CANADA'S NEWSPAPER FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS Slava Korinnia Root Athletics My national pride is at prime-beam. Did you when, judging from the sea of blue and yellow Personally, one of my favourite root-pride flags at the medal ceremonies, check out those Calgary '88 Olympics? Damn it seemed as tf highlights was a gesture by one Ukraine was the most outrageous, dontcha know. Damn proud to be a populous nation in the Ukrainian-root-activite. He handed a Soviet world? Not only was it Canadian time, dontcha know. this globe's largest athlete of unidentified nationality a bouquet of, nation, it also manufactured the But my personal Calgary all-time Olympic game world's most what else, blue and yellow flowers. While it may enormous flags. high goes beyond my all-Canadian national pride have been a predictable colour combination at the The only thing gloat. Did you check out those red-booted human that was obviously absent to Calgary Games, the response of the unidentified even the dancing machines hopaking there way across most uniformed observer was a Soviet athlete was not quite so predictable. And uniformed national McMahon Stadium in the opening ceremonies? team. Well, I guess you can't what does a Soviet athlete do with blue and have everything. Although, Get out the dirt. My roots are showing. truth be told we came yellow flowers? Why, throw them at the pretty damn close when the Swedish national Think about it. I mean this was really it. Our flag-bearers of course. Coincidence? A mistake? team was on the podium moment arrived in Calgary. Primary-coloured receiving a medal. Who knows? At this point, all those with a love There they were in all - sharavary and ribbons rippling in the breeze (as their glory the blonde a of subterfuge, subversion and and blue-eyed Swedes they only could in that oh-so-special western in their blue and yellow counter-revolutionary activities, heartily applaud sweats and breeze) teamed with sumptuous earthy-shaded in front of them the old blue and yourself. You done good. yellas catching a gust of the velvets and illustrious ethnic embroidery oh Calgary chinook. Hey, before I forget. Maybe we didn't beat the Coincidence? man, I break out into a sweat just savouring the Who knows? Maybe it has KLM line, but we sure had a hell of a banner just something to memories. do with some alliance an old above the Soviet penalty box. "Free Ukraine" in cossack had with a lusty Our day had come. Isn't this what we had all Swedish monarch. But I big, bold, black letters, centred ever-so-evenly swear it's true. I saw it been waiting for? More than a blurb in your local with mine own eyes, I on a plane of innocent white. Sigh. What can I swear I did. Right newspaper, more than a hea'dline in a national there on CTV, ABC and other say. It's true, I'll confess. Born and bred a assorted daily, more than a spread in a national global media. And I knew the blue and Canadian, I've a love of that good old-fashioned newsmagazine, more than three seconds on yellows were anchored in my roots. Yes sirree radical activist Ukrainian bourgeois nationalism. national news. ..it was super-coverage — global bob! They said so. Centred in the illustrious blue Noticeably absent from the hoopla and hoi television. Oh, heart be still. Prime time, look sky offset by a field of wheat, it read: UKRAINE! polloi of frantic Ukrainian global media seeking out, the Ukrainians have arrived. Heart be still. adventures were those who should have been in Were we satisfied with only the opening We really did have a presence in Calgary, the forefront of this rip-roaring Calgary party ~ ceremonies? (our segement just happened to be a you've got to admit it. Staid old Reuters, the SUSK! Too bad. SUSK's loss. special favourite of Jim McKay, world-renowned fact-reporting experts, even gave us honourable On behalf of those of us who participated, ABC sports anchor) - NO! We went all out. mention on one of their wires. Not only did they watched and supported our Canadian athletes as (Please note the we has become collective and in mention our up-front, flag-waving, well as our Ukrainian heritage and antics, I've got no way indicates that we were them or that they globally-visible gesticulations, they even only one thing to say to those who didn't bother were us. Pardon me, but my bourgeois managed to cover a vigil held at St. Volodymyr's -- you not only missed your 15 minutes of global nationalism is showing.) Ukrainian Orthodox church. Worshippers prayed media glory., you also missed one hell of a And how did we go beyond prysidka-recognition. for Ukrainians to be given separate national party. Ah c'mon. You were watching, I know you were. status in the games, just as Ukraine is granted the In conclusion, skip the dirt. Fill in my roots And didn't your eyes just swell up with tears status of independent state by the United with some of that good old-fashioned chornozem. W Nations. All of this on Reuters wire. We done Photo: Anatoly Parat good. MARCH - APRIL, 1988 VOL. 20 NO. 99 INSIDE EDITORIAL PG.2 LETTERS PG.2 RAMBLING MIND PG.3 CUT & PARRY PG.4 YARMAROK PG.5 PG.5 PG.6 REVIEW? PG.7 PG.8 PRESSURE PG.8 PG.9 ESTATES PG.9 KGB PG.10 HOW - HERE? PG.ll BLOC NOTES PG.12 ROTTTEN PG.12 STUDENT 620 SPADINA AVE SECOND CLASS MAIL TORONTO. ONTARIO REGISTRATION #7606 MSS 2H4 libel and Ail signed letters of reasonable length which comply with Canadian column. slander laws will be printed unedited (save lor purposes of clarity) in this We contributors wish to will not print anonymous letters, but if for personal reasons withhold their names or use a pseudonym, this can be arranged. In all cases, however, we require both a genuine signature and a return address. In the last issue of STUDENT, we featured an interview has so little Gula bothered to read the Fortunately I did read the report in Why is it that STUDENT with Victor Malaick, the author of Haven's Gate and the Had Mr content? I am not only submitted by the Civil question. Although no direct "western" Globe & Mall critic of Canada's immigration policy. He brief referring here to articles. There has not to the reference was made to redress and described the confusion in the immigration department, a Liberties Commission been one advertisement yet this year in Standing Committee on compensation, the mailer was confusion caused by the elected government. This was STUDENT from Western Canada. Your later also day, the Multiculturalism (i.e. A Time For implied in the brief. graphically illustrated on March 24th. That What's the problem? Has Eastern National implies this same point. How can government decided to delay the deportation of forty Atonement: Canada's First Canada missed something? Has the the one say — I am not expecting redress, Turkish refugees who were described as bogus refugees. Internment Operations and West been blown away from the rest of he but if there is redress, it should be at This announcement came after a week of government Ukrainian Canadians 1914-1920) Canada or is it suffering a nuclear recommendation least $1.5 million, which does not insistence that it was committed to its new "get tough on would know that no holocaust, or what?! include ... (all the other costs rave about the bogus refugees" policy. The government claimed the was made, whatsoever, about either Go ahead . Rant and mentioned). This letter turns out to take over. This time Turkish people in question would be deported, even though the appropriateness or the amount East wanting to be not only hypocritical but also there are no excuses. they were all seeking sanctuary in a church in Montreal. which the federal government should erroneous. Had you, Mr Chubaka, Come on Western Canada. Take the I would like to have someone sit down and explain the offer to the Ukrainian Canadian the editorial challenge. Let's hear what you have to government's immigration policy to me. Will bogus community in compensation for the bothered to read the East! the West! carefully, you would have noted that say. Bash Bash refugees be deported unless they are holed up in a church? wrongs inflicted upon it during the Bash the North! Bash the South! Bash passed a resolution at the Does the church have to be in Montreal? Or docs the church First World War period. SUSK anything! Get your goddamn asses in Congress which does not seek have to be somewhere were the Prime Minister, who does The brief did note that if such redress 1986 gear! The challenge is yours and yours financial compensation, only an not enjoy embarrassing confrontations, is visiting? By were to be extended it would have to apology. backing down on the deportations the Canadian government be at least $1.5 million (and this has harmed an already much maligned immigration policy. amount does not include the value of Joe Krynyckyj The people of Canada do not trust the immigration policy. confiscated properties and other Ed. &. Mr Gula. An Eastern Contender This mistrust is turning into a resentment of all immigrants valuables that were never returned). London, Ontario and refugees. This resentment is directed towards all And it docs point out that the human immigrants and refugees, those who came to Canada by cost of these various repressive state following the rules or those who broke the rules to get here.