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b yth e U k ra in ia n
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N O .5 1
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
IS ,1 9 8 3
2 5 c e n ts
C a n a d ia n g o v e rn m e n t p ro m is e s
n e w
m u ltic u ltu r a lis mle g is la tio n
B a lticp o litic a l p ris o n e rsjo in
U k r a in ia nH e ls in k i G ro u p
b y
M y k h a ilo
B o c iu rk iw
O TTA W A
-
T he
go v ernm ent
o f
C anada
h a s
pro m ised
n e w
m u lticu l\u2013
tu r a l is m
l e g is l a tio n
in
a
p re - e le c tio n
S p e e c h
fro m
th e
Throne, delivered
o n
W ednesday, December 7.
The Speech from
the Throne sets the
g o v e rn m e n t's
p o s itio n ,
b o th
fo r
th e
p e rio d
le a d in g
u p
t o
th e
n e x t e le c tio n
a n d
fo r
th e
a n n u a l
b a ttle
w ith
th e
p ro v in c e s .
Reading lrom
a te x t p re p a re d fo r h im
b y
P rim e
M in ister
P ie rre
T r u d e a u .
G o v erno r-G eneral
E dw ard
S c h re y e r
to ld
s e n a to rs
a n d
m em bers
o f
P a rlia \u2013

m e n t th a t th e g o v e r n m e n t's p la n s w ill b e to e n a c t a le g is la tiv e b a s e fo r C a n a d a 's m u lticu ltu ralism

p o lic y
-
a

m ove called lo r by ethno cultural gro ups since th e a n n o u n c e m e n t o f th e p o lic y in 1 9 7 1 .

"W e C anadians know
that our diver\u2013
s ity
\u2014
our lack of pressure to
c o n fo rm
to a single m old -
is a n i n t e g r a l p a r t o f
o u r
id e n tity .
C a n a d ia n
v a rie ty ,
to le \u2013
ra n c e
a n d
c iv ility
a re
t o
b e
tre a s u re d
a n d
n u rtu re d ,"
M r. Schreyer read.
H e c o n tin u e d : " im m ig ra n ts
h a v e
always brought
n e w
ideas, energy and
talent to
C a n a d ia n
s o c ie ty . A
n e w
a c t
w ill
b e
in tro d u c e d
t o
g iv e
s t a t u t o r y
re c o g n itio n
t o
th e g o v e r n m e n t's p o lic y
of m u lticu ltu ralism ."
T he
S p e e c h
fro m
th e
T h ro n e
a l s o
p ro v id e s
fo r
s p e c ia l
su p p o rt
t o
th e
v o l u n t a r y s e c t o r f o r o v e r 1 .0 0 0 p r o j e c t s
o f h e rita g e - la n g u a g e te a c h in g o ffe re d
t o
so m e
125.000 students across C anada.
A n o th e r
p r o p o s a l
in
th e
T h ro n e
Speech w ould relax m ost of the form al
re q u ire m e n ts
fo r C a n a d ia n
c itiz e n s h ip
(a s id e
fro m
residency) for

im m ig ran ts over 65 years of age. At present, there are instances in which elderly parents of n e w

C a n a d ia n s
a re
u n a b le
t o
a c q u ire
th e
fu ll
flu e n c y
in
E n g lish
o r

F re n c h necessary to pass citizenship tests and so a re

b e in g d e n ie d
th e c itiz e n s h ip w h ic h
their children have succeeded in obiain\u2013
in g .
A n o th e r
T h ro n e
S p e e c h

p ro p o s a l p ro m is e d th e g o v e rn m e n t's " e a rly a tte n \u2013 tio n " to

th e
R e p o rt o f th e

P a rlia m e n \u2013 tary C om m ittee on the Participation ot v is ib le

M in o ritie s in C a n a d ia n
S o c ie ty
w h ic h
h a s
b e e n
v is itin g
c itie s
acro ss
C anada
a n d
re c e iv in g
re p re s e n ta tio n s
fro m
a variety

of groups. The govern\u2013 m e n t a ls o c o m m itte d itse lft o stre n g th e n \u2013 in g la w s a g a in s t h a te lite ra tu re .

C a n a d ia n
M ulticulturalism
M in ister

David C ollenette heralded the proposal to enact a legislativ e base for the m ulti\u2013 c u ltu ra lism

policy as a crucial third step
in
th e g o v e r n m e n t's s u p p o r t fo r m u lti\u2013
c u ltu ra lism
in C a n a d a .

" T h is in itia tiv e is a c u lm in a tio n o f th e g o v e rn m e n t's c o n tin u in g re c o g n itio n o f th e

v ita l c o n trib u tio n
m ade
b y

C ana\u2013 d ia n s o f a ll c u ltu ra l b a c k g ro u n d s to th e developm ent of our society," said

M r.
C o lle n e tte .
T he
m in ister
n o te d
th a t
d raftin g of th e new legislatio n w ill begin
im m ed iately
fo r
in tro d u c tio n
in
th e
H o u se
o f
C om m ons
e a rly
in
th e
n e w
v ear.
N ew
S o v ie t l a w
m a y p r o lo n g
s e n te n c e so f p o litic a l p ris o n e rs
M O SC O W
-
T he
S o v ie t
U n io n
recently added a new law to its bo o ks
th a t
d is s id e n ts
fe a r
w ill be
u s e d
t o
s tre tc h
th e
labo r-cam p
term s
o f
p o litic a l
prisoners, reported
T he
N ew
York Tim es.
-
T he
n e w
law ,
w h ic h
w ent
in to
e ffe c t
in
th e
R u ssian
S o v ie t
F e d e \u2013
ra te d
S o c ia lis t R e p u b lic o n O c to b e r
1 , provides term s of up to five years
for prisoners w ho disobey or oppose
labo r-cam p
ad m in istrato rs.
T he
m easure
is a p p lic a b le
t o

a ll prisoners, but dissidents believe that it w illb e a p p lie d p rim a rily to h u m a n - rig h ts

a c tiv is ts
w ho
r e f u s e
t o
re \u2013
n o u n c e th e ir a c tiv itie s w h ilei n c a m p s .
B o th
d is s id e n ts
a n d
W estern
d i\u2013
p lo m a ts w h o
m o n ito r h u m a n

rig h ts in the Soviet U nion saw the statute as a

n e w
w eapo n
in
th e
to u g h
c ra c k -
dow n
o n
d is s e n t
th a t
b e g a n
a b o u t
th re e
y e a rs
b e fo re
Y uri
A n d ro p o v
becam e
th e
S o v ie t
le a d e r
a n d
h a s
c o n tin u e d
u n a b a te d
u n d e r h im . A t
the tim e, M r. A ndropov w as head of
..
th e
K G B , th e
s e c re t
police, which
c a rrie d
out the crackdow n.
The new
law , A rtic le
1 8 8 -3 o f th e
- ;
R S F S R
C rim in al
C o d e , s ta te s th a t\u0426
" m a lic io u s
d is o b e d ie n c e
t o
law fu l\u0429
d e m a n d s m a d e b y th e a d m in is tra tio n
:
;
in th e e x e c u tio n o f its fu n c tio n s " by a- f \u2013
p ris o n e r
w ho
h a s
b e e n
s e n t
t o
a n
'Z
iso latio n cell o r transferred
to priso n
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in the preceding years can bring up to
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th re e y e a rs ' im p ris o n m e n t.
P riso n e rs
c o n s id e re d
" e s p e c ia lly
X
dangerous recidivists" or those con\u2013U
v ic te d
o f
a
" g ra v e
crim e"
c a n
b e
g
s e n te n c e d
u p
t o
a n
a d d itio n a l
fiv e
g
y e a rs .
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th e
m e a s u r e c o d i\u2013
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fied a n d sim p lifie d a p ra c tic e th a t h a s
.i
beco m e
in c re a s in g ly
f r e q u e n t
in
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r e c e n t
y e a r s ,
w hen
a
num ber
o f
S
d is s id e n ts
n e a rin g
th e
e n d
o f th e ir
1
term s
h a v e
fo u n d
them selv es
se n \u2013\u0429
tenced to new term s, often on charges
p
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viktoras Petkus in younger days.
N EW
YO RK
-
Tw o
po litical pri\u2013
soners from
th e B a ltic s ta te s , a L ith u a \u2013
n ia n
a n d
a n
E s to n ia n ,
h a v e
re c e n tly
jo in e d
th e
U k ra in ia n
H elsinki
G ro u p
w h ile
s e r v in g
th e ir
s e n te n c e s
in
la b o r
cam p
N o. 36-1
in t h e v a s t p e n a l c o m \u2013
p le x
n e a r
Perm , reported
th e
E x te rn a l
R e p re s e n ta tio n
o f th e
U k ra in ia n
H el\u2013
sinki G roup.
viktoras Petkus, a 54-year-old found\u2013
in g m e m b e r o f th e L ith u a n ia n
H elsinki
G ro up, and
M art N iklus, a w ell-know n
E s to n ia n
d is s id e n t,
a p p a re n tly
m ade
th e
m o v e,
a c c o rd in g
t o
th e
E x te rn a l
R e p re s e n ta tio n , in
order to
d ra m a tiz e
th a t
th e
U k ra in ia n
H elsinki
G ro u p ,
w h ic h
w as form ed
in
1976 to
m o n ito r
S o v ie t c o m p lia n c e
w ith
th e
1 9 7 5 H e l\u2013
s in k i
A cco rds,
c o n tin u e s
t o
fu n c tio n
d e s p ite
in te n s e
re p re s s io n
b y a u th o ri\u2013
tie s . A sim ilar group
b a s e d in
M o sco w
was disbanded
by its rem aining mem\u2013
b e rs
la s t
y e a r
b e c a u s e
o f
go v ernm ent
p e rs e c u tio n .
There are currently seven m em bers of
th e
U k ra in ia n
Helsinki G roup
s e rv in g
sentences in cam p N o . 36-1 and
N o. 36
-
M y k o la
Rudenko, vasyl Stus, lvan
K andyba,
L ev
L u k ia n e n k o ,
v ita liy
K alynychenko ,
v a s y l
O vsienko
a n d
M yro slav
M arynovych. A lthough 26 of
th e
o rig in a l
3 7 m e m b e rs o f th e
K ie v -
b a s e d
g ro u p
a re
e ith e r
in
e x ile
o r
im priso ned
and six have been expelled
fro m
th e S o v ie t U n io n , re p re s e n ta tiv e s
h e re
h a v e
s a id
th a t
th e
g r o u p 's
ra n k s
have been
re p le n is h e d
by activists w ho
h a v e
re m a in e d
anonym ous
t o
a v o id
p e rs e c u tio n .
M r. P etkus, a literary histo rian
w ho
serv ed a six-year term from
1 947
to 1953
fo r
m em bership
in
a
C ath o lic
y o u th
organization, ATE1T1S, was sentenced
in
1978 to
three years in priso n, seven
years in a special-regim en
labor cam p
a n d
th re e
years' internal
e x ile
fo r
a c tiv itie s w ith th e L ith u a n ia n
H elsinki
u ro u p ,w h ic h h e h e lp e d fo rm
in
\u04569 7 6 .
M r. N iklus, a zo o lo gist, w as sentenced
M a r t N ik lu s
in
1980 to
12 years'im priso nm ent and
e x ile
for his w ork

in th e h u m a n - rig h ts m ovem ent. He w as a close associate of c o - d e fe n d a n t

J u r i
Kukk, an
E s to n ia n
h i s t o r i a n
w ho
d ie d
in
a
S o v ie t
la b o r
cam p
in
M arch
1981. He
p re v io u sly
served an
11-year term .
T he
E x te rn a l
R e p re s e n ta tio n
s a id

th a t th e tw o m e n 's d is p la y o f s o lid a rity w ith th e U k ra in ia n h u m a n - rig h ts m o v e\u2013 m ent

u n d e rs c o re s
th e
n o tio n
th a t
th e
rig h ts o f a n y
e n e n a tio n a l g ro u p in th e
U SSR
c a n
o n ly
b e
a tta in e d
w ith
th e
a c tiv e in v o lv e m e n t o f a ll n a tio n a litie s .
T o ro n toB o a rd of Ed
p la n sfa m in e c u r r ic u lu m
TO RO N TO
-
T h e T o ro n to
B o ard
o f
E d u c a tio n
is
p re p a rin g
a
te a c h in g
u n it o n th e
U k ra in ia n
fa m in e in 1 9 3 2 -
3 3
in
w h ic h
o v er
7 m illion
p e o p le
p e ris h e d .
T h e te a c h in g u n it w ill b e d ire c te d
to
h is to ry s tu d e n ts in g ra d e s
11 to
13. D r.
O rest
S u b te ln y .
p ro fesso r
o f
h is to ry
a n d
p o litic a l
s c ie n c e
a t
Y o rk
U n iv e r\u2013
sity , is p re p a rin g th is c o u rs e o f s tu d y a t
the request
o f
th e
T o ro n to
B o ard
o f
E d u c a tio n .
"The m ore we learn about the Ukrai\u2013
n ia n
fam in e
o f
1 9 3 2 -3 3 ,"
s a id
P ro f.
S u b te ln y , " th e b e tte r w e w ill b e a b le to
a v o id
s u c h
a
colossal atrocity
in
th e
fu tu re .
T he
T o ro n to
B o ard

of Educa\u2013 tio n s h o u ld b e c o m m e n d e d fo r b e in g th e first in

th e
w o rld
t o
in tro d u c e su c h
a
course of study."
A le x C h u m a k , a B o a rd o f E d u c a tio n
tr u s te e
o f
U k ra in ia n
o rig in , n o te d : " it
(th e
G reat
F a m in e ), a lo n g
w ith
th e
Jew ish H o lo caust,i s a m ost tim ely to pic
to s tu d y , to
m ake the w orld realize the
b ru ta l
ty ra n n y
of to talitarian
regim es.
T h is
c a n
b e
a c h ie v e d
b y
p ro p e r
re - \u2013
s e a rc h , d o c u m e n ta tio n a n d d e liv e ry in a
classro o m
s e ttin g ."
2
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y ,
D E C E M B E R
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1 9 8 3
N o .5 1
S o v ie ts
s e n te n c e
tw o
P e n te c o s ta ls
P R A M
1N GHAM ,
M ass.
-
Tw o
S o v ie t P e n te c o s ta ls , a U k ra in ia n a n d a
B y e lo ru s s ia n ,
w ere
re c e n tly
s e n te n c e d
to la b o r- c a m p te rm s fo r th e ir re lig io u s
a c tiv a te s , re p o rte d
K esto n
N ew s.
lvan Fedo rchuk, a 60-year-old leader
of unregistered
Pentecostal churches in
R ivne, w estern
U kraine, was sentenced
t o
f i v e y e a r s in
a strict-regim en
la b o r
cam p and five years' internal exile. He
was charged
u n d e r
A rticle
2 0 9 o f th e
U k ra in ia n
C rim in al C o d e fo r
" in frin g \u2013
ing on
th e rig h ts o f c itiz e n s u n d e r th e
g u ise o f p e rfo rm in g
religious rituals."
M r. Fedorchuk, who
is m arried
a n d
th e fa th e r o f e ig h t c h ild re n , p re v io u sly
serv ed
a term
fo r re lig io u s a c tiv itie s in
the early
1 9 6 0 s.

The o ther Pentecostal to be sentenced w a s v a le n tin a R o d io n o v a , a n in v a lid in her 40s, w ho also received a term of five y e a r s in

a
labor cam p
and five years'
in te rn a l e x ile .
She w as arrested
and prosecuted

fo r using her ho m e as a place of w o rship for th e u n re g is te re d

Pentecostal congrega\u2013
tio n
in the tow n
o f
Lida, Byelorussia.
She is reportedly serving her term
in a
l a b o r
cam p
in
th e
n e a r b y
to w n
o f
N o v o g ru d o k .
H e a v y S o v ie t c a s u a ltie s
re p o rte di n A fg h a n is ta n
N EW
D ELH l
-
S o v ie t
tro o p s
in
A fg h a n is ta n
sought last week
t o
d riv e
in s u rg e n ts
out of a
v alley
n o rth
o f
K abul,
th e
c a p ita l,
b u t
g a v e
u p
a fte r

suffering heavy casualties, reported The N e w .Y o rk T im e s , c itin g W e s te rn d ip lo \u2013 'm a ts h e re .

'-^Tfrc inform ants
s a id
th a t, a c c o rd in g
t o
in fo rm a tio n
r e c e iv e d
fro m
th e ir
m issio ns
in
K a b u l , l a s t w e e k 's
S o v ie t
a tta c k
w as
m o u n te d
in
th e
Shom ah

v alley by tro o ps backed by jet fighters, helico pter gunships, tanks and arm o red p e rs o n n e l

c a r r ie r s .
T he
S o v ie ts
w ere
said to have w ithdraw n from
the valley
o n
Friday, D ecem ber 2.
T he
num ber
o f
c a s u a ltie s
w as
n o t
a v a ila b le ,
b u t
o n e
in fo rm a n t
q u o te d
reports from

K abul as saying residents saw three truckloads ofwounded Soviet tro o p s

b e in g a d m itte d
t o
a h o s p i t a l in
th e
capital. Rebel casualties were also
d e s c rib e d
as heavy.
T w e n ty
S o v ie t
s o l d i e r s
w ere
rc \u2013
p o rte d ly
c a p tu re d
b y
th e
in s u rg e n ts
T he
r e b e l s
w ere
a l s o
s a id
t o
h a v e
k n o c k e d
o u t
a t
le a s t
2 4
ta n k s
a n d
arm ored personnel carriers and to have
sh o t
dow n
th re e
o r fo u r
h e lic o p te r
g u n s h ip s .
W CFU
hum an
rig h ts
s e s s io n
e x a m in e s
M a d rid
C o n fe re n c e
D is s id e n t s k e tc h
D m ytro
M a zu r
B O R N : 1940
O C C U P A T lO N : Philologist, teacher.
L A T E S T A R R E S T : Ju ly
30. 1980.
C H A R G E :
" 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 " u n d e r A rtic le 6 2 o f
th e U k ra in ia n
C rim inal C o de.
SEN TEN C E:
S ix
y e a rs
in
a
la b o r
c a m p a n d fiv e y e a rs ' in te rn a l e x ile .
P R E v iO U S
TERM S:

it is known that he w as im priso ned, but dates are u n a v a ila b le .

C A M P
A D D R E S S :
4 3 1 2 0 0
M ordovskaya
A SSR
T e n g u s h e v s k y
ram n
Panel on
th e
M a d r id
C on feren ce:
(fr o m
left) R . Spencer
O liv e r , S ir A n th o n y
W illiam s, C hristine isajiw
a n d W a lte r
F o llo w in gi s th e s e c o n d o f tw or e p o r t s
o n
th e s e s s io n s o f th e
H um an
R ig h ts
C o m m is s io n
o f th e
W orld Congress of
F r e e U k r a in ia n s .
b y M y k h a il o B o c iu r k iw
TO RO N TO
-
T he
H um an
R ig h ts
C o m m issio n
o f th e W o rld
C ongress of
F re e
U k ra in ia n s
s p o n s o re d
a
s p e c ia l
sessio n
title d ,
" T h e
M adrid
C SC L
F o llo w -u p

M e e tin g : A n a ly s is a n d P ro \u2013 jectio ns." The session w as the second in a

series dealing
w ith
c u rre n t
in te rn a \u2013
iio n a l
h u m a n - rig h ts
is s u e s
a n d
h e ld
d u rin g th e F o u rth W C F U . it to o k p la c e
o n
Tuesday. N ovem ber 29
C a n a d ia n
S e n .
P a u l
Y uzyk.

c h a ir- m a n o f th e H u m a n R ig h ts C o m m is s io n , o p e n e d

th e
e v e n in g
w ith
a few
w o rd s
a b o u t
th e
s ig n ific a n c e
o f th e
H elsinki
F in a l
A c t.
i n
h is
in tro d u c tio n ,
h e
u n d e r s c o r e d
th e
im p o rta n c e
o f
th e
d o c u m e n t.
" T h e
H elsinki
F in a l
A ct
u s h e re d
in
\u044f
n e w
e ra
in the history of
m a n k in d
\u201e. the era
of hum an
rig h ts ."
s a id
Sen. Yuzyk.
C h ris tin e isa jiw , e x e c u tiv e d ire c to r o f
th e W C F U

H um an R ights C om m ission, m o derated the sessio n. M rs. isajiw . w ho a tte n d e d th e M a d rid C S C E

C o nference
as a
no n-go v ernm ental
re p re s e n ta tiv e ,
gave a brief synopsis of the strengths of
th e
H e ls in k i F in a l A c t.
The H elsinki Final A ct w as signed on
A ugust
1 .
1975. by
3 5
s ta te s
-
a ll
E u ro p e a n
countries save for
A lb a n ia ,
p lu s C a n a d a
a n d
th e
U n ite d
States, it
c o n ta in s
1 0 p rin c ip le s g u id in g re la tio n s
am o ng
th e
p a rtic ip a tin g
c o u n trie s ,
a lo n g
w ith
p ro v is io n s
d e fin in g
c o n fi\u2013
d ^nee-building m easures for security in
r
u ro p e
a n d
c o o p e ra tio n
in
e c o n o m ic
a n d
cultural fields. M rs. isajiw
n o te d
th a t
fe w
d o c u m e n ts
h a v e
in s p ire d
a s
m u c h h o p e a s th e H e ls in k i F in a l A c t.
T he
f ir s t
p a n e l is t
t o
a p p e a r

w as Justice W alter T arno po lsky, a renow n\u2013 ed hum an-rights specialist and a recently a p p o in te d

O n tario
A ppeals
C o u rt
ju d g e .
M r. T a rn o p o lsk y
d e s c rib e d
th e
h u m a n - rig h ts
p ro v is io n s
c o n ta in e d
in
th e H e ls in k i F in a l A c t. H e s a id th a t th e
le g a l
s ig n ific a n c e
o f
th e
do cum ent
is
th a t
it
is a
m orally, and
n o t
le g a lly ,
binding set of principles based on "good
fa ith ," th o u g h

a defaulting state could face "a lo ss of prestige and credibility." He also

n o te d

th a t n o n e o f th e p a rtic i\u2013 p a tin g s la te s s u b m itte d th e d o c u m e n t to a

do m estic
ra tify in g
process, as
is
u su a lly
the case for treaties.
M r."
T a r n o p A ls k v
o rt!!n ? -\u0418 \u0433 "
p ro \u2013
T a r n o p o ls k y a t th e p o d iu m .
principles agreed
u p o n
in a treaty. H e
s a id
that the basic obligation

of ratify\u2013 in g s ta te s is th a t o f re p o rtin g . " O n e o f th e

m o st
im p o rta n t
elem ents
o f
th e
p ro m o tio n o l h u m a n rig h tsi s s c ru tin y ,"
s a id
M r.
T a rn o p o ls k y .
H e

in d ic a te d that, in essence, there is not that m uch d iffe re n c e

b e tw e e n
re q u ire d

s c ru tin y u n d e r a tre a ty a n d th e m u tu a l e x c h a n g e o f v ie w s u n d e r th e

H e ls in k i F in a l A c t.
M r. Tarnopolsky also addressed
th e
legal definitio n
of self-determination as
it relates to the

H e ls in k i F in a l A c t. H e said that the self-determ inatio n clause is im po rtant because it applies alw ays and " it

su p p o rts
th e
rig h t
t o
cho o se
a n d
c h a n g e
th e ir
s y s te m
a n d
b e c a u s e
it
p re v e n ts e x te rn a l
in te rv e n tio n .''
U n d e r S e c tio n
1 (a) o f th e d o c u m e n t's
" D e c la ra tio n
o n
P rin c ip le s G u id in g
Relations between
P a rtic ip a tin g S ta te s ."
s u b s e c tio n
v il
s ta te s
" ...a ll
p e o p le s

alw ays have the right, in lull freedo m , to determ ine, w hen and as they w ish, their in te rn a l

a n d
e x te rn a l
p o litic a l
s ta tu s ,
w ith o u t
e x te rn a l
in te rfe re n c e ,
a n d
t o
p u rs u e
a s
th e y
w ish
th e ir
p o litic a l,
econom ic, social and cultural develop\u2013
m e n t."
R. Spencer
O liver, staff
d ire c to r o f
th e
U .S . C o m m is s io n
o n
S e c u rity a n d
C o o p e ra tio n
in
Europe, delivered
th e
s e c o n d
p re s e n ta tio n .
He said
th a t th e
U .S .C S C E fo llo w s d e v e lo p m e n ts in a ll
p a rtic ip a tin g
states, particularly
th e

S o v ie t U n io n , in a d d itio n , h e sa id th a t his group process com plaints and cases o n

re u n ific a tio n
of fam ilies and trans\u2013
lates docum ents such as sam izdat.
M r. O liver focused
o n
th e
H elsinki
fo llo w -u p
p ro c e s s .
H e
s a id
th a t
fe w
c o u n trie s
w ere
aw are
of what
th e
M adrid review
m e e tin g s h o u ld a c h ie v e .
H e n o te d th a t th e S o v ie t d e le g a tio n
t o
M adrid
called for a "look forw ard
a n d
n o t
back," thereby
d e c la rin g
its reluc\u2013
ta n c e
t o
re v ie w
th e
a d h e re n c e
o f
th e
p a rtic ip a tin g
s ta te s
t o
th e
p rin c ip le s
a g re e d u p o n in H e ls in k i. " W e (th e U .S .
d e le g a tio n
t o
M a d rid )
h a d
a
slig h tly
d iffe re n t
id e a ."
s a id
M r.
O liv er.
H e
a d d e d th a t" h is d e le g a tio n 's p rio rity w as
to d e te rm in e " h o w
th e p ro m is e s w o u ld
b e k e p t."
M r. O liver was especially
c ritic a l o t
th e
S o v ie t d e le g a tio n 's
p o s itio n
at the
M adrid
R e v ie w
C o nlerence.
H e
s a id
th a t
th e
S o v ie ts th re a te n e d
that criti\u2013
c is m
of states' records w ould

" d e s tro y the H elsinki pro cess." M r. O liveradded th a t

o n
sev eral
occasions, the
S o v ie t
d e le g a tio n th re a te n e d to w a lk o u t o t th e
c o n fe re n c e .
D espite
th e s e
th re a te n in g
declaratio ns. M r. O liver said, the W est
c o n tin u e d
to
in s is t
u p o n
a
re u e u .
o l
s ta te s '
re c o rd s
a n d
th e
S o v ie t
d id n 't
w alk
o u t.
M r. O liv er
n o te d
th a t
in s te a d
o f
r e f e r r in g
to th e S o v ie t U n io n
by nam e
(a n d
th e re b y
alarm in g

th em ). W estern delegations referred to "a co untry w hich l ie s

n o rth
a n d
e a s t
o f
h e re
"
T h is
d ip lo m a tic
ta c tic p re v e n te d
th e
S o v ie t
d e le g a tio n fro m
w a lk in g o u t a n d ra is in g
p o in ts o f o rd e r. " B u t th e
U .S. delega\u2013
tion decided to press for m ore specifics,
in c lu d in g
th e
nam es of states and
th e
num ber
of violated
articles." said
M r.
O liv er.
T h e fin a l s p e a k e r o f th e e v e n in g w a s
S ir
A n th o n y
W illiam s,
th e
B ritish
am bassado r
t o
th e
M adrid
C SC F
fo llo w -u p
m eetin g . M r. W illiam s sp o k e
(C o n tin u e do n p a ge1 3 )
U k ra in ia n W e e Hv
F O U N D E D
1 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 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 fr a te r n a l
n o n -p ro fit a s s o c ia tio n , at 30 M o n tg o m e ry S t., J e rs e y C ity , N J . 0 7 3 0 2 .
(T h eU k r a in ia n W e e k ly-
USPS 570-870)
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 r a in ia n -la n g u a g e d a ily n e w s p a p e r.
T h e W e e k lya n d S v o b o d a :
(201) 434-0237, 434-0807, 434-3036
Y e a r ly s u b s c r ip tio n
ra te :5 8 , U N A jn e m b e r s
-
S 5 .
U N A :
(201) 451-2200
P o s tm a s te r, s e n d a d d re s s c h a n g e s to :
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
P 0
B o n
? 4 6
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.
E d ito r R o m a H a d n w y c z
A ts c c la te e d ito r G e o rg e B o h d e n Z a ryc fc y
.s i
, m\u0406." '?
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N o.
5 1
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, DECEMBER
1 8 ,1 9 8 3
\u0437
W est C o a s t U k r a in ia n s g a th e r to
r e c a ll G r e a t F a m in e o f 1 9 3 2 - 3 3
b y R o b e r t L a n tz
SA N
FR A N C 1SC O
-
U k ra in ia n s
o n
th e
W est
C o ast
g a th e re d
in
S an
F ra n c is c o
o n
N o v em ber
5
a n d
6
t o
rem em ber
th e
50th anniversary
o f th e
G re a t U k ra in ia n
F a m in e .
A crow d
of over 200 people dem on\u2013
s ira te d
a t th e

Soviet C onsulate in San Francisco on Saturday, N ovem ber 5.to p ro te s t c o n tin u e d

S o v ie t g e n o c id e a n d
re m e m b e r th e fa m in e v ic tim s o f 5 0 y e a rs
a g o .
R e p re s e n ta tiv e s
fro m
th e
A fghan
A sso ciatio n
o f
C alifo rnia,
th e
P o lish
A m erican
C ongress, the
C zech
S o cal,
th e
C ubans ^nd
K o reans,
a s
well as
m e m b e rs o f th e U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
in
C alifo rnia
g a th e re d
to condem n
th e
S o v ie ts .
T h e d e m o n s tra tio n , o rg a n iz e d
u n d e r
th e
a u s p ic e s o f th e
U k ra in ia n
F a m in e
C om m em oration
C o m m ittee
o f
N o r\u2013
th e rn
C alifo rnia
a n d
le d
b y
A ndrew
Sorokow ski. served as a rallying point
fo r
U k ra in ia n s
fro m
n o rth e rn
a n d
s o u th e rn
C alifo rnia.
M em bers
o f
th e
Los A ngeles-based
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
Y o u th
A s s o c ia tio n ,
th e
!v an
K ly m \u2013
l.e g e n d a
C h a p te r,
le d
th e
cro w d
w ith
c o lo rfu l
b a n n e rs
a n d
p a trio tic
so n g s.
(Continued on page 13)
A ndrew
Sorokow ski
a d d r e s s e s
dem onstrators
o u ts id e
th e
S o v ie t C o n s u la t e in S a n F r a n c is c o .
A lb a n y
a re a U k ra in ia n s
h o ld
p ra y e rs e rv ic e ,fo o d
d riv e
U k r a in ia n
G re e k
O rth o d o x C h u rc h
o f
C anada
c o n c lu d e s s o b o r
b y N a ta lk a K u sh n ir
W ATERV UET. N .Y .
A s th e fin a l
e v e n t
p la n n e d
b y
th e
A lbany

F a m in e C o m m ittee to co m m em o rate the U krai\u2013 nian tragedy of 1932-33.an ecum enical p ra y e r

serv ice
w as
h e ld
o n
S u n d a y .
N o v e m b e r 6 . a t S t. N ic h o la s U k ra in ia n
C ath o lic
C hurch
h e re .
H undreds
o f
U k ra in ia n s
a n d
n o n - U k ra in ia n s
fro m
the area
a tte n d e d .
A m ong
th e
h o n o re d
g u e s ts

p re s e n t a n d c o n c e le b ra tin g th e se rv ic e w e re : th e v ery

Rev. M itred
A rchpriest
v ia d im ir
A ndrushkiw , delegate
o f
B is h o p
B asil
L o sten
o f
th e
E p a rc h y
o f
S ta m fo rd :
E p is c o p a l
B is h o p
W ilb u r
H o o g
o f
A lbany;
R o m an
C ath o lic
B is h o p
H o\u2013
w ard
H ubbard
o f
A lbany,
th e
v ery
R ev .
Jo h n
K ulish,
d e le g a te
o f
th e
C o n sisto ry
o f th e
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
C hurch
o f th e
U .S .A .,
B o u n d
B ro o k .
N .J.:
th e
v ery
Rev. Jam es
M iller,
e x e c u tiv e p re s b y te r o f A lb a n y : a n d th e
v ery
R ev .
R o bert
T ro st,
d e le g a te
o f
B is h o p
Roy C . N icholas of New
Y o rk .
U n ite d
M ethodist C hurch.
C lerg y
re p re s e n tin g
2 0
d iffe re n t
U k ra in ia n
a n d
n o n - U k ra in ia n

p a ris h e s of the A lbany district, as well as Am ster\u2013 dam ,

B ro a d a lb in .
H udso n
a n d
L ittle
F a l l s ,a l s o
to o k
part in the service.
A
special text for the prayer service
w as
p re p a re d
b y
th e
R ev .
T h e o d o re
H u m a n its k i, p a s to r
o f S t. N ic h o la s
U k ra in ia n
C hurch
in
W aterv liet. it
in c lu d e d
e x c e rp ts
fro m
th e
m o lcben
a n d
re q u ie m
serv ice.
U k ra in ia n
re \u2013
s p o n s e s
were sung
by the choir of St.
N ic h o la s
U k ra in ia n
C ath o lic
C hurch,
u n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f Y a ro sla w K u sh n ir.
T he
Rev. H um anitski also
d e liv e re d
th e s e rm o n title d " M a n c a n th e s e b o n e s
liv e
a g a in ? "
in
rem em brance
of the 7
m illio n
w ho
starv ed
d u rin g
th e
G reat
F a m in e
in
U kraine, it w as effective
in
b rin g in g to
th e a tte n tio n

of all present that such a tragedy did happen and that a ll

m ust
jo in
in
a n
e ffo rt
t o
p re v e n t
(Continued on pige 14)
B is h o p
S tin k a
is consecrated
b y
M e tr o p o lita n
A ndrew
d u r in g
c e r e m o n ie s in
W in n ip e g .
B is h o p - e le c t
K o s tiu k
w ill
serv e
th e
Pictured standing in front of the food collected duringth e
O ctober food driv e are:
(fr o m
left) Jam es Hughes, director
o f
F ood
Pantry; Andrew
D u r b a k , A lb a n y
F a m in e
C o m m ittee
chairm an; A ssem blym an
M ichael H oblock; the v ery
R ev .
J o h n
K u lis h ; a n d th e v e r y
R e v . J a m e s M ille r .
W 1N N 1PEG
-
The U krainian Greek
O rth o d o x
C hurch
in
C anada
held) an
E x tra o rd in a ry
Sobor here on
N o v em \u2013
b c r
2 6 -2 7 ,
d u rin g
w h ic h
c h u rc h
h ie \u2013
rarchs chose tw o candidates for bishops
and elevated

o n e b is h o p to th e ra n k o f archbishop. The sobor also established a n o th e r

bishops' cathedral
in
v a n \u2013
co uv er.
r a is in g
th e
num ber
o f c a th e \u2013
d r a l s in
C anada
to fiv e, and
in c re a s e d
th e m e m b e rs h ip o fth e
S o b o r o f B is h o p s
to fiv e.
The very
Rev. Alexander Kostiuk of
W aterlo o ,
O n t..
a n d
th e
R ev .
Jo h n
Stinka of K am sack, Sask., were nam ed
bishops and
B is h o p
W asyl, w ho served
a s
b is h o p
o f
S a s k a to o n ,
a n d
m o st
re c e n tly
p r e s id e d
o v er
th e
e a s te r n
C a n a d ia n
e p a r c h y ,
w as elevated
t o
a r c h b is h o p
o f T o ro n to
a n d
e a s te r n
C anada
a t
th e
so b o r.
H e
w as
a ls o
e le c te d
a s s is ta n t
t o
M etro po litan
A n\u2013
d r e w a n d fo r th is re a s o n w ill c o n tin u e to
r e s id e
in
W in n ip e g ,
th e
s e a t
o f th e
U k ra in ia n
G reek
O rth o d o x
C h u r c h in
C anada.
w estern
C a n a d ia n
E p a rc h y ,
w ith
th e

H o ly T rin ity c a th e d ra l in v a n c o u v e r a s his seat. H e w as born in U kraine in 1920 a n d a rriv e d in C a n a d a fro m

E n g l a n d in
1 952.
H e c o m p le te d
h isth e o lo g y s tu d ie s
at St. A ndrew 's C ollege and in
1955 he
was ordained
b y
M etro po litan
lla rio n .
T he
R ev .
A rc h m a n d rite
S tin k a
w as
e le c te d
b is h o p
o f
th e
S askato o n
E p a r c h y .
H e
w as
b o rp
in
1 9 3 5
in
B uchanan.
S a s k ., a n d
w o rked
as a
te a c h e r
fo r
so m e
tim e,
i n
1 9 7 3
h e
c o m p le te d
h is
th e o lo g y
s tu d ie s
a t
S t.
A ndrew 's C ollege and he was ordained
in
1 9 7 4 .
O n
N o v em ber
2 6
h e
w as
c o n s e c ra te d
b is h o p .

D u rin g th e E x tra o rid n a ry S o b o r. th e bisho ps also decided to designate a dav in m em o ry of th e7 m illio n v ictim s o f th e G reat

Fam ine. The sobor also decided
t o
w o rk
to g e th e r
w ith
r e s e a r c
genocide projects.
A l s o o n t h e c o u n c i l ' s a g e n d a w .i\u2013 .
p a s s in g
of a resolution
about cele
tio n s o f th e m ille n n iu m
o f C h r'
in
U k ra in e .
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