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2THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009No. 51ANALYSISRussia’s Gazprom agreesnot to penalize Naftohazby Pavel KordubanEurasia Daily MonitorCAMPAIGN WATCH380,000 voters registered abroadKYIV – Some 380,000 Ukrainian votershave been registered in the foreignelection district, which was formed aheadof the January 17, 2010, presidential electionin Ukraine, Central ElectionCommission Vice-Chair Zhanna Usenko-Chorna said on December 7. Sheexplained that these citizens who wereregistered at Consulates in host countriesand included on election lists at pollingstations operating at Ukraine’s diplomaticinstitutions abroad. All other Ukrainiansliving abroad can also vote in the presidentialelection. To do so, they shouldvisit the polling stations of Ukraine’s diplomaticrepresentations. (Ukrinform)114 polling stations abroadKYIV – The Central ElectionCommission has set up 114 polling stationsof the foreign election district, thecommission’s press service has reportedon December 10. The law on the electionof the Ukrainian president foresees thatforeign election districts are formed atGazprom and Naftohaz Ukrainy onNovember 24 signed addenda to their earliercontracts according to which Naftohaz willnot pay fines for buying less gas in 2009than stipulated by the contracts. Gazpromalso allowed Naftohaz to buy less gas in2010 – 33.75 billion cubic meters (bcm)rather than 52 bcm.Naftohaz in 2009 will import far less thanthe 33 bcm of gas stipulated by the January2009 contracts, and consequently fines couldamount to as much as $8 billion if the “takeor-pay”clause in the contracts had beenenforced by Gazprom. This would havesunk Naftohaz. Ukrainian President ViktorYushchenko suspects that Prime MinisterYulia Tymoshenko reached secret agreementswith the Kremlin in exchange for theconcessions.If the original January 2009 contracts hadbeen enforced on Naftohaz, the state-ownedoil and gas company simply would havenowhere to send so much gas. Ukraine willconsume relatively little gas this year as itsGDP is expected to plunge by 14-15 percentdue to the global financial crisis. Gas consumptionby industrial enterprises inUkraine should shrink from 30 to 17.6 bcmin 2009, and there is already more thanenough gas in Ukraine’s underground storagefacilities for the country to live throughthe winter.In exchange for the concessions on thevolume of gas secured from Gazprom,Naftohaz withdrew its request to apply thetake-or-pay principle to Gazprom’s gas transitto Europe via Ukraine in 2010(Kommersant-Ukraine, November 25). Mr.Yushchenko insisted on introducing theclause in relation to transit in his November18 letter to Russian President DmitryMedvedev (Eurasia Daily Monitor,December 1).Gazprom spokesman Sergey Kupriyanovexplained that Gazprom “forgave” Naftohazsimply because it understands that the debtriddenNaftohaz has no money to pay (EkhoMoskvy, November 25). It is true thatNaftohaz has no money, as it defaulted onits $500 million Eurobond payment onSeptember 30, paid Gazprom for gas deliveriesearly in 2009 with funds borrowedfrom Ukrainian state-controlled banks, andis going to pay in December with moneyborrowed by Ukraine from the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF), just like it did inNovember.However, Mr. Yushchenko believes thatNaftohaz did not go far enough in the talkswith Gazprom, and he suspects that Moscowreceived some promises of both a politicaland economic nature from his arch-rivalTymoshenko in exchange for concessions.The president’s energy aide BohdanSokolovsky warned that the main risks forNaftohaz had not been removed by theNovember 24 accords. Among the remainingrisks he listed, “the unjustified high priceof gas for Ukraine, a transit rate twice as lowas it should be, and the asymmetric penalties”for breach of contract (www.president.gov.ua, November 25).Mr. Yushchenko claimed that Ukrainewould pay a political price for Russia’swaiving the fines for Naftohaz. He specifiedthat Ms. Tymoshenko, if she is elected presidentin 2010, could allow the Russian BlackSea fleet to stay in Crimea beyond 2017. Healso suggested that Ukraine underTymoshenko would make concessions toRussia on NATO membership plans and theownership of Ukraine’s gas transit network.Asked how he knew about it if the agreementshad been secret, Mr. Yushchenkosaid, “I read the presidential post” (Inter TV,November 27).Naftohaz CEO Oleg Dubyna spoke aboutthe actual agreements reached with Gazpromin detail at a press conference in Kyiv onNovember 27. He specified that Naftohazwould not be fined by Gazprom if it bought27 bcm of gas in 2009. This is more than the26 bcm predicted earlier by UkrainianEconomy Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn.Naftohaz plans to buy 3.6 bcm of gas inNovember and some 4 bcm in December inorder to comply with the requirement, Mr.Dubyna said (Ukrainski Novyny, November27). This is much more than average monthlydeliveries from Gazprom earlier in 2009.The government earlier admitted that thedeliveries in December would be paid withfunds received from the IMF.(Continued on page 34)diplomatic and other official representationoffices and consular institutions ofUkraine abroad, as well as military units(formations) located abroad. As ofDecember 9, the Central ElectionCommission approved a list of 25 statesin which many Ukrainian voters live. Atotal of 376,332 Ukrainians live in thesecountries. The greatest number ofUkrainian voters live in Germany(101,928), Moldova (71,357) and Russia(57,209). The smallest number ofUkrainian voters lives in Italy (1,109).Convicts should not runKYIV – The majority of people polledby the Razumkov Center with the supportof the International RenaissanceFoundation said individuals who havebeen convicted of crimes should be barredfrom running for the presidency.According to the results of the publicopinion poll, published on the center’swebsite on November 25, 57.5 percent ofrespondents say a person with a past con-(Continued on page 29)Poroshenko on dialogue with RussiaKYIV – Ukrainian Foreign AffairsMinister Petro Poroshenko pointed to arenewal of dialogue between the foreignaffairs ministries of Ukraine and Russia,speaking at a meeting of his ministry’s publiccouncil on December 15. “It’s very goodthat the dialogue has resumed, that this dialoguehas become less emotional,” Mr.Poroshenko emphasized. He said the efficiencyof contacts “is on a satisfactorylevel.” At the same time, he cited an “alarming”trend of a negative perception ofUkraine by Russian residents. According tothe latest Russian opinion polls, “we couldsee an absolutely disturbing, to my mind,trend when the state of the negative perceptionof Ukraine and Ukrainians has beenrapidly growing, whereas there is an absolutelydifferent trend among our people.”He added, “This state of affairs is absolutelyinadmissible … and we are surely interestedin breaking this trend.” the minister claimed.Mr. Poroshenko also said that a significantnumber of biased and negative reportsabout Ukraine appear in the global mediaspace. He said that sometimes such reportsare task-oriented, for example, reports allegingUkraine is unable to guarantee the transitof gas across its territory. (Ukrinform)Russia in Ukrainian media spaceKYIV – Russia is occupying theUkrainian media space, according to participantsof a December 11 roundtablemeeting dedicated to issues of informationsecurity. A member of the NationalCouncil on Television and RadioBroadcasting, Ihor Kurus, said thatEurope looks at Ukraine through the eyesof Russia due to its expansion. The directorof the Agency for Strategic Studies,Dmytro Panko, said that in Ukraine onlythe president openly calls for active measuresto be taken to protect Ukraine fromthe Russian informational aggression.“Other [officials] are absolutely payingno attention to the problem of informationsecurity in their speeches or programs,”he noted. (Ukrinform)Rada earmarks funds for epidemicKYIV – The Verkhovna Rada onNEWSBRIEFSDecember 15 amended the state budgetlaw for 2009 to allocate 608 million hrvfor combating the influenza epidemic inUkraine. The Health Ministry of Ukrainehas already confirmed 501 deaths due toflu and acute respiratory virus infections(ARVI) between October 29 andDecember 14 in all 24 regions of Ukraine,the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, andthe cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol. A totalof 2,546,622 flu and ARVI patients havebeen registered since October 29, including83,137 over the past 24 hours. Sincethe beginning of the epidemic 151,660patients have been rushed to hospital, and119,740 of them have been released.(Ukrinform)Ukraine elected to UNIDOKYIV – Ukraine has been elected intothe governing bodies of the UnitedNations Industrial DevelopmentOrganization (UNIDO) at the 13thSession of the General Conference ofUNIDO taking place in Vienna. Ukrainewas elected to the Industrial DevelopmentBoard (IDB) and the Program and BudgetCommittee (PBC). Ukraine’s permanentrepresentative to the international organizationsin Vienna, Volodymyr Yelchenko,delivered a statement on behalf of GUAM(Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova)member-states concerning the developmentof cooperation with UNIDO. Heexpressed interest in deepening of cooperationin introducing energy-saving technologies,developing and using renewableenergy sources, raising competitivenessof domestic industry and promoting technologytransfer. (Ukrinform)Ariana sailors are releasedKYIV – President Viktor Yushchenkohailed the successful completion of operationsto secure the release of 24Ukrainian sailors from the Ariana bulkcargo ship that had been held captive bySomali pirates since May 2, the presidentialpress service reported on December10. Mr. Yushchenko stressed that hardwork and “difficult and tense negotiations”prefaced the successful operation.(Continued on page 28)The Ukrainian Weekly FOUNDED 1933An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.,a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054.Yearly subscription rate: $55; for UNA members — $45.Periodicals postage paid at Caldwell, NJ 07006 and additional mailing offices.(ISSN — 0273-9348)The Weekly:UNA:Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900Postmaster, send address changes to:The Ukrainian WeeklyEditor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz2200 Route 10 Editors: Matthew DubasP.O. 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4THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009No. 51Lecturing in Chicago, Motyl says ‘Ukraine is here to stay’by Maria KulczyckyCHICAGO – “Ukraine is here to stay,”stated Dr. Alexander Motyl during a lecturesponsored by the Ukrainian Businessand Professional Group of Chicago inmid-November. It was a reassuring conclusionfor a lecture promoted to discuss“Is Ukraine headed for a breakdown?”Dr. Motyl, professor of political scienceat Rutgers University in Newark,N.J., noted that seeing cracks in the infrastructurein Ukraine troubled him deeply(“Did the cracks portend collapse orcatastrophe?”). The concern wasn’t mitigatedwhen he returned to New York andsaw worse conditions of the infrastructure.“It’s because we sense that Ukraineis fundamentally a fragile place,” heobserved.Despite its fragility, however, someportents of doom are unlikely, he said.The first fear is that Ukraine will disappearas a state. This is not somethingwe should be worried about, at least forthe next 50 to 100 years, Dr. Motyl noted,because “states just don’t disappeartoday.”Will Ukraine become a failed state,such as Somalia? Dr. Motyl gave thateventuality a 5 percent probability.The third fear is that Ukraine willbecome engaged in an all-out war withRussia. This, too, is unlikely, he concluded.A full-fledged conflict involving invasion,tanks and military engagement isdifficult to envision given the currentnature of the Russian regime, he said.“Russia is fundamentally decrepit. It isbarely able to extricate itself from a10-year war in Chechnya. And it can’t besure that Ukraine won’t fight back.”Given the likely continued existence ofa Ukrainian state, the question, accordingto Dr. Motyl, is what kind of state will itbe?Ukraine’s future is colored by severalconcerns. First, Ukraine is burdened byRussia’s overbearing presence, its hegemony.Russia is big, and it sets the rules.It spans 11 time zones, has 150 millionpeople and an enormous nuclear arsenal.However, its gross domestic product iscomparable to Belgium’s and it is “farweaker than it pretends to be.” It is, infact, “an Ivory Coast with a bomb,” hesaid.Add to the mix of Russia’s fragilitythat “It’s a one-man state. Its oil and gasreserves are a mixed blessing, corruptionis widespread. A recent tally indicatedcorruption had increased fourfold in termsof what the man in the street has to pay toobtain services,” he added.More likely than invasion or war mightbe a scenario in which Russia instigatesan incident or provocation by a localgroup, to provide justification to intrude,for instance, in Sevastopol. Dr. Motylproposed that Russia might do thisbecause “it’s the nature of the regime.”What better way to rally nationalist sentimentaround the flag?While Ukraine has to deal with Russia,it has room to maneuver, according to Dr.Motyl. “Essentially, it is doomed to pursuea multi-vector foreign policy. It can’tget rid of its big neighbor to the east, butit can increasingly navigate around it,” henoted. “It’s a hegemony Ukraine can livewith.”But, at least in the near term, Ukraine’spolitics are headed in a positive directionfor several reasons, according to Dr.Motyl.First, once the elections are held, thecampaigning will end. Because theDr. Alexander Motyl (second from right) with Chicago Group members (fromleft) Orysia Cardoso, Zenon Babij, Anna Mostovych and Maria Kulczycky.Verkhovna Rada elections will still betwo years away, the lack of campaigningwill create a welcome lull in rhetoric.Second, Viktor Yushchenko will lose.“Unfortunately, he has become unpopular,an object of derision. Whatever hesupports is immediately scorned,” Dr.Motyl explained.Third, “The most unstable form ofpolitical entity is one with three principals.Ukrainian politics have been underminedbecause they are dominated bythree major players, each with a publicoffice. After the election, there will onlybe two, which will lead to stabilization,”he predicted. “And they will be able todeal more successfully with Russia.”The Ukrainian Business andProfessional Group of Chicago sponsorsnetworking events and seminars that featurea balanced discussion of issues pertainingto Ukraine, the Ukrainian diasporaand the post-Soviet world. Members areprimarily Ukrainian American professionalsinterested in establishing new personaland professional contacts while supportingUkraine’s economic development anddemocratization.Recent speakers included AdrianKaratnycky of the Atlantic Council,Roman Kupchinsky of AS East Groupand Anne Applebaum of The WashingtonPost.For additional information and a scheduleof upcoming events, readers maye-mail CBPG@operamail.com.Photo album about Galicia Division presented in Torontoby Oksana ZakydalskyTORONTO – A unique photo album was publishedin September in Lviv – “Ukrainska Divizia‘Halychyna’” (Ukrainian Galicia Division) – was presentedin Toronto on December 6.Subtitled “A history in photographs from its foundingin 1943 to the discharge from prisoner-of-warcamp in 1949.” The 254-page book, in Ukrainian,contains 278 captioned photographs, contributedmostly by division members. The compiler and editorof the photo album is former division officer BohdanMaciw of Montreal.The photographs were selected with help fromProf. Roman Serbyn, who also wrote the afterword inwhich he examines the division in the context ofUkrainians in various armed formations in World WarII.A presentation of the photo album was organizedby the Ukrainian Canadian Research andDocumentation Center. Evidence of the wide interestin the history and fate of the division, was seen in theattendance of over 120 people at the event. All copiesof the book, especially ordered from Ukraine, weresold out.One of the most interesting chapters of book featuresphotos illustrating the enlistment of volunteersin various cities, towns and villages of westernUkraine. Although the volunteers are obviouslyyoung, in their suits and ties they look more seriousthan they probably were.The album describes the training of officers, nursesand youths provided by the Germans and explainshow, on July 15, 1944, the still only partly traineddivision was thrown into the battle of Brody, in whichit endured massive losses. Further photographs showthe fate of those who fought in the battle and the reorganizationof the division after Brody – in Slovakia,Yugoslavia and Austria.Photographs taken after the war include: prisonerof-warcaptivity and internment in Italy and Britain,during which the division developed a rich culturallife.The album has a summary of the text and a cata-logue of the photographs in English.At the presentation, three excerpts of interviewswith division members held in the archives of theUCRDC were shown. The center has 46 such interviews– 13 on video and 23 on audio tape. Theexcerpts were taken from interviews with VasylVeryha, Bohdan Bihus and Volodymyr Molodeckyi –the fact that all three are now deceased underlined theimportance of the work in compiling this oral documentation.Information was given out about the Divisia Fundat the UCRDC, which is designated for various division-relatedprojects: doing more interviews provingdigitizing existing interviews, grants for studentsdoing research on the history of the division and preparingof a film about the division using materials inthe UCRDC archives. The fund has designated fivelevels of financial support, and the center plans toimplement more intensive fund raising.A large number of young people attended the presentationand, on the initiative of Motria Ilnyckyj-Rieve (daughter of division member Stephan Ilnyckyj)a Descendants of DiviziaMembers group wasannounced, with plans toengage the younger generationinto examining the issueof the division both in its historicalaspect and its currentpolitical context.To order the book“Ukrainska Divizia‘Halychyna,’ ” readers maycontact: Bohdan Maciw, 43Aldercrest, Dollard desOrmeaux, Quebec, H9A1V1, Canada; telephone,514-684-8212. Please includeyour full address, telephonenumber and a check ormoney order for $35 payableto Mr. Maciw. (The book willbe mailed from Ukraine.)Cover of a new photo album about the Galicia Division.Oksana ZakydalskyThe audience at the book launch held at the Ukrainian Canadian Research andDocumentation Center.

6THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009The Washington Group celebrates its 25th anniversaryby Yaro BihunWASHINGTON — The WashingtonGroup (TWG), an association of UkrainianAmerican professionals known for itsUkraine-related socio-political, cultural andeconomic community activities in thenational’s capital, celebrated its 25th anniversarywith a jubilee reception December 4at the Embassy of Ukraine.The festive gathering to mark the occasionbrought together more than 100 membersof the organization, three former U.S.ambassadors to Ukraine, and other U.S. andUkrainian diplomats and government officials,as well as a lady recognized by allfrom her travels into space – Navy Capt.Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, theUkrainian American astronaut known forher two NASA Shuttle flights to the orbitalspace station and five space walks duringher NASA career.Welcoming the guests, after a prayer ledby the Rev. Taras Lonchyna, pastor of theHoly Trinity Particular Ukrainian CatholicChurch, TWG President Andrew Bihunnoted the presence of the former U.S.ambassadors to Kyiv — William Taylor,Steven Pifer and William Green Miller —their colleague William Courtney, who wasthe first U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan,and Lawrence R. Silverman, the director ofUkraine, Moldova and Belarus affairs at theState Department.The first U.S. ambassador to Ukraine,Roman Popadiuk, now the executive directorof the George H.W. Bush PresidentialLibrary Foundation in Texas, could notattend but relayed his congratulations.Speaking on behalf of the UkrainianEmbassy, Minister-Counselor OlexandrAleksandrovych read a greeting fromAmbassador Oleh Shamshur, who was outof town that day. Calling TWG one of thestrongest and most active UkrainianAmerican organizations, the ambassadorreferred to its members as professionals andpatriots, who live and work on another continentwithout forgetting the needs of theirUkrainian homeland, helping in its drive forindependence and working in its behalf.Ambassador Miller, in his remarks, alsofocused on how the Ukrainian Americanprofessionals in TWG decided early on toassist Ukraine, adding that he, too, gainedfrom their commitment. “I’ve benefitedfrom so many here before going to Ukraine,”he said. Since his service there in the 1990s,he added, Ukraine has become part of hislife.“Ukraine is on the way to becoming thegreat nation it was destined to be,”Ambassador Miller said, adding that he wasvery proud to have Ukrainian friends and toknow “that we are brothers in a gloriousendeavor, which is the celebration of life, offreedom in a democratic society, a goal thatboth of our countries share.”The head of the Embassy’s cultural-informationsection who helped organize theevent, Oleksandr Mykhalchuk, and his colleagueYevhen Schehlakov performed amusical tribute to TWG, singing new lyricsMr. Schehlakov wrote to the popularUkrainian song “Marichka.”During the reception that followed, Mr.Bihun noted the nine TWG presidents thatpreceded him — Natalie Sluzar, Daria Stec,Yaro Bihun, Lydia Chopivsky-Benson,Nicholas Babiak, George Masiuk, OrestDeychakiwsky, Ihor Kotlarchuk and AdrianPidlusky. Except for Ms. Chopivsky-Bensonand Ms. Sluzar, who was the moving forcein the founding TWG, his predecessors wereNo. 51Yaro BihunFormer U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Green Miller recounts TheWashington Group’s efforts in behalf of Ukraine. Standing next to him at theorganization’s 25th anniversary reception at the Ukrainian Embassy are its minister-counselor,Olexandr Aleksandrovych (left), and U.S. Assistant SurgeonGeneral, and Rear Admiral Boris Lushniak.in attendance. In a message from Ms. Sluzar(who has moved out of the D.C. area) readby Ms. Stec, she said that it was “an honorand pleasure to watch this organization, startedwith such youthful exuberance, continueto be a vital force in the Ukrainian Americancommunity in the Washington area.”Also present were three of the four directorsof the TWG Cultural Fund, which hasbeen active in organizing concerts, exhibitsand other cultural events since its founding15 years ago by Laryssa Courtney, who wasintroduced along with Marta Zielyk and thecurrent director, Chrystyna Kinal. SvitlanaShiells, who headed the fund after LaryssaCourtney, now lives in Vienna, Austria.Mr. Bihun noted that the organization’snext major event will be a leadership conferencein Washington in February, followingthe presidential elections in Ukraine.Orest Deychakiwsky of the Helsinki Commission and Nadia Diuk of the NationalEndowment for Democracy analyze Ukraine’s economic and political situationsduring a panel discussion at the VOA Ukrainian broadcasts 60th anniversary event.VOA’s Ukrainian...(Continued from page 1)who were and still are thirsty for the truth– the truth about the present, the truthabout the past, and, hopefully, a keyholeon the future,” Rep. Kaptur said.“During the Cold War, the Voice ofAmerica could not be stopped,” sheadded, “by the troops on the border, thetanks on the ground, or concrete walls.”In appreciation, she presented a plaquewith a copy of the statement on this occasionshe placed in the CongressionalRecord.Accepting the plaque, the chief of theUkrainian Service, Adrian Karmazyn,thanked her and her co-chairs on theCongressional Ukrainian Caucus – Reps.Jim Gerlach (D-Pa.) and Sander Levin(D-Mich.) – the chairman of the HelsinkiCommission, Rep. Benjamin Cardin(D-Md.), and commission member Rep.Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) for their statementsin the Congressional Record as well.Mr. Karmazyn noted that he received aWherever you are,The Ukrainian Weekly can be there with youCheck out The Ukrainian Weekly online atwww.ukrweekly.comYaro BihunFormer Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer focuses on Ukraine’s foreign relationsissues during a panel discussion with (from left) David Kramer of theGerman Marshal Fund, Myroslava Gongadze (moderator) and James Greene,former head of the NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine.greeting also from Andriy Shevchenko,vice-chairman of Ukraine’s ParliamentaryPress Freedom and InformationCommittee, who, before embarking onhis political career, was a journalist and,for a time, a local stringer for the VOAUkrainian Service.From the Ukrainian American community,Michael Sawkiw read a greetingfrom the Ukrainian Congress Committeeof America.The audience at the commemorationincluded a number of VOA UkrainianService members not occupied with thepreparation of that day’s programmingand some former members, among themStefan Maksymjuk, the oldest livingmember, who began working at VOA in1954 in New York and then, the followingyear, in Washington.The second part of the 60th anniversaryevent consisted of two panel discussionsof current important issues forUkraine.The first, which focused on Ukraine’seconomic and political situation, featuredAdrian Karatnycky of the AtlanticCouncil, Morgan Williams of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, Nadia Diuk ofthe National Endowment for Democracyand Orest Deychakiwsky of the HelsinkiCommission.The second panel – on Ukraine’s foreignrelations – included former ambassadorto Ukraine Steven Pifer (now of theBrookings Institution), David Kramer ofthe German Marshal Fund and JamesGreene, former head of the NATO LiaisonOffice in Ukraine.Moderating the panels were Mr.Karmazyn and Myroslava Gongadze, TVanchor for the VOA’s Ukrainian Service.

No. 51THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 20097The Ukrainian naTional associaTion ForUmWhat does the Ukrainian National Foundation support?by Roma LisovichUNA TreasurerSince the Ukrainian NationalFoundation was created by the UkrainianNational Association, various funds havebeen established by caring and dedicatedindividuals. The UNF permits each donorto specifically allocate his or her donationto a particular fund or the general fund,depending on which he prefers. The UNFcan also create specific funds to suit anindividual’s request. Thus, the UNF andits donors have a true partnership inenriching our communities.Please note the following establishedfunds:• UNF Press Fund – funds earmarkedfor either Svoboda or The UkrainianWeekly enable these newspapers to continuetheir unique service. Svoboda,founded in 1893, is the oldest continuouslypublished Ukrainian-language publicationin the world. The UkrainianWeekly was established in 1933 to serveas a forum in which American-born generationscould express themselves. Herethese generations can familiarize themselveswith Ukrainian history, culture andtradition, and keep up with the most currentinformation on national and politicalstruggles.• UNF Scholarship Fund – several particularscholarship funds have been establishedand these are distributed yearlythrough the UNA Scholarship Program.By creating a specific individual fund,one can memorialize a fund, specify aparticular study or designate other criteria.All student members of the UkrainianNational Association qualify for thesescholarships.• UNF Soyuzivka Fund – all donationsare allocated to educational and culturalprograms established at Soyuzivka andcapital projects where indicated. The missionis to create a vibrant center responsiblefor cultural, educational, athletic,artistic and informational programs forthe Ukrainian diaspora community andfor those wanting to learn about Ukraineand its culture. Through its programs, theSoyuzivka Heritage Center seeks toachieve its key goal: preservation anddevelopment of the cultural identity ofthe Ukrainian people in the countries oftheir residence.In facilitating the transmission ofknowledge about the Ukrainian heritageand traditions, the Soyuzivka HeritageCenter promotes self-esteem and prideamong Americans of Ukrainian descent.The center also improves understandingamong all Americans in the great culturalmosaic of the United States and encouragesan appreciation of Ukraine, its traditions,history and contributions aroundthe world.In recent years Soyuzivka has seen asubstantial growth in the numbers of childrenwho participate in camp programs,such as the Heritage Camp, where childrenof Ukrainian descent learn about theculture of their ancestors. Over 600 childrenparticipated in the various camp programsat Soyuzivka during the summer of2009 alone.The Ukrainian National Foundationalso organizes the Ukrainian CulturalFestival at Soyuzivka, which showcaseslocal talent, allows for the best talent ofUkraine to bring their music and song toan American public and provides a forumthrough “Family Day” for amateur groupsand children throughout the United Statesto perform and experience their uniqueUkrainian heritage.Within the UNF Soyuzivka Fund, separatefunds exist for special projects andinterests.The Dance Academy Fund helps thepropagation of the Ukrainian folk dancingthrough dance camp programs, in partnershipwith the Roma Pryma BohachevskyDance Academy. A recent project includedthe installation of a specially paddedfloor, designed specifically for dancers.Part of this program includes scholarshipsto the Soyuzivka Summer DanceWorkshop.The Soyuzivka Sports Fund is dedicatedto maintaining sports programs atSoyuzivka. This year, the foundationcommenced plans to build a full-size soccerfield to be used by the Sports CampProgram.• UNF Ostroh Academy PreparatoryProgram Fund – sponsors a one-year academicpreparatory program for studentsfrom rural schools for entrance into theNational University of Ostroh Academy.• UNF Ostroh Academy Fund – sponsorsexceptional students who cannotfinancially afford to attend the universityand expends money for the building of astate-of-the-art library.• UNF General Fund – funds that arenot specifically earmarked are allocatedto various educational, cultural andhumanitarian causes, for example, publishingchildren’s literature, aiding victimsof the natural and man-made disasters(such as recent floods in theZakarpattia region, mining accidents inthe Donbas) and many other projects.Remember: The UNF depends uponpublic donations to continue its work.Thank you for your continuing support ofthe Ukrainian National Foundation!Our donors are very important to us.Please feel free to contact Roma Lisovichat 973-292-9800 or via e-mail at una@unamember.com.The UNA: 115 yeArS Of SerVice TO OUr cOmmUNiTy

8THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009No. 51The Ukrainian WeeklyDec.202000On Lutsenko’s watchPresident Viktor Yushchenko demanded the resignation of Internal Affairs MinisterYurii Lutsenko on December 10 for his failure to fulfill his most basic responsibility ofensuring the constitutional rights and freedoms of Ukrainian citizens. “Unfortunately,the police under Lutsenko’s leadership are demonstrating a progressive inability tohandle the threats to public safety and civic order,” the president’s press secretaryIryna Vannykova stated a week later.It’s a shame the president waited until now, in the heat of an election campaign, topropose what millions have been complaining about ever since Mr. Lutsenko’s returnas police chief in January 2008 (with the president’s support). The timing confirmssuspicions that Mr. Yushchenko’s demand is a political maneuver, aimed at removingPrime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s control on the police force ahead of the elections.Better late than never though. Replacing Mr. Lutsenko with a competent, independentcareer law enforcement officer would go a long way in alleviating the anarchythat currently confronts Ukraine.The Ukrainian Weekly, this week and next week, is examining three victims ofUkraine’s corruption-plagued legal system, including the dysfunctional police force.Canadian entrepreneur Steven Chepa has tried six times to serve court notices athis Zakarpattia factory to block the illegal sale of its assets without court approval.Bailiffs have arrived escorted by police, only to be thwarted by armed guards hired bythe former business partners he’s battling with. “Private armed security guards provedto be more powerful than the law and the government officials attempting to enforceit,” he said in shock.In Kyiv, police officers stood by as thugs, hired by real estate developers, beatDr. Vadym Berezovskyi for attempting to defend a hospital’s property from illegalconstruction. No arrests were made, and instead Dr. Berezovskyi, a state laureate andflight surgeon to astronaut Dr. Leonid Kadenyuk, was charged with hooliganism.Meanwhile, police have ignored the charges he’s filed against his attackers. “That’sthe work of our glorious police,” Dr. Berezovskyi commented.In Odesa, police have allowed the city’s oligarchs and mafia bosses to usurp thelocal media as instruments in vicious turf wars that threaten the city’s tranquility. Theyuse the media to slander, libel and incite criminal activity, civic activists said. Theirrecklessness in spreading lies and distortions, whether attacking political opponents orsmearing Jews and ethnic Ukrainians, encourages anti-social behavior among youthsand adolescents, in particular, activists said. The results were evident in the September2, 2007, bloody attack on ethnically conscious Ukrainians, in which police merelystood by, and the April 17 murder of Ukrainian nationalist Maksym Chaika, in whichno arrests have been made.These cases are only the tip of the iceberg of the legal anarchy into which Ukrainehas descended during the last five years. For most of that time, Mr. Lutsenko was incharge of the country’s 270,000 police officers.Kyiv civic activist Volodymyr Chemyrys, a former comrade-in-arms of Mr.Lutsenko’s during the Ukraine Without Kuchma movement of 2001, said powercorrupted the former street activist, whose policies resemble those of the authoritarianleader he once fought against. Under Mr. Lutsenko’s direction, the police havebecome rent-a-cops for politicians and oligarchs, acting on the orders they’re given,which often is to stand by and do nothing as crimes are brazenly committed and evenrecorded on cameras for the world to see.On December 10 Mr. Chemerys joined other human rights activists in awardingMr. Lutsenko the “Thistle of the Year” award, a distinction named for the prickly plantand given to politicians who fail miserably in upholding their responsibilities.The reason millions of Ukrainians supported the Orange Revolution was theybelieved Mr. Yushchenko and Ms. Tymoshenko would introduce the basic elements ofa healthy society – rule of law, government transparency, equality before the law. Todayits failures are epitomized by an impotent police force that prostitutes its services to aidUkraine’s illegal builders, fraudsters and oligarchs. A new police chief is in order.Turning the pages back...Nine years ago, on December 20, 2000, the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) announced that it would renew a $2.6 billionExtended Fund Facility loan to Ukraine, after more than ayearlong freeze on loans by the IMF to Ukraine that began inSeptember 1999.The decision to resume the loan was made based on the progress Ukraine made in areasof economic reforms, including implementing a sound budget and tightening non-cashtransactions in government finances and privatization law. In the latest transfer, the NationalBank of Ukraine received a $246 million tranche, contributing to the $1.2 billion totalreceived from the IMF. Additional tranches were based on adherence by Ukraine to theterms of the loan program.Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko said that the resumption of IMF crediting was a“green light” for Ukraine to press on with its economic development and attract foreigninvestment. First Deputy Managing Director Stanley Fischer noted that the banking systemneeded to be strengthened to combat increasing inflation.Prior to the IMF loan freeze on Ukraine, relations between the two parties soured afterallegations in Western media suggested that Ukraine had diverted the IMF funds. ButUkraine was exonerated after an audit by Price Waterhouse cleared the NBU of charges ofmisappropriation, but confirmed the central bank had misrepresented the size of its currencyreserves. Ukraine paid back the contested sum of money as a sign of good will.In 2000 Ukraine was in seventh place in terms of debt owed to the IMF ($3.24 billion),between the Philippines and Brazil, and repaid nearly $1.3 billion in the previous 15 months.Source: “IMF resumes lending to Ukraine,” by Yarema A. Bachynsky, The UkrainianWeekly, December 31, 2000.CHRISTMAS PASTORALThe great light of Christmas“The people that walked in darkness haveseen a great light; Upon those who dwelt inthe land of gloom a light has shone.” (Isaiah9:1)The winter solstice arrives, and with it thedreaded darkness. Like the poet DylanThomas, we “rage, rage against the dying ofthe light.” We long for the fading light, hopingthat the sun will return with renewedvigor, bringing light to our darkness andwarmth to our winter. We raise our hopefuleyes to the fickle moon, which waxes andthen wanes – tantalizing us with its glow,only then to withdraw it again. We looklongingly to the faithful stars, whose pinpointsof light fascinate us with their artistryand draw our minds beyond our darkenedworld.In the dark winter sky appears the wanderingstar which would come to rest overBethlehem, the City of David. Two otherwanderers also made their way to Bethlehemin the night: a carpenter named Joseph, andhis pregnant wife, Mary. Darker than thenight around them was the human darknessthat they encountered: doors of inns anddoors of human hearts were closed to thehomeless couple in need. As a result, theDivine Child about to be born received nohospitality except that of a dark cave, andlowly animals provided the only warmth –warmth that cold and hardened human heartshad refused.It was in the dark cave that the impossiblehappened: a virgin became a mother, and theGod of heaven came into the world as a fragileChild. These strange happenings givewords to our Ukrainian Christmas carol,“Ñ˂̇ çÓ‚Ë̇:” “Wondrous tidings!Today in Bethlehem the one Virgin Marygave birth to a Son.”When the Boy was born, the darkness ofthe cave was overcome: as the Nicene Creedtells us, He Himself is “Light from Light,true God from true God.” How appropriatethat the coming of Jesus, Who is the Light ofthe World, should be proclaimed in the heavensby a brilliant star! Not only did the starshed its light upon the darkened earth, but italso led the Magi to look beyond the dimlight of their astrology, allowing themselvesto be led to the Child Who Himself is theLight beyond all human understanding. Inthe Baby, they found not only the goal oftheir search, but the fulfillment of theirhearts’ desire.Not all are as wise as the Magi, however.Darker than the winter night, darker than thecave is the darkness brought into the worldby human beings who flee the light. Greaterthan the pangs of birth is the pain of thosewho suffer injustice at the hands of thosewho, like Herod, ruthlessly grab for powerand control. Colder than the winter’s nightare the hearts of those who act like the innkeepersof Bethlehem: thinking only ofthemselves, they selfishly enrich themselveswhile depriving others of what is needed forlife.Jesus was born in a cold, dark cavebecause He had been scorned; in this as in somany ways, Jesus came to share every aspectof our life: the darkness, the coldness, thepain. We see hints of this in the icon of theNativity: the manger in which the Baby lieslooks like a sarcophagus, the swaddlingclothes remind us of the shroud in which Hiscrucified Body would be wrapped, the cavein which He was born is reminiscent of thetomb in which His lifeless Body would belaid. Jesus shared all our sufferings; in sharingthem, however, Jesus overcame them,and He shows us the way to do likewise. Hecalls to us with the arms that He would openfor us on the Cross, and our hearts want torespond: “Like a deer that yearns for runningstreams, so my soul is yearning for you, my“Christmas” by John Jaciw (from aUkrainian National Association card).God (Psalm 41).We are drawn to warmth and light of theChurch, where God speaks to us in symbolsfar richer than words. At the preparationtable, where gifts of bread and wine are preparedfor the Divine Liturgy, we find a metalframe referred to as the “star” because itshould include a small hanging star; as thecelebrant places the “star” over the breadwhich will consecrated, he says words reminiscentof the Christmas story: “The starcame and stood over the place where theChild was.” Indeed, these words are from theGospel of the day, which recounts the storyof the Magi. The Wise Men sought Jesusunder the star; wise men (and women) stillseek Him under the “star,” recognizing Himas present on our altar and in our Church.Hoping to be among the wise ones whoseek Christ, we come to church, whereeverything speaks to us of Him. We see thegreat lamp proclaiming to all that Christ, theLight of the World, is our light as well. Asthe gifts of bread and wine are brought to thealtar at the time of the Great Entrance, we arereminded that we are to be like the angelswho sing God’s praises: “we who mysticallyrepresent the cherubim and sing the ThriceholyHymn to the life-giving Trinity”; in ourcaroling, we join our voices to the angelicvoices that filled the heavens and the earthon the first Christmas: “Glory to God in thehighest, and peace to all on earth.” The Christwho came seeking the welcome of the innkeeperscomes to us in the Eucharist andasks us to welcome Him into our very hearts.If we indeed receive Him with faith, ourlives are transformed, and we are inspired tosing: “We have seen the true Light. We havereceived the heavenly spirit. We have foundthe true faith. We worship the undividedTrinity for having saved us.”Our transformation is not just for ourselves:we are to become convincing iconsof Christ for a world so desperate for the salvationthat only He can give. At the greatcompline of Christmas, we sing “God is withus!” God is not only with us, but for us andthrough us as well. When others look at us,may they recognize the Christ Whose lightwe are called to reflect, Whose love we arecalled to share.Christ is born! Let us glorify Him!+Stefan SorokaMetropolitan-Archbishop of Philadelphia+Richard SeminackEparch of St. Nicholas in Chicago+Paul Chomnycky, OSBMEparch of Stamford+John BuraApostolic Administratorof St. Josaphat in Parma

10THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009No. 51HURI co-sponsors exhibit on Mazepa’s impact on non-Ukrainian artby Peter T. WoloschukCAMBRIDGE, Mass. – HarvardUniversity’s Ukrainian Research Institute(HURI) and Loeb Music Library havejoined forces to co-sponsor the exhibit“Hetman of Ukraine, Ivan Mazepa,1639-1709, The Cultural Legend,” whichexplores the impact that the story of HetmanMazepa’s turbulent youth, political promiseand ultimate tragic fate had on poets, novelists,composers, and painters around theworld, and, most particularly, in the 19thcentury.The exhibit was conceived as part of theinstitute’s commemoration of the 300thanniversary of the Battle of Poltava and wasopened with a lecture on the artistic productioninspired by Hetman Mazepa given byDr. Lubomyr Hajda, associate director ofHURI, in the library’s Spaulding Room, onMonday evening, November 9. The lecturealso served as the opening event of the institute’sInternational Conference on Poltavaand drew almost 100 conference participants,as well as members of Harvard’s academiccommunity and greater Boston’sUkrainian community.Soldier and poet, statesman and intriguer,lover in youth and old age, patron of theChurch, architecture and the arts, HetmanMazepa has provided, and continues to provide,rich material for the creative imaginationfor the last 300 years. For some, hebecame the Promethean archetype of unrestrainedgenius; for others, the embodimentof the concepts of betrayal, disloyalty andtreason; and, for still others, a national heroand liberator.The multiplicities of Mazepa’s life, personalityand deeds, and their ongoing impactare vividly represented in the selected literary,musical and artistic works on display.The exhibit is arranged in such a way that itis also clear that the various representedworks mutually reinforced and inspired theartists who produced them.The exhibit is on display in the library’sRichard French Gallery in five large casesand two vitrines, and consists of some ofthe original scores for the 19 known operasdealing with Mazepa, as well as othermusical texts; copies of novels, poems andother printed works; and artistic worksincluding paintings, lithographs, woodcutsand ceramics.The exhibit runs through Friday,January 29, 2010. The Loeb MusicLibrary is located in Harvard’s MusicBuilding, 1 Oxford St., and is openMonday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 a.m.;Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 1-5 p.m.;and Sunday, 1-10 p.m.Two depictions of Ivan Mazepa from the Dnipropetrovsk Museum: Above, a portraitby an unknown artist of the young Hetman Ivan Mazepa shortly after his electionwhile he was still a courtier of Peter I. At left, a 19th century French paintingby Emile Vernet showing Mazepa tied to the back of a wild horse and driven intothe steppe where he was pursued by wolves. The punishment was meted out by thePolish Nobleman Pasek, who charged that Mazepa had seduced his wife.Holodomor exhibit held at United NationsProgram honors Raphael Lemkin, Gareth JonesNEW YORK – On Monday, November23, in the presence of many United Nationsdiplomats, an archival photo exhibit dedicatedto the 76th anniversary of the Holodomorwas opened at the United Nations. The eveningalso honored the distinguished legalscholar Raphael Lemkin and the courageousjournalist Gareth Jones.The event was hosted by Ukraine’sPermanent Mission to the United States, andAmbassador Yuriy Sergeyev opened theproceedings by paying tribute to the millionsof innocent victims who perished during theFamine-Genocide of 1932-1933 and thankingthe diplomats in attendance for their“solidarity, sympathy and participation.” Henoted that, “We are confident that throughsuch commemorations we are achieving[our] main goal – avoiding similar crimes inthe future.”Thanking the Ukrainian CongressCommittee of America for preparing theexhibit, Ambassador Sergeyev then introducedIvanka Zajac, president of theUCCA’s New York City branch, who brieflyrelayed the horrors of the Holodomor anddescribed the display, stating that the archivalphotos were recently released by thesecurity services and the exhibit was “preparedto expose the true nature of the totalitarianSoviet regime that resulted in the1932-1933 Famine.”She continued by stating that the panelsare “displayed in chronological order to providethe viewer with an overall picture ofthe motives and methods used to kill up to10 million innocent men, women and children…in the hopes that this educationalexhibit will shed light on one of darkestpages of Ukraine’s history… and perhapsthe most extreme example of the use of foodas a weapon.”The program continued with the ambassador’sintroduction of Nigel Colley, thegrandnephew of Jones, “the fearless, uncompromisingWelsh journalist who traveled toUkraine during the Holodomor.” ThankingDr. Colley for his work, AmbassadorSergeyev emphasized that a “huge part ofthis tragic history would have been lost forever”had Jones not recorded his findings inhis personal diaries.Mr. Colley opened his remarks by notingthat just last week 180 newspapers acrossthe world reported the remarkable story ofJones and his graphic eyewitness accounts(Continued on page 27)Nigel Colley in front of panels at the Holodomor exhibit at the United Nations.

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26THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009No. 51Poroshenko...(Continued from page 1)important” IMF loans to Ukraine.Two months ago, the IMF suspended itsnext scheduled $3.8 billion loan disbursementto Ukraine reportedly because of theKyiv government’s failure to implementnecessary economic reforms. Now, Ukraineneeds at least $2 billion to pay for gas itreceived from Russia and, in doing so, keepthe Russian gas flowing through Ukrainianpipelines to Europe. Mr. Poroschenkoexpressed his confidence that the IMF willcome through with the loan.On Capitol Hill, Minister Poroshenkodiscussed these and other issues with Sen.Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), the ranking memberof the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), whochairs its European Subcommittee.He also outlined the Ukrainian government’sforeign policy concerns at one ofWashington’s leading think-tanks, theCarnegie Endowment for InternationalPeace, where he said that, while Ukraineintends to maintain close relations withRussia, it is against any attempts to renewold sphere of influence over former Sovietterritories.Foreign Affairs Minister Poroshenko hadthe opportunity to focus more keenly on economicissues during a luncheon hosted bythe U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, a tradeassociation of more than 100 U.S. businessesactive in Ukraine, among them large andwell-known corporations like Boeing, aswell as smaller private companies.During that meeting, he also presentedthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs HonoraryAward to USUBC President MorganWilliams for his contribution to the developmentof Ukrainian-American relations.While in Washington, Mr. Poroshenkoalso had a meeting at the Ukrainian EmbassyVice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostyantyn Yelisyeyev (left) and Undersecretaryof State James Steinberg continue discussing bilateral issues during a break inthe inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission atthe State Department.with representatives of leading UkrainianAmerican organizations.According to a Ukrainian Foreign AffairsMinistry report, as Minister Poroshenkodeparted for New York for his meeting withU.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,Ukraine was successful in gaining therelease of 24 Ukrainian sailors who wereseized by Somali pirates on the ship Arianamore than six months earlier. The growingproblem of international piracy was one ofthe subjects on their agenda, as wasYaro BihunUkraine’s participation in internationalpeacekeeping operations and the lack ofadequate Ukrainian representation at thehigher levels of the U.N. Secretariat.Upon his return to Kyiv, MinisterPoroshenko met on December 13 with thenew U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, John Tefft.According to Foreign Affairs Ministryreports, they discussed the possibility of U.S.Navy vessels operating near the Ariana tohelp ensure the sailors’ security and wellbeing.

No. 51THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 200927Ukraine’s minister of economy meets with Congressional Ukrainian Caucusby Michael SawkiwUkrainian National Information ServiceWASHINGTON – The recent visit ofUkraine’s minister of the economy, BohdanDanylyshyn, to Washington provided anopportunity for him to meet with theCongressional Ukrainian Caucus.Supported by the Ukrainian NationalInformation Service (UNIS), theWashington public affairs bureau of theUkrainian Congress Committee of America,a meeting was held on October 15 in theprivate congressional office of Rep. MarcyKaptur (D-Ohio), co-chair of theCongressional Ukrainian Caucus. The congresswomanwas joined by caucus Co-ChairRep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.).Minister Danylyshyn described the currentstate of the Ukrainian economy and thehuge effect the world economic crisis hashad on Ukraine, especially the devaluationof the Ukrainian hryvnia and the suddendrop in major exports.“Ukraine was fortunate to be a recipientcountry of IMF [International MonetaryFunds] loans to help meet our needs duringthe crisis,” elaborated the minister. “We aregrateful to the IMF, whose funding forUkraine was supported by the UnitedStates, and we expect the last of four tranchesto be delivered in the near future.”According to the minister, continuousefforts are being made to enhance a robusteconomic reform agenda in Ukraine.A vibrant discussion followed asMembers of Congress were interested inUkraine’s upcoming presidential election,as well as the country’s plans for recoveringfrom the economic downturn and furtherreform. Questions also touched on agricultureand land ownership in Ukraine, as wellas the distribution of Ukrainian goods andhow Ukrainians can market their productsboth domestically and internationally.Minister Danylyshyn thanked theCongressional Ukrainian Caucus for theirstaunch advocacy of U.S.-Ukraine bilateralrelations and presented the co-chairs withan artist’s rendering of the Pecherska Lavra(Monastery of the Caves) and a book featuringthe history of Ukrainian embroidery.The Minister also extended an invitation tothe members of Congress to visit Ukraine.Liberal MPs in Canadameet with DavydovychOTTAWA – Members of the NationalLiberal Caucus held a series of meetings onParliament Hill with Yaroslav Davydovych,the former chair of Ukraine’s CentralElection Commission, on November 19.Mr. Davydovych, one of the heroes of theOrange Revolution, met formally with keyLiberal Members of the House of Commonsand Senate to underscore his concerns aboutthe current electoral laws in Ukraine and theapprehension in Ukraine about the fairnessof the upcoming presidential election, aswell as to press the Canadian government tohelp ensure fair elections in Ukraine.“My colleagues and I were very pleasedto have a chance to listen to Mr.Davydovych outline in detail the evolutionof Ukraine electoral laws, his concernswith the current electoral laws in the country,and what Canadian parliamentariansand the Canadian government should do tohelp provide the people of Ukraine a freeand fair presidential election,” saidMember of Parliament BorysWrzesnewskyj, the special advisor to theLiberal leader on emerging democracies.Key members of the Liberal Caucus whomet with Mr. Davydovych included ForeignAffairs Critic Bob Rae, Official OppositionHouse Leader Ralph Goodale, ForeignAffairs Committee Vice-Chair BernardPatry, National Liberal Caucus ChairAnthony Rota, Ontario Liberal CaucusChair Alan Tonks and Ontario LiberalCaucus Vice-Chair Senator Jerry Grafstein.“I am pleased to express my support ofMr. Davydovych’s request for 500 officialCanadian election observers to oversee theupcoming elections in Ukraine. Canadianelection observers can play a critical role atan important time in Ukraine as she continueson her path towards democracy andintegration into Western European institutions,”stated MP Rae.Following these meetings, Mr.Wrzesnewskyj paid tribute to Mr.Davydovych on the floor of the House ofCommons on behalf of Liberal LeaderMichael Ignatieff and the entire LiberalCaucus.Seated at a meeting with Ukraine’s minister of the economy (from left) are:Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn, Evhen Zelenko, (representative of the UkrainianEmbassy in Washington), Rep. Marcy Kaptur; Rep. Jim Gerlach; in backgroundis Morad Elmi, staff assistant to Rep. 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The book is unique as it highlightsonly one of Dr. Lemkin’s speeches –his 1953 remarks delivered in New YorkCity to commemorate the 20th anniversaryof the Holodomor – translated into 28 languages,with a foreword written by Prof.Roman Serbyn.Ambassdor Sergeyev then invitedOleksandr Maksymchuk, head of the foundation’sboard of directors, and Prof. Serbyn,to the podium.Following the reading of official greetingsfrom Kateryna Yushchenko, Ukraine’sfirst lady and head of the supervisory boardof Ukraine 3000, Mr. Maksymchuk thankedthe representatives of Ukrainian Embassiesin different countries, private translators andvolunteers for their help in making the publicationof this book possible.“Publication of this book is another stepin bringing the truth to the Ukrainian andworld public opinion about the tragic eventsin Ukraine’s history. Such direction is a priorityin the work of our foundation,” he said.“We have done a lot, but our work does notend. It will last until we investigate all historicalfacts, record all evidence of survivors,honor the names of all the victims anduntil we tell everyone the truth about thecrimes of the communist Soviet regime.”The exhibit, consisting of 12 eight-footpanels depicting the horrors of theHolodomor was on display in the prestigiousKuwait Boat Area, the main diplomaticentrance of the United Nations, throughDecember 4.

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The Ariana,a Maltese-flagged ship was carrying 24Ukrainian crewmembers when it wasseized north of Madagascar en route tothe Middle East from Brazil. The vesselis operated by the All Ocean ShippingCo. Ltd. of Greece. (Ukrinform)U.S.-Russia statement refers to UkraineWASHINGTON – A joint statement bythe United States and the RussianFederation regarding the expiration of theSTART Treaty cited Ukraine as a formernuclear power that gave up its nuclear arms.The December 4 statement read: “TheUnited States of America and the RussianFederation recognize the significant contributionof the Republic of Belarus, theRepublic of Kazakhstan and Ukraine tosuccessful implementation of the TreatyBetween the United States of America andthe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics onthe Reduction and Limitation of StrategicOffensive Arms (START) Treaty. The valueof the START Treaty was greatly enhancedwhen the Republic of Belarus, the Republicof Kazakhstan and Ukraine removed allnuclear weapons from their territories andacceded to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) asnon-nuclear-weapon states. The actions ofthese states have enhanced the NPT regime,had a beneficial impact on internationalsecurity and strategic stability, and createdfavorable conditions for further steps toreduce nuclear arsenals. The United Statesof America and the Russian Federation welcomethe commitment of the Republic ofBelarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, andUkraine to their status as non-nuclear-weaponstates.” The statement also noted: “Thefulfillment by these states of their obligationsunder the Protocol to the STARTTreaty of May 23, 1992, (Lisbon Protocol)and their accession to the NPT as nonnuclear-weaponstates, strengthened theirsecurity, which was reflected, inter alia, inthe Budapest Memoranda of December 5,1994. In this connection, the United Statesof America and the Russian Federation confirmthat the assurances recorded in theBudapest Memoranda will remain in effectafter December 4, 2009.” (U.S. Departmentof State)President seeks Lutsenko’s dismissalKYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko isasking Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenkoto immediately table in Parliament amotion to relieve Yurii Lutsenko of hisduties as internal affairs minister. Mr.Yushchenko expressed this request in a letterto Ms. Tymoshenko, the presidentialpress service reported on December 10.The president cited a weakening of thefight against corruption and crime, notingthat in the course of the first 10 months of2009 the number of solved corruptioncrimes fell by 13.9 percent and the numberof corrupt officials called to accountdecreased by 15.4 percent. The weakeningof the fight against corruption, Mr.Yushchenko said, is due mainly to lawenforcement bodies. The president saidthat repeated calls for the internal affairsminister to intensify this work have beenignored. Mr. Lutsenko is the leader of thePeople’s Self-Defense organization, whoseparliamentary group is part of the rulingcoalition and actively supports the primeminister. (Ukrinform)Kyiv among greenest citiesKYIV – The capital of Ukraine is listedin the top 30 European Green City Indexpresented during the United NationsConference on Climate Change takingplace in Copenhagen. The index is aunique study of the environmental sustainabilityof 30 major cities in 30 Europeancountries, analyzing their achievements inenvironmental and climate protection. Itwas developed by the EconomistIntelligence Unit and written in cooperationwith Siemens, the press service ofSiemens Ukraine reported on December 9.The study looks at eight categories: carbondioxide emissions, energy, buildings, transportation,water, air quality, waste and landuse, and environmental governance.Copenhagen was named the greenestmajor city in Europe, followed byStockholm, Oslo, Vienna and Amsterdam.Kyiv is in 30th place. (Ukrinform)A new Consulate in BulgariaKYIV – The Bulgarian government hasgiven consent for the opening of aConsulate of Ukraine in Plovdiv. DimitrGeorgiev will be the honorary consul. Thenew Consulate will serve Ukrainian citizensresiding in the Plovdiv, Pazardzhik,Smolyan, Kurdzhali, Khaskovo and StaraZagora provinces. (Ukrinform)Anti-corruption law takes effectKYIV – Amendments to some Ukrainianlaws related to improving the legal frameworkfor preventing and combating corruptionand organized crime went into effect inUkraine as of November 25. Under themeasures, creation and liquidation of unitsand divisions for combating organizedcrime in cities shall be approved by a decisionof the Cabinet of Ministers as advisedby the internal affairs minister and agreedupon with the Verkhovna Rada Committeefor Combating Organized Crime andCorruption. The chief of the Directorate forCombating Organized Crime, which functionsunder the aegis of the Internal AffairsMinistry, will be appointed and dismissedupon a decision of the Cabinet as advisedby the internal affairs minister and agreedupon with the Rada Committee onCombating Organized Crime andCorruption. The chief will also act as thefirst vice-minister of internal affairs(Ukrinform)Carlsberg to build brewery in UkraineKYIV – Denmark-based brewerCarlsberg announced plans to build abrewery in the Kharkiv region, said SerhiiPirozhnykov, the director general forInvestment Group Melon Ltd., speakingon December 14 at the KharkivInternational Investment Forum. He saidthe investment could be between $30 millionand $40 million. Carlsberg officialsare now in talks with local authorities toallot land for the brewery. Carlsberg, headquarteredin Copenhagen, is one of theworld’s largest breweries. (Ukrinform)Population now under 46 MKYIV – The population of Ukraine hasfallen as of November 1 to less than 46million, the State Statistics Committeereported on December 16. This figure wasover 46.179 million a year before (a reductionof 180,000). In October of this yearthe number of Ukrainians fell by 11,411;the population on average fell by5,000-8,000 each month this year. Over31.536 million people live in cities andtowns, while over 14.463 million live invillages. (Ukrinform)Comment on Ukraine’s EU chancesKYIV – Danish politician HanneSeverinsen said on December 16 thatUkraine is a European country with greatpotential and, therefore, has every chanceof gaining membership in the EuropeanUnion in the future. She said this at aroundtable titled “A Magic Circle:(Continued on page 29)

No. 51Campaign watch...(Continued from page 2)viction should not have the right to be runfor president, even if his/her convictionwas cancelled, while 30.5 percent are ofthe opposite opinion, and 21.1 percentsaid they found it difficult to respond tothe question posed. The front-runner ofthe presidential election race, Party ofRegions leader Viktor Yanukovych, hastwo annulled convictions. He did not concealthese facts when he was running forpresident in 2004. (Ukrinform)Campaign budget cut by 17 M hrvKYIV – The Central ElectionCommission of Ukraine decided to reducespending on the 2009 presidential electionsby 17.26 million hrv due to thesmaller than predicted number of candidates.This decision was passed at theCEC meeting on November 26. The CEChad predicted that up to 30 candidateswould take part in the elections; 18 candidateshave been registered. (Ukrinform)Yatsenyuk on Russian languageKYIV – Presidential candidate ArseniyYatsenyuk, ex-chair of the VerkhovnaRada and ex-foreign affairs minister, saidon December 1 that he does not rule outthe possibility that Russian-languagespeakingregions will be able to carry outlocal paperwork in the Russian language.Speaking at a meeting with personnel ofthe CJSC Donetskabel in Donetsk, thecandidate emphasized that his position onthe state language remains unchanged:there should be the only state language,the Ukrainian language. The Constitutionguarantees free development of theRussian language, among the languagesof other national minorities, he explained,adding that it is possible to leave someissues in the language sphere to the discretionof local authorities. (Ukrinform)Lytvyn on language problemsKYIV – Verkhovna Rada ChairmanVolodymyr Lytvyn warned politiciansagainst speculating on the language issueduring their election campaigns. “Thelanguage problem crops up every timeduring the elections, as a rule thanks topoliticians hardly speaking one languageand forgetting about the matter immediatelyafter the polls,” Mr. Lytvyn said inBalaklava, Crimea, on November 27. Mr.Lytvyn, who is also a candidate forUkraine’s presidency, noted that Ukraine’sNEWSBRIEFS(Continued from page 28)Ukraine-EU” in Kyiv. Ms. Severinsen saidthat the EU should have proposed closercooperation to Ukraine in 2005, inresponse to the Orange Revolution in thecountry. “But this moment was lost due tothe fact that the EU considered itself overburdenedwith new member-states thatjoined it at that time. The EU should havesaid at that time: ‘Come to us. This is along path, but there’s light at the end ofthis path.’ I think that this was a lost opportunity,because there was a good situationat that time in order to make such a statement,”she said. Ms. Severinsen also saidthat she knows many European parliamentarianswho share her opinion, andexpressed hope that the Eastern Partnershipinitiative would be the first step in theTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009bilingualism has historical roots, because“there are Ukrainians, Russians and othernationalities living in this country’s territory.”He said laws regulating languagequestions must be implemented but notedthat “the Russian language is a languageof international communication.” Mr.Lytvyn emphasized, “in this aspect weneed to follow the law, in the first placeon issues of paperwork, legal proceedings,health care, which is important, andwhere most of all conflicts emerge.”(Ukrinform)Yanukovych for a neutral UkraineKYIV – Ukrainian presidential candidateand Party of Regions leader ViktorYanukovych said on December 9 thatUkraine must preserve its neutral statusand should not join any military bloc. Heexpressed this confidence during a congressof the Union of Youth of theRegions of Ukraine nongovernmentalorganization. The opposition leader notedthat Ukraine must take an active part inthe creation of a new system of Europeancollective security, i.e. cooperate on theissue both with Russia and with NATOmember-countries. “Ukraine must playthe role of a stabilization link in this process,”Mr. Yanukovych said. He emphasizedthat protection of domestic economicinterests and their promotion theworld over must be one of Ukraine’s foreignpolicy guidelines. (Ukrinform)International observers registeredKYIV – The Central ElectionCommission (CEC) reported onDecember 1 that it had registered the firstofficial international observers for theupcoming election of the Ukrainian president.The commission’s press servicereported that the CEC had registered 33representatives from the For Fair Electioninternational public organization and 76observers from the Office for DemocraticInstitutions and Human Rights of theOrganization for Security andCooperation in Europe. The commissionalso registered an official observer fromKyrgyzstan. On December 11 the CECreported that its had registered 87 moreinternational observers – 56 observersfrom the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly ofmember-states of the Commonwealth ofIndependent States and 31 observers fromthe Ukrainian Congress Committee ofAmerica. The overall number of registeredforeign observers as of December11 is 197. (Ukrinform)direction of Ukraine attaining EU membership.(Ukrinform)Finance Ministry, IMF to meetKYIV – Ukraine’s acting Minister ofFinance Ihor Umanskyi and Vice-Ministerof Finance Anatolii Miarkovskyi have leftfor Washington for the next round of talkswith the International Monetary Fund (IMF)on December 17, the Finance Ministry’spress service reported. During their visitthey will meet with IMF leaders to discussthe review of the terms of the stand-byarrangement between Ukraine and the IMF,as well as the Ukrainian government’s budgetpolicy in 2009-2010. Ukraine’s commitmentswith respect to a letter of intentsigned earlier and a memorandum of economicand financial policies dated July 23of this year currently remain in force, thepress service said. (Ukrinform)OBITUARIESSister Mary Lucy (Malanczyn), educator, 99Sister Mary Demetria (Takarchek), educator, 97FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa. – SisterMary Demetria, OSBM (Anna Takarchek),who was a teacher and principal inUkrainian Catholic schools throughout theUnited States, died on September 13.She was born in Johnstown, Pa., onNovember 16, 1912, to the late Harry(Gregory) and Eva Takarchek née Bonda.She attended elementary and high school inJohnstown. At the age of 19, she entered theOrder of the Sisters of the Order of St. Basilthe Great in Fox Chase Manor, Pa., takingthe name Mary Demetria. She professed herfinal solemn vows on August 28, 1942.Sister Mary Demetria earned a B.S. ineducation from Catholic University inWashington, taking additional classes atSeton Hall and Villanova universities. Shetaught at various parish elementary schoolsin each of the four eparchies of the29FOX CHASE MANOR, Pa. – SisterMary Lucy (Maria Rita Malanczyn), aBasilian sister who taught in schoolsserved by the order for 56 years, died onOctober 9.She was born in Woonsocket, R.I., onMarch 14, 1910, to the late George andAnna Malanczyn (Turecky). She enteredmonastic life as a Sister of the Order ofSt. Basil the Great in Fox Chase Manor,Pa., on January 9, 1928, professing hersolemn vows in 1936.Sister Lucy, who attended St. BasilAcademy in Fox Chase and HallahanHigh School in Philadelphia, channeledwhat she had learned in her own classroomexperiences as a student into a specialcalling: the ministry of education. Itwas a ministry that she worked at withcommitment and enthusiasm for 56 years.During those years, she taught inUkrainian Catholic parish schools inPennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.Sister Lucy retired in 1986, but her retirementwas merely the continuation of herpersonal ministry of caring for others.In the summer of 2008, Sister Lucywas one of three Sisters feted for 80 yearsof service to the community. Having livedthrough much of the history of theBasilian Order in the United States, SisterLucy was recognized as the living linkbetween the community of the 21st centuryand the community of decades past.Ukrainian Catholic Church in the UnitedStates.She began her work as a teacher at St.Basil Orphanage in Philadelphia; laterassignments took her to New York, NewJersey, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio.She assumed administrative duties whileserving as principal of Ss. Peter and PaulSchool in Auburn, N.Y. (1960-1963), and aslocal superior of the convent servingWatervliet, Syracuse and Auburn, N.Y.After retiring from the classroom, SisterDemetria adopted other ministries – workingat various tasks at the Basilead Libraryat Manor College and providing valuableassistance in the Province DevelopmentOffice. After retiring in 2005, she turned herloving attention to caring for the conventchapel, where she could often be foundarranging fresh flowers on the altar.DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTSDeadline: Tuesday noon before the newspaper’s date of issue.Rate: $7.50 per column-inch.Telephone, (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040; e-mail, adsukrpubl@att.net.Please include the daytime phone number of a contact person.

30THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009No. 51Consul general of Ukraine in Chicago hosts reception honoring supportersby Lidia Shandor DevonshireCHICAGO – Ukraine’s consul generalin Chicago, Kostiantyn Kudryk, hosted areception honoring the Friends of theConsulate General of Ukraine in Chicago– Club 500, marking 17 years of service toUkraine, from 1992 to 2009.The reception was held at the UkrainianInstitute of Modern Art in Chicago’s wellknownUkrainian Village on the eveningof October 9. Approximately 100 membersof the organization and their guests mingledover wine and appetizers while informallysocializing with the ConsulateGeneral’s officials and staff.In his opening statements, ConsulGeneral Kudryk welcomed all present andexpressed his deep and abiding thanks forthe momentous work done initially byClub 500, and subsequently by its replacementorganization, Friends of theConsulate General of Ukraine in Chicago,in aiding newly independent Ukraine inestablishing a Consulate in Chicago.The Consulate General in Chicago wasUkraine’s first in North America; itopened at a time when the Ukrainian governmentwas not yet in a position to fundsuch an undertaking. The consul generalpointed out that Club 500 did not stop atdiscussing at what they might achieve,but expertly organized the Ukrainiandiaspora around a common goal and setto work, achieving something real andlasting for the future.Mr. Kudryk then delineated the contributionsof the Friends of the ConsulateGeneral of Ukraine in Chicago – Club500, citing their cooperation and continuedwork with each of the preceding Ukrainiandiplomats, initially with the very first consulgeneral of Ukraine, Anatoliy Oliynyk,and subsequently with his successors,Viktor Kyryk, Liudmyla Protasova (actingconsul general), Borys Bazylevsky andWasyl Korzachenko.Taking into consideration the necessityof resolving issues which arose in thecourse of an ordinary working day, henoted that it was essential in the early daysto benefit from the rich experience ofUkrainian Americans in quickly findinganswers to practical questions that arosealmost daily.Summarizing the formation and functionof Club 500 and later Friends of theConsulate, the consul general thanked eachAt the reception honoring Friends of the Consulate General of Ukraine inChicago – Club 500 (from left) are: Lidia Shandor Devonshire, IvannaRichardson, Consul General Kostiantyn Kudryk and Daria Jarosewich.of its members, those who realized a complexassignment which, at the beginning,seemed more like a dream than a reality.Today, he said, it is not possible to imagineChicago without a Ukrainian Consulate.Because of that, a great number ofUkrainians are helped daily during theirsojourn far from their native land.Following this Consul General Kudrykasked the president of Friends of theConsulate General of Ukraine in Chicago,Ivanna Richardson, to come to the podium.On behalf of the organization, Dr.Richardson addressed the assembly andwelcomed those present. First and foremostshe thanked Mr. Kudryk for hostingthis coming together of the consular staffwith members of the organization. Shestated that this great honor will remain ineveryone’s memory as a most pleasantremembrance.Instead of recounting the history ofClub 500 – Friends of the Consulate, withwhich everyone present that evening wasfamiliar, she chose to talk about the mostrecent work of the organization, the publicationof “A Short History of the Friendsof the Consulate General of Ukraine inChicago – “Club 500” 1992-2009.” Beforeproceeding to her Powerpoint presentationof segments of the book, Dr. Richardsonexpressed her gratitude to those individualswho came before her, dating back to1992.First and foremost she paid tribute tothe late Dr. Daria Markus for her inspirationand initiative in pursuing the idea thatthere should be a Consulate in Chicago,and for her untiring efforts in forming anorganization known as Club 500 (500 contributorsof $500 each) to provide thefinancial backing that would make thisidea a reality. Appreciation also went toher husband, Dr. Wasyl Markus, for engagingin discussions with significant contactsthat facilitated the establishment of aConsulate in Chicago. Sviatoslaw Lychykwas acknowledged for participating inthese early talks with representatives of theUkrainian government and for his continualsupport and assistance while serving onthe executive committee of the Friends ofthe Consulate until 2009.Dr. Richardson thanked individuals andorganizations who became member-donorsof Club 500. All these names are inscribedon the commemorative plaque mounted inblack marble at the entry of the ConsulateGeneral building of Ukraine at 10 E.Huron St. in Chicago.Words of appreciation went to DariaJarosewich, who from the very beginningof the formation of Club 500 served asvice-president of financial affairs, organizerof fund-raising events, then as the secondpresident of Club 500 – Friends of theConsulate in 1993-1996, and finally as itsvice-president from 1996 to the present.The success of the consular mission, trackingof funds and proper disbursement wereMrs. Jarosewich’s interest from the verybeginning.In the course of this last year, Mrs.(Continued on page 31)

No. 51THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009UMANA Foundation funds medical education programs in 2009by Maria HrycelakCHICAGO – The Ukrainian MedicalAssociation of North America Foundationcontinues to support medical education inNorth America and Ukraine. Despite adifficult economic climate, the foundationwas able to initiate and support severaleducational projects in keeping with itscommitment to improve medical knowledgeand literacy among Ukrainiansworldwide.In the spring of 2009 the UMANAFoundation initiated a pilot project to provideUkrainian American youth campcounselors with up-to-date experience incardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) andthe latest advances in first aid. The foundationsponsored free classes for multipleyouth scouting, dance and sports organizationsin Chicago, Illinois andWhippany, N.J. in April of this year. Thefoundation plans to expand the courses totwo new cities next year.To develop and enhance medical educationamong Ukrainians worldwide, thefoundation funded the World Federationof Ukrainian Medical Associations(WFUMA) ongoing Internet projectcalled “e-ZustrichLikariv” (e-GrandRounds) with a $2,500 grant. The programis conducted monthly on line withlive audio and video capability, unitingspeakers from the U.S. and Ukraine. Itprovides a virtual opportunity for participationin an ongoing continuing medicaleducation “Grand Rounds” program, forrural as well as urban hospitals inUkraine. For more information readersmaycontact Dr. Roxolana Horbowyj atrihrih@pol.netThe UMANA Foundation also identifiesand supports members of theUkrainian medical community in the U.S.and Canada who display a high level ofeducational competence and commitment.The foundation awarded three qualifiedmedical students partial scholarships of$1,000 each, through an endowment fromthe estate of former UMANA member Dr.Walter Prokopiw and his wife Olga.Scholarships were awarded to ChristinaHanowsky, class of 2011; AdrienneVictor, class of 2012; and Andrea Zelisk,class of 2010.Ms. Hanowsky is entering her thirdChristina Hanowskyyear of medical school at WesternUniversity of Health Sciences in Ponoma,Callif. and participates in many communityand professional activities. She hasworked in an after-school program withautistic children and is now treasurer forthe Undergraduate American Associationof Osteopathy. She tries to remain activein Plast and hopes to help educate theUkrainian community about healthcare.Ms. Victor is a second generationUkrainian American who recently completedan M.S. in biochemistry and now isenrolled in her first year of medical schoolat the University of Illinois at Champaign.Adrienne recently traveled to Ukraine andwas able to explore her roots as well asmeet with the medical community throughoutthe country. While working as a biochemistrygraduate student, she had theopportunity to mentor a Ukrainian undergraduatestudent for over a year.Ms. Zelisko is in her fourth year ofmedical school at the Medical College ofWisconsin and hopes to obtain a positionin a surgical residency program. Despiteher busy schedule, she remains an activemember of the Dnipro Ukrainian DanceGroup in Milwaukee. She has become anactive student member of UMANA, participatingin chapter events and recentlyAdrienne Victorattended the UMANA scientific conferencein Vancouver, British Columbia.Scholarship applications for the2010/2011 academic year are available onthe UMANA website, www.umana.org.by Peter T. WoloschukBRIGHTON, Mass. – TheDepartment of Slavic and EasternLanguages and Literatures andUkrainian Students’ Society of BostonCollege celebrated St. Nicholas FeastDay with a festive liturgy in a newlyrefurbished chapel on the part of thecampus that had served as the chanceryfor the Latin Rite archdiocese ofBoston until three years ago.The liturgy was concelebrated bythe Rev. James Morris, pastor of St.John the Baptist Ukrainian CatholicChurch in Salem, the Rev. MichaelMoisin of the Romanian Catholic missionof greater Boston, and the Rev.Deacon Professor Michael Connolly ofAndrea ZeliskoBoston College celebratesSt. Nicholas Feast DayBoston College. First-year law studentTaylor Black of Washington State (aRuthenian rite Catholic) acted as subdeacon.Music was provided by a malequartet from Christ the King UkrainianCatholic Church of Boston under thedirection of choirmaster Igor Kowal.In honor of the feast day, the liturgywas followed by “myrovannia” (annointingwith holy oil) and then a collation ina neighboring student lounge.During the collation, it was announcedthat Boston College will begin holdingSunday liturgy for Ukrainian Catholicstudents once a month at the beginningof the spring semester and, if demandand attendance warrant it, will add it tothe regular schedule of Sunday liturgiesoffered on campus.31The UMANA Foundation depends ondonor support to continue enabling suchworthwhile educational endeavors. Forfurther information, contact, readers maycontact foundation@umana.orgConsul general...(Continued from page 30)Jarosewich and Dr. Richardson organizedthe archival materials and prepared themfor publication in “A Short History.”Heartfelt thanks went to Lidia ShandorDevonshire for serving as the third presidentof the Friends of the Consulate in1996-1998 and vice-president in1998-2009, and for providing assistance inlegal and other matters to the Consulate.She and her late husband, Ivan Shandor,were also instrumental in developing,broadening and supporting the relationshipof diplomatic representatives from Ukrainewith the diaspora.Several other individuals were thanked,among them: Julian Kulas, for his continuinglegal support and consultation throughthe years; Paul Nadzikewycz, for hisefforts in helping to find the building inwhich the Consulate is currently housed;Bohdan Tkaczuk, president of Rukh inChicago; Roman Zajac and his late wife,Halyna, and the late Zenia Lytwynyshyn.All were instrumental in the early days ofcarrying out the mission of Club 500.Furthermore, Dr. Richardson expressedher heartfelt appreciation to each andevery member of the executive committeeof Friends of the Consulate for their cooperationin carrying out the objectives ofthe organization during her tenure asfourth president of the organization in1998-2009Regarding her relationship with the diplomaticrepresentatives of Ukrainethroughout these years, she expressed herdeep appreciation and gratitude to eachformer consul general, each consul andeveryone on the staff with whom she hadthe pleasure of being associated. Shethanked them for the respect, kindness andopenness that prevailed among them. Eachof them recognized that the goal of Friendsof the Consulate was to ease obligationsassumed by Ukraine on the territory of theUnited States, and to facilitate stronger tiesbetween local governing bodies and theUkrainian government, and withUkrainians in the diaspora, Dr. Richardsonstated.Finally, Dr. Richardson said that in thecourse of the last 11 years, her service aspresident was most interesting, movingand personally rewarding, since it gave heran opportunity to be of service to Ukraine,the land of her birth, and to the UnitedStates, which accepted her and her parentsfollowing World War II.The role of the Chicago UkrainianAmerican community in the diaspora inestablishing the first Consulate General ofUkraine in North America is documentedin the archives that were donated toHalyna Hrushetska (left) with Neonilia and Sviatoslaw Lychyk, a founding memberof Club 500.Jaroslaw Hankewych, president of theUkrainian National Museum in Chicago.Having completed its mission in full, theorganization is disbanding at the end ofthis year.Although the evening was conductedentirely in the Ukrainian language, the festivityof the occasion and the dazzling collectionof art on the institute’s walls werenot lost on those attending who spoke noUkrainian.David Devonshire, a guest in the audience,said he admired the cohesiveness ofthe Ukrainian community in workingtogether for a good cause. “I am continuallyamazed how many Americans who havenever stepped foot in Ukraine continue tosupport the land of their ancestors.” Mr.Devonshire said he sees the UkrainianConsulate as a gem of a building on one ofthe stateliest streets in Chicago.His words: “I’m glad that your groupwas honored tonight and that your contributionsare being recognized by theUkrainian government,” resonated with allthose present.

32THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009No. 51Andrij Kowalenko retrospective exhibit held at Chicago’s UIMAby Orest A. HrynewychCHICAGO – Several hundred visitors to a retrospectiveof a well-loved local Chicago artist, Andrij Kowalenko,arrived on Sunday, November 22, for a long-planned retrospectiveof his words. They were regaled by a variety ofimaginative and colorful works of art by the late artist,including watercolors, oils, drawings and pottery.The UIMA Art Committee planned the retrospectiveover an 18-month period and focused on Kowalenko’sartistic output from 1951 through 1989, the last year ofhis life.UIMA staff, curator Stanislav Grezdo and ArtCommittee member Orest Hrynewych organized andassembled the exhibit, while Orysia Cardoso, UIMApresident, and Art Committee Chair, Lialia Kuchma,worked tirelessly to assure its resounding success.Of 160 paintings considered, 50 were ultimately chosen– a project that drew on the support of many peoplewho graciously offered their prized paintings, drawingsand pottery for this two-month long exhibit.The retrospective opened on November 10 and theprogram began with an introduction by Ms. Cardoso,followed by an English presentation of Kowalenko’s lifeby Orest Hrynewych, concluding with a Ukrainian versionby Olena Smolynets.The artist was born on October 17, 1913, in theZaporizhia region of Ukraine. He was drawn early on tothe arts and studied at the Art Academy in Zaporizhia.By the end of World War II he found himself at a displacedperson’s camp in Raiterzaich, Germany, where hewas able to continue his artistic work, creating aniconostasis for a Ukrainian Orthodox church, as well asfashioning stage designs for the camp’s theater groups.In 1947, he left for Liege, Belgium, where he studiedfine arts at St. Luke’s Institute of Art, completing hisstudies among other Ukrainian artists. He immigrated tothe United States in 1956 and made Chicago his home.He enjoyed success in exhibiting with the artistic groupMonolith in Chicago during the 1970s and ’80s, but alsodeveloped a following in Canada and Europe. He died onFebruary 28, 1989, in Chicago, at the age of 75.A highly prolific artist, Kowalenko produced over thecourse of 35 years a substantial and diverse body of work,beginning with dynamic landscapes and ending with contemporarypieces based on found objects that transformconventional “junk” to items of wonder and whimsy.Ukrainian émigrés in Chicago were early collectors,and most of his creations remain here. His work isadmired for the energy his paintings and sketches project,using bold, crisp lines that engage the viewers’imagination. His was a courageous imagination ready totackle virtually any subject.Unlike many other émigré Ukrainian artists who limitedtheir work to familiar rustic landscapes and pleasingimages, Kowalenko challenged himself and his audienceto draw out untapped feelings from deep within theirhearts and souls. Yet, he was surprisingly humble andeven self-deprecating, living simply for his art, whileeschewing fame and fortune. His faith and belief in mankindled him to give generously of his time and hisworks in support of the Ukrainian émigré community.Kowalenko’s work can be viewed in three phases:“The Trembita Players” (oil on canvas, 1970).quasi-traditional and classical duringthe 1940s and ’50s, derivingfrom his early training in SocialistRealism as well as at St. Luke’sInstitute in Liege and is marked bymuted colors and a restrained style.The second period begins withhis arrival in America in the 1960swhen he began experimenting withform and content. Clear influencesat this time were Chagall andModigliani, as his work literallyexplodes with color. Starting withstill-lifes and religious-themedworks, he gradually shifted to moresymbolic and cubist forms involvingthemes centered on Ukrainian villagelife – shepherds, peasants,mothers, and children. Ukrainianand Greek mythology, legends, historyand literature also figured in hisworks during the 1960s and ’70s, as did solemn religiousand tragic themes executed with a bold color palate. Aprime example is a monumental work titled “Holodomor,”with its gloomy rendering of death and despair. The masterpiecebelongs to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of theU.S.A. and is part of its museum collection in SouthBound Brook, N.J.By the 1980s Kowalenko entered his third period ashe began to work with found objects and tested theboundaries of artistic expression, becoming increasinglya symbolist while retaining highly abstract religious“Woman With Eggs” (oil on canvas, 1977).Orysia Cardoso, UIMA president, opens the exhibit.forms. Over time, traditional art forms were replaced bymore formless and spontaneous interpretations of boththe object and its environment. Kowalenko’s use offound object represented an opportunity to transportimaginary figures into a defined reality. He transformedthe detritus of metal scraps, cardboard and wood fragmentsinto iconic pieces possessing a strong Byzantineaspect. It is characteristic that this humble man foundinspiration in discarded items, and his creativity withthese objects attests to his thoroughly unique and everevolving artistic vision.“Peaches in Sunlight” (oil on canvas, 1963).“St. George The Conqueror” (mixed media – foundobjects, 1986). “Madonna” (mosaic – paint on board, 1988).

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34THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009No. 51NOTES ON PEOPLENamed interim headof department at RMCKINGSTON, Ontario – LubomyrLuciuk, a professor of political geography,has been appointed interim head of theDepartment of Politics and Economics atthe Royal Military College (RMC) ofCanada, in Kingston, Ontario.Dr. Luciuk began teaching at RMC in1990 and is the author and editor of over adozen books and a prolific writer of commentariespublished in the mass media. Aswell, he serves as chairman of the UkrainianCanadian Civil Liberties Association and isa member of the Canadian First World WarInternment Recognition Fund.Dr. Luciuk begins his new duties asdepartment head on January 1, 2010.The Kingston native is the son of Mariaand Danylo Luciuk, Ukrainian political refugeeswho came to Canada in 1949. He didhis honors B.S. (1976) and M.A. (1979) atQueen’s University, and his Ph.D. at theUniversity of Alberta (1984).Prof. Lubomyr LuciukDr. Luciuk has taught at the University ofToronto, University of British Columbia,Queen’s University and, since 1990, at theRoyal Military College of Canada, where heis a full professor in the Department ofPolitics and Economics.Classical singerperforms in Rochesterby Roman TratchROCHESTER, N.Y. – Classical singerStephania Romaniuk has been a studentat the Eastman School of Music inRochester, N.Y., for the past three a halfyears, majoring in voice. Recently sheappeared as Lily Craven in the EastmanOpera Theater’s very successful productionof “The Secret Garden.”Ms. Romaniuk is also an accomplishedpianist and Ukrainian dancer, as well asan award-winning composer.This 21-year-old soprano is a native ofCalgary, Alberta, where she has beenactive in the Ukrainian YouthAssociation. She now works as a leaderin the Rochester branch of the UkrainianAmerican Youth Association.Along with several other Eastmanmusicians, she took part in Rochester’sUkrainian Days Festival this past August.She also sang at the recent 100th anni-Stephania Romaniukversary celebrations of St. Josaphat’sUkrainian Catholic Church in Rochester.More information about Ms. Romaniukis available on her website, located atwww.sajromaniuk.com.10-year-old pianistperforms with symphonyby Vera EliashevskyCHICAGO – Anastasia Rizikov is aremarkably talented 10-year old Canadianpianist who has already earned the title of“Classical Pianist of the Future.”Anastasia first began playing pianowhen she was only 4 years old and sincethen has shown unparalleled dedication inboth practice and performance. She haswon various music competitions, includingthe prestigious Canadian MusicCompetition. At the age of 7 she became afirst-place winner of the Vladimir HorowitzInternational Young Pianists Competitionin Kyiv, where she represented Canada.In 2008 Anastasia had a very successfulrecital in Moscow at the InternationalFestival “Moscow Meets Friends,” organizedby Vladimir Spivakov’s InternationalCharity Foundation.Anastasia has performed numerous soloconcerts in major U.S. cities. In 2008, avideo featuring Anastasia performingLysenko’s Impromptu and Chopin’s EtudeNo. 12, Op. 25, was featured on “Oprah’sSearch for the World’s Smartest and MostTalented Kids.”In May of this year Anastasia becamethe first-place winner of the Bradshaw andBuono International Piano Competition,which was followed by a highly successfulperformance at Carnegie Hall.Anastasia’s natural talent has been care-At the Northwest Chicago Symphony (from left) are concertmaster DariaHorodysky, Maia Spis, pianist Anastasia Rizikov and conductor Michael Holian.fully guided by her maternal grandmother,Maia Spis, a piano teacher at the NadiaMusic School in Toronto.On Sunday afternoon, October 25,Anastasia was the featured pianist with thethe Northwest Chicago Symphony in a performanceof Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2in F minor, directed by Michael Holian, thesymphony conductor. The concert wassponsored by the Wright College CulturalEvents Committee and co-sponsored by theKyiv Committee of the Chicago SisterCities International Program, the UkrainianInstitute of Modern Art and SelfreliancePetro Koutun/Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit UnionUkrainian American Federal Credit Union.This was Anastasia’s third appearance inChicago. In 2006 the Kyiv Sister CitiesCommittee hosted several winners of theVladimir Horowitz International YoungPianists Competition and in 2008 the KyivCommittee co-sponsored a solo concert featuringAnastasia at the Ukrainian Instituteof Modern Art.Anastasia is a charming young lady witha great sense of humor, energy and passionfor music. We will be watching as the careerof this wonderful young pianist continues tounfold.Russia’s Gazprom...(Continued from page 2)Mr. Dubyna said that Gazprom’s pricefor Naftohaz during the first quarter of2010 would be known in December.However, Gazprom spokesman Mr.Kupriyanov had previously said that theaverage price for Ukraine in 2010 wouldamount to some $280 per 1,000 squaremeters (Ekho Moskvy, November 25).This is despite Prime MinisterTymoshenko’s earlier pledge that the2010 price would not be much higherthan in 2009, when Ukraine paid $228.On November 30 the UNIAN newsagency reported that Naftohaz expectsRussian gas to cost as much as $295 to $337per 1,000 cubic meters on average in 2010.UNIAN cited Naftohaz’s own estimatessubmitted to the government. Kommersant-Ukraine suggested that Naftohaz deliberatelyoverestimated the price of gas in order tosecure more compensation from the statebudget for the difference between the pricepaid to Gazprom and the prices for whichNaftohaz sells imported gas to domesticconsumers.Industry experts said that if Russian gascosts as much as Naftohaz forecasts, domesticfertilizer plants would stop and about 60percent of metallurgy would be loss making(Kommersant-Ukraine, December 1).The article above is reprinted fromEurasia Daily Monitor with permission fromits publisher, the Jamestown Foundation,www.jamestown.org.

No. 51OUT AND ABOUTTHE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 200935Through January 10Eustis, FLThrough January 15Orlando, FLDecember 23New YorkDecember 29Whippany, NJDecember 30Winnipeg, MBDecember 31Stamford, CTDecember 31ChicagoDecember 31Whippany, NJCompetitive exhibit, “Paper Works 4 Me,”featuring Pat Zalisko, Lake Eustis Museumof Art, 352-483-2900Art exhibit, “5th Annual ArtistsRegistry.comMembers’ Juried Exhibit,” featuring PatZalisko, Gallery at Avalon Island,407-803-6670Film screening, “Folk!” by Roxy Toporowych,NewFilmmakers Program Anthology FilmArchives, www.kinorox.comKolomiyka workshop, led by Andrij Cybyk,Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble andAcademy, Ukrainian American CulturalCenter of New Jersey,syzo63@optonline.net or 973-895-4868Presentation by Orysia Tracz, “VeselykhSviat! Ukrainian Christmas,” Millennium Library,http://wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/eventsall.aspNew Year’s Eve Gala, featuring music byHrim, St. Vladimir Organization of YoungAdults, St. Basil College, 203-329-8693or UkiMandM@aol.comNew Year’s Eve Gala, featuring music byKlopit, St. Joseph Ukrainian CatholicChurch, 773-625-4805New Year’s Eve, featuring music by Tempo,Ukrainian American Cultural Center of NewJersey, 973-585-7175Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given toevents advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissionsfrom all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of theeditors and as space allows. Please send e-mail to mdubas@ukrweekly.com.

36THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009No. 51Soyuzivka’s DatebookDecember 31 New Year’s EveTo book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529Kerhonkson, NY 12446E-mail: Soyuzivka@aol.comWebsite: www.Soyuzivka.comPREVIEW OF EVENTSTuesday, December 29WHIPPANY, N.J.: Iskra Ukrainian DanceEnsemble and Academy invites all intermediateand advanced dancers to a KolomyikaWorkshop to be held at 6-10 p.m. at theUkrainian American Cultural Center ofNew Jersey, 60 N. Jefferson Road,Whippany NJ 07054. Cost is $20 andincludes Kolomyika Workshop taught byAndrij Cybyk, followed by snacks andrefreshments. To register or for more informationplease contact: Christine Syzonenko,syzo63@optonline.net or 973-895-4868; orOksana Lodziuk, sanalod@verizon.net,908-518-9685 or 908-759-1771.Thursday, December 31KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The SoyuzivkaVenetian Ball, in celebration of New Year’sEve, will be held at the Soyuzivka HeritageCenter. The evening features an open-barcocktail hour, a sumptuous dinner followedby luscious desserts, and a masked ball(bring your own mask or use one providedby Soyuzivka). Complimentary champagnewill be served all evening. Cost for dinnerand cocktails only is $99 per person.Overnight and weekend packages are available;there is a special package for youngadults. For information call Soyuzivka,845-626-5641.WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Ukrainian AmericanCultural Center of New Jersey will bring inthe New Year with a buffet dinner and adance to the sounds of Tempo. The eventbegins at 8 p.m. with cocktails; dinner is at9-11 p.m. Tickets, at $95 per person/$190per couple, include dinner, champagne toast,coffee, dessert and bigus, plus one set-up pertable; party hats and favors will be provided.Prices for children: $45 for those age 5-16;free for those under age 4. For informationcall the UACCNJ, 973-585-7175, orMarkian Hamulak, 862-754-6329. TheUACCNJ is located at 60 N. Jefferson Road,Whippany, NJ 07981.PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINESPreview of Events is a listing of community events open to the public. It is aservice provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian Weekly to theUkrainian community.To have an event listed in Preview of Events please send information, in English,written in Preview format, i.e., in a brief paragraph that includes the date, place, typeof event, sponsor, admission, full names of persons and/or organizations involved,and a phone number to be published for readers who may require additionalinformation. Items should be no more than 100 words long; longer submissionsare subject to editing. Items not written in Preview format or submitted without allrequired information will not be published.Preview items must be received no later than one week before the desired date ofpublication. No information will be taken over the phone. Items will be publishedonly once, unless otherwise indicated. Please include payment for each timethe item is to appear and indicate date(s) of issue(s) in which the item is to bepublished. Also, senders are asked to include the phone number of a person whomay be contacted by The Weekly during daytime hours, as well as their completemailing address.Information should be sent to: preview@ukrweekly.com or Preview of Events,The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax,973-644-9510. NB: If e-mailing, please do not send items as attachments;simply type the text into the body of the e-mail message.WhAt?YOU DON’t hAvE YOUR OWNSUBSCRIPtION?To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, fill out the form below,clip it and mail it to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly,2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054.NAME: __________________________________________________________________________________NAME: (please type or print)ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________________CITY: _______________________________________________ STATE: _________ ZIP CODE: _____________PHONE (optional): ______________________________________________________❏ UNA member subscription price — $45.00/yr.❏ Non-member subscription price — $55.00/yr.UNA Branch number _________________________