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Ukraine's negotiating team reports Objective reporting of presidential race
progress in talks with the Crimea is goal of newly formed media center
by Roman Woronowycz
Kyyiv Press Bureau
K Y Y i v - The Crimean talks have
proved fruitful thus far in bringing the
Crimea back into Ukraine's fold, said the
leader of the Ukrainian negotiating dele–
gation on June 7.
Deputy Yoiodymyr Butkevych,
recently appointed chairman of the
Committee on the Crimea that held talks
in Symferopil with members of the
Crimean Parliament, termed discussions
to find common ground between the run-
away peninsula and Kyyiv "successful in
defusing the situation." He said a parlia–
mentary working group would shortly
leave for the Crimea, in addition, an eco–
nomic committee will soon be formed
comprising lop Ukrainian economists to
continue discussions.
The committee chairman said that, in
his opinion, the situation had been blown
up out of proportion. "1 do not think the
group that desires separation is that large,
that organized or that important," said
Mr. Butkevych.
!eet talks cut short by stalemate
by Eorys Klymenko
and Roman Woronowycz
KYYiv — The latest negotiations on
the division of the Black Sea Fleet took
place here on June 8-9 but ended in stale-
mate on June 9, with Russia's delegation
cutting short the discussions and quietly
slipping out of the Ukrainian capital.
The Russian side was represented by
Special Consul Yuriy Dubinin and the
commander of the Russian Federation's
navy, Admiral Feliks Gromov. Ukraine's
delegation consisted of Deputy Prime
Minister Уаіегіу Shmarov, Deputy
Foreign Minister Borys Tarasiuk,
Ukrainian Navy Commander Admiral
Yoiodymyr Bezkorovainy and Deputy
Defense Minister Gen. lvan Bizhan.
Mr. Shmarov, head of the Ukrainian
delegation, said a document is ready on
the division of the fleet but that a key
issue, concerning the eventual location of
remnants of the Soviet navy not part of
the Black Sea Fleet, stalled the talks.
Prior to the negotiations, former
speaker of Parliament and presidential
candidate lvan Pliushch asserted that
Ukraine should be given not a fraction of
the Black Sea Fleet, but 16.37 percent of
the entire former Soviet navy, using a
formula used to assess Ukraine's share of
the defunct USSR's assets. Responding
to a question, Gen. Bizhan concurred that
this would be the optimum result of
negotiations, considering that the Black
Sea Fleet constituted only 9 percent of
the former Soviet navy.
No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
The Crimean "situation," as Ukrainian
leaders are now referring to the Crimea's
move toward independence (until recent–
ly, it was termed a crisis), continues to
simmer, but the heat steadily is dissipat–
ing as leaders from both sides keep meet–
ing to resolve the issues.
Progress has occurred to the extent
that the June 6 date Ukraine's Parliament
set as the deadline for the Crimea to rec–
oncile its recently approved Constitution
with Ukraine's passed quietly.
Mr. Butkevych explained that his
committee has asked the Parliament to
move the deadline date to June 15.
"Everybody agrees a month is what we
actually need. There are many points that
we are working on where we are close to
agreement," said Mr. Butkevych.
The committee head emphasized that
no compromise will be allowed regard–
ing the issue of conflicting constitutions.
"The Crimea must bring its Constitution
into line with Ukraine's, in effect imme–
diately. The Constitution is the basic law
(Continued on page 20)
However, Ukrainian negotiators said
during the talks that their counterparts
were simply seeking another stalemate,
and were waiting to see the outcome of
the upcoming presidential elections in
Ukraine. Russia recently tabled a propos–
al that would have its fleet stationed in
the Crimea and Ukrainian naval forces
restricted to territory outside the peninsu–
la. Ukraine immediately dismissed this as
unacceptable. Sources close to the
Ukrainian military said the Russian side
found every reason to end this round of
talks quickly.
During the negotiations, the chief of
the Russian delegation, Mr. Dubinin, said
the tone of the talks was constructive and
expressed the hope that a final agreement
on division of the fleet could be reached
before the fall. He said the fact that work
on the question had begun at all was a
positive development because in previous
situations disagreement had kept both
sides away from the negotiating table.
Mr. Dubinin said, "Earlier, we would
not agree on such issues, but argued at a
distance: Was the territory sovereign
EUkrainianJ or not? Well, of course it's
sovereign, there's no question."
in another marked departure from pre–
vious Russian positions, Mr. Dubinin said
the Black Sea Fleet issue was primarily a
humanitarian and psychological one.
"Somewhere at the tail end of the problem
you begin dealing with the military dimen–
sion, which, we expect, has changed sig–
(Continued on page 15)
SUNDAY, JUNE IS, 1994
by Roman Woronowycz
Kyyiv Press Bureau
KYYiv - As presidential hopefuls criss-
cross the country proposing political and
economic solutions that might lift Ukraine
out of the rut it has fallen into, a media cen–
ter has formed to stimulate objective
reporting in this country where balance and
objectivity are still novel ideas.
Serhiy Naboka, editor-in-chief of the
Hot Line press center, which opened on
June 6, says the Ukrainian media is stilbfar
too strongly controlled by various interests.
"Every paper here is supported by some
government structure or politician," said
the 38-year-old journalist and former politi–
cal dissident. "Every radio or television sta–
tion is either government-owned or, if com–
mercial, influenced by the owner."
Mr. Naboka, who was also chief editor
of the Elections 94 press center, which
operated up until the Parliament elections
were concluded, said the Hot Line press
center is an outgrowth of Elections 94.
He said lack of financing and internal
political problems led to the closing of
the highly regarded press center.
"We never lost track of the need to
continue the idea of Elections 94 into the
presidential elections," said Mr. Naboka.
He noted that "maximum objectivity"
and non-partisanship are the goals for the
press center in gathering and disseminat–
ing information to the mass media that
can be utilized by Ukrainians in making
their choices in the presidential elections
and ones for local leaders.
This press center, like the last one, is
funded by the Soros Foundation, which
has agreed to cover up to 320,000 of the
center's expenses for technical support
and housing.
The Ukrainian Congress Committee of
America also is providing a major por–
tion of the financing, covering what the
Soros Foundation has not provided for,
which includes staff salaries and pay–
ments to free-lance contributors.
in addition, they have extended to the
press center the support of Mark Suprun,
who will act as English-language editor.
Yuriy Sandul will act as managing
editor, supervising a staff of approxi–
mately 24 paid and volunteer workers.
He will also coordinate the work of cor–
respondents in the field, who are located
in Ukraine's 25 oblasts.
The center will put out daily press
releases in Ukrainian, English and
Russian. A weekly summary, which will
include analysis and commentary, will
also be published, said Mr. Naboka. in
addition, the press center will hold round-
tables featuring political analysts and
sociologists examining election trends.
Mr. Naboka underlined that he hopes
to work with all of Ukraine's press agen–
cies and newspapers. "Last time we were
quite successful in getting them involved.
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Although many did not support us, most
utilized the information we gathered." He
said he cares only that the press properly
inform its readership.
A direct hindrance to the media cen–
ter's efforts during the parliamentary
elections was Ukraine's Central Electoral
Commission, which refused to recognize
Elections 94 and would not share infor–
mation with it. "This time we are regis–
tering with the city of Kyyiv and the
Ukrainian information Bureau. The cer–
tificate we receive will force the CEC to
deal with us," said Mr. Naboka.
How does Mr. Naboka see the elec–
tions turning out? The co-founder and
owner of the multi-media outlet, the
(Continued on page 15)
U.S. cargo plane
to airlift supplies
for Chornobyl relief
SHORT H1LLS, N.J. - A coali–
tion of relief groups led by the
Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund
(CCRF) and the Catholic Medical
Mission Board (CMMB) is sched–
uled to launch a major airlift on
June 21 to aid the growing number
of victims of the 1986 nuclear dis–
aster in Chornobyl, Ukraine.
The airlift will be staged from the
Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del,
aboard a C-5 military cargo plane
approved by the U.S. Department of
Defense. A press conference is sched–
uled for 11 a.m. on the morning of
June 21 prior to takeoff. The press
conference will be held on the air base.
The airlift has received support
from a task force of Congressional
spouses led by Bonnie Livingston
(wife of Rep. Bob Livingston of
Louisiana), Judy Bonior (wife of
House Majority Whip David Bonior
of Michigan), Annette Lantos (wife
of Rep. Tom Lantos of California)
and Jane Spratt (wife of Rep. John
Spratt of South Carolina).
The Congressional Wives Task
Force was formed last summer,
after a large U.S. delegation visited
Kyyiv and examined conditions in
children's hospitals there. The fact-
finding mission and the aftermath
of the Chornobyl disaster became
the focus of a recent hearing before
the Congressional Human Rights
Caucus chaired by Rep. Lantos.
tSee "News and views article on
(Continued on page 22)

Eight years after
Nuclear power after Chornobyl:
has Ukraine learned its lessons?
by David R. Marples
EDMONTON - "imagine," declared
Nicholas Steinberg, the former chief
engineer of the Chornobyl nuclear power
plant, "being evicted from your home.
This is what Chornobyl workers feel like
when people speak about the closure of
the station."
Mr. Steinberg today is the chairman
of U k r a i n e ' s State Nuclear Safety
inspectorate, the organization that moni–
tors safety at Ukraine's nuclear power
plants. Like others in the nuclear indus–
try, he has become an advocate for keep–
ing the Chornobyl station in operation.
This writer had an opportujity to meet
with him in April during a conference in
Monterey, Calif.
in 1990, following more than two years
of anti-nuclear protests and new revela–
tions about the consequences of
Chornobyl, the Ukrainian government
imposed a moratorium on the construction
of new nuclear reactors in the republic. .
Nuclear power, which accounted for more than
20 percent of electricity, was to many the cheap–
est and only guaranteed form of electric power.
Pressure was thus placed on the Ukrainian
Parliament to reconsider its "idealistic" mora–
torium on the construction of new reactors.
Ukraine had been one of the focal
points of the Soviet nuclear energy pro–
duction, and proportionally had about
twice the capacity of the entire USSR, it
also possessed the large graphite-moder–
ated station (RBMK) at Chornobyl,
which was returned to service only five
months after the major accident of April
1986.
its other reactors were based on the
water-pressurized model ( W E R ) , which
had also been widely exported to Eastern
Europe, vietnam and Finland.
After independence in 1991 Ukraine's
energy problems became paramount. Oil
and gas imports from Russia were used
for major industries, but the prices rose
by factors of more than 1,000 in a single
year. Nuclear power, which accounted
for more than 20 percent of electricity,
was to many the cheapest and only guar–
anteed form of electric power.
Pressure was thus placed on the
Ukrainian Parliament to reconsider its
"idealistic" moratorium.
in December 1992, the Russian atomic
energy industry announced a new pro-
gram to expand nuclear energy in Russia,
it included building stations in remote
regions, completing existing units and
raising the proportion of nuclear-generat–
ed electricity in Russia to about 30 per–
cent by the early 21st century. By 1993,
Armenia was asking for international aid
to restart its old station, abandoned in
1989 because of its location in the earth-
quake zone. Lithuania, as an independent
state, was reliant on nuclear power for 80
percent of its electricity generation. The
Dr. David Marples, associate profes–
sor of Russian history at the University
of Alberta, is the author of (t Chernobyl
and Nuclear Power in the USSR." This
article was published originally in the
Edmonton Journal on May 8.
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
die was cast for Ukraine.
in October 1993, Ukraine's moratori–
um was lifted by the Parliament and the
original plan to close the Chornobyl sta–
tion permanently by the end of the year
was abandoned indefinitely. Two
Chornobyl reactors (numbers 1 and 3)
continue to operate.
Mr. Steinberg commented that in his
view, the second reactor, taken out of
service in 1991, could also be restarted.
At the same time, the covering over the
destroyed fourth reactor continues to
crack and to release small quantities of
radiation. Scientists express concern at
the possibility of further releases of large
quantities of radioactive dust that could
spread for miles.
All the former Soviet states are facing
acute financial problems. None can at
present provide adequate safety for exist–
ing reactors, let alone sponsor a new pro-
gram of expansion.
Mr. Steinberg acknowledged that his
staff members in Kyyiv were not paid
any wages last year. Safety problems are
paramount, and the record in the O S
countries in recent y e a r s has been
deplorable, at both major reactor types.
Four serious accidents have occurred
since 1991: at Chornobyl in October of
that year when a fire in the turbine room
led to the closure of Chornobyl-2; at St.
Petersburg (March 1992), when radiation
was released within the plant's environs;
at the secret weapons plant Tomsk-7
(April 1993), when an explosion contami–
nated an area of about 200 square kilome–
ters; and at Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (May
1993), when two plant workers died dur–
ing repair work on the fifth reactor unit.
Scores of minor accidents have
occurred, especially at W E R stations,
and largely as a result of human error.
The enormity of U k r a i n e ' s decision
became clear in April of this year, when
an international Atomic Energy Agency
(ІАЕА) inspection team declared the
Chornobyl station to be unsafe.
Ukrainian authorities declined the
lAEA's offer to discuss the situation.
in the short term, Ukraine could even
benefit from the lifting of the moratori–
um. Three W E R reactors are close to
completion (two in western Ukraine and
a sixth at Zaporizhzhia) and could com–
pensate for the shutdown of Chornobyl.
Arguably, with ІАЕА assistance, the
operation of the new reactors could alle–
viate the energy crisis in the short term.
The future, however, seems ominous.
Ukraine (and Lithuania and Russia) con–
tinues to operate the RBMK plant at
Chornobyl, now universally recognized
as a highly dangerous reactor. The safety
question has become critical; station staff
are described as "disillusioned"; regula–
tors are unpaid; accidents are increasing–
ly frequent; and the government refuses
to discuss the situation with the ІАЕА.
Eight years after Chornobyl, its lessons
do not appear to have been learned.
S U N D A Y , J U N E 15,1994 No. 24
Communists want C1S founders out mittees to set down the powers of state
K Y Y i v — While campaigning at a
institutions within 10 days. (Reuters)
privatized chemical plant here on June 3, Meshkov denied extra powers
President Leonid Kravchuk said that
SYMFEROP1L, Ukraine - The
Communists in the former Soviet Union
Crimean Parliament rejected an appeal
are plotting to push the founders of the
from President Yuriy Meshkov for power
Commonwealth of independent States
to rule by decree, a RFE7RL correspon–
out of office. "The strategy is to destroy,
dent reported on June 2. President
sweep away the three leaders —
Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian — Meshkov reportedly asked for extraordi–
nary powers in order to push through eco–
then denounce the C1S agreement and
nomic reforms. (RFE7RL Daily Report)
restore the Soviet Union," he told jour–
nalists. NPT accession low priority
President Kravchuk, Russian President
Boris Yeltsin and former Chairman of K Y Y i v — Anton Buteiko, a senior
the Belarusian Parliament Stanislau advisor on foreign policy issues to
Shushkevich founded the C1S in President Leonid Kravchuk, told interfax
December 1991. Chairman Shushkevich on June 2 that accession to the Nuclear
was ousted by the c o n s e r v a t i v e Non-Proliferation Treaty is "not of great
Belarusian Parliament earlier this year urgency" and that economic reform will
and is running for president of Belarus have a higher priority on the legislative
later this month. agenda. Mr. Buteiko noted that Ukraine is
"There is a strategy of left, Communist already fulfilling its denuclearization
forces. And they are not hiding this. This pledges, though it has not formally acced–
is a broad-based strategy to remove the ed to the treaty. Until Ukraine accedes to
people who dissolved the Soviet Union. the NPT, however, many of the security
This is proceeding step by step," said the guarantees promised by the United States
Ukrainian president. "Communists forget and Russia will not take effect.
that the documents founding the C1S Ukraine's last reported shipment of
were ratified by the parliaments of all for– warheads to Russia took place in mid-
mer Soviet republics. But it is convenient
to forget this, because then the blame is
April (for a total of 180) even though
Ukrainian officials said on May 19 that
laid on three men, with concrete sur– the pace of disarmament would increase.
names," he said. President Kravchuk will Tensions in the Crimea may have slowed
seek re-election on June 26; President down disarmament, as some Ukrainian
Yeltsin, despite a promise made last year
to hold early presidential elections, is due
politicians have alluded to the warheads
as a guarantee of Ukraine's security.
to stay in office until 1996. (Reuters) (RFE7RL Daily Report)
Kravchuk vows to fight for presidency Ukraine and Russia to build pipeline
K Y Y i v - Following Parliament's MOSCOW - Ukraine and Russia
June 2 vote to proceed with presidential agreed to create a jointly owned compa–
elections, President Leonid Kravchuk ny by year's end that will build pipelines
said he believed he would make it to the in Ukraine to export Russian natural gas.
second round of voting. "1 am almost Approximately 90 percent of Russian gas
sure Kuchma will go through to the sec– shipments to Europe are sent through
ond round. Among the others, perhaps pipelines across Ukraine. Russia's gas
ГН make it too. No one has a big advan– company also agreed to work out a
tage," he told journalists. "There is cer– timetable for Ukraine to pay the estimat–
tain to be a duel between us." ed S227 million it owes Russia for gas
The Ukrainian president, who repeat– shipments last year and the S645 million
edly asked Parliament to postpone the it owes for this year. (The Wall Street
elections until the constitutional powers Journal)
of the president, prime minister and gov–
ernment are clearly defined, told people's S14 В needed to make Chornobyl safe
deputies: "if the election takes place
C H O R N O B Y L , Ukraine - While
without legal changes, we shall see the touring the Chornobyl nuclear power sta–
collapse of executive power. І believe the tion for the first time since the 1986 cata–
election must take place. But it must take strophe, President Leonid Kravchuk said
place only when supported by a legal in late May that Ukraine intended to keep
basis, if Parliament wants Ukraine to the station open despite international
remain independent, sovereign and pressure to close it, citing the sum of S14
democratic, it must take responsibility to billion needed to make the station safe.
prepare these documents by June 26." A
resolution calls for parliamentary com– (Continued on page 23)
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Author commisioned to write about Ukrainians in Britain Canada gives ?2M
by Tony Leliw
LONDON - Yuri Pokalchuk has been
commissioned to write a book about the
history of the Ukrainian community in
Britain. The Ukrainian writer, here on a
short visit, said the book would be about
200 pages long and would cover such
topics as the mass influx of some 30,000
Ukrainians during and immediately after
the second world war, the growth of
organizations like the Association of
Ukrainians in Great Britain (SUB), the
Federation of U k r a i n i a n s in Great
Britain, and Ukrainian women's, youth,
Church and veterans' groups.
Mr. Pokalchuk, who is widely known
and respected in the Ukrainian communi–
ty, said the grant provided for his research
was a bequest to someone who could
write a fair and objective account of the
history of the Ukrainian diaspora in
Britain. He is being assisted by London-
based fellow-journalist, M y c h a y l o
Dobriansky, former head of the Ukrainian
section of Radio Liberty in Munich.
Having started work on his book, Mr.
Pokalchuk, a native of K r e m e n e t s ,
Ukraine, said it was often the small items
of information that proved most moving.
One such example was the discovery of a
group of some 200 Ukrainians who lived
in Great Britain during the first world
war. They created an organization called
Samopomich (Self-Help), and issued a
proclamation supporting Ukrainian inde–
pendencein 1918.
' T h e r e was this pulse of national-
patriotism, which was always present in
the hearts of our people, it was very nice
to find it," said the 53-year-old writer.
Among of the earliest Ukrainians to
populate British shores, said Mr.
Pokalchuk, was a group of workers in 1893.
Helsinki Commission reports on Ukraine's elections
WASHlNGTON - The Commission
on Security and Cooperation in Europe
(Helsinki Commission) has released its
report on "Ukraine's Parliamentary
Election: March 27, 1994, April 10,
1994."
The report is based on staffers'obser–
vations in Kyyiv, Chernihiv, Cherkasy,
Chyhyryn, the Crimea, vinnytsia and
Kyyiv Oblast during the initial voting for
members of Parliament and the run-off
elections on April 10, in what was the
first democratic election of Ukraine's
Supreme Council.
Staff members interviewed election
officials, candidates, representatives of
candidates and political parties, and
Ukrainian and Western political ana–
lysts.
Following is the summary of the
report's findings.
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Summary
9 p r o g r e s s on e c o n o m i c reform and
Ukraine's first post-Soviet parlia–
mentary elections resulted in a 450-seat,
unicameral Parliament that will include a
substantial mix of Communists, national-
democrats and non-aligned. The new
Parliament will also include a preponder–
ance of new faces; one-third of the 450
members of the old Parliament chose to
run, while only 56 were re-elected.
9
Turnout was high, despite predic–
tions about voter apathy, and a quorum
will be achieved in the new Parliament,
with 338 of 450 seats filled. Repeat
elections for unfilled seats are sched–
uled to be held in July.
9
The high voter turnout - 75 percent
in the March 27 first round elections
and 65 percent in the April runoffs -
T H E UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
They were on their way to North America,
but decided to settle in Manchester. By
1912, they numbered 500, but their num–
bers were depleted prior to the outbreak of
World War 1, when they decided to emi–
grate to America. Those who remained
worked as tailors, establishing their own
Ukrainian Club in 1929.
But the community really began to
grow, said Mr. Pokalchuk, during and
immediately after World War 11. The
flow started with soldiers of the Canadian
armed forces and of the Polish army -
some evacuated from France - but most,
about 6,000, were members of General
W. Anders' corps from italy.
More than 8,000 followed in April
1947 - men of the Galicia Division.
They came as contract laborers from the
B r i t i s h p r i s o n e r - o f - w a r c a m p s in
Rimini, italy. The next wave, in June,
comprised European voluntary
Workers, recruited by special commis–
sions in the British zones in Germany
and Austria. Within two years, 21,000 to
24,000 Ukrainians arrived, including
5,000 women, in later years, another
2,000 women arrived from Yugoslavia
and Poland - these were invited by
prospective husbands.
Among the sensitive subjects to be
tackled by Mr. Pokalchuk's book will be
the power struggle within the Association
of Ukrainians in Great Britain (SUB) at
its March 1949 convention and the victo–
ry of the Organization of Ukrainian
Nationalists (OUN) Bandera faction over
other minority groups, which led to the
creation of the Federation of Ukrainians
in Great Britain.
The specter of KGB infiltration into
all Ukrainian emigre life was real from
its very beginnings, said Mr. Pokalchuk.
A pattern of deaths during the late 1950s
clearly attested to the Ukrainian elec–
torate's desire for change, especially in
the economic sphere, as well as its disil–
lusionment with the current leadership.
9
There were violations, transgres–
sions and irregularities, both during the
campaign and the voting, and especial–
ly during the runoffs. However, even in
light of these problems, Ukrainian vot–
ers generally were able to express their
political will freely. The results of the
election do appear to have reflected the
will of the electorate.
9
U k r a i n e has made p r o g r e s s in
bringing its election procedures into
conformity with international stan–
dards, despite the shortcomings in the
elections process and flaws in the elec–
toral law itself. Nevertheless, Ukraine
has a long way to go before the norms
of the democratic electoral process are
fully assimilated.
9 whether the new Parliament will make
The elections highlighted differ–
ences between different regions of the
country, with Western-oriented nation–
al-democrats enjoying electoral success
in western Ukraine and Russia-leaning
Communists showing considerable
strength in the east and south.
9
No party or group will have a clear
majority in the new Parliament. The
Communists and their allies won the
largest number of seats - about one-
third. They, and to a lesser extent the
moderate national-democrats, will be
the principal forces to contend with, it
remains to be seen how the large group
of newly elected "independents," many
of them tied with members of the post-
Soviet n o m e n k l a t u r a (or what has
b e c o m e known as the "party of
SUNDAY, JUNE 1 5
of Ukrainian leaders like Lev Rebet,
Stepan Bandera and Danylo Skoropadsky
(son of Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky),
convinces him that the KGB was at
work.
"Russian journalists have written that
there existed a special section of the KGB
which was dedicated to working on poi–
sons that could not be detected," said Mr.
Pokalchuk. "We don't know who killed
Danylo Skoropadsky, but it was probably
from the same section of the KGB."
Mr. Pokalchuk, who speaks several lan–
guages including English, hopes that his
book will be a useful tool in the future for
a more serious investigation into the life
of Ukrainians in Great Britain. He expects
it to be published by the end of the year.
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power"), will align themselves.
9
Some degree of polarization can be
expected in the new Parliament. This
may create difficulties for the passage
of important legislative initiatives need–
ed to further reforms. At the same time,
coalitions will no doubt shift depending
on the issue at hand. Among the most
critical issues for the new Parliament
will be the economy, a new constitution
and relations with Russia.
9
The elections were a defeat for
President Leonid Kravchuk in several
respects: first, candidates from the post-
Soviet nomenklatura (often referred to
as the "party of power") suffered many
defeats; second, voter turnout was high
enough to ensure a quorum in the new
Parliament, thus complicating efforts
by Mr. K r a v c h u k to p o s t p o n e the
scheduled June presidential elections.
9
T h e r e are differing views on
quickly adopt a new constitution that
would address the question of separa–
tion of powers. Ukraine simply cannot
afford further deadlock in its governing
structures; and it certainly cannot afford
to have its economy continue to spiral
downward. The Ukrainian Parliament's
ability to deal with these issues will
have far-reaching implications internal–
ly as well as on Ukrainian-Russian and
Ukrainian–American relations.
xx x
The report is available free of charge
by writing to: Orest Deychakiwsky,
Commission on Security and
C o o p e r a t i o n in E u r o p e , 234 Ford
Building, Washington DC 20515.
, 1 9 9 4 ^ з
to Chornobyl kids
EDMONTON - The Canadian federal
government has given more than S2 mil-
lion for a two-year expansion of the
Chornobyl Children's Project. Medical
Project Osvita has developed from the
C h o r n o b y l C h i l d r e n ' s Project and
expands upon the original pediatric pro-
gram to include maternal and neonatal
care and health education.
The Chornobyl Children's Project,
which began in 1992, involved mainly
pediatric specialists in Canada and Ukraine
and resulted in visible improvements and
benefits in Ukrainian children's health
care. The expanded program will provide
specialty training in obstetrics, gynecology
and neonatology, in addition to pediatrics.
Osvita is the Ukrainian word for
"enlightenment." Dr. Ehor Gauk, local
says, "medical enlightenment of Ukrainian
physicians to improve the quality of health
care for mothers and children in Ukraine is
the foundation of this project."
Osvita's primary educational tool is
physician exchanges between Canada
and U k r a i n e , it is expected that 60
Canadian physicians will volunteer each
year to consult in Ukraine with their col-
leagues. The project also selects 20
Ukrainian physicians to train in Canada
for a four-month period.
The first group of Osvita's Ukrainian
post-graduate medical trainees has already
Canadian physicians within their particular
specialty to become familiar with the
Canadian health care system and Western
medical technology and procedures.
Other programs have been organized to
complement the physician exchanges. A
full-equipped medical laboratory facility
has been set up in Kyyiv and an English-
language training school and a medical
library have been established to ensure that
Ukrainian medical personnel have access
to the most current medical literature.
Dr. Gauk directs Osvita's pediatric
program; David Reid, a local obstetri–
сіапУ gynecologist and clinical professor
of obstetrics and gynecology, is director
of maternal and neonatal programs; and
Orest Gauk, an Edmonton lawyer, is the
project's legal and financial director.
Shipment assists
Univ orphanage
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario - A 40-
foot container filled with hospital beds,
furniture, carpeting, toys, school desks
and over 200 boxes of clothing left here
on May 17, bound for Ukraine.
The goods will be used to set up an
orphanage in Univ (about 50 kilometers
outside Lviv) run by the Studite
Monastery. The hospital beds will be
donated to the hospital in the town of Univ
and goods not used by the orphanage will
be distributed to needy families in Lviv.
This humanitarian project was carried
out in cooperation with The Canadian
Foundation for World Development
(Toronto) and the Warehouse of Hope (St.
Catharines). The St. Sophia Religious
Association of Ukrainian Catholics in
Canada has already begun to collect goods
for the next shipment to Ukraine, which is
planned for mid-July. The organization is
accepting donations of goods and financial
assistance to continue with this project.
For more information, please contact
Gaylene Levesque at the St. Sophia
Association, (905) 937-3366, or fax
(905)934-5512.
4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
White House briefing targets Kyyiv scholars, political leaders ha
Ukrainian American community arrival of Encyclopedia of Ukraine
WASHINGTON - (UNAW) The
Clinton administration held a briefing on
June 7 for a cross-section of Ukrainian
Americans. Among the 25 Ukrainian
Americans attending the session were
UNA Supreme Treasurer Alexander
Blahitka and Supreme Advisor and
Director of the UNA Washington Office
Eugene iwanciw.
The group was welcomed by Marilyn
DiGiacobbe, associate director of the
Office of Public Liaison, who explained
that the purpose of the session was to
brief representatives of the community
on United States-Ukraine relations and
the Clinton health care proposal.
Robert Jones, special assistant to the
secretary of veterans affairs, stopped by
to greet the delegation and offer his assis–
tance. He stated that the existing veterans
health care system would retain its inde–
pendence under the Clinton health care
proposal.
Nick Burns, special assistant to the
president and senior director of the
National Security Council, provided the
bulk of the briefing, titled "U.S.-Ukraine
Relations." He pointed out that the rela–
tionship between the two countries has
changed since last fall and that the U.S.
considers Ukraine to be of strategic impor–
tance to the United States. He also noted
that with the S350 million of economic
assistance and S350 million of military
conversion and denuclearization funding
from the so-called Nunn-Lugar account
announced by the president in January,
Ukraine is the fourth largest recipient of
assistance after israel, Egypt and Russia.
Mr. Burns stated that the U.S. is in the
process of setting up a U.S.-Ukraine
Enterprise Fund. The fund will have
assets of Si50 million, which will be pro–
vided by the United States over a three-
year period. A board for the fund has
been selected and it includes two
Ukrainian Americans. Mr. Burns did not
disclose the names of the individuals
under consideration, since they are cur–
rently undergoing background clearances.
He also outlined the principal areas on
which U.S. assistance will focus, includ–
ing privatization, an increase in
exchanges, banking and financial training,
and nuclear power safety. Mr. Burns
noted that the U.S. would raise the nuclear
power safety issue at the G-7 meeting in
July. He concluded by noting that the
United States is committed to Ukraine and
will continue to provide assistance.
in the lively discussion period, the
group, led by Ukrainian Congress
Committee of America President Askold
Lozynskyj and Mr. iwanciw, challenged
many of Mr. Burn's assertions.
Mr. Lozynskyj argued that the delivery
of assistance to Ukraine has not been
effective and pointed out the failure of
Checchi, the organization awarded a con-
tract for developing a rule of law program,
to work with community organizations.
He also asked whether the U.S.-Ukrainian
Enterprise Fund is solely for Ukraine. Mr.
Burns admitted that the fund is really a
Western N1S Fund which would serve
Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova. Mr.
Lozynskyj then challenged the fact that
the S50 million-a-year contribution to the
fund was coming out of the Ukrainian
account, even though Ukraine may not
receive much benefit from the fund.
Mr. iwanciw also raised the issue of
the delivery of U.S. assistance, pointing
out that, despite Checchi's commitment
to work with the Ukrainian American
Bar Association, this has not occurred.
He also pointed out that the community
has received many complaints about
Counterpart, an organization awarded the
SUNDAY, JUNE 15,1994 No. 24
contract for working with non-govern– by Marta Dyczok culture, noted the ideological divide
mental groups in Ukraine, and noted that Special to The Ukrainian Weekly which until recently forcibly separated
the contract was awarded in a non-com– Ukrainian scholars. Speaking on behalf
petitive fashion. KYYiv - "1 am delighted that 1 have of intellectuals in Ukraine, he welcomed
lived to see the day when Ukraine
The UNA Washington Office director the appearance of the Canadian pub–
also questioned the commitment of the acknowledges our work," said Prof. lished E n c y c l o p e d i a of U k r a i n e in
Danylo Husar Struk, editor-in-chief of
United States to Ukraine, since only Ukraine, saying, "it gives us the possibil–
Si30 million of assistance is planned for the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, during the ity to present the image of Ukraine to the
presentation of the five-volume work in
Ukraine in Fiscal Year 1995. He stated world in a completely new light."
that while the Clinton administration did Kyyiv last week. "Our goal was to pre– Among the distinguished gathering,
sent an objective picture of Ukraine to
commit S350 million in economic assis– which included the vice-president of the
tance in FY 1994, Congress, through an the world, and replace the distorted one Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, victor
which has existed until now," he added.
amendment by Sen. Mitch McConnell Priadko, the director of the Ukrainian
(R-Ky.), mandated that "not less than in U k r a i n e ' s elegant Building of Cabinet of Ministers institute of Public
Scholars, tucked away in a courtyard off
S300 million" be spent for Ukraine.
He also pointed out that of the S350 mil- Kyyiv's volodymyrska Street, Ukrainian (Continued on page 21)
and foreign academics, politicians, jour–
lion, about Si20 million is in agricultural
credits, which must be repaid, "if you call nalists and students gathered on June 2 to
loans assistance, then 1 guess the bank gave
me assistance when 1 received a mortgage
witness and welcome the formal arrival
of the most comprehensive scholarly Antonovych Awards
on my house," stated Mr. iwanciw. compilation of information on Ukraine to
Mr. Burns responded that he feels the date.
The host of the presentation, Ukraine's
presented in Kyyiv
U.S. Agency for international Development
(USA1D) is fulfilling its mandate and that vice-Premier Mykola Zhulynsky, opened by Dora Chomiak
the proceedings by stating, "This is not
Ukraine is satisfied with the assistance it is
only an academic achievement, but also a KYYiv - The recurrent Crimean cri–
receiving. He justified the amount of assis–
politically significant act. This encyclo– sis prevented Mykola Zhulynsky, vice-
tance to Ukraine in the coming year by stat–
pedia is an important brick in the spiritual premier of Ukraine and one of the three
ing that the total aid to the states of the for–
foundation of our state." recipients of the Antonovych prizes,
mer Soviet Union declined from S4.1 bil–
lion to S900 million and that the aid to The Encyclopedia of Ukraine project from attending the awards ceremony
was initiated in 1949 by the renowned held in the Kyyiv Hall of Teachers on
Russia dropped dramatically from S2.5 bil–
lion to S390 million. Ukrainian scholar volodymyr Kubijovyc, Friday, May 20. His wife Halyna and
former head of the Shevchenko Scientific daughter Lesia accepted the prestigious
Mr. Lozynskyj argued that Russia has
received a disproportionately high share Society in Sarcelles, France. The first pub– award on his behalf.
lication was a two-volume English-lan–
and Ukraine a disproportionately low Mykola vinhranovsky, a writer wide–
guage encyclopedia that appeared in 1963.
share of the assistance for three years and ly acclaimed for his poetry and films,
in 1976, the second phase of the. pro–
now is the time to rectify that situation - received the prize for his recent monu–
ject, a more comprehensive English ver–
"a sort of affirmative action." Mr. mental novel about the Kozak hero
sion of the encyclopedia, was started at
iwanciw then pointed out that on a per Nalyvaiko. Yaroslav Dashkevych, a his–
capita basis, Ukraine has consistently the University of Toronto. Seventeen torian, was the recipient of the 1993
years later, the expanded five-volume
been one of the lowest recipients, "it is scholarly award.
hard to justify your statement that work was completed. Last week it was
ivan Dzyuba, minister of culture and a
Ukraine is very important when it has received in Ukraine, recognized as an
member of the jury of this annual prize,
never received a percentage of the total intellectual accomplishment that unites
presided at the ceremonies. Prof, ivan
Ukrainians in Ukraine and abroad.
(Continued on page 21) ivan Dzyuba, Ukraine's minister of (Continued on page 15)
Welsh mayor forges ties with Ukrainian homeland
by Tony Leliw ing a conversation with a Russian officer, and he warned me
against returning. "Stalin will not let you go home," he told
LLANELL1, Wales - it has been a successful year for Stefan him. "He will put you in the army."
Chrinowsky. Not only was he able to enjoy the privilege of He took the officer's advice and instead moved to the British
being the first Ukrainian to be elected mayor in Wales, but he sector in villach. When the British decided to disperse the
used his position to forge closer links between the two respec– refugees, he decided to come to Britain. "1 had the choice of
tive countries. working in the coal mines, being a farm worker or going into
"1 met a lot of important and influential people," said the steelworks."
Councillor Chrinowsky, the son of a tailor from Kulachkivtsi With a group of 20, made up of six Ukrainians, a few
near Kolomyia, "but the most important thing in my term of Estonians, Lithuanians and others, they opted for the steelworks
office was the twinning of two Welsh and Ukrainian schools." in Llanelli, Wales. Working for eight hours a day, his job was
Town mayor of Llanelli, a Welsh beautyspot in the county of to clean the furnace before the shift arrived. "1 was the badragga
Dyfed, Councillor Chrinowsky displayed some of the letters - as the Welsh say - the person who drags the steel." The work
Welsh children had received from their Ukrainian counterparts. was so hot sometimes that he had to take salt tablets because the
Schoolteacher iryna Pawlyczko of the Kolomyia Gymnasium sweat would burn his eyes.
(high school) said of her 13- to 14-year-old pupils: "They are Mr. Chrinowsky's interest in politics was stimulated by a
all eager to correspond and brush up their English. And besides, solicitor friend. He recognized his ability to talk to people, lis–
our life nowadays is so difficult, 1 want my children to have a ten and resolve their problems. "When 1 started to canvass, І
ray of sunshine." went to every house and had holes in my shoes when 1 fin–
Another teacher, Raissa Turlayeva, from the town of izyum, ished," he said. Before long he was elected deputy mayor of the
Kharkiv Oblast, said of her 7-year-olds: "All of my pupils have 35,000-strong Llanelli, and last May was given the top job.
read the letters from Wales. Each of them was eager to take it was a far cry from the day in 1984 when he put himself
them in their own hands. Believe it or not, izyum children were forward as a Liberal Democrat councillor for Llanelli's council
really lucky to touch the beautiful colored photo of the first ward of Elli. His Welsh wife, Gwenda, told him: "Stefan, you
Ukrainian mayor of Llanelli." will only get two votes, mine and yours."
Councillor Chrinowsky was really touched by such words. He in fact, he missed being elected by only 17 votes. But by
said he hopes to travel to Ukraine later this year to meet them all - 1987, the tables were turned. The school headmistress who had
in eastern and western Ukraine. "1 hope to organize a trip to bring held the ward for 20 years was beaten into second place. And to
them over to Wales and take a school from Llanelli to Ukraine," prove that it was not a freak result, Mr. Chrinowsky was re-
he said. "We have to think about the young generation, it is elected in 1991. "When 1 won, my wife was so happy," he said.
important for Ukraine, as they can learn a lot from the West. І will "A foreigner had won two times."
do all 1 can to give these youngsters the opportunity to visit." His Welsh town has much to offer. Last year, the Llanelli
Mr. Chrinowsky left Ukraine to come to the West in 1945, rugby team was the Welsh champion, and there are ultra-mod–
but the circumstances were very different. Born on May 8, ern indoor bowling facilities that are expected to attract interna–
1925, he was 17 when the Germans took him to Austria to work tional competition. "1 would like to see more exchanges
as a forced laborer on a farm in Kafenburg. When the Russians between students, sportsmen and choirs," he said.
entered Austria, the young Chrinowsky worked for them for a Any group interested should write to: The Town Mayor of
few months as an interpreter, but then had plans to return home. Llanelli, Councillor Stefan ivan Chrinowsky, 6 Park Crescent,
Fortunately for him, fate spared him. "One evening 1 was hav– Llanelli, Dyfed, SA15 3AE, Wales.
No. 24
Three-scholar panel honors eminent linguist and critic's 85th
by Andrij Wynnyckyj
NEW YORK - On May 6, the
Harriman institute's Ukrainian Studies
Program at C o l u m b i a University
wrapped up its official proceedings for
the 1993-1994 academic year with an
85th anniversary tribute to George Y.
Shevelov, professor emeritus.
The day's events began in the Lindsay
Rodgers Room of the i n t e r n a t i o n a l
Affairs Building, where Prof. Mark von
Hagen formally introduced the celebrant.
Born in L o m z h a , Poland, on
December 17, 1908, Yuriy Shevelov
graduated from Kharkiv University in
1939, lecturing there in Slavic linguistics
until 1943. He emigrated to Germany,
taught and studied at the Ukrainian Free
University in Munich, and received his
doctorate there in 1949.
Continuing on to the U.S., he served
as a lecturer in Russian and Ukrainian at
Harvard University (1952-1954). He was
then accepted to the faculty of Columbia
University, where he was an associate
professor (1954-1958) and full professor
(1957-1977) of Slavic philology and lin–
guistics. He also taught at the University
of Stockholm.
However, Prof. Shevelov is known in
the Ukrainian community primarily for
his efforts as the foremost literary critic
in the diaspora, and a prolific editor of
serials, books and such influential jour–
nals as Arka (1947-1948) and Suchasnist
(1978-1987).
Three panelists then gave presenta–
tions that were inspired, in varying
degrees, by the work of Prof. Shevelov.
Dr. Michael Flier, the Oleksander
Potebnia Professor of Ukrainian
Philology at Harvard University, led off
with a talk titled " T h e Ukrainian
Phoneme ' j ' : Hidden in Plain v i e w . "
Prof. Flier gave the audience a witty
introduction to basic linguistics, but
skirted the issue of Prof. Shevelov's
scholarly polemics with those who
would deny Ukrainian its own niche in
the family of languages.
in response to a question posed after
the talk, Prof. Flier said he differs from
Prof. Shevelov's view of the original lin–
guistic landscape from which the eastern
Slavic languages emerged. "You can
almost divide it up in any number of
ways," Prof. Flier said, "depending on
what you choose as your criteria." Prof.
Flier then explained that he favored the
theory that present-day eastern Slavic
languages evolved from a single com–
mon language, while Prof. Shevelov
posited the existence of five distinct
groups as a point of departure.
Prof. Flier added that it was very con–
venient for Soviet linguists to refer to
ancient Slavic languages as ancient
Russian, since the actual name was
"drevno-Ruskiye yazyky" (ancient Rus'
languages). "Of course, 1 disagree with
that, as he does," the Harvardian added,
"but that still begs the issue of what dis–
tinct dialects were, and what fdistinctj
languages were..."
As Prof. Shevelov is wont to point
out, linguistics is his profession, and lit–
erary criticism, his hobby, but that day
his hobby won out, since two discussants
assessed his contributions in that area.
in her presentation, titled "Yuriy
Sherekh and the Theoretical Discourse of
MUR," Dr. Solomea Pavlychko, research
associate of the Ukrainian Academy of
Sciences institute of Literature and a vis–
iting scholar at the Harvard Ukrainian
Research institute, provided a Prof. Shevelov suggested would be deciphered "once my
"Ukraine's-eye-view" of the short-lived
but widely influential post-war organiza–
tion of artists, writers and critics, MUR
(Mystetsky Ukrayinsky Rukh, or
Ukrainian Art Movement), highlighting
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15,1994 5
the central role Prof. Shevelov played in
it, having adopted a variety of pseudo–
nyms, the most notable of which was
Yuriy Sherekh.
The Kyyivan scholar set the scene of
the late 1940s, in which the displaced
writers and artists faced privation and a
new freedom in Western Europe,
although it was a freedom, Sherekh
wrote, that few were brave enough to
face. Modernity, which the critic champi–
oned, was frightening to those who were
pining to return to "the e a r t h , " Dr.
Pavlychko pointed out. Europe was all
around them, and MUR served as the
focus of the debate whether or not to be
accepted by it. Sherekh's position was
that Europe could not be won by copying
it, but by impressing it.
Dr. Pavlychko said that Theodor W.
Adorno's adage that "it goes without say–
Dr. Solomea Pavlychko speaks at celebratory conference honoring Prof. Yuriy
ing that nothing in art goes without say– Shevelov. Seated are (from left) fellow panelist Prof. Michael Flier of Harvard
ing" was most appropriate for Sherekh's
University, Columbia's Prof. Mark von Hagen, moderator; and Prof. Marko
restless activity during this period. She Pavlyshyn, Monash University, panelist.
outlined the critic's calls for renewal
rather than modernization of the old, his ate post-war period as a critic with an year, was next. His talk, titled "Towards
exhortations for Ukrainians to strive for ironic smile, "a Baudelairean dandy" a Culture Suitable for Adults: The
high art, his confrontations with the mili– always ready with something to express Literary Criticism of Yuriy Sherekh,"
tant purveyors of nationalist orthodoxy, the idea in question within a literary treated Prof. Shevelov's critical output as
his laments about "how catastrophically work. a whole, remarking on his style and
thin our literary world is," his struggles Marko Pavlyshyn, the Mykola Zerov approach over the years.
against "the old incurable disease of Professor of Ukrainian Literature at Prof. Pavlyshyn's point of departure in
provincialism." Monash University in Australia and a his appreciation of Shevelov-Sherekh's
in conclusion, she conjured a vivid visiting lecturer in Ukrainian at the
portrait of Prof. Shevelov of the immedi– University of Toronto this past academic (Continued on page 20)
Shevelov's eloquent pessimism graces banquet
by Andrij Wynnyckyj nied by his mother, who was then "at approximately the same
age 1 am now." Prof. Shevelov reflected poignantly that "my
NEW YORK - The 85th anniversary tribute to Prof. mother was somewhat like a suitcase — she would allow her–
Emeritus George Y. Shevelov held on May 6 was a joint effort self to be loaded on a train and be sent in any direction" that her
of the Harriman institute at Columbia University, the Harvard son decided to take through the shattered European terrain.
Ukrainian Research institute and the Ukrainian Academy of
He then quipped, "1 find myself in a very similar situation.
Sciences in the U.S. The day's celebrations included an early
They say it's my 85th anniversary lit actually passed in
evening banquet for the honoree at Columbia University's
December!, and 1 say 'OK, you know better.'"
Faculty House.
Sixty years ago, he continued, when he read books, he
Following the meal, Prof. Alexander Motyl led off with a read them as permanent texts that would always be read. But
toast to the celebrant. Prof. Robert Belknap, a former student everything changed — very little remains of what was impor–
of Prof. Shevelov and now the head of Columbia's Slavic tant in his youth, in those days, everybody was proud to be
department, followed with a tribute. able to quote Eichenbaum or Spengler.
At the outset, he said that Ukrainian culture is a curious in the succeeding period of Bakhtin, Heidegger and Sartre,
phenomenon — a transatlantic culture, dislocated in time and those authors who seemed to be destined for eternity simply
place, and noted that Prof. Shevelov has been a facet of its fell out of fashion. Similarly, Jacques Derrida, Roland
existence as such and proof that it flourished in the diaspora Barthes, Umberto Eco and others are pushing their predeces–
at a time when it was difficult for it to do so in Ukraine. sors into obscurity, he noted.
Prof. Belknap then proceeded through a litany of praise: Prof. Shevelov confided that when he looks at his own
Prof. Shevelov's contributions to American understanding of considerable personal library, he sees that less than half of
the Slavic world has been enormous — both as a summarizer them will be read any more. "Nobody will remember them.
of what is known and as a guide to what should be known; he Books die like people die," he said.
trained generations of scholars and was one of the greatest Blown along by fashion from one literary or cultural phase
masters of teaching he had ever encountered. At Columbia, to another, Prof. Shevelov opined, the preceding does not
Prof. Shevelov produced a number of people who are now enter into the general consciousness, but is simply replaced
master linguists. Others became medievalists^ arriving at an and forgotten. New arrivals on the scene are not given a new
understanding of that world by way of the language of the
name, but are simply referred to by an older tag, with the pre–
period, a door he held open for them. fix "post–," which is itself compounded into "post-post–" and
One of the celebrant's most singular skills, said his col-
triple "post–." As a result, the quality of a thing is not per–
league self-deprecatingly, is "the ability to teach people of
innate incompetence." (Continued on page 24)
Prof. Belknap also marvelled at the breadth of Prof.
Shevelov's involvement in the culture of the world, a man
with a finger on the pulse of one of its epicenters, New York
City. The Slavicist confided that the celebrant's encyclopedic
knowledge of art, galleries and private collections led him to
ask why the latter didn't teach art. ' T h a t ' s special, that's
mine," came the reply.
Prof. Motyl then shared "a political scientist's" reminis–
cence of how, during his internship at the Prolog Research
Corp., he witnessed how Prof. Shevelov, in his tenure as edi–
tor of Suchasnist, managed to transform "an anonymous
manila envelope of papers" into a journal of consistent excel–
lence that transformed its readership.
The celebrant then addressed the assembly, beginning with
a word of thanks to Prof. Belknap for the latter's support dur–
ing "a critical hour in my life," a cryptic gesture of gratitude
memoirs are published."
He traced his pre– to post-war journey from Kharkiv to After the conference, Harvard's Prof, ihor Shevchenko
Kyyiv, to Lviv, to the Lemko region, to Slovakia, to Germany, (left) and Dr. Eugene Fedorenko (right) of the Ukrainian
to Sweden and then to the U.S., during which he was accompa– Educational Council in the U.S. congratulate the celebrant.
6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk named Best-selling author reflects
to Eastern Churches congregation on being Ukrainian in Canada
PHILADELPHIA - Pope John Paul и
has named Ukrainian Catholic
Metropolitan-Archbishop Stephen Sulyk
to the v a t i c a n Congregation for the
Oriental Churches. The papal appoint–
ment was made March 17 and was pub–
licly announced in late April, reported
the archdiocesan newspaper The Way.
The Congregation for the Oriental
Churches considers those matters that
touch on the Eastern Catholic Churches,
it treats all questions that pertain either to
persons or to discipline, or to the rites of
the Oriental Churches. The present cardi–
nal prefect of the c o n g r e g a t i o n is
Cardinal Achille Silvestrini. The secre–
tary is Archbishop Miroslav Marusyn.
Members of the Congregation are con-
suited on issues that come before the
Congregation and occasionally meet in
the vatican when the need arises.
Archbishop Sulyk was named metro–
politan-archbishop of the Ukrainian
Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia on
December 29, 1980, by Pope John Paul
11. He was ordained to the episcopacy on
March 1, 1981, by Major-Archbishop
Josyf Cardinal Slipyj, Bishop Neil
Savaryn and Bishop Basil Losten at the
St. Sophia Cathedral in Rome on March
1, 1981, and installed as metropolitan-
archbishop of Philadelphia on March 31,
1981.
The papal a p p o i n t m e n t to the
Congregation for the Oriental Churches
Catholic Women's League turns 50
by Christopher Guly
OTTAWA - The Ukrainian Catholic
Women's League of Canada (UCWLC)
has come a long way from holding teas
and making pyrohy, says its national
president, Catherine Chichak.
Fifty years after they were formed, the
6,300-member organization today is
more likely to be presenting position
papers to Parliament on their opposition
to euthanasia, pornography or prostitu–
tion, than selling embroidery at a church
sale.
"Our mainstay is in the cultural educa–
tion field and in the social development
field," explained Ms. Chichak, who lives
in Edmonton.
in late May, the UCWLC celebrated
its golden anniversary in Ottawa with
three days of sightseeing and religious
services. The organization also marked
the 25th anniversary of its bilingual pub–
lication, "Nasha Doroha."
But for Ms. Chichak, this year's 50th
anniversary is not so much a matter of
looking back, but of looking ahead into
the future.
"Our greatest challenge is to educate
bona fide members of the significance
each of us can EhaveJ in our society, on
our Canadian scene and in the Ukrainian
community.
"So many people in our society are
concerned with their own small circle
around them. The challenge is to bring
them beyond that so they don't live in
isolation," she noted.
A member of the UCWLC since 1962,
Ms. Chichak said she's witnessed her
own organization change along societal
patterns. There are more younger, profes–
sional and better-educated women than
ever before.
But although the look of the organiza–
tion might have changed, the group's
philosophy hasn't.
Ms. Chichak shudders at the mention
of feminism and is more comfortable
Metropolitan–Archbishop Stephen
Sulyk of Philadelphia.
gives A r c h b i s h o p Sulyk additional
duties, while he continues to serve as
archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic
A r c h e p a r c h y of P h i l a d e l p h i a and
Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in
the United States.
talking about developing Ukrainian texts
for adult education classes in Ukrainian
Catholic eparchies throughout Canada.
What the Church teaches, the women
follow. Fifty years later, that's still basi–
cally black and white. "We are a Catholic
organization," Ms. Chichak pointed out.
Chopivsky Foundation initiates exchange
WASHINGTON - The chopivsky
Family Foundation has initiated an
exchange program, The Chopivsky
Fellowship at the National Cathedral
School for girls in Washington, as well
as in Ukraine. This exchange program
is aimed at boosting the development
of cross-cultural understanding among
secondary school s t u d e n t s . The
Chopivsky Fellowship will afford the
following opportunities for faculty as
well as students:
Each year, two promising seniors at
the National Cathedral School will
receive grants to travel to Ukraine on a
proposed project to study an aspect of
U k r a i n i a n life and7or culture for
approximately one month following
completion of their junior year. The
students will be chosen through a
competition that entails a carefully
researched proposal for a specific
study project. The proposals may be
on any topic, e.g. art, dance, drama,
geography, history, language, music,
politics, religion, science, etc., the stu–
dent wishes to explore in Ukraine.
The purpose of the travel-study grant
would be to educate the grantees about
Ukraine and about life in that country.
Upon their return, Chopivsky Fellows
are required to present to students and
faculty a program on the findings of
their project, which could address any
aspect of Ukrainian life as well as more
in-depth presentations to smaller classes.
SUNDAY, JUNE 15,1994
by Nestor Gula
TORONTO - Author Myrna Kostash
realized she was no longer a Ukrainian
Canadian but "white" at the 1990 National
Book Festival during a discourse on femi–
nism and ethnicity. "This was a real
shock! І wasn't part of the solution. І was
part of the problem. І belonged to a privi–
leged majority."
The best-selling author of books such
as " B l o o d l i n e s , " "All of B a b a ' s
Children," and "Long Way from Home"
said that throughout her life, her identity
as a woman, as an Albertan, as a writer
and as a Canadian, gave her membership
in a series of minorities. "Suddenly,
without having even moved, 1 belonged
to this enormous, privileged, powerful
majority called whiteness," Ms. Kostash
said.
She was speaking at a discussion orga–
nized jointly by the Ukrainian Canadian
Professional and Business Association of
Toronto and the St. viadimir institute,
titled " B e i n g U k r a i n i a n in the 21st
Century: North American Perspectives."
Also speaking was historian Orest
Subtelny.
The discussion, held on May 10, at
7:30 p.m., drew well over 200 people.
The evening was moderated by Stepha
Dmytriw, the inter-Association coordina–
tor for the U k r a i n i a n Canadian
Professional and Business Association of
Toronto and a reporter for the Ukrainian
television show "Kontakt."
Ms. Kostash said that what first– and
second-generation Ukrainians experi–
enced in Canada can be referred to as
racism. "Up until the first world war and
maybe even a little later, we weren't
whites. We have become whites in the
course of two or three generations."
According to Ms. Kostash, most Eastern
E u r o p e a n s , Jews and Southern
Europeans were called "an alien invasion
A student from Ukraine will be
invited to spend a semester enrolled at
the National Cathedral School. The
criteria for selection of that student is
determined in joint consultation with
the NCS administration.
Three Ukrainian teachers from
Ukraine will come to Washington for
three weeks and spend time with
National Cathedral School faculty, sit in
on various classes at NCS, as well as
perhaps meet with faculty from other
Washington private and public schools.
Three National Cathedral School
faculty members will participate in a
two-to three-week program, in which
they will spend time in Ukraine with
Ukrainian teachers visiting various
school.
The three Ukrainian schools chosen
to participate in this year's program
are: Middle School No. 1 in Kyyiv, the
middle school in the village of
Studeniki in the Pereyaslav–
Khmelnytsky Oblast, and a middle
school in Zhytomyr.
The first group from the National
Cathedral School will be departing for
Kyyiv at the end of May, the second
group will depart in mid-June. The
Ukrainian faculty and students will
arrive in the U.S. in September.
For further information on this
exchange program, please contact
Lydia Chopivsky Benson, (202) 955-
3990.
No. 24
of human dregs, with the instincts of
primitive people fwhoj could only be
redeemed by Anglo-Saxon civilization."
She said that the process of assimila–
tion co-opted Ukrainian culture and
turned Ukrainian Canadians into white
Anglo-Saxons. However, "The whiteness
is only provisional. As the Lord giveth,
so he taketh away. At one point the rul–
ing classes decided that we passed the
test and we were now white. Certainly to
immigrants of color we were indistin–
guishable. But just try to be a little bit too
Ukrainian. Try to be a little too Jewish.
See what happens to our whiteness."
Prof. Subtelny said that we have lost
the ability to misbehave. "We will be
whites, we are whites; we can't be any–
thing but whites because we do not know
how to misbehave." During the discus–
sion period, sociologist Prof. Wsevolod
isajiw pointed out that while to people of
color we are white, to white Anglo-
Saxons we will never be white due to our
inherent ethnicity.
Prof. Subtelny, who teaches Ukrainian
history at York University in Toronto
and is the author of "Ukraine: A Short
H i s t o r y " and " U k r a i n i a n s in North
America: An illustrated History," said
the problem facing Ukrainians in the 21st
century will be the "loss of mission."
"A large part of our identity was based
on keeping the Ukrainian spirit alive in
Canada because they couldn't do it in
Ukraine. Well Ukraine is free." He said
that many institutions and organizations
will be transformed or disappear due to the
new developments in Ukrainian society.
He added that historically Ukrainian
immigration to North America came in
waves, each wave renewing, refreshing
and reinforcing the identity of the previ–
ous ones. "No new wave has come in the
last 40 years. Unless something untoward
(Continued on page 21)
it's 'captain' now
for Hermaniuk
by Christopher Guly
W1NN1PEG - From now on, call
Maxim Hermaniuk "Captain." in late
April, the 83-year-old former Ukrainian
Catholic archbishop-metropolitan of
Canada was awarded the highest degree
of Manitoba's honor system. Archbishop
Hermaniuk was inducted into the Order
of the Buffalo Hunt by Manitoba Premier
Gary Filmon, who is of Ukrainian extrac–
tion.
The order has three levels: scout,
provost and captain, reminiscent of the
historic Buffalo Hunt on C a n a d a ' s
prairies. Metropolitan Hermaniuk now
joins Pope John Paul П, Mother Teresa
and former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
in carrying the rank^of captain.
in presenting the award to the
Ukrainian-born archbishop at the Manitoba
legislature in Winnipeg, Premier Filmon
said: "There is no question, the dedication,
compassion and friendship of His Grace,
through decades of service to the Church
and community have had a profound effect
on the lives of thousands of people."
Metropolitan Hermaniuk is currently in
France and was unavailable for comment.
He was named Canada's first Ukrainian
Catholic metropolitan in 1957, a post he
held until his retirement last year.
Metropolitan Hermaniuk also holds
the Order of Canada.
No. 24
THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM
Young UNfl'ers
Markian Dmytro and his little brother Matthew Petro,
sons of Dr. Alexander and Natalka Sich of Cambridge,
Mass., are new members of UNA Branch 777 in Jersey
City, N.J. They were enrolled by their grandparents
Dr. Dmytro and Oksana Sich and their great-grand-
mother Natalka viasov.
Edmonton's vohon dance ensemble headlines Father's Day program
JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The UNA will hold its 10th
annual Father's Day selebration this year on Sunday,
June 19.
After divine liturgies and lunch, guests will be treated
to a program of music and dance provided by the
vohon Dance Ensemble from Edmonton and Olya
Chodoba-Fryz, a well-known vocalist and bandurist
from New York.
The vohon Dance Ensemble has been in existence for
five years, it is known for its performances at Ukrainian
festivals in Dauphin, Manitoba; Edmonton and Calgary,
Alberta, as well as the Pysanka Festival in Yegreville,
vocalist Olya Chodoba-Fryz
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15,1994
Appeal to readers and subscribers of The Weekly
Dear Readers:
The great expense associated with publishing the
Ukrainian National Association's newspapers,
Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, as well as the
veselka (Rainbow) children's magazine was discussed
in detail at the most recent meeting of the Supreme
Executive Committee, held in late March, it became
clear that deficits had grown way out of proportion and
had exceeded the UNA's ability tofinancethem.
in order to counter the large deficit and help
cover expenses of the UNA's publishing house,
which amounted to approximately Sl.l million
annually during the past four years, the Supreme
Executive Committee appealed to the recently con-
eluded 33rd Regular Convention of the Ukrainian
National Association to raise the subscription fees
for UNA periodicals.
This the convention did. However, the price
increases approved by the delegates were consider-
ably lower than those suggested by the executive
officers. Moreover, the delegates voted for a phased–
in three-step increase in subscription fees because
they did not want to overly burden subscribers with
one threefold increase that would have taken effect
almost immediately. As a result, the new subscrip–
tion fees do not even come close to covering the
expenses of UNA publications. According to our cal–
culations, The Ukrainian Weekly, for example,
would have to cost UNA members S35 per year and
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for 1994. And, this does not even take into account
the fact that postal fees are soon due to be raised.
Meanwhile, the convention delegates voted the fol–
lowing subscription fees for The Ukrainian Weekly:
- As of July 1, 1994 - S20 for UNA members;
330 for non-members.
Alberta; vancouver, British Columbia; and in Los
Angeles and San Diego. The troupe performed also in
Anaheim, Calif., at Disneyland. The group is looking for–
ward to a 1994-1995 tour to Australia by way of Hawaii.
vohon is directed by Ken Kachmar, who has served
as choreographer for the well-known Cheremosh dance
group from Edmonton, and his sister, Debbi Kachmar,
who is instructor-director.
Ms. Chodoba-Fryz is known for her performances
with the Echo of the Steppes Bandura Ensemble, the
Promin vocal Ensemble, the vodohray and Chervona
Kalyna orchestras, as well as solo appearances through-
The vohon Dance Ensemble of Edmonton.
7
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S40 for non-members.
- As of July 1, 1996 - S35 for UNA members;
S50 for non-members.
it is worthwhile to point out that The Ukrainian
Weekly subscription fees had not been raised since
1988, when they went up from S5 for members and
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— this for a paper that is delivered to readers'
homes via the mail, a paper that has grown from 16
pages to 20- and 24-page issues.
We firmly believe that you, esteemed readers,
will understand the difficult financial situation of
the Ukrainian National Association's publishing
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With your help we will be able to keep The
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Supreme Executive Committee
Ukrainian National Association
out the U.S., Canada and South America.
if she is not performing with pianist Andrij Stasiw or
a band, she will be accompanying herself on a bandura.
This year Ms. Chodoba-Fryz will return to Soyuzivka as
mistress of ceremonies and activities director for the
summer program.
As in previous years, members of the Ukrainian
National Association are urged to attend this festival in
large numbers. Members and non-members alike are
welcome to take part in this celebration of fathers.
For further information and reservations, call
Soyuzivka, (914)626-5641.
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Ukrainian Canadian Committee

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
statement on D-Day anniversary
Another 50th anniversary Following is the text of a statement on Canada. Ukrainian Canadians served
While Europe and the United States this past week focused on the 50th the 50th anniversary of D-Day released both at home and overseas. They saw
anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, on June 3 by the Ukrainian Canadian action and gave their lives in battles from
which began the liberation of Europe from the Nazi forces, Ukrainians in the Congress. Europe to Southeast Asia, including
diaspora and Ukraine this week begin a historic 50th anniversary commemora– Dieppe and Hong Kong.
On the beaches of Normandy on June
tion of their own. 6, 1944, many a Canadian soldier made The Ukrainian Canadian Congress, or
it was half a century ago, toward the end of World War 11, that the the ultimate sacrifice as Allied forces Committee as it was known then, was
Ukrainska Holovna vyzvolna Rada (UHvR), or Ukrainian Supreme Liberation opened up the long-awaited second front formed in 1940 and played an instrumen–
Council, was formed by members of the Ukrainian insurgent Army (UPA) and in Europe, culminating in the defeat of tal role in galvanizing the support of the
the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) to provide political leader- the Nazi enemy the following year. The community behind Canada's war effort.
ship for the Ukrainian independence movement. Proclaiming itself "the Canadian 3rd infantry Division landed at Not only did it encourage Ukrainian
supreme organ of the Ukrainian people in its war of revolutionary liberation," Juno Beach. The enemy battery implace– Canadians to sign up for military duty, it
the council's goals were to provide a broader base for armed resistance to both ments were a formidable and deadly coordinated community efforts across
the Nazi and Soviet occupying forces and to elicit support for the Ukrainian obstacle. Canada had more than 1 million Canada to promote the sale of war bonds,
cause from outside the ranks of the OUN. men and women in military service dur– collect aid for the Red Cross and boost
At its founding meetings in the Sambir region on July 11-15, 1944, the UHvR ing World War 11; 42,000 of them lost employment in the defense industry. A
elected a provisional executive, formulated a social7political platform, and adopted their lives. statement by the Canadian Red Cross
a universal addressed to the Ukrainian people. The UHvR declared its dedication Canada's contribution to the war effort indicated that Ukrainians were propor–
to democratic principles of state and political life. was significant for a country with such a tionately contributing to Canada's war
Armed resistance in Soviet-occupied Ukraine was coordinated by the coun– relatively small population compared to effort more than any other group of non-
cil through the UPA, while the U H v R ' s political actions and propaganda cam– its size. The contribution of Ukrainian British origin.
paign against the Soviet authorities were accomplished via the OUN. in Canadians to that effort was of compara– if anyone questioned the loyalty or
Western Ukraine, the UHvR directed propaganda at Red Army detachments, ble proportion. patriotism of Ukrainians to Canada, those
and in 1946 organized a boycott of the Soviet-sponsored elections. During the first world war, about concerns were buried during the second
in October 1949, the U H v R , UPA and OUN issued a joint "Appeal of 10,000 Ukrainian Canadians enlisted in world war alongside the bodies of those
Fighting Ukraine to the Entire Ukrainian Emigration," urging all beyond the military. This, despite the fact the Ukrainian Canadian sons and brothers
Ukraine's borders to unite around the sacred idea of Ukrainian independence. Canadian government branded them as who shed their blood on Juno Beach.
A number of UHvR members left Ukraine in 1944 and formed the External "enemy aliens" and incarcerated thou– On the occasion of this 50th anniver–
Representation of the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council, whose primary sands of their brothers and sisters in sary of D-Day, the Ukrainian Canadian
function was to establish contact with the Western Allies. Among the docu– camps, in World War 11, the estimates of Congress salutes the memory of all fallen
ments issued by this group was a memorandum on the situation in Ukraine Ukrainian Canadians in the military Canadian military personnel and urges
addressed to the Paris peace conference. The External Representation main– range as high 50,000 or about 15 percent everyone to honor the contribution our
tained contacts with underground independence forces in Ukraine and served of the total Ukrainian population in veterans made to the cause of freedom.
as a representative of the revolutionary movement in Ukraine. Meanwhile, in
Ukraine, most members of the UHvR were either killed or arrested for their
activity, and the organization was thus effectively destroyed.
However, the External Representation of the UHvR continued its activity.
Ultimately, a press service was organized and UHvR representations were creat–
ed in several diaspora countries. The External Representation released journals
ACTION ITEM
and other publications. At the time of the dissident movement in Soviet Ukraine, in the great scheme of things, information in travel books is not as earth-shattering
the External Representation published samvydav documents and disseminated as economic or political policies, but the misinformation that goes out to the general
information about Ukrainian national and human rights activists. (Many of the public can still be very damaging.
underground documents of the dissident movement provided by the External " F o d o r ' s Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev: The Complete Guide with Short
Representation were published in English translation in this newspaper.) Excursions" (1994), edited by Christopher Billy, may be thorough, but the informa–
And thus, the work begun in 1944 to promote the cause of Ukrainian inde– tion on Ukrainian history is a rehash of the usual Russian line, it begins "think of your
pendence was continued for decades beyond. trip to Kiev as a time machine that will hurl you back into the earliest pages of
Russian history," and goes downhill from there. "Unless you are an expert in early
Russian church history, you don't need to be particular about which set of caves you
in New York, the founding of the UHvR will be commemorated with an exhib– see" tKyievo-Pecherska LavraJ. "in the early 18th century, on orders from Peter the
it of documents — many of them unique materials available for public viewing for Great, the ESviata SofiaJ cathedral was reconstructed and the six additional domes (for
the first time ever — as well as with a scholarly conference and banquet that are to a total of 19) were added." fWonder what happened to 1 van Mazepa.J The Zoloti
take place this weekend. The 50th anniversary will be marked also in Ukraine with vorota "pavilion houses a museum of ancient Russian architecture."
scholarly conferences and other events scheduled for Kyyiv and Lviv. Whoever transliterated the place names in this book did so from the Russian, not
These events provide a rare opportunity for Ukrainians and others to learn about from Ukrainian. The words that were transliterated from Ukrainian come out: vulitsa
the historic struggle for Ukraine's independence and Ukraine's search for under- Mikhaila Grushevskovo, volodimerska Girka, Gostinni Dvir, Gidro Park, Dnepr, etc.
standing and support of its age-old quest for freedom and self-determination. Seasoned travelers could judge the accuracy and recommendations of the travel
guide and send in their suggestions. Of more concern is the historical problem of
Source for historical background: "Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council,"
including Kyyiv with the two Russian cities, and the text of the introduction, if
Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Yol. У (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993.)
Fodor's is the "king of guidebooks" (as reviewed by Newsweek), it has a long way to
go. Maybe with a bit of constructive criticism from our community the authors can
improve.
They do ask for input: "Send your letters to the editors of Fodor's Travel
Publications, 201 E. 50th St., New York, NY 10022."
But don't buy the guide, just borrow it from the library.
- Submitted by Orysia Tracz, Winnipeg.

israel established itself as a modern state on May 15, 1948,

following the United Nations' partition of Palestine, its cre–
ation represented the fulfillment of the historic national ideal of
the Jewish people.
One month later, on June 15, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America
(UCCA) dispatched a message to Dr. Chaim Weizman, the president of the new state,
in Tel Aviv.
"The UCCA," the message began, "is happy to note that at long last the Jewish
people have managed to establish their own free and independent State of israel, and
today are making valiant efforts to preserve it.
"The Ukrainian people, who for centuries have been struggling for their national
freedom and independent statehood, can well appreciate this great achievement of the
Jewish People."
The message went on to note the UNR government's (1918-1920) positive record
in promoting the rights of Jewish citizens in Ukraine, and to quote a letter of endorse–
ment in this regard, dated October 20, 1919, from israel Zangwell, then the president
of the Jewish Territorial Organization.
in conclusion, the UCCA extended its best wishes and expressed the wish that the state
of israel be allowed "to live in peace and security as a sovereign and independent state."
Source: "The Ukrainian Weekly, " Yol. 16, No. 25 (June 21), 1948.
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Congress focuses on Chornobyl Diabetes project helps Ukraine
by Alexander Kuzma
The Congressional Human Rights
Caucus recently marked the eighth
anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear dis–
aster with a special hearing on the envi–
ronmental and human impact of the 1986
accident in Ukraine. The April 20 hearing
at the Rayburn House Office Building
was chaired by Congressman Tom Lantos
(D-Calif.) and featured Nadia Matkiwsky,
executive director of the Children of
Chornobyl Relief Fund, and this writer,
who is CCRF's project coordinator.
The hearing was organized by a special
task force of Congressmen's wives who
became concerned about the plight of
Ukraine's children after visiting Kyyiv last
summer. The task force includes the
spouses of several powerful Congressional
leaders, including Jane Gephardt, Judy
Bonior, Bonnie Livingston, Jane Spratt,
Roscoe Dellums, Marianne Gingrich and
Annette Lantos.
in her statement before the Human
Rights Caucus, Mrs. Livingston recalled
the deplorable conditions she witnessed
while touring a children's hospital in
Kyyiv. "it reminded me of one of our old
parish prisons back in Louisiana.... it was
hard to imagine that this could be a treat–
ment center for children." Mrs. Livingston
is the wife of Louisiana Congressman Bob
Livingston, the ranking minority leader on
the House Foreign Operations Committee,
which oversees U.S. foreign aid programs.
Following her opening remarks, Mrs.
Livingston introduced Mrs. Matkiwsky,
and praised the efforts of the Children of
Chornobyl Relief Fund, the New Jersey-
based charity that has delivered over 700
tons in medical aid to Ukraine. Since
1990, CCRF has made important strides
in improving the quality of care in sever–
al pediatric h o s p i t a l s , including the
Kyyiv i n s t i t u t e of P e d i a t r i c s , the
L u h a n s k e C e n t e r for Maternal and
C h i l d r e n ' s C a r e , and the Kharkiv
Dispensary for Radiation Protection.
Over the past two years, the fund's suc–
cesses have been cited in U.S. State
Department memoranda, and several
news documentaries. According to a
1992 fact-finding mission by USA1D,
CCRF's newly established pediatric cen–
ter in Lviv is "perhaps the best-equipped
in Ukraine," primarily due to CCRF's
support.
in her statement to the Congressional
panel, Mrs. Matkiwsky spoke of the "dev–
astating toll.... that Chornobyl has had on
Nadia Matkiwsky (right), executive director of the Children of Chornobyl Relief
Fund, testifies before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus in Washington.
From left are: Michael Christensen and Michelle Carter, co-authors of "Children
of Chernobyl" and CCRF Project Coordinator Alex Kuzma.
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
the health and ecology of Ukraine and
Belarus." CCRF's director quoted a World
Health Organization study which showed
that the rate of thyroid cancer among chil–
dren living closest to Chornobyl is 80
times higher than normal.
To dramatize the significance of this sta–
tistic "in human terms," Mrs. Matkiwsky
noted that her family lives in northern New
Jersey, which has one of the highest cancer
rates in the United States. Her husband, a
chief of surgery who specializes in cancer
operations has seen only one case of thy–
roid cancer in a minor in over 20 years of
practice. "Yet in the city of Chernihiv,"
said Mrs. Matkiwsky, "40 miles from
Chornobyl, we visited one hospital which
treated 20 children with thyroid cancer in
just one year." This extraordinary increase
in one of the rarest forms of radiation-relat–
ed cancer has been verified by the Kyyiv
institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Studies.
Mrs. M a t k i w s k y stressed that
Chornobyl has had "a profound effect on
the well-being of citizens in many areas
of the Northern Hemisphere," not only in
Ukraine. She alluded to the experience of
the Norwegian reindeer herdsmen who
participated in the opening ceremonies of
the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. in
1986, a large portion of the domestic
reindeer raised in Norway had to be
destroyed because their meat was so
heavily contaminated by Chornobyl's
fallout. "We need to remember that the
distance between the disaster site in
northern Ukraine and the site of the
Olympics is over 1,000 miles," said Mrs.
Matkiwsky.
Mrs. M a t k i w s k y told the Human
Rights Caucus that the cover-up of the
Chornobyl disaster by Soviet government
officials was a violation of their citizens'
right to know the deadly radiation risk
posed by the accident. Mrs. Matkiwsky
cited recently declassified Politburo doc–
uments which verified that former Soviet
President Mikhail Gorbachev was fully
aware of the severe dangers but down-
played them in statements to the Western
media. Mrs. Matkiwsky insisted that
"Gorbachev, who has since tried to por–
tray himself as the darling of the global
environmental movement, has yet to
come clean on his role in the Chornobyl
cover-up."
Mrs. M a t k i w s k y c o n c l u d e d her
remarks by recalling one of the most
heartbreaking incidents that had inspired
(Continued on page 22)
SUNDAY, JUNE 15,1994
by Andrea Carroll
in Ukraine, children with diabetes are
invalids who are not expected to live past
25, because insulin is virtually unavail–
able. There are no syringes or blood test–
ing materials. Children needlessly devel–
op complications, such as blindness, loss
of limbs and premature death.
The Ukrainian Diabetes Project, now
in its third year, relies solely on dona–
tions of supplies and financial support.
This year, the project hopes to serve 300
children in four clinics in Ukraine, dur–
ing the months of June and July.
in 1993, we were successful in obtain–
ing enough diabetic supplies to provide
25 more diabetics in Cherkasy with
insulin, syringes and blood testing strips.
There were 55 patients participating in
the project.
We were able to see the results of
1992's clinic, since the original 30 chil–
dren participated in 1993. Without a doubt
the health of these children had improved
remarkably. The impact on their entire
families was overwhelming. Mothers said
their worries diminished, as did the need
for constant attention, in fact, they now
felt they could leave the child to go and
work. The children were given a sense of
hope. They smiled much more.
Dr. Richard Holve, as part of the edu–
cation team, visited with each child and
consulted with the parents. This was
extremely valuable, as it allowed more
time for me to focus on group appoint–
ments or group lessons.
Donations of extra supplies that includ–
ed dietetic foods, stuffed animals and toys
added a delightful touch to the clinic.
The impact of the Diabetes Project is
underscored by a letter we received from
one of the parents. Excerpts follow:
"Our family is so thankful to you for
your (concern) about our child. He is 9
years old, five years with d i a b e t e s .
Before the Diabetes Clinic 1 arrived) in
1992, our family didn't know a normal,
calm life. Our son was so seriously ill.
"Every week he had horrible (bouts) of
hypoglycemia, and every night we went
to bed knowing he would have another fit
(go into shock). We had no means to con–
trol his (blood) sugar. The child lost con–
sciousness, speech, eyesight, had dreadful
headaches. We didn't know what to do.
"Once we read in a magazine that there
are individual meters for analyzing blood
sugar, but we could not get them any–
where. Until (Ms. Carroll 1 came, we could
only dream of analyzing the blood sugar
every day. She brought us diabetic sup-
plies and during this last year we had no
problems with our son's diabetes. He has
no fits now! And it is thanks to you and
your generosity. Thank you ever so much!
"(Ms. Carroll told us that in the U.S.),
diabetics lead a normal life, but in our
Ukraine they are defenseless invalids.
Most people cannot control their blood
sugar every day and take wrong doses of
insulin. People often go into diabetic coma
and high blood sugar levels destroy their
bodies — people are slowly dying. We
have no disposable syringes, but the most
dreadful thing is — there is no insulin.
"My whole family thanks you very
much. І know how expensive supplies
for diabetics are in America; in Ukraine
we practically have none (but) we shall
Andrea Carroll is a registered dietician
and a certified diabetic educator. A diabet–
ic since 1972, Ms. Carroll has conducted a
diabetes clinic in Cherkasy since 1992.
Committed to helping diabetics around the
world, she has also been a long-standing
member of Promoting Enduring Peace.
9
try to work hard to change the situation.
Thank you ever so much for your kind
help. How can 1 ever thank you enough?"
in 1993, classes were taught covering
basic d i a b e t e s m a n a g e m e n t ; topics
included the nature of the disease, differ–
ent types of insulin, meal planning, exer–
cise, blood testing and the psychological
impact of living with diabetes.
Supplies were distributed to 55 diabet–
ics. More children from outlying villages
participated. This is a positive develop–
ment, as the village children have little
medical care and it is difficult for them to
get into the city regularly for any type of
care for their diabetes.
Each participant received a package
with enough insulin for one year, 100
syringes, 1,160 blood testing strips, one
lancing device with 100 lancets, educa–
tional material, various dietetic foods,
stuffed animals and toys.
The clinic was held from July 6 to July
27, 1993. This seemed to be adequate
time for teaching and distributing the sup-
plies to those who were informed ahead
of time, it presented a slight problem to
those diabetics who did not hear about the
clinic from the start. Last-minute classes
were held informally for individuals.
in 1993, local medical staff participat–
ed in the teaching sessions to a greater
extent, and learned the techniques for
blood testing in order to be the contact
person for diabetics who may have prob–
lems after the diabetes clinic was over.
An updated documentary video is in
the planning stages, it will be available to
anyone interested. This video will be
used to help raise funds and collect more
diabetic supplies for future programs.
Future plans for the diabetes clinic are
being considered. The possibilities include
longer stays in Cherkasy, maybe three to
four months. An on going clinic would be
held that would give diabetics living far–
ther away and newcomers a greater chance
of benefiting from the services provided.
The medical staff in Cherkasy was
very interested in having this happen.
They have offered living arrangements,
an office and all the support required.
Other plans include a medical team con–
sisting of this writer, a certified diabetes
educator, a medical doctor, and a diabetic
individual from the U.S., as 1 believe
Ukrainian diabetics will benefit from
more contact with other diabetics.
І am planning to write for grants to
obtain funds to help support this project
and believe this project is worthy of
sponsorship.
T h o s e afflicted with d i a b e t e s in
Ukraine continue to need our help in
obtaining the necessary supplies to lead a
normal life, ideally, it would be best to
get diabetic supply companies interested
in having their supplies manufactured in
Ukraine. This is a major undertaking and
one worth considering.
The Ukrainian Diabetes Project needs
help in the following areas: physicians
ready to provide medical consultation
and d i a b e t e s e d u c a t i o n in U k r a i n e ;
insulin U-100; blood testing strips; sugar
substitutes and sugar-free gum; financial
support for transport of supplies from
San Francisco to New Haven, Conn.
This project is non-profit and is jointly
sponsored by Promoting Enduring Peace
and the Diabetic Youth Foundation. For
more information, call Andrea Carroll,
(707) 836-0931, or Barbara Tuscany, (707)
433-4339. Financial donations can be
mailed to: Promoting Enduring Peace,
Ukrainian Diabetes Project, P.O. Box 5103,
Woodmont, CT, 06460 or to the Diabetic
Youth Foundation, 1954 Mount Diablo
Blvd. ЯА, Walnut Creek, CA 94596.
10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15,1994 No. 24

Baba's tales: lisovyky, bolotianyky, domovyky et al

by Jeff Picknicki
For the best croissants in the world, you go to Paris.
For the best pyrohy, it's the restaurant U Pani Stasi in
Lviv, and for the best stories, you come and see my
Baba. From her tales about life in the old country to
predicting the weather with her "famous" onions to her
somekindofgoodfornothing neighbor, she has proved
for me time and time again that real life is definitely
more interesting than fiction. Take, for example, the
events of a certain Thursday...
Picture this: Baba and І are standing in the middle
of a forest looking for blueberries. City-born and city-
raised, i'm really out of my element when i'm not sur–
rounded by concrete and air pollution, but since i'm
the only one who couldn't come up with a good
enough excuse, here 1 am. And i'm going to have to
stop eating the ones 1 find because Baba says we can't
leave until we've filled our pails.
As we walk through the forest, Baba tells me that
this is the same place she and her brothers and sisters
had come as children. "When we were young," she
says, "we used to be afraid to walk here by ourselves.
The people used to say that there were 311 kinds of
evil spirits living in these woods. Over there where our
neighbors lived, old Mrs. Garbolinski's laundry used
to disappear from the clothesline and they'd find it in
the middle of the forest. Her husband would bring it
back home, but the next time she washed clothes it
was gone again... and it would always be found in the
same place. The people said it was the work of the
'lisovyky.' "
Never one to take anything too seriously, 1 ask:
"The Lisovyky? Didn't they live across the street from
you and have all those kids who used to come and
break your tomato plants?"
"That's the Lukovychi," Baba replies, knowing full
well that she's being baited by my question, but
humoring me nonetheless. "The lisovyky were evil
spirits that used to live deep in the forest. І even
remember the people talking about this in the village,
especially the old-timers who believed in all those
superstitions, but i've never seen them. From what І
used to hear, you. had to be very careful because they
could lead you into the forest and you'd never be seen
again."
According to Ukrainian folk belief, the lisovyky, or
forest goblins, are just as Baba describes, evil or
unclean spirits who lived in the woods and fed and
protected the forest animals. Appearing in the form of
an animal themselves, they would lead people into the
forest to strangle them. The lisovyky are said to be
partial to women whom they capture and take to their
lairs. Alternately, they are also known for stealing
children who have been cursed by their parents.
All of the available ethnographic research, however,
has failed to explain the connection between the
lisovyky and Mrs. Garbolinski's missing laundry.
Baba continues with her story: "The people also
used to talk about the 'bolotianyky' that lived in the
swamp just past this clearing. At night, they said you
could hear all kinds of strange sounds coming from
there. Farm animals used to disappear and some peo–
ple even claimed that they were lured into the swamp
by the sound of beautiful music but managed to escape
just before falling in. it was a dangerous place and you
had to be careful at all times."
Better to be safe than sorry. І reach in my pocket for
the Off and give myself another spray. Since it's
worked so far in keeping the mosquitos away, hopeful–
ly it will do the same thing if there really is a creature
living in the swamp.
From what Baba tells me, there's certainly no short-
age of demonological figures in Ukrainian folklore, in
addition to the lisovyky and the bolotianyky, there are
the "domovyky," the so-called good goblins who
guard the house and home, and help the people in their
daily work. They are said to bring good luck to the
family; however they will readily turn to mischief if in
any way offended. They usually appear in the form of
animals, such as a cat, or dog, or a bird. There are also
the "vodianyky," or water goblins, which live in the
rivers, lakes and springs, and the "poliovyky," or field
goblins, which inhabit the fields and meadows and
usually appear as birds, animals or even in the human
form.
"Have you heard the one about the vampire?" Baba
asks, as if her question might actually be followed by a
really good punchline instead of another one of her
stories, "in the old country, they were all over the
place. These were what the people called the unclean
dead, those who died an unnatural death, like a hang–
ing or a drowning, who would become vampires. At
night, they would leave their graves and wander
around scaring the people, choking them or sucking
their blood. They..."
By the time Baba is this far into her vampire story,
i've forgotten all about the full-pail minimum and am
back inside the car with the doors locked. She laughs
but i'm not taking any chances. І rationalize my sprint
to the car, saying that if old Mrs. Garbolinski had her
laundry stolen, then who's to say my car stereo is safe.
As we drive home, 1 catch myself repeatedly looking
in the rear-view mirror, checking to make sure there's
nothing in the back seat and knowing — more than
i've ever known before — that real life (in Baba's
world, anyway) is definitely more interesting than fic–
tion.
And from now on ГН be sleeping with the lights on.

Ukrainian Association of Creative Artists is revived in Canada

by Yakiv Krekhovetsky UACAC. Often they were ... sponsored Pavlo Lopata, executive director of the the N a t i o n a l M u s e u m of U k r a i n i a n
by other organizations under the general UCAF. The show was well attended and v i s u a l Art in K y y i v , M y k h a i l o
TORONTO - The excitement was title 'Ukrainian art.'" Further in his offi– many enthusiastic comments could be Romanyshyn, to Toronto. He accepted a
tangible at the Ukrainian Canadian Art cial opening address, Dr. Stebelskyj gave heard. large selection of works from the UCAF
Foundation (UCAF) on May 15, as a details of the UACAC's cooperation with Most respected of all participants and collection to go to Kyyiv permanently
renewed organization of Ukrainian artists many other cultural o r g a n i z a t i o n s art lovers was one of the co-founders of for exhibit there.
exhibited their works. The Ukrainian through the years. the UCAF, Jaroslawa Szafraniuk, who The UACAC also had a special meet–
Association of Creative Artists of Canada The art works exhibited covered a together with her late husband, Mykhailo ing with Mr. Romanyshyn at the home
(UACAC) has a long history, but in wide range of themes, media and tech– Szafraniuk, conceived and funded the and studio of the ever popular artist
recent years it had functioned on an niques, i.e. oils, watercolors, sculpture, well-known gallery, it has become a Halyna Novakiwsky. During friendly
informal basis. mosaics etc. The effect was not chaotic much frequented and important art and socializing, many plans were made. Does
As of April, the UACAC has renewed but vibrant, due to the tasteful display by cultural center of Toronto. the UACAC perhaps envision an exhibit
its organized structure under the leader- Oleh Lesiuk and Bohdan vandiak, who in another significant recent art event, of works of its members in Kyyiv in the
ship of Andrij Babytsch, noted artist. He belong to the generation of artists recent– the UCAF, through the generosity of future? The natural answer of the enthu–
was the first to be invited to speak by the ly arrived from Ukraine, together with Ms. Szafraniuk, invited the director of siastic artists is - of course!
mistress of ceremonies of the day, artist
irena Nosyk, member of the UCAF board
of directors.
Mr. Babytsch outlined the recent
renewal of the UACAC, stemming from
the need to continue the 40-year history
of the association and from the fact that a
free Ukraine allows for a free exchange
of art in both directions. Among the plans
of the UACAC are a search for a steady
studio and office, regular juried exhibits
and the initiation of awards for best
works at exhibits.
Group excursions are also on the agen–
da, as well as exhibits with other ethnic
groups. "All this," Mr. Babytsch con-
eluded, "will bring us closer together and
will create an artistic atmosphere. That is
our plan of action."
The next speaker, Dr. Bohdan
Stebelskyj, noted critic, cultural activist,
artist and original member of the
UACAC, gave a historic perspective on
the 40 years of activities of the organiza–
tion. The first to head U A C A C was
Mykhaylo Dmytrenko, followed by Dr.
Stebelskyj, ivan Keywan, Emil Telizyn,
Myron Levytsky and Dr. irene Shumska–
Moroz.
"Nearly every year," Dr. Stebelskyj
observed, "there were exhibits of mem–
bers of the Toronto branch, either indi–
vidual or group shows. ... Not all exhibits
were featured under the name of the Some of the members of the newly revived Ukrainian Association of Creative Artists of Canada.
 No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15,1994 11

A GLANCE AT THE PAST: St Josaphat's Monastery marks 50th jubile

by the Rev. Leo Goldade
On the North Shore of Long island,
along Long island Sound, 35 miles to the
east of New York City, lie a number of
historic towns and villages, among them
Glen Cove and Lattingtown, both over
300 years old, going back to pre-revolu–
tionary days before this country was
established.
But, in more recent years, one of these
towns gave way to a comparably recent
development, namely the founding of a
Ukrainian Eastern rite monastery in the
place of Lattingtown. Though the charter
of Lattingtown still exists, the actual vil–
lage where it once stood (at the main
entrance gate) is now incorporated into
the monastery grounds, it was 50 years
ago, in 1944, that the Basilian Fathers
came to these shores and established
what to this day is known as St.
Josaphat's Monastery. Here.is its history.
Charles H. Pratt (founder of Standard
Oil, whose sarcophagus lies in a
Byzantine style chapel church in a ceme–
tery just behind the monastery grounds
across Lattingtown road), John Paul
Getty, W.D. Guthrie and James E.
Aldred (a Jess known entrepreneur) want–
ed to establish themselves on the North
Shore of Long island, in 1910 they
bought out the incorporated village of
Lattingtown, leveled it (a town of 60 St. Josaphat's Monastery in Glen Cove, Long island.
houses and stores), kept the charter and
built mansions for themselves along the coat of arms shield over the entrance to sions, but they can't take away my memo– were meant and used for the entertainment
waterfront. With charter in hand they cre– the Ormston House - now the monastery. ries or the satisfaction Fve had in seeing of wealthy guests, for their edification and
ated zoning laws to establish for them– There were a number of companies that he the things 1 created succeed." He refused cultural amusement and not as farmland
selves an exclusive area close to the other owned outright, the Massachusetts Power to dismantle what he had built, although for the purposes of eking out a living.
millionaires of that period who inhabited and Light Co. and the Quebec Power and his wife was reported to be not quite that in addition to this, much of the land
a strip of coastline that was to be known Light Co. to name but a few. His total philosophical about the loss of the estate. was graded or fill, and therefore not
as the "Gold Coast." assets came to a close S80 million at the He settled his debts to his creditors by arable and not very fertile. This came to
height of his career. With a loan of some selling off the furniture in the Ormston light when one of the early well-inten–
Mr. Aldred went so far as to move S70 million for the development of hydro- House and was still left with S60,000, a tioned superiors, desiring to create a
landfill to 75 meters within distance of electric power during Mussolini's reign in handsome sum even for the mid 1940s. wheatfield, tried to till the driving range
the Long island Sound to build his italy, one can say that in the 1940s he By 1944, the estate fell into the hands of a golf course, only to dig up sand.
English, Elizabethan-Tudor style man– was, in a way, responsible for the lighting of the Ukrainian Catholic rite Basilian At first, the monastery was used as a
sion on the 100 and some acres of land of St. Peter's by electricity instead of the Fathers, largely through the efforts of the house of formation for students studying
that he had purchased. He started it then-used torch-lights. Rev. Maxim Markiw, OSBM (who four philosophy. Some of the names of the
around 1916 (so reads the cornerstone)
This all came to a grinding halt with years later became the first provincial students and professors are familiar to
and called it the Ormston House (his sec–
the enactment by Congress of the anti- superior of the newly created "Dormition parishioners of many of the parishes in
retary-wife's maiden name) which he
trust laws of the 1940s, under which "A– Province of the Basilian Fathers in the the New York area. Among the profes–
built at a cost of nearly S3 million (a
B-C" monopoly companies were system– U.S.A." for a mere pittance of the origi– sors were the Revs. Meletij Wojnar,
hefty amount in those days!). He took
atically dismantled. This, along with nal cost of its building and establishment Julian Katrij (who now resides in the
extra care in creating an English country-
such things as capital gains taxes, income (375,000). monastery and is again a professor for
style manor with imported fireplaces,
taxes, property taxes, both federal and One could write a separate history of the students there), volodymyr Gavlich,
stained glass windows, walnut wood
local, made it absolutely debilitating for the battles fought to obtain the property Michael Wawryck. The students included
(supposedly imported from the Sherwood
the class society that arose out of the and make use of it as a Novitiate by the priests we know today such as Taras
Forest), flagstone floors and English for–
"Great Gatsby Era" to realistically hold Basilian Fathers (i.e. the difficulties Prokopiw, Sofron Mudry (rector of St.
mal gardens. He even imported English
on to the vast possessions they had caused by the local Latin rite hierarchy). Josaphat's Major Seminary in Rome) and
servants to create a blue-blood atmos–
acquired, in order to consolidate, many However, that is not within the scope of Damian W e l e s c h u k (director of the
phere of English gentry (America never
of them set out to systematically destroy this article. Basilian Press in Toronto).
had and nor does it have noble families
that which they had created (i.e. they lev– The early chronicles of the monastery in the early 1950s, the grounds served as
of its own).
eled the mansions they had built and sub- state that the early life of the first monks a refuge for our parishioners from our New
This he accomplished with the help of divided their land holdings). who inhabited the monastery was very York parishes to escape the summer heat.
the famous architects Bertram G. Not so Mr. Aldred. very philosophical– sparse and difficult. The grounds were Many still have fond memories of their
Goodhue (renowned as the architect of ly, he stated in an interview for the New still in their pristine condition. But there vacations spent in the cottages, stables and
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church on York Telegram in October of 1942: "They were no longer the 100-plus workers to gatehouses, where a number of families
50th Street and Park Avenue - 1914 and can take away my money and my posses– tend the grounds. Moreover, the grounds would band together to share the available
co-architect of St. Patrick's Cathedral) space while enjoying the spacious grounds
who designed and helped execute the 74- and quarter mile of beach front.
room manor, and Henry W. Rowe who it was only in the fall of 1958 that St.
was responsible for the stables and gate J o s a p h a t ' s Monastery b e c a m e a
cottages. Others involved in the project Novitiate. Bishop Ambrose Senyshyn,
were known sculptors, such as J. Selmer himself a Basilian, came to bless the
Larson who was responsible for the foun– newly created Novitiate. The novices of
tains and statuary, and other artisans, like the time quite vividly remember the
the Olmsted Brothers (known for their occasion. For one thing, he did not come
designs in New York City's Central by car but by boat, with a retinue of
Park) who did the landscaping and gar- priests landing on the beach. The master
dens. of n o v i c e s , the v e r y Rev. i n n o c e n t
To underscore his ecclesiastical ties, Lotocky OSBM (now bishop-emeritus of
he (providentially, it might be added) Chicago), along with four novices, met
gave the manor a touch of monastic Bishop Senyshyn on the beach and
ambiance. escorted him to the main house, where
1 Though Mr. Aldred had large, if not the blessing and canonical establishment
major stockholdings in the Gillette Safety of the cloister took place.
Razor Co., the New York Gas Co. and For practical purposes, only the upper
others, his major investment was in hydro- floors were designated as a cloister (for–
electricity, as can be seen by the beaver, a bidden to the general public) along with
perforated line representing a dam, fol– the natural architectural cloister on the
lowed by an Anglican bishops' mitre (rep-
resenting Mr. Aldred's family line) in the St. Josaphat's Monastery members in 1994. (Continued on page 18)
12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
CONFERENCE ON UKRAENlAN MBLTTARY fflSTORl
by Bohdan Azhniuk and Andrew Sorokowski
CAMBR1DGE, Mass. - T h e state flag of Ukraine was
raised on May 12-13 in front of the main administration
building of Harvard University side by side with the flag of
the United States of America. During these two days,
American scholars, specialists in general and military his–
tory and political science, and Department of Defense offi–
cials met with their Ukrainian colleagues in order to dis–
cuss current problems of constructing the armed forces.
The scholarly conference, titled "The Military Tradition
in Ukrainian History: Us Role in the Construction of
Ukraine's Armed Forces,4, was initiated and organized by
the Ukrainian Research institute of Harvard University and
the institute of National Strategic Studies at the U.S.
National Defense University.
The Ukrainian side was represented by Col. Gen.
Kostiantyn Morozov, former defense minister of Ukraine;
Lt. Gen. ivan Olenovych, deputy superintendent of the
Military Academy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Col.
ihor Smeshko, defense, military, naval and air force
attache at the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States; and
Col. Yuriy Levchenko, chief of the Foreign Directorate of
the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
in March 1993, representatives of the U.S. Department
of Defense had paid a two-day get-acquainted visit to the
Harvard Ukrainian Research institute (HUR1). This testi–
fied to the interest among official circles in Washington in
the capabilities of this academic institution in the study of
Ukraine and the provision of accurate information and
analysis, which could provide the basis for making appro–
priate political decisions.
On the institute's suggestion, a joint scholarly project
was undertaken for a series of conferences on military-his–
torical and military-political topics. HUR1 Associate
Director Dr. Lubomyr Hajda was the initiator and organiz–
er of this project. Bohdan Pyskir, at that time a captain in
the U.S. Army interning at the institute, played an impor–
tant role in developing its concept and planning.
The project was approved by the Office of the Secretary
of Defense, and the necessary funds were designated for its
realization. Nadia Schadlow of that office played an
important role in setting up contacts between the Ukrainian
studies specialists and the Department of Defense.
A prominent place among the issues to be considered in
future conferences in this cycle will be assigned to prob–
lems of the development of Ukrainian military doctrine
and the formulation of the young state's strategic interests.
These can hardly be understood without a knowledge of
the historical background and the military tradition in
Ukraine, which is intertwined with today's problems of the
construction of the armed forces. This was the topic of the
first of the planned scholarly forums.
Lectures and commentaries
As planned by the organizers, the officers from the
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine presented detailed com–
mentaries on the lectures given by well-known Western
specialists on topics in military history. The latter were Dr.
Zenon Kohut, director of the Canadian institute of
Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta (commenta–
tor: Lt. Gen. Olenovych); Prof. Mark von Hagen of
Columbia University (commentator: Col. Smeshko); and
Prof. John Jaworsky of the University of Waterloo (com–
mentator: Col. Levchenko).
This procedure made it possible to successfully combine
the theoretical generalizations of the representatives of
academic scholarship with the practical experience of the
Ukrainian officers. Thanks to this, different perspectives
on the military-political situation in and around Ukraine in
Lt. Gen. ivan Olenovych (left) and Col. Yuriy Levchenko
listen to conference proceedings.
SUNDAY, JUNE 15,1994
Standing in front of University Hall at Harvard University are: (from left) Dimitri vedryn, Leonid Tupchienko,
Zenon Kohut, Kostiantyn Morozov, Nicholas Krawciw and Lubomyr Hajda.
various periods of its history were provided. This fostered
mutual information and correction of views, and the for–
mation of a more objective and more nuanced picture. To a
significant extent, such an approach by itself guaranteed
the practical benefit of this conference.
Among the participants were representatives of the State
Department, of the political and analytical sections of the
Department of Defense, and of the RAND Corp., as well as
lecturers from military educational institutions, and others.
Maj. Gen. Nicholas Krawciw of the U.S. Army (retired)
and two representatives of the institute of Global Strategic
Studies in Kyyiv, Leonid Tupchienko and Dimitri vedryn,
played a prominent role in the work of the conference.
its organizational success was also furthered by two
U.S. Army officers who were spending the academic year
as interns at the Ukrainian Research institute, Maj.
Gregory Perchatsch (who now is working at the U.S.
Embassy in Kyyiv) and Capt. Harald Buchholz.
At the official dinner at the Harvard Faculty Club, the
first minister of defense of sovereign Ukraine, Gen.
Morozov, addressed the conference participants on
"Current Ukrainian Military Policy and Problems of its
Formulation."
Each paper presented, and each commentary by the
Ukrainian experts, prompted lively discussion during both
sessions and recesses. The conference proceedings were in
English; the highly professional interpreting of Marta
Pereyma (United States information Agency) assured
mutual understanding between the Ukrainian-speaking and
English-speaking conference participants.
Dr. Hajda of the HUR1 presented opening remarks, in his
paper, "Making the Armed Forces Ukrainian: The Role of
National (Non-Soviet) Military Traditions," Dr. Kohut exam–
ined various aspects of educational work in the army, such as
the role of the Socio-Psychological Service in this process,
the study of Ukrainian history and military traditions, the
introduction of new insignia and symbols, and so on.
He also noted that the polemics regarding the recogni–
tion of the Ukrainian insurgent Army (UPA) as a belliger–
ent at war with red and brown totalitarianism are continu–
ing both in Parliament and among military servicemen.
While the journal viysko Ukrainy presents the views of
both adherents and opponents of recognizing these forma–
tions' role in Ukrainian military history, the newspapers
Prykordonnyk Ukrainy and Pravda Ukrainy refuse them
the right to rehabilitation and continue to accuse them of
ties with the fascists.
The speaker considered the fact that some Ukrainian tra–
ditions, for example that of the armies of the Ukrainian
National Republic (UNR) in their struggle with
Bolshevism, have received broad recognition, while others
— the UPA, the Galicia Division — arouse controversy, to
be one explanation for the indecision of the Armed Forces
of Ukraine (AFU) on the road to Ukrainization. in Dr.
Kohut's opinion, with the resignation of Gen. Morozov
and the change in the administration of the Social-
Psychological Service, the process of Ukrainization of the
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army has stopped at a crossroads.
in his commentary on this presentation, Lt. Gen.
Olenovych pointed out that in the process of educating per–
sonnel, it is considered effective to apply a combined
approach, uniting by way of compromise the finer military
traditions of the Ukrainian armed forces of various histori–
cal periods: the princely era, the Kozak period, the armed
forces of the UNR, Ukrainians in the ranks of the Soviet
Army, which fought against fascism, and the fighters ol
the UPA. The basic emphasis is on cultivating the tradi–
tions of the Kozak period of Ukrainian history, which elicit
the least controversy and can be accepted by the service-
men as a whole.
The commentator did not agree with Dr. Kohut's analo–
gy between the Social-Psychological Service (today known
as the Section for Educational and Social-Psychological
W o r k ) of the AFU and the former Chief Political
Administration of the Soviet Army, emphasizing that the
latter was directly subordinated to the Central Committee
of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and was г
means of party control over the army, while the activity oi
the Social-Psychological Service is determined by legisla–
tion in force and military doctrine, which are ratified b)
Parliament and are not subordinate to any party.
Lt. Gen. Olenovych also spoke on the progress and
tempo of the Ukrainization of the army, and showed the
conference participants some examples of pedagogical lit–
erature, of which the m a n u a l titled History of the
Ukrainian Army elicited special attention.
Gen. Morozov's address
The address of Gen. Morozov, as well as his person
were of particular interest to the conference participants. І
was he who, as the first minister of defense of today'5
Ukrainian state, took the most responsible and importan
steps in the construction of its armed forces. This wa;
especially stressed by James Brusstar, the representative 01
the U.S. institute of National Strategic Studies, who highly
praised Gen. Morozov's lecture and the numerous com
ments and answers to questions.
Turning to recent events, Gen. Morozov noted tha
Ukraine was the first of the former Soviet republics to take
up the formation of its own armed forces, and in a shor
time (August 1991-May 1992) succeeded in resolving 1
number of important issues of military construction, it die
so just in time, because in May 1992 Russia began to for
mulate her own military policy, and from the very begin
ning its Ministry of Defense considered its chief task to b(
preventing the further development of the Ukrainian army.
Up to that time, the majority of military units on the ter
ritory of Ukraine was already under the control of tht
Ukrainian government. Over 10,000 officers, who did no
wish to take an oath of loyalty to Ukraine, were transferrec
to other countries according to their own wishes. Few citi
zens knew then—and few know now—that it was precisely
at that time that an intensification of the situation in th(
military community was most likely.
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Д Е Ш A T HARVARD UNIVERSITY
in May 1992 Russia understood that the officer corps of
: AFU was lost as a lever for counteraction, Gen.
jrozov observed. Therefore, its primary efforts were
scted at the nuclear missile complex and the Black Sea
:et (BSF). Through its own mistakes, the Ukrainian
"liament worked effectively to create a negative image
Ukraine in the eyes of the world community with regard
its attitude toward the problem of nuclear disarmament.
one in the world had ever approached such an impor–
t problem in such a declaratory manner, without a
lew of government programs, technical assessments,
ancial estimates, and so on.
in Gen. Morozov's opinion, the Partnership for Peace
(gram proposed by the United States should be seen as an
of appeasement of Russia, for today it is already becom–
; apparent that this is an ordinary division of spheres of
srest, coordination of action in response to crises, and
tee between the centers of power. Most likely, Ukraine
1 be relegated to Russia's sphere of interest. This proba–
also explains the West's failure to evaluate Russian pol–
toward Ukraine in an appropriate manner, he added.
An important problem that fundamentally influences
rid perception of Ukraine is that of the Black Sea Fleet
1 the related issues of Sevastopil and the Ukrainian
mea. The speaker considered these also to have been
Ticially created. To a significant degree they have also
ulted from political mistakes by Ukraine itself,
in March 1992, Gen. Morozov noted, the Ukrainian
nistry of Defense had actual control over the BSF, as
arly 85 percent of the naval officers awaited the
rainian government's decision on their fate and were
spared to transfer to service in the Ukrainian navy,
wever, keeping the pro-Russian commander in his posi–
1 prevented Ukraine from making personnel changes in
BSF, which in turn blocked self-determination by the
icers.
in today's situation, the former defense minister said,
re are three possible scenarios:
1. Left-wing forces with programs opposing statehood
не to power in Ukraine, and give up not only the
mea with the BSF, but all of Ukraine together with its
ependence.
2. Ukraine preserves its statehood, but after the removal
nuclear arms becomes an arena of provoked armed con–
:ts, including the Crimea. After "rescue" measures, the
ults are the same as in the first scenario, it is precisely
order to avoid such a situation that Ukraine should
ain political guarantees of its security.
3. in the search for ways of resolving the nuclear issue,
well as the issue of the BSF, a solution may be sought
including a third party, i.e. the United States, in the
imination of these issues.
Recently, there has been growing appeasement of
ssian ambitions to play the role of leader and peacemak–
зп the territory of the former USSR. The cultivation in
itical parlance of such terms and cliches as "the territo–
of the former Union," "Russia and the other former
riet republics," and "Russia and the other countries of
C1S" is convenient only for Russia, because it assumes
mference participants at dinner at the Harvard Faculty Club listening to a presentation by Kostiantyn Morozov.
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 15,1994
Russian leadership and cultivates Russian hegemonism,
the speaker underlined.
The Ukrainian policy of restraint and responsibility pre–
vents certain forces from provoking open conflict. This is
prevented also by the existence on its state territory of
nuclear arms. "What from a distance appears to be our
political indecision, our incapability to make market
reforms, and our inability to manage our own land, is real–
ly something rather different: organized counteraction by
experienced cadres of the relevant Soviet-trained services.
Ukraine never had access to them, and for this reason has
long been unable to overcome them," said Gen. Morozov.
Nevertheless, in the opinion of the former minister of
defense, "over two years' experience of bilateral relations
with our neighbor does not give us reason for an entirely
negative prognosis." it is necessary to continue persistently
the search for such relations and forms of cooperation as
would guarantee Ukraine's independence and security, and
would guarantee peace between the two countries.
Soviet military tradition
The second day of the conference began with a paper by
Prof, von Hagen titled "The Soviet Military Tradition and
its Legacy in Ukraine." Beginning with relations between
servicemen and the civilian population, Prof, von Hagen
discussed the prestige of the military profession, the prob–
lems of hazing (abuse of new recruits) and regionalism
(conflicts between groups of soldiers coming from differ–
ent places or regions) in the former and current army, and
the principle of forming military units with personnel from
a single or various regions of Ukraine.
in his commentary on this presentation, the defense,
military, naval and air force attache at the Embassy of
Ukraine, Col. Smeshko, pointed out that the problems of
army life in the former USSR had accumulated over many
decades and could not be resolved all at once. Their resolu–
tion will be determined both by the level of affluence and
the conditions of military service for soldiers and officers,
and by the cultivation of national consciousness and a
sense of civic responsibility to defend the Ukrainian state
regardless of one's ethnic origins or regional affiliation.
in the next paper, "The Transition from a Soviet
Military in Ukraine to a Ukrainian Military," Prof.
Jaworsky devoted primary attention to the role of the
human factor in the course of formation of the Ukrainian
army. As one conference participant, Mr. Pyskir, aptly put
it, Ukraine's creation of its own armed forces was the
greatest defeat in history for the Soviet Army. The leader-
ship of the Soviet Union and the central military command
were taken by surprise by the rapid course of events at the
beginning of fall 1991, and could not forestall the division
of the USSR armed forces among the former republics.
But it would not be correct to explain the peaceful
course of events in Ukraine during the creation of its
armed forces only by the confusion that reigned in
Moscow. This happened also due to the calm but persistent
and consistent work of a group of officers and civilians led
(Continued on page 19)
13
Kostiantyn Morozov
speaks on the issues
Responding to questions from conference participants
and at meetings with representatives of the Ukrainian
community, Col Gen. Kostiantyn Morozov presented his
thoughts on a number of issues, including the following.
(The excerpts below were provided by Bohdan Azhniuk
and translated by Andrew Sorokowski.)
Kostiantyn Morozov, former defense minister of
Ukraine, speaks during dinner at the Harvard Faculty
Club.
On nuclear arms and national security :
Today Ukraine can follow no path other than that on
which it has set out, that is, total reduction of nuclear
arms. But during this reduction, Ukraine's national secu–
rity interests must be taken into account. The declaration
signed by the presidents of three countries last January is
not yet the key to solving this problem; it is only fa dec–
laration ofl intent.
І propose for consideration four basic qualities which
characterize nuclear arms in Ukraine today:
1. The nuclear missiles are aimed at targets in the
West and the United States, and pose a threat to them.
As a participant in negotiations with the Americans, І
proposed that the warheads and flight assignments be
removed, so as not to threaten objects in the United
States. The United States took an interest in these pro–
posals, but Russia opposed them. At the Pentagon 1 said,
"Let's propose removing the flight assignments, and
you'll see that Russia will refuse." That is exactly what
happened.
2. Because Russia has been reducing technical super-
vision of the nuclear missiles for the last two years, they
are becoming ecologically dangerous. І proposed that
those warheads that are nearing their expiration dates
should be removed to Russia in order to be reprocessed,
and that those that will await resolution of the problem
should be kept under international control. But again,
Russia was against it.
3. Nuclear weapons have material value, and Ukraine
has the right to demand compensation for the materials
of which they consist.
4. By their presence, nuclear arms are a factor
restraining those who desire to start a conflict on the ter–
ritory of Ukraine. Therefore, as we reduce nuclear arms,
we must replace them with political guarantees of our
security. І am for taking the above-mentioned trilateral
declaration as a basis and transforming it into a trilateral
treaty in which each party will have its specific obliga–
tions: Ukraine is obligated to reduce its nuclear arms and
remove them for reprocessing in Russia; Russia will
compensate Ukraine for its weapons as objects of mater–
ial value and exclude all pressure, blackmail, territorial
pretensions and threat of force from its political relations
with Ukraine; the United States, formulating its policy
with Russia and Ukraine, should use its authority to per–
suade these states to perform their obligations.
(Continued on page 15)
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Antonovych Awards...
(Continued from page 4)
Fizer of Rutgers University was ill, and
his introduction of Mr. Zhulynsky was
presented by Serhiy Bilokin of the
Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Mr. Dzyuba introduced Mr.
vinhranovsky, and Martha Bohachevsky–
Chomiak of the National Endowment for
the Humanities delivered the assessment of
the work of Mr. Dashkevych.
The Antonovych prizes are given for
literary and scholarly achievement, in the
last three years of the 14 years of exis–
tence of the prizes, the committee also
awarded an additional prize for signifi–
cant achievements in developing various
aspects of culture and scholarship in con-
temporary Ukraine. The recipients are
chosen by an independent committee of
scholars whose members present the rea–
sons for their choices at the annual award
ceremonies. Among the recipients of the
prize in the previous years were, among
others, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Robert
Conquest, George Shevelov, vasyl Stus
and Lina Kostenko.
The Antonovych Prizes were estab–
lished by Drs. Tetiana and Omelian
Antonovych to support significant works
in scholarship about Ukraine in any lan–
guage, and literary works in Ukrainian.
Each award carries a stipend of S5,000.
The handcrafted certificate details the
reasons for the award of the prizes.
Fleet talks...
(Continued from page 1)
nificantly in the current world situation."
Ukraine's Admiral Bezkorovainy said
that individual members of the Russian
delegation were adopting positions that
were at variance with those of their presi–
dent. 'This issue cannot be reduced ...to
questions of geography, of where the
ships will be m o o r e d . " Admiral
Bezkorovainy noted, "The division of
forces must address economic and legal
concerns in order that the two forces cre–
ated as a result operate within a common
infrastructure. What can be divided, must
be divided, and what cannot be divided
must be available for use by both sides,
whether through an alternation of opera–
tional control or through leasing."
Ukrainian negotiator Mr. Tarasiuk
rejected Mr. Dubinin's claim that Ukraine
had accepted to take 18.3 percent of the
fleet's ships, reasserting the previously
agreed 50750 split. He said Ukraine could
take a lower percentage of ships, as
deemed necessary for the creation of a
basic nucleus for the Ukrainian navy, but
only with full compensation from Russia.
The next round of talks is to begin
within eight to 10 days in Moscow,
although Ukraine is asking for the meet–
ing to take place other than the Russian
capital.

Objective reporting... in his a c c e p t a n c e speech Mr.

(Continued from page 1)
Ukrainian National information Agency
Respublika, said he sees candidates
Leonid Kuchma and President Leonid
Kravchuk running off in the second
round. He thinks that Mr. Kravchuk will
overcome in the end.
"Who knows? Maybe it is better to
have Kravchuk right now. Kuchma's
strongest drive is to unite with Moscow,"
he noted.
vinhranovsky passionately described
how he had researched the epoch of the
Kozak wars of independence against both
serfdom and the Polish kingdom.
Mr. Dashkevych, who had spent a
considerable amount of time in prison
camps in Siberia and whose work in the
development of bibliographic studies as
well as that on the Armenian presence in
Ukraine was being honored, discussed
the problems of historical research in
Ukraine.
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Kostiantyn... as Strobe Talbott.

(Continued from page 13)
І think that these obligations would
have to be ratified at the level of national
legislation. After this, an international
commission would have to be created to
supervise their implementation. І am cer–
tain that Ukraine would feel that it was
understood by the world, and protected.
if one takes into account all the inter–
ests of Ukraine, then the warheads can be
deactivated and made safe for the West
within a month. After this they must be
removed and transported for reprocess–
ing. This can be done in a few months.
There were even plans for the creation of
Ukrainian-American enterprises for ura–
nium reprocessing on the territory of
Ukraine, but the government did not sup-
port this. Russia opposed it as well. After
the warheads are sent away, with the help
of American technology it is possible to
destroy both the missile engine fuel and
the missiles themselves, along with their
silos, within a year or two.
І believe that the West must hasten to
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On Western policy toward Ukraine:

І am very much surprised that the
West, which for so many years opposed
the Communist ideology, has become
confused after its collapse and now does
not know what to do with those countries
that desire its support. Why, instead of a
consistent acceptance of these countries,
has the policy of prolonged observation
led it to make its peace with Russian
ambitions of maintaining its influence on
those countries? Such indecision has
caused the present vagueness and grow–
ing problems.
While the Soviet Union was still in
existence, Ukraine adopted a declaration
of sovereignty and declared its intention
to cooperate more closely with the West,
including in the military sphere, yet today
one gets the impression that the West
does not need a Ukraine independent of
Russia. Russia takes advantage of this sit–
uation and progressively aggravates it.
As a supporter of world democracy
and the growth of its influence, the West
should be interested in the survival of a
new democratic state. І spoke of this
back in 1992 in Washington in George
Bush's office, but Mr. Bush supported
the "Chicken Kiev" policy, while now
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panoramic view of the sound. to study philosophy and theology.
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still operational today, hosting marriage been achieved, there have been a number
encounters and private retreats. of generous people who have contributed
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Conference... imposition in this matter could, in Col.

(Continued from page 13)
by Gen. Morozov, said Prof. Jaworsky.
The Union of Officers of Ukraine provid–
ed considerable support for this group.
Nevertheless, dissension appeared in the
union regarding the proper relationship
between political activity and concern
about the social and material conditions
of life for servicemen. The Social-
Psychological Service also elicited
ambiguous and contradictory opinions,
its director, volodymyr Muliava, was
accused of an intolerant attitude to criti–
cism, and artificial acceleration of
Ukrainization.
The grave state of the Ukrainian econ–
omy is leading to dissatisfaction among
the officers with their conditions of life
and service, as well as to a decline in the
level of combat readiness, which is con–
nected with limited possibilities for its
implementation. Nevertheless, in the
opinion of this scholar, the Ukrainian
army exhibits significantly fewer signs of
politicization than the Russian army,
with the possible exception of a part of
the officers of the BSF.
in connection with the necessity of basic
reductions in the armed forces, Ukraine
will require funds in order to organize the
effective re-training of a significant portion
of the officer corps for civilian professions.
if it does not prove possible to improve the
standard of living of servicemen, today's
peaceful relations between them and the
rest of society may be seriously threatened,
said Prof, Jaworsky.
Commenting on this paper, Col.
Levchenko said that it is too early to defin–
itively evaluate the activity of individual
persons or groups. Undoubtedly the Union
of Officers of Ukraine played a great and
positive role in the establishment of the
AFU, though its activity has also had, and
continues to have, its problems. Only the
future will tell how it will deal with them.
The commentator discussed the role
that could be played by the Committees of
Soldiers' Mothers in educating the future
guardians of their country, especially if it
proves possible to reach mutual under-
standing and fruitful collaboration with
representatives of the educational and
social-psychological task forces. The nec–
essary work in this direction is already
under way. Much attention is also being
paid in today's Ukrainian army to the
revival of the Ukrainian language, culture,
and traditions. But pressure and excessive
Levchenko's opinion, provoke opposition
and alienate those who are not prepared to
immediately embrace the national heritage.
The scholars, military personnel and
political scientists expressed their satisfac–
tion with the scholarly level of the confer–
ence, their thanks to its organizers, and
their conviction that more such meetings of
specialists should be held in the near future.
Other meetings, activities
in addition to their work at the confer–
ence, the high-ranking Ukrainian offi–
cers' stay at Harvard involved a series of
meetings, official and social visits, and
excursions. Gen. Morozov, who arrived
in C a m b r i d g e on May 9, met with
Massachusetts Secretary of Public Safety
Thomas Rapone, and the Harvard
University marshal, Prof. Richard Hunt.
He also attended a specially prepared
exhibit at Houghton Library (a part of the
Harvard library system), which included
such rarities as the Ostrih Bible (1581),
"universaly" of Hetman lvan Mazepa, a
manuscript of Hryhoriy Skovoroda, and
rare editions of works by Taras
Shevchenko. Gen. Morozov was also
given a tour of Harvard University, and a
sightseeing tour of Boston harbor on a
high-speed cutter of the Massachusetts
National Guard.
On May 11, the eve of the conference,
a meeting was held at the Ukrainian
Research institute at which the guests
from Ukraine were introduced to its staff
and scholarly activity, including its cur-
rent work and plans for the future.
Possibilities for collaboration between
the Ukrainian studies specialists at
Harvard and the Academy of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine were discussed.
To commemorate their visit, the guests
were presented with scholarly publica–
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Kostiantyn Morozov is shown an exhibit of rare Ukrainian manuscripts and pub–
Harvard Ukrainian Research institute. lications at Houghton Library by Dr. Elizabeth Falsey, associate curator.
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Kyyiv who are currently fellows of the
institute, and Ukrainian students at
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Prof. Roman Szporluk, greeted the
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a week or a day, no matter what people
think about it," said Mr. Butkevych. He
explained that one success of the meet–
ings was that the C r i m e a agreed to
uphold Section 71 of U k r a i n e ' s
Constitution, which notes that this docu–
ment supersedes all regional constitu–
tions and laws.
The leader of the Crimea's negotiating
committee, Sergei Nikulin, said, "The
.ЦІЇ talks did not touch the issues of dual citi–
' СГ
yJU Щ zenship and treaty relations." But he
agreed that "both sides unambiguously
agreed that the legislative acts of the
Crimea and Ukraine are not in accord,"
according to interfax. He did not state
how reconciliation should take place.
Mr. Butkevych said the latest working
c o m m i t t e e from Kyyiv left for
Symferopil on June 7 to continue negoti–
Three-scholar...
(Continued from page 5)
critical stance was the German philoso–
pher i m m a n u e l K a n t ' s definition of
enlightenment: the liberation from self-
imposed immaturity. The sense of pur-
pose that dominates the critic's oeuvre,
the scholar ventured, was motivated by
his wish to lift the Ukrainian literary and
artistic milieu out of its "immaturity"
and "protracted cultural childhood." For
the Monash University scholar, Prof.
Shevelov is a prime example of a "leg–
islative c r i t i c , " one who "strives to
empower the entire educated stratum of
Ukrainians, not simply to address the
20th century nightmare of Ukraine's
experience."
Prof. Shevelov's criticism is not all of
one piece, Prof. Pavlyshyn pointed out,
but divided among the initial M U R
phase, reflected in "Ne Dlia Ditey" (Not
For Children, 1964), the North American
phase, captured in the anthology "Druha
Cherha" (The Second Round, 1978),
which h e r a l d e d a w i t h d r a w a l from
engagement and a stylized "death" of the
Sherekh persona. For "Tretia Stezha"
(The Third Watch, 1991), a collection of
essays published both in the U.S. and in
Ukraine, Sherekh is resurrected, and is
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ations and would pursue discussions on
how to resolve the differences between
the two constitutions. The group, which
is not empowered to sign agreements,
will remain for two weeks.
in addition, a second, formal parlia–
mentary committee on economic matters
will now be created. Mr. Butkevych said
both sides had agreed on the need to
resolve the Crimea's economic problems,
"if the Crimea's economy was in decent
shape, 1 do not feel the situation in the
Crimea today would have come to this
point," said Mr. Butkevych. He said he
would try to get top Ukrainian econo–
mists like v i k t o r P y n z e n y k and
volodymyr Lanovy involved in the com–
mittee.
For now, the rhetoric being emitted by
the Crimeans regarding the negotiations
is upbeat. Mr. Nikulin praised Ukraine's
efforts. He said, "We are surprised at
Kyyiv's complete understanding of our
stand. We are responding in the same
way. There is a wish and a readiness to
work together."
marked by, according to the Australian
scholar, "a late Goethian, more playful,
subjective and tolerant self-stylization,"
The discussant cited the opinion of fel–
low Columbian alumnus Prof. George
Luckyj, who said that "unlike most cur-
rent professional critics, tSherekhJ is very
readable — he allows readers to side with
him; and yet, he lets the text speak for
itself." Prof. Pavlyshyn added that Prof.
Shevelov communicates his enjoyment of
the text as well. Other features of Prof.
Shevelov's writings he indicated were a
constant maintenance of a comparative
approach vis a vis other world literatures,
and "a consistent radical outrage at
Ukraine's non-independence."
it was in this that Prof. Shevelov's7
S h e r e k h ' s purpose was most plain:
together with Yuriy Lavrinenko and ivan
Koshelivets, he locked Soviet literary crit–
ics in a deadly serious game, whose stakes
were the canon of Ukrainian literature.
The victor would determine its literary
hierarchy. Fortunately, he, and Ukrainian
literature, won.
Since 1990, Prof. Pavlyshyn noted, he
has been celebrated by intellectuals in
Ukraine, as have his trademark rejection
of the politicization of literature and the
supremacy of the text over critical or ide–
ological theory, in conclusion, he noted
that a cultural openness favored by Prof.
S h e v e l o v c o n t i n u e s to be absent in
Ukraine, and its arrival would herald a
genuinely post-colonial culture.
in r e s p o n s e to a q u e s t i o n , Dr.
Pavlychko concurred that there is a dan–
ger that Prof. Shevelov could simply be
canonized then shelved in Ukraine, but
that his writings are by no means univer–
sally accepted as gospel. Considerable
institutional opposition still exists from
e n t r e n c h e d i d e o l o g u e s of the past
regime. She said this was healthier,
because it ensures a continuing dialogue,
rejoining "1 would be shocked and disap–
pointed if those people (approved ofj
him. This is much more honest."
As a conclusion to the afternoon's
proceedings, Dr. Marko Antonovych
rose on behalf of the Ukrainian Academy
of Arts and S c i e n c e s in the U . S .
(UvAN), of which Prof. Shevelov was
designated honorary president, having
served as president in 1959-1961 and
1981-1986. Dr. Antonovych mentioned
that the celebrant had established a fund
the U v A N library and archive.
Characteristically laconic at the end,
Prof. Shevelov thanked "the surgeons
who worked on his body," remarking
drily that after the talks he b e c a m e
"almost convinced that 1 am an impor–
tant person."
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Parma parish names man of year Kyyiv scholars... Best-selling...

(Continued from page 4)
Administration and former director of
the Canadian institute of Ukrainian
Studies, Bohdan Krawchenko; democrat–
ic politicians Dmytro Pavlychko, ivan
Drach, Mykhailo and Bohdan Horyn; and
many notable professors; the only dis–
senting comment was voiced by the edi–
tor of the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia,
Anatoliy Kudrytsky. He challenged the
assertion that encyclopedias could be
objective, and maintained that the Soviet
encyclopedia was an accomplishment of
world status.
The colorful and o u t s p o k e n Mr.
Pavlychko expressed an opinion probably
held by many in Ukraine. He said, "1 am
happy that this encyclopedia was pub–
lished at a time when history was in the
process of being corrected. Otherwise,
many of us would have been depicted in
a very different light."
(Continued from page 6)
happens in Ukraine, we will not get any
more waves."
Although he was unwilling to predict
what might happen to the Ukrainian
community in the 21st century, saying
that such a prediction would be based on
too many presupposed notions to be of
any value, Prof. Subtelny did point to
trends indicating diminished use of the
Ukrainian language, and that an increas–
ing number of organizations will become
irrelevant and disappear. He said that
youth groups, senior clubs and churches
will r e m a i n , although s o m e w h a t
changed.
Ukrainians will use Ukrainianism as a
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Ukrainian contacts around the world and
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U.S. cargo plane...
(Continued from page 1)
page 9 for information on the Congres–
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This airlift, CCRF's 11th, was orga–
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from the World Health Organization and
regional health ministries showing a
sharp increase in infant mortality, thyroid
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among children living near the
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ages of basic medical supplies through-
out the country.
The Catholic Medical Mission Board
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CMMB has provided medicines and vac–
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of medical aid to the Chornobyl victims.
The most valuable equipment to be
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manufactured by General Electric -
Medical Systems Division. The MR1 sys–
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in young radiation victims, since it avoids
the need for X-rays and other hazardous
techniques involved in conventional
nuclear medicine. The MR1 shipment was
made possible through the joint efforts of
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CCRF is also transporting five neona–
tal incubators to help combat infant mor–
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reported that Belarus and Ukraine, the
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Other cargo to be shipped on the Dover
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For further information, call Alex
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Ukrainian National Association Congress...

(Continued from page 9)
Monthly reports for December her work for the Chornobyl children.
"When a mother looked up at me from
her dying child's bedside and asked me
Death Benefits 97,208.82
RECORDING DEPARTMENT Dividend Accumulations 1,717.36
for an injection to ease tthe child's! pain,
Dues And Annuity Premiums From Members Returned 209.52 І found it my duty as a human being to
MEMBERSHIP REPORT Endowments Matured 113,524.00
indigent Benefits Disbursed 1,240.00
reach out and h e l p . " A d d r e s s i n g
JUV. ADULTS ADD TOTALS interest On Death Benefits 125.50 Chairman Lantos, Mrs. Matkiwsky
T O T A L A S O F N O V E M B E R ЗО, 1993 17,317 41,291 5,356 63,964 Payor Death Benefits 89.97
GAlNS lN DECEMBER 1993 Reinsurance Premiums Paid 828.29 pleaded, "As an American mother and
S c h o l a r s h i p s „ „ ^ - - 1,000.00 grandmother, 1 would like to reach out to
New members Total
Reinstated
Operating Expenses:
you, to join us in rescuing another nation
Transferee! in
Change class in Real Estate 77,989.78 from immeasurable devastation."
Transfered from Juvenile Dept. Svoboda Operation 90,126.97
Washington Office 23,988.89 Mr. Kuzma, CCRF's project coordina–
TOTAL GAlNS: Official Publication-Svoboda 140,884.15
LOSSES lN DECEMBER 1993
tor, urged the Congressional panel to do
Organizing Expenses:
Suspended Advertising 11,400.72 everything in its power to expedite relief
Transfered out Commissions And Overrides On Universal Life 13,633.64 programs for Ukraine. "We need to mobi–
Change of class out Field Conferences 1,032.41
Transfered to adults Medical inspections 371.18 lize existing resources at the Department
Died Refund of Branch Secretaries Expenses 552.60 of Energy, at USA1D and other agencies
Cach surrender Reward To Organizers 24,142.86
Endowment matured Reward To Special Organizers 9,325.61
to deliver the maximum amount of aid
Fully paid-up Traveling Expenses-Special Organizers possible to the Chornobyl victims, and to
3,307.29
Extended insurance Total
Certificate terminated prevent a second nuclear accident at one
Payroll, insurance And Taxes:
TOTAL LOSSES 166 325 47 538 Employee Benefit Plan 49,383.75
of the Soviet-built RBMK reactors."
INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
GAlNS lN DECEMBER 1993
insurance-General 4,269.00 Mr. Kuzma noted that according to
Salaries Of Executive Officers 19,091.99
Paid-up 35 88 123 Salaries Of Office Employees 102,760.79 the C o m m i s s i o n on the C h o r n o b y l
Extended insurance 6 6 12 Taxes-Federal, State And City On Employee Wages 34,430.53 Disaster established by the Ukrainian
Total
TOTAL GAlNS 41 94 135 Parliament, Ukraine spends 12 percent of
LOSSES lN DECEMBER 1993 General Expenses:
Actuarial And Statistical Expenses 1,200.00 its federal budget on remedying the
Died 2 2
Bank Charges 26,869.57 Chornobyl accident. "For a country
Cach surrender 10 8 18
Books And Periodicals 291.29
Reinstated 5 15 20 undergoing a painful transition to a mar–
Dues To Fraternal Congresses 207.00
Lapsed 10 25 35
Furniture 8n Equipment 3,091.88
TOTAL LOSSES 25 50 75 General Office Maintenance 11,260.42
ket economy, a country which has yet to
TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHlP insurance Department Fees 43.20 privatize its national resources, this is a
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1993 17,277 41,237 5,339 63,853 Operating Expense of Canadian Office 350.00
Postage 8,180.50
staggering burden." Mr. Kuzma added,
WALTER SOCHAN Printing and Stationery 3,863.64 "No nation in the world could shoulder
Supreme Secretary Rental Of Equipment And Services 1,503.86
Telephone, Telegraph 5,847.35
this kind of burden on its own."
Traveling Expenses-General 4,239.76
Total 66,948.47 Should another Chornobyl-type acci–
FiNANClAL DEPARTMENT Miscellaneous: dent occur, Mr. Kuzma warned that it
Accrued interest On Bonds 28,147.51 could permanently cripple any chances
iNCOME FOR DECEMBER 1993 Amortization Premiums On Bonds 31,821.00
Auditing Committee Expenses 535.14 of economic recovery for this region,
Dues and Annuity Premiums From Members Convention Expenses 750.00 "and this clearly raises national security
income From "Svoboda" Operation Depreciation Of E.D.P. Equipment 95,271.36
investment income: Depreciation Of Printing Plant 16,902.54 considerations for the United States."
Banks 2,924.82 Depreciation Of Real Estate 72,954.35
Bonds 239,300.21 Donation From Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine 2,764.77 Despite the many unresolved prob–
Certificate Loans 6,086.65 Donations 32,300.00
Mortgage Loans 28,174.13 Exchange Account-Payroll 449,345.34
lems surrounding the Chornobyl disaster,
Real Estate 65,453.85 Fraternal Activities 10.58 Mr. Kuzma stressed that most of the
Short Term investments 11,810.63 . investment Expense-Mortgages 2,975.00
Stocks 7,224.86 Loss On Bonds 43.98
health effects resulting from the accident
Urban Renewal Corporation 547,992.00 Professional Fees 4,200.00 are not expected to occur until the years
Total 1,392,850.73 Rent 785.63 1996 through the year 2000, because for
Refunds: Reserve For Unpresented Checks 119,401.42
Dividend To Members 4,556.70 Transfer Account 510,000.00 many radioactive isotopes, there is a 10-
Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 19,335.84 ^ ^ U k r a i n i a n Publications 14,639.50 to 15-year latency period between the
investment Expense 300.00 Total S 1,382,848.12
Operating Expenses Washington Office 3,665.86 time of exposure and the time when a
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Printing S Stationery 53.74
Bonds 3,587,789.39
cancer develops, "in contrast to the
Reward To Special Organizer 323.29
Taxes Federal, State 8. City On Employee Wages 30,083.38 Certificate Loans 6,786.65 famine in Somalia, or the massacres in
E.D.P. Equipment 1,241.65
Taxes Held in Escrow 217.33 Rwanda, where disaster unfolded before
Telephone 515.27 Loan To U.N.U.R.C. 547,992.00
Travel Expenses-General 92.59 120,000.00 the W e s t could m o u n t an effective
Total Real Estate 14,348.37 response, this latency period following
Miscellaneous: Short Term investments 1,196,754.84
Accrual Of Discount On Bonds S t o c k . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 4,107.13
Chornobyl creates a window of opportu–
58,514.39
Donations To Fraternal Fund 180,843.33 S 5,479,020.03 riity which should enable the Western
Donations To Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine 3,460.60
Exchange Account-Payroll 449,345.34
Disbursements For December, 1993 7,802,817.63 medical community to save thousands of
Profit On Bonds Sold or Matured 4,658.16 lives in the next few years. "
Reserve For Unpresented Checks 167,011.21
Sale Of "Ukrainian Encyclopaedia" 680.00 Other witnesses who testified at the
Transfer Account 510,921.09
Total S 1,375,434.12 ASSETS LIABILITIES
April 20 hearing were Michelle Carter,
investments: Cash 818,610.86 Life insurance m a n a g i n g editor of the San M a t e o
Bonds Matured Or Sold 357,406.61 Short Term Times, and Michael Christensen, who
Certificate Loans Repaid 12,175.93 investments
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Ukrainian crossword
by Tamara Stadnychenko
Answers to last week's puzzle
Newsbriefs...
(Continued from page 2)
"To talk about closing the station without
any basis or alternatives is pointless...
But pressure is being put on us. We must
withstand it. Chornobyl is working and
must c o n t i n u e w o r k i n g , " President
Kravchuk told members of the plant's
4,500 staff.
He arrived at the sum of S14 billion in
the following manner: "When we pulled
troops out of Germany, all questions were
resolved. Apartments were built, social
issues were dealt with. For matters like
this, S10 billion is needed. We must add
S4 billion for the station itself, bringing
the total to S14 billion. But we simply do
not have the money." Previously, the sum
to make the Chornobyl station safe ranged
from S6 billion and S8 billion. (Reuters)
Russian navy on lower Danube
K Y Y i v — Residual Russian naval
units on the lower Danube River in
Odessa Oblast, especially in ismail, have
threatened to resist by force any attempt to
place them under Ukraine's jurisdiction,
Ukrainian and Russian media have report–
ed. The Russian side also seeks to retain
control of the shore infrastructure of the
Danube fleet on Ukrainian territory and
on the Romanian borders. Russia consid–
ers its Danube fleet an integral part of the
Black Sea Fleet. (RFE7RL Daily Report)
Apple plans software project for Ukraine
KYYiv — Apple Computer inc. plans
to announce a software development pro–
ject for Ukraine that would take advan–
tage of a labor force with high computer
skills and low wages, in a joint agree–
ment with U k r a i n e ' s Academy of
Sciences, Apple will train Ukrainian pro–
grammers, assign them basic program–
ming and market Ukrainian software
inventions abroad. President Leonid
Kravchuk endorsed the project after a
study predicted that Ukraine could cap–
ture 2 percent of the world's software
market and create 100,000 jobs within
five years. There are approximately
500,000 c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m e r s in
Ukraine, half of which reside in Kyyiv.
The agreement, signed on June 1, calls
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for Apple to initially invest S30,000. in
return, Ukrainian programmers will write
software for Apple at a quarter of the
price charged in the West. The Ukrainian
subsidiary will also set aside 45 percent
of its profits for software export market–
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Apple hopes to use the Ukrainian pro–
grammers for translating software for
ІВМ-compatible computers. (The New
York Times)
Syphilis rampant in Dnipropetrovske
KYYiv - Syphilis has infected hun–
dreds of people in Dnipropetrovske, and
officials are blaming poverty and the
spread of pornography in post-Soviet
society. Officials say 450 cases of the
venereal disease have been registered
since January, compared to 970 over the
previous five years. The incidence of
syphilis in young people has increased 26
times, and many babies have inherited
the disease from their parents. "This has
been caused by the deteriorating social
and economic situation and by rampant
pornography on television," said vasiliy
Pavlov, a top city council official. A spe–
cial fund set up to help a local clinic
combat the disease has so far attracted
contributions of only S10. (Reuters)
Ukraine needs independent ТУ network
K Y Y i v – The leader of the Christian-
Democratic Party of Ukraine, vitaliy
Zhuravsky, held a press conference at the
Ukrainian Writers' Union on Tuesday,
May 17, at which he severely criticized
the dismal state of Ukrainian television
today. Mr. Zhuravsky stated that all three
national stations (UT-1, -2 and -3) are
dominated by certain governmental enti–
ties and personages, foremost among them
President Leonid Kravchuk. Censorship
of radical and7or politically incorrect
views is rampant and access to airtime is
largely at the whims of the ruling nomen–
klatura, according to Mr. Zhuravsky.
Other press conference participants,
among them the editor of v e c h i r n y
Kyyiv, vitaliy Karpenko, said freedom of
speech in Ukraine is only an illusion, and
the right to freely disseminate news and
information publicly is severely abridged,
a situation that must be rectified as soon
as possible. (Respublika)
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Bandura camp announces 11th session

PREVIEW OF EVENTS by Anatoli Murha A final concert on August 21 at 1 p.m.
Monday-Friday, June 13-17 p.m. There will be entertainment, dancing, will showcase campers' intense efforts at
LivONlA, Mich. — Bandura players of becoming a solid orchestra and choir.
buffet and wine. Donation: S50 per per–
NEW YORK: Artist Taras Schumylowyeh all ages will come together on August 7-21
son; youth, 325. Proceeds to benefit the Over the past years, the camp has been
will take part in a member's art group show to keep the tradition of the Emlenton ban-
museum. Prior to the garden party, divine sponsored by the Ukrainian Bandurist
of Composers, Authors and Artists of dura camp alive. For the 11th time, All
liturgy will be celebrated in the Chorus (UBC) and the Society of
America inc. at the CAAA National Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp in
monastery's library chapel (main house) at Ukrainian Bandurists. This June, the UBC
Convention, being held at Lincoln Square
noon. For more information, call the Emlenton, Pa., will bring together bandura
Gallery, 250 W. 65th St. There will be a embarks on a journey back to Ukraine.
museum at (212) 228-01 10; fax: (212) enthusiasts from points close and distant.
reception on Tuesday, June 14, 2-5 p.m.; Most of the bandurists of the UBC are
228-1947.
music and poetry celebration. Thursday, This year is special for Emlenton as graduates of Emlenton. Dr. Marko Farion
June 16, 12:30-6 p.m. m v i N G T O N , N.J.: Pre-School Music bandura players will commemorate 10 is the longtime a d m i n i s t r a t o r of
(Muzychne Doshkillia), under the direction years without their mentor, teacher, corn-
Saturday, June 25 "Kobzarska Sich" and the vice-president
of Marta Sawycky, will present the fairy- poser, Maestro Hryhory Kytasty (1907-
NEW BR1TA1N, Conn.: The Youth Group tale "vesnianochka" at the Ukrainian and soloist of the UBC. Oleh Mahlay, a
1984). it is no mystery why Maestro graduate of Emlenton, has in recent years
of St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Catholic Community Center, 140 Prospect Ave., at 3
Church is sponsoring a "zabava' (dance) p.m. For enrollment in a summer course Kytasty called Emlenton "Kobzarska been the music director of Emlenton and
featuring vodohray. The zabava will take and the 1994-1995 school year, call (908) Sich." is the assistant conductor of the UBC.
place at the American-Ukrainian Citizens 276-3134. The two-week musical learning adven– Julian Kytasty, member of the UBC, will
Club, 33 Oak St., at 9 p.m. For further ture reunites attendees from prior years. be music director of Emlenton this year.
information, tickets or table reservations, ADVANCE NOTICE The camp's reputation for developing tal– Enrollment in the Emlenton camp is
contact Chris or Patty iwanik at (203) 667- ent entices first-timers. Experienced and
July-August open to applicants age 12 and older who
0316. All proceeds will be used for youth
activities and scholarships. talented instructors create a learning have a bandura, can read music and
EDMONTON: The Alberta Ukrainian
Dance Association is holding the Altanets' atmosphere that is coupled with fun, in understand Ukrainian; arrangements can
Saturday-Sunday, June 25-26 order to create a desire by students to be made to rent a bandura. The fee for the
'94 Summer Ukrainian Dance Workshop
WARR1NGTON, Pa.: The annual Program, a series of weeklong, live-in sum– truly learn the feeling of "kobzarstvo." two-week camp is S360, which includes
Ukrainian festival hosted by St. Anne's mer dance workshops that provide an inten– Friendships formed in prior years rekin– room and board. For families with more
Ukrainian Catholic Church. 1545 Easton sive Ukrainian dance experience for chil– dle themselves every August. Freshmen than one member attending, there will be
Road (Route 61 1), will be held Saturday, dren and young adults 10 years and older. are treated as part of the kobzar family. a Si00 discount from the total.
June 25, 6 p.m.-midnight, and Sunday, The workshops are specifically designed to
June 26, starting at noon, on the spacious accommodate participants with a variety of Every d a y ' s schedule at Emlenton For information regarding applica–
16-acre tract and in the church social hall. dance abilities. Workshop content will includes seven hours of bandura playing, tions, as well as information about
Featured on Saturday will be music by the include a study of basic Ukrainian dance bandura-playing technique, bandura histo– acquiring a bandura if needed, contact:
Polka Express. Sunday afternoon will fea– technique, supplemented with several ry, solo and ensemble playing and singing. Dr. Marko Farion, 3796 Rochester Road,
ture performances by the vesna Dancers regional dances. The workshops take place For advanced Poltavka players, the camp Troy, Ml 48083; telephone (work): (810)
and The voloshky Ukrainian Dance in a camp-like setting. Workshop schedule offers instruction in the Kharkiv style, in 689-7979, fax: (810) 689-6115; or call
Ensemble, as well as polka music by The is as follows: workshop tfl, July 3-9: 14- the afternoon, campers are given free time the assistant administrator, Anatoli
villager's, various Ukrainian artisans and 17-year-old dancers, Camp Oselia, to swim and canoe on the Allegheny Murha, (313) 525-8489. Applications
crafters will exhibit and demonstrate their Wabamum Lake; workshop ft2, July 31-
River, play volleyball and relax. will be accepted no later than June 27.
work. Also available throughout the festi– August 6: 10-13-year-old dancers, Camp
val will be kiddy rides, games and novel- Kamenyar, Sylvan Lake; workshop ЯЗ,
ties. The festival will be held rain or shine. August 5-11: 14-17-year-old dancers,
For more information, call (215) 343-0779 Camp St. Basil's, Pigeon Lake; workshop
or (215) 343-9809. Я4, August 21-27: 10-13-year-old dancers, Ukrainian summer school program set
Camp Oselia, Wabamum Lake. For further
Sunday, June 26 information and registration, contact: SASKATOON - The 1994 Ukrainian the Canadian way of life and the role of
GLEN G O v E , N.Y.: The Ukrainian Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association, 202 Total i m m e r s i o n S u m m e r School Ukrainians in Canadian society. To date,
Museum will host a garden party-picnic at 10852-97th St.; Edmonton, Alberta, T5H Program for High School Students is 10 high school students from various areas
the estate of St. Josaphat's Monastery, 1 2M5; (403) 426-4329; fax: (403) 426-5077. scheduled for July 3 to August 6 in in Ukraine (Kyyiv, Kharkiv, Lviv,
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