The Ukrainian Weekly 1982-09

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U k r a i n i a n W e e k l yP I B U S H E D B Y T H E U K R A I N IA N N A T I O N A L A S S O C I A T IO N I N C - A F R A T E R N A 1 N O N - P R O U 1 A S S O C I A T I O N Vol . L N o. 9 T HE UKRAINIAN WEEKL Y SUNDAY, F EBRUARY 28 ,1 98 2 25 centsHeated U.S.-Soviet exchangemarks Madrid Review ConferenceM A D R I D - W jt h d el i berati onsdeadlocked by East-West wranglingover Poland , the February 24 session o fthe Madrid Conference on Security andCooperation in E urope witnessed someof the harshest S oviet-A merican ex changes since it convened IS months

ago, reported The New York Times.U.S. Ambassasor Max Kampelmansaid that military rule in Poland wasreflective-of "a pattern of even greaterrepression in Soviet society."Calling Soviet abuses of psychiatry aviolation of the hum an-rights provisionsin the 1975 H elsinki A ccords, he saidMo scow w as confining d issidents, "tot he grot es que w orl d of pol i t i cal l ycontrol led psychiatric inst i tut ions ,where they have been silenced throughdrugs and violated in a manner reminiscent of the M iddle A ges." JCoadtashcv ofc.tba. S ovie t,delegation said that Mr. Kampelmanwas "poisoning the Madrid atmosphere" with "inventions and infectedsources."A ccording to the T unes, the Sov ietdelegation issued a news release sayingthat "the refusal on the part of theNA T O countries and7 first of all, theU.S . delegation to engage in a businessl i ke and con s t ru ct i ve w ork at t heMadrid meet ing may have seriousconsequences."It said the West was trying to "sabotage the positive work" of the conference, which has been reviewing theH elsinki Final Act.

Mr.-Kampelman accused the Sovietsof `'sheer hypocrisy.""The H elsinki Final A ct has beenpummeled to near death by the SovietUnion," he said. "Yet we hear thechirping 'Let's go back to work'by thosewho have been demonstrating by theiractions their utter contempt for theFinal Act and of our process."Throughout the heated session theUnited States accused the S oviet Unionof violating human-rights and otherclauses of the accords, and Mr. Kampelman commented sarcastically on theSo viet plea for returning to "work" atthe meeting, the T imes said."The only work I have seen is thework represented by the invasion ofAfghanistan," he said, "or the work ofputting people in jail or psychiatricinstitutions.""Are they offering more 4alk,-morewords on paper they will disregard?More prom ises they will not keep? Theirwords are useless in the face of theirdeeds against the final act. They arewrecking the final act."Since the conference reconvened onFebruary 9, when Western foreignministers, including U.S. Secretary ofState A lexander H aig, came here to- assail Mosco w and Warsaw over theimposition of martial law in Poland, theWestern allies, have ceased participatingin working groups that had been drafting a final conference document.

T heir position is that the dismantling( Co n t in u e d OB pa g e 1 0 )

Ukrainian Helsinki Group resolutionreported out of subcomm ittee

W A S H I N G T O N - H o u se C o n current Resolution 205, which called onPresident Ronald Reagan to proclaimNovember 9, 1981, a day commemorating thefifthanniversary of the UkrainianH elsinki Monitoring Group, moved outof the Subcommittee on Hum an'Rightsand International Affairs on February 3and will be considered by the fullForeign Affairs Committee t reportedA mericans for H uman Rights in U-kraine (AH RU).The legislation, which was sponsoredby R eps. Bernard J. Dwyer (D ) andChristopher H . Sm ith (R), both of Newjersey, and had 72 co-sponsors, wasintroduced on O ctober 2 0, 1981, andurged the president to work throughdiplomatic channels for the release ofUkrainian political prisoners.The Ukrainian H elsinki M onitoringGroup was founded in Kiev on November9, 1976, by 10 Ukrainian intellectualsand political activists to review Sovietimplementation of the 1975 HelsinkiAccords on humanrightsand Europeansecurity and cooperation.

In a February 12 letter to AH RUexecutive secretary Walter Bodnar andcoordinator Ihor Olshaniwsky, Rep.Jim Leach (R-Iowa), ranking minoritymember of the human-rights subcommittee, said that the language of theresolut ion was changed s l ight ly toprovide for the commemoration of thesixth anniversary this year.He added that he fully expected theForeign Affairs Committee to actfavorably on the measurtrin a short,time. On February 9, Rep. Millicent Fen-

wick (R-N.J.), who is running for theU.S. Senate this year, also sent a letterto the A H RU informing thejrroup thatthe subcommittee had completed hearings on the resolution and has reportedit to the full committee. Changing thedate, she said, would make the resolution timely.Although the Foreign Affairs Committee has not yet scheduled hearings onthe measure, both congressmen indicated that they expect quick passage.

In RomeW ee klo n g fes t iv it ies highl ightPatriarch Jo s yf s birthdayROME - Over 500 persons - clergyand laity - from 12 countries gatheredhere to join in the jubilee festivitieshonoring Patriarch Josyf Slipyj on theoccasion of his 90th birthday.The highlight of the weeklong celebration came on Wednesday, February17, the Ukrainian primate's birthday.On that day at 11 a.m. a pontificalmoleben was held at the grave of St.Josaphat at St. Peter's Basilica. Apontifical liturgy was celebrated at St.Sophia Sobor in which the patriarch, 11bishops, 10 mitred priests and 13 otherclergymen took part.The hierarchs present included Canada's Metropolitan Maxim H ermaniuk,U.S. Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk,A rchbishop and Coadjutor MyroslavLubachivsky, and Bishops Neil Savarynof Edmonton, Isidore Borecky ofT oronto, Ivan Prasko of Melbourne,Australia, Platon Kornyljak of West

Germany, Basil Losten of Stamford,Conn., Jerome Chimy of British

Columbia, Myroslav Marusyn ofWestern Europe and Innocent Lotockyof Chicago.Besides the Ukrainian hierarchs whocelebrated the liturgy,. Cardinal Wladi-slav Rubin, the prefect of the EasternCongregation, took part as a rep resentative of the pope. T hat day, St. S ophiaSobor was bursting with pilgrims andwell-wishers. The faithful, which included many young people, amongthem seminary students fromRome,allsang the liturgy. The singing was led byArchimandrite Ivan Muzyczka.Following the reading of the gospel,Cardinal Rubin read Ukrainian-language greetings from Pope John PaulII. The pope underlined the fact that thepatriarch's birthday is indeed a jubileefor all the Ukrainian p eople in both thefree world and behind the Iron Curtain.Cardinal Rubin echoed the words of thepope, expressing his warmest wishes to( Co nt inue d o n pa g e 1 1 )

Metropolitan Mstyslav to mark jubileeSO U T H BO U N D BR O O K , N .J . -The Consistory of the Ukrainian O rthodox Church in the United States hasannounced the formation of a specialcommittee to oversee the final planningof a M ay 16 observance marking twoimportant milestones in the life ofMetropolitan Mstyslav, head of theChurch.The observance will celebrate the40th anniversary of Metropolitan Msty-slav`s ordination and subsequent elevation to bishop, as well as the prelate's84th birthday. Metropolitan Mstyslavwas born on April 10, 1898, ordained asa priest in April 1942, and elected asbishop one month later.H onorary chairmen of the committeeare Archbishops Mark and Constan-tine, while acting chairman is the Rt.Rev. Protopresbyter Stephen Bilak,head of the Consistory.The Consistory has asked that allparishes refrain from holding any ceremonies or observances on May 16because all priests and laypersons areurged to com e to South B ound Brook tohonor the metropolitan.M et ropol i t an M s t ys l av w i l l be

honored for his great contributions tothe Ukrainian O rthodox Church, mostnotably his work that brought intobeing the Ukrainian O rthodox Centerlocated on some 100 acres of land inSomerset County, N.J., the erection"there of St. Andrew's MemorialChurch, establishment of St. Andrew'sCemetery, and founding of St. SophiaSeminary. Most recently he brought tofruition the construction of the S2million H ome of Ukrainian Culture.

MetropolitanThe metropolitan will also be honoredfor his efforts in expanding publishingactivity and creation of the library andarchives at the Ukrainian Ortho doxCenter.The program in observance of hisjubilee will take place at the Home ofUkrainian Culture.


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Soviet decision qn Vashchenkosexpected by end of March

Rights activists urge releaseof Murzhenko and Fedorov

M O SC O W - Soviet officials areexpected to rule by late March onemigration applications by Lidia Vash-chenko, the 30-year-old Pentecostalwho, along with six others, had beenliving in the United States Embassy herefor over three and a half years beforebeing transferred to a Soviet hospitalfor treatment after a three-monthhunger strike threatened her health,reported the Associated Press.

Ms. Vashchenko, who was admittedto B otkin Hospital on January 30,returned to her Siberian hometown ofChernogorsk on February 11 after firstbeing allowed to visit her parents andsisters at the embassy. She is stayingwith other family members, including abrother, in Siberia.O ne of the family members at theU.S. Embassy, Liuba Vashchenko,quoted Lidia on February 22 as havingsaid by telephone from Chernogorskthat the Soviet ruling on her applicationand those of other family membersliving in Siberia was expected in March.Ms. Vashchenko, her mother andfather, and two sisters dashed past Sovietguards into the embassy on June 27,1978, along with Maria Chmykhalovand her son, T imothy. Pentecostals whoclaimed that they suffered religiouspersecution, the seven eventually tookup residence in a tiny room in theembassy basement.

On December 28 last year Ms. Vashchenko and her mother, A ugustina, 52,began a hunger strike to protest whatthey said was U.S. foot-dragging inresolving their dilemma. After Ms.Vashchenko lost over 15 pounds, embassy doctors became worried about

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O R A N G E , Calif. - One monk wasbeaten to death and another wentinsane after repeated beatings during ab ru t al of f i c i a l crackdow n at thePochayiv Monastery in western U-kraine, one of the few funct ioningmonasteries left in the USSR, accordingto a s am vyd av docum ent recen t l yobtained by Keston News.Trouble was first reported at themonastery last summer when Kestonlearned that H egumen A mbrovsi, apopular monk, was expelled. The latestdocument reports that Hegumen Ambrovsi is now in h i di n g, and thatauthorit ies had-ordered hel icoptersearches for him in remote mountainareas in Soviet Georgia. ,The dead monk was identified asArchimandrite A limpi, in his 40s, whodied after being beaten by authoritiesduring an interrogation sess ion inconnection with the Ambrovsi case.Another monk, identified only asPitirim, reportedly lost his sanity afterbeing severely beaten on s everaloccassions.In addition, four other monks haverecently been expelled from the monastery on the order of authorities and withthe active support of Superior Archimandrite Iakov and Dean Pankrati,both ofwhom were instrumental in theexpulsion of Hegumen Ambrovsi.The samvydav document goes on todescribe continuing repression againstthe remaining monks in the monastery,including harassment and beatings.H ouse searches have also been conducted inthehomes of priests in Kiev,the Ukrainian capital, and religiousliterature has been confiscated.

her health and she was taken by U.S.personnel to B otkin hospital.The Sov iets have maintained that thefate of the seven was an A m eri canproblem as long as they remained in theembassy. Moscow officials indicatedthat the seven Pentecostals could applyfor emigration through proper channelsafter they returned to their nativeSiberia.Although the Soviets seemed to haveagreed to rule on the emigration applications of Ms. Vashchenko and familymembers in Chernogorsk, there is noindication that they have changed theirposition on the fate of the other sixPentecostals still in the embassy. Moreover, the AP did not say whether theelder V ashchenko is continuing her fast.A s of February 7, Mrs. Vashchenko,who was on a diet offruit juice s and tea,was said to have lost 22pounds.

C a t h o l i c g r o u p p r o t e s t sC z e c h o s l o v a k i a ' s t r i a l sO R A N G E , Calif. - In a letter recently presented to the Czech ambassado r in LoiTdon, Pax Christi theInternational Catholic Movement forPeace protested the continued trialsand imprisonment of believers andclergymen in Czechoslovakia, reportedKeston News.T he letter was delivered to the CzechEmbassy by Bishop Victor Guazzelli,national president of the Catholic groupin Britain, and the Rev. Oliver Mc-Ternan, coordinator of the organization's International Commission for

East-West Relations.Specifically, the group voiced concern about the trials of the Revs.Frantisek Lizna, Rudolf Smahel, JosefKordik and laymen Jan Krumpholc,Josef Adamek and Jan Vlek.The seven were tried last fall for beingpart of a clandestine printing networkwhich published and distributed Christian literature. The Rev. Lizna, whoreceived a 20-month prison term for hisrole in the operation, was also sentencedto an additional seven-month term on(Continued oa page II)

Soviet policearrest pastorP A S A D E N A , Calif. - Soviet policearrested the pastor of the unregisteredBaptist Church in Kishinev on January20, reported East/ West News.Ivan Petrovich Belev, 42, was takeninto custody for allegedly leading an"illegal church" and conducting baptism services, according to a letter fromchurch members.The church members' homes weresearched by police on the same day.Bibles, song books and cassette tapeswere confiscated.Mr. Belev's assistant, Evgeni Vasile-

vich Gultshenko, is also under investigation. Several interrogation sessionshave already been held and Mr. Gultshenko hasbeen told that a warrant forhis arrest has been authorized.- According to the letter, officers saidthe warrant will be issued unless thechurch isregisteredmmediately. Churchmembers refuse to do this, sayingcompliance with government restrictions would be required. These standards, Christians there say, wouldcompromise their biblical doctrine.

H E LSINKI, Finland - Liuba Murzhenko, wife of imprisoned politicalprisoner O leksiy Murzhenko, has joined12 other Soviet human-rights activistsin issuing an appeal urging,the release ofher husband and Yuri Fedo?ov, reported the Smoloskyp InformationService.Mr. Murzhenko, a Ukrainian, andMr. Fedorov, a Russian, joined nineJewish emigration movement activistsin a 1970 highjacking attempt at Leningrad's Smolny Airport. The attemptfailed and the group was arrested.O f the 11 convicted in connectionwith the incident, nine received sentences anywhere from 10 to 15 years'imprisonment. Mr. Murzhenko wassentenced to 14 years in a strict-regimencamp. Over the years, all but Messrs.Murzhenko and Fedorov have beenpardoned and released, many of thememigrating to Israel.Among the activists who signed theD ecember 24 appeal were Ida Milgrom,mother of imprisoned Soviet dissidentAnatoly Shcharansky, Yelena Bonner,wife of exiled Soviet physicist AndreiSakharov, and Pavlyna Fedorov, Mr.Fedorov's wife.The appeal asks human-rights activists around the world to support theprisoners' right to emigrate.Mr. Murzhenko, 36, was first arrested in March 1962 for having organized a group called "Svoboda Ro-' sumu" ("Freedom of Intellect") whichput out a manifesto and pamphlets.Among the members of the group were

Mr. Fedorov and Victor Balashov. Hewas charged under Articles 70 and 72,and sentenced to six years' imprisonment. From 1964 to 1967 he was held inVladimir Prison.In 1968 Mr. Murzhenko was releasedfrom Camp No. 7 in Mordovia, but hewas kept under police surveillance whenhe returned to Ukraine. After beingrejected by various universities andi ns t i t ut es , he was accept ed to theeconomics department at the Kiev StateUniversity in 1969, but with the stipulation that he enroll as a special student.A s a regular day student he wouldhave qualified for boarding provisionsat the school and a residence pass to livein Kiev, but because of his prison recordhe was barred from living in the majorUkrainian cities.In anappeal issued last spring to theMadrid Conference on Security andCooperat ion in E urope, Mrs. Murzhenko described her own brush withauthorities. She was jailed for 10 daysafter attempting to attend the trials ofUkrainian H els inki monitors slav Marynovych and Mykbla Matu-sevych on March 29, 1978. She alsodescribed the economic hardship resulting from herhusband's imprisonment,and the adverse effect it has had on theiryoung daughter Anya.

She ended that appeal by disclosingKGB threats to separate her from herdaughter, and asked conference participants to "intercede on our behalf andhelp us emigrate to Israel from theSoviet Union."

A l c i t e s r e p r e s s i o n s i n Y u g o s l a v i aNEW YORK - Amnesty International on February 9 pointed toa sharpincrease in the number ofpeople imprisoned in Yugoslavia for criticizingofficial policies or expressing opinionsdisapproved by the authorities.In a detailed new report titled "Yu goslavia: Prisoners of Conscience," thehuman-rights organization noted thatofficial figures showed political persecutions had nearly doubled in 1980overthe previous year to 553; since then thenumber had risen sharply again, asmore than 800 ethnic Albanians wereconvicted after nationalist demonstrations in Kosovo province last year.Many of the political prisoners in

Yugoslavia were convicted under vaguely worded laws which punish expression of opinion.While a majority are jailed for one ortwo months, Amnesty Internationalstressed the severity of the sentences

given to many, ranging up to 15 years insome cases.Among those convicted of n onviolent political offenses who wereadopted by Amnesty International asprisoners of conscience or were under. investigation forpossible a doption, theaverage sentence was seven and a halfyears in prison, thereportpointed out.Amnesty International worked for 65adopted prisoners in 1981 and wasinvestigating 25 other cases , but itbelieves there are many more prisonersof conscience.People have been imprisoned under alaw against "hostile propaganda" for

comments they were alleged to havemade in private conversations, forpoems or articles and for interviewsgiven to the foreign press.Dr. Marko V eselica, former Commu-(Contlnued on page 3)

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FDR commem orative volume calls Ukrainians form group to aid1930s famine "terrible truth" Fenwick in bid for U.S. SenateCAM BRIDG E, Mass. - In his newbook "FDR, 1882-1945: A CentenaryRemembrance," Joseph Alsop calls thefamine of the early 1930s in Ukraine a"terrible truth" that was concealed fromthe West, reported the Harvard Ukrainian Studies Fund.The Viking Press has published the256-page, illustrated volume, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of thebirth of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,32nd president of the United States. AsWashington correspondent of the NewYork Herald Tribune, Mr. Alsop knewFDR , who was also his distant relative.Mr. Alsop writes that in 1933 WilliamStohenian, then in M oscow as a correspondent for the old Chicago DailyNews, had contrived to go to` Ukraineand send out an accurate account ofwhat was happening there. The Sovietsthereupon facilitated the trip to Ukraineof Walter Duranty, Pulitzer Prize-winning Moscow correspondent of The

New York Times. Mr. Duranty laterreported that he saw no horrors there.This "Duranty cover-up," as Mr. Alsop

calls it, succeeded so well that afterwards no one told how 5 million Ukrainians died in the famine Stalin hadartificially created.From 1974 to 1978 journalist Mr.Alsop was chairman of the VisitingCommittee to the Ukrainian ResearchInstitute at Harvard. The committee,which includes American and Ukrainian scholars, community leaders, andbusinessmen, reports to Harvard University on the work of the institute. OnDecember 31, 1974, at a gathering ofcommittee members with representatives of Ukrainian community organizations, Mr. Alsop toasted the HarvardUkrainian project thus:

"To the members of the Ukrainiancommunity in the Western hemisphere,who with pain and sacrifice have builtand launched this ship of learning, tocarry the precious burden of theirforebears' history and culture; and tothe success of all the scholars who manthe ship, now and in the future, so that itmay reach the safe harbor of highachievement."

Canon law experts conferWASH INGTON - A meeting ofEastern canon law experts, chaired byArchimandrite Victor J. Pospishil, washeld here at St. Josaphat UkrainianCatholic Seminary on January 20 and21.Archmandrite Pospishil was appointed djiffiiar.jjfjjjs. Cod?, TraosJatioii and ..Commentary by the U.S. Eastern Catholic Bishops Conference.In addition to the chairman, themeeting was attended by Msgr. SeelyBeggiani, rector of the Maronite Seminary in Washington; ArchmandriteJohn A. Elya of the Melkite Chanceryin Montreal; Msgr. Elias El Hayek, aMaronite canonist; the Rev. John D.Faris, chancellor of the Diocese of St.Maron in Brooklyn, N.Y.; the Rev.Robert J. Hospodar, a doctoral studentfrom the Byzantine (Ruthenian) C atholic Diocese of Passaic, N.J.; the Rev.Joseph Kisner, a doctoral student incanon law from the Ukrainian Archdiocese of Philadelphia; Msgr. Raymond M. Misulich, chancellor of theDioce se of Passaic; Msgr. Walter Paska,rector of St. Josaphat's Seminary and

professor of Eastern canon law; theRev. Nicholas R.A. Rachford, a doctoral student from the Diocese of Parma,Ohio; the Rev. Meletius Wojnar, aretired professor of Eastern canon lawat the Catholic University in Washington.Other canonists had been invited, butcould not attend, several because ofinclement weather.Among the speakers at the first-daymeeting was the Rev. James A. Coriden,a professor at the Washington Theological Union who frequently writes onthe topic of church law.Currently, he is coordinat ing thewriting of a commentary and translat

ing the future Latin Rite Code of CanonLaw. Twenty-six authors are workingon the commentary, an undertakingsponsored by the Canon Law Society ofAmerica.It is estimated that the finished workwill be over 1,000 pages long. TheCanon Law Society ex pects to have thecommentary, which will contain all thecanons in English translation, ready bythe spring of 1983.The Eastern Commentary and Translation Commission had asked the Ca

non Law Society to permit the use ofthose parts of the commentary andtranslation which are identical with theEastern Code.During the January 22 session, Msgr.Paska and the Rev. Faris were desig-"nated co-directors of the Eastern Code.translation .project. It, was decided toapproach the publisher of the Latin Ritecommentary for preliminary information concerning the possible printing ofthe Eastern commentary.Once the preparatory work is finished, the commission plans to ask theU.S. Eastern Catholic Bishops Conference to delegate a bishop to make thenecessary inquires concerning the printing.Several members of the commissionmade selections from parts of the futureEastern Code for which they will writecommentaries. Others indicated thatthey will make their selections afterbecoming better acquainted with thematerial.Archmandrite Pospishil estimatedthat preparation of a commentary andEnglish translation of the Eastern Codeshould be ready in two or these years.The next meeting of the commissionis scheduled for May. Bishop BasilLosten has offered St. Basil's Seminaryin Stamford. Conn., as a site for thegathering.

by Waiter BodnarBASKING RIDG E, N.J. - Ukrainian Am ericans for Fenwick is the nameof a recently formed independent political action committee to support Con-gresswoman Millicent Fenwick in her

quest for New Jersey's Republicannomination for the U.S. Senate and,assuming this goal is reached, assist herin the general election next November.The committee is non-partisan inscope and is being officially registeredwith the State of New Jersey as anindependent political action committee.After meeting several times to discussgoals and modus operandi, Dr. IhorKoszman of Basking Ridge, N.J., waselected as chairman, Boshena 01-shaniwsky of Newark as first vice-chairperson, William Bahrey of ScotchPlains as second vice-chairperson,Walter Bodnar of Newark as secretary,and John Oryniak of Maplewood astreasurer.In 1974, Dr. Koszman was active inMrs. Fenwick`s initial campaign, inwhich she was successful in winning aseat in the House of Representativesfrom New Jersey's 5 th District.Dr. Koszman stated that "the firstgoal of this group is to elect Mrs.Fenwick as a Republican candidate inthe primaries on June 8, with theultimate goal of electing her to the U.S.Senate."Appreciat ion of CongresswomanFenwick`s indefatigable efforts in thecause of human rights (especially in theSoviet Union) and her numerous initiatives in the defense of Ukrainian political prisoners was the incentive for the

formation of this committee by members of Ukrainian American community. Committee members cite herrelationship and cooperation with theUkrainian American community hasbeen excellent throughout her years inpublic office. In other areas of concernshe steadily gained national prominenceby distinguishing herself as an able and

Rep. MJUicent Fenwickcharismatic legislator.

Dr. Koszman also stated that themembership in this committee is opento all interested persons, regardless ofparty affiliation, who are willing toparticipate in a political campaign toelect Mrs. Fenwick to the U.S. Senate.A meeting with the public will takeplace on Saturday, March 13, at 7 p.m.at the Ukrainian Community Center,140 Prospect Ave., (near SpringfieldAvenue and 41st Street), Irvington, N.J.All interested Ukrainian Americans andfriends are invited to attend.Additional information may be obtained by writing to: Ukrainian Americans for Fenwick, 33 SunnybrookRoad, Basking Ridge, N.J. 07920.

A l cites...(Cont inued from page 2)nist Party and trade-union official, wassentenced to 11 years in prison inSeptember 1981 after giving an interview to a foreign journalist. He wasaccused of misrepresenting conditionsin Yugoslavia in the interview and ofhaving contacts with emigres for purposes hostile to the state.Father Nedjo Janjic, a Serbian Orthodox priest, is serving a four-and-half-year sentence for singing "nationa-

H o u s e s u b c o m m i t te e s t u d i e s r e l ig i o u s p e r s e c u t i o nWASHINGTON - T h e House Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations opened hearings on February 10 on religious persecut ion around the globe, reportedEast/West News.The hearings will take the form of "in-depth inves t iga t ions" on re l ig iousintolerance which, according to subcommittee Chairman Rep. Don Bonker(D-Wash.), "is not limited to anyparticular political system or region ofthe world."Noting that few countries enjoy thereligious freedom which marks theAmerican way of life, Rep. Bonker said:"All available evidence presented to thesubcommittee indicates that the freeexercise of religion is limited, at least toa degree, in most parts of the world

Discrimination, imprisonment, tortureand death are often the price paid forone's religious beliefs."He cited the outlawing of religion ofany kind in the officially atheistic andCommunist countries of Albania andNorth Korea, and said that the SovietUnion and other Eastern Europeancountries harshly persecute both Christians and Jews for their beliefs, denyingmost of them the right to emigrate tocountries where their freedom of worship would be secure.Rep. Bonker indicated that subsequent hearings on religious freedomwould focus on specific instances ofreligious persecution in the Middle East,Europe, Latin America, Asia andAfrica.

list son gs" at a private party celebratingthe christening of his son.The 50-page report includes descriptions of the laws under which politicaloffenders are conv icted - often incontradiction of Yugoslavia's commitments to international human-rightsagreements. It describes political trialsin which defense evidence is oftenexcluded, prison conditions which canleave the prisoners' health damaged, andthe problems of earning a living whichface some of the released prisoners.The prisoners include members ofmany of Yugoslavia's varied national orethnic groups often accused of expressing nationalist sentiments, clergy andadvocates of political change or simplyof freer discussion.Among them, for instance, is Dobro-slav Paraga, a 20-year-old law studentfrom Zagreb who helped collect signatures for a petition to the governmentfor an amnesty for political prisoners.Arrested without a warrant, he later

said he was deprived of food for fivedays while the security police questionedhim and threatened to kill him. Duringthis period, he signed a confession,which he later retracted.Evidence said by the authorities toshow he had contact with an emigre andtook part in "hostile propaganda" wassaid to have been found at the home of afriend. The friend was also arrested an d,according to the pol ice, committedsuicide three days later. .Mr, `Paraga isserving a five-year prison sentence.


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C o m m u n i t y a c t i v i t y w o r k s h o ps p o n s o r e d a t U N A r e s o r tb y F r a t e r n a l A c t i v i t i e s O f f i c eby Andrew A. Metfl

KERH ONKSO N, N.Y. - Participants of a UNA-sponsored workshop for community activity leadersthat took place at the Soyuzivka UNA resort onFebruary 5-7 acknowledged the steady decline overthe years of Ukrainian organizations and institutionsin this country and explored ways of reversing thattrend.The workshop, sponsored by the Fraternal Activities Office of the Ukrainian National Association,consis ted of several hours of loosely s tructureddiscussion and of two presentations of the use ofvarious communications media.The 18 participants shared observations drawnfrom first-hand experience to come to the conclusionthat many of the organizat ions and inst i tut ionsrepresented at the workshop had experienced "severeattrition " over the last 10 years.The leader of ODUM, for example, said that hisorganization, which had 17 branches in 1965, now hasnine . Andrew Shevchenko, the president of theorganization known in English as the Association ofAmerican Youth of Ukrainian Descent, said theorganization's insistence on using only Ukrainianmight be one of the reasons it has failed to attract newmembers.Zenon Wasyliw, a student activist from Bingham-ton, N.Y., cited as an example the decline of the local"Ridna Shkola" (School of Ukrainian Studies) inwhich he is a teacher. I n this case, too, the insistence onusing only Ukrainian, often where it was not understood, was cited as a possible reason for the attrition inthe student body.Another possible reason, Mr. Wasyliw said, was theschool's failure to develop a "positive self-image" forUkrainians. "They showed l i t t le respect for usstudents" Mr. Wasyliw said of his own teachers.Wolodymyr Korchynsky, who had until recentlybeen the president of the UCCA branch in Elmira,

NY ., said that the infighting between members of thefirst and second emigrations and am ong rival factions,especially in the latter, had caused many of thecommunity's y oung people to turn away in disillusionment."You have a couple of `Banderivtsi,' you have acouple of 'Melnykivtsi,` and that's all they thinkabout," Mr. Korchynsky said. "They're living in the

Participants of the UNA -sponsored workshop for community activity leaders held' recently at Soyu zivka .past, and they don't look ahead."In general, the workshop participants seemed tofault their immigrant parents for failing to adjust to'their role vis-a-vis the American social and politicalsystem.

"The American-born Ukrainians no longer constitute an emigration, but Ukrainians in the diaspo ra,"Mr. Shevchenko said.The Jewish community, he said, could provide u s with"an excellent model." Although most American Jewsspeak no Hebrew and have never been to Israel, hesaid, they, nevertheless, "have been able to keep theircommunity strong."The Ukrainian community in the United States,some of the participants suggested, could no longerentertain no tions about "liberating Uk raine" andreturning to "the homeland." The consensus was thatinstead, it should channel its energies intogaining some influence in the American politicalsystem and representing the interests of the Ukrainiannation in the free world.To this end, Lubomyr Zobniw, president of theBinghamton branch of the Ukrainian CongressCommittee of America, presented some t ips on"Deve lop ing Va luab le Media Connec t ions" andGeorge Schuter , who works in the audio-visualdepartment of the Binghampton municipal librarysystem, talked about "Getting the Pdint Across viaAudio-Visual T echnique s," and presented a variety off i lms deal ing with bicultural identi ty of ethnicAmericans.

Not all of the positive input came from the twepresentations, however. Even in the discussion, someof the participants had progress to report.The most notable case was that of the UkrainianCatholic mission church in Marlboro, N.J . , insuburban Monmouth County, which has grown fromfive to 40 families in the past year alone. The idea tostart a mission parish began with two area residents,Halya Lojko and Luba Bilowchtchuk, who hadwitnessed the decline of the region's urban churchesand suspected th at there might be many moreunchurched or emarginated Ukrainian Catholics intheir part of the suburbs.

The congregation grew through word of m outh andhas been given use of an old Roman Catholic church inMarlboro. The Rev. Anthony Borsa ministers to thecongregation.Although participants of the workshop found itdifficult to offer comprehensive solutions to the manyproblems discussed, some practical tips and generalguidelines did emerge from the meeting.Marta Korduba, the UNA's fraternal activitiesdirector, who organized the worksho p and chaired thediscussion, said that although the discussion sessionspainted a dim view of the present-day Ukrainiancommunity, participants did not leave disheartened,but were fortified by the comm unication and sharingthat took place. "A lot of similarities were defined.That alone is an extremely positive and crucial step instrengthening the Ukrainian community," she said.

U krainian perfo rming ar ts pro ject init iated in New Yo rk Ci tyby Marta Korduba

Nestled between a maze of staircasesand corridors, a small second-floorGreenwich Village apartment was thesetting for a meeting of a handful ofartists several weeks ago. Other thanbeing young, performing artists andUkrainian by descent, they didnt havemuch in common. No one was acquainted with each other.

What had brought them together? Allfelt that a serious void existed in thedevelopment of contempo rary performing art nothing linked traditionalUkrainian folk culture to the biculturalexperience of Ukrainians in America.The need to pursue contemporaryperforming art based on Ukrainianthemes was echoed throughout thecourse of the meeting. "So many ethnicgroups have established their owncontemporary theater which reflectstheir unique situation as a subculture inthe United States. Although the Ukrainian community offers a wealth ofcultural activities, few address themselves to expressing our experiences asUkrainian Americans," one of theartists noted.

In response to this need, the Ukrainian National Association's FraternalActivities Office has undertaken aproject to encourage the exploration ofcontemporary performing arts, derivedfrom the Ukrainian American expe

rience, and the aforementioned meetingwas the first step in the UNA's endeavor. Concepts and ideas were discussed; directions and goals graduallybegan to take shape.Taras Shipowick, a director, composer and choreographer (presentlyworking as an assistant manager of theNew York Shakespeare Festival) pointed out "the vast and largely untappedpossibilities of adapting compo nents offolk culture to a theatrical event.""Recently I have become increasinglyinterested in art that derives from s trongtradition, said Nusha Marty nuk. Traditional work has in it a history that I am'interested in exploring by redefining oldthemes in new ways."Nusha performswith the N ikolais Dance Theater in NewYork City, and has taught dance on thecollege level.Laryssa Lauret, a former daytimetelevision actress (familiar to fans of"The Doctors" and "Guiding Light")articulated her enthusiasm over theproject: "A theatrical performanceincorporates all elements of creativea r t s , and al though working on anartistic endeavor is basically an individual experience, creative people energize one another; we all benefit from aninspired exchange of ideas."Alth oug h the projec t is still verymuch in its embryonic stages, a plan ofobject ives was outl ined, as severalmeetings ensued. Participants of the

meeting agreed to follow the followingcourse of action:" To offer courses and workshops topersons interested in exploring contemporary performing arts, derived fromUkrainian themes. Courses and workshops would be conducted under thedirection of professional performingartists.^ To organize a troupe which wouldstage productions (concerts , plays,theatrical pieces) to reflect the biculturalexperience of Ukrainian A mericans andincorpora te the art forms developed viathe ;aforementioned courses/workshops.a To bring Ukrainian themes andsubject ma tter to non-Ukrainian stages,thereby educating and entertainingnon-Ukrainian audiences.a To cultivate interest and/or participa t ion in con temp ora ry Ukra in ianperforming art forms in UkrainianAmericans (particularly those of theyounger generation). By its nature, thesubject matter would be such thatUkrainian Americans could identifywith.a To go beyond the classical andtradit ional Ukrainian ar t forms; tocontr ibute to the development andexploration of various aspects of contemporary performing arts."The project offers tremendous opportunity not only to the performersthemselves, but to the Ukrainian American, who will be able to relate to the

subject matter presented on stage. Thiswill be our story , a reflection of our livesand expe rienc es," said Soyuziv ka 'sformer emcee, Anya Dyd yk, a dramaticarts graduate of Rutgers University.Lydia Hawryluk, a 23-year-old buyerfor Bloomingdales, who graduated witha music degree from Rutgers) said:"Hopefully, this project will stimulateUkrainian artists to create and performtheatrical pieces which deal with issuesthat are a very real, integral part of theirlives."Persons who are interested in participating in the educational, organizational and /or performing aspects of thisventure are asked to contact UNA'sFraternal Activities Office immediately.Following is a list of courses andworkshops scheduled to begin in mid-March in the New York City area."2Uth Century Expression of Ukrain ian Dan ce" - Nusha Mar tynu k ,instructor. Designed for those interested in using modern dance in conjunction with Ukrainian folk dancing asa vehicle for producing new movement.Past experience in folk and/or moderndance is preferrable. Interest, enthusiasm and physical coordination are theonly mandatory prerequisites."Theater/Music/Marketing Workshops" - Taras Shipowick, instructor.I. Using the stage as perf.or.mjngspace; focusing on mass crowd move-(Contintied on pate 13)


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O n t h e t h r e s h o l d o f t h e G r e a t F a s tLenten pastoral letter of the Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs in the UnitedStates.We stand on the threshold of theGreat Fast The Holy Church leadsus on a 40-day journey of intensifiedprayer, self-denial, mortification,repentance, and penance, so that wemight "cast off the works of darknessand put on the armor of light, thathaving sailed across the great sea ofthe Fast, we may reach the third-dayResur rec t ion o f Our Lord JesusChris t , the Savior of our souls"(Forgiveness Sunday Aposticha).We all need to take advantage ofthis holy journey, "for this is thesuitable time, this is the season ofrepentance," which we indeed sosorely need. "AH of us fall short inmany respects" (James 3, 2). "OnJudgment Day, people will be heldaccoun tab le fo r every unguardedword they speak" (Mt. 12, 36). And"I f we say: 'We are free of guilt of sin,'we deceive ourselves" (1 Jn 1,8). By

sin we turn away from Christ-God,from life in God through grace andturn to the old life without God.When the Israelites were releasedfrom the yoke of Egyptian slavery,they wandered for 40 years in thedesert amidst many dangers as theystrove to find the promised lan d. It isnow time for us to lay aside theslavery of sin and embark on the 40day journey of the Great Fast alongwith the sweet yoke of voluntarymortification as we strive towardsthe promised salvation and sanctifi-cation in the Risen Christ. Holy Fastis a spiritual journey, whose goal it isto transfer us from one spiritual stateto an other. It is the way of liberationfrom t he slavery of sin; the way whichleads to the radiant light of thetriumph of the Cross and the Resurrection.So that our 40-day spiritual journey be profitable, we must be attentive to the voice of Holy Churchurging us: "The time is now at handfor us to start upon the spiritualcontest and to gain the victory overthe demonic powers. Let us put onthe armo r of abstinence and clotheourselves in the glOry of the angels.With boldness, Moses spoke to theCreator, and he heard the voice of theinvisible Go d..." (Cheesefare Sunday Stricheron on the Praises).Every enterprise or contest, be itspiritual or otherwise, requires of usa firm resolution, careful prepa rationand constant-enduring effort. TheGreat Fast is a period given us byGod to enter into ourselves, knowourselves, our weaknesses, or evilinclinations, propensities and shortcomings. This is the t ime to r idourselves of all that is evil, changeour lives and radically renew ourselves in Christ.It was God Himself Who institutedfasting when in paradise He forbadethe eating of the fruit from the tree tolife. By the breaking of the law offast, sin cam e into the world and with

it death. Christ, the second Adam,began the work of the redemption ofthe human race with a 40-day fast.The first Adam let himself be deceived by the lures of Satan and lostparadise. "Adam was cast out ofparadise through eating from thetree. Seated before the gates he wept,lamenting with a pitiful voice andsaying: 'Woe is me, what have Isuffered in my misery! I transgressedone commandment of the Master,

and now I am deprived of everybless ing.. .'" (Cheesefare Sunday Vespers. Aposticha). Christ, the second Adam, was also tempted, butHe fought temptation. As a result ofHis victory, we have victory overdeath and our return to paradise ismade possible.The specific occasion of the firstsin which separated humanity fromits Creator was eating. The eating ofthe forbidden fruit is a telling symbolof the lack of trust in God's care forus as well as the misuse of a God-given power. By fasting, we attemptin a real way to show our renewedtrust in God; for even if we properlyfast, He shall take care of our spiritual and physical well-being. Byfasting we also attempt to establishwith the help of G od's grace renewedcontrol of the good powers, urgesand instincts which the Creator hasimplanted in us but which have beenperverted by the power of sin. Eatingis what sustains us in life, that is in thelife of our mortal flesh. But we alsopossess an immortal soul. ThusChrist asserted: "Not on bread aloneis man to live but on every utterancethat comes from the mouth of God"(Mt. 4,4). Bread itself as food has nolife within itself, and cannot give life.Only God-Logos has life and is life."Whatever cam e to be in Him, foundlife, life for the light of men" (Jn 1,4).

By fasting, we to some extent, free'our souls from the tyranny of theflesh and the slavery of sin, andsubject the flesh with its lusts to thespirit.The Gospel reading for Forgiveness Sunday gives us directives sothat our fasting be a real spiritualrenewal and pleasing to Go d. First ofall, our fasting dare not be hypocritical n or simply for show, in the eyesof men, but rather for but the heavenly"Father who is hidden" to see (cf. Mt.6, 18). A second condition for properfasting is forgiveness and reconciliation with our neighbors: "If youforgive the faults of others, yourheavenly Father will forgive youyours" (Mt. 6, 14). Schisms, arguments, anger, hatred these are the'fruits of sin in the world. Thus thefirst triumph over sin is forgiveness,reconciliation and a return to unityand love.So that during the Great Fast wemight also gain treasures in heaven,

in addition to the mortification of theflesh, one must add an intensifiedprayer life.In order to conquer temptations,one must enter into the spirit ofprayer, into union with God, sensethe hunger and longing for God,commit oneself ent irely to Him,become His instrument and belonging. Then we shall find strength towithstand all temptations during thelong 40-day Fast. God will give us thestrength to keep trying and startanew with increased fervor so that wemight sanctify our lives as dem andedof us by Christ W ho said; "You mustbe made perfect as your heavenlyFather is perfect" (Mt. 5, 48).Taking example from Christ andthe saints, let us acquire a true spiritof fasting, regardless of the relaxations in our own day of these precepts. We shall the more please Godwhen we voluntarily take upon ourselves a true fast, not only abstainingfrom meat or dairy products on theprescribed days, but also reducingthe amount of food consumed health

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Book reviewBibliography on America's Ukrainians"Ukrainians in North America: A Select Bibliography." Compiled by HalynaMyroniuk and Christine Worobec.St. Paul: Immigration History Research Center,University of Minnesota; and Toronto: Multicultural History Society of Ontario.1981, 258 pp.

by Sen. Paul YuzykWhen I commenced research on the

Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canadain Saskatoon (1946-48), on the Ukrainians in Manitoba in Winnipeg (1948-49) and on the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of Canada in Minneapolisand Winnipeg (1950-56), I realized thatthis was pioneering work. There existedin some halls, institutions and in privatehomes v arious collections of books andmaterials poorly catalogued and classified, often inaccessible. For the mostpart, I could procure no photostaticcopies or microfilms of materials andhad to resort to copying by pen andpencil. Research, therefore, requiredmuch time and much patience.In the last 30 years t r emen dousprogress h as been made in all aspects of

ethnic studies in North America. Largelibrary collections and archives havebeen established in impo rtant academiccenters and institutions. Through thecomputer retrieval system a researchercan now locate materials and havecopies made immediately at low cost,saving much time. Compared with myearly experience, this is a great boon to

researchers and wri ters , as well asspeakers.Of course, great progress has alsobeen made in the field of Ukrainianstudies in the United States and Canada. Highly qualified librarians havecatalogued important collections andcompilations have been made."Ukrainians in North America: ASelect Bibliography" is an outstandingpiece of work, a joint effort of theImmigration History Research Centerof the University of Minnesota and theMulticultural History Society of Ontario.The Twin Cities and MetropolitanToronto are major deposi tories ofmate r ia l s on Ukra in ians in Nor thAmerica. This guide describes theholdings in St . Paul on UkrainianAmerican life and on Ukrainian Cana rdian l i fe in Toronto, including thelibraries of the University of Toronto,the Metropolitan Toronto Public Library System, the Ukrainian NationalFederation and St. Vladimir Institute.

This publication is a joint effort.Halyna Myroniuk, senior library assistant with the IHRC, compiled the(Continued on page 13)

Biographical sketch ofJ.B. Rudnyckyj"J.B. Rudnyckyj - Septuagenarius: A Biographical Sketch." Olha Woycenko.Ottawa-Montreal: Ukrainian Language Association, 1980. 32 pp.

by Stephen P. Hallick Jr.Here is a small book which capturesthe essence of J.B. Rudnyckyj. Otherp a m p h l e t s , b r o c h u r e s a n d a r t i c l e sthrough the years have depicted Dr.Rudnyckyj's contributions as a Slavist,philologist, teacher, publicist and confidant to scholarship. Yet, Ms. Woy-cenko's biography pleasantly and ineasy-reading style gives the effervescence of his personality. Insight isgiven into the complicated, fast-pacedlife of this internat ional scholast icpersonality.For those who have known Dr. Rudnyckyj, the author captures, for all times,the human side of JBR, shows hisenergyand depicts his wit, charm, thrusting

intellect and organizational capabilities.Dr. Rudnyckyj's career is describedin four periods: Ukraine (1910-38),Berlin-P rague- Heidelberg (1938-49),Winnipeg (1949-77), and Montreal-Ottawa, Canada (1977-present). Theinfluences most important to him arehighlighted.Ms. Woycenko is able to show him asan all-encompassing person still progressing, growing, encouraging futurescholars and fullfilling his ideas and theideals of all his teachers (his parents,K u c h a r s k i , K l e i n e r , B r u c h n a l s k i ,Janow, Stieber, Kurylowicz, Taszycki,Czerny, Fiszer and others).Historical data and the role Dr.Rudnyckyj played in the developmentof Canadian linguistics, Slavistics andinternational onomastics are presented.Most important, for future scholarship,is the listing of the depositories whichnow hold his various and vast collections. Ten institutions are listed (p. 24).All works and papers related to linguistics, onomastics and literature arehoused in the Institut des CivilizationsComparees in Montreal. The Etymolo

gical Dict ionary of the UkrainianLanguage, Dr. Rudnyckyj's lifelongwork, can be obtained at The University of Ottawa. Political documents arehoused in the UNGE C ol lec t ion ,Ottawa.From a technical point of view, Ms.Woycenko is to be complimented on herorganization of the material. Her workis an excellent introduction and reference to the life of J.B. Rudnyckyj anda contribution in its own right.Book notesFolk literatureof UkraineWIN NIPEG - Hyperion Press, asmall publishing house based here, hasrecently released "Down Singing Centuries: Folk L iterature of Uk raine," abook which Winnipeg Free Press reviewer Tom Oleson recently called "oneof the most attractive books of the fallseason."A large book printed on fine, heavypaper, the illustrated work includesreproductions of paintings by Winnipegartist Stefan Czernecki. The Ukrainianfolk tales, poems and plays were translated by Florence Randall Livesay. Thebook was compiled and edited byLouisa Loeb, an education teacher atBrandon University. Dorothy Livesay,the translator's daughter, was a guesteditor.

Writes Mr. Oleson: "It is interestingthat none of the three women involvedin this project is Ukrainian. The elderLivesay, however, was one of the firstEnglish-speaking Canadians to appreciate the richness of the culture thatUkrainian immigrants brought to thiscountry, and the book is both a tributeto that culture and an attem pt to make itavailable to other Canadians."


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U k r a i n i a n W e e lc lYT h e famine

A reviewer, writing about the diaries of Rudolf Hoess, commandant ofAuschwitz, com mented on the banality of evil. He was wro ng. Evil on a grandscale takes on the imagery of the surreal rather than the banal. Picture theblack, fertile land of Ukraine suddenly transformed into a lunar landscape,land left fallow and barren. Imagine a village where wagons piled high withdozens of skeletal corpses slowly roll down deserted streets. The men thatremove the bo dies from the hom es or from the streets wear masks to ward offthe awful stench. Hear the quiet whimpering of children, too weak fromhunger to cry, their bellies swollen from starvation. There are no animals ofany kind in the village. Dogs, cats, birds, squirrels have all been eaten bypeasants trying desperately to survive. There is nothing banal abou t genocide.N ot when it is methodically planned by a group of do ctrinaires indifferent tosuffering, demented by power and a perverted vision of Utopia.

How did this sickening scenario happen in Ukraine, and who wasresponsible? It happened because Jose ph Stalin and his henchmen wanted toeradicate an independent-minded Ukrainian peasantry that resisted attemptsat collectivization and remained a stubborn bastion of Ukrainian nationalconsciousness.The period of Ukrainianization in the 1920s had drawn out nationallyconscio us urban intellectuals and wo rkers. By 1933, however, nationalismbecame punishable by death and thousands of Ukrainian intellectuals andactivists were shot and exiled in the reign of terror that followed. Withoutleaders, the wo rking class was rudderless, an easy m ark for Stalin's feverishindustrialization policies. In addition, by the early 1930s Ukrainian historystopped being taught in Ukrainian schools, the number of Ukrainiansenrolled in institutions of higher learning dropped dramatically as did thenumber of students studying in schools where Ukrainian was the primarylanguage of instruction.

With the Ukrainian culture usurped in the cities and large towns, thepeasants in the rural areas became crucial repositories of the Ukrainianlanguage and culture. Moreover, the kurkul class of well-to-do peasants hadearlier showed the way by fiercely esisting the policies of collectivizafion. Thepeasantry followed suit. So to break that resistance, Stalin decided to starvethem to death.In the fall of 1932 the government ordered the expropriation of allfoodstuffs in the hands o f the rural po pulatio n. Seeds and grain wereconfiscated. In the winter of 1932 the governm ent put a stop to all trade infood in the villages. The So viets dispatched 25,000 no n-Ukrain ian militiamento ensure that the orders were carried out. Often, they would conduct housesearches, smashing brick ovens, rifling pantries, tearing up floor boardssearching for hidden foo d. As starving peasants began an exodus to the tow nsand cities to buy bread - many of them having to walk 20 kilometers - themilitia would round them up, force them into trucks, and drive them back totheir villages empty-hand ed. Many who began the trek did not m ake it. Thosetoo weak from hunger died in the fields or along the roads. The biggestcasualties, however, were babies, small children, the infirmed and th e old. Asmo re and mo re people died, their bodies could not be disposed of fast enough,and disease broke out in places where corpses littered the streets.By the time the famine eased in late 1933, 5 to 7 million Ukrainians hadstarved to death. Truly, it was an event unprecedented in its barbarity. Sadly,it is perhaps the most underpublicized holocaust of our time. Thanks largelyto Soviet propaganda, few believed it happened then, and too few know of ittoday.At the time, Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Walter Duranty of TheN ew York Times reported that, after visiting the Soviet Union, he knew of nohorrors in Ukraine. Playwright George Bernard Shaw, when asked about

reports that there was mass starvation in Ukraine, retorted that he had beenwell fed while in the USSR. Other Western intellectuals and Sovietsympathizers also refused to believe the truth.Well, it is time that the truth be known abo ut this mon strous a trocity whichbegan 50 years ago this year. The UNA and the Harvard Ukrainian ResearchInstitute have co-sponsored a book on the famine by Prof. Robert Conquestwhich is scheduled to be ready next year. It is a step in the right direction, butit is not enough. Therefore, we urge the Ukrainian community to mobilize acampaign to inform the public and our government about this terrible event.Letters should be written to newspapers and government officials, massdemonstrations and rallies should be organized, as well as public seminarsand panel discussions. The sadistic, politically mo tivated mass murder of 5 to7 million people by starvation can no longer remain our private tragedy andthe Soviet's terrible and well-kept secret. The grisly torment and death ofmillions of our fellow Ukrainians - this ho rrible genocide must be etchedon the conscience of humanity. It can no longer be ignored.

Letters to the editor : Kuropas viewDear Editor:I read with interest the personal viewof my friend Myron B. Kuropas, "TheReagan Admin is t ra t i on and E thn icAmerica, ' . ' which appeared in yourpaper on January 17. It's to o bad that hehas written such a personal view, asMyron has been out of touch for toolong with our council as well as theadministration. Those of us who are inthe know, know that President Reaganwithou t questio n, has no t jilted us, buthas fortified his interest and his co ncernfor the ethnic American and the grassroo ts citizenry.

Myro n K uro pas has in the pastdecade performed excellent service onbehalf of ethnic Americans. As specialassistant for ethnic affairs to PresidentFord, he took the lead in highlightingethnic issues on a national level.Dr. Kuropas's article on PresidentReagan and ethnic issues, however,b e t r a y s a l a c k o f k n o w l e d g eabout ongoing administration liaisonwith and efforts on behalf of ethnicAmericans.Dr. Kuro pas, for instance, cites as hisfirst example of administration neglectof ethnics the fact that the office ofethnic liaison within the RepublicanN ational Co mmittee has been eliminated. He fails though to mention thework of the Republican N ational Committee's Ethnic N ationalities Divisionwhich recently hired a full-time execut ive di recto r f o r the express o fworking with ethnics throughout thenation; further, that I as chairman ofthe N a t i ona l R epub l ican Her i tageGroups Council sit on the RepublicanN ational Co mmittee's executive committee.

A second point is that the office ofspecial assistant to the president forethnic affairs, originally established byPresident Ford, has been eliminated.This off ice, as Myron knows, waseliminated by President Carter and reestablished by him in the fourth year ofhis term, an election year. PresidentReagan may have done away with theformal title and the correspo ndingexpenses that went with it but in lessthan two months after he took office, asenior White House off icial , JackBurgess, the deputy director for publicliaison, was designated to work on anongoing basis with ethnic groups. Mr.B u r g e e s , h a s b e e n a n e t h n i cleader for over 10 years prior toassuming h i s p resen t pos i t i on . Mr .Burgess has met in the last year withnumerous rep resen ta t ives o f e thn icorganizations, many on several occasions, and effectively conveyed theirconcerns to President Reagan.

And w hat of the charge that there hasbeen no White House conference onethnic co ncerns? Once again, we have afailure of facts. While in office only afew months. President Reagan conducted private meetings with organizational leaders from Polish and Italiangroups, from Jewish, black and Hispanic organizations. These meetingswere followed up by separate sessionswith senior White House officials up toand including Vice President Bush.

In regard to several of Dr. Kuropas'sother charges, we offer the s implereality that President Reagan fullyunderstands and celebrates the majorcontributions that have been made toAmerican society by ethnic groups. Heshares fully the concern of ethnicAmericans for the peoples of the captivenations around the world.It is of course quite possible that hisapproaches to dealing with world ethnicproblems are not exactly the approach

es that Dr. Kuropas and some otherswould like him to take. But to postulatefrom this difference of appro ach a beliefthat President Reagan has abandonedethnic concerns is nonsense.President R eagan w as elected in largemeasure by ethnic Americans who sharehis concern with the decline of individual freedoms and responsibility inAmerica - by ethnic Americans whowelcomed his impassioned defense ofAmerica as a land of refuge and defender of world freedom. A recent casein po int is his stand o n P oland where heis in constant communication with thePolish leadership of this country. Fromour view, he has maintained and 1believe improved his previous excellentrelationship with ethnic groups in hisfirst year in office because of his low-key, but consistent defense of ethnicvalues.

I trust that you will publish our viewas a response and th at you convey to myfriend Myro n to again get active with usand t o l end h i s l eadersh ip t o burpresident and his programs, HertiageCouncil, and to the party, and then andonly then, will he know firsthand whatis happening in the office of the president, our council and our party.Frank D . StellaChairmanN ational Republican HeritageGroups (Nationalities) Council

Workshop praisedDear Editor:Recently I had the opportunity toparticipate in a weekend workshop atSoyuzivka with other young Ukrain ians . There were Ukrainian immigran t s a s we l l a s th i rd - gen era t i o nU k r a i n i a n A m e r i c a n s . T h e r e W ereOrthodox, and there were Catholic.There were those who grew up in theranks of ODUM, Plast, SUM-A, andSUSTA. There were those who spokeUkrainian and those who didnt.We were so different; yet so alike we were all Ukrainian s. The atmo spherewas full of enthusiasm and optimism.We came as strangers, we talked, welistened and we left as friends.I think the UNA deserves a round ofapplause for its efforts to reach outamong our youth and listen to theirproblems, ideas and dreams concerningUkrainian American community life.Marta Korduba also is to be commended on afine ob of organizing thisevent.Unfortunately, I was amazed to hearof the apathy of those who turned theirbacks on this unique opportunity.Walt KorchynskyHorseheads, N.Y.

A potpourri. . .Dear Editor:It has been a while since my last letterto The Weekly. At the risk of having mybrother-in-law groan "here she goesagain," I have a few comments.Not enough credit has been given tothe Ukrainian Anti-Defamation Leagueof Philadelphia. Theirs is a most thankless and very difficult jo b, but w hat avital one! Their letters and press releasesare very well prepared, intelligent andaggressive. A pamphlet of their "combat correspondence" over the past fewyears would make a useful handbookfor the Ukrainian, com munity. TheUADL needs, I'm sure, the financialand m oral support o f the whole Ukrainian community.Has anyone thought of publishing inThe New York Times Magazine -or theWeek in Review or Time a series ofarticles (paid "ads', 'mo st pr bba bly ) 'on

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N o . 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 2 8 , 1 9 8 2 7Tow ard a dialog ue betw een Ukrainians and C arpatho-Ruthenians

by Dr . Frank E. SysynIn recent months the U krainian presshas carried a number of articles calling,for closer co ntacts, with the C arpatho -Ruthenian (Carpatho-Russian or patho-Rusyn) community. ,In essenc e, they hav e, argued for anintensification of contacts between theUkrainian community and those immigrants, from Transcarpathia (Subcar-

pathian Rus` or Carpatho-Ukraine - 1use Transcarpathia to designate theTranscarpathian oblast of Ukraine andthe Ukra in i an-Ruthenian r eg i on o fEastern Slovakia) and their descendants who have chosen to view themselves as an ethnic gro up apa rt from thewider Ukrainian community and whohave established a network of churchand lay organizations to institutionalizetheir identity.Arguments have been m ade that at atime when Ukrainian Americans areconducting dialogues with Polish Amer i cans and Jewi sh Amer i cans , t heyshould also turn their attention to agroup so much closer to them in language and culture. These healthy voices

have emphasized the need for increasedg r o u p c o n t a c t s a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g .They have pointed out how negligentthe Ukrainian press has been in informing its readers about the Carpatho-Ruthenian community.Finally, they have espoused the needfor people-to-people contacts to breakdown the walls that separate people ofthe same ancestral faith, culture andtongue who live in close proximity inmany American cities and towns.I t is c l ear t ha t peo ple- t o -peo plecontacts could lead to a series of jointgrass-roots activities, for example, folkand music fest ivals, ar t exhibi t ions,human-rights committees to aid prisoners of religious and national persecution in Soviet Ukraine and Czechoslovakia, and oral history projects onimmigrant communities.Ul t imate ly , t he two communi t i es 'institutions could cooperate for mutualbenefit. At a time when the parochialschool systems of the Ukrainian Catholic Metropolitanate and the RuthenianMetropolitanate of the Byzantine-Riteface declining school enrollments, asystem of joint schools would avoidduplication of efforts and expen ditures.As both Churches face the need toexpand into the Sun-Belt, coordinationof effort could avoid setting up rivalparishes in the same areas. A systemcould be initiated to empower mission

ary clergy to serve both jurisdictions.Since both the Ukrainian OrthodoxQubches and the Carpatho-RussianOrthodox Greek Catholic Church arefaced with a challenge of "AmericanOrthodoxy" from the Orthodox Churchof America ( formerly the RussianO r t h o d o x G r e e k C a t h o l i c C h u r c h ) ,t he i r h i er ar chi es and congregat i onsshould dr aw t ogether t o s t r engthentheir positions, particularly since theOrthodox Church of America has beenhi s t o r i ca l ly ho s t i l e t o bo th gr oups 'efforts to maintain their ethnic identityin church life. In particular the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in America,which like the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church is underthe patriarch of Constantinople, shouldfoster mutual cooperation.

Al l j o in t pr o j ec t s would d emandgreat tact and careful planning by bothcommunit ies.Loo ming behind all such contacts is adispute that makes contacts very different from Ukrainian Polish or Ukrainian Jewish ones. Ukrainian Am ericanssee the Carpatho-Ukrainian community as a group descended from people

of Ukrainian language and culture whohave separated themselves from the restof its people. They point to a number ofprominent Ukrainian community activists from Transcarpathia as examplesof "nat ional ly conscious" Carpatho`Ukrainians. Finally, they emphasizethat by th e 1930s the major tren d ofeducated youth in Transcarpathia wastowards identification of their people asUkrainian and that at the present dayt h e o v e r w h e l m i n g m a j o r i t y o f t h epopulat ion of Transcarpathia viewsitself as Ukrainian.

F o r th e U k r a i n i a n c o m m u n i t y"Rusyn" (Ruthenian) i s mere ly anarchaic name once used by all Ukrainians and its retention by the Carpatho -Ruthe nian co mm uni ty i s mere ly anindication that the American community has been cut-off from its homeland.Ukrainian-Americans would argue thatthe "Carpatho" merely designates theregion tha t these Ruthenian-Ukrainianscome from and that there is nothingwrong with the retention of the nameRuthenian, as long as the Carpatho-Ruthenian community realizes that it ispart of a greater Ukrainian com munity.When Ukra in i an-Amer i cans f i ndthat members of the Carpatho-Ruthenian community reject this view, theyrespond with frustration and resentment At a time when the Ukrainianculture, churches and nation, includingtheir branches in Transcarpathia, areu n d e r t h e a t t a c k o f a t o t a l i t a r i a nRussian chauvinist regime, the Ukrainian co mmun ity views the stance of theCarpatho-Ruthenian community as abetrayal of its Transcarpathian ancestral homeland and a stab in the back ofthe Ukrainian community in the West.Emotion all too often triumphs overreason, and attempts at cooperationfounder.The response of the Carpatho-Ruthen i an communi ty a l so der ives f r omdeeply rooted concepts of self-identity,albeit usually less articulate, less consistent and less centered on Europeandevel opment s . At pr esent t he Car patho-Ruthenian community has noteven found one name to describe itself,with Ruthenian, Russian, Rusin, Rusyn,U h r o - R u s y n , C a r p a t h o - R u t h e n i a n ,Carpatho-Russian and Byzantine Catho l i c a l l in use . N ei the r has i t as t andard i ze d l i t e r ary l anguage o r acodif ied history to def ine itself, although the works of Dr . Paul R. Magocsihave recently been used for this purpose.The community has, however, been

united on one issue that it is notUkrainian. Its rejection of Ukrainianidentity is a complex process, but Ibelieve three major factors stand out.First, the various cultural and linguisticinfluences on the Ruthenians of the oldKingdom of Hun gary made them differsubstantially in folkways, psychologyand culture from the Ruthenians ofGalicia or "Great Ukraine." Second,immigran ts from Transcarpathia at theturn of the century viewed the name"Ukrainian" as alien and opposed itsi n t r oduct i on . Thi rd , f r om the veryearliest days of immigration, the Transcarpathian Ruthenians (Uhro-Rusyny)resented the attempts to dom inate themby their more "modernized" Galicianbrethren. "Ukrainian" in their mindswas assoc iated w ith the Galicians agroup wi th a more ar t i cu l a t ed andsecular national consciousness originating from the mo re favorable culturaland political environment of AustrianGalicia.

It is now over 60 years since thebreak-up of the American Rutheniancommunity into Gal ician Ukrainiana n d T r a n s c a r p a t h i a n ( o r Carpa.tb.o-'>

Ruthenian) communities. Events sincethat time have only served to alienatethe two groups further.The immigrant Carpatho-Ruthenians did not work out a universallyaccepted, well-defined group identity or; higher culture for their co mm unity.While they passed on rel igion andfolkways, and at times spoken dialects,t hey could , no t p ass on a na t i o nal

identity to their children. By the thirdgeneration assimilation has been almostt o t a l ; and th i rd-genera t i on pr o f essionals usually have only vague ideas asto where their immigrant grandparentscame from and what their identity was.The churches have do mina ted thecom munity, including fraternal o rganizations, while the Carpatho-RussianOrthodox Church promoted "Carpatho-Russian" identity, the Ruthenian Metropolitanate of the Byzantine rite often 'adopted an anational stance along withthe introduction of English into churchlife. One can meet those of its memberswho even respo nd "Byzantine" or "GreekCatho lic" when asked their nationality.The ethnic revival, the policies of thepresent Carpatho-Ruthenian bishopsand the work of the Carpatho-Ruthenian Research Institute have considerably changed this situation. However,when the English-speaking third-generation Carpatho-Ruthenian, usuallyattached to his comm unity only throughthe Church, observes the Ukrainiancommunity, he finds much that is alien.In the 1920s and 30s the largelyGalician Ukrainian community developed a wide array of secular culturaland po litical organizations. G reat effortwas expended on passing Ukrainianlanguage and identity on to the immigrants' American-born children. AfterWorld War II a new wave of immigrants, from both Galicia and easternUkraine, with smaller numbers fromTranscarpathia and Bukovina, rejuvenated Ukrainian American l i fe andgreatly multiplied the number of thecommunity's organizations.Although the new arrivals came intoconf l ict wi th the o ld immigrat ion'schildren because they adamantly rejected any use of English and any signsof assimilation, they did much to raisethe community's self-esteem. Unlike theCarpatho -Ruthenian communi ty , i nwhich the immigrant generation consisted of peasants turned into workers,af ter World War I I the Ukrainian

com munity co ntained a large number ofEuropean-born professionals. Whilethe children and grandchildren of theearly immigrants at times resented theDP's and contested with them for thecontrol of churches and fraternal organizations, they frequently found thatthe new Ukrainian arr ivals rapidlysurpassed them in social and eco nomicpos i t i on . Hence knowledge o f t heUkrainian language and adament U-krainian identity were often a signs ofsuperior position in American society,

not of poor immigrant status.After the conflicts of the 1950s andearly 60s which lead many descendantsof old imm igrants to leave the community, a modus vivendi was reached thatcommi t t ed the communi ty and i t sorganizations to maintenance of theUkrainian language and identity, butprovided a place for English-speakersand more assimilated members. Theethnic revival of the 1960s and 70s,which renewed interest in things Ukrainian among the descendants of the firstwave of immigrants, and the com ing ofage of the bilingual, bicultural childrenof the post-World War II immigrantshave st rengthened the uni ty of thecommunity, although these processeshave not erased divisions and homogenized factions.

When a second- or third-generationmember of the Carpatho-Rutheniancomm unity comes into contact with theUkrainian community, he finds muchthat is strange and even unpleasant.First of all, he is frequently attacked forhis lack of Ukrainian consciousness,and while he may no t have a crystallizedethnic iden tity, he is usually su re that itis not Ukrainian. He finds Ukrainianmilitance and insistence on retention oflanguage both strident and an implicitcondemnation of the assimilatory process through which he and his parentshave gone. Often he finds the fixationon the "old country" as somehow "un-American."Many religious members of the Carpatho -Ruthenian communi ty expectthe Church to be the only center ofcommunity life and are surprised thatsecular o rganiza t i ons f o rm such animportant part of Ukrainian community life. The very ecumenicism of theUkrainian churches may seem alien tomembers of the Carpatho-Ruthenian

comm unity, particularly since the post-World War II immigration includedmany eastern Ukrainians whose religious and cultural traditions differ muchmore f rom tho se o f t he Carpath o -Ruthenian co mmunity than do those ofthe Gal i c i an Ukra in i ans . Even theUkrainian churches, with their Ukrainian language liturgies, are alien tomember of the Carpatho-Rutheniancommunity, who attended English andChurch-Slavonic liturgies.Differ ing views and perspect ivesshould not rule out cooperation. Dialogue demands tolerance, not agreement.To dwell on the differing interpretations of the two g rou ps' identities wouldparalyze cooperat ion. Any dialoguemust begin at the grass roots. T he initialphase should be merely an attempt tou n d e r s t a n d t h e o t h e r c o m m u n i t y .Attending the other group's churches,functions and concerts would be anini t ial step. Once members of eachcomm unity know m embers of the otheras people , d i a l ogue wi l l na tur a l lyemerge.Frank E. Sysyn is assistant professorof history at Harvard University.

Rem ember our brothersin need

You may forward your contribution to help our needyfellow Ukrainians in Poland to your pastor, to thePhiladelphia Ukrainian Ca tholic Archeparchy, 8 15 N.FratJkftn St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19123; or to the UkrainianNational Association, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J.07302.


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THE UKRAIN IAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 1982 No. 9

P a n o r a m a o f U k r a i n i a n c u l tu r e i n t h e B i g A p p l eby H elen Perozak Smindak

February is a month of reawakeningafter the winter's dreariness and cold, atime for preparations and plans, ofburgeoning developments for the springseason. So a panoramic view of comingevents programmed by the Big Apple'sUkrainian cu ltural institutions reveals abreathtaking scene. A survey of theevents scheduled by The UkrainianMuseum, the Ukrainian Institute ofAmerica, the Ukrainian Academy ofArts and Sciences, the UNA'S newlyformed Contemporary Per formingArtists' Group and other institutionsgives one a feeling tantamount to thethrill of viewing the Manhattan skylineon a clear day from Long Island or theJersey shore, or soaring into the cloudson a 747 jumbo jet.

U kra inian t reasuresThe Ukrainian Institute, which hascome alive in recent months with amultitude of events, launches the springseason this weekend with an exhibit ofenamel paintings and antique religiousitems, and the showing of three filmsdepicting Ukrainian life and culture inCanada.

Icon of St. Zynoviy and St. Zynovia,18th century.The exhibit, opening on Saturday at 5p.m., will include enam els by K. Szonk-Rusych, 18th and 19th century iconsfrom the collections of Mr. Szonk-Rusych and Sviutoslav Hordynskyj,and a rare 17th century plashchanytsia(burial shroud) which is part of theUIA's permanent collection.The film program, to be presentedthis afternoon at 3 p.m., begins with anew 30-minute color documentary byYurij G. Luhovy of Montreal, "Ukrainians in Quebec, 1890-1945." Fouryears in the making, the film shows the

Ukrainian st ruggle to survive anddevelop wi th in t he dominat ing andconflicting cultures of the French andEnglish people, and their efforts to beaccepted into the mainstream of Canadian life. "Teach Me To D ance ," aNational Film Board of Canada production, with original story and screenplay by Myrna Kostash, tells the storyof two young schoolgirls in the Canadian West - Lesia, a Ukrainian immigrant, and her best friend, Sarah, whosefriendship remains strong despite thegrowing hostility to Ukrainian settlersin the area. Executive producer for thishalf-hour film was Roman Kroitor an dcultural advisors were Demjan Hoholan d Dr. Bobdan Medwidsky. The thirdfilm, about the late Canadian artistWilliam Kurelek, features a series ofKurelek paintings portraying the storyof his father's immigration from U-kraine to the Canadian prairies.

Next weekend, the institute's Ukrainian Composers Ser ies wi l l featureworks of Zinovij Lysko an d Ostap an dNestor Nyzhankiwsky. Guest vocalistsEdward Evanko, Andriy Dobrianskyand Stefan Szkafarowsky will performLysko 's "K ate ryn a ," and v io l in i s tHalyna Strilec and pianists' JulianaOsincbuk an d Thomas Hrynkiw willpresent the instrumental work "Chen-chyk."Other offerings at the institute duringMarch are the Ukrainian Engineers'Society of America conference (Marchat I p.m .) ; the int rodu ct io n of D r.Myroslaw Prokop's new book on recent

events in Poland, during a Ukrainian-Polish symposium (M arch 14, 3 p.m.);an evening with actor William Shust(Ma rch 20, 7 p.m .) ; a wine tast ingsponsored by the New York Branch ofthe Ukrainian Medical Association ofNorth America as a benefit for theinstitute (March 27, 7 p.m.), and theopening of an exhibit of work by youngartists (March 28, at 3 p.m.).A full schedule of exciting events inthe areas of Ukrainian music, literature,art, films and education will continuethrough June 13.In line with its policy of making itsfacilities available to East Europeanorganizations, the institute opened itsdoors to the Macedonian HistoricalSociety on February 20 for a lecture on" T h e H i s t o r y of t h e M a c e d o n i a nPeople." The Slovak Congress plans tohold a concert there on March 21 inconjunction with an art exhibition fromMarch 13 to 27.

William Kureleks painting of a Ukrainian pioneer homestead in Canada.

Craf ts for a l l agesThe Ukrainian Museum's workshopsin embroidery and woodcarving, withfu l l enro l lment s , a r e now hold ing

regular Saturday sessions. The museum's 1982 Easter program, includinglive demonstrations, workshops andshowing of Slavko Nowytski's award-winning film "Pysank a - The Ukrainian Easter E gg," will run from M arch 6through April 10. A display of over 200pysanky from the museum's collection,open ing on M arch 6, wi ll cont inuethrough May 16.Two-hour workshops in Easter-eggdecorating for children (free for thosefrom ages 6 to 12), are scheduled forMarch 14, 20 and 27, at 10 a.m. and 1p.m. For adults, there's a choice ofthree-hour workshops on several dates:March 13, 21 and 28 and A pril 3 and 4,beginning at 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. For

reservations, call (212) 228-0110. `On March 8 and April 10, from 1 to 5p.m. expert pysanka decorators will beon hand to give step-by-step demonstrations of decorating procedures (freefor children 12 and u nder).Interacting with American museums,the Ukrainian Museum will be host onMarch 2 for one of the annual workshops presented by the MetropolitanMuseum. Some 40 to 45 administrators from museums across the countrywill attend the all-day workshop, including lunch and a viewing of Ukrainian artifacts.Museum director Maria Shust re-ports a newcomer to the museum staff Chrystyna Pevny, who has beenappointed archives manager and supervisor of the gift shop.The founding of KievProf. Omeljan Pritsak, director of theHarvard Ukrainian Research Institute,will deliver a lecture this afternoon onthe founding of the Kievan state at theU k r a i n i a n A c a d e m y o f A r t s a n dSciences, 206 W. 100th St. Scheduledfor 2 p.m., Prof. Pritsak`s discourse isthe first of a series of lectures pertaining to Kiev, Kharkiv a nd Lviv. It will begiven in Ukrainian.Prof. Pritsak is the author of the

newly published 900-page work, "Origin of Rus `," the first of six volumesdealing with the questions: Who werethe Rus`, where did they come from, andhow was the Kievan state founded? Heembarked on the project because hebelieves the origin of Rus` has not beenresolved in the scores of books dealingwith the subject.The academy, founded in the UnitedStates in 1950 to continue the traditionsof the Ukrainian Academy of Kiev, hasa library-archive considered to be thelargest and most valuable collection ofUkrainian books and publications inthe Western world. It has publishedmany books, among them the monumental illustrated work, St. Sophia

Cathedral in Kiev. Prof.Yuriy Shevelovis the academy's president and Prof.William Omelchenko i t s secretary-general and director of the library-archive.

Consol idated we standFive New York cultural groups withindepend ent adm ini s t r a t i ons - t heDumka Chorus, M oloda Dumka, Syzo-kryli Dancers, Promin Ensemble and

Skomorokhy Singers have consolidated in a corporation know n as Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of America. Inc.(UCDA).According fo U CDA president Wasy 1Sosiak, the consolidation will.simplifythe filing of reports required by federaland state authorities in connection withapplications for financial assistancefrom the New York State Council onthe Arts.

Representatives of the five groups,meeting this month at the UkrainianNational Home, resolved to take positive steps toward improving the qualityof their performances, increasing thefrequency of appearances before non-Ukrainian audiences, and making surethat such appearances would be accompanied by an emcee well prepared toprovide background information aboutUkrainian costumes, songs and dances.Other topics of discussion includedways of involving young people inUkrainian performing arts, which couldserve as a unifying element for theUkrainian community, and a decisionto seek f inancial suppor t f rom theUkrainian community and the NewYork State Council on the Arts, it waspointed out that the counci l placesspecial emphasis on programm atic andartistic quality, community participation, administrative competence andability to raise funds from so urces otherthan the council.Elected to the UCDA board of directors, in addition to Mr. Sosiak, were:Dior Rakowsky, vice-president; PawloLiteplo, t reasurer ; Natalka Lazirko,secretary; and Maria Kiciuk, Ella

Kopystiansky, Roxobuia Kramarchuk,Lila Opanashchuk an d Darka Mociuk,directors.The Ukra inian image

News of the formation of the UNAC o n t e m p o r a r y P e r f o r m i n g A r t i s t s 'Group, which plans to go beyond theclassical and traditional Ukrainian artforms (see page 4), excites the im agination. Intensive drama workshops and20th-century expression of Ukrainiandance offer dramatic possibilities.The planned workshops in marketing, packaging and public relationsaspects of the performing arts, however,

are most intriguing to this writer, whohas long contended that Ukrainianstend to hide their light under a bushel.We have,a magnificent product (ourcultural heritage), but we do not packagei t proper ly. Much of our cul turaltreasure is hidden away in buildingswith bland, colorless facades and dimlylit lobbies, lacking information signsand bright outdoor lighting, withoutcheerful English-speaking receptioniststo welcome and assist visitors. Telephone receptionists sometimes soundtimid or surly. Ukrainian text is used forconcer t programs, and Engl i sh- l anguage programs and brochures containmisspell ed words and inaccu rac i es .Concert programs are made tedious bylengthy speeches - in Uk rainia n.Public relations campaigns are usuallylimited to p ress publicity, and mainly inthe Ukrainian press.

Small wonder that the public imageof Ukrainians is not that of dynamic,vigorous, colorful and creative people.Perhaps Taras Shipowick 's advice ,thoug h intend ed for. ensem bles andsoloists, will help to change the Ukrainian image.(Continued on page II)

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Ukrainian pro hockey update T fcby Iho r N . S te lmac h ^ X

Bo nar hustles w ayto starting role

The least publicized of four rookiesoa the Kings last season .was the mastsurprising player on the entire team. Hewas Ukrainian D an B onar, a small, butskilled center signed as a free agent in1977.Larry Murphy, Greg Terrion and JimFox were 19- or 20-year-old first-yearpros picked out of the firstround of thatsummer's draft. Murphy, the big de-fenseman, has been brilliant, but the.other two forwards have struggled.Bonar, a Brandon, Man., native, is a25-year-old fourth-year pro who failedto make the club in three pre-seasoncamps and spent the last three seasonsat Forth Wayne in the InternationalLeague and Springfield and Binghamton in the American League.H is hustle earned htm a berth in L. A .last season, and while he played primarily as a penalty-killer the first pah ofthe campaign, he came on eventually ascenter on the second line.O nl y 5- f oot - 9 and 175 pou n ds ,D anny is a fast skater with quickreflexes and has always been a goodscorer.He averaged 50 goals his final fourseasons as an amateur and scored 75 in72 games his last season. He scored 47when he moved up to the InternationalLeague, where he was Rookie of theYear and Most Valuable Player in 1978.He averaged 31 goals in his twoseasons in the American League. Heprobably belonged in the NH L, butsome people worried about his size.Their worrying definitely proved to beunwarranted!!!H e is, oddly enough , a rugged playerwho is not intimidated by tough tactics."I like hard-hitting games," he says. "I` can take it and it spurs me on." Spokenlike a true Kozak, Danny!H e is good defensively, a very consistent checker, but has a tendency towander. H is determination and strongskating make him an effective penaltykiller. Fortunately for D an, he's usuallybeen paired with his regular linemates(one at a time) during his penalty-killingduties.

"It helps to play with the same playersall the ti

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