INSIDE:• New U.S. ambassador to Ukraine delivers first speech — page 4. • Football great Bronko Nagurski featured on new stamp — page 12. • North America’s largest Ukrainian festival — page 13.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXI HE KRAINIANNo. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine The UkrainianT Weekly marksU 70th anniversary W Site and design of Famine-Genocide memorial

in Ukraine’sby Roman Woronowycz capital stir controversyvociferously voiced amonghis opposition public to the site, Kyiv Press Bureau saying he is “absolutely against” it. “It simply does not reflect the largesse of the KYIV – After a fiery 90-minute debate during tragedy, which broke the back of the Ukrainian a public hearing in Kyiv dedicated to review the nation in 1932-1933,” noted Mr. Drach. “How status of a project to finally develop a proper can we stick this memorial at the bottom of a hill memorial center dedicated to the Great Famine, near nothing in particular?” the consensus seemed obvious: discard it all, Mr. Drach also expressed dissatisfaction with including the chosen site, and start from scratch. the fact that the project had moved forward with- Among the members of the planning commit- out input from the Verkhovna Rada. The noted tee only state and city officials expressed any poet-turned-politician explained that earlier in inclination to disagree with that overriding opin- the year lawmakers had approved a resolution ion. Nonetheless, even among them the lasting calling for a memorial complex to be developed impression was that officials would have to take in the city center, near the historic Arsenal a fresh look at how the effort was developing. Factory. He accused the Cabinet of Ministers “After today and what we have heard, the and Kyiv city officials of ignoring that resolu- result will probably be that we have to make tion. some changes and pursue other ways of going “I am shocked,” Mr. Drach stated. forward,” acknowledged Vasyl Romanchuk, The idea of a famine memorial has gained assistant minister of culture, one of the project’s steam quickly since first being mentioned as a leaders. worthy project to commemorate the 7 million to Several months after the city of Kyiv and the 10 million Ukrainians who died in 1932-1933 as national government joined forces to develop a a result of a Soviet policy of food confiscation site in Navodnytskyi Park, located on the right and forced starvation that was implemented to bank of the Dnipro River below the highest of break the back of the private farmer class in Kyiv’s seven hills – which coincidentally or not Ukraine and subordinate it to a collectivized sys- lies beneath the long controversial Soviet-era tem of agriculture, and to break the resistance of monument to “Rodina Mat” (the Motherland) – a the Ukrainian nation. stormy debate has arisen over whether the dedi- The idea for the project developed after first cated plot of land is a suitable site for the memo- being mentioned in an article in an op-ed piece rial. The voices heard at this special public hearing in a Kyiv-based English-language publication. suggested that the only people who supported The idea as proposed at the time was that a prop- the project as it currently looks were those who er memorial to the victims of the Great Famine took part in its design. The three dozen or so par- should stand somewhere in Kyiv and that there ticipants in the discussion of its merits, including was no better time to begin construction than several members of the North American during the 70th anniversary of the genocide, so Ukrainian diaspora and a noted Kyivan architect, that it could be completed in time for the 75th On October 6, The Ukrainian Weekly marks a milestone in its had only criticism to offer in response. anniversary commemoration. history: the 70th anniversary of its founding in 1933. A special National Deputy Ivan Drach, a member of the The plan outlined a complex that would section on the anniversary – encompassing editorials, commen- planning committee who also sits on the jury encompass a research center, a conference cen- taries, greetings and a questionnaire – appears on pages 5-9. that will pick the final design, vehemently and (Continued on page 3)

Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine Columbia University honors Zlenko opens up a world of possibilities with Distinguished Statesman Award TORONTO – Imagine that a vast viewers to see photographs of prominent by Andrew Nynka The award was presented to Mr. information resource containing in-depth people they are reading about; and that Zlenko by Lisa Anderson, dean of the NEW YORK – Columbia University’s knowledge about Ukraine and Ukrainians they allow you to find exact locations of university’s School of International and Harriman Institute and the School of is freely accessible to anyone at any time cities, towns, mountains, lakes, or rivers, Public Affairs. International and Public Affairs presented and in any place in the world. Imagine view architectural monuments and works “Mr. Zlenko has made an enormous former Minister of Foreign Affairs of that students in Asia learning about world of art, and listen to musical compositions difference in his country and in relations Ukraine Anatolii Zlenko with the history, or American journalists conduct- mentioned in the text. between his country and the rest of the Distinguished Statesman Award on ing research for their articles on Eastern Through the efforts of a team of spe- world,” said Dr. Anderson. September 25. Europe, or European diplomats being cialists working on the Internet In accepting the award, presented at Mr. Zlenko was chosen for the award dispatched to their official posts in Encyclopedia of Ukraine (IEU) project at Columbia University’s prestigious Kellog “because of his achievements in Ukraine, can simply turn on their com- the Toronto Office of the Canadian Center, Mr. Zlenko said that a statesman Ukrainian-U.S. relations in particular, but puters and access over 20,000 detailed Institute of Ukrainian Studies, such a is someone who “submits his life to ful- in general for his role in helping steer articles and encyclopedic entries on all sophisticated and user-friendly informa- fill the aspirations of his fellow human Ukraine through a very difficult set of aspects of Ukraine, its history, people, tion resource is becoming a reality. beings.” He added, “I will continue to years,” said Mark von Hagen, professor geography, society, economy, diaspora Once completed the IEU will be the serve my country as a diplomat.” of history at Columbia University. Dr. and cultural heritage. most comprehensive web-based resource Mr. Zlenko spoke for nearly half an von Hagen is also president of the Imagine that these entries are accom- in English on Ukraine and Ukrainians. hour to an audience of Columbia International Association of Ukrainian panied by thousands of maps, photo- This immense repository of knowledge, University faculty, students and guests. graphs, illustrations, tables, music files, Studies (IAUS) and is the former director and multimedia materials that allow (Continued on page 21) of the Harriman Institute. (Continued on page 21) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 No. 40

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS New evidence of high-level involvement Kyiv wants U.N. to mark Great Famine other games,” he added. (RFE/RL Newsline) UNITED NATIONS – President Leonid in politically motivated murders in Ukraine Kuchma addressed the 58th session of the President shrugs off impeachment move United Nations General Assembly in New by Taras Kuzio arrested in May 2002. After their arrests, York on September 24, urging the United KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma reiter- RFE/RL Organized Crime and Terrorism Watch Sokil members leaked information anony- Nations to pay tribute to victims of the man- ated his opinion that an accord on the cre- mously to the opposition Socialist website ation of the CIS Single Economic Space he Since the murder of opposition journalist made famine in Ukraine in 1932-1933, (www.Grani.kiev.ua) on February 17, 2002, which claimed up to 10 million lives, signed recently along with the presidents of Heorhii Gongadze in the fall of 2000, that dealt with the involvement of their col- Russia, Belarus and Kazakstan does not Ukrainian authorities either have been Interfax reported. “Seventy years ago, the leagues in the Gongadze murder. Mr. totalitarian [Soviet] regime organized an contradict the Constitution of Ukraine, incompetent in their handling of this case, Piskun admitted in an interview in the same Interfax and ITAR-TASS reported. He said or have been unable to resolve it – or a mix- artificial famine in Ukraine,” President month in Zerkalo Nedeli that their involve- Kuchma said. “Unfortunately, in 1933 the the opposition effort to impeach him for ture of the two. This is surprising because of signing this agreement is pointless. “The ment was one of the three theories being world did not react to our tragedy. The inter- the degree to which the Gongadze case has opposition has been calling for the presi- investigated. Mr. Honcharov compiled fur- national community believed the cynical negatively affected both President Leonid dent’s impeachment for the past several ther evidence of Sokil’s involvement in the propaganda of the Soviet state, which was Kuchma and Ukraine’s domestic and inter- years when it had no other ideas,” Mr. murder of Mr. Gongadze, which was selling grain abroad at a time when 17 peo- national standing. Kuchma said. “It is more political specula- released after Mr. Honcharov’s mysterious ple were dying every minute in Ukraine.” From November 2000 to April 2002, one tion and provocation by forces that have death. Mr. Kuchma said Ukraine is not seeking “to reason the Gongadze case was not resolved After being arrested, Mr. Honcharov nothing else to say. I pity them.” (RFE/RL settle past scores,” adding, “We only want to was the role of then Procurator General claimed in statements published by the Newsline) make known our tragedy to the largest pos- Mykhailo Potebenko, who shielded Mr. Ukrayinska Pravda website on August 10 sible number of people, so that this knowl- Kuchma from accusations that he was and September 10 that he was ordered not Russian as official language in CIS? edge might help us avoid similar catastro- directly involved in the crime. Mr. to testify against other officers. He claimed Potebenko, his staff, his successor, phes in the future.” In May the Verkhovna MOSCOW – Speaking at Moscow’s he had been tortured and beaten in prison, International University, Russia’s First Vice Sviatoslav Piskun, as well as Minister of which is thought by many to have led to his Rada approved a declaration designating the Internal Affairs chief Yurii Smirnov have all 1932-1933 famine in Ukraine an “act of Minister for Foreign Affairs Eleonora death on August 1. Mr. Honcharov was the Mitrofanova said on September 25 that arrived at contradictory and often bizarre second Sokil member to have died recently genocide” against the Ukrainian people. explanations for the Gongadze murder. (RFE/RL Newsline) Russia is striving to see that Russian be in prison – occurrences that conveniently granted official language status in all CIS Yet, four facts that have been known for removed two potential witnesses in any a long time have again been authenticated Kuchma: Ukraine tired of waiting for EU countries, RTR and RIA-Novosti reported. future court case. Suspiciously, Mr. She deplored what she described as a by Internal Affairs Ministry sources. Firstly, Honcharov’s body was quickly cremated KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma sug- it has now been admitted by the authorities process by which national languages are two days after his death. gested in Kyiv on September 30 that squeezing out Russian and said Moscow is that Gongadze was being followed by the Mr. Honcharov himself was accused of Ukraine should not aspire to European Ministry of Internal Affairs prior to his committed to strengthening the position of eight murders and, as Zerkalo Nedeli points Union membership, saying Brussels has the Russian language as one of the main death. According to the August 9-15 edition out, he was “in the epicentre of the criminal kept his country waiting too long, Ukrainian of the respected weekly Zerkalo Nedeli the forms of its support for ethnic Russians group of militia officers.” Nevertheless, and international news agency reported. abroad. She added that the Foreign Ministry documents pertaining to this were destroyed Internal Affairs Ministry officers implicated “How long can we be kept waiting on the after the removal of Minister Yurii has allocated 210 million rubles ($7 million) by Mr. Honcharov, such as Serhii Chamula, threshold [to the EU]?” Interfax quoted him Kravchenko in February 2001. this year for this goal. (RFE/RL Newsline) the former head of Kyiv’s UBOZ, continue as saying. “Ukraine is tired of waiting. ... Second, Mr. Kuchma was allegedly to work in other UBOZ field offices. None of the [EU] bureaucrats has declared Kyiv reacts to Russian statement recorded by security officer Mykola After his death, Mr. Honcharov’s docu- that they want to see Ukraine in the EU.” Melnychenko as demanding that Gongadze ments and testimony were sent to a Kyiv- Mr. Kuchma also expressed his bitterness KYIV – Ukrainian Foreign Affairs be dealt with. Present at the meeting were based non-governmental organization, the Ministry spokesman Serhii Dovbeshko told then-presidential administration head over the fact that Ukraine has been neither Institute for Mass Information, which repre- granted associate EU member status nor rec- Interfax on September 26 that he is surprised Volodymyr Lytvyn (now chairman of the sents Reporters Without Borders. At first, to see that “one country is trying to resolve Verkhovna Rada), Mr. Kravchenko, and ognized as a country with a functioning the Procurator General’s Office denied their market economy. “If I were today invited to for another issues that are outside its compe- Security Service of Ukraine Chairman authenticity and Deputy Prosecutor tence.” Mr. Dovbeshko was commenting on Leonid Derkach. The recording shows that join the EU, I would refuse,” Mr. Kuchma Oleksander Medvedko said the papers stated. “Who in Europe needs Ukrainian Russian First Vice Minister for Foreign Mr. Kuchma ordered Mr. Gongadze to be revealed nothing new about Mr. Gongadze. Affairs Eleonora Mitrofanova’s statement beaten up (but not murdered). planes, Ukrainian machine building, or the A month later, Mr. Piskun changed his tune Ukrainian coal industry? We would not the previous day that Russia’s foreign-policy Many other journalists have testified and admitted in an interview in the newspa- goal is to obtain official status for the since then that they were beaten by the withstand [economic] competition even for per 2000 that the Mr. Honcharov papers are Russian language among former Soviet Internal Affairs Ministry and warned to halt a month.” (RFE/RL Newsline) genuine and contain new facts in the republics. “[Mitrofanova’s statements] are their critical reporting. In the Gongadze Gongadze investigation. Kuchma supports direct presidential ballot not worthy of additional comments because case, we can only assume that something Incredibly, at the same time, Deputy they cannot in any way influence the lan- went wrong when he was beaten up, lead- Procurator Viktor Shokin continued to KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma also guage policy of Ukraine, which is develop- ing to his death. claim that “Melnychenko does not know said on September 30 that he is in favor of ing [its policy] on the basis of its own legis- Ihor Honcharov, an officer in the special anything [about the Mr. Gongadze affair].” electing a new president by direct ballot, lation and its international obligations in this forces’ unit that was involved in political Adding Mr. Melnychenko’s tapes to testi- Interfax reported. He was apparently refer- sphere,” Mr. Dovbeshko added. Asked by and criminal kidnappings, testified that mony by Internal Affairs Ministry officers ring to a recent proposal by a group of pro- “These crimes were perpetrated on the Ukrainian journalists to comment on Ms. would be presumably too dangerous for the presidential lawmakers that a new president direct instruction of the Ministry of Internal Mitrofanova’s statement, Russian authorities. be elected in 2004 by the current Verkhovna Affairs.” He also said, “The highest offi- Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor These new revelations may shed light on Rada. “I am for a nationwide vote in the cials of the state knew about these kidnap- Chernomyrdin said, “It is difficult for me to other political murders in Ukraine. presidential election. And I am for holding pings and murders and were associated with say what she had in mind.” (RFE/RL These include former National Bank of the election in 2004,” Mr. Kuchma told jour- them” (Zerkalo Nedeli, August 9-15). Newsline) Ukraine Chairman Vadym Hetman, who nalists. “I am not going anywhere – either to Third, the units responsible were from offered to finance Viktor Yushchenko’s run for president [for a third term] or to play (Continued on page 23) the special forces of the Internal Affairs 1999 presidential campaign (he declined, in Ministry Directorate to Combat Organized the end, to stand), and Vyacheslav Crime (UBOZ). The UBOZ has units called Chornovil, the former leader of Rukh, who “Sokil” (Falcon), which have also been FOUNDED 1933 died in a suspicious car accident. Mr. nicknamed “Werewolves.” Mr. Kravchenko Hetman, Mr. Chornovil and former Prime HE KRAINIAN EEKLY bragged at the meeting recorded by Mr. Minister Pavlo Lazarenko were the three TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Melnychenko that he had vicious units that main individuals blocking a potential re- a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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Site and design... (Continued from page 1) FOR THE RECORD: ter, a historical museum and a proper monument to the victims, as well as the Rep. Smith speaks tens of thousands of others repressed and displaced by the Soviet regime. The proposal quickly gained favor onFollowing Gongadze is the casetext of a and the support of many in the Ukrainian Congressional Record Statement by Rep. diaspora in Canada and the United Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.), chairman States. Then, during a parliamentary of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, titled hearing on the Great Famine in the “Murder of Ukrainian Journalist Verkhovna Rada in February, Vice Prime Heorhii Gongadze Still Unsolved After Minister of Humanitarian Affairs Dmytro Three Years.” The statement was entered Tabachnyk presented much the same on September 16. plan as a worthy tribute to those who perished as a result of Stalin’s Mr. Speaker, the murder of Ukrainian “Holodomor.” The Ministry of Culture investigative journalist Heorhii and Kyiv city planning officials were Gongadze remains unsolved – three tasked with developing the project, and a years after he was murdered. On site was chosen in early summer. September 16, 2000, Gongadze, editor of A representative from the state con- Ukrainska Pravda, an Internet news pub- struction company, DerzhBud, defended lication critical of high-level corruption the chosen site as the most suitable. He in Ukraine, disappeared. explained at the public hearing that three Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma sites were initially discussed, but only and a number of high-ranking officials one met the enumerated criteria. He also have been implicated in his disappear- underscored that only Kyiv city officials ance and the circumstances leading to his had the right to assign the land under its murder. Audio recordings exist that con- jurisdiction. tain conversations between Kuchma and “It is considered an open area, and I other senior Ukrainian officials dis- can attest to the fact that it is located in cussing the desirability of Gongadze’s what we consider a memorial/museum elimination. Over the last three years the part of Kyiv,” explained Vasyl Ukrainian authorities’ handling, or more Prysiazhniuk, assistant director of accurately, mishandling of this case has DerzhBud. “The Monastery of the been characterized by obfuscation and Caves, the Vydubytsky Monastery and stonewalling. the World War II Museum are all in the Last month, a prime suspect in the same area.” case, former senior militiaman Ihor Mr. Prysiazhniuk failed to mention Honcharov, who allegedly headed a that the 60-meter tall titanium Some of the proposals for Kyiv’s memorial complex dedicated to the victims of gang of former policemen accused of Motherland monument – an ode to the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933. several kidnapings and murders, died in Soviet domination over Ukraine stands designers from abroad as well. police custody under mysterious cir- atop the highest of Kyiv’s seven hills but about developing a project that would express the degree to which the His wife, Daria, was more blunt in her cumstances. His posthumous letters – next to the World War II Museum – which give a detailed account of events would tower over the memorial com- Ukrainian nation recognized the depth of assessment of what form the new memo- the tragedy. rial should take. She commented that the surrounding Gongadze’s murder and plex if it were built where currently which name names – are now being planned. “The site choice reveals how the gov- best way to honor the victims of the ernment looks upon the event,” Great Famine would be to recycle the investigated by the Procurator General’s Larysa Skoryk, a former lawmaker office. A few days ago, Procurator who now teaches architecture at the Kyiv explained Prof. Serbyn. “The community Motherland statue that looms over the must now rise to the task. It must current proposed site of the famine General Sviatoslav Piskun indicated School of Design, said the planners had that some facts in the letters have become a world-class research and docu- memorial complex. turned everything upside down, almost proved to be true. Reportedly, warrants literally. mentation center.” “It should be destroyed and the titani- Before the hearing, which was held at have been issued for two suspects in the “This memorial should not be at the um from it should be used to build the killing. bottom, but at the top of that hill,” the Artists’ Union of Ukraine, interested new memorial up there on the hill,” Mrs. explained the civic activist, who has crit- citizens had an opportunity to view 15 Lysyj stated. (Continued on page 14) icized several city construction projects projects submitted by Ukrainian artists and in the past. sculptors in a competition to determine Ms. Skoryk added that the haphazard how the memorial complex should look. way in which city and state officials The artistic renderings, many of which Kuchma expresses exasperation with EU chose the site showed how little concern invoked religious themes and images, they had for the project and the victims of encompassed a wide breadth of architec- by Roman Woronowycz ly press briefing in the Presidential the Famine-Genocide. She explained that tural styles, from sleek post-modernistic Kyiv Press Bureau Administration Building. He questioned the first thought that crossed her mind to heavy Soviet monolithic and on to tra- why Brussels was not willing to give KYIV – Putting pressure on the European when she heard where city fathers wanted ditional Byzantine cupolas. advance assurance that if Ukraine made the Union to act in preparation for the annual to put the memorial complex was why 10 One project proposed that the monu- needed changes and fulfilled the million victims of the cataclysm did not ment should center on a huge, black mar- EU-Ukraine summit, President Leonid Copenhagen Agreement, it would eventually deserve a monument in the city center. ble cube, with a huge inlaid cross on Kuchma said on September 30 that Kyiv is be included in the exclusive European club She also noted that the site in the city each of its four sides. Another offered a frustrated by Brussels’ unwillingness to of countries. center that the Verkhovna Rada had sup- full-size pyramid, with grizzly scenes of move the country along a distinct path to EU “Not one of the (EU) officials has ever ported was discarded by city officials not the victims’ sufferings cut into cave-like membership. stated that he wants to see Ukraine in the because it would have been difficult to voids on each of the sides. A third one, a “How long can Ukraine sit on the side- EU,” noted Mr. Kuchma. upend a military garrison currently locat- twisted black cornucopia, evoked the lines?” asked the Ukrainian president. “We The source of Mr. Kuchma’s frustration is ed there, as Mr. Prysiazhniuk had stated, feel of a work of Soviet monumentalism, have grown quite weary of this.” the EU’s unwillingness to offer Ukraine any- or because the site on the Dnipro River but with a more amorphous touch. Mr. Kuchma voiced his exasperation with thing more than a role in its “Wider Europe” was better, but simply because plans Another submission presented a depic- the lack of movement in the development of program, a new structural relationship in already existed for the private develop- tion of the Blessed Virgin Mary holding a deeper relationship with the European which countries that have status as friendly ment of a 20-story luxury apartment a crucified Christ, which would stand in Union one week before the annual meeting neighboring states of the EU would obtain building on the rejected site. the Dnipro River and be connected to between EU and Ukrainian leaders, which is certain limited trade and transportation privi- Assistant Minister of Culture land via a broad walkway. scheduled for Yalta on October 7-8. leges. That list is relatively broad and Romanchuk acknowledged that after Those interested enough to attend the Mr. Kuchma blamed the EU for the includes countries in Northern Africa and such vocal criticism of the chosen site a public hearing and view the proposals paralysis and noted that the EU has failed to the Middle East, as well as the Balkan states new one would most likely have to be came away non-plussed by what act on repeated Ukrainian requests for asso- and Ukraine. chosen. Ukraine’s artists had offered up. The ciate membership over the last couple of Nonetheless, Mr. Kuchma admitted that “If people truly believe that the site is one thought expressed repeatedly was years, with the explanation, stated repeated- Ukraine was far from ready to join the EU not suitable, then we should turn to the that the projects under consideration did ly, that Ukraine didn’t fit the model for such as a full member. He explained that Ukraine city to offer alternative sites,” said Mr. not create the desired response in the a relationship. Nonetheless, as the president today could not offer Europe quality goods Romanchuk. viewer. noted, Turkey has had associate membership and services, with the exception of a cheap, Prof. Roman Serbyn, a noted scholar “There is nothing here that expresses in the EU for more than 40 years. albeit trained, labor force, and “would not on the Great Famine from Montreal and the depth of the feeling, the soul of this “Has [the EU] lost anything from this?” last a day in that competitive market.” another interested participant in the pub- tragedy,” explained Anatolii Lysyj, a asked Mr. Kuchma. “Let’s stop declaring our desire to be an lic hearing, said the disagreements were diaspora activist from the United States. The Ukrainian leader was uncharacteristi- EU member, and let’s make the objective not simply about choosing a site that Mr. Lysyj suggested that a new competi- cally blunt in his assessment of the EU- would be both agreeable and practical, tion take place to include Ukrainian Ukraine relationship during a regular month- (Continued on page 19) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 No. 40

FORBelow is the THE text of opening RECORD: remarks by Ambassador Ambassador John Herbst’sthroughout first Ukraine address continue to cause in concern. Kyiv With the John Herbst at the Conference on Freedom of Speech/ 2004 presidential election, Ukraine’s treatment of its Human Rights in Ukraine held at Taras Shevchenko journalists will continue to be a point of international National University in Kyiv, September 18-19. scrutiny. With presidential elections in Ukraine quickly I am honored that the Kharkiv Human Rights approaching, Ukraine’s aspirations of European integra- Protection Group asked me to speak. Let me say thank tion hinge on a free, fair and transparent 2004 presiden- you to the other organizers of this conference, as well as tial election in Ukraine. Outside observers will expect to the leadership of this great university for providing us presidential campaigns and the election itself to be con- with a venue for this dialogue. ducted based on the very freedoms you are espousing at I arrived in Ukraine less than a week ago. It is apt that this conference. my first public appearance would be at the 2003 confer- On the positive side, in May 2003 the government of ence on Media Freedom and Human Rights in Ukraine. Ukraine closed the criminal case against numerous After all, the United States Constitution is devoted to the Ukrainian publications that alleged defamation of principles that this conference will address. President Kuchma. When Parliament votes in My interest is in improving the U.S.-Ukrainian rela- tionship to the fullest extent possible. That is best September, amendments to the law on TV and radio achieved by encouraging Ukraine to realize the demo- broadcasting should not restrict the re-broadcasting of cratic objectives that it has laid down and to practice the the BBC, the Voice of America and Deutsche Welle in human rights principles that it has embraced by signing Ukraine. Moreover, the government of Ukraine should the European Convention on Human Rights. Respect cease to put pressure on Western broadcasters and their for these basic freedoms is an essential part of the Ukrainian partners. advance to democratic freedom and prosperity. Also encouraging is that the State Bureau of Ukraine has repeatedly stated its aspiration for inte- Religious Affairs (SBRA) continues to show signs of gration into Europe, for membership in NATO and the real governmental representation of all the country’s European Union. To achieve its goals of membership in religions and various believers. Adherents of many these organizations, Ukraine must ensure that all its citi- faiths have found comfort in freely expressing their zens enjoy media freedoms and fundamental human Ambassador John Herbst beliefs in Ukraine. rights. Ukrainians must not be satisfied with their coun- had been scheduled to testify in court on the murder of During 12 years of independence from the Soviet try’s progress until they live in a country free from Gongadze, will continue to spark interest in the human Union, Ukraine has come a long way. But make no mis- “temnyky,” for example. rights case of the journalist. take; there is a long way to go. This coming year offers As some of you may know, I have spent much of my Future events in the life of harassed judge Yuriy real opportunity for Ukrainians to bring greater democ- life working in and on the post-Soviet area. In this con- Vasylenko of the Criminal Division, Kyiv Court of racy to Ukraine. Americans stand ready to support text, Ukraine has managed some real achievements in Appeals, and his wife, lawyer Tetiana Montian, require Ukrainians to help realize goals of freedom. Now, I am the development of a democratic society. At the same national and international monitoring attention. here to listen, to form impressions, and in the coming time, Ukraine’s human rights record in 2003 continued In addition, we will continue to monitor events in the years, to work with Ukrainians toward improved funda- to raise concern. high-profile lives of human rights defense attorney mental freedoms and human rights in Ukraine. I will This week marks the third anniversary of the disap- Andrii Fedur, and of the wife and mother of the slain work with you to support the goals Ukraine has articu- pearance of Heorhii Gongadze, and we still do not journalist Gongadze. lated for itself: a future of independence and democracy know what happened. The recent death in custody of The controversial vehicular death of journalist in Ukraine. I look forward to working with you to make Ministry of Internal Affairs officer Ihor Honcharov, who Volodymyr Yefremov and attacks on journalists Ukraine a better place for all. Thank you very much. Institute of Non-Profit Management enriches Ukrainian Catholic University

by Matthew Matuszak non-profit field as well.” presented their solutions to the teacher program. Eighteen teachers, staff and older stu- and the other students. “There are now a number of business LVIV – With a one-week intensive dents of UCU and its institutes gave up The students were very dedicated to schools in Ukraine that work almost workshop in July, the Institute of Non- part of their summer vacations to study their studies, according to Andriy exclusively with the profit sector,” Mr. Profit Management – the newest addi- management techniques. “They were the Borovets, director of the new institute Borovets said. “However some of the tion to the Ukrainian Catholic University best students I ever had,” Mr. Neubecker and himself a participant in the work- curriculum and resources could be (UCU) in Lviv, has opened. Charles commented. The students met four hours shop. “There was big interest. The stu- adapted for the non-profit sector. Neubecker of Plano, Texas, who has 32 a day, for five days, and had much out- dents stayed and worked late into the Already we have begun discussions for years of experience in international busi- side homework to do. “It was like a full- evening” on their assignments, said Mr. collaboration with one of the best man- ness, taught the institute’s trial course. time one-week course,” explained Mr. Borovets, previously director of a Lviv agement programs in Kyiv.” The institute started a pilot one-year cer- Neubecker. telecommunications firm who now is “The Institute for Non-Profit tificate program in September. “They took to it very well and got a director of university operations at UCU. Management, thus, will serve the many The institute “is something really lot out of it,” said Mr. Neubecker. “They Mr. Neubecker conducted the classes young people who want to dedicate their important,” said Mr. Neubecker, who were introduced to a lot of new ideas: in English; there was no translation into lives to society outside the state sector, retired from Caltex Petroleum Corp. in mission, vision, the values of the organi- Ukrainian. He is very aware of the stu- as well as the civic structures these 1999. “Anywhere in the world, including zation, budgeting, important decisions dents’ and staff’s linguistic abilities as he young people bring into existence,” Mr. in the U.S., non-profit organizations in for the future.” was a volunteer teacher at UCU’s Borovets said. “We hope the impact will general do not have the same level of The students worked in four teams. English-language Summer School for be wide and deep, affecting both groups management that for-profit organizations Each day they were presented with a the last three years. and individuals.” have. All modern management tech- hypothetical problem involving a hypo- This trial course was just the first step Legal consultation for non-profit niques and tools should be applied in the thetical institution. The next day they for the institute, which is starting a year- organizations will be another program of long certificate program in the fall. the institute, Mr. Borovets explained. A There will be three courses each semes- lawyer will serve UCU and the non-prof- ter, and up to five weekly workshops its, teaching them how to register with taught by visiting professors. Students the state and, generally, how to carry out will attend classes on evenings and their mission in the context of Ukraine’s weekends. Finances, operations, and post-Soviet system. public relations will be among the topics Mr. Borovets said he hopes that in the covered. future there will also be internships The course on “community explo- abroad for some of the students, so that ration,” noted Mr. Borovets, will be a they can travel, for example, to Poland particularly innovative topic for Ukraine. or Hungary, to see first-hand how suc- The students will visit different non- cessful non-profit organizations operate. profit organizations, for example psychi- Mr. Neubecker plans to return to atric hospitals and soup kitchens, and Ukraine next spring to teach a workshop “figure out what’s going on in the com- on budgeting for the students of the munity.” They will talk to clients, institute’s certificate program. observe happenings, and later report Further information on the Institute of back to their peers and teachers. They Non-Profit Management is available on will try to assess what is good, and what the Internet at www.ucu.edu.ua/inpm. For is wrong in these institutions, he further information on the Ukrainian explained. Catholic University, contact the Ukrainian About 30 students from UCU, Lviv Catholic Education Foundation, 2247 W. non-profit organizations, the charitable Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; phone, Charles Neubecker (center) teaches students at Lviv’s Institute of Non-Profit organization Caritas, and other church- (773) 235-8462; fax, (773) 235-846; e- Management. related institutions are enrolled in the mail, ucef.org; website, www.ucef.org. No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 5

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Seventy years

What is 70 years? Once it was considered a person’s lifetime. But what is 70 years for a newspaper? How does one quantify what that means in the life of a pub- lication like ours? For The Ukrainian Weekly – which first rolled off the presses as a publication of the Ukrainian National Association in 1933 with the issue date of October 6 – 70 years means approximately 3,640 issues. That’s give or take a few issues, as in some years there were actually 53 issues, while in others – for example when our old publishing house, Svoboda Press, used to close down for two weeks during the summer in order to allow the printers time for vacation – there may have been 50 or 51. We won’t even attempt to count the number of pages issued, the number of sto- ries reported or the number of words printed, as the sizes of our issues varied – from four pages at the paper’s birth to 56 for special issues such as our year-in-review editions. (We can tell you, however, that in 2002 alone we published 1,715 articles and a total of 1,278,700 words – that’s exactly 1,278,700 words.) Seventy years means 22 editors on staff during the course of those decades (see the list below) – all of them dedicated to the cause, focused on the task at hand, willing to sacrifice and to go the extra mile to produce this unique newspaper. Of course, there were different numbers of editors at different times, ranging from one to five. And then there are the interns – the wonderful young people who have helped us out during summers, winter breaks and other times of need, as when we were short an editor for an extended period of time in late 2000/early 2001. Seventy years means scores of regular correspondents, countless free-lancers and innumerable community activists who send in stories and information, including our youngest contributors – the members of what we call “The Next Generation” who write in to our monthly UKELODEON section for children and teens. It also means tens of thousands of subscribers and readers representing at least three generations. Seventy years of The Ukrainian Weekly also means four books published since 1983 alone (others were published with the assistance of Weekly editors under the Svoboda Press imprint), plus a continually expanding website – an innovation intro- duced in 1998. Two of our books offered the best and the most significant articles published by The Weekly during the first 66 years of its existence, from 1933 through 1999 (the two volumes were issued to mark the end of the millennium). Another was dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, and the fourth, actually the first published by The Weekly, was released in 1983 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Great Famine. Seventy years is a concept that cannot be quantified, however, when it comes to a newspaper’s content and ideas. Sure, we could go back and count up the number of special issues prepared during the course of those decades, but that still wouldn’t do justice to the variety and breadth of materials published in this paper. For seven decades The Ukrainian Weekly has chronicled the times, mirrored our Ukrainian society in North America and served as a leader of public opinion. Perusing the pages of our newspaper, one can readily see where our community and our nation have been, how their fates have been altered by events of worldwide significance – the rise of Hitler, Stalin’s Terror and the re-establishment of Ukraine’s independence among them – and how Ukrainian Americans, Ukrainian Canadians and Ukrainians in Ukraine have reacted. Seventy years means many unquantifiable changes, some of which are symboli- cally reflected in the evolving face of The Ukrainian Weekly, as seen by our flag, the nameplate on a newspaper’s front page (reproduced to the right of this space). Our current flag was introduced 10 years ago for The Ukrainian Weekly’s 60th anniversary. Perhaps the most important meaning of 70 years for this newspaper, however, is its resolute decision to stay the course. For seven decades The Ukrainian Weekly has remained true to a founding mission that reflects the dual realities of Ukrainian diaspora life; it strove, and strives, to maintain the Ukrainian heritage and to dis- seminate the truth about Ukraine and Ukrainians. As The Ukrainian Weekly turns 70 on October 6, 2003, we are sure that constant has served our readers well.

Members of The Ukrainian Weekly editorial staff

Stephen Shumeyko 1933-1959 Helen Perozak Smindak 1957-1958 Walter Prybyla 1959-1960 Walter Dushnyck 1959-1965 (intermittently) R.L. Chomiak 1960-1961 Zenon Snylyk 1962-1978 Ihor Dlaboha 1973-1980 Roma Sochan Hadzewycz 1977-present Ika Koznarska Casanova 1980-1981, 1990-present (part time) George B. Zarycky 1980-1985 Marta Kolomayets 1982-1984, 1988-December 1996 Natalia Dmytrijuk 1984-1985 Michael Bociurkiw 1985-1987 Natalia Feduschak 1985-1987 Chrystyna Lapychak 1986-1992 Marianna Liss 1987-1988 Khristina Lew November 1990-January 1998 Tamara Tershakovec 1991-1992 Roman Woronowycz June 1992-present Andrij Wynnyckyj June 1992-December 1999 Irene Jarosewich December 1996-November 2000 Andrew Nynka April 2001-present 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 No. 40

American milieu. As early as 1925, certain UNA members had proposed that what was Oct. needed was an English-language publication for the younger generation; in the late 20s Turning the pages back... some even suggested that Svoboda be published 50-50 in Ukrainian and English. Then came the influence of current events in the 1930s: the Polish pacification cam- 6 paign directed at Ukrainians living under its rule and the brutal work of Joseph Stalin in Ukraine, the man-made famine. Svoboda published articles about both on its pages, but it 1933 On October 6, 1933, the first issue of The Ukrainian Weekly wanted to tell the truth about the sufferings of Ukrainians to the general public. Thus, it (or more properly the Ukrainian Weekly since the “the” was not began publishing selected articles in the English language, which would be accessible to then part of the newspaper’s name) rolled off the presses at the fellow Americans. Finally, the UNA convention in 1933 voted to begin publishing an Svoboda print shop as a supplement to the 40-year-old English-language Ukrainian Weekly. Ukrainian-language daily newspaper Svoboda. And thus The Weekly was born with a dual mission: to keep Ukrainian American The lead editorial noted that the four-page English-language tabloid was not the first youth involved in the Ukrainian community and to tell the world the truth about Ukraine. venture of its kind sponsored by the Ukrainian National Association, then, as now, the In its inaugural issue the newspaper wrote about the famine: “A series of mass meet- largest Ukrainian fraternal organization. For it was the UNA that during the previous ings are being held by the Ukrainians throughout America and Canada, protesting against seven years had published The Ukrainian Juvenile Magazine; in addition, it had on occa- the barbaric attempts of the Bolshevik regime to deliberately starve out and depopulate sion published English-language sections in Svoboda. And therein were the clues to the the Ukrainian people in Ukraine. The purpose of this intentional starvation by the reason The Ukrainian Weekly was initiated. Bolsheviks is to forever quell the Ukrainian struggle for freedom.” The Weekly contin- Since the mid-1920s, the UNA leadership was becoming increasingly concerned with ued: The Soviets have been deliberately “carrying out of Ukraine practically all of the the younger generation: how to maintain its interest in the Ukrainian American communi- ty and how to prevent this generation from becoming completely assimilated into the (Continued on page 15) The Weekly Questionnaire: How are we doing?

Dear Readers: 1993 of running The Weekly Questionnaire every five back to you on the results of the survey. years on our anniversary date. (For the record, our We will publish excerpts of comments also, so On the occasion of its 70th anniversary, The first questionnaire ever was published in 1981.) please do take the time to let us know what you’re Ukrainian Weekly is hereby soliciting your reactions The questionnaire below is designed to evaluate thinking. to the news and features carried in The Weekly. In our performance so that we may better serve you. The Ukrainian Weekly has been serving our com- short, we want to know how we’re doing. This, we Please fill it out and return it to us as soon as possible, munity for 70 years. With your assistance and input, should note, is in keeping with our tradition since but no later than November 15, so that we can report we hope to continue our mission for years to come.

I. Listed below are categories of news and features regularly carried by The II. I regularly read the following news or features in The Ukrainian Weekly: ______Ukrainian Weekly. Please indicate next to each category how much coverage you ______would like to see devoted to it (much more, more, same, less, or much less) by plac- ______ing an X in the appropriate space. A separate section regarding our individual ______columnists appears at the bottom of this section. ______MUCH MORE SAME LESS MUCH MORE LESS III. I most enjoyed The Ukrainian Weekly’s features on (list any particular features that you especially enjoyed; please be specific): ______Action Items ______arts/culture ______books ______business IV. I least enjoyed the following features published in The Ukrainian Weekly (please be spe- Church affairs cific): ______columnists ______commentaries ______Dateline: New York ______editorials V. Additional comments/suggestions: ______Focus on Philately ______For the record (documents) ______international relations ______interviews ______Kyiv Bureau reports ______letters to the editor ______local community news ______national news – Canada VI. I am a (please check one): national news – U.S. J Newsbriefs J subscriber (since ______) J regular reader new releases occasional reader News and Views J VIII. I am a member of the UNA (Branch ______) Notes on People J I am not a member. Preview of Events Quotable Notes VIII. Age:___ Sex:___ City, state of residence:______Occupation:______scholarship, education If student: Soyuzivka events field of study:______sports news school: ______Sportsline Name (optional): ______The News from Here J Turning the pages back... IX: J I regularly visit The Weekly’s website. I have visited The Weekly’s website. UKELODEON J I have not visited the website. Ukrainian Pro Hockey Update UNA Forum Comments: ______Columnists: ______Double Exposure (Lew) Faces and Places (Kuropas) PLEASE CLIP OUT AND RETURN BY NOVEMBER 15 TO: Perspectives (Fedynsky) The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 The things we do... (Tracz) Thank you for your cooperation! No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 7 A glimpse of the past Faces and Places The Weekly on The Weekly by Myron B. Kuropas Below are excerpts of editorials that appeared in past issues of The Ukrainian Weekly. The excerpts, one from each decade, offer a glimpse of how the newspaper saw itself, and its role, throughout its 70-year history. PARTI 1933: The worst of times, the best of times Why do we write about Ukraine? Try to imagine Ukrainian American life publication “must serve as a guide to our in the United States in 1933, a time when American Ukrainian youth by pointing out, December 29, 1933 the American economy was in free fall. in its own inimitable language and style, Very often our American Ukrainians, particularly the younger generation, have It was the height of the Great the road to the goal which is dear to all been admonished by many of their own kind that “when in Rome, do as the Romans Depression. Unemployment in 1933 had Ukrainians – a free and independent state do.” This in effect is intended to mean that since we live here in America and reached 14 million; national income of Ukraine.” Today 70 years later, this undoubtedly will live here for the rest of our lives, that therefore our main concern declined from $87.5 billion to $41.7 bil- UNA publication is still fulfilling this mis- should be with American life together with its attendant problems and affairs. lion; manufacturing had dropped by 50 sion. Ukraine may be independent, but it’s ... But we certainly cannot apply the above quoted adage that “when in Rome, etc.” percent; those who were still working were still not free of the Soviet and Russian to the guiding policy of The Ukrainian Weekly, and devote a good portion of it to news earning as little as 5 cents an hour in saw mindset. dealing exclusively with American life, whether it be political, business, or sports ... mills and $2.39 for a 50-hour week in tex- The Ukrainian Weekly became involved Just as the “shoemaker must stick to his awl” so must The Weekly adhere to those tile mills. with American political life early on. On sound principles upon which it was built, and upon which its future progress depends. Capitalism was under attack by November 24, 1933, for example, a The Ukrainian Weekly must devote itself exclusively to the portraying of the America’s growing battalions of pro-Soviet Ukrainian Weekly editorial responded to Ukrainian life, whether it be here in America or in any part of the world, and leave the academicians, journalists and writers. The criticisms that opposing American foreign portrayal of American life to the incomparably far abler transmitting agencies of news. American Communist Party had come out policy was somehow unpatriotic: The Weekly must serve as a guide to our American Ukrainian youth by pointing out of hiding and was heralding the Soviet “Ukrainians in America have found them- in its own inimitable language and style the road to the goal which is dear to all model as America’s salvation. President selves at the present time in a rather unen- Ukrainians – a free and independent state of Ukraine. It must also serve as a torch of Franklin Delano Roosevelt had met with viable position,” Mr. Shumeyko wrote. knowledge to the other nationalities, including the American people, and acquaint the notorious Walter Duranty, Moscow cor- “For at the time when the United States has them with the terrible lot of the Ukrainian nation under the remorseless foreign respondent for The New York Times, for recognized Soviet Russia, the Ukrainians in oppression, and with its struggle to free itself of this bondage. advice on how best to woo Joseph Stalin. America, although loyal American citizens, Furthermore – we must remember that the centuries old oppression of the In Europe, meanwhile, Poland was are forced to wage an unremitting cam- Ukrainian people, particularly as manifested by the various Russian or Polish decrees sending “pacification expeditions” into paign of protests against the Soviets for forbidding the use of the Ukrainian language and the word “Ukraine” had a very bad Ukrainian regions of the country to crush their barbarism, having caused, by means effect upon the more ignorant of our people. As a result of this policy, and of the Ukrainian economic and cultural institu- of a deliberately fostered famine in insidious Russifying and Polonizing propaganda, many of these people forgot that tions. Stalin was supervising a man-made Ukraine, the death of millions of Ukrainian they were of the Ukrainian race; and began to call themselves Russians, Little famine in Ukraine that would kill 7 million lives during the past year ... we look dubi- Russians, Ruthenes, Galicians, Hutsuls, Greeks, and whatnot. men, women, children. ously upon the value of any benefits which And, therefore, it is even because of this reason that The Ukrainian Weekly devotes For Ukrainians everywhere, it was the America may obtain from having official itself to purely American Ukrainian life, in the hope that someday it may help to lead worst of times. And yet, paradoxically, in relations with a government which has these deluded people unto the right road, and make them realize that they are some ways it was also the best of times, shown its inability to provide for its sub- Ukrainians, descendants of a great people, who someday will be free. especially in the United States. jects even the most ordinary necessities of 1933 was the year when the Ukrainian life, and which has shown itself capable of American community organized nationwide the most barbaric cruelty, as evidenced by Our tenth anniversary demonstrations protesting Stalin’s man- its reign of terror and the present October 2, 1943 made famine. November 19 was designated Bolshevik-fostered famine in Ukraine.” as a day of mourning around the theme The Ukrainian Weekly’s crusade against Ten years ago, on October 6, 1933, The Ukrainian Weekly made its first appear- “Save Ukraine from Death by Starvation.” Soviet crimes and imperialistic intentions ance. The 18th Regular Convention of the Ukrainian National Association, held in 1933 was the year the Organization for continued all through the 1930s, a period of May of that year in Detroit, had decided that in the development of Ukrainian the Rebirth of Ukraine (known by its time that journalist Eugene Lyons labeled American life the time had come when our younger generation, born and raised here, Ukrainian acronym as ODVU), a nationalist “The Red Decade.” America’s recognition had to have, in addition to the Svoboda, a weekly organ of their own, published in association affiliated with the Organization of the Soviet Union permitted Moscow to English and dedicated completely to their special needs and interests. of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), came into develop a well-orchestrated, extremely effi- Since that time The Ukrainian Weekly has endeavored to fulfill its function as such to its own as a counterweight to the growing cient espionage network in the United the best of its ability. Primarily it has devoted itself to the problems and issues con- popularity of Ukrainian Communist soci- States that eventually infiltrated all seg- fronting our young people in relation to their Ukrainian background and their American eties in America. Included under the ODVU ments of our government, including the environment. In this connection it has, first of all, striven to make them good and loyal umbrella were the Gold Cross, a women’s White House. Soviet disinformation, chan- Americans. Likewise it has endeavored to make them worthy descendants of the free- organization, which held its first Nationalist neled through a number of influential dom-loving Ukrainian race. At the same time it has constantly inculcated them with the Woman’s Conference in 1933, and the American newspapers and journals such as idea that as native-born Americans of Ukrainian descent they are duty-bound to help Young Ukrainian Nationalists (MUN). The New York Times, The Nation and the their blood kinsmen in foreign-occupied and oppressed Ukraine to win the national free- 1933 was the year the Ukrainian Pavilion New Republic, blinded the American pub- dom for which they have been fighting and sacrificing for many centuries. ... at the Chicago World’s Fair was opened. lic to the menace that the Soviet Union pre- Today, of course, The Ukrainian Weekly devotes its main efforts to our country’s war 1933 was the year the Ukrainian Youth sented. Even today there are revisionist effort. In every way possible it strives to make the Ukrainian American contribution to this League of North America (UYL-NA) was American academics who argue that the war effort as great as possible. It is prompted to do this not only by a sense of duty, but also created in Chicago during “Ukrainian Soviet Union was never really a threat. by the realization that only a victory of the American cause and arms, as well as those of Week” at the Chicago Fair. Eighty-five del- As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of their allies, will ensure the future existence and development of the “American way of life,” egates representing Ukrainian youth clubs The Ukrainian Weekly and other organiza- and, at the same time, provide at least an opportunity for the Ukrainian people in their in 11 states and four Canadian provinces tions founded in 1933, it is well to reflect native but enslaved land to establish a free, independent and democratic state of Ukraine. were present at the inauguration. 1933 was on the reasons for their longevity. After all, also the year the Ukrainian Professional the UYL-NA, MUN and the Ukrainian A birthday Society of North America and Ukrainian Professionals of North America are no Catholic Youth League (UCYL) were longer around. The UCYL has been October 8, 1955 established in Chicago. renamed the League of Ukrainian On October 5, 1933, we were down in the pressroom of the Svoboda. We watched 1933 was the year Dr. Luke Myshuha, a Catholics and remains relatively inactive. [The Ukrainian Weekly’s] first issue run off the press. We felt then that The Weekly debonair intellectual and a Ukrainian Why is it, we might ask, that some organi- would play a great role in the progress of younger generations of Ukrainian visionary, became editor of Svoboda. zations declined or disappeared, while The Under Dr. Myshuha’s leadership, Svoboda Ukrainian Weekly survived and flourished? Americans. That it has done. quietly became the leading Ukrainian The answer, of course, is visionary and ... The Weekly has stimulated creative thinking among our young people on the nationalist newspaper in the free world. At determined leadership: leadership by past vital problems that confront them as Americans of Ukrainian descent. No other the 1933 UNA convention in Detroit, it UNA presidents who, despite occasional agency, we have every good reason to believe, has made them so aware of these prob- was Dr. Myshuha who suggested a UNA- economic down cycles, never lost their lems as has The Weekly. sponsored English-language publication for commitment to this important institution; What is more, The Weekly has broken down the barriers of distance and time that American-born youth. These young people, leadership by the editors beginning with separate our young people, scattered as they are throughout the length and breadth of he argued, will not be carbon copies of Stephen Shumeyko and ending with Roma this land of ours. their parents because they live in a different Hadzewycz. ... The Weekly has reached the hands of prominent American journalists at times, world. The life of their parents is not a It’s not easy being the editor of The and some of their writings, such of certain nationally known columnists and military model. Every generation must develop its Ukrainian Weekly. People are quick to crit- editors, have been based on what appeared in The Weekly. own Ukrainian identity. icize but rarely send bouquets. So how In thus outlining what we consider to be the good points, we do not forget, even for The first issue of The Ukrainian Weekly about it? How about sending a big a minute, any bad points or shortcomings of The Weekly. In fact, we shall return to appeared on October 6, 1933. On them in the first opportunity. December 9, 1933, its editor, Stephen But, this week, we prefer to put our best foot forward. After all, this week is The Myron Kuropas’ e-mail address is Shumeyko, wrote that the new-minded Weekly’s birthday. [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 No. 40

GREETINGS TO THE WEEKLY ON ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY Seven decades of The Ukrainian Weekly Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell Dear Editor: by Stefan Kaczaraj UNA President Throughout The Ukrainian Weekly’s 70 years of service, you have provided a valu- able service by bringing to the attention of Ukrainian Americans and other interested On October 6, 2003, The Ukrainian Weekly will celebrate its 70th anniversary. Americans news about Ukraine, aswell as the Ukrainian American community, Seventy years ago in October the first issue of The Ukrainian Weekly appeared as a including in my home state of Colorado. Since its inception, The Ukrainian Weekly supplement to the 40-year-old Ukrainian-language Svoboda; later it emerged as an has provided solid information together with insightful commentary on the struggle of independent newspaper. the people of Ukraine to regain their independence, and forge a nation based on the The mission of the paper was dual: to keep Ukrainian American youth involved in principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. the Ukrainian community by preventing total assimilation into the American melting The Ukrainian Weekly also serves as a vital channel for informing the Ukrainian- pot and to disseminate to the world the truth about Ukraine. American community about congressional actions affecting Ukraine, thus building The Ukrainian Weekly performed a tremendous job in defending Ukrainian immi- support for various initiatives in the Congress. I appreciate the extensive coverage grants from accusations of being pro-Nazi and fascist. The Weekly also fought against and editorial support you have given to Senate Resultion 202 on the 70th anniversary the Communist-instigated disinformation campaign aimed at Ukrainians. of the genocidal Ukraine Famine. Your newspaper has also been instrumental in From its inception to the present day, the paper serves all readers who are interest- familiarizing its readers with other efforts of the Helsinki Commission, including the ed in Ukraine and Ukrainians. Every member of the U.S. Congress receives a free commission’s work in supportingthe aspirations of Ukrainians to live with dignity in copy of the paper. peace and prosperity. In seven decades The Ukrainian Weekly has expanded from a four-page tabloid- I commend you and your staff for your dedication and commitment in putting out a format newspaper to regular issues that are as large as 24 and 28 pages (and special first-rate newspaper and express my best wishes for your continued success. issues as large as 56 pages). By growing both ideologically and in the number of its pages, the paper has become a powerful organ in our community and among Ben Nighthorse Campbell Americans. Since the re-establishment of Ukraine’s independence, it can be said with- U.S. Senate out exaggeration that The Ukrainian Weekly has become the voice of Ukrainian dias- Co-Chairman of the Helsinki Commission pora in the West. On behalf of the Executive Committee and General Assembly of Ukrainian National Association Inc., I would like to extend to the editors, contributors and read- ers of The Ukrainian Weekly best wishes of good health and success in all your future New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey endeavors. Dear Friends: For 70 years, The Ukrainian Weekly has set an excellent standard in informing citi- zens of important news, enhancing civic awareness and providing a lasting public service. The readers of The Ukrainian Weekly are indeed blessed to have had so fine Ukrainian World Coordinating Council a newspaper serving their community for so many years. Dear Editorial Staff of The Ukrainian Weekly and Readers: As the governor of a state with a large and active Ukrainian American population, I On behalf of the Ukrainian World Coordinating Council, I would like to extend our recognize the value of keeping all citizens up-to-date on breaking news items and top- best wishes to Editor-in-Chief Roma Hadzewycz of The Ukrainian Weekly and the paper’s ical issues. The Ukrainian Weekly has long provided a critical service through its editorial staff on the occasion of the publication’s 70th anniversary. coverage of important political, legal and cultural issues. The Ukrainian Weekly is among the first English-language Ukrainian publications that Within the state of New Jersey, Ukrainian Americans have become an integral com- gave voice to Ukrainian immigrants in the United States. Founded in 1933, The Weekly ponent of our continually growing global community. Indeed, as our world becomes was a contemporary of the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine; from its inception through today closer through the use of modern communications and transportation, it is imperative The Weekly has told the truth about those horrible years endured by the Ukrainian nation. that all nations and people strive to become part of this global community. The The Weekly’s readership is continually growing. Its subscribers are found not only in Ukrainian Weekly has been and will continue to be instrumental in this process. the United States and Canada but around the world: in India and Australia, South America Once again, congratulations to the entire Ukrainian Weekly staff as the newspaper and Europe. The Ukrainian National Association, publisher of The Ukrainian Weekly, celebrates its 70th anniversary. Please accept my best wishes for continued success in should be commended for seeing to it that copies of The Weekly are sent to every member providing excellent news coverage throughout the future years. It is only through the of the U.S. Congress. This assures that government leaders are fully informed about the continued concern and commitment of organizations such as The Ukrainian Weekly life of the Ukrainian diaspora community. Moreover, with the advent of Ukraine’s inde- that we may hope to provide a better quality of life. pendence, there has been an increase in the number of non-Ukrainian readers of The Weekly, particularly among scholars, politicians, economists and businessmen With all good wishes, Your newspaper has always taken the priorities and needs of its readers into account. James E. McGreevey On the basis of surveys, you learned that their greatest interest is in news and develop- Governor of New Jersey ments in Ukraine and that is why you established your press bureau in Kyiv. The paper’s features, such as the year-in-review issues, continue to be popular among readers. The Ukrainian American community is grateful to The Ukrainian Weekly for the objec- tive reporting and information it has published throughout the 70 years of its existence, as Our Ukraine Coalition well as for the newspaper’s role in disseminating information about Ukraine and Dear Friends: Ukrainian diaspora organizations in the United States and other countries. On behalf of “Nasha Ukraina” (Our Ukraine), I am honored to congratulate The The UWCC highly values your contribution toward the process of consolidating Ukrainian Weekly – as the most influential and respected newspaper of the Ukrainian Ukrainians worldwide, promotion of a positive image of Ukraine, and reporting on the life diaspora that is published in the language – on the 70th anniversary of its founding. of Ukrainian diaspora communities worldwide. Your publication is a model for other Your publication is read by Ukrainians in different countries all over the world. newspapers. May you be successful in your endeavors! May the number of your readers We appreciate your professionalism, patriotism and efforts to preserve the continue to grow! Ukrainian word, history, traditions and culture. I am sure the position of your newspa- Best wishes for good health and good fortune to you, your families and those dear to per has contributed a lot to Ukrainian independence, and helped Ukraine to realize you, and creative success! itself as an independent country. Respectfully, We wish the newspaper and its editorial board professional success, enlargement of Mykhailo Horyn your audience and financial stability. May your families be happy! President Sincerely, Ukrainian World Coordinating Council Viktor Yushchenko Leader Our Ukraine Coalition Embassy of Ukraine in the United States Dear Ms. Hadzewycz: It is my great honor to extend my hearty greetings to the editorial staff on the occa- National Rukh of Ukraine sion of the 70th anniversary of The Ukrainian Weekly. Dear Friends: I would like to express sincere gratitude for your continued and unwavering inter- est and commitment to Ukraine and its people. During many years your publishing The appearance of The Ukrainian Weekly at the most tragic time for the Ukrainian house has been known as a team of professionals and like-minded persons, whose nation, 1933 , was a challenge to the totalitarian Communist regime. You were one of efforts contribute to learning about Ukraine in the U.S.A., and render a great service the first to inform the Western world about the realities of the “bright” future being to our country and the Ukrainian nation. built in the USSR, at the cost of the Famine-Genocide that took the lives of millions I wish you all every success in your creative labor, high prestige and a considerable of Ukrainians. Thanks to you, the world learned about the struggle of Ukrainian patri- quantity of readers not only in the U.S.A. but also all over the world, including Ukraine. ots to free Ukraine from the Communist regime. With the renewal of Ukraine’s independence in 1991, your newspaper continued to Sincerely, play a key role in the Ukrainian information sphere; it is one of the leading printed Volodymyr Yatsenkivskyi mass information media that – today as so many years ago in 1933 – continues to Chargé d’Affaires Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S.A. (Continued on page 9) No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 9

facts and attitudes. The power of the written word is accessible to anyone willing to National Rukh of Ukraine devote the time to literally “address the issues.” UMANA has tried it, and we see that (Continued from page 8) it works. objectively report on events both inside and related to our young state. We wish The Ukrainian Weekly continued reportorial success and informational On behalf of the National Rukh of Ukraine, and myself personally, I sincerely greet relevance. We firmly believe that the place to go for news about our diverse commu- The Ukrainian Weekly with this noteworthy date – the 70th anniversary of its founding. nity is, and will remain, The Ukrainian Weekly. I wish your editorial staff inspiration, creative successes, growth and further progress. May God bless all your endeavors and ideas! George Hrycelak, MD Executive Director Respectfully, Ukrainian Medical Association of North America Borys Tarasyuk Leader National Rukh of Ukraine Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Dear Editor: Ukrainian American Coordinating Council The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies extends warm greetings to The Dear Editor: Ukrainian Weekly on the occasion of its 70th anniversary. The Ukrainian Weekly has a long and impressive record of providing the general On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of The Ukrainian Weekly, we commend public with accurate information in English concerning Ukrainian matters. This objec- The Weekly staff for its dedication and hard work. You have created a newspaper of tive is also a major focus of CIUS activity, particularly through the CIUS Press (a record that not only serves to inform the Ukrainian diaspora, the U.S. government and foremost publisher of English-language works in the West on Ukraine) and the the people of Ukraine about issues important to all of us, but one that also provides Encyclopedia of Ukraine project (now evolving www.encyclopediaofukraine.com on vital support to civic organizations such as ours to carry out our mission. the Internet). We wish The Weekly continued success and ongoing support from its readership. Ihor Gawdiak President Dr. Zenon E. Kohut, CIUS Director Ukrainian American Coordinating Council Dr. Serhii Plokhy, CIUS Acting Director Dr. Frank E. Sysyn, Head of CIUS Toronto Office Roman Senkus, CIUS Director of Publications Dr. Marko R. Stech, CIUS Press and IEU Managing Director Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Dr. Bohdan Klid, CIUS Assistant Director Dear Editor: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies As president of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Inc., I am writing this letter to offer my personal congratulations as well as to extend best wishes from the members of our organization to The Ukrainian Weekly and its wonderful staff on the occa- sion of The Weekly’s 70th anniversary. Shevchenko Scientific Society (U.S.A.) Dear Editor: The Ukrainian Weekly is a publication that reflects some of the best work of the Ukrainian community in the diaspora. For 70 years it has served the community as a source For an institution or a publication to celebrate its 70th anniversary is indeed a very of information unavailable in any other publication, as a forum for readers and correspon- happy event. The Ukrainian community on this continent is fortunate that for the last dents to air their concerns and opinions about issue of concern to our community, and as a 70 years The Ukrainian Weekly continues to provide relevant news about Ukraine and public service instrument that has rallied the community to support various causes. Ukrainians throughout the world. The information stored on your pages will also In every issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, we find informative articles on people and events serve as a chronological record about us. that touch our lives and the lives of those in our ancestral home. It is a newspaper that con- We wish The Ukrainian Weekly many decades of continued growth and service to nects the past to present, the East to the West, and the traditional with the innovative. the community. The UNWLA is especially grateful to Editor-in-Chief Roma Hadzewycz for her role in defining and directing The Ukrainian Weekly. Under her tenure as editor The Ukrainian Larissa M.L.Z. Onyshkevych Weekly has proved time and again that it is a newspaper that has the power not only to President inform but to influence and challenge its readers in countless ways. Shevchenko Scientific Society (U.S.A.) The UNWLA relationship with The Ukrainian Weekly has a long history, and we are also grateful to Ms. Hadzewycz for her constant support of our organization and its activities. The Editor’s note: More anniversary greetings will appear in next week’s issue. numerous articles about our programs and events that have been published in The Ukrainian Weekly have given us the opportunity to share information about our work in Ukraine and in the diaspora with the Ukrainian community. We extend sincere wishes for The Ukrainian Weekly’s continued success and we celebrate your extraordinary achievements. Mnohaya Lita! Iryna Kurowyckyj President Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Ukrainian American Veterans Dear Editor: On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of The Ukrainian Weekly, I would like to extend best wishes from the Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV.) The Ukrainian Weekly has been an important means of communication and infor- mation-sharing for all Ukrainian Americans. Its distribution to the U.S. Congress helps to provide visibility for our community and its organizations. The UAV appreciates the cooperation we have received from The Weekly staff in covering our activities. We congratulate you on your accomplishments and wish you much success in the coming years. Mathew Koziak National Commander Ukrainian American Veterans Ukrainian Medical Association of North America Dear Editor:

The Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA) congratulates the staff and leadership of The Ukrainian Weekly on the occasion of its 70th anniversary of publication. The Ukrainian Weekly represents a vital link between our Ukrainian diaspora in the United States and Canada, and the English-speaking milieu in which we are so deeply embedded. The Weekly proudly maintains an enviable channel of communication not only for news – it facilitates dialogue on various topics of compet- ing social and political points of view. The Ukrainian Weekly is our reflection to the outside world. The articles we submit inform not only the Ukrainian readership, but an expanding array of other interested readers as well. The Weekly establishes an indelible historical record, a resource of 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 No. 40 No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 11

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New volume details Authors release studies on roles of religion and nation in modern Ukraine “Religion and Nation in Modern Ukraine” by Serhii Plokhy and Frank Sysyn. Edmonton: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, 2003. 232 pp., $27.95 cross-cultural encounters paperback, $39.95 cloth. In August 2003 the Canadian Institute Ukrainian Orthodox Autocephalous on“Cross-Cultural the steppes Encounters of Ukraine on the of Ukrainian Studies Press released a movement; the foundation of the Ukrainian Steppe: Settling the 232-page collection of 11 essays by Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Molochna Basin, 1784-1861,” by John Profs. Serhii Plokhy and Frank Sysyn Canada in relation to the formation of R. Staples. Toronto: University of titled “Religion and Nation in Modern national identity in Ukraine and in the Toronto Press, 2003, 253 pp, $55 (hard- Ukraine.” Ukrainian diaspora; the role of the inter- national factor in the Soviet liquidation cover). Drs. Plokhy and Sysyn wrote their studies on the topic during the years of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church In John R. Staples “Cross-Cultural 1983-1999. They began their research at in 1946; the rebirth of the Ukrainian Encounters on the Ukrainian Steppe: a time when East and West were still Autocephalous Orthodox Church in the Settling the Molochna Basin, 1783- divided by the Iron Curtain; Dr. Sysyn USSR (1989-1991); the role of the 1861,” the processes of colonization, the was a professor at Harvard University, Moscow Patriarchate in independent ways that people transformed their envi- and Dr. Plokhy was teaching at Ukraine in the early 1990s; the struggle ronment on the Ukrainian steppe frontier, Dnipropetrovsk University in Ukraine. for a Ukrainian Catholic Patriarchate in and how, in turn, the people were trans- Since the early 1990s both scholars have Ukraine in the early 1990s; and the formed by the environment,” are exam- been research associates of the Canadian Church-state relationship in contempo- ined. Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Their rary Ukraine. The people who transform the land, diverse educations and life experiences The book is indispensable for any one and whom the land transforms consist of underlie their differing research interests interested in the history of Ukraine or in Nation in Modern Ukraine” was made Mennonites, Nogais, Russians, and perspectives and enliven the volume. the church-state-nation relationship in possible by the support of the Ukrainian Ukrainians and other groups. Much of the analysis presented in 20th century Eastern Europe. For stu- Church Studies Program at the Canadian When Ukrainians settled the “Religion and Nation in Modern dents of the interaction of state and Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University Molochna Basin in 1783, it changed Ukraine” deals with the responses of nation building and religion, Ukraine of Alberta, and by the generosity of the from a vast expanse of open steppe to a Ukraine’s Eastern Christians to the chal- constitutes one of the most important Skop Family (in memory of Konstantyn small village with horses, cattle and lenge of the national idea. The book case studies at the dawn of the 21st cen- Hordienko), the Canadian Foundation for sheep, and finally to an agricultural area views the history and current status of tury. With more than 48 million inhabi- Ukrainian Studies, the Ukrainian Self- accompanied by a few towns which con- Ukraine’s Orthodox and Greek-Catholic tants, the country is the second-most pop- Reliance League of Edmonton, and the tained “textile mills, forges brick works.” communities in the context of the mod- ulous state to emerge from the break-up SUS Foundation of Canada. The author covers everything in this ern Ukrainian national revival of the late of the former Soviet bloc. Ukraine con- work from colonization and administra- 19th and early 20th centuries and of the tains one of the largest Orthodox commu- The price of the book is $27.95 paper- tive policy, to the Great Drought of resurgence of Ukrainian national con- nities in the world. Alongside the mil- back and $39.95 cloth. Orders are 1832-1834, to the path taken by the sciousness in the late 1980s and early lions of that country’s Orthodox faithful accepted by e-mail, [email protected]; Orthodox State Peasants in reference to 1990s. are more than 3,000 Ukrainian Greek- telephone, (780) 492-2973, fax, (780) land repartition. Among the topics the authors discuss Catholic parishes, which constitute the 492-4967, or regular mail, CIUS Press, This non-fiction book is very informa- are the formation of modern Ukrainian world’s largest Eastern Christian Church 450 Athabasca Hall, University of religious culture; the impact of the tradi- united with Rome. Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G (Continued on page 14) tions of the Kyiv Metropolitanate on the The publication of “Religion and 2E8. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 No. 40

play his abilities. Although he preferred different positions, fullback and tackle – to play fullback, Coach Spears used him the first and only player to accomplish at end and then at tackle during his first such a feat. Some polls even named him FFOOCCUUSS OONN PPHHIILLAATTEELLYY year. Despite playing in these less glam- an All-America end. During his three by Ingert Kuzych orous positions, he still attracted a great years as varsity player at the University deal of attention in the media. Nagurski’s of Minnesota the team went 18-4-2, win- celebrity was assured the following year ning the Big Ten championship in 1927. when he was moved to fullback. The Gophers went 6-2 in both 1928 and Many fullbacks today use speed and 1929 losing those four games by a total Bronko Nagurski: football’s shiftiness to juke their way for yardage. of just five points. Such was not the case with Bronko. His The average weight of football players hallmark was raw, natural power, and he in the 1920s and 1930s was about 175 to greatest player of all-time? amazed sportswriters over the next two 190 pounds. Nagurski, at 6’ 2” and years with his awesome gridiron displays between 220 to 230 pounds (the figures (Figure 1). Descriptions of his exploits vary), was bigger than just about every- took on an almost mythological tone. one else. Legendary sportswriter During these early days of football, Grantland Rice summed up Nagurski as players would play both offense and follows: “He was a star end, a star tackle defense. Nagurski was praised for his and a crushing fullback who could pass. blocking and ball-carrying abilities on Eleven Nagurskis [on a team] would be a offense and his intimidation on defense. mop-up. It would be something close to One writer, watching Bronko smash murder and massacre.” through the opponent’s defense, wrote that, Because of the large number of “players actually flew into the air as the Scandinavians residing in Minnesota and Bronk crashed in like a charge of dynamite the “-ski” in his surname, Nagurski touched off under a log jam.” Another received all sorts of interesting ethnic described how, “It is physically impossible nicknames: the Viking Volcano, the for them [the opposition] to withstand the Durable Dane and the Pulverizing Pole, rough contacts upon which the Bronko in addition to the Big Fellow, the Big Nag thrives. Indeed, he pulverizes them and the Battering Bronko. Nevertheless, whether he has the ball or they have.” Bronko was proud of his real heritage One account in an eastern newspaper, saying, “I’m no Pole. I’m Ukrainian.” cited by a local Minnesota paper, tried to Pro football career Figure 1. A football card from the mid-1930s shows Bronko Nagurski in the uni- explain the phenomenon as follows: form of the University of Minnesota. “Nagurski was found roaming in the In 1930 Bronko turned down numer- northwoods, wholly uncivilized and ous offers for commercial endorsements Just his name conjures up images of a depending on his two hands and his and signed with the Chicago Bears of the hard-as-nails football player, in real life trusty club to provide food and clothing. still-young National Football League. He the “Bronko” certainly lived up to label. According to the story, he was roped, tied decided that since “football was fun, and Although one of the quietest and most and brought to the university here to turn someone wanted to pay him to have fun” unassuming athletes to have ever his barbaric impulses loose on Minnesota he’d do it. He signed his first contract for excelled in any sport, Nagurski also gridiron foes. Before each game he is $5,000, making him one of the league’s accumulated an incredible number of supposed to dine exclusively on red, raw highest paid players. fascinating – and often humorous – tales meat. The result of all this being that he For the next several years, Nagurski about himself. Most of these anecdotes plays a fierce game of football as has was one of the standouts of the league. stuck, perhaps largely because Bronko never before been known.” George Halas, his coach, described his was just too shy to refute them. Stanley Nagurski wasn’t only a bruising ball- almost unstoppable style as follows: Frank, writing for Collier’s in 1943 carrier, he could throw as well when nec- “He ran so low to the ground that his wrote, “More stories, authentic and apoc- essary. By the time he graduated he had back was parallel to it. The thing that made ryphal, have been written about Bronko played at four positions. In 1929, he was Nagurski than anyone ever associated named consensus All-American at two (Continued on page 16) with football.” This article will recall some of the better-known Bronko tales. Bronko Nagurski lived most of his life in Minnesota, but was actually born just north of the border in Rainy River, Ontario, on November 3, 1908. His Ukrainian immigrant parents, Michael and Michelina Nagurski, crossed the border to International Falls, Minn., in 1912, where his father first worked in a sawmill before building a grocery store; he later pur- chased a farm to provide dairy products for his business. His eldest son, Bronko (a nickname for Bronislaw, sometimes also Figure 2. Bronko Nagurski in a public- spelled Bronislau), spent most of his time ity shot takes the pose of a running working on the farm or delivering gro- back. ceries. His free time was spent hunting or fishing in the area’s wild surroundings. College career Nagurski’s natural athletic abilities dis- played themselves in the sports he took up at the high school in International Falls, and he was recruited to play football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers in 1926. The story of his “discovery,” although certainly fiction, gives some idea of his legendary strength. The University of Minnesota coach Clarence “Doc” Spears was searching for a young player he had heard about who lived in Minnesota’s north woods. While driving on the unmarked dirt roads he became lost but came across a young man pushing a plow – without the aid of a horse. When he stopped to ask direc- tions, the young man picked up the plow in one hand and quietly pointed the way. The coach had found his player! Unlike in today’s college football, Figure 3. Bronko Nagurski as a freshmen in the 1920s were not allowed wrestler. The photo above shows him to play in varsity games, so it was not Figure 4. Bronko is pictured on his recent U.S. stamp wearing the uniform of the wearing his world champion’s belt. until 1927 that Bronko first began to dis- Chicago Bears. No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 13 250,000 attend North America’s largest Ukrainian Festival by Olya Odynsky Grod This multiple twinning – Toronto-Kyiv, Chicago-Kyiv and Toronto-Chicago – TORONTO – The seventh annual Bloor was a unique situation. In recognition of West Village Ukrainian Festival – North this twinning, an art pavilion sponsored America’s largest Ukrainian festival – by the city of Toronto showcased the was held in Toronto on Augusut 22-23. works of artists from all three cities. Perhaps it was the incredibly beautiful The performers of the all-day stage weather, or perhaps it was Vopli show ranged from Montreal Ukrainian fla- Vidopliassova from Kyiv (known as VV) menco guitarist Andrey Kutash and the that attracted a quarter million people. vocal duo of Vera and Oksana. The new The festival showcases Ukrainian culture Musical Theater Group, supported by St. and shows how it has become part of the Vladimir’s Institute, entertained with a fabric that is Toronto – over 110 years of classical program as did bass-baritone contributions have been made by Canadians Levko Evasiuk. They were followed by the of Ukrainian heritage to Toronto’s econom- vocal duo of Oresta Babyuk and Andrijka ic, social and cultural growth. Wasilewski. The ever-popular dance Alex Ling, chair of the Bloor West groups included Toronto’s Desna, Ukraina Village BIA, states: “The Bloor West and Vesnianka; Dunai of Niagara Falls and Village Ukrainian Festival keeps getting Barvinok of Windsor. Special guests at this better year after year. It is now recog- year’s festival were The Johnson Academy nized as a large celebration and valuable of Irish Dancing. Emmy winner Orest event for the Bloor West Village area, Sushko entertained on tsymbaly, with The festival’s headliners: VV – Vopli Vidopliassova. celebrating the prominent Ukrainian Ronnie Nykolyshyn on accordion. Back by influence here. People from all cultures popular demand was violin virtuoso Vasyl and all parts of the city come to celebrate Popadiuk and his band Ablaze. and enjoy the festivities.” Giving emcee Evanko a hand as well The festival is held with support from as a break from the two-day show were the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Ola Szczuryk, Mr. Malarek, an award- Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras winning journalist, and Zenon Chwaluk. Shevchenko, the City of Toronto and Victor was also on hand signing copies many corporate sponsors that have been of his book “Gut Instinct” and promoting with the festival from the start. his upcoming book “The Natasha’s.” Festivities began on Friday, August The 9 p.m. Saturday performance of 22, at 6 p.m. with the opening of the bev- VV was superb, and as the group quickly erage gardens and vendor kiosks. The headed from Bloor Street to the Palais festival stage came to life at 7 p.m as Royal (site of last year’s Rolling Stones master of ceremonies Ed Evanko intro- Concert) for a midnight show, the huge duced Suzie Vinnik, rhythm and blues crowd took the street once again to dance vocalist from the western Canadian city to the tunes of the Dunai Band. of Saskatoon. She was joined on stage by Along with a huge children’s midway, fellow Ukrainian Canadian Christina the children’s pavilion sponsored by Dr. Chernesky (CFRB radio host). Alexandre Kostirko and Associates provid- Metelytsia, a Toronto a cappella quar- ed lots of activities for children, including tet of lovely young ladies, charmed the children’s performances on various instru- audience with their pleasant blend of ments and several budding vocalists. This voices in traditional Ukrainian songs, and The Metelytsia ensemble performs. is one area of the festival that will be devel- Mr. Evanko, who has just recorded a new oped in the future, according to organizers, CD, performed several popular songs. tured a craft artist – wheat weaver Irene $99 for festival attendees. who acknowledged the sponsorship of the The large professional stage was able to Topolnitsky from Edmonton. Shoppers “Without the many generous sponsors, government of Canada in providing chil- accommodate the large Barvinok Dance also had diverse selections, not only from the festival could not exist,” said Raya dren’s attractions at the festival. Ensemble that filled it completely with its the local businesses, but also from the Shadursky. Being a city of Toronto-des- The large crowds participated in the lively jumps and turns. By the time the over 50 vendor kiosks on the street. ignated street festival, there is no admis- activities at the community pavilions run troupe finished this part of the program The VIP and Volunteer Pavilion spon- sion charge. “It is free,” said Ms. by St. Joseph’s Health Center Hospital, with the Hopak, the thousands in the audi- sored by So-Use Credit Union was enjoyed Shadursky, “which makes it a real chal- St. Vladimir’s Institute, the Ukrainian ence were primed and ready for VV, who Orthodox Cathedral of St. Volodymyr, by the many sponsors and guests and much lenge financially.” appeared at the festival through the spon- and St. Demetrius (Ukrainian Catholic) appreciated as a place to relax by all the Jurij Klufas, chair of the Bloor West sorship of Ukrainian Credit Union and Corporation and Care Center. volunteers who contribute time and energy Village Ukrainian Festival stated: “We were flown in from Kyiv by Aerosvit Guests sampled delicacies at the many to help organize the massive festival. want to share our culture with the world Ukrainian Airlines. VV did not disappoint food vendors serving traditional Another first for the festival organiz- and we look forward to welcoming anyone: they rocked from one song to Ukrainian and other ethnic fare. This ing committee was securing The Valhalla everyone to next year’s eighth annual another, while Oleh Skrypka moved from year for the first time the festival fea- Inn as the host hotel with a special rate of Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival.” one instrument to another – from guitar to accordion, to trumpet and back to accor- dion. After the show, the crowd danced to the music of the Dunai Band under the stars at Bloor and Jane streets. On Saturday, the festival started at 9 a.m. with a free breakfast for the first 1,000 people courtesy of Buduchnist Credit Union. Next came a colorful parade of over 1,000 participants that was led by Mississauga newspaper pub- lisher and community activist Ron Lenyk – this year’s parade marshall. The judges chose Karpaty Export-Import as the best commercial entry and Sadochok Daycare as the best non-commercial entry. The official ceremonies opened at 12:30 p.m. from the grand stage, with anthems performed by Baturyn Band fol- lowed by greetings from Festival Chairman Jurij Klufas, Council General of Ukraine Ihor Lossovsky, City Councilors David Miller, Chris Korwyn- Kuczynzki and Gloria Lindsay Luby. Special guest Marta Farion, chairman of the Sister Cities International Program, brought greetings from Chicago’s Mayor Daley and Kyiv’s Mayor Omelchenko. A beautiful statue created by Toronto sculp- tor Oleh Lesiuk was presented by the City of Toronto to twin city Chicago. Youths of the Ukraina sports club march in the parade. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 No. 40

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to Mr. Honcharov’s papers, as someone to New evidence... whom details of the Gongadze affair were “Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live” (John 11:25). (Continued from page 2) passed. car accident in March 1999 special forces The issue of political murders, including officers, who may have also been from a that of Gongadze, will not go away. The Sokil unit, provided video of an interview in Gongadze committee in Parliament has which they admit organizing the Chornovil concluded that Messrs. Kuchma and “accident.” Mr. Omelchenko said the video Kravchenko are the “organizers of the was given to then-opposition presidential abduction of Heorhii Gongadze which led candidate, Yevhen Marchuk, Ukrainska to the tragic result of his murder.” Pravda reported on December 11, 2000. The fear of being out of power after the Makar Sushko But Mr. Marchuk was co-opted by Mr. October 2004 election is fueling various was peacefully lifted up into the arms of the Lord on July 4, 2003. Kuchma in the second round and he then machinations surrounding “political Makar Sushko was born in 1918 in the Ukrainian village of claimed he lost the video, the Kyiv Post reform” initiated by President Kuchma. One Lopushno, Kremianets, in the province of Volyn. His father, Karpo Sushko, died when Makar was only 2 years old. His reported on January 26, 2001. After four central issue is that of Mr. Kuchma’s immu- mother, Ahafia, remarried, and Makar’s childhood years were years as secretary of the National Security nity when he is out of office. While high- less than idyllic. From a small child, Makar found great joy and and Defense Council, Mr. Marchuk was level corruption, election rigging and even solace in singing in his church choir. The community, clergy and teachers were fond of Makar and admired his love for his church named defense minister in May. On illegal arms sales may be quietly forgotten, — they helped him whenever they could. Makar completed his September 10, Ukrainska Pravda reported the issue of involvement in violence and liturgical music and choral conducting studies in Kremianets, that the chairman of the parliamentary com- murder will continue to haunt President where he also studied vocal solo and the bandura. mittee investigating the Gongadze murder, Kuchma after he leaves office. As recent Makar was a great patriot from a young age, and his unyield- Hryhorii Omelchenko, as linking the initials examples have shown in Peru, Argentina ing love for his homeland brought him no small amount of suf- “YKM” (which are Mr. Marchuk’s initials) and Chile, immunity is never forever. fering in his lifetime. He was arrested for participating in the movement for freeing Ukraine and for singing patriotic songs. For two years, he lived in hiding from the KGB until the war began in 1941. During this time he was wounded from gunfire, and lived through hor- rible suffering and terror. continued to insist, albeit unsuccessfully, that the United States should not extend In 1943, Makar moved to Lviv where he enrolled in the Conservatory to continue his musical education. Turning the pages... There he met the well-known composer Mykola Kolessa, who helped to establish Makar in the musical (Continued from page 6) diplomatic recognition to the USSR. In culture of the time. He also studied under the composer Stanislaw Ludkewich. Makar said that here in grain and other foodstuffs, with the result addition, there was the matter of the con- Lviv was the first time he felt the hope of a better future on the horizon. tinuing Polish reign of terror on Western that over 5 million Ukrainians have died Around that time, there was a call for auditions to the famous Leontovych choir under the direction of over the past year from starvation.” Ukrainian lands, demands for autonomy Nestor Horodovenko. Makar auditioned for Horodovenko with the song “Reve ta Stohne”, and was immediately accepted into the choir. Thus began an era of concertizing around the cities and villages of The article went on to note that the by Ukrainians in Czecho-Slovakia and proclamation of a Carpatho-Ukrainian Halychyna, fond memories of which Makar treasured to the end of his life. Soviets had forbidden leading Western state, the plight of Ukrainians in correspondents to enter Ukraine, and that Makar continued studying and performing, eventually entering the Manheim camp in Germany, awaiting Rumania, and Hitler’s designs on voyage to Canada. There he met Professor Zavitnevich, who encouraged him to complete his second- foreign aid to the starving population was Ukraine. ary education. At the same time, Maestro Hryhorij Kytasty approached him to join the Ukrainian not permitted. Meanwhile, “appeals are Bandurist Chorus in preparation for their journey to America. Although Horodovenko gave Makar his It was a turbulent time for a neophyte being made to the U.S. government not blessing to leave the Leontovych choir and join the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, Makar elected to com- weekly newspaper ... plete his studies in Manheim. Horodovenko himself said that while thousands of singers had studied to recognize this Communistic dictator- under his hands, he had never met a patriot as passionate as Makar. ship, as it is founded upon principles that Source: “The Thirties: A neophyte are contrary to all rules of humanity and In 1947, Makar traveled to Canada on a government contract. He worked on the railroad for a time before newspaper and the Great Famine,” by he moved to Toronto. He immediately entered church life there at St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, sang in the civilization,” noted The Weekly. Roma Hadzewycz, “The Ukrainian choir, read the epistle, and performed as a soloist in numerous concerts throughout the community. And so it went. The Weekly continued Weekly 2000,” Volume I, 1933-1969. In 1949, again on the request of Maestro Hryhorij Kytasty, Makar finally became a member of the to publish any information it could obtain Parsippany, N.J.: The Ukrainian Weekly, Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus as a bandurist and soloist. He performed in the Chorus’ first tour of about the ravages of the famine. It also 2000. Canada. Unfortunately he was not able to continue with the Chorus to America, as he did not yet have his Canadian citizenship.

In 1952, Makar married Orysia Stepowa, and they began their life together in Hamilton. They became active in St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, and over the next 40 years, Makar was the choir director and cantor in Hamilton, Oshawa and Brantford. He also conducted the Ukrainian Canadian Committee choir in Hamilton, and performed with the choir as a soloist at many concerts and functions. He organized numer- ous other bandurist and choral ensembles in the area, taught bandura, and conducted St. Vladimir’s youth choir. He was frequently invited to perform as soloist with various choirs throughout the area.

His undying love for his church and liturgical music was evident in his great knowledge of and gift for liturgi- cal reading and chanting, which he poured out from the very depths of his heart. Eventually, his faltering health ended his active participation in the musical life of our church.

In 1990, Makar visited Ukraine after more than 50 years. He touched the soil on which he was raised, Marion Burbella, 92, of Whiting, NJ, embraced his loved ones, prayed and read the epistle in the village church where his life began. passed away on September 22, 2003. Makar loved his family intensely and took great pride in his children’s accomplishments. Together with his wife, Orysia, they instilled in their children the love for music, church and family. He leaves in sorrow his wife She was predeceased by her husband, John Burbella. She was the lov- of almost 52 years - Orysia; his son Roman and wife Sandra, grandchildren Katelyn, Stephanie and Lauren, ing mother of John Robert Burbella of Holmdel, NJ, Ronald Edward daughter Halia, son Orest, and daughter Oksana. In Ukraine survive his sister Marusia and her family. Burbella, MD, of Lawrenceville and Marion Woloshyn of Whiting. She is Although failing health left him with diminished physical strength, he retained a consistent interest in also survived by five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well world and community affairs, and he read all the Ukrainian newspapers that Orest brought him from Toronto on each visit. Makar entered into the arms of the Lord peacefully at home, where he was lov- as a sister, Paula Grant of Toms River, NJ. ingly cared for by his wife and children.

The Panachyda was served on July 8th by Rev. Bohdan Hladio, supported by the choir of St. Vladimir’s The funeral took place from the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home of Toms Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral under the direction of Bohdan Radesch. His Eminence Archbishop Yurij River, 26 Mule Road, on Thursday, at 9:00 a.m. The funeral mass was officiated at the funeral service together with the following clergy: Rev. Bohdan Hladio, parish priest, Rt. Rev. Fedir Leheniuk, Very Rev. Gregory Mielnik, Rev. Mikhail Ozimko, and Rev. Myroslaw Parfeniuk. The offered in St. Stephen’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Toms River, at choir’s tribute to Makar was moving. They were joined by many out-of-town friends who over the years 10:00 a.m. Interment followed at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, had worked and sung with Makar. In his eulogy, Archbishop Yurij reminded everyone in attendance of NJ. Visitation 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Makar’s gift of music, his many years of instilling this gift and love for Ukrainian song in several genera- tions of our faithful, and of his legacy, which lives on today. Makar’s youngest daughter Oksana read the Wednesday. Parastas was on Wednesday at Quinn-Hopping Funeral epistle and Psalm 50 during the funeral service, in tribute to her father. Home at 3 p.m. The interment took place at Woodland Cemetery in Hamilton. During the graveside service, daughter Halia and son Orest sprinkled earth onto the casket which they had each brought back from their Memorial contributions can be made to St. Stephen’s Ukrainian father’s village in Ukraine. A luncheon was served in the auditorium of St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1344 White Oak Bottom Road, Toms River, NJ 08755. Orthodox Cathedral, and the program was led by daughter Oksana. Before the meal, the singing of The Lord’s Prayer was led by Makarís three granddaughters, Katelyn, Stephanie and Lauren. Heartfelt con- dolences were expressed by the following: Anna Trojan (UWAC, Eastern and National Executives), Bohdan Radesch (parish choir director), Tony Pohoreski (choir president), Morris Klem (past parish president), Claudia Mykytiuk (Ukrainian Museum of Canada and UWAC, Sophia Rusova Branch, DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS Etobicoke), and Victor Sheweli, long-time chorister of Makar’s. Victor ended his tribute to Makar with a moving rendition of ‘Nadija’ (Hope), which he dedicated to Makar. to be published in The Ukrainian Weekly – in the Ukrainian The family is deeply indebted to the many friends who helped to create a tribute appropriate to the life and or English language – are accepted by mail, courier, fax, phone or e-mail. memory of their husband, father and grandfather. In particular, to His Eminence Archbishop Yurij and the offi- ciating clergy at the funeral. Special thanks to Rev. Bohdan Hladio for his devoted pastoral care of Makar Deadline: Tuesday noon before the newspaper’s date of issue. during his illness. Gratitude is also extended to the parish choir and friends who joined them in song, (The Weekly goes to press early Friday mornings.) Pallbearers were sons Roman and Orest Sushko, cousin David Hnatiuk and grand-nephews Steven and Rate: $7.50 per column-inch. Charlie Hnatiuk, and dear family friend Roman Litwinchuk. Honorary pallbearers were long-time friends Peter Kopiak and Paul Drozd, who crossed the ocean with Makar over 50 years ago to a new life in Canada. Information should be addressed to the attention of the Advertising Department The family is grateful for all donations made in Makars memory to the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus and sent to: The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 (NB: please (Detroit) and to Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada Foundation. do not include post office box if sending via courier), Parsippany, N.J. 07054; Ç¥˜Ì‡fl Ô‡Ï'flÚ¸ fax, (973) 644-9510; telephone, (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040; ! May his memory be eternal! e-mail, [email protected]. Submitted by the family Please include the daytime phone number of a contact person. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 No. 40

to full-time farming. An article in The Bronko Nagurski... Minneapolis Journal in 1942 reported that (Continued from page 12) “he had no hired hands, 30 head of cattle, him invincible was a trick that nobody 1,000 poultry” and “does all the work ever has been able to copy. At the moment himself” on the 240-acre farm. Bronko of contact with a tackler, Bronko dipped explained to the reporter, “I’m not going his shoulder while running at full speed to give myself the chance to soften up.” and brought it up with a terrific impact, The comeback like an uppercut. It made no difference how much momentum the tackler had or The following year Nagurski received how much he weighed. Bronko’s coun- a letter from the Chicago Bears implor- terblock with his shoulder bounced the ing him to come out of his six-year tackler off him like rain hitting a roof.” retirement and play one more year with With Bronko leading the way, the Bears his old team. The Bears, who were suf- won the championship in 1932 and 1933, fering from a World War II manpower and advanced to the title game in 1934 and shortage, agreed to Bronko’s two condi- 1937. Players of the time dreaded going up tions. The first was that he would be against Bronko. Benny Friedman, a player allowed to come late, after the harvest for the New York Giants, vividly recalled a was in. The second was that he would 1933 encounter with Nagurski: only play tackle, since he doubted that he “Bronko split the middle of the line on could still be effective at his old position the 22 [yard line] and broke into the of running back. open with only me between him and the So, at the age of 35, Nagurski was once goal. There were 50,000 people in the again a headliner. He put in a strong season stands, but Bronko was such a frighten- blocking and tackling until the final regular ing sight that my first impulse was to run season game against the arch-rival Chicago away. I think I would’ve done it too, if it Cardinals. The game was crucial, as the hadn’t been for a four-foot fence around Bears needed a win to clinch the Western the field that hemmed me in. I had no Division championship and advance to the place to go but toward Bronko. It was league championship match. Trailing 24- like ordering a switchman to stop a loco- 14 after three quarters, the Bears gave motive with his bare hands.” Bronko the opportunity to take back his old YURI INTERNATIONAL It was during his eight-year stint with position at fullback. What followed was the Bears, where he played running back like a replay of old times. 4166 Union Rd., Cheektowaga, NY 14225 As Bronko assumed his former posi- and linebacker (Figure 2), that some of tion the crowd came to its feet, sensing TRADE, TRAVEL, PARCEL Bronko’s most famous legends emerged. something extraordinary was about to • He once blamed himself for an error Tel.: (716) 630-0130 Fax: (716) 630-0133 happen. They were rewarded with an that let an opponent score. Back in the amazing display. Play after play Nagurski huddle he shouted, “Give me the ball!” PARCELS, AIRLINE TICKETS, VISAS, MONEY TRANSFER, was given the ball and he responded by On the next play he went 65 yards to FOOD PARCELS FROM AMERICA AND CANADA TO UKRAINE, picking up sizeable chunks with every score a redeeming touchdown. RUSSIA, BELARUS, MOLDOVA, BALTIC COUNTRIES, POLAND, run. He scored the tying touchdown and CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS • One opponent once reminisced that, set up another. By the time the contest “I tackled him at the line of scrimmage ended, the Bears had scored 21 unan- Parcels pick-up from home and was congratulating myself on a good swered points and won 35-24. Bronko job until I heard the referee call “Second Invitation to America • Visas to Ukraine • Extension of U.S. visas • DV Lottery had collected 84 yards (in just one quar- and two!”’ (Nagurski averaged a very Airport pick-up and assistance in Lviv, Kyiv, Moscow, New York and Toronto ter) and was proclaimed the hero of the Assistance with immigration papers for “Green Card” impressive 4.6 yards per carry in his pro- game. With characteristic nonchalance he fessional career.) shrugged off the attention and adulation Video Transfers PAL/SECAM - NTSC • In a game at Wrigley Field, Nagurski of reporters, saying he needed to get back Calls to Ukraine 14¢ per minute • Calls to Moscow 4¢ per minute supposedly scored the winning touch- to take care of his farm before the down running with such determination For further information call: upcoming championship game. He did that he broke one defensive player’s admit, however, that, “That game gave (716) 630-0130 shoulder, knocked another out, rico- me my greatest kick out of football.” E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.Yuriinter.com cheted off the goal post and ran into the Bronko scored one more touchdown brick wall at the end of the endzone, in the championship game victory over knocking himself out but cracking the Washington and then retired for good. wall at the same time. When he recov- Similar to the legendary Roman general ered, he is supposed to have said, “Boy, Cincinnatus, he returned to his farm once Need a back issue? that last guy hit me pretty hard!” his duty had been completed. All sorts descriptions of his superhu- If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, man prowess cropped up, making Retreat send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: Nagurski the center of folktales spread not In his later years, Nagurski seldom only by fellow players, but by the national Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, granted interviews and preferred to retain media. He was reported to have once run 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, his privacy. Nevertheless, a sort of Paul into a Model T parked on the sidelines, Bunyonesque myth developed about the Parsippany, NJ 07054. requiring it to be towed away to get man who refused to take up life in the another fender. On another occasion he city, but instead enjoyed his anonymity allegedly tackled a police horse. The next in the back woods. In 1957 he sold his day the poor animal was consigned to the farm and three years later purchased a glue factory. Once, when opposition play- gas station that he operated with his sons ers were leaving Chicago on a train after a until 1968. It was said that if Nagurski game, it lurched. The players yelled, “Run screwed on your gas cap, you would for your lives, it’s Nagurski!” need a pipe wrench to get it off. UKRAINIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA In order to supplement his income dur- Another story describes how Bronko ing the Depression of the 1930s, Nagurski LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS once accidentally sat on and flattened a fish- turned to professional wrestling part time. IF YOU ARE A PHYSICIAN, DENTIST, OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL ing tackle box while leading a fishing group. In 1936 he married Eileen Kane, his EITHER PRACTICING OR TRAINING, HERE’S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN Although he offered to pay, the owner hometown sweetheart, and the following YOUR COLLEAGUES IN NORTH AMERICA’S PREMIER ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. would have none of it, preferring instead to year the first of their six children was FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE WRITE TO: save “a box flattened by Nagurski.” born. In 1938, when Halas refused to raise So, a paradox was created. The more UKRAINIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA his salary to $6,500, Nagurski retired from Nagurski sought to lead an ordinary life, 2247 W. CHICAGO AVENUE football to follow a career in professional the more he was venerated. In Minnesota, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60622 wrestling. (In those times, the sport was Bronko became a state icon and in 1978 TELEPHONE: 773-278-6262 much more respectable than it is today.) was made Minnesotan of the Year – an OR FAX YOUR REQUEST TO 773-278-6962 In 1937 he became the world wrestling award he had to be coaxed to accept. champion and appeared in “Ripley’s NAME: ______Bronko Nagurski died in 1990 at the Believe it or Not” as the king of two age of 81. The citizens of International ADDRESS: ______sports (Figure 3). The following year he Falls decided to honor their favorite son CITY: ______was sworn in as a U.S. citizen. He again with a museum. The Bronko Nagurski became wrestling champion in 1939 and STATE: ______ZIP: ______Museum was constructed as a wing to 1941, and then retired. He told a reporter, the Koochiching County Historical DAYTIME PHONE: ______“If I don’t quit now, I may wind up a crip- Society and opened in 1993. It is the first ple. Money doesn’t mean that much to me.” Instead, Nagurski dedicated himself (Continued on page 17) No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 17

Named to the “All-Millennium Team” Bronko Nagurski... in 1999 by John Madden (Continued from page 16) The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has museum dedicated to an individual foot- been presented annually to the college ball player. In the spirit of Bronko, the Defensive Player of the Year since 1993 building is not excessively elaborate. It Wrestling honors is, however, a quality, state-of-the-art museum facility. Photographs, artifact, • World Heavyweight Champion – 1937 contracts, and other materials from • NWA World Champion – 1939 and Bronko’s distinguished life are on dis- 1941 play. A 15-minute video includes high- A philatelic honor lights of Bronko’s career, including actu- al footage of his playing days. On August 8, Bronko Nagurski was Much additional information can be honored with his own stamp as part of a found about Bronko Nagurski online, set of four 37-cent “Early Football èðÓÒËÏÓ ‚Ò¥ı Á‡ˆ¥Í‡‚ÎÂÌËı Ô·ÒÚÓ‚Ëı including a website devoted to him: Heroes” stamps released by the United www.bronkonagurski.com States Postal Service (Figure 4). The first ˛Ì‡˜ÓÍ, flÍ¥ ·‡Ê‡˛Ú¸ ‰Â·˛ÚÛ‚‡ÚË day ceremony, held in South Bend, Ind., Football honors at the College Football Hall of Fame and ̇ Ô·ÒÚÓ‚ÓÏÛ ·‡Î˛ ÒÚ‡Ìˈ¥ 粇ðÍÛ • Charter enshrinee of the College also honored Walter Camp, Ernie Nevers Football Hall of Fame – 1951 and Red Grange. All four stamp images Á„ÓÎÓ¯Û‚‡ÚËÒfl ‰Ó Ô. ßðËÌË íÛðËÌÒ¸ÍÓª, • Charter enshrinee of the Pro Football were colorized from black and white orig- Hall of Fame – 1963 inals by stamp designer Richard Sheaff. (908) 647-0758 • All-America fullback – 1929 The multicolor, self-adhesive stamps were • All-America tackle – 1929 printed by gravure in quantities of 70 mil- • All-Big Ten – 1929 lion in panes of 20, from sheets of 200. • Big Ten Champion – 1927 • National Football League champion Ingert Kuzych may be contacted at P.O. – 1932, 1933, and 1943 Box 3, Springfield, VA 22150 or at his e- No. 72 Minnesota jersey retired – 1979 mail address: [email protected].

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28 said that Mr. Kuchma, in signing the Kuchma expresses... agreement – which the German academic (Continued from page 3) emphasized was merely declarative in char- one of attaining EU standards. And one acter – had made a smart move to put pres- more thing, even if they proposed full EU sure on the EU to act on Ukrainian member- membership to us today, I would decline,” ship. explained the Ukrainian president. Alexander Rar, director of programs for Yet he emphasized that Ukraine had the German Association of Foreign Policy, made important strides in working through said that, while he agreed with Mr. Kuchma the EU agreement on cooperation as well as that Ukraine had been forced to develop an his own plan for Euro-integration. However, economic agreement with its northeastern he questioned why Brussels had not recog- neighbors, he nonetheless believed the nized Ukraine’s improved economic situa- agreement was a political ploy to “slightly tion by at least offering it the status of a free terrorize” the EU into embracing Ukraine. market economy, which it had already Mr. Rar said that the EU now was feeling extended to Russia and Moldova. pressure from the United States “to keep the He supplied his own answer by stating door to Ukraine open,” or face the economic that the matter of Ukraine’s membership in division of the European continent. the EU was not just about reforms and eco- Mr. Rar’s theory differs somewhat from nomics, but about global politics as well. another one that has floated in Kyiv political “I am going to say something that I per- circles recently in which the CES is also rec- haps should not,” stated Mr. Kuchma. “The ognized as a Potemkin village, with the EU is always looking at Ukraine through the major difference being that the façade is prism of the Russia Federation, whether we being presented to develop an image for want it or not.” Russian President Vladimir Putin as the per- Mr. Kuchma rejected again the notion son leading Russia’s re-ascension to that he was moving Ukraine into a customs renewed control over the Eastern European union with Russia, Kazakstan and Belarus. and Central Asian region in order to bolster He was blunt in his assessment of how the his popularity in the run-up to March presi- recently signed framework would affect dential elections in Russia. Ukraine’s declared Euro-integration effort The EU-Ukraine annual summit will take and entry into the World Trade Organization, place as the doors for travel to the EU for and said he would not deviate from the Ukrainians begin to close a bit. requirements and goals as presented in his On October 1 Poland implemented a decree on the subject. new visa regime at the Ukrainian border, “The development of the CES [common albeit cost-free for now, as a requirement economic space] will be in line with EU and for its entry into the EU, which is sched- WTO requirements,” explained Mr. uled for next year. On November 1 the Kuchma. Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, While many in Ukraine’s political oppo- also due to enter the EU next year, will sition have gone so far as to begin a petition introduce similar visa regimes, which drive to impeach President Kuchma for will limit access for Ukrainians to these signing the CES framework agreement with countries. After March of next year, Russia and its two neighbors, a German when Ukraine’s four western neighbors political scientist speaking on a BBC sign the Schengen Accord, fees will be Ukrainian Service program on September attached to the visas.

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Mr. Zlenko oversaw the elimination of Columbia University... the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile (Continued from page 1) – a move regarded highly by many coun- He spoke on a range of topics but tries – and the peaceful splitting of the focused on Ukraine’s recently signed Soviet Black Sea Fleet between Russia economic agreement with Russia, and Ukraine. Mr. Zlenko called both Kazakstan and Belarus. accomplishments among the most diffi- Mr. Zlenko said that Ukraine’s inde- cult and rewarding of his career. pendence should be viewed as an instru- The former foreign affairs minister ment and not as a goal the country has also oversaw the resolution of problems achieved. “We should focus on using this involving Crimea’s autonomy and instrument rationally and effectively to Ukraine’s participation last year in move Ukraine closer to Europe and to Prague in the NATO Summit. keep a safe distance from Russia.” He Mr. Zlenko was appointed Ukraine’s added that “Ukraine is pursuing a policy minister of foreign affairs in July 1990 of reasonable distance from Russia.” and continued to serve in the administra- During his remarks Mr. Zlenko tion of Leonid Kravchuk, the country’s pushed for closer ties with Europe and first elected president, after Ukraine expressed his hope that Ukraine would declared independence in August 1991. join the European Union. However, he Removed from the post in 1994, he was said, “the Russian factor is constantly reappointed by President Leonid present in Ukrainian foreign policies, Kuchma in October 2000. Mr. Zlenko began his diplomatic serv- just as the track toward Euro-Atlantic Andrew Nynka structures is.” ice in the diplomatic corps of the Soviet Dean Lisa Anderson of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Union in 1967 and spent 14 years in vari- Mr. Zlenko justified Ukraine’s Affairs presents the Distinguished Statesman Award to Anatolii Zlenko. September 19 signing of the agreement ous capacities as part of the Ukrainian on a common economic space by saying his country and the United States had Department of State, who asked to Soviet Socialist Republic’s delegation to his country “is willing to benefit from improved recently and noted that remain anonymous, later clarified that the United Nations Educational, Scientific restoring economic ties with Belarus, President Leonid Kuchma, during a visit Presidents Kuchma and Bush only shook and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Kazakstan and Russia.” to the United Nations recently, met with hands. The State Department official also Paris and later as ambassador to France. The former foreign affairs minister President George Bush. said the United States seeks an active He was also Ukraine’s permanent repre- and ambassador said relations between An official from the United States relationship with Ukraine. However, sentative to the United Nations from “what kind of engagement is important,” September 1994 to September 1997. “Yaroslav the Wise,” and many others. the State Department official added. “We Mr. Zlenko, who turned 65 recently, Apart from the text display with want engagement that would help benefit stepped down as the country’s foreign Internet Encyclopedia... Ukraine’s move from a former Soviet affairs minister because Ukrainian law (Continued from page 1) advanced search and linking capabilities, state to a democratic state – not engage- mandates that government workers retire based on the contributions of hundreds of the site incorporates sophisticated map displays, tables and music files. ment for engagement’s sake.” by that age. leading specialists from around the Past recipients of the Distinguished Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs world, is designed to present Ukraine and In the meantime, a process of writing new IEU entries is also under way. Under Statesman Award, according to Dr. von Kostyantyn Gryshchenko was expected its people, history and culture to the Hagen, include Ukrainian President to speak at the award ceremony but was world. Mr. Senkus’s supervision, Andrij Makuch, the IEU senior manuscript editor, began Leonid Kuchma and former Foreign not in attendance. Officials at Ukraine’s Initially, the IEU will be based on the Affairs Minister of Russia Andrei Mission to the United Nations said he material published in the five-volume editing new entries – particularly those dealing with post-Soviet Ukraine. Kozyrev. was unable to attend because of respon- Encyclopedia of Ukraine (University of During his tenure as foreign minister sibilities in Ukraine. Toronto Press, 1984-1993). However, the Owing to the complexity and labor- original EU database has been and will intensive nature of the work on the IEU continue to be considerably expanded and its website, however, only a fraction and updated so that the IEU will repre- of the vast body of knowledge that will THE UKRAINIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION sent a new and previously unavailable become available is currently accessible learning and information resource. to Internet users. Entries are being writ- (UABA) Thousands of maps, photographs, illus- ten, edited and updated daily. But the rate trations, tables and other graphic or audio at which information can be added to the materials will accompany the text to site will depend greatly on the availabili- Annual Conference make the IEU site more interesting and ty of financial resources to engage addi- attractive to viewers. tional qualified editorial and web person- November 14 - 16, 2003 Since the launch of the project in nel to work on the project. 2001, the IEU team headed by Roman Having recognized the importance of the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel Senkus (managing editor) and Dr. Marko IEU in the process of disseminating objec- R. Stech (project manager) has success- tive information about Ukraine in the Atlantic City, New Jersey fully completed a number of important world, several institutions and individuals stages of its work. Dr. Stech was respon- have lent their financial support to the proj- sible for developing the general concept ect. An anonymous donor from Toronto Room reservations at a special UABA group rate of $149/night are of the IEU Internet site and for supervis- made the launch of the project possible available by calling the Sheraton Hotel directly at (888) 627-7212. ing the programming of this site by with his generous donation of $50,000. The Rooms are held only for a limited time. Reserve now and mention Alberta Learning, Learning Technologies Jaroslaw Kiebalo. The programming Ukrainian American Bar Association or UABA when calling. stage has been successfully completed. Branch and the University of Alberta, The IEU site is fully operational and Office of the Vice-President (Research) accessible at: www.encyclopediao- each contributed $25,000 to the IEU, while The UABA Annual Conference in Atlantic City provides an ideal opportu- fukraine.com. the Rev. Marian and Dr. Roman nity to learn about issues of interest and concern to Ukrainian American Curkowskyj Foundation donated $20,000. Dr. Stech was also responsible for the attorneys, attend presentations on developments in the legal field, conversion of the old Xywrite EU data- However, additional, ongoing finan- base into the WordPerfect 2002 format. cial support from individual and organi- obtain CLE credit and meet with colleagues in a relaxed setting. The IEU team is currently working on zational benefactors is crucial if this the painstaking task of correcting conver- immense, multi-year project is to achieve For additional information at this time and to request sion errors, pre-editing, and editing IEU its goal. The CIUS invites other donors a Conference Registration Form contact: entries in order to adapt them for Internet to help the project succeed in its goal of use. Andrij Makuch and Mark Andryczyk producing the best and most authoritative have been working on various aspects of electronic source of information in Ukrainian American Bar Association this complex and time-consuming task English about Ukraine. Benefactors are 1420 Walnut Street, Suite 801 under the supervision of Dr. Stech, who encouraged to create endowments desig- Philadelphia, PA 19102 prepares the final version of each entry nated for the IEU project as a whole or once it has been edited and uploads it to for any area of study that will be featured (888) UABA-LAW (toll free) the IEU site. in the IEU. All donations will be grate- (215) 790-1700 Over 800 entries have already been fully acknowledged, and receipts for tax (215) 546-4042 (fax) uploaded to the IEU site, and Internet purposes will be issued. 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agreed to the repayment of Ukraine’s $1.8 between Romania and Ukraine over the EURO 2012 soccer championships, NEWSBRIEFS billion debt within two years, some six years oil-rich continental shelf around the Reuters reported on September 29, quoting (Continued from page 2) before the last payment is scheduled to be Black Sea’s Serpents Island, Romanian the Ukrainian Soccer Federation (FFU). “I Four arrested in Aleksandrov case made, Interfax reported. Mr. Radio reported. Foreign Minister State think this is a great undertaking for both Khoroshkovskyi said the agreement came Secretary Cristian Diaconescu said countries and we already asked the presi- KYIV – Deputy Procurator General after talks with IMF representatives earlier Romania will “in all probability” appeal dents of the two nations to give this project Viktor Shokin told journalists on September this week in Dubai. National Bank of to the International Court of Justice in the their full support,” FFU President Hryhorii 26 that police have arrested businessman Ukraine Chairman Serhii Tyhypko had Hague for a ruling in the dispute. Surkis said. Last year there was a proposal Oleksander Rybak and his brother Dmytro declared in August that Ukraine can repay its (RFE/RL Newsline) for a joint Russia-Ukraine bid to stage the Rybak for allegedly contracting the murder full debt to the IMF by the end of 2003. 2008 European finals, but it was rejected Villagers block NATO exercises of Ihor Aleksandrov, director of TOR televi- (RFE/RL Newsline) by the Russians, who bid alone and lost. sion company in Slaviansk in Donetsk (RFE/RL Newsline) U.N. seeks peacekeepers for Liberia VERBLIANY, Ukraine – Some 300 res- Oblast, the Ukrainska Pravda website idents of the village of Verbliany in Lviv CIS to monitor anti-aircraft missile sales reported. Police also arrested two men who KYIV – United Nations Under- Oblast blocked roads and military traffic are suspected of carrying out the killing. Mr. Secretary General and special representa- leading to the Yavorivskyi training area on KYIV – CIS states, with the exception Shokin said the killing was provoked by Mr. tive for Liberia Jacques Paul Klein has September 29, thus halting joint exercises of neutral Turkmenistan, agreed during Aleksandrov’s professional activities but asked President Leonid Kuchma to con- by Ukrainian troops and a NATO battalion their September 18-19 summit in Yalta to gave no details. The journalist died in the sider sending an infantry battalion and a from Italy, Interfax reported. The villagers hospital in July 2001 after unidentified monitor all sales of portable Igla and helicopter squadron to Liberia for a maintain that about 120 children have suf- assailants attacked him in his office with Strela anti-aircraft missile systems, peacekeeping mission under the auspices fered severe coughing since shortly after baseball bats. (RFE/RL Newsline) Interfax reported. Russian Defense of the UN, Interfax reported on the Italian troops arrived at the training Minister Igor Sergeev hailed that agree- PM signals Cabinet reshuffle September 25, quoting presidential range. They suggest that the apparent ill- ment, noting that terrorists of all political spokeswoman Olena Hromnytska. Mr. ness, which they say has affected local persuasions already use such weapons. KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Kuchma reportedly pledged to consider children during the course of military exer- He noted that “it took some effort” to per- Yanukovych told journalists on September the request “in keeping with the legisla- cises in recent years, may be linked to suade Georgia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan to 26 that there will be changes in his Cabinet, tion in force [and] with due regard for the exercises at the training ground. NATO has accede to the agreement. During a meet- Interfax and Reuters reported. “There are proceedings required to adopt this deci- used the Yavorivskyi training facility since ing of CIS Collective Security Treaty really quite serious problems,” Reuters sion.” (RFE/RL Newsline) 1997. (RFE/RL Newsline) Organization defense ministers in early quoted Mr. Yanukovych as saying. “We are June, the representatives of those three talking about [the] political and managerial No progress regarding Serpents Island Ukraine, Poland seek to host EURO 2012 efficiency of different members of political countries and Uzbekistan declined to sup- groups, about their ability to work in a BUCHAREST – No progress was KYIV – Ukraine and Poland have port a Russian proposal to ban sales of Cabinet team rather than creating their own made in the 20th round of negotiations agreed to submit a joint bid to host the such weapons. (RFE/RL Newsline) political image.” There are 22 posts in the Ukrainian Cabinet. (RFE/RL Newsline) CIS citizens in Russian army? MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 24 introduced to the State Duma a bill that would pave the way for citizens of CIS countries to serve in the Russian military, Vremya Novostei and lenta.ru reported. According to the bill, CIS citizens would be granted Russian citizen- ship after three years’ service in the Russian military. The Russian General Staff believes that many CIS citizens would be enticed into the Russian military by the prospect of Russian citizenship and by the comparative- ly high wages Russian contract soldiers receive. Vremya Novostei quoted one General Staff representative as saying that some CIS officers have expressed a willing- ness to serve as ordinary soldiers in the Russian army. However, the paper com- mented, the bill conflicts with legislation in many CIS countries. Ukraine, for instance, treats its citizens who perform foreign mili- tary service as mercenaries, which is punish- able by up to eight years’ imprisonment. The Constitution of Georgia bars citizens from serving in foreign armies, the paper wrote. (RFE/RL Newsline) Lviv distrusts tax inspectors LVIV – Some 5,000 people gathered at the Lviv Oblast Council on September 25 to demand the dismissal of Lviv Oblast Tax Administration head Serhii Medvedchuk, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service reported. In June Lviv Oblast councilors supported a no- confidence vote in Mr. Medvedchuk, charg- ing that he has used his position in the State Tax Administration to exert pressure on companies and organizations opposed to the Social Democratic Party-United, including Viktor Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine. State Tax Administration head Yurii Kravchenko did not sack Mr. Medvedchuk. The SDPU is led by Mr. Medvedchuk’s brother, presidential administration head Viktor Medvedchuk. Mr. Yushchenko, who attended the Lviv Oblast Council session on September 25, called on Serhii Medvedchuk to step down. The same day, Lviv councilors supported a vote of no confidence in the chief of the Lviv City Tax Administration, Myroslav Khomiak. (RFE/RL Newsline) IMF OKs Kyiv’s early repayment of loans KYIV – Ukraine’s Minister of the Economy Valerii Khoroshkovskyi told jour- nalists in Kyiv on September 25 that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2003 No. 40

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Saturday, October 11 Toronto presents the Wolodymyr George Danyliw Lecture, which will be delivered Soyuzivka’s Datebook CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Bandurist by Anders Aslund, director, Russian and Chorus 85th Anniversary Concert will be October 17-19 November 7-9 Eurasian Program, Carnegie Endowment held at Trinity School, 7574 W. Division Plast-KPS Convention Plast Orlykiada for International Peace. The topic of the St., River Forest, Ill., at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, lecture is “Ukraine: Transition to What?’ October 31-November 2 November 15-16 at $15 and $20, may be obtained at 1st The lecture will be held at the Vivian and Security Federal Savings Bank, (773) David Campbell Conference Facility, Halloween Weekend UACC 772-4500; or Selfreliance Ukrainian costume party, haunted house, Munk Center for International Studies, 1 American Federal Credit Union, (773) Devonshire Place, University of Toronto, pumpkin picking and carving, November 21-23 328-7500. slumber party for kids and UNA General Assembly at 6-8 p.m. For additional information call the institute, (416) 946-8133. costume zabava for all BUFFALO, N.Y.: The Lvivyany music Saint George Academy Class of 1978 November 27-30 ensemble – Volodymyr Tsimura, solo Saturday, October 18 vocalist; Roman Samotis, accordion, High School Reunion Thanksgiving packages available – NEW YORK CITY: The Ukrainian sopilka and vocals; and Yuriy Melnyk, Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Engineers’ Society of America, the keyboard and vocals – will perform at the with overnight stay Ukrainian Institute of America and the November 1-2 Dnipro Ukrainian Home, 562 Genesee St., Ukrainian Medical Association of North Paintball Games on Soyuzivka’s at 6 p.m., in celebration of the ensemble’ s America invite the public to the Fall new groomed paintball field December 24-28 recently completed grand tour of Ukraine - $30/game Christmas packages available – Zabava in New York City, which will be and Europe. 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