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INSIDE: • Kateryna Yushchenko visits Ukrainian Catholic University — page 4. • An examination of post-election scenarios in — page 6. • Breakthrough Polish-Ukrainian film festival in Chicago — page 13. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXV No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 $1/$2 in Ukraine Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister ELECTION NOTEBOOK: Monitoring group addresses Ukrainian Americans reports on eve of parliamentary elections by Matthew Dubas by Zenon Zawada The Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Kyiv Press Bureau Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense had yet NEW YORK – Ukraine’s to fill their quotas in the Donetsk Oblast, Minister of Foreign Affairs KYIV – Falsifications won’t be signif- while the coalition parties still needed to Arseniy Yatsenyuk met with the icant enough to discredit the September recruit commissioners in the Lviv Oblast. Ukrainian community on 30 parliamentary elections, said “Meetings for a significant portion of Monday, September 24, at the Oleksander Chernenko, spokesman for district election commissions in the Ukrainian Institute of America to the Committee of Voters of Ukraine Donetsk Oblast occur without representa- talk about the upcoming parlia- (CVU), the country‘s leading independ- tives from the Tymoshenko Bloc and Our mentary elections and Ukraine’s ent election monitor, which is financed Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc, progress toward integrating with by Western institutions. causing indignation among commission- Western institutions. Mr. The biggest threats to the elections’ ers since the absence of opposition mem- Yatsenyuk also thanked the audi- integrity are unsatisfactory voter lists, bers disrupt the quorum,” the CVU ence members for their legacy of district election commissioners declining reported. cooperation with Ukraine. their assignments, delays in rulings by For example, the Party of the Regions Also present from the election governing bodies and racy state- reported 173 members of Our Ukraine – Foreign Affairs Ministry were ments from the main political forces People’s Self-Defense and 127 Yulia Dr. Oleh Shamshur, ambassador alleging falsifications, intimidation and Tymoshenko Bloc members failed to of Ukraine to the United States, provocations. report for commission assignments in Yuriy Sergeyev, permanent rep- About three-quarters of district election Kramatorsk, a city in the Donetsk Oblast. resentative of Ukraine to the commissions began their work on time, and , and Mykola most others were only slightly delayed, the * * * Kyrychenko, consul general of CVU stated in its September 20 report. Ukraine in New York. One week before elections, 5 percent of The Ministry of Internal Affairs led by With the upcoming elections district election commissions had yet to on the minds of attendees, the Socialist Party candidate Vasyl Tsushko begin work and the recruitment of candi- broke the law when it compiled and potential of Our Ukraine – dates in the Donetsk and Lviv oblasts People’s Self-Defense and the remained in critical stage, the CVU stated. (Continued on page 8) Party of the Regions uniting into a grand coalition was, according to Mr. Yatsenyuk, unlikely. Maintaining his positive tone, Matthew Dubas Former Socialist Lutsenko leads Ukraine’s Mr. Yatsenyuk stressed that the Foreign Affairs Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at upcoming elections must be car- the Ukrainian Institute of America. ried out democratically, fairly national democrats back to prominence and transparently for a new government to learning how to run itself democratically. be cohesively formed in Ukraine. “There has been a change in the mentali- by Zenon Zawada the Our Ukraine – People’s Self- Defense bloc has cast itself as “Government cannot be permanent, ty of the Ukrainian voter in the last three Kyiv Press Bureau Ukraine’s national democratic choice government cannot be unchanging,” Mr. years. Even the Communists who remain KYIV – As the parliamentary elec- in the September 30 elections, includ- Yatsenyuk said, adding that the govern- in the Parliament support Ukraine’s inte- tion campaign draws to a close, ing such veterans on its electoral list ment should be held to certain standards, Ukraine’s national democrats are hop- European standards, but Ukraine is still (Continued on page 19) as Yurii Kostenko, Ivan Zayets and ing Yurii Lutsenko, a lifelong Yaroslav Kendzior. Socialist, has led them back to promi- However, the bloc’s leader, Mr. nence. Town hall meetings in Ukraine In its advertising and campaigning, (Continued on page 5) discuss pre-election politics by Khristina Lew 2004 and 2006, the UCCA has brought the town hall format into oblast radio sta- KHARKIV, Ukraine – The Ukrainian tions, allowing voters to call in their Congress Committee of America Inc. questions and comments, and broadcast- (UCCA) held the fourth in a series of town ing the voter/candidate exchange over the hall meetings that bring together Ukrainian airwaves. The UCCA’s traditional town voters and representative of political par- halls in previous years reached over ties and blocs in this eastern Ukrainian city 20,000 voters; the Kharkiv town hall on on September 20. Eleven of the 20 politi- September 20 alone reached 2 million. cal parties and blocs registered for the snap “In the two days leading up to the pro- September 30 parliamentary elections gram’s airing, our station received over attended. The “meeting” was held in the 300 calls; and during the actual town hall studio of Radio Kharkiv 2, the only meeting, we fielded over 100 calls from Ukrainian-language radio station in voters,” stated Vitalina Zinkivska, direc- Kharkiv, whose listeners number 2 million. tor of Radio Kharkiv 2. The UCCA launched its “Ukraine’s “Callers’ questions reflected their Choice 2007” election program of town daily concerns: in Kirovohrad voters halls in Kirovohrad with seven political sought solutions to the city’s high rate of UNIAN parties and blocs on September 14. In a unemployment; in Lviv on September 17 departure from its earlier work with Yurii Lutsenko campaigning in Ternopil on September 9. Ukrainian voters in 1994, 1998, 1999, (Continued on page 22) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS

Yushchenko accuses Russia Migrant workers and voting rights bloc, said the measures being taken by the PRU on Independence Square testify of obstructing dioxin probe KYIV – Internal Affairs Minister to the intention of the party to question Vasyl Tsushko revealed on September 24 the upcoming elections’ results. (RFE/RL RFE/RL this research will also be done soon,” Mr. that his ministry has submitted a list of Newsline) Yushchenko said. “The three people 3.5 million Ukrainians currently working Ukrainian President Viktor Moroz to question election results needed most for the investigation are cur- abroad to the Central Election Yushchenko says it is very likely the poi- Commission (CEC) with a request to rently in Russia. All our requests to the sonous dioxin that disfigured him was strike them off the voter lists, RFE/RL’s KYIV – Parliament Chairman procurator-general to have these people made in a laboratory in Russia. Ukrainian Service reported. According to Oleksander Moroz, who is also the leader appear in Ukrainian courts have gone Mr. Yushchenko did not explicitly Mr. Tsushko, these people are staying of the Socialist Party, said at an election unanswered, including one in December accuse the Russian government of abroad but their identity documents are meeting in the Kyiv Oblast on September that I personally handed over, requesting involvement in his poisoning, but he did regularly used by family members to cast 25 that his party will question the validi- the help of Russian President Vladimir say he has “practically all the pieces put votes during Ukrainian elections. Mr. ty of the September 30 pre-term elections Putin.” together” and that the attempt against his Tsushko claimed that this number of per- in court regardless of their results, the Mr. Yushchenko said it is very easy to life was “not a private action.” manent migrant workers includes 2.5 Kommersant-Ukraine daily reported on Mr. Yushchenko fell gravely ill in determine the origin of dioxin. The fact million people from western Ukraine and September 26. “We will appeal to the September 2004 during his pro-Western that Russia has not sent samples to be 1 million from eastern Ukraine. CEC courts. This is necessary in connection with the number of violations that campaign for the Ukrainian presidency. analyzed, he said, “limits the possibilities Deputy Chairman Andrii Mahera told occurred during the previous elections He was rushed to a clinic in Vienna, of the investigation.” RFE/RL that the commission refused to and that are committed now,” Mr. Moroz where doctors determined he had ingest- He added that Moscow has a moral comply with the Internal Affairs said. “No matter what results our party ed large quantities of the poison dioxin. obligation to cooperate. “A country can- Ministry’s request. “The Central Election obtains in the elections, all violations Mr. Yushchenko survived and eventually not let an attempt on anyone’s life go Commission has already adopted a reso- will be reported to the courts. ... Our returned to Kyiv – his face horribly unpunished, let alone on a presidential lution on this issue. It happened on society is not ready for an election cam- scarred by the poison – to defeat pro- candidate. For both the country’s honor September 21. The Internal Affairs paign that, in our opinion, will only Moscow candidate in and rule of law, the investigation must be Ministry should act within its own pow- aggravate the crisis in society,” said a late December rerun of the first vote, completed and people have a right to ers. No law allows them to visit houses Socialist Party lawmaker Vasyl which was deemed to have been rigged. know who committed the crime,” Mr. and interview people about who went Silchenko, confirming Mr. Moroz’s The rerun was ordered by the country’s Yushchenko said. abroad for work and who returned from words the same day. (RFE/RL Newsline) Supreme Court after weeks of Orange In separate newspaper interviews on abroad. The information they submitted Revolution protests. Tuesday – with The Times of London is not attributed to any persons. This Internal affairs minister poisoned? Now President Yushchenko is accus- and the French daily Le Figaro – Mr. information is not supported by any- ing Russia of blocking an investigation Yushchenko stopped short of accusing thing,” Mr. Mahera said. (RFE/RL KYIV – Internal Affairs Minister into who was behind the poisoning and Moscow of involvement, but said the Newsline) Vasyl Tsushko told a news conference in of harboring three key suspects in the attempt against his life was not the work Kyiv on September 26 that he possesses case. No one has ever been charged. of “private” individuals. PRU pitches tents on maidan medical evidence that his heart attack in May was due to the appearance in his Requests unanswered KYIV – Activists of the Party of the “Sudden” accusations blood of theophylline, a substance used Regions of Ukraine (PRU)have began In comments on September 11 to for treating asthma, Ukrainian news There has been no official reaction erecting a tent camp on Kyiv’s “maidan,” reporters in Dnipropetrovsk, in central agencies reported. Mr. Tsushko said two from the Kremlin to Mr. Yushchenko’s or Independence Square, ahead of the Ukraine, Mr. Yushchenko said only three statements. But Moscow’s ambassador to laboratories in Germany confirmed that laboratories in the world produce dioxin, September 30 Parliamentary elections, samples of his blood taken immediately Kyiv, Viktor Chernomyrdin, expressed Ukrainian media reported on September and that Ukraine has received samples surprise, saying he knows of no requests after his heart attack included a dose of from two of them. 24. PRU National Deputy Liudmyla theophylline that is lethal for most peo- from Kyiv for assistance. Kyrychenko told journalists that the pur- “Analyses of dioxin have been made “Why are they making such accusa- ple. Mr. Tsushko said that while hospital- from all laboratories in the world, except pose of the tent camp is to ensure honest ized in Kyiv, he was “urgently” asked for those in Russia. I believe and hope that (Continued on page 18) elections in Ukraine. “I think it is the a meeting by acting Security Service of most efficient way to attract the attention Ukraine head Vadym Nalyvaichenko. “I of the world community to what is going think Nalyvaichenko has nothing to do on right now in Ukraine. ... What is tak- with what happened to me, but I believe International Federation of Journalists ing place in the election campaign shows he was sent to see whether I was already that there is an overt plan under way to dead or not,” Mr. Tsushko noted. Asked falsify the elections,” Ms. Kyrychenko by journalists who sent Mr. sees ‘sabotage’ in Gongadze investigation claimed. Meanwhile, Viacheslav Nalyvaichenko to him, Mr. Tsushko said, Kyrylenko, a leader of the pro-presiden- KYIV – The International Federation who have monitored the case jointly. tial Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense (Continued on page 14) of Journalists (IFJ) on September 12 “That the Ukrainian president has pre- launched in Kyiv its third report on the sented Potebenko with a state honor epito- investigation of the murder of Ukrainian mizes the official indifference, and even journalist Heorhii Gongadze. The report opposition, to dealing with issues raised by FOUNDED 1933 was launched in advance of the seventh the case,” Mr. Boumelha said. “If there THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY anniversary of his death on September 16. was ever a political will to find the instiga- An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., The case of Mr. Gongadze, the found- tors of Gongadze’s murder, it appears that a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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Copyright © 2007 The Ukrainian Weekly Mikhail Potebenko of the Order of Prince Journalists’ organizations were asked Yaroslav the Wise. It was Mr. Potebenko to by the IFJ to continue their pressure on whom Mr. Gongadze had appealed for help the Ukrainian government by sending ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA when he realized he was being followed, protest to coincide with the anniversary and Mr. Potebenko who ignored him. of the murder to President Yushchenko at The report is being published by the [email protected] or via fax to Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3041 e-mail: [email protected] International Federation of Journalists, 38044255-72-76. 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OTTAWA – Liberal Member of maneuvers that could have resulted in the Eurasia Daily Monitor In an open letter to Mr. Yushchenko dated Parliament Borys Wrzesnewskyj altering of Ukraine’s Constitution, these September 21, he accused the president of (Etobicoke Center) has once again been ‘unscheduled and extraordinary’ parlia- Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor “violating Ukrainian laws and moral stan- called upon to serve as a member of the mentary elections were called by Yanukovych has accused President Viktor dards” by taking part in campaign events Election Observer Mission coordinated President [Viktor] Yushchenko. Yushchenko of illegal interference in the for OU-PSD. Mr. Yanukovych was partic- by the Organization for Security and Unfortunately, Mr. [Prime Minister parliamentary election campaign and his ularly unhappy about Mr. Yushchenko Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for elec- Stephen] Harper’s Conservatives have team of harboring plans to rig the vote in appearing in OU-PSD’s televised cam- tions in Ukraine. only committed to a maximum of 60 the September 30 parliamentary election. paign advertisements, as well as about Mr. Wrzesnewskyj commented: Canadian observers, an almost tenfold Ironically, three years ago it was Mr. Mr. Yushchenko’s participation in OU- “During the last 16 years of independence, decrease from our contribution during the Yushchenko who held Mr. Yanukovych PSD rallies in the western regions earlier Ukraine has traveled a difficult path in last set of ‘unscheduled and extraordinary’ responsible for violations in a presiden- this month, where he called on the locals establishing a democratic civil society with Ukrainian elections. We can only hope tial election campaign. The suspicions of to vote for OU-PSD. a free market economy, all the while build- that the international observer teams will foul play sparked the Orange Revolution, The CVU also urged Mr. Yushchenko on ing the necessary structures to allow it to have the human resources at their disposal which eventually brought Mr. September 21 to abstain from electioneer- further integrate into Western institutions to ensure a free and fair election,” com- Yushchenko to power. ing, although it noted that no Ukrainian law and markets. As if this wasn’t challenging mented Mr. Wrzesnewskyj from Kyiv. Now Mr. Yanukovych leads the Party of forbids the president from doing so. The enough for post-Soviet Ukraine, in the last In related news, former Ontario the Regions (PRU), which, according to Central Election Commission (CEC), how- several years Russian President [Vladimir] Education Minister Gerard Kennedy also opinion polls, should take the most votes in ever, by a vote of 8-7 passed a resolution Putin has through direct interference will be traveling to Ukraine to observe the election. Mr. Yushchenko backs the late on the same day saying that President attempted to sabotage Ukraine’s efforts; the Ukrainian parliamentary election on rival camp, consisting of the opposition Yushchenko’s campaigning in favor of OU- most blatantly during the 2004 presidential September 30. coalition of Our Ukraine – People’s Self- PSD had been illegal and requesting that he elections and Orange Revolution, and prior Mr. Kennedy will be serving as special Defense (OU-PSD) and the Yulia cease such activities. The OU-PSD and to the Ukrainian parliamentary elections advisor to the chief observer for the Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB). YTB representatives on the commission during the winter of 2006 when Russia Canada-Ukraine Foundation Election On September 17 the PRU issued a voted against the resolution. shut down the gas supplies to Ukraine on Observer Mission. The Canada-Ukraine statement saying that the governors Mr. Yushchenko dismissed the warning Mr. Putin’s orders.” Foundation Election Observer Mission is (chairs of oblast state administrations) in as a sign of the CEC’s “politicization.” The During the 2004-2005 presidential elec- affiliated with the Ukrainian Canadian Ukraine’s western regions – the strong- Presidential Secretariat explained that he had tion crisis in Ukraine, Mr. Wrzesnewskyj Congress and will be providing 125 hold of OU-PSD – were deliberately tam- violated no laws because legal restrictions worked to reach all-party consensus in observers on the ground as part of its pering with voter lists. The PRU said that on electioneering apply to the executive and Canada’s Parliament to support the strug- team covering 15 oblasts. the lists of voters compiled by the gover- judges, but not to the head of state. Speaking gle for democracy in Ukraine. In 2004 the “I am very pleased to be part of this nors’ offices differed from Internal Affairs at a press conference in Khmelnytskyi on MP spearheaded several initiatives related dedicated team ensuring free and fair elec- Ministry data. Vice Minister of Internal September 22, Mr. Yushchenko also replied to Ukraine, including a unanimously tions in Ukraine. This effort is also another Affairs Mykhailo Kornienko told a press to Mr. Yanukovych’s open letter, saying that accepted House of Commons motion on step furthering what must become a much conference on the same day that many he would not accept lecturing on moral October 26, an emergency debate on the deeper political and economic relationship nonexistent voters were registered in behavior from somebody who benefited situation in Ukraine on November 24 and between our two countries. It is unfortu- western regions, and that he feared substi- from rigged ballots in 2004. another unanimously accepted motion on nate that the Ukrainian Canadian commu- tutes would vote for people who are not Mr. Yanukovych hailed the CEC’s November 25. nity’s commitment is not reflected by the planning to come to the polling stations. warning to Mr. Yushchenko, insisting that Mr. Wrzesnewskyj initiated and was current government who have dramatically The president appoints and dismisses the president has no moral right to side instrumental in securing the Canadian reduced the number of official observers regional governors, while the Internal with any party in an election. Speaking on government’s commitment to send 500 they support,” stated Mr. Kennedy. Affairs Ministry is subordinated to the his campaign tour of the southern regions election observers to Ukraine for the The Canada-Ukraine Foundation prime minister. on September 22-23, he insisted that the December 2004 presidential election. For Election Observer Mission was able to Prime Minister Yanukovych, speaking Yushchenko team planned vote rigging. the re-run of the presidential election, enlist the expertise of Mr. Kennedy, who on a campaign tour on September 19, What’s more, Mr. Yanukovych warned, Mr. Wrzesnewskyj was a member of the recently joined the Ted Rogers School of claimed that OU-PSD and YTB were “Somebody will miss the plane to flee OSCE’s Election Observer Mission. Management at Ryerson University as a going to sabotage the work of the elec- Ukraine because the people will rise “This past spring, as a consequence of distinguished visiting professor, through toral commissions in PRU strongholds in against those who are destroying this questionable events within Ukraine’s the support of the Wrzesnewskyj family’s the south and east of Ukraine by refusing country” if OU-PSD and YTB block the Parliament, including unconstitutional Dopomoha Ukraini Foundation. to sign vote-count reports on polling day. work of the electoral commissions. The PRU issued a statement threatening On September 24 the PRU began to to pull out of the race if the “preparations erect tents on Independence Square (the for massive vote rigging” continued. maidan), which had been the heart of the Helsinki Commission leaders Vice Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, Orange Revolution, in what looks like a who took over from Mr. Yanukovych as muscle-flexing exercise. The party said its caretaker prime minister for the campaign supporters would spend the night follow- urge political stability in Ukraine period, said that the election would not ing polling day at the square, waiting for WASHINGTON – Reps. Alcee L. Ukraine much success and look forward take place if the PRU withdrew from it. the preliminary results of vote counting. Hastings (D-Fla.), chairman of the to continuing to strengthen U.S.- The election watchdog Committee of In April-May of this year, the PRU Commission on Security and Ukrainian bilateral relations,” said the Voters of Ukraine (CVU) confirmed that succeeded in taking thousands of its sup- Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki two leaders of the Helsinki Commission. if the PRU were serious about pulling out porters to Independence Square to protest Commission) and Co-Chairman Sen. In July Rep. Hastings, Sen. Cardin of the race, there would be no election the president’s decision to call an early Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.), issued a and House Majority Leader Steny because an exodus of PRU representa- election. This, however, did not scare Mr. statement regarding Ukraine’s parlia- Hoyer (D-Md.) led a Congressional del- tives from electoral commissions would Yushchenko, and Mr. Yanukovych even- mentary elections that will be held on egation to Ukraine for the 16th annual technically block the election process. tually had to accept his conditions. Sunday, September 30. session of the Organization for Security Mr. Yanukovych, however, said on “Since the 2004 Orange Revolution, and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) September 21 that the PRU will continue Sources: Channel 5, September 15, Ukraine has continued to make real Parliamentary Assembly. During the trip to run, and he promised “to win this elec- 22; UNIAN, September 17; Segodnya, democratic gains. And yet, one cannot the delegation met with Ukraine’s tion by a landslide.” September 18; Interfax-Ukraine, turn a blind eye to the serious political President Viktor Yushchenko and other Rather than pull out of the race, Prime September 19-24; NTN TV, September uncertainty that has unfolded within prominent Ukrainian officials, and they Minister Yanukovych has mounted an 21; ProUA.com, September 23. the past year. Prolonged instability is received assurances that Ukraine would neither in Ukraine’s best interest nor in not backtrack on the path to political the interest of the region and it is our reform and good governance. Quotable notes sincere hope that, following the elec- The U.S. Helsinki Commission “[Ukrainian-Russian relations] are constantly plagued with tension because tions, its political leaders can find solu- plans to hold a briefing focusing on Kyiv’s policies are inconsistent. This is not what is normally known as a neigh- tions that will advance political stabili- Ukraine’s September 30 parliamentary borly policy. I mean all these speculations on unilateral termination of gas con- ty and democratic development,” Rep. elections in October. tracts, the plan for joining NATO, elaborations on permission to the Americans Hastings and Sen. Cardin stated. The Commission on Security and to install missile defense elements in Ukraine... “The consolidation of democracy and Cooperation in Europe, also known as “Neither does Ukraine’s penchant for membership in the European Union and the rule of law in Ukraine will further the Helsinki Commission, is a U.S. World Trade Organization and abandonment of the United Economic Zone help strengthen its independence and sover- government agency that monitors matters in general. There are also the problems of Tuzla Island and the Russian eignty, enhancing Ukraine’s aspirations progress in the implementation of the Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine ... I’d say that Russia and Ukraine are drifting apart. for full integration with the West and provisions of the 1975 Helsinki “… A customs union with Russia will offer a whole vista of new opportunities serving as a positive model for other for- Accords. The commission consists of for our manufacturers.” mer Soviet countries. It is our hope that nine members from the Senate, nine these elections are free and transparent from the House of Representatives, and – Petro Symonenko, leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine, speaking in an in keeping with Ukraine’s OSCE com- one member each from the departments interview with Vremia Novostei (Moscow) on August 31. mitments. We wish the people of of State, Defense and Commerce. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39 Kateryna Yushchenko praises Ukrainian Catholic University on first visit by Mariana Karapinka ment of the university for Mrs. and Oksana Shkodzinska Yushchenko. He also shared plans for the future. In particular, he showed her a LVIV – Ukraine’s First Lady Kateryna model for the construction of a new Yushchenko made her first visit to the campus near Lviv’s Stryiskyi Park. The Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) on site was blessed by Pope John Paul II September 13. The brief stop was part of during his visit to Ukraine in 2001 and a her visit to Lviv for the 2007 All- cross was ceremonially placed on the Ukraine Publishers’ Forum. territory in May of this year. As head of the advisory council of the As part of her visit, Mrs. Yushchenko Ukraine 3000 International Charity also met various UCU students, includ- Fund, Mrs. Yushchenko was particularly ing those studying in the Department of interested to hear about social projects at Social Pedagogy, members of the UCU and said that her fund will work Student Charity Center and the seminari- together with UCU. an who heads the seminary’s charity Mrs. Yushchenko was given a brief organization. The students presented tour of the university’s new Building of social projects that they carry out in the Faculty of Philosophy and Theology, addition to their regular studies, in par- which was ceremonially opened and ticular, helping children in orphanages blessed a year ago. The building is part and shelters. of the Theological Center complex, UCU’s Department of Social which includes the premises of Holy Pedagogy, opened in 2006, prepares pro- Spirit Seminary. fessionals to work at shelters for chil- Father Borys Gudziak, rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, greets The UCU rector, the Rev. Borys dren, special schools for physically and Ukraine’s First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko in front of UCU’s new Building of Gudziak, Ph. D., then recounted the his- mentally disabled children, geriatric the Faculty of Philosophy and Theology. tory of the establishment and develop- buildings and other institutions. Mrs. Yushchenko explained that studies, created to mark the 60th birth- Ukraine 3000 plans to introduce pro- day of the Rev. Dr. Iwan Dacko, presi- grams in charitable activities in dent of UCU’s Institute of Ecumenical Ukrainian schools and also to create a Studies and one of the initiators of the similar course for universities, especial- university’s establishment in Ukraine. ly for faculties of economics and busi- She also gave a digital mediaprojector to ness. “So we would very much like to UCU and a copy of the book “History of work together with your students and the Ukrainian Kozaks.” teachers, who can help us to develop this “President Viktor Yushchenko in var- course,” she said, “for it is especially ious ways shows his attention to the important that children start to learn to development of UCU. In particular, he do good from childhood, so that in time supported UCU’s initiative regarding the this will become a good habit.” recognition of theology in Ukraine [by Mrs. Yushchenko highly praised the the Ministry of Education],” said the achievements and prospects of the Rev. Gudziak. “Mrs. Kateryna

UCU Rector the Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak shows Ukraine’s first lady Lviv’s Theology Center complex, while Lviv Mayor Andrii Sadovyi (left) and Lviv Oblast Governor Petro Oliinyk (second from left) look on. Church leaders in Ukraine support Holodomor commemorations KYIV – Recent meetings in Kyiv The UWC delegation also included initiated by the Ukrainian World Victor Pedenko, general secretary, UWC Congress with Church leaders have Directors Bohdan Fedorak, Stefan resulted in a commitment from reli- Kaczaraj and Michael Sawkiw Jr. gious leaders to support the UWC The Church leaders were requested International Holodomor Coordinating to communicate with their Church Committee’s (IHCC) plans for the 75th hierarchies and parishes in Ukraine and anniversary commemorations of the internationally to raise awareness about Kateryna Yushchenko surveys the atrium of the Ukrainian Catholic University's Holodomor. the 75th anniversary of the Famine- new classroom building. UWC President Askold Lozynskyj and Genocide and raise the consciousness IHCC Chairman Stefan Romaniw met of Church leadership and parishioners. Ukrainian Catholic University. She Yushchenko, who is known for her dedi- with Patriarch Lubomyr Husar of the They were also invited to provide a acknowledged the significant role that cated work in the social sphere, is also Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church representative to join the IHCC. the UCU played in the Ukrainian gov- interested in our institution, inasmuch as (UGCC) on Sunday, August 26, and with The outcomes of the meetings were ernment recognizing theology as an aca- UCU prepares pastors and laypeople for Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian positive with both patriarchs fully sup- demic discipline. work in various social projects.” Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate on porting the proposals and also recom- In the name of her fund and her fami- “Among the initiatives of our stu- Monday, August 27, to outline UWC mending that the Council of Churches ly, she promised support and help to the dents, it’s worth mentioning the plans and explain the Memorandum of in Ukraine be engaged in this process. university in further matters regarding Christmas Eve supper for the homeless Understanding and Action Plan signed by An official letter has now been sent by this recognition and the recognition of in Lviv and ministry to the poor, the Presidential Secretariat, the Institute of the UWC to the council seeking its advanced degrees in the field by the orphans, and the disabled,” Father Memory and the UWC’s IHCC. commitment. government. “I know how difficult it Gudziak continued. “Mrs. Yushchenko was to revive the Lviv Theological knows about these activities of our stu- Academy [now the UCU], how difficult dents and so she expressed a desire to to create such a university,” said Mrs. get better acquainted with the university Want to see your name in print? Yushchenko. and its students.” “For a long time I have wanted to see Further information about the UCU in Then why not become a correspondent of your work, to meet your teachers and English and Ukrainian is available on students," she added. "You do wonderful the university’s website at The Ukrainian Weekly in your community? things. For this is very important, that www.ucu.edu.ua. Readers may also con- We welcome submissions from all our Ukrainian communities, no matter our people have access to knowledge tact the Ukrainian Catholic Education about God. I thank you for starting this Foundation, 2247 W. Chicago Ave., where they are located. Let the rest of us know what you’re up to in your effort.” Chicago, IL 60622; phone, 773-235- corner of the Ukrainian diaspora! At the end of the visit Mrs. 8462; e-mail, [email protected]; website, Yushchenko made the first contribution, www.ucef.org. The phone number of the Any questions? Call The Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext. 3049. 25,000 hrv, to UCU’s fund for higher UCEF in Canada is 416-239-2495. No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 5

UCC Observer Mission IN THE PRESS ready for Ukraine’s vote Election time in Ukraine WINNIPEG, Manitoba – After months major region of the country. “Ukraine democracy needs U.S. stitutional balance of power. of planning and preparations, the The mission is headed by UCC help,” commentary by Joseph Tydings Ukraine’s elections later this month Ukrainian Canadian Congress Observer President Irene Sushko of Hamilton, (U.S. senator from Maryland from 1965 give the country a chance to introduce Mission for the pre-term parliamentary Ontario, while Ron Chyczij of Toronto, to 1971), Baltimore Sun, September 24: policies that were demanded by the one in elections in Ukraine is ready to go. A Ontario, is the chief observer. Emil five Ukrainians who participated in the Next Sunday, with Ukraine’s once-hope- total of 125 observers will be traveling to Yereniuk of Edmonton, Alberta, chaired Orange Revolution three years ago. These ful Orange Revolution in disarray, that won- different parts of the country to observe the mission organizing committee, while four core policies will never be implement- derful but beleaguered country will hold a the vote on election day. A dozen “medi- Lesia Szwaluk of Winnipeg, Manitoba, ed if the Yanukovych government and the national Parliament election that is shaping um-term” observers monitored the cam- coordinated the selection committee. Anti-Crisis Coalition return to power after up to be another political storm – one where paign in the final weeks. The selection of the observer delega- the elections. Ukraine needs real democ- an ill wind blows through to steal the vote. Although it will not be possible or tion was made by a committee compris- rats and reformers in power who can only The Bush administration, so focused practical to send observer teams into ing UCC provincial heads, following a come from the Orange camp. every oblast of Ukraine, all regions of the complex set of criteria. Every effort was on forcing change in Iraq, has turned its back on the survival of Ukraine’s fragile country will be covered by the mission to made to ensure that the mission team “Ukrainian Crossroads,” commen- new democracy. The United States must ensure a representative overview is make-up was a reflection of the tary by Aleksander Kwasniewski (for- join Europe’s leading democracies and obtained of balloting procedures in every Ukrainian Canadian community. mer president of Poland), The Wall closely watch the Parliament, or Rada, Street Journal, September 7: election. If we don’t, freedom-loving the Ukraine Without Kuchma actions. Ukrainians may be robbed again. … … The Orange Revolution of 2004 was Former Socialist... When forming his Cabinet of Since the fall of the Soviet Union, a breakthrough because it removed elec- (Continued from page 1) Ministers, Viktor Yushchenko chose Mr. Ukrainians have continued to aspire to a toral fraud as a routine fact of political life better life, and to vote in huge numbers. in Ukraine and made proper democratic Lutsenko, has been a dedicated Socialist Lutsenko to serve as his minister of inter- Today, with Kremlin-influenced oligarchs competition possible for the first time. Party member since 1991 and broke nal affairs, likely for his reformist image bankrolling two of the top three parties, But that single event was never going ranks with party Chair Oleksander Moroz and as a political tribute to Mr. Moroz, Russia is trying to bring Ukraine back into to wipe away at a stroke the legacy of only last year after Mr. Moroz abandoned observers said. its orbit. A stolen election would be just authoritarianism that continues to weigh the Orange coalition in favor of the During his nearly two years as internal affairs minister, Mr. Lutsenko had no what the Russians ordered. … so heavily on the present. It should sur- Russian-oriented one. Today, our country, the world’s leading “The People’s Self-Defense (Narodna noteworthy accomplishments, political prise no one that there have been set- observers stated almost unanimously. His democracy, has forgotten Ukraine and the backs as well as successes in the last Samooborona) is undefined as a political need for effective election monitoring. In force,” said Ivan Lozowy, president of first big move was to arrest Borys three years. Kolesnikov, the right-hand man of 2005, USAID funded a monitoring mis- … Ukraine’s political leaders eventu- the Kyiv-based Institute of Statehood and sion of more than 30 former U.S. and Democracy, financed by Ukrainian busi- Donbas tycoon Rinat Akhmetov, and ally agreed that the only way to settle charge him with racketeering for violent- European legislators; I was among them. their differences was to call a new elec- ness donations. “It’s formed behind one Since then, the organizing group, the U.S.- political character – Lutsenko. His views ly pressuring a local department store tion. In doing so they gave themselves owner into selling his shares at a dis- Ukraine Foundation, has been forced to another chance to demonstrate their com- have floated around. He’s been a lifelong completely close shop in Ukraine for lack Socialist, but has apparently left those count. mitment to European values. … of Bush administration support. … views behind.” Within several months, the charges The election is an important opportu- In contrast, the European Parliament’s In fact, Mr. Lutsenko’s politics have against Mr. Kolesnikov were dropped, nity for Ukraine not only to produce a largest political group recently urged been vague ever since he defected from and the failed prosecution came to sym- stable government with a clear mandate, member-states to send observers to the Socialists to lead the People’s Self- bolize the Yushchenko government’s fail- but to demonstrate that it is a country that Ukraine. … The Organization for Defense. ure to deliver on its campaign promise Europe can do business with. If Ukraine Security and Cooperation in Europe will It’s not his positions, but rather his “Bandits to prison.” becomes known as the kind of country observe. A smattering of other interna- election message and relatively untar- Mr. Lutsenko also tried to prosecute where political agreements are broken on tional nonprofit groups, including a few nished image, that Our Ukraine hoped Crimean mob boss Oleksander Melnyk, a whim, it will have damaging repercus- Americans, are signed up too. But unless would appeal to voters and give the bloc even bringing him to Kyiv under arrest. sions for its European ambitions.? the number of registered international its needed boost when it chose him as its However, Mr. Lutsenko claims Of course, the European Union cannot observers – just 400 so far – increases leader, observers said. Procurator General Oleksander tell Ukraine what to do. We forfeited that drastically, a tree could fall in an empty His image as an anti-corruption cru- Medvedko declined to prosecute Mr. right when we declined to offer it the forest and no one will hear. … sader, cultivated during the last seven Melnyk, despite evidence provided to his prospect of membership, which would years, fit perfectly with the anti-corrup- office that the Crimean gangster had have allowed us to assess its policies “Regions prove they cannot change,” tion campaign theme of the Our Ukraine murdered two Crimean businessmen. against the accession criteria that apply by Dr. Taras Kuzio (research associate at – People’s Self-Defense Bloc, which had In was during the investigations of to all potential member-states. But we The Institute for European, Russian and chosen eliminating deputies’ immunity can and should make it clear that actions gang-related murders in the Autonomous Eurasian Studies, George Washington from prosecution as its main message. have consequences. Republic of Crimea that police investiga- University), Kyiv Post, September 19: Mr. Lutsenko launched his political tors unearthed more than 225 bodies of The September 30 election is a chance career in 1994, when he was elected to buried murdered victims, a small success In the last three years U.S. political for Ukraine to prove the doubters wrong the Rivne Oblast Council and became its accomplished under Mr. Lutsenko’s lead- technologists and other U.S.-based con- and settle its internal differences in a assistant chair at age 29. He gained his ership. sultants have routinely argued that Viktor mature and democratic fashion. The political ties in the city through his father, Prior to the Anti-Crisis Coalition’s Yanukovych and the Party of the Regions sooner all of its leaders are able to Vitalii, who served as first secretary of emergence in August 2006 with Viktor have changed into a modern and demo- recommit themselves to that course, the the Rivne Oblast Committee of the Yanukovych at the helm, Mr. Lutsenko cratic party. Little evidence has been better for Ukraine's European prospects. Communist Party during the Soviet era. claimed he would never serve in the shown to prove this argument but never- A faithful party functionary, Vitalii same government as the Party of the theless the mantra has been chanted at “Ukraine’s chance,” Financial Times, Lutsenko was elected to the Verkhovna Regions. Within weeks, he changed his every available opportunity. … September 24: Rada in 1998 on the Communist Party mind and remained, only to become a Beyond wishful thinking there is no … If the opinion polls are right, the ticket; he died the next year. casualty in the Party of the Regions’ evidence to show that Prime Minister [Ukrainian parliamentary] election will His son Yurii took a decidedly differ- campaign to usurp government. Yanukovych or the Party of the Regions not make a decisive change: President ent path, becoming a civic activist in Mr. Yanukovych remembered Mr. have fundamentally changed from the Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Viktor Kyiv for years prior to the Orange Lutsenko’s attempts to prosecute loyal Kuchma era. Yanukovych and opposition leader Yulia Revolution when it was unpopular and party associates Messrs. Kolesnikov and … the Party of the Regions pursues a Tymoshenko will remain in charge of the dangerous to do so under the Leonid Melnyk. Just three days after becoming Janus-face approach to politics, just as three biggest political blocs, with none Kuchma presidency. prime minister, he met with Mr. Lutsenko did former President Kuchma. The nice having a majority. The only answer will In 2000 Mr. Lutsenko served as co- and told him he was creating a new struc- image cultivated by the Regions in the be more bickering and more bargaining. chair of the Ukraine Without Kuchma ture to ensure Mr. Lutsenko would “coor- West is very different from the reality on Moreover, the country’s business oli- movement, which was partly launched by dinate” his work with his Cabinet of the ground in eastern Ukraine where the garchs wield more power than they did Mr. Moroz and the Socialists, but gained Ministers. Regions are entrenched. … under the authoritarian former President momentum after the murder of Heorhii “We will work on a model of relations Since the 2004 elections Prime Minister . Rinat Akhmetov, the rich- Gongadze. in which the Cabinet will control the situ- Yanukovych and the Party of the Regions est, has an estimated fortune of $15 billion For his leadership and dedication to ation in the nation, in every region,” Mr. have worked through political technologists plus. That puts him behind Roman the movement, which many identify as Yanukovych said. “I hope a constructive and consultants towards changing their poor Abramovich, Russia’s wealthiest man, who the precursor to the Orange Revolution, relationship will begin between the democratic image in the West by claiming has about $19 billion. But Russia’s econo- the Socialists rewarded Mr. Lutsenko Cabinet and the ministry.” their adherence to the international princi- my is five times larger than Ukraine’s. No with the third position on their 2002 elec- Once Mr. Yanukovych initiated his ples of Western democracy. There is no evi- businessman in the world has as much toral list, which earned him a seat in the campaign to usurp power, Mr. Lutsenko dence to show that the Yanukovych govern- domestic economic clout as Mr. Akhmetov. . became an obvious target of a ruling ment and the Party of the Regions are com- Even if he abjured politics, he would When the Orange Revolution was coalition intent on clearing from the gov- mitted to four core principles: battling cor- inevitably have big political influence. In being hatched, organizers tapped Mr. ernment rank and file any officials that ruption, bringing transparency to the energy fact, Mr. Akhmetov is an MP and active Lutsenko as a key field commander, sector, holding clean privatizations and given his experience and success during (Continued on page 22) adhering to democratic norms and the con- (Continued on page 15) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39

Reporter’s notebook THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY by Zenon Zawada Looking ahead to ... 2009? Kyiv Press Bureau The most important insight to be gleaned from these elections is how little Ukrainian democracy has progressed in the almost three years since the Orange Revolution. The post-election scenario It’s utterly destructive when the president and prime minister hurl mutual accusations of vote falsifications – days before the elections have even taken I don’t claim to be Nostradamus, but because it wants to dispose of Mr. place. Such behavior decimates the people’s faith in the government and the law. the post-election scenario is quite easy to Yushchenko before or during the 2009 And, it hardly encourages them to come out and cast their ballots. predict. elections. Therefore, the Party of the The mafia-like Party of the Regions is largely to blame for the lack of demo- Several facts have already been estab- Regions will throw its massive weight cratic progress in Ukraine, after having waged an aggressive campaign to usurp lished. around and dominate the coalition’s deci- the government – a campaign that triggered the political crisis in the first place. Socialist Party of Ukraine Chair and sion-making, making it a tenuous At the same time, the Orange leaders, President Viktor Yushchenko and opposi- Verkhovna Rada Speaker Oleksander alliance. tion leader Yulia Tymoshenko, also bear responsibility as they were expected to Moroz has already stated he won’t accept Given the lack of agreement on key introduce Western values and standards into the nation’s political life. They could the elections as legitimate and alleged the issues, particularly foreign policy, such a have done so by fulfilling only a handful of the reforms they promised the Presidential Secretariat has committed coalition is unlikely to survive more than Ukrainian people on the maidan; shutting the Party of the Regions out of govern- vote fraud. a few months. ment also would have helped. Both President Viktor Yushchenko, de Mind you, Parliament can’t be dis- But, the Orange leaders failed miserably. They’ve allowed themselves to be facto leader of the Our Ukraine – missed during the first year after a pre- dragged into the gutter by the Party of the Regions, a political machine that has People’s Self-Defense bloc, and Prime term election, according to the spewed enough political venom and slander to deter most decent, self-respecting Minister Viktor Yanukovych, leader of Constitution of Ukraine. people from getting involved Ukrainian politics. These thugs-turned-business- the Party of the Regions of Ukraine, have Party of the Regions/Yulia men see no inherent value in democracy and a constitutional republic, which accused each other’s political forces of Tymoshenko Bloc coalition: Ms. they see as mere tools or obstacles (depending on the particular circumstances) vote fraud. Tymoshenko has already said she would to achieve their ultimate goal: power and wealth. As Theodore Roosevelt said, The Party of the Regions will not not enter any coalition with the Party of “To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” accept being in the parliamentary opposi- the Regions. Have Viktor Yanukovych or Rinat Akhmetov ever sat down with a copy of the tion, which would mean accepting yet Doing so would ruin her ability to “Federalist Papers”? Have they read the writings of Plato and Aristotle on democra- another humiliating defeat. Its leaders challenge Mr. Yanukovych in the 2009 cy? They allegedly have college degrees, but it is doubtful their Donetsk curriculum and financers are the most powerful peo- presidential elections. made room for the Western humanities. These are relevant questions that are gener- ple in the country, and they won’t accept Party of the Regions/Communist ally frowned upon at press conferences because they seem nonsensical. But how taking a back seat in Ukrainian politics. Party of Ukraine coalition: This coali- will a democratic, constitutional republic function if its supposed leaders don’t Yulia Tymoshenko has stated she will tion has the most potential for long-term appreciate its foundations and purpose? And how can Ukraine ever become a gov- not unite her political bloc with the Party success. It remains unclear whether the ernment of the people, by the people and for the people, when the political leaders of the Regions under any circumstances. Communists will gain enough votes (3 they elect are accountable to no one? A significant portion of Our Ukraine – percent) to qualify for Parliament. Instead of focusing on issues that concern the voters, reporters these days are People’s Self-Defense, as much as 25 It also is unclear whether these two mired in the mindless daily news cycles, dwelling on the latest accusation or count- percent, will not accept a coalition with parties will have enough votes to form er-accusation that ultimately distracts voters and politicians from what lies at the the Party of the Regions because it would the majority. In the event that they do, heart of Ukraine’s political ills. The election process itself is mind-numbing, with ruin their political careers (as has already President Yushchenko is likely to accept voters forced to listen to politicians engaged in character assassination, mud-sling- happened to Mr. Yushchenko). the coalition, regardless of any attempts ing, name-calling, etc. Based on these facts, it’s easy to pre- made by Ms. Tymoshenko to disrupt it. Unfortunately, such tactics have proven successful in politics, which is why dict the following post-election scenar- No coalition: It’s possible Ukraine’s politicians resort to them. To compete with the Regions, the president, his support- ios: political forces won’t be able to form any ers and allies have decided that they too need to wrestle in the political mud. And /Our coalition. In this event, President it’s done Mr. Yushchenko no good. He won the presidential elections on his promise Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense coali- Yushchenko won’t be able to dismiss to draw Ukraine toward civilized, European standards; sinking to the Regions’ level tion: this is the ideal outcome of the Parliament because the Constitution for- has withered his support. elections, but the Party of the Regions bids repeated elections within a year of To their credit, television anchors have struggled to keep the debate civilized. will refuse to accept it. pre-term elections. “Prove your accusations,” they say. “Where is your evidence?” they ask. But the In the event such a coalition emerges, In this scenario, the parliamentary results of their efforts are paltry, as a new news day brings more charges and counter- the Anti-Crisis Coalition forces (Party of coalition led by Mr. Moroz will claim to charges instead of real information about the candidates and their platforms. the Regions, Socialists and Communists) be the legitimate legislative body, using The Party of the Regions and their allies have been able to wreck the democrat- will not acknowledge the election results, any arguments at its disposal, particularly ic process because the elections are taking place in the absence of the rule of law claiming they were falsified, and will not that the elections were falsified. and in accordance with a hastily amended Constitution. Indeed, managed anarchy acknowledge the new government. They If Mr. Moroz and the parliamentary dominates in Ukrainian society, where money and power trump the law. In these may even form their own Parliament. coalition are able to convince key gov- conditions, holding normal elections in which such critical issues as medical care, (There is a precedent. On January 21, ernment officials, particularly the education and social security are debated is not possible. 2000, a newly formed center-right coali- Constitutional Court, that the fifth convo- Ms. Tymoshenko has wisely called for a referendum to amend the poorly drafted tion held its own parliamentary session in cation was never legally dismissed, it Constitution of Ukraine. Unless her proposal gains momentum and support, the next the Ukrainian Home, while leftists simul- will launch impeachment proceedings two years until the 2009 presidential elections will be unstable, to say the least. taneously met in the Verkhovna Rada against Mr. Yushchenko, with a high like- after former Chair Oleksander lihood of success. Therefore, Mr. Tkachenko refused to allow a vote on his Yushchenko finds himself in a near des- suspension.) perate position of needing a new coali- Sept. Party of the Regions/Our Ukraine – tion government following the elections. People’s Self-Defense: In this scenario, a He will be willing to offer the Party of Turning the pages back... significant number of politicians from the the Regions significant concessions, Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense which may have already begun with 29 bloc (up to 25 percent) will declare their Rinat Akhmetov's August acquisition of a staunch opposition to this coalition in large ownership stake in Dniproenergo, 2006 Last year, on September 29, 2006, the U.S. Senate passed by order to preserve their political careers Ukraine's biggest electricity producer. unanimous consent HR 562, a resolution that authorized the (those who still have kept their patriotic government of Ukraine to construct a monument in Washington reputations intact, such as Yurii Conclusion to the victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933, Kostenko, Mykola Katerynchuk and as reported by Serhiy Zhykharev of the Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS). maybe even Viachslav Kyrylenko). Mr. Yanukovych is likely to remain as The resolution was introduced by Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) on February 2, They won’t have the option of leaving Ukraine’s prime minister, either in a 2005, and sponsored by 36 members of the House of Representatives. the coalition because Mr. Yushchenko Party of the Regions/Communist Party Along the way to the resolution being passed, it was referred to the Subcommittee already decided in April that deputies coalition, or in a Party of the on National Parks of the House Resources Committee on February 17, 2005, and on can’t switch or abandon factions. Regions/Our Ukraine – People’s Self- June 9, 2005, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) testified in Allowing them to do so this time around Defense coalition. favor of the legislation. would be humiliating hypocrisy on the The first coalition has long-term UCCA President Michael Sawkiw Jr. said at the hearing: “The sheer magnitude, scope president’s part. potential for success, in terms of political and significance of this human calamity merits historians to surmise that food was, and can, Nevertheless, those in opposition will stability. be used as a political weapon. These lessons are as important today as in the future. This voice their disagreement with coalition The second coalition is unlikely to lesson alone should signify the importance of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide Memorial.” initiatives and even vote against them. succeed. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) moved on November 16, 2005, to put this legisla- This would draw sharp dissatisfaction Ms. Tymoshenko is highly unlikely to tion to a vote and the House passed the bill by unanimous consent. from the Party of the Regions, which will become Ukraine’s next prime minister, “Over 7 million people died of starvation as Russians stopped Ukrainians from enter- threaten to abandon the coalition. and will therefore make preparations to The success of such a coalition is not challenge all opponents in the 2009 presi- (Continued on page 22) in the Regions’ interests, however, dential elections, as she has already stated. No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 7

COMMENTARY Faces and Places Ukraine’s parliamentary elections: by Myron B. Kuropas danger points and the undecided vote by Oksana Bashuk Hepburn through the Party of the Regions regard- less of Ukraine’s national will. Why? Stalin’s nobel laureates As Ukraine’s parliamentary elections Because Russia needs Ukraine for its Loren R. Graham has a distinguished this information was largely ignored by approach, voters are splitting three ways: energy dominance, as a global counter- one-third favors the Orange forces led by academic record. He is a professor of the the media. weight to the United States and the West, history of science at the Massachusetts Mr. Graham’s closest Russian friend the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc; one-third sup- and for Ukraine’s strategic attributes, both ports Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych Institute of Technology as well as a was Vitalii, a specialist in American liter- geographic (proximity to Europe, the member of the executive committee of ature. Vitalii’s family had been sent to and his Party of the Regions; and the rest Black Sea) and economic (agriculture, won’t say. the Davis Center for Russian and Latvia in order to introduce loyal ele- metallurgy, the space industry). Russia’s Eurasian Studies at Harvard. ments into a largely anti-Soviet popula- Who will win? That depends on the empire-building strategies depend on this. undecided vote and its view of front-run- Prof. Graham also authored “Moscow tion that resisted the forced occupation. The alternative to Mr. Yanukovych is the ners like the Party of the Regions. After Stories,” a series of fascinating vignettes “The Russians managed to suppress the Tymoshenko Bloc united with other 18 months of parliamentary power it chronicling his visits to the Soviet Union resistance,” writes Prof. Graham, “and Orange parties and supported by a third of reaps the benefits of office. The prime and post-Soviet Russia during a 45-year branded all supporters of Baltic inde- the electorate. Support for Ms. minister has projected a respectable period. His book, which reads like a pendence as ‘fascist partisans,’ a grossly Tymoshenko has grown steadily since she image, shedding the somewhat bum- novel, offers an inside look at life among untrue charge, since many Balts opposed was dismissed as prime minister by bling, goon-like one from the presiden- Soviet students and academics from the the anti-democratic forces of both fas- President Yushchenko in the post-Orange tial elections of 2004. Ukraine’s robust perspective of an American student at cism and communism.” One of Vitalii’s Revolution government. It surged after he economy favors him as well. Foreign Moscow State University and, later, a “earliest memories was of returning signed a unity document with Mr. investments have surpassed $5 million – scholar engaged in serious research. home one afternoon and finding near his Yanukovych, called him to form a govern- almost three times the 2003 figures. Prof. Graham’s first contact with com- doorstep the body of a Russian soldier, ment and had members of his Our Ukraine For Western-minded Ukrainians his neg- munism came when his third grade his throat slit by the local Latvian resist- atives include a wobbly stand on NATO party serve in the Yanukovych Cabinet. teacher reminisced disparagingly about ance.” and charges of corruption. To them, the Yulia, as she is popularly called, went William H. Furry, one of her students After his return to the United States most dangerous aspect of his candidacy lie into opposition, becoming the lone stan- who later became an associate professor Mr. Graham received an urgent telegram in taped messages from a secret meeting dard-bearer of Orange Revolution values of physics at Harvard, and a member of from Vitalii asking for “Shenter’s last month with Russia’s President Vladimir until other Orange parties saw the writing Harvard’s Communist Party cell from Shunts,” plastic tubes that were used to Putin. Realnaya Polityka, a Russian web- on the wall and joined her. She articu- 1938 to 1947. connect patients to a dialysis machine. site, reported that, among other matters, the lates Ukraine’s national aspirations and Following graduation from Purdue As Vitalii’s kidney condition worsened, two leaders agreed that Ukraine’s state lan- couples them with good-for-Ukraine eco- and a three-year stint as a naval officer, Mr. Graham tried to help. He found two guage should be Russian; Ukraine will nomic policies like promising to re-pri- Mr. Graham enrolled at Columbia American physicians who could assist guarantee Russia’s energy passage to vatize Rinat Akhmetov’s recently pur- University, majoring in Russian and sci- Vitalii, but only in a properly equipped Europe; they will work on a new global chased state energy property. (She’s ence. It was as a graduate student that he Boston hospital. The Soviets, however, pan-Slavism strategy; and, according to Mr. already made him return a steel plant, decided to focus his studies on the histo- refused Vitalii an exit visa, arguing that Putin, “…things will not change in Ukraine reselling it at many times his price, to ry of Russian science and technology. they were concerned about the exorbi- …Yanukovych will be prime minister.” bring some $4 billion into Ukraine’s cof- “At the suggestion of my professors,” he tant medical fees charged in the United Whether the tape is real or not is a fers.) The people love this sort of justice. writes, “I then applied to the newly States. The board of trustees at a Boston moot point. The issues are real. Ms. Tymoshenko is seen by the pro- established graduate student program hospital promised free medical attention The danger to Ukraine’s free election is Western electorate – to whom cozying up between the United States and the Soviet up to $300,000. Sens. Paul Tsongas and Russia’s determination to control it to Russia is reminiscent of years of ter- Union.” Edward Kennedy appealed to the Soviet ror, economic deprivation and the gulag His introduction to Soviet life began at ambassador. – as its champion. To her credit, she has the border, when a Soviet border guard The Soviets then wanted to know who Oksana Bashuk Hepburn is the presi- cobbled rapprochement among the threw him off the train without a word. A would pay Vitalii’s expenses during his dent of U*CAN, a consulting firm spe- Orange forces – Our Ukraine and Yurii Finnish border guard later informed him recovery. This too was guaranteed by cializing in relations with Ukraine, and a Mr. Graham. The visa never came and, commentator. (Continued on page 18) that his entry visa was only valid at the Moscow airport. He returned to Helsinki, after five weeks of waiting, Vitalii died. booked a flight to Moscow and entered When the Soviets were later asked why LETTER TO THE EDITOR the workers’ paradise with no problems. no visa had been issued, they responded His life as a student in Moscow was simply that they had planned to do so all not as grim as one might expect. No one along. Vitalii, unfortunately, had died on the president to clarify those remarks. paid attention to the regulations posted too soon. A short history When will our beekeeper go back to on the dormitory doors – no eating, The most fascinating chapter in the tending bees instead of feeding them to drinking, singing, rowdy behavior, etc. book is devoted to Peter Kapista, a of bees in Ukrainian the wasps? Mr. Yushchenko has already “Every evening there were raucous par- physicist who developed a process for Dear Editor: seen the Universal of National Unity ties in the rooms, with particularly heavy liquefying helium. Dr. Kapista was direc- neglected and abandoned by “partners” drinking,” Prof. Graham writes. Students tor of the famous Mond Laboratory at As an avid beekeeper Viktor Yushchenko from the Regions. He frequently gets happily shared what food and vodka they Cambridge University in England. Born ought to know that honey bees survive only calls for his impeachment or resignation had collected. in Russia, he visited his homeland annu- in colonies – no single bee will ever survive from the same nest as well, and these are While at Moscow State, he made ally until 1934, when Stalin refused him by itself in nature. Humans, like bees, also also the “allies” who refer to the Orange friends with other students, both permission to return to England. To get need to form colonies, better known as part- parties as the Orange plague. American and Russian. Lennie, “who Dr. Kapista to cooperate with the regime, nerships, in order to live and prosper; even Maybe the so-called beekeeper needs to looked like an unmade bed,” was an the Soviets purchased his entire laborato- early cavemen organized themselves in realize that it is simply unnatural to cohabit American who married Lena, a Russian. ry in Cambridge, moved it to Moscow, groups to hunt and defend. are with predators who will continue to After months of trying to get her to the and even constructed a Cambridge-style However, cavemen were still men and resist appointing his people to important United States, he succeeded, but only house near his institute. have never been known to modern sci- ministerial positions like they did with after he convinced Eleanor Roosevelt to “Within three years of his detainment, ence to create colonies with other pri- Volodymyr Ohryzko, resist his plans for speak to Nina Khrushchev on his behalf. at the peak of Stalin’s horrific purges,” mates such as baboons, lemurs, chim- European integration, resist his push for Another friend, Viktor, a Russian, had Prof. Graham informs us, “Kapista did panzees or gorillas whose DNA is about entry into WTO ahead of Russia, resist an a brother, a tank crew member who was the most important work of his scientific 97 percent identical to that of humans, alliance with NATO, and so on and so killed in Ukraine in 1946. “When I career, research for which he later because they are just too different to forth. expressed surprise at the date since received the Nobel Prize.” mingle to put it mildly. Let’s hope that Ms. Tymoshenko will World War II ended in 1945,” writes “Most Americans believe that freedom For the same reason honey bees will continue to steer the president away from Prof. Graham, “Viktor explained that and democracy are necessary conditions never form colonies with yellowjackets, the Region’s “hornet’s nest” by challeng- action against anti-Russian Ukrainian for creative scientific work, but Kapista also known as wasps, because wasps are ing his desire to seek unnatural unity for partisans continued in Ukraine long after had excelled under coercion,” concluded predators and will kill honey bees when his party. the war. I knew something of these Prof. Graham. “Indeed, the most produc- the opportunity strikes. Despite their On the other hand, perhaps bees are just struggles...,” writes Dr. Graham, “but I tive period of Soviet physics coincided visual similarities those two species are a bit smarter than humans on some level. was impressed to hear that domestic with the most repressive period of Soviet far from being friends. They do not trust their dark-colored orange resistance to the Soviet government had politics. Eight Nobel Prizes were award- President Yushchenko’s recent males that prefer a beautiful female at the been on such a scale that tanks were ed to Soviet physicists for work done in remarks reportedly made to ’s Le heart of their hive – there is always a destroyed as late as 1946. Viktor con- the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s, a peri- Figaro about a possible future coalition queen bee, never a king bee. Is our chief firmed that large-scale actions occurred od of tyranny and terror.” of Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense beekeeper aware of this simple fact? in Ukraine at this time, but he did not Who would have thought! with the Party of the Regions would be a consider the fact particularly remark- honey-bee-plus-wasp-type of alliance, Alex Kozhushchenko able.” Nor, it seems, did anyone else – Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is and Yulia Tymoshenko was right to call Wilmington, Del. especially in the United States, where [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39

they are preparing for falsifications.” lower than the minimal standard of living observers said. Monitoring group... Later that day, Mr. Yushchenko told a – $113 per month after January 2008, Coalition-forming negotiations will (Continued from page 1) live telecast in Sumy he was amused by $115 per month after April and $117 a occur between the Party of the Regions, released a database of 3.3 million how Mr. Yanukovych accuses the opposi- month after October. financed by Mr. Akhmetov, and Ukrainians living abroad, the Committee tion of falsification. “Why does The Communist Party of Ukraine Presidential Secretariat Chair Viktor of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) reported. Yanukovych talk about falsification at all declined its support for the proposed Baloha, recognized as the top authority in Such a database shouldn’t become the of his [campaign] meetings?” Mr. budget because it is firmly opposed to the the Presidential Secretariat and Our basis for excluding that number of voters Yushchenko said rhetorically. “It’s sale of agricultural land. Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc, from voter lists, the CVU stated in its because he’s already planned this falsifi- Opposition politicians accused the observers said. September 20 report. cation. It will happen. The issue is how coalition leaders of again using the “This may be an indication of prepara- “The database’s quality could be inad- we will manage this problem.” Parliament as a government resource in tion for a grand coalition,” said Ivan equate for use by election commissions,” their election campaigning. Lozowy, president of the Kyiv-based the CVU reported. “After the elections, * * * Furthermore, the budget figures don’t Institute of Statehood and Democracy, such information can be used to appeal add up, said Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of financed by Ukrainian business dona- election results and undermine them.” It didn’t surprise many when Party of the eponymous bloc. “Half the budget tions. The CVU called upon all responsible the Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych isn’t enough to fulfill those promises to “Sticking it to Akhmetov where it organs to take the database into account couldn’t uphold his party’s September 5 make payments to support the first, sec- hurts is not in Baloha’s interest because but not use it, which would violate vot- Honor Code declaration to refrain from ond and third child,” she said. “The in two weeks’ time he will approach him ers’ rights. political mud-slinging, slander and name- budget doesn’t provide for paying $40 a to talk about a coalition. If he hit calling. month until a child is 3 years old.” Akhmetov in his purse, it could have * * * During a campaign stop in Odesa just The coalition deputies passed a resolu- been a serious impediment to a grand two weeks later, Mr. Yanukovych said tion to review the proposed budget and coalition.” Ukraine’s biggest political forces Ms. Tymoshenko in the role of prime create a working group. On August 27, the government sold its seized strategic public spaces in the minister reminded him of a “cow on ice.” shares in Ukraine’s largest electric com- * * * nation’s capital this week, where they “Skating, making pottery – this is what pany, Dniproenergo, to firms controlled intend to hold gatherings, rallies and she knows,” Mr. Yanukovych said. “But by Mr. Akhmetov, who will gain control Nationalists campaigning for the 47 percent of the nation’s electricity pro- protests. she doesn’t know how to work with the Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union continue duction through his Donetsk-based hold- The Party of the Regions (PRU) con- country’s economy.” to be targeted with violence, the latest ing company, System Capital quered Independence Square on Throughout the campaign, Mr. victim being Eduard Leonov, chair of the Management (SCM). September 24, setting up scaffolding for Yanukovych and other Party of the party’s Crimea organization and a candi- To enable the sale, the government’s a stage that occupied most of the south Regions leaders have repeatedly referred date on its electoral list. stake dropped from 76 percent to 50 per- side, and pitching three green military to the Tymoshenko Bloc as the “White Supporters of the Progressive Socialist cent plus one share through a share emis- tents on the north side. Within days, Brotherhood,” a reference to the religious Party of Ukraine and the KUCHMA sion (dilution) specifically authorized by dozens of the azure-colored campaign cult led by Maria Devi Khrystos in the Electoral Bloc attacked Mr. Leonov on the Yanukovych government through a tents of the PRU covered Independence early 1990s. September 25 as he was campaigning in June 13 Cabinet of Ministers resolution. Square. Opponents of the Tymoshenko Bloc Symferopol, the capital of the Mr. Yushchenko could have issued a The PRU didn’t obtain permission ridicule it as a cult worshipping Ms. Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the presidential decree stopping the share from Kyiv city officials to mount the Tymoshenko, a comparison that gained party’s website reported. emission and sending it to the stage, party officials acknowledged. momentum when its supporters all wore At noon on the city’s central Soviet Constitutional Court for review. The Concerts and political rallies will be white T-shirts and polo shirts at the bloc’s Square, the attackers tore down president took such action to prevent the conducted from the stage throughout the congress on August 5. Svoboda’s campaign tent, destroyed cam- privatization of Ukraine’s largest asset, weekend, including telecasts from through- Not one to take abuse sitting down, the paign materials, and beat Mr. Leonov and the $1 billion Odesa Portside Plant, and out Ukraine’s regions, said Volodymyr Tymoshenko Bloc responded with a threw him off a ten-foot parapet, break- most recently, six oblenergos, or regional Filippov, a PRU Kyiv city deputy. “We statement the same day reminding voters ing both his legs. electricity distributors. aren’t planning any revolutions so far,” he that Mr. Yanukovych’s nickname in Local police assisted the criminals in told the Interfax news agency. “The vote prison was “kham,” which translates as destroying the tent and campaign materi- * * * count is important to us.” either boor or brute in English. als, the website reported, and arrested Just up the hill on St. Sophia Square, one of the Svoboda campaign workers. Pro-Russian leader Natalia Vitrenko the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc pitched more * * * Once Mr. Leonov was in the hospital, and her Progressive Socialist Party of than 50 tents around the statute of Russian chauvinists tried to break in and Ukraine aren’t as visible in this year’s Hetman Bohdan Khmeltnytsky, who is Acting Prime Minister Mykola Azarov attack him, all the while shouting anti- elections because one of her main depicted on horseback, raising his mace. presented a first draft of the 2008 budget on September 20 during the Parliament’s Ukrainian epithets, the website reported. financers, Russian businessman Max Among Svoboda’s campaign plat- Kurochkin, was murdered earlier this * * * second extra-plenary session during the election campaign. forms is canceling Crimea’s autonomous year in Kyiv, observers said. status, as well as removing the Television, radio and billboard adver- President Viktor Yushchenko and Among the key features of the $38.2 Symferopol City Council’s statue dedi- tisements for the Progressive Socialist Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych billion budget was the apparent fulfill- cated to the victims of the Ukrainian Party have decreased in this year’s elec- accused each other of planning vote ment of the Party of the Regions’ cam- Insurgent Army (UPA). tions said Volodymyr Bondarenko, the fraud on September 25. paign promise for the government to Svoboda has reported at least half a chair of the council of directors of the During a live radio broadcast in award new mothers $2,340 for their first dozen incidents of assault against its Kyiv-based Shevchenko Institute for Poltava, Mr. Yanukovych said the Party child, $5,000 for the second and $10,000 party members, many of which involved Political and Sociological Research. of the Regions had constructed a stage on for the third. police officers. “In last year’s elections, thanks to Independence Square because the oppo- However, the projected minimum wage Lawyer Oleksander Bashuk said Kurochkin and certain business circles sition is already falsifying the vote and it appeared to betray the Party of the police stormed the party’s campaign with ties to Moscow, she had enough needs to react accordingly. Regions’ slogan, “A Better Life Today” – headquarters in Kyiv on August 28 and financing to conduct a powerful elections “We see that the Orange team and the suggesting $101 per month starting January seized computers which contained the campaign,” said Volodymyr Fesenko, White Brotherhood can’t win the elec- 2008, $103 per month after April 2008 and party’s database of candidates. An board chairman of the Penta Center for $113 per month after October 2008. tions honestly,” Mr. Yanukovych said. unidentified Berkut officer struck Mr. Applied Political Research, which has In the bizarre world of Ukrainian “Their ratings are declining everywhere. Bashuk across his skull with enough worked with major Ukrainian political They see they will lose, and that’s why finance, the minimum wage remained force to dislodge a front tooth. parties and the Presidential Secretariat. “She doesn’t have such powerful financ- * * * ing now.” Instead, the Progressive Socialist Save the Date President Viktor Yushchenko’s deci- Party, a neo-Communist force that advo- sion not to interfere in the sale of cates economic and political union with Friday, October 26, 2007 Dniproenergo shares to Donetsk industri- the Russian Federation, has concentrated al magnate Rinat Akhmetov might have its election campaign in the eastern and 6 to 9 p.m. been a political gesture, political southern oblasts. RESULTS OF UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS Don’t let your subscription lapse!

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No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 9 Judge Bohdan Futey’s talk opens new season at Shevchenko Scientific Society NEW YORK – The 2007 fall season ished the president’s powers and the of Saturday events at the headquarters of threat by Prime Minister Yanukovych to the Shevchenko Scientific Society gain a constitutional majority of 300 (NTSh) opened on September 8 with a votes in the Parliament, both by unconsti- lecture by Judge Bohdan Futey on a most tutional means, as well as the inaction of timely subject: “Judicial Chaos, the Constitutional Court, Mr. Yushchenko Constitutional Crisis and Pre-Term dissolved the Parliament on April 2, Elections: Quo Vadis, Ukraine?” eventually scheduling pre-term elections In his introduction, Dr. Orest Popovych, to the Parliament for September 30. president of NTSh, welcomed the audi- Underlying the constitutional crisis in ence to the society’s new season, describ- Ukraine, continued Mr. Futey, is the ing that day’s event as a continuation of an absence of an independent judiciary. exceptionally diversified program of lec- President Yushchenko’s 2005 mandate to tures and conferences organized and establish in Ukraine an independent judi- emceed by Prof. Vasyl Makhno. Since ciary and a civil society based on the rule January the subjects offered to audiences of law was quickly thwarted by the at NTSh have ranged from politics and lit- Parliament. Today the judges and the erature to medicine and cosmology, with courts are not respected by the govern- music, poetry, economics and other fields ment or by the public in Ukraine. blended in. The current season promises to Judge Futey spelled out in detail a be just as attractive, Dr. Popovych said. number of reforms and other require- Dr. Popovych then presented an ments needed for judges in Ukraine to overview of how constitutional and other At the Shevchenko Scientific Society, are Judge Bohdan Futey (left) and Dr. gain their independence from the execu- legal decisions have been determining Orest Popovych. tive and the legislative branches and to the political situation in Ukraine from assert their authority in legal matters. the time of the Orange Revolution to the Judge Futey, who had just returned from of this political reform, which converted Can Ukraine survive as a democracy? pre-term elections to Ukraine’s one of his frequent visits to Ukraine, Ukraine from a presidential system to a This was the provocative question posed Parliament scheduled for September 30. adding that, if anything, the chaos has parliamentary system of governing. by the lecturer, who pointed out that, as The legal situation in Ukraine is so com- deepened in the last few months. The gen- According to Judge Futey, the poorly Ukraine sinks deeper into legal chaos, its plex and bemuddled, said Dr. Popovych, esis of the problem goes back to December formulated changes to the Constitution democracy is in serious danger. In order that its proper analysis requires the 8, 2004, when, following the Orange left unclear the separation of powers for democracy and the rule of law to sur- expertise of a jurist specializing in the Revolution, the Verkhovna Rada passed between the president and the Cabinet of vive, the checks and balances provided by legal system of Ukraine. He then intro- several amendments to the Constitution of Ministers, now headed by Prime Minister the Constitution must be preserved. There duced Mr. Futey, judge on the U.S. Court Ukraine that took effect on January 1, Viktor Yanukovych, which led to usurpa- cannot be a system based on the rule of law of Federal Claims in Washington. 2006. Many critics, however, including tion of authority, resulting in political con- without judicial independence, and there There is legal chaos in Ukraine, began Judge Futey, have questioned the legality frontation. The Constitutional Court was must be respect among the three branches unable to resolve the mconflict hampered of government in order for Ukraine to first of all by a bizarre law adopted by the remain democratic, concluded Judge Futey. Got a group? Need The Weekly? Parliament on August 4, 2006, which pre- The full text of Judge Futey’s lecture in vents the court from reviewing the consti- both Ukrainian and English has been post- Call our subscription department to find out how you may qualify tutional reform. ed on www.shevchenko.org/Newsletters. for a group discount on your Weekly subscriptions. 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THE 16th ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE

ly in praise of Ukraine. A celebration Throughout the program three young boys, Julian and Oliver Chernyk, and their friend, Sam Wagner, held a banner on the Baltic Sea in everyone’s view with the inscription by Ireney Isajiw “Happy Independence Day Ukraine.” The program came to a close with the ABOARD THE STAR PRINCESS – song “Ukraino” composed by Taras A group of Ukrainian tourists from the Petrynenko, a champagne toast and a United States and Canada, who were rousing rendition of “Mnohaya Lita” part of Zenia’s Travel Club, organized (Many Years). an impressive celebration of Ukrainian The tour, after its first two ports of Independence Day on August 23. call in Stockholm and Helsinki, contin- The group was on the cruise ship Star ued on to St. Petersburg, Tallinn, Princess, sailing at that time from Gdansk, Oslo and Copenhagen. Helsinki to St. Petersburg. The celebra- While visiting Gdansk, the group was tion took place in the ship’s main atrium greeted by Olia and Slawko and was observed by a significant num- Oscislawski, local residents, who guided ber of travelers of other nationalities. the tourists through the Old Town and The Ukrainian travelers “took the invited all to visit their Ukrainian stage” with a brief program. To the sur- Center. It was there that we met Pavlo prise of the Ukrainian tourists, the musi- and Maria Kreminsky. Mr. Kreminsky cal group playing in the atrium that has headed the center for many years evening happened to be from Ukraine. and was introduced to the group as a The band accompanied the Ukrainian dedicated and revered member of the tourists’ singing of the Ukrainian nation- Participants of the Baltic Sea cruise gather for Ukrainian Independence Day Ukrainian community in Gdansk. al anthem. aboard the Star Princess. The group of 40 Ukrainian tourists All participants in this celebration returned to their homes greatly enriched were dressed in Ukrainian “vyshyvky” a brief explanation in English of the sig- manifestation of Ukrainian independ- and filled with memories of a true inter- (embroidery), which initially attracted nificance of the celebration. ence as he experienced it in 1991 while national cruise experience, as well as a the attention of the spectators. As a part Ireney Isajiw continued in English visiting his native Ukraine. Natalia very unique Ukrainian Independence of this program Zenia Brozyna provided with a commentary about the initial Hewko recited two poems very moving- Day celebration at sea. Tucson, Ariz. by Ihor Kunasz Not to be outdone, the Fesch children, including the violinist and his sister, TUCSON, Ariz. – The small but thriv- Nadia, as well as the Cole children, ing Ukrainian Society of Tucson, Ariz. Alexandra and Matviy, gave a vibrant met to celebrate the 16th anniversary of and emotional interpretation of a section Ukraine’s independence. The meeting of Shevchenko’s “Son” (The Dream) a venue was the clubhouse, facilitated by the Dworian Family. prophetic view of today’s Ukraine. The society president, Dr. Ihor The event ended with a spectacular Kunasz, reviewed recent events in preparation by Bohdan Goynycz of a Ukraine, stressing that the young genera- home made “kapusniak,” as well as deca- tion of educated Ukrainians is the engine dent Ukrainian desserts prepared by the of the reconstruction of the Ukrainian ladies. republic. The celebration ended with the singing The cultural program started with a of “Shche Ne Vmerla Ukrainia.” masterful violin interpretation by Peter It was another beautiful day in Tucson Fesch, the grandson of Petro Fesz. (not to be confused with hot and humid Endowed with many talents, the young Phoenix.) At Tuscon’s Ukrainian Independence Day celebration (from left) are Ihor violinist was well-received by the audi- To learn more about Tucson, please Kunasz, Nadia and Peter Fesch, Alexandra and Matviy Cole. ence. contact the society at 520-877-971.

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THE 16th ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINE’S INDEPENDENCE New York

Lev Khmelkovsky/Svoboda NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA) was the site of a recep- and journalists, as well as non-Ukrainian guests. On the left, guests are welcomed tion held on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. The to the reception by (from right) Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev, Ukraine’s envoy to event took place on September 12 on the initiative of the Permanent Mission of the U.N. and his wife Natalia; Consul General Mykola Kyrychenko and his wife, Ukraine to the United Nations and Ukraine’s Consulate General in New York. In Olena; and Lt. Gen. Leonid Holopatiuk, military adviser at Ukraine’s Mission to the attendance were many diplomats, representatives of the Ukrainian community U.N., with his wife, Valentyna. Right, a view of the scene at the UIA.

The staffers of the executive and leg- One of the newly elected councilmen Newark, N.J. islative branches of Newark thanked is Ronald C. Rice of the West Ward, who AHRU representatives for information took his father’s seat in the district of the by Walter Bodnar Olshaniwsky of AHRU distributed infor- on Ukraine and promised to inform their city where most Ukrainians used to live. mation packets and spoke to numerous respective superiors about it. NEWARK, N.J. – A delegation of Mr. Rice periodically conducts a series of staffers in the offices of the council. The Newark government experienced AHRU – Americans for Human Rights in public meetings during which he meets Newark is the largest and most popu- a major change in 2006 with the election residents of his district and exchanges Ukraine (AHRU) – visited offices of Cory lous city in New Jersey and, in the past, of Mr. Booker, a young energetic intel- Booker, mayor of Newark, and offices of boasted the largest number of residents of lectual to the seat of mayor who prom- ideas. members of Newark Municipal Council Ukrainian descent. During the past 20 ised to upgrade the city services and get A neighborhood backyard meeting on July 31 in order to inform them of the years, there has been a mass exodus of rid of crime. On his coattails a new with Mr. Rice took place on July 21 and upcoming 16th anniversary of the inde- Ukrainians from Newark to the surround- municipal council was also elected in was attended by approximately 50 resi- pendence of Ukraine on August 24. ing hills of suburbia and other faraway 2006, members of which were younger dents. Mr. Bodnar and Ms. Olshaniwsky Walter Bodnar and Bozhena places. and full of new ideas. represented Ukrainians at this meeting. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39 Woskob program at Penn State brings Ukraine’s foresters to U.S. by Yurij Bihun ardship of forest resources. However, like many things in STATE COLLEGE, PA - It’s been Ukraine, many of the changes have been more than 15 years since Ukrainian shallow. A lot of lip service is paid to the foresters first left tracks in ideas of carbon sequestration, third-party Pennsylvania’s forestlands as part of an green certification and decentralization exchange with the Pennsylvania State of government agencies. Meanwhile, University School of Forest Resources. forestland encroachment, lack of reliable At the time, Ukraine’s foresters were inventory, corruption, obsolete equip- awakening from a bad dream and, like a ment and illegal logging continue to be bear stirring from its winter torpor, were challenges for forest management in shaking off the accumulated detritus of Ukraine. It will be decades before the more than a half-century of Soviet com- forest sector transforms itself into a mand-style forest management. transparent, efficient sector of the econo- This summer, another team of forester my that integrates ecosystem services resource professionals from different and is responsive to all stakeholders. regions of Ukraine came together to visit In the early 1990s the social, cultural the United States under the auspices of and economic differences between the Woskob International Research in America and Ukraine were startling for the Agriculture (WIRA) Program at the Penn team of visiting scientists who were sur- State College of Agricultural Sciences. prised at the passive management practices The visiting delegation included rep- in Pennsylvania’s forests – a sharp contrast Yurij Bihun is a Vermont-based forest to the ownership patterns and the traditions resources analyst and Program Coordinator Ukrainian forest resource professionals at the Pennsylvania Lumbermens’ of forest management in Ukraine. for the Penn State WIRA Program. Museum in northern Pennsylvania. In 1992 one thing that wasn’t even on the radar was discussion centered on pri- resentatives from the State Committee of vatization of forestland in Ukraine. The Forests in Ivano-Frankivsk, the central government controls 99 percent Ukrainian National Forestry University of the country’s 10 million hectares of in Lviv, the Institute of Forestry and forestland. This is a stark difference from Landscape Architecture in Kyiv and the Pennsylvania where about 60 percent of Republican Committee of Forests and the state is forested and nearly three- Game Management in the Autonomous quarters of all of the state’s woodlands Republic of Crimea. are owned by private landowners, most The visit was part of a bilateral exchange of whom who have little professional sponsored by Woskob family of State knowledge or interest in managing their College, Pa., through the WIRA Program. forest for forest products. The Woskobs have had a longstanding his- The Ukrainian government is commit- tory of supporting agricultural development ted to moving toward privatization of the in Ukraine. The mission of the WIRA agricultural lands in Ukraine. Land Program is to promote bilateral exchange, titling has been ongoing since the late education, training and joint research, there- 1990s and reform of the Land Code is by facilitating economic growth and sus- imminent. There is a standing parlia- tainable development of agriculture and mentary decree that will allow the sale of natural resources in Ukraine. agricultural land in 2008. If this occurs, Over the last several years the School it will amount to a sea change in land of Forest Resources has collaborated on tenure and agriculture in Ukraine, with several innovative programs in sustainable major economic and social implications. forest management and landscape-level Privatization of forestland, however, is resource analysis. Three faculty members, not part of this pending legislation. In Dr. Marc McDill, Dr. Mike Jacobsen and 2006 the revised Forest Code for Ukraine Dr. Wayne Meyers are working on forestry set the first new forest policy in 10 years. Ukrainian forest resource professionals admire black cherry veneer logs from the projects with Ukrainian counterparts in the The Forest Code designated private Allegheny Plateau bound for Italy. Carpathians and Crimea. landownership of five hectares of forest- A lot has changed in Ukraine since the land that is non-contiguous forest. In other Atelier slated on ecosystem services, sustainable forest management in Carpathians A problem-based workshop dealing atelier on “Ecological Economics and with questions on the sustainable man- Sustainable Forest Management in the agement of Ukraine’s Carpathian moun- Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains” with tain forests and payments for ecosystem support from the New York-based Trust services is being held on September 22 - for Mutual Understanding, the Penn October 1 at the Ukrainian National State Woskob International Research in Forestry University, Institute of Agriculture Program and the Fulbright Ecological Economics in Lviv. Program in Kyiv. With last year’s signing of the A consortium of institutions’ includ- Carpathian Convention and the recent ing the University of Vermont, Penn designation of the old-growth beech State School of Forest Resources, the forests in the Carpathian Biosphere Swedish University Faculty of Forest Reserve as a UNESCO World Heritage Sciences and the Institute of Forestry site, the workshop is timely and brings and Landscape in Kyiv are collaborat- Ukrainian forest resource professionals observe silvicultural prescriptions on the international attention to Ukraine’s ing to develop a research and training Allegheny Plateau. forests. process to transfer technologies, tools At the December 2006 Carpathian and methods for integrated forest man- first heady days of independence, and the words, small stands of timber in the mid- Convention, seven countries – Ukraine, agement in Ukraine. change has been felt in the forests, forest dle of fields, shelterbelts, etc. Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, The Gund Institute-designed atelier products sector and protected areas of Unfortunately, such small parcels, by Hungary and the Czech Republic – has been held in dozens of countries Ukraine. Like agriculture, forestry is a themselves, hardly constitute enough land signed the Carpathian Declaration, throughout the world to improve notoriously conservative discipline and for forest management. Many resource which establishes the fundamental implementation of policies and incor- change was slow to start. Nonetheless, professionals in Ukraine believe that if principles for international cooperation porate public participation to identify Ukrainian foresters have acknowledged forestland is privatized, the current social on the protection and sustainable problems and possible solutions that that a modification of policies from the and economic realities will drive private development of mountainous areas of generate useful strategies that can be traditional even-age silviculture based on the Carpathians. applied by the main stakeholders. forest landowners to exploit the forest classic methods introduced from Central resources well before maximum value can The Gund Institute for Ecological For a brochure and other informa- Europe has to meet the needs of a chang- Economics at the University of tion, readers may log on to: be achieved. Although they may be on ing world. There has been a noticeable difference sides of the fence in regard to Vermont is sponsoring the international www.uvm.edu/giee. stepwise progression towards sustainable development and a more holistic stew- (Continued on page 17) No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 13 Post-revolution blues: Chicago hosts Polish-Ukrainian Film Festival by Marta Farion long tradition of cinematographic cre- ativity, but for Ukraine the festival CHICAGO – It is no coincidence that underscored the country’s discovery and the first Polish-Ukrainian Film Festival recovery of its own voice, a voice which took place in Chicago, which is the world’s was long denied by Soviet hegemony second largest Polish city, and boasts a over culture. Ukrainians now have the large Ukrainian population to boot. opportunity to tell themselves and the At the initiative of the Ukrainian world their own story, to express their Institute of Modern Art and the progressive long suppressed aspirations, to celebrate Chopin Theater, the August 24-26 event their culture. It is nothing short of a mir- featured three days of showings, pre- acle that over the last 16 years Ukrainian screening receptions and post-screening directors have made films despite an discussions involving several ethnic audi- inept or even hostile government, an ences and international film aficionados. indifferent private sector and a foreign- The festival presented films and discus- dominated distribution network.” sions about post-revolution experiences The program’s thematic progression after the Solidarity Movement in Poland provided alternative viewpoints about the and the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. region’s problems from the vantage point These revolutions altered the fundamental of film directors, producers and actors political and social systems of their coun- from other countries – Canada, Spain, tries, but they did not solve the multiplici- Sweden – and it became clear that for- ty of challenges that the post-Soviet bloc is eigners often have a more dispassionately Three museum presidents at the film festival (from left): Jan Lorys, Polish facing today, unmanaged issues of national objective assessment than the natives. Museum of America, Orysia Cardoso, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, and and individual identity, globalization, and The festival opened with the full fea- Stanley Balzekas, Lithuanian Museum.

approached with extraordinary sensitivi- Stephanie Hayes, originally from ty – as both a practical matter of commu- Sweden. Ms. Hayes plays the role of nication but also as a symbol of individ- Katya with sensitivity and intimate ual and national identity. Dr. Shevchuk knowledge of the cultural and linguistic observed, “For Jaroslav, language is a nuances involved. Billy Marchenski is curse that reminds him of the past, it was equally forthcoming and effective in his a reason for persecutions, for ridicule, performance of Jaroslav. for discrimination, and he tries to speak The post-screening discussion was English only as he wants to shed any titled “Global Identity” and it was led by trace of the past. He understands Chicago film critic Zbigniew Banas, Ukrainian, but he wants to lose it; he director Carolyn Combs, Mr. Springate, even changes his name to Jerry.” Alton Miller of Columbia College and His sister Katya is the antithesis to Dr. Shevchuk of Columbia University. this concept and hangs on to her Topics discussed included the meaning Ukrainian language even when it brings of nation, freedom and identity. back painful historical memories, images The festival’s second day featured the of her deceased mother and family who full length movie “Unnamed Zone” by perished in the Great Famine of the past. Spanish director Carlos Rodriguez, the She dreams at night, imagines speaking short features “Liza” by Ukrainian direc- with her mother during the day and sings tor Taras Tomenko and the black-and- childhood songs – all in Ukrainian. She white “A Man Thing” by Polish director symbolizes the traditional role of the Slawomir Fabicki, which received an Zygmunt Dyrkacz of Chopin Theater, film director Carolyn Combs, screen woman who carries on the thread of his- Oscar nomination in 2002. All three writer Michael Springate, Yuri Shevchuk of Columbia University. tory, the cultural traditions and the lan- films deal with current problems in guage to future generations. Poland and Ukraine through the eyes of the social, economic and environmental ture film “Acts of Imagination” directed problems created in the aftermath of radi- by Carolyn Combs with screenplay by cal political change. Michael Springate, both from Canada. Both countries held unrealistic expec- The film is well-crafted with exquisite tations for change, both experienced dis- acting, and tells the story of brother and illusion and apathy, and both continue to sister Katya and Jaroslav, who as young suffer from unresolved economic and Ukrainian immigrants to Canada face the social problems. These are the post-revo- struggle of finding their place and identi- lution blues that were addressed various- ties in a new country. ly via the festival’s featured films in a Settling in Vancouver, British Columbia, rare setting of cinematic bilateralism that they are overcome by diminishing hopes provoked honest discussion. for a democratic Ukraine as they re-exam- In opening remarks, Yuri Shevchuk, ine their Orange Revolution idealism; they director of the Ukrainian Film Club at are distraught by their country’s corruption, Columbia University said, “Poland had a bureaucracy and privileged class, and the impossibility of achieving potential as indi- viduals in the land of their birth. In Canada they are faced with the challenge of finding a new identity and assimilate into a new culture, shedding their former Ukrainian selves, and thus adopt a new language, a different culture and a different history. They struggle A view of the film festival audience during a break between screenings. about whether to forget about the Holodomor – the Ukrainian Genocide of Katya’s character is haunted by histo- children. 1933, or to disregard the “ikona” (icon), ry – a history that was erased and The Spanish film “Unnamed Zone” the most sacred and personal of their repressed. The film tackles history, cul- presents the lives of three youngsters liv- symbols of home and the past. ture, past and present and, like William ing in the Chornobyl zone, their outlook These Canadian filmmakers success- Faulkner brought to life the American on the past, present and future in an envi- fully tackled difficult, intimate subjects south, it brings to life the stories of a ronment of ethical, economic, social, that filmmakers in Ukraine have not region that touch upon a universal expe- cultural degradation and governmental attempted thus far, and they did so with an rience. In bringing the past into the pres- indifference. Mr. Rodriguez focuses on aesthetic eye. They analyze the psycholo- ent like a psychosis and the way Katya’s the strength, beauty and hope of people gy of a young generation of Ukrainians mysterious psyche is haunted by the living in this difficult environment. for whom the period of independence Famine-Genocide of 1933 the film is “Liza” tells the story of Liza Nikitina, shattered dreams, triggering the stark real- reminiscent of Ingmar Bergman. a homeless child living in an orphanage ization that there is no freedom without It is surprising that both brother and and on the streets, filmed in the familiar opportunities, but they cannot decode sister speak Ukrainian and English walkways, metro stations and buildings themselves from their former country or equally fluently and without any trace of of Kyiv. She is a survivor at great per- Yuri Shevchuk of Columbia University find spiritual comfort in their new land. accents, and it is even more surprising and Lela Headd of Chopin Theater. The film’s treatment of language is that this movie is the film debut of (Continued on page 21) 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39 NEWSBRIEFS CEC slams president for campaigning KYIV – The Central Election (Continued from page 2) CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS Commission on September 21 adopted a “I think Nalyvaichenko was sent to me TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 resolution saying that public appeals by by the Presidential Secretariat.” Mr. or e-mail: [email protected] President Viktor Yushchenko for votes for Tsushko found himself in the epicenter of the Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense a political crisis in May, when he broke (OU-PSD) bloc in the September 30 pre- SERVICES PROFESSIONALS into the Procurator General’s Office with term parliamentary elections run counter to a group of riot police, shortly after the country’s legislation and are not appro- President Viktor Yushchenko sacked priate for his position as the head of state, FIRST QUALITY Procurator General Sviatoslav Piskun Ukrainian media reported. 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the origin of the dioxin used to poison due to the lack of the necessary legal deputy mayor of the Kyiv City State NEWSBRIEFS President Viktor Yushchenko when he basis. The only active law on a nation- Administration, Vitalii Zhuravskyi. (Continued from page 14) was a presidential candidate in 2004, the wide referendum was adopted in 1991 “Municipal authorities will organize parliamentary elections, Interfax-Ukraine Associated Press reported on September and it doesn’t correspond to the training in three languages: English, reported. “The central election committee 19. Three other countries that produce Constitution of Ukraine. Academician French and German. It will encompass of the Party of the Regions keeps receiv- the type of dioxin used – Great Britain, Ihor Yukhnovsky, a member of the group police officers, ambulance workers, ing alarming reports on provocations that Canada and the United States – have of scholars engaged in readying draft metro attendants and other services, as are being organized against the reportedly submitted samples to Ukraine amendments to the Constitution, wrote in well as volunteers,” the deputy mayor Regionalists. Our political opponents – for testing, but Russia has refused. This a recent article in the Zerkalo Nedeli said, adding that “Ten institutions of being increasingly aware that they cannot month Russia offered to test samples of weekly that the new Constitution will be higher learning will implement the train- its dioxin in Russia and report the results avoid a crushing defeat in the upcoming adopted after the presidential election in ing.” Mr. Zhuravskyi said the trainees to Ukraine. The Ukrainian Procurator early parliamentary elections – are look- 2009. Thus, there is enough time to adopt will be drilled in such subjects as sports, General’s Office rejected this offer. ing for ways to considerably undermine a new law on referendums. (Ukrinform) safety, health, transport, services and “Under Ukrainian law, the tests will only the results of the Party of the Regions,” leisure. A total of 11 million hrv is ear- be valid if they are conducted on Yulia meets with Margaret Thatcher the statement said. The party said the marked in the state budget for servicing Ukrainian territory,” Procurator provocations include “open sabotage of KYIV – Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Euro-2012 finals. (Ukrinform) General’s Office spokesman Yurii the work of constituency election commis- the opposition Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc Boichenko said on September 19. The GDP grows by 5.8 percent sions by commission members represent- (YTB), met with ex-Prime Minister of previous week President Yushchenko ing the opposition.” The PRU added, “The the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher KYIV – Ukraine’s gross domestic accused Russia of hampering the poison- purpose of those ‘maneuvers’ is obvious. in London, Ukrinform reported on product (GDP) grew in August by 5.8 ing investigation. He did not name any As a consequence of the saboteurs’ failure September 21, citing the official site of percent as compared to August 2006, suspects, but said they are hiding in to sign voting reports in the constituen- YTB. Ms. Thatcher presented the YTB reaching 65.37 billion hrv, the State Russia. On September 19 he had cies, voting in those constituencies will be leader with a copy of her memoirs, “The Statistics Committee reported. During expressed hope that the suspects would declared invalid, thus entailing lengthy lit- Downing Street Years,” having signed on January-August GDP grew by 7.5 per- be deported from Russia to Ukraine. the cover: “To Yulia who fought for the cent year-over-year to reach 419.522 bil- igation.” The PRU said that the largest (RFE/RL Newsline) number of reports on “provocations” freedom of her country so ardently and lion hrv. (Ukrinform) comes from regions where it has tradition- Smeshko questions poisoning investiga- truly.” (Ukrinform) ally held strong positions – Crimea, tion President honors Tatar leader Zaporizhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolayiv, Election time... and Odesa. The same day, First Vice KYIV – A former chief of the Security KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said the Service of Ukraine, Ihor Smeshko, told decorated National Deputy Refat (Continued from page 5) elections would not take place if the Party RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service on Chubarov with the Yaroslav the Wise backer of Mr. Yanukovych’s Regions party. of the Regions refused to participate in September 19 that investigators working Order, fifth grade. According to the With so much power in one man’s them. In response, Central Election on the poisoning case have already decree, Mr. Chubarov was decorated for hands, it will be hard for Ukraine to Commission Vice-Chairman Andrii missed their chance to prove that significant personal contributions to develop a healthy democracy. Little won- Mahera said that “from the viewpoint of President Viktor Yushchenko was poi- state-building and many years of fruitful der, voters are disillusioned. the law, the elections will take place even soned with dioxin during a supper at the public-political activity. Mr. Chubarov is … Russia is backing pro-Russia politi- if just one political party or bloc partici- dacha of former Security Service deputy one of leaders of the Crimean-Tatar cians in the polls, but its efforts are, fortu- pates in them.” (RFE/RL Newsline) head Volodymyr Satsiuk. According to Mejlis (Council). (Ukrinform) nately, a far cry from its central role in Mr. Ukrainian media, that version of the poi- Yanukovych’s scandal-hit 2004 campaign. Language training for Euro-2012 Brussels criticizes Ukraine’s visa policy soning case is the most plausible for Meanwhile, the West has dropped its investigation, but Mr. Smeshko said the wholesale enthusiasm for Mr. Yushchenko KYIV – European Commissioner for investigation into that scenario is now KYIV – Over 20,000 Kyiv residents for more measured support for politicians External Relations Benita Ferrero- “deadlocked.” He added, “Since will undergo language training as part of backing European Union-oriented poli- Waldner said in an interview with the February 2005 all the resources of the the program to prepare for holding the Kyiv-based Delo daily on September 20 law-enforcement system have been ori- Euro-2012 Soccer Finals to be held in cies. Ukrainians will vote on Sunday that the visa facilitation accord signed ented toward bringing this version to a Ukraine and Poland, announced the mostly free of direct foreign influence. … between the European Union and logical end. But after a year, during Ukraine in June will take effect only if which there were no legally authorized Ukraine cancels visas for the EU’s two examinations of the dioxin, it is impossi- ілимося сумною вісткою, що в понеділок, 17 вересня newcomers, Romania and Bulgaria. “We ble to determine the time” when Mr. 2007 р., проживши 64 роки, несподівано відійшов feel solidarity in our community, and Yushchenko was initially poisoned. Romania and Bulgaria are the EU’s new (RFE/RL Newsline) у вічність наш найдорожчий members. The new members should ООІ!, "А$Ь!О, "&А$ і У(!О enjoy the same attitude as the old ones,” Moroz against dropping president’s post the daily quoted Ms. Ferrero-Waldner as KYIV – The chairman of the saying. Roman Shpek, the head of the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksander Moroz, св. п. Ukrainian mission at the EU, said the while on a working trip to Zaporizhia on same day that Brussels has no grounds to September 19, spoke out against cancel- insist on the cancellation of Ukrainian О)* Ю. -АЮ! ing the post of president in Ukraine. “I visa requirements for Romanians and нар. 11 квітня 1943 р. в "родах, Україна. don’t support the idea of canceling the Bulgarians. Mr. Shpek recalled that institution of president,” he said in com- Kyiv’s decision to cancel visas for EU menting on the initiative of the 8алишив у глибокому смутку: citizens in 2005 was “a unilateral act of Communist Party to that effect. “This дружину – =А&ІЮ good will by Ukraine.” On the same day, instrument is necessary in a normally the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry синів – Ю&ІЯ та А?&ІЯ?А balanced state living by a regular брата – "О&@AА -АЮ!А з дружиною ?)О?І)Ю issued a statement saying that it is con- Constitution, in order to ensure a bal- sidering the annulment of visas for ance,” he explained. “Ukraine needs the братанків – "О&@AА -АЮ!А з дружиною О)?!ОЮ Romanians and Bulgarians. The ministry institution of president, but not vested та дітьми AОCІ(!ОЮ та У!АA@!О= added, however, that a possible decision with the powers that the incumbent is – І*О&Я -АЮ!А з дружиною $А)Ю on this issue is not legally linked to the dreaming of.” EU-Ukraine visa-facilitation deal signed – =А&!ІЯ?А -АЮ!А з дружиною =)Я?)Ю in June. (RFE/RL Newsline) Prez: public must discuss Constitution шваґра – ІА?А У"&ОAЬ!О*О з родиною Rada discusses 2008 budget KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko кузенів – родини У"А$@E, У=А?І, "О?А&І. once again stated that debates about a &одину в Україні. KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on new Constitution of Ukraine will be pub- September 20 gathered for a session to lic. “Discussions of provisions of the new discuss a 2008 draft budget prepared by Constitution will be public. It will be -А?АE@А відбулася в п’ятницю, 21 вересня 2007 р. о год. 7:00 the Cabinet of Prime Minister Viktor formed either via a referendum or in веч. в похоронному заведенні Michael R. Yackiw Funeral Home, 1650 Yanukovych, Ukrainian media reported. some other form of public debate. We will Empire Blvd., Webster, NY. The session, which is considered illegiti- never again allow non-discussion of the mate by President Viktor Yushchenko Constitution, as Moroz did [in 1996 and the opposition Yulia Tymoshenko Oleksander Moroz was chairman of the AЯ$А І$У&*ІЯ була відправлена в суботу, 22 вересня 2007 р. о Bloc and Our Ukraine, was attended by Verkhovna Rada],” the president said on год. 9:00 ранку в Українській католицькій церкві св. (осафата в 260 lawmakers from the ruling coalition September 19 during talks with chiefs of of the Party of the Regions, the Socialist &очестері, ?. (., а похоронні відправи на цвинтарі св. уха в *емп- local state administrations. Though the тонбурґу, ?. (. Party and the Communist Party. The president has not abandoned his idea of budget draft was presented by First Vice adopting a new Constitution via a referen- Prime Minister Mykola Azarov. (RFE/RL dum, he noted that he is opposed to refer- ічна (ому пам'ять! Newsline) endums that fail to follow the rules. “I ------Russia will not submit dioxin samples cannot hail the parade of referendums, proposed by both left and right forces,” 8амість квітів родина просить складати пожертви на KYIV – Ukraine has rejected a he added. Presently it is impossible to -ласт або Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund. Russian proposal on how to determine hold a legitimate referendum in Ukraine 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39 No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 17

Where else in the world could you find a Woskob program... better example of sustainable forest man- Penn State agriculture faculty (Continued from page 12) agement and ethics practiced by private forest protection, most foresters and envi- landowners?” said Mr. Balliet. The Ukrainian team spent much of its time visit- ronmentalists agree on the dangers of pri- honored for service in Ukraine ing the Bureau of Forestry's silvicultural vatization of forestland in Ukraine. UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Three The Penn State faculty members were demonstration area near Laurelton and the While in Pennsylvania, Dr. Petro Penn State College of Agricultural among only seven recipients of gold-level woodlots of local forest stewards – out- Lakyda, director of the Institute of Forestry Sciences faculty members have received awards, denoting more than 500 hours of standing practitioners of forest manage- and Landscape Architecture, voiced a simi- national honors for their volunteer serv- service. Deanna Behring, director of ment. lar concern, “Private landownership seems ice in Ukraine and Eastern Europe as part international programs for the college, “Ukraine is at a crossroads” said Mr. like a nightmare in terms of management of the Farmer-to-Farmer Program admin- said the awardees’ contributions are a Balliet, “With less than 15 percent of the istered by nonprofit organization CNFA reflection of their commitment to making and administration. What we have seen in land forested, the decisions they make Pennsylvania only reinforces our concerns Inc., with funding from the U.S. Agency a difference through volunteer service. regarding the use of their forests will for International Development. Founded in 1985 as Citizens Network with the private ownership of forests,” he have a dramatic effect on their economy noted. “How do you manage the half-mil- Kathleen Kelley, associate professor of for Foreign Affairs, CNFA Inc. is a non- and their environmental heritage. They horticultural marketing and business man- profit, nonpartisan organization dedicated lion forest landowners?” asked Dr. Lakyda. desperately need the timber resources to “From what we have seen on the ground, agement; Peter Ferretti, professor emeritus to promoting private enterprise and entre- help grow their economy, but with so lit- of vegetable crops; and Kenneth Bailey, preneurship as the source of economic the forestry practices on the Allegheny tle forest cover, they also need to pre- National Forest or the Pennsylvania Bureau associate professor of agricultural econom- growth in developing nations. serve their forest environment for non- ics; received the President’s Volunteer Its John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer of Forestry land was higher than private economic benefits such a recreation, bio- land.” Dr. Roman Oliynyk, deputy director Service Award from the President’s Council Program matches American farmers, logical reserves, wildlife and greenhouse on Service and Civic Participation for their agribusiness people and land-grant uni- of the State Committee of Forests in Ivano- gas mitigation. Frankivsk, added, “Restitution of forestland work in helping to introduce innovation, versity faculty with farmers, farm groups “The reality of the changes Ukraine is improve business skills and increase rural and agribusinesses in developing coun- to rightful owners like the adjoining coun- currently undergoing hit home with me tries in Eastern and Central Europe is not incomes for more than 85,000 people. tries to provide voluntary technical assis- when Dr. Oliynyk opened his remarks to the In all, 40 award-winning volunteers tance, through funding from the USAID. an option.” There has been discussion of group,” said Mr. Balliet “Ukraine has been privatization of poorly managed woodlands from across the country contributed a First authorized by the U.S. Congress as independent for 15 years but we all came combined 626 days of skilled work with part of the 1985 Farm Bill, the program on former collective farms (kolhospy). from a different country called the Soviet There are also plans for afforestation on up farmers and aspiring rural entrepreneurs has placed more than 11,000 American Union,” Dr. Oliynyk concluded. “It’s hard in Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. volunteers in more than 80 countries. to 5 million hectares of marginal farmland for us to understand what this means to in the upcoming decades. In some cases, those who live there, but the impact of this researchers argue, forestry will becomee reality is at the heart of understanding issues more competitive as land use than agricul- on national forest policy and privatization,” AN OPEN INVITATION ture. Mr. Balliet remarked. TO LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS Ken Balliet, forester and business man- By the time they left for Ukraine, delega- agement educator for cooperative extension tion members were starting to come around Would you like fellow Ukrainians to know about events in your community? and a member of the WIRA Committee, to his way of thinking and were very grate- Would you like to become one of The Ukrainian Weekly’s correspondents? doesn’t see privatization as detrimental to ful for the 10 days of hospitality and friend- Then what are you waiting for? sustainable development of Ukraine forest ship they experienced here. There is no resources. He led the delegation on a three- doubt they went home with a much better The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes submissions from local community day tour through the Central Susquehanna vision of national, state and private forestry activists. You may reach The Weekly by phone, Valley with the goal of showing the group issues in Pennsylvania. According to Mr. (973) 292-9800; fax, (973) 644-9510; Pennsylvania’s rich agricultural and forest Balliet, “Understanding the issues is only heritage as well as showcase the the first step in effecting change. There are e-mail, [email protected]; Pennsylvania Forest Stewards program. many obstacles in Ukraine, but with real or mail, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, “Here’s where the Pennsylvania Forest understanding, we will also find great Parsippany, NJ 07054. Stewards immediately came to mind. opportunities for cooperation.”

“Music at the Institute” presents

VIENNA PIANO TRIO

WOLFGANG REDIK, violin MATTHIAS GREDLER, cello STEFAN MENDL, piano

Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 8 p.m.

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY

Program

HAYDN: Piano Trio in E Minor Hob XV/12 KORNGOLD: Piano Trio (1909/10) BRAHMS: Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87

A reception follows the performance.

Donation: $30; UIA Members and Senior Citizens – $25; Students – $20

Tickets may be obtained by sending a check payable to: UIA-MATI, 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075 or by calling 212-288-8660. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39

advertisement showing that violating elec- Yanukovych side. It could happen again as The media needs to keep asking the hard Ukraine’s parliamentary... tion law – via threats of job dismissal for a result of threat or corruption. It is said questions. Will the Orange coalition hold? (Continued from page 7) not voting as told – is punishable by a jail that the price for switching sides in the last Will parliamentarians switch parties? Who Lutsenko’s People’s Self-Defense. term. election surpassed a million dollars. The will comprise the Cabinet? Will there be She achieved similar unity during the The real message to offenders lies else- evidence was there – in the fancy cars, the grand victory celebrations abroad like there Orange Revolution only to see President where: Serhii Kivalov, the dismissed chair giant Rolexes and snappy Savoy Row suits were before, or will the new government Yushchenko, to whom she handed power, of Ukraine’s Central Election Commission, some parliamentarians suddenly boasted. get down to the business of governing? turn on her. Many of the undecided vot- went unpunished after running two fraudu- How can this be prevented? The best The post-election transition period is ers must be wondering whether there is a lent presidential elections. Instead, he was enforcer of electoral law has been Ukraine’s ripe with opportunities for Russia’s snake in the Orange grass once again. appointed head of Odesa University’s law free press. After a sign language interpreter President Putin to make a power play There might well be. It’s hard to believe department. He was a leading member of said she would no longer spout the lies of the should Ms. Tymoshenko and the Orange that Russia will let Ms. Tymoshenko, and the Party of the Regions in the last anti-Orange forces during the 2004 election, forces win. The months of shenanigans the West, win outright. Here are some of Parliament and is again running for office. the confidence of and trust in the media has following the last parliamentary elections the dangers facing her victory. However, the ultimate election sabotage been growing. The news media need to keep demonstrate that possibility. This allowed In previous Ukrainian elections fraud could happen after the vote, a trip-up like up the pressure on politicians to keep them Russia to place its people in high offices occurred at all three levels of voting, the the one the Orange forces experienced after honest. The media must make them provide and grab control of such crucial sectors as most blatant in 2004 at the Central Election their slight win in the last parliamentary assurances that during the transition period energy. Equally important, the post-elec- Commission, where Mr. Yanukovych sup- elections: they were prevented from taking Ukraine’s wealth is protected from raiders, tion chaos demoralized much of office for months, by which time some of that positions are not being offered to pals, Ukraine’s electorate – the one-third that is porters introduced false results into the com- their parliamentarians crossed over to the or “liubi druzi.” controlling the outcome of this election. puter to give him a slight win. This precipi- tated the Orange Revolution. At the local polling station level dead tions made in Great Britain and other this situation.” He added that people are people’s names – appeared on voter lists, Yushchenko accuses... countries that Russia is hindering court increasingly seeking answers not only to corrupt election official have been video- (Continued from page 2) investigations into murders and poison- the Yushchenko poisoning, but also to the taped adding rolls of ballots during the ings – in particular, the accusation that unsolved murders of Ukrainian journalist count and military academy commanders tions now, all of a sudden? They should have asked and talked to us. But who did Russia is hindering the investigation into Heorhii Gongadze in 2000 and former have insisted students show their marked [former security officer Aleksandr] National Bank of Ukraine Chairman they ask, who did they talk to? I have no ballots before depositing them in urns. Litvinenko’s poisoning. He’s simply Vadym Hetman in 1998. idea, I’ve been here all the time and I Now there are complaints that the elec- making use of this pattern.” President Yushchenko’s physical have met the [Ukrainian] president many toral lists vary by about as much as 20 It is unclear why the Ukrainian presi- appearance has markedly improved since percent from the previous year. Is the times and not only him, but also others, dent waited three years to level such an the poisoning. His face is still pock- accusation real or not? Either way, it can and it is the first time I’ve heard that he accusation. Ukrainian political expert marked, but his skin seems to have be used to alter the election. made such a request to the [Russian] pres- Kost Bondarenko suggests such claims – healed considerably and no longer has a Any transfer of ballots is open to abuse. ident himself,” Mr. Chernomyrdin said. about Mr. Yushchenko’s poisoning and grayish-green hue. Concerns about home voting, whereby Russian political analyst Sergei other high-profile criminal cases – may Describing his recovery to reporters in election urns are carried to the sick, need Markov, who has close ties to the be seen as useful PR for the president and Dnipropetrovsk, Mr. Yushchenko said, attention. Moving hundreds of sacks of Kremlin, told RFE/RL’s Ukrainian his Our Ukraine bloc ahead of Ukraine’s “Given what has happened over the past ballots and documents from local voting Service that Mr. Yushchenko’s allega- September 30 parliamentary elections. three years, I have not really told anyone stations to regional centers also is an tions reflect nothing more than a deep- “These are absolutely groundless how difficult it has been for me simply to opportunity for massive falsification. seated resentment toward Russia. accusations. As early as two years ago, get up each morning, or for how many Election observers need to be trained and “Mr. Yushchenko is a Russophobe in Yurii Lutsenko, who was then months I have no longer been taking the electorate assured that there are checks his views. He hates Russia and Russians. [Ukrainian] internal affairs minister, pain-killers and antibiotics – in short, the throughout the system preventing fraud. He is trying to find a pretext for accusing announced that the [poisoning] case had price I paid to remain among you.” Punishment of corrupt officials could Russia of something,” Mr. Markov said. actually been solved and that he knew all Mr. Yushchenko has had to undergo be a serious deterrent. However, during the He continued: “Mr. Yushchenko is the perpetrators,” Mr. Bondarenko said. regular treatment at a Swiss clinic to last election there was only one television jumping to take advantage of the accusa- “They are now trying to find a way out of remove the dioxin from his body. No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 19

not likely to remain in office as long as those in the U.S. Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister... due to the volatility of the political climate in Ukraine. (Continued from page 1) Energy security and independence was another topic gration into the European Union.” that Mr. Yatsenyuk was asked about in reference to the “But we don’t need to talk about Ukraine in the European proposed SilkSat program that would link countries of Union, this is not a reality yet. We don’t need to speak of the Silk Road through telecommunications technologies. things that are not part of our current reality. … But we have There is such a huge interdependency between Ukraine begun talks with the EU on a new process for Ukraine,” and Russia, with shared pipelines and infrastructure that, continued Mr. Yatsenyuk, “which will be a roadmap for in Mr. Yatsenyuk’s view, it is nearly impossible for social, political and economic integration in European insti- Ukraine to be entirely independent of Russia for energy. tutions. People should be able to travel freely.” “We need to return to inter-governmental agreements Ukraine is also working for a European free-trade area between Ukraine and Russia,” said Mr. Yatsenyuk. What in the process toward membership in the World Trade really is needed is facilitation of a long-term agreement that Organization, added Mr. Yatsenyuk. clearly spells out the pricing formula, and provides the nec- Underscoring the importance of the development of essary volumes of gas and oil for Ukraine and Europe, he Ukraine’s youth and student populations, Mr. Yatsenyuk added. “Everyone is trying to make the price lower, but this urged the cooperation of organizations and institutions to is to no avail. The market should dictate the price, in keep- offer programs that foster an exchange between the dias- ing with European prices.” Mr. Yatsenyuk said that a long- pora and Ukraine. term agreement would help prevent a gas crisis in Ukraine. Regarding relations with Russia, Mr. Yatsenyuk During his first of nearly 20 scheduled bilateral meet- ings with the foreign policy heads of various states with- explained that Ukraine and Russia have an intertwined Matthew Dubas relationship that is inescapable due to their proximity. It in the framework of the 62nd session of the United Foreign Affairs Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk presents Nation’s General Assembly, Mr. Yatsenyuk arrived in is impossible for Ukraine to choose a foreign policy of a presidential award to Morgan Williams.... East or West. Ukraine’s fate lies with Europe because it New York after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State lies within Europe, but it cannot achieve its potential Condoleezza Rice in Washington on September 23. from President Viktor Yushchenko to leading members of During their meeting, Mr. Yatsenyuk said, they without Russia, Mr. Yatsenyuk explained. the Ukrainian community. A statement by President After speaking for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. exchanged views on the state and the prospect of bilateral Yushchenko explained that these awards were for those relations, issues related to political dialogue, commercial- Yatsenyuk relinquished his time and opened up the floor “who have served the Ukrainian state most loyally. I thank to questions from the audience. economic cooperation, interaction in the energy sphere them for their professional and creative efforts.” Concerns from the audience were focused on the inef- and its related security issues, defense and the response to Distinguished Service Awards in the third degree fectiveness of the Parliament, to which Mr. Yatsenyuk the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Other were bestowed upon Bishop Basil Losten, retired responded by recommending that in the future lawmak- topics included educational programs and student and eparch of the Stamford Eparchy of the Ukrainian ers should know the history of Ukraine, should be fluent youth exchanges. Catholic Church; Archbishop Antony, eparch of the in the Ukrainian language and identify themselves as “We also spoke about Ukraine’s free-market status Ukrainian to work for the greater good of Ukraine. Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., Eastern and the lifting of the Jackson-Vanik restrictions by the On the occasion of Ukraine’s 16th anniversary of inde- Eparchy; and Morgan Williams, president of the U.S.- U.S. Congress, which opened the door for business in pendence, Mr. Yatsenyuk distributed awards of recognition Ukraine Business Council. Oksana Lykhovod, art pro- Ukraine,” he added. ducer of the Ukrayinska Rodyna singers, and Virlyana At the conclusion of their meeting Mr. Yatsenyuk said Tkach, director of the Yara Arts Group, were named he renewed the invitation for his American counterpart Merited Artists of Ukraine. to visit Ukraine in the near future. In an Independence Day statement, Mr. Yushchenko wished the awardees success and expressed “hope they would continue to use their intellect to benefit Ukraine.” Afterwards, Mr. Yatsenyuk met privately with members of the press to answer more specific questions. One of the main issues raised was the right of Ukrainian citizens to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections, and a clarifi- cation of who has a right to vote and who does not. According to Messrs. Yatsenyuk and Kyrychenko, those citizens who have a Ukrainian passport have a right to vote, but they must be legal residents of the country in which they reside, in keeping with Ukraine’s commit- ment to upholding the rule of law. To combat some of the falsifications that have gone on in the past, Mr. Yatsenyuk explained that the development of new digitally encrypt- ed passports will facilitate travel as well as ensure the number of legitimate voters in Ukraine’s elections. On the frequent shifting of personnel in Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and other departments, Mr. Yatsenyuk made the comparison with U.S. lawmakers who often sit in office for decades at a time, which in his view does not offer fresh perspectives for progress ... and Bishop Basil Losten... to occur. In Ukraine, ministers and other politicians are ... and Archbishop Antony.

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Polish and Ukrainian, he touched on the Post-revolution... problem of continuous migration of (Continued from page 13) Ukrainians to Poland for work opportuni- sonal cost – overwhelmed, she cheats, ties and the conflicts created by this begs, steals, sleeps in tunnels – she process. “owns” the streets. Mr. Fabicki’s cinematography, which The hero of “A Man Thing” is a 13- won him an Oscar nomination, is filled year-old boy who lives in a home with with suspense. It is highly focused and absorbs the viewer with its intensity and both his parents and is a victim of his tension. His precise, rapid camera work abusive father. The boy is engulfed by make the intensity even more pro- loneliness, the feeling of being unwanted nounced. He is master cinematographer and unloved, and he finds solace through with total command of the art and power his only friend, a stray dog. of cinema. The evening’s discussion was titled The discussion of these last films was “Social Activism in Filmmaking.” titled “Triumph of the Human Spirit,” but Participants in the roundtable were Adam the resulting talk turned into “The Ensalaco of Greenpeace, Stephen Steim Changing Concept of Family.” The post- of Human Rights Watch, director Ms. screening reception and talk included Combs, Dr. Shevchuk and Mr. Banas. topics on the diminishing role of parents Discussions centered on the universality in the upbringing of children, loneliness of the problems faced by children who and dependency on computers and elec- cope with adults destroyed by environ- tronic games, and the loss of human ment and circumstances. The three films interconnectedness – all tendencies that offered comparisons in approaches by are universal. different directors and striking similari- The audience was a true participant in ties of the conditions in both countries. this extraordinary festival, which took The festival’s third day presented a place in a creative atmosphere of short feature, “There was a Woman who thoughtful exchange, humor, wit and Lived in a Shoe,” by Olena Fetisova. intellectual challenge. The festival This film presents a more optimistic and received the attention of NPR radio with hopeful message of a family that takes in both Mr. Shevchuk and Zygmunt eight homeless children and rears them Dyrkacz of Chopin Theater being inter- with the help and moral support of their viewed on the program “World View” by village neighbors. host Jerome McDonald. There was media The festival ended with the full length coverage in the Chicago Journal and the movie “Retrieval” by Slawomir Fabicki, Chicago Tribune, as well as wide distri- which was selected for the 2006 Cannes bution on the Internet. Screenwriter Mr. Film Festival and is a recipient of various Springate said, “This festival is what international awards. The story presents other festivals aspire to, but very few the eternal question of whether the end achieve this level of involvement and justifies the means. informed discussion.” Nineteen-year-old Polish amateur The festival’s films were not nostalgic boxer Wojtek searches for his independ- about historical Ukraine or Poland. They ence and identity and falls in love with seriously focused on each country’s con- Katya, an older friend who immigrated temporary economic, social and political with her child from Ukraine to Poland situations without emotion and bias. The looking for work. In his quest to prove films asked questions about each society, himself as a man who can support her, he about who is making economic and polit- makes a deal with the devil and becomes ical decisions in these countries, and how an enforcer for a criminal loan shark. By these decisions affect their entire popula- making this Faustian bargain, he sells his tions. soul for the money which he believed Such a creative program would not would buy Katya’s love, but he loses her have been possible without the support of and his family in this moral struggle that sympathetic sponsors. Selfreliance absorbs and destroys him. Ukrainian American Federal Credit Katya is played by Natalia Vdovina, a Union, the Heritage Foundation of First Russian actress; her son is played by Security Federal Bank, Kasia’s Deli, Dmytro Melnychuk from Kyiv. Mr. LOT Polish Airlines and others came Fabicki had both characters speak forth with financial support. Ukrainian in the scenes when they were But it was the enthusiasm and dedica- alone or in conflicting situations. He tion of the organizers, the Ukrainian could have easily allowed them to play Institute of Modern Art, the Chopin their roles in Russian, but as a Pole he Theater and the Columbia University understood that often people resort to Ukrainian Film Club, who had the vision their native language in times of intimacy to bring current films dealing with or conflict and when in search of identity. Poland and Ukraine and linking them in By making the two main characters common themes.

The panel: Film critic Zbigniew Banas, Yuri Shevchuk of Columbia University, director Carolyn Combs, screenwriter Michael Springate and Alton Miller of Columbia College. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39

“He’s young and can campaign Town hall... Former Socialist... throughout Ukraine,” said Svitlana (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 5) Kononchuk, a political expert with the callers challenged the fair- didn’t toe the line. Ukrainian Independent Center for ness of low pensions. Soon after the Verkhovna Rada dis- Political Research in Kyiv. “He is able to In Lviv representatives of missed him on December 1, the lifelong inspire voters with passionate speeches. eight political parties and revolutionary launched the People’s Self- Kyrylenko doesn’t have the same stage blocs gathered in the studio of Defense movement with the stated inten- presence.” the Lviv Oblast TeleRadio tion of organizing citizens in Ukraine’s A trademark of Mr. Lutsenko’s cam- Company and 75 voters called cities to “resist the government’s injus- paign became daily visits to local gro- during the hourlong program. tice and lawlessness.” In fact, it was a cery stores and markets, where he exam- The town hall format gives national organization of citizen activists ined prices before journalists and televi- each representative equal ready to engage in protests, and even sion cameras. He mocked the Party of time to present his or her civil disobedience. the Regions for claiming that Ukrainians party’s platform; the remain- Among the covert motives for organ- were living better under its leadership, ing time is devoted to answer- izing the People’s Self-Defense was to displaying the consumer price inflation ing callers’ questions. In prevent the coalition government from in meat and dairy products that had Odesa on September 15 the forcibly seizing Parliament had they increased in recent months. UCCA held a town hall meet- defied the president’s April 4 order to Mr. Lutsenko began revealing a pop- ing on Radio Glas, a commer- dismiss Parliament, political observers ulist streak in him as he was campaign- cial radio station that would said. ing. not permit political parties In preparing for the spring march, the As the campaign drew to a close in and blocs to participate. The People’s Self-Defense began holding Lviv, he declared full support for govern- ment recognition of the Ukrainian UCCA arranged for five Eleven political party/bloc representa- protests in city centers throughout Insurgent Army (UPA). However, just political analysts to take their tives at the Kharkiv town hall meeting. Ukraine, also planting local organiza- place, and over 100 voters tions of activists. seven months earlier, he had given an called in. Trust, Pensioners Protection Party, All- Months later, the civic movement interview to a Donetsk publication in The UCCA invited all registered polit- Ukrainian Association Svoboda, transformed itself into a political force which he declared his opposition to UPA ical parties and blocs to take part in the Ukrainian Social-Democratic Party, that united with the Our Ukraine bloc to recognition, arguing that it would only town hall program. To date 14 have par- Socialist Party of Ukraine, , campaign in the pre-term parliamentary serve to unnecessarily exacerbate ten- ticipated: the Our Ukraine – People’s Green Party of Ukraine, Christian Bloc elections. sions in Ukraine. Self-Defense bloc, Yulia Tymoshenko and Agrarian Ukraine Bloc. While it had an anti-corruption, revo- It’s unclear whether he’s shed his Bloc, Party of the Regions, Ukrainian The UCCA’s town hall program is lutionary image – its symbol is a Socialist views, which would have National Bloc, Communist Party of funded by a grant from the National clenched fist against a red background – included opposition to agricultural land Ukraine, All-Ukrainian Party of National Endowment for Democracy (NED). the People’s Self-Defense had no clear sales, World Trade Organization mem- political positions on economics, foreign bership and North Atlantic Treaty policy, culture or most other issues. Organization (NATO) membership. Perhaps it was inevitable however that atrocities committed under communism, Instead, it offered general populist slo- gans such as fighting crime, supporting the first damaging “kompromat,” or evi- Turning the pages... Mr. Parsons said, “I don’t think it repre- dence of corruption, surfaced against Mr. (Continued from page 6) sents what they [Ukrainians] are trying to small and middle-sized business and a European standard of life. Lutsenko during the campaign. ing Russia to obtain food. Attempts by the tell.” The Internet publication Ukrayinska Rep. Levin noted “this memorial will That fell into line with Mr. Lutsenko’s United States to intercede were stalled by political persona, which also was largely Pravda published an article on July 25 Stalin’s regime,” Rep. Gohmert said. not only honor the victims of this horrible alleging that Mr. Lutsenko had abused period of history, but also serve as a undefined after he left the Socialist Party. “Proponents of HR 562 hope that building his position as internal affairs minister to reminder to all of us that we must work Mr. Lutsenko’s only known political a memorial in the District of Columbia make Ukrainian Modern together to prevent such tragedies in the stance is his opposition to corruption, will bring awareness to the event and Telecommunications the ministry's future. This reminder is particularly which political observers said served him honor its victims.” mandatory mobile telephone service poignant given the renewed commitment of well because he was among the few lead- On February 16, 2005, the Senate provider. Ukraine to freedom and democracy during ers to survive the Orange government Energy and Natural Resources Committee without being tainted with corruption The founders of the company, Yurii last year’s Orange Revolution.” and Olena Voskoboinikov, are Mr. held a hearing, chaired by Sen. Craig The bill was then placed on the Senate accusations. Thomas (R- Wyo.) with oral testimony pro- His sheepish personality, political Lutsenko’s “kumy,” or godparents of his Legislative Calendar on April 20, 2006, children, and longtime friends. The com- vided by John Parsons, associate regional and on September 29, 2006, it passed the independence and avoidance of scandal director for lands, resources and planning projected a common-man image that pany’s financial director happens to be Senate without amendment by unanimous Mr. Lutsenko’s wife, Iryna. Furthermore, for the National Park Service (NPS). consent. The bill was presented on October appealed to a wide audience. It therefore Written testimony was submitted by Rep. came as little surprise when the bloc’s Ukrainian Modern Telecommunications 2, 2006, to President George W. Bush for was founded only five months prior to Levin, Dr. Oleh Shamshur, ambassador of his signature. decision-makers, with Presidential Ukraine to the United States, and Mr. Secretariat Chair Viktor Baloha calling Mr. Lutsenko’s decision to switch the Sawkiw, on behalf of the UCCA. Source: “Senate authorizes most of the shots, chose Mr. Lutsenko, ministry’s mobile service provider to his In comparison to the Victims of Holodomor memorial,” by Serhiy age 43, over Viacheslav Kyrylenko as wife’s company. Communism Memorial, which is a gen- Zhykharev, The Ukrainian Weekly, the leader of Our Ukraine – People’s Ukrayinska Pravda uncovered the eralized monument to the unspecified October 8, 2006. Self-Defense, political observers said. alleged corruption, which Mr. Lutsenko later denied, when it found out that Mr. Lutsenko, his wife and two sons stayed in the Grecotel Creta Palace, a five-star hotel that is among ’s most luxuri- ous hotels, during their vacation on the island of Crete. Mr. Lutsenko revealed they could afford the vacation because his wife made $100,000 a year as finan- cial director for the mobile telephone service provider. The allegations have become well- known among Ukraine’s political elite and insiders, but haven’t tainted his rela- tively clean image among the general public, which doesn’t have access to the Internet. As the 2007 election campaign draws to a close, Mr. Lutsenko proved himself a valuable political player to an Our Ukraine bloc that was suffering. Regardless of whether Our Ukraine improves upon its 13 percent perform- ance last year or not, Mr. Lutsenko has emerged from the campaign in a position to challenge for one of the country’s top leadership posts, whether mayor of Kyiv or prime minister. “He needs to move to the next level, which requires getting more support,” Mr. Lozowy said. “He is starting to promise everything to everybody, which is not unknown to Western politicians.” No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 23 OUT AND ABOUT

October 5 Golf Outing, Ukrainian American Cultural 215-235-3709 or 610-377-4621 Vernon, NJ Center of New Jersey, Black Bear Golf Course, 908-766-0030 or October 15 Lecture by Steven Pifer, “European [email protected] Washington Mediators and Ukraine’s Orange Revolution,” Woodrow Wilson International October 6 Roundtable “The Journal Suchasnist and Center for Scholars, 202-691-4000 New York Ukrainian Émigré Intellectual Life in the 1960s and 1980s,” Shevchenko Scientific October 16-17 Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation Society, 212-254-5130 Washington, DC Statehood – Roundtable VIII on Ukraine- EU Relations, Ronald Regan International October 6 Chess Tournament, Ukrainian Sports Trade Center, 212-473-0839 or Whippany, NJ Federation of the U.S.A and Canada, [email protected] Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, 716-852-7566 or October 19 Bandura – the Soul of Ukraine, Ukrainian http://uscak.blogspot.com Detroit Bandurist Chorus, Max M. Fischer Music Center, 313-576-5111 October 6 Vienna Piano Trio performs works by New York Haydn, Korngold and Brahms, Ukrainian October 19 Book reading by Marusya Bociurkiw, Institute of America, 212-288-8660 San Francisco “Children of Mary,” Femina Potensin, 415-217-9340 October 6 Fall picnic, St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Warrington, PA Church, 215-491-2988 or October 19 Film screening “The Orange Chronicles” by www.stanneukrainiancc.com Philadelphia Damian Kolodiy and Peter Zielyk, Ukrainian League of Philadelphia, 215-684-3548 October 7 Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine Lehighton, PA convention, Ukrainian Homestead, October 20 Casino Night – Texas-Style, Ukrainian 215-235-3709 or 610-377-4621 Whippany, NJ American Cultural Center of New Jersey, 973-292-0187 October 7 Hetman Awards Banquet, Ukrainian Edmonton, AB Canadian Congress – Alberta Provincial October 20 Bandura – the Soul of Ukraine, Ukrainian Council, 780-414-1624 Cleveland, OH Bandurist Chorus, United Methodist Church of Berea, 440-826-2157 October 7 Fund-raiser for Children of Chornobyl Sunny Isles Beach, FL Relief and Development Fund, Acqualina Hotel, 305-798-0190 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome October 7 Ukrainian Insurgent Army scholarly confer- submissions from all our readers; please send e-mail to New York ence, Shevchenko Scientific Society, [email protected]. Items will be published at the discretion of the 212-254-5130 editors and as space allows; photos will be considered. Please note: items will be printed a maximum of two times each. October 11-13 Danyliw Seminar, University of Ottawa, 613- Ottawa, ON 562-5800 x3692 or [email protected]

October 12 Folk art from the 1933 Chicago World’s New York Fair, The Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110

October 12-13 Ukrainian American Veterans’ convention, Yonkers, NY Ukrainian Youth Center, 914-965-1678 or 914-965-3707

October 13 Oktoberfest picnic and dance, Ukrainian Horsham, PA American Sports Club Tryzub, 215-343-5412

October 13 Pig roast with live music by Vorony, Syracuse, NY Syracuse Ukrainian National Home, 315-478-9772

October 13 Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Denville, NJ Jersey Volleyball Tournament, Powerzone Volleyball Center, 973-989-5800 or www.socceragency.net/lys

October 13 50th anniversary of the Organization for Passaic, NJ the Defense of Lemko Western Ukraine, music by Halychany, Ukrainian Center, 973-772-3344

October 13 Anniversary banquet of the “Lisovi Mavky” Chicago sorority of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, Ukrainian Cultural Center, 847-823-0430

October 13-15 68th annual convention of the League of Clarks Summit, PA Ukrainian Catholics of America, The Inn at Nichols Village, 570-563-2275

October 14 Ukrainian festival, Barrie Central Collegiate Barrie, ON High School, 705-436-4343 or 705-321-4343

October 14 Tribute concert, “Opera Best Duets and Madison, NJ More,” and 25th anniversary of Oleh Chmyr’s career, Drew University, 973-993-8090

October 14-15 Ukrainian Philatelic Society stamp collec- Lehighton, PA tors, meet Ukrainian Homestead, 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 No. 39

Soyuzivka’s Datebook PREVIEW OF EVENTS Saturday, October 6 American Sport Center Tryzub (County October 5-7 October 19-21 Line and Lower State roads, Horsham, Plast Rada - Lisovi Chorty fraternity U.S. National Plast Conference NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific PA.) invites you to an international Society invites all to a roundtable on the sub- Oktoberfest picnic and “zabava” (dance) ject “The Journal Suchasnist and Ukrainian beginning at 3 p.m. Enjoy imported and October 5-8 Émigré Intellectual Life in the 1960s and domestic specialty beers and wines expert- New York Cycle Club October 26-28 1980s.” Participating in the roundtable will ly selected for pairing with our interna- Halloween Weekend - Kids’ Parade be: Dr. Larissa Onyshkevych, Dr. Taras tional kitchen and grill, “The Best of the October 12-14 and Masquerade Zabava Hunczak, Dr. Bohdan Rubchak, Anatole Wursts,” and other grills, roasts, tasty eth- UNWLA Spa Weekend; Kaminsky and Marta Skorupska. The pro- nic foods and baked goods. Our Biergarten Plast Rada - Chortopolokhy sorority gram will take place at the society’s build- will come to life with the international, November 9-11 ing, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th Ukrainian, Eastern European, traditional October 13 Plast Orlykiada Weekend streets) at 5 p.m. For more information call and modern music of the Harmonia Corvette Road Rally 212-254-5130. Orchestra (New York City). Dance, listen, sing and enjoy the tasty food and festive NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of atmosphere of Oktoberfest at Tryzubivka America presents the Vienna Piano Trio: come rain or shine (the event will be under Wolfgang Redik, violin; Matthias Gredler, a roof in the event of rain). Admission is cello; and Stefan Mendl, piano. The pro- $10 per person; children under 13, free. gram will include works by Haydn – Piano For further information call 215-343-5412 Trio in E Minor Hob XV/12; Korngold – or visit the website www.tryzub.org. Piano Trio (1909-1910); and Brahms – Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major, Op. 87. The Friday-Sunday, October 19-21 concert will begin at 8 p.m. and will be followed by a reception. The Ukrainian CHICAGO: The Symon Petliura To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 Institute is located at 2 E. 79th St.; tele- Memorial Fund is sponsoring a series of 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 phone, 212-288-8660. benefits to help finance the technological Kerhonkson, NY 12446 upgrade of the Symon Petliura Library in E-mail: [email protected] Sunday, October 7 Paris. An exhibit of photographs of Website: www.Soyuzivka.com Petliura’s life, curated by Alexandra D. NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Kochman, will open Friday at 7 p.m., with Society (NTSh) invites all to a scholarly a lecture by library director Dr. Jaroslava conference dedicated to the 65th anniver- Yosypyshyn at the Ukrainian National sary of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army Museum. On Sunday, after the 12:30 p.m. (UPA) and the centennial of Gen. Taras memorial service at Ss. Volodymyr and Chuprynka – Roman Shukhevych. Dr. Taras Olha Church, a benefit banquet will be Hunczak (Rutgers University), will serve as held in the adjacent Cultural Center (2247 chairman and commentator. After opening W. Chicago Ave.) Tickets may be pur- remarks by Dr. Orest Popovych (president chased for $50 at Selfreliance Ukrainian of NTSh in America), the program will fea- American Federal Credit Union by calling ture the following talks: “UPA from the 773-328-7500. For further information Perspective of 65 Years” by Dr. Petro contact Halyna Hrushetsky, 708-344-7909. Potichny (McMaster University); “Roman Shukhevych – Commander and Political Thursday, October 25 Leader” by Dr. Dmytro Shtohryn (University of Illinois at Urbana- TORONTO: The Toronto premiere of the Champaign); “Roman Shukhevych in the documentary film “Bereza Kartuzka” Forefront of the Anti-Communist Struggle (Ukrainian version) will take place at the in the Years 1944-1950: The Problems of UNF Community Center, 145 Evans Ave., Research and Interpretation in at 7 p.m. Produced and directed by Yurij Contemporary Ukraine” by Dr. Yuri Luhovy, this is the first film to be made Shapoval (Institute of Political and Ethno- about the Polish concentration camp National Research, National Academy of Bereza Kartuzka. It is based on extensive Sciences of Ukraine). Closing remarks will research, vintage stock shots, commen- be given by Bohdan Harhay (president of taries by pre-eminent academics and eye- the Ukrainian American Youth Association). witness testimonies. Admission: $15: $10 The conference will take place at the soci- for students. The event is sponsored by the ety’s building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ukrainian Women’s Organization and the Ninth and 10th streets) at 4 p.m. For more Ukrainian National Federation. The information call 212-254-5130. screening will be preceded by a supper at 5:50 p.m. offered for a reasonable price. Saturday, October 13 For information contact Hanya Cirka, 416- 621-0984. All are welcome to attend the HORSHAM Pa.: The Ukrainian premiere only, supper only or both.

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