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u b iis h e d
b y t h t U k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n
In c .. a fra te rn a l n o n -p ro fit a s s o c ia tio n
rainian W eekly
V o l.
L V II
N o.
4 3
TH E
U K R A fN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER
2 2 ,1 9 8 9
5 0
c e n ts
U k r a in ia n C o m m u n is tT h o u s a n d si n C h ic a g o p le d g e s o lid a r ity w ith U k ra in e
P a r t y 'sp le n u m :
orchestrated farce?
b y D r . R o m a n S o lc h a n y k
T h e o ffic ia l r e p o r t o n th e p le n u m o f
th e
C e n tra l
C o m m itte e
o f
th e C o m \ue000

m unist P arty of U kraine that convened on S eptem ber 28 to select a new party le a d e r in p la c e o f V o lo d y m y r S h c h e r- b y ts k y h a s a ll th e m a rk in g s o f a w e ll- rehearsed farce.

V irtu ally
ail of the
speakers at the
p le n u m
e s s e n tia lly
d id
tw o th in g s : ( I )
h e a p e d
m ounds
o f
p r a is e
o n
M r.
S h c h e rb y ts k y b o th a s a n in d iv id u a l a n d
a s
a
p a rty
le a d e r,
a n d
(2 )
h e a p e d
m ounds
o f
p r a is e
o n
V o lo d y m y r

A . Ivashko, M r. Shcherbytsky's successor, b o th

as an
in d iv id u a l a n d
as a
p a rty
le a d e r.
The absence of any serious dissonant
n o te s in
th e p le n u m

proceedings, and th e fa c t th a t d ire c tly a fte r th e p le n u m P r a v d a

p u b lis h e d
b a c k - to - b a c k
in \ue000
terview s w ith the three m ain actors in
th is
perform ance
\u2014
M ik h a il

G orba\ue000 chev, M r. Shcherbytsky and M r. Ivash\ue000 k o\u2014

p ro je c ts a n im a g e o f u n a n im ity o f view s that, given the current realities in th e

S o v ie t
U n io n , s tro n g ly
s u g g e s ts
behind-the-scenes orchestration.
T h e q u e s tio n
o b v io u s ly

arises as to the purpose of this exercise, w hich w as b r o a d c a s t liv e o n re p u b lic a n te le v is io n . I t

w o u ld
seem , first
o f
a ll, th a t
th e
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 2 )
M ille n n iu m
s ta tu e
is d e d ic a te d
C H IC A G O
-
In a truly ecum enical
c e le b ra tio n ,
th o u s a n d s
o f

U k ra in ia n A m e ric a n s p le d g e d th e ir s o lid a rity w ith U k ra in e o n S u n d a y , O c to b e r1 5 , d u rin g d e d ic a tio n c e re m o n ie s o f a s ta tu e o fS s. V o lo d y m y r

a n d
O lh a ,
c o n c lu d in g
C h ic a g o la n d 's y e a r lo n g fe s tiv itie s m a r k \ue000
in g
th e
M ille n n iu m
o f
th e
C h ristia -
n iz a tio n o f U k ra in e .
O n a b rig h t, y e t w in d y S u n d a y a fte r\ue000
n o o n , c h a ra c te ris tic
o f th is e th n ic a lly
v ib ra n t c ity , d ig n ita rie s fro m
U k ra in e 's
c a p ita l
c ity
o f
K ie v ,
a
U k ra in ia n
m e m b e r o f P a rlia m e n t fro m
K rakow ,
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x , C a th o lic

a n d P r o te s ta n t le a d e rs jo in e d to g e th e r w ith fe d e ra l, s ta te a n d c ity o ffic ia ls to u n v e il w hat the'day^'sm aster of cerem onies and M ille n n iu m

M onum ent
C o m m itte e
c h a irm a n
J u lia n
K u la s c a lle d
a "con\ue000
firm atio n
o f
th e
lo n g
h is to ry
of our
re lig io u s fa ith ."
T h e e v e n t, w h ic h c a lle d fo r fre e d o m
fo r
a ll
U k ra in ia n
C hurches,
a l s o
fo c u s e d
a tte n tio n
o n
S o v ie t
le a d e r
M ik h a il G o rb a c h e v 's
u p c o m in g
m e e t\ue000
in g
w ith
P o p e
J o h n
P a u l
I I , in
la te
N ovem ber.
A
h is to ric e v e n t, th e b le ssin g o f th e
m o n u m e n t n o t o n ly ;
u n ite d a c c o rd in g
t o
p o lic e
e s tim a te s
5 ,0 0 0
t o
7 ,0 0 0
m e m b e rs o f th e U k ra in ia n
A m erican
c o m m u n ity
in
C h ic a g o ,
b u t
a ls o
a l\ue000
lo w e d
th a t c o m m u n ity
t o
lis te n
t o
P ro te s ts o v e r C rim e a n n u k e p la n t
re a c h c lim a x , s trik e th re a te n e d
b y D r . D a v id M a r p le s
T h e p ro te s ts o v e r th e c o n s tru c tio n o f
a
n u c le a r
pow er
p la n t
o n
th e

K erch p e n in s u la o f th e C rim e a a p p e a r to h a v e reached a crisis point. A s a result of the fa ilu re o fth e S o v ie t a u th o ritie s to re a c h a fin a l d e c is io n o n th e re p ro filin g o f th e s ta tio n , th e lo c a l p o p u la tio n h a s th re a \ue000 te n e d

s trik e a c tio n th a t is to e n c o m p a s s th e en tire C rim ean O b last of th e U k ra i\ue000 n ia n S S R ,

A t th e sam e tim e, th e situ a tio n in th e
C rim e a c a n n o t b e d iv o rc e d
fro m
th a t
e lse w h e re in th e re p u b lic , w h e re th e re
have been new reports from
areas that
h a v e b e e n b a d ly a ffe c te d b y fa llo u t fro m
C h o rn o b y l.
F o llo w in g
p ro tra c te d
p ro te s ts
a g a in s t
th e
b u ild in g
o f
th e
C rim ean
p la n t in
1 9 8 7 -1 9 8 8 , a

governm ent com m issionw as sent to K erch under the le a d e rs h ip

of the vice-president of the
U SSR
A c a d e m y , Y e v g e n iy

V e lik h o v . T he com m ission recom m ended against th e

s ta tio n 's
o p e ra tio n
o n
s e v e r a l
g ro u n d s . . F irs t, th e
seism icity
in
th e
Bishop Innocent Lotocky of the U krainian C atholic Church and M etropolitan
M stysiav,head
o f th e U k r a in ia n A u to c e p h a lo u s O r th o d o x C h u i'c h , b le sst
th e
M ille n n iu m
s t a t u e .
V o lo d y m y r Y a v o riv s k y , a d e p u ty o f th e
S u p re m e S o v ie t o f th e U S S R
a n d th e
Kiev regional chairm an
o f th e n e w ly -
e s ta b lis h e d
Popular M ovem ent of
U kraine for Perebudova, know n as
R ukh.
S h a rin g
th e s p e a k e r s ' p o d iu m
th a t
a fte rn o o n
w ere
fo rm er
p o litic a l
p ris o n e r
a n d
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
U -
n io n
m e m b e r M y k o la
H o rb a l, w h o is
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 4 )
c o n s tru c tio n
z o n e
w as
s a id
t o
b e
d a n g e ro u s ly
h ig h .
S e c o n d ,
th e re
h a s
b e e n v o lc a n ic a c tiv ity w ith in 5 0 m ile s o f
the area
in

recent tim es. Third, local re s id e n ts h a v e b e e n d is tu rb e d a b o u t th e tran sfo rm atio n

of the Crim ea from
a
h e a lth
a n d
re c re a tio n a l
z o n e
in to
a
center of heavy industry.
D e s p ite th e re c o m m e n d a tio n
of the
V e lik h o v
com m ission, the
S o v ie t g o -
g e rn m e n t d id
n o t m a k e a n im m e d ia te
d e c isio n a b o u t th e fu tu re o f th e s ta tio n .
I n
a
re c e n t
in te rv ie w , th e
fo rm er
m in ister
o f n u c le a r p o w e r, N ik o la i
L u k o n in , m a in ta in e d
th a t th e
p la n t
w o u ld n o tb e s ta rte d u p u n til it h a d b e e n
in s p e c te d
b y
a
te a m
o f
in te rn a tio n a l
e x p e rts .
T he
im p lic a tio n
was that
it
w o u ld
e v e n tu a lly
b e
b ro u g h t o n lin e ,
but as M r. Lukonin w as subsequently
re lie v e d
o f h is d u tie s , o n e c a n n o t ta k e
his rem arks at face value.
T he
C rim ean
P a rty
Icaviei, A . G i-
renko, then
w ro te
a
le tte r
i n
m id-
S e p te m b e r to
th e d e p u ty c h a irm a n o f
th e
U SSR
C o u n c il
o f
M in isters,
A .
(C o n tin u e do n p a g e2 )
R u l(h le a d e r
V o lo d y m y r Y a v o r iv s k y
h u s tle s o n
W a s h in g to n
c ir c u it
by John A . Kun
U N A
W a s h in g to n
O ffic e
W A S H IN G T O N
-
V o lo d y m y r
Y avorivsky,
p re s id e n t
o f
th e
K ie v
R e g io n a l
R ukh
o rg a n iz a tio n , e x \ue000
p e rie n c e d
a
sw irl
o f
a c tiv ity
th a t
brought him face to face with m edia,
governm ent
a n d p o litic a l le a d e rs in
'W a s h in g to n
d u rin g
a
v is it
t o
th e
n a tio n 's c a p ita l o n O c to b e r 9 -1 2 .
M r. Y avorivsky, an elected
d e p u \ue000
ty
fro m
K ie v
t o
th e
S o v ie t
C on-
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e3 )
V o lo d y m y r Y a v o riv s k y p in sR u k h b u tto n on Rep. C h r isto p h e rS m ith 's la p e l.
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY,OCTOBER 22,1989
N o .
4 3
L e a d in g
G e o rg ia n
rig iits
a c tiv is t
d ie s in c a r c r a s li
R a llie s a ll o v e r U k r a in e
s u p p o rt a lte rn a tiv e
e le c tio n
la w
LONDON -
P ublic rallies w ere held
in
v a rio u s c itie s th r o u g h o u t S o v ie t
U -
k ra in e
in
m id -O c to b e r
t o
n ro tp st
th e
o ffic ia l
d ra ft
o f
a
la w
o n
re p u b lic a n
e le c tio n s
a n d
t o
s u p p o rt
a n
a lte rn a tiv e
d ra ft
p ro p o s e d
by a
group of progressive people's deputies
i n
U k ra in e , re n o rte d
th e
U k ra in ia n
Press Agency on O ctober 18.
T he
la rg e s t
o f
th e
p u b lic
m e e tin g s
o c c u r r e d
in L v iv , w e s te rn

U k ra in e , where som e 30,000 residents gathered under the banner, "Support the dem o\u00ad c ra tic e le c tio n la w ," th e L o n d o n -b a s e d U P A reported. A resolution was passed

M erab K ostava
K EN T,
E n g la n d
\u2014
A c c o rd in g
t o
re p o rts
fro m
M oscow, the

le a d in g G e o rg ia n h u m a n rig h ts a c tiv is t M e ra b K ostava

d ie d
in
a car crash
e a rly
o n
Friday, O ctober 13.
T h e in c id e n t h a p p e n e d o n a d e s e rte d
wet road, and
M r. Kostava's

frie n d s b e lie v e it w a s n o a c c id e n t. M r . K o s ta v a is reported to have received death threats over the sum m er which were repeated o n ly

la s t
w eek,
re p o rte d
K eston
C o lle g e .
M r. K ostava,5 0,
w as
am em ber of the
G e o rg ia m
O rth o d o x
C hurch
a n d
h a d
lo n g
b e e n
a c tiv e
in
G e o rg ia n
hum an
rights circles. H e w as a m em ber of the
A c tio n

G roup for the Defense of Hu\u00ad m a n k i g h t s , fo u n d e d in T b ilis i in 1 9 7 4 , w h ic h g re w u p a t a tim e o f c o n tro v e rs y in G e o rg ia a b o u t c o r r u p tio n w ith in th e G e o rg ia n O rth o d o x C h u rc h .T h e

g ro u p
defended a
num ber
of harassed G eor\u00ad
g ia n
a c tiv is ts ,
in c lu d in g
V a le n tin a
P a ilo d z e
w ho
h a d
b e e n
a rre s te d
a n d
s e n te n c e d in1 9 7 4
fo r p ro te s tin g a g a in s t
su c h c o rru p tio n .

M r. K o s ta v a w a s la te r in v o lv e d in th e G e o rg ia n H e ls in k i C o m m itte e fo u n d e d in

1977
to m o n ito r S o v ie t c o m p lia n c e o f
th e H e ls in k i a g re e m e n t.
H e w as arrested at th e m usical college
w here
h e
w orked
o n
A p ril
7, 1977,
to g e th e r
w ith
tw o
o th e r
le a d in g
a c \u00ad
tiv is ts , Z v ia d G a m s a k h u rd ia a n d V ic to r
R tskhiladze. He was tried
to g e th e r
with M r. Gam sakhurdia and sentenced
t o
three years' strict-regim en

la b o r c a m p a n d tw oy e a r s ' e x ile o n c h a rg e s o f " a n ti-S o v ie t

a g ita tio n
a n d
p ro p a g a n \u00ad
d a ."

H e w as rearrested in N ovem ber 1981 w h ile s e rv in g h is te r m o fe x ile a n d g iv e n a fu rth e r fiv ey e a r s ' la b o r cam p. H e w as rearrested in

labor cam p in June 1985
a n d
given a further tw o-year sentence
fo r a lle g e d
" v io la tio n
of cam p regula\u00ad
tio n s ."

H e h e ld a n u m b e r o f h u n g e r s trik e s w h ile in la b o r c a m p to p ro te s t a g a in s t th e d e n ia l o f le tte rs a n d

fam ily

v is its . H is health becam e poor, and he spent tim e in th e p ris o n h o s p ita l w ith tu b e r\u00ad c u lo s is .

H e w a sfin a lly fre e d o n A p ril 3 0 ,1 9 8 7 , during the series of releases of political p riso n e rs

i n
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n .
H e
returned to his w ife and son in T bilisi.
H e c o n tin u e d
h is h u m a n
rig h ts a c \u00ad
tiv itie s a fte r h is re le a s e , w h ic h le d to th e
d e a th th re a ts a g a in s t h im .
a t
th e
m e e tin g
s u p p o rtin g
th e
a lte r\u00ad
n a tiv e e le c tio n la w
p u t fo rw a rd
by U-
k ra in ia n
m em bers
of the
a ll-u n io n
Congress of People's D eputies.

T h e U k ra in ia n S S R S u p re m e S o v ie t is s c h e d u le d to v o te o n a n e le c tio n s la w o n O c to b e r 2 5 .

D uring the Lviv m eeting the issue of
p o lic e
b ru ta lity
u s e d
a g a in s t
c itiz e n s
who gathered
peacefully for a rally on
O c to b e r
1 in Lviv w as also raised, the
U PA

s a id . S ta te m e n ts b y m e m b e rs o f p u b lic c o m m is s io n s a p p o in te d to e x a m i\u00ad n e th e c a u s e s o f th e in c id e n ts w e re re a d a lo u d , m a n y

o f w h ic h
c o n c lu d e d
th a t
th e
L v iv
a u th o ritie s
h a d
p la n n e d
th e
b ru ta l d is ru p tio n
of the m eeting in
advance. A

n u m b e r o f re s o lu tio n s d e \u00ad m anded the rem oval of the procurator Izosim ov from

h is p o s itio n a n d fo r h im

to b e p u t o n tria l. T h e re w ere also p ro p o \u00ad sals for the rem oval of the chief of the special forces used against the dem on\u00ad strato rs and of the chief of the M inistry of Internal A ffairs.

T e le g ra m s w e re re p o rte d ly se n t to th e
U SSR
Suprem e
S o v ie t e x p la in in g th e
c ritic a l
s o c io -p o litic a l
s itu a tio n
i n
U kraine. The protesters decided
t o
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 5 )
P ro te s ts ...
(C o n tin u e d fr o m
page 1)
R ia b e v
-
w h o h a d in s p e c te d
the sta\u00ad
tio n
\u2014
b e m o a n in g
the fact that con\u00ad
s tru c tio n
w ork
w as
c o n tin u in g
a n d
n o tin g
th a t fu rth e r
b u ild in g
has been
scheduled forth e
re m a in d e r o f th is y e a r.
S u c h
p ro c ra s tin a tio n
h a s
o c c u rre d
d e s p ite a p e titio n o f C rim e a n re s id e n ts
w ith
a t
le a s t
3 5 0 ,0 0 0
s ig n a tu re s
o p \u00ad
p o s in g
th e
s ta tio n , a n d
d e s p ite
th e
u n a n im o u s o p p o s itio n
of the Crim ean
C o m m u n is t
P a rty
a n d
governm ent
le a d e rs .
M o re re c e n tly , th e b u ild in g
z o n e is
said to be experiencing "unprecedented
te n s io n ."
P e o p le
a re
in c e n s e d
a t
th e
failure ofth e
C rim e a n O b la s t E x e c u tiv e
C o m m itte e
t o
s o lic it p r o m p t
a c tio n
fro m
th e
S o v ie t g o v e r n m e n t.
At a
s e s s io n
of the
o b la s t
g o v e rn m e n t,
s p e a k e rs c ritic iz e d w h a t th e y p e rc e iv e d
a s in d e c is iv e n e s s
o n
th e

part of their g o v e rn m e n t le a d e rs , a n d v irtu a lly e v e ry speech dem anded a halt of construction w o rk a t th e s ta tio n .

W h ile th e m e e tin g w a s ta k in g p la c e ,
a n
e c o lo g ic a l a s s o c ia tio n
(E k o lo g ia \u0456

M ir) g a th e re d o u ts id e th e m e e tin g h a ll to dem and an end to investm ent in and b u ild in g o f a n u c le a r e n e rg y s ta tio n in the C rim ea.

Further, it is reported that there is a serious threat of an all-Crim ean strike in

p ro te s t a g a in s t th e c o n tin u in g c o n \u00ad s tru c tio n o f th e C rim e a n n u c le a r p la n t. T h e re

is c o n tin u o u s
p ic k e tin g
in
th e

s e ttle m e n t o f th e b u ild in g w o rk e rs , a n d th e p ro testers w an t th e site tran sfo rm ed in to a tra in in g c e n te r fo r n u c le a r p la n t o p e ra tiv e s o r s o m e o th e r " e c o lo g ic a lly harm less" object.

T h e a u th o ritie s ' re lu c ta n c e to m a d e a fin a l d e c is io n o n th e C rim e a n p la n t m a y reflect the precarious state of the Soviet n u c le a r p o w e r in d u s try to d a y . T h a t th e C rim ean

s ta tio n
w ill u l t i m a t e l y
b e
abandoned seem s certain, and has been
c o n firm e d
by the
le a d e rs h ip
of the
in fo rm al
U k ra in ia n
e c o lo g ic a l
a s \u00ad
sociation Green W orld

(Zelenyi Svit). B ut it seem s that the authorities w ish to a v o id

th e
im pression
o f
a

w h o le s a le abandonm ent of the nuclear program in U k ra in e .

E a rlie r
th is
y e a r,
th e
C h y h y ry n
n u c le a r p la n t w a s o ffic ia lly a b a n d o n e d ,
a n d
in e a rly S e p te m b e r a d e c is io n w a s
m ade to
c u rta il fu tu re
expansion at a
s ta tio n
in
M y k o la y iv
O b last.
A t
th e
sam e
tim e, a
le n g th y
so jo u rn
of a
governm ent com m ission
h e a d e d
b y
d e p u ty c h a irm a n o f th e U S S R
C o u n c il
of M inisters V italiy
D o g u z h ie v
in the
C h o rn o b y l a re a h a s in d ic a te d
th a t th e
h e a lth a u th o r itie s h a v e n e g le c te d
th e ir

duties in observing the effects of radio\u00ad a c tiv e fa llo u t, w h ic h h a s b e e n s h o w n to be m uch

worse than
o rig in a lly a n tic i\u00ad
p a te d .
T he
D o g u z h ie v
com m ission
v is ite d
th e
Z h y to m y r
a r id
K ie v
O b lasts
o f
U kraine, the G om el and
M o g ile v O b \u00ad
la s ts
o f
Byelorussia, and
th e
B ryansk
O blast of the Russian
S F S R
u v ^ iw c v ii
July 26 and Septem ber 13. It expressed
c o n c e rn
o v e r
th e
s h o rta g e
o f
m e d ia l
personnel in a num ber of areas and the
fa ilu re
o f th e S o v ie t h e a lth a u th o ritie s
to pay heed to outbreaks of illnesses.
I n
a d d itio n ,
it
is
c le a r
th a t
m any
a ffe c te d
re g io n s h a v e la c k e d s u p p lie s o f
c le a n
fo o d
a n d
consum er goods. Al\u00ad
th o u g h
th e
B yelorussian
a u th o ritie s
have draw n up a program

to elim inate th e e ffe c ts o f th e C h o r n o b y l a c c id e n t in th e

p e rio d
1 9 9 0 -1 9 9 5 , th e
U k ra in ia n
p ro g ra m
has been

som ew hat delayed. In s h o rt, th e re a re so m e g ro u n d s fo r th e a s s e rtio n th a t th e s itu a tio n in U k ra in e in the afterm ath of C hornobyl has been far from

s a tis fa c to ry .
T h e re h a v e b e e n c o n tin u in g a rtic le s ,
fo r e x a m p le , a b o u t th e d iffic u lt

s i\u00ad tu a tio n th a t h a s a ris e n in th e N a ro d y c h i R a io n

o f Z h y to m y r
O b last.
O ne
a c \u00ad
count has taken issue with the current
n o rm
for cesium

c o n ta m in a tio n o f th e s o il. R a th e r th a n th e o fte n c ite d m a x i\u00ad m um

le v e l o f
1 5
c u rie s
p e r
s q u a r e
k ilo m e te r,
th e
a rtic le
s ta te s
th a t
a c \u00ad
c o rd in g
t o
th e
te m p o ra ry
n o rm s
a c \u00ad
c e p te d
in1 9 8 6 ,
th e m a x im u m
n o rm
fo r
c e s iu m
w as only three curies, and
fo r
P lu to n iu m
0 .1
c u rie s p e r s q u a re k ilo \u00ad
m eter. In
N a ro d y c h i, h o w e v e r, th e
a v e ra g e ra d ia tio n
b a c k g r o u n d is 1 5 -4 0
c u r ie s , w h ile
in certain
v illa g e s it
e x c e e d s1 0 0
c u rie s p e r s q u a re k ilo m e te r.
In addition, the num ber of sicknesses
am ong
c h ild re n
in this area
has risen

a la rm in g ly o v e r th e p a s t th re ey e a r s . A t tw o s c h o o ls , w ith a s tu d e n t p o p u la tio n o f2 0 0 ,

6 2 c h ild re n h a d sw o lle n th y ro id
g la n d s ,
2 0
h a d
liv e r
problem s, 45
p e rc e n t w e re in th e h ig h -ris k g ro u p fo r
io d in e c o n ta m in a tio n , a n d
7 5

p e rc e n t fo r c e siu m c o n ta m in a tio n . V irtu a lly a ll th e5 ,0 0 0 c h ild re n w h o liv e in th e ra io n are said to be show ing som e sym ptom s o fs i c k n e s s ,b e

it th e c o m m o n c o ld o r th e
m o re s e rio u s a ilm e n ts lis te d a b o v e .
It is plausible that a general w eaken\u00ad
in g
of the im m une system
h a s re s u lte d
fro m
th e
r is e
in
th e
ra d ia tio n
b a c k \u00ad
g ro u n d
over the past 40 m onths. T he
N arodychi
p ro b le m
is
n o t

new, and jo u rn alists first began to focus atten tio n o n

th e
p ro b le m s
th e re
in
e a rly

1 9 8 9 . W h a t is n e w is th e a c k n o w le d g e m e n t a t th e

governm ent
level that such
p ro b \u00ad

le m s e x is t a n d th a t th e y a r e c o n n e c te d d ire c tly to th e C h o rn o b y l tra g e d y . T h e k e y d iffic u lty n o wi s to a rra n g e fo r fu tu re e v a c u a tio n s

o f
th e
a ffe c te d
a n d
e n \u00ad
d a n g e re d p o p u la tio n o v e r th e n e x t fo u r
y e a rs .

F o r th e p re s e n t, ta s k s s u c h a s h e a lth p ro te c tio n m e a su re s fo r th e p o p u la tio n in

th e
C h o rn o b y l re g io n
a n d
th e d e \u00ad
c is io n o n th e lo c a tio n a n d

b u ild in g o f nuclear pow er plants in areas such as th e

C rim e a
lie o u ts id e th e
re p u b lic a n
d o m a in .
T ra d itio n a lly ,
th e
M oscow -
b a s e d
m in is trie s h a v e b e e n
s lo w
t o
recognize the w ishes of those w ho m ust
liv e
i n
th e
a r e a
of a
m a jo r
e n e rg y
fa c ility .
H o w e v e r, th e
U k ra in ia n

e c o lo g ic a l m ovem ent and the Popular M ovem ent of U kraine for Perebudova, or Rukh, have focused

o n th e U k ra in ia n n u c le a r pow er program and the need to prevent th e

c o m m is s io n in g
of a single
n e w
re a c to r in a re p u b lic th a t is th o u g h t to
b e s a tia te d w ith n u c le a r p o w e r p la n ts .

On these grounds alone, there would b e sig n ific a n t o p p o s itio n to th e C rim e \u00ad a n

n u c le a r
pow er
p la n t.
B u t th e
re \u00ad
v e la tio n s fro m
N arodychi and the shut\u00ad
dow n
o f
th e
C h y h y ry n
s ta tio n
h a v e
fu e le d

th e te n s io n o n th e K e rc h p e n in \u00ad s u la . T o lo c a l re s id e n ts , b u ild in g w o rk s h o u ld

b e e n
h a lte d
fo llo w in g
th e d e \u00ad
c is io n
re a c h e d
b y
th e
V e lik h o v
com \u00ad
m ission
th a t
th e
p la n t
is
unsafe. In\u00ad

deed, no counterargum ents have been offered to suggest that the operation of the station

m ig h t, after all, b e carried
o u t in s a fe ty .
It seem s, rather, that the m atter has
sim p ly
b e e n
s h e lv e d ,
p e rh a p s
in
th e
h o p e th a t th e p ro b le m
w ill g o a w a y if
ig n o re d

for a sufficient len g th of tim e. The Crim eans, how ever, have reached th e lim its o f th e ir p a tie n c e a n d h a v e n o w th ro w n d o w n th e g a u n tle t.

U k r a in ia n W e e lc li
FOU NDED
1 9 3 3
A n
E n g lis h - la n g u a g e
U k r a in ia n
n e w s p a p e r
p u b lis h e d
b y th e
U k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l
A s s o c ia tio n
Inc., a
n o n -p ro fit a s s o c ia tio n , a t 3 0 M o n tg o m e ry S t. , J e rs e y C ity , N .J .
073 02.
S e c o n d < la s s p o s ta g e p a id a t J e rs e y C ity , N . J . 0 7 3 0 2 .
(IS S N -
0 2 7 3 -9 3 4 8 )
Y e a rly s u b s c rip tio n ra te : S 2 0 : fo r U N A m e m b e rs - 1 1 0 .
A ls o p u b lis h e d b y t h e U N A : S v o b o d a , a U k ra in ia n -la n g u a g e d a ily n e w s p a p e r.
T h e W e e k ly a n d S v o b o d a :
(2 0 1 ) 4 3 4 -0 2 3 7 . -0 8 0 7 . -3 0 3 6
U N A :
(2 0 1)
451-2 2 0 0
P o s tm a s te r, s e n d a d d re s s
changes to :
T h e U k r a in ia n W e e k ly
P .O .
B ox
3 46
J e rs e y C ity , N .J . 0 7 3 0 3
E d ito r : R o m a
H a d zo w yc z
A s s o c ia to
G d tto rt:M a rts
K o lo m a y a tt
C h rys tyn a
L a pyc ha k
T h e U k r a in ia n W e e k ly , O c to b e r 2 2 , 1 9 8 9 , N o . 4 3 , V o l. L V II
C o p y rig h t 1 9 8 9
b y T h e U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly
N o .4 3
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER
2 2 ,1 9 8 9
H e ls in k i C o m m is s io n h e a r in g d is c u s s e s
e n v ir o n m e n ta l is s u e s m e e tin g in S o fia
In te rn a tio n a l P E N a d m its
c h a p te r
re p re s e n tin g U k ra in ia n W rite rs ' U n io n
by John A . K lin
U N A W a s h in g to n O ffic e
W A S H IN G T O N
-
A
re c e n t S ta te
D e p a rtm e n t
b rie fin g
fo c u s e d
o n
th e
u p c o m in g m e e tin g o f th e C o n fe re n c e o n
S e c u rity
a n d
C o o p e ra tio n
in
E u ro p e
m e e tin g
p la n n e d
fo r
O c to b e r
16 to
N ovem ber
4
in
S o fia ,
B u lg a ria .
D e-
V o te d
t o
" P ro te c tio n
of the
E n v iro n -
in e n t," th is C S C E

m e e tin g w ill b e th e lirst ofi t s kind for the H elsinki process. C S C E

m e e tin g s h a v e
h e re to fo re
c o n \ue000
c e n tra te d
o n e ith e r s e c u rity o r h u m a n
rig h ts to p ic s .
In te n d e d
fo r
e n v iro n m e n ta l, n o n \ue000
governm ental
o rg a n iz a tio n s
(N G O s),

th e S e p te m b e r 1 5 b rie fin g c e n te re d o n n o t o n ly th e e n v iro n m e n ta l issu e s to b e d is c u s s e d

in
Sofia, but also
th e
H e l\ue000
sinki process and the progress of hum an
rig h ts
in
E u ro p e
a n d , s p e c ific a lly , in
B u lg a ria .

I t w a s p o in te d o u t th a t s c ie n tific a n d environm entali s s u e s cannotb e segrega\ue000 te d

fro m
s e c u rity
a n d
hum an
rig h ts
concerns; progress in
one area
m eans
p ro g re ss
in a n o th e r.
A lte rn a tiv e ly ,
s u p p re s s io n

of basic hum an rights, for e x a m p le , e n a b le s c o n s tru c tiv e p ro te s ts re g a rd in g e n v iro n m e n ta l d e s tru c tio n to go unheeded.

R ep.
S te n y
H oyer

(D -M d.), co- charim an of C ongress's C om m ission on C o o p e ra tio n

a n d
S e c u rity
in
E u ro p e ,
e x p la in e d th a t E u ro p e a n s k n o w th is so
w ell -

a n d th a t th e ir w o rld is g e ttin g sm aller and sm aller, m ore inter-related. P ro v id in g a v iv id e x a m p le , R e p . H o y e r said, "C hornobyl is the starkest lesson in d e c a d e s ." T h e

H elsinki process, he
in d ic a te d ,
re fle c ts
th is
in te g ra tio n
o f
hum an
rig h ts ,
s e c u rity
a n d
e n v iro n \ue000
m ental issues.
E v e n
m ore
c ritic a l
t o
th is
hum an
rig h ts
p e rs p e c tiv e
is
th a t
th e
C S C E

m e e tin g s ite w ill be in B u lg a ria , a n a tio n th a ti s c u rre n tly o n e o f th e w o rst h u m a n rig h ts

v io la to rs
in
E u ro p e . T h is
c a n
m ake for a difficult
atm osphere
t o
d is c u s s a n y to p ic w h e th e r it b e o n t h e '
e n v iro n m e n t o r h u m a n rig h ts .
" T h e h u m a n rig h ts s itu a tio n in B u l\ue000
g a ria
h a s
g ro w n
m ore
a n d
m ore
in \ue000
te n s e ,"
s a id
R aym ond
G .H .
S e itz ,

assistant secretary of s ta te for E uropean and C anadian affairs. "T here hasb e e na c o lo s s a l v io la tio n o f h u m a n rig h ts . W e c a n 't tu r n a b lin d e y e to th is b a c k d r o p ." H e a d v ise d th e e n v iro n m e n ta l N G O s to b e a w a re o f th e s itu a tio n th e y w o u ld b e e n te rin g .

A la n
S ie le n
fro m
th e
O ffice

of In- te n ra tio n a l A c tiv itie s o f th e E n v iro n m \ue000 e n t

P ro te c tio n
A gency

enum erated som e of the issues that w ould likely be d is c u s s e d

in
S o fia ,
in c lu d in g
th e
m anagem ent
o f
h a z a rd o u s
c h e m ic a ls
a n d
p o llu tio n
p re v e n tio n /c o n tro l.
H e
c ite d
th e
C S C E
process as being po\ue000
sitive in regard
to E ast-W est environ\ue000
m e n ta l
c o o p e ra tio n ,
s c ie n tific
in fo r\ue000
m a tio n
e x c h a n g e
a n d
d ra w in g
g lo b a l
a tte n tio n
t o
s u c h
p ro b le m s
a s
o z o n e
d e p le tio n a n d m a rin e p o llu tio n .
T he
p a rtic ip a n ts
a t
th e
S ta te
D e\ue000
p a rtm e n t h e a rin g w e re a ls o in tro d u c e d
t o
R ic h a rd
J .
S m ith , w h o
was ap\ue000
p o in te d to h e a d th e U .S . d e le g a tio n to
th e
S o fia
C S C E
m e e tin g . S in c e 198^5
M r. Sm ith
has been
p rin c ip a l d e p u ty
a s s is ta n t
s e c re ta ry
fo r
th e
B ureau
o f
O ceans and
In te rn a tio n a l
E n v iro n \ue000
m e n ta l
a n d
S c ie n tific
A ffairs
fo r
th e
D e p a rtm e n t o f S ta te .
U .S .
A m bassador
t o
B u lg a ria
S o l

P o la n s k y o ffe re d a s s is ta n c e in a n y w a y possible to A m ericans w ho plan tob e in B u lg a ria fo r th e C S C E c o n c la v e .

T O R O N T O
-

The 54th congress of th e In te rn a tio n a l P E N C lu b m e e tin g in C anada

v o te d
t o
a d m it
a
U k ra in ia n
c h a p te r
b a s e d in K ie v .
T he
Kiev chapter is the third
fro m
S o v ie t b lo c to b e g ra n te d
m em ber\ue000
s h ip in In te rn a tio n a l P E N . In M a y , th e
in te rn a tio n a l
o rg a n iz a tio n
of poets,
playw rights, essayists, editors
a n d
n o v e lis ts
h a d
a d m itte d
R u ssian
a n d
L ith u a n ia n c h a p te rs .
Previously PEN had refused to grant
m e m b e rs h ip to g ro u p s fro m
th e S o v ie t
U nion in view
of the U SSR 's persecu\ue000
tion of writers.
A lso adm itted to PE N

In te rn a tio n a l d u rin g th e o rg a n iz a tio n 's w e e k lo n g congress held in T oronto and M ontreal o n

September 22-29, were Czech
a n d
Slovak chapters.
Poet and
w rite r
M y k o la
V in h ra -
n o v s k y
s p o k e
a t
th e

in te rn a tio n a l congress on behalf of m em bers of the o ffic ia l

U k ra in ia n
W riters' U nion,
am ong
th e m
Iv a n

D rach, V olodym yr Y avorivsky, Yuriy Shcherbak, Rom an Ivanychuk, Ivan

D z y u b a , M y k o la
Z h u ly n s k y , P a v lo

M o v c h a n , P a v lo Z ahrebelny, O les H onchar, B orys 01iy- nyk, V aleriy Shevchuk, Y evhen H utsa-

lo ,
L e o n id
T a la la y , Y u riy
M ushketyk,
R o m a n L u b k iv s k y , A n a to liy
D im aro v
and Ivan Chendey.
A n o th e r g ro u p o f U k ra in ia n w rite rs ,
th o s e b e lo n g in g to
th e U k ra in ia n
A s\ue000
s o c ia tio n
o f
I n d e p e n d e n t
C re a tiv e
In te llig e n ts ia , h a d a ls o re q u e s te d m e m \ue000
b e rs h ip in In te rn a tio n a l P E N .
T he
in fo rm al
U k ra in ia n
l i t e r a r y
a s s o c ia tio n
h a d

w ritten a letter to the in te rn a tio n a l o rg a n iz a tio n 's le a d e rs h ip s tr e s s in g

th a t its
m em bers \u2014
n in e o f
th e m
h o n o ra ry
m em bers
of the
P E N
C lu b
a n d
o th e rs
p re v io u s ly
re p re s s e d
fo r
th e ir w ritin g s -

w e re re q u e s tin g m e m b e rs h ip in In te rn a tio n a l P E Na s its U k ra in ia n c h a p te r.

A m o n g th e s ig n a to rie s o f th e le tte r
fro m
th e
U k ra in ia n
A s s o c ia tio n
o f
In d e p e n d e n t C re a tiv e In te llig e n ts ia
w ere h o n o ra ry
m em bers of PEN
M y\ue000
k o la
H o rb a l, Ih o r
K a ly n e ts , L e v L u -
k ia n e n k o ,
M y k a ilo
O sadchy,
S te p a n
S a p e lia k , Y e v h e n S v e rs tiu k , Iv a n S v it-
ly c h n y ,
Iry n a
S e n y k
a n d
V yacheslav
C h o rn o v il.
In te rn a tio n a l

PEN , however, voted to a d m it th e U k ra in ia n W rite rs ' U n io n chapter. M r.V inhranovsky, speaking at the PEN congress, expressed hope that th e m a tte r o f in c lu d in g th e in d e p e n d e n t g r o u p in P E N w o u ld s o o n b e d e c id e d in K ie v .

M r. V in h ra n o v s k y
a d d r e s s e d
th e
P E N c o n g re s s in th e U k ra in ia n la n g u a \ue000
g e .
He spoke
of the
2 ,0 0 0 -y e a r-o ld
history of U krainian literature, as w ell
a s
a b o u t
th e
c u r r e n t
s ta tu s
o f
th e

U k r a in ia n la n g u a g e w h ic h f in d s itse lf in a p re c a rio u s p o s itio n . H e n o te d th a t th e U k ra in ia n c h a p te r o f P E N w o u ld w o rk to k e e p th e U k ra in ia n la n g u a g e a liv e .

A fter
his speech, the PEN

c o n g re s s v o te d u n a n im o u s ly to a d m it th e U k ra i\ue000 nian chapter proposed by M r. V inhra\ue000 n o v s k y .

PEN , founded
in

1921, has a m em \ue000 b e rs h ip o f m o re th a n 1 1 ,0 0 0 in d iv id u a ls in so m e 9 0 c h a p te rs w o rld w id e . It h a s s p o k e n

o u t fo rc e fu lly
against the per\ue000
s e c u tio n
of w riters around
th e g lo b e .

A m ong the w riters w hose causes it had ta k e n u p a re m a n y U k ra in ia n s fo rm e rly re p re s s e d

b y
th e
S o v ie t re g im e . T h e
U .S .
P E N
a lo n e
h a d
d e fe n d e d
M r.
L u k ia n e n k o , Iv a n S o k u ls k y a n d Y u riy
Badzio, am ong others.
R u k h le a d e r ...
(C o n tin u e df r o m
page 1)
g re ss o f P e o p le s ' D e p u tie s , is in th e
U n ite d
S ta te s b y in v ita tio n
of Sen.
B ill
B ra d le y
(D -N .J.) and R ep.
Jam es F lo rio (D -N .J.).
T he
w e e k 's a c tiv itie s b e g a n
w ith
M r.
Y avorivsky's
v is it
t o
th e
W a s h in g to n
O ffice

o f th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n , w h ic h w a s r e s p o n s ib le

fo r c o o rd in a tin g
th e
weeklong program .
T he
m e d ia
show ed
c o n s id e ra b le
interest in
M r. Yavorivsky
a n d
in \ue000
terview s w ith reporters from
the A s\ue000
s o c ia tio n
Press, The W ashington
P o s t, T h e
W a s h in g to n
T im e s
a n d
T h e F in a n c ia l T im e s w e re o rg a n iz e d .
He also
m e t w ith
s y n d ic a te d
c o \ue000
lu m n is t C o rd M e y e r.
O n
W ednesday, October
1 1 , M r.
Y a v o riv s k y h a d th e s p e c ia l p riv ile g e
o f
b e in g
a
guest of The
C h ristia n
Science M onitor at one of the new s\ue000
p a p e r 's
w e e k ly
breakfast m ee\ue000
tin g s .
T w e n ty -fo u r
jo u rn a lis ts ,
re \ue000
p re s e n tin g n e w s p a p e r s fro m
a c ro s s
the country, shared
a
o n e - h o u r
quesrion-and-answ er
s e s s io n
w ith
h im
a t th e C a p ito l H ilto n H o te l.
A
m e e tin g b e tw e e n
M r. Y a v o riv \ue000
sky and
th e e d ito ria l b o a rd
of The
W a ll S tre e t J o u r n a l c o m p le te d
th e
w e e k 's p r e s s c o n t a c t s .
T he
m e d ia
d e m o n s tra te d
k e e n
interest in
th e d e v e lo p m e n ts
in
U -
kraine and the future of glasnost and
p e re s tro ik a .
M r. Yavorivsky
e ffe c -
Z b ig n ie w
B rzezinski m eets V olodym yr Y avorivsky.
tiv e ly
fie ld e d
th e ir q u e s tio n s , e x \ue000
p la in in g
the background
of the
P o p u la r
M ovement of Ukraine
fo r
Perebudova (R ukh), its agenda
a n d
th e c h a lle n g e s (a c in g U k ra in e . H e
s tre s s e d
th a t
R ukh
is a c o a litio no f
d iv e rse g ro u p s th ro u g h o u t
U k ra in e
w ith
a n
interest in
e c o n o m ic , e c o \ue000
lo g ic a l a n d
social reform , as w e ll as
th e
reaw akening
o f
U k ra in ia n
n a \ue000
tional consciousness.

T h e U k ra in ia n d iv is io n o fV o ic eo f A m e ric a c o n d u c te d a 3 0 -m in u te , o n - a ir sh o w

w ith th e U k ra in ia n le a d e r. H e w a s a ls o in te rv ie w e d o n ta p e fo r fu tu re b ro a d c a s t b y b o th th e U k ra i\ue000 n ia n a n d R u s s ia n d iv is io n s o f R a d io L ib e rty .

O n C a p ito l H ill, M r. Y a v o riv s k y m et with a num erous congressional le a d e rs .

I n
th e
s e s s io n s
w ith
U .S .
le g is la to rs , th e U k ra in ia n d e p u ty
s tr e s s e d
th e
n e e d
fo r
th e

U n ite d States to open a consulate in K iev so th a t c lo s e r re la tio n s b e tw e e n

th e

A m e ric a n p e o p le a n d th e U k ra in ia n p e o p le c o u ld b e e s ta b lis h e d .M r. Y a \ue000 v o riv s k y a ls o b rie fe d th e m e m b e rs o f C o n g re s s o n th e u p c o m in g re p u b lic e le c tio n s in

U k ra in e ,
e x te n d in g
a n
in v ita tio n to e a c h le g is la to rh e m e t to
v is it
U k ra in e
a s
a n
u n o ffic ia l
o b \ue000
s e rv e r
t o
th e s e
e le c tio n s
c u rre n tly
expected to take place in February or
M arch.
T h e th ird p rin c ip a l to p ic b ro a c h e d
b y
th e
R ukh
le a d e r
w as
th e
a fte re ffe c ts

of th e C h o rn o b y l d i\ue000 saster. H e inform ed the legislators of th e

n e e d
fo r
W estern

m e d ic a l a n d te c h n ic a l a s s is ta n c e to c le a n u p th e ra d ia tio n

a n d
t o

assist the people, p a rtic u la rly th e c h ild re n ,s till liv in g in c o n ta m in a te d a re a s .

D u rin g th e m e e tin g s .R eps. C h ris \ue000
to p h e r C o x (R -C a lif.) a n d
W illiam
L ip in sk i (D -Ill.) ex p ressed in terest in
v is itin g U k ra in e d u rin g th e e le c tio n .
R ep,
C ox also expressed interest
i n
s ta y in g in c o n ta c t w ith D e p u ty Y a \ue000
vorivsky after his return to U kraine.
R ep.
C h risto p h er S m ith (R -N .J.)
in fo rm ed
M r.
Y avorivsky
th a t
h e
h a d ju s t re tu rn e d
fro m
a trip w ith
R ep.
F ra n k
W olf
(R -V a .)
t o
th e
S o v ie t U n io n
a n d
a n
in s p e c tio n
o f

P erm L abor C am p3 5 . H e w ent on to o ffe r h is a s s is ta n c ei n th e s h ip m e n to f m e d ic a l s u p p lie s fo r th e v ic tim s o f C h o rn o b y l.

R ep.
L o u is e
S la u g h te r
(D -N .Y .)
b e g a n
h e r m e e tin g w ith
th e U k ra i\ue000
n ia n le g is la to rb y in q u irin g a b o u t th e
e ffe c ts
o f
th e
C h o rn o b y l
d is a s te r.
M r. Yavorivsky
e x p la in e d
th e c o n \ue000

tin u in g p ro b le m s a t w h ic h tim e th e N e w Y o rk le g is la to r a s k e d th e U N A o ffic e

t o
p ro v id e

h e r w ith a d d itio \ue000 n a l in fo rm a tio n . R e p . D o n a ld P a y n e (D -N .J.)

e x p re s s e d
in te re s t
in
th e
c o n tin u in g d e v e lo p m e n ts in U k ra in e
a n d th ro u g h o u t th e S o v ie t U n io n .
"M r. Y avorivsky w as received w ell
by the m em bers of C ongress,"stated
the director of th e
U N A W a s h in g to n
O ffic e , E u g e n e
Iw a n c iw , w h o a c \ue000
c o m p a n ie d
M r. Yavorivsky
o n
h is
v isit."H e
w a s tre a te d

a s a c o lle a g u e by our m em bers of Congressand the discussions w ere conducted betw een fellow legislators.T h isi s a m ajor step fo rw ard

fo r U k ra in e a n d th e U k ra i\ue000
n ia n
A m erican
c o m m u n ity . F in a lly
o u r
m essage
is
b e in g
d e liv e re d
b y
e le c te d
U k ra in ia n
o f f ic ia ls ."
M r. Y a v o riv sk y
a ls o
m et w ith
staffers of Sen. B radley,R ep.
F lo rio ,
(C o n tin u e d o n page 11)
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