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u b lis h e d
by theU k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n
in c .. afra 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 ly
v o l.L V III
N o.
3 4
T H E
U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
S U N D A Y , A U G U S T 2 6 ,1 9 9 0
5 0 c e n ts
T w o
d a y s
th a t
s h o o k
U k ra in e :
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P a rtic ip a n ts o fth e 5 0 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry c e le b ra tio n s o f th e Z a p o ro z h ia n S ic ha r e
dressed for the occasion.
byJ o h n H ew ko
S p e c ia lt o
T h e
U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly
Z A P O R 1 Z H Z H 1 A , U k ra in e -

"W e w ere scared. They told us that you w ere c o m in g

t o
cause trouble, to
beat our
c h ild re n . S la v a
U k rain i (G lo ry
t o
Ukraine)," shouted
a
m an
in
b ro k e n
U k ra in ia n . " U n ity ! C o m e jo inu s ! " w a s
th e th u n d e ro u s re p ly fro m
the m em bers
of the parade passing in front of him .
A s
1 listened
t o
th e
e x c h a n g e
a n d
lo o k e d a c r o s s th e s e a o f b lu e a n d y e llo w
fla g s
b illo w in g
in
th e
s tif f
w in d
a n d
c o v e rin g

th e e n tire le n g th o f th e h u g e b rid g e w h ic h s p a n s th e D n ie p e r R iv e ri n th is h e a v ily

p o llu te d
industrial city in
s o u th e a s te rn
U kraine, 1 knew

in s tin c \u2013 tiv e ly th a t 1 w a s w itn e s s in g o n e o f th e m o st e x tra o rd in a ry

e v e n ts in
m odern
U k ra in ia n h is to ry .
F o r
th e
first tim e
since the
1 9 2 0 s,

U k ra in ia n c u ltu re a n d la n g u a g e re tu rn \u2013 e d to Z a p o riz h z h ia , a b a s tio n o f u ltra - c o n s e rv a tis m

w h e re F y o d o r G la d k o v 's
" C e m e n t," a
Stalinist ode to
s o c ia lis t
realism ,
o n c e
p a s s e d
a s
v e n e r a te d
lite ra tu re .
Just as R ussian
p o p u lis ts o n c e to o k
th e ir c a m p a ig n

fo r p o litic a l c h a n g e d ire c tly to th e p e o p le , s u p p o rte rs o f th e U k ra in ia n

d e m o c ra tic
m o v e m e n t (u n \u2013
o ffic ia l
e s tim a te s
went as
h ig h
a s
2 0 0 ,0 0 0 ), m o s t tra v e llin g th o u s a n d s o f
k ilo m e te rs
fro m
w estern
U k ra in e
in
huge caravans of buses,converged

o n Z a p o riz h z h ia a n d its n e a rb y to w n s a n d villages during the weekend of A ugust

4 -5 .T h e y c a m e a s a p o s tle s to c e le b ra te
th e 5 0 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f th e fo rm a tio n
of the U krainian K ozaks and to spread
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e8 )
U k r a in ia n C a th o lic s in L v iv
c e le b ra te re tu rn o f S t. G e o rg e 's
b y C hrystyna N . Lapychak
a n d ir e n a C h a lu p a
L v iv
-
U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic s gathered by the hundreds of thousands on Sunday, A ugust 19, to celebrate the re tu rn

o f
S t.
G eorge
C a th e d ra l,
th e h is to ric se e o f th e U k ra in ia n C a th o \u2013
lic C h u r c h .
T he
cathedral com plex
has been
u n d e r
th e ju ris d ic tio n
of the
R u ssian
O rth o d o x
Church since the

1 9 4 6 L v iv s y n o d , w h ic h liq u id a te d th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic C h u rc h . A ll p ro p e rty b e lo n g \u2013 ing to the Ukrainian

C a th o lic C h u rc h w as seized by the state after the staged synod; m any churches w ere turned into m useum s, others w ere given over to the

R O C .
f
-S u n d a y 's
d iv in e
litu rg y
a t
S t.

G eorge C athedral was the first Ukrai\u2013 nian C atholic service to be held in the c h u rc h

in 4 4 y e a r s . T h e d a y 's c e le b ra \u2013 tio n s b e g a n a t th e C h u rc h o f' T ra n sfi\u2013 g u ra tio n , th e firs t c h u rc h to re tu rn to

w illn o lo n g e r
a p p e a ri n R u s s ia n
b y D r . R o m a n S o lc h a n y k
M U N 1C H
-

vechirniy K yiv of July 24 reported that the B u ro ofth e K iev C ity P a rty

C o m m itte e
has agreed
to liqui\u2013
d a te
th e
p a ra lle l
R ussian-language
edition of the new spaper as of January
1 ,1 9 9 1 .

A c c o rd in g to th e re p o rt, th e d e c is io n w a s ta k e n in v ie w o f th e re q u e s ts o f th e editorial w orkers of the tw o K iev city new spapers, vechirniyK y iv and Prapor K o m u n iz m u , a n d th e p o s itio n s ta k e n b y th e ir

e d ito rs
at plenary
a n d

B u ro m eetings of the Kiev City Party Com\u2013 m ittee.

vechirniy Kyiv is by far K iev's m ost
p o p u la r
new spaper,
w ith
a n
o v e r-a ll
c irc u la tio n
o f 5 1 9 ,1 6 0
c o p ie s a s o f
A ugust 1.
For some time now

there has been pressure to transfer control of vechir\u2013 n iy K y iv fro m

th e p a rty o rg a n iz a tio n to th e K ie v C ity C o u n c il. T h is is s u e w ill b e decided at the second stage of the 32nd c o n f e r e n c e

o f
th e
K ie v
C ity
P a rty
o rg a n iz a tio n , w h ic h is to b e h e ld sh o rt\u2013
iy \u2013

T h e B u ro a ls o d e c id e d to c h a n g e th e n a m e o f P r a p o r K o m u n i z m u t o K y iv \u2013 sk y i v is n y k . H e n c e fo rth , it w ill b e th e o r g a n e x c lu s iv e ly o fth e K ie v C ity P a r ty C om m ittee. T he first issue cam e out on July 25. The newspaper has a circula\u2013 tio n o f 7 7 ,0 0 0 .

U k ra in ia n C a th o lic is m
in th e a r e a .

After an early m orning liturgy there, a procession headed by U CC hierarchs, priests and

p e o p le c a rry in g
c h u r c h
b a n n e rs
w ound
th ro u g h
th e
c o b b le -
s to n e
s tre e ts
o f
L v iv
u p
t o
S t.
G eorge
C a th e d ra l.
P e o p le
lin e d
th e
s tre e ts a n d
sidew alks as far as the eye
c o u ld
see, m any

h o ld in g b o u q u e ts o f herbs and fruit to be blessed during the litu rg y

a n d
this feast day
o f
C h rist's
T ra n s fig u ra tio n
(S v ia to S p a s a ).
The baroque church

w as fille d w ith p e o p le , th e ir te a rfu l e y e s s tra in e d o n th e a lta r . T h e d iv in e litu rg y w a s b ro a d c a s t o u ts id e th e c h u rc h fo r th e s o m e 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 fa ith fu l g a th e re d a r o u n d th e c o m p le x .

A t th e e n d o f th e litu rg y , th e v o ic e o f
M e tro p o lita n
A ndrey
S h e p ty ts k y
w as
b ro a d c a s t
o v e r
th e
s o u n d
system .

A m o n g t h e i t e m s f o u n d d u r i n g t h e in \u2013 v e n to ry o f c h u rc h ite m s d o n e d u rin g th e p re v io u s

d a y s
w ere
ta p e s
o f
th e
m etropolitan's serm ons and m issives.
in the recording transm itted to thou\u2013
s a n d s
o f
fa ith fu l,
M e tro p o lita n
S h e \u2013
p ty ts k y
s p o k e a b o u t th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch
b e in g
o n e
w ith
th e
Ecum enical Church
of Christ, the one
c h u rc h
th a t
C h rist
p a s s e d
o n
t o
H is
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 4 )
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p h o to s
o f
Z a p o ro \u2013
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S ic h
c e le b ra tio n
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te rfo ld .
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"re tu rn "
o f
J a c q u e s
H n iz d o v s k yt o
U kra in e
\u2014
p a g e
1 0 .
2
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, AUGUST
2 6 ,1 9 9 0
N o .3 4
P o la n d
h o s ts w o r ld
fo ru m
o f U k r a in ia n s
i nd ia s p o r a
B y e - b y e , L e n in
U k r a in ia n
to w n s re m o v e
m o n u m e n ts
W ARSAW
-
T he
w e e k ly
U k rai\u2013
n ia n -la n g u a g e
new spaper
i n
P o la n d ,
N ashe
S lo v o ,h a s re p o rte d
th a to n
A ugust
19 in
B ia ly
B o r,K o s z a lin
c o u n ty ,th e firs t W o rld
F o ru m
of the
U krainian D iaspora begani t s w ork.

T h e m e e tin go f re p re s e n ta tiv e s fro m U k ra in ia n c o m m u n itie s th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld

w aso r g a n i z e d
by the A ssocia\u2013

tio no f U k ra in ia n si n P o la n d (fo rm e rly th e U k ra in ia n S o c ia l-C u ltu ra l S o c ie ty , U S K T )i n c o o p e ra tio n w ithth e W o rld Congresso f Free U krainians.

O n
A ugust
18 thep a rtic ip a n ts m et
w ith S o lid a rity
m em berso f the Polish
P a rlia m e n t
(S ejm ).T he forum
is the
first concrete step tow ards the organiza\u2013
tio n
o f
a
fu tu re
W orld
C ongresso f
U k ra in ia n s in a n in d e p e n d e n t U k ra in e .
T h e th re e -d a y fo ru m
in c lu d e d re p re \u2013
s e n ta tiv e s
of theU k ra in ia n
d ia s p o ra
fro m
C anada,
th e
U .S .,
G erm any,
France, England, Belgium , Czechoslo\u2013
v a k ia ,
R o m a n ia ,
Y u g o s la v ia ,
L a tv ia ,
L ith u a n ia , E s to n ia , R u s s ia a n d P o la n d .
i n
a d d itio n
th e re
w ere
re p re s e n ta \u2013
tiv e s
fro m
th e
P o p u la r
M ove\u2013
(C o n tin u e do n p a g e4 )
L v ivt o
h e lp
R o m a n ia 's
U k r a in ia n s
by Tam ara Stadnychenko-Cornelison
L v iv
\u2014
U k ra in ia n s
fro m
v a rio u s

countries assem bledi n Lviv on July2 8 , fora tw o-day festival of s in g in g , dancing and firew orks.

A m ongth e groups thath a d com et o
L v iv
for thee v e n t w as a
tro u p e
o f
p erfo rm ers
fro m
M aram orshchyna
i n

R o m a n ia . W h ile L v iv its e lfi s in th e g rip o f th e in fa m o u s " d e fits ity " (n o w a te r,n o s o c k s ,n o c ig a re tte s , n o su g a r), a tle a s t o n e re s id e n t o f th e c ity w as s tru c kb y th e fa c t

th a t
U k ra in ia n s
fro m
R o m a n ia
w ere even w orseo ff.
K ost
C havaga,
a
jo u rn a lis t
a t th e
re c e n tly
le g a liz e d
d a ily
new spaperZ a
v iln u
U k ra in u
(F o r a

F re e U k ra in e ), q u ic k ly o rg a n iz e d an ad h o c a s s is ta n c e co m m ittee

t o
c o lle c t
sm all item sfo r
im m ed iate
d is trib u tio n
t o
th eg ro u p
m em bers.

B yth e fo llo w in g day 10 in d iv id u a ls h a d v o lu n te e re d to jo inth e c o m m itte e , n o t

m erely
i n
a
te m p o ra ry
s to p -g a p
c a p a c ity ,
b u t w ith
a
com m itm ent
t o
c o n tin u e p ro v id in g m a te ria l a s s is ta n c e
t o

U k ra in ia n si n R o m a n ia . A m o n g th o s e v o lu n te e rin g w e re m e m b e rs o f th e U k ra in ia n

W o m e n 's
L e a g u e
a n d th e
U k ra in ia n L a n g u a g e S o c ie ty .
item s
c o lle c te d
d u rin g
th e

fe s tiv a l in c lu d e d c h ild re n 's b o o k s , re c o rd s , film strips w ith U krainian storiesa n d cloth\u2013 in g .

M any
o th e r
th in g s
a re
n e e d e d ,
ra n g in g fro m

s h o e sa n d b a b y c lo th e st o te le v is io n s e ts w h ic ha re th e o n e s te a d y pointo f contact through w hich Rom a\u2013 n ia n

U k ra in ia n s
c a n

keep abreasto f e v e n tsi n U k r a in e . O ne of th e c o m m it\u2013 te e 's p rio ritie si s e d u c a tio n a l assis\u2013 ta n c e .

T he R om anian governm enth a s given p e rm is s io nfo r U k ra in ia n st o e s ta b lis h th e ir

ow n
s c h o o ls , o rg a n iz a tio n sa n d
L a tv ia n
a c tiv is t fo u n d d e a d
JE R S E Y
C 1TY , N .J.-
C o m m u n is t

m em o rab ilia are startin g to v an ish from Eastern Europeanl a n d s c a p e s ,a s a wave o f

p e a c e fu l
re v o lu tio n s
sw eepsth e
re g io n .
S ta tu e s o f v ia d im irL e n in , fo u n d e ro f
B o ls h e v is m ,
o n c e
th e
m ost
s a c r e d
e le m e n tso f th e C o m m u n is t c u lt,n o w
a reth e firstto be d e stro y e d .
N ow a
H u tai n P o la n dw as the firs t
to w n
t orem ove itsL e n in
m o n u m e n t,
c a u s in g
lo u d
p ro te s ts
fro m
S o v ie t
a u th o ritie s .
But now ,a fte r
H ungary,
C z e c h o s lo v a k ia ,
R o m a n ia ,

E ast G er\u2013 m a n ya n d B u lg a ria h a v e fo llo w e dth e P o lis h e x a m p le , h a rd tim e s h a v e c o m e fo rth e u b iq u ito u s L e n in m o n u m e n tsi n th e S o v ie t U n io ni t s e l f .

S ta tu e s
of the first Bolshevik
w ere
to rn d o w n
inL ith u a n ia a n dG e o rg ia ,
a n dn o w U k ra in eis set to fo llo w .
R e c e n tly ,a d e c is io n
in them iners'
to w n
o f Chervonohrad, near Lviv, t o
rem ove
a
L e n in
m onum ent

s p a rk e d h e a te d d e b a te s in th e U k ra in ia n P a rlia \u2013 m e n t.

A c c o rd in g
t o
R ukh
P r e s s
in te rn a \u2013
tio n a l,th e c o n flic tw as in itia te d
by a
g ro u p
o fh a rd lin e
C o m m u n ist legisla\u2013
to rs
w ho
p ro p o s e d
t o
condem n
th e
Chervonohrad decision.
P re s id e n t
L e o n id
K ravchuk

p e rso \u2013 nally spokei n favoro f such condem na\u2013 tio n ,th e la n g u a g eo f w h ic hw as e x tre \u2013 m ely

h a rs h ,R P1 re p o rte d
fro m
K ie v .
T h e p r o p o s e d b ill c a lle d th e d e c is io nt o
rem ove
th e
s ta tu e
" a
n a tio n a lis tic
p ro v o c a tio n ," R P 1 n o te d .
C o m m u n is t
le g is la to rs
w ere espe\u2013
cially furious
b e c a u s eth e C h e rv o n o h \u2013
ra d
a u th o ritie s
p la n n e d
t o
b u ild
a
m o n u m e n t to the g re a t n a tio n a l p o e t,
T aras
S h e v c h e n k o , in s te a d
o fL e n in ,
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 tio n
Association reported.
T he
p r o p o s e d
b illd id
n o tp a s s ,

how ever, because the dem ocratic oppo\u2013 s itio n 's d e p u tie s p u lle do u t th e ir v o tin g c a rd s ,m akingth e necessary quorum of 3 0 1

im p o ssib le
a n d
th e re b y
d e fe a tin g
th e p ro p o s a l.
(C o n tin u e do n p a g e1 3 )
U k r a in e - ls r a e l A s s o c ia tio n e s ta b lis h e d
K ost C havaga

c lu b s . B utth e re are no b o o k s a v a ila b le fo r in s tru c tio n ,n o te a c h e rs ,n o a u d io - v is u a l e q u ip m e n t.T he n e w ly

fo rm ed
co m m ittee
h o p e st o
p ro v id e
som eo f
th e s e
m aterials
a n d
i s
c o n s id e rin g
b rin g in g
som e
o f
th e
c h ild re n
fro m
M aram orshchyna
t o
L v iv
fo r
s tu d y
c a m p s d u rin g v a c a tio n p e rio d s .
M r . C h a v a g a , w ho p la n st o v is it
U k ra in ia n
v illa g e si n R o m a n ia
t o

further assess th e im m ediatea n d long- range w ork that needs tob e accom plish\u2013 e d , re c e n tly re tu rn e d

t o L viv from
th e
U n ite d S ta te s w h e re h e w a s tra v e lin g in
a jo u rn a lis tic
c a p a c ity ,w ith
th eL v iv \u2013
based dance ensem ble virnist.
H e
c o m m e n te d ,
"W hen
1 w a s in
A m e ric a ,1 le a rn e d
h o w

U k ra in ia n s th e rea re d o in ga s m u c ha s th e yc a n to h e lp U k ra in ia n s h e re \u2014 th e y 're h e lp in g th e ir o w n . C a n w e d ole s s fo r o u r o w n in R o m a n ia ? "

by Tam ara Stadnychenko-Cornelison
L v iv
-
T he
first m eeting
of the
U k ra in e -ls ra e l
A s s o c ia tio n
w as
h e ld
A ugust7
i nL v iv .
The three founders of the new organi\u2013
z a tio n
a reR o s ty s la v

B ra tu n , iry n a K a ly n e tsa n d K o s t C h a v a g a ,a jo u rn a \u2013 lis ta t th e d a ily

new spaperZ a
v iln u
U k ra in u .
T he
o rg a n iz a tio n
w as fo rm ed
as a
re s p o n s e to the la c ko f d ip lo m a tic tie s
b e tw e e n
th eS o v ie t U n io n
a n d
is ra e l
a n d
w ill act as a lia iso n
b u r e a u
t o
p ro v id e se rv ic e sa n d in fo rm a tio n
th a t
w o u ld
o th erw ise
b eh a n d le d
th ro u g h
o ffic ia l d ip lo m a tic c h a n n e ls .
T he founders hope thatth is organiza\u2013
tio n
w ill e n h a n c e U k ra in e 's s ta tu r ei n
in te rn a tio n a l d ip lo m a c y .

A n y in te re s te d U k ra in ia n s , in c lu d in g m e m b e rso f m in o rity g ro u p s liv in gi n U k ra in ea re w e lc o m et o p a rtic ip a tei n th e p ro g ra m s th a tth e g ro u p h o p e st o e s ta b lis h . C u ltu ra l e x c h a n g e s a n d jo in t e c o n o m ic

v e n tu re s
have already
b e e n
p ro p o s e d ,
w ith

to u ris m , s tu d e n ta n d professional exchanges,a n d press re p re s e n ta tio n ..a s th e fo c a l p o in ts .

O n e m a in o b je c tiv e o f th e g r o u p ist o
c re a te a n d m a in ta in m u tu a l
a n ti-d e fa \u2013
m ation program s, spokesm en said.
Z io n is t c o n g r e s s
h e ld
i n
K ie v
L O N D O N
-

T he first conference of a Z io n is t g r o u p e v e r to ta k e p la c e inth e U SSR

w a sh e ld inK ie v o nA ugust 7 -
8, reported
th eL o n d o n - b a s e d
U k rai\u2013
nian Press A gency (U PA ).
T h e B e y ta r Z io n is t Y o u th O rg a n iz a \u2013
tio n
m et in th e conference hall of th e
T o u ris t H o te l in th e U k ra in ia n c a p ita l
c ity .
Som e
1 0 0d e le g a te s
fro m
1 5c itie s
th r o u g h o u t th e S o v ie t U n io n , a s w e lla s
a c tiv is ts of the U k ra in ia n
R e p u b lic a n
P a rty
a tte n d e d
th ec o n f e r e n c e
of the
Jozef Trum peldorf
B e y ta r Z io n is t
Y o u th O rg a n iz a tio n .
T he
c o n fe re n c e
d e le g a te s

a d o p te d s ta tu te s a n da p ro g ra m o f a c tiv ity fo r th e o rg a n iz a tio n ,

w h ic h
u n ite s

Jew ish y o u th liv in g in the U S S R . T he re so lu \u2013 tio n s c a lle dfo r th e g o v e rn m e n t to a llo w re p a tria tio n

fo r
S o v ie t J e w s
t o
th e ir
h is to ric a l h o m e la n d , is ra e l.
O n
A ugust
8 in thee v e n in g ,
a fte r
a d jo u rn m e n t
of thec o n f e r e n c e , a de\u2013
m o n s tra tio n
w as
h e ld
in
K ie v . B o th
is ra e li
a n d
U k ra in ia n
fla g s
a n d

p la \u2013 cards were raised. T he placards called fo r d ip lo m a tictie s b e tw e e n U k ra in e a n d is ra e la n d fo r th e U k ra in ia n

g o v e rn \u2013
m e n tt o a llo w
in c re a s e d e m ig ra tio nt o
is ra e l, th e U P A
re p o rte d .
K E N T , E n g la n d-
T h e c h a irm a no f
th e
L a tv ia n
W elfare
F u n d ,
A rm ands
A k m e n tin s , d ie di n m y s te rio u s c irc u m \u2013
stanceso n A ugust4 , reported
K eston
C o lle g e .
A c c o rd in g
to theL a tv ia n
W orld
F e d e ra tio n , M r. A k m e n tin s w a s fo u n d
dead in his crashed car on the outskirts
o f th e L a tv ia n c a p ita l, R ig a ,a t 1 1 :3 0 p .m .

in a d d itio nt o h is v o lu n ta ry w o rkfo r th e L a tv ia n W e lfa re F u n d , 3 4 -y e a r-o ld M r. A k m e n tin s w as a s tu d e n t a t th eL at\u2013 v ia n L u th e r a n th e o lo g ic a l s e m in a ry a n d e n g a g e d

inp a s to ra l w o rk
inR ig a , i n
o rd e r
t o
s u p p o rt
h isw ife
a n d
th re e
y o u n g c h ild re n , h e a ls o w o rk e da s a ta x i
d riv e r.

A t 1 1 a.m . on A u g u s t4 , fo llo w in ga p h o n e c a ll, M r . A k m e n tin s le ft h o m et o d riv et o A d a z i. A t 2 p.m . his car w as se e na t S a u lk ra s ti, a b o u t tw o -th ird so f the w ay from

R ig a toA d a z i. T h a t n ig h t,
a c c o rd in g to the tra ffic
p o lic e ,h is c a r
s k id d e d
in to
a
w ood
a fte r
h ittin g
a
c o n c re te
pole. W hen
th ec r a s h w as
d is c o v e re d
he w asa lre a d y
d e a d
fro m
m u ltip le in ju rie s .
S u s p ic io n
w asa r o u s e d
by thed is \u2013
c o v e ry of an id e n tity c a rd b e lo n g in gt o
K G B

M a jo r A iv a rs v e lic e v s k is in the c a r. M a jo r v e lic e v s k isi s k n o w n to h a v e b e e n

try in g
t oe s ta b lis h

c o n ta c t w ith M r. A k m e n tin s .O ne th o u s a n d ru b le s in cash, personal docum ents and a dicta- p h o n e

th a t
M r.A k m e n tin s
h a d
w ith
h im
in th e c a r w ere m issing.

T w o d a y s la te r,o n A u g u s t7 , M a jo r v e lic e v s k is w a s a d m itte d toa h o s p ita la c o n s id e ra b le d is ta n c e fro m

th e scene of

the crash suffering from a concussion and abrasions. H e claim ed that he could not re m e m b e r a n y th in g . P o lic e d e c lin e dt o re tu rnh is id e n tity c a rd .

There a re strong suspicionsi n Latvia th a t th e a c c id e n t w a sn o t g e n u in e b u ta re s u lto fa p o litic a lly m o tiv a te d m u rd e r. The details have been forw arded to the L a tv ia n

P ro s e c u to r's
O ffice,
K eston
College reported.
U k r a in ia n W e e k ly
FO U N D E D1 9 3 3
A n
E n g lis h -la n g u a g e
U k ra in ia n
new spaper
p u b lis h e d
b y th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
A s s o c ia tio n
in c ., a
n o n -p r o fit a s s o c ia tio n , a t 30 M o n tg o m e ryS 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 ida t J e r s e y C ity , N J . 0 7 3 0 2 .
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0 2 7 3 - 9 3 4 8 )^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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ra te : S 20 ; fo r U N A m e m be rs-
\u0426 0.
A ls op u b lis h e db y th e U N A : S v o b o d a ,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 lya n d S v o b o d a :
(20 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 r e s s
cha n g e sto :
T he U kra in ia n W e e kly
P .O .B ox 3 4 6
J e r s e y C ity , N .J . 0 7 3 0 3
E d ito r: R o m a
H adzew ycz
A s s o c ia te
E d ito rs : M a lta
K o lo m a y e ts
C h ry s ty n a
L a p y c h a k
T he
U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly , A u g u s t 2 6 , 1 9 9 0 ,N o . 3 4 , v o l. L v ill
C o p y rig h t 1990 by T h e U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly
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TH E
U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, AUGUST2 6 ,1 9 9 0
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FO R
T H E R E C O R D : W C F Uo n U k r a in ia n fa m in e
in q u ir y
F o llo w in gi sth e o f f ic ia l c o m m u n i\u2013
q u eo f th e
W orld Congresso fF ree
U k r a in ia n so n th eF a m in e - G e n o c id e
in U k r a in e1 9 3 2 - 1 9 3 3 .

O n M ay 9, 1990,i n G eneva, P ro f. J a c o b S u n d b e r g o f S to c k h o lm ,i n h is c a p a c itya s p re s id e n to f th e in te rn a \u2013 tio n a l C o m m is s io n

o fin q u iry
in to
th e
1 9 3 2 -1 9 3 3
F a m in e
in

U k ra in e , to g e th e r w ithth e c o m m is s io n 's v ic e - p re s id e n t, P ro f. J o e v e rh o e v e n fro m B e lg iu m , p re s e n te dth e firs t c o p yo f th e ir c o m m issio n 's fin a l re p o rt a t th e G eneva O fficeo f M r.J . M artenson, the U .N . undersecretary general fo r h u m a n rig h ts .

T h is p re s e n ta tio nw as m a d e in th e p re s e n c eo f a d e le g a tio n o f th e W o rld Congresso f Free U krainians, repre\u2013 s e n te d b y its p re s id e n t, Y u ri S h y m k o , M r.W . K ereliuk, D r. W .G . D anyliw a n dD r. S .J. K a lb a .

T his rep o rt confirm s th at in accor\u2013
d a n c e
w ith
th e
S o v ie t
p o p u la tio n
censuseso f 1926a n d 1939, as a result
.o fth e F a m in e in1932-1933, U kraine
lo s t
m ore
th a n
6
m illio n
v ictim s,
w h ic h
re p re s e n ts
2 0
p e rc e n t
of its
p o p u la tio n . A t the sa m e tim e ,a n d
liv in g
u n d e r
th e
sam e
c o n d itio n s ,
U k ra in e 's
n e ig h b o rs
w ere
a b le
t o
s u b s ta n tia lly
in c re a s e th e ir p o p u la \u2013
tio n s :
R ussians
by 28p e r c e n t and
B y e lo ru s s ia n sb y 1 1 .2 p e rc e n t.
i n
re g a rd
t o
th e
q u e s tio n
o f
w h e th e r
th efam in e
w as an
act of
g e n o c id e ,th e c o m m is s io n
m ajo rity
\u2014
Profs, verhoeven, H um phrey and
L e v e n e-

d e e m si t p la u s ib le th a t th e c o n s titu e n t e le m e n tso f g e n o c id e w e rei n e x is te n c e at the tim eo f th e fam in e

i n
U k ra in e , a lth o u g h
th e
G e n o c id e
C o n v e n tio n
w as
n o t
c re a te d
u n til1948. T he ille g a lityo f
w hat
w as
c a lle d
g e n o c id e
in
th e
c o n v e n tio n
th u s
p re -e x is te d
th e
c o n v e n tio n .
T he
com m ission
m ajo rity
a ls o

w ishest o underscore that the policies w h ic h w e re a p p lie dt o th e U k ra in ia n p e o p le and led to the fa m in eo f 1 9 3 2 - 1933 disregardth e preceptso f basic m o ra lity w h ic h a re b in d in g o n S o v ie t a s

o n a lla u th o ritie s , a n d
th a tth e
S o v ie t
a u th o ritie s
m ust
in
c o n se \u2013
q u e n c eb e v ig o ro u s ly c o n d e m n e d .
P ro f.
S u n d b e rg
s ta te d
th a t
h is
fin d in g s a re s u c h as to c o in c id e w ith
w hat
is
c a lle d
g e n o c id e
in
th e
G e n o c id e
C o n v e n tio n .
H e
m ade
som e
o b s e rv a tio n s
o n ly
o f
a
p ro c e d u ra l
n a tu re ,
a s
d id
P ro f.
O liver a n d P ro f. L evasseur.
T he
fam in e
in
U k ra in e
w as
c e rta in ly m a n -m a d e in th e se n se th a t
its
im m ed iate
o rig in
lie si n h u m a n
b e h a v io r.
M o re o v e r,
it
fo u n d
it

in d is p u ta b le a ls o th a t, a lth o u g hth e S o v ie t a u th o ritie s w e re a w a reo f th e d r a m a tic c o n d itio n si n U k ra in e ,.th e y re fra in e d

fro m
s e n d in ga n y re lie ft o
U kraine, officially
denying eventh e
e x is te n c e of the fa m in e .
T h e lo g ico f th e p o s itio n th a t th e re
w as
n o
fam in e
p re c lu d e d

c o o p e ra \u2013 tion w ith international relief efforts t o

re lie v eth e fa m in e . T h e re fo re ,a s
P ro f.S u n d b e rg th in k s , th e s e d e n ia ls

adda considerable consistency to the in te n tt o d e s tro y ,a n d p ro v e th a t th is fam in e

w as an
a c tp la n n e d
in ad\u2013
v a n c e .

A sa result, com m ission cam et o th e c o n c lu s io n th a t th e S o v ie t a u th o \u2013 r itie s

u s e d
th e
fam in e
v o lu n ta rily ,
w hen
ith a p p e n e d ,
t o
crow n
th e ir
p o lic y
o f
d e n a tio n a liz a tio n
of U\u2013
k ra in e .A nd, re g a rd le sso f th e ro le
fu lfille d
by thelo c a l a u th o ritie s , to
the com m ission
m ajo rity
ita p p e a r s

o b v io u s th a t th e p rim e re s p o n s ib ility re s ts w ithth e S o v ie t c e n tra l a u th o ri\u2013 tie s .

F orth e great accom plishm enti n
v e rify in g
a n d
cross-exam ining
th e
e n o rm o u s q u a n tity
o fd o c u m e n ta ry
e v id e n c e
a n d
te s tim o n ie s
a n d
th e
p re p a ra tio n
o f
th is
fin a l
re p o rt,a
p ro c e d u re
w h ic h
to o k
m ore
th a n

th re e y e a rs o f w o rk , th e in te rn a tio n a l C om m issiona n d its seven m em bers have deserved

th e highest apprecia\u2013
tio n
a n d
re s p e c t
o f a llU k ra in ia n
c o m m u n itie s liv in g o u ts id e U k r a in e ,
as well as of the U krainian
p e o p le
in U k ra in e .
W ith o u t
a n y
re m u n e ra tio n ,
th e
com m ission
w orked
fo r
over three
y e a r s
u n d e r
th ele a d e rs h ip
of its
p re s id e n t,P ro f. S u n d b e rgo f S to c k -
h o lm ,a n d
th ev i c e - p r e s i d e n t
P ro f,
v e rh o e v e n
fro m
B e lg iu m , w ho p re \u2013
p a re d
th em ajo rity
report, w ithth e
fo llo w in g
m em ber-com m issioners:
P ro f. C o l. G .l.A .D . D ra p e r fo rm erly
B ritish p ro s e c u to ra t th e N u re m b e rg
Trials (deceasedi n July 1989); P ro f.
J .P .
H um phrey,
C anada,
fo rm erly
d ire c to r
o f
th e
U n ite d
N a tio n s
D iv isio n
o f H um an

R ig h ts ,a n d a u th o r of the U n iv e rsa l D e c la ra tio n of H um an

R ig h ts;P ro f. G . L ev as\u2013 seur, F rance, form erly m em ber of the C o m m is s io nfo r th e R e v is io no f th e French Penal Code;P ro f. R . Levene

(h ),
A rg e n tin a , p re s e n tly
J u s tic eo f
th e
Suprem e
C o u rt
o f
A rg e n tin a ;
a n dP ro f. C .T . O liv e r, U .S .,

fo rm erly assistant secretaryo f statea n d am \u2013 b a s s a d o r.

T he
s e le c tio n
of the
m em ber-
com m issioners
a n d
th e
fin a l
e s ta \u2013

b lish m e n to f th e in te rn a tio n a l C o rn - m is s io n ,a s w e lla s c o lle c tio nof the enorm ous international evidence m a te ria la n d o rg a n iz in ga ll se ssio n s o f

th e
com m ission
h e ld
i n
fo u r
d iffe re n t

c o u n trie s w as a c h ie v e db y th e W o rld C o n g re ss C o m m issio no f F a m in e G e n o c id ei n U k ra in e1 9 3 2 -

-1 9 3 3 .
T o
a c c o m p lis h
th is
s u c c e s s
th e
com m ission
w orked
c o n tin u o u s ly
fo r
fiv e

years underth e chairm an- s h ipo f ig n a tiu s B illin s k y , h is d e p u ty W . Kereliuk

a n d th es e c r e t a r y a n d
e x e c u tiv e
d ire c to r
D r. S.J.
K a lb a ,

w ithth e a s s is ta n c e of the fo llo w in g m em bers:M . B arabash, D r. W .G . D a n y liw ,D r. A . L o z y n s k y , D r. M . K u s h p e ta , D r. M . S n ih u ro w y c h ,

P rof. M .S te p a n e n k o , L . F il, a n d D r.
B .A . F u te y .
i n

1 9 8 7 -1 9 8 8 th is c o m m is s io n w as assisted bya Ju rist C o m m ittee head\u2013 e d

b y
J .
S o p in k a ,Q .C ., p re s e n tly
ju s tic e
o f
th e
Suprem e
C o u rt
o f
C a n a d a , w ith
1 4 U k rain ian ju ristsa s
m em bers:
fiv e
fro m
C a n a d a , fiv e
fro m
th e
U .S . a n d
fo u r
fro m
th e
fo llo w in g
c o u n trie s :

E n g l a n d , B e l\u2013 g iu m , A rg en tin aa n d A u stra lia , w ith D r . D a n y liw s e rv in g as its c o o rd in a \u2013 to r.

T h e le g a l c o u n s e ls w ere:P ro f. L A .
H u n te r
fro m
C anada
a sg e n e r a l

counsel of the com m ission. C ounsels to th e p e titio n e r, th e W o rld C o n g re s s of Free U krainians,w ere:J . Sopinka, Q .C ., a s s is te db y A le x a n d r a C h y c z ij, a n d

W illiam
L ib e r,Q .C ., a ll fro m
C a n a d a . C o m m is s io n
p e r s o n n e l
w ere:A .J e n k a la , la w y e r fro m
E n-
g la n d ,S . W e rb o w y , la w y e r,a n d
(C o n tin u e do n p a g e4 )
iN T E R v iE W : M in e r s c h a r t c o u r s e to w a r d in d e p e n d e n t tr a d e u n io n s
b yM ic h a e l K lo n s k y
T h e tw o - p a r t in te r v ie w
b e lo w
to o k
p la c e a t th e o f f ic eo f th e
M iners
1
S tr ik e
C o m m itte e o f f ic e in D o n e ts k e ,U kraine,
o n
J u ly
2 8 .
T h espokesm en fo r
th e
m inersa r eth e co-chairm en o f th e S tr ik e
C o m m itte e , A le x a n d e r K o lla n e ts e v a n d
N ic o la i \u0423 \u0430 \u0456\u0435 \u043f \u043a \u0430 . in c lu d e d
in the
d is \u2013
c u s s io na re e ig h t
o th e r r a n k - a n d - f ile
m em berso f the com m ittee.
M ic h a e l K lo n s k yi s a f r e e la n c ew rite r
fro m
C h ic a g o
w ho
r e c e n tly
v is ite d
U k r a in e w itha d e le g a tio no f A th le te s
fo r
P eace,
i n
D o n e ts k e ,
th e
g r o u p
p a r tic ip a te d in a 1 0 - k ilo m e te rr a c e a n d
w a s h o s te d
b yin te r c o m p u te r a n d th e
lo c a l r u n n in g c lu b .
P A R T\u0406
H ave yo u m et w ith m any A m ericans?

K ollanetsev:A t our F irst C ongress of M in e rsi n D o n e ts k e , th e re p re s e n ta tiv e s o f

th e A F T(A m erican

F e d e ra tio no f Teachers)a n d som e independent trade u n io n is ts

w ere
h e re .
A FT
P re s id e n t
R ic h a rd
W ilsona n d
L u d m illa T h o r n e
who represented
th ec h a rity fu n d
w ere
p re s e n t
a t
th e
c o n g re s s ,
i t
w asv e ry
d iffic u ltfo r th e m in e rs to get v is a sfo r
th e s e p e o p le .

B u tw e h a v e b e e n w o rk in g to g e th e r w ith s o m e A m e ric a n u n io n le a d e rsfo r s o m e tim ea s w e lla s p e o p le fro m

th e
A m erican

Em bassy. T he second secre\u2013 taryo f the A m erican E m bassy, M ichael F o w ler, isa friendo fo u rs.W e w ere also in v ite d

t o
th eA m erican
E m bassyfo r
th e c e le b ra tio n of the F o u r tho f J u ly .
H o wd idth e s trik e m o v e m e n t b e g in ?
K o lla n e ts e v :
i t
d id n 't
start herei n
D onetske,b u t rather in the K uzbas,in
the U rals. T he m iners were displeased
w ith
d iffic u lt
c o n d itio n so f w o rka n d
lo w
liv in g s ta n d a r d sa n d d e c id e d to go
o n

s trik e . W e had no e x p e rie n c ea n d w eren o t su reh o w to d o it. O n e can say th at it (th e strike) started

in c id e n ta lly .
W hat w ereth e dem andsa t first?
valenka: They w ere purely econom i\u2013
c a l.
W e w a n te d
h ig h e r
w ages, higher
p ric e s
fo r
th e ir
c o a l,
b e tte r

liv in g c o n d itio n s , h ig h e r p e n s io n s , h ig h e rp a y fo r n ig h t w o rka n d b e tte r fo o d s u p p lie s .

K o lla n e ts e v :
H erei n

D onetske, th e S trik e C o m m itte eh a d b e e n w o rk in gfo r overa year. A ftera num bero f strikes, a n

agreem entw as signed
b e tw e e nth e

w o rk e rs a n d th e g o v e rn m e n t. T h e re su lt o f th is a g re e m e n t w as th e d e c is io n o f th e governm ent, N o. 60A , w hich

becam e
la w
on A ugust 3, 1989.
Butas we have gone ahead step-by-
s te pw e h a v e re a liz e d
th a tth e g o v e rn \u2013
m ent
o n ly
s ig n e d
th is

agreem entb e \u2013 c a u s e th e y w e re frig h te n e d a n d th a t th e y didn't intendt o stick by it. T his agree\u2013 m ent covered m any areasa n d levelso f governm ent

u p
th ro u g h
th e
Suprem e
S o v ie ta n d th e p re s id e n to f th e
c o u n try .
D id the agreem ent co ver all m in e r si n
the country?
v a le n k a :
N o , o n ly inD onetske. B u t
th e rea re c o m m itte e s lik e th isi n p ra c ti\u2013
c a lly
e v e ry
m in in g
c ity ,a n d
s e p a ra te
agreem ents
h a v e
b e e n
w orked
o u t in
m any
o fth e m . H o w e v e r, th eg o v e r n \u2013
m ent
has notb e e n
a b le
t o
fu lfill
i t s
o b lig a tio n s .
A s its ta n d s

to d a y ,th e m in e r s w ill fillth e g o v e r n m e n ta l o b li\u2013 g a tio n s th e m s e lv e s . T h a t m e a n s th a ti f w e

w ant
t o
g e ts o m e th in g
fro m
th e
D o n e ts k e m in e rs N ic o la i v a le n k a (left)a n d Alexander K ollanetsev (right) with
fr e e -la n c e w r ite r M ic h a e l K lo n s k y .

g o v e rn m e n tw e h a v e tofig h t th e la w , th e bureaucracy, and so on. This m adeu s realize thati n order to w in oureconom ic dem ands,w e also

h a d
t o
p u t
fo rth
p o litic a l d e m a n d s .

O n N ovem ber 2, (1989)w e w ent ona 2 4 -h o u r s trik et o s u p p o rt o th e r s trik in g m iners,i n February, w e held three days o f p o litic a l m e e tin g st o fo rc e th e D o n e t\u2013 ske Regional Com m unist Party Com\u2013 m itte et o re s ig n . W e d id n 't n e e d th e mt o m a n a g e D o n e ts k e . T h is c o in c id e d w ith th e n a tio n a l e le c tio n s .

W e th e n w e n t on a h u n g e r s trik ei n fronto f the officeso f the party com m it\u2013 te e

t o
g e tth e m
t o
re s ig n
o rf a c e
a
p la n n e d
s trik e
o n th ef i r s t o f M arch.
T he party headquarters didn4 m ake any
d e c is io n
s o
th e
s trik e
to o k
p la c e
a s
s c h e d u le d .
W hat is th e situation presently?
K o lla n e ts e v : W e ll, to d a y
in
D o n e t\u2013
s k e ,
th ep o w e r b e lo n g s to th eS o v ie ts ,

n o t to the p a rty c o m m itte e . T h e rea re n o t v e ry m a n y c itie s in the S o v ie t U n io n w here

th e
s itu a tio n
is
lik e

th is .T he p o w e rn o lo n g e r is in th e h a n d s of the C o m m u n is t

P a rty
b u t inth o s e
of the
p e o p le s ' d e p u tie s .T he m a jo rity
of the
fo rm er
p a rty

p e o p lew ho w e re in the territo rial p arty co m m ittee failedt o get e le c te d .

R a n k -a n d -file
m in e r: O n ly
two or
th re e w e re e le c te d . B ut th e p a rty le a d e rs
w e ren o t e le c te d .
W hat
is the
s ig n ific a n c e
o f
th is
n a tio n a lly ?
K o lla n e ts e v :
i t
m eans
th a t
th e
C o m m u n is t
P a rty
is n o w
ju s t one of
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