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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXI No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 $1/$2 in Ukraine 1,025th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus’ celebrated in Ukraine Putin gains no ground in pushing unity with Russia by Zenon Zawada KYIV – Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kyiv on July 27 to participate in the commemoration of the 1,025th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus’ and to celebrate Naval Fleet Day in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on July 28. At least that was the official reason for his trip. In between all the ceremonies, however, Mr. Putin took up the task of appealing to Ukrainians – both government officials and the public – to abandon the European Union (EU). He used economic arguments, as well as the standard lines offered up by Russians such as “friendship between Slavic brotherly nations.” “Today all of you are marching in the military parade in a single uniform, signifying strength and devotion to the principles of our ancestors, who lived together for centu- ries, worked and defended a common homeland, having made it mighty, great and undefeatable,” Mr. Putin said at the military ceremony in Sevastopol, as reported by the Interfax-Ukraine news service. “We have common roots, culture and religion. Such com- monality is particularly felt these days, when our countries are celebrating a holiday – the 1,025th anniversary of the Zenon Zawada baptism of Holy Rus’. Our blood and spiritual ties are Priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate walk past St. Sophia Cathedral in the July 28 pro- unbreakable.” cession to commemorate the 1,025th anniversary of the baptism of Kyivan Rus’. By all available indications, however, Mr. Putin’s appeals to common blood and spirit didn’t impress Ukrainian Perhaps the best evidence of Mr. Putin’s disappointment ments, which currently involves import duties on Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, who limited their working with the trip was the early Monday morning announce- sugar, glass and coal from the Russian side, and import visit on July 27, to just 15 minutes, as reported by the ment from the Russian government that it was banning all duties on all automobile imports on the Ukrainian side. Kommersant-Ukrayina newspaper. chocolate imports produced by Ukraine’s biggest confec- Messrs. Putin and Yanukovych were expected by some Segodnya, Ukraine’ largest daily newspaper, which is con- tionary producer, Roshen. observers to directly address these issues, as well as the trolled by the Party of Regions, dismissed such reports, stating Roshen’s founder and owner, billionaire Petro long-lasting conflict on natural gas prices and gas transit that Messrs. Putin and Yanukovych spent 40 minutes together Poroshenko, is among the biggest advocates of the Ukrainian issues. Yet no statement was made on any economic or in the Presidential Administration on Saturday, July 27, and government signing the EU Association Agreement at the trade matter, leading observers to believe that the two spent even more time talking about economic and defense Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius on November 28-29. sides remained at an impasse. issues while flying from Kyiv to Sevastopol on Sunday, July 28, The chocolate ban is merely the latest foil in the latest and in between their various ceremonies there. trade battle between the Russian and the Ukrainian govern- (Continued on page 8) Yanukovych appoints close ally to chair Constitutional Court

by Zenon Zawada against allegations of election fraud brought by the cam- of “inflicting bodily injury of a moderate degree,” for which paign of former President Viktor Yushchenko. he was imprisoned for two years. KYIV – President Viktor Yanukovych has taken the final Mr. Okhendovskyi has remained loyal to the Party of After his promotion in 2002, Mr. Ovcharenko issued a step towards ensuring control of the key governmental Regions ever since, being reappointed in 2006 to the CEC, statement in which he said the documents from Mr. organs necessary for maintaining power following the where he’s now head and has the ability to influence its Yanukovych’s convictions were not in the court’s archives. 2015 presidential elections, which are already expected to decisions and rulings in the 2015 vote. As for the reason, Mr. Ovcharenko cited “an absence of be extremely contentious and possibly violent. As for Mr. Ovcharenko, his loyalty to Mr. Yanukovych appropriate security of the premises” between 1989 and The Constitutional Court of Ukraine voted on July 18 to goes back even further. They crossed paths as early as 2000, implying that the documents were stolen. appoint as its head Viacheslav Ovcharenko, a native of 1983, when Mr. Ovcharenko worked as a lawyer for a In fact, the original documents from Mr. Yanukovych’s Yenakiyeve, the president’s hometown. Yenakiyeve coal mining firm where Mr. Yanukovych was the convictions have never been found. The only evidence of Political observers agreed that the court selected Mr. director of its transportation depot. his convictions – published by the Ukrayinska Pravda web- Ovcharenko at the president’s behest, just as the Central In October 2001, Mr. Ovcharenko was appointed judge site in January 2010 – was a December 1978 Donetsk Election Commission (CEC) had elected another close pres- at the Yenakiyeve City Court. By December 2002, he was Oblast court ruling overturning both convictions, for which idential ally, Mykhailo Okhendovskyi, as its head on July 6. the court’s chief justice and in charge of its archives. Mr. Yanukovych had allegedly lobbied with the help of a “These people proved their devotion to not just anyone, Not by coincidence, experts said, Mr. Ovcharenko’s pro- Soviet deputy, Georgy Beregovoy. but to Yanukovych personally,” said Petro Oleshchuk, a politi- motion came a month after Mr. Yanukovych was tapped as It’s this ruling that outlines Mr. Yanukovych’s two crimi- cal science lecturer at Shevchenko National University in prime minister by former President Leonid Kuchma. It’s nal convictions. Kyiv. “Okhendovskyi defended him in the turbulent days of the very timing of his promotion that political experts say is Within four years of becoming chief justice of the the winter of 2004, while Ovcharenko ‘lost’ the case materi- key to understanding their relationship. Yenakiyeve City Court and issuing his statement about the als of the president’s ‘complicated youth.’ These are his peo- Mr. Yanukovych has two criminal convictions. The first missing documents, Mr. Ovcharenko made an amazing ple. Only he could have given the command to appoint them.” occurred when he was 17 years old and found guilty of career leap in being appointed to the Constitutional Court of Indeed, Mr. Okhendovskyi was the lawyer representing “theft committed by violence or premeditatedly planned in the CEC during the 2004 presidential elections, defending it a group.” The second came when he was 19 and convicted (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 No. 31

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Moscow seen to be preparing IMF to more closely monitor Ukraine European Parliament’s monitoring mis- sion, Messrs. Kwasniewski and Cox, arrived WASHINGTON – The International on a three-day visit to Ukraine on July 29. new provocations in Crimea Monetary Fund (IMF) on July 30 announced During their visit, they are planning to that Ukraine must take part in post-pro- meet with former Prime Minister Yulia by Paul Goble have been shifted from the Russian gram monitoring because of the large debt Federation to Ukraine and now are recruit- Tymoshenko. A special monitoring mission Jamestown Foundation Blog the country owes to the organization. The led by the two men to monitor the consid- ing followers. They conclude that this sug- IMF said the enhanced monitoring was trig- In recent weeks, Moscow has stepped gests “the Kremlin is preparing major anti- eration of cases against Ms. Tymoshenko gered after Ukraine’s debt to the fund and former Internal Affairs Minister Yurii up its efforts to use ethnic minorities, Ukrainian provocations in Crimea.” In the reached some $8 billion at the end of June. Russian and non-Russian alike, in neigh- nature of things, the evidence is contradic- Lutsenko has worked in Ukraine since June The IMF froze a $15 billion stand-by credit 2012. It was established as part of the boring countries to put pressure on those tory: making such charges serves the inter- program with Ukraine in 2011 after Kyiv agreement reached in May 2012 between governments in a way that allows it maxi- ests of those who do so; consequently, refused to raise domestic gas prices. At that European Parliament President Martin mum deniability. Russia’s involvement with many will be inclined to dismiss this as time, Ukraine had already received two dis- Schulz and Ukrainian Prime Minister the Gagauz minority in Moldova is a classic nothing more than an unfortunate reflec- bursements from the IMF program, totaling Mykola Azarov. (Ukrinform) case (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, April 2; tion of the hothouse environment of $3.4 billion. The IMF usually reviews the turkist.org/2013/07/gagauz-pespublika. extremist groups. But the information these economies of each of its 188 members once “European” choice of Prince Volodymyr html). Now it appears that the Russian sources provide – including names, dates a year, but countries that receive aid pack- KYIV – The position of Russian President authorities are focusing their attention on and photographs – suggests that, under all ages may be subject to more frequent dis- Vladimir Putin concerning Ukraine’s Crimea, once again fishing in the troubled this smoke about a Moscow operation in cussions with the IMF to ensure they can European integration, which he announced waters of extreme Russian nationalism. Crimea, there is some real fire and that repay their debts. (RFE/RL, based on during a visit to Kyiv to celebrate the These developments are especially dan- these flames deserve to be taken seriously. reporting by Reuters and ITAR-TASS) 1,025th anniversary of the Christianization gerous because they allow the Russian gov- The most likely outcome of Moscow’s of Kyivan Rus’, contradicts the “European” Russians, Ukrainian in hacking case ernment to simultaneously play these use of extremist Russian nationalist groups choice of St. Prince Volodymyr the Great, groups off each other, even as its security in Crimea would be to provoke either the NEW YORK – U.S. prosecutors on July 25 said Arseniy Yatsenyuk, chairman of the services work to undermine the authority Crimean Tatars or the Ukrainian govern- charged four Russians and a Ukrainian with political council of the Batkivshchyna Party. of the government involved. In this case, ment in Kyiv – or perhaps both – into tak- the biggest cybercrime in U.S. history. U.S. Speaking with reporters on St. Volodymyr’s Ukraine is being undermined, not only ing harsh actions that would further radi- Attorney Paul Fishman announced the Hill in Kyiv on July 28, Mr. Yatsenyuk said: among its own citizenry but also in the calize ethnic Russian opinion on the penin- indictments on July 25. Two Russians – “Yesterday I watched the celebration on TV, eyes of Western supporters who, in many sula. If that happens and open clashes Dmitry Smilianets and Vladimir Drinkman and I got the impression that Russian cases, may be inclined to blame Kyiv for ensue, some in the Russian Federation – have been in custody since June 2012. President Vladimir [Putin] wanted to problems not of its own making. might seek to use that outcome as the occa- Aleksandr Kalinin and Roman Kotov change the decision of Prince Volodymyr of Moscow’s current efforts are to use sion for justifying Russian intervention, remain at large along with Ukrainian Kyiv. This is exactly the decision due to extreme Russian nationalists in Ukraine, confident that the West would view what Mikhail Rytikov. The five are accused of which Ukraine is a European state, by the who earlier had been exposed as working had come before that as being the fault of using the Internet to steal more than 160 way, one of the largest, and the decision for the Russian Internal Affairs Ministry, the Ukrainian government and thus take a million credit and debit card numbers from thanks to which our Russian partners are against nationalist groups in the Russian hands-off approach. 2005 to 2012, costing consumers and cor- more European than Asian.” The politician Federation. And this has drawn fire from But, even if the situation did not deterio- porations hundreds of millions of dollars. said the event was a celebration of the self-described “patriotic” groups in Ukraine rate to that point – and it is entirely possi- Victims included the Nasdaq stock Ukrainians and that he has a sense of pride (rusi-voin.livejournal.com/9392.html; ble that the Russian authorities may be exchange and Visa Inc. All five are charged for Kyivan Rus’ and Ukraine, which brought pn14.info/?p=135879; oficer2011.livejour- content not to push things beyond the with taking part in a computer hacking con- Christianity to the whole area. At the same nal.com/79182.html). Allegedly, “Russian brink – the Ukrainian authorities would be time, he said that for him, as “a simple wor- spiracy and conspiracy to commit wire chekists have created in Ukraine a pseudo- put in an awkward position, forced to shipper of the Greek-Catholic Church,” it fraud. The four Russians also are charged Russian National Unity” (rusi-voin.livejour- choose between responding to a provoca- seems that the Church should not behave with multiple counts of unauthorized com- nal.com/9392.html) organization, totally tion and losing support, or not responding like yesterday, but should be “more hum- puter access and wire fraud. (RFE/RL, under the control of Moscow and capable and risking that the situation could spiral ble.” He was referring to the “armored trains based on reporting by AP, AFP, and Reuters) of being directed against Ukrainian nation- out of control. and armored Mercedes” in which leaders alist groups in Crimea, other Russian Yanukovych meets Kwasniewski and Cox arrived. (Ukrinform) nationalist groups there or the Crimean The article above is reprinted from the Feodosiya mayor is murdered Tatars, as Moscow’s policy requires. Jamestown Foundation Blog published by KYIV – Ukrainian President Viktor These three above-cited articles provide the Jamestown Foundation, www.james- Yanukovych met with former Polish KYIV – The Crimean Prosecutor’s Office details about individuals and groups who town.org. President Aleksander Kwasniewski and has reclassified as premeditated murder former European Parliament President Pat the attack on Feodosiya Mayor Oleksandr Cox in Crimea on July 30, the presidential press service reported. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Ukraine’s gas storage system is unique asset in Europe

by Vladimir Socor ity of 32 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 13 declined from a peak of 137 bcm in 2004, exist. Gas from Ukraine’s western storage Eurasia Daily Monitor underground storage sites, 12 of these to 117 bcm in 2008 (the last pre-crisis sites must travel a certain distance to the operated by UkrTransHaz and one operat- year), to 104 bcm in 2011 and to 84 bcm in western borders through the transit pipe- Addressing Gazprom’s annual general ed by ChornomorNaftohaz (both storage 2012. The transit amounted to 38 bcm in lines. Gazprom, however, insists on booking meeting of shareholders, CEO Alexei Miller operators are fully owned subsidiaries of the first six months of 2013 (UNIAN, July those pipeline capacities in advance and warned that Gazprom would “never again, the state-owned holding Naftohaz 11). This downward trend is correspond- fully or almost fully. This issue, among oth- under any circumstances” use Ukraine’s Ukrainy). Injected with gas during the low- ingly freeing up storage capacity in ers, would involve complicated negotia- gas storage system in the process of deliv- consumption season, this storage system is Ukraine. tions. Ultimately, however, the credibility of ering Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine capable of delivering between 250 million Thus, substantial storage capacities are Ukraine’s proposal will hinge on reforming (Kommersant-Ukraina, July 4; cubic meters and 300 million cubic meters becoming available in Ukraine’s west for Ukraine’s gas sector. Next year’s presiden- Nezavisimaya Gazeta, July 10; see Eurasia per day during the peak-consumption possible use by interested European tial election seems likely to delay that Daily Monitor, July 15). This public threat is months of the year (www.naftogaz.com, importers. The Ukrainian government, reform yet again. unprecedented. Whether to be taken at www.utg.ua, accessed July 14). therefore, considers offering storage ser- Gazprom’s bypass pipelines (completed face value or as a bluff, it signifies another The Ukrainian storage system is mainly vices directly to European companies. or planned), with all their gigantic trans- attempt to intimidate Ukraine into giving designed to service Russian Gazprom’s Using parts of Ukraine’s vast existing mission capacities, practically lack storage up its gas transportation system to a bilat- exports to Europe. A portion of the stored capacities would obviate big capital invest- capacities. Blue Stream and Nord Stream eral “consortium” with Gazprom. gas is set aside every year to balance ments to build new underground storage have none, while plans for South Stream The storage system is a vital asset to Ukraine’s internal consumption of gas. sites. It could fit in with EU proposals to envisage using only one, relatively minor, Ukraine and also a unique one, since Ukraine’s gas storage capacities are con- mandate storage of natural gas, analogous- storage site, that already exists in Serbia. Gazprom has nothing remotely comparable centrated overwhelmingly in the vicinity ly with the oil stockpiles, as a basic supply According to some Moscow experts close with it in Europe. As long as this remains (but not immediate proximity) of Ukraine’s security measure. to the government, such as National Energy the case, Russia can hardly “boycott” borders with Poland, Slovakia and According to Energy Minister Eduard Security Foundation President Konstantin Ukraine’s gas storage system. Moscow can, Hungary. In that part of Ukraine, five stor- Stavytsky, Ukraine could rent or lease Simonov, the Blue Stream pipeline has, however, gradually reduce its use of age sites account for almost 80 percent of capacities for interested European compa- from time to time, been used as a substi- Ukrainian storage sites, in step with the Ukraine’s total gas storage capacity. They nies to store gas volumes, irrespective of tute storage site, and portions of Nord reduction of Russian gas transit volumes also account for nearly 80 percent of the those volumes’ provenance (whether deliv- Stream’s capacity can also be used as need- via Ukraine to Europe. system’s total daily gas withdrawal capaci- ered by Gazprom or sourced from other ed for storing gas (Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Such threats imply that Russia would ty during high consumption. suppliers). The service could be used by July 1). sharply curtail its use of Ukraine’s gas tran- Gazprom exports the lion’s share of its companies based just across Ukraine’s Such suggestions indirectly confirm sit system for exports to Europe, building gas from Ukrainian storage via Slovakia’s western borders or farther afield. Moscow’s intentions to use newly built bypass pipelines instead, and possibly “gas highway” (four pipeline strings) to the According to Prime Minister Mykola pipelines to Europe at less than their bankrupting Ukraine’s transit system, Czech Republic, the Baumgarten continen- Azarov, speaking at the latest EU-Ukraine designed transmission capacity (see EDM, unless Kyiv allows Gazprom to take over tal hub near Vienna, thence northward to Cooperation Council session, the storage April 22). For the time being at least, the pipelines and storage sites. Meanwhile, Germany and southward to Italy. Other system in Ukraine’s west can potentially Gazprom is short on storage capacity in Gazprom’s bypass projects are short of pipelines deliver Gazprom’s gas to Poland serve as a gas trading hub. This would Europe. The Ukrainian storage system pro- storage capacities or lack them altogether. and Hungary from the Ukrainian storage involve a distribution center and spot mar- vides the country with some counter-lever- Gazprom had considered building or taking sites. However, no storage site services the ket pricing. The Energy Ministry is drafting age. But this unique asset’s value could dis- over storage capacities in some European transit pipeline that sends Russian gas to proposals for approval by the Cabinet of sipate if Ukraine continues delaying the Union countries next to Ukraine, but it Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey from Ministers to abolish export duties on natu- reform of its natural gas sector. failed to do so in recent years. Ukraine. ral gas so as to facilitate its re-export in any Ukraine’s gas storage capacities exceed Gazprom is the main user of Ukraine’s direction (Interfax-Ukraine, Ukrinform, The article above is reprinted from by far the capacities available in any storage system, supporting Gazprom’s June 26, July 3; Frankfurter Allgemeine Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from European country outside Russia. The exports to Europe. Meanwhile, the transit Zeitung, July 8). its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Ukrainian system has a total storage capac- of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine has Legal and technical impediments do www.jamestown.org.

Mr. Ovcharenko was elected by the judg- Yanukovych... es of the Constitutional Court in a secret (Continued from page 1) vote, revealing that Mr. Yanukovych not Ambassador Pyatt is sworn in only has the loyalty of the court’s chair, but Ukraine in August 2006 on the Party of also that of a majority of its judges, who Regions quota. Mr. Yanukovych was prime cast their ballots for the president’s ally, minister at the time. observers said. “He’s not only Yanukovych’s homeboy, Both Messrs. Okhendovskyi and but a person who was involved in the most Ovcharenko will be loyal to Mr. Yanukovych classified personal issues,” Mr. Oleshchuk in fulfilling orders to ensure that he wins said. “He’ll be the last barricade, the last the 2015 presidential vote, rather than ful- argument that’s supposed to preserve filling their responsibilities without bias, experts said. power for Yanukovych personally under It’s widely believed by Ukraine observers any circumstances.” that Mr. Yanukovych will resort to election fraud to gain re-election since he has a histo- ry of failing to provide for fair and transpar- ent elections throughout his political career. The Orange Revolution was ignited in the winter of 2004 when millions of Ukrainians accused Mr. Yanukovych of elec- tion fraud – an allegation that was upheld that December by Ukraine’s Supreme Court. After Mr. Yanukovych became presi- dent in 2010, the 2012 parliamentary elec- tions were criticized by international elec- tion observers. WASHINGTON – With his wife, Mary Pyatt, holding the Bible and their son “We should expect unconditional imple- and daughter witnessing the event, Geoffrey Pyatt is sworn in by U.S. Deputy mentation of decisions that are developed Secretary of State Bill Burns as the next U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Among the in the President Administration with the many people attending the July 30 ceremony at the State Department were four appearance of Constitutional Court deci- former U.S. ambassadors to Kyiv – John Herbst, Carlos Pascual, William Taylor sions,” Mr. Oleshchuk predicted. and Roman Popadiuk – Ukraine’s Ambassador in Washington Olexandr Motsyk He noted: “The purpose of these and representatives of a number of major Ukrainian-American organizations, such Vladimir Gontar/UNIAN appointments is to have a person who’s as the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Ukrainian National Women’s The Constitutional Court of Ukraine voted 100 percent devoted to the president, who League of America, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, The on July 18 to elect as its chair Viacheslav won’t ‘betray’ him even in a crisis situation, Washington Group, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. Ambassador Ovcharenko, a close ally to President for example, when several hundred thou- Pyatt will replace the current U.S. envoy, John Tefft. Viktor Yanukovych and a fellow native of sand people will be standing on the maidan – Yaro Bihun Yenakiyeve in the Donetsk Oblast. demanding the president’s resignation.” 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 No. 31 Conference marks 20th anniversary of Institute of Historical Research in Lviv EDMONTON, Alberta — This year marks 20th Century Ukrainian History: New the 20th anniversary of the establishment Approaches and Interpretations.” Among of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) the prominent historians who took part at the Ivan Franko National University of were Stanislav Kulchytsky and Oleksii Lviv. Haran (Kyiv), Teodor Turchenko The institute was founded thanks to a (Zaporizhia), Vladimir Fenice (Uzhhorod) generous donation from Petro and Ivanna and Volodymyr Baran (Lutsk). Those from Stelmach of Mississauga, Ontario, who abroad included Olia Hnatiuk (Poland), Dr. established an endowment fund at the Sysyn (Canada) and Leonid Heretz (United Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies in States). Presentations and discussions 1989. With the support of two prominent focused on the following themes: Church historians, Prof. Yaroslav Dashkevych (who history, the first and second world wars, died in 2010) and Dr. Frank Sysyn, the Ukrainian history after the collapse of the institute has supported the initiation of Soviet Union and Ukraine’s independence, changes in the research and teaching of and an examination of the Ukrainian Ukrainian history in independent Ukraine. national movement, focusing on biographi- In celebration of its 20th anniversary, cal studies of its various leaders. CIUS the IHR held a conference on “19th and With reference to the last conference At the opening ceremony (from left): Yaroslav Hrytsak, Fedir Turchenko, Volodymyr Fenych, Roman Shust, Stanislav Kulchytsky and Vitalii Lozovy. topic, a launch was held to mark the publi- sary, a bibliography of its publications was cation of the first volume of the collected issued. This 200-page index contains sever- works of the prominent social activist and al hundred items, including 20 issues of scholar Mykhailo Zubrytsky (1856–1919). - He also served as a priest in the village of ing scholarly monographs, textbooks, and Mshanets in the Sambir region. The volume manualsUkraїna Modernaon the history and 34 of Ukraine,books, compris Poland, was published by the Institute of Historical Russia and France, as well as world history. Research in collaboration with academic The Institute of Historical Research institutions in Canada and Ukraine. owes its opportunity to embark on 20 In attendance were members of the years of outstanding scholarly achievement Zubrytsky family, people from Zubrytsky’s to the efforts of the well-known Ukrainian village and surrounding area, and distin- Canadian philanthropists Peter and Ivanna guished academics such as Profs. Stepan Stelmach. Long before the fall of commu- Vovkanych, Mariana Dolynska, Sysyn and nism, they made a bequest specifying that a Heretz. portion of their estate was to be used for the creation of a historical institute at Lviv Moderna under the title “How (Not) to University upon Ukraine’s attainment of WriteThe History latest issueBooks” of was the alsojournal presented Ukraїna at independence. Thanks to the Stelmachs’ At the launch of Volume 1 of Mykhailo Zubrytsky’s works (from left): Vasyl Sokil, the conference. visionary spirit, the IHR is now a major Frank Sysyn and Leonid Heretz. In celebration of the institute’s anniver- center of historical scholarship in Ukraine. No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 5 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 No. 31

The Ukrainian Weekly The 1,025th anniversary Celebrations of the 1,025th anniversary of the Christianization of Kyivan Rus’ by Grand Prince Volodymyr were ostensibly a religious affair, but, if the truth be told, it was even more of an occasion for Russian leaders – both political and ecclesiastical – to promote their concept of the “Russkii Mir,” or “Russian World.” Part of that world Everything we’ve hoped for view, of course, is that Ukraine belongs in that “world” and must be brought back into the fold. Russian President Vladimir Putin took full advantage of his visit to Ukraine, to depends on the next few months Kyiv on July 27 and to Sevastopol the next day, to advance his agenda. He repeatedly All of the hopes that Ukrainian patriots Russian wing that has been trying to under- cited what he called the “spiritual unity” and “common roots” of the Ukrainian and have harbored ever since the Soviet col- mine the Association Agreement and has Russian nations, at one point stating: “We are all spiritual heirs of what happened lapse in 1991 are resting on a single man been lobbying for the Eurasian Union. here 1,025 years ago. And in this sense we are, without a doubt, one people.” And, who will make history in the next few Prime Minister Mykola Azarov, who spent the Russian leader argued that Ukraine should reconsider entering into an months in deciding whether Ukraine will most of his life in Russia, is widely believed Association Agreement with the European Union and opt for the Eurasian Union join what’s left of Western civilization by to support the Eurasian Union (though he’s instead – a move he claimed would be more beneficial to Ukraine. signing the Ukraine-European Union avoided stating that outright). Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, meanwhile, spoke of the concept Association Agreement. So, you would think that Yanukovych’s of “Holy Rus” – Russia, Ukraine and Belarus united under one faith. (It is important The other option is joining the Eurasian choice would be simple. Yet, in spite of all to recall here that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate is one of Union that is set to emerge in 2015, a struc- this, Mr. Yanukovych is widely expected by the largest constituent parts of the ROC; thus, the Moscow patriarch is keenly inter- ture that offers its citizens little hope for Ukraine’s oligarchy and bureaucracy to sign ested in keeping the UOC-MP under his control, especially as other Ukrainian improving their economic status, besides the Association Agreement. Indeed, of the Orthodox Churches are independent.) Observers noted that the Kyiv trip of the engaging in corruption, and virtually no scores of people I’ve spoken with on this Russian president and the Russian patriarch was the latest sign of the deepening ties hope for securing their individual rights topic, it’s the eastern Ukrainians from cities between the state and Church in Russia, as well as their shared agenda. (Incredibly, and private property rights. such as Luhansk and Zaporizhia who are Mr. Putin described communism as “just a simplified version of the religious princi- If he had it his way, Ukrainian President the most confident he will sign it. Why? ples shared by practically all the world’s traditional religions.”) Viktor Yanukovych would reject both Firstly, he doesn’t trust Vladimir Putin’s Thankfully, as our free-lance correspondent in Kyiv, Zenon Zawada, pointed out, Brussels and Moscow and rule Ukraine as if repeated promises of equality and fairness. President Viktor Yanukovych wasn’t taking the bait offered by his Russian counter- it were his personal banana republic. He has been accumulating a lot of assets and part. The closest he came to sharing his sentiments was to acknowledge that But the Ukrainian people won’t let him wealth in Ukraine, and he needs to protect Ukraine and Russia have a “strategic partnership.” Veteran political observer do that, and neither will the world powers, his small pond from the sharks to the east. Oleksandr Palii told our correspondent: “It’s a wonderful result in the sense that the particularly the Russian government that’s Indeed, all of Ukraine’s oligarchs are intimi- Ukrainian leadership demonstrated it’s not a marionette and sees the Russian pro- desperate to regain its empire status. So, dated by the prospect that their bigger and posals as not bringing any benefit.” Yanuk’s gotta decide. badder Russian counterparts could swoop Quite aptly, Arseniy Yatsenyuk of Batkivshchyna reacted to Russia’s overtures by It certainly is unsettling that such an his- in and plunder their wealth with the saying that Grand Prince Volodymyr’s decision to Christianize his people was a toric decision rests in the hands of someone Kremlin’s full backing. Signing the “European” choice and that Mr. Putin’s comments on Ukraine actually contradict that who began his career with his first convic- Association Agreement would guarantee the choice. “I got the impression that Russian President Vladimir [Putin] wanted to tion for theft when he was 17. He profited protection of their assets from a Kremlin- change the decision of Prince Volodymyr of Kyiv. This is exactly the decision, due to from the Soviet collapse alongside many of backed onslaught. which Ukraine is a European state,” Mr. Yatsenyuk added. In fact, as the Internet his Donbas colleagues, who indulged in Secondly, the Yanukovych administration Encyclopedia of Ukraine notes, under the rule of Volodymyr the Great “Kyivan Rus’ business schemes that sucked the will need loans to keep Ukraine’s economy became one of the pre-eminent states of Europe.” Ukrainian state dry of financing. Then came from collapsing as it currently is printing Another aspect of the 1,025th anniversary celebrations was that ​​they began in the world-famous election fraud of the about $250 million a month just to stay Moscow, continued in Kyiv and proceeded to Minsk. So, many observers asked: 2004 presidential vote. This is a guy who afloat. The West offers unparalleled access Whose celebration is this? Viktor Yelensky, head of the Ukrainian Association for indicated on his biographical forms that he to credit, which is cheaper than any loan the Ukrainians would get from Russia. Religious Freedom, told the Religious Information Service of Ukraine that “The state worked as a “proffessor,” which would only Thirdly, the Ukrainian government is program of celebrations is a humiliation for millions of Ukrainian Christians and it lead one to believe that his doctorate in eco- already working to diversify its sources of further divides the country.” Why? Because the Moscow Patriarchate was calling the nomics is at best worthless, and more likely natural gas and oil beyond Russia – ranging shots and other Christian Churches were not participating in the official celebrations, fraudulent. (So would the fact that the opting to hold their own events. “It is not the baptism of Kyiv Rus’ but the anniversary from pursuing Turkmen gas to domestic Ukrainian economy has tanked during his of the Russian Orthodox Church that is being celebrated,” Mr. Yelensky commented. drilling for shale gas – to eliminate those presidency.) Indeed, the state-sanctioned festivities in Ukraine turned out to be a celebration levers of pressure from Mr. Putin. You might be wondering: Why does it of one Orthodox Church that excluded other Christian denominations which also The biggest wild card in all this is wheth- have to be 2013? Why can’t Ukraine post- trace their beginnings to Kyivan Rus’ in 988 when Volodymyr the Great made er Mr. Yanukovych will be willing to arrange pone its EU decision for a better time? Christianity – not Orthodoxy, as many sources erroneously reported – the official for the release of former Prime Minister First of all, the European Union (EU) has religion of his realm. Though President Yanukovych often declares, as he did on July Yulia Tymoshenko. The EU leadership has set a deadline for Ukraine for signing the 26, that “all Churches and religious organizations are equal for the state,” his prefer- stated that this is non-negotiable. Association Agreement at the Eastern ence for the Moscow-subordinated Ukrainian Orthodox Church is clear. Instead of releasing her, Mr. Yanukovych Partnership summit in Vilnius on November could have demonstrated to the EU leader- 28-29. There are several reasons for this. ship that he was committed to European val- The Association Agreement will have to ues by approving the necessary legislation be ratified by the parliaments of the 27 EU by the May deadlines (which have expired) Aug. Turning the pages back... member-states before May 2014, when the and implementing required reforms. EU will be shifting its focus to electing a (Demonstrating how far the Europeans’ Two years ago, on August 5, 2011, Kyiv city Pechersk District new European Parliament and a new patience has been stretched, EU Judge Rodion Kireyev ordered the arrest of former Prime European Commission (the executive body Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule 5 Minister Yulia Tymoshenko for contempt of court charges in her consisting of 28 commissioners appointed told Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe in an 2011 abuse of office trial. by the European Council and approved by interview published on July 23 that the Ms. Tymoshenko was charged with exceeding her authority Europarliament). Ukrainian government’s deadline for legis- when she was prime minister and allegedly causing $190 million If the Association Agreement were to be lation and reforms is the end of October, in damages to the state by signing a gas agreement with Russia in 2009. At the time, she pursued afterwards, then it would depend after previously stressing the importance of was praised for ending the standoff that resulted in the disruption of gas deliveries to on how fairly Mr. Yanukovych will conduct meeting the May timetable.) European Union states and removing the intermediary group RosUkrEnergo, while transi- the 2015 presidential elections. Given that Mr. Yanukovych could have also chosen tioning Ukraine to European market prices for gas with a 20 percent discount. the opposition won the majority of votes in to be on his best behavior, holding the Kyiv Ms. Tymoshenko, in a pre-recorded statement she made the previous day, said: “Today the 2012 parliamentary elections, Mr. City Council elections this year as required I’m still free, but tomorrow I’ll be behind bars. Knowing what lies ahead of me, I know that Yanukovych is widely expected to either by law, refraining from the unconstitutional I’ll return to you even stronger.” change the election rules so that he wins or act of tossing national deputies out of Thirty minutes after the judge’s order, Ms. Tymoshenko was hauled away in an hatch another election fraud. Remaining in Parliament (such as Serhiy Vlasenko, office without a legitimate election victory armored car shielded by various police units that cleared the streets of her supporters, Oleksander Dombrovskyi and Petro would postpone any Association who were gathered along Kyiv’s main thoroughfare, the Khreshchatyk. Parliamentary Baloha) and not appointing his lackeys Agreement until the end of his second term members of her eponymous bloc prevented police from dismantling a makeshift tent city Mykhailo Okhendovskyi and Viacheslav in 2020, observers believe. of supporters. When her trial resumed, nine other opposition parties joined the Ovcharenko to chair the Central Election Mr. Yanukovych campaigned on a pro- Tymoshenko supporters. Commission and Constitutional Court, Russian platform, promising restoration of The arrest caused a great uproar from the international community, as well as diaspora respectively. Ukraine’s cultural, economic and military Ukrainians. But he did none of these things. So Ms. ties with its eastern neighbor. He signed the “The United States wishes to reiterate its concerns over Friday’s arrest of former Tymoshenko’s release is a must. Kharkiv agreements with Russia in 2010, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, concerns of which have been voiced interna- Ironically, the one thing that Mr. extending the presence of the Black Sea tionally as well,” read a statement of the U.S. State Department on August 8, 2011. “Her Yanukovych must do above all else also Fleet in Crimea for a quarter century. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I love Soyuzivka, Holodomor memorial: loved the festival show me the money Dear Editor: Dear Editor: Soyuzivka is two and a half to four hours The October 2013 deadline for the com- Intellectuals and the Church away from where I live, but I love coming pletion of the Holodomor monument in As a graduate student, I was struck by When a friend asked me whether modern there to see gorgeous scenery resembling Washington is only three months away. the fact that very few members of the local Ukraine has had any lay Christian public the Karpaty (Carpathian Mountains), to Time is running out. The agreement Ukrainian academic community attended intellectuals like England’s G.K. Chesterton, I between the governments of Ukraine and enjoy that pristine scent of the local forest, either of our churches. True, church atten- could only think of the Orthodox Yevhen the U.S. required construction to be com- to get more practice to improve my dance is not a perfect indicator of religious Sverstiuk and the Greek-Catholic Myroslav pleted by this date, or the land, allocated by Ukrainian, and to become saturated with conviction. But practice reflects principle. Marynovych. the U.S. government, would be returned to the real Ukrainian spirit. And at least by American standards, this There are historical reasons for this. The the U.S. government. Sometimes I wonder if the capital of seemed odd. As recently as 2007, a survey 18th and 19th century ecclesiastical brain There is no progress report on the Ukraine, Kyiv, maintains as much of of 1,500 university professors revealed that drain had drawn the best Ukrainian minds Holodomor monument project website, Ukrainian cultural tradition as Soyuzivka less than a quarter were atheists or agnos- to St. Petersburg and Moscow. Modern only old photos of our community activists does… Perhaps I am lucky to know tics, and even at elite liberal-arts universi- Ukrainian intellectuals confronted an posing with various representatives from Soyuzivka, which brought me closer to my ties like Harvard it stood at less than 37 Orthodox Church in thrall to Russian impe- Ukraine. The Ukrainian government agreed cultural traditions than my first 37 years of percent (Harvard Magazine, July-August rialism. Except for the short-lived Ukrainian to fund and manage this project. What is living in the capital of Ukraine. 2007, pp. 15-16). Autocephalous Orthodox Church, there sim- the status of this funding? Show me the In brief, the Ukrainian Cultural Festival Of course, it is not the personal philosoph- ply was no institution that could nurture money. of 2013 was mind-blowing. It was worth it ical or religious predilections of academics modern Ukrainian Orthodox thought. In When will our community leaders stop to sit still there in the audience watching that concern us. There have long been agnos- western Ukraine, the Greek-Catholic Church trusting Ukraine’s politicians? Why do they the shows for six hours straight, sometimes tic or atheist scholars who produced excel- struggled with an anti-clerical secular, and keep inviting Ukraine’s politicians to the under a drizzling rain. All the performers lent studies of Church history and culture. secularized, intelligentsia. They came to a diaspora’s activities? Haven’t they milked were great souls dedicated to Ukrainian Many harbor a spiritual sensibility without hard-won understanding in the inter-war us long enough? I suggest that, the next culture, loving and passionate in what they adhering to any religious organization. The period, but this was immediately interrupt- time Ukraine’s representatives want to do. problem lies elsewhere. Ideological bias can ed by war and the destruction of the work with the diaspora, we insist they put The Ukrainian Chorus Dumka, with our distort scholarly life. I have seen it claimed, Church. Hence, the conditions were never in the money on the table and honor their own Dr. Roman Liteplo of the New York for instance, that religious believers make place for the development of a modern lay obligations. Chapter of the Ukrainian Medical poor historians. If history is understood in understanding of religion and Church. Enough is enough – this is a direct insult Association of North America as its best the spirit of 19th century positivism – as Our Churches share the responsibility. by the Ukrainian government and its repre- soloist, can conquer any audience’s hearts. often it still is – that may be true. As for the Rejecting modernity instead of engaging it sentatives in the U.S. to the millions of vic- Vika (Vasilevich) with her band, Vasyl humanities – to be a genuine post-modernist is no solution. Today, it is essential for tims of the Holodomor. Popadiuk and his Papa Duke Band, and the while remaining a religious believer would Christians to give a coherent account of “Hopak” of the Roma Pryma Dance Jerry Zinycz require schizophrenia, if not hypocrisy. their faith to those who hold other faiths or Workshop were the culmination of the con- Venice, Fla. In our academic world, some maintain none, on a common philosophical basis. cert and the apogee of the Ukrainian spirit that a true scholar has no philosophical pre- In medieval Byzantium, intellectuals like in evidence at the festival. I came home suppositions. The ideal scholar, it seems, is Michael Psellus could polemicize with thrilled by the experience. They heal you at GUIDELINES FOR LETTERS one who is “ever learning, and never able to Muslims and Jews by relying on the com- Soyuzivka! TO THE EDITOR come to the knowledge of the truth” (2 mon heritage of classical Greek philosophy I can’t not mention and say a few good Timothy 3:7, King James translation). But (Jaroslav Pelikan, “The Spirit of Eastern words about other events/activities/per- The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters every thinker begins with certain postu- Christendom (600-1700),” 1974, pp. 242- formances: the fine sense of humor of the to the editor and commentaries on a vari- lates. We have been inculcated with a set of 51). But Kyivan Christianity got its classical emcees leading the show, the delicious ety of topics of concern to the Ukrainian philosophy only indirectly, via Bulgaria, and American and Ukrainian Canadian com- unacknowledged post-Enlightenment Ukrainian food, the vendors’ market, the assumptions in the guise of neutral objectiv- in selective translations (Ihor Sevcenko, munities. Opinions expressed by colum- “Byzantine Roots of Ukrainian Christianity,” varenyky-eating contest, the live music of nists, commentators and letter-writers are ity. Some academics regard a Christian out- 1984, pp. 13-14). It was not until the 17th the Lighthouse Band, the photo exhibit in their own and do not necessarily reflect look as unscientific – while clinging to a nar- the Veselka hall, the movies, or merely the the opinions of either The Weekly edito- row materialist worldview that is unproven century that Ukrainian intellectuals really uplifting socialization with intelligent peo- rial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian and unprovable. discovered the classical roots of Byzantine ple of Ukrainian background from the audi- National Association. Nevertheless, in the last decade or so, Christianity (Sevcenko, “Ukraine between ence, including several of our UMANA Letters should be typed (double-spaced) there has been a revival of religious studies East and West,” 1996, p. 4). By then, Thomas and signed (anonymous letters are not Aquinas had harmonized Christianity with members. in America. Are Ukrainian studies keeping published). Letters are accepted also via Aristotelian philosophy in the Western Moreover, with seven UMANA New York up? At the conventions of the Association e-mail at [email protected]. The day- Church. Yet there is a tendency in our tradi- Chapter members attending the festival, for Slavic, East European and Eurasian time phone number and complete mailing tion to reject the “cold” rationalism some this could be considered our informal address of the letter-writer must be given Studies or the Association for the Study of associate with the West in favor of “Eastern” chapter meeting. for verification purposes. (A daytime phone Nationalities, Russian Orthodoxy and East mysticism. number is essential in order for editors to European Judaism receive due attention. Lyudmila Lachac, ANP There is good reason to express divine contact letter-writers regarding clarifica- But there are few, if any, panels on Babylon, N.Y. tions or questions.) concepts through paradox, suggesting the Ukrainian Churches or religion. These top- Please note: The length of letters cannot limits of human reason and the ineffability of The letter-writer, an adult nurse practi- ics, it seems, have been relegated to the exceed 500 words. Letters may be edited or the transcendent. But such an approach tioner (ANP), is a member of UMANA. Ukrainian churches themselves, which have abridged. does not lend itself to the reasoned dis- limited human and financial resources. course of modern intellectual life. In today’s The Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv technocratic society it is hardly intelligible. and the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky FOR THE RECORD Moreover, there is a danger of falling into Institute for Eastern Christian Studies in subjectivism, anti-rationalism and even Ottawa are happy exceptions. It does not obscurantist anti-intellectualism, thus con- appear that the Ukrainian Orthodox com- firming the stereotype of religion as an munity, whether in Ukraine or the diaspora, UCCA celebrates the 1,025th anniversary escapist delusion of the uneducated, lacking is able to support a full-scale scholarly insti- any basis in reason or fact. To speak convinc- tution for research in its rich tradition. The ingly to today’s intellectuals, our Churches of the adoption of Christianity in Ukraine National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy need a good dose of classical rationalism. is not the fertile garden of Orthodox thought As Prof. Casanova suggested at the Kyiv The following statement was released by Christianity had begun to spread that it was in Peter Mohyla’s day – though Mohyla Academy, secularism is not neces- the Ukrainian Congress Committee of throughout Western Europe during the recent lectures by sociologist of religion José sarily a criterion of modernity (http:// America on July 30. Roman Empire. However, with the Casanova and philosopher Charles Taylor www.kmfoundation.com/p-2_1_english_ onslaught of Germanic invasions in the are encouraging signs. publications-lan–alan-en-id-993-a-.html). In the year 988, Volodymyr the Great, west in the fifth century, it fell to the east- But it is not the academic elite alone that Ukrainian and other East European intellec- Prince of Kyivan Rus’, formally accepted ern portion of the empire – Byzantium – to concerns us. It is the mental universe of tuals have bought into a host of “isms” like Christianity on behalf of his people, with a remain a bastion for the survival of Ukrainian intellectuals in general, including neo-liberalism, postmodernism and radical mass baptism of thousands of Ukrainian Christianity, as well as of Roman and Greek writers, artists, journalists, economists and feminism. For all their interpretive value, men, women and children in the waters of ideas. As the Western Roman Empire fell to political commentators. That the leading they cannot grasp religious reality. Maybe the Dnipro River. Later, Prince Volodymyr the encroaching invaders, Byzantium flour- lights of a nation should be estranged not it’s time to challenge them. was canonized a saint. This momentous ished becoming one of the most powerful only from its spiritual institutions, but from occasion would have a greater impact than and influential empires in history. the faith that has animated its cultural life any other on the growth of the Ukrainian for a millennium, is hardly healthy. Nor Andrew Sorokowski can be reached at nation and the course of its history. (Continued on page 18) should religion be left entirely to the clerics. [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 No. 31

(Trapezna) at the Kyivan Caves Monastery After meeting with Mr. Yanukovych in the “It’s gotten absurd when, walking around 1,025th anniversary... complex to serve a moleben, the clergy put St. Presidential Administration on July 27, Mr. the city today, there are 10 times as many Andrew’s Cross on 24-hour display. It was vis- Putin visited the luxurious Premier Palace police in blue shirts as there are Kyivans (Continued from page 1) ited by thousands of worshippers throughout hotel in central Kyiv to attend a roundtable who were intimidated and told not to come the weekend who kissed it in reverence. discussion titled “Orthodox-Slavic Values: outside because Gundaev and Putin are fear- “It’s obvious the meeting didn’t conclude The throngs unable to get access to the The Foundation of Ukraine’s Civilizational ful for their safety,” said Ihor as expected by the Russians, who haven’t divine liturgy on St. Volodymyr Hill attended Choice.” It was organized by Viktor Miroshnychenko, a national deputy with the been able to convince the Ukrainian leader- Saturday evening matins held at the Kyivan Medvedchuk, Mr. Putin’s advocate in Svoboda party. ship of anything, which has learned to think Caves Monastery. Ukraine and, as widely believed, a fellow “If this is a celebration, then in a demo- of its own interests,” said Oleksandr Palii, a Afterwards, several dozen began an over- KGB veteran. Mr. Putin is also godfather to cratic nation every normal citizen has the veteran political observer and author in night wait in line in order to ensure the best Mr. Medvedchuk’s younger daughter, Daria. right to come outside and celebrate a true Kyiv. “Russia hasn’t been looking for equal view of the Sunday morning divine liturgy. Mr. Putin addressed economic concerns, holiday for each Orthodox person in a way partnership or cooperation, but new mar- It was led by nine Orthodox patriarchs citing statistics such as Russian-Ukrainian that’s comfortable. If people are forbidden to kets and cheap labor.” (including Kirill), UOC-MP Metropolitan trade having dropped 17 percent in the first come outside, then it’s no longer a demo- Amidst Mr. Putin’s emotionally charged Volodymyr and tens of thousands of wor- quarter of 2013, while Russian trade within cratic nation. It’s a dictatorship. Once again, declarations of Russian-Ukrainian unity, the shippers from throughout Ukraine who the Customs Union, the precursor to the Yanukovych – with all his judges and lackeys only remark from Mr. Yanukovych that even packed the monastery complex. Eurasian Union, continues to grow. “There’s – has proven they’re building a country for came close to reciprocating such commit- Ever since his election in 2009, Patriarch a very intense competitive struggle on the one person, and not for Ukrainians,” he said. ment was the references to a “strategic part- Kirill has been a polarizing figure for global markets today,” Mr. Putin said. “I am The Yanukovych administration nership” between Russia and Ukraine that Ukrainians: there are those who believe in sure that the vast majority of those present employed measures for the weekend that he uttered in Sevastopol. the common roots with Russia that Mr. Putin here understand that only by uniting our critics said were extreme and violated indi- “It’s a wonderful result in the sense that the repeatedly referred to, and those who reject efforts will we be competitive and win this vidual rights. Central Kyiv’s streets were Ukrainian leadership demonstrated it’s not a any kinship and view Moscow as a younger quite fierce competitive struggle.” mostly blocked and packed with police offi- marionette and sees the Russian proposals brother-turned-occupant. Mr. Putin’s words, published in news cers to prevent any protests (with the excep- as not bringing any benefit,” Mr. Palii said. tion of the hour-long Svoboda rally and the Regardless of the lack of progress, Mr. UOC-KP procession). Yanukovych rolled out the red carpet for his Just two hours after the Svoboda protest Moscow guests, literally. A red carpet greeted concluded, police stormed Independence Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill Square (the maidan) and arrested 10 mem- when he arrived in Kyiv the evening of July bers of the Vradiyivska Procession, an orga- 26 in an armored train car, “just like Stalin nization of Ukrainians that had marched used to travel in,” Segodnya admiringly from the Mykolayiv Oblast village of reported, The Moscow patriarch’s mode of Vradiyivka to Kyiv to protest police brutali- transportation drew derision from his critics. ty and corruption. “Only [Lev] Trotsky and [Adolf] Hitler The police alleged they were engaged in a traveled to Ukraine in an armored car,” protest in defiance of the court order forbid- National Deputy Andrii Illyenko of the ding them, while the procession’s participants Svoboda party said at an hour-long rally on said they were merely gathered together on July 27 that was allowed by police, despite a the maidan and chatting peacefully. Kyiv court order forbidding any demonstra- Among those deprived of their rights was tions in central Kyiv throughout the weekend. Oleksander Borshuliak of Kirovohrad, who “Even the Moscow Patriarchate’s faithful had his arm broken by police a week earlier can’t get past the defense cordons to the Zenon Zawada during a police raid on July 19 to evict the places being visited by their patriarch. Svoboda party members, led by National Deputy Yurii Syrotiuk (far right), hold a very same Vradiyivka protesters on the They’re demonstrating disrespect in this sign that reads, “The capital of Kyivan Rus’ welcomes its guests from the hinterlands, maidan. way, treating them like livestock. We oppose Putin and Gundaev.” “I wasn’t drunk, I wasn’t even wearing an such hysteria that is happening here. The The Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv reports, took on a desperate tone, when he embroidered shirt (vyshyvanka), which is visit of Putin and [Patriarch Kirill] Gundaev Patriarchate (UOC-KP), which is not recog- stressed that Russia would cooperate with getting dangerous to wear,” he said of his is only related to an attempt to promote the nized by the canonical Orthodox Church, Ukraine “on absolutely equal, honest, under- Saturday arrest. “I said I came to the maidan ‘Russian World’ in Ukraine.” held its own ceremonies. Since his 2010 stood and transparent conditions.” It was an for the holiday. And they said they had the Indeed, an army of kerchief-wearing election, President Yanukovych has sanc- apparent attempt to allay Ukrainian oli- pretext to think that I will disrupt order. elderly women and thick-bearded old men – tioned state ceremonies that exclude all garchs’ fears that Russian business will They recognized me by my broken arm.” carrying icons as if they were battleground Christian confessions on Ukraine’s territory swoop in and take over their assets. Another assembly disrupted by police was shields – followed Patriarch Kirill to all the other than the UOC-MP, despite their signifi- At certain points, Mr. Putin sounded as if a protest outside the Mystetskyi Arsenal the ceremonies at which he presided. cant numbers. he were fawning over Ukraine: “We – Russia evening of July 26 against the state’s inter- The ceremony attended by politicians After a Sunday morning liturgy at St. and Ukraine – have always been united. It’s relations with the Church and imposition of was a by-invitation-only moleben offered on Volodymyr Cathedral on Shevchenko precisely in this unity that our future lies. a Christian holiday on the public. One of the St. Volodymyr Hill on the Dnipro River’s Boulevard, about 20,000 faithful participat- Ukraine was and is a leading country that placards read, “The Church and state are to banks on Saturday morning. To avoid over- ed in a procession that stretched from the gave the world great scholars, builders, cre- live separately – and die together!” crowding, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – cathedral, past St. Michael Cathedral to St. ators and cultural figures. It’s precisely on The protest occurred a day after a court Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) urged its Volodymyr Hill. these lands, in Kyiv, that a key civilizational forbid any demonstrations on Pecherska faithful to watch the liturgy on the First Despite the rivalries between the choice of development was made for all Street, so the police arrested eight partici- National state television network instead. Churches, UOC-KP Patriarch Filaret, 84, and Slavic peoples. It’s precisely here that the pants. Besides violating the freedom of Besides Presidents Yanukovych and Putin, UOC-MP Metropolitan Volodymyr, 77, dem- baptism of Rus’ occurred 1,025 years ago.” assembly, the Yanukovych administration among those attending were Moldovan onstrated Christian brotherhood when Yet not many were impressed. Only a violated free speech rights. President Nicolae Timofti, Serbian President crossing paths and kissing each other three handful of national deputies attended the At the Mystetskyi Arsenal, where the Tomislav Nikolic, nine Orthodox Patriarchs, times at an art exhibit that opened at the conference, including Ukrainophobe Oleh exhibit “Great and Grand” celebrated the Vice Prime Minister Yurii Boiko, Education Mystetskyi Arsenal (Art Arsenal) on July 26. Tsariov of the Party of Regions, and not a anniversary of Christianization, a painting and Science Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk, Segodnya claimed it was the first time the single Cabinet minister. by Volodymyr Kuznetsov that protested Kyiv City Administration Chair (Mayor) two leaders offered such a gesture to one Protesting the visit of Mr. Putin and against the corruption of the current gov- Oleksander Popov, former Russian billion- another since Patriarch Filaret was excom- Patriarch Kirill were the Svoboda and ernment was censored. aire Vadym Novinskyi (who took Ukrainian municated for abandoning the canonical National Rukh of Ukraine parties, each “The painting depicted Iryna Krashkova, citizenship this year in order to be elected to Church. But the UOC-MP hierarchy was drawing about two dozen protesters to raped by the Vradiyivka police; police in a the Ukrainian Parliament). quick to chill any hopes of reconciliation. demonstrations that took place side-by-side cauldron of the Chornobyl reactor; in the Noticeably absent were Ukrainian Prime “The problem with schismatics is that for about an hour. (The two leading opposi- background the very atomic plant is burning,” Minister Mykola Azarov, who spent the they must bring discord to a great undertak- tion parties – Batkivshchyna and UDAR – Mr. Kuznetsov told the ART Ukraine website. majority of his life in Russia, and Belarusian ing,” UOC-MP Press Secretary Vasyl Anisimov didn’t organize any protest. Batkivshchyna “Among the other characters burning in the President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who told the newspaper. “Filaret ran up, hugged urged its followers to join the UOC-KP pro- cauldron are lying judges, drunk rich kids in a offered no statement to explain why he didn’t and kissed him. So what are you going to do? cession on Sunday morning.) Mercedes, sell-out priests and deputies. travel to Kyiv. Instead, Patriarch Kirill headed No one’s going to spank him. We are waiting Police prohibited the Svoboda and Rukh Everything’s from the classic theme of the to Minsk on July 29, after his Kyiv visit. for Filaret’s repentance. It’s time for him to protesters from approaching the Ukrainian Final Judgment, where all the powerful ele- The Moscow patriarch brought with him return to the bosom of Christ’s Church inas- Home, where the demonstration was ments are always present. Priests are boil- the alleged relics of Prince Volodymyr, much as we are concerned for him not end- planned; they gathered instead across ing in the cauldron with the crosses ripped which are stored in the Kremlin. In honor of ing up in hell. He still has time.” European Square in front of the Dnipro Hotel. from them. A red liquid is dripping.” the commemoration, the Russian Orthodox The array of religious ceremonies held The Svoboda nationalists sounded off on That was enough for the exhibit’s curator, Church gave its Kyiv counterparts the larg- over the weekend – including Presidents the familiar Ukrainian themes surrounding Natalia Zabolotna, to inform Mr. Kuznetsov on est fragment of the relics. Yanukovych and Putin ringing a blessed bell Kyivan Rus’: Moscow hadn’t yet existed the eve of the exhibit’s opening that he was for- Patriarch Kirill also brought with him an at St. Vladimir Cathedral in Sevastopol – when Kyivan Rus’ was baptized; the Russian bidden to enter and that his painting was eight-foot-tall X-shaped and glass-encased couldn’t conceal the Russian president’s Orthodox Church’s close relationship with removed, not to be displayed. He later found wooden cross in honor of St. Andrew the main goal of appealing to the Ukrainian pub- the state is incompatible with Ukrainian/ out the painting was vandalized with red paint. First-Called, one of the apostles who brought lic and leadership to abandon the EU European culture; and all of Ukraine’s reli- In response to the censorship, ART the Gospel to Kyiv and then Novgorod in Association Agreement, scheduled to be gious denominations have a stake in the Ukraine reported, Mystetskyi Arsenal Head northern Russia, among other destinations. signed in November, in favor of membership country’s Christian heritage, from which the Curator Oleksandr Solovyov submitted his On July 26, the night the patriarch and his in the Eurasian Union, which is set to be Russian Orthodox Church has no right to resignation offering the simple reason, entourage arrived at the Refectory Church launched in 2015. deny or exclude them. “Censorship is bad.” No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 9 Renata Holod elected president of The Ukrainian Museum board NEW YORK – At the annual meeting of Trustees on the General Board (UNWLA The Ukrainian Museum on June 23, Prof. appointees are noted with asterisks) Renata Holod of the University of include: Mark Bach, Mrs. Bonacorsa, Pennsylvania was elected president of the Theodora Chomiak, Ms. Freeland, Andrei board of trustees. She succeeds Mykola Harasymiak, Chryzanta Hentisz*, Sophia Darmochwal, who served as president of Hewryk*, Maryanna Marsch-Hoydysh*, the board since June 2011. Rostislav Milanytch, Roksolana Misilo*, The highly accomplished art historian’s Natalia Sonevytsky*, Olga Stawnychy*, election was enthusiastically received by Wolodymyr Sulzynsky, Oksana Trytjak* the members present at the meeting. Prof. and Olha Yarema-Wynar*. Holod has been a trustee since 2011. New members were elected to the Audit “It is an honor to be elected president of Committee as well: Alex Labunka, Bohdan the board of trustees of such a distinguished Sawycky, Renata Zajac and Ihor Zwarycz. institution as The Ukrainian Museum,” said Lydia Zaininger, previously a member of Prof. Holod. “Its record of exciting, ground- the committee, was named its chair. breaking exhibitions reaches back nearly 40 The annual meeting agenda included a years, and I look forward to helping it to vote on the museum’s revised by-laws, the inaugurate another 40.” product of an intensive two-year review by a “I see my tenure as one during which the The Ukrainian Museum committee composed of Trustees Ms. baton of leadership can be prepared to Mykola Darmochwal, outgoing president of the board of trustees of The Ukrainian Kurowyckyj (chair), Mr. Harasymiak (whose pass to the next generation,” she continued. Museum, addresses the museum’s annual meeting. work on this initiative was singled out by Ms. “Supported by the engagement and finan- grams provided by funding agencies such as Hoffmann-La Roche (Nutley, N.J.). Formerly Kurowyckyj), Ms. Hentisz and Ms. Kuzycz, cial resources of all generations of the New York State Council on the Arts with Cornell University Medical College, and former Trustees Andrij Lencyk and Zirka Ukrainians within the far-flung diaspora, as (NYSCA) and the New York City Department some of Mrs. Bonacorsa’s early studies, Voronka. (It should be noted that Messrs. well as in Ukraine, this institution has of Cultural Affairs. She expressed her appre- conducted jointly with other scientists, Harasymiak and Lencyk, and Mmes. Hentisz developed into a real jewel locally and ciation to her small staff for their commit- involved research on the encephalitis virus. and Kuzycz are lawyers.) After a spirited globally. With its exhibitions, publications, ment and creativity in the face of increasing Ms. Freeland is the managing director and discussion, the by-laws were approved. collections and associated events, it has the workloads and mounting pressures. Noting editor for consumer news at Thomson The meeting concluded with a special required experience, energy and know- the critical role played by each of the muse- Reuters. Prior to that she was U.S. manag- presentation to Olha Hnateyko, former president of the museum’s board of trust- how to foster and develop cultural ties, to um’s volunteers, she paid tribute to the late ing editor of the Financial Times (FT) and ees (1998-2008), who received a plaque illuminate past historical narratives, and to Yaroslava Luchechko, who had been a driv- held a variety of other positions at FT, serv- naming her honorary president of The shape our understanding of the visual cul- ing force behind many volunteer efforts and ing in London and Moscow. tures of Ukrainians past and present, near Ukrainian Museum. The award, an idea whose death had left a void in the museum The 2013-2014 composition of the exec- and far. I look forward to working with its proposed by Mr. Darmochwal, recognizes community. utive board is as follows (UNWLA appoin- excellent board and the dedicated staff to Ms. Hnateyko’s many contributions to the Every year, the museum’s collections of tees are noted with asterisks): Prof. Holod, achieve the highest profile and impact for growth of the museum during her long ten- fine art, folk art and archives “are enriched president; Ms. Zajac*, Iryna Kurowyckyj* the museum’s activities.” ure as president and her ongoing efforts on thanks to contributions from generous and Adrian Hewryk, vice-presidents; Ms. donors,” said Ms. Shust. “One of the most the museum’s behalf. “You have always Annual meeting recap Haftkowycz*, treasurer; Lilya Kalat and been, and you will always be, the soul of the notable gifts made in 2012 is a collection of Roma Shuhan*, secretaries; Orest Glut, Mr. Darmochwal, the outgoing president 12 works by the distinguished artist museum,” said Mr. Darmochwal. of the board of trustees, started off the Mykola Haliv and Motria Kuzycz*, mem- Sviatoslav Hordynsky. The artworks were bers-at-large. (Continued on page 18) annual meeting by thanking the museum’s donated by his daughter Larissa Hordynsky director, Maria Shust, her staff and the upon the conclusion of the exhibition ‘The museum’s volunteers for their work and Worlds of Sviatoslav Hordynsky.’ ” dedication. In 2012, he said, the board con- Ms. Shust concluded her review by tinued to focus on organizational issues informing the members that the museum Renata Holod: new president and, among other initiatives, revision of the had received two significant bequests in museum’s by-laws. Looking to the long 2012 and early 2013: from Pauline Urban of museum’s board of trustees term, Mr. Darmochwal stressed the need to Bruggeman of upstate New York ($500,000) re-evaluate the museum’s goals and objec- and from the museum’s long-time friend Renata Holod is professor and cura- tives, identify future demographic sources and benefactor Borys Halahan ($1 million). tor in the Near East Section, Museum of of members and supporters, and determine She acknowledged their extreme generosity, Archaeology and Anthropology, at the the types of exhibitions, events and pro- foresight and faith in the importance of the University of Pennsylvania. She holds a grams that should be held at the museum. museum’s work, and saluted all the muse- Ph.D. in fine arts from Harvard Vice-President Marianna Zajac um’s collaborators, members and donors for University, an M.A. in the history of art expressed her gratitude to Mr. Darmochwal their continued support. from the University of Michigan, and a for his two productive and dedicated years Board Treasurer Zoriana Haftkowycz B.A. in Islamic studies from the as president of the board. She noted his noted that the economic downturn of the University of Toronto. emphasis on increasing awareness among She has conducted archaeological past several years had had a significant the trustees of their obligations to the insti- and architectural fieldwork in Syria, impact on the museum’s fund-raising and tution, and his efforts to introduce Iran, Morocco, Central Asia, Turkey and finances. She pointed out that the unantici- improvements intended to strengthen the Ukraine. She completed an archaeologi- pated bequest from the estate of Mrs. museum’s operational structure. cal/ethno-historical survey on the Bruggeman in 2012 boosted the museum’s Ms. Shust gave a detailed review of the island of Jerba, Tunisia. Supported by a finances substantially, thus precluding any museum’s activities in 2012 and early Getty Collaborative Grant, she presently shortfalls. Ms. Haftkowycz concluded by say- 2013. She listed the exhibitions that had leads a team engaged in the analysis of ing that the board is continuing to enforce been presented and were currently in the grave goods of a medieval kurhan strict budgetary controls and to work closely development, and noted the museum’s from the Black Sea steppe. with the museum’s staff, particularly long- The Ukrainian Museum numerous public events (concerts, book She has co-authored and edited sev- time administrative director Daria Bajko, to Prof. Renata Holod presentations, lectures and film screen- eral books, including “City in the Desert: monitor expenditures and income. ings) and expansive educational program, An Account of the Archaeological Islamic visual culture), Ars Asiatiques The board of trustees of The Ukrainian which in 2012 added a new folk art work- Expedition to Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, and the International Journal of Islamic Museum comprises representatives from shop in tapestry weaving and included a Syria,” Harvard Middle Eastern Architecture. She serves on the the museum’s founding organization, the special Summer Session for children and Monographs XXIII/XXIV, Cambridge, Scientific Committee for the Fondation Ukrainian National Women’s League of youngsters. Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1978; Max Van Berchem (Geneva). She is past America (UNWLA), which occupies 51 per- She also acknowledged the efforts of the “Architecture and Community: Building president of the Historians of Islamic cent of the seats, while the other 49 per- board of trustees, volunteers and staff in in the Islamic World Today” (Aga Khan Art Association. cent is filled by individuals elected from the reaching out to the local and Ukrainian Award Series), Millerton, N.Y.: Aperture, She is also a member of the broader community. UNWLA trustees are American communities and in raising 1983; and “Modern Turkish Shevchenko Scientific Society of appointed, while community members are funds for the museum’s operations by Architecture,” Philadelphia: University America and the Ukrainian Academy of elected for three-year terms that may be organizing a variety of events throughout of Pennsylvania Press, 1984 (second Arts and Sciences in the U.S. (UVAN). the year. One of the year’s highlights, she renewed. edition, Istanbul, 2005). The monograph She joined the editorial board of said, was the coverage garnered by several Two new members were elected to the “The Last Kurgan: A Thirteenth Century Arkheolohiya, the journal of the exhibitions in such prestigious American general board: Christine Bonacorsa and Prince’s Burial in the Black Sea Steppe” Institute of Archaeology (Kyiv), in 2010 media outlets as The New York Times and Chrystia Freeland. Mrs. Bonacorsa recently is in preparation. and was elected to the board of trustees the weekly PBS program “NYC-ARTS.” retired as the Administrative Coordinator Prof. Holod is a member of the advi- of The Ukrainian Museum (New York) Ms. Shust drew attention to the impor- for the BioMetrics Department for the sory boards of Muqarnas (the annual on in 2011. tance of the support for the museum’s pro- Swiss global health-care company 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 No. 31

Edited and compiled by Matthew Dubas

The tent donated to the homeless shelter through the coordinated efforts of the St. Yurii Andreiko Andrew Society of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., and the LOGOS Mission team members outside the Znamianka orphanage with some of its residents Center, a charitable Christian organization in Kyiv. prior to their departure for Kyiv. Orthodox mission team completes work at orphanage and homeless shelter

Bishop Daniel prays for the work done by the mission team at the Znamianka orphanage prior to its depar- Mission team members join the orphans of Znamianka An orphan smiles as mission team members minister to ture, for the orphanage’s residents and the staff that on amusement park rides in the nearby town. the younger residents of the Znamianka orphanage. continue to do good works.

SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – The 14 members of the trip to a local theme park was cleared by the facility’s admin- “While it is impossible to articulate all of the ways in 2013 Mission Team of College Students of the Ukrainian istration. Through the donations from the Protection of the which I have been touched by this experience,” noted team Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. concluded their two-week Birth-Giver of God Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in member Alison Sailer, “I have rediscovered the importance trip to Ukraine on June 14. Allentown, Pa., the Mission Team was able to purchase more of being present for people who truly value my presence – Led by Bishop Daniel, spiritual father of the mission than 170 kilograms (375 pounds) of meat for the orphanage. people for whom the virtues of humility and compassion team, Olga Coffey, layperson team leader, and advisor Pani “It’s ironic that some of the most complicated truths in are effortless and who cherish me instantaneously.” Matka Ivanna Wronsky, the mission team ministered to life are revealed by observing the simple actions of children,” Irene Onufrey, a team member from Carnegie, Pa., handicapped children at orphanages and homeless shel- noted Christopher McNulty, a mission team member from reflected: “The impact that the love each child has for a ters by painting, praying, shopping, doing rehabilitation Philadelphia. “As people, were are called to love one another complete stranger, even from the moment they meet them, exercises walking and talking with the children. They were as Christ loved us; but, as a person who has lived in the faith is nothing short of extraordinary. It is simple, it is pure, it is joined by Subdeacons Yurii Andreiko and Adrian Mazur, for 22 years, I don’t think I truly understood what that something that is rarely seen within the modern, distrust- Taylor Gladys, Kaitlyn Zimmerman, Irene Onufrey, Paul meant, to love as Christ loves, until I met these children.” ing society that we live in. Being able to experience that Micevych, Christopher McNaulty, Alison Sailer, Svitlana “In these orphanages, it doesn’t matter if you are younger love, if only for a moment, is extremely humbling and gives Lymar, Lesia Mahlay and Anna Pasakas. or older, if you can communicate with the children or not, if you a reality check about life.” Nearly 35 suitcases packed with humanitarian aid and you are extroverted or introverted, or if you are a new face “This trip has been one of the biggest wake-up calls and toys were delivered to the 125 children and young adults or if the children have seen you a hundred times – the chil- learning experiences of my life,” noted Taylor Gladys of that reside at the Znamianka orphanage in the Kirovohrad dren get such great joy just from having someone there to Pittsburgh. “I have found that I need to re-evaluate what Oblast of Ukraine, which is sponsored by the UOC-U.S.A. The be with them, hug them, and hold them. …Though as mis- my purpose is, and what is important to me in life. Time is orphanage is classified as an institution for children with sionaries, we came to minister to the children, I truly believe such a precious gift, and I would hate to waste a moment of Group 3 and 4 (most severe) physical and mental disabilities. that the children have also ministered to us. I pray that we it. That’s what these children have taught me. There isn’t Since the UOC-U.S.A.’s adoption of this orphanage, 15 have been able to impact the lives of these children just as enough time in this life not to love the people around you. teachers and rehabilitation specialists have been hired to positively and purely as they have impacted our lives.” There isn’t time to be judgmental. There isn’t time to be selfish. God has bestowed so many wonderful blessings on work at the orphanage. Director of the orphanage Tatiana Mr. McNulty also commented on the changes he’s seen at us, and the largest blessing of all is to have each other. Walko said that a number of children had felt the impact of the orphanage since he first visited the orphanage nearly 15 Though disadvantaged and disabled, that much is clear to the presence and usage of adaptive equipment sponsored years ago, and noted how at that time the children slept on the children of Znamianka.” by the Church, which has allowed the handicapped chil- metal-framed beds, some with mattresses and some with- Paul Micevych of Arden Hills, Minn., explained: “Merely dren to move around freely. out, while other children were on the concrete floor. Things touching their hands or picking them up brings such hap- As a special treat this year, the Kirovohrad Puppet have changed since that time, and Ms. Walko is an example Theater visited the orphanage with a performance and a of loving care for the orphans and their basic needs. (Continued on page 11) No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 11

KOLOMYIKA!

Russ Chelak KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The Kolomyika is no doubt the favorite dance at “zabavy” as Ukrainian folk dance enthusiasts demonstrate their moves while the music plays non-stop for as long as there are willing dancers. Captured here is action of the Kolomyika during the Ukrainian Cultural Festival held at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center on July 12-14.

Nadiya Ye festival 2013 rocks Ellenville

by Andrij Stasiw Klooch from Toronto. The band’s ability to connect with the young audience was the ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – The Ukrainian perfect start to a great weekend line-up. American Youth Association (UAYA) camp- The next night featured a first-time laser ground in Ellenville, N.Y., hosted its third light show and music concert by DJ Stas, annual Nadiya Ye! Festival – a true rock playing the Ukrainian version of “house extravaganza that this year presented a club music.” The grand lawn was filled with three-day concert series beginning on July 4 over 1,500 guests who were treated to a that followed the IUFT soccer tournament. plethora of patriotic and artistic images Teams from Great Britain, Australia, projected from the stage onto the hill. Canada, and the United States not only The culmination of the festival was a enjoyed the spirit of the International Saturday night concert by Ot Vinta from Ukrainian Football Tournament (IUFT), but Kyiv. This unique band, which is pioneering were later treated to a reception and then a new genre of Ukrainian music known as joined by other guests at a rock concert by Ukrainian Rockabilly, literally brought

Christina Jancew Iwanik Ot Vinta rocks the crowd. down the house with an energetic and were a Kozak Tournament and the annual powerful concert. The band’s front-man honoring of Ukraine’s heroes in its fight and well-known Ukrainian graphic and car- against Soviet occupation. toon artist, Yuriy Zhuravel, mesmerized the The Ukrainian American Youth audience of youths with his super-power- Association expressed gratitude for spon- ful rock vocals and delivery. Later, he sorships from Self Reliance New York donated his artistic talents to the camp- Federal Credit Union and the SUMA ground’s restaurant by painting a new Yonkers Federal Credit Union, who yearly mural on the west wall of Ukrainian Kozaks contribute to the success of its festivals. playing in a band. Thanks to these sponsors, the UAYA was The musicians from Ukraine dedicated able to deliver the highest quality profes- most of their stay in New York to working sional sound, lighting and staging from IKO with the UAYA campers, and they performed Productions. an impromptu acoustic farewell concert for One 16-year old camper leaving the the campers, passing out T-shirts and CDs, Saturday night Ot Vinta show was over- and initiating a sing-along. heard saying, “this was so cool… it’s like a Ot Vinta meets with UAYA camp participants. Additional events during the festival real rock concert, only it’s in Ukrainian.”

before we got the orphanage. I thought I cluded, the team then visited a homeless sometimes lost through tragic events, and Orthodox mission... would be scared to touch the diseased indi- shelter in Kyiv in order to learn about the find again trust in themselves and hope in viduals. As soon as I saw the smiling and new outreach ministry of St. Andrew the future,” stated Bishop Daniel. “It is (Continued from page 10) anticipating children, a flame began to Society, a central Church organization. important to promote the recognition that piness to the children of this orphanage. As flicker within my heart. How could anyone With a charitable donation by St. we compose a single human family. The I will soon try to re-enter my ‘normal’ life be afraid of such innocence? This trip was Andrew Society to LOGOS Center, a charita- ideals of giving and volunteering freely and get back to my usual routine, these the first time I have felt so much love, trust ble Christian organization in Kyiv, a new must be rediscovered today ‘as constitutive memories will certainly stick with me as I and humility in my life. I am grateful for the tent was purchased to temporarily house elements of daily living and interpersonal hope to find happiness in the simple things, people who have introduced me to a part of 10 individuals at the shelter. Bishop Daniel relations so as to prevail over the logic of not material possessions. I will greatly miss life I didn’t know much about, and led me presented a check for an additional $5,000, profit and seeking individual interests.” these kids as we depart, however, they have in the path of the Lord. Thank you.” through the donations of St. Andrew “In today’s busy world,” added Bishop made a lasting impact on my life, showing Bishop Daniel noted that the experience Society and with the blessing of Daniel, “it’s easy to forget that we all need me the true meaning of happiness.” was enhanced because of the service and Metropolitan-Archbishop Antony of the to make time to devote to the needs of Other mission team members, Kaitlyn dedication of the youth of the Church. “May UOC-U.S.A., for the completion of the con- those around us. When talking about the Zimmerman of Allentown, Pa., and semi- our faith and love be strengthened as we, in struction of a new rehabilitation center and responsibility of running a homeless shel- narians Yurii Andreiko and Adrian Mazur, the words of St. John Chrysostom, ‘purify soup kitchen, where volunteers – doctors ter, or other service organization for the also noted the healing power of touch, as ourselves by responding to the cries and and caregivers – will provide complimenta- homeless, we all need more than just good they experienced it on this mission trip. needs of those with whom we share the ry basic treatments to those in need. intentions and a willingness to work.” Svitlana Lymar of Chicago, wrote: “I was great gift of being created in the image and “Through the actions of those who offer The next mission trip of the UOC-U.S.A. is surprised by the beauty and kindness a likeness of God.’” their services, this initial group of 10 peo- scheduled for the winter. For more informa- human can give to a stranger. I was terrified As the work of the mission team con- ple has been able to rediscover dignity, tion, readers may visit www.uocofusa.org. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 No. 31

four were fined by a Kyiv court on July 28 or request that I don’t take photographs, ers will tell us much more than the colors NEWSBRIEFS for hooliganism and disobeying an order but they quickly flew in, cursing, put my of flags and campaign videos that fed us at from police and then released. The group face in the asphalt and started to beat us. It the last elections,” Mr. Lutsenko said. (Continued from page 2) claimed on July 28 that the four had been was an absolutely unjustified beating, (Ukrinform) snatched off a street in Kyiv by unknown because no one resisted them.” Mr. Bartenev, the press service of the prosecu- Russia in trade war with Ukraine tor’s office reported on July 29. “Criminal assailants in civilian clothes the previous Kostukov said police told him who the proceedings were launched under Part 2, afternoon. Femen activist Anna Hutsol was assailants were. “Later, when we were talk- KYIV – Russia’s claims against products Article 115 and Part 4, Article 187 of the present outside the courthouse when the ing to police, they told us straightforwardly of the Roshen Corp. are a continuation of Criminal Code of Ukraine (premeditated four were released. With her right eye that these were SBU [Ukrainian Security trade wars that have been waged against murder, robbery). The Crimean prosecutor blackened and nearly swollen shut from a Service] agents.” Femen claimed its activ- Ukrainian products supplied to this coun- is overseeing the course of the investiga- beating she received on July 26, Ms. Hutsol ists were beaten and harassed in the run- try over recent years, commented the head tion,” reads the statement released to the described for journalists what happened to up to the visit to Ukraine by Russian of the Razumkov Center’s economic pro- press. An assassination attempt was made her fellow activists and the photographer. President Vladimir Putin and other guests grams, Vasyl Yurchyshyn. Speaking with against Mayor Bartenev at about 1:30 a.m. “We planned a 4:30 p.m. protest against the to mark the 1,025th anniversary of the Kommersant Ukraine about the July 20 on July 27. An unknown person shot him in visit of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin Christianization of Kyivan Rus’. Femen said statement by Russia’s chief sanitary doctor the back with a sawed-off shotgun. Mr. in the center of the city. The protest was on July 26 that a “political consultant” for about the alleged violations of Russian Bartenev underwent a series of operations, supposed to be called ‘Putin, go to hell,’” the group, Viktor Svyatskiy, was savagely norms in the Roshen confectionary, Mr. but died in the evening of the same day. she said. “When the Femen activists and assaulted the previous evening. Femen Yurchyshyn said, “This is economic pres- Investigators are considering multiple ver- photographer Dmitry Kostukov were leav- blamed the SBU for the attack on Mr. sure on the part of Russia, which urges sions of the attack, but are inclined to think ing the apartment block to get a cab, they Svyatskiy as well. (RFE/RL, with reporting Ukraine to enter the Customs Union this that it was the result of a robbery. A three- were attacked by a group of unidentified by AFP and Interfax) way.” The expert said he would not rule out day period of mourning was declared in people, who started beating them up and Celebration to cost 47 M hrv the possibility that, following the claims Feodosiya for the mayor, and the funeral pushed them into a vehicle.” Police say the against the Ukrainian confectionary, was scheduled to take place July 30. four were detained for disobeying police KYIV – A sum of 47 million hrv was allo- restrictions on the import of other goods (Ukrinform) orders when the three activists – cated for the reconstruction and restora- will follow. “Earlier, Russia repeatedly Oleksandra Shevchenko, Yana Zhdanova tion of several monuments in Kyiv and lodged claims about the quality of Missing activists turn up in police custody and Oksana Shachko – posed topless. Chernihiv in preparation for Ukraine’s cele- Ukrainian cheeses and meat,” he noted. KYIV – Three activists with the radical “Naturally, I was sure that as a journalist, bration of the 1,025th anniversary of the Russian producers will win from restric- feminist Femen movement and a Russian no one was going to touch me,” Mr. Baptism of Kyivan Rus’, Minister of Culture tions on imports of Ukrainian products to photographer spent the night in police cus- Kostukov the photographer said. “It’s clear Leonid Novokhatko said at a press confer- Russia, a co-owner of Russian factory tody after being detained on July 27. The that they can keep me from photographing ence on July 24, Ukrayinska Pravda report- Konfael, Irina Eldarkhanova, said. “It is not ed, citing Interfax-Ukraine. The minister ruled out that the consumer will not even said that he could not cite the total amount feel the absence of Roshen products. that will be spent for the celebrations However, it may allow other Russian facto- because many of the events will be free or ries to boost production volumes,” she said. funded by sponsors. “From the state bud- According to Euromonitor, in 2012, Roshen get, 47 million has recently been allocated had 3.2 percent of the Russian confection- TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 by the government. It will mainly go toward ary market (sixth place among producers). or e-mail [email protected] renovation, restoration and construction As reported by Ukrinform, Ukrainian politi- work on such monuments as the Kyivan cal observers consider Russia’s ban on SERVICES PROFESSIONALS Caves Monastery, St. Sophia Cathedral, and Roshen confections to be political pressure, Chernihiv’s St. Catherine’s Church that which may be related to the clear European dates from the times of Kyivan Rus’,” said integration position of the corporation’s Mr. Novokhatko. In particular, he noted that owner, Ukrainian National Deputy Petro the Kyivan Caves Monastery’s bell tower, Poroshenko. (Ukrinform) cells and refectory have been repaired. He also said that work has been done on St. About the Kremlin’s ‘health’ claims Michael’s Cathedral, Frolovsky Convent and KYIV – The Kremlin is trying not to let St. Elijah Church in Kyiv. The restoration former Soviet republics out of its sphere of work on St. Catherine’s Church in influence, according to former Foreign Chernihiv, which is even older than Kyiv’s Affairs Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr St. Sophia Cathedral has been completed Ohryzko. In comments on July 30 to Radio and added that some reconstruction work Free Europe/Radio Liberty on the occasion had been completed on the monuments to of the Russian Federal Consumer Rights Prince Volodymyr and Princess Olha in Service’s (Rospotrebnadzor) current Kyiv. He drew attention to the fact that the claims against Ukrainian producers, he Kyiv government has worked to restore the said: “In my opinion, there can be no ran- Magdeburg Law Column. The minister dom coincidence in [Rospotrebnadzor recalled that the monument was previously Chief Gennady] Onishchenko’s statement. also called the “Lower Monument to the The pipes will follow Roshen, then will Baptism of Rus’.” He said that the celebra- come cheeses, then some other products. tion of the Baptism of Kyivan Rus’ is a good This is one and the same line. Moreover, I occasion to focus on restoring architectural am afraid that this will not be limited and monuments. “There is reason and logic to the closer to the Vilnius summit [of the draw attention to Ukraine’s ancient monu- European Union], the threat of non-stan- ments, especially in Kyiv, the place of the dard situations in Ukraine will grow,” Mr. baptism,” he said. The minister noted that Ohryzko said. The former minister said he some restoration work was carried out in believes that, until Ukraine’s European virtually all regions of Ukraine. (Religious integration is successfully completed, the Information Service of Ukraine) neighbor to the east will constantly lodge People not ready to take to streets “health claims.” He noted that Rospotrebnadzor has repeatedly cited non- OPPORTUNITIES KYIV – The opposition can count on compliance of imported products to “stated broad public support only if it offers a spe- parameters,” when there was a political cific program of change in the country and order from the Kremlin (this, in particular, Earn extra income! a team of performers, not just the surname concerns also products from Georgia, until of the leader, a co-founder of the Third The Ukrainian Weekly is looking President Mikheil Saakashvili lost his influ- Republic movement, Yurii Lutsenko, told for advertising sales agents. ence, and Moldovan products). “The matter Channel 5 on July 24. “Today the lesson of For additional information contact does not concern health norms, but the Walter Honcharyk, Advertising Manager, the ‘Maidan’ – and, by the way, the lessons Kremlin is attempting to not let former The Ukrainian Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext 3040. of the rallies Rise Up, Ukraine – indicate Soviet republics leave its sphere of influ- that people are not ready to take to the ence,” Mr. Ohryzko said. (Ukrinform) streets to protect the leaders in order to change the nameplate at the main office of Yatsenyuk on BSF’s presence in Sevastopol WANT IMPACT? the country. I’m sure they are all ready to KYIV – Russia’s Black Sea Fleet must support changes in the country in which leave Sevastopol, as its presence here con- Run your advertisement here, we live,” Mr. Lutsenko noted. He expressed tradicts the Constitution of Ukraine, said confidence that the opposition will offer in The Ukrainian Weekly’s Arseniy Yatsenyuk, chairman of the politi- the public a program of change. “I am confi- cal council of the Batkivshchyna Party. CLASSIFIEDS section. dent that the announced program, a plan of priority measures and a team of perform- (Continued on page 14) No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 13 Marika Kuzma leads UC choruses in New York and California concerts

by Romana Thibodeau made up of some 200 players trained in the famous “El Sistema” program of Caracas. WALLINGFORD, Conn. – The choirs at the The combined choral and orchestral forces University of California, Berkeley, under the performed music by Hector Villa-Lobos and direction of Marika Kuzma forged several Antonio Estevez, Latin American symphon- exciting artistic collaborations and musical ic music rarely heard in the northern hemi- adventures during the 2012-2013 season. sphere. The interaction between Spanish- In October, the UC Chamber Chorus sang speaking and English-speaking ensembles at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. In was thrilling, and the concert received November, the Chamber Chorus joined in many enthusiastic ovations. concert presentations of Alban Berg’s chal- Ms. Kuzma’s performances in California lenging and provocative opera “Wozzeck” received strong reviews in the journal San with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London Francisco Classical Voice. One critic wrote: under renowned Finnish conductor Esa- “Friday’s transcendent performance at the Pekka Salonen. Performances were held museum’s (potentially problematic) reso- both at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley and at nant hall brought out the richness of the Disney Hall in Los Angeles. instrumentation and tunings. The precise While in Los Angeles, the choir also gave articulation of the UC Chamber Chorus, as a separate concert of sacred music at St. well as of the chamber chorus Sacred and Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral. That Profane and the USF Classical Choral concert included liturgical works by Ensemble, [were] all sharply conducted by Marika Kuzma meets with Gustavo Dudamel, music director of the Los Angeles Ukrainian American composer Roman Marika Kuzma.” Philharmonic, following the performance of the University Chorus and the Simon Hurko, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and John In the course of the spring semester, Ms. Bolivar Symphony from Venezuela. Tavener with Maestro Hurko in attendance. Kuzma’s choirs performed concerts in Just a few weeks later, Ms. Kuzma pre- Berkeley of music that included the St. Bartholomew Church on Park Avenue. concert began with Bach’s Cantata 191, a pared 160 singers — her large University Poulenc “Gloria” and Beethoven’s 9th The next day, the chorus sang for a special cantata with references to the Holy Trinity. Chorus joined with the Pacific Boychoir — Symphony, among other works. As a culmi- concert at St. Paul’s Chapel, part of Trinity It continued with the piece “Ashes” by the for an epic performance with the Simon nation of the year’s music-making, the UC Wall Street Church. Trinity Church is one of New York composer Trevor Weston. Bolivar Orchestra under the legendary and Chamber Chorus traveled to New York City the most venerated religious institutions in Composed as a response to the 9-11 trage- popular Venezuelan conductor Gustavo at the end of May. Manhattan, and the concert fell under dy, the piece is about the loneliness humans Dudamel, current director of the Los On Sunday, May 26, the chorus sang Trinity’s prestigious concert series “Bach at experience in times of tragedy and loss, and Angeles Philharmonic. The orchestra was Bach’s Cantata 191 for a church service at One” that presents a Bach Cantata each the healing power of prayer. Weston, an Monday; this particular Monday fell on alumnus of UC Berkeley and former choral Memorial Day. assistant to Ms. Kuzma, was in attendance. St. Paul’s Chapel is the oldest religious The program then proceeded to music sanctuary in Manhattan, dating from 1766. about the spring season. As Ms. Kuzma It is the church George Washington attend- noted: “No matter how tragic an event, ed on the day of his inauguration. It also healing comes, however gradually. No mat- has historic significance in the role it played ter how long or bitter the winter, spring immediately after the tragic attacks on the always returns.” This final part of the pro- World Trade Center on September 11, gram began with a contemporary piece, 2001. After the collapse of the Twin “Winter” by the California composer Towers, St. Paul’s Chapel served as a place Richard Feliciano, that segued into “Vesna” of rest and refuge for recovery workers at (Spring) by the contemporary Ukrainian the WTC site. For eight months, hundreds composer Lesia Dychko. After several other of volunteers worked shifts around the pieces, including a choral arrangement of clock to serve the needs of the firefighters, the Beatles optimistic song “Blackbird,” Ms. construction workers, police and others. Kuzma returned to the final page of The chapel is now both a religious sanctu- Dychko’s “Vesna.” The chorus filled the cha- ary and a museum honoring both its early pel with glorious resonance while it uttered and most recent historic significance. the words: “Oy vesna krasna, svitiat sady Given the date (Memorial Day and the tay vynohrady. Zraduyemsia!” (O beautiful day after Trinity Sunday in the Episcopal spring, the orchards and vineyards are calendar) and the historic location of the glowing. Let us rejoice!) Leaving the chapel Members of the UC Chamber Chorus in St. Sophia Orthodox Cathedral in Los church, Ms. Kuzma chose music to suit the after this transformative music, the chorus Angeles with Dr. Marika Kuzma and composer Roman Hurko after their concert titled occasion, calling the concert “Music of and audience left the chapel into a beautiful “Devotions: East and West” featuring excerpts of Mr. Hurko’s Liturgy No. 3 (English). Glory, Remembrance and Renewal.” The spring afternoon in Manhattan.

Spirit Lake internment mural unveiled AMOS, Quebec – The official unveiling of bered as we recognize the forced labor of an impressive 10-by-18-foot mural depict- these people, clearing land, expanding the ing the internment at Spirit Lake during territory.” He added, “This store is located in World War I was held on May 29 in Amos, the western part of the city of Amos, the which is located 600 kilometers north of same part from which the city’s early devel- Montreal. The mural unveiling took place at opment first began and later expanded.” the opening of the Coop IGA West store in Among the guests at the opening were Amos, Abitibi region. the mayor of Amos, Ulbrick Cherubin, rep- To promote regional historic awareness, resentatives from Sobey’s head office, fed- the general director of the Coop IGA West, eral and provincial government officials, Paul Bourget, chose to erect the internment members of Coop IGA Board of Directors, mural as a permanent tribute to the 1,200 the general director of the 100th men, women and children, mainly Anniversary of Amos Celebration Ukrainians, who were unjustly interned at Committee (to be celebrated next year) and Spirit Lake in 1915-1917 during Canada’s members of the Camp Spirit Lake National Internment Operations of 1914- Corporation’s board of directors, including 1920. chairperson James Slobodian. Prudan Thouin Following opening speeches and the cut- The internment mural, entirely funded The internment mural unveiled in Amos, Quebec. ting of the ribbon at the store opening, in by Coop IGA West of Amos, was designed his concluding remarks, Mr. Bourget and installed by a Montreal company. The visible from everywhere in the store. The Spirit Lake photos are from the brought attention to the internment mural, enlarged photo image is of two archival The mural will bring internment aware- internment documentary “Freedom Had A the store’s display-centerpiece. photos – one of the men, women and chil- ness to thousands of local residents, out-of- Price,” and the collection of unique Spirit Elaborating why this subject was chosen, dren interned, overlapping the archival town visitors and seasonal tourists on a Lake photos donated by Yurij Luhovy to the he stated that those that were interned photo of a guard holding a rifle near the rail- daily basis. Spirit Lake Internment National Archives of Canada following his almost eight decades ago “provided the eco- way tracks as internees arrive at the camp Interpretative Center, the first such center early research on the subject. Spirit Lake nomic motor for the development of the city in January 1915. The photos are put on can- opened in Canada, is located less than 20 was the second largest of the 24 intern- and region and now, history will be remem- vas and the eye-catching framed mural is minutes away from Amos. ment camps across Canada. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 No. 31

experience has destroyed too much – the nation’s Christian- Everything we’ve hoped... based ethics, the middle class, respect for private property NEWSBRIEFS rights, education based on inquiry and critical thinking, and (Continued from page 6) even the simple ability to organize and advance interests. (Continued from page 12) goes against every instinct he feels in his bones. Soviet pris- Just think how ironic it is that it’s Mr. Yanukovych – rath- Speaking with reporters on St. Volodymyr Hill in Kyiv on on and Ukrainian mafia rules make mercy a sign of weak- er than “nationalist” former President Viktor Yushchenko – July 28, he said, “In Sevastopol there must be only the ness. His resistance to releasing Ms. Tymoshenko is so who will be responsible for undermining Russia’s hopes Ukrainian navy. We are able to defend ourselves, and if strong that no one really knows what he’s ultimately going for a renewed empire. And Mr. Azarov will carry the partic- needed, we are also able to defend our neighbors, the to decide, even with Ukraine’s oligarchs expecting and hop- ularly heavy burden of undermining his native Russia. Russians.” The politician noted that he considers the sign- ing that he will sign the Association Agreement. Just what will Mr. Yanukovych be able to tell his pro-Rus- ing and ratification of the so-called “Kharkiv agreements” So now the fate of 45 million Ukrainians is resting on the sian electorate in the 2015 presidential elections? There’s one of the key mistakes of President Viktor Yanukovych. “It shoulders of this convict-turned-proffessor. simply no PR spin to avoid responsibility for turning his contradicts the Constitution, it is against the state, Let’s face it – any glimmer of hope for Ukrainians to back on the Russia that many of his voters have affinity for. Ukraine,” Mr. Yatsenyuk emphasized. (Ukrinform) relieve their suffering and improve their quality of life Even if the Association Agreement is signed and ratified UIA fleet adds new Embraer-190s depends on Euro-integration. The hallmarks of Western civ- this year, it’s clear that Mr. Yanukovych will do little towards ilization and its success have been the institutions of rule of implementing the reforms that will undermine his authori- KYIV – As part of the renovation and extension of its law and equality before the law. tarian rule. (He’s barely doing the minimum now.) After Mr. fleet, Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) in July added Without the EU and such Western institutions, it would Yanukovych shoves it away in a drawer somewhere, the three new aircraft Embraer-190, the UIA press office said take Ukrainians at least a century to develop such institu- Association Agreement will gain relevance only sometimes in a statement released on July 15. “The new aircraft tions, and that’s being optimistic. After all, it took several in the future. arrived in Kyiv Boryspil International Airport on July 4, 11 millennia for rule of law, with its origins in the Greek and Ultimately the only value of the Association Agreement and 13, respectively. The planes have undergone a formal Roman civilizations, to emerge in the Western countries for as long as Mr. Yanukovych is president is that it serves as registration in Ukraine and received the following registra- that take it for granted now. a barrier against Russian encroachment and preserves tion numbers: UR-EMC, UE-EMD and UR-EME,” the air car- I’ve talked to some Svoboda nationalists who think Ukraine’s ability to adopt Western institutions until a better rier noted. The passenger capacity of each aircraft is 104 Ukraine should build itself up without EU membership, cit- president comes along. seats. The first flights were to take place on the Kyiv- ing its excessive bureaucracy, rules on political correctness, In the eyes of a majority of Ukrainians though, the mere Moscow and Kyiv-Dnipropetrovsk routes. The UIA fleet lax immigration policies and hostility to Christian values. hope of a responsible future president who will implement currently consists of 33 planes: 28 Boeing aircraft and five It’s an idealistic notion that’s entirely unrealistic. Western institutions and adhere to Western principles – Embraer-190 aircraft. In late July-early August the UIA Ukrainians are not capable of establishing rule of law whether in five, 10 or 20 years – sure beats becoming a expects to receive two more aircraft Boeing-737-900 NG and reorganizing their economy on their own. The Soviet Moscow colony tomorrow. aircraft. (Ukrinform) No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 15

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Rochester Ukrainian Group honors community activists by Christine Hoshowsky ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Ukrainian Group Inc. (RUG) on June 8 spon- sored its first awards luncheon, at which Excellence in Leadership Awards were pre- sented to several Ukrainian Americans who made outstanding contributions to the Ukrainian community in Rochester, N.Y. Irene Russnak was honored for her ser- vice to the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, as a founding member of Branch 47, president of branch 47, presi- dent of the Regional Council, and chair of a UNWLA convention. Mrs. Russnak also served on a local committee for establish- ing The Ukrainian Museum in New York City. She was instrumental in creating the At the awards luncheon held by the Rochester Ukrainian Group (from left) are: Olena Dilai, Irene Russnak, Dr. Roman Tratch, Heritage Center and the Gift Shop at St. Nadia Tratch, Wolodymyr Pylyshenko, Natalia Oleksyn and Christina Oleksyn (accepted the award for the late Ivan Oleksyn), Josaphat’s Parish Center. She also held Maria Kowalchuk and Bohdanna Kowalchuk (accepting the award for the late Roman Kucil) and Dr. Christine Hoshowsky. executive and policy-making positions in ter the successful completion of the Credit Union (UFCU). He then became the Youth Festivals at Verkhovyna, Mr. Oleksyn the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations. In forging a path- Ukrainian language Regents examination on director of the Ukrainian Library at UFCU. took a slice of life in pre-World War II way for modern Ukrainian women to emu- the student’s official high school transcript. On his own initiative Mr. Pylyshenko com- Ukraine and transplanted it to America for late, Mrs. Russnak was awarded the 2013 She received RUG’s award for her exception- piled the Rochester Ukrainian Archival new generations of Ukrainians to enjoy. He Excellence in Leadership Award. al commitment to Ukrainian students. Collection now housed at the Rush Rhees was honored for creating this Ukrainian Nadia Tratch was honored as an educa- Wolodymyr Pylyshenko was recognized library at the University of Rochester. This cultural experience. tor of Ukrainian youth. She taught at the for his devotion to Ukrainian culture and archival collection is monumental. It was for Roman Kucil was honored posthumous- Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian the Ukrainian community in Rochester. In this gift of legacy preserved that Mr. ly for anchoring the Ukrainian cultural pro- Studies (Ridna Shkola), where she prepared his youth, “Mirko” was an avid member of Pylyshenko was honored with the gram over several decades in Rochester. He students for the comprehensive exams the Chornomortsi fraternity of Plast Excellence in Leadership Award. was a sportsman, a member of the West known as “matura.” More recently, she Ukrainian Scouting Organization, as testi- Ivan (John) Oleksyn was honored post- Side Club, the creator of the Ukrainian tutored newly arrived Ukrainian high fied by Bohdan Guran; today he remains a humously for his leadership of the Radio Program, and a member/officer of school students for Regents examinations Chornomorets as a mark of cultural affirma- Ukrainian Fraternal Association. As presi- Self-Reliance. In 1983 he chaired the as part of the Academic Support Program tion. In the 1990s, Mr. Pylyshenko chaired dent of the UFA, he supported the publica- Committee to Commemorate the 50th funded partially by the Ukrainian Federal the Ukrainian businessmen and profession- tion of Ukrainian books, the UFA Almanac Anniversary of the Man-Made Famine in Credit Union. Mrs. Tratch was especially als of Rochester, which was the first group and Forum magazine. He also supported Ukraine (Holodomor) and in 1988 he honored for administering the Ukrainian to award certificates of recognition to the Ridna Shkola movement and will be chaired the Committee to Recognize the language Regents tutorials and examina- Ukrainians of outstanding accomplishment. remembered for his humanitarian work in 1000th Anniversary of Christianity in tions in the Rochester area. She prevailed Mr. Pylyshenko was tapped to serve on the securing medicine and medical apparatus upon public school administrators to regis- board of directors of the Ukrainian Federal for the children of Chornobyl. In organizing (Continued on page 18) UWC president meets St. Vladimir Cathedral schools with Ukrainian Canadians in Parma complete academic year

Zoriana Luhova, Montreal branch president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, speaks at the community meeting in Montreal with Ukrainian World Congress President Eugene Czolij (left); also in the photo is Bohdanna Klecor-Hawryluk. MONTREAL – Ukrainian World Congress 250 delegates are expected to participate Students of the Taras Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies of St. Vladimir (UWC) President Eugene Czolij addressed a in sessions that include discussions about Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, together with the clergy and teaching staff. community meeting at the Ukrainian Youth Ukraine’s European aspirations, the con- Center in Montreal on June 18. cept of a global Ukrainian vision and the PARMA, Ohio – St. Vladimir Cathedral in with an enrollment of 174 students, and a The UWC president focused on the sig- Holodomor. Parma, Ohio, sponsors Sunday School, teaching and administrative staff of 27. nificance of Ukraine’s Euro-integration in On June 22 the UWC president touched Ukrainian school, Ukrainian dance school The Ukrainian school’s academic year securing Ukraine’s independence, democ- on these same issues at a National (60 students), as well as painting, pottery, ended on Saturday, June 1, with a Moleben ratization and prosperity. Leadership Reception sponsored by the singing, bandura and tsymbaly classes. of Thanksgiving, served by the Rev. Michael Mr. Czolij also spoke about the work of Ukrainian Canadian Congress at the Over 250 children from the Ukrainian com- Hontaruk, assistant pastor of St. Vladimir the UWC, highlighting preparations for the Ukrainian Catholic Center in Vancouver, munity of Greater Cleveland participate in Cathedral, and Protodeacon Ihor Mahlay. upcoming 10th World Congress of British Columbia. these programs on a weekly basis. The responses were sung by the children, Ukrainians taking place August 20-22 in The UWC is the international coordinat- The contribution of St. Vladimir Parish directed by the Rev. John Nakonachny, pas- Lviv. The congress is dedicated to the mem- ing body for Ukrainian communities in the in sponsoring these different programs has tor, who also spoke to the children follow- ory of the victims of the Holodomor of diaspora representing the interests of over resulted in the respect of the entire com- ing the service. 1932-1933 on the occasion of the 80th 20 million Ukrainians. The UWC has mem- munity. Dr. Volodymyr Bodnar, director of the anniversary of this genocide and will ber organizations in 33 countries and ties The largest of the schools is the Taras school, together with the teachers, distrib- include commemorative components. Over with Ukrainians in 14 additional countries. Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies, uted awards of recognition to the students. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 No. 31

195C 191C No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 17 Soyuzivka’s Tennis Camp builds skills and camaraderie by Petrusia Sawchak KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The Soyuzivka Heritage Center literally comes to life in the summertime when the children with their laughter, smiling faces, and enthusiasm come to the various camps held there. It’s a perfect spot – nestled in the beautiful Shawangunk mountains of the Catskill region and showcasing the picturesque views of the area. It’s a place where camp- ers and their families come to stay connect- ed with their beautiful Ukrainian culture. The first camp was Soyuzivka’s Tennis Camp, which began on June 23 through to July 4, with Tabir Ptashat (a Plast day camp for preschoolers) starting at the same time. In fact, siblings from the “ptashata” joined Katya Bis as day campers of the Tennis Camp for Soyuzivka Tennis Camp participants. instruction, developing friendships on the way. for American and Ukrainian events, and staff is another teacher, Petrusia Sawchak, ed the campers to this event, which they This year the tennis campers had special senior director of Middle States (a USTA who provided administrative assistance. very much appreciated. T-shirts in bright yellow designed for them sectional team) for many years. The camp nurse, Natalia Swyrydenko A gala banquet, attended by some par- by campers Tusia Kopach and Ariadna He was assisted by Tetiana (Tania) Girardi, was always available to provide ents as well, was held at the end of the Louer, who initiated and completed the Sawchak, USPTR (United States medical assistance and support when camp, with the girls dressed up in their task to the delight of all. Professional Tennis Entry) and PTR tennis needed. party outfits and boys donning long trou- Many of the repeating tennis campers teaching professional in Pennsylvania; and Also greatly appreciated were Soyuzivka sers. The evening began in the main dining kept in touch all year long, eagerly awaiting Don Kopach, an accomplished tennis player Office Manager Sonia Semanyszyn and room, where campers were served Shirley the beginning of camp. They came from 10 and past USCAK (Ukrainian Sports Assistant Manager Stefko Drabyk, noted for Temples, Darth Vaders, and tasty hors different states, Connecticut, Florida, Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada) tennis their courteous, prompt and efficient atten- d’oeuvres. Chef Andrey Sonevytsky, who Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, champion. tion to the needs of the camp. prepared the delicious meal, was com- Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York The counselors, all college students (one The daily regimen began with exercise mended for his satisfying and nutritious and Pennsylvania, and varied in ages from a new grad) and all former campers, were and warm-up activities, followed by sys- meals for the campers. Certificates of atten- 10 to 17. They ranged in abilities from Danylo Tylawsky, Adrian Burke, Lydia tematic instruction on developing proper dance were distributed by Mr. Sawchak, beginners to advanced levels. A few have Kowinko, Danylo Hankewycz and Hannah strokes, overhead smashes, serving tech- and awards were presented. parents who attended camp years ago. Via Bula. niques and game strategies. Instructors The tournament results were They come year after year, because they In addition, a guest at Soyuzivka, Dr. rotated with all the individual groups, announced and trophies awarded to the know they will feel comfortable and safe, George Charuk, gave instruction on proper which were divided according to ability on winners and finalists. have a great time, and learn some valuable nutrition and conditioning techniques. As a specific skill. Groups played competitive In Girls’ I Group, Anastasiya (Nastia) tennis skills as well. an accomplished tennis player himself, Dr. matches during the second week of camp. won first place; Molly Bis, second; and The director of the Tennis Camp is Charuk also assisted on the courts The focus of the program was always on Tusia Kopach, third. In Girls’ II Group, George (Yurko) Sawchak, who is a United The “dorm mom” was Olya Czerkas, a tennis, but the campers also enjoyed other Alexandra Bula won first by a tie-breaker States Tennis Association (USTA) instruc- teacher from Florida, who makes the kids activities like swimming in Soyuzivka’s over Diana Blyznak, who took second; tor, player, organizer of tennis tournaments feel welcome at Camp Lviv. Completing the pool during hot days, learning to dance pol- Mary Hankewycz came in third. In Girls’ III kas to prepare for the zabavy, watching Group, Ksenia Lewyckyj won first place, movies, playing other sports and preparing and Juliette Louer was second. skits. As a special treat, compliments of the In the Boys’ I Group, Adam Oscislawski Ukrainian National Association (UNA), won first, with Alexander Dale coming in Maya Lew, UNA member services liaison, second. In Boys’ II Group, Stephan Karras brought popcorn and other goodies for the was the winner, and Will Radan was second. movie night. The coveted Best Camper awards went Although weather prohibited a bonfire to Alexandra (Lesia) Kay, Diana Blyznak, this year, campers nevertheless prepared Dmitri Tytla and Mark Blyznak for their an awesome program including original exemplary behaviors on and off-court as songs composed and sung by the counsel- determined by the entire staff. Adding ors and campers. At the end of each eve- some levity to the occasion, the counselors ning, the campers formed a circle and sang also presented their “funny awards” to the “Nich Vzhe Ide” (“Night is Falling”), rein- campers, which were enjoyed by all. forcing the special friendships they made After the presentations, the campers before going to sleep. continued their festivities with a dance. A popular night at Soyuzivka is Hutsul The next day, the campers made their final Night/Ukrainian Embroidery Night, which tearful adieus and promised to return guests attend wearing their Ukrainian again next year. Mr. Sawchak advised: Tennis camp staff (from left): Tania Sawchak, Olha Czerkas, Danylo Hankewycz, shirts/blouses and enjoy Ukrainian-style “Don’t hang up your tennis racket when Hannah Bula, Lydia Kowinko, Yurko Sawchak, Petrusia Sawchak, Adrian Burke, food. Soyuzivka’s General Manager Nestor you get home. Play tennis – it’s a sport for a Danylo Tylawsky. Paslawsky knows this and graciously invit- lifetime.”

Best Camper Award winners holding trophies (from left) Lesia Kay, Diana Blyznak, Mark Blyznak and Dmitri Tytla are seen with Tennis Camp leaders. Soyuzivka’s Tennis Camp winners and finalists. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 No. 31

to endure the many darks decades of Soviet awards luncheon were Dr. Christine UCCA celebrates... oppression. Rochester... Hoshowsky, president of RUG, who spoke In the late 1980s and early 1990s, as the (Continued from page 7) (Continued from page 15) in English; and Olena Dilai, president of Soviet regime crumbled, Ukrainian UNWLA Branch 120 and RUG treasurer, It was Byzantium that the predecessors Churches experienced an immense revival Ukraine. He also organized the United who spoke in Ukrainian. The blessing and of today’s Ukrainians admired and emulat- – the doors of churches reopened and the Ukrainian American Organizations of prayer were given by the Rt. Rev. Mitred ed. Its unifying spirituality and respect for faithful were once again able to worship Rochester. In 2003 he chaired the Rochester Philip Weiner, pastor of St. Josaphat knowledge made Byzantium an appealing without fear or oppression. Since Ukraine’s Ukrainian American Centennial Committee, Ukrainian Catholic Church. Also present ally for the Kyivan princes. Thus, the destiny independence in 1991, Ukrainian Churches which commissioned a monument to be was the Rev. Ihor Krehovetsky, pastor of St. of the Ukrainian people became charted have flourished, and today they continue to built commemorating 100 years of Mary Protectress Ukrainian Autocephalous toward a solid foundation in the Christian play a pivotal role in the daily life of the Ukrainian settlement in Rochester. Serving Orthodox Church. The luncheon was faith that has withstood the test of time. Ukrainian nation. alongside Mr. Kucil were Nicholas Juskiw, catered by George Hanushevsky. Despite decades of severe persecution In 988 Ukrainians became spiritually honorary chair; Frank Wowkowych, Jerry RUG acknowledged the UFCU for mak- under the atheistic Soviet regime, when bound to the Christian faith. And that bond Andrushko, Nataliya Shulga, Alexander Loy, ing a contribution to this event. UFCU lead- Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox churches endures today. Ukrainians must preserve Lydia Dzus, Dr. Christine Hoshowsky and ers in attendance included: Oleg Lebedko, were forcibly closed, the religious hierarchy and promote the rich legacy of their reli- Nickolas Nichiporanko. Located in CEO; Wasyl Kornylo, board president; was arrested, and the faithful were forced to gion and history, and pass it on to their Centennial Park at Irondequoit Town Hall, Roman Kshysyak, branch manager, practice in secret for fear of persecution by children and grandchildren. this monument is a powerful tribute to all Rochester; and Tamara Denysenko, board Soviet authorities, Christianity in Ukraine On this 1,025th anniversary year of the Ukrainians living in the diaspora. Mr. Kucil member and past CEO. continued to be a mighty and unifying force adoption of Christianity in Rus’-Ukraine, was recognized for his long history of ser- Also present were Anna Kornylo, presi- that significantly influenced Ukrainian cul- let us celebrate this historically unique vice to the Ukrainian community and for dent of Irondequoit-Poltava Sister Cities; ture, fostering a wealth of spiritual and event that set Christianity as the basis for bequeathing this enduring edifice. Jerry Andrushko, acting chair of the social values. Many would say it was their Ukraine’s rich culture, deep moral values Roman Tratch, Ph.D., a professor emeri- Centennial Committee; Lydia Dzus, former strong faith in God that helped Ukrainians and unique national identity. tus of psychology at St. John Fisher College, town clerk of Irondequoit and past board was recognized for receiving the Hryhorii member of the Irondequoit Town Council; Skovoroda Ukrainian Medal from the and Daria Hanushevsky, trustee of St. National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church. of support from the Ukrainian community. in Ukraine in recognition of his work in Also present were several out-of-town Renata Holod... It is a vital educational resource for the psychology in Ukraine. guests, including Mr. and Mrs. Mykola (Continued from page 9) Ukrainian community’s youth and for pre- To the delight of guests, three students Hryhorczuk from Detroit (Mr. Hryhorczuk senting Ukrainian culture to the world. I from the Taras Shevchenko Ridna Shkola had attended the Ukrainian National Credit “I often recall the humble beginnings of am delighted to have been a part of its paid a special visit to the luncheon. Zhanna Union Association’s annual meeting in the museum,” said Ms. Hnateyko, who led growth and development, and am deeply Polyanska-Wirlo, principal of the school, Rochester, where he represented the the organization through its many fund- honored by this unexpected recognition.” introduced Lesia Hrycyna, Natalie Lebedko Ukrainian Self Reliance Michigan Federal raising drives and the construction of the The annual meeting was chaired by and Maria Kowalchuk for successfully com- Credit Union) and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander new facility, which opened in 2005. “Today, pleting their “matura” and their Ukrainian Smyk of Utica, N.Y. I look with great pride at the major institu- Maria Tomorug and recorded by secretary Motria Milanytch. language Regents examination. The event closed with the singing of tion that it has become. The Ukrainian The masters of ceremonies for the “Mnohaya Lita.” Museum is a testament to the outpouring – The Ukrainian Museum

judge denied all such requests from various Turning... people, including world boxing heavy- weight champion Vitali Klitschko, a Kyiv (Continued from page 6) City councilman. arrest raises questions about the application The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry of the rule of law in Ukraine and continues called on Ukraine to ensure an impartial August Special to contribute to the appearance of politically trial for the former prime minister, and motivated prosecutions by the government.” noted that the gas deal was legal interna- Some 60 members of Ukraine’s tionally and adhered to the laws of both countries, and that both countries’ presi- Parliament and 250 prominent community dents had approved the deal. leaders, including members of the clergy, August 4th to August 28th bearers of the Hero of Ukraine title, writers Source: “Court orders arrest of Yulia and poets had submitted petitions asking Tymoshenko,” by Mark Raczkiewycz, The Sunday to Thursday stays only to stand bail for Ms. Tymoshenko. The Ukrainian Weekly, August 14, 2011.

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August 11 East Meets West Music and Arts Festival, Splatter Concert August 23-25 Pub night and dance, Ukrainian American Youth Whippany, NJ Series, Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, Ellenville, NY Association camp, 845-647-7230 www.uaccnj.org August 24 Ukrainian Independence Day Parade, Ukrainian Village August 14 Performance, “An Evening of Ukrainian Dance,” featuring Parma, OH Committee, Ukrainian Village, Whippany, NJ the Boyan Ukrainian Dance Association and the Iskra [email protected] Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, [email protected] August 25 22nd annual Ukrainian Independence Folk Festival, or 201-317-8518 Horsham, PA Ukrainian American Sports Center – Tryzub, 267-664-3857 or www.tryzub.org August 16-18 Softball tournament, Ukrainian American Youth Ellenville, NY Association camp, 845-647-7230 August 25 Ukrainian Day Concert, Ukrainian American Coordinating San Francisco Council – Northern California Branch, Golden Gate Park at August 17 Concert with soprano Lesia Oleksiyeva, accompanied by the Music Concourse Bandshell, 650-281-6927 or Jewett, NY pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky, Grazhda Music and Art www.stmichaeluocsf.org Center of Greene County, www.grazhdamusicandart.org August 30- Labor Day Tennis Tournament, Ukrainian Sports August 17-18 Ukrainian Festival, Ukrainian Homestead, 610-377-4621 September 1 Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada, Soyuzivka Heritage Lehighton, PA or www.ukrhomestead.com Kerhonkson, NY Center, www.soyuzivka.com

August 21 Dave Mysak “Kovbasa Klassic” golf tournament, August 31 Concert with violinist Solomia Soroka and pianist Arthur Saskatoon, SK Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Association, Jewett, NY Green, Grazhda Music and Art Center of Greene County, Willows Golf and Country Club, 306-653-1300 or www.grazhdamusicandart.org [email protected] August 31- Labor Day Zdvyh weekend, Ukrainian American Youth August 21-25 Convention, Ukrainian Self-Reliance League of Canada, September 2 Association camp, 845-647-7230 Saskatoon, SK Delta Bessborough hotel, 306-374-7675 Ellenville, NY

August 23 Beach Volleyball Tournament, Ukrainian Sports Federation September 1 Labor Day National Swimming Championships, Ukrainian Kerhonkson, NY Sports Federation of the U.S.A and Canada, Soyuzivka Wildwood Crest, NJ of the U.S.A. and Canada, hosted by Lys Sports Academy, Heritage Center, www.soyuzivka.com courts in front of Pan Am Hotel, www.socceragency.net/lys or [email protected] Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions August 23 Golf tournament, Selkirk Golf and Country Club, from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Winnipeg 204-582-7891 or [email protected] and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected].

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS Saturday-Sunday, August 17-18 Tymochko Dekajlo (Lviv), Vox Ethnika band Congress Montreal branch’s annual Ukrainian (New York City) and the Fourth Wave Independence Day banquet, marking the CHICAGO: St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Ensemble. A zabava, or public social dance, to 216 Foordmore Road Parish will hold its fifth annual Uketoberfest 22nd anniversary of Ukraine’s renewed inde- the music of the Vox Ethnika band will follow P.O. Box 529 celebrating Ukrainian music, dance, food and pendence, will be held at the Ukrainian Youth the concert at 4:30 p.m. Delicious Ukrainian culture. This year’s entertainment line-up Center, 3270 Beaubien Est. The guest speaker Kerhonkson, NY 12446 foods and baked goods, picnic fare and cool includes Maria Burmaka from Ukraine, the is Ihor Bardyn, founder and director of refreshments will be plentiful. Vendors are 1-845-626-5641 Zrada Band from Canada, Olya Fryz, Ephyra, Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program, welcome. An arts and crafts bazaar and a chil- [email protected] Patricia from Lviv, Troyisti Muzyky, the chairperson of Model Ukraine Conferences dren’s fun area will be open all day. Vyshyvanka, Hromovytsia and Dnipro Dance and member of the Atlantic Council of Admission: $15; $10 for students; free for Ensembles, and the School of Boyovyi Hopak. Canada. Dinner is at 6 p.m. and will be fol- children under 15; free parking. For further A children’s play area will include art with lowed by a cultural-entertainment program. information call 267-664-3857 or log on to Youlia Tkachouk, and there will be games, Tickets are $65 per person, or $60 per person www.tryzub.org. The sponsor is a 501(c)(3) face-painting, jumpies and a special musical for a table of eight; they may be purchased at 2013 tax-exempt nonprofit charitable organization; program with Ms. Fryz. Entrance Fee per day: Caisse Populaire Ukrainienne/Kasa, 3250 proceeds benefit youth soccer and cultural adults, $5; children, $3. For information see: and community programs. Beaubien Est. Everyone is welcome. For fur- Summer https://www.facebook.com/chicagouketo- ther information contact: Bohdanna, 514- berfest, http://www.stjosephukr.com or Thursday, September 5 259-7162; Zorianna, 514-481-5871; or Uketoberfest@Uketoberfest on Twitter. MONTREAL: The Ukrainian Canadian Marika at [email protected]. Events Sunday, August 25 HORSHAM, Pa.: The Tryzub Ukrainian August 4-17 American Sport Center Tryzub will host the PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES Dance Camp (session 2) 22nd annual Ukrainian Independence Folk Preview of Events is a listing of community events open to the public. It is a service August 9-11 Festival at Tryzubivka, County Line and provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian Lower State roads, Horsham, PA 19044. community. Items should be no more than 100 words long. Family reunion Doors will open at noon. The festival stage show concert, which begins at 1:30 p.m. will Information should be sent to: [email protected] or Preview of Events, The August 9 Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, 973-644- EMCK on the Tiki Deck feature: Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble (Whippany, N.J.), Voloshky Ukrainian Dance 9510. NB: If e-mailing, please do not send items as attachments; simply type the August 10 Company (Jenkintown, Pa.),violinist Innesa text into the body of the e-mail message. Miss Soyuzivka Zabava with Tempo August 10-18 Club Suzie-Q August 16 Lighthouse on the Tiki Deck August 18 Dance Camp recital (4 pm) Zabava with Fata Morgana August 18-28 Josephs School of Dance and Viva Dance Studio August 29-September 2 Labor Day weekend (TBA) Tennis and swimming championships September 7 Private event September 8-12 Gymnasium reunions: Bayreuth, Berchtesgaden, Karlsfeld, Landshut, Regensburg September 13-15 Carpathian Ski Club (KLK) weekend September 16-18 Gymnasium reunions: Mittenwald and Salzburg September 20-22 Private event October 18-20 Plast U.S.A. national conference October 25-27 Halloween November 8-10 Plast Orlykiada

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