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The Ukrainian Weekly 1979, No.37 www.ukrweekly.com - І СВОБОДАJLSYOBODA І І Ж УКРЛЇНСІКИИ ЩОАІННИК ^!НР иЯЯАІНІАНОАІІУ UkrainiaENGLISH-LANGUAGnE WEEKL Y WeerEDITION l У VOL. LXXXVI. No. 21! THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER i6,1979 25 CENTS Plan third Sakharov Hearings Gold Cross holds 28th convention LEH1GHTON, Pa. - The Ukraini– guage is forbidden, and noted that here for Washington, September 26-29 an Gold Cross, a national women's in the free world the many avenues of NEW YORK, N.Y. - The third During the workers' rights session a organization serving the Ukrainian learning our native language are being session of the international Sakharov number of Soviet workers who have community for nearly half a century, neglected. Hearings, the first non-governmental recently emigrated to the West will held its 28th convention during the Other events and ceremonies that tribunal examining the status of human testify on working conditions, wages, Labor Day weekend, September 1-3, at took place were the blessing of the rights in the Soviet Union and Eastern the role of official Soviet trade unions the Ukrainian Homestead here. Symbolic Cross dedicated to the known Europe to be held in the United States, and other related subjects. Former Reports were heard from the outgo– and unknown heroes who sacrificed will be held in the Dirksen Senate Office political prisoners Edvard Kuznetsov, ing officers of the executive committee their lives in the struggle for Ukrainian Building on September 26-29. Nikolay Scharegin and Anatoly as well as the individual branches, after independence. A requiem was cele– Named after Nobel Peace Prize Altman will testify on the use of forced which the delegates from different cities brated by the Revs. Martyniuk and winner Andrei Sakharov, the lnterna– labor in Soviet prisons and labor throughout the United States deli- Wrublewsky in memory of the recently tional Sakharov Hearings first con– camps. Mr. Scharegin will report on the berated organizational matters, em– deceased Olha Konovalets, widow of vened in Copenhagen in the fall of 1975 preparation of souvenirs by Soviet phasizing the intensification of support Col. Evhen Konovalets, who was and were held the second time in Rome prisoners for the forthcoming Olympic and aid to those struggleling for human murdered by a Moscow agent in 1938. Games in Moscow. in November 1977. The idea for such rights in Ukraine. A tribute to Symon Petliura on the tribunals was first suggested by a group Although the hearings will center Forthcoming publications, "Sil– 100th anniversary of his birth was also of prominent Soviet dissidents, includ– primarily on the USSR, testimony will houette of Ukrainian Women" by Dr. held, with Dr. Bohdan Hnatiuk, presi– ing academician Sakharov, in an open also be given by a former member of the Halyna Lashchenko and the Golden dent of the Organization for the Rebirth appeal which was made public on dissident Polish Workers Defense Jubilee Book, which will partially cover of Ukraine, opening the celebration February 14, 1974, the day AJeksandr Committee and by recently emigrated the organization's history for the past 50 with brief геошІїШи Baybak. a Solzhenitsyn was exiled from the Soviet East German workers. Presiding during years, were discussed. former р9ІЦ444^гімаег during Stalin's Union. these sessions will be Lane Kirkland, The convention's motto was based on regime and ЇЯетТ again in the Hitler A series of witnesses who have spent secretary-treasurer of the AFL-ClO. the Year of the Child. A session was days, was the principal speaker. Mr. most of their lives in the Soviet Union The structure of the Soviet internal devoted to that particular theme with Baybak eloquently portrayed Petliura's and Eastern-bloc countries will provide passport system and its application to Dr. Natalia Pazuniak as the keynote period. A guest speaker from Canada, testimony on three major topics: work– various groups, such as Soviet religious speaker. She shared many views with Anatol Kryworuchko, depicted the ers' rights in the Soviet Union, freedom believers, will be examined during the the listeners, stressing the up- history and role of the Organization of of movement inside the USSR, and meetings on freedom of movement bringing of children at home, and the Ukrainian Nationalists. "socialist legality." inside the USSR. The Sakharov Hear– importance of speaking the Ukrainian On Sunday evening the Ukrainian Among those who will be testifying ings' presentation of these two topics - language at home. Dr. Pazuniak Gold Cross held a banquet in observ– on these themes are Andrei Amalrik, movement inside the country and the pointed out the deliberate and syste– ance of the golden jubilee of the OUN, Natalia Gorbanevskaya, victor Fain- status of Soviet workers - will be the matic policy of intensified Russification with Pauline Riznyk acting as in Ukraine, where the Ukrainian lan– berg and Pavel Litvinov. A select group (Continued on page 3) (Continued OB pate 3) of former Soviet citizens, whose names are not widely known and who were not involved in the human rights movement in the USSR, are also scheduled to Stanyslav Liudkevych, noted composer, dies at 100 testify in relation to the three chosen (1902-1913), is one of the most note- subjects. MOSCOW, USSR. - Stanyslav Liudkevych, a noted Ukrainian corn- worthy works of Ukrainian music. Witness testimonies will be comple– poser, musicologist, folklorist and Among his other choral works are: mented by special reports prepared by teacher, died in Lviv, Ukraine, on "Eternal Revolutionary" (1898), "The both emigre and Western experts. September 12, reported TASS, the Reaper" (1901) and "The Testament" Giving such reports will be viadimir Soviet news agency. He was 100 years (1934). Bukovsky, Dr. Cronid Lubarsky and old. His symphonic works include: "The Peter Reddaway of the London School Mr. Liudkevych, the first profes– Stone Cutters" (1926) and "Songs of of Economics. sional Ukrainian composer of western Spring" (1935). in addition, he com– A commission consisting of pro– Ukraine, was born January 24, 1879. in posed the first piano trio in Ukrainian minent civic leaders, human rights Yaroslav. music history as well as brief works for activists and scholars will question the He began studying music with his the piano and violin. Mr. Liudkevych witnesses. Taking part in the commis– mother, a pianist, during his childhood. also wrote works for solo singers, an sion will be Arthur J. Goldberg, former While in secondary school, he wrote his opera titled "Bar Kokhba"and arrange– secretary of labor and supreme court first musical compositions. ments of Ukrainian folk songs and justice; Dr. Christian B. Anfinsen, in 1908 Mr. Liudkevych began stu– songs of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen. Nobel Laureate in biochemistry; Prof. dies at the University of Lviv, depart– During the latter part of his career, Arthur Schlesinger Jr.; Simon Wie– ment of philosophy. Upon graduation Mr. Liudkevych composed orchestral senthal; Rep. Stephen J. Solarz; Robert from the university and completion of works such as "Symphonieta" (1943), Conquest, a Soviet affairs specialist; one year of service in the army, he was Stanyslav Liudkevych "Koliadnytsia" (1944), the symphonic and Tom Stoppard, a British piay– an instructor (until 1914 with some poem "Dnipro" (1948), concertos for wright. interruptions) of the Ukrainian, Latin instructor of theoretical subjects at the violin and the opera "Dovbush" (1952). The final day of the hearings will and Greek languages in Lviv and Mykola Lysenko Music institute in Mr. Liudkevych is the author of focus on incarcerated Helsinki watch Peremyshl high schools. Lviv in 1926-1939. He served as inspec– numerous scholarly works and text- group members and on other prisoners Later he felt the need to broaden his tor of the music institute's affiliates and books. of conscience in the USSR, at which musical education and left for vienna, head of the musicology division of the He is responsible for raising Ukraini– time Natalia Solzhenitsyn will read a Austria, where for two years (1907- Shevchenko Scientific Society, of which an musical culture to a new level, special statement from her husband, 1909) he studied with famous teachers he was a full-fledged member. Mr. especially through his work in the Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Gen. Petro of composition and instrumentation. Liudkevych was also a professor and "Boian" music society and the Mykola Grigorenko, Petro vins, Aleksandr He completed studies at the University later director of a chair at the Lviv Lyscnko Music institute. Ginzburg and other prominent dissi– of vienna with a doctoral dissertation Government Conservatory. The New York Daily News carried a dents will provide first-hand testimony titled "Program Music." Mr. Liudkevych's four-part choral- brief obituary of Mr. Liudkevych in its on the cases to be examined. Mr. .Liudkevych was a director and symphonic cycle, "The Caucasus" September 13 issue. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER i6,1979 Noj 211 Kalynets, Sverstiuk thank PEN for electing them members NEW YORK, NY. ,– The press republics of the (Soviet) Union. This is NEW YORK, NY. - Yevhen Sver– Sverstiuk pointed out: "1 am not a service of the Ukrainian Supreme extremely important for me. for other- stiuk recently thanked the PEN Club political poet. But the open expression ljheration Council (abroad) recently wise the ideals for which '1 am punished, for bestowing membership on him. of thoughts - here they are usually received a copy of a letter by lhor suffer, but do not repent' as our Sverstiuk s letter, dated December 3, spoken only in whispers — was labeled Kalynett to the PEN Club, which national bard, Shevchenko, said, will 1978, was released here by the press as ideological non-conformity; the elected him to membership in April. not be understood," Kalynets wrote. service of the Ukrainian Supreme beating of wings against a low ceiling Liberation Council (abroad).
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