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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXX No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 $1/$2 in Ukraine Famed Pikkardiyska Tertsiya UKRAINE’S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS celebrates 20th anniversary Canadian observers report irregularities, by Zenon Zawada reached over her forehead, almost covering her eyes.She shaved the back and sides of Special to The Ukrainian Weekly limitations on freedom of expression her head, tying her remaining lengthy black KYIV – Pikkardiyska Tertsiya, Lviv’s locks into a ponytail, with its knot at the world-renowned a cappella sensation, cele- very center of her head. The braid bounced brated the 20th year anniversary of its along the right side of her head. founding with enough songs packed into Tertsiya tenor Andriy Karpal held three hours to satisfy perhaps even the Ruslana by her right hand as she perched most insatiable fans. The gala concert on herself on 10-inch heels that appeared to September 29 filled the 3,000-plus seats at be a difficult balancing act. the Ukrayina National Arts Palace in Kyiv. Together they performed “Oh, Letily The sextet premiered 10 new songs, Dyki Husy” (Oh, the Wild Geese Flew), a performed its hits alongside other singing contemporary Ukrainian pop classic that talents and offered renditions of classic Ruslana sang to win the Slovianskyi Bazaar tunes that launched them on their path to a contest in Vitebsk, Belarus, in 1996, which cappella stardom. put her on the pop music map. The song was Among the guest performers was pop originally performed by Nina Matviyenko star Ruslana, who studied with the group and was remade by Ruslana’s husband/ at the Lviv Conservatory, now known as the producer Oleksander Ksenofontov. Lysenko National Music Academy. In her The blond hair shell was Ruslana’s per- Mission Canada congratulations, Ruslana mentioned how sonal tribute to Terstiya artistic director and vocalist Volodymyr Yakymets, who Speaking on October 2 at a press conference in Kyiv are Anna Szyptur (right), Mission “a large part of my life” was devoted to Canada’s long-term observer coordinator, and Michael Bociurkiw, media officer. Lviv’s tightly knit music scene in the early earned the nickname Donald for his blond locks and face resembling a duck bill, both 1990s. KYIV – Preparations for Ukraine’s parlia- sending 10 long-term and 60 short-term “We went down a very long road togeth- of which are reminiscent of Donald Duck, The Weekly learned from those familiar mentary elections on October 28 are taking observers attached to the multilateral mis- er,” said Ruslana, who served as one of place in an environment of procedural sion organized by the Organization for three sound producers on Tertsiya’s first with the ensemble. Of Tertsiya’s 300 original works, Mr. irregularities, widespread vote-buying, lim- Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). album in 1996, “Sad Anhelskykh Pisen” Yakymets wrote the music for a third of itations on freedom of speech, and a lack of The elections for the 450-member (The Garden of Angelic Songs). them and did 70 percent of the vocal effective consideration of election disputes. Verkhovna Rada are being held under a Ruslana was the first co-performer to arrangements. These are the main findings in an inter- mixed electoral system (50 percent propor- greet the sextet on stage after their first The name Pikkardiyska Tertsiya refers im report released on October 2 by Mission tionally from party lists, 50 percent from two numbers – their classics “Spomyn. to a term coined by Ukrainian composer Canada after a month of intensive monitor- single-mandate districts), where deputies Shaliala” (Reminiscence. Shaliala) and Anatolii Kos-Anatolskyi to describe a joyful ing by 65 trained observers in all oblasts of will gain seats for five years. “Kapeliukh.” end to a sad musical composition. Picardy Ukraine. The mission represents the In its interim report, Mission Canada She delivered a shock that would go is a northern region in France. Canadian government’s largest-ever documented several examples of irregulari- unsurpassed that evening when walking The group’s success was built on its har- deployment of election observers. ties that could taint the outcome of the onto the stage with a hairdo that can be monious a cappella tunes reminiscent of The team already in place will be joined October polls. They included the following: described as six-inch blond bangs, hair- by 365 short-term observers two weeks sprayed into a solid shell of hair that (Continued on page 4) ahead of election day. In addition, Canada is (Continued on page 3) The voting potential of Ukrainians in the United States

by Oleh Wolowyna atic collection and analysis of statistical data on In 2008 there were 650,600 Ukrainians in the U.S. The objective is two-fold: a) to facil- In recent years, more and more elections in the United itate socio-economic research on Ukrainians in the U.S., States have been won by a small difference in the number potential voters of Ukrai- which is practically non-existent in the academic area of of votes. A prime example is the national presidential nian ancestry in the United ethnic studies in the U.S.; and b) to present objective anal- election of 2000. Experience has shown that a small num- yses of the community, its problems and potential, in ber of well-organized voters can make a difference in the States. …In states with large order to provide solid input for informed decision-mak- outcome of an election. numbers of Ukrainians, the ing for our community leaders. One of the best ways for an ethnic community to help One of the results of these analyses is estimation of the its mother country is to be able to influence the policies of number of potential voters is voting potential of Ukrainians in the United States. their own country towards their ancestral homeland. Also, substantial. Ukrainians are defined as persons who have stated in as citizens of the United States we have the right to lobby censuses and official surveys, like the American both the government and the private sector for policies Community Survey, that their single, first or second that can help our ethnic communities, from different types the political process and demonstrating that, in spite of ancestry is Ukrainian (respondents had the option of pro- of support for our organizations and cultural activities, to our relatively small numbers, we can have an impact on viding one or two ancestries). Potential voters are mustering a strong defense when our history, culture or the outcome of elections at the subnational level. defined as U.S. citizens (native-born or naturalized) and reputation are being smeared. (In both instances the The Center for Demographic and Socio-Economic 18 years of age or older. Ukrainian community in Canada is a good example of how Research on Ukrainians in the U.S. at the Shevchenko to do this effectively). This requires active participation in Scientific Society in New York is implementing a system- (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 No. 41

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Kyiv claims U.S. Senate resolution Rada scraps bill criminalizing defamation al’s investigative department for high-pro- file cases, but several years ago he had KYIV – Ukrainian legislators decided on asked to be transferred to another position. October 2 to scrap a bill criminalizing defa- on Tymoshenko is not serious (RFE/RL, based on reporting by UNIAN, mation. The decision came after days of follow the recommendations. Mr. Voloshyn pravda.com.ua, and segodnya.ua) by Oleg Varfolomeyev protests in Ukraine by journalists and also cited U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Eurasia Daily Monitor media activists. The bill, backed by the rul- Philip Gordon as saying at a conference Ukraine, Poland leaders unveil memorial ing Party of Regions, was given preliminary A U.S. Senate resolution calling for visa last week that his administration would approval by Parliament in a first reading KYIV – The presidents of Ukraine and sanctions against Ukrainian officials for prefer dialogue to sanctions in relations last month. It called for toughened punish- Poland on September 21 unveiled a memo- jailing former Prime Minister Yulia with Ukraine (TVi, September 20). ment for defamation, including prison rial dedicated to the victims of Stalinist-era As a matter of fact, the ministry misin- Tymoshenko last October has caused terms of up to five years. But the bill was repressions. Presidents Viktor Yanukovych terpreted the U.S. position; Secretary of great controversy in Kyiv. Ms. then put on hold after the opposition and and Bronislaw Komorowski laid flowers at State Hillary Clinton demanded Ms. Tymoshenko’s opposition party, independent media denounced it as part of the monument, which is part of a com- Tymoshenko’s release early this year, so Batkivshchyna, welcomed the resolution, a crackdown on freedom of speech in the memorative site in Bykivnia outside the the resolution reflects the views of the describing it as an important warning to run-up to parliamentary elections on Ukrainian capital that contains the graves Obama administration and not only the President Viktor Yanukovych, whom they October 28. More than 100 journalists pro- of some 120,000 Ukrainians, Poles, and views of its authors (Interfax, January 20). hold responsible for Ms. Tymoshenko’s tested against the bill outside the others executed by the Soviet secret police Kyiv hoped that the Senate would have imprisonment. Verkhovna Rada on October 1. Protesters before and during World War II. The vic- had no time to approve the resolution The government, on the other hand, held placards reading “Whatever people tims include several thousand of the esti- before the elections in both the United has dismissed it, saying the resolution was think of government is defamation!” to mated 22,000 Poles killed in the 1940 States and Ukraine this fall, so its final not binding and dropping hints that those express their concerns about censorship. Katyn massacre. Mr. Yanukovych said the approval on September 21 was an who pushed it through in the U.S. Senate Some demonstrators compared the contro- two countries were fulfilling their duty unpleasant surprise to the Foreign Affairs were on the Ukrainian opposition’s pay- versial bill with Soviet-era laws that placed Ministry. The government presented it as toward “future generations” by jointly roll. constraints on journalists covering the a miracle worked in the U.S. by Ms. exposing the crimes of the Stalinist era. Mr. In any case, the resolution must have Afghan war and any other issues deemed Tymoshenko’s lobbyists. Komorowski said the Bykivnia site made it affected President Yanukovych’s mood taboo by the then-Communist regime. The The Foreign Affairs Ministry in a state- possible to feel “the unity of our Polish and ahead of his visit to New York to attend bill has also been criticized by international ment released on September 22 dismissed Ukrainian fates.” (RFE/RL, based on report- the United Nations General Assembly ses- media watchdogs. (RFE/RL, based on the resolution as non-binding and said it ing by the Associated Press and Interfax) sion this week. reporting by Interfax, rbk.ua and for-um.ua) was “difficult to seriously treat” the docu- The U.S. Senate’s Foreign Relations Tymoshenko in video appeal to voters ment which, the ministry claimed, was Committee passed the draft of the resolu- Former investigator dies in car crash hastily edited in order to bypass other KYIV – Jailed Ukrainian opposition lead- tion authored by James Inhofe (R-Okla.) senators’ protests and approved late in the KYIV – According to September 25 er Yulia Tymoshenko has appealed to and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on September 19. night in order to avoid discussions in the media reports, a former investigator of Ukraine’s voters to cast out members of The resolution said that Ms. Tymoshenko Senate. The ministry accused the high-profile cases, including the murder of President Viktor Yanukovych’s Party of was a pro-Western reformer whom the unnamed “friends of Tymoshenko’s team” independent journalist Heorhii Gongadze Regions in parliamentary elections on Ukrainian administration jailed in an of trying to discredit Ukraine’s parliamen- and the dioxin poisoning of former October 28. A two-minute video of Ms. effort to dispose of a political rival. The tary elections scheduled for October 28 President Viktor Yushchenko, died in a car Tymoshenko making the appeal was post- resolution suggested that the State (Interfax-Ukraine, September 22). crash. The Segodnya newspaper, which ini- ed on her opposition Batkivshchina party’s Department introduce a visa ban on those The pro-government daily Segodnya, in tially reported Roman Shubin’s death, said website on September 29. Speaking from a responsible for her imprisonment and an article published on September 24, preliminary information suggested that Mr. hospital where she is being treated for back that the State Department and the described the resolution as a defeat of the Shubin, 57, had suffered a heart attack pain, Ms. Tymoshenko called on Ukraine’s Organization for Security and Cooperation Ukrainian government’s lobbyists by Ms. behind the wheel, causing him to strike a electorate to oust the “mafia that rules in Europe (OSCE) apply pressure on Mr. Tymoshenko’s lobbyists in the U.S. Senate, truck. He died on impact. Mr. Shubin led the Ukraine and ignores the rights of the peo- Yanukovych to release Ms. Tymoshenko. investigation into the Gongadze murder in saying that most of the senators were not ple.” She added, “If you don’t realize now The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry 2000, which sparked protests against the even aware the resolution passed in their that the criminals are governing Ukraine, dismissed the draft, saying that it reflected government of then-President Leonid name. that a mafia is ruling in Ukraine, then noth- only the views of its authors “known for Kuchma. He also investigated Mr. President Yanukovych’s office blamed ing will protect you from what is happen- sympathizing with the Ukrainian opposi- Yushchenko’s alleged poisoning, which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for this ing now in the country, with Yanukovych at tion” (Kommersant-Ukraine, September caused long-term disfigurement, during defeat, while the ministry blamed the the helm.” Ms. Tymoshenko emphasized, “I 21). Party of Region’s lobbyists in the U.S., the 2004 presidential election campaign. The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry according to the newspaper’s sources. The Shubin was head of the prosecutor-gener- (Continued on page 13) spokesman, Oleh Voloshyn, downplayed deputy chairman of the Parliament’s the resolution, saying that there was a low chance that the U.S. government would (Continued on page 17) The Ukrainian Weekly FOUNDED 1933 Corrections An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., In part 2 of the interview (September 16) with Bishop Borys Gudziak, rector since a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Kremlin undercuts Obama’s “reset” policy by expelling USAID from Russia

by Pavel Felgenhauer are seen in the Kremlin as a fifth column of The State Department spokeswoman, Marine invasion and called on the Russian Eurasia Daily Monitor an international conspiracy, led by the U.S. Victoria Nuland, lamented the ouster of military “to keep its powder dry.” In a State Department, plotting regime change USAID from Russia, while at the same time transparent reference to the United States, This week it was officially disclosed in in Russia. declaring the policy of a “reset” of rela- Mr. Putin declared “the use of military force Moscow and Washington that during the Using the majority in the State Duma tions with Russia, begun by President is increasing in international relations,” and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gained through fraud, United Russia and Barack Obama in 2009, a success that will the Russian military must be ready “to summit in Vladivostok earlier this month the Kremlin have been hurriedly adopting be continued – an announcement met with defend national interests” (RIA Novosti, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his legislation to further suppress the Russian satisfaction in Moscow (RIA Novosti, September 17). United States counterpart, Secretary of opposition and officially brand human September 19). The Russian authorities have refused to State Hillary Clinton, that the foreign aid rights groups as foreign agents (see EDM, In the run-up to the November elections, allow foreign observers to oversee agency USAID must curtail its operations December 13, 2011, and June 8). the Obama administration seems to be Kavkaz-2012. NATO’s Secretary General and leave Russia by October 1. Ousting USAID seems to be a logical ready to accept any abuse or insult by the Anders Fogh Rasmussen has publicly called According to Russian diplomatic sourc- move by the Putin regime, since this will Putin regime in an attempt to continue the for more transparency and complained es, last June Mr. Lavrov warned Ms. Clinton surely undermine the work of Russian pretense that the failed policy of the reset that the Western Alliance was not provided that Moscow wanted USAID out, while the human rights organizations the Kremlin is “a success.” Such appeasement is not by Russia with reliable information about official note of eviction was handed to the sees as its enemies. In Russia there is no only morally wrong – it incites Mr. Putin to “the purpose of the exercise, where does it U.S. Ambassador in Moscow Michael economic incentive to make charitable be increasingly aggressive in foreign and take place, how is it conducted?” (www. McFaul by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei donations, since they do not provide tax internal policies. euronews.com/2012/09/12/nato-chief- Ryabkov on September 12. exemptions, while the Russian rich are This week, the strategic Kavkaz-2012 talks-to-euronews-on-911-anniversary). It has been reported in Moscow that Ms. ordered by authorities to donate only to (“Caucasus-2012”) war games began in the Moscow has dismissed the complaint as Clinton wrote a letter to Mr. Lavrov, asking state-approved organizations. North Caucasus, planned to last until untrue, and several Moscow-based military to allow USAID to continue its work in attachés, including one from the U.S. Moscow until next May, promising the aid Embassy, were invited to visit the Rayevsky agency will gradually wind down its exist- In the run-up to the November elections, the training ground together with Mr. Putin ing programs and will not engage in signing and his press corps (Kommerasnt, new aid grant contracts. But Russian gov- Obama administration seems to be ready to September 17, 18). However, a U.S. diplo- ernment sources told journalists they want accept any abuse or insult by the Putin regime mat later told Jamestown the military atta- USAID out immediately (Kommersant, chés were not provided with any detailed September 20). in an attempt to continue the pretense that information about the exercise or what was In an official statement, Russia’s Foreign the failed policy of the reset is “a success.” actually happening on September 17 near Ministry accused USAID of meddling in Novorossiysk and were sent back to Russia’s internal affairs and “attempting to Moscow the same day. influence the outcome of elections by dis- Billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky, September 23. On September 17, Mr. Putin Kavkaz-2012 is continuing on land, air tributing aid grants.” According to the Russia’s wealthiest man in 2004, was visited a specially choreographed exercise and sea in the North Caucasus, the Black statement, Russia does not need foreign aid arrested in 2003 and is still behind bars at the military training ground Rayevsky Sea and the Caspian without any observers or “foreign guidance” of its civil society serving a 14-year sentence. His wealth was near the port city of Novorossiysk. Russian and under an almost total news blackout. (www.mid.ru, September 19). President confiscated, allegedly for tax fraud, but in troops simulated an encounter with a U.S. Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze Vladimir Putin expressed through his press fact for donating to opposition parties. Marine expeditionary force that was pre- believes the Kavkaz-2012 exercise “may service full support for the expulsion of Another billionaire, Alexander Lebedev, sumed to have landed on the Russian Black threaten the stability and security of not USAID (Vedomosti, September 20). says his business interests have been Sea coast. The simulated Marine force only Georgia, but the entire region.” Mr. USAID has given aid money to the elec- attacked because he donates money to the pressed deep into Russia with armor and Vashadze recalled that the similar, “though tion monitoring group Golos, which helped opposition and does not “recommend any- air support to possibly take over the natu- smaller in size,” military exercise expose massive vote rigging by the Russian one to follow [his] example” (Kommersant, ral gas and oil export terminals in the Kavkaz-2008 in July 2008 was a precursor authorities during parliamentary elections September 20). region – or maybe one of Mr. Putin’s lavish to a war between Russia and Georgia in last December (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, USAID has been active in Russia since palace residences. The Russian military August 2008 (www.newsgeorgia.ru/poli- December 1, 2011). The electoral fraud has 1992 and has distributed some $2.7 billion, used tanks, guns, missiles, jets, bombs, heli- tics/20120917/215215058.html). given the ruling pro-Kremlin United Russia helping human-rights groups in document- copters and anti-aircraft missiles to suc- party a majority in the Duma, though in ing election fraud and human rights abus- cessfully decimate the invaders. The article above is reprinted from fact it had lost the election. The exposed es, supporting AIDS education, treatment President Putin announced he was Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from fraud triggered massive anti-Putin pro- of tuberculosis and improvement of infra- impressed, personally handed out medals its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, democracy demonstrations in Moscow that structure programs. to the troops that repulsed the presumed www.jamestown.org.

challenge a wide array of actions, inactions Speaking about the overall findings in Canadian observers... and decisions of the DECs, including the the interim report, Ann Szyptur, Mission conduct of the PEC lotteries. The mission Canada’s long-term observer (LTO) coordi- OSCE hails decision rejecting (Continued from page 1) has noted issues that raise concern about nator said: “While it is too early to make impartiality. overall conclusions about the election pro- re-criminalization of libel observers is the prevalence of indirect vote- cess, with less than a month to go before OSCE buying.• A widespreadCases were noted problem in almost noted byall concerns about ongoing restrictions on voters head to the polls, the findings raised MOSCOW – The OSCE Representative regions of Ukraine, with over 20 incidents media• A wide freedom, range harassment of interlocutors of journalists has raised in our report about procedures and irregu- on Freedom of the Media Dunja verified. Indirect vote-buying takes on and a general lack of pluralism. The govern- larities are cause for concern.” many forms. The fact that this is a wide- ment introduced – less than five weeks She added: “Journalists and media orga- decision by the Verkhovna Rada of spread phenomenon impacts the free will before voters head to the polls – legislation nizations are raising concerns on the inten- MijatovićUkraine to on reject October the 2re-criminalization commended the of the voters and commercializes and that would return defamation to the statute sification of limitations on freedom of of defamation. Legislators scrapped the degrades the electoral system. books as a criminal offense for the first time speech during the campaign, particularly proposed bill after days of protests by since 2001. Although the government decid- the intimidation of journalists and the use journalists and media activists. violations of citizens’ human rights. ed not to continue to pursue enactment of of commercial measures to limit voters’ “I welcome the fact that Ukrainian leg- Observers• Observers have have also noted reported some 35 30 casescases of the legislation at this time, the introduction access to media outlets that feature alterna- islators took note of the concerns of civil candidates reporting harassment and of such legislation is regarded by Mission tive views.” society and the media community and threats, both against them and their cam- Canada as a step backwards and entirely The Canadian observer mission expects decided not to adopt the amendment to paign staff. In addition, Mission Canada inappropriate during an election period. to be in a position to submit a preliminary re-establish criminal liability for defama- observers in all oblasts have noted that the In addition, Ukraine’s legal framework report to the Ukrainian and international for Security and Cooperation in Europe abuse of administrative resources is establishes an overly complex and formalis- community, as well as the government of tion,”(OSCE), said while Ms. Mijatovićvisiting Moscow. of the Organization increasingly evident and taking place in tic process for adjudication of election- Canada within 24 hours of the closing of “I have always urged OSCE participat- many forms. related complaints and appeals, undermin- polls. ing access to justice. Moreover, the manner The Mission Canada project was under- ing states to decriminalize defamation - and protect journalists from criminal in which disputes have been handled by the taken with the financial support of the gov- bership for both the district election com- prosecution. It is inspiring that journal- election administration and courts has not ernment of Canada through the Canadian missions• The (DECs)selection and process precinct used election for mem com- ists and bloggers in Ukraine will not face missions (PECs) was a single “winner-take- been in full accordance with transparency, International Development Agency (CIDA) the threat of criminal prosecution for all” lottery. This resulted in issues in repre- due process and rule of law. There has been and the Department of Foreign Affairs and voicing their thoughts. This threat has a sentation. Numerous complaints have been little evidence of law enforcement bodies International Trade (DFAIT). It was orga- chilling effect on media freedom and filed in the courts by DEC members, elec- actively investigating and prosecuting elec- nized by CANADEM, Canada’s Civilian freedom of expression,” she said. toral contestants and official observers that toral offenses, Mission Canada noted. Reserve. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 No. 41

songs to sing: the 1970s funk rock hit Famed... “Baby Love” and the 1979 heavy metal classic “Highway to Hell,” made famous by (Continued from page 1) AC/DC of Australia. American doo-wop style of the 1950s. A Incredibly Terzinfarkt performed the heavy blues influence can also be heard in drum and cymbal parts vocally. The con- Tertsiya’s music and singing. trast of singers clad in German folk cos- Yet Mr. Yakymets told The Weekly that tumes singing a Satan-worshipping tune the German a cappella tradition was among and drawing enthusiastic applause from the group’s sources of inspiration, while the Ukrainian crowd, was among the American music played no role in the night’s irreverent moments. band’s development. The performance returned to traditional Indeed among the guest performers was Ukrainian style when Lviv opera soloist the German a cappella ensemble Oleh Lykhach joined Tertsiya in singing its Terzinfarkt, which offered another surprise classic tune, “The Garden of Angelic Songs.” for the audience. The following song, “Zhovti Strichky” The lead performer began addressing (Yellow Ribbons), was Tertsiya’s tribute to the audience in perfect Ukrainian, though Lviv rock legends Braty Hadiukiny. the band was introduced as hailing from Indeed, the sextet has a repertoire that www.tercia.com.ua Munich and members strode onto the stage extends far beyond doo-wop-style harmo- Ukrainian pop legend Ruslana, wearing blond bangs in tribute to blond vocalist wearing Bavarian folk costumes. He wore a nies. Among the premiered songs per- Volodymyr Yakymets of Pikkardiyska Tertsiya, puts her arm around him to sing the shirt with Ukrainian embroidery tucked formed – to be released on an album in song that put her on the pop music map in 1996, “Oy, Letily Dyki Husy” (Oh, the into traditional trousers. As it turned out, 2013 – were “Jenni” and “Panno.” Wild Geese Flew). Vasyl Bil is a Lviv Oblast native who emi- The ensemble made a political state- grated to Germany and joined Terzinfarkt ment with the song, “Believe Your Eyes,” in ments and infomercials. the screens behind them to the floor as its tenor singer in 2000. which it sang in front of a wall of television Young waiters emerged onto the stage, beneath. The bigger source of amusement was screens that depicted flashing images of wheeling before them carts with silver That stirring performance drew the when the Ukrainian-led, Bavarian-attired various Ukrainian politicians, of all political trays and covers. At the song’s end, they night’s loudest applause from a Ukrainian quintet chose two English-language pop stripes, as well as television advertise- lifted off the domed covers, picked up the audience that could appreciate a song of pistols lying underneath and pointed them perseverance more than bouncy pop tunes. at the screens, which was then accompa- Nevertheless, the abundant show – nied by the sound of gunshots and the which wound down after 10 p.m. – con- images disappearing. cluded with the song that Tertsiya is per- The evening’s climax was when the Lviv haps best known for, “Starenkyi Tramvai” a cappella ensemble Orfey backed up (The Old Tramcar). It’s a simple melody Tertsiya tenor Andriy Kapral as he joined that appeals to the child in all of us when guest performer Pavlo Tabakov – the up- referring to Lviv’s rickety tramcars that and-coming Lviv singing talent – to sing the “take us where there’s no asphalt.” Terstiya classic, “Pustelnyk” (Hermit), Other guest performers that night were which appeared on the ensemble’s first pop singers TNMK, Taras Chubai, Lilia album. Vavrin, Maria Burmaka and Pavlo Gudimov, Throughout the concert, tall, narrow who gave energetic performers. screens arranged as a perforated wall in Tertsiya thanked the show’s sponsors, the background depicted natural scenes both financial and non-financial, which that reflected the mood of the songs being included oligarchs Oleh Bakhmatiuk, Borys performed. Kolesnikov, Sergei Tigipko, Vitalii Antonov For “Pustelnyk,” the screens depicted a and Petro Poroshenko. barren landscape of cracked, arid earth Former officials in the Presidential over which black crows hovered. The har- Secretariat also offered their support, mony produced by Messrs. Kapral and including Ihor Tarasiuk and Ihor Pukshyn, Pikkardiyska Tertsiya performs “Believe Your Eyes” during its 20th anniversary con- Tabakov had a resonance that seemed as well as Raiffeisen Aval Bank Board cert at the Ukrayina National Arts Palace in Kyiv. powerful enough to extend the cracks from Chairman Volodymyr Lavrenchuk.

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stable institutions that could make the pay- will never run out. outs that annuities promised. Unlike the immediate fixed annuities, Today, the same intuition prevails. The which are established with a large sum up retiring Baby Boomer generation is seeking front and then begin to pay soon after set security for retirement savings. In the up, the deferred, fixed annuities are estab- United States, annuity sales in 2011 topped lished so that the payout is expected in the $240 billion. This is a record high, no doubt future, often many years in the future. The prompted by the desire for a guaranteed income in this type of fixed annuity is income amidst economic uncertainty dur- deferred and the earned interest is com- ing the fragile years of retirement. pounded and grows tax-free. The savings in The annuities of the 1930s resemble the account build up gradually, in time for today’s fixed annuities offering tax- retirement. Annuities – Part 2: deferred compound interest on principal Besides fixed annuities, two other cate- and earned interest for a fixed period. The gories of annuities exist – neither of which Your retirement UNA offers fixed annuities with a variety of is offered by the UNA – variable annuities terms and two main types: deferred and and indexed annuities. Both include options When thinking about their future, peo- Annuities first made their mark in immediate. An immediate fixed annuity to invest in the stock market. Although the ple are often confronted with the reality America in 1759, when a company in invests a lump sum up front in exchange UNA does not offer these annuities, it is that they will be retired, on average, for 20 Pennsylvania was formed to benefit for income that begins to pay out approxi- important to know about them since criti- non-working years, or 25 percent of a typi- Presbyterian ministers and their families. mately one month after the annuity is cism about annuities is usually directed cal lifespan. With the rapid disappearance Ministers would contribute to the fund, in issued; the annuity then continues to pay specifically at these two types, which of the traditional pension plan, it is now up exchange for lifetime payments during out for the remaining life span of the recipi- should not be confused with fixed annuities. to individuals to devise retirement plans on retirement. ent (known as the annuitant). The immedi- Variable and indexed annuities are criti- their own. In the late 1930s, the purchase of annui- ate annuity is a popular choice for those cized at times as being neither fish nor fowl Weaving together the strands of your ties grew tremendously. Concerns about who have 401(k) equity investment plans – more expensive than a mutual fund and own retirement plan includes some Social not as secure as a fixed annuity. However, Security benefits, income from invest- these annuities are designed for those who ments, maybe an employer pension fund, a As our UNA insurance secures a future want more security than a mutual fund, yet few IRAs and annuities. for your loved ones, let our UNA annuities are still willing to take a risk. What is the best way? There is no one With more than a century of service as a best way. There are different ways. For dif- secure a future for you. fraternal benefit society, the UNA continues ferent people, different solutions are better to live by its motto: “The UNA and the than others. However, a mainstay of many – Christine E. Kozak, UNA National Secretary Community: Partners for Life”. To help modern retirement portfolios is the annuity. determine a retirement annuity that fits The annuity was also the mainstay of your particular needs, contact the UNA retirement back in ancient Rome, when cit- the overall health of the financial markets from employers that need to be rolled over Home Office at 1-800-253-9862 or the izens would make a lump-sum payment to prompted many individuals to purchase into other form of savings for retirement. UNA sales staff directly at 1-888-538-2833, a contract called an “annua” in exchange for fixed annuities that guaranteed income for The added security of an immediate annui- or find your local UNA branch secretary annual income payments for the rest of life. In the middle of the Great Depression, ty is that it provides income with the through the UNA website at www.ukraini- their lives. as now, insurance companies were seen as knowledge that it can be set up so that it annationalassociation.org. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 No. 41

NEWS AND VIEWS The Ukrainian Weekly The Weekly at 79 Ukrainian Holodomor memorial It seems like just yesterday that The Ukrainian Weekly turned 78… And yet, a whole year has already gone by. Saturday, October 6, marks the 79th anniversary of gets final design approval The Weekly’s founding in 1933 as a four-page tabloid-size newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association, a fraternal benefit society then headquartered in Jersey City, N.J. As The Weekly has aged, it has continued to adapt to the times. It has grown from a supplement to Svoboda to a newspaper independent of its sister publication. No longer simply black and white, it is published in color. It is available in both print and online editions. Its online archives – spanning the years 1933-2011 – are free and open to the public on The Weekly’s website at www.ukrweekly.com. And, this year in July, we added a Facebook page. (So, please find us on Facebook and like us! That way you’ll be sure to see the links to articles, interesting photos and updates we reg- ularly post on our Facebook page.) Regarding our print and online editions, we should note that it was just before our 78th birthday that we implemented a new marketing strategy to sell subscriptions to both the print and online editions of The Ukrainian Weekly at a price of $60 for UNA members and $70 for non-members. That translates into only $5 more for unlimited access via the Internet to all the current year’s issues. (Of course, you can choose to get Artist’s rendering of the Holodomor memorial in Washington. a subscription in print only, or online only, in which case you will pay $55 if you are a UNA’er or $65 if you are not. The reasoning for the price being the same, whether you by Michael Sawkiw Jr. Defending the memorial project, Peter choose to receive your paper via mail or read it online, is that certain costs are fixed May, regional director of the National Park and, after all, The Weekly’s contents have an inherent value. Our newspaper continues WASHINGTON – The Ukrainian Service (NPS), underscored that previous to provide a unique selection of materials geared to our specific audience.) Holodomor Memorial in Washington is yet remarks regarding the back of the memori- We must emphasize that subscription prices do not cover our expenses. The sup- another step closer to reality. One phase in al have been appropriately addressed and port of advertisers and donations to our press fund help support our newspaper, but the long and arduous process of building rectified. “Given the expanse of F Street,” it’s the Ukrainian National Association’s substantial subsidy that makes The any monument on federal land in the stated Mr. Mays, “and the liveliness of what Ukrainian Weekly, and Svoboda, possible. The UNA, as a fraternal benefit society, pub- District of Columbia came to a positive con- happens along F Street along its entire lishes both as a service to its members and the community at large. (If you’re not sure clusion for the Holodomor memorial at a length, particularly across the street, I don’t what a fraternal society is, take a look at the Facebook page of the UNA or The Weekly recent meeting of the National Capital think this is particularly deadening.” – the date of the posts is October 1 – to view a short video explaining just that.) Planning Commission (NCPC). Other commissioners’ comments includ- Seventy-nine years after its founding by UNA visionaries, the single most impor- The commission is a 12-person panel ed a positive reflection of the Holodomor tant characteristic of The Ukrainian Weekly is that it continues to serve the comprising representatives from various from Howard Denis (who is of Ukrainian Ukrainian community and the Ukrainian nation. With the support of the UNA, the federal and local entities, as well as presiden- heritage), senior counsel for the House of oldest and largest Ukrainian fraternal organization in the world, and its loyal readers tial and mayoral appointees, who have over- Representatives Committee on Oversight – whether they are subscribers to our print or online editions, or both – The Weekly sight over the planning and review of proj- and Government reforms. Mr. Denis noted looks forward to its 80th anniversary year in 2013 and beyond! ects for the National Capital Region. During that the proximity of the Holodomor memo- (PS: If you’re not yet a subscriber, but do read The Weekly or use The Weekly for an NCPC hearing on September 6, the com- rial to venues such as Union Station, and the such things as community events listings, we ask you to join us! Your subscription mission reviewed preliminary and final site highly trafficked nature of that area, pro- will help ensure the future of The Ukrainian Weekly and sustain its role as a network design development plans for the Ukrainian vides a good opportunity to ”show American that keeps us all informed and in touch.) Holodomor memorial in Washington. sensitivity to events of this nature.” The Holodomor memorial design concept The final vote on the project was two dis- was presented to the commission members senting votes and 10 in favor, with the by an NCPC staff member with recommen- motion for the memorial passing. dations for approval of the project. Asked to comment on the approval of her Present at the hearing were representa- proposed design, Ms. Kurylas stated: “I am Oct. Turning the pages back... tives of Ukraine’s Embassy in the United gratified that, during the lengthy design States; the architectural firm acquired by review process, the core idea of the memori- Last year, on October 11, 2011, Judge Rodion Kiriyev of the the government of Ukraine, Hartman-Cox; al – the ‘Field of Wheat’ bas-relief – was fully 11 Pechersky District Court in Kyiv took four hours to read a seven-year Ukrainian community members; the design supported. The main changes had to do with sentence against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for her artist, Larysa Kurylas, a Washington-area the design of the site, which I can honestly 2011 alleged abuse of office during the signing of gas contracts with Ukrainian American architect; and repre- say has gotten better in terms of pedestrian Russia in 2009. As beads of sweat rolled down his face during the sentatives of the U.S. Committee for access, F Street experience, plaza seating, reading, the judge essentially repeated what prosecutors had Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide containment of drainage and landscaping.” alleged: that the opposition leader had exceeded her authority as prime minister when broker- Awareness 1932-1933. Everyone in atten- The NCPC approval is a tremendous step ing a 2009 gas deal with Russa that saw gas supplies resume to Europe in the dead of winter. dance rallied to show support for the toward the erection of a monument to the Ms. Tymoshenko remained seated, as she had done since the trial began on January 24, Holodomor memorial project and answer victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide 2011, while the judge read the verdict. She had been in custody at the Lukianivsky deten- questions from the commissioners. in Washington. Since President George W. tion facility since August 5, 2011. The judge echoed the recommendations of prosecutors: While the presentation was detailed and Bush’s signing of legislation in October seven years in jail, a three-year ban on holding public office, and payment of $190 million focused on all aspects of the design concept, 2006, the memorial site was blessed in in damages to the state-run gas company Naftohaz Ukrainy and to cover court expenses. it sparked several remarks from commis- December 2008, and an international com- The judge also ordered her to perform three years of public service work in prison. sion members. D.C. Councilman Tom Wells, petition was held in 2009 for the design of “The year 1937 has returned to Ukraine with this verdict and all the repression of citi- representing the City Council, and D.C. the Memorial. Now the final design concept zens,” Ms. Tymoshenko said, referring to the Great Purge under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Office of Planning Director Harriet has been approved. She then shouted in defiance, before being removed by police, “As for me, be sure that I will Tregoning, spoke of the potential safety haz- The fact that there will be a memorial in not stop my fight even for a minute. I will always be with you as long as it is necessary.” ard posed by the back of the Holodomor Washington to honor the victims of the The verdict drew the ire of the European Union. “The EU is deeply disappointed with the memorial design. The memorial is a six-foot Holodomor did not escape the attention of verdict of the Pechersky District Court in Ukraine in the case of Ms. Yulia Tymoshenko,” said bronze sculpture of a wall of wheat on one cynics. In fact, Internet buzz since final pas- the EU’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, in a statement. “The way the Ukrainian side of the memorial and a mosaic of sage of the design concept has stirred a flur- authorities will generally respect universal values and rule of law, and specifically how they Ukrainian textile design on the reverse. The ry of articles and comments. Articles on the will handle these cases, risks having profound implication for the EU-Ukraine bilateral rela- dissenting comments reflected concerns online blog of the Huffington Post and a tionship, including for the conclusion of dialogue and cooperation more broadly,” she stated. about the obscurity of the back of the September 21 article in The Washington The Danish Helsinki Committee for Human Rights said the case wasn’t the outcome of a memorial in an area where major traffic Post provided their analysis of the functioning rule of law system respecting basic human rights and principles. In an October and restaurants are present. Holodomor memorial and gave brief over- 10, 20011, report, the committee said it was unlikely that the judge in the case was select- Ms. Tregoning remarked: ”If you create a views of the design and its place among the ed randomly, cited the absence of the presumption of innocence and noted that the judi- blank wall that’s clearly the back of some- myriad memorials in Washington. ciary doesn’t function impartially. The group also questioned the abuse of power charge thing, given the other activities that take The process for erecting the Holodomor against Ms. Tymoshenko, that traces its origin to the old Soviet Penal Code, “where having place in the area, you will find that it memorial continues in earnest. A fund has an office and the authority of power had a completely different meaning from today.” Ms. attracts some amount of disamenity in been established by the U.S. Committee for Tymoshenko’s defense team also didn’t “have fair working conditions as required by the terms of how it ends up getting used.” Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide Awareness European Convention on Human Rights,” to which Ukraine is a signatory. And, while not against the concept of the 1932-1933; donations from the Ukrainian Other denouncements of the verdict were swiftly made by Freedom House, Amnesty Holodomor memorial and its message, community for the memorial are welcome. International, the U.S. Helsinki Commission, the Ukrainian World Congress, the Ukrainian Councilman Wells stated: ”I am a strong Estimates for the project range from $2.2 National Association, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, the Ukrainian believer and agree that we use public space million to $2.5 million. Various delegations Canadian Congress, the Canada Ukraine Foundation, the Ukrainian American Bar when we can as teaching spaces, especially of Ukrainian government officials have visit- Association, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the White House. in the nation’s capital, and this fits into a ed the future site of the memorial, have met vision for what our city should be. But I am with interested parties and have announced Source: “Tymoshenko found guilty, sentenced to 7 years in jail,” by Mark Raczkiewycz, The also concerned this is an area... [that] cre- Ukrainian Weekly, October 16, 2011. ates potentially a nice hiding space.” (Continued on page 7) No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The one listed “belief” that is real among Kuropas column: thoughtful voters across the political spec- trum (for instance in the Republican pri- GOP talking points mary campaign of libertarian Congressman Ron Paul) is this: Dear Editor: “The military-industrial complex has too Regarding Dr. Myron Kuropas’ “Faces and much influence in America today, so we Places” column (September 16): Dr. Kuropas should reduce military spending even more.” Kvit in the groves of academe identifies 50 “beliefs” that he ascribes to A very similar point of view that can “the left” (?), and suggests that those who actually be quoted: “In the councils of gov- In a recent blog, Serhiy Kvit, rector of the They can say “no” to corruption and share these beliefs will be voting to re-elect ernment, we must guard against the acqui- National University of Kyiv Mohyla demand European standards. They can pre- President Barack Obama. Not unlike Willard sition of unwarranted influence, whether Academy (NUKMA), commented about vent the erosion of university autonomy. If a Mitt Romney and his 47 percent of “victims,” sought or unsought, by the military-indus- today’s Ukrainian students. Among other sole university rector can defy threats to he intimates that there is not much he can trial complex. The potential for a disas- things, he cautioned them not to automati- that autonomy – like Miguel de Unamuno, standing up to the Falangists at Salamanca do about these awful people. But he urges trous rise of misplaced power exists and cally apply Western European ideas to Ukraine. In particular, he criticized their in 1936 or (not to imply any comparison) those who are “still on the fence” to take a will persist.” attacks on neo-liberalism. The real political the Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak gently but firmly hard look at this list of “nonsense believed These words came from President issues of the day, he felt, were Ukraine’s refusing to cooperate with the security by the benighted, the uninformed and the Dwight D. Eisenhower in his farewell relations with Russia, particularly regarding police at the Ukrainian Catholic University – misguided” before casting their votes. address to the American people (“The the language question, and Ukraine’s oligar- then surely students can defend it as well. The first item on Dr. Kuropas’ list of Military-Industrial Complex” speech, chic regime. In his view these are just as Unfortunately, Prof. Kvit’s name has “nonsense” that is believed by idiots such January 17, 1960). Prophetic words. important as socio-economic issues and become associated with last year’s closing as myself is: “President Barack Obama is a Boris Danik cannot be separated from them. Finally, he of “The Ukrainian Body” exhibit at NUKMA’s successful president. He would have North Caldwell, N.J. called upon students to concentrate on Center for Visual Culture, and then of the accomplished more if it hadn’t been for reforming the university system by agitating center itself. These events were, in turn, President George W. Bush’s policies and the for autonomy, fighting corruption and connected with the noisy affair of German Republicans in Congress.” demanding the introduction of European historian Grzegorz Rossolinski-Liebe’s can- Neither time nor space allows for an Congratulations standards. (Serhiy Kvit, “Student groups celled lectures on Ukrainian fascism, dis- examination of all 50 items on the list. But have vital role to play in universities and cussed in a previous column April 15. Not the last item deserves special attention: on a great issue society,” University World News, issue No. having seen the controversial exhibit, we “socialism is here to stay. Get used to it.” Dear Editor: 235, August 19). cannot comment on it. Kvit reportedly Horribile dictu! We “lefties” (Does this Kudos to The Ukrainian Weekly for the Certainly Prof. Kvit is right on the first found it immoral. Perhaps the good rector, man live in the 1960s?) are tarred with the point – especially if by Western European in his simplicity, thought that a show on brush of Socialism, which surely must be August 12 issue – excellent articles by Mykola Riabchuk, Zenon Zawada and Victor ideas he means an oppressively hegemonic “The Ukrainian Body” in the student com- un-American and perhaps even treasonous. post-modernist discourse. It must be tempt- munity of a city known as a supplier of the Now, I fully understand that the First Rud, as well as a letter by George Sajewych. It’s sad that Ukrainians must leave their ing for the post-Soviet student to simply par- international sex trade might not be in the Amendment allows anyone to say and best taste. In any case, he has been roundly country and come to North America. Many rot the dogmas of Foucault and Derrida, write most anything. excoriated for his prudery. cannot find employment in the Toronto much as his grandparents parrotted those of Nonetheless, The Weekly is insulting the In a recent article in Krytyka, Volodymyr area, for example, and must turn to welfare, Marx and Lenin – regardless of whether intelligence of its readers when it provides Yermolenko condemned the preoccupation with all its shortcomings. they have anything to do with Ukrainian space for partisan political gibberish under of “conservative” Ukrainian intellectuals like Perhaps, if the October election produc- reality – or any kind of reality. Yet there is the guise of providing a civics lesson. If Dr. Prof. Kvit with sexual morality. (Volodymyr es a proper government in Ukraine, they nothing wrong with mastering, and critically Kuropas wants to spout Republican talking analyzing, contemporary European thought. Yermolenko, “Iliuzii morali,” Krytyka, No. points he should be asked to take out a may want to return. Finally it would be 1-2 (171-172) January-February 2012, pp. great to see a list of all candidates printed Only thus can Ukrainians influence it. paid advertisement. Prof. Kvit’s defense of neo-liberalism 11-12). But Mr. Yermolenko advocates an in The Weekly and the area they are con- equally selective morality, without offering Roman Solchanyk seems misguided. In his rosy view, universi- testing. any rationale. It apparently has not Santa Monica, Calif. ties can compete on an equal basis, just like Ed Storzuk businesses. Since that is not the case in occurred to him that there could be a con- Winnipeg, Manitoba Ukraine, he must be looking abroad for nection between personal and social moral- examples – probably to the United States. ity – or even a continuum encompassing Military-industrial He seems unaware that many American both. Mr. Yermolenko’s arguments against We welcome your opinion universities have become money-making censorship are of course indisputable – and complex’s influence enterprises, marketing their “educational banal. For two other views of the Kvit affair The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters products” to wealthy students (or rather – one balanced and thoughtful, the other Dear Editor: to the editor and commentaries on a vari- harsh and polemical – see the discussion in ety of topics of concern to the Ukrainian their parents) and neglecting academic dis- In his column “Vote in November” ciplines like history and literature in favor of the following issue of Krytyka (No. 3 (173), American and Ukrainian Canadian com- March 2012, pp. 5-8). (September 16), Myron Kuropas apparent- munities. Opinions expressed by colum- football, in-class entertainment by clownish ly was trying to help Ukrainian Americans nists, commentators and letter-writers are professors, or tickets to the world of busi- It may well be that questions of art and decide for which party to vote in the next their own and do not necessarily reflect ness and finance. The state of American morality are as important in the long run as election. the opinions of either The Weekly edito- undergraduate education is hardly a per- the burning issues of politics and language. To that end, he listed 50 ideas in which, rial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian suasive argument for the efficacy of a mar- But public squabbles about a banned exhib- presumably, “the left believes” and writes National Association. it distract from the more interesting ques- Letters should be typed and signed (anon- ket approach. Quite the opposite. Nor does that he hopes you stay home if you share Prof. Kvit seem to realize that neo-liberal tion of whether the works displayed have ymous letters are not published). Letters are any artistic merit. And they reveal a these beliefs. accepted also via e-mail at staff@ukrweek- appeals to the “free” market mask monopo- I think that some of these ideas could be ly.com. The daytime phone number and listic control by multinationals, some of depressing cultural mediocrity. On the one reasonably debated. Some of the others address of the letter-writer must be given which have gained a foothold in Ukraine. hand, we see insecure administrators and (e.g., “The United States is no longer a for verification purposes. Please note that a Students may be politically naïve, but they their philistine cohorts, who would feel Christian nation”) are laying it on a bit daytime phone number is essential in order can recognize the ruinous effects of unregu- threatened by a roomful of second-rate thick, and can hardly be described as elec- for editors to contact letter-writers regarding lated globalization. nudes, and who have not learned that the clarifications or questions. tion issues, except perhaps for the extreme We can only agree with Prof. Kvit’s warn- best way to deal with truly bad art is to give Please note: THE LENGTH OF LETTERS it the freedom to fade into oblivion. On the right wing. CANNOT EXCEED 500 WORDS. ing that students must not separate such socio-economic issues from the looming other hand, we have desperately trendy political problems of oligarchy and Russian intellectuals with their Francophile affecta- previous generous donation of $100,000 to influence. The question, however, is how tions, whose engagement with concepts like virtue and patriotism does not go beyond Ukrainian Holodomor... the committee for its numerous projects in these phenomena are related. Will neo-lib- an ironic smirk. preparation for the upcoming 80th anniver- eral policies bankrupt the oligarchs, drive (Continued from page 6) What we seem to lack is a mature intelli- sary of the Ukrainian Genocide and, in partic- out the Russians and rescue the Ukrainian gentsia that defends both freedom and the government’s support for the comple- ular, for the establishment of the Ukrainian national project? Or will giving free rein to responsibility, values both public and pri- tion of the project. While it is expected that Famine-Genocide memorial in Washington. corporate capitalism strengthen the oli- vate morality, harmonizes patriotism with the majority of the funds for the memorial An appeal from the Antonovych Foundation garchs’ monopolies, reinforce their Russian democracy, and can connect the beautiful will be donated by the government of board of directors called upon the entire ties, and run the patriotic middle class out with the true and the good. Ukraine, the U.S. Holodomor Committee Ukrainian American community to donate of both business and politics? How can Ukraine develop a mature intel- said it feels compelled to establish a finan- its resources and funds for the successful When it comes to his own field of univer- ligentsia? Obviously, it must start with edu- cial reserve for the memorial to ensure that completion of the memorial. sity administration, Rector Kvit makes a cation. And that is why educational reform- nothing will jeopardize its completion. Donations payable to U.S. Committee for valuable point. Ukraine’s students are not ers like Serhiy Kvit deserve our support. The U.S. Committee for Ukrainian Holodomor Awareness may be sent to: U.S. likely to change the course of the nation – Holodomor-Genocide Awareness 1932- Committee for Holodomor Awareness, c/o any more than the Orange Revolution could 1933 acknowledged the efforts of the UCCA, 203 Second Ave., New York, NY prevent the failure of Ukrainian democracy. Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at Antonovych Foundation, which announced a 10003. They can, however, force university reform. [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 No. 41

The voting potential... Table 1.- Voting-Age Population* by State: Ukrainian Ancestry*, 2009** and Total US, 2010*** (Continued from page 1)

In 2008 there were 650,600 potential voters of Ukrainian ancestry in the United States, and they consti- tute slightly less than 0.3 percent of the total potential of U.S. voters (Table 1). The relative number of Ukrainian potential voters by state varies from more than 1 percent in Delaware to less than 0.1 percent in states with very small numbers of Ukrainians, like Kansas, Tennessee, Iowa and a host of others (the exception is Texas, with 12,000 potential voters). In states with large numbers of Ukrainians, the number of potential voters is substantial. For example, 99,000 in New York, 87,000 in Pennsylvania, 58,000 in California, 50,000 in New Jersey and between 30,000 and 35,000 in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Florida. In these states the rela- tive numbers of potential voters varies between 0.25 per- cent (Florida) and 0.91 percent (Pennsylvania). Numbers of potential voters in metropolitan areas with large concentrations of Ukrainians can be found on the website of the center, http://www.inform-decisions.com/ stat/, under the section “Interactive Tables.” Studies have shown that an important factor in voting Table 3.- Voting-Age Population* of Ukrainian Ancestry by Age Groups: 14 States with the Largest Numbers, 2009**

Table 2.- Age-Sex Structure of Voting-Age Populations*: Persons of Ukrainian Ancestry, 2009** and Total US Population, 2010***

participation is the age composition of potential voters. It to capture in each age group. The age structure of potential is well known that young persons tend to have lower vot- voters for all states, as well as metropolitan areas with ing participation, while senior citizens have higher levels of large numbers of Ukrainians, can also be found on the cen- voting participation. In Table 2 we see that, compared to ter’s website. the U.S., Ukrainian potential voters have a relatively small- Hopefully these results can be useful for Ukrainians er proportion of persons age 18-24 years (9.1 percent as active in both parties, Republican and Democratic, and compared to 12.5 percent) and relatively higher propor- who are concerned about the Ukrainian heritage in the U.S. tion of persons aged 65 years or more (21.1 percent as and the future of Ukraine. Given the nature of the political compared to 17.6 percent, respectively). Similar differenc- system in the United States, it is important to have a solid es are found for males and females. These differences in presence in both camps. The ability to deliver votes is a the age structure can be used to argue that Ukrainians can great political asset, and any help in this respect may give potentially deliver more voters than suggested by their our political activists an additional advantage. total numbers. These results are just one of many examples of the The age structure of potential voters has significant potential usefulness of the data being collected by the variations at the subnational level. In Table 3 we present Center for Demographic and Socio-Economic Research on the age composition of potential Ukrainian voters in 14 Ukrainians in the United States. In order to be successful a states with the largest numbers of voters. For the 18-24 key ingredient is to have good information. Objective infor- age group the relative percent varies from 5.8 percent in mation helps to clarify preconceptions that are sometimes New Jersey to 17.6 percent in Washington; for the 65 and inaccurate, and provides a solid foundation for more ratio- over age group the relative percentages vary from 11.8 nal decision-making. percent in Washington to 32.5 percent in Florida (Table 3, panel B). These significant variations in the age structure Oleh Wolowyna is a demographer specializing in research of potential voters can help define campaign strategies for on Ukrainians in the USA and Canada. He is the Director of motivating people to vote. the Center for Demographic and Socio-Economic Research The absolute numbers presented in Panel A of Table 3 on Ukrainians in the United States. The center’s website is determine the maximum number of voters one could hope http://www.inform-decisions.com/stat/.

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Edited and compiled by Matthew Dubas Chornomorska Sitch men’s team kicks off season Nurse Larissa Smyk with one win, one loss and one draw works with Dr. Oz by Bo Kucyna time, Tereschuk put a second one for Sitch with an assist from Lewycky in the 92nd minute. PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Chornomorska Sitch men’s team, [Team roster: McDonald, Panas, Kudryk, Mandzy, Arias, known as the Union Ukrainians in the Garden State Soccer Hordynsky, Kucyna, Didier Loaiza, Bakun, Gustavo Lopez, League’s Super Division in which they play, kicked off its Sen, Tereschuk, Alex Montoya, Lewycky, Kolodiy.] 2012 fall season on September 8 against Vistula Garfield. Sitch lost its third match on September 22 against Icon The game ended scoreless on that dreary, drizzly at Community Park in Montville, N.J., where it lost 1-2. The Saturday evening at Parsippany’s Jannarone Park, but the first 15 minutes saw both teams create quality chances to competition was fierce. Anatoly Sen had the best opportu- score, but neither team could capitalize on its opportuni- nities to score for Sitch, blasting two shots at the Vistula ties. At the 20-minute mark it began to rain – so hard that goalkeeper, who had to make two acrobatic saves to keep the referee temporarily suspended play until the rain, the ball out of the goal. Mykola Kucyna and Dmytro lightning and thunder subsided. Tereschuk also had opportunities in the second half that “The rain was so heavy that it felt like someone was were denied by the Vistula goalie. Sitch defenders Andrew standing in front of me just throwing buckets upon buckets Panas, Andrew Kudryk and Andrew Mandzy kept the of water in my face,” said Sitch defender Kudryk. Vistula players outside the penalty area for the most part, Approximately a half-hour later, the game resumed and which forced Vistula to take long-range shots. Sitch goalie Icon began to take control with accurate passing while Alex McDonald handled those shots cleanly, to preserve the maintaining possession. But Icon could not penetrate the scoreless draw. experienced defensive core of the Sitch team, with a score- Vistula played a very defensive, counter-attack style less first half. today, making it difficult to penetrate their defense. While Icon continued its momentum with one- and two-touch Sitch maintained more of the possession and created sev- passing around a defensive perimeter set up by the Sitch eral quality goal scoring chances, the team had to be very players, who patiently waited for an opportunity to steal alert of Vistula’s counter-attack. the ball and launch a counter-attack. In the 52nd minute [The team roster for this match was: McDonald, Panas, Tereschuk provided a perfect lead pass to Lewycky who Kudryk, Mandzy, Steven Arias, Kucyna, Sen, Taras O’Connel, scored on a breakaway, and notched his second goal of the Marco Hordynsky, Salim Kouidri, Tereschuk, Dan Lewycky, season. Sitch held off the Icon strikers until the 80th min- Roman Tabachouk, Lauren Delavoux, Nick Hordynsky ute as Icon midfielder Adam Klemet headed in a ball off a (manager) and Bo Kucyna (coach).] corner kick to knot the score 1-1. This was the first goal Sitch’s second match of the season was on September given up by Sitch this season, and Icon continued to press PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Larissa Smyk, a registered nurse at 13 on the road in Lakewood, N.J., where they defeated forward, and kept pressure by lofting balls into Sitch’s pen- New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia Medical Center, Jersey Shore Boca 2-0 at the John Patrick Sports Complex. alty area. Icon forward Jonathan Okafor reaped the reward discovered that one of her co-workers is none other than Although the score tells one story, it was not easy to get of a loose ball and fired it passed a stunned Sitch goalkeep- TV-host Dr. Mehmet Oz of the “Dr. Oz Show” on the Fox there. er to win the match 2-1. network. “I had met Dr. Oz on the Cadiothoracic Step- The Boca team had several chances in the first half; how- Stich attempted in the final minutes to tie the score during Down Unit on August 23,” Ms. Smyk recalled. Dr. Oz per- ever, McDonald’s excellent goalkeeping and solid efforts by injury time, but the Icon defense stood strong and cleared forms open-heart surgeries once a week and her rounds, Panas, Kudryk and Mandzy on defense kept the score at 0-0 the ball away. Sitch (in fifth place) fell to 1-1-1 (4 points) which take her to various parts of the hospital, coincided and Icon (in first place) improved to 3-0-0 (12 points). at the half. First-half opportunities for Sitch came when Sen with Dr. Oz’s weekly surgeries. Ms. Smyk is a 2012 grad- passed to Dmytro Tereschuk to send the striker in alone for [Roster: McDonald, Panas, Kudryk, Mandzy, Peter uate of Rutgers University College of Nursing. a breakaway, with his shot going just wide of the Boca keep- Kasiyanenko, Arias, Kucyna, Koudri, Tereschuk, Montoya, er, who came out to cut down the angle. Lewycky, Bakun, Hordynsky, Kolodiy and Tabachouk.] In the second half, Sitch picked up the pace of play, Sitch’s match against Jersey Junior FC on September 30 The “Generation Uke” page accepts photo began to control the midfield and maintained more posses- at F. Edward Biertuempal Park was postponed to a future submissions for the photo of the month space, sion of the ball. Sitch notched the first goal in the 61st min- date. Sitch is scheduled to play against the Hackensack which features Ukrainians being Ukrainian. ute after Sen crossed a pass to Lewycky, who one-timed his Strikers at Johnson Park in Hackensack, N.J., on October 7, Send photos to: [email protected] shot for Sitch’s first goal of the season. Boca was revitalized and against Perth Amboy Portuguese on October 14 at by the deficit and were almost rewarded in the 71st min- Waters Stadium in Perth Amboy, N.J. For an updated sched- or The Ukrainian Weekly, P.O. Box 280, ute when one of its shots rattled the crossbar. In injury ule, readers can visit www.gssl.com. Parsippany, NJ 07054.

Entrepreneur launches USCAK in Canada launches Baba’s Borsch soup company floorball at Bloor West fest PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Shoppers at the farm- TORONTO – The Canadian branch of ed by the Karpaty Ukrainian Sports Club ers’ market in Bayonne, N.J., have seen the the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the of Toronto. Soccer Canada donated tick- growth of a homemade soup company, U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK) and the ets to the October 12 men’s World Cup Baba’s Borsch, founded by Richard Jendras in late July. Toronto Argonauts Football Club co-host- qualifier match – Canada versus Cuba, as Mr. Jendras was raised by his Ukrainian ed the “Sports Zone” at the Bloor West well as Soccer Canada merchandise items grandparents in Bayonne and grew up Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival on for the daily drawings. enjoying traditional Ukrainian foods. “My September 14-16. Other demonstrations at the Sports grandmother was a great cook,” he told The A new sport, floorball, which combines Zone included the Ukrainian National Jersey Journal. street hockey and soccer rules, was intro- Federation’s Shotokan Karate-Do With these treasured recipes, and the duced to the festival-goers. Boards were Academy, an USCAK member club, which backing and support of his family, Mr. Richard Jendras set up by Floorball Ontario for people to drew large crowds. Jendras collected a few thousand dollars Monte Drive, he now sells his borsches at try out the sport. Interest in the sport is USCAK in Canada is a member of the and invested it in his grandmother’s recipes, the Hamilton Park farmers’ market, the beginning to grow in Canada. The sport Ukrainian Canadian Congress National including summer, vegetarian and cold Doro Market and Café in Jersey City, N.J., and traces its roots to the 1970s in Sweden, Sports Committee, and a member of the cucumber borsch varieties. Using an online is currently in the process of getting his and has grown in the Scandinavian and UCC Toronto Branch. At present they service, he created The Ukrainian Kitchen product into Whole Foods. Baltic countries, as well as the Czech have eight member clubs, including one LLC, and then pitched the idea to managers The Bayonne farmers’ market is open Republic and Switzerland. Most recently, from Ottawa. These clubs provide devel- of the farmers’ market, who allowed him to every Tuesday, from 2-7 p.m. the sport has taken hold in Australia, opment in soccer, tennis, hockey, volley- set up shop, where he sells pints for $5 and When not cooking borsches, Mr. Jendras Germany, Japan, Malaysia and the United ball, skiing/snowboarding, table tennis, quarts for $9. works as a high school history teacher at States. badminton, karate and, now, floorball. Mr. Jendras said his borsches are a new Dickinson High School in Jersey City. He said In addition to the new sports show- For more information in the Greater addition to the diverse cultural foods sold in he wouldn’t have the success he had with- case, the USCAK Canada booth held a raf- Toronto Area, or to set up a Ukrainian Hudson County, N.J. “Eastern European food out help from other vendors he met at the fle for a Toronto FC player-signed game league in your Canadian city, contact is something that hasn’t been touched yet,” market who reminded him early in his ven- shirt, donated by Toronto FC and provid- Bohdan Rad, 416-726-0803. he said. After six weeks at the market on Del ture to “never get discouraged.” 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 No. 41

Citadel of the 17th century Baturyn fortress, reconstruct- ed on the basis of archaeological data in 2008. Aerial pho- tos by Serhii Chyrin. Baturyn National Preserve. Excavations of the basement of a spacious log dwelling (khata) at Mazepa’s court in 2011. PROJECT UPDATE: Excavations of Hetman Mazepa’s court at Baturyn in 2011 by Volodymyr Mezentsev tain that the Muscovites lost more than 3,000 soldiers dur- the armorial bearings of the Polovets family are still Special to The Ukrainian Weekly ing the storming of the Baturyn fortress. Nevertheless, they unknown and it is not possible to verify this hypothesis. captured, plundered and burned the town. Only about 1,000 Last summer, near the palace site, archaeologists found The Canada-Ukraine archaeological expedition carried Kozaks escaped from the seized fortress, informing Mazepa fragments of costly wine goblets made of Bohemian glass out its annual field research in the town of Baturyn, and his Swedish allies of what befell the hetman capital. and brought in probably from Habsburg Silesia or Germany Chernihiv Oblast during the summer of 2011. It involved 75 Historians have estimated that between 11,000 and 14,000 in the late 17th or early 18th century. A larger fragment fea- students and scholars from universities and museums of of the Baturyn garrison and townsfolk were massacred by tures elaborately engraved trees and the rocky mountain Chernihiv, Nizhyn, Kyiv, Sumy, Baturyn, Hlukhiv, Lviv, Lutsk the Russian troops, with no quarter given to women, chil- executed in a realistic manner resembling some early mod- and Kamianets-Podilskyi in Ukraine, as well as Toronto and dren, the elderly or the clergy. This act of brutality was ern Dutch or Chinese landscape paintings. Another fragment Edmonton in Canada. ordered by Tsar Peter I in order to quell Mazepa’s uprising of a vintage beaker portrays a sailing vessel’s mast. The eminent historian of the hetman state and acting with ruthless terror. Expensive Bohemian glass tableware could have been director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Hetman Kyrylo Rozumovskyi (1750-1764) rebuilt brought to Baturyn either as international trade imports, or (CIUS), Prof. Zenon Kohut, heads the Baturyn project. Prof. Baturyn and restored its status as the capital of the valuable gifts from European rulers who maintained diplo- Orest Popovych, ex-president of the Shevchenko Scientific Hetmanate. But, after the abolition of this autonomous matic relations with the hetman. Archaeological finds of Society of America (NTSh-A), was its patron and academic Ukrainian state by the absolutist Russian Empire in 1764, such glassware, as well as those of imported painted porce- adviser. Dr. Volodymyr Kovalenko of Chernihiv National the town lost its importance and steadily declined through- lain plates, testify to the wealth and refined tastes of University was the leader of the archaeological expedition in out the 19-20th centuries. Mazepa’s court and its assimilation of some popular fash- Baturyn. Dr. Volodymyr Mezentsev (CIUS, Toronto) is its The 2011 expedition of Baturyn continued excavating the ions and features of Western aristocratic palaces. A rare bil- associate leader and Canadian executive project director. A remnants of Mazepa’s fortified court located in the suburb of lon coin of Queen Christine Vasa of Sweden (1632-1654) renowned historian of Kyivan Rus’, Prof. Martin Dimnik of Honcharivka about two kilometers from the Baturyn for- minted in Livonia, four silver Polish-Lithuanian coins, and a the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies (PIMS) at the tress. Before 1700, the hetman constructed his main palatial copper Russian coin of the 17-18th centuries discovered in University of Toronto, and folklorist and researcher of the residence there, which included private quarters for himself Honcharivka last summer also confirm the vibrant commer- Kozak heritage in historical memory, Dr. Huseyin Oylupinar and his wife, as well as state and private treasures and the cial and cultural ties of the hetman capital with Central and of the University of Alberta, have also engaged in the excava- general military chancellery with archives. The location of Eastern Europe. tions and publication of project materials. his new residence outside of the fortress enabled Mazepa to In cooperation with a member of the Baturyn expedition, Baturyn was the capital of the Kozak Hetman state in meet there discretely beyond the eyes of tsarist authorities historian and artist Serhii Dmytriienko, I prepared hypo- 1669-1708, reaching its zenith under the rule of the enlight- with representatives of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, thetical computer reconstructions of the palace and other ened and powerful Hetman Ivan Mazepa (1687-1709). In an Sweden and the Ottoman Empire, and to maintain his diplo- excavated structures of the hetman villa along with a pan- alliance with Sweden, Mazepa attempted to liberate central matic or political correspondence with greater privacy. oramic view of this lost architectural complex, the Ukraine from increasing domination by Moscow, but the Archaeological investigations of the Honcharivka palace’s Honcharivka suburb, and the Baturyn fortress all situated Russian army suppressed his insurrection and devastated remnants in 2003-2010 have revealed that it was pillaged on the elevated bank of the Seim River. Baturyn in 1708. and burned by Muscovite troops in 1708. Researchers have In 2011 the expedition completed excavating remnants of Participants of the Swedish campaign in Ukraine main- established the layout, size, architectural design, and decora- the largest log dwelling of the household (10 by 9.5 meters), tion of the structure. This ambitious three-story masonry which stood south of the palace. It had a spacious basement palace, built and adorned in a Central European baroque used for storage and apparently four rooms on the ground style and enriched with ornate multi-colored glazed ceramic floor; it was likely a guest-house or a residence for foreign revetments of the Kyivan baroque fashion, was unrivalled in specialists or servants. the Kozak realm. Its facades were embellished with massive West of the palace, the remnants of some wooden dwell- glazed and terracotta plaques featuring the relief coat of ings and service structures of the late 17th or early 18th arms and monogram of Mazepa, as well as the plate-like century have been unearthed. One of them was seemingly a applications with relief rosettes of five ornamental types. kitchen with a large baked-clay oven. Archaeologists have The heating stoves were revetted by fine polychrome or found eight terracotta and glazed ceramic patterned broken monochrome glazed ceramic and terracotta tiles, or “kakhli,” Kozak tobacco pipes, pots and bowls of local manufacture bearing floral or geometric patterns and various images. there. The earthenware was painted in a folk style. In 2010-2011, some heraldic stove tiles from the het- Presumably, some well-to-do clerks, scribes or other state man’s palace were uncovered. The image of one broken tile servants from the hetman’s chancellery office or archives (24 x 24 centimeters in size), covered with green glazing, resided in these dwellings. Archaeological investigations has been reconstructed at the University of Toronto using a have shown that these timber buildings were looted during computer graphic technique. It displays an unusual relief the Muscovite assault and subsequently abandoned, gradu- cross with four cross-arms on a figured Renaissance shield. ally falling into ruins. Chernihiv’s scholars have suggested that this is an earlier In the late 1690s, Mazepa endowed his domestic wooden armorial emblem of the Mazepa-Koledynskyi family which church at the Honcharivka court. Written sources inform predated to commonly known coat of arms of Hetman Ivan about Easter services for the hetman, his guests and Kozak Mazepa referred to as “Kurch.” officers, and a Baptismal service conducted at this church. This author, however, proposes that the heraldic symbols After 1708, it stood abandoned with a damaged iconostasis depicted on this kakhlia belonged to the hetman’s wife, and was dismantled in the 1750s. This year our expedition Hanna (†1702), who had to have her private quarter at the plans to complete excavation of what was presumably the Honcharivka palace with tiled heating stoves. Perhaps she footing of this church. Fragments of the terracotta and glazed ceramic Kozak inherited her family coat of arms from her father, Col. Semen The fragment of a ceramic founder’s plaque of the tobacco pipes unearthed west of the Honcharivka pal- Polovets of the Bila Tserkva Kozak regiment. Unfortunately, Honcharivka church was the best find of last year’s excava- ace in 2011. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 11 tions. It bears the inscription – three abbreviated and frag- graves that our expedition excavated in 2005-2009. The mented words in Cyrillic – which in contemporary bones from approximately 300 graves were transferred with solemn ceremonies to the basement of the Resurrection Church in the citadel. It has become a mausoleum for the ofUkrainian a flower canhas besurvived reconstructed below the as: text. Цей An храм…прещед­ examination of victims of the Baturyn tragedy. thisрим… detail (This has church…by indicated thata generous…). it was purposely Half of crushed the bas -inrelief the The anthropological examination of these materials led same manner as the ceramic slabs with Mazepa’s coat of Ms. Haryha to conclude that the population of the hetman arms decorating his palace. capital consisted basically of local Ukrainians genetically The artifact uncovered in Honcharivka is analogous to a related to the inhabitants of the Sumy, Poltava and Kyiv well-preserved terracotta founder’s plaque of the church at regions of the Kozak period. Anthropologists have detected Chernihiv College. It was discovered in its façade’s niche in some admixture of various foreign elements – particularly 1952 and now is displayed at the icon exhibition of the Old Lithuanians, Poles, Belarusians, Tatars or other Turkic Chernihiv National Architectural Historical Preserve. The steppe peoples – to the predominantly native Ukrainian plaque’s dimensions are 68 by 58.5 by 4.8-5 cm., and its text population of 17th-18th-century Baturyn. A multiethnic acknowledges Mazepa for his generous funding of the build- composition is a typical feature of big cities. ing of the college’s church in 1700-1702. Ms. Haryha has pointed out that a considerable portion of The central area of the plaque from the college is adorned the 232 graves unearthed in 2007-2009 by our expedition by an artistically molded relief of Mazepa’s coat of arms at the cemetery of the Trinity Cathedral in the fortress “Kurch” featuring an anchor-like cross, a crescent moon and belongs to victims of the Muscovite onslaught. She has a six-pointed star, as well as his monogram. An oval wreath attributed to these the following: the four chopped-off skulls with stylized flowers and leaves in a baroque style sur- uncovered in the pit in the cathedral’s northern nave, an rounds this armorial composition. The relief of the left interred man with sabre cuts on his hand bone, six men’s upper flower in the Chernihiv plaque is identical to that in skulls with smashed facial bones, and two men’s skulls the corner fragment of the Honcharivka plaque. burned in the fire which were buried near the Trinity Ceramic founder’s plaque with the inscription, coat of arms and monogram of Mazepa from the church of In all likelihood the latter had the same parameters and Cathedral and the Resurrection Church in the citadel. The Chernihiv College (1702). Old Chernihiv National relief heraldic design and decoration as the plaque of the ongoing anthropological investigations have substantially Preserve. Photo by Mykola Turchynov, 2012. Chernihiv College. I believe that the founder’s plaque of the supplemented our archaeological and historical studies of Honcharivka church had a similar inscription that glorified the Baturyn population and yielded new evidence about its Pidzamecky, CEO), the Ukrainian Teachers’ Association of Mazepa for its construction, although indicating the earlier annihilation by fire and sword in 1708. Canada (personal thanks to Karolina Maletska), the Golden date of this structure’s foundation. Thus, at Mazepa’s behest, During the last excavations, six musket or pistol bullets Lion Restaurant (owned by Anna Kisil), St. Barbara’s the founder’s plaque for the church at his residence in and an exploding cannonball or grenade were found. Such Pharmacy Ltd. (Omelian and Zenia Khabursky, owners) in Baturyn was fashioned before 1700, while the plaque for the relics of this battle are regular finds in Baturyn. Toronto, and the Marusia Onyshchuk and Ivanko Kharuk Chernihiv College’s church was made around 1702. Archaeological and historical explorations of the rem- Memorial Endowment Fund at CIUS. Heraldic symbols on the college’s plaque were originally nants of Mazepa’s principal residence in Honcharivka are Unfortunately, substantial grants for the Baturyn excava- gilded, and the background of images and inscription proba- important and promising for examining the palatial private tions from the Ukrainian government were suspended in bly whitewashed. Mr. Dmytriienko and I have examined this quarters, government offices, and personnel at the hetman 2010. Since then subsidies from the Chernihiv Oblast State detail in Chernihiv and prepared a computer reconstruction court, as well as town’s architecture, construction tech- Administration (headed by Dr. Volodymyr Khomenko) of its original design. niques, decorative ceramics, heraldic art, trade, crafts, and toward this project have been more modest. The decrease in Perhaps these ceramic founder’s heraldic plaques for the influence of Western and Ukrainian baroque culture on funding from Ukraine along with the rising cost for food, adorning the churches were produced in Chernihiv and Baturyn. transport and gasoline there, has caused a reduction in per- funded by Mazepa. Their wooden frames could have been The results of our excavations of Mazepa’s villa are cru- sonnel at the Baturyn expedition and the scale of its field carved by highly skilled engravers specializing in wood etch- cial to the prospective reconstruction of this outstanding research this summer by nearly 50 percent from the level of ings for illustrating books issued by the Chernihiv printing architectural complex. The project was declared by a 2007 2008-2009. house at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. presidential decree but has yet to be realized. The continuation of excavations in Mazepa’s capital and Undoubtedly, the savvy Mazepa borrowed the custom of * * * the dissemination of its results in publications and lectures embellishing his palace and churches with armorial bear- For 11 years, the archaeological and historical research of mainly depend on support from sponsors and donors in the ings from the modern Western architecture. He was ahead Baturyn has been sponsored by the Kowalsky Program for United States and Canada. Benefactors who wish to contrib- of the introduction of heraldic applications in the western- the Study of Eastern Ukraine at CIUS, NTSh-A and PIMS. ute to further archaeological, historical and architectural ized architecture of Petrine Russia. On behalf of all researchers of the Mazepa capital, I wish studies of Baturyn and its hetman residences are kindly Mazepa’s coat of arms decorating his buildings and the to acknowledge the late poetess Volodymyra Wasylyszyn invited to send donations to: Prof. Zenon Kohut, Acting other artifacts were destroyed or plastered/painted over (1926-2011) and her husband, artist Roman Wasylyszyn of Director, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, 430 after the failure of his rebellion. However, this Western fash- Philadelphia, for their two exceptionally generous gifts for Pembina Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada ion was adopted in the Hetmanate, and it is observed there developing the Baturyn project. T6G 2H8; telephone, 780-492-2973; e-mail, zenon.kohut@ in the external ornamentation of late baroque ecclesiastical The 2011 excavations at the hetman capital and publica- ualberta.ca). Checks of American residents should be made and civil structures. tion of its findings have been supported with grants from payable to: University of Alberta Foundation USA Inc., Owing to its interpretable inscription, the founder’s the Ukrainian Studies Fund at Harvard University (Dr. Memo: CIUS Baturyn Project. Canadian donors are advised plaque discovered at Honcharivka is considered to be a rare Roman Procyk, director), the Ukrainian Museum at the to issue checks payable to: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian archaeological find and a significant new historical source Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America in Bound Brook, N.J. Studies, Memo: Baturyn Project. This institute will send tax for Baturyn studies. The ceramic bas-reliefs from the (Natalia Honcharenko, director), the Ucrainica Research receipts to all donors in the United States and Canada. Baturyn and Chernihiv churches of the Mazepine era are Institute (Orest Steciw, president), the League of Ukrainian Organizations, foundations, companies and private donors unique and notable pieces of sculpture and heraldic art of Canadians (Mr. Steciw), the League of Ukrainian Canadian assisting this undertaking will be gratefully acknowledged the Ukrainian baroque. Women (Adriana Buiniak-Willson, President), the in related publications and public lectures. Last summer, doctoral candidate Yurii Dolzhenko Prometheus Foundation (headed by Maria Szkambara), the For more information or with any questions about the (Institute of Archaeology, National Academy of Sciences of Buduchnist Credit Union Foundation (personal thanks to Baturyn project, readers may contact the author of this arti- Ukraine) and history student Marharyta Haryha (Chernihiv personnel manager Chrystyna Bidiak and executive officer cle: Dr. Volodymyr Mezentsev, 100 High Park Ave., Apt. 808, University) began their physico-anthropological research on Halyna Vynnyk), the Olzhych Foundation in Canada (Maria Toronto, ON, Canada M6P 2S2; telephone, 416-766-1408; the skeletal remains from the 17th-18th-century Baturyn Pidkowych, president), the Ukrainian Credit Union (Taras e-mail, [email protected].

Broken heraldic glazed ceramic tile from the Mazepa pal- ace stove. 2011 excavations in Honcharivka. Computer reconstruction by Wasyl Sydorenko using photo by Physical anthropology student Marharyta Haryha examines bones from 17th-18th-century Baturyn graves exca- Volodymyr Mezentsev. vated by archaeologists. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 No. 41

Our community celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day 2012

ROCHESTER, N.Y.

by Christine Hoshowsky ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Ukrainian com- munity of Rochester, N.Y., celebrated the 21st anniversary of Ukraine’s indepen- dence at Centennial Park Irondequoit Town Hall on August 26. The program began with the presenta- tion of colors. Ihor Hoshowsky, a member of John Onufryk Post 1590 of the American Legion carried the American flag, while Jerry Andrushko, a veteran of the 1st Ukrainian Division “Halychyna” carried the Ukrainian flag. The American and Ukrainian national anthems were played. The invocation was delivered by the Rev. Mitred Priest Philip Weiner, pastor of St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, and by the Rev. Roman Sydorovych, the admin- istrator of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Epiphany. Also leading prayers was the Rev. Father Bohdan Hedz, assistant of St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church. Ukrainian Americans and local officials of the Rochester, N.Y., area at the Ukrainian Independence Day celebration. The Ukrainian Independence Day cele- bration was organized by the United 21st anniversary of Ukraine’s indepen- Congressional District, was unable to attend New York State Sen. Joseph E. Robach Ukrainian American Organizations of dence. Supervisor D’Aurizio is a staunch but was represented by Daniel De Laus, the spoke of Ukrainians as hard-working peo- Rochester. The Rochester Ukrainian Group supporter of Irondequoit Poltava Sister deputy county executive. Mr. DeLaus, who is ple who make a positive contribution to the Inc. and the Ukrainian Congress Committee Cities and the Open World Exchange a former resident of Irondequoit, had a greater community. Sen. Robach supported of America – Rochester chapter. Olena Dilai, president of Branch 120 of Program. She has devoted considerable trove of stories to tell about his Ukrainian the funding for the Ukrainian Centennial the Ukrainian National Women’s League of time in welcoming professionals and educa- friends with whom he grew up in the town. Monument, sponsored funding for a tutorial America, conducted the program in both tors from Ukraine. He also read the Ukrainian Independence program for newly arrived Ukrainian stu- Ukrainian and English. Rep. Louise Slaughter gave congratula- Day Proclamation on behalf of Ms. Brooks. dents and recently welcomed a delegation Tamara Denysenko, past CEO of the tions to Ukraine and Ukrainians on this spe- Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle from the 24th of educators from Poltava in the legislative Ukrainian Federal Credit Union and now a cial day. Congresswoman Slaughter is the Congressional District serves on the Foreign chambers in Albany. member of the board of directors of UFCU, founder of the Congressional Ukrainian Affairs Committee, the Committee on Joseph D. Morelle, New York State introduced the dignitaries. Caucus and reminisced about her work Veterans Affairs, and the Oversight and assemblyman for the 132nd Assembly Mary Joyce D’Aurizio, the supervisor of with the Ukrainian community over many Government Reform Committee. She was District, is the most senior member in the the Town of Irondequoit, was the honorary years of service in Congress. She continues represented by Debbie Essley, a member of Assembly and serves on many committees, host of the celebration and presented a her advocacy of freedom of speech in the Irondequoit Town Council and the including the standing Committee on proclamation in commemoration of the Ukraine and works to redress the abuse and Congressional District local office represen- Higher Education. Recently, he met with a murder of journalists in Ukraine. tative, who read a proclamation on the 21st legislative fellow visiting from Ukraine Christine Hoshowsky, Ph.D, is president of Maggie Brooks, the Monroe County exec- anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence on the Rochester Ukrainian Group, Inc. utive now running for Congress in the 25th behalf of the congresswoman. (Continued on page 14)

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the Kivalov-Kolesnichenko law [on lan- status of Crimea within the Russian Tatars, and the rest are representatives of NEWSBRIEFS guages], will seek the functioning of the Federation decreased by 15 percent (to 38 other nationalities. (Ukrinform) Crimean Tatar language on our land. Now percent) in favor of supporters of the (Continued from page 2) the number of Crimean Tatars in Crimea is Crimean autonomy as part of Ukraine, the Pilot error blamed in jet’s crash am sure that either the people will wake up about 13 percent of the population of the number of which increased by 14 percent KYIV – Officials in Ukraine said the crash and overthrow this criminal gang during Autonomous Republic of Crimea,” said Mr. (to 40 percent), according to the results of on September 22 of a military training jet the upcoming elections, or everyone will be Dzhemilev. The new law on language poli- the study. The share of respondents who was most likely caused by pilot error. treated as they treat those who are now cy, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada on July approve of the current status of the penin- Defense Ministry spokesman Volodymyr under their control.” Staff at the hospital 3 and signed by the president on August 8, sula has doubled to 13 percent, and the Zamana told Interfax that the flight-data were clearly aware a video was being made provides for the official use of regional lan- share of those who stand for extending the recorders aboard the L-39 combat training and made attempts to screen the lens with guages in the work of local authorities in autonomy’s rights within Ukraine rose by 7 craft have been studied and have shown their hands and hide their faces from being areas where at least 10 percent of the lan- percent to 27 percent. The downward that the aircraft was in working order. photographed but did not try to stop the guage’s speakers live. (Ukrinform) trend in the number of supporters of Earlier, ministry officials were quoted as Crimea’s autonomous status within Russia saying the crash was caused by an engine camera-operator from continuing to film. Clinton, Ashton discuss Ukraine elections Ms. Tymoshenko used part of her video began in late 2011, the study’s authors say. fire shortly after takeoff. The L-39 crashed appeal to complain about her prison condi- KYIV – Kyiv’s relations with the United The number of supporters of Crimea’s shortly after taking off from the Kharkiv tions, saying she was enduring a “hell” that States and the European Union can only independence remained stable at 9.9 per- Aviation Institute in Kharkiv Oblast. The President Yanukovych planned for her. really move forward when selective prose- cent. The survey was conducted in May- cadet pilot, who has not been identified, After the video was posted, Ukraine’s State cutions end and free and fair elections are June. The Crimean population is about 2 died in the incident. Ukraine has grounded Penitentiary Service said it would seek to held in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State million. According to the 2001 census, 58.5 its fleet of L-39s pending an investigation. have Ms. Tymoshenko returned to prison Hillary Clinton and EU High Representative percent of the people are Russians, 24.3 (RFE/RL, based on reporting by Interfax from the hospital. The service said in a for Foreign and Security Policy Catherine percent Ukrainians, 12.1 percent Crimean and ITAR-TASS) statement that: “In view of the convict’s Ashton agreed during a September 26 illegitimate behavior and violations of the meeting in New York as part of the 67th security regime by her defense lawyer and session of the United Nations General We would like to share the sad news of the passing fellow party members, and taking account Assembly. “The United States and Europe of the significant increase in the convict’s are working extraordinarily closely togeth- into the peace of God on September 22, 2012 of motion activity, the [service] is preparing er when it comes to pressing for and sup- an official request to the medical commis- porting free and fair elections that are sion for a statement on whether the further going to take place on October 28. Ukraine Mychajlo Luczkiw treatment of Tymoshenko in the hospital is is hugely important to European security born January 29, 1929 in Dorozhiv, Ukraine necessary or unnecessary.” Ms. and stability. We have been very clear how Tymoshenko has been in the hospital for much we regret what we see as selective He is survived by: five months. (RFE/RL, with reporting by prosecutions, including the imprisonment Interfax, Reuters, and DPA) of former Prime Minister [Yulia] wife: Romana Tymoshenko,” the U.S. State Department Ukraine to pay part of UESU debt son: Stash said in a statement. It also noted that daughter: Dareuscha KYIV – The Economic Court of Kyiv on Mmes. Clinton and Ashton “agreed the U.S. and the European Union really have the son-in-law: Edward September 19 partially sustained a claim of daughter-in-law: Caterina the Russian Defense Ministry against the same policy, which is to say that our rela- Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on the tions with Ukraine can only really move grandchildren: Ruben, Michail, Mischa Rose, Lukyan debts of United Energy Systems of Ukraine. forward when we see an end of those selec- The court ruled that the amount of tive prosecutions and free and fair elec- Вічна Йому пам’ять! 3,113,053,506.26 hrv should be paid to the tions.” The two officials also talked about Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation, “how they can use the time between now in addition to court fees in the amount of and October 28 to support those goals,” the 61,862.74 hrv. The Russian Defense State Department noted. (Ukrinform) It is with deep sadness that we inform our Ministry had wanted to collect from the CEC OKs procedure for video surveillance friends that on Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers a sum of September 2, 2012, at age 90, 3.239 billion hrv for the UESU’s debts to KYIV – The Central Election Commission Russia. In the middle of last year, the of Ukraine (CEC) has approved the proce- departed into eternity out dearest Russian Defense Ministry sent a letter to dure for video surveillance during the par- FATHER, GRANDFATHER and FATHER-IN-LAW the Cabinet demanding repayment of the liamentary elections on October 28, the UESU debt in the amount of $405.5 million election authorities said in a decision adopt- PETRO DMYTROVYCH KOSENKO (U.S.). In addition, the Security Service of ed at their meeting on September 13. Ukraine (SBU) instituted criminal proceed- According to the document, video surveil- born July 18, 1922 in the town of Dolinska, Kirovohradska Oblast, Ukraine, ings against Yulia Tymoshenko for the cor- lance in webcast mode will begin on elec- predeceased by his parents and wife, Daria Kostko poration’s debts to Russia. The Ukrainian tion day, October 28, and will run until the government on September 27 filed an end of the voting. After the voting ends, the Ukrainian patriot and poet, devoted to the Ukrainian cause appeal against the Economic Court’s deci- video surveillance system will operate in the throughout his life --author of several hundred sonnets and other sion. (Ukrinform) recording mode for storage. It is noted that poems, commentator / essayist to Ukrainian newspapers, member video recording during the vote count can- of the National Writer’s Union of Ukraine since 1992, active member of Dzhemilev on Crimean Tatar language not be stopped until a protocol from the St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Rochester, N.Y., secretary of the UACC – Rochester branch, member of the UNR. KYIV – The Crimean Tatar language precinct election commission on the vote must have the status of a regional language count, including an “adjusted” one, is signed. In deepest sorrow we remain: in Crimea irrespective of the law on lan- The CEC also decided that the videotapes daughter Elizabeth Fedoriw and husband should be stored for a year after the official guage policy, said the head of the Mejlis of Dr. Wiacheslaw Fedoriw announcement of the final election returns. the Crimean Tatar People, Mustafa son Dr. Alexander Kosenko and wife Dzhemilev. Speaking to the press in Kyiv on These rules do not apply to foreign and spe- Anna Kosenko September 18, he said: “We believe that the cial polling stations or to district election Crimean Tatar language should be one of commissions. The video surveillance system grandchildren Dr. Natalka Fedoriw the official languages in Crimea, consider- must be tested no later than 10 days before Dr. Wasyl Fedoriw ing that we are the indigenous people of the elections start. (Ukrinform) Bohdan Kosenko the peninsula. The question of whether the Fewer Crimeans want to be part of Russia Oleh Kosenko Crimean Tatar language will operate as the Mykola Kosenko official or not, should not be decided KYIV – For the first time in 21 years of nephews Eduard Kostko and family according to our numbers.” He added that independence, the number of Crimeans Oleh Kostko and family the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous who want to see the peninsula as an auton- relatives in the United States and in Ukraine Republic of Crimea has not yet made a omy within Ukraine has reached 40 per- decision on granting the Russian language cent and exceeded the number of those Panachyda took place September 7, 2012, at Paul W. Harris Funeral a regional status based on the law on state who wish to see it as a Russian autono- Home, Rochester, N.Y. language policy adopted in Ukraine, mous entity (38 percent). This is seen in a Divine Liturgy was offered on September 8 at St. Mary’s Ukrainian because Crimean deputies fear that, along new poll conducted by the Research & Orthodox Church in Rochester; Interment at Riverside Cemetery. with the Russian language, the Crimean Branding Group for the United Nations, Tatar language will be designated a region- BBC Ukraine reported on September 13. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: al language. The leader of the Crimean “The first half of this year was a turning St. Mary the Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church Building Fund, Tatars also suggested that perhaps the law point in the attitude of the Crimean popula- 3176 St. Paul Blvd., Rochester, N.Y. 14617. on language policy is aimed only at tion to the political and legal status of the strengthening the role of the Russian lan- peninsula. Thus, compared with June 2011, Eternal memory! guage in Ukraine. “We, without considering the share of supporters of the autonomous 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 No. 41

Irondequoit town judge. Each had warm Lebedko, the CEO of the Ukrainian Federal Shulga’s topic was the “Role of the ROCHESTER, N.Y. wishes for Ukrainians on this auspicious Credit Union, which made a donation in Ukrainian Diaspora in Helping Ukraine.” occasion. support of this year’s anniversary celebra- Discouraged by recent political reversals in (Continued from page 12) Letters of congratulations were received tion. Irene Szmigel, the chief court clerk at Ukraine, diaspora support for Ukraine has under the auspices of the American Council from New York State Senators James S. the Town of Irondequoit, helped with tapered off. This growing apathy is not pro- Exchange Program sponsored by the U.S. Alesi (District 55) and Michael F. Nozzolio arrangements at the anniversary celebra- ductive, she noted. “Today, more than ever, (District 54). Both state senators actively Department of State. Assemblyman Morelle tion. Wolodymr Zaharkiv, represented the Ukraine (NGOs, businesses and youth) supported the Ukrainian monument proj- Ukrainian Congress Committee of America needs your support so as to continue the presented a proclamation on behalf of New ect at Irondequoit Town Hall, as well as Rochester branch and participated in struggle for independence and economic York State, commemorating Ukraine’s 21st other programs that benefited Ukrainians. accepting the proclamations offered by gov- prosperity.” anniversary of independence. Both of their messages spoke of their con- ernment leaders. Iryna Lyko Smith , the Picking up on the theme of language, Other government officials present tinued commitment to the Ukrainian com- past manager of the Ukrainian Culture Olena Dilai stepped forward to read, in were: Ted O’Brien, a Monroe County legis- munity. Center in Webster, N.Y., was in the audience. Ukrainian, the poem “Prayer to Language” lator; Stephany Aldersley, also a Monroe Ukrainian American officials also gath- Wolodymr Pylyshenko, the librarian of the by Kateryna Motrych. County legislator; and Joseph Valentino, ered in celebration. Among them were Oleg Ukrainian Library at the UFCU, and a The program continued with a concert Ukrainian community archivist who estab- performed by the Canadian Bandurist lished The Ukrainian Collections Archive at Capella from Toronto. This group was Rush Rhees Library, the University of established by Victor Mishalow in 1991 as a Rochester, was also present. male vocal and bandurist ensemble. Yuri Once the dignitaries were introduced, the Petlura, a bandurist and vocalist led the second part of the program commenced. group of talented individuals such as Borys Dr. Christine Hoshowsky, president of Ostapienko and Marko Yasinsky playing the Rochester Ukrainian Group, spoke in banduras and vocalists such as Victor English about the differences between Sheweli, Mykola Maskuka, Oleh Zmiyivsky Ukrainians and Russians, highlighted and Bohdan Temniuk in several Ukrainian Ukrainian youth activities and discussed folk songs. obstacles standing in the way of a sovereign At the close of the program, Ms. Dilai and democratic Ukraine. Among them are thanked the members of the organizing political corruption, restraints on freedom committee for their work. Roman Kucil was of speech and the continued Russification given a special thank you for being the main of ethnic Ukrainians. These are the hall- organizer of this community event. marks of policies favored by members of Further appreciation was conveyed to the Party of Regions in Ukraine today. the UFCU and to Samopomich (Self- A musical interlude followed with Yulia Reliance Association) for their financial Pawlyuk, a member of the Fourth Wave support of this event. (On September 17 Mr. Ukrainian diaspora, singing a song by Oleh Roman Kucil died at the age of 88. His vita Samoiduka titled “Language of Unity.” was extensive and included chairmanships The second guest speaker was Dr. of the United Ukrainian American Nataliya Shulga, who presently lives in Organizations of Rochester and, also, of the Ukraine; her speech was read by Mariya Ukrainian Centennial Committee in Chepil. Dr. Shulga spent more than a decade Rochester.) working at the University of Rochester in There was a bittersweetness in the late 1992-2005, before returning to Ukraine to afternoon as the 21st anniversary celebra- work for two years on strategic planning tion of Ukraine’s independence came to an and also in ecology at the National end and the melody “God Almighty the University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy. Dr. Divine” was played.

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COMMUNITY CHRONICLE “Den Soyuzianky” held in Philadelphia by Petrusia Sawchak years of the Philadelphia Regional Council, Ms. Farion said, “Those were the golden JENKINTOWN, Pa. – Many members years. It was a time of greatest growth in from all 14 branches of the Philadelphia our membership. It was a time when we Regional Council of the Ukrainian National were very proud to be Soyuzianky, not to Women’s League of America (UNWLA) say that we aren’t today. As we approach came together on September 7 to celebrate our 75th anniversary, let us reflect on the solidarity and friendship on the grounds of past accomplishments of our early mem- St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian bers and look forward to many more glori- Catholic Church. ous years.” Their bond is the preservation and After giving her short account of the first promulgation of Ukrainian culture and the 27 years of the Philadelphia Regional promotion of humanitarian aid to the Council, Ms. Farion said, “Save the date, June elderly, the needy and disadvantaged chil- 9, 2013, for the 75th anniversary of our dren in Ukraine and the diaspora. regional council. There will be divine litur- The pastor of the church, Rev. gies in all our Philadelphia churches, fol- Volodymyr Kostyuk, gave the blessing, and lowed by a roundtable discussion titled,’ 75 the organizers of the event, Halia Keller, Years and Then What’s Next?’ The day will UNWLA Branch 88 member, along with culminate with a gala luncheon and musical Myroslawa Nowakiwsky Voloshyn, first program. For future generations, a jubilee vice-president, warmly welcomed Martha Pelensky book will be published, as well as a website Philadelphia Regional Council President The Rev. Father Volodymyr Kostyuk, pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian and will showcase an exhibit of the artistic Iryna Buczkowski, UNWLA members and Catholic Church, greets the members of the Philadelphia Regional Council and their guests. works of our members. More information their guests. about this anniversary celebration will be The keynote speaker was Oksana Farion, out the world, but to no avail. The Ukrainian which the UNWLA later joined. The given at a later date.” the UNWLA’s corresponding secretary and women of Philadelphia were determined to UNWLA also worked with the American A delicious lunch of various Ukrainian membership chair. She gave a short history make this women’s organization strong in a Red Cross in helping Ukrainian refugees. foods was served followed by pastries of the Philadelphia Regional Council during free land, and that they did. Limiting her historical presentation from donated by Christina Pluta, president of its formative years. The UNWLA was estab- Some of the noteworthy events during 1938 to 1965, Ms. Farion listed the names UNWLA Branch 13, owner of Kyj Bakery. A lished in 1925 in New York City. Soon after those early years were highlighted. The of the nine presidents who served during note of levity followed as Oksana that, six branches, (41, 42, 46, 47, 48, and first president of the Philadelphia Council this period: Olena Shtohryn, Anna Boyko, Smolynets, member of Branch 88, read 52) were formed in the Philadelphia was Olena Shtohryn, and the vice-president Olena Lotocky, Antonia Kulchytsky, Anna some humorous anecdotes by Mykola Metropolitan Area. Events in Ukraine was Olena Lotocky. They held many con- Syvulak, Irena Kachaniwska, Natalia Ponedilok from Las Vitaminas. prompted them to form another regional certs, exhibits and special events during Lopatynsky, Veronica Cehelska and Osypa Last but not least, all the members sang council in Philadelphia in June 1938, when these difficult years. For example, in 1940, Hrabowensky, with some of them serving folk songs karaoke-style led by Ms. Keller the Polish government in Lviv cracked “Celebration of the Ukrainian Woman” – a several terms. It was a time of extraordinary and Marijka Cyhan. The song book was down on the Ukrainian Women’s League in fashion show of Ukrainian folk clothing, activity for the UNWLA in Philadelphia. compiled by the event committee, and the Ukraine and forced them to disband. embroidery exhibit and musical program – Many new branches were formed. Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union Massive protests were registered through- was held at the International Institute, Concluding her remarks about the early funded its printing.

Ukrainian Museum hosts Four accordionists lead sing-along cocktails in Wildwood Crest

WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. – You’ve no doubt heard of the Three Tenors or the Irish Tenors (also a threesome). But have you heard of the Four Ukrainian Accordionists? Well, if you were in the Wildwoods on the New Jersey shore during Guests at the “Cocktails for a Cause” fund-raising event for The Ukrainian Museum. Ukrainian Week (the third full week of August), chances are you might have heard about them. Or, if you were lucky, you might have had a chance to join in the WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. – Ukrainian for guests to celebrate summer and get to evening sing-along with the four accordionists leading the chorus at the Crystal Americans from across the Northeast who know the work of the museum. Over 100 Beach Motel on August 23. Seen above (from left) are: Matthew Dubas, Steven gathered in the New Jersey seaside com- people attended the party, which included Kasyanenko, Walter Syzonenko and Michael Koziupa. munity of Wildwood Crest for “Ukrainian giveaways, door prizes and much good Week,” their traditional late-summer will. reunion, this year received a special invita- The evening was organized by Museum Check out the websites of the UNA, tion from The Ukrainian Museum’s board trustees Oksana Trytjak and Olga of trustees to attend a cocktail party the Stawnychy, and former trustee Christine its newspapers and Soyuzivka! evening of August 23. Melnyk – all members of the board’s “Cocktails for a Cause,” held in the pent- Special Events Committee. A number of l www.ukrainiannationalassociation.org l house of the iconic Pan American Hotel volunteers helped out during the party l www.svoboda-news.com l www.ukrweekly.com l (courtesy of former museum trustee with greeting guests, bartending and, in l l Andrey Hankevych), was an opportunity general, pitching in wherever needed. www.soyuzivka.com 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 No. 41 No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 17 Endowment established by Pozniak family for Kyiv Mohyla Academy student scholarships

by Oksana Khanas earnings on those funds continue to be been featured in multiple news articles distributed annually for the uses request- and television news reports. The confer- CHICAGO – The Kyiv Mohyla ed by donors. ences have been accredited by the Foundation of America has announced the Dr. Myron Pozniak, professor of radiolo- Ukrainian Ministry of Health and others. establishment of the Julian and Daria gy and chief of the Section of Abdominal From his parents, Dr. Pozniak inherited Pozniak Endowment Fund, which will sup- CT at the University of Wisconsin, a deep pride in his Ukrainian heritage and port scholarships for qualified needy stu- Department of Radiology, established the a commitment to education. His parents dents at the National University of Kyiv Julian and Daria Pozniak Endowment immigrated to the United States in 1949 Mohyla Academy. Fund in honor of his late parents. Dr. and became devoted members of the The Julian and Daria Pozniak Pozniak has authored over 60 publications Ukrainian community. Julian Pozniak grad- Endowment Fund initiates the new Kyiv about CT and ultrasound, and co-authored uated from the Academy for the Education Mohyla Endowment Program, established a textbook on Clinical Doppler Ultrasound, of Cantors and Choir Directors at St. at the Chicago Community Trust for the which has been translated into Ukrainian George Cathedral in Lviv. He devoted his benefit of the National University of Kyiv and widely used in Ukraine. life in the United States to his love of Mohyla Academy. The funds will remain in During his numerous trips to Ukraine, sacred music by serving as the cantor and the United States and interest earned will Dr. Pozniak has been a featured lecturer at choir director at St. Joseph Ukrainian be sent to the Kyiv Mohyla Academy annu- conferences organized by the U.S.-based Catholic Church in Chicago. ally for the use designated by each donor. organization Friends of Radiology in The endowment established in memory Endowments that were established in Ukraine. Over the years, thousands of of Julian and Daria Pozniak will honor previous years are administered by the Ukrainian health professionals have their life and work for generations to Julian and Daria Pozniak, in whose mem- Kyiv Mohyla Renaissance Fund in Kyiv, and attended the conferences, which have come. ory an endowment fund was established.

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Foreign Affairs Committee, Leonid Kozhara, said that the resolution was a “sense of Senate” – not making law and not enforceable. He went as far as claiming that the resolution was pushed through by certain U.S. firms, which were “paid very big money” to ensure its support among senators (ICTV, September 24). Meanwhile, the opposition hurried to hype the significance of the resolution. Anatoliy Grytsenko, a candidate for Parliament from the Batkivshchyna party, welcomed it as “the last warning” from the United States to Mr. Yanukovych, although admitting that it was non-binding (Interfax-Ukraine, September 24). Ms. Tymoshenko’s lawyer Serhiy Vlasenko, who is a national deputy, said that Batkivshchyna would send its propos- als to the U.S. State Department on whom to include on a future visa ban list. He said President Yanukovych should top the list, to be followed by his older son – who, as a businessman, is “the main financial spon- sor of the totalitarian regime in Ukraine” – as well as the prosecutors who indicted Ms. Tymoshenko and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov (Ukrayinska Pravda, September 24). The opposition deliberately hypes the issue, which perfectly suits its purposes in the midst of an election campaign. At the same time, the government, judging by its tone, hardly underestimates the signifi- cance of the resolution, which is the first official document calling for sanctions against Kyiv approved at such a high level in Washington. There have been calls for sanctions also in the European Union, but Brussels made it clear that there would be no sanctions at least until after the elections in Ukraine. At the same time, Brussels has postponed the signing of an association and free trade agreement with Kyiv indefinitely over Ms. Tymoshenko’s imprisonment. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, addressing participants at a high- level forum in Yalta on September 15 via a video link, said he saw no political condi- tions for the signing (Interfax-Ukraine, September 15).

The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, www.jamestown.org. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 No. 41 Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford to mark 75th anniversary with banquet STAMFORD, Conn. – The Ukrainian Bohachevsky, head of the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford, the old- Catholic Church in the United States at that est cultural institution established by time, The Ukrainian Museum and Library Ukrainians in North America, will celebrate of Stamford was established by him in its 75th anniversary with a banquet at the order to help Ukrainian Americans pre- Sheraton Stamford Hotel on October 28 at serve their cultural heritage. Over the 4 p.m. years, it has enjoyed considerable support The keynote speaker at the event will be from the Stamford Eparchy. newly consecrated Bishop Borys Gudziak, In February 2000, it was incorporated in acting rector of the Ukrainian Catholic the State of Connecticut as a not-for-profit University in Lviv. Bishop Gudziak, a native cultural institution whose purpose is to of Syracuse, N.Y., holds a Ph.D. in history educate the public on the artistic, historical from Harvard University. He was recently and literary aspects of Ukrainian life and appointed as apostolic exarch for Ukrainian culture. It is governed by a board of direc- Catholics in France, Switzerland and the tors. Lubow Wolynetz is the curator of the Benelux countries. museum, while Msgr. John Terlecky serves Banquet guests will also be treated to a as the director of the library. performance by a trio of talented Ukrainian The 75th anniversary banquet of The student musicians from The Juilliard Ukrainian Museum and Library of School and other music conservatories in Stamford on October 28 is expected to New York City. draw a large number of attendees from Since its official opening 75 years ago, across the northeastern United States. the mission of The Ukrainian Museum and A drawing of the The Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford, which is housed Tickets are $100 per person, with proceeds Library of Stamford has been to collect, in The Chateau, a late-19th century villa. to benefit the museum and library. Benefit document, preserve and exhibit artifacts sponsorships are also available, and all and publications dealing with Ukrainian the collections is available at http://www. exquisite interior architectural detail. donations are tax-deductible to the extent culture and heritage. ukrainianmuseumlibrary.org. The library at 39 Clovelly Road is located allowed by law. The museum’s extensive collection Located at 161 Glenbrook Road, the in a building of the former St. Basil To order tickets or to make a 75th anni- includes folk, religious and fine art, while museum is housed in The Chateau, a late- Preparatory School, also once part of the versary donation, readers may send checks the library, with its more than 70,000 vol- 19th century villa built in the French Quintard estate. Both the museum and to: The Ukrainian Museum and Library of umes catalogued online for research and Second Empire style, which was once part library are situated on the grounds of the Stamford, 161 Glenbrook Road, Stamford, inter-library loan, is considered to be one of the Quintard estate. Set amid a wide Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford CT 06902. For further information, e-mail of the best and largest institutions of its expanse of lawn and majestic trees, The and the St. Basil Seminary campus. [email protected] or call 203-323- kind in North America. Information about Chateau features an imposing exterior and Dedicated in 1937 by Bishop Constantine 8866. UNWLA branch and UIA to host “An Evening with Zenia Mucha”

by Adriana Leshko But Ms. Mucha has kept impressive com- for instilling a persistence, resilience and pany throughout a career that has spanned work ethic that has served her from the NEW YORK – On Saturday, October 20, both the public and private sector. Before statehouse to the boardroom, and beyond. audiences will get the rare chance to hear her tenures at the ABC Broadcast Group Before working with Gov. Pataki, Ms. from a superstar communicator when and The Walt Disney Co., she was perhaps Mucha served as communications director Branch 113 of Ukrainian National Women’s best known as a right hand to New York for U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato (R-N.Y.), man- League of America (UNWLA) and the State Gov. George E. Pataki, with whose aging his successful re-election campaigns Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA) pres- political tenure she is practically synony- in 1986 and 1992. She originally joined ent “An Evening with Zenia Mucha.” mous in Albany and beyond. The New York Sen. D’Amato’s team in 1982 as a press rep- Currently the executive vice-president Times described her role as expanded resentative, drawn in part to the politician and chief communications officer for The beyond communications, “to include virtu- because of his very public anti-Communist Walt Disney Co., Ms. Mucha is responsible ally every major decision made by the gov- stance. for the iconic corporation’s global commu- ernor.” It was also a role that made her the Ms. Mucha’s illustrious, and wide-ranging, nications, including acting as chief spokes- subject of fascination among the very jour- and successful career – she has been named person and overseeing communication nalists with whom she played a particularly one of the The Holmes Report’s 100 Most strategy and media relations for the com- robust game of hardball. Outspoken and Important In-House Communicators in the pany, its business segments and its philan- fiercely loyal, Ms. Mucha was that rare com- World and made PR Week’s Top 50 Industry thropic and environmental initiatives. munications professional who herself Elite list – represents the highest iteration of It’s a position powerful and prestigious became the subject of profiles in The New an immigrant success story. Her professional enough to garner Ms. Mucha a 2012 Matrix York Times and The Daily News. reminiscences are sure to make for an eve- Zenia Mucha Award from New York Women in Part of the press’s interest was no doubt ning filled with insight and inspiration. Communications, the premiere organiza- Network colleague and broadcast legend inspired by the irresistible way Ms. Mucha “An Evening with Zenia Mucha” will take tion for communications professionals in Barbara Walters; her fellow recipients encapsulates and embodies the American place at 5 p.m. at the Ukrainian Institute of the metropolitan area. Ms. Mucha was pre- included Peggy Noonan, Glenn Close and Dream. She credits her Ukrainian parents’ America, 2 E. 79th St. (at Fifth Avenue). sented the award by former ABC Television Tyra Banks, among others. decade-long struggle to emigrate to the U.S. Admission is $15. “Process of Scale” sculpture exhibit opens at UIMA by Terrence Karpowicz long before the process of sizing up sculp- ing. Working on this scale, many variations ture ever started. This exhibition will of form can instruct the artist as he or she CHICAGO – The Ukrainian Institute of attempt to shed some light on how a manipulates the various elements. Once the Modern Art is hosting an exhibit by five local thought becomes a reality, and expose some artist is confident with the models, he or she Chicago artists – Dusty Folwarczny, Eric of the steps artists take to get there. can then use these to inform the large-scale Gushee, Jill King, Dean Langworthy, Elena The “Process of Scale” starts with the ini- work. Rakochy – featuring drawings, maquettes tial concept-sketch that is drawn in two The exhibit at the UIMA will be closely and large-scale sculptures to illustrate the dimensions and serves as a visual diary for related to The 23rd International Sculpture “Process of Scale.” the potential future work. Drawings become Conference (October 4-6) in Chicago. It will The exhibit, which will be on view a reminder of the original idea that the artist be curated by Terrence Karpowicz, a mem- October 5 through November 25, will have wants to realize, and can be a rendering of ber of The Chicago Sculpture International. its opening reception on October 12 at 6-9 the work itself or can describe details as to This exhibit is also a part of the Chicago p.m. how the work is to be fabricated. Through a Artist Month. When the average person enters a gallery time-honored method of trial and error, the The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, or walks into a museum or even discovers a artist begins to handle materials, and forms located at 2320 W. Chicago Ave., is open to large scale sculpture while on a daily com- them as directed by the preparatory studies. the public Wednesday through Sunday, noon mute, their immediate reaction is one of These maquettes work out the concept in to 4 p.m. The suggested donation for admis- wonder, awe, inspiration and the ever-pres- three dimensions: giving volume and mass sion is $5. For more information readers ent question “How did this get here?” The to the drawing. It is in this phase that the may call 773-227-5522 or go to www.uima- real answer to this question was formed artist works out the structure and engineer- “Baile” by Elena Rakochy. chicago.org. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2012 19

Through November 25 Art exhibit, “Process of Scale,” Ukrainian Institute of October 13 Gala reception honoring Paul Plishka, Ukrainian Institute Chicago Modern Art, 773-227-5522 or www.uima-chicago.org Chicago of Modern Art, [email protected] October 13, 20, 27 Film festival, “Hoverla Ukrainian American Film Festival October 13 Book launch, “Anthology of Modern Ukrainian Drama” by Pittsburgh 2012,” Ukrainian Community of Western Pennsylvania, New York Larissa Zaleska Onyshkevych, Shevchenko Scientific University of Pittsburgh – Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Society, 212-254-5130 [email protected] or http://ucowpa.org/festival_ticket_prices_2012 October 13-14 Oktoberfest, St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Bloomingdale, IL 630-202-5331 or [email protected] October 10 Presentation by Frank Sysyn, “Scholarship in Service to the New York People: Father Mykhailo Zubrytskyi (1856-1919) and the October 14 Concert, featuring violinists Zino Bogachek and Igor Study of the Galician Ukrainian Village,” Columbia Alexandria, VA Veligan and pianist Natsuki Fuasawa, The Washington University, 212-851-4697 Group Cultural Fund, The Lyceum, 301-229-2615 October 11 Presentation by Amelia Glaser, “Jews and Ukrainians in October 14 Pig roast, Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Stanford, CA Russia’s Literary Borderlands: From the Shtetl to the Kerhonkson, NY 845-67-6911 Petersburg Workshop,” Stanford University, 650-725-2563 or http://creees.stanford.edu/events/glaser.html October 14 Hetman Awards dinner, Ukrainian Canadian Congress Edmonton, AB Alberta Provincial Council, Ukrainian Youth Unity October 11 Presentation by Lubomyr Luciuk, “Civil Liberties, Complex, 780-414-1624 or www.uccab.ca Toronto Ukrainian Canadian Style,” Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Ukrainian Youth Association in October 15 Presentation with Ruslan Zabily, “The Current State of Canada hall, [email protected] Montreal Archives, Museums and Academic Freedom in Ukraine,” Ukrainian Youth Center, 514-481-5871 October 11 Book launch, “Making Bombs for Hitler” by Marsha Ottawa Forchuk Skrypuch, Ukrainian National Federation, October 16 Roundtable discussion, “Ukraine’s Relations with the EU University of Ottawa, [email protected] Carleton, ON and the Path to NATO,” The Atlantic Council of Canada, Carleton University, 416-979-1875 or October 11 Presentation by Volodymyr Kulyk, “Ukraine’s New [email protected] New York Language Law: European Integration or Back to the USSR?” Columbia University, 212-854-4697 or October 16 Presentation with Ruslan Zabily, “The Current State of [email protected] Ottawa Archives, Museums and Academic Freedom in Ukraine,” University of Ottawa, www.ukrainianstudies.uottawa.ca October 12-14 National Convention, League of Ukrainian Catholics, Wilkes-Barre, PA hosted by the North Anthracite Council of LUC, Ramada October 17 Scotch tasting, Ukrainian Canadian Professionals and Inn, 570-829-4202 Ottawa Businesspersons Association of Ottawa, Rideau and King Edward, [email protected] October 13 Book launch, “My Orchidia” by Alex Motyl, The New York Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events October 13 Golf tournament, Ukrainian American Cultural Center of advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions Jefferson, NJ New Jersey, Berkshire Valley Golf Course, 973-257-1857 from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors or 908-625-9690 and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected].

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, October 13 located at 2457 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622. Come see Mr. Bokalo’s new col- NEW YORK: Originally scheduled for lection of interesting and exciting Friday, October 5, the book launch and designs that would look lovely in any signing of Alexander Motyl’s latest novel- home. The event is hosted by the la, “My Orchidia,” a story featuring the Women’s Association for the Defense of once-famous Ukrainian-Italian restau- Four Freedoms for Ukraine (WADFFU), rant in Manhattan’s East Village, has Alla Horska Branch in Chicago. been postponed to Saturday, October 13. Admission fee of $5 includes refresh- A Friday night hangout, a favorite meet- ments. For information e-mail allahor- ing place on Saturday nights, and an [email protected]. “Orchidia pizza” with family and friends on Sunday made “Orchie’s” a weekend NEW BRITAIN, Conn: A Ukrainian haven for decades. Join us beginning at Harvest Festival will be held at St. Mary’s 7:30 p.m. to help recreate the magic of Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 54 Winter those halcyon days! Admission (includes St. (behind Newbrite Plaza), at 9 a.m.-2 reception): $15; $10 for members and p.m. Featured are our famous nut rolls, seniors; $5 for students. Tickets may be Ukrainian breads, cakes, local honey, a purchased online at www.ukrainianmu- giant tag sale, jewelry, a raffle and a seum.org or at the door. The Ukrainian Ukrainian kitchen with borshch, holubtsi Museum is located at 222 E. Sixth St.; and varenyky. There is free parking telephone, 212-228-0110. behind the church. For information call NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific 860-229-3833 or 860-677-2138. Society invites all to the book launch of Sunday, October 28 “Anthology of Modern Ukrainian Drama,” edited by Dr. Larissa Zaleska STAMFORD, Conn.: The Ukrainian Onyshkevych, who also wrote introduc- Museum and Library of Stamford invites tory essays to each play. Participating in all to its 75th anniversary banquet, fea- the program will be Dr. Marko Stech, turing as honored guest speaker the publisher and director of the Canadian recently consecrated Bishop Borys Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Excerpts Gudziak, acting rector of the Ukrainian of several plays will be read by Larissa Catholic University in Lviv. The 4 p.m. Kukrytska, Larissa Lavrinenko and Dr. event will take place at the Sheraton Stech. The book presentation will take Stamford Hotel, 700 E. Main St., place at the society’s building, 63 Fourth Stamford, CT 06901; telephone, 203- Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets), at 358-8400. Tickets are $100 per person 5 p.m. For additional information call (tax-deductible to the extent allowed by 212-254-5130. law). Mail checks to: The Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford, 161 Saturday, October 20 Glenbrook Road, Stamford, CT 06902. CHICAGO: An exhibit and sale of Additional donations and benefit spon- Trypillian ceramics by renowned artist sorships are welcome. For further infor- Myron Bokalo will be held between 10 mation go to www.ukrainianmuseumli- a.m. and 4 p.m. in the main hall of the brary.org, e-mail ukrmulrec@optonline. American Ukrainian Youth Association, net; or call 203-323-8866.

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM AND LIBRARY OF STAMFORD October 28, 2012 Banquet at 4:00 p.m. Sheraton Stamford Hotel 700 East Main St. Stamford, CT 06901 www.sheratonstamford.com (203) 358-8400 Honored Guest Speaker: His Excellency Bishop Borys Gudziak, D.D., Ph.D. Acting Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University Lviv, Ukraine

Tickets: $100.00 per person To purchase tickets or to make The Chateau, home of The Ukrainian Museum of Stamford a 75th Anniversary donation, please send your check to: The Ukrainian Museum For further information and Library of Stamford please visit our website: 161 Glenbrook Rd. www.ukrainianmuseumlibrary.org Stamford, CT 06902 contact us via e-mail: All contributions are tax deductible [email protected] to the extent allowed by law. or call (203) 323-8866 Benefit sponsorships are also available. Original poster for opening of the museum in 1937

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