INSIDE: • Reactions are mixed to Hillary Clinton’s visit – page 2. • Ukrainian credit unions meet at annual conference – page 4. • Photographer Tania Mychajlyshyn D’Avignon’s travels – page 8.

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Five charged in human trafficking Yanukovych administration moves of young migrants from Ukraine to control local governments, judges U.S. Department of Justice gled young Ukrainian migrants into the by Zenon Zawada United States and forced them to work for Kyiv Press Bureau WASHINGTON – An indictment the brothers with little or no pay. unsealed on June 30 in Philadelphia charged According to the indictment, the defen- KYIV – The authoritarian inclinations of Omelyan Botsvynyuk, Stepan Botsvynyuk, dants promised the victims they would earn President surged for- Mykhaylo Botsvynyuk, Dmytro $500 per month with free room and board ward in recent weeks, submitting more local Botsvynyuk, and Yaroslav Botsvynyuk, by working for the Botsvynyuk organiza- governments to its direct control, gaining a.k.a. Yaroslav Churuk, with extortion and tion. They smuggled the workers into the legislation to manipulate the country’s judi- conspiracy to violate the Racketeer United States and put them to work as ciary and drafting rules that tilt the October Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act cleaning crews in retail stores, private 31 local elections in favor of the Party of (RICO) for their alleged involvement in a homes and office buildings without paying Regions of Ukraine. human trafficking operation, the Justice them. They used physical force, threats of The new rules forbid the participation of Department announced. force, sexual assault and debt bondage to any parties formed less than a year from the Assistant Attorney General for Civil keep the victims in involuntary servitude. election date – a tactic aimed at eliminating Rights Thomas E. Perez, U.S. Attorney The indictment further alleges that even the Front for Change, the party formed by Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District after some of the victims escaped, the defen- former Verkhovna Rada Chair Arseniy of Pennsylvania, FBI Special Agent-in- dants continued with their extortionist activ- Yatsenyuk. In addition, Blocs of several par- Charge Janice K. Fedarcyk of the ities in order to recoup the organization’s ties are forbidden, a move designed to hurt Philadelphia Field Office and Immigration investment in the workers. If direct threats opposition leader . and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special failed and the workers did not return or “These are anti-democratic, unconstitu- Agent-in-Charge John P. Kelleghan tional norms with a single political goal of Front Zmin make good on their debts, the Botsvynyuk Arseniy Yatsenyk at a July 8 rally in announced the indictment. brothers threatened violence to the workers’ eliminating competitors,” said Oleksander Four of the Botsvynyuk brothers were Chernenko, the board chairman of the Odesa organized by the Front for families still residing in Ukraine. Change to protest a proposed new law arrested on June 30. They are charged with In one instance, according to the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU), conspiring to engage in a pattern of racke- which is financed by the Charles Stewart on local elections that the party says indictment, Omelyan Botsvynyuk threat- curtails voters’ rights. teering activity, from the fall of 2000 ened to place a worker’s then 9-year-old Mott Foundation. through the spring of 2007, by operating a The election legislation, which passed a human trafficking organization that smug- (Continued on page 11) second parliamentary reading on July 10 and awaits the president’s expected signa- ture, is aimed at ensuring that the pro-Rus- sian Party of Regions, led by Mr. Yanukovych, dominates political life in Ukraine both nationally and locally, observ- Plast Toronto receives donation of $5 million building ers said. Manipulating elections Perhaps the most criticized provision of the local elections bill is the new require- ment that candidates must belong to a politi- cal party in order to compete. “This is another anti-democratic norm that violates the Constitution, which guaran- tees the right of any citizen to choose or be chosen,” Mr. Chernenko commented. Indeed, the mayors of Ukraine’s biggest cities were elected as independent candi- dates in the 2006 local elections, including Mayor (City Council Chair) Andrii Sadovyi, Odesa Mayor Eduard Hurvits, Dnipropetrovsk Mayor Ivan Kulichenko and Zaporizhia Mayor Yevhen Kartashov. The new requirement is already advanc- ing the Party of Regions goals of domina- The new Plast building in Toronto, purchased for $5 million as a donation from Erast Huculak. tion – Mr. Kartashov joined the Party of Regions on July 10, receiving his party card by Bohdan Kolos purchase of the building – a sum of his family’s generosity.” from President Yanukovych personally, $4,987,000 – and now Plast Toronto Branch Mr. Huculak, speaking for himself and while Mr. Kulichenko is expected to join TORONTO – Ukrainian Canadian phar- will start the fund-raising process for adapt- his wife, Yarmila, said: “Our plan was to soon. macist and entrepreneur Erast Huculak has ing and renovating the building to the spe- donate a building to Plast so as to assist in Both mayors live in cities where the donated a $5 million building to Plast cific needs of the organization. Plans for the the growth of membership and to make Party of Regions dominates the oblast and Ukrainian Organization’s Toronto activities more variable and accessible. We city council governments, and re-election Branch. old location on Bloor Street West have not been finalized. want Plast to grow in a facility that has more under the new conditions would require the As a proactive leader, Mr. Huculak had to offer.” party’s support. Meanwhile Mr. Hurvits will been keeping an eye out for something more Andrey Genyk-Berezowsky, president of the Toronto Plast branch, said “Mr. Huculak Mr. Huculak stressed that the new Plast face a tough challenge from Odesa’s Party suitable for Plast members. When he saw a building could evolve to become a dynamic of Regions candidate. has been an active community leader and a church and property up for sale in West End center for the whole Ukrainian community “The government hopes to take control of Plast branch president himself, and recog- Toronto, he immediately made inquiries and in the Toronto area. those territories which it doesn’t control cur- began the process of negotiations for the nized the specific needs of our organization. purchase. He donated the money for the We are very grateful for this recognition and (Continued on page 22) (Continued on page 19) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS

Clinton’s visit to Ukraine Kyiv: no alternative to IMF on July 8, the Russian presidential press service said. “You will need all of your KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister political and life experience, your knowl- elicits mixed reaction in Kyiv , while opening a govern- edge and energy at the high post of the ment meeting on July 14, said that the by Pavel Korduban U.S. companies should be interested in and in the cause of conditions of lending from the cooperation in nuclear energy, oil and gas strengthening Ukraine’s statehood today. I Eurasia Daily Monitor International Monetary Fund (IMF) were extraction in the Black Sea and in shale gas wish you all the best,” Mr. Medvedev told rather difficult, but financial support U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s projects (www.for-ua.com, July 5). The Mr. Yanukovych. “Cooperation between would help Ukraine withstand the negative first visit to Ukraine on July 2, left the gov- Yanukovych team will be grateful to Ms. our countries has recently received power- impact of global phenomena in the econo- ernment satisfied, the opposition puzzled Clinton for this signal to foreign investors. ful impetus largely thanks to your funda- my. Mr. Azarov said that, in negotiations and many questions unanswered. This was very important after a scandal with mental position as a staunch supporter of with the IMF, the Ukrainian government On the one hand, no major statements the U.S. energy company Vanco, which the equal and mutually beneficial cooperation had defended its vision of a way out of cri- were made or documents signed. On the previous Ukrainian government in 2008 between Russia and Ukraine.” Joint efforts sis, as well as measures on the social pro- other hand, thanks to Secretary Clinton’s banned from developing hydrocarbon fields have also managed to give a new quality tection of the population, “but the credi- visit, Ukraine and the International in the Black Sea. to the two countries’ dialogue at the high- tor’s position is always stronger than that Monetary Fund (IMF) reached an agree- Ms. Clinton also apparently sent an est level, he added. “The mechanism of of a weak country that needs support.” The ment on a new large loan for the country important signal to the IMF, pledging sup- the interstate commission has been set in prime minister also noted that it was in after months of difficult talks. Ms. Clinton port for the Ukrainian government’s eco- motion. An environment has been created Ukraine’s interests to reduce the budget paid attention to the issue of the freedom of nomic reform plans and urging the IMF and that is conducive to promoting trade and deficit to 5 percent in 2010 and to 3.5 per- speech, which shows signs of deterioration Ukraine to reach an agreement to help an business relations and to implementing cent in 2011 so as not to live in debt. He under President Viktor Yanukovych, but to economy emerging from crisis (Ukraina TV, major investment projects. Contacts said that the Cabinet of Ministers would the opposition’s dismay she abstained from July 3). The agreement was indeed reached between Russia and Ukraine within the increase the amount of subsidies for citi- any criticism. Ms. Clinton’s pragmatism immediately after the secretary of state’s Commonwealth of Independent States, as zens required for the payment of public could not but impress Mr. Yanukovych’s departure on July 3, consequently Ukraine well as on key issues on the regional and utility services due to a rise in natural gas pragmatic team. will receive a much-needed new $15 billion international agenda have been intensified. prices for the population. (Ukrinform) The secretary of state reiterated loan from the IMF, which should help it sta- I am confident that all this will allow us to Washington’s praise for Mr. Yanukovych’s bilize national finances and attract investors. Yanukovych fails to strengthen powers fulfill the potential of the Russian- decision to abandon highly enriched urani- The loan will also prompt Mr. Yanukovych Ukrainian strategic partnership more um, which had helped him to establish to speed up economic reform as this is the KYIV – Allies of President Viktor effectively for the benefit of the fraternal working relations with the Obama adminis- IMF’s main condition. Vice Prime Minister Yanukovych failed on July 10 to push people of our countries, as well as for the tration (Eurasia Daily Monitor, April 21). Sergey Tigipko, who is responsible for through changes to the Constitution of benefit of security in Europe and around She said Ukraine served as an example to reform and is the main negotiator with the Ukraine that could significantly boost his the world,” Mr. Medvedev said. (Interfax- other countries, which helped the non-pro- IMF, said that Ms. Clinton’s visit had played political power. The Verkhovna Rada Ukraine) liferation cause (Ukraina TV, July 3). a significant role in talks with the IMF began debate on July 9 on a proposal by Ms. Clinton reacted calmly to the adop- (www.liga.net, July 6). the Party of Regions that would provide Putin’s birthday wishes to Yanukovych tion by Parliament of a new foreign policy The opposition wanted Ms. Clinton to for a nationwide referendum on whether doctrine which eliminates NATO member- curbs on presidential powers agreed upon KYIV – President Viktor Yanukovych, focus on the importance of freedom of who turned 60 on July 9, received best ship from the list of Kyiv’s priorities. By a speech and democracy in general as many in 2004 should be lifted. If the curbs were strange coincidence, this happened just lifted, Mr. Yanukovych could head a presi- wishes from Russian Prime Minister fear Ukraine’s “Putinization” under Vladimir Putin, who noted in his greetings hours before her arrival. Ms. Clinton said President Yanukovych. Former Prime dential system similar to that of many NATO’s doors would remain open, and it other former Soviet states, including the Ukrainian leader enjoys “great respect Minister Yulia Tymoshenko told Secretary as a responsible, consistent and purposeful would be for Ukraine to decide what is best Clinton about “the establishment of an Russia, with the right to name government for its security (UNIAN, July 2). politician, a wise and experienced leader authoritarian regime,” “censorship,” and ministers. Among those opposed to the Secretary Clinton signaled Washington’s proposal were deputies of the Communist who can solve difficult tasks the Ukrainian readiness to cooperate on energy, saying that (Continued on page 10) Party and the Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc. state is currently facing.” Mr. Putin Further debate was postponed to assured Mr. Yanukovych that Russia high- September. (Kyiv Post, Reuters) ly appreciates his “efforts to strengthen the friendly relations and mutually beneficial Medvedev: Russia-Ukraine ties improved cooperation between the two countries,” Ukraine’s gaffe-prone president noting that “their further all-around devel- KYIV – Russian President Dmitry by Irena Chalupa anthem was being played. opment undoubtedly meets the fundamen- Medvedev congratulated his Ukrainian tal interests of the fraternal peoples.” Mr. RFE/RL At the business forum co-chaired by counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych, on his both presidents, the backdrop of the Putin wished the Ukrainian president good Sometimes you can’t help but feel 60th birthday during a telephone conversa- forum contained not one, not two, but tion that took place at Moscow’s initiative (Continued on page 14) sorry for Ukrainian President Viktor three spelling mistakes. One in Yanukovych. After all, it just doesn’t Ukrainian, one in English and one in the seem right that someone can be plagued Ukrainian president’s name, which for by so much misadventure. Or perhaps it some mysterious reason was spelled with FOUNDED 1933 is simply bad luck. Or, perish the thought, an “i” – Yanukovich – rather than the THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY a manifestation of a truly limited intellec- customary “y.” The Ukrainian word tual capacity. equivalent of the backdrop sign for “His An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., From the moment he spelled professor a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. 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Her The Weekly: UNA: He has in the past confused the much-awaited Central European and Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900 renowned Russian poet Anna Akhmatova Caucasus tour began on July 2 in Kyiv, with Ukraine’s richest man, Rinat Postmaster, send address changes to: Akhmetov; suggested that a future Winter where the Ukrainian president referred to her as “general-secretary.” This he did The Ukrainian Weekly Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz Olympic Games be held in the Ukrainian 2200 Route 10 Editors: Matthew Dubas region of Bukovyna, rather than the twice. “I am grateful, esteemed madam gen- P.O. 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No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 3 NEWS ANALYSIS: Clinton concludes ‘reassurance’ tour of Russia’s neighbors by RFE/RL dispute over Nagorno- Secretary of State Karabakh, a largely ethnic- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Armenian enclave located has concluded a five-day, five-country tour Hillary Clinton’s within Azerbaijan’s territory. of Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus Talks on Nagorno- meant to impart a critical message: we mission was to re- Karabakh have remained at haven’t forgotten you. an impasse despite more On July 2 in Ukraine, Secretary Clinton establish a chan- than 15 years of internation- told they could “count on the al mediation. The frozen support and friendship of the United nel for dialogue conflict has shown signs of States” as they “chart your own course with the United heating up in recent weeks, toward your own future.” with four ethnic Armenian Two days later in Azerbaijan, she said States that runs troops and an Azeri soldier Washington was “committed to helping killed in an exchange of fire you and your fellow citizens build a pros- more parallel close to the territory. perous, independent, democratic, sover- Speaking in Yerevan, the eign Azerbaijan.” than counter to secretary of state con- Closing out her trip on July 5 in demned the violence as Georgia, Secretary Clinton pledged to “do Moscow’s own. “unacceptable violations” of everything we can to assist our partners, the 1994 cease-fire agree- inside and outside the Georgian govern- ment that ended open hostil- ment, as they strive to strengthen demo- Russia’s resurgent authority, has likewise ities there, and said the cratic institutions and processes.” cooled its resentment in favor of friendly United States “would hope With her repeated vows of support, she dialogue. to see real progress” toward appeared to be attempting what could be And oil-rich Azerbaijan, whose ties to a final peace settlement. called a “readjustment to the ‘reset’ ” – a Washington have soured over U.S. Secretary Clinton also pledge that the United States could be attempts to forge a Turkish-Armenian rec- used the Yerevan leg of her friends with Russia without abandoning its onciliation, has turned to Moscow as its journey to push the stum- smaller allies in the region. preferred mediator in its prolonged bling issue of Turkish- Chiding Moscow impasse with Yerevan over Nagorno- Armenian rapprochement Karabakh. back onto the agenda, saying It’s a delicate balancing act. Secretary In each of these countries, Secretary “the ball was in [Turkey’s] Clinton – who lashed out at Russia’s Clinton’s mission was to re-establish a court” to revitalize the talks “occupation” of Georgia’s breakaway channel for dialogue with the United and reconsider opening the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, States that runs more parallel than counter border between the two and signed a deal with Polish officials on a to Moscow’s own. countries. missile-defense shield that has raised Looking for progress Her comments were Kremlin hackles – has already provoked warmly welcomed by offi- an angry response from Moscow. Officials and observers in the region are c i a l s l i k e E d u a r d The Russian Foreign Ministry on July 6 reacting to the U.S. Secretary of State’s Sharmazanov, a senior law- dismissed the U.S. defense shield – a plan visit with a mixture of admiration and maker and spokesman for Washington says will protect its European frustration. A r m e n i a ’ s r u l i n g allies from Iranian missiles – as unfound- U.S. State Department In Azerbaijan, Mehman Aliyev, who Republican Party, who said ed. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and directs the Turan news agency and serves the remarks were “a mes- On July 5 Prime Minister Vladimir Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Kostyantyn as the chairman of the Azerbaijani branch sage to Turkey that in these Putin had defended his country’s role in Gryshchenko visit the memorial in Kyiv. of the Open Society Institute, says that relations the United States “liberating” South Ossetia in the August Secretary Clinton’s trip signaled that Baku backs Armenia and agrees with Armenia’s do everything not to cause the displeasure 2008 war. He also chided Georgian offi- was willing to accept some responsibility estimations that Turkey is unconstructive of either Ilham Aliyev or Serzh Sarkisian cials about turning to outsiders for help in for improving the country’s human rights in their dealings with the oppositions. what he said was essentially a bilateral and speaks the language of preconditions.” record. Therefore, this shows that political issues issue. Resolution of Nagorno-Karabakh and Mr. Aliyev says that before the Clinton in both Armenia and Azerbaijan have been “Some believe that it has been occu- normalization of ties between Yerevan and visit, U.S.-Azerbaijani relations “were in pushed to the background for the United pied, but others think that it has been liber- Ankara would both be big-ticket achieve- crisis.” He says that, “in its previous mes- States. For them [the United States], it is ated,” Mr. Putin said. “It is the subject of ments for U.S. foreign policy. sages,” Washington referred to problems more important to achieve serious results dialogue between the Georgian people and But Levon Zurabian, a member of the that it said were political, related to the in the Karabakh settlement,” he said. the South Ossetian people, and they lack of democratic reforms, the lack of opposition Armenian National Congress, should conduct this dialogue without freedom of speech and human rights. I said he was disappointed that those high- Welcome in Tbilisi, mostly referring to third parties.” think the Azerbaijani government accepted profile issues had squeezed domestic con- It was Secretary Clinton’s final stop, part of that criticism, and that’s why the cerns like civil liberties and democratic Warmer abroad Georgia, where she was likely most warm- visit was made. Secretary Clinton came to reforms off Secretary Clinton’s to-do list. ly welcomed. Tbilisi under President Despite the heated rhetoric, however, Baku to hear from Azerbaijani officials “I think that the visit mainly focused on Mikheil Saakashvili has been a staunch ties between Washington and Moscow that they are going to undertake those the Karabakh issue. Indirect evidence of friend of the United States, contributing have grown unmistakably warmer during reforms. I think [the U.S.] political mes- this was the fact that while U.S. Secretary troops to Iraq and Afghanistan even as the past year, marked by renewed coopera- sage is still valid; we’ll see in future elec- of State Hillary Clinton did meet with the U.S. support for the country appeared to tion on both the bilateral and foreign poli- tions.” oppositions in Ukraine and Georgia, she wane. cy fronts. But Secretary Clinton was notably did not have similar meetings in either Secretary Clinton’s sharply worded cri- Matthew Rojansky, deputy director of muted in her criticism of Azerbaijan’s Azerbaijan or Armenia,” Mr. Zurabian tique of Russia’s “occupation” and her the Russia and Eurasia Program at the human rights record, which includes near- said. pledge of “steadfast” U.S. commitment to Carnegie Endowment, a Washington- daily attacks on the few remaining mem- “In my opinion, the explanation for this Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integ- based think tank, says the Kremlin’s bers of the country’s free press – including is that, as a mediator in the Armenian- rity no doubt came as music to the ears of response to Secretary Clinton’s statements Eynulla Fatullayev, the imprisoned editor Azerbaijani negotiations on the Karabakh doesn’t indicate a setback in relations. of the independent Realny Azerbaijan, settlement, the United States is trying to (Continued on page 10) ”I don’t read a tremendous amount into who one day after her visit was given an it. Just like with the spy scandal, for exam- additional 30-month sentence on drug ple, the are going to be obligated charges. to maintain face – to express a certain Noting a separate case – that of Emin Quotable notes level of dissatisfaction with anything that Milli and Adnan Hajizada, two bloggers “[In the former Soviet empire], Freedom House’s Christopher Walker report- doesn’t jive with what they have long pur- who have been jailed after their political ed, the news is ‘very grim.’ Freedom eroded over the past year in 14 of 29 coun- sued as their policies,” Mr. Rojansky said. commentaries angered officials in Baku – tries that were once part of the or the Warsaw Pact. Eleven of the “But by the same token, what are they the U.S. secretary of state said she and 12 non-Baltic former Soviet republics are worse off than a decade ago. ‘No doing?” President Barack Obama had received country in the region has undergone a sharper decline than Russia,’ he said – and Working with the United States on “many letters” about the case. in the 12th, Ukraine, a newly elected government has been relentlessly pushing issues ranging from Iran sanctions to sup- But she went on to speak generally in the wrong direction the past few months. port for Kyrgyzstan, he says. about “the kinds of issues which every “It is ‘remarkable,’ Walker observed, that 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Moreover, ties between Moscow and society has to deal with,” and praised Wall such ‘structural authoritarianism’ has embedded itself so deeply. And it many of its former satellites have warmed Azerbaijan for the “considerable progress” matters to the United States and other democracies, he suggested, because it is as well. it had made. hard to imagine fruitful, sustained cooperation with nations that ‘operate on Ukraine, which this year elected Viktor Thawing out Karabakh coercion and caprice.’ ...” Yanukovych to the presidency, is no lon- ger the bastion of anti-Moscow opposition In both Azerbaijan and Armenia, – Fred Hiatt, editorial page editor of The Washington Post, writing in his July it was under . , Secretary Clinton appeared intent on 5 column titled “Around the world, freedom is in peril.” after years of rabble-rousing against focusing on the two countries’ protracted 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29

Ukrainian National Credit Union Association holds annual meeting by Orysia Burdiak YONKERS, N.Y. – The Ukrainian National Credit Union Association (UNCUA) held its 29th annual meet- ing June 11-12 at the Ukrainian Youth Center in Yonkers, N.Y. Some 40 representatives of 15 Ukrainian American credit unions gathered to discuss current issues facing credit unions and to elect a new board of directors. The association conducted its annual general meeting on Saturday, June 12, with reports by management and committees, as well as the election of board members for the 2010-2011 term. UNCUA Chairman Bohdan Watral and President Orysia Burdiak reported on the current status of the association. As of December 31, 2009, assets of the 16 UNCUA member credit unions totaled $2.507 billion, with reserves and undivided earnings totaling $358 million. Member deposits totaled $1.963 billion, with $1.458 bil- lion total loans issued in 2009. A total of 105,211 indi- viduals are members of Ukrainian American credit unions in the U.S. (down by 1,277 individuals from 2008). Despite the recession in 2009, Ukrainian American credit unions contributed nearly $4 million in support of community organizations, once again emphasizing the tremendous impact of credit union membership on the development of Ukrainian American communities. SUMA Yonkers Federal Credit Union hosted the con- UNCUA ference and annual meeting, commencing with a wel- Delegates representing 15 Ukrainian American credit unions at the conference and annual meeting of the coming reception on Thursday evening, June 10, at its Ukrainian National Credit Union Association in Yonkers, N.Y. corporate headquarters built in 2003. On Friday the delegates were welcomed by Mr. Credit Union; Anatoli Murha, president of the Ukrainian leaders followed. Tun Wai, Ph.D., chief economist of the Watral, UNCUA chair and CEO of Selfreliance Bandurist Chorus and board member of Ukrainian National Association of Federal Credit Unions, spoke on Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union (Chicago). Future Credit Union (Warren, Mich,), Oleh Karawan, the current state of the economy, and Michael Fryzel, Greetings were then delivered by Ihor Laszok, presi- board member of the Ukrainian Catholic Education board member of the National Credit Union dent of the World Council of Ukrainian Cooperatives Foundation and Selfreliance Ukrainian American FCU, Administration (NCUA), provided the delegates with an and board member of Selfreliance Ukrainian American as well as representatives of the press. update. FCU, Walter Kozicky, CEO of SUMA Yonkers Federal Presentations on topics of interest to the credit union The special guest speaker was Eugene Czolij, presi- dent of the Ukrainian World Congress, whose topic was “The Work of the Ukrainian World Congress: Defending the National Interests of the Ukrainian People and The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund: June Linking Ukrainians Around the World.” Amount Name City I. Horodyskyj Culpeper, VA A banquet held that evening was attended by such $200.00 Yaroslav Bihun Washington, DC Lubomyr Iwaskiw Venice, FL distinguished guests as Bishop Paul Chomnycky, $105.00 George Dziadiw-Pe Slingerlands, NY Elsie Jaremko Buffalo, NY OSBM, eparch of Stamford, Conn.; Consul Bohdan $100.00 Alexander and Lilianna Clifton, NJ Stanley Jarosz Kinnelon, NJ Movchan of the Consulate General of Ukraine in New Chudolij Genevieve Kufta Bayonne, NJ York; Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev, permanent represen- Michael and Oksana Campbell Hall, NY Michael Lozynsky South Boston, MA tative of Ukraine to the United Nations; and Tamara $55.00 Ihor Bemko Edinboro, Pa. Victor Nadozirny Cleveland, OH Gallo Olexiy, president of the Ukrainian Congress Joseph Luczka Hartford, CT Ewhen Pytel Twin Lakes, WI Committee of America. $50.00 Chrystyna and Mykola Livingston, NJ $10.00 Nicholas Butovich Lake Ariel, PA The keynote address was delivered by Mr. Czolij, Baranetsky Don Stefan Fontana Pittsburgh, PA who received a standing ovation. The UWC leader also Walter Dobushak Kerhonkson, NY Cathy Kizyma Oxford, MI awarded several credit unions with certificates for their Victor and Larisa Oyster Bay, NY Makar Kopanycia Trenton, NJ contributions to the world body: Self Reliance New Shevchenko Natalie Kornowa Toledo, OH York FCU, Selfreliance Ukrainian American FCU, Oksana Zakydalsky Toronto, ON Ted Kowalchyn Scotch Plains, NJ SUMA Yonkers FCU, Ukrainian Selfreliance FCU Steven Zarichny Younstown, OH Bohdan Kuropas Hickory, NC (Philadelphia), and Self Reliance (NJ) FCU (Clifton). $45.00 Michael Cham Netarts, OR Roman and Stacy Farmington, CT The 2010 credit union calendar illustrating stamps of Anna Lukachik Middle Village, NY Leskiw Ukraine was well received by the membership. Over $35.00 Marie Durbak Chicago, IL Olga Luck Takoma Park, MD 31,000 calendars were distributed to credit union mem- John Kark San Diego, CA Boris Onufreiczuk Wathchung, NJ bers. Lew Mykola Hryhorczuk, Ph.D., vice-chair of Orest Shegda St. Catharines, ON Bohdan Pestrak Whitestone, NY Ukrainian Selfreliance Michigan FCU, authored the $30.00 Mark Dushnycky Brooklyn, NY Larissa Sawka Des Plaines, IL (Continued on page 20) Ihor Makarenko Yorktown Heights, NY Irene Szymanskyj Schiller Park, IL Natalie Trojan Dobbs Ferry, NY Mary Tershakovec Millburn, NJ $25.00 Lydia Baltarowich Warren, MI Jaryna Turko-Bodrock Cambridge, MA George Baranowskyj Venice, FL $5.00 Z. Golia Suches, GA Michael Komichak McKees Rocks, PA Merle and Bonnie Toledo, OH Borys Krupa Unionville, CT Jurkiewicz Stephen Krysalka Macon, GA O. Kowerko Chicago, IL Jerry Petrasz Chicago, IL Daniel Krysa Pompano Beach, FL Volodymyr Procyk Astoria, NY George Krywolap Catonville, MD Luba Procyk Springfield, VA Sam Liteplo Brooklyn, NY Andrew Simock Las Vegas, NV Eugenia Podolak Lehighton, PA Olga Solovey Dearborn Heights, MI Vera Pohoreckyj Lynbrook, NY Mykola and Irena Silver Spring, MD Kornel Senyk Warren, MI Stawnychy Natalie Skorupa Cardington, OH B. and O. Yaremko Livingston, NJ Chrystia Sonevytsky Arlington, VA $20.00 Zwenyslava Clem Jacksonville, FL Alexander Switowy Aurora, CO Makarushka Kolodij Maplewood, NJ O. Terleckyj Warren, MI Jennie Kyryluk Miami, FL Stephen Lukasewyc Duluth, MN TOTAL: $1,985.00 Lydia Pastuszek Sudbury, MA Mary Pressey Forest Hills, NY Sincere thanks to all contributors to The Ukrainian Antoinette Sorbello Putnam Valley, NY Weekly Press Fund. UNCUA $15.00 Robert Beck Lubbock, TX Stephen Daisak Freehold, NJ The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund is the only fund At the conference (from left) are: Walter Kozicky, UNCUA board member and host of the 2010 annual Alexandra Florchuk Warren, MI dedicated exclusively to supporting the work of this Nicholas Gevas Granger, IN meeting; Michael Fryzel, National Credit Union publication. Administration board member; and Bohdan Watral, UNCUA chair. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 5

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“Ukraine lives,” says Volodymyr Serhijchuk at Chicago district event CHICAGO – Speaking to some 50 became disillusioned with President attendees at the Ukrainian Cultural [Viktor] Yushchenko when he didn’t ful- Center in Chicago on June 19, University fill his promises,” explained Prof. of Kyiv history Prof. Volodymyr Serhijchuk. “Among other things, the Serhijchuk was reassuring in his com- president promised to end corruption and ments. “The recent election of President put the crooks in jail. He didn’t. Compare Viktor Yanukovych does not mean all is his actions with those of Georgian lost,” he declared. President [Mikhail] Saakashvilli suggest- The professor’s optimism was based ed Prof. Serhijchuk. “Corrupt police offi- on his appreciation for the traditional role cers were jailed in Georgia. Corruption of Ukraine’s university students. was addressed.” “Students have always been in the fore- President Yushchenko waited until too front of Ukraine’s revolutionary strug- late in his term of office to honor Stepan gle,” Prof. Serhijchuk explained, “wheth- Bandera, Prof. Serhijchuk believes. Had er at the Battle of Kruty in 1918, or in the he done so early on, the Ukrainian people Orange Revolution of 2005. Students would have accepted the idea by now; it today are no different. I know them. I wouldn’t be a lingering problem. In addi- work with them everyday. They may not tion, President Yushchenko ignored his be protesting openly right now, but they base. For example he didn’t meet, for do care. Young people will mourn and example, with the students or professors lick their wounds for a brief period, but who supported him so vigorously on the they will not go away. They will not be “maidan” – Kyiv’s Independence Square Lesia W. Kuropas denied. Revolutionary energy in Ukraine – in 2005. Prof. Volodymyr Serhijchuk, seen above during his appearance in Chicago, is has always been quiescent until the prop- President Yanukovych is not as power- flanked by Dr. Myron B. Kuropas (right) and Stefko Kuropas. er moment.” ful as many people believe, Prof. “Like most Ukrainians, students Serhijchuk stated. He said he would revoke the Bandera and Roman a 2010 series sponsored by the Chicago Shukhevych recognitions. He hasn’t. “I District Committee of the Ukrainian believe he is slowly beginning to realize National Association – with significant that he is president of Ukraine, not of assistance from Selfreliance Ukrainian Soyuzivka’s Misio visits Russia. The pro-Russian bloc in Ukraine American Federal Credit Union – was is trying to take advantage of the present organized to provide the 116-year-old fra- uncertainty, but their influence is wan- ternal organization with greater exposure with youngest campers ing.” in the Chicagoland area. Ukraine’s current opposition is still in “The UNA has more advantages on a state of flux. The only viable opposition the east coast,” stated Stefko Kuropas, leader at the present time is Yulia former UNA vice-president and Chicago Tymoshenko, according to Prof. District Committee chairman. “The Serhijchuk. UNA headquarters in New Jersey, com- Responding to criticisms from some bined with Soyuzivka in New York state, attendees that Ukrainians in Ukraine provide the kind of fraternal visibility can’t unite, Prof. Serhijchuk suggested which we in the Midwest can only that the diaspora didn’t do much better. dream about. We hope occasions such as Congratulating the diaspora for develop- these will help restore our presence in ing a Ukrainian elite during Soviet times, Chicago. We plan still another event in Prof. Serhijchuk bemoaned the fact that the fall.” the ideological squabbles in North He added, “We are grateful to Walter America were later transported to Tun and Selfreliance Federal Credit Ukraine. “The diaspora didn’t set a good Union for their assistance in this impor- example of unity,” noted Prof. tant endeavor. Serhijchuk, “despite more favorable cir- The UNA event ended with Prof. cumstances. Now, unfortunately, the peo- Serhijchuk selling and autographing a ple of Ukraine have a rather low opinion number of copies of the English transla- of the diaspora.” tion of his best-selling book “Ukrainian The Serhijchuk presentation, second in Contributions to the World.”

Mission Statement

The Ukrainian National Association exists:

■ to promote the principles of fraternalism;

■ to preserve the Ukrainian, Ukrainian American and Ukrainian Canadian heritage and culture; and

■ to provide quality financial services and products to its members. Anya Tershakovec Tomko KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Soyuzivka’s popular Misio the bear paid a visit to the As a fraternal insurance society, the Ukrainian National “Tabir Ptashat,” the Plast day camp for children age 4-6, on Thursday, July 1. He Association reinvests its earnings for the benefit of its mem- is seen here with some of the little campers, with whom he shared activities such as games and all-around fun at Soyuzivka. The campers thanked Misio by sing- bers and the Ukrainian community. ing him camp songs. Misio visited the second tour of “Tabir Ptashat” on Thursday, July 7. The lovable bruin will also be visiting other camps at Soyuzivka during the summer season. THE UNA: 116 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29

WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly Gorbachev ordered Shcherbytsky Twenty years of sovereignty On July 16, 1990, at 10:08 a.m. Kyiv time, the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian to hold parade after Chornobyl SSR voted overwhelmingly (355 for, four against) to approve the Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine, proclaiming the “supremacy, independence, fullness and indi- by Paul Goble better not to conduct the May Day dem- onstration in the [Ukrainian] capital. To visibility of the republics’s authority within the boundaries of its territory and its inde- Revelations about the Soviet past are pendence and equality in external relations.” this Mr. Gorbachev responded,” she said, not coming as thick and fast now as they Our editorial of July 22, 1990, underscored that, in so doing, the country’s “panic is beginning in the republic, and did during glasnost and the Yeltsin years, Parliament had “stressed the republic’s intention of controlling its own affairs in all this must not be allowed in any case.’” but two recent reports about events in the spheres of activity, ranging from the economy, the environment and the military to “‘If you allow it,’” the Soviet leader USSR after the death of Stalin appeared cultural development and international relations.” The declaration also was notable for told Mr. Shcherbytsky, “‘put your party that deserve to be noted because of the its references to guarantees of individual rights and freedoms to all the people of ticket on the table…’ You can imagine light they shed not only on the past but Ukraine, as well as to Ukraine as an “equal participant in international affairs.” what this would have meant for [her] on the possible impact now and in the The declaration referred to the “Ukrainian nation’s inalienable right to self-determi- father,” Ms. Shcherbytska said. It would future. nation” and clearly stated that the people of Ukraine “are to determine their own desti- have been “like death.” As a result, the The first of these concerns what hap- ny, they alone are to be the masters of their land.” Thus, it unequivocally asserted demonstration went forward, but it was pened in Ukraine following the Ukraine’s sovereignty vis-à-vis Moscow, even at a time when a referendum on a new kept short and Mr. Shcherbytsky left his Chornobyl accident. Olga Shcherbytska, union treaty was forthcoming. It was, to put it succinctly, a crucial step toward the grandsons at home. the daughter of the first secretary of the complete independence of Ukraine, which followed just over a year later, on August Communist Party of Ukraine, gave an In the current context, the 24, 1991, and it laid the groundwork for the adoption of a new Constitution in 1996. interview in which she described the Shcherbytska interview will serve as a On that historic day back in 1990, Vyacheslav Chornovil, then the leader of the pressure and Moscow reminder to many Ukrainians of the cava- National Council of deputies from the Democratic Bloc (whose members controlled a generally put on her father after the lier way that Moscow treated them even third of the seats in the Supreme Soviet), sagely commented: “On July 16 the people Chornobyl accident (www.nr2.ru/ during the period of glasnost and pere- rejoiced as children would; some of them may not understand that this declaration is kiev/289242.html/print/). stroika, and it should serve as an indica- just a sheet of paper, our work is just beginning.” He was right, of course, as the ensu- She told the Ukrainian newspaper tion to those in the West who hold Mr. ing years demonstrated. All along, however, Ukraine was moving – under Presidents Novaya that “after the accident at the Gorbachev up as a great humanist that at , and Viktor Yushchenko – in one primary direction, Chornobyl nuclear power plant, Moscow least at the time of Chornobyl, he was aiming to take its rightful place among the nations of Europe, as a lawful, democratic, experts came to Kyiv and told [her] father anything but. peace-loving and respected state. that there was no danger. An explosion The second recent report concerns an Fast forward 20 years. The administration of President Viktor Yanukovych is now had happened but it wasn’t anything terri- earlier event, one that has been surround- undoing much of what has been accomplished by Ukraine during the last two ble. One of the experts said that he was ed by murkiness for more than 50 years. decades. Readers of this paper, we are sure, have followed with great interest the ready to lie down alongside the reactor Lt. Gen. Vadim Volkovitsky, the chief of reports filed from Ukraine by our own full-time correspondent in Kyiv, Editor Zenon and even put his grandson there.” staff of the Russian air force, said that the Zawada. And the news is not good. Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, his daughter late Marshal Pavel Batitsky had “person- One of the most dangerous steps taken by the new administration in Ukraine was the continued, “was guided by the opinion of ally executed” secret police chief signing of the Kharkiv agreements that extended the leasing of a naval base to Russia’s Moscow because such important special- Lavrenty Beria in 1953 (vz.ru/ Black Sea Fleet for 25 years beyond the expiration of the temporary leasing arrange- ists spoke that way about the security” of news/2010/6/23/412857.html). ment due to end in 2017. In fact, the deal violated the Constitution of Ukraine (Article the plant. But then, she continues, there Mr. Volkovitsky’s comment came at a 17), which bans foreign military bases on Ukrainian territory. President Yanukovych arose the question of whether to hold the commemoration of the centennial of hailed the agreement, in exchange for which Ukraine receives a discount on gas prices, May Day demonstration as scheduled Batitsky’s birth. The current air force as “unprecedented.” What most other observers, including this newspaper, saw was an given reports of widespread radiation. commander said that “not without basis, unprecedented betrayal and a surrender of Ukraine’s sovereignty. “Father explained the situation to Batitsky is called the best commander of And then there is the economic angle. Here, too, Russia is exerting its, ahem, influ- Gorbachev and said that there was a great the anti-aircraft forces of all times,” but ence. One of the most egregious examples is Russian gas giant Gazprom’s insistence danger of radiation and that it would be he continued, “it is not less well known on a merger with Naftohaz Ukrainy – an idea apparently originally proposed by for one affair – in 1953, Batitsky person- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. More recently, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller ally carried out the sentence of Beria.” told company stockholders that a merger of Gazprom and Naftogaz is “a historically Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on In 1953 Batitsky was the deputy com- predetermined step. The gas transportation systems of Gazprom and Naftohaz consti- ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia mander of the Moscow military district, tute a single complex functioning closely with each other.” And then there is Russia’s who has served in various capacities in the and his possible role in the execution of expressed interest in Ukraine’s nuclear energy industry, aviation production and other U.S. State Department, the Central the widely hated secret police chief, sectors of the economy. Intelligence Agency and the International whom the Soviet military may have hated Add to this the return of Russian intelligence services to Ukraine and Ukraine’s re- Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the as much as any other group, had been engagement in the Commonwealth of Independent States, plus such statements as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/ Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov’s assertion that Russians and Radio Liberty and the Carnegie suggested before. But Lt. Gen. Ukrainians “are not simply fraternal peoples, but a single people.” Endowment for International Peace. He Volkovitsky’s statement is perhaps the Clearly, Ukraine’s sovereignty is threatened. has also been director of research and pub- most authoritative declaration of this. Indeed, James Sherr, the highly respected analyst at Chatham House in London, lications at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic And given the tensions at the present said in a May 30 interview with the Kyiv Post: “With his opening moves – with the Academy, vice-dean for the social sciences time between the Russian officer corps, Kharkiv accords alone – Yanukovych has reversed the entire direction of Ukraine’s and humanities at Audentes University in on the one hand, and the FSB-dominated development since 1991.” He also warned: “...for Russia, Ukraine’s independence is Tallinn and a senior research associate at Russian government, on the other, his ref- an historical aberration. As long as Russia feels it holds the cards – and that is exactly the EuroCollege of the University of Tartu erence to that long ago event may exacer- the way it feels right now – it will not let up the pressure until it feels it has succeeded in Estonia. Mr. Goble writes a blog called bate the anger of the former against the in reducing Ukraine’s independence to a purely decorative state.” “Window on Eurasia” (http://windowo- latter and intensify the concerns of the And that, Dear Readers, is something to ponder as we celebrate the 20th anniversa- neurasia.blogspot.com/). This article latter about the attitudes of the former as ry of Ukraine’s Declaration on State Sovereignty. above is reprinted with permission. well.

Yanukovych pens letter to Obama July Turning the pages back... to call for strategic partnership 21 RFE/RL sus in both countries. That irrespective of Six years ago, on July 21, 2004, the bipartisan leadership of the who is in power, irrespective of what the WASHINGTON – A foreign policy U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki geopolitical situation is, or the internal 2004 adviser to Viktor Yanukovych says he Commission) issued a response to a declaration signed by nine situation, this is a priority to be pursued will deliver a letter to U.S. President members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, criticizing in both countries by all political parties,” the organization for being unable to adapt to the changing political and security environment. Barack Obama written by the Ukrainian president that calls for a strategic partner- Andriy Fialko quoted from the letter. The text, signed by the presidents of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ship regardless of the broader geopolitical Many observers in the United States Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, was presented to the climate. have expressed concern at Ukraine’s OSCE Permanent Council earlier in July 2004 by Alexy Borodavkin, ambassador of Russia Andriy Fialko was speaking at a panel seemingly rapid realignment with Russia to the OSCE. Azerbaijan and Georgia declined to sign and Turkmenistan did not participate. discussion on July 13 on Ukraine’s future since President Yanukovych came to The U.S. Helsinki Commission – then led by Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.), chair- at the Brookings Institution, a power in February, highlighted by the man; Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.), co-chairman; Rep. Benjamin. Cardin Washington think-tank. He said he scrapping of the country’s efforts to join (D-Md.), House ranking member; and Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), Senate ranking planned to deliver the letter the following NATO. member – responded to each of the nine presidents who signed the declaration. day. Nonetheless, on a visit to Ukraine ear- The commission noted that three of the signatories, the presidents of Kazakhstan, “I set myself an ambitious task – that lier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Kyrgystan and Uzbekistan, actually signed the original Helsinki Final Act document when the Ukrainian-American strategic partner- Hillary Clinton said that “NATO’s door ship becomes a kind of a national consen- remains open to Ukraine.” (Continued on page 21) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

It is time for diaspora to accept the fact Special treats that the current Ukrainian government caters to the Russian government by in July 4 issue choice and goes out of its way to appease and conform to the Russian foreign policy Dear Editor: and economics. Does the diaspora blame the Russian In the July 4 issue of The Ukrainian Is Yanukovych hip? government for taking advantage of the Weekly I found two special treats. One current situation in Ukraine? I do not – I (The setting: A passenger lounge at VOM: What country isn’t run by an oli- was Andrew Fedynsky’s “Glorious sum- blame the Ukrainian government. Frankfurt International Airport. Hryts garchy? We have our clans, you have your mertime,” which evoked some nice mem- If Ukrainian government leaders want Dobrotvir, around 70, has struck up a con- East Coast elite and your corporations. All ories of my own first trip to Europe. to continue their submissive policy toward versation with Vadim Oktiabrovych that propaganda about freedom and democ- Like Mr. Fedynsky, I started in “any- Russia, who will stop them? The diaspora? Mordolupenko, a student in his early 20s. racy is just a façade for the masses. thing goes Amsterdam,” and ended up in a By demonstrating in Washington or New Dobrotvir has just donated most of his police state (Ceausescu’s Romania) where HD: You can’t compare America with York City? retirement savings for a Museum of paranoia was mitigated mostly by the Ukraine. We’re not perfect, but freedom and Let’s be realistic, the citizens of in his native village of American passport I carried and partly by democracy are real. And look what the Ukraine knew whom they were electing. Bayury Shliakhetski (the chairman of the the bravado of youth (we all thought it was Security Service is doing in your country. They knew the candidate’s background, village council thanked him profusely, and screamingly funny to invite our “police You know what happened at the Ukrainian his potential foreign policy towards promised to “study the question”). Hryts is escort” to pose for photos with us). Catholic University. That’s just one example. Russia, and the language issue, and now now on his way home to Cleveland. He is Instead of a VW, my travel companions There’s a systematic assault on democracy. they have to deal with the results and pos- wearing dark glasses, a white leisure suit and I had a Peugeot; instead of slabs of sibly learn for the future. with a Ukrainian flag pin in the lapel, and cheese, we drove around with plastic bags VOM: Well, that was clumsy on the part Should we blame the Russian govern- white shoes. Viktor Oktiabrovych, who is of “bryndzia,” gifts from Ukrainian villag- of the Security Service. They over-reacted. ment or the citizens of Ukraine who elect- returning to Yale from a vacation at his ers whose villages happened to sit on the But don’t worry, in 10 years, universities ed a Russian protégé as their president? father’s vacation home on Cyprus, is Romanian side of the border shared with won’t be a problem. The diaspora needs to stop blaming oth- dressed in a Che Guevara T-shirt, jeans and Soviet Ukraine. Our “hotel” was a tent ers for Ukraine’s government failures. A flip-flops. He has close-cropped hair and a HD: What do you mean? bought in Poland; sometimes the villagers strong nation does not allow other nations gold ring in his left ear. An i-pod dangles let us sleep in their barn lofts, which we VOM: We’ll be more like America. to interfere in its domestic or foreign poli- from his other ear.) shared with chickens. cies. HD: More like America? And while I don’t think I could ever As I see the situation, the only viable HD: I don’t know your political sympa- travel like that again, it’s nice to have such VOM: Well, first of all, how seriously course for the diaspora is to use the thies, young man, and I don’t mean to be good adventures to think back on and does anyone take Catholic universities in Internet and any multimedia avenues rude, but you know, those people who voted interesting to reflect on the changes in America? The elite send their kids to Ivy available to educate, inform and encour- for Yanukovych, well, I just don’t under- Eastern Europe since those days. League schools. So do we. Second, most age the young people (since I have lost stand them. I know Red Army veterans sup- The other article that caught my fancy American students aren’t interested in dem- confidence in the older generation) in ported him, and Russians and Communists, was Roma Lisovich’s wonderful piece onstrating against the government. Look, Ukraine. The young generation will need and people from , but what about about the pre-Soyuzivka history of Afghanistan is Obama’s Vietnam. But to confront the facts and realize that it is the rest? Soyuzivka. This diaspora kid spent most where are the anti-war demonstrations? It’s their responsibility to take charge of their summers at the beach and only a few stray not the ‘60s anymore. All American stu- and Ukraine’s future. VOM (taking the i-Pod out of his ear): weekends at Soyuzivka, but I found Ms. Excuse me, but I voted for him myself. So dents think about is partying and drinking. Lisovich’s story fascinating – all that deli- Jerry Zinycz did most of my friends. A lot of business- In 10 years Ukrainians will catch up. cious gossip about all those interesting Venice, Fla. men, professionals, educated people sup- They’ll be too high to think about politics. folks made for a fantastic read. I am hop- port him. People want stability, prosperity. American students buy the myth about the ing for a Part II. It’s not just the people from Donetsk. It’s Global War on Terror. Our students will buy Thanks to both authors. We welcome your opinion the people from all the big industrial and the myth about the Great Patriotic War and business centers. They want better relations how the Banderites collaborated with the Tamara Stadnychenko-Cornelison The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters Abington, Pa. with Russia because Russia is our neighbor, Nazis. to the editor and commentaries on a vari- our biggest economic partner, and our natu- ety of topics of concern to the Ukrainian HD: Well, it’s not the same… and what ral ally. American and Ukrainian Canadian com- about the Holodomor? That’s not a myth, munities. Opinions expressed by colum- HD: That’s not what I heard from the stu- that’s historical truth, and your Yanukovych Why did we nists, commentators and letter-writers are dents I talked with in Lviv. denies it… their own and do not necessarily reflect protest in D.C.? the opinions of either The Weekly edito- VOM: Lviv is just a quaint provincial VOM: He doesn’t deny it happened. He rial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian town. And those Halychany will tell you just denies it was genocide. So do most of Dear Editor: National Association. anything you want to hear. As long as your Western historians. Tabachnyk doesn’t Letters should be typed and signed (anon- they’re getting money from relatives and want to teach our students that we’re just a ymous letters are not published). Letters are What did the demonstration on June 24 grants from Western foundations they’re colony, that the Russians did this or that to in Washington accomplish? Why did the accepted also via e-mail at staff@ukrweek- ly.com. The daytime phone number and pro-Western. But if Moscow pays them us. He doesn’t want to give us an inferiority Ukrainian American diaspora demonstrate more they’ll suddenly discover Russia. Do complex. He wants to build our self-esteem. in front of Russian Federation Embassy? address of the letter-writer must be given for verification purposes. Please note that a you know who the biggest Russophiles Isn’t that just like your American teachers? To unload their frustration? For photo ops? daytime phone number is essential in order were in the 19th century? The Halychany. It We were equal partners with the Russians, Speeches and honking horns? Was there for editors to contact letter-writers regarding could happen again. and if there was a famine, well, we take any indication of Ukrainian citizens dem- clarifications or questions. equal responsibility. onstrating in front of the Russian Embassy Please note: THE LENGTH OF LETTERS HD: But Yanukovych is already making in Kyiv? CANNOT EXCEED 500 WORDS. Ukraine a colony of Russia. HD: History isn’t about self-esteem, it’s about truth, and sooner or later it will come VOM: Better Russia than the United out… States. We don’t want to fight for the Americans in Afghanistan. At least we have VOM: And what is truth? Isn’t it rela- IN THE PRESS: Stalin and D-Day something in common with the Russians – tive? My English professor says it all “Stalin, hero of D-Day?” The problems and the possibly pertinent fact that our culture, our traditions. American political depends on who’s got power – who can Washington Post, editorial, June 26: Stalin played no direct role in the D-Day values are alien to us. Of course you don’t dominate the discourse, as he puts it. landings. ... understand that, because you’ve grown up there. But today it’s not about colonies or HD: But if you don’t believe in truth, “American generally avoid publicly “Officials of the foundation that runs the what do you believe in? memorializing foreign tyrants who commit memorial note that a plaque accompanying empires. Those flag-waving Halychany with murder on an epic scale. That fine custom is Stalin’s bust pays tribute to ‘the tens of mil- their embroidered shirts are hung up on VOM: I believe in myself. Isn’t that what all the more sensible when it applies to lions who died under Stalin’s rule.’ But nationalism – I’m sorry, I see by your pin you Americans say? “You’ve got to believe struggling private foundations whose sol- casual visitors may assume its inclusion that you’re probably a nationalist – but real- in yourself!” vency depends on the goodwill of the public implies lionization, and they will be forgiv- ly, today it’s all about local and regional identity. My political science professor says HD: But you can’t build a nation on ego- and, specifically, patriotic veterans for en for not reading the fine print. tism. Every nation has to have an Idea, whom murderous dictators are not a big “In the Soviet Union itself, most statues the same thing. Look, my European friends care more about their cities and their regions something people can believe in that is big- selling point. and other images of Stalin were removed ger than them, something they’ll make sac- “Somehow, all this failed to register with from public view a half century ago in rec- than their countries. Why do you think we have a Party of Regions? Patriotism is so rifices for. But Ukraine has no ideas… the people who run the National D-Day ognition of the fact that he ranks among his- yesterday. The two biggest causes of war are Memorial in Bedford, Va., about 200 miles tory’s most homicidally prolific autocrats. (Hryts stops. Vadim Oktiabrovych has nationalism and religion. This Tymoshenko, southwest of Washington. Not long ago, Veterans groups and others are organizing put the i-pod back in his ear. Now he leans with her stupid braid and nationalist rhetoric, they installed a bronzed bust of Soviet dicta- petition drives demanding the bust’s remov- back and closes his eyes, head bobbing to is so lame. Compared to her, Yanukovych is tor Joseph Stalin to accompany those of al from the memorial. The D-Day Memorial the beat of a different drummer.) almost hip. Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Foundation’s newly named president, Robin Harry S. Truman. They did so despite public Reed, would be wise if, in his first major HD: But Yanukovych represents a clan Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at protests, the memorial’s serious financial decision, he acceded to their demand.” of oligarchs. That’s not democracy. [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29

Bostonby Peter photographerT. Woloschuk the south Tania bordering Mychajlyshyn Tibet (the Kham D’Avignon journeys far and wide Region), in the Tibetan Autonomous Region BOSTON – Noted Boston photographer and in Sichuan. The visit marked the third Tania Mychajlyshyn D’Avignon has just time she has photographed in the country as received invitations from the Chinese, an invited guest of the government. Russian and Uzbek governments to partici- Previous visits took her to the Yunan pate in various photographic events and Province, home of the Yi People, and to venues in their respective countries, includ- Inner Mongolia. ing judging a photo exhibition in Xinning, The Kham region of Tibet is divided Quinghai Province, China (three hours from between the Chinese provinces of the Tibet Beijing), travelling on the Trans-Siberian Autonomous Region and Sichuan. Kham is Railway from Moscow to Vladivostok to photograph in the Russian Far East and composed of 50 counties, inhabited by more Zelenyi Klyn, and participating in the than 14 different ethnic groups. A few years Bianalle Photo Festival in Tashkent. ago the Chinese government combined Ms. D’Avignon, who won the American these various groups together with the Photographers’ Association gold medal for Tibetans and formed the “Tibetan her photo of Kremenets, has exhibited her Nationality”; 78 percent of the population is photographs at major venues around the Tibetan and only 22 percent Han Chinese. world, including two successful exhibitions The region is a vast, sparsely populated in Uzbekistan. A Fulbright scholar, she pro- area, with a very rugged terrain formed by duced a major photo essay on women in all mountain ranges, gorges and ridges. The regions of Ukraine following the demise of highest peak, Minya Konka is 24,790 feet Tania Mychajlyshyn D’Avignon’s award-winning photo of Kremenets in the fog. communism. (7,556 meters). Much of the area was closed She has also worked for National to foreigners until 2000. Some roads have roads. Covering the distance between ple and Buddhist temples.” Geographic, has photographed extensively only recently been opened to tourists and Chengdu and Lhasa can take two weeks to “The Kham (or Khampas) Tibetans are in the forbidden zone around Chornobyl, many places are still off limits. traverse by truck.” proud, beautiful, colorful and friendly peo- and has been invited by a number of gov- Three other American photographers “Our group only travelled a part of the ple. Both men and women dress in bright, ernments to photograph in areas that are were also invited, and the group was accom- road from Chengdu, Luding and Kangding color-coordinated clothes. Even their face- normally off limits to Western professionals. panied by a government interpreter from (Route 317) and went over the Tro La pass masks match whatever they are wearing,” For example, she has worked three times in Beijing, a local photographer/guide and a (16,128 feet) which was littered with Ms. D’Avignon noted. “They wear beads of remote areas of the Chinese Peoples’ driver. The photo safari began in Chengdu, remains of cars that did not make it,” Ms. made of wood, stone, coral, amber turquoise Republic as a guest of the Chinese Ministry the capital of Sichuan Province, a city of D’Avignon said. “After a long, hard 12-hour and silver. The men wear scarves, boots, of Culture and the Chinese Photographers’ about 10 million which is a modern city drive we arrived at a ‘photographers dream woven, leather and even fur belts. Young Association. with a thriving local economy. village’ (a quote from a guide book!) and we people seem to wear ‘fedoras.’ On festive During her most recent trip to China, The group headed southwest toward were put up in the best accommodations in days they bring out their best clothes. Even which occurred late last fall, Ms. D’Avignon Tibet on a superhighway complete with tolls the town.” in small villages, they are elegant.” spent three weeks in the remote provinces of and went through Leshan, which claims the “The following morning we were wak- The Kham liked being photographed and world’s tallest Buddha at 233 ened at 5 a.m. to go to the place so that we especially loved seeing their images on the feet, constructed between 733 could photograph a fantastic sunrise at photographers’ camera screens. Hospitality AD and 803 AD. 7a.m.,” Ms. D’Avignon continued. “We was extended and Ms. D’Avignon was The following day they missed it because we were stuck in a traffic invited to a Tibetan house for tea in the vil- jam caused by a road that had been washed stopped at Mount Emeishan lage of Tagong, where she was dressed in a away. The rest of the day was spent photo- (10,167 feet, 3,099 meters), the traditional Tibetan costume for a joint photo. tallest of China’s four sacred graphing beautiful mountain scenery, land- mountains. Ms. D’Avignon and scapes, Tibetan villages, festivals, local peo- (Continued on page 10) the group were informed that they could opt for a five-kilome- ter hike up the mountain or be carried for the first three kilome- ters in a sedan chair followed by two kilometers in a cable car, Ms. D’Avignon opted for the chair. At the summit, they photo- graphed the historic Jinling, the Golden Summit Temple at 10,000 feet (3,077 meters) while fending off monkeys looking for handouts. Within a short period of time the road began to deteriorate and Ms. D’Avignon recalled that her guidebook advised that “the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, built between 1950 and 1954, is one of the world’s highest, most dan- gerous and roughest roads. Most of the routes are comprised of Tania Mychajlyshyn D’Avignon A boy in a doorway in Tagong. twisting one-lane dirt or gravel Tibetan nuns at Mount Emei temple.

Tania Mychajlyshyn D’Avignon (second from right) with fellow photographers and guides in Tibet. Tibetans at the Danba festival. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 9 New leadership elected for UCC Ontario Provincial Council HAMILTON, Ontario – Ukrainian Diakiw (St. Catharines), and Past Canadians in Ontario elected the new lead- President Olya Sheweli (Hamilton). ership for the provincial Ukrainian “Our goal is twofold,” Mr. Baker noted. Canadian Congress (UCC) at a meeting “First, it is to build connections to strength- held here on May 15. en the community. Second, it is to speak in a Representing the interests of over united voice to governments so that they 335,000 Ukrainian Canadians in the prov- understand the issues of concern to the com- ince, the UCC Ontario Provincial Council is munity and our vision for Ontario and mandated to connect people across the prov- Canada.” ince, to lead a dynamic and rich community, “Ontario has a large and very active and to engage the government of Ontario on Ukrainian Canadian community,” com- key issues. mented Paul Grod, National President of the “Ukrainian Canadians in Ontario along Ukrainian Canadian Congress. “The with so many other communities are a Ontario Council will be a strong and impor- foundation of Canada’s multicultural fab- tant platform for raising issues to the prov- ric,” stated Yvan Baker, newly elected ince on matters of importance to Ukrainian president of the Ontario body. “They Canadians living in Ontario” expect strong leadership to represent The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is the them on issues of concern not only to the voice of Canada’s Ukrainian community. It Ukrainian Canadian community, but to brings together under one umbrella all the Delegates in attendance at the UCC Ontario Provincial Council annual meeting: all Canadians.” national, provincial and local Ukrainian (front row, from left) Lydia Shulakewych, Yvan Baker, Olya Sheweli, Marika Mr. Baker, former vice-president of the Canadian organizations. Kobzan-Diakow, Orysia Sushko , (back row) Myron Groch, Adriana Buyniak UCC Toronto Branch, is currently a man- Together with its member-organizations, Willson, Steve Andrusiak, Marc Shwec, Paul Grod, Marika Szkambara, Oksana agement consultant and former staff mem- the UCC has been leading, coordinating and Rewa, Petro Mycak and Luba Petlura. ber to a federal member of Parliament. representing the interests of one of Canada’s He is joined on the executive by Vice- largest ethnic communities (1.2 million) for President Chrystia Chudczak (Ottawa), 70 years and has been instrumental in shap- Treasurer the Rev. Bohdan Hladio ing Canada’s social, economic and political (Durham), Secretary Marika Kobzan- landscape. AHRU letter-writing campaign protests Stalin statue in Virginia Leo Mol sculpture stolen, PARSIPPANY, N.J. – On June 23 The letter states, in part, that “eleva- Bozhena Olshaniwsky, president of tion of the premier criminal against Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine, humanity to a position of a hero is wrong, then recovered, in Winnipeg sent a letter to protest the installation of a distasteful and unconscionable and the bust of former Soviet dictator Joseph edifice of his [Stalin’s] likeness should be WINNIPEG, Manitoba – A stolen stat- at Assiniboine Park Conservancy in Stalin at the National D-Day Memorial in promptly dismantled.” ue by famed Ukrainian sculptor Leo Mol Winnipeg, sometime between 10 p.m. on Bedford, Va., to over 40 officials, includ- Ms. Olshaniwsky included in her mail- was recovered on July 1, according to the July 28 and 6 a.m. on July 29. ing all the members of congress represent- ing a copy of The Ukrainian Weekly arti- Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg police It was recovered with only minor ing New Jersey and Virginia, Rep. Nancy cle from June 20, “Bust of Stalin at recovered the statue after a woman walk- damages, including scratches from being Pelosi of California, the executive branch D-Day memorial elicits community out- ing her dog saw the statue being dragged dragged. A nearby statue, “Marijka,” of the United States, and all the members rage” and the June 20 editorial “Stalin in by a man in an alley, according to the was toppled and damaged during of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus. Virginia.” Canadian Broadcast Corp. (CBC). “Bather’s” removal. “Bather” was last Police report the man did not know the appraised at $18,000, although, accord- statue was stolen. ing to the CBC, the price is expected to The bronze statue, “Bather,” which have increased since the artist’s death in Dear Readers! stands at 44 inches tall and weighs 2009. approximately 150 pounds, was stolen from the Mol Sculpture Garden, located (Continued on page 22) The Ukrainian Weekly is accepting greetings on the Ukrainian Diabetes Project seeks occasion of the donors for its ongoing programs

by Tyrssa Korduba lived. 19th Anniversary Ms. Skrypka elaborates on the UDP PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian website: “They were in ketoacidosis, the of the Diabetes Project (UPD) recently held its last stage of diabetes. Their eyes were Spring Campaign to raise funds to reprint sunken and they were emaciated – you Independence of Ukraine over 2,000 copies of a diabetes manual could see their bones beneath their skin, for children with Type I diabetes in smell the telltale fruity scent on their Ukraine. The fund-raiser, which ran from breath.” We invite individuals, organizations and businesses March 21 through June 21, surpassed the The Ukrainian Diabetes Project – cur- to show their pride and support for those individuals UDP goal of attracting 50 new donors rently in its 20th year of operation – is and raising $5,000. The organization looking for donors of Ukrainian heritage. who through personal dedication and sacrifice have plans to use this money to defray the Since 1990, UDP has helped nearly 3,000 secured a free and independent Ukraine. $1,400 cost of printing the manuals. diabetic children in Ukraine in nine differ- The campaign included presentations ent regions of Ukraine and has supplied at various clubs in the Santa Rosa, Calif., nearly $2.2 million in diabetes supplies. In Special Rates area, including the Ukrainian National addition, UDP has produced a documenta- Woman’s League of America, the Rotary ry, “Diabetes in Ukraine,” as well as trans- 1/8 page – $50 1/2 page – $200 Club and the international woman’s orga- lated and distributed blood glucose log nization Soroptimist. UDP also sent let- books in Ukrainian. The organization also 1/4 page – $ 100 1 page – $400 ters of appeal to Ukrainian businesses, offers camp programs to help children e-mails to individuals and articles to learn to live with diabetes. Please send your greetings, address and Ukrainian magazines. Ms. Skrypka resides with her husband, telephone number by August 10, 2010, to: The manual, authored by Dr. Luther Volodya, an engineer from Cherkasy, Travis, was originally translated by UDP Ukraine, in Santa Rosa, Calif. In 2005 The Ukrainian Weekly in 1996. That same year, UDP began dis- she incorporated UDP to serve as a non- 19th Anniversary Greetings tributing the manual to diabetic children profit, tax-exempt organization. All dona- all over Ukraine. tions are tax-deductible. 2200 Rt. 10 The non-for-profit foundation was For more information or to donate to PO Box 280 founded after Andrea Carroll Skrypka, the Ukrainian Diabetes Project, readers Parsippany, NJ 07054 whose grandmother is from the Ternopil may contact Ms. Skrypka by e-mailing Tel.: 973-292-9800 ext. 3040 region of Ukraine, visited a children’s [email protected], or by visiting UDP’s e-mail [email protected] hospital in Kyiv in 1990 and saw the dire website at http://www.sonic. condition in which children with diabetes net/~udpandy/. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29

only people who would be allowed would barley flour mixed with Tibetan tea or yak Clinton concludes... be the kind who wouldn’t cause any prob- Boston photographer... milk, kneaded into dough, broken into small (Continued from page 3) lems for Ms. Clinton. They basically made (Continued from page 8) pieces, and eaten.” officials who had begun to worry the reset sure she’d have it easy during this long Ms. D’Avignon said that village homes During the course of her travels Ms. had cost them a valuable ally. trip.” had simple window and door decorations D’Avignon also visited the Panda Breeding President Saakashvili went so far as to In Washington, observers like Mr. and were sparsely furnished with only the Center in Chengdu and the 2008 Wenchuan say his initial concerns about the U.S.- Rojansky see Secretary Clinton’s trip as a basic necessities. However, she noted that in earthquake zone, viewing complete devasta- Russian rapprochement had faded, and success. the mountainous areas most houses had tion where more than 100,000 people lost that Georgia was convinced the reset was ”The visit served the purpose that it solar panels on their roofs and solar tea ket- their lives. being done “the right way... not just was intended to serve. It was much needed tles in their yards. She also indicated sur- Ms. D’Avignon, who has photographed changing relations with Russia at the in terms of atmospherics – the general prise at the amount of new construction of extensively in Soviet Ukraine with the per- expense of others.” impression of attention being paid to the two-story Tibetan houses. Apparently mission of the government and the assis- At the same time, Secretary Clinton region – and you send a high-level official money for the building came from the sale tance of Intourist, believes that these Chinese trips are similar in design and pur- used her Georgia trip to urge restraint on and that’s the impression that you get,” he of herbs for medicine. The region is a source pose. the part of President Saakashvili, who she said. of Asian medicines and herbs, morel and “It was clear to me that the old Soviet said should not pursue a military buildup ”From what I’ve seen, she really was matsutake mushrooms which are sold in trips were designed to convince that could trigger a fresh war. refining this message – that the U.S. has Japan for $2,000 a kilogram. Westerners, particularly media represen- She also called on Georgia to continue not given up on the former Soviet space, “At first it somewhat surprised me, given tatives, that life was good and that the the work of the Rose Revolution – the has not given up on leading with our val- the official Chinese Communist attitude various nationalities and republics of the 2003 peaceful government overthrow that ues in our foreign policy, but that we’re toward religion, that we were taken to many USSR were thriving under the system,” brought Mr. Saakashvili to power – and resolved to have a productive relationship monasteries, but it became clear that our Ms. D’Avignon recalled. “The Chinese met with prominent members of the politi- with Russia at the same time,” Mr. hosts were attempting to show us that reli- are the same. They were totally in control cal opposition, including former U.N. Rokansky added. gion was free and unencumbered,” Ms. of the places that we went to, knowing Ambassador Irakli Alasania and Giorgi Or, as Secretary of State Clinton put it D’Avignon recounted. “Although these side that none of us spoke the local language Targamadze of the Christian Democratic during her visit to Tbilisi, “The United trips were for propaganda purposes, we or Chinese. We were at their mercy. They Movement. States can walk and chew gum at the same became acutely aware of how religious the went out of their way to show how happy In a country with a unusually fractious time.” people really were,” she emphasized. the Mongolians and Tibetans were under and active opposition, Secretary Clinton’s “Everyone seems to carry prayer beads. Chinese rule, and how quickly their gesture caused more resentment than RFE/RL’s Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Men, women and children, young and old, homelands were developing. There was cheers. The party led by former Parliament Georgian services contributed to this rich and poor, the healthy and the invalids no talk of either Mongolian or Tibetan Speaker Nino Burjanadze issued a state- report. all took time from their daily chores to opposition to Chinese rule nor were we ment complaining, “It seems the American pray.” allowed to officially speak with anyone side is not very interested in opposition Copyright 2010, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted “At the Juli Monastery located high in who might say anything negative.” viewpoints.” with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ the mountains we were taken to a traditional Ms. D’Avignon first visited China as That sentiment was echoed by Levan Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Tibetan sky burial place. The burial custom part of an invited group of international Berdzenishvili of the Republican Party, Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org. of Jhator is the giving of alms to the birds. photographers three years ago. The group who said: “They didn’t let her meet with (See http://www.rferl.org/content/Clinton_ Basically, it is a ritual dissection of a human was taken to the Yunan Province to photo- the opposition. Whoever was arranging Concludes_Reassurance_Tour_of_ corpse, which is left for vultures,” Ms. graph the customs, traditions, festivals and those meetings, they made sure that the Russias_Neighbors/2092434.html.) D’Avignon explained. “Afterwards, we scenes of the minority group, the Yi peo- went back to the monastery with its comple- ple. The following year, she was part of a ment of 120 monks. We were allowed to similar group of eight American photogra- roam about the premises, mingle with the phers, who were invited to visit Inner To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, monks and photograph everything. The Mongolia, again to record the traditions young monks seemed to enjoy our presence. and customs of the local Mongolian peo- call 973-292-9800, ext. 3042 However, we were unable to communicate ple living in China. with them and our conversations were limit- Ms. D’Avignon is a Lviv native who ed to sign language, headshakes and grew up in Baltimore. She attended the smiles.” Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), “At noon, the temple was unlocked,” Ms. earning a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, and D’Avignon continued, “and we were did graduate work in sociology at John allowed to attend the mid-day service and Hopkins University. She has lived in listen to the chanting of the monks. Newton, Mass., for more than 30 years, is Following prayers we joined the monks for married, has two children and two grand- lunch which consisted of ‘tsampa,’ roasted children.

extremes as permanent political crisis and Clinton's visit... civil war.” The newspaper opined that the (Continued from page 2) current government is a “normal post-Soviet “repression against political opponents and regime in Washington’s eyes.” total control of the judiciary” (Interfax- The Kyiv-based Horshenin think-tank’s Ukraine, July 2). The police detained pro- director, Volodymyr Fesenko, suggested that democracy protesters ahead of Ms. “American foreign policy is pragmatic to Clinton’s meeting with local students. The the point of cynicism.” He added that the demonstrators said they wanted to draw her U.S. does not want to upset Mr. attention to the reports of media censorship Yanukovych by lecturing him on democra- and “security chief, Valeriy cy, but it wants him to keep his promise on Khoroshkovsky’s, attempts to shut down the uranium and maintain strategic partnership TV channels TVi and 5 Kanal” (www.liga. with Kyiv (Segodnya, July 4). net, July 3; EDM, June 24). Mr. Yushchenko’s former advisor, Vadym Secretary Clinton told the students that Karasyov, suggested that Washington is she discussed “the foundations of civil soci- abstaining from criticizing Mr. Yanukovych, ety” with President Yanukovych and fearing that otherwise Kyiv would embrace Foreign Affairs Minister Kostyantyn Moscow. He said Moscow has similar fears Gryshchenko, and told them that democratic in relation to Washington, and as a result freedoms should be respected (UNIAN, Mr. Yanukovych can use the situation to his June 3). However, she pointedly abstained advantage. However, Mr. Karasyov warned from criticism, which left the opposition dis- that Kyiv should exercise caution in this satisfied and the authorities triumphant. game to avoid both Moscow and Mr. Gryshchenko said that Washington Washington tiring of it (Segodnya, July 4). had learned to “see the difference between This is the type of multi-vector foreign reality and the emotions” of “those who dur- policy that was pursued by former ing five years [in power] failed to secure Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma in either freedom of speech or democratic 1994-2004. Nonetheless, President development” (Inter TV, July 2). Yanukovych, who was prime minister at the Gryshchenko was clearly referring to Mr. end of Mr. Kuchma’s term, must remember Yanukovych’s predecessor, Viktor that President Kuchma ended up as an inter- Yushchenko, as well as Yulia Tymoshenko. national pariah. The popular pro-government daily Segodnya echoed Mr. Gryshchenko’s The article above is reprinted from views: “Nowadays the U.S. wants to deal Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission with predictable and stable regimes which from its publisher, the Jamestown do not bring democratization to such Foundation, www.jamestown.org. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 11 BOOK NOTE: Brief history of Chicago’s Club 500

“A Short history of the Friends of the Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago – Club 500: 1992-2009, by Daria Jarosewich and Ivanna Richardson. Chicago: aka S&C, 2009. 52 pp., $20 (sug- gested donation).

Eighteen years ago, the first Consulate General of Ukraine in North America was established in Chicago. To commemorate this historic event, the former presidents of the now dissolved Friends of the Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago compiled a 52-page booklet. The co-authors, Ivanna Richardson and Daria Jarosewich, include in this Ukrainian-language publication essays about the history of the Consulate, photo- graphs of consular activities and events, letters, event invitations and a general the representation of the Ukrainian commu- nity in Chicago. They also include two English-language components: the intro- Ukraine and Ukrainians in diaspora.” duction and an article published in The For more information, readers may Ukrainian Weekly in December 2009 contact Ms. Richardson by e-mailing her about a reception of the Friends of the at [email protected]. To purchase a Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago copy of the booklet, readers may send at the Consulate. their shipping information, the number of The authors write that they hope readers copies desired and payment to: Ivanna “will find this manuscript [publication] to Richardson, 346 Ashby Lane, Front be a useful addition to the recent history of Royal, VA 22630.

five people in one room, slept on dirty Five charged... mattresses on the floor and were rarely, if (Continued from page 1) ever, paid. None of the victims was paid daughter into prostitution to pay off the what was promised and they were told family debt. that they had to continue working until “Human trafficking is a scourge that their debts, ranging from $10,000 to denies human beings their fundamental $50,000, were paid. right to freedom. Those who prey on the Workers were allegedly struck and beat- most vulnerable through force, fraud or en, sometimes in the presence of others, if coercion will be investigated and prosecuted they attempted to quit or leave the employ to the fullest extent of the law,” said of the Botsvynyuk brothers. According to Assistant Attorney General Perez. the indictment, one female worker was bru- “The Civil Rights Division will continue tally raped on several occasions. After some to work with U.S. Attorney’s Offices nation- workers escaped, wide, law enforcement agencies across the Arrests in three countries globe, and victim assistance organizations to vindicate the rights of victims, bring traf- Omelyan Botsvynyuk resorted to extort- fickers to justice and dismantle human traf- ing the workers’ families in Ukraine, threat- ficking networks,” he added. ening them with harm if the workers did not “The victims in this case entered this return to work or pay their debts. country with dreams of great opportunity Omelyan Botsvynyuk, 51, was arrested in Germany; Stepan Botsvynyuk, 35, was only to find themselves living a night- arrested in Philadelphia; Mykhaylo and mare,” said U.S. Attorney Memeger. Yaroslav Botsvynyuk, 41, were arrested in “They trusted this band of brothers, they Canada. Dmytro Botsvynyuk remains in performed the work they were told only Ukraine, a country that has not entered into to be rewarded with false promises, an extradition treaty with the United States. threats of brutality and deprivation of The defendants in Canada and Germany their basic human needs. No one trying to were arrested pursuant to Interpol arrest immigrate to this country should have to warrants and are in the process of being endure such mistreatment.” extradited to the United States to face the Entry through Mexico charges. If convicted of all charges, the defendants Rather than bringing the workers to the face the following maximum penalties: United States legally, the indictment alleges Omelyan Botsvynyuk – life in prison and a that the Botsvynyuk organization obtained $750,000 fine; Stepan Botsvynyuk – 40 tourist visas to Mexico and had operatives years in prison and a $500,000 fine; and who coached the workers on how to enter defendants Mykhaylo, Dmytro and Yaroslav the United States illegally. While some of Botsvynyuk – 20 years in prison and a the workers successfully entered the coun- $250,000 fine. try, others were taken into custody by U.S. The case was investigated by the Joint immigration officials and remained in FBI Organized Crime/ICE Human detention for almost two months. Trafficking Alien Smuggling Task Force. Once the victims were released, with Assistance was provided by Pennsylvania immigration documents and summonses State Police, the Philadelphia Police to appear for immigration hearings, the Department, the Department of Labor Botsvynyuk organization transported and Racketeering – Office of Inspector them to Philadelphia either by bus or by General, Toronto Police Department, plane. The brothers then confiscated the German National Police, Berlin State immigration documents and summonses Police, Security Service of Ukraine, U.S. from the workers and put them to work at National Central Bureau, the Department night cleaning large chain stores, such as of Justice Office of International Affairs, Target and Walmart, as well as smaller and INTERPOL. It is being prosecuted stores. by Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel A. Throughout their employment with the Velez, and Trial Attorney Eric Gibson of brothers, the workers lived with up to the Civil Rights Division. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29 No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 13 Ukrainians in “Cultural Focus” at major festival in Seattle by Lida Mykytyn-Voronka evening. Many of the performers, along with North of the Black Sea from Portland SEATTLE – Ukrainians were in the spot- (Ukrainian bandura/folk voice) and light at the 2010 Northwest Folklife Ukrainian Prairie Band (Ukrainian folk Festival, the pre-eminent art and cultural singing), performed and led workshops at event in Seattle for almost three decades. various venues of the festival throughout The concept behind the festival is to pro- Memorial Day Weekend. vide a high-quality public forum where the The Northwest Folklife Festival was cre- traditional and ethnic communities, as well ated informally in 1971 as a part of a pro- as artists of the Northwest Region of the gram of the National Park Service for urban National Park Service (Alaska, Washington, outreach, coordinated by the National Oregon, Idaho and western Montana) could Council for the Traditional Arts. present their music, dance performances and The first festival presented over 300 per- crafts. formers to a large, enthusiastic audience This year, during the Memorial Day over a three-day weekend, and was hailed as Weekend, the Ukrainian community was a successful and needed addition to fortunate to become one of the festival’s Northwest arts programs. The promoters of “Cultural Focus” groups. The community the festival and the Seattle Center decided to was honored by such a designation and was make it an annual event. selected to present a Ukrainian Showcase at In 1999, Northwest Folklife was selected the main venue, the Charlotte Martin as a “Local Legacy” by the Library of Theater. Congress in celebration of the Library of The Ukrainian Showcase was rich with Congress’ 200th anniversary. Today, the performances by: Olya Herasymenko and four-day festival attracts an audience of Bandura Ensemble from California, com- about 250,000 visitors and has over 7,000 plemented with local bandura talent from volunteer performers and 1,300 volunteers. Timish Hnateyko Seattle; the Barvinok Ukrainian Dancers, Ukrainian community’s roots Dva Kolyory (Ukrainian romance songs). under the direction of Brad Jacula and Katya Sedova; the duo of Brandon Vance The Ukrainian American community in and Nadia Tarnawsky (Ukrainian folk sing- the Seattle area traces its beginnings to a ing); Dva Kolyory (Ukrainian romance handful of mostly World War II immigrants songs); Bandura virtuoso Dmytro Hubiak who sought an opportunity to gather to con- from Ukraine, and the Coin of the Realm tinue their religion and culture while forging Orchestra (Ukrainian folk music). a new life in a wonderful new country. Ukrainian talent was not limited to this The first Ukrainian organizations were religious, the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic mission parishes, which were organized in 1958- 1959. They laid the foundation for the formation of the first Ukrainian cultural organization in the area in 1971 – the Ukrainian American Club of Washington. Since its establishment, the Olya Herasymenko and Bandura Ensemble. Ukrainian American Club has sponsored numerous cultural and social events, established a col- lection of Ukrainian artifacts and supported a local Ukrainian folk dance ensemble. The club initiat- ed art grant applications through the King County Arts Commission, Seattle Arts Commission and the Washington State Arts Commission for foster- ing development of local per- forming and folk activities, such as dance, music, pysanky and embroidery. By 1971, when the Northwest Folklife Festival was introduced to Seattle, the Ukrainian commu- nity was ready to participate with a vocal ensemble as well as a Dmytro Hubjak, bandura virtuouso from Ukraine. dance group.

The older group of the Barvinok Dance Ensemble. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29

199 pedestrian bridges were damaged, as NEWSBRIEFS were as 430 kilometers of motor roads. CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) According to the Emergencies Ministry, health, energy, happiness, prosperity and 9,800 farmsteads and 5,539 hectares of farmlands were also flooded; 13.5 kilome- TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI (973) 292-9800 x 3040 new successes in the work for the benefit of Ukraine, and expressed hope to see him ters of water-protective dams and 20.2 or e-mail [email protected] soon, “as agreed.” (Ukrinform) kilometers of coastal fortifications were damaged and 136 kilometers of banks Yushchenko: Russia still a threat were degraded. The gas supply has been SERVICES PROFESSIONALS cut to six inhabited localities. At the same KYIV – Viktor Yushchenko, the leader time, electricity was restored in 17 inhabit- of the Our Ukraine party and a former ed localities (one settlement remains with- president, has warned that Ukraine may out electricity), motor road communica- become a bargaining chip in Russian-U.S. tion was restored with 28 localities (11 relations and lose its sovereignty. “I have localities are left without communica- the impression that the prediction that we tions), eight bridges were repaired, two feared most of all, notably that Ukraine water supply points were repaired (six might become a bargaining chip in have not yet been repaired). In addition to Russian-U.S. relations, is beginning to come true,” the Our Ukraine website quot- conducting recovery efforts, the ed Yushchenko as saying at a meeting with Emergencies Ministry is supplying drink- members of the American Jewish ing water and foodstuffs to flood-ravaged Congress on July 8. Mr. Yushchenko said areas. (Ukrinform) he got such an impression following U.S. Gazprom insists on merger with Naftohaz Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Kyiv and her statements on NATO and KYIV – A merger of Gazprom and Ukrainian-Russian relations. “This is Naftogaz is “a historically predetermined either the U.S. misunderstanding of what step,” Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said at is going on in Ukraine or a correct diplo- an annual general meeting of the compa- matic move, which only reflects the reali- ny’s stockholders, an Ukrinform corre- ty,” he said. The ex-president described as spondent reported from Russia on June 25. wrong Ukraine’s decision to drop its Euro- “We’ve currently made significant prog- Atlantic integration plans. “Freezing rela- ress in cooperation with Ukraine, and the tions with the U.S. or Europe is not just a possibility of merging Gazprom and waste of time today. This is revision,” he Naftohaz Ukrainy is currently being dis- said. “Becoming a NATO member means cussed. This is a historically predeter- getting consent to Ukraine’s true indepen- mined step. The gas transportation systems dence. The worst threat to our sovereignty of Gazprom and Naftohaz constitute a sin- is Russian aggression, including military gle complex functioning closely with each aggression,” he said. Mr. Yushchenko also other,” Mr. Miller stated. He noted that criticized Ukraine’s decision not to coop- Gazprom and Naftohaz were discussing a erate with U.S. companies in producing possible set of assets that could be includ- MERCHANDISE alternative nuclear fuel. Ukraine “has actu- ed in a joint venture. As reported earlier, ally become hundred percent dependent on on June 20 Ukrainian Prime Minister nuclear fuel supplies from Russia,” he Mykola Azarov said that there would be said. In these conditions, nobody will no merger, but that there would be a bring up the issue of signing an agreement search for an organizational form that on associated relations between Ukraine could help synthesize the work of the two and the European Union, on combining gas companies. Mr. Miller said earlier that Ukrainian and EU power grids, or on lib- the companies had decided to hold talks eralizing visa regulations, the former pres- on a gradual merger that would start with ident said. “I am sure that the infatuation the creation of a joint venture on a parity with Moscow, which each U.S. govern- basis. (Ukrinform) ment has in the first two or three years, will pass away this time as well. We would Ukrainians in sexual slavery not like Ukraine to fall victim to such KYIV – Law enforcement agencies in opportunistic reasons,” he said. (Interfax- the Kyiv region released 17 Ukrainian Ukraine) women form sexual slavery in Indonesia Case against Yanukovych postponed over the last two weeks, the Public Relations Department of Ukraine’s KYIV – The Pechersky District Court Internal Affairs Ministry in the Kyiv of Kyiv on July 13 decided to postpone for region reported on July 7. The women two weeks the hearing of an appeal filed were released with assistance from offi- by Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr Volosiuk cials from the Embassy of Ukraine in against President Viktor Yanukovych on Indonesia. They were recruited by a crimi- the protection of honor and dignity in con- nal group that lured women to the nection with the president’s statement on Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with modeling the Holodomor. A court meeting was post- jobs. Upon arrival in Indonesia, the wom- poned for two weeks in response to a en’s passports were confiscated and the request by Mr. Volosiuk, a member of the women were kept in a local hotel. They People’s Rukh of Ukraine who lives in were forced to work as prostitutes and to Khmelnytsky. As previously reported, take drugs. Among those released from President Yanukovych said at the April 27 sexual slavery were women from session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Belarus, all the Council of Europe that it would be under the age of 22. The criminals have incorrect to recognize the Famine of the now been detained, said Kostiantyn 1930s as genocide against the Ukrainian Sapko, head of the Kyiv region’s police, people. In his appeal, Mr. Volosiuk said said. The suspects have been charged with that the head of state had insulted his Run your advertisement here, human trafficking for purposes of sexual OPPORTUNITIES honor and dignity and “committed an act slavery. (Interfax-Ukraine) in The Ukrainian Weekly’s of outrage against the millions of people CLASSIFIEDS section. destroyed in such a criminal manner.” He Sea Breeze 2010 drills start asked the court to issue a ruling obliging the president to publicly apologize to the KYIV – The Ukraine-U.S. Sea Breeze plaintiff and the Ukrainian people. 2010 multinational peacekeeping naval Earn extra income! (Interfax-Ukraine) exercises have started in Ukraine, it was reported on July 12. The goal of the exer- The Ukrainian Weekly is looking Major flooding in Ivano-Frankivsk cises, which will last until July 23, is plan- for advertising sales agents. ning and conducting an international anti- KYIV – As of the morning of July 13, For additional information contact Maria piracy operation. The press center of 1,834 houses out of 2,400 in the Ivano- Ukraine’s naval forces said in a statement Oscislawski, Advertising Manager, The Frankivsk region were partially flooded Ukrainian Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext 3040. that, apart from Ukrainian and U.S. ser- (water is mainly at basements) and 1,880 vicemen, the exercises would involve rep- out of 2,774 wells in the region were. resentatives from 11 other countries Three out of five road bridges were destroyed; 30 out of 36 road bridges and (Continued on page 15) No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 15

the construction and modernization of sta- ume of its services in the Ukrainian lan- Investment potential in Zakarpattia NEWSBRIEFS diums, sports facilities and infrastructure. guage. According to Google representa- KYIV – A visiting delegation of the (Continued from page 14) The heads of state also welcomed the tives, development of new trends in holding of the 2014 Hockey Ukraine will depend basically on the suc- International Trade Club, which includes (Azerbaijan, Belgium, Germany, Greece, representatives from the embassies of 15 Denmark, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Championship 2014 in Minsk. In addition, cess of the Ukrainian subdivision. Google the presidents expressed support for an ini- CEO Eric Schmidt said in a video speech countries, was in Ivano-Frankivsk in mid- Sweden and Turkey and a military observ- June for the purpose of getting acquainted er from ), nearly three dozen war- tiative to hold an international conference, that the fact the company is opening an “Twenty Five Years of the Chornobyl official office in Ukraine shows how with the economic and tourism potential of ships and motorboats, and 12 aircraft. The the region and certain industrial enterprises Catastrophe: Security of the Future” in important the Ukrainian market is for the coastal phase of the exercises will be held in the Zakarpattia region in order to draw Kyiv, in April 2011. (Ukrinform) development of the global Internet. at the Shyroky Lan training range in up investment proposals. The members of (Ukrinform) Mykolaiv region. The naval phase will Klitschko heads UDAR party the International Trade Club had already take place in the northwestern sector of the Olympic champion gives birth to son visited Chernivtsi, Poltava and . “It’s Black Sea. The multinational headquarters KYIV – The Justice Ministry received possible to raise the level of the industrial of the Sea Breeze 2010 exercises will be official information from the Nova KYIV – Olympic swimming champion development of the Ivano-Frankivsk region deployed in the western naval base of the Krayina (New Country) Party on amend- Yana Klochkova has become a mother. only through the attraction of investment. Ukrainian Navy in Odesa. Exercise partic- ments to its statutes, leadership and name, Her son, weighing in a 4.4 kilograms (9.7 Therefore, regional authorities are paying ipants will practice interaction among law which will now be UDAR (an abbrevia- pounds), was born in one of Kyiv’s mater- special attention to all investment projects enforcement agencies of different coun- tion from the full name of the party, trans- nity hospitals, the Segodnia newspaper in the region,” said Vice-Chair of the Ivano- tries in countering terrorism, piracy and lated as the Ukrainian Democratic reported on June 22. The father of the Frankivsk Oblast State Administration the proliferation of weapons of mass Alliance for Reforms). As the ministry’s child, Georgian businessman Levan Vasyl Plaviuk. (Ukrinform) destruction, as well as conducting search press service reported on July 13, Mr. Rostoshvili, was not present during the and rescue operations and monitoring nav- Klitschko was elected to head UDAR. childbirth, though he managed to arrive in Austrian Airlines sells its share in UIA igation. The Ukraine-U.S. Sea Breeze mil- According to a statement issued by the Kyiv before his son was born. Ms. KYIV – Austrian Airlines has sold its itary exercises have been held since 1997 party, the requisite amendments were Klochkova’s friends say the son’s name stake of 22.5 percent in Ukraine under a memorandum of mutual under- adopted at a special party meeting on April will most likely be Sandro. During a International Airlines (UIA), the liaison standing and cooperation in defense and 24. The Nova Krayina Party was regis- career that ended in 2008, Ms. Klochkova service of the Austrian company reported military relations between the U.S. tered by the Justice Ministry on March 14, became a four-time Olympic champion in on June 9. “We are restructuring our com- Department of Defense and the Ukraine’s 2005. (Ukrinform) medley (at the 2000 and 2004 Games) and pany. We have sold our minority stake in Ministry of Defense. In 2006 and 2008, a repeat world and European champion. the UIA, getting concentrated on our core the exercises were disrupted by pro-Rus- Emergencies ministry has new head (Ukrinform) business,” the report noted. At the same sian forces in Crimea and by the KYIV – First Vice Minister for time, the company said Ukraine remains a Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. (Ukrinform) Akhmetov helps families, children Emergency Situations Volodymyr very interesting market for Austrian Azarov meets American Jewish leader Antonets will fulfill the duties of emergen- KYIV – Rinat Akhmetov’s Foundation Airlines. The Austrian company noted that cies minister until a new minister is for the Development of Ukraine has com- it could not name the buyer of its stake in KYIV – Prime Minister Mykola Azarov appointed, the ministry’s press service pleted realization of the project named UIA, having agreed to confidentiality. met with the executive director of the reported on July 13. On July 10 the “Comfort A Child with Love.” The project, (Ukrinform) American Jewish Committee (AJC), Verkhovna Rada had dismissed Nestor which cost 19.5 million hrv, helped 44 fam- David Alan Harris, it was reported on July Shufrych as Ukraine’s emergency situa- ilies with many children from the Donetsk, Melange clean-up nearly complete 7. During their meeting, both sides tions minister a day after he was tapped as Luhansk and Zakarpattia regions and KYIV – The last shipment of a highly expressed satisfaction with the develop- deputy secretary of the National Security Crimea by providing them with housing. toxic rocket fuel component left a military ment of bilateral relations between and Defense Council. (Ukrinform) Each of these families has 10 or more chil- base in western Ukraine on June 24, com- Ukraine and the United States and dren. The foundation purchased new houses Constitutional court elects new chair pleting the removal of the dangerous liq- between Ukraine and Israel. “We support for 26 families; houses for two families uid from two depots. The site, located just Ukraine and Israel’s decision on the intro- KYIV – According to news reports of were built by the foundation according to a one kilometer from the village of Tsenzhiv duction of a visa-free regime. Such an July 12, the Constitutional Court elected a specially designed project that took into and a few kilometers from Ivano- agreement will certainly improve coopera- new chairman: 58-year old Anatoliy consideration all the needs of families with Frankivsk, held 2,200 tons of the rocket tion between the countries,” Mr. Harris Holovin, who has been on the court since many children. Also within the framework fuel component, known as melange. The said. He also said he was satisfied with the 2006. Mr. Holovin hails from the Donetsk of the project, the foundation allocated clean-up of the two sites is part of a joint agreements reached during meetings region. In 1979-2005 he served at the funds for the completion of construction project of the Organization for Security between the Ukrainian and U.S. presi- Security Service of Ukraine. In 2003-2004 and for major repairs of existing housing and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and dents, which are aimed at developing he was deputy procurator general and head for 16 families. News of the project’s com- Ukraine that aims to rid Ukraine of the bilateral relations between the two coun- of the Military Prosecutions’ Main pletion was reported on June 9. The 16,000 tons of melange that remained in tries on the basis of a strategic partnership. Department. Andriy Stryzhak had chaired Foundation for the Development of the country following the dissolution of The Ukrainian prime minister, in turn, the Constitutional Court for the three years Ukraine is a non-profit organization found- the Soviet Union. Work on a third site will promised assistance to the AJC executive as provided by law. According to the ed in 2005 by Mr. Akhmetov, Ukraine’s start in coming months. Representatives director in preparing for the 70th anniver- Constitution, the chairman of the richest businessman and a national deputy. from countries that have financed the proj- sary of the Babyn Yar tragedy. “We will Constitutional Court can be elected for His foundation aims to support the success- ect, from the OSCE and the Ukrainian support on the state level all events linked only one three-year term. (Ukrinform) ful and stable development of Ukrainian Defense Ministry were in Tsenzhiv to to the 70th anniversary of the Babyn Yar society by investing in the education of observe the departure of the train is trans- tragedy. We support the idea of creating Ukraina cruiser is renamed future generations, the health of the nation, porting the final shipment of melange to the Babyn Yar National Historical KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on July 6 and preservation and development of Russia, where it will be safely disposed of Memorial Reserve, and we will resolve Ukrainian culture. (Ukrinform) in specialized chemical facilities. (OSCE) everything that depends on the govern- decided to cancel its resolution of ment in order to implement this project,” December 17, 1993, giving the name Mr. Azarov said. (Ukrinform) “Ukraina” to the missile cruiser built at the state-owned 61 Communards Shipyard in CIS heads of state discuss cooperation Mykolaiv. The cruiser was renamed KYIV – The heads of member-states of because it is no longer needed by the Commonwealth of Independent States Ukraine’s naval forces and is to be sold to (CIS) positively appraised results of an a foreign buyer. The cruiser, the construc- Wih deep sorrow, we inform that on June 28, 2010 informal meeting in Yalta, Ukraine, during tion of which started in 1984, is currently which issues of economic and investment 95 percent finished. The chairman of the cooperation were discussed, along with Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Roman Sushko V. Security and Defense, Anatolii Grytsenko, died in Lviv, Ukraine. perspectives for realization of joint proj- Roman Sushko, son of Vasyl Sushko, was born April 22, 1937. ects on the development of transport and said, “It was clear from the very beginning tourist infrastructure. According to news that the cruiser will not belong to the Ukrainian navy.” Over 100 million hrv has • He was exiled to Siberia. • He worked in the automobile transport industry. reports of July 10, the joint statement of • He was the initiator of the memorial sculpture on the building where Colonel the CIS heads of state noted: “We state thus far been spent on the maintenance of the cruiser, which might be sold to Russia. Roman Sushko was assassinated on Janury 14, 1944, in Lviv, Ukraine. that ensuring growth of citizens’ living • He was the nephew of Colonel Roman Sushko (1894-1944), Colonel of the Sitch standards and improving their well-being A delegation from the Russian navy arrived in Mykolaiv on July 5 to assess the Riflemen, co-founder of Y.B.O. Ukrainian Army Organization and OUN are the most important tasks of the CIS (OYH) Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. Internationally and under the present conditions, as well as technical condition of the missile cruiser. (Ukrinform) nationally known: “Son of Ukraine.” intensification of economic cooperation as • Roman Sushko V. was a member of Organization of Political Prisoners. priority of the commonwealth activity.” Google’s official office opens • He left two sons: Vasyl and Andrij. During the meeting special attention was • A memorial fund was established for the sons of Roman Sushko V. – Vasyl and paid to liberalization of trade among the KYIV – Google has officially opened Andrij. states. An agreement was reached to con- its office in Ukraine, Ukrinform reported • Contributions should be sent to: tinue active work on the new Free Trade on June 22, citing LigaBusinessInform. Self-Reliance Federal Credit Union Zone Agreement. In view of preparations Google’s Vice president for Southern and 558 Summit Avenue for the European Football Championship Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Jersey City, NJ 07306 in 2012 in Ukraine and the Winter Africa, Nelson Mattos, noted that this will “Roman Sushko V. - Memorial Fund” Olympic Games in 2014 in Sochi, Russia, mean an increase in company investments the heads of state noted the advisability of into the Ukrainian region, expansion of its Вічная пам’ять! joint participation of interested parties in representation, and an increase in the vol- 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29

Ukrainian pro hockey update by Ihor Stelmach 1st rounder Pysyk is top Ukrainian in 2010 NHL draft Four young Ukrainian hockey hopefuls influence on his career for all of his coach- because Buffalo is in dire need of size at * * * heard their names called at the 2010 NHL ing back in his pond hockey days. the forward position. At 6-foot-5, 205 Entry Draft in Los Angeles, on June pounds, Boychuk certainly fits the bill. Coming up in a future Ukrainian Pro Joe Basaraba 25-26. This year’s draft class was led by He scored 14 goals and 30 points in 66 Sports Update on hockey is a feature on Edmonton Oil Kings defenseman Mark Florida selected Basaraba with their games with the WHL’s Portland first-round pick Mark Pysyk, including a Pysyk, selected in the first round, 23rd third-round pick. “I had no idea where I Winterhawks, totaling 157 minutes in draft day interview with this future overall, by the Buffalo Sabres. High would end up,” said Basaraba in a draft penalties. Buffalo Sabre. school right wing Joe Basaraba was the day interview with floridapanthers.com. second Ukrainian picked, 69th overall, “I just came in here with hoped of being the third-round choice of the Florida drafted by an NHL team to hopefully Panthers. someday put on a jersey and step on the State Department issues info The seventh and final round of the ice.” Basaraba, who is off to play for draft heard a pair of Ukrainian names Minnesota Duluth, saw action in 52 about fees for consular services announced from the team’s tables, one by games for one of the best prep high the Atlanta Thrashers, the second by the schools in the country, Shattuck-St. Embassy of the United States for American Citizen Services are the fol- Buffalo Sabres. Defenseman Peter lowing. Mary’s in Minnesota. There, the 6-foot-2, KYIV – On June 28 the U.S. Stoykewych went 199th overall to • Documenting U.S. citizenship: con- 200-pound player picked up 22 goals and Department of State published its Atlanta, while left wing Riley Boychuk sular report of birth abroad – $100; 24 assists. Schedule of Fees for Consular Services in renunciation of U.S. citizenship – $450. was nabbed by Buffalo, 208th overall. the Federal Register. The changes to the • U.S. passport book: adults: first-time Riley’s eventual signing with the Sabres Peter Stoykewych schedule include fees for passports, will make three Boychuks on NHL ros- (age 16 and older) – $135; adults: renew- Stoykewych, 17, appeared in 56 games immigrant visas and other consular ser- ters, none of whom are related. Blueliner vices. al (applying with DS-82) – $110; minors Johnny recently re-signed with Boston for Winnipeg South of the Manitoba (under age 16) – $105. Junior Hockey League, posting 31 points The changes will take effect on July and forward Zach is an up-and-comer in 13. The revised fees will cover actual • U.S. passport card: adults: first-time Carolina. (5 goals, 26 assists). Overall, the 6-foot- operating expenses for the 301 overseas (age 16 and older) – $55; adults: renewal 2, 190-pound defender has recorded 47 (applying with DS-82) – $30; minors Mark Pysyk consular posts, 23 domestic passport points (10 goals, 37 assists) in 109 games agencies and other centers that provide (under age 16) – $40. Pysyk recorded 24 points (7-17-24) over two seasons with Winnipeg South. these consular services to U.S. and for- • Other passport service fees: addition- al visa pages – $82; file search fee – playing 48 games in his second WHL sea- The Winnipeg, Manitoba native will eign citizens. $150. son before it was cut short by a broken attend Colorado College. The 27 adjusted fees are based on a • Notary service: power of attorney/ foot. Despite the injury, he was named the Cost of Service Study completed by the Riley Boychuk Bureau of Consular Affairs in June 2009. affidavit/letter of non-impediment to Edmonton Oil Kings most valuable player, marriage – $50; certification of a true their top defenseman and scholastic player The Buffalo Sabres chose him 208th The study, which was the most detailed and exhaustive ever conducted by the copy – $50. of the year for the 2009-2010 year. Pysyk overall, the third to last pick in the entire The above-mentioned fees are paid in models his game after Nashville defense- draft. It caught him a little by surprise U.S. Department of State, established the actual cost of providing these consular the Consular Section at the time of appli- man Shea Weber because of his solid two- since the Sabres were not one of the few services, which the department recovers cation for the service. All consular fees teams that had talked to him prior to the way game. He credits Dave Morrow, his through the collection of fees. can now be paid in both U.S. dollars and best friend’s dad, for having the most draft. It did make sense in the end A full list of the changes in fees can be Ukrainian hryvni. accessed at: http://www.travel.state.gov./ The Embassy would like to use this news/news_5078.html. opportunity to remind American citizens • The new fees for immigrant visas that routine passport and notarial services are: immediate relative and family prefer- are provided by appointments only. ence immigrant visas – $404; employ- Appointments are made online at https:// ment-based immigrant visas – $794; evisaforms.state.gov/acs/default. Diversity Lottery visas – $819*; all other asp?postcode=KEV&appcode=1 . Please immigrant visa categories – $379* (*Fee visit our website at http://ukraine.usem- includes $74 immigrant visa security sur- bassy.gov/service.html for more informa- charge). tion on the range of services the U.S. Included on the schedule of new fees Embassy provides to its citizens. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 17 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29 No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 19

organizations in the case of the Front for Europe to review it and offer recommenda- Yanukovych... Change, which grew its national network tions. (Continued from page 1) rapidly in less than a year to prepare for the That review would have likely rejected rently at an adequate level, as well as reduce presidential vote. the changes to Ukraine’s judiciary, critics the influence of the opposition and regional “The people who approved this law said, which is why the parliamentary coali- elites in cities,” said Volodymyr Fesenko, decided to practically destroy the opposi- tion rushed to have it approved. director of the Gorshenin Institute in Kyiv, tion,” Mr. Yatsenyuk said on Channel 5 on The legislation calls for creating a High which has close ties to Sergiy Tigipko, leader July 15. “A norm was passed against Specialized Court of Ukraine to review civil of the Strong Ukraine party, who is vice Tymoshenko forbidding blocs, which now and criminal cases, reducing the member- prime minister for economic issues. forces her to re-brand [her force] or promote ship and authority of the Supreme Court of The October 31 elections are for city the name of her party. That’s how they Ukraine – led by Tymoshenko Bloc support- councils, its chairs (mayors), oblast coun- solved part of the problem.” er, Chief Justice Vasyl Onopenko – and cils, district councils, village councils and “Then they went after Yatsenyuk. empowering the Higher Justice Council to village council chairs throughout Ukraine. Visiting the website of the Justice Ministry, appoint judges. They were supposed to be held May 30, they saw that the Front for Change is a About three-quarters of the judges on the but the Parliament canceled the vote, alleg- young party and only 19 organizations were Higher Justice Council are controlled by ing a lack of funds, in a decision that violat- registered a year ahead of election cam- President Yanukovych, alleged Ms. ed the Ukrainian Constitution, observers paigning. Seeing this, they decided to intro- Tymoshenko, who declared she would said. The real motive, they said, was to duce this norm,” he added. appeal the legislation to the Constitutional change the election rules to promote the Ukraine’s political field consists of six Court. The appeal is unlikely to succeed authoritarian goals of Mr. Yanukovych and parties with national support, according to a Website of Yulia Tymoshenko given that the Court is led by a Yanukovych the Party of Regions. poll released on June 18 by the Razumkov Yulia Tymoshenko delivers a statement on ally. The October 31 vote will cost the gov- Center for Economic and Political and July 14 on the upcoming local elections in At least 20 provisions of the law contra- ernment an estimated 1 billion hrv, or about Research and the Kucheriv Democratic Ukraine and a new law that does not per- dict the Ukrainian Constitution, Ms. $125 million (U.S), said Andrii Mahera, the Initiatives Fund. mit political blocs to field candidates. Tymoshenko noted. “Yanukovych has made deputy chair of the Central Election About 41 percent of Ukrainians will vote the judiciary his slave, who bitter fate Commission. Mr. Chernenko said that sum for the Party of Regions, 16 percent support government and readiness to join the Party henceforth is to serve his policies and might not be enough to hold fair, and trans- the Tymoshenko Bloc, 11 percent will vote of Regions is being conducted systematical- caprices exclusively,” she said at a July 8 parent elections. for Strong Ukraine led by Mr. Tigipko, 5 ly,” he said. press conference. The biggest change to the local elections percent support the Front for Change, 3 per- The Party of Regions has even pressured The Higher Justice Council, which will involves eliminating the system of closed cent will vote for the nationalist Svoboda Ukraine’s biggest oligarchs to abandon the be under the president’s direct control, gains party lists, in which voters were restricted to All-Ukrainian Union and 3 percent support Tymoshenko Bloc and join its ranks. Most the right “to interfere in the review of any selecting parties or blocs of parties, instead the Communist Party of Ukraine. The poll notably, the Tymoshenko Bloc lost a top cases as they’re being reviewed and dismiss of individual candidates. involved 1,611 respondents questioned financer, mega-millionaire Andrii any judge for contrived reasons, without any The October 31 vote will consist of between June 5 and 10 in 113 population Vereveskyi, who sought to protect his giant clearly defined criteria,” she said. mixed voting. Half the politicians will be centers. agro-business, which includes vast cooking The legislation takes effect on July 15. Ms. Tymoshenko announced on July 14 chosen on a proportional representation sys- oil exports, by joining the Party of Regions Quest for full authority tem, known among Ukrainians as the “pro- that her political force will compete in the on June 1. portsiyna systema,” in which a party gains a elections as the Batkivschyna party. “These deputies are businessmen who The Yanukovych administration didn’t number of seats proportionate to its electoral Meanwhile the People’s Party of Ukraine, can’t be in opposition to the government, get everything it wanted in its quest to estab- results. which Mr. Lytvyn chairs, is likely to be his especially in a country without steadfast lish full authority over Ukrainian gover- The other half will be chosen by the sin- political vehicle. democratic traditions,” said Borys nance. On July 10 the Verkhovna Rada post- gle-winner voting system, known among Both the Tymoshenko Bloc and Front for Kushniruk, a veteran banker and political poned its review of the second reading of Ukrainians as the “mazhorytarna systema,” Change announced they will appeal the observer. the bill “On the All-Ukrainian Referendum” in which individual deputies winning the local elections bill in Ukraine’s Meanwhile, the Tymoshenko Bloc is until after the summer recess. most votes will represent geographically Constitutional Court. The move is widely holding onto billionaire Kostyantyn The purpose of the legislation is to cancel determined districts. viewed as a symbolic act, since the Court is Zhevago by a thread. He re-ignited specula- the constitutional changes drafted during the Observers had criticized the closed list chaired by Donbas native Anatolii Holovin, tion that he’d abandon the opposition leader Orange Revolution, which took effect in system ever since it was implemented in a Yanukovych loyalist. after attending the 60th birthday celebration January 2006 and shifted much authority 2006 for denying voters the right to elect Peer pressure held for President Yanukovych on July 9 at from the president of Ukraine to the prime individual politicians. his Zalissia residence in Kyiv. minister. Yet, returning to mixed voting is intended The administration of President The biggest prize of all is the Kyiv City The changes left the Ukrainian presiden- to give President Yanukovych the ability to Yanukovych has demonstrated it doesn’t Council, to which the Yanukovych adminis- cy with the authority to appoint the foreign influence and pressure individually elected want to wait until the end of October before tration has paid special attention in the last affairs and defense ministers, state oblast deputies chosen by the single-winner it establishes control of local governments. two weeks. administration chairs, the SBU chair and the “mazhorytarna” system to vote with the Beyond the Verkhovna Rada, the Party of About 15 Security Service of Ukraine National Security and Defense Council Party of Regions, which is expected to dom- Regions has succeeded in luring rogue dep- (SBU) agents in masks raided the office of chair (with parliamentary approval.). inate the majority of local councils as a uties to join its coalitions in the oblast coun- Kyiv City Council Secretary Oles Dovhiy Former President Leonid Kuchma result of the elections. cils of Chernihiv, Sumy, Cherkasy and Kyiv. on July 7. They claimed they were search- enjoyed far more authority than President “This is a wide field for applying ‘admin- The Ukrainian Constitution forbids deputies ing for documents related to real estate cor- Yushchenko worked under, being able to resurs’ [government resources] and bringing to abandon factions, via which they were ruption, for which Mr. Dovhiy and his close appoint his prime minister and the entire to local councils local fat cats that are loyal elected, in order to join others. associate, Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi, are Cabinet. Nor did he need the support of a to the government,” the Yulia Tymoshenko These renewed majorities are being notorious. consistent parliamentary coalition for legis- Bloc stated in a July 13 press release. formed at the expense of the Our Ukraine- As part of the same investigation, SBU lation. “Those candidates who had more money People’s Self-Defense Bloc, whose implo- agents on July 9 searched the offices of Without the imperative mandate stipulat- and better relations with the government sion has coincided with the disastrous end Oleksii Yevlakh, chair of the Land, Planning ed by the 2006 changes, former President always won in the single-winner system. of the political career of former President and Architecture Commission, as well as Kuchma was often able to pass legislation The government has already received orders Viktor Yushchenko. Svitlana Makeyeva, chair of the City by forming situational majorities. to do everything possible for the victory of “The Party of Regions blitzkrieg in the Council Land Use and City Planning “What Viktor Yanukovych is proposing Regions candidates. Governors [state oblast Orange oblasts became possible with the Administration. at present is presidential authoritarianism administration chairs] are being ordered to silent agreement of ‘oppositionist’ “Today’s central government has practi- without balances and counterweights,” Ms. personally lead Party of Regions campaign Yushchenko, who hasn’t even tried to stop cally taken the Kyiv mayorship under con- Tymoshenko said. “He wants precisely that headquarters.” his allies,” wrote Vitalii Pirovych, a political trol by appointing Oleksander Popov the de Constitution that gave birth to Kuchma, [Editor’s Note: State oblast administra- observer with the Komentari newspaper in facto mayor, though officially his position is Kuchmism and the Orange Revolution, that tions are the Presidential Administration’s Kyiv. first deputy chair of the City Council,” said the country freed itself from afterwards, by organs in Ukraine’s oblast capitals and dis- In early July, the Vysokyi Zamok news- Vadym Karasiov, director of the Institute of the way.” tricts seats. Oblast administration chairs paper reported that the Lviv State Oblast Global Strategies in Kyiv. Current coalition partners the Lytvyn answer to the president and are often Administration led by oligarch Vasyl Horbal “But the Party of Regions still hasn’t Bloc and the Communist Party did not referred to as governors.] has begun gathering information about the taken the Kyiv City Council under control. express support for expanding the presi- Parties will be forbidden from uniting political allegiances of leading Lviv busi- There won’t be elections to the Kyiv City dent’s authority. Both factions voted for the and competing as political blocs, dealing a nessmen. Council, therefore, it’s not necessary to wait delay. The Communists said they favor a blow to the Tymoshenko Bloc – which con- Mr. Horbal allegedly ordered district for elections but to take control of the orga- parliamentary government in which the sists of Batkivschyna, the Reforms and state administrations to gather the informa- nization of the Kyiv City Council’s work in prime minister exercises the most authority. Order Party and the Social-Democratic tion, which included enterprise owners’ order to control the entire legislative process Currently, authority is relatively evenly Party of Ukraine – and the Volodymyr party allegiance, political beliefs and in Kyiv, form a stable majority and take the split between the president and prime minis- Lytvyn Bloc – which comprises of the “degree of influence on the electorate,” the Kyiv City Council entirely under control,” ter. People’s Party of Ukraine and the Labor newspaper reported. Mr. Horbal denied that he added. “The issue of a constitutional majority he ordered the surveys. and, accordingly, passing a new Party of Ukraine. Judicial control The local elections law disqualifies from Tymoshenko Bloc National Deputy Constitution for the president will be the participation those local organizations of Mykola Tomenko said on July 8 that the President Yanukovych gained control of main intrigue of the next political season,” political parties formed less than a year Party of Regions is forming lists throughout Ukraine’s judiciary after the Verkhovna Mr. Tomenko said, after The Verkhovna before the official start of election cam- Ukraine of businessmen, teachers, and civic Rada on July 7 approved the second reading Rada held its final session on July 10 before paigning, which in this case is September 1. and cultural activists who are loyal and in of the bill “On the Judicial System and the summer break. [Editor’s note: A consti- That left only 19 out of 686 eligible local opposition. Status of Judges” without waiting for the tutional majority is 300 national deputies. It “The certification of loyalty to the new Venice Commission of the Council of can also override presidential vetoes.] 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29 Project Prosvita: Building Ukrainian libraries around the world EDMONTON, Alberta – When the readers in Canada is continuing to early Ukrainian pioneers came to decline, notwithstanding recent immigra- Canada at the end of the 19th century, tion. one of the first things they did was It is difficult to find new homes for establish Prosvita (Enlightenment) soci- thousands of titles that have long been eties and reading rooms (“chytalni”) to out of print, as they are now primarily of promote education and literacy among scholarly interest. In order to prevent the mostly peasant immigrants. In the these works – some of which are biblio- spirit of those settlers, the Alberta graphic rarities in fragile condition – Ukrainian Pioneers’ Association (AUPA) from ending up at paper recycling depots, recently joined forces with the Kule the AUPA resolved to take on the task of Ukrainian Canadian Studies Center saving publications that could still be of (KUCSC) at the Canadian Institute of value to students and academics. Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) and the Peter After more than two years of prepara- and Doris Kule Folklore Centre at the tory work, the first shipments of books University of Alberta to spearhead the were dispatched to the following institu- development of Ukrainian studies librar- tions in the late fall of 2009 (the number ies around the world with donated used of boxes sent to each is in parentheses): books from Canada. Slavic collections at the University of Other key partners in this cooperative Toronto (three) and Columbia University venture were the Alberta Ukrainian in New York (10); the Slavic program at Heritage Foundation, whose facilities the University of Milan, Italy (11); a new were utilized to sort and package thou- Department of Ukrainian Studies at the sands of books, as well as the Ukrainian Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Studies Fund at Harvard, the Ukrainian Seoul, Korea (49); Benevolent Association of Alberta and Studies Programs at the Ostroh Academy the International Relations Department of National University (39), the Mykola the University of Alberta. The latter three Hohol State University in Nizhyn (10) bodies made financial contributions to and the Ramon Hnatyshyn Canadian defray processing and shipping expenses Studies Center at the Yurii Fedkovych incurred in this inaugural phase of Project National University in Chernivtsi (7). Prosvita. Additional texts (six boxes) were sent Of course, over the years CIUS has to the Pedagogical College of the Ivan made regular efforts to supply books to Franko National University in Lviv and libraries, as well as to scholars and stu- to the Center for the Advancement of dents at a variety of post-secondary insti- Deaf Education at the Lviv St. Mary the tutions, as have other Ukrainian Canadian Protectress School for Deaf Children. institutions and organizations. What In all, the weight of books shipped makes Project Prosvita unique, however, totalled more than 3,000 kilograms, and is the scale and range of this international the cost of the project to date amounts to educational undertaking and the number nearly $20,000. of partners involved. The undertaking was overseen by Jars The stimulus behind this endeavor is Balan for the AUPA and KUCSC, and by The library of the National University of Ostroh Academy. the growing problem of what to do with Mariya Lesiv and Lynnien Pawluk for the institutional and personal libraries in Kule Folklore Center. Dr. Serhii Cipko, break from the effort involved in tackling Canada consisting mainly of Ukrainian- head of the Diaspora Studies Initiative at Polkovsky, Andriy Chernevych, Peter language books that are no longer being CIUS, along with students in the Melnycky, George Scott, and Bill and the first shipment of books. The next used. Not only are various community University of Alberta folklore program, Michelle Tracy. phase will focus on building libraries organizations closing their doors or refo- were responsible for cataloguing most of It took several months to assemble, devoted to Canadiana at universities in cusing their activities, but books from the books that were sent to universities in cull, organize and box the books, which Ukraine that have started Canadian stud- many individual and estate libraries are North America and Korea. Invaluable came from private and institutional col- ies programs, while further supplement- steadily being disposed of. At the same volunteer help was provided by Ivan lections, including the former library at ing diaspora studies collections and fill- time, the number of Ukrainian-language Stadnyk, Myron Lahola, Valerii St. John’s Institute in Edmonton, the ing gaps in existing holdings in Canada. Basilian Fathers’ Museum in Mundare, Although logistical and financial Alberta, and the Ukrainian Canadian restrictions prevent the expansion of this Archives and Museum of Alberta. Other Alberta-based initiative beyond the prov- Mich.); Mr. Karawan (Selfreliance, books were donated from the personal ince, and there are limits to the number of Ukrainian National... Chicago) and Bohdan Sawycky (Self collections of Ivan Stadnyk and Jars libraries that Project Prosvita can distrib- (Continued from page 4) Reliance New York). Balan. The bulk of the shipping costs ute, it is hoped that current efforts will 2008, 2009 and 2010 calendars. • Nominating Committee: Mr. Fedun were covered by casino proceeds earned make possible the dissemination and The following were elected to the (Self Reliance New Jersey); Orest by the AUPA, as approved by the Alberta long-term preservation of resources criti- 2010-11 UNCUA Board of Directors and Liscynesky (Cleveland Selfreliance); Mr. Gaming and Liquor Commission. cal to the future development of committees. Stachiw (Selfreliance, New England); Project Prosvita is expected to resume Ukrainian studies, especially diaspora • UNCUA Officers: Mr. Watral, chair and Catherine Popovech (alternate, Self operations in several months’ time, after a and Canadian studies in Ukraine. (Selfreliance, Chicago); Stephen Kerda, Reliance New York). vice-chair (Selfreliance, Baltimore); L. • By-Laws Committee: Mr. Kurczak Mykola Hryhorczuk, vice-chair (Self Reliance New York); Mr. Liscynesky (Selfreliance, Michigan) and Mary (Cleveland Selfreliance) and Lubomyr Kolodij, secretary (Selfreliance, Lypeckyj (Selfreliance, Warren MI). Philadelphia). • Loan Protection and Life Savings • Executive Committee members: Mr. Insurance Trustees: Orysia Burdiak, Mr. Kozicky (SUMA Yonkers); Bohdan Kerda, Mary Kolodij, Mr. Kurczak, Mr. Kurczak (Self Reliance New York) and Laszok, John Olijarczyk and Mr. Stachiw. Walentyn Polywko (Ukrainian National, Ms. Burdiak was elected president of New York). the association and the Ukrainian • Members of the Board of Directors: Cooperative Insurance Agency in Jack Burscu (Osnova, Parma, Ohio), Chicago. UNCUA staff members are Bohdan Czepak (Cleveland Selfreliance), Christine Pylypowycz and Nina Bebko. Andrew Diakun (UHD, Buffalo, New Mr. Jakymowych, treasurer of York), Jaroslaw Fedun (Self Reliance New Ukrainian Future Credit Union, invited Jersey), Andrew Jakymowych (Future CU, the delegates to schedule their 2011 Warren, Mich.), Raymond Komichak UNCUA annual meeting in Warren on (Selfreliance, Pittsburgh), Wasyl Kornylo the occasion of credit union’s 50th anni- (Ukrainian, Rochester), Yuri Pedenko versary. (Ukrainian, Minneapolis) and George Conference delegates expressed thanks Stachiw (Selfreliance, New England). to Mr. Kozicky, CEO of SUMA Yonkers • Supervisory Committee: Mr. FCU, for all his efforts and dedication in Jakymowych (Future CU, Warren, organizing this year’s conference.

Visit our archive online: www.ukrweekly.com Project coordinator Jars Balan with packed books for Ukraine. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 21

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Chicago business group UAV Post 17 remembers recognized by county treasurer veterans, service members by James Fedorko Also present at the memorial service were special guests Bernie Krawczuk PASSAIC, N.J. – Ukrainian American (Post 30 commander), Anna Krawczuk Veterans Post 17 of Passaic, N.J., focuses (past national commander of he UAV), its service on recalling Ukrainians Mike Fedirko (Post 6 commander), repre- Americans who paid the supreme sacri- sentatives of the Ukrainian American fice in duty to their country, as well as Youth Association, Plast Ukrainian supporting servicemen and servicewomen Scouting Organization and the Ukrainian currently in the U.S. armed forces. National Home. On May 23 post members gathered at The Rev. Oleh Zhownirovych of Holy Cedar Lawn Cemetery to honor and pay Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church in homage to their fellow community mem- Clifton offered the panakhyda (memorial bers who fell in battle. service). Present at the ceremony was Nadia UAV Post 17 also sends packages to Cadavero, who lost her son in Iraq on military service members of Ukrainian February 27, 2007. Sgt. Jon Cadavero, descent. Readers who know of any sol- age 25, was a combat medic with the diers are asked to contact the post com- 10th Mountain Division and was killed in mander, James Fedorko, at 512-887-5613 action when a roadside bomb struck his so that more names can be added to the vehicle during a convoy operation. list of package recipients.

CHICAGO – Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas presents an award of excellence to Anna Mostovych (left), president of the Ukrainian Business and Professional Group of Chicago, in Ms. Pappas’ downtown Chicago office. Chambers of Commerce and business organizations representing many of Chicagoland’s ethnic communities were honored at the gathering. “These organi- zations help keep ethnic heritage alive by supporting companies owned by mem- bers of their communities and encouraging their people to do business with them. Strengthening individual ethnic groups makes for a stronger Chicagoland, which we recognize and honor,” Ms. Pappas said.

Roselle Park resolution on Holodomor as genocide PARSIPPANY, N.J. – On May 20 the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933, mayor and council of the borough of which resulted in the deaths of at least 6 Roselle Park, N.J., adopted Resolution No. million Ukrainians and was covered up and 134010, declaring the Holodomor of 1932- officially denied by the Russian Communist Participants of Memorial Day services organized by Ukrainian American 1933 to be an act of genocide of the authorities,” and that the Holodomor should Veterans Post 17 of Passaic, N.J. Ukrainian people committed by former “be solemnly remembered by Roselle Park Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. residents on its 77th anniversary.” The resolution was proposed by A copy of the resolution was sent to Councilman Moe Miranda, and seconded Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, by Councilman Michael Yakubov. It was United Nations Secretary General Ban Boston-area parishes passed unanimously by the council. Ki-Moon, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie The resolution states, in part, that “2010 and the Local Source newspaper, among marks the 77th anniversary of the others. hold joint Easter dinner

concern to all participating states and do not Turning the pages... belong exclusively to the internal affairs of (Continued from page 6) the state concerned.” their countries were accepted as OSCE par- The CIS signatories also complained ticipating states in 1992. Also troubling for about what they called the unfair standards the commission was that Kazakhstan also set by the OSCE regarding elections, accus- indicated that it was interested in undertak- ing the organization of focusing on human ing the chairmanship of the OSCE in 2009. rights and democratic development in the The CIS signatories complained the former Soviet Union and in the Balkans at OSCE was “failing to implement in an the expense of “the full range of work cov- appropriate manner” the fundamental docu- ments of the organization, stating that the ered by the organization.” OSCE was not observing an allegedly In response, the commission leaders agreed-upon Helsinki principle of non-inter- noted that on 85 occasions since January ference in internal affairs. 2003 the organization had addressed, often The Helsinki Commission responded that publicly, human rights concerns in NATO the participating states, not the organization, countries, but noted that there were persis- were responsible for implementing internal tent human rights violations and backward Vsevolod Petriv programs. “We should look to capitals when trends of democratic development in the FOREST HILLS, Mass. – Two Boston-area parishes, Christ the King Ukrainian failures in implementation arise, not former Soviet Union and Yugoslav coun- Vienna.” As for the complaint about inter- Catholic Church and St. Andrew the First-Called Ukrainian Orthodox Church, held tries. A report titled “Democracy and their traditional joint Easter dinner on Sunday, April 18. The parishes have been ference in “internal affairs,” the commission Human Rights Trends in Eurasia and East recalled, was definitively decided in the holding a common paschal dinner for more than 10 years and have been donating Europe” documented the abuses in the politically binding concluding document to all proceeds from them to various charities, including the Children of Chornobyl the OSCE’s 1991 Moscow Human region. Relief and Development Fund and to patients from Ukraine who were receiving Dimension meeting, which states: “They medical treatment at local hospitals. Seen above (from left) are clergymen and [the participating states] categorically and Source: “Helsinki Commission leader- their spouses seated at the head table: Lidia and the Rev. Roman Tarnavsky of St. irrevocably declare that the commitments ship responds to CIS criticism of OSCE,” by Andrew’s Parish, and the Very Rev. Yaroslav and Lubomyra Nalysnyk of Christ the undertaken in the field of the human dimen- Elizabeth B. Pryor (CSCE Senior Advisor), King Parish. sion… are matters of direct and legitimate The Ukrainian Weekly, August 2004. – Peter Woloschuk 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 No. 29

Parterres in the Park. Mad Heads XL to headline Leo Mol... The Assiniboine Park Conservatory (Continued from page 9) houses 300 bronzes, ceramics, paintings and drawings by Mr. Mol, many of which Toronto Ukrainian Festival The Mol Sculpture garden houses 40 are housed in the Pavilion Gallery of Mr. Mol’s statues, which he donated to Museum on the premises. the city of Winnipeg in 1992. At the time, Mr. Mol immigrated in 1948 to the collection was valued at approximate- Canada, where enjoyed success as a ly $4 million. Currently, the park is main- sculptor, painter and stained glass artist. tained by the non-profit organization, He died last year at the age of 94.

of Canada in 2007 for “the spirit of sharing Plast Toronto... his good fortune as he develops the best (Continued from page 1) qualities in others through encouragement The new building, located on the and example.” southeast corner of Kipling Avenue and Mr. Huculak received an honorary the Kingsway, was purchased from the Doctor of Laws degree from the University United Church of Canada, and not only of Alberta for his international humanitarian houses a church that accommodates 500 activities and his advancement of Ukrainian people, but also has attached a private studies. In 1989 he funded the chair of elementary school, a day-care center, a Ukrainian Canadian Studies at the Mad Heads Xl from Ukraine. regular-sized gymnasium and a full com- University of Alberta. TORONTO – Now its 14th year, the are currently working on their fifth CD. mercial kitchen. Appointed honorary consul of Ukraine Toronto Ukrainian Festival continues to Visitors can discover Ukrainian culture Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization’s in Canada, Mr. Huculak has funded edu- be one of the most anticipated events of in Canada and share the Ukrainian spirit Toronto branch has been operating out of cational institutions in Ostroh, Ukraine, the season, and especially so this year as at North America’s largest Ukrainian cramped space at its current location on and has been involved with charitable it presents Ukraine’s music sensation street festival on September 17-19. As Bloor Street West for a number of years. activities for underprivileged children. Mad Heads XL in the Bloor West Village always, there will be non-stop entertain- The young people needed a gym and activi- With the independence of Ukraine, Mr. on Saturday night, September 18 (see ment with Ukrainian performers from the ties rooms, while parents needed parking Huculak purchased and donated the www.madheads.com). Greater Toronto Area, Canada, the United space, which is at a premium in Bloor West building for the first Ukrainian Embassy “Thanks to the support of the States and Ukraine, including dancers, Village. in Ottawa. Ukrainian Credit Union, Aerosvit vocalists and musicians. A youth segment The closing on Toronto Plast’s new Mr. Huculak graduated from the Airlines and Four Points Sheraton Hotel will take place on the grand stage at Jane building was on June 23; the Plast branch University of British Columbia in by the Lakeshore, we are delighted to Street, and there will be at the evening plans an official opening in late September. Vancouver with a pharmacy degree. He present one of Europe’s most popular street dance on both Friday and Saturday. Plast was founded almost 100 years ago began his business and practice in 1957 with bands,” said Jurij Klufas, festival presi- Vendor kiosks will offer authentic in Ukraine, and Plast’s centennial celebra- a single pharmacy east of Toronto, which dent. Ukrainian food and beverages, beautiful tions will begin next year. The Toronto Plast then grew to be the largest provider of phar- According to Oleksandr Yarmola, souvenirs, interactive pavilions and more. branch was founded in the late 1940s and it macy services to long-term care facilities in Haydamaky band leader, “Our mission is Sidewalk sale shopping will be available has been a community fixture in West End Canada. to make contemporary Ukrainian culture at local Bloor West Village businesses. A Toronto since the early 1960s. Mr. Huculak and his wife, Yarmila, con- “cool,” trendy, fashionable, adopted into colorful parade is scheduled for Saturday Mr. Huculak has a long and noted history tinue to be active in Plast and the Ukrainian other world cultures and to gain for at 11 a.m. of philanthropy. He was awarded the Order community in Canada and Ukraine. young Ukraine the widest possible recog- For more information readers can log nition throughout the world.” Haydamaky on to www.ukrainianfestival.com.

St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic Church 719 Sanford Avenue, Newark, NJ

invites you to its At the June 16 presentation of a check for $4,987,000 for the purchase of the new Plast building (from left) are: Pavlo Czerwoniak, vice-president, Plast Toronto Branch; Andrey Genyk-Berezowsky, president, Plast Toronto Branch; Wasyl TENTh UKRAINIAN FESTIvAL Zyla, legal counsel; philanthropists Yarmila and Erast Huculak; and Bohdan Kolos, chair, Plast Toronto Council. Saturday, September 25, 2010 12:00 noon – 9:00 pm Outdoor Program - 2:00 pm Alex E. Kyj Financial Advisor Financial Planning Specialist The program will feature: Ukrainian entertainment, Ukrainian music, Ukrainian dancing, Ukrainian crafts, Ukrainian foods & attractions for children. One Liberty Place 1650 Market Street, 42nd Floor Admission: only $5.00 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 854-6284 (800) 233-1414 We invite you to advertise in our festival brochure. For more information please call 973-371-1356. www.fa.smithbarney.com/robertskyj alex.e.ky @mssb.com This Festival is sponsored by j Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union of Newark, Parsippany & Jersey City. No. 29 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2010 23 OUT AND ABOUT

July 22 Book presentation with Volodymyr Dibrova, “True July 31 Ukrainian Orthodox League convention banquet Cambridge, MA Stories: A New Book Presentation,” Harvard Morristown, NJ and ball, featuring music by Hrim, Hyatt Regency University, 617-495-4053 Hotel, 973-635-812 or [email protected]

July 23-24 Seafood pub night, featuring music by Zuki and July 31-August 2 Ukrainian Pavilion – annual Edmonton Heritage Ellenville, NY Mike, Ukrainian American Youth Association Edmonton, AB Festival, William Hawrelak Park, 780-474-5386 resort, 845-647-7230 or [email protected]

July 23-25 Ukrainian Festival, Ukrainian Cultural Institute and August 2-4 Traditional ritual baking course, taught by Lubow Dickinson, ND Dickinson State University, 701-483-1486 or Jewett, NY Wolynetz, Grazhda Music and Art Center of www.ukrainianculturalinstitute.org Greene County, 212-533-6519 or 518-989-6479

July 26-30 Ukrainian Folk Art Courses, pysanka writing with August 2-6 Gerdany (beading) class, taught by Anastasia Jewett, NY Sofika Zielyk and embroidery with Lubow Jewett, NY Berezovsky, Grazhda Music and Art Center of Wolynetz, Grazhda Music and Art Center of Greene County, 212-533-6519 or 518-989-6479 Greene County, 212-533-6419 or 518-989-6218 August 3 Lecture by Yevhen Yefremov, “The Chornobyl July 26-August 6 Ukrainian folk-singing course, with Anna Bachynsky, Cambridge, MA Zone: Traditional Culture Then and Now,” Harvard Jewett, NY Grazhda Music and Art Center of Greene County, University, 617-495-4053 718-271-9387 or 518-989-6218 August 6 Pub night with Zuki and Mike, Ukrainian American July 27 Film presentation with Yuri Shevchuk, “Ukraine: A Ellenville, NY Youth Association resort, 845-647-7230 Cambridge, MA View from the World,” Harvard University, 617-495-4053 August 7 Christmas in August Pub Night, Ukrainian American Ellenville, NY Youth Association resort, 845-647-7230 July 28 Concert, featuring Haydamaky and Zrada, West Winnipeg End Cultural Center, 204-783-6918 or www.wecc.ca August 7 Ukrainian folk-singing recital, Grazhda Concert Jewett, NY Hall, 518-989-6479 July 29 Lecture with Michael Flier, “Ukrainian Spellcheck,” Cambridge, MA Harvard University, 617- 495-4053 August 7-21 Bandura course, including junior level, sacred music Emlenton, PA workshop and choral workshop, Kobzarska Sich, July 30-August 1 Workers’ Reunion Weekend, featuring a golf All Saints Camp, 734-953-0305 or [email protected] Ellenville, NY tournament, pub night and dance, Ukrainian American Youth Association resort, 845-647-7230 August 8 Concert, featuring the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, Stratford, ON Stratford Summer Music Festival, July 30-August 1 Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival, Selo Ukraina, www.stratfordsummermusic.ca Dauphin, MB 877-474-2683 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Please send e-mail to mdu- July 31 Benefit concert, celebrating the 200th anniversary [email protected]. Jewett, NY of Frederick Chopin’s birth, featuring Volodymyr Vynnytsky, Grazhda concert hall, 518-989-6479

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS Saturday, July 31 American Sport Center – Tryzub will host the 19th annual Ukrainian Independence JEWETT, NY: To celebrate the 200th Day Folk Festival at Tryzubivka, County anniversary of Chopin’s birth, the artistic director of the Music and Art Center of Line and Lower State roads, Horsham, Greene County, the brilliant pianist PA19044. Doors will open at noon. The Volodymyr Vynnytsky, will give an all- festival stage show will begin at 1:30 p.m. with headliners: Syzokryli Ukrainian 216 Foordmore Road Chopin recital at the Grazhda Concert Hall 1-845-626-5641 Dance Ensemble (New York); violinist P.O. Box 529 at 8 p.m. There will be a reception after [email protected] the concert. All tickets for this benefit con- Innesa Tymochko Dekajlo (Lviv); Kerhonkson, NY 12446 cert are $20. For additional information Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble call 518-989-6479 or visit the website at (Philadelphia); the Svitanok Band (New www.GrazhdaMusicandArt.org. York); and the Svitanya Eastern European Women’s Vocal Ensemble (Philadelphia). Sunday, August 1 A “zabava” (dance) to the music of Dance Academy 2 Recital UNIONDALE, N.Y.: The annual picnic Svitanok will follow the stage show, at July 16-18 – Ukrainian of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church 4:30 p.m. Delicious Ukrainian foods and Cultural Festival Aug 22-28 – Joseph’s School of will take place at 1-6 p.m. at the parish baked goods, picnic fare and cool refresh- Dance center, 226 Uniondale Ave. The admission ments will be plentiful. Vendors are wel- July 18-23 – Heritage Camp 1 come: An arts and crafts bazaar and a chil- Aug 30 - Sep 6 – Labor Day week / price of $15 for adults includes a meal of ethnic specialties, soft drinks plus all dren’s fun area will be open all day. July 18-24 – Discovery Camp weekend activities. A cash bar will be available. Admission: $15; students, $10; children July 23-25 – Adoptive Family Sept 10-12 – Salzburg Reunion Student (age 13-18) admission is $10; $5 under 15, free. There is plenty of free Weekend for children age 7-12; free for children parking. For further information call 267- Sept 13-16 – Bayreuth, under age 7. For information call 516-485- 664-3857 or log on to www.tryzub.org. July 25-30 – Heritage Camp 2 Berchtesgaden, Regensburg, 0775. The sponsor is a 501(c) (3) tax-exempt Karlsfeld, Landshut Reunions non-profit charitable organization; pro- July 25-31 – Sitch Camp 1 Sunday, August 22 ceeds benefit youth soccer and cultural Sept 17-19 – KLK Get-Together July 25 - August 7 – Roma Pryma HORSHAM, Pa.: The Ukrainian and community programs. Bohachevsky Dance Academy Sept 20-22 – Mittenwald Reunion Camp 1 Sept 25 – To be announced Aug 1-7 – Sitch Camp 2 Sept 30 - Oct 3 – NEMF Convention PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES Aug 7 – Sitch Camp Closing Banquet; Oct 8-10 – Wedding Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Dance Preview of Events is a listing of community events open to the public. It is a Academy Recital 1 Oct 15-17 – Wedding service provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian Weekly to the Aug 8-21 – Roma Pryma Oct 22-24 – To be announced Ukrainian community. Bohachevsky Dance Academy Oct 29-31 – Halloween Camp 2 Information should be sent to: [email protected] or Preview of Events, Nov 6-7 – USCAK Convention The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, Aug 14-21 – Club Suzy-Q 973-644-9510. Senders are asked to include the phone number of a person who Nov 12-14 – Plast Orlykiada Aug 21 – Roma Pryma Bohachevsky may be contacted by The Weekly during daytime hours, as well as their complete mailing address. NB: If e-mailing, please do not send items as attachments; simply type the text into the body of the e-mail message.