Inside: l Ukrainian citizens sentenced for human trafficking – page 3 l Lytvyn signs controversial law on languages – page 3 l Profile: Olympic champion – page 4

ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXX No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 $1/$2 in Yanukovych administration At Olympics, Ukraine collects launches prosecutions six medals – two gold, four bronze of independent media by Matthew Dubas PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukraine’s wom- en’s quadruple sculls rowing team, Kateryna Tarasenko, Anastasiia Kozhenkova, Yana Demetieva and Nataliya Dovhodko, won Ukraine’s first Olympic gold medal in rowing on August 1. won silver, and the U.S.A. won the bronze medal. Ukraine’s women finished the 2,000-meter race in 6:35.93, almost three seconds ahead of its nearest competitor. Ukraine led its preliminary heat and qualified for the finals on July 28, with a time of 6:14.82. Olena Kostevych won Ukraine’s first Olympic medal of the London Zenon Zawada Olympics on July 29 – a bronze in the Mykola Kniazhytskyi, general director of the TVi women’s 10-meter air pistol event. NOC Ukraine television network. Previously, she won a gold at the 2004 Ukraine’s women’s quadruple sculls rowing team celebrates the country’s Olympics in , but said she is first Olympic gold medal in the sport. by Zenon Zawada happy with her performance at this Team Ukraine secured its second on July 30. In the final match Special to The Ukrainian Weekly year’s Olympics. medal of the Games on July 30 after Shemyakina defeated Britta “I’m really happy to be the first KYIV – The administration of President Viktor Yulia Kalina won the bronze in wom- Heidemann of Germany 9-8, after a Yanukovych has launched its latest wave of repressions medal winner for our country,” Kostevych said. “For me, this Olympic en’s weightlifting for a total of 235 kg scoreless first period, Shemyakina led against Ukraine’s independent media, editors allege. The (518 lbs total) in the 58 kg category. 3-2 after the second period, and government wants to silence criticism to its authoritarian bronze medal is equal to Athens gold. The competition was very difficult.” Kalina lifted 106 kg in the snatch and Heidemann came back in the third rule, particularly in the run up to the October 28 parlia- 129 kg in the clean and jerk. Xueying period 6-5, forcing an overtime, which mentary elections, they say. Wenjun Guo of won gold Li of China won gold and set an Shekyakina won 1-0. In the semifinals, “We know that a final decision has been made to (488.1 points) and Celine Goberville of destroy us,” said a July 23 statement posted on the website won silver (486.6 points). In the Olympic record with 246 kg and the Ukrainian fencer defeated Yujie Sun of Levyi Bereg (www.lb.ua), a leading news site. “We also final, Goberville and Kostevych had a Pimsiri Sirikaew of Thailand won sil- of China 14-13, with a 3-2 lead in the know that this thoughtless and soulless bulldozer has not shoot-off to determine the second- and ver with 236 kg. first period, a 3-3 draw in the second, once shifted in reverse. Therefore, we face a struggle for third-place winners, and in the shoot- Yana Shemyakina won Ukraine’s and a 9-7 win in the third period. our freedom and the safety of us and our close ones, and off, Goberville scored 10.6 points and first gold medal of the London Games for the right to work in our professions.” Kostevych scored 9.7 points. in the women’s individual epee event (Continued on page 4) The Procurator General of Ukraine filed criminal charg- es on July 18 against Sonia Koshkina, chief editor of Levyi Bereg, who had already fled to an undisclosed European country. Tax authorities filed charges on July 12 against Mykola Kniazhytskyi, the general director of TVi, the Holodomor memorial in Washington nation’s leading opposition television network. They alleged that he failed to pay $375,000 in taxes, while he alleges the state owes TVi value-added tax (VAT) money. another step closer to realization “The persecution of the Levyi Bereg website and the TVi television channel, which was cut from the country’s by Yaro Bihun 11 largest cities, is only the beginning of a total slashing of Special to The Ukrainian Weekly the entire information sphere, for the sake of known indi- viduals being in power for eternity,” said Ihor Losiev, an WASHINGTON – The final official go-ahead for the con- assistant professor of cultural studies at the National struction of the Holodomor memorial in the nation’s capi- University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy. tal may well come within the next two months, and, if Levyi Bereg everything else goes well, could see the finished memorial Problems at Levyi Bereg (the Russian-language publi- being dedicated on the 80th anniversary of Ukraine’s cation Left Bank) began when it published on November Famine-Genocide, in the autumn of 2013. 18, 2011, text messages written by National Deputy A major step in that direction came on July 19 during Volodymyr Landik, an oligarch of the Luhansk Oblast, as the last scheduled public hearing on the project by the U.S. he sat in the session hall. Fine Arts Commission, which heard the presentation of Cameras caught Mr. Landik’s messages, in which he what could be the last refinements of the monument consults with his advisors on how to handle the media design and voted unanimously to approve it, “subject to a blitz surrounding the court trial of his son, Roman, who final review by staff.” caused a national scandal when he was caught on video The project will also require a positive decision by the viciously beating a young woman in a local bar. National Capital Planning Commission when it meets this In particular, the senior Landik asked a journalist from the Yaro Bihun oblast-controlled news website, Irta Fax, to write positive September, without which the National Park Service can- Larysa Kurylas, describes her “Field of Wheat” design not issue a building permit for the memorial. for the Ukrainian Holodomor memorial during the (Continued on page 17) recent hearing before the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (Continued on page 3) in Washington. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 No. 32

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Ukraine increasingly relies Rada ratifies FTA accord with CIS ber [of its speakers],”Mr. Jemilev said. He added that, if Russian receives special status KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on July 30 in the regions of Ukraine, ethnic Ukrainians on Chinese finances ratified an agreement setting up a free trade won’t have a stimulus to study their native area (FTA) in the Commonwealth of language. “Crimean Tatars won’t have this by Oleg Varfolomeyev receive some $1 billion in loans for its coal Independent States (CIS). A total of 260 mines from China. Also in June, the stimulus either, because they speak Russian Eurasia Daily Monitor national deputies voted for the measure. as well as Russians,” he said. The Crimean National Bank of Ukraine signed a $2.4 bil- Speaking from the parliament’s rostrum, China has preliminarily agreed to lend lion currency swap deal with China’s cen- Tatar leader and long-time human rights Prime Minister Mykola Azarov assured the activist also stated that the reference to the more than $7 billion to Ukraine. In addi- tral bank for three years (bank.gov.ua, June lawmakers that, after the ratification of this European Charter for Regional or Minority tion, an agreement has been signed 26). The deal should allow Ukraine to law, Ukraine’s trade with CIS countries “will Languages is not valid, because it is aimed between the two countries’ central banks spend less from its currency reserves on grow by more than a third, by 35 percent.” at the protection of threatened languages. on a currency swap worth $2.4 billion. imports from China, with which Ukraine Mr. Azarov also said that the effectiveness “Nothing threatens the Russian language,” Although it is likely to take months of runs a chronic trade deficit. China has and functioning of the free trade area was Mr. Jemilev underscored. (Religious talks to agree on the details of the projects signed similar agreements with several currently an optimal model of cooperation Information Service of Ukraine) to be financed by China, this can be roughly countries thus far, including such impor- among CIS member-states “and the main compared in scale to the volume of loans tant players as , and , in thing is to strengthen Ukraine’s trading Yulia’s tax evasion trial postponed that Ukraine received from international an effort to internationalize its currency, positions.” The first vice-chair of the Rada’s financial institutions in 2008-2010, which the yuan. KHARKIV – A court in Kharkiv has again Committee on Foreign Affairs, Taras postponed the tax-evasion trial of jailed for- helped the country survive the crisis (see On June 28 Ukraine’s Agriculture Chornovil, noted that most representatives mer Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Ms. below). Ministry and China’s Eximbank preliminar- of the committee had not supported ratifi- Tymoshenko, who is already serving a sev- will benefit from further interna- ily agreed that China would lend up to $3 cation of the agreement. (Ukrinform) en-year sentence over a separate abuse-of- tionalizing its currency and increasing billion for agricultural projects in Ukraine exports to Ukraine. Kyiv, on the other hand, Shevchenko joins Korolevska party power case, had asked the authorities to let for 15 years at 6 percent interest. Under her skip the trial because of health con- expects to be able to save its reserves, the agreement, Ukraine will boost agricul- KYIV – Famed soccer player Andriy cerns. She was not present in the courtroom which have been shrinking as the tural commodity exports to China, while Shevchenko on July 28 joined the Ukraine- on July 31. Prosecutors proposed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) froze using Chinese money to buy pesticides and Forward Party led by Natalia Korolevska. He judge that Ms. Tymoshenko be allowed to assistance last year, improve its balance of equipment from the Asian country. announced this while visiting, along with the participate in the trial via video link, but her payments, as well as receive additional Ukraine’s Parliament promptly passed a party leader, a boarding school in Volodarka, lawyers swiftly rejected the idea. Judge leverage in its ongoing gas dispute with bill to allow the government to accept the Kyiv region. “I want to fulfill myself in poli- Konstyantyn Sadovskyi said more time was , since some of the projects Ukraine loan (Interfax-Ukraine, July 2; rada.gov.ua, tics, share the experience that I gained in needed to decide on the video question, and has discussed with China are aimed to cut July 4). Europe and do something for my country. I scheduled another hearing for August 14. gas imports. On July 13 the Ukrainian Energy and have decided to join the team of Natalia The trial has already been postponed sever- While the West has been getting increas- Coal Ministry and the China Development Korolevska, because Ukraine-Forward is a al times. The proceedings concern allega- ingly reluctant to lend to Ukraine’s weaken- Bank signed an agreement according to party of the future, a party of young leaders, tions that Ms. Tymoshenko evaded millions ing economy – both due to its own financial which China will issue loans totaling a certain choice between the past and the of dollars in taxes in connection with a pri- problems and the slow reforms and prob- almost $3.7 billion to finance a transition future. In politics, I’m planning to support vate energy company she headed during lems with democracy in Ukraine – Kyiv has from expensive Russian gas to coal at the social sphere and sports, because my the 1990s, when she was a prominent busi- indicated that it will look for funds else- Ukraine’s municipal heating plants and for main motto is ‘a sound mind in a sound nesswoman. Talking to journalists after the where. Last fall, Vice Prime Minister Sergey building a coal gasification plant. The body,’ ” Mr. Shevchenko said. Shevchenko trial was postponed, Ms. Tymoshenko’s law- Tigipko said on national television that if Ukrainian government hopes that, if the said on July 27 that he was retiring soccer to yer, Serhiy Vlasenko, said of the procurator’s Ukraine failed to come to terms with the projects are implemented, Ukraine will be start a career in politics. (Ukrinform) proposal: “They’ve come up with an inge- IMF, it would seek loans from the BRIC able to cut Russian natural gas imports by nious new construction of holding a court (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries 11-12 billion cubic meters (bcm) per Crimean Tatars oppose language law session on television. This is absurd from a (UT1, November 24). legal point of view.” He added, “You’ve all annum. This is very important for Ukraine, KYIV – The leader of Mejlis of the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister heard that in Ukrainian law there is not a which has set out to cut its import of Crimean Tatar people, National Deputy Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, in an article pub- provision that would allow a trial to be held Gazprom’s gas from 40 bcm last year down Mustafa Jemilev, thinks that the law on state lished last spring, praised China as “a quiet, in this way. On the contrary, there are provi- to no more than 27 bcm this year, in line language policy adopted by the Ukrainian non-interventionist” power, called for sions that say that the personal appearance with its stated strategy to escape Ukrainian Parliament is unbearable for Crimean “making up for leeway” regarding the of the person accused of committing a dependence on Russian gas by 2025-2030. Tatars. “This law is unbearable for us. We country, and even suggested that Ukraine crime is mandatory.” According to Mr. Kyiv is sure to use the agreement with refer to ourselves as the indigenous people of could become an “investment El Dorado” Vlasenko, holding a trial via video link China as a bargaining chip in its ongoing Ukraine, and the situation with the Crimean for China (Zerkalo Nedeli, March 9). gas talks with (see EDM, July 10). 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No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 3 Ukrainian citizens sentenced Religious leaders in Ukraine urge for human trafficking in the U.S. president to veto language law PHILADELPHIA – Omelyan Botsvynyuk, clothing and stating “U.S.” at the Mexico-U.S. Religious Information Service of Ukraine initiate a national social and professional 52, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced on border. dialogue on language problems the results July 16 to life plus 20 years in prison for The DOJ release continued: While some KYIV – In an open letter to President of which would be the basis for a new lan- operating a human trafficking organization of the workers entered the U.S., others were Viktor Yanukovych, 10 heads of Ukrainian guage law. that smuggled young Ukrainian immigrants taken into custody by U.S. immigration offi- Churches and religious organizations called According to the religious leaders, a bal- into the United States and forced them to cials, where they remained for almost two the adoption of the law on state language anced language policy in Ukraine should work for little or no pay. His brother Stepan, months. Once released and provided with policy a path to the precipice, to civil con- also protect the state status of the 38, was sentenced the next day to 20 years immigration documents and summonses to flict and disintegration of the state. They and promote the devel- in prison for his role in the family-run appear for immigration hearings, the called on the president to veto the bill. opment and functioning of the languages of human trafficking organization. Botsvynyuk organization transported them “We have to note with regret that our the national minorities. News of the sentencing was announced to Philadelphia, either by bus or by plane. voice was not heard. On July 3 the contra- The open letter, whose text was released by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Once in Philadelphia, the immigration doc- dictory language bill was declared passed on July 5, was signed by: Patriarch Filaret of Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of uments and return court dates were confis- by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,” reads the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Pennsylvania. cated from the workers. The workers were the letter. “The people who consider this Patriarchate; Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk The Botsvynyuks were convicted on put to work cleaning large chain stores at event a victory are seriously mistaken. It is of the Ukrainian Greek ; October 12, 2011, of conspiracy to violate night, such as Target and Walmart, as well a Pyrrhic victory. It is a ‘victory’ over civil Bishop Markian Trofymiak, administrator the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt as smaller stores. understanding and basic principles of par- of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine; Organizations Act (RICO). Omelyan Throughout their employment with the liamentarianism which are by definition to Viacheslav Nesteruk, president of the All- Botsyvnyuk was also convicted of extortion. brothers, the workers lived up to five peo- reflect social compromise,” stressed the Ukrainian Union of Associations of Stepan, Omelyan, Mykhaylo, Yaroslav and ple in one room, slept on dirty mattresses religious leaders. Evangelical Christians Baptists; Mykhailo Dmytro Botsvynyuk had been indicted on a on the floor, and were never paid. They The letter’s signatories underscored that Panochko, senior bishop of the All- charge of conspiracy to violate RICO. Two were told that they had to work for the “the deepening of the language division Ukrainian Union of Churches of Christians brothers, Mykhaylo and Yaroslav, are await- brothers until their debts, ranging from combined with the political confrontation of Evangelical Faith, the Pentecostals; ing extradition from Canada, and the third, $10,000 to $50,000, were paid. is further deepening the social divide and Senior Presbyter Vasyl Raichynets of the Dmytro, is a fugitive. The brothers used physical force, threats shaking the foundations of the Ukrainian Union of Free Churches of Evangelical Faith According to the DOJ, between 2000 and of force, sexual assault, and debt bondage to statehood.” of Ukraine; Bishop Viacheslav Horpynchuk 2007, the Botsvynyuks conspired to engage keep the victims in involuntary servitude. The religious leaders called on Ukraine’s of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church; Pastor in a pattern of racketeering activity by The brothers also threatened violence to president “not to sign the explosive lan- Andrii Hamburg of the German Evangelical operating their trafficking organization. the workers’ families who still reside in guage bill No. 9073, veto it and return it to Lutheran Church of Ukraine; Sheikh The brothers operated cleaning services Ukraine. the Verkhovna Rada for a real, full-value Akhmed Tamim, head of the Spiritual with workers who were smuggled in from Two female workers testified at trial that consideration and development of a bal- Board of Muslims of Ukraine; and Hryhorii Ukraine and kept in conditions of peonage Omelyan Botsvynyuk brutally raped them on anced decision.” Komendant, president of the Ukrainian and forced labor through physical violence several occasions. Other victims testified at They also called on Mr. Yanukovych to Bible Society. and threats of physical violence. Evidence trial that they were struck and beaten if they presented at trial showed the brothers attempted to quit or leave the employ of the recruited workers from Ukraine, promising Botsvynyuk brothers, or if they questioned them good jobs making $500 per month the lack of payment or the broken promises Lytvyn signs language bill, and another $200 or $300 extra for expens- made in Ukraine. Workers were struck in the es. The workers were told that room and presence of other workers, which served as a board would be provided to them and that warning to the rest. After some workers then proposes own version the defendants would handle all of the trav- escaped, Omelyan Botsvynyuk resorted to KYIV – Verkhovna Rada Chairman on languages, which proposes canceling el expenses with each worker expected to extorting the workers’ families in Ukraine, Volodymyr Lytvyn on July 31 signed the the law on language policy that he signed earn $10,000 after two or three years of threatening them with mutilation, rape, and controversial language bill that gives a day earlier. working in the U.S. death if the workers did not return to work Russian the status of “a regional language” “This bill proposes repealing the Law Rather than arranging for the workers to or pay their debts. in 13 of Ukraine’s 27 regions. The news of Ukraine on State Language Policy, as travel to the United States legally, however, The case was investigated by the Joint was released by the Ukrainian its provisions do not comply with the the brothers had obtained only tourist visas FBI Organized Crime/ICE Human Parliament’s press service. Constitution, other laws of Ukraine, and to Mexico. Once in Mexico, the Botsvynyuk Trafficking Alien Smuggling Task Force However, on August 1, Ukrinform also disagree with the Law of Ukraine on organization had operatives who coached Federal. Assistance was provided by reported that Mr. Lytvyn had registered the workers on how to enter the United in Parliament his own version of the law (Continued on page 14) States illegally, by wearing American-style (Continued on page 6)

The memorial site is a triangular lot at Holodomor... the intersections of Massachusetts Avenue, North Capitol Street and F Street NW – (Continued from page 1) across the street from the old main Post Presenting the latest monument refine- Office building, one block from Union ments before the Fine Arts Commission Station and five blocks north of the U.S. were Mary Katherine Lanzillotta, partner at Capitol building. On a similar triangle one Hartman-Cox Architects, the firm responsi- block northwest along Massachusetts ble for the project, and Larysa Kurylas, the Avenue is the Victims of Communism design architect/sculptor whose “Field of Memorial, dedicated by President George Wheat” design was selected as the best by W. Bush in 2007. the commission last October. Ukrainian Americans have been actively Ms. Kurylas described her creation as a working for the erection of a Holodomor 6-by-40-foot-long brass bas-relief sculp- memorial in Washington for close to 10 ture of a wheat field that changes from high years now, according to Michael Sawkiw Jr., positive relief to deep negative relief as the chairman of the Committee for Ukrainian monument progresses from left to right. At Holodomor-Genocide Awareness, orga- the same time, the name of the tragedy, nized specifically for that purpose in 2005. “Holodomor,” in the wheat stems changes The Kurylas Studio One year later – on October 13, 2006 – the its relief in the reverse order. The memorial The latest “Field of Wheat” design by Larysa Kurylas for the planned Ukrainian U.S. Congress passed legislation authoriz- concludes at the far right with a large Holodomor memorial in Washington, as presented to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. ing Ukraine to build such a monument. explanatory tablet in English and Ukrainian While the Ukrainian government is the that reads: “Famine-Genocide in Ukraine. used by Stalin as the weapon to starve mil- ture in the early 20th century. responsible entity for its construction and In memory of millions of innocent victims lions of Ukrainian farmers. Describing the other aspects of the tri- maintenance, Mr. Sawkiw explained, of a man-made famine in Ukraine engi- The backside of the memorial will have angular memorial lot, the designer said Ukrainian American organizations are neered and implemented by Stalin’s totali- a textile pattern designed by Ukrainian there will be seven forest pansy redbud assisting in the process as much as they tarian regime.” architect Vasyl Krychevsky in 1933 – the trees with purple heart-shaped leaves as a can through their Awareness Committee. She noted that the average viewer may year of the Holodomor. The pattern is an backdrop to the memorial, which may He noted that the cost of building the well have a “natural association” of wheat abstracted interpretation of geometric attract more attention to it from a distance. memorial is estimated to be somewhere with Ukraine – once identified as being the Ukrainian folk art motifs found in textiles There will also be some nandina domestica around $2.5 million. “breadbasket of Europe.” At the same time, and embroideries. Ms. Kurylas noted that evergreen shrubs, reminiscent of some More information about the Holodomor, she added, it is both sad and ironic that the Krychevsky was famous in Ukraine for try- bushes that can be found growing in he said, can be obtained on the website withholding of that same wheat was then ing to develop a national style in architec- Ukraine. ukrainegenocide.com. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 No. 32

At London Olympics... Shemyakina wins (Continued from page 1) Ukraine’s first gold Kostevych secured another medal in shooting for Ukraine, with a bronze medal at London Games finish in the women’s 25-meter air pistol event on August 1. The Ukrainian scored 293 points in the precision qualifier, 292 points in the rapid-fire qualifier and 203.6 points in the final, for a total score of 788.6 points. Kostevych finished behind Ying Chen of China (791.4 points) and Jangami Kim of (792.4 points). Kostevych scored four points better than Chen in the precision qualifier. In the quali- fier total, with a field of 39 shooters, Kostevych tied with Chen and Kira london2012.com Mozgalova of Russia with 585 points, each Yana Kalina lifts 129 kg in the clean and jerk in the 58 kg division to win the bronze averaging 9.750 points per shot. medal in women’s weightlifting. Ukraine’s saber fencer Olga Kharlan won the bronze medal in the women’s individual 15-8 in the round of 32, Sabrina Mikina of platform , with Oleksandr Bondar london2012.com 15-10 in the round of 16, and and Oleksandr Horshkovozov in eighth event on August 1, defeating U.S. fencer Yana Shemyakina receives the gold Irene Vecchi of 15-9 in the quarterfinal. place; women’s 3-meter springboard syn- medal in women’s individual epee, mak- 15-10. In the semifinal, At press time, Ukraine was in 12th place chronized diving, with Olena Fedorova and ing her Ukraine’s first gold medalist at Kharlan lost to of Russia in the medal count, ahead of (six Anna Pysmenska in sixth place; women’s the Summer in London. 12-15. Velikaya lost to Jiyeon Kim of South medals – one gold, three silver, one bronze) 10-meter synchronized platform diving, Korea in the gold medal match. Kharlan by Ihor N. Stelmach and behind Canada (seven medals – two with Viktoriya Potekhina and Yulia defeated Margarita Tschomakova of silver, five bronze). In terms of the gold Prokopchuk, in eighth place. In what could go down as the biggest upset in this year’s Olympic com- medals, Ukraine is in 14th place, ahead of In team events, other top 10 finishes petition, the unknown Yana Shemyakina Australia and behind . included Ukraine’s men’s gymnastic team in fourth place, and in individual finals shocked the fencing universe by winning Other results gold in the women’s individual epee with Mykola Kuksenkov won fourth place in the a nerve-racking 9-8 overtime victory over While Ukraine’s women earned six med- all-around. Ukraine’s rowers, Dmytro defending champion of als, the men were not so lucky. Mikhai and Artem Morozov, finished in fifth Germany on Monday, July 30. It was Yevhen Khytrov lost against Anthony place in the men’s double sculls; fifth place Ukraine’s first gold medal at the 2012 Ogogo of Great Britain in the men’s middle- in the men’s quadruple sculls, was won by Summer Olympics in London. weight (75 kg) division in the round of 16, Sergiy Gryn, Ivan Dovgodko, Volodymyr The 12th-seeded Shemyakina, 26, who despite an 18-18 draw and an even tally of Pavlovsky and Kostiantyn Zaitsev; and the is a native, was 18th at the Beijing 52 points each from the five judges. men’s eight team of Sergii Chykanov, Viktor Games in 2008, battled her way through Khytrov, who had a bye in the round of 32, Grebennykov, Anton Kholyaznykov, the preliminary competitions, including lost the first round 3-5, and controlled the Valentyn Kletskoy, Oleksandr Konovaliuk two key wins over top-ranked Romanian rest of the bout, scoring 7-6 in the second (cox), Oleg Lykov, Artem Moroz, Andriy fencers. She first defeated fifth-seed Ana Maria Branza, then eliminated fourth- round and 8-7 in the third round. Khytrov Pryveda and Ivan Tymko, won sixth place. ranked . also notched two knock-downs against In addition to the women’s quad team’s Heidemann reached the gold-medal Ogogo in the second round. As the Amateur gold medal in rowing, the double sculls final match only after a controversial International Boxing Association’s rules team of Olena Buryak and Anna semifinal win over South Korean Shin A stipulated, the draw forced the judges to Kravchenko finished in sixth place. Oleg Lin, which caused a one-hour protest. decide a winner, with Ogogo’s name Omelchuk, won fifth place in the men’s The South Korean refused to leave the announced by the referee, stunning the 10-meter air pistol event, and Yulia piste, her right under the rules, until all Ukrainian world champion. Paratova finished in fifth place in women’s protests by her federation were rejected. Ukraine’s athletes finished among the weightlifting in the 53 kg division. “The German must still have been top 10 in many events, among them: men’s The Summer Olympic Games in London thinking about the semifinal and wasn’t Shooter Olena Kostevych celebrates a bronze medal win in the women’s 10-meter 3-meter springboard synchronized diving, will continue until August 12, with the final able to focus as much on my bout,” with Illya Kvasha and Oleksiy Pryhorov in event, the marathon, held prior to the clos- Shemyakina told reporters through a air pistol event. She won another bronze fourth place; men’s 10-meter synchronized ing ceremonies. translator after her finals upset. medal in the 25-meter air pistol event. The controversy occurred over wheth- er the clock was counting down accurate- ly. South Korean officials argued that the match had already ended when Heidemann scored the winning point in the last second. 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We can honestly admit that there was a news was long-awaited, for discussions about was created in 1960 and unites the faithful of Father Borys, like no one else, understands time when an increase in Father Borys’s the possible episcopacy of the rector of the the UGCC who live in the territories of the situation of postmodern culture and how responsibilities outside of UCU would place Ukrainian Catholic University have been ongo- France, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and to preach the risen Christ to the contempo- this institution in unfavorable conditions. But ing for a number of years. According to the . According to official statistics, rary person in these circumstances. today a stable team has been formed at UCU announcement of the Vatican Press Service, this is 20,000 Ukrainian Catholics – though Significantly, for all these years at UCU, which has now taken over daily manage- the bishop-elect will be apostolic exarch of the clearly this figure does not include migrant Father Borys has given a course at UCU ment. For example, Father Borys was outside Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in France, workers. This, of course, is a comparatively “Christian spirituality in the Post-Modern of Ukraine for a lengthy time in 2011, though Switzerland and the Benelux countries. small number, but an argument based on Age,” in which he strove to look for and devel- UCU was not handicapped by this – the com- Below is an abridged interview with UCU numbers is certainly not always the most op a new language for communication with munity carried out its work with stability. Vice-Rectors Taras Dobko and Myroslav important one in the universal Church. It is our contemporaries. We expect that this will In our suspicious world it is easy to Marynovych conducted by Taras Antoshevyy sufficient to compare the number of faithful help him in his episcopal ministry. foresee that the conjecture will arise that and Lilia Kovalyk-Vasiuta of the Religious of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and its The possible episcopacy of Father this appointment is motivated by an Information Service of Ukraine. influence on world Orthodoxy. Borys has been discussed in many circles attempt to remove Father Borys from Dobko: The exarchate to which Father for a long time now. Forgive us for asking active civic and religious life in Ukraine. Has UCU known about the nomination Borys has been appointed has its particulari- a controversial question, but why did this What would you say to that? long? What was your first reaction? ties, above all, in that it encompasses a num- decision take so long? Dobko: Let’s not look for a black cat in a MYROSLAV MARYNOVYCH: Rumors about ber of European countries where there are Dobko: This question makes sense only if dark room where it is not. The UGCC has the possible episcopal ordination of Fr. Borys different languages, different conditions and one would say that these years were wasted. more than once demonstrated the futility of have been going around for a few years now. different histories. This is a fairly large territo- In no way can you say this about the last applying conspiracy theories to its actions. If there had been none, it would have been ry in which are located scattered UGCC par- years of Father Borys’s work. We consider Judge for yourself: How should we now inter- necessary to make them up! For the Church ishes composed of post-war Ukrainian immi- that ensuring UCU’s reliable development pret the two years of ministry of then-Bishop could not allow itself to fail to notice such a grants and the new wave of migrant workers. was an important priority for the Church. For Sviatoslav Shevchuk in Argentina before he strong figure as Father Borys Gudziak. Even I consider that Father Borys’s ministry in many years Father Borys was called to was elected patriarch? According to this more so, such thoughts and expectations pen- these countries will be distinguished by another great matter – to lead our university logic, was he also “removed”? We need to etrated UCU, where we know Father Borys so Patriarch Josyf Slipyj’s goals for UCU: to gath- “into deep water.” The impulse for UCU’s well. So this announcement about the ordina- er those who are scattered, to be a leader and development set by him has determined our (Continued on page 18) tion of Father Borys did not come as a sur- prise to us. But we learned about this only after the pope made this decision. Of course, the UCU community rejoices at this news. Father Borys has been UCU’s spiri- tual and administrative backbone, and so we are glad that the whole universal Church, and especially the faithful of the UGCC in Western Europe, will have the opportunity to get acquainted with father’s charism and benefit from his gifts. Father Borys has served in Ukraine for 20 years and his activities are well-known – not only here but in many countries. A logical question: Why secular Europe? Why not one of the Ukrainian eparchies? TARAS DOBKO: The UGCC has now long been a worldwide Church, and it would be wrong to think in categories of only one of its parts – even such an important one as the core, Ukraine. Patriarch Sviatoslav has announced the global character of the UGCC’s activities, which require ministers with a global vision and global experience. The separation of modernity from reli- gion, the process of the European version of secularization, once started in these very countries. One of UCU’s missions is to create spiritual alternatives, and the new conditions of his ministry will certainly influence Father Borys as he carries out this mission. In fact, it will give him a new “pulpit.” And now, regarding Ukraine. Since the years of the existence of the Lviv Theological Academy and then UCU, Father Borys has been actively involved in the formation of hundreds of seminarians who now serve in Ukraine and are already changing the face of the UGCC. It’s not Father Borys’s style to depend solely on himself. He always gives others room to grow. And so, through these graduates, his presence will be felt in Ukrainian eparchies for a long time. Marynovych: In naming a bishop, the Church pays attention not so much to one’s passport or citizenship as to the nominee’s preparedness to carry the Gospel into con- crete situations of life. We see in this appoint- ment the desire of the UGCC as a whole to be more visible in united Europe. Let’s not for- get that France, Switzerland and the Benelux countries also include Brussels, the capital of the European Union, and Geneva, an impor- tant city for many European organizations. We have long been aware of Father Borys’s diplomatic abilities, and so we can be sure that the voice of the UGCC will be heard much better in this particular European area with the coming of the new bishop. Does the UGCC have many faithful in France, Switzerland, and the Benelux countries? As far as we know, this exarchate is rather small in numbers. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 No. 32

COMMENTARY The Ukrainian Weekly Modern-day slave masters What lessens us as human beings? Two brothers from Ukraine were convicted last month for running a human-traf- ficking ring out of Philadelphia. They did it along with three other brothers, two of by Askold S. Lozynskyj attorney, Raphael Lemkin, not only identi- whom are awaiting extradition from Canada, while the third is on the lam. Omelyan fied the 1932-1933 Ukrainian Famine as Botsvynyuk was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years, and his brother Stepan got The 2012 Summer Olympics are under genocide, but specifically related to it as 20 years. They received penalties befitting the severity of their crimes. way in London. From the opening ceremo- one of the draftsmen of the Convention on In what was an extreme case of human depravity, the Botsvynyuks preyed on nies this Olympiad was marred by contro- Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of their own: young Ukrainians who were promised good jobs plus room and board. versy and insensitivity. Forty years ago at Genocide. The United Nations document The victims of this family-run operation were then smuggled into the United States, the Summer Olympiad, 11 Israeli specifically extended the definition of geno- where they worked on cleaning crews at various stores. They lived in servitude and athletes and coaches were savagely mur- cide to encompass a “time of peace” as well squalid conditions, and were subjected to threats and physical violence, even rape. dered by Palestinian gunmen. The state of as a time of war. They were told they had to work for the organization until their debts – totaling Israel requested that these victims be hon- Over the last decade some 20 countries between $10,000 and $50,000 – were paid off. And, they were told their families ored with a moment of silence at the open- have recognized the Ukrainian Famine as back in Ukraine would be endangered – threats were made of physical harm or ing ceremony of the 2012 Olympiad. The Genocide. That number should be signifi- death – if they did not comply with the Botsvynyuks’ demands. International Olympic Committee declined, cantly higher, except that the Russians have “The evidence and testimony presented at trial painted a picture of the defendants’ but did carry out a moment of silence with waged an unabashed counterattack meant depravity and inhumane treatment of their victims. This is a case that cries out for a small gathering at the Olympic village to diminish the Famine’s significance. Many justice on behalf of victims who entered this country for better opportunities but then beforehand. in the international community, being the found themselves living a nightmare,” U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger said on July No matter what reasoning was given by unprincipled players within a generally 16. “Today’s sentence will ensure that this Botsvynyuk brother [Omelyan], at least, the IOC, this slight was inexcusable. The irreverent and amoral global amalgam, cannot victimize other unsuspecting emigrants. We will continue to work with our killings in Munich were witnessed by the have acquiesced in favor of what is politi- law enforcement partners and with law enforcement in other countries to ensure that entire world. The small and clandestine cally expedient. every member of this illegal organization is brought to justice.” memorial 40 years later was an attempt to This behavior is not a concerted effort Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, which monitored the Botsvynyuk case, reacted diminish the tragedy. against Ukrainians. Rather, it is a generic to the verdict. “…we have received sufficient evidence from the U.S. side that people Almost 80 years ago – more specifically, affliction. An example may be made of were obviously engaged in a shameful thing – they were trafficking people, mainly in the latter half of 1932 and the first quar- Ukraine, which has not recognized the their compatriots,” said the director of the ministry’s information policy department, ter of 1933 – policies were put in place by Armenian genocide because of Turkish rela- Oleh Voloshyn. Significantly, as noted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern the Kremlin which resulted in the murder tions. Likewise, has not recognized District of Pennsylvania, Ukrainian authorities played a role in preparing the case – by starvation of millions of Ukrainians. In the Ukrainian Famine for lack of reciprocity. the Security Service of Ukraine was among the entities cited by the department as August 1932 Joseph Stalin, disappointed Israel has not recognized the Ukrainian rendering assistance. with the collectivization results in Ukraine, Famine or the Armenian Genocide, Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez commented on the “strength of the sent a letter to his top executioner there, although the latter is currently under dis- partnerships the Department of Justice has built with federal, state, local and inter- Lazar Kaganovich. cussion. Singling out Israel by name is not national law enforcement agencies, as well as non-governmental victim advocates,” Stalin wrote: “The most important issue selective nor unfair. Israel is the ostensible adding that, the results in the Botsvynyuk case “demonstrate the power of these right now is Ukraine. Things in Ukraine safe haven for Jews persecuted over millen- partnerships to combat human trafficking and transnational organized crime, and to have hit rock bottom. Things are bad with nia and alleges a moral imperative. restore the rights and dignity of human trafficking victims.” regard to the party. There is talk that in two Furthermore, at least as regards According to information on the website of Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, the Ukrainians, Israel has no political expedi- author of three comprehensive U.S. laws on combating human trafficking world- regions of Ukraine (I think it is the Kyiv and wide, “Every year, between 600,000 to 800,000 people – mostly young women and Dnipropetrovsk regions) about 50 district ency considerations. Russia is not Israel’s children – are forcefully and fraudulently transported across national borders. party committees have spoken out against friend. The explanation surmised is that, in Millions more are trafficked within their own countries. They are stripped of their the grain-procurement plan, deeming it order to keep the memory of the Holocaust dignity, robbed of their human rights and forced into bondage and sexual servitude. unrealistic. The situation in other district alive, Israel is reluctant to identify the They are modern-day slaves.” According to the congressman, human trafficking is a party committees, people say, is better. genocides of others. multi-billion dollar industry that touches every country in the world, including the What does this look like? This is not a party This reasoning, if the surmise is on tar- United States. That is why he authored the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of but a parliament, a caricature of a parlia- get, is very specious, since these tragedies 2000, which has been reauthorized twice thus far. ment… Unless we begin to straighten out are unrelated and diverse in circumstances. The act provides law enforcement agencies with the tools needed to prosecute the situation in Ukraine, we may lose The Jewish and Ukrainian genocides are traffickers, protects the victims of traffickers and greatly increases the punishment Ukraine… Things cannot go on this way. We similar only in the number of victims. that can be applied to the perpetrators. In addition, the act established annual must: …set the goal of transforming However, a selfish approach to history reports on trafficking, allowing the U.S. to monitor individual countries’ responses to Ukraine as quickly as possible into a real undermines any moral imperative that human trafficking and to adopt relevant sanctions against those countries whose fortress of the USSR, into a genuinely exem- Israel may possess on the egregious suffer- actions are found lacking. plary republic…” ing of the Jewish people. With the upcoming The Botsvynyuk case is an excellent example of how this heinous crime can and What followed was a diabolical plan to 80th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine should be prosecuted worldwide. Kudos go to all who are involved in combating this bring the Ukrainians to their knees. and renewed global efforts by Ukrainians gross violation of human rights. Starvation in Ukraine and the Kuban region for recognition, we can only hope that Israel of Russia, heavily inhabited by Ukrainians, and others, even those deterred by Russia’s became widespread. At the height of the muscle flex, will come around. famine, on January 22, 1933, Stalin issued a Insensitivity to the suffering of others is directive instituting a police action to pro- not only selfish and deprives one of moral Aug. Turning the pages back... hibit the massive departure of farmers authority, but most importantly, it lessens from Ukraine and the Kuban region. No all of us as human beings. Four years ago, on August 8, 2008, the Ukrainian Olympic other areas of the USSR were singled out The 2012 London Olympiad is the most Team marched in the opening ceremonies at the Summer prohibiting departure “in search of bread.” recent example. The IOC should be 8 Olympic Games in Beijing. Ukraine collected four bronze and one Over the years, Ukrainians worldwide ashamed. If Israel fails to recognize the 2008 team gold medal during the first week of competition. and since independence the governments Armenian genocide for Turkish consider- In the inaugural year for women’s team saber fencing at the of Ukraine – until the current regime took ations, then Israel should be ashamed. If Olympics, Olena Khomrova, Halyna Pundyk, and over – have sought international recogni- Israel declines to recognize the Ukrainian Olha Zhovnir defeated China 45-44. The Ukrainian women’s team stunned the Chinese tion of the Famine of 1932-1933 as a Famine as genocide, then it loses its moral and, along the way, dashed the dreams of the U.S. team in the semifinal, 45-39. Genocide of the Ukrainian people. The orig- authority and we are all lessened as human Bronze medals were won for Ukraine by: synchronized three-meter springboard divers inator of that term in the 1940s, a Jewish beings. Ilya Kvasha and Oleksiy Pryhorov; female weightlifter Natalya Davydova (69 kg); Greco- Roman wrestler Armen Vardanyan (66 kg); and judoka Roman Hontyuk (81 kg). Vardanyan tied with Mikhail Siamionau for the bronze and Hontyuk shared the bronze tice on behalf of victims and survivors of medal with Tiago Camilo of Brazil. Ukrainian citizens... human trafficking,” said Assistant Attorney Approximately 300 guests, including representatives of the Beijing Olympic Games (Continued from page 3) General Thomas E. Perez. “The record num- Organizing Committee, members of the International Olympic Committee, chairmen of ber of labor trafficking cases we have pros- international Olympic federations and heads of various national Olympic delegations, Pennsylvania State Police, the Philadelphia ecuted in recent years reflects the strength attended the opening of the Ukrainian Olympic House in Beijing on August 11, 2008. Police Department, the Department of of the partnerships the Department of In a telegram to the medal winners, President wrote, “You have Labor Office of Inspector General, Toronto Justice has built with federal, state, local shown an Olympic strength of mind and achieved brilliant results.” Police Department, German National Police, and international law enforcement agen- Ukraine ended the 2008 Olympics with 27 medals – seven gold, five silver and 15 Berlin State Police, Security Service of cies, as well as non-governmental victim bronze – and finished in 11th place in the medal count. Gold medal winners included Ukraine, U.S. National Central Bureau, the advocates. The outstanding results in this Oleksandr Petriv, men’s 25-meter rapid fire pistol; Artur Ayvazyan, men’s 50-meter rifle Department of Justice Office of case demonstrate the power of these part- prone position; Natalya Dobrynska, women’s heptathlon; Inna Osypenko-Radomska, International Affairs and INTERPOL. nerships to combat human trafficking and women’s K-1 500-meter canoe race; and Vasyl Lomachenko, featherweight boxing. “The convictions and sentences in this transnational organized crime, and to Source: “Ukraine at Olympics: four bronze and a team gold,” The Ukrainian Weekly, case are a testament to the [Justice] restore the rights and dignity of human August 17, 2008. Department’s commitment to pursuing jus- trafficking victims.” No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Whom does the UGCC represent in France, the Benelux countries and Ukrainian treasures Switzerland? To the best of my knowledge there are only four small parishes in France; and our seniors no church properties, no schools, no monas- Dear Editor: teries, and no educational centers. What is the future of UGCC in that area? I would like to respond to the overall No prior rector had the vision or cour- The Christothanatists message in Orysia N. Zinycz’s letter (June age to bring a Ukrainian Catholic university 10). Her letter broached the subject of the into the 21st century with high academic Yuri Shcherbak’s “Chas Smertokhrystiv: the Resurrection essentially means the end loss of Ukrainian art treasures (e.g., paint- standards, research and financial stability. Mirazhi 2077 Roku” (Kyiv: Iaroslaviv Val, of Ukrainian Christianity. And that, in Dr. ings, ceramics, embroidery) in several dif- For his vision, boldness and hard work, 2011) is not the kind of book I would nor- Shcherbak’s scenario, serves as a bridge to ferent scenarios. I agree with her that Father Gudziak has been appointed the tit- mally pick up and read. For one thing it’s Islamic hegemony at the hands of the Black these losses are sad and upsetting to see. ular bishop of Carcabia. 480 pages long, and in Ukrainian (with a Horde and its secret master, the Grey The statement that “surviving sons, Perhaps the Vatican does not want to couple of passages in Russian). For another, Prince. Plausible or not, it shows the close it’s science fiction, not my favorite genre. daughters or relatives do not know the antagonize its “brothers” in the Orthodox connection between philosophical world Too often such works merely extrapolate value of the possessions that the deceased Church in Russia? Is this “promotion” an views and political power. current realities into the future, without leave behind” is not entirely accurate. excuse to dislodge Father Gudziak from the Dr. Shcherbak elaborates his story with regard for the many intervening factors There are many children of Ukrainian retir- Ukrainian Catholic University and send him rich detail culled from a lifetime of diplo- that are sure to change the course of scien- ees who appreciate and cherish the unique out of Ukraine? matic and governmental experience, often Ukrainian treasures that we have grown up tific and technological progress. One need deploying military terminology (can you with and now have in our own homes. Jerry Zinycz only think of how quaint the futuristic liter- say “short-range rocket launcher” in It can be very difficult and/or challeng- Venice, Fla. ature of past centuries looks today. It’s also Ukrainian?). Like Mikhail Bulgakov, who ing when trying to start a dialogue with a a political thriller. That genre has produced also was a physician, Dr. Shcherbak uses parent or elder regarding future plans, some entertaining works, but for those of his knowledge of anatomy to create their particular wishes or paring down Source of quote us who grew up on James Bond, the high- authentic if sometimes stomach-churning their decades of accumulated items. Many speed adventures and amorous exploits of descriptions. He also shares the Russian times this is met with a blank stare or out- should be cited suave assassins are getting a bit stale. writer’s flair for the grotesque, as well as right refusal. Thus, any potential orderly But I read it nonetheless. Chiefly this his theological interests. The dialogue of progress is stymied, until there is a compel- Dear Editor: was because I was invited to participate in Black Horde commander Mohamad-Bek ling event. And it is at that point that ener- a seminar to be held in the Washington In the article “Patriarch Sviatoslav’s visit and Orthodox priest Father Ivan recalls the gy and resources become limited and cher- area in the coming months. But it’s also to site of internment camp” by Lubomyr scene of Christ and Pilate in Bulgakov’s ished items are not well served. because the author, Yuri Shcherbak, is no Luciuk (July 15) regarding Canada’s unjust “Master and Margarita.” In some of the Additionally, Ms. Zinycz’s letter does mere scribbler. He is a medical doctor and internment operations of 1914-1920, men- philosophical passages one can hear bring up an excellent point: what to do an expert on Chornobyl who has served as tion was made of internee Nick Lypka and echoes of Nietzsche and Dostoevsky. with unique items after the owner(s) have Ukrainian minister of environmental pro- his experience at Castle Mountain. A good part of Dr. Shcherbak’s text con- passed on. Perhaps, this topic can start a tection, as a deputy of both the Soviet and The interview with Mr. Lypka cited in sists of purported classified memoranda, dialogue between retirees and their chil- the Ukrainian Supreme Councils, as ambas- the article, with no indication of its source, coded messages and expert analyses. He dren (and other relatives). Also, not every- sador of Ukraine to the United States, is a direct quote from my documentary film delights in wry acronyms, the bureaucrat’s one has children or other family members Canada and other countries, and as profes- “Freedom Had A Price: Canada’s First stock in trade: the Donetsk-Ukrainian to pass down their cherished items to. A sor of geopolitics and globalization. He has Internment Operations 1914-1920,” which Republic is “DUR.” The author’s keen irony creative solution may be necessary. something to write about. skewers many of Ukraine’s current reali- should have been mentioned. “Chas Smertokhrystiv” follows the R. E. Ockerby The quote was part of an extensive ties. His depiction of the “Day of the adventures of Ihor Petrovych Haiduk, an Ukrainian Goddess” is a biting satire of Buskirk, N.Y. interview I conducted in Winnipeg in the intelligence officer who, at the age of 50 post-Soviet pop-pornographic entertain- early 1980s for the documentary assisted (yes, there is life, and even adventure, after ment. Much of Dr. Shcherbak’s social criti- by Istan Rozumny and cameraman Claude 40), finds himself in a series of bewildering cism comes from the mouth of Alfred Forest. predicaments beginning in Washington Isaakovych Veber, a liberal-humanist intel- What’s the Vatican’s and taking him to a Ukraine besieged by Yurij Luhovy lectual who decries the plague of TDV the Black Horde. For this is 2077, and the Montreal (Television Debility Virus), laments both plan for the UGCC? world landscape has changed: the United Russia’s self-destructive xenophobia and States has formed a confederation, Europe Dear Editor: the ravages of globalization, exposes politi- has coalesced into a few marginal alliances, cal correctness, and admits the failure of Recently the Vatican again revealed its We welcome your opinion the Middle East remains violent, China has the democratic project and the rise of the “plan” for the future of Ukrainian Greek- The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters become a powerful Middle Kingdom, and Catholic Church. to the editor and commentaries on a vari- Russia has been swallowed up by a criminal state. How do you remove a prominent priest ety of topics of concern to the Ukrainian renewed Central Asian Islamist power: the “Chas Smertokhrystiv” is a page-turner. who has accomplished more for the UGCC American and Ukrainian Canadian com- In fact, it’s the sort of book you can easily munities. Letters should be typed and signed Black Horde. than the whole Synod of Bishops in Ukraine is ruled by a brutal and corrupt read on the subway (I did). The vocabulary (anonymous letters are not published). is not daunting. You will even learn some Ukraine? Letters are accepted also via e-mail at staff@ hetman surrounded by treacherous hench- You “promote” him to apostolic exarch ukrweekly.com. The daytime phone num- men. In the process, Haiduk meets a vari- choice new Ukrainian words, like “luzer” for Ukrainians in France, Belgium, the ber and address of the letter-writer must be ety of colorful characters, many of whom and “hedzhet,” plus terms from the realm of , Luxembourg and Switzerland, given for verification purposes. Please note will be familiar: two-faced politicians, information technology like “fleshka,” “lep- which, in reality, means a Vatican lackey. that a daytime phone number is essential scheming careerists and corrupt bureau- top,” “khekker,” “mesedzh” and “resiver.” in order for editors to contact letter-writers One critic has faulted Dr. Shcherbak’s The Rev. Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., was recom- regarding clarifications or questions. crats, as well as idealistic diasporans, “sin- mended for the episcopacy by the Synod of cere Ukrainians” and militant nationalists. view of religion as all too typical for a Soviet Please note: THE LENGTH OF LETTERS bureaucrat in its focus on the folkloric and Bishops of the UGCC. CANNOT EXCEED 500 WORDS. Finding himself in the midst of a national crisis, the ambitious and self-centered ethnographic, with the priest Father Ivan Haiduk, who has never given much thought appearing merely as a server of the cult. to patriotism, must come to terms with his Moreover, this view is laced with elements Must read own identity. The outcome is stunning. of gnosticism: the struggle of good versus Who, then, are the “Christothanatists”? evil, the advent of a “new age,” and the role “Yanukovych Cracks Down on Independent Media” (Ukraine’s Orange (I have translated “Smertokhrysty” thus, in of an intellectual elite as guardian of hidden Blues blog on World Affairs website, July 27), Dr. Alexander Motyl writes: “Ukraine’s preference to the clumsy “Death-Christs.”) truth. (Father Oleh Hirnyk, “Elita, Sotsialni only• Infully independent television station, TVi, has come under renewed attack by the They are a sect that denies the resurrection Marhinaly i Tserkva,” Patriiarkhat No. 3, Regionnaire regime of President Viktor Yanukovych. The move is obviously intended of Christ. Their leaders are a Russian May-June 2012) But if Shcherbak’s theology to deprive the public of alternative information in the run-up to the October 2012 Orthodox hieromonk, Father Kalerii is not quite kosher, his call for Ukraine’s parliamentary elections. Since all polls show the Regionnaires cannot win a fair and (Sansizbaev), their ideologue – Father spiritual renewal is compelling. free contest, the crackdown on TVi is also a practice run of the kind of mass falsifica- Borisogleb Chikirisov. According to Father Last year I asked a literary critic from tion they will employ to claim victory.” The Rutgers University professor of political Borisogleb, they have been guarding the Kyiv why Ukrainian writers avoided the science notes that TVi has been harassed by the regime since 2010, when President bones of Jesus since His death, transferring “big questions.” He cited post-modernists’ Yanukovych came to power. The most recent episode occurred when the tax police them from place to place, evading fanatical distaste for grand philosophical schemes. raided the TV station’s offices on July 12 and confiscated financial documents. Next, Norman Crusaders, and finally depositing Yuri Shcherbak is an exception. And like TVi’s CEO, Mykola Kniazhytsky, was charged with tax evasion. The charges have seen them in, of all places, the Kyivan Caves the best futuristic novelists, he is really been withdrawn, but as Prof. Motyl notes, “the message to independent media was Monastery. describing today’s world. For the time of loud and clear: express critical opinions at your own risk.” See http://www.worldaf- When Haiduk learns about the the Christothanatists is now. fairsjournal.org/blog/alexander-j-motyl/yanukovych-cracks-down-independent- Christothanatists, it looks like a case of Ian media. Fleming meets Dan Brown. But the matter Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at goes deeper, for growing public denial of [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 No. 32

an icy November rain and unable to rise. Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi to relay REFLECTIONS But it was the Holodomor that persecuted secrets of American’s atom bomb project to him the most relentlessly, more than the Moscow. encounters with the NKVD, more than the But Sudoplatov’s pre-eminence was as a near-death escapes from the German SS, master of “wet deeds,” a murderer. Having more than his labors as an ostarbeiter in organized the assassination of Leon Trotsky Germany, more than staying ahead of the in Mexico, Sudoplatov turned to the assassi- Plus one unholy alliance between American soldiers nation of Ukrainian leaders, in Ukraine and and Soviet secret police. Initially, it was abroad, in what he described as Russia’s by Victor Rud benign … relatively. “75-year war” against Ukraine. He wrote in Since childhood I remember so clearly his memoirs that the war ostensibly ended PART I how, whenever asked if he was hungry, or on only when Ukraine declared independence For a child, it was an intriguing notion. I his own volition, he would simply ask, “A chy and was so recognized by the world. In that was actually able to hold, in one hand, a part ye kusok khliba?” (Is there a piece of bread?). war, in 1932-1933, Soviet Commissar of of an elephant. I had in mind the ivory inlay That’s it. Just bread. Nothing more. Ever. Not Foreign Affairs Maxim Litvinov summarized in the handle of an old-fashioned, straight- after an Easter or Christmas dinner, not after it all, “food is a weapon” – the ultimate edge razor, one of a miserly handful of items a Thanksgiving dinner. weapon of mass destruction. my parents managed to bring with them Slowly, inexorably, the monsters breached For my father, therefore, the Holodomor when they fled as refugees to the United the barricades. I overheard my father went beyond “mere” genocide, it was an States after World War II. A youth’s racing describe one scene to a family friend. He was indescribable phenomenon wrapped within mind was heightened by his father’s admon- a 16-year-old teenager at the time and, with one massive ongoing war crime. He consid- ishment never to touch or even look at the his two older brothers, peeking through the ered Raphael Lemkin’s characterization of razor. It wouldn’t be until many decades ladder braced against the edge of the loft the Holodomor as genocide to be an under- later that I learned its other purpose, bless- that was their bedroom. They watched a statement and, therefore, incomplete. edly never realized. neighbor stumble into their house late one (Lemkin coined the word “genocide” in My father was from the village of night, carrying a burlap bag with what could 1943 and worked on drafting the Nekhvoroshcha, in the Poltava region. My have been a head of cabbage. The neighbor Convention on the Prevention and mother was from the outskirts of Kharkiv. placed the bag on the floor, bracing it against Punishment of the Crime of Genocide which Their experiences under the Russian and Wasyl Rud in a photo taken in post- the wall and bench. Slowly, the bag drooped. was adopted by the United Nations General World War II Germany. German occupations were not markedly dif- The head of a human being rolled out. Assembly in 1948). And that was simply ferent from that of tens of millions of their In a departure from his usual reticence to A land where every other person seemed because no accurate characterization for the countrymen. Similar, as well, was their pain talk, my father once described how his to want to compete to become either a con- Holodomor has yet been conceived other and reticence in talking about it. Like others, father, my grandfather, was arrested and cert soloist or a poet overnight became the than the diluted notion of “genocide.” my parents spoke more expansively usually imprisoned in the village jail, then shipped land of the walking dead. Kidnapping In number of victims and destruction of a only to those who had walked through the to the infamous Lubianka prison in Moscow. became a food source. Now, it was spring nation’s fiber, psychology, sense of self, in same fire, their succeeding generations often He never returned. His father and uncle had 1933, and the Holodomor was raging full terms of coming to the precipice of destroy- learning but bits and pieces, snippets of fought against the invading Red Army years tilt. The neighbor’s meal was already a ing a nation, in terms of its effects carrying ghastly scenes and heartrending decisions. earlier. As the village postman, my grandfa- corpse, lying but a few dozen feet from my through and being so manifest 80 years Ever so slowly, however, over many ther’s name eventually surfaced on the hit father’s home. It was dismembered by fleet- afterward, the Holodomor is without paral- decades, my father’s story unfolded. It’s a list. ing shadows, which would descend from lel in human history. My father would chal- story of growing up in the original and the Crawling up at night to the outside jail nowhere and disappear as mysteriously. lenge the notion, in some quarters, that ultimate terrorist state. It’s a story that, on window where he believed his father was The neighbor considered himself fortunate, somehow it is wrong to compare genocides. top of all other horrors, is the story of the being held, my father instead heard the and soon left with his trophy. He starved to Why, exactly? Without comparison, he Holodomor. The story dissolves the gangre- screams of another “enemy of the people” as death two weeks later, nevertheless. would say, there can be no learning. nous fraud trumpeted by both longstanding her hands were placed in a cauldron of boil- Two months after his hospitalization fol- Whether in Armenia, Kosovo or Cambodia, and recently minted Holodomor deniers. For ing water until her skin sloughed off. “Taking lowing the Thanksgiving “escape,” I served the massacre of innocents was a horrific all Ukrainians, in Ukraine and the diaspora, off the gloves” was a favorite pastime of my father a spaghetti dinner with meat aberration from the normal course of the story shapes the question, “What now?” Vladimir Putin’s heros. Nastia Ivanovna had sauce. He sat motionless, eyes welling up. nation-building or day-to-day existence. But Surviving Joseph Stalin, then Adoph been my father’s elementary school teacher, “What’s wrong?” I asked. He had spaghetti it was an aberration. Those genocides did Hitler, my parents gasped for freedom, see- arrested for “fomenting animosity along many times before and liked it. This time, not lead a people to the brink of extinction almost inaudibly, he asked, “Why did you ing the U.S. as their salvation. Not quite … national lines” – she had insisted on speak- as a nationally conscious body with the give me human meat to eat?” not initially. First they had to survive a third ing Ukrainian with her students. Massive effect that is seen today in Ukraine. Those manhunt, this time by U.S. troops whose infection snuffed out her life – a convenient- World disbelief peoples, today, know who they are. orders were to return to the a ly generic malady for her death certificate. Hitler’s destruction of, among others, desperate, trembling mass of third-class What did my father say, what would he European Jews comes to mind. Though humanity, already persecuted beyond mea- Tormented by the past have said, about the community’s campaign there were similarities, my father consid- sure. Where two despots stumbled, America to overcome world disbelief, and sometimes ered that the Holocaust and the Holodomor willfully picked up the baton in a homicidal As he aged into his 80s and 90s, my the derision and scorn, concerning the were different in at least two, overarching relay race, capturing refugees who were father’s past increasingly tormented him, Holodomor? We’ve heard it all before: It respects. The Holocaust, being the 13 years under Soviet rule in 1939. This included all with less and less respite, and with more really didn’t happen. It really wasn’t that of Nazi rule and its campaign against the of the Ukrainians who somehow lived and more viciousness. At night, at home and bad. It really happened, and it was really Jews, would have to be compared instead, through the Holodomor. in the hospital, he would scream, sometimes bad, but it happened to everyone. It really not to the Holodomor, but to the corre- Not content with awarding Stalin diplo- calling out for his own mother and father, was not intentional. It was – inexplicably sponding 70 plus years of Soviet Russian matic recognition of his legitimacy during sometimes crying, but never himself waking somehow – a “mistake.” A realpolitik neces- rule and its campaign against Ukrainians. the Holodomor, the U.S. now provided a from the nightmares. sity to earn foreign currency to finance During that period, the Holodomor was but bonus by rounding up the Holodomor’s Once, as my father was being transport- industrialization, etc, etc. one mechanism in Sudoplatov’s war against remnants. The January 4, 1946, order of ed to his hospital room, he began trembling How does my father’s life experience, a Ukrainians, just like one of Hitler’s mecha- Headquarters, U.S. Armed Forces, European so hard that the gurney shook. The nurse proxy for the lives of so many millions, nisms in his destruction of the Jews, be it fir- Theater, was clear: “by force if necessary.” and transport aids were perplexed. He was inform for us the issues today? What did he ing squads or gas chambers. The Holocaust Suicides exploded in the displaced persons warmly covered. His eyes, however, were say, what would he say, about the genocide was not just one of those mechanisms, but (DP) camps. darting back and forth in fear. He whis- “debate” and what he called the “numbers the totality of the effort. The Holodomor With a friend, “Slavko,” my father located pered to me, “Run home and get some game” engendered around the Holodomor? was not the totality, but just one of the a barely functional motorcycle (he consid- money. They’re taking me to be tortured. For him, the entire period of Russian rule mechanisms. The Holocaust was the whole ered it a trifling down payment for his previ- (“Berut mene kaznyty.) I have to buy them of Ukraine was one apocalyptic war crime. story. The Holodomor was only one chapter. ous slave labor in Germany), and raced off.” Past atrocities can be extrapolated and the More fundamentally, whereas the through Bavaria removing road signs, deter- At another time, the hospital tried to future was openly predicted in 1870 by Holocaust became the unintended catalyst mined to do what they could to stymie rov- accommodate his weak English ability by Russian Minister of Education Dmitry behind the founding of the Israeli state and ing squads of American GI’s and their NKVD assigning a Russian-speaking (what’s the Tolstoy: “The ultimate goal in the education the crucible – and guarantor – of modern handlers. My father swore never to be taken difference, right?) nurse, aide or doctor. of the non-Russians must be their Jewish identity, the Holodomor achieved its alive, whether by American GI’s or Russian Upon hearing Russian, my father would Russification and assimilation within the intended effect of causing the very opposite NKVD. For him the ivory inlaid razor would start shaking again, staring straight ahead Russian nation.” Shortly afterward, Fyodor in Ukraine – “a smashing success,” gloated be the final escape. He carried it, hidden, without responding. It took my usual expla- Dostoyevsky wrote: “All people should Stanislav Kossior, a member of the Politburo wherever he could during his several years nation to the hospital staff about Russia vs. become Russian and Russian above all else, and one of Stalin’s deputies in Ukraine. The in Germany. He finally openly placed it with Ukraine before they saw the light. because the Russian national idea is univer- Holodomor, raging for approximately nine their belongings as my parents boarded a On the Tuesday to Wednesday night sal.” months, interred the idea of Ukrainian inde- ship bound for America. He never touched before Thanksgiving last year, my father It was a war. Many decades later, Pavel pendence for generations. It was so effective the razor again. relived the scene he witnessed as his family Sudoplatov would so declare it. Who was that, after lifting it in late spring of 1933, home was surrounded by the NKVD, subse- Sudoplatov? He was a key figure in the Stalin felt sufficiently secure to transfer the quently arresting his father. For hours on Soviet secret police, first the Cheka, then temporary Soviet capital from Kharkiv to Victor Rud, a lawyer, has been research- end, he stumbled on crutches from window renamed the OGPU, GPU, NKVD, KGB and Ukraine’s historic capital, Kyiv. The ing the Holodomor for over 35 years. He is a to window in our home, peeking through the now the FSB. He was, in Ted Turner’s words Holodomor regurgitated the catatonic crip- founder of the Ukrainian American Bar blinds, seeing ghosts that were not ghosts. In to NBC’s Tom Brokaw, a member of “an hon- ples roaming Ukraine today. So much so Association, and past chairman of its board the middle of the night he fled the house. He orable profession.” Sudoplatov was in that, though Ukraine is today nominally of governors. Mr. Rud is a graduate of escaped. We found him early Wednesday charge of the Soviet penetration of the independent it is, fundamentally, not a Harvard College and Duke Law School. morning lying outside in a puddle, soaking in Manhattan project, convincing Robert Ukrainian state. No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 9

The Ukrainian Sports Association of USA and Canada (USCAK) will hold the annual Labor Day weekend Memoir of Ukrainian Canadian Educators swimming competition “Trailblazers: The Lives and Times of Michael Ewanchuk and Muriel (Smith) at Soyuzivka Ewanchuk,” by John Lehr and David McDowell. Winnipeg: Carpathia Publishers, on SATURDAY, September 1, 2012 2011. Softcover, 226 pp. $28.50. ISBN: 978-1- 55099-199-4. Most biographies focus on the lives of the influential and famous, people whose lives were lived in the glare of public scru- Swim meet tiny. This biography is somewhat different Saturday, September 1, 2012, 10:00 a.m. in that it relates the lives of two ordinary for team and for individual championships of USCAK people whose lives spanned a crucial for- and Ukrainian National Association trophies and medals mative period in the development of west- Warm-up at 9 a.m. ern Canada in the early years of the 20th century. TABLE of EVENTS “Trailblazers” is the story of two Boys/Men INDIVIDUAL Girls/Women Manitoba educators and revolves around 11 ...... 13/14 100m im 13/14 ...... 12 the themes of migration, ethnicity and geo- 13 .... 15 & over 100m im 15 & over .... 14 graphic mobility. 15 .. 10 & under 125m free 10 & under .. 16 The son of a Ukrainian immigrant, 17 ...... 11/12 125m free 11/12 ...... 18 Michael Ewanchuk was born on a bush 19 ...... 13/14 150m free 13/14 ...... 10 homestead. The story of his life is the 11 .... 15 & over 150m free 15 & over .... 12 quintessential tale of the Ukrainian immi- 13 .. 10 & under 150m free 10 & under .. 14 grant making his way in Manitoba, over- As pioneer teachers, both helped to 15 ...... 11/12 150m free 11/12 ...... 16 coming disadvantages of lowly origins and shape the course of education in Manitoba. 17 ...... 13/14 150m back 13/14 ...... 18 obstacles of prejudice, migrating in search That they met and married defied the odds, 19 .... 15 & over 150m back 15 & over .... 20 of work and pursuing education as a path as their backgrounds could scarcely have 21 .. 10 & under 125m back 10 & under .. 22 to prosperity. been more different. The story of their lives 23 ...... 11/12 125m back 11/12 ...... 24 Muriel Smith, also of pioneer stock, was parallels the social development of the prov- 25 ...... 13/14 150m breast 13/14 ...... 26 born in southwestern Manitoba. Her life ince and the societies they represented. 27 .... 15 & over 150m breast 15 & over .... 28 path was determined by her gender and by Readers interested in purchasing the 29 .. 10 & under 125m breast 10 & under .. 30 economic forces well beyond her control book may contact Carpathia Publishers by 31 ...... 11/12 125m breast 11/12 ...... 32 that took her into education. e-mail at [email protected]. 33 ...... 13/14 100m free 13/14 ...... 34 35 .... 15 & over 100m free 15 & over .... 36 37 .. 10 & under 125m fly 10 & under .. 38 39 ...... 11/12 125m fly 11/12 ...... 40 41 ...... 13/14 150m fly 13/14 ...... 42 43 ... 15 & over 150m fly 15 & over .... 44

RELAYS 45 .. 10 & under 4 x 25m free 10 & under .. 46 47 ...... 11/12 4 x 25m free 11/12 ...... 48 49 ...... 13/14 4 x 50m free 13/14 ...... 50 51 .... 15 & over 4 x 50m medley 15 & over .... 52

Swimmers can compete in three (3) individual and one (1) relay events. Relay teams will be established by team coaches or representatives. Entry deadline: Entry forms, provided below, must be submitted by August 21, 2012, to Marika Bokalo, Swim Meet director. There will be no registration at poolside. Registration fee is $15.00 per swimmer. Of the fee, $5 will be donated to the Soyuzivka Pool Repair Fund.

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Please send this entry form with $15 entry fee by August 21, 2012. (checks made out to “Ukrainian Sports Federation”) to: Marika Bokalo 641 Evergreen Pkwy. Union, NJ 07083 (908) 851-0617 email: [email protected]

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Edited and compiled by Matthew Dubas Euro Cup 2012: Chef Mark Burachinsky opens Reactions from the diaspora Meal restaurant in Nutley, N.J. The Ukrainian Weekly’s Matthew Dubas staying. The final bill for him per night, asked soccer fans who attended the which I have a receipt for, was 660 euros. European championships, co-hosted by That is $800 a night. This alone drove off Ukraine and Poland in June and July, to many more fans from the diaspora from describe their experiences, note the renova- attending. tions of infrastructure, and pleasant surpris- Lviv looked great! I was there two years es and disappointments. Their responses fol- earlier and flew into the old airport. They low below. closed for renovations right after we left. The terminal looks great. The Fan Zone was Taras Jaworsky, Chicago: the best of the two cities we traveled to. The I traveled with a small group from Fan Zone was on Svoboda Prospekt in front Chicago and Cleveland to Lviv and Kyiv for of the opera house down to the Taras games at Euro 2012. Over the course of the Shevchenko statue. It continued on as a last 13 years, I normally plan large group pedestrian area to the front of Hotel George. trips that follow the Ukrainian National Lviv did its Fan Zone right by having the Team. An example of this would be when we screen and stage together, whereas in Kyiv it traveled to Germany for the World Cup 2006 was separated. – we had 75 people from the U.S., Canada The first game in Lviv was Germany ver- and Australia. I found out from a friend who sus Portugal. These fans loved Ukraine and is a U.S. soccer travel agent that traveled to Lviv. As a matter of fact, we joked with some Ukraine to meet with UEFA (Union of Germans about the old Lemberg name for European Football Associations) two years Lviv and noted that the last time this city saw ago, the room prices were going to be ridicu- so many Germans was during World War II. lous. The example he gave me was 700 Each night Ukrainians celebrated with other euros a night. This translates to $850. That fans from other countries. They took pic- Interior view of Mark Burachinsky’s new restaurant. confirmed that I would not be setting up a tures, drank beer or just chit-chatted. PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukrainian American lump crab meat. Appetizers range from $8 large group trip, as I could never charge my Ukraine and Lviv were very patriotic dur- ing this time, as evidenced by the fight the Mark Burachinsky is chef and owner of one to $12; entrees $12-$28; sandwiches and soccer friends that much for a room. evening after the first Euro 2012 match, the newest restaurants in Nutley, N.J. – What is funny is that this same friend burgers $8-$12; steaks and chops $21-$49. versus Poland. In the early hours Meal: Meet, Eat and Lounge. The simplicity could not travel to Ukraine due to a medical Desserts include re-imagined classics some Russians (Moskali) were running flight restriction and he asked if I would of the eatery’s name suggests its mantra, such as cheesecake lollipops, each dipped through the streets screaming “Ukraine is help him distribute tickets to clients in but as the Nutley Journal discovered, it is in some kind of fresh chocolate or fruit, Russia.” It was later that morning at break- Ukraine during Euro 2012. I did this for him far from ordinary. served in a stand with dipping sauces. fast that we heard that Ukrainian fans set Meal, which opened in June, is the kind Meal, with its own parking lot, is located and he kindly gave me lodging for five nights the Russian fans right. at Kyiv Radisson Blu as a thank you. This, of of place where the Rat Pack set would have at 433 Kingsland Ave., in Nutley, N.J. It is enjoyed a thick-cut steak, the feature sug- course, is where some of his clients were (Continued on page 11) open seven days a week: Monday through gests, but is also expected to be frequented Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m. by chefs from around the New York-New to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jersey area. There are plans for a Sunday brunch. The Chef Burachinsky, who graduated from restaurant, which is also accessible via NJ the Culinary Institute of America and has Transit bus, is BYOB until September when more than 13 years of industry experience, the full bar and lounge are expected to said his approach is to offer the very high- open. For reservations, catering, take-out est quality ingredients prepared in the and more information, telephone 973-542- most delicious, simple manner possible. 8522, or visit the restaurant’s Facebook “We grind all of our own meat for the burg- page. ers in a special blend, and we only use the very best quality meat and seafood. Every item on our menu is just the best quality possible,” he told the Nutley Journal. Offering classic lunch and dinner entrees, sandwiches fashioned from the highest quality ingredients, married with seasoning and side dishes results in food that sets itself apart from the rest. In addi- tion to the standard fare of steaks, chops and filet mignon, Meal offers a great selec- tion of seafood, including chilled lobster, Taras Jaworsky, (left) with friends from the Chicago and Cleveland area in Kyiv. colossal shrimp, oysters, clams and jumbo Meal’s logo inscribed on a cutting board.

In the middle of the pack, at number six, Culture and Arts. is Ani Lorak’s 2012 album “Obnimi Menia” The theme for the Euro 2012 “Endless (Hold Me). Lorak, who was born Karolina Summer” by Oceana, led by Oceana Top 10 songs in Ukraine Kuiek, is listed as the fifth-richest singer in Mahlmann, a German-Afro-Martiniquais PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The top10 songs in tage, and Rock Mafia is the production duo Ukraine. She re-released the “Hold Me” singer who finished in sixth place in the Ukraine for the 2012 summer were posted behind a lot of Miley Cyrus’s and Selena (Obnimi Menia) album this year, with the Polish version of “Dancing With the Stars”, on the blog grantland.com on July 24 by Gomez’s hits. This song went to number title “Hold Me Closer.” solidly holds the number two spot in the Molly Lambert, with some surprising addi- one in Germany. Previously, she released Rated at number five is “Nezhno, chart. The song is based around a sample tions. The ratings are based on airplay fre- “Columbine” (2009). “Friends” is a new sin- Nezhno” by Diljas, it is a bouncy tune, with of Die Vogel’s “Blaue Moschee” with soccer quency by the website FDR.com.ua. gle from Dione’s new album “Before the a “solamente” feel, and climbing the chart chants mixed in. Starting at number 10, is “Liubi” (My Dinosaurs” (2012). at number four is Potap & Nastya’s And at number one, is Svitlana Loboda’s Love) by Dan Balan, a Moldovan pop-rock In the eighth slot is “Neliubov” (No “Priletelo.” Their real names are Oleksiy “Oblaka.” Loboda is a Ukrainian singer, singer, originally from the band O-Zone, Love) by Irakli & Dasha Suvorova, a Potapenko and Nastya Kamenskih, both of composer and pianist, and former member whose hit “Dragostea din tei,” more popu- Russian-language song. It is a guitar-driven Kyiv, who sing in Russian. of the group Nu Virgos. The song uses a larly known as the “Numa Numa” song, was ballad in a minor key. “Fermony Liubvi” (Love Pheromones) whistle sound as a repetitive theme, but is used as a sample by Just Blaze for T.I. and Coming in at number seven is “Ischu by singer Alyosha, is a trancy dance song not too overpowering. Rihanna’s “Live Your Life.” Tebia” (I am looking for you) by Vera sung in Ukrainian with little to qualify it For a list of additional top songs in At number nine is “Friends” by Aura Brezhneva, a Ukrainian and Russian pop for the number three spot. Alyosha hails Ukraine, readers can visit http://www.fdr. Dione featuring Rock Mafia. Dione is of singer, who was a member of a late incarna- from Zaporizhia, Ukraine, and graduated com.ua/chart/ua. The listings are updated Danish, Spanish, French and Faroese heri- tion of the Ukrainian pop group Nu Virgos. from the Kyiv National University of on a daily basis. No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 11

and stayed at the President Hotel. It was Euro 2012 reaction... located right next to the stadium. I traveled back many times since then, with the (Continued from page 10) Hromovytsia dance ensemble of Chicago, as an election judge and as a soccer fan. Each Entertainment at the Fan Zone were time you could walk into the stadium no Haydamaky (new band), Mandry, Mad problem. Its a much friendlier atmosphere, Heads XL and others. It was a great daily cleaner, and the covering on the seating venue. Another place that was great to meet looked like sunflowers. The only problem with people was near the Ratush (city hall), from a construction perspective is that the where people sat outside or to the UPA- bathroom entrance and exit was one door. themed restaurant Kryivka. Daily we met As soon as you entered you were meeting friends from Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg, men that were washing hands at the sinks Cleveland. and fighting the traffic flow of people going The stadium in Lviv was beautiful – great in/out. This was ludicrous! job and unbelievable sight lines. We sat in I wanted to share this last note. I experi- category one seats, midfield upper level. enced this in several places and was proud The tram was never finished, so they had that my parents and grandparents taught buses from downtown Lviv. We found it odd me Ukrainian. I would be speaking in that all of the other stadiums in Ukraine and Ukrainian at some function in Kyiv, as an Poland were in downtown areas, while Lviv example, and the person I spoke with either Stadium was outside the city center in the responded in Russian or broken English. south. Once buses dropped you off you had One time a woman jumped in and started to walk a mile to the stadium. We believe screaming that these men should be embar- At the Fan Zone in Wroclaw, Poland, Mark Howansky (center) with his family. the reason for this is all the buses were rassed that a young man from the diaspora occupied picking up fans in downtown Lviv spoke such perfect Ukrainian and they could Kozuchow. We drove down early in the day vide information, but I think they were a bit and that the roads were never finished with only respond in Russian. She made me very and explored the old town and Fan Zone overwhelmed. the final layers of asphalt. This is only true proud and I thanked her for it! I am proud before the game, using the easily navigable But, all things considered, I think both around the stadium area and parking areas. of my heritage and cried my eyes out when local tram system. The vibe in town was Wroclaw and Poznan did a good job making We saw manhole lids sticking up all over the the Ukrainian national anthem played dur- fun, with both Russian and Czech fans, along the large, international crowds that came place with unfinished curbs too. ing Ukraine’s first game versus Sweden. with Poland fans, drinking and singing for Euro feel welcome and safe. I enjoyed We rode the new high-speed train, the Everybody we spoke with internationally everywhere. I didn’t like the fact that the both the soccer and the atmosphere, and am Hyundai, from Lviv to Kyiv in five hours. We loved Ukraine, the country, its food, the Wroclaw Fan Zone was smack in the middle very happy I attended the tournament. were the last group that actually did not beautiful women and our company! of the town’s bazaar, however, because the have mechanical problems during the temporary walls obstructed views of all the Andrew Panas, 32, Mount Olive, N.J.: course of the European Championship, Mark Howansky, 39, Green Brook, N.J.: old buildings, such as the famous Ratusz. Though it was to be my fourth trip to though we did experience a severe thunder- Even though I have followed the On the 20-minute tram ride out to the stadi- Ukraine in eight years, the BBC and other storm that shut down service for a half- Ukrainian National Team in Europe a few um, we had fun juggling a soccer ball that news outlets’ consistent portrayal of hour. We stopped many miles outside of my sister bought with the random fans that Ukraine, its people and infrastructure as un- Kyiv until it passed. Remember, trains run times (with many of the people Taras we met. The stadium itself was impressive, prepared for the European championship on electric there. Overall, the train is beauti- Jaworsky was with during his aforemen- with a very sleek and modern design. It was honestly caused me to have reservations on ful, and I hope that they can maintain it for tioned trip), I decided to take a different constructed for the Euro and features outer how the whole experience would be. I was the future. approach to the European championship walls made from semi-transparent mesh, not only concerned that fans visiting from Kyiv was well-prepared, and the Fan this time around. Part of the reason was which can be lit with various colors – partic- other countries would return home con- Zone was huge, stretching from the Maidan that I wanted to visit family in Poland and ularly cool at night. firming the media’s warnings and callouts, (Independence Square) all the way down part was that I was turned off by all of the The game was a lot less competitive than but that several friends from the diaspora the Khreshchatyk, and on game days this negative pre-tournament news coming out I had hoped, with Russia winning easily and who were traveling to Ukraine for their first included streets around the stadium. The of Ukraine (price-gouging, etc.). So, I built that only made the already confident time would deem me a crazed, delusional Kyiv Fan Zone had more dancers than musi- my itinerary around visiting my mother’s Russian fans more obnoxious. Many were patriot for my insistent tales of a country cal entertainment. I did witness on some family in Kozuchow (near Zielona Gora) and wearing “CCCP” paraphernalia and old with beautiful cities, warm people, delicious night when there was no game they actually my father in-law’s family in Szczecin, both Soviet military hats, which obviously was collected a gate fee for the entertainment. I Lemkos who were forcibly resettled from food and entertaining night venues. not to my liking. That was also the match was disappointed at how much Russian was Lemkivschyna during Akcja Wisla. Upon arrival in Kyiv, the designated Euro where Russian fans racially taunted a black spoken in Kyiv from before, when I was We flew from Newark to/from Berlin, entry lines were a delight that allowed a Czech player and fought with stadium stew- there post-Orange Revolution. Your menus rented a car there and drove to those cities speedy exit to the ambitious and overly ani- ards, but I did not see any of that first-hand. were either in Russian, English or French – as well as to games in Wroclaw and Poznan. mated taxi drivers. The standard haggle for All-in-all, our group had a fun day at the no Ukrainian. Our group included me, my wife, Maria a commitment and cost occurred, however, game and my family in Poland were particu- We arrived by train, and you could tell Hrywna, our 9-month-old daughter Nadya, Euro liaisons donned in blue shirts were larly proud to be able to experience the his- that some items were different. I saw more my mother, Nadia (Lozyniak) Howansky, my spread inside and outside of the airport to toric event in their own backyard. signs in English giving directions and streets sister, Lena, and my in-laws, Miroslaw and help those unfamiliar with the process and The second game we attended was had Ukrainian-English titles. Our apartment Julia Hrywna. We also met up with my potential cost of a trip downtown. Despite Ireland vs in Poznan, where we was two blocks north of the new stadium. brother-in-law Mark Hrywna and his girl- the help, prices paid for a taxi ride ranged spent two days/nights exploring the old Each night we were able to host all of our friend, Colette Dunne, for part of the trip. from $30 to $90 for the same length of travel. town and some of the parks (Park friends at a neighborhood bar and review Our trip lasted nine nights, from June 2 to Traveling together, Danusia Wodziczki and Park Solacki). Reasonably the day’s events. Our friends came from the 12, with the first and last nights spent in Chernichenko and I were the last in a group priced accommodations in town were very U.S., Canada, Ukraine, Germany and England. Berlin (where a second cousin lives), one of six to arrive at a previously booked apart- hard to find, with basic hotel rooms going The new Olympiiskyi Stadium was a night in Szczecin, four nights in Zielona ment. Our group was much like others, for 500-600 euros! We were lucky to find a unique and beautiful design. My first time Gora, and two nights in Poznan. which represented a vast swath of the dias- private apartment through a website where seeing the stadium was in 1991 when we The first game we attended was Russia pora – all friends but current residents of we could fit our large group at a fraction of traveled to Ukraine with USCAK (Ukrainian versus the in Wroclaw on New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Toronto and that cost, but I had to book that months in Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada) June 2, along with some of my family from Australia. While per person it was almost advance. half the price of hotels, the apartment was Our only unpleasant experience of the spacious and finely furnished with all the trip happened while our car was parked at modern amenities, and only a 10-minute that apartment – our (German) license walk from the Khreshchatyk (Kyiv’s main plates were stolen! That is apparently a boulevard). common occurrence in Poland, where they A full day at the FanZone immediately are used to rob expensive gas (aka “pump n changed my initial mindset from the more run”) and to move stolen cars. than several pleasant encounters with locals In Poznan, the Fan Zone was relatively and those from abroad. The Swedes and small and a few blocks away from their English, who dominated the foreign fan main square where there tended to be big- presence, were friendly, respectful and all ger crowds. spoke in high regard of the city and the local The soccer-related highlight of the trip Ukrainian people. The only negative talk for me, was the Irish fans we encountered in that surfaced was of the “ghost” apartments, Poznan. They poured into the city in their where people paid in advance for a location RV’s decked out in green-white-orange and that didn’t exist. We soon learned that some were amazingly fun and friendly. They par- of the locals were offering those affected tied and sang along with anyone they met, free accommodations in their own homes, Croatians and Poles included, despite the which added to the general good feeling of Irish team’s poor performance. the event. The stadium in Poznan was a bit smaller The day of the match between France and harder to navigate, and the organization and Sweden caused a buzz throughout Kyiv. at the site was a bit spotty, with not enough Local fans and those of the diaspora were in garbage cans or signs to the buses and high spirits, singing and chanting the ever trams back to the city. There were many Mark Howansky (left) with his wife, Maria, and his brother-law, Mark Hrywna (right) and his girlfried, Collete Dunne, at the Ireland versus Croatia match in Poznan, Poland. young volunteers around, intended to pro- (Continued on page 16) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 No. 32

competence will render all-round assistance NEWSBRIEFS to the International Observation Mission of the OSCE Center for Democratic Institutions (Continued from page 2) and Human Rights during the whole period of its work in Ukraine,” Mr. Dykusarov TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 would not assure Tymoshenko’s full partici- or e-mail [email protected] pation in the process. “I would just suggest added. (Ukrinform) that everyone imagine a situation where CEC member visits Washington Yulia Volodymyrovna [Tymoshenko], for SERVICES PROFESSIONALS example, would be in the hospital, while her WASHINGTON – A member of Ukraine’s defense would be here,” Mr. Vlasenko said. Central Election Commission, Mykhailo “She will be watching this reality show on Okhendovskyi, paid a working visit to the television. How will she be able to fully take U.S. on July 7-14. He held a number of meet- part in this? How will we be able to provide ings with representatives of the U.S. admin- istration, Congress, think tanks and NGOs, a legal defense if she’s on the other side of Ukrainian community and mass media. the silver screen?” Reports say more than While in the U.S., Mr. Okhendovskyi partici- 1,000 supporters and opponents of Ms. pated in a roundtable discussion at the Tymoshenko gathered outside the court- Carnegie Endowment for International room in Kharkiv as the case resumed on Peace on the elections to the Parliament of July 31. On July 30, German doctors who Ukraine to be held on October 28. Mr. have been treating Ms. Tymoshenko said Okhendovskyi spoke about the structure her physical condition required up to eight and main working principles of the Central ОКСАНА СТАНЬКО more weeks of attention. The former prime Ліцензований продавець Election Commission as an independent Страхування Життя minister has been suffering from back prob- state body charged with organizing the OKSANA STANKO lems and other ailments. (RFE/RL) election process, implementing a new law Licensed Life Insurance Agent OSCE mission starts work in September on the elections of Ukraine’s national depu- Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. ties, preparing the practical aspects of the, as well as improvement of the voters’ state 32 Peachtree Rd. KYIV – The Office for Democratic register. He emphasized that all the neces- Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Institutions and Human Rights of the sary conditions for fair, free, valid and trans- Tel.: 908-872-2192; email: [email protected] Organizaton for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will begin the work of its parent elections have been provided. He International Observation Mission for the also said that the state has been in a posi- elections of national deputies of Ukraine on tion to conduct the elections in accordance September 10. Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the highest world and European stan- spokesperson Oleksander Dykusarov said at dards as was demonstrated during previous a briefing on July 24. “The mission’s main presidential and parliamentary elections. group, which will stay in Ukraine beginning Mr. Okhendovskyi highlighted Ukraine’s on September 10 this year, will include 16 interest in having the maximum number of OSCE experts,” he said. According to the international observers and the state’s diplomat, it is expected that beginning readiness to facilitate their work. (Embassy September 17, 100 long-term observers of Ukraine in the United States) sent by OSCE participating countries will Kliuyev on global peace and security come to Ukraine. In addition, approximately a week before the elections, another 600 KYIV – Ukraine will adopt a more active short-term observers will come to Ukraine position in maintaining peace and global to monitor the process of voting directly at security by participating in international electoral districts. Ambassador Frances peacekeeping and anti-piracy operations. Glover of Great Britain has been appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Andriy Kliuyev HELP WANTED to head the OSCE mission. She previously headed the Observation Mission of the OSCE stated this while commenting on the inten- Office for Democratic Institutions and tion of the Ukrainian military to join the Ocean Shield anti-piracy operation, Mr. We are seeking a babysitter Human Rights during Ukraine’s parliamen- tary elections in 2007. Mr. Dykusarov said Kliuyev’s spokesman, Artem Petrenko, said for our 3 year old son in Bayside, NY. on July 18. “In the case of sea pirates, the that, during their stay in Ukraine, members Must speak Ukrainian fluently. Preferably issue concerns the interests of Ukraine. Over of the OSCE Observation Mission are plan- owns a car. Two days per week - Wednes- the past three and a half years pirates have ning to discuss the issues of the electoral day and Thursday. No. of days to increase seized more than four dozen ships with process with state institutions, political par- in December. Tel. 646-763-0045. nearly 200 Ukrainian citizens on board,” Mr. ties, candidates, as well as representatives of Kliuyev said. 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began on July 26 in the Kyivan Caves NEWSBRIEFS Monastery under the headship of Patriarch Kirill. Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sabodan) (Continued from page 12) and Metropolitan Nyfont of Lutsk and Volyn naval operation in November 2010. In addi- represent the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – tion, according to the secretary of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) at the ses- National Security and Defense Council, a sion. Despite a court prohibition, members Ukrainian naval ship is participating in of the Svoboda party organized a protest NATO’s Operation Active Endeavor in the against the visit of Patriarch Kirill to Mediterranean in the fight against illegal Ukraine. A group of protesters stood along migration and the illegal movement of the fence in front of the Presidential weapons and drugs. A Ukrainian aircraft Administration building and held banners We are deeply saddened will join the Atalanta operation this year to reading: “Away with Moscow invaders,” to announce the passing conduct observation flights over the water “Moscow Colonizer Priest Go Away,” on July 27, 2012 of our “Support One Local Orthodox Church Based area, whereas the Ukrainian frigate Hetman dearest husband, father, Sahaidachny, with a helicopter and a group in Kyiv.” Also on July 26, a half-naked mem- of special forces on board, will participate in ber of Femen rushed toward Patriarch Kirill brother, son-in-law, and the Ocean Shield operation off the coast of at the time of his arrival at Boryspil Airport brother-in-law Somalia next year, Mr. Kliuyev said. He said and shouted “Get lost.” So According to tsn. Ukraine’s participation in such operations is ua, the incident happened when the patri- not only a contribution to global security, arch walked from the plane toward journal- JAROSLAW (JERRY) WOZNIAK but also a good experience for Ukrainian ists. An inscription on the woman’s body born July 22, 1946 servicemen. Mr. Kliuyev noted that repre- said “Kill Kirill.” (Religious Information in Aschaffenburg, Germany sentatives of different countries are work- Service of Ukraine) ing out anti-piracy skills during multina- Yanukovych meets with ROC patriarch Veteran of the Vietnam War tional exercises. For example, the scenario of one stage of the Sea Breeze international KYIV – President Viktor Yanukovych met exercises, which are currently taking place with the primate of the Russian Orthodox Lovingly remembered by his: in Odesa, foresaw the holding of an anti- Church (ROC), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, wife Rosemarie Krill Wozniak piracy operation. (Ukrinform) in Crimea on July 28. The president noted daughter Laryssa and her fiancé Ryan Bacon 120,000 pilgrims in Zarvanytsia the tradition of a large-scale celebration by national Orthodox Churches of the Day of sister Luba LVIV – On July 4-15, in the Spiritual Baptism of Rus’-Ukraine and the memory mother-in-law Eudokia Krill Center of the Blessed Mother in the west- of Prince Volodymyr the Great that is cele- sister-in-law Hanya Krill and her husband Max Pyziur ern Ukrainian village of Zarvanytsia, an all- brated on July 28. Mr. Yanukovych said such as well as family and friends in Ukraine and in the diaspora. Ukrainian and youth pilgrimage was held, events demonstrate the important role of with some 120,000 pilgrims from various the Church in society and its impact on the parts of Ukraine participating. Some people moral condition of the people. Patriarch In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested walked hundreds of kilometers to get to Kirill emphasized the importance of cele- that donations may be made to the Zarvanytsia; pilgrims from the brating the Day of the Christianization of National Veterans Foundation, www.nvf.org. Khmelnytskyi Vicariate walked for about a Rus’-Ukraine that coincided this year with week. According to the Information another great event, the 20th anniversary Department of the Ukrainian Greek- of the service of Metropolitan Volodymyr MAY HE REST IN ETERNAL PEACE! Catholic Church, the honored guests of the (Sabodan) to the Church. (Religious pilgrimage were Patriarch Sviatoslav Information Service of Ukraine) Shevchuk; Apostolic Nuncio in Ukraine Archbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson, Chinese naval boats enter Black Sea Archbishop Elias Chacour of the Melkite KYIV – Officials at the Russian and Greek Catholic Church, Ordinary Bishop Ukrainian defense ministries said that Ділимося тяжкою вісткою, що з Божої волі відійшла Anton Kosha of the Chisinau Eparchy of the Chinese naval vessels have entered the у Богом призначену вічність наш ангел-хоронитель Republic of Moldova, as well as metropoli- Black Sea for the first time ever. The – наша найдорожча дружина, мама, донька, tans, archbishops, bishops of UGCC and the destroyer Qingdao, armed with guided сестра, внучка, тета і невістка Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine, govern- missiles, and the patrol boat Yantai, cap- ment officials and representatives of politi- tained by the deputy commander of China’s св. п. cal forces. One of the highlights of the event northern fleet, entered the sea on July 31 at was a candle procession from the church to Ukraine’s invitation. The two Chinese ships Ліля Галяревич the statue of the Zarvanytsia Mother of God have previously taken part in international з дому Річнер where Patriarch Sviatoslav served a public operations against pirates in the Gulf of віддана пластунка, член куреня „Чортополохи“, prayer service. (Religious Information Aden. Officials said the Yantai was expected невтомний волонтер для Suzan G. Komеn for the Cure. Service of Ukraine) to sail to the Romanian port of Constanta UOC-KP holds Synod in Kyiv before leaving the Black Sea on August 9, Горем прибиті: while the Qingdao was expected to stay in муж – Андрій KYIV – On July 27, in the Synodal Hall of Ukraine’s Crimean port of until діти – Стефан, Адрiян, Ляля the Kyiv Patriarchate, a session of the Holy August 4. In accordance with the Montreux батько – Альберт Річнер з дружиною Анною Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Convention, the vessels of non-Black Sea бабця – Ванда Річнер Kyiv Patriarchate began under the leader- countries can remain in the Black Sea for сестра – Тамара Кравець з мужем Тарасом і дітьми ship of Patriarch Filaret. The session was up to 21 days. (RFE/RL, based on reporting Александром і Лярисою attended by the permanent and temporary by ITAR-TASS and Interfax) тесті – Адрiян і Марта Галяревич members of the Synod. Patriarch Filaret, in Shapoval on legitimacy of elections шваґер – Юрко Гaляревич concelebration with 40 bishops and clergy- тети – Марта Кассараба men from all the parishes of the UOC-KP, led KYIV – The chairman of the Central – Аніта Ґембреска з мужем Джоном a celebratory service on the occasion of the Election Commission of Ukraine, Volodymyr вуйки – Юрко Попель з дружиною Вірою anniversary of Baptism of Rus’-Ukraine by Shapoval, has said he is confident that the – Андрій Попель з дружиною Лярисою Prince Volodymyr the Great. The event was European Union should not deem the par- – Том Річнер з дружиною Данел attended by a representative of the head of liamentary elections in Ukraine as illegiti- кузини – Тарас Попель з дружиною Лярисою the Montenegrin Church, the head of the mate because opposition leaders Yulia – Андрея Попель Department of External Relations, Tymoshenko and Yurii Lutsenko cannot – Мелася Попель Archbishop Simeon of Kotor. All-night vigils participate in them. He announced this in – Микола Попель were held in St. Volodymyr Cathedral and an interview with the Kommersant-Ukraine on July 28, a celebratory liturgy was cele- – Рома Кассараба online newspaper. “It is wrong to say that – Нестор Кассараба з дружиною Минді і дітьми brated. The church, which can house 5,000, the elections will be recognized as undemo- and the grounds were filled with believers – Калі Мінтз з мужем Деймоном і дітьми cratic or illegitimate if some citizens do not – Кейсі Річнер from all over Ukraine. After the liturgy, a participate in them,” Mr. Shapoval said, – Том Річнер з дружиною Крістен і дітьми procession from the cathedral to the monu- according to July 24 news reports. He also ment to Prince Volodymyr was conducted said that, even with the full quality of prepa- – Кітс (Keith) Річнер with the participation of approximately rations for parliamentary elections, observ- та ближча і дальша родина в Америці, Канаді й Україні. 20,000 people, including 1,500 clergymen. ers would not assess them in the best way. Похоронні відправи відбулися в суботу, 28 липня 2012 року, (Religious Information Service of Ukraine) “Today I have a feeling that no matter how о год. 10 ранку, в Католицькій церкві св. Моніки при ROC patriarch leads Synod in Kyiv we try to organize the elections and intro- 725 California Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90402. duce video surveillance, the assessment of KYIV – A regular session of the Holy the elections will be at most ‘satisfactory,’ ” Вічна Їй пам’ять! Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church he said. (Ukrinform) 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 No. 32 Presidential advisor notes violations

Ukrinform sions do not accord with the relevant pro- visions of the Constitution and interna- KYIV – The law on the principles of tional instruments ratified by Ukraine, in The Ukrainian National Women’s League of America state language policy was adopted with particular, the European Charter for invites you to take part in a historic initiative: violations and does not correspond with Regional or Minority Languages and the provisions of the Constitution of Decision 10rp/99 of the Constitutional THE UNWLA ENDOWMENT FOR WOMEN’S/GENDER STUDIES Ukraine and the international documents Court of Ukraine dated December 14, AT THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN L’VIV UKRAINE ratified by this country, said Maryna 1999 on the case of the official interpreta- Stavniychuk, advisor to the president of tion of the provisions of Article 10 of the The UNWLA Lectureship will start during the Fall 2012 semester and will in- Ukraine and head of the Main Directorate Constitution of Ukraine concerning the clude an accredited course in the World History/Humanities Department pre- for Constitutional and Legal application of the state language,” Ms. sented by invited leading academics and professionals. They will examine the Modernization. She offered this assess- Stavniychuk said. role of the woman in Ukrainian society and will delve into its many facets: his- ment on August 1 in response to the At the same time, she noted that, in tory, development, activism, prejudices, exploitation, striving for equality, etc. appeal of the public initiative New Citizen accordance with the Constitution, the Ø Partnership concerning the law. head of state will decide the fate of the sustaining and multifaceted, touching many lives “The new law was adopted in a gross law. Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ø FatherWe believe Borys the Gudziak, long-term Rector benefits of the ofUCU, this is program a strong canand bevocal far-reaching, supporter violation of the provisions of Articles 47, Volodymyr Lytvyn on July 31 signed the of this initiative: 116-122 and 130 of the Law of Ukraine law and, according to the parliamentary “I am convinced that we have survived because the Ukrainian woman is the on the Regulations of the Verkhovna Rada website, it was sent to President voice of the Ukrainian family, the parish, the community. She is the voice in of Ukraine, and a major part of its provi- Yanukovych for his signature. education and in various other sectors. Gender studies are important not only to research women’s issues…the gender crisis, which is global, has its own serious character in Ukraine…we are extremely happy that the UNWLA chose by public and local authorities. the Ukrainian Catholic University to launch its women’s/gender studies pro- Lytvyn signs... Earlier, the Verkhovna Rada chairman gram, as these themes touch upon the deepest questions of our existence.” (Continued from page 3) had refused to sign the bill passed on July 3 Ø This seminal program, as it develops, will empower the young Ukrainian and asked Parliament to free him from his woman enrolled in this track in her professional, personal and family environ- Ratification of the European Charter for duties as part of a protest against the legis- ments. Regional or Minority Languages,” reads the lation. Parliament rejected Mr. Lytvyn’s request and four separate proposals from The UNWLA has pledged $100,000 to the Ukrainian Catholic Education Founda- explanatory memorandum to the new bill. tion to establish this Endowment with assets remaining in Chicago, IL; the En- The main difference between Mr. the opposition to amend the bill on July 30. dowment will function on earned interest only. The community’s response thus Lytvyn’s bill and the language law approved The law will come into effect after far has been very encouraging, underscoring its understanding of the impor- by the Rada is that existence of a regional President Viktor Yanukovych signs it. tance of education and of the further development of women’s/gender studies. language shall be determined on the basis The bill’s adoption in early July led to of a population census. The initiation of scuffles among lawmakers in Parliament If you believe, as UNWLA does, in the power and benefits such measures shall be carried out by col- and mass protests in Kyiv and other cities. of a broad education, we ask you to support us. lecting citizens’ signatures. Numerous news reports cited violations of parliamentary procedures in the vote on Please send your tax deductible donation to: At the same time, Mr. Lytvyn’s bill, in contrast to the one sent for signing to the the bill (see The Ukrainian Weekly, July 15). 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delay but thought that the Fan Zone would Euro 2012 reaction... be a good place to connect with some peo- ple. The Fan Zone was a bit disappointing, (Continued from page 11) as Kyiv really set the bar for size and scope. present “U-KRA-YI-NA!” The stadium was Walking around, the use of the Russian lan- beautiful, and the atmosphere was electric guage was expected, but we were very taken throughout the match. Shevchenko’s sec- aback by a number of fans adorned with ond goal caused the stadium to erupt in flags of both Ukraine and Russia. Not feeling euphoria with strangers hugging, kissing the vibe and not knowing the landscape, we and embracing while jumping for joy. The decided to return to the Ramada Inn to take post-match celebration continued into the advantage of the brand new hotel amenities wee hours of the morning; the Swedish fans, a $300-a-night room could provide. gracious in defeat, tagged along for the ride. Walking around Donetsk in daylight I A day of sightseeing took us to the famil- thought it would be a city full of smoke- iar route of Zoloti Vorota, St. Sophia stacks and steel buildings. Despite lacking Cathedral, Khmelnytsky statue, St. Michael’s the charm of Lviv or Kyiv, I was pleasantly Cathedral and Andriyivskyi Uzviz. Seeing surprised and impressed at the number of those not of Ukrainian descent admiring, historic buildings, including the Holy photographing and taking a genuine inter- Transfiguration Cathedral, and the amount est into these historic landmarks and areas of parks in the area. The grounds around really gave me a very warm feeling, and I am Arena are truly amazing and have more than certain the local Ukrainians felt led to a plethora of redevelopment in the the same way. surrounding area. Restaurants and shop- We planned the second portion of our ping areas are plentiful, and the locals were friendly and showed a genuine pleasant dis- trip to Donetsk for the match between position, despite having an obvious alle- Ukraine and France. In advance of our trip giance to their Russian neighbors. Visitors we tried to book tickets for the new high- such as the English fans, whom we befriend- speed rail via the online portal, however, ed at the Golden Gate Irish Pub, echoed even with repeated attempts with four dif- some of our sentiments of being surprised ferent credit cards we were left frustrated, with the area, its surroundings and people, angry and defeated. With no other choice, and were disappointed many of their breth- we decided we would get the tickets in per- ren did not make the trip based on media son once we arrived, but were confused reports. about the actual address of the high-speed Looking back, what really resonates with rail station location. So we left the task to me are the smiles and laughter with old friends who have since relocated to Kyiv. faces and new, solidifying bonds with Unfortunately, with plane tickets hovering friends from the U.S., Canada, England, around the $400 a piece mark, it was decid- Germany, Holland, and making new bonds ed that we would rent a car. with people from Ukraine and the diaspora. Despite entering all the standard info Being asked if I was Polish by local vendors through Budget’s website and just one per- when speaking Ukrainian affected me less son in line in front of us at the airport kiosk, this visit as it occurred on fewer occasions it took a painstaking hour and 15 minutes to than during prior visits. Prices for goods get all the paperwork together. We were and services were inflated, but this happens informed that a GPS wouldn’t work so at all events of this type. The people of Danusia took to Google Maps via iPad and Donetsk cannot be blamed for their alle- took literally 60 screen shots detailing our giance, as they truly do not know of any- route. Exiting Kyiv, the roads were wide, thing different. newly paved and a pleasure to drive on. Overall, for me it was truly a unique and Further out, however, the roads reverted unbelievable experience. And in my opinion, back to pre-Euro improvements; they were the tournament was a success for Ukraine. narrow and amassed with ruts, bumps and The infrastructure, while not perfect, has potholes. Transport trucks comprised most seen significant improvement, and tourism of the traffic, which made for some adven- should hopefully spike. It’s truly a shame ture while passing in the opposite lane. and tragedy that people were hindered from The drive to Donetsk was long, but seeing coming to the event because of news the landscape in that manner was definitely reports and the media. However, my hope is unique and, aside from driving through the that those who did attend can share their epic rainstorm and its aftermath, reaching experiences with those who didn’t and our destination with virtually no issues was Ukraine and it’s people can gain some of the shocking. Because of the storm we actually credit they deserve for successfully hosting missed most of the match even with the rain such an event.

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claiming he’s already sorted it out and we’re Yanukovych... going to press further. … “We know that a final decision has been North America’s largest Ukrainian street festival (Continued from page 1) made to destroy us. …We face a battle. A bat- tle for freedom and our safety, as well as that comments under the articles about his son. “I of those close to us, and a battle for the right scheduled for September 14-16 in Toronto don’t see your work in the comments on to work in our profession.” sites,” he wrote to Nadia Trofan of Irta Fax. TORONTO – Music legend Oleh Skrypka of from a variety of local vendors as well as a “Everyone’s on break or what?” TVi Ukraine will perform four shows over the chance to explore Bloor Street West, see the He also discusses damage control with his three-day Toronto Ukrainian Festival in the gala parade on Saturday morning (11 a.m.) Already in April, TVi General Director press staff after his son, during his trial on city’s Bloor West Village in mid-September. and enjoy family time with activities for both Mykola Kniazhytskyi had sent letters to November 17, 2011, accused Luhansk kingpin Mr. Skrypka will perform in the concerts young and old. authorities, including Internal Affairs Minister Oleksander Yefremov, the on Friday, September 14, at 9 p.m. also fea- Festival Chairman Jurij Klufas under- Vitalii Zakharchenko, asking them to investi- parliamentary faction chair, of setting him up. turing Lviv Jazz with Vasyl Popadiuk and his scored that there is “lots to discover about gate unannounced visits the network The elder Landik sent his assistant press band on the main stage; and at midnight – being Ukrainian” by visiting the 16th annual received from tax authorities. secretary instructions to divert the media’s with VV (Vopli Vidopliasova); as well as on festival on September 14-16. They performed a repeat investigation attention towards an earlier source of such Saturday, September 15, at 9 p.m. during the The 120th Anniversary Commemorative into the network’s fourth-quarter tax pay- headline show on the festival’s main stage Committee of the Ukrainian Canadian claims, National Deputy Taras Chornovil, who ments, thus “interfering with the channel’s spoke of Mr. Yefremov setting up Mr. Landik with VV to celebrate their 25th anniversary Congress has announced that the yearlong normal activity.” Such abuses of authority as Ukraine’s top rock band and at midnight national celebrations of Ukrainian settlement several months earlier. were permitted by the tax code approved in Mr. Landik was outraged when learning during a special DJ show. in Canada will be officially brought to a conclu- 2011, Mr. Kniazhytskyi said. The performances are made possible sion at the 2012 Toronto Ukrainian Festival. that LB.ua had published photographs of his The investigations occurred despite a March text messages. through a generous grant from Celebrate The festival will showcase 30 works by 18 30 statement by State Tax Authority (STA) Ontario and the sponsorship of Ukrainian Ukrainian Canadian artists from Alberta in an “Do you think it’s appropriate to creep into Chair Oleksander Klymenko that authorities people’s information?,” he asked rhetorically Credit Union Limited and the Four Points exhibit titled “Prairie Dreamscapes: won’t be reviewing the taxes of mass media Sheraton Hotel Lakeshore. Re-Imagining Our Roots.” The exhibition is a in an interview with Radio Free Europe/ companies during the election campaign. Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). “When she publiciz- Through a Celebrate Ontario grant, the special presentation of the Ukrainian Canadian Regardless, tax authorities on July 12 Toronto Ukrainian Festival will feature more Art Foundation and will be displayed at the es her maxi-pads and how she places them, announced criminal charges filed against Mr. then I will comment. Let Sonia Koshkina great bands, such as the Philadelphia-based KUMF Gallery on September 14-30. Kniazhytskyi for failure to pay $375,000 in Fralinger String Band that will enhance not The pubic is invited to the official open- show her maxi-pads, then everything will be value-added taxes (VAT). fine. Until then I won’t comment on anything!” only the Saturday parade but also the main ing reception of the exhibition on Friday, “We bought equipment when we began to stage; UB from Edmonton; Zhyto from September 14, at 7 p.m. at KUMF Gallery, Yet Mr. Landik’s ire with Ms. Koshkina work,” Mr. Kniazhytskyi explained to the Liga didn’t end there. He filed a complaint with the Calgary; Harmonia from Cleveland and 2118A Bloor St. W., just east of news agency. “The state was supposed to Toronto’s own Burya. Glendonwynne Road. Procurator General of Ukraine immediately return the VAT to us. Since they declined to after the publication. The next month, police This line-up is in addition to the many The Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation return the VAT, we counted the unreturned professional and amateur Greater Toronto- and the KUMF Gallery were established in asked the company hosting the LB.ua website VAT when paying taxes. All the prior tax to provide personal information on the site’s area performers and artists of Ukrainian heri- 1975 to promote the work of Ukrainian audits said that was legal. But now they’re tage who celebrate Ukrainian culture through Canadian artists, as well as Ukrainian artists registered owners. saying that we couldn’t do this.” The ruckus died down until June 27, when music, dance and visual arts. Hundreds of from around the world, and Canadian artists Indeed, an administrative court had musicians and dancers will perform live on a of various cultural backgrounds. The founda- the elder Landik again submitted a complaint already ruled in favor of TVi on the tax pay- in which he asked prosecutors to file criminal majestic stage for Torontonians and the hun- tion’s mandate includes developing new tal- ments in question, Mr. Kniazhytskyi said. He dreds of thousands of tourists and guests ent, and the gallery maintains a year-round charges against Ms. Koshkina for the offense alleged authorities also broke the law in not of “violating secret correspondences regard- (almost 600,000 last year). Included will be program through which works by emerging, notifying him about the court hearing at Cleveland’s popular Kashtan Dance Company mid-career and established visual artists are ing state or civic figures.” which a judge ruled in favor of confiscating Ms. Koshkina responded by alleging that and the Zorya Vocal Ensemble appearing for exhibited. tax documents as part of the criminal case. the first time at the festival. For more information about the Toronto high-ranking state officials were using Mr. “The tax authorities aren’t acting within the The festival will also offer the best in Ukrainian Festival, readers may log on to Landik’s complaint as a pretext to persecute bounds of the law or logic,” Mr. Kniazhytskyi Ukrainian food, beverages and artistic crafts www.ukrainianfestival.com. and eliminate the influential, independent said. “They’re acting within the bounds of publication ahead of the October 28 parlia- political orders, which they execute.” mentary elections. Mr. Klymenko of the STA is a close associate “On the eve of the parliamentary vote, it’s of Oleksander Yanukovych, the president’s son. maximally important to clean out not only the A week later, on July 20, the TVi network electoral, but also the informational field, in was cut from the Triolan cable network that order to minimize dissenters capable of cam- reaches 200,000 viewers in Ukraine’s largest paigning, and that journalists capable of critical cities. Kyiv cable operators cited repairs to its thinking not remain at all,” she wrote on June 28. infrastructure as the reason. Instead, equip- Ms. Koshkina announced two days later ment was available for the BTB network to that she had left Ukraine for a European coun- replace TVi, they reported. BTB is the televi- try, where she considered applying for politi- sion network of the National Bank of Ukraine, cal asylum. She said she was anticipating her which is chaired by Sergei Arbuzov, a close arrest, conviction and imprisonment. She said associate of the Yanukovych family. she wouldn’t return until prosecutors official- Triolan released a statement on July 23 indi- ly declined to press criminal charges. cating that it ceased technical work on restor- She also cited a personal conflict of the ing the TVi network because of the exaggerated high-ranking officials responsible for the per- controversy surrounding the event. secution, which LB.ua identified as the While the Triolan situation remained unre- RosUkrEnergo group, led by Presidential solved as of early August, Mr. Kniazhytskyi Administration Chair Serhiy Lyovochkin, First announced on August 2 that he received a Vice Prime Minister Valeriy Khoroshkovsky, notice from the State Tax Administration that First Deputy Procurator General Renat it dropped the criminal charges against him Kuzmin and Andrei Portnov, the director of “for lack of evidence.” the Main Administration on Judicial Issues in In the prior weeks, numerous interna- the Presidential Administration. For instance, tional organizations, such as Reporters Mr. Khoroshkovsky was allegedly upset with Without Borders, and foreign government LB.ua for a story it published that alleged he officials, including Ambassador Ian Kelly, tried to bribe deputies of the European U.S. representative to the Organization for Parliament with free tickets to the Euro 2012 Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), soccer tournament. condemned the government’s actions Kyiv district prosecutors filed criminal against Levyi Bereg and TVi. charges against Ms. Koshkina on July 18. “The July 12 raid on television broadcaster Messrs. Lyovochkin and Khoroshkovsky, on TVi by tax police, a related criminal case July 18 and 19, respectively, asked the against TVi General Director Mykola Procurator General of Ukraine to review the Kniazhytskyi, and the criminal investigation criminal charges. of LB.ua journalist Sonia Koshkina are of con- Yet that hasn’t comforted the staff of LB.ua, cern and appear to contravene the govern- which stopped working for about a week but ment’s own moratorium on checks on the resumed publishing on the site on July 24. media before the October 28 elections,” The news website’s editorial staff wrote in Ambassador Kelly said on July 26 in a state- an appeal to readers: ment to the OSCE’s Permanent Council in “We live in an amazing country where the Vienna. “Prosecution of these individuals con- president makes a statement on his concern tinues, despite President Yanukovych’s call for about charges filed against independent mass prosecutors and the tax service to re-examine media and calls for reviewing the legality of whether there is a legal basis for the investi- the prosecutors’ action, and already two gations. We call on the government of Ukraine hours after his words a Kyiv prosecutor prac- to cease prosecution of these cases and to tically disavows the president’s statement, uphold media pluralism and independence.” 217 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 No. 32

this, we are convinced that opportunities will circles. As we look at the strategic plans for community that “he does not want to harm UCU vice-rectors... absolutely be provided for our community to the development of the university, incorpo- the decision” and that “he will accept its deci- benefit from the spiritual and strategic rated in the construction of the modern uni- sion.” This logically flows from the formula (Continued from page 5) potential of the new bishop. We will discuss versity campus and the opening of new aca- with which His Beatitude summarized his in detail the format and procedure in the demic programs, UCU structures are already position: “I can’t imagine the UGCC without understand that, as then in Argentina, also coming months. fortified with experienced vice-rectors, pro- UCU or UCU without the UGCC.” now in the Apostolic Exarchate of France, fessors and priests. The candidate should be a person with Switzerland and the Benelux countries, Marynovych: Without a doubt, it will be significant academic achievement, adminis- Greek-Catholics also need the attention of difficult somehow and with someone to In 2012 Father Borys’s second term in the trative experience and a deep understanding young and active bishops. Divine providence replace Father Borys’s charisma. But UCU post of UCU rector will end. UCU’s statutes do has arranged it so that Father Borys is today has already “released” irreplaceable people, not require that a new rector must be chosen of the life of the Church; fluent in foreign lan- called to this ministry, and we are sincerely finding new solutions to its personnel situa- at the end of two terms: the rector of UCU is guages, with much experience in internation- glad for our fellow faithful in these countries. tions. We will miss him, as we previously not the . So we gave al communication and cooperation, who missed him when he traveled abroad for long entirely serious consideration to the ques- knows how to fund-raise, a civic leader who Let’s return to UCU. How will the uni- periods of time fund-raising for UCU’s activi- tion of continuing Father Borys’s rectorate has authority in the UCU community. versity function now? ties. But today a healthy challenge stands for a third term, and Father Borys himself When one takes into account the present Dobko: We don’t foresee any cataclysms before the university, or an important test: was in agreement with that consideration. status of ecclesiastical understanding and the [laughs]. Why does change always have to Are we sufficiently mature to continue Father But alternative versions were also actively influence of tradition, one can with some cer- mean a crisis? The system is established and Borys’s initiatives, when he will be with us discussed in which the maintenance of UCU’s tainty affirm that the new rector will be a will continue to function. UCU has developed even more seldom than previously? Our established course was combined with priest who has completed doctoral studies. a strategic plan of development until 2015, Church is going through a similar test now, changes in leadership. Father Borys’s new But one need not see in this some obsolete which was approved by the Senate at the end combining the energy of a young leader with appointment has animated this process. We clericalism. The people’s faith in the Church of June 2012. As necessary, correctives will the wisdom of an older one. Why should UCU are now actively consulting about our future and the desire to have a priest leading a be introduced, but there’s no need to intro- be afraid of such a challenge? with the Senate and the grand chancellor, His Catholic university is only one of the argu- Beatitude Sviatoslav. ments. There is another very important argu- duce any radical changes. Regarding the par- Sooner or later, UCU will need to ment that flows from UCU’s very mission. For ticipation of Father Borys in the search for choose a new rector. Have some candi- Please explain the procedure for such a this is a university that has set a goal to foster funding for UCU’s activities [fund-raising], dates already been discussed? selection. What are the criteria and who the uniting of faith and reason, the spiritual this does not exclude the possibility that the chooses? Must the rector be a priest? change of his status might even strengthen Marynovych: We learned of the appoint- and academic components of education. In these activities. ment fairly recently, so for now it is too early Dobko: The Senate chooses the rector and the conditions of today’s society a priest who Father Borys’s thoughts and vision are to discuss specific persons substantively. Still, the grand chancellor [the head of the has an advanced degree will, perhaps, be able incorporated in many structures, procedures the question of what the leadership of UCU Ukrainian Catholic Church] approves. But to do this the most easily. Still, the priesthood and personnel decisions which will for a long should look like in the coming years has for this decision must be agreed upon – His is not an obligatory criterion for the right to time influence UCU’s life. But in addition to the second year now been considered in UCU Beatitude Sviatoslav has clearly assured our be chosen rector of UCU. 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August 10 International Festival, Chicago Sister Cities, performance August 24 All-ages dance, with music by DJ Matej Liteplo Chicago by Ukrainian dance group Vyshyvanka, Daley Plaza, Wildwood Crest, NJ Wildwood Crest Pier Recreation Center, www.xmel.org 312-201-4535 or ChicagoSisterCities.com or [email protected]

August 10-12 Soccer tournament, Wings Soccer Club, Ukrainian August 24 Volleyball tournament, hosted by Lys Sports Academy, Baraboo, WI American Youth Association, Oselia Beskyd, Wildwood, NJ Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada, 773-485-2399 or [email protected] beach in front of Pan Am Hotel, [email protected] or www.socceragency.net/lys August 11 Children’s recital, participants of the Ukrainian folk- Jewett, NY singing course, Grazhda Music and Art Center, August 24 Ukrainian Independence Day concert, Ukrainian www.grazhdamusicandart.org Somerset, NJ Cultural Center, 732-356-0090

August 11 Golf tournament, Ukrainian Golf Association of Canada, August 24-26 “Uketoberfest,” St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church, Caledon, ON Osprey Valley Resorts Golf Club – The Toot Course, Chicago 773-625-4805 or [email protected] 519-927-9034 or www.ospreyvalley.com August 25 Ukrainian Fall Festival, Ukrainian Canadian Congress – August 12 Ukrainian Day, Ukrainian Canadian Congress - Alberta Regina, MB Regina branch, Victoria Park, 306-757-8835 or Edmonton, AB Provincial Council, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, www.uccruff.ca www.uccab.ca/ukrainianday/ August 25 “Flavors of Ukraine,”Ukrainian Independence Day August 14 Archery clinic, “Give Archery a Shot,” Ukrainian Etobicoke, ON celebration, Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Toronto Horsham, PA American Sports Club – Tryzub, www.tryzub.org or branch, Centennial Park, 416-323-4772 or [email protected] www.ucctoronto.ca

August 15-18 Folklorama festival, Spirit of Ukraine Pavilion, August 25 Ukraine Day in the Park, Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Winnipeg, MB West Kildonan Memorial Arena, Saskatoon, SK Saskatoon Provincial Council, 306-653-1733 or www.spiritofukraine.ca [email protected]

August 16-19 40th annual St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Festival, August 25 Concert with cellists Natalia Khoma and Marta Rochester, NY www.RochesterUkrainianFestival.com Jewett, NY Bagratuni, with pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky, Grazhda or 585-467-6457 Music and Art Center, www.grazhdamusicandart.org

August 16-18 Saskatoon Folkfest, Ukrainian Karpaty Pavilion, Exhibition August 25 Ukrainian Independence Day picnic, Ukrainian Saskatoon, SK Grounds, 306-931-0100 or www.saskatoonfolkfest.ca Raleigh, NC Association of North Carolina, Lake Montague, www.ncua.inform-decisions.com or 919-923-1316 August 17-19 Art exhibit, featuring works by Edward, Yurij and Yarema Kerhonkson, NY Kozak, Soyuzivka – Main House library, 586-360-7364 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions August 18 Piano recital by Volodymyr Vynnytsky, Grazhda Music from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Jewett, NY and Art Center, www.grazhdamusicandart.org and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012 No. 32

ing at 2 p.m. Barbecued meat and soft drinks renewed independence. The guest speaker will will be provided. Please bring a covered dish to be Bohdan Osyschuk, chair of the Canada- PREVIEW OF EVENTS share, as well as your favorite refreshments. Ukraine Foundation (CUF) and coordinator of Admission is by donations and/or an item for UCC/CUF’s Election Observer Mission to Saturday, August 18 700 N. North Court, Palatine, IL 60067, at 2-4 a raffle. For further information please check Ukraine monitoring Ukraine’s upcoming elec- p.m. There is no charge for this event. For JEWETT, N.Y.: At the 30th Anniversary the association’s website, http://ncua.inform- tions. The banquet will be held at the Ukrainian additional information, go to www.losingour- Summer Concert series begun by Dr. Ihor decisions.com/, or call 919-923-1316. Youth Center, 3270 Beaubien Est, beginning at sons.com. Col. Roman G. Golash (ret.) will lead Sonevytsky, Volodymyr Vynnytsky, artistic 6 p.m. Tickets: $65, adults (or $60 each for the discussion. For more information call 847- Thursday, August 30 director of the Music and Art Center of Greene tables of eight), $25, students); they may be 910-3532. County, will play works by Frederic Chopin, MONTREAL: The Ukrainian Canadian purchased at Caise Populaire Ukrainienne de Johannes Brahms, Lev Revutsky, Myroslav Friday, August 24 Congress (UCC), Montreal branch/Quebec Montreal (Kasa). For further information con- Skoryk, Franz Liszt and Serge Prokofiev. The SOMERSET, N.J.: The Ukrainian Historical and Provincial Council, invites you to its 21st annu- tact Zorianna, 514-481-5871, or Marika, 514- piano recital begins at 8 p.m. and takes place Educational Center of New Jersey is sponsor- al Independence Banquet, marking Ukraine’s 574-0157. Everyone is welcome. at the Grazhda Concert Hall, located on the ing a Ukrainian Independence Day concert at grounds of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian the Ukrainian Cultural Center at 135 Davidson Catholic Parish. More information is available Ave., Somerset, N.J. Featured performers are PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES on the website www.GrazhdaMusicandArt.org Gerdan, Andrij Pidkivka and Solomiya or at 518-989-6479. Preview of Events is a listing of community events open to the public. It is a service Goroshivska of Washington and the Iskra provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian Dance Ensemble from Whippany, N.J. (Andriy community. Items should be no more than 100 words long; longer submissions are PALATINE, Ill.: The Ukrainian American Cybyk, artistic director). Opening remarks will Miltiary Association, Conservative Veterans of be by representatives of the Ukrainian govern- subject to editing. Items not written in Preview format or submitted without all required America and ACT for America invite the mem- ment and local dignitaries. The concert starts information will not be published. bers of the community to a viewing of “Losing at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at the door: $10; free for Preview items must be received no later than one week before the desired date of Our Sons,” a searing true story from America’s children under 12. For more info call Natalia, publication. No information will be taken over the phone. Please include payment for heartland. One son converts to Islam and 732-356-0090. The concert co-sponsor is the each time the item is to appear and indicate date(s) of issue(s) in which the item is to be becomes radicalized, while the other son Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union. published. Also, senders are asked to include the phone number of a person who may be builds a life in the military. Their lives inter- contacted by The Weekly during daytime hours, as well as their complete mailing address. sect when the radicalized son murders the sol- Saturday, August 25 dier. The soldier’s father confronts an RALEIGH, N.C.: The Ukrainian Association of Information should be sent to: [email protected] or Preview of Events, The American government that seems in denial North Carolina will host the 21st annual Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, 973-644- and determined to be politically correct. The Ukrainian Independence Day picnic at Lake 9510. NB: If e-mailing, please do not send items as attachments; simply type the meeting takes place at the Palatine Library, Montague, 10305 Penny Road in Raleigh, start- text into the body of the e-mail message.

216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 Kerhonkson, NY 12446 1-845-626-5641 [email protected] 2012 Summer Events August 5 – August 18 – Dance Camp session 2 August 11 – Miss Soyuzivka – Zabava to be announced August 17 – Tiki Deck – Kagero August 18 – Dance Camp Recital (3pm) – Zabava with Tempo August 19 – August 25 – Josephs School of Dance August 24 – Josephs School of Dance Camp Recital (evening) August 31 – September 3 Labor Day weekend – to be announced September 10 – September 13 – Gymnasium Reunions: Bayreuth, Berchtesgaden, Karlsfeld, Landshut, Regensburg September 17 – September 19 – Gymnasium Reunions: Mittenwald & Salzburg September 22 – September 23 – KLK Weekend