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W eiVoLL N o . 2 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JU LY ! 1 , 1 9 8 2 25tenRlUkrainians making newsThe real E.T.by Roma Sochan Hadzewycz

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - As millions of m oviegoers across the country have learned, E.T. is a somewhatstrange-looking, grey-green, amphibian-like creature who finds himselfstranded on Earth some 3 millionlight years away from home.Few of them, however, know thatthe very human quality E.T. possesses is due to a 45-po und,2-f oot-10-inchdwarf named Pat Bilon. ^nd, thatthis unknown star is Ukrainian.Yes, you read that correctly.The Weekly learned the true identity of the title character of StevenSpielberg's blockbuster movie, "E.T.- The Extra-Terrestrial,"on Friday,July 2The story of how The Weeldylearned this information is almost asremarkable as the story itself.It began as any normal Fridaywould . The W eekly (July 4 issue) wasfresh off the presses, and we, theeditors, were searching for our deskssomewhere beneath those piles ofpapers that had accumulated duringthe routinely hectic week. It was thestaffs traditional "day of rest " - atime to catch up on reading andprepare for that always-busy Monday morning.In walked a middle-aged couple -LtJC'ers (members of the League ofUkrainian "Catholics)by the loo k ofthe booklets they carried. The woman acted as spokesperson."Our son is E.T.,"ehe calmly saidto this writer.My astonished look must haveresembled ignorance."You've heard of the movie?" sheasked.Yes, I certainly had heard...andheard and heard. Weekly associateeditor George Zarycky had seen themovie only four times and couldn'tstop talking about it.CBy the time thisstory was written the count was up tofive,since he insisted on accompanying ass istant editor Marta Kolo-mayets When she went to see "E.T")I simply didn't know ho w to react."What do yo u mean?" I asked, wh ileinstinctively reaching for a pencil andplenty of paper.The couple explained that theirson is a dwarf and that it's him theaudience sees in the E.T. costume.Costume? Well, thisjWas the firstwe'd heard that E.T. war-human. Allnews reports to date hid describedthe alien as a mechanical creationcomposed of foam rubber, fiberglassand polyurethane, and brought to"life" through an intricate system of

electronic and hydraulic controls.As if this wasn't enough, we thenlearned that E.T . is Ukrainian, speaksUkrainian and is a member of U-krainian N ational Association Branch119 in the Youngstown, Ohio, area.No , it wasn't going to be a normalFriday.The visitors were Esther and Michael Bilon, a housewife and steel-worker from Youngstown. They saidtheir 34-year-old son Michael Patrick, who goes by the name of Pat (orPetrush in Ukrainian) is the real starof "E.T.," the box-office smash thatearned S87 million in 25 days - overSI7 million of that during Independence Day weekend alone.The Bilons, who happened to beout East for the LUC's annual sportsrally,'then proceeded : to tell TheWeekly the fantastic story of PatBilon. Later, The Weekly contactedE.T. himself to get the completepicture. More precisely, Weeklyphone E.T. to use the al ien'ssyntax.

One of the smallest dwarfsAt 2 feet 10 inches, Pat Bilon(pronounced Bilan) is one of thesmallest adult male dwarfs in thecountry, his parents explained, adding that he d oesnt consider himselfhandicapped, but there are somedisadvantages. "We're not bragging,but we're truly proud of his accomplishments," Mrs. Bilon said.A third-generation UkrainianAmerican, he was born and raised inYou ngstow n and still lives there withhis parents. He is active in U krainiancommunity organizations,includingthe League of Ukrainian Catholics,St. Anne's Ukrainian Catholic Churchand parish organizations.

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Pat Bilon in E.T. costume.

S oyuzivka opens 30th season;Mstyslav celebrates liturgy

Metropo litan M styslav reads a prayer during liturgy. Assisting him are (from left):the Rev. Constantine Kalynovsky, Deacon Yurij Halicia and the Rev. VolodymyrBazylevsky.by Marta Kolomayets

KERHONKSON, NY . -Metropolitan Mstyslav's presencehighlighted the opening of the 30thsummer season at Soyuzivka, the UNAresort in the C atskills, during the July 4weekend.Although tired from his five weeks oftravel through Europe where he visitedvarious Ukrainian communities,Metropolitan Mstyslav, the primate ofthe Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the

U.S.A. expressed his deep gratitude andenthusiasm for being able to celebratedivine liturgy on Sunday, July 4,Independence Day, in St. Volodymyr'sChapel. Use of the chapel was given tothe Ukrainian Orthodox Church byBishop Basil Losten and the UNA.The Independence Day weekendbegan on Friday night with the firstdance on the Veselka terrace, to themusic of Alex Chudolij and DorkoSenchyshyn, formerly the Soyuzivka(Continued on pafe 8)

C o n g re s s m e n h e lp a c t i v i s t s c o m m e m o r a t eU k r a in i a n H u m a n R i g h t s A w a r e n e s s W e e k

WASHINGTON An exhibit in theCapitol Rotunda, the adoption ofUkrainian political prisoners by congressmen, a reception and special ordersin the House, including a call for theU.S. government to open a consulate inKiev, were some of the highlights ofUkrainian Human Rights AwarenessWeek here on June 21-25.The week was co-sponsored by theCongressional Ad Hoc Committee onthe Baltic States and Ukraine, and thePhiladelphia Ukrainian Human RightsCommittee.In a speech to the House on June 22,Rep. Charles Dougherty (R-Pa ), who aschairman of the ad hoc committee,announced that he and Rep. BrianDonnelly (D-Mass.) "will beintroducing a resolution (HR S13)asking President (Ronald) Reagan to

reopen the U.S. Consulate in Kiev at theearliest possible time."The human-rights week opened witha display of Ukrainian samvydav, withitems loaned from Suchasnist, TheUkrainian Museum, Smoloskyp andthe private collections of former political prisoners Nadia Svit lychna andNina Strokata.Other items at the exhibit, whichguards estimate was viewed by some25,000 people, included a map of theSoviet Union showing the location oflabor camps and prisons, letters fromHelsinki monitors smuggled to theWest, photos of Ukrainian politicalprisoners, and a piece of barbed wirefrom a Soviet labor camp smuggled outby Dr. Strokata when she came to theWest

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KGB intensifies its harassmentof Soviet disarmam ent group

MOSCOW - Just over a monthafter a small group in Moscow foundedthe Soviet Union's first independentdisarmament movement, the authorities are continuing to harass its members, reported The New York Times.Spokesmen for the group, whoseformation was announced here on June4, said at a news conference on July 6that two of its founders are undervirtual house arrest by the KGB, whileothers have been called in and threatened with prosecution if they refuse todisassociate themselves from the group.Several of the group's members weresaid to have been threatened with theloss of their jobs, academic positionsand student stipends, the Times said.The spokesmen cited the case of YuriKhronopulo, a research worker, whothey said had been warned by thedirector of the institute outside Mo scowwhere he works that he would bedismissed and might face prosecutionfor treason if he persisted.Earlier, several members of the groupwere threatened by the KGB withprosecution under a section of thecriminal code that provides jail termsfor those found guilty of what the codecalls "unwarranted exercise of actual orpresumed rights."Authorities have also attempted tolure adherents away from the group bypromising to issue them difficult toobtain exit visas.Two of the group's founders, Mikhailand Ludmila Ostrovsky, whose applications to leave the country had beenrejected, have now been told that theycan have visas but only if they wouldpromise to leave the country by July 10.Another couple, Vladimir and MariaFleishgakker, were reportedly told thatthey could get visas if they sever theirties with the group.Mr. Fleishgakker and the chairmanof the grou p, artist Sergei Batovrin, 25,were said by the group's spokesmen tohave been called in several times forquestioning by the K GB, and have beenrestricted to their apartments for lengthyperiods.Neither man attended the news conference because spokesmen said theywere under house arrest. In a messagethat reached Western reporters, Mr.Batovrin vowed to begin a hunger strikenext week if his restriction was notlifted, the Times said.

The group, known as the Group for

the Establishment of Mutual TrustBetween the U.S.A. and the USSR , wasfounded at a time when the Kremlin wasmaking a major effort to promote whatit calls its "peace program for the '80s, "a series of disarmament proposals putforward by the Soviet president, LeonidBrezhnev.Moreover, Soviet propaganda hasgiven strong backing to groups in Western Europe and the United States thatoppose the Reagan administration'sstrong defense policies, even to thepoint of sending a message of support tothe organizers of the disarmament rallyin Central Park last month. At home,the Kremlin has waged a vigorouscampaign through the officially sponsored Soviet C omm ittee for the Defenseof Peace.However, all efforts to press disarmament independently have been suppressed. A group of West Europeanswho tried to demonstrate in Red Squarein May were gang-tackled within seconds by KGB agents, and members ofthe Moscow group have been repeatedly warned that their actions aresubversive, anti-Soviet and "provocative," the Times said.

Ex-hunger strikerdeclares new fastMOSCOW - A Soviet dissidentwho ended a 43-day hunger strike onJune 21 after Soviet authorities promised to let him leave the country tojoin his wife in the West said on July 5that he had begun another fast because

of delays in receiving an exit visa,reported the Associated Press.Yuri Balovlenkov, a 33-year-oldformer computer programmer, calledoff his original hunger strike after beingpromised that he would be reunitedwith his wife, Yelena K usm enko , anurse in Baltimore.But when he got to an emigrationoffice, authorities refused to give him avisa, and he resumed his fast, reportedthe AP.Mr. B alovlenkov met his wife in 1977while she was a tourist in the SovietUnion. After a struggle with the Sovietbureaucracy, they were married inDecember 1978.

' N a t i o n a l i s t ' ta g i r k s S o l z h e n i t s y nWASHINGTON When PresidentRonald Reagan hosted a special luncheon for former Soviet d issidents hereon May 11, conspicuously absent fromthe gathering was Nobel Prize-winningauthor Alexander Solzhenitsyn, whodeclined an invitation.Now the UPI reports that in a letter toPresident Reagan, the Soviet author of"The Gulag Archipelago" who lives inVermont told the president that hewanted to meet him for an "in-depthexchange of views," and not for "just aceremonial visit" or "symbolic encounters."Although the letter began and endedon a cordial note, Mr. Solzhenitsyn toldPresident Reagan that he was "insulted "by reports indicating that the administration felt that he had become "asymbol of an extreme Russian nationalist position."Altho ugh the letter was marked"confidential," its contents were released to the press by the author's wife.

Natalia, who said that neither herhusband nor the White House hadintended to discuss the matter publicly.Mr. Solzhenitsyn also said that Mr.Reagan wanted to meet with him privately for 15 minutes before the luncheon, but the invitation fell throughbecause of a bureaucratic foul-up.The letter said in part: "Although 1'have become a symbol of an extremeRussian national ist posit ion,' suchwording is offensive for my fellowcountrymen to whose suffering I havededicated my entire life as a writer."Mr. Solzhenitsyn told the presidentthat he was a "patriot" and not a"nationalist"Eight Soviet emigres and exiles didattend the White House luncheon,including Gen. Petro Grigorenko, afounding member of the Moscow andKiev groups to monitor Soviet compliance with the human-rights provisions of the 1975 Helsinki Accords.

Im p r is o n e d P o lis h d is s id e n t le a d e r s a y sr e s is ta n c e m u s t be p r e p a r e d to u se fo r c e

PARIS Imprisoned Polish dissident Jacek Kuron, a founding member of the Polish Workers' Self-DefenseCommittee (KOR), said in a lettersmuggled from his cell that Solidarityleaders not in custody must be preparedto use force to press the government tolift martial law.Conten ts of the letter were publishedin Paris in the June 16 issue of LeMonde, and excerpts were printed inthe CSCE Digest, a publication of theCongressional Commission on Securityand Cooperation in Europe.In his letter, which was written inresponse to a call for resistance issuedby Zbigniew Bujak and Wiktor Kulersiof Solidarity's Warsaw section, Mr.Kuron argued that a social movementpredicated on the principle of gradualchange is doomed to failure."The days of illusion are over," wroteMr. Kuron. "Under martial law a self-defense movement whose mere existence is intended to g radually change thesystem is impossible."Mr. Kuron also argued against aprogram of clandestine resistance "because it is only a preparation forsomething.""Consequently, unless you clearlystate what the resistance should preparefor, you will be left with an organizationon your hands with disappointment,anger and hatred," he said, adding that

hatred "will necessarily give rise toterror."Alluding to official figures thatpredict a 20 percent drop in Poland'sgross national product, a situation hecalls an "unparalleled disaster in thishi s tory of modern soc ie t i e s ," Mr .Kuron wrote that he believes most Poleswill not patiently tolerate an economicdecline of such magnitude. For thisreason, he argues, passive resistance isan improper strategy.In addition, Mr. Kuron rejected thenotion of an indefinite general strikesince "that would give the generals thechance of attacking all centers simultaneously and of taking adva ntage of theirsuperiority in men and equipment."A general strike could only succeed,Mr. Kuron went on, if the union firstwins "the complicity of the majority ofsoldiers and militiamen" and is accompanied "by a simultaneous attack on allpower and information centers.""I am not inciting you to announcethat you w ill attack," wrote Mr. Kuron."Instead I am strongly advising you toorganize the movemen t and an effectiveinformation network."But, despite calling for the "autonomy of various links in the movement,"Mr. Kuron added that "certain types ofaction should be strictly reserved to acentral leadership."

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E u r o p e a n l e a d e r s c i t e M a d r i d p a r l e yNEW YORK - Nearly all Europeanleaders addressing the recent specialU.N. disarmament session here calledfor renewed efforts to formulate asubstantive concluding document whenthe Madrid Conference to review the1975 Helsinki Accords reconvenes inNovember, reported the CSCE Digest.The Madrid Conference recessedafter 16 gruelling months on March 8amid East-West wrangling over thesituation in Poland and disagreementamong the 35 participating states on aformat for a follow-up parley on disarmament in Europe.Almost all the leaders who spoke atthe 12th Special Session of the U.N.General Assembly agreed that a concluding document at Madrid shouldinclude provisions for such a meeting.Sovie t Fore ign Mini s ter Andre iGromyko said that countries should

adhere to "the Helsinki spirit" byrefraining "from interference in eachother's affairs," a probable reference toWestern attacks on Soviet human-rights abuses. The Soviets have insistedthat internal dissent falls outside the

scope of the conference."To be true to the Helsinki spiritmeans to complete the Madrid meetingsuccessfully, to crown its work with adecision to convene a conference onconfidence-building measures and disarmament in Europe," Mr. Gromykosaid.One of the major stumbling blocks atthe conference thus far has been Sovietintransigence on accepting a compromise solution on a post-Madrid securityconference put forth by the neutral andnon-aligned countries.Echoing Mr. Gromyko's words on aneed for such a conference, Poland'sForeign Minister Jozef Czyrek said that"recognition of mutuality ajid equalityof the security interests" of all participating states "is an indispensable prerequisite for a successful conclusion of thiswork."Peter Strambolic, president of thepresidency of Yugoslavia, called thelaunching of a disarmament process inEurope "an absolute imperative.""We hope that the difficulties en-

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N o. 28 T H E U K R A I N I A N W E E K L Y S U N D A Y . J U L Y 1 1 , 1 9 8 2

Slovo congress participants defend jailed Ukrainian writersTORONTOThe sixth international congress of Slovo, the UkrainianWriter's Association in Exile, was heldhere the weekend of June 1 1 - 1 3 a n d washighlighted by the signing of a petitionto the secretary general of the UnitedNations, Javier Perez de Cuellar, onbehalf of the imprisoned Ukrainianwriters in the USSR.Seventy persons registered for the

congress , which was hosted by theToronto branch of Slovo, headed byDr. Oleksandra Kopach. The writersmet in the S t Vladimir's Institute in thecity.Ostap Tarnawsky was re-electedpresident of the association. Otherselected include:Hryhoriy Kostiuk,honorary president, Yurij Stefanyk,first vice president and representativefor Canada; Sviatoslav Hordynsky,second vice president and representative for the United States; Yurij Boyko,third vice president and representativefor Europe; Dmytro Chub-Nytchen-k o , fourth v ice president and representative for Australia.

Ulana Liubovych was elected financial secretary, Osyp Zinkewych waselected secretary. Members of thepresidium include: Vadim Lesych,

Participants of the sixth international con gress of Slov o, the Ukrainian Writers' Association in Ex ile.Dokia Humenna, Bohdan Rubchak,Bohdan Boychyk, Ivan Kernytsky andOleksa Veretenchenko.The new auditing comm ittee consistsof: Ivan Korovytsky, Ivan Smolij andIvan Bodnarchuk. The elections committee consists of Messr . Kost iuk,Smolij and Bodnarchuk.

The congress featured a book exhibit,meetings with various authors and

.several topical session s, including a talkon the state o f contemporary Ukrainianliterature, given by Prof. Rubchak.Saturday evening included an authors'night, in which over 2 0 writers appearedbefore an audience of 400 people.During Saturday's session over 150persons s igned the pet it ion to theUnited Nations, which underlined theplight of such Ukrainian writers and

dissidents as Mykola Rudenko, OlesBerdnyk, Vasyl Stus, Mykola Horbal,Taras Melnychuk, Vyacheslav Chorno-vil, Yevhen Sverstiuk, Da nylo Shumuk,Zinoviy Krasivsky and Ivan Svitlychny,and urged the United Nations to appealto the governments of the UkrainianSSR and the USSR to release thesemembers of the International PENClub and "prisoners of conscience"adopted by Amnesty International.

C o n g r e s s m e n h e l p . ..(Continued rompafe 1)Fifty congressmen also visited theexhibit, as did official delegations fromEurope, according to Capitol Hil lguards.Several congressmen also adoptedUkrainian political prisoners, a n d manyshowed a personal interest in the casesof the prisoners they chose. Rep. Eugene Atkinson (D-Pa), who adoptedUkrainian dissident Vasyl Stus, whileviewing the display asked: "Is mypolitical prisoner, M r . Stus, representedin the exhibit?"

R e p . Dougherty declared in hisaddress that h e h a d adopted imprisonedHelsinki monitor L e v Lukianenko, whohas been serving a 15-year labor-campand exile term since 1977. Rep. JamesCoyne (R-Pa.), speaking in the Houseon June 23, said that he had adoptedIvan Svitlychny, who suffered a severestroke while serving th e second year of afive-year internal exile term."We must do all we can for thisdedicated and admirable man of conscience suffering in his harsh world ofexile," said Rep. Coyne.Several congressmen took the floorof the H ouse to speak about UkrainianHuman Rights Awareness W eek, whileothers had statements included in theCongressional Record.In his address to the House, Rep.Dougherty noted the Kremlin's disregard for human and national rights inUkraine, and read into the record TheUkrainian Weekly's D ecember 27, 198 1,synopsis of dissent and persecution inUkraine.During Ukrainian Human RightsAwareness Week, we commemoratethese modern-day martyrs and theinspiration they have all provided to allfreedom-loving people of the world,"

"said Rep. Dougherty.Noting that the notion of So viet unityis a "fallacy," Rep. Joe Moakley (D-Mass.), told colleagues that the USSRis held together through coercion andtyranny. He used the forced famine inUkraine in the 1930s which killed some7 million people as a vivid example ofthe extent of Soviet intimidation."By monitoring the state of humanrigh ts in Ukraine, we can exert pressureon the Soviet government while invigorating the determination of those who

have the courage to dissent," he said.Also addressing the House was Rep.Donnelly, who commended "Americans of Ukrainian heritage for keepingthe dream of an independent homelandin Ukraine al ive through this longperiod of adversity."'Toda y's special order clearly showsour continuing concern about th e plight

of the na tive people of Ukraine and ourcommitment to keeping their strugglealive," said Rep. Donnelly.Among other congressmen who hadstatements submitted into the Congressional Record were Reps. MillicentFenwick (R -N J . ) , Gregory Carmen (R-N.Y.), Harold Hollenbeck (R-N.J.),Hamilton Fish (R-N.Y.), ChristopherSmith (R -N.J.), Geraldine Ferraro (D-N.Y.), William Hughes (D-N.J.), DonBailey (D-Pa) , John Fary (D-Il l .) ,

Bernard Dwyer (D-N.J.), Silvio Cotrte(R-Mass.), and Ed Derwinski (R-Ill.).The Congressional reception washosted by Rep. Dougherty and theUkrainian H uman Rights Committee atthe culmination of the week.Amo ng those in attendance was EliotAbrams, assistant secretary of state forhuman righ ts and humanitarian affairs,who said he brought personal greetingsfrom President Reagan. He also spokeabout the reopening of the U.S. Con-'sulate in Kiev.Congressmen in attendance includedReps. Bailey, Atkinson, Coyne andDwyer, as well as Reps. Don Ritter (R-P a . ) , Douglas Walgren (D-Pa.), JohnConyers (D-Mich.) , Bi l l Green (R-N.Y.), Robert Logomars (R-Calf.), andR e p . DeNardis (R-Conn.).In addition, some 30 congressionaloff ices sent representat ives to thereception. Also present were Dr.Stro-kata, Meg Donovan from the Com

mission on Security a n d Cooperation InEurope, as well as Fairiborz F atimi, thedirector of the Committee on HumanRights and International Organizations.

Natalia FadusehikR e p . Charles D ougherty speaks at theHuman Rights Awareness Week reception.

R e p . James K. Coyne

Philadelphia Human Rights Committee members are seen with Elliot Abrams,assistant secretary of state for human rights and humanitarian affairs. From lefta r e : Odarka Turcheniuk, Vera Andreyczyk, Irene Skulsky, Irene Jurchak, UlanaMazurkevich, Mr. Abrams, Chrystia Senyk and Christine Sonet.


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UN A executives attend liturgyfor the late Roman Slobodian

Placing flow cn on the grave of Roman S lobodia n are (from left): Walter SocfaaoUNA supreme secretary; John Fi b, supreme president; Ulana D iachuk, supremetreasurer. Standing on the other side of the marker are Mr. Slobodian's daughterHalyna, and her husband, Myron Sydorowich, and son Danylo.JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Members ofthe UNA Supreme Executive Committee as well as several UNA employeesand Svoboda editors joined familymembers and other mourners at aspecial divine liturgy and panakhyda inmemory of the late Roman Slobodian,former UNA supreme treasurer, whichwas held here at Ss Peter and PaulChurch on June 30, 40 days after hisdeath at age 92.The 8 a m . service was celebrated bythe Rev. John Wysochansky. Amongthose in attendance were UNA execut ives John Flis , president; WalterSochan, secretary; and Ulana Diachuk,treasurer. Former Svoboda editor-in-

chief Antin Dragan was also present atthe service.Family members included Mr. Slobodian 's daughter Halyna with herhusband, Myron Sydorowich, and sonDanylo. Another son, Gregory, couldnot attend.Following the church service, UNAexecutives and family members visitedMr. Slobodian's grave at EvergreenCemetery in nearby Elizabeth, N J. ,and placed flowers on the grave.Mr. Slobodian was buried next tohis wife and not far from his long-timecompanion and co-worker in the UNA,

one-t ime editor of Svoboda, LukaMyshuha. Mr. Myshuha's gravestonewas made by internationally knownsculptor Alexander Archipenko, and itwas one of the last works he completedbefore his death.After visiting the cemetery, the UNAexecutives and family members talkedover lunch about Mr. Slobodian'simmeasurable contributions to theUkrainian community and the UNA,which he joined in 1909.That was the year he came to theUnited States as a 20 year old. Mr.Slobodian was born on October 17,1889 near Ternopil in w estern Ukraine.In October 1917, the 14th RegularUNA Convention in Harrisburg, Pa.,elected him a supreme advisor, and in1920 he was elected to the SupremeExecutive Committee as financial secretary at the UNA's convention in P hiladelphia. In 1933 the office merged withthe post of supreme treasurer.

Mr. Slobodian served as supremetreasurer until his retirement in 1966.During his tenure as financial secretaryand treasurer, UNA assets grew from5586,318 to nearly S34 million. In all,Mr. Slobod ian dedicated over 40 yearsof work as a member of the SupremeExecutive Comm ittee.

L e m k o H o u s in g O r g a n i z a tio n a p p r o v e s d e s i g n

T he executive committee of the L emko Hou sing Organization of Baltimoremet on Friday, J une 1 1 , andI approved the final design of the new 110 units ofhousing for senior citizens to be constructed this year in the Fells Pointsection of Baltimore. President of this organization is the Rev. D r. IvanD omic. Other members of the committee are: (1 rom left) Oksa na Palijczuk,Father D om ic M aria Stith, Zonia Nadia McCoy. Standing: the Rev. HeraldCamp bell, George Chapelsky, D r. Nicholas Lasijczuk, Steven Basarab andAlexander Traska

UAVets hold 35th convention;Zetick elected national commander

NEW BRITAIN , Conn. - EdwardA. Zetick of Philadelphia, was elected-national commander of the UkrainianAmerican Veterans (UAV) at the organization's 35th national conventionheld on June 25-27 at the Holiday Innhere.At the ninth annua l convention of theNational Ladies' Auxiliary, held concurrently with the UAV convention,Anne McAloon of New Britain waselected president.The UAV, an organization of menand women of Ukrainian descent whoserved in the U.S. armed forces, wasfounded for the purpose of unifying andexpanding in comradeship veterans ofUkrainian ancestry, providing servicesto community and veterans, and forperpetuating the memory of thore whodied in defense of the United States. TheUAV takes an active part in the life ofthe Ukrainian community.

The three-day convention includedregistration, committee meetings.formalconvention business sessions, electionand installation of new officers, national commander's dinner-dance, anda meeting of new officers and farewellluncheon.,During the convention sessions atelegram of greetings from PresidentRonald Reagan was read. The convention body also received a proclamationfrom the mayor of New Britain, declaring the weekend Ukrainian American Veterans National ConventionDays.

Attending the banquet were OrestDubn o, tax commissioner of the state ofConnecticut, who brought greetingsfrom Conn ecticut G ov. W illiam O'Neill.In addition, State Rep. Harper ofNew

Britain made remarks.The principal banquet speaker wasJoseph Lesawyer, Ukrainian community activist and a member of the UAV,who underscored the need for unityamong Ukrainian groups in America.Highlighting the evening at the banquet was the presentation by the National Ladies, Auxiliary of a S500 checkto the UAV National Welfare Fund.The Ladies' Auxiliary also gave UAVPost No. 4 of Philadelphia a plaquecommemorating its 35th anniversary.Joining Mr. Zetick on the executiveboard of the UAV are the followingofficers: John Lupa, senior vice-commander; Joseph Brega, junior vice-commander; Michael Wengryn, financeofficer; Dmytro Bykovetz Jr., adjutant;Bohdan Bezkorowajny, judge advocate;Harold Bohonko, quartermaster; MaryWolkins, chaplain; Jaroslaw Czernyk,historian; Roman Bednarsky, welfareofficer; Walter Bacad, aide-de-camp;and Michael Chaika, immediate pastnational commander.

In addition to Ms. McAloon, who waselected president of the UAV Ladies'Auxiliary, other members of the boardare: Olga Wengryn, senior vice pres ident; Frances Shegda, junior vicepresident; Laura Pellock, secretary;Ann Arch, treasurer; Marie Senyshyn,judge advocate; Ann Bezkorowajny,chaplain; Mary Halchak, historian;Julia Retkwa, service officer; BonnieZetick, sergean t at arms; and OlgaLupa, past national president.The 36th national convention of theUAV and the l Oth anniversary convention of the National Ladies'Auxiliary ofthe UAV is being planned for P hiladelphia.

L e a v e s 1 4 2 , 0 0 0 to O r t h o d o x C h u r c hMAPLEWOOD, N.J. The latePetro Wowczuk bequeathed over 542,000,a sizeable portion of his estate, to theUkrainian Orthodox Church, it wasrecently revealed when the request wascompleted at the annual Names DayDinner of the Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church here.Mr. Wowczuk died on April 22,19 80,at the age of 78, in Irvington GeneralHospital after a long illness. Beingwithout family and active in Ukrainianchurch life, singing in various churchand national choirs, the deceased left alarge sum of money to the Church.The Rev. John Nakonachny, pastorof Holy Ascension parish and theexecutor of the will, presented HolyAscension executive board president,Wsewolod Luckewicz with a check inthe amount of 526,685.56.Besides this amount, S8.004.74 wasgiven to the Home of Ukrainian Culture

and 55,337.11 to St. Sophia UkrainianOrthodox Seminary. Both are locatedin South Bound Brook, N J.Also as a part of the last will andtestament of M r. Wowczuk, a book onthe life and work of the Ukrainiancomposer Mykola Leontovych is presently being complied by Prof. SimonWoshakiwsky and should soon be readyfor printing and distribution.Mr. Wowczuk was born in Volyn,Ukraine, and arrived in the UnitedStates in the early 1950s, settling inNewark and later moving t o Irvington.

He died in April 1980, and funeralservices were held at Holy AscensionChurch on April 25, with interment atSt . Andrew's Ukrainian OrthodoxCemetery in South Bound Brook.Since his death, memorial services havebeen served at the cemetery on St.Thomas Sunday and also at HolyAscension Church.

ObituaryKsenia tutka, UNA secretary

TAY LOR , Pa. - Ksenia Tutkadied at the Community Medical Centerhere, on Su nday, June 13, after anillness. She was 76. j 'Elected a secretary of UNA Branch193, in Taylor, Pa., in 1960, she remained active in that post until herdeath. She was also'a secretary ofUkrainian Fraternal Association Branch87, Scranton and a member of St .Vladimir's Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Mrs. Tutka was born in westernUkraine in 1905 and came to A mericawith her parents, the late Maxim and

Paraskevia Dow hy, as a small child.She attended Taylor public schools andwas a member of the Old Forge Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, Post4954.Surviving are a son, Joseph, inScranton, a daughter, Eleanor Tutka,with whom she resided, and a sister,Mary Zimowski of Toronto. Mrs.Tutka's husband died in 1959.The funeral was held on June 17 andthe body was laid to rest in St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Catholic parish cemetery in Minooka.


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The rea l E .T .(Continued romp .p 1 )As a youngster he was an altar boyand boy scout. He attended parochial school and Catho lic high school,and studied drama in college.He has been a performer sincechildhood. Pat began tap dancing atage 7 and, according to his mother,he appeared in many shows, sometimes with celebrities, and becamewell-known for appearances in regional stage productions.While still in elementary sch ool, inthe late 1950s, Pat had offers toappear on the Jack Parr and PerryComo shows, but, Mrs. Bilon said,' didn't want to expose him." Hedid perform a song-and-dance routine with the June Taylor Dancers.More recently Mr. Bi lon wasemcee at a banquet for the late MikeYarosh, a Ukrainian running forcounty sheriff, and appeared withfilm and TV star Mike Mazurki whowas a guest speaker at the eventMr. Bilon has also appeared atsuch events as car shows, once going

on a five-city promotional tour forthe Dodge Omni.Three or four years ago he was onstage with TV actress Loni Andersonat a Loni look-alike contest sponsored by WKBN radio in Youngs-town. He played the station's mascot,the KBN Kid. He has also donecommercials for WKBN radio andTV, a CBS affiliate.Mr. Bilon's activity has also touched the Ukrainian community. "Aboutseven or eight years ago," he says, hestarted a Ukrainian gift shop calledPetrush's Ukrainian Arts on whatused to be the patio of the Bilonhome.In 1974 he founded and beganhosting the Ukrainian Radio Houron WKTL-FM in Youngstown.Little people

For some 20 years now, M r. Bilonhas been involved with Little Peopleof Am erica, a 4,000-member organization for dwarfs and their families.There are between 50,000 and 75,000dwarfs in the United States, andLPA's goal, according to Mr. Bilon,is "to promote our stature and toprove that we're no different fromother people ." LPA members aredoctors , lawyers , persons of al loccupations.The group provides opportunitiesfor dwarfs to meet each other, todiscuss problems,and it promotesmeasures such as barrier-free architecture. However, Mr. Bilon is quickto say that little people have no realproblems in life, they just encounternuisances like reaching things andbuying clothes.The organization is divided into 12districts nationwide, and Mr. Bilonwas director of District 5 whichencompasses seven states. He oftenaddresses groups on behalf of LPA.LPA holds annual conventions inJuly, as well as golf tournaments inSeptember which support programs

on genetics and growth. Among thestars who have teamed up with LPAmembers in the tourneys are MickeyRooney, Jack Albertson, Lee Majors, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and MoreyAmsterdam.The organization also holds medical symposia throughout the year,many of them in affiliation withJohns Hopkins University Hospitalin Baltimore.The 1982 LPA convention, inci

dentally, marks the organization's25th anniversary, and it is being heldin Reno, Nev., the site of LPA'sestablishmentIt was through the Little People ofAmerica that Mr. Bilon was able tobreak into movies.First movie role

At the 1979 LPA convention inLancaster, Pa., Mr. Bilon was spotted by talent scouts and was one ofthe first persons picked to appear in,"Under the Rainbow" with ChevyChase and Carrie Fisher.Mr. Bilon describes the movie as"a slapstick comedy, like the MarxBrothers, with a spy pl ot " It is set inthe early 1930s, and it tells of whathappened to the dwarfs who arrivedfor the shooting of "The Wizard ofOz."Mr. Bilon said he played "one ofthe sub-major roles" and "did a lot ofscenes" in the movie. He was billed asLittle Pat.The filming, which took place inHollywood in October 1980, tookfour to five months to complete andMr. Bilon took a leave of absencefrom the job he then held as dispatcher for the Mahoning CountySheriffs Department."Under the R ainbow" was releasedin the summer of 1981, and it led Mr.Bilon. to his role as E.T.

Good family movieIn her typically understated style,Mrs. Bilon described "E.T." as "agood family movie." Well, it certainly is that and much, muchmore judging by the nationwideresponse. Described by many as amodern-day version of the "boy and

his dog" story, its appeal is universal.E.T., the title character, has become the newest darling of America,yet he is not even listed as a star.The clue to the strange E.T.'s trueidentity appears at the end of thecredits seen on the screen at theconclusion of the movie . Listedunder a category slugged "SpecialE.T. Movement" are six persons, thefirst one of them being Pat Bilon.Mr. Bilon is the real E.T. According to his own estimate, that him's wesee about 90 percent of the time E.T.appears on screen. The other 10percent is a purely mechanical E.T. the one with the telescoping neck.The E.T. voice is reported to be anelectronical ly distorted woman'svoice, and Mr. Bilon noted that itwas produced in George Lucas'sstudio.What of the other five personslisted under "Special E.T. Movement"?They're "doubles and stand-ins,"Mr. Bilon explained. Some were inthe costume when the lighting andcameras were being adjusted; othersplayed the extra-terrestrials seen inthe opening scene of the movie.One of those who played in thatparticular scene was Tamara DeTreaux, the 22-year-old, 40-pounddwarf who made headlines this weekwhen she announced to the press thatshe was the real E.T.Mr. Bilon pointed out, however,that Ms. De Treaux's claim to fame isbased only on her role as one of thealiens who descend from their spacecraft at the movie's beginning.Ms. De Treaux was quoted assaying that she got the part of E.T.when the original was injured. Mr.Bilon corrected her version of thestory: "I am the original E.T. I hurtmy b ack, and she w as there in case I

couldn't work." She was "anunderstudy.""But hie all me - 100 percent. I dideverything except the mechanicalparts (mov ing the h ead, neck andfingers) and the voice ," he continued."I worked in pain.""They're upset at Universal (Studios) about Tamara saying that she'sE.T. She can mess up the works,"Mr. Bilon said. He also revealedthat he has been phoned by Mr.Spielberg who asked him to fly out toHollywood on Tuesday (July 13) inrelation to this problem of E.T.'s realidentity. "I believe it's for a picture-taking session for People magazine,"he added.

Hired as a stunt manThough hired as a stunt man towear the 50-pound E.T. costume thatoutweighs him by five pounds, Mr.Bilon said: "My acting made him apersonality. I did all the reachingand the walking - it's like a duckwalk with a limp at times."When Mr. Bilon was in the SI.5

million outfit there were two otherpersons controlling the face andfingers. When E.T. was purely mechanical, it took seven or eight personsto control its diversified movements,he explained.Being inside E.T. was "very difficult," he said. He was in the outfit forup to six hours at a time, there was noventilation, and he couldn't see outof the costume. Mr. Bilon's headreached only up to the shoulders ofE.T., and his hands reached dow n tothe creature's elbows."They had to direct me and tell mewhich way to walk." But there wasone problem, he said, "they wouldforget that their left was not mine."Security on the E.T. set was extremely tight, and Mr. Spielberg wasvery secretive about his movie. Hewas especially concerned that no onebesides those on the set would find

out that there was a person in theE.T. costume."Spielberg wanted to make thewhole thing a fantasy," Mr. Bilonnoted. In fact, Mr. Bilon said that hewas taken o ut on to the set in awheelchair covered with blankets.A perfect fit

By now, you're probably asking:Yes, but how did Mr. Bilon get thepart of E.T.?Well.it was largely a matter of size(no joke intended). The E.T. costumewas actually madefirst.Then, someone had to be found to fit itIn July 1981, while Mr. Bilon, amember of the Screen Actors Guild,was at the convention of LittlePeople of America, a casting agentcalled him and asked him to auditionfor a movie. Universal Studios flewMr. Bilon from Minnesota, wherethe convention was being held, toHollywood and then back home toYoungstown.

He aud itioned - in the E.T.costume - on a Thursday, he recalled, and the next day he was toldthat he got the part.Shooting began in Hollywood inSeptember and continued throughthe first week of December. Afterthat location shots were done inCalifornia.Asked w hich scenes in "E.T." weremost memorable for him, Mr. Bilondescribed the chase scene on b icycle."I was in a yoga position in the basketof Elliot's bike, and a truck with acamera was pulling the bike. Icouldn4 see how fast we were going,but I could feel the breeze and I couldtell it was very fast." He said herecalls Mr. Spielberg yelling "faster,faster."

But the scenes he liked most werethe ones in which 10-year-old Elliot,the protagonist, treats E.T. "like abrother," when he puts a muffler(Continued oo pate 12)

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U k r a i n i a n W e e k lThe ban-the-bomb bandwagon

I f t h e h u g e d i s a r m a m e n t s i d e s h o w i n C e n t r a l P a r k o n J u n e 1 2p r o v e d a n y t h i n g i t i s t h i s : T h a t A m e r i c a ' s L e f t, r e d u c e d t o m e n d i c a n c yo v e r t h e y e a r s , s t i l l h a s e n o u g h s a v v y t o l u r e w e l l - i n t e n t i o n e di n n o c e n t s t o m a r c h b l in d l y u n d e r i ts m a n y b a n n e r s ; t h a t t h e m e d i ae s t a b l i s h m e n t , w i t h i t s h e r d m e n t a l i t y , u n c r i t i c a l l y l a p s u p a n y t h i n gt h a t s m a c k s o f o l d - fa s h i o n e d p i e b a l d p l u r a li s m ; a n d t h a t t h e c o r e o ft h e a n t i -n u c l e a r / n u c l e a r - f r e e z e m o v e m e n t i s , d e s p i t e t h e u n c t u o u sr h e t o r i c o f i t s le a d e r s , m o r e a n t i - R e a g a n i n s p i r i t t h a n i t i s a n t i - b o m b .I t e m : A l t h o u g h t h e C e n t r a l P a r k r a l l y b o a s t e d a n a m a l g a m o Cg r o u p s a n d t h o u s a n d s o f s o i - d i s a n t a c t i v i s t s , t h e p r i m e - m o v e r i no r g a n i z i n g a n d c o o r d i n a t i n g t h e d a y ' s a c t iv i t ie s w a s a c o a l i t i o n o fs e v e r a l l e f t - w i n g g r o u p s , s o m e w i t h S o v i e t t i e s t h a t d a t e b a c k t o t h e1 9 3 0 s . H e n c e , a l t h o u g h m a n y o f t h e d e m o n s t r a t o r s w e r e g e n u i n e l yc o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e n u c l e a r w e a p o n s in th e U S S R a n d t h e P e o p l e s 'R e p u b l i c o f C h i n a t h a t a r e a i m e d a t t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , m a n y m o r ec a r r i e d b a n n e r s d e n o u n c i n g P r e s i d e n t R e a g a n a s a n i m p e r i a l i s tw a r m o n g e r a n d t h e li k e , o r a s k i n g th e U . S . g o v e r n m e n t t o d i s a r mu n i l a t e r a l l y . O t h e r b a n n e r s i d e n ti f ie d s o m e o f t h e p a r t i c i p a t i n gg r o u p s : th e C o m m u n i s t P a r t y , th e C o m m u n i s t W o r k e r s P a r ty , t h eY o u n g W o r k e r s L i b e ra t i o n L e a g u e , P e o p l e 's A n t i w a r M o b i l iz a t i o n ,t h e M a r x i s t - L e n i n i s t P a r t y , U . S . A n t i - I m p e r i a l i s t L e a g u e , e t c . I ts h o u l d n o t c o m e a s a s u r p r i s e , t h e n , t h a t t h e r e w a s l i t t l e t a l k a b o u t aS o v i e t n u c l e a r t h r e a t , c h e m i c a l w e a p o n s i n A f g h a n i s t a n , a n d s o o n .

I t e m : N e w s p a p e r a n d T . V . c o v e r a g e o f t h e r a l ly r e a c h e d n e w h e i g h t so f f r i v o l o u s a n d u n a b a s h e d l y u n p r o f e s s i o n a l r e p o r t i n g . T h e p a p e r sw e r e f u ll o f l y r i c a l g o b b l e d y g o o k a b o u t t h e " k a le i d o s c o p e o fh u m a n i t y " r e p r e se n t e d b y t h e d e m o n s t r a t o r s , w a x i n g p o e t i c a b o u t t h epeacef ul ex pr essio n of a hum anist ic ideal tha t , yes, cr os ses all so cial ,e c o n o m i c a n d p o l i t i c a l l i n e s ? B u t w h a t a b o u t t h o s e p o l i t i c a l l i n e s ?N a r y a w o r d a b o u t t h e o v e r t l y l ef ti st o v e r t o n e s o f t h e r a ll y , t h eo r g a n i z i n g c o a l i t i o n ' s v e r i f i a b l e l i n k s t o t h e S o v i e t U n i o n , t h e a n t i -A m e r i c a n / a n t i - R e a g a n s l a n t o f m a n y o f th e g r o u p s . M o s t l y c a t c h ys a c c a r i n e p h r a s e s a b o u t t h e s p e c t r u m o f h u m a n i t y . O n e c a n o n l yi m a g i n e t h e m e d i a ' s r e a c t i o n , h o w e v e r , i f t h e g a t h e r i n g w a s , s a y , a na n t i - C o m m u n i s t r a ll y u n d e r th e a u s p i c e s o f e v e r y o n e fr o m t h eL i b e r t a r i a n P a r t y t o e x t r e m e r ig h t- w in g a s o p p o s e d t o l ef ti st g r o u p s .A s J o s e p h S o b r a n i n c i s i v e l y p o i n t s o u t , h e b e l i e v e s t h a t s u c h ar a l ly , " t h o u g h m o r e t r u ly d iv e r s iv e t h a n t h i s o n e , w o u l d p r o b a b l y n o th a v e q u a li fi e d a s a ' k a l e i d o s c o p e o f h u m a n i t y . ' "

O n e f i n al p o i n t . W h i l e h u n d r e d s o f t h o u s a n d s g a t h e r e d i n t h e s u n inC e n t r a l P a r k t o b a l l y h o o d i s a r m a m e n t a n d o t h e r a s s o r t e d c a u s e s , as m a l l g r o u p o f c o u r a g e o u s c i t i z e n s i n M o s c o w a n n o u n c e d t h ef o r m a t i o n o f a n i n d e p e n d e n t d i s a rm a m e n t m o v e m e n t i n t h e S o v i e tU n i o n . N e e d l e s s t o s a y , w i t h i n d a y s th e K G B r o u n d e d u p t h ea d h e r e n t s , le c t u re d t h e m o n t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s o f " p r o v o c a t i v e "b e h a v i o r a n d p l a c e d s e v e r al u n d e r h o u s e a r r e s t . B y t h a t t i m e , t h e" s p e c t r u m o f h u m a n i t y " i n C e n t r a l P a r k h a d d i s p e r s e d a f t e r a d a y o fm u s i c a n d m i r t h . T h e r e w e r e n o a n g r y m a r c h e s i n s o l i d a r i t y w i t h t h eb e l e a g u e r e d S o v i e t a c t i v i s t s , n o d e m a n d s f o r t h e r e l e a s e o f t h ed e t a i n e d c o m r a d e s i n t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l a n t i - n u c l e a r s t r u g g l e .P r e d i c t a b l y , t h e i r w o r k a c c o m p l i s h e d , t h e i r p o l i t i c a l m e s s a g e b r u i t e db y e v e ry p a p e r i n A m e r i c a , t h e h a r d - c o r e o r g a n i z e r s o f t h e N e w Y o r kr a l l y a n d t h e i r w e e k e n d m i n i o n s s a i d a b s o l u t e l y n o t h i n g .

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Letter to the editorNew ro le for our "e l i te" soc ie t iesnation is, simply stated, possibly a goo dprofessional but most certainly not agood Ukr ainian.Let us for a moment accept the ideathat a scientist must not co ntamina te histhinking wi th "po l i t ics" but conf inehimself solely to science. One must thenexamine the scientific or professionalcontribution of such an individual ororganization, and evaluate their merit .I would like to invite, therefore, thespokesmen for our various academicand professional institutions to explainjust what they have contributed to theculture, or scientific life of Ukrainiansin America, or anywhere. Let us judge ,then, whether the retreat to pure profes-s i o n a l i s m i s p a y i n g a n y w o r t h w h i l edividends or whether it is a smokes c r e e n i n t e n d e d t o h i d e a s t a t e o fhiberation.

Dear Editor:The proper role of Ukrainian professional societies and scientific organizations in the life of the Ukrainian community is now being debated (AndrijBilyk's Analysis, The Weekly, June 13).It is generally recognized that the eliteinstitutions and societies have essentially ignored the "political" problemsand retreated to the stated task of purelyprofessional activities, such as cataloguing past accomplishments.While one must admire devotion topure research in abstract or historicaltopics, one must also recognize that ourUkrainian co mmun ity is facing monu mental pro blems that are no t political ina partisan sense but rather problemsconfronting the nation as a whole.I must feel deep contempt for organizations which pursue their business atcataloguing while the Ukrainian nationis being vi l i f ied, as in "Holocaust ,"w h i l e R u s s i f i c a t i o n o f o u r l a n d i svigorously being pursued by the Com

munists, while the very existence ofUkraine is being ignored in Americantextbooks, while Kiev is portrayed as a"Russian" city.An intellectual, who finds it convenient to ignore the nmhlems of our

Ivan Pelech, PhD.Mo r r is Plains, N .J .

D r. Ivan Pelech received his doctoraldegree in physics/torn MIT and is aresear ch scientist at Bell Laborator ies.He is the president of Ukrainian Congress Committee of Morris County,N.J.

The Graham controversySoviets aim "fo destroy Christianity"The letter below w as sent by Dr .Walter Dushnyck, editor of the Ukrainian Quarterly, to the Rev. Billy Graham.

The Rev. Dr. Billy GrahamMo ntr eat, N .C. 28757Dear Dr . Gr aham:

We wish to comment, constructively,we hope, on the several statements youmade upon your return from the SovietUnion, to the effect that there is "freedom of religion" in the Soviet RussianCommunist empir e.Your statement came as a shock tosome 2 million Americans of U krainiandescent if only because they have knownyou as an enlightened preacher andevangelist who in the past clearly sawthe Communist ideology as an anti-Christian and anti-human philosophy,which reduced to a political doctrineattempts to enslave the human spiritand, in tact, to destroy Ch ristianity as af ai th, one which encompasses mor ethan one-third of humanity.We are, frankly, at a loss as to whatpr ompted you to make obser vat ionswhich are at such gross variance withthe existing reality as regards religion inthe USS R. We do no t wish here to delveinto your motivation or judgment, evengranted we be competent to do so. Wesimply submit this letter to register ourgreat regret that an atheistic regimeshould have been unwittingly served bya wor ld- r espected chu r chma n. As aman of God, you will find the followingbrief outline of the status of Christianityin the Soviet Union to be grim but alsoedifying. Too many people, alas, areunaware of the basic facts.In 1988 Ukrainian Christians theworld over will observe the millenniumof Christianity in Ukraine which wasaccepted from Byzantium in 988. U-kraine, known at the time as KievanRus' (not to be confused with Muscovyor, later, Russia), remained for centuries under the spiritual and religiousinfluence o f Byzantium. The M etropo litan See of Kiev, although nominally

under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchof Constantinople, enjoyed considerable autonomy, constant ly expandingits spiritual, cultural and artistic endeavor s thr ough i t s numer ous cathedrals, churches and monasteries at atime when Moscow was only in anembryonic stage of development.At the close of the 16th and in themiddle of the 17th centuries two impo rtant events occurred, affecting deeplythe r el igious l i f e of the Ukr ainianpeople:" In 1596, at the Union of Brest, mosto f t h e U k r a i n i a n a n d B y e l o r u s s i a nbishops accepted the jurisdiction of thepope, while retaining all their own lawsand rites;e In 1686, after Ukraine was placedunder M uscovite hegemony , the KievanMetropolitanate was subordinated tothe patriarchate of Moscow, and fromthat time o n until 1917 the U krainianOrthodox Church was gradually Russified and engulfed by the Russian Church.T h e U k r a i n i a n C a t h o l i c C h u r c h ,which flourished in Western Ukraineunder the benign and civilized rule ofthe Austrian Hapsburg dynasty, wasf o r c i b l y " l i q u i d a t e d " b y t h e S o v i e tg o v e r n m e n t , w i t h t h e e n t h u s i a s t i ccooper at ion of the Russian Or thodoxChurch, in 1946.But with the establishment of theUkrainian N ational Republic in 1917-20, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church was reinstated in U-kraine as an independent Church of theUkrainian people, resembling the Angl ic a n C h u r c h o f E n g l a n d , a n d w a stolerated for some time by the Sovietgovernment; by 1930, it had some 34bishops, 1.500 priests, 2,000 mon ks and1,200 parishes. But by 1937 Stalin'spol ice in Ukr aine had ar r ested andexecuted some 35 metropolitans, archbishops and bisho ps; over 20,000 priestsand mo nks, and hundr eds of thousandsof Orthodox laymen, and disbanded theChurch as an independent entity.A t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e t h e r e i s n oU k r a i n i a n O r t h o d o x C h u r c h i n U -

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S e n . Yuzyk o n S lavic studies and C anadian m ulticu lturalismText of the address Sen. Yuzykdelivered upon receiving honorarymem bership in the Canad ian Association ofSiavists.

by Sen. Paul YuzykThe award , an honorary life membership, that I have received tonight, is

greatly appreciated, reminding me ofmy life membership in the Senate. It isan honor that I shall treasure for theremaining years of my life, especiallykeeping in mind that the presentationwas made in the beautiful Confederat ion chamber on Par l iament Hi l l ,attended by distinguished scholars inthe Slavic field now gathered at themeetings of the Learned Societies, aswell as by parliamentarians, all ofwhom together with their spouses Iconsider close friends. K indly accept mysincere thanks, merci beaucoup, shchyrodiakuyu, in all the 11 Slavic languages.Many thanks to the introducer for hiskind remarks.I am very proud of the work and theachievements of the Canadian Association of Sbtvists, now in existence 28years. When I helped to found thisassociatio n in 1954 at the University ofManitoba, together with Prof. J.B.Rudnyckyj, who became the presidentand I the secretary-treasurer, we wereconfident that this association wouldplay an important role in all, aspects ofSlavic stu dies, which werejust beginningto emerge at the universities in Canada,and w e also could forsee its influence onthe cultural, social and political aspectsof Canadian rife.Today, Slavic Studies are f irmlyestablished at most of the Canadian

universit ies and are continuing tointensify and expa nd, enriching thecurricula of these institutions as well asthe life of the diverse Canadian population. Much of this work and progress isrecorded in the Canadian SlavonicPapers and the new sletter. M ore can bedone, if attention would be focused onneglected or under-emphasized areas.Of course, I wish you every success inthese worthy endeavours.Career achievements

I believe that most of those presenthere tonight know that I commencedmy academ ic career at the University ofManitoba in 1951, at first in Slavicstudies (Russian and Ukrainian) andsubsequently in history, teaching coursesin Central-Eastern Europe, Russianand Soviet history and Soviet areastudies. When I came into the Senate, Icontinued my professorial career on ahalf-time basis at the University ofOttaw a, where I instructed historycourses on Central-Eastern Europe,Russia and the Soviet Union, foreignaffairs of Russia and the Soviet Unionand Canadian-Soviet relations until myretirement two years ago.I published articles and books on theUkrainians in Canada, the most recentbeing "A Statistical Compendium onthe Ukrainians in Canada, 1891-1976"and "The Ukrainian Greek OrthodoxChurch o f Canada, 1918-1951," (bothby the University of Ottawa Press).Alongside my senatorial work, mainlyin foreign relations, NATO , th e HelsinkiAccords and human rights, I w a s ableto continue my academic career, whichgreatly complemented my work in theSenate for almost 20 years.

As most of you are aware, whenPrime Minister John G. Diefenbaker,the champion of freedom, democracy,justice and humanrights,appointed me

to the Senate in 1963,1 chose the causeof multiculturalism as the initial mainthrust of my political career. My maidenspeech on March 3, 1964, titled ''Canad a : a M ulticultural Na tion, " outlinedmy approach to this serious problem.By this time, the new Liberal government of Prime Minister Lester B.Pearson had decided to establish theRoyal C ommission on Bilingualism andBiculturalism. It s focus was on English-French relations with an afterthought"and taking into consideration toecontributions of the other ethnicgroups."

I took the stance that this approachwould seriously d ivide the country, as itrelegated a large section of the population to second-class citizenship. According to th e census all th e other ethnicgroups formed nearly one-third of thepopulation. I asserted that this thirdelement or force must be recognized asequal partners with the British andFrench. Therefore, the true Canadianidentity cannot be "bicultural," becausethis discriminates against one-third ofthe populat ion; i t i s and must be"multicultural," as this concept preserves the dignity of the individual andhis cultural group an d m aintains "unityin continuing diversity." To exemplifymulticulturalism I spoke several paragraphs in French and Ukrainian.

The speech was well-received in theSenate. The leaders of the governmentand the opposition congratulated meand encouraged me in my task, givingme support in many ways. I was provided with a secretary versatile inEnglish, French a n d also Ukrainian andother Slavic languages. Duplicating,printing and translation facilities wereput at my disposal . Senators werehappy to have someone in their midstwho could deal with matters pertainingto ethnic groups and inter-ethnic relations. I was happy to be of service to mycountry.

Effects of speechThis maiden speech w a s also generallywell-received in many parts of Canada.The press and media gave it someattention, with some English-languagenewspapers pub lishing the full text. Thenon-English, non-French press, withover 1.5 million readers, gave it widecoverage and favorable editorial comments. Several editions of it wereprinted in pamphlet form, copies ofwhich numbered over 15,000. In thehearings of the ft Commissionacross the country extracts from thetext of the speech were quoted bynumerous witnesses.Thus multiculturalism was endorsedby a significant p ortion of the population. There was strong opposition to theexclusive privilege of th e "two foundingraces" and strong support for equalrights for the third element gro ups. Onewitness stated satirically that Canada a tthattimew a s composed of " t w o floundering races" and the "third ailmen t" Thelesson was evident Canadians of allorigins, races, colors a n d creeds must berecognized and treated as equals in thegovernments, institutions and all walks

of life.The federal government began torespond immediately. In November,1 9 6 4 , the Citizenship Branch of theDepartment of the Secretary of Statesponsored a conference of th e representatives of the leading ethnic groups,including Anglo-Celts and French.Here the Canadian Folk Arts Councilwas established. On a multiculturalbasis, it has ever since been playing aprominent role in national and localcelebrations of a cultural character.

with active participation of a variety offolk d ances, arts, choral singing, dramasand cuisines. It so happens that I havenow been the president of the CanadianFolk Arts Council for the past six years.Influence of Siavists

The Canadian Folk Arts Counciltook a n active part in bringing about thecooperation of various ethnic groups.The Canadian Citizenship Councils invarious centers hold meetings and localevents with the branches of the Canadian Ethnic Press Federation, whichhad been founded in Winnipeg in 1940.With the support of these groups andthe Canadian Association of Siavists,the first National Conference on Canadian Slavs was held in Banff, Alta., in1 9 6 5 , a s a university association, assuming the name Inter-University Committee on Canadian Slavs; various scholarly papers were presented on variousaspects of th e contributions of the Slavsto Canada.

Three other successful conferenceswere held every two years until 1971,when the academics transformed themselves into the Canadian Ethnic StudiesAssociation, joining the Learned Societies in Canada. It was at this fourthconference in mid 1971 that the Department of the Secretary of State fundedthe International Symposium on Language and Cultures in a MulticulturalSociety, where the minister responsiblefor citizenship and information, theHonorable Robert Stanbury stated:"the federal government has not onlyaccepted the idea that Cana da is amulticultural nation but is activelyengaged in developing programs whichwill encourage cultural pluralism." Thiswas the academic influence on thegovernment.Precursors of multiculturallam

Probably, the greatest impact on the

federal government to adopt multiculturalism as a policy came from theThin kers' Conference on Cultural Rights,which was held in Toronto in December1 9 6 8 . When it became apparent that thefederal-provincial conferences hadbogged down in constitutional reformand failed to deal with the rights of allethnic groups, under the leadership ofthe Canadian Folk Arts Council I tookthe initiative to convene this specialconference to demand political action.

With the financial support and cooperation of the federal government,the government of Ontario and severalnational organizations, this conferencewas attended voluntarily by delegatesrepresenting 20 of the major ethnicgroups, including the Indiar, whichunanimously adopted six resolutionsregarding the implemen tation of apolicy of multiculturalism. These resolutions were sent to the federal andprovincial governments, most of whomresponded favorably.Subsequently, events in the directionof multiculturalism began to moverapidly. Students' conferences with theslogan "Multiculturalism for Canada"were held at many leading universitiesin the summer and fall of 1970, whichinvolved government, academic andpolitical leaders.On the occasion of the centennial ofManitoba, the provincial governmentof Premier Edward Schreyer (now thegovernor-general of Canada ) sponsoredthe Manitoba Mosaic Conference inWinnipeg in October 1970, whichendorsed mu lticulturalism . In July1 9 7 1 , the government of Premier HarryStrom sponsored the Alberta Multicultural Conference in Edmonton. At thistime, Prime Minister William Davis'sgovernment announced the Heritage

Ontario Congress to be convened nextJune.It was becoming obvious to PrimeMinister Trudeau that there was tre-

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News and viewsU p d a t e o n C a r p a t h o - R u s y n , U k r a i n i a n d i a l o g u e

The communique below was issuedby members of an initiative committeefor Carpatho-Rusyn I Ukrainian cooperation. It was signed by the interimcoordinators of the group, Msgr . Raymond Misulich, chancellor of the Byzantine Catholic D iocese of Passaic.and John Y. Hamulak, secr etary of theUkrainian Engineers' Society.

During the past several months, therehave been articles from time to time inthe Carpatho-Rusyn and Ukrainianpress which have discussed the twocommunities in the United States. Thisidea is not new, although past efforts"Have not been successful.Another m odest attempt at cooperation, or at the very least communication, began last November in Pittsburghwhen several persons from each groupmet to discuss concerns of mutualinterest. On May 1, another group ofCarpatho-Rusyns and Ukrainians metin New York City. Both meetings wereattended b y representatives of the clergy(Catholic and Orthodox) , fraternalsocieties, the press and universityprofessors.In Pittsburgh, the Carpatho-Rusynswere represented by the Rev. PeterBuletza (editor, Church Messenger),Jerry Jumba (cultural worker, Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Parma), theRev. Robert Karl (Byzantine CatholicDiocese of Pittsburgh), Dr. Patricia

Krafcik (editor, Carpatho-Rusyn A-merican). Dr. Paul,R. Magocsi (president, Carpatho-Rusyn Research Cent e r ) , Frederick M. Petro (editor, GreekCatholic Union Messenger), and JohnRighetti (choreographer, CarpathianYouth Dancers).The Ukrainians wererepresentedbythe Rev. John Beck (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of U.S.A.), Msgr. StephenBilak (Ukrainian National Association), Katja Dow benko (Plast), John Y.Hamulak (Ukrainian Engineers' Socie t y ) , Dr. George Kyshakewych (U-krainian Medical Association of NorthAmerica) and Dr. Bohdan Wytwycky(author).In New York, the Carpatho-Rusynswere represented by Nicholas Benyo(president, United Slavonic AmericanAssociation), the Rev. Evan Lowig (St.Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary), Dr.Magocsi , Msgr. Raymond Misul ich(chancellor, Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Passaic), Dr. Richard Renoff(Nassau Community College), Msgr.Basil Shereghy (director, HeritageMuseum, Byzantine Catholic Archdiocese of Pittsburgh), the Rev. NicholasSmishk o (archmand rite, American Car-patho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church) and Albert Stegun (businessman).The Ukrainians were represented byRomaHadzewycz (editor, The Ukrain-

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Saturday, July 3, although not the

By 8:30 p.m., over 400 people

Toro nto in the fall, delighted the

During the two-part show, he was

arrangement of "La Muchacha deFuego." The UNA's 10-minutepromotional film by Slavko Nowytskiwas shown and was met with greatapplause.Mr. and Mrs. Fabryka once againentertained the Soyuzivka visitors and

were asked to do two encore songs.The. Saturday evening show endedwell after 10 p.mra nd almost the entireaudience m ade its way up to the Veselkaterrace to dance to the music of Tempounder the direction of Ireneus Kowal.More and more young people began tofill the dance floor as the eveningprogressed.Sunday morning came much tooearly for most who had stayed at thedance into the wee hours of themorning, but the promise of betterweather and the beauty of the mountainsetting made mo st realize that it was toonice a day to spend indoors.As in past years, two Catholicliturgies were offered at the HolyTrinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, bythe Rev. Bohdan Volosin.However, the highlight of thisparticular Sunday was the liturgyoffered in St. Volodymyr's Chapel. Itwas the first time MetropolitanMstyslav celebrated liturgy there, andconcelebrating were the Rev.Volodymyr Bazylevsky of St.Volodymyr Parish in New York and theRev. Constantine Kalynovsky of St.Volodymyr in Kerhonkson, assisted byDeacon Yurij Halycia. TheMetropolitan told the faithful who had

gathered for the service that celebratingliturgy in a chapel such as this onebrought one even closer to God. Hethanked those who made it possible forhis faithful to use the chapel, includingUNA Supreme President John O. Flis,who attended the service, andexpressed a desire to donate icons andreligious articles for the chapel.The parishioners of St. Volodymyr's(formerly Ss. Peter and Paul Parish of

Kerhonkson, now renamed because ofthe new home) m et the hierarch with thetraditional greeting of bread and salt,and flowers. The 12-member choir sangthe responses to the liturgy.Since Sunday was the Fou rth of July,emcee Ms. Dydyk prepared a special

evening program dedicated toAmerica's 206th birthday. Participatingin the program, which began after 8:30p.m., w ere Alex and D orko , who playeda medley of patriotic American songsto set the mood for the evening, as wellas Ms. Dydyk, Lydia Hawryluk andOksana Tromsa, lead singer for theChervona Kalyna band, and modemdancers Nusha Martynuk and CarterMcAdams.The first half of the programinterwove Ukrainian recitations by Ms.Dydyk of poems about freedom,excerpts from the Declaration ofIndependence read by Ms. Hawryluk,songs in both U krainian and English on

the theme of liberty by M s. Tromsa andmelodies by Mr. Chudolij.The second half of the program wasan original, dramatic modern-dancepresentation choreographed andperformed by the wife and husbandteam of Ms. Martynuk and Mr.McAdams, both formerly of theNicolais Dance Theatre Company. Thedance was set to music written in 1943by Randall Thompson, to words byThomas Jefferson. The composition istitled T esta me nt of Freedom." It was athree-part presentation performed forthe first time on stage and greeted withenthusiastic applause.The dance began right after theshow on the Veselka terrace, to thesounds of the Alex and Dorko band.The opening weekend of Soyuzivka'ssummer season drew to a close onMonday morning. The morning hoursincluded the finals of the tennistournament and the distribution ofawards. Many guests stayed well intothe late afternoon, perhaps wishing tostretch the three-day weekend a fewmore hours.

Metropolitan M styslav receives the traditional Ukr

Anya Dyd yk welcom es the Carter McAdams and Nusha Martynuk won enthusiaric applause for their modernaudience to Soyuzivka. dance routine, routines. Mykola and Iryna Fabryka take a bow aftei


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US C AK -E ast tenn is champ ionsh ips p laye d a t S oyuzivka

breed and salt from Vasyl Cym bal.

Supreme Advisor Walter Kwas presents Dr. Zenon Matkiw-sky with first-place award in the men's tennis competition.KERHONKSON, NY . - ZenonMatkiwsky, Tania Sawchak and ZenonSnylyk captured first place, respectively, in the men's, women's and seniormen's divisions of the tennis tournament held at Soyuzivka during the July4 weekend.Cathy Taraschuk and Ihor Nadber-ezny took first place in the junior girls'

and junior boys' divisions, in thisfirstoffive tennis tourneys of the Soyuzivkasummer season, sponsored by theCarpathian Ski Club for the USCAK-East championships.The tourney, one of the highlights ofthe season-opening weekend at theUNA resort, attracted 43 participantsand three times as many spectators overthe three-day weekend.The winners received trophies onMonday afternoon from UNA officials,including imm ediate past supreme vice-presidentess Mary Dushnyck, SupremeAdvisor and former Soyuzivka manager Walter Kwas, Svoboda editor inchief Zenon Snylyk and Miss Soyu zivka Lida Chopiwsky. Other presentersincluded tournament committee members, among them Roman Rakoczyj

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KokmiyebTania Sawchak receives women's trophy from MaryDushnyck, honorary UNA Supreme Assembly member.

Zenon Snylyk, senior men's champ, is presented the Dr. Wolodymyr LenecMemorial Tropy by Andrew Lenec, the doctor's son, and Walter Kwas.

Winners of the USCAK-East tennis tournament for a group shot on the Soyuzivka courts.


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10 T H E U K R A I N IA N W E E K L Y S U N D A Y , J U L Y 11 , 1982 No. 28Book notesPowerful new bookby Andrei Amalrik

Andrei A malrikNEW YORK - In his book, "Notesof a Revolutionary," the late AndreiAmalrik, an exiled Soviet dissident andformer political prisoner who was killedat age 42 in a car accident on the way tothe Madrid Conference in 1980, provides a personal account of his ordealand sketches of many of the personalities that make up the Soviet dissidentmovement.The 343-page book, recently published here by Knopf, was reviewed by'JohnLeonard in the July 7 issue of The NewYork Times. It was translated from theRussian by Guy Daniels, with an introduction by Susan Jacoby.Born in Moscow , Mr. Amalrik -part Russian and part French, Ukrainian, Swedish and Gypsy - grew up tobe a student of history at Moscow StateUniversity. He wrote a dissertation onninth century Kiev and endorsed atheory that Scandinavian warrior-traders influenced early Ukrainian andRussian civilization. Asked to omit this,he refused and was expelled.Jobless, he was ultimately chargedwith "parasitism" and shipped off toSiberia. After his return, he wrotefreelance articles for N ovo sti, the Sovietfeature agency, until the KGB dismissed him.Following a brief stint as a postalemployee, he worked on his writing,

finally having two books, "InvoluntaryJourney to Sib eria" and "Will theSoviet Union Survive Until 1984?"published in the West.As a result of this and such actions asgranting an interview to CBS andhelping to organize a democratic movement in the 1960s, Mr. Amalrik wassentenced in 1970 to three years' hardlabor for "slandering" the Soviet state.In 1973 he got an additional three-yearterm of prison and exile.Back in Moscow in 1976, he supported the formation of the Moscow groupto monitor Soviet compliance with the1975 Helsinki Accords. Within months,he was given the option of serving yetanother term at hard labor, or leavingthe country. He chose the latter.According to Mr. Leonard, most ofthe book is spent in the Soviet prisonsand labor camps, about which Mr.Amalrik writes with words that are cooland dispassionate."They are ice instead of fire," Mr.Leonard wrote, contrasting Mr. Amal-rik's words with the fiery style ofAlexander Solzhenitsyn. "Still, iceburns, too, and it will not be deflected."

But despite Mr. Amalrik's vividdescriptions of the horror of labor-camp life, the squalid conditions, thefrozen urine and excrement, his wordsare sober and precise."We keep waiting for Amalrik toscream," writes Mr. Leonard. "Hewon't, any more than he would changean opinion in university or repudiate hisown books."When not describing prison life, Mr.Amalrik focuses his attention on" themen and women who, in Mr. Leonard'swords, "behaved in the 1960s and 70swith honor and courage in a society ofgangsters and careerists."True to his incisive and often subjective critical sensibilty, Mr. Amalrikoffers the reader his ob servations, someof them unflattering. He finds, forexample, in everything Mr. Solzhenitsyn writes "the indelible imprint ofprovincialism," according to Mr. Leonard. Exiled Soviet physicist and human-rights advocate Andrei Sakharov isdescribed as almost "saintly," but apoor tactician lacking in "ideology."Roy Medvedev is accused of pedantryand arrogance.

The book is also laced with p erceptiveanecdotes and, in Mr. Leonard's view,penetrating analysis. Writes Mr. Amalrik: "The bedrock of the Russians'hostility toward the Jews is the feelingthat there is not enough room on thisearth for two messianic peoples." And:"The hostility of the poor toward therich is due, in my opinion, not so muchto the former's envy of the letter'swealth as to the poor man's apprehension that the rich man will look uponhim with contempt." And: "I am notconvinced that upward mobility isadequate compensation for the impossibility of moving ever so slightly to oneside."

Shevchenko studyreleased by HURICAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute hasannounced the publication of T h e Poetas Mythmaker: A Study of SymbolicMeaning in Taras Shevchenko," byGeorge G. Grabowicz, associate professor of Slavic languages and literatures at Harvard University.Despite the enormous attention thathas been devoted to Taras Shevchenko,his work, and his role in Ukrainianhistory and the Ukrainian nationalrenascence, the core of the Shevchenko

phenomenonthe symbolic nature ofhis poetry has received little, if any,systematic analysis.Wiktor Weintraub, professor emeritus at Harvard University commentsthat "George Grabowicz's book is amajor and exciting reassessment of thegreat Ukrainian poet. It presents Shevchenko as a far richer, more complexand more interesting personality thanthe one traditionally depicted, and itdoes so in a convincing way."As this book argues, myth serves asthe underlying code and model ofShevchenko's poetic universe. Examining the structures and paradigms ofShevchenko's mythical thought provides answers to various crucial andheretofore intractable questions, suchas those concerning the relation of hisUkrainian poetry to his Russian prose,his sense of a transcendent "curse" and"guilt" in the Ukrainian past andpresent, the interrelation of his revolutionist fervor with his apparent pro-videntialism, or of the tension betweenthe nativism and universalism of hispoetry.Moreover, it is through the structures of his mythical thought that wecan understand Shevchenko's "proph

ecy," in effect, his millenarian vision. Inthis framework, too, the author focuseson the religious tenor of Shevchenko'spoetry, and on the receptionindeedthe cu lt- of Shevchenko among generations of Ukrainians.By virtue of its method of symbolicanalysis, this book will be of value notonly to Slavists, but to all interested in arigorous study of literary myth in itsbroader cultural context."The Poet as Mythmaker" may beobtained by sending a check or moneyorder for S 12.50 (U .S. currency only) toUSF Publications, 1583 MassachusettsAve., Cambridge, Mass 02138.

Netroyaltiesare used in the interest ofUkrainian political prisoners in theUSSR.

Smoloskyp reprintsRudenko novel

Mykola RudenkoBALTIMOREA novel by human-rights activist Mykola Rudenko, "Eagle'sRavine" (Orlova Balka), was recentlyreprinted by Smoloskyp from asamvydav pu blication.The Ukrainian-language novel includes a foreword by Ihor Kachurow-sky examining the prose of Mr. Ruden

ko.The preface includes a note from thepublishers, the V. Symonenko Smoloskyp Publishers, who point out that thenovel is missing about 60 handwrittenpages, which were lost during thetransport of the manuscript from theSoviet Union to the United States. Allefforts were made to try to find themissing pages, but to no avail. Thepublishers were faced with the dilemmawhether to publish the manuscriptlacking in pages. It was finally decidedto release the book with the note thatpages are missing, and that if thesepages are one day found they will alsobe printed for the readers.In the book, Mr. Rudenko concentrates on problems confronting modern-day Ukraine.The book is available by writing to:Smoloskyp, P.O. Box 561, Ellicott City,Md. 21043.

New verse bydissident poetBAL TIMO RE - "From BehindPrison Bars" (Iz-za Grat), a collection ofpoetry written by Taras Melnychuk, aUkrainian dissident poet currentlyserving time in the Kosiv prison in theIvano-Frankivske oblast, was recentlyreleased by V. Symonenko SmoloskypPublishers here.The p oetry, written in Ukrainian, is areprint of samvydav poetry from SovietUkraine. There are 28 poems that theauthor wrote wh ile in prison. Th e rest ofthe collection includes poetry that Mr.Melnychuk wrote while still a free man .Only some of his works are dated.The collection, 70 pages of poetrywith an introduction by Osyp Zinke-wych, may be obtained by writing to:Smoloskyp, P.O. Box 561, Ellicott City,Md. 21043.

Compilation of essayson Austrian GaliciaCAM BRID GE, Mass. - HarvardUniversity Press will release "Nation-building and the Politics of Nationalism, Essays on Austrian Galicia" in the

fall of this year.Edited by Andrei S. Markovits andFrank E. Sysyn, the book includes 11essays on the last 75 years of AustrianGalicia.Recording to the Harvard UniversityPress, included in the 345-page book aregeneral surveys on Galicia within theimperial Habsburg system and on thefate of Ukrainians, Poles and Jewswithin the province.Among the scholars represented inthe collection are Peter Brock, Paul R.Magocsi, Ezra Mendelsohn, Ivan L.Rudnytsky and Piotr Wandycz.The book w ill be available in September in a soft-cover edition priced atS9.50.

Smoloskyp publishesTykhy manuscriptsBALTIMORE"Reflections" (Roz-dumy), a collection of articles, documents and memoirs by Oleksiy Tykhy,was recently published by V. Symonenko Publishers, a non-profit organization based here.The 79-page Ukrainian-languagesoft-cover book was compiled by OsypZinkewych. It contains two articles byMr. Tykhy. One concentrates on theauthor's recollections of the Ukrainianlanguage and culture in the Donetskeoblast. The second article explores theactivities of the working man during hisleisure time. Mr. Tykhy comes to theconclusion that leisure time is a time torenew one's strength for the next day'swork, as well as a time to devote tointellectual developmentThe rest of the book contains articlesabout Mr. Tykhy, his trial and hisbiography. Authors of these articles areIhor Aleksandrov, Serhey Pyrohov andNadia Svitlychna.The book may be obtained by writingto: Smoloskyp, P.O. Box 561, EllicottCity, Md. 21043.

Second edition forbicentennial bookletWASHINGTONThe second edition of the booklet, "Ukraine: Its Landand Its People" was recently releasedhere.Published by the women's section ofthe Ukrainian Association of Washington, the 32-page booklet contains 20black-and-white illustrations. It coventopics ranging from the geography ofUkraine, language and literature,cul-tural life, religion and history, to U-kraine today. It also supplies tbea interested reader with a bibliography forfurther reading.First issued on the occasion of theAmerican bicentennial and the centennial of the Ukrainian immigration to theUnited States, the booklet was such asuccess that the 5,000 copies of the firstedition were sold in less than tw o years.Thus, the women's section of the U-krainian Association saw the need torelease, a second revised edition.The booklet is available by sendingS2.50 plus postage to: Ukrainian Association of Washington, D.C., P.O. Box713, Washington, D.C. 20044.


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Graduates valedictorianCHICA GO - Myron Ihor Lewyckyjgraduated as valedictorian of his Loyola Academy High School class, whichnumbered 493 students, on June 5.Mr. Lewyckyj, besides being numberone academically in his class, also wasan Illinois State Scholar, member of theNational H onor Society and an IllinoisNational Finalist (recipient of 51,000).He participated in the Elks Organization contest and won both on the state

and national levels, receiving SI,000and SI,100 awards, respectively. Healsowon the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution state scholarship (51,000)and the Joseph Blazek Foundationaward (5500).Especially able in mathematics, Mr.Lewyckyj was a member of the all-starChicago area math team and w on firstplace in the oral math competition heldat Illinois University in Normal, IIIIn his valedictory address, Mr. Lewyckyj expressed the important lessonsLoyola Academy has taught him andhis fellow stud ents abou t life in general.He said: " It is essential that as adults wecontinue to cultivate new interests andpreserve a sense of fascination andcuriosity in th e limitless number of newdevelopments which will present themselves in our lifetime. We should becareful, however, not to use a broadfield of interests as an excuse for neverbecoming committed to anything."Everyone shou ld decide his goals, aprocess which must be very carefullyundertaken because it is very easy to beinfluenced by others or by society toselect goals wh ich are purely materialistic or contrary to one's own w elfare andwhich will in the end produce very littlesatisfaction. Then we should devote acertain part of ourselves to this objective in order to become involved withsomething bigger and more importantthen just ourselves, something whichendeavors to generate good and tobenefit the human race. Our long-rangegoa ls will keep us from being frustratedby short-range failures and to have seenthe best in our time and to have stood byit will endow our humble lives with agreater dignity and worth." 'Through the will of G o d and supportof those around him, Mr. Lewyckyj'said, he hopes he a n d t h e rest of his classwill go on through college and throughlife, selecting the m ost appropriate pathfor themselves.His future leads him to the six-yearnedical honors program at Northwestern University in Chicago.Mr. Lewyckyj has also found time totake an active part in Plast. Joiningwhen he was 8 years old, he is now acandidate for membership in the "Or-den K hrestonostsiv" unit. He graduatedfrom the School of Ukrainian Studieswith excellent grades and completed theUkrainian pedagogical courses. He isalso an active member, a s is h is family, inS s. Volodymyr and Olha UkrainianCatholic parish in Chicago, where heactively participates in the Ss. Borysand Hlib Youth Organization.

Grandma gets degreeTUXE DO, N.Y. - Dorothy Gru-

chowsky-Wylder, a grandmother twiceover, with another grandchild on theway, graduated in May with a master ofarts in the humanities degree fromManhattanville College in Purchase,N.Y.In April, her husband John (neeWasylyshyn), New York district manager for Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.,was presented with the award foroutstanding district performance of theyear.The Wylders reside in Tuxedo, N.Y.

Notes o n peopleMatrimony bells .

^ ,and the Odessa Ukrainian Dance Ensemble. He is also a graduate of theLesia" Ukrainka School.Mr. Kochan is also a talented artist,taking first place in drafting at the highschool industrial arts exhibit held atFayetteville, N.Y., the week of M ay 28.He is presently doing free-lance commercial art work.

A member of UNA branch 39, Mr.Kochan enjoys such sports as fishing,volleyball and golf in his free time.

Don Lapenas and Lydla MyzakWH ITEHA LL, N.Y. - Mr . andM r s . William Myzak have announcedthe engagemen t of their daughter, Lydiaof Burl ington, Vt . , to Dr. Don J.Lapenas, the son of Dr. Anna and thelate Torpia Lapenas of Dayton, Ohio.M s. Myzak, a research assistant att h e . University of Vermont School ofMedicine, is a graduate of the University of Vermont where she, received abachelor's degree in biology. She alsoworked on a research assignment in theE a r a n d Eye Infirmary in Boston. Hereshe also received a diploma for teachingbiology , a career she plans to pursue.Her fiance, Dr. Lapenas, is a graduateof the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of PittsburghSchool of Medicine. He is presentlyassistant professor in the department of

pathology at the University of VermontSchool of Medicine a

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