Вінніпеґ Український № 2 (26) (April 2017)

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COMMUNITY 

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SUMMER 

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MOVIES 

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EVENTS 

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EVENTS 

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EVENTS 

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EVENTS 

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CALENDAR 

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UKRAINIAN 

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CULTURE. 

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UKRAINIAN 

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HISTORY. 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS 

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MEETING / PHOTO: NORBERT K. IWAN 

COMMUNITY MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF 

NATIONAL DEFENSE HARJIT SAJJAN 

CAMPS 

CAMP VESELKA 

/ TEXT: Iuliia Zubrytska 

“Bitter Harvest”, 

a Ukrainian Tragedy 

RECAP / теxt: Dayna Konopelny. Photo: Норберт к. іван 

Bitter Harvest Film 

Pre Screening in Winnipeg 

RECAP. ОГЛЯД ПОДІЙ 

ВЕСНЯНИЙ КОНЦЕРТ В 

РІДНІЙ ШКОЛІ УКРАЇНОЗНАВСТВА 

RECAP. ОГЛЯД ПОДІЙ / теxt: Ivanka Babiak. Photo: Норберт к. іван 

Annual Тaras Shevchenko Commemoration 

RECAP. ОГЛЯД ПОДІЙ / теxt: Rod Picklyk 

Children Celebrate 

125 Years of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada 

OF EVENTS 

DANCE / Photo: Норберт к. іван 

RUSALKA. GENERATIONS 

культура / теКСТ: ТЕТЯНА МУРЗУНЕНКО 

ВЕЛИКДЕНЬ 

STUDENTS / Text: Orycia Karpa 

How social media plays an integral role 

in the UWUKRSA ’s success 

ІСТОРІЯ / Text: Luba Fedorkiw 

SGT. FILIP KONOWAL VC 

UKRAINIAN – CANADIAN WWI WAR HERO 

/ Text: Zorianna Hrycenko Photo: Volodymyr Bandura 

Documentary Genocide Revealed 

Launches New Web site 

PHOTO ON THE COVER: 

Photo: Norbert K. Iwan 

Model: Daria Halіa Duplak 

FREE copies of magazine are available at: 

• Kalyna Store (952 Main St) 

• Central Foods (630 Nairn Ave) 

• Taste Of Europe (1052 Main St) 

• Lvov Store (140 Meadowood Dr) 

• Gunns bakery (247 Selkirk Ave) 

• Tenderloin Meat and Sausage (1483 Main St) 

• Dobromarket (1940 Main St, 1575 Regent Ave) 

• M & S Meat Market (915 Main St) 

• McNally Robinson Booksellers (1120 Grant Ave) 

• North Winnipeg Credit Union (310 Leila Ave) 

• Carpathia Credit Union (all 4 branches) 

• Greggs Insurance (865 McGregor St) 

• Blair Yakimoski MLA for Transcona Constituency Office (127 Regent Ave West) 

• Martha Chuchman Law Office (267 Mountain Ave) 

• Bernie Wolfe Community School (95 Bournais Dr) 

• PLAST Winnipeg (623 Flora Ave) 

• Shevchenko Foundation (952 Main St) 

• Ann’s Perogy Palace (413 Magnus Ave) 

• Gardenton Museum (Gardenton, MB) 

• St. Andrew’s College, U of M (29 Dysart Rd) 

• Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga (115 

McGregor St) 

• Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Mary The Protectress (820 Burrows Ave) 

• Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral (1175 Main St) 

• St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (737 Bannerman Ave) 

• Holy Family Ukrainian Catholic Church (1001 Grant Ave) 

• St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church (590 Alverstone Street) 

• St. Joseph’s Ukrainian Catholic Church (250 Jefferson Ave) 

• Blessed Virgion Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church (965 Boyd Ave) 

• Ukrainian Evangelical Church (730 McPhillips St) 

• Consistory of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (9 St Johns Ave) 

• Сommunity events and other locations (more than 50) 

DONATIONS: 

• St. Boniface Ukrainian Foundation 

• Halyna Kravtchouk 

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Слава Україні!

- КВІТЕНЬ 2017 - Український Вінніпеґ 

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COMMUNITY MEETING 

COMMUNITY MEETING WITH 

THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE 

HARJIT SAJJAN 

Photos: Norbert K. Iwan 

Thanks to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Manitoba 

Provincial Council, our community had the opportunity to 

meet with the Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan and 

learn about Canada’s military support to and in Ukraine. The 

event was held on Friday, March 17th, 2017 at Holy Family 

Home, courtesy of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, 

to whom we all are grateful. Also in attendance were the 

Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr, Members of Parliament 

MaryAnn Mihychuk, Dan Vandal, Kevin Lamoureux and MLA 

Cindy Lamoureux. 

inister of National Defense Harjit Sajjan was born in 

India and immigrated to Canada in 1976 at the age of 

M five. His father was a Police Officer in India and Harjit 

chose to follow his career path. For 11 years, he was 

a member of the Vancouver Police Department, based primarily 

in South Vancouver. Minister Sajjan finished his career as a 

Detective with the Gang Crime Unit. As a member of the British 

Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own), he participated 

in four operational deployments—one to Bosnia and three to Afghanistan. 

Minister Sajjan is the first Sikh-Canadian to command 

a Canadian Army Reserve Regiment. He has received multiple 

honours and decorations during and after this military career 

including the NATO Service Medal, the Canadian Peacekeeping 

Service Medal, and the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond 

Jubilee Medals. 

While in Ukraine, Minister Sajjan was able to visit Canadian 

troops alongside the Ukrainian forces, who demonstrated the 

importance of the Mission. According to the Minister, it is not 

just about the training, it is a confidence that Canadians bring, 

confidence that helps soldiers when they are going into harm’s 

way. The Minister confirmed that Canada had sent some very 

experienced combat veterans in Ukraine, and emphasized they 

were supported by all of us: “It is important for Ukrainians to 

know that people like yourselves support them, and not just morally, 

they work with government and push the important issues”. 

On October 19th, 2015, Minister Sajjan was elected as the 

Member of Parliament for Vancouver South and in November 

2015 he was appointed Minister of National Defence. 

Minister Sajjan visited Ukraine last year and recently along 

with Foreign Affair minister, Chrystia Freeland announced that 

Canada’s operation UNIFIER had been extended. Operation 

UNIFIER – through which 200 Canadian soldiers have provided 

training to their Ukrainian counterparts in such areas as bomb 

disposal, military policing and medical training at two military 

sites in western Ukraine – was set to end of March 2017, but will 

now run until March 31, 2019, with the same number of Canadian 

troops. 

Minister Sajjan began his speech with the reassurance that even 

though Ukraine is not always the focus of the media, the support of 

the Federal Government is committed and unwavering. 

The Minister explained that he sees increasing capacity building 

as one of the main goals of the Operation, however UNIFIER 

is just a part of the picture. The Minister emphasized that any 

Mission that the government undertakes is never a Military Mission 

alone: “Military buys you time to solve the real problems”. 

The Canadian Armed Forces operation will transition over time 

to support strategic institutional reform of Ukraine’s defense 

establishment. The ultimate goal of Canada’s support is to allow 

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COMMUNITY MEETING 

Minister Sajjan explained that the Canadian Government 

is sending extremely strong messages from NATO, which 

have progressed from assurance measures to aggressive 

deterrence. 

Ukraine to be successful on its own. With that the Minister mentioned 

there is a lot of work that has to be done at the higher level in 

Ukraine: “The Free Trade Agreement with Canada is important, we 

are also moving ahead shortly with the Defence Cooperation agreement, 

but that will work only when the reforms occur and corruption 

is eradicated“. The Minister mentioned that he was encouraged 

by the Leadership of the Ukrainian government. “They made the request 

of having a senior representative from our country, so we sent 

Jill Sinclair – a very experienced person with the right skillset to be 

able to help the government with the reforms” – said Minister Sajjan 

[Jill Sinclair, Executive Director, Directorate of Strategic Concepts, 

Leadership and Engagement at the Canadian Defence Academy, was 

appointed as the Canadian representative to the Ukrainian Defence 

Reform Advisory Board in January 2017 – Ukrainian Winnipeg]. 

“The troops that we are sending into Latvia are not a 

battlegroup for training. This multinational battlegroup 

is fully equipped to be able to deal with any eventuality. 

We have taken a very serious responsibility here, but it is 

not to provoke Russia -- that will not help the Ukrainian 

people. We are sending the message that we are not going 

to step back and tolerate some of the actions and decisions 

that Russia has made, but at the same time, we are open for 

constructive dialogue.” 

The Minister emphasized that “dialogue was crucial in 

order to de-escalate the situation and bring some normalcy 

for the people in Eastern Europe. “At the end of the day, 

there are no winners at war” – concluded the Minister of 

National Defense. УВ 

Members of the audience raised concern for lack of providing high 

tech and military defensive equipment to Ukraine. The Minister confirmed 

that these concerns are being reviewed by the Board formed 

by Canada and its allies. 

He also advised the audience to be mindful of potential consequences. 

“When it comes to looking at military issues, it is very easy 

to come to the solution of providing greater weapons, greater military 

resources, but we also have to be mindful that we can escalate a situation. 

This a very delicate balance.” 

Minister Sajjan mentioned that Canada together with its allies believes 

that at this time, it is better to assist Ukraine in capacity building 

and de-escalate the situation. “What we need to do is to create the 

environment for Ukraine to be able to professionalize and do some 

those things on their own” – concluded the Minister. 

A question from the audience referenced the Canadian government’s 

comment regarding re-engaging a relationship with Russia. 

The Hon. MaryAnn Mihychuk 

MaryAnn Mihychuk 

Maryann.Mihychuk@parl.gc.ca 

(204) 984-6322 


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Camp 

Veselka 

Camp Veselka 2017 will take place July 2-15. 

Reserve your camper’s bunk by registering by May 31, 

and follow Camp Veselka on facebook to learn more. 

For more info contact 

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trishfrompeg@yahoo.com 

or visit Camp Veselka on facebook 

amp Veselka, located just north 

C of Gimli, Manitoba, has been 

creating fun summer memories for 

happy campers for over 30 years. Every summer 

children ages 6-14 are welcomed to Camp 

Veselka for an exciting program which features 

sports, crafts, culinary arts, Ukrainian culture and 

Orthodox religion. The Camp Veselka program is conducted 

in English and all children ages 6-14 are welcome to 

participate. Ukrainian background is not required. 

Campers are supervised by dedicated counsellors – many of 

them former Veselka campers – two camp adminstrators, our talented 

cook, and the camp priest, Fr. Gene Maximiuk. Children participate 

in daily prayer services in the beautiful Orthodox church at the camp. 

In 2016 campers enjoyed a wide variety of interesting activities and 

experiences. These included sports. 

Each Friday night during camp the kids get to let loose and dance 

the night away at the weekly zabava. And, every year Camp Veselka 

wraps up with campers, parents and guests joining together for a divine 

liturgy, followed by a lunch and a fun concert featuring the songs and 

dances campers learned over the two weeks. УВ 


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MOVIES 

“Bitter Harvest”, 

a Ukrainian Tragedy 

Text: Iuliia Zubrytska, LLM (Master of Laws) 

5-year old child putting his ear to 

A the ground on the grave of his 

skinny mother (buried without 

a coffin, merely covered in soil) 

stood strong not to show a tear. He 

probably showed off his resilience 

to his two younger sisters 

who were hardly able to walk, 

as their father buried his 

wife by himself, as the village 

got deserted as people 

starved to death... All of 

this was unveiling in the 

breadbasket of Europe, 

Ukraine – a country with 

the richest soil. 

This heartbreaking 

scene from “Bitter Harvest” 

movie has been 

keeping me awake several 

nights now, as my own 

family has been marked by 

similar horrors in 1932-1933 

in Ukraine. I am just starting 

to recover from the death of 

my dearest grandmother Hanna 

who passed away this past winter, 

and joined her brother Fedir 

who luckily survived the genocide of 

Holodomor in Poltava oblast’, Ukraine. 

They were never privileged enough to 

grow with their youngest sister Natalka who 

perished during those sadistic times. 

I wish my grandmother Hanna was still alive… If only we 

could have at least one conversation about her favourite food, 

the house she was born in, and the bread they used to bake in 

the outdoor oven on summer days. I feel desperate not being 

ever able to ask her more about her life as a miner in prairies 

of Donetsk, and a romantic twist in her life that would bring 

her to the mountain town of Drohobych where I would be born 

years later. 

George Mendeluk’s genius brings the memories of my grandmother’s 

family back to life – one of 10 million of innocent 

Ukrainian lives taken away in 1932-1933. Traditional Ukrainian 

farmers have remained a primary target 

of Russian and Soviet genocidal 

policies for several centuries now. 

Mr. Mendeluk’s single movie 

graphically shows flagrant 

attack on Ukrainian Christian 

values. Many of us 

forget how “underground” 

the church was under 

the Soviets. Moreover, 

every Soviet officer 

who was physically 

abusing the priests 

in the movie – was a 

Russian speaker. Thus, 

over 130 official bans 

of Ukrainian language 

in the Russian empire 

have come up before 

my eyes. And this is a 

fact. 

A Polish Jewish jurist 

Raphael Lemkin’s defined 

genocide, given his 

supreme legal training and 

outstanding feeling of compassion 

to people suffering 

from such a severe form of 

atrocities. Shortly thereafter 

United Nations supported his brilliant 

idea and included it into the Convention 

on the Prevention and Punishment 

of the Crime of Genocide. Every line in “Bitter 

Harvest” movie speaks to this universal law. 

First, the period immediately before and during 1932- 

1933 was what Jerzy Giedroyc called “executed renaissance” 

(“rozstrilyane vidrodzhennya”) – which stands 

for extermination of cultural flowering of Ukrainian 

writers and writers. George Mendeluk excellently 

introduces an astonishing image of Yuri’s best friend, 

Mykola – a charismatic and educated Ukrainian leader 

who shot himself. Mykola’s image directly mirrors the 

life of Ukraine’s first expressionist writer Mykola Khvylovy 

who committed suicide in the spring of 1933 in 

the presence of his friends, in protest to mass arrests 


from left to right: Iuliia Zubrytska, LLM; George Mendeluk, director 

of the «Bitter Harvest» movie; Dr. Markian Shulakewych 

of Ukrainian intelligentsia. Mykola was not able to bear 

the pressure from his teachers to find artistic inspiration 

from Russian sources, and not being able to freely and 

critically examine examples of Western artists of the time. 

Stalin exterminated tens of thousands of young, genuine 

talented people like Mykola. These actions reflect the first 

element of genocide – “causing serious bodily or mental 

harm to members of the group – Ukrainians”. 

Second, the viewers of “Bitter Harvest” can see as another 

element of genocide – forcibly transferring children 

of one group to another group – takes place, as Max Irons 

and Samantha Barks acquire someone’s else child. 

Third, and most notably graphic scenes of violence by 

Bolsheviks speak to killing members of the group in a deliberate 

targeted manner. Thousands of resilient Ukrainian 

farmers have been revolting against the collectivization 

and attack on their private property and civil rights. 

As many as five thousand protests took place all over 

Ukraine in 1932-1933 as an attempt to voice discontent 

with selective and unjust deprivation of means to life. 

Lest we forget that the genocide continues as we speak! 

Over 1,5 million people have found themselves internally 

displaced in the recent years of Russian war against 

Ukraine in Donetsk and Luhansk regions which started 

in 2014. Most importantly, 

Russia is daily intentionally 

exterminating 

and wounding prospects 

of lives for tens of thousands 

of Ukraine’s fittest 

and most resilient men, 

women, and children. 

Ian Ihnatowycz, producer of 

the «Bitter Harvest» movie; 

right: Iuliia Zubrytska, LLM 

Finally, I find it particularly 

inspiring that the 

movie instills hope and 

candid belief that Ukrainians 

can keep giving more 

unique thinkers and simply 

hard working people of 

good will to this world. It 

would be so much better, if 

the bitter times remained 

in Ukraine’s past! УВ 

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EVENTS RECAP. ОГЛЯД ПОДІЙ 

Bitter 

Harvest 

Film 

Pre Screening 

in Winnipeg 

Text: Dayna Konopelny 


n March 1, 2017, the Manitoba Ukrainian Students’ Society, University 

of Winnipeg Ukrainian Students’ Association, and the Ukrain- 

O 

ian Canadian Students’ Union (SUSK), came together to host a prescreening 

of the Hollywood film Bitter Harvest. It was at the University of 

Manitoba, and about 200 people attended. 

The purpose of the pre-screening was to engage students of all ethnic 

backgrounds in a discussion about the Holodomor. One student reflected 

that the movie was “well-rounded and covered different themes. It reflected 

the weight of the Holodomor while incorporating the themes of 

honour and truth”. 

After the screening, there was an opportunity for the audience to talk and 

reflect on the movie. Although many students agreed parts of the movie 

were difficult to watch, they believed that the resistance of the Ukrainian 

people shown in the movie gave them hope. 

The pre-screening was great opportunity for students to engage in a 

deeper conversation about crimes against humanity. УВ 




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Annual 

Тaras Shevchenko 

Commemoration 

Text: Ivanka Babiak 


his year marks the 203rd Anniversary of the birth 

of Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (1814 – 1861) – 

T 

Foremost Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, and freedom 

fighter. On March 11th, 2017, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress 

– Manitoba Provincial Council held its annual Taras 

Shevchenko Commemoration at the Manitoba Legislative 

Building. The Ukrainian community in Winnipeg gathered 

to celebrate and remember Taras Shevchenko, and his immense 

contributions to Ukrainian culture, and the development 

of a Ukrainian national identity. 

The ceremony comprised of members of Plast and CYM 

Ukrainian Youth Associations speaking about the important 

impact of Taras Shevchenko’s life and literary works on 

Ukraine and the Ukrainian Diaspora. Children and youth 

members of Plast and CYM honored Taras Shevchenko by 

reciting his poetry and joining together with Ukrainian community 

members to sing Shevchenko’s poetry. The ceremony 

concluded with a wreath of remembrance being laid 

at the Taras Shevchenko monument, erected on the grounds 

of the Manitoba Legislature in 1961. As Ukraine continues to 

fight for democracy, freedom, and the right to self-determination, 

the writings of Taras Shevchenko remain relevant to 

be heard as a reminder that Ukrainians should never forget 

Ukraine’s history, its past glories and past struggles, and the 

need to preserve Ukrainian unity. УВ 

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Children Celebrate 

125 Years of Ukrainian Settlement in Canada 

Ukrainian pioneers brought their love of music with 

them to Canada… especially music on the ‘skrypka’ 

Grade 3 students play a ’scavenger hunt game’ searching 

for information on the ‘Journey to Canada’ exhibit 

Singing, dancing and colourful co 

he students at Immaculate Heart of Mary School have 

T been engaged in learning, and celebrating, 125 years of 

Ukrainian settlement in Canada. There were many activities 

the students, staff, and families participated in during the 

month of March 

The highlight of the month was a spectacular concert performed 

by the students entitled Adventures in Baba’s Trunk. Their 

beautiful singing, lively dancing, and colourful costumes told 

the story of a Ukrainian Canadian family, with three curious 

young children, who want to know more about their family’s 

roots. The children’s Tato brings out a travel trunk that belonged 

to their Baba and Dido. The trunk is filled with many interesting 

items from a life once lived by Ukrainian pioneers. As each 

item is revealed, so too are all the ‘adventures in baba’s trunk’! 

Not only was the production very entertaining and amusing, but 

also very educational as well. 

Other school activities over the past month included … 

…a magnificent ‘Journey to Canada: Making a New Home Exhibit’, 

depicting the journey of Ukrainian pioneers to Canada. The 

students participated in a ‘scavenger hunt’ activity by looking at 

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stumes … all part of the finale to a great show! 

Kindergarten students enjoy 

‘Ukrainian Wear Day’ at school. 

Exploring interesting articles in 

‘baba’s trunk’! 

information on the exhibit to answer questions. 

… a map of the world displaying where each of the Immaculate Heart school families 

have immigrated from. 

… an excerpt from the storybook Petranella was read to the students every morning on 

the intercom (about a Ukrainian family’s immigration to Canada). Accompanying the 

story were pictures that were digitally displayed in each of the classrooms. 

… a beautiful display in the front foyer of the school, featured historic artifacts that 

Ukrainian pioneers brought with them to Canada over 100 years ago! 

The month ended with a delicious Perogy Lunch, and as well, a prayerful Divine Liturgy. 

In early April, each of the students will 

participate in a ‘copper tooling’ workshop. 

The copper foil will be imprinted 

with a Ukrainian cultural image such as 

kalyna, wheat or poppies. 

It’s been an exciting month for the students 

at Immaculate Heart of Mary 

School, celebrating their vibrant culture, 

and honouring 125 years of Ukrainian 

settlement in Canada. УВ 


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SOPILKA UKRAINIAN 

DANCE SCHOOL PRESENTS: 

“DOMOVYK AND HIS MAGICAL 

FRIENDS OF 

24 mon 

UKRAINIAN JOURNEY” ($10-$20) 

HISTORIC ST. MICHAEL’s 

Ukrainian Orthodox church 

25 tue 

Hall (550 Wellington Cres) 

WHEN: April 26, 5:30 pm 

WHERE: Viscount Gort Hotel 

26 wed 

A full-length production in honour of 125 

years of Ukrainian Immigration to Canada. 

(1670 Portge Ave.) 

Join Domovyk as he travels around Ukraine 

27 thu 

collecting objects, memories & traditions 

A social evening of fun. Ceasar salad, garlic 

to offer to his family as they prepare to 

bread, penne pasta, alfredo or meat sauce, 1 

make a new life in Canada! 

drink ticket. 50/50 Draw, entertainment 28 fri 

by Michelle Anseeuw. 

For tickets visit: 

sopilkadance.com 

For tickets call: Don (204) 339-2285, 

Arlene (204) 837-1007. 

29 sat 

Tickets must be purchased 

by Friday, Apr 21. 

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WHEN: April 23, 1pm and 6pm 

invite everyone to 

WHERE: St. Mary’s Academy Alumnae 

a “Pasta and a pint” ($20)

29 Dysart Road 

Winnipeg, Manitoba 

R3T 2N2 

Phone / Телефон: (204) 474-8906 

Fax / Факс: (204) 474-7624 

E-mail / Імейл: cucs@uminitoba.ca 

www.umanitoba.ca/centres/ukrainian_canadian 

Dr. Orest Cap / Др. Орест Цап 

Acting Director / Діючий Директор 

Dr. Denis Hlynka / Др. Денис Глинка 

Chair / Голова 

The Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies exists to create, preserve 

and communicate knowledge relating to Ukrainian Canadiana through 

teaching, research and outreach. 

Центр Українських Канадських Студій існує для створення, 

збереження та поширення знань про Українську Канадіану через 

навчання, дослідження та розповсюдження. 

HOLODOMOR 

EDUCATION CONFERENCE 

WHEN: May 5-7 

WHERE: Canadian Museum for 

Human Rights 

A conference for teachers, school and 

community leaders, faculties of education 

and librarians. The conference will engage 

educators interested in issues of human 

rights, social justice, democracy, and the 

genocides of the 20th century in how to 

integrate the Holodomor into their 

teaching. 

For further information 

information visit: 

holodmor.ca 

Wedding social 

in honour of 

alia marcinkow & 

markian koretski 

WHEN: May 6, 8 pm - 1 am 

WHERE: Prosvita Hall (777 Pritchard Ave.) 

Great food, cheap drinks. Amazing prizes & a 

trip to Las Vegas. 

For tickets call: Larysa (204) 471-6668, 

Johanna (204) 990-5447, Alexa (204) 

228-9472. Tickets: $10

UKRAINIAN DANCE 

from left to right front row: 

Brett Odaisky, Alanna Wilson, Oksana Preachuk, Orycia Karpa, Alexander Karpa, Kathryn Kuzyk, 

Mikayla Knysh, Teeson Thompson, Matthew Pichlyk, Andriana Tarasiuk, Alexa Yasinski 

Left to right back row: 

Amy Yakimoski, Christine Preachuk, Shelley Karpa, Pat Kuzyk, Jay Knish, Lynda Thompson, Merv Pichlyk 

Rusalka. Generations 


It’s a passion for them, they love the Ukrainian 

culture, traditions, dance and it’s coming 

from their hearts” - professional dancer, 

teacher, choreographer and currently 

Rusalka’s artistic director Valentyna Dmytrenko explains 

why is it so easy for her to work with dancers 

who represent one of the oldest existing Ukrainian 

Dance Ensemble in Canada. 

riginally from Ukraine, Valentyna almost all 

her career has been working with professional 

dancers and believes that often there 

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is little difference between the precision of 

the dance steps by Rusalka and professional dancers. 

She is also amazed by the fact that the passion for 

Ukrainian traditions and dance particularly has been 

preserved in the Rusalka family for 55 years and more 

than 1 generation. 

In fact, one of the members of the Ensemble Oksana 

Preachak is the third generation dancer in the troupe. 

Her mother Christine Preachak recalls Oksana grew 

up surrounded by Rusalka and dreamed of being a dancer: 

“I was teaching and was bringing her with me all 

the time. She was dancing across the Hall [Ukrainian 

National Federation Hall – Ukrainian Winnipeg] at the 

age of 4-5 years old”. 

Shelley Karpa and Amy Yakimoski who just like 

Christine are on the organization’s Board and 55th Anniversary 

Committee, also have their children dancing 

in black T-shirts with “Rusalka” on them. Amy and 

Christine even met their future husbands in the Ensemble. 

“Rusalka is a family” – say Amy, Shelley and 

Christine in one voice. With two or more rehearsals 

per week, tours and multiple performances the dancers 

really do become family and tend to keep their close 

connections for a long time after they finish dancing. 

We will have a chance to see some of the alumni dancing 

with their children on May 6th at Club Regent Events Center 

where Rusalka is going to have its 55th Anniversary 

Cabaret. The event’s theme is Generations. “We are going 

to have speakers from the past 55 years, telling the stories 

of their generations in Rusalka” – says Shelley Karpa. 

For its 55 year history, like every other ensemble 

Rusalka has had its ups and downs, but along with 

Shumka (Edmonton), Rusalka has always been in 

the select group of top Ukrainian Dance Ensembles 

in North America. They do not perform just for 

Ukrainians. The Ensemble has represented Winnipeg, 

Manitoba and Canada at national and international 


events, and has performed around the world. They 

have danced for the Pope, Queen Elizabeth and Prince 

Charles, and were the first amateur troupe to perform 

with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in 1977. The Winnipeg 

Symphony Orchestra has also collaborated with the 

Ensemble several times. Rusalka has had major tours 

throughout Asia, Europe, North America, and Ukraine 

(last time in 2015). 

All of the generations of Rusalka dancers since 1962, 

when Peter Hladun founded the ensemble have had 

few things in common: love of Ukrainian culture and 

sense of family within the group: “You can tell the difference 

when you are watching a group that has that 

connection, you can see it on the stage” – confirms 

Amy Yakimoski. “Rusalka gets a lot of support within 

the community as well” – adds Shelley Karpa. Rusalka’s 

friends from Hoosli Ukrainian Male Chorus will 

be performing on the 55th Anniversary event as well: 

besides three standalone numbers, Hoosli will be signing 

the beginning of Hopak while the dancers are dancing 

– something that has not been seen before. 

Speaking and the dances will be taken place between 

courses of the meal and Zabava will conclude the Cabaret. 

For tickets call (204) 338-4877 or (204) 227-3437. 


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CULTURE. КУЛЬТУРА 

Тетяна Мурзуненко 

багато свят, які люблять святкувати українці. Але одним 

з головних є Великдень, свято, яке символізує 

звершення найзаповітнішої мрії людства – подолання 

смерті. У словосполученні «Великий День» лунає відгомін 

міфів та вірувань давніх індусів, єгиптян, греків, римлян, 

слов›ян та інших народів, що втілювали ідею вічного життя 

в образах Вішну, Озіріса, Фенікса, бога Сонця... 

Вибраний Богом єврейський народ, з-поміж якого мав 

прийти Спаситель, найбільшим, встановленим пророком 

Мойсеєм, святом вважали Пасху. Вона знаменувала перехід 

обраного людського племені з рабства у вільне життя 

на дарованій Всевишнім землі. Назва свята дійшла й до нас, 

однак наповнилась новим змістом. Ісус Христос через добровільну 

смерть і воскресіння звершив перехід для всього 

людства і кожної людини, зокрема з рабства смерті до вічного 

життя. Тому Пасха стала святом найбільшої буттєвої радості– 

відчуття єдності з усім світом і з живим Богом. 

Уже тисячі років людство відзначає це світле і добре свято, 

яке несе з собою віру, надію і любов. 

Офіційна назва цього християнського свята є Воскресіння 

Господа нашого Ісуса Христа, а також Пасха та Неділя Воскресіння 

Господнього. 

Назва Пасха походить від старогебрейського «песах», що 

означає «перескочити», «перейти». Юдеї відзначали це свято 

як день визволення Ізраїлю з єгипетського рабства. Християни 

надали цьому святу також подібного значення, святкуючи 

визволення людства з неволі гріха, смерті й диявола. 

Є 

Великдень 

Народні назви цього християнського свята дуже різні: 

українська–Великдень (великий день), Lieldienas – Найвищий 

день (латиська), Velykos – Великий (литовська) 

– тобто Великий день; Wielkanoc (пол.), Veľká noc (словацька), 

Velikanoč (словенська), Velikonoc (чес.) – тобто 

Велика ніч; Ускрс (серб.), Uskrs (хорв.) – Воскресіння; 

Πάσχα (грец.), Pasg (валійська), Pasen (голанд.), Påske 

(данська), Pascua (галісійська), Pasqua (італ.) – тобто Паска. 

А от точне походження англійського – Easter, німецького 

– Ostern, хорватського – Vazam – невідоме і спірне. 

Великдень відноситься до тих свят, дата яких змінюється 

кожного року, визначеної немає. Зазвичай він відзначається 

не раніше 4 квітня та не пізніше 8 травня. 

У 1-му столітті нашої ери воскресіння Христа святкували 

кожного тижня, але у 2-му вже почалися суперечки 


щодо цього. Тому на Першому Вселенському Соборі в Нікеї 

325 року (Нікейський Собор) постановили, що Великдень 

святкуватиметься після 21 березня, в неділю після повного 

місяця. А оскільки це явище відбувається завжди в різний 

час, то і дата святкування різниться. Тому, щоби визначити 

дату святкування Великодня, спочатку визначають, коли 

місяць вперше буде повним після весняного рівнодення, а 

вже наступна неділя і буде святковою. 

Однак, християни світу користуються двома різними 

календарями. Православна та греко-католицька Церкви 

дотримуються юліанського календаря, відповідно до якого 

складаються і пасхалії. Римо-католицька церква у 1582 

році перейшла на новий календар, запроваджений папою 

Григорієм XIII і відомий під назвою «григоріянського», або 

«нового стилю». В зв›язку з цим було запроваджено й нову 

пасхалію. За григоріанським календарем весна починається 

на тринадцять днів раніше від юліанського, внаслідок 

чого виникає різниця в датах святкування Великодня. Також 

трапляється, що в католицькій Церкві Великдень припадає 

разом із єврейською Пасхою, а іноді навіть і скоріше 

від неї, хоч це й суперечить 

постанові Нікейського Собору. 

Разом із католиками святкують 

Великдень за новою пасхалією 

і західні протестанти. Православні 

ж усіх Церков святкують 

Великдень згідно з постановами 

Нікейського Собору, буває, що 

всі християни святкують Великдень 

разом. 

За переконанням православних 

віруючих, Великдень 

пов›язаний з воскресінням Ісуса 

Христа, а отже, символізує 

перемогу добра над злом і світла 

над пітьмою. Христове Воскресіння 

стало своєрідним свідченням 

того, що Ісус Христос– це 

істиний Спаситель, оскільки 

він переміг смерть, воскреснувши. 

І цим він дав надію всім віруючим 

людям, власне, зробив 

людей переможцями смерті, 

адже,відповідно до заповідей Святого письма, кожна людина 

протягом праведного свого земного життя може заслужити 

право на власне безсмертя. 

Церковні перекази розповідають, що коли Ісус Христос 

подорослішав, він у супроводі дванадцятьох учнів пішов 

із дому подорожувати Єрусалимом. Три роки посвятив він 

мандрам, проповідуючи любов до ближнього та праведне 

життя, зцілюючи тяжко хворих людей. Знайшлися злі й заздрі 

до чужої слави люди і звели на Христа наклеп, начебто 

він підбурює простих людей проти існуючої влади. Жерці 

Єрусалима підкупили за 30 срібних одного з Ісусових учнів 

– Іуду, щоб той зрадив свого вчителя і передав до рук «правосуддя». 

Нарада єрусалимських жерців засудила Сина Божого 

до страти, римський намісник Понтій Пілат затвердив 

смертний вирок. І Ісуса Христа було розп’ято на горі Голгофа 

поблизу Єрусалима разом із двома розбійниками. 

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Один з учнів Христа, Йосип, був дуже багатою та поважною 

людиною, а тому зміг випросити в Понтія Пілата тіло вчителя 

і поховав його у власному саду, точніше, в кам’яній печері, що 

знаходилася в його саду. На третій день після власної смерті 

Ісус Христос воскрес. За біблійним сюжетом, Ісус Христос 

воскрес рано-вранці, i це Воскресіння супроводжувалось великим 

землетрусом: то янгол небесний відвалив камінь від 

дверей Гробу Господнього. На світанку жінки-мироносиці 

Марія Магдалина, Марiя, мати Якова та Соломонія, прийшли 

до гробу з ароматами, щоб обмастити тіло Ісуса, але побачили 

відвалений камінь i порожній гроб, i тоді схвильованим 

жінкам з›явився янгол i сповістив про Воскресіння Господнє. 

Протягом 40 днів після свого чудесного воскресіння являвся 

він спочатку Марії Магдалині, а потім своїм учням, проповідуючи 

Царство Боже та навчаючи їх Божественної мудрості. 

До Великодня віруючі готуються сім тижнів Великого Посту 

– одного з найсуворіших постів – стільки провів в пустелі 

Ісус Христос до свого розп’яття. Вважається, що у ці дні 

душа віруючого повинна «прислуховуватися» до Страстей 

Господніх, останніх 

днів Ісуса Христа в 

людській подобі. Ці 

сім тижнів називаються 

седмицями. Останній 

тиждень перед 

Пасхою називається 

Страсна Седмиця. 

Особливе значення 

має Страсний Четвер – 

день, коли Ісус разом зі 

своїми учнями на Таємній 

Вечері розділив 

святкову трапезу. Цей 

день ще називають 

Чистий Четвер, і всі 

православні по можливості 

намагаються 

причаститися. Ввечері 

в церкві читають 12 

Євангелій, де розповідається історія Страстей Христових. В 

Страсну П’ятницю з церкви виносять плащаницю – кусок 

тканини, в яку було загорнуто тіло Христа, де він зображений 

в гробу. В цей скорботний день приписується нічого не 

їсти. В давніші часи християни після суботньої літургії не 

йшли з церкви, а залишалися там до ночі, харчуючись хлібом 

і вином. Під час служби священики міняють буденний одяг 

на святковий. 

Великодня служба Божа триває всю ніч. Її найурочистіший 

момент настає опівночі, коли священик сповіщав, що 

Христос воскрес, а всі присутні з трепетом відповідають: 

«Воістину Воскрес!». Після служби процесія тричі обходить 

навколо церкви, а потім починає процес освячення обрядових 

пасхальних Страв: пасок, крашанок, ковбас, сала тощо. 

Таким чином церква благословляє віруючих після тривалого 

посту знову вживати «скоромне», тобто їсти непісні страви. 

Багатий пасхальний стіл є символом небесної радості і символом 

вечері Господньої. 

Після церковної служби розходяться по домівках і починають 

розговлятися. 

Господар хати з кошиком ставав на порозі і казав тричі: 

«Христос воскрес». А вся родина, сім›я хором відповідала: 

«Воістину воскрес». Великодній сніданок розпочинався 

молитвою. Після молитви батько родини брав свячене 

яйце і ділив його на стільки частин, скільки присутніх за 

столом (залишаючи окремо на тарілці і для померлих з родини). 

Кожен мовчки з›їдав свою частину, а далі вже обідали 

холодцем, свининою, ковбасою, завершуючи трапезу 

паскою. Починали святкову трапезу і з паски. Перш за все 

зрізали з неї верх і давали корові, щоб було багато молока, 

або ж зберігали до часу, коли корова буде телитися. Після 

обіду належало не пити води години дві – тоді і в полі під 

час жнив не будуть хотіти води. 

Дехто, лише трошки cпробувавши свячених страв, бігли 

знову до церкви і дзвонили у церковні дзвони – вірили, що 

тепер добре буде родити пшениця або гречка. Дзвін на Великдень 

має особливу силу, що здатна вилікувати й допомогти 

в здійсненні бажань. Крім того, в церковні дзвони у 

святкові дні міг вдарити кожен бажаючий. 

А ще в давніші часи, 

перед тим, як з›їсти свячене 

самому, господар 

йшов зі свяченим насамперед 

поміж худобу, 

христосувався з нею, 

сповіщав «Христос Воскрес», 

а хтось із присутніх 

відповідав за худобу: 

«Воістину Воскрес». Тоді 

господар торкався тричі 

свяченим кожної худобини 

і вимовляв: «Аби 

ся так не брало вівці (чи 

корови, чи чого), як ніщо 

не візьметься свяченої 

паски». 

У кого була дівчина на видданні, клали їй паску 

на голову: «Аби-сь у людей була така велична, 

як ця паска пшенична!» Малу дитину клали 

в спорожнену від свяченого торбу: «Аби-сь 

так скоро росло, як паска скоро росте». Після 

розговін молодь ішла звичайно під церкву, де 

розпочиналися великодні ігри – Веснянки, 

чи Гагілки в супроводі відповідних пісень. У 

житті молоді великодні забави були початком 

Вулиці, що розпочиналася великоднім тижнем 

і тривала аж до осені. 



На Великдень та протягом великоднього тижня, який називають 

«Світлим тижнем» всі мають веселитися, бо хто буде 

сумувати в цей день, сумуватиме і весь рік. Великодній понеділок 

зветься «Обливаним». За традицією хлопці обливають 

дівчат водою. Ті ж можуть віддячити їм тим самим у вівторок. 

Колись обливання водою було своєрідним способом освідчитися 

дівчині. Згідно з традицією, хлопцеві не обов’язково 

треба було сказати своїй обраниці «Я тебе кохаю». Натомість 

він міг вилити на дівчину відро води або кинути її в річку. 

Цим самим він ніби говорив: «Мені для тебе нічого не шкода 

– хоч кинути у став». Якщо почуття були взаємними, то 

дівчина дарувала парубку писанку. Цей язичницький звичай 

колись давно, ще у ХV столітті, намагалися викорінити, проте, 

як свічить сьогодення, ці спроби не були успішними. 

Закінчується Великодний тиждень Провідною неділею, 

або Антипасхою. Це день відвідин померлих. Мало 

не всі родичі тих, хто відійшов у вічність, збираються 

на цвинтарі, щоб згадати рідних і сповістити радість 

воскресіння: «...Христос воскресе із мертвих і смертію 

смерть поправ!». 

До Великодня кожна людина відноситься по-різному. 

Для когось це важлива релігійна дата, для когось чудова 

можливість провести час із сім’єю, для когось – традиція 

зустрічатись цілими родинами та обговорювати все на 

світі. Це й не дивно, адже відношення до цього великого 

свята цілковито та повністю залежить від звичок людини, 

її виховання, а головне від віри. УВ 

За матеріалами відкритих джерел 

Шкода М.Н. «Свята моєї Батьківщини» 

http://u-news.com.ua 

http://www.uamodna.com/articles/velykodni-cikavynky 

http://www.kolyba.org.ua/unikalne-zakarpattja/zv 

http://for-ua.com/analytics/2011/04/23/101055.html 

http://vv-hotel.com/ua/ 

http://www.credo-ua.org/2009/04/1062 

http://www.saga.ua 

http://tyachivnews.in.ua/novini/zak 

http://good-know.com/pasha-hristova-narodni-prikmeti-obryadi-i-traditsiyi 

Настоятель парафії 

отець Олександр Гаркавий 

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РОЗКЛАД БОГОСЛУЖЕНЬ – НА СТРАСНОМУ ТИЖНІ. SCHEDULE OF SERVICES – FOR THE PASSION WEEK. 

12-го квітня/April – СТРАСНА СЕРЕДА/ HOLY WEDNESDAY 

9:30 a.m. Літургія Раніш Освячених Дарів / Liturgy of the 

Presanctified Gifts. 

Сповідь/Confession - 9: 00 a.m. 

***TAЇНСТВО МАСЛОСВЯТТЯ / HOLY MYSTERY OF UNCTION. 

6:00 p.m. St. Mary Protectress Cathedral, 820 Burrows Ave. 

(Ukrainian) 

7:00 p.m. All Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1500 Day St., 

Transcona (All English). 

13-го квітня/April – СТРАСНИЙ ЧЕТВЕР/ HOLY THURSDAY 

9:30 a.m. Вечірня з Божественною Літургією Св. Василія Великого. 

Vespers with Divine Liturgy of St.Basil the Great. 

Сповідь/Confession – 9:00 a.m. 

6 p.m. Послідовність Святих і Спасенних Страстей Господніх. 

Matins with reading of Twelve Passion Gospels (STRASTI) 

14-го квітня/April – ВЕЛИКА П’ЯТНИЦЯ/GREAT & HOLY FRIDAY. 

5:30 p.m. Вечірня і Винос Плащаниці. 

Vespers and Procession with Holy Shroud. 

15-го квітня/ April – ВЕЛИКА СУБОТА/HOLY SATURDAY 

9 a.m. Вечірня з Божественною Літургією Св. Василія 

Великого. (Переоблачення риз). 

Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great. (Changing of vestments). 

Сповідь/Confession - 8:30 a.m. 

4:00 p.m. Посв’ячення Пасок для хворих/Blessing of the Paska for 

elderly and infirm. 

9 p.m. Полуношниця. Занесення Плащаниці / Resurrectional 

Midnight Office (Carrying in of Holy Shroud). 

16-го квітня/April. 

ПАСХА – СВІТЛЕ ВОСКРЕСІННЯ ГОСПОДА І СПАСА НАШОГО 

ІСУСА ХРИСТА!!! 

PASCHA – THE GLORIOUS RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD & 

SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST! 

7 a.m. Великодня Утреня/ Paschal Matins. 

8:30 a.m. Пасхальна Божественна Літургія Св. Івана Золотоустa/ 

Paschal Divine Liturgy of 

St. John Chrysostom. 

Посвячення Пасок/Blessing of Easter Baskets. 

СВІТЛИЙ ТИЖДЕНЬ - 

BRIGHT WEEK. 

17-го квітня /April. 

СВІТЛИЙ ПОНЕДІЛОК / 

BRIGHT MONDAY. 

Свята Літургія / 

Divine Liturgy – 9:30 a.m. 


СВІТЛИЙ ВІВТОРОК. 

Свята Літургія / Divine 

Liturgy – 9:30 a.m. 


ФОМИНА НЕДІЛЯ. 

Свята Літургія / Divine 

Liturgy – 10 a.m. 

Спільне Свячене - 

Easter Dinner 


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integral role in 

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success 

Text: Orycia Karpa 

t is no secret that the University of 

I Winnipeg Ukrainian Students’ Association’s 

(UWUKRSA) social media 

presence has been both capturing and unique 

since its beginning in October of 2016. Keeping 

its club members up to date with various 

activities and community events through 

Instagram and Facebook has significantly 

increased the club’s popularity and interest, 

extending beyond Winnipeg’s Ukrainian student 

demographic. 

Social media is the most popular and efficient 

way to communicate to students. When 

asked how he likes to be kept informed about 

the student group’s news and upcoming events, 

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UWUKRSA prefers Instagram. This form of 

media “is a great way to visually share information” 

says Hryndzio, “it definitely keeps 

students up to date with various events.” It is 

also important to reflect the club’s member 

dynamic through its social media platforms. 

Keeping its Instagram and Facebook posts 

fun and informal represents the students who 

make up the club. Creating various segments 

such as “Getting to Know the Executive Team” 

and “Getting to Know the Members,” highlights the 

students and their unique contributions to the club’s 

community. Having its members contribute to and feel 

connected through social media plays an integral role 

in the group’s success. 

Along with showcasing its members through social 

media, various educational aspects are also displayed 

through these platforms. Hryndzio particularly finds 

the story features important because “it keeps you informed 

on important Ukrainian historic events.” For 

the month of November, social media played a big 

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Ukrainian Genocide of 1932-33 through its segment 

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interview was posted, sharing survivors’ stories from 

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2017 2018 

CENTRE FOR UKRAINIAN CANADIAN STUDIES (CUCS) 

ЦЕНТР УКРАЇНСЬКИХ КАНАДСЬКИХ СТУДІЙ 

FACULTY OF ARTS, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA 

( ALL COURSES FUNDED BY THE CENTRE ) 

1st 

term 

UKRAINIANS IN CANADA - HIST 3910 (3 cr. hr.) 

A history of the Ukrainian community in Canada. Topics to be discussed will include immigration, social and political 

organizations, churches, cultural assimilation, Ukrainian contributions to Canada, and relations with Ukraine. 

St. Andrew’s College, Classroom D T/Th 2:30-4:45 PM TBA 

THE UKRAINIAN ARTS IN CANADA - UCHS 3100 (3 cr. hr.) 

A study of varied aspects of artistic performance and production among Ukrainians in Canada, past and present: 

music, theatre, dance, cinema, fine arts and architecture. The course will focus on crucial trends and processes and 

adopt an evaluative approach in its exploration of the above artistic phenomena. 

St. Andrew’s College, Classroom D W 2:30-4:45 PM 

Dr. R.Klymasz 

HISTORY OF EASTERN CHRISTIANITY - RLGN 1350 (6 cr. hr.) 

The course examines the general history of Eastern Christianity. It studies the doctrines, organization and 

spirituality of the various churches. 

St. Andrew’s College, Classroom D 

MWF 9:30-10:20 AM 

Dr. R. Yereniuk 

INTRODUCTORY UKRAINIAN - UKRN 1310 (6 cr. hr.) 

Three hours of lectures plus one hour of lab per week. Basic grammar, conversation, composition and reading. 

Emphasis is placed on communication skills. Cultural content is introduced through a range of audio-visual 

materials. (Shared with German and Slavic Studies.) 

TBA MWF 10:30-11:20 AM Prof. I. Konstantiuk 

***LATER BYZANTINE ART AND ARCHITECTURE - FAAH 3290 (3 cr. hr.) 

A study of later Byzantine Art and Architecture to the end of the Middle Ages. Special emphasis will be placed on 

the influence of Byzantine art on the modern traditions of Eastern Europe. 

TBA TBA Dr. J.Bugslag 

2nd 

term 

INTRODUCTION TO UKRAINE - HIST 2600 (3 cr. hr) 

A history of Ukraine and its people, beginning with medieval Kievan Rus’ and ending in the 18th century with 

Ukraine’s absorption into Russian and Austrian empires. 

St. Andrew’s College, Classroom D Mon.2:30—4:45 PM TBA 

MAKING OF MODERN UKRAINE - HIST 2610 (3 cr. hr) 

The history of cultural, religious, economic and political forces in the period 1800 to the present. 

St. Andrew’s College, Classroom D M 6-8:45 PM Dr. D. Daycock 

ECONOMY OF UKRAINE - ECON 2510 (3 cr. hr) 

A study of the Ukrainian Economy in Eastern Europe: socioeconomic history, state and structure of the Ukrainian 

economy within the former Soviet Union, prospects and problems of economic restructuring. 

St. Andrew’s College, Classroom D Mon.2:30—4:45 PM TBA 

POLITICS, GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY IN UKRAINE - POLS 3720 (3 cr. hr.) 

An analysis of political transition and development in Ukraine. Ukraine’s international relations will also be examined. 

political transition and development in Ukraine. Ukraine’s international relations will also be examined. 

St. Andrew’s College, Classroom D T 6-8:45 PM Dr. D. Daycock 

***LATER BYZANTINE ART AND ARCHITECTURE - FAAH 3290 (3 cr. hr.) 

A study of later Byzantine Art and Architecture to the end of the Middle Ages. Special emphasis will be placed on the 

influence of Byzantine art on the modern traditions of Eastern Europe. 

St. Andrew’s College, Classroom D T 6-8:45 PM Dr. J. Bugslag 

Dr. Orest Cap 

26 Український Acting Вінніпеґ Director - КВІТЕНЬ 2017 - 

2017-2018 Course offerings 

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or email: ucs@umanitoba.ca

SGT. FILIP KONOWAL VC 

UKRAINIAN – CANADIAN 

WWI WAR HERO 

100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France during WWI. 

Commemoration Date: April 9, 2017 

HISTORY. ІСТОРІЯ 

Text: Luba Fedorkiw 

April 9, 2017 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge near Lens, France. This 

commemorative event acknowledges the impressive triumph of four (4) Divisions who fought as one 

united Canadian Corps under General Arthur Curie. It underscores the turning point that evolved 

Canada from a dominion to an independent nation with respected status – a seat, in signing the 

peace Treaty of Verseilles at the end of WWI. It also allows Canadians to pause and remember the 

valiant fallen heroes, the injured, missing in action and all individuals who sacrificed in The Great 

War. Finally, it reminds us to be graciously thankful for our freedoms and the bounty of Canada. 

In Division #4, a Ukrainian man unknowingly walked out his life’s purpose. 

Name: Filip (Myronovych) Konowal. 

ilip (Myronovych) Konowal 

was born on September 15, 1888 

F to a peasant family of masons 

in the village of Kutkivtsi on 

the Zbruch River (the border between 

Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires) 

Kamyanets Podilski povit. 

As a young man of slight stature he married 

and fathered a daughter. His contemporaries 

and he shared the common vision 

of a better life encouraged through advertisements 

to migrate to Canada, United 

States or South America. Filip’s fate included 

conscription into the Imperial 

Russian Army. During his five year tenure 

Filip’s exemplary soldiering skills led him 

to become an instructor in hand-to-hand 

and bayonet combat. 

When he terminated his military service 

in Eastern Siberia a Canadian company 

recruited him as a lumberjack. In 

April, 1913 Konowal departed Vladivistok 

in Siberia, crossing the Pacific Ocean to 

Vancouver, British Columbia. In short order, 

he lost his job and continued east to 

the Ottawa Valley, lured by other opportunities. 

When WWI – The Great War was declared, 

Canada, as a British Dominion was 

automatically at war with the German and 

Austro-Hungarian Empires on August 4, 

1914. Filip Konowals’ documents served 

to his advantage. Neither was he identified 

as an “enemy alien” nor interred as 

were other unemployed Ukrainians. On 

July 12, 1915 Filip enlisted, was vetted and 

admitted without hesitation into the 77 th 

Canadian Infantry Battalion in Ottawa as 

an experienced and hardened military 

man from an allied power. At Valcartier, 

Québec, this young assertive Ukrainian 

trained to soldier and serve Canada. 

On June 19, 1916 his battalion departed 

Halifax for Liverpool, England. There, 

he was promoted to lance corporal, reassigned 

to the 47 th (British Columbia) 

Battalion of the newly created 4 th Canadian 

Division which was transferred to 

France on August 10, 1916. They relieved 

the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd Division and placed on 

the front lines. Subsequently, they also 

prepared with the same three divisions 

for the spring offensive on Vimy Ridge - 

Easter Sunday, April 9, 1917. 

From August 22-24, 1917, the Battle of 

Hill 70 resulted in a stunning victory and 

recapture of “this impregnable fortress, 

honey combed with machine gun nests, 

interlocking fields of fire and bomb-proof 

rifle galleries, cut into the chalk sides of 

the hill.” * German 

In a ten day period the Canadian Corps 

captured and held Hill 70. They inflicted 

an estimated 20,000 casualties on the 

enemy. The Canadians suffered 9,198 casualties. 

Cpl. Konowal escaped the battle 

unscathed. Unfortunately, he was injured 

by sniper fire to his face while debriefing 

a newly arrived officer in a Canadian 

trench. 

No. 144039 A./Cpl. Filip Konowal, 

Canadian Infantry was recognized for: “most 

conspicuous bravery and leadership when in 

charge of a section in attack. His section had 

the difficult task of mopping up cellars, craters 

and machine-gun emplacements. Under his 

able direction all resistance was overcome 

successfully, and heavy casualties inflicted on 

the enemy. In one cellar he himself bayonetted 

three enemy and attacked single-handed 

seven others in a crater, killing them all. 

On reaching the objective, a machine-gun 

was holding up the right flank, causing many 

casualties. Cpl. Konowal rushed forward and 

entered the emplacement, killed the crew, and 

brought the gun back to our lines. 

The next day he again attacked singlehanded 

another machine-gun emplacement, 

killed three of the crew, and destroyed the gun 

and emplacement with explosives. 

This non-commissioned officer alone killed 

at least sixteen of the enemy, and during the 

two days ’actual fighting carried on continuously 

his good work until severely wounded.” 

(The London Gazette, November 23, 1917 [dated 

November 26, 1917],p.12329 


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Five other Canadians 

joined Cpl. Filip Konowal 

with being awarded the Victoria 

Cross. 

Cpl. Filip Konowal was 

evacuated to Beauwood 

Medical Facility near 

London where he was 

treated for severe trauma 

to the head, shrapnel 

wounds and neurological 

damage. Upon release, he 

was reassigned to The 16 th 

Canadian Reserve Battalion 

and The Canadian Forestry 

Corps in England. He also served with 

The Canadian Siberian Expeditionary 

Force, once again a return to Vladivistok 

in Siberia. His advantage was his linguistic 

skill. He was discharged with honours 

after military service to Canada - 3 years 

and 357 days. 

Cpl. Filip Konowal was awarded the 

Victoria Cross – “Pro Valore” and promoted 

to rank of Sergeant Filip Konowal 

VC. After pinning the medal, His Majesty, 

King George V stated: “your exploit is one 

of the most daring and heroic 

in the history of my army. For 

this accept my thanks.”* 

In addition to the Victoria 

Cross, he was 

awarded the British War 

Medal (1914-20), Victory 

Medal (1914-19), George 

VI Coronation Medal 

(1937), Elizabeth II Coronation 

Medal (1953) 

and Cross of St. George, 

4 th Class (Russia). 

Sgt. Filip Konowal 

found employment at the House of Commons 

in Ottawa. Prime Minister William 

Lyon Mackenzie King noticed his Victoria 

Cross ribbon colours, he arranged for 

Konowal to be reassigned to a lifetime job 

in the Prime Minister’s office. 

Sgt. Filip Konowal died in 1959 at Hull, 

Québec. He is buried at Notre Dame de 

Lourdes Cemetery, Ottawa. 

Sgt. Filip Konowal became the patron of 

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 360 

(Konowal Branch) in Toronto. 

Victoria Cross Medal Set, Corporal Filip Konowal, VC. The Canadian W 

His medals are located at The Canadian 

War Museum in Ottawa. 

There are memorials both in Canada, 

France and in his native village. 

“Just as the scar on Filip Konowal’s face has not 

disappeared, so will never fade the fame of this 

former Canadian soldier of Ukrainian origin, whose 

name is written in letters of gold in the history of 

Canada and the First World War.” – George Salsky 11 

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Sources: 

• Filip Konowal,V.C. (http://www.infoukes. 

com/hisotry/konowal/).Biography 

• Google: Hill 70 : Corporal Filip Konowal’s 

Story (Ukrainian version) 

• London Gazzette 

• Lubomyr Y.Luciuk and Ron Sorobey: 

Konowal: a Canadian Hero, 2nd.ed. Kingston, 

Ontario:Kashtan Press for Royal Canadian 

Legion Br. 360* 

• Sorobey,Ron(1996)”Filip Konowal,VC:The 

Rebirth of a Canadian Hero,” Canadian 

Military History: Vol 5:Iss.2, Article 6 * 

• Wikipedia УВ 

Послуги англійською, українською та російською мовами 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS. ОГОЛОШЕННЯ 

Documentary 

Genocide Revealed 

Launches New Web site 

Text: Zorianna Hrycenko 

Photo: Volodymyr Bandura 

To access the new web site and more information about the documentaries go 

to: www.genociderevealedmovie.com 

Please share the link, thereby furthering awareness about the genocide. 

A new web site (www.genociderevealedmovie.com) has been 

launched highlighting the availability of the English, Ukrainian, 

French and English-Educational versions of the multi 

award-winning feature documentary film “Genocide Revealed”. 

he first historical drama “Bitter Harvest”, written by 

T Richard Bachynsky-Hoover and George Mendeluk, has 

brought international awareness to the little known 

1932-33 famine genocide in Soviet Ukraine. With this 

movie’s release, many people are asking where they can find 

more detailed information about this genocide. 

The documentary (75mins) “Genocide Revealed” by Canadian 

filmmaker Yurij Luhovy, exposes Moscow’s policy of genocide 

against the Ukrainian nation. The film focuses on the man-made 

famine in Soviet Ukraine engineered by Stalin’s regime and the 

accompanied decimation of the national elite and destruction of 

Ukraine’s historical past. “Genocide Revealed” is based on testimonies 

of survivors, commentaries by historians, declassified 

Soviet archival documents and rare historical footage. It reveals 

one of the greatest human tragedies of the 20 th century. Millions 

perished 

The film crew travelled over 3500 km to reach survivors 

in remote areas of the original famine-struck areas of eastern 

Ukraine. Today, most of those areas are reduced to ruble with 

the ongoing war. 

“Genocide Revealed” won 12 international awards, including 

“Best Historical Film” and “Best documentary”. The documentary 

received many comments from historians and specialists in 

Holodomor studies referring to the film as “the best documentary 

made on the Famine-genocide (Holodomor)” (Prof. Roman 

Serbyn), “excellent documentary” (Prof. Taras Hunczak). 

The feature documentary is available in the original Ukrainian 

language version titled “Okradena Zemlya”, narrated by Bohdan 

Beniuk, in the French language version titled “Génocide d’une 

Nation”, narrated by internationally renowned Quebec actress 

Geneviève Bujold, and the English language version narrated by 

Canadian Oscar-nominated actor Graham Greene. 

An Educational English-language version which has both a 

26min. and 52min. shortened version on one dvd, is available. 

Teachers are using it in Canadian provinces that have Holodomor 

study and 20 th century genocides included in their Department of 

Education’s curriculum. The U.S. Holodomor Educational Committee 

called “Genocide Revealed”, “an excellent educational 

resource film” and the UCC National Holodomor Awareness 

Committee describes it as “highly recommended as a teaching 

resource”. 

A Ukrainian-language Educational version for teachers will 

be soon released. The feature length film “Okradena Zemlya”, 

which is endorsed by the Ukrainian World Congress, was recently 

premiered in Kyiv to a standing ovation at “Ukrajins’kyj Dim”. 

Speaking at the Kyiv premiere on November 2016, Kyiv historian 

Prof. Volodymyr Serhijchuk emphasized the need to complete 

the Ukrainian-language Educational version for schools. 

The documentaries were made possible with the support of 

community organizations, foundations and individuals, including 

the Shevchenko Foundation. УВ 

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