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INSIDE:• Ukrainian American communities celebrate Independence Day — page 4.• Maestro Wolodymyr Kolesnyk is mourned and buried in Kyiv — page 8.• Shevchenko Scientific Society to mark 125th anniversary — page 9.THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLYPublished by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit associationVol. LXVI No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998Banks in Canadaand Ukraine signdeal on cooperationKYIV — A Ukrainian rocket carrying12 United States communications satellitesthat crashed in Kazakstan onSeptember 9 minutes after launch couldyet bring down with it the viability ofUkraine’s fledgling space program.While Ukrainian and Russian authoritiesexchanged accusations over who wasat fault in the failed launch in the weekafter the catastrophe, Globalstar, thecompany that paid for the launch of the12 satellites, announced that a Russianmaderocket lift into orbit the remainingsatellites involved in its project.Globalstar, a consortium of several U.S.companies, had put its hopes on themighty Ukrainian Zenit II rocket producedby the PivdenMash rocket factory inDnipropetrovsk to quickly place into orbita network of 56 satellites. Globalstar iscompeting with a group of companies ledby Motorola to establish the first worldwidehandheld satellite phone network.The 12 satellites that the Zenit II wasto take into orbit was the largest payloadof satellites ever carried by a single rocket.Two other, flights now canceled withsimilar payloads were scheduled beforethe end of the year. The failed launch costGlobalstar $190 million in lost satellitesand approximately $30 million for thelaunch itself.Ukraine’s President Leonid Kuchma,who was the director of the Pivdenmashrocket factory during initial developmentand production of the Zenit II, said afterthe accident that Ukraine’s space programwould quickly get back on track. In twoseparate appearances he emphasized thatthe accident is a temporary setback.Speaking before students at the KyivPolytechnical Institute he stated, “Wewill rectify our mistakes; no technologyhas 100 percent reliability.” Interfax-Ukraine reported that in Luhansk he tolda group of journalists that the crash“should not make our partners doubt thatthe Zenit is the world’s best rocket.”What Mr. Kuchma did not say wasthat this was the sixth failure of the ZenitII in 29 launches. In addition, two testlaunches also failed during developmentof the rocket.Committed to moving the $2.7 billionproject forward, representatives of SpaceSystems Loral, the builder of the satellitesand a subsidiary of Loral Space andCommunications, which is the chiefinvestor in Globalstar, said that all futurelaunches would now be done with older,Russian-made Soyuz rockets. The Soyuzrockets were originally scheduled toplace only the last 12 satellites into orbitnext year.Space Systems Loral representativeJeannette Clonan said that she could notsay whether the Zenit would be usedagain. She told The Kyiv Post, “It will beup to the folks conducting the investigabyAndrij Kudla WynnyckyjToronto Press BureauTORONTO – On the afternoon ofSeptember 10, in an office on astretch of Bloor Street in Toronto’sWest End known as “the UkrainianBay Street,” officials of Lviv’sElectron Bank signed an agreementwith their counterparts of theBuduchnist Credit Union, which providesfor “an easy exchange of fundsbetween individuals and companiesin each country [Ukraine andCanada] at reasonable rates.”The agreement was brokered bythe Toronto-based investment consortiumUkraine Enterprise Corp.(UEC), which has a 21 percent sharein the western Ukrainian financialinstitution, and is its second largestshareholder.A press release about the agreementindicates that funds fromCanada can be “deposited into interest-bearingaccounts or instrumentsin Ukraine” and that the receivinginstitutions undertake responsibilityfor “the proper delivery of the fundsto the [specified] recipient.”At a reception held later thatevening, attended by about 50 officialsand members of the financialcommunity from Ukraine andCanada, Electron Bank PresidentLarysa Zahorodnya said the agreement“will enable clients of bothinstitutions to effect financial transactionsin a civilized fashion” and eliminatethe uncertainties previouslyassociated with trans-Atlantic transfersof funds.Ms. Zahorodnya said that thanksto the agreement her bank is ready tohandle matters such as the transmissionof various sums to relatives, thetransfer of funds for use while travelingin Ukraine, donations to targetinstitutions in Ukraine and largertransactions involving investment inUkraine’s companies.As explained by Ms. Zahorodnya,the agreement provides for no minimumor maximum transfer.She pointed out the agreementalso covers the movement of moneyfrom Ukraine to Canada, saying, tosome mirth among the audience,“I’m sure that soon there will be millionairesin Ukraine who will want toassist individuals and institutions inCanada; it’s a normal process ofdevelopment.”(Continued on page 3)by Roman WoronowyczKyiv Press Bureaution. I don’t have a time estimate onwhen the decision will be made, that’sout of our hands.”Ukraine and Russia have set up a jointinvestigative commission that is due tohave at least a preliminary report out by theend of September.Initial reports are that a computer malfunction,which ordered the Zenit II to shutdown its engines during the fifth minute offlight, is responsible for the failed launchfrom the Baikonur Cosmodrome inKazakstan. According to Valerii Komarov,deputy director of the National SpaceAgency of Ukraine, the second stage of thebooster rocket shut down at the 275.81second mark of the launch. The nose conecarrying the 12 satellites automatically disengagedfrom the booster rocket with theshutdown, fell to earth and disintegrated inthe Altai Mountains of Kazakstan. Thebooster rocket followed.Mr. Komarov said the computer thatcontrolled the flight was designed by theRussian Automation and InstrumentResearch and Production Center locatedin Moscow. Final assembly of the componentstook place in Kharkiv, Ukraine,at the Kommunar factory.Whether Moscow and Kyiv will be ableto put together a finding quickly isunknown, given that the two sides are$1.25/$2 in UkraineCrash of Ukrainian rocket imperils space programby Roman WoronowyczKyiv Press BureauKYIV — The World Bank onSeptember 15 approved four loans forUkraine worth $949.6 million, giving thecountry additional financial relief to helpstabilize its economy and financial systemat a time when both are reeling fromthe financial breakdown of the Russianeconomy.Although much of the money is earmarkedfor specific projects, at least aportion will be used to help cover thebudget deficit and stabilize the bankingsystem in Ukraine. “These are importantloans received at a particularly criticaltime for Ukraine,” said Roman Shpek,director of Ukraine’s National Agencyfor Development and EuropeanIntegration at a press conference at theWorld Bank’s Kyiv headquarters.However, Mr. Shpek emphasized thatnone of the money will go to repayinvestors in Ukrainian treasury bondsthat are becoming due. Ukraine is experiencinga hard currency shortage, afterhaving used up hundreds of millions ofdollars in foreign currency reserves toprop up the national currency, the hryvnia,in the wake of the collapse ofRussia’s financial markets.The agreement between the Worldalready pointing fingers at one another.The Russian Space Agency representativestated a day after the launch thatUkraine holds ultimate responsibility. Pressspokesman Viacheslav Mikhailichenkosaid, “The launch was consideredUkraine’s responsibility. The Russian sideexercised only general coordination of thework in the project,” according to ITAR-TASS.President Kuchma in his appearance inLuhansk on September 12 underscored thatthe launch was a joint Russian-Ukrainianproject that incorporated components madein both countries. PivdenMash was usedmainly as the final assembly site, explainedthe Ukrainian president.Then, on September 14, governmentownedUkrainian Television blamedEnergomash, the Russian manufacturerof the second-stage rocket booster, forthe launch failure.PivdenMash officials, who refused toput the blame on Energomash, according toThe Kyiv Post, were ready only to takeupon themselves partial blame for the project’sfailure. “At the present moment, wedefinitely exclude a rocket design error, butwe can theorize about manufacturingerrors,” stated a press statement released by(Continued on page 3)World Bank approves loansof $949.6 million for UkraineBank and Ukraine, signed in Washingtonby Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UnitedStates Yuri Shcherbak and the bank’sregional director for Belarus andUkraine, Paul Siegelbaum, introducestwo new programs and extends two others.In one new program, $300 million hasbeen granted for continued enterprise privatization,specifically for movingUkraine’s grain storage silos and agriculturaldistribution facilities into the privatesector.The program, called the EnterpriseDevelopment Adjustment Loan, is alsoaimed at restructuring Ukraine’s moneysystem, specifically the securities market,as well as directed towards bankruptcyreform, accounting reform and deregulationof business.The second new program, theFinancial Sector Adjustment Loan, alsoworth $300 million, is dedicated to bankingreform, including the development ofmeasures necessary for stability and safetyin the banking sector, bank accountingreform, institution of National Bank ofUkraine oversight procedures and therestructuring of the banking system,which includes ferreting out insolventinstitutions.(Continued on page 3)

2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998No. 381997 world survey of press freedomdetails suppression of journalistsSituation in Ukraine shiftsfrom promising to precariousIn its report on Ukraine, theCommittee to Protect Journalistsnotes that over the past few years,“Press freedom conditions ... havegone from promising to precarious,if not dangerous.”It continues:“Although the number and varietyof media outlets has continuedto grow, attempts to manipulatetheir content by the administrationof President Leonid Kuchma, hispolitical rivals, local officials andrelated business interests havecaused a profound erosion of pressfreedom in the country.“The most serious symptom ofthe decline has been the rising tideof violence against journalists, mostnotably the murders of reportersand editors for their professionalactivity. Beatings of journalistshave become routine. Few of thesecases are investigated properly bypolice, and they generally gounsolved and unpunished.”The report goes on to mentionthe cases of one journalist who waskilled and four who were attackedduring 1997 in Ukraine.WASHINGTON – At least 129 journalistswere in prison in 24 countries at the endof 1997, and 26 journalists were murderedin the past year because of their profession,the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)reported in a worldwide survey of pressfreedom conditions.The 443-page “Attacks on the Press in1997” includes detailed analyses of pressfreedom issues in 117 countries and six specialreports. The book is the annual reportof the New York-based CPJ, an independent,non-profit organization that works onbehalf of journalists around the world.The most disturbing trend of 1997,according to the CPJ, was the brutal suppressionof Nigeria’s struggling independentmedia by Gen. Sani Abacha, who washolding 17 journalists in prison, includingChristine Anyanwu, recipient of CPJ’s 1997International Press Freedom Award and the1998 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano WorldPress Freedom Prize.Turkey released 40 journalists fromprison during the year, but still held at least29 journalists in jail, more than any othercountry. Ethiopia was holding 16 journalistsin prison at the end of 1997, breaking itspublic pledge to stop the suppression ofindependent media outlets.At least 26 journalists were killed in 14countries during the year, according to thereport, including seven in India and four inColombia. A 10-year chart in the bookdetails the 474 murders of journalists byregion and country.In Mexico, where three journalists weremurdered and scores more face criminalprosecution for reporting on crime and corruption,local journalists are bandingtogether to defend themselves against legalpersecution and violence.In Hong Kong the handover of sovereigntyto China left journalists fearful ofintimidation by Beijing and disturbed byself-censorship by publishers or local independentmedia outlets.In Algeria, authorities continuedefforts to quash independent reporting ofthe country’s bloody six-year civil conflict.While no journalists were killed inAlgeria in 1997 – nearly 60 have beenassassinated since May l993 – journaliststhere still live in constant fear for theirlives.In Jordan, a kingdom that portrays itselfas an emerging democracy, state restrictionson independent media left press freedomhanging in the balance.CPJ documented 24 countries at year’send where journalists are in prison. Therewere 15 in jail in China, eight in Burma,seven in Kuwait, five each in Syria andVietnam, and four in Peru. In addition, CPJlists another 30 cases of journalists whoseimprisonment may also be due to their professionalduties – 13 in Turkey, five inChina and four in the Democratic Republicof Congo (formerly Zaire).“When journalists are murdered or brutalized,”CPJ Chairman Gene Robertswrites in the book’s preface, “it is almostalways by some government, some organization,some criminal cartel, some individualwanting to prevent the flow of embarrassingor incriminating information to thepublic. If the assassins learned that whenthey killed journalists the inevitable resultwas that they got more coverage, ratherthan less, the killings would subside.”Compiled from the first-hand research ofCPJ’s professional staff, “Attacks on thePress in 1997” is the single most authoritative,comprehensive, and up-to-date sourceof information on the status of press freedomaround the world. The book documentsin compelling detail nearly 500attacks carried out to silence journalists andnews organizations through physicalassault, imprisonment, censorship and legalharassment.It also describes CPJ’s action on behalfof hundreds of journalists through emergencyresponse and fact-finding missions,personal appeals by CPJ board membersand staff, grassroots efforts, diplomaticchannels and media campaigns.Six special reports focus attention onareas CPJ views as leading indicators forpress freedom worldwide: Turkey, Nigeria,Jordan, Mexico, Hong Kong, and Armeniaand Azerbaijan.“Attacks on the Press in 1997” also providesdetails on regional trends. RegardingCentral Europe and the republics of the formerSoviet Union, the survey notes thatdespite greater freedom and the proliferationof private media, across the regionnews organizations are still manipulated byand subjected to pressure from governmentsand burgeoning business interests.Poland, Hungary and the CzechRepublic have fostered free media climates;in some places, like Russia, new private(Continued on page 3)Kuchma welcomes Primakov’s selectionKYIV – President Leonid Kuchma haswelcomed the appointment of YevgeniiPrimakov as Russian prime minister,Interfax reported on September 12. Mr.Kuchma said at a meeting with theLuhansk Oblast administration that he hasalready congratulated Mr. Primakov on hisconfirmation by the State Duma andwished him “success and robust health.”President Kuchma also confirmed that hismeeting with Russian President BorisYeltsin will go ahead on September 18-19,but will take place in Moscow, not inKharkiv, as previously planned. (RFE/RLNewsline)Ukrainian PM decrees price controlsKYIV – Prime Minister ValeriiPustovoitenko said on September 15 thatthe government has issued decrees that regulatethe prices of petroleum and diesel fuelin an effort to stem rising consumer prices,the DPA news agency reported. The hryvniahas lost about 30 percent of its value inthe last month, causing the prices of manygoods to increase. Some regions, includingCrimea and Kharkiv, have imposed pricecontrols on consumer goods. (RFE/RLNewsline)Polish foreign minister visits KyivKYIV – Foreign Affairs MinisterBronislaw Geremek of Poland met withPresident Leonid Kuchma in Kyiv onSeptember 15 to discuss economic cooperationand border issues, the AssociatedPress reported. Upon arrival, Mr. Geremekannounced that Poland will begin tightercontrol of its border with Ukraine in aneffort to prevent the smuggling of weaponsand drugs, and to help keep illegal immigrantsout. Minister Geremek also saidWarsaw will do its best to maintain visafreetravel for Ukrainians, but admittedPoland is under pressure from theEuropean Union to adopt tougher regulationsagainst its Eastern neighbors. Mr.Geremek said Poland’s entry into NATOrepresents a “chance for Ukraine.” Headded that Ukraine will always beWarsaw’s “partner of fundamental importancein the region.” Minister Geremekalso met with Prime Minister ValeriiPustovoitenko and Foreign Affairs MinisterBorys Tarasyuk. (RFE/RL Newsline)U.S. cites Vilnius’s failure on war crimesWASHINGTON – The U.S. StateDepartment said it has expressed “deep disappointment”to Lithuania over Vilnius’sfailure to bring accused World War II criminalAleksandras Lileikis, or any other warNEWSBRIEFScriminals, to trial, an RFE/RL Washingtoncorrespondent reported on September 15.Citing ill-health, the 91-year-old Mr.Lileikis failed to appear for his trial lastweek. The U.S. statement said it has calledon Lithuania to take whatever steps arenecessary to ensure that justice is renderedin this and other important war crimescases dating from the Nazi occupation.(RFE/RL Newsline)Japan to conduct Chornobyl researchKYIV – Japan plans to spend approximately$300,000 U.S. to conduct researchin the Chornobyl sarcophagus and evaluatethe level of environmental pollution in theregion, the Chornobyl Center on NuclearSecurity and Radioecology reported onSeptember 8. The research will be conductedunder an agreement that is expected tobe signed by the Chornobyl Center and theJapanese Association on Safety Research.The research will include the collection ofsamples of nuclear materials in differentparts of the sarcophagus, and the study ofnuclear fallout and the migration of theradio-nuclides in the soil. The research willbe conducted over a period of three years.(Eastern Economist)Miners’ union wants government to resignKYIV – The Independent Miners’Union – Ukraine’s largest miners’ union –has called for Prime Minister ValeriiPustovoitenko and his Cabinet to resignand has asked the Parliament to considerthe demand. The Associated Press reportedon September 14 that union leaderMykhailo Volynets said the government’sJune resolution to pay wage arrears is notbeing honored. Ukrainian miners are owedsome 2.2 billion hryvni ($860 million U.S.)by the state. Mr. Volynets said the decisionto call for the government’s resignationwas made because the union fears moneyearmarked for the miners will be spent onnext year’s presidential elections and onservicing the foreign debt. (RFE/RLNewsline)Rukh seeks honor for patriarchLVIV – The Rukh party has recentlyappealed to President Leonid Kuchma ofUkraine in an open letter to posthumouslyconfer the title of “Ukrainian Hero” ondeceased Patriarch Volodymyr Romaniukof the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of theKyiv Patriarchate. The patriarch died undermysterious circumstances on July 4, 1995.The burial ceremony was marred by violentclashes with the militia, as the latter(Continued on page 12)THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY FOUNDED 1933An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.,a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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No. 38Banks in Canada and Ukraine...(Continued from page 1)Oksana Prociuk, Buduchnist general manager, told theaudience that funds would be paid out in Ukraine withinthree days of having been submitted for transfer in Canada,in U.S. dollars, with a commission of 1.5 percent of thesum transferred.Ms. Prociuk said that over the years Buduchnist hadsporadically conducted similar transactions with otherinstitutions in Ukraine, but found that Electron, althoughsmaller than other banks in that country, was the easiest towork with and its management seemed most actively concernedwith customer satisfaction and Buduchnist’s needs.The Buduchnist official said the relationship withElectron will provide order to the chaotic efforts previouslyrequired to locate a receiving institution for funds at variouspoints in Ukraine. She said the agreement empowersElectron to do the search for the appropriate institution inUkraine which would issue transferred funds.Ms. Prociuk said the current agreement is seen by bothsides as a first step, with further arrangements still in negotiation.Among items to be pursued are provisions forestate transfers, the sale of Ukrainian government bonds toCanadians, the exchange of personnel and assistance tocredit unions in Ukraine.Boris Balan, the UEC’s vice-president in Ukraine, toldthe audience that Electron Bank had been the consortium’sfirst investment, and that Electron’s professional managementteam makes it a worthy partner.Mr. Balan told The Weekly the agreement was the firstconcluded by two Ukrainian and Canadian financial institutionsto formally state conditions of fund transfers andoffer guarantees. He said the initiative for the agreementhad come from Buduchnist, whose officers contacted theUEC to express their interest in establishing a partnershipwith a bank in Ukraine.Mr. Balan said the Electron Bank is “an ideal gatewayfor people who can do more in the Ukrainian market” andwould be a logical banking partner for firms interested inparticipating in Team Canada’s mission to Ukraine inJanuary 1999.According to the September 10 press release,Buduchnist’s assets exceed $180 million (Canada), withfive branches serving over 11,500 members in Toronto,Ottawa and Hamilton. Electron Bank’s assets are describedas “in excess of 34 million hryvni on a Western-auditedbasis” with over 250 employees, four branches in westernUkraine and a network of sub-branches and exchangekiosks.THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 3Electron Bank President Larysa Zahorodnya (left) and Buduchnist Credit Union General Manager OksanaProciuk sign the financial services agreement between the two institutions at Buduchnist headquarters inToronto on September 10. Standing (from left) Electron Bank Counsel Oleksander Kurdydyk; VictorRybynok, chairman, Electron board of directors; Theodosij Buyniak, chairman, board of directors,Buduchnist; Boris Balan, vice-president, Ukraine, Ukraine Enterprise Corp.The Ukrainian bank was established in 1991 with thebacking of the Electron military-industrial concern whichhad at one point manufactured 25 percent of the televisionsets in the former Soviet Union.Effects of Russian crisisMs. Zahorodnya devoted part of her address to thepossible effects of the financial crisis in Russia. TheElectron Bank president said reports of runs on bankscarried by Russian TV stations broadcasting in Ukrainehad provoked considerable anxiety, but that much of ithad abated since Ukrainian banks have been able tocover requests for cash withdrawals from accounts, andthat depositors’ confidence in the stability of Ukraine’sAndrij Wynnyckyjbanking system is rapidly returning.Ms. Zahorodnya also said Ukraine’s hryvnia hasn’t sufferedanywhere near the precipitous devaluation that hascrippled the Russian ruble. She pointed out that the veryindicators that had suggested Ukraine was lagging in termsof market reforms, such as an underdeveloped currencyexchange, have served to insulate Ukraine from the crisis.Mr. Balan added that the widely differing levels of foreigninvestment in the two countries have also been a factor.He estimated that about 60 percent of Russia’s economyhas been opened to foreign capital, while only about 10to 15 percent of Ukraine’s is similarly exposed. He saidthat “nervous money withdrawals” from Russia were thusmuch more damaging to that country.World Bank approves...(Continued from page 1)John Hansen, a World Bank economicconsultant who was with Mr. Shpek, saidthe two loans are loosely structured sothat they could be used for budgetary andbalance of payment support as well. Hesaid Ukraine would receive additionaltranches of credit as long as reform programscontinue to be implemented in themanner and at the pace agreed upon.The other two loans, a Coal SectorAdjustment Loan and an AgriculturalSector Adjustment Loan, are continuationsof programs previously agreed uponbetween the bank and Ukraine. Togetherthey are worth approximately $300 million.Mr. Hansen explained that Ukraine’scoal industry has a strong tradition andthat he does not believe this is the time towrite the industry off. “We feel that thereis strong potential to restructure the coalindustry and to make it a viable andstrong part of the Ukrainian economy,”said Mr. Hansen.He said the resurrection of the coalsector could not proceed without mineclosures that would be painful to thoseinvolved. “Unfortunately, many of themines have outlived their usefulness,”said the World Bank economic expert.The World Bank also obtained anadditional $23.2 million grant forUkraine from the World Ecology Fundfor a project to withdraw substancesharmful to the ozone layer of the atmospherefrom production in Ukraine.A $260 million first tranche of thenearly $1 billion line of credit was due inUkraine within a day. Future disbursementsare to be tied not only to agreedupon performance and deadline requirements,but also to Ukraine fulfilling itscommitments to the InternationalMonetary Fund, said Mr. Hansen. Lastweek that financial institution grantedUkraine more than $2.2 billion in creditsin a three-year program.The World Bank loans are scheduledto be disbursed in full by August 1999.Although the two sizable loans toUkraine approved in the last severalweeks by the two largest internationallending organizations in the world are asolid expression of support by the Westfor Ukraine’s future and its recommitmentto a free market system, Mr. Shpekpointed out that Ukraine must now domore than simply show that it understandswhat needs to be done. “Creditswill not improve the situation in thecountry without the continuation ofreform, especially structural reform,”said Mr. Shpek.Nonetheless, the investor influx thatUkraine had expected after the IMF andthe World Bank expressed their confidencefor Ukraine’s economic future maynot begin soon because private sectorconfidence in the newly independentstates is at an ebb following the problemsin Moscow.“I understand that any discussionwith private investors at this time willnot be easy,” said Mr. Shpek. “We willdo everything possible for normal,transparent relations between businessand the government, and do what is possibleto help investors. But ultimately itis up to them to decide whether the riskis worth it.”1997 world survey...(Continued from page 2)media monoliths battle for control of theairwaves. In Turkmenistan and Uzbekistanthe media remain concentrated in the handsof authoritarian rulers, yet the autocraticFederal Republic of Yugoslavia has developeda vigorous independent press thatfunctions despite official harassment.The most alarming trend across theregion remains the persistence of violenceagainst journalists. While the overall numberof killings, most of which occurred inwar zones, has declined since the end of theconflicts in Tajikistan, Chechnya and theformer Yugoslavia, murders and beatings ofjournalists in non-conflict areas havebecome routine in such places as theRussian Federation and Ukraine.In and around Chechnya, an epidemic ofkidnappings of foreigners by armed bandsseeking ransom makes it the most dangerousplace for journalists assigned to theCrash of Ukrainian rocket...(Continued from page 1)the plant’s press office.Whoever is to blame, the real impactto Ukraine may be in its participation inthe international Sea Launch project, amulti-national effort involving the U.S.,Ukraine, Russia and Norway to build alaunch bed in the Atlantic Ocean thatwould more efficiently carry satellitesinto orbit using the Zenit II rocket. So farthe project coordinators are taking await-and-see attitude regarding the troubledrocket’s future.region. Beatings, death threats, detentions,bombings, arson and financial pressureshave become routine means of intimidatingthe press across the region, notes the CPJ.In Belarus, press conditions underPresident Alyaksandr Lukashenka areworse than in the final years of the SovietUnion.Bosnian journalists fear crossing bordersbetween the Serb, Croat and Muslim-controlledareas because of harassment by localpolice. Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevicshut down 77 independent radio and televisionstations in July and August afterannouncing new, convoluted frequencylicensing procedures. In Croatia, PresidentFranjo Tudjman continued to exert pressureon independent media with hundreds oflibel suits filed against them.To order copies of “Attacks on the Pressin 1997,” call (212) 465-1004, or write tothe Committee to Protect Journalists, 330Seventh Ave., 12th Floor, New York, NY10001 (price: $30). The text is also availableon CPJ’s website at www.cpj.org.“[The Zenit’s] quality and reliabilitymay be brought into question,” said SeaLaunch representative Daniel Van Hulle,according to the Kyiv Post. “Those questionswill have to be mitigated.”Mr. Van Hulle said the computerplanned for the Sea Launch operationwould be an updated version of the onebelieved to be responsible for the Baikonurcrash.He also explained that one of the ZenitII’s valuable assets is that it can be storedhorizontally and lifted to a vertical positionjust before launch, an indispensable trait onan ocean platform that constantly sways.

4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998No. 38INDEPENDENT UKRAINE: CELEBRATIONS OF THE 7th ANNIVERSARYHartfordHARTFORD, Conn. – The Ukrainian-American community of GreaterHartford celebrated the seventh anniversaryof Ukraine’s independence onSunday, August 23, with a noontime rallyand formal dinner at the UkrainianNational Home here. Among the featuredspeakers were U.S. Congresswoman andgubernatorial candidate BarbaraKennelly, Ukraine’s vice-consul in NewYork Bohdan Yaremenko andWethersfield Town Selectman RonaldZdrojeski.The master of ceremonies, AlexanderPryshlak, opened the ceremonies by welcomingthe throng of several hundredcommunity members who came fromcities and towns across northern and centralConnecticut. A color guard of flagbearersfrom the Ukrainian AmericanVeterans, and children in embroideredblouses and uniforms from the Ukrainianyouth organizations SUM and Plastflanked the podium as the assembly sangthe American and Ukrainian nationalanthems.Borys Krupa and Jaroslaw Zastawskyread proclamations from ConnecticutGov. John Rowland and Mayor MikePeters of Hartford that hailed August 24,1991, as a landmark in the internationalstruggle for freedom.Rep. Kennelly gave an impassionedkeynote speech in which she recountedUkraine’s painful experience under communism,its pursuit of independence, andthe special bond that exists between theUkrainian American community and thepeople of Ukraine.“I wish that I could tell you today thatthe battle is over, that victory is complete,”said Rep. Kennelly, “but we knowotherwise.” Rep. Kennelly cited themany hardships that Ukraine must stillovercome in developing a free marketeconomy and implementing the democraticrule of law. As a member of theCongressional Ukrainian Caucus, Rep.Kennelly pledged that she and her colleaguesin Washington would stand withUkraine in its pursuit of market reforms.As an eight-term representative fromConnecticut’s 1st Congressional District,Rep. Kennelly is a member of one of thestate’s most influential and politicallyprominent families. Her father, JohnBailey, was a leader in the DemocraticNational Committee for many years andRep. Kennelly has become a rankingmember and minority leader on theHouse Ways and Means Committee. Inspeaking to the community rally, shestressed the importance of not giving upthe fight for Ukraine’s future, even inU.S. Rep. Barbara Kennelly addresses the Hartford rally commemorating the seventh anniversary of Ukraine’s independence.Surrounding the podium are the color guards of the Ukrainian American Veterans and various youth groups fromcentral Connecticut.Perth Amboythe face of strong resistance from reactionaryforces in the Verkhovna Radathat seek to turn back the tide of democraticchange.Vice-Consul Yaremenko delivered thekeynote address during the commemorativedinner. He reminded the audiencethat since independence the Ukrainianpeople have made important strides infavor of economic reform, currency stabilization,nuclear disarmament, and integrationof Ukraine into the strategicarchitecture of Western Europe and theUnited States.Selectman Zdrojeski announced thatthe town of Wethersfield has adopted aformal resolution to enter into a sistercityrelationship with a community ofcomparable size in Ukraine. Wethersfieldhas a relatively large population ofUkrainian Americans who have beenactively engaged in the process ofstrengthening ties with Ukraine.The rally was organized by theFederation of Unified Ukrainian AmericanOrganizations of Greater Hartford, includingthe Ukrainian American Veterans,Ukrainian Congress Committee ofAmerica, Ukrainian National Women’sLeague of America, Ukrainian AmericanYouth Association (SUM), Plast UkrainianYouth Organization and the Children ofChornobyl Relief Fund.How to reachTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLYMAIN OFFICE(editorial, subscriptionsand advertising departments):The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10,P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054phone: (973) 292-9800; fax: (973) 644-9510KYIV PRESS BUREAU:The Ukrainian Weekly, 11 Horodetsky Street— Apt. 33, Kyiv, Ukraine 252001,phone/fax: (44) 229-1906TORONTO PRESS BUREAU:Ukrainian National Association, The UkrainianWeekly Press Bureau, 1 Eva Road — Suite 402,Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 4Z5, Canadaphone: (416) 626-1999; fax: (416) 626-3841Tom HawrylkoPERTH AMBOY, N.J. – For seven years the American Ukrainian Veterans of Perth Amboy have organized the UkrainianIndependence Day flag-raising ceremony in their city. Perth Amboy is one of New Jersey’s oldest Ukrainian communities andthe center of the community is the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Assumption. The veterans gathered about 75 people forthe flag-raising on August 24, which was hosted by Mayor Joe Vas.

No. 38THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 5Annual swimming championships held at Soyuzivka during Labor Day weekendby Marika BokaloKERHONKSON, N.Y. – For the 42ndconsecutive year, swimmers flocked to theenticing pool at Soyuzivka to participate inthe annual Labor Day swimming championshipsof the Ukrainian Sports Federationof the U.S.A. and Canada (known by itsUkrainian acronym as USCAK).The swim meet was officially openedand conducted by Marika Bokalo, swimmingdirector for USCAK, who greeted theswimmers and thanked all the volunteersfor their generous help and cooperation.She informed everyone present that thisyear’s swim meet was dedicated to thememory of Lida Bokalo, a member of theChornomorska Sitch Sports School andUSCAK, and a swim meet assistant formany years, who had met with a tragicdeath two weeks prior to the meet.Meet officials were: John Makar, placejudge; Taras Midzak, starter; MarusiaMakar, head timer; George Humeniuk, runner;Christine Prociuk, StephanieHumeniuk and Oles Napora, scorers.Contributing to the successful meet werethe following timers: Daria Knarvik,Barbara Zelenka, Andrew Dzul, IhorWacyk, Bill Gludish, Susan Duda, MarianaOlchowecky, Peter Prociuk and DamianHumaniuk.Michael Celuch passed out hats, generouslydonated by the Self Reliance (N.J.)Federal Credit Union, to all swimmersbefore the meet.Medals, ribbons and the club trophywere presented at the awards ceremony andthanks were offered to Soyuzivka’s staff fortheir generous hospitality in hosting theswim meet and the UNA for sponsoring theawards.Ulana Diachuk, president of theUkrainian National Association, and MyronStebelsky, president of USCAK, greeted theswimmers, their families and meet officials,and expressed congratulations to the swimmersand commendations to the officials.The medals and awards were distributedby Mmes. Bokalo, Diachuk and Prociukand Messrs. Stebelsky, Twardowsky,Midzak, Dr. Dzul and Leda Koulik.The results of the swim meet follow.Boys 10 and under25 m freestyle1. Stephen Dzul, Plast, 19.392. Roman Olchowecky, Tryzub, 30.053. Andrew Duda, Plast, 42.1650 m freestyle1. Stephen Dzul, Plast, 44.8325 m backstroke1. Stephen Dzul, Plast, 24.752. Roman Olchowecky, Tryzub, 33.753. Andrew Duda, Plast, 56.44Girls 10 and under25 m freestyle1. Adrianna Lesiuk, Tryzub, 17.092. Katherine Olchowecky, Tryzub, 17.933. Liza Dzul, Plast, 20.3450 m freestyle1. Roxolana Wacyk, Sitch, 38.422. Adrianna Lesiuk, Tryzub, 38.753. Dimitra Leheta, Plast, 42.3025 m backstroke1. Katherine Olchowecky, Tryzub, 22.092. Sophia Pineda Padoch, Sitch, 23.183. Liza Dzul, Plast, 27.3225 m breaststroke1. Roxolana Wacyk, Sitch, 22.012. Dimitra Leheta, Plast, 25.553. Katherine Olchowecky, Tryzub, 26.3925 m butterfly1. Roxolana Wacyk, Sitch, 20.042. Adrianna Lesiuk, Tryzub, 21.123. Dimitra Leheta, Plast, 23.67Boys 11-1225 m freestyle1. Justin Zelenka, Sitch, 15.5250 m freestyle1. Vasylko Makar, Sitch, 33.942. Justin Zelenka, Sitch, 33.9425 m backstroke1. Vasylko Makar, Sitch, 20.3525 m breaststroke1. Justine Zelenka, Sitch, 20.7625 m butterfly1. Vasylko Makar, Sitch, 16.814 x 25 m relay1. Sitch/Plast/Tryzub (Vasylko Makar,Justin Zelenka, Stephen Dzul, RomanOlchowecki), 1:25.00.Girls 11-1225 m freestyle1. Olenka Koulik, SUM-Canada, 16.512. Inna Lonchyna, Plast, 18.8250 m freestyle1. Nina Celuch, Tryzub, 32.782. Ira Koulik, SUM-Canada, 35.033. Alexandra Leheta, Plast, 35.5125 m backstroke1. Nina Celuch, Tryzub, 17.372. Ira Koulik, SUM-Canada, 18.503. Stefanie Duda, Tryzub, 20.8725 m breaststoke1. Stefanie Duda, Tryzub, 19.162. Ira Koulik, SUM-Canada, 20.033. Inna Lonchyna, Plast, 23.0825 m butterfly1. Nina Celuch, Tryzub, 19.162. Olenka Koulik, SUM-Canada, 17.513. Alexandra Leheta, Plast, 19.424 x 25 m relay1. Sitch/SUM-Canada/Plast (RoxolanaWacyk, Nadia Knarvik, Olenka Koulik,Tatiana Hryhorowicz), 1:14.982. Plast (Inna Lonchyna, Dimitra Leheta,Liza Dzul, Alexandra Leneta), 1:18.46Boys 13-14100 m individual medley1. Roman Petruniak, Sitch, 1:12.482. Mark Makar, Sitch, 1:19.233. Taras Koulik, SUM-Canada, 1:27.3450 m freestyle1. Paul Midzak, Tryzub, 28.732. Mark Makar, Sitch, 29.253. Gregory Zelenka, Sitch, 29.33100 m freestyle1. Roman Petruniak, Sitch, 1:02.202. Gregory Zelenka, Sitch, 1:06.163. Paul Midzak, Tryzub, 1:08.2650 m backstroke1. Gregory Zelenka, Sitch, 34.372. Nicky Prociuk, Sitch, 1:00.4750 m breaststroke1. Paul Midzak, Tryzub, 38.702. Nicky Prociuk, Sitch, 1:16.3750 m butterfly1. Roman Petruniak, Sitch, 31.312. Mark Makar, Sitch, 34.083. Taras Koulik, SUM-Canada, 37.564 x 50 m relay1. Sitch/SUM-Canada (RomanPetruniak, Mark Makar, Gregory Zelenka,Taras Koulik), 2:10.53Girls 13-14100 m individual medley1. Maria Dzul, Plast, 1:18.542. Christine Lesiuk, Tryzub, 1:19.293. Sonya Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 1:25.8950 m freestyle1. Sonya Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 32.672. Nadia Knarvik, Sitch, 35.03100 m freestyle1. Christine Lesiuk, Tryzub, 1:12.4750 m backstroke1. Sonya Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 37.752. Nadia Knarvik, Sitch, 42.2450 m breaststroke1. Maria Dzul, Plast, 37.772. Nadia Knarvik, Sitch, 53.3950 m butterfly1. Christine Lesiuk, Tryzub, 34.802. Maria Dzul, Plast, 35.794 x 50 m relay1. Tryzub (Christine Lesiuk, StephanieDuda, Nina Celuch, Sonya Tokarchyk),2:18.70Boys 15 and over100 m individual medley1. Robert Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 1:04.702. Andrew Midzak, Tryzub, 1:06.313. Adrian Korduba, Sitch, 1:13.3350 m freestyle1. Andrew Midzak, Tryzub, 26.582. Robert Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 26.713. Taras Koulik, SUM-Canada, 30.87100 m freestyle1. Anthony Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 56.822. Andrew Midzak, Tryzub, 59.563. Adrian Korduba, Sitch, 1:02.2350 m backstroke1. Anthony Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 30.223. Adrian Korduba, Sitch, 33.503. Michael Celuch, Tryzub, 40.6150 m breaststroke1. Robert Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 34.872. Tom Makar, Sitch, 35.953. Michael Celuch, Tryzub, 40.1650 m butterfly1. Anthony Tokarchyk, Tryzub, 28.352. Tom Makar, Sitch, 36.193. Michael Celuch, Tryzub, 37.934 x 50 m relay1. Tryzub (Robert Tokarchyk,Anthony Tokarchyk, Andrew Midzak,Paul Midzak), 2:03.03Girls 15 and over100 m individual medley1. Carolynn Gloudish, Sitch, 1:12.752. Sophia Nukalo, Tryzub, 1:28.7750 m freestyle1. Julia Koulik, SUM-Canada, 31.872. Antonia Korduba, Sitch, 36.18100 m freestyle1. Antonia Korduba, Sitch, 1:25.2350 m backstroke1. Carolynn Gloudish, Sitch, 33.792. Julia Koulik, SUM-Canada, 37.3950 m breaststroke1. Sophia Nukalo, Tryzub, 43.252. Antonia Korduba, Sitch, 47.7650 m butterfly1. Carolynn Gloudish, Sitch, 31.222. Julia Koulik, SUM-Canada, 35.753. Sophia Nukalo, Tryzub, 39.554 x 50 m relayMichael CeluchMembers of the Tryzub swim team who took home the team trophy from the annual championship meet at Soyuzivka.1. Sitch/SUM-Canada/Tryzub (CarolynnGloudish, Sofia Nukalo, Ira Koulik, JuliaKoulik), 2:39.28

6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998No. 38THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLYLooking to 2020 – and beyondIt’s almost a year since The Washington Group’s 1997 Leadership Conference,which, unlike previous conferences that focused on international affairs, U.S-Ukraine relations, developments in Ukraine, etc., attempted to peer into ourUkrainian American community. Its topic: “We Can Do Better: ExpandingHorizons for Ukrainian Americans”; its focus: what’s happening inside ourUkrainian American community and what we can learn from other ethnic groups’experiences. It was probably the first national conference in the United States inrecent memory that focused on us here, that is, on Ukrainians in America.It also marked the beginning of a new trend among our professionals – the generationthat should be taking the lead in our community organizations – who arenow examining how our community functions with an eye toward continuing itsviability into the next century. Last year’s TWG conference was just a start. At thatconference it was announced that this October, in place of the usual Columbus Dayweekend Leadership Conference, there would be a special conference in NewJersey on the theme “Will there be a Ukrainian community in North America in theyear 2020 – and does it matter?”As Dr. Bohdan Vitvitsky explained during one of the TWG conference panels,“Our parents were involuntary ethnics – they couldn’t be anything else – but wehave a choice: we can assimilate. We are voluntary ethnics.” Thus, Dr. Vitvitsky’sorganization, the Ukrainian American Professionals and BusinesspersonsAssociation of New York and New Jersey, announced it would sponsor a conferencedevoted to that topic.During the weekend of October 10-11 in East Hanover, N.J., “The Year 2020Conference” will attempt to provide answers to essential questions such as: Doesan independent Ukraine enrich and invigorate the diaspora, or undermine its raisond’être? Will the “Fourth Wave” of immigrants from Ukraine play a key role in thefuture of our community? Are the future of the Ukrainian Canadian and UkrainianAmerican communities connected, or will their paths diverge due to different circumstances?In addition, the gathering will offer a forum for the views of theyounger generation (defined as those between the ages of 20 and 35) and the perspectivesof the “mid-life generation.”As the panelists come from a variety of fields – including law, journalism, banking,music, sociology, psychology, history, theology and architecture – and areinvolved in Ukrainian community life in diverse capacities, the perspectives theywill offer promise to be distinct. And, hopefully, the discussion they elicit will bestimulating and illuminating – beneficial to the community as a whole. The furtherhope is that the conference will attract diverse participants, too – people who willcome with an open mind, ready to share their ideas with fellow Ukrainians andthen take the valuable insights gained at the conference back home to share withfellow activists. In a perfect world, of course, they could then implement the ideasand suggestions presented and show that, indeed, we can do better and we willexist in the year 2020 and beyond.We commend the UAPBA of New York/New Jersey for its initiative in sponsoringthis conference as a manifestation of its profound concern about the future ofour community. And we encourage community members to attend and to participatein the “The Year 2020 Conference.” Dear Readers, we now stand at thethreshold of the 21st century. Are we prepared to do what is needed to ensure ourcommunity’s existence into that century?Sept.25Turning the pages back...1066 Among the more famous Varangians (Vikings) with whomthe history of Rus’-Ukraine is associated was Harald IIIHardraade (the Ruthless), a man who seemingly left a mark,whether negative or positive, on the most far-flung places of the European continent.This was not an easy thing to do in the Middle Ages, when transportation was achievedat a pace far more considered than today’s red-eyed variety.At any rate, Harald was born in Norway to King Sigurd in 1015, although the exactplace and date are unknown. In 1030, the Norwegians lost the Battle of Stiklestad tothe Danes, and Harald was forced to flee to Rus’. He joined the Varangian guard ofYaroslav Mudryi (the Wise) and later married his daughter, Yelysaveta Yaroslavna.Some of Harald’s poetry has survived, including a song to this Riurykide princess,which has been translated into Ukrainian by Ivan Franko. A saga about his adventureswas also composed, which historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky mentions for its similaritiesto the Primary Chronicle of Rus’.In 1035, Harald travelled to Constantinople and became the head of the Varangianguard of Emperor Michael IV Paleologus, and after 10 years of service returned toNorway, by way of Rus’ and Sweden, to claim his crown.For the first two years Harald shared the throne with his nephew Magnus I, butthereafter he ruled alone and harshly, earning his sobriquet by dealing mercilessly withlocal Norwegian chieftains who challenged his authority.Harald further ensured his place in history when, in the early autumn of 1066, hemade good on a pact with William of Normandy and invaded northern England. KingHarold II, just eight months on the throne in Albion, raced up to meet the Norwegiansnear Stamfordbridge on the Humber, and in the ensuing battle, on September 25, 1066,Harald III was killed and his troops routed.Three weeks later, Harold II’s exhausted troops arrived at Hastings, forced to use theday’s means of overland transport to reach England’s southern coast, some 180 milesfrom the place where Harald III died. Thus, William became known as the Conqueror.Sources: “Harald III,” “Yelysaveta Yaroslavna,” Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vols. 2, 5(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1993); Mykhailo Hrushevsky, History of Ukraine-Rus’,Vol. 1 (Toronto: CIUS Press, 1997); Morris Bishop, “1066,” Horizon, Autumn 1966.On the eve of the UCC congressNational Agenda for the futurePublished below is the draft of a proposed“National Agenda for the UkrainianCanadian Congress, 1998-2001” whichhas been submitted for discussion purposesby the UCC’s Ottawa Branch, which isheaded by Oksana Bashuk Hepburn, andwill be presented to the UCC NationalCongress scheduled for October 9-11 inWinnipeg.The proposal is printed here as part ofThe Ukrainian Weekly’s commitment tocontinuing discussion about the future ofthe Ukrainian diaspora.IntroductionThe Ukrainian Canadian Congress(UCC) has been working on behalf ofUkrainians in Canada and abroad sinceWorld War II. It has accomplished much,spearheading the establishment ofUkrainians as a strongly participatory yetdistinctly identifiable group in Canadathrough the development of a serious organizationalbase comprising churches andcommunity centers; political activism; culturalpreservation and promotion; and multiculturalism,to cite but a few examples.The UCC also devoted considerable efforttowards the struggle for human rights andUkraine’s independence.In recent years the situation haschanged. The levels of immigration andassimilation have eroded the membershipof UCC well as of its constituent members;the generosity that built up the community’sinstitutions and real estate hastrickled off; community centers are underutilized;the influence that existed withpeople like former Governor General andMinister Ray Hnatyshyn, former Memberof Parliament and Minister DonMazankowski and the late Supreme CourtJustice John Sopinka has diminished. Thelist goes on.At the same time, Ukraine’s independenceprovides Ukrainians in the diasporawith new strength and support – the likesof which has never been seen by the community.Still, Ukraine is seeking assistancein its difficult transition period and its newimmigrants are looking for differentaccommodations from their fellowUkrainian Canadians and, thus, a new trustfrom the UCC.And they are not the only ones. Withless than 50 percent of the 1 millionUkrainian Canadians registered inUkrainian institutions, with a decrease inthe number of persons identifyingUkrainian as their mother tongue from309,890 in 1971 to 174,830 in 1996(1996 Canadian Census), with the membershipof the “Big Six” [UkrainianCatholic Brotherhood of Canada,Ukrainian Self-Reliance League ofCanada, League of Ukrainians inCanada, Ukrainian National Federationof Canada, Ukrainian CanadianProfessional and Business Federationand Council of Ukrainian Credit Unionsof Canada] in the UCC down considerablyfrom their former numbers, there is aproblem seeking a solution. Similarly,these “left out” peripheral UkrainianCanadians, i.e., the large majority that hasopted out of membership yet still appearsto have considerable interest in its roots,are in need of a clear and relevant agendafrom the UCC if they are to opt back in.This new reality, of which only a smallpart has been raised here, calls on the UCCto develop new strategies in support of itslongstanding, yet timeless, priorities in amanner that will contribute to the lives ofUkrainian Canadians and assist the effortsof good Canada-Ukraine relations. Indoing both, the UCC will build up andstrengthen its team and the various member-institutionswith the “new blood” thatwill be required to think and work in anew way. To make progress, the UCCneeds to put forward a clear vision of whatit wants to work at and achieve. It needs tochallenge the people it represents andwishes to lead with a new agenda.The purpose of this “Proposed NationalAgenda for the UCC” is to put forward forconsideration by the UCC NationalCongress some ideas that can be agreed toand realized by the next executive.National Agenda prioritiesThe UCC National Agenda is based onseveral longstanding UCC priorities.These include, among others, and lead toactivities that:1. enhance the lives of UkrainianCanadians;2. build good Canada-Ukraine relations;3. strengthen UCC and member organizationsthrough inclusion and outreach.Agenda plans and programsIn order to translate the priorities intoconcrete activities with measurable results,the UCC headquarters will make operationalthe priorities by converting theminto plans and programs of action for thenext three years along the following lines.Enhancing the livesof Ukrainian CanadiansCanadians of Ukrainian descent areproud to be Canadians and are, in themain, pleased with the rights and benefitsaccorded them in Canada. However,enchancing citizenship is an ongoing issuerequiring constant vigilance and action. Tothat end, the UCC will:• examine the various laws, policies andprograms of the federal government thatare less favorable to Canadians ofUkrainian descent to ensure UkrainianCanadian citizens justice, equality andappropriate representation in all aspects ofCanada’s life seeking a best-practicesmodel from the British and French experiencein Canada (attention will be paid,among others, to the potential discriminationunder the Canadian Human Rightslegislation, the issue of deportation anddenaturalization, access and representationto promotions and appointments throughoutthe federal jurisdiction to reflect theUkrainian presence, and participation inthe Genocide Museum initiative);• ensure full recognition of the multiculturalnature of Canada, and seek participationin developing appropriate policies andprograms;• work with both governments,Canadian and Ukrainian, to develop aviable immigration model.Canada-Ukraine relationsThe UCC will build on the “specialrelationship” model that has defined thelast seven years of Canada’s relations withUkraine. Given the limited progress insome areas, trade in particular, there is aneed for a new framework or “specialalliance,” to give it a fresh name, to guidethe next few years of working together. Todevelop and operationalize this specialalliance, the UCC will:• work to influence the government ofCanada to upgrade its relationship withUkraine, moving it to the level accorded tothe Commonwealth and Francophonie;• capitalize on the success achieved byCanada in helping to position Ukraine inthe global military arena (NATO) andwork with both governments to echo thissuccess in the political and economic arenas;• seek an approach that will allowCanada to represent Ukraine’s interests at(Continued on page 15)

No. 38THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 7NEWS AND VIEWSUkrainian American Veteransconvention to look to futureby Stephen M. Wichar Sr.To mark the 51st anniversary conventionof the Ukrainian American Veterans,military personnel who served in WorldWar II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars,and Desert Storm will be convening onOctober 2-4 at the Holiday InnBoardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., locatedon the ocean front.National Commander StevenSzewczuk, has announced to a stimulatingagenda. The convention planningcommittee is being chaired by JurijHirniak, with Harold Bochonko, JerryNestor, Peter Terrebetzky, MatthewKoziak, Peter Polnyj and George Mutlosacting as key lieutenants.One of the primary purposes of theconvention will be to pursue howUkrainian veterans can impact localagendas to foster an upgraded image ofveterans’ posts. These activities mustreflect a more deliberate immersion innon-Ukrainian military events. If theUAVets want to receive a national charterfrom the United States government, thismust be their ultimate strategy.For the past decade and even longer,the UAV has been more than assiduous inStephen M. Wichar Sr. is national publicrelations/publicity officer of theUkrainian American Veterans.LETTERS TO THE EDITOROur lawyersdeserve thanksDear Editor:The lawyers who have been workingon the case relating to the CBS airing ofits “60 Minutes” segment “The UglyFace of Freedom” deserve a very heartycongratulations and the gratitude of theentire community in the U.S. andCanada. As I understand, the three peoplewho were directly involved in the appellatecourt’s ruling ordering the FCC toreconsider its dismissal of AlexanderSerafyn’s petition claiming distortion ofthe news as regards purported anti-Semitism in Ukraine were ArthurBelendiuk, Bohdanna Pochoday andAndrea Kochan.In my many years of communityactivism, I have often heard various peoplesay – on the occasion of one oranother calamity affecting the Ukrainiancommunity – “why doesn’t someone doMuseums preserveour nation’s lifeDear Editor:It was a pleasure to read Dr. MyronKuropas’ column “Coal and prairie:painting the past” in The Weekly (August23). I suspect many readers of TheWeekly know very little aboutBervinchak, Shostak or even Kurelek.After reading the last words of theabove-mentioned article, the next sentencebegs to be written. Indeed, where are weand our next generations going to learnabout our diaspora’s past, particularly, thepast as documented via the fine arts?In the United States there are quite afew private art collections that containplanning ways and means to achieve itscharter goal. Legislators and politicalpundits have been giving informationthat was more polite than substantive. Wehave been told that the issue is mired incommittee, that a 10-year moratoriumwas placed on charter acquisition andthat this precludes any ethnic nationalorganization from being granted such adocument. However, according to theAlbuquerque Journal (August 6), thebureaucrats appear to be in error – unlessa national charter and federal charter aredifferent mandates.The Journal reported that earlier thatweek the U.S. House of Representativeshad granted a federal charter to AmericanHispanic Veterans. As a result, moreservices (benefits) will be given toHispanics and their families. Unlike theUkrainian American veterans, Hispanicsveterans will now be termed a legitimateveterans’ organization.What kind of messages are our politicalfriends sending? It is time for theUAV to take a fresh and direct approachto this problem. This is an election yearfor all congressmen – let’s repositionourselves.To attain a higher profile among U.S.military and government officials, it isimportant to take part in state and nation-(Continued on page 14)something?” Leaving aside for themoment the childish aspect of the expectationthat “someone” (someone else, ofcourse) should do “something,” in thecase of the “60 Minutes” matter, “someone”did do “something.” Although thesuccess attained is but one round in whathas already been a long fight, and maywell continue to be a long fight for justice,the “someones” who have broughtthe matter to this point had to contributemany unremunerated hours of effort,energy and work. Again, congratulationsand thank you.Lastly, if the appellate court’s rulingresults in an opportunity to conduct discoveryto find out how and why “60Minutes” came to create “The Ugly Faceof Freedom,” such discovery will obviouslycost a lot of money. My family andI will be happy to contribute to supportsuch an endeavor, and I hope that everyoneelse will too.Bohdan VitvitskySummit, N.J.the best works of the above-mentionedgreat artists. Many of the owners of suchart collections are planning to donatethese works of Ukrainian American andUkrainian Canadian artists to TheUkrainian Museum in New York.However, they are waiting for the newbuilding to be erected so that all thesetreasures can be displayed for the wholeworld to see.Few things in the life of any nationcontribute to education and pride in one’sheritage more than museums. And in Dr.Kuropas’ words: “If we learned moreabout our past, perhaps we could learnsomething that would sustain us in dealingwith the present.” I wholeheartedly agree.Nadia DeychakiwskyBrecksville, OhioFaces and Placesby Myron B. KuropasFollow your bliss: Harvard revisitedI appreciate the responses to my briefcritique of Harvard Ukrainian studies programsby Drs. Roman Szporluk, JamesClem and Lubomyr Hajda, and Messrs.Peter Bylen and Peter Jacyk. As Mr. Jacykpoints out, “constructive criticism is veryhealthy and leads to self-improvement.”Let me state at the outset that I havethe highest regard for Prof. Szporluk, anacademic who has often defended theUkrainian name in the press. I also haveno quarrel with the Harvard summer program.My son Stefko attended a fewyears back and benefited greatly. I havepresented lectures there on two occasionsand enjoyed it tremendously.While I respect Dr. Hajda’s views, Iam somewhat disappointed with his tone.He accused me of leveling “gratuitous,unsubstantiated and unfair charges”against the HURI. He also wrote that mycriticism was “a gross disservice” to ourcommunity because I was “seeking nonexistentenemies.”I could reply in kind, but I won’t.Instead, let me pose some questions.Why is it that the two most importantbooks published about Ukraine in thepast 30 years – Orest Subtelny’s“Ukraine: A History” and Paul RobertMagocsi’s “A History of Ukraine” – werenot published by the HURI? Dr. Subtelnyis Harvard’s first Ph.D. in Ukrainianstudies and Dr. Magocsi was associatedwith the HURI as a post-doctoral student.One would think that our professors atHarvard would have been first in line topublish these two monumental works.Dr. Hajda suggests that the HURI truly issensitive to the needs of our community. Ifthat is so, why is it that Harvard academicshave remained blissfully silent during ourcommunity’s long battle with Soviet disinformationregarding Ukrainian relationshipswith the Nazis? Isn’t that one of our greatestneeds? Aren’t we entitled to know thewhole truth? Couldn’t the HURI have sponsoreda conference or a publication on thetopic “Ukraine During World War II?”Not only did HURI not offer assistanceduring this continuing community crisis, itsfirst director may actually have hurt ourcause. During a Ukrainian-Jewish conferencein 1983, Prof. Omeljan Pritsak mentionedthat he had thought about organizing“a Ukrainian Legion” of thousands ofUkrainian students to fight for Israel. Hebelieved, in his own words, that “it wasvery important to show to the world, andfirst of all to our Jewish friends, that thereare some Ukrainians who believe that theyhave to pay for their sins with their ownblood.” What is that all about?In addition to combating our “uglyUkrainian” image, the next most importantissue within our community is our future.Why hasn’t Harvard addressed this problem?The last time the HURI producedanything on our immigration was in 1986when “Ethnicity and National Identity:Demography and SocioeconomicCharacteristics of Persons with UkrainianMother Tongue in the United States” (editedby Oleh Wolowyna) appeared. Beforethat it was “The Ukrainian Experience inthe United States: A Symposium,” a 185-page monograph that appeared in 1979. Icontributed to that volume and if memoryserves, I had a difficult time convincing theeditor to drop “the” from references toUkraine in my article. I won, but all otherarticles in the publication used “theUkraine,” a long-time HURI preference.Let’s compare the HURI’s record in thisregard with that of the Canadian Institute ofUkrainian Studies. By 1990, the CIUS hadpublished a total of 17 separate monographson Ukrainian Canadians, including“The Ukrainian Religious Experience:Tradition and the Canadian CulturalContext”; “Loyalties in Conflict:Ukrainians in Canada During the GreatWar”; “Visible Symbols: CulturalExpression Among Canada’s Ukrainians”;“Changing Realities: Social Trends AmongUkrainian Canadians” and “RecollectionsAbout the Life of the First UkrainianSettlers in Canada.” The CIUS has publisheda host of other books on Ukraine aswell, including “Ukraine During WorldWar II: History and Its Aftermath” in 1986.A final question: If one of the responsibilitiesof an institution of higher learningis to place its graduates with other institutions,why have no graduates and postgraduatesin Ukrainian history ever beenplaced at American universities? Prof.Subtelny, Frank Sysyn, Zenon Kohut andProf. Magocsi are all at Canadian universities.James Mace is in Ukraine. Althoughtheir work in Canada and Ukraine is important,we need scholars of their caliber atprestigious U.S. universities.I don’t buy the argument advanced byDr. Ihor Sevcenko as early as 1982 that“pure scholarship” is “our best politicalweapon” and that in developed societiesthere is a fundamental division of laborbetween those who engage in “pure”scholarship and those who pursue politicalactivity. In the words of BohdanVitvitsky (The Ukrainian Weekly,September 2, 1982), “it is a huge mistaketo think that first-rate scholarship hasanything to do with some type of mythicalpurity.” Dr. Vitvitsky pointed out thatpeople like Henry Kissinger, ZbigniewBrzezinski and thousands of others oftencirculate among academia, the privatesector and government, without in anyway sullying their credentials.There are a host of other issues I couldmention relating to Harvard – the shabbyMillennium of Christianity in Rus’-Ukraine booklets that were little more thanreprints from other journals; the conflictbetween the HURI and the AmericanAssociation for Ukrainian Studies; andGeorge Grabowicz, who himself warrantsan entire article, to mention but a few – butI’ll save all that for another time.I was one of the Harvard UkrainianResearch Institute’s earliest supporters. Ieven traveled to various cities to raisemoney for the cause in 1977. Like manyother Ukrainian Americans, I have slowlybecome disillusioned.All of this can be remedied, however, ifthe following steps are taken; 1) the HURIneeds to establish a visible advisory boardof Ukrainian Americans, representative ofa cross-section of the community; 2)members of the board should be willing tonot only offer advice but to raise moneyas well; 3) donors to Harvard shouldclearly specify the way in which theywish to have their money spent ... he whopays the piper calls the tune; 4) Prof.Szporluk should visit various UkrainianAmerican communities and outline hisplans for the future, not for our approvalnecessarily, but for our edification. Givenits incredible support in the past, our communitydeserves nothing less!Myron Kuropas’ e-mail address is:mbkuropas@compuserve.com

8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998No. 38Renowned Maestro Wolodymyr Kolesnyk is interred in Kyivby Halia Talpash WawryshynKYIV – Wolodymyr Kolesnyk hadbeen the former principal choirmaster,conductor, artistic director and generaldirector of one of the largest theaters inthe world – the Taras Shevchenko StateAcademic Theater of Opera and Ballet(the Kyiv Opera Theater).After his death in Toronto onNovember 7, 1997, two panakhydy(memorial services) were held inToronto, however, Mr. Kolesnyk’s wife,Hanna, decided that it would be most fittingfor the formal funeral of Mr.Kolesnyk to be held in Kyiv.Born in 1928 in Dnipropetrovsk, Mr.Kolesnyk graduated with distinctionfrom Kyiv’s Tchaikovsky StateConservatory in 1952, after having completeda conducting course under Prof.Hryhorii Veriovka. While still a youngman, in 1954 he was appointed chiefchoirmaster of the Kyiv Opera Theater’schorus, which consisted of nearly 100singers.Due to political pressure, he left hisillustrious musical career in Ukraine andin 1973 went with his family to Australiaand later to Canada, where he becameconductor of the Ukrainian OperaChorus in Toronto. In addition, he oftenconducted the Dnipro Choir ofEdmonton, and for 10 years conductedthe Ukrainian Bandura Ensemble ofDetroit. He held workshops every summerfor over 20 years in order to trainover 200 musical conductors in NorthAmerica.The day of the funeral in Kyiv was awarm spring day and the casket lay inthe upper gallery of the Kyiv OperaTheater surrounded by flowers andflanked by a large photograph of MaestroKolesnyk.Since Maestro Kolesnyk’s work of Mr.Kolesnyk in North America is not wellknown in Ukraine, on the initiative ofToronto Lysenko Opera Chorus PresidentValentyna Kuryliw it was decided to havea display on a standing board of all theposters from various concerts and operasthat were staged under Mr. Kolesnyk’sdirection in Canada and the U.S.Numerous pictures of the maestro atwork with the Toronto and Edmontonchoruses and with various symphonyorchestras were displayed in a case. Astanding board also displayed pictures ofthe maestro throughout different stages ofhis career, both in North America and inUkraine. As people came up the stairs ofthe exquisitely decorated opera building,they first encountered these displays, atestimony to the prodigious work andcontribution of Mr. Kolesnyk in Canada,the U.S. and Ukraine.In groups of four, people with armbandstook turns standing on either sideof the casket, a vigil of respect for thedeceased maestro. People began arrivingat 11 a.m. but it was not until 1 p.m. thatthe formalities of speeches and eulogiesbegan. During these two hours, numerousmusical pieces were beautifully renderedby a string quartet composed of operamusicians. A choir of singers from theKyiv Opera Theater chorus sang worksby Taras Shevchenko such as “DumyMoyi” and “Zapovit” in a manner soexcellent that it would have made themaestro proud.Speeches were made by dignitaries ofthe Kyiv Opera Theater and a poem,“Maestro,” in honor of Mr. Kolesnyk wasread by the Ukrainian poet MykhailoTkach. The event was attended by manyguests, such as the renowned writer IvanDzyuba, and other speakers includingAnatolii Mokrenko, current director of theopera theater, Lesia Dychko, a well-knowncomposer and secretary of the Union ofComposers of Ukraine, and Ms. Kuryliw.After the speeches at the Kyiv OperaTheater, the funeral party made its way bybuses to the Baykiv Cemetery on the outskirtsof Kyiv, where many luminariessuch as writer Lesia Ukainka, historianand political leader Mykhailo Hrushevsky,and composer Mykola Lysenko are buried.At the site where Mr. Kolesnyk would belaid to rest, a large memorial stone hadbeen erected. At the gravesite speecheswere delivered by Maria Dytyniak, conductorof the Dnipro Choir of Edmonton;Mykhailo Stepanenko, president of theunion of Composers of Ukraine; and IvanHamkalo, one of the conductors of theKyiv Opera Theater. As the coffin was laidHalia Talpash WawryshynMourners and Maestro Wolodymyr Kolesnyk’s widow, Hanna, at the gravesite at Baykiv Cemetery in Kyiv.to rest all present sang “Vichnaia Pamiat.”Following the funeral service at thecemetery, mourners returned to the operahouse where the “tryzna” was preparedfor the guests. An impassioned speech byMrs. Kolesnyk and remarks by CanadianAmbassador Christopher Westdal, translatedinto Ukrainian by Cultural AttachéRoman Waschuk, were offered.Maestro Kolesnyk, who in 1969 heldone of the most prestigious posts in theUkrainian musical world as the KyivOpera Theater’s general and artisticdirector, was laid to eternal rest in hisbeloved city. Under his direction nearly900 talented people worked and masteredover 80 operas of both classical and moderncomposers. The Soviet repressions inUkraine in the 1970s indirectly gaveUkrainians in North America a gift, andin having had Maestro Kolesnyk, theUkrainian cultural scene has been foreverenriched. The musical seeds that he soaptly planted are sure to grow for manygenerations.Above, writer Ivan Dzyuba greets Hanna Kolesnyk at thememorial reception. On the left, Valia Kuryliw of Toronto’sLysenko Opera Chorus speaks at the Kyiv Opera Theater,where mourners gathered to pay their respects to WolodymyrKolesnyk.

No. 38THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 9Shevchenko Scientific Society to celebrate 125th anniversaryNEW YORK – In October, theShevchenko Scientific Society (NaukoveTovarystvo im. Shevchenka, or NTSh),the oldest functioning Ukrainian scholarlyassociation, will be celebrating its125th anniversary worldwide.In New York, the event will bemarked by two conferences and a banquet.On Friday, October 2, a symposiumwill be held in honor of the eminentSlavic linguist George Y. Shevelov, professoremeritus, Columbia University, atColumbia University (see story below).On October 3 and 4, a two-day conferencewill be held at the ShevchenkoScientific Society’s building at 63 FourthAve. (between 9th and 10th streets).The majority of presentations at theNTSh conference will be in Ukrainian.The conference starts on Saturday,October 3, at 10:30 a.m., with a sessiondevoted to the history of the scholarlyassociation. Among the topics presentedwill be: “NTSh in Ukraine,”(OlehRomaniv, head of NTSh, Lviv); “NTShin the U.S.,” (Wolodymyr Stojko,Manhattan College); “NTSh and theNatural Sciences,” (SviatoslavTrofimenko, University of Delaware);“Publications of NTSh,” (DmytroShtohryn, University of Illinois); and“NTSh Publications in English,” (LeonidRudnytzky, La Salle University). Thesession will be chaired by MarthaBohachevsky Chomiak (NationalEndowment for the Humanities).The first afternoon session (1:30-3:50p.m.) will deal with specific aspects ofUkrainian studies: language (LarissaOnyshkevych, Princeton ResearchForum); literature (John Fizer, RutgersUniversity); historiography (AnnaProcyk, Kingsborough College); andpolitical science (Vasyl Markus,Encyclopedia of the UkrainianDiaspora). The session will be chaired byTaras Hunczak (Rutgers University).The second session (starting at 6 p.m.)will be devoted to science and technology,offering a prognosis of the changeslikely to occur in the 21st century. Thetopics will cover: computers and electrochemistry(Lubomyr Romankiw, IBM);medicine (Dr. Larissa Bilaniuk,University of Pennsylvania); opticalphysics (Andrew Chraplyvy, LucentTechnologies); nuclear physics (LewChirovsky, AT&T); as well as cyberneticsand cyberspace (Vsevolod Onyshkevych,Ronin Corp.) This session will be chairedby Roman Andrushkiw (New JerseyInstitute of Technology).The Sunday program will commenceat 1:30 p.m. with an English-languagesession on Ukrainian language (MichaelFlier (Harvard University) and on religion(Thomas Bird, Queens College); itwill be chaired by Myroslava Znayenko,(Rutgers University). The second session(in Ukrainian), to be held at 3:30-5 p.m.),will present young Ph.D.’s and scholarsand their specific areas of specialization:Lidia Stefaniwska (literature, HarvardUniversity); Daria Nebesh (ethnomusicology,University of Maryland); OksanaLassowsky (topology, St. John’sCollege); Roman Samoliak (dynamicalsystems, NJIT); and Bohdan Nebesh (therole of computers in everyday life in thefuture, U.S. Department of Defense). Thesession will be chaired by RomanVoronka (NJIT).An exhibit of NTSh publications aswell as books by NTSh members, preparedby Svitlana Andrushkiw (NTSh)and Tania Keis (Barnard College), will beon display at the conference.A banquet will be held at theUkrainian National Home at 142 SecondAve., on Sunday, October 4, at 6 p.m.The banquet will honor Prof. Shevelov,who will be introduced by Prof. AssyaHumesky (University of Michigan), andthe late Dr. Jaroslaw Padoch, with a tributeby Dr. Rudnytzky. The keynotespeaker at the banquet will beAmbassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Dr.Yuri Shcherbak.The entertainment program willinclude music composed by JaropolkLassowsky to texts by Marta Tarnawskyand Bohdan Krawciw (all NTSh members),performed by the Lassowsky Trio– Jaropolk Lassowsky, OksanaLassowsky and Daria Nebesh; selectionsby soprano Oleksandra Hrabova; andpoetry recitation by Sofia Zielyk andKsenia Piasetsky.AT A GLANCE: History of the Shevchenko SocietyThe Shevchenko Scientific Society(Naykove Tovarystvo im. Shevchenka, orNTSh) was founded on December 11,1873, in Austrian-ruled Lviv as theShevchenko Society with the aim of fosteringthe development of Ukrainian literatureand scholarship. The society’s initiatorswere leading Ukrainian communityand cultural figures on both sides ofthe Austrian-Russian border, headed byOleksander Konysky. The society’s firstact was the establishment of its own publishinghouse in 1874.The NTSh acquired a pan-Ukrainianimportance and scholarly prestige underthe presidency (1897-1913) of MykhailoHryshevsky.Changes occurred in the NTSh’s roleand scope after tsarist restrictions onUkrainian writing and scholarship werelifted in the wake of the Revolution of1905.The first world war interrupted allNTSh activities, including renewed plansto transform the society into an academyof sciences in 1916. During the occupationof Galicia in 1914-1915, the NTShwas outlawed, and its buildings andpresses were confiscated; many of itsvaluable library, archival and museumholdings, and scholarly acquisitions weredestroyed.The NTSh was revived during theinter-war Polish occupation of westernUkraine, but it functioned on a lesserscale. Many of its members becamepolitical émigrés to the West, some emigratedto Soviet Ukraine, and the influxof new scholarly cadres declined.In the early 1920s the NTSh organizedthe Lviv (Underground) UkrainianUniversity and the Lviv (Underground)Ukrainian Higher Polytechnic School andestablished relations with the All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in Kyiv(VUAN).With the Stalinist suppression ofSoviet Ukrainian culture in the 1930s, theNTSh partly regained its earlier status inthe Ukrainian scholarly world. Its internationalprestige remained high, as attestedby the acceptance of membership inthe NTSh by Max Planck (in 1923) andAlbert Einstein (in 1929).Since its founding in 1873 until 1939the NTSh issued 591 serial volumes, 352individual scholarly publications, textbooksand maps, 103 books of literaryjournalism, 95 belletristic works and 31informational publications.During the first Soviet occupation ofGalicia (1939-1941) the NTSh was shutdown. In 1940 it was forced by theSoviet authorities to dissolve, and itsproperties were expropriated by the state.Many of its members disappeared orwere repressed, and others fled toGerman-occupied Poland. During theGerman occupation of Galicia (1941-1944) the Nazi regime did not allow theNTSh to be publicly active. Before theSoviet reoccupation of Lviv in 1944,most remaining NTSh members fled tothe West.The scholarly association was revivedin Munich in June 1947, on the initiativeof Volodymyr Kubijovyc and IvanRakovsky, by members who had soughtrefuge in post-war Germany.After the mass emigration ofUkrainian refugees from Germany andAustria to countries of the New World in1947-1949, chapters of the NTSh wereestablished in the United States (1947),Canada (1949) and Australia (1950).In 1951 the NTSh executive center,library and archives were transferredfrom Munich to Sarcelles, near Paris. In1952 the American chapter purchased itsown building in New York City andestablished a library and archives.In 1955 the European, American,Canadian and Australian chapters becameautonomous NTSh societies. The NTShGeneral Council was established in 1978,with Jaroslaw Padoch elected its firstpresident.Among well-known past members ofNTSh were Dr. Hrushevsky, Ivan Franko,Volodymyr Hnatiuk, Dr. Kubijovyc,Patriarch Josyf Slipyj and MetropolitanMstyslav Skrypnyk. The first president ofthe American Branch of NTSh was Dr.Rakovsky, followed by Nicholas Chubaty,Roman Smal-Stockyj, Matthew Stachiw,Joseph Andrushkiw and Dr. Padoch.(Continued on page 13)Scholarly symposium at Columbiato pay tribute to renowned linguistNEW YORK — The Department ofSlavic Languages and Literatures and TheHarriman Institute at ColumbiaUniversity, The Harvard UkrainianResearch Institute, The ShevchenkoScientific Society and The UkrainianAcademy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S.are holding a symposium in honor ofGeorge Y. Shevelov, professor emeritus ofColumbia University.The symposium will be held on Friday,October 2, at Columbia University,School of International and PublicAffairs, 15th floor, 420 W. 118th St.The symposium convener is MyroslavaTomorug Znayenko of Rutgers University.The first session, devoted to linguistics,commences at 9:30 a.m. and runs untilnoon. Welcoming remarks will be deliveredby Alexander Motyl, The HarrimanInstitute, and Robert L. Belknap,Columbia University.Participating in the morning sessionare: Andrij Danylenko, KharkivUniversity; Boris Gasparov, ColumbiaUniversity; Michael Flier, HarvardUniversity; and Antonina Berezovenko,Fulbright scholar, Kyiv PolytechnicalUniversity. The session will be chaired byWilliam E. Harkins, Columbia University.The second session, dedicated to literature,will be held at 2-4 p.m.Welcoming remarks will be delivered byRobert A. Maguire, chair, department ofSlavic languages and literatures; OleksaBilaniuk, president, Ukrainian Academyof Arts and Sciences; Leonid Rudnytzky,president, Shevchenko ScientificSociety.Symposium participants include:George G. Grabowicz, HarvardUniversity; Tamara Hundorova, Fulbrightscholar, National Academy of Sciences ofUkraine; Assya A. Humesky, University ofMichigan; Vitali A. Chernetsky, ColumbiaUniversity; and Anna Chumachenko,Fulbright scholar, National Academy ofSciences of Ukraine. The session will bechaired by Danylo Husar Struk, Universityof Toronto.On Sunday, October 4, Prof. Shevelovwill be honored at a banquet celebratingthe 125th anniversary of the ShevchenkoScientific Society.BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: George Y. Shevelov,prominent Slavic linguist and philologistGeorge Y. Shevelov, professor emeritus,Columbia University, is an eminentSlavic linguist and philologist.In the field of Slavic linguistics hedevoted special attention to Old ChurchSlavonic, Belarusian, Polish, Russian,Slovak, Serbo-Croatian, Macedonianand, above all, Ukrainian.In his most important work, “AHistorical Phonology of the UkrainianLanguage “(1979), Prof. Shevelovdemonstrated the historical continuityof the Ukrainian language.Among his other important publicationsin linguistics are: “Do HenezyNazyvnoho Rechennia” (On theGenesis of the Nominal Sentence,1947); “Halychyna v FormuvanniNovoii Ukraiinskoii LiteraturnoiiMovy” (Galicia in the Formation of theModern Ukrainian Literary Language,1949, 1975); “Narys SuchasnoiiUkraiinskoii Literaturnoii Movy” (An(Continued on page 13)Encyclopedia of UkraineProf. George Y. Shevelov

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No. 38Jersey artist earns reputationfor “crisp, evocative pastels”by Camilia HukRUTHERFORD, N.J. – Graduatingwith a fine arts degree from New YorkUniversity, Christine Holowchak Debarryhappily devoted the years after college toher family, while studying at the ArtStudents League and with private teachers.But the tragic and untimely death of herhusband, Gerhard, suddenly left her widowedwith two small daughters, Larissaand Tania.She sought solace in her children and inher talent. Her early work – woodcuts –reflected her deep sorrow. The woodcut“Mother,” for example, a portrait of aUkrainian woman, bowed by grief, was afamiliar favorite of many. Lonely figures,studies of solitary objects in stark blackand white, marked this period in her life.Perhaps it was as Mrs. HolowchakDebarry watched her daughters bloom intobeautiful young women that her paletteonce again took on life’s magic hues.Today, she is featured in the Septemberissue of American Artist, where she iscredited with a “reputation for creatingcrisp, evocative pastels,” which she herselfdescribes as “woven color,” or as “bits ofcolor showing through other bits of color.”Warm yellows and blues flow throughher pastel and watercolor “HunterMountain,” creating a dreamy impressionistlandscape. Equally pleasing is herdepiction of a more unconventional subject,“Returning Home,” in which the welcominggolden hues of a morning skybrighten the way for a rather dark propanetruck.This unique painting also graces theTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 11cover of Paselagram (fall/winter 1998), themagazine of the Pastel Society of America.In sharp contrast, the American Artist articlefeatures a copy of “Snapdragons”, alight pastel of salmon and cream buds.Mrs. Holowchak Debarry has distinguishedherself also as the president of thePastel Society of America (PSA) and as aboard member of the Artists Fellowship.She is also a board member of The AlliedArtists of America, and an elected memberof the Salmagundi Club, the CatharineLoriliard Wolfe Art Club and the AmericanArtists Professional League.She has conducted workshops internationally– recently having returned from aninvitational program in China, in Xi’anand Nanchang, in November 1997 andfrom the Flying Colors Workshop inAcapulco, Mexico, in March of this year.In September she will conduct a PSAworkshop at the National Fine Arts Club.A second workshop in Acapulco is plannedfor early 1999, to be followed by the LacMagentic Pastel Workshop in Quebec inApril 1999.She has been invited to present her pastelpainting technique at the NorthernMichigan Workshops, in Venice and otherregions of Italy in 1999.Mrs. Holowchak Debarry is a memberof Branch 18 of the Ukrainian NationalWomen’s League of America. She has alsoexhibited her works at The UkrainianMuseum, the Ukrainian Artists Associationgallery in New York and at Soyuzivka.Her work will be exhibited at theJohnson Galleries, housed in the SomersetArt Association building in Bedminster,N.J., during the month of October.The Executive Committeeof theUKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONannounces that its1998 JOINT ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGOF UNA DISTRICTS OFAllentown - Shamokin - Wilkes-Barre and Penna. Branch 467will be held onSaturday, October 10, 1998, 11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Ukrainian Homestead, 1230 Beaver Run Drive, Lehighton, Pa.Obligated to attend the meeting as voting members are District Committee Officers,Branch Officers, Organizers and 34th Convention Delegates.The Fall District Meeting will aim to update the information about various insuranceplans available through our association.THE MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY:Ulana M. Diachuk, UNA PresidentDISTRICT Chairpersons:Anna Haras - AllentownJoseph Chabon - ShamokinTaras Butrej - Wilkes-BarreLunch will be served to all, compliments of the UNA.Kindly telephone the UNA Office 1-800-253-9862 Ext 3020 before October 6thto advise Mrs. Barbara Bachynsky of your attendance.Christine Holowchak Debarry (second from right) with fellow members of the PastelSociety of America during a recent trip to China.PACKAGES TO UKRAINEas low as $ .65 per LbNEWARK, NJ698 Sanford AveTel. 973-373-8783DNIPRO COPHILADELPHIA1801 Cottman AveTel. 215-728-6040*Pick up service availableCLIFTON, NJ565 Clifton AveTel. 973-916-1543

12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998No. 38Newsbriefs(Continued from page 2)tried to prevent the patriarch’s burial in theSt. Sophia complex, which is under theprotection and jurisdiction of the state. As aresult, the body was buried in the squarenear the historic cathedral. VyacheslavChornovil, chairman of Rukh, explainedthat Patriarch Volodymyr deserves the titlefor his heroic activities seeking the rebirthof independent Ukraine and its nationalChurch. He also proposed that the patriarchbe reburied inside the Cathedral of St.Sophia, thus creating a “sepulcher ofUkrainian patriarchs.” (Agency ofReligious Information)Parliament bans privatization of distilleriesKYIV – The Verkhovna Rada onSeptember 11 banned the privatization ofdistilleries by vetoing a decree signed byPresident Leonid Kuchma earlier this year,the Associated Press reported. The veto,supported by 236 deputies in the 450-seatlegislature, will frustrate the government’shopes to raise 300 million hryvni ($120million U.S.) from the privatization of 73out of a total of 168 distilleries still not privatized.(RFE/RL Newsline)Moody’s lowers Ukraine’s credit ratingKYIV – Moody’s Investors Service hasdowngraded Ukraine’s rating for foreigncurrencydebts from B2 to B3 and for foreigncurrency bank deposits from B3 toCaa3, the Associated Press reported onSeptember 10. The U.S. agency cited “thedepletion of Ukraine’s foreign currencyreserves to dangerously low levels over thepast few months,” which, it said, suggests“an increase in the risk of default on[Ukraine’s] foreign debt obligations.”Moody’s also did not share the government’soptimism over the recent approvalof a $2.2 billion loan by the IMF, sayingthe loan will only postpone a financial crisisif radical economic reform is not implemented.(RFE/RL Newsline)Canadian management school opensKYIV – Ukraine’s first Canadian businessmanagement program opened onSeptember 9 with a class of 40 students.The program’s Kyiv campus will offermajors in managerial accounting andfinance. The project was initiated by theNational University of Kyiv-MohylaAcademy and Canada’s Grant MacEwanCommunity College. Canadian instructorswill teach 20 percent of the courses and 20students from Ukraine will get internshipsin Canada. (Eastern Economist)Rada rejects nominee for privatization postKYIV – The leftist-dominatedVerkhovna Rada on September 10 failed toapprove the state privatization chief, raisingdoubts about the government’s plans tospeed up privatization in the country, theAssociated Press reported. OleksanderBondar, President Leonid Kuchma’s nomineeto head the State Property Fund,received 210 votes in the Parliament – 16short of the necessary majority. “We thinkthat privatization and de-monopolizationare two levers that pushed Ukraine intoabysmal ruin,” Ukrainian Television quotedone Communist deputy as saying after thevote. Petro Symonenko, leader of theCommunist Party caucus, said privatizationmay still be continued if President Kuchmanominates a Communist to head the StateProperty Fund. (RFE/RL Newsline)

No. 38History of the...(Continued from page 9)In Lviv the NTSh was reactivated onOctober 21, 1989.In terms of publications, the NTShcontinues publishing Zapysky NTSh, theprimary NTSh organ, established in1892. Since 1948 many of the volumeshave doubled as collections of the variousNTSh sections and as festschriftenand monographs. The publication of theZapysky was transferred to Ukraine in1991. Beginning in 1949, the societyrenewed the publication of its chronicle,Khronika NTSh, which at present also ispublished in Ukraine.The NTSh has also published 13 volumes(1949-1989) of encyclopedias ofUkraine, which have served as the basisfor Ukraine: A Concise the Encyclopediaand Encyclopedia of Ukraine.In addition the American NTSh haspublished, since 1951, 14 volumes ofProceedings and, since 1951, over 40issues of scholarly works (issued as“Papers”), several literary works, as wellas other books and informativebrochures. The Canadian NTSh has publishedover 20 volumes of conferencematerials, collections of articles andmonographs.The American Branch of NTSh publishesscholarly works on its own or incollaboration with the Ukrainian Branchor with other American, Canadian orEuropean scholarly institutions and presses.Among some American NTSh publicationsare: “Ukraine and Ukrainians in theWorld” (Ann Lencyk, ed., 1994);“Towards an Intellectual History ofUkraine: An Antology of UkrainianThought from 1710 to 1995” (RalphLindheim and George S.N. Luckyj, eds.,1996); “Ukrainian Literature in the 20thCentury: A Reader’s Guide to UkrainianLiterature” (by George S.N. Luckyj,1992), Ukrainian-Czech Dictionary (2vols. in the two languages); and “AnAnthology of World Literary and CriticalThought of the 20th Century” (inUkrainian; M. Zubrytska, L. Onyshkevychand J. Fizer, eds., 1995). In press now is aMulti-Index to the Literaturno-NaukovyiVistnyk (1898-1932, compiled by BohdanGeorge Y. Shevelov...(Continued from page 9)THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 13Yasinskyi) and an ongoing project, theEncyclopedia of Ukrainians in theDiaspora (in Ukrainian, edited by VasylMarkus), which will have a separate volumefor each continent where Ukrainiansreside.Besides having its national representationand main office in New York, theAmerican NTSh has branches in Chicago,Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia andWashington. The society organizes andsponsors scholarly conferences, colloquia,symposia and weekly public lectures inNew York, as well as large-scale conferencesor special sessions at scholarly conferenceson Slavic studies at national andinternational forums.At the present time, the AmericanNTSh is headed by Leonid Rudnytzky(who is also the international president ofthe NTSh World Council), with LarissaOnyshkevych serving as executive vicepresiden;Wolodymyr Stojko as vice-presidentand learned secretary; WolodymyrRak as vice-president and CEO; andRoman Andrushkiw, John Fizer, VasylMarkus and Sviatoslav Trofimenko asvice-presidents. The American NTSh hasa large library and archives, headed bySvitlana Andrushkiw. The library cataloguemay be accessed on the Internet,both in Ukrainian and English, athttp://www.osc.edu/ukraine.htmMembership in the society is open touniversity graduates who are interested insupporting Ukrainian scholarship. Basedon their scholarly achievements individualsmay become corresponding or fullmembers, who then may belong to varioussections (which are international):philology, history and philosophy, art,ethnography and folklore, social sciences,exact and applied sciences, biologyand medicine.Information about the ShevchenkoScientific Society may be found on theinternet: http://www.brama.com/sss or bycalling (212) 254-5130, or by writing to:Shevchenko Scientific Society, 63 FourthAve., New York, NY 10003.Sources: Encyclopedia of Ukraine,Vol. 4, (Toronto: University of TorontoPress, 1993); with contribution by Dr.Larissa M.L. Onyshkevych.Outline of the Contemporary UkrainianLiterary Language, 1951); “The Syntax ofModern Literary Ukrainian: The SimpleSentence” (1963; in Ukrainian, 1951); “APrehistory of Slavic: The HistoricalPhonology of Common Slavic” (1964,1965); “Die Ukrainische Schriftsprache,1798-1965” (The Ukrainian WrittenLanguage, 1798-1965), (1966); “Teasersand Appeasers: Essays and Studies onThemes of Slavic Philology” (1971); and“The Ukrainian Language in the FirstHalf of the 20th Century, 1900-1941: ItsState and Status” (1989; in Ukrainian,1987).Professor of Slavic philology atColumbia University from 1958 to 1977,Prof. Shevelov served as associate professorat Columbia (1954-1958) and lecturerin Russian and Ukrainian at HarvardUniversity (1952-1954).He was born December 17, 1908, inLomza, Poland. After studying under L.Bulakhovsky at Kharkiv University, helectured there in Slavic linguistics from1939-1943. Upon emigrating to Germany,he taught at the Ukrainian Free Universityin Munich (1946-1949) and obtained adoctorate there.Prof. Shevelov was actively involved inorganizing Ukrainian émigré literary life inpostwar Germany. He was one of thefounders and served as vice-president(1945-1949) of the MUR literary association(Mystetskyi Ukrainskyi Rukh/TheArtistic Ukrainian Movement).Prof. Shevelov’s numerous articles inthe field of literature, literary criticismand theater appeared in the followingcollections: “Ne Dlia Ditei” (Not forChildren, 1964); “Druha Cherha:Literatura, Teatr, Ideolohiii” (The SecondRound: Literature, Theater, Ideologies,1978); and “Tretia Storozha” (The ThirdWatch, 1991).Prof. Shevelov served as editor and coeditorof many scholarly and literary journals,books and other publications, amongthem, Arka (1947-1948); The Annals ofthe Ukrainian Academy of Arts andSciences in the U.S. (1960-1961);Historical Phonology of the SlavicLanguages (5 vols., 1973-1983); and thejournal Suchasnist (1978-1987).He was also linguistics subject editorfor Ukrainian-language EntsyklopediiaUkraiinoznavstva (Encyclopedia ofUkraine), Ukraine: A Concise theEncyclopedia, and the Encyclopedia ofUkraine, to which he contributed numerousarticles.Prof. Shevelov has been a full memberof the Shevchenko Scientific Society since1949 and of the Ukrainian Academy ofArts and Sciences in the U.S. (UVAN)since 1945. He is also a founding memberof the Slovo Association of UkrainianWriters in Exile.Source: Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol.4 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press,1993).Take advantage of a unique opportunity!ADVERTISE IN THE 1999 UNA ALMANACwhich will be published in an edition of 12,000 copies.Acquaint the Ukrainian community with your institution,professional service or business.Advertising rates:Full page $120Half page 0$75Quarter page 0$45Eighth page 0$25Deadline for submissions of all advertisements: September 30, 1998.Send orders to: Svoboda Press, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054

14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998No. 38WEST ARKA2282 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ont., Canada M6S 1N9Ukrainian American...(Continued from page 7)al military events. This reinforces ourrelationship. For example, UAV Post 101organized a detail to the Fort CusterNational Cemetery in Battle Creek,Mich., for Memorial Day services onMay 25. Among many hundreds of familiesand visitors, a parade of colorsmarched down the Avenue of AmericanFlags. Post 101 posted its colors at thestage podium. An invocation, “ThePledge of Allegiance” and the nationalanthem were rendered.During the introduction of distinguishedguests, Robert Poe, cemeterydirector, presented Michigan’s post andcommanders. Both Post 101 and theLadies Auxiliary of Michigan’s UAVplaced memorial wreaths at the podium.Rowland A. Christian, acting directorof the Department of Veterans Affairs,Washington, was the keynote speaker.Military honors included a rifle salute bythe Fort Custer National Honor Guard,and a cannon salute by the 3rd Battalion,1st Michigan Light Artillery.Taps were sounded as a fly-over bythe 110th Fighter Wing, Michigan AirNational Guard, roared overhead. TomMcHale, news director of WBCK radio,was the master of ceremonies. After allcolors were retired, Oleh Cieply, Post101 commander, and this writer, who isthe UAV’s Michigan state commander,pinned a national UAV medallion lapelpin on the coat of Mr. Poe, director ofFort Custer Cemetery. Afterwards,members of Post 101 gathered at thememorial pathway in a private ceremonyat the post’s Ukrainian memorialmonument.The most meaningful aspect of thisMemorial Day observance, initiated bythe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,is the contacts that were established. Thisis another way to work toward our goalof a national charter.GiftsUkrainian HandicraftsArt, Ceramics, JewelleryBooks, NewspapersCassettes, CDs, VideosEmbroidery SuppliesPackages and Services to UkraineA. CHORNYTel.: (416) 762-8751 Fax: (416) 767-6839Free Cash Grants!College. Scholarships. Business.Medical Bills. Never Repay.Toll Free 1-800-218-9000Ext. G-6945YEVSHANDistributor of fine Ukrainian products - Cassettes, Compactdiscs - Videos - Language tapes & Dictionaries - Computerfonts for PC & MAC - Imported Icons - Ukrainian Stationery- Cookbooks - Food parcels to UkraineCall for a free catalog1-800-265-9858VISA - MASTERCARD - AMEX ACCEPTEDFAX ORDERS ACCEPTED (514) 630-9960BOX 325, BEACONSFIELD, QUEBECCANADA - H9W 5T8Ukrainian American Veterans national executive board members pray for their departed comrades during a Memorial Dayceremony in Warren, Mich.

No. 38Chornomorska Sitch concludes29th annual Sports Schoolby Christine Kozak-ProciukGLEN SPEY, N.Y. – ChornomorskaSitch conducted its 29th Sports Schoolhere at the Ukrainian FraternalAssociation’s (UFA) resort, Verkhovyna.The school traces its beginnings to 1969when a soccer camp for boys was established.Due to the large number of participantsand the demand for a co-ed program,Sitch organized its first Sports School ayear later, in 1970.For 29 years campers from all acrossthe U.S. and recently Ukraine, have participatedin Sports School to master sports oftheir choice while enjoying the beauty ofthe Catskill Mountain Region and thecompany of other campers.In all, 65 campers from various regionsof the U.S. and Ukraine took part thisyear’s program. Participants receivedinstruction and guidance from an excellentstaff of 16 students and counselors thatincluded the head soccer coach, RomanBalash, a physical education instructorfrom Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.Instruction was given in soccer, swimming,tennis and volleyball. Soccerinstruction was conducted by CoachBalash, who was assisted by WolodymyrKovalev, a professional coach and professorof physical education at the KyivInstitute of Physical Education, A.J. Panas,a soccer player for Seton Hall University, aSitch A Team member and a Sitch SportsSchool graduate, and Roman Holowinsky,a Sitch A Team member and a Sitch SportsSchool graduate.Swimming was instructed by Mr.Balash. Ivan Rudawsky, a professionalvolleyball and tennis coach from Ivano-Frankivsk, conducted volleyball lessons.Tennis was taught by Albert Kolb, a professionalcoach from Uzhhorod, Ukraine,Mr. Rudawskyj and Yurij Kolb, also a professionalcoach from Uzhhorod.The girls’ counselors were SlavaWasylak and Lida Bokalo; the youngerboys’ counselor was Alexander Napora,National Agenda...(Continued from page 6)the G-7 meetings and other internationalfora where Ukraine is not represented, andoffer “good friend” support at internationalfora where Ukraine is a new player, oftenwith limited financial and linguisticresources;• establish itself as the “watchdog” ofCanada-Ukraine relations, developing anadequate evaluation capability for programoperations and budgets of the variousdepartments and agencies funded by theCanadian International DevelopmentAgency. Deliver its findings and recommendationsvia annual meetings with topgovernment officials;• ensure the presence of the UkrainianGenocide Famine in the federal genocidecommemoration initiative;• lobby to remove visa travel restrictionsbetween the two countries;• work to revitalize the Friends ofUkraine Parliamentary Committee;• assign to UCC Ottawa the role ofdeveloping and executing an annual policyforum on relevant issues involving appropriatestakeholders.Inclusion and outreach:building the UCC teamIn order to implement the NationalAgenda, the UCC will require a majororganizational and financial effort. Newthinking, new champions and new bloodwill be indispensable. Also, the UCC willneed to provide leadership to the variousTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998 15and the older boys’ counselor was WalterWasylak. Sports School directors for thefirst two weeks and second two weeks,respectively, were Myron Stebelsky andOmelan Twardowsky. The camp secretaryand federal food program administratorwas Marika Bokalo; the medical directorwas Christine Kozak-Prociuk.When the campers were not training insports, there were various other activitiesto occupy them, including movies, singingsessions, dances, barbecues and bonfires,swimming races, tennis and volleyballtournaments, and soccer juggling and dribblingcontests. The weekly obstaclecourse, “Journey through Ukraine,” inwhich campers make their way throughobstacles bearing the names of Ukrainiancities in geographical order, was enjoyedby all of the campers who participated.On August 15 the campers participatedin the Ukrainian Youth Olympics sponsoredby the Ukrainian Sports Federationof the U.S.A. and Canada at the UkrainianAmerican Youth Association (SUM) resortin Ellenville, N.Y. Campers were able touse their newly honed skills from the SitchSports School and apply them to the variouscompetitions with victorious results,earning medals, ribbons and team trophies.The conclusion of the 29th Sitch SportsSchool marked yet another successful seasonfor this program. Trophies, partiallyfunded by the UFA, were awarded to campparticipants as an acknowledgment of theirhard work and training.The 1999 Sitch Sports School is scheduledto be held beginning the last week ofJuly through the end of the third week inAugust. Next year the Sports School willbe celebrating its 30th anniversary. AllSports School alumni are being invited tocontact Chornomorska Sitch as well asparticipate in the celebration next year,reminiscing about fun times and friendship,and sharing memories of beingcampers and staffers at the Sitch SportsSchool.member organizations, the provincial andlocal branches to make the NationalAgenda a reality. Among others, the UCCwill need to:• find monies to reopen its OttawaBureau (not to be called InformationOffice since this implies a passive role, notconducive to influence and results);• seek out appropriate individuals,directed out of Ottawa, to establish aUCC/government of Canada workinggroup to assist the UCC with the deliveryof the National Agenda;• encourage UCC provincial executivesto develop provincial agenda(s) modeledon the National Agenda to deal with issuesin the provincial domain, such as socialwelfare, education and human rights;• encourage UCC local branches todevelop programs that support the UCCNational Agenda. To begin with, emphasizeseveral areas including the developmentof academic scholarships for ouryoung to stimulate academic excellence;strong community presence by meetingswith local MPs, MPPs, as well as theeditorial boards of the local newspapers;outreach programs to the “new,” “old”and “under-challenged” members of thecommunity; bilateral programs both forUkrainian Canadians and for Ukraine bypartnering with other local communities,e.g., aid to Ukraine with other church oraid groups; support for each local organizationto develop and sustain aUkraine-focused project; developmentof a bilingual Canadian newspaper onUkrainian issues along the lines of TheUkrainian Weekly in the U.S.PREVIEW OF EVENTS(Continued from page 16)Air UkraineÄ‚¥aΥ̥fl ì͇ªÌËTHE ONLY NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEENNORTH AMERICA AND UKRAINETUESDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY FLIGHTS TONew York – KyivNew York – Lviv – Kyiv• Flying time is 4 hours faster than any other airline• Highly qualified pilots• Excellent service with traditional Ukrainian hospitalityand great meals on board• Day-time and evening flights from JFK-New York1-800-UKRAINE (1-800-857-2463)or contact your travel agent.For arrival and departure informationcall (718) 656-9896, (718) 632-6909Air Ukraine551 Fifth Ave., Suite 1002, 1005New York, NY 10176Cargo Shipping:Through the Religions of Ukraine” by TonyRocchi, instructor at Centennial College andSt. Vladimir Librarian. The lecture will beheld at the institute, 620 Spadina Ave., at 7p.m. Fee: $5. For additional information call(416) 923-3318.Sunday, October 11CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute ofModern Art presents a concert featuringpianists Alexander and Alex Slobodyanik.The progam includes works by Chopin,Schumann, Brahms and Skoryk. The concertwill be held at the institute, 2320 W. ChicagoAve., at 2 p.m.CONYERS, Ga.: Bishop Robert M.Moskal will bless the new Mother of GodByzantine-Ukrainian Rite Catholic Churchand Parish, located at 2850 Highway 138NE. Divine liturgies will be said at thechurch daily at 7:45 a.m. and on Saturdayevening (vigil) at 5:30 p.m. and on Sundayat 10 a.m. Conyers is located 27 milessoutheast of Atlanta. All interestedByzantine Ukrainians are cordially invitedto attend services. Contact Msgr. JohnStevensky, pastor, (770) 760-1111, or theSisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, (770)922-1077, for additional information.Saturday, October 17LAS VEGAS, Nev.: The Ukrainian-American Social Club of Las Vegas will holda Columbus Day and Fall Celebration, withfestivities starting at 6 p.m. The get-togetherwill be held at 1844 Westwind Road; admission:$7 per person. Dress is very casual. Theclub will furnish several entrees. Please bringa side dish or beverages and check withSteve on what is needed by calling (702)434-1187. For reservations and more informationcall (702) 878-3591.Air Ukraine - CargoSunday, October 18TUCSON, Ariz.: Ukrainian NationalWomen’s League of America Branch 122welcomes autumn with a Ukrainian dinnerto be held at The Heidelberg, located atPina and Swan Road, at 4 p.m. Donation:$6; proceeds designated toward continuingscholarships. The general public is invited.For reservations call Irene Drewnicky,(520) 795-6689, or Pavlyna Farrell, (520)294-1835.ONGOINGTORONTO: The Ukrainian Canadian ArtFoundation marks the opening of its 24thseason and its continued commitment toshowcasing new trends in contempoary artwith an exhibition of two Winnipeg artists,Olya Marko and Halia Stolar, titled “DreamEye.” These two innovators challengethrough brilliant experimentation with elementsof their Ukrainian heritage. The exhibitruns through September 30. For moreinformation call UCAF, (416) 766-6802.DOYLESTOWN, Pa.: The BarvinokUkrainian Dance School offers Ukrainiandance classes for children ages 7 and up tobe held at the Central Bucks School ofGymnastics and Dance, Route 611. Classes,which commenced on September 13, areheld Sunday evenings and are under theinstruction of Kristine Izak, member of theSyzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble ofNew York and past member of the VoloshkyUkrainian Dance Ensemble. Ms. Izak is alsoan assistant and instructor for Roma PrymaBohachevsky’s Ukrainian Dance Workshopand Camps. For information and registrationcall (215) 362-5816.2307 Coney Island Ave. (Ave. T), Brooklyn, NY 11223tel.: 718-376-1023, fax: 718-376-1073

16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1998No. 38PREVIEW OF EVENTSTo subscribe: Send $50 ($40 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly,Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054Selfreliance UA Federal Credit Unionë‡ÏÓÔÓÏ¥˜ ì͇ªÌÒ¸ÍÓ-ÄÏÂË͇ÌҸ͇ ä‰ËÚÓ‚‡ ëÔ¥Î͇734 Sandford Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106• Tel. (973) 373-7839 • Fax (973) 373-8812 •2200 Route 10 West, Parsippany, NJ 07054• Tel. (973) 451-0200 • Fax (973) 451-0400 •• http://www.selfreliance.org •BUSINESS HOURS:Tue & Fri - 12:00 noon to 7:00 PM • Wed & Thurs - 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM • Sat - 9:00 to 12:00 noon • Mon. - ClosedMonday, September 21EDMONTON, Alberta: The CanadianInstitute of Ukrainian Studies is holding a lecture,as part of its fall seminar series, by Dr.Frank Sysyn, director, Peter Jacyk Center forUkrainian Historical Research, CanadianInstitute of Ukrainian Studies, University ofAlberta, titled “On the 350th Anniversary ofthe Khmelnytsky Uprising: The ChangingImage of the Hetman.” The lecture will beheld at the University of Alberta, 352Athabasca Hall, at 3:30 p.m. For additionalinformation call (403) 492-2972.Wednesday, September 23NEW YORK: The Shevchenko ScientificSociety is sponsoring a lecture by MykolaRiabchuk, writer, publicist and editor of theKyiv newspaper Krytyka. Mr. Riabchukwill speak on the topic “The Politics ofUkrainization in Present-day Ukraine:Myth and Reality.” The lecture will be heldat the society’s building, 63 Fourth Ave., at6:30 p.m.Saturday, September 26MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.: The UkrainianCongress Committee of America, WhippanyBranch, will be hosting a Ukrainian Day festivalstarting at 11 a.m. at Malapardis Park inEast Hanover at the intersections of Routes287, 80, 10 and 46. Admission to the park isby donation. This beautiful setting will comealive with music, dance and entertainment.Vendors will be selling traditional Ukrainianfood, arts and crafts. In the evening, starting at9:30 p.m., there will be dancing at theRamada Inn in East Hanover to the music ofChwyla. Admission to the dance is $10.Sunday, September 27PARSIPPANY, N.J.: Selfreliance UAFederal Credit Union will hold a grand openingof its Parsippany Branch Office, located inthe UNA Corporate Headquarters building,2200 Route 10. Ribbon cutting ceremony,blessing of office, buffet, free gifts and grandprize drawing to begin at 2 p.m. The generalpublic is invited to attend. For more information,call the credit union’s Newark Office,(973) 373-7839.PITTSBURGH: The Pittsburgh UkrainianFestival Committee announces the 17th annualUkrainian Festival, in the Commons Roomof the Cathedral of Learning on the Universityof Pittsburgh campus, at noon-6 p.m.Admission is free. The festival will featurecultural displays and entertainment, as well asoffer Ukrainian food and merchandise for purchase.Following the event, at 6 p.m. in theBellefield Annex Auditorium, there will be afree concert of Ukrainian song and dance, featuringthe Kyiv Dance Ensemble and thePoltava Ukrainian Dance Company. For additionalinformation, call Kristina Kincak, (724)695-1915.NEWARK, N.J.: St. John the BaptistUkrainian Catholic Church Sunday religionclasses for grades K, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, 8will begin September 7. Classes will beheld for one hour immediately after 9:30liturgy. Also, all high school youths areinvited to join the parish’s hands-on spiritualworkshop held every fourth Sundayafter 9:30 liturgy, beginning on September27. The workshop includes: hands-on(good deed) activities, guest speakers anddiscussions. For more information callRoksolana Misilo, (973) 376-4807.Monday, September 28CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The HarvardUkrainian Research Institute, as part of itsseminar series, is holding a lecture by VitaliyShelest, corresponding member, NationalAcademy of Sciences of Ukraine titled“Science and The Scientist in UkraineToday: Some Personal and TheoreticalObservations.” The lecture will be held in theHURI Seminar Room, 1583 MassachusettsAve.Saturday, October 3NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute ofAmerica invites the Ukrainian community toan Autumn Anniversary Celebration at theinstitute. There will be cocktails, hors d’oeuvresand music. For information or to RSVP,call the institute no later than Tuesday,September 29, at (212) 288-8660.TORONTO: The Ukrainian Canadian ArtFoundation invites the public to attend theopening of an exhibition featuring the graphicworks of Yaroslav Myskiv. A master printmaker,Mr. Myskiv, who hails originally fromUkraine’s Ternopil region, moved toSevastopol after graduating from the ArtAcademy of Lviv. While at the academy hestudied under Danylo Dovboshynsky, who iswidely respected as one of the leaders of thegeneration that exploded onto the Soviet artscene in the 1960s. Mr. Myskiv has participatedin countless international juried exhibitionsand has had four retrospective shows. Thisshow will mark Mr. Myskiv’s premiere NorthAmerican solo exhibition. The exhibit will beopened at 7 p.m. by Svitlana Vyshtalenko,correspondent for “Ukraine and the World.”The exhibition continues to October 23.UCAF is located at 2118-A Bloor St. W.Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, noon-6p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Telephone: (416) 766-6802; fax: (416) 762-9298.TRENTON, N.J.: The Ukrainian NationalHome will celebrate its 35th anniversary atthe St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Churchhall located at 839 Yardville-Allentown Road,Yardville, N.J. The program will start at 8p.m., followed by a family-style dinner withdancing to the music of Fata Morgana.Admission: $25 with a cash bar. For furtherinformation, call M. Romanko, (609) 895-0590.Sunday, October 4NEWARK, N.J.: The Jubilee Committee ofSt. John the Baptist Ukrainian CatholicChurch invites the Ukrainian community tocelebrate the 25th anniversary of priesthood ofthe Rev. John Szadiak CSsR and the 40thanniversary of priesthood of the Rev. JohnStuchlak CSsR, Divine liturgy will be celebratedat 9:30 a.m. at St. John the BaptistChurch, Sandford Avenue, followed by a banquetto be held at the Ramada Inn, Route 10westbound, East Hanover, N.J. The cocktailhour will be at 1 p.m., followed by dinner at 2p.m. Tickets, at $40 and $30 for seniors, mustbe ordered by September 27. To order ticketscall Marta Borowyk, (908) 964-7886, or JoeShatynski, (908) 688-8276, or mail a checkwith name, address and telephone number to:St. John’s Church – Anniversary Celebration,719 Sandford Ave., Newark, NJ 07106. Tables(10 persons) may be reserved by callingRostyslaw Milanytch, (973) 762-4537 weeknightsat 8-10 p.m.NEW BRIGHTON, Pa.: An exhibit titled“Their Wisdom,” featuring woodcut andmixed media works by Anizia Karmazyn-Olijar will be held at the Merrick Art Gallery,Fifth Avenue at 11th Street. The exhibit opensOctober 4 and will run through October 25.For more information call the gallery, (724)846-1130.LAKE SAN MARCOS, Calif.: The LakeSan Marcos Chamber Music Society willpresent pianist Mykola Suk in a piano recitalat the Lake San Marcos Recreation Lodge,1105 La Bonita Drive, at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Sukwill perform Fantasy, Op. 17 by Schumann,“Out of Doors” Suite by Bartok, UkrainianRhapsody by Lysenko and Spanish Rhapsodyby Liszt. Tickets may be purchased at the doorprior to the concert. General admission: $18;seniors, $15; students, $8. For further information,call (760) 744-7516.Tuesday, October 6HARTFORD, Conn.: The Hartford Branchof the Ukrainian American Youth Association(SUM) will begin its educational and sportsactivities at the Ukrainian National Home,961 Wethersfield Ave., at 6 p.m. For moreinformation, contact Irene Bobriwnyk, (860)563-9517, or Anna Pokova, (860) 659-0669.Wednesday, October 7TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute presents alecture titled “In Quest of Meaning: A Journey(Continued on page 15)