І Love м и, Lemkovina, МУ Beloved Mother! tn es i TT EER CRRA ECR 1 SERENA |0 зад. YONKERS ,NEW YORK FRIDAY, BCIHAB ERAT] 1989 THE LEMKO SOCIETY IN POLAND Below is an interview conducted with Yaroslav Goroshchak, secretary of the newly-established Lemko Society in Poland. News From Q. When was your Society founded and Karpathians what are its main objectives? A. The Lemko Society has been operating for several months. Our organization was officially registered on April 7, 1989. At THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT present, we have six sections. All of them, REUNIFICATION except for one, functioning in the town of Krynica, have their offices in Poland’s western regions. Most of our society’s Fifty years ago the Western members live in the Legnice Province. Ukraine reunited with the Ukrainian SSR Our top priority is to hamper the process as a member of the USSR. Thus, the age- of Polonization that is rapidly spreading old dream of the Western Ukrainian among the Lemkos living here. This working people to have the same destiny as negative phenomenon has cast deep roots their brothers in the East came true after already. Ninely percent of the Lemkos in decades of consistent and tireless the country are not involved in any campaigning for its realization. organized ethnic activity. Therefore, we azi Germany’s invasion came as a appeal to this greater part of Lemkos and sudden tragic interruption of the Western oF er them an alternative. In other words, Ukraine’s progress in new sociopolitical we want to impress upon them the and economic conditions. But, as soon as following: "You have something to lean on the Soviet Army liberated the occupied spiricasiis; and you must not rush to turn territories the people rose as one to build a yourselves into Poles. For this purpose you new and happier life. Eventually, they should return to your native Lemko roots-- overcame the economic and cultural language, history and culture." It is the backwardness of the region, created a only salvation from Polonization for these powerful industrial basis and advanced че Lemkos. їз agriculture. At the same time, in the о) In Poland, it is not realistic to demand kraine as well as in other republics of the Folk garments modeled at an that *he Lemkos suddenly begin using USSR, serious problems arose. 3 art show. lian as their form of communication. Now that the rejuvenating process of have to study it first. Here emerges perestroika is extending to the various Ukrainian sculptor Ivan Kavaleridze. itimate question: Where and how? social sphers; the working people of the Twenty-eight of his ii were on display Western Ukraine are taking active steps to among which were "Leo Tolstoy," "Yaroslav the Wise," as well as designs of the ! correct and overcome these problems. The (Continued on pg.2) latter, of course, by no means lessen the monuments to Taras Shevchenko in Sumy, significance of reunification, because it was Kaniv, Romny, and Leningrad. The a political act completely in the interests of sculptors works are kept at his home. In his millions of workers--it did change their time he had a bitter experience of what lives for the better and should not be discrimination was all about. Some of the reversed. monuments he created found themselves DEAR EDITOR, It must be added, however, that only the destroyed on orders from servants of the Lemkos were left out of the process of stagnation period. Prince Rupert,Canada.- Enclosed in this reunification. Although they rejoice for he exhibit in Kiev opened with over 600 letter please find a money order in the their brothers who are план living as a works by mainly young sculptors from amount of $50--for subscription renewal united family, their own fate is viewed with different regions of the Ukraine. with the remainder for the Press Fund of sadness and sorrow. It was not in their fate According to the established international Karpatska Rus. Please excuse my delay in to celebrate their own reunification. tradition, the height of every shaped piece sending this but I am an old man and the Someday, this also will come! of art did not exceed 80 centimeters. All of old always take longer than the young to do the exhibits were interesting and had a things. touch of creative and thematical freedom. PRECARPATHIAN NIGHTINGALES The technizue of the works revealed two I am enclosing a photograph of myself for artistic approaches: some of the sculptors you to have in your files Пеня, the For almost twenty years, the "Dudarik” were inclined to purely classical forms photograph was not in the envelope given Boys Choir of the Lvov Regional House of while the other to transformation of the to the editor. Ed.). I would like you to Teachers has been reviving the traditions know a bit about me. of Ukrainian folk choral art. Regular latest achievements in the realm of plastic I was born in Lemkovina on July 21, 1901 participants of many competitions and art combined with motifs of folk in Hanchova. I arrived in Canada on music holidays throughout the country, the creativeness. March 21, 1927. Unfortunately, Prince enthusiasts from Precarpathia have Participating in the exhibit were three Rupert has no Lemkos and I am all alone. organized an international festival of artists from Lvov--members of the The RAO here are from all over the children’s choirs which will be conducted Lemkivshchyna Society. The oldest of world and there is so much speculation on a regular basis in Lvov. The Ukraine’s them, Volodymyr Ropeisky, 35, displayed going on in our area that BEOD, © keep first children’s school of choral singing is two of his works: "By the Fence" and "A crossing the border as refugees to live here. being established in Lvov. Hostess." The sculptor specializes in I ask our Lemko-American and Canadian Melodia records has released an album Hutsul folk art. He graduated from the д to take an interest in our newspaper. of Dudarik’s songs. The last of the LPs was Kolomiya College of Handicraft in 1974. his is the only Lemko newspaper in the recorded together with People’s Artist of That same geal he entered the Lvov U.S. and Canada and from it our children Ukraine Nina Matviyenko. The choir from Institute of Decorative and Applied Art. can learn about their people and culture. Lvov and the famous singer from Kiev are Also studying with Ropetsky was If you, young iy subscribe to our the initiators of numerous charity concerts Volodymyr Sukhorsky. He participated in newspaper, oo shail learn about the whose aim is to raise funds for the the Kiev exhibit as well. The latter culture and history of your fathers and Ukrainian Culture Fund. presented his sculptures "Quietness" and grandfathers. The addition of new readers The Naked Woman" executed in wood will also give our Editor the desire to LEMKO SCULPTORS DISPLAY lime tree). It is worth mentioning that continue on in his most difficult job. WORKS AT ART SHOW ukhorsky comes from a third generation I send best regards to all our Lemkos. of artists who work with lime tree. His Best wishes and much good health to our Recently an exhibit of small sculptural grandfather Petro and father Andrey are Editor and his helpers. forms was held on the premises of the natives of the village of Vilka which is With sincere best wishes, Planetarium of Kiev. The exposition famous for rational folk carving. Antoni Kalakuka opened with works by the prominent (Continued on pg.2) PAGE 2 KARPATSKA RYS ERIDAY a OCTOBER У \ I Love You, Lemkovina, My Beloved Mother! IRPATSKA [Re KARPATSKA RUS grains or Carpatho-Russian newspaper, shaped as small wheels, pepper She was a maiden yesterday, published weekly by the пей as mere dots. Such a skirt She sported a garland, Lemko Association of the consisted of five gathers, gathered up into Now she is a woman, United States snd Canada tiny pleats and sewn to the belt. With Wearing her hood. growing factory output in the early Subscription Rates: twentieth century, skirts like that were Jewelry. - Jewelry formed an inseparable One year .......$20.00 manufactured in factories. In order to save component of the Lemko woman’s Six months .... $1007 ‚оп material, coarser linen was applied to traditional dress. They put on strings of Edited by: Editorial Board corals or colored strings of glass. Girls and ° UEPS № 291 460 young women also practiced wearing broad Postmaster: Send adress strips of colorfully embroidered cloth, change to: inned to the necklace. It was known as KARPATSKA RUS asabanka. : "7556 Yonkers Avenue Р.О.Вох 70 High collars of the kraika or kryza " Yonkers, N.Y. 10704 contributed remarkably to the treasure Telephone: (914) 965-6056 trove of folk ornamentation. These were made by both girls and married women. The colors of such a collar harmoniously ЕМКОН Se blended with those of the accompanying, (From pqg.1) embroidered, blouse and lent producing a dark or light red background to The sculptures "A Tory (80 per) and accommodate a variety of scattered "Autumn" belong to Volodymyr rhombuses, crosses or hexagons, made of Odrekhivsky. In 1983, the young man braided strings of white, blue, green, black completed the Institute of Art and took a and yellow beads. ostgraduate course at the Mukhina A Lemko man usually wore a shirt, pants, Ha icraft College in Leningrad. He is a a belt, a vest, postoly or choboty and a hat. member of the Artists’ nion of the Shirts. - Men’s shirts were made of hemp Ukraine.