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INSIDE:• Cracks in Kaniv Four coalition? — page 3. • What the diaspora can and should do for Ukraine — page 7. • New York School of Ukrainian Studies marks 50th — pages 8-11.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVII HE No.KRAINIAN 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine CongressionalT hearingU focuses Ukraine’s seatW on Security Council on Ukraine’s presidential election product of extensive lobbying effort

by Yaro Bihun Kazakstan and Georgia, and now senior by Roman Woronowycz representatives of their respective regions. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly advisor to the Helsinki Commission; Nadia Kyiv Press Bureau The only contested spot was the East Diuk, regional director for Central and European region’s seat, and the contenders WASHINGTON – The October 31 pres- Eastern Europe and the new independent KYIV – Ukraine’s success in obtaining were Ukraine and Slovakia. idential election in Ukraine and its possible states at the National Endowment for a non-permanent seat on the United Ukraine ultimately prevailed over effects on the future of Ukraine and U.S.- Democracy (NED); Michael Conway, sen- Nations Security Council on October 14 Slovakia – but only after three earlier Ukraine relations were the focus of a brief- ior program officer for the new independent came only after an extensive and effective rounds of voting proved indecisive. ing on October 15 at the U.S. Congress. states at the International Foundation for lobbying effort by its New York-based Slovakia withdrew its nomination before Organized by the U.S. Commission on Electoral Systems (IFES); and John diplomatic corps and Minister of Foreign the start of the fourth round after Ukraine Security and Cooperation in Europe (the Tedstrom, director for Russian, Ukrainian Affairs Borys Tarasyuk. came one vote short of the 115 needed to Helsinki Commission), the briefing heard and Eurasian affairs at the National Security It took four rounds of voting and win the seat. Although some disagreement analyses of the coming election by repre- Council. months of discussions with all the U.N. existed at that point on whether another sentatives of the Helsinki Commission, the Opening the session, Ambassador member-states for Ukraine to win the seat round was needed, General Assembly Clinton administration and two non-gov- Courtney said the stakes in the coming on the 15-member council, the most pow- President Theo-Ben Guribab called for the ernmental organizations involved in the erful U.N. body with responsibility for democratization process in Ukraine. elections are high – both in charting vote, which resulted in 158 nods in favor Ukraine’s own future and its future relation- resolving international conflicts and dis- of Ukraine. Three countries voted against. None of the participants ventured to pre- putes, and the authority to impose sanc- dict the outcome of the election; their major ship with the United States and the West. Ukraine’s path to a seat on the Security “Will Ukraine move fast along the path tions and dispatch international peace- Council began in 1986, when it applied concern was the election process itself and keeping troops. what would follow. of democracy, the supremacy of the rule of for membership after having held the seat law, civil society and a market economy?” At a press conference in Kyiv on in 1984-1985. It was also a non-perma- The briefing panel included William October 15 after his return from New Courtney, former U.S. ambassador to he asked. “Or will Ukraine continue its nent member in 1948-1949, but in both debilitating economic descent, as reform York Foreign Affairs Minister Tarasyuk those cases it was a part of the Soviet lags and corruption undermines popular said Ukraine’s election is “evidence of the Union, and always followed the lead of confidence in government?” authority, solid foundation and consisten- the Soviet delegation. Further economic decline, he suggested, cy of it foreign policy,” which he called Significantly, both the current and the Citizens’ committee fears might destabilize politics in Ukraine and “well balanced and resourceful.” last Ukrainian foreign affairs minister harm its democratic development. The United Nations Security Council were part of the Ukrainian team that for- He pointed to a number of alarming has five permanent seats – held by the mulated the original application for mem- problems on election day results of a recent public opinion poll con- United States, Russia, France, Great bership. by Roman Woronowycz ducted in Ukraine by the U.S. Information Britain and China – and 10 non-perma- “I am honored to say that I was part of Kyiv Press Bureau Agency (part of the State Department since nent slots. Five of those 10 seats come up the group that began the work in 1986,” for election every year. This year, along KYIV – A prominent citizens’ election September). The poll showed that: said Foreign Affairs Minister Tarasyuk. with Ukraine, Mali, Tunisia, Jamaica and oversight committee said on October 19 (Continued on page 23) Bangladesh won non-permanent seats as (Continued on page 22) that election day in Ukraine could well become a messy affair, and that last-minute election law changes proposed by the Verkhovna Rada could further muddle the electoral process. San Francisco conference focuses on Ukraine and the West in new Millennium Representatives of the group suggested by Roma Hadzewycz logue on the issues facing modern that a possibility exists the October 31 pres- Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora.” idential vote could be nullified. SAN FRANCISCO – “Ukraine and The keynote speaker was Ambassador The Committee of Electors, which the West in the New Millennium” was the Anton Buteiko, Ukraine’s envoy to the achieved legitimacy and respectability in its all-encompassing topic of what was pop- United States, who offered his personal monitoring of the parliamentary elections ularly billed as “San Francisco 1999,” the observations on the status of eight-year- of 1998, said it had information that as conference organized here on October 9 old independent Ukraine. many as 30 changes to the election law are by the Ukrainian Professional and “We expected that, overnight, Ukraine being prepared by Verkhovna Rada com- Business Group of North California and would be a democratic and prosperous mittees, ostensibly to fine-tune what is the Ukrainian Medical Association of state; without idealism of that sort there North America with the support of the widely regarded as weak legislation. would not have been a movement for that Commonwealth Club of California. However, with just more than two weeks to to happen,” the ambassador began. the elections, any changes approved would Participants arrived not only from However, he continued, there are other only cause uncertainty and chaos among northern parts of the state, but also from facts and factors that affect Ukraine’s election commissions on all levels, from the southern California, Nevada, Arizona, transformation into the sort of country precinct to the national level. New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio and that all would like to see. He cited the fact Yevhen Radchenko, a member of the ad Washington, as well as the Canadian that “Those people who dominated hoc citizens’ committee, said that, except provinces of Alberta, Ontario and Ukraine [during the Soviet period] for a provision clarifying under what terms Quebec. They heard speakers address a remained in Ukraine after independence,” a candidate’s name may be stricken from diversity of topics, from relations and noted that “we did not know who the ballot, most of the proposed changes are between Ukraine and the West, with a were the 8 percent of the population who insignificant. focus on the United States; to doing busi- did not vote for Ukraine’s independence “Most of the rest are of a technical ness in Ukraine and with Ukrainians; and [in the national referendum of December nature and are simply there to confuse local the status of the Ukrainian American 1, 1991]. We did not know who they were election commissions,” said Mr. diaspora. Radchenko. The range of topics was in keeping and how powerful they are.” He explained that the inability of elec- with the stated aims of the Ukrainian He urged his audience to take a look at tion commissions to agree on what laws Professional and Business Group of the population of Ukraine: fully one-third Dr. Ihor Fedoriw govern in certain situations that may arise Northern California, which was founded are retired people. No other former repub- Ambassador Anton Buteiko, the on election day could render the precincts in 1993 “to help develop a proactive dia- (Continued on page 4) keynote speaker. (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 No. 43

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Ukrainian opposition candidates Belarusian opposition leader visits Kyiv the elections. If, in place of Kuchma, a left- ist candidate comes to power, they will pur- KYIV – Syamyon Sharetski, chairman sue policies just as destructive as fail to present a united front of the opposition Belarusian Parliament, Kuchma’s.” (Eastern Economist) by Lily Hyde their choice several times, saying they who is now residing in Lithuania, visited Kuchma faces impeachment threat RFE/RL Newsline feared physical attacks on the chosen can- Kyiv last weekend at the invitation of Rukh, Interfax reported on October 18. Rukh didate. Finally on October 15, Mr. Moroz’s ZAPORIZHIA – Presidential candidate KYIV – When four candidates team announced that Messrs. Tkachenko spokesman Dmytro Ponomarchuk said Mr. announced in August that they were join- Sharetski traveled to Kyiv “to warn Ukraine and Socialist Party leader Oleksander and Oliinyk would support Mr. Moroz, Moroz stated on October 16 that in the ing forces in the Ukrainian presidential against repeating the Belarusian experi- while Mr. Marchuk would continue his event of the re-election of President Leonid race, the media generally welcomed that ence.” Mr. Ponomarchuk added that Mr. own campaign independently. Mr. Moroz’s Kuchma for a second term, the Socialists announcement. Sharetski met with President Leonid campaign manager said the Kaniv Four are ready to initiate the process of impeach- The four candidates – socialist Kuchma. However, Mr. Kuchma’s still intend to field a single candidate and it ment through a referendum. (Eastern Oleksander Moroz, Parliament Chairman spokesman Oleksander Martynenko said is “70 percent likely” that Mr. Moroz will Economist) Oleksander Tkachenko, head of the may- be that candidate. The final announcement the presidential staff “has no information” ors’ association Volodymyr Oliinyk, and is expected just days before the election. about the president’s meeting with Mr. Chornobyl to operate until summer former Prime Minister Yevhen Marchuk – Sharetski. Meanwhile, Foreign Affairs Government media greeted the delays KYIV – The last functioning unit at the made their announcement in Kaniv, the with derision. President Kuchma was Minister Borys Tarasyuk criticized Belarus rural burial place of national poet Taras for breaking up the October 17 march by Chornobyl power station, the No. 3 unit, widely quoted as calling the behavior of will work until the summer of the year Shevchenko. They subsequently became the group “agonizing.” He said the four the opposition. “Beating people who take advantage of the right to express their opin- 2000. This decision was approved at a ses- known as the Kaniv Four. candidates are “monsters” and that Mr. ion does not conform with international sion of the government commission on Analysts said a single candidate from Moroz is “losing face.” The press specu- norms,” Interfax quoted Mr. Tarasyuk as Chornobyl held on October 16 at the station the Kaniv Four could be a real challenger lated that the announcement was delayed saying. (RFE/RL Newsline) and headed by Vice Prime Minister Anatolii to President Leonid Kuchma, who is run- because the four have no strategy. ning for re-election on October 31. Kinakh. Prolonging the reactor’s operation Mykola Tomenko, head of the Kyiv Council of Europe chastises Ukraine Two months later, the Kaniv Four are is justified by the guaranteed life cycle of Institute of Politics, told RFE/RL that he the reactor which, according to estimates by again in the news, but the media attitude KYIV – Meeting on October 18 in Kyiv, considers the delay in the announcement of engineers, will expire in the middle of the has greatly changed. Mr. Moroz, the most Council of Europe Secretary-General a single candidate to be a reasonable year 2000. Moreover, the Chornobyl plant popular of the four candidates, has lost Walter Schwimmer and Iceland’s Foreign response to an unstable situation. He said has nuclear fuel to work until that time. voter support in the wake of a scandal sur- Affairs Minister Halldor Asgrimsson criti- the decision of Messrs. Oliinyk and However, it will be impossible to continue rounding the attack on the life of rival can- cized Ukraine for failing to fulfill its obliga- Tkachenko to resign their candidacies in working after 2000 without reconstruction didate Natalia Vitrenko. tions as a council member. The council has support of Mr. Moroz is significant: “It’s of the reactor. The government commission Mr. Tkachenko has been accused of repeatedly rebuked Ukraine for not abolish- the first serious step. I think if he remains has also approved the station’s proposals breaking election laws by campaigning on ing the death penalty and for harassing the only one of four it will be a more seri- on decommissioning the No. 1 and No. 2 Russian television. independent media. On this occasion, coun- ous step to a member of the Kaniv Four to units. The commission has also approved And the failure of the four to announce cil officials also expressed concern that have a claim on the presidency.” the concept of handling radioactive waste a final single candidate, as promised, has presidential candidates have been granted Mr. Tomenko added that he thinks the from the Chornobyl shelter facility. Taking led to widespread speculation that the unequal access to the state-controlled group was wise not to name Mr. Moroz as into account money received from the Kaniv Four have splintered into a Kaniv media. Earlier, the council had postponed their candidate at this juncture. The media European Bank for Reconstruction and Three, or even Kaniv Two. until January 2000 a decision on whether to have been linking Mr. Moroz with the Development’s Shelter Fund, over $100 The candidates delayed announcing suspend Ukraine’s membership. (RFE/RL grenade attack two weeks ago against Ms. million (U.S.) are to be spent on making the Vitrenko, who split with Mr. Moroz’s Newsline) shelter facility safe. The Chornobyl plant Lily Hyde is an RFE/RL correspon- Socialist Party several years ago and now Kostenko will not support Kuchma or left was to have been closed down by the year dent based in Kyiv. heads the more radical Progressive 2000 in accordance with a memorandum Socialists. Mr. Moroz has denied involve- KYIV – The leader of the splinter Rukh signed by Ukraine and the G-7 states. ment and has criticized the negative media Party and its presidential candidate, Yurii However, the full amount of financial aid coverage. Kostenko, said in response to rumors of an promised by the G-7 has not been provided. Kaniv coalition to name The Parliament last week ordered the impending alliance with President Leonid (Eastern Economist) state channel UT-1 to show Mr. Moroz Kuchma or a leftist candidate that he vowed candidate on October 25 never to enter into such an agreement. He Kuchma: Symonenko is main rival Eastern Economist defending himself against the allegations. UT-1 did not comply with the parliamen- confirmed that there have been numerous KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma said LUHANSK – Presidential candidate and tary order, which most commentators say overtures made by the Kuchma camp and he believes that, of all his rival election can- Parliament Chairman Oleksander has a dubious basis in law. some leftists to enter into an alliance. Mr. didates, only the leader of the Communist Tkachenko said that the Kaniv Four elec- Mr. Tomenko says the state media’s crit- Kostenko said, “We cannot go together Party of Ukraine, Petro Symonenko, can be tion alliance of which he is a member along icism of the Kaniv Four is an indication along the same road as today’s administra- called an oppositionist. Mr. Kuchma with Oleksander Moroz, Yevhen Marchuk that President Kuchma sees the alliance as tion, which has tangled the democratic addressed students and lecturers at the and Volodymyr Oliinyk will meet on a serious threat. That is a line the candi- process in the country and has done nothing National Agrarian University on October October 25 and conclusively name its sin- dates themselves have taken: “I think this to bring about genuine market reforms.” At 16. The comment is seen to be confirmation gle candidate and prove the seriousness of only confirms the weight of the four. The the same time he discounted proposals that of views held by political analysts that Mr. its intentions. official channel UT-1 and the program all the other candidates should unite, Kuchma would like Mr. Symonenko to be He also stressed that the political agree- ‘Panorama’ [recently] devoted 15 minutes regardless of their political beliefs, to beat his opponent in the second round. (Eastern ment concluded by the four to support Mr. to criticizing the Kaniv Four and 10 min- Mr. Kuchma. He noted that “the main issue Economist) Moroz had the aim, first and foremost, of utes to criticizing Mr. Moroz. It seems pos- is not about personalities but about the protecting him after events in Kryvyi Rih, sible to draw the conclusion that the political course that will be followed after (Continued on page 22) where an assassination attempt was made authorities are afraid of the Kaniv Four and on October 2 against Progressive Socialist afraid of Mr. Moroz as a real candidate.” Party leader Natalia Vitrenko. At a press conference on October 18, FOUNDED 1933 Mr. Tkachenko also said he believes the four candidates said they plan to appeal that the story of the terrorist act against to the Central Election Commission to HE KRAINIAN EEKLY Ms. Vitrenko is being circulated in order have Mr. Kuchma’s candidacy annulled. TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., to attract the voters’ attention to her candi- They say he is unfairly using his power a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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Citizens’ committee fears... (Continued from page 1) Kaniv Four claim provocation, stall on final announcement of candidate by Roman Woronowycz He said the demonstration had been as a contender. He stated, however, that and districts unable to submit their official Kyiv Press Bureau arranged at the urging of his membership he would continue to support Mr. final tallies. He also suggested that lawsuits and that he had not been in contact with Moroz’s candidacy, as he would his own. by various candidates could cause delays in KYIV – Ukraine’s law enforcement either Mr. Tkachenko or any other mem- The fourth member, Volodymyr the announcement of final results. bodies said on October 19 they had bers of the Kaniv Four. Oliinyk, also has yet to withdraw his Mr. Radchenko said the Committee of uncovered and squelched unauthorized “We do not need Tkachenko’s support, presidential candidacy. and possibly violent civil disturbances, Voters is tracking the possible changes and we can do this without him,” said Mr. It now looks as if the group is able to would publish a pamphlet to be issued to which they said were being planned for Pyvovarov. agree only that its goal is to get President local election commission members if any Kyiv by representatives of the Kaniv Meanwhile, Mr. Tkachenko said he Kuchma out of office. are approved. Four political coalition, and the coalition had not been informed about such a rally As Security Service personnel fol- Representatives of the citizens’ group claimed the disclosure was yet another and that he had not expected the display lowed the movements of Solidarnist also suggested that the absence of a suffi- provocation by the presidential adminis- trade unionists in Kyiv, Mr. Moroz, in a cient number of candidates’ representatives tration to discredit it. of support, but called the demonstrators’ to observe the actual voting on the district “Due to the timely notification of the demands “absolutely just,” according to hastily called press conference, said the and precinct levels – especially in the sec- Security Service nothing happened, but Interfax-Ukraine. possibility of violent demonstrations in ond round when only two candidates will we cannot guarantee that either tonight or The Kaniv Four, a coalition of four Kyiv was a scam conjured by the be left in the running – could invite ballot tomorrow we will not have to deliver yet presidential candidates who have stated Kuchma campaign team and its “image- falsifications and other fraud. another warning,” said Security Service that the main goal of their political union makers.” A list released by Ukraine’s Central of Ukraine press spokesman Anatolii is to wrest the executive seat from “This is a direct provocation,” said Mr. Election Commission shows that five of the Sakhno. President Leonid Kuchma, have been Moroz. “No one from the left-center six top candidates will have at least 30,000 On October 18 the night before the under increasing attack from the presi- forces has organized such an event. It is authorized representatives on hand for the Security Service had issued a warning dent’s campaign team, especially since sheer provocation.” elections. President Leonid Kuchma leads that “certain forces from the election two assailants arrested in a grenade attack Mr. Moroz showed documents that he the list with slightly more than 52,000, headquarters of the so-called Kaniv Four against another candidate, Natalia said the Ministry of Internal Affairs had while Natalia Vitrenko has barely 12,000. are attempting to organize massive public Vitrenko, were discovered to have con- prepared that authorize the declaration of With approximately 38 million disorder.” It also said that a Russian pub- nections to a campaign worker of a state of emergency in Kyiv, and said Ukrainian voters, Mr. Kuchma will have lic relations team hired by the Kaniv Four Oleksander Moroz. that the president had given the directive statistically 1.37 representatives for every would use the Russian media to publicize Mr. Moroz, a member of the Kaniv to begin the process. However, the docu- 1,000 voters. A candidate with 30,000 rep- a “rebellion in Ukraine.” Four, whom the group seemed to endorse ments were unsigned. resentatives will have 1.27 per 1,000. With In response to the perceived threat, last week as its single candidate, has The alleged threat the demonstrators about 30,000 voting precincts, most candi- Ukrainian militia blocked a group of 750 weathered much criticism and political offered, as perceived by the law enforce- dates will have on average one authorized individuals from the independent trade abuse from Mr. Kuchma’s campaign team ment organs, was “merely an excuse to representative per election precinct. union Solidarnist who were preparing to since then. implement anti-Constitutional measures,” “In the second round, with only two can- leave the First of May Sanitarium in Cracks appeared in the coalition’s said Mr. Moroz. didates left, there may not be a sufficient Puscha Vodytsia outside Kyiv on October unity last week even as it announced that On October 21, Mr. Pyvovarov number of observers approved by the can- 19 for a demonstration in central Kyiv. Mr. Moroz would be their designated announced that his organization was not didates to cover all the precincts. There may Although leaders of the trade union stated candidate. While the announcement was through demonstrating on the streets of not be enough individuals to watch for any that the group was in Kyiv for peaceful being made on October 14, coalition Kyiv. Without offering a specific date, the falsification that could take place,” said Mr. demonstrations, in interviews broadcast member Yevhen Marchuk was declaring head of the Solidarnist trade union said Radchenko. by Ukrainian Television News and Studio that he would continue his candidacy his people would be back in Kyiv soon – The Committee of Voters also warned 1+1 Television News Service, several independently, but remain tied to the next time, some 20,000 of them – for fur- that the vote may not even get to a second individuals said they had been told the group. ther peaceful picketing. He said that they round because there may simply not be a reason for the trip to Kyiv was to attend a On October 18 Mr. Tkachenko said he would not leave until the group had met sufficient number of electoral commission seminar. Others said they had been paid was forced to heed the call of his Peasant with either the prime minister or the pres- members on the precinct and district levels to go on the journey. Party over the weekend and continue on ident. in many areas to allow for voting on elec- State militia entered the sanitarium in tion day. the morning, took control of buses and “The biggest problem we see regards banned people from leaving the facilities’ Article 18, Section 5, of the Election Law, cafeteria. Nearly 100 of the protesters, that each electoral commission should have physically disabled miners from the Sea Launch finally takes off at least six members present to make a deci- Donetsk Oblast, left after First Vice by Roman Woronowycz The final stage of this mammoth sion,” said Oleksander Chernenko, another Prime Minister Anatolii Kinakh arrived Kyiv Press Bureau effort, which was coordinated by Boeing, leading member of the citizens’ group. and promised to immediately repay began on September 26 when the Sea He explained that about 10,000 of the KYIV – Sea Launch, the international Launch platform, called Odysseus and wages due them and arrange for train project to lift payloads into space from an local election commissions have only the transportation home. manufactured by Kvaerner, left Long minimum of eight members, and that in the ocean-based platform, finally took-off on Beach, Calif., and headed for its About 400 of the group found a way to October 10. last several weeks some 8,000 local com- Christmas Island destination. The Zenit get out of the sanitorium and did demon- At 6:28 a.m. Kyiv time, a Ukrainian mission members have asked to be released rocket was already in place in a horizon- strate outside the Verkhovna Rada build- Zenit rocket launched a Hughes from their responsibilities and many more tal position. ing and Cabinet of Ministers offices – Company-built communications satellite have refused to continue their work. After workers stabilized the oversized many carrying placards in support of into orbit from a Pacific Ocean launching Some have complained, according to platform, the rocket was elevated to a Oleksander Tkachenko, a presidential site on the Equator near the Christmas Mr. Chernenko, that the government failed vertical position and fueled. Officials of candidate and member of the Kaniv Four. Islands. Within an hour the satellite was to compensate them for their work in the the four companies observed the liftoff of Yurii Pyvovarov, the leader of the in orbit and the initial launch was March 1998 parliamentary elections and independent trade union, said his group the Zenit from a command ship located 5 that the work and the responsibility is not deemed a success. had come to Kyiv to protest against the “It reaffirmed once again that Ukraine kilometers from the launch site, while worth the effort. Kuchma administration and the failure of flight control officials tracked its move- Others have said they were informed of is a space nation,” said Ukraine’s the government to back wages and pen- President Leonid Kuchma hours after he ment into space from mission control in their appointments through the press, even sions. Koroliov, Russia, located outside though they never gave their approval for received information of the successful liftoff. Moscow. inclusion. Mr. Chernenko suggested that Although the companies have refused many local election officials simply might President Kuchma, who said he per- sonally was involved in the initial design to reveal the cost of the commercial not show up on October 31. Without a min- Ukraine to play Slovenia launch, experts estimate it at about $100 imum of six members a voting precinct will of the Zenit rocket, described the suc- Eastern Economist million (U.S.), according to Interfax- not be able to open. cessful beginning of Sea Launch as a Ukraine. The Committee of Voters said it would KYIV – In the Euro-2000 play- “breakthrough in the rocket industry.” The Ukrainian Zenit 3SL, built by the have some 15,000 of its own observers reg- off draw made on October 13, The Sea Launch program, a consor- istered for the elections to monitor voting in Ukraine was drawn to play tium of the U.S.-based Boeing Corp., the Pivdenmash rocket factory in the precincts. The citizens’ group is part of Slovenia. The soccer matches will Russian firm Energia, the Norwegian firm Dnipropetrovsk, which President a large coalition of civic and non-profit take place November 13 in Slovenia Kvaerner, as well as the two Ukrainian Kuchma once headed, and designed by organizations – 277 throughout Ukraine – and November 17 in Kyiv. The companies, was the first-ever commercial the Pivden Design Bureau, has had sever- called the Freedom of Choice Coalition, other match-ups are: England vs. attempt to launch a rocket from an ocean- al failures in the last couple of years, which was organized in March to monitor Scotland, Denmark vs. Israel and based platform. Several years in the plan- including a crash after lift off from the and analyze the election process. The Ireland vs. Turkey. ning, the program was delayed for nearly Baikonur Cosmodrome on September 9, group, which neither endorses nor promotes The eight teams are playing for a year after Boeing had troubles with the 1998, during which 12 satellites were any candidate, has organized voter educa- the final four of 16 slots in the U.S. government over technology that it destroyed. The failure temporarily held tion projects, distributed information pack- European Championship finals to was sharing with its partners, particularly up another international project, Global ets and developed pre-election surveys. be held in the spring. Ukraine tied Energia, which was responsible for launch Star, which was an effort to put a net- In two remaining projects, it has Russia 1-1 on October 9 and, due to and transportation systems. work of communication satellites and received Central Election Committee its previous 3-2 victory over Russia After Boeing succeeded in getting establish a worldwide handheld satellite approval to assist the disabled and shut-ins (i.e., its higher aggregate point U.S. approval to divulge certain tech- phone network. The crash was attributed to get to the polls, and will monitor voting total), advanced to the play-offs of nologies to Russia, the project proceeded to the failure of electronic components in patterns on election day through exit polls the European Championships. with a successful test launch in March of the rocket’s guidance system which were that it will conduct in all oblasts of Ukraine. this year. produced by a Russian subcontractor. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 No. 43

the program with Ukraine as an associate San Francisco conference... partner in 1996. As evidence that this bilat- (Continued from page 1) eral partnership is growing, he cited statis- lic of the Soviet Union has such a propor- tics indicating that programs involving tion; in comparison, one-fifth of Russia’s Ukraine have grown from a single event in 1993 to 26 events in 1999. population is composed of pensioners. Such The general, who also heads the U.S. a reality has serious ramifications for a new National Guard for California, informed the independent state, he said. audience that the National Guard interacts Turning to the issue of nuclear arms, with Ukraine’s Ministries of Defense and Ambassador Buteiko underscored that Emergencies, National Guard, Border Ukraine – the world’s third largest nuclear Troops and various civilian officials. Its power – having experienced the horror of expertise lies in the areas of emergency Chornobyl, decided to rid itself of nuclear planning, disaster response, search and res- weapons. “We thought other nuclear powers cue, as well as promotion of effective rela- would follow our example. Unfortunately, tions between the civilian and military com- that was not the case.” In fact, Ambassador munities. Buteiko pointed out, “Ukraine was the ideo- Its objectives, he related, are to demon- logical front-runner on the issue of nuclear strate how a military force functions in a disarmament.” democratic society; to serve as a link to The envoy proceeded to cite other sober- American communities, organizations and ing facts and statistics that affect Ukraine: institutions; to help develop free-market Roma Hadzewycz from a huge defense industry that is no economies; to project humanitarian ideals; Maj. Gen. Robert W. Barrow (left) and Dr. Roman Goy (center) with Dr. Ihor longer needed and the fact that 95 percent and to demonstrate the effectiveness of a Voyevidka, who served as moderator for the conference. of its industry during Soviet times was con- guard-style reserve force. trolled by Moscow – “we did not even pos- “Americans Doing Business in Ukraine: dential elections to file an appeal. “I’m still and becoming more assimilated into the sess information on what Ukraine had,” he Is It Easier Said than Done” was the topic fighting for the Grand Hotel. I will not give society at large,” and “we are more scat- interjected – to dependence on Russian addressed by Marta Fedoriw, a business- up on the Ukrainian people,” she pledged. tered than ever as Ukrainian Americans energy supplies. woman from Allentown, Pa., who offered Mrs. Fedoriw’s remarks elicited a lively have become more mobile in search of bet- On the issue of corruption, Ambassador personal insights – and what she underlined exchange with Ambassador Buteiko, who ter career opportunities and improved quali- Buteiko said, “Corruption is a fact. And it is constructive criticism – based on her noted that her partner, Gennadii Genschaft, ty of life.” doesn’t bring credit to Ukraine when these experience as developer of the Grand Hotel is a citizen of Russia who is now here in the Moreover, Ukraine’s independence, in corrupt officials are outside the country.” in Lviv. United States on a green card. He also cited addition to its positive effects, had negative But, he added, “Today in Ukraine corrupt Mrs. Fedoriw said she was making her statistics on business in Ukraine: out of 962 effects: “Some started questioning whether officials are prosecuted. There is a self- comments “out of a deep abiding love for joint ventures, there were 26 problem cases our ‘hromada’ was at all relevant.” Citing cleansing of the society in Ukraine.” Ukraine and belief in a better future for and only six of them remain unresolved. the discussions at 2020 Conference held in Finally, the ambassador presented his Ukraine.” She then proceeded to recount In all fairness, he said, “we in Ukraine New Jersey exactly one year ago, Ms. vision of Ukraine in the new millennium: her story, which “began as a dream come face a similar problem on the U.S. side, of Hadzewycz said the consensus was that the “Ukraine will be a democratic country; a true, but ended as a nightmare.” U.S. businesses not living up to their con- community will continue to exist in the country that managed to establish good Back in 1990, she was offered an oppor- tracts.” year 2020 and beyond, but that what is neighborly relations with all its neighbors, tunity to take on the Grand Hotel project. Mrs. Fedoriw countered by stating that it needed is “a renewed commitment, as well including Russia; a reliable partner that will After 18 months of renovation, the hotel appears “the Ukrainian government has as the development of new means of coop- make contributions to peace and stability in was reopened in August 1992. Soon there- mastered the phraseology of the rhetoric of eration – new synergies.” the world. I see Ukraine in the new millen- after, however, Mrs. Fedoriw found that her reform,” but lags in actual implementation. That theme was picked up in June of this nium as a member of the European Union partner had assumed control. “My partner Roma Hadzewycz, who had spoken at year by the Joint Conferences of Ukrainian and a new, transformed NATO. ... We are said that what he needed was a Ukrainian the San Francisco conference in 1995 about American Organizations, which demon- now strategic partners with the United name and face, and American dollars,” she the genesis and development of The strated that a new model of cooperation States, but I hope we will be allies in the stated, explaining that there are other cases Ukrainian Weekly, this year spoke from her could be implemented within the Ukrainian new millennium.” where the same formula was used: “Get an vantage point as editor-in-chief of that American community – that what our com- At the conclusion of his presentation American investor and then do everything newspaper about the status and future of the munity sorely needs is cooperation among Ambassador Buteiko presented two possible to get him out.” Ukrainian diaspora in the United States. its constituent parts and a good communi- Certificates of Honor “for personal contri- Mrs. Fedoriw’s erstwhile partner remains She noted that in the past four years a cations network to keep everyone informed butions to strengthening ties between in control of the Grand Hotel and is doing number of conferences in the United States and in contact, she related. The establish- Ukraine and the U.S.” to Dr. Roman Goy, quite well, while Mrs. Fedoriw filed a civil and Canada have been devoted to the topic ment of a Council of Presidents of chief organizer and coordinator of the Joint suit against him, which she lost three times of the Ukrainian community’s future. Ukrainian American Organizations was Conferences of Ukrainian American in the courts of Lviv. The venue was then “Finally, we have realized that our commu- proposed at the Joint Conferences. At that Organizations; and Roma Hadzewycz, edi- changed to Chernivtsi and, later, to Kyiv nity has changed. It is not the same commu- gathering The Weekly underlined that “a tor-in-chief of The Ukrainian Weekly. Oblast to no avail. In addition, a cousin of nity that in the 1950s was focused on fight- corollary to these organizations’ coopera- Next to speak was Maj. Gen. Robert W. her husband’s who was hired to work for ing communism, freeing Ukraine and pre- tion would be cooperation with and utiliza- Barrow, director of the Joint Staff, the Grand Hotel was shot on the street. serving the Ukrainian heritage. ... Today tion of the Ukrainian press in order to keep California National Guard, who reported on “The Ukrainian government has not fol- we have a whole new set of characteristics, the Ukrainian community at large informed the National Guard’s State Partnership lowed the rule of law; it does not implement circumstances and concerns.” about their work.” Ms. Hadzewycz under- Program via which Ukraine was paired with its own laws,” Mrs. Fedoriw stated, adding She continued: “We are now an addition- lined that “the Ukrainian press can be the California in August 1993. Kansas joined that she is now waiting until after the presi- al two generations removed from Ukraine network that keeps us all in touch.” “New types of organizations, new pro- grams, new ideas – that is what will ensure our community’s survival. We have to be adaptable, changing to meeting the needs of new generations,” she concluded. Vasyl Zorya, former second secretary (press and cultural attaché) of the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States, delivered a brief presentation on his proposal to “bridge the information gap” by establishing a media presence for Ukraine in this country. Mr. Zorya, who is currently in the United States on an International Research and Exchanges (IREX) program, proposed set- ting up a Washington-based Ukrainian Press Agency to work in cooperation with a network of press, and radio and TV broad- casters in Ukraine. He noted that, “nearly a decade after the Soviet Union’s collapse, Ukraine is entering the new millennium without its own infor- mation connections to the West – a factor that seriously affects Ukraine’s successful transition to a democratic society.” He pointed out that Ukraine “remains deeply dependent on Russian news coverage of the international community” and “cannot rely on international commercial news wires because these media outlets do not cover Dr. Ihor Fedoriw the West specifically for the Ukrainian A group of conference participants enjoys a toast at Domaine Carneros Champagne Cellars of Napa Valley. (Continued on page 15) No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 5 New York City launch for publication “Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova”

by Irene Jarosewich He added that the book is “very pro- found and a job very well done ... every- N EW YORK — Consul General body knows the history, our history ... Yuriy Bohaievsky hosted author Miriam and that the routes to our hearts is one of Weiner at the Consulate of Ukraine on our cooperation.” September 29 in a book launch for the Also present among the guests were newly released publication “Jewish Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko of Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages Ukraine’s Permanent Mission to the from the Past and Archival Inventories.” United Nations, Dr. Ruslan Pyrih, direc- Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister tor of the Main Archival Administration Borys Tarasyuk, in New York for the of Ukraine; and a representative of the opening of the 54th session of the U.N. Consul General of Moldova. General Assembly, expressed “sincere Dr. Pyrih remarked that it took more gratitude to Ms. Weiner for this excel- than 100 archivists in Ukraine close to lent work, one that shows the strong seven years to help compile the informa- bond between the Ukrainian and Jewish tion for this book. He noted that Ms. people” and noted that “today in Weiner first visited Ukraine in early Ukraine, as the anniversary of Babyn 1990 and “convinced us that not only Yar is being commemorated ... we must was the book needed for Jews, but that not forget the history of the Holocaust.” we needed it as well, that it was time to begin recovering our common history.” Furthermore, he added, “I believe that such a book is necessary for us as an open society, it is very important that we U.S. Embassy comments open our archives to historians. ... This Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Borys Tarasyuk with the director of the book is important not only to genealogi- Main Archival Administration, Dr. Ruslan Pyrih. on Ukraine’s Y2K problem cal studies, which are only at the begin- Eastern Economist ning level in Ukraine, but also important Jewish relations. [Abe Lowenthal, the percent of world Jewry could probably for historians, [so that they know] that owner of the Second Avenue Deli in the trace their ancestry to former Jewish KYIV – As Ambassador Steven Pifer our archives truly are accessible and that East Village, was brutally slain outside enclaves located in the regions covered stated on September 10 in a meeting at the Ukraine treasures all of its heritages.” his restaurant several years ago.] “As by her books. American Business Center, the U.S. Andrew Lastowecky of the Society soon as I gave it to him,” said Mr. The author, who previously published Embassy is still assessing whether Y2K- for Ukrainian-Jewish Relations noted Lastowecky, “Jack showed it to his son “Jewish Roots in Poland,” expressed related problems will affect Ukraine’s that the book “is not just a travelogue so that he would know where his roots great appreciation for having had the energy sector. for Jewish history in Ukraine, but really were.” opportunity to compile the information Earlier this year the U.S. Department of is one of all of our history.” He noted Ms. Weiner traces her maternal grand- for this book and thanked government State had identified the Embassy in Kyiv that when he obtained a copy of the mother’s roots to the town of Pryluky representatives of Ukraine and Moldova as one of about 40 embassies around the book the first thing he did was show it (Priluki), east of Kyiv. In fact, she can for the cooperation of the state archives world that is likely to experience disrup- to his friend Jack Lowenthal, the broth- trace most of her family’s roots to towns in this project. She is already planning a tions in electricity, heat and water because er of Abe Lowenthal, an individual who in today’s Belarus and Ukraine. third volume, “Jewish Roots in Belarus of Y2K. For that reason, the Embassy, with help from the U.S. Agency for was a great supporter of Ukrainian- Ms. Weiner believes that about 70 and Lithuania.” International Development Office in Kyiv, has brought a team of U.S. energy and computer experts to Ukraine to assess the Y2K problem in the energy sector, and to BOOK NOTE: Major genealogical reference book released make recommendations for correcting any Produced by Miriam Weiner, an Sudylkiv (Sudilkov), Soroky (Soroki) and problems they may find. American genealogist renowned for her Pryluky (Priluki). The text includes the This team is working closely with the expertise in Eastern European archives, transliteration of place names both as they government of Ukraine. As Ambassador “Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova” is appeared in the original archives (usually Pifer said in September, he will use the the result of eight years of intense effort from Russian, Hungarian or Polish), as information from the USAID study to and numerous trips overseas. well as their current transliterations from make a recommendation to the State A combination reference book, travel Ukrainian and Moldovan. Department about whether Embassy guide, Holocaust book and genealogical The Holocaust chapter includes employees and their families should leave handbook, “Jewish Roots in Ukraine and poignant photographs of memorials to the Ukraine because of Y2K problems. Moldova,” co-published by the Route to victims of the Nazis in cities, towns and This recommendation will also affect Roots Foundation and the YIVO villages all over Ukraine and Moldova, what advice the Embassy will give to Institute for Jewish Research, is a unique along with detailed maps and accompany- other Americans living in Ukraine. The publication that could not have been ing text. ambassador expects to make his recom- attempted before the collapse of commu- Some photographs are pre-World War I, mendation to the State Department later nism in the former Soviet Union and and some were taken just a few months this month. Eastern Europe. ago. More than 900 of the photographs are With its archival inventories represent- in full color, as are all 20 maps. ing 1,400 shtetls and towns, this 624-page Ms. Weiner is an internationally known book effectively puts to rest the once wide- author, lecturer and syndicated columnist. Solemn march ly held belief in the West that virtually all She is the former executive director of the documents pertaining to Jews in these American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust countries had been destroyed. However, Survivors in New York and co-editor of to recall Famine these archives became accessible to the The Encyclopedia of Jewish Genealogy NEW YORK – Commemorations public for genealogical research only after (1991). She has led tours to Poland and Miriam Weiner of the Great Famine of 1932-1933 Ukraine and Moldova declared their inde- Ukraine where tour participants had on-site slated to take place in New York on pendence in 1991. access to Jewish documents in state November 20, have been modified to Listed for the first time in English are archives. include a solemn march from the precise inventories of the vast Jewish mate- Ms. Weiner is the author of “Jewish downtown Ukrainian section of the rials in the archives of Ukraine and Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and city to St. Patrick’s Cathedral uptown. Moldova, presented with the full coopera- Archival Inventories” (1997). She is also Organizers have informed The tion and blessings of the state archives of a member of the Advisory Board of The Weekly that marchers are to assemble both countries. Of extraordinary value for Holocaust and War Victims Tracing and at 10 a.m. near St. George Ukrainian genealogists, “Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Information Center of the American Red Catholic Church on Seventh Street Moldova” is also a travel guide, with 1,200 Cross. She is president of the Routes to and All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox photographs, maps and document exam- Roots Foundation, which has offices in Church on 11th Street. The march will ples, including many rare antique post- the United States, Poland and Ukraine, begin promptly at 11 a.m. cards. The sections titled “The People and offering archival research in Poland, A requiem service will be offered The Places” and “Town Clips” offer many Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova; town vis- at 1 p.m. by Ukrainian Catholic and more mementos of Jewish life, past and its; and customized individual and family Ukrainian Orthodox hierarchs at St. present. tours. “Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue at The chapters on towns and cities high- Moldova” can be purchased directly from 51st Street. light 190 places in Ukraine and Moldova. Routes to Roots by calling 1 (800) 742- For further information contact the They include the important Jewish centers 5403. The cost of the book is $60 plus Ukrainian Congress Committee of of Lviv (Lwow), Odesa (Odessa) and tax, and shipping and handling. The America, (212) 288-6840. Chisinau (Kishiniev) and lesser-known foundation’s website is located at places such as Nemyriv (Nemirov), www.rtrfoundation.org. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 No. 43

NOTEWORTHY UKRAINIANS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY The voice that matters Alexander Yanata, dedicated botanist Months ago, as the presidential election season began, President Leonid Kuchma foretold that the 1999 presidential contest would be a nasty affair. It is not for us to repressed for ‘bourgeois nationalism’ decide here whether it was premonition or planning that led him to make such a by Danylo Kulyniak Vavilov was given academic standing, while a special vacancy was asked for remark, but his warning has proved true. He was the son of a participant of the Ukrainians have witnessed campaign tactics and pre-election incidents that have no Mr. Yanata. It was the eve of the Stalinist Czech liberation movement, who was repressions, however, and this scientist, place in democratic elections and can only be called an embarrassment to this country subjected to persecution and sought shel- of 50 million. whose understanding of nature’s laws ter in the south of Ukraine. was far better than his knowledge of the Even before the campaign season began, the information airways were bought up When he studied at the Kyiv by those who would be president and mostly by representatives of one who is. A tele- politics that surrounded him, did not Polytechnical Institute in the Department evade them. vision information blackout on opponents of President Kuchma followed, which has of Agronomy, young Alexander Yanata lifted a bit lately, coincidentally or not, after rapporteurs of the Parliamentary In 1933 Mr. Yanata was dismissed traveled to neighboring villages to from the Institute for Plant Protection for Assembly of the Council of Europe filed a damning report citing incursions on free- inquire of rural dwellers the names of dom of the press and freedom of speech in Ukraine during the campaign season – “promoting bourgeois ecological theories various plants and the meanings behind in the area of weed control.” This was obvious criticism of the current government. those names. That was preceded by the ghastly attack against candidate Natalia Vitrenko, who not the only nonsensical charge of which He wrote: “The wonderful preciseness he was found guilty. He was also accused clings stubbornly to second place in pre-election surveys – polls, it must be said, of the names people have given plants whose validity are doubted by many. of being “the lawyer of the kurkul attracts attention to them. This is under- [Symon] Petliura.” (In fact, for a short The country has witnessed mudslinging, smear tactics and accusations of corrup- standable because popular names are not tion and cronyism that make Tamany Hall look like a monastery. And most recently, time he had been his personal secretary.) the product of autocratic assignment or Mr. Yanata was incarcerated in 1936. on October 19, Kyiv experienced a police-state-like atmosphere as state militia and the fantasy of a single author. They were other law enforcement bodies went on the alert against a perceived threat of imminent Semen Pidhainy, in his book subjected to a popular selection process, “Ukrainian Intellectuals in Solovky,” and widespread civil disturbance. and this is most vital.” Now, as the presidential race enters its last week, a civic organization has suggest- described Mr. Yanata as a person with a All his life Mr. Yanata worked at the ed that the local election commissions are not prepared for the national poll, and that fanatical devotion to science. After a day confluence of botany and philology. many precincts and districts may not have the personnel to legally operate on election of labor, he would sleep until one in the In his youth Mr. Yanata took part in day. The Committee of Voters has stated that some 10,000 precinct commissions have morning and then work on his herbarium the Communist revolutionary movement. the minimum required number of members, and because many of them are disgrun- files until daylight. He directed the work of underground tled with the system that appointed them and with a failure to receive what was prom- His term of imprisonment was due to printing presses and publishing houses. ised, they could fail to show on October 31. The possibility exists, according to the finish in May 1938, but was prolonged For a time he was the head of the committee, that many Ukrainians might not get the chance to vote, which would put for another five years, with no explana- Revolutionary Social Democratic the validity of the elections under question. tion, which became a death sentence for Workers Party in Mykolaiv. But, by 1917 Our opinion, however, is that the elections will take place. The concern is that the a sick and exhausted man. Mr. Yanata he had broken all relations with the primitive tactics used by the candidates in the run-up could continue on election day suffered from tuberculosis and died on Bolsheviks. The national nihilism that and impede the electoral process. the way to an internment camp in was endemic to the party was anathema International observers are beginning to flow into the country; 115 had already been Magadan. for him. And although he had not a drop accredited by Ukraine’s Central Election Commission by October 20. The Committee A.I. Kovtun, who was imprisoned with of Ukrainian blood (his mother was of Voters will also have an extensive network of 15,000 observers scattered throughout the botanist, described Mr. Yanata’s German), Mr. Yanata became a true patri- all of Ukraine’s oblasts. It is up to them to use the tools at their disposal and do the best death: ot of Ukraine, which became a second they can to make sure that Ukraine has a free and fair election. “At times we worked with prison homeland for him. Although a second round of voting in mid-November is almost inevitable, accord- guards. On this occasion we were about ing to the experts, a week hence the political wailing and ravings of the candidates as After the Bolshevik victory, Mr. 19 kilometers from the village of Palanka. they attack each other should subside somewhat. Mercifully, the time will come for Yanata retreated from political activity It poured all day. I was in possession of a the Ukrainian voter to speak. That, in the end, is the only voice that matters. We can altogether and devoted himself to the box that Mr. Yanata carried around with only hope they do vote and make an informed decision. evolution of the sciences in Ukraine. himself that was labeled ‘The Flora and The range of his activity is impressive. Fauna of the Solovetsky Islands.’ Prof. He was a founder of the Botanical sec- Yanata, who was suffering from malnutri- tion of the Ukrainian Scientific Society, tion and pneumonia had not abandoned October and a publisher and editor of several his science. As we traveled he had gone magazines including the Ukrainian on about the symbiosis of mosses and Turning the pages back... Botanical Magazine and the Bulletin of mushrooms ... About two kilometers from Agricultural Science. He is the author of our destination he became too weak to 20 some 500 scientific works and publica- travel further. That night the guards left a tions. weakened Mr. Yanata in the taiga. The 1962 On October 20, 1962, The Ukrainian Weekly’s front page car- As head of the Commission for Nature next morning they found him dead. It was ried news about the conviction of Bogdan Stashynsky, the Soviet Conservation of the Agricultural June 25, 1938.” assassin who murdered Ukrainian nationalist leaders Stepan Scientific Committee of the People’s What has been the fate of Mr. Yanata’s Bandera and Lev Rebet. Commissariat for Farming of the works? The material he had published Following are excerpts from that news report. Ukrainian SSR, he established nature during his lifetime was withdrawn in the “KARLSRUHE, Germany, October 19, 1962 (By telephone). – The West German reserves at Koncha Zaspa outside Kyiv, 1930s. The manuscript for “The Flora Supreme Court sentenced confessed Soviet assassin Bogdan N. Stashynsky yesterday to in Kaniv, Askania Nova and Prymorska. and Fauna of the Solovetsky Islands” eight years of hard labor for the murders of Stepan Bandera and Dr. Lev Rebet in Munich But most of all he liked to work on was burned in the yard of the prison on Kremlin orders. Ukrainian botanical terminology and its where he was incarcerated. His wife, “Chief Justice Dr. Heinrich Jagusch, in reading the sentence, said the real murderers popular roots. As organizer and head of Natalia Yanata-Osadcha, sent the manu- were those who had planned and ordered the killings. He said the string-pullers, who are in the Terminology Commission of the scripts for “Ukrainian Botanical Moscow, could not be apprehended at present. Dr. Jaguschi said it was ‘depressing’ that the Botanical Section of the Ukrainian Terminology” and “Ukrainian Botanical Soviet government, despite its correct diplomatic relations with the Federal Republic, has Academy of Sciences, he established an Nomenclature” to the West and had them issued orders for the murders on German territory. The chief justice said the award of a original scientific method of investiga- published in the United States. medal to Stashynsky after the murder of Bandera proved that Communist leaders view tion in which botanists and rural scien- For a long time it was not clear why political murder as something honorable. tists were asked to research local plant the name of this Ukrainian scientist had “Bogdan N. Stashynsky, 31, said he practiced firing the Russian-made murder instru- names and all popular terminology con- not been included in encyclopedias and ment in his East Berlin apartment, using bathroom towels for targets, before he undertook nected to nature and the environment. scientific glossaries even after his reha- the assassinations. Anybody could take part in this work bilitation by Soviet authorities. The few “Stashynsky admitted he fired the lethal atomizer into the faces of Rebet and Bandera. – even a woman living in a distant vil- words about him published in the capital Dr. Rebet, a Ukrainian political writer and anti-communist, was found dead on the stairs of lage – could make a contribution. The edition of “The History of the Academy his newspaper office in Munich on October 12, 1957. Stepan Bandera, 50-year-old leader history of Ukrainians, their folklore and of Sciences” did not begin to cover the of the OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists), an anti-communist Ukrainian organi- medical practices was revealed in the range of his activities. zation, was found dead in Munich on October 15, 1959. Stashynsky is also charged with popular terminology assigned to plants Among other things it stated that the spying on Western troops after he went to West Germany in 1956.” and nature. Czech Alexander Yanata, who was During the trial, Stashynsky spoke of his life in Ukraine. He was born on November 4, The results of this research were repressed for his Ukrainian bourgeois 1931, in the village of Borschiv, near Lviv, in western Ukraine, the son of a small farmer. recorded in two manuscripts by Mr. nationalism, had formerly been an He spoke of the occupation of that part Ukraine by the Poles, the Soviets and the Germans. Yanata, “Ukrainian Botanical acquaintance of Symon Petliura, presi- The Weekly reported: Terminology” and “Ukrainian Botanical dent of the Directory of the Ukrainian “He continually stressed that he remembered when the Germans were retreating from Nomenclature,” on which he expanded National Republic. Although he was Ukraine, a struggle between them and the Ukrainians sprang up. The Ukrainians organized throughout his life. rejected as minister of public education armed troops which lived in forests and marshes, supported by the population they contin- In 1929 he and Nikolai Vavilov were in the Petliura government, he nonethe- ued to fight against the masters, the Russians. ... The struggle against the Russians increased candidates for membership in the All- less was treated as a “Petliurivets.” This Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Both could not be forgiven – even at the time (Continued on page 23) received an equal number of votes. Mr. of the Khrushchev thaw. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 7 NEWS AND VIEWS: What can and what should the diaspora try to do for Ukraine?

by Alexandra Isaievych Mason and other religious relief services, and Jewish community organizations. NEW YORK – The Ukrainian American Following these guidelines brings measura- Professionals and Businesspersons ble, visible and sustainable results, and the Association of New York and New Jersey greatest resource of all – it offers hope to on Sunday, October 10, held a panel discus- people in Ukraine, Mr. Kuzma stated. sion on “What Can and What Should the Another great way of reaching out Diaspora Try to Do for Ukraine?” beyond the Ukrainian community in the Moderated by Bohdan Vitvitsky, United States is by offering American UAPBA vice-president, the panelists schools, especially charter schools, help in included: Askold Lozynskyj, president of teaching schoolchildren about Ukraine. Mr. the Ukrainian World Congress; Alex Kuzma said this can be done by making Kuzma, director of development for the presentations in schools and providing edu- Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund; Mary cational materials to the schoolchildren and Kruger, foreign service officer with the U.S. teachers who are often very eager to learn Department of State; and Roman Procyk, and to help in international aid projects. executive director of the Ukrainian Studies Ms. Kruger has significant experience Fund. with U.S. aid to Ukraine as the longest serv- The forum produced a fruitful exchange ing American diplomat at the U.S. Embassy of ideas, and most speakers agreed on the in Kyiv. She saw first-hand that U.S. aid to main contributions that can be made by the Ukraine is indeed effective in transforming Mary Kruger Alex Kuzma diaspora for the benefit of Ukraine. No one, lives and changing people’s thinking. Ms. speakers or attendees, had any doubt that Kruger noted that there is increased empha- the diaspora can and should try to help sis in official U.S. aid to Ukraine on assist- Ukraine, despite some disappointments in ing individuals and the non-profit sector. Ukraine’s progress since its independence. She expressed admiration for diaspora’s While everyone agreed that money is involvement in Ukraine and especially for very important for any assistance efforts, those many dedicated individuals who came the main resource that the diaspora can offer to stay in Ukraine. Ukraine is hope, optimism and a “can do” attitude. The mere fact that someone outside She said her most striking first impres- Ukraine cares about Ukraine and sion about Ukraine is its remarkable isola- Ukrainians cannot be overestimated in its tion from the West and Western intellectual significance. Participants also noted that thought, which, unfortunately, continues to much-needed and carefully targeted finan- this day. That is why exchanges of visitors cial, technological and advisory assistance and ideas, as well as moral support for the can make a difference for Ukraine’s people. reform-minded individuals cannot be under- Mr. Lozynskyj concentrated on two estimated. issues. First, he suggested that it is impor- Ukrainian community organizations can tant for the diaspora to remain a diaspora become involved in official exchange pro- and not just an ethnic group. He explained grams through educational and community this as maintaining the political relevance of connection programs, Ms. Kruger contin- Ukrainians in the United States by focusing ued. There is a need for more Americans Askold Lozynskyj Roman Procyk willing to go to Ukraine on the academic on local politics and by fostering develop- One of the most profound statements in Ukraine to keep up their hope? Fulbright program. It is important for ment of youth organizations and Ukrainian during the discussion was by Mr. Kuzma. Transformation of Ukraine’s society starts American students, teachers and professors schools in this country. He said that if we in America, who were on the individual level and the more people to travel on exchanges to Ukraine, and there Second, he reminded listeners that raised on stories about “The Little Engine think that they can make a difference, the are numerous ways in which Ukrainian Ukrainians are fortunate because Ukraine is That Could” and the “can do” concept start sooner Ukraine will become a vibrant dem- American organizations can get involved in very important geopolitically since its exis- feeling despair, how can we expect people ocratic society, Mr. Kuzma underlined. tence separates Russia from its imperial past these exchange programs. Information and because of the Ukrainian presence in about these programs is available on the the United States, the only remaining super- internet at http://www.usis.kiev.ua. power. Thus, Ukrainian Americans can Mr. Procyk remarked that every organi- influence the course of global politics by zation that tries to help Ukraine needs to Reunion of Bayreuth Gymnasium influencing U.S. politics. choose wisely, as there are some things that Despite divisiveness and the need to are difficult to influence, but some impor- tant fields in Ukraine are very small and recalls bond among students, staff improve organization, the Ukrainian by DMZ As the participants of the reunion even a small amount of assistance can trans- American community has had a number of began to arrive on Friday, there were the form them. Examples can be found in some political successes in influencing U.S. poli- KERHONKSON, N.Y. – After endur- usual hugs and hellos. Soyuzivka, having academic fields like medieval studies or cy towards Ukraine. However, there still is ing the winds and floods of hurricane enhanced its Adirondack camp style with classical studies – fields that are important much the community can learn from better Floyd on Thursday, September 16, it felt Hutsul motifs of the Cartphian to develop if Ukraine is to better understand organized ethnic communities. Ukrainians good to take off on Friday, and go to Mountains, was comfortable and cozy. its past and build a strong and vibrant socie- in the United States can also play a very Soyuzivka. The day was bright and The woods were aromatic after the storm ty. There are also important areas in build- important role by influencing Ukraine sunny with comfortable temperatures. It with many water droplets glistening in ing Ukrainian culture that need business- was one of the most beautiful days of the directly, Mr. Lozynskyj added. the sun. All was set for a wonderful like approach, Dr. Procyk continued, where year – just perfect for the ride up into the Mr. Kuzma agreed on the importance of weekend. After dinner, arrivals gathered business people would see opportunities to mountains of New York state. active participation in the political process. in the library off the Main House lobby get involved and to help Ukrainian culture The event at Soyuzivka was the The CCRF which Mr. Kuzma represents, is for a most informative slide presentation in the process. reunion of the Bayreuth Gymnasium. focused on the enormous health crisis that about “The Ukrainian Architecture of the The trouble is that often certain impor- Besides being known for the music of currently affects Ukraine. Ukraine’s popula- Kozak Period” presented by Lewko tant concepts are misunderstood in Ukraine, Wagner, the town of Bayreuth, tion has experienced a net decline of 2 mil- Maystrenko. A soiree with pastries and said Dr. Procyk, like the true meaning of Germany, “hosted” a displaced persons’ lion people, due in part to a very high infant sweets prepared by Ivanna Lucyshyn fol- democracy, that is, that democracy is not camp in the late 1940s. As in most DP mortality rate and the fastest growing AIDS lowed. just about majority rule, but also about giv- camps, primary and secondary education rate in Europe. Despite these grim figures, Mother Nature showed her best again ing respect and voice to minority; or that for refugee youths was organized utiliz- Mr. Kuzma emphasized that much can be on Saturday as the official reunion regis- non-profit organizations should be allowed ing many skilled educators who, like done by a small determined group of indi- tration began. It was noted that over 70 to have revenue as long as they spend it on everyone else, were refugees. viduals, if leveraged with even minimal out- attended. Canadians made it internation- their stated charitable goals. It is important But in Bayreuth there was something side support. Ukraine has talented medical al with attendees from as far as Calgary, to support truly private organizations in unique about their gymnasium. It could professionals who are determined to remain Alberta. Name tags securely pinned, lest Ukraine, he said. When working with gov- have been its size – not too large and not in the country despite lucrative offers else- one forgets someone’s married name, ernment institutions, it is important to help too small, or its select pedagogical staff, where. old friends explored all that Soyuzivka them participate in international forums that for a strong bond developed among the In Mr. Kuzma’s experience, in order to has to offer: a drive to nearly beautiful facilitate Ukraine’s integration with the rest students and the teachers which has last- be effective, outside aid must include: Lake Minnewaska, a walk to vision and focus; a serious commitment of of the world. The diaspora does not con- ed for over half a century. Thus, in the universal tradition of alma maters, they Soyuzivka’s rain-swollen mountain effort, time, and money; careful selection of tribute enough young people to the field of waterfall, or just sun-worshipping and partners; reward for local initiative instead Ukrainian studies – there are now more come together every so often to touch hands, to catch up, to remember. people-watching in the old Adirondack of fostering dependence; and leverage of opportunities than ever in the field and chairs by the Gerulak fountain. community efforts with aid from other increasingly non-Ukrainians are the ones In the afternoon all gathered again in organizations. Many American organiza- who work in the field, Dr. Procyk observed. The article above is an entry from the Library as Roksolana Hrasymowych, tions outside of the Ukrainian community As well, the community can greatly help “the diary of a Ukrainian housewife,” are often eager to help Ukraine; among Ukrainian culture by supporting Ukrainian who writes under the pen name “DMZ.” (Continued on page 18) them are corporate foundations, Catholic publications through subscriptions. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 No. 43

Three generations attend 50th anniversary tribute to New York’s School of Ukrainian Studies by Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj Committee of America, and director of the Lesia Ukrainka School of Ukrainian NEW YORK – Alumni and faculty, Studies in Morristown, N.J. their families , as well as leaders of Former director Atanas Kobryn of Ukrainian community organizations North Port, Fla., was in attendance as filled the Ukrainian National Home in were Dr. Alexandra Kysilewska-Tkacz, New York on Saturday, October 2, to cel- daughter of the school’s founder, Prof. ebrate the 50th anniversary of the found- Kost Kysilewskyj; Tatianna Rabiy, ing of the School of Ukrainian Studies of daughter of the late director Dr. the Self Reliance Association in New Mykhailo Rabiy; and Myroslava York. Wyshywany, wife of the late director Dr. Attending the sold-out banquet and Wasyl Wyshywany. Former director ball were more than 230 people, includ- Pavlo Dorozynsky sent his greetings ing alumni from the 1950s through 1999, from Ukraine. 25 teachers, eight Parents Committee Also present were directors of two presidents, five directors or their fami- other area schools of Ukrainian studies: lies, parents and grandparents of current Pauline Danczuk of the New York SUM and former students, and many friends of school, and Dr. Maria Kiciuk of the the school. Yonkers school. They joined in a warm, multi-genera- After her welcome and introduction, tional tribute to an educational institution Ms. Labunka turned over the evening’s that has been an integral part of proceedings to the mistress and master Ukrainian community life in New York of ceremonies Xenia Piaseckyj (class of for half a century. With participants rang- ‘89) and Roman Juzeniw, son of the late Members of the class of 1955, (from left) Luba Abramiuk-Wolynetz, Nestor ing in age from their teens through their Mykhailo Juzeniw, longtime president Bazarko and Marta Salyk-Jacusko, pose with their graduating class photo. 80s, the atmosphere was that of a huge of the Self Reliance Association in New family reunion, reflecting the abiding York. They, in turn, asked the Rev. commitment of many Ukrainian Free University Foundation, and Paschak to offer the invocation, follow- Ukrainian National Women’s League of American families to the school. ing which the audience stood in a The October 2 event was dedicated to America Branch 64, represented at the moment of silence to honor the memory banquet, respectively, by Tania all the school’s teachers and parents, past of deceased members of the school and present. Tershakovec, Dr. Petro Goy and Luba family. Prokop. Greetings were received from Most guests were from New York, The keynote address was delivered by Wolodymyr Kornaha, president of Plast’s New Jersey and Connecticut, but some the school director, Mrs. Kekish, who New York Branch Council; Mykola traveled from Ohio, South Carolina, described the early history of the school Haliv, director of the Shevchenko Florida, Rhode Island, Washington, New and its achievements to date. Some of its Scientific Society in New York; Stefan Mexico and even Moscow to attend. faculty also played a key role in later Kaczaraj, treasurer of the Ukrainian During the cocktail hour in the ball- establishing the UCCA Educational National Association and Self Reliance room, which was decorated in a glittering Council, she said. gold star theme, guests bid on silent auc- The guest of honor at the event, (N.Y.) FCU board member; and Mr. tion items that ranged from a crystal vase Consul General Bohaievsky, expressed Zinkewitsch, board member of the to tickets for the Yankees championship admiration for the long-standing commit- Ukrainian Sports Club in New York. playoff game. (The tickets went for $600 ment to Ukraine by faculty and parents Bishop Basil Losten of the Ukrainian to baseball enthusiast Wasyl alike. He made a presentation of books Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, Conn., Zinkewitsch, board member of the for the school library. New York Gov. George Pataki and Ukrainian Sports Club of New York.) Ms. Duma, president of the Self Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United The banquet was opened by Luba Reliance Association in New York, States Anton Buteiko also sent greetings Labunka, chair of the 50th Anniversary reviewed its past and reaffirmed the orga- It was with especially warm applause Committee, who greeted the assembled nization’s commitment to the school in that the audience welcomed the reading guests. They included Ukraine’s consul the future. by Mr. Juzeniw and Ms. Piaseckyj of the Luba Labunka, chair of the 50th general in New York, Yuriy Bohaievsky, Self Reliance (N.Y.) Federal Credit names of teachers, directors and parents Anniversary Committee, addresses the with his wife and son; the Rev. Patrick Union had donated $5,000 to underwrite who had contributed to the success of the banquet. Paschak, pastor of St. George Ukrainian the costs of the anniversary celebration, school over the years, and who were in Catholic Church in New York; the Rev. as Ms. Labunka noted with gratitude in attendance at the banquet. They rose to were Mr. Yanchyshyn, who was respon- Petro Levko of All Saints Ukrainian her opening remarks. Its treasurer, Mr. accept the applause and later received sible for renovating and reorganizing the Orthodox Church of New York; and Olga Oberyszyn, conveyed the organization’s recognition awards. Family members school library in 1997-1999, and Anisa Terebus Kekish, the school’s director anniversary wishes to the school. accepted posthumous awards on behalf Handzia Sawyckyj, who was chief editor since 1986. Bohdan Mykhaijliw, president of the of their loved ones. Since 1949 the of the school’s jubilee book “Zolota Also present were Natalia Duma, national board of Self Reliance school has had 178 teachers, nine direc- Knyha.” president of the Self Reliance Association and president of the Plast tors and 21 Parents Committees. As the school’s golden anniversary Association, New York branch, sponsors Foundation, greeted the school and pre- A special citation was presented to Ms. birthday cake was wheeled into the cen- of the school; Jaroslav Oberyszyn, treas- sented it with two donations of $500 Labunka, chair of the 50th Anniversary ter of the room, the audience rose for urer of Self Reliance Federal Credit from each of these institutions. Committee, for her key role in spearhead- spontaneous and joyful singing of Union in New York; and Dr. Eugene In the course of the evening, greetings ing and coordinating the committee’s “Mnohaya Lita.” Fedorenko, president of the Educational were also received from The Ukrainian efforts over the past two years. Council of Ukrainian Congress Museum in New York, the Ukrainian Also cited for their exceptional efforts (Continued on page 9)

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Three generations... (Continued from page 8) At the conclusion of the banquet Ms. Labunka thanked the guests for attend- ing and the many donors for responding to the school’s fund-raising efforts over the last two years, including the evening’s silent auction. (A comprehen- sive list of donors will be published shortly.) Ms. Labunka thanked all the members of the 50th Anniversary Committee for helping make the banquet and ball suc- cessful. In particular, she commended the special efforts of the honorary chairs, Mmes. Duma and Kekish, and members Oksana Chomut-Andersen, Natalia Danysh O’Connell, Ivan Durbak, Irene Halatyn, Serhij Hoshowsky, Vera Krup, Emilia Liteplo, Ms. Sawyckyj Mycak and Olya Stasiuk. For the library renovation project, she thanked Mr. Yanchyshyn, Yuri and Irene Kobziar, and Slavko Konowalskyj. Ms. Labunka also expressed her grati- tude to the nine individuals on the edito- rial board of the school’s commemora- tive book: Ms. Sawyckyj; Dr. George Gajecky, associate editor; Ms. Kekish, editorial advisor; and editors Marta Zownir Baczynsky, Svitlana Cholhan, Ivan Durbak, Irene Halatyn, Oksana Recognition is given to past Parents Committee presidents or their family members (from left): Dr. Maria Chaban (for the Kuzyszyn and Basil Tershakovec. late Tymish Shevchuk); Maria Mulyk (for the late Petro Darmohraj); Luba Labunka, 50th Anniversary Committee chair; The Rev. Levko closed the banquet Orysia Dmytryk-Buzzetta; Tania Tershakovec; Christine Sawicki; Maria Drabyk (for the late Ivan Huryk); Anna portion of the evening with an emotional Szczupak and Atanas Kobryn. prayer of thanksgiving. As the Tempo band began to play, some guests danced, while others headed to the silent auction to claim their treas- ures. Some talked about the possibility of forming an alumni association that would lend assistance to the school for special projects and needs. “We hope that the good will that pre- vailed at our 50th anniversary celebra- tion can be directed toward helping the school in the years ahead,” said Ms. Labunka later in the evening. Fund-raising for the school during its 1999-2000 jubilee year will continue. There are plans for an in-school 50th anniversary event for and by current stu- dents in the spring of 2000. Alumni or friends of the school who would like to make a tax-deductible dona- tion to the school’s 50th Anniversary Fund or its Library Fund, or to purchase photos from the banquet, may do so by writing a check to “Self Reliance Association Parents’ Committee,” and mailing it to: Oksana Andersen, 66-46 Gray St., Middle Village, NY 11379; phone, (718) 326-4319. Graduates of the class of 1999 celebrate their alma mater’s 50th anniversary.

Greetings from the governor Following is the full text of the tral homeland and its proud legacy. greeting sent to the School of Having regained its independence Ukrainian Studies in New York City by within the past decade, Ukraine has the governor of New York, George E. earned recognition for its efforts to Pataki. establish one of the first democratic forms of government in Eastern Dear Friends: Europe. By adding a valuable educa- It is a pleasure to have the opportu- tional and historical perspective to the nity to convey warm greetings and lives of Ukrainian American youths, congratulations as you celebrate the your school honors those who strug- 50th anniversary of the School of gled to attain precious freedoms and Ukrainian Studies. demonstrates appropriate respect for Since its founding the School of the heritage you preserve in this coun- Ukrainian Studies has been a source of try. I commend the Self Reliance educational and cultural enrichment for Association of Ukrainian Americans, the Ukrainian community in the greater the sponsor of this program, for its Metropolitan Region and outlying outstanding work that has enabled this areas. For one-half century, this educa- worthy institution to succeed through- tional program has served as a truly out the years. important component in the lives of its Best wishes for future success as students who benefit from classes in you enrich the lives of our youth. the Ukrainian language and history, and who are furthermore instilled with Very truly yours, Consul General of Ukraine Yuriy Bohaievsky presents school director Olga a sense of appreciation for their ances- George E. Pataki Kekish with books for the school library. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 No. 43

A reminiscence:by Marta Baczynsky the early yearsThis was not at something New I was York’s consciously aware “Shkola of with friends, Ukrainoznavstva” a marketplace for valuable information while I was a student in the school. Actually, it came to about apartments, jobs, opportunities in the new world. In a tribute to her alma mater on the occasion of its me during the process of remembering and examining For us kids, it was a chance once a week to renew friend- 50th anniversary in 1999, the author, member of the class my recollections of those school years so long ago. ships that had begun on the other side of the Atlantic. of 1955, reminisces about her early years in New York My family – my mother, father and I – were newly Then it was back to Brooklyn for me – an island in City and in the New York School of Ukrainian Studies. arrived immigrants in New York City in 1949. One more the unfamiliar. Again, the string was broken, waiting to This article is excerpted from the newly released book uprooting, one more time to become accustomed to new be mended the following Sunday. “Zolota Knyha Shkoly Ukrainoznavstva, OUA surroundings, a new environment. One more, in a series I was sent to school, Public School No. 8 in Brooklyn Samopomich u Niu Iorku, 1949-1999” (The Golden Book of many such experiences in my young life. Heights. Here I was a stranger among the Irish and of the School of Ukrainian Studies, Self-Reliance When I think back to those first days, weeks and Italians. It was, I remember, a friendly place with Association in New York, 1949-1999). The book was months in this great city, myriad scenes come to mind; friendly people helping me to learn the English lan- released on the eve of the school’s 50th anniversary cele- scenes that vibrate with excitement, their novelty so guage and adjust quickly. In those times and in that bration on October 2. crisp I can still taste, hear and feel their substance. There school I was the odd one, the only non-English speak- Marta (née Zownir) Baczynsky is a grant writer at The was a long and turbulent ocean crossing, then the won- ing student among 300 others. I was helped and encour- Ukrainian Museum in New York. She served on the edito- der and majesty of New York – in shocking contrast to aged, but I was not embraced. rial board of “Zolota Knyha.” our small DP camp in Regensburg, Germany, which, for Then, some months later, my mother enrolled me in the To defray the considerable publication costs of the almost three years, I considered home. To a child these School of Ukrainian Studies. For both of us, since she had 368-page commemorative book, which is dedicated to the experiences, though thrilling, were overwhelming. to bring me there, it was a serious trek from Brooklyn to 178 teachers who taught at the school in the past half I remember that I enjoyed this most exciting time, but, Ninth Street and Avenue C, where in a rented school century, donations from former students and friends of the more often than not, I clung to my parents as the only building classes were held for immigrant Ukrainian chil- school are being accepted. Tax-deductible contributions solid, stable and reliable stronghold of my existence. dren. It was a long subway ride and a long walk from the may be made to Self Reliance Association Parents’ Outside of their reach there was uncharted territory. train, a journey that we repeated three times a week. Committee, c/o Oksana Andersen, 66046 Gray St., We were an island, the three of us, in a sea of the unfa- (Classes in those days were held three times per week.) Middle Village, NY 11379; telephone, (718) 326-4319. miliar in Brooklyn, where we lived. Our only link with After my first session I was most eager to return. In those like us, and there were many, were Sunday after- this school the familiar subjects came sharply into The greatest gift I received from the Ukrainian Saturday noons, after liturgy in front of St. George Ukrainian focus: Ukrainian history, geography, literature. And, the School was a sense of belonging, a sense of community at Catholic Church on Seventh Street in Manhattan. In the sense of continuity that had begun in Grade 1 and was a very uncertain time in my life, to say the least. late 1940s and early 1950s it was a place to reconnect disrupted for a while re-established itself. The best, of course, were the other children. There were some I knew, familiar faces, friends. I didn’t have to learn a new language there, for we all spoke the same one. We behaved in a similar fashion, and our values were similar. We knew the story of our past, and it was ours. We had re-established our community. I belonged. There are many poignant images that come to mind when I think about my experience in the Ukrainian school. I remember the individuals who taught there – many were university professors, people whose profes- sional achievements warranted large lecture halls and post-graduate audiences. Yet, with great decorum and dedication, laced with an enormous amount of patience, they shared their know-how with 10-year-olds. For them, too, this place provided a link with what had been lost. After a few years I graduated from the School of Ukrainian Studies, a member of the first class claiming that distinction. In time I joined other organizations where the sense of community continued to be rein- forced, yet the “Shkola Ukrainoznavstva” was the initial Photo courtesy of Basil Tershakovec open door through which I stepped into a dear and A scene from the play “Rizdviani Mriyi” (Christmas Dreams) by Lesia Chraplyva performed on January 31, familiar environment. 1953, at the School of Ukrainian Studies in New York. Seated (from left) are: Ukrainian Insurgent Army sol- The gift of community, which I took from the school dier Jurij Shuhan, Hetman Basil Tershakovec, Prince Ireneus Harasymiak and Ukrainian Sich Rifleman from the very first day gave me a great sense of security Orest Bilous. Angels (from left) are: Iryna Andreyko, Zwenyslawa Salak, Ulana Kebalo, Larissa Hanuszczak, and allowed courage to take root. I was able to build on Halyna Salak and Chrystia Bartko. that foundation. Commemorative book celebrates school’s golden anniversary NEW YORK – The School of New York was the first of many such teachers who have taught at the school “Zolota Knyha” is published by the Ukrainian Studies in New York, which Ukrainian-language schools founded in since 1949. 50th Anniversary Committee, chaired by this year celebrates the 50th anniversary of the United States by post-World War II In the last 50 years the School of Ms. Labunka, who is also president of the its founding in 1949, has issued a com- émigrés from Ukraine. It was organized Ukrainian Studies in New York has gradu- Parents Committee of the school. memorative book documenting the history by the Uchytelska Hromada (Teachers’ ated hundreds of students who have To order the book, send $35 (plus $5 of the school’s first half-century. The 368- Association), headed by noted Ukrainian assumed important posts in the profes- shipping and handling) to Self Reliance page book contains over 100 photographs, educator Prof. Kost Kysilewskyj, under sions, the arts, in academia, business and Association Parents Committee, c/o spanning five decades. the aegis of the Self Reliance Association government service. Some became com- Oksana Andersen, 66-46 Gray St., Middle The book, titled “Zolota Knyha Shkoly of Ukrainian Americans, New York munity leaders, others took teaching posts Village, NY 11379; telephone, (718) 326- Ukrainoznavstva, OUA Samopomich u branch. at the school, several chose career paths 4319. Niu Yorku, 1949-1999” (The Golden In the first five or so years of its exis- that led them to jobs in Ukraine in the Book of the School of Ukrainian Studies, tence, the school offered a high school 1990s. As many of the student memoirs Self Reliance Association in New York, equivalency program (conducted in the attest, this Ukrainian school played a vital 1949-1999), features original articles Ukrainian language), as well as a role in shaping their world view, their self- about the school by many different Ukrainian studies curriculum, in two dif- identity as Ukrainian Americans and their authors, memoirs by some 20 of its gradu- ferent tracks. By the mid-1950s the high- sense of rich cultural inheritance. ates and several of its directors, and pho- school equivalency program faded away, The editor of “Zolota Knyha” is Anisa tos of many graduating classes from 1951 and in 1955 the school graduated its first Handzia Sawyckyj; associate editor is through 1999. Ukrainian studies class. George Gajecky; and editorial advisor is The book also includes a collection of Among the faculty in the 1950s were Olga T. Kekish. Members of the editorial articles about the school published previ- such notable academics as art historian and board are: Marta Zownir Baczynsky, ously in various Ukrainian-language peri- architect Volodymyr Sichynskyj, writer Svitlana Cholhan, Ivan Durbak, Irene odicals over the last five decades, as well Vasyl Barka, composer Ivan Nedilskyj, lit- Halatyn, Oksana Kuzyszyn and Basil as a chapter on the topic of Ukrainian edu- erary scholar Vasyl Lew, theater director Tershakovec. Olya Stasiuk designed the cation. These is also a biographical index and actor Yosyp Hirniak, philosopher and 50th anniversary logo and handled pro- of teachers, a collection of biographies of social critic Mykola Shlemkevych and oth- duction of the book’s promotional materi- the school’s nine directors and an alumni ers, who created for the school a venerable als. Luba Labunka was in charge of the directory. Documents from the school’s educational tradition. financial operation of the publication, archives, an appendix and a bibliography In the chapter of student reminiscences assisted by Oksana Chomut-Andersen and round out the volume. several graduates of the 1950s vividly Emilia Liteplo. The book is written in Ukrainian, with a recall the classes taught by these profes- The above mentioned individuals are few key articles in English. sors. either parents, teachers, or alumni of the The School of Ukrainian Studies in Indeed, the book is dedicated to the 178 school. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 11 Library is integral component of School of Ukrainian Studies

by Yuri Yanchyshyn NEW YORK – This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the New York Ukrainian community’s finest education- al institutions, the School of Ukrainian Studies, which is sponsored by Self Reliance Association of Ukrainian Americans, New York branch. Founded in 1949, it is the oldest func- tioning Ukrainian-language school organized by the post-World War II gen- eration of Ukrainian immigrants in America. There are about 140 students currently enrolled in the Saturday school, which rents classroom and office space from St. George Academy, affiliated with St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in Manhattan. An integral component of the Saturday school has been the school library, which began with a little over 100 books 50 years ago and currently holds approximately 2,000 volumes. As a concerned parent of two young pupils, I found that the library was being under- utilized by the students. In 1997 I decid- ed to wrestle with the challenge of get ting the children to read, so I volunteered to be the Saturday school’s librarian. My primary goal was to increase the stu- dents’ love of and enthusiasm for reading Librarian Yuri Yanchyshyn and new library staff member Natalia Hrabovsky in the renovated school library. in the Ukrainian language. “library” room, about 10 feet by 30 feet children’s books from Ukraine were twice-yearly statistical review of the The initial challenge faced was the in size, also served as the Saturday acquired for the collection, including activity of the library is published for constraint of the actual physical space school principal’s office and teachers’ several children’s magazines, which have individuals and for each class, based on for the Saturday school’s library. The meeting room. The room was redesigned become some of the most popular items the tracking of each student’s book bor- with the library function, previously a among the children. The reference sec- rowing record. This became a valuable Yuri Yanchyshyn is a volunteer school secondary consideration, now para- tion of the library also is being updated. asset in developing awards for reading librarian at the School of Ukrainian mount. New shelving and additional Through an aggressive fund-raising cam- proficiency. During the 1998-1999 Studies in New York and a member of the reading tables were obtained and paign conducted by the Parents school year students borrowed 742 board of the school’s Parents’ Committee. installed to best utilize the limited avail- Committee of the school, additional books from the library. It is worth noting This article was originally posted on able space. monies were secured to implement an that reading lists developed recently with “[email protected],” a forum for One of the biggest challenges that ongoing comprehensive acquisition and school director Olha Kekish and history discussion on Ukrainian library matters. faces libraries in Ukrainian-language maintenance program. A paid librarian’s teacher Dr. George Gajecky for grades 8- schools is that these institutions are open position has also been added to the 9 and 10-12 have generated interest only four to five hours, one day per school’s faculty. among teachers at the school and week. Students’ time in the library must Two other issues were dealt with. behond. Modernizing be sandwiched between academics and Rules and regulations for library use Marusia Petryshyn, head of the other cultural activities. The library’s were developed and circulated among Ukrainian Language Education Center at collection was reorganized by faculty, students and parents. Additional the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian the school reading/grade level from pre-K through shelf space allowed the library to accept Studies at the University of Alberta in To bring the School of Ukrainian seventh grade. The remainder of the col- donations of private collections, notably Edmonton, has expressed an interest in Studies into the 21st century, an iMac lection, for the eighth grade and above, the collection of Lydia Krushelnytsky. making these lists available to Ukrainian computer and printer were acquired was organized alphabetically by author, The result of this volunteer effort has in 1999. Faculty and parent volun- teachers in Canada. and recommended reading lists were been a marked increase in the circulation teers will use the computer for the On October 2, the day of the school’s developed for each of the upper grades. of the library, in the timely return of bor- school’s record-keeping and word- 50th anniversary banquet and ball, the This method of organization permits stu- rowed materials and, most important, in processing in both Ukrainian and 50th Anniversary Committee sponsored dents easy access to appropriate reading improved attitudes toward reading in English. Students will also have the official opening of the “new” library. material with minimal intervention on Ukrainian – particularly noticed in the access to the computer, which will Visitors who wish to observe the library the part of the librarian. younger grades. To gauge progress in the enhance students’ use of written and The second issue related to efficiently stated goal of encouraging reading, a (Continued on page 15) spoken Ukrainian. utilizing time in the library is that the A second important function of handwritten card procedure used for the the school’s computer is to help run lend/return process is extremely time- the school library. Sophisticated consuming. The decision was made to Renovated school library holds library software with the capability computerize the collection, using bar of cataloguing books in Ukrainian coding to accelerate the lend/return was obtained. This software will process. A computer (iMac) was pur- open house on reunion day enable us to bar code books, which chased, and plans are formulated to by Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj Tamara Wyshywany-Cannon, South will allow us to computerize the phase in the computerization over the lending process. We will also be able Carolina; Bohdan and Ruta Korolyshyn next two years. NEW YORK – As part of the 50th of Yorktown, Va.; Nancy Lambert, retired to search for books in many different Much of the collection was in poor anniversary celebration of the School of ways, by author, subject or title – all head of the art and architecture library at condition. With the generous assistance Ukrainian Studies, Self Reliance Yale University; and others. in Ukrainian! of numerous volunteers, repairs to dam- Association in New York held an open Another very exciting aspect of Guests were greeted by the school’s aged books were completed using house at the school’s newly renovated director, Olha Kekish, and librarian, Yuri the new computer is that it allows our archival quality materials. A non-circu- library on Saturday morning, October 2, school access to the numerous new Yanchyshyn. As the guests enjoyed lating archive section of the library was during school hours. refreshments, they were able to observe Ukrainian websites being created on created for appropriate storage of the Visitors to the library included New the Internet. This welcome new librarian-assistant Natalia Hrabovsky collection’s rare examples of Ukrainian Yorkers as well as out-of-town guests who working with the classes of children who learning aid for our students enables children’s literature, such as the play had come to New York to attend the us to listen to the latest news and arrived in the library to return books and “Risdvyana Nich,” published by the school’s 50th anniversary banquet and ball borrow new ones. music from Ukraine. Many websites Prosvita Society in 1914, and a series of held after that day at the Ukrainian National permit research and exploration of The library/school office bustled with children’s plays published in Lviv in the Home in New York. Among the visitors activity as teachers stopped in between current and historical events. early 1920s. Materials in delicate condi- were New Yorkers Lydia Krushelnytsky, Students can write directly to their classes, and as parents dropped by to tion are kept in the archive section as Myroslaw and Luba Prokop, and Mykola visit the new library. Visitors could also peers in Ukraine through the Internet. well. Haliv of the Shevchenko Scientific Society The computer was purchased see the newly acquired iMac computer Another challenge faced in the library in New York. being used to prepare Ukrainian-lan- through the generosity of Larysa and was that there was no organized acquisi- Out-of-town visitors included Joseph Huryn. guage materials for distribution at the tion program in place. Therefore, much Myroslava Wyshywany, wife of the late 50th anniversary banquet that evening. – Yuri Yanchyshyn of the reading material was outdated. Dr. Wasyl Wyshywany, director of the Many of the most currently published school in 1958-1962, and his daughter – Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 No. 43

DATELINE NEW YORK: A great start for 1999-2000 by Helen Smindak

The 1999-2000 season of New York’s instead of “Lucia” or “Otello,” baritone cultural universe got off to a great start Sergei Koptchak was the Ukrainian pres- last month, with Ukrainian artists playing ence on the Met stage. His contribution to important roles in several areas. the production was noted in a New York At Lincoln Center, magnificent diva Times review by Paul Griffiths, who Oksana Krovytska received an avalanche wrote that Schoenberg’s opera, a glorious of praise when she opened the New York event when it was presented last City Opera season in mid-September with February, is now overwhelming. The a marvelously touching portrayal of the smaller parts were finely done, Mr. title role in Puccini’s “Madama Griffiths said, among them, “Sergei Butterfly.” Ms. Krovytska was highly Koptchak makes a robust no-nonsense commended by reviewers, among them priest.” Bernard Holland of The New York Times, This season’s Met roster, technically who said she was “the object of our admi- speaking, includes tenor Vladimir ration,” as well as the center of attention, Grishko and soprano Maria Guleghina. and the New York Post’s Shirley Fleming, Mr. Grishko, who appeared in Toronto who described the soprano’s interpreta- recently with the Canadian Opera tion as “impassioned and vulnerable.” Company as Alfredo in “La Traviata,” is Listeners at the performance on “covering” at the Met, meaning he will October 6 gave a roar of approval when perform when needed to replace an indis- Ms. Krovytska, in a ceremonial white and posed singer. Ms. Guleghina, scheduled red kimono of a Japanese geisha, came for the roles of Margherita and Elena in out on stage after other cast principals the new production of Boito’s had taken their bows. Many in the audi- “Mefistofele,” has withdrawn because of ence stood up to lend emphasis to their a conflicting personal role: motherhood. Singer Melanie (Safka) applause; others shouted out bravos. (See Her baby is due in early January. story in the September 19 issue of The At Alice Tully Hall, part of the Lincoln of the Year awards for Melanie from flavors, different moods, and at the same Weekly). Center complex, the 37th New York Film Billboard, Cashbox, Record World, time they stay connected and the piece Overheard from members of the audi- Festival (which ran from September 24 to Melody Maker and Bravo. develops. And it’s very danceable.” ence: “Oksana is absolutely terrific in this October 10) included the showing of a She received an Emmy award in 1989 Choreographer and composer have role!” “She’s a perfect Cio-Cio-San.” film which explores the reasons people for writing the lyrics to “The First Time I held long discussions analyzing the Ms. Krovytska made her City Opera evacuated and re-settled from the imme- Loved Forever” for the TV show “Beauty scores, and Mr. Polischuk says he trusts debut in 1993 as the young slave girl Liu diate Chornobyl area have begun to and the Beast.” The songs “Brand New Mr. Hill’s taste and integrity. “Robert is in another Puccini vehicle, “Turandot,” return and their attitudes towards living Key” and “Look What They’ve Done to very, very musical. He asks many ques- his last opera. with a constant, potentially lethal health My Song, Ma” have been used in U.S. tions. He wants to know exactly how The current “Butterfly” production, threat. Released in Austria this year by television commercials. and why I did it this way. But he doesn’t based on the 1906 version of the standard filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter, “Prypiat” Said to be the first solo folk/rock artist take literally what I say. Sometimes score, was first presented at the (named after the city where most to perform at London’s Royal Albert Hall there are unexpected results for me, but Glimmerglass Opera company in 1997 Chornobyl workers lived), is described by and New York’s new Metropolitan Opera he makes me fall in love with my own and introduced at the City Opera during the Film Society of Lincoln Center as a House, she appeared several times on music, and that is very satisfying to the the 1998-1999 season. In contrast to the “remarkable, at times surreal look at a “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Among her collaborator.” traditional, cherry-blossom trees and real-life ghost town, a place haunted not world tours is the 10-nation trek for The October 28 program will also Japanese tea house set, this production by spirits but by radiation that has poi- UNICEF in 1971 that netted several hun- include the work “Pas des Deesses,” fea- takes place in a semi-abstract setting – a soned the land, water and even the air ... dred thousand dollars. turing Kyiv-born ABT dancers Irina stage-wide set of steps backed by tall The film’s elegant B & W cinematogra- With the resurgence of acoustic music, Dvorovenko and Maxim Belotserkovsky. sliding screens – placing the emphasis on phy provided an interesting counterpoint Melanie has come full circle and proves The Ukrainian touch the music and the singers. to tranquil landscapes which have to sym- that she is still on the cutting edge of pop- A glance through the Stagebill bolize a kind of living death.” ular music. Assisted by three Ukrainian American revealed the names of violinist Helen On the Great White Way, brighter A world premiere members, the Tamburitzans of Duquesne Strilec, a long-time member of the events are taking place. Dancer Jeremy University in Pittsburgh are presenting orchestra’s second violin section (though Kushnier is holding strong in the high- stunning dances, songs and instrumental not visible to most in the audience, she The October issue of Dance Magazine, energy musical “Footloose,” playing at which carries a feature story about numbers from 13 different nations of was playing her bow in the orchestra pit), the Richard Rodgers Theater, and Central and Eastern Europe during the and ballet dancer Stephanie Godino American Ballet Theatre’s dashing princi- Christina Paul (Pawlyszyn) has re-signed pal Robert Hill, includes several compli- ensemble’s 63rd season. Kulyk, who appeared in this fall’s NYCO for another six-month stint in the wildly Freshman Matthew Haritan of production of Handel’s “Ariodante” and mentary paragraphs about the young popular musical “Cabaret,” running at Ukrainian-born composer Dmitry Pittsburgh, junior Justin Greenwald of Rossini’s “Il Viaggio a Reims,” the first Studio 54. Elizabeth, Pa., and senior Peter Osif of fully staged professional performances of Polischuk. The two have collaborated on In the East Village, The Ukrainian two ballets, “Pulsar” (1998) and “Post No Windham, Conn., appeared with the these operas in New York. Museum continues its exceptional work – ensemble on October 16 when it per- Absent from the chorus, where he sang Scriptum” (1999), described in the article it has mounted an exhibition of 220 as “riveting achievements” made for the formed at the Fashion Institute of for many years, was baritone George black-and-white photographs by the Technology’s Haft Auditorium. Bohachevsky, now unable to perform ABT Studio Company. noted Ukrainian scholar and art historian Their latest collaboration – Mr. Hill’s Speaking to “Dateline” backstage after because of a serious illness. Mr. Hryhorii Lohvyn, providing an in-depth the performance, the trio of energetic Bohachevsky’s handsome, imposing pres- first choreography for ABT – will receive look at architectural landmarks in its world premiere on October 28 during young Ukrainians talked about their ence on the City Opera stage is sorely Ukraine, including examples of Ukrainian dance backgrounds and their Ukrainian missed by opera fans and the Ukrainian the company’s current City Center sea- Baroque and wooden churches. son. “Baroque Game” is set to a score for connections. community. Melanie’s still popular Mr. Osif, whose father Michael Osif is On the very same evening that large orchestra, according to Marilyn Hunt, Dance magazine’s senior editor, Ukrainian, has been a member of Roma “Dateline” was enjoying “Madama Pryma Bohachevsky’s Syzokryli Dancers Still going strong three decades after who authored the story headlined Butterfly” at the New York State Theater, of New York for years. He has attended her debut before a half million people at “Maintaining the Dynamic Balance.” bass Paul Plishka was performing on the Mrs. Bohachevsky’s summer camp and the Woodstock Festival, folk singer As a choreographer, Mr. Hill combines stage of the Metropolitan Opera, just has performed with Syzokryli at the Melanie (Safka) made an appearance in an exemplary classical gift with his con- across Lincoln Plaza. Appearing in Soyuzivka and Verkhovyna resorts and at the New York area recently. She took part temporary dance ballet, writes Ms. Hunt. Verdi’s “Otello” with Placido Domingo New York’s Ukrainian street festival. in a sold-out performance at the His dance career began with jazz; he dis- and James Morris before a sold-out Mr. Greenwald, the progeny of a Westhampton Beach Performing Arts covered ballet later. At 38, having over- house, Mr. Plishka sang the role of German father and a Ukrainian mother Center on Long Island in September, come eight knee operations, he is an Lodovico, ambassador of Venice. whose maiden name was Cieply, has internationally acclaimed actor-dancer Now in his 33rd season at the Met, Mr. sharing the bill with Richie Havens and done a minimal amount of Ukrainian folk and is in demand as a teacher who likes Plishka has been busy since September Country Joe McDonald in a program dancing, but nevertheless performed like working with dancers. 29 with multiple appearances in “Otello” called Acoustic Heroes of Woodstock. a trouper in the ensemble. Ms. Hunt says that Mr. Polischuk also and Donizetti’s “Lucia Di Lammermoor” Some of her early hits, like “Candles in Mr. Haritan’s Ukrainian father, (as Raimondo, Lucia’s tutor). He is due to the Rain,” “Look What They’ve Done to works with dancers, “brilliantly improvis- Michael Haritan, was the Tamburitzans’ appear in a performance of Verdi’s My Song, Ma,” “Brand New Key,” “The ing piano accompaniment” for classes for tour manager at one time, while his uncle “Aida” on October 30 and in “Tristan and Nickel Song” and “Ruby Tuesday,” were ABT and Ellliot Feld’s Ballet Tech, and Tim Haritan was a member in 1981-1995. Isolde” on December 3. Appearances in included in the Westhampton Beach pro- that Mr. Hill’s ongoing collaborator has He said he became involved in Ukrainian “L’Elisir d’Amore” are scheduled gram in Melanie’s instantaneously recog- “a dance energy and a sophisticated folk dancing at age 6, and at 10 joined throughout December and in “Il Barbiere nizable, captivating voice. approach to historical dance.” Pittsburgh’s Poltava Dance Company for di Siviglia” in March and April. Her album of “Candles,” released in She quotes Mr. Hill: “You can’t easily seven years. On evenings when the Met bill fea- 1970, sold over 1 million copies world- categorize Dmitry’s music as classical or tured Schoenberg’s “Moses und Aron” wide and garnered Top Female Vocalist contemporary. It’s got a lot of different (Continued on page 14) No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 13

FILM REVIEW

New French film offers a version of Soviet reality under Stalin by Andrij Makuch grit and grandeur. The audience is given an insight into TORONTO – A new French film, whose Soviet reality that few A-list Hollywood action is set mainly in Kyiv, had its North movies would care to provide. This is due American premiere on September 15 at the in no small measure to the screenplay (the Toronto International Festival. The film director worked in conjunction with “Est-Ouest” is the latest work by director Russian authors Serguei Bodrov and Régis Wargnier, whose 1991 feature “Indochine” starred Catherine Deneuve and Roustan Ibraguimbekov), obviously written won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film. with an intimate knowledge of the subject According to its Canadian distributor, matter. Odeon Films Inc., “Est-Ouest” (East-West) The film deals with some issues fairly is being screened in Québec and is slated well, such as the rocky road of a union for a wider release later this year. strained by Soviet circumstance, the man- The story begins in 1946. Stalin’s regime ner in which individuals such as Alexei sends out a siren call beckoning ex-pats to were co-opted into state service and the return “home.” A blanket amnesty and Communist Party, and the erstwhile perils Soviet passports are promised, purportedly of associating with “political unreliable ele- allowing freedom of movement, and allow- ments.” It also deals with the intriguing ing people to change their minds. question of the fate of the many people who We meet Alexei Golovine (played by voluntarily moved – or moved back – from Oleg Menchikov), a talented, young, the West to the USSR. French-trained doctor; his pert French wife, The supporting cast is excellent, and adds color and vitality to the film. The Marie (Sandrine Bonnaire); and their Oleg Menchikov (left) as Alexei, Ruben Tapiero (center) and Sandrine Bonnaire characters include Olga (Tatyana resilient child Serioja (Ruben Tapiero) as Marie in the film “Est-Ouest.” aboard a ship sailing from western Europe Doguileva), the lonely nosy neighbor who carrying returnees to the Soviet Union. would like to – and does – get her hands on fault. Because of his decision to bring his Kyiv, where much of the drama is set Alexei declares his never-ending love to Alexei; Nina (Meglena Karalambova), the family to the “workers’ paradise,” Alexei and shot, is depicted as the mother of Marie, who accompanies her husband will- archetypal Soviet career woman who is comes off as naive and romantic. But then Russian cities, if not a Soviet everyplace. ingly. Alexei’s boss and mentor; Boiko (played he instantly develops an intuitive sense for There are no Ukrainian signs or banners on The reception that awaits these travel- by Ukrainian superstar Bohdan Stupka, getting along and ahead in the Soviet the streets. ers in Odesa is harsh and (for them) who recently appeared as Khmelnytsky in Union. It stretches the imagination that he is Previews of the movie are dominated by unexpected. As they disembark they are the Polish film “Ogniem i Mieczem”), an so clueless on the one hand and so totally this tendency, in which the family is said to divided into two groups: one heading for affable director of an army chorus for attuned on the other. be “returning to Russia,” rather than the twilight zone of Soviet everyday real- which Marie works in wardrobe; and a trio The film is clumsy in other matters. Ukraine or the USSR. ity and the other for the deeper reaches of of lovable petty thieves. Ms. Deneuve, who Members of the state security service Ultimately, the film does pack a punch. hell – the gulag. We see a child (not also makes an appearance, puts in a credi- appear as caricatures – unimaginative and It is certainly of interest insofar as it dares Serioja) shot dead trying to reunite with a ble performance as a left-leaning French mostly incompetent buffoons. The roles of to deal with Soviet reality at ground level. parent. actress who takes up the cause of returning the NKVD types are overplayed and fail to Still, one wishes that the writers and direc- Marie is taken into custody and accused Marie and possibly the entire Golovine convey the necessary menace and dread tor had a rudimentary notion that a place of being a spy, but somehow Alexei man- family to France. they inspired. called Ukraine exists. ages to save her from imprisonment. They On the downside, the movie has a Then there is the Ukrainian question, settle in a cramped communal apartment in wooden feel. The problem emanates in part which absolutely is simply ignored in the Kyiv. Thus, in the first 20 to 25 minutes of from the leads, who are terribly good-look- film. The ex-pats have returned to “Russia,” Correction the film, the stage is set for a romantic ing but do little to move the audience, even and no one is Ukrainian, speaks Ukrainian In the book review of “Hutsulschyna: melodrama with an overtly political back- as they put a workmanlike effort into mov- (although a pair of Ukrainian songs are Perlyna Ukrainskykh Karpat,” the cap- drop. ing the plot along. They have some won- sung by the Army chorus) or even appears tion published was for a photo that ulti- However, the final result is mixed. derful moments, but over all they seem to to meet a Ukrainian. Alexei is pressured to mately did not appear with the article. On the upside, the film was shot on loca- be more “Serious” (with a capital “S”) than divorce Marie via some importunate assis- The caption to the second photo pub- tion in Kyiv (as well as in Sofia, Bulgaria) human. tance in getting himself a “Russian lished with the article should have read: and it captures both the Ukrainian capital’s The film also suffers from a major logic woman.” Return from the pasture. Retrospective exhibit of work by Hutsaliuk opens at UIA

NEW YORK – The noted Ukrainian studied art at The Cooper Union in New Various reviews noted the following: cities. He makes us become geniunely American artist Liuboslav Hutsaliuk, York, graduating in 1954. His first one- “This urban landscape artist ... seems to passionate...” (Galérie Jardin des Arts, critically acclaimed in France and the man show was held in Paris in 1956. inlay his colors into the canvas to give us 1976); and finally, “... he wants to express United States as a foremost painter of Since then Mr. Hutsaliuk has had frequent cityscapes that haunt us with their new the hope hidden within the shadows of urban landscapes, is the subject of a retro- one-man showings in Paris, at such gal- faces. He is a painter with a unique per- reality ...” (Nihon Keizai Shimbun, 1991). spective exhibition at the Ukrainian leries as Ror-Volmar (1956), Jacques sonality...”(Le Hors-Côté, 1959); “His The Hutsaliuk retrospective is being Institute of America. The exhibit, which Norval (1959), Angle du Faubourg paintings glow with light; the senses are held at the institute, 2 E. 79th Street (at opened October 23, runs through (1963), Galérie Royale (1976); and Mairie amazed and excited by his marvelous Fifth Avenue). Gallery hours: noon-6 November 7. du IV-ième Arrondissement (1979). color” (American Artist, 1969); p.m. daily (closed Mondays). Suggested Titled “Liuboslav Hutsaliuk – Five In New York solo-exhibits were held “Hutsaliuk resuscitates for us the souls of donation: $5. Decades,” the exhibit includes a selection at the Boissevain (1957), Juster (1960; of oil paintings, gouaches and watercol- 1962), Hilde Gerst (1964, 1966), ors featuring a wide range of the artist’s Ukrainian Association of Artists (1980), work, ranging from his earliest period in and the Toyamaya (1990) galleries; as France to recent works, as well as works well as in Milan at the Galleria from numerous private collections. Lorenzelli (1959), Galleria Romana in Throughout his 44-year career, Mr. the Vatican (1963); in Boston at the Hutsaliuk has concentrated on expanding Rolly-Michaux Gallery (1973); and the his lyrical expressionist interpretations of W&W (1962) and Focus (1977) galleries landscapes and cityscapes, especially in Toronto. those of Paris and New York. Mr. Hutsaliuk was represented by the The artist is perhaps best known for Toyamaya Gallery in Kobe, Japan, in his bold and aggressive impasto tech- 1992 and that same year a retrospective nique, which blends with a lyric color exhibit of his oils was held at the perception, creating vibrant, yet harmo- Springfield Museum of Art in Ohio. nious, sun-drenched canvases – in both The artist, who is a member of the his landscapes and still lifes. Salon de L’Ecole de Paris, the Salon An artist who has divided his life d’Automne, and the Salon des between Paris and New York since 1955, Indépendants and has taken part in their Mr. Hutsaliuk has exhibited widely group exhibitions, was featured in articles throughout Europe, in the United States, in the Journal de l’Amateur d’Art, Revue Canada and Japan. Parlementaire, American Artist and Born in Lviv in 1923, Mr. Hutsaliuk Nihon Keizai Shimbun, among others. “Sur La Gorgogne” (1990, oil, 36 x 24 inches). 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 No. 43

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On the eve of the conference the ambassa- San Francisco conference... dor had a series of meetings that conference (Continued from page 4) coordinator Dr. Iwach characterized as audience.” “very productive.” “That is why,” Mr. Zorya underlined, The envoy met with officers of the “the mission of the Ukrainian Press Agency American Academy of Ophthalmology at – to build a direct permanent information the organization’s headquarters in San link between the United States and Ukraine Francisco, where he was welcomed by – is an essential one.” Dr. Dunbar Hoskins Jr., executive vice- president, and was given a tour of facili- In the final presentation, titled “Science ties. At a meeting afterwards that was of Victory: the Rule and Consequences,” attended also by Dr. Ihor Fedoriw, an Igor M. Jaremenko, an engineer and multi- optometrist from Allentown, Pa., and Dr. language consultant from Fountain Valley, Iwach, an ophthalmologist, academy Calif., offered his perspective on business officers and the ambassador discussed dealings with Ukraine, including various collaborative efforts involving the specific pitfalls like corruption, Ukrainians’ Ukrainian government, the AAO and the psychology, and the poor or non-existent U.S. government. perception of Ukraine among the public on As Dr. Iwach explained to The Weekly, the one hand and among world leaders on the AAO currently has outreach programs the other. to a number of foreign countries in support A special guest speaker was Dr. Goy, of education and exchanges of ophthalmol- Dr. Ihor Fedoriw president of the Ukrainian Medical ogists. He also noted that it was acknowl- Sightseeing in San Francisco, with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background, Association of North America, and chief edged at the meeting that important devel- organizer of the Joint Conferences held in are: Ambassador Anton Buteiko (right), with Dr. Andrew Iwach and his fiancee, opments in the field of ophthalmology have Motria Fedoriw. Washington, who shared his observations come from Eastern Europe and that benefits on what was learned as a result of what of such collaborative efforts can accrue to attended by some 90 persons was held ference sponsors was the Commonwealth many called “The Synergy Conference.” both sides. It was agreed by AAO officials at the conference site, the Cathedral Club of California, the nation’s oldest and “The Joint Conferences,” he began, and the ambassador that further discussions Hill Hotel. largest public affairs forum, which was “were a great success. Now the question is will be pursued. The next day, many conference partici- founded in 1903 and is based in San “What next?’ ” After a tour of the Bay area, including pants took advantage of their stay in Francisco. The club, which has some Among the useful lessons learned from stops at the Golden Gate Bridge and lunch California to visit the state’s renowned 16,000 members, hosts about 400 events the conferences the speaker cited the fol- in Sausalito, Ambassador Buteiko met at wine-producing regions. A specially organ- per year, including speeches, debates and lowing: we need much better coordination San Francisco City Hall with Melinda Yee ized bus tour took participants to three discussions on topics of regional, national among our organizations; we must use syn- Franklin, director of the Mayor’s Office of wineries in Sonoma Valley, Viansa, and international interest. ergies to work more effectively; we need to International Trade and Commerce, and Sebastiani and Cline, and to the Domaine Dr. Iwach explained that the San establish lines of communication; we need Mark Chandler, the office’s international Carneros Champagne Cellars of Napa Francisco conferences “are filling a niche to be much more involved in the U.S. polit- business manager. Valley. completely parallel to what happened at the ical system; we must be more sophisticated The ambassador’s entourage got a Conferences fill a niche Joint Conferences of Ukrainian American with the press; and we have to adapt to new VIP tour of the City Hall and, during a Organizations in Washington.” circumstances. “We have no choice but to meeting in the City Hall’s International The 1999 conference was the fourth He added, “We have people in high embrace progress and change as our only Conference room, city representatives organized by the Ukrainian Professional places that we need to draw on to help solution,” he emphasized. informed the ambassador about diplomat- and Business Group of North California; maintain this network to help our communi- Dr. Goy also stated that “Our own ic posts in San Francisco, noting the its coordinators were Dr. Iwach, and ty and Ukraine. Furthermore, we need to Ukrainian American press is the city’s important role as the hub of Justin Makarewycz, a public relations maintain our infrastructure here, otherwise lifeblood of our community. It binds us Internet community, and pointing to professional. we will not be able to successfully help and promotes our common Ukrainian many business and industry opportuni- It is notable that one of this year’s con- Ukraine.” identity. We need to appreciate how ties. They also informed Ambassador important our press is to our survival as a Buteiko that San Francisco has many sis- community – before we lose it.” ter-city relations and added that if In deep sorrow we announce that on September 26, 1999, “There will be a vibrant, active and Ukraine wanted to develop a diplomatic passed away our beloved father and husband effective Ukrainian community,” Dr. Goy post the city would be willing to help concluded, “I see the transformation.” facilitate the process. The ambassador’s agenda Next on the agenda was an interview with columnist Lewis Dolinsky of the San Ambassador Buteiko arrived in San Francisco Chronicle. Although the inter- Francisco accompanied by Hennadii view was scheduled for half an hour, it last- Nadolenko, the second secretary (press and ed an hour and a half. Dr. Iwach said, “It cultural issues) of the Embassy of Ukraine. was a productive interview because the ambassador was able to clarify some issues and some sources of misinformation, or even disinformation, that are making it dif- Library is integral... ficult for reporters to accurately represent (Continued from page 11) the current strengths and weaknesses of at work may do so on any Saturday Ukraine.” morning in Room 307 at the school, 215 That evening a reception was held at the E. Sixth St., (at Shevchenko Place) New city’s St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox York. Church, where the ambassador greeted over Dmytro Szpak Parent volunteers who helped with the 40 attendees. An unexpected highlight of Panakhyda was held on Tuesday, September 28, 1999. library’s renovation were: Slavko the evening was a tour of the church offered Burial at Holy Spirit Cemetery in Hamptonburg, NY. Konowalskyj, Serhij Hoshowsky, Natalia by the pastor, the Rev. Hieromonk Hrabowsky, Ludmila Hrabowsky, Swiatoslaw Kowaliw, who provided a his- A special fund in his memory has been established Ludmila Petrushenko, Yuri and Irene tory of this church and how it was pur- at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kerhonkson. Kobziar (design and furniture), Ivan chased by Ukrainians who invested their Donations can be mailed directly to: Durbak, George Mycak, Roy and Oksana time, money and labor to make the church Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Andersen, Eugene Gouzi and Debbie their house of worship. Vitaliy Vizir, head 211 Fordmore Road, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Moore. of parish council, helped coordinate the Attn: Dmytro Szpak Fund The work of Mr. and Mrs. Kobziar is event. especially commendable. They played a HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED! Other highlights key role in the renovation process by helping with design work and installa- In conjunction with the conference, the tion, preparing new shelving units and Ukrainian Medical Association of North making up custom furniture for the America held a board meeting on Saturday space. afternoon. It was decided that the associa- FIRST QUALITY Many other individuals made financial tion’s 2001 convention will take place in UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL-STYLE WEST2282 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ARKA Ont., Canada M6S 1N9 contributions or donated books and San Francisco in June. The UMANA lead- Gifts equipment to the library. ership is now exploring collaborative SERVINGMO NY/NJ/CTNUMENTS REGION CEMETERIES Ukrainian Handicrafts Former students or friends of the efforts with other professional organizations school who would like to make a tax- to further increase interaction among differ- OBLAST Art, Ceramics, Jewellery A. CHORNY deductible contribution to expand the ent disciplines. Representatives of Books, Newspapers MEMORIALS Cassettes, CDs, Videos library’s book collection may write a Ukrainian organizations that would like to P.O. BOX 746 Embroidery Supplies check to “Self Reliance Association collaborate on this joint event may contact Chester, NY 10918 Packages and Services to Ukraine Parents Committee” and mail it to: either UMANA at 1-888-RX-UMANA, or 914-469-4247 Oksana Chomut-Andersen, 66-46 Gray Dr. Iwach at (415) 981-2020. BILINGUAL HOME APPOINTMENTS Tel.: (416) 762-8751 Fax: (416) 767-6839 St., Middle Village, NY 11379. 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Archaelogist to speak on exhibit of Scythian gold from Ukraine by Marta Baczynsky NEW YORK – Scythians, the ancient nomadic people that lived on the northern shores of the Black Sea from the seventh to about the second centuries B.C. and their remarkable artistry with gold will be discussed by Dr. Lada Onyshkevych in a lecture/slide presentation at The Ukrainian Museum. The event is scheduled to be held on two days: Friday, November 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the English language and Sunday, November 7, in the Ukrainian language. The museum is located at 203 Second Ave., New York. Admission is by dona- tion; refreshments will be served follow- ing the lecture. This lecture will be the final one in the series “Recent Archaeological Discoveries: Pectoral, mid-4th century B.C., gold Treasures of Ukraine’s Ancient Past,” enamel, from Tovsta Mohyla, Dnipro- organized by the museum. Young petrovsk Oblast. Ukrainian American archaeologists and scholars were invited to speak to museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, the audiences about the activities and new National Museum of the History of developments on such important archaeo- Ukraine, the Institute of Archaeology of logical sites in Ukraine as Kamianets- the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Podilskyi and Khersones on the Crimean the State Historical Archaeological peninsula, as well as about the very timely Preserve, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi. and exciting topic – Scythian gold. In her lecture Dr. Onyshkevych will Dr. Onyshkevych is an archaeologist, include some behind-the-scenes informa- with a Ph.D. in art and archaeology of the tion on the process of organizing this exhi- Attention, Students! bition, and will provide background data Throughout the year Ukrainian student clubs plan and hold activities. Mediterranean World, currently engaged as an exhibition project assistant at The on the culture, lifestyle, belief, history and The Ukrainian Weekly urges students to let us and the Ukrainian com- Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. Her lec- artistic expertise of the Scythians. munity know about upcoming events. ture at The Ukrainian Museum is given in Dr. Onyshkevych explained that much conjunction with the opening of the of the information on the Scythians The Weekly will be happy to help you publicize them. We will also be largest and most complete exhibition of comes to us from ancient literary sources glad to print timely news stories about events that have already taken Scythian artifacts assembled from muse- like the Greek historian Herodotus, who place. Photos also will be accepted. ums of Ukraine to be shown in the United thoroughly covered the northern Black States. It is organized by The Walters Art Sea region in his histories, as well as from MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. Gallery and the San Antonio Museum of archaeological evidence. The Scythians Art in Texas. were a nomadic people who migrated The exhibition will open in San from Central Asia to the lands north of Antonio on November 7, and will run the Black Sea, approximately around the through January 30, 2000. Other venues 8th century BC. They were known as are: The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, fierce warriors and astute businessmen. on March 5-May 28, 2000, The Los They controlled the grain trade, slated for Angeles County Museum of Art (July 2- the cities in Greece, between the local September 24, 2000), and The Brooklyn agriculture concerns and the Greek Museum of Art in New York City, October colonists who settled on the shores of the 29, 2000-January 21, 2001. It is scheduled Black Sea. to travel to the Grand Palais in Paris, fol- The enormous profit in this venture lowing its U.S. tour. An exhibition cata- allowed the Scythians to commission or logue has already been published, to buy extraordinary objects made from gold which Dr. Onyshkevych has contributed from Greek artisans, which they lavishly the opening essay, “Scythia and the bestowed on the dead of their elite, bury- Scythians.” ing them in huge burial mounds called Titled “Gold of the Nomads: Scythian “kurhany.” Dr. Onyshkevych pointed out Treasures from Ancient Ukraine,” the that during the height of trade with exhibition will present 171 works of art, Greece, around the 5th and 4th centuries mostly gold, although there are objects of B.C., there were thousands of Scythian silver, bronze and ceramic. The objects are kurhany in Ukraine. Some of the most headdresses, bow and arrow covers, ves- notable are named Tovsta Mohyla and sels, helmets, bracelets, earrings, diadems Babyna Mohyla in the Dnipropetrovska and others. They date from the 7th through Oblast, and Ohuz Kurhan and the 2nd centuries B.C. – the majority Bratoliubivskyi Kurhan in the Kherson between the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Oblast. Many of the burial chambers that It will be the first complete exhibition contained wealthy Scythian deceased sent to the United States by Ukraine since yielded not only the precious metal jewel- the country regained its independence in ry and other artifacts, but also an enor- 1991. Many of the objects on exhibit have mous amount of information about the life never been seen here before, some being and times of these ancient people. excavated since 1975, others as recently as The Ukrainian Museum’s lecture pro- a year ago. Lenders of these artifacts are gram is supported in part by a grant from museums in Ukraine such as the Museum the New York Council on the Humanities. 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‘Ukrainian Pompeii’: Medieval Khersones revisited in a lecture/slide presentation by Marta Baczynsky ars to return to the land of their forefa- thers and participate in the discovery and NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Museum study of these various cultures that in the is offering a series of lectures under the far distant past played a vital role in the general heading “Recent Archaeological evolution of their heritage. Discoveries: Treasures of Ukraine’s Dr. Pevny first took part in archaeo- Ancient Past.” The current lecture in the logical excavations on the site of series features Dr. Olenka Pevny, art histo- medieval Khersones within the National rian with the associate director’s Office for Preserve of Khersones Tavriiskyi, in Special Exhibitions at The Metropolitan 1997, then again in 1998. Situated out- Museum of Art in New York City, who will side the modern city of Sevastopol, the speak and show slides on a timely topic preserve is a major archaeological site of with reference to Ukrainian archaeology: the excavations at Khersones on the world significance, covering a territory Crimean peninsula in Ukraine. of approximately 1,500 acres. “Medieval Khersones: Archaeological Dr. Pevny explained that the preserve is Excavations” is the title of the lecture, dedicated to the preservation, maintenance, which will be held on Friday, October 29, excavation and study of the remains of the at 6:30 p.m. in the English language and ancient Greek colony of Khersones, which repeated in the Ukrainian language, on was founded in the 5th century B.C. It Sunday, October 31, at 2 p.m. The lecture quickly developed into the major city of will be held at the museum, 203 Second Crimea and managed to maintain this role Avenue, (between 12th and 13th streets) through two millennia, defending itself New York. Admission is by donation; from such steppe people as the Taurians, refreshments will be served following the the Scythians, the Sarmatians, the Goths, lecture. the Huns and the Polovtsi. It continued its Dr. Pevny received a Ph.D. in art his- existence while incorporated into the tory from the Institute of Fine Arts, New Pontic Kingdom, the Roman Empire and York University. Her research is focused then Byzantium. The city was destroyed on Medieval Eastern Europe, particularly by the Golden Horde invasion in the late Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, where she 14th century. has carried out extensive on-site work. In Although there are numerous ancient and 1997 Dr. Pevny, as research assistant for medieval sites along the Black Sea coast, “The Glory of Byzantium” exhibition at Dr. Pevny noted, few are of comparable his- The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New torical or archaeological importance. The York City, managed the participation of archaeological remains of Khersones pres- Eastern European countries in the exhibi- ent a complete picture of the development tion and authored the essay “Kievan and life of a Greek town from the Classical Rus’,” as well as 25 entries in the exhibi- through the Medieval period. She pointed tion catalogue. out that an article in the November 25, Beginning in January 2000 Dr. Pevny 1997, issue of The New York Times called will be a visiting assistant professor of art Khersones the “Ukrainian Pompeii.” history at Columbia University and in the In her lecture Dr. Pevny will speak following year, a Mellon post-doctoral about the medieval remains of Khersones, fellow in the Humanities at Emory detailing some of the finds that have been University in Atlanta. unearthed at various sites since excava- The ancient past of the present-day tions began in 1820 under the patronage of territory of Ukraine has always been of the Russian tsars. She will also discuss great interest to archaeologists and histo- some of the current work being done there rians alike throughout the world. This by archaeologists of various nationalities vast expanse of land, situated on the other than Ukrainians, such as Poles, crossroads of the old world between Russians, Austrians and Americans, as Eastern and Western Europe, saw the well as share her own experiences. birth and demise of many cultures that For further information, please contact left significant traces of their existence, The Ukrainian Museum at: telephone, (212) testifying to their greatness or folly. 228-0110; fax, (212) 228-1947; e-mail, Ukraine’s independence has opened [email protected].; or visit its website at the doors for Ukrainian American schol- www.brama.com/ukrainian_museum.

“Ukrainian Pompeii” Medieval Khersones on the Crimean peninsula.

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generation” of this unique Bayreuth NEW NON-STOP JOINT SERVICE Reunion of Bayreuth... Gymnasium family. (Continued from page 7) At sunset the Bayreuth group gathered chairperson of the Reunion Committee, around the Gerulak fountain to take the NEW YORK - KYIV - TASHKENT graciously welcomed everyone. She intro- official photograph for posterity. After a duced Wolodymyr Dyhdalo as moderator happy hour of cocktails and friendly dis- of the afternoon’s program. course, the banquet followed. It was the “second generation” – the Again, Ms. Hrasymowych, greeted gymnasium students’ children – who were everyone warmly, thanked all who helped the contributors that afternoon to every- in making this reunion possible, as well as one’s enjoyment. Mr. Dyhdalo ably intro- evoked a few memories among the audi- duced the first of the two speakers, Marta ence. She then asked Natalia Sonevytsky to Zielyk, a diplomatic interpreter on staff at be the master of ceremonies for the evening. the U.S. Department of State. Ms. Zielyk The banquet entertainment was merry spoke of her career, which involves exten- and humorous, as the “second generation” sive travel and the ability to be prepared for continued its involvement. Melasia that unexpected statement that sometimes Sonevytsky and Sofia Zielyk read from the leaves her lost for words. She keenly satirical writings of Mykola Ponedilok and described the atmosphere that prevails at Edward Kozak. The musical program fea- the White House, the State Department or tured Marianna and Wolodymyr somewhere abroad as history is made. Wynnycki’s most delightful performance of UZBEKISTAN A native New Yorker whose mother Ukrainian songs with a touch of New Air Ukraine airways attended the Bayreuth Gymnasium, Ms. Orleans. In addition to Mrs. Sonevytsky’s Zielyk certainly exhibits a most remarkable repartee of anecdotes there were prizes – command of the Ukrainian language. It from a bottle of champagne to an embroi- brought to mind a common fear often dered pillow – in accordance with a tradi- BOEING 767-300 expressed by some of our elders who pre- tion of DP camps. dicted total assimilation of the second gen- The evening’s ambiance continued long eration and especially the death of our into the night with a roaring fire in the mother tongue. Ms. Zielyk disproves this lobby’s large stone fireplace, the sound of a nicely all in a day’s work. on FRIDAYS and SUNDAYS romantic, almost forgotten tango, and a The afternoon’s second speaker was Virlana Tkacz, artistic director of the Yara glass of good cognac. If only for a moment, from JFK International Airport Arts Group, who shared her experiences time stood still. Bayreuth was revisited, its from a recent visit to Siberia where she castle visible in the flames of the roaring INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS and theater group worked with the fire. All danced, and, if only for a moment, Buryant National Theater. Ms. Tkacz, who all were young again. has translated Ukrainian poetry into On Sunday those who have passed on UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS English and incorporated it most creative- were remembered in prayers. More photo- ly into her work, was aided by a slide graphs were taken and more memories 1-212-489-3954 (office) presentation of the theatrical work done were exchanged. Then came the good- by the Yara Arts Group in Siberia, here byes, more hugs and “don’t forget to write” 1-212-245-1005 (ticket reservation) and in Ukraine. reminders – this time with e-mail addresses 1-800-820-2891 (cargo) As a granddaughter of the principal of exchanged. the Bayreuth Gymnasium, Dr. Kost Finally, all went home, as the sound of 1-718-244-0251 (fax cargo) Kysilewskyj, Ms. Tkacz may even be the nearby falls, swollen with Floyd’s gen- considered a representative of the “third erous rains, reclaimed the scene. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 19 Ukrainian troupe participates in Munich’s Oktoberfest TWG offers free memberships to 10 students WASHINGTON – The Washington Group, an active Ukrainian American professionals’ association based in Washington, is once again offering 10 free one-year new student memberships funded by the donation of an anonymous donor. Students must be attending an accred- ited institution full-time to qualify. Benefits of membership in TWG include: its informative and timely newsletter, TWG News, which includes job announcements; the TWG Membership Directory, full of names and contact information of professionals in a variety of fields and organizations; invitations to panels, symposiums and lectures hosted by TWG throughout the year; the oppor- tunity to attend concerts, art exhibits and receptions sponsored by TWG; additional invitations to a wide range of social gath- erings, including happy hours, parties, and a variety of outings. TWG members are found not just in Bohdan Petriv Washington, but also in most states, as One of The Weekly’s readers, Bohdan Petriv of Buffalo, N.Y., was in Munich, Germany, for the kick-off of Oktoberfest. The well as in Ukraine, Canada and else- program on Sunday, September 19, featured a huge international parade that proceeded into the Oktoberfest grounds. where around the world. Marching and dancing was a 40-member folk ensemble from Kyiv (as seen in the photos above and below) that was identified The purposes of TWG are to establish in the program as Berehynia. a professional and business network of Ukrainian Americans to promote closer contacts, strive to eliminate discrimina- tion and prejudice aimed at Ukrainian Americans, facilitate close U.S.- Ukrainian relations, nourish the develop- ment of a pluralistic and democratic Ukraine, and encourage active participa- tion of Ukrainian Americans in advanc- ing the welfare of the community. Those interested may contact TWG Membership Director Adrian Pidlusky with any questions or comments by e-mail at [email protected]; by phone at (202) 723-8699; or visit the TWG’s website at www.TheWashingtonGroup.org. Snail mail may be sent to: The Washington Group, PO Box 11248, Washington, DC 20008.

Correction In the news story about the dedication of the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family (October 17), due to a proofreading error, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception was incorrectly identified as a cathedral.

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NEWARK, N.J. – The Rev. Bohdan Lukie CSsR has been re-assigned to New Jersey as the pastor of St. John’s Parish in Newark and Immaculate Conception Parish in nearby Hillside, N.J. For this clergyman born in Manitoba, the assign- ment is a homecoming of sorts, as he had previously served the Newark parish as associate pastor in 1972 and was pastor of both the Newark and Hillside congre- gations in 1987-1990. He said of his previous assignment: “I truly look back to 1987-1990 as pastor of St. John’s, Newark, and Immaculate Conception, Hillside, as the most chal- lenging and satisfying years of my priest- hood. They were exciting years – we joy- fully celebrated the Millennium of Ukrainian Christianity, we were happily experiencing the freedom movement in Ukraine and the possibility of its inde- pendence, and there was a positive and The Rev. Bohdan Lukie back “home” in optimistic feeling of renewal and revival Newark, N.J. in our parish.” “I fondly recall hosting at St. John’s In 1975 he was transferred to St. Mary’s Parish in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, the numerous concerts by visiting per- where he served as associate pastor for formers from Ukraine and the various nine years. He was re-assigned as pastor deputies of the Ukrainian Parliament of St. Joseph’s in 1984 and fulfilled a who willing shared with us their excite- three-year pastoral term in Winnipeg. ment and their dreams. The reports that In 1987 the Rev. Lukie was transferred our Ukrainian churches Catholic and to the United States where he accepted Orthodox – were being returned from the pastorship of parishes in Hillside and Communist control and were being Newark, N.J. After three years, he restored also gave us much hope. They returned to Canada to assume leadership were exhilarating years! And so it is of the Ukrainian Catholic parish in good to be ‘home’ again.” said the Rev. Toronto. Lukie. The Rev. Lukie’s great love of adven- Studied at Redemptorist seminary ture and travel was often fulfilled by functioning as a tour guide on numerous The son of John M. and Helen Lukie, trips to Europe and Ukraine. He visited the Rev. Lukie was born in Grandview, many of the wonders of the world, Manitoba, on September 23, 1941. including places such as China, Africa In 1960 he graduated from St. and Australia. However, he said the most Vladimir’s College, a minor seminary, rewarding and gratifying were his jour- conducted by the Redemptorist Fathers in neys to Ukraine as he “more deeply dis- Roblin, Manitoba. He entered the covered and experienced my ancestral Redemptorist Fathers’ Novititate at roots, prior to declaration of Ukraine as Meadowvale, Ontario, the first step to an independent country.” studies for the priesthood. From there he The Rev. Lukie has found extra time proceeded to Holy Redeemer College to conduct parish missions, retreats, reli- and the University of Windsor to com- gious workshops and marriage encoun- mence his formal studies. In 1964 he ters in various Ukrainian communities graduated with a B.A., majoring in phi- throughout Canada and the United States. losophy and psychology. He has served as chaplain to many differ- His first year of theological studies ent organizations and institutions – took place in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, at including hospitals, senior citizens’ St. Mary’s Seminary. He and his class- homes, youth, scouting and Lions Club. mates were transferred to Immaculate He also has been involved as a chaplain Conception College near Milwaukee for or friar for the Knights of Columbus and their second and third years of theology. served as state chaplian for Manitoba The Rev. Lukie was ordained to the and Saskatchewan. priesthood on July 2, 1967, by The Rev. Lukie was the pastor of Holy Metropolitan-Archbishop Maxim Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hermaniuk CSsR at St. Joseph’s Toronto for the past nine years. Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Winnipeg. Now back in New Jersey, the Rev. He continued his studies at the Lukie commented: University of St. Paul and the University “It was a wonderful feeling to be wel- of Ottawa. He graduated with a baccalau- comed warmly back by so many parish- reate in theology in 1968 and then pro- ioners who have not forgotten me over ceeded to the University of Manitoba and the years. They all share an enthusiasm received a Professional Certificate of that St. John’s will continue to be a Teaching in 1970. Two years later the strong spiritual force for the New Jersey Rev. Lukie received a Bachelor of Ukrainian community. Together we will Education from the University of strengthen and solidify our Christian Brandon, Manitoba. roots and positively maintain our From 1968 to 1972 the Rev. Lukie Ukrainian identity for years to come.” taught English literature at St. Vladimir’s He added that he missed St. John’s College, his alma mater and at the same School. “How pleased I am to be with all time was pastor for Swan River, Durban our Ukrainian children again! St. John’s and Benito, Manitoba, some 70 miles Parish and the Ukrainian community at away from his base at Roblin. large are truly blessed to have one of the In 1972 he was appointed as associate best schools in the state. In fact, St. pastor of St. John’s Parish in Newark, John’s is the only school in the United N.J., but returned to Canada the follow- States, staffed by qualified and profes- ing year to resume teaching duties at St. sional Ukrainian teachers and attended Vladimir’s College. The next year found by only Ukrainian children,” he the Rev. Lukie as the pastor and superior explained. of St. Joseph’s Parish in Winnipeg, the church where he was ordained. (Continued on page 21) No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 21 Vera Andrushkiw joins U.S.-Ukraine Foundation as director of Community Partnerships Project

by Olenka Dobczanska WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation has announced that Vera Andrushkiw, a lecturer at Wayne State University (WSU) and director of the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute, has joined USUF as director of the Community Partnership Project (CPP) in Washington. Ms. Andrushkiw comes to the USUF with a wealth of experience imple- menting programs with Ukraine. Since 1991 Ms. Andrushkiw has been the coordinator of the Ukrainian Exchange Program at the School of Business Administration at WSU. As part of this program, 176 Ukrainian M.B.A. stu- dents from the Lviv Institute of Management came to the United States for short-term training programs. Ms. Andrushkiw coordinated extensive vol- unteer support from Detroit area busi- Vera Andrushkiw nesses and the Ukrainian American community. awarded her and her colleagues a grant This support has aided her other proj- to develop an interdisciplinary curricu- ects, including USIA’s University lum program in business at WSU. Partnerships Program and the She was also a visiting lecturer for Association of International Educators’ U.S. Department of Defense National Russian and Eurasian Awards Program Security Education Program (NSEP) at (NAFSA REAP), and in spinning off the University of Iowa, where the goal other programs, such as a faculty was to internationalize the curriculum exchange, a banking program and trans- and increase study abroad programs at lations of economic materials into historically Black and Hispanic colleges Ukrainian. and universities. In 1996 she received a Certificate of Other accomplishments include edit- Honor for her contributions to strength- ing an “Anthology of Ukrainian ening ties between Ukraine and the Literature,” a book dedicated to the United States from Ambassador Yurii Millennium of Christianity of Kyivan Shcherbak. Rus’-Ukraine and the children’s page in The U.S. Department of Education Our Life magazine. She has lectured on various issues pertaining to Ukraine, including the break-up of the Soviet Father Bohdan Lukie... Union, recent changes in Ukraine and the (Continued from page 20) Chornobyl nuclear disaster. She is currently working on a number “I deeply admire the dedication and of topics, including the national con- commitment of our Ukrainian parents sciousness in the works of the poets of who strongly support our parish school the 1960s and doing business in and drive from great distances from Ukraine. Morristown, from Annandale, from Ms. Andrushkiw commented: “My Edison, etc.,” said the Rev. Lukie. “The first two weeks in Washington have been cost of maintaining our ‘own’ school is very exciting due to the conference that exorbitant, but truly it is worth every our Washington office organized for all sacrifice. Much thanks must be given to 18 of CPP’s American partners. I was the Mothers’ and Fathers’ Clubs and to moved and overwhelmed by the com- the parish at large.” mitment and enthusiasm of the partici- The new pastor noted that one of his pants. They have a real empathy and major priorities in the parish is “the understanding of the Ukrainian people. expansion and revitalization of our St. I don’t think it would be too great an John’s school with the hope that many exaggeration to say that these Americans more Ukrainian families will realize are in love with Ukraine. I’m honored what a splendid gift we have in our and delighted to be a part of this dynam- midst.” Every Ukrainian child, he contin- ic team.” ued, has much to gain: “an excellent edu- For more information contact the cation, a wonderful religious formation U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, 733 15th St. and all of this in the context of our own NW, Suite 1026, Washington, DC 20005; Ukrainian environment.” telephone, (202) 347-4264; fax, (202) “We are also blessed that so many of 347-4267; e-mail, [email protected]; our new Ukrainian immigrants – the homepage, http://www.usukraine.org. Fourth Wave – are choosing to live near our church and to participate in our school. As a parish, we wish to welcome them and make them all feel at home. They are a vital part of our future and also are instrumental in strengthening our Ukrainian community,” the Rev. Lukie observed. “The Rev. Leonid Malkov and I here at St. John’s in Newark and Immaculate Conception in Hillside are more than willing to become integrally involved with all our Ukrainian organizations throughout the territory and are more than willing to cooperate with other Ukrainian parishes – both Catholic and Orthodox – to ensure an unified effort in strengthening our Ukrainian future in America,” the Rev. Lukie concluded. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 No. 43

cil, Volodymyr Tsendrovskyi, said that è·ÒÚÓ‚‡ ëÚ‡Ìˈfl ‚ è‡ÒÒÂÈÍÛ Newsbriefs monitoring of the three nationwide stations, (Continued from page 2) UT-1, UT-2 and UT-3, during the period of September 10 through October 2 found the Ï‡π ¯‡ÌÛ Á‡ÔðÓÒËÚË Ç‡Ò Á ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛ OSCE establishes election mission highest number of violations on UT-1. One ̇ KYIV – The Office for Democratic common violation was propaganda on Institutions and Human Rights of the behalf of a presidential candidate mas- Organization for Security and Cooperation querading as a news or information piece. in Europe has founded an observer mission (Eastern Economist) ÅÅÖÖççääÖÖíí for the election in Ukraine at the request of Moroz fails to get air time on TV the Ukrainian delegation at the OSCE’s headquarters in Vienna. Headed by Simon KYIV – National Television Company Osborne, it consists of 24 long-term head Vadym Dolhanov told Interfax on ßß observers and 200 short-term observers. October 13 that the previous day The latter will monitor the election and the Oleksander Moroz and some 50 supporters, ballot count on October 31. (Eastern including national deputies, entered the Economist) company building to demand that Mr. ááÄÄÅÅÄÄÇÇìì Moroz be given air time. The presidential Kyiv criticizes PACE report candidate reportedly wanted to speak about á çÄÉéÑà ëÇéÉé KYIV – The Foreign Affairs Ministry on the allegation that one of his election cam- October 14 criticized a report by the paign organizers was involved in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of grenade attack on Natalia Vitrenko. The Europe on the presidential campaign in Parliament on October 12 adopted a resolu- 50-ãßííü50-ãßííü Ukraine, Interfax reported. “Perhaps the tion demanding that the television company conclusions of the PACE rapporteurs would grant Mr. Moroz air time so that he could present his version of the attack on Ms. have been more consistent and objective if ‚ ÒÛ·ÓÚÛ, 6 ÎËÒÚÓÔ‡‰‡ 1999 ð. Vitrenko. Dolhanov said he will not obey [the rapporteurs] had stayed in Ukraine for the Parliament’s resolution because the Ramada Inn a longer period and not turned down pro- activities of Ukraine’s media are regulated posed meetings with the Foreign Affairs 130 Route 10 West solely by laws. (RFE/RL Newsline) East Hanover, NJ Ministry, the Justice Ministry and the State Tax Administration,” the Foreign Affairs ÅÂÌÍÂÚ Ó „Ó‰. 6-¥È ‚˜. Ministry said in a statement. (RFE/RL Newsline) Ukraine’s seat... ᇷ‡‚‡ Ó „Ó‰. 9:30 ‚˜. (Continued from page 1) Sailors to face trial in Houston Ukraine met with every one of the 188 Éð‡π ÓðÍÂÒÚð‡ ◊ãìçÄ“ KYIV – According to the U.S. federal members of the United Nations during the attorney’s office in Houston, four Ukrainian course of its two-year lobbying effort, ÇÒÚÛÔ Ì‡ ·ÂÌÍÂÚ Ú¥Î¸ÍË Áa ÔÓÔÂðÂ‰Ì¥Ï Á‡ÏÓ‚ÎÂÌÌflÏ seamen are scheduled to go on trial on touting its contributions to peacekeeping November 9 on drug-trafficking charges. operations in Bosnia and Kosovo, and its ëÚÓÎË ÏÓÊ̇ Á‡ÏÓ‚ÎflÚË Û ÇÓÎÓ‰ËÏËð‡ êÛ‰‡Í‚˘‡ The four men were indicted in June on mediation efforts in the Nagorno- (973) 365-1054 charges of conspiracy to transport a large Karabakh region of Armenia and the quantity of cocaine. Two other seamen Trans-Dniester region of Moldova. 14 Swift Court, Clifton, NJ 07014 were also indicted. Their Panamanian-reg- In the last few months, Mr. Tarasyuk istered ship China Breeze was intercepted underscored Ukraine’s leadership in ëÚð¥È ‚˜¥ðÌ¥È by the U.S. Coast Guard and an estimated Central and Eastern Europe and the suc- $400 million of drugs was discovered. cessful international summits held in Lviv Twelve other crew members held as wit- in the spring and in Yalta in the summer nesses have since been released. The U.S. of this year. SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY. federal attorney in Houston, Eric Reed, said Ukraine’s foreign affair minister also that allegations of mistreatment by the Send contributions to: The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund, noted that he personally had met with 94 Coast Guard are unfounded. Ukrainian con- 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 representatives of other U.N. delegations sular officials were notified of the sailors’ during a week’s stay in New York during arrest in June, and the seamen were subse- the September opening sessions of the quently visited by the Ukrainian consul. General Assembly and that information (Eastern Economist) packets had been printed in 78 languages. Crew of cargo plane granted bail Hennadii Udovenko, Mr. Tarasyuk’s predecessor as foreign affairs minister, KYIV – The nine-member crew of the who held the presidency of the U.N. Ukrainian cargo plane charged with espi- General Assembly in 1997-1998, also onage by Zambia was granted bail by a took part in the extensive lobbying effort Lusaka High Court on September 23. The on Ukraine’s behalf. crew’s lawyer said the judge demanded two At a press conference after he had working sureties and the surrender of their returned from New York, Mr. Udovenko passports. In addition, it was ordered that stated that Ukraine’s membership in the crew members report to the police on U.N.’s most powerful body “would give Mondays. It is alleged they flew over a pro- balance to the Security Council, especial- hibited area while flying to Lusaka airport ly in matters related to this region of the on August 15. (Eastern Economist) world.” [A press conference on the same topic was held on October 19 in New Kurultai agrees to support Udovenko York by Ukraine’s Ambassador to the SYMFEROPOL – The third session of U.N. Volodymyr Yelchenko.] the Crimean Tatar Kurultai, or national con- Meanwhile, Slovakia, which applied gress, voted on October 3 to support Rukh for membership in 1996, accented in its leader Hennadii Udovenko in the presiden- campaign that it had taken part in 13 tial election. It recommended that all peacekeeping operations and, unlike Crimean Tatars vote for Mr. Udovenko in Ukraine, had never previously been a the first round and empowered the Mejlis, member of the Security Council. It also the self-styled Crimean Tatars Parliament, noted in a memo circulated among U.N. to determine who the Crimean Tatar will members that it had withdrawn its own support in the run-off, based on the first- candidate for the presidency of the round results. The head of the Mejlis, General Assembly in September 1997 in Mustafa Jemilev, underlined that only Rukh favor of Mr. Udovenko. stated in its program that it would seek the After the vote on Security Council restoration of the Crimea’s original status membership Ukraine moved quickly to by implementing the will of its indigenous reject any outside notions that the compe- population. (Eastern Economist) tition could lead to bitterness between the two neighboring countries. During his UT-1 cited as biggest law offender Kyiv press conference Mr. Tarasyuk said KYIV – The National Council for neither he nor his Slovak counterpart, Television and Radio Broadcasting found Foreign Affairs Minister Eduard Kukan, 282 violations of the law on the presidential harbor hard feelings. elections in Ukraine in television broad- “Whereas the seat on the Security casts. Speaking October 7 at a roundtable Council is temporary, we are neighbors on the elections, one member of the coun- forever,” said Mr. Tarasyuk. No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 23

She pointed out that Ukraine was the first Congressional hearing... post-Soviet independent country to pass the (Continued from page 1) reins of power from one president to anoth- • 70 percent of the respondents saw the er by way of an election and added that the current economic crisis as the most serious country has also held two parliamentary problem facing Ukraine; elections. This emphasizes an encouraging • 83 percent said they “were better off” trend that has taken hold in the former before perestroika; republics of the former USSR, she said, • almost 80 percent thought that the most “and that is that elections have now been definitively established as the only legiti- difficult times still lie ahead; mate means of taking power.” • two-thirds thought that government Dr. Diuk pointed out that Ukrainian elec- should control prices for most goods; and tions also have their own “specifics” that • 80 percent said the current system of are not readily understood by outsiders: government in Ukraine does not coincide how is it, for example, that Mr. Kuchma, with how they think democracy should considered on the extreme left in 1994, is work. now thought of as being right-of-center, or As for Ukraine’s external relations, the that presidential candidate Yevhen Marchuk poll found that: has the backing of the Congress of • only 20 percent have a “fair amount of Ukrainian Nationalists, who were persecut- confidence” in NATO, while 50 percent ed by KGB, which he once headed. have confidence in the Moscow-led Judging by the latest polls, which Commonwealth of Independent States; showed Mr. Kuchma with 31 percent fol- • 55 percent have a favorable response to lowed by Ms. Vitrenko with 14 percent, Dr. the United States, and 59 percent were Diuk said, it looks like these two will go on favorable toward Russia; to the run-off since none of the candidates is • 60 percent suspect that the goal of expected to receive more than 50 percent of Western assistance is to make Ukraine the vote in the first round. dependent on the West; and Asked whom the incumbent would • while 53 percent support closer security rather not see in the run-off, Ms. Diuk sug- relations with Russia and the CIS, only 14 gested that it would be the Socialist Party percent were for closer ties with the United leader Oleksander Moroz. Unlike Ms. States and NATO. Vitrenko, she said, Mr. Moroz could get a Ambassador Courtney said Ukraine’s significant number of democrats to vote for previous elections, while “not without prob- him in a run-off with Mr. Kuchma. lems,” had been “free and fair.” In this pre- In order to win the presidential race, Dr. election period, however, he added, the Diuk said a candidate needs an aparat, commission is “troubled” by the recent money and the media – and Mr. Kuchma grenade attack on President Leonid has all three. And, as for what one can Kuchma’s leading opposition candidate expect from a second Kuchma term, she Natalia Vitrenko, and “distressed” at the commented that it would probably be more government harassment of the opposition or less like the first, with some reforms and media, using various forms of intimidation. a pro-Western orientation. The United States does not have a Mr. Conway, who in the mid-1990s favorite candidate in the elections, served as project director at the IFES office Ambassador Courtney stressed. It only in Kyiv, described some of the progress wants the elections to be free and fair, and made in improving Ukraine’s election laws to reflect the will of the people. and the administration of elections. This position has often been repeated by Recently IFES concentrated on helping Clinton administration officials in recent Ukraine train judges and courts on adjudi- months, Mr. Tedstrom of the NSC, among cating elections disputes – which was evi- them. On this day, however, he surprised dent in the resolution of problems in the last those attending the briefing by stipulating parliamentary election and in the candidate that his remarks would be “off the record.” registration dispute in this election, he said. (Informed sources suggested that this was Among the problems still affecting the intended to ensure that no official U.S. electoral process, Mr. Conway listed cor- remarks could be misinterpreted to be in ruption, the military vote and control of the support of any candidate.) mass media. Ukraine needs greater involve- Dr. Diuk, who has supervised NED pro- ment in the political process at the grass- grams in that region since 1987 and has co- roots level, he said. Young voters, who are authored two books on the break-up of the HE KRAINIAN EEKLY more likely to back reforms and reformers, ATTENTION, MEMBERST UOF THE UKRAINIANW NATIONAL ASSOCIATION! 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(Continued from page 6) then the Russians introduced collectivization in 1946-1947. The Ukrainian population resis- ted collectivization, and Ukrainian partisans applied reprisals against those who voluntarily went into collective farms (kolhosps). The collectivization, he said, was accompanied by deportations, punitive actions by the Russians and the arrest of young people. “Stashynsky’s younger sister was one of the main couriers for the Ukrainian under- ground, and the rest of the family were its ardent supporters, he testified. He himself espoused Communism, he said. The partisan units were named after their leaders, like Bandera or Melnyk, and they existed practically until 1954, he said.” “Stashynsky said an illegal railroad trip in 1950 caused him to become a Soviet spy and agent. He said he was caught taking the illegal trip, and was interrogated by a Captain Sidnikovsky of the KGB. Sidnikovsky gave him a choice of being sentenced to 25 years at hard labor and having his parents shipped off to Siberia, or working for the KGB, he said. He was hired to ‘fight against American provocateurs’ and to spy on his own fellow resi- dents of the village. He was ordered to join the Ukrainian underground to find out who killed pro-Communist writer Yaroslav Halan with an axe. “He was 19 years old when he was signed up as a spy and agent provocateur. Stashynsky further testified how he was trained in the use of the poison gun with which he was ordered by the KGB to kill Rebet and Bandera, who were described to him as ‘enemies of the fatherland.’ ” Source: “Stashynsky, self-confessed killer of Bandera and Rebet on orders from Moscow, convict- ed to 8 years of forced labor,” The Ukrainian Weekly, October 20, 1962. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1999 No. 43

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Sunday, October 24 reservations call (201) 656-7755. SILVER SPRING, Md.: In celebration of H ARTFORD, Conn.: Everyone is cordially the 50th anniversary of St. Andrew Ukrainian invited to a traditional Embroidery Dance, Orthodox Cathedral there will be a cultural presented by the Hartford Branch of the afternoon featuring the Lyman Ukrainian Ukrainian National Women’s League of Dance Ensemble and the Slavic Male Choir. America. The dance will be held at the The event will be held at the St. Andrew Ukrainian National Home, 961 Wethersfield Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral Parish Hall, Ave., beginning at 9 p.m. Music will be pro- 15100 New Hampshire Ave., at 2 p.m. Cost: vided by Ukrainian Souvenir. Tickets: adults, $5 per person; tickets available at the door. $15; youths, $10. For table reservations call For further information call (202) 686-6975. (860) 563-8139 or (860) 956-1862. Saturday, October 30 Sunday, November 7

JENKINTOWN, Pa.: The Voloshky ENGLEWOOD, N.J.: Adrian Bryttan, Ukrainian Dance Ensemble is hosting its music director of the New Jersey Youth annual Autumn Ball at the Ukrainian Symphony, will conduct the symphony in a Educational Cultural Center, 700 Cedar program featuring Rachmaninoff’s Second Road. The dance will begin at 9 p.m. with Symphony and works by Rossini and music by the Vidlunnia orchestra. There will Mascagni. The soloist will be soprano Lyuba be a performance by the Voloshky Ensemble Shchybchyk, who will sing arias by Puccini, at 9:45 p.m. Tickets: $25, adults; $20, stu- Verdi and Gounod. Tickets may be purchased dents. Included in the ticket price is a light at the door in the John Harms Theater, or by buffet. For table reservations call Lydia calling (908) 771-5544. Markiw, (215) 698-1091. In addition to the ball, a Silent/Live Auction will be featured at W ednesday, November 10 8-9:30 p.m. in the gallery of the Ukrainian TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute presents Center. The auction will include items such the lecture “Embroidery of Eastern Europe” as a trip to Mexico, a weekend in the moun- by Detroit folklorist Arnie Klein. The presen- tains, a vacation at the seashore as well as tation will be complemented by a slide show paintings, jewelry and many more interesting demonstrating embroidery styles in Ukraine items. We invite everyone to join us for an and neighboring countries. The lecture will exciting evening. be held at the institute, 620 Spadina Ave., at ILONA SOCHYNSKY UNIONDALE, N.Y.: The Ukrainian 7:30-9 p.m. Fee: $10. For further information Congress Committee of America, Long call (416) 923-3318. Island Branch, is holding a Halloween mas- Saturday, November 13 OIL PAINTINGS PASTELS DRAWINGS querade at 9 p.m. at the St. Vladimir’s Parish SKETCHBOOKS Center, 226 Uniondale Ave. Music will be JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass.: The Cultural provided by Fata Morgana. The cost, which Committee of St. Andrew Ukrainian includes dinner, is $25 per adult, $15 for Orthodox Church presents a concert of world youths age 14-21. For further information and Ukrainian classics, featuring Oksana call (516) 781-8072. Costumes are welcome. Krovytska, leading soprano of the New York City Opera; concert pianist Volodymyr Monday, November 1 STUDIO SALE Vynnytsky; and baritone Oleh Chmyr. The Friday, November 5 12 – 7 pm CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard concert will be held at St. Andrew’s Church Ukrainian Research Institute is holding a lec- Hall, 24 Orchard Hill Road, at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 6 12 – 5 p.m. ture titled “Discourses of the Ukrainian Refreshments will follow the concert. 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