Вінніпеґ Український № 8 (54) (August 2019)

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OPINION. 

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OPINION. 

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EVENTS 

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CALENDAR 

ДУМКА / TEXT: ANDRII SHCHERBUKHA 

THE SILENT KILLER WE TEND TO NEGLECT 

ДУМКА / TEXT: DENYS VOLKOV 

ELECTIONS PROVIDE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

UKRAINIANS IN MANITOBA TO ENGAGE POLITICALLY 

OF EVENTS 

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BUSINESS 

KAZKA DANCE COLLECTIVE 

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CULTURE 

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ANNOUNCEMENT 

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HISTORY 

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HISTORY 

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OF THE MONTH 

HOOSLI UKRAINIAN MALE CHORUS OPENING 

ANNUAL GOLDEYES UKRAINIAN CELEBRATION 

RECAP. ОГЛЯД ПОДІЙ / PHOTO: Bob Talbot Photography 

THE OSVITA FOUNDATION CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE ENGLISH- 

UKRAINIAN BILINGUAL PROGRAM IN MANITOBA AND HONOURING 

THE EUBP’S PAST AND PRESENT TEACHERS OF THE PROGRAM 

/ TEXT: Kaitlin Vitt PHOTO: Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Society 

EXTENDING CULTURAL ROOTS. CALGARY DANCE ENSEMBLE 

COLLABORATES WITH WINNIPEG PERFORMERS 

/ ТЕКСТ: МАРІЯ ПУГАЧ 

ТУТ ЖИВЕ УКРАЇНА 

/ TEXT: Zenon Hluszok 

IT TAKES A VILLAGE... 

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF UKRAINE KYIV PAVILION 

/ TEXT: jaroslaw zurowsky 

THE PYROGY – A HISTORY 

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Hoosli Ukrainian Male Chorus opening annual Goldeyes Ukrainian 

Celebration at Shaw Park Stadium on July 3 rd . 

Hoosli is celebrating its 50 th anniversary in 2019 with a year of public events and 

performances. This will culminate with their 50 th Anniversary Gala Concert at the 

Centennial Concert Hall on December 6, 2019. Visit www.hoosli.com for more info. 

Photo: Courtesy of the Winnipeg Goldeyes 


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OPINION. ДУМКА 

The Silent Killer 

we tend to 

neglect 

Andrii Shcherbukha, 

editor 

s a young boy, I used to spend my summer vacations in my 

grandmother’s village. I had a few local friends there and 

A we had an amazing time building tree-houses and wooden 

cars, panning for gold in the half-dried village river, holding 

our own Olympics and so on. It was easy to make friends then 

and almost all adults on our street were tolerating our recklessness. 

There was just one old man…No one liked him, he was always complaining 

about our behaviour, always hostile and according to our 

theory had a house full of giant spiders and lizards. He, of course, 

did not have spiders as pets, he was just…lonely. I realized that years 

later. 

What is loneliness? Why an unprecedented number of people feel 

lonely while living in the most connected time in human history and 

why doctors and policymakers in the rich world are increasingly 

worried about loneliness. 

First of all, we need to distinguish between loneliness and solitude. 

As American poet May Sarton put it: “Loneliness is the poverty of 

self; solitude is the richness of self”. Solitude (introspective/restorative 

alone time) is healthy, but a lot of people underestimate their 

own need for social contact convincing themselves they need alone 

time. In fact, many of us just trying to avoid the anxieties and inconveniences 

of social life. 

Additionally, being lonely and being alone are not the same thing. 

It is common to feel alone at a stadium full of people, or even with 

people you love. And the antidote to loneliness isn't necessarily being 

around or with others. 

The Economist and the Kaiser Family Foundation surveyed nationally 

representative samples of people in three rich countries. The study 

found that 9% of adults in Japan, 22% in America and 23% in Britain 

always or often feel lonely, or lack companionship, or else feel left 

out or isolated. Studies have found that one in five Canadians identify 

as being lonely. 

Researchers define loneliness as perceived social 

isolation, a feeling of not having the social 

contacts one would like. It is a purely subjective 

experience, in other words, if you feel lonely – 

you are lonely. Despite common stereotypes, 

money, fame, power, beauty, great personality 

and even social skills – nothing can protect you 

against loneliness, because it is part of our biology. 

Early humans would have been at a disadvantage 

if isolated from a group, as surviving on your 

own was nearly impossible. Those who were 

able to stop behaving in a way that would isolate 

them had more chances to stay with the tribe and, 

therefore, more chances to survive. So it makes 

sense that an adaptive mechanism like social pain 

was favoured by evolution. That is why rejections 

hurt and loneliness is painful. 

The adaptive mechanism, however, could not 

keep pace with the rapidly changing lifestyles 

and shifting values. Before the 19th century, 

loneliness was not even a word. The closest term 

was "oneliness," simply the state of being alone, 

not suggesting an emotional lack. Loneliness was 

coined at a time of transformation. During the Industrial 

revolution communities that had existed 

for hundreds of years were slowly dissolving, 

while cities grew. Face-to-face societies were 

transforming to anonymous ones, traditional 

working practices – into factory-style employment. 

As our world rapidly became modern, the 

shift towards individualism, autonomy and selfdetermination 

sped up more and more. 

Today, more and more people are living alone. 

The number of Canadian living alone went up 

from 7.1% in 1951 to 28.2% of households in the 

most recent census (27.7% in Manitoba). The 

trend has no borders. In Stockholm, for example, 

most households have just one member. Many 


people opt to live alone, as a mark of independence. But there 

are also many in rich countries who live solo because of divorce 

or childlessness. Although living alone does not necessarily 

lead to loneliness, analysis of the survey data found 

that married or cohabiting people were far less lonely, while 

people who live alone are more likely to use anti-depressants 

and engage in suicidal behaviours. 

Migration (domestic and cross-border) is another contributing 

factor to increasing loneliness. Today we travel vast 

distances for better opportunities in life, new job, education, 

love etc., and leave our social connections behind. A study of 

Polish immigrants in the Netherlands published in 2017 concluded 

that they were lonelier than the general Dutch population. 

A survey by a Chinese trade union in 2010 concluded 

that “the defining aspect of the migrant experience” is loneliness. 

As an immigrant myself, I will always appreciate the 

role of the Ukrainian Community in my life. 

Technology also plays a big role. Smartphones and social 

media are blamed for a rise in loneliness in young people. 

Data from the OECD club of mostly rich countries suggest 

that in nearly every member country the share of 15-yearolds 

saying that they feel lonely at school rose between 2003 

and 2015. Multiple studies show that scrolling through others’ 

carefully selected pictures can make people feel they are 

missing out, and lonely. On the other hand, as technology becomes 

more human it may be able to do more and more to 

substitute for human contact. 

Lack of human contact, per se, however, might not be why 

we feel lonely. John T. Cacioppo and William Patrick - authors 

of Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social 

Connection suggest that feeling lonely may actually be about 

not feeling truly useful to others in a meaningful way rather 

than actual lack of human contact. It seems that the real 

well-being for people is not about simply being around other 

people, but rather about being and feeling important to other 

people. Being part of something larger than oneself (suicides 

fall during football World Cups, for example, maybe because 

of the transient feeling of community), working with others 

toward an important shared goal, is one of the greatest joys in 

life and can very well be an antidote to loneliness. 

Today we know enough about loneliness to worry. Campaigns 

to reduce it have been launched in Britain, Denmark 

and Australia. Vivek Murthy, a former surgeon-general of 

the United States, called loneliness an epidemic, likening 

its impact on health to obesity or smoking 15 cigarettes per 

day. In 2018 Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, at 

that time went as far as appointing a minister for loneliness. 

The idea that loneliness is bad for your health is not new. 

One early job of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the 

Yukon region was to keep tabs on the well-being of gold 

prospectors who might go months without human contact. 

A person who feels isolated and lonely may slide into unhealthy 

habits. Loneliness can augment depression or anxiety. 

It may also significantly raise levels of stress. Large 

scales studies show that the stress that comes from chronic 

loneliness is one of the most unhealthy things we can experience: 

it makes us age faster, it makes cancer deadlier, 

Alzheimer to progress quicker, immune system weaker. 

The worst thing about loneliness is that it could turn into 

a self-perpetuating downward spiral. Chronic loneliness 

switches your brain into self-preservation mode: you start 

to see danger and hostility everywhere, and get worth at 

interpreting social signals. As a result, you become more 

cold/unfriendly and socially awkward than you really are. 

A vicious cycle eventually leads to even more isolation. 

Despite an existing stigma attached to being lonely 

(people would rather admit to being schizophrenic than 

admit to suffering from loneliness), acceptance is the first 

and most important step. Loneliness is a totally normal 

feeling and nothing to be ashamed of. You can self-examine 

what you concentrate your attention on and check if 

you are selectively concentration on negative things. Do 

not avoid opportunities to be around others, stop looking 

for excuses to decline invitations. Join a club or become a 

volunteer, invite your colleague for a cup of coffee, exercise 

your connection muscles or help others exercise them. 

Finally, get professional help if you realize you cannot cope 

with your loneliness. Perhaps, Canada also needs a minister 

for loneliness. УВ 


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OPINION. ДУМКА 

Elections provide many 

opportunities for Ukrainians in 

Manitoba to engage politically 

Denys Volkov 

a community Organizer who has worked on many 

federal, provincial and municipal campaigns in the past 

anitobans will be going to the polls representative and sign to up volunteer. Volunteers 

are often trained to “door-knock” (walk 

later this year twice – on September 

M 10th to vote in the provincial election 

and on October 21st to vote in to voters and identify support for the candidate), 

with the candidate from house to house to talk 

the federal election. Both elections provide an distribute election campaign literature, help in 

excellent opportunity for all voters. 

the campaign office, install election signs, and of 

course, donate money. There are generous tax 

It’s relatively easy to get involved in politics rebates offered for those who donate. 

in Canada. There are several easy ways to be 

a participant in the electoral process beyond Thirdly, voters can check the main party 

voting on the election day. Firstly, voters and policy document – the platform, which outlines 

future voters, who are not Canadians yet, can priorities for each party if they form the government. 

Will the word Ukraine will be men- 

visit website of all major parties to see what 

each party stands for and promises to deliver tioned in the platform of major federal political 

on if they win elections. On the federal level, parties? Let’s monitor them together! On the 

the current government is formed by the Liberal 

Party of Canada (https://www.liberal. Ukraine remains one of the top priorities for 

federal level, the Canada’s foreign policy on 

ca/). The main opposition Conservative Party the Ukrainian community. Many of these issues 

of Canada (https://www.conservative.ca/), are unique to the Ukrainian community, but 

the New Democratic Party (https://www. important for thousands of voters. On the provincial 

level, many Ukrainians are interested in 

ndp.ca/) and the Green Party (https://www. 

greenparty.ca/en) will all compete for seats in topics related to the community that go above 

Manitoba. Despite similar sounding names, the and beyond general election campaign promises. 

For example, recent changes to the Bilin- 

provincial parties are different entities. The 

current provincial government is formed by the gual Ukrainian program in Winnipeg sparked 

Progressive Conservative Party (https://www. interest in how the school trustees, who are 

pcmanitoba.com/) with the opposition being elected separately in school elections that coincide 

with the municipal elections decided to 

Manitoba’s New Democratic Party (https:// 

www.mbndp.ca/) and the second opposition relocate the program in the north eastern part of 

party represented by Manitoba Liberal Party Winnipeg. Outside of Winnipeg, there are many 

(https://www.manitobaliberals.ca/). There is Ukrainian historical sites and cultural festival 

also a provincial Green Party which is currently that need support from the provincial government, 

so there is plenty of opportunity to meet 

not represented in Manitoba Legislature. 

political candidates and to make them aware of 

Secondly, all of the above-mentioned federal 

and provincial parties always look for vol- 

the issues. 

unteers, because there are many jobs that need Please visit websites of the political parties, 

to be done leading up and during the election sign up and get involved to voice your opinions 

campaign. It’s easy to sign up. Anyone can stop during the provincial and federal campaigns. УВ 

by the local election office of a political party 



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The Osvita Foundation Inc. 

Celebrating 40 Years of the English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program 

(EUBP) in Manitoba and Honouring the EUBP’s Past and Present 

Teachers of the Program 

The Osvita Foundation Inc. (Osvita) is a charitable endowment that is administered by a volunteer Board of Trustees. 

Funds raised by Osvita are used to benefit the hundreds of students of the English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program 

in Manitoba and have benefited thousands of students over the 40 years of the program’s existence. With Osvita’s 

support, Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Education has been able to enhance the English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program 

by coordinating annual activities, increasing available learning resources, and offering support to teachers of 

the program. In addition, Osvita and Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Education have continued their efforts to promote 

the English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program to ensure it remains an educational alternative for Manitoba students. 

he EUBP is supported by Manitoba Education and 

T 

Training and is a Bilingual Heritage Language Program. 

This means classroom instruction takes place 

for up to 50% of the school day in a language other 

than English or French. For EUBP students, this not only means 

learning the approved Manitoba curriculum in the Ukrainian 

language, the program provides a connection to Ukrainian-Canadian 

history, culture and traditions. Through this, they learn 

a greater understanding of the larger multi-cultural community 

in Manitoba and Canada with the benefits provided being 

learning an additional language, a different (Cyrillic) alphabet 

structure, additional language learning brain development, 

increased listening skills, a deeper self-awareness with respect 

for other cultures and in increase in creative thinking and 

problem-solving abilities. 

I The 2018-2019 Osvita Board I People in the picture from Left to Right 

2018-19 Board Members, Adrian Fedyna (Djrector-at-Large), Marianna Cap (Director-at-Large), 

Susan Zuk (President), Tami Kowal-Denisenko (Vice President), Paulette Monita (Director-at-Large), Jared Mickall 

(Treasurer), and Nancy Lovenjak (Secretary). Credit Bob Talbot Photography 

Every year Osvita selects member(s) or an organization of Manitoba’s Ukrainian Community to honour at its Testimonial 

Dinner. These persons/organizations must meet the following criteria to be selected for this honour: has enhanced or promoted 

Ukrainian language, education, or culture; provided outstanding service in the Ukrainian Community; be a Manitoban of 

Ukrainian descent; promotes their personal Ukrainian identity; and is an upstanding citizen of the community. 

Past and Present EUBP Teachers 

At the 36th Annual Osvita Testimonial Dinner, held on 

Friday, May 24th, 2019, at the Canadian Museum for Human 

Rights, Osvita recognized the English-Ukrainian Bilingual 

Program’s past and present teachers. These teachers were 

honoured for preserving Ukrainian heritage in Canada and 

enriching it through their hard work and dedication by teaching 

the Ukrainian language, culture and heritage to the program’s 

youth since 1979. We are proud to provide a list of these 

hardworking and dedicated teachers at the end of this article 

(While extensive efforts were made to compile a complete 

list it is possible that names of EUBP teachers in Manitoba 

over the past 40 years were unintentionally missed. We apologize 

for any errors or omissions). 


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Springfield Heights Elementary and Chief Peguis Junior High School student performance for the audience I Credit Bob Talbot Photography 

At the Testimonial Dinner the 12 EUBP schools displayed 

special creations to celebrate the 40 years of the program and 

additional local achievements on individual school display boards 

and in a slide presentation. Some of this material will be 

on display at the Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion at Folklorama from 

Sunday, August 11th to Saturday, August 17th, 2019. 

Osvita expresses its gratitude to Springfield Heights and 

Chief Peguis School EUBP students for leading us in the Canadian 

and Ukrainian National Anthems, presenting our honourees 

with bread and salt. The Chief Peguis students began their 

performance with a song called, “Синьоока дівчина” (English 

translation “The Blue-Eyed Girl”) about Ukraine and Ukrainian 

youth. This was followed by a dance, performed by the 

grade 3, 4 and 5 students from Springfield Heights School, under 

the direction of Pani Loughren, called our “Ribbon Dance”. 

Chief Peguis students concluded the program with a song celebrating 

the honourees. Under the direction of Pani Sovinska, 

the middle years students performed the song «Вчителі» (“Teachers” 

- in English). This beautiful song reflects our gratitude 

for the hard work of the honourees and their dedication to the 

Ukrainian program. 

Osvita thanks the Ukrainian Community, school boards, trustees, 

school administrators, teachers, students and all the parents 

for supporting this organization, MPUE and the English-Ukrainian 

Bilingual Program. A thank you also goes out to the contributors 

to the raffle and art auctions. Raffle contributors included: BKG 

Distributors, Dzvin Publishers, Edward Carriere, Rainbow Stage, 

Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Kalyna Ukrainian Book & 

Gift Shop, Valentina Kuryliw, Rod and Valentina Noseworthy, 

Platinum Promotions, Svitoch Ukrainian Export and Import, Rainbow 

Stage, Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Education, Knights 

of Columbus Manitoba State Council, James Rogowsky/Susan 

Zuk and the Ukrainian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko. Special 

thanks to our Ukrainian artists who donated a work of art which 

were auctioned at the banquet. Supporters include: Pat Tymkiw 

– Metalissima, Ben Wasylyshen and Evelyn Mitchell, Marie Todosichuk, 

Peter Shostak, Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational 

Centre and Orysia Sinitowich. Thank you to Petals by 

S & A for the beautiful flower arrangements provided on all our 

tables and our guests of honour, our MC Ihor Michalchyshyn and 

to Lesia Szwaluk, Dr. Myroslav Shkandrij and Marijka Kulyk for 

their support as our Osvita Board of Advisors. 


The Osvita Foundation Honours the 

Past and Present Teachers of the 

English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program in Manitoba 

The Osvita Foundation and Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Education celebrates 

your dedication and appreciates all you have done for your students and our 

Ukrainian community. 

2019 Osvita Banquet in progress I Credit Bob Talbot Photography 

This banquet is testament to the 

coming together of many different people 

and organizations to celebrate the 

amazing work of people in our community. 

What we accomplish together 

in taking care of our youth today is 

what will allow us to maintain a strong 

Ukrainian and Canadian community 

into the future. УВ 

For those who would like to 

contribute to The Osvita Foundation Inc. 

please contact us by emailing Osvita at 

osvita@mpue.ca, accessing the 

website at www.mpue.ca/osvita or 

calling the Osvita and MPUE office at 

204-942-5404. For more information 

on the English-Ukrainian Bilingual 

Program go to the Manitoba Parents 

for Ukrainian Education website at 

www.mpue.ca. 

Irene Andreijchuk 

Marika Banias 

Brian Belinsky 

Tanis Bennet 

Andrij Bereznycky 

Mark Berger 

Stephanie Bernat 

Luba Bilash 

Diana Borys 

Stephen Bubnowicz 

Marianna Cap 

June Caruk 

Bill Chabluk 

Jen Chetyrbok 

Neil Chobotar 

Mary Chubey 

Taras Chubey 

Marijka Collier 

Christine D’Abramo 

(Chernichko) 

Veronica Darichuk 

Mira Demko 

Iryna Deneka 

Marika Diakiw 

Halia Dmytryshyn 

Tara Dovgyy 

Halyna Drahun 

Tania Drepko 

Matt Drewniak 

Halia Duplak 

Alanna Dutka 

Marlene Dzisiak 

Zorianna Faseruk 

Connie Faucher 

Adrian Fedyna 

Iryna Fehr 

Maria Fil 

Marilyn Fisher 

Irene Galbraithe 

Nadia Gorbay 

Oleh Gorbik 

Alice Grywinski 

Mary Haluk 

Olya Harasymchuk 

Daryl Harasymchuk 

Olia Harkava 

Timofiy Hawrysh 

Marta Hnatiw 

Debra Hyshka 

Michael Ilyniak 

Norbert Iwan 

Stephen Jaddock 

Mary James 

Regina Kachulak 

Shirley Kalupar + 

Mike Karpenko 

Walter Kitash + 

Hannya Bryl-Klimenko 

Sylvia Klymkiw 

Nadia Kmet 

Tamara Korchak 

Stephanie Kostiuk 

Jeff Kozak 

Darusia Kozelko 

Kseniya Kravtchouk 

Fred Kraynyk + 

Lesia Kruk 

(Krawchenko) 

Halya Kukura 

Marusia Kulyk 

Natalka Kunets 

(Bosak) 

Svitlana Kwiatkowski 

Brittany Lasko 

Arusia Leskiw 

Marlis Loughren 

Christine Lyseyko 

Mariana Lystvan 

Diane Machnee 

Taras Maluzynsky 

Halia Mandybur 

Sharon Marsh 

Vera Maslo + 

Ken Matlashewski 

Kristya Matwichyna 

Mary Melnyk 

Oksana Melnyk 

Gordon Mendres 

Donna Mendres 

Mary Michaleski 

Ihor Michalyshyn 

Annette Michasiw 

Mark Moroz 

Maria Moseychuk 

Josyf Mudryj 

Adeline Natyna 

Alexandra Nazarevich 

Alona Nykolyshyn 

Sergii Obraztsov 

Lesia Palaschuk 

Dr. Mary Pankiw 

Aka Papish 

Ihor Pawlyshyn 

Julie Radchuk 

Natalie Radchuk 

Marta Romaniak-Dlugosh 

Ken Romaniuk 

Maryanne Rudy 

Valeriy Rusinov 

Michael Ryczak 

Angela Sarakula 

Patricia Schur 

Carolyn Schur 

Diana Semchyshyn 

Olya Semenovych 

Viktor Semenovych 

Orest Semus 

Elena Senyk 

Natalia Serwylo 

Oksana Sharaburak 

Nell Shewchuk 

Monica Sim 

Nadya Sinelnik 

Jan Sirski 

Lesia Slobodianik 

Lori Slota 

Odarka Smorang 

Marika Sokulski 

Nataliya Sovinska 

Marijka Spytkowski 

Walter Stolar 

Romana Suchy 

Russ Surowy 

Sonia Szaura 

Hannia Tarasiuk 

Myron Tarasiuk 

Andriana Tarasiuk 

Rosemarie Todaschuk 

Paul Trochanowski 

Oxana Tymchuk 

Greg Udod 

Lil Urichen 

Larisa Veryha 

Irene Wallis 

Bohdan Waplak 

Irene Waplak 

Irene Yarema 

Olha Zubach 

Please Note 

Every effort 

has been made 

to identify all 

current and past 

teachers of the 

English-Ukrainian 

Bilingual 

Program. We 

apologize for 

any errors or 

omissions. 


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СЕРПЕНЬ 

AUGUST 

Farmer’s Harvest Charity Market 

Hosted by 

11-17 

SUN-SAT 

Knights of Columbus 

Canon Luhovy Assembly #0374 

“Locally Harvested Fresh Vegetables” 

Saturday September 07, 2019 

10:00 am. to 5:00 pm. 

ВЕРЕСЕНЬ 

SEPTEMBER 

LUBOV SSMI Foundation – Parking Lot 


“By the Pound or by the Bag” 

Supplied by 

Neumann’s Market 

2659 Henderson Hwy. 

“Locally Grown & Produced” 

Jams Jellies Pickles Relishes BBQ Sauces Mustards 

Wild Rice Farm Fresh Honey Fresh Pickerel Fillets Perogies 

Harvest Soup Mixes Homemade Pies Garlic Sausage 

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SAT 

“Buy by the Pound or by the Bag” 

Pre-Order your Harvest Bags, while quantities last, buy a bag donate a bag! 

$12.00 Harvest Bag filled with 15 lbs. Locally Grown Farm Fresh Vegetables 

In a reusable Tote Bag 

Community Supporters: 

ЖОВТЕНЬ 

OCTOBER 

Proceeds to Lubov SSMI Foundation & The Welcome Home 

“Windows into the Future” Project 

10-12 THU-SAT 

“Charities Helping Charities” 

Contact Robert at 204 – 339-3837 or Peter at 204 – 632-0484 for more information 

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SAT 

We invite you to join us in celebrating our 50 th Anniversary on August 11 - 17, 2019! 

Запрошуємо приєднатися до святкування нашого 50-ого ювілею від 11 до 17 серпня! 

BITAЄMO! WELCOME! 

Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion is proud to be one of only 

four Pavilions that has participated in every single 

Folklorama since the beginning of the festival! 

This year, we are honouring the contributions of 

our volunteers, entertainers, and the entire 

community to Ukraine-Kyiv Pavilion and to the 

celebration of Ukrainian culture on a world stage! 

SHOW TIMES 

Sunday: 

5:00, 6:45, 8:15, 9:45 pm 

Monday to Friday: 

6:45, 8:15, 9:45 pm 

Saturday: 

5:00, 6:45, 8:15, 9:45 pm 

Late Night Party (Zabava) at 11:30 pm 

featuring two live bands - Sloohai and Budmo! 

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я стіна буде завішана двохметровими дзеркалами», – 

очі Христини Вашчишин (Фрикас) сяють і здається, 

«Ц 

що якщо придивитися, у них можна побачити відображення 

не порожньої темної зали, а вже відремонтованої 

світлої танцювальної студії з десятками дітей, які старанно 

розтягуються на підлозі та біля балетного станка. 

Художній керівник танцювальних колективів «Сопілка» та 

«Троянда» Христина Вашчишин, разом з татом, не припиняють 

роботи навіть під час інтерв’ю. «Хочемо закінчити якомога 

раніше», – пояснює Христина, роблячи помітки на поки що 

бетонній підлозі, яка днем пізніше покриватиметься першим 

шаром. Підлога – це основа танцювальної зали, адже, окрім 

спеціального фінішного покриття, яке має бути не надто ковзким, 

але й не стримувати рухи танцюриста, вона має правильно 

розподіляти силу, з якою танцюрист приземляється після 

стрибка, тим самим знижуючи навантаження на суглоби. 

«Деякі з моїх знайомих, у минулому – танцюристів, не віддають 

на українські танці своїх синів, аби ті у старшому віці 

не мали проблеми з колінами»,– пояснює Христина. За незначним 

виключенням, українським танцюристам Вінніпеґу доводиться 

приземлятися на жорсткі підлоги церковних підвалів 

та громадських центрів. Пані Вашчишин зауважує, що така 

ситуація властива саме Манітобі, в той час як велика кількість 

колективів Альберти та Саскачевану тренуються в професійних 

студіях або краще того – мають свої, як наприклад, танцювальний 

центр ансамблю «Шумка». 

Христина згадала, як одного разу в церкві Августина, в якій 

вони займалися і яка надавала притулок всім бажаючим, знайшли 

двох втікачів з в’язниці Стоуні Маунтейн: «В цей час у 

мене було тренування з дітьми». «Після переїзду з церкви нам 

доводилося ділити приміщення з гуртком латинських танців – 

це був суцільний хаос», – розповідає Христина і додає, що зрештою 

задалася питанням: чому вона, сорокарічний висококваліфікований 

професіонал, має вчити дітей в таких умовах. Це 

питання й дало поштовх для створення Kazka Dance Collective 

– танцювальної студії, що пропонує уроки українського танцю, 

балету, танцювального фітнесу та заняття для маленьких 

дітей, направлені на відчуття свого тіла, розвиток основних 

рухових навичок та музичності. Інший аспект бізнесу – здача 

приміщення Kazka Dance Collective в оренду танцювальним 

колективам міста. 

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Enterprise Centre of Manitobа): «Майже рік ми 

складали бізнес-план, завдяки якому мені вдалося 

отримали позику, хоча не менш важливою 

була і постійна моральна підтримка». 

Першими орендарями стали танцювальні 

колективи «Сопілка» та «Троянда», які на двох 

матимуть біля 20 годин тренувань на тиждень. 

Решту свого часу Христина присвятить 

ще одній своїй пристрасті – балету. 

Пані Вашчинин почала танцювати ще змалечку, 

захоплюючись і народними танцями 

і балетом. Зрештою, Христина вирішила, що 

хоче займатися танцями професійно і успішно 

закінчила програму підготовки педагогівхореографів 

Королівського вінніпезького балету. 

«Після випуску з програми я відчула, що 

хочу досконало вивчити український танець», 

– згадує власниця Kazka Dance Collective. 

Щоправда, батьки не пустили її в Україну, де 

Христина мала б займатися з ансамблем ім. 

П.Вірського, мотивуючи це неспокійною ситуацією 

в країні. Натомість, перебравшись до 

Торонто, пані Вашчишин мала змогу попрацювати 

з народним артистом України, хореографом 

та балетмейстером Рафаїлом Маліновським, 

який викладав в танцювальному 

колективі «Аркан». «Саме в Торонто я побачила, 

як балетна школа успішно поєднувалася 

зі школою українського танцю», - згадує пані 

Вашчишин. 

Провівши рік в Італії викладаючи балет, 

Христина прийняла пропозицію стати балетмейстером 

у вінніпезькому колективі «Русалка». 

Цю позицію власниця Kazka Dance 

Collective займала протягом 6 років. 

Вже після повернення до Вінніпеґу, Христині 

все ж вдається вперше відвідати Україну 

– вона провела два тижні літньої школи в 

ансамблі імені ім. П. Вірського. Пані Вашчишин 

розповіла, що в цій подорожі зустріла 

Вінса Рііза (засновника Cobblestone tours), з 

яким вони говорили про те, що величезний 

досвід від тренувань з ансамблем мусить бути 

підкріплений культурною складовою. «Натомість 

після тренування ми просто йшли додому»,- 

згадує Христина. Наступного року, 

Вінс Рііз, врахувавши всі побажання, засновує 

Cobblestone tours і організовує свій перший 

тур в Карпати. «Ця поїзда пробудила сплячий 

вулкан всередині мене. Я зрозуміла, що український 

танець – найкращий і що ми маємо 

вчити дітей танцю та продовжувати цю традицію 

у Канаді». З того часу Христина - постійний 

кліет Cobblestone tours: «Це літо – перше за 

багато років коли я не їду в Україну, а дуже хочеться!» 

Пані Вашчишин розповіла, що в таких подорожах вибудовуються 

знайомства з такими ж професіоналами 

захопленими українським танцем. Ці зв’язки не 

втрачаються після повернення до Канади: «Ми вчимося 

один в одного та мотивуємо один одного». 

Христина переконана, що український танець 

має велике майбутнє, зокрема в Канаді. Вона згадала 

доброчинний концерт, в якому приймали участь 

чотири колективи («Село», «Сопілка», «Троянда» та 

«Верба») на збір коштів на потреби школи у Буковці 

(див. статтю «Benefit Concert for Bukovets Secondary 

School» у липневому номері «Вінніпеґ Український»): 

«Ми всі різні, але ми всі віддані українському 

танцю. Після цього концерту у мене були неймовірні 

відчуття: це справжня сила танцю і справжня 

мета». На підтримку своїх слів про майбутнє танцю 

пані Вашчишин радить поспостерігати за молодими 

танцюристами: «Вони повністю захоплені танцем та 

його культурною складовою. Сьогодні у них є доступ 

до багатьох ресурсів і можливість відвідувати Україну 

та вчитися у найкращих». 

Своїм молодим учням, які займаються як українськими 

танцями так і балетом, Христина радить з часом 

більше уваги приділяти саме народному танцю, 

адже в такому разі, куди б в Канаді вони не переїхали 

на навчання, там скоріш за все буде колектив українського 

танцю. «Я щойно втратила трьох танцюристів, 

які переїхали в Саскатун і приєдналися до місцевого 

ансамблю Павлюченка». «Потрапивши до такого 

колективу»,-продовжує Христина, - «ви матимете 

змогу об’їхати світ, а що може бути кращим, ніж відкривати 

для себе світ у компанії друзів, які розділяють 

ваше захоплення?». УВ 

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EXTENDING 

CULTURAL 

ROOTS 

Calgary dance ensemble collaborates 

with Winnipeg performers 

Kaitlin Vitt 

Photo: Courtesy of Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Society 

F 

or many Canadians, their connection to their Ukrainian 

heritage didn’t necessarily start in Ukraine, but 

rather it started on stage, performing in solidarity 

with the country of their ancestors. 

“It is incredible for me to connect with my heritage,” says 

Christina Chumak, a dancer with Calgary’s Tryzub Ukrainian 

Dance Ensemble. “I feel so fulfilled knowing that I am carrying 

on the traditions that my grandparents, and those who 

came before them, worked so hard to pass on.” 

Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will perform its show 

Героям слава (Heroyam Slava—Glory to the Heroes) in Winnipeg 

on September 28, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Burton Cummings 

Theatre. The ensemble, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary 

this year, debuted Heroyam Slava in April in Calgary 

and performed it in Kropyvnytskyi and Ivano-Frankivsk in 

August. Winnipeg is just one of the stops on the ensemble’s 

western Canadian tour. 

Winnipeg’s O. Koshetz Ukrainian Choir will join Tryzub 

on stage, along with eight local dancers ages eight to ten from 

various dance schools in Manitoba. The production will be a 

mixture of song and dance, highlighting Ukrainian folklore 

and traditions, including the summer celebration Ivana-Kupala, 

as well as current events, like the ongoing war in Eastern 

Ukraine. 

Chumak, who has danced with Tryzub for 11 years, says 

this show isn’t only about celebrating Ukrainian traditions— 

it’s also about letting Ukrainians know that their struggle and 

fight for freedom is recognized in Canada. 

“Every time I am on stage I think about how lucky I am to 

be able to do what I love free from any judgement, violence, 

and oppression,” Chumak says. “Ukrainians have been silenced 

for so many generations now, and dancing is my way to 

freely share a culture that is so incredibly important to me.” 

Tryzub, founded 

in 1974, is made up of 

dancers ranging from 16 to 

34 years old. Like many ensembles 

across the country, the dancers aren’t 

individually paid for performances—they train 

hard and perform well to reach that higher level of 

perfection, as well as to keep the Ukrainian culture alive. 

Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Society is made up of the ensemble 

and its affiliated dance school. 

Shane Gibson, artistic director of Tryzub since 2017, says 

he has dedicated his adult life to immersing himself in Ukrainian 

culture, learning about it in Canada and in Ukraine, 

which he has visited more than 25 times. Gibson has seen 

Ukraine through various phases, from Soviet times to present 

day. The culture—traditional and modern—served as inspiration 

to create Heroyam Slava. 

Gibson has met several soldiers who have served in the 

war in Ukraine’s east and has friends who have volunteered 

for this cause. 

“We understand that this beautiful culture and its 

amazing people have had their lives interrupted 

once again at the hands of political ambition and 

aggression,” Gibson says. “I am bothered that the 

world has forgotten this conflict and feel as an 

involved member of the Ukrainian diaspora who 

lives in Canada, and as a choreographer, [Heroyam 

Slava] is a medium by which Tryzub and I 

are able to show our support for our families in 

Ukraine and begin discussions to bring focus to 

this forgotten war.” 


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Heroyam Slava is meant to inspire people to take action, both 

Gibson and Chumak said. Perhaps people will become motivated 

to keep up with news in Ukraine, donate to soldiers on the frontlines, 

or join an ensemble to carry on the traditions. 

Scott Armstrong, president of O. Koshetz, agrees, saying 

he hopes people feel inspired to join an ensemble, one day 

making their debut on stage. 

“Music is an incredible force that carries our collective 

spirit,” Armstrong says. “Our Ukrainian people 

have long known that, and from our very beginnings 

we have used music through song and dance to 

carry the history of our people.” 

Armstrong says collaborating with a dance group for 

a full-length show isn’t something the choir often does, but 

mastering the songs and being able to quickly adapt during the 

performance is a welcomed challenge. 

The first act of this production is “Pryvitannya” to welcome 

the audience to the show, the second will feature the Heroyam 

Slava storyline, and the third will be repertoire style, 

with a mix of song and dance. 

Gibson notes how special it is for these ensembles to come 

out of the studio and onto the stage. After thousands of hours at 

rehearsal, the behind-the-scenes work by the dancers and singers 

becomes seen—and they feel like they are making a difference. 

Within the past few years, Manitoban ensembles and schools, 

including Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Rusalka 

Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Verba Ukrainian Dance Company, 

Selo Ukrainian Dancers, Sopilka Ukrainian Dance School, and 

Zoloto Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and Company, have travelled 

to Ukraine. 

Chumak notes how touring with ensembles, whether locally 

or internationally, can spark conversation both at home and 

abroad. 

“Dance is such a 

unique art form that 

gives us the ability 

to touch on very difficult 

topics and share 

them with others in a 

powerful way,” Chumak 

says. “It gives 

us the opportunity to 

keep our culture alive 

and share it with others 

who may not be 

familiar with Ukrainian 

traditions.” 

O.Koshetz Ukrainian Choir. 

Photo by Norbert K. Iwan 


Visit tryzub.ca to see the schedule of 

Tryzub’s western Canadian tour. 

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster. 

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Тут живе 

Україна 

Марія Пугач, 

директор Рідної школи Читальні «Просвіта» 

при УПС Св. Покрови. 

П 

роживаючи далеко від рідної домівки, 

на новому місці ми намагаємося 

знайти щось близьке для 

нас: шукаємо друзів серед співвітчизників, 

відвідуємо українські церкви, створюємо 

нові групи, колективи, громадські установи 

та школи, де ми можемо зустрічатися, 

разом святкувати наші національні та релігійні 

свята і почуватися, як вдома, в своїй 

Україні. Намагаючись зберегти свою мову, 

культуру, свої традиції, наші предки започаткували 

українські суботні школи, назва 

яких по всій Канаді одна - Рідна Школа. 

Рідна, бо тут вивчається рідна мова, історія 

й культура рідної України. Рідна для 

тих, хто намагається підтримувати національну 

ідентичність в дітях і в собі. Багато 

батьків вважають, що це зайва трата часу 

й грошей, що домашнього спілкування з 

дітьми й відвідування ними двомовної 

школи цілком вистачить для опанування 

української мови та літератури і що краще 

кинути всі сили на вивчення англійської 

програми. 

Безперечно, потрібно розставити усі 

пріоритети, і часто їх трохи забагато. Але 

чому рідна мова подекуди іде на задній 

план? Нам часто доводиться чути від тих 

українців, що народилися в Канаді, шкодування 

за тим, що вони втратили українську 

мову, як тільки батьки віддали їх 

до школи. Так, у щоденній школі діти 

спілкуються й навчаються в основному 

англійською, за винятком спеціалізованих 

французьких шкіл. Щоб допомогти 

дітям швидше опанувати мову, батьки й 

самі переходять на англійську. Звичайно, 

кожен має право на вибір мови, але тяга 

до рідного коріння ніколи не зникне. Як 

часто ми чуємо від місцевих канадських 

українців про те, що вони шукають родичів 

в Україні. А коли знаходять хоч якусь 

родову гілочку, то дуже тішаться, їздять у 

гості. То є неймовірне людське явище, яке 

важко пояснити. 

Цього року святкувалось 40-ліття англоукраїнської 

двомовної програми Манітоби, 

на честь чого була чудово організована 

й проведена 4-та Всеканадська Конференція 

українських учителів у Вінніпезі. Тут 

були присутні учителі з двомовних шкіл, 

Рідних шкіл усієї Канади, і навіть учителі з 

України та Південної Америки. Але не всі 

знають, що початок вивчення української 

програми було закладено 

українцями 

значно раніше, 

трохи більше 100 

років саме в Рідних 

школах Вінніпегу. 

Це школи, 

де уся навчальна 

програма ведеться 

виключно українською 

мовою, 

за винятком розмовних 

класів. Тут 

молодші учні й 

дорослі студенти 

вивчають повну 

програму української 

граматики 

знайомляться з 

українською історією, 

географією, 

культурою й традиціями 

України. 

Саме тут учні мають 

нагоду брати 

участь у багатьох 

навчально-виховних 

заходах, які 

виховують любов 

і повагу до свого народу, дізнаються про 

багато історичних подій, які певним чином 

вплинули на розвиток України, краще 

розуміють сутність українського побуту. 

Треба віддати належну шану усім педагогам 

і адміністраторам Рідних шкіл, які, поза 

основною роботою, знаходять час, щоб 

готувати цікаві й повчальні заняття для 

своїх студентів. Це можуть робити тільки 

справжні ентузіасти, справжні педагоги. 

Протягом навчального року в Рідній 

школі Читальні «Просвіта» при 

Українському Православному Соборі 

Св.Покрови щомісяця, окрім загально-навчальної 

програми, відбуваються заходи, 

де діти дізнаються про важливі події та 

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Zenon Hluszok 

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF UKRAINE KYIV PAVILION 

or fifty consecutive years the strength and success of our 

F 

pavilion has been due to the support and generosity of family, 

friends, businesses and community leaders. Our colourful, 

vibrant costumes, documents and photographs in this year’s 

celebratory historical display will focus on the 

thousands of volunteers who have made 

Ukraine Kyiv Pavilion so successful. 

In 1970, Ukraine-Kiev (Kyiv)* 

Pavilion was one of twenty-one 

original pavilions participating in 

Folklorama’70, a onetime ethnic 

celebration of Manitoba’s 100 th birthday, 

1870-1970. Initially located in 

**For the purposes of this article the author will use Ukraine Kyiv the basement of the Ukrainian Canadian 

Pavilion spelling. The Pavilion’s original name Ukraine Kiev was 

Committee, Kyiv grew steadily and 36 years 

formally changed in 1994 to UKRAINE KYIV PAVILION. Kyiv is 

the correct English spelling from the Ukrainian pronunciation of later, moved into the Maples Collegiate school. 

Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital city. Kiev is the correct English spelling from 

the Russian pronunciation. Kitchen volunteers, 1972 

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Our first decade saw the pavilion grow and thrive under the capable 

leadership of community volunteers. Nearly everything was provided 

at cost or built with “free” volunteer labour. By the end of the decade the 

popularity of Kyiv encouraged the Pavilion Executive to move from St. 

Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church to 

Garden City Collegiate. 

food products and daily kitchen services were contracted out to 

a commercial company. This decision became necessary due to 

the permanent move in 1978 to Garden City Collegiate School to 

accommodate the growing popularity of Kyiv Pavilion. 

Initially many volunteers came 

from the member community organizations 

associated with our sponsoring 

organization – Ukrainian Canadian 

Committee (now Congress). 

By the 1980’s more and more of these 

volunteers were unaffiliated with 

a specific organization. They came as 

individuals wanting to help create an 

exciting enjoyable professional educational 

experience. The goal was to 

present the best of Canada’s Ukrainian 

cultural heritage. 

These early volunteers worked 

in various positions eventually taking 

time off to pursue their careers, to start their families. Years 

later they are back, to watch their sons and daughters appear on 

stage as performers or as Youth Ambassadors representing Kyiv 

to the world. Many of our younger volunteers started as members 

of the so-called Tidy Team, the 20-30 people who nightly 

help to clean up the main gym seating, tables, and the floor area 

before each main stage performance. 

One of the more labour intensive volunteer activities was the 

preparation of food products. During the first decade (1970-1980) 

our main food products were made by local Ukrainian church 

auxiliaries and women’s associations. Each evening a different 

association provided the food products and servers. In 1981 all 

Kossacks - Defenders of the Faith, millenium 

production performed by Hoosli Ukrainian 

Male Chorus, 1988 

The first commercial caterers were Anna Pawlus Food 

Services, one of many Ukrainian owned catering companies 

contracted over the years: Alycia’s (20 years), Phyllis’s (8years), 

Ronette’s (5years), Ludwick’s and currently Naleway’s. 

The late 1980’s and early 1990’s brought on a number of 

challenges that had a significant impact on how Kyiv would 

operate in the future. Partly to refresh the Folklorama brand 

and in part to better manage a much larger number of pavilions 

the Folk Arts Council initiated two structural changes. 

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In 1985 in recognition of the International Year of Youth, the 

Folk Arts Council began phasing out the Mayor and Queen positions, 

as well as the Miss Folklorama title. By 1990 each pavilion 

was represented by 2 Adult and 2 Youth Ambassadors. 

Secondly, in 1989, the Council announces that Folklorama 

will run for two weeks. One half of all pavilions will open during 

Week 1 of Folklorama while the remaining half of pavilions will 

open during Week 2. Going forward each pavilion group switched 

as to whether they open week1 or week 2. 

Changes and challenges continued in the 1990’s. 

On August 7, 1991 Ukraine became an Independent democratic 

country. Almost immediately performers started to tour Canada, 

some eventually performing at Kyiv Pavilion. 

O. Koshetz Choir conducted by 

W. Klymkiw, 1991 

During the late 80’s and early 90’s Kyiv Pavilion encountered 

financial difficulties. In 1994 the Friends of Kyiv corporate 

sponsorship / community financial fundraising campaign was 

launched. This successful initiative became an annual campaign 

of community support providing the necessary funds to stabilize 

Kyiv’s financial position. 

Despite these challenges the popularity of Ukraine Kyiv continued 

to grow, attracting many former federal, provincial and city 

leaders such as Governor-General, the Hon. Edward Schreyer, the 

late Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, the Hon. Peter Liba, Prime 

Members of Pavilion 

Tidy Team, 2003 

Minister Joe Clark, the late Senator 

Paul (Pavlo) Yuzyk, Premier 

Gary Filmon, and Mayor William 

Norrie to name a few. 

As well, Ukraine Kyiv hosted 

many federal, provincial and 

city cabinet ministers. Without 

saying, Ukraine Kyiv was visited 

by many distinguished dignitaries 

and religious leaders from the Ukrainian 

community. 

In 2006, after 27years at Garden City 

Collegiate, Ukraine Kyiv moved permanently 

to the newer, larger Maples Collegiate bringing new opportunities. 

Until the move to Maples Collegiate the Pavilion’s cultural 

displays were prepared by different community groups, displaying 

in 4 to 5 classrooms traditional arts, crafts, folk and visual 

art. Now at the Maples, specific themed displays were organized 

each year by a display committee. Recent displays have highlighted 

prominent Ukrainian artists (Mol, Avramenko) or commemorative 

events such as the 200th Anniversary of the Birth 

of Taras Shevchenko and Canada’s 150th Birthday. 

Since its inception in 1970 Kyiv has showcased over 300 local 

Ukrainian performers in over 1,200 shows with an average 

100 performers per evening providing quality entertainment. 

Performances are held on the main stage as well as in the Marketplace. 

Patrons of Kyiv pavilion are caught up in the infectious 

action / excitement of our stage shows provided by well known 

dance ensembles and choirs. The entertainers not only capture 

the vigor of Ukrainian dance and music but the grace and charm 

that is part of the rich heritage of Ukraine. 

The Pavilion has seen an expanded use of technology in its 

operation since 2010. The Organizing Committee has spearheaded 

the use of social media: especially the creation of a website that 

provides visitor information, volunteer information / registration, 

and on line dinner reservation information / bookings; creation of 

a Facebook page (video and photo sharing) and a Twitter account. 

The past fifty years has been one of challenge and change at 

Ukraine Kyiv Pavilion. The one constant has been the dedication 

of our volunteers. An example of continuous community 

cooperation, they have provided good company, exciting entertainment 

and a learning experience to our valued visitors, 

showcasing the best of Ukrainian Canadian culture. УВ 

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The Pyrogy - 

A History 

Jaroslaw Zurowsky 

There are many tales being told about who created the pyrogy and why. An 

example is the tale that St. Hyacinth brought the pyrogy to Krakow, Poland in the 

mid-13th century from Kyiv. Alas, this tale about the good saint has little historical 

credence. St. Hyancinth may have travelled to Krakow from Kyiv, but he did not 

introduce the pyrogy to Poland as the pyrogy is much, much older than that. 

Synky, Ukraine 

he word pyrogy has old, old Slavonic roots. – Пиръ 

[pyr] means banquet or feast – remember the English 

T 

word “pyre” - as in burning logs -- and рог [rog] means 

horn. So essentially what you have is a food with stuffing 

eaten during a feast around a fire while drinking your favorite 

beverage out of a horn. Or something very similar to that. 

The age of this word “Pyrog” can easily be seen because in 

11-12th century the Old Slavonic “G” changes to “H” in Ukrainian 

so you have “pyrohy.” While in Polish, the Old Slavonic “Y” 

changes to “IE” and they have “pierogi.” So when St. Hyacinth, 

came to Krakow, the pyrogy was already there. Not in the form 

we have it today, but it was there. Some were baked, some 

were fried, some were boiled which is why in contemporary 

Ukrainian cuisine we have the varenyky, because they are boiled 

as part of the cooking process. Interestingly, it is recorded 

that centuries ago the pyrogy was sometimes cooked in a spicy 

chicken broth rather than salted water. 

The original pyrogy was stuffed with various cheeses, fruits, 

meats, mushrooms, vegetables, but not with mashed potatoes. 

In fact, the potato stuffed pyrogy is a relatively new variation 

as potatoes were not really grown in Eastern Europe until the 

1870s. The rise of the potato stuffed pyrogy comes with immigration 

from Eastern Europe to North America following the 

1848 emancipation of the serfs in the Austrian Empire which 

provided the opportunity for those with gumption to flee Austrian 

taxation and oppression and head to North America for 


free lands and employment opportunities. In 

North America these new immigrants came 

into contact with potatoes and all that can be 

done with them, such as a filling for the pyrogy. 

In fact, the potato comes to Eastern Europe quite 

late as corn cultivation starts in the 17th century. 

Tomatoes were already being grown in 

the 18th century, while sugar beets only begin 

to be grown in the 1830s-1840s in areas where 

there was plenty of serf labour available. 

One other thing about the pyrogy of old. 

Pyrogy dough was not made using bleached 

white wheat flour as it is done today. Unbleached, 

soft wheat flour was a component, but 

often other flours were mixed in, including buckwheat flour. 

So essentially, the pyrogy has many variations and there is 

no definitive one. In fact almost every culture has a variation 

of a stuffed food, and have had it for centuries. As an example, 

all one has to do is look at those wondrous stuffed dumplings 

found in Georgian cuisine and available at your local Georgian 

restaurant. Thus Marco Polo did not bring the ravioli to Italy 

from China. It was there before he wandered off. 

However, the ravioli story does have an interesting twist. In a 

14th century English cookbook, based on an earlier French cookbook 

from Northern France, the recipe for cheese stuffed “ravioles” 

is provided. These ravioles moved from 

Northern France to Italy where they morphed 

into ravioli with the Italians adding the 

tomato sauce. What is interesting about these 

ravioles, is that Northern France is where 

Anna Yaroslavna (Daughter of Grand Prince 

Yaroslav the Wise of Kyiv and Ingegerd, daughter 

of King Olof Skötkunung of Sweden; the 

third wife of King Henry I of France), lived, 

in an area called Senlis. Those who have studied 

history know that circa 1060 CE she was 

the Queen Consort of Henry I of France and 

she was very influential. She lived in Senlis, 

a region known was for its hunting. While 

there, Anna Yaroslavna established Eastern 

Orthodox Christian monasteries and schools, as well as being a 

generally nice person. So it is interesting to note that there was a 

significant Ukrainian Slavic influence in an area which influenced 

the modern ravioli. 

In closing, the mashed potato pyrogy is the latest addition to 

the pyrogy lineup which goes back centuries and crosses many 

boundaries and continents. It was made by cooks using local ingredients 

available at the time and it has survived for centuries. 

It is only fitting that statues to this food have been erected in its 

honour such as the ones in Synky, Ukraine, and Glendon, Alberta, 

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