eight years of confine\u2013 m e n t in S o v ie t p s y c h ia tric in s titu tio n s , arriv ed fo r th e first tim e in th e W est o n D e c e m b e r 2 9 , 1 9 8 9 , o n S w is s a ir flig h t

A m n e sty in te rn a tio n a l U S A G ro u p 2 4 of Cam bridge, M ass., who worked on h e r b e h a lf s in c e h e r d e te n tio n in 1 9 8 0 , a n d

P ro fe s s io n a ls A s s o c ia tio n o f B o s to n , w h o a re jo in tly sp o n so rin g h e r trip .

she arrived at Logan expressed concern fo r th e o th e r d is s id e n ts s till ja ile d b a c k hom e," D o n 't

le f t b e h in d . T h e re a re s o m a n y o th e rs s till b a c k

eight years of in c a rc e ra tio n in n o to rio u s p ris o n h o sp i\u2013 tals w here harsh treatm ent and power\u2013 fu l

to p a y o u t th is re c o rd a m o u n t o f d iv id e n d s w a s m a d e a t th e fin a l

A m o n g o th e r to p ic s d is c u s s e d a t th e m eeting w as the upcom ing 32nd Regu\u2013 la r C o n v e n tio n

T h e m e e tin g w a s c h a ire d b y J o h n O . F lis ,suprem e president, and attended by Suprem e vice-President M yron Kuro\u2013

C anada John Hewryk, Suprem e vice-Presiden\u2013 tess G loria P aschen, Suprem e Secretary W alter Sochan and Suprem e Treasurer U la n a D ia c h u k .

political prisoners, have been n o m in a te d a s c a n d id a te s in th e M a rc h 4 re p u b lic a n a n d lo c a l e le c tio n s , re p o rte d th e

M ovem ent of U\u2013 k ra in e fo r P e re b u d o v a , o r R u k h , M e\u2013 m o rial

in a c c o rd a n c e w ith a n e w re p u b lic a n la w " O n E le c tio n s o f P e o p le 's D e p u tie s of the

higher educa\u2013 tio n a l in s titu tio n s , a n d m e e tin g s of v o te rs in

C h o rn o v il, a U H U exe\u2013 c u tiv e b o a rd m e m b e r a iid e d ito r o f th e U k ra in ia n

T h e e le c tio n o f d e le g a te s a n d th e ir a lte rn a te s m u s t b e h e ld w ith in6 0d a y s o f th e a n n o u n c e m e n t o f th e C o n v e n \u2013 tio n . S in c e th e C o n v e n tio nw as a n n o u n c e d o n J a n u a r y 3 ,1 9 9 0 , th e 6 0 -d a y te rm fo r e le c tio n o f d e le g a te sa n d th e ir alternates ends on M arch 4th, 1990.

th a t U k r a in a n C a th o licC h u r c h (U n ia te o r G r e e k -C a th o lic ) c o m m u n itie s w o u ld be perm itted to register w ith the authori\u2013 t ie s ,th e n e w ly a p p o in te d

Patriarchate's D epartm ent of Foreign Church Relations, Archbishop K irill

issue should be resolved through "inter- C hurchd ia lo g u e " rather than by "state in te r fe r e n c e ."

A r c h b is h o p K ir ill's r e m a r k s , m a d e in the course of an appearance on Soviet c e n tr a l te le v is io n 's " T o p ic a l in te r v ie w " p r o g r a m

party and state leader M ikhail G orba\u2013 chev's recent visit to the vatican. in a N o v e m b e r 2 5 in te r v ie w w ith th e M ila n C a th o lic

o f th e U k r a in ia n C a th o lic C hurch w ould be solved by M r. G orba\u2013 c h e va n d th ep o p e , m a in ta in in gth a t th is w a s a m a tte r fo r th e R u ssia n O r th o d o x C hurch

S o v ie t te le v is io n c o r r e s p o n d e n t th a t th e R u s\u2013 s ia n

issue in\u2013 v o lv e s " p r o b le m s o f h u m a n r ig h ts a n d r e lig io u s fr e e d o m , a n d th a t in w e ste r n U k r a in e

there are C atholics of the eastern rite w ho w ish to pray in accor\u2013 d a n c e w ith th e ir in c lin a tio n s a n d tr a d i\u2013 tio n s. A n d w e are d e e p ly c o n v in c e d th a t these problem s should be resolved, in o u r v ie w

O fc o u r s e , h e s a id , th e p r o b le m c o u ld be solved in a different m anner: "One c o u ld , le t u s a s s u m e , ta k e th e p a th o f state interference \u2014 the path of form al r e g is tr a tio n

o f U n ia te p a r is h e s , th e fo r m a l p o in t o f v ie w , th e p o in t o f v ie w of the la w ." T his, according to R ussian A r c h b is h o p K ir ill, w o u ld o n ly g iv e r is e t o

tw o C hurches, at the center of w hich is the question of current Russian O rthodox property confiscated

"L et's size u p th esitu a tio n . T hese new U n ia te p a r is h e s a r e n o t c r o p p in g u p o n em pty spaces, in a new area. These are not parishes

c lo s e d churches that need to be opened and restored. W e are talking about the r e g is tr a tio n o f C a th o lic p a r ish e s o n th e site of an

th is p e r s p e c tiv e , it is p e r fe c tly understandable w h y th e R ussianO r th o \u2013 dox C hurch leadership w ould prefer to n e g o tia te th e U k r a in ia n C a th o lic is s u e o n a ne x c lu s iv e ly b ila te r a l b a s is w ithth e v a tic a n .

C a th o lic C h u r c hb y " S ta lin is t m ethods." This statem ent has far-reaching im pli\u2013 cations. Assum ing that Archbishop K ir ill d id n o t in te n d t o s u g g e s t th a t it w a s th e R u ssia n O r th o d o x C h u rch th a t e m p lo y e d " S ta lin is t m ethods,"i t w o u ld s e e m

O rthodox C hurch has consistently and forcefully d efen d ed

appears to be re\u2013 treating. M oreover, it lends credence to th e

C a th o lic th a t th e ir C h u r c h b e o ffic ia lly r e h a b ili\u2013 ta te d a s a v ic tim o f S ta lin is m ,a d e m a n d th a t

r e g is te r U k r a in ia n C a th o lic c o m m u n i\u2013 t ie s , C hurch activists have m ade it clear that they consider the Decem ber 1 announcem ent of the Council for Reli\u2013 g io u s A ffa ir s

le g a l a d v is e r , m a in ta in th a t " th e C o m m itte e in D e fe n s e o f th e U k r a in ia n C a th o lic C h u r c h o n c e a g a in declares that under the term

G r e e k -C a th o lic com m unities, but also the return of all c h u r c h b u ild in g s , in c lu d in g th e C a th e \u2013 d r a l

1946 should recog\u2013 nize th is in the form of a state declara\u2013 tio n

p o litic a lly r e h a b ilita te th e U k r a in ia n C a th o lic C hurch. U ntilo u r dem andsa r e m et, w e w ill continue the struggle for the legali\u2013 z a tio n

tem ber, the journal's special correspon\u2013 dent G eorgii R ozhnov docum ented that th e d e c is io n t o liq u id a te th e U k r a in ia n C a th o lic

w a s m a d e b y S ta lin him self in February 1945, and that the groundw ork

Soviet governm ent, indeed, in a recent conversation w ith T A SS, M y k o la K o le s n y k , th e c h a ir m a n o f th e C o u n c il fo r R e lig io u s A ffa ir s in K ie v , m a in ta in e d th a t th e " u ltim a tu m " t o n u llify th e L v iv S o b o r a n d r e h a b ili\u2013 ta te th e U k r a in ia n C a th o lic C hurch w a s "absurd" and w as intended to keep up te n s io n s in th e r e lig io u s s p h e r e .

" T h e S o v ie t s ta teh a s n o r ig h t a n d w ill not interferei n internal Church m atters, including the work of Church sobors. O ne can and should sort out the fate of in d iv id u a ls a n d

K olesnyk, the chair- m a n o f th e C o u n c il fo r R e lig io u s A ffa ir s in K ie v , e n title d " A W a y O u t o f th e im p a s s e ," in w h ic h h e r e fe r s t o th e C o u n c il's a n n o u n c e \u2013 rnent as haying been "dissem inated recently b y th e m a s s m e d ia ."

th e d e s tru c tio n . T h e a c tiv is ts s a y in s tru c tio n s to d e s e c ra te th e c e m e te r y c a m e fro m

le v e l t h e g r a v e s . T h e a c tiv is ts q u o te w itn e s s e s a s s a y in g w o r k e r s u s e d b u lld o z e r s to p u s h g ra v e s to n e s o n t o a la rg e p ile a n d e x c a v a to rs to m ix th e re m a in s o f th e d e a d w ith th es o il. S o m e o f th e m e m o ria ls w e re th ro w n o n th e s id e o f a ro a d in th e K o lo m y ia a r e a . T h e a c tiv is ts s a y th e c e m e te r y w a s e s ta b lis h e d m o r e th a n

ll. S in c e th e n , K o lo m y ia 's s m a ll J e w is h c o m m u n ity h a s b e e n la y in g its d e a d t o re s t in th e lo c a l c ity

th e c e m e te r y w a s s till in ta c t. T h e p h o to s h o w in g th e ru b b le th a t o n c e w a s th e c e m e te ry w a s ta k e n in th e s p rin g tim e o f 198 9. T h e p h o to s w e re b ro u g h t to th e U .S . b y to u ris ts re tu rn in g

d ire c t flig h t to K ie v , U k ra in e , a t th e e n d o f J a n u a ry .

b a n d -a id s to C A T -sc a n e q u ip m e n t," s a id N a d ia M a tk iw s k y in a te le p h o n e in te rv ie w w ith T h e U k ra in ia n W e e k ly .

F , a c h a rita b le fu n d th a t w a s e s ta b lis h e d in th e U n ite d S ta te s to p ro v id e m e d ic a l, e d u c a tio n a l a n d o th e r h u m a n ita ria n

A ssociations, has enlisted the assis\u2013 ta n c e o f th a t o rg a n iz a tio n in s e e k in g donations of the necessary supplies.

H o w ev er, th e C C R F a lso is seek\u2013 in g th e a s s is ta n c e o f in d iv id u a ls , a n d , th u s ,it is a s k in g

h a v e c o n ta c ts w ith p h a r\u2013 m a c e u tic a l c o m p a n ie s o r o th e r b u si\u2013 n e s s e s

(m in d -alter\u2013 ing) drugs, a practice that caused her to lose her speech for m ore than tw o years, she later reported

S te n y H o y e r o f th e C o m m is s io n o n S e c u rity a n d

in E u r o p e , a d e le g a \u2013 tio n o f th e S u p re m e S o v ie t o f th e U S S R led by Fyodor M . B urlatsky, chairm an o f th e U S S R

Suprem e Soviet Subcom \u2013 m itte e o n H u m a n ita r ia n , S c ie n tific a n d C u ltu ra l

S o v ie t o n such issues as exit and entry, freedom of c o n s c ie n c e

m ass m e d ia , p u b lic o rg a n iz a tio n s , g u a ra n te e s of hum an

re p re s e n \u2013 ta tiv e s o f n o n -g o v e rn m e n ta l o rg a n iz a \u2013 tio n s .

S c h a e fe r, le g is la tiv e a n d ju d ic ia l le a d e rs , a n d to P h o e n ix , A riz ., w h e re th e y h a d d is c u s s io n s w ith a w id e range of officials, advocacy groups and in d iv id u a l c itiz e n s .

D uring the delegation's stay in W ash\u2013 in g to n , e x te n s iv e d is c u s s io n s w e re h e ld o n a b ro a d s p e c tru m o fi s s u e s re la tin g to U .S .-S o v ie t

p a rtic u la r a tte n tio n to h u m a n rig h ts a n d b rin g in g n a tio n a l

c o n fo rm ity w ith in te rn a tio n a l o b lig a tio n s u n d e r th e H e ls in k i

U n io n , p a rtic u la rly th e p ro g re s s o f p e re s tro ik a , d e m o c ra tiz a tio n o f s o c ie ty , a n d h u m a n rights reform . M uch

p a rtic i\u2013 p a n ts in th e m e e tin g n o te d th e g ro w in g ro le

h u m a n ita ria n issues in the current dialogue betw een th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d th e U S S R .

T h e S o v ie t d e le g a tio n w e lc o m e d th e s ta te m e n t b y S e n . D e C o n c in i a n d R e p . H o y e r w h ic h w e lc o m e d th e in itia tiv e o f P r e s id e n t

m em bers addressed a num ber of hum an rights concerns and expressed the strong hope that rem ain\u2013 in g

th e com m is\u2013 s io n , w o u ld a p p ly to a ll p e rs o n s s e e k in g e m ig ra tio n , in c lu d in g th o s e p re v io u s ly re fu s e d .

o f th e U n ia t? C h u rc h in U k ra in e . Q u e s tio n s re g a rd in g s e lf-d e te rm in a tio n of peoples w ere also discussed.

S ta te s to re m o v e o b s ta c le s w h ic h c o n - s tra in th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f a n o rm a liz e d tra d in g

d e le g a tio n a ls o s ta te d th a ta n u m b e r o f p ro b le m s in th e a re a o f e m ig ra tio n , su c h a s p o litic a l re fu g e e

c e s s , a n d to p a rtic ip a tei n a jo in t h e a rin g o n fu lfillm e n t b y b o th s id e s o f th e p ro v i\u2013 sions of the vienna agreem ent and other C S C E d o c u m e n ts . C o m m is s io n le a d e rs w e lc o m e d

m a in ta in c lo se c o n ta c t th ro u g h o u t th e y e a r in o rd e r to d is c u s s d e ta ils o f m o re in te n s iv e c o o p e \u2013 ra tio n

Canada, subscriptions m ay be o rd e re d th ro u g h th e U k ra in ia n B o o k S to r e , P .O . B o x 1 6 4 0 , 1 0 2 1 5 -9 7 th S t. E d m o n to n , A lb e rta , T 5 J 2 N 9 ;