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U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y ,M A Y1 5 , 1 9 8 3
3
U k ra in ia n
s c h o la r s
p a rtic ip a te
in H o o v e r In s titu te
c o n fe re n c e
STA N FO R D , C alif. -
D r.R o m an
S o lc h a n y ko f R a d io F re e E u ro p e /R a d io
L ib e rtya n d
P ro f.R o m an
S z p o rlu ko f
th e
U n iv ersity
o f
M ic h ig a n
s p o k e
im p ro m p tu
o n
U k ra in ia n
m attersat a
c o n f e r e n c e
o n
n a tio n a lity
a n d
th e
S o v ie t fu tu re
h e ld
herea t th e H oover
In s titu te on W ar, R e v o lu tio na n d P e a c e
o n A p ril 1 3 -1 6 .
P ro f.B o h d a n B o c iu rk iw
o f C a rle to n
U n iv ersity
w ass c h e d u l e d
t o
d e liv e ra
p a p e r
o n
"U kraine
a n d
B y e lo ru s s ia ,"
b u tw as u n a b let o
a tte n d . A m o n gth e
p a rtic ip a n ts in the c o n fe re n c ew as D r.
Jam es M aceo f th e H arvard
U k ra in ia n
R esearch
In s titu te .
Ina ll,1 6 papers w ere scheduled to be
p r e s e n te d ,
in c lu d in g
one on
"E ast
E u ro p e
w ith in
th e
S o v ie t
E m pire"b y
d is s id e n t
Y u g o s la v ia n
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D jila s.
P a p e rs p re s e n te d in c lu d e d " M in o rity
N atio n alism
in
th e
U SSR
T o d a y "b y
P ro f.
T eresa
R ako w ska-H arm sto ne;
" D e m o g ra p h ic A s p e c tso f th e N a tio n a l
Q u e s tio n " by D r. M ik h a ilS . B e rn s ta m ;
S o m e3 0 0 d e le g a te s
a tte n d
E th n o c u ltu r a l A s s e m b ly
" L a n g u a g e ,
C u ltu re ,
R e lig io n
a n d
N ational A w areness" b y P ro f. JohnC .
D u n lo p ;
" N a tio n a lis m
a n d
C om m u\u00ad
n is m
i n
th e
U SSR "
b y
P ro f.
A Jain
Besancon; "R ussian
N atio n alism
i n
H isto rical
P erspective" b y P ro f. H ugh
Seton-W atson;
"R u ssian
N atio n alism
a n d S o v ie t P o litic s : O ffic ia la n d U n o ffi\u00ad
cial Perspectives" b y P ro f. FredrickC .
B arghoorn;"T he Prospectso f N ational-
B o ls h e v is m " by D r. M ik h a il A g u rs k y ;
" S o v ie t
M ino rity
N atio n alism
in
H is\u00ad
to ric a l P e rs p e c tiv e " b yP ro f. A le x a n d e r
B e n n ig s e n ;"T he A n ti- S e m itic C o m p o \u00ad
n e n t"b y P ro f. L e o n a rd
S h a p iro ;"T he
B a ltic
S ta te s "
b y
P ro f.
A le x a n d e r
S h tr o m a s ; "T he S o v ie t M u s lim
B o rd e r\u00ad
la n d :T he E m p ire 's
S o ft
U n d e rb e lly r
b y
D r.E n d e r s
W im b u s h ; " S o c ia la n d "
E c o n o m ic
A spects
o f th e
N a tio n a lity
P ro b le m "
b y
G e rtru d e
S c h r o e d e r
G re e n s la d e ; " N a tio n a lis m
in theU SSR
a n d
itsIm p lic a tio n s fo r th e W o rld" b y
P ro f.
D o n a ld
T re a d g o ld ;
a n d
" P a r ty
Id e o lo g ya n d th e N a tio n a l Q u e s tio n " b y
P ro f. Jerem y
R . A z ra e l.
S ys yn p ro m o te dt o a s s o c ia te p ro fe s s o r;
tob e n e x t H ru s h e vs k y h is to ry p ro f
C A M B R ID G E ,
M ass.
-
H isto ry
P ro f.
F r a n k
S y s y n
o f th e
H arvard
U k ra in ia n
R esearch
Institute hereh a s
b e e n
e le v a te d
fro m
a s s is ta n t
t o
asso \u00ad
ciate professor
fo llo w in g
co n firm atio n
b y
th eu n iv e rs ity 's h is to ry
departm ent
a ti t s m e e tin go n A p ril1 6 .
The 37-year-old specialisti n 16th and
1 7 th
c e n tu ry
U k ra in ia n
h is to ry
m ust
n o w
a w a it
a
d e c is io n
b y
a n
a d
h o c
co m m ittee
c h a ire d
b y
th e
u n iv e rs ity
p r e s id e n t, w h ic h w ill d e c id e w h e th e rt o
g r a n th im te n u r ea n d e le v a te him to fu ll
p ro fe sso r,
th u s
c le a rin g
th e
way for
himt o succeedP ro f. Om eljan Pritsaka s
the M ykhailo Hrushevsky Professoro f
H is to ry .
T he
p ro c e s s
s h o u ld
b e com \u00ad
p le te d
b y th ef a l l o f 1 9 8 5 .
P ro f.P r i t s a k , w h o isa l s o th ed ire c \u00ad
to r
o f
H U R I,
s till
has six
y e a rs
le f t
b e fo re
retirem en t,
b u t
P ro f.
S y sy n `s
e le v a tio n
t o associate professor iss e e n
asth e first step
ine n s u r i n g as u ita b le
s u c c e s s o r.
B e fo re
b e in g
nam ed
a s s o c ia te
p ro \u00ad
fe s s o r.P ro f. S y s y n w as e v a lu a te d
by a
s p e c ia l c o m m itte e c a lle db y th e h is to ry
departm ent
a n d
c h a ire d
b y
e m in e n t
S o v ie to lo g is t
a n d
fo rm er
p re s id e n tia l
n a tio n a l s e c u rity a d v is o r, P ro f. R ic h a rd
P ip e s . T he co m m ittee
u n a n im o u s ly
reco m m ended
th ep ro m o tio n .
P ro f.
S y s y n ,a
th ird - g e n e ra tio n
U -
k ra in ia n A m e ric a n , s tu d ie d a t P rin c e to n
a n di n L o n d o n b e fo re c o m in gt o H U R I
in
1969 tow o rk
o n h isd o c to ra te . H is
d is s e rta tio n
was on
A dam
K y s il, h e a d
o fa P o lis h p e a c e d e le g a tio n th a t n e g o \u00ad
tiated w ith
U k ra in ia n
H etm an
B o h d a n
K h m e ln y ts k y .
His research
fo r th ed is s e rta tio n ,
w h ic h w illb e p u b lis h e db y H a r v a r d la te r
th is y e a r, to o k
h im
t o
P o la n da n d th e
S o v ie t
U nion, w here he had accesst o
m a te ria lsn o t a v a ila b le in the W e st.
A m o n gh is m a n y p ro je c ts is a fo rth \u00ad
c o m in g
m onograph
o n
K h m e ln y ts k y 's
u p ris in g s a g a in s tth e P o le s in th e m id -
1 7 th c e n t u r y .
W IN N IP E G
-
M a n ito b a 's
f ir s t
E th n o c u ltu ra l
A ssem bly
c o n c lu d e do n
S u n d a y , A p ril 24, at W in n ip e g 's N o rth
S ta r
In n , w ith
som e
3 0 0re g is te re d
d e le g a te s re p re s e n tin g 4 2 e th n ic g r o u p s .
E u g e n e
K o styra,
th e
p ro v in c ia l
m in ister
o f
c u ltu ra l
a f f a ir s
w ho w as
re s p o n s ib le
fo r
th e
fo rm a tio n
o f th e
assem bly, w as also in attendance during
th e w e e k e n d .
Ina c lo s in g s ta te m e n t, M r. K o s ty ra
e x p re s s e d
h isg ra titu d e toth e d e le g a te s ,
w h o se p a rtic ip a tio n
c o n trib u te d
to the
assem bly's
s u c c e s s ,a n d
c o n g ra tu la te d
th o s e
c a n d id a te s
s e le c te d
t o
re p re s e n t
th e ir e th n o c u ltu ra l g ro u p so n th e firs t
In te rc u ltu ra l C o u n c il, p rio rt o o ffic ia lly
c a llin go n th e a s s e m b ly
to ac l o s e , the
m in ister
a d v is e d
th e
n e w ly
e le c te d
In te rc u ltu ra l
C o u n c il
th a t
i t s
f i r s t
m e e tin g w ill ta k e p la c e w ith inth e n e x t
eight w eeks.
T he
M a n ito b a
In te rc u ltu ra l C o u n c il
w ill act as an a d v is o rya n d c o n s u lta tiv e
b o d y th a t w ill p ro v id e in fo rm a tio n , a n d
a d v is ea n d
m a k e re c o m m e n d a tio n st o
th e
governm ent
o f
M a n ito b a
o n
a ll
m a tte rs re la tin gt o e th n o c u ltu ra l c o m \u00ad
m u n itie s in the p ro v in c e .
E th n o c u ltu ra l p o p u la tio n
g ro u p s
participating in th e assem bly were each
perm ittedt o select o ne representativet o
th e c o u n c il.T he 8 0 -m e m b e r U k ra in ia n
d e le g a tio n e x e rc is e di t s v o tin g p riv ile g e
to elect D r. Louis M eloskyo n th e first
b a llo ta n d P ro f. R o m a n Y e re n iu k as an
a lte r n a teo n th e s e c o n d
b a llo t.
D e le g a te s
t o
th ew eekend
assem bly
p a rtic ip a te d
in
th e
d e s ig n a te d
w o rk \u00ad
sh o p
a re a s
o f:
e d u c a tio n
a n d
y o u th ,
hum an
rig h ts ,
im m ig ran t
s e ttle m e n t,
m e d ia
a n d
c o m m u n ic a tio n s ,
c u ltu ra l
a ffa irsa n d h e rita g e re s o u rc e s . A fte rth e
p re s e n ta tio n
o fk e y n o te
s p e a k e rsa n d
s u b s e q u e n t
debate, each
w o rk sh o p
d ra fte d
re s o lu tio n sfo r p re s e n ta tio nt o
the general assem bly.
T he
re s o lu tio n s
a d o p te d ,
in
e ith e r
th e ir o rig in a lo r a m e n d e d fo rm , w illb e
m anaged
by then e w ly e le c te d
c o u n c il
w ith
th e
su p p o rt
o f
s p e c ia l
s ta n d in g
c o m m itte e s . S u c h s ta n d in g c o m m itte e s
w illb e s e le c te d
fro m
al i s t of com m u-
E n g lis h -U k ra in ia n b ilin g u a l p ro g ra m
receives favorable evaluation
D r. FrankS y s y n
W IN N IP E G
-
T h e fin a l re p o rt o f a n
evaluatio nb y th e D epartm ent of Educa\u00ad
tio n h a s c o n c lu d e d th a t p a re n ts , te a c h e rs ,
p rin c ip a ls
a n d
s u p e rin te n d e n ts
h a v e
p o s itiv e
a ttitu d e s
to w ard
th eE n g lis h -
U k ra in ia n
b ilin g u a l p ro g ra m
a n d
th a t
th e y
w o u ld
lik e
t o
see the
p ro g ra m
e x te n d e d .
T he
e v a lu a tio n
a ls o
c o n c lu d e s
th a t
s tu d e n ts
in the
E n g lis h - U k ra in ia n
b ilin g u a l p ro g ra m
do atl e a s t as w e ll as
th e ir c o u n te rp a rts
in the regular pro\u00ad
gram s,o n testsi n English language arts
a n di n e a c h s u b je c t a r e a w ith in th e o v e r\u00ad
all prim ary school pro gram .
M y ro n
S p o ls k y ,
s p o k e s p e rs o n
fo r
M a n ito b a
P a re n tsfo r U k ra in ia n
E d u \u00ad
c a tio n ,
s a id
he wasp l e a s e d
w ith
th e
p o s itiv e
re s u ltso f th e e v a lu a tio n . M r.
S p o ls k y c o m m e n te d th a tth e e v a lu a tio n
w ill aid in c o n v in c in g p a re n ts th a t- th e
p ro g ra m
is o n ew h ic h w ill e n s u r e th a t a
p u p il's a b ilitie s a r e u tiliz e dt o th e fu lle s t.
I n
re c e n t
y e a rs
th e re
h a s
b e e n
a n
in c re a s in g
c o n c e rn
w ith in e th n ic c o m \u00ad
m u n itie s
t o
prom ote second
la n g u a g e
le a rn in g .
C anada
o f f ic ia lly
re c o g n iz e s
th a t
it
is a
m u ltic u ltu ra l
a n d
m u lti\u00ad
lin g u a l s o c ie ty . J a m e s F le m in g , m in iste r
o f
s ta te
o f
m u lticu ltu ralism ,
has ac\u00ad
k n o w le d g e d th is c o n c e rn a n d h a s d e p ic te d
la n g u a g e
a n d
c u ltu re
a sb e in g
"...tw o
sides o f th e sam e co in, if o n e is defaced
th e w h o le c o ini s d e v a lu e d ."
M aureen
H e m p h ill,
m in ister
o f
e d u c a tio n ,
w h ile
a d d re s s in g
h e rita g e
la n g u a g e te a c h e rsi n
1982 stated:"Y o u
are not just giving language com petency,
y o ua re g iv in g c h ild re na n u n d e r s ta n d \u00ad
in g ,a to le ra n c e and a ric h e r life ."
T he
d e p a rtm e n t's
e v a lu a tio n
c o n \u00ad
c lu d e s
th a t
s tu d e n ts
in
th e
E n g lis h -
U k ra in ia n
b ilin g u a l
p ro g ra m
are ac\u00ad
q u irin ga n a w a re n e s so f th e U k ra in ia n
c u ltu ra l
h e rita g e
in
C anada
th ro u g h
th e ir p a rtic ip a tio n in th e p ro g ra m . T h is
is e s p e c ia lly
s ig n ific a n t
inv ie w
o f th e
fa c t
th a t
th em ajo rity
of thec h ild re n
e n ro lle d
in thep ro g ra m
h a v eh a d little
orn o prior exposure to the U krainian
language. Researchh a s show n that th e
c u ltu ra l
com ponent
of a
b ilin g u a l
p ro g ra m
w h ic h
te a c h e s
c h ild re n
t o
respecta n d accept the cultural values of
a
m in o rity
g ro u p
la y sth e
fo u n d a tio n
fo ra s o c ia lly c o n s tru c tiv e a d u lt who is
a b let o m a k ea p o s itiv e c o n trib u tio nt o
s o c ie ty .
nity volunteers w ho have expresseda n
in te re s t
p a rtic ip a tin g
a t
th is
le v e l.
In te re s te d
c itiz e n s
a re still eligible
t o
v o lu n te e rfo r d u tyo n s ta n d in g c o m m it\u00ad
te e sb y c a llin g
th e
P ro v in c ia l
D e p a rt\u00ad
m e n to f C u ltu r a l A ffa irs a n d id e n tify in g
their preferred
a re a .
D r. M eloskyi s a W innipeg orthodon\u00ad
tist; chairm an
o f th eb o a r d
o fg o v e r \u00ad
n o rs,U n iv e rsityo f M a n ito b a ; c h a irm a n
o fth e U k ra in ia n C o m m u n ity D e v e lo p \u00ad
m en t C o m m itte e-
M a n ito b a s e c tio n ,
s u b c o m m itte e
o f th eU k ra in ia n
C ana\u00ad
d ia n C o m m itte eo f C a n a d a ; v ic e c h a ir\u00ad
m a n , T he O s v ita F o u n d a tio no f W in n i\u00ad
peg; past
p re s id e n t
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
Professionala n d B usinessm en's C lub of
W in n ip e g ;a n d m e m b e ro f H o ly F a m ily
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
P a rish
o f
W in n i\u00ad
p e g .
P ro f.
Y e re n iu k
w as
c h o s e n
a s
a n
a lte rn a te
t o
th eIn te rc u ltu ra l C o u n c il.
H ei s c u rre n tlyth e d e a no f s tu d ie s a t S t.
A n d r e w 's
C o lle g e
in
W in n ip e g
and a
le c tu re r
in
th e
C en tre
fo r
U k ra in ia n
S tu d ie sa t th e U n iv e rs ityo f M a n ito b a .
A m e m b e ro f th e a u d itin g c o m m itte eo f
th e
S h e v c h e n k o
F o u n d a tio n ,
P ro f.
Y e re n iu k
isa c tiv e a s vice president o f
th e
b o a rd
o f
d ire c to rs
o f
M a n ito b a
P a re n tsfo r
U k ra in ia n
E d u c a tio nIn c .;
b o a r d m e m b e r , W in n ip e g S U M K D a n c e
E nsem ble
R o zm ai
a n d
a
m em bero f
H o ly
T rin ity
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
C hurch.
Eacho f th e seven designated
p ro v in \u00ad
c ia l
re g io n s
s e le c te d
a n
a d d itio n a l
m em ber so as to ensure rural represen\u00ad
ta tio n o n th e In te rc u ltu ra l C o u n c il.D ue
t o
th ee n th u s ia s tic p a rtic ip a tio n
o f th e
U k ra in ia n
c u ltu ra l c o m m u n ity , U k ra i\u00ad
n ia n
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
w ere
e le c te d
in
th re eo f th o s e re g io n s .
M in n ie
A n d re y c h u k ,a d e d ic a te d
m u ltic u ltu ra l
w o r k e r w itha s p e c ia l
in te re s t
in
h a n d ic ra fts
a n d
m useum s,
w ill
re p re s e n t
th e
P a rk la n d
R e g io n .
M rs.A ndreychuk is a n o rig in a l m e m b e r
o f
th e
N a tio n a l
U k ra in ia n
F e s tiv a l
C o m m ittee and a m em bero f th e Festival
C h o ir.
A
p a ris h io n e r
o f S t.G e o r g e 's
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
C hurch
in
D au\u00ad
p h in ,M a n ., sh e h a s b e e n a c tiv e in th e
U k ra in ia n
W o m e n 's A s s o c ia tio no n th e
lo c a l, p ro v in c ia la n d n a tio n a l le v e ls.
B uck
M a tio w s k i,a h ig h ly m o tiv a te d
a n d
re s p e c te d
in d iv id u a l n o te d
fo r h is
w o rk
w ith
c o m m u n ity
o rg a n iz a tio n s
a n d c o m m u n ity c o u n c ils , w ill re p re s e n t
th e In te rla k e
R e g io n . M r. M a tio w s k i`s
d e d ic a tio n
t o
th ea r t s
a n d
c u ltu ra l
re te n tio n
w h ile
a
c o n s u lta n t
w ith
th e
D e p a rtm e n t
o f
R e c re a tio n a la n d C u l\u00ad
tu ra l A ffa irsh a s g a in e dh im th e re s p e c t
o f
M a n ito b a n s .
F o rm e rly
d ire c to ro f
th e
N a tio n a l
U k ra in ia n
F e s tiv a li n
D a u p h in
a n d
general m anagero f th e
W estern
M a n ito b a C e n te n n ia l A u d ito \u00ad
riu m
in
B r a n d o n ,
M r.
M atiow ski
c u rre n tly
residesi n G im li a n d is chair\u00ad
m an
o f th eG im li
U k ra in ia n
F e s tiv a l,
d ire c to r
o f th e
Ic e la n d ic
F e s tiv a la n d
in c o m in g
p re s id e n t
o f
th e
M a n ito b a
A m a te u r
H o ckey
A s s o c ia tio n .
M r.
M a tio w s k i is th e m a n a g e r o f th e L e a d e r\u00ad
ship Training C entrei n G im li.
S o u th e a s t
M a n ito b a
w ill
b ere p re \u00ad
s e n te d
byM o rris K o w a lc h u k , ar e t i r e d
school teacher of 35 years; past presi-
d tiit
o f
th e
M a n ito b a
M odern
L a n \u00ad
g u a g e A s s o c ia tio n , U k ra in ia n
c h a p te r;
a n d e x e c u tiv e m e m b e ro f th e M a n ito b a
T e a c h e rs
S o c ie ty .
M r.
K o w a lc h u k
is
c h a irm a n
o f th e
H a z e lrid g e
C om m u\u00ad
n ity
C en tre
a n d
a
b o a rd
m em bero f
Im m aculate
C o n c e p tio n
C hurch
a t
C o o k s C re e k . H e is d ire c tin gh is a tte n \u00ad
tio nt o d e v e lo p in g re s o u rc e m a te ria l fo r
U k ra in ia n la n g u a g e in s tru c tio n .
e
The second
E th n o c u ltu ra l A sse m b ly
is s c h e d u le dt o ta k e p la c ein 1 9 8 5 .
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