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No. 20Demjanjuk deported...(Continued from page 1)May 13 quoted a spokesman for prosecutorsin Munich as saying that Mr.Demjanjuk was fine during his first night inprison. “There were no problems whatsoever,”said Anton Winkler. “He is still fitenough to remain in custody.” That, however,does not mean Mr. Demjanjuk is fitenough to stand trial. Haaretz reported thatMunich prosecutors must still determinewhether he is well enough to be tried; thatdetermination could take up to two weeks.The Associated Press reported thatwhether or not he is found fit to stand trial,Mr. Demjanjuk is likely to spend the rest ofhis life in Germany, either in jail or in ahome for the elderly.On May 12 Mr. Demjanjuk, seated in awheelchair and breathing through a nasaltube, heard a German judge read a 21-pagewarrant accusing him of being accessory tothe murder of 29,000 people in Sobibor. Hislawyer Gunther Maull filed a challenge tothe charges; he argued that the evidencewas slim and that Germany’s jurisdiction inthe case is questionable.Mr. Demjanjuk denies that he everserved the Nazis, but admits giving falsestatements when entering the United Statesin order to escape repatriation to the SovietUnion. He says he served in the Sovietarmy and was a prisoner of war captured bythe Germans.“Now at the age of 89, when allegedwitnesses are now dead, he’s faced withhaving to defend himself again, when withthe pain and suffering he’s no longer capable,”his son John Demjanjuk Jr. said onMay 11 in a telephone interview with TheNew York Times. “You would have thoughtthat after the mistake they made in nearlysending him to the gallows, they wouldhave just let this go.”His son says Mr. Demjanjuk has bonemarrowand kidney diseases, for which heis undergoing medical treatment.Contacted by The Ukrainian Weekly, theTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 3younger Mr. Demjanjuk commented:“Prosecutors claim he was an active participantat Sobibor, yet they cannot allege onespecific harmful act, because there is not ashred of evidence he ever hurt a single person.Instead they sensationally and baselesslybroad-brush him as having taken partin 29,000 murders…”Fast-moving developmentsOn April 10 an immigration appealsboard had ruled that Mr. Demjanjuk couldbe deported to Germany to face charges thathe served as a guard at Sobibor. Mr.Demjanjuk’s lawyers had argued that he isin poor health and that being forced to travelto Germany would be tantamount to torture.The ruling was appealed to the U.S.Court of Appeals for the 6th District,which on April 14 granted a stay ofdeportation so that it could further considerMr. Demjanjuk’s motion to reopenhis deportation case. The stay was grantedshortly after immigration officersremoved Mr. Demjanjuk from his homein Seven Hills, Ohio. The court issued itsruling in view of Mr. Demjanjuk’s imminentdeportation without addressing theU.S. government’s argument that it hadno jurisdiction to rule on the appeal.On May 6 the Court of Appeals for the6th District opened the way for Mr.Demjanjuk’s deportation when it denied astay of deportation. Then, on May 8, immigrationagents served Mr. Demjanjuk with anotice to surrender to an immigration officein Cleveland. The notice was served a dayafter the U.S. Supreme Court declined,without comment, to hear Mr. Demjanjuk’sappeal to block his deportation.Finally, on May 12, a court in Berlin-Brandenburg rejected his lawyer’s attemptto have the German government withdrawits agreement to accept Mr. Demjanjuk.Sources: The New York Times, AssociatedPress, haaretz.com, The Ukrainian Weekly,The Independent, Speigel Online, The TimesOnline.Statement by John Demjanjuk Jr.Following is the text of a statement onthe Demjanjuk case issued on May 14 byJohn Demjanjuk Jr., who was respondingto a request from The Ukrainian Weeklyfor comment on the latest developmentsin the case.My father has become “Ivan theTormented,” as has our whole family. Ina way, we are now a third generation ofliving victims of Nazi Germany. My fourdaughters sobbed through tearful goodbyesand until they fell asleep. But theyare thankful and blessed to have a grandfatherto love and feel sadness about.They ask why this should happen to us,and all I could do was explain that sometimesthings happen in life that cannot bejustified or understood – just dealt with asbest as possible.Apart from the obvious difficulties dueto my father’s age and illnesses, thischapter of torment ranks behind his survivingStalin’s forced Famine, theHolodomor, at the age of 12 and survivingcombat wounds fighting the Nazisand POW captivity as a 21-year-old.Then came six years in an Israeli prisonunder the sentence of death for the deedsof others and as a direct result of the recklessdisregard for the truth at our U.S.Justice Department’s Office of SpecialInvestigations.The Nazis stole my father from hishomeland, Ukraine, after nearly killinghim first. Similarly, they stole my motherat the age of 16, taking her from Ukraineto forced labor in Berlin. Now it’s beendone again. More than 60 years after thewar, we will watch my father at the age of89, medicated for various illnesses includingleukemic bone marrow disease, try tosurvive German captivity, and the physicalpain, suffering and mental anguish itis inflicting upon him once again.Some groups in the U.S.A., Israel andGermany are now confronting those whocriticize another prosecution with opinionsthat it is necessary to teach a newgeneration about the Nazis’ crimes andpunish the guilty – just as they did inIsrael 20 years ago, calling for my fatherto hang for the crimes of someone else.The concept of double jeopardy hasbeen ignored, as he was already indicted,and acquitted, for these same allegationsbefore. Somewhere there must be a historylesson to learn from this madness.But, as was the case in Israel, it will notbe found in Munich.Prosecutors claim he was an activeparticipant at Sobibor, yet they cannotallege one specific harmful act, becausethere is not a shred of evidence he everhurt a single person. Instead they sensationallyand baselessly broad-brush himas having taken part in 29,000 murders(though this is dwarfed by the claims ofIsrael, which convicted and acquitted himof nearly a million murders), and they callit justice.How can we judge today whether aUkrainian POW – who was viewed assubhuman by the Germans, survived theNazi onslaught and against whom there isno specific evidence of conduct – shouldbe punished as significantly more culpablethan the Jewish prisoner who sortedclothes, cut hair and pulled gold teethfrom the dead in order to survive?Eastern Partnership – The EU’saccidental sphere of influenceby Ahto LobjakasRFE/RLMay 6BRUSSELS – Much to the EuropeanUnion’s surprise, its Eastern Partnershipinitiative has landed it straight in the middleof great-power politics.What started in 2003 as an essentiallytechnocratic drive to advance reforms inthe post-Soviet space has now become atug-of-war with Russia over influence inthe region – specifically, Belarus,Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia andAzerbaijan.Formally, the EU’s response remainsone of disavowal. The EU eschews anytalk of spheres of influence – or so goesthe refrain in Brussels. Yet the prospectsof visa-free travel, free trade, support toinstitution-building and financial aid thatthe EU is holding out to its six easternpartners are openly construed by Russiaas a bid to gain the upper hand in a regionwhere Moscow itself claims “privilegedinterests.”Whether the EU likes it or not, perceptionis everything in international politics.Russia’s perception of the EasternPartnership unavoidably rearranges theplaying field – and the EU must adapt orrisk seeing its outreach project perish.Moscow itself does nothing to hide itsresentment, with Foreign Minister SergeiLavrov famously denouncing the EasternPartnership as a “sphere of influence” inBrussels in March.Similarly, the German daily FrankfurterAllgemeine Zeitung quoted in its May 5issue the prominent Russian analystSergei Karaganov – who, the paper says,“often expresses official positions inundiplomatic terms” – as telling a conferencein Germany that the “core of all differencesbetween the West and Russia isthe question of whose sphere of influencethe Soviet successor states fall into.”Officials in Brussels are very muchalive to the fact that Russia is fighting theexpansion of the bloc’s influence in theregion tooth and nail. Recent events inGeorgia, Ukraine, Moldova and elsewheresuggest Moscow has embarked ona strategy of turning what the EU wouldlike to see as a “ring of friends” into anarc of instability. Instability is certainly apotent weapon for undermining the EU’sgospel of reform, which relies on piecemeal,cumulative progress.Brussels plays realpolitikThe question the EU now faces is whatit is prepared to do to counter the Russianslings and arrows. There are signs that thebloc is already adapting to the new environmentit finds itself in, albeit reluctantly.Significantly, it has taken a leaf out ofRussia’s playbook by suppressing itsdemocratic scruples and seeking a rapprochementwith Belarus, turning a blindeye on the recent brutal excesses of theMoldovan Communist regime, and keepingArmenia and Azerbaijan on sidedespite their more than patchy democraticrecords.The fact that neither Belarus’s dictatorialPresident Alyaksandr Lukashenka norMoldova’s Vladimir Voronin were expectedto show up at the Prague summit, bowingto discreet EU pressure to stay away,also attests to the hopes the partner countriesinvest in the Eastern Partnership.The best measure of the bloc’s successso far – and the growing habit of autonomyof the eastern capitals – is the refusalof all six Eastern Partnership countries sofar to yield to Russian pressure and recognizethe breakaway Georgian provincesof Abkhazia and South Ossetia as inde-The key question:whose sphere ofinfluence do formerSoviet-blocstates fall into?pendent countries.The shift in EU thinking is evident inthe successive drafts of the Prague summitdeclaration, seen by RFE/RL.Reflecting an acknowledgment of thevaried record of the regimes the EU isdealing with, the document elevates interestsabove values, and consigns all meaningfulpolitical and economic conditionalityto the European Neighborhood Policy(ENP), which remains the pre-eminentvehicle for bilateral relations between theEU and each partner-country. The summitdeclaration makes it quite clear that theEastern Partnership is an enhancement ofthe ENP – reinforcing the impression thatthe EU is putting pragmatism above ideals.The extent to which the partner-countriesview ties with the EU as leverageagainst Russia is reflected in their keeninterest in the draft declaration. All weresaid to have negotiated hard – if notalways successfully – to promote theirviews. Georgia and Azerbaijan campaignedfor a prominent mention for theprinciple of territorial integrity, but had tosettle for the term “norms of internationallaw.” The GUAM (Georgia, Ukraine,Azerbaijan, Moldova) countries alsofailed to secure an explicit reference totheir organization.Persistent divisionsThe size of the challenge facing theEU can hardly be overstated, however. Itwas evident in the predictable squabblesamong the member-states leading up tothe summit. Germany, France, Italy,Spain, Belgium and Portugal all wantedto delete from the initial draft the words“European countries,” used in combinedreference to all 27 EU member-states andthe six partners.The words, which would-be EU membersoften interpret as a signal of eventualmembership, were still there on May 5.But Germany, France and a number ofother countries were successful in insertingthe phrase “long-term goal” into thesection dealing with visa liberalization, tounderscore that visa-free travel is far froman imminent prospect.These and other seemingly minor textualbattles represent real major divisionsbetween member-states on key foreignpolicyissues. They also highlight thedegree to which EU foreign policyremains in thrall to member-state nationalinterests.In another sign of persistent division,neither France nor Spain will be representedby its leaders at the Prague summit,in snubs calculated to underscore thetwo countries’ concern the EasternPartnership could upstage the EU’s stillbornMediterranean Union for its southernneighbors.Copyright 2008, RFE/RL Inc.Reprinted with the permission of RadioFree Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC20036; www.rferl.org. (See http://www.rferl.org/content/Eastern_Partnership__The_EUs_Accidental_Sphere_Of_Influence/1622923.html.)

4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009No. 20Ukrainian Cultural Institute receives North Dakota Governor’s AwardNORTH DAKOTA – The 2009 NorthDakota Governor’s Award for the Artshonored the Ukrainian Cultural Institute(UCI) for its preservation and promotionof the Ukrainian arts.Gov. John Roeven presented the speciallydesigned plaque at a banquet andprogram hosted by the North DakotaCouncil on the Arts. Accepting the awardon behalf of the UCI was Agnes Palanuk,executive director of the Institute.The Ukrainian Cultural Institute wasorganized in 1980 as an independent entityof the North Dakota Ukrainian communities.It signed a Memorandum ofAgreement with Dickinson StateUniversity (DSU) to work through educationto preserve, promote and display theUkrainian culture.Through this memorandum, the universityand the Ukrainian CulturalInstitute sponsored Ukrainian history andlanguage classes, a Ukrainian Symposiumon Emigration to North Dakota, and aforum on the Holodomor. The universityprovides the facilities for workshops andthe Ukrainian Festival.Annually, the UCI sponsors a pysankaCAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The EugeneKinasewich Fund, named in honor of thelate college hockey legend, was establishedto provide financial assistance and opportunitiesfor educational, cultural and athleticexchanges.The combination of academic and athleticachievement that made Dr. Kinasewich sounique is the basis of the fund’s mission andthe guiding light for the continuing commitmentof the founders, notes a description ofthe fund prepared by its board, which isheaded by William H. Becket of Portsmouth,N.H.Thus, the fund today supports 18 studentsfrom Ukraine who go to school and livewith host families in North America. Fifteenof the students are in college, two are in prepschools, one is in high school and one is injunior hockey with the expectation of enrollingin college next year.They attend such colleges as: HarvardUniversity, Manhattanville College, BrownUniversity, the University of New England,Skidmore College, Grant MacEwan College,Neumann College, Hobart College andNorwich University.Among them is hockey phenom LizaRyabkina, a Harvard sophomore who was akey player while still a freshman as Harvardwon the Beanpot and Eastern CollegeAthletic Conference titles. This past fall Ms.Ryabkina, who normally plays as a defenseman,was named ECAC Player of the Weekwhen she recorded her first collegiate hattrick in a 6-4 win against Princeton.Another beneficiary of the fund is OleksiiKoval, a junior at Hobart College, who playsvarsity hockey and studies business. He wasthe first student sponsored by the EugeneKinasewich Fund to graduate from highschool and enroll in college.In a letter to the fund, he wrote: “Without[the fund] I would never have gotten whereI am today. I never realized how much workwas put into education here in America. Ifeel a strong desire to help other others comeand study in America. Because of this, manymore children will get the opportunity to dowhat I have done and, hopefully, this chainwill continue into future generations.”According to the Eugene KinasewichFund’s latest newsletter, all these studentshave been awarded scholarships and stipendsfrom the various schools they attend.However, they need additional funds fortransportation, visa fees, medical insuranceand other out-of-pocket costs. “Only withthe fund’s help are the students able toexhibit and workshops. To promoteembroidery, members of UCI have provideda Ukrainian embroidered quilt forthe festival arts raffle. Children fromthroughout the country attend a Ukrainiansummer workshop sponsored by theNorth Dakota Ukrainian DanceAssociation.Publishing is a very important componentof the institute. The UCI publishes a20-page quarterly newsletter/journalwhich is sent to all members and supporters.As an outcome of the DSU-UCIUkrainian Symposium and a grant fromthe North Dakota Council on theHumanities, the UCI has published twoeditions of “Ukrainians in North Dakota.”To preserve the history of emigrantsfrom the Kyiv gubernia, noted author MarieHalun Bloch translated the memoirs ofAndrew Dubovy titled “Pilgrims of thePraire,” of which the first edition sold 1,000copies, necessitating a second printing.The UCI has preserved the religiousartifacts from the closed St. JosaphatUkrainian Catholic Church by establishinga chapel at the institute. In addition,the UCI initiated a fund drive to restorethe Ss. Peter and Paul UkrainianOrthodox Church in Belfield.As a means of raising funds and anintroduction of Ukrainian cuisine to thepublic, the UCI entered the world of businessand established the Varenyky PyrohyProduction Business. A pyrohy-makingmachine was purchased in 1992 and amarket with two wholesale companiesand several retail stores was established.The six Friday Lenten lunches withpyrohy on the menu attracted over 800diners in 2009.The Ukrainian Cultural Institute isfinancially sustained by membership fees,cultural programs, donations and grants.What began as a quest for the survival ofthe Ukrainian culture, is now an exampleof growth.Twenty-five guests traveled to thestate’s capital in Bismarck for the presentationof the North Dakota Governor’sAward for the Arts. In her acceptance ofthe award, Ms. Palanuk stated that today’sgrandchildren are just two generationsremoved from serfdom. “Only in ademocracy can a culture not only survivebut grow,” she stated.Eugene Kinasewich Fund helps students from UkraineEugene (Gene) Kinasewich (second from right) in 2004 with his twin sons Rob(left) and Greg (right) and grandson Sam Kinasewich.accept the scholarships and grants they haveworked so hard to achieve,” writes Mr.Beckett.Eugene (Gene) Kinasewich was born onAugust 8, 1941, in Edmonton, Alberta, toparents who had emigrated from Ukraine inthe early 1900s (the father born in Bosyry,the mother born in Kalnikiv, both in westernUkraine). By the time he was 10 years old,his parents had died and a family of 12 siblingsprovided the necessary nurturing toraise him.Ice hockey took him to DeerfieldAcademy and then to Harvard College,where he attained a bachelor’s degree(magna cum laude), two master’s degrees,and a doctorate from the Harvard GraduateSchool of Education.Dr. Kinasewich was a hockey player (All-American, Harvard varsity), a teacher(Browne and Nichols School), an administrator(dean, Harvard College), a coach(Browne and Nichols, and Harvard freshmanhockey team) and a business executivewith his family hospital laundry and linensupply business (K-Bro).As an educator and successful businessman,he knew how important educationcould be as a tool for individual development.True to his life experience, Dr.Kinasewich was always involved with kids,hockey and cultural exchange.He believed that when exposure to differenteducational perspectives was combinedwith the demand for discipline and teamworkin athletics, a training ground for leadershipwas created. “For us to be fullyhuman we need exchanges of youth betweencountries to break down barriers,” he oncesaid.In 1991 Dr. Kinasewich became aware ofa youth hockey team from Ukraine touringin North America under the name Druzhba.While working for his family business inCanada and the United States, he fostered acontinuing exchange of Ukrainian youth tothe United States through the Druzhba team.At the same time he was working on theconcept of getting some of these younghockey players to have the opportunity foran educational experience similar to his. Atthe time of his death on February 23, 2005,he was working with a visiting Druzhbateam and had finally convinced the Druzhbacoach of the opportunity and possibilitiesavailable to his players through education incombination with their hockey skills.(Readers may read his obituary, published in(Continued on page 19)Joseph Terelya,religious rightsactivist, dies at 65Joseph Terelya in 1987.TORONTO – Joseph Terelya (JosypTerelia), a former Soviet political prisonerwho was persecuted for his UkrainianCatholic faith and for seeking legalization ofthe Ukrainian Catholic Church – the USSR’slargest outlawed religious community – diedof a heart attack on March 16 in Toronto. Hewas 65.Funeral services were held on April 4 inToronto at St. Josaphat Ukrainian CatholicChurch, with burial to take place later in hisnative Ukraine. Officiating at the servicewas Bishop Emeritus Roman Danylak.Mr. Terelya spent nearly 23 years in prison,camps and psychiatric hospitals for hisactivity in defense of religious and humanrights. He attributed his survival in the gulagto prayer.He was a well-known activist of theunderground Ukrainian Catholic Church,then known as the Church of the Catacombs,and was the founder of the Initiative Groupfor the Defense of the Rights of Believersand the Church in Ukraine. He edited thesamvydav journal Chronicle of the CatholicChurch in Ukraine and worked with theUkrainian Helsinki Group.In 1976 he wrote a letter to KGBChairman Yuri Andropov describing thebrutal treatment of dissidents in theSychovka psychiatric hospital. In 1977 hewrote a letter to Pope Paul VI asking him tospeak out in defense of persecuted UkrainianCatholics in the USSR.His case was cited by ArchbishopMyroslav Lubachivsky, coadjutor to MajorArchbishop Josyf Slipyj of the UkrainianCatholic Church, in an October 1983address to the Synod of Bishops of theCatholic Church. Mr. Terelya visited theVatican on many occasions and met withPope John Paul II.The persecution of Mr. Terelya was notedby many members of the U.S. Congresswho sought to secure his release from theSoviet gulag.Mr. Terelya was known also as a mysticwho reported that he had seen visions,including those of the Blessed Mother whilein Vladimir Prison and in Hrushiv, Ukraine,and of the Archangel Michael.Mr. Terelya was born on October 27,1943, in the Carpathian region of Ukraineand he lived with his family in the village ofDovhe, Zakarpattia Oblast. The family emigratedto Canada in September of 1987,after he was released from a labor campunder a limited amnesty and was stripped ofhis Soviet citizenship. Canada granted Mr.Terelya and his family political asylum.Along with another former Soviet politicalprisoner, Danylo Shumuk, he testified inWashington before the U.S. Commission onSecurity and Cooperation in Europe(Helsinki Commission) on October 22,1987. He said at the hearing that theUkrainian Catholic Church “was always the(Continued on page 19)

6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009No. 20THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLYMay212005The Lutsenko scandalIt’s unfortunate that the scandal involving Internal Affairs Minister Yurii Lutsenkois merely the latest in a series of Orange disgraces that has discredited the nation’s pro-Western and pro-Ukrainian politicians in the eyes of millions.Certainly, the scandal surrounding Mr. Lutsenko’s alleged drunken brawl atFrankfurt International Airport on May 4 can be viewed in a positive light, demonstratingthat such incidents are now being exposed and discussed rather than hushedup or flatly denied. The Ukrainian media led by the Ukrayinska Pravda website is dissectingall versions and attempting to turn over every stone to get as close to the truthas possible. That’s what’s supposed to happen in a free and just society.A tiny shock of surprise shot through the Kyiv political establishment when Mr.Lutsenko even announced at his May 12 press conference that he was submitting hisresignation to Parliament. Astute observers were already scratching the surface, however,and soon enough, the standard elements became apparent.Mr. Lutsenko waited seven days before addressing the press and, when he finallydid, he was brief and vague, thrashing through six questions, not all of which wereanswered, before hustling off. His ostensible resignation was perfectly timed for whenthe Party of Regions didn’t have enough votes to dismiss him.Trying to cast himself as the repentant official trying to correct his wrongs, Mr.Lutsenko left the public relations assault to his allies in his People’s Self-Defense partyand fellow ministry officials.Fellow party member Kateryna Lukianenko went on Channel 5, putting on aremarkable display that drew upon every stale tactic from the post-Soviet public relationstextbook. Presidential Secretariat Chair Viktor Baloha planned and provoked theincident in Frankfurt in order to dismiss Mr. Lutsenko and form a new coalition government,“which could lead to no presidential elections at all,” she declared. “It’s hisact that he planned,” she charged. “All the acts here are planned by the PresidentialSecretariat.” (We can state confidently that while Mr. Baloha certainly wields significantpower within Ukraine’s borders, his ability to influence the Frankfurt airportsecurity and local police is rather limited.)Our Ukraine National Deputy Yurii Karmazin also took this approach, claimingthat Russian natural gas giant Gazprom owns the German tabloid Bild that exposedthe incident with the goal of undermining the Tymoshenko government.If it wasn’t conspiracy theories, then it was outright lies. When officials spoke on Mr.Lutsenko’s behalf, such as the ministry’s Germany representative Serhii Datsiuk, theirstatements contradicted those later made by the minister himself. Mr. Datsiuk said nohandcuffs were involved, while Mr. Lutsenko acknowledged that he and his son werehandcuffed. While Mr. Datsiuk said the minister was denied boarding because he waslate, Mr. Lutsenko acknowledged that airline staff sensed he was drunk.Even as we continue to learn more details about the incident, it’s already clear thatMr. Lutsenko acted out of line.He shouldn’t have been traveling with his son on a business trip, he shouldn’t havefought with Lufthansa staff, he shouldn’t have brawled with German police officers,and he probably shouldn’t have been drinking any alcohol at all.If this were the only disgrace of Mr. Lutsenko’s tenure as internal affairs minister, itwould be enough. But his record is even worse. After a pre-Orange career built uponfighting the establishment as a civic activist, Mr. Lutsenko pulled a Mr. Hyde uponassuming office, indulging in nepotistic schemes and allowing corruption to flourishwithin the nation’s police corps. Real estate raiders use the Ukrainian police to beat upprotesters. Ukrainians get robbed or beaten, and the police look the other way.The desire to ruin the Tymoshenko government might be motivating the Party ofRegions, but its deputies are correct in calling for Mr. Lutsenko’s resignation. Theminister ought to resign.Orange politicians did bring some progress to Ukraine, but more and more often itseems that it’s along the lines of one step forward, two steps back.Turning the pages back...Four years ago, on May 21, 2005, more than 150 million televisionviewers watched as Ukraine hosted, for the first time, the 50thanniversary Eurovision Song Contest at Kyiv’s Sports Palace.Ruslana’s victory at the previous year’s contest in Istanbulbrought the contest to Ukraine, which was an opportunity for Ukraine to demonstrate toEurope that it could organize and execute a show of high standards and quality. The significance,both political and economic, of Ukraine hosting the contest just months after theOrange Revolution, proved far more important to Ukrainians, and particularly their governmentleaders, than the music itself.“The festival’s concept, which we proposed, depended on the fact that this wasn’t just asong competition, but above all, a European presentation of Ukraine,” said MykolaTomenko, vice-prime minister of humanitarian affairs, after the final’s conclusion.At the competition in 2005, Greece’s representative, Helena Paparizou, an ethnic Greekwith Swedish citizenship, emerged as the winner after performing in English her song, “MyNumber One.” During a 2 a.m. press conference following her victory, Ms. Paparziou wasasked whether she thought her performance and style were similar to Ruslana’s, to whichshe replied: “She made all countries feel more proud of their tradition and nationality. Shegave inspiration for her countries to do more traditional songs.”The finals attracted 9,000 spectators, singers and rock bands from 24 countries. Theannual celebration of European pop music featured a mixture of modern with traditional elements,especially from the Mediterranean and Slavic performers.Greenjolly’s performance of the Orange Revolution anthem “Razom Nas Bahato”(Together We Are Many), with modified politically neutral lyrics, escalated the excitementfor the Ukrainian audience members. It was the first hip-hop song ever performed atEurovision, according to Greenjolly’s lead singer, Roman Kalyn.(Continued on page 17)LETTERS TO THE EDITORKupchinsky offersinsight, expertiseDear Editor:Last week’s publication of the commentarytitled “Is Ukraine a failed state?”is a remarkable event for all readers.Roman Kupchinsky seems to say at theend of the article that, well, maybe it is,or is about to be. He cites a number ofconcerns, among them the crassness ofthe political elite; the refusal of manyUkrainians to learn Ukrainian; and theweakness of the media in the face of oligarchswho exercise undue control ofwhat is published or broadcast.One could add to this list. How aboutthe corrupt courts? How about spreadingdisease and disability? How about highinflation that saps the purchasing powerof millions of ordinary citizens?But that is not the point here. For whatmakes Mr. Kupchinsky’s article so noteworthy– even seminal – is Mr.Kupchinsky himself.There are very few Western observersof Ukraine who have and continue tooffer Western readers the combination ofinsight, expertise and nuance that Mr.Kupchinsky does. Part of this, of course,is Mr. Kupchinsky’s deep Ukrainianbackground that gives him a special“feel” for the Ukrainian people and theircharacteristics.Equally significant, however, is theinnate capacity to think, and think again,when confronting large issues, regardlessof national origin or sympathy. Therefore,to see an experienced analyst like Mr.Kupchinsky ask the question “Is Ukrainea failed state?” and then answer it with aqualified “maybe” is an event in itself.As someone who lived and worked inUkraine for five years, teaching at theNational University of Kyiv MohylaAcademy, I shudder. Hundreds of studentspassed my way during that period,all eager and bright, and determined tofashion a new Ukraine for themselves andtheir posterity. They and other young peopleacross Ukraine are the real potentialhostages here – hostages to greed, stupidityand political chicanery, as Mr.Kupchinsky intones.And if the Kupchinskys of the worldconclude that the Ukrainian leadership(both political and economic) is simply abunch of reckless 12-year-olds playingmind games with the nation, then thisland of 46 million could face a very bleakfuture. For it is the Kupchinskys in theWest who have rallied world opinion toUkraine’s cause and camp. Absent thatfactor, the future is dark indeed.William GleasonAlexandria, Va.Failed state?Well, not really...Dear Editor:Roman Kupchinksy is justified in hisanger at Ukraine’s immature elites, and heis right to fear that Ukraine could face seriousdifficulties in the near future, but he’soff the mark in suggesting that Ukraine isabout to become a “failed state.”Failed states aren’t just bad governments,bickering elites or unstable countries.The term has a very specific meaningin the political science literature, andit refers to states that have ceased to bestates – that have stopped performing allthe functions of states. Failed states arenon-states or, simply put, conditions ofanarchy in which law and order has bro-ken down and all the institutions of government– tax collection, administration,policing and so on – have collapsed.Seen in this light, only Somalia andperhaps Congo qualify as bona fide failedstates. Approximating state failure areZimbabwe, which barely creaks along;pre-surge Iraq, when no one appeared tobe running the country; and Afghanistan,large chunks of which resemble Somalia.In contrast, although Mexico is sometimessaid to have failed, the breakdownof law and order in one province (Tijuana)does not yet make for a failed state. Bythe same token, the war in Chechnyadidn’t make Russia a failed state, just asHurricane Katrina didn’t make the UnitedStates a failed state.Is Ukraine like Somalia? Merely askingthis question suggests that the answer has tobe no. Is Ukraine on the way to becomingSomalia? Again, I see no way how theanswer could be yes.To be sure, Ukraine’s elites endlesslybicker and neglect the well-being of theircountry. There are secessionist tendenciesin Crimea and eastern Ukraine. The economiccrisis will increase social tensionsthroughout all of Ukraine. And Russia isdoing its best to keep Ukraine destabilized.And assume the worst – that allthese scenarios occur simultaneously.Assume that Ukraine becomes moreimpoverished, that tensions between itsethnic groups increase, that a province ortwo secedes, and that a Georgia-like miniwarwith Russia takes place. Will Ukrainehave then become a failed state? Will ithave become another Somalia with roaminggangs and bloodthirsty pirates?Of course not. Rump Ukraine will stillbe a state, and, bereft of its recalcitrantprovinces, it may even become a markedlymore stable one. Of course, it’s also possiblethat rump Ukraine will remain a crummystate and that its elites will continue tobicker – but Somalia on the Dnipro is surelynot in the picture, if only because none ofUkraine’s neighbors, and the United Statesas well, would tolerate Ukraine’s descentinto chaos.Just as it’s Ukraine’s political misfortuneto be lodged between an aggressive Russiaand an indifferent Europe, so too it’sUkraine’s geopolitical fortune to be strategicallyimportant to Europe, Russia and theUnited States. Thus, Ukraine is here to stay.It may, if it’s lucky, increasingly resemblethe Italy of the 1960s, or it may, if it’sunlucky, increasingly resemble theArgentina of the 1960s. But not Somalia orCongo.Alexander J. MotylNewark, N.JThe letter-writer is professor of politicalscience at Rutgers University-Newark.We welcome your opinionThe Ukrainian Weekly welcomes lettersto the editor and commentaries on a varietyof topics of concern to the UkrainianAmerican and Ukrainian Canadian communities.Opinions expressed by columnists,commentators and letter-writers aretheir own and do not necessarily reflectthe opinions of either The Weekly editorialstaff or its publisher, the UkrainianNational Association.Letters should be typed and signed (anonymousletters are not published). Letters areaccepted also via e-mail at staff@ukrweekly.com.The daytime phone number andaddress of the letter-writer must be givenfor verification purposes. Please note that adaytime phone number is essential in orderfor editors to contact letter-writers regardingclarifications or questions.Please note: THE LENGTH OF LETTERSCANNOT EXCEED 500 WORDS.

8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009No. 20Alberta Society for the Advancement of Ukrainian Studies foundedEDMONTON, Alberta – A signal eventfor the development of Ukrainian studiesin Canada took place in Edmonton onApril 8: the Alberta Society for theAdvancement of Ukrainian Studies wasfounded and held its first general meeting.The main aim of the society, as Dr.Orest Talpash said in his opening speech,is to support the scholarly and educationalprograms and projects of the CanadianInstitute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) atthe University of Alberta, as well as toserve as liaison between these two institutions,the Ukrainian community andCanadian society at large.The former chancellor of the university,Peter Savaryn, reminded the audiencethat a similar organization, known todayas the Canadian Foundation for UkrainianStudies, was established as early as 1975and took on an all-Canadian characterowing to the scale of its activities, movingits office to Toronto.Its achievements include support forsuch fundamental publications as thefive-volume “Encyclopedia of Ukraine”and the Hrushevsky Translation Project,as well as the “Internet Encyclopedia ofUkraine,” projects of the UkrainianLanguage Education Center, and a numberof other publications.Participants in the founding meetingelected the society’s executive, board ofdirectors and audit committee. Prof. (emeritus)Bohdan Medwidsky, well-known forhis scholarly, social and philanthropicactivities, was elected president.Visit our archive online:www.ukrweekly.comRoman PetriwParticipants in the first general meeting of the Alberta Society for the Advancement of Ukrainian Studies.In his speech Dr. Medwidsky calledthe institute “a hidden treasure of ourcommunity.” Without it, that communitywould be difficult to imagine, and therewould be far less general knowledgeabout Ukraine and Ukrainians, he added.The director of the CIUS, Dr. ZenonKohut, emphasized that the founding ofthe society is also very timely in view ofthe global economic crisis. As two-thirdsof CIUS activity is funded by interestearned from endowment funds establishedby its benefactors, the annual budgethas been reduced by some $275,000.This has already resulted in the eliminationof positions and diminished supportfor research projects and scholarships.Dr. Kohut spoke of the role of CIUS inCanada and abroad in disseminatingknowledge about Ukraine and Ukrainians,making connections with the homeland,and helping preserve Ukrainian culturalheritage by means of programs and projectssuch as the “Internet Encyclopedia ofUkraine,” the Ukrainian-CanadianProgram, the Hrushevsky TranslationProject and the Kowalsky Program forthe Study of Eastern Ukraine.As an example of CIUS influence, Dr.Kohut mentioned the ongoing archaeologicalexcavation of the capital of theKozak Hetmanate, Baturyn, which hasobtained financial support from theUkrainian government and given manystudents, scholars, architects, restorationspecialists, state and museum employeesa unique opportunity to acquire professionalexperience and revive this historicgem of Ukrainian culture.Directors of CIUS programs whoattended the meeting reported to the audienceon their activities. Dr. John-PaulHimka shared his thoughts about theResearch Program on Religion andCulture, one of whose main aims is topreserve sacral sites and cultural heritage.Dr. Serge Cipko spoke about the DiasporaStudies Initiative, which does research onthe Ukrainian diaspora throughout theworld.The Alberta Society for theAdvancement of Ukrainian Studies looksforward to initiating a new stage in thedevelopment of Ukrainian studies inCanada, strengthening the institute’s tieswith the community, and helping promoteits activities both nationally and internationally.– CIUS Press Service

No. 20THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 9GENERATION UKEby Yarema BelejMAPLEWOOD, N.J. – On the strengthof two sharp goals and a strong defensiveeffort, the men’s team of the ChornomorskaSitch sports club captured its first leaguechampionship since 2000. The 2-1 resultpropelled Sitch to win the Garden StateSoccer League – Semi-Pro Elite CentralDivision.“Everyone deserved this,” said MarcoHordynsky, 26, of Hoboken, N.J. “We wonthanks to the way we played as a team.We’ve been working really hard all yearlong, and it makes the win feel that muchbetter.”Team members went into the final gameof the season with the knowledge that if theywon they would be league champions. Sitchset out to play a tight and effective game,however it seemed that the possibility of achampionship made the team a little nervousearly on.A tripping foul and an early free kick inthe first half outside of the 18-yard boxallowed Sitch to get a crack at the NewarkEnforcers goal. Taras O’Connell drilled ahard kick, which Newark’s goalie splayedout to save, but the rebound went right toSitch’s Dan Lewycky who tapped it in.“That goal was a great way to start theday,” said Mr. Lewycky, 25, of Warren, N.J.“It set a high tempo and calmed us downquite a bit. It put confidence in us and easedEdited and compiled by Matthew Dubas and Yarema BelejChornomorska Sitch wins league championshipthe tension and allowed us to play ourgame.”Soon enough Sitch added another goal byMr. O’Connell and was ahead 2-0 by halftime. Sitch’s manager, Greg Serheev, wasquick to point out that the game’s result wasstill up in the air and Sitch could not relax ortake its foot off the throttle.Heeding the manager’s words, Sitchplayed tough defense at the beginning of thesecond half and was pushing away all of theEnforcers’ attacks. Soon the Newark sidecompensated and began playing with sixplayers up and putting lots of pressure onSitch goalie Alex Oryshkevych. Due to thishard pressure, Newark managed to drive ina goal off a deflection in tight and cut thelead to 2-1.“It was a goal right in close in the sixyardbox on which I had little chance,” saidMr. Oryshkevych, 24, of Jersey City, N.J.“After their goal, it really became a tightgame with 20 minutes left. A 2-0 lead istruly the most dangerous lead as they say,because Newark was right back in thatgame. We needed to win that game and wecouldn’t allow them to tie it up; the defensetightened up and kept them at bay afterthat.”In fact, the defense was told to play tightin front of Mr. Oryshkevych, because thiswas only the second game in which heplayed as keeper. Mr. Serheev instructed thedefenders to back up their goalie and ensureChornomorska Sitch is all smiles after winning its final game and securing theGarden State Soccer League – Semi-Pro Elite Central Division Championship. Itwas their first championship since 2000.that they did not allow Newark to get toomany chances.The game did go Sitch’s way, but a lot ofthat had to do with the team’s preparationleading up to this game. Long practices fullof drills and workouts were a constant thisyear as the team rededicated itself to playingthe best soccer it could. The team became aselfless and committed squad that focusedon playing hard and up to its potential.“This win reflected all the effort we putin off the field,” said Mr. Oryshkevych. “Wewondered where all that effort was going toYarema Belejtake us, but with the win we saw that it hadaccumulated and made us a much better andcohesive team.”Chornomorska Sitch has had success inthe East Coast Cup, the summer league atKean University and other tournaments inrecent years, but this league championshipwas something that the players were reallyproud of, as it reflected their hard work, perseveranceand teamwork for the entire year.Upcoming for Sitch is the League Cup, inwhich all teams from the Garden StateSoccer League take part. Good luck, guys!USCAK sends team from United States for 2009 IUFT in U.K.by Yarema BelejPARSIPPANY, N.J. – A group of 14 soccerplayers from the eastern Untied States ison its way to the International UkrainianFootball Tournament (IUFT) in Nottingham,England, for May 17-25. Eight Ukrainianteams from England, Canada, the UnitedStates and Ukraine will take part in thegames.“Sport is a big part of Ukrainian culture,”said Mark Howansky, coordinator of theU.S. team. “A lot of Ukrainian athletes reallytake pride in the rich history of strongsports coming from Ukraine, especially soccer.Here we’re having teams come from allover the world. When we get together attournaments like this we get to see that weall have had similar experiences in sportsand the diaspora as well, it’s like we are partof one big team.”This tournament will be the secondInternational Ukrainian Football Tournament(IUFT), the first having taken place inSydney, Australia, in January 2007. Fouryears ago Danylo Sawalaga of Sydney,Australia, met several Ukrainian soccerplayers from Great Britain and the UnitedStates and saw the great passion for soccerthat everyone possessed. This inspired himto organize a tournament in his hometownthat featured three teams from Australia andoverseas teams representing the UkrainianSports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada(USCAK) and Great Britain in 2007.The winning team was Sydney Trident(Tryzub), but all participants felt they hadwon friends and experiences that would lasta lifetime. The ultimate goal of Mr.Sawalagas’s tournament was to helpUkrainians from all over the world to cometogether and compete in a friendly tournamentand socialize off the field as well.Indeed, the high quality of the games andthe successes of events surrounding it wereso positive that plans for this year’s tournamentin Nottingham, England were in theworks soon after the Sydney leg.Members of the U.S.A. team feel that thisyear they have put together a good group ofplayers who will give them a better chanceto complete for the tournament’s top prize.“We want to win,” said Mr. Howansky.“Everyone feels like we should have donebetter last time, so everyone is dedicated toputting together a good performance on thefield.”The team, representing various USCAKclubs, features: Stephen Chareczko andChris Rizanow (Philadelphia UkrainianNationals); Laurent Delavaux, RomanHolowinsky, Andryj Kudryk, Dan Lewycky,Andrew Mandzy, Andrew Panas, DanyloPaslawsky, Matt Shashkewych, DimaTereshchuk (Chornomorska Sitch); AlexKrasij (New York Ukrainian Sports Club);Alex Demianczuk (Cleveland Lviv); andMark Howansky (Yonkers Krylati).The players are headed to Nottingham ontheir own expense with support from:USCAK, Gene Chyzowych and SelfrelianceUkrainian American Federal Credit Union(Whippany, N.J.).Tournaments and gatherings of such aninternational nature also serve to encouragediaspora Ukrainians to maintain their ancestralidentity and to stay true to their roots.When individuals see that they are a part ofsomething as large and widespread as theUkrainian diaspora, there is a motivation tomaintain those ties and an encouragement todevelop relationships with similar individualsand groups from around the world.This tournament is a unique opportunityfor Ukrainians to come together regardlessof political leanings, religious beliefs ororganizational affiliation, this trip is all aboutsoccer and Ukrainian friendships.“It is a lot more than just soccer for us,”said Mr. Howansky. “The common bond we(Continued on page 17)Members of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK)team, with USCAK soccer coordinator Gene Chyzowych (center), are ready for theInternational Ukrainian Football Tournament in Nottingham, England, on May17-25. (Not pictured: Alex Demianczuk, Chris Rizanow and Dima Tereshchuk.)New York burger club ratesEast Village’s VeselkaPARSIPPANY, N.J. – A Burger of theMonth club, (known by its members asBOTM, pronounced “bottom”), has sampledburgers at a different New York restaurantof their choosing one Monday amonth for the last four years, according tothe article “Turkey Burgers Don’t Count”by Jodi Rudoren of The New York Times.But the sampling is a means to rankeach burger, compiling the averages on awebsite, www.burgerrankings.com, andcompeting through the year to see whoseburger choice will earn bragging rights asthe best-loved burger.A team of eight, some on injured leavedue to high cholesterol levels, use a turnbasedsystem to pick and choose where togo next based on a member’s recommendation.All of the burgers must be half-poundersand the location must be accessible bysubway. Once a winner is voted on by themembers – after each member has picked aplace – the member who chose the winningspot gets to pick the next place – in a sort ofbest burger playoffs.Among the top 30 winning burger placeswas Veselka, a restaurant that offers“Ukrainian soul food in the heart of the EastVillage,” located on Second Avenue on thesoutheast corner of Ninth Street. It placed28th. Readers who would like to sample aVeselka burger may visit www.veselka.comor call 212-228-9682, as Veselka now offersdelivery service.

10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009No. 20New collection of authentic Hutsul melodies available onlinePARSIPPANY, N.J. – A new collectionof traditional Hutsul melodies, “HutsulMagic – Authentic Hutsul Music from theUkrainian Carpathians,” is available indigital format and soon to be released onCD. The 20-track recording was made in2007 through 2008 in the village ofShepit, located in the Kosiv district of theIvano-Frankivsk Oblast.The music is performed by three brothers,Yura, Mykola and MykhailoDanushchuk, who are professional Hutsulwedding musicians. They are joined, onsome tracks, by their children, friends andguest performers. All of the music is performedby authentic folk musicians, inthe sense that everything they play or singhas been learned by listening to previousgenerations of musicians and singers.PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Anyone familiarwith the resurgence of Gypsy-inspiredmusic in the United States has heard ofthe Washington-based band Scythian thatwas formed several years ago as nothingmore than a group of street performers,according to the gropup’s website.The band’s newest album release,“Immigrant Road Show” (2007), whichwas named 2008 Studio Album of theYear by Homegrown Music Network,offers listeners a sampling of what Irish-Ukrainian-Gypsy music is all about, andhints at the high-energy live shows forwhich Scythian has become famous.Scythian was inducted to the CelticRadioHall of Fame with its song “ImmigrantStomp,” named Song of the Year in theJigs and Reels category.Scythian includes: Danylo Fedoryka,The recording features two versions of“Hutsulka,” three less widely known traditionaldances, as well as some waltzesand polkas that became popular in the20th century, instrumental weddingmusic, and individual melodies performedon fiddle, tsymbaly, fiyarka and trembita.Included among the collection are someexamples of Hutsul Christmas carols.Hutsul Magic is different from studiorecordings, because this collection ofsongs was not recorded in a studio, but onlocation, live, and in real-life situations.The reason for this, according to thegroup’s website, was because not all ofthe musicians could get together for studiowork. A live event made it possiblefor these artists to record songs that otherwisenever would have been recorded atScythian releases new recording of Irish-Ukrainian-Gypsy musicvocals, guitars, accordion; Josef Crosby,vocals, fiddle, bass guitar; MichaelOunallah, drums, percussion, vibes,melodica (a mouth-blown keyboard),washboard; and Alexander Fedoryka,vocals, fiddle, bass guitar, mandolin andharmonica.The sound of the band was shapedfrom the backgrounds of these classicallytrained performers, including AlexanderFedoryka, a.k.a. Leks, who studied for sixmonths in Japan with the late Dr. SinichiSuzuki of the Suzuki School of Music.Mr. Fedoryka also spent four months inIreland developing his Irish fiddle repertoireand techniques, which according tothe website is how Scythian’s sounddeveloped from the fusion of Irish music(Continued on page 22)all and maintain the real-life Hutsul flair.The recordings were made possible byValentyn Moroz, a resident of Munich,Royal Ontario Museumthanks Ukrainian communityby Oksana ZakydalskyTORONTO – Towards the end of theexhibit “Ancient Ukraine: theRemarkable Trypilian Culture,” whichran at the Royal Ontario Museum fromNovember 30, 2008, through March 22of this year, the ROM staff, led by Dr.Marie Bountrogianni, president andexecutive director of ROM Governors,met with the Gala Organizing committeeto present a summary of the exhibitMembers of the band Scythian.Germany. Having grown up in Ukraine,not far from the Carpathian Mountains inIvano-Frankivsk, Mr. Moroz has a deeplove for the Hustuly. His family immigratedto the United States many yearsago.With the assistance of his wife, HalynaBoitchouk, a native of the village ofProkurava, Mr. Moroz learned the complexHutsul social codes of behavior andhad a local critic to decide which recordingswere suitable for publishing.For more information, readers mayobtain the tracks in digital format atonline music stores including iTunes,eMusic, Napster and Amazon. Release ofa physical CD is in progress and additionalinformation, videos and picturesare available at www.hustul-music.com.achievements and to express the ROM’sappreciation to the committee.The committee consisted of OliaKalymon (chair), Lida Gadacz andSonia Holiad (co-chairs), and 17 membersfrom the Ukrainian community ofToronto. As its name signifies, the committee’smain responsibility was organizingthe gala held on the eve of theTrypillia exhibit.(Continued on page 20)At the Royal Ontario Museum are ROM officials and Ukrainian communitymembers who served on the Gala Organizing Committee of the Trypillia exhibit:(from left) Wynne Kuplowsky, Oksana Zakydalsky, Tania Melnyk, DariaDiakowsky, Lida Gadacz, Dr. Krysztof Ciuk, Dr. Marie Bountrogianni, OliaKalymon, Sonia Holiad, Kirsten Kamper (ROM), Lesia Winnicki, StephaDmytriw, Christine Turkewych, Jody Townshend (ROM). Also on the committeewere Laura Sutherland (ROM), Louise Temerty, Valentina Kuryliw, RomaDubczak, Switlana Medwidsky, Odarka Chudoba, Sonia Potichnyj, LiijannaShklar, Alla Shklar, Elizabeth Wademan-Huculak and Myroslava Dubyk.

No. 20PITTSBURGH – Members of theUniversity of Pittsburgh’s new CarpathianMusic Ensemble played their hearts out foran enthusiastic audience in late March, performingan impressive two-hour programthat featured Gypsy and Klezmer tunes andsongs from more than 10 Slavic countries,including Ukraine, Romania, Moldova andMacedonia, as well as Latvia.Founded and directed by Dr. AdrianaHelbig, newly hired assistant professor ofethnomusicology, the Carpathian Ensembleis the university’s newest musical endeavorthat aims to broaden Slavic music studies onthe undergraduate and graduate level.With strong support from the departmentof music and the Center for Russian andEast European Studies, the popular ensemblecomprises more than 20 students whoearn one credit during the semester-longcourse.The students, skilled on classicalinstruments, develop new playing stylesthat reflect the repertoire’s regional aesthetics.Many have also learned to playregional instruments such as tsymbaly,sopilka, drymba, tapan and accordion. Inaddition to classical instruments such asviolin, cello, clarinet and trombone, theensemble’s non-regional instrumentsinclude the ney, bouzouki, banjo andAfrican drums.Emphasizing the development of improvisationalskills, Prof. Helbig’s fusionapproach focuses on creating a group soundthat reflects the students’ individual personalitiesand highlights their musical strengths.Students play an integral role in choosing,transcribing and arranging the repertoire.Their involvement at every step of the creativeprocess helps foster cultural connectionsand deeper personal interest in Slavicmusic traditions that extend far beyond theclassroom experience.In addition to playing music, students arealso introduced to regional dance traditions.Communal line dancing has been a studentand audience highlight at events such as theSlavic Dance Party hosted by the Ensembleon December 2, 2008, at the University ofPittsburgh and at the ensemble’s perfor-THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 11U. of Pittsburgh boasts new Carpathian Music EnsembleMembers of the University of Pittsburgh Carpathian Music Ensemble: (front row, from left) Imanta Nigals, Shuo Zhang,Lucia Tedesco, Jaimie Szuhay, Molly Exten, Evan Zajdel, Elizabeth Cook, Alison Decker, (back row) Kenney Haney, ErikHaupt, Jonathan Heins, Prof. Adriana Helbig, Director, Charles Minnick, Max Lichtenstein, Karoline Bahrs, Ryan Pudlowskiand Jonathan Withers.tube.com under “Carpathian MusicEnsemble @ Pitt.”Dr. Helbig, who teaches graduate andundergraduate courses in ethnomusicologyand popular music, received a fellowship forfall 2009 at the new Center for theHumanities at the University of Pittsburgh.She will use this opportunity to work on herbook manuscript in progress titled “Hip-HopRevolution: Music, Race and Class inUkraine.” The book charts the growth of thepopular music industry in post-socialistUkraine, focusing in particular on the role ofAfrican migrant musicians in the developmentof Ukrainian hip-hop. This researchhas been funded by IREX, the NationalEndowment for the Humanities and theAmerican Councils for InternationalEducation.Along with her appointment in thedepartment of music, Dr. Helbig is a facultymember affiliated with the Center forRussian and East European Studies. Sheholds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology fromColumbia University (2005), where she hasalso taught in the Ukrainian StudiesProgram. She joined the music faculty at theUniversity of Pittsburgh in fall 2008.CONCERT REVIEW: Solomiya Ivakhivat the Shevchenko Scientific SocietyVasyl LopukhViolinist Solomiya Ivakhiv at the Shevchenko Scientific Society in New York.mance at Your Inner Vagabond café onMarch 17. Former Duquesne UniversityTamburitzans dancers Richard and LydiaKurylas Balazs have joined forces with theCarpathian Ensemble to teach variousGypsy and Balkan dance steps and to leadaudience dance lines at the CarpathianEnsemble’s events.The Carpathian Ensemble also performedon April 9 at the Eastern European Galahosted by the Ukrainian Club, the RussianClub and the Slovak Heritage Club at theUniversity of Pittsburgh.For more information about this and otherSlavic music events, readers may contactDr. Helbig at anh59@pitt.edu. To hearexcerpts from the Carpathian Ensemble’sperformances, visit the music department’swebsite at www.music.pitt.edu. A broaderselection of the ensemble’s video clips maybe accessed through Youtube at www.youbyVictor R. MarkiwNEW YORK – The talented violinistSolomiya Ivakhiv wonderfully entertainedthose fortunate to be in attendance at herShevchenko Scientific Society recital onMarch 21.Ms. Ivakhiv, a member of the ShevchenkoSociety, began each performance with aPianist Victor Markiw, D.M.A., is afaculty member at the University of NewHaven.brief introduction of the work to be performed– a consideration the audience obviouslyappreciated.The first work on the program – CésarFranck’s Violin Sonata in A Major – wasspecifically written for Eugéne Ysaÿe in1886 as a wedding present. Ms. Ivakhivdeftly began the piece with the delicate andexquisite tones of the sonata’s introduction.Indeed, throughout the work her intonationwas formidably executed, as was the play-(Continued on page 22)

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No. 20THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 13The governor general hosts a public youth dialogue on civic engagement with representativesfrom non-governmental organizations and youth organizations in Lviv.Diplomacy...(Continued from page 1)started with a full official state ceremonialgreeting, which was followed immediatelyby a private working meeting between Mr.Yushchenko and Ms. Jean at the official residenceof the president of Ukraine, knownas the Chimera Building on BankivskaStreet in Kyiv.After a wider briefing with officials of theUkrainian government and members of theCanadian delegation, Mr. Yushchenkothanked Canada at a press conference for its“long-term continued international supportof Ukraine.”He noted: “Canada was the first Westerncountry to acknowledge Ukraine’s independencein 1991, has been continuously supportiveof Ukraine’s entry into NATO andEU structures and most recently proclaimedthe Holodomor, the Famine in Ukraine artificiallycreated in 1932-1932 by the Sovietstate, a genocide against the Ukrainian people.”Governor General Jean, elegant inEnglish and eloquent in French, graciouslyconfirmed Canada’s above-stated commitmentto Ukraine and underlined “in this timeof international crisis we want you to knowthat Ukraine is not alone. This state visit willfocus on Canada’s ongoing support forUkraine’s democratic transformation andeconomic reform. Canada is with you.”The role of the governor general datesback over 400 years to 1608 and is the oldestcontinuing public office in Canada. Canada’ssystem of government is a parliamentarydemocracy and a constitutional monarchy.Queen Elizabeth II is queen of Canada andhead of state. Sworn in on September 27,2005, Ms. Michaëlle Jean, the 27th governorgeneral since Confederation, represents theCrown in Canada and carries out the dutiesof head of state.Immediately after the press conference,President Yushchenko and First LadyKateryna Yushchenko escorted GovernorGeneral Jean and her husband, Jean-DanielLafond, to the recently constructedHolodomor Memorial that commemoratesthe 10 million victims of the 1932-1933Famine-Genocide in Ukraine.In a small but touching ceremony, thegovernor general laid a wreath of flowers inmemory of those millions of perished souls.The monument stands tall on the right bankof the Dnipro River, not far from the imposingdomes of the Pecherska LavraMonastery in Kyiv.President Yushchenko proudly led hisguests to an imposing view of the historicDnipro from which, among many sights,one can see on the far left bank theResurrection Cathedral, the new seat of theUkrainian Catholic Church in Ukraine.Jurij R. Klufas is executive producer ofKontakt Ukrainian TV Network. He accompaniedthe governor general of Canada,Michaelle Jean, on her state visit to Ukraineas a member of the news media.MCpl Jean-François Néron, Rideau HallLater that evening the president hostedCanada’s governor general and her delegationat an elaborate state dinner within therenovated structures of the ancient St.Sopha Cathedral complex. This historic settingwas the perfect ambience for the governorgeneral to experience the cultural historyof Ukraine guided by the personal attentionsof none other than the Ukrainian president,one of the best advocates of Ukrainiancultural and historical heritage.Ms. Jean flew to Ukraine in a militarystate aircraft with an official delegation ofCanadian community and cultural leaders.One of the members of this delegationaccompanying the governor general wasPaul Grod, president of the CanadianUkrainian Congress.“This visit is extremely important becauseit is the highest level of interchange betweenstates and governments. It is quite importantfor Ukraine to understand that it is not alonein its quest for a developed democracy, andCanadians of Ukrainian origin are confidentthat their government is contributing to thegrowth of an international civic society,”Mr. Grod commented.Governor General Jean was honored duringher stay in Kyiv by Prime Minister YuliaTymoshenko and Verkhovna Rada ChairmanVolodymyr Lytvyn, and in Lviv by the LvivOblast Chair Mykola Kmit and Lviv MayorAndrii Sadovyi.However, the Canadian leader’s interestand heart focused on the various workingroundtables designed to build creativity andarouse interest in the building of a civil societyin Ukraine. That is why Ms. Jean wasmost interested in the planned meeting withstudents of the National University of KyivMohyla Academy (NUKMA).In her opening remarks to the eagerlygathered students at NUKMA, the governorgeneral said she was one of the millions ofenthralled worldwide viewers of the OrangeRevolution.“When put to the test, Ukrainian societydemonstrated its ability to come together forthe good of all to triumph over the forces ofdestruction. Each of you who is involved incivic life is our greatest promise for thefuture in these uncertain times,” she underscored.After an open two-hour discussion thegovernor parted with these thoughts for thestudents: “Everyone says that you are thefuture of society. I say that by participatingin civic life today you have the option ofmaking change today.”In Lviv, which Ms. Jean compared toParis, the governor general was very eagerto visit the Dzherelo Rehabilitation Centerfor Children with Cerebral Palsy. She wasgreeted by the enthusiastic singing of childrenin wheelchairs, parents and teachers ledby the founder, the inspirational ZenyaKushpeta of Toronto, who was the drivingforce in the creation of this progressive institutionin 1993.Immediately after a tour of the facility,the governor general participated in a round-(Continued on page 19)MCpl Jean-François Néron, Rideau HallTheir Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, governor general ofCanada, and Jean-Daniel Lafond, are greeted upon their arrival in Ukraine.MCpl Jean-François Néron, Rideau HallGovernor General Michaëlle Jean and her husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, andPresident Viktor Yushchenko and his wife, Kateryna, place bowls of wheat at theHolodomor Memorial in Kyiv.Sgt Serge Gouin, Rideau HallThe governor general of Canada delivers a speech at a state dinner hosted byPresident Viktor Yushchenko and First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko.MCpl Jean-François Néron, Rideau HallThe governor general receives a warm welcome from children at the DzhereloRehabilitation Center in Lviv.

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On November 5, 2008,the IMF decided to allocate $16.43 billionto Ukraine to strengthen confidence in thecountry’s financial sector and help thenational economy amidst the global financialcrisis. Ukraine received $4.5 billion inthe first tranche of the loan in November2008. (Ukrinform)Ukraine sells two Su-27 fighters to U.S.KYIV – The United States has purchasedtwo Russian-produced Su-27 fighters fromUkraine, it was reported on May 12. Theaircraft were delivered to the United Statesaboard a Ukrainian-made An-124 aircraft.The U.S. Air Force will use the aircraft tocheck the effectiveness of new U.S. radarsand electronic countermeasure systems.(Ukrinform)Moldova’s Ukrainians mark anniversaryKYIV – The Ukrainian community inMoldova this year will mark the 20th anniversaryof the Ukrainian movement in thecountry. Galina Rogova, chair of the TarasShevchenko Prosvita Society in theMoldovan capital of Chisinau, told a May 8press conference at Ukrinform that there areabout 600,000 Ukrainians in Moldova.Several organizations are engaged in meetingthe needs of Moldova’s Ukrainians. Inparticular, the Ukrainian Community solvesbusiness and social issues, the UkrainianCulture Society deals with issues of protectionof monuments. The Prosvita Societyworks in the realm of enlightenment workvia newspapers, radio and TV. There arealso the Women’s Society, the Fund ofUkrainian Artists and others. Ms. Rogovanoted, “Despite the fact that we have differentfunctions, views on politics, etc., wesupport each other in these difficult times.”There is a municipal Ukrainian library inChisinau; the Ukrainian language is taughtin classes at Moldova’s schools, primarilyin Russian schools. The number of suchclasses grows annually, the Prosvita Societynoted. (Ukrinform)Three miners are rescuedKYIV – Three miners have been foundalive during search and rescue operations atthe Novodzerzhynska coalmine in theDonetsk region, it was reported on May 7.Three miners were found dead, and the fateof three more miners remained unknown.The miners were trapped in a roof collapseat the state-run Novodzerzhynska coalmineat a depth of 585 meters on May 4.(Ukrinform, Reuters)Russia avoids talks on fleetKYIV – Russia does not wish to speakabout preparations for the withdrawal of itsBlack Sea Fleet from Ukraine’s territory,Defense Minister Yurii Yekhanurov statedin an article published by the People’s Armynewspaper, it was reported on May 7. “InSevastopol, the situation is stirred up artificiallyaround the need to withdraw theRussian Black Sea Fleet in 2017,” he noted.At the same time, Mr. Yekhanurov hasrepeatedly underscored that Ukraine’s positionremains unchangeable: in compliancewith the agreement of 1997, the RussianBlack Sea Fleet should leave Ukraine’s territoryon May 28, 2017. According to calculationsof the Foreign Affairs Ministry ofUkraine, withdrawal of the Russian BlackSea Fleet from Ukraine’s territory will takeabout five to six years. (Ukrinform)Ukraine 68th of prosperous countriesKYIV – Ukraine is 68th on a list of theworld’s most prosperous countries in 2008,according to the annual ranking of the 2008Legatum Prosperity Index. The ranking,which lists 104 countries, is based on twomain indicators: economic competitivenessand comparative livability. Kazakhstan, in56th place, was the highest ranked amongcountries of the Commonwealth ofIndependent States, ranking 40th in termsof its economic competitiveness and 74th incomparative livability. Russia ranks 57th(34th and 82nd), Ukraine 68th (45th and91st), Belarus 78th (70th and 81st).Australia was declared the world’s mostprosperous country, being sixth in terms ofeconomic competitiveness and 10th in comparativelivability. (Ukrinform)Monument to children killed during warKYIV – A memorial sign honoring childrenand teenagers killed during the GreatPatriotic War (World War II) opened inSymferopol, Crimea, on May 8. It was setup on the initiative and with membershipfees of the Crimean branch of the Childrenof War public organization, the press serviceof the Republican Communist PartyCommittee reported. “It is the first monumentof this type in the entire CIS space,”the Communist Party noted. The memorialis in the form of a bell erected inside anarch. (Ukrinform)Askania Nova a natural wonderKYIV – An advertising campaign waslaunched in Ukraine in late April to popularizethe Askania-Nova reserve and to urgeUkrainians to vote for it in the world competitioncalled “Seven New Wonders ofNature.” During the campaign, which willbe held through July 7, advertisements areto be placed on TV, radio and billboards, aswell as on advertising banners on theInternet. On May 16, within the frameworkof this action, the Day of Europe will beheld at Askania-Nova. The reserve willpresent Ukraine at the second round of thecompetition “Seven New Wonders ofNature.” Participants of the second roundare divided into seven groups. Askania-Nova and another 56 nominees are in thegroup labeled “E” that includes nationalparks, natural reserves and forests. Elevenwinners will be selected from each of thegroups based on the largest number ofvotes. Thus, the 77 winners will move on inthe competition; on June 21 experts willname 21 finalists. Online voting in the finalstage will be held in 2010-2011. The newnatural wonders are to be named in 2011.Askania-Nova, located in the Khersonregion, is the only plot in Europe of fescuefeather-grasssteppe that is untouched byplows. The biosphere reserve was founded110 years ago and it occupies about 11,000hectares of lands on which are found severalhundred species of animals and birds, andrare plants. (Ukrinform)Posters honor Halychyna divisionKYIV – Security Service of Ukraine(SBU) Chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko saidin late April that he sees no violations oflaw or international commitments ofUkraine in the fact that the Svoboda unionplaced advertisements bearing symbols ofthe Galicia Division on advertisements inLviv. The posters were unveiled on theoccasion of the division’s 66th anniversaryafter a permit was received from the municipalcouncil. Some news media, especially(Continued on page 15)

No. 20NEWSBRIEFS(Continued from page 14)Russian sources, said the posters encouragedfascism in Ukraine. A Germansponsoredmilitary formation, the GaliciaDivision was set up with volunteers fromwestern Ukraine in April 1943, when thiswas seen as one avenue to secure the eventualindependence of Ukraine. In the summerof 1944 the division was defeated bythe Soviet Army near Brody, Lviv region.(Ukrinform)Ukraine faces lack of vacant landKYIV – Ukraine lacks vacant land forbusiness and infrastructure development,Deputy Regional Development andConstruction Minister Anatolii Tkachuksaid at a roundtable dedicated to decentralizationand administrative-territorialreform in Ukraine. He said that the area ofexisting villages had increased in recentyears by 260,000 hectares. “First and foremost,these areas expanded around thecapital and big cities,” Mr. Tkachuk saidon May 4. He said that by expanding thearea of villages, it is very easy to changethe purpose of rural land and sell it forconstruction. “As a result, we have unbelievablyexpanded rural areas and blockedcities in which it is practically impossibleto find vacant land plots and develop business,”he said. (Ukrinform)Ukrainian paintings go to Sotheby’sKYIV – Paintings by contemporaryUkrainian artists will for the first time bepresented at the London auction houseSotheby’s, the Ukrainian Time press centerreported on April 30. A total of 20 workswere selected for participation in the June9 arts bidding, including those by VasylTsaholov, Oleh Tistol, Illia Chychkan, IhorHusev, Maksym Mamsykov, ViktorPokydanets, Oleksandr Roitburd,Oleksandr Hnylytskyi, Vlada Ralko, ArsenSavadov, Maryna Skuhareva, PavloMakov, Oksana Mas and MykolaMatsenko. The estimated values of thepaintings range between 2,000 and 25,000British pounds. (Ukrinform)New Kyiv-to-Tashkent routeTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 15KYIV – The Ukrainian airline Windrosepresented a new regular route Tashkent-Kyiv-Tashkent in the Uzbek capital. Flightswill be carried out once a week, and beginningon June 7 also on the weekends.Ukraine’s ambassador to Uzbekistan,Viacheslav Pokhvalskyi, who spoke at thepresentation, underscored that opening anew route by the Ukrainian company is asignificant event. For Uzbekistan, Ukraineis the second largest partner in terms of thevolume of trade and economic relations.The absence of regular frequent flightsbetween the two countries had a negativeimpact on business contacts, and the developmentof cultural and tourist contacts.About 100,000 Ukrainians reside inUzbekistan and the new airline connectsthem to their homeland, noted AmbassadorPokhvalskyi. (Ukrinform)Italians purchase champagne factoryKYIV – The Gruppo Campari of Italy,one of the world’s largest producers of beverages,at the end of April completed atransaction to purchase the OdesaChampagne Factory. “The present purchaseallows us to speak about a large-scale entryinto the Ukrainian market. The plans ofGruppo Campari business development inUkraine will be presented in the nearestfuture,” the company’s statement reads. TheOdesa Champagne Factory was founded in1896. The enterprise’s capacity makes up to15 million bottles of champagne a yearamong the 33 types of products that aremade. The most well-known trademarks areOdessa, L’Odessika and Henry Rederer.(Ukrinform)169th political party registeredKYIV – The Justice Ministry of Ukrainehas registered the country’s 169th politicalparty, Our Home. Registration was carriedout on the basis of a decision of the constituentcongress of Our Home. (Ukrinform)RFE/RL opens new headquartersPRAGUE – Radio Free Europe/RadioLiberty (RFE/RL) formally opened its newheadquarters in the Czech capital on May12 with a ceremony that included the presidentof Estonia, the mayor of Prague, anddistinguished Czech, European and U.S.government officials. “Without seriousjournalism, without a free press in print,broadcast or web form, no society can longremain free or just,” said EstonianPresident Toomas Hendrik Ilves, whoworked for RFE/RL for nearly a decadewhen it was based in Munich. RFE/RLPresident Jeffrey Gedmin said it was “avery important day in the life of a greatcompany.” He said the dedication “is, mostimportantly, an opportunity to celebrateour brave journalists who put their lives onthe line every day in order to bring accurateand fair-minded news to millions ofpeople who rely on us for uncensoredinformation.” The new broadcast centeraccommodates RFE/RL’s 500 Praguebasedemployees and is located in Hagibor,10 minutes from the city center. The fivestory,236,000-square-foot building featuresthe latest broadcast infrastructure andmultimedia technology and adheres to thehighest standards in energy-efficiency andsecurity. The Hagibor site was a laborcamp and transit point to the Nazi concentrationcamps during World War II. “Weare proud to be part of an effort that bringslight to a place where once there was darkness,”said Jeffrey Hirschberg, a governoron the U.S. Broadcasting Board ofGovernors. RFE/RL’s previous home inPrague, the former CzechoslovakCommunist Parliament building, is beingturned over to the National Museum of theCzech Republic. (RFE/RL)Pirates hold 36 UkrainiansKYIV – As of May 13, pirates are holdingcaptive 36 citizens of Ukraine who arecrewmembers on foreign ships. Twentyfourof them are aboard the Ariana bulkfreighter, eight aboard the Marathon drycargo ship, two aboard the Hansa Stavangercontainer carrier, one aboard the MV SealTide and one aboard the Patriot bulk carrier.The Ariana was hijacked on May 2, theMarathon on May 7, the MV Seal Tide onMarch 14, the Hansa Stavanger on April 5,and the Patriot on April 25. On May 9,Somali pirates set free the Malaspina Castle,which sails under the Panamanian flag, withtwo Ukrainians on board. (Ukrinform)Dnipropetrovskwill not host Euro 2012KYIV – The Union of EuropeanFootball Associations (UEFA) ruled onMay 13 to deny Dnipropetrovsk thechance to host games of the Euro 2012soccer championship, instead awardingKharkiv the honor.While Kharkiv was expected to gainthe chance to host the Euro 2012, thatwas expected to happen at the expense ofLviv. Instead, Dnipropetrovsk lost out.The UEFA has yet to decide where thefinal match of the European championshipswill be held.The UEFA Executive Committee,meeting in Bucharest on May 13,approved the final list of Ukrainian andPolish cities that will host matches of theEuro 2012. Ukraine and Poland won thebid to host the Euro 2012 back in April2007.The UEFA made the final decisionunder a parity principle, with fourUkrainian and four Polish host cities:Kyiv, Lviv, Donetsk and Kharkiv inUkraine, and Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznanand Wroclaw in Poland.The UEFA will continue to closelymonitor the progress of preparations inUkrainian cities, and November 30 is thenext date in the countdown. If twoUkrainian cities fail to demonstrate theproper preparations of their infrastructurefor the championship by that date, theywill be replaced with Polish cities underthe “four by two” formula.Ukrainian authorities have guaranteedthe UEFA that they will support andimplement all projects for the 2012 soccerchampionship in the cities named tohost the finals, Deputy Prime MinisterIvan Vasiunyk told a news briefing onMay 13.A letter sent to UEFA President MichelPlatini, signed by Ukrainian PresidentViktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister YuliaTymoshenko and Verkhovna RadaChairman Volodymyr Lytvyn, “confirmsthat UEFA Euro 2012 is a priority politicaland humanitarian project, and thecountry leaders gave the guarantees thatafter the nomination of the four cities theUkrainian authority will concentrate all ofits resources to secure timely and highqualityimplementation of all the EURO2012 projects in those cities,” Mr.Vasiunyk reported.Sources: Kyiv Press Bureau, UkrinformWith great sorrow we announce that our beloved husband, father andgrandfatherIwan Makarpassed into eternity on May 1, 2009 at the age of 89.He was born August 25, 1920 in the village of Hayi za Rudoyu, Ternopilobl., Ukraine.He was a longtime member of ODFFU, UAYA, UCCA, UAFF, UNA andothers. In 1948 he became the founder and head of an ODFFU branchin Brooklyn, NY. At the same time he organized and headed a UAYAbranch in Brooklyn. He was a co-founder of UAYA Oselya in Ellenville,NY, and one of the organizers/builders of Holy Ghost Ukrainian CatholicChurch in Brooklyn.The Organization of UkrainianNationalists regrets to announce thatIwan Makara long-time member of OUN passed awayon May 1, 2009.Iwan Makar was a life-long community activist, fulfilling leadership rolesin such organization as ODFFU, UAYA, UCCA, UAFF, UNA and others.We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Anna, son Stepan with wifeNatalia, grandchildren Ksenia, Christine and Ihor, and the extended familyin the US and Ukraine.Eternal memoryPanakhyda was held on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at Senko Funeral Home inBrooklyn. Funeral services were held Holy Ghost Ukrainian CatholicChurch in Brooklyn, followed by interment at Holy Ghost Cemetery inHamptonburg, NY.In deep sorrow:wife -son -grandchildren -brother -sister -AnnaStepan with wife NataliaKsenia, Christine, IhorGregory with family in UkraineMarijka with family in Ukraineextended family in USA and UkraineEternal memoryIn lieu of flowers, donations to UAFF, ODFFU or UAYA-New York Branchcan be sent to: ODFFU, Inc., 136 2nd Ave, 6th Fl., New York, NY 10003;Tel. 212-505-0767

16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009No. 20John Dorosz1958-2009It is with deep sorrow that I inform you that John Dorosz, my belovedhusband, best friend and guiding light has gone home to our HeavenlyFather after fighting a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer.In his wake, he leaves the rest of us to live life to the fullest as he had.He is survived by his wife Tina (Jarema) Dorosz, parents Michajlo andBronislawa, brother Peter and sister-in-law Natalka (Myron), mother-inlawCarol Jarema and brother-in-law George Jarema.In John’s honor, donations may be made to the Pancreatic CancerAction Network at www.firstgiving.com/johndorosz or by calling877-272-6226.

No. 20Tarnished internal...(Continued from page 1)Democracy in Kyiv, which is funded by itsclients. “It was a tactical move, intendingto force the issue to a head when the Partyof Regions didn’t have enough votes, andlet him off the hook.”Prime Minister Tymoshenko assuredMr. Lutsenko that she didn’t want him toresign, said Volodymyr Horbach, a politicalanalyst at the Institute for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation in Kyiv, which isfinanced by Western sources, includingthe U.S. government. His resignationwould have been potentially ruinous forher Cabinet, which is already lackingboth the finance and foreign affairs ministers,he said. Meanwhile, she can’treplace any ministers because she doesn’thave a majority in Parliament to approveher nominations.At the same time, the Communist Partyof Ukraine wants to keep its vice ministerof internal affairs, Vasyl Marmazov, inplace, and Rada Chairman VolodymyrLytvyn doesn’t want to risk losing the chairmanshipshould the coalition collapse.Ukraine’s leading politicians said theydidn’t want to make any judgment on Mr.Lutsenko’s fate until German prosecutorshand over an official version of theevents. On May 14 Ukraine’s ForeignAffairs Ministry announced German prosecutorscouldn’t transfer any documentswithout Mr. Lutsenko’s consent.Subsequently, Mr. Lutsenko’s presssecretary Inna Kisil informed theUkrayinska Pravda news site that Mr.Lutsenko’s lawyers were reviewing thatoption, as well as obtaining video footageof the incident.Even without official reports of Mr.Lutsenko’s May 4 arrest at the internationalairport in Frankfurt, the incidentreached scandalous proportions just fromthe police reports published in Germannewspapers.Every major actor in Ukrainian politicstried turning the incident to his advantagein the ongoing political battles. A swornenemy of Ms. Tymoshenko, PresidentViktor Yushchenko on the evening ofMay 12 called for Mr. Lutsenko’s resignation.“People who work, above all, indefense of the law should be beyond suspicion,”the president told the 1+1 televisionnetwork, adding, “it seems to methere’s one way… there are circumstancesfrom which it’s necessary to walkaway, in any case, walk away morally.”When Parliament convened on May 12,it became clear the Party of Regions hadspent the three-day weekend of the VictoryDay holiday plotting its attack, turning thesession hall into a grand protest againstMr. Lutsenko, festooning the walls withposters declaring outrage. Among the messages:“Drunken policeman – criminal,”“Drunk minister – shame for the country”and “Ministry of Internal Affairs – not adetoxification center.”To ensure their cause got serious attentionfrom the government, the media andabroad, Party of Regions deputies blockadedthe podium and prevented the sessionfrom convening. They also placed avodka bottle, topped with a police officer’scap, upon the podium.Suddenly, the party that for years wassynonymous with corruption and immoralityhad once again turned the tables onits Orange opponents, demanding ethicson their part.“Yulia Tymoshenko’s attempts tosilence Lutsenko’s German scandal cantestify to her very flippant attitude towardmoral principles and foundations that aredear to Ukrainians,” the Party of Regionsdeclared in a May 12 statement.“In concealing her own estimation ofMinister Lutsenko’s actions, YuliaTymoshenko forces the consideration thatTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 17she is ready for any compromise with herown conscience when it comes to stayingin power (without the votes of Lutsenko’sSelf-Defense, Tymoshenko won’t havesupport in Parliament). Once again, thisdemonstrates the cynicism of the ‘maidan’team, its lack of principles and amorality,which is occurring in practically allspheres of the nation’s life.”The Party of Regions was eager topounce on the scandal because it offeredyet another opportunity to discredit theTymoshenko government in the eyes ofvoters, who will be casting their ballotsfor a president in several months, observerssaid.And, since the nation’s two largest partieshave been negotiating to create a possiblenew coalition government, the pressurefrom the scandal would also give theParty of Regions an advantage in thetalks.Mr. Lutsenko’s resignation could havealso led to the government’s collapse,which would play into the hands of theParty of Regions.After keeping silent for more than aweek, Ms. Tymoshenko came to Mr.Lutsenko’s defense during her weeklyCabinet press conference on May 13,attempting to shift the media’s focusaway from the minister’s arrest and stirringup empathy for his 19-year-old sonOleksander, who suffers from thyroidcancer.She dismissed the report by theGerman tabloid Bild that the youngerLutsenko was drunk. German police laterconfirmed all that Bild reported about theincident, except that OleksanderLutsenko’s blood-alcohol content wasthree-thousandths of 1 percent.“I can confirm that the minister’s sonis an oncologically sick child who had anoperation,” Ms. Tymoshenko said. “Thischild takes special medicine that isincompatible with using even a gram ofalcohol. And already this falsehood castsdoubt upon all the information.”Mr. Lutsenko was wrong to arrive latefor the flight and try to force his way onboard, but at the same time, “every fathershould defend his child, particularly oneso ill. And that they made a mountain outof a molehill is simply amoral,” Ms.Tymoshenko said.In his own brief and vague descriptionof the incident to the press on the morningof May 12, Mr. Lutsenko acknowledgedthat Lufthansa staff did not allowhim to board the plane because they suspectedhe was drunk, contradicting statementsthat he was denied entry simplybecause he was late, as insinuated by Ms.Tymoshenko and asserted by ministryofficials Serhii Kaliuk and Serhii Diatlov.In their initial public relations defenseas the scandal broke, Internal AffairsMinistry officials and Mr. Diatlov alsoclaimed no handcuffs were involved, yetMr. Lutsenko acknowledged that both heand his son were arrested.He also didn’t deny that a brawl erupted,injuring officers.“After a certain time the police werecalled, who without any explanation surroundedevery member of the delegationthat exited the plane toward me, and laterarrested my son,” Mr. Lutsenko explained.“At that point, one of the police officersgripped his recently-operated-upon neckfrom behind while another applied handcuffs.Of course I couldn’t be calm in thissituation. At first I loudly informed thepolice that my son was operated on recently.When that didn’t help, I tried in anyway to stop the violence against my son.After a while I was arrested as well.”The day after his press conference, Mr.Lutsenko called upon Parliament to forma temporary investigative commission todetermine the facts of the incident, addingthat he would give permission to theGerman courts to release information forsuch a commission.Ukraine's...(Continued from page 1)confirm a new election day and refrainingfrom endorsing January 17.“We will consider that the president bargainedfor several more months from theConstitutional Court,” Ms. Tymoshenkosaid at her weekly press briefing on May 13,adding, “The date established by theVerkhovna Rada in accordance with theUSCAK sends...(Continued from page 9)all share allows us to meet new people andexpand our network and become closerfriends.” In fact, several players have beentraveling to different countries for variousother attractions and happenings the lastseveral years as a result of meeting whileplaying soccer. Many of the players fromGreat Britain have come to Canada forToronto’s Malanka, New Jersey forUkrainian Week at Wildwood and NewYork to head to Soyuzivka. On the flip side,many North American players have traveledTurning the pages...(Continued from page 6)Other countries showed support ofUkraine’s political revolution by wavingorange flags, or wearing orange shoes. Thecontest’s theme for 2005, “Awakening,” wasalso a reference to the revolution.In a Eurovision first, a national president,in this case Viktor Yushchenko,appeared on stage to congratulate thewinner, Ms. Paparizou. “This is a specialprize from Ukraine with the hope thatyour song unites all of Europe,” Mr.Yushchenko said, as Ukrainians led aConstitution and effective legislation will bethe date of the election.”In fact, Judge Ivan Dombrovskyi saidParliament doesn’t have to abide by thepresident’s January 17 proposal.“This is a political-legal document, andthe Verkhovna Rada can use different argumentsto reach a decision,” he said. “Even ifit contradicts the Constitution but is notappealed in the Constitutional Court, then itwill be valid.”to Great Britain for several of their events aswell.A good number of these players have metand traveled together for international soccergames of Ukraine’s National Team. In fact itwas at the World Cup in Germany in 2006that Mr. Salawaga met other Ukrainian soccerplayers and the idea and motivation forthe first IUFT was born. It goes to show thatsoccer indeed is the biggest sport in theworld and can be spoken in any language,including Ukrainian.For more information on the InternationalUkrainian Football Tournament readers mayvisit www.iuft.net.chant of “Yu-shchen-ko.”Ukraine’s serious treatment of Eurovisionstood in contrast with the contest’s status inplaces such as Great Britain and France,where it is treated as more of a spectacle.Some of the performances appeared morelike parodies and acts than actual artists.Mr. Kalyn of Greenjolly commented,“Most of all, I am very happy for Ukrainethat it organized the competition and it tookplace in our country,”Source: “Kyiv hosts Eurovision finals,Greece’s entry wins song contest,” by ZenonZawada, The Ukrainian Weekly, May 29,2005.

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No. 20by Alexander NalenczPHILADELPHIA – A hallowedEuropean academic tradition is to honoroutstanding scholars by publishing a collectionof essays as a tribute to them.Such a collection, known from theGerman as a Festschrift, appeared underthe title “At the Crossroads of Cultures:Essays in Honor of Leonid Rudnytzky”published by the Shevchenko ScientificSociety (Lviv, Ukraine) and threeUkrainian universities.On Tuesday, March 17, this collectionwas officially presented to the public atan academic event held at La SalleUniversity, where Prof. LeonidRudnytzky, who resides in Melrose Park,has taught for many decades. The programof the evening was opened by Dr.Bernhardt G. Blumenthal, chairman ofthe foreign languages department anddirector of Central and Eastern EuropeanStudies at La Salle University, who welcomedthe assembled colleagues, presentand former students of the honoree, membersof the university community and distinguishedguests.Dr. Blumenthal introduced a formerstudent of Dr. Rudnytzky, Dr. VincentTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 19Prof. Leonid Rudnytzky of La Salle University honored by colleaguesKling (La Salle University), who spokeabout the book and the honoree.Following Kling’s comments, Dr. AlbertKipa (Muhlenberg College) who, togetherwith Oleh Kupchynsky (ShevchenkoScientific Society) edited the collection,presented pertinent information on theFestschrift. The 749-page work contains39 scholarly articles written in Ukrainian,English, German, Spanish and Polish by43 authors, three essays on Prof.Rudnytzky’s life and works, and 34 photographs.Following Dr. Kipa’s presentation talkswere offered by the individual scholars,contributors to the collection, who attendedthe event. They were: Dr. Franz Birgel(Muhlenberg College), who wrote on theprolific German author Karl May and hisreception in the former GermanDemocratic Republic; Dr. Luis Gómez(La Salle University), who analyzed thefigure of Don Juan in the works of LesiaUkrainka; Dr. Arthur Grugan (HolyFamily University), who contributed anarticle on John Caputo and the responsibilitiesof the philosopher; and Prof.Nicholas Rudnytzky (Manor College),who compiled a bibliography of the honoree.At La Salle University (seated, from left): Dr. Albert Kipa, honoree Dr. LeonidRudnytzky, Dr. Bernhardt Blumenthal, (standing) Prof. Nicholas Rudnytzky, Dr.Luis Gomez, Dr. Franz Birgel, Dr. Vincent Kling and Dr. Arthur Grugan.Each presentation featured reminiscencesabout Dr. Leonid Rudnytzky,focusing mostly on humorous events andanecdotes associated with his life andwork as a teacher-scholar.Dr. Blumenthal brought the evening toa close by thanking the contributors, theguests and the wife of the honoree, IreneRudnytzky, for organizing a “magnificentwine and cheese reception.”Moscow plays...(Continued from page 2)ment of Russian Prime Minister VladimirPutin’s assertive “take-that” foreign policy,launched with the famous “Munichspeech” in February 2007. This policy isstill very popular as it deliberately playson the peculiar mix of superiority andinferiority complexes within an oftencontradictory Russian public opinion.Consequently, Mr. Medvedev dares notto step away from the “down-with-NATO” line. The downward spiralingeconomic crisis, however, inevitablydestroys the foundation of this policy, asEugene Kinasewich...(Continued from page 4)The Ukrainian Weekly on March 20, 2005,by logging on to www.ukrweekly.com.)With Dr. Kinasewich’s approval andinput, his friends and family establishedthe Eugene Kinasewich Fund in order todevelop his concept of cultural exchange.The immediate effort was to sponsor andfund support for the Druzhba hockeyplayers to attend schools in the UnitedStates. By the fall of 2005, all 19 Druzhbaplayers were enrolled in secondaryschools, mostly private boarding schools,in New England.The Eugene Kinasewich Fund is a registered501 (c) (3) non-profit organization inthe United States, and is a registered charitabletrust in Canada.“We are trying to raise $300,000 so thatwe can keep our commitment to these currentstudents until they graduate from college.We must find a way to continue withthese students who have accomplished somuch,” commented Janet Kinasewich, Dr.Kinasewich’s widow, in an e-mail messageto The Ukrainian Weekly.She added that it costs approximatelyRussia does not have any justification tosee itself as a rising power, even in comparisonwith “ungovernable Georgia” or“forever-squabbling Ukraine.”The reckoning with this unpleasantreality can be postponed for only so long,and President Medvedev’s smart tacticsof advancing a limited “liberalization” athome and demonstrating toughnessabroad cannot be sustained throughoutthe second year of his accidental presidency.The article above is reprinted fromEurasia Daily Monitor with permissionfrom its publisher, the JamestownFoundation, www.jamestown.org.$10,000 to pay for one student for one year.“Your newspaper will reach manyUkrainians in both the U.S. and Canada, andmaybe we will find donors who are interestedin helping,” she said.Since its establishment in 2005 the fundhas raised over $700,000, and, by obtainingscholarship aid from secondary schoolsand colleges, has leveraged more than $2million of tuition payments. Thanks to thefund’s board and other volunteers, everydollar raised goes toward the goal of seeingthe initial group of student-athletesgraduate from college, and become disciplesof, and proponents for, culturalexchange and personal developmentthrough education.With continued support from donorsand educational institutions, the first of Dr.Kinasewich’s dreams is becoming a reality.The long-term goal is to create a permanentendowment of $1 million in order tosupport yearly awards to worthy studentswho aspire to the vision and dreams of Dr.Kinasewich.Donations to the fund may be sent to:Eugene Kinasewich Fund Inc., c/o ArthurB. Page, Esq., Hemenway & Barnes LLP,60 State St., Boston, MA 02109-1899.Diplomacy...(Continued from page 13)table discussion with governmental and educationalstakeholders and NGOs on the topicof inclusive education and the integrationinto society of children with disabilities.Oksana Kunanetz, current director ofDzherelo, Oksana Wynnycky, honorary consulgeneral of Canada in Lviv, and architectVolodymyr Luciw – all Canadians fromToronto of Ukrainian origin – were recognizedas pillars instrumental to the foundingof this innovative project. The InclusiveEducation for Children with Disabilitiesproject is funded by the CanadianInternational Development Agency (CIDA).The last public engagement in Ukrainethe governor general was an incrediblywell-arranged discussion in Lviv with representativesfrom NGOs aimed at obtainingan overview of the situation of women inUkraine related to the challenges and opportunitiesthey face in the political, economicand health environments. About 20 wellversedand eloquent speakers presentedtheir views on various aspects of a woman’slife in Ukraine.One gentleman described his small organization’sactivities related to victims ofinternational trafficking: “Five hundredyears ago our Kozaks travelled many milesto the Black Sea to rescue Ukrainian womenfrom Turkish slavery. Today we feel thatthere is a need to do the same. We follow upleads on missing women in Ukraine and wetravel abroad to find these women and rescuethem from their misery.” The groupreceives travel funding and camera gearfrom television stations in Ukraine in supportfor its activities.Prior to her departure for Norway, Ms.Jean gave her impressions of the state visit:“We were incredibly well received at alllevels. It is such a pleasure to be here inUkraine to celebrate the great friendshipbetween our two countries, Canada andUkraine. We are very happy to examine howare we making a difference and how wemay learn to cooperate even better.“We worked at every occasion and weused creative diplomacy – diplomacy with ahuman heart – we examined many aspectsof cultural and civil life, we spoke withdecision-makers and stakeholders, welaunched a new chamber of commerce and Ifound civic life here to be very dynamic atevery turn.”Joseph Terelya...(Continued from page 4)object of attacks and destruction” whenUkraine was occupied by Russia and, later,the Soviet Union. Nonetheless, he underscored,“our Church continues to live andour people hope that someday we will haveour day in the sun.”Mr. Terelya documented his experiencesin the autobiography “Witness to Apparitionsand Persecution in the USSR” and the book“In the Kingdom of the Spirit.”Surviving are Mr. Terelya’s partner,Alexandra, his children Kalyna, Pavlo,Mariana and Ryan, and his sister Natalia. Hewas predeceased by his wife, Olena.

20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009No. 20Tryzub hosts 22nd annual spring tennis tournamentby George SawchakHORSHAM, Pa. – Steve Sosiak ofColonia, N.J., became the champion of USOTryzub’s 22nd annual spring tennis tournamentwhen in the final round he defeatedGeorge Hrabec of Danvers, Mass., by thescore of 6-2, 6-1.The East Coast rain, which engulfed thearea the weekend of May 2-3, finally forcedthe organizers to move the tournamentvenue to the indoor tennis courts atNortheast Racquet Club in Philadelphia,where the finals and several other matcheswere played.The tournament was contested in themen’s division only with a full feed-ingroup. In the semi-finals Sosiak won overGeorge Walchuk of Annandale, N.J., 6-4,6-4, and Hrabec defeated Ihor Buhaj ofBethlehem, Pa., 7-6(1), 6-4.In the quarterfinals Walchuk beat GeorgeTarasiuk of Newtown, Pa.; Sosiak won aclose match over Philadelphian JerryTymkiw 6-2, 6-4; Buhaj beat AndrewWapowsky of Cherry Hill, N.J., 6-2, 6-0;and Hrabec defeated Boris Tatunchak ofWorchester, Pa., 6-1, 6-1.After losing to Sosiak in the main draw,Tymkiw prevailed in three consecutivematches in the feed-in, thus winning thatpart of the competition and the overall thirdplace in the tournament. He won againstTarasiuk in a pro-set score of 8-1 in the firstround, defeated Buhaj 8-1, and in the finalsof the feed-in won when with the score of7-6, 30-0, Walchuk retired due to injury.The last two matches were played on theindoor courts at Northeast Racquet Club. Toget to the finals of the feed-in, Walchukovercame Wapowsky 8-5 in the secondround, and Wapowsky won againstTatunchak 8-2 in the first round.The closing ceremonies and trophy presentationswere held on the indoor courts atNortheast Racquet Club. George Sawchak,tournament director, presented the trophies tothe champion Sosiak, finalist Hrabec, feed-inwinner Tymkiw and finalist Walchuk.The next Ukrainian tennis tournamentwill be USCAK-East, which will be held atSoyuzivka in Kerhonkson, N.Y., on June27-28. Competition will be held in singles,doubles and mixed doubles in various agegroups. USCAK is the Ukrainian SportsFederation of the U.S.A. and Canada.During the trophy presentation (from left) are: Steve Sosiak, George Hrabec,George Sawchak, George Walchuk, Jerry Tymkiw and Ihor Buhaj.Royal Ontario...(Continued from page 10)The spectacular dinner, which was soldout six months in advance, was attendedby 560 people, including honorary patronKateryna Yushchenko. A Trypillia-themedprogram of music and dance entertainedthe guests, and the gala raised $115,000for the support of the exhibit.But the committee was active also onother fronts, especially in publicizing theexhibit among the Ukrainian communitythroughout Canada and in neighboringU.S. states.According to Jody Townshend of theROM, there were 190,000 visitors to themuseum during the run of the Trypilliaexhibit. She noted that the visiting publicwas an attentive one – the detaileddescriptions of the artifacts and the wellresearchedbackground accounts of theTrypillian civilization were given evidentattention by visitors.The museum was also pleased that theretail shop did a brisk business during thefour months of the exhibit, not only inselling the exhibit catalogue but alsoother Ukrainian-related books and artisticitems. One of the most popular was thechildren’s activity book “Trypillia –Ancient Ukraine” written and edited byTania Dzulynsky, which was available inboth Ukrainian and English versions. Theexhibit was seen by dozens of Torontoschool groups.Although it is customary for the museumto have someone organize a communityday at the beginning of a new exhibit,the opening weekend Ukrainian Day atthe ROM – which featured live music, afamily activity zone, artwork by localUkrainian artists, dancers and bandurists– attracted a sizeable crowd, not only ofUkrainians but from the wider Torontocommunity.The committee was given a specialfarewell tour of the exhibit by its curator,Dr. Krzysztof Ciuk. Dr. Bountrogiannithanked the committee for engaging thehelp of the Ukrainian community inToronto in driving the Trypillia project.

No. 20THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 21COMMUNITY CHRONICLEAnsonia parishioners sponsorEaster dinner and concertby Frank StubanANSONIA, Conn. – The parishioners ofSs. Peter and Paul Ukrainian CatholicChurch sponsored an Easter dinner and concerton April 19. Over 150 parishionersattended the traditional meal (“Sviachene”)and concert, which were blessed by bothMsgr. John Terlecky, pastor, and the Rev.Stepan Yanovski, parochial vicar.Msgr. Terlecky and Father Yanovski startedthe Easter festivity with prayer, blessedthe Easter food and greeted everyone with“Khrystos Voskres” and with blessed holybread and egg. During the greetings a ladies’quintet from the parish sang Easter songs.After the Easter meal, the audienceenjoyed the traditional Easter show with ritual“Vesnivka,” “Yahilka,” “Zhuravli,”“Velykodnivkan,” “Zaporozhets” and someEaster poems and greetings performed inUkrainian and English. The show beginwith “Otche Nash” and “Our Father” andconclude with “God Bless America.” It wasproduced by Miroslaw Klapyk, StephanieDytko and Volodymyr Jatsiv.On Good Friday over 150 parishionersparticipated in Great Vespers and a processionwith the Holy Shroud(“Plaschanytsia”).On Holy Saturday over 350 parishionersbrought their Easter baskets to the parishauditorium, where they were blessed by theRev. Yanovski and Msgr. Terlecky.Parishioners who prepared and served the Easter dinner: (first row, from left)Mary-Ellen Koalchic, Jolanta Kowal, Slawa Sembrat, Beta Gebuza, OrysiaYanovski and Stefania Gebuza, (second row) Richard Koalchic (president of thechurch), Msgr. John M. Terlecky (pastor) and the Rev. Stepan Yanovski (parochialvicar).Students present talent recitalSome of performers of the Easter show: (first row, from left) Alek Woyciesjes,John Dytko, Catherine Dimon, Aleksander Jatsiv, Andrij Jatsiv, (second row)Paul Monks, Volodymyr Jatsiv, Miroslaw Klapyk, Stephanie Dytko, BridgetMonks and Taras Jatsiv.Ukrainian paska baked at BloomiesPASSAIC, N.J. – On Wednesday, April 8, students at St. Nicholas UkrainianCatholic School presented a talent recital. Organized by parent Lecia Stec-Peltyszyn, the program consisted of nine piano players from Grades 1-8, twofourth grade karate kids accompanied by their instructor, a second grader’sclay art exhibit, and a “Kozachok” performed by a young dance troupe composedof children from kindergarten through Grade 4. Pastor Andriy Dudkevychthanked every performer and gifted them with icon postcards of Rome’s Soborof St. Sophia. He then concluded the program by wishing everyone a very happyEaster.– Natalka DobloskyTHE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM’SBOARD OF TRUSTEESWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Adrianna Odomirok, with the help of members ofUkrainian National Women’s League of America Branch 30, baked a “paska” inthe culinary department of the Bloomingdale’s store here on April 11. It was quiteamazing to watch and hear the reaction of shoppers as they tasted samples ofpaska and “kovbasa.” On display was a traditional Easter basket with all its components.A flyer was given out explaining the foods eaten on Easter Sunday andthe symbolism of each. The event sparked much attention and questions aboutUkrainian traditions, as well as possibilities for future appearances at the departmentstore. Seen above (from left) are: Areta Woroch, Yaremia Makarenko, MarikaMakarenko, Ms. Odomirok, Olia Rudyk, Iryna Hoshovskyj, Zorianna Makarenkoand Milan Makarenko.– Olia Rudyk1933 issues neededThe Ukrainian Weekly is searching for original issuesof this newspaper published in 1933in order to scan them for our digital archives.If you have original copies of newspapers from 1933, please contactthe editorial staff at 973-292-9800, ext. 3049, or staff@ukrweekly.com.is notifying itsmembers that theANNUAL MEETINGofTHE UKRAINIAN MUSEUMwill be held onSaturday, June 13, 2009at 11:00 a.m.atThe Ukrainian Museum222 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10003(between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)Phone: (212) 228-0110; e-mail: info@ukrainianmuseum.orgwww.ukrainianmuseum.org

22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009No. 20President of Kyiv...(Continued from page 5)social technologies – and 28 departmentsoffering 17 bachelor’s programs, 22 master’sprograms and five Ph.D. programs,as well as 39 specialties in the conventional“aspirantura” and “doktorantura”programs.The Kyiv Mohyla Business School,which offers an M.B.A. program, was thetop-ranked business school in Ukraine.The university also has schools of socialwork, public health and journalism.Dr. Kvit became NUKMA president in2007, after serving as a professor of journalismand dean of the Faculty of SocialSciences and Social Technologies.He underscored that Mohylianka is,first and foremost, a Ukrainian university.But it is also a school that prides itself onbeing innovative, introducing Westerneducational standards and practices, andfocusing on research as well as scholarship.Dr. Kvit noted that the universityboasts of the first true Ph.D. program inUkraine and that it plans to open twomore faculties – medical/ecological andtheological – in the near future. In addition,NUKMA wants to establish an affiliatein Sevastopol in Crimea, where theuniversity has good cooperation withCrimean Tatars who, according to Dr.Kvit, “consider themselves Ukrainiansand are the biggest Ukrainian patriots inCrimea.”“We consider the Kyiv MohylaAcademy to be a global Ukrainian project,”Dr. Kvit stated, adding that supportfor the university comes from varioussources, including donors in the UnitedStates and Canada, the Ukrainian governmentand Ukraine’s own businessmen andother notables, including magnates RinatAkhmetov and Victor Pinchuk, and thebrothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko ofboxing fame.The National University of KyivMohyla Academy traces its beginnings tothe 17th century, when the Kyiv MohylaAcademy was “a powerful symbol of academicexcellence and national pride,”writes Dr. Kvit in a glossy new brochureabout the university. He adds: “Today westrive to make the modern academy theintellectual symbol of Ukraine in moderntimes.”Solomiya Ivakhiv...(Continued from page 11)ing of pianist Anna Khanina, who providedexcellent synchronization of gesture, intensity,color and contrast of dynamic range.Two thoughts struck this reviewer duringand immediately after the final movementended. First, the contrast by Ms. Ivakhivbetween her high and low register wasexceptional, conveying intense passion andsweetness in the upper registers and a deepresonance in the lower register that wasnever pushed, but rather focused and broad,thus accentuating the intensely romanticqualities of the music. Second, the tempichosen for all four movements providedadmirably balanced organic unity.These two masterful presentations, whencoupled with Franck’s cyclic form, therecurrence of themes from movement tomovement, revealed the innate talent andunderstanding for formal structure of bothMs. Ivahkiv and Ms. Khanina and confirmedmaturity well beyond their years.The second work on the program, ValentinSilvestrov’s “Post Scriptum,” a sonata forviolin and piano, was written in 1990 andfirst performed at the Frankfurt Festival in1991 to commemorate the bicentenary ofWolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death.Silvestrov describes this work as “a postscriptto Mozart and, more generally, to classicism,”and goes on to say that the text wasalready written, declaring, “We supplementit with our own remarks, ideas and questions,with our bewilderment, astonishmentand regret. The classical phonemes begin tostir in a different age and a different space.Predictability disappears and is replaced bya symbolic sense of mystery.”Ms. Ivahkiv’s ability to portray the simplicityof this gentle classical opening andthe subsequent dissonant “mysterious” symbolismin “Post Scriptum” revealed onceagain her ability to identify and interact withwhatever style and mood is required.Concurrently, Ms. Khanina showed amarked sensitivity in this work.The last work, “Concert Fantasy onThemes from Gershwin’s ‘Porgy andBess,’” is a work written by Ihor Frolov.Mr. Frolov was a violinist and protégé ofthe renowned Ukrainian violinist DavidOistrakh. This work emphasizes brilliantvirtuosity and panoply of the opera’s variousmoods. Both performers exhibited theirvirtuosity and sensitivity in this attractivepiece, although the work seemed to drag ona bit too long. Perhaps this comes as no surprisesince Ms. Ivahkiv noted prior to theperformance that Mr. Frolov had no formalstudy in composition.Ms. Ivahkiv is an important artist of hergeneration and will undoubtedly continue togarner accolades as her reputation grows.Bravo fortissimo!Scythian releases...(Continued from page 10)with the “Gypsy soul of his ownUkrainian ancestry.”Completing the “dueling fiddles”sound, Mr. Crosby is known for his jazzy“dirt and grit” style of play, while DanyloFedoryka, who originally was taughtpiano, switched to rhythm guitar in orderto make music with his brother, but putshis keyboard skills to use on the accordionin the band’s Gypsy and Klezmer pieces.Mr. Ounallah is the newest member ofthe group and recently earned a master’sdegree in jazz studies.For more information and forScythian’s tour schedule, readers shouldvisit www.scythianmusic.com.

No. 20THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 23OUT AND ABOUTCurrent through May 31 Art exhibit, “Moments of Ukrainian Dance”New York by Dianna Shmerykowsky, Bar 82,dshmeykowsky@yahoo.comMay 22Woodbridge, OntarioBenefit event, “An Affair of the Heart atthe Copacabana,”Ukrainian Canadian CareCenter, Paramount Entertainment Venueand Conference Center, 416-243-2011 or416-239-7799May 22Presentation by Orysia Tracz, “Songs YourOttawa Mother Should Never Have Taught You –Erotic Symbolism in Ukrainian Folk Songs,”St. John the Baptist Ukrainian CatholicShrine, bradlei@magma.caMay 23MontrealMay 24New Haven, CTMay 30OttawaMay 30New YorkBarbecue fund-raiser, FK Karpaty Montreal,CYM Kafe, Ukrainian Youth Center,514-568-5585 or cymkafe@cym.orgParish centennial, St. Michael UkrainianCatholic Church, 203-269-5909 or203-393-1883Graduation dinner and dance, School ofUkrainian Studies, Villa Marconi,613-230-0997 or 613-739-9185Lecture by Alla Korzh, “Ukrainian Orphans’Plight: Education in ‘Internaty” and itsImplications,” Shevchenko ScientificSociety, 212-254-5130June 12-14Kingston, Ontariohttp://sli.slavic.pitt.eduArt Exhibit, “Lviv, Ukraine Pavilion,”Ukrainian Canadian Club of Kingston,Regiopolis Notre-Dame High School,613-549-5060June 13Flea market, Ss. Peter and Paul UkrainianBaltimore, MD Catholic Church, 410-903-2142June 16WashingtonJune 19Perry Hall, MDCommemorative events, Victims ofCommunism Memorial Foundation,202-536-2373Crab feast, Baltimore Ukrainian FestivalCommittee, Columbus Gardens Hall,410-591-7566 ordaira.kaczaniukhauff@verizonwireless.comJune 19-21Yonkers Ukrainian Festival, St. MichaelYonkers, NY Ukrainian Catholic Church, 914-963-0209www.brama.com/yonkersukrainianfestJune 21Horsham, PAFather’s Day Ukrainian Folk Festival,featuring U.S. Amateur SoccerAssociation’s National Cups Region IChampionship Tournament, UkrainianAmerican Sports Center – Tryzub,215-362-5331 or eluciw@comcast.netMay 31OttawaJune 8 through July 17Pittsburgh, PA30th anniversary concert, “Colors ofMemory,” Ottawa School of UkrainianDance and Svitanok Ukrainian DanceEnsemble, Bronson Center Theater,613-692-5243Ukrainian language study program,University of Pittsburgh,Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given toevents advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcomesubmissions from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretionof the editors and as space allows. Please send e-mail to mdubas@ukrweekly.com.

24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009No. 20Soyuzivka’s DatebookMay 22-25 – Memorial Day weekendFriday evening: Pete & Vlod onthe Tiki DeckSaturday: Zabava with Svitanok,10 pmSunday evening: Zuki & Mike onthe Tiki DeckMay 30-31 – Ukrainian AmericanVeterans ReunionJune 14 – UNA Seniors WeekJune 21 – UNA Father’s Day;Tennis CampJune 27 – USCAK TennisTournament WeekendJune 28 – Tabir Ptashat 1st session;Exploration Day Camp 1To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529Kerhonkson, NY 12446E-mail: Soyuzivka@aol.comWebsite: www.Soyuzivka.comNeed a back issue?If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly,send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to:Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly,2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280Parsippany, NJ 07054.PREVIEW OF EVENTSSunday, May 24NEW HAVEN, Conn.: A UkrainianFestival celebrating the Centennial of St.Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church willbe held on the church grounds at 569George St. Schedule: 10:30 a.m., divineliturgy; noon, festival begins withUkrainian and American cuisine; 2:30p.m., program of music and dance; 4 p.m.,zabava to music by Bohdan Zaets.Throughout the day: children’s activities,tour of St. Michael’s Heritage Center, volleyballand bocce. The event ends at 7p.m. Admission/donation is $1. The eventwill be held rain or shine. For informationcall 203-269-5909 or 203-393-1883.Saturday, May 30NEW YORK: The Shevchenko ScientificSociety invites all to a lecture by AllaKorzh titled “Ukrainian Orphans’ Plight:Education in ‘Internaty’ and itsImplications.” Ms. Korzh holds a master’sdegree in education from the University ofIllinois at Chicago, College of Education,and is presently working toward her Ed.D.at Columbia University Teachers College.The lecture will take place at the society’sbuilding, 63 Fourth Avenue (betweenNinth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additionalinformation call 212-254-5130.Sunday, June 21HORSHAM, Pa.: The popular Father’sDay Ukrainian Folk Festival will commenceat noon, at Tryzubivka, theUkrainian American Sport Center, locatedat County Line and Lower State Roads inHorsham, Pa. A 2 p.m. stage show willfeature The Voloshky School of UkrainianDance, the Kosiv Orchestra and theVyshyvanka Women’s Vocal Ensemble. Azabava/dance to the tunes of the orchestrawill follow. Tryzubivka will also host theU.S. Amateur Soccer Association’sNational Cups Region I ChampionshipTournament. From 10 a.m. through 7 p.m.some of the best amateur soccer teams(men’s, women’s and over 30) in Americawill compete for the U.S. Open andAmateur Region I National Cups. Therewill be plenty of Ukrainian homemadefoods and baked goods, picnic fare andcool refreshments. Admission: $5 foradults; children 13 and under, free. Formore information call 215-362-5331 ore-mail eluciw@comcast.net; website,www.tryzub.org.PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINESTo have an event listed in Preview of Events please send information, in English,written in Preview format, i.e., in a brief paragraph that includes the date, place, typeof event, sponsor, admission, full names of persons and/or organizations involved,and a phone number to be published for readers who may require additionalinformation.Information should be sent to: preview@ukrweekly.com or Preview of Events,The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax,973-644-9510. NB: If e-mailing, please do not send items as attachments;simply type the text into the body of the e-mail message.Being Ukrainian means:❏ “Malanka” in January.❏ Deb in February.❏ Two Easters this April.❏ “Zlet” and “Sviato Vesny” in May.❏ Soyuzivka’s Ukrainian Cultural Festival in July.❏ “Uke Week” at Wildwood in August.❏ Back to Ukrainian school in September.❏ “Morskyi Bal” in New Jersey in November.❏ “Koliada” in December.❏ A subscription to The Ukrainian WeeklyALL YEAR ROUND.To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, fill out the form below, clipit and mail it to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly,2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054.Or simply call 973-292-9800, ext. 3042.