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INSIDE:• For the record: Yushchenko’s resp<strong>on</strong>se to Medvedev – page 3.• Commentary: Europe’s share in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s malaise – page 5.• <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Medical Associati<strong>on</strong> meets in Vancouver – page 11.THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLYPublished by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Associati<strong>on</strong> Inc., a fraternal n<strong>on</strong>-profit associati<strong>on</strong>Vol. LXXVII No.34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009$1/$2 in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g><strong>Ukrainian</strong> Independence DayChrystyna LapychakEighteen years ago, <strong>on</strong> August 24, 1991, this was the scene outside the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Parliament building as <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s independence was declared.This historic photo was taken from a window inside the Parliament buildingby Chrystyna Lapychak, who was assigned at the time to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong><strong>Weekly</strong>’s Kyiv Press Bureau.Yatsenyuk presidential campaign:Change, or politics as usual?by Zen<strong>on</strong> ZawadaKyiv Press BureauKYIV – What initially sparked hopesfor change is turning into politics asusual.As Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s campaignersignite scandals and post billboards claimingthe rather nerdy-looking 35-year-oldwill “save the country,” mounting evidencereveals his presidential campaignhas little potential to change much ofanything, observers said.His financers are the same old oligarchs,and his campaign advisers arerecycled from the campaigns of ViktorYanukovych and Le<strong>on</strong>id Kuchma, accordingto reports.Meanwhile in his bid to appeal to thebroadest electorate, Mr. Yatsenyuk isavoiding taking positi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> key issues orproposing specific reforms or programshe would pursue as president.“He’s like generic beer, trying toappeal to the biggest amount of voters byhaving the least c<strong>on</strong>tent and taste,” Kyivpolitical expert Ivan Lozowy said. “Butfrom the point of view of electi<strong>on</strong> technology,it’s probably the right way to go.”Indeed, Mr. Yatsenyuk has succeededin keeping his third-place positi<strong>on</strong> in thepresidential race.About 11 percent of voters said theywould vote for Mr. Yatsenyuk, and morethan 13 percent of those certain to vote <strong>on</strong>January 17, 2010, said they will choosehim, according to a poll of 2,006 resp<strong>on</strong>dentsc<strong>on</strong>ducted between July 20 and 28by the Razumkov Center for Ec<strong>on</strong>omicand Political Research in Kyiv.Meanwhile, 13.3 percent of resp<strong>on</strong>dentssaid they fully support Mr.Yatsenyuk’s current political activity,compared with 16.7 percent full supportfor oppositi<strong>on</strong> leader Viktor Yanukovych,12.7 percent for Prime Minister YuliaTymoshenko and 5.7 percent for PresidentViktor Yushchenko.A good part of Mr. Yatsenyuk’s successis based <strong>on</strong> being a new face amidst afield of candidates that largely repulses<strong>Ukrainian</strong> voters, who have seen them allbefore, experts said.“His platform comes down to: I’m abetter choice than these jerks you’re usedto, who you’re not happy with,” Mr.Lozowy said. “In this c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong>, thelast thing he wants is to take a positi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong>any issue. <strong>The</strong> bottom line is he doesn’twant to tackle these issues.”(C<strong>on</strong>tinued <strong>on</strong> page 9)On the 18th anniversary of independence<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> the geopolitical sidelinesby Zen<strong>on</strong> ZawadaKyiv Press BureauKYIV – <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> is stuck in a gray bufferz<strong>on</strong>e between two systems of collectivesecurity, in the view of Valeriy Chaly,the deputy director of Kyiv’s RazumkovCenter, and the nati<strong>on</strong>’s permanent internalc<strong>on</strong>flict has forced it to the geopoliticalsidelines with the threat that <strong>on</strong>lyglobal powers will decide its fate.Though the nati<strong>on</strong> elected a firmly pro-NATO president in Viktor Yushchenko,<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> lost its chance at deeper Euro-Atlantic integrati<strong>on</strong> “because of the n<strong>on</strong>c<strong>on</strong>solidati<strong>on</strong>of political elites and theinadequate understanding of nati<strong>on</strong>alinterests and priority tasks,” Mr. Chalysaid.“We are practically locked in a z<strong>on</strong>e,which in my view is a rather dangeroussituati<strong>on</strong> for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>,” Mr. Chaly notedduring a mid-July press c<strong>on</strong>ference hesaid was intended to raise awareness andspark discussi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s geopoliticalfuture. “Our definitive place and roleare undefined. It’s this transiti<strong>on</strong>al stateof a buffer transit z<strong>on</strong>e which is threatening,in my view.”Mr. Chaly is am<strong>on</strong>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s foremostforeign policy experts, directinginternati<strong>on</strong>al programs for 12 years at theRazumkov Center for Ec<strong>on</strong>omic andPolitical Research, a leading Kyiv thinktankfinanced by scores of internati<strong>on</strong>alfunds and instituti<strong>on</strong>s.<strong>The</strong> Vinnytsia native served <strong>on</strong> theNati<strong>on</strong>al Security and Defense Councilbetween 1997 and 1999, and attends theannual Yalta European Strategy c<strong>on</strong>ference,where <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s elite gathers to discussthe nati<strong>on</strong>’s future.<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s NATO entry isn’t relevant atthe moment, Mr. Chaly said, as theVerkhovna Rada lacks a critical majoritythat would cardinally change <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’sforeign policy priorities and orientati<strong>on</strong>s.“NATO is not ready, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> is notready. And, unfortunately, politicizati<strong>on</strong>is c<strong>on</strong>tinuing and it’s possible that thisping-p<strong>on</strong>g game with NATO will be asubject for the presidential campaign,” hesaid.While it’s often suggested that<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s leadership ought to opt for aneutral, n<strong>on</strong>-aligned status between theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organizati<strong>on</strong>(NATO) and the Russian Federati<strong>on</strong>, foreignpolicy specialists know that’s not aviable opti<strong>on</strong>, he said.<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> is already failing to finance itsarmed forces according to legislative(C<strong>on</strong>tinued <strong>on</strong> page 10)Yulia Tymoshenko addresses UWC,promises funding for diaspora programsby Zen<strong>on</strong> ZawadaKyiv Press BureauLVIV – Prime Minister YuliaTymoshenko impressed the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>World C<strong>on</strong>gress (UWC) at its August 20annual meeting here not <strong>on</strong>ly with a supportiveaddress, but also with her decisi<strong>on</strong>to lead the Cabinet of Ministers the priorevening in passing a resoluti<strong>on</strong> to restoregovernment financing for diaspora programs.<strong>The</strong> prime minister’s sudden embraceof the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> diaspora arrives before(C<strong>on</strong>tinued <strong>on</strong> page 9)Zen<strong>on</strong> ZawadaAt the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> World C<strong>on</strong>gress annual meeting <strong>on</strong> August 20 at Lviv PolytechnicalUniversity (from left) are: <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, UWCPresident Eugene Czolij and UWC Vice-President Maria Shkambara.
2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34ANALYSISDocuments shed light <strong>on</strong> Soviets’suppressi<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Catholic Churchby Brian WhitmoreRadio Free Europe/Radio LibertyPatriarch Kirill’s recent high-profilevisit to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> was interrupted by anunwanted visitor from the past: JosephStalin’s ghost.A five-decade-old letter from the SovietCommunist Party archives, made availableto RFE/RL’s Russian Service as PatriarchKirill was wrapping up his 10-day visit to<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, illustrates the extent to which thepatriarch’s predecessors were involved inStalin’s efforts to wipe out the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Greek-Catholic Church in the 1940s.<strong>The</strong> letter, from then-Russian OrthodoxPatriarch Aleksy I to the head of the SovietCouncil <strong>on</strong> Religious Affairs, GeorgyKarpov, was dated December 7, 1945,when the Kremlin was c<strong>on</strong>solidating c<strong>on</strong>trolover territories in heavily Catholicwestern <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> after World War II.Karpov was a col<strong>on</strong>el in the NKVD, a predecessorto the Soviet KGB.In the letter, Aleksy informs Karpov ofan “initiative group” that was being formedin Greek-Catholic dioceses in western<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> that would pressure clergy toagree to disband their Church and c<strong>on</strong>vertto Orthodoxy.“More than 800 priests have alreadyjoined the initiative group, and it is expectedthat by the New Year the entire clergywill have d<strong>on</strong>e so with the excepti<strong>on</strong> of asmall number of diehards,” Aleksy wrote.At the time of the letter, all of the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Greek-Catholic Church’s bishopshad been either impris<strong>on</strong>ed or exiled,making the clergy especially vulnerable topressure as Stalin sought to eradicate theVatican’s influence.“What strikes me most about that letteris that, within the c<strong>on</strong>text of the particularpower relati<strong>on</strong>ships that were in place,[Patriarch Aleksy I] really sounds like hewas trying to give a semblance of ecclesiasticalcredibility to what was otherwiseCorrecti<strong>on</strong>In “Film Clips: Kimj<strong>on</strong>gilia, documentaryabout North Korean regime” (August9) by Thaya Salamacha, an editor’s correcti<strong>on</strong>was incorrectly rendered, changingthe word plight to flight, instead offight. <strong>The</strong> sentence should read: “As anAmerican of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> descent, and havinglived through a time when humanrights abuses in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> were invisible tothe world, I am deeply moved by theNorth Koreans’ fight for freedom and forrecogniti<strong>on</strong> before the world of their painfulhistory.”clearly a blatant act of state interventi<strong>on</strong> inChurch affairs,” said Andrii Krawchuk, theformer president of the University ofSudbury in Ontario, and the author of thebook “Christian Social Ethics in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.”In another letter, published in earlyAugust by the Austrian Catholic newsagency Kathpress, Nikita Khrushchev, thena member of the Soviet Politburo and ahigh-ranking official of the CommunistParty of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> SSR, informedStalin of “work undertaken to dismemberthe [<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Greek-Catholic] Churchand transfer the... clergy to the OrthodoxChurch.” That letter was dated December17, 1945, just 10 days after Aleksy’s corresp<strong>on</strong>dence.<strong>The</strong> Rev. Ihor Yatsiv, press secretary forthe head of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Greek-CatholicChurch, Lubomyr Husar, told RFE/RL’sRussian Service that the documents shedimportant light <strong>on</strong> efforts by Soviet authoritiesto liquidate Catholicism in western<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.“<strong>The</strong> most important thing this letterillustrates is that these initiative groupswere not established by the Greek-Catholicdioceses themselves, as had been previouslyclaimed, but rather that they wereinspired by the Soviet authorities,” theRev. Yatsiv notes.Echoes of the pastStalin allowed the Russian OrthodoxChurch, which had been suppressed followingthe 1917 Bolshevik Revoluti<strong>on</strong>, tooperate officially again from 1943 – albeitunder tight Soviet supervisi<strong>on</strong> – in aneffort to intensify patriotic support for theauthorities during World War II and after.“In Stalin’s regime the idea was to subsumeeverything into <strong>on</strong>e centralized aegis,namely the Russian Orthodox Church,which itself was subject to strict c<strong>on</strong>trolsand even repressi<strong>on</strong> by the state,” the Rev.Moscow Patriarch’s visit to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>by Pavel KordubanEurasia Daily M<strong>on</strong>itorRussian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visited<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> from July 27 to August 5 inorder to suppress the pro-independencemood am<strong>on</strong>g the local clergy and morebroadly, to assert Russian religious andcultural dominati<strong>on</strong>. <strong>The</strong> patriarch madeit clear that he would oppose plans,backed by <strong>Ukrainian</strong> President ViktorYushchenko, to create a local OrthodoxChurch fully independent of Russia moreenergetically than his predecessor, AleksyII.Patriarch Kirill also allowed Party of(C<strong>on</strong>tinued <strong>on</strong> page 30)Regi<strong>on</strong>s of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> leader ViktorYanukovych to use his visit to benefit hispresidential electi<strong>on</strong> campaign, whichindicates that Moscow will probably backhis bid as it did in 2004.During his visit Patriarch Kirill ostentatiouslyignored the rival OrthodoxChurch – Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP),although UOC-KP Patriarch Filaret wantedto meet him. Adding insult to injury,the Russian patriarch acted as if the UOC-KP did not exist at all. Strictly speaking,this is the case from the point of view ofthe Moscow Church as Patriarch Filaretwas excommunicated after he split fromthe Moscow Church in 1992. <strong>The</strong> UOC-KP is still not officially recognized by therest of the Orthodox world.President Yushchenko supports theUOC-KP, viewing it as the basis forestablishing a single <strong>Ukrainian</strong> OrthodoxChurch independent from Moscow patriarchsand Russian cultural influences.This would perfectly fit his idealisticmodel of a m<strong>on</strong>olingual and m<strong>on</strong>ocultural<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> distanced from Russia as muchas possible, which he has pursued sincehis electi<strong>on</strong> as president in 2004. Thisideal is impossible to achieve in the modernworld, and the same is probably trueof Mr. Yushchenko’s dream of a nati<strong>on</strong>wideindependent Church.(C<strong>on</strong>tinued <strong>on</strong> page 30)Protest against Medvedev letterKYIV – Dozens of activists from the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> People’s Party held a dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong>in fr<strong>on</strong>t of the Russian Embassyin Kyiv, RFE/RL’s <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Servicereported <strong>on</strong> August 14. <strong>The</strong>y were protestingRussian President DmitryMedvedev’s August 11 letter to <strong>Ukrainian</strong>President Viktor Yushchenko criticizingKyiv’s foreign policy towards Russia,which he called Mr. Yushchenko’s “anti-Russian course.” Protesters demandedthat Mr. Medvedev withdraw his statementand apologize to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. <strong>The</strong>y alsowarned that similar protests would beheld in fr<strong>on</strong>t of Russian C<strong>on</strong>sulates inother <strong>Ukrainian</strong> cities if their demandsare ignored. (RFE/RL)Reacti<strong>on</strong> to Medvedev’s accusati<strong>on</strong>sKYIV – A newly released poll showedthat <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s perceive RussianPresident Dmitry Medvedev’s recentaccusati<strong>on</strong>s about Kyiv’s anti-Russianbehavior in different ways, RFE/RL’s<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Service reported <strong>on</strong> August 19.In Lviv and Kyiv people reacted negativelyto Mr. Medvedev’s accusati<strong>on</strong>s.But in the southern and eastern <strong>Ukrainian</strong>cities of Mykolayiv and D<strong>on</strong>etsk, respectively,resp<strong>on</strong>dents were not so critical ofMr. Medvedev’s charges against <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<strong>The</strong> findings were made by the RazumkovCenter, which <strong>on</strong> August 12-18 c<strong>on</strong>ducteda teleph<strong>on</strong>e poll of 3,040 residents ofKyiv, Lviv, Mykolayiv, D<strong>on</strong>etsk andSymferopol. Valeriy Chaly, the internati<strong>on</strong>alprogram director at the RazumkovCenter, said the findings also show that asignificant part of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> populati<strong>on</strong>is not even aware of PresidentMedvedev’s open letter to his <strong>Ukrainian</strong>counterpart, Viktor Yushchenko.However, <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s in all cities perceivedMoscow’s decisi<strong>on</strong> to hold off <strong>on</strong>dispatching a new ambassador to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>as an unfriendly act. (RFE/RL)Explosi<strong>on</strong> rocks D<strong>on</strong>etsk plantKYIV – A powerful explosi<strong>on</strong> thundered<strong>on</strong> August 16 in the northern part ofD<strong>on</strong>etsk. According to the local Internetpublicati<strong>on</strong> Ostrov, a private pyrotechnicNEWSBRIEFSplant blew up. According to eyewitnesses,the explosi<strong>on</strong> was so str<strong>on</strong>g that windowswere broken in the nearby houses. <strong>The</strong>Emergencies Ministry in the D<strong>on</strong>etskregi<strong>on</strong> refrained from comments <strong>on</strong> thecause of the accident, but did report thatthere were no fatalities or injuries. Some100 t<strong>on</strong>s of pyrotechnics were stored atthe facility, which is located in theYakovlivka settlement. (Ukrinform)Russia sees victory <strong>on</strong> NATO issueKYIV – <strong>The</strong> Russian Foreign AffairsMinistry c<strong>on</strong>siders it a victory of comm<strong>on</strong>sense that Georgia’s and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’sNATO memberships are no l<strong>on</strong>ger <strong>on</strong> theinternati<strong>on</strong>al political agenda, said a highrankingRussian diplomat, according t<strong>on</strong>ews reports released <strong>on</strong> August 15.“Russia and NATO bear comm<strong>on</strong> resp<strong>on</strong>sibilityfor security <strong>on</strong> the Euro-Atlanticarea. <strong>The</strong> fact that the theme of these twocountries’ membership in NATO is nol<strong>on</strong>ger <strong>on</strong> the political agenda is above alla victory of comm<strong>on</strong> sense,” RussianDeputy Foreign Affairs MinisterAlexander Grushko said in an interviewwith Interfax. “Everybody now has anotherchance to think about strengtheningcooperati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> real security problemsrather than deal with the c<strong>on</strong>sequences ofpolitical projects that were inherited fromthe past,” Mr. Grushko said. (Interfax-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>)Kyiv protests polluti<strong>on</strong> of Sevastopol BayKYIV – <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Ministry of ForeignAffairs (MFA) sent a note of protest toRussia over the polluti<strong>on</strong> of SevastopolBay by the Russian Black Sea Fleet, actingFirst Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs YuriiKostenko said <strong>on</strong> August 17. “FollowingRussian President Dmitry Medvedev’saddress, the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Foreign AffairsMinistry has sent another note of protestover the polluti<strong>on</strong> of the Sevastopol Baywaters,” he said. Mr. Kostenko said that anagreement between <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and Russiaforesees that in such cases Russia shouldimmediately allow a <strong>Ukrainian</strong> envir<strong>on</strong>mentalservice to take a water sample,however, this had been ignored. 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4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34NEWS ANALYSIS: <strong>Ukrainian</strong>-Russian diplomatic war intensifiesby Taras KuzioEurasia Daily M<strong>on</strong>itorOn August 10 President DmitryMedvedev accused President ViktorYushchenko of taking <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> an “anti-Russian course” (www.blog.kremlin.ru,August 10). Moscow also recently engagedin tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsi<strong>on</strong>s (EurasiaDaily M<strong>on</strong>itor, July 31).<strong>The</strong> two <strong>Ukrainian</strong> diplomats expelledwere <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s C<strong>on</strong>sul General in St.Petersburg Natalia Prokopovych and OlehVoloshyn, a senior adviser to the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>ambassador in Moscow. Russia claimedthat this was in resp<strong>on</strong>se to the “unfriendlyacti<strong>on</strong>s of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> authorities”toward two Russian diplomats. It regardedKyiv’s acti<strong>on</strong>s as an “openly anti-Russianstep that harms the development of relati<strong>on</strong>sbetween Russia and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>” (www.mid.ru, July 29).<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) and Nati<strong>on</strong>al Security and DefenseCouncil (NSDC) both expressed their surpriseover the Russian resp<strong>on</strong>se. “We arevery surprised at such a severe and unfortunatereacti<strong>on</strong> by the Russian side,” the MFAstated (www.mfa.gov.ua, July 29). <strong>The</strong> MFAhad provided to its Russian counterparts adossier of documents outlining the undiplomaticactivities of the two expelled Russiandiplomats. “On the questi<strong>on</strong> of the Russianambassador’s adviser it was tied to his openlyanti-<strong>Ukrainian</strong> statements as well as theOdesa c<strong>on</strong>sul general and his de facto supportfor radical political forces” (www.mfa.gov.ua, July 29).<strong>The</strong> two expelled <strong>Ukrainian</strong> diplomatshad never been involved in undiplomaticactivities and were not warned at any stageby Moscow. <strong>The</strong> MFA claimed that the twoexpelled Russian diplomats breached theby Taras KuzioEurasia Daily M<strong>on</strong>itorIn line with implementing stricter securitypolicies in Sevastopol and Crimea, theSecurity Service of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> (SBU) is adoptingtougher policies towards Russian intelligenceactivities in the peninsula. <strong>The</strong>sefollow the August 2008 decrees restrictingthe movement of Russian Black Sea Fleetvessels in and out of Sevastopol without<strong>Ukrainian</strong> c<strong>on</strong>sent.<strong>The</strong> SBU has officially given its Russianequivalent, the Federal Security Service(FSB), until December 13 to remove itselffrom <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. SBU chief ValentynNalyvaichenko warned that if the FSB hasnot left by that date, “then they would bearcriminal resp<strong>on</strong>sibility,” adding “<strong>The</strong> criminalcode c<strong>on</strong>tains an article <strong>on</strong> ‘espi<strong>on</strong>age.’”(www.pravda.com.ua, June 28).<strong>The</strong> FSB officers also operate in counterintelligencematters. Russia utilizes itsdomestic intelligence agency (the FSB) inits dealings with the CIS (Comm<strong>on</strong>wealthof Independent States), because it is regardedas the “near abroad” (the ForeignIntelligence Service, or SVR is used in the“far abroad”). This is the equivalent of theFBI rather than the CIA operating in Centraland Latin America.Mr. Nalyvaichenko explained that he hadc<strong>on</strong>sulted the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Foreign AffairsMinistry before advising Moscow of thecancellati<strong>on</strong> of the protocol permitting theFSB to operate in Sevastopol. NineteenFSB officers currently operate inSevastopol. Russian intelligence has alwaysbeen thought to support separatist, anti-NATO and anti-American groups and parties,even providing Black Sea Fleet pers<strong>on</strong>nelwho wear civilian clothes to participatein protests.Mr. Nalyvaichenko revealed that <strong>on</strong>e1961 Vienna C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> DiplomaticRelati<strong>on</strong>s and had intervened in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’sinternal affairs. Volodymyr Ohryzko, firstdeputy chair of the NSDC and former foreignaffairs minister, described the Russianresp<strong>on</strong>se as a return to “the tried and testedreacti<strong>on</strong>ary Soviet mentality of the HomoSovieticus in resp<strong>on</strong>ding to absolutely lawfulacti<strong>on</strong>s by [the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>] state”(Ukrayinska Pravda, July 30).On July 31 Ukrayinska Pravda was toldby unofficial sources that the two “socalleddiplomats,” as Mr. Ohryzkodescribed them, were involved in espi<strong>on</strong>ageand subversive activities. OdesaC<strong>on</strong>sul General Oleksandr Grachevfinanced and sought to cooperate withlocal political leaders by drawing <strong>on</strong> fundsgenerated by illegal hard currency operati<strong>on</strong>sundertaken through shadow ec<strong>on</strong>omicstructures. This “illegal espi<strong>on</strong>age activityin support of Russia’s political steps,”sought to recruit “agents of influence” toadvance Russian interests in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.One of these c<strong>on</strong>trolled political groupswas the Odesa-based Rodina Party, whosemembers were accused of the murder of a<strong>Ukrainian</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>alist in Odesa in April(EDM, June 16). Mr. Grachev was directlysubordinated to the Federal Security Service(known by its Russian acr<strong>on</strong>ym as FSB)leadership, who passed his reports directlyto Prime Minister Vladimir Putin(Ukrayinska Pravda, July 31). Mr. Grachev’sapartment, purchased with these illegallyearned funds, was located in the same buildingin Odesa as Rodina Party leader IgorMarkov’s office.Expelled Senior Adviser VladimirLysenko undertook “active espi<strong>on</strong>age andsubversive activities in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>,” the samesources told Ukrayinska Pravda (July 31).“Lysenko established unofficial c<strong>on</strong>tactsfactor behind the decisi<strong>on</strong> to terminate theright of the FSB to maintain its presence inSevastopol was that they did not restrictthemselves to the naval base. “Foreign specialservices operate in the city ofSevastopol. And this is against <strong>Ukrainian</strong>law,” he said (www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian,June 18).One member of the Verkhovna Rada’sCommittee <strong>on</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Security andDefense, Oleksander Skybinetskyi, said thatmost <strong>Ukrainian</strong> experts in security affairsare c<strong>on</strong>cerned that Russian intelligenceorchestrates various groups and protestmovements that are hostile to <strong>Ukrainian</strong>sovereignty. <strong>The</strong> SBU has instituted criminalcharges against separatists and broughtin political leaders for interrogati<strong>on</strong>. <strong>The</strong>leader of the Progressive Socialist Partyfacti<strong>on</strong> in the Sevastopol City Council,Yevhen Dubovyk, was recently questi<strong>on</strong>edafter he threatened radical steps to uniteSevastopol and Crimea with Russia(Ukrayinskyi Tyzhden, June 12).A sec<strong>on</strong>d factor of c<strong>on</strong>cern to the SBU isthe possible recruitment of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> citizenswho comprise the majority of the20,000 workforce in the fleet and militaryindustrialenterprises that provide servicesto it. Financial inducements are hard toresist when pay in the fleet and its ancillaryindustries is twice that in other Russiannaval units and many times higher than theaverage pay in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.Why the FSB needs to be involved in thesecurity of the Black Sea Fleet is puzzling,since this would more normally be the taskof military intelligence. <strong>Ukrainian</strong> militaryintelligence operates in Sevastopol, and it isassumed by Kyiv that Russian militaryintelligence maintains a presence within thefleet.<strong>The</strong> ostensible reas<strong>on</strong> the Black SeaFleet claims it needs Russian intelligencewith representatives of local organs of powerwith the aim of obtaining c<strong>on</strong>fidential informati<strong>on</strong><strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s positi<strong>on</strong> in negotiati<strong>on</strong>sover the Black Sea Fleet” (UkrayinskaPravda, July 31).Mr. Lysenko also sought to recruit agentsof influence am<strong>on</strong>g the Crimean Tatar communitywith the aim of replacing the leadershipof the Mejlis (the Tatar’s unofficial parliament)with individuals of a more pro-Russian orientati<strong>on</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Crimean Tatarshave l<strong>on</strong>g been pro-<strong>Ukrainian</strong> in their orientati<strong>on</strong>and Mejlis leaders were elected to theVerkhovna Rada within Rukh (1998) andthe Our <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> bloc (2002, 2006, 2007).A third area – l<strong>on</strong>g suspected of Russiandiplomats – was their subversive activitieswith the FSB based in the Black Sea Fleet tosp<strong>on</strong>sor “public protest acti<strong>on</strong>s.” When, forexample, NATO vessels arrived inSevastopol they organized protests in supportof the Russian navy. Anti-NATO andanti-American protests began in earnest inCrimea in summer 2005, immediately afterViktor Yushchenko was elected president.<strong>The</strong>y were organized against <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s jointexercises within the framework of NATO’sPartnership for Peace (PfP). Moscow hadnot mobilized similar protests in Crimeaagainst these exercises in 1995-2004 underPresident Le<strong>on</strong>id Kuchma.Russian leaders, Crimean Communistsand Crimean Russian nati<strong>on</strong>alists haverepeatedly warned that if <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> movedtoward NATO membership it would do sowithout Crimea. This threat of using separatismto undermine a country’s trans-Atlanticintegrati<strong>on</strong> was implemented in Georgia inAugust 2008. Crimea has never been regarded,unlike Abkhazia or South Ossetia, as afrozen c<strong>on</strong>flict. Nevertheless, the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>authorities are preparing for future c<strong>on</strong>flictscenarios and, not coincidentally after theexpulsi<strong>on</strong> of Russian diplomats, a largescale“anti-terrorist” exercise was held inCrimea <strong>on</strong> August 3-7 organized by theAnti-Terrorist Center of the Security Serviceof <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> (known by its <strong>Ukrainian</strong> acr<strong>on</strong>ymas SBU).<strong>The</strong> SBU Alpha unit, units from theMinistry of Emergency Situati<strong>on</strong>s, InternalAffairs Ministry special forces and the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> navy’s marines worked togetherwith the authorities during the planned exercises.<strong>The</strong> twofold aim of the exercises wasto ascertain the level of cooperati<strong>on</strong> betweenthe <strong>Ukrainian</strong> security forces and the authoritiesin the event of a “state of emergency”or “undertaking anti-terrorist operati<strong>on</strong>s”(www.sbu.gov.ua, July 28). Both scenariosinvolved countering hypothetical threatsfrom “terrorists” (in this case, a euphemismfor separatists).Leaked informati<strong>on</strong> about Mr.Lysenko’s work with the FSB explainswhy the SBU last m<strong>on</strong>th demanded thewithdrawal of the FSB from the Black SeaFleet by December (EDM, July 14). <strong>The</strong>ostensible reas<strong>on</strong> for the FSB being inSevastopol is to provide security for theBlack Sea Fleet. Judging from <strong>Ukrainian</strong>sources, this should be sec<strong>on</strong>dary to workingwith Russian diplomats in the fields ofespi<strong>on</strong>age or subversi<strong>on</strong>.However, it remains unclear if <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’stougher line toward Russian espi<strong>on</strong>age andsubversi<strong>on</strong> is a product of the electi<strong>on</strong> campaignto increase Mr. Yushchenko’s nati<strong>on</strong>alisticcredentials in western <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> orgrowing Russian intelligence activitiesagainst <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, or a combinati<strong>on</strong> of both.<strong>The</strong> article above is reprinted fromEurasia Daily M<strong>on</strong>itor with permissi<strong>on</strong> fromits publisher, the Jamestown Foundati<strong>on</strong>,www.jamestown.org.NEWS ANALYSIS: <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s SBU challenges Russia’s FSB in Crimeaunits is to safeguard the security of the fleet<strong>on</strong> foreign territory. <strong>The</strong> questi<strong>on</strong> is againstwhom? <strong>The</strong> SBU has offered to provide fullsecurity for the fleet. Mr. Nalyvaichenkorevealed that the SBU had established anew “powerful counter-intelligence unit inSymferopol, Sevastopol and other cities ofCrimea.” This unit would be ideally suitedto protect the fleet, he added (NezavisimayaGazeta, June 15). As so<strong>on</strong> as this unit wasestablished, Mr. Nalyvaichenko advised hisRussian counterparts that the FSB was nol<strong>on</strong>ger required in Crimea.<strong>The</strong> SBU could deal with law and orderand terrorist issues. “We do not need assistanceor the physical presence of foreignsecret services,” Mr. Nalyvaichenko said(Nezavisimaya Gazeta, June 15). <strong>The</strong>Russian reacti<strong>on</strong> was predictably negativeand similar to President ViktorYushchenko’s August 2008 decrees. <strong>The</strong>Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry reiteratedthat the FSB was in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> based <strong>on</strong> earlieragreements in relati<strong>on</strong> to the fleet; theycould <strong>on</strong>ly be removed through mutualagreement (www.pravda.com.ua, June 18).Anatoliy Tsyganok, the head of theRussian Center for Military Forecasting,believes that the FSB will ignore the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> demand (www.pravda.com.ua,June 17). Kiril Frolov, a representative ofthe Institute for the CIS, warned of an“asymmetrical resp<strong>on</strong>se” from Russia forthis “unfriendly <strong>Ukrainian</strong> act against theRussian state” (www.bbc.co.uk/ukrainian,June 18). It remains unclear how Russia canretaliate, since <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> has no military base<strong>on</strong> its territory and the SBU <strong>on</strong>ly has a minimalpresence in its diplomatic representati<strong>on</strong>swithin Russia.<strong>The</strong> old and technologically obsoletevessels in the fleet are not a threat to thefour NATO member-countries <strong>on</strong> the BlackSea. <strong>The</strong> <strong>on</strong>ly occasi<strong>on</strong> they have been usedis in the August 2008 invasi<strong>on</strong> of n<strong>on</strong>-NATO member Georgia. NATO has l<strong>on</strong>gknown everything it needed to know aboutthe fleet. In December 1991, this authorfaxed to <strong>Ukrainian</strong> members of Parliament,after they had held a successful referendum<strong>on</strong> independence, copies of the pages pertainingto the Black Sea Fleet in theInternati<strong>on</strong>al Institute for Strategic Studies’Military Balance. Open source IISS publicati<strong>on</strong>swere purchased by the SovietEmbassy, which then classified them as“c<strong>on</strong>fidential” and they were subsequentlyplaced in the restricted areas (“spetsf<strong>on</strong>d”)of Soviet libraries.Sevastopol has been neglected by Kyivsince independence. <strong>The</strong> city has fewmemorials dedicated to <strong>Ukrainian</strong> history,but is full of Russian and Soviet symbolstying the twice “hero city” to Russia. <strong>The</strong>city’s youth is “educated exclusively <strong>on</strong>Russian history, Russian patriotism and loyaltyto Russian statehood.” <strong>The</strong> fleet playsan important role in this process, whichtranscends its military functi<strong>on</strong>, “especiallyin the areas of educati<strong>on</strong>, propaganda, informati<strong>on</strong>and culture” (Ukrayinskyi Tyzhden,June 12).On June 12 Ukrayinskyi Tyzhden asked:“What about official Kyiv?” “Well, itundertakes a policy of n<strong>on</strong>-interference inthe internal affairs of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.” Russianpolicies towards Sevastopol are c<strong>on</strong>ductedwithin the c<strong>on</strong>text of “great power politics.”<strong>Ukrainian</strong> policies, in c<strong>on</strong>trast, are “the privateaffair of individual patrioticallyinclined pers<strong>on</strong>s who have become accustomedto disinterest from official Kyiv”(Ukrayinskyi Tyzhden, June 12).<strong>The</strong> article above is reprinted fromEurasia Daily M<strong>on</strong>itor with permissi<strong>on</strong>from its publisher, the JamestownFoundati<strong>on</strong>, www.jamestown.org.
No. 34THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 5COMMENTARY: Europe’s share in the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> malaiseby Andreas UmlandMuch can be heard from Western visitorsto <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> or observers analyzing thepost-Soviet regi<strong>on</strong> that Kyiv politics todayis a “mess.” Hardly anybody (least of all,<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s themselves) will disagree.Even lowbrow citizens of the EuropeanUni<strong>on</strong> may come up with an opini<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong>current <strong>Ukrainian</strong> affairs, and criticize theensuing political chaos in Kyiv.Sometimes, Western ignorance mixeswith European arrogance to re-producestereotypes about <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> eerily similarto the way in which former KGB officersin Moscow would like to portray Europe’slargest new democracy.Worse, what mostly remains unmenti<strong>on</strong>edin Western European assessmentsof current <strong>Ukrainian</strong> affairs is that theforemost Western organizati<strong>on</strong> dealingwith <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, the European Uni<strong>on</strong>, bearsresp<strong>on</strong>sibility for the current political disarrayin Kyiv. Most analysts would readilyagree that the EU perspective played ac<strong>on</strong>siderable role in, or even was a necessaryprec<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> for, the quick stabilizati<strong>on</strong>and democratizati<strong>on</strong> of post-communistCentral Europe. Many political scientistswould admit that, in Western Europetoo, peace, stability and affluence duringthe last 60 years have been closely linkedto European integrati<strong>on</strong>.However, few EU politicians andbureaucrats are prepared to state in publicwhat would seem to logically follow fromthese observati<strong>on</strong>s c<strong>on</strong>cerning the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> case. If EU prospects and membershiphad a clearly beneficial effect fromTallinn to Dublin, then the absence of aEuropean perspective for a manifestlyEuropean country means also the absenceof that effect in the case of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<strong>The</strong> post-war noti<strong>on</strong> of “Europe” isintimately linked to the ec<strong>on</strong>omic, socialand political dynamism of increasing panc<strong>on</strong>tinentalcooperati<strong>on</strong>. When we say“European” today we often mean the EUand the largely positive repercussi<strong>on</strong>swhich the integrati<strong>on</strong> process had and has<strong>on</strong> securing ec<strong>on</strong>omic, political and socialprogress across borders.Dr Andreas Umland is a lecturer inc<strong>on</strong>temporary East European history at<strong>The</strong> Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt in Upper Bavaria general editorof the book series “Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society” and co-editorof the German-Russian journal“Forum for the Ideas and History ofC<strong>on</strong>temporary Eastern Europe.” Thisarticle appeared, in Russian and<strong>Ukrainian</strong>, first in Zerkalo nedeli/Dzerkalo Tyzhnia, and, in English, <strong>on</strong> the“Open Democracy” website. Dr. Umlandsubmitted it <strong>on</strong> August 13 for publicati<strong>on</strong>in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>.In the light of these historically recentachievements, some, however, forgetabout the state of Europe in general, andof some European countries in particular,before integrati<strong>on</strong>. Much of pre-warEuropean history was, by c<strong>on</strong>temporarystandards, far “messier” than <strong>Ukrainian</strong>politics. Remember the League ofNati<strong>on</strong>s, the Weimar Republic or theSpanish Civil War?Enlightened Eastern European intellectualstoo might admit that, without theprospect of EU membership, their countriescould today look more like Belarus orGeorgia rather than Portugal or Ireland.Both Western and Eastern European politicalelites and governmental apparatusesneeded a road map toward a better andcomm<strong>on</strong> future. Only when European integrati<strong>on</strong>,whether after World War II or theCold War, provided such a visi<strong>on</strong> was itthat politicians, bureaucrats and intellectualsof many EU member-states got theiract together, and made their countries morepolitically and ec<strong>on</strong>omically successful..If <strong>on</strong>e admits the relevance of the prospectof, preparati<strong>on</strong> for and eventualattainment of EU membership for theinternal development of many Europeanstates, <strong>on</strong>e should also acknowledge theeffects that an explicit denial of such avisi<strong>on</strong> has <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s elites. Kyiv findsitself left in the “old Europe” of the prewarperiod.Unlike politicians in most otherEuropean countries, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s leadersstill have to navigate through a world ofcompeting nati<strong>on</strong>-states, shifting internati<strong>on</strong>alalliances, introverted politicalcamps, and harsh zero-sum games wherethe win of <strong>on</strong>e nati<strong>on</strong>al or internati<strong>on</strong>alactor is the loss of the other. That is howdomestic and European politics functi<strong>on</strong>edacross Europe before (and eventuallyresulted in) the two world wars. Eastof the EU’s current borders these incentivestructures are still largely intact andled to, am<strong>on</strong>g numerous other negativerepercussi<strong>on</strong>s, the recent wars in theBalkans and Caucasus.Most <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s themselves would bethe first to admit that <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> today is notready for EU membership or even forcandidacy status.However, many pro-European<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s find it difficult to understandEU policies and rhetoric c<strong>on</strong>cerning theseissues: Why, <strong>on</strong> the <strong>on</strong>e hand, is Turkey anofficial candidate for EU membership, andRomania or Bulgaria already full members,when <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, <strong>on</strong> the other hand, isnot even provided with the tentative prospectof a future candidacy? Is Turkey moreEuropean, and are Romania or Bulgariareally that much higher developed than<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>? Didn’t the Orange Revoluti<strong>on</strong>and two subsequent parliamentary electi<strong>on</strong>s– all approved by the Organizati<strong>on</strong>RFE/RL celebrates 55 years of news broadcasts to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>PRAGUE – On Sunday, August 16,RFE/RL’s <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Service, known locallyas Radio Svoboda, marked 55 years ofbroadcasting uncensored news and informati<strong>on</strong>to the people of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.In 1954, when the stati<strong>on</strong> started broadcastingto what was then known as the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Soviet Socialist Republic, peoplecaught listening to Radio Svoboda’s messagesof freedom and democracy were subjectto arrest. Nearly half a century later, in2002, Radio Svoboda hosted <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s firstever presidential debate.“When communism fell, many thoughtour missi<strong>on</strong> was over, but for our journalists,it was just the beginning,” said RadioSvoboda Director Irena Chalupa. “In thisperiod of democratic transiti<strong>on</strong>, we are now<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s most popular and trusted internati<strong>on</strong>alnews source.”Radio Svoboda has received many messagesof c<strong>on</strong>gratulati<strong>on</strong>s from leading U.S.policy-makers, members of theBroadcasting Board of Governors and aformer RFE/RL president.“During the period of Soviet dominati<strong>on</strong>,your service was a lifeline to<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s struggling for their basichuman rights and freedom. Since the restorati<strong>on</strong>of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s independence, the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Service has c<strong>on</strong>tinued to provideobjective, quality broadcasting as<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>solidates democracy,” wroteSen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), chairman,U.S. Helsinki Commissi<strong>on</strong>.Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, former U.S.nati<strong>on</strong>al security advisor, wrote: “Bykeeping open for so many years the<strong>The</strong> EU commitsa mistake of historicaldimensi<strong>on</strong>sdenying Kyiv amembershipperspective.for Security and Cooperati<strong>on</strong> in Europe(OSCE), the Council of Europe and theEU – show the adherence of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s todemocratic rules and values? Hasn’t<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> been more successful than otherpost-communist countries in averting interethnicstrife and in integrating nati<strong>on</strong>alminorities? Didn’t the elites and populati<strong>on</strong>of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> show restraint when tensi<strong>on</strong>swere building up between c<strong>on</strong>flictingpolitical camps in Kyiv, or as a result ofprovocative Russian behavior in Crimea?Of course, there are also recent developmentsin <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> that point in theopposite directi<strong>on</strong>. <strong>The</strong>y include c<strong>on</strong>tinuinggovernmental corrupti<strong>on</strong>, increasingpolitical stalemate, stagnating publicadministrati<strong>on</strong> reform, and halting industrialrestructuring.However, with every passing yearsince the Orange Revoluti<strong>on</strong>, <strong>on</strong>e asks<strong>on</strong>eself more and more: Are the varioussetbacks in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s recent political andec<strong>on</strong>omic transiti<strong>on</strong> the reas<strong>on</strong>s for, orrather a result of, the EU’s c<strong>on</strong>tinuingunwillingness to offer a European perspectivefor Kyiv? May it be that <strong>on</strong>ecause for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s frustrating domesticc<strong>on</strong>flicts and halting ec<strong>on</strong>omic transformati<strong>on</strong>is the indeterminacy of the country’sforeign orientati<strong>on</strong>? Could it be thatthe EU’s dem<strong>on</strong>strative scepticism withregard to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s ability to integrateinto Europe is becoming a self-fulfillingprophecy? Aren’t the leaders of the EUthemselves, to some degree, becomingresp<strong>on</strong>sible for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s c<strong>on</strong>tinuing failureto meet “European standards”?As a result of EU introvertedness, Kyivis left in a geopolitical nowhere land.Lacking a credible l<strong>on</strong>g-term visi<strong>on</strong> of itsown, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> becomes the unofficial battlefieldin a political proxy war betweenpro-Western and pro-Russian governmentaland n<strong>on</strong>-governmental organizati<strong>on</strong>sfighting for the future of this key, yetunc<strong>on</strong>solidated European country.Without the disciplining effect that acredible EU membership perspective provides,there is no comm<strong>on</strong>ly acceptedyardstick against which the elite’s behaviorcould be measured.<strong>Ukrainian</strong> politicians, bureaucrats andintellectuals lack a focal point in the c<strong>on</strong>ductof their domestic and internati<strong>on</strong>albehavior. <strong>The</strong>y are left to guess what theWest’s and Russia’s “real” intenti<strong>on</strong>s withregard to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> are, and how theyshould behave in order to secure ec<strong>on</strong>omicdevelopment and political independence,for their country.<strong>The</strong> stabilizati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> is not <strong>on</strong>lyin the interests of the citizens of thisyoung democracy, but should be also akey political c<strong>on</strong>cern for Brussels, Parisand Berlin. An ec<strong>on</strong>omically weakened,politically divided and socially crisis-ridden<strong>Ukrainian</strong> state could destabilize andexhibit disintegrative tendencies.<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s populati<strong>on</strong> could polarizeal<strong>on</strong>g linguistic lines with theUkrainoph<strong>on</strong>e west and center put againstthe Russoph<strong>on</strong>e south and east. Such adevelopment, in turn, could serve as apretext for Russian interventi<strong>on</strong> – withgrave repercussi<strong>on</strong>s not <strong>on</strong>ly for EasternEuropean politics, but also Russian-Western relati<strong>on</strong>s.In a worst-case scenario, the entirepost-Cold War European security structurecould be called into questi<strong>on</strong>.<strong>The</strong> EU membership perspective c<strong>on</strong>stitutesa key instrument for the West toinfluence <strong>Ukrainian</strong> domestic affairs. <strong>The</strong>prospect of future European integrati<strong>on</strong>would rec<strong>on</strong>figure political discourse andrestructure party c<strong>on</strong>flicts in Kyiv.Neither the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> comm<strong>on</strong> man norRussia’s political leadership are, in distincti<strong>on</strong>to their stance <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s possibleNATO membership, principallyopposed to the idea of a <strong>Ukrainian</strong> futureentry into the EU.Even an entirely official statement bythe EU <strong>on</strong> the possible admissi<strong>on</strong> of<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> to the EU some day would obligethe EU and member-states to do little duringthe next years. <strong>The</strong> delegati<strong>on</strong> of theEuropean Commissi<strong>on</strong> in Kyiv is alreadyengaged in a wide range of cooperati<strong>on</strong>projects with the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> government.Offering <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> a European perspectivewould require <strong>on</strong>ly few practical changesin the current c<strong>on</strong>duct of EU policiestoward Kyiv. Yet, such an announcementwould have a benevolent impact <strong>on</strong> thebehavior of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s elites and make adeep impressi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the populati<strong>on</strong> of thisyoung democracy (as well as in Russia).<strong>The</strong> EU’s leaders should try to see thelarger picture, remember the recent pastof their own countries and stop theirunhistorical cognitive diss<strong>on</strong>ance. <strong>The</strong>yshould try to understand <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s currentissues against the background of theWestern and Central European states’experience of instability before their participati<strong>on</strong>in European integrati<strong>on</strong>. In theinterest of the entire c<strong>on</strong>tinent and all itspeoples, they should offer <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> aEuropean perspective so<strong>on</strong>er rather thanlater.access of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s to the world at large,the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Service of RFE/RL hasc<strong>on</strong>tributed directly to the emergence of afree <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> in a free Europe.”“Freedom’s light burns brightly thanks tothe dedicati<strong>on</strong> of all who have c<strong>on</strong>tributedthrough the years to this w<strong>on</strong>derful service,”Rep. 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6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLYAugust242008<strong>The</strong> 18th anniversaryLast year’s anniversary celebrati<strong>on</strong>s of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s independence were marred byRussia’s invasi<strong>on</strong>, just over two weeks earlier, of Georgia. It was a dangerous timeand the situati<strong>on</strong> was seen as threatening to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Many commentators opinedat the time that “<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> could be next.” Reacting to the events in Georgia,President Viktor Yushchenko underscored: “A threat to any<strong>on</strong>e’s territorial sovereigntyis a threat to our own sovereignty.” And he gave this expressi<strong>on</strong> of solidarityeven more substance by traveling, al<strong>on</strong>g with the presidents of Poland, Est<strong>on</strong>ia,Latvia and Lithuania, to Tbilisi, where they stood in a central square to tell the peopleof Georgia: We are with you.So<strong>on</strong> afterwards, speaking at the 2008 <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Independence Day commemorati<strong>on</strong>sin Kyiv, President Viktor Yushchenko said: “We, the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> people, are themaster (hospodar) of our dear land. No <strong>on</strong>e will ever decide for us what language tospeak and what church to pray in. No <strong>on</strong>e will ever tell us what road to follow.” Healso spoke of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s “complete return to a single European home” as “a matter ofthe nearest, already achieved prospect” and noted that joining the European securitysystem (he did not use the word “NATO”) was the most effective way to defend<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s.Now, a year later, as <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> prepares to mark the 18th anniversary of its independence,there are new threats from Russia, expressed in the exceedingly arrogant letterfrom Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to President Yushchenko (see last week’seditorial) that alleged <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> has an “anti-Russian stance” and accused the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>president and his administrati<strong>on</strong> of a litany of wr<strong>on</strong>gs that harmed relati<strong>on</strong>s withRussia. “Ignoring the views of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> citizens as well as Russia’s well-knownpositi<strong>on</strong>, the political leadership of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> stubbornly c<strong>on</strong>tinues to pursue accessi<strong>on</strong>to NATO,” Mr. Medvedev wrote. (Imagine, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> had the gall to ignore Russia’spositi<strong>on</strong>!) In additi<strong>on</strong>, Russia is <strong>on</strong>ce again asserting its “special interest” in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>and inserting itself into <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s democratic electi<strong>on</strong>s, with Mr. Medvedev “hoping”for a new political leadership and declaring that he sees no prospects for improvedrelati<strong>on</strong>s under the current administrati<strong>on</strong>.At about the same time, the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, while visiting<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, declared that the Russians and <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s are <strong>on</strong>e and the same people,and held the first-ever Kyiv sitting of the Russian Orthodox Church’s synod. (He alsooffered that he could become a citizen of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and spend more time there to maintainhis religious influence. How helpful!) Observers in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> saw Patriarch Kirill’svisit as an asserti<strong>on</strong> of Russian religious and cultural dominati<strong>on</strong>, as well as a Kremlinbackedexerti<strong>on</strong> of Moscow’s authority in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. And, lest we forget, there was anovertly political comp<strong>on</strong>ent to the patriarch’s visit as well: he was met in Kyiv andaccompanied to D<strong>on</strong>etsk by Viktor Yanukovych, leader of the Party of the Regi<strong>on</strong>s of<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and a candidate for president.Thus, as <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> gets set to celebrate its most important nati<strong>on</strong>al holiday,<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Independence Day, <strong>on</strong> August 24, there surely is trouble <strong>on</strong> the horiz<strong>on</strong>.Much of it emanates from a neighbor that is hardly neighborly, but there are difficultiesalso within <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.Political infighting in the country has halted progress <strong>on</strong> all fr<strong>on</strong>ts – political, ec<strong>on</strong>omic,social, cultural, etc. Indeed, <strong>on</strong>e could say this is a new post-Soviet period ofstagnati<strong>on</strong>. With the presidential electi<strong>on</strong> seas<strong>on</strong> so<strong>on</strong> to begin, there is precious littlehope that any significant progress will be made <strong>on</strong> those fr<strong>on</strong>ts. And, of course, thestagnati<strong>on</strong> at home affects <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s standing <strong>on</strong> the internati<strong>on</strong>al scene.Hardly any<strong>on</strong>e speaks these days of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s prospects for membership inNATO, and even the more likely accessi<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> to the European Uni<strong>on</strong>seems to be <strong>on</strong> the back burner. <strong>The</strong> primary reas<strong>on</strong> cited is the political disarrayin Kyiv. Mr. Yushchenko’s talk last year of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> so<strong>on</strong> returning to itsEuropean home now seems a far-off visi<strong>on</strong> as Western European leaders havechosen to basically ignore <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.Historian and political analyst Dr. Andreas Umland writes in this issue that theEuropean Uni<strong>on</strong> bears some resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for the chaos in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, arguing that whatthe EU did in helping to stabilize and democratize Central Europe it most certainly didnot do in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. <strong>The</strong> prospects of EU membership, he underscores, made thosecountries more successful both politically and ec<strong>on</strong>omically. <strong>The</strong> EU, however, hasnot offered <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> “a European perspective,” he notes, adding, “May it be that <strong>on</strong>ecause for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s frustrating domestic c<strong>on</strong>flicts and halting ec<strong>on</strong>omic transformati<strong>on</strong>is the indeterminacy of the country’s foreign orientati<strong>on</strong>?” As a result of the EU’s inacti<strong>on</strong>,Dr. Umland writes, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> today finds itself in “a geopolitical nowhere land.”We str<strong>on</strong>gly c<strong>on</strong>cur. While the new Obama administrati<strong>on</strong> deserves kudos for itsattenti<strong>on</strong> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> – most notably the visit to Kyiv of Vice-President Joe Biden – theEuropean Uni<strong>on</strong> deserves a reprimand. As the EU dithers in offering <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> a membershipperspective, Russia attempts to reassert itself as a “great power.” <strong>The</strong> EU’sinacti<strong>on</strong> may ultimately turn out to be a detriment not <strong>on</strong>ly to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> – area-wise thelargest country in Europe – but to the members of the European Uni<strong>on</strong> themselves.Turning the pages back...Last year, <strong>on</strong> August 24, 2008, the government of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>commemorated its independence from the Soviet Uni<strong>on</strong> with amilitary parade, complete with scores of tanks, missile launchers,30 aircraft and other heavy artillery. <strong>The</strong> event took placeso<strong>on</strong> after the Russian Federati<strong>on</strong>’s invasi<strong>on</strong> of Georgia, however, the decisi<strong>on</strong> to holda military parade was made well before the invasi<strong>on</strong>.It was the first military parade to commemorate independence in seven years; the40,000 attendees of the spectacle could <strong>on</strong>ly gain access with government passes orinvitati<strong>on</strong>s. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Defense Minister Yurii Yekhanurov led the display down Kyiv’s(C<strong>on</strong>tinued <strong>on</strong> page 12)IN THE PRESSBiden speaks the truth“Speaking the truth: Biden <strong>on</strong> Russia,”analysis and commentary by David J.Kramer, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> Standard, August 1:“…In an interview with the Wall StreetJournal <strong>on</strong> July 23, [U.S. Vice-PresidentJoe] Biden described a Russia with alooming demographic crisis, a ‘witheringec<strong>on</strong>omy,’ and a banking sector in trouble.He noted Russia’s interest in negotiatingfurther cuts in nuclear weap<strong>on</strong>s becausethey cannot afford to maintain even currentlevels. Russia is having difficultyadjusting to ‘loss of empire,’ Biden said,adding that it is ‘clinging to something inthe past that is not sustainable.’“In a separate interview over the weekendwith Reuters, [the outgoing EuropeanUni<strong>on</strong> Ambassador to Russia Marc]Franco cited Russia’s insufficiently developedcivil society and lack of freedom ofthe press. ‘I do believe,’ Franco said, ‘thatyou cannot have rule of law without thebasic elements of democracy, implyingfree electi<strong>on</strong>s and a vibrant civil societysupported by a free press.’“In their descripti<strong>on</strong>s of currentRussia, both Biden and Franco were <strong>on</strong>the mark. …“In an appearance <strong>on</strong> Sunday’s Meetthe Press, Secretary of State HillaryClint<strong>on</strong> described Russia as a ‘greatpower’ and reiterated President [Barack]A letter from the editorOn August 3, Brama (www.brama.com) posted what it labeled “Op-ed: PrimeMinister Tymoshenko is denounced by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Associati<strong>on</strong> Press in theUSA.” On August 4, the editor-in-chief of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> e-mailed a letter tothe editor of Brama reacting to the headline and the allegati<strong>on</strong>s made in the op-edwritten by Boris Danik.Receiving no resp<strong>on</strong>se, she inquired <strong>on</strong> August 10 about the fate of the letter. MaxPyziur, CEO of Brama, replied <strong>on</strong> August 11: “This particular letter will not be published<strong>on</strong> Brama. Resp<strong>on</strong>sibility for this decisi<strong>on</strong> is mine.”Due to that decisi<strong>on</strong>, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> feels it has no other choice than to publish its editor-in-chief’sletter in order to counter the impressi<strong>on</strong> created by the op-ed <strong>on</strong> Brama.Below is the text of the letter.Danik’s misleading headline, unfounded accusati<strong>on</strong>s“Prime Minister Tymoshenko isdenounced by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>alAssociati<strong>on</strong> Press in the USA,” screamsthe highly misleading headline over theop-ed by Borys Danik (Brama, August 3).Mr. Danik is, of course, entitled to hisopini<strong>on</strong> of Yulia Tymoshenko (highlypositive) and of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> diaspora(highly negative), but he is not entitled tomisrepresent the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>alAssociati<strong>on</strong> and its publicati<strong>on</strong>s.Seeing the sensati<strong>on</strong>al headline to theop-ed, readers get the impressi<strong>on</strong> that theUNA’s publicati<strong>on</strong>s, and by extensi<strong>on</strong> theUNA, truly have “denounced” the primeminister of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, a leading candidatefor president. And, readers would assumethat the piece is about those publicati<strong>on</strong>s.However, Mr. Danik’s op-ed is actually acommentary <strong>on</strong> recent events in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>,plus a criticism of what he sees as thediaspora’s positi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Ms. Tymoshenko,with a vilificati<strong>on</strong> of the UNA’s tw<strong>on</strong>ewspapers thrown in for good measure.(Why Mr. Danik feels the entirediaspora is against Ms. Tymoshenko is amystery. In fact, from the letters wereceive here at Svoboda and <strong>The</strong><strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>, it is clear that thediaspora is mostly split between supportersof Ms. Tymoshenko and ViktorYushchenko.)As to the substance of the accusati<strong>on</strong>against the UNA’s publicati<strong>on</strong>s, it mustbe stated that Svoboda and <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong><strong>Weekly</strong> have published editorials andObama’s hope to see a ‘str<strong>on</strong>g, peaceful,and prosperous’ Russia. White House presssecretary Robert Gibbs said in a statementSaturday evening, ‘<strong>The</strong> president and vicepresidentbelieve Russia will work with usnot out of weakness but out of nati<strong>on</strong>alinterest.’“Alas, that is wishful thinking.C<strong>on</strong>trary to Biden’s descripti<strong>on</strong> of Russia’sleaders as ‘pretty pragmatic in the end’ andlikely to cooperate with the U.S. out ofnati<strong>on</strong>al interest <strong>on</strong> issues such as Iran, thevery problems he identified are likely tomake Russia a more difficult country withwhich to engage. We and Russian leaderssimply do not share many nati<strong>on</strong>al interests,to say nothing of comm<strong>on</strong> values.“A Russia facing the kinds of problemsBiden and Franco described is more apt todeflect its populati<strong>on</strong>’s attenti<strong>on</strong> from thegrowing number of difficulties at home byprojecting <strong>on</strong>to others like neighboringGeorgia or <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. <strong>The</strong>re’s nothing like a‘threat’ from Tbilisi or Kyiv – or fromNATO enlargement – to drum up popularsupport and take every<strong>on</strong>e’s minds off theproblems at home, at least temporarily.“…A Russian leadership facing thekinds of problems Biden and Francodescribe is less, not more, likely to worktogether with us <strong>on</strong> a whole host of issues.(C<strong>on</strong>tinued <strong>on</strong> page 10)commentaries criticizing PresidentYushchenko, Prime Minister Tymoshenko,Viktor Yanukovych of the Party ofRegi<strong>on</strong>s of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and other leaders in<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> as warranted by their acti<strong>on</strong>s andwords. It cannot be stated that the publicati<strong>on</strong>shave taken a c<strong>on</strong>certed standagainst Ms. Tymoshenko in particular.<strong>The</strong> editorial cited by the op-ed writerin questi<strong>on</strong> (published in Svoboda <strong>on</strong> July24) comments <strong>on</strong> a strategic course outlinedby a member of the YuliaTymoshenko Bloc, not Ms. Tymoshenkoherself, and warns about the results ofsuch a course should it be adopted by Ms.Tymoshenko. Futhermore, Mr. Danikpresents the words of a Kyiv journalistquoted in that editorial as the words ofthe editorial itself. Thus, what the op-edwriter presents as Svoboda’s positi<strong>on</strong> isnot the newspaper’s positi<strong>on</strong> at all.Finally, a comment: reacti<strong>on</strong> to editorialmaterial usually should be printed inthe publicati<strong>on</strong> in which it appeared, asreaders are familiar with the originalpiece and can then evaluate a letter-writer’sreacti<strong>on</strong> for themselves. Publishingsuch reacti<strong>on</strong> elsewhere does not affordreaders the opportunity to read the originalarticle being commented <strong>on</strong>.Oftentimes, as in this case, it also createsan unfounded and skewed percepti<strong>on</strong>.Roma HadzewyczEditor-in-chiefSvoboda and <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>August 4, 2009
No. 34THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 7LETTERS TO THE EDITORA perspectivefrom Canada, U.K.Dear Editor:It was interesting to see that Myr<strong>on</strong>Kuropas, in his column (August 9) hasjoined the entire country in participating inthe nati<strong>on</strong>al debate <strong>on</strong> health care, which,up<strong>on</strong> witnessing some of the televised townhall meetings, could also be termed“Searching for the socialist bogeymanunder the hospital bed.”Health care, of course, is a very complicatedand vital issue, and deserves to bewell debated. I venture to share my opini<strong>on</strong><strong>on</strong>ly because I have lived in Canada and theUnited Kingdom, which have governmentsubsidizedhealth care programs, and theUnited States, which does not, and I havehad the opportunity to avail myself of medicalcare in all three countries.In my pers<strong>on</strong>al experience I have noticedvery little difference in the level of care Ihave received. In all three countries I havefound that medical care, when I needed it orrequested it, was prompt, efficiently deliveredand of a very high quality.<strong>The</strong> <strong>on</strong>ly difference is that here in theUnited States, unlike Canada and the U.K.,I am often called up<strong>on</strong> to pay hefty out-ofpocketcosts for porti<strong>on</strong>s of medical proceduresthat are not covered by my healthinsurance plan, despite the astr<strong>on</strong>omical andever-escalating premiums that I pay.Given the choice, I’ll take the bogeymanany day.<strong>The</strong> Most Rev. Paul Chomnycky, OSBMStamford, C<strong>on</strong>n.<strong>The</strong> letter-writer is bishop of the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Catholic eparchy in Stamford.Why does Kuropasparrot party lies?Dear Editor:I was deeply disheartened to read Myr<strong>on</strong>Kuropas’ column of August 9. Why woulda man who clearly cares about his communityc<strong>on</strong>spire to spread absurdities about ourdesperately needed health care reforms byparroting party lies suggesting the governmentwants to pull the plug <strong>on</strong> Baba? Heknows better than that.<strong>The</strong> New York Times of Wednesday,August 12, quotes the AARP <strong>on</strong> exactly thispoint and says “ ‘<strong>The</strong> rumors out there areflat-out lies.’ <strong>The</strong> House bill would provideMedicare coverage for opti<strong>on</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>sultati<strong>on</strong>swith doctors who advise patients <strong>on</strong>life-sustaining treatment and ‘end-of-lifeservices,’ including hospice care.”Why does Dr. Kuropas (in sync withcountless other party warriors) deploy suchscare tactics in defense of bloated insurancecompanies and their ruthless, greedy execswho have grown rich from the suffering andmisery of the needy?What would Taras Shevchenko say?Askold MelnyczukMedford, Mass.Joseph Stalinand FDR’s prioritiesDear Editor:Kudos to Dr. Myr<strong>on</strong> Kuropas for hisexcellent column “Lost without a trace” (July26). Of special interest was his book reviewof “<strong>The</strong> Forsaken – American Tragedy inStalin’s Russia” by Tim Tzouliadis.<strong>The</strong> Depressi<strong>on</strong> of 1929 and blatant misinformati<strong>on</strong>by our State Department misledmany Americans to seek better fortunes inStalin’s “Soviet paradise.” Yet, <strong>on</strong>ce thesemisguided immigrants were relieved oftheir passports, they so<strong>on</strong> became trappedin the USSR without any legal recourse ofreturn or exit.Appeals to our government for help wereignored since FDR surrounded himself withSoviet apologists like Joseph Davies andWalter Duranty and whose Cabinet c<strong>on</strong>sistedof quite a few “socialist progressives”like Harry Hopkins, Alger Hiss, HenryWallace, H.D. White and others.Thus, in his mind and heart, FDR so<strong>on</strong>became Stalin’s most famous and ardentapologist himself.FDR knew and ignored the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Famine of 1933, his urgent priority at thattime being recogniti<strong>on</strong> of the USSR.He similarly ignored Stalin’s brazen Nazicollaborati<strong>on</strong> in 1939. So much so, that heassured an audience in 1944 that “the Russianswere perfectly friendly and not trying to gobbleup the rest of Europe or the world.”So much so that FDR even “talked aboutgiving Stalin the blueprints of the A-bomb –and talking about this repeatedly.”Later, when Stalin replaced the Rumaniangovernment with Communists, evenChurchill couldn’t persuade Roosevelt tosign a letter of protest.Notre Dame historian Wils<strong>on</strong> Miscomble(in his “From Roosevelt to Truman”) finds itextremely difficult to fault the most idolizedpresident of the 20th century; yet it is undeniablethat FDR all but invited the Soviettakeover of Eastern Europe. Yalta was merely“another way stati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> a course FDRhad charted l<strong>on</strong>g ago. “Finally FDR campaigned to keepAmerica out of war but knew war was inevitable.We were, after all, already fighting theJapanese with our Chenault Flying Tigervolunteers from China and embargoedJapan’s Middle East energy resources. Wewere forcing Japan to strike but supposedlydidn’t know where.Yet a perennial test questi<strong>on</strong> asked ofJapanese military officer cadets during the1930s was: Where would hostilities begin ifthe enemy was America? <strong>The</strong> obviousanswer was Pearl Harbor due to its locati<strong>on</strong>,isolati<strong>on</strong> and harbor structure.Whether Pearl Harbor was an intenti<strong>on</strong>alor unintenti<strong>on</strong>al sacrifice will probablynever be known. But it is incomprehensiblethat the base would have been so poorly preparedfor invasi<strong>on</strong> or why three aircraft carriersmysteriously left the base prior toDecember 7, 1941.In any case, Pearl Harbor accomplishedall of FDR’s objectives: united Americansfor war and resolved the Depressi<strong>on</strong> by providingjobs.Andrew M. 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Please note that adaytime ph<strong>on</strong>e number is essential in orderfor editors to c<strong>on</strong>tact letter-writers regardingclarificati<strong>on</strong>s or questi<strong>on</strong>s.Please note: THE LENGTH OF LETTERSCANNOT EXCEED 500 WORDS.faces and placesby myr<strong>on</strong> b. kurpoasFaces and Placesby Myr<strong>on</strong> B. KuropasYo, Mykola, waz up?So, Mykola Hohol, what’ve you got sayfor yourself <strong>on</strong> this, the 200th anniversaryof your birth? Who were you? A <strong>Ukrainian</strong>?A Russian? Time to fess up, buddy!In her well-documented 2007 book“Nikolai Gogol: Between <strong>Ukrainian</strong> andRussian Nati<strong>on</strong>alism,” Edyta M.Bojanowska, an assistant professor ofRussian literature at Rutgers University,provides a nuanced answer.Gogol, writes Dr. Bojanowska, was nota Russian nati<strong>on</strong>alist. “Despite public assurancesof his pers<strong>on</strong>al commitment toRussian nati<strong>on</strong>alism, Gogol proved incapableof delivering his message as an artist,”she writes. “Gogol’s Russian nati<strong>on</strong>alismwas not a deeply and sincerely held c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong>but a rather c<strong>on</strong>trived aspect of hispublic service.”Russian and French critics had suspectedGogol’s “c<strong>on</strong>trived” Russian pers<strong>on</strong>a earlier.Critic Semy<strong>on</strong> Vengerov, Dr.Bojanowska informs us, “claimed thatGogol ‘had not a drop of love for Russia’which appeared in his works as ‘a deadkingdom of dead souls’ yet had inexhaustiblereserves of love for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>...”Critic Faddei Bulgarin believed, accordingto Dr. Bojanowska, “that Gogol did notknow Russia, the Russian language, orRussian ideas, that he notoriously liedabout Russia, failed to show a singleinstance of nobility in Russian, life...”Gogol’s c<strong>on</strong>temporary French reviewerswere shocked by his portrayal of Russia.“Jules Barbery d’Aurevilly was struck byGogol’s merciless satire of Russia’s entirenati<strong>on</strong>al and social organism. To the extentthat Gogol’s Russia was a colossus,d’Aurevilly wrote, it was ‘a colossus ofstupidity and triviality’”.Dr. Bojanowska agrees. “Gogol’s ficti<strong>on</strong><strong>on</strong> Russia,” she writes, “offers a nati<strong>on</strong>alrebuke rather apotheosis... While folkloricstylizati<strong>on</strong> and historicity, the hallmarks ofhis nati<strong>on</strong>alism, distinguish Gogol’s imageof <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, his image of Russia has nosuch layering. Only c<strong>on</strong>temporaneity existedin Gogol’s ficti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Russia, its principaltheme being a huge and corrupt governmentbureaucracy.” Even in his novel“Dead Souls,” Gogol “presents Russianuniqueness as a catalog of faults andvices”.Stung by critiques of his classic workand c<strong>on</strong>cerned, no doubt, with his career,Gogol tried to make amends but even thenhe wasn’t c<strong>on</strong>trite enough. “He replaced hisformer c<strong>on</strong>demnati<strong>on</strong> of Russia as a nati<strong>on</strong>with the idea that Russia had not yetattained true nati<strong>on</strong>hood, though he claimedit was imminent.”“Gogol’s relati<strong>on</strong> to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> was lessc<strong>on</strong>flicted, though it too evolved overtime,” writes Dr. Bojanowska. “In his‘Evenings <strong>on</strong> a Farm [Near Dikanka]’Gogol celebrates <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> as a nati<strong>on</strong>...united by organic culture, historical memoryand language... <strong>The</strong> stories themselvesdepict an absolute separati<strong>on</strong> between theRussian and <strong>Ukrainian</strong> worlds.” <strong>The</strong> politicaldimensi<strong>on</strong> of the stories “generates apowerful message of the irremediable fracturesin the Russo-<strong>Ukrainian</strong> body politicand a celebrati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s viability as anati<strong>on</strong>.”Gogol’s <strong>Ukrainian</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>alism peakedwhile he was researching <strong>Ukrainian</strong> history,explains Dr. Bojanowska, who reviewedmany of his manuscripts. “Gogol’s unpublishedfragment ‘Mazepa’s Meditati<strong>on</strong>s’shows best the author’s politically riskyexplorati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> history in that itvalidates <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s historic right to independence.”So fascinated was Gogol with<strong>Ukrainian</strong> history that he <strong>on</strong>ce hoped tomove to Kyiv and to devote himself to ethnographicand historic research <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>as a professor at the university. His plansnever materialized.Born in the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Kozak village ofSorochyntsi in the Poltava regi<strong>on</strong> of theRussian empire in 1809, Gogol was a c<strong>on</strong>temporaryof Taras Shevchenko, a painter/poet born in 1814. Both lived for a time inSt. Petersburg, where their budding geniuswas recognized by Russians, Gogol’s byAleksander Pushkin, Shevchenko’s by KarlBriullov, a painter. Both wrote plays. Gogolauthored “<strong>The</strong> Inspector General” (madeinto a Hollywood movie starring DannyKaye in 1949). Shevchenko penned “NazarStodolya.” Both died in their 40s. Today,Gogol is recognized as a great Russianwriter. Shevchenko is heralded as the poetlaureate of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.Was Gogol less of a <strong>Ukrainian</strong> thanShevchenko? I think not. During the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> phase of his literary career,Gogol published “Evenings <strong>on</strong> a Farm”(1831) and “Taras Bulba” (1835), his classicwork about the Zaporozhian Kozaks(made into a Hollywood movie starring YulBrynner in 1965). As Jeffrey Meyers pointsout in his introducti<strong>on</strong> to the Barnes andNoble editi<strong>on</strong> of the satiric novel “DeadSouls,” “<strong>The</strong> [sic] <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> was then part ofRussia and Gogol had been educated in theRussian language. If he wanted to establisha serious (as opposed to a merely provincial)reputati<strong>on</strong>, he had to write in Russianrather than <strong>Ukrainian</strong>.”“Dead Souls” and “<strong>The</strong> Overcoat” werepublished in 1842, as was a sec<strong>on</strong>d,Russified versi<strong>on</strong> of “Taras Bulba.” “Whilehe Russified his Cossacks,” writes Dr.Bojanowska, “Gogol also <strong>Ukrainian</strong>izedthe idea of Russia. <strong>The</strong> cradle and treasuryof Slavdom in Gogol’s view, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> couldreorient Russia towards its Slavic roots...When trying to create a sympathetic imageof Russianness, Gogol kept reaching for his<strong>Ukrainian</strong> particulars that he held dear: folks<strong>on</strong>gs, love of revelry, Cossack aband<strong>on</strong>,variegated southern culture.”According to Dr. Bojanowska, it was in1836 that Gogol “made his transiti<strong>on</strong> fromamateur <strong>Ukrainian</strong> to professi<strong>on</strong>al Russianwriter. Analyzing Gogol’s ficti<strong>on</strong> in the1903 Russian journal Questi<strong>on</strong>s ofPhilosophy and Psychology, Dr. V. Chizhc<strong>on</strong>cluded that Gogol was mentallyderanged. “<strong>The</strong> difference between Gogol’sportrayal of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> before 1836, and hisportrayal of Russia after this date, the formerexuberantly favorable and the latterharshly critical,” writes Dr. Bojanowska,“represents for Chizh a clear and indisputablesymptom of Gogol’s deep psychiatricproblem.” Remember the Soviets? <strong>The</strong>ytoo believed that detractors were derangedbecause <strong>on</strong>ly crazy people could possiblydislike Russia.So who were you, Mykola baby? Ibelieve you were a writer with a true<strong>Ukrainian</strong> heart, an irrepressible talent,forced to write in Russian in a repressiveRussocentric empire, and the world recognizedyou as a literary giant. And, my dearcheeky fellow, you did it all while mockingthe Russians. I love you, man. Rest inpeace.Myr<strong>on</strong> Kuropas’s e-mail address iskuropas@comcast.net.
8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34NEWS AND VIEWSBlack knight in a White general’s saddle: Putin, Denikin and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>by Anna ProcykOn May 24 Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin paid homage to Ant<strong>on</strong>Ivanovich Denikin, a prominent leader ofthe White movement, by placing a wreath<strong>on</strong> the tsarist general’s grave in Moscow.For many years viewed as <strong>on</strong>e of the vilestenemies of the Soviet regime, fighting theBolsheviks as well as the armies of independentGeorgia and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> under the bannerof “Russia One and Indivisible,” Denikinhas now been fully rehabilitated and properlyreburied in his native soil. After the solemnc<strong>on</strong>secrati<strong>on</strong> of the general’s tombst<strong>on</strong>e,celebrated by the Patriarch ofMoscow and All Russia, Mr. Putin resp<strong>on</strong>dedto questi<strong>on</strong>s of the somewhat bewilderedreporters covering the cerem<strong>on</strong>y by urgingthem to read Denikin’s memoirs.A bit earlier, while chatting withArchimandrite Tikh<strong>on</strong> Shevkunov, knownas the leader of the most c<strong>on</strong>servativenati<strong>on</strong>alist wing within the RussianOrthodox Church, Mr. Putin c<strong>on</strong>fided that aperusal of the general’s memoirs had completelychanged “his percepti<strong>on</strong> of Denikinin history.” What Mr. Putin found especiallyinspiring was the fact that for the leader ofthe White movement “even thinking aboutsplitting Russia was c<strong>on</strong>sidered a crime,” inparticular when such thoughts were appliedto <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. <strong>The</strong> Russian Prime Minister wasalso impressed by Denikin’s firm asserti<strong>on</strong>sthat no <strong>on</strong>e had the right to meddle in whatwere c<strong>on</strong>sidered Russia’s internal affairs.Mr. Putin would be even more impressedwith the thoughts and deeds of the tsaristgeneral if he had time to examine the documentsand papers of the White movementdeposited at the Hoover Instituti<strong>on</strong> Archivesin Stanford, Calif., and at the BakhmeteffArchive of Russian and East EuropeanHistory at Columbia University.From these carefully preserved recordshe would learn that for the White movement– even before Denikin became the supremecommander – the preservati<strong>on</strong> of theRussian empire was an objective of utmostimportance. <strong>The</strong> British and French diplomatsviewed this preoccupati<strong>on</strong> as an obsessi<strong>on</strong>that was c<strong>on</strong>stantly interfering withrati<strong>on</strong>al thought and sound military acti<strong>on</strong><strong>on</strong> the part of the White political and militaryleadership. It is this obsessi<strong>on</strong> with theempire’s indivisibility that has been c<strong>on</strong>sideredthe main reas<strong>on</strong> for the horrors of thecivil war and the ultimate defeat of theWhite cause.This preoccupati<strong>on</strong> can be detectedalready in the first letter written by thefounder of the White movement, Gen.Mikhail Alekseev, when the tsarist officerswere just beginning to c<strong>on</strong>gregate in theD<strong>on</strong> after the Bolshevik coup in Petrograd.In this note the general focused not <strong>on</strong> theevents in the Russian capital, but almostexclusively <strong>on</strong> the political developments in<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Because he c<strong>on</strong>sidered the Whiteforces that eventually became the VolunteerArmy still too weak to interfere militarily inthe political affairs of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Alekseevurged that an intelligence service be imme-diately established in Kyiv to m<strong>on</strong>itor theactivities of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> government.From this time <strong>on</strong>, the Volunteer Armyc<strong>on</strong>tinually meddled in the politics of<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> by endeavoring to discredit its leadersin the eyes of the Entente and by minimizing<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s fighting potential in c<strong>on</strong>versati<strong>on</strong>swith foreign diplomats.When, in spite of these efforts, the Frenchand British agents in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> – whose dispatchesthe Volunteer Army’s secret servicewas skillfully intercepting – began reportingto their governments in the beginning of1919 that the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> army was muchstr<strong>on</strong>ger than White leaders cared to admitand when <strong>Ukrainian</strong> foreign emissariesscored some notable successes in the diplomaticfield, the White movement, now underDenikin’s guidance, decided that it was timeto adopt new, more aggressive tactics.First, orders were given to search forways and means to weaken the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>military by weaning the well-organized, disciplinedunits from western <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Galician Army, away from thecentral command. Denikin’s intelligenceagents succeeded in this endeavor by bringingabout an agreement between theVolunteer Army and the Galicians by theend of 1919.Sec<strong>on</strong>dly, it was decided that steps had tobe taken to deprive the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> diplomaticapparatus of some of its most skillful emissaries,especially those who were of Jewishbackground. Thus, it could be c<strong>on</strong>sideredhardly a coincidence that in 1919 there wasa sudden surge in acts of violence againstthe Jewish inhabitants of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. <strong>The</strong> newsof these events must have been greeted witha degree of c<strong>on</strong>gratulatory satisfacti<strong>on</strong> inDenikin’s milieu, especially when aVolunteer Army agent planted in the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> headquarters began reportingabout the atmosphere of utter c<strong>on</strong>fusi<strong>on</strong> anddismay am<strong>on</strong>g the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s. In dispatchessent almost daily with the signature of a certainCapt. Marinovich, it was reported thatthe head of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Directory, Sym<strong>on</strong>Petliura, appeared to be <strong>on</strong> the verge of losinghis mind because his orders categoricallyforbidding his men from participating in actsof violence against Jews went unheeded.<strong>The</strong> immediate c<strong>on</strong>sequence of theseunfortunate events was the resignati<strong>on</strong> of<strong>on</strong>e of the Directory’s ablest diplomats,Arnold Margolin. In an explanatory notethis prominent Jewish jurist and civic leaderwrote that even though he was fully awarethat the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Directory was not resp<strong>on</strong>siblefor inciting these heinous incidents, thepressure of public opini<strong>on</strong> did not permithim to act otherwise.<strong>The</strong>se devious acts perpetrated by theWhite leaders most likely would not undulyshock the sensibilities of Putin, a formeragent of the KGB himself. But from thedocuments in the archives as well as frominformati<strong>on</strong> in Denikin’s multi-volume historyof the civil war, Putin could also learnthat at the end of the struggle for “RussiaOne and Indivisible,” some of the formertsarist officers in the White movement choseto join the Red Army because by that time,as they explained, it was evident that theBolsheviks were “reuniting Russia.”This choice was c<strong>on</strong>sidered morallyunacceptable by Denikin. During his yearsas an emigré in France and the United Stateshe never missed an opportunity to c<strong>on</strong>demnthe Bolshevik regime. He viewed as betrayalAnna Procyk is a associate professorof history at King’s County College, CityUniversity of New York. She is the authorof “Russian Nati<strong>on</strong>alism and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>:<strong>The</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>ality Policy of the VolunteerArmy during the Civil War,” (Edm<strong>on</strong>t<strong>on</strong>-Tor<strong>on</strong>to: Canadian Institute of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Studies, 1995). (C<strong>on</strong>tinued <strong>on</strong> page 14)
No. 34Yatsenyuk...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 1)His carefully tailored campaigning is afactor as well. <strong>The</strong> candidate’s campaignleaflets so far largely focus <strong>on</strong> his criticismof government, what he’s againstand what he wants to avoid.A current campaign newsletter bears theheadline, “Against Nazism,” in an attemptto capitalize <strong>on</strong> the alleged beating of hiscampaigner in Uzhhorod by Mayor SerhiiRatushniak, who subsequently made offensiveanti-Jewish comments.While Nazism has yet to become alegitimate political threat in post-Soviet<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, being “against Nazism” is somethingthat res<strong>on</strong>ates with many voters,experts said.“He uses this word, this stamp, thissacred word in the Soviet system am<strong>on</strong>gthe Homo Sovieticus, and the red lightimmediately lights up – ‘He’s againstNazism! This is our man!’,” said OlehSoskin, director of the Center of SocietyTransformati<strong>on</strong> in Kyiv.Mr. Yatsenyuk declares in another newsletterheadline, “I can’t forgive the currentgovernment for the chaos that dominatesthe country,” without subsequently offeringany suggesti<strong>on</strong>s to counter it.Furthermore, Mr. Yatsenyuk nowbelieves NATO accessi<strong>on</strong> is “not relevant,”in sudden c<strong>on</strong>trast to his supportfor NATO integrati<strong>on</strong> in early 2008 whenhe signed the c<strong>on</strong>troversial “Letter ofThree,” requesting <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s entry intothe Membership Acti<strong>on</strong> Plan al<strong>on</strong>g withMs. Tymoshenko and PresidentYushchenko.“He’s playing <strong>on</strong> populism, relying <strong>on</strong>pensi<strong>on</strong>ers and society’s marginal members,”Dr. Soskin said.<strong>The</strong> new NATO spin is also aimed atattracting more votes in the regi<strong>on</strong>s of<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> where he is less popular, expertssaid.Mr. Yatsenyuk’s str<strong>on</strong>ghold is western<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, where about 20.1 percent of theelectorate said they would vote for him,according to the Razumkov poll, the mostof all candidates. Ms. Tymoshenko wouldreceive 19.1 percent of the votes fromthat regi<strong>on</strong>.About 11.6 percent of central<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s would vote for Mr. Yatsenyuk,compared with 7.2 of southern <strong>Ukrainian</strong>sand 6.1 percent of eastern <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s.While the D<strong>on</strong>bas doesn’t support Mr.Yatsenyuk, reports revealed the regi<strong>on</strong>’soligarchs do.Am<strong>on</strong>g the biggest bombshells in theYatsenyuk campaign was delivered byMustafa Nayem, an investigative reporterwho published a series of articles for theUkrayinska Pravda website.A key Yatsenyuk financer is Le<strong>on</strong>idYurushev, a D<strong>on</strong>bas native and Austriannati<strong>on</strong>al who engaged in so-called “currencyoperati<strong>on</strong>s,” scooped up largeindustrial properties, launched banks andmost recently invested in Kyiv real estateprojects, Mr. Nayem reported. His wealthwas estimated at $426 milli<strong>on</strong> in 2006 bythe annual Drag<strong>on</strong> Capital-Korresp<strong>on</strong>dentmagazine survey.Mr. Yureshev has close ties with D<strong>on</strong>baskingpin Rinat Akhmetov, who met withMr. Yatsenyuk numerous times to discussfinancing, Mr. Nayem reported.<strong>The</strong> presidential c<strong>on</strong>tender turneddown Mr. Akhmetov’s support because ofhis alleged attempts to c<strong>on</strong>trol the politicalproject, requesting that his right-handwoman, Nati<strong>on</strong>al Security and DefenseCouncil Secretary Raisa Bohatyriova, begiven the top slot <strong>on</strong> the electoral list inthe next parliamentary electi<strong>on</strong>.Dnipropetrovsk oligarchs VictorPinchuk and Igor Kolomoisky are alsowidely suspected within Kyiv politicalcircles of providing financial support toMr. Yatsenyuk.That he’s being supported by easternTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 9Zen<strong>on</strong> ZawadaArseniy Yatsenyuk in a photo fromNovember 2008.<strong>Ukrainian</strong> oligarchs should come as nosurprise since his candidacy is targetedtoward siph<strong>on</strong>ing votes from Ms.Tymoshenko, the main rival of Mr.Yanukovych, Dr. Soskin said.Even more c<strong>on</strong>troversial than drawingup<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s oligarchs for his cause,which was largely expected, Mr.Yatsenyuk has recruited political expertswith unflattering pasts.As a c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> for the Inter televisi<strong>on</strong>network’s heavy promoti<strong>on</strong> of Mr.Yatsenyuk’s counter-candidacy to Ms.Tymoshenko, Dmytro Firtash (ofRosUkrEnergo), who c<strong>on</strong>trols Inter, allegedlystipulated that VolodymyrHranovskyi, a former network executive,become a lead c<strong>on</strong>sultant.In turn, Mr. Hranovskyi recruited threeMoscow political scientists to theYatsenyuk campaign who actively servedthe Kuchma and Yanukovych presidentialruns: Tymofei Sergeitsev, DmytryKulykov and Iskander Valitov. All threeMoscow political scientists also workedwith Mr. Pinchuk, the s<strong>on</strong>-in-law of formerPresident Kuchma.Mr. Sergeitsev acknowledged his keyrole in both the 1999 Kuchma campaignand the 2004 Yanukovych run. He is alsothe author behind the provocative “ThreeSorts” campaign ad of 2004, Mr. Nayemreported, which was a blatant attempt bythe Yanukovych campaign to inflame hostilitiesby dividing <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s into threetypes – with western <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s being thehighest and easterners the lowest.Meanwhile, Mr. Hranovskyi went fromserving as the campaign’s main mediac<strong>on</strong>sultant to its top political technologist.Another Yatsenyuk campaign staffleader, Oleksander Blank, has a history ofworking with notorious politicians withalleged criminal involvement, such asLev Myrymskyi and Ihor Bakai.Mr. Yatsenyuk neither c<strong>on</strong>firmed norrefuted Mr. Nayem’s reports of theRussian political scientists and otherseedy campaign staffers.Mr. Yatsenyuk is the most dangerousof the top four c<strong>on</strong>tenders because he ismost beholden to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s D<strong>on</strong>etsk andDnipropetrovsk oligarchic clans, Dr.Soskin commented.“If he ends up in thesec<strong>on</strong>d round of electi<strong>on</strong>s, the D<strong>on</strong>etskcrowd will make arrangements with him,”he said. “He’s not independent, since theysupported him.”While Mr. Nayem’s reports are credible,claims made by former PresidentialSecretariat Chair Viktor Baloha that FirstLady of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> Kateryna Yushchenko isactively supporting Mr. Yatsenyuk’s campaignare not, Mr. Lozowy said.“In the c<strong>on</strong>text that he said it, it’s clearthat he had an axe to grind with her,” hesaid, referring to the June interview Mr.Baloha gave to the Dyelo daily newspaperin Kyiv. “He’s very mean-spirited andlow. I could see Baloha trying to get backat her now.”Yulia Tymoshenko...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 1)what observers predict will be a nastypresidential electi<strong>on</strong> that will likely resultin a sec<strong>on</strong>d-round face-off between Ms.Tymoshenko and oppositi<strong>on</strong> leader ViktorYanukovych, who enjoys a comfortablelead in most polls.“<strong>The</strong>re’s no questi<strong>on</strong> she’s looking toshore up her positi<strong>on</strong> in western <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>and she knows the diaspora’s influence<strong>on</strong> relatives and friends,” said IvanLozowy, president of the Institute ofStatehood and Democracy in Kyiv.Newcomer Arseniy Yatsenyuk isslightly more popular in western <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>,according to a poll c<strong>on</strong>ducted <strong>on</strong> July20-28 by the Razumkov Center forEc<strong>on</strong>omic and Political Research, whichreported that 20.9 percent of western<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s would vote for him comparedwith 19.1 percent for Ms. Tymoshenko.Of the 47 milli<strong>on</strong> hrv ($5.7 milli<strong>on</strong>U.S.) allocated from the government’sStabilizati<strong>on</strong> Fund, 20 milli<strong>on</strong> hrv ($2.4milli<strong>on</strong>) was earmarked for Culture andTourism Ministry programs, 15 milli<strong>on</strong>hrv ($1.8 milli<strong>on</strong>) for Foreign AffairsMinistry programs, 5 milli<strong>on</strong> hrv($606,000) for Educati<strong>on</strong> and ScienceMinistry programs, 4 milli<strong>on</strong> hrv($485,000) for the State Nati<strong>on</strong>alities andWherever you are,<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> can be there with youCheck out THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY <strong>on</strong>line atwww.ukrweekly.comLabor Day WeekendatSOYUZIVKAFriday, September 4th9:30 pm “Kagero” Gypsy Rock <strong>on</strong> theTiki DeckSaturday, September 5th8:30 pm Evening C<strong>on</strong>cert featuring theSyzokryli Dance Ensemble10:00 pm Zabava - Dance to the music of“Hrim”Sunday, September 6th3:00 pm Live music <strong>on</strong> the Tiki Deckwith Matthew Dubas10:00 pm Zabava - Enjoy the music of “Luna”Soyuzivka Heritage Center216 Foordmore RdPO Box 529Kerh<strong>on</strong>ks<strong>on</strong>, NY 12446Email: Soyuzivka@aol.comCall 845-626-5641or visit www.soyuzivka.comReligi<strong>on</strong>s Committee and 3 milli<strong>on</strong> hrv($364,000) for the State Radio andTelevisi<strong>on</strong> Committee, according to theCabinet resoluti<strong>on</strong>.“<strong>The</strong> government has basically saidwe’ve resurrected 47 milli<strong>on</strong> hrv for aprogram that practically had zero,” saidStefan Romaniw, the UWC secretary general.“In 2008, it had 100,000 hrv andzero was planned for the 2010 budget.”Ms. Tymoshenko set aside significanttime for UWC leaders during her August20 visit to Lviv, privately meeting with itsleadership for about 30 minutes <strong>on</strong> themorning of her arrival and then joiningthe UWC board of directors for a closeddoor,90-minute evening buffet.More than 150 attendees, includingabout 55 delegates of UWC memberorganizati<strong>on</strong>s,attended Ms. Tymoshenko’sspeech during the organizati<strong>on</strong>’s annualmeeting, which took place at LvivPolytechnical University and was hostedby the Internati<strong>on</strong>al Institute of Educati<strong>on</strong>,Culture and Diaspora Relati<strong>on</strong>s.“<strong>The</strong> diaspora will be important inshaping attitudes in western <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> inthe electi<strong>on</strong>s,” said Taras Kuzio, researchfellow at the Chair of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Studiesat the University of Tor<strong>on</strong>to. “I believethe diaspora will come to the c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>that <strong>on</strong>ly Tymoshenko can halt the electi<strong>on</strong>of a Russian fifth columnist.”
10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong>...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 1)standards and it would be very difficult, ifnot impossible, for the country to do so ina n<strong>on</strong>-aligned status, Mr. Chaly said.Additi<strong>on</strong>ally, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> already hasinternati<strong>on</strong>al and legal agreements to integratewith the European Uni<strong>on</strong> (EU) andNATO. Meanwhile, Russia has failed toh<strong>on</strong>or its agreement that it wouldn’t pressure<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> after it agreed to surrenderits nuclear arsenal entirely.“Neutrality is simply unrealistic in myview,” he said.<strong>The</strong> Russian government is currentlypursuing a foreign policy strategy of realpolitikwith the goal of creating its ownsphere of influence within the post-Sovietsphere, whether informal or agreed up<strong>on</strong>,and ultimately changing the balance ofpower, Mr. Chaly said.Most notably, Russian Foreign AffairsMinister Sergei Lavrov proposed aEuropean Security Treaty, or a new securityarchitecture, during informal meetingsin late June with NATO foreign ministersin Corfu, Greece, as part of thehighest-level talks between NATO andRussian leaders since the South OssetianWar.<strong>The</strong> proposals for the new securityarchitecture addressed arms c<strong>on</strong>trol, thedeadlock in the implementati<strong>on</strong> of theTreaty <strong>on</strong> C<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al Armed Forces inEurope and the post-2008 crisis in theCaucasus, Mr. Lavrov said in a statement.Mr. Chaly said Germany, France, Italyand Finland are willing to c<strong>on</strong>siderRussia’s proposal, while that’s not anopti<strong>on</strong> for the U.S., Great Britain, theBaltic nati<strong>on</strong>s and most Eastern Europeanstates.“<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> isn’t even following theseprocesses in the appropriate way,” Mr.Chaly said. “Only the Ministry of ForeignAffairs is involved, in which diplomatsare keeping track through their ownefforts, without a minister.” <strong>The</strong> Ministryof Foreign Affairs has been without aminister since Parliament voted <strong>on</strong> March3 to dismiss Volodymyr Ohryzko.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> news media have largelyoverlooked Russia’s proposals inCorfu, which have gotten adequate attenti<strong>on</strong>in the West. In the meantime, theDefense Ministry is <strong>on</strong>ly partly involvedand <strong>Ukrainian</strong> discussi<strong>on</strong>s within<strong>Ukrainian</strong> foreign policy circles are sluggish,he said.“I think this is absolutely wr<strong>on</strong>g,” Mr.Chaly said. “If we d<strong>on</strong>’t want to remainfurther in this gray buffer z<strong>on</strong>e, if weRichly illustrated new book“Hirke Slovo OSTARBEITER”by V. PedakAbout the fate of forced laborers in Nazi Germany.Were you or your relatives am<strong>on</strong>g them?In <strong>Ukrainian</strong>. Only $21, handling included.Tel. 215-646-8411, email: ridnaknyha@gmail.comd<strong>on</strong>’t want our fate to be decided by othersides, of course we are supposed toresolve our internal problems, c<strong>on</strong>solidatethe acti<strong>on</strong>s of the political establishment,I’m not saying the ‘elite,’ and c<strong>on</strong>solidatethe positi<strong>on</strong> of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> people <strong>on</strong>the issues.”NATO and Russian agreements <strong>on</strong>cooperati<strong>on</strong> with regard to Afghanistan,Iran and other issues threaten to come atthe expense of the interests of states thatd<strong>on</strong>’t have geopolitical leverage, such as<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.“We must c<strong>on</strong>stantly state our viewhere because very dangerous phrases arecurrently being uttered about how it’snecessary to depart from the traditi<strong>on</strong>alsystem of internati<strong>on</strong>al law, that it’s ineffectiveand we need to act pragmatically,”Mr. Chaly said, referring to Russia’s newsecurity architecture proposals.Meanwhile, the situati<strong>on</strong> with theRussian Black Sea Fleet remains unacceptable,he said. <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> is resp<strong>on</strong>sible for itsmaritime borders and territory, but de factodoesn’t have the instruments to do sobecause the Black Sea Fleet possesses thenecessary navigati<strong>on</strong> equipment, a situati<strong>on</strong>which doesn’t c<strong>on</strong>form to internati<strong>on</strong>alregulati<strong>on</strong>s and documents.“It’s unacceptable when a countrydoesn’t c<strong>on</strong>trol its maritime waters,” Mr.Chaly said, also pointing out another recentscandal in which Russia ignored <strong>Ukrainian</strong>arms inspecti<strong>on</strong>s and requirements for permitsto transfer arms within Sevastopol.Yet, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> doesn’t face a direct militarythreat from Russia despite the tensi<strong>on</strong>s,he said.“<strong>The</strong> main threats to the country arefrom within, not from outside,” Mr. Chalysaid. “It’s not the type of threat that destabilizesthe situati<strong>on</strong>, but if the effectivenessof state instituti<strong>on</strong>s becomes a victimto this political struggle, then there couldbe processes of fragmentati<strong>on</strong> within thecountry itself.”Russia is trying to maintain the statusquo in maintaining its sphere of influencebut the scenario w<strong>on</strong>’t work, he said.“Western countries will hardly go forsuch an exchange at the expense of countriesin the regi<strong>on</strong>s, including <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>,”he said.<strong>The</strong> more realistic scenario is a temporaryc<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> which will c<strong>on</strong>solidate thesituati<strong>on</strong> from <strong>on</strong>e side and, <strong>on</strong> the otherhand, leave open a window of opportunityfor Euro-Atlantic integrati<strong>on</strong> in theZen<strong>on</strong> ZawadaValeriy Chaly, deputy director of theRazumkov Center for Ec<strong>on</strong>omic andPolitical Research in Kyiv, said at aJuly 17 press c<strong>on</strong>ference that <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>is currently stuck in a dangerous geopoliticalpositi<strong>on</strong>.future.Political observers are beginning tocompare <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> to a feudal state, wherelocal princes decide matters in theirregi<strong>on</strong>s amidst the erosi<strong>on</strong> of legal mechanismsand a functi<strong>on</strong>ing court system,Mr. Chaly said.“<strong>The</strong>se are threatening moments,” hesaid. “I d<strong>on</strong>’t see any positive scenarioregarding the divisi<strong>on</strong> of territory or thecountry’s decompositi<strong>on</strong>.” Such scenariosare unrealistic and it w<strong>on</strong>’t be allowed tohappen, he added.<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> is at a crossroads in which itfaces a full spectrum of possibilities thatrange from a worst-case scenario – whatMr. Chaly called a “sovereignty default”resulting from the c<strong>on</strong>currence of Russianpressure, internal disorder and weak stateinstituti<strong>on</strong>s – to full membership in Euro-Atlantic structures.<strong>The</strong> key issue is that other states,namely Russia, may resolve their nati<strong>on</strong>alinterests at <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s expense, Mr. Chalysaid.“That’s what the problem is and Istress that we should very carefully watchthat our nati<strong>on</strong>al interests d<strong>on</strong>’t become abargaining chip behind the scenes,” heunderscored.In the press...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 6)Its leadership is apt to clamp down evenmore against the slightest possible threatsto its c<strong>on</strong>trol, increasing the dangers to thecountry’s own human rights activists andjournalists…“Sadly, these are not the characteristicsof a ‘great power’ or even a country witha leadership that reflects ‘pragmatism’ or‘shared interests’ with us. As the Obamaadministrati<strong>on</strong> seeks to reset relati<strong>on</strong>swith Moscow, it should do so very muchkeeping in mind the truth, inc<strong>on</strong>venientand ill-timed though it may be, spoken bythe vice-president.”David J. Kramer is a Senior Trans-Atlantic Fellow at the German MarshallFund of the United States and served asassistant secretary of state for democracy,human rights and labor and as deputy assistantsecretary of state resp<strong>on</strong>sible for Russia,<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Belarus and Moldova in the administrati<strong>on</strong>of President George W. Bush.This excerpt is reprinted with permissi<strong>on</strong>of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> Standard, where it firstappeared <strong>on</strong> August 1. For more informati<strong>on</strong>visit www.weeklystandard.com. <strong>The</strong>complete commentary may be read at:http://www.weeklystandard.com/C<strong>on</strong>tent/Public/Articles/000/000/016/803tfwfc.asp.Making c<strong>on</strong>tact with <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>Readers/writers who send informati<strong>on</strong> or queries to <strong>The</strong><strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> are kindly asked to include a daytimeph<strong>on</strong>e number and a complete mailing address. Please notethat a daytime ph<strong>on</strong>e number is essential in order for editorsto c<strong>on</strong>tact corresp<strong>on</strong>dents regarding additi<strong>on</strong>al informati<strong>on</strong>,clarificati<strong>on</strong>s, questi<strong>on</strong>s, etc.
No. 34by George HrycelakVANCOUVER, British Columbia –<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Medical Associati<strong>on</strong> ofNorth America (UMANA) held its 40thbiennial scientific c<strong>on</strong>ference and 33rdAssembly of Delegates here <strong>on</strong> July 1-5.Over 60 members, family and guestsof the associati<strong>on</strong> traveled to the WestCoast Canadian port city to hear colleaguesreview issues in patient safety,medical ethics and disaster management,as well as projects in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. <strong>The</strong>UMANA Assembly of Delegatesreviewed the associati<strong>on</strong>’s last two yearsof work, and elected a new board ofdirectors for the upcoming term.Members gathered at a welcome recepti<strong>on</strong><strong>on</strong> Wednesday evening at theMarriott Pinnacle Downtown VancouverHotel, meeting with arriving attendees ina relaxed atmosphere and familiarizingthemselves with the c<strong>on</strong>ference schedule.Thursday and Friday mornings werededicated to scientific sessi<strong>on</strong>s. Scientificcoordinator Dr. Luba Komar (Tor<strong>on</strong>to),arranged for a panel of speakers in arange of specialties to cover the programmaterial. <strong>The</strong> University of Alberta certifiedthe program for 10 Category I c<strong>on</strong>tinuingmedical educati<strong>on</strong> credits.Speakers were: Dr. Borys Buniak,(“Feeding Tube Dilemma: To PEG or Notto PEG”); Christine Czoli (“<strong>The</strong> Ethics ofBiobanks: Challenges and ProposedSoluti<strong>on</strong>”); Dr. Michelle Hladunewich(“Remembering SARS: <strong>The</strong> Tor<strong>on</strong>toExperience”); Dr. Daniel Hryhorczuk(“<strong>The</strong> Family and Children of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>L<strong>on</strong>gitudinal Study”); Dr. Luba Komar(“To Err is Human: Fostering a Culture ofSafety” and “Pandemic Influenza”); Dr.Alice Lytwyn (“Surgical Pathology:Under the Microscope”); Dr. AndrewMelnyk (“Lead Pois<strong>on</strong>ing in Children in<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>” and “Cystic Fibrosis Mutati<strong>on</strong>Genotyping in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>”); Dr. RomanPetryshyn (“New Health EndowmentTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 11UMANA holds 2009 biennial c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong> in VancouverEstablished for Projects in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> andNorth America”); Dr. Liza Pilch (“ERDisaster Management”); Dr. CatherinePopadiuk (“Physician Crisis ManagementEducati<strong>on</strong>: A Review of PhysicianPreparedness in Resp<strong>on</strong>se to a SystemicCrisis”); Dr. S<strong>on</strong>ia Prokopetz (“Childrenof Chornobyl Canadian Fund: Projects in<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> – What Have We Learned?”);and Dr. Christine Sapka (“ReducingErrors in Diagnosis of CervicalRadiculopathy”).Audience participati<strong>on</strong> in the ensuingdiscussi<strong>on</strong>s was active and spirited, withan exchange of opini<strong>on</strong>s betweenCanadian and American colleagues leadingto a better understanding of issuescomm<strong>on</strong> to health care professi<strong>on</strong>als <strong>on</strong>both sides of the border, as well as internati<strong>on</strong>allyin <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.On Friday evening, the group met foran UMANA reuni<strong>on</strong> and awards presentati<strong>on</strong>dinner. Following a traditi<strong>on</strong> startedyears ago, UMANA Archivist Dr. MariaHrycelak delivered the “outgoing presidentroast,” lightheartedly reviewing the workof Dr. Ariadna Holynskyj for the last twoyears, and awarding Dr. Holynskyj aplaque in recogniti<strong>on</strong> of her two years ofvolunteer service to the associati<strong>on</strong>.Andrea Zelisko, a medical student atthe University of Wisc<strong>on</strong>sin, was welcomedas a new member of UMANAparticipating in the c<strong>on</strong>ference. <strong>The</strong>remainder of the evening was spent networking,reminiscing and enjoying thecompany of colleagues and friends.Saturday morning was devoted to the33rd Assembly of Delegates, the highestgoverning body of UMANA. <strong>The</strong> entiretwo-year term was reviewed, with adetailed examinati<strong>on</strong> of financial reports,as well as the state of the organizati<strong>on</strong>and activity in participating chapters.Thirty-five new members were formallyinducted into the associati<strong>on</strong>, with nearlyhalf of the group being medical students.<strong>The</strong>se numbers reaffirm UMANA’s via-<strong>The</strong> board of directors of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Medical Associati<strong>on</strong> of North Americafor 2009-2011 (from left): Drs. Maria Hrycelak, Liza Pilch, Borys Buniak, WayneTymchak, Andrew Dzul, Andrew Melnyk, Roxolana Horbowyj and GeorgeHrycelak.bility as the largest <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Americanprofessi<strong>on</strong>al organizati<strong>on</strong> in NorthAmerica.<strong>The</strong> biennial assembly reviewed theslate of officers submitted by the nominatingcommittee. Unanimously electedfor two years were: President Dr. WayneTymchak (Edm<strong>on</strong>t<strong>on</strong>), Vice-President Dr.Andrew Dzul (Michigan), President-electDr. Andrew Melnyk (Illinois), SecretaryDr. Borys Buniak (Syracuse) and treasurerDr. Liza Pilch (Illinois).<strong>The</strong> assembly further approved thethree elected members to the UMANAFoundati<strong>on</strong>, Dr. Maria Hrycelak, Dr.Yarko Maryniuk and Dr. Ihor Voyevidka.Elected to the ethics committee were Dr.Adrian Kesala, Dr. WolodymyrMedwidsky and Dr. Ihor Voyevidka.Heads of standing committees wereapproved, with Dr. Roxolana Horbowyj(Maryland-D.C. Metro) as editor-in-chiefof the Journal of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> MedicalAssociati<strong>on</strong> of North America, and Dr.Andrew Iwach (northern California) aseditor-in-chief of the newsletter UMANANews.At the c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong> of the proceedings,newly elected president Dr. Tymchakgreeted the assembly. Speaking as the firstpresident of the nati<strong>on</strong>al office from aCanadian branch, he thanked the participantsfor the c<strong>on</strong>fidence extended to himand his leadership team, and shared hisvisi<strong>on</strong> of the upcoming two years. <strong>The</strong>newly elected board of directors then helda brief initial meeting to set an agenda forthe next several m<strong>on</strong>ths.On Saturday evening, the attendeesenjoyed a memorable twilight harborcruise with dinner while viewing the dramaticVancouver skyline. This cruiseserved as a fitting c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong> to the c<strong>on</strong>ference,with discussi<strong>on</strong>s revolvingaround the new informati<strong>on</strong> learned at thec<strong>on</strong>ference. Members were heard activelyplanning events for 2011, exploring possiblelocati<strong>on</strong>s for the next UMANA scientificc<strong>on</strong>ference and Assembly ofDelegates, and looking forward to c<strong>on</strong>tinuinga l<strong>on</strong>g-standing custom of informati<strong>on</strong>aland social exchange.UMANA members enjoy the social hour at the Vancouver Pinnacle Hotel.C<strong>on</strong>ference attendees absorb lecture material.Internati<strong>on</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>ference to focus <strong>on</strong> Eastern ChristiansEDMONTON, Alberta – An internati<strong>on</strong>alc<strong>on</strong>ference <strong>on</strong> Eastern Christians inthe Habsburg M<strong>on</strong>archy to be held inEdm<strong>on</strong>t<strong>on</strong>, Alberta, <strong>on</strong> September 11-12will offer extensive coverage of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>religious life in Halychyna, Bukovynaand Zakarpattia and in the NorthAmerican emigré community from 1772to 1918.<strong>The</strong> Research Program <strong>on</strong> Religi<strong>on</strong>and Culture of the Canadian Institute of<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Studies and the Wirth Instituteof Austrian and Central European Studies,both at the University of Alberta, havejoined forces to organize this scholarlysymposium. Participants are coming fromBritain, Canada, Germany, Hungary,Romania, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and the United States.Prof. Paul R. Magocsi of the Universityof Tor<strong>on</strong>to will deliver the openingaddress, surveying the history of EasternChristians in the Habsburg Empire.Roksolana Kosiv of the Lviv Academy ofArt will speak <strong>on</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> banners(khoruhvy), which is also the topic of herrecent book. Natalia Dmytryshyn, also ofLviv, will talk about sacral embroidery inGalicia. <strong>The</strong> Rev. Peter Galadza of theSheptytsky Institute at St. Paul Universityin Ottawa will discuss AleksanderBachynsky’s translati<strong>on</strong> of the psalter.Prof. Andriy Zayarnyuk of theUniversity of Winnipeg will examine referencesto Eastern Christianity in Lviv’spublic space at the turn of the 20th century.Olesia Semchyshyn-Huzner of theLviv Academy of Art will present thesacral painting of Modest Sosenko.Joel Brady, a graduate student at theUniversity of Pittsburgh, will reveal thec<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>s between <strong>Ukrainian</strong> immigrati<strong>on</strong>to America and Greek-Catholic c<strong>on</strong>versi<strong>on</strong>sto Orthodoxy in Austria-Hungary, and Prof. Frances Swyripa ofthe University of Alberta will describehow wayside shrines were transplantedfrom Europe to the Canadian prairies.One sessi<strong>on</strong> will be entirely in the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> language. Bernadett Puskás ofthe Nyíregyháza Institute in Hungary willdiscuss <strong>Ukrainian</strong> sacral art in EasternSlovakia. Hannah Skoreyko of ChernivtsiNati<strong>on</strong>al University will speak about difficultrelati<strong>on</strong>s between Orthodox andCatholics and between Romanians and<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s in Bukovyna.In additi<strong>on</strong> to the scholarly papers,other <strong>Ukrainian</strong>-related events plannedfor the c<strong>on</strong>ference are: a showing of DaniStodilka’s film, “A Kingdom Reborn:Treasures from <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Galicia”; thepresentati<strong>on</strong> of John-Paul Himka’s newbook, “Last Judgment Ic<strong>on</strong>ography in theCarpathians” (University of Tor<strong>on</strong>toPress), by Prof. Franz Szabo, director ofthe Wirth Institute; and a c<strong>on</strong>cert of liturgicalmusic performed by St. George’sParish Choir, under the directi<strong>on</strong> of IrenaTarnawsky.For further informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the c<strong>on</strong>ference,readers may c<strong>on</strong>tact Prof. Himka,director of the Research Program <strong>on</strong>Religi<strong>on</strong> and Culture of the CanadianInstitute of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Studies, at jhimka@ualberta.ca,or the Wirth Institute at780-492-2716.
12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34Plast sorority d<strong>on</strong>ates proceeds of reuni<strong>on</strong> to Vovcha Tropa campEAST CHATHAM, N.Y. – Duringmorning cerem<strong>on</strong>ies at the Vovcha Tropacampground of Plast <strong>Ukrainian</strong> ScoutingOrganizati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Sunday, July 19, the NewJersey branch of the Ti Scho Hrebli RvutPlast sorority (known as “Hrebli”) presentedthe administrati<strong>on</strong> of Vovcha Tropawith a d<strong>on</strong>ati<strong>on</strong> of $2,000.<strong>The</strong> m<strong>on</strong>ey d<strong>on</strong>ated to the campgroundwas from the proceeds of the first reuni<strong>on</strong>of those who had camped at VovchaTropa between the years 1965 and 1975.In the style of a vintage “vechirka”(dance), the reuni<strong>on</strong> had taken place atthe <strong>Ukrainian</strong> American Cultural Centerof New Jersey in Whippany, N.J., <strong>on</strong>April 25. <strong>The</strong> event was organized by theNew Jersey branch, Bystrytsia, of theHrebli and was attended by approximately150 individuals, who came from as faraway as California, Ariz<strong>on</strong>a, Quebec andWashingt<strong>on</strong>, D.C.When asked why the reuni<strong>on</strong> wasfocused <strong>on</strong> the years 1965 to 1975, theorganizers noted that all the campers ofVovcha Tropa wouldn’t fit inside the center’shall. <strong>The</strong>y also noted that they feltthe music from those years was especiallygreat. But the primary reas<strong>on</strong> for theselecti<strong>on</strong> of the 1965-1975 time periodwas that the organizers themselves werecampers at Vovcha Tropa at that time.During the reuni<strong>on</strong>, in order to evokethe feeling of being at camp, all attendeeshad to pass under a “brama,” or gateway,made of logs. <strong>The</strong> table centerpiecesPlast fraternity funds renovati<strong>on</strong>of basketball court at campgroundby Myr<strong>on</strong> GudzEAST CHATHAM, N.Y. – Campers atthe Vovcha Tropa campground of PlastUkainian Scouting Organizati<strong>on</strong> arrivedthis year to a newly renovated basketballcourt, courtesy of the Plast fraternityKhmelnychenky, who organized a fundraisingeffort to pay for the project.Several years ago they had funded newsoccer goals for the campers.<strong>The</strong> Khmelnychenky fraternity, <strong>on</strong>e ofPlast’s oldest fraternities in the diaspora,was founded in 1946. It has a l<strong>on</strong>g traditi<strong>on</strong>of being involved in camps at VovchaTropa. (Members can sometimes be distinguishedby colorful Kozak outfits andtheir l<strong>on</strong>g moustaches. More informati<strong>on</strong>about the fraternity can be found at www.xmel.org.) Several of the younger memberswere in the camp leadership of thisyear’s Plast camps for cub scouts andscouts.Katia Harasewych, the head of theregi<strong>on</strong>al camp committee that runsVovcha Tropa, pers<strong>on</strong>ally thanked the fraternityfor the project during a meeting ofwere signposts, pointing toward suchplaces at the Vovcha Tropa campgroundas the dining hall, the first aid stati<strong>on</strong> and,of course, the latrine. Other décor includedmultiple photos from 1965-1975 plastered<strong>on</strong> the walls and also projected bycomputer throughout the evening, as wellas menus recalling the camp cuisine.<strong>The</strong> program included short skits byNestor Holynsky and Roman Juzeniw,with appearances by Vovcha Tropa luminaries,including the ghost known as“Bila Pani” (White Lady).However, the highlight of the eveningwas the hilarious performance by comedian/Plastactivist Panteleim<strong>on</strong> Pupchyk,who made a special trip from Hollywood(Ariz<strong>on</strong>a actually) to regale the audiencewith snippets from his selecti<strong>on</strong> of available-for-purchasePlast-themed books andCDs. (In real life, Paneteleim<strong>on</strong> Pupchykwas Andriy Chirovsky – today the Rt.Rev. Dr. Chirovsky.)Finally, Kinderhook Creek, a band thattook its name from a stream near VovchaTropa, reunited especially for this occasi<strong>on</strong>to complete the trip down memorylane and get every<strong>on</strong>e dancing.During the reuni<strong>on</strong>, attendees signed aguest book and had their pictures taken.<strong>The</strong>se assembled signatures and photoswere presented, al<strong>on</strong>g with the $2,000check, to the administrators of VovchaTropa <strong>on</strong> Sunday, July 19, during the“Den Plastuna” festivities when parentsvisit their children who are at camp.campers’ parents.M<strong>on</strong>ey for these projects was raisedfrom events managed in previous yearsby the Khmelnychenky, such as theWildwood, N.J., dances for children andteens. For the basketball court project,significant funds were c<strong>on</strong>tributed by SelfReliance New York Federal Credit Uni<strong>on</strong>and the SUMA Federal Credit Uni<strong>on</strong> inY<strong>on</strong>kers, N.Y.For those who would like to have thistraditi<strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>tinue, the Khmelnychenkywill <strong>on</strong>ce again be hosting a dance foryoungsters in Wildwood this summer during“<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Week.” <strong>The</strong> “zabava” willbe held Friday, August 28, at theWildwood Crest Recreati<strong>on</strong> Pier. Onceagain, Bratchyk Levko and the KozakKrew will be entertaining the youngsters.This year there will be something specialfor the older teens: a Wildwood IdolDance C<strong>on</strong>test with prizes to be awarded.In additi<strong>on</strong>, a 50/50 raffle will be held.(Tickets will be available at the zabavaand days leading up to the zabava. Singletickets are available for $5; $50 for abook of tickets.)George WirtPanteleim<strong>on</strong> Pupchyk performs during the fund-raising reuni<strong>on</strong> of Plast’sVovcha Tropa campers of the years 1965-1975.Ruslana pays a visit to ChicagoCHICAGO – <strong>The</strong> Kyiv Committee ofChicago Sister Cities Internati<strong>on</strong>al presented<strong>Ukrainian</strong> superstar Ruslana –2004 Eurovisi<strong>on</strong> winner, World MusicAward winner and MTV Europe MusicAward nominee – at the Skydeckin Chicago’s Willis Tower. Ruslana, inChicago for the North American tour forher album “Wild Dances,” performed <strong>on</strong>Saturday, July 26, at the Venue at theHorseshoe Casino Hamm<strong>on</strong>d. Ruslana’s“Wild Dances,” which features collaborati<strong>on</strong>swith American R&B superstarsT-Pain and Missy Elliott, has dominated14 European charts for 97 weeks.Ruslana, originally from Kyiv, <strong>on</strong>e ofChicago’s 28 sister cities, visited Chicagoand New York state during her mostrecent visit to the United States, whichincluded a performance at Soyuzivka, theheritage center of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>alAssociati<strong>on</strong>.Ruslana <strong>on</strong> the Skydeck in Chicago’s Willis Tower.Skydeck ChicagoTurning the pages...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 6)main boulevard, the Khreschatyk.In his Independence Day remarks,President Viktor Yushchenko said, “we,the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> people, are the master (hospodar)of our dear land.”“No <strong>on</strong>e will ever decide for us whatlanguage to speak and what church topray in,” Mr. Yushchenko said. “No <strong>on</strong>ewill ever tell us what road to follow. No<strong>on</strong>e will ever measure our borders, islandsand peninsulas.”Joined <strong>on</strong> the dais by Gen. SerhiiKyrychenko, head commander of theArmed Forces of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Mr. Yushchenkosaid that <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> is not indifferent to thewar in Georgia. On the c<strong>on</strong>trary, “I expressthe deepest c<strong>on</strong>dolences from every<strong>on</strong>e,without excepti<strong>on</strong>, to the victimized peopleof the undivided Georgian lands […]Your pain is in our hearts.”Reiterating the need for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> to jointhe North Atlantic Treaty Organizati<strong>on</strong>(NATO), Mr. Yushchenko noted that joiningthe alliance was the “single, completeway to defend the lives and wealth of<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s.” And, regarding Europeanintegrati<strong>on</strong>, he said, “Our complete returnto a single European home is a matter ofthe nearest, already achieved prospect.”Mr. Yushchenko explained that a proposedpackage of legislati<strong>on</strong> called “<strong>The</strong>Nati<strong>on</strong>’s Health” was supposed to fostercooperati<strong>on</strong> between the warringPresidential Secretariat and the Parliament.<strong>The</strong> legislative measures addressed socialand humanitarian policies, including raisingincomes, boosting employment, regulatingtariffs and making housing affordable.Notably absent from the IndependenceDay parade was Prime Minister YuliaTymoshenko, who marked IndependenceDay with leaders of her political bloc byplacing flowers and singing the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>nati<strong>on</strong>al anthem at the m<strong>on</strong>uments toVyacheslav Chornovil and TarasShevchenko.Also absent was oppositi<strong>on</strong> leaderViktor Yanukovych of the Party ofRegi<strong>on</strong>s of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, who participated in aprayer service at the Kyivan CavesM<strong>on</strong>astery.An evening c<strong>on</strong>cert featuring a performanceby Ruslana and a fireworks displaycapped off the event’s festivities.Odesa and Kharkiv held their own militaryparades to commemorate <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’sIndependence Day.“From today, military parades will beheld <strong>on</strong> August 24 every year in Odesa,”said Mykola Serdiuk, chair of the OdesaOblast Administrati<strong>on</strong>. “<strong>The</strong>y support thedevelopment of feelings of patriotism andestablish faith in a hopeful defense of<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s sovereignty.”Western <strong>Ukrainian</strong> cities held modestcerem<strong>on</strong>ies as a result of the devastatingfloods that hit the regi<strong>on</strong> during the summer.Source: “<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> celebratesIndependence Day,” by Zen<strong>on</strong> Zawada,<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>, August 31, 2008.
No. 34THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 13COMMUNITY CHRONICLEChicago branch of women’s associati<strong>on</strong>to celebrate its 25th anniversaryby Ivanka BryanCHICAGO – In 1967 <strong>Ukrainian</strong> politicalactivist Ulana Celewycz-Steciuk foundedthe Women’s Associati<strong>on</strong> for the Defense ofFour Freedoms for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> (WADFFU).Headquartered in New York, its missi<strong>on</strong> wassupporting <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> in its struggle to gainindependence from the Communist str<strong>on</strong>gholdof the Soviet Uni<strong>on</strong> and to defend fourbasic freedoms: freedom of speech, freedomof religi<strong>on</strong>, freedom from fear and freedomfrom want. To help achieve this goal, theyraised awareness of the plight of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>citizens <strong>on</strong> their own soil.In the fall of 1967 the Oksana Meshkobranch was firmly planted in Chicago byMrs. Celewycz and 30 devoted women.<strong>The</strong>ir daughters, as well as other young girlsof <strong>Ukrainian</strong> descent, watched and learnedas WADFFU took <strong>on</strong> political and culturalactivities for the benefit of their homelandby disseminating informati<strong>on</strong> about <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>to all of America and bey<strong>on</strong>d.On June 15, 1984, these same girls, whowere now young women with their ownfamilies, formed a new branch of WADFFU.Twenty-five dedicated, educated and professi<strong>on</strong>alyoung women named their branch inmemory of Alla Horska, a devoted<strong>Ukrainian</strong> activist and artist who was murderedby the Soviet regime because of herbattle against the injustices in her belovedhomeland.Throughout the 1980s the Alla Horskabranch dove into the political and culturalactivity in the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> community, bringingawareness of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> into the Americancommunities in and around Chicago, andmaking their voices heard with variousacti<strong>on</strong>s and protests.With the declarati<strong>on</strong> of an independent<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, the organizati<strong>on</strong> focused <strong>on</strong> supporting<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> in its fledgling years andc<strong>on</strong>tinued their philanthropic work. MostNorth Dakota <strong>Ukrainian</strong>scelebrate 1890s homesteadersby Agnes PalaniukDICKINSON, N.D. – Leaving aknown life in a known land for anunknown life in an unknown land tooktremendous courage. <strong>The</strong> newcomerswere drawn by the dream of land thatawaited them in the farmers’ last fr<strong>on</strong>tierin the state of North Dakota. This was thetheme of the 2009 <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Festivalsp<strong>on</strong>sored by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> CulturalInstitute <strong>on</strong> July 17-19.Beginning in 1897, thousands of<strong>Ukrainian</strong> peasants immigrated to NorthDakota. Immigrants from the villages ofBoryskivtsi, Trubchyn and Vyhodaclaimed land in western North Dakota.Immigrants from the villages of Tovsteand Zalishchyky landed in the central partof the state. <strong>Ukrainian</strong> EvangelicalBaptists found religious freedom and filedfor land in north-central North Dakota.Thousands of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s met the fiveyearrequirement to build a residence <strong>on</strong>their quarter secti<strong>on</strong> of land and turn overthe sod to build homes; they turned theprairie into farmland.As the United States commemoratedthe 200th anniversary of the birth ofPresident Abraham Lincoln, NorthDakotans h<strong>on</strong>ored him for signing theHomestead Act, which gave the new settlers160 acres of free land and a promiserecently, extraordinarily successful benefitssuch as “Wheelchairs for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>” for theUnited <strong>Ukrainian</strong> American ReliefCommittee (UUARC) raised over $25,000for disabled children and adults in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.Previously, the benefit “One Heart toAnother” for the “Gift of Life” programunder the auspices of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>American Freedom Foundati<strong>on</strong> resulted inover $32,000 for children’s heart surgeriesin <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. In 2007 the multi-media event“<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Woman – Guardian of theNati<strong>on</strong>” focused <strong>on</strong> important <strong>Ukrainian</strong>women in history. Proceeds were d<strong>on</strong>ated tothe “Adopt a Grandparent” program in<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> run by UUARC.<strong>The</strong> branch organized and participatedin various clothing drives for disadvantaged<strong>Ukrainian</strong>s around the world. Itsmembers have participated in various ethnicevents hosted by the city of Chicago.For example, they decorate the annual<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Christmas tree in the name ofChicago’s C<strong>on</strong>sul General of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> atChicago’s Navy Pier Winter W<strong>on</strong>derfest,which is viewed by tens of thousands ofvisitors each year.In 2004 the branch together withChicago’s Branch 29 of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Nati<strong>on</strong>al Women’s League of America(UNWLA) co-hosted a 50th anniversarymemorial event for the “500 Heroines ofKingir.” In 2006 the WADFFU branch fundedand coordinated the renovati<strong>on</strong> of theKingir m<strong>on</strong>ument <strong>on</strong> the grounds of the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> American Youth Associati<strong>on</strong>campground in Baraboo, Wis.<strong>The</strong>re is also time set aside for fun oreducati<strong>on</strong>al events like Bingo Sundays, artexhibits, baking classes and “Mind, Bodyand Soul” Wellness Day for Women.<strong>The</strong> Alla Horska branch has worked tirelesslyduring its 25 years of existence. And,it c<strong>on</strong>tinues to grow in its resp<strong>on</strong>sibilitiesand efforts.of a better life for themselves and theirchildren.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Cultural Institute chosethe historic signing to h<strong>on</strong>or the homesteaders.<strong>The</strong> burial sites of the homesteaderswere identified <strong>on</strong> the six cemeteriesof local <strong>Ukrainian</strong> parishes. A“panakhyda,” or memorial service, wascelebrated <strong>on</strong> these cemeteries by BishopDaniel (Zelinsky) of the Chicago Eparchyof the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Orthodox Church of theU.S.A. and the Rev. Taras Miles, pastorof the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Catholic parishes in thestate. <strong>The</strong> grandchildren of the homesteadersplaced wreaths <strong>on</strong> their progenitors’graves as part of the “History Alive”program.A program at Dickins<strong>on</strong> StateUniversity’s Beck Auditorium presentedinterpretati<strong>on</strong>s of the reas<strong>on</strong>s for emigrati<strong>on</strong>.<strong>The</strong> text was based <strong>on</strong> interviewswith the first immigrants who claimedland beginning in 1897. In the 1970sgrants from the North Dakota HumanitiesCouncil and a Dickins<strong>on</strong> State UniversityFoundati<strong>on</strong> Grant supported interviewswith immigrants throughout the state.A dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong> by third- and fourthgenerati<strong>on</strong>young people reaffirmed thepreservati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> arts, historyand language sp<strong>on</strong>sored by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Cultural Institute and the North Dakota<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Dance Associati<strong>on</strong>.Members of the Chicago-based Alla Horska branch of the Women’s Associati<strong>on</strong>for the Defense of Four Freedoms for <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.In October 2008 the headquarters ofWADFFU’s nati<strong>on</strong>al executive board movedfrom New York to Chicago. Several c<strong>on</strong>fidentmembers of the Alla Horska branchagreed to take <strong>on</strong> the resp<strong>on</strong>sibility of thetop leadership positi<strong>on</strong>s of the organizati<strong>on</strong>.On October 3 the Alla Horska branch willhost a banquet and dance in celebrati<strong>on</strong> ofits 25th anniversary. Attending this silverPARMA, Ohio – In October of 2007 theclergy and board of trustees of St. Vladimir<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Orthodox Cathedral in Parma,Ohio, requested that Mayor Dean De Pieroof Parma designate State Road as “<strong>Ukrainian</strong>Village.”As stated in the letter to Mayor De Piera,since the independence of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, thousandsof <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s have moved into theGreater Cleveland area, This is most noticeablein Parma where, <strong>on</strong> State Road, thereare two <strong>Ukrainian</strong> cathedrals, two credituni<strong>on</strong>s, numerous businesses and professi<strong>on</strong>aloffices.<strong>The</strong> city resp<strong>on</strong>ded immediately andbegan plans to develop the area as the“<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Village.” <strong>The</strong> dedicati<strong>on</strong> of thisarea will take place <strong>on</strong> Saturday, September19.Most recently, St. Vladimir Cathedralrequested to add the special designati<strong>on</strong> ofSt. Vladimir Drive to Mari<strong>on</strong>cliff Drive <strong>on</strong>the occasi<strong>on</strong> of the parish’s 85th anniversary.anniversary event will be various importantguests, am<strong>on</strong>g them Maria Shkambara, presidentof the World Federati<strong>on</strong> of <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Women’s Organizati<strong>on</strong>s.In this anniversary year, members of theAlla Horska branch of WADFFU extendtheir heartfelt thanks to the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> communityat large for their trust and supportover the past 25 years.Parma community to celebratededicati<strong>on</strong> of “<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Village”This was passed by the Parma City Council<strong>on</strong> July 6 and signed by the mayor <strong>on</strong> July7. <strong>The</strong> sign was erected in fr<strong>on</strong>t of St.Vladimir Cathedral <strong>on</strong> July 28 – the veryday that the Church commemorates St.Vladimir.As part of the festivities for the 85th anniversary,a <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Festival will be held inthe parish center <strong>on</strong> Saturday, August 29.On Saturday, September 26, parishi<strong>on</strong>erswill walk down memory lane by returningto the site of the first church building <strong>on</strong>West 11th Street in Cleveland, which is currentlybeing used by a Protestant c<strong>on</strong>gregati<strong>on</strong>.Following the tour of the church, a picnic,especially arranged for the youngergenerati<strong>on</strong> of parishi<strong>on</strong>ers, will be held inthe immediate vicinity – at Lincoln Park –across from the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Museum.<strong>The</strong> parish will c<strong>on</strong>clude the anniversarycelebrati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> Saturday and Sunday,October 17-18. <strong>The</strong> celebrati<strong>on</strong> will be ledby Metropolitan C<strong>on</strong>stantine.Children from the Vacati<strong>on</strong> Church School of St. Vladimir <strong>Ukrainian</strong> OrthodoxCathedral in Parma, Ohio, stand below the sign for the newly names St. VladimirDrive.
14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34NOTES ON PEOPLEThree sisters mark60 years of ministryFOX CHASE MANOR, Pa. – On June28 the Sisters of the Order of St. Basil theGreat celebrated the lives and achievementsto date of three women: Sister Laura Palka,Sister Mary Michael Bayda and Sister<strong>The</strong>odosia Lukiw.By answering a call by God to ministerto the world, all three sisters have journeyedand experienced more that they could haveimagined 60 years ago as late teenagers andearly 20-somethings in 1949.Sister Laura, the current provincial superior,has ministered across the country invarious capacities. Most prominently, shehas shared her gift of music through teaching,directing, composing and performing.As the music teacher at St. Basil Academyand Manor College, Sister Laura was theimpetus behind the numerous musicals performedby the students.Her most notable compositi<strong>on</strong>, the magnificentcantata from Bohdan Lepky’s poem“In the Cathedral of St. George,” has beenfeatured at various venues, the most recentbeing the 2003 music tour of the BasilianSisters’ combined choir from <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> andCelebrating their 60th jubilees are: (from left) Sister Mary Michael, Sister Lauraand Sister <strong>The</strong>odosia.the United States.Sister Laura has also served as the housesuperior for the Fox Chase c<strong>on</strong>vent, ensuringthat the many daily functi<strong>on</strong>s were coordinatedand ran smoothly.Sister Mary Michael has also been ateacher, in Chicago, New York, Philadelphiaand Parma, Ohio. She has traveled widely inher ministries, teaching seminarians and catechistsin <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, where she also workedwith orphans. She spent time in Brazil establishinga foundati<strong>on</strong>, then assisted the formati<strong>on</strong>process. She also served in Rome atthe Generalate, the sisters’ worldwide headquarters,as general bursar and general councilor.When she wasn’t called to various partsof the world, she became a licensed practicalnurse (LPN), working at Holy RedeemerHospital in Philadelphia.Sister <strong>The</strong>odosia has also taught innumerous parishes: Watervliet, N.Y., NewYork, Hamtramck, Mich., andPhiladelphia, and at St. Basil Academy inFox Chase Manor, Pa. She is currently inher sec<strong>on</strong>d term as principal at St. GeorgeSchool in New York. Sister <strong>The</strong>odosiahas also traveled the world to teach; asthe academic dean at the Pedagogical-Catechetical School in Ivano-Frankivsk,<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, she worked with the training ofcatechists.During the sec<strong>on</strong>d half of the 1970s intothe mid ‘80s she served as provincial superiorfor the Fox Chase Province.In their 60 years of ministry these threewomen have touched more lives than any<strong>on</strong>ecould possibly count. <strong>The</strong>y have servedas a visible symbol of the love of God, andhave inspired many to follow the divineexample of Jesus Christ.Veterinarian namedHealthcare HeroCHARLOTTE, N.C. – <strong>The</strong> July 17editi<strong>on</strong> of <strong>The</strong> Mecklenburg Times, anewspaper in Charlotte, N.C., recognizedDr. Maria Syska as a 2009 HealthcareHero for her excepti<strong>on</strong>al work as a veterinarian.According to Tanya Mathis, the news-Dr. Maria Syska with <strong>on</strong>e of her patients.paper’s publisher, the 17 individualsselected as Healthcare Heroes “are committedindividuals who are not <strong>on</strong>ly makinga difference in the healthcare industry,but are also committed to our communityas a whole.”In describing her dedicati<strong>on</strong> to her chosenfield, Dr. Syska told <strong>The</strong> MecklenburgTimes that she has “always felt called toveterinary medicine.” She also stated,“When I am caring for compani<strong>on</strong> animals,I am improving not <strong>on</strong>ly their qualityof life, but the quality of life of theirhuman families as well.”In additi<strong>on</strong> to her work as an intern atthe Animal Medical Hospital in Charlotte,Dr. Syska has volunteered as a veterinarianin remote villages in Nicaragua, aswell as various spay-neuter clinics and atthe Humane Society’s Rural AreaVeterinary Services.Readers may be familiar with Dr.Syska, whose graduati<strong>on</strong> from theUniversity of Pennsylvania School ofVeterinary Medicine was noted in theJune 22, 2008, editi<strong>on</strong> of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>.Up<strong>on</strong> completing her internship at theAnimal Medical Hospital this summer,Dr. Syska will move <strong>on</strong> to share her talentsat the St<strong>on</strong>ey Creek Animal Hospitalin Charlotte as an associate veterinarian.Dr. Syska is the daughter of Williamand Loressa Syska of West Chester, Pa.,and the granddaughter of Eva Uzych ofWallingford, Pa., and the late Dr. WalterUzych, and of the late Olga and OttoSyska.Receives promoti<strong>on</strong> in N.Y. GuardCORTLAND MANOR, N.Y. – Newly promoted to the rank of sergeant major, TarasSzczur (right) of the New York Guard, shakes hands with Command Sgt. Maj.James Harter; both are former Marines. On the left is Sgt. Maj. Szczur’s fiancée,Yv<strong>on</strong>ne Roque-Iannelli. Sgt. Maj. Szczur was promoted by Maj. Gen. Fergal Foley<strong>on</strong> Saturday, July 25, at Camp Smith in Cortland Manor, N.Y. <strong>The</strong> newly promotedguardsman has been serving as a pers<strong>on</strong>nel sergeant major since 2005.“Notes <strong>on</strong> People” is a feature geared toward reporting <strong>on</strong> the achievements of members ofthe <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Associati<strong>on</strong> and the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> community. All submissi<strong>on</strong>s shouldbe c<strong>on</strong>cise due to space limitati<strong>on</strong>s and must include the pers<strong>on</strong>’s UNA branch number (ifapplicable). 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Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054.Black knight...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 8)of Russia even the meager c<strong>on</strong>cessi<strong>on</strong>s thatthe Soviet government was forced to maketo the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s, Georgians and othernati<strong>on</strong>alities in order to stay in power. To theend of his life Denikin remained c<strong>on</strong>vinced– and he frequently stressed this point in hiswritings – that the “basic vicious ailment” ofthe Bolshevik leadership was the fact that itc<strong>on</strong>sisted of n<strong>on</strong>-Russians. He did not trustthe Soviets, whom he viewed as a band ofaliens and traitors, to guard the interests ofMother Russia.Would Denikin trust Putin? <strong>The</strong> Russianprime minister has no reas<strong>on</strong> for doubt.After all, just last year he dazzled the worldwith Russia’s might in his c<strong>on</strong>fr<strong>on</strong>tati<strong>on</strong>with Georgia, and as a former agent of theKGB, he is well-equipped to bring into playthe divisive tactics the tsarist general used soskillfully in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> during the civil war. Heeven appears ready to quote Denikin inorder to warn Western leaders, PresidentBarack Obama am<strong>on</strong>g them, that it is acrime to meddle in what he c<strong>on</strong>siders“Russia’s internal affairs.” Could this obsessivepreoccupati<strong>on</strong> with Georgia and<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> the part of an imperially drivenRussian leader <strong>on</strong>ce again thrust the countryinto the whirlwind of a disastrous war?
No. 34EDMONTON, Alberta – Since<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s renewed independence, thereligious situati<strong>on</strong> and religious relati<strong>on</strong>sin that country have been the focus ofinternati<strong>on</strong>al attenti<strong>on</strong>. <strong>The</strong> rebirth ofChurches and religious instituti<strong>on</strong>s hasbeen accompanied by vigorous competiti<strong>on</strong>for the loyalty of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s believers.<strong>The</strong> visit of Pope John Paul II to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>in 2001 and the most recent visit of thenewly elected patriarch of Moscow andall Russia, Kirill, testify to the centralityof <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> both in the Catholic andOrthodox worlds. Ecclesiastical affairs,above all the allegiance of Orthodoxbelievers, have greatly influenced the processesof state-building and nati<strong>on</strong>-buildingin <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.CIUS Press has published a number ofm<strong>on</strong>ographs and collecti<strong>on</strong>s of essays <strong>on</strong>problems of religious history by authorsand editors such as Ihor Sevčenko,Yaroslav Isaievych, Geoffrey Hosking,Andrij Krawczuk, Paul R. Magocsi,Bohdan Bociurkiw and David Goa. Tothose interested in the current religioussituati<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, the volume of essaysby Serhii Plokhy and Frank E. Sysyn,titled “Religi<strong>on</strong> and Nati<strong>on</strong> in Modern<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>,” has been especially welcome.<strong>The</strong> over 15 reviews of the volume havepraised this editi<strong>on</strong> as a greatly neededauthoritative work <strong>on</strong> modern religiousaffairs in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<strong>The</strong> internati<strong>on</strong>ally renowned specialist<strong>on</strong> religious affairs Michael Bourdeauxevaluated the volume in the SlavicReview: “Since the collapse of the SovietUni<strong>on</strong>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> has been called the‘sleeping giant’ of Europe – <strong>on</strong>e of thec<strong>on</strong>tinent’s most populous nati<strong>on</strong>s, but<strong>on</strong>e that has so far had minimal impact <strong>on</strong>THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 15“Religi<strong>on</strong> and Nati<strong>on</strong> in Modern <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>” reissued by CIUS Pressinternati<strong>on</strong>al affairs. Far too little is beingpublished, whether in the realm of scholarlystudies or in the press, about this vastnew independent country. ‘Religi<strong>on</strong> andNati<strong>on</strong> in Modern <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’ is, therefore,not <strong>on</strong>ly a welcome additi<strong>on</strong> to the literature,but an excellent book in its ownright. As scholars c<strong>on</strong>versant with<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> will know, the names of SerhiiPlokhy and Frank E. Sysyn guarantee thequality of the work. Each has a profoundinsight into the complex issues facing thecountry today.”A specialist <strong>on</strong> religious groups in c<strong>on</strong>temporary<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, above all theProtestants, Catherine Wanner, characterizedthe topic and volume thusly: “It wasnot until the late 1980s that many schol-ars from a plethora of disciplines wereforced to c<strong>on</strong>cede that they had underestimatedthe importance of nati<strong>on</strong>alityissues, and especially of religi<strong>on</strong>, as forcesshaping Soviet history. Few scholarsengaged the dynamic interacti<strong>on</strong> ofnati<strong>on</strong>ality and religi<strong>on</strong> as they played outhistorically in politics and the daily life ofSoviet citizens. <strong>The</strong> two authors of thisbook went against this trend and haveover the years amassed a distinguishedrecord of scholarship in the fields of<strong>Ukrainian</strong> history and of religious lifeover the centuries in this strategicallyimportant borderland.”<strong>The</strong>se and over 10 other reviews ofthis book can be read <strong>on</strong> the CIUS Presswebsite at www.utor<strong>on</strong>to.ca/cius/publicati<strong>on</strong>s/books/religi<strong>on</strong>nati<strong>on</strong>.htm.CIUS Press has decided to resp<strong>on</strong>d tothe <strong>on</strong>going demand for this book byscholars and a wider public interested inreligious affairs in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and theEastern Christian world by reissuing“Religi<strong>on</strong> and Nati<strong>on</strong> in Modern<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.” <strong>The</strong> book is available in aHome for Salepaperback editi<strong>on</strong> for $29.95 and in hardcoverfor $39.95 (plus taxes and shipping;outside Canada prices are in U.S. dollars).Readers interested in matters of<strong>Ukrainian</strong> religious life can also takeadvantage of a limited-time opportunityto purchase Bohdan R. Bociurkiw’sauthoritative scholarly study of the processof dissoluti<strong>on</strong> of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Catholic Church in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> by the Sovietauthorities: “<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> GreekCatholic Church and the Soviet State(1939-1950),” hardcover editi<strong>on</strong>; discountedprice: $23.97 (reg. $39.95).Twenty reviews of this book can be foundat http://tinyurl.com/mcd5e3.Orders for both books can be placedvia the secure <strong>on</strong>line ordering system ofCIUS Press at www.utor<strong>on</strong>to.ca/cius orby c<strong>on</strong>tacting CIUS Press, 430 PembinaHall, University of Alberta, Edm<strong>on</strong>t<strong>on</strong>,AB, T6G 2H8; teleph<strong>on</strong>e, 780-492-2973;e-mail, cius@ualberta.ca.– Canadian Institute of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> StudiesZolota Osin community#25 – Sec<strong>on</strong>d house <strong>on</strong> right sideThree bedrooms, side deckPlease call:Orest Walchuk – 908-713-6307George Walchuk – 908-638-4732
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No. 34by Myr<strong>on</strong> B. KuropasCHICAGO – <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Instituteof Modern Art in Chicago (UIMA) iscalled “the jewel of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Village.” Rightfully so. Since its foundingin 1971, the UIMA has featured countlessart exhibits, music recitals and publicevents enriching the cultural life ofChicago.<strong>The</strong> current exhibiti<strong>on</strong>, <strong>on</strong> view August2-30, features works by Vasyl Fedorouk,a sculptor, and Olexander Dubovyk, apainter.Born in Ivano-Frankivsk, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, in1950, Mr. Fedorouk studied at the Lvivand Kosiv art schools, where he perfectedsculpting in geometric abstracti<strong>on</strong>. A masterof his chosen media of granite, st<strong>on</strong>e,marble and ceramic, his artworks can befound in permanent museum collecti<strong>on</strong>sin <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and Russia, and private collecti<strong>on</strong>sthroughout the world. Mr. Fedorouklives in Illinois.Mr. Fedorouk’s sculptures are reminiscentof the works of the late AlexanderArchipenko, the world-famous <strong>Ukrainian</strong>sculptor who brought <strong>Ukrainian</strong> art to theworld stage. Avant-garde in his day,Archipenko is c<strong>on</strong>sidered the father ofcubist sculpture featuring “negativeform,” by which holes emerged as morethan simple voids. Archipenko’s workswere exhibited at the UIMA <strong>on</strong> May25-August 10, 2008.Mr. Dubovyk was born in Kyiv in1931; he studied and later taught in prestigiousart schools in his home town. Amaster of cubism and geometric abstracti<strong>on</strong>,Mr. Dubovyk has works in museumsthroughout the world, as well as in privatecollecti<strong>on</strong>s. Many of the works displayedhere are from the private collecti<strong>on</strong>of Adrian S<strong>on</strong>evytsky. Mr. Dubovykc<strong>on</strong>tinues his art career in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 17UIMA: <strong>The</strong> jewel of Chicago’s <strong>Ukrainian</strong> VillageMr. Dubovyk’s abstract art could not beopenly exhibited in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> until the collapseof the Soviet Uni<strong>on</strong>. During Soviettimes, artists had to hew to the official artisticline. An idea, known as “Proletkult,”emerged so<strong>on</strong> after the Bolshevik coupd’état in Russia; it demanded that all artsserve the dictatorship of the proletariat. Inpainting, the goal was “socialist realism,”portraying the state and its leaders in heroicterms. <strong>The</strong> death of Stalin led to a temporarythaw, but the idea of art as a servant ofthe Soviet state was never dropped.<strong>The</strong> UIMA was founded in 1971 byDr. Achilles Chreptowsky, WasylKacurovsky, K<strong>on</strong>stantin Mil<strong>on</strong>adis andMychajlo Urban. <strong>The</strong>y were committedto freeing <strong>Ukrainian</strong> art from the shacklesof <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Soviet repressi<strong>on</strong> and to providing<strong>Ukrainian</strong> artists a world stage <strong>on</strong>which to exhibit their work.<strong>The</strong> current exhibiti<strong>on</strong> at the UIMAcomes <strong>on</strong> the heels of an exhibiti<strong>on</strong> thatfeatured the work of Olga Ant<strong>on</strong>enko,another abstract artist from Kyiv, whosecolorful paintings, tapestries and batikswere <strong>on</strong> display from June 14 to July 26.Her mural “Springtime in Chicago” is <strong>on</strong>permanent exhibit at O’Hare Airport inChicago.<strong>The</strong> next UIMA exhibit, featuring theart of two local <strong>Ukrainian</strong> artists, Mr.Kacurovsky, painter, and AlexandraKowerko, sculptor and printmaker, willrun from September 13 through October25. <strong>The</strong> late Mr. Kacurovsky was theUIMA curator for many years. Ms.Kowerko’s m<strong>on</strong>oprints – nudes, woodlandnymphs, godesses – are eulogies tothe human figure.<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Institute of Modern Artis located at 2320 W. Chicago Ave. Forexhibit hours readers may call773-227-5522 or c<strong>on</strong>tact Stanislav Grezdoat stano@uima-chicago.org.A view of the gallery at the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Museum in Chicago.“Fire Dance” by Vasily Fedorouk.“Sun” by Vasily Fedorouk.Lesia Kuropas“Trinity,” “Cosmos,” “Cosmical Harp” by Vasily Fedorouk. “Call of the Steppe” by Vasily Fedorouk. “Melody” by Vasily Fedorouk.“Melancholy” by Olexander Dubovyk.“Dialogue” by Olexander Dubovyk.“Sight” by Olexander Dubovyk.
18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Associati<strong>on</strong>extends greetings toTHE GOVERNMENT OF UKRAINEAND ALL ITS PEOPLE<strong>on</strong> the occasi<strong>on</strong> of the18th Anniversary of theIndependence of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<strong>The</strong> UNA wishes the people of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> peace,prosperity and c<strong>on</strong>tinued success in strengtheningthe democratic principles of its government.MÌo„‡fl ã¥t‡!For the executive committee,Stefan Kaczaraj, PresidentChristine E. Kozak, Nati<strong>on</strong>al SecretaryRoma Lisovich, TreasurerPaul Thomas RabchenukAttorney at LawExtends the best wishes of theRABCHENUK LAW OFFICESto theentire <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Diaspora <strong>on</strong> theoccasi<strong>on</strong> of theEIGHTEENTH ANNIVERSARYofUKRAINIAN NDEPENDENCESLAVA UKRAINI<strong>The</strong> Kinsman Building81 Washingt<strong>on</strong> Street Suite 311Salem, Massacusetts 01970-3514Tel: 978-741-1163Fax: 978-745-4942RablawUS.com
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22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34On the occasi<strong>on</strong> of the18th Anniversaryof <strong>Ukrainian</strong> IndependenceBest wishes to all <strong>Ukrainian</strong>sin <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and the Diasporaand to our worldwide <strong>Ukrainian</strong> cooperative family<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Credit Uni<strong>on</strong> Associati<strong>on</strong>, USA
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No. 34THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 25<strong>The</strong> House of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>in San Diego, CAcordially greets its members and supporters<strong>on</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Day of Independence!Labor Day activities:Screening of newly released short film HOLODOMORSaturday, September 5, 6 p.m.St. John the Baptizer <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Catholic Church4400 Palm Ave., La MesaFamily Festival in the ParkSunday, September 6, no<strong>on</strong> to duskHouse of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>Balboa Park, San Diegowww.houseofukraine.com
26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34Russian military...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 3)promised to pass the amendments as so<strong>on</strong> aspossible (www.kremlin.ru, August 10).Thus, Mr. Medvedev, in effect, acknowledgedthat the invasi<strong>on</strong> of Georgia was illegal.Under present legislati<strong>on</strong>, Russia didnot have the legal right to invade Georgia,since its territorial integrity was not underthreat and it did not have any defensetreaties with South Ossetia or Abkhazia.<strong>The</strong> upper house of Parliament did notdecide to send troops into battle withinGeorgia, as the C<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> demands(Kommersant, August 11).<strong>The</strong> legislati<strong>on</strong> that may legalize a possiblefuture invasi<strong>on</strong> of Crimea “to defendRussian soldiers and citizens” could bepassed so<strong>on</strong> and Mr. Medvedev’s rhetoricsounds warlike, but the Russian militaryat present is clearly not ready to take <strong>on</strong>an offensive “liberati<strong>on</strong>” campaign deepwithin <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> armedforces are ineffective, but the territory ofthe possible theater of c<strong>on</strong>flict is vast anddensely populated, requiring a massivedeployment of well-prepared troops.Russia needs at least three more years ofradical military modernizati<strong>on</strong> and somerearmament, before it may c<strong>on</strong>template aCrimea and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> missi<strong>on</strong>. Now a newbitter gas war with Kyiv is <strong>on</strong> the horiz<strong>on</strong>,which might <strong>on</strong>ce more cut suppliesto Europe.While further Russian attempts toinfluence domestic politics in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>c<strong>on</strong>tinue, the military threat will linger inthe background.<strong>The</strong> article above is reprinted fromEurasia Daily M<strong>on</strong>itor with permissi<strong>on</strong>from its publisher, the JamestownFoundati<strong>on</strong>, www.jamestown.org.Yushchenko's letter...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 3)Regarding the visit of the Patriarch ofMoscow and All Russia Cyril [Kirill] to<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, it is worth menti<strong>on</strong>ing that heexpressed words of gratitude to the leadershipof our nati<strong>on</strong> for the high level oforganizati<strong>on</strong> of his stay in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. And,of course, the Russian Orthodox Churchprior [primate] did not make any negativeor critical remarks similar to those c<strong>on</strong>tainedin your letter and discrediting thevery spirit of the visit. Generally speaking,we c<strong>on</strong>sider the c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong>s betweenthe visit of Patriarch Cyril and bilateralpolitical relati<strong>on</strong>s to be wiredrawn andirrelative [irrelevant].Speaking about the forced decisi<strong>on</strong> ofthe <strong>Ukrainian</strong> side regarding the two diplomaticrepresentatives of Russia, itshould be emphasized that before makingsuch a step we have three times officiallyargued to the Russian side about thewr<strong>on</strong>gful acti<strong>on</strong>s of the abovementi<strong>on</strong>edsenior diplomats. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> party hasprovided sufficient evidence of theiractivities in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, which harmed thenati<strong>on</strong>al interests of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. On the otherhand, the resp<strong>on</strong>sive acti<strong>on</strong>s of theRussian side against the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> diplomatwere totally unjustified and baseless.I hope that in the future our two countrieswill manage to avoid recurrence of suchunfortunate situati<strong>on</strong>s, which cast a shadowover bilateral relati<strong>on</strong>s.Summarizing the listed, I would like toexpress my c<strong>on</strong>victi<strong>on</strong> that solving currentproblems in <strong>Ukrainian</strong>-Russian bilateralrelati<strong>on</strong>s requires intensive work.<strong>The</strong>refore, the decisi<strong>on</strong> to postp<strong>on</strong>e thearrival of the new Russian ambassador to<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> will certainly not c<strong>on</strong>tribute toc<strong>on</strong>structive development of our relati<strong>on</strong>s.<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> remains a supporter of broadcooperati<strong>on</strong> with the Russian Federati<strong>on</strong>based up<strong>on</strong> mutual respect and equality, bymeans of maintaining c<strong>on</strong>structive dialogue,including that at the highest level.At least three times last year I have provedmy willingness to engage in dialogue atthe negotiating table in my letters to you.Today this call still applies. Unfortunately,in resp<strong>on</strong>se to that I <strong>on</strong>ly received invitati<strong>on</strong>sto take part in the race for the prizeof the president of Russia or other multilateralarrangements. I hope that this timeyour resp<strong>on</strong>se will be c<strong>on</strong>structive.I believe in the good future of<strong>Ukrainian</strong>-Russian relati<strong>on</strong>s, which arebased <strong>on</strong> the deep traditi<strong>on</strong> of friendshipand neighborliness between the peoplesof our two countries that are str<strong>on</strong>ger thanthe interests of certain political circlesand not influenced by situati<strong>on</strong>al c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>sof the political moment.Sincerely,Viktor YushchenkoNeed a back issue?ztc@earthlink.netIf you’d like to obtain a back issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>,send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to:Administrati<strong>on</strong>, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>,2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280Parsippany, NJ 07054.
No. 34THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 27<strong>Ukrainian</strong> pro basketball updateAttenti<strong>on</strong>, Students!by Ihor StelmachThree different welcomes for a trio of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> hoopsters<strong>Ukrainian</strong> basketball fans have notexactly been hooping it up the past fewroundball seas<strong>on</strong>s. Indeed, the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>c<strong>on</strong>tingent in the Nati<strong>on</strong>al BasketballAssociati<strong>on</strong> has dramatically declinedsince notable players Vitaly Potapenkoand Slava Medvedenko quietly left theleague, while part-timer Viktor Khryapawas waived away. Granted there washope when youngsters Oleksiy Pecherovand Kyrylo Fesenko emigrated from<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> a couple of years back, draftedby Washingt<strong>on</strong> and Utah, respectively.<strong>The</strong>n there was Wally Szczerbiak, <strong>on</strong>ce aprolific scorer, more recently assigned toa sec<strong>on</strong>d-team positi<strong>on</strong> by the 2009 semifinalistCleveland Cavaliers. Not toomuch to get excited about…Well, a two-week span in late Junejolted us out of our <strong>Ukrainian</strong> pro basketballdoldrums, when a huge draft-weekdeal landed the aforementi<strong>on</strong>ed Pecherovin a potentially promising new home(Minnesota), a future-planning Utah Jazzre-upped the promising Fesenko and anunknown Sergiy Gladyr was selected asAtlanta’s No. 2 pick in the 2009 NBADraft. Yikes! This was enough to motivatesome to pump up their outdoor ballsand hike over to the local high school forsome full court acti<strong>on</strong>! Here are somedetails <strong>on</strong> the major moves pertaining toour three <strong>Ukrainian</strong> b-ballers.Hawks to Gladyr: Welcome to the NBASince the NBA draft is <strong>on</strong>ly a tworoundaffair, it is imperative a club selectswisely with its top pick. <strong>The</strong> sec<strong>on</strong>dround affords more of a chance to opt fora player with more l<strong>on</strong>g-term potential.<strong>The</strong> Atlanta Hawks came away from thedraft c<strong>on</strong>vinced they had their guy inSergiy Gladyr, who per game averaged15.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and1.5 steals in 29 minutes for MBCMykolayiv in the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> SuperLeague.Here’s what Hawks internati<strong>on</strong>al scoutMark Crow, who scouted Gladyr extensivelyin Europe, had to say aboutAtlanta’s sec<strong>on</strong>d-round selecti<strong>on</strong> (as perBasket Blog of the Atlanta Hawks):“Gladyr is a 6-foot-5-inch, 19-year-oldkid with tremendous shooting ability. Isaw him hit 11 three-pointers in a gameagainst Lithuania for the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Nati<strong>on</strong>al Team last year. He’s got greatform, and he’s a very good athlete aswell.”In official press releases after the draft,the Hawks proudly boasted getting playersright at the top of their draft board foreach of their two picks. Atlanta selectedWake Forest point guard Jeff Teague astheir No. 1 pick.Gladyr scouting reportA shooting guard with str<strong>on</strong>g athleticability, Gladyr could have been a firstroundpick if he had more exposure. Nottoo many talent scouts saw him play inthe <strong>Ukrainian</strong> League. <strong>The</strong> attracti<strong>on</strong> tothis 19-year-old is his shooting ability –<strong>on</strong>e of the better pure shooters anywhere.His shooting percents didn’t overwhelmany<strong>on</strong>e (36 percent from three-pointrange), yet scouts were enamored withhis sweet-shooting stroke. He’s veryadept at getting his legs into the shot witha str<strong>on</strong>g sense of balance.For his age, Gladyr is smooth at drillingjumpers coming off screens. He’s notintimidated by a defender being up in hisface, as he employs a quick release andexudes self-c<strong>on</strong>fidence in his shootingabilities.Getting back to his athleticism, he’sshown he can handle the ball, likes usinghis left hand and has developed an effectivecrossover dribble – skills necessaryto disprove any label that he’s strictly ashooter. He can just as easily score playingoff the dribble, showcasing a str<strong>on</strong>gability to finish when going to the hoop.Gladyr was rated a pretty good athleteby <strong>Ukrainian</strong> League standards, but questi<strong>on</strong>sremain about how he will rate as afuture NBA’er. Again his overall athleticismplays into effect here, and he earnedgood reviews at the pre-draft EuroReebok Camp. <strong>The</strong> overall c<strong>on</strong>sensus hadGladyr having the sec<strong>on</strong>d most polishedoffensive skill-set of any 2-guard (shootingguard) after James Harden.Gladyr was born <strong>on</strong> October 17, 1989,in Mykolayiv, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, and standing at6-foot-5 and weighing 190 pounds, hewas c<strong>on</strong>tracted with MBC Mykolayiv inthe <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Super League. <strong>The</strong>2008-2009 <strong>Ukrainian</strong> seas<strong>on</strong> saw himshowcase some showman skills when inthe league’s April All-Star game he scoreda game-high 24 points, while dishing outnine assists. He also w<strong>on</strong> the three-pointshootout title, besting BC Kyiv’sManuchar Markoishvili in the final. Hisseas<strong>on</strong> high was 36 points against KhimikYouzhny, a game in which he attempted19 free-throws. MBC Mykolayiv finishedin fifth place in 2008-2009.T’wolves to Pecherov: Welcometo MinnesotaOn June 24, 2009, <strong>on</strong>e day prior to the2009 NBA Draft, the MinnesotaTimberwolves acquired the No. 5 pick inthe draft, center Etan Thomas and forwardsDarius S<strong>on</strong>gaila and OleksiyPecherov from the Washingt<strong>on</strong> Wizardsfor guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller.“This draft offers us an opportunity tobegin transforming the Timberwolves intoa team poised for l<strong>on</strong>g-term success, andthe prospect of acquiring an additi<strong>on</strong>alasset in the No.5 pick, al<strong>on</strong>g with someadded depth in our fr<strong>on</strong>tcourt, was veryattractive,” said David Kahn,Timberwolves president of basketballoperati<strong>on</strong>s, in an official press release.In two seas<strong>on</strong>s in Washingt<strong>on</strong>,Pecherov has posted career averages of3.6 points (0.367 three-point percentage,0.733 free-throw percentage), 2.1rebounds and 8.9 minutes per game in 67c<strong>on</strong>tests. <strong>The</strong> 7-foot-tall center/forwardwas originally drafted No. 18 overall byWashingt<strong>on</strong> in the 2006 NBA Draft.Dishing <strong>on</strong> PecherovHopefully with all of the pers<strong>on</strong>nelchanges going <strong>on</strong> in Minnesota, Pecherovwill get more of an opportunity for playingtime. <strong>The</strong> problem in Washingt<strong>on</strong> wasPecherov did not improve from year toyear. Some of the blame falls <strong>on</strong> the poorWizards’ player development and coachingchange. Some must be placed <strong>on</strong> theplayer’s shoulders. If the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> hadengaged in more spirited practice sessi<strong>on</strong>sand shown more of a dedicated workethic, more minutes <strong>on</strong> the court wouldhave found him, especially in theWizards’ injury-plagued 2008-2009 campaign.<strong>The</strong> embarassment of having ashot blocked by 6-foot-2-inch DanielGibs<strong>on</strong> in a Cavaliers matchup left moreof an impressi<strong>on</strong> than any few positivemoments Pecherov experienced last seas<strong>on</strong>.Playing behind Antawn Jamis<strong>on</strong>,JaVale McGee, Darius S<strong>on</strong>gaila, AndrayBlatche and Etan Thomas, the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>dubbed “Big Oily” was already in a positi<strong>on</strong>where working extra hard was a definiteprerequisite for more playing time.<strong>The</strong>re was a brief time this past seas<strong>on</strong>when “Pech” expressed a desire torebound the basketball, a rare oddity formost European big men possessing anoutside shooting touch. However, theurge to ‘bound didn’t last – as the hustle<strong>on</strong> the glass decreased, hovering aroundthe three-point arc increased, resulting inless minutes <strong>on</strong> the court and more <strong>on</strong> thebench.Yet the potential remains, especially ifPecherov were to start using the threepointshot as a threat and not as a crutch.He has the ability to master the pick andpop as a big man – a strategy whichwould then open up the lane for penetrati<strong>on</strong>to the hoop. If the Minnesota coachingstaff could teach him some defensivetechniques, Pecherov with a high defensiveIQ would be a valuable asset. IfPecherov himself decided to emulate anew teammate (Al Jeffers<strong>on</strong>) or even anex-Wizards teammate (S<strong>on</strong>gaila) whoboth play with tremendous heart, what anasset he might become to the T’wolvesfranchise. Any of these ifs turning intoreality means Pecherov finally becomesan NBA player.Jazz to Fesenko: Welcme backOn June 12, 2009, Utah Jazz generalmanager Kevin O’C<strong>on</strong>nor announced theteam exercised its opti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> center KyryloFesenko for the 2009-2010 seas<strong>on</strong>.Financial terms were not disclosed, as perteam policy. <strong>The</strong> 7-foot-1-inch, 290-pound,22-year-old <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> native has appearedin 30 games over the past two seas<strong>on</strong>s withthe Jazz, per game averaging 2.1 points,2.1 rebounds and 0.6 blocks, while shooting0.519 percent in 7.5 minutes. In2008-2009, he saw acti<strong>on</strong> in 21 games(<strong>on</strong>e start), averaging per game 2.3 points,1.8 rebounds and .71 blocks, hitting 0.583percent of his field goals in 7.4 minutes.Fesenko’s best game came against 7-foot-6-inch Yao Ming of the Rockets in aDecember 27, 2008, game at Houst<strong>on</strong>where he posted career highs of 12 points(six to eight points from the field) and 11rebounds al<strong>on</strong>g with three blocked shots in34 minutes of play.Fesenko has played in 51 games (35starts) while assigned to the NBADevelopment League’s Utah Flash overthe past two seas<strong>on</strong>s, averaging 10.6points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.82 blocks in25.5 minutes per game. He earned a 2008D-League All-Star Game berth.Originally selected by the Philadelphia76ers in the sec<strong>on</strong>d round (38th overall)of the 2007 NBA Draft, the Jazz acquiredFesenko’s rights in a draft night trade.Fesenko still a work in progressWhen Jazz GM Kevin O’C<strong>on</strong>noracquired Fesenko in 2007 he declared the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> center a “work in progress.”What was true back then certainly holdstrue to this very day.“I think it’s been a roller coaster withhim,” O’C<strong>on</strong>nor said in a March 2009interview with <strong>The</strong> Salt Lake Tribune’sRoss Siler. “We’ve seen some spotswhere he’s certainly been significant in acouple of games. I think he c<strong>on</strong>tinues toimprove, and I think we’ve got to evaluatewhere he’s at.”<strong>The</strong> Jazz made a nearly $3 milli<strong>on</strong>investment in Fesenko, having paid some$500,000 to buy out his <strong>Ukrainian</strong> clubc<strong>on</strong>tract, then inking him to a three-year,$2.4 milli<strong>on</strong> deal themselves. At thispoint the club opti<strong>on</strong> for 2009-2010kicked in, with the team holding an$870,000 clause to bring Fesenko backfor another year. Utah had until June 15,10 days before this year’s draft and twoweeks before the start of free agency, tomake its decisi<strong>on</strong>.Several factors came into play whilethe Jazz decided Fesenko’s fate. One wasthe ec<strong>on</strong>omics of the opti<strong>on</strong> year –$850,000 per year is quite modest for anNBA back-up center, especially with anexpected drop in the league’s salary capwith the deepening recessi<strong>on</strong>.In additi<strong>on</strong>, the Jazz could no l<strong>on</strong>gersend Fesenko to the NBA DevelopmentLeague since he would be a third-yearplayer. Bringing him back means he’spretty much guaranteed a roster spot.Fesenko had his moments in2008-2009, helping the Jazz to an upsetwin over the eventual-champi<strong>on</strong> L.A.Lakers when both Carlos Boozer andMehmet Okur were out injured. All in all,it was a seas<strong>on</strong> of major ups and downs.<strong>The</strong> summer of 2008 saw him part wayswith his private coach, show up withbl<strong>on</strong>d hair for the start of summer leagueand finish scoreless with four fouls andseven turnovers in his first RockyMountain Revue game.GM O’C<strong>on</strong>nor said Fesenko “wastedsome time in his improvement curve,”but also said the comparis<strong>on</strong> from2007-2008 to 2008-2009 was favorable.<strong>The</strong> two main areas of opportunity are hisfocus and his weight.Last seas<strong>on</strong> saw c<strong>on</strong>tinued improvementin his post moves and countermoves, getting closer to knowing whoand what he is <strong>on</strong> the court. Some in theorganizati<strong>on</strong> say he’s come a l<strong>on</strong>g wayand still has a l<strong>on</strong>g way to go. He’s stillquite young, adapting to a new envir<strong>on</strong>mentwith a wad of cash in his pocket.More maturity combined with a moreserious approach to his daily routinewould be a big step forward.Perhaps the clinching factor in bringingFesenko back to Utah for at least <strong>on</strong>emore year was the fear of losing him towestern foe Sacramento, where his formeragent, Jas<strong>on</strong> Levien, is now theKings’ assistant general manager.Throughout the year <strong>Ukrainian</strong> student clubs plan and holdactivities. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> urges students to let us andthe <strong>Ukrainian</strong> community know about upcoming events. <strong>The</strong><strong>Weekly</strong> will be happy to help you publicize them. We will alsobe glad to print timely news stories about events that havealready taken place. Photos also will be accepted.
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Ph<strong>on</strong>e:440-842-1993NEWSBRIEFS(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 2)that the MFA had not released this informati<strong>on</strong>earlier in order not to “aggravatethe situati<strong>on</strong>” linked to Russian PresidentMedvedev’s open letter to <strong>Ukrainian</strong>President Viktor Yushchenko. He said thatsince the start of the year <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> has sent14 notes of protest to Russia over the violati<strong>on</strong>of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> laws by the RussianBlack Sea Fleet. (Ukrinform)Georgia to withdraw from CISTBILISI – Georgia will officially endits membership in the Comm<strong>on</strong>wealth ofIndependent States (CIS) as of August 18,RFE/RL’s Russian Service reported <strong>on</strong>August 17. Officials in Georgia’s StateChancellery told RFE/RL that Tbilisiplans to sign bilateral agreements withCIS member-countries <strong>on</strong> visa-free travel,special customs taxes and other issuespreviously defined by the CIS. Tbilisi’smain priority will be its further cooperati<strong>on</strong>with its more active ec<strong>on</strong>omic partners,Kazakhstan and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, the officialssaid. Georgian President MikheilSaakashvili announced his country wasquitting the CIS <strong>on</strong> August 12, 2008, afterRussian forces entered Georgia’s breakawayrepublics of Abkhazia and SouthOssetia. (RFE/RL)Tymoshenko reacts to Medvedev letterKYIV – <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> will decide <strong>on</strong> itsdomestic and foreign policies independently,Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenkosaid in reacti<strong>on</strong> to Russian PresidentDmitry Medvedev’s open letter addressedto <strong>Ukrainian</strong> President Viktor Yushchenko.“Notwithstanding the fact that the foreignpolicy is the c<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>al prerogative ofthe president, I cannot keep silent <strong>on</strong> thelatest developments in <strong>Ukrainian</strong>-Russianrelati<strong>on</strong>s. Taking into account their importance,I’m c<strong>on</strong>cerned about the extremelyhigh level of public polemics <strong>on</strong> this subject,”she said in a statement posted <strong>on</strong> theofficial website of the government <strong>on</strong>August 14. “As prime minister, I havealways d<strong>on</strong>e my best to deepen mutuallybeneficial cooperati<strong>on</strong> between <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>and Russia, first and foremost in the ec<strong>on</strong>omicsector c<strong>on</strong>trolled by the government.I will c<strong>on</strong>tinue doing this in any postto which the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> people entrust me,”she said. Ms. Tymoshenko also vowed tobuild “equal relati<strong>on</strong>s with Russia, based<strong>on</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al interests, mutual benefit,respect for sovereignty and territorialintegrity.” She stated that “<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> willindependently decide <strong>on</strong> its domestic andforeign policies, including in the humanitariansphere. We will independently studyour past, deal with our present and buildour future.” <strong>The</strong> prime minister added,“We have always been ready to hear andheed the opini<strong>on</strong> of our partners in the Eastand in the West, taking into account theirinterests, but any interference in our internalaffairs is unacceptable.” MsTymoshenko expressed hope that<strong>Ukrainian</strong> and Russian diplomats wouldresolve all of the problems not by meansof c<strong>on</strong>fr<strong>on</strong>tati<strong>on</strong> and public polemics, butat the negotiating table. “I think that anyhalt in the development of cooperati<strong>on</strong>between <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> and Russia is unacceptable.Our government will act in line withthis [principle],” Ms. Tymoshenko said.(Ukrinform)Kravchuk comments <strong>on</strong> Medvedev letterKYIV – <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s first president,Le<strong>on</strong>id Kravchuk, said <strong>on</strong> August 14 thatRussian President Dmitry Medvedev’sletter addressed to his <strong>Ukrainian</strong> counterpartViktor Yushchenko is aimed at influencingthe presidential electi<strong>on</strong> in<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. “Russia is trying to give guidelinesto the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> political elite andvoters so that we maintain friendly relati<strong>on</strong>swith Russia and set acceptable pricesfor energy resources, and [to make us]think whom we should elect,” he said inan interview with the newspaper Den(Day). “I have come to the c<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>that Russia has reached a [critical point]by deciding to use aggressive and attackingdiplomatic and political acti<strong>on</strong>s inrespect to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>,” Mr. Kravchuk said.“I cannot say there were no facts presentedby Medvedev. Perhaps, they were presentedvery emoti<strong>on</strong>ally, very emphaticallyand sometimes exaggeratedly, but theyexist. <strong>The</strong>se facts are divided into twoparts,” he said. <strong>The</strong> first, he said, includes“our domestic issues (language, the gaspipeline and NATO).” “<strong>The</strong>se are ourproblems that should and will be resolved<strong>on</strong>ly by the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> people and theauthorities. Nobody else,” Mr. Kravchuksaid. “<strong>The</strong> same situati<strong>on</strong> is with the electi<strong>on</strong>.A pers<strong>on</strong> who is supported by amajority of the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> people willbecome president. Our president, thankGod, w<strong>on</strong>’t be elected in Russia,” he said.<strong>The</strong> sec<strong>on</strong>d part, he said, c<strong>on</strong>cerns thebasing of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.“<strong>The</strong>re’s a bilateral agreement that shouldbe specified, interpreted and implemented.But the problem lies in the fact thatRussia doesn’t want to divide this intotwo parts, and it presents everything inthe same c<strong>on</strong>text – from the positi<strong>on</strong> ofthe state that heads the CIS,” Mr.Kravchuk commented. (Ukrinform)Medvedev: no further commentKYIV – Russia’s President DmitryMedvedev said he does not want to comment<strong>on</strong> the reply of <strong>Ukrainian</strong> PresidentViktor Yushchenko to his message, it wasreported <strong>on</strong> August 14. Speaking at anews c<strong>on</strong>ference after negotiati<strong>on</strong>s withGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel inGermany, he said: “I said all I wanted tosay to the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> president. If I willexplain now why I do so, and bring anyadditi<strong>on</strong>al arguments, I am afraid that thiswill be more rough. And I would not liketo engage in c<strong>on</strong>troversy <strong>on</strong> these issues,”the Russian president noted. At the sametime, he said that today he sees no prospectsfor revival of normal <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>-Russia relati<strong>on</strong>s at this stage, nor does hesee any fault <strong>on</strong> Russia’s part for the badstate of bilateral cooperati<strong>on</strong>. Accordingto Mr. Medvedev, normal relati<strong>on</strong>s withthe incumbent leaders are impossible, but,he believes the situati<strong>on</strong> might improve.He said he hopes that <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s new leadershipwill have enough possibilities toimprove bilateral relati<strong>on</strong>s significantly.“Russia is striving for that. This is ourmost important foreign policy priority,”Mr. Medvedev underscored. (Ukrinform)Over 20,000 receive citizenshipKYIV – President Viktor Yushchenkosigned a decree granting <strong>Ukrainian</strong> citizenshipto 251 people, including 14minors. <strong>The</strong> Presidential Secretariat’s servicefor citizenship issues said that<strong>Ukrainian</strong> citizenship has been granted torepresentatives of 33 nati<strong>on</strong>alities, mostof them being Russians (30 percent),Armenians (16 percent), Georgians (16percent), Moldovans (7 percent) andAzerbaijanis (6 percent). A total of 2,272people have received <strong>Ukrainian</strong> citizenshipsince the start of the year under presidentialdecrees. In the first half of 2009,20,952 people became citizens of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>and 3,239 people gave up their <strong>Ukrainian</strong>citizenship. (Ukrinform)Br<strong>on</strong>ze Age settlement in Rivne regi<strong>on</strong>KYIV – Archeologists found a Br<strong>on</strong>zeAge settlement dating back to 3000 B.C.in the Rivne regi<strong>on</strong> of western <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<strong>The</strong>y have excavated crockery fragments,silic<strong>on</strong> cutters and other objects characteristicof that period. Research has been(C<strong>on</strong>tinued <strong>on</strong> page 29)
No. 34NEWSBRIEFS(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 28)carried out there since 1993. Over thistime, an encampment of the Goths of thethird-fourth centuries A.D. was found, aswas a Slavic dwelling from the 10th century.Scientists also found a third centurydepicti<strong>on</strong> of the head of the ancient deitySarapis made of a n<strong>on</strong>ferrous metal alloy– the <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>on</strong>e of its kind made from thismaterial. (Ukrinform)Trypillian epoch to be recreatedKYIV – A Trypillian cultural museumcomplex c<strong>on</strong>tinues to be c<strong>on</strong>structed inthe Cherkasy regi<strong>on</strong> of central <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.Work is under way, but organizers arewaiting for support <strong>on</strong> the part ofUNESCO. <strong>The</strong> Trypillian culture reservewas founded three years ago within thestate project Golden Horseshoe of theCherkasy Oblast. Nevertheless, the statehas not allocated funds for the project.Museum workers say that if not for philanthropiststhe project would not beimplemented. <strong>The</strong> Trypillian culture is aNeolithic (late St<strong>on</strong>e Age) archeologicalculture of the seventh to third centuriesB.C. that arose between the Danube andDnipro rivers. (Ukrinform)Pole to head NATO Liais<strong>on</strong> OfficeKYIV – Polish representative MarcinKoziel has been appointed as the newhead of the NATO Liais<strong>on</strong> Office in<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, the Polish Permanent Delegati<strong>on</strong>to NATO reported <strong>on</strong> August 5. Polishmilitary expert and former DeputyDefense Minister Stanislaw Koziej saidin an exclusive interview that Mr. Kozielis a “highly qualified military analyst.”He said that the appointment of a Polishrepresentative as head of the NATOLiais<strong>on</strong> Office in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> was a goodchoice for NATO, because “Poland inNATO is viewed as an advocate for<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, as the country is trying to helpKyiv qualitatively prepare for its possiblemembership in the organizati<strong>on</strong>.” Mr.Koziel will replace James Green of theUnited States, who has headed the officesince February 2004. (Ukrinform)SBU uncovers criminal groupKYIV – <strong>The</strong> Security Service of<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> (SBU) said <strong>on</strong> August 5 that ithas uncovered an organized criminalgroup that transferred n<strong>on</strong>-cash funds tooffshore z<strong>on</strong>es in South America andensured payments were made for theimportati<strong>on</strong> of smuggled industrial andfood products. In August-September ofthis year the criminals were planning toillegally transfer 250 milli<strong>on</strong> hrv to theaccounts of offshore companies <strong>on</strong> theCayman Islands. Four residents of Kyivset up the network of around 100 fictitiousfirms. (Ukrinform)Obol<strong>on</strong> to bottle Bitburger beerKYIV – One of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s largestbreweries, CJSC Obol<strong>on</strong>, has brokered adeal with Germany-based BitburgerBraugruppe <strong>on</strong> bottling and sellingBitburger beer in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. Bitburger TMlight beer will be sold in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> at 7.5hrv per half-liter, the Kommersant<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> newspaper reported <strong>on</strong> August 5.Obol<strong>on</strong>’s share in total beer producti<strong>on</strong> in<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> was 35.4 percent overall and30.4 percent <strong>on</strong> the domestic market inTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 292008. (Ukrinform)<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s VIP-plane for QaddafiKYIV – <strong>The</strong> AN-74 TK-300D executive-classaircraft has been produced atKharkiv State Aircraft ManufacturingCompany (KSAMC) for Libyan leaderMuammar Qaddafi. KSAMC press secretaryAndrii Plat<strong>on</strong>ov reported that, at theLibyan leader’s request, the cabs of thefirst passenger and attendants wereexchanged. “<strong>The</strong> Libyan leader expresseda desire to sit at the tail of the plane, asthere is a better view from a viewing portand this secti<strong>on</strong> is c<strong>on</strong>sidered to be relativelysafe,” the press secretary said. <strong>The</strong>cabin is decorated in light and pastelshades, using <strong>on</strong>ly envir<strong>on</strong>mentally soundand natural materials – leather and chamois,as well as precious wood, st<strong>on</strong>es andgold. <strong>The</strong> aircraft is fully outfitted withmultimedia accessories so that Mr.Qaddafi can enjoy music or watch hisfavorite TV programs during a flight. Itwas reported <strong>on</strong> July 31 that the plane hasalready been delivered to Tripoli.(Ukrinform)AN-225 plane gets into GuinnessKYIV – <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> AN-225 Mriyaaircraft received a certificate from theGuinness Book of World Records fortransportati<strong>on</strong> of the heaviest freight inthe history of aviati<strong>on</strong>, the press serviceof the Ant<strong>on</strong>ov Aviati<strong>on</strong> Scientific-Technical Complex reported <strong>on</strong> August17. <strong>The</strong> aircraft delivered a generator anda special frame weighting 187.6 t<strong>on</strong>s fromFrankfurt, Germany, to Yerevan, Armenia,for a new electric stati<strong>on</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Mriya alsoholds the record <strong>on</strong> transportati<strong>on</strong> of themaximum commercial freight – 247 t<strong>on</strong>s,as well as the record for absolute carryingcapacity – 253.8 t<strong>on</strong>s. (Ukrinform)<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> simplifies visa regime for priestsKYIV – <strong>Ukrainian</strong> authorities havesimplified the visa regime for priests andm<strong>on</strong>ks, the State Committee <strong>on</strong>Nati<strong>on</strong>alities and Religi<strong>on</strong>s reported <strong>on</strong>August 10. Under a Cabinet resoluti<strong>on</strong>,foreign clergy who receive a <strong>on</strong>e-yearmulti-entry visa for ministry in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>will be able to stay in the country not formerely 180 days but for an entire year.Moreover, the new document provides forthe issuance of visas for a period of threeyears up<strong>on</strong> agreement with the StateCommittee <strong>on</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>alities andReligi<strong>on</strong>s. Prime Minister YuliaTymoshenko had earlier decided to solvethe issue of visas for priests and m<strong>on</strong>ksduring a pers<strong>on</strong>al meeting <strong>on</strong> July 29 withthe head of the C<strong>on</strong>ference of CatholicBishops of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Roman CatholicArchbishop of Lviv MieczyslawMokrzycki. Archbishop Mokrzyckiexpressed satisfacti<strong>on</strong> with this promptsoluti<strong>on</strong> to the <strong>on</strong>e of the most importantproblems in providing pastoral care for<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Catholics. (Ukrinform)Baltia Air Lines to fly New York-KyivKYIV – U.S.-based Baltia Air Lines <strong>on</strong>August 10 announced plans to open aregular passenger flight route from NewYork to Kyiv by the end of 2009. BaltiaAir Lines intends to fly the Boeing-747from the New York’s John F. KennedyInternati<strong>on</strong>al Airport. Baltia Air Lineswas established in 1989 to ensure regularcommunicati<strong>on</strong> between the United Statesand countries of the former USSR.(Ukrinform)AeroSvit moves ahead <strong>on</strong> n<strong>on</strong>-stop flightsKYIV – Kostadin Botev, executive directorof AeroSvit <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Airlines in Kyiv,c<strong>on</strong>firmed <strong>on</strong> August 4 that it is movingfull-speed ahead with AeroSvit’s n<strong>on</strong>-stopNew York-Kyiv service. AeroSvit’s executivedirector said, “AeroSvit will c<strong>on</strong>tinueto fly four times a week in the winter seas<strong>on</strong>and five times a week in the summer seas<strong>on</strong>.AeroSvit is ready to fly more flights tothe U.S.A., but additi<strong>on</strong>al flights are presentlylimited by the U.S. government’sFederal Aviati<strong>on</strong> Administrati<strong>on</strong> (FAA).”Mr. Botev added that “AeroSvit is a memberof the U.S.-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> Business Council(USUBC) and is working with USUBC toresolve the issues raised by the U.S. governmentregarding <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> which are nowrestricting the approval of any additi<strong>on</strong>alflights to the U.S.A. such as to New York,Chicago or other destinati<strong>on</strong>s of interest toAeroSvit.” (U.S.-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> BusinessCouncil)Delta reduces New York-Kyiv flightsWASHINGTON – Delta Air Lines,seeking to cut its costs in the current ec<strong>on</strong>omiccrisis, w<strong>on</strong> permissi<strong>on</strong> from federalregulators to reduce flights, includingthe routes Atlanta-Moscow and NewYork-Kyiv, from year-round service toseas<strong>on</strong>al. <strong>The</strong> flights will be reduced fromearly September until the summer seas<strong>on</strong>of 2010. Delta needed the waiver so thatit would not lose the permissi<strong>on</strong> to fly tothose cities, which it w<strong>on</strong> under internati<strong>on</strong>alagreements. Delta said in a filingwith the Transportati<strong>on</strong> Department thatit is reducing capacity “primarily throughfrequency reducti<strong>on</strong>s, changes to seas<strong>on</strong>alservice patterns and by serving certaininternati<strong>on</strong>al cities through fewer hubs.”(U.S.-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> Business Council)Top names: Maksym, AnastasiaKYIV – Maksym and Anastasia are themost popular names for infants in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>this year, Justice Minister MykolaOnischuk said <strong>on</strong> July 24. More than 20names are c<strong>on</strong>sidered popular in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>,and the majority of them remain so formany years. Newborn girls are most frequentlynamed Anastasia, Sofia, Hanna,Daryna, Valeria, Maria, Yelyzaveta,Oleksandra and Polya. <strong>The</strong> most popularboys’ names are Maksym, Viktor,Oleksander, Kyrylo, Denys, Danylo,Andrii, Artem, Dmytro, Vladyslav,Yaroslav, Mykyta and Yehor. Some unusualnames were registered in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> thisyear: Kvita, Tsvytana, Melisa, Sohdiana,Valensia, Olimpiada, Kleopatra and Afinafor girls; and Tykhmur, Islyam, Alladin,Krishna, Plat<strong>on</strong>, Ner<strong>on</strong> and Milan forboys. Am<strong>on</strong>g the extraordinary names thatare sometimes used are: Khana-Fanni,Maria-Svitozar, Zhuzha, Zabava,Mili<strong>on</strong>era, Almaza, Radist, Richka, Milynafor girls; and Teo, Malkolm, Samiddulo,Dobromysl, Volodar and Samara for boys.Foreign names c<strong>on</strong>tinue to be popularam<strong>on</strong>g <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s, the Justice Ministrynoted. (Ukrinform)WW I torpedo boat found in Black SeaKYIV – <strong>The</strong> Lieutenant Zatsarennytorpedo-boat destroyer of the Black SeaFleet, which sank in 1917 during WorldWar I, has been found near SerpentsIsland in the Black Sea, it was reported<strong>on</strong> August 14. <strong>The</strong> torpedo boat had beenhit by a German mine and sank. DuringWorld War I the destroyer participated inraids against enemy communicati<strong>on</strong>s,served in a blockade near Turkey, fired <strong>on</strong>coastal fortificati<strong>on</strong>s and harbor installati<strong>on</strong>s,landed rec<strong>on</strong>naissance and sabotagegroups, and c<strong>on</strong>voyed troopships carryingsoldiers of the Caucasian Fr<strong>on</strong>t.DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTSDeadline: Tuesday no<strong>on</strong> before the newspaper’s date of issue.Rate: $7.50 per column-inch.Teleph<strong>on</strong>e, (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040; e-mail, adsukrpubl@att.net.Please include the daytime ph<strong>on</strong>e number of a c<strong>on</strong>tact pers<strong>on</strong>.
30 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34UAYA comedy troupe to perform in Ellenville, N.Y.by Oksana BartkivNEW YORK – <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong>American Youth Associati<strong>on</strong>’s (UAYA)comedy troupe Spalenyj <strong>The</strong>ater is agroup of 20-something-year-old actorswho poke fun at everything from<strong>Ukrainian</strong> school to televisi<strong>on</strong> commercialsduring a hilarious two-hour show.Those who haven’t yet seen theSpalenyj <strong>The</strong>ater will have a chance tosee the troupe in acti<strong>on</strong> this Labor Day atthe UAYA resort in Ellenville, N.Y., <strong>on</strong>Saturday, September 5, at 5 p.m. <strong>The</strong>show is sure to delight <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s of allages. Rumor has it that Prof. Marmalygaof the renowned group Tyazhko naEmigratsiyi will make a special guestappearance, so this should prove to be aperformance not to be missed.<strong>The</strong> Spalenyj <strong>The</strong>ater originated in 1990under the directi<strong>on</strong> of Oleh Kulas, a graduateof the Sec<strong>on</strong>d City Training Center inChicago. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> community inChicago had l<strong>on</strong>g been without a comedytroupe, since Tyazhko na Emigratsiyi hadfolded a number of years earlier.Realizing the void, Mr. Kulas decidedto create a <strong>Ukrainian</strong> comedy group ofhis own. <strong>The</strong> Spalenyj <strong>The</strong>ater group performedat various local venues, includingboth the Chicago UAYA branch and thearea’s annual debutante ball. <strong>The</strong> troupegained much notoriety and success, butbecause more often than not getting all ofthe members in the same place at thesame time proved to be a challenge, it bidadieu to the community in 1993.With the passing of time and with theappearance of a new, younger generati<strong>on</strong>eager to embrace its heritage and community,Spalenyj <strong>The</strong>ater resurfaced in 2005under the directi<strong>on</strong> of its original director,Mr. Kulas. Today the show incorporatesimprovisati<strong>on</strong> into the majority of thegroup’s performances, as well as audienceparticipati<strong>on</strong>.Recent performances have brought thetroupe to Whippany, N.J., Minneapolisand Hamilt<strong>on</strong>, Ontario. Current membersof the troupe include Paul Abramiuk, JaroChylak, Mark Czerniuk, Olena Drozd,Andrew Glubisz, Natalia Kolody, Mr.Kulas, Kristin Matusiak, Irena Owerkoand Bohdan Vasilik.<strong>The</strong> Spalenyj <strong>The</strong>ater comedy troupe.For more informati<strong>on</strong> about Spalenyj<strong>The</strong>ater’s Labor Day performance, readersmay c<strong>on</strong>tact the UAYA in Ellenville at845-647-7230 or ellenville@cym.org.Moscow patriarch's...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 2)Mr. Yushchenko failed to persuadeEcumenical Patriarch Bartholomew torecognize the UOC-KP last year as thiswould have spoiled relati<strong>on</strong>s betweenPatriarch Bartholomew and the world’slargest Orthodox Church in Russia, andPatriarch Kirill flatly dismissed Mr.Yushchenko’s arguments.When the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> president toldPatriarch Kirill that it is important toestablish a single Orthodox Church in<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> as this is also an issue of nati<strong>on</strong>alsovereignty, the patriarch said that such aChurch already exists: the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate(Ukrayinska Pravda, July 25). PatriarchKirill also said he was a patriarch for allthe Eastern Orthodox Christians, regardlessof their nati<strong>on</strong>ality or party affiliati<strong>on</strong>(UNIAN, July 27).In line with Moscow’s official rhetoric,Patriarch Kirill spoke a lot about the comm<strong>on</strong>roots of Russia and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> datingback to the medieval Kyivan Rus’. Oneof his chief ideologists, Andrey Kuraev,was more outspoken, threatening <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>with a civil war should a single Churchfully independent from Moscow ever beestablished (Ekho Moskvy, July 27).In order to support the claim that hec<strong>on</strong>trols a single <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Church ratherthan the Church of the eastern and southernparts of the country where the Russianlanguage and culture dominates, PatriarchKirill challenged the UOC-KP in itsstr<strong>on</strong>ghold, nati<strong>on</strong>ally minded western<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, visiting the regi<strong>on</strong>s of Rivne andLutsk. <strong>The</strong> Presidential Secretariat reportedlywarned him against the visit asUOC-KP supporters planned proteststhere. Patriarch Kirill used the warning togive an impressi<strong>on</strong> am<strong>on</strong>g believers withthe help of the mass media that he wasnot welcome by <strong>Ukrainian</strong> officials,although the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> police and securityservice hurried to say that they did notadvise the Russian patriarch against thevisit (Interfax-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, August 2-3).Once Patriarch Kirill eventually arrivedin western <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, the pro-Kremlin massmedia in Russia and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s most popularTV channel, Inter, which also openlybacks Mr. Yanukovych’s electi<strong>on</strong> campaign,presented this as Patriarch Kirill’smoral victory.Mr. Yushchenko’s dream of an independentChurch may be achieved <strong>on</strong>ly if theUOC-KP unites with the more numerousUOC-MP. Patriarch Kirill did everythingpossible during his visit to put an end todiscussi<strong>on</strong>s about a possible unificati<strong>on</strong>with Patriarch Filaret’s Church am<strong>on</strong>gUOC-MP clergy in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>. He assertedthat the Russian Church should remainsingle “here and in the whole world.” “Weshould be united around a comm<strong>on</strong> ideaand the idea of autocephaly [independence]is not a comm<strong>on</strong> idea,” he said inKyiv (Interfax-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, July 29).Patriarch Kirill made it clear that hewould reduce the role of the UOC-MP’saging head, Metropolitan Volodymyr, inorder to increase his own c<strong>on</strong>trol of thelocal Church. <strong>The</strong> Zerkalo Nedeli weeklysaid that the patriarch promoted two<strong>Ukrainian</strong> regi<strong>on</strong>al archbishops to metropolitans,dem<strong>on</strong>stratively breaking thetraditi<strong>on</strong> according to which such promoti<strong>on</strong>swere the resp<strong>on</strong>sibility ofVolodymyr (Zerkalo Nedeli, August 8).UOC-MP spokesman ArchbishopMitrofan said after Patriarch Kirill’sdeparture for Moscow that discussi<strong>on</strong>sabout the Church’s autocephaly were over(UNIAN, August 6).Dem<strong>on</strong>strating that he views <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>as part of the Russian space, PatriarchKirill ostentatiously refused to discusslocal <strong>Ukrainian</strong> issues at the first ever sittingof the Russian Orthodox Church’ssynod in Kyiv. At the same time, hereported <strong>on</strong> a recent meeting of Russianreligious leaders with President DmitryMedvedev (UNIAN, July 27).Immediately up<strong>on</strong> returning from Kyiv,Patriarch Kirill met Mr. Medvedev to tellhim that the “spiritual unity” existingbetween Russia and <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> “for millennia”“became a basic value that is notaffected by political c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>s”(Interfax-<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>, August 6).Mr. Yanukovych used Patriarch Kirill’svisit to the fullest extent. He met theRussian Orthodox patriarch in Kyiv andaccompanied him <strong>on</strong> a visit to his str<strong>on</strong>gholdof D<strong>on</strong>etsk. Mr. Yanukovych comparedhimself favorably to the governmentof President Yushchenko and PrimeMinister Yulia Tymoshenko. Mr.Yanukovych alleged that they “interferein the affairs of the Church, which isinadmissible, politicize religious mattersand try to dictate to believers in whichChurch to pray” (Ukrayinska Pravda,August 3).Ms. Tymoshenko’s adviser OlehMedvedev described Patriarch Kirill’stour as a visit of an imperialist whopreached the neo-imperialist Russianworld doctrine (Segodnya, August 6).<strong>The</strong> article above is reprinted fromEurasia Daily M<strong>on</strong>itor with permissi<strong>on</strong>from its publisher, the JamestownFoundati<strong>on</strong>, www.jamestown.org.Documents shed...(C<strong>on</strong>tinued from page 2)Krawchuk explained.<strong>The</strong> letters came to light as PatriarchKirill was completing a visit to <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>amid criticism that the Russian Orthodoxleader was carrying out the Kremlin’spolitical agenda to bring Russia’s southernneighbor back under Moscow’s c<strong>on</strong>trol.In c<strong>on</strong>troversial remarks <strong>on</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong>televisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> July 28, Patriarch Kirill saidRussians and <strong>Ukrainian</strong>s were <strong>on</strong>e and thesame people. He also called <strong>on</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong>snot to forsake their values in the pursuit ofcloser ties with Europe.<strong>The</strong> Rev. Yatsiv was critical of PatriarchKirill’s c<strong>on</strong>duct during his visit from July12 through August 5, which he said “wasmore political than religious,” and suggestedthat he saw echoes of Moscow’spast attempts to dominate <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.“One would expect a politician fromRussia or some other country that wants toestablish a sphere of influence in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>to use such a t<strong>on</strong>e. If it is a spiritual pers<strong>on</strong>,the head of a Church, he should beaddressing spiritual and moral issues,” theRev. Yatsiv said.<strong>The</strong> Rev. Yatsiv said the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Greek-Catholic Church had no role inleaking the Stalin-Khrushchev letter toKathpress. He noted, however, that afterthe publicati<strong>on</strong> the Church discovered thatit had a copy of the letter, which it hassince posted <strong>on</strong> its website.In a meeting with Russian PresidentDmitry Medvedev up<strong>on</strong> returning toMoscow, Patriarch Kirill called his visit to<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> “<strong>on</strong>e of the most striking memoriesof my patriarchal service” andappealed for closer ties between Moscowand Kyiv.“We must do everything we can toensure that our people always feel a mutualcloseness, while respecting the sovereigntyof nati<strong>on</strong>s and taking into accountthe reality of modern politics,” PatriarchKirill said. “<strong>The</strong> people of Russia and<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> should feel comfortable in thiscomm<strong>on</strong> spiritual space, being a part ofdifferent nati<strong>on</strong>s and being the citizens ofdifferent states, but still being the s<strong>on</strong>s anddaughters of the Russian OrthodoxChurch.”President Medvedev resp<strong>on</strong>ded that “inspite of what has happened and in spite ofour divisi<strong>on</strong> into separate states, the specialbrotherly relati<strong>on</strong>s between our peoplesmust remain, regardless of who is inpower.”Underground seminaries<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Greek-Catholic Church,which was formed by the Uni<strong>on</strong> of Brestin 1596, is under the authority of theVatican but observes Byzantine rites similarto those of the Eastern OrthodoxChurch. It is c<strong>on</strong>sidered an important comp<strong>on</strong>entof nati<strong>on</strong>al identity in western<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>.According to documents from <strong>Ukrainian</strong>archives, obtained by RFE/RL’s RussianService, Stalin’s security chief LavrentiyBeria, the head of the NKVD, approvedthe decisi<strong>on</strong> to liquidate the <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Greek-Catholic Church in January 1941.Those plans, however, were delayedwhen Nazi Germany invaded the SovietUni<strong>on</strong> in the summer of 1941. <strong>The</strong> SovietUni<strong>on</strong> regained c<strong>on</strong>trol over western<str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g> in the summer of 1944.Initially, <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Greek-Catholicbishops were asked by Soviet authoritiesto endorse a uni<strong>on</strong> with the RussianOrthodox Church, but all of them refused– and were subsequently arrested and sentinto internal exile.Under the supervisi<strong>on</strong> of Soviet authorities,new, more pliant, <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Greek-Catholic bishops were ordained, but thiswas never recognized by the Vatican.In March 1946, just three m<strong>on</strong>ths afterthe Aleksy-Karpov and Khrushchev-Stalinletters, the clergy who had joined the initiativegroup c<strong>on</strong>vened in the western<strong>Ukrainian</strong> city of Lviv to annul the Uni<strong>on</strong>of Brest, dissolve the <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Greek-Catholic Church, merge its clergy with theRussian Orthodox Church and turn itsproperty over to the Moscow Patriarchate.Some clergy, however, went undergroundto keep the faith alive, c<strong>on</strong>ductingservices in forests and in homes.“<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Greek-Catholic Churchceased to [officially] functi<strong>on</strong> in the SovietUni<strong>on</strong>, but it c<strong>on</strong>tinued illegally, in the catacombsas we say,” the Rev. Yatsiv said.“<strong>The</strong>re were new bishops and undergroundseminaries.”<strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Greek-Catholic Churchremained underground for more than fourdecades until December 1989, duringSoviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s liberalizati<strong>on</strong>,when it was allowed again to functi<strong>on</strong>officially.RFE/RL’s <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Service andVladimir Tolz of RFE/RL’s Russian Servicec<strong>on</strong>tributed to this report.Copyright 2008, RFE/RL Inc. Reprintedwith the permissi<strong>on</strong> of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 C<strong>on</strong>necticut Ave. NW,Washingt<strong>on</strong> DC 20036; www.rferl.org.(See http://www.rferl.org/c<strong>on</strong>tent/SovietEra_Documents_Shed_Light_On_Suppressi<strong>on</strong>_Of_<strong>Ukrainian</strong>_Catholic_Church/1795023.html.)
No. 34THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009 31OUT AND ABOUTCurrent through September 4Rocky River, OHAugust 28Wildwood Crest, NJAugust 29Hamilt<strong>on</strong>, ONAugust 29Parma, OHAugust 29Jewett, NYAugust 30San FranciscoArt exhibit, “Art & Interiors” by AniziaKarmazyn, Kevin Steffanni Interior DesignGroup Studio, 440-333-3630All-ages dance, Kmelnychenky Plast fraternity,Wildwood Crest Pier Recreati<strong>on</strong> Center,Adrian@telligys.comC<strong>on</strong>cert featuring Vasyl Popadiuk and PapaDuke, Hamilt<strong>on</strong> Place Studio <strong>The</strong>ater,www.ticketmaster.ca or 905-527-7666<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Festival, St. Vladimir <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Orthodox Cathedral, 440-886-3223 orwww.stvladimirs.orgAlexander Slobodyanik memorial c<strong>on</strong>cert,featuring Larysa Krupa, Natalia Khoma,Volodymyr Vynnytsky and the Le<strong>on</strong>tovychString Quartet, Grazhda Music and ArtCenter of Greene County, 518-989-6479<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Day, <strong>Ukrainian</strong> AmericanCoordinating Council of NorthernCalifornia, Golden Gate Park,650-363-1476September 4-5Chertsy, QCSeptember 5-6Kerh<strong>on</strong>ks<strong>on</strong>, NYSeptember 6San Diego, CASeptember 12OttawaSeptember 12New Britain, CTVolleyball tournament weekend,Verkhovyna, WerchowynaVball@cym.orgSwim meet, <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Sports Federati<strong>on</strong> ofthe U.S.A. and Canada, Soyuzivka HeritageCenter, 908-851-0617<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Festival, House of <str<strong>on</strong>g>Ukraine</str<strong>on</strong>g>,Balboa Park, housandiego@aol.com26th annual golf tournament, Ottawa<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Golf Associati<strong>on</strong>, <strong>The</strong> MeadowsGolf and Country Club, 913-834-9935 or613-599-5310Family Day, featuring accordi<strong>on</strong>ist MikePlatosz, Department of Parks andRecreati<strong>on</strong>, Walnut Hill Park,www.new-britain.net/liv-prksnrec.htmlSeptember 12-13<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Festival, Patters<strong>on</strong> Park,Baltimore, MD 410-967-0501September 12-13Chicago<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Village Festival, Ss. Volodymyrand Olha <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Catholic Church,312-829-5209August 30Jamaica Plain, MAAugust 30Tor<strong>on</strong>to<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Independence Day picnic,<strong>Ukrainian</strong> C<strong>on</strong>gress Committee of America,Christ the King <strong>Ukrainian</strong> Catholic Church,781-322-7309C<strong>on</strong>cert featuring Vasyl Popadiuk and PapaDuke, Assembly Hall <strong>The</strong>ater,416-521-9555 or encore1@rogers.comSeptember 13Dedham, MASeptember 13Stamford, CTPig roast and barbecue, <strong>Ukrainian</strong> AmericanEducati<strong>on</strong>al Center of Bost<strong>on</strong>,skostecki108@comcast.net<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Day Festival, C<strong>on</strong>necticut State<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Day Committee, St. BasilSeminary, 860-568-5445 or203-269-5909August 30Edm<strong>on</strong>t<strong>on</strong>, AB<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Music Fest, Friends of the<strong>Ukrainian</strong> Village Society, <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Cultural Heritage Village,www.ukrainianvillage.caEntries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given toevents advertised in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ukrainian</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong>. However, we also welcomesubmissi<strong>on</strong>s from all our readers. Items will be published at the discreti<strong>on</strong>of the editors and as space allows. Please send e-mail to mdubas@ukrweekly.com.
32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2009No. 34Soyuzivka’s DatebookAugust 23-29 Joseph’s School ofDance (Ballroom Dance)Friday: recital, 8 pmAugust 27-30 Church ofAnnunciati<strong>on</strong> WeekendAugust 29 Wedding weekendAugust 31-September 7 Labor DayweekWeekend entertainment to beannouncedSeptember 11-13 Salzburg Reuni<strong>on</strong>September 14-17 Berchtesgaden,Karsfeld, Landshut, Regensburg,Bayreuth Reuni<strong>on</strong>sSeptember 18-19 Wedding weekendSeptember 25-27 Wedding weekendSeptember 28-30 MittenwaldReuni<strong>on</strong>PREVIEW OF EVENTSWednesday, September 9NEWARK, N.J.: St. John’s <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Preschool will re-open its <strong>Ukrainian</strong>languageM<strong>on</strong>tessori sessi<strong>on</strong>s each weekdaymorning from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Extended hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. areavailable to serve working parents.Children must be the age of 2 years, 6m<strong>on</strong>ths by September in order to beenrolled. <strong>The</strong> school emphasizes respectfor the child, individualized learning andpromoti<strong>on</strong> of the child’s independence.For informati<strong>on</strong> call Olenka Makarushka-Kolodiy, 973-763-1797.Sunday, September 13STAMFORD, C<strong>on</strong>n.: <strong>The</strong> 42nd <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Day Festival at St. Basil’s Seminary, sp<strong>on</strong>soredby the C<strong>on</strong>necticut State <strong>Ukrainian</strong>Day Committee, will begin at 9 a.m. withover 15 <strong>Ukrainian</strong> vendors, and coffee andd<strong>on</strong>uts; priests will be available for c<strong>on</strong>fessi<strong>on</strong>sbefore liturgy. 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