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V o l.L I
No. 21
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, MAY
2 2 .1 9 8 3
1 3 ,0 0 0 a tte n d G r e a t F a m in e m e m o r ia l s e rv ic e
by Rom a Sochan Hadzewycz
SO U TH
B O U N D
B R O O K , N .J.
-
N early
1 3 ,0 0 0
p e r s o n s ,
a c c o rd in g
t o
p o lic e
e s tim a te s , g a th e re d
h e re a t th e
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
C e n te r
o f
S t.
A ndrew
th e
P `irst-C alled
A p o s tle
o n
M ay
15,St. Thom as Sunday according
t o
th e
J u lia n
c a le n d a r,
t o
p a y
th e ir
respects and

m o u rn th e 7 m illio n m e n , wom en and children, w ho died5 0 years a g o

in th e G re a t F a m in e o f 1 9 3 2 -3 3
-
S ta lin 's p la n n e d g e n o c id e o f th e U k ra i\u00ad
n ia n
n a tio n .
S t. T h o m a s S u n d a y , k n o w n a s " P r o -
v id n a
N e d ilia " (S e e in g -O ff
S u n d a y ) to
U krainians,i s traditio nally set aside as a
day to
h o n o r th e d e a d .
T h e m e m o ria l se rv ic e s a t th e U k ra i\u00ad
n ia n
O rth o d o x
C e n te r , w h ic h th is y e a r
w ere
s p e c ia lly d e d ic a te d to th e fa m in e
v ictim s,
b e g a n
w ith
a 9 a.m .
a r c h -
p a s to ra l
d iv in e
litu rg y
c e le b ra te d
b y
M etro po litan
M styslav
o f
th e
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
O rth o d o x
C hurch
w ith
th e
a s \u00ad
s is ta n c e
o f
A rchbisho p
M ark
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
C hurch
a n d
B is h o p
Iz ia s la v
o f
th e
B y e lo ru s s ia n

A u to c e p h a lo u s O rth o d o x C h u rc h . T h e responses at the liturgy, as w ell as at the s u b s e q u e n t

re q u ie m
service, w ere sung
b y
th e
M em o rial
C hurch
C h o ir
d ire c te d
by Taras
P a v lo v s k y .
Im m ediately
fo llo w in g
th e
litu rg y ,
th o u s a n d s c o n g re g a te d b e fo re th e s te p s
o f S t. A n d re w 's M e m o ria l C h u rc h
fo r
the outdoor ecum enical requiem service
th a t
w as
c o n d u c te d
b y
c le rg y
o f th e
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x , C a th o lic
a n d
P ro te s ta n t
f a ith s .
T he
c o n c e le b ra n ts
were M etropolitan
M styslav, M etro po \u00ad
lita n
S te p h e n
S u ly k
o f th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch,
A rchbisho p
M ark.
B is h o p
Iz ia s la v
a n d
P asto r
W lad im ir
B o ro w sk y ,
e x e c u tiv e
s e c re ta ry
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
E v a n g e lic a l
A llia n c e
o f
N o rth
A m erica.
U k ra in ia n
v e te ra n s
a n d
u n ifo rm e d
m em bers
o f
th e
P la s t
a n d
O D U M
U k ra in ia n
y o u th
o rg a n iz a tio n s ,
w ith
th e o rg a n iz a tio n s ' b a n n e rs , fo rm e d
a n
h o n o r
g u a rd
a ro u n d
th e
s te p s
o f th e
c h u rc h .
M etro po litan
M styslav, w ho spoke in
(C o n tin u e d o n page 12)
Hierorchs conduct the
r e q u ie m
s e r v ic e
for the 7
m illio n v ictim s
o f th e
G rea t F a m in e
o f
1 9 3 2 -3 3
in
fr o n t
o f S t.
A n d r e w 's M e m o r ia l U k r a in ia n O r th o d o x C h u r c h .
IN S ID E :
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o f
th e
m em orial
c o n c e r t a t th e U k ra in ia n O rth o d o x
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M o re p h o to s
o f
th e
S o u th
B o u n d
B ro o k
co m m em o ratio ns
of the G reat F am ine -
c e n te rfo ld .
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A ddress by M etropolitan
S te p h e n
S u ly k
at the
re q u ie m
s e rv ic e
o n
th e
s te p s
o f
S t.
A n\u00ad
d r e w 's
M em o rial
U k ra in ia n
O r\u00ad
th o d o x
C hurch
-
page 7.
` ` i i l
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y .M AY
2 2 ,1 9 8 3
N o.
2 1
D is s id e n tp r o file .
V a s y l B a r la d ia n u :
a rre s te d
w h ile
im p r is o n e d
JE R S E Y
C IT Y , N .J. -
In 1976,
o n e
y e a r
b e fo re
h isf i r s t
a r r e s t ,

O dessaa rt historian Vasyl Barladianu w ro tea n a p p e a l to C h ris tia n s a ro u n d th e w o rld c h a rg in g th a t h e w a s b e in g h a ra s s e d

b y
S o v ie t
a u th o ritie s
fo r
a lle g e d ly b e in ga " U k r a in ia n , B y e lo \u00ad
r u s s ia n
a n d
a n c ie n t-B u lg a ria n
n a \u00ad
tio n a lis t."
L a te r th a t y e a r,i n S e p te m b e r,h e
s e n t
a n o th e r
a p p e a l,
th is
tim e
t o
K esto n
C o lle g e
in
E n g la n d , w h ic h
s tu d ie s
re lig io n
u n d e r
C o m m u n is t
regim es.
I n
it, he
id e n tifie d
h im self
as a

m e m b e ro f th e E a s te rn R ite C a th o lic Church,a n d added that th e govern\u00ad m enth a d charged

th a th is " h o s tility
toth e regim e" w as aggravatedb y h is
m e m b e rs h ip in th e C a th o lic C h u rc h .
O n M a rc h 2 ,1 9 7 7 , M r. B a rla d ia n u
w as
a r r e s te d
a n d
c h a r g e d
w ith

a lle g e d ly d is s e m in a tin g m a te ria lsfo r the U krainian H elsinki G ro up, fo rm \u00ad edi n K ievi n 1976t o m onitor Soviet c o m p lia n c e

w ith
th e

h u m a n -rig h ts p ro v is io n so f th e 1 97S H e ls in k i F in a l A c t.

H is July trial w as held concurrent\u00ad ly w ithth e tria lo f M y k o la R u d e n k o a n d

O lek siy

T y k h y , c o -fo u n d e rso f the H elsinki gro up. B oth trials w ere h e ld

b e h in d
c lo s e d
d o o rsa n d w ere
n o t a tte n d e d
b y th ep u b lic .
M r.
B a rla d ia n u ,w ho
d e c la re d
a

protest hunger strike shortly after his arrest, w as sentenced to three years in a n

o rd in a ry -re g im e n
la b o r
cam p.
T he
fo rm er
h e a d
o f th e
O dessa
U n iv ersity
a rt departm ent
and a
le c tu re r
o n
art and
e th ic s
at the
O dessa Instituteo f N aval Engineer\u00ad
in g
s e rv e d
h is
te r m
in
C am p
N o.
3 1 8 /7 6 in th e R iv n e re g io n o f U k ra in e .
Dissident sources reported
in 1 9 7 8 ,
thatth e barracks housing
M r. B ar\u00ad
la d ia n u
a n d
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
m onitor Petro V ins,nowi n the W est,
w as infested
w ith lice.

In a d d itio n , in m a te so f th e c a m p w e rep u t to w o rk c u ttin g a n d lo a d in g s to n e

in aq u a rry . T h eflo o r o f th e
q u a rry
w asc o v e r e d
w ith
w ater,
w h ic h
w as never pum ped
o u t, a n d
p riso n e rs
w ere
fo rc e d
t o

w earth e only pair of canvas shoes issued each y e a r.N o fa c ilitie s w e re p ro v id e dfo r d ry in g c lo th in go r s h o e sa t th e e n do f th e w o rk in g d a y ,a n d m a n y p ris o n e rs w e re fre q u e n tlyi l l .

V a s y l B a r la d ia n u
A sa resulto f th e strict ro utinea t
th e
cam p
a n d
m a ltre a tm e n t
b y

a u th o ritie s , M r. B a rla d ia n u 's h e a lth begant o fail.H e reportedly suffered a t

le a s t
o n e

h e a rt a tta c k , and w as p la g u e db y c h ro n ic h y p e rte n s io n a n d edem a.

A lth o u g h a u th o ritie s a llo w e dh im
to keep so m e m edicine sent to him
in
p riv a te ,a n
uncom m on
p ra c tic e
in
S o v ie t p e n a l in s titu tio n s ,h is h e a lth
c o n tin u e d
t od e te rio ra te .
S c h e d u le d
to ber e l e a s e d
in 1 9 8 0 ,
M r.
B a rla d ia n u
w asa c c u s e d
b y
la b o r-c a m p a u th o ritie s o f c o n tin u in g
h is s o -c a lle d
" a n ti- S o v ie t" a c tiv itie s
in
th e
cam p
b y
h o ld in g
in fo rm al
le c tu re sfo r fe llo w
p r is o n e r s . H e w as
a c c u s e d
o fd e fa m in g th es ta te .
S h o rtly
b e fo re
he w as due to be
re le a s e d ,
h e
w asfo rm ally
c h a rg e d
w ith
" s la n d e rin g
th e
S o v ie t
s ta te "
u n d e r
A rtic le
187 of the
U k ra in ia n
C rim in a l
C o d e .
H e
w as
p la c e d
in
s o lita ry c o n fin e m e n t

p e n d in gth e o u tc o m e of a fu lle r in v e s tig a tio nb y cam p

o f f ic ia ls .

The officials claim ed that, priort o h is re le a se d a te , h e h a d le d a c u ltu ra l sem inar and penned a diatribe against th e

re a litie s
o fS o v ie t
lif e
w h ic h
(C o n tin u e do n p a g e1 3 )
M o s c o w w o m a n 's le tte r d e s c rib e s
M e s h k o 's lifei n e x ile a s " c a ta s tro p h ic "
N EW
Y O R K
-
A
c o m p ila tio n
o f
sam vydav
m a te ria ls d a te d
M ay 6 and
re le a s e d
in
M u n ic h
c o n ta in s
a
le tte r
fro m
a
M oscow
w om an
w ho
t r i e d
u n s u c c e s s fu lly
t ov is it e x ile d
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
G ro u p
m em ber
O ksana
M eshko.
T he
le tte r,
d a te d
S e p te m b e r
1 9 8 2 ,
w as
w ritte n
b yO le n a
S a n n ik o v aa n d
a d d r e s s e d to a w o m a n id e n tifie d o n ly a s
M a ry n a .I t w a s tra n s la te d fro m
R u ssian
in to
U k ra in ia n by the E x te rn a l R e p re \u00ad
s e n ta tio n
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
G ro u p ,
b a s e d
h e r e , w h ic h
p ro v id e d
e x c e rp ts fro m
th e1 2 -p a g e ^ ; ty p e w ritte n
te x t.
j
A c c o rd in g
t o
th e external represen\u00ad
ta tio n ,
M s.S a n n ik o v a
a tte m p te d
t o
v is it
th e
7 8 -y e a r-o ld
h u m a n -rig h ts
a c tiv is t
in
h e r
p la c e
o f
e x ile
in
th e
A y a n o -M a y s k iy re g io nn o t far fro mth e

Chinese border. M s. M eshkow as sen\u00ad tencedi n 1981 to six m o nths'im priso n\u00ad m e n ta n d fiv e y e a r s ' in te rn a l e x ile . H er te r m

is d u e t oe x p ire in 1 9 8 6 .

A lth o u g h th e e x c e rp t p ro v id e d b yth e e x te rn a l re p re s e n ta tio n d o e s n o t p ro v id e d e ta ilso f M s . S a n n ik o v a `s e ffo rts to see

M s.

M eshko,th e group d id s a y thath e r a c c o u n to f th e e x p e r ie n c e " r e a d s lik ea d e te c tiv e s to r y ."

T h e e x c e rp t d o e s p ro v id ea lo o ka t
M s.
M e s h k o 's lifei n e x ile , g le a n e d fro m
te le p h o n e
c o n v e rs a tio n s
b e tw e e n
M s.
S a n n ik o v aa n d th e e x ile d a c tiv is t.
M s.
S a n n ik o v a ,d e s c rib e s
M s.
M e s h k o 's
circum stances
a s
" c a ta s tr o \u00ad
p h ic ,"
in
lig h t
o f
her "age,illn e s s e s ,
h a r s h
clim ate
a n d
p e rs e c u tio n ,th e
is o la tio n
o f th eto w n , a n d th ec o m p le te
lo n e lin e s s ."(C o n d o n edo n p a g e1 3 )
P r ie s t w h o h e lp e d S lip y j
is g iv e n 1 0 -y e a r s e n te n c e
B R O O K L Y N , N .Y .-
AL ith u a n ia n
C a th o lic
p r ie s t
w ho
h e lp e d

P a tria rc h J o s y f S lip v j,w h e n b o th w e re im p ris o n e d ina S o v te tla b o r c a m p in th e1 9 5 0 s , w as s e n te n c e d

o n
M ay 6 to seven years in
p r is o na n d th re e y e a r s ' in te rn a l e x ile fo r
h is re lig io u s a c tiv itie s .
A c c o rd in g
to theL ith u a n ia n
In fo r\u00ad
m atio n
C e n te r
b a s e d
h e re ,
th e R e v .
A lfo nsas
S v a r in s k a s ,a
5 8 -y e a r-o ld
| p a s to r fro m

V id u lk e , w a s c h a rg e d w ith " a n ti-s ta tea n d a n ti-c o n s titu tio n a l" a c tiv itie s . H e is a

m em bero f th e u n \u00ad
o f f ic ia l
C a th o lic
C o m m itte e
fo r th e
D efense
o fB e lie v e rs ' R ig h ts , w h ic h h e
jo in e d
in
1 9 7 8 shortly after
i t sfo rm a\u00ad
tio n .
T he
R ev.S v a r i n s k a s , w ho
w as o r\u00ad
d a in e d
in
1 9 5 0 w h ile in ala b o r c a m p ,
has already
s e rv e d
1 6y e a r s in
S o v ie t
p e n a l in s titu tio n s .I n th e e a rly 1 9 5 0 s,h e
; w as im priso ned in th e sam e labo r cam p
a s th e n -M e tro p o lita n

S lip y j,w ho w as ja ile di n 1 9 4 6 , th e s a m e y e a r th e S o v ie ts o u tla w e d

th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C h u r c h .T he L ith u a n ia n
priest tended
t o
th e
a ilin g
m e tro p o lita n ,
who had
been barred from
th ec a m p h o s p ita l.
M etro po litan
Jo sy f
w asr e l e a s e d
in

1 9 6 3a n d a llo w e dt o e m ig ra tet o R o m e , w here he w as m ade cardinali n 1965b y Pope Paul V I.\u0456

In responseto th e R e v . Svarinskas's
a r r e s t
th re e
m o n th sa g o , P a tria rc h
Jo sy f,
n o w
9 1
y e a r s
o ld ,i s s u e d
a
s ta te m e n t fro m

R o m e w h ic h s a id : " T h is d e d ic a te d p rie s t, lo y a l to the C h u rc ho f C h rist

a n d
th e
g o s p e l
o f

C h rist,h a s c o m m itte dn o c rim e , n e ith e r a g a in s t th e s ta te

n o r
a g a in s t
th e
law. The
o n ly

offense w hichc a n be ascribedto h im b y th e p e o p le o f ill w illi s lo v eo f G o da n d p e o p le ,

s e rv ic e
o f
n e ig h b o r
a n d
th e
c a rry in g
out ofC h rist's
co m m and
t o
p r e a c h
th e
g o s p e l
th ro u g h o u t
th e
w o rld ..."
T he
R ev.S v a r i n s k a s
w as
re le a s e d
fro m
th ela b o r c a m p
in
1 956, b u tl e s s
th a ntw o y e a rs la te r he w as re -a rre s te d
a n d
s e n te n c e d
t o
s ix years' im prison\u00ad

m e n t.I n 1 9 7 8 he w as o ne of fiv e p rie s ts who helda news conferencei n M oscow a n n o u n c in g

th efo rm a tio n
o f th e u n \u00ad
o f f ic ia l
d e fe n s e

co m m ittee.T he sam e year,he w as the subjecto f a slanderous a tta c k in th e re p u b lic n e w s p a p e r, T ie s a .

N ew so f h is latest trial w as officially
a n n o u n c e d
b y th e Soviet news agency
T A S S ,am a rk e d d e p a rtu re fro m
s ta n \u00ad
d a rd
S o v ie t p ra c tic e in v o lv in g
L ith u a \u00ad
n ia n d is s id e n ts .
`
,

TA SS accusedth e priesto f "draw ing u p s la n d e ro u s m a te ria ls and of s e n d in g th e m

abroad through illegal channels." It a ls o re p o rte d th a tth eR ev. S v a rin sk a s " in c ite d

b e lie v e rs ' e n m itya n d d iv is io n ,
c a lle d
th e m
t o
s tru g g le
a g a in s tth e
e x is tin g
s y s te m
a n d
e x is tin g
law , to
d iso b e yth e a u th o ritie s ."
L ith u a n ia n s o u rc e s fe a r th a tth e R e v .
S v a rin s k a s w illn o t b e a b le to w ith s ta n d
p riso n
c o n d itio n s , w h ic h
a re
m o re
severe than those in a labor cam p.
T A S S
a ls o
re p o rte d
th a t

crim inal p ro c e e d in g s h a v e b e e n in s titu te d a g a in st a n o th e r L ith u a n ia n C a th o lic p rie s t, th e R ev.

S ig ita s
T a m k e v ic iu s ,
44, a
co -
fo u n d e ro f th e d e fe n se c o m m itte e and a
frie n d
o f th e R e v .S v a r i n s k a s .
T he agency saidth e priest,a pasto r in
K y b a rta i,
w as" try in g
t o
d e s tr o y
th e
Soviet statea n d systemb y passing anti-
S o v ie t
in fo rm a tio n
t o
W estern
c o rre \u00ad
s p o n d e n tsa n d in c itin g y o u n g p e o p let o
defy A uthorities."

L ast sum m er,th e R e v . T am kevicius sig n e da s ta te m e n t a lo n g w ith 4 6 7 o th e r L ith u a n ia n

C a th o lic
p r ie s ts
re je c tin g
n e w , h ig h ly
r e s tr ic tiv e
re g u la tio n sfo r
re lig io u s a s s o c ia tio n s .
; . .
i ;
L a b e le d
a n
"extrem ist"
b y
S o v ie t
a u th o ritie s , he w as fin e d
last January
fo r
" o rg a n iz in g
cerem o nies
i n
th e

c h u rc h y a rd s w ith o u t p e rm is s io n ." T he c e re m o n ie s in v o lv e dth e d is trib u tio no f g iftst o c h ild re na t C h ris tm a s .

R e lig io u s
a c tiv is t's w ife ja ile d
L O N D O N
-
T he w ife
of a
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
re lig io u s
a c tiv is t
s e n te n c e d
tw o
m o n th s
a g o
t o
fiv e
y e a rs
in
a
s t r i c t -
regim en'cam p
w asa r r e s t e d
tw ow eeks
b e fo reth e tria la n d c h a rg e d w ith " a n ti-
S o v ie t a g ita tio n
a n d
p r o p a g a n d a ,"
re p o rte d
K e s to n C o lle g e h e r e .
G alina B arats, w ho se husband V asily
w as
a r r e s te d
la s t
A ugust
in
R iv n e ,
w estern U kraine, befo re being m ovedt o
R o sto v -o n -D o n
in theR u ssian
S F S R ,
w a s ta k e n in to c u s to d yi n M a rc h
a fte r
a u th o ritie s
c o n d u c te d
s e a rc h e sa t th e
h o m e so f o th e r re lig io u s a c tiv is ts .
V a sily
B arats,a career
m ilitary
o ffic e r
u n til
h ejo in e d
a
d is s id e n t
Pentecostal group
in
th ee a rly
1 9 7 0 s,
re p o rte d ly h e a d sa se lf-sty le d
C o m m it\u00ad
teefo r Em igration, w hich

su p p o rts P e n te c o s ta ls s e e k in gt o le a v eth e S o v ie t U n io n .

H is
w ife
h a d
v is ite d
th e
R o sto v
1
p riso n
w here
he w ash e ld
o n

s e v e ra l o c c a s io n s , but w as n e v e r a llo w e d to see him .

O n
s e v e ra l
s u c h

v i s i t s , she w as w a rn e d th a t c rim in a l p ro c e e d in g s c o u ld b e

brought againsth e r fo r h e r work
w ithth e e m ig ra tio n
co m m ittee.
U krainian W eelclV
FO U N D E D1 9 3 3
U k r a in ia n w e e k ly n e w s p a p e r p u b lis h e db 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 f r a te r n a l
n o n -p r o fit a s s o c ia tio n ,at 30 M o n tg o m e r y S t, J e r s e y C ity ,N J. 0 7 3 0 2 '
(T h e U k r a in ia n W e e k ly-
U S P S
5 7 0 -8 7 0 )
A ls o p u b lis h e d
b y th e U N A :S v o b o d a , aU k r a in ia n -la n g u a g e d a ily n e w s p a p e r .
T h e W e e k ly
a n d
S v o b o d a :
(2 0 1 ) 4 3 4 -0 2 3 7 , 4 3 4 -0 8 0 7
?
Y e a r ly
s u b s c r ip tio n
r a te :S 8 , U N A
m e m b e rs
-
S 5.
U N A :
(201) 451-2200
P o s tm a s te r , s e n d a d d r e s s c h a n g e sto :
T H E U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
P .O . B o x
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 S o c h a n
H a d z e w y c z
A s s o c ia te
e d ito r. G e o rg e B o h d a n
Z e r y c k y
A s s is ta n t e d ito r
M e rta
K o lo m a y e tt
f i t
N o.2 1
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, MAY
2 2 ,1 9 8 3
3
W CFU
h o ld s p re -c o n g re s s m e e tin g s
U N A ,U F A
e x e c u tiv e s d is c u s s
m erger, e x tra o rd in a ry c o n v e n tio n s
U N Aa n d U FA officers w ho m et recently in Scranton, Pa.,to discuss the proposed
m erger o f th e tw o fraternal asso ciatio n s: (fro n t,fro m
left) UNA Suprem e Treasurer
U la n a D ia c h u k , U F A
P resident Ivan O leksyn, U N A
Supreme President John O.
F lis ,U N A
S u p r e m eS e c r e t a r y W a lte r S o c h a n , U F A
Suprem e Secretary
R o m an
Rychok; (second row,from
left) U N A S uprem e O rganizer Stefan H aw rysz, U F A
F in a n c ia l S e c re ta ry -T re a s u re r E d w a rd P o p il, U F A A lte rn a te F in a n c ia l S e c re ta ry -
Treasurer Joseph
Charyna and
U FA
First V ice President Jerry
P ro n k o .
T O R O N T O
-
T h e W o rld C o n g re s s
o f
F re e
U k ra in ia n s
h e ld
a
s e rie s

o f m eetings here late last m onth, w ith the P re s id iu m

o f
th e
W CFU
S e c re ta ria t
m e e tin g
o n
A p ril
22, and
th e
1 6 th

p le n a ry se ssio n o f th e S e c re ta ria t ta k in g p la c e th e fo llo w in g d a y . B o th m e e tin g s were held at the Lake Shore Inn.

T he
p re s id iu m
m e e tin g
b e g a n
at 7
p .m . a n d

w as chaired by vice president M y k o la P ia w iu k , w h o fille d in fo r a ilin g W CFU

P re s id e n t
Iv a n
B azarko
w ho
w a s h o s p ita liz e d a fte r a s tr o k e .
F o llo w in g a n in v o c a tio n , th e m in u te s
fro m
th e
la s t
m e e tin g
w ere
a c c e p te d .
A m ong
th e
to p ic s
d is c u s s e d
w ere
th e
nextday's plenary session, preparations
fo r
th e
c e le b ra tio n
in
1 9 8 8
o f
th e
m ille n n iu m
of C hristianity
in
U k ra in e ,
b u d g e t is s u e s a s w e ll a s m a tte rs re la tin g
t o
th e
u p c o m in g
fo u rth
W CFU
C o n \u00ad
g r e s s .
T im e e s s a y
cites fa m in e
JE R S E Y
C IT Y , N .J. -
In a M ay
2 3
e s s a y
c o m m e n tin g
o n
th e
p ro \u00ad
p o s e d
H o lo caust m em o rial m useum
in
W a s h in g to n , T im e
m a g a z in e 's
L a n c e
M o rro w
m akes
a
le n g th y
re fe re n c e
t o
th e
G reat
F a m in e
in
U k ra in e (1 9 3 2 -3 3 ).
I n
M r. M orrow 's view , the H olo\u00ad
c a u s t
m em o rial
ra is e s
s e v e ra l
p ro \u00ad
fo u n d
q u e s tio n s , in c lu d in g
o n e
in \u00ad
v o lv in g
th e
"so m etim es
g ro te s q u e

m o ra l c a lc u lu s o f c o m p a ra tiv e g e n o \u00ad c id e ." W h ile a c k n o w le d g in g th e n e e d t o

honor and

re m e m b e r th e v ic tim s o f H itle r's a tro c itie s , h e su g g e sts th a t w h a t is n e e d e d

is a m em orial to all
g e n o c id e s .
H e
w rites: "Consider
o n e
th a t
alm ost got
lo s t.
T h is
is the
5 0 th
a n n iv e rs a ry
o f th e e n fo rc e d
fa m in e ,
e n g in e e re d b y S ta lin , in w h ic h s o m e 8
t o
10 m illion
U k ra in ia n s a n d
C o s\u00ad

s a c k s p e ris h e d . T h e ir e x te rm in a tio n w a s a m a tte r o f s ta te p o lic y , ju s t a s th e o v e n s o f D a c h a u w erea m a tte r o f s ta te

p o lic y . T h e
U k ra in ia n
k u la k s
d ie d

under the great brute w heel of a n id e a . T h e y d ie d fo r th e c o n v e n ie n c e o f

th e
state, to
h e lp
w ith
th e
o r\u00ad
g a n iz a tio n o fth e n e w o rd e r o f th in g s .
" T h e y
died, and yet the grass has
g ro w n
o v e r th e

world's m em ory of th e ir m u rd e r. W h y ? T h e n u m b e rs o f th e

d e a d
w o u ld
s u r e ly
q u a lify
th a t
e n try
(o n e
th in k s
m o rd a n tly )
fo r
som e
g e n o c id a l
hall of fam e.
P e r\u00ad
haps that is the sort of m useum

w e n e e d o n th e e d g e o f th e M a ll: a h o m e fo r a ll th e g re a t b lo o d s c a n d a ls : th e A rm enians slaughtered by the T urks, th e

H u tu s
s la in
b y
th e
T u ts is
in
B u ru n d i, th e C a m b o d ia n s w h o h a v e
d ie d in
P 6 1 P o t's h a u n tin g im ita tio n
of Stalin's barbarism s."
M r. M o rro w
goes on to
s a y
th a t
a lth o u g h
it m a y a p p e a r

" g ro te s q u e for people to wish to com m em orate th d ir b la c k e s t

a c ts ," th e e re c tin g o f
s u c h
m e m o ria ls d o e s se rv e a h ig h e r
p u rp o s e .
" I t
is
a
fo rm , o f tu to rin g
in
th e
tru th , b o th
e d ify in g
a n d
h o rrify in g ,
th a t
m an
is
c a p a b le
o f
a n y th in g ,"
w rite s
M r.
M o rro w .
"H e
c a n
g o
e ith e r w a y , a n d d o e s . "
T h e s ta tu s o fth e m ille n n iu m \u0440 \u0433 \u0435 \u0440 \u0430 \u0433 \u0430 \u2013
tio n s
w as
p r e s e n te d
b y
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
M e tro p o lita n s
M a x im
H er-
m a n iu k
a n d
S te p h e n
S u ly k o f C a n a d a
a n d
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s , re s p e c tiv e ly , a s
w e ll a s b y
th e
Rev. Sem en
Saw chuk.
T he
p re s id iu m
a c c e p te d
a
p r o p o s a l
callin g fo r th e fo rm atio n ofa co m m ittee
c h a rg e d
w ith
w o rk in g
o u t
a
g e n e ra l
U k ra in ia n
co m m em o ratio n
p ro je c t
p rio r to th e W C F U
C o n g re s s .
D r . W illia m O m e lc h e n k o , h e a d o f th e
W CFU
c e n tra l
c o o rd in a tin g
co m m it\u00ad
te e ,
re p o rte d
o n
p re p a ra tio n s
fo r
th e
co m m em o ratio n
o f
th e
5 0 th
a n n iv e r\u00ad
s a r y
o f
th e
G reat
F a m in e
in
U k ra in e
(1 9 3 2 -3 3 ),
a n d
th e
tre a s u re r,
F ra n k
M a rty n iu k ,
s p o k e
o n
th e
c u rre n t
W CFU
budget and
th e b u d g e t fo r th e
upcom ing congress.
T he
p re s id iu m
a ls o
d is c u s s e d
p la n s
fo r th e fo u rth
W CFU
C ongress, w hich
w ill b e h e ld h e r e D e c e m b e r
1 -4 .
A m ong
th o s e
p a rtic ip a tin g
in
th e
P re s id iu m
m e e tin g w e re : S te fa n ia S a w \u00ad
c h u k , V . K y ry liu k ,
Ig n a tiu s

B illin s k y , W olodymyr M asur, Alexandra Kowal- sky. Sen.

P a u l
Y uzyk, D r.
B o h d a n
H n a tiu k ,
S te fa n ia

Bukshowany, O. K a ly n n y k , J o h n O . F lis , Y . D a n y liw , R . T r a c h , B . D o lis h n y , L e o n id F il, M y k o la Kushpeta and

o th e r s .
A fter
a c c e p tin g
th e
a g e n d a
fo r
th e
16th plenary sessio n, the m eeting closed
w ith
a
b e n e d ic tio n
b y
M etro po litan
S u ly k .
T h e fo llo w in g
d a y , th e
1 6 th p l e n a r y
sessio n
o f th e
Secretariat was opened
and chaired

b y M r. P ia w iu k . A fte r th e o pening prayer, M r. W asyl B ezchlibnyk, general secretary

o f th e

p re s id iu m , s p o k e a b o u t th e a c tiv itie s o f th e P re s i\u00ad d iu m

o f th e S e c re ta ria t in

1 9 8 1 -8 2 . T h e a u d itin g c o m m itte e re p o rt w a s g iv e n b y c h a irm a n .. Iw a n

W ynnyk.
P a rtic ip a n ts
a ls o
a p p ro v e d
a
m o tio n
p ra is in g
th e
w o rk o f th e W C F U
e x e c u tiv e .
The plenary session also approved a
1983 budget for the
W C F U , th e p la c e
a n d
tim e
o f
th e
fo u rth
W CFU
C o n \u00ad
g r e s s ,th e
n u m b e r o f d e le g a te s , th e
budget and
th e p ro g ra m .
T he
n u m b e r o f d e le g a te s a llo te d
t o
m em ber organizations will be based on
th e
fo llo w in g
k e y :
U k ra in ia n
c e n tra l
n a tio n a l
re p re s e n ta tio n s
\u2014
2 0
d e le \u00ad
g a te s ;
in te rn a tio n a l
b o d ie s
o f
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
n a tio n a l
o rg a n iz a tio n s
\u2014
fiv e ;
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n a l
o rg a n iz a tio n s
\u2014
th re e ; U k ra in ia n O rth o d o x a n d C a th o \u00ad
lic C h u r c h e s \u2014
2 0 ; U k ra in ia n P ro te s ta n t
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 2 )
SCRANTON, Pa. -
T h e e x e c u tiv e
c o m m itte e s o f th e U k ra in ia n

F ra te rn a l A s s o c ia tio n a n d th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n

m et
h e re
a t
U FA
h e a d \u00ad
q u a rte rs
o n
T h u r s d a y ,
M ay
1 2 , to
d is c u s s
th e
p o s s ib ility
o f
c o n v e n in g
e x tra o rd in a ry
c o n v e n tio n s
o f th e

tw o fraternal associations in the fall of 1984 i n

order to
v o te o n
th e m e rg e r o f th e
U FA
a n d
U N A .
T he
a g e n d a
o f th e
e x tra o rd in a ry
c o n v e n tio n s
w o u ld
a ls o
in c lu d e
d is \u00ad
cussions and decisions on o ther m atters
related to the m erger.
P r e s e n t a t th e m e e tin g o f U F A
a n d
U N A
o f f i c e r s
were: President
Iv a n
O leksyn,
F irst
V ic e
P re s id e n t
J e r r y
P ro n k o ,
Suprem e
S e c re ta ry
R o m an
R ychok, Financial Secretary-Treasurer
E dw ard
P o p il a n d
A ltern ate
F in a n c ia l
Secretary-Treasurer Joseph C haryna of
th e U k ra in ia n
Fraternal Association.

U N A o fficers present w ere: S uprem e President John O . Flis, Suprem e Secre\u00ad ta r y

W alter
S o c h a n ,
Suprem e
T rea\u00ad
s u r e r
U la n a
D ia c h u k
a n d
Suprem e
O rg a n iz e r S te fa n
H aw rysz.
A lso
present w as the U FA 'S law yer,
A ndrew
H a ils to n e .
A ll
p ro p o s a ls
re g a rd in g
th e
U N A -
U FA
m erger
w ill b e p r e s e n te d
a t th e
u p c o m in g a n n u a l m e e tin g s o f th e U N A
Suprem e
A ssem bly
a n d
th e
U FA
S u \u00ad
prem e
C o u n c il.
At these
m e e tin g s ,

w h ic h w ill b e h e ld in J u n e , a s s e m b ly a n d c o u n c il m e m b e r s w ill d e c id e w h e th e r to h o ld

e x tra o rd in a ry
c o n v e n tio n s
in fall
1 9 8 4 .
R esearch
Institute. It w as held on A pril
2 6 a t th e u n iv e rs ity .
D r . M a c e s p o k e o n " T h e P o lic y o f th e
S o v ie t
U n io n
T o w ard
N a tio n a litie s ,
1 9 1 7 -1 9 3 3 : A Case Study -
U k ra in ia n
S S R ."
T h o se
w ho
a tte n d e d
w ere
e x \u00ad
trem ely
im pressed
w ith
th e
th o ro u g h \u00ad
n e s s a n d d e ta ile d
m a n n e r in w h ic h D r .
M ace
p r e s e n te d
h is
le c tu re
o n

th e fam ine in U kraine. D r. M ace also spo ke o n a ra d io ta lk s h o w , W Q B K , a t 2 p .m . on the sam e day.

O th e r e v e n ts p la n n e d fo rth e re m a in d e r
o f th e y e a r b y th e
F a m in e
C o m m itte e
are as follow s:
\u043e
b le s s in g
of a
co m m em o rative
p la q u e
d u rin g
re lig io u s c e re m o n ie s a t
S t.
N ic h o la s
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
C hurch
in Troy, N.Y., by Bishop Con-
s ta n tin e o f C h ic a g o o n M a y 2 2 ;
\u043e
a U krainian liturgy to be celebrated
at Auriesville Shrine on July 24;
a
a fo o d
d riv e
c a m p a ig n
i n
a r e a
p a rish e s d u rin g th e m o n th
o f O c to b e r,
w ith
p ro c e e d s
t o
b e
d o n a te d
t o
th e
h u n g ry p o o r o f A lb a n y ;
\u043e
a n
e c u m e n ic a l
s e rv ic e
t o
be con-

celebrated by Bishop H ow ard H ubbard o f th e A lb a n y D io c e s e a s w e ll a s c le rg y fro m 'n e ig h b o rin g

area parishes.
- J
7 6 2 -9 4 2 7 .
A
N O T IC E F R O M
O U R " O F F IC E S :
A s o f M o n d a y , M a y 1 6 , d ie N e w Y o r klin e s o f T he U k r a in ia n W e e k ly ,
S v o b o d a a n d th e U k r a in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia t io n a r e n o lo n g e r in s e r v ic e .
T o reach to e offices, callers w ill have to dial the N ew Jersey telephone
num bers: The W eekly and Svoboda -
(201) 434-0237 or 4 3 4 -0 8 0 7 ;U N A
-(2 0 1 )4 5 1 -2 2 0 0 .
b o io tn y , re s p e c tiv e ly .

T he first co m m em o rative event spo n\u00ad so re d b y th e F a m in e C o m m itte e , a lo n g w ith

A m e ric a n s fo r
H um an
R ig h ts in
U k ra in e
o f
th e
A lb a n y
D istric t,
th e
R u ssian
a n d
E ast
E u ro p e a n
S tu d ie s
P ro g ra m
a n d th e h is to ry d e p a rtm e n t o f
th e
S ta te
U n iv ersity
o f
N ew
Y o rk
a t
A lb a n y ,
w as
a
le c tu re
g iv e n
b y
D r.
Jam es M ace of the H arvard
U k ra in ia n
T o ro n to l)C C s la te s
f a m in e c o m m e m o ra tio n
T O R O N T O
-
T h e U k ra in ia n C a n a \u00ad
d ia n
C o m m itte e , T o ro n to
B ranch,
th ro u g h
a s p e c ia lly
s tr u c k
c o m m u n ity
co m m ittee,
o n
S u n d a y ,
M ay
2 9 , w ill
co m m em o rate
th e 5 0 th
anniversary of
th e
G reat
F a m in e
w ith
a
so lem n
re \u00ad
q u ie m
t o
b e c e le b ra te d
at the
P a rlia \u00ad
m ent
B u ild in g s
a t
Q ueens
P a rk
i n
T o ro n to .
T his w ill be fo llo w ed
by a procession
t o
C ity
H a ll
S q u a re
fo r
a n
o p e n` a ir
assem bly at 4 p.m . in co m m em o ratio n
and rem em brance of the tragedy.
F o r
fu rth e r
in fo rm a tio n
p le a s e c a ll
th e
e x e c u tiv e
d ire c to r o f th e
T o ro n to
U C C ,
W o lo d y m y r M o lo d e c k i, a t (4 1 6 )
7 6 2 -9 4 2 7 .
IV I O U R " O F F I C E S :
wY o r k lin e s o f T h e U k r a in ia n W e e k ly ,

m l A sso cia tio n are n o longer in service, have to dial the N ew Jerseyte le p h o n e la -

(201) 434-0237 or 4 3 4 -0 8 0 7 ;U N A
W A T E R V L IE T , N .Y . -
U k ra in ia n s
re p re s e n tin g
3 7
U k ra in ia n
o rg a n iz a \u00ad

tio n s a n d fiv e U k ra in ia n p a ris h e s fro m Am sterdam , Cohoes, Troy and W ater- v lie t o n M a rc h 5 e s ta b lis h e d a c o m m it\u00ad tee to

c o m m e m o ra te th e 5 0 th a n n iv e r\u00ad
sa ry o f th e G re a t F a m in e in U k ra in e .
E le c te d
as officers
w ere: A ndrew
D urbak,
p re s id e n t;
M ic h a e l
H e re tz ,
vice president; Zenovia Bilas, secretary
fo r

U krainian correspondence; Ulyana H aw ryluk, secretary for English corre\u00ad spondence; and

Jo h n
R o m a n a tio n ,
tre a s u re r.
In a d d itio n , fo u r s u b c o m m itte e s w e re
fo rm u la te d ,
n a m e ly ,
p ro g ra m ,
p u b lic
re la tio n s , fin a n c e
a n d
o rg a n iz a tio n a l.
H e a d in g
th e s e
s u b c o m m itte e s
a r e :
Y aro slaw
K u sh n ir,
N a ta lk a
K u sh n ir,
Jo h n
R o m a n a tio n
a n d
E u g e n e
N a-
b o lo tn y , re s p e c tiv e ly .

T he first co m m em o rative event spo n\u00ad so re d b y th e F a m in e C o m m itte e , a lo n g w ith

A m e ric a n s fo r
H um an
R ig h ts in
U k ra in e
o f
th e
A lb a n y
D istric t,
th e
R u ssian
a n d
E ast
E u ro p e a n
S tu d ie s
P ro g ra m
a n d th e h is to ry d e p a rtm e n t o f
th e
S ta te
U n iv ersity
o f
N ew
Y o rk
a t
A lb a n y ,
w as
a
le c tu re
g iv e n
b y
D r.
,Jam es M ace of the H arvard
U k ra in ia n
A lb a n y a re a g ro u p s fo rm
f a m in e a n n iv e rs a ry c o m m itte e
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