Inside: • Post-election news analyses – pages 3 and 4. • Dr. Orest Subtelny speaks about the Trawniki guards – page 11. • Ukraine and Ukrainians at the XXI Winter Olympics – page 13.

ThePublished U by thekra Ukrainian Nationali Association n i a Inc., a n fraternal Wnon-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXVIII No.8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 $1/$2 in Ukraine Experts at D.C. conference hail CEC declares Yanukovych winner, Ukraine’s democratic development Tymoshenko claims election fraud by Yaro Bihun subsequent speakers later expanded on. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Ambassador Shamshur said the election was proof that Ukraine was, if not a WASHINGTON – Viktor Yanukovych’s “mature” democracy, then at least a “matur- victory in the February 7 presidential elec- ing” democracy. Ukraine’s new president tion is yet another indication that democracy faces some very important challenges, the is developing in Ukraine. It was not neces- first among them primarily domestic: over- sarily a victory for Moscow, which backed coming the economic crisis and conducting the victor, or a turning away from Europe constitutional, legal, energy sector and other and the United States, which were seen as structural reforms. And success in these backing his opponent Yulia Tymoshenko. reforms, he added, “holds the key to meet- And it does not spell an end to the Orange ing adequately the foreign policy challeng- Revolution, whose political leadership went es.” down in defeat. Those were some of the assessments of Ukraine’s domestic developments the meaning of the election and its possible Judge Bohdan Futey of the U.S. Court of impact both domestically in Ukraine and on Federal Claims who was a Ukrainian its relations with Russia and the West as Congress Committee of America (UCCA) expressed by two panels of experts partici- election observer during the second round of Official Website of Yulia Tymoshenko pating in a post-election review conference the election opened the first panel, which Yulia Tymoshenko speaks with the press on February 16 as she launches a court organized by The Washington Group dealt with the domestic aspects of the elec- battle to overturn the results of the presidential election. (TWG), an organization of Ukrainian tions results. American professionals. While there were some irregularities by Zenon Zawada claiming her campaign had uncovered The conference was held here on and violations, he said it was questionable Kyiv Press Bureau five forms of systemic falsifications that February 13, less than a week after the elec- whether they were sufficient to overturn tipped the scales in favor of Viktor tion, at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. the Yanukovych victory. He cited instances KYIV – Prime Minister Yulia Yanukovych. Among the discussants were current and of “merry-go-round” (also known as “car- Tymoshenko launched a court battle on “We are convinced that there was a former U.S. government officials, experts February 16 to overturn the results of the systemic, fundamental, wide-scale and from Washington and research institutions, (Continued on page 17) February 7 presidential runoff elections, all-encompassing falsification of elec- as well as representatives of leading tions in the second round,” she told Ukrainian American organizations long reporters after delivering the complaint to active in developing U.S.-Ukrainian ties. Western leaders congratulate Yanukovych the Higher Administrative Court, which Some of them had just returned from was surrounded by Mr. Yanukovych’s Ukraine, where they served as official elec- supporters, who tried to stop her from tion monitors. before official announcement of election results entering. The first speaker, following the initial by Zenon Zawada assume presidential authority. Western The Tymoshenko campaign’s appeal greetings by TWG President Andrew Bihun, was filed two days after the Central was Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kyiv Press Bureau leaders rushed to recognition when there was a result without the legal basis.” Election Commission (CEC) established States, Dr. Oleh Shamshur, who highlighted KYIV – Vladimir Putin called to con- its official results declaring Mr. some aspects of the presidential election that The Central Election Commission gratulate Viktor Yanukovych on his 2004 declared on February 14 that Mr. Yanukovych the winner by 3.5 percent, or presidential election victory the same day Yanukovych won the February 7 presi- about 888,000 votes. the Orange Revolution erupted, and that dential runoff by a 3.5 percent margin Parliament voted on the same day her became one of the more embarrassing against Prime Minister Tymoshenko. The appeal was filed to set Mr. Yanukovych’s chapters of the Putin presidency. difference was about 888,000 votes. inauguration for February 25. This time around, U.S. President The night of President Obama’s Ms. Tymoshenko’s appeal is unlikely Barack Obama congratulated Mr. announcement, former Foreign Affairs to succeed, most observers said, citing Yanukovych on February 11, days before Minister and lifelong diplomat Borys reasons ranging from the intricacy of the results were officially established and Tarasyuk, a firm supporter of Ms. election law to the alleged bias of the final court appeals reviewed. Recognition Tymoshenko’s campaign, said the ges- Higher Administrative Court, which is the from EU President Herman Van Rompuy ture was “unethical,” since official results final arbiter in the appeals process. and NATO Secretary General Anders hadn’t yet been established. “In the Chief Justice Oleksander Paseniuk has Fogh Rasmussen soon followed. majority of cases, leaders avoid congrat- close ties to the Party of Regions, various The gestures surprised the campaign ulations on election victories and con- Ukrainian media confirmed, and is of Yulia Tymoshenko, as well as some gratulate ‘success,’ as demonstrated by unlikely to give Ms. Tymoshenko’s among Ukraine’s diplomatic community, [Russian] President Dmitry Medvedev, appeal a fair ruling. who expected Western governments to who was careful in these elections.” “The door is pretty much closed for abstain until appeals were exhausted, or Indeed, Mr. Medvedev on February 9 Tymoshenko,” said Ivan Lozowy, presi- at minimum until official results were became one of the first leaders to con- dent of the Kyiv-based Institute of established by Ukraine’s Central Election gratulate Mr. Yanukovych, limiting his Statehood and Democracy. “A recount Commission. praise to the “completion of the election won’t give her anything meaningful since “Why this was done is a big question campaign, which received a high evalua- the Donetsk clan has probably made sure Yaro Bihun for us all,” said Dr. Grigoriy Perepelytsia, tion from international observers, and that its falsifications are covered in all the a professor of international relations at with success, achieved at presidential election commission protocols.” Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., Oleh Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. elections.” The Tymoshenko campaign said it Shamshur, addresses The Washington “As tradition, presidents are congratulat- wants the Higher Administrative Court to Group conference assessing Ukraine’s ed after inauguration when they legally (Continued on page 9) presidential election. (Continued on page 9) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS

New Russian military doctrine Rada sets inauguration date five technologies that were used during vot- ing in the second round of the election on opposes NATO enlargement KYIV – The swearing-in ceremony of February 7. The claim is supported by con- Ukraine’s new president has been set for crete facts and video and photo materials. by Roger McDermott February 25. The decision came after 238 She said that at some electoral districts in national deputies in the Verkhovna Rada Eurasia Daily Monitor Russia’s new mili- Crimea a recount showed that returns were voted on February 15 for the relevant reso- rigged by 3 to 5 percent in favor of her After several delays, the long-awaited tary doctrine has lution. The resolution was authored by Rada opponent. Ms. Tymoshenko also accused new Russian military doctrine was finally Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn. (Ukrinform) the Procurator General’s Office of putting approved by President Dmitry Medvedev defined NATO’s Kravchuk comments on election result pressure on judges. (Ukrinform) on February 5. The document did not include the rumored lowering of the nucle- eastward enlarge- KYIV – Ukraine’s first president, Leonid Court launches proceedings ar threshold, despite recent public com- Kravchuk, an election agent of Prime ments on the issue to the contrary made by ment as the main KYIV – The Higher Administrative Court Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the 2010 of Ukraine on February 17 opened proceed- the Security Council’s secretary and depu- presidential election, said on February 15 ty secretary, respectively, Nikolai external military ings into the lawsuit filed by presidential that the Ukrainian people turned out to be candidate Yulia Tymoshenko against the Patrushev and Yuri Baluyevskiy (Eurasia unready to accept Ms. Tymoshenko’s Daily Monitor, February 8). danger facing Central Election Commission. The case will course, which is based on Ukraine’s be considered by a board of all judges of the However, it defined NATO’s eastward Russia. European choice and democracy. Speaking enlargement as the main external military court except for those absent for valid rea- on the Inter TV Channel, Mr. Kravchuk sons. (Ukrinform) danger facing Russia: “The efforts to forecast that it would be hard for President- impart global functions, which are imple- In terms of its conventional forces pos- elect Viktor Yanukovych to work as he does Yanukovych: I won’t weaken Ukraine mented in violation of the norms of inter- not have an “overwhelming majority” of national law, to the force potential of the ture, the doctrine outlines the priorities for KYIV – Party of Regions of Ukraine their future development. This includes those who support his course, as well as North-Atlantic Treaty Organization because of the small gap between the votes (PRU) leader Viktor Yanukovych, who was (NATO), bring the military infrastructure maintaining the ratio between permanent declared by the Central Election readiness formation formed in 2009 and cast for the two presidential candidates in of NATO member-countries closer to the the runoff. Mr. Kravchuk also said that, Commission as the winner of Ukraine’s Russian borders, including by way of the the reserve, improving the quality of com- presidential election, said on February 16 bat training, as well as refining coopera- “unfortunately,” violations had been record- bloc’s enlargement,” adding that U.S. bal- ed in the election. He said that if the winner that his presidency will not weaken Ukraine. listic missile defense plans might under- tion between the branches and arms of ser- He was commenting on Ukrainian President vice, which was exposed as an enduring was behind “a number of violations,” this mine global stability, as well as referring Viktor Yushchenko’s statement that weakness during the Russia-Georgia war could cast a shadow on the legitimacy of the to the militarization of space and the Ukraine’s course will change under in August 2008. It also states that the sup- president-elect, both in the eyes of those deployment of non-nuclear high-precision President Yanukovych and that the country ply of modern military hardware and who voted for him and those who supported weapons. “Territorial claims to the Russian will switch to policies not based on national weapons must be ensured, as the armed his opponent. The Central Election Federation and its allies, as well as inter- interests. “I can say only one thing to those forces are modernized (www.kremlin.ru, Commission on Sunday, February 14, ference in their internal affairs,” are also who expect that my presidency will weaken February 5). announced that Party of Regions leader listed among military threats to Russia. Ukraine – you won’t see that,” Mr. This element only makes sense when Viktor Yanukovych was the winner of the These threats appear to be growing, linked Yanukovych said in a statement published read against the background of the ongo- presidential election. He garnered 48.95 per- to the proliferation of weapons of mass on the official website of the PRU. “I will ing military reform, though there are ele- cent of the vote to Ms. Tymoshenko’s 45.47 destruction (WMD), missiles and missile have enough strength and consistency to ments and aims of the reform that remain percent. (Ukrinform) technology (www.kremlin.ru, February 5). defend Ukraine’s national interests in rela- more opaque. It makes provision for peace The doctrine lists multiple potential Tymoshenko appeal cites fraud tions with all partners and with all neighbors support and other types of conflict resolu- threats to Russian security, ranging from tion through the Collective Security Treaty of Ukraine. My every step will be aimed at states building up their military deploy- KYIV – Prime Minister Yulia Organization (CSTO) and its newly strengthening Ukraine’s independence and ments in close proximity to Russia and Tymoshenko on February 16 officially chal- formed Collective Operational Reaction developing a strong state with high stan- attempts to use violence to change the con- lenged the Central Election Commission’s Forces (CORF), and potential future par- dards of living for the people. This is my stitutional order in the country, or violate protocol on results of the presidential elec- ticipation in operations with a United goal and this is a main goal in my life. All its sovereignty and territorial integrity. tion in the Supreme Administrative Court. Nations mandate. other things currently being discussed by Reference is made to illegal armed groups She said that the proceedings that will be Viktor Zavarzin, the head of the State politicians are just mechanisms for achiev- operating on its territory (in the North held in the Supreme Administrative Court Duma Defense Committee, explained the ing this goal.” Mr. Yanukovych said that as a Caucasus) while the potential for regional are necessary, not only for 11.5 million of key political driving force underlying new president, he would “conduct a weight- conflict is highlighted. the people who voted for democracy, but Russian defense reform, referring to the ed and pragmatic policy” and that national Some of Russia’s neighbors are “primarily for Viktor Yanukovych and those military doctrine, saying that enhancing interests will take precedence. (Ukrinform) described, without identifying them, who persons who voted for him.” Ms. the country’s military capabilities was the apparently demonstrate military force Tymoshenko said that her appeal sets out (Continued on page 14) only way to prevent NATO expansion and capabilities during exercises close to the deal with other security threats. Mr. Russian border, and other states with either Zavarzin noted the potential enlargement partial or full mobilization. The implica- of the alliance and the growth of its inter- FOUNDED 1933 tion is that Russia is surrounded by poten- ests, combined with threats stemming from Th e Uk r a i n i a n We e k l y tially hostile powers and its leadership is the proliferation of extremism and terror- aware of the risk posed by “frozen con- ism as necessitating its military build-up to An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Ukrainian President-elect Yanukovych resurrects gas consortium scheme by Vladimir Socor RosUkrEnergo co-owner and Centragas Ukraine and Mr. Yushchenko’s relation- eventually to the full capacity of the Eurasia Daily Monitor beneficiary Dmytro Firtash is also laying ship with Mr. Firtash at that time. Ukrainian transit system at 140 to 145 claim to an ownership stake – hypothetical- Mr. Putin’s move triggered a political bcm per year. The annual transit volumes Throughout the electoral campaign, ly 9 percent – in Ukraine’s gas transit sys- storm in Ukraine. The opposition leader had averaged some 115 bcm in recent Viktor Yanukovych promised to seek a tem, in the event of its being shared out. at the time, Yulia Tymoshenko, authored years, with a high of 119 bcm in 2008, a special deal with Russia on natural gas: Mr. Firtash is one of the main financial legislation banning any alienation of drop to 95 bcm in the recession year Russia would supply Ukraine with gas at backers of Mr. Yanukovych’s Party of Ukraine’s gas transit system (all possible 2009, and 116 bcm planned (though by discounted prices and, in return, would be Regions. His Centragas together with forms of alienation being listed as no means guaranteed) by Gazprom for allowed to take over an ownership share RosUkrEnergo (in which Centragas holds banned). The Ukrainian Parliament adopt- 2010 (Interfax-Ukraine, February 5). in Ukraine’s gas transit system, which is 50 percent interest) claim that Yulia ed that legislation overwhelmingly, with For his part, Mr. Tigipko does not call now fully state-owned (Interfax-Ukraine, Tymoshenko’s government expropriated the Party of Regions also voting in favor. for discounted prices on Russian gas, appar- January 15, 19, 22, February 5, 7; Inter from them 11 billion cubic meters (bcm) At present, Mr. Yanukovych offers ently accepting European-level prices. TV [Kyiv], February 7). of stored gas. Mr. Yanukovych’s election three main arguments for resurrecting the While Mr. Yanukovych calls for re-negoti- Mr. Yanukovych proposes to share the has apparently emboldened Mr. Firtash to consortium proposal. First, he claims that ating the agreement with Russia (in prac- ownership through the vehicle of a gas seek compensation in the form of owner- Ukraine cannot afford European market- tice, for a new agreement), Mr. Tigipko consortium that would include: the state- ship shares in the country’s transit system level gas prices, as stipulated in the would only “review” that agreement to owned UkrTransGaz (Ukrainian transit (Kommersant, Interfax-Ukraine, February January 2009 agreement signed by Ms. determine whether it conforms to European system’s operator), Russia’s Gazprom as 9). Tymoshenko’s and Mr. Putin’s govern- standards on setting gas prices and transit supplier and third-party consumer partici- Apart from such unforeseen complica- ments. Mr. Yanukovych calls explicitly fees; and re-negotiate if it does not. pation. He suggests that each participant tions, the consortium proposal dates back for negotiating a different agreement with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (the Ukrainian state, Gazprom and the to a 2002 memorandum signed by Moscow, involving in practice an strongly defended Ukrainian ownership consumer side) would hold one-third of Vladimir Putin, Leonid Kuchma and exchange of ownership shares for low- of the transit system during the presiden- the shares in the gas transit system Gerhard Schroeder (the Russian and priced gas. tial election campaign. Ms. Tymoshenko through Ukraine. Ukrainian presidents and German chan- Second, Mr. Yanukovych expresses is confident that the March 2009 agree- The German E.ON Ruhrgas and Gaz cellor, respectively, at that time). The outright alarm over Gazprom’s South ment, signed by her government with the de France are being mentioned as possi- non-binding agreement envisaged creat- Stream pipeline project, which bypasses European Commission, can form the ble shareholders on the consumer side. ing a consortium of UkrTransGaz, Ukraine via the Black Sea. Mr. basis for European technical assistance Gazprom would clearly be the dominant Gazprom and Ruhrgas to take over Yanukovych professes to believe that and investment in modernizing Ukraine’s force in such a consortium; and the Ukraine’s transit system. By all accounts South Stream can replace Ukraine’s tran- gas transit system, without requiring a European presence would be window- from that period, Mr. Kuchma signed sit system as the main conduit for Russian shared control with Gazprom. The Party dressing in this configuration. without intending to deliver. gas to Europe. To stave off that prospect, of Regions and industrial interests behind The “third-force” presidential candi- The Orange regime change seemed to his solution is to make Gazprom a co- it would have to amend the 2006 date Sergey Tigipko, who has emerged as have buried the consortium idea. In 2006, owner of the Ukrainian system, also Tymoshenko-authored legislation in order the front-runner for the post of prime however, Mr. Putin boldly went public incentivizing the Russian company to to change the Ukrainian transit system’s minister, proposes that Ukraine retain a with a proposal for shared control of finance the Ukrainian system’s modern- ownership. 50 percent ownership of the transit sys- Ukraine’s gas transit system. Mr. Putin’s ization through the proposed consortium. tem, allowing Gazprom and the consumer overconfidence apparently stemmed from Mr. Yanukovych’s third stated goal is The article above is reprinted from side to acquire 25 percent each President Viktor Yushchenko’s rapproche- to “guarantee” a transit volume of at least Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission (Nezavisimaya Gazeta, February 10). ment with the Kremlin and Gazprom, 100 bcm of Russian gas through Ukraine from its publisher, the Jamestown Following Mr. Yanukovych’s victory, resulting in RosUkrEnergo’s entry into annually; and to increase that volume Foundation, www.jamestown.org.

Yushchenko facilitates Yanukovych’s election, buries the Orange Revolution by Taras Kuzio Self-Defense (OU-PSD) and Party of 10). January 28). The decrees, immediately con- Eurasia Daily Monitor Regions grand coalition being formed, The Tymoshenko campaign will contest demned by Russia, helped to additionally Yushchenko loyalist Yurii Yekhanurov might in the courts the election results in Crimea, mobilize pro-Yanukovych voters in eastern Two major myths promoted by President be offered the post of prime minister Donetsk, Zaporizhia and Dnipropetrovsk and southern Ukraine. Prof. Myroslav Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine’s 2010 presi- (Ukrayinska Pravda, February 8-10). Mr. (www.vybory.tymoshenko.ua, February 10). Popovych claimed the decrees “disoriented” dential election were that there was no dif- Yekhanurov, as prime minister and Our Only five days before the second round, eastern-southern Ukrainian voters and mobi- ference in policies between the two main Ukraine leader, led the negotiations with the the Party of Regions, the pro-Yanukovych lized them against the “Orange” candidate, candidates, Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Party of Regions after the March 2006 elec- wing of OU-PSD and the Communists, Ms. Tymoshenko (Ukrayinsky Tyzhden, Tymoshenko, and that both were “pro-Rus- tions for a grand coalition that collapsed. passed changes to the election law. President January 29-February 4). sian.” These myths helped defeat Ms. Mr. Yekhanurov was the head of the State Yushchenko quickly signed the law, ignor- The timing of the two decrees was odd, Tymoshenko by 3 percent in an election Property Fund in the 1990s and the oligarchs ing a plea to veto it by the Committee of as they were not issued prior to Round 1, where every vote counted. are his creation. Voters of Ukraine (www.cvu.org.ua, when they could have given Mr. Several pieces of evidence point to the The Party of Regions and the OU-PSD February 4), independent experts, and Ms. Yushchenko additional nationalist votes Yushchenko-Yanukovych alliance that faction, together with the Communists and Tymoshenko (Ukrayinska Pravda, February from supporters of Svoboda leader Oleh facilitated Mr. Yanukovych’s election – the Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc, sought to 3, 4). Tiahnybok. The decrees could have been for instance, the lack of criticism by Mr. remove pro-Tymoshenko Internal Affairs These changes were widely condemned issued at any time during Mr. Yushchenko’s Yushchenko of Mr. Yanukovych preced- Minister Yurii Lutsenko. The vote was sup- because they changed the electoral rules in presidency, as was the case with an ing the elections (Ukrayinska Pravda, ported by OU-PSD Deputy Petro the middle of the election. If the changes October 2007 decree giving hero status to February 10). Mr. Yushchenko never crit- Yushchenko. Similarly, between the first and were deemed to be so important, they should Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) leader icized Mr. Yanukovych’s pro-Russian second runds of the presidential election, have been demanded by Mr. Yushchenko Roman Shukhevych (EDM, October 23, policies on energy (gas consortium, return President Yushchenko vetoed the Cabinet’s prior to the first round. Mr. Yushchenko’s 2007). A decree in honor of the Sich to non-market subsidized prices and December 16, 2009, decree appointing actions proved that he had forged an alliance Riflemen, a Ukrainian unit in the Austrian revival of the corrupt RosUkrEnergo); General Hennadii Moskal as Crimea’s with Mr. Yanukovych, said Kyiv expert army in World War I, was issued on Russian as a state language; the extension police chief (UNIAN, February 2). Mr. Volodymyr Fesenko (www.politdumka.kiev. January 6, before the first round. of Black Sea Fleet basing in Crimea Moskal, who is a deputy in the pro-Lutsenko ua, February 4). Finally, Yurii Shukhevych, the son of the beyond 2017; opposition to NATO mem- People’s Self-Defense group in OU-PSD, What was left of Mr. Yushchenko’s repu- UPA commander, led a campaign in Lviv bership; and the Party of Regions alliance was praised for halting election fraud in tation, in Ukraine and abroad, was effective- with other nationalist leaders in support of with Russian extremist nationalists in favor of Mr. Yanukovych in Round 1. “The ly destroyed by his support for the electoral Yushchenko’s call to vote against both can- Odesa and Crimea. Mr. Yushchenko and Party of Regions, which is as thick as law changes, because they undermined his didates in Round 2. Evidence was provided the Presidential Secretariat leveled daily thieves with Mr. Yushchenko, controls the role as the constitutional guarantor of free by Ms. Tymoshenko in an appearance on abuse at Ms. Tymoshenko, accusing her administrative resources on the peninsula,” elections and his election campaign slogan Inter television (February 5) that these of “treason” and vetoed a record number Mr. Moskal said (www.zik.com.ua, February of having brought democracy to Ukraine, appeals were published in Lviv newspapers of government policies. 11). The Tymoshenko campaign found evi- said Kyiv expert Ihor Zhdanov (www.polit- with financial assistance from the Mr. Moreover, a draft agreement was leaked dence of fraud in Crimea in Round 2 (www. dumka.kiev.ua, February 4). Oleksander Yanukovych campaign. in December 2009 by a staff member in the vybory.tymoshenko.ua, February 10). Tretiakov, a long-time ally, resigned from Anti-Semitic leaflets appeared in Lviv Presidential Secretariat that revealed plans Meanwhile, between Rounds 1 and 2 the Our Ukraine party of which Mr. and Ivano-Frankivsk (witnessed by this for a Yushchenko-Yanukovych alliance President Yushchenko removed the Kharkiv Yushchenko is its honorary chairman. author) urging voters “Do not vote for that (UNIAN, December 25, 2009; Eurasia and Dnipropetrovsk governors who had Most controversially, between the two Jew” – a reference to Ms. Tymoshenko’s Daily Monitor, January 5, 6). The Ukrainian expressed support for Ms. Tymoshenko and election rounds Mr. Yushchenko signed a father’s alleged ethnicity (the leaflet was media discussed the issue of Mr. Yushchenko had refused to provide administrative decree giving hero status to Organization of reproduced on www.rferl.org, February 3). becoming prime minister under President resources for the Yanukovych campaign. Ukrainian Nationalist leader Stepan Bandera The irony of Ukraine’s 2010 election Yanukovych (www.comments.com.ua, Mr. Yushchenko also removed six ambassa- and another honoring members of various campaign is that the nationalist candidate, December 4, 2009). dors where there had been few votes for him Ukrainian national liberation movements of In the event of an Our Ukraine-People’s in Round 1 (Ukrayinska Pravda, February the 20th century (www.president.gov.ua, (Continued on page 22) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8

NEWS ANALYSIS: Democracy is real winner of Ukraine’s election by Brian Whitmore wave that swept through Georgia, (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, called to,” says Steven Pifer, a former U.S. RFE/RL Kyrgyzstan and Moldova, as well? Is a Ukraine’s election “an impressive display” ambassador to Ukraine who is now a vis- resurgence of Russian influence, and the and “a victory” for democracy. iting fellow at the Brookings Institution. Reports of the death of the Orange authoritarian politics that come with it, Matyas Eorsi, head of the Council of “That is the kind of democratic election Revolution have been greatly exaggerat- lurking on the horizon? Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly elec- that we would like to see become more ed. Not so fast, say politicians, observers toral observer delegation, said “democrat- common in the post-Soviet space.” At first glance, the all-but-final victory and analysts across the region. What mat- ic elections in Ukraine are now a reality.” One place to watch closely is Georgia, of pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor ters much more than the result is the fact And despite the air of triumphalism in which is due to hold key local elections in Yanukovych over Prime Minister Yulia that Ukraine has pulled off what is widely official Moscow – the daily Izvestiya on May that are widely viewed as a dress Tymoshenko in Ukraine’s presidential seen as the cleanest election the post- February 8 featured a headline reading rehearsal for the 2013 presidential vote election appears to signal a reversal of the Soviet space has ever seen, one in which “Orange Sunset” – this is a precedent that that will choose a successor to President democratic pro-Western “colored revolu- the sitting president and prime minister may not be welcome among the Kremlin Saakashvili. Critics are already accusing tions” that swept the former Soviet space went down in defeat. elite, which treats elections as heavily Mr. Saakashvili of attempting to assure over the past decade. “We can only envy how the electoral choreographed and tightly stage-man- that a loyal and handpicked successor Mr. Yanukovych, after all, was the arch system works in Ukraine. We envy their aged affairs in which pre-selected candi- takes over the presidency when his term villain of the Orange Revolution narra- freedom of speech,” says Russian opposi- dates are essentially coronated. expires. tive: the Kremlin-backed candidate who tion leader Boris Nemtsov. “We envy A most positive legacy Mr. Saakashvili has also come under was exposed falsifying the 2004 election, their competitive elections without mas- criticism at home and abroad for unduly sparking massive street protests, and then sive Putin-style falsification.” Russia, analysts say, may have won a attempting to influence Ukraine’s elec- losing a court-ordered re-vote to pro- “This is a grandiose success story for tactical victory with Mr. Yanukovych’s tion. The Georgian leader, a close friend Western challenger Viktor Yushchenko. Ukraine. It is the result of the Orange victory over the Western-leaning Ms. and ally of Mr. Yushchenko, sent numer- So, does Mr. Yanukovych’s resurrec- Revolution that nobody will be able to Tymoshenko, who is widely seen as the ous electoral “observers” to Ukraine – tion in the February 7 runoff signal the change,” he said. architect of the Orange Revolution. But many of them beefy wrestlers with little end, not just of Ukraine’s Orange Joao Soares, president of the Organization the democratic precedent it reinforced experience in election monitoring – dur- Revolution, but of the pro-democratic for Security and Cooperation in Europe could turn out to be a strategic defeat in ing the January 17 first round, a move the long run. widely seen as an attempt at voter intimi- Analysts across the region praised out- dation. going President Yushchenko, who was The Georgian president, who clearly Canadian observers find flaws, eliminated after coming in an embarrass- favored Ms. Tymoshenko in the second ing fifth place in the January 17 first round, has since praised the vote, saying, round, for putting democratic values “Ukrainian democracy has won” and recommend electoral reforms ahead of his own political fortunes. pledging to work with Mr. Yanukovych. A Minsk-based political analyst, KYIV – The Election Observation • It is disappointing to find that the Andrey Federau, says that as a result of Looming disappointment in Moscow? Mission (EOM) of the Canada Ukraine Central Election Commission did not reg- the election, Ukraine has established gen- Foundation (CUF), in association with ister or accredit a single observer from Analysts do say they expect a shift in uine pluralism and escaped a situation Ukraine’s foreign policy toward Moscow, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC), Georgia for the second round, despite where power is concentrated in a few deployed 50 observers in six oblasts, various attempts by the Georgian EOM to but most stress that it will not be a whole- hands, as is the case in Belarus and sale abandonment of Kyiv’s goal of inte- which were chosen in cooperation with register its observers. Russia. the CANADEM Observer Group so that • If Ukraine wishes to build a strong grating with Europe. Ukraine’s NATO Tbilisi-based political analyst Soso bid, which had scant public support, will 24 of the 25 oblasts, plus Kyiv and civil society, and strong and durable dem- Tsiskarishvili says Ukraine has set an likely be shelved. But its bid to join the Sevastopol, were covered by Canadian ocratic institutions that have the respect example that other countries in the post- European Union will probably remain on international observers. In addition, a of the citizenry, it is very important to Soviet space would do well to emulate -- track. substantial number of experienced CUF maintain the right of civil society organi- including Georgia, where President “As for those Russians who now think observers were part of the 200-person zations to monitor presidential elections Mikheil Saakashvili has been criticized that this is Ukraine reversing course and CANADEM observer delegation for the as an important safeguard for the trans- for backsliding on democratic principles coming back toward Moscow, I suspect February 7 runoff of Ukraine’s presiden- parency of the election process. since leading the Rose Revolution in that in the end they are going to be disap- tial election. • CUF recommends the creation of a 2003. The CUF and the UCC had deployed 65 permanent election civil service at the “Despite the unfortunate end of his pointed,” Ambassador Pifer says. “There experienced and trained Canadian election district and local election committee political career, Mr. Yushchenko has left will be less tension between the two observers in six oblasts for the first round level. It is our recommendation that behind a most positive legacy, not only countries. But my sense is that the bulk of of the election held January 17. Ukraine reform its election laws and pro- for Ukraine but for the entire post-Soviet the Ukrainian elite and a large segment of On balance, in the oblasts under obser- cess and address the partisan nature of the space, due to the real steps he took to the population still want to see Ukraine vation, there was an adequate attempt to election commissions at the national, dis- develop democracy,” Mr. Tsiskarishvili fully a part of Europe.” meet internationally accepted standards trict and local levels. says. “You won’t find one example in Mr. Pifer and other analysts also point for free and fair elections. However, there • An additional item of electoral reform post-Soviet history where a president won out that it was former President Leonid remains an overriding concern that the must be the financing of elections. It is election amid such excitement, who then Kuchma, who served from 1994 to 2004 institutionalization of free and fair elec- commonly known that the current presi- went on to lose two parliamentary elec- and was viewed as pro-Moscow, who ini- tions requires a greater exercise of politi- dential election cost each side over $500 tions and then failed to win re-election.” tiated Ukraine’s NATO bid. cal will at the highest levels. million. As recommended by some mem- Likewise, Leila Alieva, director of the Likewise, observers say that radical The EOM noted drawbacks and made bers of the European Parliament, Ukraine Baku-based Center for National and changes are unlikely in Ukraine’s policies several recommendations, contained in should bring forward a set of legislative International Studies, says the February 7 in places like Moldova’s pro-Russia the Preliminary Observation Report pre- amendments to limit the amount of spend- runoff “demonstrated to the whole world breakaway province of Transdniester. sented in Kyiv on February 9. The high- ing by any candidates to a predetermined, that Ukraine is capable of holding a clean Since 2006, Kyiv has been conducting lights include: more modest maximum level. election” – and that such democratic prac- joint European Union-Ukrainian customs tices have become embedded in Ukraine’s patrols on the Ukrainian side of the political culture. Transdniester border. The policy, an effort “In Ukraine, it will be difficult to to combat illegal smuggling and arms reverse this process,” Ms. Alieva says. trafficking, was opposed by Moscow, “The past 20 years, this transition period, which called it a blockade of has not passed in vain. There was a very Transdniester. Despite Mr. Yanukovych’s intense expansion of democratic institu- pro-Russian leanings, observers say the tions. In contrast to other post-Soviet policy is likely to remain in place. countries there was not a rollback of civil “Ukraine has its own national inter- liberties, and it will be difficult to roll ests, which are to strengthen the state and them back now. Mr. Yanukovych will not eliminate risks at the border. In this sense, be able to reverse the gains of the revolu- the Transdniester conflict is one of offi- tion.” cial Kyiv’s priorities, regardless of the ‘color’ of those in power,” says Chisinau- A model to aspire to based political analyst Eugen Revenco. So will Ukraine’s democratic example resonate elsewhere in the post-Soviet RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani, Belarus, space? Will it provide encouragement to Georgian, Moldovan and Russian servic- pro-democracy activists in neighboring es contributed to this story. Belarus, who continue to battle the Copyright 2010, RFE/RL Inc. regime of authoritarian President Reprinted with the permission of Radio Alyaksandr Lukashenka? Will the praise Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 being lavished on Ukraine resonate with Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC quasi-authoritarian regimes, like in 20036; www.rferl.org. (See http://www. Armenia? rferl.org/content/A_Vote_Of_Confidence_ “One hopes that what we’ve seen in Democracy_Is_Real_Winner_Of_ Ukraine will be seen as a model to aspire Ukrainian_Election/1953202.html.) No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 5

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The UNA: 116 years of service to our community 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8

Th e Uk r a i n i a n We e k l y The UNA is 116 As the Ukrainian National Association celebrates its 116th birthday this Monday, February 22, the oldest and largest continuously active Ukrainian community organi- zation in North America is looking ahead to its 43rd regular convention. At that con- vention, to be held on May 20-23, representatives of the UNA’s branches throughout 2010’s pragmatic choice the United States and Canada will gather to chart the course for the organization for It was not an inspiring presidential she’s working!” “They’re promising, she’s the next four years and beyond. In doing so, they will have the goals and needs of the campaign, to say the least. working!” broader Ukrainian community in mind, just as their predecessors, the delegates to the While the 2004 presidential vote The ad campaign was an immediate hit, organization’s previous 42 conventions, did. offered Ukrainians their first serious spawning imitations from small businesses Founded as a fraternal benefit society on February 22, 1894, in Shamokin, Pa., the chance at Euro-Atlantic integration, this – “She’s working, they’re resting” from UNA became the first entity to organize Ukrainian immigrants in the United States year’s runoff was widely viewed as a the Pan Ukraine tourism agency – and par- and strengthen their identity as both Ukrainians and Americans. Ten years later, the pragmatic choice. odies from her critics – “She’s working, first branches of the UNA were founded in Canada. The new organization quickly “In contrast to the 1999 elections, when Ukraine is starving.” became the foundation of our community life. there were ideological wars of the past By October, the campaign adopted a As Dr. Myron B. Kuropas notes in his essential and eminently readable book versus the future, and in contrast to 2004, new spin on the theme, declaring, “She’s “Ukrainian-American Citadel: The First One Hundred Years of the Ukrainian when there was a civilization choice of working. She is Ukraine!” It’s unclear National Association,” since its founding the UNA “has been involved in the estab- which road – towards Europe or the East whether the ad campaign was intended to lishment of church communities, reading rooms and heritage schools. Its members – would Ukraine settle on, these elections take that turn, or if it was altered after all organized athletic teams, sports rallies, social clubs and an international league for were more pragmatic,” said Andrii the parodies and jokes the original theme Ukrainian youth in North America.” Yermolayev, director of the Sofiya Center spawned. In addition to its newspapers, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, since its for Social Research in Kyiv. Mr. Yanukovych’s ad campaign wasn’t inception the UNA has published and/or sponsored books and other informative “This time there was no discussion of nearly as amusing. “Ukraine for the materials in both the Ukrainian and English languages, including the two-volume language, NATO or values. At the center People,” was the unimaginative slogan “Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopedia” (1963 and 1971), Dr. Robert Conquest’s is, ‘Are we capable of changing the situa- most widely displayed on his billboards. “The Harvest of Sorrow” (1986) and the more recent curriculum guides about the tion in the country this year?’ ” “I will hear everyone,” declared other Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine. billboards, asking citizens to call a hotline Through the years, the Ukrainian National Association has been the cornerstone For many, it was a choice between the lesser of two evils. As journalist Mykhailo and register their concern, as if Mr. for many of our successes in North America, whether that was the unveiling of the Yanukovych had the time to listen to all of Taras Shevchenko monument in Washington or the establishment of the World Dubynianskyi put it, Viktor Yanukovych is perceived as a jailbird, boor and embar- them. Congress of Free Ukrainians (today known as the Ukrainian World Congress), or the Journalists revealed the real motive defense of human and national rights in Soviet-dominated Ukraine. In addition, it has rassment for the country who will push Ukrainians towards living by criminal behind this campaign. Upon calling the been a patron of the arts, has supported student members with scholarships and has hotline, young girls informed callers, engaged in diverse charitable activities. rules. Yulia Tymoshenko is perceived as a “Viktor Yanukovych can’t speak with you Dr. Kuropas underscores that, since its founding, “the UNA and the Ukrainian right now. For that you need to leave your community have been one. They are still inseparable. What happens to the Ukrainian careless “avantiuryst” (someone who pur- sues risky policies at the expense of oth- information: surname, name, patronymic, American community happens to the UNA, and what is good for the UNA has gener- address, home phone, mobile phone...” ally been good for the community.” ers) and liar who ruined the economy and would take power into her own hands While his campaign slogans were dull, This symbiosis arises out of the fact that the UNA is a fraternal benefit society. his campaign promises were unrealistic – And fraternal benefit societies, by definition, are organized and function solely for instead of establishing rule of law. Kyiv’s cultural defenders and authors boosting the population to 50 million in a the benefit of their members and their beneficiaries. The UNA’s members, of course, decade, a tax holiday for small- and medi- are part of the larger Ukrainian community, and many of them play leading roles in Dmytro and Serhii Kapranov put it even more bluntly, describing the 2010 choice um-sized businesses for five years, and myriad other organizations and institutions within our community. Thus, the UNA- boosting the minimum pension to $150 a community connection runs deep. as “between being potentially raped and robbed.” month and average pensions to $250 a Fraternal societies also have a branch (or lodge) system and a representative form month. of government. That representative form of government is most clearly seen in the Though both vowed reforms in their campaigns, both Ms. Tymoshenko and Mr. Yanukovych vowed to triple state UNA’s case at its quadrennial conventions – the highest decision-making body of the expenditures on health care to 10 percent UNA – where delegates elected by local branches represent their branches’ member- Mr. Yanukovych failed to initiate any sig- nificant reforms when serving as prime of GDP, as well as remove the moratorium ship. Furthermore, all adult members of the UNA have the opportunity to be elected on agricultural land sales, although his to office on the UNA General Assembly. minister, instead expending their energies in the ruthless fight for power that domi- parliamentary faction has consistently The Ukrainian National Association’s 2010 convention, which will be the second voted against canceling it, most recently held at the UNA’s own Soyuzivka Heritage Center, will soon be upon us. Currently, nated the presidency of Viktor Yushchenko. voting in December to extend the morato- UNA branches are electing convention delegates, who, it is hoped, will be properly rium until 2012. prepared for the work ahead: the convention deliberations and committee meetings Both campaigns dished out hollow slo- gans and outrageous promises unlikely to Ms. Tymoshenko offered voters her that focus on all aspects of the UNA’s multi-faceted activity within our community. own share of fantasies, such as creating As we celebrate the 116th anniversary of the UNA’s founding, we urge all be fulfilled. “This is a contest to see who can make “the most modern system of medicine, sci- UNA’ers to remember that the UNA and the community truly are “partners for life.” ence and education in Eastern Europe,” And we encourage non-UNA’ers to join this partnership for the benefit of us all. the more popular, but slightly-less-than- completely-outrageous promises in an “the highest level of state energy indepen- attempt to win election sympathy,” Kyiv dence” and joining the world’s top 30 political expert Ivan Lozowy said in late nations in the Human Development Index October 2009. “There’s a general cyni- compiled annually by the United Nations. Feb. Turning the pages back... cism that it all feeds into. The campaigns Ms. Tymoshenko might want to work don’t really care who they take on board. on Ukraine joining the Top 80. In 85th It’s a blunderbuss approach. They don’t place, Ukraine ranks below Colombia, 22 have a concerted strategy or tactic. Albania and Cuba. Lat year, on February 22, 2009, the Ukrainian National They’re playing outside the bounds of Paid press (as opposed to free press) Association celebrated its 115th anniversary. “It is enough to ordered civilized Western society, and 2009 anything goes.” President Viktor Yushchenko often simply pronounce the number – one hundred fifteen – to real- boasted that Ukraine’s free press was ize the significance of this jubilee,” noted Stefan Kaczaraj, She worked, he listened among the biggest accomplishments of his president of the UNA. presidency. However, media access was “The UNA is the oldest and largest Ukrainian organization in America,” Mr. Ms. Tymoshenko’s campaign was all about her. “She’s working!” her billboards not free, but paid for, and quite expensive Kaczaraj wrote in his greeting. “And we must underscore: not only can we give a posi- at that. tive report on the UNA’s current status, we can also look confidently at the future, and banners declared at the August 2009 launch of her campaign. “They’re yap- The Inter television network, believed despite the fact that American and world economies today face trying times.” to be owned by mega-millionaires Valerii The UNA has been guided by the goal of developing the institution for the good of ping, she’s working!” “They’re blocking, she’s working!” “They’re interfering, Khoroshkovskyi and Dmytro Firtash, and the Ukrainian people. In 2008 the UNA surpassed its goal for sales of annuities with the Ukrayina television network, owned more than $10 million worth of annuities sold. Mr. Kaczaraj emphasized that this by industrial kingpin Rinat Akhmetov, bra- remarkable achievement was due to the hard work of the UNA’s branches, their zenly tilted their news coverage in favor of respective branch secretaries, its professional sales force and the UNA’s activists. Mr. Yanukovych and against Ms. This success, Mr. Kaczaraj wrote, is a testament to the triumphs of all previous gen- Correction Tymoshenko. erations in the UNA and an accomplishment of the entire Ukrainian community. It was incorrectly noted in the February These two networks also host Ukraine’s The UNA continues to develop Soyuzivka into a Ukrainian heritage center – hosting 14 editorial that the Supreme Court of most popular political talk shows – “Grand camps for the younger generation, events for seniors, art and cultural exhibits, as well Ukraine is the final arbiter of the presi- Politics” with Yevgeny Kiseliov and as sporting events. In addition to its newspapers, The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda, dential election results established by the “Shuster Live” with Savik Shuster – which which are fraternal benefits, the UNA sponsors a scholarship program, and has award- Central Election Commission. In fact, the regularly laid wreaths at the feet of Mr. ed more than $2 million since the program was formalized. election rules law approved by Parliament Yanukovych and took aim at Ms. in July 2009 established the Higher Tymoshenko. (Mr. Kiseliov is an admitted Source: “Greeting on the UNA’s 115th anniversary,” The Ukrainian Weekly, Administrative Court in Kyiv as the February 22, 2009. venue of final appeal. (Continued on page 8) No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 7

NEWS AND VIEWS From a Canadian Angle Rewriting history: by Oksana Bashuk Hepburn An evidentiary perspective by Askold Lozynskyj their cultural and linguistic resources. Gratuitously, the compatriots from Ukraine Ask oligarchs the hard questions One of the greatest tragedies of the smeared Stepan Bandera, Shukhevych, the Victor Pinchuk is Ukraine’s most visi- accident compensation, health benefits, Ukrainian people is that because of their Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists ble philanthropist. In December alone, pensions? long-time status as stateless and oppressed, (OUN) and the UPA as fascist Nazi collabo- Chrystya Freeland of the influential Greed and inequality make social rev- their history has been written in most rators whom the Ukrainian government is Financial Times and the New Yorker olutions as oligarchs – most sons of instances by the oppressor and/or his agents. attempting to rehabilitate with honors. wrote about Ukraine’s richest man. Communists, well know. Perhaps that is Ukraine has been independent for almost In November 2009, John Himka. a histo- Though he funds an art center, global why they own multiple passports and a score. Still, certain states, i.e., the Russian rian from the University of Alberta submit- international havens. Mr. Pinchuk lives in Federation, which has proven to be a legiti- think-tanks, films and neo-natal clinics, ted a paper to the 42st national convention his generosity – flowing from a $2.6 bil- a $120 million home when in London. mate successor in interest to both tsarist of the American Association for the Russia and the USSR, have not been able to lion fortune – begs hard questions. To move forward as a Western democ- Advancement of Slavic Studies in Boston The former metallurgist admits to racy, Ukraine must deal with these gross come to grips. Still others who have since on “The Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the befriended Ukraine, i.e., Poland, refuse to humble beginnings. His childhood inequalities. But it will be difficult. The Holocaust.” Prof. Himka organized his “kvartyra” (apartment) was no bigger oligarchs are resisting distribution of edit its prejudicially written original account. paper with a discussion of his sources and And even those agents who themselves for than one of his current clothes closets, wealth, like proportional taxation on material about the Ukrainian Insurgent yet in a short time he became the world’s assets at home and abroad or re-privati- many years were stateless and often Army’s (UPA) “involvement in the murder oppressed, i.e., the Jews, continue to seek 203rd richest man. He did not earn, zation. Nonetheless, Ukraine repossessed of Jews.” To his credit Prof. Himka did inherit or win his fortune. As the the steel plant Mr. Akhmetov bought out new demons to escape blame for a not- acknowledge that his paper was paid for so-blameless past and to keep the fire of Ukrainian SSR crumbled, he “privatized” from the state for under $1 billion and with a fellowship from the Holocaust remembrance burning for their own trage- state assets, beginning with steel. He resold for over four times that price. Memorial Museum. This goes to motive. dies. moved to banking and energy. Now this Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko used Simply put, for his remuneration Prof. On October 28, 2008, the Russian raider – Ukrainians’ term for oligarchs – the money to fund pensions. The recent Himka had to produce one or more demons. Federation’s Permanent Representative to is on to safer ground. presidential election was a battleground On February 7, Prof. Himka’s colleague the United Nations Vitaly Churkin held a Collecting art, precious jewels and real for this and other issues. from the University of Alberta David press conference at the U.N. in New York to estate are traditional methods of seques- But Ms. Tymoshenko’s party, and that of Marples published an article in The boast about Russia’s success in thwarting tering money while philanthropy buys her competitor in the presidential runoff, Edmonton Journal on Ukraine’s honoring of Ukraine’s attempts to place the Great the nouveau riche gentrification and Viktor Yanukovych, is replete with oli- nationalist leader Bandera in which quite Famine of 1932-1933 on the agenda of the admission to certain international sets, garchs. President Viktor Yushchenko also is suddenly and with no substantiation or refer- 63rd session of the U.N. General Assembly. depending on what is being supported. tainted. His Orange Revolution promise to ence he asserted: “Members of the OUN-B He proceeded to denounce “attempts by Having put little distance to his ordi- put “criminals in jail’ came to nothing. That spearheaded pogroms in Lviv in the summer Ukraine to politicize the Great Famine of nary past, it does not surprise that the is why his voter support was just over 5 of 1941 when about 4,000 Jews were 1932-1933.” In the course of his denuncia- PinchukArtCentre in Kyiv holds such tzi- percent. Understandably, Ukrainians are killed.” tions, he gratuitously proffered evidence of atski-gawking displays as the $23 million disenchanted with politicians. And, most recently (February 12), the Ukraine’s contemporary political mindset diamond-studded human scull by Damian No matter who won the election, the notorious journalist Mark Ames, known claiming that “Ukraine is today rehabilitat- Hirst, or eye-popping excesses of group- immense wealth gap will not go unchal- equally well for his work in the United ing notorious Nazi collaborators like the sex involving Ukraine’s politicians. Few lenged. general of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army States and in Moscow, wrote an article in exhibitors appear to have Ukrainian To live harmoniously in Ukraine, oli- Roman Shukhevych.” The Nation. His purpose was to criticize the names. garchs need to deal with real “issues On May 5, 2009, the Permanent Mission outgoing orange president of Ukraine, Mr. Pinchuk’s philanthropy extends to important to Ukrainians.” They might of the Russian Federation to the United Viktor Yushchenko, and included amongst financing Stephen Spielberg’s film on the start by addressing questions central to Nations held a briefing titled “The Outcome the president’s sins the honoring of Bandera. Jewish Holocaust, international confer- peace, stability and equality for any and Lessons of World War II and the Mr. Ames wrote, “Bandera’s forces partici- ences in Israel on the future of Judaism, democracy: Present” at the U.N. headquarters in New pated in the mass killings of Jews in Lviv and, curiously, supporting a network of • How do they support Ukraine’s York. The event was opened and presided and other parts of Western Ukraine where neo-natal clinics across Ukraine. His national interests, symbols and values? over by Ilya Rogachev, deputy permanent Jews once thrived.” charitable foundation is designed “to • Do they pay wages commensurate representative of the Russian Federation to For those unfamiliar with Mr. Ames, his encourage a new generation of Ukrainian with benefits derived from workers? the U.N. In his opening remarks Mr. loyalties are brought to light in previous leadership.” • Is there evidence of access and equi- Rogachev said: writings, among them an analysis of the Corporate philanthropy is becoming ty in entities they control? “Despite the tragic lessons of World War 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia. “widespread” in Ukraine, says Barbara • Are their taxes on assets at home and II, we oftentimes witness the revival of prac- Mr. Ames sided with Russia. Felitti, country director, Ukrainian abroad appropriate to the riches tices conducive to the escalation of modern Do you discern a pattern here? Citizens Action Network, a program amassed? forms of racism, racial discrimination and Inasmuch as, of all the aforesaid, only funded by the U.S. Agency for Mr. Pinchuk, a leading oligarch and xenophobia. Unfortunately, a number of Prof. Himka has attempted to substantiate International Development to support philanthropist, might wish to show the countries have recently been pursuing and his assertions, let’s deal with some of his “initiatives by citizens that address issues way by answering additional ones that undisguised policy of presenting as heroes work in the area of Bandera, Shukhevych, important to Ukrainians.” It is difficult to matter to Ukraine’s majority: those who participated in Nazi crimes. the OUN and the UPA. In passing I should see how diamond-studded sculls or inter- • In addition to funding movies/con- “... Quite recently, we have witnessed the mention that in private communications, national Judaism – under 1 percent of ferences/exhibits about the suffering of profane action or inaction by the Ukrainian Prof. Marples relies on the scholarship of Ukrainians are Jews – reflects this goal. Jews, is he funding those depicting authorities… Open glorification of… the Prof. Himka for his assertions. Most agree. The Internet is abuzz with Ukraine’s astronomical loss of some 20 Ukrainian Insurgent Army fighters, who One of Prof. Himka’s favorite targets is anger at the oligarchs’ perfidy of portray- million during World War II and the tainted themselves with the crimes against the Great Famine of 1932-1933; he attempts ing art as a naked woman slathered in Holodomor, the genocide perpetrated by those who fought in the ranks of the anti- to minimize its significance by reducing the black caviar being gang-raped by a bunch Communists most of whom in Ukraine Hitler coalition, declaring notorious Nazi number of victims. In his current assault on of philanthropists while a mother cannot were Jewish? Roman Shukhevych as a hero of Ukraine, the OUN and the UPA and its leaders, Prof. withdraw her own money out of a bank • Having funded a global meeting of demolition and desecration of monuments to Himka has chosen to rely on eyewitness tes- owned by an oligarch and watches her Jews in Israel to deal with common Soviet soldiers are all links of the same timony. That is a significant factor in itself child die of cancer. issues, will he undertake a similar initia- chain of practices aimed at re-writing the because in juridical evidentiary proceedings, Ukraine’s other “superbahati” – super tive dealing with Ukraine’s concerns? history of World War II and inculcating bla- eyewitness accounts, while still afforded rich – are Rinat Akhmetov with $1.8 bil- • How does his philanthropy reflect tantly pro-fascist ideology in the minds of some evidentiary weight, are considered the lion; Igor Kolomoisky, $1.2 billion; and Ukraine’s needs and culture? Is it repre- the current and future generations.” most unreliable, often tainted by memory Gennadiy Bogolyubov $1.1 billion. The sentative of its majority rather than of an On January 25 of this year, the lapses, embellishments, etc. However, that total capital of its top 50 is around $26 international insider group? International Council of Russian serves Prof. Himka best and even there the billion. Ukraine’s GDP for 2008 was • How does he respond to the charges Compatriots met at the U.N. to conference evidence he produces fails to impugn. about $180 billion. that Israel buys Ukrainian infant organs their achievements and address their prob- In one of his publications written for the While Ms. Frattelli admires oligarch given that he has several neo-natal facili- lems. The proceedings deteriorated into purpose of showing that on July 1, 1941, the generosity, Ukrainians – subsisting on ties in Ukraine? mudslinging against Russia’s neighbors, in OUN spearheaded a pogrom in Lviv, Prof. less than $300 per month wages or $40 Ukrainians must ask these questions. particular Latvia, which had the audacity to Himka offers the testimony of one Rosa pensions – call then “grabocrats” rather And demand answers. insist on a working knowledge of Latvian as Wagner who gave her account in 1945 in than philanthropists and demand to know: a prerequisite for citizenship, and Ukraine, Krakow at the request of the Jewish Where are the reasonable wages for work Oksana Bashuk Hepburn may be con- where Russians have experienced a dimin- Historical Institute. Ms. Wagner provides a that sustains their excesses? Where are tacted at [email protected]. ishing of Ukrainian government funding of narrative of what transpired involving her- self and other Jews in July 1941 in Lviv when the Germans invaded and the Soviets Askold S. Lozynskyj is a New York were forced to flee. Prof. Himka himself attorney and former president of the Visit our archive online: www.ukrweekly.com Ukrainian World Congress. (Continued on page 18) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8

2010's pragmatic... (Continued from page 6) Moscow KGB instructor.) They tossed Mr. Yanukovych softball questions when he appeared on their shows – and only in the presence of reporters and pundits that openly favored him, such as Russophile Oleksander Chalenko of the Segodnya daily newspaper owned by Mr. Akhmetov and political pundit Andrii Yermolayev. The Segodnya daily newspaper, the most widely read in Ukraine, grilled Ms. Tymoshenko on a daily basis while prais- ing Mr. Yanukovych. When the moment of truth arrived – a February 1 debate by the two remaining contenders – Mr. Yanukovych played hooky and instead attended a show orga- nized by Victor Pinchuk’s ICTV network. Instead of debating, he discussed his grand plans as president with an entourage of loyal journalists and political consultants, including Kuchma lapdogs Viacheslav Pikhovschek and Dmytro Dzhanhirov, who carried out the anti-Yushchenko defa- mation campaign in 2004. As a result, viewers were treated to the bizarre scene of Ms. Tymoshenko making the most of her hour-and-a-half allocated Zenon Zawada time to discuss her political agenda. The camera regularly panned to the empty A Yanukovych billboard in Zhytomyr displays the slogan A Tymoshenko campaign billboard in Zhytomyr tells pass- podium where Mr. Yanukovych was sup- “Ukraine for the People.” ers-by: “Ukraine will win – Ukraine is you.” posed to have stood, and to the debate moderator who looked on as Ms. deputy chair of the National Security and War Begins Today,” “Stop Raping the January to discuss whom they would sup- Tymoshenko spoke without pausing, with- Defense Council who was a Tymoshenko Country,” “War Final Countdown,” and port to become Ukraine’s next president, out a teleprompter and without notes. Bloc national deputy before defecting to “Save Us! They’re Raping.” reportedly settling on Viktor Yanukovych. Both the Inter and ICTV networks the Party of Regions in 2007. They repeatedly shouted, “Enough of Among them was Donbas industrial denied Ms. Tymoshenko’s requests to Experienced observers who met the raping the country” and “Politicians aren’t magnate Rinat Akhmetov, RosUkrEnergo organize a debate. Georgians in Donetsk said they were all supposed to rape the country” before partner Dmytro Firtash, industry and “For some reason it didn’t enter into the athletic men who had no experience moni- police officers grabbed them, covered their media kingpin Igor Kolomoisky, Kharkiv heads of [U.S. President Barack] Obama, toring elections. chests with jackets and escorted them out- tycoon Oleksander Yaroslavskyi and [French President Nicolas] Sarkozy, The Party of Regions estimated that side. Russian mega-millionaire Konstantin [German Chancellor Angela] Merkel or about 1,400 arrived, hundreds of whom The Femen activists told reporters they Grigorishin. other leaders of large countries to avoid got access to polling stations by registering would have traveled to the Dnipropetrovsk Any suspicions that this was a conspira- debates,” she said in mid-January. “Only as journalists with Donbas newspapers polling station where Ms. Tymoshenko cy theory were erased by the scene at the Yanukovych, who fears frantically any loyal to the Tymoshenko Bloc. voted to stage the same protest but lacked luxurious InterContinental Hotel the night direct dialogue.” The Tymoshenko Bloc didn’t sign them the funds. They said they were protesting of February 7. up for the second round. the violation of democratic foundations in Grinning men dressed in sleek dark Election intrigue Press secretaries for Ms. Tymoshenko Ukraine. suits, or the other preferred style of black Georgian goons, Russian spies, Donbas and Mr. Saakashvili declined to comment Police arrested them and released the turtlenecks and blazers, mingled in the bombers and topless feminists all became on the veracity of the recording, which is ladies that afternoon. Their protest drew hotel lobby, giving the immediate impres- actors in the melodrama of the 2010 presi- widely available for listening on the admiration and compliments from interna- sion that it indeed was a gathering of dential vote. Internet (in Russian). tional observers. Ukraine’s top dons and capos. As part of her off-the-cuff style, Ms. About two weeks later, the Russians “I was impressed by a very peculiar Among them was Yanukovych loyalist Tymoshenko decided, allegedly at the last had their own scandal when Security freedom of expression when three ladies Serhii Kivalov, the goat of the 2004 elec- minute, to dispatch more than 2,000 Service of Ukraine Chairman Valentyn from the Femen organization expressed tions who led the Central Election Georgian election observers to the Donbas Nalyvaichenko announced the February 2 their protest against the political life here,” Commission in falsely awarding Mr. region. arrest near the Moldovan border of five said Assen Agov, chair of the NATO Yanukovych the second-round victory. An audio recording released to the pub- Russian spies, who allegedly attempted to Parliamentary Assembly misson. “It added Other magnates in attendance were lic featured a voice similar to Ms. gain military state secrets, for which they color to this wonderful election.” Viacheslav Boguslayev, the director of the Tymoshenko’s conspiring with a voice paid $2,000. The agents from Russia’s Motor Sich engine manufacturing plant in similar to Georgian President Mikheil Federal Security Service (FSB), the suc- Dons and capos triumph Zaporizhia, RosUkrEnergo partner Ivan Fursin and Russian mage-millionaire Saaskashvili’s to register the observers, cessor to the KGB, will be prosecuted, Mr. Ukrayinska Pravda reporter Serhii Vadim Noyinskyi. even after the Central Election Naylvaichenko said. Leshchenko reported on January 10 that Even Victor Pinchuk appeared along- Commission’s deadline expired. In other develoments, four rural Ukraine’s biggest oligarchs met at the side his billionaire pal Viktor Vekselberg, a “Givi (Targamadze) is on the ground Luhansk Oblast polling stations were Courchevel ski resort in the heart of the there,” said the voice similar to Mr. threatened with explosives on February 7, French Alps during the first week of (Continued on page 10) Saakashvili’s, referring to the Georgian which were evacuated for several hours. member of Parliament who chairs the par- An anonymous caller phoned in the liamentary Defense and Security fake bomb threat to disrupt elections, law Committee. “Maybe one of yours will enforcement authorities said. The arrested make contact and resolve the issues.” suspect is a former police officer working “Absolutely,” replied the voice similar for the local civic organization, “Our to Ms. Tymoshenko’s. “I told [First Vice President – 2010,” which supported one of Prime Minister Oleksander] Turchynov to the presidential candidates, local authori- meet quickly. I am currently in the regions ties alleged. traveling. I am in the elections. But I will Young radicals calling themselves the be in Kyiv tomorrow and I will meet with Autonomous Opposition ambushed a Kyiv them as well. And I wanted to thank you polling station with smoke bombs, chained that such a team was dispatched to its doors and attached the banner, “Yu and Ukraine, or is currently being sent.” Ya – enemies of the people,” referring to “No, actually we will send the most the run-off candidates. They told reporters reliable and combat-ready people,” replied they were protesting “elections without a the male voice. choice.” In concluding the conversation, the voice A protest that proved far more effective similar to Ms. Tymoshenko’s said, “We need in garnering publicity and public sympathy to unify all efforts very strongly in order to was a demonstration held by feminists at not allow this group. It’s very hard.” the polling station where Mr. Yanuokvych “I am confident all will be well,” the was planning to vote. man replied. Before he showed up, five young Most district election commissions resembled this chaotic throng of commission- The recording was released to the pub- women of the Femen activist group bared ers in Ivano-Frankivsk waiting for hours, in many cases all night, to submit their lic on January 15 by Dmytro Vydrin, a their chests and held signs that read, “The ballots and protocols. No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 9

choice among candidates in a calm atmo- and prosperity, protecting security and terri- Western leaders... sphere followed freely by the media. We torial integrity, strengthening the rule of (Continued from page 1) welcome the high turnout of voters. The law, promoting non-proliferation, and sup- Only after the U.S. and EU congratulated conduct of both the first and second rounds porting reform in Ukraine’s economic and Mr. Yanukovych did the Russian president reflect [sic] another step in the consolida- energy sectors. praise Mr. Yanukovych’s victory. tion of Ukraine’s democracy.” “I don’t see anything there,” said Press Attaché Nancy Pettit of the U.S. President Obama called Mr. Yanukovych Volodymyr Kryzhanivskyi, describing his Embassy in Ukraine declined The to congratulate him on his election and wish view of the U.S. position. Mr. Weekly’s request to ask U.S. Ambassador him success in carrying out his mandate, Kryzhanivskyi was Ukraine’s first ambas- to Ukraine John Tefft to explain the White the February 11 White House statement sador to the Russian Federation, serving House statement. said. “The United States looks forward to between 1991 and 1994. “Obama acted as Ms. Pettit also declined to offer an expla- working with President-elect Yanukovych Americans do, and it’s normal – ‘He won, nation on behalf of the Embassy, referring and continuing to strengthen our coopera- so we need to congratulate him. So there only to the White House statement and the tion with Ukraine’s government and its par- might be some appeals …’ But they don’t U.S. Embassy statement, which was issued liamentary leaders,” the statement said. understand the coarse brazenness of certain just a few days after election day and took a The U.S. president commended the political forces.” neutral stance. Ukrainian people describing the election as The leaders of the U.S., the EU, NATO “The United States commends the a peaceful expression of political will and and other Western structures based their Ukrainian people on the conduct of the another positive step in strengthening decision to congratulate Mr. Yanukovych February 7 second round of presidential democracy in Ukraine. on the positive endorsement of the elections offered by the major international observing elections, which international observers The strategic partnership between the Zenon Zawada have assessed positively in their preliminary United States and Ukraine is based on organizations, experts said. But they didn’t conclusions,” the U.S. Embassy stated fol- shared interests and values, the statement rule out a political motive either. Ukraine’s former Foreign Affairs Minister “Let them sort this out themselves,” Mr. Borys Tarasyuk (seen here in a photo lowing the vote. “The election provided a said, which include expanding democracy Kryzhanivskyi said, describing the thinking from 2009) said it was unethical for the of Western leaders. “Once they resolve it, United States and the European Union to let them complain against each other. And recognize Viktor Yanukovych’s victory CEC declares... the election law passed only last summer, afterwards they [Western leaders] will say before official results were established. or in some cases within a few days of the the entire time, ‘Wait, but they [observers] (Continued from page 1) vote said, said Dr. Perepelytsia. said so.’ That’s why they took this position home, Dr. Perepelytsia said, but calcula- invalidate the CEC’s final election proto- Mr. Vlasenko estimated that between – ‘They gave us this, so we’ll eat it up. We tions prove that less than a third of them, or col for the second-round vote and hold a 10 and 12 percent of the vote was rigged have what we have.’ ” about 459,000 voters, could have done so third round of the election in its place. in favor of Mr. Yanukovych. The parliamentary assemblies of the based on the limited number of homes local It’s also seeking to overturn the results The Tymoshenko campaign is highly Organization for Security and Cooperation election commissioners could have physi- in four regions where the most serious disadvantaged because the July 2009 in Europe, NATO, the Council of Europe cally visited. fraud allegedly occurred – Crimea, election rules law doesn’t allow for a and European Parliament stated on February Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc lawyer Serhii Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Luhansk – polling station’s results to be cancelled 8 that voting and counting in Ukraine’s Vlasenko was correct in his assessment of and to conduct recounts at more than 900 unless at least 10 percent of its ballots are election was assessed as “overwhelmingly the international observing missions, Mr. polling stations. proven to be falsified, said Dr. positive by observers.” Kryzhanivskyi said. The fraud claims include last-minute Perepelytsia. Yet the Yanukovych campaign conduct- “The Russian Empress Kateryna II was mass additions to voter lists (legalized by Ironically, the Tymoshenko Bloc voted ed itself “simply brutally,” Mr. genuinely convinced that Prince Potemkin last-minute legislation); ballots cast on in support of the legislation that is now an Kryzhanivskyi said, and “it’s hard for them was a good builder because he built behalf of the deceased or those who emi- obstacle to the appeal filed by its leader. to understand.” The Party of Regions con- ‘Potemkin villages,’” Mr. Vlasenko said grated; ballot-stealing from those who The Higher Administrative Court will ducted “unbelievable, horrible falsifica- February 15 on the “Shuster Live” televi- voted “Don’t support anyone” or failed begin its review of the appeal on February tions” in the oblasts under its control, par- sion show, referring to the fake, idyllic vil- ballots; vote-buying (offering transporta- 19. Ms. Tymoshenko requested that it be ticularly Donetsk and Luhansk, he noted. lages built by the prince to impress the tion in exchange for votes), and voter car- broadcast on live television. Extensive “carousels” (“karusely”) trans- empress. ousels (“karusely”) that abused lax home- The Tymoshenko Bloc registered a bill ported Donbas voters from their hospital “The Party of Regions built such villages voting procedures (legalized by last-min- in Parliament to cancel the February 25 beds to their homes via ambulances to allow for international observers for these elec- ute legislation). inauguration date, but was unable to mus- them to vote more than once, he said, citing tions. That’s why they reflected what they The Tymoshenko campaign alleged it ter the necessary support from the first-hand accounts from his friends who saw. The first secretary of the Central has observers from the Organization for Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc to support it. live in the region. Security and Cooperation in Europe Those voting to set the inauguration for About 1.5 million Ukrainians voted at (Continued on page 22) (OSCE) willing to testify on its behalf February 25 included 172 Party of regarding vote fraud, as well as video Regions deputies, one Tymoshenko Bloc footage from the OSCE. deputy, 27 Communists, 20 Lytvyn Bloc The OSCE Kyiv office said it wasn’t deputies, 15 (out of 72) Our Ukraine- RESULTS OF UKRAINE’S aware of any video footage shot by its People’s Self-Defense deputies and three observers. deputies excluded from factions. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION “I have footage of OSCE observers Besides attempting to postpone Mr. who slept heavily” during the vote count, Yanukovych’s inauguration, Ms. Following are the official results of the presidential runoff election, as released said Andrii Senchenko, chair of the Tymoshenko is also fighting to piece by the Central Election Commission of Ukraine. Tymoshenko Bloc in Crimea who said together whatever is left of the de facto about 200,000 votes in the autonomous parliamentary coalition to keep the coali- Region Yanukovych Tymoshenko republic were falsified by the Yanukovych tion government in place and ensure that Crimea 821,244 (78.24%) 181,715 (17.31%) campaign. she remains as prime minister. Cherkasy 202,512 (28.84%) 459,041 (65.37%) OSCE Spokesperson Jens-Hagen Meanwhile, the Party of Regions and Chernivtsi 121,381 (27.64%) 291,944 (66.47%) Eschenbacher declined The Weekly’s Mr. Yanukovych are trying to form their Chernihiv 194,069 (30.95%) 398,953 (63.63%) request to interview OSCE observers who own coalition. While the Lytvyn Bloc is Dnipropetrovsk 1,154,274 (62.70%) 536,321 (29.13%) visited the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. Donetsk 2,435,522 (90.44%) 173,820 (6.45%) He also declined to answer The interested, the kingmaker will be the highly fractious Our Ukraine-People’s Ivano-Frankivsk 57,849 (7.02%) 731,858 (88.89%) Weekly’s questions about how many Kharkiv 1,076,962 (71.35%) 338,643 (22.43%) OSCE observers were dispatched to the Self-Defense Bloc, which has splintered into at least four conflicting groups with Kherson 323,201 (59.98%) 181,754 (33.73%) Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts, and the Khmelnytskyi 191,484 (24.94%) 535,371 (69.74%) Autonomous Republic of Crimea, and different loyalties. Mr. Yanukovych said on February 17 Kirovohrad 203,999 (39.61%) 281,509 (54.66%) how many observed the vote count. Kyiv 229,858 (23.61%) 678,533 (69.71%) that coalition formation would begin after Numerous critics of the international Luhansk 1,237,922 (88.96%) 107,523 (7.72%) his inauguration, rendering hollow the missions – including Yulia Tymoshenko Lviv 131,136 (8.60%) 1,313,904 (86.20%) Bloc lawyer Serhii Vlasenko and Askold threats by Regions deputies that Ms. Mykolaiv 446,050 (71.53%) 143,135 (22.95%) Lozynskyj, a lawyer who led the Tymoshenko would be removed as prime Odesa 868,533 (74.14%) 228,757 (19.52%) Ukrainian World Congress election mis- minister by the time their candidate takes Poltava 318,405 (38.99%) 442,583 (54.20%) sion – alleged these election observers office. Rivne 121,446 (18.91%) 489,579 (76.24%) were too few in number to cover and Meanwhile, Mr. Lytvyn, eager to hold Sumy 194,608 (30.40%) 402,591 (62.89%) report the violations that occurred. onto his post as the chair of the Verkhovna Ternopil 53,773 (7.92%) 599,697 (88.39%) Furthermore critics said, the Party of Rada, requested that the national deputies Vinnytsia 227,633 (24.26%) 667,101 (71.10%) Regions, which dominates some of who belong to the current de facto coali- Volyn 84,212 (14.01%) 491,854 (81.85%) Ukraine’s most populous oblasts, has tion sign their names re-affirming their Zakarpattia 224,917 (41.55%) 279,631 (51.66%) developed more sophisticated and benign commitment. Zaporizhia 731,932 (71.50%) 227,531 (22.22%) tactics of vote fraud that elude the notice [Editor’s note: The current parliamen- Zhytomyr 258,695 (36.70%) 405,289 (57.50%) of foreign election observers, who are only tary coalition led by Ms. Tymoshenko is Kyiv (city) 376,099 (25.72%) 955,406 (65.34%) briefly exposed to election procedures and considered de facto because, while it has Sevastopol (city) 178,201 (84.35%) 21,940 (10.38%) don’t speak the local languages. a majority of votes in Parliament on NATIOWIDE 12,481,266 (48.95%) 11,593,357 (45.47%) Many foreign observers also aren’t paper, it lacks the loyalty of its deputies ABROAD 15,349 (33.96%) 27,374 (60.57%) aware of the subtleties and “fine print” in to consistently render a majority vote.] 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8 Slavic music expert conducts workshop for Edmonton-area choirs by Ksenia Maryniak which arrived in Ukraine via Poland. Mr. Rachmaninoff, and even Bailey called it a kind of “religious folk Beethoven” – all of whom EDMONTON, Alberta – As an auxilia- music,” and related that much of it was did not yet exist in the 18th ry activity in conjunction with his guest paraliturgical, often performed on the steps century. He invited them to appearance conducting Edmonton’s pro- of the church after a festal liturgy. consider, for example, that fessional choir Pro Coro Canada in a con- The kanty became very popular among Bortniansky’s well-known cert of Ukrainian sacred music titled the laity, being strongly rhythmic in hymn “Yak Slaven Nash” “Heart of Kyiv,” acclaimed Slavic music melodic composition and strophic in struc- ideally takes the form of a expert Mark Bailey held a workshop for ture, allowing entire stories and legends to baroque minuet, giving due local choirs on Saturday, January 30. be told in a harmonized musical setting. consideration to the tempo- At the invitation of Pro Coro’s acting One of the best-known early composers of ral context in which it was CEO, Russ Mann, the daylong workshop full-fledged part-sung liturgical pieces at composed. was organized by the Ukrainian Music this time was Mykola Dyletsky. For this and many other Society of Alberta and coordinated by Dr. At each stage of the historical journey insights into the contribu- Melanie Turgeon, who supplied practice narrated by Mr. Bailey, workshop attend- tion by Ukrainian compos- scores and provided logistical support at ees were given the opportunity to hear ers to the development of her home campus of King’s University recorded examples of the types of compo- Slavic liturgical music in the College. sitions being described, and to try singing Eastern churches, Mr. Bailey The workshop was attended by nearly them from the supplied scores. Thus, in received the profound grati- 80 choristers, conductors, and music teach- addition to basking in his extensive knowl- tude and enthusiastic admi- ers from numerous Ukrainian community edge of the subject, all members of this ad ration of the workshop and church ensembles in Edmonton, hoc chorus enjoyed the privilege of mak- attendees. Many commented including St. Basil’s, St. Elias, St. ing music together under his able guid- that they will long remem- George’s, St. John’s, St. Josaphat’s, Axios, ance. The results were at times quite lovely ber this very worthwhile, Dnipro, Ukrainian Male Chorus and indeed. informative and inspiring Verkhovyna. Charting a remarkable course of the event, and will happily look The official introduction of Mr. Bailey evolution of Eastern Slavic sacred music forward to another visit to and an overview of his stellar career were over just a century and a half, Mr. Bailey Edmonton by this uniquely given by Luba Boyko-Bell, president of rounded off his lecture by focusing on the talented conductor and the Ukrainian Music Society of Alberta. Ukrainian composers Maksym scholar in the not-too-distant Ivan Huk Mr. Bailey then he embarked upon a high- Berezovsky, Artem Vedel and Dmytro future. Mark Bailey conducts workshop participants. ly professional presentation to support his Bortniansky. Exposed as they were to general theme that “Ukrainian composers prevalent contemporary developments in changed the shape of liturgical music Western Europe, particularly Italy, these throughout Eastern Europe, particularly “Ukrainian boys,” who often started their Russia,” starting in the 17th-18th centu- careers as singers in the Imperial Russian ries. Court Kapell, took sacred liturgical music He described how the monodic “zna- to new heights with contrapuntal poly- menny” chants inherited from Byzantium phonic composition. and Bulgaria developed into the “more As workshop attendees prepared to sing tuneful and characteristically Slavic” a few works by these representatives of Kyivan and other indigenous chants, and Ukraine’s “Golden Era” of classical music, subsequently how Western influences Mr. Bailey exhorted them to “forget about began to appear in three-part “kanty,” Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov,

Participants of the Ukrainian Choral Workshop.

Regions logo and give the appearance that 2010's pragmatic... Mr. Yanukovych’s victory had mass support. (Continued from page 8) A former president of the Ukrainian Russian industrial magnate. World Congress, Askold Lozynskyj, spec- It’s conceivable that the party’s exten- ulated that the success of the Party of sive client base of mega-millionaires Regions, which caters to Ukraine’s biggest enabled it to pay for thousands of oligarchs, was the poverty in which tens of Yanukovych supporters to be bused into millions of Ukrainians remain mired. Kyiv from the regions to stand guard at the “Difficult economic conditions are often Regions’ camps throughout city, most taken advantage of,” he wrote in a notably outside the Central Election February 8 column published in Commission. Ukrayinska Pravda. Dishonest people, he Ukrainian media reports estimated the said “take advantage of the political situa- supporters earned 150 to 280 hrv per day tion and this unfortunate poverty for their ($18.75 to $35) a day to wear the Party of own goals.” No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 11

Subtleny speaks on Trawniki guards’ service during World War II by Oksana Zakydalsky trained at Trawniki served as guards at concentration and killing camps, they were TORONTO – “Trawniki” has appeared not directly involved in the actual extermi- on the indictments of persons in the U.S. nation program, Prof. Subtelny stated. charged with taking part in the Holocaust; Trawniki was a town 30 kilometers it was listed in the charges against John south of Lublin, close to the Ukrainian- Demjanjuk. What was “Trawniki” and Polish border. Two weeks after Nazi who were the “Trawniki men?” This is Germany invaded the Soviet Union on one of the questions that Prof. Orest June 22, 1941, German SS and police Subtelny had to deal with when he was authorities in the Lublin district estab- contacted, a total of four times, by the lished a detention facility at Trawniki. Its U.S. Office of Special Investigations first function was as a holding center for (OSI) to serve as a witness for men refugees and Soviet POWs. charged by the OSI for being “Nazis.” On July 17, 1941, SS Maj. Gen. Odilo The OSI, a unit within the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Globcnik was appointed Commissioner was created in 1979. It has been focused on for the Establishment of SS and Police finding “Nazis” who had committed crimes Bases in the New Eastern Territory and against humanity, before and during World the Trawniki facility became part of the War II, and who subsequently entered the Generalplan OST. The body responsible United States. As crimes committed against for the drafting of this secret plan, and its non-Americans outside the United States implementation, was the security organ of are not within the criminal jurisdiction of the SS. Capt. Karl Streibel of the SS was Oksana Zakydalsky U.S. courts, the OSI has taken legal action appointed to command the Trawniki train- Dr. Orest Subtelny speaks on the topic of the Trawniki guards. under civil immigration laws by prosecut- ing camp, a position he held until the ing those who may have entered the U.S. by evacuation of the camp in July 1944. the Warsaw ghetto, it sparked the Warsaw carried out by the SS and police units. giving fraudulent information. The OSI Between September 1941 and September ghetto uprising. Although the liquidation Significantly, the article about Trawniki seeks to denaturalize those who obtained 1942, Prof. Subtelny continued, the of the ghetto was put in operation by SS on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum U.S. citizenship and ultimately to deport Trawniki facility became a training camp and police units, Trawniki-trained guards website (www.ushmm.com), in every them. As of 2008, the OSI has successfully where SS and police officials trained guards were used to seal it off. instance where killing actions are referred prosecuted 107 cases. and security personnel (Wachmänner) for Trawniki-trained guards were used in to, is careful to say that these were carried Prof. Subtelny gave a presentation at a the proposed German settlements in the deportation operations from ghettos in out by “SS and police units.” Shevchenko Scientific Society meeting in occupied Eastern territories. At first, the German-occupied Poland and as escorts Some key officials at Trawniki did not Toronto on January 22, in which he dealt personnel were recruited from the Soviet for transport trains from the ghettos to the survive the war: Globocnik committed with the question of Trawniki and empha- POWs but, as the supply of Soviet prisoners concentration camps. The Wachmänner suicide, and the battalion commanders sized that he and the OSI differed on the dried out, Streibel’s men began to conscript continued to be trained at Trawniki until were killed at the front or by partisans. questions concerning Trawniki. civilians – many of them Ukrainians. late July 1944, when the Soviet advance Other Trawniki officials were prosecuted In the opinion of the OSI, Trawniki Galician Ukrainians, who thought they were forced the Germans to abandon Trawniki. after the war. A West German court was a training place for volunteers to take being sent to Germany to work, were According to Prof. Subtelny, the indicted the head of the training camp, part in the extermination of Jews. instead taken to Trawniki. Wachmänner did not play a direct role in Streibel, Trawniki labor camp Staff Sgt. According to Prof. Subtelny, however, During the summer of 1942, Trawniki extermination actions. Although Josef Napieralla and four Trawniki com- Trawniki was a training place for guards to was used as a forced-labor camp for Jews Trawniki-trained guards were used at the pany commanders in 1970, but all six serve the German Generalplan OST – the and it was guarded by Trawniki-trained Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka camps, were acquitted in 1976. plan for the settlement of Germans in the guards. Firms were moved from the ghet- they served only as external guards – Thus, Prof. Subtelny noted, the com- conquered eastern territories through tos to Trawniki, and Streibel was named manning the towers and perimeters of the mander of the Trawniki training camp is Germanization, expulsion and extermina- commander of the Trawniki labor camp. camps. They had no contact with the free while Mr. Demjanjuk, a Trawniki tion of the local population. While those When the Germans decided to liquidate Jewish inmates. The actual killings were guard, is on trial in Germany. Mazepa symposium held at Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center by Sophia Kachor Oseredok’s permanent collection, the held that there existed a social contract emizing of Mazepa in the 21st century symposium brought together five scholars between the nobility and their sovereign and the role of the government of Ukraine WINNIPEG, Manitoba – National who explored the various often divergent as a guarantor of rights and privileges. In in these rehabilitation efforts. hero, traitor, romantic figure – fact, spin views about Hetman Ivan Mazepa, his contrast to this is the very autocratic Dr. Myroslav Shkandrij of the and fiction, history and mythology, these place in Ukrainian history and culture. Russian model of the nobles as “the slave Department of German and Slavic Studies were some of the issues explored at “The The stage was set by Dr. Orest of the tsar.” These conflicting values lie at the University of Manitoba presented a Age and Legacy of Mazepa (1687-1709),” at the core of understanding the diverging a symposium co-sponsored by Oseredok Subtelny of the Department of History at paper on “Mazepa in Russian Romantic York University in Toronto in a presenta- views on Mazepa as national hero and Literature.” He traced the development of Ukrainian Cultural and Educational villainous traitor. tion titled “Mazepa in the Context of East Russian iconic images about Ukraine cre- Center and the Center for Ukrainian Prof. Radoslav Zuk of McGill European History.” Prof. Subtelny ated in the early 19th century by Russian Canadian Studies, University of University in Montreal spoke on “Mazepa expanded on two opposing values under- Manitoba. and Baroque Church Architecture in Romantics, a classic colonial image of a Held November 28, 2009, in lying the structure of Ukrainian and Ukraine.” He traced the development of backward, violent, outdated country. He Russian elites. On the one hand, there is Oseredok’s art gallery with a backdrop of the origins of Ukrainian Kozak and (Continued on page 22) “Legacy of the Cossack Elite,” an exhibi- the Magna Carta-Polish Commonwealth Mazepa baroque architecture to the tion of 17th and 18th textiles and maps in model adopted by the Kozak elite, which Byzantine tradition, placing it within the context of Western European church architecture and connecting it to the folk tradition of Ukrainian wood architecture. He highlighted Mazepa’s contribution as patron of the reconstruction of old churches and the building of new ones in the architectural style that took his name, identifying them with the expression of cultural attitudes of the time. Dr. Roman Yereniuk, acting director of the Center for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, University of Manitoba, talked about “Russian Autocracy and the Fate of Mazepa – The Last Years.” He described the reaction of the Russian Orthodox Church to Mazepa’s “betrayal” and the role of the state, specifically Tsar Peter I, in these actions. He provided a historical survey of liturgical condemnations of Mazepa proclaimed annually throughout the 18th to 20th centuries. He concluded with an overview of the rehabilitation of Prof. Radoslav Zuk of McGill University Mazepa in the 20th century by the speaks at the Mazepa symposium at The symposium on the legacy of Hetman Ivan Mazepa held on November 28, Ukrainian Orthodox Church and, finally, Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and 2009, at Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center. provided some insight on the de-anath- Educational Center in Winnipeg. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8 No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 13 Ukraine and Ukrainians at XXI Winter Olympic Games by Ihor N. Stelmach opening ceremony in B.C. Place Stadium. Proving experience counts, Ludan’s fourth After five days of competition, Ukraine’s winter Olympics earned her flag-carrying athletes at the XXI Winter Olympic Games honors. Ludan’s highest Olympic result to in Vancouver, British Columbia, had not date was the sixth place at the 2002 Winter won a single medal in any of the eight sports Olympics in Salt Lake City. in which they had qualified to compete. Entering the indoor stadium as the 70th Ukraine’s best finish was a fifth place in country to be introduced, Ukraine’s biathlon – an event considered to be one of Olympians were dressed in custom-made Ukraine’s best hopes for a medal – earned sports apparel in Ukraine’s national colors by veteran Olympian Andriy Derezemlya in made by the Bosco Sports Company. the men’s 10-kilometer sprint. Also in biathlon, Serhiy Sednev came in A flag is raised 10th in the men’s 12-5-kilometer pursuit. Prior to the official opening ceremonies Three Ukrainian women biathletes fin- on February 12, the national flag of Ukraine ished back-to-back-to-back in the 10-kilo- was raised in Vancouver’s Olympic village meter pursuit: Olena Pidhrushna (21st), as a symbol of Team Ukraine’s readiness to Oksana Khvostenko (22nd) and Valentyna begin its participation in the XXI Winter Semerenko (23rd). Olympics. The flag-raising ceremony was The Ukrainian figure skating pair of UNIAN Tetyana Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov held at a specially selected square in the Olympic Village and was accompanied by Team Ukraine marches in the opening ceremonies of the XXI Winter Olympics earned 181.78 points in their short program on February 12. Luger Liliya Ludan is the flag-bearer. and free skate, good for eighth place, while Ukraine’s national anthem. Olympic Village Valentyna Shevchenko came in ninth in the Mayor Trisha Smith officially greeted the 10-kilometer cross-country skiing competi- Ukrainian delegation. tion. Ukrainian Canadian speed skater Top-20 finishes were turned in by Team Ukraine in the men’s and women’s luge Speed skater Lukas Makowsky, a competitions, as well as in other events in Ukrainian Canadian who resides in Calgary, the biathlon. (See listing below.) Alberta, competed in the men’s 5,000 meters, finishing 13th in his first ever Luger Ludan leads delegation Olympic competition. Makowsky finished Luge athlete Liliya Ludan proudly led 14.11 seconds out of the top spot. Ukraine’s delegation of 47 athletes plus Born on May 30, 1987, in Regina, training staff and dignitaries when she car- Saskatchewan, Makowsky began skating at ried the Ukrainian flag at the Olympics the age of 6. He competes in the 500, 1,000, 1,500, 3,000 and 10,000, but his favorite is the 5,000 meters. December 28, 2009, was the day his Olympic dream came to fruition. After skat- ing the fastest time in the 5,000 at the Canadian long-track team competition in Calgary, the 22-year-old officially gained his Olympics entry pass. UNIAN His goal of becoming an Olympian took Cross-country skier Valentyna Shevchenko races on February 15. shape in 2003 when Makowsky heard the 2010 Games were coming to Canada. The notion of participating in the world’s ulti- mate skating competition near his backyard was terribly appealing. It took a personal-best time of 6 minutes, 24.57 seconds in the 5,000 to earn Makowsky one of Canada’s two spots on the men’s team. Lucas’ time was a scant .83 seconds better than runner-up Denny Morrison of British Columbia. “I knew I’d be close with the times I was posting throughout the race,” Makowsky said in an interview with Rob Vanstone of the Regina Leader-Post. “I figured that as long as I maintained that pace, I knew that I would be in contention. When I crossed the UNIAN line, I took a quick peek and looked up and Ukraine’s top-finisher thus far in the saw my name on top of the leader board. 2010 Games: Andriy Deryzemlya, who That’s when I knew I was going to the came in fifth in the biathlon’s 10-kilo- meter sprint on February 16. (Continued on page 18) UNIAN Biathlete Serhiy Sednev competes on February 16. In the top 20 Below is a listing of Ukrainian Olympians who finished in the top 20 in their respective competitions through February 17. Place Athlete Sport Event 5th Andriy Deryzemlya Biathlon Men’s 10 K sprint 8th Tetyana Volosozhar Figure skating Pairs and Stanislav Morozov 9th Valentyna Shevchenko Cross-country skiing Women’s 10 K 10th Serhiy Sednev Biathlon Men’s 12.5 K pursuit 11th Oksana Khvostenko Biathlon Women’s 7.5 K sprint 11th Nataliya Yakushenko Luge Women’s singles 16th Andriy Kis/ Luge Men’s doubles Yuriy Hayduk 18th Olena Pidhrushna Biathlon Women’s 7.5 K sprint 19th Liliya Ludan Luge Women’s singles NOC Ukraine 19th Roman Zakharkiv/ Luge Men’s doubles Ukraine’s top pairs figure skaters, Tetyana Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov, Taras Senkiv during competition on February 14. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8

discussed military cooperation with NEWSBRIEFS Ukrainian Naval Forces First Deputy CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) Commander Viktor Maksimov. The U.S. Lytvyn demands coalition confirmation delegation visited the foreign language TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI (973) 292-9800 x 3040 department at the Nakhimov Naval KYIV – Verkhovna Rada Chairman Academy and is slated to visit the Naval or e-mail [email protected] Volodymyr Lytvyn on February 17 asked Operations Center and the frigate Hetman the parliamentary coalition to provide docu- Sahaidachny. (Ukrinform) SERVICES ments in support of its existence and activity. The ruling coalition comprises the factions Yushchenko on his poisoning case of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, Our Ukraine- KYIV – President Victor Yushchenko People’s Self-Defense and the Volodymyr said on February 16 that, at present, the Lytvyn Bloc. However, in view of the split Russian Federation will not cooperate with in OU-PSD, there are questions about the Ukraine on the case of his poisoning in 2004 coalition. Referring to the recently adopted when he was a presidential candidate. “I law on the parliamentary regulations, Mr. don’t expect anyone will close this case, but Lytvyn noted that a coalition agreement obviously the Russian side still will not have must include lists of members of the depu- any [desire] to cooperate on this case,” the ties’ factions who formed the coalition with president said at a press conference in Kyiv. their personal signatures. He also empha- He said that everything depends on how sized that “as long as there is no other, the much Russia is ready to fulfill its obliga- current coalition exists.” Commenting on tions. According to Mr. Yushchenko, while Mr. Lytvyn’s statement, Andrii Kozhemiakin the three main persons cited in the investiga- of the Tymoshenko Bloc said that there are tion are citizens of Russia, until they give now three scenarios: “either the OU-PSD evidence to representatives of the investiga- faction forms a coalition with the Party of tion “this case will remain in the same state Regions or it confirms its presence in the as it is at present.” At the same time he noted current coalition, or all of us go into pre- that Ukrainian law enforcement agencies term parliamentary elections.” (Ukrinform) had conducted a “brilliant investigation” Lytvyn: Cabinet should resign into this case. On September 5, 2004, Mr. PROFESSIONALS Yushchenko was taken ill after having din- KYIV – Verkhovna Rada Chairman ner with the leadership of the Security Volodymyr Lytvyn said the Tymoshenko- Service of Ukraine. He was hospitalized in led government should resign. Speaking in a Vienna on September 10. Doctors said Mr. February 12 interview with the parliamenta- Yushchenko had been poisoned with dioxin. ry TV channel Rada, Mr. Lytvyn explained Moreover, they said the poison had been that, amid current developments, the newly administered five days before his hospital- elected president [implying Viktor ization. An examination conducted late in Yanukovych] will not be able and will not May 2006 confirmed the presence of dioxin agree to work with the incumbent govern- in Mr. Yushchenko’s body. (Ukrinform) ment. “It would be a courageous step to let [the new president] decide on how to further NATO views Ukraine as active partner organize the work of executive power,” he KYIV – NATO considers Ukraine as its said. The Rada chairman also said he most active partner since the country partici- believes that Prime Minister Yulia pates in all operations led by the alliance, the Tymoshenko’s Cabinet will resign anyway, chairman of the NATO Military Committee, but that this could happen “amid political Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, said in Kyiv on feuding.” This “will not add authority to the February 12 at a meeting with Ukraine’s act- country and all politicians, and, what is more ing Defense Minister Valerii Ivashchenko. important, time will be lost,” Mr. Lytvyn Adm. Di Paola emphasized that NATO will underscored. On February 10 Viktor work with to any president elected by the Yanukovych, the apparent winner of the Ukrainian people during a democratic elec- presidential runoff, called on Prime Minister tion. He described the current level of FOR SALE Tymoshenko to resign. 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has been appointed a representative of the sion for hardware transportation. This was park project,” he said. He noted that 126 NEWSBRIEFS Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of fueled by the presence of a great number of monuments dismantled in Kyiv over 17 (Continued from page 14) Europe (PACE) to the Venice Commission. mutual complaints in which the parties years will be displayed and excursions will 5. Employee recruitment has already been Mr. Holovatyi told reporters on January 28 accused each other of following an uncon- be conducted to the park. (Ukrinform) that he had previously served as deputy structive approach. Talks on this issue were announced; the company is seeking an 43,000 farming enterprises in Ukraine account manager and an account strategist chairman of the PACE Committee on Legal not held for the last six months. But this dia- for the Kyiv office, according to the official Affairs and Human Rights and as chairman logue has currently resumed and the sides KYIV – There are 43,000 farming enter- blog Google Ukraine. The work of the of the assembly’s Monitoring Committee. have demonstrated their readiness to resolve prises operating in Ukraine and their num- Ukrainian office will be aimed, first and He said that it was very important for PACE this issue,” Mr. Poroshenko said. He cited ber has remained unchanged compared with foremost, at selling contextual advertising in to have its representative on the Venice the text of the agreement between Ukraine previous years, said Ivan Tomych, president the AdWords network. Google is currently Commission, because these two organiza- and Russia: “It says that 2017 is the last year of the Association of Farmers and Private represented in Ukraine by one person – tions of the Council of Europe should coor- of the presence of the Black Sea Fleet [in Landowners of Ukraine (AFPLU). Business Development Manager Dmitry dinate their activity, especially in the sphere Ukraine],” Mr. Poroshenko said. Speaking on February 6, he said the number of human rights and monitoring. Sholomko. (Ukrinform) (Ukrinform) of farmers remains unchanged because an (Ukrinform) equal number have entered the business and Humanitarian aid for Haiti Flu epidemic over in Ukraine Record number of children adopted withdrawn from it. Mr. Tomych also KYIV – The Cabinet of Ministers of KYIV – A considerable improvement of emphasized that the farmers presently culti- Ukraine has decided to provide humanitari- KYIV – During 2009, Ukrainian citizens the epidemic situation has been registered in vate 4.2 million hectares of land – equal to an aid of $500,000 (U.S.) to Haiti. On adopted 2,381 children, which is almost Ukraine. By February 8, there were no the area of Belgium. In comparison, in 1999 January 14, President Viktor Yushchenko 1,000 more than in 2005 (1,419) and 15 per- regions where the epidemic threshold was the farmers cultivated 1 million hectares. ordered the Cabinet to immediately guaran- cent up from the number in 2008 (2,066), exceeded for the flu or acute respiratory He added that the average size of a farm tee the extension of humanitarian aid to the Family, Youth and Sports Ministry virus infections (ARVI). Only the Volyn, grew from 28 hectares in 1999 to 101 hect- Haiti, which is suffering the consequences reported on January 27. “This year has con- Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Sumy regions ares in 2009. The volume of government of a disastrous earthquake. Commenting on firmed a stable trend of yearly increases in are close to the epidemic level, the press ser- support for the farmers in 2008 was 154 the decision, Health Minister Vasyl the number of children adopted by Ukrainian vice of Ukraine’s Health Ministry reported. million hrv, whereas in 2009 this figure was Kniazevych said on January 27 that Ukraine citizens, which began in 2006,” when In all other regions the epidemic situation is 100 million hrv. According to the AFPLU, was ready to send a mobile hospital to Haiti. domestic adoption was encouraged and relatively favorable. Since the beginning of about 500 million hrv are needed in 2010 (Ukrinform) requirements for foreign adoption were the flu and ARVI epidemic in Ukraine, cases for intensive development of farming in toughened, Family Minister Yurii Pavlenko of these ailments were diagnosed in Ukraine. (Ukrinform) Secret documents about Bandera released said. In 2009, foreign citizens adopted 1,426 4,922,532 people. A total of 1,076 patients Ukrainian children, which is 10 percent less died over the period from October 29, 2009, Ukraine’s best cities are named KYIV – A three-volume collection of than in 2008 (1,587) and 730 less than in through February 8 of this year. (Ukrinform) secret documents of the NKVD and KGB 2005 (2,156 children). (Ukrinform) KYIV – Odesa, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk called “Stepan Bandera in Documents of Soviet Age Park to be set up are the most comfortable and safe cities of Soviet State Security Bodies (1939-1959)” Ukraine, Poland agree on development Ukraine, Oleksander Serhienko, head of the was presented in Ivano-Frankivsk, it was KYIV – A park of the Soviet era with 126 Institute of City analytical studies center, KYIV – Ukrainian Regional reported on February 1. “Elaborated and sculptures from those times will be set up at told a February 6 press conference. He Development and Construction Minister systematized, thanks to the titanic labor of the Kyiv Hydropark, the Segodnia newspa- noted that a study of cities with populations Vasyl Kuibida and Polish Minister of Ukrainian historians and Security Service per reported on February 7. According to the of over 670,000 involved 17 parameters, Regional Development Elzbieta Bienkowska workers, documents presented in three vol- signed a memorandum of mutual under- director of the public utility company such as birth and mortality rates, the num- umes now will enable many of our compa- standing in Lviv, the Ukrainian ministry’s Restoration and Recovery Work, Hennadii ber of marriages and divorces, housing, cost triots, and not only them, to re-estimate their press service reported on January 27. Mr. Hera, builders have chosen a 2.5-hectare of utilities, transport network, housing con- opinions about the most tragic period in Kuibida said the signing of the document plot of land. “At the nearest session of the struction, the environmental situation. modern Ukrainian history,” said Prof. would help both sides share experience and Kyiv Council, this land plot will be allocated Odesa won the top marks in this study, fol- Volodymyr Serhiychuk of Kyiv Taras achievements in the sphere of regional for a new public utility enterprise [called] lowed by Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kryvyi Shevchenko University. On January 22, development, initiate new directions of Soviet Age Park. In 10 to 15 days, a tender Rih, Lviv, Kharkiv, Donetsk and Zaporizhia, President Viktor Yushchenko conferred the cooperation, and implement joint projects as will be announced for development of the Mr. Serhienko said. (Ukrinform) title of Hero of Ukraine on Bandera, the part of the Ukraine-Poland-Belarus cross- leader of the Organization of Ukrainian border cooperation program. He said that Nationalists (OUN). (Ukrinform) the program’s goals would be achieved Foreign investors in no rush through the implementation of non-com- mercial projects that will be realized accord- KYIV – Foreign investors believe in ing to such priorities as increasing the com- Ukraine’s future, according to a February 2 petitiveness of cross-border areas, improv- report. Of these investors, 46.1 percent ing the quality of life, institutional coopera- believe that following the presidential elec- tion and supporting the initiatives of local tion the situation will turn for the better, 30 communities. (Ukrinform) percent expect no changes and only 9.6 per- cent forecast a worsening. A study carried Akhmetov, Pinchuk among top 50 out by the SEOLA Group Ideas Factory KYIV – The owner of System Capital polled the heads of 697 investment compa- Management and president of the Shakhtar nies from 34 countries around the world. Donetsk soccer club, Rinat Akhmetov, and Despite their optimism, investors are not in the principal owner of the Interpipe Group, a hurry to realize long-term projects in Victor Pinchuk, were included on the list of Ukraine. According to the forecasts of 58 50 emerging market business leaders, it was percent of those questioned, over the next reported on January 26. According to the two years Ukraine should count mainly on British newspaper Financial Times, which short-term investments. Twenty-five percent compiled the list, 50 emerging market busi- of respondents said they believe that inves- ness leaders have shaped the economic per- tors will take a risk to invest funds for a five- formance of their respective regions. year period; only 5 percent are convinced According to the authors of the list, that long-term investments (for over five Ukrainian oligarchs control much of the years) will come to Ukraine. Suggesting an country’s economy and politics. They are action plan for the new president to fight the not as rich as Russia’s business elite, whose financial crisis, respondents cited consolida- wealth has been built up largely on petro tion of all branches of power (92 percent), dollars and natural gas. But, in contrast to constitutional reform (85.2 percent) and cre- their peers in Russia who bow to the ation of a long-term strategy for Ukraine’s Kremlin’s will, Ukrainian oligarchs exert development (79.9 percent). The study was much more influence domestically, playing carried out on January 11-29. (Ukrinform) off the country’s political leaders, the Justice Ministry registers 173rd party Financial Times noted. (Ukrinform) KYIV – Ukraine’s Justice Ministry has Poroshenko on Russian fleet registered the 173rd party organization in KYIV – Ukrainian Foreign Affairs the country – the Pravednist (Righteousness) Minister Petro Poroshenko said on February Party, it was reported on February 1. 2 in an interview with the Kommersant- Volodymyr Yeriomenko, born in 1956, was Ukraine newspaper that issues linked to the elected head of the party at its constituent presence of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in assembly. (Ukrinform) Sevastopol should be resolved gradually and Holovatyi named to Venice Commission constructively. He expressed his opinion that, if it is impossible to solve the problem STRASBOURG, France – Ukraine’s par- in a comprehensive way, it should be split liamentary delegation member and Party of into several parts. “For example, there was a Regions National Deputy Serhii Holovatyi problem with procedures for issuing permis- 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8 Valentina Kuryliw is honored for her work in education by Oksana Zakydalsky chairs), Andrew Melnyk, Alex Chumak, Marika Szkambara, Roman Kordiuk and TORONTO – It is a custom in Ontario Halya Dmytryshyn. All are active mem- for members of the Provincial Parliament bers of the Ukrainian community and for- to present Community Recognition mer teachers (Mr. Melnyk served as Awards at their New Year’s levees. At school principal for 20 years; Mr. MPP Donna Cansfield’s reception on Chumak was a school trustee for the January 17, Valentina Kuryliw received a TDSB and is a social worker). Community Recognition Award “for out- The HET mounted a careful and well- standing volunteer service.” thought-out strategy to have the In her presentation, Ms. Cansfield, Holodomor acknowledged and taught in who represents Etobicoke Center, paid Toronto public schools. In spite of initial tribute to Ms. Kuryliw’s services to edu- opposition and seeming lack of interest, cation, both in Canada and in Ukraine, the TDSB finally agreed to have the and spoke about her work in helping to fourth Friday in November designated develop a Holodomor curriculum and Holodomor Memorial Day in all schools, spearheading its introduction into Toronto and directed the preparation of a curricu- public schools. lum on the Holodomor. Before retiring in 2001, Ms. Kuryliw In the summer of 2009, a TDSB taught history and was head of the history Writing Team on the curriculum was cre- Oksana Zakydalsky department at York Humber High School. ated. Ms. Kuryliw worked as a consul- In 1993, along with other educators, she tant, providing expertise and resources, Honoree Valentina Kuryliw and friends at the Community Recognition Award was invited to Ukraine to develop a pro- such as the Holodomor Teaching Kit: presentation: (from left) Marika Szkambara, Member of Parliament Borys gram for instructing Ukrainian history “The Unknown Genocide – Ukrainian Wrzesnewsky Member of Provincial Parliament Donna Cansfield, Ms. Kuryliw, teachers on how to use critical teaching Holodomor 1932-1933.” The kit includes Ivan Baker, Halya Dmytryshyn, Myroslava Oleksiuk-Baker and Marika Dubyk- skills. copies of original documents and a work- Wodoslawska. In 2003 she published the textbook book for teachers and students. (It is “Metodyka Vykladannia Istorii” (Methods available on the website www.fami- the interest of individual teachers within with the Hamilton-Wentworth District of Teaching History), which was official- negenocide.com). Two curriculum units the schools. School Board, where Ms. Kuryliw was ly endorsed by the Ministry of Education teaching the Holodomor were developed By the the end of 2009, all public sec- invited to give a workshop on the teach- of Ukraine. As the 75th anniversary of the and were designated for two grade 12 ondary schools and history departments ing of the Holodomor and 22 teachers and Holodomor approached, Ms. Kuryliw courses – World History and World in Toronto had received the Holodomor administrators received the teaching kits. took on the task of ensuring that the Politics. curriculum but, Ms. Kuryliw stressed, it The HET is now taking the issue of the Holodomor would be taught in Toronto An announcement of the Holodomor is not enough to have a curriculum, as Holodomor curriculum one step higher: it public schools. Memorial Day, November 27, 2009, was teachers make choices about what they is developing a presentation to the In the spring of 2008, the Toronto sent out to all schools by the superinten- teach in their history courses and the Ministry of Education Curriculum District School Board (TDSB) created a dant of education one week before the Holodomor is only one of many elective Review Division to have the internment Genocide course, but the Holodomor was event. But it is up to individual schools to topics. Thus, the HET has taken on the operations of World War I and the not to be included. (The course covered decide which directives they will task of making educators aware of mate- Holodomor taught in all Ontario schools. the Holocaust, and the Armenian and the announce and Ms. Kuryliw said that the rials available on the Holodomor through Such a curriculum review by the province Rwandan genocides). In response, the HET is not yet receiving enough feedback presentations at schools and conferences, is usually done only once in 10 years, and Holodomor Education Team (HET) was about the implementation of Holodomor through in-service training and the distri- the deadline for submissions is March of created. Its current members include: Ms. Memorial Day. It is certain only that three bution of the Holodomor Teaching Kits. Kuryliw and Eugene Yakovitch (as co- schools observed it, but only because of The HET has also established contact (Continued on page 22) No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 17

that part of the world.” And while Prime Experts at D.C. ... Minister Tymoshenko has every right to ask (Continued from page 1) for a recount, he expressed his doubt that it ousel”) and non-resident voting, more would change the final outcome. votes reported from a hospital than there As for Ukraine’s future course under the were patients, the disappearance of ballots new administration, he said that as president in Ivano-Frankivsk after the killing of an Mr. Yanukovych may not turn out to be as election commission member there, among pro-Moscow as many expect him to be. others. He also cited the surprising amend- Also, the oligarchs who backed him may ment of the election law three days before well see their interests more in a European the second round dealing with the number future for Ukraine. of election commission representatives Regarding U.S.-Ukraine relations, he that had to be present at voting stations. said, “The U.S. has a solid record of stand- He likened this to changing the rules of the ing with the Ukrainian people over the decades in their support for freedom and game during the intermission of a soccer democracy that crosses party lines. It’s in or football game. Congress, it’s in the executive branch. And “Judicial reform should be a priority now certainly is not the time to give up on because without a judicial reform in Ukraine them.” Yaro Bihun you cannot have the applicability of the rule Another election observer – for the of law,” he underscored. Federal Claims Court Judge Bohdan Futey responds to a question during The UCCA in Sevastopol – James Greene, who As for what contributed to the “victory or Washington Group’s post-election review conference. Seated next to him on the panel had been a NATO representative in Ukraine, alleged victory” of Mr. Yanukovych, Judge are Orest Deychakiwsky (left) of the U.S. Helsinki Commission and David Kramer of said that the voters of eastern Ukraine, who Futey suggested that it was the combination the German Marshall Fund. TWG President Andrew Bihun is at the podium. felt dispossessed after the 2004 election, of those who did not vote and those who now feel empowered as stakeholders in a (3 percent) and NATO (1 percent). position where we want Ukraine to succeed cast their ballots for neither of the candi- politically balanced Ukraine. He sees the dates. He added, though, that many “The evidence is clear and consistent: the more than the Ukrainian leadership.” next battle as being between those who are people of Ukraine have once again demon- The second session of the conference also Ukrainians attributed “the alleged victory” only seeking patronage benefits in the of Mr. Yanukovych to the policies of strated that they are seeking democracy,” heard from Lawrence R. Silverman, director incoming Yanukovych administration and that they are making the transition “from for Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus Affairs at President Viktor Yushchenko. those who recognize the need for institution- David Kramer of the German Marshall tyranny to freedom,” she said. the Department of State. His remarks, how- al reform. “[Mikhail] Gorbachev and President ever, were delivered “off the record” and, Fund who was at the State Department dur- Samuel Charap of the Center for ing the administration of President George [George] Bush misunderstood what was thus, not for publication. American Progress debunked what he saw happening in Ukraine in 1991,” she said, Speaking on the record, Damon Wilson, W. Bush and the director of the International as the four myths spread in the U.S. media Republican Institute study mission to and Vladimir Putin and the West today do vice-president and director of the interna- headlines about the Ukrainian elections: not understand what is motivating Ukrainian tional security program of the Atlantic Ukraine, was impressed by the voter turnout • Ukraine is not heading back “into the – 67 percent – which he characterized as society. When and if President Yanukovych Council said that the election of Mr. arms of Mother Russia,” as some headlines visits Washington, he will surely pay his Yanukovych was not so much the result of high despite the cold and snowy winter suggest, he said. Yanukovych’s cultural weather. He suggested that Ukraine should respects to the poet Taras Shevchenko at his Russia’s strategy as a result of the background will not necessarily dominate monument here. Inscribed on its base, she Yushchenko-Tymoshenko infighting. change the date of its elections to a milder his political and economic preferences. season of the year. said, are the poet’s words longing for To those who had a vision of Ukraine • The election was not “the death of the Ukraine to someday get its own George firmly anchored in the West it was, of There were no systemic abuses or fraud, Orange Revolution.” The real 2004 revolu- he said. Yulia Tymoshenko lost because she Washington “with his new and righteous course, disappointing. “We all have had to, tionaries were not Viktor Yushchenko and law” (“Yurodyvyi,” 1857). “This is some- in some sense, downgrade the aspirations was the prime minister when the economy Yulia Tymoshenko, but the people – the vot- thing that the people of Ukraine have want- we had for Ukraine in the wake of the shrank by 15 percent and because of what ers who wanted to reform the system of ed for centuries, not just since the Orange Orange Revolution,” he said, noting that he called the “Yushchenko effect” – the governance in Ukraine. Revolution,” she said. now it seems like “we’re going to muddle president’s “nasty attacks” against his for- • Free and fair elections in Ukraine do not Still, Ms. McConnell noted later in along” in further developing Ukraine’s rela- mer ally. “The president, ironically, was prove that it is a democracy. One must also response to a question, the Orange tionship with the West. doing Yanukovych’s dirty work for him,” consider the way the country is run between Revolution is continuing. And why were its From a geopolitical perspective, in Mr. Kramer commented. elections – democratically or elite-dominat- leaders ousted – “because they failed their some respects, Ukraine is now untethered, As for criticisms of President Barack ed and corrupt. promises and commitments... and the new Obama telephoning to congratulate Mr. • Ukraine is not hopelessly divided uncertain and in the process of being Yanukovych before the official announce- between the East and West. While that may president of Ukraine will be held account- decided, Mr. Wilson said. “It is a reality ment of his victory, Mr. Kramer said, “It be true about its historical development, Mr. able by the people,” she added. that we just can’t ignore.” Still, he added, Ukraine “is now and can become a power- would have been a mistake, in fact, had the Charap said, socioeconomic considerations Foreign relations panel president not placed a phone call and had he of the people play a role as well. ful example in a region that needs an been the last one to congratulate Nadia McConnell, the founder and presi- Steven Pifer, former ambassador to example of a success of a democracy and a Yanukovych.” dent of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, also Ukraine now associated with The Brookings free-market economy.” Orest Deychakiwsky, a senior advisor took issue with the interpretation of Institution in Washington, was the first Mr. Wilson said he is looking to see with the U.S. Helsinki Commission who Ukraine’s election in the East-West context speaker of the second panel discussion, deal- how President Yanukovych will handle was an election observer for the as a Moscow-backed victory over the U.S.- ing with the election results’ impact on Ukraine’s relationship with Georgia, the Organization for Security and Cooperation backed Orange Revolution. Ukraine’s foreign relations. issue of extending Russia’s Black Sea in Europe, noted that 95 percent of the And polling results showed that their top He mentioned these among his expec- Fleet arrangement in Crimea, energy OSCE observers called the election process three concerns in this election were jobs (71 tations: less tension between Moscow and security, and its economic relations with “good” or “very good.” percent), inflation (56 percent) and corrup- Kyiv, but Moscow will not get all it wants Russia and Europe. It’s a heavy agenda “You really can’t do much better than tion (48 percent), and not the East-West from Ukraine; while the new government for the new president, he added, and that,” he said, adding that the fact that the issues, such as the gas dispute with Russia will not seek full NATO membership, it much of how he handles Ukraine’s election results were not predictable is a suc- (17 percent), the status of the Russian lan- will continue its cooperation with the alli- domestic affairs will influence how he is cess in itself – “a relatively rare concept in guage (9 percent), European Union relations ance and deepen its relationship with the perceived in foreign capitals. European Union; the majority of Michael Sawkiw, the former president of Ukraine’s foreign policy elite and its peo- the Ukrainian Congress Committee of ple see their future within Europe, and America and director of its Ukrainian this will be “somewhat disconcerting” to National Information Service in Washington, Moscow. indicated that he, too, will be looking at how Ambassador Pifer said that the United Mr. Yanukovych handles these issues. States and the European Union should He called on Ukrainian Americans to welcome Mr. Yanukovych as the demo- engage with members of Congress and the cratically elected president of Ukraine Obama administration to develop a policy of and stress the need for its further demo- full engagement with Ukraine. “Because a cratic development; stress that the doors non-vector policy in Ukraine right now – to the European Union and NATO remain neither West nor East – is going to be detri- open and that it is up to Ukraine to deter- mental not just for the United States, not just mine how far and how fast it wants to go for the region, [but] obviously for Europe as in that direction; and advise the new Kyiv a whole,” he said. government that it should not postpone its Tribute to Roman Kupchinsky hard domestic challenges but make the hard decisions and tackle those problems Between the two sessions, the confer- – with energy sector reforms on top of the ence paid tribute to Roman Kupchinsky list – as early in the administration as (1949-2010), who was buried the day possible. before with military honors at Arlington If Ukraine does not take on this agenda, National Cemetery. Myron Smorodsky, an Nadia McConnell, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation president, makes the point that the the West should make clear that it will hold old friend of his, recalled his many years Ukrainian people’s yearning for freedom and independence dates back centuries back its assistance through the International of work in behalf of the United States and and is inscribed – in Taras Shevchenko’s words – on the base of his monument in Monetary Fund and other channels, Ukraine, and the development of their Washington. Ambassador Pifer said. “We can’t be in a bilateral relationship. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8

records in the W80, W85 and W90 age cate- torch. His first such honor was at the Olympic hockey. Ukraine and... gories. In her West Vancouver community Olympics in Sydney, Australia, in 2000. It is Canadian downhill skier Nancy Greene (Continued from page 13) she is a popular motivational speaker on the worth nothing that he was assigned the task lit Gretzky’s torch, with which he then Olympics. My coach had a smile on his senior circuit and a shot put coach at her of carrying the torch twice in several recent jogged to the middle of the B.C. Place floor, face. I could only reciprocate with that one.” local elementary school. Olympic torch relays. Double assignments standing for several minutes with the torch She is a member of the Canadian Masters in one torch relay are quite rare – obviously, held over his head. The cauldron rose out of 91-year-old carries torch Athletics Hall of Fame, has been honored as a strong indication of the great esteem with the floor in front of Gretzky, who was then The oldest living long jump competitor in British Columbia’s Masters Athlete of the which Bubka is held by the International joined by three other Canadian torchbearers. the world was one of a select few to be Year and is a winner of the Vancouver Olympic Committee. The group proceeded to light three arms of YWCA’s Women of Distinction in Sports the Olympic cauldron (a fourth did not allowed to hold history in her hands. Olga ‘Great One’ lights cauldron Kotelko, a 91-year-old Ukrainian Canadian, award. emerge due to a malfunction), sending the It was a sure bet the opening ceremonies flame into the base. was one of the 12,000 torch-bearers during Mission: Bubka, 007 the Olympic flame’s journey to the site of of the Vancouver Games would have a taste Gretzky then acted out the finale by car- the XXI Winter Olympic Games. In the early morning hours of February 8, of hockey. After all, hockey is a part of the rying the flame out of the building and, after Beginning at 7:45 p.m. on February 10th in the tiny town of Mission, British host country’s national identity. being driven to the site, lighting the outdoor on Marine Drive in West Vancouver Columbia, some five miles from the U.S. After a snowboarder opened the ceremo- cauldron that will be visible for all to see for (between 15th and 17th Streets), Kotelko border, Sergiy Bubka, president of the nies, hockey took over as one of the themes the duration of the Games. carried the Olympic torch. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, of the night – right up to the moment when “I am so very happy and so overwhelmed once again participated in the Olympic torch hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, who has to have this once-in-a-lifetime experience,” relay. An early-rising substantial crowd, Ukrainian roots, brought down B.C. Place said an emotional Kotelko, according to a including many Ukrainians waving by lighting the Olympic cauldron. Rewriting history... press release issued by Ukraine House. Ukrainian flags, turned out to pay tribute to The four-time Stanley Cup champion (Continued from page 7) “Carrying the torch represents inspiration, one of Ukraine’s most outstanding athletes. leader of the Edmonton Oilers some three dates the events on July 1, 1941. dedication, hope, perseverance and commu- Ukraine’s most famous Olympian was decades ago rewrote the NHL’s record Ms. Wagner describes her own and her nity spirit. To me, this flame is a shining designated as No. 007 at the torch relay cer- books. More relevant to the day, he was a family’s fears and the persecution suffered symbol saluting good health and well- emony in the town of Mission. After com- member of Team Canada in 1998, the at the hands of the Nazis and the local resi- being.” pleting his leg of the torch relay, event orga- first Olympic Games to feature NHL dents of Lviv. She describes her oppressors A former teacher from Burnaby, British nizers referred to Bubka as “agent 007 ful- players. He was Team Canada’s general as young Ukrainian street thugs and bandits. Columbia, Kotelko has been active in run- filling his Mission.” manager in 2002 – the year the squad There is not a single reference by the wit- ning, jumping and throwing since 1997, This was the eighth time Bubka was won the gold medal in Salt Lake City, ness to the OUN. when she was 77. She has broken several afforded the honor of carrying the Olympic ending its 50-year gold-medal drought in This clearly does not satisfy Prof. Himka, so he distorts, suggesting that Ms. Wagner had no way of knowing that her oppressors were led by the recently formed Ukrainian militia consisting of men directed by the OUN. Prof. Himka offers as corroborating evidence a Ukrainian Militia identification card belonging to one Iwan Kowalyschyn. The card is neither authenticated, nor signed or dated by an issuing officer. Other eyewit- ness accounts label the persecutors of the Jews in Lviv at that time as being Polish. Prof. Himka simply dismisses that label as erroneous. While there is divergence in various accounts of the Lviv incident as to the iden- tity of the perpetrators, the indisputable facts are that the Soviets left a gory landscape, prisons replete with corpses of their Ukrainian prisoners accumulated over almost two years from the Molotov- Ribbentrop Pact until the Nazi invasion of Western Ukraine. What is also indisputable is that many Jews served in the Soviet secret police during that period of Soviet rule in western Ukraine. Prof. Himka fails to men- tion the Jewish complicity, which may have pointed to the motive of any number of oppressors. Such is Prof. Himka’s scholarship throughout his writings on the OUN-UPA and the Holocaust, at least in what I have reviewed. His aforementioned November 2009 paper on the UPA and the Holocaust relies strictly on eyewitness testimony. No documentation is offered. The reliability factor is even more questionable in the UPA paper since, without exception, the “eyewit- ness accounts” impugning the UPA are not eyewitness at all. Rather, they are hearsay, i.e., my friend told me that in the village the UPA murdered Jews. In instances of direct accounts, the narrative consists of battles between the UPA and Soviet partisans or the Polish Armija Krajova which includes peo- ple who happened to be Jewish. While being Jewish in and of itself, certainly, was not reason to be killed, being Jewish was not immunity from being attacked when you sided and fought with the enemy. This article is not a scholarly attempt to refute all allegations of complicity by the OUN, the UPA, Shukhevych or Bandera in the Holocaust. It is, however, an impeach- ment of the impugning alleged scholarship that really is not scholarly at all. Allegations of complicity by the OUN, the UPA, Shukhevych or Bandera in the Holocaust at this point in time are moot since none of the above was afforded as much as a mention in the Nuremburg proceedings. Soviet Prosecutor Roman Rudenko certainly had access to Soviet archives, eyewitness accounts and other evidence. Case closed! No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 19 St. Josaphat Ukrainian School Reunion celebrates four decades of tradition PHILADELPHIA – For St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic School in Philadelphia, the year 2010 began with much excitement and joy. After 22 years, it hosted the Alumni Reunion of 1962-2002. The event, orga- nized and sponsored by St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, took place on Saturday, January 30, gathering over 150 graduates of four decades. The evening was opened with a solemn divine liturgy celebrated by Metropolitan- Archbishop Stefan Soroka who delivered a deeply moving, bilingual homily as he wel- comed all those gathered for the celebration of St. Josaphat Alumni Reunion. The main theme of archbishop’s homily was the gift of God’s love for each of us is reflected in the joy of celebrations. His love, continued Archbishop Soroka is present here, at St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic School, whose loving and caring administra- tion and faculty have dedicated their efforts Stephen Fartuszok to teaching generations of students about Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka of Philadelphia and the alumni of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic School upon the this precious gift of our Heavenly Father. conclusion of the divine liturgy. Archbishop Soroka expressed words of his gratitude to the Rev. Ihor Bloshchynskyy, moment, many sisters, teachers, supporters pastor and school administrator, and mem- of the school departed to the eternity. There bers of the Reunion Committee for their is no certainty in the future; the only dedication in organizing the event; Christine moment in time we can be absolutely sure McIntyre, principal, and teaching faculty for of is now – today – this moment. Live in the their assistance in preparations of the moment, treasure it, savor it, wrap yourself reunion; and especially to the parishioners and those you love within it and hold on of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, tight.” who initiated and generously sponsored the At the conclusion of his speech, the Rev. joyous celebration, and who tirelessly con- Bloshchynskyy wished all those present a tinue to build a strong community with the memorable and pleasant evening, filled with school. most unexpected surprises and cherished Upon the conclusion of the divine liturgy, moments, and encouraged them “to get the Rev. Bloshchynskyy expressed his grati- together again.” tude to Archbishop Soroka for his spiritual Mrs. McIntyre, extended words of grati- leadership, professional advice and steady tude to the parishioners of St. Josaphat support of St. Josaphat School. Church, who with their dedication and All those present had an opportunity to enthusiasm had enabled alumni with a great take a group picture with the spiritual leader chance to reconnect with their fellow class- of the Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S. mates, to share their life stories and enliven Opening the official ceremony, the Rev. the memories of their joyous days spent in Reunion Committee members and volunteers (from left): Andrea (Michalsky) Bloshchynskyy welcomed Archbishop the walls of the school, and especially to the Quinn, John Kusen, Theresa Kusen, David Wisniewski, Christine McIntyre, the Soroka, as well as a former school adminis- committee members and contributors to the Rev. Ihor Bloshchynskyy (chair), Sophia Halas-Pryszlak, Iryna Ivankovych- trator, Msgr. Peter Waslo, the archbishop’s event. Bloshchynska, Denis Jones, Lesia Krych-Schofer, Linda (Klakowicz) Beerley and chancellor, Sister Laura Palka, provincial of She emphasized the great assistance of Maria (Iwanowicz) Holt. the Basilian Sisters, accompanied by sisters the Home and School Association in serving decades. winner of which, Roman Iwaskiw, donated Maria Rozmarynowycz and Diya Zahurska attendees at various parts of the event. With the opening prayer, Archbishop $203 to the school), and raffle auctions, took from Ukraine; a long-term member of the Sister Laura greeted the alumni on behalf Soroka blessed the food and invited every- a tour of the school, and danced to the teaching faculty, Justine Kunderewicz; the of all the Sisters of St. Basil the Great who one to the evening of joy and celebration. Ukrainian American music played by DJs school’s current principal, Mrs. McIntyre, used to teach generations of St. Josaphat Throughout the night, those present had an Jerry and Roman Mykijewycz. and all alumni present at the reunion. students. For decades, the sisters instilled opportunity to watch the slide show presen- The reunion was a good time to look Sharing his personal observation of a Christian and moral values, passed the tation (contribution of Stephen Fartuszok back and celebrate. But, it was also a time long-planned festivity, the pastor said: Ukrainian heritage and equipped thousands and John Kusen), took group pictures (pho- for attendees to reignite the passion and look “When the committee started planning the of students with good education. tographers: Karen M. Cheung, Stephen forward to the future for themselves and the event some eight months ago, there was Sophia Halas-Pryszlak, a member of the Fartuszok), participate in the 50/50, (the school. much excitement, but even more concerns committee, delivered an emotional speech and doubts. I am glad that of the three only as an alumnae and present supporter of the excitement reverberates among us this eve- school. She emphasized the value of the tra- ning. Life is what happens to us while we ditions the school has kept for so many St. Josaphat at a glance are busy planning other things. We can plan years, introduced those present with the for tomorrow, but we cannot guarantee that problems and concerns it deals today, and On September 5, 1957, the doors of St. sphere where all students feel accepted, tomorrow will be there for us to enjoy. shared her observations of numerous chang- Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic School fulfilled and loved. Many of our friends did not live to this es the school has experienced over the opened to welcome 69 children. In this Today, over 200 children, regardless first year, there were only four grades. of their religious and ethnic background, The first principal of the new school was are carefully instructed in the funda- the Very Rev. Mother M. Basil, OSBM, mentals of the Catholic religion, the and the first administrator was the Very Ukrainian rite, the Ukrainian language Rev. Msgr. Myroslav Charyna. and culture, as well as the basic moral, 1962 marked the first graduation from civic and social responsibilities which St. Josaphat School, with a class of eight. aid them in later years to become good Two years later, in 1964, the graduating Christians and constructive members of class consisted of 29 students. American society. The solemn dedication of the new St. The newly equipped, Microsoft-based, Josaphat School Auditorium-Gymnasium Internet-ready computer lab offers stu- took place on May 19, 1968. On dents the ability to master their skills November 2, 2008, Metropolitan- using the latest technology. The school Archbishop Stefan Soroka blessed a library collection includes a variety of newly built church, thus bringing the par- books and videos for classroom use and ish and school families together. exciting books for personal reading plea- Throughout the years, the mission of sure. St. Josaphat offers a CYO and music St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic School program to students. The school invites has remained unchanged, that is, to instill visitors. It is located at 4521 Longshore the love of God, neighbor and self, and to Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19135; telephone, have all students strive and accomplish 215-332-8008. their own level of academic excellence. – the Rev. Ihor Bloshchynskyy Its ultimate goal is to create an atmo- and Christine McIntyre A Ukrainian “Kolomyika” is performed by St. Josaphat alumni. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8 commUNiTy chroNicLe Jersey City parish welcomes Metropolitan Stefan Soroka

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church warmly welcomed Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka on November 22, 2009. During the metropolitan’s visit, a mem- ber of the parish who is a priest was one of the participants in the celebration of the liturgy. The Rev. Dmytro Dnistrian is currently ministering to a parish in Canada. After the liturgy, the parish women prepared a luncheon in the parish hall for the parishioners and honored guests. Metropolitan Soroka was able to see the parish’s future – its children. The children from the Ukrainian American Youth Association (UAYA), the local School of Ukrainian Studies and the Ukrainian dance school performed Ukrainian dances as well as special recitations of poems dedicated to the hierarch’s visit. Oksana Bartkiv of the Jersey City UAYA was the master of ceremonies dur- ing the performance. After the luncheon the leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States mingled with parishioners, listened to their requests and asked for sugges- tions. Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka with parishioners of Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church in Jersey City, N.J.

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PARMA, Ohio – December 20, 2009, December 2009. was a special day for the parish communi- Children of the parish – Alexander ty of St. Andrew Ukrainian Catholic Polatajko, Alexandra Popadiuk and Kalyna Church. Bishop-Administrator John Bura Kulchytsky – greeted Bishop Bura with of St. Josaphat Eparchy visited the com- flowers and Ukrainian greetings. Parish munity to bless two icons and meet the activist Olena Chmilak greeted the bishop parishioners. with the traditional bread and salt, and In 2007, St. Andrew Parish celebrated gave a brief history of the parish. its 40th anniversary. In commemoration of During the divine liturgy celebrated by this event, the anniversary committee com- Bishop Bura, the Rev. Ihor Kasiyan (pas- missioned iconographer and parishioner tor), Msgr. Michael Poloway, Msgr. Daria Hulak-Kulchytsky to begin decorat- Michael Rewtiuk and Deacon Roman ing the church interior according to the Turchyn, the liturgical responses were Ukrainian-Byzantine tradition. sung by the new choir directed by Mrs. Kulchytsky’s first icon was the Volodymyr Andrusyshyn. “Last Supper,” which she donated to the A reception prepared by the ladies of church in honor of her late parents and in- the parish was held in the lower church laws. This was installed before Easter hall, where parishioners had the opportuni- 2009. “The Crucifixion” and ty to speak with Bishop Bura and welcome “Resurrection” were completed in him to their community.

Bishop John Bura is welcomed to St. Andrew Ukrainian Catholic Church in Parma, Ohio, by parishioners.

Minneapolis students share Peace Light MINNEAPOLIS – On Saturday, dents and parents wished each other a December 19, 2009, students from the Merry Christmas and left with a special Ukrainian School at St. Constantine feeling in their hearts. This short but Ukrainian Catholic Church gathered at meaningful program was sponsored and the school library to learn about the led by Christina Cybriwsky-Jermihov and Bethlehem Peace Light that was brought Dmytro Tataryn. to Minnesota from Bethlehem through the efforts of scout groups, including Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. After learning about the flame’s signif- icant journey, each of the approximately 15 students was given a candle to light in the darkened room while singing the Ukrainian Christmas carol “Boh Predvichnyi.” All were asked to share the flame with their families during the upcoming Christmas holidays at home. At the end of the program, all the stu-

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Jenkintown, PA - The annual meet- ing of UNA Br 83 (Ivan Franko Society) and Br 339 (St. Basil Society) will be held at 2 PM at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Rd, Jenkintown, PA, 19006.

On the agenda: merger of Branches 83 and 339, election of delegates to the 37th UNA Convention.

All members are asked to attend. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8

Russian Black Sea Fleet to extend its dead- cy vis-à-vis Russia faces longer-term chal- Western leaders... line of 2017 for removing its ships from New Russian... lenges, particularly in relation to the issue (Continued from page 9) Crimean ports and to allow the fleet’s bas- (Continued from page 2) of NATO enlargement. The new Russian Committee of the Communist Party of ing at little to no rent. emerging threats. military doctrine defining NATO enlarge- Ukraine was transported along special streets “In democratic conditions, it’s impossi- • United Nations and other internation- ment as the main external military danger and ate in special cafeterias. The same thing ble to realize his goals,” Dr. Perepelytsia al, including regional, organizations: main- confronting the country is unsurprising; it confirms the anti-NATO trend in Russian here,” commented Mr. Vlasenko. said. “If they realize these intentions, it will ly in relation to peacekeeping (www.krem- security documents that has developed In extending early congratulations, the cause quite a destabilization of the situation lin.ru, February 5). since 1993. Advocates of the reset must West revealed another misunderstanding it in Ukraine.” On February 6, during an interview on harbors about Ukraine, Dr. Perepelytsia The premature recognition of Mr. now hope that the doctrine turns out to be the sidelines of the 46th Munich Security a PR exercise, rather than reflecting said. It’s the notion there’s little difference Yanukovych’s presidency was a political Policy Conference, NATO Secretary- move with secret, hidden motives, said dogma: otherwise future NATO-Russia between Mr. Yanukovych and Ms. General Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticized Vasyl Repetskyi, a professor of internation- relations will depend on the willingness of Tymoshenko. several aspects of the new Russian military al law at Franko National University in the alliance to abandon its enlargement Mr. Yanukovych’s statements are of an doctrine. He singled out the negative overtly anti-Ukrainian and anti-statehood Lviv. “It was a gesture to show they are commitment given to Georgia and Ukraine depiction of NATO enlargement, which he nature, he said, referring to plans to transfer loyal to the new president or to obtain divi- in Bucharest in April 2008. emphasized, contradicted existing efforts Ukraine’s natural gas transit system to an dends or preferences in their future rela- international consortium led by the Russian tions,” he said. “Otherwise it’s a paradox to improve NATO-Russia relations and did The article above is reprinted from state-owned monopoly, Gazprom. Mr. that doesn’t confirm to the rule of law EU not reflect reality (ITAR-TASS, February Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission Yanukovych also suggested allowing the countries profess.” 7). from its publisher, the Jamestown President Barack Obama’s “reset” poli- Foundation, www.jamestown.org.

with them included. It is a vital step as all Valentina Kuryliw... school boards must comply with ministry in North America of the late 19th and the Mazepa symposium... 20th centuries, he painted a story of trans- (Continued from page 16) requirements. (Continued from page 11) formation and mutability, the story of a this year. Ms. Kuryliw has been appointed National Holodomor education chair for pointed out the myth-making nature of “virtual” Mazepa. This trans-media rep- The inclusion of the Holodomor and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. She Russian Romantic literature and its role resentation of the Romantic image of internment into the Ministry of Education will set up a committee of representatives in creating empire building allegories. In Mazepa is the final deconstruction of Mazepa, the historic figure. guidelines will ensure that these topics from all parts of Canada to help coordi- that context he compared Konstantin This exploration of the age and legacy will be taught in all schools in Ontario nate the teaching of the Holodomor in all Ryleev’s poem “Voinarovsky” with of Mazepa shed light on the role of and that future textbooks will be written provinces and territories. Alexander Pushkin’s “Poltava”. He also Russian colonialism and imperialism, as alluded to the construction of Ukrainian well as the Russian Orthodox Church in countermyths to those of Russian empire, the construction of an image of Mazepa of hate of former Russian President mentioning writers like Taras as traitor and villain. It showed how Yushchenko... Vladimir Putin, who saw it as one of his Shevchenko, Bohdan Lepky and Roman Russian Romantic literature propagated (Continued from page 3) personal policy failures, was buried by Ivanychuk. this image and how Ukrainian writers Mr. Yushchenko, long vilified by Russia, that very person (Mr. Yushchenko) so Dr. Denis Hlynka of the Department of constructed a counter-image. It traced the likely facilitated the election of the pro- despised by Mr. Putin. Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at the genesis of the two opposing images to Russian candidate, Mr. Yanukovych, No better final epitaph could have been University of Manitoba presented an two social value systems related to a Moscow’s favorite in the Ukrainian elec- written for Viktor Yushchenko. unusual view of the Mazepa legend in a divergent understanding of a contract tions (EDM, January 22, 27, 29). paper titled “The Post Colonial Mazep(p) between a sovereign and his lieges. President Yushchenko, brought to power The article above is reprinted from a: A Study in Globalization.” Tracing the Finally, it charted the rehabilitation of by the 2004 Orange Revolution, effec- Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from genesis of the Mazepa legend from Mazepa and concluded with a deconstruc- tively destroyed the Orange Revolution. its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Voltaire (1731), Lord Byron (1819) and tion of the legend of a “virtual” Mazepa The revolution, long the personal object www.jamestown.org. Victor Hugo (1829) to the popular culture in popular culture. No. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 23 OUT AND ABOUT

Through March 13 Gerdany (beaded necklaces) workshop, The March 7 Taras Shevchenko Concert, Ukrainian Canadian New York Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110 Ottawa Congress – Ottawa Branch, Assumption of the or [email protected] Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Orthodox hall, 613-728-0856

February 24 Discussion, “Ukraine’s Presidential Race: Outcomes March 7-31 Art exhibit, “Across the Universe,” featuring work New York and Prospects,” Columbia University, 212-854-4697 Daytona Beach, FL by Pat Zalisko, Art League of Daytona Beach, or [email protected] 386-258-3856

February 25 Lecture by Taras Prokhasko, “FM Galicia” Ronald March 8 Seminar by Valeriy Kuchinsky, “Power, Politics and Washington Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Cambridge, MA Diplomacy in Ukraine after the 2010 Presidential 202-691-4000 Election,” Harvard University, 617-495-4053

February 25 Concert, featuring baritone Oleksandr Pushniak March 9 Lecture by Lubomyr Luciuk, “Internment of Washington and pianist Oksana Skidan, Embassy of Ukraine, Ottawa Ukrainian Canadians during World War I,” 202-364-3888 University of Ottawa, [email protected]

February 25-28 Kinofest NYC, The Ukrainian Museum, March 12 Concert, featuring pianist Inna Faliks, Embassy of New York http://www.kinofestnyc.com/index.html Washington Ukraine, [email protected] or www.embassyseries.org February 27 Hockey fund-raiser to benefit Children of West Orange, NJ Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund and the March 13 Ski Races, Carpathian Ski Club (KLK), Hunter Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, Hunter, NY Mountain, [email protected] featuring the N.J. Devils Alumni versus N.Y. Ukrainian Kozaks, Richard J. Codey Arena, March 14 Ukrainian Cultural Exhibit and Craft Sale, North 973-867-8855 or www.hockeyfundraiser.org Scranton, PA Anthracite Council – League of Ukrainian Catholics, St. Vladimir Parish Center, 570-759-2824 February 27 “Perogy” Night Family Dinner, St. Vladimir the or [email protected] Ottawa Great Council and the Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League, St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic March 15 Seminar by Michelle Vlise, “Writing and Copying Shrine, 613-830-7787 Cambridge, MA 17th Century Poland-Lithuania: The ‘Silva Rerum’ in Ruthenia,” Harvard University, 617-495-4053 March 1 Seminar by Volodymyr Dibrova, “Gogol’s ‘Taras Cambridge, MA Bulba’: The Novel, the Film, the Ideology,” Harvard March 17-18 “Ukrainian Days,” Ukrainian National Information University, 617-495-4053 Washington Service, 202-547-0018 or [email protected]

March 2 Lecture by Oksana Kis, “Beauty Will Save the New York World: Manifestations of Normative Femininities in Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to Yulia Tymoshenko’s Political Images,” Columbia events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome sub- University, 212-854-4697 missions from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the or [email protected] editors and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2010 No. 8

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