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P u b lis h e d
by the U k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n y ln c .a fra te rn a l n o n -p r o fit
a s s o c ia tio n
ra in ia n W e e k ly
v o l.L V III
N o .5
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
4 ,1 9 9 0
5 0 c e n ts
U k ra in e 's c itiz e n s e x p re s s re a c tio n s
to v io le n t e v e n ts in T ra n s c a u c a s u s
S o v ie t a u th o ritie s re tu rnc a th e d ra l,
m o n a s te ryto U k ra in ia n C a th o lic s
b y B o h d a n N a h a y lo
M U N 1C H
-
E v e n ts in
the Trans\u2013
c a u c a s u s
a re
n o w
re v e rb e ra tin g
in
U k ra in e , a c c o rd in g
t o
th e
h e a d
o f
R u k h 's in fo rm a tio n
c e n te r in K ie v ,
viktor Linchevsky.
T h e la tte r to ld R a d io L ib e rty 's U k ra i\u2013
n ia n
S e rv ic e b y te le p h o n e o n J a n u a r y
2 6 th a t
th e re
a re a p p a re n tly
m any
U k ra in ia n s
am ong
th e
s o ld ie rs
th a t
h a v e
b e e n
d is p a tc h e d
t o
th e
T ra n s \u2013
caucasus and that m any refugees from

B a k u a re a rriv in g in K ie v , a n d th a t th is is a d d in g to th e c o n c e rn fe lt in U k ra in e a b o u t

d e v e lo p m e n ts
in
A zerbaidzhan
a n d
A rm enia.

T h e le a d e rs h ip o f R u k h , h e to ld th e U krainian Service, has decided to send an appeal to the A zerbaidzhani Popu\u2013 la r

F ro n t to
p ro te c t th e
liv e s " o f o u r
brothers and sisters from
U k ra in e ."
M e a n w h ile
o n
J a n u a ry
2 :5 i n
L v iv ,
a ro u n d
10,000 people attended a m eet\u2013
in g
o n
th e
s itu a tio n
in
th e
T r a n s \u2013
Caucasus organized
b y a n in d e p e n d e n t
g ro u p
c a lle d
the Lviv Strike Com m it\u2013
te e ,
o r C o m m itte e
in D efense of C iti\u2013
z e n s ' R ig h ts .
The unsanctioned m eeting expressed
i t s
s o lid a rity
w ith
th e
" d e m o c ra tic
fo rc e s
o f
th e
p e o p le s
of the
T ra n s \u2013
C aucasus" and
condem ned
the im posi\u2013
tio n
o f
a
s ta te
o f
em ergency
in
th e
re g io n , th e
m ilitary
in te rv e n tio n , a n d
th e
u se
o f
U k ra in ia n
5 soldiers
fro m
o th e r
n a tio n a litie s
t o
"solve an
in te r-
e th n ic c o n flic t" b y fo rc e . (T h e n a m e o f
o n e
U k ra in ia n
s o ld ie r k ille d

in the re g io nh a s a lre a d y b e c o m e k n o w n to th e a c tiv is ts in L v iv .)

T h e L v iv S trik e C o m m itte e p ro p o s e d
a n
a p p e a l to
U k ra in ia n
s o ld ie rs
t o
re fu s e
t o
" c a rry
o u t c rim in a l im p e ria l
g e n d a rm e fu n c tio n s " in
A zerbaidzhan
and urged U krainians to protest against
th e
u se
o f
"our countrym en" in
" th e
s u p p re s s io n
o f
n a tio n a l
m o v e m e n ts ."
T he
m e e tin g
p a s s e d
a
resolution ap\u2013
p ro v in g th is a p p e a l, a s w e ll a s th e te x t o f
a n
o p e n
letter to
M ik h a il G o rb a c h e v
s ig n e d
b y
e ig h t
o f
L v iv 's le a d in g
in -
d e p e n d e n t o rg a n iz a tio n s , in c lu d in g
R u k h , th e
U k ra in ia n

H e ls in k i U n io n , and C om m ittee in D efense of the R ights o f th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic C h u rc h .

T he
le tte r
c a lle d
fo r
am ong
o th e r

th in g s , th e im m e d ia te liftin g o f th e s ta te of em ergency in the Transcaucasus, for th e

S o v ie t
a u th o ritie s
t o
b e g in
ta lk s
w ith th e A z e rb a id z h a n g o v e rn m e n t a n d
th e A z e rb a id z h a n i
P o p u la r F ro n t, fo r
" f u l l
a n d
o b je c tiv e " S o v ie t m e d ia
c o v e ra g e
o f
th e
e v e n ts
in
the Trans\u2013
caucasus, and
fo r
U n ite d
N a tio n s
p e a c e k e e p in g

fo rc e s to b e d e p lo y e d in N agorno-K arabakh and U .N . observers o n

th e
S o v ie t\u2013
ira n ia n
a n d
S o v ie t-
T u rk ish b o rd e rs.
F u rth e rm o re , a c c o rd in g to
in fo rm a\u2013
tio n
re c e iv e d
o n
J a n u a r y
2 6
fro m
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 0 )
R e n o w n e d
a r tis t a n d
ic o n o g r a p h e r
P e tro
C h o lo d n y J r . d ie s a t 8 7
G L E N
S P E Y , N .Y . -

Petro Cho\u2013 lodny Jr., an artist w hose icons, stained g la s s w in d o w s a n d

m o s a ic s g lo rify
th e
in te rio rs
o f
num erous

U k ra in ia n c h u rc h e s in th e U n ite d S ta te s , d ie d o n W ednesday,

J a n u a ry
2 4 .
H e
w as
8 7
y e a rs o ld .
M r. C holodny w as the son of M aria
a n d
P e tro
C h o lo d n y
Sr., a
chem ist
turned artist, w ho w orked in the U krai\u2013
n ia n
C e n tra l
R a d a 's
s e c r e ta r ia t
o f
p u b lic e d u c a tio n a n da s d e p u ty m in is te r
o f e d u c a tio n fo r th e D ire c to ry .
B o rn
i n
K ie v
o n
J u ly

22, 1902, (a c c o rd in g to th e J u lia n c a le n d a r) P e tro C h o lo d n y J r ., left th e U k ra in ia n c a p ita l w ith h is fa th e r, a fte r th e g o v e rn m e n t o f th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l R e p u b lic w e n t into exile in

1920. in
U k ra in e , h e left
b e h in d
his m other, three sisters and a
b ro th e r.
M r. C h o lo d n y
a tte n d e d
o ffi\u2013
c e r s 'c a n d id a te s
s c h o o l
in

K a m ia n e ts Podilsky, w here he achieved the ranko f s ta n d a r d - b e a r e r

(k h o ru n z h y i)
i n
th e
U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l R e p u b lic 's A rm y .
H e
b e g a n
h is
s tu d ie s
in
c h e m ic a l
e n g in e e rin g
in P o d e b r a d y , C z e c h o s lo \u2013
v a k ia
a t
th e
U k ra in ia n
A cadem y
o f
Petro C holodny Jr.
T e c h n o lo g y a n d
H usbandry, but soon
d r o p p e d
this faculty
a n d
m oved
t o
P ra g u e ,
w here
h e
s tu d ie d
a rt
a t
th e
U k ra in ia n
S tu d io
of Plastic A rts. H e
a n d
h is
n e w
b rid e
N a ta lia
L iv y ts k a
(C o n tin u e d on page 4)
ROM E
-
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch
o ffic ia ls
in
R om e
h a v e

c o n - firm e d th a t S o v ie t a u th o ritie s h a v e re - tu rn e d

t o
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s
in
U k ra in e
th e
Cathedral of the
R esur\u2013
re c tio n
in
iv a n o -F ra n k iv s k e
a n d
th e
M onastery
o f
th e
T ra n s fig u ra tio n
in
H o s h iv .
T he
tw o
c o m p le x e s
h a d
fo rm erly
b e e n
o p e ra tin g
a s
R u ssian
O rth o d o x .
The cathedral had recently been in\u2013
v o lv e d
i n
c o n tr o v e r s y
w hen
i t s
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
p a ris h io n e rs
h a d
a s k e d
th a t
i t
becom e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic .
T he
R u ssian
O rth o d o x
a rc h b is h o p
o f

iv a n o - F r a n k iv s k e , M akariy, began a hunger strike in pro- te s t. N o n e o f th e a lle g a tio n s o f v io le n c e o n

th e
p a rt
o f
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s
m ade
b y
A rchbishop
M a k a riy

o r th e Russian O rthodox hierarchy in connec\u2013 tio n w ith th e in c id e n t c o u ld b e s u b s ta n \u2013 tia te d ,

n o te d
th e
R om e-based
U k rai\u2013
n ia n C a th o lic P re s s B u re a u .
N o R u ssian
O rth o d o x
services have
b e e n
h e ld
in s id e
th e
c a th e d ra l

s in c e D ecem ber 20, 1989. U krainian Catho\u2013 lic s h a v e b e e n

h o ld in g
s e rv ic e s in
th e
com plex's courtyard.
T he
M onastery
of the
T ra n sfig u ra \u2013
tion in
H oshiv, w hich w as founded
in
1 5 7 0 ,
h a d
b e e n
u s e d
b y th e U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic m o n k s o f th e O rd e r o fS t. B a sil
th e
G reat.
T he
m onastery
h a d
b e e n
c lo s e d
w ith
th e
liq u id a tio n
o f

th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic C h u rc h in U k ra in e and had rem ained

u n u s e d .

R e p o rte d ly , U k ra in ia n C a th o lic faith \u2013 fu l in U k ra in e h a d b e e n c a llin g fo r its opening in recent years.To thw art these requests, the

S o v ie t g o v e r n m e n t in Septem ber 1988 gave the m onastery to th e R u ssia n O rth o d o x C h u rc h .

R ecent
re p o rts
fro m
U k r a in e in d i\u2013
c a te th a t U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s h a v e in
re c e n t
m o n th s
a g a in
p re s s e d
fo r
th e
m onastery
to b e o p e n e d a s U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic .
R egistration process m oves slow ly
pm rch
s o u rc e s
in
U k ra in e
re p o rt
that of 700 congregations which have
a p p lie d
fo r
fo rm al
re g is tra tio n
w ith
S o v ie t a u th o ritie s
s in c e
D ecem ber
1 ,
1 9 8 9 ,
o n ly
2 0 a p p lic a tio n s

have been review ed and granted. These are appli\u2013 c a tio n s fro m

c o n g re g a tio n s w h ic h w ish to b e fo rm a lly re c o g n iz e d a s U k ra in ia n C a th o lic a n d w ish to h a v e th e ir c h u rc h e s fu n c tio n in g a s U k ra in ia n C a th o lic , it is e s tim a te d

however, that
m ost
o f
th e
c o n g re g a tio n s
which already
h a v e
c h u rc h e s
a re
a lre a d y
fu n c tio n in g
a s
U k ra in ia n C a th o lic .
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 0 )
Signso f rift appear
b e tw e e n
S o v ie t s ta te a n d
R u s s ia n
C h u rc h
b yB o h d a n N a h a y io
A s U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s c e le b ra te
a n im p o rta n t v ic to ry\u2014
the return to
th e m
of the C athedral of th e
R esur\u2013
re c tio n in iv a n o -F ra n k iv s k e\u2014
s ig n s

a r e e m e rg in g o f a s p lit b e tw e e n th e S o v ie t s ta te a n d th e M o sc o w P a tria r\u2013 chate over the thorny issue of the full le g a liz a tio n o f th e U k ra in ia n C a th o \u2013 lic C h u r c h .

O n January 30, it w as announced
o n
S o v ie t

te le v is io n th a t a n a g re e \u2013 m ent had been reached betw een the v a tic a n

and the Russian

O rth o d o x C h u rc h w h e re b y th e C a th e d ra l o f th e R e s u rre c tio n

in

iv a n o -F ra n k iv s k e has been handed back to the U krai\u2013 n ia n

C a th o lic s .

The cathedral had been given to the Russian O rthodox C h u rc h in1 9 4 6 a fte r S ta lin 's fo rc ib le liq u id a tio n o f th e U k ra in ia n C a th o \u2013 lic C h u r c h .

A s p a r t o f th e ir c a m p a ig n fo r th e le g a liz a tio n a n d re h a b ilita tio n o f th e ir

C hurch,
U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic s have been calling for the return of th e irc h u r c h e s . T h e M o sc o w P a tria r\u2013 c h a te

h a s
re s is te d
a n d
condem ned
th e c la im s a n d a c tio n s o f th e U k ra i\u2013
n ia n

C a th o lic s . T h e c a th e d ra l in iv a n o -F ra n k iv s k e b e c a m e a ra lly in g p o in t

fo r
b o th
s id e s ,
in d e e d ,
th e
Russian O rthodox bishop of ivano-
F r a n k iv s k e ,

M akariy, went on a h u n g e r s trik e to p ro te s t th e d e m a n d s of the

U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s th a t th e
C a th e d ra l
o f
th e
R e s u rre c tio n
b e
re s to re d
to th e m , a n d
R u s s ia n O r\u2013
th o d o x
spokesm en
la b e lle d
th e
p e a c e fu l
p ic k e tin g
b y

U k ra in ia n C a th o lic b e lie v e rs o u ts id e th e c a th e \u2013 dral as an attem pt to "seize" R ussian O rth o d o x

p ro p e rty
b y
" v io le n t"
m eans.
A c c o rd in g
t o
iv a n o -F ra n k iv s k e
U k ra in ia n
a c tiv is t B o h d a n
R ebryk,
w h o w a s in te rv ie w e db y te le p h o n e b y
R a d io
L ib e rty 's
U k ra in ia n
S e rv ic e
o n
J a n u a ry
31, the strong pressure
fro m
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s g ra \u2013
d u a lly
fo rc e d
th e
iv a n o -F ra n k iv s k e
a u th o ritie s
to give way. M atters
cam e
t o
a
h e a d
a fte r

calls for the return of the cathedral to the U krai\u2013 n ia n

C a th o lic s fig u re d

p ro m in e n tly a t a m a s s m e e tin g h e ld in th e c ity o n J a n u a ry

2 1 a n d d u rin g p ic k e tin g o f
th e re g io n a l p a rty
headquarters on
(C o n tin u e d on page 4)
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A
G L IM P S EO F
S O V IE TR E A L IT Y
S o c io lo g ic a l s u rv e y o f R u k h
re v e a ls a ttitu d e s o f p u b lic
b y D r . D a v id M a r p le s
A
sociological survey has been con-
d u c te d in K ie v a m o n g 7 2 0 o f th e
1 ,1 0 9
d e le g a te s
t o
th e fo u n d in g

congress of th e P o p u la r M o v e m e n t o f U k ra in e fo r P e r e b u d o v a , o r R u k h , w h ic h w a s h e ld o n

S e p te m b e r 8 -\u042e
, 1989. U ndertaken
b y
a
s o c io lo g is t a n d

d o c to r o f p h ilo \u2013 s o p h y , v . P a n io tto , th e su rv e y n o t o n ly h ig h lig h ts th e a ttitu d e s o f R u k h ^ 4 e le - g a te s o n a n u m b e r o f s ig n ific a n t is s u e s but also reveals that R ukh itself appears to e n jo y th e s u p p o rt o f a m a jo rity o f th e U k ra in ia n

p o p u la tio n .
i n
a d d itio n , it in d ic a te s th a t R u k h
m em bers, w ho
h a v e
b e e n
a c c u s e d
o f
e x tre m is t te n d e n c ie s b y th e
U k ra in ia n
P a rty
autho rities, are
in fact
m o re
tolerant w ith regard to som e issues than
th e
U k ra in ia n
p o p u la tio n

a s a w h o le , n o t le a s t in th e ir a ttitu d e to w a rd s o th e r e th n ic g ro u p s re s id in g in U k ra in e .

in th e in tro d u c tio n

to h is re p o rt o n the results of his survey, D r. Paniotto n o te s th a t h is s a m p lin g o f d e le g a te s w a s representative, as it corresponded closely to the m ake-up of the congress

i t s e l f .
E ig h ty
fiv e
p e r c e n t
o f
1 ,1 0 9
a n d
th e
s o lv in g
of pressing econom ic
p ro b le m s (4 6 p e rc e n t).
O f c o n c e rn t o th e d e le g a te s b u t lo w e r
o n
th e ir
list of
p rio ritie s
w ere
th e
replacem ent
o f
th e
e x is tin g
n a tio n a l
s y m b o ls , e c o lo g ic a l q u e s tio n s a n d
th e
im p ro v e m e n t
o f th e
g e n e r a l
liv in g
s ta n d a rd s o f th e U k ra in ia n p o p u la tio n ,
a ll o f w h ic h
were cited
by m ore than
o n e -th ird o f th o s e q u e s tio n e d .
T h e a u th o r c o n c lu d e s fro m
th e a b o v e
th a t
th e re
a re
s ig n ific a n t
d iffe re n c e s
b e tw e e n th e m a in c o n c e rn s o f R u k h a n d
th o s e
o f
th e
g e n e ra l
p o p u la tio n .
H e
co m pares
th e
delegates'answ ers
w ith
those given by m em bers of the general
p o p u la tio n
in
a
s u rv e y
c o n d u c te d
in
S e p te m b e r
1 9 8 9

b y th e c e n tra l U k ra i\u2013 n ia n b ra n c h o fth e A ll-U n io n C e n te r fo r th e S tu d y o f P u b lic O p in io n , h e a d e d b y

N . N . C h u rilo v .
R a th e r th a n d e m o c ra tiz a tio n

o r th e p ro m o tio n o f la n g u a g e a n d c u ltu re , th e U k ra in ia n

p o p u la tio n 's
m ain

c o n c e rn to d a y is s a id t o b e th e e c o n o m y , fo llo w \u2013 e d a t s o m e d is ta n c e b y th e e c o lo g y , w ith p o litic a l

a n d
c u ltu ra l-lin g u is tic
q u e s\u2013
tio n s w e ll b e h in d
in third
a n d
fo u rth
p la c e s .
A
n e w
s u rv e y re v e a ls
n o t o n ly th a t R u k hi sle s s e x tre m e
th a n
m any
c ritic s h a v e
c la im e d ,
b u t th a t it m a y
e n jo y
m uch
w id e r
s u p p o rt
am ong
th e
U k ra in ia n
p o p u la tio n
th a n
w o u ld
a p p e a r
lik e ly
fro m
a
m ere
g la n c e
a t
th e
d e m o g ra p h ic
m a k e -u p
of its
m e m b e rs h ip .
d e le g a te s w e re

U krainians, 72 percent h a d a h ig h e r e d u c a tio n , 2 0 p e rc e n t w e re C o m m u n is t

P a rty
m em bers, and
1 1 .6

percent w ere candidates and doctors of science. The corresponding figures for th e 7 2 0 w h o p a rtic ip a te d in th e s u rv e y w ere 88.5 percent, 77 percent, 20 per\u2013 c e n t, a n d

12.5 percent.
D r. P a n io tto
p o in ts o u t th a t a lm o s t
h a lf
th e
d e le g a te s c a m e fro m
w estern
U k ra in e\u2014
i.e .,a p p ro x im a te ly tw ic e th e

p r o p o r tio n o f U k ra in ia n s liv in g in th a t re g io n in th e o v e r-a ll re p u b lic a n p o p u \u2013 la tio n . S o m e 3 5 p e rc e n t c a m e fro m

th e

eight centralo b la s ts , w hich corresponds to th e s h a re o f th e o v e r-a il p o p u la tio n , w h ile

o n ly
9
percent cam e
fro m
th e
s o u th e r n
re g io n s (w h ic h
possess 19
percent of the
U k ra in ia n
p o p u la tio n ),
a n d
less than
6 p e rc e n t fro m
e a s te rn
U k ra in e
(w h ich
has 25 percent of the
re p u b lic a n p o p u la tio n ).
T h e a v e ra g e d e le g a teu
said to have
b e e n
a
w estern
o r c e n tra l
U k ra in ia n ,

m a le , U k ra in ia n -s p e a k in g , b e tw e e n th e ages of2 5 and 45, and a graduate of an in s titu tio n o f h ig h e r e d u c a tio n .

T u rn in g to th e d e le g a te s ' m o tiv e s fo r
ta k in g
part in

R u k h , th e a u th o r c ite s three m ain reasons,w hich w ere given by b e tw e e n

62 percent and

84 percent of re s p o n d e n ts ; a n x ie ty a b o u t th e fa te o f th e re p u b lic o r th e c o u n try ; a d e sire to p re s e rv e th e n a tio n a l d is tin c tiv e n e s s o f Ukraine; and

d is s a tis fa c tio n
w ith
th e
w o rk o f so v ie t a n d p a rty o rg a n iz a tio n s .
A s to w hich w ere the m o st im po rtant
g o a ls
o f
R ukh,
7 5
p e rc e n t
o f
th o s e
q u e s tio n e d
c o m m e n te d
that the m ove\u2013
m ent should
p ro m o te d e m o c ra tiz a tio n
a n d th e e x p a n s io n
of glasnost; and 73
p e rc e n t fe lt th a t it s h o u ld
support the
d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e
U k ra in ia n
c u ltu re
a n d la n g u a g e . A lso h ig h o n th is lis t w e re
" th e
s tru g g le
fo r
th e
fre e d o m
o f th e
in d iv id u a l"
(4 9
p e rc e n t); th e
p ro m o \u2013
tio n o f e c o n o m ic s o v e re ig n ty w ith in th e
fram ew o rk
o f th e U S S R
(4 6 p e rc e n t);
in d e p e n d e n t a s s o c ia tio n o f jo u r n a lis ts
a n d lite ra ry fig u re s fo rm e d in U k ra in e
L O N D O N
-
An independent asso\u2013
c ia tio n
of professional journalists and
lite r a r y
fig u re s
c a lle d
th e
U k ra in ia n
in d e p e n d e n t P u b lis h in g a n d
in fo rm a\u2013
tio n
A s s o c ia tio n
h a s
b e e n
fo rm ed
in
U k ra in e
a s
a
s u c c e s s o r
t o
th e
p re s s
se rv ic e o f th e U k ra in ia n H e ls in k i U n io n ,
re p o rte d
th e
U k ra in ia n
Press Agency
based here.
A
g ro u p
o f
fo u n d in g
m em bers
o f
U N v iS
is s u e d
a
s ta te m e n t
i n
m id-
J a n u a r y in w h ic h th e y o u tlin e d s o m e o f
th e
a c h ie v e m e n ts
o f th e
U H U 's press
service since its form ation and
o ffe re d
reasons for its transform ation
into an
a s s o c ia tio n in d e p e n d e n t o f th e U H U .
" H a v in g s e p a ra te d o u rs e lv e s fro m th e
. U k ra in ia n
H elsinki U nion," the state\u2013
m ent
said, "w e are
fo rm in g
a n
in d e \u2013

pendent association of professional jo urnalists and literary figures w ho are d e d ic a te d

t o
th e
c irc u la tio n

of true in f o r m a tio n a n d a n o b je c tiv e p re s e n ta \u2013 tio n

o f th e
w id e s p e c tru m

o f to d a y 's U k ra in ia n p o litic a l a n d p u b lic life . W e w ill inform

o n th e a c tiv itie s o f a ll n e w
p a trio tic o rg a n iz a tio n s (R u k h , M e m o -
r i a l ,th e
U k ra in ia n
L a n g u a g e S o c ie ty ,
Z e le n y i
S v it a n d
o th e r s )
in c lu d in g
U H U , to
w h ic h
b e lo n g
th e

fo u n d in g members of U N viS and some journa\u2013 lists w ho have already agreed to coope\u2013 r a te

w ith
u s.
U N v iS
w o u ld
lik e
t o
c o o p e ra te
w ith
th e
b e tte r
re p re s e n ta \u2013
tives of the official press, in particular
w ith tho se w ho form ed them selves into
D r. P a n io tto
c o n c lu d e s
th a t th e
R u k h a c tiv is ts m a yh a v e to re th in k th e ir
prio rities if they are to retain
p o p u la r
s u p p o rt, it m ig h t b e su rm ise d th a t th e
priorities cited
b y th e

R u k h d e le g a te s reflect the fact th ata large p ro p o rtio n of th e m a r e in te lle c tu a ls a n d p ro fe s s io n a ls a n d

a re th u s

m ore likely to dw ell on c u rre n t p o litic a l a n d c u ltu ra l p ro b le m s th a n th e a v e ra g e c itiz e n o f U k ra in e .

T h e a u th o r n e x t lo o k s a t th e a ttitu d e s
o f
R ukh
m em bers and
of the general
p o p u la tio n
to w a rd s
e th n ic
m in o rities

liv in g in th e re p u b lic . A c le a r m a jo rity in both cases felt that R ukh m ust give su p p o rt

t o
a ll
s u c h
g ro u p s
\u2014
th e
p e rc e n ta g e
o f d e le g a te s

w as slightly h ig h e r th a n th a t o f th e o v e r-a ll p o p u la \u2013 tio n -

b u t, w h e a re a s o n ly o n e d e le g a te
m a in ta in e d
th a t
R ukh
s h o u ld
act on
behalf of "o nly U krainians," the percen\u2013
ta g e
o f
th e
g e n e ra l
p o p u la tio n
th a t
e x p r e s s e d
th is
o p in io n

w as a m uch higher 6.5 percent. A bout a quarter of th e

R u k h d e le g a te s a n d a s im ila r p r o -
p o rtio n
o f th e
g e n e r a l
p o p u la tio n ,

a c c o rd in g to D r. P a n io tto , fe lt th a t th e m ovem ent should give som e degree of priority to

U k ra in ia n in te re s ts .
O ne of the m ost interesting facets of
b o th

s u rv e y s is th e ir fin d in g s c o n c e rn \u2013 in g th e g e n e ra l p o p u la rity o f R u k h in U k ra in e .

S ix ty -tw o
p e r c e n t
o f
th e
d e le g a te s c o n s id e re d
R ukh
t o
be sup-
p o rte d
b y
th e
p o p u la tio n ,
a lth o u g h
m ost observed

that support was m uch h ig h e r a m o n g w o rk e rs th a n a m o n g th e ru ra l

p o p u la tio n
o r
c o o p e ra tiv e
w o rkers.
A m ong
th e
p a rty
a n d
s ta te
a p p a r a tu s , m o s t d e le g a te s b e lie v e d ,
o n ly
a few
in d iv id u a ls
su p p o rt
th e
R u k h . O f th e m e m b e rs o f th e g e n e ra l
p o p u la tio n
s u rv e y e d ,
37 percent re\u2013
s p o n d e d
p o s itiv e ly
t o
th e
c re a tio n
o f
R ukh in U kraine, 25 percent respo nded
n e g a tiv e ly , a n d
38 percent offered
n o
response; W hen a further question w as
(Continued on page 14)
th e in d e p e n d e n t A s s o c ia tio n o f U k ra i\u2013
nian Journalists."
T h e im m e d ia te o b je c tiv e s o f U N v i S
listed in the statem ent w ere:
9
beginning in January1 9 9 0 , to regu\u2013
la r ly
p u b lis h
the journals, The Ukrai\u2013
n ia n
H e ra ld , T h e
U k ra in ia n
Q u e s tio n
(U k ra in sk iy
v o p ro s);
th e

new spaper, T h e v o ic e o f U k ra in e (H o lo s U k ra in y ), a n d

th e
w e e k ly
in fo rm a to r
a s
m ass
independent press organs;
^
to establish libraries of the U krai\u2013
n ia n
H e ra ld ;
9
t o
p u b lis h
o rig in a l
b o o k s
a n d
b ro c h u re s
of a
g e n e ra l s o c io -p o litic a l
s p h e re ;
^

to o rg a n iz e o n a re g u la r b a sis jo in t p u b lic a tio n s o r th e re p rin tin g o f w o rk s o f o th e r p u b lis h e rs o r u n o ffic ia l o rg a n i\u2013 z a tio n s , a n d a ls o

reprinting publica\u2013
tio n s in o th e r c o u n trie s ;
^
t o
fo rm
a
n e tw o rk

of correspon\u2013 d e n ts a n d p a s s in fo rm a tio n o n a re g u la r b a s is

t o
p re s s
a n d
ra d io

te le g ra p h ic a g e n c ie s a n d to in d iv id u a l p u b lic a tio n s in th e U S S R

a n d in o th e r c o u n trie s o f
th e w o rld .
A n
U N v iS
statute w ill be released
separately, an UPA
new s release said.
T he U N v iS statem ent w as signed by:
v a s y l
B a rla d ia n u
(O dessa),
A n a to liy
D o tsenko (M o sco w ), Y aro slav K ensio r
(L v iv ),S e rh iy M a tk o
(M oscow ), vya\u2013
c h e s la v
C h o rn o v il
(Lviv), O les Shev\u2013
c h e n k o (K ie v ) a n d
v o lo d y m y r Y avo r\u2013
sky (L viv).
in d e p e n d e n t
C o m m u n is t
P a rty
re p o rte d
la u n c h e d
i n
U k ra in e
L O N D O N
-
The second issue of
info rm ato r,
th e
w e e k ly
u n o ffic ia l

d ig e s t o f e v e n ts in U k ra in e p u b lis h e d b y th e U k ra in ia n in d e p e n d e n t P u b \u2013 lis h in g a n d in fo rm a tio n

A s s o c ia tio n
(U N viS), reported
th e la u n c h
of a

U krainian C o m m unist P arty (U C P ), in d e p e n d e n t o f th e C o m m u n is t P a rty o f th e S o v ie t U n io n ( C P S U ) .

T h e U C P w ill a im to g iv e a B a ltic -
s y s te m
n a tio n a l e m p h a s is
t o
th e
C o m m u n is t
P a rty
o f
U k ra in e , th e

largest regional branch of the C P S U , le d fo r1 7 y e a rs u n til h is re tire m e n ti n S e p te m b e r

1989, by
v o lo d y m y r
Scherbytsky, a
B rezhnev
a p p o in te e
w ho
a n ta g o n iz e d
th e
n a tio n a lly
c o n s c io u s
in te llig e n ts ia
b y
p ro \u2013
m oting Russification
p o lic ie s .
R iv n e

this w eek saw the launch of a n o rg a n iz in g c o m m itte e fo r a d issi\u2013 d e n t

U k ra in ia n
C o m m u n is t
P a rty .
The head
o f th e c o m m itte e
is M y\u2013
k o la
Porovsky, who
is a ls o h e a d o f
th e
R iv n e
re g io n a l o rg a n iz a tio n
o f
th e
P o p u la r
M ovement of Ukraine
fo r
P e r e b u d o v a , o r R u k h . T h e o r\u2013
g a n iz in g
co m m ittee
h a s
a lre a d y
recruited o ver 50 m em bers.
initiative C om m ittee for the crea\u2013
tio n
of a
U k ra in ia n

C o m m u n is t Party have also been form ed in K iev, C h e rn iv ts i,

L v iv , C h e rn ih iv
a n d
Z h y to m y r.
i n
one of its first acts the U krai\u2013
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s e n t a le tte r
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su p p o rt
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L ith u a n ia n C o m m u n is t P a rty .
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S o a p d rive a ttra c ts p a rtic ip a tio n
o f in d ivid u a ls , g ro u p s , c o rp o ra tio n s
C a p ito l H ill m e e tin g ra is e s
U k ra in ia n C h u rc h c o n c e rn s
by Tam ara Stadnychenko-Cornelison
PH 1LA D ELPH 1A-

T h e U k ra in ia n H u m a n R ig h ts C o m m itte eo f P h ila d e l\u2013 phia respondedt o the soap shortagei n U k ra in eb y in itia tin ga s o a p d riv eo n D ecem ber

9 ,1 9 8 9 , w h ic h
has now

g r o w n t o in c lu d e in v o lv e m e n t b y in d iv i\u2013 d u a ls , c o m m u n ity g ro u p s a n d c o rp o ra \u2013 tio n s .

T h e d riv e
o p e n e d
a t th eU k ra in ia n
E d u c a tio n a l
a n d
C u ltu ra l
C e n te r's

C h ris tm a s b a z a a r w h e re h o lid a y sh o p \u2013 pers responded quickly and generously w ith b a rso f s o a p a n d fin a n c ia l c o n tri\u2013 b u tio n s

th a t h a v e c o n tin u e d
th ro u g h -
o u tth e h o lid a y s e a s o n .
W ith
th ea p p r o v a l
a n de n c o u r a g e \u2013
m e n to f M e tro p o lita n
S te p h e n
S u ly k ,
p r i e s t s
o f lo c a l U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
p a ris h e s w e re in fo rm e d o fth e d riv e a n d
a g re e d
tosu p p o rt th ep ro je c t b ye s t a \u2013
b lis h in g
c o lle c tio n
c e n te rs
a t th e ir
re s p e c tiv e
c h u rc h e s .
O th e r

c o lle c tio n c e n te rs w e re s o o n e s ta b lis h e di n U k ra i\u2013 n ia n

O rth o d o x
C hurches
in thea r e a
a n di n lo c a l U k ra in ia n b a n k s .
A re a s tu d e n ts h a v e a ls o b e e n in stru \u2013
m e n ta l
i nm a k in g
th eso ap
d riv ea
success. Com m ittee

m em ber C hristine F y ly p o v y c h ,w ho te a c h e sa t S t. B a s il A cadem y,

h a sre p o rte d
th a th e r stu \u2013
d e n ts
a n d
o th e rs
in the school have
e x p re s s e d
a great interest in theso ap
sho rtage and have respo nded by m aking
g e n e ro u s c o n trib u tio n s .
S o a p
c o n trib u tio n s
have also
b e e n
c o lle c te d
fro m
m any
n o n -U k ra in ia n
s tu d e n ts
a t
P e n n
S ta te
and LaS a lle
U n iv ersity
w ho
w ere
to ld
a b o u t th e
d riv eb y a n o th e r c o m m itte e m e m b e r.
A s
new so f th e so ap
d riv e
s p re a d ,
o th e r U k ra in ia n c o m m u n itie s e x p re ss\u2013
e d
a n
in te re s ti n
p a rtic ip a tin g
in th e
p ro je c t a n d c o lle c tio n c e n te rsh a v e b e e n
s e t
u p
i n
W ilm in g to n ,
T re n to n , N e\u2013
w ark, N ew Y o rk, L ong island, Passaic,
A k ro n
a n d
C le v e la n d ,
w here
N a d ia
D eychakiw sky
h a sb e e n

e s p e c ia lly h e lp fu l in o rg a n iz in g th e s u p p o rt o f a re a churches and banks. U nder the supervi\u2013 s io n

o fO le n a
H ilia k ,a te a c h e ra t S t.
J o s a p h a t's
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic S c h o o l
i n
P arm a,
O h io , s tu d e n ts
re c e n tly
co nducteda bake s a le to earn m oney for
a d d itio n a l s o a p .
C orporate support
W hile
in d iv id u a l
c o n trib u to rsa n d
c o m m u n ity
o rg a n iz a tio n s
h a v e
b e e n
g e n e ro u s
a n d
s u p p o rtiv e
o f th eso ap

d riv e , co m m ittee m em bers felt that these sources were not enought o m ake a n a p p re c ia b le d iffe re n c e

in a lle v ia tin g the so ap crisis in U kraine. L etters w ere s e n t

t o
s e v e ra l
so ap
m anufacturers;

c o m p a n y re p re s e n ta tiv e s w e re in fo rm e d of the soap shortage and w ere askedt o o ffe r a s s is ta n c e .

Several days
a fte r
th ele tte rs
w ere
m a ile d , c o m m itte e h e a d U la n a M a z u r\u2013
k e v ic h
te le p h o n e d
A rn ie
W erther,
re g io n a l
m anager,
custo m er
s e rv ic e
a n d
lo g is tic so f th e
C o lg a te -P a lm o liv e
C o .
M r.W e rth e r in d ic a te d
th a t C o l\u2013
g a te -P a lm o liv e
w o u ld
b e w illin g to
assist the drive and directed the com m it\u2013
te et o J a c k
K isatsky,operations m ana\u2013
g e r,w ho in v ite d
th e
U H R C
t o
v is it

C o lg a te -P a lm o liv e 's re g io n a l o ffic e si n B rid g e w a te r,N .J ., fo r fu rth e r d isc u s\u2013 sio n s.

C o m m itte e
m e m b e rs U la n a
M azur\u2013
k e v ic h
a n d T am ara

S ta d n y c h e n k o - C o rn e lis o nm et w ith M r. W e rth e r a n d M r. K isatskyo n January

15,and w ere
ta k e n
on a to u r ofthe com pany w are-
houset o inspect m erchandise that th e
c o m p a n y w o u ldb e w illin gt o d o n a t e .
T h e fo llo w in g

w eek, M s. M azurke\u2013 v ic h s p o k e w ith c o m p a n y v ic e -p re s id e n t E d F ie ld s , w h o re c e n tly re tu rn e d fro m

a
v is itt o
M oscow
a n d w as aw are o f th e
soap shortage in th e Soviet U nion.H e
was ablet o confirm

th a t C o lg a te -P a l\u2013 m o liv e w o u ld m a k e a s u b s ta n tia l c o n tri\u2013 b u tio n to the c o m m itte e 's s o a p d riv e .

That same week, M s. M azurkevich w a s c o n ta c te d b y S la w k a K o rd u b a w h o is e m p lo y e d in th e m a rk e tin g d iv is io no f Lever B rothers. M s. K orduba had read a b o u tth e s o a p d riv ei n T h e U k ra in ia n W eekly and suggested th at M s. M azur\u2013 k e v ic h

s p e a k
w ith
L e v e r
B r o t h e r s '
in te rn a tio n a l
D iv is io n
re p re s e n ta tiv e
J e f f
C reed, w ho had expressed
a n
in te re s ti n s u p p o rtin g
th e co m m ittee's
e ffo rts.
O n
J a n u a ry
26, M s. M azurkevich

m et with M r. Creed who indicated that Lever B rothers w as interested in co ntrb b u tin g

a
s u b s ta n tia l a m o u n t
o fL ife -
buoy soap.
P a c k in g c o n c e r n s
O ne aspect of th e soap drive that had
b e e n
o f
som e
c o n c e rn
t o
co m m ittee
m em bers
w as th ep ro b a b le
co sto f
a c q u irin g
u n ifo rm
c a r d b o a r d

c o n \u2013 tainers for packing soap w hich has been c o lle c te d .

M s. M azurkevich
d is c u s s e d
th is p ro b le m
w ith D o m in ic L ev y , presi\u2013
d e n to f P a c k a g in g N e tw o rk
in c ., w ho
has agreed to donate
1 0 0b o x e s fo r th is
p u rp o s e .
A lth o u g h
th es c h e d u l e d
d a teo f
s h ip m e n t
i sra p id ly

a p p ro a c h in g , th e U H R C h o p e s th a t th e U k ra in ia n co m \u2013 m u n ity

w ill c o n tin u e
t o

su p p o rtth e d riv e .S o a p m a y b e le fta t lo c a l c o lle c \u2013 tio nc e n t e r s ; cash do natio ns m ayb e sent d ire c tly to the U H R C , P .O . B o x 7 1 0 1 ,

E lk in s P a r k ,P a . 1 9 1 1 7 .
by AnisaH . Sawyckyj
W A S H IN G T O N
-
A
r e c e n t lu n \u2013
c h e o n m e e tin g a t th e L o n g w o rth H o u s e
O ffice
B u ild in g
h e re b ro u g h t to g e th e r
in d iv id u a ls fro m
several C ongressional

offices,th e H elsinki C om m issiona n d U krainian C hurch specialists. T hey m et on January2 6 to exchange view s on the c u rre n t s ta tu s o f re lig io ni n th e U S S R in g e n e ra l, a n d th e p lig h t o fth e

U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch
i n
U k ra in ei n p a rti\u2013
c u la r.
The purpose
o f th em e e tin g w a s to
fa c ilita ten o t o n ly c o n ta c ts ,b u t a ls oa
s h a r in g
o f u p d a te d

in fo rm a tio no n U k ra in ia n C h u rc h m a tte rs a m o n g in d i\u2013 v id u a ls w ith in th eU .S . g o v e rn m e n t a n d th o s e

re p re s e n tin g
n o n -g o v e rn m e n ta l
in s titu tio n s .
S p e c ia l a tte n tio n
w asg iv e n
to the
a m b ig u o u s
p o s itio n
o f th eU k ra in ia n
C a th o lic C h u rc h

w hose legal statusa s a n in s titu tio n re m a in s u n re s o lv e d in th e afterm ath

o f th e
D ecem ber
1 ,
1 9 8 9 ,
d e c re e fro m
th eK ie v C o u n c il o f R e li\u2013
g io u s A ffa irs , w h ic h a llo w e d in d iv id u a l
p a ris h e st o
re g is te r w ith lo c a l g o v e rn \u2013
m e n t a u th o ritie s .
A n o th e r a re a
o fc o n c e r n
e x p re s s e d
d u rin g
th en o o n
m e e tin g
w ereth e
a p p a re n t
in a d e q u a c ie s
in thec u rre n t
draftso f the proposed law
on freedom
o f c o n s c ie n c e w h ic h , w h e n it e n te rs in to
fo rc e ,w ill g o v e r n
th ea c tiv itie s o f
re lig io u s
o rg a n iz a tio n s
i n
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n .

A tte n d in g th e tw o -h o u r m e e tin g w e re P h ilip S m ith , staff m em b er o f R ep. D o n R itter (R -P a .); R an d y

Tift, legislative
a s s is ta n tt o

R ep. Frank W olf (R -\u0423 \u0430.); O rest D eychakiw sky and John Finerty, b o th

s ta ff
m em berso f th e U .S .
H e l\u2013
sinki Com m ission; Andrew
S o ro k o w \u2013
s k i, directoro f research and docum en\u2013
ta tio n
a t th e
U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic Church, Rom e;a n d G erald Powerso f th e U .S . C a th o lic C o n fe re n c e .

A lso
i na tte n d a n c e
w ere
N atalie
G a w d ia k
o f th e C o m m itte e
fo r th e
D efense
o fR e lig io n
i n
U k ra in e ,w ho

had organizedth e luncheon,a s wella s irene Jarosew icha n d Christina Lew of N KM

A ssociates, w ho had assisted,and
ire n a
C h a lu p a
o f th eU k ra in ia n N a\u2013
(C o n tin u e do n p a g e1 0 )
U la n a
M a z u r k e v ic h
a n dT am ara
S ta d n y c h e n k o -C o r n e lis o n
o f th eU k r a in ia n
H u m a n R ig h ts C o m m itte eo f P h ila d e lp h ia
a tC o lg a tiv e -P a !m o liv e w a r e h o u se in
New Jersey.
1 9 9 0
\u2014
y e a ro f a id to U k ra in e
A n a p p e a l fro m th e N a tio n a l F u n d to A idU k ra in ej

Wea re witnesses to a great bloodless revolutioni n Eastern Europe, th e e c h o e s o f w h ic h w e seea ls o in U k ra in e . T ob es u r e , th e p a th to re b irth a fte r th e h o r r o r s o f th e p a s t7 0y e a r s is d iffic u lt a n d fu ll o f o b s ta c le s , in c lu d in ga la c k o f fa ith o n th e p a r t o f th e p e o p le re g a rd in g th e ir o w n p o w e r. A llth is is a re s u lt o f the fate

of asu ffe rin g

n a tio n th a t w a sn o t o n ly p h y s ic a lly d e s tro y e d ,b u t w hose soul has been infected w itha cancer in order to destroy its feeing of n a tio n a l id e n tity a n d

s e lf-re s p e c t.
T h e d e v a s ta tio n
s u f f e r e d
by the U k ra in ia n
n a tio n
i sfrig h te n in g .
N o n e th e le s s , th e p o lic ie so f M ik h a il G o rb a c h e v h a v e o p e n e du p th e p o te n tia l
fo rth e re b irth
a ls o
o f th eU k ra in ia n

n a tio n .A t th is c ritic a l tim e , h e ro ic p e rs o n s h a v e b e e n fo u n dw ho, b e in g a w a re o f th e ir re s p o n s ib ility , h a v e b e g u n to c h ip a w a ya t th e ro c ko f o b s c u ra n tis m , s e rv itu d e a n d n a tio n a l n ih ilis m . U n d e rth e m o tto

o f u n ity th e y h a v e jo in e d to g e th e r la rg e s e g m e n ts o f th e

p o p u la tio no f U k ra in e . T h is m o tto h a s re a c h e d u s b e y o n d th e se a s a s w e ll, s e rv in g to u n ite u s in a h o lyd e e d : h e lp in g o u r d e a r c o u n try m e n a t th is h is to ric a n d c ritic a l tim e. T h isi s a tim e th a t c o m e s b u t ra re ly fo r c a p tiv e n a tio n s . W ill w e act o n th is o p p o rtu n ity ?

in a c c o rd a n c e w ith th e p re s s in g n e e d s o f th e m o m e n t, th e N a tio n a l F u n d to
A id
U k ra in eh a s b e e n e s ta b lis h e d
in th eU n ite d
S ta te s ,i t c o n s is tso f tw o
separate funds w hose goals are
d iffe re n t.
T he
f ir s t is the
R ukh
Fund, whose
g o a l is to
p ro v id e
m u lti-fa c e te d

assistance to the Popular M ovem ento f U kraine for Perebudova, or R ukh,as a c e n tra l p u b lic o rg a n iz a tio ni n U k ra in e . T lie fu n d is d e p e n d e n t so le lyo n c o n trib u tio n s fro m

th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity .
T he
s e c o n d
fu n d
h a sb e e n
in c o rp o ra te d
underth e nam e
C h ild re no f
C h o rn o b y l R elief F u n d , it seek s d o n a tio n s fro m
th eU k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity a s
w e ll a s a s s is ta n c e fro m
U .S .co rp o ratio n s, especially in th efo rm o f d o n a tio n s
o f v ita m in s , m e d ic in e s , a n d m e d ic a l s u p p lie sfo r s h ip m e n tt o U k ra in e .

T o d a y w e a p p e a lt o y o u : h e lp U k ra in e n o w , to d a y . L e t u s g iv e g e n e ro u s ly so that in the future each ofu s w ill be able to say w ith a clear conscience that h e ;s h ed id e v e ry th in g p o ssib lefo r U k ra in e .A t th e sa m e tim e , w e u rg eth e c re a tio n in all la rg e r U k ra in ia n c o m m u n itie so f g ro u p so f R u k h s u p p o rte rs w h o w ill w o rk a lo n g w ith u s . T w o s e p a ra te b a n k a c c o u n ts s h o u ld a ls ob e e s ta b lis h e d

in o u rc o m m u n itie s : th eR ukh
F u n d
a n d th eC h ild re n o f
C h o rn o b y l R e lie f F u n d , a s c o m p o n e n ts o f th e N a tio n a l F u n d to A id U k ra in e .
T h e N a tio n a l F u n dt o A id U k ra in e e n c o m p a s s e s th e fo llo w in g :

E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e : T a r a s H u n c z a k , c h a irm a n ; Z e n o n M a tk iw s k y , f ir s t vice-chairm an; Rom an voronka, second vice-chairm an; W olodym yr W o lo w o d iu k , th ir d , v ic e -c h a irm a n ; J o h n O le s k y n , c o m m u n ity lia is o n ; O sy p Z in k e w y c h , o rg a n iz in g d ire c to r; iry n a C h a b a n , p re s s ; M a rta

L y s k o ,
secretary; A lexander B lahitka, treasurer.
P u b lic
R e la tio n s C o m m itte e : N a d ia M a tk iw s k y , O k s a n a T ry tja k , ire n e
Labensky, ihor Labensky, Eugene iw anciw .

B o a rdo fD irecto rs: M a ria nK o ts, A rc h ille s C h re p to w s k y , B o h d a n K e k is h , B o h d a n v itv its k y , M y ro sla w S m o ro d s k y , v ic to r R u d , A n d re w F y ly p o v y c h , A d ria n a C h o m a , B o z h e n a O ls h a n iw s k y , M y ro n H n a te y k o , L id ia C h e rn y k , J a r o s la w

P a s tu s h e n k o , N a d ia M c C o n n e ll, ih o r W y s lo c k y , U la n a M a z u rk e \u2013
vich, Rom a D yhdalo, Zenon M atkiwsky, Rom an voronka, Taras Hunczak.
A u d itin g C o m m itte e : M a ria S a v c h a k , S te p a n W o ro c h , J a ro s la w
P a d o c h ,
v a s y l
S o s ia k ,
M a ria n a
M o h y ly n ,
W o lo d y m y r
S o c h a n ,a n d
O lh a
K uz\u2013
m o w ycz.
F in a n c ia l C o m m itte e : U la n a D ia c h u k , c h a irp e rs o n .

D o n a tio n st o e ith e r th e R u k h F u n do r th e C h ild re no f C h o rn o b y l R e lie f F u n d m a y b e s e n tc ^ o : U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n ,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 ; o r to 2 7 2 O ld S h o r t H ills R o a d , S h o r t H ills , N .J. 0 7 0 7 8 .

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