THETHE 2000UKRAINIANUKRAINIAN WEEKWEEKLLYY The most significant news stories and commentaries published in The Ukrainian Weekly. Volume II 1970-1999 THE 2000UKRAINIAN WEEKLY The most significant news stories and commentaries published in The Ukrainian Weekly. Volume II 1970-1999 The Ukrainian Weekly Parsippany, N.J. © 2001 The Ukrainian Weekly 2200 Route 10 P.O. Box 280 Parsippany, N.J. 07054 Compiled and written by the editors of The Ukrainian Weekly Cover design/layout: Serge Polishchuk Typesetting: Awilda Rolon Administration: Walter Honcharyk Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 The 1970s: Soviet repressions and response ................................................................................ 10 Massive Relief Needed for Quake Victims ................................................................................... 13 For Some, Ukraine is Still “Texas of USSR” ............................................................................... 16 Compton Says Material on Ukraine to be Checked ............................................................... 17 Time to Speak Out ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Vatican Refusal of Cardinal Slipyj Visit to Canada Draws Strong Protest from Clergy and Laity ................................................................ 18 Pierre Trudeau Pledges Federal Support to “All Cultures” ................................................ 20 Report Arrest of Chornovil, Svitlychny, Dzyuba ........................................................................ 22 President Nixon Sees St. Sophia, Tomb in One-Day Kiev Stop .................................... 24 Ukrainians to Observe January 12th as “Solidarity Day” .................................................... 25 Thousands Help Celebrate Bicentennial-Centennial in Nation’s Capital .................. 27 Major Arrests Conducted in Kiev ........................................................................................................ 30 UNA Defense Action in Washington Set for Week of May 16 ......................................... 32 Ukrainian Students at HURI Summer School Protest Trial of Rudenko, Tykhy ........................................................................................... 33 20,000 March for Ukraine’s Rights .................................................................................................... 34 Soviets Attempt to Blackmail Ukrainian American Diplomat ............................................. 38 Helsinki group fights against relapses into lawlessness ...................................................... 40 UNA seeks State Department intercession for Valentyn Moroz ..................................... 43 Chair of Ukrainian Studies becomes reality at Toronto U. ................................................. 44 Valentyn Moroz freed ................................................................................................................................. 46 Moroz tells of independence movement in Ukraine at first press conference ....... 48 Moroz says he can do more for Ukraine in United States .................................................. 51 Soviet citizenship law causes concern for Americans from Eastern Europe ......... 58 Volodymyr Ivasiuk, composer of “Chervona Ruta,” found dead ..................................... 59 Pope John Paul visits Philadelphia cathedral in historic first ............................................ 61 Americans must pay $96 for renouncing Soviet citizenship .............................................. 65 Olyphant Ukrainian shares ordeal of hostages in Iran .......................................................... 66 The 1980s: Of divisions, struggle and remembrance .............................................................. 68 Two groups led wide-ranging protest actions at Olympics “Smoloskyp” group prods boycott ........................................................................................ 72 Liberation Front youths demonstrate ................................................................................. 74 12-year-old Ukrainian boy granted political asylum in U.S. ............................................ 77 Democracy in action? ............................................................................................................................. 80 Soviet trials in U.S. courts? ................................................................................................................. 82 The women’s conference ..................................................................................................................... 84 America’s “Red Decade” and the Great Famine cover-up .............................................. 85 St. Andrew’s Memorial Church: monument to Ukrainian martyrs ............................... 93 The famine: raising consciousness ................................................................................................ 97 13,000 attend Great Famine memorial service ...................................................................... 99 18,000 attend famine memorial events in D.C. Crowd rallies at Washington Monument ....................................................................... 103 Ukrainians protest near Soviet Embassy ..................................................................... 107 They came from near and far .............................................................................................. 109 Babi Yar Park dedicated; Grigorenko is keynote speaker ............................................... 112 Ancestry and language of Ukrainians in the United States: statistical analysis ..... 113 Ukrainian lawyers detail methodological abuses of OSI ................................................... 119 Poet, rights activist Stus died of emaciation following long illness ............................. 121 The Medvid case ........................................................................................................................................ 124 Famine commission a reality .............................................................................................................. 127 Nuclear disaster in Ukraine: Up to 15,000 feared dead .................................................... 128 The Times and the famine ................................................................................................................... 131 Harvest of hatred ....................................................................................................................................... 133 Judgement in Jerusalem ....................................................................................................................... 134 U.S. commission says 1932-33 famine was premeditated genocide by Stalin ....... 136 Pope joins thousands of Ukrainian pilgrims at Millennium events ............................. 139 The first man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine, 1921-1923 .............................................. 143 Statutory Principles of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union ........................................................... 154 Human rights and national movements in USSR .................................................................. 158 Party, writers clash on creation of popular front in Ukraine ............................................ 164 Vinnytsia: another dark episode of Stalinist era is discussed ....................................... 170 Popular Movement for Perebudova founded in Ukraine ................................................... 172 Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church holds Lviv sobor ....................................... 176 Victims of Stalinism .................................................................................................................................. 178 The 1990s: The dream, and the reality ............................................................................... 180 Democratic Bloc candidates score some major victories ................................................. 183 Ukraine proclaims sovereignty .......................................................................................................... 185 Declaration on State Sovereignty of Ukraine ........................................................................... 189 Ukrainian SSR government bows to students’ demands ................................................. 193 Appeal to students of the world ........................................................................................................ 195 Educating George ..................................................................................................................................... 196 Bush visit a bust ......................................................................................................................................... 298 Ukraine declares independence ...................................................................................................... 201 Act of Declaration of the Independence of Ukraine ............................................................. 205 Independence Over 90% vote yes in referendum; Kravchuk elected president of Ukraine ......................................................................... 106 The “the” is gone