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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
In c .,
ra in ia n
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c ,a fra te rn a l n o n -p ro fit a s s o c ia tio n !
V
V o l.
L IX
N o .4 4
T H E
U K R A IN IA NW E E K L Y
S U N D A Y ,N O V E M B E R 3 ,1 9 9 1
5 0c e n ts
I n
U k ra in e 's S u p re m eC o u n c il
C h o rn o b y l s ta tio n to b e s h u t d o w n b y 1 9 9 3
P ro je c t H O P E
d e liv e r s a id
t o
U k ra in e
by Chrystyna Lapychak
K iev Press Bureau
K IE V
-
T w o A m e ric a n
m ilitary
a irp la n e s , c a rry in g
150 tons of m edical
s u p p lie s a n d
h u m a n ita ria n a id , m o stly
fo r
victim s of the
Chornobyl nuclear
disaster, landed
a t
K ie v 's
B o ry sp il
A irport on O ctober 24 and 25.
T he
shipm ent
w as
p a r t
o f a S 5 .4
m illio n

in itia tiv e b y U .S . P re s id e n t George Bush, launched in February to s h ip a id d ire c tly to th e B a ltic s ta te s a n d U k ra in e . It is c o o rd in a te d

b y
P ro je c t
H O PE
(H e a lth
O p p o rtu n itie s
fo r
P e o p le
Everyw here), a
n o n -p ro fit
a g e n c y s p e c ia liz in g in e m e rg e n c y h e a lth
a s s is ta n c e .
T he first sh ip m en t, m ark in g the first
la n d in g
ever of an
A m erican
m ilitary
a irc ra ft
o n
U k ra in ia n
soil, arrived

o n T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 2 4 ;a n dw as fo llo w e d by a

press conference
w ith
U k ra in ia n
h e a lth
m in istry
o f f ic ia ls ,
U k ra in ia n

p a rlia m e n ta ria n s , a re p re s e n ta tiv e fro m th e U .S . D efense D ep artm en t, th e U .S . C onsul-G eneral in K iev and representa\u00ad tives from

th e c o n trib u tin g c h a ritie s .
" I 'd
lik e to th a n k

all A m ericans, e s p e c ia lly a ll U k ra in ia n A m e ric a n s fo r your good hearts, because right now , as U kraine only begins to rise on its feet

(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 2 )
^
^
by Chrystyna Lapychak
K iev Press Bureau
K IE V -

F iv e a n d a h a lfy e a r s a fte r a nuclear accident struck the Chornobyl nuclear power plant 70 m iles north of K ie v , th e S u p re m e C o u n c il o f U k ra in e v o te d

on Tuesday, O ctober2 9 , to shut
d o w n th e in fa m o u s s ta tio n n o la te r th a n
1 9 9 3 .

The resolution cam e in response to a f ir e , which ravaged the turbogenerator o f

th e
N o. 2
re a c to r
o n
O c to b e r 1 1 ,
c a u s in g
th e
re a c to r's
im m ed iate
s h u t\u00ad
dow n. No
ra d ia tio n
was reportedly
re le a s e d .
T he
U k ra in ia n
P a rlia m e n t v o te d to
k e e p
reactor No. 2 shut down and
t o
b e g in
ta k in g
it c o m p le te ly
o ff
lin e
im m e d ia te ly / w h ile
s e ttin g
a

d e a d lin e o f1 9 9 3 fo r s h u ttin g d o w n re a c to rs N o. 1 and 3.

C itin g
th e
O c to b e r
1 1
f ir e
a s
th e
r e a s o n
fo r " a
s h a r p
h e ig h te n in g
o f
s o c io -p s y c h o lo g ic a l te n s io n

w ith in th e p o p u la tio n ," th e re s o lu tio n sa id " it u n d e rlin e d

the specific
dangers of the
s ta tio n
a n d
fo rc e s
a
re v ie w
of pre\u00ad
v io u s ly se t d e a d lin e s fo r th e s h u td o w n
of all energy blocks."

In a re s o lu tio n d a te d A u g u st1 ,1 9 9 0 , th e th e n S u p re m e S o v ie t o f th e U k ra i\u00ad n ia n

S S R
v o te d
th a t
th e
C h o rn o b y l
A ES should be shut dow n by 1995.
"C hornobyl
is
th e
most dangerous
Anti-nuclear dem onstrations, such as the
s h o w
U k r a in e 's c it iz e n s ' c o m m it m e n t t o
a to m ic
e n e rg y
b lo c k
i n
th e
w o rld ,
p a rtic u la rly
if o n e ta k e s in to a c c o u n t
th e
s a r c o p h a g u s
su rro u n d in g
th e
strick en fo u rth reacto r," said D r. Y uriy
S h c h e rb a k ,
U k ra in e 's
m inister of the
e n v iro n m e n t. " T h e
w h o le w o rld
fe a rs

w h a t c o u ld s till h a p p e n th e r e ," h e s a id d u rin g a d e b a te o v e r th e re s o lu tio n in P a rlia m e n t.

o n e p ic tu r e d a b o v e , h e ld in A p r il 1 9 9 0 ,
s h u ttin g d o w n th e C h o r n o b y l s ta tio n .
T h e re s o lu tio n a ls o s e ts a d e a d lin e o f
D ecem ber1 for the S uprem e C ouncil to
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 2 )
Larysa Skoryk speaksa t Canadian Friendso f Rukh conference
by Oksana Zakydalsky
TORONTO -
T h eC a n a d ia n F rie n d s
o f
R ukh
h e ld
th e ir
s e c o n d
n a tio n a l
c o n fe re n c e
o n
O c to b e r
2 6 -2 7
a t
S t.
V lad im ir's
In s titu te .
T he
a s s o c ia tio n ,
o rg a n iz e d

tw o years ago, is com prised of 14 branches throughout C anada; 11 of these

(M ontreal, O ttaw a, O shaw a,
T o ro n to ,
H a m ilto n ,
S t.

C a th e rin e s , L ondon, W indsor, T hunder Bay, W in\u00ad n ip e g

and V ancouver) sent delegates to
th e
c o n fe re n c e .
T he
o th e r th re e
(E d \u00ad
m onton, R egina and Saskatoon) sent in
re p o rts.
T he
q u e s tio n
o n
e v e ry o n e ^
m ind
w as,
of course, "w hither R ukh?" now
th a t U k ra in e h a d
p ro c la im e d
its in d e \u00ad
p e n d e n c e . B o th
th e
a s s o c ia tio n
p r e s i\u00ad
dent, Erast H uculak, w ho had recently
re tu rn e d
fro m

U k ra in e a fte r e x te n s iv e c o n s u lta tio n s w ith th e R u k h le a d e rs h ip th e re

a n d
th e
special guest,
R ukh
C o u n c il m e m b e r a n d P e o p le 's D e p u ty
L a ry s a
Skoryk, assured
th e

d e le g a te s th a t R u k h still h a d a n im p o rta n t ro le to p la y in U k ra in e .

As M s. Skoryk
said, "Rukh

is the m ain structure and w ill rem ain the m ain stru c tu re

w h ic h
w ill d ir e c t a n d
re a liz e

re fo rm s in U k ra in e . O n ly w h e n th e a im fo r w h ic h R u k h w a s c re a te d , th e in d e \u00ad pendence of U kraine, becom es a reality, w ill R u k h

c h a n g e in to a b o d y fo r th e
support of independence."
B ranch
re p o rts d e sc rib in g
a c tiv itie s
a n d
fu n d
raising efforts of the various
b ra n c h e s
w ere
p re s e n te d ,
a s
well as
re p o rts
o f
th e
n a tio n a l

c o o rd in a tin g e x e c u tiv e . M r. H u c u la k g a v e th e p re s i\u00ad d e n t's re p o rt a n d th e c o m m itte e c h a irs p re s e n te d th e irs : O lia K a ly m o n fo r th e E c o n o m ic

Com m ittee (standing in for V a sy l K a ly m o n ), C h o rn o b y l C o m m it\u00ad tee (D r. Jaroslav S hudrak), E m ergency T a sk F o rc e C o m m itte e (M r. H u c u la k ), Y o u th C o m m itte e (M o tria O n y s c h u k ), T e c h n ic a l C o m m itte e (P e tro B a ie r) a n d th e P re s s C o m m itte e (R o m a n M e ln y k ).

A s u b s ta n tia l a m o u n t o f tim e a t th e
c o n fe re n c e

was devoted to the discus\u00ad sio n o f th e c o n s titu tio n a n d th e v e rs io n fin a lly

a d o p te d
p ro v id e d
fo r
a
n e w
m e th o d
o f
s e le c tin g
th e
n a tio n a l c o \u00ad
o rd in a tin g
e x e c u tiv e . U p
t o
n o w , th e
e x e c u tiv e
of one branch
(c u rre n tly
Toronto) also perform ed
th e
fu n c tio n s
o f
a
n a tio n a l c o o rd in a tin g
e x e c u tiv e ,
T h e a d o p te d
c o n s titu tio n
p ro v id e s fo r
th e e le c tio n
o f a n a tio n a l e x e c u tiv e a t
the annual conference. T his conference
c h o s e
th e
fo llo w in g
n a tio n a l
c o o rd i\u00ad
n a tin g e x e c u tiv e : M r. H u c u la k
( p r e s i\u00ad
d e n t),
Y uri
O k h ry m
(v ic e -p re s id e n t),
L id a H u c u la k
(c o o rd in a to r), T e o d o siy
W o lo s h y n
(secretary), and
B ohdan
M y n d iu k (tre a su re r).
A m ong
th e
re s o lu tio n s
a d o p te d
b y
th e
c o n fe re n c e

w ere the follow ing: to prepare a detailed financial report of the fu n d s

g iv e n fo r a id to U k ra in e b y th e
e n d
o f
D ecem ber;
t o
p ro v id e
b o th
m o ra l a n d fin a n c ia l a id to R u k h a c tiv i\u00ad
tie s o n b e h a lf o f th e re fe re n d u m
fo r a n
in d e p e n d e n t U k ra in e .

At the conference M s. Skoryk spoke a b o u t R u k h in U k ra in e . T h e im m e d ia te ta s k

o f
R ukh
is to
e n s u re
a
p o s itiv e
,re su lt a t th e re fe re n d u m .

M s. S k o ry k u n d e rlin e d th e w e a k n e s s o f R u k h in th e s o u th e rn

a n d
e a s te r n
re g io n s
o f
U -
k ra in e . In
som e oblasts \u2014
M y k o la iv ,
K herson, Z aporizhzhia, O dessa, C rim ea
\u2014
R ukh
h a s
m erely
a
s y m b o lic
p re \u00ad
sence. In order to reach people in these
regions, access
t o
th e
m ass
m e d ia ,
p a rtic u la rly
te le v is io n , is c ru c ia l.
I t
m ust
b e
o b ta in e d a t th e
o b la s t
le v e l
b e c a u s e
lo c a l
te le v is io n
a c c e s s e s
th e
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 1 )
S ev en c a n d id a tesv ie f o r
U k r a in e 's p r e s id e n c y
JE R S E Y
C IT Y , N .J . -
T he citi\u00ad

zens of U kraine will choose am ong se v e n c a n d id a te s w h e n th e y v o te fo r their first president on D ecem ber 1.

As of O ctober 31, the last day to
register as a
candidate, seven
m en
h a d
c o lle c te d
o v e r
1 0 0 ,0 0 0
s ig n a \u00ad
tu r e s ,th e
num ber
n e c e s s a ry
t o
b e
p la c e d o n th e b a llo t.
A m ong
th e
p re s id e n tia l

h o p e fu ls are current Suprem e Council C hair\u00ad m an

L e o n id
K ravchuk,
w ho
re \u00ad
g is te re d w ith2 5 0 ,0 0 0 s ig n a tu re s , a n d
L v iv
O blast
C h a irm a n
V yacheslav
C h o rn o v il,
w ho
c o lle c te d
o v e r
176,000 signatures.
O th e rs in th e ra c e in c lu d e P e o p le 's
D e p u ty
L ev
L u k ia n e n k o , a
fo rm er

p o litic a l p ris o n e r; I h o r Y u k h n o v s k y , th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il c h a irm a n a n d h e a d o f th e p a rlia m e n ta ry c o m m itte e on education; O leksanderTkachenko, the m inister of agriculture.

T he
last tw om m
t o
re g is te r
a s
c a n d id a te s
fo r
th e

p re s id e n tia l b id were Leopold Taburiansky,a people's d e p u ty fro m

D n ip ro p e tro v s k e
w ho
e n jo y s
p o p u la rity
i n
th e
e a s te r n
re g io n s o f U k ra in e , a n d V o lo d y m y r
H ry n io v , a n e th n ic R u s s ia n
w ho is
(Continued on page 12)
2
T H F U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SU NDAY, NOVEMBER
3 .1 9 9 1
N o.4 4
U k r a in ia nC a th o lic s g iv e n b e ll to w e r
in s te a d o f e m p ty c h u rc h
in K ie v
K IE V
-
T he
U k ra in ia n
G reek-

C a th o lic C h u rc h , w h ic h h a s re q u e s te d th e u s e o f a n e m p ty c h u r c h w h ilei t s o w n church is being b u ilt, w as given a church b e ll to w e r in s te a d .

T h e e x e c u tiv e c o m m itte e o f th e C ity C o u n c il o f K ie v d e c id e d o n S e p te m b e r 16 to

g iv e
o v e r th e
bell tow er of St.
M y k o la
th e
G ood,
in
K ie v 's
h is to ric
P o d o l
d i s t r i c t ,
w h ile
th e
a d jo in in g
church and school stand em pty, report\u00ad
e d
the Press Bureau of the U krainian
C a th p lic C h u rc h re c e n tly .
T he
R e v . V a le riy
S h k a ru p s k y

e s ti\u00ad m a te d th a t a b o u t 3 0 0 U k ra in ia n C a th o \u00ad lic s a tte n d litu rg y in K ie v , b u t o n ly 1 0 0 f it in th e b e ll to w e r. T h e to w e r a ls o h a s n o c h a p e l o r c h u r c h fa c ilitie s . H e s a id th a t h e w ill c o n tin u e to h o ld se rv ic e s in the courtyard, as he has been doing for th e p a s t y e a r, a n d th e b e ll to w e r w o u ld be used for adm inistrative be used for a d m in is tra tiv e

o ffic e s .
A lth o u g h th is is to b e u se d o n ly te m \u00ad
porarily \u2014
u n til a n o th e r c h u rc h is b u ilt
\u2014
no land has been given to the G reek-
C a th o lic s o f K ie v to b u ild a c h u rc h o n .

T h e c ity e x e c u tiv e c o m m itte e d e c id e d th a t th e b e ll to w e r b e h a n d e d o v e r to th e C hurch

by N ovem ber
1, and
th a t th e
D irecto rate

of the A rtistic Exposition of the M inistry of C ulture, w hich is in the bell tow er, be m oved out by N ovem -

^
ber 15.
K ie v 's
a c tin g
M ayor
O leksander
M o s iy u k ,
o n e
of the tw o
c o u n c iirn e n
w ho
s ig n e d
th e
d e c is io n , g a v e

tw o re a s o n s fo ri t : " T h e U k ra in ia n O rth o d o x o f

th e
M oscow
P a tria rc h a te
a n d
th e
U k ra in ia n
A u to c e p h a lo u s
O rth o d o x
w o u ld n e v e r a llo w
a church ^
V iVv
t^

b e g iv e n to th e U k ra in ia n G re e k -C a th o \u00ad lic s ;a n d th e U k ra in ia n G re e k -C a th o lic s have no

tra d itio n
in K ie v a n d

e a s te rn U kraine and therefor have no riaht to a n y o f th e e x is tin g c h u rc h e s ," re p o rte d th e C a th o lic P re s s B u re a u .

T h e b e ll to w e r d e c is io n w a s m a d e " in a c c o rd a n c e w ith A rtic le1 7 o f th e la w o f th e U k ra in ia n

S S R
re g a rd in g
fre e d o m
o f
c o n s c ie n c e
a n d
re lig io u s

o rg a n iz a \u00ad tio n s "a n d to o k in to c o n s id e ra tio n th e statem ent of the head of the U krainian G re e k -C a th o lic

C hurch,
C a rd in a l
M yroslav
Iv a n
Lubachivsky, reported
the press bureau.

In a n O c to b e r 4 s ta te m e n t, C a rd in a l L u b a c h iv s k y o b je c te d to th e tre a tm e n t of the G reek-C atholics.H e said th a t: "46 y e a rs a g o th e S o v ie t g o v e rn m e n t to o k o v e r

m ore
th a n
4 ,3 0 0
c h u rc h e s
a n d
h u n d r e d s
of other
b u ild in g s
w h ic h
b e lo n g e d
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
G reek-
C a th o lic C h u rc h a n d e ith e r tu rn e d th e m
over to
th e O rth o d o x
C hurch
of the
M oscow
Patriarchate, closed
th e m ,
destroyed them or m ade them m useum s
o f
a th e is m ...th e
U k ra in ia n
G reek-
C a th o lic C h u rc h h a s n o t re c e iv e d e ith e r
c o m p e n s a tio n
o r
a n
a p o lo g y
fro m
e ith e r th e g o v e rn m e n t o f U k ra in e o r th e
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
C hurch
fo r
th e
tra n s g re s s io n s
w h ic h
w ere
co m m itted
a g a in s t th e C h u r c h ."
In d ep en d en c eo f B a ltic s ta te s ' O ly m p ic C o m m ittees
rec o g n iz edb y In te rn a tio n a l O ly m p h C o m m ittee
M OSCOW
-
T he
In te rn a tio n a l
O ly m p ic
C o m m itte e
o ffic ia lly
re c o g \u00ad
n iz e d
th e
in d e p e n d e n c e
o f
E s to n ia ,
L a tv ia
a n d
L ith u a n ia 's
N a tio n a l
O ly m p ic C o m m itte e s
a t
its
e x e c u tiv e

b o a r d m e e tin g S e p te m b e r 18 in B e rlin , a n d th e S o v ie t N a tio n a l O ly m p ic C o m \u00ad m itte e w a s n o t p le a s e d .

L ith u a n ia n s h a v e tra d itio n a lly m a d e u p h a lf o f th e S o v ie t O ly m p ic b a s k e t\u00ad b a ll

te a m ,
L a tv ia n s
h a v e
d o m in a te d
S o v ie t b o b s le d d in g a n d lu g e , a n d E s to \u00ad
n ia n s
h a v e c o m p e te d
as some
of the
S o v ie t'sb e s t y a c h ts m e n .
G e o rg ia
a n d
M o ld o v a
a ls o
s e e k
O ly m p ic
in d e p e n d e n c e ,

b u tS o v ie t N ational O ly m p ic C om m ittee President V it a ly S m ir n o vis n o t lik e ly t o r e c o g n iz e th e ir a s p ir a tio n s , n o tin g th a t th e B a ltic states had

in d e p e n d e n t O ly m p ic c o m \u00ad m ittees b etw een th e tw o w orld w arsa n d b e fo r e th e ir fo r c ib le a n n e x a t io n b y th e S o v ie t U n io n .

M r . S m ir n o v , w ith
th e

support of I n te r n a tio n a l O ly m p ic C o m m itte e P r e \u00ad sident Juan

A n to n io

S a m a r a n c h , is w o r k in g w ith O ly m p ic o ffic ia lsin a ll th e S o v ie t r e p u b lic s t o c o m e u p w it h a n e w sports confederation, reported United Press International.

"Sure, we could

all proudly m arch behind our separate 15 flags, but w hat g o o d is th a t,w ew o u lda ll bew e a k ,"s a id

M r. S m irn o v . " S p o rtsm e n
s h o u ld
n o t
suffer from
p o litic a l c h a n g e s ."
M r.
S m irn o v
m et
w ith
L a tv ia n
O ly m p ic C o m m itte e
P re s id e n t
V iln o s
B a ltin s
o n
S e p te m b e r
6
t o

n e g o tia te cooperation agreem ents and discuss the statu s of S oviet train in g facilities in the B a ltic s ta te s .

N e w s b r ie f s
fro m
U k r a in e
S o v ie t o ffic ia ls
a re h o p in g to
w ork
o u t a n a g re e m e n t w ith E s to n ia , L a tv ia
a n d
L ith u a n ia u p d e r w h ic h in d iv id u a l
a th le te s
w o u ld
c o m p e te
fo r
th e
th re e
n e w ly
in d e p e n d e n t c o u n trie s
w h ile
p a rtic ip a tin g in c o m b in e d s q u a d s w ith
o th e r S o v ie t re p u b lic s in te a m
sp o rtsi
B a ltic O ly m p ic
C o m m itte e

o ffic ia ls s a y , h o w e v e r, th a t th e re is little c h a n c e o f

th e m
jo in in g
th e
S o v ie t

O ly m p ic te a m s in a lo o s e c o n fe d e ra tio n n o w th a t th e y a r e in d e p e n d e n t.

"W e have w anted th is (independence)
fo r
m any
d e c a d e s ,"
s a id
L ith u a n ia n
O ly m p ic C o m m itte e P re s id e n t A rtu ro s
P o v iliu n a s .
"O ur
sportsm en
w ill
b e
p ro u d c o m p e tin g fo r th e ir o w n c o u n try
o n c e a g a in ,a n d
th e y
w ill m a k e th e ir
c o u n try p ro u d ."
M r.
P o v iliu n a s
s a id
h e
a n tic ip a te s
th a tfo u r
o r fiv e
L ith u a n ia n s
w ill
c o m p e tea t A lb e r tv ille a n d th a t a n o th e r
20 to 30 w ill travel to B arcelona.
T h eO ly m p ic c o m m itte e s o fa ll th e
S o v ie t
re p u b lic s
w ere
in v ite d
t o
a
S e p te m b e r
1 2 m e e tin g
i n
M oscow
t o
d is c u s s how a new S o v ie t U n io n w illb e
r e fle c te d in O ly m p ic s p o r t .
M r. S m irn o v said he h a s in d ic a tio n s
th a t a ll b u tt h eB a ltics ta te s a n d G e o r g ia
w illp a r tic ip a te o n th e S o v ie t O ly m p ic
team sn e x t year.
A c c o rd in g to M r. S m irn o v , G e o rg ia n
President Zviad G am sakhurdia
h a s
o rd e re d th a t n o a th le te fro m

th e re p u b \u00ad lic c o m p e te o n a n y S o v ie t te a m a n d h a s re fu s e d

t o
m eet w ith
S o v ie t O ly m p ic
o ffic ia ls o r a llo w
his sports m inister to
do so.

M r. S m irn o v , a fo rm e r S o v ie t sw im \u00ad m e r a n d w a te r p o lo p la y e r a n d a n IO C v ic e

p re s id e n t, c o n c lu d e s : " W ith o u t a
S o v ie t
te a m ,
if
w e
a re
ju s t
s e p a ra te
r e p u b lic s , th e w h o le g a m e s w ill c h a n g e ."
9
M OSCOW
-

A tw o -d a y m e e tin g w a s h e ld w ith re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f th e 12 re p u b lic s

a n d
o ffic ia ls
fro m
th e
G -7
in d u s tria liz e d
n a tio n s , a fte r w h ic h th e
1 2 republics agreed to share the U SSR 's
fo re ig n
debt. They
sig n e d
a pact that
m ade
th e
S o v ie t
F o re ig n

E c o n o m ic Bank (or its successor) the m anager of th e d e b t, w h ic h is e s tim a te d a t o v e r S 8 5 b illio n .

The m eeting was described as "very
spontaneous" and
" h ig h ly
a c tiv e ."

U k ra in ia n P rim e M in is te r V ito ld F o k in s to rm e d o u t a t o n e p o in t, b u t re tu rn e d to sig n a m e m o ra n d u m

w ith a s u p p le \u00ad m ent to the effect that the B altic states w o u ld

a ls o
ta k e
o n
th e ir

debts. The B a ltic s h a v e n o t y e t s ig n e d , b u t S o v ie t e c o n o m is t G rig o ry Y a v lin s k y s a id a fte r th e m e e tin g th a t " th e re is n o d o u b t th e B altics w ill sign."

O n e o f th e c o n d itio n s fo r fu rth e r G -7 a id to th e S o v ie t U n io n is th e s ig n in g o f th is d e b t-s h a rin g p a c t, a n d th e W e ste rn s id e

w as said
t o
have warned
a g a in s t
d e n y in g
re s p o n s ib ility
fo r
th e
fo re ig n
d e b t.

O n S u n d a y , O c to b e r 2 7 , P rim e M i\u00ad nister Fokin proposed a special central bank w ith a hard currency account that w o u ld

consist of m oney received
fro m
e x p o rts a n d o th e r fu n d s. E a c h re p u b lic
c o u ld
p a y its p o rtio n o f th e d e b t fro m
th is a c c o u n t. T h is
proposal was sup\u00ad
p o rte d
by nine republics, but was not
d is c u s s e d
a t th e
s e s s io n
o n
M onday,
O c to b e r 2 8 .

T h e re p u b lic s a g re e d to " p u rs u e p o li\u00ad cies designed to achieve rapid econom ic a d ju s tm e n t

th a t
p ro m o te s
th e ir
d e b t
s e rv ic in g
c a p a c itie s , a n d
t o

c o o p e ra te w ith their foreign creditors." A m eeting in K iev w as proposed for N ovem ber to d is c u s s w h e re re p u b lic s w o u ld g e t th e h a rd

c u rre n c y
n e e d e d
t o
p a y
o ff
th e
d e b ts .(R F E /R L D aily R eport and T he
W all Street Journal)
^
M OSCOW
-
T he
U SSR
S u \u00ad
prem e
Soviet issued
a n
appeal to
U -
k ra in e ,
G e o rg ia ,
M o ld o v a
a n d
A zer-
b a id z h a n
t o
s ig n

th e e c o n o m ic a g re e \u00ad m e n t, T A S S re p o rte d o n O c to b e r2 5 . T h e s ta te m e n t s a id : " T o d a y , it is o b v io u s to o u r p e o p le s a n d to th e w h o le w o rld th a t th e

c o m p le te ,
u n c o o rd in a te d
d is in te \u00ad
g ra tio n o f th e fo rm e r U n io n m ig h t le a d
t o
fu rth e r
d e s ta b iliz a tio n
a n d
a g g ra \u00ad
v a tio n o f in te rre p u b lic a n re la tio n s ."
M e a n w h ile , in K ie v , S u p re m e C o u n \u00ad
c il
C h a irm a n
L e o n id
K ravchuk
to ld
R a d io
M ayak

th a t w ith in th e n e x t 10 d a y s U k ra in e w ill sig n h o riz o n ta l e c o \u00ad n o m ic a g re e m e n ts w ith o th e r re p u b lic s . H e also said that U kraine w ill adhere to th e e c o n o m ic tre a ty w ith in 10 to1 5 d a y s a fte r g o in g o v e r th ed e ta ils , e v e n th o u g h th e U k ra in ia n P rim e M in is te r's a p p e a l fo r q u ic k s ig n in g o f th e tre a ty h a d b e e n d e fe a te d in th e le g is la tu re a d a y b e fo re , o n

O c to b e r
24. M r. K ravchuk
to ld
"A rgum enty
\u0456 F a k ty " th a t
U k ra in e
s h o u ld
be part of an econom ic space,
b u t w o u ld n o t jo in a sin g le m a rk e t.
T he
U k ra in ia n
P a rlia m e n t
s a id
it
w o u ld
k e e p
u p n e g o tia tio n s , a n d
th a t

U k ra in em ay jo in th e e c o n o m ic u n io n if a ll its d e m a n d s a r e m e t u n c o n d itio n a lly . (R F E /R L

D aily R e p o rt)
^
K IE V
\u2014
T h e U k ra in ia n

Suprem e S o v ie t a d o p te d a re s o lu tio n o n O c to b e r 2 5 w h ic h s ta te s th a t U k ra in e c o n s id e rs it in a p p ro p ria te to p a rtic ip a te in a n y k in d o f in te r-re p u b lic a n s tru c tu re s th a t c o u ld le a d

t o
its in c lu s io n

in a n o th e r s ta te , how ever, it w ill send an observer delega\u00ad tio n to th e n ew U S S R S u p re m e S o v ie t. (R F E /R L

D aily R e p o rt)
^
K H E R S O N
-
The Kherson Ob-
last Com m unist Party
C o m m itte e 's
new spaper,
N a d d n ip ria n s k a
P ra v d a ,
h a s
b e e n
c h a n g e d
to a
s o c io -p o litic a l
p a p e r.
A lth o u g h
th e
nam e
o f
its re\u00ad
a c tio n a ry e d ito r, V la d y s la v D o b u s h , is
g o n e
fro m
th e
last page, he is still a
m em ber
o f
th e
s ta ff
e v e n
th o u g h
h e
s u p p o rte d
th e ju n ta
d u rin g
th e
fa ile d
c o u p .T he
h e a d in g
o n
th e
first p a g e ,
"W orkers of the W orld -
U n ite!" also
is g o n e . (R e s p u b lik a )
^KIEV \u2014

A n A ugust3 1 exchange of d o c u m e n ts v a lid a te d a b ila te ra l a g re e \u00ad m ent betw een U kraine and B yelorussia. T he

d o c u m e n ts
h a d
b e e n
sig n e d
o n
D ecem ber
2 9 , 1 9 9 0 , in
M in s k . O n
F e b ru a ry
13 and
1 4 , re s p e c tiv e ly , th e
d o c u m e n ts w e re ra tifie d
by the U krai\u00ad
n ia n
a n d
B yelorussia
S S R
Suprem e
S o v ie ts . (R e s p u b lik a )
^
K IE V
-
T h e A s s o c ia tio n
of D e\u00ad
m ocratic
P re s s
o f
U k ra in e
h a s
b e e n
fo rm ed
to c o o rd in a te

the activities of d e m o c ra tic p u b lic a tio n s a n d to p ro te c t th e in te re s ts o f jo u rn a lis ts th re a te n e d b y p o litic a l

p e rs e c u tio n
b e c a u s e
o f
th e ir
c o n v ic tio n s .
(R F E /R L
D a ily
R eport
based on Radio Kiev)
Ukrainian W eekh
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 ew s p a p er
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 t io n
In c .,
a
n o n -p ro fit
a s s o c ia t io n , a t
3 0
M o n tg o m e ry
S t., J e r s 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
at Jersey
C it y , N J . 0 7 3 0 2 .
(IS S N
-
0 2 7 3 -9 3 4 8 )
Y ea rly
s u b s c r ip t io n
ra te : 5 2 0 ; fo r
U NA
m em bers
-
S 10.
A ls o
p u b lis h e d
b y
th e
U NA: S vobnda, a
U k r a in ia n -la n g u a g e
d a ily
n ew s p a p er.
T h e
W e e k ly
a
n
1
S v o b o d a :
(201) 434-02o/,
-0 8 0 7 ,
-3 0 3 6
U NA:
(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 . B o x 3 4 6
J e r s e y
C it y , N J . 0 7 3 0 3
E d ito r-in -c h ie f:
Roma H adzewycz
A s s o c ia te e d ito r s : M a r ta K o to m a y e ts
C h ry s ty n a L a p y c h a k (K ie v )
A s s is ta n t e a ito r .
K h r is tin a L e w
T he
U k r a in ia n W e e k ly , N o v e m b e r
3 ,1 9 9 1 , N o . 4 4 , V o l. L IX
C o p y rig h t 1 9 9 1
by The
U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly
N o .
4 4
T H E U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y , N O V E M B E R 3 ,1 9 9 1
3
U .S . s p e c ia lis ts tr a v e l to U k ra in e
to te s t e y e s o f C h o rn o b y l c h ild re n
b y
B ohdan
H o d ia k
P IT T S B U R G H
-
S ix te e n
s c ie n tis ts
d o c to rs
a n d
te c h n ic ia n s
le f t
fo r
U k ra in e
o n
O c to b e r
2 7
to e x a m in e
th e
eyes of
1 ,8 0 0
c h ild re n
in three
com m u\ue000
n itie s
i n
w hat
is d e s c r i b e d
as "the
f ir s t
s ta tis tic a lly
v a lid
e x a m in a tio n "
o f
th e
e ffe c ts
o f
C h o rn o b y l
ra d ia tio n
o n
c h ild re n 's
e y e s .
T he
p ro je c t
w as
la u n c h e d
b y
m ore
th a n
S 6 0 ,0 0 0
i n
d o n a tio n s
fro m
P itts \ue000
burgh area Ukrainians, raised
p rim arily
th ro u g h
M ic h a e l
K o m ic h a k 's
U k rai\ue000
n ia n
ra d io
p ro g ra m
o n
W P1T.
W ith
that as a base, the Tri-State Children
o f
C h o rn o b y l
R e lie f
F u n d
w as
a b le
t o
r a i s e
a n
a d d itio n a l
S 9 0 ,0 0 0
i n
g ra n ts
a n d
d o n a tio n s
o f
e q u ip m e n t
fro m
c o rp o ra tio n s .
A ll
o f
th e
s p e c ia lis ts ,
a
th ird
o f
w hom
a re
n o t
o f
U k ra in ia n
b a c k g r o u n d ,
a re
v o lu n te e rin g
th e ir
tim e. The project has the support of the
U k ra in ia n
M in istry
o f
H e a lth .
T he
s p e c ia lis ts
w ill te s t 6 0 0
c h ild re n
e a c h
in
th e
to w n s
o f
P o lis k e
a n d
N a-
ro d y c h i,
w h ic h
a re
am ong
th e
m ost
ra d io lo g ic a lly
c o n ta m in a te d
a r e a s
w here
p e o p le
s t i l l
liv e .
T h e n
a s
a
c o n tro l,
th e
g ro u p
w ill
tra v e l
t o
th e
ra d io lo g ic a lly c le a n to w n
of T rostianets
i n
w estern
U k ra in e
t o
te s t
6 0 0
m ore
c h ild re n . T h e g r o u p
w ill le a v e
U k ra in e
N ovem ber
1 7 .
F o r
m ore
th a n
h a lf
a
y e a r
M arta
P is e ts k a
F a rle y ,
a u th o r
o f
" F e s tiv e
U k ra in ia n
C ooking," has been
w o rk in g
alm ost
fu ll
tim e
a s
th e
v o lu n te e r
p ro \ue000
ject coordinator. It w as her idea to w rite
t o
the president of Topcon
O p tic a l C o .
in J a p a n . T h e
result was a donation
o f
S 5 0 ,0 0 0
w o rth
o f
e q u ip m e n t.
W hen
T o p c o n
a s k e d
w here
th e y
s h o u ld
s h ip
th e
e q u ip m e n t,M rs .
F a rle y
to ld
th e m
K ie v ,
U k ra in e ,
s a v in g
th o u s a n d s
o f
d o lla rs
i n
s h ip p in g
c o s ts .
E astm an
K odak
re p lie d
w ith a d o n a \ue000
tio n
o f
S 5 ,0 0 0
w o rth
o f
f i l m
a n d
f i l m
p ro c e s s in g so th e in s id e o f th e c h ild re n s
4
eyes can
be photographed. One m an
in
P itts b u rg h ,
a
n o n -U k ra in ia n ,
s a id
h e
w a n te d
t o
p a y fo r o n e e n tire d ia g n o s tic
slit lam p
a n d
c o n trib u te d
S I7 ,0 0 0 .
" P e o p le a re g o o d . T h e y w a n t to h e lp .
Y ou
ju s t
h a v e
t o
g iv e th e m
th e
o p p o r\ue000
tu n ity ,"
M rs. Farley
s a id .
B esides
te s tin g
th e
e y e s ,
th e
re \ue000
searchers w ill conduct blood tests on 50
c h ild re n
t o
d e te rm in e
chrom osom e
dam age.
T he
u n re lia b ility
o f
c u r r e n t
m e d ic a l
e x a m in a tio n s
b y
S o v ie t
d o c to rs
is o n e
r e a s o n
fo r
th e
p ro je c t.
W hen
th is
re p o rte r
re tu rn e d
fro m
U k ra in e
la s t
N ovem ber
h e
b ro u g h t
w ith
h im
2 1
m e d ic a l
r e c o r d s
o f
c h ild re n
fro m
P ry -
p ia t, s ig n e d
by doctors, stating these 21
c h ild re n
w ere
su ffe rin g
fro m
b e g in n in g
c a t a r a c t s .
W hen
s e v e r a l

P itts b u rg h d o c to rs m a d e a n e x p lo ra to ry v isit in th e sp rin g

o f
1 9 9 1
th e y
te s te d
th e s e
2 1
c h ild re n
w ith
a
s l i t
la m p ,
a
ty p e
o f
m icroscope
th a t
p erm its
th e
d o c to r
t o
lo o k
in s id e
th e
e y e .
O n ly
tw o
w ere
fo u n d
t o
h a v e
p o s s ib le
c a ta r a c ts .
T he
d o c to rs
a re
e s p e c ia lly
in te re s te d
i n
c a ta ra c ts
b e c a u s e
c h ild re n
alm ost
never have them . A
s ig n ific a n t
in c r e a s e
in c a t a r a c t s a m o n g
C h o r n o b y l c h ild re n
w o u ld
be the first scientific proof of the
e ffe c ts
of the
ra d ia tio n .
I f
th e
r e s e a r c h e r s
d o
n o t
fin d
a n y
s ig n ific a n t
in c r e a s e
it w ill be very
g o o d
n e w s fo r
C h o r n o b y l c h ild re n
a n d
th e ir
parents, for
it w ill r e d u c e
som e
of the
a n x ie ty
m illio n s
o f
p e o p le
th e re
n o w
fe e l
a b o u t
th e
lo n g -te rm
e ffe c ts
o f
th e
ra d ia tio n .
E ith e r
w ay,
th e
co m m ittee
p la n s
t o
h e lp
a fte r
th e
p ro je c t
i s
c o m p le te d .
L io n s
C lu b
In te rn a tio n a l,
w h ic h
h a s
m any
b e n e v o le n t
p ro je c ts
in v o lv in g
v is io n ,
h a s
a d o p te d
th is
w o rk ,
M rs.
F a rle y
s a id .
M any
c h ild re n
in
U k ra in e
to d a y
a re
u n a b le
t o
get eyeglasses.
T he
p ro je c t is a ll b e in g d o n e
th ro u g h
p riv a te d o n a tio n s . T h e re a re n o g o v e rn \ue000
m ent
fu n d s
in v o lv e d .
M rs.
F a rle y
a ttrib u te d
th e
p ro je c t's
success, so
f a r ,
" to
o u r
v o lu n te e rs
a n d
th e
d o n a tio n s
a n d
t h a t it w a s c o m m u n i t y
based. That
im pressed
th e fo u n d a tio n
a n d
c o r p o r a \ue000
tio n
p e o p le ."
E n v iro n m e n ta l o ffic ia l fo rg e s tie s in U .S .
SA N
F R A N C IS C O
-
A le x a n d e r
B e lo v ,
a n
o ffic ia l
i n
th e
in te rn a tio n a l
departm ent of U kraine's
e n v iro n m e n ta l
m in istry ,
c o m p le te d
a
four-w eek

s tin t w o r k in g a n d m e e tin g w ith e n v iro n m e n t\ue000 al officials

i n
C a lifo rn ia
re c e n tly .
T h e U k ra in ia n
M in is try fo r E n v iro n \ue000
m e n ta l
P ro te c tio n ,
u n til
re c e n tly
a
s ta te
c o m m itte e ,
i s
h e a d e d
b y
w o rld -
renow ned
e n v iro n m e n ta l
a c tiv is t,
a u th o r a n d
C h o rn o b y l e x p e rt, D r. Y u ri
S h c h e r b a k .
A s
a
re p re s e n ta tiv e
of a
h ig h -p ro file
m in istry
o f th e U k ra in ia n
re p u b lic , M r.
B e lo v
e x e m p lifie s
h is
c o u n try 's
e ffo rts
t o
e s ta b lis h
d ire c t
tie s
w ith
fo re ig n
s t a t e s .
H e
m et
w ith
o ffic ia ls
o f
th e
E P A 's
R e g io n
I X
o ffic e
i n
S an
F r a n \ue000

cisco and toured the facilities of the B ay A re a A ir Q u a lity M a n a g e m e n t D is tric t, o n e

of the
n a tio n 's
to u g h e s t
a ir
p o llu \ue000
tio n
a g e n c ie s . H e v is ite d
th e
L aw rence
L iv e rm o re
L a b o ra to ry
a s
w e ll
a s
v a rio u s
in d u s tria l
fa c ilitie s
th ro u g h o u t
C a lifo rn ia .
M r.
B e lo v
a ls o
r e p r e s e n ts
a
sm all
e n te rp ris e
in v o lv e d
i n
e c o lo g ic a l m o n i\ue000
to rin g .
T h ro u g h
th e
o ffic e s
o f
th e
E n te rp rise
D e v e lo p m e n t
P ro g ra m
o f
S an
F ra n c is c o 's C e n te r fo r
U .S .-U S S R
In itia tiv e s ,
h e
is
s p e n d in g
a
m o n th
a t
C o n d o r E a r th T e c h n o lo g ie s In
S o n o r a ,
C a lifo rn ia ,
t o
le a rn
th e
r o p e s
of U .S.-
s ty le
p riv a te
e n te rp ris e .
M r.
B e lo v 's
governm ent
e n c o u r a g e s
W estern
e n v iro n m e n ta l
firm s
t o
e n te r
in to
jo in t
v e n tu re s
i n
U k ra in e ,
w here
th e
e c o lo g ic a l
s itu a tio n
i s
c a ta s tro p h ic
a n d
e n v i r o n m e n t a l a w a r e n e s s is c o r r e s \ue000
p o n d in g ly
h ig h .
A c c o rd in g ly ,
h e
h a s
m et
w ith
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
G eneral
E n v iro n m e n ta l
M anagem ent
S ystem s,
a
C a lifo rn ia
com pany
in te re s te d
i n
u n d e rta k in g
p ro je c ts
i n
U k ra in e .
P ro to c o l s ig n e d
b y M in c h o r n o b y l,
e n v iro n m e n ta l fir m s
JE R S E Y
C IT Y , N .J. -
T he
U k rai\ue000
n ia n
C h o rn o b y l
M in istry
(M in c h o r\ue000
n o b y l)
s ig n e d
a
fo rm al
p ro to c o l
o f
in te n t
w ith
a
v is itin g d e le g a tio n
re p re \ue000
s e n tin g
a
U .S . c o n s o rtiu m
o f
1 0
e n v i\ue000
ro n m e n ta l firm s
i n
K ie v
o n
S e p te m b e r
1 6 .
T he
protocol established
the basis of
m u tu a l c o o p e ra tio n
b e tw e e n
M in c h o r\ue000
n o b y l,
L os
A lam os
T e c h n ic a l
A sso\ue000
c ia te s ,
I n c .
(L A T A )
o f
L os
A lam os,
N ew
M e x ic o ;
F ar
E ast
E n v iro n m e n t,
L td . (F E E )
o f
B o s to n ,

M assachusetts; and the U krainian A cadem y of Sciences i n

e lim in a tin g
th e
c o n s e q u e n c e s
of the
C hornobyl nuclear pow er plant disaster.
T he
U .S . d e le g a tio n
tra v e le d
t o
K ie v
for tw o
w e e k s o f m e e tin g s w ith
U k rai-
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 5 )
U C C in te rn s g a in e x p e rie n c e
in C a n a d ia n
P a r lia m e n t
b y
A n d r ij
H lu c h o w e c k y
OTTAW A
\u2014
T h e r e
exists a
v a s t
d iffe re n c e
b e tw e e n
re a d in g

a b o u t g o v e rn m e n t a n d e x p e rie n c in g it first\ue000 h a n d .

N o
m atter
h o w
m uch
o n e
s tu d ie s
te x tb o o k s
a b o u t
th e
p r o c e d u r e s
i n
le g is la tio n ,
th e
in te ra c tio n
b e tw e e n
p o litic a l
p a rtie s
a n d
interest groups in
p o lic y -m a k in g
o r
e v e n
th e
p r o p e r
w ay
o f
fo rm u la tin g
a
s ta n d in g
o rd e r,
th e
h a n d s - o n
e x p e r ie n c e
o f
th e
O tta w a
p o litic a l
e n v iro n m e n t
i s
in d is p e n \ue000
s a b le
t o
b e tte r
u n d e rs ta n d in g
th e
p o lic ie s a n d
s tru c tu re s
of the
dem o\ue000
c ra tic
p o litic a l
system .
I t
i s
w ith
th is
i n
m ind
th a t
th e
n a tio n a l e x e c u tiv e
of the
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
C ongress
d e c id e d
fo u r'
y e a r s
a g o
t o
fu n d
a
p a rlia m e n ta ry
in te rn s h ip
sum m er
p ro g ra m
fo r
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
s tu d e n ts
a tte n d in g
u n iv e rs ity . T h e
in te rn s h ip
a p p lic a tio n
w as
o p e n e d
t o
a ll
s tu \ue000
d e n ts
w hose
a r e a
o f
s tu d y
in c lu d e d
p o litic a l
s c ie n c e ,
h is to ry ,
S la v ic
s tu d ie s ,
econom ics,
p s y c h o lo g y
o r
s o c io lo g y .
I t
i s
n o
w onder
th a t
th e
c o m p e titio n
fo r th e fo u r y e a rly s u m \ue000
m e r p o s itio n s
w as
h ig h .
T h is
y e a r 's
s u c c e s s f u l
a p p lic a n ts
h a d
d i v e r s e
in te re s ts
a n d
b a c k g r o u n d s .
L y d ia
W akulow sky,
a n
a c tiv e
m em ber
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
i n
T o ro n to ,
e a r n e d
a
p o litic a l
s c ie n c e
d e g r e e
fro m
th e
U n iv ersity
of T o ro n to
a n d
is n o w
i n
h e r s e c o n d y e a r o f la w
a t th e U n iv e r\ue000
s i t y
o f
O tta w a .
" I
a m
in te re s te d
i n
a c q u irin g
a
s o p h is tic a te d
u n d e rs ta n d in g
o f
th e
C a n a d ia n
p o litic a l
p r o c e s s ,"
s ta te d
M s.
W akulow sky
i n
h e r c o v e r le tte r
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
C on\ue000
g r e s s ,
" T h e s e
p ra c tic a l
s k ills
com \ue000
b in e d
w ith
my background
i n
p o liti\ue000
c a l
s c ie n c e
a n d
s o c io lo g y
a n d
w ith
m y c u r r e n t s tu d y o f la w w ill a llo w
m e
t o
p a rtic ip a te
m e a n in g fu lly
i n
p ro \ue000
m o tin g
th e
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity 's
g o a ls
a n d
o b je c tiv e s
th ro u g h
s o c ia l
a n d
le g a l
refo rm ."
M s.
W akulow sky
w a s p la c e d
w ith
L ib e ra l
M em ber
o f
P a rlia m e n t
S h e ila
C opps
o f
H am ilto n
E ast.
A n d r iy
H lu c h o w e c k y
i s
d ir e c to r
o f
th e
N a tio n a l
In fo r m a tio n
B u r e a u
o f th e
U k r a in ia n
C a n a d ia n
C ongress,
b a s e d
i n
O tta w a .
G reg
N akonechny,
a
2 1 -y e a r-o ld
fro m
E d m o n to n , is n o w c o m p le tin g a
political science m ajor from

th e U n i\ue000 v e rs ity o f A lb e r ta . A c tiv e in th e lo c a l U k ra in ia n

c o m m u n ity ,
M r.
N akonechny
e p ito m iz e d
th e
c a lib re
a n d
e x p e rtis e
s o u g h t
b y
th e
U C C .
H is
p o litic a l
p la c e m e n t
w as
w ith
L ib e ra l
P a rlia m e n ta ria n
M ac
H arb
of O tta w a
C e n tre .
" I
a m
k e e n ly
in te re s te d
i n
C a n a d a 's
p o litic a l
in s titu tio n s
a n d
h is to ry
a n d
I take great pride in m y
U k ra in ia n
h e rita g e ,"
rem arked
M r.
N akonechny,
" a n d
I
a m
v e ry
e n th u s ia s tic
a b o u t
th e
o p p o rtu n ity
th is p o s itio n
p r e s e n ts ."
T h e r e
w as also
B ohdan
S aw chak
of G arson, O ntario, w ho
w as
p la c e d
w ith
C o n s e rv a tiv e
M em ber
o f
P a r\ue000
lia m e n t,
th e
H o n o u ra b le
J o h n
B osley
o f
M e tro p o lita n
T o ro n to .
P u rsu in g
a
m anagem ent and
e c o n o \ue000
m ics
d e g r e e
a t
th e
U n iv ersity
o f
Guelph, M r. Sawchak
w as still able
t o
fin d
tim e
t o
h e a d
th e
U k ra in ia n
S tu d e n ts ' C lu b
a t th e
u n iv e rs ity .
T he
e x p e r ie n c e
a n d
e x c ite m e n t o f
w o rk in g
fo r
a
f e d e r a l
M em ber
o f
P a rlia m e n t
i n
O tta w a
w as
n o te d
i n
M r.
S a w c h a k 's
c o m m e n ts
o n
th e
p e n d in g
P a rlia m e n t

H ill e x p e r ie n c e . " A s I w a s in tro d u c e d to th is p o s itio n , i t

b ro u g h t
u p o n
a n
e x tre m e ly
e x c itin g
fe e lin g
t o
th in k
I
m ig h t
a c tu a lly
h a v e
th e
c h a n c e
t o
b e
in v o lv e d
i n
th e
w o rk in g
o f
o u r
g o v e rn m e n t."
A
fo u rth
in te rn ,
C h ry s tia
F re e la n d
o f
Edm onton, was
c h o s e n
fo r
th e
1991 sum m er
U k ra in ia n
C a\ue000
n a d ia n
Congress Internship, but due
t o
a n
o p p o rtu n ity
t o
travel to
K ie v
a n d
f r e e la n c e
fo r
s e v e r a l
E u r o p e a n
a n d
N o rth
A m erican
new spapers
o n
th e
tu m u ltu o u s
e v e n ts
e n v e lo p in g
U k ra in e
a n d
th e
rest of
th e
fo rm er
S o v ie t U n io n , h e r d e c is io n w a s g o to
th e
U k ra in ia n
c a p ita l.
H er
m any
a rtic le s
i n
th e
F in a n c ia l
Tim es, the
T o ro n to
S ta r a n d
th e E c o n o m is t
o n
th e
re b irth
o f
U k ra in e
a n d
its d r iv e
fo r
in d e p e n d e n c e
s h o w
th a t
h e r
d e c is io n
w as
tim ely .
D u rin g
th e
c o u r s e
o f
th e
fo u r-
m o n th
in te rn s h ip
program , that was
c o o rd in a te d
a n d
ru n
b y
th e
U k ra in ia n
In fo rm a tio n
B ureau
i n
O tta w a ,
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
in te rn s
u n d e rto o k
r e s e a r c h
p ro je c ts ,
perform ed
c o n s titu e n c y
w o rk , w ro te
s ta n d in g
o rd e rs
a n d
s p e e c h e s
a n d
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 4 )
C a n a d ia n
P rim e
M in ister
B r ia n
M u lr o n e y , th ir d
fr o m
left, pictured
w ith
A n d r ij
H lu c h o w e c k y ,
L y d ia
W a k u lo w s k y ,
O ksana
K o w a lc h u k ,
G reg
N akonechny
a n d
B o h d a n
Saw chak.
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