The Ukrainian Weekly 1994

1NS1DE: 

- Ukraine's defense minister on U.S. visit - page 3. 

" Why Ukraine was barred from the World Cup - page 10. 

" A return trip to Ukraine, land of many contrasts - centerfold. 

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vol. LXII No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 26,1994 50 cents 

Senate committee 

earmarks S150M 

for aid to Ukraine 

WASHINGTON (UNAW) - The 

Senate Appropriations Committee's 

Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and 

the full committee on June 23, marked up 

and reported to the Senate the Foreign 

Assistance Appropriations Act for Fiscal 

Year 1995. The bill includes an earmark 

of Si50 million of assistance to Ukraine. 

The act, appropriating over Si3.6 bil– 

lion in foreign assistance, was reported 

from the House Appropriations Commit– 

tee on May 23 and passed by the House on 

May 25. The House Committee supported 

the Clinton administration's request for 

3900 million of assistance to the New 

independent States (N1S). An amendment 

on the House floor by Rep. Sonny 

Callahan (R-Ala.) to cut the funding by 

S348 million and restrict the use of the 

remaining S552 million to humanitarian 

assistance was defeated by a vote of 144 

ayes to 286 nays. The House however, did 

reduce the N1S funding to S875.5 million. 

While :he administration urged 

Congress not to include earmarks in the 

bill, the Senate Appropriations Committee 

challenged that approach in its report lan– 

guage. The report noted that "last year, the 

committee cut sharply the number of 

statutory earmarks in the bill' to give the 

administration greater flexibility and, 

d, inc:uded report language to prolance 

in the hopes of consultation. 

і не report continued: "The committee 

finds that the administration has disre– 

garded the committee's intent in many 

instances...despite the committee's 

explicit request, the administration often 

failed to consult with the committee or to 

provide anv justification for not follow– 

ing the committee's recommendation." 

Among the committee's earmarks was 

one for "not less than Si50 million" for 

programs for Ukraine offered by Sen. 

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). The bill lan– 

guage stipulates that of the Si50 million, 

"not less than S25 million shall be made 

available for land privatization activities 

and development of small and mediumsize 

businesses, including agriculture 

enterprises." 

Arguing that the administration has 

focused almost exclusively on Russia, 

Sen. McConnell said that his amendment 

for S300 million last year got "the 

administration's attention." He went on 

to point out that though "the president 

announced a package of nearly S700 million 

when President fLeonidJ Kravchuk 

came to town," unfortunately, "the real 

numbers are another story." He indicated 

that according to materials supplied to 

the Senate Appropriations Committee by 

the administration, in fiscal year 1994, 

they "will spend Si.6 billion in Russia. 

(Continued on page 17) 

Ukraine gets ready to elect a president 

Kyyiv public faces choices (or lack thereof) Kharkiv electorate 

confounds pundits 

by viktoria Hubska 

and Roman Woronowycz 

Kyyiv Press Bureau 

KYYiv - This city is the focal point 

of life in Ukraine; it is its cultural center, 

its national soul and its political heart, if 

the residents of Kyyiv represent the feel– 

ing across the country, Ukrainians will 

re-elect Leonid Kravchuk as president - 

but few had anything very positive to say 

about him. 

The people here previously showed 

their cynicism towards Ukrainian politics 

and politicians when they surprised us in 

our reporting prior to the Parliamentary 

elections with answers that strongly sug– 

gested a need for closer ties with Moscow 

or even reunion within a Soviet system. 

We returned to the streets of Ukraine's 

capital to see what was on the minds of 

the people with presidential elections five 

days away. Surprisingly, this time they 

did not seem so ready to proceed on the 

path back to Moscow, as might have 

been suggested had there been many 

calls for the election of the Parliament 

Chairman Oleksander Moroz, the ex- 

Socialist Party leader. 

On the contrary, a majority of those 

asked said they would begrudgingly give 

their vote to Mr. Kravchuk because a bet– 

ter choice did not exist. Others said 

volodymyr Lanovy was the man needed 

to lead the country, a real surprise, con– 

sidering he is running a distant third by 

most pollster's accounts. However, it 

should be noted that Mr. Lanovy is a lifelong 

Kyyivan. 

Typical of the comments we received 

was one by Anatoliy Kovtun. "1 do not see 

a person of presidential caliber among the 

current candidates," said the 41-year-old 

art teacher. "The only person in govern– 

ment today who could accomplish something 

is Kravchuk." He was walking with 

his wife on independence Square near an 

area where pensioners, pseudo-politicians 

and soapbox preachers gather, and where 

political debate, to use that term loosely, 

flows freely and often vehemently. 

His wife agreed with him. "1 also 

weighed carefully who to vote for. І lis– 

tened to the radio and even to the people 

here on the square," said Mrs. Kovtun. 

"Then using my meager mind, 1 decided 

on Kravchuk. He is the only one we can 

trust, even though people do call him the 

sly fox." 

An 82-year-old pensioner, who wore 

the medals he received in the "Great War 

for the Fatherland" (World War П) on his 

worn jacket, threw his support behind 

Mr. Kravchuk. "1 do not see anybody 

better than Kravchuk for the post of pres– 

ident," said the pensioner. 

Others hedged between President 

Kravchuk and Mr. Lanovy, while several 

said that Mr. Lanovy, the 42-year-old 

former deputy prime minister of the 

economy, was their man. 

Comments made by Tetianna Tyslenko 


by Yarema Bachynsky 

Special to The Ukrainian Weekly 

KHARKiv - This bustling industrial, 

transportation and university city of 2 

million is preparing for the upcoming 

presidential and local (oblast and city) 

elections with a style all its own. 

There are no mass pre-election rallies, 

with the exception of a few media events 

staged by Mayor Kushnariov. Likewise, 

none of the national-democratic parties, 

among them Rukh, the Ukrainian 

Republican Party and the Democratic 

Party of Ukraine are seriously campaign– 

ing in this city. 

Kharkiv's citizens have essentially 

been left to fend for themselves as far as 

deciding whom to vote for in the June 26 

balloting. This is particularly true on the 

local levels of balloting. 

For president 

The prevailing wisdom has it that 

Kharkiv, as well as much of eastern 

Ukraine (Donetske, Luhanske, Zapo– 

rizhzhia and Dnipropetrovske oblasts) 

will turn out strongly for Leonid Kuchma, 

promoter of a tight Russian-Ukrainian 

economic union. 

Mr. Kuchma voters in Kharkiv gener– 

ally cite the present-day economic disas– 

ter and their candidate's allegedly strong 


Teams of observers arrive to monitor vote 

by Roman Woronowycz 

Kyyiv Press Bureau 

KYYiv - Some voting discrepancies 

already are evident in Ukraine's presi– 

dential election, said a leading United 

States-sponsored observer team that has 

been here since before elections to 

Parliament in March. 

U.S. Federal Judge Bohdan Futey said 

at a press conference held on June 23: 

"We have already heard that a large 

amount of pre-term (absentee) balloting 

has occurred, especially in villages." 

Repeating a statement that he has 

made after criticizing the electoral 

process during the Parliament vote, Mr. 

Futey added, "Where would they be 

going on election day" He said that in 

Dnipropetrovske, three percent of the res– 

idents of the oblast have voted via absen– 

tee ballots, which is an unusually high 

number by Western voting standards. 

The international Foundation for 

Electoral Systems (1FES) with which 

Judge Futey is associated, is one of the 

observer teams expected to deploy 

approximately 200 monitors across 

Ukraine to try to assure the fairness of 

presidential elections, in addition to 

1FES, which is sponsored by the USA1D, 

the United Nations Mission in Ukraine, 

and the Office for Democratic 

institutions and Human Rights, which 

operates under the aegis of the 

Conference on Security and Cooperation 

in Europe, also have representatives here 

observing the elections. 

in the popular vote for deputies to 

Ukraine's Parliament, certain violations 

of electoral processes were identified, 

although most observer teams said that, 

generally, the elections were "free and 

fair." Judge Futey, however, has 

described them as not quite up to 

Western standards. 

At the press conference, which served 

as a briefing for observers who had 

recently arrived in Ukraine to monitor the 

elections, he explained that observers 

should not make judgments on the fair– 

ness of the election based merely on what 

they see at the polling stations. There, he 

said, the idea is to keep a watchful eye on 

the processes. He said, "You should find 

out what the local commission proce– 

dures are and also get information on 

what happened before the day of elec– 

tions before you make your assess– 

ments." 

Local voting procedures are important 

because local electoral commissions have 

been given considerable leeway to devel– 

op their own. Two laws that are not 

always in agreement will make it difficult 

for observers to decide what is proper 

and what is not: there is a law on presi– 

dential elections and another on the elec– 

tion of local and regional leaders, stated 

Stephen Nix, an attorney with the firm 

Baker and Hostetler and counsel to 1FES. 

Add to that the fact that Article 45 of the 

Law on Presidential Elections says that 

the procedure for handling ballots will be 

decided by local leaders, and the need for 

monitors to be diligent becomes quite 

evident. 

Each voter will be given seven ballots 

to fill out, one for president, three for 

oblast chairman and three for deputies to 

oblast and local councils. The lines of 

people waiting to vote will be long, 

which will tempt voters to complete their 

ballots before they enter the booth.

2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 26,1994 No. 26 

ANALYSIS^^^^^^^^ 

Systemic crisis in Ukraine 

and scenarios of development 

by Dr. viadimir Zviglyanich 

CONCLUSION 

The crisis in Ukraine is manifested 

also in the diminished amount of infor– 

mation available. The broadcasts of 

Ukrainian ТУ were reduced in December 

to six hours on weekdays, and the 

Parliament voted 239 to 6 in November 

to halt the live broadcasts of plenary ses– 

sions of the legislature. This was unani– 

mously estimated by the democratic 

opposition as an attempt of the "party of 

power" and its mouthpiece - President 

Kravchuk - to win the election at any 

price and deprive the opposition of any 

access to the media. 

On December 8, 1993, 19 staffers of 

the popular youth ТУ program "Hart" 

(Strength) were fired for a rather mild 

assertion that censorship is in force on 

state-owned ТУ and that it is used 

against opposition. 

The programs of Ukrainian ТУ are 

considered boring, thus making Russian 

programs more popular. Despite the dras– 

tic reduction of subscriptions to Russian 

publications, Russian newspapers are 

leading in popularity and are in big 

demand in the Crimea and the Luhanske 

and Donetske regions. 

The development of a party system in 

Ukraine is seriously undermined by the 

general apathy of the population, and by 

the fact that the majority of the leadership 

of new parties is recruited from 

Galicia and thus cannot represent the 

views of the majority of people. The 

majority of representative organs of most 

political parties are concentrated in 

Galicia and central Ukraine, leaving 

southern and northern Ukraine and the 

Crimea without contact with parties of 

democratic orientation. 

The popularity of parties in these 

regions is close to zero. This fact played a 

role in the development of the political 

crisis in the second half of 1993. After 

President Kravchuk and the Parliament 

refused to conduct a referendum on popu– 

lar trust of the Parliament and President, 

the MPs made a bigger concession to publie 

opinion by declaring early parliamen– 

tary and presidential elections. This deci– 

sion was made shortly after the dissolution 

of the Russian Parliament in Moscow in 

October. 

Conducting the election on the party 

lists principle could have stimulated the 

development of a multi-party system, but 

in Ukraine this decision would have led to 

reinforcement of Galicia's representatives 

in the organs of state power. Therefore, the 

majority of the Ukrainian MPs voted for 

the majoritarian system, which is benefi– 

cial for both the old and new nomenklatu– 

ra. This undermines any possible influence 

of the representatives from western 

Ukraine, consequently hindering the devel– 

opment of a multi-party system. The deci– 

sion of the Parliament reflects the deep cri– 

sis in relations between the central bureau– 

cracy and the moderate nationalistic forces 

of Galicia, which began in early 1993. 

President Kravchuk backed this deci– 

sion after some hesitation, saying he was 

motivated by the desire not to let the 

"demagogues" be re-elected to the 

viadimir Zviglyanich, Ph.D., senior 

research fellow at the institute of 

Philosophy, Ukrainian Academy of 

Sciences, is adjunct professor of East 

European area studies at George 

Washington University. 

Parliament, in reality this was to under– 

mine the positions of Rukh and its leader. 

Recently, in an attempt to distract peo– 

ple's attention from the deepening eco– 

nomic crisis, President Kravchuk and 

Parliamentary Speaker ivan Pliushch had 

started to back the idea of conducting a 

referendum about the nature of political 

system in Ukraine (presidential or parlia– 

mentary) to coincide with the election in 

March. The question of the essence of 

the political regime in Ukraine and its 

reformist (or counter-reformist) stance 

cannot be decided until the election of 

the new Parliament and president. But 

the forthcoming regrouping of political 

forces in Ukraine in the spring-summer 

of 1994 does not indicate that the politi– 

cal crisis which was determined by the 

economic collapse will be taken off the 

agenda now or in the future. 

There are several reasons for this. 

First, the economic crisis in Ukraine is 

continuing and growing. There is no 

hope for the rapid improvement of the 

economic and financial situation before 

the election. Now the real average wages 

in Ukraine are four to five times smaller 

than in Russia. Changes "at the top" may 

be too late to save the situation "at the 

bottom." 

Second, whatever changes do happen, 

the hew elite will be compelled to deal 

with the old and ultraconservative 

bureaucracy that is capable of blocking 

any (even the most progressive) reform 

initiative. The Ukrainian authorities 

naively thought that they could build a 

market economy with the cadres molded 

by the Gosplan system. This fact reduces 

chances for radical economic reform in 

Ukraine. There is no significant middle 

class or "new bourgeoisie" to push the 

authorities in the direction of creating a 

new generation of bureaucrats to repre– 

sent and defend their interests. 

There is the possibility of a crisis situ– 

ation in Ukrainian politics, it is possible 

that the position of the army could 

become a decisive factor in the further 

development of Ukraine. Meanwhile, the 

Ukrainian press reveals many facts about 

the demoralization of the army, lack of 

discipline, bribes, and the embezzlement 

of state property and arms. The military 

prosecutor of Ukraine has stated during 

the first year of existence of the 

Ukrainian Navy, the highest command 

stole enough diesel fuel to operate a large 

detachment of vessels for a year, in gen– 

eral the position of the military, taking 

into account the enigmatic resignation of 

former Defense Minister Kostiantyn 

Morozov and his replacement by the pro- 

Moscow-oriented Укаїіу Radetsky, is 

hardly predictable. 

The possible aggravation of the politi– 

cal situation, accompanied by a rapidly 

growing economic crisis, will take the 

shape of a regional confrontation. There 

are two tendencies in Ukraine now. The 

first one is the conflict between the 

regions and Kyyiv. The second reflects 

the conflict between the eastern and west– 

ern Ukraine. Several regions (such as the 

Crimea) now are openly agitating for sep– 

aration from the central authorities. 

Presidential elections in the Crimea 

are produced a pro-Russian and pro-sepa– 

ratist president and Parliament, which 

have caused a new round of tensions 

between Kyyiv and Simferopil, as well as 

between Kyyiv and Moscow. This may 

also cause a "domino" effect in the eastcontinued 

on page 22) 

Who's ahead Depends on the poll Ukraine's Chornobyl nuclear power 

plant, site in 1986 of the world's worst 

JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - various opin– nuclear accident. Two months ago the 

ion polls conducted in Ukraine just days Clinton administration thought it had an 

before the June 26 presidential elections agreement in principle with Ukraine 

show differing figures on who is ahead in 

whereby the plant would be closed. Now 

the race. A Kyyiv-Mohyla Academy poll 

it appears Ukraine will not shut down the 

says the incumbent Leonid Kravchuk is 

plant and will in fact proceed with 

leading Leonid Kuchma, 29 percent to 23 

restarting a third reactor at the damaged 

percent. However, the Ukrainian 

plant (two of the plant's four reactors are 

Barometer Center polls has Mr. Kuchma 

now on line). Ukraine has insisted that it 

leading with the numbers reversed. Both 

must be compensated for the 1,700 

polls do agree that the other five candi– 

megawatts of energy produced by 

dates are trailing far behind. The 

Chornobyl. Germany and France favor a 

Ukrainian Barometer Center says 

plan that would help Ukraine complete 

yolodymyr Lanovy has 8 percent of 

construction of safer WER nuclear 

prospective voters' support; ivan 

power plants, but U.S. officials say that 

Pliushch has 3 percent; Уаіегіу Babych, 

is like "going from worst to bad," wrote 

2.5 percent; and Petro Talanchuk, less 

Douglas Jehl. Administration officials 

than half a percent. Missing from the 

are hoping to come up with a strategy in 

report was any mention of the seventh 

time for the G-7 summit in July. (The 

candidate in the race, Oleksander Moroz. 

New York Times) 

(United Press international, RFE7RL 

Daily Report) 

Joint oil corporation is proposed 

FB1 director is Ukraine bound 

WASHINGTON - The director of 

the Federal Bureau of investigation, 

Louis Freeh and other high-level U.S. 

law enforcement officials will be visiting 

Ukraine and other Central and Eastern 

European countries. Their purpose, 

according to Mr. Freeh, is to develop 

cooperative plans for combating "grave 

and growing crimes problems." The top– 

ics to be covered are to include drug traf– 

ficking by organized crimes and coordi– 

nated crime-fighting efforts between U.S. 

agencies and their counterparts in Eastern 

and Central Europe. The delegation is to 

visit Ukraine on July 2. (United Press 

international) 

Miller meets with Masol 

KYYiy — Ukraine's new prime min– 

ister, yitaliy Masol, met with U.S. 

Ambassador William Miller on the lat– 

ter's request. The two men focused on 

Ukrainian-American relations in terms of 

economic cooperation and the realization 

of economic aid packages for Ukraine. 

As well they discussed Ukraine's energy 

problems and concerns surrounding the 

safety of Ukrainian nuclear power plants, 

a topic that will be discussed at the 

upcoming meeting of the G-7 industrial - 

ized states. PM Masol informed the 

American ambassador about Ukraine's 

economic and social problems. Also pre– 

sent at the meeting was Ukraine's 

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anatoliy 

Zlenko. (Respublika) 

Chornobyl on the West's agenda 

KYYiy - The West is having a hard 

time figuring out how to shut down 


KYYiy - President Leonid 

Kravchuk proposed on June 21 that 

Ukraine and Russia set up a joint corpo– 

ration for extracting and refining oil. 

During a pre-election visit to the 

Lysychanske refinery in eastern Ukraine, 

he said he had formally proposed the idea 

to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. "1 

have asked Yeltsin to ask the appropriate 

authorities in Russia to open contacts 

with our ministries and resolve the ques– 

tion of providing raw materials for the 

industry," Mr. Kravchuk said, initial 

plans call for Russian holdings to be lim– 

ited to 38 percent of the shares to be sold 

on the open market, said yiadimir 

Chelintsev, deputy director of the 

Lysychanske plant, which had been built 

to supply Russian-produced oil for south– 

ern Russia, the north Caucasus and east– 

ern Ukraine. (Reuters) 

Ukraine, Slovakia focus on minorities 

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - A group 

of experts from Ukraine and Slovakia on 

June 21 signed a protocol about creating 

a bilateral committee on minority rights, 

education and culture. Both sides agreed 

to cooperate on matters concerning the 

rights of minorities living on their terntn– 

ries, with the aim of creating r 

conditions that meet internationu 

dards. Nearly 40,000 Ukrainians live m 

Slovakia, while there are close to 8,000 

Slovaks in Ukraine. The chief expert of 

Ukraine's Ministry for Nationality 

Affairs and immigration, Oleksander 

Yushchenko, said that the bilateral com– 

mittee will consider questions such as 

language retention, maintenance of 


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No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 26,1994 з 

Ukraine's defense minister visits U.S. 

by Eugene M. iwanciw 

UNA Washington Office 

WASHINGTON - Ukrainian 

Defense Minister vitaliy Radetsky 

arrived in Washington on Monday, 

June 13, for a weeklong visit to the 

United States that included high-level 

military discussions and a tour of U.S. 

military bases during which he watched 

the destruction of a nuclear missile silo. 

Secretary of Defense William Perry 

greeted Gen. Radetsky with a full hon– 

ors ceremony at the Pentagon on 

Tuesday morning, June 14. The two 

defense leaders met for extensive talks, 

which covered the political situation in 

Ukraine, issues surrounding the Crimea 

and the Black Sea Fleet, the Tripartite 

Agreement on nuclear weapons, and 

U.S.-Ukrainian military cooperation, 

including joint military education programs. 

A significant portion of the meet– 

ing focused on NATO's Partnership for 

Peace program. 

During a photo opportunity in 

Secretary Perry's office, the Pentagon 

chief showed Minister Radetsky the 

telephone that will be used for a new 

direct transatlantic line between their 

offices. Gen. Radetsky commented: "1 

think we have a lot of things to discuss, 

but i'm sure we won't be getting on 

each other's nerves by calling each 

other too often." Secretary Perry also 

hosted a dinner for the Ukrainian minis– 

ter that evening at the Anderson House. 

During his brief Washington stay, 

Minister Radetsky also met with vice– 

President Al Gore, National Security 

Advisor Anthony Lake, Chief of Staff of 

the U.S. Army Gen. Gordon Sullivan, 

Chief of Naval Operations Admiral 

Michael Boorda, and Sens. Richard 

Lugar (R-lnd.) and Sam Nunn (D-Ga.). 

A visit with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R– 

Defense Minister vitaliy Radetsky (right) at reception with Ambassador 

Oleh Bilorus. 

Ky.) was canceled due to the senator's 

work on foreign assistance legislation. 

From Washington, Minister 

Radetsky traveled to Norfolk Naval 

Base in virginia, where he was briefed 

by Paul Miller, commander-in-chief, 

Admiral U.S. Atlantic Command, and 

toured the facilities. 

The Ukrainian minister then flew to 

Ellsworth Air Force Base in South 

Dakota, where he visited a deactivated 

missile silo and witnessed the destruc– 

tion of a missile silo that once housed 

the Minuteman intercontinental 

Ballistic Missile (ІСВМ). 

A senior U.S. defense official 

remarked: "We thought it would be a 

good thing for the minister to see fa 

missile siloj, especially in light of 

Ukraine's openness during Dr. Perry's 

visit this year." (During a visit to 

Ukraine earlier this year, Minister 

Radetsky escorted Dr. Perry to a for– 

mer Soviet missile base and showed 

him a silo containing an SS-24ІСВМ.) 

Minister Radetsky then traveled to 

Los Angeles for meetings with offi– 

cials at the Rand Corp. and a short tour 

of Universal Studios. From Los 

Angeles, he flew to Nellis Air Force 

Base in Nevada. During his stay in Las 

vegas, Minister Radetsky visited the 

U.S. Army's National Training Center 

at Fort irwin, Calif. 

En route back to Washington, Gen. 

Radetsky stopped in Chicago, where 

he was welcomed at a reception at the 

Ukrainian American Cultural Center. 

Upon Gen. Radetsky's return to 

Washington, Ukrainian Ambassador 

Oleh Bilorus and Col. ihor Smeshko, 

Ukraine's military attache in the 

United States, escorted the minister on 

his tour of U.S. military facilities. 

Ukrainian Canadian held in Cuban jail 

by Khristina Lew 

and Andrij Wynnyckyj 

specializing in hotels and casinos, and 

since 1993, as president of Selenia 

international. 

JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Ukrainian 

Robert's wife, Donna, recalls shopping 

with her husband in preparation 

Canadian Robert Shymko was detained 

by Cuban authorities on May 18 for for his trips to Cuba. "There is such a 

allegedly attempting to ;,JS.uggle eight desperate situation there. He was 

nationals out of Cuba. Cuban police 

also allege that three people were run 

always taking tons of stuff for them 

fCubans!," she said. 

over by Mr. Shymko's rented 23-foot "You can't image the turmoil we're 

yacht during the attempt. Cuban going through. We're only able to get 

authorities say two are now dead. 

Mr. Shymko, 45, and Michael 

venditti, 40, a Toronto computer con– 

sultant who was aboard the yacht car– 

rying the five adults and three children, 

remain incarcerated in Havana's villa 

Marista prison, awaiting formal crimi– 

nal charges. Both men have denied to 

Canadian Embassy officials in Havana 

that their yacht struck anyone. 

A spokesperson for the Canadian 

Department of Foreign Affairs said 

Cuban prosecutors will take two months 

to prepare their case, in accordance with 

bits and pieces of information," she 

said. Mrs. Shymko heard of her hus– 

band's detention from a colleague in 

Toronto two days after the fact, on May 

20. She then contacted the Canadian 

Embassy in Havana, which had no 

knowledge of the incident prior to her 

telephone call. Almost a week passed 

before Embassy personnel were allowed 

to visit the two men on May 24. 

Facts in the case are sketchy. Cuban 

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Miguel 

Alfonso told Reuters that Mr. Shymko 

and Mr. venditti registered their arrival 

Cuban law, both men were provided a at Havana's Marina Hemingway. On 

list of Cuban attorneys from which they 

chose legal representation. The yacht, 

rented in Key West, Fla., remains 

impounded by the Cuban authorities. 

"it's a shock to the whole family," 

said Yuri Shymko, Robert Shymko's 

brother and a former member of 

Parliament representing a riding in 

Toronto. "The situation in Cuba is so 

desperate that pressure is put on for– 

eigners to help. Obviously the man is 

not made of steel," he said. "Obviously, 

Bob became a victim of circumstance." 

An Etobicoke, Ontario, businessman, 

Robert Shymko has had commer– 

cial dealings in Cuba for the past six 

years, first with an interior design firm 

May 18, according to Mrs. Shymko, 

they asked for and were granted permis– 

sion to leave the country by Cuban 

authorities, it is not clear whether the 

family of nationals was picked up at a 

beach, at a sandbar or out of the water. 

Between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. the Cuban 

Coast Guard captured the boat. The 

Cuban family claims the Coast Guard 

seized the yacht in international waters. 

Cuban gun boats have been known to 

chase escapees into international waters. 

Within the past week, the media have 

reported that Cuban nationals have 

overwhelmed the Belgian and German 

embassies seeking political asylum. 

Jean Kimmell, a Canadian consul in 

Havana, said that, despite recent 

attempts by Cubans to seek asylum at 

the Canadian Embassy, this is the first 

time staff has dealt with a case like that 

of Mr. Shymko and Mr. venditti. 

Mr. Shymko was allowed one telephone 

call to his wife and three daugh– 

ters on June 17. He met with his attor– 

ney for the first time last week. The 

Shymko family has forwarded the 

attorney a S3,000 retainer fee. 

Mr. Shymko has also met with 

Canadian Embassy personnel on three 

occasions in the presence of Cuban 

authorities. Lily Campbell, spokesper– 

son for the Department of Foreign 

Affairs in Ottawa, told The Ukrainian 

Weekly the Canadian Privacy Act pre– 

vents any government official from dis– 

cussing any aspect of a legal proceeding 

pending against a Canadian citizen. 

However, she did say that at the last 

meeting between Mr. Shymko, Mr. 

venditti and consular officials, held 

June 22, efforts were aimed at getting a 

firm arraignment date before a Cuban 

magistrate. Ms. Campbell stressed that 

the Canadian government could not 

intervene to expedite proceedings or to 

secure the two detainees' release, stat– 

ing: "EWeJ have to follow the rules and 

timing (of legal action! of the given 

country, in the meantime, we will be 

maintaining contact with the detainees 

and their families." Embassy staff has 

provided the two men, who share a cell 

with a third man, fresh fruit, toiletries, 

cigarettes and newspapers. 

The Embassy has also faxed Mrs. 

Shymko several letters from her hus– 

band. She said Consul Kimmell has 


vitaliy Radetsky 

on the record 

The following interview with Minister 

vitaliy Radetsky was conducted by Eugene 

iwanciw, director of the Washington Office 

of the Ukrainian National Association, 

upon the minister's return to Washington 

from his tour of U.S. military facilities. 

After your meetings and whirlwind 

tour, what is your over-all impression of 

the United States 

To describe my impressions of America 

in one word is very difficult. І was impressed 

with the attitude of the people, not only the 

military, but all the people 1 met. They have 

a very warm attitude and a full understand– 

ing of the situation in Ukraine. І am very 

grateful that in the U.S. today it is understood 

what is Ukraine, what the geopolitical 

situation is, where Ukraine is, what role it 

plays in Central Europe, and that today 

Ukraine must be supported. This 1 heard 

from military and from civilians. For this 

understanding 1 am very grateful and will be 

leaving for my fatherland with a light heart. 

How have your relations with 

Secretary William Perry developed 

Dr. Perry, U.S. secretary of defense, is a 

very knowledgeable and responsible per– 

son. it is very pleasurable to meet with him. 

He is very knowledgeable in strategic, 

operational and tactical matters. He under– 

stands very well the situation in defense 

planning and technology. He is a military 

politician. Being a military person, 1 was 

very happy because with him it is very easy 

to discuss matters. He understands all the 

questions like a specialist with a capital "s." 

in your discussions, did the United 

States cite any problems concerning 

Ukraine's policies on nuclear weapons 

No. The agreement that was signed by 

the three presidents fU.S., Ukrainian and 

RussianJ is being honestly carried out by 

Ukraine. U.S. officials extended their 

thanks to Ukraine for honestly carrying out 

the responsibilities that it took upon itself. 

І asked Dr. Perry to speed up the practi– 

cal assistance to Ukraine, especially 

regarding military housing. According to 

agreements, however, this is contingent 

upon the rocket forces' ability to ship the 

nuclear weapons to Russia. We agreed that 

these questions will be resolved and not 

only resolved on paper but in reality. 

Could you tell us what other issues 

were discussed 

A second issue we dealt with was mili– 

tary cooperation between our two countries 

in the very near future. І am very pleased 

because Dr. Perry surprised me during my 

visit; he showed me equipment for direct 

ties. This coming week, American special– 

ists will be traveling to Ukraine to help 

install this encrypted telephone system. 

Another issue discussed was Ukraine's 

participation in the Partnership for Peace 

program. І indicated that our participation 

hinges upon the economic situation in 

Ukraine. We reached agreement with Dr. 

Perry that Ukraine will supply two battalions 

for peacekeeping in the former Yugoslavia. 

We also discussed the problem of the 

training of specialists, namely, the training 

of leaders who, in critical situations, will be 

able to make critical, formal decisions. 

Another area of discussion was the eco– 

nomic and political situation in the 

autonomous Republic of the Crimea and 

our view on the division of the Black Sea 

Fleet. Dr. Perry stated that if any assis– 

tance is needed, the United States is pre– 

pared to help in dividing the fleet. We also 

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Joseph Danko elected president 

OBITUARY^^^^^^^^^^^ 

of The Ukrainian Museum board Michaei Podworniak, author, 

NEW YORK - The annual meeting of 

the members of The Ukrainian Museum 

was held on May 22, with about 70 per– 

sons attending. The agenda called for a 

review of the work of the preceding year, 

the election of new board members and a 

discussion on the most pertinent issues 

for the museum. 

Dr. Joseph Danko was elected the new 

president of the board of trustees. Dr. 

Danko, who resides in New Haven, 

Conn., has served on the board for many 

years; he succeeds Titus Hewryk of 

Philadelphia as president. 

Other members of the new executive 

board of trustees are: Anna Krawczuk, 

lwanna Rozankowsky and Tatiana 

Tershakovec, vice-presidents; Roman 

Hawrylak and vera Skop, secretaries; 

Oleh Sawkiw, treasurer; Maria Tomorug, 

Olha Hnateyko and Mr. Hewryk, mem– 

bers-at-large. 

Barbara Bachynsky of New York City 

was elected to the general board mem– 

bership to replace irene Russnak of 

Rochester, N.Y. 

Ms. Tomorug chaired the annual 

meeting, while Ms. Bachynsky served as 

secretary. 

The most discussed issue of the meet– 

ing was the relocation of The Ukrainian 

Museum and the problems associated 

with financing the projected reconstruc– 

tion of a large commercial building on 

East Sixth Street, which is owned by the 

museum. Although various opinions 

were expressed as to the ways and means 

of providing financial support for the 

S3.5 million project, the assembly was in 

agreement that it is necessary to begin 

the project as soon as possible. 

At the beginning of 1993 the board and 

the Building Fund-Raising Committee had 

set a goal of Si.5 million to be raised by 

the end of the year. Although that amount 

was not reached during the 12-month 

fund-raising campaign, an impressive 

S930,000 was raised. 

Most encouraging during the meeting 

was the presentation by board member 

Christine Zarska-Shoh of a donation to 

the Building Fund of S 15,000 from an 

anonymous donor who had pledged a 

total of S55,000. 

Anna Alyskewycz, chair of the 

Building Fund-Raising Committee, then 

initiated what turned out to be the highlight 

of the meeting. Addressing the 

audience, she said: "Before we can ask 

for support from others, we have to show 

how giving we ourselves can be." in an 

amazing burst of enthusiasm and gen– 

erosity, the annual meeting participants 

responded and within five minutes had 

enriched the Building Fund with dona– 

tions and pledges totalling S27,000. 

During the meeting the assembly had a 

chance to hear various reports: from the 

outgoing president of the board, Mr. 

Hewryk; Museum Director Maria Shust; 

Oleh Sawkiw, treasurer; and Wolodymyr 

Rak, who headed the Auditing Committee, 

which gave a "clean bill of health" to the 

financial record-keeping of the institution. 

The Ukrainian Museum's annual 

report, a 70-page publication that contains 

accounts of the various museum 

activities during the year, financial state– 

ments, membership and donor lists, was 

distributed to everyone attending the 

meeting. The report will be mailed to the 

general membership during the summer. 

Museum members raise their ballots to vote during the 1994 annual membership 

meeting. 

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editor of Baptist publications 

by the Rev. Olexa Harbuziuk 

BERWYN, ill. - Ukrainian Baptist 

author and poet Michael Podworniak was 

laid to rest on June 1 in Winnipeg. He 

was 85 years old. 

Mr. Podworniak wrote 20 books on 

various subjects, including novels. For 

many years he served as the editor-inchief 

of the Ukrainian magazine 

Christian Herald published by the 

Ukrainian Baptist association of churches 

in Canada. 

in 1953 he was instrumental in estab– 

lishing the publishing organization 

Doroha Pravdy (Way of Truth) and head– 

ed it until 1988. He also translated some 

books. 

Mr. Podworniak was born in the vil– 

lage of Khotovytsia in the Ternopil 

Oblast of Ukraine on December 4, 1908, 

and he died on May 27 at the Tuxedo 

villa Nursing Home in Winnipeg. 

in 1929, he enrolled in a Bible insti– 

tute near Warsaw, but his studies were 

interrupted when he was drafted into the 

army, in 1938 he completed seminary in 

Warsaw and became editor of the maga– 

zine Evangelical Christian, in 1944 he 

was taken for forced labor in Germany. 

After the war, he became editor of the 

magazine Doroha Pravdy, which was the 

organ of the Ukrainian Baptist Church in 

Germany. 

in Germany he married valentyna 

Kucenko. They immigrated to Canada in 

by Mykola Czorny-Dosinczuk 

NEW YORK — A very generous supporter 

of Ukrainian organizations, George 

Krawec of Queens, N.Y., passed away on 

May 5. 

Mr. Krawec was a saddle maker for 

the New York City Police Department, 

and in recognition of his long years of 

service, his funeral procession from the 

Jarema Funeral Home to St. George 

Ukrainian Catholic Church was escorted 

by a unit of mounted police. 

Although he had no children of his own, 

during his lifetime Mr. Krawec helped 

many others, in the last two years, his 

niece Maria Nosovych and her husband, 

Karlo, came from Ukraine to care for him, 

followed by his other niece, Stefania 

Kondra. His illness made it difficult for 

him to get around, however, to his last day 

Mr. Krawec was very much aware and 

interested in news from Ukraine. 

A quiet man, he contributed his earnings 

to a number of Ukrainian causes: the build– 

ing fund of St. George Ukrainian Catholic 

Church, St. Josaphat's Seminary in Glen 

Cove, N.Y., the Ukrainian Patriarchal 

Society, The Ukrainian Museum and the 

Ukrainian Free University Foundation. He 

also bought banduras for the Ukrainian 

orphanage in Brazil. 

This writer met with Mr. Krawec after 

seeing his work displayed at the Police 

Museum in New York. Under a number 

of his leather pieces, mostly saddles, not 

only was his name written, but the fact 

that he was Ukrainian was mentioned. 

The museum director commented that 

although he was modest about his work, 

Mr. Krawec was a master of his profes– 

siori. interested in meeting this proud 

Michael Podworniak 

1948. Mr. Podworniak was an associate 

editor for many years of the Chronicle of 

volyn, a journal published in Canada by 

the Research institute for Уоіуп. 

The funeral service was conducted at 

the Ukrainian Baptist Church of 

Winnipeg. Officiating were the pastor, 

the Rev. John Tkachuk, and the Rev. 

Olexa Harbuziuk of Elmhurst, ill., repre– 

senting the All-Ukrainian Evangelical 

Baptist Fellowship. 

Mr. Podworniak is survived also by 

three sons, Walter, Eugene and John, and 

four grandchildren. 

George Krawec, supporter 

of Ukrainian organizations 

himself among New York's finest, 1 

found his address and went to visit him. 

His workshop was very impressive and 

neatly kept, however, 1 was more taken 

with the man himself, and asked him to 

tell me a little aoout his life. 

Born in the Yaroslaviv region, he 

learned his trade from his father at the age 

of 9, and quickly mastered his craft. 

During World War 11, he was put to forceu 

labor in Germany. After the war, he got 

married, found work at a leather factory, 

and eventually emigrated to New York. 

After 14 years, he went to work for the 

New York City Police Department, where 

his work was admired and respected. He 

restored saddles for Si00 each; earlier they 

had been restored in England at a cost of 

S700 each. Word spread quickly about his 

work, and many visitors came to see this 

leather master, the tools he brought with 

him from Ukraine, and those he made for 

himself already here in the U.S. 

Although saddles were his specialty, 

Mr. Krawec made all sorts of riding gear. 

For his superb work, Mr. Krawec was 

recognized and received an award from 

the Police Department, Mayor Edward 

Koch and the union. He was written 

about in The New York Times, Daily 

News and even was featured in two television 

interviews. Whenever he was 

interviewed, Mr. Krawec made a point of 

saying he was Ukrainian. 

During the 1981 inauguration of 

President Ronald Reagan in Washington, 

the New York City Mounted Police were 

said to be the best dressed, thanks to the 

saddles made by Mr. Krawec. 

Mr. Krawec was laid to rest at Holy 

Ghost Cemetery in Hamptonburgh, N.Y., 

next to Ь'.л wife who had passed away

No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 26,1994 5 

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM 

New York District 

Committee meets 

by Mary Dushnyck 

NEW YORK - The annual meeting of 

the UNA New York District Committee 

was held in the Selfreliance Hall here, with 

13 branches out of 29 represented. District 

Committee Chairman Dr. vasyl Luchkiw 

greeted branch secretaries, organizers and 

guests, as well as UNA Supreme President 

Ulana Diachuk, Supreme Secretary Walter 

Sochan and Mary Dushnyck, honorary 

member of the UNA Supreme Assembly. 

Following a prayer, Dr. Luchkiw 

asked for a minute of silence in memory 

of departed members of the New York 

District, in the absence of District 

Secretary Michael Juzeniw, the precise 

minutes of last year's meeting were read 

by Nadia Sawchuk and accepted. 

in his report, Mr. Luchkiw, who is also 

a supreme advisor, stated that the New 

York District achieved its 1993 quota by 

65 percent, with 98 new members, for a 

total of S572,000 of insurance. The follow– 

ing contributed to that effort: Barbara 

Bachynsky (Branch 184) led with 12 mem– 

bers, followed by Evstachia Milanytch 

(Branch 450), 11; Cyril Bezkorowajny 

(Branch 256) eight, and Maria Kulczycka 

(Branch 8) and Zenovia Zarytska (Branch 

327), seven each; Dr. ivan Sierant (Branch 

86) and Mary Dushnyck (Branch 293), six 

each; Dr. Luchkiw (Branch 16) five; 

Joseph Lesawyer (Branch 325) and Olga 

Liteplo (Branch 361), four each; Atanas 

Kobryn and George Yurkiw (both of 

Branch 130) and George Drance (Branch 

327), three each. Eleven branches failed to 

organize even one new member. 

Dr. Luchkiw stated that 14 branch 

officers and others from the district 

attended the organizing meeting in 

Jersey City last fall. He spoke also of the 

100th anniversaries of Svoboda and the 

UNA. John Choma reported on the fiscal 

status of the district committee. 

At the conclusion of the officers' 

reports, Onufry Germanluk, speaking on 

behalf of the Auditing Committee, 

declared that the board had discharged 

its duties properly, and made a motion 

for a vote of confidence to the outgoing 

officers, which was unanimously given. 

Next to report was Ms. Bachynsky, 

chairman of the committee to celebrate the 

UNA's 100th anniversary in New York 

City. On March 30, a requiem liturgy was 

held at St. George Ukrainian Catholic 

Church for deceased members of the dis– 

trict, followed by a banquet and program at 

the Ukrainian National Home. The com– 

mittee also included: Dr. Luchkiw, Ms. 

Sawchuk, Mrs. Dushnyck, Mr. Choma, 

Mr. Juzeniw, Edward Kaminsky, Stefania 

Kosovych, Yuriy Kostiw, Mrs. Liteplo, Dr. 

Sierant and Maria Szeparowycz. 

in his capacity as a supreme advisor, Dr. 

Luchkiw enumerated his activities in 1993. 

Commenting on UNA scholarships, he 

stated that 230 were granted, amounting to 

Si 16,300, of which 27 were from the New 

York District for a total of S16,450. 

The nominating committee, consisting 

of Messrs. Choma, Kostiw, Sierant, 

Germaniuk, proposed a slate of candi– 

dates; it was unanimously elected: Dr. 

Luchkiw, chairman; Dr. Sierant and Mr. 

Kostiw, vice-chairmen; Mr. Juzeniw, 

secretary; Mr. Choma, treasurer. 

Elected to serve on committees were 

the following: Walter Lewenetz and 

Mrs. Dushnyck, press; Ms. Sawchuk 

and Sam Liteplo, program; John Pryhoda 

and Marion Klymyshyn, organizing. 


Detroit celebrates century of UNA fraternal ism 

by Stephen M. Wichar 

WARREN, Mich. - Ukrainians in 

Metropolitan Detroit celebrated a century 

of fraternalism with the Ukrainian National 

Association on May 22. More than 250 

guests and dignitaries attended a gala ban– 

quet at Warren's Ukrainian Cultural Center 

to mark a century of UNA service, 100 

years of the Ukrainian daily Svoboda, 60 

years of The Ukrainian Weekly, and 40 

years of the veselka children's magazine. 

Under the leadership of Dr. Alexander 

Serafyn, newly elected UNA adviser and 

chairman of the UNA Detroit District 

Committee, an Anniversary Committee 

of 15 UNA activists planned and execut– 

ed the celebration. 

in addition to the banquet, an elaborate 

six-day exhibit (May 19-25) of archival 

collections was presented at the Cultural 

Center. Roman Dacko, a founder and 

custodian of Detroit's Ukrainian- 

American Archives Museum, provided 

most of the UNA memorabilia. During 

the exhibit, more than 160 children from 

the immaculate Conception grade school 

were given handouts on the history and 

merits of the UNA. 

The banquet got under way with wel– 

coming and introductory remarks by Dr. 

Serafyn. in greeting the audience, Dr. 

Serafyn explored the "need to support 

and sustain the organizational wealth of 

the UNA, and also to commit UNA'ers to 

do everything possible to maintain inde– 

pendence in Ukraine." 

He then introduced the guests seated at 

the head table, including: Yaroslaw and 

Maria Baziuk, irene Pryjma, Bishop 

Alexander Bykovetz, Roman and Tamara 

Kuropas, Michigan Gov. John Engler, 

Roman Lazarchuk, the Rev. and Mrs. 

My kola Nevmerzhytskyj, the very Rev. 

Bernard Panczuk, Dr. Myron Kuropas 

and his son Stefko, and Stephen and 

Nadia Wichar. 

Just before the banquet was opened, 

Gov. Engler joined the UNA celebrants. 

Due to a heavy schedule and prior com– 

mitments, the governor was invited to the 

podium for a few remarks. He was intro– 

duced by newly elected UNA Adviser 

Roman Kuropas. 

Gov. Engler briefly discussed the 

improving economy of Michigan and the 

expansion of the automobile industry, 

and remarked on some of the economic 

parallels with industrial Ukraine. The 

governor expressed some deep concerns 

and compassion towards the people of 

Ukraine, and he expressed best wishes 

and hopes for a growing interrelationship 

with Ukraine in the immediate future. 

The master of ceremonies, Mr. 

Wichar, made several comments about 

Dr. Serafyn in respect to UNA leadership 

and noted how this provides unity in 

Michigan. A hearty round of applause 

greeted his remarks. 

Mr. Wichar presented the keynote 

speaker, Dr. Kuropas, by describing him 

as "a fraternalist of the highest brotherhood 

order, a man with strength and 

endurance." Dr. Kuropas, using both the 

Ukrainian and English languages, provid– 

ed a lucid "this is your life, UNA," 

chronicling not only its successes and 

historical milestones, but also its critical 

periods, outlining how, often against for– 

midable odds, the organization prevailed. 

Dr. Kuropas stated emphatically, "We 

must nurture and cultivate the younger 

elements in our society so that we can 

have an orderly transition of leadership." 

With these words, he pointed with pride 

to his son Stefko, seated on the dais, as 

one of the several younger delegates to 

be elected as a UNA adviser. Dr. 

Kuropas concluded his talk by cautioning 

UNA'ers to return to basic fraternal roots 

if the UNA is to survive. 

Dinner was served after the invocation 

was offered by the very Rev. Panczuk, 

pastor at St. Josaphat's Ukrainian 

Catholic Church. During the dinner, Dr. 

Serafyn acknowledged representatives 

and greetings from the following: 

President Bill Clinton, Warren (Mich.) 

Mayor R. Bonkowski, the former 

President of the Detroit Common 

Council Mary v. Beck, the Ukrainian 

American Coordinating Council, the 

Ukrainian Patriarchal World Federation, 

the Detroit Chapter of the Ukrainian 

Patriarchal Society in the U.S.A., St. 

Mary's Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox 

Cathedral, the Detroit Regional Council 

of the Ukrainian National Women's 

League of America, the Selfreliance 

Association of American Ukrainians, 

Ukrainian Selfreliance Michigan Federal 

Credit Union, Friends of the Ukrainian 

Bandurists Chorus, the Organization for 

the Rebirth of Ukraine and the Detroit 

Branch of the Committee to Aid Ukraine. 

Best wishes were extended also by the 

following: the Michigan League of 

Ukrainian Political Prisoners, veterans of 

the Ukrainian insurgent Army, the League 

of Freedom Fighters in Ukraine, the 

Providence Association of Ukrainian 

Catholics (Branches 41 and 200), Future 

Credit Union, veterans of the 1st Division 

of the Ukrainian National Army, and the 

Ukrainian village Corporation. 

After dinner, a benediction was said by 

the very Rev. Nevmerzhytskyj, pastor at 

St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. 

Congratulations and best wishes were also 

extended by Bishop Bykovetz, St. 

Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Church. 

The Oberehy Song and Music 

Ensemble from Lviv was introduced by 

the master of ceremonies, who announced 

that this group, organized in 1989, is cornposed 

of professionals, as each member 

majored in music and is a graduate of the 

State Music Conservatory in Lviv. 

Upon completing the first part of the 

concert program, Dr. Serafyn began to 

make testimonial presentations, in a short 

introduction, Dr. Serafyn said that the first 

UNA branch, No. 175, the Brotherhood 

Gov. John Engler greets the UNA on 

its centennial. 

of St. Nicholas, was founded in 1907. 

Eventually branches were formed in 

Windsor, Ontario, and Toledo, Ohio. 

The first to be honored that evening 

were persons who had served as secre– 

taries for more than 20 years. Handsome 

table clocks were given to honorees 

Eugene Barna (Branch 504), Mr. Baziuk 

(175), Gregory Korbiak (146), Roman 

Kuropas (20), Eugene Korol (463), 

Wasyl Leschuk (303), Olga Maruschak 

(82), Michael Shumylo (110), Mary 

Pelechaty (165), Atanas Slusarchuk 

(174), John Welgan (167), Andre Zakala 

(302)andPetroZaluha(183). 

in a second category, secretaries who 

served less than 20 years received special 

achievement certificates. These were: 

Stefania Fedyk (Branch 292), Theodor 

Gosko (309), Lesia Lawrin (175), Walter 

Litynsky (341), John Melnyk (235), Pawlo 

Pawlyk (75) and Helen Tatarsky (94). 

Mr. Serafyn also cited the outstanding 

accomplishments of prominent UNA 

leaders who had passed away and then 

presented posthumous awards to family 

members. This special category included 


Keynote speaker Dr. Myron Kuropas is flanked by Stephen Wichar (left) and 

Alexander and Zenia Serafyn.

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 26,1994 No. 26 


Here we go again 

As this issue of The Ukrainian Weekly goes to press two days before the June 

26 presidential election in Ukraine, it appears certain there will be a runoff 

between two Leonids: the incumbent President Kravchuk and former Prime 

Minister Kuchma. Thus, two weeks later, the voters will again to the polls to 

choose between these two candidates. We should note that this will be the fourth 

time since March, when parliamentary elections began, that voters will go their 

polling stations; later in July they will enter the voting booths for the fifth time in 

an attempt to elect the remaining members of Parliament. 

The two top candidates for president have platforms as follows. 

President Kravchuk has stated that he would make adoption of a new 

Constitution of Ukraine a top priority. He supports broad economic independence 

for Ukraine's diverse regions and says he wants to speed up monetary reform and 

then introduce Ukraine's long-awaited currency, the hryvnia. in an effort to gain 

votes in eastern and southeastern Ukraine, he went so far as to say it would be 

possible to have two official languages in Ukraine: Ukrainian and Russian. 

Many democrats, even those who said they would support none of the presi– 

dential candidates in the first round, now appear to be supporting Mr. 

Kravchuk as the best alternative (or least objectionable one). They perceive 

him as preferable to Mr. Kuchma, who is seen as pro-Russian and even proimperial. 

Mr. Kravchuk comes across as a strong defender of Ukraine's inde– 

pendence; he says that status faces a serious external threat from Moscow. 

Mr. Kuchma has spoken out strongly against what he called Ukraine's selfisolation 

following its independence proclamation of 1991. He is for close eco– 

nomic ties with Russia and an economic union with other OS states. "Ukraine 

cannot survive without Russia," he was quoted as saying by the Los Angeles 

Times, and the Christian Science Monitor noted that it is no secret he is 

Russia's choice for president of Ukraine. He advocates Russian as the second 

state language of Ukraine. 

The former prime minister supports a federal structure for the Ukrainian 

state and is a proponent of free-market reform, tight monetary policies and 

small-scale privatization. He is for a strong presidential authority and has 

promised to fight corruption of "mafia elements." 

Whoever wins this presidential election must finally deal with the fact that 

Ukraine is in dire straits in terms of its economy. Thus, priority number one 

has to be to move seriously and quickly on economic reform. 

There is another danger, of course: the loss of Ukraine's independence. This is 

where the seemingly powerless democratic forces must come into the picture. 

Whoever ultimately becomes Ukraine's president, the democratic forces must 

find a way to work with that person and to influence him. Gone are the days 

when a protest or walkout from Parliament was enough. Just to make a statement 

is useless. The key is to have input and to make an impact, in a word, then, 

Ukraine's democrats must learn to play the game of politics. That means coali– 

tion-building, deal-making, arm twisting, etc. First, this coalition-building must 

take place among the democratic forces themselves. Then it must extend to the 

so-called independents in Parliament, and on to other forces that, though they 

may be objectionable to "pure" democrats, are the reality with which they must 

contend, independent Ukraine is on the precipice and there is no time to waste. 

in the wake of the launching of Operation Barbarossa, 

Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, the 

mood around the world was grim. As numberless historians 

have recounted, Ukraine's predicament between hammer and anvil was grimmer still. 

But that was apparent immediately, lest one think that this is simply the benefit of 

hindsight. Giving the lie to the Soviet regime's allegations of "fascist sympathies" 

harbored in the diaspora, The Ukrainian Weekly ran an editorial on the subject, on 

Friday, June 27, 1941. 

it read: 'Twixt the Devil and the deep Red Sea, is the well-known saying, paraphrased 

here a bit, that well describes the plight of Ukraine in the present Nazi-Soviet maelstrom. 

"On the one hand, Ukraine finds herself threatened by one whom many regard as 

the very devil himself— Adolf Hitler, whose invasion... is likely to be followed by an 

occupation that will drain her natural resources even more ruthlessly than did the brief 

German occupation... 23 years ago... 

"On the other hand, Ukraine his struggling for her life in the red sea of Russian 

communism and bloody despotism, which inundated her upon the collapse of the 

Ukrainian National Republic 22 years ago... 

"And to make matters worse, Ukraine appears not to have a friend in the world of 

nations. Occasionally the Nazis juggle the principle of national self-determination 

before the eyes of the gullible, but the Ukrainians know the Germans too well to be in 

the least impressed by that.... 

"As for the good old Allies, fighting so valiantly to preserve freedom and democracy 

on this earth, apparently they don't give a hoot for the 45-million Ukrainian nation, for 

they have never given the slightest sign of recognition of the right of the Ukrainian peo– 

ple to the freedom and democracy over which we are told this war is being fought." 

Despite such bitterness, the editorial ended on a note of optimism, if not desperate 

prophecy: "Neither the devil, nor the deep red sea, nor anything else, can prevent fthe 

Ukrainian peoplej from eventually achieving that which is rightfully theirs — national 

freedom. And we shall live to see that day." 

Perhaps the writer did not, but we did, just over 50 years later. 

Source: The Ukrainian Weekly, Yol. 9, No. 26 (June 27, 1941). 

2Rx)4^Jb 

by Roman Woronowycz 

clbaJst– 

Kyylv Press Bureau 

Ukraine's wild roller coaster ride 

Ukraine has ridden an economic and 

political roller coaster for the last two 

and a half years, hitting economic 

troughs and attaining foreign relations 

peaks, in internal political matters the 

country has done several loop de loops, 

going through five prime ministers in 

two and a half years. Since the March 27 

Parliament elections, however, when the 

population elected a pro-Communist 

Parliament in controversial elections, the 

ride has shifted into reverse. With presi– 

dential elections on June 26, one won– 

ders whether the government will contin– 

ue careening back towards Communism. 

After trimming inflation, which at one 

time zoomed at 70 percent a month 

(recently it has "stabilized" at around 30 

percent), Ukraine finally received broad– 

ening international recognition and finan– 

cial support when it agreed to divest 

itself of its nuclear arsenal. The 

Ukrainian people now seem to suffer 

from battle fatigue. They have decided 

that they have had enough and are ready 

to accept a return to times more secure 

though less hopeful. A June survey by 

Democratic initiatives found that 21 per– 

cent of Ukrainians support Communists 

and Socialists, a 3.5-fold increase from 

April 1992, when only 6 percent of the 

citizenry trusted the left forces. 

The move backwards started with the 

election of 87 members of the 

Communist Party to Parliament. They, 

along with the Socialists, the Agrarians 

and the Unity faction, make up the left 

bloc in the legislature and carry approxi– 

mately 170 of the 336 seats that have 

been filled. 

The Soviets are coming 

With that majority, Oleksander Moroz 

of the Socialist Party was easily elected 

chairman of the Parliament, probably the 

third most powerful position in Ukraine's 

government. He then pushed for and 

received President Leonid Kravchuk's 

nomination of vitaliy Masol for prime 

minister, which the Parliament quickly 

endorsed, in a symbolic yet unnerving 

gesture, Mr. Masol renewed an old 

Soviet tradition when he pecked Deputy 

Speaker of Parliament Oleksander 

Tkachenko on the cheek as he mounted 

the dais, something rarely seen in the last 

two years. 

Some have said that Prime Minister 

Masol's appointment was orchestrated as 

part of a deal between Mr. Moroz, a 

close colleague of Mr. Masol, and 

President Kravchuk to assure the presi– 

dent's re-election. Ostankino ТУ report– 

ed that in return for the election of Mr. 

Masol, Mr. Moroz, also a candidate for 

president, would quit the presidential 

race. Others said he will simply not run 

as hard and would throw his support to 

Mr. Kravchuk in the runoffs. 

Although Mr. Moroz has called the 

whole theory "a canard," the scenario 

remains plausible, if only because Mr. 

Moroz is nowhere near the top in politi– 

cal polls as election day nears, and Mr. 

Kravchuk is fighting for his political life 

in a close race with Leonid Kuchma. 

if Mr. Kravchuk is elected president, 

the Communist Party leadership that led 

pre-independence Ukraine will have 

returned, in the summer of 1990, Mr. 

Masol was chairman of the Council of 

Ministers (now the Cabinet), Mr. 

Kravchuk was chairman of Parliament, 

and Mr. Moroz was leader of the 

Parliament's Communists (you could 

term him majority leader). 

However, at present Mr. Kravchuk's 

re-election is far from certain. He must 

fend off the hard-charging Mr. Kuchma, 

once the president's right-hand man as 

prime minister, but now his adversary. 

Two Leonids 

The polls vary widely as to who is cur– 

rently on top, but they are all clear that 

the fight is between the two Leonids. 

Mr. Kuchma also pushes the backward 

slide toward Moscow by insisting that 

Ukraine and Russia are indivisibly linked 

by their past economic development. He 

maintains that for economic prosperity to 

take root in either country close econom– 

ic ties must be rebuilt. He disagrees with 

the Moroz7Masol bloc that socialism 

must be reconstructed, it is quite clear 

that he believes in privatization, at least 

in small-scale enterprises, and in eco– 

nomic reforms. 

But a push by him for closer economic 

ties with Moscow and one by Prime 

Minister Masol for political cooperation 

would not bode well for the future of 

Ukrainian independence. Yet, this is a 

very possible outcome of the presidential 

elections, it must be noted that Mr. 

Kuchma came out strongly against the 

appointment of a prime minister before a 

new president is elected. He said the new 

president should have the right to appoint 

his Cabinet of Ministers. 

One candidate who could add balance 

to the scenario is volodymyr Lanovy, who 

was named by a surprisingly large number 

of citizens as their choice in informal, 

polling done by The Weekly in Kyyiv and 

Kharkiv. Although he is only 42 years old, 

he has already held the position of deputy 

prime minister of the economy. One 

Kyyivan said Mr. Lanovy, a reform-mind– 

ed market economist, is "young, persistent 

and knows what to do." 

Another Kyyivan, who would not go 

on record because she is a volunteer 

director of a polling precinct in Kyyiv, 

said that people should not be surprised 

if Mr. Lanovy makes it into the second 

round. She said she has been amazed by 

how many residents in her electoral dis– 

trict have said they would support Mr. 

Lanovy. 

Ukraine's presidential election is a 

confusing hodgepodge of polls that con– 

tradict each other, apathetic voters, 

politicians that few people trust and 

many candidates but little real choice; 

much like the parliamentary elections of 

March 27. 

in the end, it is the people who elected 

the Parliament that halted the roller 

coaster and shifted it into reverse gear; 

and only they will decide with their vote 

for president in which direction this 

country should proceed. A smooth ride 

is what the citizens seem to desire, but 

everybody wants security and stability. 

Chileans and South Africans have 

now started to look forward, if 

Ukrainians like the thrill of moving 

backwards, that is their prerogative, 

although it is doubtful that the ride in 

reverse will be much smoother. After all, 

this country still is a democracy...І think, 

it only remains to be seen whether 

Ukrainians realize that a roller coaster in 

reverse can turn into a roller coaster out 

of control.


LETTERS TO THE ED1TOR 

A Peace Corps 

volunteer's report 

Dear Editor: 

As a volunteer in western Ukraine 

with the U.S. Peace Corps, 1 have found 

myself spending long hours searching for 

both information and funding. As many 

of your readers may know, there are now 

roughly 40 business volunteers and 20 

teachers of English as a foreign language 

presently serving in Ukraine, many of 

whom face these same problems. 

To give readers a better idea of my 

particular needs, 1 have included below a 

partial list of the projects 1 included in 

my Peace Corps volunteer Monthly 

Summary Report for April. Although 

technically a business volunteer, 1 also 

teach English to both teachers and stu– 

dents in the local gymnasium, and last 

fall 1 taught at the university in ivano– 

Frankivske as well. Hence the range. 

1. Current projects 

a. TEFL: 1 continue to teach three 

classes a week, two to students of the 

local gymnasium and one open to all 

teachers of English in Kolomyia. 

Teaching phonetics is particularly diffi– 

cult, as the school has but one cassette 

player and almost no good tapes. 

b. BBC English: i'm attempting to 

secure permission from BBC to reprint 

1,000 copies of its intermediate text, 

"Getting on in English," and then to 

secure the necessary funding. Ї have just 

returned from Lviv, where 1 met with 

both a possible publisher and with the 

Renaissance Foundation re: funding. 

Even more recently, 1 received a fax 

from the BBC advising me that they 

have 750 copies of their book, which 

they are willing to sell us for two pounds 

(roughly S3) per copy, plus shipping. І 

am now working with a local teacher to 

complete a grant proposal. This is something 

you may not be aware of: gymnasi– 

ums must purchase their own books even 

though the city pays their teachers. 

c. U.S. Embassy Craft Shop: І contin– 

ue to collect information re: selling prices 

and lead times for artisans whose work 

wiJ! be sold in the Embassy's newly 

established craft shop in Kyyiv. Much of 

the work is non-traditional; it includes 

stained glass windows, wrought iron 

fencing, Ukrainian-style embroidered 

vests for women, individually crafted fur– 

niture, ceramic tiles, pysanky and handcarved 

figures of Hutsuls and Kozaks. 

d. Embroidered vests: The first sample 

is now being made. 

e. Rug factory: 1 have applied to the 

US1S for a special visitors' exchange program. 

І have been asked to secure infor– 

mation re: import7export requirements, 

duties7taxes; research not yet begun. 1 

have been asked to work with the plant 

re: appropriate selling prices; project not 

yet begun. 

f. Curtain factory: 1 continue to try to 

find markets for the company's 100 per– 

cent pure cotton lace trimmings as well 

as for its 100 percent synthetic lace curtain 

material. 

g. Student tour guide to three cities in 

western Ukraine: Lviv, ivano-Frankivske 

and Kolomyia, including 40 line drawings 

done by an architecture student in Lviv 

and their descriptions in English, German 

and Ukrainian. І have now collected the 

information necessary to complete the 

grant proposal. However, now that SPA is 

not being funded, 1 am looking for an 

alternative funding source. The project 

should cost about S2,500 for 2,000 copies. 

We plan to sell them for S2 each. 

h. Ceramic tiles: 1 have not had the 

time to visit Kosiv recently; need to get 

back soon to move the project forward. 

i. Editing text for use by senior students 

in Kolomyia's gymnasium. The project is 

completed. However, 1 am now in the 

process of writing a grant to fund photocopying, 

paper and report covers, and 

shipping for 100 copies. 

j. Kolomyia tours: 1 continue to contact 

various travel agencies re: expanding 

tours to Kolomyia to include visits with 

local craftsmen and local factories. As 

soon as 1 know particulars of upcoming 

craft shows, 1 will advise both U.S. trav– 

el agents and the international Women's 

Organization in Kyyiv. 

k. І continue to follow up all leads re: 

craft and painting export possibilities, 

potential sister-city relationships, etc. 

The country continues to export painters 

rather than paintings. 

1. І have begun an English-language 

"walking tour" of the Kolomyia muse– 

um. The intent is to provide a substantial 

amount of information about museum 

exhibits for those interested. Once com– 

pleted and copied, the information will 

be available for sale or rent. Again, there 

will be a need for funding. 

Current needs are as follows: 

І need information re: import7export 

requirements for 100 percent Ukrainianowned 

businesses, as well as import 

taxes on imported English language 

texts, should we decide to purchase 

copies from BBC English rather than 

reprint them in Ukraine. 

І need information re: grant sources 

for various crafts, texts, etc. (See projects 

listed above.) So far this year, 1 have 

gone to Kyyiv three times and to Lviv 

twice - all for information. 

Key challenges are sources of financ– 

ing. in my particular case, most of my 

projects are small, requiring anything 

from S250 to S5,000 to finance. 

Perhaps The Ukrainian Weekly has 

readers with a little spare time and access 

to electronic mail who would be willing 

to do some research. І could use their 

help in locating U.S. markets. Perhaps 

there are others who would like to help 

out with a small project but demand strict 

-accountability. І understand accountabili– 

ty - being a trained accountant myself. 

Any help your readers can provide will 

be greatly appreciated. My address is: 

285200 ivano-Frankivske Oblast, 

Kolomyia, Hrushevsky St. 90 У750. (E 

mail: linden(êlcom.ivano-frankivsk.ua). 

Anne Bates Linden 

Kolomyia, Ukraine 

Wayne Gretzky 

and Ukrainians 

Dear Editor: 

І read, with mixed emotions, several 

articles dedicated to Wayne Gretzky and 

other Ukrainians playing in the NHL. 

Specifically, 1 read about the profession– 

al accomplishments of Mr. Gretzky, yet 

there was no mention of his involvement 

in the Ukrainian community. The reason 

for this - there is nothing to write about. 

І remember when 'The Great One" was 

invited to participate in Ukrainian Day in 

Toronto. The total extent of his participa– 

tion was an autographed photo which 

read: "The Ukrainian Day - signed Wayne 

Gretzky 99." What a wonderful gesture. 

І submit to you that we have grown 

beyond this token ethnic listing of 

Ukrainian surnames in our newspapers. 

We must start to give recognition where it 

is due. To list names of athletes simply 

because they eat their borsch with sour 

cream is demeaning to our culture, but 

more importantly does a disservice to 

those athletes like Mike Krushelnyski who 

is highly-profiled in our community and 

speaks the language, in addition to partici– 

pating in charitable and other events. 

Equally offended would be those ath– 

letes like Bubka, Shakhlin and Makuts 

who live their Ukrainian lives on a dayto-day 

basis, and don't wait for a festival 

or varenyk-eating contest to prove 

they're Ukrainian. 

in closing, articles like these that reg– 

ularly appear in The Weekly should not 

only be focused on sport, but also on the 

sportsmen and sportswomen who are 

examples for our young people and our 

nation as a whole. 

Dr. Richard Hareychuk 

Toronto 

More information 

on Count Stadion 

Dear Editor: 

Concerning your recent Turning the 

Pages item about events in Galicia in 

1848 and about Count Stadion, an unin– 

formed reader could have believed that he 

really was particularly well inclined 

towards the Ruthenians (as the Ukrainians 

were then called), or that he really 

"invented them." This is actually very 

close to sundry Polish statements, repeat– 

ed "ad nauseam" to everybody willing to 

listen, that the entire "Ukrainian Problem" 

was just another "Austrian intrigue," a 

convenient idea very soon picked up by 

the Russian imperial government. The lat– 

ter preferred to refer to it at times simply 

as the "Polish intrigue." Similar ideas had 

been adopted from time to time by the 

Bolsheviks, in their fight against the 

Ukrainian "bourgeois nationalism," and 

can be found in the most recent writings 

of the well known, self proclaimed 

"friend" of the Ukrainians, Alexandr 

Solzhenitsyn. 

in reality, Count Stadion was just a 

bureaucrat (perhaps an enlightened one) 

that clearly saw in Galicia the disparity 

existing between the impoverished peas– 

antry, and the overbearing attitude of the 

largely Polish gentry, as something really 

threatening to the state. Just two years 

before, in 1846, an uprising of Polish 

peasantry took place in western (Polish) 

Galicia, in which they slaughtered wholesale 

their Polish overlords. These events 

are known as the "Masurian Slaughter." 

Therefore, the elimination of serfdom 

in Galicia, about four months ahead of 

the rest of the Hapsburg Empire, was 

carried out for the reasons of state, and 

not as a favor to the Ukrainians, concen– 

trated in east Galicia. 

A benign treatment of the Greek- 

Catholic Church by Count Stadion was in 

reality a continuation of the long-standing 

policy of Empress Maria Theresa, who 

declared that the Greek-Catholic, Roman- 

Catholic and the Armenian-Catholic rites 

were "three daughters of the same moth– 

er" and had to be treated by the state with 

impartial equality, in particular, Maria 

Theresa believed that it was simply non- 

Christian to treat other rites of the same 

religion with savagery and contempt, as it 

was done in Poland before the partition in 

1772, when Galicia was annexed by 

Austria. 

Although such fine distinctions might 

seem trivial to the present reader, it 

should be stated, as clearly as possible, 

that Ukrainian Statehood is not the result 

of any "intrigue," but a consequence of 

the century-old struggle of Ukrainians 

for their freedom and independence. 

Peter Hrycak 

Cranford, N.J. 

NEWS AND viEWS: 

Ukraine arrives on 

information highway 

by Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj 

Lately, we continuously hear about 

"the information highway," "internet," 

"the infobahn," etc. All these terms are 

used to describe the idea of a computer 

network with information being routed 

on it. However, in reality, the internet is a 

vast anarchic network constantly growing 

and transferring oceans and seas of data. 

Where is the information though - 

particularly about Ukraine it brings to 

mind the phrase "water, water, every– 

where - but not a drop to drink!" 

The Eurasia Foundation has provided 

the Sabre foundation with seed funding to 

establish a new type of information repos– 

itory on internet dealing with Ukraine. 

With Tania vitvitsky as the over-all pro– 

ject director and Bohdan Peter 

Rekshynskyj as the project coordinator, 

this project will result in a new informa– 

tion resource accessible to all on internet. 

in addition, a board of advisors from 

Ukraine, the United States, and Canada 

is being selected to assist on a voluntary 

basis and provided guidance and advice 

with an initial focus on scholarly matters. 

FAQs ("Frequently Asked Questions") 

are information banks, or lists of com– 

mon questions organized by topic. FAQs 

evolved on internet newsgroups and fora 

because people new to the network would 

ask the same questions over and over. 

FAQs are intended to answer these com– 

mon queries, and in so doing save time 

and provide a reference point for all par– 

ticipants. Another function FAQs provid– 

ed was a very basic repository of elemen– 

tary data upon a particular subject. 

The project 

The evolution of internet, the data 

explosion, and the subsequent demand 

for information has pointed out the shortcomings 

of existing FAQs. On particu– 

larly sensitive topics reliable and up-todate 

information is essential, taking into 

account the latest presentation and trans– 

ferral technologies. 

The UKRA1NE: FAQ-h shall be such 

an endeavor. The "plus" denotes that the 

project goes far beyond the scope of the 

current notion of a FAQ: in addition to 

supplying a rudimentary "yellow pages" 

repository of elementary information, the 

project envisions a union of new infor– 

mation as delineated below. 

9 Scholarly: Current and new scholarship 

pertaining to various topics concern– 

ing Ukraine. This will draw upon estab– 

lished literature published as well as 

seeking new sources and contributions. 

9 Financial: information relating to 

business aspects of Ukraine. This section 

will not contain advertisements or solici– 

tations; it is rather a reference point. An 

example would be to have a section deal– 

ing with currency exchange rates of the 

Ukrainian karbovanets vis-a-vis world 

currencies as ascertained by the National 

Bank of Ukraine, in addition to the actu– 

al exchange rates by banks and money 

exchange places on the "street." 

e 

Political: information about the 

political process in Ukraine. This section 

may include newsbriefs from democratic 

political parties in Ukraine, in addition to 

articles written about the over-all politi– 

cal situation. 

Other items may be added, ranging 

from cultural and social issues to medi– 

cine. The concept is continuously evolving 

and will be subject to revision. An initial 

layout as originally proposed is as follows: 

0) Overview; 1) History; 2) Religion; 



Historian lectures on developments internment survivor attends 

on the political scene in Ukraine premiere of documentary 

by Хеша Ponomarenko 

UNA Washington Office 

WASHINGTON - oieksander 

Pavliuk, a senior history lecturer at the 

Kyyiv-Mohyla Academy and a regional 

exchange scholar at the Kennan institute, 

presented a lecture on "Contemporary 

Politics in Ukraine" at the Woodrow 

Wilson Center of the Kennan institute on 

June 9. Although Mr. Pavliuk's area of 

expertise is in the history of Eastern 

Galicia during 1917-1918, he has been 

studying the current Ukrainian political 

events during his residence with the 

Kennan institute. 

Mr. Pavliuk observed that, unlike the 

post-independence period, Ukraine has 

recently been receiving much more 

attention in the news media. Moreover, 

the euphoria that existed after Ukraine 

declared independence has given way to 

the realization that Ukraine has problems 

beyond those arising because of a lack of 

independence. Today, according to Mr. 

Pavliuk, many fundamental issues, such 

as what type of political system is. best 

for Ukraine - a parliamentary or presi– 

dential-parliamentary system - are still 

being debated in Ukraine. 

At the same time, the West is examin– 

ing causes for the collapse of Ukraine's 

economy, exemplified by the scathing arti– 

cle which appeared in The Economist in 

mid-May. The West blames Ukraine's 

problems on Ukraine's lack of experience 

due to international isolation, and on 

Russia's external pressures on Ukraine. 

But, according to Mr. Pavliuk, these caus– 

es merely justify the present situation in 

Ukraine, they do not explain it in totality. 

instead, observed Mr. Pavliuk, one 

major obstacle for Ukraine has been its 

transformation as a part of an empire into 

a democratic state. This has been harder 

for Ukraine than for any other former 

republic of the Soviet Union, including 

Russia. He pointed out that while noth– 

ing constantly challenges the existence 

of Russia's statehood this is not the case 

for Ukraine. As a result, Ukraine and 

Ukrainian politicians have had to con– 

stantly focus on statehood without focus– 

ing on other issues such as the economy. 

The Ukrainian historian placed most 

of the blame on President Leonid 

Kravchuk, who failed to take advantage 

of his early popularity to attack econom– 

ic problems at the outset of indepen– 

dence. Mr. Pavliuk likened President 

Kravchuk to Mikhail Gorbachev of three 

years ago - more popular internationally 

than domestically. He also noted one 

problem President Kravchuk shares with 

other former Communists: he does not 

take personal responsibility for the fail– 

ure of any of his programs. 

Another obstacle to Ukraine's possibili– 

ty for success is the lack of organization on 

the part of Ukrainian democratic forces. 

Mr. Pavliuk said the Ukrainian democrats 

made a mistake in not being organized and 

unified at the onset of Ukraine's indepen– 

dence. Democratic forces in other post- 

Soviet countries split into factions after 

they came to power, not before, as in 

Ukraine. Furthermore, according to Mr. 

Pavliuk, "Ukraine became independent 

before it was ready...the goal (indepen– 

dence) was realized before any priorities 

were established." 

Mr. Pavliuk said politicians in 

Ukraine's government at the time of 

independence, took advantage of their 

existing positions to remain in contraol 

of the new Ukrainian government. These 

politicans included those who went 

abroad as representations of Ukraine, as 

well as President Kravchuk. Meanwhile, 

said Mr. Pavliuk, the "renovated 

Communists and Socialists," unlike the 

democrats, formed a unified opposition 

which has led to the current situation in 

which Oieksander Moroz, a Socialist, is 

now the elected chairman of the new 

Ukrainian Parliament. 

This demonstrates that left-wing parties 

in Ukraine are aggressive and disciplined. 

According to Mr. Pavliuk, it is incorrect 

to compare these Ukrainian left-wing parties 

with those in Poland or Lithuania, 

which lost and regained control, while in 

Ukraine they never lost control. 

Mr. Pavliuk hypothesized that many 

of these problems in organizing a viable 

Ukrainian state arise out of the 

"Ukrainian persona." Due to historic 

events, the Ukrainian persona developed 

a culture and a language without a state 

and was able to endure any authority as 

long as these basic rights were protected, 

in fact, some believe that the nationalist 

movement in 1917-1918 arose out of 

simple economic motives, not human 

rights issues, in which the Ukrainian 

nationalists, wanting to gain control of 

the rich black soil of Ukraine, moved for 

Ukrainian independence. 

Ukraine's current problems arise out 

of a combination of factors, claimed Mr. 

Pavliuk. in eastern and southern Ukraine, 

the vote for Ukraine's independence was 

motivated by the belief that economic 


Luhanske maternity hospi 

SHORT H1LLS, N.J. - The Luhanske Center for Women's 

and Children's Health has reported significant gains following a 

shipment of medicines and ultrasounds from the Children of 

Chornobyl Relief Fund last March. 

in recent letters and photographs sent through Kyyiv, the 

hospital's director, Prof. Petro T. Lishchinsky, documented 

some of the progress the center has made in diagnosing and 

treating young mothers and their newborns. A particularly 

Dr. Ludmylla Tereshchenko and Hospital Director Dr. Petro 

Lishchinsky pose with the Siemens ultrasound that the 

Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund delivered to the Luhanske 

Center for Maternal and Children's Health in March. The 

ultrasound was a donation in memory of Muriel Mikalson. 

by Oksana Zakydalsky 

TORONTO - Mary Manko was only 6 

years old in 1914 when she and her fami– 

ly - her sister, brother and parents - were 

rounded up in Montreal and taken to an 

internment camp in northern Quebec, vic– 

tims of Canada's Wartime Emergency 

Act. Nearly 80 years later, Mary Manko– 

Haskett was the guest of honor at the pre– 

miere of "Freedom Had a Price: Canada's 

First internment Operation 1914-1920," 

Yurij Luhovy's documentary film about 

the internment of Ukrainian-Canadians 

during World War 1 (see The Ukrainian 

Weekly, May 15). 

The premiere was organized by the 

Ukrainian Canadian Research and 

Documentation Center and was held on 

May 27 at the St. Lawrence Center for 

the Arts. 

Mrs. Manko-Haskett is the only 

known survivor of the internment camps. 

Her family was sent to Spirit Lake Camp 

in the Quebec bush where, in 1915, Mrs. 

Manko-Haskett's 2-year-old sister fell ill 

and died. At the end of the war, the 

Mankos moved to Toronto where the 

parents operated a grocery store. 

After she married, Mrs. Haskett tried 

to tell her young children about her camp 

experience but they wouldn't believe her. 

They assumed that it was some story 

their mother had heard from the old 

country, it was only in 1988, after 

Frances Haskett, Mrs. Haskett's daugh– 

ter, read a booklet written by Prof. 

Lubomyr Luciuk on the internment oper– 

ation, that the family finally accepted the 

fact that the story their mother had told 

them had actually happened in Canada. 

Other members of Mrs. Manko- 

Haskett's family - daughters Frances 

Haskett and Dianne Wise with her son 

Michael, and sons John Haskett and Paul 

Haskett with his wife Nancy - were also 

guests at the premiere, which attracted an 

appreciative audience. 

Elaine Ziemba, Ontario minister of cit– 

izenship, announced at the premiere that 

the ministry would support and partially 

fund a traveling exhibit, being organized 

by the UCRDC, about the internment of 

Ukrainian Canadians. 

The exhibit is scheduled for the 

autumn of 1994 and will be shown at 

some 14 centers throughout Ontario, it 

will feature audio-visual presentations, a 

document and artifact display, informa– 

tion pamphlets for the general public and 

educational materials suitable for school 

groups. The film, "Freedom Had a 

Price," will be an integral part of the 

exhibit. 

A special screening of the film for 

both provincial and federal members of 

Parliament is planned. The exhibit will 

end its one-year tour in Toronto, where a 

three -day symposium on internment will 

be held. 

al benefits from shipment 

revealing set of photographs was forwarded to the CCRF by E. 

Steven Potts, a Washington businessman and a member of the 

CCRF's Leadership Committee, who recently traveled to 

Ukraine on a fact-finding mission for the Department of Energy 

and Brookhaven National Laboratories. 

The photos, which arrived at the CCRF offices on June 13, 

show the hospital staff posing with stacks of medicine and diag– 

nostic equipment donated by the CCRF. in another photo, Dr. 

Lishchinsky and another physician are shown using an ultrasound 

manufactured by the Siemens Quantum Corp. to examine 

a pregnant patient. 

Dr. Lishchinsky reported that representatives of the Kyyiv 

office of the Siemens Corp. have completed their training ses– 

sions for the hospital staff and technicians, teaching them how 

to properly use their new equipment. The Siemens ultrasounds 

were donated in memory of Muriel Mikalson, through the 

efforts of Dr. Mona Mikalson of Basking Ridge, N.J. 

in a letter sent to Ukrainian American benefactors who supported 

the Luhanske project, Dr. Lishchinsky emphasized that 

the medicines delivered by the CCRF were "beneficial and 

essential in the extreme." 

The letters were sent to the Rev. George Halycia, pastor of 

the Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Clifton, 

N.J., the parishioners of St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic 

Church in Baltimore and the Ukrainian National Home in 

Willimantic, Conn., all of which held fund-raisers in support of 

the CCRF's winter shipment to Luhanske. 

Through the further efforts of the CCRF, the chief of the 

Neonatal Division of the Luhanske Center, Dr. Ludmylla 

Nikolayivna Tereshchenko, has received an invitation to come 

to the United States to attend a special strategy conference on 

women's and children's health sponsored by the Peace Links 

Foundation in July. 

The conference, co-hosted by Peace Links founder Betty 

Bumpers (wife of former U.S. Sen. Dale Bumpers) and Carol 

Williams (wife of Rep. Pat Williams of Montana), will take 

place in Washington on July 24, followed by medical seminars 

in Pittsburgh that will conclude on August 5. 

The CCRF selected the Luhanske Center for Maternal and 

Children's Health as one of its partner hospitals following on– 

site inspections last summer by CCRF staffer irene Kytasty 

Kuzma. Mrs. Kuzma toured a number of hospitals in the 

Donbas region seeking appropriate institutions for the fund's 

expansion campaign in eastern Ukraine. 

Luhanske is widely considered one of the most polluted and 

environmentally damaged regions of the country. The Luhanske 

Center was established to combat the rise in infant and maternal 



A1D grant supports project aimed 

at assisting Ukraine's Parliament 

Ukrainian Economic Association 

holds second congress in Odessa 

WASHINGTON - The u.s.-ukraine 

Foundation and indiana University's 

School of Public and Environmental 

Affairs will launch a cooperative initia– 

tive this month to provide reform assis– 

tance to the Ukrainian Parliament. 

Through a three-year S3.45 million grant 

from the Agency for international 

Development, the project will promote 

the expansion of democratic institutions 

and assist Ukrainian policymakers guid– 

ing the transition to a market economy. 

The U.S. Agency for international 

Development administers the U.S. for– 

eign assistance program providing eco– 

nomic and humanitarian assistance in 

more than 80 countries worldwide. 

initial technical assistance to the 

Supreme Council will be provided to 

five priority areas: legislative and execu– 

tive relations, committee structure and 

operations, staffing, budget and appro– 

priations activities, and citizen relations. 

"The critical task confronting the Rada 

(Council! today is establishing itself as an 

authoritative democratic institution, capa– 

ble of developing and implementing poli– 

cies that re-define Ukraine's economic 

system and further enhance its citizens' 

economic and political liberty," noted 

Nadia Komarnyckyj McConnell, presi– 

dent of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation. 

"Our role is to help the Rada broaden its 

expertise in analyzing policy problems 

and developing realistic policy solutions." 

An initial request for project support 

was made by ivan Pliushch, then chairman 

of the Supreme Council, who asked 

that technical assistance be provided to 

support a task force on parliamentary 

reform. Part of this assistance will be in 

the form of parliamentary working 

groups that will focus on the five priority 

issues defined by members of Ukraine's 

legislature. 

Strengthening the institutional capaci– 

ty of the legislature is tied to strengthen– 

ing the skills base and functional capa– 

bi!ities of its personnel, as well as insti– 

tuting reforms in its structure and man– 

agement systems. Project activities will 

emphasize the development of critical 

analytical capacities among deputies and 

staff of the Parliament in areas such as 

legislative reform, program development 

and implementation, policy analysis, and 

budgetary and fiscal administration. 

Policymakers will have the option of 

using the project to develop and imple– 

ment an orientation program for new 

deputies and staff. Secondary activities 

by project staff and advisors will offer 

citizens and other policymakers opportu– 

nities to participate in policy develop– 

ment projects. 

Economic reform and privatization of 

government-owned enterprises will be 

among the issues facing the Supreme 

Council, in developing initial action 

plans with the project management team, 

task force members will focus on how 

privatization frames the context for the 

parliamentary working groups and the 

advisory teams. 

An advisory panel of Western democ– 

ratic government officials and experts 

will be formed to provide direct and 

long-term assistance to working groups 

of parliamentarians and project staff 

members in Ukraine as they formulate 

options for reforming the Parliament. 

The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation has had 

staff in Ukraine since 1991 and deter– 

mined that successful delivery of techni– 

cal assistance could only be accom– 

plished through a permanent interactive 

approach, in 1991 the U.S.-Ukraine 

Biblioteka Resource Center was estab– 

lished, followed by the Pylyp Orlyk 

institute for Democracy, a public policy 

research organization based in Kyyiv to 

provide critical materials directly to 

Ukrainian policymakers, in addition, 

USUF maintains an e-mail hotline, send– 

ing Washington-related information, tes– 

timony and press materials to Kyyiv 

daily. 

indiana University's School of Public 

and Environmental Affairs has a strong 

record of working in close collaboration 

with government leaders to adopt and 

implement new managerial and technical 

systems. This practitioner focus con– 

tributed to establishing indiana 

University's public administration program 

among the elite in the country. 

"Citizens of indiana and the United 

States as a whole have an interest in see– 

ing the nations of the former Soviet 

Union succeed as democracies with 

functioning market economies," said 

Charles Wise, associate dean and profes– 

sor of public and environmental affairs at 

the School of Public and Environmental 

Affairs. "The defense cuts that lead to 

lower taxes in America are directly tied 

to the stability, democratization and 

development of market economies in the 

major independent states." 


ODESSA — The second congress of 

the international Ukrainian Economic 

Association, a professional organization 

of economic scholars, took place on May 

23-27 in Odessa. 

About 70 scholars participated, 30 of 

whom were from the West. 

Approximately 50 papers related to the 

economics of Ukraine were presented at 

seven sessions. 

The number of participants was some– 

what smaller than at the first congress in 

Kyyiv in 1992, most likely because of 

the critical economic and social situation 

in present-day Ukraine. This congress, 

just like the previous one, was generous– 

ly subsidized by the Ukrainian Studies 

Fund. Most of the outgoing officers and 

members of the executive committee for 

the years 1992-1994, headed by Prof. 1.S. 

Koropeckyj, were re-elected for the next 

two years. 

The ШЕА decided to hold its third 

congress in 1996 in Kharkiv. Anatoliy 

Zolotarev, director of the Kharkiv 

institute of Economics, will organize the 

congress, and Prof. v.N. Bandera of 

Temple University will serve as a liai– 

sion in the West. 

The work of the ШЕА was hampered 

by unstable conditions of the past two 

years in Ukraine, which were not con– 

TWG Cultural Fund kicks off 

WASHINGTON - The newly cre– 

ated Cultural Fund of The Washington 

Group held its inaugural event on 

Sunday, June 5. Under the patronage of 

the Embassy of Ukraine, The Cultural 

Fund hosted an afternoon of poetry of 

Bohdan ihor Antonych performed by 

the Les Kurbas Young Theater of Lviv. 

The program, under the collective title 

of "A Drunken Kid with the Sun in his 

Pocket," consisted of a number of poems 

of the renowned poet from the Lemko 

region of Ukraine as well as several pop– 

ular Lemko songs. They were performed 

by Oleh Drach, Tetiana Kaspruk, 

volodymyr Kuchinsky, Natalka 

Polovynka and Andrei vodichev. 

Laryssa Lapychak Chopivsky, direc– 

tor of the TWG Cultural Fund, intro– 

duced Уаіегіу Kuchinsky, the deputy 

chief of mission of the Ukrainian 

Embassy, who - in the absence of 

Ambassador Oleh Bilorus, who is in 

Kyyiv - welcomed everyone to the 

well-attended event and pledged the 

Embassy's continued support and coop– 

eration for the fund's activities. The 

event was held in the Embassy of 

Ukraine in Washington's Georgetown 

area; a lovely courtyard reception fol– 

lowed the poetry performance. 

Among those who attended the 

event were numerous donors to the 

Cultural Fund who were very special 

guests that afternoon. Ms. Chopivsky 

expressed her gratitude to these very 

first financial supporters of the fund 

who through their generosity exhibited 

an understanding of the importance of 

the Cultural Fund's undertaking. 

The Les Kurbas Young Theater of 

Lviv, a recipient of the vasyl Stus 

Award, was founded in 1988. Most of 

the theater's productions are original 

compositions or premieres of longignored 

works, such as "The Grateful 

Erody" by Hryhoriy Skovoroda and 

"Between Two Powers" by volodymyr 

vynnychenko. in the process of devel– 

oping its own theatrical method, the 

troupe has been researching theatrical 

techniques from throughout the world. 

Under the directorship of 

volodymyr Kuchinsky, who is also the 

founder of the group, the Les Kurbas 

Young Theater has taken part in a num– 

ber of international theatrical events in 

Russia, Poland and the United States. 

Members of the theater have taken part 

in projects created by the Yara Arts 

Group from New York (artistic director 

virlana Tkacz), including "in the 

Light" (1991), "Blind Sight" (1993) 

and "Yarn's Forest Song" (1994). 

The Washington Group Cultural 

Fund Committee, the brainchild of its 

director, Ms. Chopivsky, is planning 

many events to bring Ukrainian art, 

music, dance, film and literature, as 

well as Ukrainian performers into the 

cultural mainstream. Events planned 

for the coming season include, among 

ducive to scholarly activity. 

Nevertheless, some progress has been 

made: the ШЕА was legally registered 

by Ukraine's Ministry of Justice; it pub– 

lished the proceedings of its first con– 

gress, titled "The Economy,of Ukraine: 

Past, Present and Future," edited by 

George Chuchman, University of 

Manitoba, and Mykola Herasymchuk, 

Kyyiv institute of Economics; it was 

involved in preparations for the publica– 

tion of the basic economics textbook by 

Paul A. Samuelson in the Ukrainian lan– 

guage; and it organized, jointly with the 

U.S. Department of State, a conference 

on the Ukrainian economy that was held 

in Washington. 

in addition to continuing such activi– 

ty, the newly elected officers and execu– 

tive committee have decided to concen– 

trate their work during the coming two 

years on the following projects: to 

include in the association lecturers of 

economics in higher education establish– 

ments scattered throughout Ukraine, 

whose participation in organized 

research activity until now was negligi– 

ble; to launch an English-language 

scholarly journal on Ukrainian econom– 

ics; and to begin the publication of fun– 

damental economic works in the 

Ukrainian language. 

activities 

others, a music recital series and a 

film festival. 

The Cultural Fund hopes to capital– 

ize on its unique location to attract to 

its events members of the international 

and diplomatic communities, as well as 

political and cultural leaders, in order 

to achieve those goals, the Cultural 

Fund plans to feature events in a variety 

of venues, including the Embassy of 

Ukraine, the Kennedy Center and local 

universities, theaters and churches. 

Members of the Les Kurbas Young 

Theater of Lviv may be seen in perfor– 

mances of "Yarn's Forest Song" at the La 

Mama Theater in New York City through 

June 26. For more information on these 

performances please call (212) 475-7710. 

For more information on the TWG 

Cultural Fund, or to become a donor, 

please contact Ms. Chopivsky, (202) 

363-3964. 

Members of the Les Kurbas Young Theater of Lviv: (from left) volodymyr 

Kuchinsky, Tetiana Kaspruk, Oleh Drach, Natalka Polovynka and Andrei 

vodichev.


Why Ukraine was barred from the 1994 World Cup 

by Mark Papworth 

and Oleh Szmelskyj 

What follows is the first in a series 

concerning Ukraine's exclusion from this 

year's World Cup of Soccer, the partici– 

pation of Ukrainians in Russia's squad, 

and the history of soccer in Ukraine. 

Mark Papworth is editor of the 

Peterborough United independent 

Football Supporters Magazine and a 

contributor to the official history of the 

Peterborough United Football Club in 

England. Dr. Oleh Szmelskyj is chairman 

of the Ukrainian Professional and 

Businesspersons Association of the UK 

and author of several articles on osteo– 

pathic medicine, also in England. 

As in the recent Winter Olympics, 

where a Ukrainian, Oksana Hryshchuk 

(a.k.a. Gritschuk) won a gold medal for 

Russia in the pairs figure skating event, 

there are five Ukrainian-born players, 

including Serhiy Yuran (touted as the 

team's star), viktor Onopko, Yuriy 

Nikiforov, Oleh Salenko and Dmytriy 

Tsymbalar and two other non-Russian soc– 

cer players on the "Russian national" soc– 

cer squad now playing in the World Cup. 

And yet, a Ukrainian side was not 

allowed the opportunity to compete in the 

qualifying competition for the 1994 World 

Cup Finals, in spite of a place becoming 

available in international soccer's Group 5 

after Yugoslavia ceased to exist. 

The reasons these soccer paradoxes 

have come to pass are complex and 

shrouded in the political intrigue plagu– 

ing the world of recessed corridors and 

closed doors inhabited by soccer's politi– 

cal power broker^. 

That Ukraine should have been given 

the opportunity to compete in USA 1994 

cannot be disputed. The record of achieve– 

ment of Ukrainian soccer players in the 

success of the former USSR amply illus– 

trates this. The following account shows 

just how Ukraine has been discriminated 

against by world soccer's political elites. 

This chronological account should help 

shed some light on this question. 

: f c ^ 

On December 2, 1991, viktor 

Bannikov, a former Soviet goalkeeper, 

now chairman of the Ukrainian Football 

Federation, said the Ukrainian Football 

Association would apply for independent 

membership in F1FA later that week, and 

would start a formal international program 

in May 1992. 

On December 7, 1991, F1FA officials 

met in New York. The executive com– 

mittee decided to admit Estonia, Latvia 

and Lithuania as provisional members. 

They refused, pending further study, 

membership applications from Ukraine, 

Georgia and Croatia. 

in the January 1992 edition of the World 

Soccer magazine, Keir Radnege reported 

from New York on the 1994 World Cup 

qualifying draw held on December 8,1991. 

He wrote: "Europe's political upheavals 

will be good news for UEFA (Union of 

European Football Associations) in the 

long run. The World Cup draw brought that 

into an even sharper focus. Formally it is 

the 'Soviet Union' which was drawn as top 

seeds in European Group 5. But will a 

'Soviet Union' still exist by the time the 

qualifiers begin in earnest next autumn 

The European Championship finals in 

Sweden (June 1992) could be the Soviet 

Union's last fling." 

The Soviet Union's disintegration raised 

some interesting questions in the world of 

soccer politics. Would the Russian 

Federation merely take over the Soviet 

Union's place, or would the Russians need 

to apply to join FTFA as a new footballing 

member-state in that case, what would 

then happen to the F1FA vice-presidency 

which the Soviet Union was guaranteed 

when it joined the FTFA fold after the war 

With the upheavals in Eastern Europe, 

UEFA would gain the three Baltic states, 

Ukraine and Georgia, and with the breakup 

of Yugoslavia, Croatia and Slovenia. 

That would have meant extra votes with– 

in F1FA; those new votes could have 

seriously altered the footballing political 

balance of power. 

After Ukraine's population voted over– 

whelmingly for the departure of Ukraine 

from the USSR in December 1991, this 

raised the issue as to whether the Soviet 

Union would have to withdraw from the 

European Championship finals in 

Sweden, since it would no longer exist. 

Such a withdrawal was improbable, 

however, because the soccer fate of the 

Soviet Union would not have been open 

to question until Ukraine was admitted 

into F1FA in its own right. 

it was suggested in the February 1992 

issue of World Soccer that Ukraine would 

probably be granted full F1FA membership 

at the 1992 summer congress. 

Ukraine, meanwhile, had pulled its clubs 

out of the OS championships on 

December 13, 1991, and said it would run 

its own league. The short spring champi– 

onship would start shortly afterwards, 

before falling into line with Western 

Europe's autumn-spring scheduling. 

On January 13, 1992, F1FA and UEFA 

jointly agreed to recognize the OS as 

interim successor to the Soviet Union 

within the world and European soccer 

arena. F1FA and UEFA stated that any 

players from the former republics of the 

USSR were eligible to play for the OS. 

By February 1992, after less than three 

months, the OS was already a footballing 

anachronism. The single conces– 

sion to the OS was that Ukrainian play– 

ers were submitted to play for the OS 

team at the European Championships in 

the summer of 1992 as part of the socalled 

"Unified Team." 

Mr. Bannikov was happy to allow 

Ukrainian players to participate in the 

finals, saying, "They have worked for 

two years for this. For some it will be the 

peak of their careers. They will be in 

Sweden in June." 

On February 25, 1992, F1FA granted 

provisional membership rights to Croatia, 

Slovenia, Georgia and Ukraine, in anoth– 

er statement F1FA said it considered the 

OS the "legal" successor to the former 

Soviet Football Federation. 

However, an attempt at a restructured 

OS championship (minus Ukraine) collapsed. 

The Russian Football Federation 

had been formed in January. When it met 

a month later, the 260 delegates threw 

out the plan put forward by OS Football 

Federation President vyacheslav 

Koloskov. 

initially, Mr. Koloskov argued "it's 

important that we have a OS league to 

help maintain our national team's place 

at the European Championship finals in 

Sweden. The players who took us to 

Sweden deserve that." Mr. Koloskov's 

interim solution to the collapse of the 

OS league was a proposal that the cham– 

pions of the various republics meet in a 

play off tournament the following 

autumn, with the winner representing the 

OS in the 1992-1993 European Cup. 

However the Russian delegates opted 

for a Russian championship and voted 

against the "open league" advocated by 

Mr. Koloskov. Moscow clubs Dynamo, 

Spartak, Torpedo, CSKA and Lokomotiv 

said they would refuse to compete in a 

OS league because they could not afford 

long distance travel, and were worried 

about security in distant republics. 

The OS Football Federation warned the 

Newly independent States that, under 

F1FA rules, any nation not joining in the 

new OS league would find itself in international 

isolation. With the OS Federation 

having become incapable of running a 

championship across what remained of the 

Soviet Union, the question arose: By what 

right could the OS Federation claim to 

raise a truly representative team 

in the meantime, Mr. Koloskov 

became president of the Russian Football 

Association and also changed his mind 

about the open league and play off tour– 

naments. Consequently, it emerged that 

the Russian Football Association would 

select the team for the European 

Championship in Sweden, and the 

Russian Football Association team would 

be the successor of the Soviet Union in 

the 1994 World Cup finals. By virtue of 

this maneuver, Mr. Koloskov remained at 

the helm in Moscow and kept his posi– 

tion at the F1FA grand table. 

Ukraine had kept its obligations to the 

OS team until the end of the European 

Championship Finals, despite its convic– 

tion that they were not reciprocated. 

Now, the Ukrainian Football Association 

no longer felt obliged in any way to 

Moscow and declared that all Ukrainian 

players resident at home or elsewhere 

were now dependent on the Football 

Emblem of the Ukrainian Football 

(Soccer) Federation. 

Association in Kyyiv. 

A Ukrainian delegation met F1FA 

Secretary Sepp Blatter in Switzerland. 

The latter said there would be no difficul– 

ty in recognizing independence for the 

country in footballing matters, but raised 

questions about the feasibility, mecha– 

nisms and timing of how clubs from new 

national leagues would qualify for the 

next series of European Cup competi– 

tions. Nevertheless, the Ukrainians were 

able to get their opinion on record a few 

days before Mr. Koloskov visited Zurich. 

A further proposal to try to resolve 

international confusion over OS fragmen– 

tation came from former USSR team man– 

ager, Anatoliy Byshovets, a Ukrainian. He 

said, "All these small republics will not 

have the ability to compete independently 

at international level. For World Cup and 

European Championships we should have 

our own qualifying event, with the win– 

ners going through to represent the OS." 

Had such a solution been adopted it is 

probable that a Ukrainian-Russian final 

would have ensued, with the winner going 

on to take the Soviet Union's place in the 

World Cup qualifiers. 

By April 10, 1992, it was known that 

the newly formed Ukrainian national team 

would play its first match against Hungary 

at the end of the month. Those Ukrainian 

players selected for the Ukrainian team and 

the OS team were given clearance to play 

for both teams if they so wished, up until 

the end of the European Championship 

finals in June 1992. 

An article in the May 1992 issue of 

World Soccer posed the question: What 

name will be used for the country suc– 

ceeding the former Soviet Union in 

future international competitions 

Russia, of course, Mr. Koloskov was 

quoted as rejoining. He added, "1 don't 

think the Ukrainians would object." 

Ukraine certainly had a justifiable rea– 

son to object. Of the 38 players who represented 

the Soviet Union in the last 

three World Cup tournaments, 14 had 


Logos of some of Ukraine's soccer teams: (from left) Kyyiv Dynamo, Lutske Yolyn, Odessa Chornomorets and Zaporizhzhia Torpedo.


Soyuzivka opens 41st season Fourth of July weekend 

by Khristina Lew 

JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The Ukrainian National 

Association's Catskill hideaway Soyuzivka will 

launch its 41st summer season on Fourth of July 

weekend with programs and personnel reminiscent of 

the past, without robbing its guests of the latest in 

resort amenities — packages with a free nights' stay, 

baby sitting services and a masseuse. 

Bringing back a tradition that faded in the mid- 

1970s, Soyuzivka, in cooperation with Koolzak 

Grafika, will host a Suzy-Q Triples volleyball tourna– 

ment over the three-day weekend. Also back by pop– 

ular demand is recording artist Olya Chodoba-Fryz, 

who returns as mistress of ceremonies and program 

director after a three-year hiatus. 

Located two hours north of New York City in the 

Borscht Belt of the Catskill Mountains, Soyuzivka is 

surrounded by lakes, hiking and biking trails, in close 

proximity to the region's finest golfing, hiking, 

canoeing, rafting, hand gliding, horseback riding, 

outlet shopping and vineyards, Soyuzivka takes 

advantage of its location by arranging excursions in 

the surrounding area for its guests. 

The resort itself offers swimming, tennis, volleyball 

and hiking, and this year, under the direction of Ms. 

Chodoba-Fryz, will reintroduce aerobics four times a 

week, aquatics, a two-hour children's program and 

rainy day activities. Baby-sitting services can be 

arranged upon request. 

A new house band will take the Soyuzivka stage this summer, featuring Andriy 

Milawsky of Cheres folk ensemble fame. Ms. Chodoba-Fryz, who released the 

1992 album "Zhaday," will join the new band in performance. Also new to the 

resort is General Manager John A. Flis' free-night's-stay package the weeks of 

July 17-22 and August 7-12. The packages includes a three-nights stay with the 

fourth night free or a four-nights stay with the fifth night free. 

Soyuzivka's Sunday afternoon classical music concerts will be revived, provid– 

ing classical music lovers an opportunity to enjoy an hour's worth of music per– 

formed by various artists. 

in addition to the numerous children's, tennis and dance camps invading 

Soyuzivka during the summer, the resort will again host a Ukrainian independence 

day celebration in conjunction with its annual Miss Soyuzivka pageant on August 

20-21. Troyanda, a Ukrainian dance ensemble from Winnipeg, will headline the 

independence day concert. 

Labor Day weekend, traditionally Soyuzivka's most popular, will be geared 

toward the centennial of the UNA. Entertainment Program Coordinator Anya 

Dydyk-Petrenko, newly elected UNA vice-presidentess, said the resort will screen 

the Ukrainian-made film "Night of Questions," featuring Ukrainian American 

actress Luba Demchuk, during Labor Day festivities. 

This fall and winter, Soyuzivka will once again become the site of a Halloween 

party weekend and a New Year's Eve bash. 

So bring your hiking boots and workout clothes, intones Ms. Chodoba-Fryz. 

Mr. Flis reports that the infamous bridge leading to Soyuzivka is 50 percent com– 

pleted. And the masseuse (at S45 a pop) is waiting for you. 

Photos (clockwise from top): The Main House at the Ukrainian National Association's 

Catskill hideaway Soyuzivka; Assistant Manager John Kocur (left), returning Mistress 

of Ceremonies and Program Director Olya Chodoba-Fryz and General Manager John 

A. Flis revel during Hutsul Night festivities last year; Soyuzivka's recently refurbished 

Olympic-size pool; a pond located at the entrance of the Soyuzivka resort and visible 

from Kyyiv's newly renovated terrace.


A return trip to Ukraine: a country of man 

by Уега Кар 

Special to The Ukrainian Weekly 

PART И 

As 1 have already stated, no matter how 

dismal a situation may appear, there is 

always another, brighter side to the coin. 

Ukraine's politics and economy could be 

veritable nightmares, but no one can deny 

that Ukraine is a beautiful country with 

beautiful landscapes, magnificent historical 

landmarks and unforgettable folk art. 

Traveling by car —3,500 kilometers 

when all was said and done — 1 only wish 

that my photographs could have captured 

the beauty and the nuances of the landscape 

that my eyes beheld. 

І took along the book "Ukraine A Tourist 

Guide," and it proved to be an invaluable 

source of information while we traveled 

west to east and southwest. We saw many 

historic landmarks that 1 wouldn't have oth– 

erwise seen. Available information at the 

sites at this point is quite minimal. We 

found postcards only in large cities. 

Our first stop was 350 kilometers south 

of Kyyiv, in the city of Khmelnytsky. it's a 

very clean and gorgeous city, its parks are 

wonderlands of lakes and rivers (for swim– 

ming and boating) and offer unique cre– 

ations for children's playgrounds. An 

evening stroll through the Park of Culture 

and Recreation, walking by the river's edge 

or following the well-groomed paths with 

the birds chirping and the trees swaying 

gently in the breeze, can reduce stress. 

Many couples strolling hand-in-hand made 

for a romantic Kodak moment. 

in a nearby town we participated in the 

traditional celebration of St. Thomas 

Sunday (Providna Nedilia). On that day 

everyone turns out at the local cemetery 

The Pochayiv Lavra (16th-17th centuries) in the Ternopil region. 

with bread and fruit. Embroidered ritual 

cloths (rushnyky) are placed on the graves 

of loved ones. Religious services, which in 

this case were led by the church choir mem– 

bers, featured a procession that went 

around the cemetery three times, with the 

faithful carrying icons and singing. 

Afterwards, everyone laid out tablecloths 

over the graves and shared their food with 

the person that has passed on. This tradition 

might have its merits, but this particular vil– 

lage priest forbade eating and drinking on 

the graves, "it's disrespectful to the dead to 

become drunk and boisterous," he said. So 

we ate at my aunt's house. 

Our next stop was Kamianets Podilsky, a 

small town on the Smotrych River. The 

remains of a feudal fortress (llth-16th cen– 

turies) is a great tourist attraction, inside the 

fortress is an excellent ethnographic muse– 

um housing costumes from Bukovyna, 

embroidery, art and religious artifacts. Th 

town in the Khmelnytsky region was und 

Turkish, Armenian and Polish rule, ar 

these influences are still visible, especial 

in the town's architecture. 

Entering the Bukovyna region, v 

stopped at a small town named Khotyn ( 

the Dnister River. There is another fortre 

here, this one built in the 12th-16th ce 

turies, sitting high on the banks of tl 

Dnister River overlooking the town. Tr 

fortress is being renovated "slowly," ai 

eventually will house a restaurant. 

Entering the city of Chernivtsi at ru 

hour did not leave a great impressio 

Crowds of people, too many cars on ti 

narrow, worn and dusty streets. When ru 

hour was over and the dust settled, we ve 

tured out again, and my impression of t 

city changed drastically, it's really a ma 

nificent city, dating back several centuri( 

it has areas of great poverty, areas of nic 

contemporary homes and beautiful parks. 

The University of Chernivtsi is an impn 

sive and stately institution of higher learni 

built in the 16th century. The architecti 

and the original buildings are a marvel 

look at. The university is very popular a 

difficult to gain admission to. Nowaday 

intelligence and the will to learn are hare 

criteria for entrance into any university. W 

you know and Si,000 speaks louder th 

words. Those who can't scrape up Sl,O 

don't get in anywhere. Several people me 

tioned to me their concern over their ch 

dren's education; they were a few hundi 

short and time was running out. Exams pi 

a role, to be sure, but the cash wins out, І 

afraid. There is talk that the policy of "fre 

education will change and the universit: 

will be charging tuition up front. 

in Chernivtsi we stayed at t 

Cheremosh Hotel, which appears to be 

fairly contemporary structure. The room 

were able to get as Ukrainian citizens ci 

us S8 per night. On an American passp 

the same room would have cost us S80 

would say that S80 was a lot for what ч 

did not get. The room had two small sin) 

beds. The bathroom was clean and the 

were five squares of the local brand of toi 

paper. Hardly enough of a ration for c 

person. There appears to be a shortage 

said toilet paper, because no matter who 

visited, they had small pieces of newspaj 

cut up. it's so appalling that there is a sh 

A landscape in the Carpathian Mountains. 

The Olha K

No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 26,1994 

contrasts 

upply of such a basic item. Dinner for two 

t the hotel was 175,216 karbovantsi, or 

3.88 (U.S.). Meanwhile, the average 

ionthly income for a kolhosp worker is 

00,000 kbv. 

The awakening of spring in the early 

ionth of May is a sight to behold in the 

Carpathian Mountains. One sees sloping 

alleys, crystal clear mountain rivers and 

'ountiful green fields. The landscape is 

uch a lush green, it was a great pleasure to 

it back and watch the scenery as we slowly 

rove by this panoramic view. 

There are many developed sites of new 

iomes being built on the hillsides. These 

iomes appear huge, even by our standards, 

u this region, as well as others, the com– 

non thread is the plowed fields, and people 

ioeing and planting. The terrain was always 

lotted with people toiling in the fields or 

;ardening around their homes. Strange that 

ye never saw any farm machinery, just a 

iorse and plow, every now and then. 

in the Chernivtsi region especially we 

iassed many villages that appeared to be quite 

wealthy. Our driver told us that in such 

tistances, the villagers all work together in 

elling, buying and trading, and this is finan– 

ially rewarding for all. This region was a 

;ood example of what is happening in 

Jkraine. There are the rich, and then there are 

tie poor. No one seems to fall in the middle. 

The towns and villages differ not only 

rom region to region, but village to village, 

iach has its own style and its own charac– 

er. Some villages we drove through were 

'ery clean, others dirty and poor. But no 

natter where we traveled, we were never 

ar from dirt and dust. 

if all the truth be told, the Carpathian 

fountains (in addition to Kharkiv) stole my 

ieart. The verdant colors of spring in the 

nountains, the highly ornamented Hutsul 

iomes, the beautiful, silver-domed Hutsul 

hurches were sites not to be missed, if І 

iad a choice, Fd stay summers at one of the 

nany resorts we passed and wile away the 

iours contemplating the greatness of life (or 

)n a bad day, the iiot-so-greatness of life) 

vhiie staring nt the magnificent landscape 

hat only God could have cieated. 

Driving into Kosiv on market day 

Saturdays only) is really taking a trip back 

n time, imagine the buzz of the crowded 

narketplace, the baa-ing of sheep as they 

ire herded to a green pasture, cows making 

Medieval fortress in Kamianets Podilskyi, one of the oldest cities in the Yolyn-Podillia region. 

their way down the street to graze for 

breakfast. People sit atop ancient wagons, 

loaded with foodstuffs for the family, on 

their way home. 

Everything is sold at this bazaar: tools, 

parts for tools and machinery, toilet paper, 

food, chocolates and vegetables are found in 

one section, in the other section one can hear 

people dickering over the price of raw wool, 

or wool blankets, others looking at embroi– 

dery or clothes. What interested me most 

was the Hutsul woodcarving and the vibrant 

embroideries, it was a once-in-a-lifetime 

experience watching people doing their 

weekly shopping! Just a note: this is a great 

place for pickpockets. Be discreet and care– 

ful. Our driver paid for everything, and 1 car– 

ried no money on my person. І had learned 

my lesson well in Kharkiv two years ago. 

We drove through verkhovyna along the 

White Cheremosh River. Such beautiful 

scenery! As we passed through Yaremche, 

a wedding party was winding its way down 

the main street with a three-piece band 

playing in the rear. They were on their way 

to lay a wreath at the town monument. We 

passed through Kolomyia, vyzhnytsia and 

Yarovytsia as well. 

1. mentioned that gas was never a prob– 

lem, that is, if one carries 40 liters of extra 

gas. it was sometimes ridiculous, this sale 

of gas. For example, we stopped at a gas 

station with a short line of cars. After a few 

minutes, our driver went to inquire. That 

day, that particular station was selling gas 

to war veterans only. At another station, the 

lady at the counter said she was counting 

her cash and had closed the books for the 


nska Regional Theater of Music and Drama in Chernivtsi. 

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The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and 

indiana University have previously host– 

ed three parliamentary delegations to the 

United States. Composed of diverse 

groups of Ukrainian deputies, the delega– 

tions have drawn upon the expertise of 

an extensive network of federal, state 

and local public officials, private sector 

representatives and scholars in the 

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Pliushch headed the delegations for two 

conferences and cited them as being 

influential to the evolution of the 

Parliament. The objectives, and activities 

of the A1D reform project are a direct 

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Foundation and indiana University over 

a three-year period. 

"The project's primary function is to 

provide these policymakers with informa– 

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ately and deliver them effectively within 

Ukraine's unique political context," Mrs. 

McConnell said. The key to the success 

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ers as they focus directly on real prob– 

lems confronted by the Supreme Council. 

Historian lectures... 


conditions would be better in an indepen– 

dent Ukraine. With wide disappointment 

in the poor performance of Ukraine's 

economy, eastern Ukrainians, in the 

recent parliamentary election "voted not 

for reunification, but for 'just socialism'" 

offered by the Kuchma-Hryniov platform, 

according to Mr. Pavliuk. 

Mr. Pavliuk said he believes the current 

Ukrainian left-wing parties will not try to 

restore the former Soviet Union while 

President Boris Yeltsin is in power in 

Russia. He also stated that the current 

party of power, the "nomenklatura," does 

not want reforms to proceed because they 

have a vested economic interest in the cen– 

tralized system. Consequently, the eco– 

nomic crisis will worsen. This will result 

in a struggle between the nationalist-com– 

munists who want Ukraine's indepen– 

dence without reforming the existing cen– 

tralized system and the Communists who 

wish to restore the former Soviet Union. 

When asked about his view of U.S. 

policy towards Ukraine, Mr. Pavliuk 

replied that when he visited the U.S. two 

years ago during the time of President 

Kravchuk's visit, there was a large article 

in The New York Times on Mr. 

Gorbachev, with a very small passage on 

President Kravchuk's visit to Washington. 

Today, Ukraine gets more media exposure, 

but the U.S. administration has no 

clear policy towards the countries of the 

former Soviet Union. He stated that there 

is a line drawn by the West, east of which 

Russia can do no wrong. The administra– 

tion must treat Ukraine and the other 

countries as "equal partners" in order to 

boost their national confidence, he said. 

With regard to the Crimean problem, 

Mr. Pavliuk pointed out that much of the 

tension is exaggerated and "deliberately 

intensified" for political purposes on 

both sides. The roots of the Crimean 

conflict are artificial and not based on 

ethnic disputes, and there is no discrimi– 

nation in the Crimea against the Russian 

population, he stated. 

Regarding Ukraine's ownership of 

nuclear weapons, Mr. Pavliuk said it was 

a hasty decision to move all of the 

weapons to Russia and not in Ukraine's 

or Europe's interest. He favors moving 

Ukraine's nuclear weapons to European 

control for disposal.


Kharkiv electorate... 


managerial experience as their prime rea– 

son for supporting the former prime min– 

ister in his presidential bid. 

The typical Kuchma voter in Kharkiv 

is disinterested in politics and seems to 

yearn for bygone Soviet days, "when 

kovbasa and bread were always available 

at decent prices." 

However, the prevailing wisdom has 

sometimes been proven wrong. Since 

President Leonid Kravchuk's visit to 

Kharkiv during the week of June 11-18, 

there has been a notable shift in voter 

perceptions of Mr. Kuchma, in conversa– 

tions with people on the streets during 

the past four days, sentiments in support 

of Mr. Kuchma were notably muted. 

A sizable plurality in Kharkiv, it 

appears, will now vote for the incumbent 

President Kravchuk. Where in previous 

weeks Kharkiv seemed an impregnable 

Kuchma fortress, it now looks far less 

monolithic. 

The most common reasons voiced in 

favor of President Kravchuk's re-election 

are: his apparently clever handling of 

Ukraine's territorial problems (e.g. stay– 

ing Moscow's heavy hand in the Crimea) 

and a desire for continuity in the Kyyiv 

government. 

Aside from the two heavyweight contenders, 

Kharkiv is also considering oth– 

ers in their quest for Ukraine's presiden– 

Kyyiv public faces... 


show just how confused people really are 

as to their choices. Originally from 

Zaporizhzhia but now living as an expatri– 

ate in the Czech Republic where her hus– 

band works, she said she would definitely 

vote. But for whom Her first choice had 

been Mr. Lanovy, but now she was mov– 

ing towards Kravchuk, she explained, 

although she added that she voted in 1991 

for Rukh leader vyacheslav Chornovil. 

"Mr. Kravchuk is the only real politician 

(among.the candidates!, so he is the only 

real choice," said Mrs. Tyslenko. 

Serhiy Storozhuk, a big supporter of 

Mr. Lanovy said, "He is young, persis– 

tent and he knows what to do." The 28 

year-old who lives in Boyarne, a suburb 

of Kyyiv, was walking on Khreshchatyk^ 

the capital's main thoroughfare, as he 

spoke to us. 

Even more surprising was how little 

people had to say about Leonid Kuchma, 

the former prime minister and the early 

favorite, who now finds himself in a dogfight 

with President Kravchuk. Hanna 

Komisnichenko, a 63-year-old pensioner 

who is supporting Mr. Lanovy, 

explained, "1 think the people really cannot 

tell who would be better, Kravchuk 

or Kuchma, it is simply difficult to trust 

our leaders because they have promised 

vital iy Radetsky... 


discussed reform of military services; 

what questions have been resolved; what 

problems still exist. 

What are your views on Russia's 

demand for special status in exchange 

for its participation in NATO's 

Partnership for Peace program 

All nations, not just Ukraine, think 

that no country should have a separate 

status. All should have equal rights. 

Everyone understands this, and 1 am told 

that Russia understands this. 

You have had an opportunity to see 

U.S. military equipment and technolo– 

gy. Your predecessor, Gen. Kostiantyn 

cy. While the bright red star of 

Oleksander Moroz has dimmed in direct 

relation to his brilliant man-handling of 

the national democrats in the Supreme 

Council, and while ivan Pliushch barely 

registers in on-the-street interviews 

(although he will likely pick up some 

rural, collective-farm votes), volodymyr 

Lanovy's star is rising. 

Mr. Lanovy has been helped by a suc– 

cessful, televised press conference held 

within the past week, as well as by the 

recent appearance of Russian-language 

leaflets outlining Mr. Kuchma's failures 

and urging people not to vote for the for– 

mer PM. Potential voters who had read 

these leaflets, although favoring Mr. 

Kravchuk, nonetheless tended to support 

Mr. Lanovy's economic program. Thus, 

Kharkiv may yet surprise western and 

central Ukraine with a strong Lanovy 

turnout. 

Second round likely 

Regardless of whether Messrs. 

Kuchma or Kravchuk emerge on top in 

the June 26 balloting, it is unlikely that 

either will capture an absolute majority 

of the ballots cast. Likewise, the oblast 

and city council elections in Kharkiv 

seem headed for a second round. 

The Byzantine electoral law and, even 

more importantly, the one-party apparat 

nature of this city's government (and 

electoral commission), almost guarantee 

further balloting. 

much but have done little." 

viktor Maksymenko explained that he 

saw nobody in the field of candidates as 

presidential material. The construction 

worker, 38, added, "Leonid Kravchuk 

and Oleksander Moroz currently have the 

advantage." 

A lieutenant in the local militia, who 

refused to give his name, told us on 

Gorky Street, where he had just finished 

responding to a report of a bank robbery, 

that he would vote for the head of 

Parliament, Mr. Moroz, because "he is 

better than the previous president." 

inevitably, we knew we would happen 

upon the apathetic non-voters, numerous 

here and in the United States as well. 

And like in the U.S., they were young 

adults. Halyna ivanyuta, 21, a student at 

Kyyiv Polytechnic institute said she will 

not vote; politics does not interest us. 

Neither does it interest our peers. We do 

not know who is running because we do 

not have a radio or a television." Her 20- 

year-old friend, Svitlyana Yarova, stood 

next to her smiling in agreement. 

With such apathy and the field of seven 

presidential candidates, it was clear why a 

consensus emerged among those ques– 

tioned that a second round pitting the two 

top vote-getters would be required before 

a president is chosen. Almost all said that 

Mr. Kravchuk would be there along with 

either Mr. Kuchma or Mr. Lanovy. 

Morozov, was reported to have been 

impressed with U.S. technology. What 

are your impressions 

While there are differences in technolo– 

gy between our two countries, there are 

also similarities such as aircraft. Over all, І 

do not think there is such a big difference, 

if you compare the former USSR and the 

U.S. the difference is not too great because 

they competed constantly. 

How would you sum up your week 

in America 

І learned very much here: programs, 

exercises and methodology, in carrying out 

my responsibilities, 1 think that my visit 

was beneficial. There are certain questions 

and issues that we will need to work on. 

This visit is just the start of our relations. 

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Executive Group, Mr. and Mrs. Rieth fre– 

quently visit Ukraine and assist the gov– 

ernment to establish viable city adminis– 

trations and other essential governing 

structures sorely needed by a new and 

inexperienced state, in 1993, the Rieths 

visited Chernivtsi and helped to establish 

the city government. 

Upon their return on May 29, 1993, 

Mr. Rieth had an interview with Editorin-Chief 

Waldo Proffit of the Sarasota 

Herald Tribune. The interview detailed 

the problems facing the people of 

Ukraine. That sympathetic interview gal– 

vanized the local communities into 

action like no other event. 

The local news media are sympathetic 

to Ukraine's problems, especially to the 

Chornobyl disaster. On the anniversary 

date the Herald-Tribune printed a lengthy 

report about life returning to the 

Chornobyl area. This year's commemora– 

tive event was videotaped by ТУ Channel 

40. An eyewitness to the Chornobyl dis– 

aster, victor Hodzilewsky, was interviewed 

(with Anna Mariani serving as 

interpreter). Additional comments for the 

camera were made by Dr. Eugene 

Steckiw, Peter Pidhorodecky and others. 

Other members of the committee are 

Ola Kozak, secretary, and Omelan Hrab, 

resident graphic-arts expert. Mr. 

Pidhorodecky, a public relations officer, 

handled relations with the news media. 

Chornobyl to contain radioactive emis– 

sions in the spring of 1986, at the height 

of the nuclear emergency. Over 10,000 

of these "liquidators" have since died. 

Many others continue to suffer the 

effects of radiation exposure. 

Ukrainian health officials have also 

reported that many children born to these 

clean-up workers are suffering from 

genetic defects, complications following 

delivery and immune deficiencies 

throughout their infancy. 

The CCRF is delivering a second 

major shipment to Luhanske as part of its 

11th airlift departing on June 21. The airlift 

is bringing aid for similar programs 

in Chernihiv, Donetske, Kharkiv, Kyyiv 

and Lviv. To support the Luhanske pro– 

ject, and other children's and maternal 

health centers in Ukraine, readers are 

urged to call (201) 376-5140. Taxdeductible 

donations may be sent to the 

Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund, 272 

Old Short Hills Road, Short Hills, NJ 

07078. 

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3) Geography7Natural Resources; 4) 

Culture (Art, Music, Literature); 5) 

Language; 6) Famine; 7) Modern Politics; 

8) Travel to Ukraine; 9) Diaspora; 10) 

Organizations; 11) Miscellaneous. 

The categories are broken down into 

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Senate committee... 

health effects of the Chornobyl nuclear 

disaster and supports assistance for a program 


of treatment grants and scientific 

research to help alleviate the suffering 

Ukraine is only allocated Si66 million." 

and hardship of the victims. Special 

Sen. McConnell went on to state that 

attention should be given to the health 

"Ukraine has actually seen a little over 

care needs of children." 

S40 million" in funds from 1991, 1992 

and 1993. (See full text of the senator's 

The committee also expressed concern 

statement on page 3). 

about the continued presence of Russian 

The Kentucky legislator also included 

troops in Estonia and included bill lan– 

amendments appropriating S75 million of 

guage prohibiting the disbursement of 

assistance for Armenia and S50 million 

funds to the government of Russia unless 

for Georgia. The committee reduced the 

all its armed forces have withdrawn from 

administration's request of funding for 

the Baltics. 

N1S programs by S61 million and criti– 

in commenting on the committee's 

cized the administration for the slow 

action, Eugene iwanciw, director of the 

implementation of assistance programs. UNA Washington Office, stated: "We 

The committee report also noted: 'The are very pleased that the committee again 

committee continues to be concerned 

about the levels of assistance being provid– 

ed to the republics other than Russia. The 

committee strongly believes the adminis– 

tration is planning too little assistance in 

republics such as Ukraine, Georgia, 

Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and others." 

Expressing concern about the delivery 

of assistance to the MS, the report noted: 

"The committee remains concerned 

about A1D (Agency for international 

Development) awarding contracts to 

large, Washington-based contractors 

while passing over those from outside the 

Beltway that do not have a past record of 

doing business with A1D." 

in its report the committee provided 

support for the Peace Corps, the Business 

information Service for the MS (B1SMS), 

exchange programs, the hospital partnership 

program, a reverse farmer-to-farmer 

program which would bring farmers to the 

U.S., and aid for the victims of Chornobyl. 

supported the initiative of Sen. 

McConnell in earmarking funds for 

Ukraine. According to administration 

documents, plans called for only Si 15 

million of assistance to Ukraine, if the 

past is any indication, it is doubtful that 

even that amount would be delivered. 

Sen. McConnell has once again come 

through for Ukraine by legally forcing 

the administration to spend not less than 

Si50 million for Ukraine." 

Mr. iwanciw went on to note that while 

the earmark for Ukraine was only half the 

earmark last year, the total funds for the 

MS were reduced by over 66 percent. 

"This means that Ukraine is getting a 

higher percentage of the total MS assis– 

tance than even last year," he added. "This 

is the result of Sen. McConnell's leadership, 

and the understanding and support of 

other members of the committee, such as 

Sens. Alfonse D'Amato (R-N.Y.), Dennis 

DeConcini (D-Ariz.), Frank Lautenberg 

The report noted: "The committee (D-N.J.), Patrick Leahy (D-vt.) and 

remains concerned about the long-term Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)." 

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husband, Mr. Shymko has said the alle– 

gations concerning the death of two peo– 

ple are a complete fabrication. 

On June 20, Canada's House of 

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humanitarian aid о Cuba, in a letter 

addressed to Foreign Affairs Minister 

Andre Oaellet requesting a meeting with 

the Shymko family, Yuri Shymko wrote: 

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renew aid to Cubal, every day we find 

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profound agony." 

A petition requesting that action be 

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come from Russia, compared with 16 

from Ukraine. 

The problem of deciding the name for 

the team competing in Sweden was com– 

plicated by the fact that Mr. Bannikov 

had broken off all relations with the C1S 

Federation. This move put into doubt the 

agreement reached the previous 

December that Ukrainian players would 

be able to play in the C1S team for the 

forthcoming European Championships. 

Both sides now blamed each other for 

not observing rules regarding transfers of 

players to and from clubs. The OS 

Football Federation imposed a one-year 

ban on any player who left his club to 

join a team in Ukraine without consent. 

Mr. Ko.oskov stated, "There are more 

than 30 Russian players illegally playing 

for Ukrainian teams, and we have to do 

something about it." Mr. Bannikov 

replied, "We abide by F1FA regulations 

only, and there has never been a case of 

violating them on our side." 

in the end, Mr. Bannikov kept his 

promise to allow Ukrainians to play in 

Sweden, irrespective of the name adopted 

for the team. However it was suggested 

that the Ukrainian Federation might need 

further guarantees that its interests would 

be observed once the OS team disbanded 

at the end of the European Championships. 

The June 1992 edition of World Soccer 

reported on disagreement between Russia 

and Ukraine over one of the brightest tal– 

ents to emerge on the European scene in 

recent seasons. The row concerned viktor 

Leonenko, who had joined Dynamo 

Moscow on a one-year contract the previ– 

ous year from a Siberian club, Geolog. He 

scored 14 goals in 20 games and became a 

candidate for the OS team. 

Mr. Leonenko began the season in sim– 

ilar form, and publicly praised club coach 

valerie Gazzayev and the excellent living 

conditions enjoyed by players in Moscow. 

Then, Mr. Leonenko was in Kyyiv, hav– 

ing left Moscow in secret to meet Kyyiv 

Dynamo coach Anatoliy Pozach. (A com– 

mon situation in Soviet and post-Soviet 

soccer, where contracts frequently go 

unobserved.) There was concern that the 

affair could turn into an international footballing 

conflict if Mr. Leonenko played 

for Kyyiv. After all, Ukraine was now 

technically a foreign country. 

Dynamo Moscow, supported by the 

Russian Federation Association, filed a 

protest with the Ukrainian Football 

Federation. The only reply to date came 

from Mr. Bannikov, who didn't even 

mention Mr. Leonenko, but reiterated his 

earlier proposals of a qualifying tourna– 

ment to determine who should succeed 

the old USSR team in the 1994 World 

Cup qualifiers. 

After the end of the European Cup 

championships in Sweden in June 1992, 

the OS team ceased to exist. At the time, 

it was still unknown who would inherit 

the Soviet Union's place in the World Cup 

qualifiers. Mr. Koloskov was quick to 

claim the Soviet legacy for Russia. This 

did not cut any ice with his Ukrainian 

counterpart, Mr. Bannikov, who said 

"How in the world can you say that the 

place in the World Cup belongs to Russia 

when the bulk of Soviet internationals in 

recent years have come from Ukraine" 

The August 1992 issue of World Soccer 

carried Keir Racnege's interview with 

F1FA Secretary Sepp Blatter. The interview 

was held on July 1, during the F1FA 

Congress in Zurich. The reporter asked: 

"The nations applying for membership of 

the international soccer family want every– 

thing at once — F1FA membership and a 

place in the World Cup. Does that cause 

particular problems" Mr. Bktter replied: 

"They must appreciate it is like this: to 

become members of F1FA countries have 

to go through the same procedures as they 

do when they become members of the 

United Nations, or of the European 

Community. They have to fulfill all the 

proper conditions, in the same way, entry 

into the various competitions of F1FA 

must wait until the countries have fulfilled 

our proper conditions. 

"They must have proper soccer orga– 

nizations, proper leagues, proper training 

grounds and facilities; also in this mod– 

ern world, the communications technolo– 

gy is crucial. A lot of new countries face 

problems because they don't have the 

necessary communications. And that 

means not only efficient telephone or fax 

services, but also proper road and transport 

and international links." 

The congress decided to admit new 

nations into F1FA, including Russia, 

Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine, 

it decided to accept Russia as successor 

to the OS7Soviet Union in both political 

and competitive (i.e. World Cup) sectors, 

but not to provide exceptional late World 

Cup entries to Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus 

and Armenia for the 1994 World Cup 

qualifiers. F1FA also confirmed the 

reconstituting of Estonia, Latvia and 

Lithuania as F1FA members. 

in an interview with vyacheslav 

Koloskov published in the January 1993 

edition of World Soccer, an additional 

shaft of light was cast on how and why 

Russia took the OSZSoviet Union's place 

in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers. The 

introduction suggested that Mr. 

Koloskov was one of the most powerful 

men in world soccer, who wielded great 

influence in international soccer's gov– 

erning bodies, UEFA and F1FA. 

Asked why Russia took the place of the 

OS in the qualifiers for the next World 

Cup, and why F1FA appointed Russia a 

successor, instead of holding a tournament 

between former Soviet republics to decide 

the World Cup place, the Russian official 

rejoined that "F1FA set up a special com– 

mittee to decide who should replace the 

OS, not only in the World Cup, but in all 

F1FA competitions. The committee coneluded 

that of the 11 republics comprising 

the OS, only Russia had sufficient finan– 

cial and playing strength." Mr. Koloskov 

also contended that although the "national" 

team in professional competitions included 

Ukrainians, an Агтеліап and a Georgian, 

the "other OS teams^– Olympic, Youth, 

Women's and Five-a-Side — are 90 per– 

cent Russian." 

"Had Ukraine replaced OS," Mr. 

Koloskov continued, "there would have 

been a new national team, while with 

Russia as successor the team could contin– 

ue harmoniously and naturally. The com– 

mittee listed the following arguments: As 

a state, Russia acquired all the rights of 

the former USSR, it has taken the USSR's 

place on the U.N. Security Council, Soviet 

Embassies have become Russian 

Embassies, Russia has undertaken to pay 

all the foreign debts of the USSR." 

When asked about the anger this deci– 

sion aroused among Ukrainians, Mr. 

Koloskov retorted, "The Georgians are 

angry too." He went on to suggest that 

"only if the OS comes to hold the func– 

tion of a state could we have a national 

league again. So we'll have to watch 

political developments closely." 

Asked if a OS-wide league was possi– 

ble, the Russian assured the interviewer 

that "there is now a body called the 

Council of Presidents, which consists of 

the presidents of football federations of 

the OS republics. This body has agreed 

to stage a tournament for the champi– 

onship of the republics." 

in April 1993, World Soccer reported 

that the first OS Champions Cup was 

played indoors in Moscow in March. 

Ukraine withdrew before the start, refus– 

ing to take part in a tournament run by 

the Russian Football Union, claiming 

- that to do so would be "humiliating." No 

other OS competitions were staged.


New York District... 


Members-at-large are: Roman 

Forostyna, ivan Darnokid, Mrs. 

Szeparowycz and Helen Kilar. The audit– 

ing committee is headed by Michael 

Spontak, Mr. Germaniuk and Taras 

Schumylowytsch, members. 

in turn, UNA President Diachuk gave a 

lengthy discourse on the status of the UNA 

and its varied activities for 1993. Noting 

that membership growth is not keeping 

pace with the maturation of policies and 

the natural decrease of membership 

through death, she stressed the urgency for 

an infusion of more youthful and welltrained 

secretaries to meet the needs of the 

younger and middle generations. She also 

dwelled on the financial situation, centen– 

nial plans, the 33rd Convention, by-laws 

changes, professional salesmen, the Fund 

for the Rebirth of Ukraine, and other UNA 

topics. 

Secretary Sochan commented on the 

importance of secretarial courses and stat– 

ed his readiness to always help UNA'ers 

with their problems. He also reported on 

his preparatory work for the convention, 

in conclusion, Mr. Sochan said the secre– 

taries have always been the backbone of 

the UNA and will continue to be so. 

A wide-ranging discussion ensued, 

with concerned expressions for the future 

and well-being of the UNA. 

During the meeting Dr. Luchkiw intro– 

duced Dr. Peter Goy, head of the Ukrainian 

Free University Foundation. 

in outlining a work plan for the district 

for 1994, Chairman Luchkiw said the 

steady influx of new members is paramount 

and that every branch should make 

an effort to organize at least one new mem– 

ber. He also noted that a centennial program 

will be held at Soyuzivka this sum– 

mer and added that the district should par– 

ticipate. in conclusion, he thanked all for 

their cooperation and for his re-election. 

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in his closing remarks, the 

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Kerhonksoa New York 12446 

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10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by OLES KUZYSZYN TRlO ("LUNA") 

8:30 p.m. CONCERT– KASHTAN Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Cleveland 

PAvLO DVORSKY, vocalist 

10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by TEMPO; FATA MORGANA 

2:30 p.m. Presentation of Documentary: FREEDOM HAD A PR1CE 

8:30 p.m. CONCERT - PROM1N, vocal ensemble, New York 

PAvLO DVORSKY, vocalist . 

10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by FATA MORGANA; TEMPO 

8:30 p.m. CONCERT– CHERES, instrumental Folk Ensemble 

10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by vESELKA 

2:15 p.m. CONCERT - SviTLANA NYKYTENKO, soprano 

ANYA COOPER, pianist 

8:30 p.m. CONCERT - OBEREHY, vocal-instrumental Ensemble 

10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by OBEREHY 

8:30 p.m. CONCERT - THE OLEKSA BEREST ENSEMBLE from Kyyiv 

10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by BURLAKY 

8:30 p.m. CONCERT– DUMKA CHOlR, New York 

vASYL HRECHYNSKY, conductor 

10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by FATA MORGANA 

Saturday, August 6 

2:15 p.m. CONCERT - ROMAN TSYMBALA, tenor 

STEPAN PlATNYCZKO, baritone 

MAR1A TSYMBALA, pianist 

8:30 p.m. CONCERT - SOYUZWKA DANCE WORKSHOP REC1TAL; 

director: ROMA PRYMA BOHACHEvSKY 

TARAS CZUBAJ, vocalist from Lviv 

10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by vODOHRAY 

A return trip... 


day. it was 1:30 p.m.! She just didn't feel 

like selling any more gas. 

We also stopped at Pochayiv near 

Ternopil. That was an experience Г11 not 

forget soon. As we approached the gates 

to the Pochayiv Lavra, we heard wailing 

and screaming and saw women running 

towards us. The van carrying the famed 

Pochayiv Mother of God icon was leav– 

ing the monastery, and these women 

were crying and praying. І was so 

awestruck by this very emotional scene 

that 1 forgot to take photographs. The 

grounds and the Dormition Cathedral are 

beautiful, inside, the paintings and the 

icons are unbelievable. І was sorry that 

we did not get to see the Mother of God 

icon though. This is the second largest 

shrine in Ukraine after the Pecherska 

Lavra (Monastery of the Caves) in 

Kyyiv. І was surprised that the women 

living on the benches and niches around 

the grounds all spoke Russian. 

Lviv was next on our itinerary. From 

there we also stopped in Drohobych and 

the Sokal region north of Lviv. in Lviv, 

we stayed at the Grand Hotel. І knew that 

there had been a scandal involving the 

hotel, but we had not heard of the outcome 

until later. 

The hotel has been beautifully and 

tastefully renovated. The staff is welltrained 

in etiquette and fine service. The 

small rooms and the equally tiny beds 

were not worth Si20 per night, however. 

The restaurant was well-appointed, ser– 

vice excellent and the food fresh and 

well-prepared. We paid in dollars in the 

restaurant and 1 was charged in dollars 

for all my local and longer distance 

phone calls. When 1 complained, they 

told me that everyone gets ripped off, not 

just the Americans. Nice answer! І 

should have made my calls from our dri– 

ver's room and paid in coupons. 

The highlight of our stay in Lviv was 

the audience we had with Cardinal 

Myroslav Lubachivsky, primate of the 

Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. There 

were many people waiting to see him this 

particular morning. When we gave our 

names and said that we were from 

Cleveland, they let us in right away. 

Thus, we had a 10-minute visit with my 

elementary teacher from Parma. As we 

left, we could hear the choir singing the 

responses to the liturgy at St. George's. 

What an uplifting sound! 

The city of Lviv is an old, charming 

and very intellectually stimulating city. 

There are many things to see and do. 

(The guide books are quite detailed.) І 

spent one day in bed with a stomach 

virus. І was sure it was not due to food 

because 1 had brought my own water, 

dried fruit, tuna, chicken soup and gra– 

nola bars. І ate only bread, butter and 

potatoes. Sure, everyone snickered that 

we Americans have such delicate consti– 

tutions, but it beat being sick. But, as 

hard as 1 tried, "it" found me. 

From my observations, it appears that 

Lviv has not had a facelift in a few hun– 

dred years, it is great that a few compa– 

nies are coming in and fixing up some of 

the old buildings (such as the Grand 

Hotel), but there is not enough being 

done to make a dent. The streets are a 

nightmare, not only for cars, but also for 

pedestrians. How women in high heels 

maneuver over these horrendous cobblestone, 

deeply pot-holed streets has got to 

be the Eighth Wonder of the World! І 

was in awe as 1 picked my way along in 

tennis shoes, being careful not to sprain 

one or both ankles at the same time. 

Driving time between Lviv and Kyyiv 

is about seven hours, it's a nice ride and 

the roads are very good. We passed green 

forests, rolling hills and planted fields. 

Of course, there is no comparison to the 

Carpathian Mountains, but the area has 

its own beauty. 

Sunday, August 7 

UNWLADAY 


8:30 p.m. CONCERT - HALYNA KOLESSA violist 

WOLODYMYR WYNNYTSKY, pianist 

10.00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by OLES KUZYSZYN TRlO ("LUNA") 


UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 

8:30 p.m. CONCERT - TROYANDA, Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Winnipeg 

OLYA CHODOBA-FRYZ, vocalist 

ANDRU STAS1W, pianist 

10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by ODNOCHASN1ST 

11:45 p.m. Crowning of "M1SS SOYUZMCA 1995" 



2:15 p.m. CONCERT– TROYANDA, Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Winnipeg 

OLYA CHODOBA-FRYZ, vocalist 

SYNY UKRAY1NY, vocal-instrumental Ensemble 

8:30 p.m. CONCERT– CABARET: UKRA1N1AN SOUvENlR, duet 

10:00 p.m. DANCE - music provided by UKRA1N1AN SOUvENlR 


2:15 p.m. CONCERT - i! New faces and voices from Ukraine" 

LABOR DAY WEEKEND CELEBRATlONS MARK1NG 

THE CENTENN1AL OF THE UKRA1N1AN NATlONAL ASSOClATlON, 1NC. 

DANCE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT TO THE TUNES OF "SOUNDS OF SOYUZIVKA" 

Mistress of Ceremonies: OLYA CHODOBA-FRYZ 

St. Thomas Sunday (Providna Nedilia) is observed at the cemetery in Kadeyivka, 

Khmelnytsky region.


A return trip... 


Kyyiv is a city like no other. One sees 

the gold-domed cathedrals glistening in 

the sun; the peaceful Dnipro River quietly 

flowing by; the boulevards lined with 

kashtany (chestnut trees) in full bloom and 

perfuming the air, the magnificent monu– 

ments dedicated to, among others, the 

founders of Kyyiv, Taras Shevchenko and 

St. volodymyr. Getting around Kyyiv on 

the metro system is quite simple, but if 

you hate crowds, travel by car or taxi. We 

encountered problems only with parking. 

There are a million things to see and 

do in Kyyiv, but it is humanly possible to 

do only a few things in so many days. 

We spent one whole day at the Pecherska 

Lavra, walking the grounds, climbing the 

242 steps in the Bell Tower and going 

underground through the catacombs. A 

walk around the old section of Kyyiv 

near St. Andrew's Cathedral was a great, 

but an exhausting experience. The streets 

there are worse than in Lviv and my 

soles felt no more pain. 

Another important site to see is Kaniv, 

the final resting place of Taras 

Shevchenko. Plan on another full day for 

this side trip from Ukraine's capital city. 

For something a little less strenuous, try 

a stroll on the banks of the Dnipro, or 

better yet, a stroll down Khreshchatyk. 

The shops are pretty nice. The TSUM 

Department Store is four floors of shopping 

pleasure, but no air conditioning. 

Entering Seagrams was like walking into 

an American boutique on Rodeo Drive. 

Nice to look at and unaffordable. 

We stayed in two hotels in Kyyiv, the 

Bratislava and the Tourist. Each cost us 

S80 per nigh:, about S60 more than the 

rooms were worth, if we were citizens, the 

rooms would have cost about S7. Again, 

we had two small beds crowded into a 

small, dusty room. The sheets were clean 

though. The bathrooms were adequate, 

supplied with the usual five squares of toi– 

let paper and one light bulb. І had to laugh 

every time we checked out the bathrooms. 

They so diligently place the "sterilized" 

notice in the sink, bathtub and toilet; too 

bad they don't scrub and sterilize first! І 

packed a can of Lysol with me as well, and 

І "Lysoled" my way through Ukraine from 

one bathroom and outhouse to another. 

There must be a shortage of lightbulbs, 

or of electricity because all the 

hotels we were in were poorly lit, and the 

rooms were dark as well. І applied makeup 

with my handy flashlight in one hand. 

Of course, natives don't see anything 

wrong about not seeing one's face in the 

mirror, or entering a lobby that resembles 

a cavernous pit, with one light bulb. 

One thing that hasn't changed either is 

the attitude of sales and service person– 

nel. They make you feel guilty for both– 

ering them. And to ask to see one other 

item is like a short walk to the gas cham– 

ber. Service in restaurants is about the 

same. Many restaurants don't have 

menus, so you are never sure of the price 

of anything you might order. When the 

bill arrives, there is no way to check if 

the charge is correct or if it has momen– 

tarily been inflated. The three hotel 

restaurants where we ate also provided 

dance music, but not one orchestra 

played Ukrainian music or sang 

Ukrainian songs. Everything was in 

Russian in our capital city of Ukraine. 

Regardless of the shortcomings, regardless 

of the politics, regardless of the diffi– 

culties traveling in Ukraine, do go any– 

way. Armed with a sense of humor, you 

can overcome most difficulties. Certainly 

we are used to comfort, conveniences and 

great service, but Ukraine is a country of 

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Systemic crisis... 


em regions of Ukraine. Donetske and 

Transcarpathia currently lead in the sepa– 

ratist movement from Kyyiv. Recently, 

an attempt to create a free-trade zone in 

the Transcarpathian region was blocked 

by Kyyiv, which viewed it as "sepa– 

ratist." This move of the Parliament does 

not mean, however, that the question has 

been taken off the agenda. 

Tensions between Kyyiv and Galicia 

have been aggravated recently. For the 

Kyyiv elite, Lviv has changed from the 

"island of freedom" into the "island of 

dissent." That has caused a reduction in 

the grain and oil supplies to the region. 

This tendency can push Galicia to a dras– 

tic orientation of its policy toward eco– 

nomic independence and possible politi– 

cal separation from Kyyiv. There exist 

parallel tensions between southern and 

eastern Ukraine and Galicia. it is clear 

that this peculiarity of Ukrainian politics 

RECORDING DEPARTMENT 

TOTAL AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1993 

GAlNS lN JANUARY 1994 

New members 

Reinstated 

Transferee! in 

Change class in 

Transferee! from Juvenile Dept. 

LOSSES lN JANUARY 1994 

Transferee! out 

Change of class out 

Transferee! to adults 

Died 

Cach surrender 

Endowment matured 

Fully paid-up 

Extended insurance 

Certificate terminated 

MEMBERSHIP REPORT 

JUV. 

17,277 

33 


and culture will determine the general 

development of the situation in Ukraine 

and that it possesses greater importance 

than the relations in the "center-regions." 

The absolute financial-economic and 

political crisis in Ukraine has reached 

such an intensity (despite shallow "stabil– 

ity" - the beloved concept of the Kyyivan 

elite) that for its resolution some extraor– 

dinary measures are needed, e.g. rapid 

privatization, sale of non-functional enterprises 

to anybody in the world who would 

desire them, broad concessions and car– 

tels with foreign companies, and the 

issuance of state-guaranteed bonds for 

loans. Kyyiv is incapable of such initia– 

tives now. Political insecurity in Ukraine 

also leaves little hope for any substantial 

foreign aid. 

Conclusion 

The practical and theoretical possibili– 

ties for the improvement of the political 

and economic crisis in Ukraine are very 

small. Objectively, Moscow should be 

interested in stimulating the Ukrainian 

SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1994 

search for ways out of the situation. At the 

same time, the subjective unacceptability 

of Ukrainian independence can push 

Moscow in the direction of preserving a 

situation characterized by permanent polit– 

ical tension and economic crisis in 

Ukraine. Such a course of action will pre– 

vent the emergence of an economically 

and politically strong Ukraine, even 

though it could save Russian territory from 

refugees and the depletion of its treasury. 

Another point of view also is possible, 

namely that Moscow's policy of "dis– 

tancing" itself from Ukrainian economic 

and political hardships will cause enor– 

mous financial and human expenses in 

the future. To prevent this, Moscow must 

take on a more active involvement in 

Ukrainian affairs. 

There are some possible scenarios of 

development. 

A. Civil war. The unexpected rise to 

power of extreme political forces (if, for 

instance, the president were to be 

impeached, as was recently attempted in 

December by 240 MPs) could turn a polit– 

Ukrainian National Association 

Monthly reports for January 

ADULTS 

41,237 

51 

ADD 

5,339 

8 

TOTALS 

63,853 

92 

TOTAL LOSSES 77 254 19 350 

INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP 

GAlNS 1N JANUARY 1994 

Paid-up 

Extended insurance 

TOTAL GAlNS 

LOSSES lN JANUARY 1994 

Died 

Cach surrender 

Reinstated 

Lapsed 

TOTAL LOSSES 

TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHlP 

AS OF JANUARY 31, 1994 

14 

2 

16 

9 

2 

12 

17,259 

52 

12 

64 

48 

7 

4 

3 

62 

41,150 5,335 

F1NANC1AL DEPARTMENT 

Dues and Annuity Premiums From Members 

income From "Svoboda" Operation 

investment income: 

Banks 

Bonds 

Certificate Loans 

Mortgage Loans 

Real Estate 

Short Term investments 

Stocks ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 

Total 

Refunds: 

Total 

lNCOME FOR JANUARY 1994 

Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 

General Office Maintenance 

investment Expense 

Operating Expenses Washington Office 

Rent 

Reward To Special Organizer 

Taxes Federal, State fcCity On Employee Wages 

Taxes Held in Escrow 

Miscellaneous: 

Donations To Fraternal Fund 

Exchange Account-UNURC 

Profit On Bonds Sold or Matured 

Transfer Account 

Total 

investments: 

Bonds Matured Or Sold 

Mortgages Repaid 

Short Term investments Sold 

Total 

income For January, 1994,„^„„„^„„„„„„„.^„, 

DlSBURSEMENTS FOR JANUARY 1994 

Paid To Or For Members: 

Annuity Benefits And Partial Withdrawals 

Cash Surrenders 

Death Benefits 

66 

14 

80 

49 

16 

5 

74 

63,744 

WALTER SOCHAN 

Supreme Secretary 

S 

s 

s 

$ 

964.82 

201,188.43 

2,123.43 

27,025.37 

16,149.34 

7,801.48 

7,044.48 

26,756.38 

3,743.37 

850.40 

2,613.08 

186.30 

229.20 

21,546.98 

217.33 

2,500.00 

158,674.76 

7,448.76 

326,169.14 

494,792.66 

344,909.88 

107,118.30 

397,666.73 

849,694.91 

2,109,464.56 

3,994.56 

25,069.15 

43,500.00 

Total 

Dividend Accumulations 

Endowments Matured 

indigent Benefits Disbursed 

interest On Death Benefits 

Reinsurance Premiums Paid 

Operating Expenses: 

Real Estate 

Svoboda Operation 

Washington Office 

Official Publication-Svoboda 

Organizing Expenses: 

Advertising 

Commissions And Overrides On Universal Life 

Field Conferences 

Medical inspections 

Refund of Branch Secretaries Expenses 

Reward To Organizers 

Reward To Special Organizers 

Supreme Medical Examiner's Fee 

Traveling Expenses-Special Organizers 

Total 

Payroll, insurance And Taxes: 

Employee Benefit Plan 

insurance-General 

Salaries Of Executive Officers 

Salaries Of Office Employees 

Taxes-Federal, State And City On Employee tt 

Total 

General Expenses: 

Actuarial And Statistical Expenses 

Total 

Bank Charges 

Bank Charges For Custodian Account 

Books And Periodicals 

Dues To Fraternal Congresses 

General Office Maintenance 

insurance Department Fees 

Operating Expense of Canadian Office 

Printing and Stationery 

Rental Of Equipment And Services 

Telephone, Telegraph 

Traveling Expenses-General.^^^ 

Miscellaneous: 

Accrued interest On Bonds 

Auditing Committee Expenses 

Donation From Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine 

Donations 

Exchange Account– Payroll 

Fraternal Activities 

investment Expense-Mortgages 

Loss On Bonds 

Professional Fees 

Rent 

Transfer Account 

Ukrainian Publications 

Total 

investments: 

Bonds 

Certificate Loans 

E.D.P. Equipment 

Total 

^lSEurSSml snts For Jam uary, 1994 

ASSETS 

Cash 

Short Term 

investments 

Bonds 

' 

Mortgage Loans 'm 

Certificate Loan " 

Real Estate " 

Printing Plant A E.D.P. " 

Equipment 

Stocks 

Loan to D.H.-U.N.A 

Housing Corp. 

Loan To U.N.U.R.C. 

BALANCE 

LIABILITIES 

775,539.31 Life insurance 

50,170,008.08 

636,660.73 Accidental D.D. 

685,827.82 Fraternal 

1,712,115.71 Orphans 

104,551.04 Old Age Home 

8,834,553.19 Emergency 

S 

5" 

772.54 

72,625.95 

500.00 

13.50 

586.08 

85,948.32 

79,096.55 

17,506.36 

83,078.10 

23,097.37 

2,249.57 

444.00 

369.16 

66,042.02 

4,206.24 

9,452.79 

1,500.00 

2,869.92 

43,239.61 

9,000.00 

19,091.99 

64,427.73 

22,870.07 

6,359.00 

519.82 

2,431.35 

321.32 

200.00 

1,211.47 

515.25 

520.00 

706.27 

2,219.70 

35,728.76 

3,205.48 

850.68 

54,789.10 

68.06 

33.23 

69,141.72 

50.00 

158,674.76 

657.16 

775.00 

44.81 

4,170.00 

1,885.63 

325,000.00 

1,031.00 

497,270.00 

3,103.43 

10,110.00 

4,552.07 

335,701.81 

3,926.75 

854,664.06 

2,152,536.11 

$ 75,252,610.11 

ToTaT І 73,553,263.- З 73,553,263.34" 

ALEXANDER BLAH1TKA 

Supreme Treasurer 

N0.26 

ical conflict into a military one. The pre– 

text for this could be terrorist activities of 

paramilitary forces such as UNSO 

(Ukrainian National Self-Defense) in 

Sevastopil or in the Donbas. Provocations 

could also be organized by the SBU (for– 

mer KGB). Armed conflict could spread 

through a significant part of Ukrainian 

territory, thus causing a stampede of 

refugees to Russia. 

The intervention of Russia would 

become inevitable in such a case. 

Moscow's delay in entering into a conflict 

would entail for Moscow a sharp increase 

in both political and economic expenses 

(something like U.S. and NATO military 

involvement in Bosnia). 

B. The "Latin-Americanization" of 

Ukraine. There exists the possibility that 

the Ukrainian military will attempt to play 

the same role that the army played in some 

countries of Latin America (Pinochet). But 

this variant would be tantamount to eco– 

nomic catastrophe, as the Ukrainian army 

is incapable of conducting economic 

reform due to the absence of necessary 

economic experience in the officers' corps 

and its refusal to collaborate with dictator– 

ial regime on the side of market-oriented 

economists. For Russia this scenario 

would signify, first of all, the existence in 

Ukraine of an authoritarian and nationalis– 

tic regime incapable of guaranteeing ele– 

mentary supplies to its citizens, subse– 

quently causing the mass flight of 

refugees, and the inevitable involvement 

of Russia in the restoration of the 

Ukrainian economy because of its role as a 

link with Europe. The financial costs for 

Russia in this case would be enormous. 

C. The disintegration of Ukraine. 

Economic and political crises could lead 

to the emergence of several states on the 

territory of Ukraine. The variant of civil 

war is highly probable in this case, if the 

disintegration does occur peacefully, 

then all the resulting smaller states will 

face the same economic, financial and 

political problems as Ukraine. Russia 

will be compelled to grant financial 

assistance to these countries in order to 

guarantee access to Europe and to pre– 

vent them from fighting with each other. 

There also may exist in these new coun– 

tries the desire to unite with Russia. 

D. The further economic and political 

degradation of the existing regime in 

Ukraine. This is-pe^mie if the continua– 

tion of the current tenfielie^s does not 

result in a social explosion, civil war, or 

the disintegration of Ukraine. Taking 

into account the broad cultural ami eth– 

nic links between Russia and Ukrabe 

and the problem of refugees, Russia in 

this case would be dragged into 

Ukrainian problems. Russia may also be 

forced to deal with problems resulting 

from the degradation of Ukraine, such as 

illegal exports of drugs and arms from 

that country. The continuing existence of 

nuclear arms, nuclear plants, and the 

high possibility of ecologic catastrophe 

in Ukraine may also endanger the territo– 

ry of Russia. 

E. The most dangerous scenario is that 

both Russia and Ukraine will disinte– 

grate. This could result in an exhausting 

war. This scenario could be the cause of 

a third world war and would involve the 

efforts of both the United States and its 

Western allies. A resolution of such a 

conflict would require peacekeeping 

forces, substantial financial aid and a 

great deal of negotiations. 

F. The final scenario is the slow 

degradation of Ukraine. This could be 

coupled with the further "fascization" of 

Russia if Zhirinovsky or another nation– 

alist comes to power in 1996. in essence, 

this variant repeats some of the main fea– 

tures of the previous one. All scenarios 

are tantamount to the loss of Ukrainian 

independence, its fragmentation and the 

marginalization of its existence in the 

European and global context.


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national traditions and development of 

education. (Respublika) 

Crimean constitution in effect 

SYMFEROP1L - The Crimean par– 

liamentary newspaper Krymskiye 

izvestiya on June 11 formally published 

the text of the May 6, 1992, Crimean 

Constitution, which makes that 

autonomous region virtually independent 

of Ukraine. Publication of the document 

brings it in:o effect. Meanwhile, the 

Ukrainian and Crimean parliamentary 

working group is to continue its sessions 

on bringing the Ukrainian and Crimean 

constitutions into line. (RFE7RL Daily 

Report) 

Black Sea assembly meets 

BUCHAREST -– - The Parliamentary 

Assembly for Economic Cooperation 

^'-nong Black Sea States opened its third 

jj-'ence in the Romanian capital on 

-21. Present are delegations from 

Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, 

Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey and 

Ukraine. Bulgaria and Greece sent 

observers. At the meeting, which focused 

on economic trade, technological and 

environmental cooperation, the states 

decided to try to modify their customs 

regulations in an effort to ease trade in 

the area. (United Press international, 

RFE7RL Daily Report) 

Ukraine to settle debt with Gazprom 

KYYiv — At a meeting between 

Ukrainian officials and Gazprom, 

Russia's gas company, it was agreed that 

Ukraine is to pay Si30 million for gas 

during the month of June, interfax report– 

ed on June 9 that Ukraine is to pay 

Gazprom S500 million by the end of 

August and deliver facilities and services 

worth 500 billion rubles to pay off its 

debt of more than S1 billion. Part of the 

agreement calls for Ukraine to build 

308,700 square meters of housing in 

Russia for that country's gas industry 

workers. (RFE7RL Daily Report) 

NATO awaiti Black Sea Fleet division 

SEvASTOPlL - The deputy com– 

mander of NATO's southern flank, Gen. 

Antonio Milani, told journalists on June 

15 that NATO would not discuss cooper– 

ation with the Ukrainian navy until the 

issue of dividing the Black Sea Fleet 

between Ukraine and Russia is settled. 

Gen. Milani was in the Crimea at the 

invitation of Ukraine's Ministry of 

Defense. He met with Admiral 

volodymyr Bezkorovainy, Ukraine's 

naval commander, who said Ukraine 

needs to cooperate with NATO within 

the context of the Partnership for Peace 

program. (RFE7RL Daily Report) 

Don 4 check your gun at the door 

SYMFEROP1L 1L - The Crimean 

Parliament voted on June 14 to allow its 

deputies to carry weapons during the legis– 

lature's sessions, reported Ukrinform– 

TASS. The move came because during the 

past few months there have been a number 

of attacks and assassinations of politicians 

in the Crimea. (RFE7RL Daily Report) 

New farm credits approved 

KYYiv - Ukraine's Parliament 

approved new credits for the state farm 

sector. These are expected to add 20 to 

25 percentage points to the country's 

inflation and could bring on a new round 

of hyperinflation by the end of summer, 

according to reform economist viktor 

Pynzenyk. The government called the 

credits "the only hope for rescuing agriculture," 

which employs a third of 

Ukraine's labor force. (Financial Times) 

At Soyuzivka... 


stage with Mr. Dvorsky at an 8:30 p.m. 

concert. The Promin ensemble, under the 

musical direction of Bohdanna 

Wolansky, is celebrating its 20th 

anniversary this year. The 10 p.m. dance 

will again feature the music of Fata 

Morgana and Tempo. 

Throughout the weekend, New York 

artist Sofika Zielyk will exhibit her 

exquisitely designed pysanky and ceram– 

ics, while Ukraina international will dis– 

play its "wearable art" clothing. 

Mistress of ceremonies and program 

director of all activities is recording artist 

Olya Chodoba-Fryz. Entertainment program 

coordinator is Anya Dydyk– 

Petrenko, newly elected UNA vice-presi– 

dentess. 

For further information about 

Soyuzivka programs and accommoda– 

tions, call the resort at (914) 626-5641. 

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Rt Soyuziuka: July 1-3 

KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The 

Ukrainian National Association's 

Catskill resort Soyuzivka opens its 1994 

summer season on Fourth of July weekend 

with an array of entertainers and cul– 

tural exhibits, and a premier screening of 

a new documentary film. 

Festivities begin on Friday evening, 

July 1, when the Oles Kuzyszyn Trio, 

now called Luna, entertains guests at a 

10 p.m. dance. On Saturday, July 2, an 

8:30 p.m. concert bills two top acts: the 

Kashtan Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and 

Pavlo Dvorsky, vocalist. A dance folio w– 

ing the concert will feature the music of 

Fata Morgana and Tempo at 10 p.m. 

The Kashtan dancers, under the artistic 

direction of James Basso, hail from 

Cleveland, in 1990, the troupe won the 

grand prize for excellence at an interna– 

tional festival of Ukrainian dance held in 

Ukraine. This year they celebrate their 

15th anniversary. 

Mr. Dvorsky, born in Bukovyna, is a 

singer, composer and Merited Artist of 

Ukraine. He is the soloist of the famed 

Smerichka ensemble, formed by cornposers 

volodymyr ivasiuk and Levko 

Dytkivsky in 1979. 

On Sunday afternoon, July 3, at 2:30 

p.m., Soyuzivka will premier Canadian 

filmmaker Yurij Luhovy's feature-docu– 

mentary film "Freedom Had a Price," subtitled 

"Canada's First internment 

Operation 1914-1920." The one-hour film 

is an account of the imprisonment of thou– 

sands of Ukrainians, branded enemy-aliens 

by the Canadian government and sent to 

internment camps across Canada. A S5 

donation will be collected at the door. 

On Sunday evening, New York's 

vocal ensemble Promin will share the 


Yocalist Pavlo Dvorsky headlines at Soyuzivka on July 2-3. 

І Roman lwasiwka 

Sunday, June 26 

PREVIEW OF EVENTS 

WH1PPANY, N.J.: The SUM-A Branch 

in Whippany, having recently made a 

small down payment on prospective prop– 

erty for a Ukrainian National Home in 

Morris County, invites the Ukrainian com– 

munity, institutions and organizations to 

come to an open house to be held at 32 S. 

Jefferson Road, noon-2 p.m., to be fol– 

iowed by a general meeting of interested 

parties at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian 

Catholic Church, starting at 2 p.m. 

various aspects of the project will be pre– 

sented and discussed at the meeting. 

Tuesday, July 5 

CAMBR1DGE, Mass.: The Les Kurbas 

Theater of Lviv, under the direction of 

volodymyr Kuchynsky, will stage excerpts 

from its repertoire at Harvard University's 

Pound Hall, second floor, at 9 p.m. 

Friday, July 8 

CH1CAGO: The Les Kurbas Theater of 

Lviv, under the direction of volodymyr 

Kuchynsky, will stage excerpts from its reper– 

toire at the Ukrainian institute of Modern Art, 

2320 W. Chicago Ave., at 7:30 p.m. 


HUNTER, N.Y.: The Center of Ukrainian 

Culture will open its summer season program, 

under the direction of Dr. lhor 

Sonevytsky, at the Grazhda, Route 23A, at 8 

p.m. The opening will be supplemented by 

an exhibit of traditional Ukrainian folk cos– 

tume neckwear and head ornaments, curated 

by Lubow Wolynetz of The Ukrainian 

Museum in New York. 

EAST MERED1TH, N.Y.: The Echo of 

the Steppes Bandura Ensemble, under the 

direction of Julian Kytasty, will appear as 

part of the Delaware County Historical 

Association's "Performance '94: The 

Catskills," spotlighting performers from an 

array of ethnic traditions. The ensemble 

will hold a music workshop at The West 

Kortright Center, at 5 p.m., followed by a 

performance at 8 p.m. Workshop: 35; per– 

formance: S8. For reservations, call (607) 

278-5454. 


NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.: A conceit of 

Ukrainian music, with Taras Filenko, 

piano, and Lilea Wolansky, soprano, will 

be held as part of Rutgers Summerfest 1994 

at the Nicholas Music Center at 8 p.m. The 

concert program will feature works of 

Ukrainian classical and contemporary cornposers, 

among them Lysenko, Revutsky, 

Stepovy and Skoryk; as well as opera arias, 

vocal pieces and folk-song arrangements by 

Barvinsky, Fomenko, Liudkevych, 

Lysenko, Maiboroda, Revutsky, Sichynsky, 

Turkewych-Lukianowych, vakhnianyn 

verykivsky, and Yakymenko. Borys 

Liatoshynsky's Trio No. 2, Op. 41, will be 

performed by Julian Ross, violin, Elizabeth 

Thompson, cello, and Mr. Filenko, piano. 

A pre-concert lecture on Ukrainian music 

will be given at 7 p.m. by Dr. Filenko, 

musicologist and researcher, institute of 

Ukrainian Studies, Kyyiv University. 

EAST JEWETT, N.Y.: The Echo of the 

Steppes Bandura Ensemble, under the 

direction of Julian Kytasty, will perform at 

the Grazhda, St. John the Baptist 

Ukrainian Catholic Church, Route 23A, at 

12:30 p.m. Admission: $7. 

SASKATOON: A public opening and 

reception for the exhibit "Step By Step" 

will be held at the Ukrainian Museum of 

Canada, 910 Spadina Crescent E., 2-4 p.m. 

The exhibit, produced by the Ukrainian 

Museum of Canada, will be on view July 

1-August 28. The exhibit includes tradi– 

tional folk dances of western and central 

Ukraine as well as modern-day stage 

dances. A special display will provide 

information about vasyl Avramenko and 

his schools of dance, which have been 

vital to the revival and preservation of 

dance in Canada. For additional informa– 

tion call the museum, (306) 244-3800. 

SASKATOON: The Ukrainian Museum 

of Canada, 910 Spadina Crescent E., pre– 

sents "Remembering Baba and Dido," 

an exhibit of artifacts and histories 

from the museum's collection, on July 

10-August 28. A public reception will 

be held on Sunday, July 10, 2-4 p.m. 

The exhibit reflects on the lives of 

grandmothers and grandfathers, babas 

and didos, who struggled in the early 

days to provide il ' better future for 

their children and grandchildren. 

Artifacts and personal hi3tories 

describe home and farm life, education 

religion, customs and beliefs. 4 

Saturday-Sunday, July 16-17 

LANSDALE, Pa.: A two-day Ukrainian 

festival will be held on the grounds of 

Presentation of Our Lord Ukrainian 

Catholic Church, 1564 Allentown Road. 

A program of Ukrainian folk dance, fea– 

turing the voloshky Ukrainian Dance 

Ensemble of Philadelphia, polka bands 

and Ukrainian foods and crafts are all 

part of the activities on schedule for this 

fun-filled event. Saturday, the activities 

begin at 6 p.m.; Sunday, at 1 p.m. For 

further information, call (215) 368- 

3993. 


SCRANTON, Pa.: The Ukrainian 

Heritage Council of Northeastern 

Pennsylvania is organizing a bus trip to 

he 19th annual verkhovyna Ukrainian 

Youth Festival at Glen Spey, N.Y., 

sponsored by the Ukrainian Fraternal 

Association, whose national offices are 

headquartered in Scranton. The bus 

leaves at 10 a.m. from the Ukrainian 

Fraternal Association, 440 Wyoming 

Ave., and at 10:30 a.m. from Ss. Cyril 

and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic 

Church, 135 River Ave., Olyphant, Pa. 

Departure from Glen Spey immediate– 

ly following the evening performance 

at approximately 10 p.m. Cost per per– 

son: S13. For reservations or additional 

information contact Sophie Soniak, 

(717)347-5050.

The Ukrainian Weekly 1994

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