• Embed Doc
  • Readcast
  • Collections
  • CommentGo Back
ra in ia n W e e k ly
P u b lis h e d
b y th eU k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n
In c .,a fra te rn a l n o n -p ro fit a s s o c ia tio n !
\u0406
\u0421 \u041b
r -
>
\u0413 "
-
\u0441 \u044f
>
o n
X
<
\u043b
1 -
\u0433 \u043e
\u043b
\u041e
-^
V o l.
L I
N o.2 0
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y ,MAY 15, 1983
125 c e n ts
M e tr o p o lita n M s ty s la v :le t u s u n ite
in p ra y e rfo r fa m in e
v ic tim s
A r c h p a s to r a l le tte r o f H is B e a ti\u00ad
tu d e
M e tr o p o lita n
M styslav on the
occasion of
th e
5 0 th
a n n iv e r \u00ad
sary of th e1 9 3 2 -3 3 G reatF a m in e in
U kraine.
Dear and beloved brethren!
C h r is t is r is e n !
In th is fr e n z ie d c e n tu r y , d a y a fte r
d a y , h u m a n b lo o d in e v e r w id e r iv e r s
flo w s
in to
the ocean

of the future, a n d th e te a r s o f m o th e r s a n d w id o w s a s c e n d

as vapor
t o
h e a v e n
o fte n

c lo u d in g it w ith th ic k g r e y c lo u d s o f despair. A day does not go by w hen th e e a r th , tir e d , b u r n e d w ith fir e a n d m ercilessly harrow ed w ith steel,does n o t r e c e iv e in it s b o s o m

new bodies
and the bodies of thousands of new
.om eyisand thosewJbo.enduresjjffer-..
in g in th is c o n te m p o r a r y b r u ta l a g e .
T o
th is
im m o la tio n , d iv in e
p r o v i\u00ad

d e n c e h a s a g a in c a lle d th e U k r a in ia n n atio n in order to test its d evo tio n to G od

a n d
it s
lo v e
fo r
h u m a n ity
in
g e n e r a l a n d t h e U k r a in ia n p e r s o n in
p a r tic u la r .
In every century of the life of our
n a tio n , h isto r y
has etched

u p o n its ta b le ts " D a y s o f J u d g m e n t," d a y s o f so rro w

a n d
la m e n ta tio n , p a in fu l
days of profound
sadness. So
it is
w ritten
in the history of the Jewish'
n a tio n
whose prophets foretold
th e
c o m in g
o f th e
Redeem er \u2014
C h rist
th e
S a v io r , th e S o n
of God
to the
sinful earth. Let us recall the lam en\u00ad
ta tio n
o f
the several thousands
o f
Jew ish
m o th e r s th e

liv e s o f w h o s e children were forcibly shortened by th e r u lin g d e s p is e r s o f p e o p le .

T his year's Paschai n the life of the U k r a in ia n n a tio n a n d th e fa ith fu l o f th e

U k r a in ia n
O r th o d o x

Church is m arked with the inexpressible pain\u00ad ful rem em brance of that which oc\u00ad curred only5 0y e a r s a g o . In1 9 3 2

a n d
1 9 3 3 ,
M oscow , crim son

w ith the human blood which it shed through th e

a g e s
a n d
to ta lly
b r u ta l
in
it s
treatm ent
o f
th e
n a tio n s
w h ic h
it
e n s la v e d , g u id e d
o n ly b y d e s ig n s o f
plunder, resolved to erase from
th e
fa c e
o f
th e
e a r th
th e
U k r a in ia n
n a tio n
a s
a
s e p a r a te ,
in d e p e n d e n t
n a tio n -sta te .
G u id e d
b y
th is g o a l,
M oscow
c o n fis c a te d
by force from
th e
U k r a in ia n
farm er

his ancestral la n d , a la n d m a d e h o ly b y h is b itte r sw eat, a land which through the ages was the strongest fortress of the U k r a in ia n n a tio n a n d , a t th e e n d o f th e

y e a r
1932, robbed
fr o m
h im
e v e r y th in g
w h ic h
th e
g e n e r o u s
U -

k r a in ia n e a r th h a d b o r n e h im d u r in g that very abundant year of harvest. " As

a
co n seq u en ce
o f
this, on
P a sc h a
o f
1 9 3 3 , b la c k
banners al\u00ad
ready flew
o v e r
U k r a in ia n v illa g e s .
a n n o u n c in gth a tth e 'V illa g eh a d d ie d
o u t."
I n
the torm ents of death
b y
sta r v a tio n
that w inter, alm ost 7
m illio n
U k r a in ia n s
perished. The
rem em brance
o f th is
h e a r t-r e n d in g
e v e n t
c o v e r s
this year's
f e a s t
o f
C h rist's
R esu rrectio n
w ith
a
b la c k
v e il.
A s is know n, the greatest concen\u00ad
tr a tio n
o f
o u r
p e o p le
b e y o n d
th e
borders of
U k r a in e is fo u n d
in the
United States of Am erica. H ere, for
o v e r
3 0
years exists
th e

s p ir itu a l c e n te r o f U k r a in ia n O r th o d o x in th e fr e e

w o r ld ,
a
c e n te r
w h ic h
d iv in e
p r o v id e n c e h a s d e ig n e d
m e to head
fo r
a lr e a d y
o v e r
3 0 y e a r s . T h is
center is found
in the state of N ew
Jersey, on
a n
a r e a
o f
la n d
w h ic h

.C Q y ,c j-s o v e r .1 0 0 .a c r e s . O n t h i s J a n d our devout people erected the m agni\u00ad ficen t S t. A n d rew 's M em orial C hurch in

p r a y e r fu l
com m em oration
o f
those who endured
m artyrdom
a n d
suffering for U kraine and in rem em \u00ad
b r a n c e
of the victim s of the Great
F a m in e .

Those w ho donated for th e acquisi\u00ad tio n o f th e la n d a n d th e c o n s tr u c tio n of the m em orial church and every\u00ad th in g w h ic h

is fo u n d

in this center (th e th e o lo g ic a l se m in a r y . H o m e o f U k r a in ia n

C u ltu r e ,
a d m in is tr a tiv e
b u ild in g s ,
a r c h iv e s
o f a n c ie n t a n d

20th century docum ents, th e m useum w ith its a r tifa c ts d a tin g b a c ka s fa r a s the1 2 th centurya n d th e library) w ere d e v o u t U k r a in ia n p a tr io ts , n o t o n ly O r th o d o x

b u t o f o th e r C h r is tia n
d e n o m in a tio n s a s v e il.

In ad d itio n toth e church-affiliated central in stitu tio n s, a large cem etery d e v e lo p e d

a r o u n d
th e
m e m o r ia l
church, a
cem etery
fu rn ish ed
w ith
love and care in w hich repose several
thousand of our deserving people \u2014
m en
a n d
w om en

of letters, artists, p e o p le o f v a r io u s p r o fe s s io n sa n d th e g r e a te s t

in
num ber
form er
v illa g e
farm ers whom
fate carried

b e y o n d the sea and ocean. A m ong those w ho repose here are those w ho survived th e

s u ffe r in g
o f
sta r v a tio n
o r

th e c h ild r e n a n d g r a n d c h ild r e n o f th o s e w ho perished during the years ofth e Great Fam ine. Yearly on

P r o v id n a N e d ilia (S t. T h o m a s S u n d a y ), 5 ,0 0 0 to6 ,0 0 0 p e o p le \u2014

relatives, Inends
and acquaintances of th e departed\u2014
gather here to rem em ber them
a n d
pray for th e repose of th o se dearest to
them .

T he prayerful rem em brance of the m em ory of the victim s of the Great F a m in e w ill o c c u r in a ll c o u n t r ie s o f the free w orld

on Sunday, M ay 15.
T h e p r in c ip a l r e q u ie m
s e r v ic e s w ill
occur o n th is Sundayi n the M em orial
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 4 )
L v ivn u n
b e a te nt o d e a th
A M S T E R D A M , the N etherlands
-

A y o u n g U k r a in ia n n u n w a s m u r d e r e d last fall in the w estern U krainian city of L v iv b y a g a n g o f v ig ila n te s fr o m

th e
K o m s o m o l,
th e
C o m m u n is t
y o u th
league, reported the Sm oloskyp Ukrai\u00ad
n ia n I n fo r m a tio n S e r v ic e .
A c c o r d in g
t o
r e p o r ts
r e a c h in g
th e
W est, M aria Shwed, 29, a m em ber of
th e
o u tla w e d
U k r a in ia n
C a th o lic
Church, was
w a lk in g
w ith
a
p r ie s t,

id e n tifie d a s th e R e v . P . P y r is h k o , w h e n they w ere stopped by a gang of youths. W hen she tried to flee w ith a bag said to c o n ta in

r e lig io u s
literature, she was
a tta c k e d
a n d
b e a te n
t o
death. The
incident occurred in Septem ber 1982.
B e c a u s e
th e
U k r a in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch
w as officially
d isso lv ed

by an ille g a l s y n o d in 1 9 4 6 , M s . S h w e d h a d t o c o n d u c t h er r e lig io u s a c tiv itie si n s e c r e t. S h e w a s e m p lo y e d a ta te le v is io n fa c to r y in L v iv .

Sm oloskyp reported that M s. Shwed`s
m urderers were part of a
K o m so m o l
v ig ila n te
g r o u p
know n
a s

" d r u z h y n - n y k y ." T h e fo r m a tio n o f su c h g r o u p s is e n c o u r a g e d

by authorities to weed out
and com bat anti-so cialist elem ents.
S o v ie ts
ba rS a kha ro v e xit
M O SC O W
-
T he
S o v ie t
p r e s s
a g e n c y
T A S S
a n n o u n c e d
o n
M ay 11
th a t S o v ie t p h y s ic is t a n d h u m a n -r ig h ts
a c tiv is t
A ndrei
S a k h a r o v
w ill n o t b e
perm itted
t o
e m ig r a te
b e c a u s e
h e
possessed state secrets.
The announcem ent cam e a few hours
a fte r
D r.
S a k h a r o v 's
w ife,
Y e le n a
A H R U re a d ie s p e titio n
o n G re a t F a m in e
NEW ARK,
N .J .
-
A m e r ic a n s
fo r

H u m a n R ig h t s in U k r a in e ( A H R U ) h a s prepared petitions to President R onald R eagan w ith a plea to study and present th e fa c ts to w o r ld c o m m u n itie s th r o u g h n a tio n a l a n d in te r n a tio n a l c h a n n e ls a b o u t th e G r e a t F a m in e o f 1 9 3 2 -3 3 , th e c r im e a g a in s t th e U k r a in ia n

p e o p le
perpetrated by Stalin and his Com m u\u00ad
nist governm ent.
T h e se p e titio n s w ill b e a v a ila b le fo r
s ig n in g
a t
th e
A H R U
ta b le
at the
U k r a in ia n
O r th o d o x
C en ter
o f S t.
A ndrew
in S o u t h
B o u n d
B r o o k , N .J .,
o n
S u n d a y ,
M ay
1 5 , d u r in g
the m e\u00ad
m o r ia l g a th e r in g
com m em orating
th e
victim s of fam ine oni t s 50th anniversary.
A m e r ic a n s
fo r
H um an
R ig h ts in
U k r a in e is a p p e a lin g t o
a ll c o n c e r n e d
people to sign the petitions to President
R eagan, thereby
in d ic a tin g

th e ir d e e p s o r r o w fo r in n o c e n t fa m in e v ic tim s :n d th e ir o u tr a g e a t th is c r im e . T o o b ta in p e titio n s a n d in fo r m a tio n

please w rite
to :
A m e r ic a n s
fo r
H um an
R ig h ts in
U k r a in e , 4 3
M id la n d
Place, N ewark,
N .J . 0 7 1 0 6 .
T he text of the petition follow s.
" T h e
U k r a in ia n
com m unities in the
fr e e
w o r ld
are com m em orating
th e
v ic tim s o f th e C o m m u n is t p la n n e d a n d
e x e c u te d
fa r .-.in e
in
U k r a in e
1 9 3 2 -3 3
d u r in g w h ic h 7 m illio n p e o p le p e r is h e d .
"O n
th is 5 0 th
a n n iv e r sa r y

we urge you to direct the United States delegate to present the facts about the fam ine in Ukraine to

th e
H um an
R ig h ts
C om \u00ad
m issio n
o f
th e
U n ited
N a tio n s
in
G e n e v a , S w itz e r la n d ."
B onner, had told W estern reporters that
th e
S a k h a r o v s
were prepared
to em i\u00ad
g r a te
a n d
en d
th e
" n ig h tm a r is h
e x is \u00ad
te n c e " they had been living since the 61-
y e a r -o ld n u c le a r p h y s ic is t w a s b a n is h e d
t o
G orky
in
1980, reported
The New
Y ork T im es.
Her rem arks indicated
th a t
D r.

Sakharov, considered tob e the father of the Soviet hydrogen bom b, w as ready to fo r e s a k e

th e
h o p e
o f
retu rn in g
t o
a
norm al
lif e
in
M oscow
a n d
h a d
r e \u00ad
lu c ta n tly
ch o sen
to em igrate. But the
a u th o r itie s
p r o m p tly
q u a sh e d
th e n o \u00ad
tio n
th a t
h e w o u ld
b e a llo w e d
to go
a b r o a d .

"A groundlessh u e andc r ya r o u n d the nam e of Sakharov has been raised in the W est," T A S S

said. "There have been
reports, instigated
by the
b o u r g e o is
m e d ia ,
a b o u t
A ndrei
S a k h a r o v 's
supposed trip abroad.
"It has been repeatedly pointed out in
th e

Soviet press that, by virtue of his s c ie n tific a c tiv ity , S a k h a r o v is a p e r so n p o ssessin g im portant state and m ilitary s e c r e t s .

For this reason
a n d
in
th e
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 6 )
D r. Andrei Sakharov
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, MAY
15, 1983
N o.2 0
D is s id e n t p ro file .
B o h d a n C h u ik o :
in v a lid , O U N -U P A
m em ber
JE R S E Y
C IT Y . N J . -
B o h d a n
C h u ik o , a 6 4 -y e a r-o ld
in v a lid , is
c u rre n tly se rv in g th e th ird y e a r o f a
s ix - y e a r
te r m
in
a
special-regim en
cam p. It is the third
tim e th a t
M r.
C h u ik o
h a s
b e e n
incarcerated. Ac\u00ad
c o rd in g
t o
dissident sources, his
h e a lth

is extrem ely poor. Several of his toes have been am putated, he has suffered a stro ke and hei s plagued by h e a rt tro u b le .

A side from

M r. C h u ik o 'ssu ffe rin g a t th e h a n d s o f S o v ie t a u th o r itie s , h is c a s e

is n o te w o rth y
b e c a u s e
he was
la s t
s e n te n c e d
u n d e r
a
crim inal

statute rather than an overtly politi\u00ad cal one. His other tw o arrests were fo r h is a c tiv itie s w ith th e O r g a n iz a \u00ad tio n o f U k r a in ia n N a tio n a lis ts (O U N ) a n d

th e
U k ra in ia n
In su rg e n t A rm y
(U P A ).
Arrested in 1980
O n
M arch
10, 1980, M r. C huiko
w as
a rre s te d
in
M ichurynsk,

som e 2 5 0 m ile s s o u th e a s t o f M o s c o w in th e T am bovsk

o b la s t,
w here
h e

liv e d w ith his w ife. (T he co uple w as fo rced t o

live in
the Russian
R S F S R
a fte r
M r.
C h iu k o
w as
re le a s e d
fro m
a n
exile term
in 1976. H e w as forbidden
t o
return to
h is n a tiv e
U k ra in e .)
H e w a s c h a r g e d w ith
" fa ls ific a tio n
of docum ents." The
governm ent
c la im e d
th a t
M r.
C h iu k o
f a ls if ie d
past em plo ym ent reco rdsw hen \u0430 \u0440 \u0440 \u0456\u0443 \u2013
fo r
a
pension. The
a u th o ritie s
a ls o
a lle g e d
th a t
h e
h a d
v io la te d
th e

co nditio ns of his release by failing to file for official perm ission to live w ith his w ife in

M ichurynsk.
D e n ie d c h a r g e s
I n
a n
a p p e a l
w h ic h
re a c h e d
th e
W est in

1 9 8 1 ,Mr. C h u ik o d e n ie d th e charges, saying that he never doctored em plo ym ent reco rds. A s to the second charge, he said

that he had gone to M oscow sho rtly befo reh is arrest and w as

to ld
th a t
h e
c o u ld
rem ain

in M ic h u ry n s k w ith o u t h a v in g to a p p ly a n n u a lly

t o
lo c a l
o f f ic ia ls .
H e /in \u00ad
d ic a te d
th a t
h e
w as
a rre s te d
a fte r
re tu rn in g fro m
M o sco w .
O n M ay 12, 1980, M r. C huiko w as
s e n te n c e d
t o
s ix
y e a rs
in a s p e c ia l-
re g im e n la b o r c a m p . H e is c u rre n tly
b e in g
h e ld
in
a cam p
for crim inals
ra th e r th a n p o litic a l p ris o n e rs .
D is s id e n t
s o u rc e s
h a v e
c h a rg e d
th a t th e c rim in a l c h a rg e
w as fabri\u00ad
cated by the autho rities as a pretense
t o
ja il
M r.
C h u ik o
fo r
h is
p a s t
p o litic a l
a c tiv itie s , d e s p ite
th e
fa c t

that he had already served a total of 2 2 y e a rs in la b o r c a m p s a n d e x ile fo r his part in the

U k ra in ia n
lib e ra tio n
struggle after W o rld
W ar II.
O U N -U P A
m em ber
M r. C huiko w as first arrested
fo r
h is O U N - U P A

m em bership in 1947, w hen he w as 28 years old. Sentenced t o

10 years' im prisonm ent, he was
re le a s e d
in
1955 as part of Prem ier
N ik ita
K h r u s h c h e v 's b r o a d
am nesty
o f
th o s e
a rre ste d , d u rin g
th e
S ta lin
re g im e .
H e
w as
a r r e s te d
a g a in
in
1 9 6 1
d u rin g
th e
m assive
crackdo w n
o n
U k ra in ia n
d is s id e n ts a n d
fo rm er
p o litic a l a c tiv is ts , a c a m p a ig n w h ic h
s a w
th e
a r r e s t
of such
w e ll- k n o w n
U k ra in ia n s a s L ev L u k ia n e n k o , Iv a n
B o h d a n C h iu k o

K a n d y b a a n d o th e r s c o n n e c te d w ith the so-called Jurists C ase. A lso that y e a r, tw o

m en
c o n n e c te d
w ith
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
C o m m itte e
\u2014
Ivan Koval and Bohdan Hrytsyna
-
w ere shot. In all, 20 m em bers of the
co m m ittee,
m o stly
w o rkers,
w ere
a rre s te d .
Treason charge
The governm ent cam paign was an
e s p e c ia lly
b ru ta l
o n e .
M r.
C h u ik o
w as
c h a rg e d
w ith
" tr e a s o n

a g a in s t th e fa th e rla n d ," a n e x tre m e ly s e rio u s o ffe n se fo r w h ic h h e c o u ld h a v e b e e n s e n te n c e d

t o
death. Instead, he was
o rd e re d
to serve
10 years in a labor
cam p
t o
b e fo llo w e d
by five years'
internal exile. In legal term s, the case
in v o lv e d
"double jeopardy" in
th a t
M r. Chuiko had already served tim e
fo r
h is O U N - U P A
a c tiv itie s , a
fa c t
ig n o re d
b y th e p ro s e c u tio n .
T he
harshness of labor-cam p
lif e
to o k
its to ll o n
M r. C h u ik o . B y th e
tim e h e b e g a n h is e x ile te r m
in 1 9 7 1
in
th e
v illa g e
o f
B achkar
i n
th e
T o m sk
o b la s t,
h is
h e a lth
h a d
d e \u00ad
te rio ra te d
to the point w here he w as
d e c la re d a n in v a lid . O n
February 3,
1 9 7 6 ,
o n e y e a r b e fo re h is e x ile te rm
w as
t o
e x p ire , h is
s e n te n c e
w as
c o m m u te d fo r h e a lth re a s o n s a n d h e
w as
a llo w e d
t o
jo in
h is
w ife
i n
M ichurynsk.
H arassed by authorities
In
h is a p p e a l fo llo w in g
his third
arrest, M r. C huiko

revealed that he had been subjected to harassm ent by autho rities. H is requests to

h a v e h is
c a s e
re v ie w e d
h a d
been denied. He
c o n c lu d e d
the appeal by saying that
he feared
th e a u th o ritie s w e re try in g
to d riv e h im
t o
h is d e a th .
I n
a d d itio n
t o
his w ife,
M aria
M y k h a iliv n a ,
M r.
C h u ik o
has a
d a u g h te r,
Iry n a , 2 1 , w h o
w as born
s h o rtly
a fte r
h is s e c o n d
arrest. She
re p o rte d ly
lives w ith

h e r m o t h e r in M ichurynsk. M r. C huiko isscheduled t o

be released
in 1 9 8 6 .
T e n s io n s c o n tin u et o m o u n ti n P o la n d
W ARSAW
-
E v e n ts in
strife -to rn
P o la n d
last week
w ere m arked
by the
c o n tin u e d
h a ra s s m e n t o f S o lid a rity
le a d e r
L ech
W alesa, renew ed

p r e s s u r e o n th e g o v e rn m e n t to in s ta te fre e u n io n s a n d

c r i t i c i s m
of a m artial-law
reg im e
-o ffic ia l b y th e S o v ie t U n io n .

E a rly in th e w e e k , it w a s re p o rte d th a t M r. W alesa had been taken into custody o n

tw o
occasions and
r e le a s e d .
H e
w arned
th a t c o n tin u e d

harassm ent by P o lish a u th o ritie s c o u ld p ro m p t h im to jo in

th e
T K K ,
th e
S o lid a rity 'u n d e r\u00ad
g ro u n d
c o n s is tin g
of form er
u n io n
o f f ic ia ls
w ho
m anaged
t o
a v o id
a r r e s t
w hen
m artial
la w
w as
d e c la r e d
in
D ecem ber
1 9 8 1 .
"

It w as also rep o rted th at M r. W alesa's parish priest in G dansk had co m e under f i r e

fro m
th e
g o v e rn m e n t,
w h ic h
a c c u s e d h im
a n d h is fa m ily o f p r o - N a z i
s y m p a th ie s d u r in g
W o rld
W ar II.
T he
N ew
Y o rk
Tim es reported
th a t
a n o th e r
priest, identified
a s
th e
R ev.
S te fa n
D zierzek, a 70-year-o ld Jesuit in
K alisz, w as sentenced o n M ay
1 1 to tw o
m o n th s in p ris o n fo r p la n n in g to c o lle c t
aid for victim s of m artial law .

In a n o th e r d e v e lo p m e n t. T h e T im e s repo rted that M r. W alesa had jo ined the le a d e rs

o f
th e
o ld
governm ent-spon\u00ad
so red
unions, dissolved
la s t
A ugust
a lo n g
w ith
S o l i d a r i t y , in
s ig n in g
a
w ritte n
a p p e a l to th e g o v e rn m e n t c a ll\u00ad
in g
fo r
a
re tu rn
t o
o p e n , c o m p e titiv e
tra d e u n io n s .
T h e a p p e a l c a m e in a le tte r th a t w a s
d e liv e re d
t o
P arliam ent on M ay 9, and
it c ritic iz e d
th e
newly form ed
g o v e rn \u00ad
m e n t u n io n s . T h e le tte r m a rk e d th e firs t
tim e
th a t
th e
o ld
governm ent
u n io n s
h a d c h a lle n g e d
th e a u th o ritie s .
T he
a p p e a l
r e a d
in
part: "Union
o rg a n iz a tio n s th a t a re n o w

b e in g b u ilt d o n o t h a v e w id e p u b lic s u p p o r t a n d th e c u rre n t m e th o d o f c a rry in g o u t th e law in d ic a te s a d e s ire to m o n o p o liz e u n io n s u n d e r

th e
p a tro n a g e
of the state
em \u00ad
p lo y e r."
"The re-establishm ent of union
fre e \u00ad
d o m
is
o n e
o f
th e
in d is p e n s ib le
e le \u00ad

m e n ts o f th e g re a tly d e s ire d a n d g e n u in e national accord, and w ill help to aw aken a c tiv ity n e c e s s a ry to p u ll P o la n d o u t o f its crisis," the letter w ent o n.

The appeal w as signed by M r. W alesa
a n d
n in e
le a d e rs
of form er
o f f i c i a l
u n io n s ,
o f
th e
so m ew hat
m o re
in d e \u00ad
p e n d e n t
a u to n o m o u s
u n io n s
a n d
th e
teachers' union.
S o viet letter
On May

10,The Tim es reported that a n a rtic le in th e S o v ie t jo u r n a l N o v o y e V rem ya

s tro n g ly
c ritic iz e d
D e p u ty
P rim e M inister M ieczyslaw
R ako w ski,
a
to p
o f f ic ia l
in
G e n . W o jc ie c h
J a r u -

zelski`s m ilitary g o v ern m en t. It w as th e strongest such attack since the im posi\u00ad tio n

of m artial law
n e a rly
17 m o n th s
a g o .
M r.
Rakow ski, considered
t o
be a

m o derate, w as accused of being "allergic to real so cialism ." A lth o u g h m o st of th e so-called "refo rm ers" have been purged or resigned

fro m
th e p a r ty , th e S o v ie t
a tta c k
o n
M r.
R ako w ski
a n d
o th e r
m o d e ra te
o f f ic ia ls
a p p e a rs
t o
b e
a n
(C o n tin u e d o n p a te I t )
P r o -S o v ie t fo r c e s s a id to
b e g in
o ffe n s iv e a g a in s t A fg h a n in s u r g e n ts
IS L A M A B A D ,
P a k is ta n
-
S o v ie t
a n d
A fghan
governm ent
fo rc e s
h a v e
m o u n te d
a
m ajo r
o ffe n siv e
t o
d e s tr o y
in s u rg e n t s tro n g h o ld s ju s t
north of
K a b u l,
th e
A fghan
c a p ita l,
re p o rte d
R euters.
W estern d ip lo m ats here said o n M ay
10 that for
10 days an area know n as
S h o m a li h a s e x p e rie n c e d
som e
o f th e
heaviest bom bing
a n d

shelling seen s in c e S o v ie t tr o o p s in v a d e d A fg h a n is ta n at the end of 1979.

A lth o u g h th e s o u rc e s d id n o t p ro v id e
c a s u a lty
fig u re s,
th e
A sso ciated

P ress re p o rte d th a t s e v e ra l th o u s a n d c iv ilia n s have been

k ille d in th e b o m b in g s .
The road
c o n n e c tin g
K a b u l a n d th e
S o v ie t b o rd e r ru n s th ro u g h
S h o m a li, a
s t r i n g
o f
v illa g e s
s tre tc h in g
3 0
m iles
n o rth
fro m
K abul
t o
th e
to w n
o f
C h a rik a r, c a p ita l
o f
th e
P arw an
p ro \u00ad
v in c e .
T r o o p a n d s u p p ly c o n v o y s tra v e lin g
b e tw e e n
K abul
a n d
th e
b o r d e r
a re

a tta c k e d re g u la rly in th e a r e a , w h ic h th e in s u rg e n tsu s e a s a s p rin g b o a rd fo r ra id s o n th e c a p ita l.

T he
d ip lo m a ts , w h o
have access to
in fo rm a tio n
fro m
m issio ns
in
K a b u l,
s a id
th e
b o m b in g
a n d
s h e llin g
w as
w id e s p re a d , c a u s in g c iv ilia n s to flee to
th e c a p ita l.
T h e d ip lo m a ts
s a id
th e
o ffe n siv e
in
S h o m a li
c o in c id e d
w ith
th e
e n d
of a
sim ilar
o p e ra tio n
a g a in s t
re b e l
p o s i\u00ad
tio ns in A fghanistan's m ain w estern city
o f H e ra t.
In
A pril, waves of up
t o
5 0 S o v ie t
p la n e s a n d h e lic o p te rs a t a tim e b o m b e d
a n d
s tr a f e d

H e r a t, k illin g a b o u t 3 ,0 0 0 p e o p le a n d d e s tro y in g h a lf th e c ity , th e y s a id .

U krainian W eelcl\u0423
FO 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 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 .
(T h e U 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 ra in ia n -la n g u a g e d a ily n e w s p a p e r.
T h e W e e k ly a n d S v o b o d a :
(201) 434-0237, 434-0807
(2 1 2 )
2 2 7 -4 1 2 5
Y e a r ly s u b s c r ip tio n
ra te : 5 8 . U N A
m e m b e rs
U N A :
15.
(201) 451-2200
(212) 227-5250
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 E E K L Y
P .O .
Box 346
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 adzm rycz
A s s o c ia te e d ito r : G e o r g e B o h d a n
Z a r jc k y
A s s is ta n t e d ito r : M a r t a
K o lo m a y e ts
N o .
2 0
TH E
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
h i s t o r i a n
\u041c
\u0456\u0456\u043e \u2013
v a n
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 .
of 00

Leave a Comment

You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...
You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...