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Ukrainian studies specialists gather Mykhailo Horyn promotes Ukraine
in Kiev for international congress on whirlwind tour of U.S., Canada
by Chrystyna N. Lapychak
K1EV - Scholars from all over the
world descended upon the Ukrainian
capital the week of August 27 to
September 3 for the first world congress
of the international Association of
Ukrainian Studies.
An array of speakers throughout the
weeklong conference stressed that the
main goal of this unprecedented gather–
ing was to raise Ukrainian scholarship
from a provincial to a world level in
light of Ukraine's recent Declaration
of Sovereignty and its movement
toward independence from Ше Soviet
Union.
Scholars and professors of Ukrainian
history, literature, language, politics
and culture hailing from all over
Ukraine, the Soviet Union, Europe,
North America and the Far East
addressed a variety of scholarly topics -
including blank spots in Ukraine's
history and culture, and the state of
Canadian minister's decision
cuts off Ukrainian immigration
Ukrainian community
. protests action
by Marco Levytsky
EDMONTON - immigration Mi–
nister Barbara McDougall eliminated
the Self-Exiled Designated Class for
Eastern European immigration on Au–
gust 31 — effectively cutting off im–
migration from Ukraine.
The move incited a storm of protest
from Ukrainian community mem–
bers in Canada, who pointed out that
the Soviet Union does not have a law on
emigration in place and Canada does
not have the facilities to allow for
normal immigration procedures from
Ukraine.
Any Ukrainian wishing to live in
Canada must now go to the Canadian
Embassy in Moscow. The consulate in
Kiev is not scheduled to be opened until
late in 1991.
The self-exile program was estab–
lished in 1979 to help persons who were
not strictly refugees in the legal sense,
but were still living in refugee-like con–
ditions.
Out of a total of 1,555 immigrants
accepted into Canada from the entire
USSR in 1989,919 were admitted under
the self-exile program.
in announcing the move, Minister
McDougall said that historic chan–
ges under way in the USSR and Eastern
Europe have made it possible to es–
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Ukrainian scholarship around the
world.
"We deeply sense the great achieve–
ment that has occurred here — the very
fact that this congress took place on
such a grand scale," said Dr. George
Grabowicz, director of the Harvard
Ukrainian Research institute, during a
concluding news conference held on
September 3 at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Dr. Grabowicz, who was elected
1AUS president during the conference,
discussed the significance of the event
for Ukrainian scholarship and in the
context of Ukraine's national revival.
"A discipline which until now hardly
existed — Ukrainian studies in an
international forum, in an atmosphere
of normal association, without any
preconditions, without any ideological
barriers — this discipline is n o w Mykhailo Horyn addresses Chicago audience outside of Ss. volodymyr and Olha
confirmed and has behind it a very Ukrainian Catholic Church. Flanking him are the Уегу Rev. Mitred Marian
successful congress," said Dr. Grabowicz. Butrynsky and Dr. Bohdan Tkaczuk, head of the local Rukh support committee.
(Continued on page 4) JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - During his community leaders in New York,
North American sojourn,Mykhailo Cleveland, Detroit, Washington (see
Horyn, chairman of the Secretariat of sidebar) and Philadelphia. Public meet–
Rukh, the Popular Movement of Uk– ings for the Ukrainian diaspora were
raine for Perebudova, the vice-chair- held in all of these cities, as well as at
man of the National Council, the Soyuzivka, the Ukrainian National
popular opposition in Ukraine's Parlia– Association's resort in upstate New
tablish facilities for normal immi– ment, and a leading activist of the York, the SUM-A campgrounds in
gration processing. Ukrainian Republican Party, promoted ИБНепуЩе? N.Y., the Ukrainian Home-
"The rationale for the designated and publicized Jiis vision of Ukraine as stead in Lehighton, Pa., and at the
class no longer exists, and processing of an independent state and a democratic Grazhda in Hunter, N.Y., area.
Eastern Europeans from resettlement in nation of 52 million people that is After his meetings in the United
Canada in this way is no longer ap– destined to become a major player States, Mr. Horyn and his daughter
propriate." within the European and world commu– Oksana traveled to Canada, where they
The government predicts that between nities in the near future. visited Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal
1991 and 1995 approximately 30,000 in the course of afive-weekstay in the and Ottawa.
immigrants from Eastern Europe will United States and Canada (August 25 For the record, Mr. Horyn in a five-
be accepted annually. through September 29) Mr. Horyn, an week period covered 5,000 miles, held
in a letter to Prime Minister Brian eloquent proponent of Ukraine's national, over 100 meetings, met over 5,000
Mulroney, Dr. Dmytro Cipywnyk, cultural, political, ecological and people. To give readers a brief overview
president of the national council of the economic rights, met with major news of Mr. Horyn's North American activi–
Ukrainian Canadian Committee in media and human rights organizations, ties as a people's deputy and the leading
Winnipeg, expressed shock at Ms. as well as high-level representatives of spokesperson of the democratic forces in
McDougall's announcement and poin– the Bush administration, members of Ukraine, The Weekly offers a list of
ted out that the minister had promised Congress and other leading decision- some of his most important meetings in
the UCC not to implement any changes makers and foreign policy advisers. the United States.
Mr. Horyn also spoke with Ukrainian (Continued on page 3)
before "consultation with concerned
organizations in Canada."
"There has been no such con–
sultation," Dr. Cipywnyk noted. "Had D.C. visit brings Horyn face-to-face
such consultation occurred, it could
have been indicated to the honorable
minister and her department that the
with media, government, political leaders
announcement of August 17 was totally W A S H I N G T O N - Mykhailo sored by the Ukrainian National
premature in assuming that the pro– Horyn, chairman of the Secretariat Association (UNA).
hibitions that have existed in the USSR of Rukh, had a whirlwind tour of After being briefed on the current
for the last 73 years have been amended Washington that brought him face to situation in Ukraine, Rep. Wolf
at the present date." face with media, government, and showed the Ukrainian deputy a video
Dr. Cipywnyk added that the gov– political leaders during a four-day of his visit to Perm camp 35. Last
ernment should not cancel the program visit to the nation's capital from December, Reps. Wolf and Chris–
until the Soviets have passed their September 11 to 15. Mr. Horyn was topher Smith (R-NJ.) were the first
emigration law and until Canada has invited to the United States by Rep. U.S. congressmen allowed to visit a
the proper facilities to handle immi– Frank Wolf (R-Ya,) and was spon– (Continued on page 3)
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Kalynets to" appear Horyn brings message of Ukraine's rebirth to Canada
at poetry festival
ihor Kalynets
bv Oksani Zikydtlsky
T O R O N T O - Last year b a n
D r a c h m a s the first writer from
U k r a i n e to appear at the interna–
tional Festival of Authors in To–
ronto This year, poet ihor Kalynets
from Lviv has been invited to take
part in the proceedings slated for
October 12-20.
The festival is an annual event and
is entering its second decade, it has
been described by the press as "the
l a r g e s t , most lavish and well-at–
tended literary event in the world"
and this year's festival is the largest
t o date.
it has hosted several Nobel priie
winners: Saul Bellow in 1988. wil–
liam Golding in 1985 as well as Josef
Brodsky and Czeslaw Milosz. Writers
from all corners of the world are
invited.
This year the program will include
r e a d i n g s by D . M . T h o m a s from
England. J. MCoetzee from South
Africa. A n t o a n D o u r a d o from
Brazil. Joyce Carol Oates from the
U.S. - a total of 54 novelists, poets
and playwrights in 18 readings, as
well as a special series of 13 pro–
mineni biographers on their literary
subjects.
The organizers hope that Roman–
ian poet Marin Sorescu. who was
d e t a i n e d by the R o m a n i a n state
police as he was about to board the
plane for last year's festival, will
finally be able to come.
Mr. Kalynets is known to Ukrai–
nians both for his poetry and his
career as a dissident. He was born in
1939 in Khodoriv. in the Lviv region
and graduated in philology from
Lviv University in 1961. He began
writing poetry in the 60's and became
part of the group known as "Shes–
tydesiatnyky."
He considers poet Bohdan-lhor
Antonych to have been his teacher
and the traditions of his native land
and the cultural revival of the 1920s
to have been his inspiration. Only
one collection of his poetry was ever
published in Ukraine. "The Fire of
St. John's Eve" (1966).
His life's work c o n s i s t s of 17
collections of poetry, grouped in two
cycles: "The Muse A w a k e n e d "
(muse of the 1960s - nine collec–
tions) and "The Muse imprisoned"
(eight collections written in 1972-
1981, the period of his imprison–
ment). Several collections from the
first period were published in the
West and for this, and because the
subject matter of his poetry did not
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by Oksana Zakydalsky
TORONTO Mykhailo Horyn.
chairman of the Secretariat of Rukh.
the Popular Movement o( Ukraine for
Percbudova. brought his message about
Ukraine's national rebirth to Canada on
S e p t e m b e r 16-26, t r a v e l i n g to that
country on the invitation of the Ca–
nadian Friends of Rukh.
He spent two days. September 18 and
19. in E d m o n t o n , S e p t e m b e r 24 in
M o n t r e a l . S e p t e m b e r 25 a n d 26 in
Ottawa. The rest of the time was spent
in Toronto, where he had two public
appearances.
The first, on September 22, was a
Rukh fund-raising dinner (at S100 per
person) which attracted 600 supporters.
The next day he also spoke at a public
meeting: again the audience numbered
600. The large numbers were evidence
of both Mr. Horyn's popularity and the
wide interest in events in Ukraine.
The main theme of his speeches was
what he called "the Ukrainian road to
independence" - the historical process
under way in Ukraine today. He claim–
ed that this is specifically a Ukrai–
nian road, that it resembles no other in
Eastern Europe or in the Baltics.
The European countries had nations
that were unified and to some extent
they had their own states; the Baltic
nations were unified as well. The Ukrai–
nian situation, he stressed, is different
because the politics of imperialism had
divided Ukrainians into regions and the
national fabric was tattered.
in Ukraine, he said, three processes
are going on at once: the creationл of a
nation, the building of a state and jthe
destruction of an empire. Mr. Horyn
mentioned that when he had discussed
the situation in Ukraine with former
U.S. National Security Advisor Zbig–
niew Brzezinski, the latter said that it
was neither evolution nor revolution,
but a process for which we have no
name as yet. Language trails events, he
added. -
The leadership of Rukh, understand–
ing that the ultimate goal is inde–
pendence, developed tactics to guaran–
tee success on all three fronts of the
process, but it was agreed that the first
task would be the raising of national
consciousness. Mr. Horyn pointed out
that they were well aware of what had
happened 72 years ago, when the lea–
ders of the y o u n g U k r a i n i a n s t a t e
turned to the people and did not get the
response they had hoped for because the
people did not understand them. "Be-
fore you can sow the seed, you must
prepare the soil," Mr. Horyn stated.
Thus, mass actions became the first
tactic of Rukh — actions which would
have mass appeal, which would bring
together the regionalized nation, he
said. The first such event was the human
chain from Kiev to Lviv on January 21
to mark the independence and uni–
fication of Ukraine. The widespread use
of national symbolism - the flag, the
trident - was encouraged as it showed
a common loyalty.
Another such event was the Grand
Council of Rukh, held purposely in
Khust, in the Subcarpathian region, a
part of the country that had a long
history of regionalism which was being
revived in the efforts to convince the
inhabitants that they form a separate
" R u s y n " n a t i o n w h i c h , Mr, H o r y n
e m p h a s i z e d , is j u s t an a t t e m p t to
continue the imperial policy of pre–
venting national unification. Rukh
presence in the area showed the people
that they were considered part of the
Ukrainian nation.
A further occasion designed to bring
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together separate regions of Ukraine
was the Festival of Kozak Glory, held to
m a r k the 500th a n n i v e r s a r y of the
Zaporozhian Sich on August 3-5. Tens
of thousands of western Ukrainians
arrived in Eastern Ukraine and were
able to talk to tens of thousands of the
local residents, it became evident that
the westerners did not have horns and
the easterners were not all hopelessly
Russified, Mr. Horyn pointed out.
Another tactic to prepare the nation
for independence was the involvement
of Rukh in the election campaign. The
election campaign was used to reach the
people, especially to go into the village
to talk to the peasant who is held down
and afraid to take part in political life.
M r . H o r y n said t h a t they had no
support in the rural areas, not because
the people did not understand them, but
because they were afraid. He noted that
the election campaign was successful in
removing the fear, at least in the rural
areas of Western Ukraine.
The democratic forces elected to the
Ukainian SSR Supreme Soviet con–
tinue to use every opportunity to inform
the people, Mr. Horyn said. They no–
minated seven candidates for the post of
president and turned the Parliament
into a forum used to tell the nation what
they wanted. Mr. Horyn said that after
the appearances of the Democratic Bloc
candidates on nationwide television,
thousands of telegrams were received,
mostly from eastern Ukraine, with the
message: "We want to be masters in our
own house."
Ukraine is a multinational country
and it is necessary to unite the national
minorities and the Russiari-speakirig
inhabitants around the idea of national
independence, Mr. Horyn reminded the
audience. Rukh stands on the position
that not only are they building a
Ukrainian state, but a democratic
U k r a i n i a n state. No interfront — type
organization has been formed in U–
kaine; although there have been several
attempts to create such organizations,
no one has been successful in uniting the
Russian-speaking population because
there is no idea around which to unite
them.
Thanks to the work of the demo–
cratic forces, Mr. Horyn said, all of the
inhabitants of Ukraine realize that their
fate is tied to that of the Ukrainian
nation and that they all need an in-
dependent Ukrainian state. Everyone
k n o w s t h a t the e m p i r e exploits U–
kraine, both in expropriating its pro–
duction and in the pricing system, and
that no improvement in living stan–
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tion is brought to an end.
Mr. Horyn mentioned that he be–
lieves everyone who is willing to sup-
port the struggle for the independence
of Ukraine should be accepted whether
they are still members of the Com–
munist Party or former Communists
who have left the party. " H e who makes
enemies of friends is a bad politician; a
good politician makes friends of ene–
mies," he said.
He refered to the passage of three
documents in the Parliament — the
Declaration of State Sovereignty of
Ukraine, the Declaration of Economic
independence and the resolution that
military service be done in Ukraine —
which were passed in spite of the fact
that the democratic forces do not have a
majority.
He said that the conservative ma–
jority is very afraid that the National
Council ( N a r o d n a R a d a ) b l o c will
simply walk out of the Parliament,
creating a crisis situation which can
force new elections. Although he did
admit that some compromises were
made in order to have the sovereignty
declaration passed, he stressed that no
authority was given over to the
central government in Moscow and
because of this it is proper to call the
declaration "an important step to an
independent state."
Mr. Horyn said that it was important
to work out tactics which will show how
the goal of independence should be .
achieved. He said that he was against
those who easily proclaim what the aims
should be, but say nothing about how
they should be achieved. He called such
people irresponsible demagogues.
When asked whether he intends to
c o n t i n u e as R u k h g e n e r a l s e c r e t a r y
after the Rukh conference (planned for
October 25-28) Mr. Horyn replied that
he will! play a lesser role in Rukh and
devote more time to his work as vice-
president of the National Council in the
Parliament. He said that the autumn in
Ukraine will be "a hot one," that there
are very important struggles looming
ahead, one of which is the new union
treaty.
Asfor the function of Rukh in the next
y e a r , M r . H o r y n said R u k h m u s t
change, it will have different functions
in different regions of Ukraine; in some,
such as the south and east, the work of
national unification must continue, in
western Ukraine, Rukh must cease its
role as an opposition movement and
become more active in the process of
state-building, Mr. Horyn declared.
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Mykhailo Horyn...
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Realizing the importance and in–
fluence of the Western press, Mr. Horyn
considered it a priority to meet with
reporters from various newspapers and
magazines in the United States, ^mong
them The Wall Street Journal,TheNew
York Times, The Cleveland Plain
Dealer, The Cleveland Jewish News, the
Detroit Free Press, Chicago's City
Desk, The Washington Post, The
Christian Science Monitor and The
Philadelphia inquirer.
He also gave interviews to Radio
Liberty and the voice of America, as
well as the Ukrainian language daily
Svoboda, The Ukrainian Weekly and
Ukrainski visti in Detroit.
Mr. Horyn discussed Ukraine's
political future with the directors of the
Council on Foreign Relations and was
asked to submit an article on Ukraine
by its journal, Foreign Affairs.
He spoke of Ukraine's economic
outlook in the 1990s with the ma–
naging editor of Forbes Magazine,
Lawrence Minard, and had a lengthy
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Soviet concentration camp.
Other meetings were held with
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-lnd.), Bill
Bradley (D-N.J.), and Dennis De–
Concini (D-Ariz.), who is also chair-
man of the Helsinki Commission.
Mr. Horyn provided each of the
senators with information about
current developments in Ukraine.
They then asked detailed questions
about aspects of Rukh, the Demo–
cratic Bloc, and Ukraine as well as
the Soviet Union in general.
Sen. Bradley inquired whether the
Democratic Bloc would accept any–
thing short of independence, such as
confederation, to which Mr. Horyn
replied no, going on to explain that
currently Ukraine is a colony and
must achieve independence for only
sovereign states can enter into trea–
ties. At that point Ukraine will decide
which treaties and alliances to con–
summate.
Many of the meetings during Mr.
Horyn's Washington visit were with
executive branch officials. Among
these meetings were two at the De–
partment of State. The first meeting
was with Paula Dobriansky, deputy
assistant secretary for human rights
and humanitarian affairs.
The following day, Mr. Horyn met
with Curtis Kamman, deputy as–
sistant secretary for Soviet affairs.
The major topics of discussion in–
cluded the U.S. Consulate in Kiev,
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discussion with the executive director
and researchers at Freedom House.
While in New York, Mr. Horyn also
did manage to have a brief meeting with
academic leaders at the New School for
Social Research, which is exploring the
possibilities of opening a branch in the
Soviet Union, and looking into such
opportunities in Kiev.
Mr. Horyn alsoexplained Rukh's
platform on national minorities and its
stand on anti-Semitism during meetings
with the National Conference on Soviet
Jewry, a meeting that included re–
presentatives also of the Coalition for
Soviet Jewry, the Jewish Labor Or–
ganization and the National Jewish
Community Relations Advisory Council.
He also discussed the program of the
Popular Movement of Ukraine for
Perebudova with the American Jewish
Committee in Manhattan.
While in New York, Mr. Horyn was
also invited to the Permanent Mission
of the Ukrainian SSR to the United
Nations, where he was greeted by
Ukrainian Ambassador Gennadiy Udo–
venko and Alexander N. Boutsko, a
counselor at the mission.
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the economic situation in Ukraine,
and the proposed union treaty. Mr.
Horyn suggested that discussion
begin on formal diplomatic relations
between the U.S. and Ukraine in
light of the former's de jure recogni–
tion of Ukraine through the United
Nations. Mr. Kamman explained
that the seating of Ukraine in the
U.N. did not change the 1933 U.S.
diplomatic recognition of the USSR
and its territorial integrity.
At the State Department as else–
where, Mr. Horyn strongly urged
Sen. Bill Bradley meets with Mykhailo Horyn and his interpreter, Roman
Kupchinsky.
Mykhailo Horyn at some of his meetings in
Washington with Zbigniew Brzezinski (left); Rep.
Frank Wolf of virginia (center); and at the AFL–
СІО with Lane Kirkland, president, and Adrian
Karatnycky, director of international relations
(right).
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, 1990
Mykhailo Horyn at Freedom House with (from left) Dr. Joseph Ryan, JR. Bruce
McColm (executive director), Ludmilla Thorne and George Zarycky.
He also addressed the Metropolitan
New York public one evening at the
Ukrainian National Home.
From the Eastern seaboard, Mr.
Horyn and his daughter traveled west to
meet with the Ukrainian community in
U.S. support for investment in
Ukraine. He stressed that if U.S.
businessmen do not move quickly,
then Japanese and German business-
men will. He also pointed out that the
opposition deputies in the Ukrainian
Supreme Soviet are opposed to the
new union treaty proposed by
Mikhail Gorbachev and are prepared
to walk out of the Supreme Soviet if
a Ukrainian delegation is sent to sign
that treaty.
Department of Treasury officials
informed the Ukrainian deputy that
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і Hadzewycz
Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago.
in a whirlwind six days, Mr. Horyn
visited Ukrainian parochial schools, St.
Josaphat's in Parma, Ohio, and im–
maculate Conception in Hamtramck,
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it would only work within the Bush-
Gorbachev framework and they
urged Ukraine not to create a se–
parate currency. Mr. Horyn respon–
ded that if the U.S. government were
not prepared to assist Ukraine in
setting up a central bank, its own
currency, etc., then other nations
such as Japan may be interested.
At the Commerce Department's
international Trade Administration,
Mr. Horyn was informed that a
delegation would be traveling to
Moscow, Leningrad and Kiev to do
market analyses which would then be
available to U.S. businessmen. Also,
as part of an ongoing study of trade
potential with Ukraine, it was an–
nounced that Andrew Bihun of
the department would be sent to Kiev
in October. Attending the meeting
was Susan Schwab, assistant secretary
of commerce and director general of
the U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service.
At the Department of Justice, Mr.
Horyn met with Attorney General
Richard Thornburgh. The attorney
general inquired about judges and
ffhe– system -of justice in the Soviet
Union. Mr. Horyn explained that the
system was being overhauled in
Ukraine.
Also meeting with Mr. Horyn were
Bruce Gelb, director of the U.S.
information Agency (US1A), and
William Kristol, chief of staff to
vice-President Dan Quayle.
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Ukrainian studies...
(Continued from page 1)
" T h e c o n g r e s s was p r e s e n t e d on
many levels - it occurred not only in a
scholarly context, but above all, within
a spiritual, socio-political context,
which was probably its greatest achie–
vement. After all at this time, this date,
it was a necessary move - so that it is
dramatically, symbolically written into
our historic consciousness," he stated
during the press conference.
"Ukraine in entering into political life
as a sovereign and quickly, we hope,
i n d e p e n d e n t s t a t e . This U k r a i n i a n
statehood should be a guarantee of not
only the Ukainian diaspora's and the
Ukrainianists' but of global interest in
Ukraine. This is simply the birth of a
state."
This sentiment was echoed in many
speeches and lectures, from the gala
opening of the conference in Kiev's
Opera House on August 27 and the
dramatic plenary session at the Central
Lenin Museum on August 28, through-
out the week's scholarly sessions,
which were divided by topic into 10
sections.
indeed the congress' greatest impact
a p p e a r e d to be of a s o c i o - p o l i t i c a l
nature for every session drew crowds of
listeners, including many non-scholars
— enthusiasts thrilled with their ex–
p o s u r e to the w o r k of U k r a i n i a n
scholars of the free world, particularly
on the blank spots in Ukrainian history
and culture.
The 10 topical sections, which were
held at the h e a d q u a r t e r s of several
institutes of the Ukrainian SSR Aca–
volodymyr Chorny, head of the Ukrainian SSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs
information department, addresses concluding press conference of the ІA US
congress in Kiev. From left are newly elected 1AUS leaders: Dr. Mark Pavlyshyn,
Dr. George Grabowicz, Prof, vitaliy Rusanivsky and Dr. Mykola Zhulynsky.
demy of Sciences, included: the Spi–
r i t u a l a n d M a t e r i a l C u l t u r e of the
Ukainian Nation (religion, art, folk-
lore and ethnography); Ukrainian
Socio-Political and Economic
Thought, Yesterday and Today; Pro–
blems of Ukrainian Historiography
and Archeology; Ukrainian Literature,
Theory, Methodology, History and
international Relations; Language in
the Spiritual and Social Life of the
Ukrainian Nation; The Phenomenon
and Study of the Ukrainian Diaspora;
U k r a i n i a n S c h o l a r l y T h o u g h t ; the
U k r a i n i a n B a r o q u e ; the U k r a i n i a n
Avant-Garde; and Ukrainian Prob–
lems of National Development.
Prof, vitaliy Rusanivsky, president
of the Language institute of the Ukrai–
nian SSR Academy of Sciences, who
along with Dr. Mykola Zhulynsky of
the academy's institute of Literature
were elected v i c e - p r e s i d e n t s of the
1AUS, also spoke at the September 3
closing press conference at the Mi–
nistry of Foreign Affairs.
" D u r i n g this c o n f e r e n c e we h a v e
chosen a new international Ukrainian
studies committee, with a new pre–
sident — Dr. George Grabowicz. Does
this mean that the center of Ukrai–
nian studies will be moved across the
ocean and that nothing will remain here
in Ukraine?" asked Prof. Rusanivsky.
"it would obviously be naive to think
this way," he said. "What mattered to
our committee was that the location of
the headquarters of the committee at
Harvard University would attract new
creative forces to Ukrainian studies in
order to raise it to a world level, equal,
(Continued on page 13)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, i99o
immigration activist scores
Ukrainian Canadian Committee
by Christopher Guly
W1NN1PEG - The Ukrainian Cana–
dian Congress has d o n e nothing to
c o n v i n c e the C a n a d i a n federal go–
vernment to reinstate its East European
self-exile program, cancelled at the end
of August, said Bob Mykytiuk, presi–
dent of the Ukrainian immigrant Aid
Society based in Toronto. Under it,
m o r e t h a n 1,400 U k r a i n i a n s were
allowed entry into Canada each year.
M r . M y k y t i u k e x p l a i n s t h a t his
group stood alone in protesting Em–
ployment and immigration Minister
Barbara McDougall's August 17 an–
nouncement that Ukrainians and other
East Europeans would no longer qua–
lify as "self-exiles." This distinction
allowed immigrants to come to Cana–
da under private sponsorship, at a cost
of close to S3,000 for one year.
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress
failed in its responsibilities and in its
duties completely," Mr. Mykytiuk
noted.
However, Bill Werbeniuk, executive
director of the UCC, based in Win–
nipeg disagrees. He says that the or–
ganization has met with Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney over the last few years
discussing this issue and will meet with
Canadian...
(Continued from page 1)
gration applications in Ukraine.
Deputy Prime Minister Don Mazan–
kowski, who received the UCC's highest
a w a r d , the S h e v c h e n k o M e d a l l i o n ,
on September 1 — one day after im–
migration was cut off, told Ukrainian
News of Edmonton that the measure
was taken because Canada was the only
country in the world that still kept the
self-exile class.
F o l l o w i n g the U C C ' s b a n q u e t in
Edmonton where he was awarded the
prestigious honor, Mr. Mazankowski
was asked why the government took
this action without consulting the com–
munity, without a USSR emigration
law in place and before Canada has the
proper facilities to process immigration
in Ukraine.
"There is still a backlog of roughly
30,000, that backlog is increasing at the
rate of 3,000 per month," he said.
"There will always be special con–
sideration given to these and if there are
any extenuating circumstances, that
provision will be made. І think it's in
everyone's interest to normalize the
immigration patterns so that it will be
t r e a t e d in a n o r m a l f u n c t i o n , " M r .
Mazankowski said.
Opposition members roundly criti–
cized the move.
Both Ross Harvey, N D P member for
Edmonton Northeast and a spokesman
for J e s s e Flis, L i b e r a l m e m b e r for
Toronto-Parkdale-High Park con-
firmed their parties will be raising the
issue in the House of Commons.
B o t h the L i b e r a l s a n d N D P a r e
stressing the same points as the Ukrai–
nian community representatives - lack
of consultation, lack of a USSR law and
lack of Canadian facilities in Ukraine.
The same points were made by David
Kilgour, independent member of Ed–
monton Southeast who protested the
move in a letter to Minister McDougall.
"The Soviet government still requires
exit visas for any of its residents leaving,
so the principal 'raison d'etre' of the self-
exile category remains, in practice your
proposal means a temporary, if not
longer, end of Ukrainian immigration
to Canada (itself only a trickle last
NO. 39
him again (in October) to voice its
opposition to the program's cancel–
lation.
"Mr. Mykytiuk has to realize that
you have to use diplomacy when dealing
with O t t a w a . You j u s t c a n ' t go on
lambasting them for every decision they
make," added Mr. Werbeniuk.
The UCC, which represents 33 na–
tional organizations and nearly 1 mil-
lion Canadians of Ukrainian origin,
also passed a unanimous resolution
condemning Ms. McDougall's decision
at its annual meeting in Edmonton in
early September, it criticized the mi–
nister for failing to consult with the
community prior to making her de–
cision and called on the government to
commit itself to full consultations with
representatives of the UCC prior to any
future changes.
W i t h the S u p r e m e Soviet of the
USSR and the Ukrainian republic yet to
a l l o w its citizens full i m m i g r a t i o n
r i g h t s , t h e U C C r e s o l u t i o n also r e -
quested that the Canadian government
reinstate the self-exile program until its
much-anticipated consulate is opened
in Kiev t o h a n d l e i m m i g r a t i o n ap–
p l i c a t i o n s from Soviet U k r a i n i a n s .
However, Mr. Mykytiuk suggested that
(Continued on page 13)
year)," he noted.
Bill Diachuk, president of the Ukrai–
nian Canadian Social Services (Edmon–
ton) and former provincial cabinet
minister, said the government is jum–
ping the gun on immigration.
"We want to be treated equally as a
c o u n t r y , " said M r . D i a c h u k in an
interview with the Edmonton Journal.
"Every community is culturally en–
hanced by people from the homeland,"
he added.
in a letter to Prime Minister Mul–
roney, Alan Nazarewych, chairman of
the immigration committee of UCSS
( E d m o n t o n ) , said t h a t C a n a d a has
eliminated the category just as Soviet
Ukrainians have finally been allowed to
leave the c o u n t r y on t o u r i s t visas,
adding that Soviet Ukrainian immi–
gration will be reduced to a trickle.
He pointed out that few immigrants
will be able to qualify under the current
point system because "due to Russian
chauvinism and the fortress mentality
which has existed in the USSR, foreign
languages such as English and French
have not been taught, or if they have,
they have been taught poorly."
Knowledge of either of Canada's two
official l a n g u a g e s is r e q u i r e d for
persons entering the country under the
point system.
"in 1991 Ukrainian Canadians will be
celebrating the centennial of Ukrainian
settlement in Canada, for it was in the
year 1891 that ivan Pylypiw and Wasyl
Eleniak came to Canada from Austria-
Hungary and settled in the area of Star,
Alberta," noted Mr. Nazarewych.
"Now 99 years after the first Ukrai–
nian immigrants came to Canada,
Canada's Ukrainian community is pre–
paring to celebrate the centennial of
Ukrainian settlement in Canada. And
w h a t is the g o v e r n m e n t of C a n a d a
doing? it has announced the cancel–
lation of the self-exile class, thereby
substantially reducing the possibility of
further Ukrainian immigration to
Canada."
Marco Levytsky is editor of Ukrai–
nian News, a monthly newspaper
published in Edmonton in a bilingual
(English^ Ukrainian) edition. The article
above is excerpted from the papers
September issue:.
No. 39 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, i990 5

тшшттігіьттттшіьштмшштіїїт
The Fraternal Corner Young UNA'ers
by Andre J. Worobec
Fraternal Activities Director

A wheels to church project

І have been advising our branches to
be fraternally active since 1 have started
this column in 1987. Many examples of
activities have been provided to our
branches and districts, it is up to each
branch or district to select those ac–
tivities s u i t a b l e to its ability a n d
resources, but what is most important
is to get involved.
І have a suggestion for an activity in
which a n y m e m b e r of a p a r t i c u l a r
branch or district can get involved, and
which would greatly benefit the seniors
of t h e i r i m m e d i a t e c o m m u n i t y , i t
could involve young people, too. Re-
member, our young people are a
wonderful but under-developed re-
source.
Each UNA branch or district should
mobilize its members, preferrably the
youth, to provide sick or elderly people
in the community with transportation
to weekly church services in their local
parish.
in some cases, transportation will not
be necessary. A senior might simply
need a guide or helper to walk with him
or her, to cross a street, w^lk a few
blocks, or to negotiate the stairs, etc.
The first step, however, is to contact
the p a s t o r of y o u r c h u r c h , get his
cooperation, his blessing and help in
searching out those who are in need of
such help.
T h e second s t e p , h o w e v e r , is t o
mobilize the volunteer force, prefer–
rably the young, and draw up a weekly
schedule to provide the seniors with a
ride or simply a companion to church
and back for one hour or so.
it does not matter whether it is a
Ukrainian Catholic, Ukrainian Ortho–
dox, Ukrainian Evangelical or Ukrai–
nian Baptist parish. For many seniors,
who are oftern confined to their living
quarters, this may be more than ful–
Andree iwan Spolsky, son of Arthur
filling their religious obligation, it may
and Susan Spolsky of Redford, Mich.,
be the only opportunity that they have
is a new member of UNA Branch 183 in Gregory Peter Serba, son of Debbie and
to communicate with the outside world.
Detroit. He was enrolled by his grand- Eugene Serba, and grandson of irena
This type of project is consistent with mother, Maria Spolsky. Andree is the and Peter Serba, is the newest member
the UNA's goals as a fraternal orga– 13th Spolsky to become a member of of UNA Branch 173 in Wilmington,
nization to have its members active in Branch 183 in Detroit. Del. Gregory's grandpa, the longtime
their communities, even in little ways, secretary of that branch, purchased a
and practice that which is each fra– UNA college certificate for the little
ternal's goal: helping one another. tyke.

Obituary

Mary Harawus, Branch 127 secretary

BUFFALO, N. Y. - Mary A. Hara–
wus, longtime secretary of Ukrainian
National Association Branch 127, and
financial director of the Buffalo District
Committee of the UNA, died here on
July 25 in a local hospital. She was 66.
Mrs. Harawus was born November
29, 1923, in Buffalo into the Wolodka
family. Along with her husband, Peter,
she devoted much energy and time to
UNA, community and church affairs.
fund-raising for assistance to Ukraine
and the children of Chornobyl.
After the death of her father, who was
secretary of U N A Banch 127, Mrs.
Harawus took over his position. Later,
in addition to her secretarial duties, she
became financial director of the Buffa–
lo District Committee. She was a major
^^^^^^^^^ш
promoter of the UNA in the Buffalo
area and was a delegate to many UNA
conventions.

Mrs. Harawus served as president At the memorial dinner that followed

and secretary of the Ladies Auxiliary of
the Joseph Hrichko Post 6245 of the
veterans of Foreign Wars, was a mem–
ber of the League of Ukrainian Catho–
lics, the St. Nicholas Church Com–
m i t t e e a n d the P a t r i a r c h a l S o c i e t y .
Most recently she became involved in
the local c o m m i t t e e t h a t conducted
funeral services on July 28, a eulogy was
delivered, among others, by Roman
Konotopsky, chairman of the Detroit
District Committe.
Surviving are the deceased's husband
Peter, daughters Christine and Cath–
leen, son-in-law Patrick and grandson
Matthew.
Derek John Pastuszek, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Pastuszek and grand-
son of UNA Supreme Auditor William
Pastuszek and his wife, Theodosia, is a
new member of UNA Branch 231.
Kelly Elizabeth Mowchan is the newest
member of UNA Branch 277. She was
enrolled by her grandfather Michael S.
Mowchan Sr. of Newington, Conn.

- y 4 gojfers jj0Cfc to Hartfordfor annual tournament

H A R T F O R D , Conn. - UNA mem–
bers from Michigan, Maryland, Pen–
nsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode ls–
land and Connecticut traveled to Hart-
ford on July 27 to participate in this
year's UNA Golf Tournament. Men and
women ranging from age 15 to 72 had
accommodating weather and two days
of memorable golf.
A social evening was held on Thurs–
day night at the Ukrainian National
Home in Hartford which gave everyone
an opportunity to renew old acquain–
tances, meet new friends and preview
the two golf courses hosting our corn-
petition.
Play on Friday was held at Timberlin
Golf C o u r s e , a l t h o u g h with an ex–
cellent layout and in perfect condition,
the course proved to be easy play with
resulting low scores for all. On Satur–
day, Century Hills Golf Course hosted
the tournament. Ranked as the third
toughest course in Connecticut, with Orest Budas, Michael J. Shegda and Levka Fankow, winner The youngest golfer, Michael J. Shegda, with event chairman
(Continued on page 15) among women of low gross and net. Orest Budas and winner of the low gross George Baer.
6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, 1990 No. 39

Ukrainian WeeHv BOOK NOTES

Canada's hasty decision Writings from Kievan Caves Monastery
There is such a thing as moving too quickly. And the action taken by
Canadian immigration Minister Barbara McDougall in eliminating the "Self- CAMBRlDGE, Mass. - The Har–
Exiled Designated Class" for Eastern European immigration is a perfect vard Ukrainian Research institute
example. recently released "The Paterik of the
Acting on promises made by the Soviet Union, rather than reality, Kievan Monastery," translated by
Minister McDougall cited historic changes in the USSR and Eastern Europe Muriel Heppell of the University of
that have made it possible to establish facilities for normal immigration London.
processing. "The rationale for this designated class no longer exists, and Dr. НерреЩ reader emeritus in the
processing of Eastern Europeans for resettlement in Canada in this way is no medieval history of Orthodox Eastern
longer appropriate," the minister said. Europe, offers the first complete
The Ukrainian Canadian community, however, vehemently disagrees .Lead– English translation of the Paterik, a
ers of the community have pointed out that while the USSR has been planning a 13th century collection of stories about
new law on emigration it still does not have such a law, and Canada still does the monastery's inhabitants and a
not have the facilities for normal processing of immigration? applications crucial source for the reconstruction of
from Ukraine. As it stands now, anyone who would like to emigrate from its early history.
Ukraine to Canada must travel to the Canadian Embassy in Moscow. At best, The Kievan Cave Monastery, found–
Canada's Kiev Consulate will be opened late in 1991. ed in the mid-1 lth century, was for
To backtrack just a bit, the self-exile category enabled immigrants from hundreds of years the most important
the East Bloc to be automatically considered refugees and thus did not require Ukrainian monastic establishment,
their attendance at a separate refugee hearing. According to Alann serving as the intellectual and spiritual 3 -ctf g;-ccfc,– l u a w u d i

Nazarevich, chairman of the immigration Committee of the Ukrainian center of the Kievan region and extend– v^wfiwt: і

Canadian Social Services, 'The rationale for this category was that the citizens ing its social and political influences
of East Bloc countries were not free to leave these countries and should be throughout medieval Rus'.
allowed to resettle in Canada without going to a refugee hearing or otherwise its Paterik, most probably a compila– capable translation, the 262-page book
having to qualify under the points system (Canada's regular immigration tion of the writings of a 13th century lends itself to the casual reader as well as
procedure)." bishop and former member of the to the serious scholar of early medieval
What will now happen, with the elimination of the self-exile category is community as well as one of its resi– Christian monasticism or Eastern Euro–
that very few Soviet Ukrainians will qualify for immigration to Canada since dent monks, contains valuable infor– pean history.
the points system gauges an applicant's knowledge of one of Canada's official mation about the beginnings of Kievan "The Paterik of the Kievan Mona–
languages (English or French), education, training and job experience, and monasticism; Dr. Heppell makes this stery" comprises the first volume in the
family ties to Canada. As critics within the Ukrainian Canadian community information available to the English- Translation Series of the Harvard
correctly point out, very few Ukrainians know either English or French, their speaking student with the additional Library of Early Ukrainian Literature,
training or experience are not geared to the Canadian economy, and few have assistance of a specific and generous it may be obtained from the Harvard
close family connections since the last large Ukrainian immigration to the introduction, a glossary of terms and Series in Ukrainian Studies, 1583
country was about 40 years ago. several appendices. Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass.
Due to a combination of the narra– 02138. The price is S25, plus S2 postage
"in effect, the door on immigration to Canada from Soviet Ukraine has and handling.
basically been shut," said Bob Mykytiuk, president of the Canadian tive format of the original text and the
Ukrainian immigrant Aid Society.
To add insult to injury, in announcing her decision, immigration
Minister McDougall stated that Eastern European groups in Canada had Testimonies by Evangelical Christians
been consulted on the policy change. Ukrainian Canadians, however, were GRAND RAP1DS, Mich. - "Let
not. "The truth is that there was no consultation with Ukrainian community the Waters Roar!," a collection of
groups or with their umbrella organization," Mr. Mykytiuk emphasized. testimonies by 13 Evangelical Christ–
Dr. Dmytro Cipywnyk, president of the Ukrainian Canadian ians on life in Soviet prisons and
Committee, confirmed this in an interview with Ukrainian News of concentration camps, was recently
Edmonton (see story on front page). released here by Baker Book House.
So, Ukrainian Canadians are now fighting their government and seeking The book's compiler is Georgi vins,
reinstatement of the self-exile class — at least until there is a law that covers minister and founder of the inter-
emigration from the USSR and until there is a Canadian Consulate in the national Representation for the Evan–
Ukrainian capital city to handle immigration applications. gelical Baptist Churches of the Soviet
We add our voice to those already being heard in Canada to urge Union, a ministry established to rep-
Ukrainian Canadians to strongly protest cancellation of the self-exile class resent, defend and otherwise aid the
and demand its reinstatement for the time being, it still is not too late for a persecuted church.
hasty and premature decision to be reversed.
The Rev. vins himself spent eight
years in Soviet prisons and labor camps
for preaching the gospel and serving as
general secretary of the Council of
Turning the pages back... Evangelical Baptist Churches, work he
continues today from headquarters in
Elkhart, ind. Unexpectedly and
forcibly exiled to the West in 1979,
October 5 marks the anniversary of the birth of the Pastor vins shares in the plight of
renowned poet, and critic Bohdan ihor Antonych. Born in Christians in his homeland and actively
1909 in the Lemko region, in the village of Novytsia, Anto– embraces his role as their spokesman.
nych later attended Lviv University, where he studied Ukrainian language and Evangelical Christians make up the
largest number of religious prisoners in mistreated, tortured, defamed and
literature. Under the pseudonym of "Zoil" he wrote many articles and critiques starved — yet they have lived to tell
while a student of the faculty of arts and sciences. After graduating in 1933, the Soviet Union. "Let the Waters
Roar!" gives a first-hand description of about it. Their stories are, amazingly,
Antonych co-edited the art journal Karby with v. Lasovsky and v. Havryliuk. upbeat, heartwarming and challenging.
evangelization in the gulag: displaying
Describing himself as "a poet in love with life", Antonych worked as editor-in- courage during interrogations, witnes– Mikhail Khorev, a fiery evangelist
chief of the journal Dazhboh for a time. His poetry reflected an imaginative blend sing to guards, recalling memorized and one of the featured authors, recalls:
of folkloric elements and stylistic devices. According to "Ukraine: A Concise Scripture. The authors of these quick- "...1 was taken back to court, resen–
Encyclopedia: paced stories represent the multitudes tenced, and transferred to another
"This young poet lived in the full flood of life, and its joy shone in him. He who have been harassed, put on trial, (Continued on page 15)
addressed familiarly the sun, moon, stars and clouds, and was equally at home
when writing of the village or the town, as well as with philosophic lyricism.
Antonych opened the door for Ukrainian poetry on to a world of'pitchers filled
with sunlight,' of sorcery, curses, fragrant wood, singing doors, joyous perception, UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine
and a fear of nature, in his Lemkian motifs he uncovered from within the forgotten
world of the people's soul, and by his pantheistic approach to God, Antonych made The Home Office of the Ukrainian National
meaningful his joy of living." Association reports that, as of September 27,
During his lifetime, Antonych had several collections of his works published, the fraternal organization's newly established
among them "PryvitanniaZhyttia" (The Welcome of Life),"Try Persteni" (Three Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine has received
Rings) and "Knyha Leva" (The Book of the Lion). "Zelena Yevanheliya" (The 3,670 checks from its members with donations
Green Gc pels) and "Rotatsiyi" (Rotations) were published posthumously.
The energetic and exuberant poet died on July 6,1937, at the youthful age of
27, His poetry enjoyed a renewed interest in the 1960s, and the 1970s saw selections
of his works translated into English under the title "Square of Angels."
Antonych influenced several poets and inspired all those who answered his call
lTf 1 totalling $ 9 1 . 6 4 9 . 7 2 . The contributions
include individual members' donations, as well
as returns of members' dividend checks and
interest payments on promissory notes.
to "listen to the jgrand cuneert, when of an;eveningjGpd places His hands qi) the, ^ O H ^
keyboard of the universe."
No. 39
OvERviEW: independent press in Ukraine under Gorbachev
by Taras Kuzio
PART 11
The Ukrainian Republican Party
(formerly the Ukrainian Helsinki
Union), the oldest and best organized
dissident group in Ukraine, has leading
members who are highly popular and
have been elected as parliamentarians
or local council members. Many are
also respected because they were im–
prisoned under Brezhnev.
The figure of 25 UHU;URP publi–
cations outstrips any other individual
political party, the majority of which
came on the scene far later. Re-es–
tablished in March 1988, the UHU
immediately re-launched publications,
such as the Ukrainskyi visnyk, which
had appeared earlier and had editorial
boards which could be quickly re-
assembled. These publications benefit-
ted from the fact that their titles were
already well-known.
The high figures of Rukh and UHU;
URP publications are also another
reflection of the creative talent and
intelligentsia which exists within both
those organizations.
The UHU;URP flagship was the 200-
to 300-page quarterly Ukrainskyi vis–
nyk, edited by vyacheslav Chornovil
and produced in the old samvydav
manner. Seven issues of Ukrainskyi
visnyk appeared (numbered 7-14)
between August 1987 and 1989, which
were reprinted in the West by the
External Representation of the UHU.
The current flagship of the UHU;
URP is Holos vidrodzhennia, edited by
Serhiy Naboka (also head of the UHU;
URP information center in Kiev). The
Taras Kuzio is director of the Ukrai–
nian Press Agency, a news service based The list that is classed under "Youth
in London.
The Komsomol's newspaper in Chernivtsi
by Tamara
Stadnychenko-Cornelison
CHERNivTSl, Ukraine - "Rea–
der! Today you are getting the first
uncensored issue of MB." These
words introduce the July 29 —
August 4 issue of the Chernivtsi
weekly Molodyi Bukovynets.
A brief statement follows in which
the writer outlines the recent go–
vernment ruling, not yet universally
accepted, that censorship of the mass
media is no longer permitted, while
recalling the lines, paragraphs and
even entire articles crossed out by
the official censors over the years,
frequently over something as trivial
as word choice deemed inapprop–
riate for publication.
The statement continues by ex-
plaining that the censors are still
available for consultation... the
paper can avail itself of a censor's
services at the cost of 3 karbovantsi
per paragraph. And the writers's
response? "We the staff of MB have
collectively decided to thank the
censors and to take full responsibi–
lity for ourselves."
ЛЮЛОЛЛЛ
буковинець
Flag of the Komsomol newspaper Molodyi Bukovynets.
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
high degree of popularity of the UHUy'
URP in western Ukraine can be seen by
the fact that of the 25 publications, 12
(46 percent) appear there. Of the re–
maining 13, just under half (6) appear in
Kiev city (including Tsentralna Rada,
which is published by UHU;URP sup-
porters).
Some of the UHU;URP titles no
longer appear, such as Obizhnyk, Opo–
visnyk and the UHU press service
weekly informator.
Two of the titles are information
services: informator and Lvivski No–
vyny, which had their greatest reso–
nance in Ukraine when they were read
out over Western radio stations such as
Radio Liberty. Some of the titles act as
the oblast's official publication: Na Ruini
(Kiev), Уоііа (Chernihiv) and Ternystyi
Shliakh (Ternopil).
The full list of 25 UHU;URP in-
dependent publications is as follows:
Express-visnyk (Kiev-Lviv), Holos
vidrodzhennia (Kiev), Holos volyni ta
Polissia (Lutske), Homin Bukovyny
(Chernivtsi), informator (Lviv), ivano–
Frankivskyi informator (ivano-Fran–
kivske), information Bulletin (Khar–
kiv), Khersonsky Preslystok (Kherson),
Lvivski Novyny (monthly and weekly,
Lviv), Na Ruini (Kiev), Nespokiy
(Chernihiv), Obizhnyk (Kiev), Opovis–
nyk (Kiev), Pivden (Zaporizhzhia),
Pluh (Kherson), Respublikanets (Lviv),
Samostiyna Ukraina (Kamianets-Po–
dilskyi), Shliakh do voli (Rivne),
Sicheslavskyi visnyk (Dnipropetrovs–
ke), Ternystyi Shliakh (Ternopil),
Tsentralna Rada (Kiev), Ukrainskyi
visnyk (Kiev-Lviv), volia (Chernihiv),
visti (Cherkasy).
Youth
Groups4' includes 31 titles, 69.5 percent
Molodyi Bukovynets is an anoma–
ly in Chernivtsi. From the balcony of
the newspaper's office at 200 Lenin
St. hangs the city's only permanently
displayed Ukrainian flag, it just
appeared one day in July and has
remained despite a feeble protest
from the city procurator who wanted
an official protest lodged with the
Oblast Council! No one paid any
attention, no formal protest was
made, and the flag has been removed
only once, to be replaced by a
slightly larger, slightly brighter one.
І asked associate editor Myroslav
Lazaruk about the uncensoring of
MB and whether anyone had ap–
plied for official permission to make
this move. "Permission?" he replied.
"Of course we didn't ask. We decided
to do it and to see what happens
next." As of August 6, nothing had
happened. The oddity here is that the
paper is still the official publication
of the Komsomol (Communist
Youth League).
Mr. Lazaruk discussed some of the
changes the paper has seen in the last
year when a front page photo of a
(Continued on page 10)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, 1990 7
of which are published in western and (Ukrainian) and Golos (Russian) — to
30.5 percent in central-eastern Ukraine. the publication of the organizing com–
These, in turn, are divided as follows: mittee of the Democratic Party of
SNUM; SUM - 13; political - seven; Ukraine (the inaugural congress of
students — nine; independent — two. which is scheduled for this year). The
The largest youth organization is launch of the Democratic Party of
SNUM, the Association of independent Ukraine (led by Dmytro Pavlychko and
Ukrainian Youth, originally established Yuriy Badzio) is likely to be a mass
by the UHU and now incorporating party by virtue of the fact it will be an
3,000 members, in competition with, offshoot of Rukh, and therefore un–
but much smaller, is the more radical doubtedly it will lead to an expansion in
SUM, or Association of Ukrainian the independent press in Ukraine.
Youth based primarily in eastern U–
Other social-democratic titles are
kraine. published by small groups, such as the
SNUM publishes Molodyi Natsiona– Ukrainian Social-Constructivites (Roz–
list (Lviv), Surma (Stryi), Za voliu dumy, Rivne), Anarcho-Syndicalists
(Poltava), Sokil (Уоіуп), Shkilniy (Nabat, Kharkiv, in Russian) and the
visnyk (Lviv), Desnianski Khvyli Radical Group (Za і Proty, Lviv). The
(Chernihiv) and Zamkova Hora Ukrainian Social-Democratic Party,
(Kiev). Zamkova Hora is no longer launched in May, published in 1988
labelled as SNUM publication (as of Na Polnyi Golos (Lviv), and now
July), but instead the phrase has been publishes in Lviv both Reforma and the
added: "Published with the help of the weekly Alternatyva in separate Ukrai–
Ukrainian Nationalist Club, Kiev," and nian and Russian editions; while in Kiev
is the organ of "SNUM-Nationalists" they publish the journal Dialouge (in
who split from SNUM in July of this (Continued on page 10)
year espousing an integral nationalist
ideology.
For the record
The remaining SUM publications are
primarily published by an active branch
in Chernivtsi: Nasha Spilka, Smo–
loskyp, Sumivske Slovo and Ukrainska
UCC president speaks
Sprava. Poklyk (Kosiv) and Homin
voli (Kharkiv) are also in this category.
at internment site
The seven political publications Following is the text of a speech
include the journal Rada, appearing in delivered on August 30 by Dr. Dmy–
Kiev and close to SNUM-Nationalists, tro Cipywnyk, president of the
vilna Ukraina, Dzvin Probudzhennia, Ukrainian Canadian Committee, at
Moloda Ukraina (which until issue No. the site of the camp in Castle
6 was the organ of the Lviv branch of Mountain, Alberta, where Ukrainian
SNUM), Ukrainske Yunatstvo (Stryi Canadians were interned during
Tovarystvo Parostky) and even one World Warl. Dr. Cipywnyk spoke at
published by the Lviv Komsomol in an a ceremony marking the 70th an–
attempt to halt their collapse into niversary of the end of internment
obscurity, Dialoh. Khronika Oporu, operations against Ukrainian Cana–
published by the youth branch of the dians.
UHU in Kiev has halted publication.
The nine student publications in– Seventy years ago, possibly on a
day such as today,.. Ukrainian Ca–
clude two which no longer appear:
Khronika Oporu and Dzvin published nadians stood in this beautiful place
between Castle Mountain artd the
by Hromada. Hromada was one of the
first informal groups to exist in Kiev Bow River.
But they stood on the other side of
under Gorbachev, it established itself in
March 1988 but by the middle of 1989 it the barbed, wire, and did not come
here voluntarily. They were brought
had ceased to exist. The publications of
the new student movement established to Castle Mountain internment
this year are Ukrainske Studentstvo і Camp as enemy aliens,
(Ukrainian Students Union, Kiev), ipv Yhere" were many brought here,
Bratstvo, Hriundik (a satirical news- without due process, imprisoned
behind barbed wire, among them
letter), viko (Student Brotherhood,
Lviv), Budytel (Zakarpattia students, were John Zaryski, Bill Goyan,
Nicholas Kuziey, Mykola Trulik,
Lviv), Pevatyva (Student Brotherhood,
Lviv) and Nasha Sprava (Chervona vasyl Sadak, Petro Koziar, Mykola
Justiak, and Petro Newaj.
Kalyna Student Society, Ternopil).
in addition, two independent youth Some tried to escape the camp to
join the Canadian Army to prove
publications appear: Polityka (which is
the organ of the Association of Youth their loyalty to their chosen land.
Some succeeded and fought for
Organizations, Kiev) and Svit Dytyny
(a children's magazine published by Canada during the first world war.
But this sad chapter in Canada's
Tovarystvo Leva, Lviv).
history has not yet been acknow–
ledged. And you will find no refe–
Political groups
rence to the internment of Ukrai–
nian Canadians in our history books.
The total number of publications
classed under "political groups" is There were 26 internment camps in
Canada beteween the years of 1914
31. This is divided as follows according
to their orientation: Social Democratic and 1920 stretching from Nova
Scotia to British Columbia.
- 15; National Democratic — seven;
nationalist — eight; strike committee The impact of that "national
humiliation" as it was called by the
— one.
A perhaps surprising result is the Daily British Whig newspaper is still
large number of left-of-center inde– felt today. The Daily British Whig
wrote that the internees will bear
pendent publications, which are evenly
distributed 50-50 between western and their reproach meekly, but the in–
eastern Ukraine. The Democratic Plat- ternment of innocent Ukrainian
Canadians will have sown in their
form of the Ukrainian Communist
Party publishes Demokratychnyi Уу- hearts, the seedsof the bitterness that
bir in Ukrainian and Demokratych– can never be expmed. "A man whose
naya vybor in Russian. honor has been mistrusted and who
The Ukrainian Deputies Club (es– has been singled out for national
tablished originally as a branch of Borys humiliation will remember it and
Yeltsin's inter-Regional Group) has sooner or later it will have to be
changed its two ofgaiis-^– Holos (Continued on page 13)
8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, 1990 No. 39

NEWS AND viEWS: First World Forum of Ukrainian Diaspora

by Bohdan Nahaylo
ВЇ ALY BOR, Poland - Although it seems like only
yesterday that jubilant Germans were knocking down
the Berlin Wall, the process of German reunification is
now entering its final stages. With far less in–
ternational fanfare, the artificial barriers that isolated
Ukraine from its vibrant diaspora are also being
dismantled.
indeed, if 1989 was the year in which Ukraine's
long-suffering people again embarked en masse on the
struggle for national and social emancipation, 1990
has been the year in which Ukrainians wherever they
live have been rediscovering a new sense of unity, pride
and hope.
During this year, as the struggle for genuine
sovereignty and independence in Ukraine has in–
tensified, important new links have been forged
between the representatives of the new democratic
Ukraine and the "free" Ukrainians in the West.
The revitalization of the Ukrainian national
organism also extends to the million or so Ukrainians
in Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia, who until
recently lived under oppressive Communist regimes
and were cut off from their countrymen in both
Ukraine and the West, it also includes the 7 million or
more Ukrainians who live outside of Ukraine but
within the Soviet Union and who, because of the lack
of even the most basic cultural facilities, were
effectively condemned to gradual denationalization.
Recently, the first attempt was made to gather
together representatives of the far-flung Ukrainian
diaspora and those of Ukraine's democratic forces in
order to assess where we stand as a nation, to see what
unites us and how we can better cooperate and help
one another. The historic forum, organized jointly by
the World Congress of Free Ukrainians (WCFU) and
the Association of Ukrainians in Poland, was held on
„ Bohdan Nahaylo is director of Radio Liberty's
Ukrainian Service and co-author of the recently
released book "Soviet Disunion."
August 19-21 in Bialy Bor, in northwestern Poland.
Although arranged on very short notice and
overshadowed by the first world congresses of
Ukrainian doctors and of "Ukrainianists,"the meeting
was highlv successful, its importance was reflected in
both the number and calibre of the representatives from
Ukraine. Led by eight members of the Ukrainian
parliamentary opposition, they included the leader of
fcukh, ivan Drach; the head of Rukh's secretariat,
Mykhailo Horyn; the head of the Lviv regional
council, vyacheslav Chornovil; one of the leaders of
the Ukrainian Republican Party, Oles Shevchenko;
the head of the Union of independent Ukrainian
Youth (SNUM), ihor Derkach; and the head and
deputy head of the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet's
commission on economic reform, volodymyr Pylyp–
chuk and Mykhailo Shvayka.
The Ukrainians from the West were led by the
president of the WCFU, Yuri Shymko, and the
General Secretary of the WCFU, Wasyl Weryha, and
included representatives from Canada, the United
States, Britain, France, Belgium and Brazil.
There was no shortage, too, of delegates from the
Ukrainian communities in Eastern and Central
Europe, namely those of Poland, Romania, Czecho–
slovakia and Yugoslavia. The small but very active
Ukrainian communities in vilnius and Moscow were
also represented, in all, more than 140 people
participated in the forum.
The tone for the gathering was set by Mr. Horyn, the
soft-spoken former political prisoner who with every
month gains in stature as a statesman. Stressing how
important it is not to waste the present historical
opportunity, he warned that otherwise "our children
and grandchildren will not forgive us...".
He described what is going on in Ukraine today as a
twin process of building an independent state and at
the same time integrating the Ukrainian nation.
Calling for realism, tact and moderation in the
struggle at home, he urged all Ukrainian patriotic
forces to consolidate around the principle of an
independent democratic Ukrainian state.
What was truly remarkable was how, at this first
forum of the diaspora and democratic Ukraine, this
goal was not in the least controversial and united
young newly elected people's deputies from Chernihiv
and Kiev with, say, Ukrainian representatives from
Romania, Britain, Canada and Brazil.
it was also reassuring and gratifying that after so
many years during which, for understandable reasons,
it had been left to the Ukrainian diaspora in the West
to champion, or at least preserve, the idea of
Ukrainian independence, an entirely new generation
of Soviet-born, but in essence also "free" Ukrainians,
has emerged and has not only taken over the baton,
but is also setting a new style and pace.
Although, considering the unprecedented nature of
the forum, it was not surprising that some of the
speakers sounded perhaps a little too euphoric, there
were also quite a few very sobering presentations.
For example, in his remarkably succinct talk, the
economist and people's deputy from Rivne, Mr.
Pylypchuk, delivered a shocking account of the
present level of Ukraine's colonial exploitation. His
speech amounted to perhaps the strongest argument
of why, from an economic point of view, Ukraine
should be independent since the economist Mykhailo
volubuyev dared to come to the same conclusion in
the late 1920s.
Much was spoken about what Ukraine needs and
what we in the West can do to help. There is sometimes
a danger that our compatriots in Ukraine exaggerate
the economic strength of the Ukrainian diaspora and
what it is capable of providing. At the forum in Bialy
Bor, though, the representatives from Ukraine were
realistic enough in their attitude and acknowledged
that, while the diaspora can certainly help, there are
definite limits to the difference that it can make.
Hence, as they put it, Ukrainians in Ukraine should
have no illusions and should first and foremost look to
themselves.
One or two of the speakers from Ukraine also said
what they can do without. Mr. Derkach, leader of the
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A p p e a l to Ukrainians of the w o r l d Statement on journalists' association

Following is the full text of the "Appeal to the Ukrainians of the World" Below is a statement adopted at tion of an independent, democratic
issued at the First World Forum of the Ukrainian Diaspora at the conclusion the First World Forum of the Ukrai– state.
of its three-day session on August 21. The forum, held in Bialy Bor, Koszalin nian Diaspora regarding the estab– The participants of the First
county, in Poland, was organized by the Association of Ukrainians in Poland lishment of a World Association of World Forum of the Ukrainian
in cooperation with the World Congress of Free Ukrainians. Ukrainian Journalists. Diaspora resolved to hold in the near
future the inaugural congress of the
We, the participants of the First World Forum of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the critical struggle for the WAUJ in Lviv. A committee to
have gathered for a meeting which is unprecedented in our history, uniting the achievement of Ukrainian national organize the congress was appointed
indivisible totality of Ukrainians from our common fatherland as well as from independence, the mass media take consisting of:
many nations of the world. on an exceptionally important role, vasyl Baziv, editor-in-chief of the
Ukraine and the diaspora, reality and perspectives — in the context of the in the current historical circums– newspaper Za vilnu Ukrainu, Lviv,
revolutionary changes in Central and Eastern Europe and the first steps tances, the free word must become co-chairman;
toward an independent Ukrainian state — these were the themes of both our the principal factor in the efforts to Myroslav verbovy, editor-in-chief
plenary meetings and working sessions. secure the independence of the of the newspaper Nashe Slovo,
From these discussions there emerged agreement that through the united Ukrainian state and for overcoming Warsaw, co-chairman;
action of the democratic forces in Ukraine and the diaspora it will be possible Ukraine's international isolation. Roma Hadzewycz, editor-in-chief,
to create guarantees for the achievement of the age-old goal of our nation — Now more than ever, the proces– The Ukrainian Weekly, New Jersey,
the renewal of a united, independent state. ses of national self-assertion must co-chairman;
One of Ukraine's most pressing problems is the rebuilding of its economic have the fullest and most accurate Bohdan Nahaylo, director of the
potential and overcoming the ecological crisis, it was decided to create in coverage in the4 world mass media. Ukrainian Service, Radio Liberty,
Ukraine economic structures that would meet the needs of free-market The stability of peace in Europe and Munich, co-chairman;
structures in Western countries. The Ukrainian diaspora within the system of the building of the common Euro– Zenon Snylyk, editor-in-chief of
the World Congress of Free Ukrainians should serve as an agent of assistance pean home are unthinkable with– the newspaper Svoboda, New Jersey;
in this rebuilding, providing economic information, training experts in out finally resolving the Ukrainian volodymyr Horbovy, editor, Mo–
different branches, and involving foreign businesses in the development of the question. loda Halychyna, Lviv;
Ukrainian economy, it will only be possible to achieve all of this if Ukraine's Therefore, we consider as es– viktor Linchevsky, director of the
laws pertaining to banking, its own convertible currency system and the sential: Rukh information center, Kiev;
equality of all forms of ownership are overhauled. 1. the abolition of the political and Oleksander Soproniuk, deputy
in the area of scholarship, the delegates to the forum developed a concept economic monopoly on the mass chief editor of the newspaper Slovo,
of integrating Ukrainian learning: uniting all academic forces into a media in Ukraine and the creation of Kiev;
combined process of scholarly investigation devoted to finding solutions to a free, democratic press; vyacheslav Chornovil, people's
the current problems of building Ukrainian statehood and enriching 2. the consolidation and unifica– deputy of Ukraine, member of the
Ukrainian studies. tion of Ukrainian democratic journa– Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR,
The representatives of women's organizations agreed on cooperation as lists both in Ukraine and beyond its head of the Lviv Oblast Council,
regards the upbringing the younger generation in the tradition of Ukrainian borders for the purpose of coordi– winner of the Sunday Times Nicho–
ethnopedagogy and cultivating the spiritual and physical health of the nation. nating their activity and enhancing las Tomalin Award for investigative
With the aim of consolidating Ukrainian democratic journalists and their professional potential; Journalism, Lviv;
establishing an effective informational network, the participants of the forum 3. the establishment of an efficient Oles Shevchenko, national deputy
agreed to hold in Lviv in the near future an inaugural congress of the World informational network which would of Ukraine, secretary responsible for
Association of Ukrainian Journalists (WAUJ). be integrated into the world com– information and publications of the
We, the participants of the forum, turn to all Ukrainians in Ukraine and munications system. Ukrainian Republican Party, Kiev.
beyond its borders with a fraternal appeal to unite our efforts in this crucial in view of this, it is essential to
historic moment in order to fully exploit the existing auspicious conditions, create a World Association of Ukrai– First World Forum
break free of the imperial bonds and rebuild a free, democratic Ukrainian nian Journalists (WAUJ), members of the Ukrainian Diaspora
state. of which would be united by the idea
First World Forum of the Ukrainian Diaspora of the full and irreversible deco– Bialy Bor, Poland
Bialy Bor, August 21, 1990. lonization of Ukraine and the crea– August 21, 1990
No. 39
Canadian participant of Dzvin '90 describes march through Ukraine
by Oksana Zakydalsky
Dzvin '90 was a walk through U–
kraine organized by the Ukrainian
Cultural Club Slavutych and the Ukrai–
nian Youth Club, both of Moscow.
This was a second such walk, as there
had been a Dzvin '89. it began on July 4
in Uzhhorod and ended on August 23,
with a youth festival in Kaniv.
Evhen Duvalko, 23, an employee of
the Canadian Ukrainian immigrant Aid
Society in Toronto, took part in the
walk with the group that went through
the oblasts of Donetske, Kharkiv and
Poltava.
There were two other young persons
from the West with him in the group:
Leonid Tsechmistrofrom Montreal and
Katya Masnykfrom Baltimore, Md. All
three are Plast members.
What was the idea behind Dzvin '90?
The idea was to travel all over
Ukraine and visit as many separate
regions as possible, meet with local
people, specifically meet the people who
are not politicized, do not have de–
mocratic sympathies and to discuss with
them various questions that would be
particular to their locale; e.g. in Do–
netske the question of the ecology,
industry and workers' rights were very
Rukh T-shirts arrive in Ukraine
WASHINGTON - Two hundred
and fifty Rukh T-shirts bearing the
slogan "Ye Rukh na Ukraini" were
delivered on August 6, to Dzvin
marchers in Donetske and to Rukh
headquarters in Kiev by Ukraine
2000 youth subcommittee members
Tamara Gallo, Renata Hron, Katya
Masnyk and Yurko Monchak.
The Dzvin march, which took
place from July 4 to August 23, was a
walking tour of Ukrainian cities
which culminated in the 500th an–
niversary celebration of the founding
of Zaporozhian Sich. The purpose of
the Dzvin march was to give parti–
cipants an opportunity to meet local
residents and to exchange ideas
about Ukraine, Rukh and Ukrai–
nians in the diaspora.
Miss Masnyk, who was the only
participant of the Dzvin march from
the Washington metropolitan area,
joined the group of marchers who
were traveling from Donetske to
Oleksa Mykolyshyn (left) and Petro Borsuk (right) of Rukh accept Rukh T–
shirts brought to Kiev by Ukraine 2000 youth subcommittee members
Tamara Gallo (second from left) and Renata Hron.
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, i990 9
A group of Dzvin participants in front of their bus.
important; to raise general questions all areas of Ukraine. The party ap– was well-organized and centralized or
about sovereignty and Ukraine's road paratus has tried very hard to divorce was the organization fairly loose and
to self-determination; to raise national western Ukraine and its activists, the flexible?
and individual consciousness. progressive elements in western U– The preparations weren't as intense
Another purpose was to try to unify kraine from the rest of Ukraine and the and thorough as they should have been.
rest of the USSR. Thus the walk covered There were several reasons for this. The
all oblasts of Ukraine and the partici– organizers had no idea about the scope
Kharkiv.
Miss Masnyk marched with a
core group of 40 young people to
whom she later gave the Rukh T–
shirts. According to Miss Masnyk,
"The T-shirts served as a . tool
toward realizing Dzvin's goal of
raising national consciousness. Be–
cause they are bright and visible,
they immediately attracted atten–
tion. We were constantly approached
by people who wanted to know who
we were, where we were from, what
the T-shirts meant. These questions
served as an introduction to our
discussions about Rukh, its plat-
form, Ukraine, and the Ukrainian
communities' activities in the dia–
spora."
While Miss Masnyk traveled
through eastern Ukraine, Miss A banner proclaims "Dzvfftnmites spirits."
Gallo, Miss Hron and Mr. Monchak,
pants in the walk represented all areas of the project or the logistics involved.
who designed the T-shirts, traveled of Ukraine, areas of Ukrainian emi– The method of preparation in Ukraine
to Kiev. They arrived at Rukh head–
gration (such as Moscow, Murmansk, is quite different from what we are used
(Continued on page 13) Poland) and areas of the Ukrainian to. The organizers had to look for
diaspora such as Canada, the U.S., sponsors, official backers, who were
England and France. Each group had a willing to take the political heat for any
mixture. activity that the walk could have incur–
How many groups took part in the red.
walk and how large were these groups? Dzvin counted on the official pre–
initally, six groups started from the sence of the Ukrainian Cultural Club
far reaces of Ukraine — from Uzhhorod, from Moscow, headed by the former
Lutske, Luhanske, Odessa, Symfe– astronaut, General Popovych. His
ropil and Chernivtsi - and they were to reputation helped to force Dzvin
converge on the city of Kaniv for a final through in the regions. This was the
youth festival. The walk started in initial sponsor — the individual ob–
stages: July 4 in Uzhhorod; July 21 in last may or may not have had their own
Chernihiv, Luhanske, Chernivtsi; July sponsors, e.g. the Cultural Fund helped
28 in Odessa and August 4 in Symfero– us in several oblasts, especially Do–
pil. One could join the walk anywhere, netske and Kharkiv. Unfortunately, not
as groups were to be in specific cities on all the local sponsors were prearranged.
designated dates. What did raise some suspicions was
Although all the groups did start out, that there were a lot of local people who
not all of them made it, since the volunteered to help Dzvin but opted out
organization was such that each oblast or disappeared at the last minute, it
was responsible for itself and not every looked like a set-up, an attempt to
oblast was covered; e.g. Sumy Oblast disrupt the walk. A lot of credit is due to
had no local organization and that part Pavlo Zhovnirenko, the organizer who
of the walk fell apart. managed to patch together or reor–
The number in our group varied from ganize Dzvin at the last minute.
oblast to oblast because we would pick
up local supporters. Our group was Where did you join Dzvin?
largest in Donetske Oblast where we І joined it after it was one-week-old in
even managed to have our own bus. Donetske. Katya Masnyk joined it there
There were almost 40 people. as well. Leonid had joined at the
Would you say that the whole project (Continued on page 12)
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Komsomol's...
(Continued from page 7)
crying child, an illustration to a small
unobtrusive piece on the ailment
afflicting the children of Chernivtsi
and causing widespread hair loss
among them, almost cost the editor
of the paper (Bohdan Zahaysky) his
job. This was unwanted publicity for
a situation the authorities wanted
kept quiet. The editor was severely
rebuked for his irresponsibility.
Now, continued Mr. Lazaruk, we
don't hesitate to publish news of this
nature. He points out an article in the
uncensored issue that deals with
other medical problems afflicting
children in Bukovyna, an article that
includes photographs of angry
demonstrators demanding answers
and appealing for aid.
Articles in Molodyi Bukovynets
are generally factual reports; Mr.
Lazaruk indicated that the paper had
no time for self-censored editorials
like those appearing in other city
newspapers where some journalists,
long exposed to official restrictions,
still feel anxiety about writing any–
thing too critical or too open.
Besides the weekly news, the paper
also publishes several supplements.
Among them is Krayanyn, a historical–
archeological almanac which has
recently featured articles about the
Zaporozhian Sich, about architec–
tural treasures in Chernivtsi that are
badly in need of restoration, about
the history of coins discovered in
The building in Chernivtsi that houses the editorial offices of Molodyi
Bukovynets. Note the blue and yellow flag on the balcony.
archeological digs in and around the
city of Chernivtsi.
Another supplement is Floyara,
whose editors publish poems, literary
criticism, art reviews, and profiles on
writers and artists. There is also an
occasional music supplement which
seems to deal mostly with contempo–
rary rock artists in Ukraine and
around the world, in a recent issue,
for example, readers were treated to
a retrospective on the Chervona
Ruta festival on one page and a
gossipy piece about Madonna on the
next.
Unlike other newspapers publish–
ed in Ukraine these days, MB has
had no real problem with the paper
shortage. The circulation, a little
over 40,000, is low enough to ensure
a steady supply of paper and other
materials necessary for publication.
According to Mr. Lazaruk, another
factor that has helped keep the paper
readily available is that the other
official party paper in the area has an
even smaller circulation, no more
than 13,000, and that figure is cons–
tantly falling. "We get their surplus
because nobody wants to read what
they print," he explained.
Mr. Lazaruk's main concern
seemed to be the rising cost of
materials. The newspaper now costs 8
kopeks an issue and the staff would
like the price to remain low because of
the nature and age of the readers who
may not be able to afford much
more.
independent press...
(Continued from page 7)
Russian). Sotsial Demokrat Ukrainy
and Osvobozhdeniye both are publis–
hed in Kiev in Russian by the Social
Democratic Federation of Ukraine.
Under the orientation "National De–
mocrats" we have seven titles, two of
which — Alternatyva and Homin Pe–
rebudovy — no longer appear. These
are more evenely distributed with only
half appearing in western Ukraine, in
Kiev, we have two publications publish–
ed by the Ukrainian National De–
mocratic Party (Bulletin-Dokumenty
and Nezalezhnist), and one by the
Ukrainian Democratic Peasants Party
(vilna Zemlia).
The Ukrainian Christian Democratic
Party, one of the oldest national-
democratic groups established in the
winter of 1988, publishes voskresinnia
in ivano-Frankivske and Za viru і
voliu in Ternopil (on the pages of
Posvit, organ of Tovarystvo vertep).
Of the seven nationalist publications,
one (Samostiynist) is soon to appear
through the efforts of the organization
Ukrainian independence and State-
hood, led by 1 van Kandyba and es–
tablished in April, it already publishes
Poklyk voli. Five out of the seven, as we
would expect, are based in Lviv, capital
of the highly nationalistic western
Ukraine. Only one — Zoloti vorota —
appears in Kiev, although this is
published by an individual (Pavlo
Skochok), and not an organization.
Kalynets...
(Continued from page 2)
meet official approval, he was ar–
rested in 1973.
He and his activist wife, iryna
Stasiv-Kalynets, were both sen–
tenced to six years of strict-regimen
camps and three years of exile. They
were released in 1981.
After his return to Lviv, Mr. Kaly–
nets worked as a librarian in the
Stefanyk Library and in 1987 he
joined the editorial board of the
samvydav publication Yevshan Zillia,
a group that was one of the catalysts
of the national revival in western
Ukraine.
Since his return from imprison–
ment, Mr. Kalynets has not written
any poetry. He says that he no longer
feels the need to write poetry and has
rejected offers to be published in
literary reviews.
This year the Authors' Festival is
being held October 12-20, and Mr.
Kalynets will be reading his works on
October 12. Та coincide with his
The journal Ukrainskyi Chas with the
supplement Poezia — Chas, appears in
Lviv edited by Hryhoriy Pryhodko,
which became the organ of the Ukrai–
nian National Party after this group was
launched in the winter of 1989. Ukrain–
sky Chas is reprinted in the West by Petro
Ruban. The Ukrainian National Party
also publishes the monthly informatsiy–
nyi Biuletyn and visnyk UNP in Lviv.
There is also an independent news-
paper, called Alternatyva, which is
published in Pavlohrad, eastern U–
kraine.
in view of the large workers' move–
ments, free trade unions and strikes in
areas like the Donbas, it is perhaps
surprising that there are no publications
catering to this market. The failure of
Rukh to link intellectuals to workers
within a mass Solidarity-style move–
ment, which is made all the more
difficult because workers in eastern
Ukraine are Russified, coupled with the
failure of the intelligentsia to produce
samvydav which caters solely to the
working classes, all play a role here.
The only bulletin catering to a strike
committee (also called the Committee
in Defense of Society) is Lvivsky vis–
nyk, which was established after the
police action against demonstrators on
October 1, 1989, in Lviv and brings
together national and social demands.
This fusion of national and socio-
economic demands, possible in Poland
and western Ukraine, is more difficult in
southeastern Ukraine where national
consciousness is lower.
appearance at the festival, a bilingual
(original Ukrainian and English
translation by Marco Carynnyk)
collection "Crowning the Scare-
crow" will be published by Exile
Editions of Toronto, Barry Callag–
han, publisher. The same publisher
last year released a translated
collection of Mr. Drach's poetry,
"Orchard Lamps,"
As events in Ukraine move for–
ward rapidly, what was once thought
impossible is becoming normal.
Writers from Ukraine are taking part
in international festivals in the West
on an equal basis with writers from
other countries.
But such things do not happen by
themselves — the world must first
find out about Ukrainian writers so
that they can be included. Both Mr.
Drach's and Mr. Kalynets' invitation
came about because its director,
Greg Gatenby, was introduced to
their works by Lydia Palij, who knew
Mr. Gatenby through the Writers in
Prison Committee of PEN.

the economic and business fields, scholarship, Ukraine.

First World Forum...
(Continued from page 8)
radical and dynamic SNUM and a people's deputy,
boldly complained that Ukrainian political parties in
the West could do better than to keep sending in
literature about the OUN in the 1930s and early 1940s.
The uncritical emphasis on the Ukrainian na–
tionalist movement during these years and the
implicit, or even explicit, offering of it as a model for
today's youth, he complained, leads to problems.
Contemporary youth want access to the full facts
about their history, he added, and are quite capable of
developing their own political orientation without
"guidance" from outside.
During three days of intense work, the participants
in the forum heard brief presentations about the
situation in Ukraine and about most of the major
Ukrainian communities outside it. They then split up
into a number of working groups. The discussions
went on late into the night as participants sought to get
a better understanding of one another's problems and
requirements. A bonfire on the first evening sym–
fbolized the flame that each one of them carried,
'regardless of where they lived.
The forum approved a series of final documents
which dealt, among other things, with cooperation in
journalism and among women's organizations, it was
agreed that there is a need for a World Association of
Ukrainian Journalists which would unite all those
professionals who are committed to the idea of
Ukraine's decolonization and who want to improve
the flow of truthful information about development in
the republic.
The participants in the forum also approved a
statement addressed to the United States Congress
and the Board for international Broadcasting
thanking the American authorities of almost 40 years
of broadcasts in Ukrainian by Radio Liberty but also
requesting that "at this critical juncture in our nation's
history," the signal of Radio Liberty's Ukrainian
broadcasts be strengthened and the possibility of
opening an office in Ukraine be examined.
The leadership of the WCFU deserves recognition
for its initiative in organizing and helping to fund the
forum. Mr. Shymko, charming, eloquent and ener–
getic, not to mention diplomatic, seems tailor-made
for the role of president and the Ukrainian diaspora's
liaison officer with Ukraine. His parliamentary
experience in Canada showed in his smooth handling
of the debates at Bialy Bor and he is certain to make a
very good impression when he finally gets to visit
Poland's Ukrainian co-organizers of the forum also
deserve a special word of praise and admiration, as
indeed does the entire indomitable 300,000-strong
Ukrainian community in Poland. Much of the new
spirit emanating from Ukraine had for years already
been in evidence in the pages of the Ukrainian weekly
newspaper that appears in Warsaw, Nashe Slovo,
among Poland's Ukrainian scholars and students, in
the leadership of the Association of Ukrainians in
Poland and, of course, in the example of the
indefatigable Ukrainian representative in the Polish
Parliament, Dr. volodymyr Mokry.Their dedication
and resourcefulness, as the meeting in Bialy Bor
demonstrated, is surely second to none.
The forum showed that after long years of enforced
separation and isolation, we remain part of the same
Ukrainian family and continue to speak the same
language. Much remains to be done, but at least after
meetings such as the forum in Bialy Bor we know that
we are "not alone," and that there are tens of millions
of us.
A start has been made and as a result we are in a
better position to understand who we are, ^hat it is
that we wanU and how we should go about achieving
it. .. . - -
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Mykhailo Horyn...
(Continued from page 3)
Mich., Ukrainian credit unions and
banks in Cleveland, Detroit and Chi–
cago, as well as Ukrainian cultural
centers in those three cities.
All of Mr. Horyn's appearances in
those three cities were under the aus–
pices of the Ukrainian National As–
sociation, although in Cleveland, the
public meeting,which attracted over 400
people, was co-organized by the United
Ukrainian Organizations of Greater
Cleveland, headed by Wasyl Liscy–
nesky.
in Detroit, the event was co-spon–
sored by the UNA and the Friends of
Rukh of Detroit, headed by Dr. Alex–
ander Serafyn and Lubomyr Tatukh,
respectively. Mr. Horyn and his
daughter were greeted at the St. Mary
Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox
Cathedral auditorium by Zenon Wasyl–
kewycz of the Ukrainian American
Coordinating Council and Yuriy Yur–
kiw of the Ukrainian Congress Com–
mittee of America. Miss Soyuzivka
1991 Marta Kuropas and a group of
youngsters also welcomed the Ukrai–
nian leader and his daughter to Detroit.
D.C. visit...
(Continued from page 3)
Many of the scheduled meetings
were with private sector or semi-
government agencies. Mr. Horyn
began his Washington visit by par–
ticipating in a breakfast seminar
hosted by Carl Gershman, chairman
of the National Endowment for De–
mocracy (NED).
Later in the week, he also ad-
dressed the board of directors of
NED which is chaired by former Sen.
Bill Brock, in addition, he met with
Mr. Gershman and Nadia Diuk
privately to discuss potential projects
for NED funding. Mr. Horyn also
had the opportunity to meet with
Brian Atwood, president of the
National Democratic institute, one
of the four institutes of NED. Mr.
Atwood recently returned from a
visit to Ukraine.
One of the luncheons at which Mr.
Horyn spoke was hosted by the
American Enterprise institute (АЕІ),
a well-known think-tank in Wash–
ington. Among the guests at the
luncheon were Secretary for Уе-
terans' Affairs Edward Derwinski,
former director of the Arms Con–
trol and Disarmament Agency
(ACDA) Kenneth Adelman, АЕІ
President Christopher DeMuth,
theologian and columnist Michael
Novak, and writer Ben Wattenberg.
The Heritage Foundation, another
Washington think-tank, sponsored a
lecture by Mr. Horyn which was
followed by a luncheon hosted by
Burton Pines, senior vice-president
of the foundation. Among those
present were former Ambassador J.
William Middendqrf, Martin Sieff of
The Washington Times, columnist
Cord Meyer, and representatives of
various organizations and founda–
tions based in Washington.
visiting the AFL-ClO, Mr. Horyn
had an hour-and a-half meeting with
' its president, Lane Kirkland. Mr.
Kirkland explained the role that the
AFL-СІО had played in Poland in its
road to democracy and the assistance
it is providing to free trade unions in
Ukraine. Well acquainted with the
situation in Ukraine due to the work
of Adrian Karatnycky, Mr. Kirkland
asked specific questions about recent
developments in Ukraine. He also
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, i99o 11
During the weekend of September 7-
9, Mr. Horyn and his daughter visited
Chicago, where he met with Ukrai–
nian Catholic Bishop innocent Lotocky
and representatives of the Ukrainian
Autocephalous Orthodox Church. On
Saturday, September 6, a banquet was
held in honor of Mr. Horyn at the Ss.
volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catho–
lic Church. The events in the Windy
City were organized by the Friends of
Rukh committee headed by Dr. Bohdan
Tkaczuk and the UNA District Com–
mittee.
Also in this Midwestern city, Mr.
Horyn met with the Union of Councils
for Soviet Jews and the Chicago Action
Committee for Soviet Jewry. He also
participated in the annual Ukrainian
Days Festival, where he met illinois
State Sen. Walter Dudycz, who is
currently campaigning for the U.S.
Congress.
Mr. Horyn's discussions in Chicago
larta Kolomayets
also included a meeting with the Ukrai–
nian National Aid Association, headed Mykhailo Horyn at Soyuzivka with Ulana Diachuk, supreme president of the
by Wolodymyr Mazur. Ukrainian National Association,which sponsored his U.S. tour.
After fruitful meetings in the nation's
capital, Mr. Horyn spent a weekend in
Philadelphia, where he met with the
prelate of the Ukrainian Catholic
Church in the United States, Metro-
stressed the need io work with Con–
gress in promoting support for
Rukh 's goals in the U.S. government. Ц
Mr. Horyn exchanged ideas with Ц
former National Security Advisor Ц
Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski. During the Ц
hour-and-a-half meeting, Dr. Brze– Ц
zinski asked questions about the 1
building of national consciousness in 1;
eastern and southern Ukraine, the і
declaration of sovereignty, and the І
use of Ukrainian in the school sys– І
tern. Again, as he did before the i;
Senate Foreign Relations Commit– Ц
aHadzewycz
tee, Dr. Brzezinski compared the role Ц
of western Ukraine to the Piedmont 1 The Horyns, Mykhailo and Oksana, during a boat cruise around Manhattan
island.
of italy which started the movement 1
for a unified italy.
in a meeting with representatives ffi
of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, ft
Mr. Horyn urged them to encourage І
U.S. businessmen to invest in U– І
kraine. He also asked for technical і
assistance for the rebuilding of the Щ
Ukrainian economy. Mr. Horyn also Ц
met with a number of former Justice Ц
Department lawyers to discuss issues Ц
relating to constitutional law.
While most of the meetings in– Ц
volved government officials, Mr., Ц
Horyn did meet with representatives Ц
of the press, in addition to inter– jj
views with the Ukrainian Service of Ц
Radio Liberty (RL) and the Ukrai– f
nian and Russian services of voice of fj
America (vOA), Mr. Horyn met fj
with Deputy Editorial Page Editor j
Stephen Rosenfeld and Foreign 1
Desk Editor Al Home of the Wash– jl flarta Kolomayets
ington Post. Mykhailo Horyn with Lee Sigal, an editorial writer at The New York Times.
The Ukrainian deputy partici– Ц
politan Stephen Sulyk, as well as proposed by Soviet President Mikhail
pated in a press breakfast hosted by Ц representatives of the United Ukrainian S. Gorbachev.
Godfrey Sperling of the Christian j
American Relief Committee. A public „ Most of Mr. Horyn's public ap–
Science Monitor. Present were the lj meeting, organized by Ulana Mazur– pearances were sponsored by the Ukrai–
Washington bureau representatives Щ
kevich of the Ukrainian Human Rights nian National Association, which or–
of a dozen newspapers from around if Committee, was held at the immaculate ganized the Ukrainian leader's schedule
the country. After a brief presenta– і
Conception Cathedral auditorium. in the United States, although Mr.
tion, Mr. Horyn responded to Щ
questions from the correspondents. Щ After his return from Canada, Mr. Horyn was officially invited by Rep.
Following the breakfast, Linda Ц Horyn was scheduled to meet with Frank Wolf (R-Ya.).
Feldmann of the Christian Science Ц Patriarch Mstyslav of the Ukrainian
Monitor interviewed Mr. Horyn. Autocephalous Orthodox Church in PR1ME LAND for SALE
While he had a busy schedule, Ц South Bound Brook, N.J., on Friday
Mykhailo Horyn did visit the UNA Ц morning, September 28.
Kerhonkson, Upstate, N.Y.
Washington Office, attend a meeting І On Saturday, he was scheduled to 9.36 acres, walking distance from
of Ukraine 2000, and place a wreath І hold a meeting with all representatives Soyuzivka. Three building spot,
at the statue of Taras Shevchenko. J in the United States of Rukh support wooded, streams, waterfall.
He also spoke to the Washington and j groups before addressing his final Asking: S5,0007acr.
Baltimore Ukrainian American com– Ц public meeting during this, his first trip
munities at an event hosted by the І to North America. Call: ANDREAS
UNA District Committee and U– 1 The public meeting, sponsored by the (212) 571-0359
kraine 2000. New York branch of the UCCA, was to (718) 274-0205
address the issue of the union treaty

placed military official in civilian
Canadian participant..clothes, it was all very obvious and the
(Continued from page 9)
beginning. With us, in Donetske, were
four Ukrainians from Poland, five or
six from Lviv, several from Lviv Oblast
(the Western contingent). There were
about 15-20 local Donetske activists.
The Ukrainian Republican Party,
which attempted to use Dzvin as a
membership drive, had a good presence.
There were local Rukh members, re–
presentatives from the unofficial press,
in Poltava we had a large group from
Zelenyi Svit; in Kharkiv, the young
group "Sokil." The strong local pre–
sence defeated the charges that we had
been paid to come from western U–
kraine to cause trouble.
What was a typical day like?
We would reach a new town or a new
center by noon or midafternoon and
head for the public square — usually
where the statue of Lenin stood. We had
Ukrainian flags, placards, posters and
banners with us. Some had an eco–
logical message, o t h e r s advertised
Dzvin and its purposes while others had
political messages such as: "Down with
national nihilism," "Let us save U–
kraine."
We would set these up, find a table
and collect signatures on petitions to the
Supreme Soviet of Ukraine. One peti–
tion called for more concrete action to
be taken on the declaration of sover–
eignty, the other would present an
ecological question, e.g. dismantle all
atomic stations by the year 2000, or a
demand to make all factories environ-
mentally clean by 1995 and to make
d i r e c t o r s of factories criminally re–
s p o n s i b l e for ecologically unsafe
factories.. 4
These were genuine petitions which
the organizers planned to present to the
Supreme Soviet but they also served to
raise questions and involve the local
populace in discussions and challenge
their views.
Did the locals know you were coming
and what was your reception like?
Advance work varied from place to
place. Sometimes the local organizers
managed to put up billboards about our
arrival, stressing the fact that the people
who would be coming would be from all
of Ukraine and from the diaspora. Our
reception varied - we never knew what
to expect, it was friendlier, of course,
where t h e r e was a m o r e organized
democratic or Rukh presence. Where
this was missing, the reception would
usually be hostile. We considered our
meeting with people as work — we had
to defend our views, we sold unofficial
newspapers.
Was there any official harassment?
S o m e — initially it involved
questioning the people from the West
about their visas, but once these for–
malities were settled, the harassment
became more subtle. We were invited
to visit museums or historical sites just
to keep us away from the people, in one
place the road was closed off to our bus.
Sometimes people were taken to local
police h e a d q u a r t e r s a n d fined.
Although there were many attempts at
delaying us, we were never actually
prevented from holding a meeting.
Our audience often included a large
number of veterans and drunks, who
w o u l d d i s r u p t our m e e t i n g s . There
would often be one very vocal man who
would loudly denounct everything, using
very base insults, it always turned out
that he was not the worker or tractor
driver he claimed to be, but a highly
THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY
locals were able to sniff these people
out.
This was when the organizers would
play their " d i a s p o r a c a r d " — they
would present us to the locals who then
would not want to look bad in front of
the guests from the West and would ask
the man to leave or shout him down.
What was the average audience like?
in some places the crowd reached
several hundred people. We intentional–
ly stayed away from the meeting
format with one central microphone
and speaker. There would be several
conversations going on at the same
time. We wanted feedback, a dialogue,
it worked very well — we had some
good debaters who could control dis–
cussions and win arguments.
We also specifically tried to avoid the
local " H y d e P a r k " a r e a s where de–
mocrats meet and tried to seek out areas
of town where we could meet people
who were supposedly uninterested in
politics. The public meetings lasted
three to four hours but then we would
go on to private meetings with local
R u k h r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a n d o t h e r ac–
tivists so that our days were really filled
out.
Was there any coverage of Dzvin in
the official press?
There was one major article in Prav–
da Ukrainy which ran Dzvin to the
ground, calling it a nationalistic
"shabas" with anti-Russian and anti-
Communist aims. Although we tried to
unmask the charges made in the article
when we spoke with the people, the
article did have a negative effect on
Dzvin, because the local authorities
were prepared and knew what their
position was expected to be. They had
the ammunition, they knew we were in
official disfavour and this gave them
grounds to obstruct us. There were local
reprints of this article.
We did manage to get a few favorable
articles in the Donetske regional press.
We also had a c o r r e s p o n d e n t from
Radio Liberty with us who regularly
sent dispatches a b o u t Dzvin, which
were t h e n b r o a d c a s t , giving people
i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t the p r o g r e s s of
Dzvin.
You had the opportunity to see Rukh
as it exists on the local level. What is
your opinion of the organization at least
in the regions you visited?
i n the t h r e e o b l a s t s 1 visited —
D o n e t s k e , P o l t a v a and K h a r k i v —
quite a few cities and towns have local
Rukh chapters which varied in com–
petence and efficacy. What the mem–
bers lacked most were organizational
skills. They were not always able to help
Dzvin as an event. Most of the people
run on enthusiasm rather than expe–
rience and know-how.
І strongly believe that a greater effort
must come from the West to help these
individuals develop organization and
leadership skills, information about
Rukh is poor — often even who is the
head of the local chapter was hard to
find out. They are still at the initial stages
of networking and building a nation-
wise organization. They don't share
experience from region to region.
v e r y few people knew a b o u t the
extent of the national revival in western
Ukraine, and even if they knew some-
thing about it they were unable to apply
this experience to their own situation.
My impression was that in the regions І
visited Rukh was made up of isolated
groups of activists. Dzvin helped tc
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1990
bring together quite a few of them. The
fact that it forced the local chapters to
cooperate, to actually meet was one of
the most positive results of Dzvin.
Did some members in your group
become discouraged and just leave?
No, most were enthusiastic and felt
they were actually doing something
worthwhile. They would face every new
group with determination. There was
no one who sat around and did nothing.
But every region covered had its specific
character. Those who went through
western Ukraine called it a vacation —
they were gladly received, well taken
care of and really did not have to do any
work, whereas we worked and some-
times it was a struggle. Another group
had even a harder time — they were
beaten up, in the village of Kamianets,
Cherkasy Oblast.
Did you encounter any language
problems? Were you always able to
communicate in Ukrainian?
І never faced a hostile response to the
fact that 1 spoke Ukrainian. Many
would speak Russian to me. І would
choose whether 1 would understand the
Russian or not. І sometimes wanted to
reinforce the fact there is a difference
between the two languages.
if there had been more people from
the West, would this have helped?
Definitely, if a local p e r s o n said
something it would not have as much
authority than if someone from the
West said it. The people would treat it as
a different viewpoint — the Western
viewpoint — and would try harder to
have a civil discussion when they were
dealing with someone from the West.
This probably stems from the Ukrai–
nian tradition that when you have a
guest, you try harder.
D o you think that Dzvin '90 was a
successful project, from the organizers
point of view, from your own point of
view?
І had been in constant contact with
the organizers of Dzvin from the begin–
ning because 1 wanted to promote it in
the west. The initial plans that were
p r e s e n t e d in F e b r u a r y did not ma–
terialize. For example, they had expec–
ted 200 people from the West to take
part; 1 knew from the start this was
unrealistic. Although the organizers
were pleased with Dzvin, they were
unwilling to give it a grade — they were
doing it because it had to be done.
Although 1 had some negative com–
ments a b o u t the project these were
dispelled when we ail finally met in
Kaniv with all the other groups and
discussed our adventures. Seeing the
total picture 1 decided Dzvin had been a
success. І remembered the times we
would have a man or a woman pull us
aside and say: "You're doing well,"
"You should come more often," "Don't
forget about us here." This was a reward
in itself.
What about the western Ukrainians,
how did they evaluate the experience
and the possibility of uniting the
country?
They had more hope than the locals.
We had people from Lviv and Dro–
hobych who were veterans of the revival
— and they recognized its initial stages.
They had the optimism; they had the
message. The local activists spoke of
their frustrations; most have no idea
how they can get out of the current
political and economic crisis. There was
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a feeling of hopelessness a n d help–
lessness and this must be faced and
overcome before any positive changes
will be made.
You did a lot of work to promote
Dzvin '90 in Canada and the U.S., yet
the response was timid. Why do you
think people were reluctant to take part?
Most people may age were unwilling
to face the challenge — they didn't know
what to expect. For my generation,
Ukraine is the spiritual motherland —
and going there is not like a trip to
Hawaii but an emotional experience. At
the same time one has to deal with the
reality of a b a c k w a r d c o u n t r y , the
realities of a different type of people,
different language.
І was at ease because this was my
third trip to Ukraine. During the first
two 1 acclimatized. To expect someone
my age to acclimatize quickly and be an
effective speaker and effective parti–
cipant in Dzvin is asking a lot. Although
both Katya and Leonid were in Ukraine
for the first time — but they are both
adventure-seekers.
Was it an adventure?
Every day had several adventures.
Did you come back optimistic about
Ukraine?
Yes, because over my three visits І
have seen an improvement in the emo–
tional state of the people. What dis–
courages me is the downward slide in
the economy and the living standard.
The situation is very grim, the people
are being pushed to the limit. This
tempered my optimism. There must be
work done with very real results, other-
wise, the s i t u a t i o n can b e c o m e ca–
tastrophic.
"Design U S A " was held in Donetske
at the beginning of this year and six
Ukrainians took part in the show. Did
you meet anyone in Donetske who had
talked to the Ukrainian Americans?
Yes, 1 would give great credit to
whoever convinced the U.S. governm–
ent to include Ukrainian interpreters at
the show. Not only D o n e t s k e , but
Donetske Oblast and Poltava Oblast
knew about the six Ukrainians. Their
presence had a powerful impact. The
fact that they were able to represent the
U.S. government as Ukrainians and
that they made the effort to meet the
locals and get to know them was a great
morale booster for the activists.
There were also discussions in Do–
netske about Canada's Governor-
G e n e r a l R o m a n Hnatyshyn. P e o p l e
follow the careers of Ukrainians and
find encouragement in such successes.
Will there be a Dzvin 691?
Yes, during the walk itself we made
plans for next year. І know that the
Young Friends of Rukh in Toronto are
planning to support Dzvin '91 - they
will try to send the 200 people that were
hoped for this year. This goal requires a
lot of hard work, starting now. But І
believe that the type of Dzvin we had
this year will not be necessary next year.
The situation will change much too
quickly.
Dzvin '90 got the people used to
national symbolism and the presence of
democrats in their cities and towns.
Dzvin '91 year must raise local issues
and present real solutions to them. Thus
the participants next year will have to
prepare a lot better than we did this
year.
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as foreign knowledge.
Ukrainian studies... "We must publish the materials of UCC president... Rukh T-shirts...
(Continued from page 4) this conference, which should stimulate
let's say with Slavic studies or German a new development of work in the social (Continued from page 7) (Continued from page 9)
studies. sciences," said Dr. Rusanivsky. atoned for." quarters with only half of the Rukh
"1 believe there will be a newflowof "The congress was foremostly fo– They went to their graves, no T-shirts; the other half was being re-
fresh forces: scholars, Slavists, Russian cused on the gathering of facts — if the doubt, with bitterness in their heart routed through Moscow. The three-
scholars, who will pay greater attention participants of the congress themselves, which never was expiated, never some met with Mikhailo Ho–
to Ukrainian problems using Ukrai– not to mention the audience, did not atoned for. There remain only a ryn, and Oleksa Mykolyshyn
nian scholarly materials in their re- know one or another historical fact, or handful of survivors, men and wo– and Petro Borsuk, who officially
search. Obviously new schools of one or another phenomemon of the men, who could not join us here accepted the T-shirts and put them in
Ukrainian studies will appear, which avant-garde in art, then one can hardly today. Rukh's stock room. The remaining
also means that new chairs of Ukrai– draw some new theoretical or philo– On the 70th anniversary of the end T-shirts, which arrived in Kiev
nian studies will appear, which will sophical conclusions based on this lack of internment operations against several days later, received the same
attract an influx of students, many of of knowledge," said Dr. Grabowicz. Ukrainian Canadians, we the sons, careful consideration.
which will develop into doctoral can– "Therefore, to a great extent, this daughters, and families of those once When Miss Gallo, Miss Hron and
didates," said Prof. Rusanivsky. congress was a foundation upon which interned here have not forgotten their Mr. Monchuk wore their Rukh T–
"What will we do in Kiev?" he asked. we now must build." suffering and bitterness. shirts in Kiev, they were approached
"First of all, we will modernize scholar- Dr. Grabowicz announced during the by people on the street, on trolleys,
We have gathered here on the
ship in the social sciences putting it into news conference that the next world perimeter of what was once Castle on buses and in their hotel. People
a global context and rethinking the congress of the ІAUS would most likely Mountain internment Camp to mark would ask them where they were
activity of our institutes of social be held in three years at Harvard this ground and to commemorate the from and where they got the T-shirts.
sciences, incorporating our own as well University in Cambridge, Mass. occasion and to hopefully begin the Mr. Monchak was frequently asked
final chapter of this injustice — the whether he as an American sup-
approach in dealing with the federal
immigration... government over the issue. He said the acknowledgement and the atone– ported Rukh and why he thought the
people of Ukraine should support
(Continued from page 4) Ukrainian immigrant Aid Society will ment.
Rukh as opposed to the Communist
it may take another two years before a do everything in its power to remove We shall honor the memory of Party.
Canadian diplomatic post in Ukraine is Mr. Mulroney's ruling Progressive those interned and those who died in
fully staffed and operational. Conservatives from office during the these camps by resolving to work for The youth subcommittee of U–
next federal election. the expiation for the bitterness and kraine 2000, which began the sale of
He's also deeply concerned about "(in cancelling the program), the Rukh T-shirts at the beginning of
those Ukrainians who are in Canada humiliation and for the atonement of
Tories gave us a wonderful gift. So, we the injustice suffered by the Ukrai– June, was able to donate the 250 T–
and who may be forced to return. plan on taking out full-page newspaper shirts to Ukraine through the ge–
"Close to 900 have been in the Toronto nian Canadian community.
ads thanking them," he explained. We look to the Government of nerous contributions of the Ukrai–
area alone for the last couple of months, "Quite simply, we will do whatever it nian Association of Metropolitan
it's likely that they'll now have to return Canada to right the wrong, to mark
takes to get them out of office." this historical sight and to atone for Washington and Garber interna–
to Ukraine," he pointed out. tional of Arlington, Ya.
Under the normal points system the sufferings and injustices of Ukrai–
which determines entry status for nian Canadians as a result of Ca–
u.s. SAVINGS BONDS nada's first internment operation and
immigrants arriving in Canada, a work– UKRAINIAN SINGLES
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AN APPEAL TO THE UKRA1N1AN
COMMUNITY Saturday, October 13 at 1:30 P.M.

Districts: BOSTON - BUFFALO - NEW HAvEN

RUKH has asked the Ukrainian Family Bible Association for 1 TROY7ALBANY - WOONSOCKET
million Ukrainian Bibles to help meet the spiritual hunger of the
SOYUZivKA, UNA ESTATE
Ukrainian people. Currently most of the Bibles being shipped to
Foordmore Road, Kerhonkson, New York
Ukraine are in the Russian language sent by non-Ukrainian ministries.
Please send a generous gift to the Ukrainian Family Bible District Chairmen:
Association for printing and delivery of the Ukrainian Bibles re-
Buffalo - Roman Konotopsky (716) 877-2182
quested by RUKH. Ukrainian Bibles will be distributed by RUKH Boston - Wolodymyr Hetmansky (617) 323-2382
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14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, 1990 No. 39

Ukrainian National Association

Monthly reports for July

RECORDING DEPARTMENT D1SBURSEMENTS FOR JULY 1990

Paid To Or For Members:
MEMBERSHIP REPORT Cash Surrenders 331,523.50
Juv. Adults ADD Endowments Matured 109,749.80
Totals
Death Benefits... 64,455.67
TOTAL AS OF JUNE 30, 1990 "Т7Ж" -Щ9Г 5,912 69,306 interest Ш Death Benefits 117.88
^--^Ф?їіуог.ВеЙі Benefits 126.40
GA1NS 1N JULY 1990 Ц Ш Paid , 1,449.29
Dividend To Members .. ........... 1,447,502.87
New members 53 64 19 136 Dues From Members Returned.......... 1,354.89
Reinstated 32 89 2 123
indigent Benefits Disbursed 1,450.00
Transferred in 3 3 Scholarships 86,250.00
Change of class in 2 2
Transferred from Juv. Dept.. 6 6
Total Sl,743,980.30
TOTAL GA1NS: JULY 1990 164 270

LOSSES 1N Operating Expenses:

Washington Office 314,307.35
Suspended 30 54 Real Estate 390,412.13
Transferred out... 2 2 Svoboda Operation 112,682.75
Change of class out 2 2 Official Publication-Svoboda 75,000.00
Transferred to adults 6 6 Organizing Expenses:
Died 4 78 82 Advertising 31,928.32
Cash surrender 37 38 75 Medical inspections 1,371.70
Endowment matured 20 48 68 Reward To Special Organizers 3,076.92
Fully paid-up 15 94 109 Reward To Branch Secretaries 70,878.42
Reduced paid-up Reward To Organizers 12^219.55
Extended insurance Traveling Expenses-Special Organizers 1,192.00
Cert, terminated
- 1 12 13
TOTAL LOSSES: JULY 1990 91 293 27 411 Total 390,666.91

INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP:
Payroll, insurance And Taxes:
GA1NS 1N JULY 1990 Salary Of Executive Officers 316,662.69
Salary Of Office Employee's 42,773.54
Paid-up 15 93 - 108 Employee Benefit Plan
Taxes-Federal, State And City On Employee Wages
36,976.10
139,614.36
Extended insurance 6 22 28
TOTAL GA1NS: JULY 1990 21 115 - 136 Total... (236,026.69
LOSSES 1N JULY 1990
General Expenses:
Died .... 2 36 38 Actuarial And Statistical Expenses (7,750.00
Cash surrender 29 18 - 47 Bank Charges For Custodian Account 2,537.82
8 8 Books And Periodicals 774.65
lapsed 5 5 10 Dues To Fraternal Congresses 3,454.46
General Office Maintenance 1,087.84
!rOTAL LOSSES: JULY 1990 36 67 - 103
insurance Department Fees 350.00
TOTAL UNA MEMBERSH1P Operating Expense Of Canadian Office 125.00
AS OF JULY 3 1 , 1 9 9 0 17,776 45,516 5,906 69,198 Postage 4,001.00
Printing And Stationery 611.24
WALTER SOCHAN Rental Of Equipment And Services 278.60
Supreme Secretary Telephone, Telegraph 2,654.93
Traveling Expenses–General 1,122.38

F1NANC1AL DEPARTMENT Total (24,747.92

iNCOME FOR JULY 1990
Miscellaneous:
Dues From Members S343,411.18
Donations .-. (2,500
income From "Svoboda" Operation 112,337.01
Convention Expenses 11,356.29
investment income:
Ukrainian Publications 20,770.46
Bonds 1225,002.19
Payroll Exchange Account 57,750.00
Certificate Loans 2,290.96
Professional Fees 3,300.00
Mortgage Loans 50,427.56
Transfer Account 1,097,983.75
Banks : 12,964.60
Loss On Canadian Exchange 17,812.55
Stocks 3,826.31
Real Estate 332,581.21 Total „ і (1,211,473.05
Total.. (627,092.83
investments:
Refunds: Bonds (1,806,203.70
Taxes, Federal, State 6 City On Employee Wages.. (123,708.90 Certificate Loans- 8,334.75
Taxes Held in Escrow 217.33 Real Estate 508.25
Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 13,584.58
Official Publication "Svoboda" 34,615.17 Total (1,815,046.70
Convention Exp. Ret'd 755.33
Dividend Accumulations Ret'd 92,048.05 Disbursements For July, 1990... (5,714,343.80
Reward To Organizer Ret'd 162.90
Scholarship Ret'd 700.00
BALANCE
Total- (265,792.96 ASSETS Liabilities

Miscellaneous: Cash (1,088,631.81 Life insurance (63,059,757.22

Profit On Bonds Sold Or Matured (1,307.90 Bonds 46,855,220.02 Accidental D.D 1,824,841.28
Sale of "Ukrainian Encyclopedia" 1,007.00 Mortgage Loans 5,594,037.07 Fraternal (758,523.17)
Donation To Fund For Rebirth Of Ukraine.. 49,246.84 Certificate Loans 613,123.63 Orphans 402,732.13
Transfer Account 1,098,048.75 Real Estate 2,290,938.82 Old Age Home (970,182.53)
Payroll Exchange Account 57,750.00 Printing Plant S E.D.P. Emergency 71,964.23
Equipment 300,440.41
Total..... (1,207,360.49 1,463,646.36
Stocks
Loan To D.H. - U.N.A.
investments: 104,551.04
Housing Corp
Bonds Matured Or Sold.. (1,970,322.73 5,320,000.00
Loan To U.N.U.R.C
133,722.17
Certificate Loans Repaid.. 4,273.39
Total (63,630,589.16 Total... (63.630,589.16
Total.. (2,108,318.29

income For July, 1990.. (4,664,312.06 Alexander Blahitka

. S u p r e m e Treasurer
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UNA golfers...
(Continued from page 5)
shot placement governing the play, it
humbled the best players.
After combining both days' scores,
George Baer from Philadelphia, re–
ceived honors for low gross in the men's
division, with a total 166. Low net in the
men's division went to Bohdan Anniuk,
also from Philadelphia, after matching
score cards with Orest Budas. Women's
division honors went to Levka Pan–
kow from Park Ridge, ill., for both low
gross and low net.
A social hour and awards banquet
was held on Saturday evening which
gave everyone an opportunity to replay
their game and initiate plans for next
year's tournament. A great time was
had by all. Waiting for their group to tee-off are Gloria Paschen, UNA Orest Budas, Michael J. Shegda and men's low net winner
Bohdan Anniuk accepted chairman- supreme vice-presidentess, and Walter Dymytro. Bohdan Anniuk.
ship of the 1991 event which is sche–
duled to be played in July in the POSTAL JOBS
Soyuzivka area. $ l 8 , 3 9 2 - S67,1257yr.
N o w hiring.
Call (1) 805-687-6000 Ext. P-2929
Testimonies... for current list.
(Continued from page 6)
camp to serve two more years... Yet І
felt like a victor! My spirit was not BABYS1TTER7H0USEKEEPER in Cooperation with theChopivsky Family Foundation.
broken! І thanked the Lord for my new to care for 2 active children, ages 3 4 5.
circumstances and the amazing way in Must pick up ft deposit them at school Wednesday, October 17,1990 at 7:30 p.m.
at various times. Must be energetic;
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the next two years. І sat alone in my cell Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 3 days per Slobodyanik is flawless." Chicago Sun-Times
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week. Salary: S3007week. Job located
and 1 sang the hymn 'Rejoice, Rejoice,
О Christian.' "
The courage, faith and optimism felt
near 6th Ave. ft 9th St. Path train sta–
tion. Household duties include wash–
ing, ironing, organizing drawers ft
Alexander
closets ft cupboards. No heavy clean–

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October 5
PH1LADELPH1A: The Nadzbruchanky
Dance Ensemble from Ukraine will
perform at the Northeast High School on
Cottman Avenue. The performance
begins at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and
additional information call the Ukrai–
nian Educational and Cultural Center,
(215)663-1166.
October 5-7
PH1LADELPH1A: The Ukrainian Na–
tional Women's League of America,
Branch 43, is sponsoring an art exhibit
of works by the Rev. S. Kindzerawyj and
his daughter, Olha Kindzerawyj, at the
gallery in the Ukrainian Educational and
Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road. The
opening reception will be held on Friday
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday hours
are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more details
call the center, (215)663-1166.
October 5-20
CLEvELAND: The Ukrainian Museum
Archives will hold a show of photo-
graphs by Adam Misztal. The opening
reception will be held on Friday at 7-9:30
p.m. The exhibition will be open to the
public Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. and by
appointment. The museum is located at
1202 Kenilworth Ave. For more infor–
mation call (216) 781-4329.
October 6
NEWARK, N.J.: Ukrainian classes for
adults, sponsored by Ridna Shkola
Foundation inc., are being offered by the
Saturday School of Ukrainian Studies.
The first session of the current school
year will be held 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Registration is still under way for grades
K-12, including a special class for young
children who wish to learn Ukrainian.
For further information contact Chry–
zanta Hentisz, (201); 763-9124.
PHILADELPHIA: The Greater Pni–
ladelphia Baptist Association will hold
an international Festival, beginning at 5
p.m., in the main auditorium of the
Ukrainian Educational and Cultural
Center, 700 Cedar Road. Call the center,
(215) 663-1166, for more details.
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PREVIEW OF EVENTS
October 6-7
HARTFORD: The Ukrainian Philatelic
and Numismatic Society will hold its
UKRA1NPEX 490 convention-exhibit at
St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic School,
125 Wethersfield Ave. The show, the
society's 10th, will have two themes: the
commemoration of the 75th anniversary
of the birth of renowned painter
and engraver Jacques Hnizdovsky(1915-
1985) and the celebration of the es–
tablishment of the Ukrainian Catholic
Church in America. Refreshments will be
available during the show hours, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., both days. An awards banquet
will be held Saturday evening at 6 p.m. at
the Ukrainian National Home, 961
Wethersfield Ave. The honorary guest
speaker will be Stephania Hnizdovsky.
Lodging accommodations have been
made through Susse Motel; details on
special rates may be obtained by calling
(800) 258-1980. Additional information
about the exhibit may be obtained from
the UKRA1NPEX '90 co-chairman, M.
Shulewsky, P.O. Box 279, Kensington,
Conn. 06037.
October 7
NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Music
institute of New York, the Ukrainian
institute of America, the Plast group
verkhovynky, and Branch 64 of the
Ukrainian National Women's League of
America present pianist Taissa Boh–
danska in a benefit concert at the Ukfai–
nian institute of America inc., 2 E. 79th
St., 3 p.m. All proceeds to benefit the
YARA Arts Group.
October 11
TORONTO: The Toronto Seminar in
Ukrainian Studies, in conjunction with
the Ukrainian Canadian Centennial
Committee, Multicultural History So–
ciety of Ontario, presents a lecture by Dr.
Mark McGowan of the department of
history at the University of Ottawa. Dr.
McGowan will speak on "Ukrainian
Catholics and Roman Catholics in Cana–
da, 1891-1948." The evening will begin at
7:30 p.m., 43 Queen's Park Crescent E.
For more information call the Chair of
Piscataway, N e w Jersey
Jersey
Zip.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ЗО, 1990
Ukrainian Studies, University of To–
ronto, (416) 978-5332.
October 14
SAN D1EGO, СЯ.: St. Mary Protectress
Ukrainian Orthodox Church will observe
its annual feast and celebrate the con–
secration of its new church, the parish's
30th anniversary and the canonical visi–
tation of Archbishop Constantine with a
divine liturgy at 9:30 a.m. followed by a
banquet. The newly remodelled church is
located at,9558 Campo Road, Casa de
Oro. For more information contact
Sophia Nesterenko, (619) 447-4336, or
Maria Ritachka, (619) 464-3834.
October 21
NEW YORK: Gurtman and Murtha
Associates in association with the Ukrai–
nian institute of America present pianist
Alexander Slobodyanik in concert at
Carnegie Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets are S25,
S20, S15, 5)10 and 58 and are available
from the Carnegie Hall Box Office or by
Women's conference to focus on Ukraine
J E R S E Y C1TY, N.J. - The third
q u a d r e n n i a l " U k r a i n i a n W o m a n in
Two Worlds" conference, sponsored by
the U k r a i n i a n N a t i o n a l W o m e n ' s
League of America, will be held in
Piscataway, N.J., on October 12-14.
T h e site of the c o n f e r e n c e is the
Embassy Suites Hotel (Exit 5 off Route
287).
The conference's panel discussions
and workshops will revolve around the
theme "in Unity - Strength," focusing
especially on the tremendous changes
taking place in Ukraine.
Conference organizers state that the
panels will reflect those changes and
discuss how the individual woman can
contribute to the rebirth of the Ukrai–
nian nation. A special guest will be
Laryssa Skoryk of Kiev, people's de–
puty to the Ukrainian SSR Supreme
Soviet and a member of the National
Council, the democratic opposition in
the Parliament.
Ms. Skoryk and Marta Bohachev–
sky-Chomiak, historian and author of
"Feminists Despite Themselves,"will be
the conference's keynote speakers. Both
will discuss current developments in
Ukraine.
Other topics to be covered during the
conference are: "Preservation of Ukrai–
nian Culture," "Mobilization of Ukrai–
nian America in the Diaspora," "Reac–
tivization of Organizations in Ukraine,"
" T h e P r e s s : M a k i n g C o n t a c t s with
Ukraine," "Self-Development for the
Year 2001 " a n d "Mfedicine and Ecology
in Ukraine."
A roundtable discussion will feature
" A n Analysis of C u r r e n t E v e n t s in
Ukraine," and a group of Ukrainian
American women will discuss "Creation,
Heritage and Our Future." A separate
Korotich to be keynote
WASHINGTON - vitaiiy Korotich,
Ukrainian poet and editor of the Soviet
weekly Ogonyok, will be featured as the
keynote speaker at i n e Washington
G r o u p ' s a n n u a l L e a d e r s h i p Confe–
rence, which will take place on October
5-7 in Washington.
Dr. Korotich is a senior fellow at the
Gannett Center for Madia Studies at
C o l u m b i a University in New Y o r k ,
where his project is "Models of Co–
verage for Press Freedom."
He has been editor of the Soviet
weekly magazine Ogonyok for the past
four years, and in that time its circula–
tion has increased to 3 million copies,
from 250,000. He also is an elected
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calling Carnegie Charge, (212) 247-7800.
October 25
TORONTO: The Toronto Seminar in
Ukrainian Studies at the University of
Toronto presents a lecture by Dr. Paul R.
Magosci, Chair of Ukrainian Studies at
the University of Toronto. Dr. Magosci
will speak on "A Subordinate or Sub-
merged People:The Ukrainians of Galicia
under Hapsburg and Soviet Rule" at
Robarts Library 4049,4-6 p.m. To obtain
additional information call the Chair of
Ukrainian Studies, (416) 978-3332.
ONGOING
WiNNlPEG, Manitoba: The Ukrainian
Cultural and Educational Center pre–
sents an exhibition by the late Dmytro
Harapiak at the gallery, 184 Alexander
Ave. E. The viewing hours are Tuesday
through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and
Sunday, 2-5 p.m. For further details call
the gallery, (204) 942-0218. The show
closes on November 25.
panel will also be devoted to the con–
cerns a n d a c h i e v e m e n t s of y o u n g
women.
Conference sessions will take place
Saturday and Sunday, October 13-14,
while Friday evening, October 12, will
be h i g h l i g h t e d by a g e t - a c q u a i n t e d
social.
A conference dinner with a keynote
address by Ms. Skoryk will take place
Saturday evening. Entertainment will
be p r o v i d e d by t h e m u s i c a l ^ v o c a l
ensemble of Stanislav and Olga Kosiv,
a n d a b a n d u r a t r i o , f e a t u r i n g Olya
Chodoba-Fryz, Darka Leshchuk and
Lilia Pavlovsky.
A special attraction will be a room set
aside for conference participants to
share photos and slides of trips to U–
kraine. As well, UNWLA Branch 67 of
Philadelphia will run a museum gift
shop at the hotel.
in addition, various organizations
a n d c o m m u n i t y g r o u p s will set up
information tables at the conference
site. Tables (for information only, not
sales) may be reserved by p h o n i n g
Christine Chraplyvy, (201) 583-0933.
The fee for the entire conference,
including conference registration and
materials, conference dinner, Saturday
l u n c h e o n a n d S u n d a y b r e a k f a s t , is
Si 15. P e r s o n s i n t e r e s t e d in partici–
pating in the conference only may pay a
fee of S50 per day; tickets to the gala
conference dinner are S50.
The conference committee chair-
person is Luba Siryj; Dr. Oka Hrycak is
program chairperson. For further infor–
mation about the "Ukrainian Woman
in Two Worlds" conference, call Luba
Bilowchtchuk, (201) 566-3492.
Hotel information is available by
calling Embassy Suites, (201) 980-0500.
speaker
member of the Congress of People's
Deputies of USSR.
Dr. Korotich, who was born in Kiev
54 years ago, is a physician who spe–
ciaiized in internal medicine. But he
began to write poetry as a teenager, and
in the 1960s was a m e m b e r of the
Ukrainian literary renaissance led by
the Shestydesiatnyky (writers of the
1960s). He gave up medicine and be–
came a full-time writer. He also edited
two magazines in Kiev, produced tele-
vision documentaries, and four years
ago was asked to take over the then
uninteresting and unpopular Ogonyok.
For more information or reservations
please call Lida Chopivsky-Benson,
(202) 333-6693.