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V o l.
L IX
lis h e d
b y th e U k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n
In c .,a fra te rn a l" n o n -p ro fit a s s o c ia tio n !
ra in ia n W e e k l
N o .
6
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
10, 1991
V
5 0
c e n ts
U k r a in ia n C a th o lic B is h o p s S y n o d o p e n s
T o fo c u s o n a p p o in tm e n ts , C h u rc hi n U k ra in e
U k r a in ia n P a r lia m e n t s e s s io n
o p e n s
w ithd is c u s s io n
o f C h o r n o b y l p la n
ROM E
-
The Synod
o f U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
Bishops opened
o n
S u n d a y ,

F e b ru a ry3 , w ith a d iv in e litu rg y o ffe re d a t th e C a th e d ra l o f S t. S o p h ia b y a ll U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic
b is h o p s fro m
th e
diaspora and
U k ra in e in a tte n d a n c e .

O n M onday, February 4, the synod's business session began after an address d e liv e re d

b y
C a rd in a l M y ro sla v
Iv a n
L u b a c h iv s k y , th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C h u r c h 's
p rim a te . O th e r
speakers on
th e
o p e n in g
d a y
w ere
A rchbishop
A n g e lo
S o d a n o , th e
V a tic a n 's
p ro -
s e c r e ta r y
of state, and
A rchbishop
M yroslav
M arusyn,
s e c re ta ry
o f
th e
S a c re d
C o n g re g a tio n
for the O riental
C hurches.
The synod, which is to meet through
F e b ru a ry
1 0
in
c lo s e d
s e s s io n s
is
t o
m a k e h ie ra rc h ia l a p p o in tm e n ts a n d
d is c u s s
th e
re tu rn
of Cardinal

L u b a \u00ad chivsky to U kraine, a possible E ucharis- tic C o n g re s s in L v iv a n d

p re p a ra tio n s
fo r
th e c e le b ra tio n

o f th e 4 0 0 th a n n i\u00ad versary of the U nion ofB rest, according to the

R om e-based
Press O ffice
of the
U k ra in ia n C a th o lic C h u rc h .
In
his address
t o
w h a t is
o ffic ia lly
know n
a s th e S e v e n th
E x tra te rrito ria !
A m n e s ty In te rn a tio n a l
to send observer
t o
Khm ara trial
T O R O N T O
-
T he

In te rn a tio n a l S e c re ta ria t of A m n e sty In te rn a tio n a l in L o n d o n ,

h a s c o n firm e d
th a t it h a s
re c e iv e d
perm ission
t o
d e le g a te
a n
o b s e rv e r to a tte n d
th e tria l o f S te p a n
K hm ara,
a
p e o p le 's
d e p u ty
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n S S R
S u p re m e S o v ie t.
T h e re p o rt re q u e stin g A m n e sty In te r\u00ad
n a tio n a l
t o
p a rtic ip a te
in
th e
trial of
S te p a n
K hm ara w as prepared
by Ihor
Bardyn, an
a tto rn e y
fro m
T o ro n to
w ho
tra v e le d
t o
K ie v
in D e c e m b e r o f
la s t y e a r to in te rv ie w

representatives of the Procurator's Office, D r. K hm ara's d e fe n s e

c o u n s e l,
H anna
K hm ara,
a s
well as other w itnesses to file the report
fo r A m n e s ty .
A m nesty
In te rn a tio n a l
h a s
n o w
issued its ow n brief w h ic h , in p art, states,
"A m nesty
In te rn a tio n a l
is
c o n c e rn e d
th a t th e
real reason
fo r
th e
c h a rg e
a g a in s t
S te p a n
K hm ara
m ay
b e
h is
o u ts p o k e n c ritic is m

o f th e C o m m u n is t P a rty a n d it is th e re fo re se e k in g fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n fro m

th e S o v ie t a u th o ritie s on the background to his arrest and the c h a rg e a g a in s t h im ."

T he
t r i a l
o f
D r.
K hm ara
is n o w
e x p e c te d
t o
start at the earliest in the
last w eek of February.
S y n o d

o f U k ra in ia n C a th o lic B is h o p s , C a r d in a l L u b a c h iv s k y s ta te d : 'T h e r e is n o

doubt that each
of us realizes the
im p o rta n c e
o f
th is
m e e tin g
a n d
th e

g re a t re s p o n s ib ility o f o u r d e c is io n s a n d d ire c tiv e s , fo r w e s ta n d o n th e th re s h o ld of unprecedented

events in the history
o f
th e
w o rld
a n d
th e
h is to ry
of our
U k ra in ia n p e o p le .

" H a v in g p ra y e d to g e th e r y e s te rd a y jn th e C a th e d ra l o f S t. S o p h ia , to d a y w e , th e h ie ra rc h s o f th e P a rtic u la r U k ra i\u00ad n ia n

G re e k -C a th o lic
C hurch
fro m
U k ra in e
a n d
fro m
th e
d ia s p o ra
a re
g a th e re d

for the second tim e, so as to indicate the w ay for the future, to assure th e c o n tin u ity

of the Church's leader\u00ad
s h ip ,a n d
t o
b e g in
a new

s ta g e in h e r e s ta b lis h m e n t in th e la n d s o f o u r n a tiv e U k ra in e .

M ore
th a n
ever before, our
C hurch
n e e d s
h o ly
a n d
g r e a t
m en,
leaders whom
th e D iv in e W is d o m
w ill
g u id e .
"A t th is critically im p o rtan t synod w e
s h a ll
s e e k
p e o p le
w ho
h a v e

g o d ly w is d o m , w h o c a n d o w h a t is p le a s in g to G o d , w h o h a v e a fla m in g d e s ire fo r th e w ill o f G o d a n d th e w is d o m

to discern th a t w ill, to re c o g n iz e d iv in e tr u th , a n d t o

a c c o m p lis h
th e
w ill o f G o d
in
a ll
p e rfe c tio n
fo r th e g lo ry
a n d

honor of G o d 's H o ly N a m e . In th e w o rd s o f th e Servant of God

M e tro p o lita n
A ndrey
S h e p ty ts k y , th e U k ra in ia n
G reek-
C a th o lic C h u rc h , lik e th e e n tire C h u rc h
o f
C h rist,
n e e d s
p e o p le
w ho
h a v e
a
p ro fo u n d
aw areness of the w isdom
o f
th e ir s ta te , s o th a t th e y m a y a c c o m p lis h
e v e ry th in g
th a t
G od
w a n ts
o f
th e m ,
u n d e rs ta n d in g
th e ir
o b lig a tio n s
a n d
fu lfillin g
th e m
a s
is n e c e s s a r y
a n d
a p p ro p ria te fo r th e g lo ry o f G o d a n d th e
g o o d o f th e so u ls e n tru s te d to th e m ."
(Continued on page 12)
b y M a r ta K o lo m a y e ts
K IE V -
W o rk in th e S u p re m e S o v ie t

of the U krainian SSR got off to a slow ^start on Friday, February1 , as only 325 d e p u tie s re p o rte d

for their first day of
w ork
at the third
s e s s io n
of the
1 2 th
c o n v o c a tio n o f P a rlia m e n t.
H ow ever, on
Tuesday, February
5 ,

during the second plenary session of this P a rlia m e n t, th e 3 6 5 d e p u tie s a tte n d in g (th e re

a re
4 5 0
s e a ts
in
a ll) v o te d
t o
a c c e p t th e first re a d in g o fa d ra ft la w o n
C h o rn o b y l,
w h ic h
w as
p re s e n te d
b y
V o lo d y m y r
Y avorivsky,
c h a irm a n
o f
th e C o m m itte e o n th e C h o rn o b y l D is \u00ad
aster. The law
now goes back to com \u00ad
m itte e , w h e re d e p u tie s 'c o m m e n ts a n d
re m a rk s a re in c o rp o ra te d , a n d
th e n is
p re s e n te d a g a in fo r a fin a l v o te .
D u rin g

this first full w eek of w ork, th e d e p u tie s a ls o b e g a n d is c u s s in g th e la w s

o n
p riv a te
ow nership
a n d
w ork
c o m p e n s a tio n ,
a s
th e y
a w a ite d
th e
re tu rn
of President
L e o n id
M . Krav-
c h u k ,
w ho
w a s a tte n d in g
th e
W orld
E c o n o m ic
F o ru m
in

D a v o s , S w itz e r\u00ad land. O nce he returns (he was to be back o n

Thursday, February
7) the
P a rlia \u00ad
m ent is to devote tim e to discussing the
proposed M arch
17 referendum
o n th e
u n io n tre a ty .

T h e C h o r n o b y l le g is la tio n c o m p ris e s a packet of threep ro p o s a ls , am ong them a

w e ll-th o u g h t
o u t p la n
d e a lin g
w ith
(C o n tin u e d o n page 16)
K o lo m a y e ts
D e p u tie s lin e u p to a d d re s s P a rlia m e n t. F irs t a t th e m ic ro p h o n e is L a ry s a S k o ry k .
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D e m o c ra tic
o p p o s itio n
p re p sfo r o n io n
re fe re n d u m
by M arta
K o lo m a y e ts
K IE V -
A s th e M arch!7 d a te o f th e
u n io n
re fe re n d u m
fast approaches,
d e m o c ra tic
d e p u tie s
in
th e

Suprem e S o v ie t o f th e U k ra in ia n S S Rh a v e y e t to e s ta b lis h a u n ifie d p la n o f a c tio n w h ic h th e y

s h o u ld
p u rsu e
d u rin g
th e s e
b e \u00ad
ginning days of the third session of the
1 2 th c o n v o c a tio n o f th e U k ra in ia n P a r-
J ia m e n t.
D uring a press conference held M on\u00ad
d a y
a fte rn o o n ,
F e b r u a r y
4, at

th e headquarters of the W riters' U nion of Ukraine, by the Popular M ovement of U k ra in e

a n d
th e N a tio n a l
C o u n c il,
d e p u tie s s u c h a s M y k h a ilo H o ry n a n d
L a ry sa S k o ry k (re p re se n tin g
R ukh,
th e
P o p u la r
M ovem ent
o f
U k ra in e );
V o lo d y m y r
F ile n k o
(P a rty
fo r
th e
D e m o c ra tic R e b irth o f U k ra in e ); L e v k o
L u k ia n e n k o
(U k ra in ia n
R e p u b lic a n
Party) and D m ytro Pavlychko (D em o\u00ad
c ra tic
P a rly
of Ukraine) offered
th e ir
v ie w s o n
th e re fe re n d u m
proposed by
S o v ie t P re s id e n t M ik h a il G o rb a c h e v .
A lso,
d u rin g
th e
tw o -h o u r
p r e s s

conference, a round-up of recent events c o n c e rn in g R u k h a n d d e m o c ra tic m ove\u00ad m e n ts

w as
o ffe re d .
T h e s e
e v e n ts
in \u00ad
c lu d e d th e c o n g re s s h e ld in K h a rk iv o n
J a n u a ry
2 6 -2 7 , w h ic h u n ite d d e m o c r a \u00ad
tic
p a rtie s ,
o rg a n iz a tio n s
a n d
m ove\u00ad
m e n ts
in
1 0
re p u b lic s
o f
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n ; th e tw o -d a y c o n fe re n c e
o n th e
c o n c e p t o f a U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l \u0410 \u0447 \u043a \u0443
h o ldi n
K ie v o n F e b r u m y
2 -3 , a n d
ih e
G rand
C o u n c il o f\u0420 \u043b\u041b \u042c
m e e t i n g \u042c \u0433 '\u0433 \u0456
that sam e w eekend.
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Y .lk h O O V b k v .
f h a ,; a id ? ;
o f
\u201e h e
N a tio n a l C o u n c il, c a v e u
b rie fin g
e n
v h a t to e x p e c t fro m
th is th irds e h s io i! ^f
th e
U k ra in ia n

P a rlia m e n t. A s to u n d e d th a t th e C o m m u n is t m a jo rity , k n o w n a s the "G roup of 2 3 9 ," had taken responsi\u00ad b ility

fo r
a ll a c tio n s
d u rin g
th is

u p \u00ad com ing session of the Suprem e Soviet, a s s ta te d d u rin g th e p a rty b lo c 's p re s s conference on W ednesday, January 30, D r.

Y u k h n o v s 'k y
o ffe re d
fa c ts
th a t

p a in t a d iffe re n t p ic tu re . H e e x p la in e d th a t m o re th a n 3 4 0 d e p u tie s (o u t o f th e 4 5 0 ) w o rk in th e 2 3 c o m m itte e s w h ic h w ill draw

up law s for U kraine; of these 340 deputies, 126 are perm anent m em \u00ad b e rs o f th e c o m m itte e s (m e a n in g th is is th e ir

fu ll-tim e
job), and
o f
th e s e
1 2 6
d e p u tie s , 6 9
a re
m em bers
of the Na\u00ad
tio n a l C o u n c il.
H e c o n c lu d e d
b y
v J V ip g t h a t if t" u ;
c o m m itte e s p la n o u t U k ra in e 's fu tu re , it
h
c le a r tb a r th e
c o u n try 's fu tu te
d o r'
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2
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W E E K IY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
1 0 ,
1 9 9 1
N o .
6
W HO
e n d o rs e s
p la n
fo r C h o rn o b y l v ic tim s
G E N E V A
-
T he
W orld
H e a lth
O rg a n iz a tio n h a s e n d o rs e d a n in te rn a \u00ad
tio n a l p la n
to aid
v ic tim s o f th e 1 9 8 6
C h o rn o b y l
n u c le a r
d is a s te r
i n
th e
U k ra in e , re p o rte d R e u te rs .
T he
im p a c t
o f th e a c c id e n t, w h ic h
e x p o s e d
m ore
th a n
5 0 0 ,0 0 0

S o v ie t c itiz e n ! to ra d ia tio n , w a s m ore c o m p le x th a n o rig in a lly e n v is a g e d , a re p o rt to a c u r r e n t

s e s s io n
o f
th e
W H O 's 3 1 -
m em ber executive board said.
A
re s o lu tio n
a d o p te d
by the W HO
executive board on January 22 skid the
p la n
in c lu d e d
s e ttin g
u p
a n

in te rn a \u00ad tio n a l c e n te r fo r ra d ia tio n h e a lth p ro \u00ad b le m s a t O b n in s k , a b o u t

100 km
(6 0
m iles) southw est of M oscow .
I ts
ta s k s
w o u ld
be to
p ro v id e

a n d m o n ito r h e a lth c a re fo r p e o p le e x p o s e d to ra d ia tio n b y th e C h o rn o b y l d is a s te r, a n d to w o rk o u t g u id e lin e s fo r d e a lin g w ith future

n u c le a r a c c id e n ts , R e u te rs
re p o rte d .
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 0 )
C h o rn o b y ln o w
to u ris t s to p
M OSCOW
-

A u th o ritie s in U k ra in e a re o ffe rin g S o v ie t a n d fo re ig n to u ris ts a new

suggestion: a tour of the radio\u00ad
a c tiv e c o n ta m in a tio n
zone around
th e
C hornobyl reactor that blewu p in 1986,
reported the A ssociated press.
A ll
trip s
w ill
b e g in
a n d
e n d
w ith

G e ig e r c o u n te r te s ts to c h e c k th e v is i\u00ad to rs 'e x p o s u re to ra d ia tio n . If tre a tm e n t at a

ra d io lo g ic a l

m e d ic a l c e n te r is n e e d e d , it w ill b e p ro v id e d " a t n o e x tr a c h a rg e ," th e

new spaper
K om som ol-
skaya Pravda reported according to the
A P.
T h e itin e ra ry p la n n e d

b y th e S o v ie t to u r c o m p a n y , K ie v tu ris t, w ill in c lu d e th e

c ity
o f
C h o rn o b y l, a

ra d io a c tiv e w a s te d u m p a t K o p a c h i, a n d th e c o n \u00ad c re te

s a rc o p h a g u s
b u ilt a r o u n d
th e
d e s tro y e d
re a c to r.
T he
p la n t is 8 0
m iles north
o f th e
U k ra in ia n c a p ita l c ity , K ie v .
A c c o rd in g
t o
o ffic ia l
statistics, 31
p e o p le
d ie d
w hen
o n e
of the
fo u r
Chornobyl reactors exploded
in A pril
1 9 8 6 .
B u t th e
h e a d
of a

U k ra in ia n le g is la tiv e c o m m is s io n th a t in v e s tig a te d th e c a ta s tro p h e h a s sa id th e a c tu a l to ll was over 500, said the A P.

V isito rs
w ill also
s e e
th e
to w n
o f
S la v u ty c h ,
hom e
t o
th o u s a n d s

o f w o rk e rs w h o still o p e ra te th re e re a c to rs a t th e C h o rn o b y l c o m p le x .

C a rd int od e s ig n
C h o rn o b y l m edal
N EW
Y O R K
-
F a s h io n

d e s ig n e r Pierre C ardin has been selected as one o f

U N E S C O 's
h o n o ra ry
am bassadors
fo r
its c a m p a ig n
t o
ra is e fu n d s
fo r
v ic tim s o f th e C h o r n o b y l n u c le a r a c c i\u00ad
d e n t, re p o rte d
the January
28 issue of
W om en's W ear D aily (W W D ).
H e
w ill
assum e
h is
d u tie s
o n
F e\u00ad
b ru a ry
11, w hen
U N E S C O
D ire c to r
G eneral Frederico
M ayor
o ffic ia lly
a p p o in ts h im
am bassador.
M r. C ardin
w ill b e c h a r g e d
w ith
d e s ig n in g a m e d a l to c o m m e m o ra te th e
f if th
a n n iv e r s a r y
of the
C h o rn o b y l
disaster. UNESCO
h o p e s to
sell h u n \u00ad
d r e d s
of thousands
of the
m e d a ls
b e a rin gth e ^ in s c rip tio n " P rio rity E n v i\u00ad
r o n m e n t" a t p ric e s ra n g in g fro m
S 5 0 to
S500 to
raise m oney
to d e a l w ith
th e

\u0456d is a s te r's a fte rm a th , b u ild s c h o o ls a n d !restore churches and w orks of art in the re g io n , W W D

re p o rte d .
N e w s b rie fs fr o m
U k r a in e
^
T E R N O P 1 L , U k ra in e -
T he trial
o f
Y aroslav
D em ydas, head
of the
O b la st C o m m itte e fo r
D efense
of the
U k ra in ia n G re e k C a th o lic C h u rc h , w ill
com m ence on
F e b r u a r y 12 in K iev, it
h a s b e e n le a rn e d . T h e O b k is t C o m m it\u00ad
tee for
th e
D efense
of the
U k ra in ia n
G re e k C a th o lic C h u rc h a n d th e M e m o \u00ad
ria l S o c ie ty
a p p e a le d
t o
U k ra in ia n
c itiz e n s
t o
s ta g e
m assive
ra llie s
i n
s u p p o r t
o f
M r.
D em ydas
n e a r

th e headquarters of the Suprem e Soviet of th e U k ra in ia n S S R .

M r.
D em ydas, an

activist of the U k ra in ia n R e p u b lic a n P a r ty , h a d b e e n a rre s te d

o n
N o v e m b e r 6 , 1 9 9 0 . H e is
a c c u s e d
o f in c itin g
e th n ic h a tre d
a n d

o rg a n iz in g d is o rd e rs o n N o v e m b e r 1-2 o u ts id e th e U k ra in ia n P a rlia m e n t b u ild \u00ad ing in Kiev. (Respublika Press)

\u0456
K IE V
-
T he
N a tio n a l C o u n c il,
w h ic h
g ro u p s th e d e m o c ra tic

o p p o s i\u00ad tio n in th e U k ra in ia n S u p re m e S o v ie t, a n d

R ukh
q u a lifie d
th e
M arch
1 7
re fe re n d u m
a s . " u n c o n s titu tio n a l" a t a
p re s s
c o n fe re n c e
y e s te rd a y ,
U k rin -
fo rm -T A S S
re p o rte d o n F e b ru a ry 4 .
Speakers at the press
c o n f e r e n c e
em phasized
th a t a re p u b lic a n
re fe re n \u00ad
d u m
o n
w h e th e r
U k ra in e
s h o u ld
b e
independent m ust precede the referen\u00ad
d u m
o n
m a in ta in in g
th e
USSR. The
N a tio n a l C o u n c il, sa id

its leader, Ihor Y u k h n o v s k y , w ill p u r s u e p o lic ie s a im e d a t e s ta b lis h in g a n

in d e p e n d e n t U k ra i\u00ad
n ia n s ta te .

In related new s, the U krainian Inter- P a r ty A ssem bly, a n a tio n a lis tic p o litic a l group, announced at a press conference in K ie v th a t it w ill n o t a c k n o w le d g e th e r e s u lts

of the
M arch
1 7
re fe re n d u m ;,
regardless of how the vote goes, R adio
7
Kiev reported on February 1.
M e a n w h ile ,
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e
p a rlia m e n ta ry
m ajo rity
in the

U k rai\u00ad n ia n S u p re m e S o v ie t,w ho c la im to to ta l about 280 Com m unist Party m em bers, held a press conference on January3 1 .

L u b a ch ivskyt o re tu rn
toL v iv o n M a rc h 3 0
ROM E
-
C a rd in a l M y ro sla v

Iv a n L ubachivsky, m ajor archbishop of Lviv o f th e U k ra in ia n s a n d

th e h e a d o f th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic C h u rc h , w ill re tu rn to his see, the A rcheparchy of Lviv oh M arch 30.

- A c c o rd in g to th e J u lia n c a la n d a r, th is
d a te
is
L a z a ru s '
S a tu rd a y .
C a rd in a l

L u b a c h iv s k y , w h o is th e le a d e r^ o f a n e s tim a te d7 m illio n U k ra in ia n C a th o lic s in

Ukraine, Eastern
E u ro p e
a n d

th e W est and w ho has not been to U kraine for 52 years, w ill arrive in Lviv directly fro m

R om e
via a
s p e c ia lly
c h a rte re d
p la n e .

T h e p rim a te e x p e c ts to c e le b ra te h is firs t litu rg y in h is c a th e d ra l, th e C a th e \u00ad dral of S t. G eorge, on M arch3 1 , w hich a c c o rd in g

t o
th e
J u lia n
C a le n d a r
is
P a lm
S u n d a y
(Easter Sunday accord\u00ad
in g to th e G re g o ria n C a le n d a r).
Cardinal Lubachivsky
p la n s to c e le \u00ad

b r a te a ll H o ly W e e k c e re m o n ie s in L v iv a n d th e n m a k e p a s to ra l v isits to v a rio u s c itie s in U k ra in e in c lu d in g K ie v , T e r n o -

p il,
Iv a n o -F ra n k iv s k e ,
D rohobych,
Uzhhom d and others.
"T his is a
re tu rn
t o
U k ra in e
in the
f u lle s t
sense,'' Cardinal

L u b a c h iv s k y stressed. "It is tim e to re-establish the p rim ary

o ffic e s
of the Church
in Lviv
a n d
t o
n o rm a liz e
C hurch
lif e
in
U -

kraine. M y chancery in Lviv is already b e in g c re a te d a n d w ill b e o p e r a tio n a l in tim e

fo r
m y
arrival, In

th is w a y , th e h e a d o f th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic C h u rc h w ill tru ly b e re tu rn e d to h is s e e ."

R e s p o n d in g to a q u e s tio n a b o u t th e u n io n tre a ty , M y k o la S h u lh a , a m e m \u00ad ber of the Presidium

o f th e
S u p re ftie

S o v ie t, a rg u e d th a t th e d e c is io n ta k e n la s t O c to b e r n o t to sig nth e u n io n tre a ty b e fo re

a d o p tio n
of a
n e w

re p u b lic a n c o n s titu tio n w a s a m is ta k e . A c c o rd in g to M r. S h u lh a , a c tiv e p a rtic ip a tio n

in preparatory w ork would have resulted in a specific U krainian approach to the tre a ty .

S e v e ra l d a y s la te r, a s ta te m e n t b y th e
C e n tra l
C o m m itte e
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C o m m u n is t
P a rty
e x p re s s e d
s u p p o rt
fo r th e p ro p o s e d
u n io n tre a ty w ith o u t
w h ic h , it s a y s , th e r e c a n b e n o p o litic a l '
o r e c o n o m ic s ta b iliz a tio n in the c o u n try
a n d
th e
re p u b lic ,
U k in fo rm -T A S S
re p o rte d
o n
F e b ru a ry
4 . (R a d io
L i\u00ad
b e rty ).
^
L V IV - A
new s program on central

te le v is io n a n n o u n c e d re c e n tly th e L v iv C ity C ouitcil's intention to renam e 144 s tre e ts in th e c ity , sp e c ify in g th a t p la n s c a ll fo r c h a n g in g L e n in S tre e t to F re e \u00ad d o m

S tre e t
a n d
S u v o ro v
Street to
G eorge
W a s h in g to n
Street. (Respub-
like Press)
^
K IE V
-
T he
J a n u a ry
2 0
lo c a l
re fe re n d u m
t o
restore the
C rim ean
A SSR
w a s b o y c o tte d
e n
m asse
b y
C rim e a n T a ta r s , w rite s th e J a n u a r y 2 6
issue of M olod U krainy.
A u th o ritie s w e n t to s o m e le n g th
t o
prevent those opposed
to the
re fe re n \u00ad
d u m
fro m
a irin g th e ir o p in io n : th e
T a ta r-la n g u a g e
new spaper
D o s tlu k ,
w h ic h
arrives at newstands on
S a tu r\u00ad
d a y , d id n o t a p p e a r u n til T u e s d a y , tw o
d a y s a fte r th e re fe re n d u m .
C rim ean T atar leaders have said they
w ill h o ld
a

k u ru lta i (c o n g re ss) th is s p rin g , a p p a re n tly to d isc u ss th e re s to \u00ad ra tio n

of Crim ean
T a ta r
n a tio n a l-
te rrito ria l a u to n o m y .
M o lo d
U k ra in y
a s k s
w h e th e r
that w ill result in
th e
d e c la ra tio n
o f
tw o
o p p o s in g
s ta te
fo rm a tio n s in C rim e a . (R a d io L ib e rty )
^
L V IV
-
V yacheslav
C h o rn o v il,
c h a irm a n

o f th e L v iv O b la s t C o u n c il, disclosed a plan this w eek to substitute w o rk e rs 'b rig a d e s fo r th e a rm y p a tro ls th a t

w ere
t o
ta k e
t o
the streets
o n
February 1.

R e p o rtin g J a n u a r y3 0 fro mL v iv , T h e Independent quotes M r. C hornovil as s a y in g

th a t if th e
p la n fa ils, "w e w ill
protest, there w ill be rallies...in
a n

e m e rg e n c y s itu a tio n , if th e so v ie t w e re stripped ofi t s pow er,I can c a lla general strike, cut

o ff
th e
w a te r
a n d
e le c tri\u00ad
c ity ..."
T he
L o n d o n

Tim es wrote January 3 0 th a t w e ste rn U k ra in ia n le a d e rs a ls o appealed to K iev to guarantee there w ill b e n o m ilita ry o p e ra tio n I n th e re g io n .

I n
o th e r
d e v e lo p m e n ts ,
e v e r
s in c e
e le c tio n s
la s t
sp rin g
b ro u g h t
a n ti-
C o m m u n is ts in to p o w e r in L v iv , d e v e \u00ad
lo p m e n ts
th e re
h a v e
b e e n
subject \u0419 )
fu rio u s
d e n u n c ia tio n s
in

U k ra in ia n party organs. A series of articles begun J a n u a ry

15 in R a d ia n s k a U k ra in a a c \u00ad cuses form er political prisoner M r. C hor\u00ad novil of am assing to o m uch pow eri n his h a n d s , d is c rim in a tin g a g a in s t C o m m u \u00ad n is ts ,a n d

o f c re a tin g
a n
u n s ta b le ,
p o s s ib ly
" d a n g e r o u s " s itu a tio n
in
th e
re g io n . (R a d io L ib e rty )
9
K IE V . -
A tw o -d a y c o n fe re n c e in
K ie v
d e v o te d
t o
th e
" in te rn a l
a n d
e x te rn a l
s e c u rity
o f
U k ra in e a n d
th e
c o n c e p t
o f
a
U k ra in ia n
arm y
e n d e d
S u n d a y ,
F e b ru a ry
3 , re p o rte d
R a d io
K ie v .
P a rtic ip a n ts
a d o p te d
a

fo u r-p a rt a p p e a l to th e P a rlia m e n t c a llin g o n it to p ro n o u n c e o n th e s ta tu s o f th e U S S R arm ed

forces in
U k ra in e a n d
to esta\u00ad
blish a U krainian M inistry of D efense.
They also w orked onth e creation of a
"C o m m itte e
fo r
th e
R e s u rre c tio n
o f
th e A rm ed

F o rc e s o f U k ra in e ," ta k in g in to a c c o u n t th a t th e m ilita ry h a d a k e y ro le to p la y in th e p ro c la m a tio n o f th e in d e p e n d e n t U k ra in ia n s ta te in 1 9 1 8 .

A m ong
th e
c o n fe re n c e

p a rtic ip a n ts w e re m e m b e rs o f th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il, th e d e m o c ra tic o p p o s itio n in U k ra in e 's P a rlia m e n t, R u k h a n d th e A s s o c ia tio n o f D e m o c ra tic C o u n c ils .

A lso a tte n d in g
w e re p h ilo s o p h e r
V o lo d y m y r
M u ly a v a
-
a u th o r
of a
recent piece about the need for a na\u00ad
tio n a l a rm y , C o l. V a le riy
K ryvobosky
of the staff of th e K iev M ilitary D istrict
a n d
Y u riy S h u k h e v y c h , th e s o n o f th e
fo rm er
c o m m a n d e r-in -c h ie f
o f4 h e
U k ra in ia n
In su rg e n t A rm y . (R a d io
L ib e rty )
9
L V IV\u2014

A n extraordinary council of representatives of U krainian student o rg a n iz a tio n s

w as
h e ld
h e re ,

d u rin g w h ic h p a rtic ip a n ts a p p ro v e d a m e a su re t o

u n ite w ith s tu d e n t b ro th e rh o o d s in Lviv and Volyn, reported a recent issue o f

M o lo d
U k ra in y .
P la n s
w ere
a ls o
draw n
u p
fo r
a
g a th e rin g

of student leaders to be held this m onth in order to d is c u s s th e fo u n d in g

c o n fe re n c e
o f
U k ra in e 's s tu d e n t g ro u p sn o w s la te d fo r
sp rin g . (R e sp u b lik a P re ss)
U k r a in ia n W e e K li
F O U N D E D
1 9 3 3
A n
E n g lis h -la n g u a g e
U k r a in ia n
n e w s p a p e r
p u b lis h e d
b y
th e
U k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l
A s s o c ia tio n
ln c .r
a
n o n -p ro fit
a s s o c ia tio n , a t 3 0
M o n tg o m e ry
S t., J e rs e y
C ity ,
N J.
0 7 3 0 2 .
S e c o n d -c la s s
p o s ta g e
p a id
a t J e rs e y
C ity , N J . 0 7 3 0 2 .
(IS S N
-
0 2 7 3 -9 3 4 8 )
Y e a rly
s u b s c r ip tio n
ra te : S 2 0 ; fo r
U N A m e m b e rs
-
S 1 0 .
A ls o
p u b lis h e d
b y
th e
UNA: Svoboda, a
U k r a in ia n -la n g u a g e
d a ily
n e w s p a p e r.
T h e
W e e k ly
a n d
S v o b o d a :
(2 0 1 ) 4 3 4 -0 2 3 7 , -0 8 0 7 , -3 0 3 6
U N A :
(2 0 1 )4 5 1 -2 2 0 0
P o s tm a s te r, s e n d a d d re s s
c h a n g e s to :
T h e
U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly
P .O . Box 346
J e rs e y C ity , N J . 0 7 3 0 3
E d ito r: R o m a
H a d z e w y c z
^
A s s o c ia te
E d ito rs : M a r ia
K o lo m a y e ts
C h ry s ty n a
L a p y c h a k
T h e
U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly , F e b ru a ry
1 0 , 1 9 9 1 , N o . 6 , V o l. L IX
C o p y r ig h t 1 9 9 1 b y T h e
U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly
N o.6
-
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
10, 1991
H o ry n
u p d a te s W a s h in g to n o n n e w d e v e lo p m e n ts in U k r a in e
by Irene Jarosew ich
W A S H IN G T O N -
M y k h a ilo H o ry n
m et
w ith
num erous governm ent

o ffi\ue000 c ia ls , policym akers and press represen\ue000 ta tiv e s o n J a n u a r y 2 8 -2 9 in W a s h in g to n t o

in fo rm
th e m

about the newest de\ue000 v e lo p m e n ts in U k ra in e a n d in p a rtic u la r e x p la in

th e
u p c o m in g
re fe re n d u m
o n

th e u n io n tre a ty . M r. H o ry n u rg e d th a t official observers be sent to U kraine for th e M a rc h

17 re fe re n d u m
v o te .
b y O le n a S t e r c h o H e n d le r
P H IL A D E L P H IA
-
T he first U .S.
c o n s u l- g e n e r a l
t o
U k ra in e ,
Jo n

G u n d e r s o n , h e ldh is firs t p u b lic m e e tin g w ith U k ra in ia n A m e ric a n s in P h ila d e l\ue000 p h ia ,

o n
Tuesday, January

2 2 . M r. Gunderson, who is scheduled to depart for the new

U .S . c o n s u la te in
K iev in
la te
February, appeared
a t th e in v ita -
.
tio n
of the
U k ra in ia n
H um an
R ig h ts
C o m m itte e -
P h ila d e lp h ia R u k h .
M r. Gunderson
in fo rm ed
th e
s ta n -
in g -ro o m -o n ly
crow d
th a t a lth o u g h
a
perm anent
lo c a tio n
s a t i s f y i n g
U .S .
s e c u rity a n d

o th e r c rite ria h a d n o t y e t b e e n lo c a te d in K ie v , th e c o n s u la te w a s te n ta tiv e ly s la te d to o p e n fo r b u s in e s s in te m p o ra ry

q u a rte rs
in
th e
F lo re n c ia
A p a rtm e n ts o n M a rc h 6 .
It is a n tic ip a te d

that it w ill be fully o p e ra tio n a l b y la te s u m m e r a lth o u g h it is not clear w hen it w ill be able to issue v is a s .

A t
p re s e n t,
J o h n
S te p a n c h u k ,
M r . G u n d e r s o n 's d e p u t y , is in M o s c o w
a n d
U k ra in e
d o in g
a d v a n c e
w ork
in
p re p a ra tio n
fo r th e c o n s u la r o p e n in g ,
a n d w ill s h o rtly b e jo in e d b y o th e rs t a f f .
N o tin g
th a t th e
o p e n in g
of a
U .S .

c o n s u la te h a d b e e n d e ra ile d th re e tim e s in the past, over a period of m any years \u2014

b y
th e
S o v ie t
in v a s io n
o f
A fgha\ue000
n is ta n , th e d o w n in g o f K A L 0 0 7 , a n d
th e b u g g in g o fth e
new U .S.Em bassy in
M oscow
\u2014
M r. G underson
e x p re s s e d
great pleasure
th a t d ip lo m a tic

p a p e rs had finally been exchanged on D ecem \ue000 b e r 1 2 , 1 9 9 0 , b e tw e e n th e U .S . a n d th e S o v ie t U n io n to m a k e th is lo n g -s o u g h t g o a l a re a lity .

M r. Gunderson emphasized that the
new consulate w as terribly im p o rtan t to
U .S .interests, since it presented a voice
T hroughout his m eetings, M r. H oryn,
a d e p u ty
in th e S u p re m e S o v ie t o f th e
U k ra in ia n

SSR , first vice-president of R u k h , a n d c h a irm a n o f R u k h 's P o litic a l Council, expressed

c o n c e rn
a b o u t th e
re fe re n d u m
a n d th e in te g rity o f th e e le c \ue000
tion process.

M r. H o ry n w a rn e d th a t th e q u e s tio n that w ill be put to a vote on M arch 17 has been designed

in such a w ay as to
s o lic it
a n
affirm ativ e
r e s p o n s e .
I n
in U kraine -
"an area of m ajor im por\ue000
ta n c e , h a v in g th e g e o g ra p h ic a l siz e a n d
p o p u la tio n o f F r a n c e , w ith o n e -fifth
o f
th e
p o p u la tio n
o f
th e
S o v ie t

U n io n , one-fourth ofi t s natural resources,one- h a lf o f its g ra in a n d w h e a t p r o d u c tio n , a n d

p e r h a p s
its m o s t e d u c a te d
a n d
v ib ra n t p o p u la tio n ." It w ill b e th e th ird
U .S .
in s ta lla tio n
in
th e S o v ie t U n io n ,
. the others being the em bassy
in M os\ue000
c o w , a n d th e c o n s u la te in L e n in g ra d .
D u rin g
h is
o p e n in g
rem arks,
M r.
G underson
o u tlin e d
th e
b a s ic
p o lic y
a p p ro a c h
o f th e U n ite d S ta te s to w a rd s
U kraine. That
p o lic y
su p p o rts
a n d
e n c o u ra g e s c o n tin u e d
d e m o c ra tiz a tio n
in
U k ra in e , th e d e c e n tra liz a tio n
o f
power, a
m ore
o p e n
econom y, and
e v o lu tio n
to w ard
a m arket system . At
th e
sam e
tim e, the
U n ite d
S ta te s b e \ue000
lie v e s th a t re la tio n s b e tw e e n
K ie v a n d
M oscow
s h o u ld b e d e c id e d b y th e c o n \ue000
cerned parties peacefully,
h o p e fu lly
th r o u g h th e e v o lu tio n o f e v e n ts .
T o
th e s e
ends, M r. Gunderson
e x \ue000
p la in e d
th t th e c o n s u la te 's fu n c tio n
in
K ie v w o u ld b e to re p re s e n t th e U n ite d
S ta te s a n d
its policies, to

p ro m o te exports, business and tourism , to facili\ue000 ta te

c u ltu ra l
a n d
e d u c a tio n a l
e x \ue000
changes, and
t o
in c re a s e
th e
flo w
o f
b o th in fo rm a tio n
a n d p e o p le .

F o r e x a m p le , M r. G u n d e rs o n a n tic i\ue000 p a te s th a t th e c o n s u la te w ill b e a b le to assist businesspersons w ho are interest\ue000 ed in tr a d in g w ith U k ra in e , th a t it m ig h t have a

ro le
in
in c re a s in g

th e m e d ic a l a s s is ta n c e to th e v ic tim s o f C h o r n o b y l, a n d

th a t
it c o u ld , th ro u g h
F u lb rig h t
s c h o la rs h ip s ,
fa c ilita te
s tu d e n t
e x \ue000
c h a n g e s .
M r. Gunderson
n e x t
o u tlin e d
h is
b a s ic g o a ls a n d
a p p ro a c h
t o
fu lfillin g

essence, voters w ill be asked if they are in fa v o r o fa n e w S o v ie t U n io n in w h ic h in d iv id u a l rig h ts a n d n a tio n a lrig h ts w ill b e p ro te c te d w ith o u t re g a rd to e th n ic ity o r to re lig io u sb e lie f.

H e ls in k i C o m m is s io n C h a ir m a n S e n .
D e n n is
D e C b n c in i (D -A riz .) a n d
C o-
c h a irm a n
R e p . S te n y
H oyer (D -M d.)
re s p o n d e d
fa v o ra b ly
t o
M r.
H o r y n 's
request and
in d ic a te d
th a t th e y w o u ld
p u rsu e
th e
p o s s ib ility
of sending
o b \ue000
servers to U kraine.
h is
ru le
a s
consul general. First and
fo rem o st,
h e
in te n d s
t o
e x p a n d
U .S .
c o n ta c ts
n o t o n ly
in
K ie v
but on
th e
o b la s t
a n d
lo c a l
le v e ls
th ro u g h o u t
U kraine. As the "eyes and

ears of the U nited States," he desires to pursue an " o p e n d o o r p o lic y ," w h ic h , h e s a id , w ill b e in c lu s iv e , r a th e r th a n e x c lu s iv e , o f a ll g ro u p s

a n d
fo rc e s
p re s e n tly
a c tiv e in
U k ra in e .
M r. Gunderson emphasized that the
c o n s u la te
m ust
rem ain
o p e n
t o
a ll
g ro u p s so th a t in fo rm e d ju d g m e n ts c a n
b e
m ade
a s
t o
w hat
is
in
th e
b e s t
in te re s ts
o f
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
-
a n
a b ility
i n
w h ic h
th e
U .S . h a s
b e e n
ham pered
in the past through the lack
o f
a
p re s e n c e
o n
U k ra in ia n
soil. A s
s u c h , th e U n ite d
S ta te s is u n w illin g to
becom e
b e h o ld e n
to a n y
p a rtic u la r
g ro u p
in
U k ra in e .
N onetheless,

M r. G underson em phasized that the consu\ue000 la te w o u ld re p re s e n t c e rta in v a lu e s s i^ h a s

hum an
rig h ts
a n d
fundam ental
freedom s,
w h ic h
w o u ld
n o t
b e
com \ue000
prom ised.
In o rd e r to im p le m e n t h is a p p r o a c h ,
M r. Gunderson
in te n d s to
tra v e l o u t\ue000

side of K iev at least once a m onth, and to e x p e rie n c e th e d iv e rs ity o f v ie w p o in ts a n d

g ro u p s
b y
e v e n tu a lly
v is itin g
a ll

areas in U kraine. H e noted that one of the first groups he plans to m eet w l: I. is th e

le a d e rs h ip
o f
R u k h , th e
P c p tria r
M ovem ent
o f
Ukraine, which
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
regards as a genuine
, m o v e m e n t fo r d e m o c ra tic c h a n g e in th e
a re a .
M r. G undersoni s not fluent in U krai\ue000
n ia n , n o r is th e c o n s u la te
s ta ff,o th e r
th a n

M r. Stepanchuk. M r. G underson p le d g e d , h o w e v e r, th a t le a rn in g U k ra i\ue000 n ia n w o u ld b e h is first p rio rity , a n d th a t

L ik e w is e ,
R ep. N ew t
G in g ric h
(R -
G a .),
H ouse
R e p u b lic a n
w h ip ,
p ro \ue000
m ised
th a t h e w ill c o n ta c t th e
H ouse
F o re ig n
A ffairs
C o m m itte e
a n d
th e
D e p a rtm e n t
of State and
u rg e th a t a
d e le g a tio n
o f
o b s e rv e rs
b e
s e n t
t o
U k ra in e fo r th e re fe re n d u m
v o te .
Form er
U .S . A m bassador
t o
th e
U n ite d
N a tio n s
J e a n e
K irk p a tric k
o ffe re d
a d d itio n a l
s u g g e s tio n s
a b o u t
p riv a te
o rg a n iz a tio n s
th a t
m ig h t b e

helpful as outside observers and urged th a t th e d e m o c ra tic m o v e m e n ts fro m a ll th e

re p u b lic s
to g e th e r
p e titio n
th e
U n ite d
N a tio n s
re g a rd in g
th e
re fe re n \ue000
dum .
W hile
h e
s a id
th a t
h e
c o u ld

n o t p re d ic t th e o u tc o m e o f a p o p u la r v o te regarding independence, M r. H oryn did s a y

that eastern
U k ra in e
and.w estern

U k ra in e a re n o w o v e rw h e lm in g ly a n ti- C o m m u n is t. M r. H o ry n a ls o n o te d th a t e v e n

as President M ikhail Gorbachev im p le m e n ts re p re s s iv e p o lic ie s , th e re is a m a jo r c h a n g e fro m

th e p a s t: th e re n o
lo n g e r e x is ts a n
id e o lo g ic a l b a s e .o r a
c e n tra l a u th o rity in th e K re m lin .
T he
C o m m u n is t
id e o lo g y
is
d e a d .

T he center's only tool is repression, and w hile this tactic m ay restrain and slow th e d e m o c ra tic m o v e m e n ts in th e s h o rt term ,

it
is n o t e n o u g h
t o
s to p
th e
m o v e m e n ts c o m p le te ly , M r. H o ry n
em phasized.

O n C a p ito l H ill, M r. H o ry n also m et w ith S e n . B ill B rad ley (D -N .J.) a n d staff m e m b e rs o f th e S e n a te C o m m itte e o n F o re ig n R e la tio n s . F ro m

th e e x e c u tiv e branch, he m et w ith Jack K em p,secre\ue000 tary of the D epartm ent of H ousing and U r b a n D e v e lo p m e n t; W e n d e llL . W ilk ie

I I ,
general counsel, D epartm ent of
-C om m erce;
C u rtis
K am m an,
d e p u ty
a s s is ta n t
s e c re ta ry
of state; Jon
G un\ue000
d e rs o n , th e U n ite d S ta te s c o n s u l-g e n e -
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 2 )
a ll
o f
h is
s ta f f
m em bers
w o u ld
b e
re q u ire d to s tu d y th e la n g u a g e .
I n
other com m ents, M r. G underson
a d d re s s e d
the present U .S. view
of the

p o litic a l u p h e a v a l in th e S o v ie t U n io n , a n d th e c ra c k d o w n in th e B a ltic s ta te s . W ith

re g a rd
t o
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n
in
g e n e ra l,
M r. Gunderson
s ta te d
th a t
th e re h a d c le a rly b e e n a fa llb a c k , w ith
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 2 )
K ie v c o n s u l g e n e r a l- d e s ig n a te a d d re s s e s U k r a in ia n c o m m u n ity in P h ila d e lp h ia
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