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lished by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association| rainian Weekl V Vol. LX mNo. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1992 50 cents Ukraine's first Consulate in U.S. Armaments factory director elected opens in Chicago cultural center as Ukraine's new prime minister Kravchuk and the newly appointed Leonid Kuchma described PM. As director of Pivdenmash, or the as 'serious businessman' Southern Machine Building Factory, KIEV — Leonid Kuchma, director of Mr. Kuchma succeeded in converting at the world's largest rocket factory, the least part of the facility's production to Pivdenmash plant in Dnipropetrovske, civilian needs, such as trolley buses and was confirmed as Ukraine's new prime microwave ovens. Previously, the huge minister by a 316-23 vote of the Su complex produced tactical nuclear preme Council on October 13. missiles, space launchers, satellites and Mr. Kuchma, 54, was nominated by airplane engines. President Leonid Kravchuk who des Reporting for the Los Angeles Times, cribed him as "a serious businessman, Mary Mycio noted: "His stewardship at not only in words, but.in deeds," Pivdenmash, one of the few factories in reported the Los Angeles Times. "His Ukraine to show an increase in produc factory has never asked for government tion this year despite slashed military help. They make proposals and they budgets, even won the approval of his work," said Mr. Kravchuk. main competitor for the premier's post. - A brief debate among members of - Ihor Yukhnovsky, a reformer proposed Parliament followed President Krav- by opposition forces, told members of chuk's nomination address. Parliament: 'Leonid Kuchma has what Afterwards, Mr, Kuchma, himself a Ukraine needs, I support him/ " Foreign Affairs Minister Anatoliy Zlenko presents a piece of the blue-and-yellow people's deputy,told his colleagues he Radio Liberty reported that Mr. Kuchma holds the degree of candidate ribbon that he cut opening the entrance to the consular offices to Consul-designate is ready to "take responsibility for the of technical sciences and is said to be a Anatoliy OSiynyk, while Ambassador Oleh Bilorus looks on. unpopular steps" to come. "Ukraine does not have an economic crisis. It has technocrat favoring a gradual transition by Daria Markus enthusiastic supporters of the Ukrai a catastrophe," he warned, according to to a market economy. RL also noted Special to Hie Ukrainian Weekly nian consulate in the Midwest. the Los Angeles Times. The new prime that observers have likened the new On Monday, September 21, he tele minister said, however, that he would prime minister to Arkadiy Volsky, one CHICAGO - The first Consulate phoned that minister of foreign affairs not have a definite economic plan until of the leaders of the Civic Union in General of Ukraine in the United States of Ukraine, who was visiting New York a new Cabinet is named. Russia and a leading member of the was opened in Chicago by Minister of in connection with the opening of the . As mandated by a previous vote of Russian industrial lobby who is seeking Foreign Affairs Anatoliy M. Zlenko plenary session of the General As the Parliament, the Cabinet is to be to slow down economic reform in that with the assistance of Ambassador Oleh sembly of the United Nations. Mr. named within 10 days of the selection of country. Biioius Not since the opening of the Ukrai (Continued on page 3) ?he new prime minister by President Financial Times correspondent nian Pavilion at the International Fair Chrystia Freeland reported that, in a in Chicago in 1933, did the Ukrainian brie+` policy statement, Mr, Kuchma community here host such an important said his goal is to "transform the post- event, — this one even more historically (Continueu on page 15) significant. Students continue by Marta Kolomayets democratic Ukraine. WASHINGTON - Ukrainian Chaired by Dr. Roman Goy, this protests in Kiev Americans had the opportunity to year's conclave called on the Ukrai enhance their political savvy and nian diaspora to respond to the new KIEV — Student protests against the examine their future role in the challenges offered by Ukraine as it Parliament escalated in the Ukrainian development of U.S.-Ukraine rela slowly establishes itself as a demo capital on October 13. With still more tions during the sixth annual Leader cratic state. activists arriving from all points in the The preparations for this event took ship Conference of The Washington "Our task has now become more country (Luhanske, Dnipropetrovske, place in record time. Once the U.S. Group, held in the nation's capital complex and delicate. More com Uman, Lviv, and other cities), the tent Department of State gave its consent from Friday through Sunday, Octo plex, because Ukraine needs help and city in Independence Square grew to for the opening of Ukrainian consulates ber 9-11. support in all aspects of society. include 55 tents housing 300 protesters, in New York and Chicago, and the Just three weeks shy of the presi- More delicate because we need, more eight of whom have declared a hunger Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine dential election, the conference, than ever before, to learn how to strike. decided that Chicago was a more titled "Developing a New Demo listen to our Ukrainian countrymen, The Respublika agency asserted that promising terrain as far as the availabi cracy: The Role of U.S.-Ukraine and to understand the society which on October 13, the students began lity of premises and financial support of Relations," also provided a forum is Ukraine today. Without this, our picketing the universities and technical the community was concerned, things for supporters of both the Clinton desire to help will most probably do colleges of the city. The students were started to roll. and Bush campaigns to voice their more harm than good," noted the also said to have attempted to set up On Friday, September 11, Serhiy parties' platforms and garner votes program booklet. tents in the plaza outside the Parlia Kulyk from the Ukrainian Embassy in of their candidates. Two days of thought-provoking ment, only to be restrained by security Washington telephoned to communi The leadership conference, funded presentations and intense discussions personnel. Some broke through the cate the news. On Wednesday, Septem in part by a corporate grant from the focused on the current political' police cordon to try to lie down on the ber 16, he was in Chicago on the 3M Company, focused not only on situation, on national security and steps leading to the main entrance. invitation of Friends of Rukh to give a the changing face of the Ukrainian the economic aspects of life in U- According to a report by Chrystia public speech on the importance of diaspora, but also on the evolving kraine. There were also parleys on Freeland of the Financial Times, this Ukraine's foreign missions and, after role of the community and the in trade, investment and technical brought on an outburst of violence, as wards, he met with a small circle of fluence it can possess in developing a (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 14) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1992 No. 42 ANAL YSIS: Ukraine's media - Ruble zone skirted at Bishkek parley BISHKEK, Kyrgyztan - Ukraine's Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, an uphill trek toward democracyover-al l position at the CIS summit held Kyrgyzstan and Armenia signed the here last week was, according to Presi by Bohdan Nahaylo The strike committee also attached agreement. dent Leonid Kravchuk, to develop RFE/RL Research Institute an ultimatum: if the government did not Neither could CIS Commander-in- exclusively as an independent state. begin complying by March 20, protest Chief General Shaposhnikov convince Ukrainian TV reported on October 9 CONCLUSION actions would start. It is not clear what Ukraine to conclude an agreement with that this was reflected in Ukraine's went on behind the scenes, although Russia on nuclear arms control, report Marketization and Crisis refusal to sign an agreement to set up a Mr. Fokin is known to have met again ed Interfax and Western news agencies. consultative economic committee. The The crisis facing the Ukrainian press with representatives of the Journalists' Ukraine rejected his proposal that deepened, and in the final days of 1991 Ukrainian delegation signed only five of Union and the strike committee; at any Russia control all former Soviet nuclear the Union of Journalists issued an the 15 documents — and only with rate, no strikes were called. weapons. Further negotiations will take appeal to the newly elected Ukrainian numerous stated reservations and addi Since then, the recession in Ukraine place next month. Belarus and Kazakh president, warning that the new year tions based on its unwillingness to has worsened, and the Ukrainian press stan did agree to sign. would bring a "complete catastrophe" if has remained, as one commentator put participate in any centralized struc the Ukrainian government did not help. it, "a hostage of the pseudomarket and tures. An idea offering an "international" It pointed out that the price of news galloping inflation." Subscription rates Ukraine also refrained from joining TV and radio company that utilizes print had gone up by about eight times have shot up, making some newspapers an effort to create a common bank that existing facilities was also thumbed and that printing and distribution costs prohibitively expensive, and circula initially would function to settle inter down by Ukraine's delegation, the would rise by four to five times. tion figures have dropped. For instance, state trade payments and, eventually, to Ukrainian media reported. The "single Two weeks later, on the eve of the Literaturna Ukraina, which initially issue currency and credit in the ruble information space" would cover most of extraordinary congress of the Journa served as the spearhead for glasnost in zone.