminster Ukrainian composer and musicologist with dinner at 7:30 p.m. and dancing, with viola; and Denis James, double bass. Concert Series in a program of works by Myroslav Skoryk, who will speak on the music by Nick Dackow, to follow. Tickets are $35. Beethoven, Opus 18, No. 5; Silvestrov, subject "Contemporary Ukrainian Music," Donations: $20 per person. For tickets and Quarter No. 1; and Schubert, Quartet in A to be held at The Ramada Hotel, Route 10 additional information, call Commander PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian Minor, to be held at the University of West, at 7:30 p.m. Donation: $10; stu­ Teddy B. Dusanenko, (914) 634-5502. Heritage School is holding its annual Maryland Law School, Westminster Hall, dents, $5. graduation banquet and ball at the Fayette and Green streets, at 3 p.m. PARMA, Ohio: St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Tickets: $8. For further information, call WEST ORANGE, N.J.: Pianist Orthodox Cathedral, 5913 State Road, is Center, 700 Cedar Rd. There will be cock­ (410)328-2072. Ukrainian Institute World Famous marks 45th jubilee NEW YORK — The Ukrainian UKRAINIAN SHUMKA DANCERS Institute of America will celebrate its 45th anniversary with a luncheon ban­ DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND quet at the Plaza Hotel on Sunday, May 16, Relations Committee of the We've EXTENDED our SPECIAL, Parliament of Ukraine, will be the so until further notice, you can get the keynote speaker.. AWARD WINNING dance video of SHUMKA's The banquet is being held in recogni­ tion of the institute's rich and varied historic Concert Tour to Ukraine, at a input into the cultural and educational 40% reduced price of $24.95. (USD) ($29.95 CDN) life of Ukrainian Americans as well as (Plus Shippings Handling) (Reg.$39.95) its role in providing a forum for Ukraine's political leaders for discussing Experience the excitement of their spell binding show, which drew current matters and developments in standing ovations from sold out audiences at the most prestigious Ukraine. Mr. Pavlychko will address the theatres in Ukraine, and captured the attention of Virslcy and the Kiev international challenges confronting Ballet. RETURN OF THE WHIRLWIND presents three original dance Ukraine today. stories as well as meeting the dancers back stage and meeting the Tickets for the banquet, at $100 per audiences in Ukraine, undergoing profound transitions. person, may be obtained by calling the institute at (212) 288-8660. "SHUMKA a NATIONAL TREASURE" Toronto Star, 1991 "(SHUMKA)...one of the most exciting and technically brilliant dance troupes in Canada today." Frank Augustyn, National Ballet of Canada Shumka Paris Club... "...well crafted, emotional and balanced,...it brought a tear to my eye." Alan Kellogg, Arts & Entertainment, Edmonton Journal (Continued from page 3) "I saw the video - it's fantastic! You people did an excellent job! It is the best video I've ever seen." OIha Rudakevych, Pennsylvania Mr. Triche told the Ukrainian dele­ "You captured the energy, color and emotion of the Shumka Dancers tour and blended the backstage and performance elements with gation the creditor nations are eager to great skill. It is a fine production." Roman Melnyk, Director of Network Television, CBC, Toronto help find a solution to the debt agree­ "We saw the program on T.V. and enjoyed it so much, we would like to buy one." Marytlerbawy, New York "I saw your film and it was wonderful, it brought back memories of Ukraine ." ivaniwacniw, Colorado ment between Ukraine and Russia, but that they can do no more for U- "It's of such a high quality, that it's a pleasure to show it off to all walks of life." Mr and Mrs. F. ТкасЬепко, Niagara Fails, Ontario "I thoroughly enjoyed the performance. I especially sensed the courage, spirit and skills of the performances and in the making of the kraine than they already have done. performances." 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