Inside: l Manafort indictment welcomed in Ukraine – page 3 l Anne Applebaum at The Ukrainian Museum – page 4 l Roman Luchuk’s Carpathian landscapes at UIA – page 11

ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXV No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 $2.00 Russian defense, intelligence companies Assassinations, abductions show Kremlin’s war targeted by new U.S. sanctions list on Ukraine extends beyond borders of Donbas

by Mike Eckel ducer, VSMPO-AVISMA. U.S aircraft giant by Mark Raczkiewycz RFE/RL Boeing is a partner in that venture. The sanctions target one of Russia’s big- KYIV – A day after an Odesa-born medic WASHINGTON – The U.S. State gest and most successful industries. and sniper of Chechen heritage who fought Department has targeted more than three Reports have shown Russia is second only in the Donbas war was fatally shot, the dozen major Russian defense and intelli- to the United States in selling sophisticated Security Service of Ukraine detained the gence companies under a new U.S. sanc- arms around the world. alleged Kremlin-guided assassin of one of tions law, restricting business transactions A senior State Department official said their own high-ranking officials. with them and further ratcheting up pres- the sanctions could limit “the sale of It was the latest reminder for this war- sure against Moscow. The new list, released advanced Russian weaponry around the weary country of 42.5 million people that on October 27, came after weeks of mount- world.” the conventional battle in the easternmost ing criticism by members of Congress But the official denied that the intent of regions of the Donbas is being waged also accusing the White House of missing an the sanctions was to curb competition from nationwide asymmetrically through alleged October 1 deadline. Russia in the global arms-sales business, Moscow-controlled cells of agents, provo- That deadline was set by legislation that which is already dominated by the United cateurs and trained assassins. was signed into law reluctantly by States. A bullet to the head killed Amina President Donald Trump in August. Passed “Certainly, we’re not looking at this par- Okuyeva, 34, on October 30 while she was by Congress overwhelmingly, the law seeks ticular sanctions legislation as some sort of in the passenger side of a vehicle driven by to punish Russia for what the U.S. intelli- competitive tool,” the official told reporters her husband, Adam Osmaev, who was also www.inforesist.org gence community concluded was its med- in Washington. “That’s not the intent of wounded by automatic gunfire, authorities Odesa-born Amina Okuyeva, 34, an eth- dling in last year’s U.S. election, among Congress and certainly not the administra- said. The shootings occurred near the Kyiv nic Chechen, Donbas war veteran and other things. tion’s intent in enforcing it.” Oblast village of Hlevakha. overt critic of Russian President The new list includes some of the best- Several U.S. allies, however, had drawn Both devout opponents of war-monger- Vladimir Putin, was fatally shot in the head on October 30 in Kyiv Oblast, alleg- known companies in Russia’s military- up plans to purchase arms from Russia that ing Russia, they had survived a previous edly on the orders of the Kremlin. industrial complex, most of which are state- could be affected by the sanctions. Turkey assassination on their lives on June 1 in owned. It includes Rosoboroneksport, the and Saudi Arabia recently sealed deals to Kyiv. A Russian national, Artur It was the couple’s third meeting with country’s main arms exporter; Almaz- purchase Russian weapons systems. Denisultanov-Kurmakayev, who was in the the phony journalist who survived the Antey, a major manufacturer of missiles; “Wherever possible, the United States country with a Ukrainian passport bearing shooting. Authorities haven’t subsequently and the country’s biggest shipbuilding firm, intends to work with our allies and part- a different name, had carried out the assas- made announcements about the Russian’s United Shipbuilding Corp. ners to help them identify and avoid engag- sination attempt. Posing as a journalist for murder attempt or how he obtained a Also included are airplane manufactur- ing in potentially sanctionable activity the French newspaper Le Monde, he shot a Ukrainian passport. ers Sukhoi and Tupolev, and the technology while strengthening military capabilities pistol and wounded Mr. Osmaev on that On October 31, the Security Service of holding company Rostec, which among day before Ms. Okuyeva shot him four times other things oversees a major titanium pro- (Continued on page 17) inside a passenger vehicle. (Continued on page 10) Anne Applebaum speaks at Harvard seminar about the Holodomor

by Peter T. Woloschuk Accompanied by Serhii Plokhii, Mykhailo ing out: “In the late 1920s Stalin and the Hrushevskyi Professor of Ukrainian History Politburo made a decision to take control of CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Pulitzer Prize- and director of the Ukrainian Research the peasantry and eliminate their indepen- winning author and journalist Anne Institute at Harvard, Ms. Applebaum dence, particularly in Ukraine. Stalin vividly Applebaum spoke to a packed auditorium at entered the packed auditorium at CGIS. recalled what had happened in 1919 and Harvard University’s Center for Government After introducing the author and listing was determined to crush any possibility of and International Studies (CGIS) on the topic some of her accomplishments, including Ukrainian separatism once and for all. “The Holodomor Reconsidered: The her position at The Washington Post and Schemes of collectivization of all agricultur- Bolshevik Revolution and the Ukrainian the London School of Economics, Prof. al farmland throughout the Soviet Union Famine.” Plokhii went over a brief list of her major were introduced, and the aim was to turn The talk was part of a retrospective publications and talked about the fact that the peasant farmer into part of the collec- series of special events sponsored by the her first book, “Gulag: A History,” won a tive proletariat. Stalin believed that this Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute Pulitzer Prize and was translated into some process could be used most effectively as a (HURI) that takes a new look at “Ukraine in 25 languages. tool to break the Ukrainian peasants, who the Flames of the 1917 Revolution.” Prof. Plokhii then spoke about “Red were the main source of resistance to the Much of the material used in Ms. Harvest: Stalin’s War on Ukraine” and point- new order and also formed the main pool Applebaum’s presentation on October 23 ed out that it was unique among historical of memory of Ukrainian language and tra- was drawn from her new book “Red Famine: works in tracing the roots of the Ukrainian ditions and culture.” Stalin’s War on Ukraine,” which was released Holodomor back to the Russian Revolution As the new system was imposed and land earlier in the month in the United States by of 1917 and also in tracing the ongoing rela- was taken away, the farmers responded Doubleday and for which Ms. Applebaum is tions between the two nations to events that immediately as best they could. Many refused completing a two-week nationwide book occurred during the various revolutions in to join the new collectives, others refused to tour. During her trip to Cambridge, Ms. 1917. Relations were exacerbated by the hand over their grain and foodstuffs, still oth- Applebaum took time to thank the scholars Kristina M Conroy brutality that occurred during the ers who did agree to work on the collectives and staff of HURI and the Ukrainian Studies Anne M. Applebaum lectures at Holodomor and the wave of arrests and exe- worked poorly and slowly. As a result, food Fund for supporting her original research on Harvard’s Center for Government and cutions in the years immediately following it. the history of the Holodomor. International Studies. Ms. Applebaum began her talk by point- (Continued on page 13) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 No. 45

ANALYSIS

Autumn brings fresh persecutions Senators cite ‘step in right direction’ Chiygoz was a good sign, but said Russia should follow up with more positive moves On October 26, U.S. Sens. John McCain in eastern Ukraine as well. “The fact that in Russian-occupied Crimea (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed they were released is a small positive sign,” Services Committee, and Ben Cardin organizations (NGO), as well as engage- Mr. Volker told Reuters. “It’s the kind of by Ridvan Bari Urcosta (D-Md.) issued a statement after the Trump ment by the Mejlis, the quasi-governing thing you hope you could build on that, Eurasia Daily Monitor administration issued guidance for imple- assembly of the Crimean Tatar people Russia would build on that with some other Despite Western diplomatic efforts and (Qtmm.org, October 25). mentation of the Russia sanctions legisla- steps with the [eastern region of] Donbas,” sanctions against Russia, Moscow contin- In general, Russia has been targeting two tion adopted in July by the U.S. Congress. he added. Ambassador Volker said Russian ues to attack and put pressure on the last main groups on the occupied peninsula: Sens. McCain and Cardin stated, “The aggression is responsible for the war in the vestiges of organized political and social members of the Mejlis, as a single represen- administration’s announcement is a step in east, but that Moscow could change its opposition in Crimea, which Russia illegally tative body of the indigenous people of the right direction toward holding Russia position once it understands the conflict is annexed from Ukraine in early 2014. Crimea, as well as followers and supporters accountable for its attack on our election. counterproductive for its own interests. Indeed, September and October brought of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a pan-Islamist group By issuing guidance for the implementation “The real issue is Russia’s decision-making. renewed persecution on the peninsula. labelled in Russia as a terrorist organization of the sanctions legislation, the administra- Until now, Russia has been holding this ter- The latest wave of harassment and since 2003 (Fsb.ru, accessed October 30). In tion is slowly but surely carrying out the ritory, keeping this conflict alive, hoping intimidation began right after the opening Crimea, both of these categories are predom- law that Congress passed overwhelmingly that it provides some leverage over of the Organization for Security and inantly made up of Crimean Tatars. this summer. We are encouraged that the Ukraine,” Mr. Volker said. “The reality has Cooperation in Europe’s (OSCE) annual Last month, the Russian government sanctions list includes many targets from sunk in. I believe that this has actually pro- Office for Democratic Institutions and finally issued decisions regarding two politi- the Russian defense and intelligence sec- duced the opposite. It has produced a Human Rights (ODIHR) conference in cally motivated trials: against Mejlis Deputy tors that Congress previously identified Ukraine that is more unified, more nation- Warsaw. On September 13, Crimean Tatar Chairmen Umerov and Chiygoz. On and look forward to more closely reviewing alist, more anti-Russian, more Westward- Renat Paralamov was kidnapped by September 11, Mr. Chiygoz, received eight the list to ensure that it is comprehensive. looking than ever existed before.” The unidentified Russian authorities and, he years in prison (Qha.com, September 11). On As the implementation moves forward, envoy also said Washington was “actively says, severely beaten. However, thanks to September 27, Mr. Umerov was sentenced to Congress will continue to conduct over- considering” supplying lethal defensive international pressure, he was released the two years at a settlement colony (koloniya- sight of each step to ensure the administra- weapons to Kyiv, a move strongly opposed next day and found at a bus stop in poseleniye) (Krymr.com, September 28). In tion is following both the letter and the by Russia. “No one has any worry about Symferopol (Krymr.com, September 14) – issuing these two sentences, the occupying spirit of the law – including persuading someone defending themselves unless they the first instance, since 2014, that a disap- Russian authorities have essentially complet- entities to stop doing business with those are an aggressor, so it should not be that peared individual in Crimea was found ed the process of entirely banning the Mejlis on the list, coordinating with European controversial an issue,” Ambassador Volker within 24 hours of having gone missing. on the Crimean peninsula. allies and other key partners, and briefing said. (RFE/RL, with reporting by Reuters, International attention rarely focuses on Moscow legally terminated the Crimean and consulting Congress on a regular RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, and Interfax) Crimea, except when politicians and Tatar self-governing body exactly a year ago, basis.” (Ukrainian Canadian Congress Daily experts bring up the annexed peninsula as under the pretext that the Mejlis was acting Briefing) Tatar leaders vow to return to Crimea a historical turning point or to highlight its as an extremist organization (Minjust.ru, implication for international law and September 29, 2016). Notwithstanding the U.S. envoy meets freed Tatar leaders Crimean Tatar leaders Ilmi Umerov and regional and global security. Akhtem Chiygoz, who were released from ban itself, Moscow nevertheless chose to Kurt Volker, the U.S. special envoy for Nevertheless, during the 36th session of custody in their Russian-occupied home- enforce it in a rather gradual manner. The efforts to end the conflict in eastern the United Nations Human Rights Council, strategy was to “behead” the Mejlis by ban- land on October 25, arrived in Kyiv and Ukraine, met with Crimean Tatar leaders headquartered in Geneva, delegates intro- ning its leaders based abroad from re-enter- defiantly vowed to return to the Black Sea Ilmi Umerov and Akhtem Chiygoz, who duced a remarkable new report on the ing the region; to isolate those potential peninsula. Messrs. Umerov and Chiygoz, were released from custody in their “Situation of human rights in the temporari- leaders who stayed in Crimea (Messrs. deputy chairmen of the Mejlis, spoke to Russian-occupied homeland this week. ly occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea Umerov and Chiygoz) and, by this measure, journalists on October 27 at Kyiv’s Boryspil Ambassador Volker met with the two Tatar and the city of Sevastopol” (Ohchr.org, to send a direct threatening message to International Airport upon arrival from September 25). The document is a detailed other members of the Crimean Tatar com- leaders in Kyiv on October 28, where they Ankara. They said they would return to overview of the human rights situation since munity; and finally, to create an alternative arrived the previous day. Messrs. Umerov Crimea in the near future – despite being in the annexation of Crimea in 2014. to the Mejlis from the local pro-Russian and Chiygoz – deputy chairmen of the the dark about the conditions of their Moreover, the massive deterioration of Crimean Tatars. But because of strong unity Mejlis, the Crimean Tatar self-governing release and not knowing whether Russia the situation in Crimea in recent weeks among Crimean Tatars, all these measures body that has been outlawed by Russian would permit them to travel there. “I will triggered condemnation from the have had particularly limited success. authorities – were unexpectedly released go back home for sure,” Mr. Umerov said. European Union: the European Parliament Moscow clearly calculated that keeping and flown to Turkey on October 25, thanks He said that two weeks before he and Mr. issued a resolution “On the cases of Messrs. Umerov and Chiygoz imprisoned partly to an intervention by Turkish Chiygoz were released, two Russian Federal Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz, failed to achieve its primary goals in Security Service (FSB) officers in a hospital Ilmi Umerov and journalist Mykola Crimea. And indeed, thanks to negotiations Volker, who arrived in Kyiv on October 27, Semena” (Europa.eu, October 4). In fact, at the highest level by the presidents of saidPresident the release Recep of Tayyip Messrs. Erdoğan. Umerov and Mr. (Continued on page 12) this public international pressure has been Ukraine, Russia and Turkey, the above- systematically boosted by advocacy from mentioned Crimean Tatar political prison- Crimean Tatars, Ukrainian and internation- ers were released on October 25 and sent al human rights-focused non-governmental to Turkey via Anapa (Novayagazeta.ru, he krainian eekly FOUNDED 1933 October 27). According to Crimean Tatar T U W leader and former Soviet dissident Mustafa An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Correction Dzhemilev, the agreement was achieved Due to a technical glitch, the wrong a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. over the course of several meetings Yearly subscription rate: $90; for UNA members — $80. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Manafort indictment welcomed in Ukraine

by Christopher Miller Mr. Yanukovych fled Ukraine with many investigation via WhatsApp. “With that ships, and bank accounts” from about 2006 RFE/RL of his allies in 2014, in the wake of the so- many years of international clients no one through 2016 at the earliest. It said that called Euro-Maidan protests – for pro- can be 100 percent clean.” they also hid their work and revenue as KYIV – Ukrainians long angered by Paul Western policies and against widespread agents of Ukrainian political parties. Manafort’s work to bring what they regard corruption – that turned violent. Opposition Manafort, Gates plead not guilty Court papers said that Mr. Papadopoulos, as a kleptocratic, pro-Russia administration Bloc leaders, many of whom remain in Kyiv, RFE/RL through his “false statements and omis- to power in Kyiv celebrated news of the could not immediately be reached for com- sions,” had “impeded the FBI’s ongoing American political consultant’s indictment ment on the indictment. Paul Manafort and Rick Gates appeared investigation into the existence of any links on October 30. Mr. Manafort’s longtime associate, in federal court in Washington and pleaded or coordination between individuals associ- Mr. Manafort, who spent months as Konstantin Kilimnik, who told RFE/RL in not guilty to all charges against them after ated with the campaign and the Russian chairman of U.S. President Donald Trump’s an exclusive interview in February that surrendering to authorities earlier on government’s efforts to interfere with the 2016 campaign, surrendered to the FBI during the 2016 election campaign, “I was October 30. 2016 presidential election.” along with his longtime business partner briefing him on Ukraine,” also did not reply A federal judge ordered house arrest for With reporting by CNN, The New York Rick Gates after days of speculation as to to multiple attempts to reach him for com- both men and set bond at $10 million for Times, Reuters, AP and AFP. who was targeted in a sealed indictment ment. Mr. Manafort and $5 million for Mr. Gates. from Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Mr. Manafort laundered more than $18 Court documents unsealed on October Manafort poses ‘risk of flight’ 30 also showed that George Papadopoulos, The charges from Mr. Mueller – who was million “to enjoy a lavish lifestyle in the RFE/RL tasked by the U.S. Justice Department with United States without paying taxes on that a former foreign policy adviser for the U.S. court documents state that Paul investigating alleged Russian attempts to income,” the indictment reads. Trump presidential campaign, pleaded Manafort poses a “serious risk of flight” based meddle in the election and possible ties Mr. Gates is accused of transferring more guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian than $3 million from offshore accounts. with Russia. on a history of deceptive conduct, his wealth, The indictment is the first to stem from connections to “Ukrainian and Russian oli- officials – maintain that Mr. Manafort laun- Fresh Ukraine probe? dered millions of dollars in Ukrainian pay- Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investiga- garchs,” and “strong evidence of guilt.” ments through overseas shell companies The news was welcomed by many in tion into alleged Russian meddling in the Mr. Manafort was being held on and used the money to buy real estate, lux- Ukraine, where Mr. Manafort has not been 2016 election and possible collusion by November 1 under house arrest after being ury cars and fancy suits. actively pursued, much to the dismay of associates of Donald Trump. indicted along with associate Rick Gates for Already a seasoned Washington hand, many Ukrainians, especially anti-corruption Mr. Trump and his administration sought conspiring to defraud the United States in Mr. Manafort was widely credited with campaigners and investigative journalists. to defend themselves from fallout from the over a decade of dealings with political masterminding the political comeback in “While American journalists report about indictment and Mr. Papadopoulos’s plea, forces in Ukraine. Kyiv of Viktor Yanukovych in 2010, six the ‘surrender’ of Manafort, Ukrainians open- asserting that the developments were not Prosecutors said Mr. Manafort faces 12 years after Mr. Yanukovych’s flawed elec- ly rejoice,” tweeted Novaya Vremya investiga- connected to the campaign and included no to 15 years in prison if convicted, while Mr. tion victory sparked Ukraine’s pro-democ- tive journalist Kristina Berdynskykh. evidence of collusion. Gates faces 10 to 12 years, although other racy Orange Revolution. “[T]oday is a holiday on the street of “Today’s announcement has nothing to charges could still be filed. The indictment is chiefly about Mr. Serhiy Leshchenko,” popular Ukrainian do with the president, has nothing to do Prosecutors are seeking to have bail set Manafort’s work in Ukraine and does not blogger Alyona Yakhno wrote on Facebook. with the president’s campaign or campaign at $10 million for Mr. Manafort and $5 mil- directly tie him to Moscow or name him as “Without any irony. He was the first to start activity,” White House spokeswoman Sarah lion for Mr. Gates. A bail hearing was sched- a suspected collaborator in the alleged all this.” Sanders told a news briefing. uled for November 2 at 2 p.m. local time. Russian operation to disrupt the election. It also led some in Ukraine to speculate She described Mr. Papadopoulos’s role The men have also been ordered to hand “That’s great news!” Serhiy Leshchenko, that Ukrainian authorities would open in the campaign as “extremely limited,” say- over their passports. Prosecutors said in the Ukrainian lawmaker who helped their own investigation into Mr. Manafort’s ing he was in a “volunteer position” and “no their filing that Mr. Manafort had at least expose the notorious “black ledger” that dealings there. activity was done in an official capacity.” three U.S. passports with differing numbers appeared to show $12.7 million in secret But the country’s chief anti-corruption The indictment against Messrs. Manafort and had filed 10 passport applications over cash payments earmarked for Mr. Manafort prosecutor, Nazar Kholodnytsky, who has and Gates said that they “generated tens of the past decade. from Mr. Yanukovych’s Party of Regions worked on the “black ledger” investigations millions of dollars in income” from work In attempting to set bail, prosecutors between 2007 and 2012, told RFE/RL by and said he was surprised by news of Mr. they did for ex-President Viktor Yanukovych, Andrew Weissmann, Greg D. Andres and phone from the Barcelona airport. Manafort’s indictment, told RFE/RL it was his government, the Party of Regions and its Kyle R. Freeny said the men’s financial Since Mr. Yanukovych fled to Russia in too early to say whether Kyiv would open successor, the Opposition Bloc. holdings were “difficult to quantify.” 2014, Ukrainian officials and journalists its own probe. The indictment alleges that “in order to They pointed out that Mr. Manafort have accused him and his administration of “It’s interesting,” Mr. Kholodnytsky said hide Ukraine payments” from U.S. authori- reported $42 million in assets in March stealing millions of dollars in public funds, when told of the U.S. charges against Mr. ties, Messrs. Manafort and Gates “laun- 2016; $136 million in May 2016; and in and authorities are currently trying him for Manafort, adding that he welcomed the dered the money through scores of United allegedly ordering troops to fire on peace- news. He said his office is now studying Mr. States and foreign corporations, partner- (Continued on page 6) ful demonstrators at the height of the Mueller’s indictment. 2013-2014 unrest. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s “I’m very much satisfied, because administration declined to comment on the Quotable notes Manafort was involved in high-level corrup- indictment. A leading member of Mr. tion in Ukraine. He helped one of the most Poroshenko’s ruling party in Parliament, …the conflict in eastern Ukraine remains hot. The Ukrainian government has corrupt persons in the world to be elected Volodymyr Ariev, told RFE/RL, “I cannot taken numerous political steps prescribed under the Minsk agreements, such as its president,” Mr. Leshchenko said, alluding to say [Manafort’s indictment] is good or bad. recent extension of the law to devolve “special status” to eastern portions of the Mr. Yanukovych. We’ll see.” Donbas after satisfactory local elections. Mr. Leshchenko added: “I believe this is If U.S. authorities reach out to Kyiv for However, the Russian Federation has failed to uphold step one: a real and lasting money stolen from Ukrainian taxpayers.” assistance in this or other investigations, ceasefire. Acts that are contrary to both the letter and spirit of Minsk agreements The “black ledger” revelations in August Mr. Ariev said, “all legal assistance will be continue regularly. The situation remains fragile and unpredictable, and the risk of 2016, first reported by The New York provided by the Ukrainian side, no doubt.” re-escalation remains high. ... Times, led to Mr. Manafort’s resignation U.S. authorities did get assistance from The United States waits for Russia, as the party that initiated this conflict, to with- from the Trump campaign. Mr. Leshchenko, who confirmed that he draw the forces that it arms, leads, trains and fights alongside from the line of contact Mr. Mueller’s office said in a statement turned over documents to the FBI in March and to place its proscribed weapons in storage, in accordance with the Minsk agree- that Messrs. Manafort and Gates were that allegedly show Mr. Manafort tried to ments. ... indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 hide $750,000 tied to his work for Mr. The United States also calls for the release of all Ukrainian citizens illegally held or counts, including “conspiracy against the Yanukovych. sentenced in Russia for exercising their fundamental freedoms. United States, conspiracy to launder money, Ukraine does not appear to have actively …the restrictions on freedom of expression in Russia-occupied Crimea are appall- unregistered agent of a foreign principal, pursued Mr. Manafort or his associates ing. We are concerned by reports that at least 49 Crimean Tatars were arbitrarily false and misleading FARA [Foreign Agents here. detained on October 14 for staging one-person protests in towns all around the Registration Act] statements, false state- Ukrainian prosecutors have wanted to Crimean peninsula. They were protesting violent police raids on Crimean Tatar ments, and seven counts of failure to file interrogate Mr. Manafort in the case since homes in Bakhchysarai. These detentions are part of an orchestrated campaign of reports of foreign bank and financial 2015, and several times requested help from accounts.” U.S. authorities to do so. But those requests oppression of the Crimean Tatars, and of anyone else who opposes Russia’s purport- If convicted, Mr. Manafort could face have reportedly gone unanswered. ed annexation and occupation of the Crimean peninsula. decades in U.S. prison. In September, Mr. Kilimnik, who told The United States once again calls upon Russia to end its repressive actions in Specifically, the indictment asserts that RFE/RL he has not been on Mr. Manafort’s occupied Crimea and return control of Crimea to Ukraine. The United States fully between at least 2006 and 2015 – a period payroll since 2014 but has remained in supports Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within its that exceeds the “black ledger” dealings – contact with him, seemed to allude to an internationally recognized borders. … Messrs. Manafort and Gates acted as unregis- impending indictment of Mr. Manafort. – Statement by the U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in tered agents for Mr. Yanukovych, his govern- “They are tough investigators and prob- Europe, as delivered by Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Harry R. Kamian to the OSCE ment, his Party of Regions, and that party’s ably will get Manafort for some financial Permanent Council in Vienna on October 19. successor, known as the Opposition Bloc. crap,” Mr. Kilimnik said of the Mueller 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 No. 45

Applebaum presents “Red Famine” at The Ukrainian Museum

by Mark Temnycky Party leader Joseph Stalin had implement- Special to The Ukrainian Weekly ed a policy of collectivization that pushed many regions in Ukraine to the brink of NEW YORK – Before a capacity audi- starvation. The Communist Politburo ence, The Ukrainian Museum hosted Anne refused to halt the export of grain and pre- Applebaum, noted author and historian, a vented Ukrainians from leaving the state. visiting professor at the London School of “The result, as most of you know, was a Economics and a columnist for The terrible catastrophe,” exclaimed Ms. Washington Post, to discuss her new book Applebaum. “As [Ukrainians] grew hungry, “Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine.” many people went mad. Law-abiding peo- In her book, Ms. Applebaum argues that ple began stealing… and famously there the Holodomor, or forced famine, was a were instances of cannibalism.” deliberate attempt by Joseph Stalin to “But the Famine is only half the story. crush opposition within Ukraine by The Soviet secret police… simultaneously destroying the Ukrainian peasantry. It was, launched an attack on the Ukrainian intel- she argues, a genocide under the definition lectual, political and national elite,” she of the crime by Raphael Lemkin, the lawyer added. who coined the term in the 1940s. “Thousands of Ukrainian churches were “Red Famine” has been positively destroyed, along with historical buildings reviewed by several newspapers, including and monuments. Books were banned, art The Guardian and The New York Times. was confiscated, and Ukrainian dictionaries The book has gained traction within the were altered. A letter was dropped from Mark Temnycky Ukrainian American community, and the the alphabet to make it seem closer to Anne Applebaum speaks at The Ukrainian Museum about her latest book, “Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine.” October 22 author’s presentation at The Russian.” These policies brought about the Ukrainian Museum sold out all 150 tickets. Sovietization of Ukraine, Ms. Applebaum the Famine failed. Ukraine was not nians about the history and culture of Hanya Krill, who directs programs and continued. destroyed, and the Ukrainian language did Ukraine. marketing at the museum, provided a brief Despite the efforts of the Soviet Union, not disappear.” The Q&A session then ended, some light background on the author. Ms. Applebaum Ukraine overcame the Holodomor and Following her remarks, which elicited a refreshments were served, and the book is a graduate of Yale University and the became an independent state in 1991. But standing ovation, the floor was opened for signing began. London School of Economics, and has the Famine cannot be forgotten, she under- questions from the audience. The first The attendees said they were pleased extensively written on Eastern Europe. Her scored. questioner asked why the “Red Famine” with Ms. Applebaum’s remarks. previous books include “Gulag: A History,” “Many of contemporary Ukraine’s politi- author was so interested in the region, “Anne Applebaum’s extensive research for which she won a Pulitzer Prize, and cal problems can be traced directly back to given that she has no ethnic ties to Ukraine. of Ukraine’s historical archives on the con- “Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern this moment,” argued Ms. Applebaum. “The Ms. Applebaum stated that she took sequences of oppressive Soviet programs Europe 1944-1956,” a recipient of the tolerance of corruption and general wari- Russian language courses and extensively was impressive. Her ability to engage yet National Book Award. ness of state institutions… date back to studied the region while at university. She captivate the audience while evoking inter- “I love speaking to Ukrainian audiences,” 1933. The Russification that followed the had been interested in Ukraine because it est in the content of her book was quite Ms. Applebaum began. “You are the warm- Famine also left its mark. Thanks to the was a “piece of the puzzle” of the complex remarkable,” said Dr. Borys Buniak, a repre- est, most appreciative and the most knowl- USSR’s systematic destruction of Ukrainian history of Eastern Europe. sentative of the Ukrainian Medical edgeable of the people who I talk to about culture and memory in the wake of the Another question was about whether Association of North America and member this book. I am really grateful that so many Famine, many Russians do not treat Western leaders were aware of the of the U.S. Holodomor Committee. of you came today.” Ukraine today as a separate nation.” Holodomor. Ms. Applebaum answered that “Events like these are very important to She then painted a picture of the events “But history offers hope as well as trage- the leaders of Britain, Italy and Poland were Ukrainian Americans,” added Ms. Krill. “It during the 1930s in the USSR. Communist dy,” Ms. Applebaum concluded. “In the end, aware of the events but did not act. helps our community spread the word Meanwhile, the U.S. did not have a Consulate about Ukraine.” in Ukraine during the early 1930, and it is After her presentation, asked by a report- Crimea calm ahead of next year’s presiden- unlikely President Franklin D. Roosevelt was er specifically about the media’s coverage of Autumn brings... tial elections. aware of the Famine. Prominent writers Ukraine, Ms. Applebaum commented that The occupying government’s Crimea pol- (Continued from page 2) such as Walter Duranty of The New York Ukraine was generally ignored because it icies are designed to cement Moscow’s rule Times also misreported developments in did not have an independent state. Now, cal gains for the presidents of Turkey and over the annexed peninsula. Therefore, the Soviet Union. In fact, Duranty explicitly with the war in the Donbas and Ukraine’s Russia’s declarations that it is fighting ter- reported that there was no famine. aspiration of becoming a member of the the millions of ethnic Crimean Tatars living rorism by prosecuting Mejlis members and She said: “Despite members of the European Union, the West has developed a inRussia. Turkey Mr. (Qha.com.ua,Erdoğan garnered September praise from28), supporters of Hizb ut-Tahrir (Tvc.ru, Ukrainian American diaspora writing to better understanding of Ukraine. while Mr. Putin, by freeing the “top political October 11) are little more than a pretext to President Roosevelt, who was he going to The author’s final comments, however, prisoners” in Crimea, was again able to stifle the Crimean Tatars’ ability to resist the believe? Duranty or Ukrainian Americans offered the most important message. demonstrate his “generosity,” as he did in annexation. However, recent one-person from New Jersey?” Ms. Applebaum then “History offers hope as well as tragedy,” the case of captured Ukrainian pilot Nadiya pickets across the peninsula by over 100 caught herself, saying, “Not to belittle peo- she reiterated. While the Holodomor was Savchenko (who was traded to Kyiv in a Crimean Tatars (49 were detained by ple from New Jersey,” while the crowd devastating for millions of Ukrainians, prisoner swap, in 2016). Through these police) are direct evidence that the current erupted in laughter. Stalin’s collectivization program failed. The actions, the Kremlin is able to deflect fur- situation may in fact be growing more, rath- The final question was about how the Ukrainian language survived, and a ther criticism from human rights groups, as er than less, tense (Khpg.org, October 14). Ukrainian American community could bet- Ukrainian nation was born after the col- well as assert that Russia is fighting terror- ter inform the public about current events lapse of the Soviet Union. If Ukraine over- ism rather than persecuting political oppo- The article above is reprinted from in Ukraine. Ms. Applebaum stated that came the Holodomor, it certainly can over- nents in Crimea (Ntv.ru October 11). Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from hosting panels such as this event at The come its struggles with Russia today. Finally, the prisoner release was likely its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Ukrainian Museum engage a broader audi- Ms. Applebaum’s North American tour expected to help keep the situation in www.jamestown.org. ence that is then able to inform non-Ukrai- was to conclude in Toronto on October 30.

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The Ukrainian Weekly IN THE PRESS: Manafort case, arming Ukraine, the Holodomor A precious legacy What Manafort’s indictment means ty to respond to Russia’s infiltration of The following is a guest editorial by Anisa Mycak, a freelance writer and former col- for the U.S. and Ukraine by Anders tanks, artillery and other equipment into umnist of The Ukrainian Weekly. Ms. Mycak’s news story headlined “Ukrainian Åslund, Atlantic Council, October 30 occupied parts of eastern Ukraine. … Museum and Library of Stamford marks 80th anniversary” appeared on the front page (http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ In 2015, the House voted 348 to 48 to of our October 22 issue. ukrainealert/what-manafort-s-indictment- pass a resolution urging Obama to provide means-for-the-us-and-ukraine): Ukraine with defensive weapon systems. In the Ukrainian American community, whose roots in the United States extend The most surprising thing about the The measure was sponsored by Eliot L. back into the late 1800s, the 80th anniversary of one of its venerable cultural institu- Engel (D-N.Y.), the House Foreign Affairs tions is cause for celebration, not just by its own members, but by the community as a 31-page indictment of Paul J. Manafort, Jr. and his business partner Richard W. Gates III by Committee’s ranking Democrat, who told whole. Thus, it is with interest and reflection that we have been following the recent me Trump needs to make a decision now. 80th anniversary celebration of the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford, both Special Counsel Robert Mueller is that it hardly contains anything that was not known “I’ve supported providing Ukraine with for what it tells us about this particular institution and for what it tells us about the defensive weapons for years,” Engel said. state of affairs of many other cultural institutions in our community today. to people who have observed Ukraine. … the indictment states that “more than $75 “But we’ve failed to act, demoralizing the Founded in 1937 by visionary religious leader Metropolitan Archbishop million flowed through [his] offshore Ukrainians and signaling weakness to Constantine Bohachevsky of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the U.S., the Ukrainian accounts.” …Since this money originated Putin. It’s time for the administration to Museum and Library was seen by him as an essential part of a project to establish a from the illegal funds of a foreign political quit dithering and show whose side we’re Ukrainian school of higher education in the U.S. The broader goal was to raise and party, [Viktor] Yanukovych’s Party of Regions, really on.” ... support the national consciousness of Ukrainian Americans and keep them involved the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act natu- The United States failed to prevent not only in the Church but in the building of the community. rally applies to Manafort and his associates. Russia from meddling in Georgia, Moldova Recall that the conditions for creating such an institution were not particularly Since the money was dishonestly and Crimea. Trump must now decide if he favorable at the time: the 1930s were not an especially easy time for fund-raising, earned, any amount taken to the United will help Ukraine fend off Russian aggres- nor did the preservation of ethnic communities with their unique cultures and lan- States amounted to money laundering, and sion or allow Putin to create yet another guages have much support in the broad anglicized popular culture – searching for the indictment claims that Manafort “laun- endless “frozen conflict” while the United “roots” was not to come until the late 1960s and 1970s. Furthermore, the Ukrainian dered more than $18 million.” The money States stands by. American community was not to see an infusion of a new wave of immigrants for that Manafort did not take to the United another decade – until the late 1940s. This makes the establishment and survival of States he did not report to the Internal “Facing facts: Why the Great Famine in the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford for the last eight decades all the Revenue Service, which means a third Ukraine still matters today,” by Edward more remarkable. crime, namely, tax evasion to the order of Lucas, Center for European Policy Analysis, The stories of the many dedicated and visionary founders of our Ukrainian commu- $57 million. A fourth alleged crime was that August 28 (http://cepa.org/EuropesEdge/ nity’s various cultural institutions never fail to inspire. The beginnings are never easy. Manafort and his colleague lobbied on Why-the-Great-Famine-in-Ukraine-still- Not only that – the huge amount of energy, effort, talent and sheer force of will that has behalf of then President Yanukovych with matters-today): gone into building, maintaining and funding these cultural organizations, year after U.S. government agencies without register- …The new book “Red Famine” by Anne year, decade after decade, has been extraordinary. Buffeted as Ukrainians have been by ing as foreign agents. fate in the last several centuries, we ought to be especially grateful for the cultural orga- Applebaum (full disclosure: one of my old- The indictment contains 12 counts. The est and dearest friends) is an exemplary nizations such as museums and libraries, which are the repositories of the precious first is “Conspiracy against the United works of art of past generations, expressions of the unique artistic spirit of our ances- account of both the mass murder of the States.” … Ukrainians in the early 1930s, and of the tors, and its books and archives, which are the protectors of our historical memory. What Mueller tells us in this indictment is In American society today, there seems to be a new interest in culture. Large historical arguments that have raged about that he considers Manafort a pervasive it ever since. museums in America’s cities are bursting with visitors; there is broad interest in criminal since at least 2006, 10 years before … Applebaum and her research assistants ancestry and genealogy research; the freedom to revel in one’s ethnic background is he started working as Donald J. Trump’s scoured the archives for primary sources. there. Hopefully, such sentiments are also growing in the Ukrainian American com- campaign manager in 2016. The strange The book quotes them in great detail – even munity, whose members need to recommit themselves to its precious and valuable thing is that the FBI had not found any rea- when accompanying references to secondary cultural institutions, founded by their ancestors on American soil many decades ago. son to investigate and prosecute this high- sources – because Russian propagandists It is gratifying to read about the continued vibrancy of our Ukrainian communi- profile criminal long before it did. … habitually claim that the Ukrainian famine is ty’s cultural institutions, as reflected in the excellence, energy and expertise of their exaggerated or even invented. leadership and staff. We are heartened by the existence and annual meetings for the “Trump administration stalled on Moreover, Applebaum is also quite explic- past six years of the Ukrainian Heritage Consortium of North America, a league of whether to arm Ukraine,” by Josh Rogin, it in her argument that the artificial famine leaders of museums, libraries and archives, and look forward to sharing their The Washington Post, October 29 (https:// exactly fits the original definition of “geno- reports with our readers. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global- cide.” The Soviet Union lobbied hard after You may be asking: How can I give our precious cultural organizations the support opinions/trump-administration-stalled-on- the war to exclude political killings, precisely and appreciation they deserve? The answers are many. Celebrate them on their anni- whether-to-arm-ukraine/2017/10/29/ because the Kremlin worried that its habit of versaries, but honor them on an ongoing basis as well. Consider an anniversary dona- f83874da-bb53-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_ exterminating its opponents en masse might tion, remember them in your estate planning, join their boards of directors. Purchase story.html?utm_term=.680361c2e 7af): be covered by the original definition. individual or family memberships in the cultural institution of your choice. Give mem- After months of internal debate, the Applebaum’s book could not be more berships as birthday or Christmas gifts to adults or young people who “have every- Trump administration is stalled on the timely. It is being published just as the able thing.” Honor their dedicated and talented professionals by actually reading the annu- question of whether to provide Ukraine Kurt Volker, the Trump administration’s al reports they write and be sure to attend the exhibits and special events they pre- with the defensive weapons it has long special envoy to Ukraine, says the United pare for you throughout the year. Most importantly, bring your children. asked for. The de facto result has been to States is “seriously considering” sending Do not forget that over the years we have been able to help our brethren in continue the Obama administration’s poli- lethal weaponry to the authorities in Kyiv. Ukraine only because of a strong, nationally and culturally aware and educated dias- cy of denying Kyiv what it needs to resist The two issues, of war and famine, are pora community. Let us keep our cultural institutions in North America alive and ongoing Russian aggression – and sharpen intertwined. The regime running Russia well so we may better help ourselves and others. doubts about President Trump’s willing- lies blatantly and systematically about its One of the most memorable remarks of the recent 80th anniversary celebration ness to stand up to Vladimir Putin. treatment of modern Ukraine, which it has of the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford was uttered by Bishop Paul National Security Council officials insist invaded, occupied and dismembered. And Chomnycky, who cited a museum curator: “Closing a museum to save money is like the administration is slowly but surely the same regime lies blatantly and system- holding your breath to save oxygen.” working through whether to provide atically about its predecessors’ barbarity in Let us recall what wonderful cultural institutions our parents and grandparents Ukrainian security forces with the capabili- Ukraine. … built for us, and under what difficult circumstances, just so we could breathe free and flourish. Let us make sure we don’t cut off that oxygen supply to our own chil- dren and grandchildren. denied any wrongdoing. Prosecutors said Manafort... he was in the process of retaining counsel. With reporting by The Washington Post (Continued from page 3) and Reuters. August 2016, he put his assets at $28 mil- Nov. Turning the pages back... lion and $63 million in separate filings. Copyright 2017, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted with Mr. Gates, meanwhile, in loan-related the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Thirty-five years ago, at approximately 8 a.m. on November applications set his and his wife’s net worth Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington 10 10, 1982, Soviet President Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, who led the as $30 million in February 2016, but said it DC 20036; www.rferl.org (for full text of stories Soviet Union for 18 years, died suddenly at the age of 75. The was $2.6 million in a March 2016 applica- on this topic, see https://www.rferl.org/a/ 1982 official announcement of Brezhnev’s death was not made until tion, prosecutors said. manafort-indictment-ukraine-renewed- the next day at 11 a.m. They also cited Mr. Manafort’s extensive focus/28824594.html; https://www.rferl. On that day, Soviet television programming was abruptly foreign travel and the use of phone num- org/a/manafort-gates-bail-hearing-trump- replaced with classical music, a common practice when a member of the leadership had bers and e-mail accounts under aliases. russia-meddling-ukraine/28829630.html; died. Brezhnev had consolidated his power by the late 1970s and served simultaneously Mr. Manafort’s attorney, Kevin Downing, https://www.rferl.org/a/manafort-surrender- as president of the Politburo, chairman of the Council of Ministers, in addition to general has denied all allegations against his client, u-s-authorities-mueller-trump-ukraine/288 secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. calling the charges “ridiculous.” 24021.html and https://www.rferl.org/a/us- Mr. Gates did not immediately comment russia-kremlin-says-not-accused-in-manafort- (Continued on page 18) on the charges, but he has in the past papadopoulos-indictments/28826196.html). No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 7

FOR THE RECORD Ukrainian Canadian Congress on Russia’s war against Ukraine Following is the text of the briefing note Ukraine is defending its sovereignty and submitted by the Ukrainian Canadian independence against Russia’s war of Congress to the House of Commons Standing aggression, while concurrently implement- A case of congressional bipartisanship Committee on National Defense on October ing comprehensive reforms. Recently, one of the nation’s most promi- friend of the cause of freedom for Ukraine. 23. The briefing note accompanied testimo- Canada and Western allies must contin- nent Democrats, longtime senator and for- Sen. Dole provided me the opportunity of a ny by UCC President Paul Grod on Canada’s ue to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity mer Vice-President Joe Biden presented the lifetime, for which I am eternally grateful. role in supporting Ukraine and countering and sovereignty by providing meaningful Liberty Medal to Sen. John McCain, an icon The first chairman of the Helsinki Russian aggression. support to strengthen Ukraine’s security of the Republican Party. The two consider Commission, a Democrat, Rep. Dante Fascell and defense capabilities, and Ukraine’s themselves friends, despite many disagree- (D-Fla.) held numerous hearings on the The Russian Federation invaded and reform process. ments over national security matters during plight of human rights in Ukraine at a time occupied Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula (the Canada’s policy response the course of their many decades of public when Ukraine was relatively unknown. Autonomous Republic of Crimea) in March life. Both men, notwithstanding party affilia- During the historic transition that took 2014 and has waged war against Ukraine The current situation demands firm and tion, are internationalists who strongly place in the late 1980s and early 1990s with in the eastern oblasts of Donetsk and robust measures to prevent Russia from believe in an America committed to interna- the fall of the Soviet empire, the Helsinki Luhansk for over three years. enacting its political, economic and military tional peace and stability and the defense of Commission was led by two Democrats, Thousands of regular Russian troops objectives vis-à-vis Ukraine, which would human rights, democracy, freedom and jus- Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.) and Rep. and massive amounts of tice. Not coincidentally, both men have also Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). Rep. Hoyer later Russian high-tech heavy been among Ukraine’s strongest supporters, became Majority Leader of the House of weapons are present on Canada and Western allies reflecting a bipartisan consensus. Representatives and now serves as the No. sovereign Ukrainian territo- must continue to support Growing partisanship has been rife on 2 Democrat. Both were champions for ry in Donetsk and Luhansk Capitol Hill in recent years, leading to human rights in Ukraine, including the oblasts. Ukraine’s territorial integrity polarization and dysfunction. Possible cul- defense of political prisoners. Both were The Russian Federation and sovereignty by providing prits arguably include over-the-top gerry- among the first members of Congress to routinely ignores and vio- mandering, the role of money in politics, a meet with key Ukrainian dissidents in lates the Minsk I and Minsk meaningful support to shortened weekly congressional schedule Moscow in 1988. Both were leaders in the II ceasefire agreements of that doesn’t encourage members getting to Congress in pressing for the legalization of September 2014 and strengthen Ukraine’s security know each other, and the 24-7 news cycle the persecuted Ukrainian Catholic Church. February 2015, respectively. and defense capabilities, and and social media. Congressional politics And Sen. DeConcini led the Senate effort in Russia’s war against both reflect and often exacerbate deep fis- 1991 to support U.S. recognition of Ukraine has resulted in the Ukraine’s reform process. sures within American society – fissures Ukraine’s independence. deaths of over 10,000 peo- that have only grown since the election of The most active Republican Helsinki ple, over 23,000 wounded and 1.4 million have grave consequences for both European our current president. Some degree of par- Commissioner at the time, Rep. Don Ritter internally displaced people. security and international stability. tisanship is normal and, indeed, necessary (R-Pa.), led the effort in the House and was There has not been a substantive change Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has in a democracy, but the increasing inability also a highly committed advocate of human in the frontline positions of Ukrainian and direct security implications for Canada. It is of Republicans and Democrats to compro- rights and freedom in Ukraine. Another Russian-proxy forces since 2016. However, in Canada’s national interest that Europe mise has produced gridlock with its decid- Republican House member, Rep. Chris Smith daily attacks on Ukrainian positions by remain whole, free and at peace. The edly unhealthy consequences. (R-N.J.) served as either chairman or co- Russian-proxy forces continue. From May appeasement of aggression, as history has Ukraine has been a welcome exception chairman in 1995-2006, and was one of the 1, 2016, to October 18, 2017, at least 316 shown, will inevitably beget more aggres- to congressional partisanship, not only most outspoken and active members of Ukrainian soldiers were killed and at least sion. since Russia’s invasion in early 2014, but Congress on Ukraine during that time period. 1,922 wounded in combat on the eastern The long northern border between for the better part of the last century. I mention these particular senators and front. This is not a frozen conflict; it is a hot Canada and Russia makes Russia a poten- During the last three years, numerous representatives – both Democrats and war. tial threat to Canada’s security. By continu- initiatives in support of Ukraine, first and Republicans – as I saw their efforts close Russian claims of a “separatist” move- ing to support Ukraine’s right to defend its foremost legislation, have enjoyed increas- up. They were far from the only ones. ment or “civil war” in eastern Ukraine are territorial integrity and independence, a ingly rare bipartisan support. Given how lit- Today, there remain many, in both par- totally unfounded. There is not now, nor clear message is sent to the Kremlin that tle Republicans and Democrats agree, this ties, highly engaged on Ukraine and in has there ever been, a “separatist” move- changing borders by force is unacceptable is most welcome. Several Members of strengthening U.S.-Ukraine relations. ment in eastern Ukraine. The conflict in in the 21st century, and discourages Russia Congress – only half-kiddingly – have men- Key Republican senators are Mr. McCain eastern Ukraine is the direct result of from becoming emboldened to threaten tioned that about the only thing of Arizona and Rob Portman (R-Ohio), who Russian military invasion. Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic. Republicans and Democrats agree on these serves as co-chair of the Senate Ukraine On September 28, 2016, the Joint The Russian authorities have shown days is Ukraine. While an exaggeration, it Caucus. Other Senate Democrats especially Investigation Team into the downing of through their actions that they respect only underscores the commitment in helping active on Ukraine in recent years include Ukraine to counter Russia’s aggression and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, as part of its strength. The best way to ensure peace and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a former chairman of continue its difficult journey to become a criminal investigation, concluded that security in Europe and for Canada’s NATO the Helsinki Commission who now is the strong, democratic state. MH17 was shot down by a Buk missile sys- allies is to ensure the success of Ukraine, top Democrat on the highly influential Bipartisanship towards Ukraine is noth- tem that was transported from the Russian and to assist the government and people of Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Ukraine in building a country which is ing new, despite the perception by some, Murphy (D-Conn.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Federation into occupied eastern Ukraine, both in Ukraine and in the United States, and then transported back to the Russian democratic, able to defend itself against who also is the Democratic co-chairman of that only Republicans have cared about the Senate Ukraine Caucus. Federation during the night following the external aggression, and able to protect its Ukraine. One can make the argument that The most active Democratic friends of shoot-down of the airliner on July 17, 2014. territorial integrity and citizens. during the Soviet era the more conserva- Ukraine in the House include Marcy Kaptur All 298 passengers on board, including one In order to deter further Russian aggres- tive, more anti-Communist and anti-Soviet (D-Ohio) and Sander Levin (D-Mich.), long- Canadian student, were killed. sion and to return peace to Ukraine, the Republicans were, generally speaking, time co-chairs of the House Ukraine Caucus, In Russian-occupied Crimea, the Russian UCC makes the following six policy recom- more pro-Ukrainian. However, this pro- as well as Elliott Engel (D-N.Y.), who plays occupation authorities have instituted a mendations. Ukrainian sentiment was also strongly held an important role as the top Democrat on regime of terror against the Crimean Tatar 1. Canada should add Ukraine to the within the Democratic Party, as many the House Foreign Affairs Committee. People, ethnic Ukrainians and anyone who Automatic Firearms Country Control List, to allow the export of certain defensive Democrats also supported freedom and Ukraine and Ukrainian Americans opposes Russia’s illegal occupation. equipment to Ukraine. human rights in Ukraine and the other should not forget past and present congres- The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner 2. Defensive equipment: Canada and Captive Nations. Clearly, the broad biparti- sional friends of Ukraine, Republican or on Human Rights stated in a report on NATO allies should provide Ukraine with san consensus on Ukraine existed even Democrat, liberal or conservative. September 25, 2017, that the human rights defensive equipment – most importantly, prior to independence. Having this historic congressional bipar- situation in Crimea has significantly deterio- anti-tank, anti-artillery systems and sur- In my own experience, having worked tisan support has been instrumental in rated under Russian occupation, with “mul- veillance systems, in order to deter Russia for 35 years at the Helsinki Commission, an ensuring that Ukraine remains a foreign tiple and grave violations” committed by from further aggression. independent non-partisan U.S. agency of policy priority, which is not an easy task which members of the Senate and House Russian authorities. The Russian authorities 3. International peacekeeping mission: considering all of the challenges that the constitute a majority of commissioners, I have also significantly militarized Crimea Canada has a long, proud and effective his- United States, the world’s only superpower, saw many Democrats who were as engaged under Russian occupation. tory in peacekeeping operations around confronts today. Will it continue? If the kind on Ukraine as any Republican. And I say Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is the world. Canada can play a crucial role in of committed belief in America’s unique this as one who had the privilege of being not an isolated phenomenon. Since the col- establishing and leading a U.N. internation- role as a promoter of security and freedom hired back in late 1981 by one of the most lapse of the USSR, Russia has fomented al peacekeeping mission that would be exhibited by Messrs. McCain and Biden per- prominent Republicans, Sen. Bob Dole of instability and frozen conflicts in neighbor- deployed to the Ukraine-Russia border and sists, indeed it will. Despite recent isolation- ing states as a means of controlling their Kansas, who at the time was co-chairman domestic and foreign policies. 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NEWS AND VIEWS Hromovytsia sweeps Spain with three-city tour

Maksym Prokopiv Scenes from Hromovytsia’s performances in Spain.

by Solomiya Chuyko guor goes out the window. One of the most To receive praise, especially from an pleasure to see the consul general of endearing moments of the trip was the international crowd, is a feeling unlike any Ukraine in Barcelona, Oksana Dramaretska, CHICAGO – Its rumbles of thunder may arrival itself, and nobody could’ve provided other, but to whom do we, as a family, owe as well as representatives of Georgia’s and have passed through Chicago’s stately a more warm welcome than this group of our successes? The stomping of our red Kazakhstan’s Consulates in the crowd. Harris Theater last month, but the real young members of the Ukrainian diaspora Hopak boots at the end of every show is not A true Kodak-worthy moment was Mr. storm that is the Hromovytsia Ukrainian in Madrid, including our dear friend and only a sign of gratitude, but also a sign of Popadiuk’s unexpected appearance during Dance Ensemble blew over three of Spain’s exemplary Madrid guide, Lilya Tkachuk. recognition, that without the unparalleled our toe-tapping “Drianda” piece, when the most iconic and historically prolific meccas The city, in all its splendor, is a cultural guidance, tastefulness and sheer passion of virtuoso joined our line of girls and immedi- of art and culture in early June. connoisseur’s haven, with streets like the our Hromovytsia artistic director Roxana ately had the audience roaring with laughter. Hromovytsia is one of the Ukrainian Gran Vía brimming with lavishly decorated Dykyj-Pylypczak and assistant director As far as Barcelona goes, how do you diaspora’s many gems in Chicago, but the grand “edificios” in multiple hues of ivory Daniela Pylypczak-Wasylyszyn, there would define a place that has no need for words, tricks, the turns, and the vibrant red boots and bronze. A trip to the Museo Nacional be no audience, no applause and certainly no need for characterization or explana- are only a granule of what the company Del Prado reminded us, as dancers who no red boots. Following the finale, kind tion? It simply is, and warrants merely one, brings to the table. What drives the young paint with the buoyancy of our bodies, that remarks were expressed by the Ukrainian minor thing – to take in absolutely every- dancers to give up their Friday nights and to create art is to create an eternity, a time- ambassador to Spain, Anatoliy Scherba, thing of it. In Barcelona, we found our- Saturday mornings for hours of challenging lessness – whether that be on canvas, or on who recognized how our performance con- selves. I’ll admit, there was an element of rehearsals is a profound understanding stage in front of hundreds. We paint with tributes to the larger effort of uniting self-discovery in each place we were lucky that each and every dancer belongs to a our dancing feet, and though our move- Ukrainians all over the globe. enough to visit, but Barcelona brought with rich, Ukrainian heritage, and this – in and of ments may be ephemeral in the moment, According to an old Spanish saying, until it a kind of unifying, familial feeling. Maybe itself – is a connecting factor. the sheer passion behind each and every you’ve seen Toledo, you have not seen this was found during our visit to the phan- This heritage defies geographical bound- step leaves an eternal impression. All this Spain. The best way of doing this is by wan- tasmagoric Sagrada Familia – when we aries, and what better way to represent that and more preceded the thunder that was dering its streets and taking in the country- gazed around with “pinch-me” smiles on than a 10-day trip to Spain? On Wednesday, about to come in Madrid. side that once inspired El Greco, and doing our faces – or perhaps it was discovered in June 7, the Hromovytsia family packed its Our Hromovytsia dancers had a mission this for just a few hours in the medieval city the sweltering heat of the Barcelona sun, bags and headed for Madrid, Valencia and at Teatro Nuevo Apolo: represent the left us captivated. just in front of Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, when we bore the weight of our Barcelona – ready to taste the paella. Ukrainian diaspora in America on the con- Our next stop was the port city of thick Hopak costumes to ensure photogra- First stop: Madrid. Fatigue, irritation, tinent of Europe. Easy, right? To say we Valencia. How many people can say they pher Maksym Prokopiv could snap that hunger – or potentially all of the above – took Madrid by storm would be an under- went on a swanky tapas tour and dined on million-dollar picture. ensue when you get off an eight-hour flight statement. From the thunderous beginning the breezy shores of the Playa de la Wherever it was, and it very well may from Chicago. When greeted by a vibrant sounds of “The Welcome Dance,” to the Malvarrosa? Following a sumptuous dinner have been everywhere, each and every per- Ukrainian community adorned in tradition- final and most extraordinary series of solos just feet from the water, we took in all of son grew on this trip, and what we realized al costume, eager to welcome you into their in the concluding “Hopak,” the public was Valencia’s understated elegance, charm and is that to be Ukrainian in Chicago is to be arms (with bread and salt), all sense of lan- ostensibly blown away. feel-good nature by running into the warm, Ukrainian in Spain – our heritage defies Highlights included a hair-raising perfor- moonlit waters of the Mediterranean Sea. geographic boundaries. Solomiya Chuyko is a Chicago-based edi- mance of the contemporary composition We entered Antonio Gaudi’s world of A massive, and most-deserving thank you tor whose work has appeared in various “Fearlessly Dreaming,” an incredible execu- free-flowing, nature-inspired works with is due to Ukraine Travel Lab and its director, publications. As a member of the tion of “The New Arkan” – a twist on the our last stop of the tour – Barcelona. The Olha Vuytsyk, as well as co-tour guide Marta Hromovytsia Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, traditional circle dance of the Hutsul people performance at Sant Andreu Teatre Mal’ovana, for organizing, leading tours and she enjoys taking an active role in repre- – and the extraordinary repertoire of violin brought with it a not-so-serious kind of handling logistics to make sure our time was senting the Ukrainian diaspora through the virtuoso Vasyl Popadiuk, whose perfor- feeling, admittedly due to a smaller crowd, smooth and uninterrupted. Also, thank you lively art of traditional folk dance. mance is always one for the books. albeit an energetic and loving one. It was a to Ivan and Roman Pylypczak for stage set- up, lighting and sound – without this, the show could not go on. Our administrative directors, Marta Baran and Milia Glubicz, as well as financial administrator Mark Wasylyszyn all deserve a big thank you for their hard work prior to the tour. Let’s not forget about our Hromovytsia parents, who deserve the biggest round of applause. Nobody else would be sewing our buttons, steaming our wrinkled shirts and throwing cold towels over our necks when we struggle to catch our breath. And finally, our deepest thanks extend to artistic director Ms. Dykyj-Pylypczak and assistant director Ms. Pylypczak-Wasylyszyn. Their taste for the art, combined with a gen- uine love and sense of encouragement for each and every Hromovytsia member, war- rant the most profound praise. The parting words here are those spo- ken by our artistic director at the end of each show: “Dance with your soul – the The Hromovytsia Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Chicago in Barcelona. Violinist Vasyl Popadiuk performs. heart and soul speak the truth.” 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 No. 45

on October 18. Assassinations... One example is 19-year-old Pavlo Hryb, who was allegedly detained in Belarus by (Continued from page 1) Russian authorities on August 24. His Ukraine (SBU) said it had detained a father said the incident was a Kremlin ruse 29-year-old woman who planted a remote- created to lure him by orchestrating a controlled bomb that killed the deputy meeting with a woman. Authorities in head of the spy agency’s counterintelli- Belarus say they don’t know how the young gence unit in Donetsk Oblast on March 31. man subsequently ended up in a Krasnodar A native of Russian-occupied Donetsk, prison in September. suspect Yulia Prasolova was captured in the His father, Ihor Hryb, has told journalists port city of Odesa, SBU chief Vasyl Hrytsak that his son was “openly critical of Russian said in a briefing for journalists. He showed interference in Ukraine on social media.” a video of the women allegedly planting an Russian authorities have prevented the explosive device underneath the car and Ukrainian consul in Rostov-on-Don from later watching it explode while standing on speaking to the teenager in Ukrainian during a curb at a safe distance. his visits, the Foreign Affairs Ministry states. www.ssu.gov.ua According to Mr. Hrytsak, she was acting Russians have accused Pavlo Hryb of ter- on orders from the Kremlin and trained in Col. Oleksandr Kharaberiush of the Security Service of Ukraine, the agency’s deputy rorism. head of counterintelligence in Donetsk, was killed in a car bomb explosion on March Two Ukrainian border guards were the non-government-controlled part of 31 in Mariupol. Donbas by “Russian curators” to carry out allegedly abducted on October 3 by the slaying. During the ongoing Donbas war blamed the attack on Moscow without pro- government officials have been targets of Russians at the countries’ shared border in that Russia instigated in April 2014, the viding evidence. A fourth person, political assassinations that were prevented by the Sumy Oblast, where there are few border SBU colonel had been a thorn in Moscow’s scientist Vitaliy Bala, also was wounded in authorities, the chief military prosecutor, markings, Kyiv authorities say. They are side for successfully ferreting out covert the blast. Mr. Matios, said on November 1. currently in Moscow in pre-trial detention Russian agents and cells in the region. Mr. Mosiychuk, who is still hospitalized, on charges of illegally crossing the national Abductions Others alleged to have been Russian tar- was the co-founder of the volunteer Azov border. gets have died in car explosions. Battalion and was imprisoned together Russia is currently holding at least 60 The former bodyguard of nationalist Col. Maksym Shapoval of military intelli- with another Azov leader, Andriy Biletsky, Crimean Tatars and Ukrainians as political Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh was gence died in his vehicle when a bomb was during ex-President Viktor Yanukovych’s prisoners, the Kharkiv Human Rights allegedly abducted and surreptitiously set off in Kyiv in June. Authorities also said truncated presidency. Protection Group stated on October 29. The taken to Russia in late August. Since Right a “Russian trail” was behind the death. “Of course these are assassination Foreign Affairs Ministry has issued a travel Sector is considered an “extremist organi- Chief Military Prosecutor Anatoliy Matios attempts, and the use of explosions serves a warning to Ukrainians to not visit Russia, zation” in Russia on par with terrorist said that an attempt on National Police purpose because they create resonance,” citing danger of arbitrary detention or Islamic groups, 28-year-old Oleksandr Deputy Chief Vyacheslav Abroskin’s life was said Yuriy Butusov, one of Ukraine’s pre- arrest. Shumkov faces criminal charges. recently thwarted, but gave no details in a mier war correspondents and a consultant “I would like to take the opportunity to The Kherson Oblast native was a Maidan briefing on November 1. to the Verkhovna Rada’s Defense urge the citizens of Ukraine to refrain from activist and was last visited by the And Radical Party member Ihor Committee. “There are always quieter ways their intentions to visit the Russian Ukrainian consul in October. Mosiychuk, a national deputy, was critically of killing people; these assassinations and Federation, as Russia has become a danger “Shumkov has managed to pass on that wounded in a car blast on October 25 in how they’re done have a purpose.” territory for Ukrainians,” said Vasyl Krylych, he ‘ended up in Russia as the result of a which two of his bodyguards – both off- All together some 1,600 Ukrainian law head of the ministry’s consular support provocation,’ ” the Kharkiv Human Rights duty police officers – died. Authorities have enforcement personnel and high-ranking department, at a news conference in Kyiv Protection Group reported.

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Roman Luchuk, “Awakening” (2016, oil on canvas, 31 by 24 inches). Roman Luchuk, “History’s Old Witness” (2013, oil on canvas, 24 by 31 inches). Roman Luchuk: Painting the essential Carpathian landscape

by Andrew Horodysky paintings, one recognizes that they are landscapes, part of the realist tradition, but NEW YORK – Art at the Institute, the one almost immediately pivots to the far visual arts programming division of The more compelling abstraction – looking at Ukrainian Institute of America, kicked off them in terms of shapes and colors. That is, the fall 2017 season on Friday evening, the imagery moves seamlessly back and September 29, to an enthusiastic gathering forth between the two binary poles of of friends and new faces with an exhibition abstraction and representation. This is a of 30 expressionist landscape paintings by thoroughly modernist approach, entirely in Ukrainian artist Roman Luchuk. keeping with attitudes, devices and objec- Present at the opening reception, Mr. tives typical of 20th century art-making. Luchuk warmly greeted the attendees by Mr. Luchuk is fascinated with perception thanking the UIA for hosting his original and visual experience, making of them vir- artwork, and for the opportunity to intro- tual leitmotifs. His long-term project is, duce his imagery to a new audience. above all, to create “successful” paintings – Curated by Walter Hoydysh, director of Art to treat them in terms of their independent at the Institute, the exhibition marks the reality – their fundamental autonomy. artist’s first solo showing in the United Working the plein-air method that he States. scores without concern for location, Mr. Conceivably, landscape painting offers Luchuk denies specific topography in seek- viewers three verities – geography, autobi- ing the collective core that can exist only in ography and metaphor. Geography is, if the art. This is the essence of the art of Mr. taken by itself, sometimes boring, autobi- Luchuk’s painting – creating through psy- ography is frequently trivial, and metaphor chological integrations of color and ten- is often dubious, at best. But taken together, sions of form a new and irresistible person- the three kinds of representation strength- al reality that reflects the innermost being en each other and reinforce what all strive of the artist running parallel with the reali- ty outside he so embraces. to keep intact – an affection for life. Mr. Luchuk was born in Kosiv, Ivano- Each of Mr. Luchuk’s canvases evokes Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. He the splendor and energy of his native studied painting at the Kosiv College of Carpathian Mountains in seductive compo- Applied and Decorative Art and interior sitions that exude a lifelong fondness for design at the Lviv National Academy of Art. the mysteries of the Hutsul landscape in Roman Luchuk, “Guardians of Snidavka” (2015, oil on canvas, 24 by 24 inches). His artworks have been included in numer- western Ukraine. Although his landscapes particular, assumes an effective means of exciting, and this sense of movement in Mr. ous group and solo exhibitions throughout are instantly recognizable as such, he reaching the soul of the viewer, maybe even Luchuk’s paintings seems to equally reflect Ukraine. Mr. Luchuk lives and works in imbues them with an emotional, rather comparable to the physical “vibrations” of the reality of his chosen outdoor scenes Kosiv, where he also teaches painting at the than representational, view. His colors lit- sound reaching the listener’s ear. and the inner attachment that the artist Kosiv regional branch of the Lviv National erally vibrate with intensity, and manage to With their unusual palette of blue, feels for his native mountains in “History’s Academy of Art. convey the lush, sensual freedom of the green, orange, yellow and red for emphasis, Witness” (2014) and “Guardians of “Roman Luchuk: Paintings of the open air, while somehow also instilling the the diverse surfaces and facture of Mr. Snidavka” (2015). The artist truly makes Carpathian Mountain Landscape” was on viewer with an underlying sense of harmo- Luchuk’s vistas are bound together by a his extant landscapes of the Carpathians view at the Ukrainian Institute of America ny and balance. There is a remarkable syn- strong sense of composition as contour. come alive. through October 22. chronicity between freedom and discipline These oils on canvas serve as an increasing The engaged viewer, especially the to be found in the sanctuary of his vivid stimulus for technical radicalism as the art- casual one, feels comfort in the familiar, at About Art at the Institute landscapes, which is not easily defined. One ist negotiates a path between the dawn of times sentimental, pastoral landscape Since its establishment in 1955, Art at does not merely look at his paintings; rath- modernism and the inspiration of folk art imagery. No modernist trickery here. But the Institute has been organizing projects er, one experiences them. with child-like spontaneity. then, a closer look reveals elements that and exhibitions with the aim of providing Mr. Luchuk’s paintings are largely Paintings like “Awakening” (2016) have betray a playful mind at work behind the post-war and contemporary Ukrainian art- devoid of human presence, save for the the moving, vibrating character of a Van keen observation. The artist confounds his ists a platform for their creative output, markers of human habitation such as lanes, Gogh landscape with the bright, saturated viewer, producing a reassuring superficial presenting it to the broader public on New paths, ragged fencing, churches, huts or colors of Fauvism, or an early German reality and then shaking it up by digging York’s Museum Mile. These heritage proj- other oblique references to distant build- Expressionist landscape, such as those by deeper. ects have included numerous exhibitions of ings, all of which provide an armature for Karl Schmidt-Rotluff. These undulating The works presented are at times some- traditional and contemporary art, and topi- his expressive layers of impasto. The psy- landscapes seem to pulsate with a sense of what quirky and yet “deceptive” in a posi- cal stagings that have become well- chological and emotional impact of color, in quiet, inviting life that is both serene and tive manner. When first looking at these received landmark events. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 No. 45

tions, their lawyers, and the presidents of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and officer. Ms. Hitlyanska was quoted as say- NEWSBRIEFS Turkey and Ukraine for their efforts to therefore does not recognize the applica- ing that the other person who was killed secure their release. They said they will tion of Russian law in the peninsula.” The was a passer-by she described as a local (Continued from page 2) continue to “fight” for the release of all statement went on to note: “The European resident born in 1981. Internal Affairs where he was being held urged him to Ukrainian citizens in Russian custody and Union has consistently advocated for their Ministry adviser Zoryan Shkiryak said ear- write a letter to Russian President Vladimir the restoration of Kyiv’s sovereignty over unconditional release and appreciates the lier on Facebook that the explosion Putin asking for clemency. “I rejected their Crimea. (Crimean desk, RFE/RL’s efforts of all those who also worked for this appeared to have been caused by a motor- request and nobody told me anything Ukrainian Service, with reporting by AFP outcome. The European Union expects cycle parked near the exit of the TV station, about my possible release or conditions for and Interfax) Russia to reverse the decision to ban the and looked like “an attempt on somebody’s my return to Crimea,” Mr. Umerov said. Mr. activities of Mejlis, the self-governing body life”; Mr. Mosiychuk’s office said it was an EU calls for release of detainees Chiygoz also said he had made no request of the Crimean Tatars, and respect the attempt to assassinate him. “There was an for clemency or transfer and emphasized Citing the “good news” about the release rights of the Crimean Tatars, including attempt on the life of Ihor Mosiychuk, a that he “will not hide” from the Russian of Crimean Tatar Mejlis Deputy Chairs those of freedom of assembly and expres- direct explosion when he was coming out authorities. “If they arrest me again after I Akhtem Chiygoz and Ilmi Umerov, who sion. All illegally detained Ukrainian citi- of the building of Espreso TV6,” the law- return to Crimea it will be their problem,” were sentenced in Crimea in September, in zens on the Crimean Peninsula and in maker’s office said on Facebook. “The he said. Both men expressed their thanks breach of international humanitarian law, Russia must be released immediately.” assassination attempt against Mosiychuk is to the European Union, the United States, the European Union stated on October 25: (Ukrainian Canadian Congress Daily linked to his professional activities and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council “The European Union does not recognize Briefing) political views,” Radical Party leader Oleh of Europe (PACE), international organiza- the illegal annexation of Crimea and Lyashko wrote on Facebook. “Clearly, this is Poroshenko meets with Volker the work of our enemy’s secret services,” Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko he said in an apparent reference to Russia. met with U.S. Special Representative for Speaking after surgery on October 26, Mr. Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker on Mosiychuk said he believed those behind October 27. 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Anne Applebaum... (Continued from page 1) production throughout the country decreased dramatically. Shortages appeared and famine followed, she continued. In the fall of 1932, the Soviet Politburo took a series of decisions under the com- mand of Stalin that widened and deepened the Famine in Ukraine, Ms. Applebaum related. They increased the state’s demand for food in Ukraine, they refused to halt the export of grain, and at the height of the cri- sis they organized teams of police and party activists to enter villages and peasant households and seize everything edible – they took farm animals, they even took pets. “The results were catastrophic,” Ms. Kristina M Conroy Applebaum said. “Within six months more The Belfer Case Study Room during Anne Applebaum’s lecture. than 4 million Ukrainians died. But famine was only half the story. While peasants “The rebellion destabilized everything,” they insist on believing that a sovereign, spent about an hour. WBZ is the second old- were dying in the countryside, the Soviet Ms. Applebaum said. “The Bolsheviks, the democratic, stable Ukraine, a Ukraine tied est radio station in the country and it has a secret police, the same people who were Ukrainians, the economy. Ukraine collapsed to the rest of Europe by links of culture and very powerful signal that reaches 33 states, organizing the Famine, simultaneously into chaos. In the course of 1919, Kyiv was trade is a threat to the interests of Russia, three provinces of Canada and Bermuda. launched an attack on the Ukrainian intel- occupied a dozen times by various forces. or rather to the interests of Russia’s elite,” At the station, the author was inter- lectuals and political elite. All of these peo- At the height of the anarchy, White Imperial Ms. Applebaum said. viewed for 20 minutes primarily about ple, including professors, museum curators, Russian forces under the command of “In the end, the Famine failed. Ukraine Ukraine, the Holodomor, how the writers, artists, priests, theologians, public Anton Denikin advanced into the Donbas, was not destroyed,” Ms. Applebaum point- Holodomor impacted current Russian- officials, bureaucrats and anyone who had Kharkiv and Odesa. Eventually, they ed out. “The Ukrainian language did not Ukrainian relations, the Russian seizure of promoted the Ukrainian language or histo- marched north, coming within 200 kilome- disappear. The desire for independence did Crimea, the Russian invasion and war in ry or had worked for Ukrainian indepen- ters of Moscow.” not disappear either – and, more impor- eastern Ukraine, and finally Vladimir Putin dence were publicly vilified, jailed, sent to “Because Denikin failed to make com- tantly, neither did the desire for democracy, and Donald Trump, and Russian meddling labor camps or executed.” mon cause either with the Ukrainians or or for a more just society, or for a Ukrainian in the American elections. This concern of Stalin with Ukraine the Poles, he eventually lost, but for a brief, state which truly represents Ukrainians.” These questions were followed by a sec- reached all the way back to 1917, Ms. terrifying moment in the autumn of 1919, “In the end Stalin failed too. A generation ond series which were in a different vein Applebaum pointed out. “In Moscow there the Bolsheviks were frightened. Suddenly, it of Ukrainian intellectuals and politicians and were intended not for the news but for were two revolutions. In Kyiv there were seemed that Moscow would fall. It did not – were murdered in the 1930s, but their leg- a feature piece on “Women’s Watch,” which three. The Ukrainian national leadership but the Ukrainian peasant uprising had acy lives on. The national aspiration was airs six times a day and plays intermittently under Mykhailo Hrushevskyi was spear- brought the counter-revolution to the brink revived in the 1960s, it continued in the over a two-week period. Ms. Applebaum headed by a group of intellectuals and from of success,” Ms. Applebaum said. “This close underground in the 1970s and 1980s, it was asked about her family life; her hus- the first moment that they appeared, the call was long remembered at the highest became open again in the 1990s. A new band, Radoslaw Sikorski, who was Poland’s Bolsheviks sought to undermine them.” levels of the Soviet regime. The ‘cruel les- generation of Ukrainian intellectuals foreign affairs minister and speaker of the “They did so because the leadership was son’ of 1919 was often debated and dis- appeared in the 2000s,” she pointed out. Sejm and now heads a private European also revolutionary but not Bolshevik. Their cussed for years after and led to milder pol- “Millions of people were murdered, but think tank; her two sons, age 19 and 17; economics were radical, and included the icies in Ukraine for a time in the 1920s.” the nation remains on the map. The memo- how she, an American born in Washington, demand for the compulsory redistribution of “However,” Ms. Applebaum stressed, ry of the Famine was suppressed, but wound up living in Warsaw. land: Ukraine, remember, was still a largely “fear of another rebellion never really was Ukrainians today can discuss and debate She explained that she went to Yale and peasant nation, most Ukrainian speakers far away. Kulaks and the ‘rural bourgeoisie’ their past. Census records were destroyed, studied East European history, went abroad were peasants and the Ukrainian revolution were looked on with suspicion and the but today the archives are accessible. The to study in Leningrad and then Warsaw, and was carried out with them in mind,” she same fears always haunted Stalin himself.” years of terror left their mark. But although then began to write freelance news pieces noted. “For Stalin,” Ms. Applebaum said, “the the wounds are still there, millions of and sell them wherever she could. Her hus- “Their politics were radical too,” she con- loss of Ukraine was impossible.” Ukrainians can – all of us can, for the first band, although born in Warsaw, came from tinued. “As imperial Russia collapsed, “Raphael Lemkin, the Polish-Jewish law- time since 1933 – finally begin to heal a family that fled the Communists in 1944 Ukraine’s leaders demanded to be part of the yer who invented the word ‘genocide,’ them,” she concluded. and settled in England and he was educated spring of nations that blossomed across the spoke of Stalin’s assault on Ukraine as the After her talk, Ms. Applebaum spent at Oxford. He came back to Poland in 1989 region. Within months, Poland, Czecho­ ‘classic example’ of his concept,” she under- almost an hour taking questions from the as a journalist and the two met covering sto- slovakia, the Baltic states and others would all scored. “It is a case of genocide, of destruc- audience. ries. They traveled to Germany together to gain statehood and international recognition, tion, not of individuals only, but of a culture After the question period, Prof. Plokhii cover the fall of the Berlin Wall. and Ukraine wanted to join them.” and a nation.” introduced Paul Rabchenuk, vice-president When Ms. Applebaum talked about writ- “But this desire ran immediately counter Ms. Applebaum continued, “Because it of the Boston branch of the Ukrainian ing her book about the Holodomor, she to the Bolsheviks’ priorities – and even to was so devastating, because it was so thor- Congress Committee of America and head of admitted that dealing with many of the sta- their understanding of the world,” Ms. oughly silenced, and because it had such a the organization’s Holodomor Committee, tistics and reporting was appalling and dis- Applebaum emphasized. “As men educated profound impact on the demography, psy- who presented Ms. Applebaum with a cita- tressing. To snap herself out of it, she would in the Russian empire, they had difficulty chology and politics of Ukraine, the tion and a medallion that was inscribed: go with a friend to the Sikorski country imagining a sovereign Ukraine; for them, Ukrainian Famine continues to shape the “Honoring Anne Applebaum for Giving Voice house, where they would spend long week- the territory of Ukraine, long a Russian thinking of Ukrainians and Russians, both to the Victims of the 1932/33 Holodomor/ ends cooking and where after a year and a imperial colony, was a region they knew as about themselves and about one another, in Genocide UCCA-Boston 10-23-2017.” half they had authored a cookbook (for fun). south Russia. As Marxists, they had mixed ways that are both obvious and subtle.” Ms. Applebaum then proceeded to greet The interview was edited and then for- feelings about peasants, whose revolution- She pointed out that an entire generation people who attended her talk and to auto- matted into segments for the afternoon and ary credentials they doubted. And as revo- of Ukraine’s elite was wiped out and even graph copies of her book which were made the evening drive and for “Women’s Watch.” lutionaries who knew that the tsar had today, three generations later, that loss is still available by the Harvard Coop Bookstore. Ms. Applebaum also paid a visit to been toppled by bread riots, they had no felt. The fact is that the post-Famine leader- Harvard’s Davis Center for Russian and Other appearances in Boston mixed feelings at all about the loss of access ship lived through the mass arrests of the Eurasian Studies, where she was inter- to Ukrainian grain.” late 1930s and was frightened into silence Ms. Applebaum gave a similar talk at viewed for a podcast. The interview Lenin called on his people in Ukraine to and obedience; the state became a thing to Boston College, where she spent almost 90 focused on her book and the Holodomor, as organize special daily grain shipments by be feared. A tolerance of corruption and a minutes. She then proceeded to WBZ- well as current Russian-Ukrainian rela- train to Petrograd, and he wanted regular general wariness of state institutions also Radio/TV (Boston’s CBS affiliate), where she tions. The session lasted about an hour. reports. Stalin, who was then directly developed and persists until today. responsible for Bolshevik policy in Ukraine “Stalin tried to destroy the Ukrainian as people’s commissar for nationalities, national identity and the Ukrainian lan- was more sensitive to this demand than guage,” Ms. Applebaum said, and complete On the 40th Day of the passing into eternity of anyone else, denouncing the Ukrainian dec- Russification as a policy was maintained in laration of sovereignty and following up the Soviet Union until its collapse. As a with active measures to destabilize the gov- result, many Russians do not treat Ukraine Boshena Olshaniwsky ernment in Kyiv, the author explained. as a separate country with a separate lan- After lengthy fighting, the Bolsheviks guage and a separate history. To divide and Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2017, seized Kyiv and most of Ukraine in conquer in the 1930s the Russians used a at 7:45 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Ukrainain Catholic Church February 1919, establishing a secret police form of “hate speech to set one class of in Newark, NJ, followed by interment at 11:00 a.m. force, carrying out mass arrests and send- Ukrainians against another, and they are at St. Andrew cemetery in South Bound Brook, NJ. ing out soldiers into the countryside to req- using the same tactics today.” uisition food. The result of all this was a “However, Stalin ultimately failed, Eternal memory. massive, violent peasant uprising, probably although his fears are still very alive in the the largest ever to take place in Europe. current Russian leadership and elite, and 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 No. 45

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE League of Ukrainian Catholics holds 78th annual convention WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The 78th annual convention of the League of Ukrainian Catholics (LUC), held under the slogan “Diakonia – Serving One’s Neighbor, Serving Christ,” was hosted at the Genetti Best Western Hotel on October 6-8. The conven- tion was hosted by the North Anthracite Council of the LUC and was attended by clergy, laypersons and monastics. Also joining the convention delegates were Bishop John Bura, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia, who is based in Washington, and Bishop Andriy Rabiy, auxiliary bishop of Philadelphia.

Kristina Williams Delegates visit St. George Orthodox Church in Taylor, Pa., to venerate the Myrrh- Streaming Icon of the Blessed Mother. The convention reflected the pastoral sound effects, by Paul and Helen Ewasko. program “vibrant parish,” approved by the One of the most moving moments of the 2011 Synod of Bishops. convention was the visit to St. George Patriarch Sviatoslav in his letter of greet- Orthodox Church in Taylor, Pa., where faith- ing, wrote: “Allow me to take this opportu- ful witnessed the Myrrh-Streaming Icon of nity to express, on behalf of our Church, the Blessed Mother, also known as sincere words of gratitude to the League of “Kardiotissa” – the Tender Heart. Following Ukrainian Catholics for decades of faithful an Akathist led by the Rev. Mark Leisure, lay service to the Ukrainian Catholic com- pastor of St. George Parish, the guests wit- munity in all four of our eparchies in the nessed the icon and the flowing of myrrh. U.S.A. Thank you for fostering the spirit of Each visitor received a blessing and anoint- community and fellowship, for supporting ing by the Rev. Leisure as well as a holy the clergy and the hierarchy in their work, card of the Kardiotissa, with a fragment of Sisters lead delegates in a sing-along of folk songs and the Ukrainian version of “Old and for promoting the spirituality of our cotton, soaked with myrrh. MacDonald Had a Farm.” Church and education of our Byzantine tra- Sunday morning divine liturgy was cele- dition in North America.” brated by Bishop John at Ss. Peter and Paul During the weekend, invited guest speak- Ukrainian Catholic Church in Plymouth, Pa. ers – Bishop John, the Revs. Walter He was joined by the Revs. Pasicznyk, Pasicznyk, Daniel Troyan, Edward Young, Procyk and Young, and Deacon Michael Marijan Procyk (national spiritual director) Waak. The responses were sung by the and Paul Wolensky (convention spiritual combined choirs from the churches of Ss. director) – expounded on the role of “diako- Peter and Paul and Transfiguration of Our nia” and offered varied viewpoints, showing Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church in that there are many paths by which Catholics Nanticoke, Pa., assisted by members of the can serve their neighbors, out of the sincerity League of Ukrainian Catholics. of their heart, rather than obligation. A traditional brunch was served follow- Archpriest Troyan coordinated “An ing the liturgy, at which the traveling Icon Evening in Lviv” for the delegates that of Christ the Teacher and the league’s wel- included a musical tour of Ukrainian songs, come banner were presented to members sung in a country-style Slavonic, backed up of the Niagara Frontier Council, the hosts of by the “Supremes,” Sister-Servant style. the 79th annual convention for 2018. Each table participated in the sing-a-long, The League of Ukrainian Catholics was with each table trying to out perform the founded in 1933 under the motto “For God previous ones. The big hit of the evening and Country.” Newly ordained Bishop Andriy Rabiy receives a warm traditional Ukrainian welcome was the rendition of “Stary Danylo Mav For more information, readers may visit from convention organizers. Farmu” (Old MacDonald Had a Farm) with the organization’s Facebook page www. lyrics dutifully translated, complete with facebook.com/lucofamerica/.

the map. However, the level and enthusiasm A case of... of bipartisan support for Ukraine will depend on a number of factors, including (Continued from page 7) continued advocacy by the Ukrainian ist trends, especially within the Republican American community, Ukraine’s many Party, a broad internationalist consensus friends and, perhaps more importantly, how still exists. The overwhelming recent bipar- Ukraine continues its reform efforts. tisan passage of Sens. Cardin’s and McCain’s Now, if only the congressional biparti- tough Russia sanctions underscores that sanship on Ukraine would extend to other consensus. Russia’s aggression in Ukraine critically important domestic and foreign so egregiously violated the post-war inter- policy issues facing the United States national order that Ukraine will not fall off today... No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 15

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Hundreds journey to abandoned Pennsylvania coal town for Marian Pilgrimage

George Ann Novak-Katchick Clergy and pilgrims process from outdoor chapel to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church during the Call to Prayer Marian Pilgrimage in Centralia, Pa.

by the Rev. Archpriest John M. Fields Religious services A reflection before the living rosary was made the pilgrimage after reading an arti- given by Conventual Franciscan Father cle about the event in the faith section of a On August 27, people crowded into the CENTRALIA, Pa. – Only a few structures Martin Kobos, pastor of Mother Cabrini Lancaster newspaper. The two have always church, built in 1912, and out onto the still stand in what was Centralia, a town in Church of Shamokin, Pa., who told the story wanted to visit Centralia, and Ms. Brubaker grounds for the divine liturgy celebrated by the coal-mining region of Pennsylvania. Even of meeting the late St. Pope John Paul II and said that, with her Catholic background, it Archbishop Soroka and local clergy. fewer are visible through the tree cover from giving him a picture of the relic of St. seemed like the perfect time to do some The church was filled to capacity. People the top of an adjacent mountain overlooking Anthony. Father Kobos held up a photo of sightseeing as well as enjoy the pilgrimage. hoping to catch a glimpse of the service what was once a thriving community. the meeting, but then took out something “There’s a lot of history I don’t know piled through the door one-by-one, taking The most notable and recognizable even more special — a rosary given to him about, and that was another interesting in their moment before making way for structure is the Assumption of the Blessed by the pope. aspect, to learn what is here,” Ms. Brubaker others. The rest sat in chairs set up outside Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church, Msgr. James T. Melnic led the pilgrims in said. She said she knew the coal region had the church, all following along in prayer whose bright blue domes rise out of the the singing of the Akathist to the Dormition a strong Eastern European inlfuence and and song heard over large speakers. foliage on the side of the mountain. Though of the Most Holy Mother of God before the noted the large Slovak population in In his homily, the Rev. Archpriest John M. all but seven of the town’s residents relo- Holy Shroud of the Dormition, with atten- Lancaster, adding that the pilgrimage was a Fields stated: “When one thinks of cated because of the ongoing fire in the tive parishioners spilling out of the outdoor way for her to better understand her friends Centralia, two images come to mind – the anthracite coal mine below its surface, the chapel and unto the surrounding grounds. and learn how their beliefs compare to one mountain and the fire. And perhaps this is church continues to serve a successful and The service was followed by a candle- another. providential, since many references to holy thriving parish. light procession with the icon of Our Lady Making the trip from Philadelphia for the mountains and fire as the presence of the Almost 400 pilgrims from all across of Pochayiv to the church for the celebra- second year was Eugene Borys and his fami- Divine are found in Sacred Scripture.” Pennsylvania and beyond traveled to the tion of a moleben prayer service to the ly, Lesya Borys, Borys Borys and Yuri Borys, “Today, as all of us come here as pilgrims little church on the mountaintop here on Mother of God led by Archbishop Soroka. who all received individual blessings from to this holy site – a church on a mountain Sunday, August 27, for the second annual “A After the service, the pilgrims were Archbishop Soroka. Eugene Borys said they overlooking the remains of a town made Call to Prayer” pilgrimage. anointed with the holy oil of healing and enjoy being in the area, but they were also famous and destroyed by fire. We come Two years ago, on November 10, 2015, venerated the icon of Our Lady of Pochayiv there to support Borys Borys’s brother, who seeking an encounter with the divine. We the major archbishop of the Ukrainian and the icon and relics of Blessed Nicholas was in attendance with five fellow seminari- come with our own intentions, our prayers, Greek-Catholic Church, Sviatoslav Shevchuk Charnetsky, a martyr of the church,who was ans from St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic our hopes, our supplications to Almighty of Kyiv, visited the church accompanied by beatified by St. Pope John Paul II in 2001. Seminary in Washington. God. We pray before the Icon of Our Lady Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka of Some didn’t need to go too far for the pil- of Pochayiv for the intercession of the Pilgrims from afar the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of grimage; it was practically in their back- Mother of God. We seek physical healing Philadelphia and Father Michael Hutsko, The pilgrims traveled from as far as yard. Mary Theresa Mattu, 83, of Mount before the icon and relics of Blessed pastor of the parish. Washington, D.C., New Jersey and Carmel, Pa., knows the grounds well. Raised Nicholas Charnetsky, CSsR., the healer of Patriarch Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Philadelphia to enrich their spiritual lives in Centralia, Ms. Mattu said she grew up in souls. We come with open hearts, humility during the afternoon in Centralia. Catholic Church marveled at the continuing Assumption of the BVM church. She was and faith to be in the presence of God and The procession was the moment Marsha presence of this church, home of many voca- baptized and married there, and her chil- seek His grace and His blessings for our Brubaker of Lancaster, Pa., had been wait- tions to the priesthood and religious life, dren were baptized there. Her parents are needs,” Father Fields told the pilgrims. ing for. “I think it’s powerful when you see a where an underground mine fire resulted in buried in the church cemetery and she still Following the liturgy, a large procession whole community coming together with the abandonment of the town, the demoli- attends divine liturgy at the church. Her life led the way from the church to an outdoor force and positivity and commitment,” she tion of almost all buildings and the reloca- history is with the building. chapel that held an 18th century replica of said. “It’s visually powerful when you see so tion of all but less than 10 residents. Ms. Mattu was given the honor of hold- the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Pochayiv, many people praying for peace and praying Patriarch Sviatoslav felt a sense of true ing the crucifix during the Living Rosary, in which attracted a long line of patient people for others; it’s outstanding.” holiness which pervades the entire church which people gathered around holding a of faith waiting to pray before it. She and her husband, Phil Brubaker, property. And he desired to share what he large rosary made of cloth while taking experienced and expressed his desire for all their turn in prayer. people of faith to come and experience this Barbara Liparela of Shavertown, Pa., said holiness, sanctity and serenity as pilgrims this was her first pilgrimage to the church. to this holy place on the mountain. In May She’s part of a choir at St. Mary’s Church in 2016, he declared it a holy pilgrimage site. McAdoo, Pa., which sang responses during Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary the divine liturgy on Sunday. Ukrainian Catholic Church is built atop a Whenever Ms. Liparela travels through rock, said Archbishop Soroka. “A rock of faith this area, she said she is struck by how the for the area, for these pilgrims, and that’s church on the hill always stands out. To her, what we want everyone to benefit from it shows the church — and people’s faith — here, that our Lord’s love for us is unending. is alive and well. With so much negativity today, people can Several languages could be heard among get away by coming here to contemplate.” the pilgrims, reminding those on the The church here has survived despite grounds of the feast of the Pentecost, when the hardships that have befallen Centralia the common language understood by all and the relocation its residents had to was that of faith. endure. “Even in disaster, the church con- tinues,” Archbishop Soroka commented. He (With material from Stephanie Bettick, noted that the church is dedicated to the Shamokin, Pa. News-Item; Gary Pang, Virgin Mary, and “Our Blessed Mother Metropolitan Archbishop Stefan Soroka anoints pilgrims after they venerate the icon Bloomsburg, Pa. News-Enterprise; and Dani brings us closer to God.” of Our Lady of Pochayiv and the icon and relics of Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky. Fresh, WHYY NewsWorks.) 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 No. 45 Events inaugurate 85th anniversary of Holodomor UNIS mated 15 percent of the population of countries around the world to formally rec- Ukraine perished for want of food, even as ognize the Holodomor as genocide. Capitol Visitor Center, Congressional WASHINGTON – From the fall of 1932 the Soviet Union was exporting confiscated To this day, Russia, the successor state to Meeting• 4:30 Room p.m. –North. Congressional The congressional Briefing, through 1933, the Soviet regime under grain. This monstrous crime was orches- the Soviet Union, continues to deny the briefing will be an opportunity for experts Joseph Stalin committed two heinous trated by Joseph Stalin and his henchmen basic facts and intent of the Holodomor. to provide remarks about the historical, crimes. It deliberately and systematically to break the will of the Ukrainian nation, The strategies employed include the dis- political and social ramifications of the starved to death 7-10 million Ukrainians whose independence of thought and love of semination of false information, disparage- Holodomor. Invited panelists include: and then effectively manipulated the world liberty posed an existential threat to the ment of objective scholarship and the Valeriy Chaly, ambassador of Ukraine to the media to conceal the crime, providing a development of a collectivist but totalitari- deployment of troll farms on social media. United States; Nigel Colley, grand-nephew template for a subterfuge that continues an Marxist Utopia. Stalin later remarked The yearlong commemoration of the of Welsh journalist Gareth Jones, one of the today. In the service of preventing the that it was “a terrible struggle... Ten mil- 85th anniversary of the Holodomor will few Western journalists who wrote about recurrence of such horrific events, the U.S. lion.. fearful… absolutely necessary,” more commence with inaugural events in the Holodomor in 1932-1933; Andrew Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor- challenging than the second world war. Washington and New York. Stuttaford, contributing editor to the Genocide Awareness invites the world The attendant cover-up was achieved by National Review, who has written exten- Tuesday, November 7, in Washington community to join in the continuing expo- imposing news blockades and suborning sively on the Holodomor and Russian sure and commemoration of this man- all too willing journalists to provide false aggression; Molly McKew, an information made famine known as the Holodomor on information in their dispatches, in other Holodomor Memorial, located at the corner warfare expert and specialist on Russia-U.S. the occasion of its 85th anniversary. words, creating fake news. As facts slowly of North• 2 p.m. Capitol – Requiem Street and service Massachusetts at the relations; and, Ulana Mazurkevich, co-chair of the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine The Holodomor – “murder by starva- emerged, the death by famine was recog- Avenue, NW. Ukrainian Catholic and Famine (1985-1990). Members of Congress tion” – was created by confiscating food- nized as genocide by Raphael Lemkin, the Orthodox clergy will perform a traditional have also been requested to deliver stuffs and using blockades to prevent the visionary thinker who both coined the term requiem service for the memory of the vic- remarks during the two-hour session. starving from seeking food elsewhere. and then developed the Genocide tims of the Holodomor. Following the reli- Entire villages became silent as children Convention. Over the last half-century, gious service, brief comments will be deliv- Saturday, November 18, in New York and adults succumbed to hunger. An esti- emerging scholarship has prompted 16 ered by honored guests. 11:30 a.m. – March of Remembrance for the victims of the Holodomor. Beginning at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church on East Seventh Street between Second and Third avenues, participants will begin a sol- emn procession to St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The march will be led by hierarchy and clergy of the Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox Churches. The march will pro- ceed north along Third Avenue to 51st Street, then turn west to Fifth Avenue, the location of the cathedral. All participants are requested to wear Ukrainian embroi- dered blouses and shirts. Along the route, participants in the March of Remembrance will distribute brochures, which include a postcard that can be mailed to The New York Times, requesting them to relinquish Walter Duranty’s Pulitzer Prize. 2 p.m. – Solemn memorial service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox clergy will lead a traditional requiem service for the memory of the vic- tims of the Holodomor. Following the reli- gious service, brief comments will be deliv- ered by honored guests. “The inaugural events of November 7 and 18 are an effort to tell the story of the Ukrainians who perished during the Genocide of 1932-1933,” stated Michael Sawkiw Jr., chairman of the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide Awareness. “We are planning conferences and exhibits, requesting that governors issue executive proclamations honoring the victims of the Holodomor, and developing curricula for high schools and colleges to educate the American people and the world about the Holodomor.” For further information, readers may contact the U.S. Holodomor Committee’s Chairman Sawkiw at ukrainegenocide@ gmail.com or Executive Secretary Daria Pishko at [email protected].

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Johnny Bucyk was named one of the NHL’s 100, the top-100 players in the history of the National Hockey League’s 100 years of exis- tence. This is the fifth in a series featuring the six Ukrainian hockey stars selected to this elite group. June 10, 1957. Newspaper headlines told of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s recov- ery from a heart attack. The top movie was “Gunfight at the OK Corral.” Houses in the Boston suburbs listed for $15,900. Johnny “Chief” Bucyk became a Bruin. The 1956-1957 season ended in disap- pointment, but promisingly for both the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings. Detroit finished first in the league, but lost NHL.com to the B’s in the first round of the playoffs. Johnny “Chief” Bucyk awaits a pass in front of the net against the Toronto Maple Leafs, during the early days of his career. The Bruins finished third out of six, but advanced to the Cup finals before losing to Bruins definitely won the deal. player in league history to record 100 but his work off the ice made him as a spe- Montreal in five games. In Boston, Bucyk was reunited with points in a season (Phil Esposito, Bobby cial person. Team GM Harry Sinden was The Red Wings had won four Stanley Bronco Horvath and Vic Stasiuk, his old Orr, Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe were the determined to keep the “Chief” in the orga- Cups in the early 1950s and in the 1957 off- junior hockey teammates with the first four) and the fifth ever to score 50 nization following the conclusion of his season were looking to return to their glory Edmonton Flyers, to form the famous “Uke goals in one campaign (after Maurice playing career. years. Three of those Cups were won with Line,” as all three players were of Ukrainian Richard, Bernie Geoffrion, Esposito and The ultimate Bruin the great Sawchuk tending the net, but the descent. At the time of the trade he was Hull). In 1970-1971 he tallied 50 goals at Ukrainian had been traded to Boston short- promised a regular shift by coach Milt the age of 35 years, 10 months. Bucyk has been labeled as the ultimate ly after the 1955 parade. The Bruins were Schmidt, something he hadn’t gotten in his Bucyk retired at the end of the 1977- loyal and dedicated Bruin. As a player he looking to trade Sawchuk, who managed time with Detroit. Bucyk’s humble goal of a 1978 season as the club’s all-time leader in organized team events and helped team- just a 40-43-19 record in his 102 Boston regular shift turned into an assault on the every category and still holds the team mates in difficult situations, showing leader- games. Nervous exhaustion had caused team’s record books and a legacy as one of mark for goals (545), while sharing the ship while exuding admiration and respect. Sawchuk to leave the team in mid-January the top players in NHL history. record for most seasons played with Ray His legacy also involved his charitable of 1957. Bourque at 21. He ranks second in games, involvements, especially being the driving The Bucyk-Sawchuk trade of Ukrainians Honors and records force behind the Boston Bruins Alumni for all-around player assists and points. Bucyk ranked right up was considered at the time to favor Detroit. there with Bobby Hull and Frank Mahovlich Association. Johnny set up the Alumni After all, Sawchuk was a three-time Stanley His 21-year Bruins career provided a as top left wingers in his time. team, which traveled all over raising money Cup champion, five-time All-Star and three- mega-list of honors – 16 seasons of 20-plus Johnny’s all-around abilities made him a for various causes. He was the state chair- time Vezina Trophy winner. Bucyk had fin- goals, two Lady Bing Trophies as the unique player: a great scorer, a super play- man for the American Heart Association for ished only his second NHL year with statis- league’s most gentlemanly player, two All- maker, who was perfect on the power play, 20-plus years, doing hospital visits and see- tics of 11-19-30 points in 104 matches. Star team berths and seven All-Star Game had solid puck control and was a strong ing ill children. Looking back at the trade today, the appearances. He was, at the time, the fifth body checker. Strong on his skates, he was Bucyk’s alumni teams have raised well very difficult to knock down. over $1 million for Boston-area charities. Bucyk was a gifted goal scorer from short He skated in over a dozen games per year to medium range. His patented goal-scoring nearly 30 years after playing his final NHL move was standing off to the right of the game. The Bruins Alumni Association for- goalie just outside the crease and either put- mally recognized his legacy in that area by ting it under the crossbar or scoring off a establishing the “John Bucyk Award” in pass. He was superb on converting rebounds 1999 to annually honor the current player from five to 15 feet in front of the net. who has contributed the most to charitable The ultimate team player, Bucyk’s top and community causes. memories are winning the Stanley Cup in His personal career milestones were 1969-1970 and 1971-1972. Top personal many – All-Star teams, Lady Bing trophies, accomplishments include hitting 50 goals, team and league records. But ever the team scoring his 500th career goal in Boston, player, his favorite memory is one he shares being inducted into the Hall of Fame and with legions of fans: “Bobby Orr flying having his number retired at the Boston through the air in 1970 to score the game- Garden. winning goal in the old Boston Garden and His number 9 was retired on March 13, then accepting the Cup,” he says. “That was 1980, while his career numbers earned him definitely the most exciting time.” NHL.com election into the Hall in 1981, his first year Ihor Stelmach may be reached at iman@ Johnny Bucyk chases the puck down the ice during the later years of his career. of eligibility. He was a truly special player, sfgsports.com.

telegraphed ahead of time to officials there. and FBI probes into suspicious interactions the sanctions list, also welcomed the list. Russian defense... But a lawmaker in Russia’s upper cham- between Trump associates and Russian “The guidance provided today by the ber of Parliament with ties to Russia’s secu- officials have moved forward. State Department is a good first step in (Continued from page 1) rity agencies warned that it would affect Washington and Moscow have also responsibly implementing a very complex used for cooperative defense efforts,” the cooperation with Washington in Syria, expelled diplomats; and the United States piece of legislation,” he said. “Congress will State Department said in a statement where the two sides have been waging par- ordered the closure of Russia’s San expect thorough and timely consultation accompanying the released list. allel campaigns against Islamic State mili- Francisco Consulate. until full implementation is complete.” The listed entities also include Russia’s tants. Two of the U.S. Senate’s harshest critics A senior State Department official said main intelligence and security agencies – “It is definitely damaging political coop- of Russia, Republican John McCain and the delay was not caused by reluctance to the FSB and the GRU – both of which were eration between Russia and the United Democrat Ben Cardin, had suggested the enforce the law. targeted under measures instituted by States. I think cooperation in the war on Trump White House was dragging its feet The administration shares Congress’s President Trump’s predecessor, Barack terror in Syria will be even less construc- on implementing the new sanctions law. goal of responding “to Russia’s malign Obama, for election-related meddling. tive,” Viktor Bondarev was quoted by the Late on October 26, as an unofficial State behavior with respect to the crisis in east- The newly released list serves as guid- state news agency TASS as saying. Department list circulated on Capitol Hill, ern Ukraine, cyberintrusions and attacks, ance for companies and individuals in He also insisted that the Western sanc- the two issued a joint statement calling it “a and human rights abuses,” the official said. preparation for when the restrictions offi- tions first imposed on Russia following its step in the right direction.” cially go into effect on January 29. The law annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula “Congress will continue to conduct over- With reporting by AFP, DPA and TASS. authorizes U.S. government officials to pun- in 2014 had only benefited the economy. sight of each step to ensure the administra- Copyright 2017, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted ish – for example, using asset seizures – Mr. Trump has repeatedly called for a tion is following both the letter and the with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ individuals and companies that “knowingly more conciliatory approach toward spirit of the law,” the statement said. Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, engage in a significant transaction” with Moscow, and the Kremlin had initially Sen. Bob Corker, the Republican chair- Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see people or firms on the list. embraced that effort, while it also criticized man of the Senate Foreign Relations https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-sanc- In Moscow, there was no immediate the Obama White House. But those efforts Committee and a critic of Mr. Trump who tions-defense-intelligence-targeted-new- reaction to the list, which had quietly been have all but evaporated as congressional had questioned the department’s delay of list/28820060.html). 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 No. 45

zens against foreign aggression will prevent further blood- ultimately the value of nuclear non-proliferation, removing Ukrainian Canadian... shed and facilitate a diplomatic resolution. essential incentives to halt nuclear programs or reduce nuclear arsenals. (Continued from page 7) Background: global security situation The inadequate response from the Budapest to the entire territory of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts cur- The current global security situation provides both seri- Memorandum signatories has emboldened the Russian rently occupied by Russia. ous challenges and important opportunities to protecting Federation to continue its military campaign and occupa- 4 . Strengthen sectoral economic and individual sanc- Canada’s security and promoting peace and stability abroad. tion of Ukraine and conduct military acts and operations tions on Russia and Russian officials, including the removal Since the end of the Cold War, two key challenges to Canadian against NATO allies that would have been unheard of since of Russia from the SWIFT international payments system. and global security have emerged: the threat of global terror- the end of the Cold War. Canada in cooperation with the EU, the G-7 and other like- ism and Russia’s military aggression against its neighbors. Recent Russian naval maneuvers in the English Channel, minded nations should strengthen economic sanctions on Russia’s actions (from its 2008 invasion of Georgia to its Russian airspace incursions in the Baltic states and Russia in order to exert pressure on Russia to accept a ongoing war in Ukraine) present a direct challenge to the Russian fighter bomber simulated attack runs on U.S. Navy robust and effective U.N. peacekeeping mission in eastern international rules-based system that was established after warships are examples of overt and aggressive behavior. Ukraine. World War II, particularly pertaining to the inviolability of The greatest immediate danger is that Moscow may 5. Continue to support the reform of Ukraine’s military. borders and sovereignty of states. seek a provocation in one of the Baltic states to test NATO’s Canada should continue to support the reform of Ukraine’s With its invasion of Ukraine and illegal annexation of resolve. The recent decisions to deploy battalions to each military through the NATO-Ukraine Trust Funds: (com- Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, Russia broke guarantees to of the Baltic states reduces the danger, but does not mand, control, communications and computers, or C4); respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity under the Budapest remove it. Moscow’s aggressive behavior could easily be logistics and standardization; cyber defense; medical reha- Memorandum. In exchange for security guarantees from extrapolated to Canada’s Far North in terms of Russian bilitation; military career management; counter-impro- the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia, Ukraine maritime surface and sub-surface operations. vised explosive devices and explosive ordnance disposal; voluntarily surrendered its nuclear arsenal (the world’s Russia’s growing presence in the Arctic, especially cou- and through the Defense Reform Advisory Board. third largest). pled with its assertive behavior in Eastern Europe, clearly 6. Continue to strengthen Ukraine’s security forces Russia’s actions and the inadequate response from the underlines the need for a strong NATO policy of deterrence through such efforts as Operation UNIFIER. Strengthening United States and the U.K. in support of Ukraine’s territori- in Europe’s east to dissuade the Kremlin from further the ability of Ukraine’s security forces to defend their citi- al integrity have placed in severe doubt the efficacy and aggression. Part of this comes from building NATO’s mili- tary presence in the Baltic states, Poland and Romania; part of it must come from further support to Ukraine in its struggle against Moscow’s aggression. Canada must take into account the existential threat presented to Canada and allied states by Russia’s contin- ued violation of international law. Canada must look at ways to counter Russia’s aggression and deter further attacks against Ukraine or other states in the region.

Turning... (Continued from page 6) Because of this, there was uncertainty as to who would succeed to these positions. Brezhnev’s death also signaled the end of a period of Soviet history that was marked by both stability and stagnation. Born in Kamianske, Ukraine, in 1906, Brezhnev graduat- ed from the Dniproderzhynsk Metallurgical Technicum. He was a metallurgical engineer in Ukraine’s iron and steel industry, and following military service during World War II with the rank of major general, he succeeded Nikita Khrushchev as first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1964. His style of governance was hostile toward reformers and was dependent on cronyism, which bred the pervasive corruption and socioeconomic decline that came to be known as the Brezhnev Stagnation. The Brezhnev era was also marked by forceful repres- sion of political opponents and dissidents, a massive build- up of the military that bankrupted the Russian economy, and a foreign policy that seemed confusing – with moments of “peaceful co-existence” (détente) with the West, while at the same time Soviet invasions and military actions were conducted from Czechoslovakia in 1968 to Afghanistan in 1979. The early 1970s were also a time when prominent dissi- dent figures such as Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Andrei Sakharov were internally exiled, with an increased clamp- down on domestic dissent marked by mass arrests of activists, particularly in Ukraine. One of the major triumphs in Soviet-U.S. relations dur- ing the Brezhnev era was the signing of the 1975 Helsinki Accords, which legitimized post-World War II borders in Europe and pledged the Soviet Union to uphold human rights within its borders. The move also spawned citizens’ groups in several Soviet republics, including Ukraine, to set up monitors to oversee Soviet compliance with the agree- ments, particularly in the area of human rights. Yuri Andropov succeeded Brezhnev as general secre- tary, but served only two years before his death, and Andropov was succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko, who lasted 13 months (1984-1985) before his death. Mikhail Gorbachev, who served from 1985 to 1991, saw the col- lapse of the Soviet Union less than 10 years after the death of Brezhnev. Source: “Leonid Brezhnev dead at 75,” The Ukrainian Weekly, November 14, 1982.

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Through Painting and photography exhibit, “Presence,” featuring November 11 Art exhibit, “Ukrainica by Mykhailo Turovsky,” with November 24 works by Olha Fedoruk and Oksana Kami, Ukrainian New York introductory remarks by Leonid Hrabovsky and music by Chicago National Museum, 312-421-8020 Roman Turovsky and Julian Kytasty, Shevchenko Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 Through April 16 Exhibit, “Shepherding Ukrainian Orthodoxy in a New Somerset, NJ Land: The Metropolitans of the Church,” Ukrainian November 11 Concert of jazz, “Open Borders,” with the Earl MacDonald History and Education Center, 732-356-0132 or New York Quartet, Music at the Institute, Ukrainian Institute of www.ukrhec.org America, 212-288-8660 or www.ukrainianinstitute.org

November 7 Holodomor Memorial Observance, with genocide briefing at November 11-12 37th Annual Ukrainian AutumnFest, Epiphany of Our Lord Washington the United States Congress, U.S. Committee for Ukrainian St. Petersburg, FL Ukrainian Catholic Church, [email protected] or Holodomor-Genocide Awareness, www.ukrainegenocide.com 727-576-1001

November 7 Book talk, “The Battle for Ukrainian: A Comparative November 11-12 Grand opening and open house, Ukrainian American Cambridge, MA Perspective,” by Michael Flier, Andrea Graziosi, Lubomyr Hamtramck, MA Archives and Museum of Detroit, 313-366-9764 Hajda, Harvard University, www.huri.harvard.edu November 11-12 Annual bazaar, St. Olha Sisterhood, St. Andrew Ukrainian November 9 Film screening, “Recovery Room” by Adriana Luhovy, Ukrainian Boston Orthodox Church, www.ukrainianorthodox.org Edmonton, AB Youth Unity Complex, www.recoveryroomthemovie.com November 12 Harvest Dinner, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church, November 10-11 Conference, “UWC at 50 and Beyond: The Roadmap,” Scranton, PA 570-503-1514 Toronto Ukrainian World Congress, The Old Mill, 416-323-3020 November 13 Seminar with Harvey Goldblatt, “Igor’s Tale,” Harvard or www.uwc50.org Cambridge, MA University, www.huri.harvard.edu November 10-29 Art exhibit, “Oleh Denysenko: Etchings,” Ukrainian November 13-18 Icon workshop, with instruction by Fr. Damian, Holy New York Institute of America, 212-288-8660 or Redwood Valley, CA Transfiguration Monastery, 707-485-4162 or www.ukrainianinstitute.org [email protected]

November 11 Ukrainian Harvest Dance to benefit Bridge of Hope, November 14 Presentation by Oleg Budnitskii, “Women in the Red Ottawa with music by Fiesta, Knights of Columbus – St. Vladimir Stanford, CA Army, 1941-1945,” Stanford University, 650-725-2563 the Great Council, St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic or http://creees.stanford.edu/events (RSVP requested) Shrine, 613-830-7787 November 15 Presentation by Viktoriya Sereda, “Mapping Language in November 11 Presentation by Vitaliy Portnikov, “Ukraine: Building a Modern Cambridge, MA Ukraine,” Harvard University, www.huri.harvard.edu or Chicago State,” Chicago Business and Professional Group, Kyiv Mohyla 617-495-4053 Foundation of America, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, www.uima-chicago.org or [email protected] Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events November 11 Veterans Day commemoration, Ukrainian American advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions South Bound Brook, Veterans National Monument, St. Andrew Memorial from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors NJ Ukrainian Orthodox Church, www.uavets.org or 732-356-0090 and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected].

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Saturday, November 11 introductory remarks by Leonid Hrabovsky, and music by Roman Turovsky (lute) and CHICAGO: The Chicago Business and Julian Kytasty (bandura). The event will take Professional Group invites the Chicago com- place at the society’s building, 63 Fourth munity to an insightful analysis by the influ- Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 ential Ukrainian journalist and political ana- p.m. For additional information call 212- lyst Vitaly Portnikov of Ukraine’s goals, suc- 254-5130. cesses and setbacks after the Maidan Revolution of Dignity. The presentation, Saturday-Sunday, November 11-12 titled “Ukraine: the effort to build a modern ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: The 37th annual state,” will be conducted in Ukrainian and Ukrainian AutumnFest will be held at will be held at 6 p.m. at the Ukrainian Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Church at 434 90th Ave. N., St. Petersburg, Ave. Mr. Portnikov’s books will be available FL 33702 on Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. for purchase and signing at the event. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Admission is $10. For additional informa- festival will feature authentic Ukrainian food tion e-mail [email protected]. (borshch, holubtsi, varenyky and potato SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J.: At 11 a.m. at pancakes all available for take-out), the site of the Ukrainian American Veterans Ukrainian beer, Ukrainian arts and crafts, National Monument, a ceremony and ser- vendors, church tours, children’s rides and vice will be conducted in commemoration of games, music for dancing both days by Veterans Day nationwide. Veterans and the Cathy and the Lorelei Band, and dance per- public are invited. A luncheon for veterans formances by the Kalyna Ukrainian Dancers. will follow. All those who are serving, or A silent auction and raffle will be held on who have served, will be remembered, and Sunday. For information call 727-576-1001 prayers in their memory or for their contin- or 727-576-0400, or e-mail john7119@hot- ued health will be shared. The UAV National mail.com. Monument is located at the entrance to St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church and HAMTRAMCK, Mich.: The Ukrainian Cemetery, 280 Main St., South Bound Brook, American Archives and Museum of Detroit NJ 08880; telephone, 732-356-0090. Please invites the community to celebrate the visit the Ukrainian American Veterans Inc. grand opening of its new location at 4-7 p.m. on their website, www.uavets.org, as well as on Saturday. There will be a ribbon cutting on their Facebook page. at 5 p.m. with Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski joining in the celebration. Antique NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific ritual cloths and artwork from the museum Society invites all to an art exhibit opening, collection will be on display, and there will “Ukrainica by Mykhailo Turovsky.” Mr. be an artist sale and reception. An open Turovsky was born in Kyiv in 1933, graduat- house will be held on Sunday from 10 a.m. ed from the Kyiv Art Institute, the tutelage of to 3 p.m. The events will take place at 9630 the famous Ukrainian artist Tetyana Joseph Campau Ave. For more information Yablonska (1917-2005). His work is repre- call 313-366-9764. sented in permanent collections at the Saturday, November 18 National Art Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv, the Yad Vashem Memorial Art Museum in NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Jerusalem, the Herbert Johnson Museum of Society invites all to a lecture, “Yurii Art at Cornell University in New York and Kosach’s Pro-Soviet Stance: Challenges, the Notre Dame University Art Museum in Interpretations, Reception,” by Dr. Olha Indiana, as well as many public and private Poliukhovych (National University of Kyiv- collections. Mr. Turovsky is a Distinguished Mohyla Academy), a Fulbright researcher at National Artist of Ukraine and a member of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. the Ukrainian Academy of Art. The exhibit The event will take place at the society’s will include portraits, drawings and illustra- building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and tions in literary works by Ivan Franko, Vasyl 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional infor- Stefanyk and Lesia Ukrainka. There will be mation call 212-254-5130.

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