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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 |
rainianW eel;!V
V ol.
L V II
N o.
7
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
1 2 ,1 9 8 9
5 0
c e n ts
B ack
in
th e
U S S R
U n re s t in
M o ld a v ia
u n d e rs c o re s
s m o ld e r in g
n a tio n a litie s
is s u e
JE R S E Y
C IT Y , N .J . -
The second
s m a lle s t re p u b lic in th e S o v ie t U n io n ,
M o ld a v ia ,
h a s
becom e
th e
la te s t
re \u00ad
p u b lic to c o n fro n t M o sc o w in re g a rd to
th e n a tio n a lity q u e s tio n .
C ro w d s
o f
M o ld a v ia n s
m arched
th ro u g h
th e
s tre e ts
o f
K is h in e v ,
th e
c a p ita l
c ity
o n
J a n u a ry
2 2 , c h a n tin g
anti-governm ent slogans. The
p ro te s t,
o rg a n iz e d
b y
th e
M a te y v ic h
C lu b , a
g ro u p
fo rm ed
in
J u n e
1 9 8 8
w h ic h
dem ands
t o
m ake
M o ld a v ia n
th e
o f\u00ad
fic ia l
la n g u a g e
of the
re p u b lic
a n d
com bat
R u s s ific a tio n ,
was joined
b y
m any passers-by, paralyzing the city's
p u b lic
tra n s p o rta tio n ,
re p o rte d
R eu-
ter's correspondent Peter Conradi.
T h e C o m m u n is t P a rty d a ily in M o l\u00ad
d a v ia , S o v e ts k a y a M o ld a v ia ,
re p o rte d
in its J a n u a r y
27 edition that this w as
o n e

of the m ost serious outbreaks of u n re s t in M o ld a v ia in re c e n ty e a r s . T h e newspaper stated

th a t th e
M o ld a v ia n
Com m unist Party leadership had con\u00ad
dem ned
th e
g ro u p
fo r
try in g
t o
fa n
e th n ic a n im o s ity a n d " try in g to d iv id e
p e o p le
a c c o rd in g
t o
th e ir
n a tio n a li\u00ad
tie s ."
M o ld a v ia , a re p u b lic o f 4 .2 m illio n
p e o p le , a m o n g th e m
U krainians, Rus\u00ad
s ia n s ,
Jew s
a n d
Bulgarians, was ab\u00ad
s o rb e d
in to th e S o v ie t U n io n in 1 9 4 0 .
M o ld a v ia
is c lo s e ly
re la te d
b o th g e o \u00ad
g ra p h ic a lly
a n d
e th n ic a lly
t o
n e ig h \u00ad
b o rin g
C o m m u n is t
R u m a n ia .
L ik e
R u m a n ia n s , th e
M o ld a v ia n s

c o n s id e r th e m s e lv e s a L a tin , r a th e r th a n S la v ic p e o p le . T h e

M o ld a v ia n

la n g u a g e w a s alw ays w ritten in Latin script, until the S o v ie t

o c c u p a tio n ,
w h ic h
fo rc e d
th e
p e o p le to u se th e C y rillic a lp h a b e t.
Y u ri R o z h k a , a fo u n d e r o f th e M o -
D e m ja n ju k
a p p e a l
p o s tp o n e d
C L E V E L A N D
-
T he

Suprem e C o u r t a p p e a l o f J o h n D e m ja n ju k , w h o w as convicted in A pril 1988 of N azi w ar crim es

b y
a n
I s r a e li
c o u rt,
has been
p o s tp o n e d
a g a in . T h e a p p e a l w ill n o w
begin on Novem ber 1.

The Israeli Suprem e C ourt agreed to reschedule the appeal after chief defense a tto rn e y

Y oram
S h e fte l
re q u e s te d
a n

e x te n s io n . D u rin g a tw o -h o u r h e a rin g on February 2, M r. Sheftel sought the p o s tp o n e m e n t d u e to h is o w n ill h e a lth fo llo w in g

a n a tta c k

in D e c e m b e r b y a H olocaust survivor w ho hurled acid at his face. M r. Sheftel

still is
su ffe rin g
fro m
b lu rre d v is io n in h is in ju re d e y e .
As well, M r. Sheftel noted
th a t h e
has not
b e e n a b le to fin d a la w y e r to
re p la c e
D ov
E ita n , th e
Israeli lawyer
w ho
a p p a re n tly
co m m itted
s u ic id e
in
D ecem ber,
w hose
fu n e ra l
he was at-
U k ra in ia n -la n g u a g e s c h o o l s tu d e n ts
fro m
K ie v p a rtic ip a te
ine x c h a n g e

vem ent for the Defense and Support of P e re s tro ik a , to ld A n d re w W ilso n o f th e L o n d o n

O bserver
th a t

"W e are not separatists, but w e w ant to preserve our c u ltu re .

W hile
th e
M o ld a v ia n s
lo o k
c u ltu ra lly
t o
R u m a n ia ,
th e y
c la im
fra te rn ity
w ith the B altic republics'
D e m o c ra tic F ro n ts .
A ccording to M r. R ozhka, since 1970
it
has been
im p o ssib le
t o
b u y
a

R u\u00ad m a n ia n b o o k in M o ld a v ia . " T h e y e x is t in B a k u a n d A lm a -A ta , b u t n o t h e re in K is h in e v ," h e s a id .

" O fc o u r s e , w e 'r e n o t f o r C e a u c e s c u " , he w as quick to add, "but, Ceaucescu w on't last forever."

S in c e
last M ay
w h e n th e
U n io n o f
W riters
in
M o ld a v ia
fo rm ed
a g ro u p
c o n c e rn e d
w ith
n a tio n a l a n d
e n v iro n \u00ad

m e n ta l rig h ts , th e c u ltu ra l d e m o c ra tic m o v e m e n t in M o ld a v ia h a s b e e n g ro w \u00ad in g ,

c o u n te re d
b y
stro n g
o p p o s itio n
fro m
governm ent
o f f ic ia ls .
T he
p a rty
new spaper
r e f u s e d
t o
p u b lis h
th e
m o v e m e n t's p ro g ra m , w h ic h c a ll fo r th e
re -L a tin iz a tio n
o f th e a lp h a b e t in th e
p a rty -c o n tro lle d
press. W hat
w ere
h a rd ly
re v o lu tio n a ry d e m a n d s th e n
tu rn e d
in to
a sharply
n a tio n a lis tic
p latfo rm .
In th e e a rly s u m m e r, th e M a te y v ic h
C lu b
m o d e le d
a fte r
th e E s to n ia n
P o \u00ad
p u la r F r o n t a n d n a m e d fo r M o ld a v ia n
w rite r
A le x e i M a te y v ic h
f ir s t
fo c u s e d
o n c u ltu re a n d
m usic. It has now also
p u s h e d
fo r
th e
d e p o rta tio n
o f
n o n -
M o ld a v ia n
" u n d e s ira b le s ," (o n ly tw o -
th ird s
o f
th e
to ta l
4 .2
m illio n
a re
M o ld a v ia n s ) a n d c o n tin u e s to s triv e to
m ake
M o ld a v ia n th e o ffic ia l la n g u a g e .
S o o n
afterw ard ,
th e
G reen
m ove-
fC o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 6 )
te n d in g
w hen
h e
w as
a tta c k e d .
M r.
Sheftel told
the court he has not been
able to find
a n y o n e w illin g to ta k e o n
the case.
S p e a k in g w ith T h e W e e k ly v ia te le \u00ad
p h o n e fro m
C le v e la n d , E d w a rd
N ish -
n ic ,
president of the John
D e m ja n ju k
D efense
F u n d ,
s a id
th e

c ic u m s ta n c e s surrounding the case, including w hat he r e f e r r e d

to as the "alleged
suicide" of

M r. E itan and the attack on M r. Sheftel, "have a great bearing" on the fact that it h a s b e e n d iffic u lt to fin d a n o th e r la w y e r for the defense.

T he
d e a th
o f
o n e
la w y e r
a n d
th e
a tta c k
u p o n
a n o th e r
" a re

s o m e th in g any lawyer has to think about" before a c c e p tin g th e c a s e , h e s a id .

T he
D e m ja n ju k
appeal was to have
been heard beginning on M ay 4.
by John K un
U N A W a s h in g to n O ffic e
W A S H IN G T O N
-
S e v e n
s tu d e n ts
a n d tw o te a c h e rs fro m
School N o. 155
in
K ie v
a re
p a rtic ip a tin g
in a u n iq u e
exchange program
w ith s tu d e n ts fro m

the G reen Fields C ountry D ay School in T ucson, A riz. T he students, age1 3 to 16 and in grades 7 through

10, are part of
an exchange underwritten
by the U .S.
In fo rm a tio n A g e n c y 's S a m a n th a S m ith
M em orial
E x c h a n g e
Program , which
was created
th ro u g h
le g is la tio n
s p o n \u00ad
s o re d
b y
Rep. M orris
K . U d a ll C D -
A riz .).
A t a lu n c h e o n fo r th e s tu d e n ts h o s te d
b y
R e p . U d a ll a t tk e
C annon
H ouse
O ffice
B u ild in g
i n
W a s h in g to n , o n
F e b r u a r y
2 , d e ta ils a b o u t th e
e d u \u00ad
c a tio n a l e x c h a n g e w e re p ro v id e d .
T h e y o u n g s te rs fro m
U k ra in e a rriv e d
o n ly
a little o v e r a y e a r a fte r

P h in e a s A nderson, headm aster of G reen Fields C o u n try

D ay
S c h o o l,
a n d
G eorge
K o s tily o v , d ire c to r o f K ie v S c h o o l N o .
1 5 5 ,b e g a n tits c u s s in g th e p o s s ib ility .o f
a n e x c h a n g e b e tw e e n th e ir s c h o o ls .
I n
1988, the
U n ite d
S ta te s
In fo r\u00ad
m a tio n
Agency conducted
a c o m p e ti\u00ad
tio n
fo r
student exchange
p ro je c ts
b e tw e e n
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
a n d
th e i
S o v ie t
U n io n
a n d

E a s te rn /C e n tra l Europe. The G reen Fields C ountry D ay School received

a 520,400 grant. The
school raised
a d d itio n a l fu n d in g
t o
support a total of seven students and
tw o
te a c h e rs in e a c h d ire c tio n
d u rin g
the first year of this exchange.
T he
A riz o n a
s c h o o l, th e
o ld e s t in \u00ad
dependent day school in the state, has
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 4 )
M em ber
o f fa m e d
B e re z il
T h e a te r
J o s e p h H ir n ia k ,
le a d in g
a c to r,
s ta g e
d ire c to r, d e a d
a t
9 3
N EW
Y O R K
-
J o s e p h
H irn ia k , a
le a d in g
U k ra in ia n
s ta g e
a c to r
a n d
d ire c to r
w ho
w orked
w ith

th e a te r c o m p a n ie s in U k ra in e , A u s tria a n d th e U nited States, died here on January 17. H e w as9 3 .

M r. H irniak
was born
on A pril 14,
1 8 9 5 ,
in
S tru s iv ,
T e re b o v lia
c o u n ty ,

w estern U kraine. H e began his careeri n 1914 in an am ateur theater com pany of th e

U k ra in ia n
S ic h
R ifle m e n
(S ic h o v i
S trilts i).
H e w e n t o n to w o rk w ith p ro fe s s io n a l
com panies,
in c lu d in g
th e
U krainska
B e s id a T h e a te r in
L v iv , th e N e w
L v iv
T h e a te r
a n d
th e
Iv a n
F ra n k o
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
D ram a
T h e a te r . W h ile
w ith
th e
F ra n k o
T h e a te r
h e
m arried
a
y o u n g
a c tre s s , O lim p ia
D obrovolska.
I n
1922 the couple joined the B erezil
T h e a te r,
w h ic h
w as
e s ta b lis h e d
th a t

y e a r a s a n e x p e rim e n ta l th e a te r u n d e r th e d ire c tio n o fL es K u rb a s . In1 9 2 6 th e Berezil Theater m oved to K harkiv.

A c c o rd in g
t o
th e
E n c y c lo p e d ia
o f
U k ra in e
(1 9 8 8 ), a s
a n
a c to r
a n d
d i\u00ad
re c to r,
M r.
H irn iak
" d e v e lo p e d
K ur-
b a s 's
s y s te m
o f
'tra n s fo rm a tio n '
a n d
a tte m p te d

to c o m b in e th e tra d itio n s o f th e U k ra in ia n in te rm e d e w ith th e a r t o f th e m o d e rn th e a te r."

T he
B e re z il th e a te r
w a s c o n s ta n tly
a tta c k e d
b y
S o v ie t
c ritic s
fo r
n a tio \u00ad
n a lis m
a n d
re fu sin g
t o
a d h e re
t o
th e
C o m m u n is t
P a rty
line. In
1 9 3 3
i t s
director was arrested, and
th e th e a te r
was reorganized
t o
c o n fo rm
t o
th e
d ic ta te s o f s o c ia lis t re a lis m .
M r. H irniak
w as arrested
a ls o
th a t
year as a supporter of M r. K urbas and
.w a s e x i l e d
t o
C h ib iu
i n
th e
S o v ie t
A rc tic . T h e re h e a n d h is w ife p e rfo rm e d
in th e K o s o la p k in T h e a te r (1 9 3 4 -1 9 4 0 ).
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 4 )
J o s e p h H ir n ia k
w ith h is w ife, O lim p ia
D o b ro v o ls k a ,i n th e1 9 5 0 s in N ew Y o rk .
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY,FEBRUARY 12,1989
No. 7
A
G L IM P S E O F S O V IE TR E A L IT Y
C h o rn o b y l a re a is d e c la re d
u n fit fo r p e r m a n e n t h a b ita tio n
b y D r . D a v id
M a r p le s
L ast
O c to b e r,
a n
a rtic le
i n
P r a v d a
d is p u te d
th e
c o n te n tio n
o f
th e
K om -
b in a t
p ro d u c tio n
a s s o c ia tio n ,
w h ic h
i s
in c h a rg e o f th e d e c o n ta m in a tio n
e ffo rt
i n
th e . a re a
o f
fa llo u t
fro m
th e

1 9 8 6 n u c le a r d is a s te r a t C h o r n o b y l, th a t th e c ity o f C h o r n o b y l itse lf m ig h t h a v e to b e r a z e d .

T hree m onths later, a new analysis by
th e
d ire c to r
o f
K o m b in a t
s u g g e s t s
s tro n g ly
th a t
th e
in itia l p r o g n o s is

m ay have been w arranted. D espite couching h is

r e s p o n s e s
t o
q u e s tio n s
fro m
th e
N o v o s ti
P r e s s
A gency
i n
c o n c ilia to ry
a n d
m ild
la n g u a g e , th e in te rv ie w e e , th e
n e w
K o m b in a t
g e n e r a l
d ire c to r,
M .
S y e d o v , p re s e n te d a s itu a tio n th a t g iv e s
c a u s e
for concern, and
w h ic h
is certain
t o
be seized
u p o n
b y th o s e
in c re a s in g ly
v o c ife ro u s
sectors of U krainian
s o c ie ty
th a t
b e lie v e
th e
C h o rn o b y l
p la n t
s h o u ld
b e
s h u t
dow n,
a lo n g
w ith
i t s
c o u n te rp a rts
i n
C h y h y ry n , th e
C rim e a
a n d
S o u th
U k ra in e .
T he
in te rv ie w
a p p e a r e d
in M o lo d U k r a in y in J a n u a r y .
M r.
S y e d o v
b e g in s
b y
m a in ta in in g
th a t, c o n tra ry
t o
rum ors, there
a re

n o " s e c r e t" p la n s to d e s tro y th e a n c ie n t c ity o f

C h o rn o b y l.
H e
n o te s
th a t
1 2
o ld
re s id e n tia l
b u ild in g s
h a v e
b e e n
p u lle d
dow n,
a n d
a
fu rth e r
4 2
o u t
o f
2 ,2 7 8
b u ild in g s a re to fo llo w , la rg e ly
b e c a u s e
o f
th e ir
ra d ia tio n
c o n ta m in a tio n ,
s a \ue000
n ita ry
o r
f i r e
h a z a r d s
a n d
o th e r
p ro \ue000
blem s.
F ire
i s
o f
p a rtic u la r
c o n c e r n
b e c a u s e
ra d ia tio n
c o u ld
b e
s p r e a d
b y
th e
sm oke.
T he
c e n tra l
s tre e ts
o f
C h o rn o b y l
h a v e
re p o rte d ly
b e e n
d e c o n ta m in a te d ,
i n
a d d itio n
t o
re s id e n tia l
a n d
a d m i\ue000
n is tra tiv e
b u ild in g s , a n d
m arkets.
T he
b a s ic
p a r t
o f
th e
c ity 's
econom y,
h e
declares, has not only been restored
b u t
c o n s id e ra b ly
r e n o v a te d .

T h is is n o t to sa y , h o w e v e r, th a t th e re is a n y p o s s ib ility o f th e re -e v a c u a tio n o f th e

p o p u la tio n ,
a n d
M r.
S y e d o v
a n \ue000
sw ers
u n e q u iv o c a lly
t o
a
q u e s tio n
o n

this subject that there is no possibility of th e c itiz e n s ' re tu rn in th e n e a r fu tu re . In th e c ity , h e c o n tin u e s , th e re a re a re a s in w h ic h

th e
ra d ia tio n
le v e ls a r e
10 to
1 5
tim e s h ig h e r th a n
p e rm itte d .
F u rth e r,
th e
im p a c t
o n
p e o p le 's
h e a lth
of long-term
ra d io n u c lid e s
s u c h
a s
P lu to n iu m ,
s tro n tiu m
a n d
c e s iu m
re m a in s
u n c e rta in .
I n
th e
a r e a
t o
th e
n o rth
a r o u n d
th e
n u c le a r
p la n t,
h e
s t a t e s ,
th e
m o b ility
o f
t h e s e
ra d io \ue000
n u c lid e s
in to
th e
n a tu ra l
e n v iro n m e n t
h a s
i n c r e a s e d ,
a n d
a g ric u ltu ra l
a n d
a n im a l p ro d u c ts in th is te rrito ry w ill b e
u n fit fo r c o n s u m p tio n
for a num ber of
y e a r s .
A lth o u g h
sh iftw o rk ers
rem ain
i n
th e
3 0 -k ilo m e te r
z o n e
a r o u n d
th e
d a \ue000
m aged
re a c to r,
fam ily
l i f e
w o u ld
b e
h ig h ly
d a n g e r o u s .
T he
N o v o s ti
c o r \ue000
r e s p o n d e n t
th e n
r a i s e s
th e
i s s u e
o f
fo rm er resid en ts retu rn in g "illegally" to
th e ir
hom es.
M r.
S y e d o v
a d m its
th a t
a b o u t
1 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s a r e c u r r e n t l y
liv in g
i n
th e
zone, and
th a t
th e y
h a v e
com e
b a c k
" o f
th e ir
ow n
f r e e
w ill."
T h e s e
p e o p le
a re
s a id
t o
b e
ig n o ra n t
o f
th e
d a n g e rs of ra d ia tio n
a n d
sc o rn fu l
of its
p o s s ib le
e ffe c t
u p o n
th e ir
h e a lth .
In the past, references to these settlers
have focused
o n
th e ir o ld
age, but
th is
appears to have been erroneous. A t the
v e r y
le a s t, th e y
are visited
regularly by.
th e ir
k in fo lk ,
a n d
th e re
w ere

e v id e n tly s o m e 6 0 c h ild r e n in th ie v illa g e s in w h ic h th e y

a re
liv iA g a t 'v a r i o u s
tim es
d u rin g
U k r a in ia n
D e m o c ra tic
U n io n
a tte n d s
c o n g re s s
in
R ig a
th e s u m m e r
o f
1 9 8 8 .
L o c a l c o n d itio n s
p re c lu d e
a n y
fo rm
o f c o n v e n tio n a l e x is te n c e , a c c o rd in g
t o
M r.
S y e d o v .
I n
th e
v illa g e
o f
O pa-
c h y c h i,
fo r
e x a m p le ,
w h ic h
h a s
1 0 3
re s id e n ts , ra d io a c tiv e c o n ta m in a tio n
o n
c lo th in g
a n d
o th e r o b je c ts
is said to
b e
tw o
t o
th re e
tim es
h ig h e r
th a n
th e
p erm issib le
n o rm s
fo r
th o s e
z o n e s
i n
w h ic h
p e o p le
a re
w o rk in g
b y
s h i f t s
a t
th e
n u c le a r
p la n t.
M r. Syedov
m ay
b e
referring here to the m uch higher norm s
fo r
th o s e
d e a lin g
w ith
c le a n -u p
w o rk ,
w h ic h
h a v e b e e n p o s ite d
to be up to
2 5
rem s per
w o rk e r.
D rin k in g
w a te r
fro m
th e
w e lls
o f
v illa g e s
s u c h
a s
O p a c h y c h i, Ilin ts i a n d
K u p u v a te
i s
s h o w in g
le v e ls
o f
c o n \ue000
ta m in a tio n
w h ic h
e x c e e d
c o n s id e ra b ly
the approved
m ed ical lim its. A n d
e v e n
if t h e s e
v illa g e s
w ere to
b e
d e c o n ta m i\ue000
n a te d , h e a d d s , th e re
is t h e p r o b l e m
o f
s e c o n d a r y
ra d ia tio n
o n
te rrito rie s
th a t
have already
b e e n
c le a n s e d .
H e also
m akes reference
to an
O c to \ue000
b e r
1 9 8 8
m e e tin g
a t
C h o rn o b y l
t o
d i s c u s s
th e
q u e s tio n
w h e th e r
i t
i s
p erm issib le
t o
liv e
a n d
c a rry
o u t
f a r \ue000
m ing w ork
in th e z o n e . D e s p ite th e fa c t
th a t
a
num ber
o f
v illa g e s
h a v e
b e e n
re p o p u la te d ,
a n d
farm in g
h a s
b e e n
c a rrie d
o u t in v a rio u s p a rts o f th e z o n e ,
th e
m e e tin g
c o n c lu d e d
th a t
th e
re -
p o p u la tio n
of the
z o n e
i s
in e x p e d ie n t,
a n d
th a t th o se
w ho
h a v e r e t u r n e d , w ill
h a v e
t o
b e
a s k e d
t o
le a v e . In
th e
z o n e
a r o u n d
th e
n u c le a r
p la n t,
a ll ty p e s
o f
a c tiv ity ,
o th e r
th a n
s c ie n tific
r e s e a r c h
a n d
a
m in im al
v o lu m e
o f
r e s e a r c h
farm ing, are to
b e p ro h ib ite d . " S c ie n c e
has declared" that
it w ill be
im p o ssib le
to liv e h e re p e rm a n e n tly fo r a lo n g tim e .
E v e n
i n
th e
c a s e
o f
e x p e rim e n ts ,
p ro b le m s
h a v e
a r is e n
b e c a u s e
o n c e
th e
s o il
h a s
b e e n
p lo w e d ,
i t
h a s
p r o v e n
v irtu a lly
im p o ssib le
t o
e lim in a te
th e
c re a tio n
a n d
d is s e m in a tio n
o f
d u s t,
a n d
a s
a
r e s u l t ,
s e c o n d a r y

ra d ia tio n c o n ta m in a te s s e c tio n s th a t h a v e a lre a d y b e e n

cleansed. M oreover, according
t o
M r.
S y e d o v 's
a c c o u n t,
a n y

s e c o n d a r y p lo w in g o f th e so il le a d s to a w o rs e n in g o f

th e
ra d ia tio n
s itu a tio n ,
a s
b io c h e \ue000
m ic a l
processes are
a c tiv a te d .
T he
g e n e r a l
d ire c to r
o f

K o m b in a t c o n c lu d e s b y re fe rrin g fo r a s e c o n d tim e t o

th e
re la tiv e
o p e n n e s s
o f
th e
a u \ue000
th o ritie s
a t
C h o rn o b y l a n d to th e easily
a v a ila b le
in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t
th e
z o n e ,
c itin g
th e
re c e n tly
i s s u e d
b r o c h u r e ,
"C hornobyl
T o d a y
a n d
T o m o rro w " ;
in fo rm a tio n
p ro v id e d
i n
th e
K o m b in a t
w orkers' new spaper
T r u d o v a y a
V akh-
ta ,
a n d
th e
o p e n -lin e
te le p h o n e
c o n \ue000
n e c tio n
w ith
K o m b in a t a t th e
c le a n -u p
s ite .
W hat
i s
m ost
s ig n ific a n t
a b o u t
th e
in te rv ie w ,
w h ic h
i s
n o ta b ly
u n s e n -
s a tio n a l
i n
to n e ,
i s
th a t
i t
re fu te s
s o
m any
p re v io u s
o p tim istic
o ffic ia l
s ta \ue000
te m e n ts a b o u t th e s itu a tio n
at C h o rn o \ue000
b y l.
T h e r e
i s
a ls o
a n
a p p a r e n t
c o n \ue000
tra d ic tio n b e tw e e n th e e a rlie r re p o rts o f
th e
num ber
o f
returnees and
M r. Sye\ue000
d o v 's
fig u re
o f
1 ,0 0 0 .
H ow ever,
i t
i s
p o s s ib le
th a t
h e
i s
r e f e r r i n g
o n ly
t o
v illa g e s
w ith in
th e
s o -c a lle d
" s p e c ia l
z o n e "
i n
a
ra d iu s
o f
1 0
k ilo m e te rs
a r o u n d
th e e x p lo d e d
re a c to r.
A lso,
d e s p ite
th e
f r a n k n e s s
o f
th e
in te rv ie w , n o
m e n tio n
w a s m a d e o f th e
m ost
s t a r t l i n g
re v e la tio n
i n
th e
"C hor\ue000
n o b y l:
T o d a y
a n d
T o m o rro w ,"
th e
b o o k le t c ite d
above -
n a m e ly , th a t th e
sarcophagus, or concrete covering oVer
(C o n tin u e d
o n
page 5)
L O N D O N
- -
A
d e le g a tio n
re p re \ue000
s e n tin g
th e
U k ra in ia n
D em ocratic
U n io n ,
w h ic h
s e e s
itself as an
o p p o s i\ue000
tio n
p a rty ,
a tte n d e d
th e
s e c o n d
a ll-
u n io n
c o n g r e s s
o f
th e
D em ocratic
U n io n
h e ld
o n
J a n u a r y
2 6 -2 9
i n
R ig a ,
L a tv ia ,
re p o rte d
th e
U k ra in ia n
P r e s s
A gency
b a s e d
h e r e .
A
to ta l
o f
135 delegates
fro m
e v e r y
re g io n
o f th e U S S R
a tte n d e d , a s d id 3 9
g u e s ts .
T he
c o n g r e s s
w as scheduled
t o
ta k e
p la c e
i n
a
h a ll,
b u t
perm ission
w as
r e f u s e d
w hen
th e
d e le g a te s
a rriv e d

o n J a n u a r y 2 6 . T h e y th e n w e n t to a h o te l in Jurm ala,

b u t
a fte r
a
sh o rt
w h ile
th e
m ilitia
cam e
a n d
th re w
th e m
o u t.
F in a lly , th e c o n g re s s w a s fo rc e d
to take
p la c e
i n
a n
a p a rtm e n t
o f
o n e
o f
th e
L a tv ia n
d e le g a te s
i n
R ig a .
T he
congress was reportedly
o p e n e d
b y
E v g e n iy a
N ovodvorska.
S e r g e i
G rig o ry a n ts,
e d ito r
o f
th e
M oscow -
b a s e d
in d e p e n d e n t
jo u rn a l
G la s n o s t,
p r e s e n te d
a n
o v e r-a ll
p ic tu re
o f
th e
p o litic a l
s itu a tio n
i n
th e
U SSR .
A
d e le g a te fro m
S ib e ria p ro p o s e d th a t h is
re g io n s h o u ld d e m a n d
p o litic a l a u t o n o \ue000
m y.
M em bers
o f
th e
c o n g r e s s
d is c u s s e d
th e
D em ocratic
U n io n
d e c la ra tio n ,
p ro g ra m
a n d
statutes, as w ell as resolu\ue000
tio n s
a b o u t
fu tu re
ta c tic s
a n d
th e
n a tio n a lity
q u e s tio n .
All those
p r e s e n t
a g r e e d
th a t th e u p c o m in g " e le c tio n s " in
th e
U SSR
w ere
" a n ti-d e m o c ra tic ."
In a separate statem ent, addressed
t o
th e
V ie n n a
H e ls in k i
R e v ie w
C o n fe r\ue000
e n c e ,
th e
D em ocratic
U n io n
c o n g r e s s
s a id
M oscow
i^ u n w o r t h y a s a s i t e f o r a
c o n f e r e n c e
d e v o te d
t o
hum an
rig h ts .
b e c a u s e th e S o v ie t a u th o ritie s w e re still
v io la tin g
hum an
rig h ts .
R e s o lu tio n s
passed, by
th e
c o n g r e s s
in c lu d e d
a
dem and
fo r
th e
r e le a s e
o f
a r r e s t e d
m em bers
o f
th e
K arabakh
C o m m itte e ,
th e
u n o ffic ia l

A rm enian nationalist group. T he congress stressed th a t th e

B a ltic
re p u b lic s a re still o c c u \ue000
p ie d ,
a n d
th a t
th e
D em ocratic
U n io n
w o u ld
c o n tin u e
t o
s u p p o r t
th e
dem o\ue000
c ra tic o p p o s itio n in th e s e re p u b lic s w h o
a re
s tru g g lin g
a g a in s t
fo re ig n
o c c u p a \ue000
tio n .
A n o th e r
re s o lu tio n
s u p p o r te d
th e
rig h ts
of the
C rim ean
T atars to
re g a in
th e ir a u to n o m o u s
re p u b lic .
A fter
th e
c o n g r e s s
o n
J a n u a r y
2 9
a
m e e tin g
w as
h e ld
i n
c e n tra l
R ig a
t o
h o n o r
p o litic a l p ris o n e rs w h o h a d
d ie d
i n
th e
g u la g .
T he
c o n g r e s s
r e v e a le d
th a t
th ro u g h \ue000
o u t
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n
th e
D em ocratic
U n io n
p u b lis h e s
13 jo u rn a ls ,
a n d ,
t o
d a te , over 200
press releases have
b e e n
is s u e d .
T he
D U
re p o rte d ly
h a s
5 0 0
fu ll
m em bers
a n d
2 0 0
c a n d id a te
m em bers,
w ith
re p re s e n ta tio n
i n
3 7 S o v ie t c itie s .
C o n c e rn in g
th e
social structure
o f
th e
m e m b e rs h ip , th e
in te llig e n ts ia
fo rm
4 3
percent, w orkers 27 percent, students 16
p e rc e n t,
o th e rs
1 4
p e rc e n t,
w ith
o n e
m em b er classified
as a
p e a s a n t.
O n
th e
p o litic a l
breakdow n
o f
D U
m em bers,
d e m o c ra ts
a c c o u n te d
fo r
4 8
p e rc e n t,
lib e ra l
d e m o c ra ts
2 6
p e r \ue000
c e n t,
C h ristia n
d e m o c ra ts
1 0
p e rc e n t,
d e m o c ra tic -c o m m u n is ts

10 percent and s o c ia l-d e m o c ra ts 8 p e rc e n t. In a d d itio n , th e

D U
h a s
o n e
a n a r c h i s t
a n d
o n e
Z io n is t
m em ber.
T h o u s a n d si n
T a llin n m a r k d a te
o fS o v ie U E s to n ia n p e a c e tre a ty
N EW
Y O R K
-
B e tw e e n
3 ,0 0 0
a n d
4 ,0 0 0
E s to n ia n s
com m em orated
th e
s ig n in g
o f
th e
P e a c e
T re a ty
o f
T a rtu
b e tw e e n
E s to n ia

a n d th e S o v ie t U n io n w ith a g a th e rin g o n V a n e m u is e S tre e t in fro n t

o f th e fo rm e r c o u rth o u s e in T a rtu
o n
F e b r u a r y
2, according
t o
te le p h o n e
re p o rts
fro m
E s to n ia
t o
th e
R e lie f
C e n te r
fo r
E s to n ia n
P riso n e rs
o f
C on\ue000
s c ie n c e
i n
S to c k h o lm .
T he
T a rtu
M e n 's
C h o ir
s a n g
th e
E s to n ia n
n a tio n a l
a n th e m ,
fo rb id d e n
s in c e
th e
S o v ie t o c c u p a tio n
o f
E s to n ia
i n
1940. Included
am ong
th e
s p e a k e r s
w ere
fo rm er
p o litic a l
p riso n e rs
a n d
lo n g -tim e h u m a n rig h ts a c tiv is ts
V ik to r
N iitso o
a n d
E rik
U dam ,
a s
w e ll
a s
m em bers
of the
o rg a n iz in g
groups, the
-
- - -
-
....^ ^ .-.--^ ^ -
E s to n ia n
N a tio n a l In d e p e n d e n c e
P a rty
a n d
th e
E s to n ia n
H e rita g e
S o c ie ty .
A lo n g w ith n u m e r o u s E s to n ia n
f la g s ,
th e
p a rtic ip a n ts
c a rrie d
p la c a rd s
w ith
s lo g a n s
s u c h
as: "The
T a rtu
T re a ty
is
still in
fo rc e ,"
" B o y c o tt
th e
e le c tio n s ,"
a n d " O c c u p a tio n fo rc e s o u t o f E s to n ia ."
I n
s t a r k
c o n tr a s t
t o
last year,
n o te d
th e
N ew
Y ork-based
E s to n ia n
A m eri\ue000
c a n
N a tio n a l C o u n c il, a sm a ll n o tic e o f
th e
p la n n e d
e v e n ts
w as
p rin te d
i n
th e
lo c a l
p a p e r
th e
p re v io u s
d a y
a n d
th e
m ilitia
a c te d
w ith
restraint. T he
a u th o \ue000
r i t i e s
r e a c t e d
v io le n tly
t o
a
sim ilar
d e m o n s tra tio n
in T artu
i n
1988. U sing
d o g s ,truncheons and
o th e r rio t g e a r to
d i s p e r s e
E s to n ia n s
w ho
h a d
p e a c e fu lly
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 4 )
U l: ra in ia n W e e y )
FOU NDED 1933
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
In c ., a n o n - p r o 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 .
0 7 3 0 2 .
S e c o n d -c 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 -
S IO .
A ls o p u b lis h e d b y th 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 d :
(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 4 6
J e rs 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 rta
K o io m a y e ts
C h ry s ty n a
L a p y c h a ic
T h e
U k r a in ia n
W e e lc ly , F e b r u a r y
1 2 , 1 9 8 9 , N o . 7 . V o l. L V II
C o p y rig h t 1 9 8 9
by The
U lc r a in ia n
W e e k ly
N o .7
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
1 2 ,1 9 8 9
H e ls in k i C o m m is s io n n o m in a te s
Havelfo r NobelPeace Prize
U k r a in ia n
In d e p e n d e n c e
D a y
com m em orated
o n
C a p ito l
H ill
W A S H IN G T O N
-
In ale tte r to the
N o b e l In s titu te , S e n . D e n n is D e C o n c in i
(D -A riz.), ch airm an ,a n d
R ep. S te n y
H oyer
(D -M d.), co-chairm an,
of the
U .S .
H e ls in k i C o m m is s io n , n o m in a te d
d is s id e n t w rite r V a c la v
H avelo f C ze\u00ad
c h o s lo v a k ia
for the 1989 N obel Peace
P riz e .
M r. H avel, w ho is currentlyi n prison
b e c a u s e
of hisa c tiv itie s
as a
hum an
rig h ts
m o n ito r,
is
a
w o rld -re n o w n e d
p la y w rig h t a n d lo n g -tim e rig h ts a c tiv is t.
A fte r n o tin g th a t M r. H a v e l w as one
o fth e o rig in a l p a rtic ip a n tsi n C h a rte r
7 7 , ac itiz e n s ' in itia tiv e , and ande a rly

activ ist in V O N S, th e C o m m ittee fo r th e D efenseo f the U njustly Persecuted, th e le tte r

n o te d
th a t
M r.H a v e l's d e d i\u00ad
c a tio n
t o
fundam ental
freedom s
a n d
dem ocracy
h a se n d u r e d
re le n tle s sh a \u00ad
rassm ent
\u2014
in c lu d in g
im p ris o n m e n t
a n d
re p e a te d
d e te n tio n s , h o u s e
s e a r\u00ad
c h e sa n d c o n fis c a tio no f p ro p e rty\u2014 b y
th e a u th o ritie s .
S e n . D e C o n c in ia n d
R ep.H oyer
s ta te d ,i n p a rt:
" I n
1988, M r. H avel becam e as\u00ad

sociated w ith several new Czechoslovak h u m a n rig h ts in itia tiv e s .I n p a rtic u la r, heh a s signed 'D em ocracyfo r A ll,'th e m anifesto

of the
M o v e m e n tfo r C iv il
Liberties, which
w as e s ta b lis h e d
in
O c to b e r
1 9 8 8 in
o r d e r
t o
p ro m o te
p o litic a l
p lu ra lis m
a n d
dem ocracy
th ro u g h
p e a c e fu l
m eans. H e is alsoa
m em ber of the C zechoslovak
H e ls in k i

C o m m itte e , c re a te di n N o v e m b e r1 9 8 8 w ith th e sp e c ific g o a lo f m o n ito rin g a n d r e p o r tin go n c o m p lia n c e y /ithth e H e l\u00ad sinki A ccords, including the strong new com m itm ents

c o n ta in e d
i n
th ec o n \u00ad
c lu d in g d o c u m e n t of the re c e n tly c o n \u00ad
c lu d in g V ie n n a C S C E re v ie w
m e e tin g .
"A t
a
tim e
w hen
m any
o th e r
E ast
E u ro p e a n

s ta te s a p p e a r to be m a k in g substantial m ovem ent tow ards greater dem ocracy,

C z e c h o s lo v a k ia
is
e x \u00ad
p e rie n c in g
a
w ave
o f
re p re s s io n
th e
s e v e rity
a n d
e x te n t
o fw h ic h
has not

been seen since 1968-1969. Y et Vaclav H a v e l's d e v o tio nt o p e a c ea n d h u m a n rig h tsh a s b e e n u n w a v e rin ga n d h is ro le c ritic a l to the fa teo f h u m a n

rig h tsi n
C z e c h o s lo v a k ia . A so f th is w ritin g , h e is
o n c e
a g a in
in
p riso n
a n d
fa c in g
u n \u00ad
c e rta in c h a rg e s re le te d to his in d e p e n d \u00ad
e n ta n d p e a c e fu l a c tiv itie s .
" I n
re c o g n itio n
o f
V a c la v
H a v e l's
tre m e n d o u s e ffo rtso n b e h a lfo f h u m a n
rig h tsa n d d e m o c ra tic
refo rm , [w e]
n o m in a te
h im
fo r
th e
u n iq u e
re c o g \u00ad
n itio n
w h ic h
o n ly
th e N obel Institute
c a n
bestow :th e
1 9 8 9 N obel
P e a c e
P riz e ."
W A S H IN G T O N
-
M o re th a n1 5 0
p e o p le g a th e re d
in the Dirksen Senate
O ffice
B u ild in g
o n
C a p ito l
H illo n
F e b ru a ry
1 to
a tte n d
th e
U k ra in ia n
C ongress
C o m m itte e
o f
/\u0406 \u0414 \u0442 \u0435 \u0433 \u0456\u0441 \u0430
a n n u a l c o m m e m o ra tio n
o f
U k fa in ia n
In d e p e n d e n c e D ay.
I n
h iso p e n in g
rem arks,
M y ro n
W asylyk, U C C A
W a s h in g to n d ire c to r,

s ta te d th a t "as w e g a th e r h e ret o m a rk th is7 1 s t a n n iv e rs a ryo fa o n c e in d e p e n \u00ad d e n t

U k ra in ia n

s ta te , c o n te m p o ra ry e v e n tsi n U k ra in e d e m o n s tra te th a t th e p e o p le

th e re c o n tin u e
t o assert them \u00ad
s e lv e s
in
d e fe n s e
o fth e ir h u m a n , r e \u00ad
lig io u sa n d n a tio n a l r ig h ts ."
M r. W asylyk
fu rth e r
s ta te d
th a ta s
c h a n g e s
a reta k in g
p la c e
in

U k ra in e , "w e m ust continuet o cherish and honor th e

p a s t,
b e c a u s e
if w ed o n 't
u n d e r\u00ad
s ta n d
o u rp a s t w ew ill h a v e

d iffic u lty u n d e rs ta n d in g w h a t d ire c tio nt o ta k ei n th e fu tu re ."

W ith
th a t
p r e f a c e ,
M r. W asylyk
recognized Andriy Nehrebetsky, oneo f
W a s h in g to n 's
fe w
re m a in in g

p a trio ts w ho took part in th e 1918-1922 struggle fo r

U k ra in ia n

in d e p e n d e n c e ."T he a c tio n s of M r. N e h re b e ts k ya n d th o u \u00ad s a n d so f p a trio ts lik e h im , re m in d us of w hat

o n c e
was and
s e rv e s
as an in\u00ad
s p ira tio n
ofw hat is yet to be," s ta te d
M r. W asylyk.
F o llo w in g
M r.W a s y ly k 's

b rie fre \u00ad m a r k s , B o b b ie G re e n e K ilb e rg , W h ite H ouse deputy assistant to th e president fo r p u b lic lia is o n , re a d

g re e tin g s fro m
President G eorge Busho n the occasion
of U krainian Independence D ay.
T he president stated,"W e rem em ber
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
R e p u b lic 's
F o u rth
U niversal becausei t voices th e
U k ra in ia n
p e o p le 's
fe rv e n t
h o p e s
fo r
fre e d o m
a n d
lib e rty ."
T he
p re s id e n t
fu rth e r
s ta te d ,
"as we

com m em orate th is im p o rta n t e v e n t in the h is to ryo f your ancestral hom eland,w e are keenly aw areo f recent developm ents through\u00ad o u t

U k ra in e
-
d e v e lo p m e n ts
w h ic h
reveal that
hum an

d e s ire sfo r lib e rty re m a in in e x tin g u is h a b le d e s p ited e \u00ad c a d e so f p e rs e c u tio na n d o p p re s s io n ."

Inh is closing, President B ush stated th a t " th e w o rk o f y o u r c o m m itte e to c a ll a tte n tio n

to thep lig h t ofy o u r frie n d s
a n d fa m ilie si n U k ra in e as a n o b lea n d
iw o rth y
c a u s e
\u2014
o n eth a t n o to n ly
h a s te n s
th e
d a y
o f real freedom
fo r
U krainians,b u t also
re m in d s
u sth a t

th e re can be no la s tin g p e a c e u n tila ll p e o p le a re g ra n te d th e in a lie n a b le rig h ts e n d o w e d th e m

b y th e ir C re a to r."
F o llo w in g
th ep re s id e n t's g re e tin g s ,
(C o n tin u e do n p a g e1 2 )
C o lu m b ia U n iv e rs ity in a u g u ra te s P ro g ra m
o nN a tio n a lity a n dS ib e r ia n S tu d ie s
b y C h r is tin e D e m k o w y c h
N EW
Y O R K
-
A t C o lu m b ia U n i\u00ad
v ersity 'sW . A verell H arrim an In stitu te
fo r
A dvanced
S tu d y
of the

S o v ie t U n io n , it is now in v o g u et o s tu d yth e n a tio n a lity

q u e s tio n . C o m m e n ts

lik e : " H e sp e c ia liz e di n th e g h e tto q u e s tio n ," a re b e c o m in ga th in g o f th e p a s t,a t le a s t fo r n o w .

A s n a tio n a lity
c o n flic ts
c o n tin u et o
m ount
w ith in
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n ,a n
in c re a s in g
num ber
of the
in s titu te 's
g ra d u a te
s tu d e n ts
a reb e g in n in g to
express interest in all aspects of th e 14
non-R ussian

S o v ie t re p u b lic s : h is to ry , p o litic s , e c o n o m ic s , c u ltu re , la n g u a g e a n d

p o p u la tio n
dynam ics,
am ong
o th e rs .
But interest in a given

s u b je c ti s u s e le s s if the re s o u rc e sa n d fa c u ltya re n o t a v a ila b let o p ro m u lg a teth e s tu d ie s -

a problem that runs ram pant at m any
u n iv e rs itie s , th o u g h
not atC o lu m b ia .
T h a n k s
to thefo re sig h t
o fU n iv ersity
p ro fe sso rs
A le x a n d e r
M o ty l,
R obert
L e g v o ld , S e w e ry n
B ia le r, M a rs h a ll
S h u lm a n
a n da d ju n c t
p ro fe sso r
Irw in
S e ln ic k ,th e H a rrim a n
In s titu te in the
fallo f 1988 ^established w ith fortuitous
(a lb e it
lo n g
o v e rd u e )
tim in g ,
a new
-P ro g ra m
o nN a tio n a lity
a n d
S ib e ria n
S tu d ie s .
R e a c tio n to the p ro g ra m
h a s th u sfa r
b e e n
p o s itiv e . S a y s J u lia
F e d y k ,a
s e c o n d -y e a r
S c h o o l
o f
In te rn a tio n a l
A ffairs
s tu d e n t who is s p e c ia liz in gi n
in te rn a tio n a l
s e c u rity
p o lic y , "T he
H arrim an
isfin a lly
m a k in g
as e rio u s
attem ptt o offera com prehensive cur\u00ad
ric u lu m ; th e y 're
ine f f e c t
in s titu tio n a \u00ad
liz in gth e re g io n a l d iv e rs ityo f th e
o th e r
re p u b lic sa n d th e ir c o n trib u tio n to the
S o v ie t s ta te ."
F o r
H arrim an
s tu d e n t

J u lieR as- m ussen, how ever, eveni f such courses h a d

b e e n o ffe re d
in the past there w as
little c o m p e llin gher to e n ro lli n th e m .
" N o th in g
p re v io u s ly
s p a rk e d
my in\u00ad

terest in th e subject.I don't know ifsuch courses w ould have beena s interesting or as useful back then. T oday, there's so m u c h h a p p e n in g , th a t th e re 'sa lo t m o re to s tu d y ."

O ther students also see the difference
b e tw e e n
p a s t
a n d
p re s e n t.
"The na\u00ad
tio n a lity

question w as one of the m ost overlooked issues evena year ago,"said a n o th e r

s tu d e n t, a d d in g
th a t w h ile
previous courses focused
o n th e R u s -
s ific a tio n
o f
n a tio n a litie s ,
to d a y
th e
em phasis
is o n th er e s u r g e n c e
of na-
tio n a h s m
a n d
th erenew ed
h o p e
it is
b rin g in g to the v a rio u s n a tio n a l g ro u p s
o fth e S o v ie t U n io n .
P r o g r a m
a g e n d a

A c c o rd in g to the p ro g ra m 's d ire c to r, D r. M otyl, alsoa n asistant professoro ^ p o litic a l sc ie n c ea t th e u n iv e rs ity ,th e r e c e n t

p r e s s
c o v e ra g e
a n d

m assive h y p e o v e r g la s n o s tw a s n o t th e im p e tu s fo r im p le m e n tin gth e p ro g ra m .I n fa c t, he says, "the tgrantl proposal pre-dated th e

in tro d u c tio n
o fg l a s n o s t
and pe-
re s tro ik a . N a tio n a lity
d is tu rb a n c e s
hadn't even started."
W ith
th e
g e n e ro u s
s u p p o rt
of the
M ello n
F o u n d a tio n ,th e
P ro g ra m
o n

N a tio n a litya n d S ib e ria n S tu d ie s h o p e s to " tr a ina c a d reo f S o v ie to lo g is ts w e ll- v e r s e d

i n
n a tio n a lity
a n d
re g io n a l
issues, encourage

S o v ie t s p e c ia lis ts w o rk in g in all d is c ip lin e s to pay c lo s e r a tte n tio n to th e m u lti-e th n ic d im e n s io n o f

S o v ie t s o c ie tya n d

p o litic s , and to in te g ra te n a tio n a h ty s tu d ie s in to m a in \u00ad s tr e a m

S o v ie to lo g y
a n d
th e
s o c ia l
s c ie n c e s ," s a idP ro f. M o ty l.
T he
p r o g r a m 's
a g e n d a
is
d ire c te d
to w a r d fiv e o b je c tiv e s :
^o ffe rin g n e w c o u rs e so n n a tio n a lity
and regional issues;
^in v itin g a d ju n c ta n d v is itin g fa c u lty
and research fellows;
^
e n la rg in g
th eC o lu m b ia
h b ra rie s '
n a tio n a lity re s o u rc e s ;
^in itia tin ga se rie so f p u b lic a tio n s ;
^ organizing w orkshops, conferences
and lectures.
C oursesa n d sch olars
As part of the program , Leslie D ie-
n e s ,
p ro fe sso r
o fg e o g r a p h y
a t th e
U n iv ersity
o f
K ansas
a n d
a u th o ro f
" S o v ie t. A s ia : E c o n o m ic
D e v e lo p m e n t
a n d N a tio n a lity P o lic yC h o ic e s ,"i s n o w
i n
r e s id e n c e
a t
C o lu m b ia .
S h e is
te a c h in ga n a d v a n c e d
graduate course
o n
th e" E c o n o m ic
G eography
of Si\u00ad
b e ria ."
I n
a d d itio n ,
th e
D e p a rtm e n to f
S o c io lo g y
h a s
in v ite d
M ic h a e l
P a u l
S a c k s , p ro fe sso ro f so c io lo g ya t T rin ity
C o lle g e
a n d
a u th o r
o f "W ork
a n d
E q u a lity
in
S o v ie t
S o c ie ty :
The Di\u00ad
v is io n
o fL a b o r
by Age, G ender and
N a tio n a lity ,"t o te a c h
in thef a l l 1989
sem ester.
O th e r n a tio n a lity -re la te d

c o u r s e s offered this springin c lu d e : "R ituals and C e re m o n ie s in the S o v ie t U n io n ," " A r\u00ad m e n ia n

H isto ry
a n d
C iv iliz a tio n ,"

" S e m in a ri n B y z a n tin ea n d A rm e n ia n H is to ric a l T o p ic s ," " C e n tra l A sia n L ite ra tu re ," " S e m in a ri n C e n tra l A sia n S tu d ie s ," " E c o n o m ic sa n d

P o p u la tio n
G eography
in theU S S R ,"
" E th n ic
P rocesses in the U S S R
\u2014
G e o g ra p h ic
P e rs p e c tiv e s ,"
" E c o n o m ic
G eography
o f
S ib e ria "a n d
" C o llo q u iu m
on N a\u00ad
tio n sa n d N a tio n a lis m
in theU S S R ."
L a n g u a g e
c o u rs e s

in c lu d e : e le m e n \u00ad tary A rm enian, classical A rm enian, elem entary m odern U zbek, elem entary m odern

S o v ie t T a d z h ik ,
in te rm e d ia te
m odern Uyghura n d advanced
U zbek.
T o g e th e r
w ith
th e
M id d le
E ast
L a n g u a g e s
a n d
C u ltu re s

D e p a rtm e n t a n dth e C e n te rfo r th e S tu d yo f C e n tra l A sia

o f
th e
S c h o o l
o f
In te rn a tio n a l
A ffairs (SIPA ), th e program
iso ffe rin g
an elem entary m odern
G e o rg ia n la n g \u00ad
u a g e
c o u rs e
fo r
th e
f ir s t
tim e
th is

sem ester. A rrangem entsa re also being m a d et o e s ta b lis ha n in te n s iv e s u m m e r language program

inT b ilis i th a t w o u ld
p ro v id e s tu d e n ts w ithth e o p p o rtu n ity
t o
liv e
i n
G e o rg ia n
hom es,
a tte n d
c o u rse sa n d p a rtic ip a te in the c u ltu ra l
lif e
of theG e o rg ia n
c a p ita l for six to
eight w eeks.
T he
p ro g ra m
a ls o
is
s p o n s o rin g
a
courseo n "Soviet N on-Russian L i\u00ad
te ra tu re "
t o
b e
ta u g h t
in
th e
sp rin g
sem ester of 1990 by Prof. T om as V en-
c lo v a
of the
D e p a rtm e n t
o fS la v ic
L a n g u a g e s
a n d
L ite ra tu re s
a t Y a le
U niversity.A s part of the course, th ^
in s tru c to r
w ill in c lu d e
U k ra in ia na n d
B yelorussian" literature
o f" d i s s i d e n t
a n d
o ffic ia l
p r o v e n a n c e "a n d w ill
discussth e w orkso f Ivan

D rach, th e la te V a sy l S tu s and V. B y k o v , a m o n g o th e rs .

A d d itio n a lly ,th e D e p a rtm e n to f Slavic Languagesa n d th e programa re in th e p ro c e s s o f e s ta b lis h in g a tw o -y e a r c o u rs e

in
U k ra in ia n
la n g u a g e
t o
b e
ta u g h t
by D r. R om an
K oropeckyjo f
H arvard
U n iv e rs ity 's
U k ra in ia n
R e\u00ad
s e a rc h In s titu te b e g in n in g in th e fa llo f
1989a n d c o n tin u in g th ro u g h1 9 9 1 .

A c c o rd in gt oth e c h a irm a n o f th e S la \u00ad v ic L a n g u a g e D e p a r tm e n t, W illia m H a rk in s , U k ra in ia n

w a sta u g h t a t th e
u n iv e rs ity
som e
20y e a r s ago. It w as
d is c o n tin u e d , h o w e v e r,d u e to la c ko f
in te re s t
a n d
la c k
o ffu n d in g .
W hen
a s k e d
if students speciaH zing i nS o v ie t
s tu d ie s
w o u ld
n o w
b e
a b le
t o
o ffe r
U k ra in ia n
in s te a d
o f
R u ssian
fo r
S IP A 's
la n g u a g e
re q u ire m e n t.
P ro f.
H a rk in s
s a id
h isdepartm ent w a s n o t
in v o lv e di n s u c h d e ta ils .
S IP A
a s s o c ia te
d e a n
R o b in
L e w is
s a id
th es c h o o l, w h ic h
d o e s
n o tc u r \u00ad
re n tly

h a v ea fo rm a l s p e c ia liz a tio ni n nationality studies, has never been faced w ith

s u c h
ap ro p o s itio n . H o w e v e r, h e

s a id ," ifa s tu d e n tC w ho isn o t a m e m b e r o fth e H a rrim a n Jp u t to g e th e ra w e ll- d e v e lo p e d c u rric u lu m , w e 'd c e rta in ly b e re c e p tiv e to it. T h e re 'sn o q u e s tio n th a t a n o th e r S la v ic la n g u a g e c o u ldb e u s e d to satisfy

o u r la n g u a g e re q u ire m e n t."
The Harrim an
In s titu te , h o w e v e r,i s
n o ta t th is tim e
p la n n in g
t o

a lte ri t s la n g u a g e re q u ire m e n t, sa id P e te r C ha- ro w , a s s is ta n t d ire c to r of the in s titu te . " R u s s ia ni s s till th e o ffic ia l la n g u a g eo f th e

S o v ie t U n io n ."H e a d d e d
th a tth e
in s titu te
d o e s
n o tp re s e n tly
h a v eth e
re s o u rc e s
t o
d e v e lo p
flu e n c y
ino th e r
S la v ic la n g u a g e s . " W h e n
s tu d e n ts
arrive here, they are expectedt o already
b e
p ro fic ie n t
i n
R is s ia n .
W eh a v e
c o u rs e s
t o
h e lp
th e m
becom e
flu e n t.
Beyond that we just test them ."
A dds
p ro g ra m
s e c r e ta r y
C h a rle s

Furtada,a n advanced graduate student inth e D e p a r tm e n to f P o litic a l S c ie n c e : " s in c e R u s s ia ni s th e lin g u a fra n c a o f th e

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