INSIDE:• Interview with director of Chornobyl documentary — page 3. • Ukrainian American community questionnaire — pages 9-10 • Ryabchuk discusses paradoxes of post-Soviet transition — centerfold.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXII HE KRAINIANNo. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine EighteenT years after ChornobylU nuclear accident, Rada ratifiesW agreement on Single Economic Space Japanby continuesRoman Woronowycz to providethe timeassistance of the man-made to calamity Ukraine suffer by Roman Woronowycz former Soviet Union. Kyiv Press Bureau from a variety of ailments and illnesses, Kyiv Press Bureau A majority of the Ukrainian lawmak- including various types of thyroid disor- ers did not heed her call, inasmuch as KYIV – Almost certainly, one country ders and immuno-deficiency problems. KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada ratified 265 voted in support of ratification of the from among the dozens that have con- While other industrialized nations have a controversial agreement on a Single agreement, which was signed by the tributed money to aid in alleviating the after- emphasized democracy development and Economic Space (SES) with Russia, presidents of the four countries in Yalta affects of the Chornobyl tragedy under- economic reforms in their aid to Ukraine, Kazakstan and Belarus on April 20 amid on September 19, 2003, as a declaration stands better than all the rest what the Japan has quietly spent some $100 mil- cries from the national democratic oppo- of intent. Ukrainian nation has suffered through. One lion in the last decade to help Chornobyl sition that the country could lose its sov- The agreement calls for the establish- need mention only Hiroshima and Nagasaki. survivors and children with Chornobyl- ereignty in such a setting. ment of a free trade zone in the region in Perhaps only the Japanese fully realize related illnesses. A good portion of that The ratification, which occurred as a its first stage, followed by the develop- what radioactive contamination brings with money has also gone to cleaning up the couple of thousand demonstrators of the ment of a customs union. Eventually it and what Ukrainians have lived with in radioactive mess at the Chornobyl site treaty protested outside the Verkhovna Russia would also like to see a single the 18 years since an explosion blew the and increasing safety at all of Ukraine’s Rada Building, came in tandem with two currency for the SES. roof off of the fourth reactor at the ill-fated nuclear reactor complexes. other international agreements: the bor- The agreement was hammered out by nuclear energy complex, sending a plume Mr. Chayama said that the majority of der delimitation agreement between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia and Ukraine, and the treaty on the of radioactive gas across the globe and Japanese aid to Ukraine, whether govern- President Leonid Kuchma last February Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait. leaving the land around the nuclear com- ment-funded or NGO-funded, goes to and came under harsh criticism by Volodymyr Lytvyn, chairman of the plex contaminated for generations to come. Chornobyl-related projects. national democratic forces in Ukraine Verkhovna Rada, and his counterparts “It is a huge catastrophe on a world- He explained that Japan supports proj- from the time the plan was announced. from Russia, Kazakstan and Belarus had wide scale. We know the consequences ects in three areas: alleviating health and The Cabinet of Ministers argued over agreed two months ago to present the of radiation,” explained Hiroshi social consequences of the accident; stabi- the agreement’s economic benefit to three agreements together on the same Chayama, first secretary of the Embassy lizing the existing shelter over the destroyed Ukraine just weeks before the summit of day in their respective Parliaments. of Japan in Ukraine. fourth reactor and building a new, more per- the Commonwealth of Independent “Today we will surrender the final Mr. Chayama underscored that while it manent shell; and increasing safety at the States – the organization of 12 former barricade: sovereignty,” warned Yulia wasn’t a nuclear bomb that destroyed other nuclear facilities in Ukraine, by means Soviet republics headed by Mr. Kuchma Tymoshenko, before the Verkhovna Rada Chornobyl as it did the two Japanese such as professional training and exchanges. – during which the four state leaders vote during her appeal to the lawmakers cities, the damaging afteraffects of the “We determined several years after the were to sign the agreement. Prime not to support the creation of a common low-level radiation that continues to emit accident that the real need was to help the market across an extensive portion of the (Continued on page 13) from the area 18 years later can be com- people and the children suffering from thy- pared to problems in Japan after a similar roid problems,” explained Mr. Chayama. amount of time had passed. Since 1994 Japan has supplied med- According to Ukraine’s Ministry of ical equipment and medicines to Fraud charged in Mukachiv mayoral election; Health, 94 percent of the surviving liq- Ukrainian hospitals in the amount of $5 uidators of the Chornobyl accident – the million, including to the Okhmadyt opposition demands resignations of top officials clean-up workers who actively worked to Specialized Children’s Hospital and the bring the fires and radioactive leakage Center for Radiological Medicine. byVasyl Pawlowsky received 19,385 votes – 6,597 more than under control in the months after the dis- It has provided more than $1 million to Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Mr. Nuser, who had received 13,898. Early aster and didn’t perish in the process – Japanese NGOs working across Japan, are in ill health today. Similarly, nearly in the morning of April 19, the Territorial including in the prefectures of Tokyo, KYIV – A vote in the Verkhovna Rada 90 percent of the people who lived in the Election Commission announced otherwise. on April 21 fell short by six votes of the area immediately adjoining the reactor at (Continued on page 3) It declared that Mr. Nuser had won the elec- necessary 226 votes on a motion that called tion by more than 5,000 votes. for the resignation of the head of the presi- Our Ukraine members considered the dential administration, Victor Medvedchuk, announcement the last straw after a day of Self Reliance New York’s assets Minister of Internal Affairs Mykola Bilokon dirty politics. The three opposition factions and Chairman of the Zakarpattia Oblast in the Verkhovna Rada announced during Administration Ivan Rizak. the beginning of the April 20 session that surpass $500 million mark The motion was precipitated by the over- they wanted a vote on their resolution to all conduct of the mayoral elections in NEW YORK – Self Reliance New credit union has been No. 1 in assets dismiss the state officials whom they con- Mukachiv, where nearly 34,000 citizens sidered responsible for the Mukachiv York Federal Credit Union has reached among Ukrainian American institutions cast their ballots on April 18. According to events. The day was filled with allegations a milestone in its history, surpassing for the past four to five years. many local and international observers, the by Our Ukraine members – who had been $500 million in assets and reasserting “Keeping pace with our growth,” he election came nowhere close to being dem- in Mukachiv in large numbers to observe its position as No. 1 in assets within continued, “we have been sharing our ocratic, nor did those who were responsible the elections – of attacks on deputies and the Ukrainian community. profits with the [Ukrainian] communi- try to feign the slightest air of fairness. observers, vote buying and intimidation of The announcement of this achieve- ty.” In the past three years, Self Reliance The fiercely contested vote, which was New York has donated more than $3 voters by burly, short-haired thugs. ment was made at the credit union’s actually a second attempt at electing a Initiated by opposition leaders Viktor 53rd annual membership meeting held million to various Ukrainian projects, mayor for Mukachiv after the first vote was including $500,000 each to The Yushchenko of Our Ukraine, Yulia on March 14. declared invalid, had two main candidates: Tymoshenko of the eponymous bloc and “Half a billion dollars is a milestone Ukrainian Museum for its new building Victor Baloha, a Verkhovna Rada lawmaker and to the St. George Ukrainian Catholic Socialist faction member Yosyp Vinsky, in terms of growth, financial strength from the Our Ukraine political bloc, and the bill called on President Leonid and visibility among credit unions,” Schools Foundation, and $250,000 each Ernest Nuser, who was backed by the to the Ukrainian Studies Program at Kuchma to dismiss Mr. Medvedchuk on commented Bohdan J. Kekish, presi- Social Democratic Party-United (SDPU). the grounds that voters’ rights were abro- dent and chief executive officer of Self Columbia University and to the Kyiv When the polling stations closed, many Sobor Fund of the Ukrainian Catholic gated and the political situation in Reliance New York, adding that it also Our Ukraine deputies, fearing ballot fraud, Eparchy of Stamford, Conn. Mukachiv had been destabilized. demonstrates once again that the credit collected copies of the protocols upon Prior to the vote, National Deputy which the results of the ballot count were union is “a citadel of financial (Continued on page 8) Oleksander Zinchenko, who was appointed strength.” Mr. Kekish explained that his registered. The Our Ukraine national deputies calculated that Mr. Baloha had (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 No. 17

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Most members of coalition in Iraq Rada OKs border accord with Russia ... lates that the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait are internal waters of both Ukraine remain willing – for the time being KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on April and Russia, passed by a vote of 311-1 with 20 voted 352-16 to ratify a treaty on the one abstention, and a border agreement by Kathleen Ridolfo carry out their mission there, Hungarian state border with Russia, Ukrainian media passed by a vote of 310-2 with one absten- RFE/RL Newsline media reported. However, Mr. Juhasz called reported. The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc did tion. Representatives of the left-nationalist for a U.N. resolution that would pave the not participate in the voting. Subsequently, Motherland bloc and the Communist Party Coalition forces have remained com- way for additional troops to be sent to Iraq, the legislature voted 274-59 to endorse an walked out of the session after lobbying mitted to keeping troops in Iraq despite saying that an additional 100,000 troops are accord on the joint use with Russia of the against the bills, and did not participate in the surge in violence, according to inter- needed to restore order. Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait. The the vote, strana.ru reported. Motherland fac- national media reports. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Tymoshenko Bloc, the Socialist Party and tion head Dmitrii Rogozin argued that the The recent violence has left coalition said on April 6 that Italian troops will Our Ukraine refused to vote. The accord treaties should not be approved until allies in a number of southern Iraqi cities in remain in Iraq. “It is quite unthinkable that stipulates that the Azov Sea and the Kerch Ukraine rejects a recommendation by its a difficult position, as a number of states we should run away from a mission that we Strait are internal waters of both Ukraine National Council for Television and Radio committed troops under the condition that started and that needs to be carried through and Russia. Under the accord, ships of that state television halt its broadcasts of they serve only in a peacekeeping or human- to the end,” Mr. Berlusconi said. “We would third countries will be allowed to transit the Russian-language programs. The itarian capacity. However, many of these be leaving the country in chaos,” RAI Kerch Strait and enter the Azov Sea only Communists opposed the measures because countries’ troops were thrust into combat Television quoted him as saying. Eleven following the invitation of one of the signa- they believe it will pave the way for roles when coalition bases in central and Italian troops were reportedly wounded in tories and permission of the other. The Ukrainian accession to NATO. Liberal southern Iraq were targeted in attacks this fighting in Al-Nasiriyah on April 7. accord leaves the delimitation of the Democratic Party of Russia leader Vladimir week by Iraqi insurgents. The insurgents South Korea apparently remains com- Russian-Ukrainian border in the Azov Sea Zhirinovskii said before the vote that the also battled coalition and Iraqi forces while mitted to sending some 3,500 troops to for a future bilateral agreement. (RFE/RL border treaty would “return Russia to its attempting to take over government build- Iraq in the coming weeks, despite the fact Newsline) 17th century borders.” (RFE/RL Newsline) ings and police stations in various cities. that militants loyal to al-Sadr held two Coalition forces in south-central Iraq sus- South Korean aid workers captive on ... and Single Economic Space Procurator to probe Mukachiv election tained few casualties in comparison to those April 5-6. “There is no change at all in the KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on April sustained by U.S. forces in the Iraqi capital principle of our troop dispatch,” Foreign KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma has 20 also ratified an agreement on the cre- and surrounding areas, but it is likely that Minister Ban Ki-moon said on April 7. instructed Procurator General Hennadii ation of Single Economic Space of Ukraine, those deaths will affect public opinion in Meanwhile, Japanese Self-Defense Vasyliev to investigate, jointly with the Russia, Belarus and Kazakstan, Ukrainian their home countries. On April 4, one Forces holed themselves up at their camp Security Service of Ukraine, possible media reported. The agreement was Salvadoran soldier was killed when mili- in Samawah this week in an effort to irregularities in the April 18 mayoral elec- approved by a vote of 265-60, following a tants attacked a coalition camp in Al-Najaf. avoid being caught up in the violence. tion in the town of Mukachiv, Zakarpattia Twelve of his compatriots were wounded in Japan committed troops to Iraq to carry dozen abortive attempts by lawmakers from Oblast, Interfax reported on April 20, cit- the same incident. out humanitarian operations and has the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, the Socialist ing presidential spokeswoman Olena A Bulgarian patrol was attacked in gone to great lengths – even placing tele- Party and Our Ukraine to vote it down. In Hromnytska. According to Ms. Karbala on April 6 just minutes before mili- vision ads on Arab satellite channels – to particular, the agreement calls for the for- Hromnytska, the alleged irregularities tants struck the Bulgarian base Camp Kilo inform Iraqis that the Japanese contin- mation of a free-trade zone of the four states include the beating of lawmakers, the dis- in Karbala. Three Bulgarian soldiers were gency is not in Iraq to police the country. and a high level of political coordination of appearance of election documents, dis- lightly wounded in the first incident, while Norway appears for the time being to be their economic and financial policies. missals of government employees and ille- no casualties were reported in the second one of the few coalition partners adamant Opponents of the agreement argue that its gal actions by law-enforcement officers. incident. In a third incident, a Bulgarian about withdrawing its contingent from full implementation, which entails the cre- Earlier the same day, Our Ukraine leader driver was shot dead near Al-Nasiriyah. Iraq. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan ation of a full-fledged customs union of the Viktor Yushchenko met with President Bulgarian Defense Minister Nikolay Petersen said on April 6 that he expects four states, will deprive Ukraine of any Kuchma to demand the dismissal of the Svinarov said on April 7 that Bulgarian sol- Norway to withdraw its forces from Iraq prospects of joining the European Union in internal affairs minister, the presidential diers who wish to return home may do so. within a few months. Mr. Petersen made the future. (RFE/RL Newsline) administration chief and the Zakarpattia He also demanded that U.S. and U.K. forces Oblast chairman over what he described as his comments after meeting with U.N. Duma OKs Single Economic Space be sent to Karbala to assist in stabilizing the officials in New York, Oslo’s NRK report- gross violations in the Mukachiv election, situation. International media reported on ed. Mr. Petersen reportedly told U.N. offi- MOSCOW – The Russian Duma on UNIAN reported. Mr. Yushchenko report- April 8 that Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s cials that his country’s forces would be April 20 ratified by a vote of 408-7 with edly presented documentary proof to Mr. Al-Mahdi Army now controls the city. better placed among NATO operations in one abstention an agreement on the creation Kuchma that Our Ukraine candidate Viktor Baloha was robbed of a decisive One Ukrainian soldier was also killed this Afghanistan and Kosovo. Norway has of a Single Economic Space signed by the victory over Ernest Nuser, who was sup- week and five others were wounded as the about 150 soldiers in Iraq. presidents of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakstan ported by the head of the presidential Ukrainian contingent lost control of Kut to Kazakstan’s Defense Minister said on and Belarus in September 2003, RIA- administration. (RFE/RL Newsline) Iraqi insurgents. But Ukraine is not consid- April 7 that the country will not keep its Novosti and newsru.com reported. The ering pulling its peacekeeping contingent peacekeepers in Iraq after their mandate agreement calls for the formation of a free- Kuchma continues to push his reform plan out of Iraq, Foreign Affairs Ministry expires at the end of May. trade zone comprising the four states and a spokesman Markian Lubkivskyi told ITAR- Meanwhile, incoming Spanish Prime high level of the political coordination of KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma on TASS on April 7. Meanwhile, Hungarian Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero their economic and financial policies. April 20 once again expressed his support Defense Minister Ferenc Juhasz said on has vowed to pull the 1,300 Spanish Ukraine and Kazakstan also ratified the for the constitutional reform that suffered a April 7 that Hungarian troops will not be troops out of Iraq. Similar statements agreement on April 20. (RFE/RL Newsline) setback in the Verkhovna Rada on April 8, withdrawn from Iraq because the current have been made by Honduras and the reported the UNIAN news service. “The threats have not impeded their ability to Dominican Republic. Ratification leads to walkout ... political reform is intended to end the post- Soviet epoch in Ukraine [and] create space MOSCOW – During its April 20 session, for deepening the democratization of soci- FOR THE RECORD: Letter the Duma approved two contentious ety and accelerating the process of accords with Ukraine, RTR, gazeta.ru, and from Bush to Kuchma strana.ru reported. The first, which stipu- (Continued on page 7) On March 30, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv and indispensable role Ukraine has delivered the following letter from President played to free the people of Iraq and FOUNDED 1933 George W. Bush to President Leonid Afghanistan and create a safer world. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY Kuchma, expressing the admiration of the As leaders, we have been called to TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., American people for the courageous and uphold the universal truth that human life a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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Bush No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 3 Director of Oscar-winning documentary on Chornobyl speaks about her experiences

by Jan Jun Looking back, I really think there was that we were there for a good reason. the hope that we can all help each other. RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report something about destiny in there. A But it’s very hard to look at kids who are friend of mine visited the United Nations What do you think of sanitary con- sick. You have to have a reason, but I Maryann DeLeo is an independent and saw an exhibition that Adi Roche ditions in Belarus and the plight of the think the reason is that we need to know American film director whose documen- [the executive director of the Chornobyl children? that radiation is still affecting millions of tary “Chernobyl Hearts” recently won an Children’s Project] and the Chornobyl people since that accident. Academy Award for best short documen- Children’s Project organized. My friend It is pretty shocking, and I think the I tried to focus on whatever good tary film. The film focuses on the plight of was so angry and upset at what he saw Belarusians are kind of overwhelmed. moments there were. Really, they didn’t children in Ukraine, Belarus and parts of [because he believed] that everyone had There are so many institutions and so want anything from me, they just wanted western Russia who were exposed to radi- forgotten about Chornobyl. He did not many kids, and they are just lacking in so somebody to be there with them, to see ation from the 1986 nuclear accident at know that this was happening. He kind of many things. In one of the hospitals there them blow bubbles, and they were happy. the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in sent me to look at the exhibits, and then was just one nurse on duty for the whole So, I think, maybe, I didn’t pretend but I Ukraine. RFE/RL recently spoke to Ms. someone else told me that, oh, you hospital, and a lot of kids are not in good held back some of my feelings, and wait- DeLeo by telephone. should make a film. And then the door situations, which is not enough care. I ed till I was alone in my room, before I started to open. I really feel like it was mean the people there are doing the best really wept for them and their situation. How do you feel about winning the not me. It was something guiding me. they can, but they need money, they need Oscar? And that’s how it happened. help, they need a lot of things. *** During the filming of the movie, Ms. Sort of a miracle. It’s amazing. You Did you face any specific problems Has making such a difficult film DeLeo also received a small amount of know, this is not an easy film [to watch] working in a restrictive country such changed you as a person? radiation poisoning. She was asked because there are so many children who as Belarus? Did you experience any about that. are sick and who are really hard to look difficulties when the filming started? Yes, [I am] definitely changed. It was at. I never thought anybody would want the hardest film I’ve ever made. I’ve Yeah, but it was a small dose, and I to see it. And the fact that people cared, I was fortunate, because Adi Roche been doing this for 20 years, and I really was only in Belarus for a short time. And and the fact that the Americans, the has been going to Belarus for maybe 12 struggled with this film. I did want to I think I am okay now. There are people Academy, voted for it, I find it just a or 13 years. She has good relationships show hope in the midst of all the difficul- living with that every day. Our translator, beautiful miracle. I am so happy. with the people there and everyone ties. I think, finally, I achieved that with she has some Cesium-137, and she says, knows that she is there to help the people. the heart surgeon in the film who does “Look, there is not much I can do, I live How did the idea come to you to So we had an easy time, and all the peo- operate on some of the kids, and they here, I can’t go anywhere, and I just have make the film in the first place? ple in hospitals and I think everybody felt manage to survive, and so I think that’s to do the best I can.”

ernment,” explained Mr. Chayama. “They Eighteen years... are more willing to listen to information pro- (Continued from page 1) vided by international agencies such as NATO’s new secretary general expresses Kyoto, Ibaraki, Saytama, Yamaguchi and UNICEF.” Tiba, who have spent the money in Ukraine Japan has also played a key role in the optimism about relations with Ukraine on various projects aimed at increasing qual- development of the International Research by Roman Woronowycz eled at the time that it had sold Kolchuha ity of life for sick children. Center in the city of Slavutych, built after Kyiv Press Bureau defense systems to Iraq. Among the Japanese non-government the accident at the nuclear facility forced the During his one-day visit to Kyiv, Mr. KYIV – NATO Secretary General Jaap organizations working in Ukraine today are: evacuation of the entire city of Prypiat. The Scheffer, who also met with President research center, whose work is aimed at neu- de Hoop Scheffer told Ukrainian officials the Chornobyl Children’s Fund of Japan, Kuchma and Verkhovna Rada Chairman tralizing the radioactivity within the “hot” in Kyiv during his first visit to the coun- which has established a children’s sanatori- Volodymyr Lytvyn, emphasized that No. 4 reactor and developing ways to make try on April 19 that it was up to state um and school buildings in the country; the today the NATO-Ukraine relationship is the exclusion zone environmentally safe, leaders to determine whether the annual Association to Help Chornobyl, which has including finding ways to use contaminated meeting of the NATO-Ukraine strong. He expressed optimism that it supplied medical equipment and services, soil beneficially, is funded and manned by Commission would take place at the would continue to grow. including transportation of patients; the the countries of the G-8. presidential level. The NATO secretary general noted Society of Dr. Junod, which provides con- Japan is also intrinsically involved in the Mr. Scheffer said that Ukrainian offi- that intensive consultations within the sulting services in the Chernihiv region, work occurring on the Chornobyl “sarcoph- cials “had homework to do” if they want- framework of the NATO-Ukraine including the education of medical special- agus,” the concrete shelter that was hastily ed a meeting of state leaders during the Commission were ongoing and that the ists; the Hiroshima Medical Association for erected around the destroyed nuclear reactor NATO-Ukraine Commission meeting two sides had already approved an action the Support of Leukemia Victims, which in the months after the accident to stem planned for the biannual NATO Summit plan for 2004, which included a target supplies medicines; and the Basic Human extensive leakage of radioactivity. The shel- scheduled for Istanbul at the end of June. plan allowing for clear benchmarks as to Needs Association, which gives (profession- ter has been crumbling for some years now “NATO, throughout its history, has what items need to be completed in what al consulting and medicinal support in the and a new cover is badly needed. always defended values. NATO attaches time frames. He noted that relations con- Zhytomyr region). Japan has contributed $45 million to the great importance, as does the European tinued to develop, giving as an example Most recently the Japanese Embassy has Shelter Implementation Fund – among the Union, to rule of law, democracy and the recently agreed upon Host Nation become involved in aiding the evacuees largest donations by a single country freedom of the mass media. We hope and Support Agreement that allows for an from Chornobyl, who were moved to areas towards the $380 million that will be needed expect that Ukraine will pay due atten- expedited approval process for access by where new communities had been estab- to build a new structure over reactor No. 4. tion to these matters in its political NATO forces to Ukraine’s territory dur- lished. Japan has contributed $1.2 million to The design for a new shelter is now near- processes,” noted Mr. Scheffer after a ing military exercises and emergency sit- a project conducted by the United Nations ing completion and construction efforts are meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs uations. Development Program (UNDP) that is under way to reinforce eight critical zones Kostyantyn Gryshchenko. Mr. Scheffer said he expected that aimed at helping the displaced with the within the current sarcophagus before the Mr. Scheffer’s statement came the day another accord, the Strategic Airlift social and psychological problems they con- new cover is built beginning in 2006. The after election observers for the Council Agreement, would soon find parliamen- tinue to confront, including the inability to goal is to have a new shelter – one that will of Europe and the Organization for tary approval in the Verkhovna Rada as find new jobs since the Chornobyl facility prevent radiation leakage even if the sur- Security and Cooperation in Europe well. was closed and the related problems of alco- rounding structures are destroyed by man- expressed dismay at the way municipal Mr. Scheffer, whose visit was charac- holism, drug abuse and spousal abuse. The made or natural calamities – completed by elections were conducted in the program also provides solutions for practical terized as a trip to familiarize himself 2008. Ultimately, the goal is to remove the Ukrainian city of Mukachiv, located near with Ukraine, said he had not discussed problems, such as the need to dig wells to radiation materials and dispose of them after the Hungarian border. provide clean and consistent water supplies Ukraine-NATO relations during his visit the proper technology is developed. In putting the onus on Ukraine to give to Moscow in April. He said that there to some communities. express proof of its democratic direction, The last area in which Japan has played a had been no discussion with the Russian In another cooperative effort with the leading if quiet role in Chornobyl matters is Mr. Scheffer, who took charge of the leadership on emergency access for UNDP, which is being carried out in con- in developing and implementing safety stan- alliance last autumn, put pressure on the NATO to Ukrainian territory, which junction with UNICEF, Japan is helping to dards for the other Chornobyl-like RBMK Ukrainian leadership and President Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Viktor finance the United Nations International reactors in Ukraine. Since 1994 it has donat- Leonid Kuchma to guarantee an open Chornobyl Research Information Network. ed $19 million to the Nuclear Safety and transparent road and level playing Chernomyrdin had severely criticized This program aims to develop a system of Account. Much of the financing for this pro- field for all candidates in the October after its approval. networking among experts and Chornobyl gram has been channeled through the presidential election. “It is absolutely obvious, I believe, victims via computer and other modern European Bank for Reconstruction and During the last NATO Summit, held that the 26 states that today are members technologies to provide the newest and most Development, which has an ongoing nuclear in Prague in 2002, President Kuchma of NATO – as well as Ukraine, as a sov- accurate information on how to live more safety program in Ukraine. was given a belated invitation to attend, ereign nation – can freely enter into safely in an environment that has been pol- A project of no less importance, as Mr. but the NATO-Ukraine Commission agreements they believe necessary,” luted by radiation. Mr. Chayama said the Chayama explained, has been the training of meeting took place at the foreign minis- asserted Mr. Scheffer, who then added, “I point is not to make people comfortable with Ukrainian reactor specialists both in Ukraine ter level nonetheless. NATO members believe that the Russian Federation living in a radioactive environment but to and in Japan. The diplomat pointed out that decided to draw down the level of the understands this as well.” give them information they can trust in and his country has sponsored the training of participants in response to what some of The NATO secretary general also rely on. dozens of Ukrainian nuclear engineers in its members, most notably the United thanked Ukraine for its contribution to “Many times these people are skeptical of Japan. It has also brought its own specialists States, perceived as an inadequate the alliance’s peacekeeping force in the information they receive from the gov- to Ukraine to train technicians here. response by Ukraine to allegations lev- Kosovo. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 No. 17

OBITUARY: The Rev. William Czekaluk, Shevchenko Society and UMANA pastor of Orthodox Church in Allentown, 85 hold joint conference in Chicago SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – The tion to the rank of Protopresbyter in 1990 by Rev. Protopresbyter William Czekaluk, pas- Bishop Vsevolod Majdansky. tor of St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Over the years he served as pastor of Ss. Cathedral in Allentown, Pa., died on March Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church 31 at the age of 85. in Johnstown, Pa.; St. Vladimir Ukrainian The Rev. Czekaluk lived most of his Orthodox Cathedral in New York; Ss. Peter earthly life right across the street from St. and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Mary’s. “Church was his life. He loved Utica, N.Y.; St. Andrew Memorial Church in God and His people,” said his wife, South Bound Brook, N.J.; and St. Michael Dobrodijka Halyna. Father Czekaluk Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Hempstead, started his daily routine on Wednesday, Long Island, N.Y. Since 1964 he had served March 31 and around noon he sensed as a pastor of St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox some heart difficulties and was rushed to Cathedral in Allentown. the local hospital. There he was pro- The first part of the priest’s funeral serv- nounced dead, having suffered massive ice, served by Archbishop Antony of New heart failure. York and Washington, the ruling hierarch of Born February 3, 1919, in Yarhoriv, the Eastern Eparchy of the Ukrainian Ternopil district of Ukraine, he received Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., was per- his theological training in Salzburg, formed at St. Mary Cathedral in Allentown Austria. In December of 1951 he was on Palm Sunday. The conclusion of the ordained to deaconate by Bishop memorial service was at St. Mary’s on Mstyslav Skrypnyk. On December 16, Monday, April 5, followed by interment in 1951, Metropolitan John Theodorovich St. Mary Parish Cemetery in Allentown. ordained him to Holy Priesthood. Father Czekaluk is survived by his wife, Paul Pundy (left), M.D., head of NTSh Chicago Branch and past UMANA The Rev. Czekaluk received numerous Halyna and daughter, Larysa Elizabeth archivist, and George Hrycelak, MD, executive director of UMANA. awards during his ministry, including eleva- Noecker, with her family. CHICAGO – The Shevchenko of UMANA. The special guest of honor Scientific Society (NTSh) Chicago was the president of NTSh-America, Dr. Branch and the Ukrainian Medical Larissa Zaleska Onyshkevych. MAY WE HELP YOU? Association of North America Morning presentations and discussions To reach The Ukrainian Weekly call (973) 292-9800, (UMANA) held a day-long forum on were devoted to issues surrounding NTSh Saturday, March 20, at the Ukrainian and dial the appropriate extension (as listed below). and the history of Ukrainian immigrants. Cultural Center, recognizing the 130th The afternoon sessions were devoted to Editorial – 3049, 3063, 3069; Administration – 3041; anniversary of the founding of the NTSh. an examination of the history of publica- The event was organized by Paul tions by physicians, and an overview of Advertising – 3040; Subscriptions – 3042; Production – 3052 Pundy, M.D., head of the NTSh Chicago Branch, and long-time archivist (retired) (Continued on page 17)

Highlights from the UNA’s 110-year history A special yearlong feature focusing on the history of the Ukrainian National Association.

In the aftermath of the 11th convention of the Ukrainian National Association that took place in 1910, the Ukrainian community was marked by rivalry among fraternal organizations: the UNA, founded in 1894, and the newly founded Ukrainian Workingmen’s Association and the Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics in America. The latter two groups attempted to enlarge their membership base by persuading UNA members to join their ranks instead. As noted by Anthony Dragan, at the time there were several hundred thousands (Continued on page 27) No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM Northern New Jersey District Committee holds annual meeting by Roma Hadzewycz dance. Ms. Lisovich, treasurer, spoke were Mr. Woch, Mr. Welhasch and Joe in-chief), Ukrainian-language press liai- about new developments at Soyuzivka, PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Northern Chabon. son; Oksana Trytjak, organizing director; praising the work of the new manager, New Jersey District Committee of the The national secretary also spoke Lon Staruch and Michael Bohdan, mem- Nestor Paslawsky, and noting that the Ukrainian National Association, which about the new member benefit that was bers-at-large; Mr. Oscislawski, Ms. UNA would soon announce a new ven- encompasses 18 branches, held its annu- to be introduced shortly (see article on Brodyn and Ms. Ciapka, auditing commit- ture at the resort: the construction of con- al meeting here at the UNA Corporate page 1 of last week’s issue): the tee. Wolodymyr Bilyk and John Chomko dominiums on a pre-sold basis. Headquarters on Friday, April 2. ScriptSave program that offers a pre- remain as honorary district chairmen. The She also spoke about the UNA’s gen- The meeting was brought to order by scription drug discount plan to all UNA slate was elected unanimously. erally improved financial condition, UNA Advisor Eugene Oscislawski, the members at no cost. The discount card At the conclusion of the meeting, the district chairman, who welcomed branch including a $1 million increase in may also be used on purchases of eye- new district chairman, Mr. Welhasch, representatives, district officers and two reserves due to many factors, including glasses and various medical aids. who also is a professional insurance members of the UNA Executive the significant decrease in the deficits of The auditing committee report was agent for the UNA, addressed the gather- Committee, National Secretary Christine Soyuzivka and the UNA’s two publica- delivered by Ms. Brodyn, speaking for ing, expressing thanks for the district E. Kozak and Treasurer Roma Lisovich. tions, Svoboda and The Ukrainian herself and colleagues Lydia Ciapka and members’ confidence in electing him and Present were representatives of the fol- Weekly. She also noted the strong sales Mr. Welhasch, who proposed a vote of offering a thank-you for many years of lowing branches: 25, 27, 42, 76, 133, of annuity certificates. confidence for the outing board of dis- service to his predecessor, Mr. 171, 172, 234 and 287. At the conclusion of her remarks Ms. trict officers. The proposal was unani- Oscislawski. Mr. Welhasch also spoke Mr. Oscislawski opened the meeting Lisovich suggested that perhaps new mously approved. briefly about ideas for district activities and called for a moment of silence in UNA branches encompassing members The Nominations Committee then for the coming year. honor of Northern New Jersey District of the Fourth Wave of immigrants could delivered its report, recommending the The final item on the annual meeting’s members who had passed away during the be established on the basis of activities in following slate of district officers for agenda was a discussion of miscella- past year. Mr. Oscislawski was elected to which they are interested, whether that is 2003: Mr. Welhasch, chairman; Mr. neous topics, among them: the UNA’s chair the meeting; while Andre Worobec a drama troupe or a sports team. These Kotlar, vice-chairman; Daria Semegen, Christmas cards, with many speakers was elected to record the minutes. activities could then be supported by the secretary; Walter Honcharyk, treasurer; expressing dissatisfaction with the selec- A three-member nominations commit- UNA branch. Ms. Hadzewycz (The Ukrainian Weekly tion of cards available; ways to attract tee was then elected; its members were Ms. Kozak, national secretary, focused editor-in-chief), English-language press new members; and various insurance Roma Hadzewycz, Walter Honcharyk her remarks on the enrollment of new liaison; Irene Jarosewich (Svoboda editor- questions. and Julian Kotlar. members, noting that the UNA had The district chairman delivered a enrolled 286 new members during 2003, report on the district’s overall activity insured for a total of $5.445 million. during the last year, highlighting such These new members paid in a total of events at the Father’s Day trip to $200,000 of annual premiums, she Soyuzivka and special programs aimed explained, adding that this figure is low. at attracting members of the Fourth As regards the Northern New Jersey Wave to join the UNA. Among the latter District, 41 new members were enrolled were various meetings organized in order for a total of $1.024 million in insurance to familiarize the latest immigrants from coverage. Ukraine with the work of the UNA, as She said the UNA needs more mem- well as a special seminar on home-buy- bers in order to continue its work within ing geared to this audience that featured the Ukrainian community, and she exhort- presentations by a realtor who himself is ed her audience to talk to people about the a member of the Fourth Wave, a lawyer, UNA and the good work it does. a credit union manager and investment Ms. Kozak went on to report on the manager at the UNA Home Office – UNA’s top five organizers for 2003, Stephan Welhasch, an active member of pointing out that two of them, Christine the Northern New Jersey District Brodyn and Stefko Woch, are from the Committee. Northern New Jersey District Mr. Oscislawski explained that he Committee. The three others are Myron became active in the UNA four years Pilipiak, Lubov Streletsky and Joseph after arriving in this country and was Hawryluk. She also noted that the most thankful for the opportunity to learn popular policy is the P-20 and that annu- about the Ukrainian community here and ities for $2.4 million had been sold in Eugene Oscislawski (left), outgoing chairman of the Northern New Jersey become actively involved in its work. He 2003. The top three sellers of annuities District Committee, congratulates his successor, Stephan Welhasch. went on to note that, just as before, today there is a new immigration to the United States and, if they join the UNA, the organization will be successful. Mr. Oscislawski stated that he had completed 14 years of community serv- ice via the Ukrainian National Association – 14 years as a branch secre- tary, seven as district chairman, and six as an advisor on the General Assembly. He said the responsibilities of those three positions were greatly intertwined and that he had served in all three capacities with pleasure. He noted regretfully that his obligations at work do not allow him to continue to serve as district chairman and that he would not accept another term in that position since he feels he could not do the job as it should be done. Meeting participants reacted to the out- going district chairman’s report with an appreciative round of applause. Reports were also delivered by Julian Kulas, vice-chairman of the district, and Mr. Honcharyk, treasurer, with the latter distributing copies of his financial report to all present. Brief reports were delivered also by the two UNA executive officers in atten- Members of the Northern New Jersey District Committee of the UNA who gathered for its 2004 annual meeting.

THE UNA: 110 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 No. 17

NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY The 18th anniversary Supporters of Ukrainian studies April 26 marks the 18th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear accident: the disaster at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in north-central Ukraine, whose radioactive plume spread across the globe, but most severely affected the people backby Dr. the Marko InternetR. Stech D ariaEncyclopedia Mucak-Kowalsky of Toronto with of Ukraine, Belarus and parts of western Russia. the creation of the Michael Kowalsky TORONTO – The Internet As we write these lines, people around the world are marking Earth Day, and Daria Mucak-Kowalsky Encyclopedia of Ukraine (IEU) project which this year falls on April 22. The day has been observed since 1970 to focus Encyclopedia of Ukraine Endowment was launched in 2001 with the aim of attention on saving the globe’s wondrous natural resources, to get people of all Fund. Established through a gift of providing an unprecedented source of ages to think about their environment and to get businesses to adopt more eco- $100,000, this permanent fund will pro- information about Ukraine and friendly policies. And what of Chornobyl? Can this part of our Earth be saved? vide annual support from returns on its Ukrainians – free Internet access to over Now, nearly a generation later, the exclusion zone around Chornobyl remains investment for the research, writing and 20,000 detailed articles and encyclopedia deserted, barren; Prypiat, the old company town of the nuclear station, is a ghost editing of encyclopedia entries in the entries on all aspects of Ukraine, its his- town. The zone will remain uninhabitable for hundreds of years due to radioactive field of Ukrainian history. It is precisely tory, culture, people, geography, society, contamination. And yet, there is life in the zone: plant life and animal life – even a through the establishment of endowment diaspora, and current administration. herd of wild horses; workers who are employed at the new company town, funds like this that the future existence of The textual content of the IEU will be Slavutych, constructed after the catastrophe for researchers and remediation per- the IEU can be safeguarded. complemented with thousands of maps, sonnel; and some residents, old folks who insist on remaining in their villages. Mrs. Mucak-Kowalsky is a well- photographs, illustrations and tables, as (For a remarkable photo essay on the zone, readers can log on to: known and longtime benefactor of the well as music files and multimedia mate- http://www.angelfire.com/extreme4/kiddofspeed/chapter1.html. For more infor- CIUS and Ukrainian studies. Over the rials that will allow viewers to see faces mation on Chornobyl and its aftermath, readers can also check out The Weekly’s course of many years, she, together with of prominent people they are reading online archives at www.ukrweekly.com; click on the year 1996 in particular, her late husband Michael Kowalsky, has about, to find exact locations of cities, where you can read five issues containing materials about the Chornobyl acci- supported or helped to create important towns, mountains and lakes or rivers, to dent in a special section titled “Chornobyl: the first decade.”) and visionary undertakings through look at architectural monuments and Most important is saving the people affected by Chornobyl’s deadly fallout. exceptionally generous and well thought- works of art, and to listen to musical Those who suffered its immediate effects – including residents and workers from out donations. The largest of these proj- compositions mentioned in the entries. the area, those sent into the zone at the time of the accident in an effort to prevent an ects is the Michael Kowalsky and Daria- With the completion of the first phase even greater catastrophe and clean-up workers sent later to “eliminate the conse- Mucak-Kowalsky Program for the Study of the project, the Internet Encyclopedia quences” of the accident – continue to need medical assistance. Our Kyiv Press of Eastern Ukraine, which supports of Ukraine will become the most com- Bureau reports that, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Health, 94 percent of the scholarly activity related to Left-Bank prehensive web-based resource in surviving liquidators of the Chornobyl accident are ailing. Nearly 90 percent of the Ukraine. The Kowalskys have also gen- English on Ukraine and Ukrainians. people who lived in the immediate area of the plant suffer from a variety of illness- erously supported the English-language Building on the foundation laid by the es, including various types of thyroid disorders and immuno-deficiency problems. translation of Mykhailo Hrushevsky’s five-volume Encyclopedia of Ukraine And then there are the children born in the years after the accident. Many of them monumental History of Ukraine- Rus’ by (1984-1993), the IEU will contain infor- suffer from birth defects and illnesses that can be linked to Chornobyl’s aftereffects. sponsoring the publication of two of its mation that is objectively presented, Awareness about the plight of Chornobyl’s survivors has gotten a big lift this year volumes. carefully researched and well-written. It from a documentary titled “Chernobyl Hearts” that won an Oscar earlier (see The late Michael Kowalsky was born will stand in marked contrast to the mul- RFE/RL report on page 3 of this issue). The film’s director, Maryann DeLeo, told near Stanyslaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk) titudinous Russocentric stereotypes that RFE/RL about her goal in making the documentary: “I did want to show hope in the and obtained a master’s degree in law have long fueled misconceptions about midst of all the difficulties. I think, finally, I achieved that with the heart surgeon in and political science at Lviv University Ukraine in the West. the film who does operate on some of the kids, and they manage to survive, and so I before working as the regional manager Much work remains to be done before think that’s the hope that we can all help each other. But it’s very hard to look at kids of a cooperative dairy and then director the project is completed. Nevertheless, who are sick. You have to have a reason, but I think the reason is that we need to of Ukrainbank. In 1949 he emigrated to know that radiation is still affecting millions of people since that accident.” through the efforts of a team of special- ists working on the project at the CIUS Canada, where he settled in Toronto and And, that says it all in a nutshell: millions are suffering and millions need our set up his own business. He passed away help today, 18 years after Chornobyl became a household word. Toronto Office this sophisticated and user-friendly information resource is on May 24, 2000. becoming a reality. Daria Mucak-Kowalsky, born in the The IEU site is fully operational and town of Burshtyn near Stanyslaviv, grad- April accessible at: www.encyclopediao- uated from a private teachers’ college for Turning the pages back... fukraine.com. Entries – now totalling women run by the Basilian Sisters in over 1,100 – are posted on the site on a Stanyslaviv, and then taught at a primary continual basis. Recently, in the addition school in Burshtyn, where she prepared 26 students for gymnasium exams and gave to the host of already accessible entries such as, “Cossacks,” “Ivan Franko,” violin lessons. She was actively involved 1996 On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl in Ukrainian cultural and community accident, The Ukrainian Weekly released a special issue Bohdan Khmelnytsky,” “Kyivan Rus’,” “Ivan Mazepa,” “Taras Shevchenko,” life. (which was followed by four more issues containing materials The activity supported by the Michael under the rubric “Chornobyl: the first decade”). Following are “Ukrainians” and “Volodymyr the Great,” the IEU team made available to Kowalsky and Daria Mucak-Kowalsky excerpts from the editorial in that issue, which serve as a reminder of what happened Encyclopedia of Ukraine Endowment in the USSR in the aftermath of the world’s worst nuclear accident. Internet users several important entries dealing with Ukraine in the 20th century Fund is dedicated to the memory of *** such as, “Famine,” “World Wars,” Daria’s first husband, the Galician lawyer “Mykhailo Hrushevsky,” “Symon and Ukrainian patriot Andrii Cholii. Ten years ago, when the fourth reactor at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in the Petliura” and “Mykola Khvylovy.” Andrii Cholii was born on January 5, Ukrainian SSR exploded, spewing radiation into the atmosphere, the Soviet Union The IEU site is visited daily by over 1912, to a peasant family in Verkhnia kept silent. ... [Soviet authorities] did not begin evacuating the residents of Prypiat, 250 users seeking information about Kalush. Even though faced with difficult the nuclear station’s “company town,” until 36 hours later; and it did not make any Ukrainian history and culture from coun- personal circumstances and the numerous public statement about the accident until 48 hours later. ... tries around the world. barriers which stood in the way of The Soviet deception had begun. The successful completion of this Ukrainians in obtaining a higher educa- May Day celebrations in Kyiv went ahead as planned, and Soviet television ambitious and costly project will ulti- tion in interwar Galicia, Mr. Cholii per- showed faces of smiling children marching down the Khreschatyk. Journalists, mean- mately be possible only with the finan- sisted and through hard work and consci- while, were not allowed to travel to Kyiv ... The USSR declined offers of international cial aid of the Ukrainian community in entiousness eventually graduated with a assistance ... Everything is under control, said the Soviet regime’s spokesmen. the diaspora. The CIUS can provide lim- master’s degree in law from Lviv’s Jan And the deception continued. ited core funding for the IEU from its Casimir University in 1935. On May 14, Mikhail Gorbachev, general secretary of the Communist Party of the available resources, but this amount is Mr. Cholii was a resolute Ukrainian Soviet Union, architect of perestroika and glasnost, uttered his first words about the insufficient to move the project forward patriot and, while developing his own Chornobyl tragedy — 18 days after the accident. He reported nine dead and 299 hospital- at its optimum pace. In light of this, the career, never forgot about helping his peo- ized with radiation sickness. Meanwhile, the secret minutes of the Politburo’s Chornobyl CIUS has recently turned to Ukrainian ple. He was an active member of the working group indicate that thousands were hospitalized at that very moment. communities in the diaspora (via The Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, for The USSR had failed its first true test of glasnost, reverting completely to its well- Ukrainian Weekly) with requests for which he was arrested during the first honed policy of deception. ... assistance. It is my pleasure to report that Soviet occupation of Galicia and then mur- In the succeeding years, the truth slowly began to leak out about Chornobyl and its dered in a Bolshevik prison in Stanyslaviv consequences, and the populace became increasingly more disillusioned with Soviet numerous individuals and institutions have appreciated the value of this in June 1941. His mortal remains are locat- lies. A Green movement arose in Ukraine, and the first anti-nuclear protests took place ed at the Demianiv Laz in the city of in 1988. New political groups began to make their voices heard; soon, the issue weighty enterprise for all Ukrainians and have responded with substantial support. Ivano-Frankivsk. However, the memory of became independence — for in an independent Ukraine, the people would have their his life and service to the Ukrainian people say, they would determine their own future. Chornobyl, thus, was the beginning of the The most generous donation toward furthering the IEU’s work was made by will live on through the Kowalsky end of Soviet power. ... Encyclopedia of Ukraine Endowment Fund and the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Source: “Chornobyl continues” (editorial), The Ukrainian Weekly, April 21, 1996, Dr. Marko R. Stech is project manager Vol. LXIV, No 16. of the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. (Continued on page 23) No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Faces and Places they are doing at this time to move the Kudos to Losten process forward and ask them how you by Myron B. Kuropas can help. By closely working together for resolute stand with our hierarchs, we will be active par- Dear Editor: ticipants and not just passive observers in the Patriarchate movement, and we It was very gratifying to me as a will create a stronger, more unified Ukrainian Catholic to read the March 1 Church in the process. Ex-Times editor confesses bias open letter to Orthodox patriarchs writ- In “My Times,” one of the most self- ed on how diversity was “the single most important issue for his newspaper.” The ten by Bishop Basil H. Losten of the Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj serving articles I’ve ever read in The result was “sharp dissension within the Eparchy of Stamford, who is also chair- Forest Hills Gardens, N.Y. Atlantic, deposed New York Times editor Howell Raines whines about how he ranks, triggering accusations of both double man of the Ecumenical Commission, tried so hard, oh so hard, to do the right standards and lingering racial prejudice,” all Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Synod of thing only to be done in by resistance to of which boiled over during the Blair fias- Bishops (April 4). Why only 7,000 change among his subordinates. co, leading to the Raines dismissal. In his letter, Bishop Losten stands res- Although he probably didn’t intend it, If Mr. Sulzberger is the eminence grise olute on the issue of the Ukrainian Mr. Raines’ Atlantic piece offers us a of ultra-liberal editorial policy at The Greek-Catholic Patriarchate as he tries to members in N.J.? Dear Editor: peek at the kind of swaggering arrogance Times, Mr. Raines was his enabler. A pro- allay the anxieties of the Orthodox patri- that pervades the hallowed halls of The file of the former executive editor titled archs by placing patriarchal develop- At the recent New Jersey meeting of Times where the maxim is, “It’s not news “The Howell Doctrine” which appeared in ments in the appropriate historical and members of the Selfreliance Ukrainian until we say it’s news.” the June 10, 2002, New Yorker, stated: canonical context. At the same time, he American Federal Credit Union, Mr. Raines explains: “The Times not “[Sulzberger] knew that Raines, like him, does not shy away from describing the Executive Vice-President Ihor Laszok only occupies a central place in our nation- took liberal positions on affirmative action, political machinations of the Moscow cited a figure that stuck in my mind. He al civic life, but also plays just as impor- capital punishment, abortion rights, health Patriarchate, which continues to use said that the credit union’s New Jersey tant a role as the ethical keystone of insurance, welfare, the environment and Church issues to consolidate Russian branches represent 7,000 members out of American journalism.” Right. That “key- the role of activist government. Sulzberger state power. the total SUAFCU membership of 20,755. stone” is probably behind publisher Arthur said that he saw the editorial-page editor Bishop Losten’s letter is the model of This 7,000 figure was hard to accept. We Sulzberger’s refusal to disassociate himself [Raines’ former position] and the executive true ecumenical leadership. His is a know that there are well over 100,000 from the “ethics” of Walter Duranty. editor as partners in The Times future.” rational discourse, sensitive to reasonable Ukrainian Americans in New Jersey, and The Times “is its own country” with Even the Washington Post was shocked concerns of involved parties and open to all we have is 7,000 members. Why? its own unique culture, Mr. Raines by the appointment. On August 29, 2001, dialogue with our Orthodox brethren in a My question to those who read this is writes. So convinced are Times people Post columnist Robert J. Samuelson, spirit of true Christian charity. very direct: Do you have the same privi- that they and they alone represent “a wrote, “We in the press are routinely self- As he exercises his diplomacy (in the leges in your community bank that you great engine of truth” that until Jason righteous holding others – politicians, pub- best sense of the word) by his careful have in a credit union, any credit union? Blair, no one was ever fired. “At the lic officials and corporate executives – to choice of words, what also strikes me in When was the last time you were invited Times as at Harvard,” Mr. Raines tells exacting standards of truthfulness, per- the letter is his confidence and great to the meeting of your bank? When was us, “it is hard to get in and almost impos- formance and conflict of interest. But we strength as a leader as well as his sense of the last time that the board of your com- sible to flunk out.” Even Walter Duranty often refuse to impose comparable stan- dignity and self-respect for our Ukrainian munity bank donated money for SUM, passed with flying colors. dards on ourselves, leading some (or Catholic Church, which has survived a Plast or any other Ukrainian or non- An interesting admission by Mr. Raines much) of the public to see us as hypocriti- tremendous trial by fire in the 20th century. Ukrainian causes? is that liberalism (surprise, surprise) is the cal. A troubling example involves the I believe I speak for many others of my Your credit union offers online bank- order of the day at The Times. In the recent promotion of Howell Raines from generation when I say that I have never ing. You can scan your account at any mindset of Times editors, liberalism is editorial page editor of The New York been more proud to have this hierarch as time 24/7 and make financial transac- favored by the gods of integrity while Times to executive editor.” Mr. Samuelson my Bishop. Thank you, Bishop Losten. tions (not all commercial banks offer this conservativism is not. A “disturbing then went on to list all of the liberal biases Which leads me to my next point. At service). The Parsippany branch, located development, for which I was unpre- that the new Times executive editor had this critical time, the Ukrainian Catholic in the Parsippany building of the pared,” writes Mr. Raines, “was that a accumulated over the years, ideas at odds Church is being buffeted about by the Ukrainian National Association, is plan- small enclave of neoconservative editors with the beliefs of most Americans. jostling of various religious and political ning to have an ATM machine for your was making accusations of political cor- How ultra is Mr. Raines liberalism? In power centers in the world. Our bishops, financial needs. rectness in order to block stories or slant a 1993 autobiographical book, Mr. Raines who in a Synod of Ukrainian Greek- During a very interesting discussion at them against minorities and traditional recalled his disdain for President Ronald Catholic Bishops in 2002 unanimously the SUAFCU meeting that I attended a social-welfare programs.” My, my, my. Reagan while he was a White House cor- agreed to a Patriarchate for our Church, suggestion came from the floor: “We who Isn’t that just like those nasty neoconserv- respondent for the Times. He was sad- face many pressures, and they need to be are present at this meeting and we who atives, always trying to hurt the poor. dened, he explained, because his “work stronger than ever. We as members of the represent the recipients of the credit Describing journalists at The Times, consisted of reporting on President Ukrainian Catholic laity can and must union’s generosity should recruit at least Mr. Raines writes: “As a group they tend Reagan’s success in making life harder support them on this question. Let the one new credit union member in 2004.” to be politically liberal in regard to the for citizens who were not born rich, white voices of the laity, young and old, be This concept should apply to all the government’s domestic policies, conser- and healthy.” Right. And that explains heard – after all, we are the Church, and Ukrainian credit unions in America. At our vative in regard to the location of their why President Reagan won 49 out of 50 we are concerned for its future. 2005 meeting we could show there are desks, rebellious in regard to The Times states in his re-election campaign. Call, visit, write or e-mail your bish- 14,000 New Jersey credit union members. stylebook, and anarchic in regard to the Appearing on C-Span’s “Washington ops. Let them know you support their paper’s management.” Translation: they Journal” on November 30, 2001, Mr. commitment to the Ukrainian Greek- Zenko Halkowycz are for more government control of you Raines rhapsodized about President Bill Catholic Patriarchate. Ask them what Teaneck, N.J. and me, unfettered reign for themselves. Clinton’s policies, especially wife Mr. Raines spends little time discussing Hillary’s disastrous attempt to introduce the Blair fiasco, the major reason for his socialized medicine in the United States. in the Ukrainian language so as to meet the shortened tenure as Times executive editor. “We had editorially supported virtually NEWSBRIEFS requirements specified in their licenses, Amazingly, he has high praise for Arthur every aspect of his program,” he said, (Continued from page 2) Interfax reported. Moreover, the resolution Sulzberger, the man most responsible for the “and were particularly evangelical ... European integration,” Mr. Kuchma told a stipulates that all new licenses issued by disaster that eventually enveloped the paper. about his medical reform package.” All forum on the country’s economic strategy the council after April 18 will require that In his 2001 book “Coloring the News: this, of course, at a time when Congress in 2004-2015. Prime Minister Viktor nationwide and regional broadcasters use How Crusading for Diversity Has and the vast majority of the American people were roundly rejecting the plan. Yanukovych said at the same forum that he only Ukrainian in their programs. The Corrupted American Journalism,” Has The New York Times changed is sure political reform will be implement- broadcasters that currently operate under William McGowan reviews how Mr. licenses requiring less than 100 percent since Mr. Raines’s departure? It has not ed irrespective of who will be elected pres- Sulzberger set the stage for the fall. In Ukrainian-language programs reportedly and it won’t as long as Junior Sulzberger ident in the October 31 election. Last week 1992 the American Society of will not have to apply for new licenses. controls the purse strings and calls the Mr. Yanukovych was named a joint presi- Newspaper Editors and the Newspaper “Ukraine is becoming a unique state in tune. The New York Times publisher con- dential candidate of the pro-government Association of America convened some- Europe, a state losing its indigenous lan- tinues to live in his ultra-liberal cocoon, parliamentary coalition on the condition thing called the Diversity Summit. “This guage, which is being pushed out by offi- surrounded by craven sycophants, totally that he finalize the constitutional reform get-together had the unmistakable air of a cial languages of other states,” NCTR tent revival, full of grim jeremiads, stern oblivious to the concerns, beliefs and initiated by the pro-presidential camp. deputy head Vitalii Shevchenko comment- calls for repentance and holy roller zeal,” hopes of the average American. (RFE/RL Newsline) ed to RFE/RL. The NCTR is to immedi- writes Mr. McGowan. “Diversity had In a final burst of hubris in his Atlantic apologia, Mr. Raines wrote, “if The TV/radio council bolsters Ukrainian ately launch a monthlong monitoring of been fast becoming one of the most con- Ukrainian broadcasters to examine how tentious issues in American society and Times ever ceased to exist, it would not KYIV – Ukraine’s National Council for they react to the resolution. “If the council in American journalism, responsible for be reinvented by any media company Television and Radio (NCTR), a body detects that its resolution is being ignored polarizing, if not balkanizing, more than now in operation, in this country or in the responsible for issuing broadcast licenses, by some companies, they will be subject to one newsroom around the country.” world.” And that would be a bad thing? adopted a resolution on April 15 whereby sanctions,” NCTR spokesman Mykola None of this concerned Mr. Sulzberger all broadcasters in the country are obliged Hrytsenko told journalists without elabo- who, “galvanized” by the meeting, brought Myron Kuropas’s new e-mail address to increase the hours of their broadcasting rating. (RFE/RL Newsline) together Times editorial staff and pontificat- is: [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 No. 17 Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union meets with New Jersey members

by Zenko Halkowycz the local School of Ukrainian Studies, helping the Ukrainian National Women’s IRVINGTON, N.J. – On Sunday March League of America in sending packages 21, New Jersey members of the to needy Ukrainians in Brazil and Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Ukraine, as well as his Christmas dona- Credit Union (SUAFCU) attended their tions for the “koliada.” second face-to-face meeting with the prin- The next speaker was Kvitka cipal members of the board of directors. Semanyshyn, Newark-Irvington UCCA The annual New Jersey credit union president and community activist who branches’ meeting was held at the addressed the board members and Ukrainian National Home in Irvington, extended her gratitude for all the help N.J. During this meeting, Chairman of the extended by Mr. Laszok, Walter Board Michael R. Kos, President and Kovbasniuk and Michael Koziupa. CEO Bohdan Watral, First Vice- Representatives of SUM, Plast, Ukrainian Chairperson Oresta Fedyniak and New Youth Organization, Ukrainian Studies Jersey’s own executive vice-president, Schools, Chornomorska Sitch, the Roma Ihor Laszok and the New Jersey Advisory Pryma Bohachevsky School of Dance, Board met with credit union members. Ukrainian Music Institute, and other com- SUAFCU has its principal offices in munity organizations that have received Chicago, with branch offices in Illinois, financial assistance for their programs Indiana and New Jersey. The three full- praised their local credit union managers and Seen during the recent New Jersey meeting of the Selfreliance Ukrainian time offices in New Jersey – located in extended their appreciation and gratitude. Jersey City, Newark and Parsiappy – American Credit Union are credit union officers with the director of the Lesia Chairman Kos presented a very com- Ukrainka School of Ukrainian Studies in Morris County, N.J., which was among serve the Ukrainian Americans from prehensive report on the state of the credit the local organizations that received donations: (from left) Ihor Laszok, execu- Jersey City, North Bergen, Bayonne, union. He covered the credit union’s past tive VP; Yuriy Kosachevich, school director; Michael Kos; chairman, Bohdan Irvington, Newark, Maplewood, and future, and gave a very positive out- Watral, president and CEO; and Oresta Fedyniak, first vice-chairperson. Elizabeth, Parsippany and the rapidly look for 2004. He explained that under expanding Morris County community. the present financial policy of the U.S. Mr. Laszok have been passionately work- respected community activist in New Chairman of the board Mr. Kos, who government and the low financial rates ing since 1991 on helping develop the Jersey and a long-time credit union man- honored the memory of departed mem- dictated by the Federal Reserve Bank, credit union philosophy as well as the ager. Mr. Laszok announced the credit bers of the credit union, convened the members would expect low returns on actual physical presence of credit unions union’s 2004 emphasis – “Supporting our meeting. Ms. Fedyniak read the minutes their deposits and yet SUAFCU is able to in Ukraine. youth” – and went on to present a total of from the last annual meeting, which were pay higher dividends and CD rates than Mr. Watral gave a very comprehensive $22,500 to nine different Ukrainian adopted as read. do commercial banks. Credit Union mem- The next agenda item was greetings by bers receive a more favorable rate when financial report for 2003, as well as a American organizations that work with community organizations. Zenko they maintain their savings, share draft forecast for 2004. In his report he stated and educate youth in New Jersey, and Halkowycz of the Jersey City, Bayonne (checking), CD and IRA accounts. that the credit union in 2003 expended $5,000 to the credit union sponsoring and North Bergen UCCA thanked the A financial report was delivered by the $611,804 for various community proj- organization, the Selfreliance Association board for its generosity, and specifically CEO, Mr. Watral, who not only manages ects, youth organizations and schools. of Ukrainian Americans. commended Yaroslav Zaviysky for his the financial details of the credit union, The board projects $800,000 for commu- Mr. Laszok stated that the credit community involvement, financial advice but also cares about the evolution of the nity assistance in its 2004 budget. union’s New Jersey branches represent and donations to youth in the Ukrainian credit union movement in Ukraine. CEO The highlight was the New Jersey 7,000 members out of the total 20,755 american Youth Association (SUM) and Mr. Watral and Executive Vice-President report by Mr. Laszok, a well-known and SUAFCU membership.

Today the credit union has four full-serv- tion in Mukachiv by unidentified persons at Self Reliance New York’s... ice locations – Manhattan, Astoria, Fraud charged... the end of the vote count, which occurred in (Continued from page 1) Uniondale and Kerhonkson, N.Y., and it has (Continued from page 1) the presence of OSCE/ODHIR representa- tives.” He added, “This blatant attempt to In addition, the president/CEO said, 14,265 members and approximately $98.5 to head a deputies’ working group that visit- disrupt the election proceedings is an attack “We have a commitment to provide very million in capital. At its founding meeting ed Mukachiv to study what had happened on the very foundations of the democratic good service to our members, for exam- back in 1951, Self Reliance New York on election day, called the situation in the process.” ple, we pay 2.2 percent on savings versus Federal Credit Union had 37 individuals city “critical.” The lawmaker, who was once The elections in Mukachiv had been 1 percent or less paid by banks, and we who deposited a total of $314 to become a close associate of Mr. Medvedchuk, rec- labeled by some as a litmus test for the state lend money to our members at much members of the newly chartered entity. ommended removal of the head of the of democracy in Ukraine, and it has turned more favorable terms.” “Its a nice little concession that our Zakarpattia Oblast Administration and the out to be one, with many fearing that a simi- Of course, “in order to do that, we forefathers left us,” Mr. Kekish mused. Mukachiv City Council, but only after an lar situation may play itself out during the have to be profitable,” Mr. Kekish “And our satisfaction comes from provid- examination of the situation by the Supreme upcoming presidential election in the fall. explained. “We made over $7.3 million ing a meaningful service to members, as Court. Mr. Zinchenko also declared that Many civic activists considered this election in 2003 – and that’s after all donations well as service to our community – it’s there was a close collaboration among a trial run for the projects they have planned were made.” In 2002 the credit union’s our 11th commandment that we must sup- municipal authorities, law enforcement offi- to ensure free and fair elections, and to donations to community activities and port our community.” He added that at cials and the criminal element in Mukachiv. encourage eligible voters to cast their ballots education totaled $1.2 million. Self Reliance New York “we also make During the session, both Mr. Yushchenko and not let someone else steal their vote. According to its annual report, during sure to keep up with changes in technolo- and Ms. Tymoshenko attacked the Social “Our organization members have been in 2003 Self Reliance New York closed 236 gy and services in the financial industry.” Democratic Party-United, Mr. Medvedchuk Mukachiv for over the last two weeks mon- mortgage applications for a sum of $63.1 Asked how the credit union’s main and Gen. Bilokon. Mr. Yushchenko declared itoring the election campaign, and we will million and 89 business loans to mem- office celebrated its latest milestone, Mr. that the SDPU with the help of criminals, bers totaling $42.6 million. Assets Kekish replied matter-of factly: had seized authority by force in Mukachiv. be busy tomorrow making a list of every increased last year by 11.4 percent or “Everyone was very proud, but it’s a In addition, he accused the minister of inter- incident that is reported to us by citizens, $50.9 million, while members’ savings fleeting moment. This is now history and nal affairs of not ensuring the security of the our own observers, as well as those from grew by 13 percent or $45.5 million. we are always looking ahead.” ballot boxes, polling stations, ballots and the international observer community,” election documents. Ms. Tymoshenko Vladislav Kaskiv, coordinator of the labeled Mr. Medvedchuk as someone with Freedom of Choice Coalition of close ties to criminal circles, and Gen. Ukrainian NGOs, told The Weekly on Bilokon as someone who provides the latter April 17. “On Monday we will make our with protection to do whatever he wants. conclusions,” he added. Opposition leaders were not the only On Monday, their conclusions were ones disturbed with the conduct of the elec- announced and they read as follows: tions in Mukachiv. “The electoral campaign didn’t create On April 19 the head of the Congress of equal possibilities for the candidates and Local and Regional Authorities of the didn’t secure any conditions for democratic Council of Europe, Joseph Borg, stated, and free elections. The courts were consid- “Genuine local elections should be about erably engaged in the electoral process for the voters choosing their representatives and the benefit for one side. The authorities con- leaders on the basis of democratically com- ducted direct agitation for one of the candi- peting local political platforms. Regrettably, dates. The law-enforcement organs acted this has not been the case in the Mukachiv under the control of the criminal groups and election.” completely withdrew themselves from the On April 20 Gerald Mitchell, head of the functions prescribed by the law; the militia The board of directors of Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union: (seated) Organization for Security and Cooperation officials managed the criminal groups. The President and CEO Bohdan J. Kekish (left) and Chairman of the Board Myroslaw in Europe’s Office for Democratic election committees carried out/supported Shmigel; (standing, from left) Andrew Juzeniw, Jaroslaw Oberyszyn, Lubomyr Institutions and Human Rights said, “Of Zielyk, Catherine Popovech, Orest Glut, Stefan Kaczaraj and Bohdan Kurczak. deep concern was an attack on a polling sta- (Continued on page 27) No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 9

2004 SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE OF THE UKRAINIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY

The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) has been the leading umbrella organization in the United States since its founding in 1940. For over six decades the UCCA has represented the interests of Ukrainian Americans and continues to adapt to the changes within the community, instituting new ideas and initiatives. To help us identify the needs and desires of new immigrants from Ukraine and the younger generations of Americans of Ukrainian descent, we ask you to fill our this questionnaire.

Please fill out this questionnaire only once.

Please circle the most appropriate answer.

1. Your age: under 25 25-40 41-55 55-70 above 70 2. Please circle one: born in the U.S. arrived before 1947 1947-60 1961-1988 after 1988 3. Gender: male female 4. Status: single married widowed divorced 5. Your zip code: ______

Do not answer questions 6,7,10 and 16, if they do not apply to you

6. I speak Ukrainian with my spouse: always usually 50/50 seldom never 7. I speak Ukrainian with my children: always usually 50/50 seldom never 8. I speak Ukrainian with my Ukrainian friends: always usually 50/50 seldom never 9. Did you attend Ukrainian day or Saturday school as a child? Yes No 10. Do/did your children attend Ukrainian day or Saturday school? Yes No 11. Is there a Ukrainian day/Saturday school within 30 miles of where you live? Yes No 12. Do you belong to a Ukrainian parish? Yes No 13. How often do you attend Ukrainian religious services? Weekly sometimes rarely never 14. Is there a Ukrainian Church (your denomination) within 30 miles of where you live? Yes No Don’t know 15. Did/do you belong to a Ukrainian youth organization (e.g. SUM, Plast, ODUM, religious) Yes No 16. Do/did your children belong to a Ukrainian youth organization (e.g. SUM, Plast, ODUM, religious) Yes No 17. Is there a Ukrainian youth organization chapter within 30 miles of where you live? Yes No Don’t Know 18. Do you use the services of Ukrainian financial institutions (e.g. Credit union, Savings Bank)? Yes No 19. Is there a Ukrainian financial institution within 30 miles of where you live? Yes No Don’t know 20. Do you believe that Ukrainian financial institutions provide better service? Yes No Don’t know 21. Are the rates better at the Ukrainian financial institutions? Yes No Don’t Know 22. Is the location of a Ukrainian financial institution more convenient? Yes No Don’t Know 23. To what Ukrainian newspapers/magazines do you have access?______

24. To what Ukrainian newspapers/magazines do you subscribe?______25. How often do you listen/watch Ukrainian radio/TV programs? Always sometimes rarely never

26. Are Ukrainian radio/TV programs available in your listening/viewing area? Yes No Don’t know

27. Rank from 1 (most important) to 7 (least important) the following as sources of relevant information about Ukraine:

Ukrainian language newspapers/magazines published in US/Canada _____ Ukrainian newspapers/magazines in the English language published in US/Canada _____ Ukrainian language newspapers/magazines published in Ukraine _____ Internet _____ American/English newspapers/magazines _____ Ukrainian radio/TV programs _____ Other (specify) ______

28. To how many Ukrainian organizations do you belong? None one 2-3 4-5 more than 5 29. To how many American organizations do you belong? None one 2-3 4-5 more than 5

Using the following scale, to what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Please circle your answers.

1=strongly agree 2=agree 3=neither agree/Nor disagree 4= disagree 5= strongly disagree

1. It is important for me to belong to a religious organization. 1 2 3 4 5 2. It is important for me to belong to a professional organization. 1 2 3 4 5 3. It is important for me to belong to a political organization. 1 2 3 4 5 4. It is important for me to belong to a community organization. 1 2 3 4 5 5. It is important for me to belong to a womenís organization. 1 2 3 4 5 6. It is important for me to belong to a sports organization. 1 2 3 4 5 7. It is important for me to belong to a student/youth organization. 1 2 3 4 5 8. It is important to work in a charitable organization. 1 2 3 4 5 9. It is important for me to belong to a Ukrainian organization. 1 2 345 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 No. 17

In your opinion, what should Ukrainian organizations in the U.S. emphasize? Please circle your answers, using the following key:

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10. Should emphasize social interaction. 1 2 3 4 5 11. Should emphasize Ukrainian culture. 1 2 3 4 5 12. Should defend Ukraine against media attacks. 1 2 3 4 5 13. Should lobby for Ukraine. 1 2 3 4 5 14. Should be involved in American politics. 1 2 3 4 5 15. Should work to preserve the Ukrainian American community. 1 2 3 4 5 16. Should defend the rights of Ukrainians in the U.S. 1 2 3 4 5 17. Should defend the rights of Ukrainians in Ukraine. 1 2 3 4 5 18. Should defend the rights of Ukrainians throughout the world. 1 2 3 4 5 19. Should provide employment services for newly arrived immigrants. 12345 20. Should provide immigration services for newly arrived immigrants. 1 2 3 4 5 21. Should provide English language classes for newly arrived immigrants. 1 2 3 4 5 22. Should provide training services for newly arrived immigrants. 1 2 3 4 5 23. Should provide humanitarian aid to needy Ukrainians in U.S. 1 2 3 4 5 24. Should provide humanitarian aid to needy Ukrainians in Ukraine. 1 2 3 4 5 25. Should provide humanitarian aid to needy Ukrainians throughout the world. 1 2 3 4 5 26. I strongly believe in volunteer work. 1 2 3 4 5 27. I should be paid for the work I do for my community. 1 2 3 4 5

1. How many hours per week do you spend working? Less than 10 11-20 21-34- 34-44 45 and more 2. Number of hours per week you consider to be free time? Less than 5 5-10 10-20 more than 20

3. How do you spend your free time? Please check all that are appropriate. _____ reading in Ukrainian _____ reading in English _____ watching TV _____ playing sports _____ attending functions in American organizations _____ attending functions in Ukrainian organizations _____ attending cultural functions _____ volunteer activities in American organizations _____ volunteer activities in Ukrainian organizations _____ socializing with friends _____ other (please list) ______

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ayes and 59 nays. After failing to obtain Rada ratifies... a sufficient number of votes to pass a (Continued from page 1) resolution on the admissibility of ratify- ROCHESTER, NY, DISTRICT COMMITTEE of the Minister Viktor Yanukovych finally ing the agreement, the Our Ukraine, received ministerial support to approve Tymoshenko and Socialist factions did UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION not take part in the ratification vote. the document but only after a proviso announces that its was added, stating that Ukraine would The treaty, which was developed by only enter the SES to the level allowed Presidents Putin and Kuchma late last by its Constitution. year after the uproar surrounding a ANNUAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING The Constitution of Ukraine does not Russian attempt to build a dike from the will be held on allow state leaders to enter into any Taman Peninsula to the Ukrainian island international arrangements under which of Tuzla had died down, basically left Saturday, May 1, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. the country may be bound by the juris- the maritime border between the two at St. Joseph School diction of a supranational agency, some- countries as it was: in joint hands. 940 East Ridge Rd., Rochester, NY 14621 thing the SES arrangement suggests in National democratic forces criticized the formation of a customs union. The the treaty for giving Russia the ability to Obligated to attend the annual meeting as voting members are District Committee document ratified by the Verkhovna control the ingress of international ship- Officers, Convention Delegates and two delegates from the following Branches: Rada also precludes entry into any level ping into the Kerch Strait. of economic union that would conflict They also noted that while President 66, 217, 285, 316, 343, 367 with the Constitution. Kuchma had staunchly defended Tuzla All UNA members are welcome as guests at the meeting. After parliamentary ratification, Island as the so-called “dam” to the National Deputy Viktor Pynzenyk, an island was being built, even ordering MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY: economist who is a leading member of armed border guards to defend tiny out- Joseph Hawryluk – UNA Advisor the Our Ukraine faction – which post in the Kerch Strait, the island’s abstained from the vote, as did the Yulia ownership remains an open question DISTRICT COMMITTEE Tymoshenko faction – said that contrary within the treaty. Christine Dziuba, District Chairman to the way the accord had been present- The agreement also fails to determine George Malachowsky, Secretary ed to the public, it was an exclusively how mineral and fishing rights are to be Mary Sweryda, Treasurer political document. divided, much of them found on the Peter Dziuba, District Committee Honorary Chairman “The SES has no relationship to eco- Ukrainian side of the Azov Sea. nomics, and it will not solve any eco- nomic problems, whether those of Russia or Ukraine,” Mr. Pynzenyk pointed out. He explained that Russia had refuted every attempt on the part of Ukraine to establish a free trade zone for the exchange of non-taxable commodities because it was not in Moscow’s interest to do so. The lawmaker said that while Russia had every right to look out for its self interest, Ukraine had to be wary that it didn’t lose the ability to control its economy, in effect handing that authori- ty over to Moscow, which the treaty on a Single Economic Space could be inter- preted as doing. President Kuchma, however, cast aside any such notions, praising the rati- fication of the treaty during a conference in Kyiv on economic reform the next day. “Ukraine was, is and will always be interested in broad cooperation with the CIS. The Verkhovna Rada’s ratification of the SES agreement is an important step forward,” explained the Ukrainian president. Mr. Kuchma said that SES integration did not preclude continued movement towards Europe. He said that it actually complemented it and allowed for the Europeanization of Ukraine in a “four- some” with Russia, Belarus and Kazakstan. “The invigoration of the integration processes among the countries will pro- mote the creation of a zone of sustain- able social and political development and a high rate of growth in the eastern part of the European continent,” asserted Mr. Kuchma. The treaty on the SES was signed as part of a package of three bills as had been agreed among Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn and his counterparts in Russia, Belarus and Kazakstan. The four parliamentary lead- ers had also agreed to present the three draft bills for approval on the same day, which happened as planned. The Russian Duma approved the three treaties just after the Ukrainian Parliament did so. The Belarus and Kazakstan Parliaments ratified the SES treaty the next day. While Ukrainian lawmakers from the center and right roundly supported the land border limitation with Russia (only the Communist faction opposed it, citing no need for a border between the broth- erly nations), the same could not be said for the treaty on the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait, which passed with 274 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 No. 17 Canadian students gain six months of valuable experience in Ukraine

by Vasyl Pawlowsky Kristin Cavoukian: I wasn’t sure Center for Economic and Political Ukrainian language skills, and a fun time Special to The Ukrainian Weekly exactly what to expect, but having spent Studies. What were some of your tasks in a foreign country. time previously in a CIS country, and how do you feel they contributed KYIV – Arriving in Ukraine just over Armenia, I had a rough idea of some of to your development and experience? What would you say are the biggest six months ago, 13 Canadian students the challenges I might face. I knew it challenges for interns coming to concluded their internship on March 31, would be difficult to adjust, but Kyiv is Stefan Sokoloski: My major task at Ukraine? bringing their relatively short, but worth- such a cosmopolitan place, it’s been UCEPS/Razumkov Center was editing while stay in Ukraine to a close. much easier than I thought it would be. the English in “National Security and Stefan Sokoloski: Personally, I found The opportunity for these students to It’s difficult to live in a country where Defense.” This was an important job, as the dominance of second-rate Russian work in Ukraine is part of the Canadian you don’t speak the language. However, the English translations were often not and American mass culture and the neg- government’s Youth Employment Strategy it’s also a tremendous challenge, with lit- very good. Although it was sometimes lect of contemporary Ukrainian culture that not only provides students, whom the tle victories every day, like learning a frustrating to deal with the same English and language to be one of the greatest government considers to be either unem- new word, realizing you understood what mistakes over and over again, I’m glad challenges of living in Ukraine. The fact ployed or underemployed, and under the someone just said, or figuring out the that I contributed to a more professional, that, on the whole, only the worst of age of 30, the opportunity to learn and transit system. readable magazine. The material I edited Western culture reaches Ukraine was also gain valuable international experience, but frustrating. This contributed to homesick- gives them a different appreciation of the ness some of the time. The movies, world in which we live. Many experts believe that this year is the most music, magazines, etc. that I enjoy in Administered by the Canadian Bureau Canada are not available in Ukraine, but for International Education, the program important since independence in 1991. ... Ukraine will the movies and music I detest have a has very clear criteria for application, decide whether it seeks to become liberal democratic strong presence. which can be found on the organization’s For interns in general, I would think that website at www.cbie.ca. Although the or Eastern authoritarian. And I had the chance to see simple culture shock is the greatest chal- number of internships is limited, those these developments transpire, to talk to experts on the lenge. Related problems are homesickness who make it through the program’s and the language barrier (the latter was not screening process and are selected to par- issues and meet some of the players involved. a problem for me, on the whole). ticipate, gain an international experience that can give them the edge over some- – Roman Zakaluzny Do you feel that the experience you one who has not had such an experience. gained will assist you once you get The Ukrainian Weekly took the oppor- back to Canada? tunity to meet with Kristin Cavoukian, Stefan Sokoloski and Roman Zakaluzny Culturally, sometimes I find the and the roundtables I attended taught me Kristin Cavoukian: Sure. Acquiring a chivalry here a bit difficult to handle, a great deal about Ukrainian politics. prior to their departures for home in order new language and working overseas especially since it seems to be doled out I’m also fascinated by linguistics, so I to learn about their impressions and expe- looks great on a resume. In a broader unevenly. Men almost obsessively open enjoyed the opportunity to work with lan- riences. Ms. Cavoukian interned at sense, this experience has expanded my doors for me on a daily basis, but a whole guage. I learned a great deal about writing Magister & Partners, a Kyiv-based law horizons, strengthened certain aspects of crowd of them walked past me without in English, as well a lot of Ukrainian and firm, Mr. Sokoloski, at the Razumkov my personality and exposed me to inter- offering to help when I fell in a snow Russian. I also did research for the maga- Center for Economic and Political Studies, esting people. bank. The most difficult thing is to zine, edited articles and speeches for a well-known Ukrainian think-tank; and I also think that I see Canada in a new observe something that is so unbelievably researchers, and carried out small transla- Mr. Zakaluzny contributed many stories to light, due to my experience here. There the Kyiv Post as a reporter. intolerable in our culture, such as litter- tions. I particularly enjoyed the translations. ing, throwing a lit cigarette in a plastic- are many similarities between Ukraine *** bag-lined garbage, or cars driving on the When you arrived in Kyiv six and Canada. We both live next to a hege- monic power, and both experience simi- Before you arrived in Ukraine for sidewalks, and not passing judgment. months ago, what were you expecting I have to admit, I pass judgment all the to get out of your internship? lar cultural and political difficulties as a your internship what were you expect- result. Both countries are deeply trou- ing, and how did you make the transi- time. Roman Zakaluzny: I was expecting bled by divisive language issues, and tion to living in non-English speaking both suffer from political apathy. Also, environment, and a different culture? I understand that you were a some quality, practical experience in my research assistant at the Razumkov field (reporting), an improvement in my (Continued on page 16) Fulbright-Ukraine seminar discusses role of media in international relations

by Renata Kosc-Harmatiy Students responded by voicing doubts Mykola Veresen, who is well-known for to their profession, the truth and society. about whether Ukraine was out of this his outspokenness, and has most recently Mr. Yanevsky was joined by the pro- KYIV – The academic year 2003-2004 crisis phase, and they were not convinced been a regularly featured voice on ducer and program director of has been marked for Fulbright-Ukraine that Ukraine’s image has changed for the Ukraine’s Hromadske Radio. Mr. Veresn Hromadske Radio, respectively, Roman by new Fulbrighters, new projects and better in the mass media, if at all. was joined by Volodymyr Skachko, edi- Vybranovsky and Ihor Soldatenko. The above all new approaches. This year Mr. Zlenko argued that Ukraine’s tor of the Ukrainian Russian-language two did not seem to have lost faith in the Fulbright-Ukraine has more than ever image will depend first and foremost on weekly Kievskyj Telegraf. future of Ukrainian journalism, despite become a part of the Ukrainian academic domestic policy and internal behavior. The two actively engaged in a discus- having recently endured the sudden clo- community with weekly seminars and Positive results in reporting on Ukraine sion about the role of journalism in form- sure of their host, Radio Kontynent. Both seven conferences. The most recent con- will only come with positive changes in ing international opinion. Mr. Skachko spoke to students about the importance of ference took place on March 12, at the Ukrainian behavior. was strongly opposed to the so-called understanding the audience, and bringing Institute of Journalism at the Kyiv When asked about the role of journal- speculation and profit to be made on arti- them the news they need in a timely and Shevchenko National University, and was ists in international affairs, as well as the ficially improving Ukraine’s international accurate fashion. titled “International Politics in the possibility for students to become truly image. The students were presented with Serhii Leschenko spoke to the impor- Modern Information Age.” professional, Mr. Zlenko answered that an interesting contrast to the very formal tance of the Internet, as well as Western The conference keynote speaker was journalists need to remember their role in presentation of Mr. Zlenko, as well as funding. Mr. Leschenko is the editor of the renowned Ukrainian diplomat and nation-building. As for students becom- very differing perspectives. Two repre- the Internet newspaper Ukrainska Pravda, most recently the foreign affairs minister ing professionals, he said they can only sentatives of nationwide television chan- which has actively criticized the Kuchma of Ukraine, Anatolii Zlenko. Mr. do this by reading ceaselessly and went nels admitted that they had very strict administration. Pravda has been dedicat- Zlenko’s audience, comprising over 100 on to describe six hours he spent in a rules about how to represent international ed to its former journalist, Heorhii journalism students, journalists, and pro- bookstore upon his latest visit to the affairs on air. Gongadze, whose death appers to be fessors, was very attentive and receptive. United States. The final panel on non-traditional linked to his political outspokenness on The former diplomat’s keynote speech The audience also had an opportunity sources for information proved that even the website. was dedicated to the role of the mass to hear about the inspiration and process the Internet was becoming a traditional The conference presented many diver- media in forming foreign policy and the that went into the writing of Mr. Zlenko’s source of information, starting with the gent views, showing journalism students media’s influence on internatiaonal diplo- recent monograph “Diplomacy and Melnychenko cassette scandal as well as that there are many sides to one story, macy. Mr. Zlenko noted that this was a Politics” (2003), which has received the most recent rumors of President and that the responsibility of a journalist very important, yet completely under- praise as one of the few memoirs present- Leonid Kuchma’s death – all of which is to cover as many aspects as possible. studied question. ed to those interested in Ukrainian diplo- originated on the internet. Journalist Natalia Feduschak, a current Focusing mostly on his role in diplo- macy and foreign relations. The panel was moderated by an estab- Fulbright Scholar in Ukraine, and lectur- macy over the past 10 years, Mr. Zlenko The conference continued with two lished historian, journalist and host of er at the Institute of Journalism was an categorized Ukraine’s independence in more panels, in which the speakers dis- Ukraine’s “Who Wants to be a organizer of the conference and insisted four phases – the most recent being a agreed with the role of journalists as Millionaire” Danylo Yanevsky. Mr. that students focus on ethics in journal- phase of “crisis” that ended in 2003. nation-builders. They insisted that a jour- Yanevsky reminded the students that they ism. This appeal was joined by all of the nalist’s role is to build society and criti- have chosen one of the most ungrateful guests. Renata Kosc-Harmaity is the assistant cize the government, and not provide it and dangerous professions, and that their Information about additional to the director of ulbright-Ukraine and a with good public relations. future lies in either selling out as propa- Fulbright-Ukraine conferences are avail- former Fulbright Fellow. The first panel included journalist ganda artists or becoming truly dedicated able at www.fulbright.org.ua. No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 15

Mykola Ryabchuk discusses paradoxes of post-Soviet transition in Ukraine by Bohdan Klid Paradoxes of the Post-Soviet Transition,” ty and democracy, the entrenchment of and a popular opposition leader in Ukraine, on March 12 at the University of Alberta in which threatens the existence of the “black- the country would benefit from the close EDMONTON – When the Soviet Union Edmonton. The annual Shevchenko Lecture mail state” and the power of those who collapsed and Ukraine became an inde- scrutiny of Western powers to ensure that is sponsored by the Ukrainian Professional pendent state in 1991, it appeared that the benefit from and are tied to its existence. the pro-Kuchma camp does not overly and Business Club of Edmonton and organ- decaying authoritarian order represented by In his closing remarks, Mr. Ryabchuk intimidate opponents and steal the vote. the Soviet state had been defeated by a nas- ized by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian commented on the critical role the West The West, he concluded, had to keep cent civil society, which had first emerged Studies (CIUS). could play in pressuring Ukraine and other up the pressure on Kyiv, especially in the under the last leader of the Soviet Union, Much of Mr. Ryabchuk’s talk focused post-Soviet states. The noticeable slide critical months leading up to the presi- Mikhail Gorbachev. Yet, as we approach on defining, describing and analyzing the towards authoritarianism in the post-Soviet dential elections. the date of Ukraine’s next presidential elec- “blackmail state,” particularly in states, including Ukraine, should be at the Mr. Ryabchuk’s talk was followed by a tion, it is clear that the final outcome of that Ukraine, which appeared following the top of the West’s agenda, he noted. lively and lengthy discussion period, struggle is still not predictable, although the demise of the Soviet Union in some of Enduring political stability, he stressed, which was moderated by the CIUS direc- oligarchic system of semi-authoritarian the post-Soviet republics. While Ukraine would come only with legitimate govern- tor, Dr. Zenon Kohut, who had also intro- has adopted the trappings of democracy, power set up by Ukraine’s current presi- ments and democratic institutions, not gov- duced the speaker and opened the evening including regular elections, Mr. dent, Leonid Kuchma, is being strongly erning bodies or political systems built on event. Following the discussion period, the challenged by the democratic opposition Ryabchuk noted that the political process corrupt clans or individuals. Because of the led by Viktor Yushchenko. and amount of liberty allowed is highly existence of a large pro-reform electorate (Continued on page 17) Following the Soviet Union’s collapse, manipulated to ensure that the regime to maintain power, the post-Soviet nomen- and its supporters remain in power. klatura created what can be characterized The corrupt relationship that exists as a “blackmail state,” where the law and between business and government is one of Ryabchuk speaks in Washington organs of the state, such as the tax police the pillars of support and means of control and prosecutors, are used selectively and within the country. This is why the regime arbitrarily to repress political opponents of cannot be counted on to effectively fight the regime and maintain loyalty. corruption or other white-collar crimes, like These are some of the main conclusions money laundering. Furthermore, the reached by Mykola Ryabchuk, who deliv- regime’s interests as well as those of its ered this year’s Taras Shevchenko lecture, supporters, he pointed out, lie in stemming “From ‘Dysfunctional’ to ‘Blackmail’ State: or arresting the development of civil socie- University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy establishes School of Public Health

CHICAGO – Within the last decade, must get used to the idea that the inter- Ukraine has experienced an alarming ests of the patient have to come first as increase in health problems and mortality the health of the patient is a top priority throughout the population. In response to of any public health system,” said the nation’s current health crisis, the NUKMA president Viacheslav National University of the Kyiv-Mohyla Briukhovetsky at a February conference Academy has established a School of in Kyiv dedicated to establishing the WASHINGTON – Mykola Ryabchuk discussed “Ambivalence to Ambiguity: Why Management of Public Health to advance NaUKMA School of Public Health. Ukrainians Remain ‘Undecided’” on April 12 at the Woodrow Wilson International the management of public health in Other conference speakers included Center for Scholars in Washington. Mr. Ryabchuk, a research associate at the Ukraine. Maastricht University professor of health National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, is currently a John Kolasky Fellow at The NUKMA School of Public economics, Wim Groot, who said that the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies in Edmonton. He has also been a region- Health’s mission is to undertake an inten- although governments universally resist al exchange scholar at Washington’s Kennan Institute, which sponsored his lecture. sive study of Ukraine’s health care and change, they need to promote public service delivery system with the purpose health through economic incentives. The – Yaro Bihun of identifying solutions to the problems main sources of Ukraine’s current health of institutional reform and professional problems are believed to be lifestyle fac- training of health care providers. The tors such as smoking, alcohol and general School of Public Health faculty will nutrition. carry the burden of providing high-quali- Prior research shows that about 20 Book launch celebrates Keenan’s latest work ty teaching, research and advisory activi- percent of Ukraine’s health problems are ties. due to genetic factors, another 20 percent The school’s academic program will due to the ecology and environment, 10 begin on September 1 by offering a two- percent due to quality of medical care year master’s degree in management of and 50 percent due to lifestyle and public health, which will be recognized socioeconomic conditions, showing a internationally. The new dean of the KM direct correlation between the state of the School of Public Health is Prof. Irena country’s economy and the general health Griga. of the population. The new public health program is Conference speakers pointed out that a backed by a consortium of partners, change must take place not only on the including the Kyiv Mohyla Academy, the part of government, but that public per- Kyiv Medical Academy of Post-Graduate ception and understanding of health Education, Ukraine’s Ministry of Health issues and responsibilities must be and the School of Health Science of altered as well. A new national health Maastricht University in the Netherlands. policy must be developed. The system of With the assistance of Dr. Daniel public health delivery needs to be decen- Hryhorchuk, the School of Public Health tralized, and a system of medical insur- of the University of Illinois in Chicago ance established in which the financial also became a partner of the program. Dr. responsibility is shared by the govern- Hryhorchuk received a grant from the ment, employers and individuals. Pavlo Sheremeta, dean of the Kyiv- Association Liaison Office for University Mohyla Business School said it is neces- Cooperation and Development (through sary to implement new methods of public the U.S. Agency for International Edward Keenan (right) and his Harvard University colleague, George Grabowicz, health management that focus on the Development) to carry out joint programs celebrate the publication of Prof. Keenan’s “Russian Historical Myths” during a book patient, not the provider. He said it is in public health with Ukraine. Dr. essential to adapt to new economic reali- party and presentation in Washington on March 26. The second, expanded Hryhorchuk is a member of the board of ties by establishing a more effective level Ukrainian-language edition of the book was published in Kyiv by the publishing arm directors of the Kyiv Mohyla Foundation of management of all human resources of Krytyka magazine, of which Prof. Grabowicz is editor-in-chief. The magazine was of America. engaged in the health care system – doc- founded eight years ago with the help of the Harvard University Ukrainian Research “Establishment of the school was a tors, nurses and management personnel. Institute. Prof. Keenan recently gained a measure of notoriety in Ukraine and Russia necessity, an urgent issue to focus on The Kyiv Mohyla Foundation of for casting doubt on the authenticity of “Slovo o Polku Ihorevim” (The Song of Ihor’s bringing changes into the system of America supports the mission and aims Campaign), generally accepted as a masterpiece of medieval literature of that human values, to break a wall which of the Kyiv Mohyla School of Public region. The new edition of Prof. Keenan’s book includes a chapter on the subject. stands between the providers of health- care and the patients’ needs. All of us (Continued on page 19) – Yaro Bihun 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 No. 17

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ry of literature in 1988. Today, he is affil- Mykola Ryabchuk... iated with the National University of (Continued from page 15) Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, where he is a president of the Ukrainian Professional research associate at the European and Business Club of Edmonton, Marko Humanities Research Center. Levytsky, thanked the presenter. Mr. Ryabchuk has received numerous Mr. Ryabchuk is a prominent political awards and fellowships, most recently commentator, editor and journalist who the Antonovych Prize, and has often lec- lives in Kyiv. He is the author of numer- tured outside Ukraine, including in the ous articles on contemporary Ukrainian United States, the United Kingdom, politics and culture, and the Ukrainian- Australia, Poland and Hungary. He is the language books “Dilemmas of the most recent recipient of the John Ukrainian Faust: Civil Society and State Kolasky Memorial Fellowship and is vis- Building” and “From ‘Little Russia’ to iting professor of the department of mod- Ukraine: Paradoxes of Delayed Nation ern languages and cultural studies, Building.” The latter work has been University of Alberta. translated into Polish, Serbian, Mr. Ryabchuk’s talk is available Belarusian and French, and received first online at the CIUS website (view it in Need a back issue? prize in one of the categories of Book of the “Media Releases” section under the If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: the Year in Ukraine. His most recent News and Events heading at Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. book is “Two Ukraines: Real Borders http://www.cius.ca) and Virtual Wars.” In Ukraine, Mr. Ryabchuk has served on the country’s most prestigious and serious Ukrainian-language journals, such as the journal of literature in transla- tion The Universe, and the current affairs and culture journal The Contemporary. He was co-founder and deputy editor-in- chief of the book review publication Krytyka (Criticism) in 1997-2000, and remains a member of its editorial board. Mykola Ryabchuk has also written poet- ry and literary criticism. His collection of poems, “Winter in Lviv,” containing poems written in the ’70s and ’80s, was published in Kyiv in 1989, during the pere- stroika period. His collection of short sto- ries, also written in the 1970s and 80s, “Elsewhere, But Not Here,” was published in 2002. These two collections contain works written while he was a member of a group of non-conformist and dissident stu- dents and young intellectuals in Lviv. They were circulated in typescript among friends and often read at unofficial gatherings Mr. Ryabchuk completed his formal education in Moscow, at the Gorky Literary Institute, where he received a Candidate of Science degree in the theo- 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 No. 17 No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 19

ance policy, a gift of shares, a scholarship University of Kyiv-Mohyla... or in any other manner suitable to the (Continued from page 15) donor. The National University of Kyiv- Health. Reaching the goals of this initia- Mohyla Academy completed a decade of tive will impact the health of the re-establishing itself as the premier insti- Ukrainian nation. This new program will tution of higher education of Ukraine. require energy, management and support. The next decade brings more challenges At the inception of the program, there is that will bring the school within the an immediate need to fund scholarships group of the world’s best universities. for three master’s level students. The These achievements became possible tuition for the two-year program is only through the dedication and support $3,500 (U.S.). The school has already of people in Ukraine and in the diaspora received a grant to fund three students for who understand the importance of Kyiv the master’s program, but only on condi- Mohyla Academy’s role in educating the tion that the grant be matched by equal young people who will be Ukraine’s amounts for three other students. future leaders. Support for the Kyiv Mohyla Donations are tax-deductible and may Academy’s programs can be made be sent to: Kyiv Mohyla Foundation, P.O. through a monetary donation, an insur- Box 46009, Chicago, IL 60646.

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The Nikolai Zherdev saga year of his contract with Central Army in Act I (August 2003) the Russian League. Columbus General Manager Doug MacLean believed Zherdev was worth the effort. It looked highly unlikely that Kyiv- “I’ve seen him play probably six born Nikolai Zherdev, a highly skilled times,” MacLean said. “You always hate left-winger would play for the Columbus to put pressure on a kid, but I think he has Blue Jackets this season. The fourth-over- a chance to be a really special player.” all pick in the 2003 NHL amateur draft As the season began in early October, signed a three-year contract with the Blue there was still no sign of Zherdev. Jackets, and the club paid the required Negotiations with Russia’s CSKA Central $100,000 transfer fee to the International Army were unsuccessful, so the Blue Ice Hockey Federation. In some official Jackets decided to involve the NHL and respects, this made him a free man. IIHF. “I want him here,” said GM MacLean. However, Zherdev’s Russian Central Act III (November 2003) Army team saw the situation quite differ- ently. They insisted Zherdev stay, willing to force the issue much like they did with Resolute with a deep breath and even Russian draftees Stanislav Chistov of deeper convictions, Zherdev decided to Anaheim and Alexander Svitov of Tampa push the issue that has been slowly sim- Bay. Both of these players were forced to mering the past several months. spend another year in the army. Desperate to play in the NHL, while also “I don’t anticipate him being at training desperately wanted by the club selecting camp,” Blue Jackets assistant GM Jim him fourth over all in the last entry draft, Clark said back in September. The Blue it was time for some daring actions. Time My mother, father, brother and sister Jackets were being careful not to lose to take matters into his own hands. favor with Central Army executives, as Signing a contract and paying the IIHF they have four other prospects on the team. transfer fee by August 15, 2003, was and the rest of the family have life Act II (September 2003) obviously not enough. Still there was no done deal. insurance. What about me? The prevalent fear was any notion of One hurdle down and one hurdle to go. Zherdev heading for North American Rates are low. See the chart on the The first hurdle in making certain Zherdev hockey would have landed him in the wears a Blue Jackets sweater in 2003- Soviet army, à la Chistov and Svitov. next page for more information. 2004 was cleared in August by signing Both players saw the start of their NHL him to a three-year deal that could top $11 careers delayed by military service. million if Zherdev hits every incentive. Even delicate negotiations of the face-to- The hurdle to go is for the Blue Jackets face variety between the Blue Jackets with and Zherdev’s agent to negotiate a trans- fer fee releasing him from the remaining (Continued on page 21) No. 17 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 21

fellow rookie McDonell at right wing. He Pro hockey... was projected for approximately 10 to 15 (Continued from page 20) minutes of ice-time per game at the outset. CSKA officials in Moscow achieved very Act V (February 2004) little. (Now) Coach-GM MacLean asked the The UNA has a single-payment plan NHL and IIHF to intervene. Even then, poor Zherdev will be free to continue play- Zherdev remained stuck with no documen- ing for the Columbus Blue Jackets for that will insure your child’s life at tation to prove he was part of the military. the rest of this season and beyond, media On November 30, 2003, Zherdev outlets reported following an arbitration made a move to the West, solely on his hearing in Zurich, Switzerland. The 19- $5,000 for one low payment. Find own, seemingly unbeknownst to Central year-old left-winger was the subject of a Army. Feeling he was being unfairly tug-of-war between the Blue Jackets and your child’s age below and that’s all punished by the Red Army team because the Russian Pro League. The latter stub- of his desire to play in the NHL, his ice bornly claimed Zherdev left Moscow you have to pay. Call today for your time had greatly diminished. Central Army without permission and “It takes real courage, guys,” said without proper transfer approval by the application. Sasha Tyjnych, a former Central Army International Ice Hockey Federation. goaltender and one of Zherdev’s agents. Zherdev had actually begun the season 1-800-253-9862. “It was 7:30 in the morning (November playing in Russia, but left on November 30 30) when he called me. He said ‘I went to join the Blue Jackets. He had seven goals to practice, they put me on the fourth and 18 points in 42 NHL games immediate- line. So I go to the (club) president’s ly prior to the arbitration hearing. AGE PREMIUM office and I tell him that’s it. I’m not Russian officials protested his reloca- playing any more for CSKA Moscow.” tion, saying he was still under contract to 0 $ 300.00 “Then he said to me: ‘I’d like to try play with Central Army and had further (the NHL).’ With that, his travels to a military obligations. The Blue Jackets, 1 $ 300.00 new country began.” supported by several NHL officials, 2 $ 310.00 Zherdev hurried to the airport, where he argued before Swiss arbitrator Stephan claimed a ticket that had been left in his Netzle in the Court of Arbitration for 3 $ 310.00 name by the Blue Jackets for the past sev- Sport that they met all requirements for eral weeks. On December 2, 2003, after Zherdev’s legal transfer to Columbus. 4 $ 320.00 clearing customs in Ottawa, he made his Netzle was permitted up to 72 hours to NHL debut against Anaheim. He played come to a binding decision, which was 5 $ 330.00 11 minutes on a line with youngsters announced on March 5. Prior to the formal Manny Malhotra and Kent McDonell. announcement, Blue Jackets’ management 6 $ 340.00 “I was a little tired, a little nervous,” concentrated only on positive thoughts. 7 $ 355.00 said Zherdev through an interpreter. “It is “We’re very, very confident,” said good to get it over with.” GM MacLean, who had assumed and 8 $ 365.00 However, in the eyes of Central relinquished coaching responsibilities in Army’s coach, the legendary Viktor Columbus this season. 9 $ 380.00 Tikhonov, the case was not yet over. Arbitrator Netzle ruled the Blue “To begin with, Zherdev fled his team Jackets could retain the services of their 10 $ 395.00 and, secondly, he flew from his army valuable Ukrainian draft selection. obligations,” Tikhonov told Moscow’s Epilogue (March 2004) Sport-Express newspaper. There were indications in early December that NHL Executive Vice- In a most dramatic, come-from-behind President Bill Daly was planning to con- 5-4 victory over the playoff-bound vene all parties via teleconference to set- Vancouver Canucks on March 21, Zherdev tle this matter. played his best game yet as a 19-year-old Act IV (December, 2003) National Hockey League rookie. He assist- ed on two Columbus goals and tallied twice himself, giving him double-digit The operative word in the next phase goals scored (10) and assists (17), totalling of the saga is patience. As in what the 27 points in only 50 games. His first ever Blue Jackets begin to preach with four-point game gave Columbus its 21st Zherdev, now that their top draft pick has win of the season (out of 75 games) – a arrived in the NHL. A skill level remarkable achievement for an offensively described as wondrous will take some challenged team. Zherdev’s 10th career time to get used to living and playing in tally happened to be the Blue Jackets’ fifth a new country, not to mention adapting goal of the game – the game winner. to a new culture and all new teammates. Zherdev, Nikolai “We wanted to get him in there and Left Wing get his first game out of his way,” said No. 13 Coach-GM MacLean. “But let’s not get Born November 5, 1984, in Kyiv goofy here. Let’s not get out of hand 6-0, 175 lbs. with our expectations. We have to be Shoots right patient, and we will be.” Selected by Columbus Blue Jackets in Zherdev opened up on the team’s third first round (fourth over all) in 2003 NHL forward line with Malhotra at center and entry draft.

STATS FOR NIKOLAI ZHERDEV Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM 2000-2001 Elemash Russian 1 18 5 8 13 12 2001-2002 Elemash Russian 1 53 13 15 28 60 2002-2003 HC CSKA Moscow Russian 44 12 12 24 34 (Quotes courtesy of Blue Jackets beat writer Aaron Portzline and The Hockey News.)

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BOOK NOTES: Recent immigrant’s M.A. project is published as novel Everything Because of Teeth, by Luba gets worse when Anita is in college. She Borochok. Baltimore: Publish America, does not even want to admit that she is 2003. 55 pp. the farmer’s daughter and convinces her- self that she is not special to him. Only The book is a story about a father- when she is about to leave her country daughter relationship set in a remote vil- forever does she realize that her father lage, which is not even on the map, in always loved her, and that she was spe- former Soviet Ukraine. cial to him.” As noted on the book’s back cover, Luba Borochok was born in 1968 and Anita, the protagonist, “is convinced she raised in a small village on Ukraine’s is a special child because an old dying border with Poland. After graduating woman prophesies ... that she will be an from a pedagogical institute with a important person. Anita’s father, a degree in Russian language, she farmer, is the only person who is not embarked on a one-year career as a teacher. Disappointed about not being impressed by the prophecy, and Anita adequately paid, she was intent to seek does not like that. She prays for a better out better opportunities for herself. She father. As she grows up, she notices one turned to her uncle who lived in America thing about him that annoys her the most for help and the latter invited her to the – his teeth, which ‘bore the mildew’s United States. bloom.’ She is embarrassed by him. It Upon coming to the States in 1991 at the age of 24, her goal was “to find a per- manent job so she would not have to switch between cleaning people’s houses, working at heavy industries, manufac- tures and domestic service. One day she got angry with people looking down at her because of her inability to communi- cate in English...[she] quit all the jobs and enrolled in college.” She earned a B.A. degree in English from Penn State University and an M.A. from Arcadia University in suburban Philadelphia. Ms. Borochok, a resident of Jamison, Pa., was encouraged in her writing by a professor in a fiction writing class at Arcadia, and the story of the father-daugh- ter relationship became her culminating project for her degree from the university. “Everything Because of Teeth” was released January 12 and can be viewed online at www.amazon.com, www.bn.com or www.publishamerica.com/boods/3440. Ukrainian Sitch Sports School An Unforgetable Learning Experience should be sent to: CIUS, Encyclopedia of LEARN SOCCER, VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING, TENNIS FROM AN OUTSTANDING STAFF Supporters... Ukraine, 450 Athabasca Hall, University THAT HAS BEEN HAND-PICKED TO WORK WITH ALL AGES AND ABILITY GROUPS. (Continued from page 6) of Alberta, Edmonton, AB/ T6G 2E8, Place: “Verkhovyna” Resort, Glen Spey, N.Y. Canada. All Canadian and U.S. donors When: July 25 - August 14, 2004 Other individuals and community- Boys and girls ages 6-18 based financial institutions in Canada, will receive income-tax receipts. the United States and Australia also have Every one of us can contribute to the Register now — Capacity is limited — For information write to: Ukrainian Sitch Sports School provided valuable financial aid to the creation of the world’s most comprehen- sive and authoritative English-language 680 Sandford Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106 CIUS for the Internet Encyclopedia. The http://www.Oleh.net/sitch/ geographic distances between the pro- electronic information resource about ject’s sponsors and the offices of the Ukraine and Ukrainians. CIUS provide the most revealing testi- mony to the fact that the IEU is truly a global undertaking with an impact on the life of Ukrainians in every corner of the world. The CIUS is truly grateful to these donors. Their names are listed on the Internet at: www.encyclopediao- fukraine.com/donor.asp, and include such generous donors as: Arkadii Mulak- Yatskivski of Los Angeles ($5,000), Teofil Sudomlak of Renown Park, Australia ($5,000), the Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union in Philadelphia ($3,000), the Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union in New York City ($500), and the Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal Credit Union in Rochester ($400). Our heartfelt thanks go out to all these friends and benefac- tors of Ukrainian studies. The donations supporting the Internet Encyclopedia have been of great assis- tance in our work and will make it possi- ble for us to write and update numerous new entries about Ukraine and put them up on the Internet. Nevertheless, the ongoing generous support of Ukrainian sponsors is necessary for the Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine project to reach its goal. Donation checks, made payable to “CIUS – Encyclopedia of Ukraine,” 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2004 No. 17

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This monument is dedicated to all Ukrainian American Veterans who have honorably served in the Armed Forces of the United States. It is in their honor, and those who follow, that we remember the sacrifices made by these veterans.

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these elections are a litmus test for the state Highlights from the UNA’s 110-year history Fraud charged... of democracy in Ukraine, and when the (Continued from page 4) (Continued from page 8) official results are in, we will have some- Ukrainian in the U.S., of which only 15,000 were members of the UNA. “Instead of the total falsification of the election results.” thing to gauge them against,” Mr. Kucheriv organizing new members and thus enlarging the Ukrainian organized community, The coalition emphasized that: “The told The Weekly after the polls closed. The much effort was wasted on ‘pulling over’ the already organized members of the UNA. election results were totally falsified, in par- exit poll was supported by assistance pro- “Despite such harassment, the Ukrainian National Association continued its pioneering ticular, under the participation of the elec- vided by the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, the work, functioning at the same time as the central representative organization of all tion committees of all levels.” Swiss Embassy in Ukraine, the Charles Ukrainian Americans,” Mr. Dragan underscored. Mr. Kaskiv told The Weekly there is Stewart Mott Foundation and the National At its 12th convention, held in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., in 1912, the UNA established an plenty of evidence that shows the lawless- Endowment for Democracy. Educational Committee whose goal was to conduct wide-ranging educational activi- ness of these elections, and voiced fears The results of this exit poll show Mr. ties within the Ukrainian American community. That committee reported two years that they set a terrible precedent for the Baloha receiving 53 percent of the vote, and later on its work, which encompassed publication of books, among them the first vol- presidential election. Mr. Nuser receiving 39 percent. “Our track ume of the history of Ukrainians in America by Julian Bachynsky as well as a history Besides the copies of the registered elec- record in conducting exit polls in the past, of Ukraine in English; the formation of reading rooms and clubs whose goal was to tion results, Our Ukraine members have leads us to believe that there must have been educate their members. cited the results of an exit poll conducted by a fair degree of fraud,” Mr. Kucheriv said. Most significantly, it was the UNA’s Education Committee that argued: “The time a consortium of polling organizations “This was not a very clean election,” Mr. has finally arrived to form a central committee consisting of representatives of all our organized by the Democratic Initiatives Kucheriv told The Weekly, adding that organizations in America. The main functions of this Central Ukrainian National Foundation. Within 45 minutes after the about an hour after the polls opened on Committee would be: 1) establishment of a political organization; 2) establishment of polls closed, Ilko Kucheriv, the foundation’s April 18, Ms. Pototska had called him with close contacts with political organizations in our former homeland on both sides of the director, announced the exit poll results. an air of panic in her voice. “She said that dividing boundary, i.e. in Galicia and eastern Ukraine; 3) informing the American press According to the exit poll, Our Ukraine can- one of her pollsters had been approached about the history of our people, their culture, their struggle, and their aspirations; 4) for- didate Mr. Baloha received 62.4 percent of by a couple of burly looking skinheads, mation of Ukrainian political clubs in America so as to gain greater recognition and the vote, while SDPU-backed candidate Mr. who told her: ‘If you do not stop doing this political influence in our new homeland; 5) organization of political rallies, meetings, Nuser received 29.99 percent of the vote. questioning we are going to take you out etc.” The other six candidates vying for the into the woods and bury you.’ ” This was As well the Education Committee spoke out about economic affairs, proposing the mayor’s post all received less than 1 percent not the only incident, he added. establishment of: loan-construction banks in our communities, which would encour- of the vote, according to the poll. Throughout the day a number of age saving money and purchasing real estate, as well as provide mortgages; immigra- When asked by The Weekly about the observers, including National Deputies tion centers in main ports of the U.S.; employment bureaus at the immigration centers margin of error and the sample size, Roman Bezsmertnyi, Yevhen Zhotniak, and within communities; law offices; a money exchange bureau and boat ticket Svitlana Pototska, director of SOCIS, a Taras Stetskiv, Yuri Pavlenko, Petro Oliinyk agency; and a bookstore that could supply all Ukrainians in America; as well as the member of the consortium, responded: and Mykola Polischuk, were beaten or expansion of the UNA’s scholarship fund. “The sample size of 1,694 respondents, in roughly manhandled at a number of differ- The UNA’s Education Committee’s funding came from contributions by UNA relation to the number of eligible voters, ent polling stations. One witness of the members – in accordance with a decision of the 12th convention, UNA members con- gives us a margin of error of plus/minus 2 attacks on Mr. Bezsmertnyi told The Weekly tributed 3 cents along with their monthly dues. The committee began publishing a percent, which is very acceptable.” that skinhead thugs were beating up on the monthly children’s magazine called Tsvitka (Flower), which published 33 issues “Whereas, exit polls in the West have deputy directly behind the back of a senior between 1914 and 1917. It also published 45 books, organized 74 popular lectures, often been used by the media for their elec- police official who was being questioned by and provided $2,300 in scholarship loans to Ukrainian students. tion night programming, our organization, journalists as to why observers and journal- The Education Committee continued to function through 1917. which was the first to conduct and organize ists were being ejected from polling stations. exit polls in Ukraine, has used this sociolog- While this was happening, young policemen Source: “Ukrainian National Association: Its Past and Present, (1894-1964),” by ical tool as a check against election fraud,” stood by. “It seems like they were feeling for Anthony Dragan (translated from the original Ukrainian by Zenon Snylyk). Jersey City, Mr. Kucheriv told The Weekly. Deputy Bezsmertnyi, but they just stood N.J.: Svoboda Press, 1964. The border featured in this special feature is reproduced “I am completely confident of the results there as if some order had been given for from a UNA membership certificate dating to 1919. of the exit poll we conducted. But truly, them to do nothing at all,” he said.

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Saturday, May 1 Science and Education, and Mayana Gallery invite the public to “Papercuts” – a Soyuzivka’s Datebook NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific two-day exhibit of work by 15-year-old Society invites the public to a book launch of April 30-May 2, 2004 artist Taras Bohdan from Lviv. The exhibit UNWLA Branch 95, Kerhonkson, June 13, 2004 “Culture, Nation and Identity: The Ukrainian- will be open on Saturday and Sunday at 1-5 N.Y. sponsors a Spa Weekend 80th Birthday Party, Tony Percoco Russian Encounter, 1600-1945,” by Andreas p.m. at the Mayana Gallery, 136 Second Kappeler, Zenon Kohut, Frank Sysyn and Ave., fourth floor. For information call May 2, 2004 June 14-18, 2004 Mark von Hagen, (editors). Presenters will be (212) 260-4490 or (212) 777-8144, e-mail St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic UNA Seniors’ Week Prof. von Hagen professor of Russian, [email protected], or log on to Church, 20th Anniversary Ukrainian and Eurasian history, and director www.geocities.com/ukrartlitclub/. 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The presen- Church hall, 21 Shonnard Place, at 7 p.m. May 9, 2004 Tennis Camp tation will take place at the society’s building, The $25 fee includes instruction and needed Mother’s Day Brunch 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th materials. Class instructor is Romanka June 22, 2004 streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information Traditional Ukrainian Meal Zajac, a theater design student at Fordham Girls Scout Fashion Show call (212) 254-5130. University in New York City. The gerdany- – $15.00 making class is geared to all age – so bring June 27 - July 4, 2004 Saturday-Sunday, May 8-9 May 14, 2004 your daughter, mother or grandmother. For Plast Camp – Tabir Ptashat, NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and further information and to sign up for the Ellenville High School Junior Prom Session One Literary Club, the Foundation for Ukrainian class, call Olga Rudyk, (914) 762-6514. 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