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c ,a fra te rn a l n o n -p ro fit a s s o c ia tio n !
ra in ia n
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
W e e fl\u0407
V o l.L I
N o .1 4
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y , A P R IL 3. 1983
2 5
c e n ts
H ie ra rc h s ' p a s to ra l:
L e tu s a c c e p t
th e E a s te r m e s s a g e
E a s te r
g r e e tin g s
o f
U k r a in ia n
C a th o lic b is h o p si n th e U n ite d S ta te s .
D early
Beloved in Christ:
O n
E aster
m orn
th e

so rro w in g w o m e n c o m e to a n o in t th e b o d y o f Jesus and are greeted w ith the asto\u00ad n is h in g w o rd s o f th e a n g e l:

"W hy do you search for the Living O ne am ong the dead? H e is not here. H e has been raised up." (L uke 24: 5-

6 ).

W hat m arvelous "good new s."T he desperate confidence of Jesus in H is F a th e r is re w a rd e d

w ith th e e c s ta tic
conquest of Easter.
T o d a y
th is
v ic to ry
is o u r s
if w e
e m b r a c e w ith
f a ith
the Easter event
\u2014
J e s u s ris e n fro m
th e d e a d fo r y o u
a n d
fo r m e . H e n c e fo rth , w e w ill b e
p e o p le
w ho
a re
"eastered" through
lif e . In the

Risen Jesus, God comes in to o u rliv e s . H e s h a p e s o u r d e s tin y . He cares for

u s , lo v e s u s , h e a ls u s , s tr e n g th e n s u s , w a lk s w ith u s in o u r p ilg rim

w ay.

T h e c h a lle n g e o f E a s te ri s t o d e c id e w h e th e r w e w a n t t o liv e in th e R is e n C h ris t o r n o t. T h e life a n d jo y a n d p e a c e

o f
E aster
a re
o u rs
fo r
th e
asking. Let us ask
G od
th is d a y

t o m ove us to accept the E aster m essage in to

our hearts. Let us ask
H im
t o
m a k e u s E a s te r p e o p le\u2014
p e o p le w h o

a re G o d -c e n te re d , p e o p le w h o fo llo w J e s u s , people w ho com e to serve the C hurch.

Let us ask
th e
L o rd
t o
m ake

u s p e a c e m a k e r s in o u r h o m e s a n d in o u r society. Let us ask

H im

to m ake us tru e C h ris tia n s w h o liv e th e g o s p e l, w ho

lo v e th e p o o r a n d c a re fo r o u r needy. Let us be people w hose pri\u00ad m ary

p u r p o s e
is to
b u ild
u p
th e
k in g d o m
o f
G od
w h ic h
is " ju s tic e ,
la w
a n d
p e a c e ,"
s o
th a t
th e
tru e
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 5 )
C o m m itte e
o n G re a t F a m in e
re p o rts
p ro g re s s
SO U TH
B O U N D
B R O O K , N .J.
-
T he
N a tio n a l
C o m m itte e
t o
C om m e\u00ad
m o rate
G e n o c id e
V ic tim s
in
U k ra in e
1 9 3 2 -3 3
m et here
a t
th e
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
Center on Saturday, M arch
2 6 , in order to proceed
w ith
p la n s fo r
n a tio n a l
o b s e r v a n c e s
o f
th e
G reat
F a m in e .
T h e c o m m itte e 's c h a irm a n , D r. P e tro
S te rc h o ,
re p o rte d
in
h is
o p e n in g
re \u00ad
m arks
t o
th e
m ore
th a n
3 0
m e e tin g
p a rtic ip a n ts , th a t th e c o m m itte e 's in itia \u00ad
tiv e h a s b e e n w e lc o m e d
by the
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
c o m m u n ity
a t
la rg e
\u2014
a n d
n o t
o n ly
in
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s ,
b u t
a ls o
th ro u g h o u t th e fre e w o rld .
T his -fact
w as
u n d e rs c o re d
a ls o
b y
M e tro p o h ta n -M s ty s ia v
o f T rT e ^ U tc fa i-
nian O rthodox C hurch, who stopped in
a t
th e
m e e tin g
a lo n g
w ith
B is h o p
Izyaslav of the B yelorussian
O rth o d o x
C hurch.
T he
m e e tin g , h e ld
a t
th e
H om e of
U k ra in ia n
C ulture, was the second
b u s in e s s
s e s s io n
of the
n a tio n a l c o m \u00ad
m ittee. It was chaired
by Dr. Stercho,
w ho
w e lc o m e d
U N A
Suprem e
P r e s i\u00ad
d e n t
J o h n
O . Flis, a
m em ber
o f
th e
n a tio n a l
c o m m itte e 's
h o n o ra ry
p r e s i\u00ad
d iu m ;
a n d
th e
v ic e
p re s id e n ts
o f
th e
p re s id iu m : N a ta lia
D a n y le n k o
(U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
N a tio n a l
W o m e n 's
L e a g u e
o f
A m erica), U lana
D ia c h u k
(U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
A s s c ia tio n ) , E u s ta c h ia
\u041d \u043e\u0443\u2013
d y s h
(Plast) and
D r. R om an
R ychok
(U k ra in ia n
Fraternal A ssociation).
D r. Stercho then proceeded
w ith his
re p o rt
as chairm an
of the

n a tio n a l c o m m itte e . H e n o te d th a t s p o n ta n e o u s expressions of support for the com m it\u00ad te e 's

w ork
h a v e
b e e n
re c e iv e d
fro m
sc o re s o f o rg a n iz a tio n s a n d in d iv id u a ls ,
w ho
e x p re s s e d
th e ir
w illin g n e s s
a n d
readiness to
lend a hand. He also said
th a t
c o m m u n ity
s u p p o rt
is e v id e n t in
th e fa c t th a t 6 3 n a tio n a l o rg a n iz a tio n s
a n d
num erous
lo c a l o rg a n iz a tio n s a re
represented am ong the m em bers of the
n a tio n a l c o m m itte e 's e x e c u tiv e b o a r d .
D r.
S te c h o
w ent
o n
t o
th a n k
th e
h ie ra rc h s
o f
U k ra in ia n
C hurches
fo r
th e ir p a tr o n a g e , th e U N A a n d U F A fo r
th e ir m u lti-fa c e te d
s u p p o r t , a s w e ll a s
th e
U k ra in ia n
p r e s s ,
in c lu d in g
S v o -
b o d a , A m e ric a a n d N a r o d n a V o ly a , fo r
a id in g
th e
co m m ittee
b y
p u b lis h in g
in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t
i t s
a c tiv ity .
H e

voiced special gratitude to the editorial staff of T he U krainian W eekly and to its p u b lis h e r, th e

U N A , for
p u b lis h in g
w h a t h e te rm e d
a n e x tre m e ly v a lu a b le
special issue
o n
th e
G reat
Famine of
1 9 3 2 -3 3 .
D r. Stercho also reported

in g e n e r a l a b o u t th e w o rk o f th e n a tio n a l c o m m it\u00ad te e 's v a rio u s s u b c o m m itte e s , n o tin g th a t re s p e c tiv e c h a irm e n

w o u ld d e liv e r
d e ta ile d
re p o rts.
F in a lly ,
D r.
S te rc h o
a d d re s s e d
th e
m atter
of correspondence
w ith
th e
U k ra in ia n
C ongress
C o m m itte e
o f
(C ontinued on page 12)
In c re a s e d a c tiv ityo f C h u rc h re p o rte d
i nU k ra in e
by Ivan H vat
M aterial
c o n ta in e d
i n

u n o ffic ia l sam izdat docum ents and reports in the S o v ie t

press itself indicate that
th e

p ro s c rib e d U k ra in ia n C a th o lic (U n ia te ) C h u rc h h a s b e e n s te a d ily in c re a s in g its a c tiv itie s in w e s te rn U k r a in e .

For some
years believers have been
s e e k in g
t o
have the Church

re g is te re d with the Soviet authorities, a necessary s te p fo r its le g a liz a tio n w ith in th e S o v ie t U n io n .

1
T he
la te s t
c o n firm a tio n
th a t
th e s e
e ffo rts
a re
b e in g
m a in ta in e d
is

provided by a report of the arrest of the U k ra in ia n C a th o lic rig h ts a c tiv is t Y o sy f T e re lia c o n ta in in g th e in fo rm a tio n th a t T e re lia ,

to g e th e r
w ith
fo u r
o th e r
c o \u00ad
re lig io n is ts ,
la s t
S e p te m b e r
fo rm ed
a
s p e c ia l
g ro u p
t o
c a m p a ig n
fo r
th e
le g a liz a tio n
of the
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch.
2
M em bers of the C hurch have becom e
in c re a s in g ly
a c tiv e , p a rtic u la rly
in
th e
w estern
o b la s ts
o f
U kraine, since
th e
e le c tio n
o f
P o lis h
C a rd in a l
K arol
W o jty la to th e p a p a l th r o n e . F ro m
th e
f ir s t
m o n th s
o f
h is
p o n tific a te ,
P o p e
John Paul II has show n a w arm
in te re s t
i n
th e
lif e
a n d
n e e d s
o f
U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic s a b r o a d , a n d th ish a s e v id e n tly e x e rte d a p o s itiv e in flu e n c e o n m e m b e rs o f th e C h u r c h in th e S o v ie t U n io ni t s e l f .

In M arch
1979, the pope addressed a
letter to
C a rd in a l Jo sy f S lip y j, m e tro \u00ad
p o lita n o f
Lviv and head of the U krai\u00ad
n ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch,
in
w h ic h
h e
e n c o u ra g e d
th e
c le rg y
t o
m ark
w ith
a p p ro p ria te
cerem ony
th e
1 ,0 0 0 th
a n n iv e rs a ry
of the
C h ris tia n iz a tio n
o f
K ie v a n
R u s ' in
th e
y e a r9 8 8 .
3
A
y e a r
later, in M arch
1 9 8 0 , the pope convened
a n e x tra o rd in a ry
sy n o d
o f th e b is h o p s
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch
a b ro a d

for the purpose of selecting an aide and eventual successor for M etro\u00ad p o lita n

S lip y j.
T hese and other m oves by the pope to
m eet the
p a s to ra l
needs of
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s h a v e
not escaped

th e a tte n \u00ad tio n o f id e o lo g ic a l w o rk e rs in U k ra in e . I. M y h o v y c h , a

s e n io r
o ffic ia l
of the

D epartm ent of Propaganda and Agita\u00ad tio n o f th e U k ra in ia n C e n tra l C o m m it\u00ad te e ,

4
s a id
o f
th e
p o p e : " U n lik e
h is
p r e d e c e s s o r s ,
th e
n e w
h e a d
o f
th e
V a tic a n
is fa v o ra b ly
d is p o s e d
to w a rd s
th e
u n f o u n d e d
p re te n s io n s
o f
th e
U n ia te s ."
5
T h e a c tiv ity
o f th e C a th o lic C h u rc h
under the leadership of Pope John Paul
(C ontinued on page 4)
1.
B. Bociurkiw ," T h e C atacom b Church:
U k r a in ia n
G reek
C a th o lic s in
th e
U S S R ,"

R e lig io n in C o m m u n is t L a n d s , V o l. 5 , N o . 1 , Spring, 1977, p .8:" L istotw arty U kraincow - K a to lik o w

? U k r a in s k ic j
S S R
d o
J a n a
Pawla II," Spotkania, N o. 16. 1981, pp. 84-
8 7 .
2 .
Reuters and AFP, February 12.1983,
s e e
a ls o
R L
7 8 /8 3 ,
" U k r a in ia n
C a th o lic
A ctivist A rrested." February
-
14, 1983.
4 .
See Radianska
Ukrayina. M arch
1 3 .
1 9 8 1 .
5 .
I. I.
M ig o v ic h ,

" U n ia tsk o -n a tsio n a - lis tic h e s k y a ly a n s n a s lu /h b c im p e r ia liz m a ," V oprosv nauchnogo ateizm a. N o. 28. 1981,

p .9 3 .
2
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W E E KLY
S U N D A Y , A P R IL
3 ,
1 9 8 3
N o .
1 4
D is s id e n t p r o file
Ir y n a
a n d
Ih o r K a ly n e ts :
re tu rn fro m
e x ile
Iryna and Dior K alynets
JE R S E Y
C IT Y ,
N .J.
-
Som e\u00ad
tim e
in
1 9 8 1 , U k ra in ia n
p o e t
Ih o r
K a ly n e ts a n d
his w ife, Iryna Stasiv-
K a ly n e ts ,
re tu rn e d
t o
th e
w estern
U k ra in ia n
c ity
of Lviv to join

th e ir daughter. They had not been w ith her in

n in e
y e a rs ,
fo r
b o th
h a d
b e e n
p o litic a l
p riso n e rs.
I n
1972, the
K a ly n e ts e s
w ere
e a c h
s e n te n c e d
t o

term s of six years in a labor cam p and th re e y e a r s ' in te rn a l e x ile fo r " a n ti- S o v ie t

a g ita tio n
a n d

p ro p a g a n d a ." N o w in th e ir 4 0 s , th e y a r e re p o rte d ly - liv in g q u ie tly in L v iv .

B e fo re th e ir a rre s ts , h o w e v e r, th e K a ly n e ts e s w e re c a u g h t in th e m a e l\u00ad s t r o m

o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
d is s id e n t
m ovem ent
w h ic h
w as
g a in in g
m o\u00ad
m e n tu m
in th e m id -1 9 6 0 s a n d e a rly
1 9 7 0 s.
T h e y
b e g a n
t o
p ro te s t
th e
a r r e s ts o f U k ra in ia n in te lle c tu a ls a n d
th e illegalities of the political trials.
J n tim e , th e y w o u ld a ls o fin d th e m \u00ad
selves in the prisoner's dock.
Ih o rK a ly n e ts w a s b o r n in
1 9 3 9 in
K h o d o riv , so m e
4 0 m iles s o u th e a s t
o f
L v iv .I n
1961 he com pleted
h is
stu d ie s
a t
th e
p h ilo lo g y
fa c u lty
o f
L v iv U n iv e r s ity . A fte r g r a d u a tin g , h e
w o r k e d in a r e g io n a l a r c h iv e si n L v iv .

W h ile still a student, he began to write poetry.Between 1964 and 196S, his poem s appeared

in
new spapers
a n d m a g a z in e s inL v iv a sw e ll a s in
K ie v , U k r a in e 's c a p ita l.
H is first collection of poem s was
r e le a s e d
b y
th e
M o lo d
p u b lis h in g
h o u s e in
1 9 6 6 , a n d it r e c e iv e d g o o d

r e v i e w s . L i t e r a t u r n a U k r a i n a , a K ie v - p a p e r, w ro te th a t d e s p ite th e ir b re \u00ad v ity ,

M r.
K a ly n e ts 's
v e r s e s
w ere
th o u g h tfu l a n d c o n v e y e d n o b le s e n ti\u00ad
m ents.
T he
y o u n g
p o e t's w o rk
was also
p ra is e d
in
a n
a n th o lo g y
o f
S o v ie t
Ukrainian poetry which appeared in
C z e c h o s lo v a k ia in
1965. The editors
c a lle d
h is
w ork
o u ts ta n d in g
a n d
original. H is poetry w as also review \u00ad
ed fa v o ra b ly
in
W arsaw .
But by
1966, the w ave of arrests
a n d
p o litic a l
t r i a l s
th a t
sw ept
U -

k ra in e th a t y e a r w e re to p e rm a n e n tly affect his future. It w as reported that he w as arrested but never brought to tria l. T h o s e trie d th a t y e a r in c lu d e d s u c h

w e ll-k n o w n
U k ra in ia n
d is s i\u00ad
d e n ts a s V a le n ty n
M o ro z , Iv a n \u041d \u0435 \u0457,
M y k h a ilo a n d B o h d a n H o ry n , \u041c

\u0443 \u043a \u2013 h a ilo O s a d c h y a n d S v ia to s la v \u041a \u0430 \u0433 \u0430 \u2013 v a n s k y .

A lth o u g h
he was not
fo rm ally
charged w ith a crim e, M r. K alynets's
p o e tr y s to p p e d b e in g p u b lis h e d a fte r
1 9 6 6 . H is w orks began
to b e c irc u \u00ad
la te d
in s a m v y d a v ,
u n d e rg ro u n d
p u b lic a tio n s .
H is
w ife,
a ls o
a
w riter,
w as
t o
su ffer a sim ila r fa te.H er w o rk s, to o ,
were banned
fro m
th e p a g e so f th e
g o v e rn m e n t-c o n tro lle d
press and
p u b lis h in g h o u s e s .
Iryna Stasiv w as born in U kraine
in
1 9 4 0 . A fte r g r a d u a tin g fr o m L v iv
U n iv e r s ity ,
sh e
taught school and
- (\u0421 \u0456\u0448 \u0418 \u043c \u0448 \u0456a m \u0432 \u0430 \u0440
" )
S o v ie ts c o n tin u e
c a m p a ig n
a g a in s t B a p tis ts , P e n te c o s ta ls
E L L IC O T T
C IT Y , M d . -
U nregis\u00ad
te re d
B a p tists
a n d
P e n te c o s ta ls
c o n \u00ad
tin u e
t o
be arrested
a n d
s e n te n c e d
in
U k ra in e in w h a t is c le a rly a n
o n g o in g
c a m p a ig n to d e s tro y u n o ffic ia l re lig io u s
g ro u p s .
A c c o rd in g
to th e S m o lo s k y p
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
In fo rm a tio n
Service, at
le a s t
1 5
U k ra in ia n
re lig io u s
a c tiv is ts ,
am ong
th e m
several young people, have been
a rre s te d
or sentenced
in
Ukraine over
the last 12 m onths.
A m ong
th o s e
s e n te n c e d
w as
V asyl
P iry c h , a
P e n te c o s ta l
w ho
re c e iv e d
a
te r m

of five years in a labor cam p and tw o y e a r s ' in te rn a l e x ile fo llo w in ga tria l in

U zhhorod
la s t fa ll. A n o th e r P e n te \u00ad
c o s ta l, 4 3 -y e a r-o ld
V a sy l S h y liu k , w a s
s e n te n c e d in
R iv n e in J a n u a r y to th re e
y e a rs in a la b o r c a m p .
T he
B a p tis ts s e n te n c e d
in c lu d e d
2 9 -
y e a r-o ld

M aya K abysh, w ho received a te rm o f th re e y e a rs in a la b o r c a m p a fte r a tria l in Z n a m e n k a in th e K iro v o h ra d re g io n .

In

Z a p o riz h z h ia , B o ry s L ia s h - chenko, 23.w as sentenced to tw o years a n d e ig h t m o n th s in a la b o r c a m p , w h ile S ta n is la v

M archenko, 22, drew
a two-
year labor-cam p term .
Inth e w e s te rn U k ra in ia n c ity o f L v iv ,
P e tro
O liy n y k , a
5 0 -y e a r-o ld

B a p tist, w as sentenced to five years'labor cam p, w h ile in th e D o n e ts k e re g io n , V o lo d y m y r Tym chuk, 24, w as sentenced last fall to three and a half years in a labor cam p. In a d d itio n , B o h d a n S h k iria v iy ,5 0 , w a s s e n te n c e d

in
D n ip ro p e tro v s k e
t o
tw o
a n d a h a lf y e a r s in a la b o r c a m p .
R e lig io u s a c tiv is ts a rre s te d
o v e r th e
(C o n tin u e d
on page
1 5 )
E s to n ia n d is s id e n t h e ld in s o lita r y
N EW
Y O R K
-
E s to n ia n
p o litic a l
p ris o n e r M a rt N ik lu s , c u rre n tly se rv in g
th e
th ird
y e a r
of a
15-year term , has
b e e n
h e ld
in
s o lita r y
confinem ent
fo r
nearly one year, reported
th e E s to n ia n
A m erican
N a tio n a l
C o u n c il, c itin g
dissident sources.
M r. N ik lu s , 3 8 . a n o rn ith o lo g is t, w a s
a r r e s te d
in
1980 and
s e n te n c e d
th e
fo llo w in g
y e a r
t o
10 years in
a
la b o r
cam p
t o
b e
fo llo w e d
b y
fiv e
y e a r s '
in te rn a l e x ile . H is c o -d e fe n d a n t.
P ro f.
J u ri K u k k ,d ie d

on M arch 30, 1981 in a transit cam p in V ologda as a result ofa hunger strike.

A c c o rd in g to th e E s to n ia n A m e ric a n
C o u n c il.
M r.
N ik lu s.\\as
p la c e d
in
s o l i t a r y
confinem ent
in
th e
spring of

1982 and should be released som e tim e n e x t m o n th . D u rin g th a t tim e , h is-fo o d r a tio n s w e re d e c r e a s e d , h is v is itin g rig h ts

w ere
c u rta ile d , a n d
h is
m ailin g
p riv ile g e s w e re s u s p e n d e d .
H e
is currently
b e in g
h e ld
in
la b o r
cam p
N o . 3 6 - 1 , o n e o f s e v e r a l in
th e

huge penal com plex near the northern city of P erm . T he cam p has com e to be know n

a s
o n e
o f
th e
h a rs h e s t
in
th e
S o v ie t U n io n .
A m o n g U k ra in ia n p o litic a l p ris o n e rs
c o n fin e d
in
th e
cam p
a re
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
G ro u p
c o -fo u n d e rs

Iv a n K andyba, Lev Lukianenko and Oleksiy Tykhy, as

w e ll a s
m em bers
V ita liy
K a ly n y c h e n k o ,
V asyl
O vsienko
a n d
V asyl Stus.
A rre s t o f p rie s t s p a rk s p ro te s t
B R O O K L Y N , N Y . -
T he arrest of a
5 8 -y e a r-o ld
L ith u a n ia n
C a th o lic p r ie s t'

in J a n u a r y h a s s p a rk e d a p e titio n d riv e a m o n g b e lie v e rs in th a t p re d o m in a n tly R o m a n C a th o lic re p u b lic a s k in g S o v ie t le a d e r

Y uri
A n d ro p o v
t o
re le a s e
th e
p a s to r.
A c c o rd in g
t o
th e
L ith u a n ia n
In fo r\u00ad
m a tio n
C e n te r
b a s e d
h e re ,
th e
R ev.
A lfonsas
Svarinskas is facing a charge
o f
" a n ti-s ta te
a n d
a n ti-c o n s titu tio n a l
a c tiv itie s ." T h e
p a s to r
of a church
in
V id u k le , th e R e v . S v a r in s k a s w a s a ls o a
m em ber
o f
th e
u n o ffic ia l
C a th o lic
Com m ittee for the Defense of Believers'
R ig h ts .
P e titio n s
p ro te s tin g
th e
arrest have
re p o rte d ly
b e e n
c irc u la te d
o u ts id e
several parishes in L ithuania, w hich w as
a n n e x e d
b y th e S o v ie t U n io n
in 1 9 4 0 .
A bout 2,000 signatures are said to have
b e e n
c o lle c te d
in
th e to w n
o f
K y b a rti
a lo n e .

The R ev. Svarinskas w as ordained in 1950 w hile serving a 10-year labor-cam p te r m

fo r n a tio n a lis t a n d re lig io u s a c tiv i\u00ad
tie s .R eleased
in
1956, he returned
t o
V iln iu s,
th e
L ith u a n ia n
c a p ita l.
L ess
than tw o years later, he w as re-arrested
a n d
s e n te n c e d
t o
s ix
years' im prison\u00ad
m e n t.
T he
Rev. Svarinskas joined
th e
C atholic com m ittee shortly after it w as
fo rm ed
o n
N ovem ber
1 3 ,
1978. The
sam e
y e a r,
h e
w as
th e
s u b je c t
of a
s la n d e ro u s
p re ss a tta c k
in th e re p u b lic
new spaper, Tiesa.
T he
L ith u a n ia n
In fo rm a tio n
C e n te r
r e p o r ts th a t h e is c u rre n tly b e in g h e ld in
an isolation cell in Vilnius.
U k ra in ia n W e e dV
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
fra te rn 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 r y
S t., J e rs e y C ity , N J . 0 7 3 0 2
(T h e U k w n i a 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
by the
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 ly
a nd
S v o b o d a :
(2 0 1 ) 4 3 4 0 2 3 7 . 4 3 4 -0 8 0 7
(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 : S 8 , U N A
m em bers
-
S 5.
U N A :
(2 0 1 ) 4 5 1 -2 2 0 0
(2 1 2 ) 2 2 7 -5 2 5 0
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e d ito r . G w i i a
B o h d a n
Z a ryc ky
A a a ia ta n t e d ito r . M a rta i K o fo tn a m to
N o .1 4
,
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W E E KLY
S U N D A Y , A P R IL
3 ,1 9 8 3
3
S o v ie t a m b a s s a d o r p ic k e te d
P H IL A D E L P H IA
-
D em onstrators
h o ld in g
" F r e e
U kraine" and
" S o lid a \u00ad
rity "
p la c a rd s
g re e te d
S o v ie t

U .N . A m bassador O leg Troyanovsky here at S w a rth m o re

C o lle g e
o n
M arch
1 9 .
shortly before he w as to deliver a speech
o n d is a rm a m e n t.
A m ong the protesters were m em bers
o f th e U k ra in ia n
H um an
R ig h ts C o m \u00ad
m ittee.
Inside, M r. T royanovsky, w ho is on a
to u r
o f
U .S . cam puses
to discuss the
S o v ie t v ie w
of nuclear issues, said that
h is c o u n try
w a n ts p e a c e a n d
th a t
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
is d e d ic a te d
t o
n u c le a r
d e s tru c tio n .
D u rin g
th e
question-and-answ er
p e rio d ,
U la n a
M azurkevich
o f
th e
U H R C
a s k e d
M r. Troyanovsky
if the
U n ite d
S ta te s s h o u ld
trust the
S o v ie ts
o n
th e
disarm am ent
is s u e
g iv e n

th e ir n o n -c o m p lia n c e w ith th e h u m a n -rig h ts provisions of the 1975 H elsinki A ccords.

M r. T royanovsky answ ered: "W e are
not here to talk
about hum an
rig h ts ."
H e said that the Soviets have discussed
hum an
rig h ts
a t v a rio u s

c o n fe re n c e s , a d d in g th a t "w e a re h e re to ta lk a b o u t n u c le a r d is a rm a m e n t."

I n
answ er
t o
a
q u e s tio n
a b o u t
th e
S o v ie t
in v a s io n
o f
A fg h a n is ta n ,
M r.
T ro y a n o v s k y
s a id
th a t
h is g o v e r n \u00ad
m e n t's
tro o p s
w ere
in v ite d
in to
th e
c o u n try b y th e A fg h a n
p e o p le .
A n o th e r q u e s tio n e r w a n te d
to k n o w
if
th e
S o v ie ts
w ere
w illin g
t o
re d u c e
th e ir n u c le a r

s to c k p ile a s a g e s tu re o f good w ill. M r. Troyanovsky responded th a t th e S o v ie t p e o p le w o u ld n o t p e rm it s u c h

a
re d u c tio n ,
a n d
re ite ra te d
h is

c o n te n tio n th a t th e U n ite d S ta te s h a s a greater nuclear arsenal than the Soviet U n io n .

G roup protests useo f
S o v ie t-s u p p lie d e vid e n c e
JE N K IN T O W N ,
Pa. -

A m e ric a n s A g a in s t D e fa m a tio n o f U k ra in ia n s In c . (A A D U ),

i n
a
r e c e n t
le tte r,
a s k e d
P re s id e n t R o n a ld
Reagan to order the
J u s tic e
D e p a rtm e n t n o t to
u se S o v ie t-
s u p p lie d
e v id e n c e
in

d e n a tu ra liz a tio n cases against East E uropeans suspected of collaborating w ith the N azis.

T he
g ro u p , fo rm e rly
know n
as the
U k ra in ia n
A n ti-D efam atio n
L e a g u e ,
s a id
th a t th e O ffic e
o f S p e c ia l In v e s ti\u00ad
g a tio n s ' u se
o f
v id e o ta p e d

te s tim o n y a n d p h o to c o p ie s o f d o c u m e n ts s u p p lie d b y th e S o v ie ts " c a n o n ly a id th e S o v ie t d is in fo rm a tio n

o ffe n siv e
in t a i n t i n g
e n itre n a tio n a lity g ro u p s , a s w e ll a s th e
U .S .
g o v e rn m e n t."
T he
O S I,
a n
a rm
o f
th e
J u s tic e
D e p a rtm e n t
c h a r g e d
w ith
b rin g in g
d e n a tu ra liz a tio n
p ro c e e d in g s
a g a in s t
s u s p e c te d

c o lla b o ra to rs , h a s m a in ta in \u00ad ed that it does all it can to guarantee that a d e fe n d a n t's rig h ts a re n o t v io la te d .

(C o n tin u e do np a g e 1 5 )
Rep.D o n Ritter named co-chairm an
o f c o m m itte eo n B a ltic s ta te s , U k ra in e
W A S H IN G T O N
-

R e p . D o n R itte r (R -P a.) has been nam ed co-chairm an of the Ad

H o c C o n g re s s io n a l C o m m itte e
o n th e B a ltic S ta te s a n d
U k ra in e .
T h e c o m m itte e , w h ic h n u m b e rs s o m e
70 m em bers, w as form ed
in
1981. O ne
o f
th e
o rig in a l
co-chairm en.
R ep.
C h a rle s
D o u g h e rty
(R -P a .),
w as
d e \u00ad
fe a te d
in
la s t
y e a r 's
c o n g r e s s io n a l
e le c tio n s . R e p . B ria n
D o n n e lly
(D -
M ass.) is the other co-chairm an.
T he
4 2 -y e a r-o ld
R ep. R itter, w hose
s e a t is P e n n s y lv a n ia 's

15th D istrict, has been a strong advocate of hum an rights. H e is also a m em ber of th e C om m ission o n S e c u rity a n d C o o p e ra tio n in E u ro p e (C S C E ) , b e tte r k n o w n

a s th e H e ls in k i
C om m ission,
w h ic h
m o n ito rs
S o v ie t
c o m p lia n c e
w ith
th e
1 9 7 5
H e ls in k i
A ccords.

In a s s u m in g th e p o s itio n , R e p . R itte r said: "The know ledge and experience of A m e ric a n s

o f
E ast
E u ro p e a n
h e rita g e
a re
e x tre m e ly
im p o rta n t
t o
m e
in
e v a lu a tin g
is s u e s
w h ic h
d e a l w ith
th e
S o v ie t
Union, such
a s
hum an
rig h ts .
nuclear arm s
c o n tro l, g ra in
s a l e s ,
te c h n o lo g y tra n s fe r a n d
im m ig ra tio n ."
He added
th a t h e lo o k e d
fo rw ard
t o
b e in g a c tiv e in th e c o m m itte e d u r in g th e
98th Congress.
T he
a d
h o c
c o m m itte e 's
g o a l
is
t o
fo c u s
a tte n tio n
o n
th e
p lig h t
o f
th e
L a tv ia n ,
E s to n ia n ,
L ith u a n ia n
a n d
U k ra in ia n
p e o p le
liv in g
u n d e r
S o v ie t
d o m in a tio n .
W C F U s e s s io n s la te dfo r A p r il2 3
T O R O N T O
-
T he
p le n a ry
s e s s io n
o f
th e
S e c re ta ria t o f th e
W orld
C on\u00ad
g re s s
o f
F re e
U k ra in ia n s
w ill b e h e ld
h e re o n A p ril 2 3 a t th e L a k e S h o re In n .
The session
w ill b e c a lle d in a c c o r d \u00ad
a n c e
w ith a d e c is io n
of the
P re s id iu m
o f th e S e c re ta ria t re a c h e d a t its m e e tin g
in N ew
Y o rk o n
M arch
1 2 .
T he session is scheduled to begin at 9
a .m ., a n d
th e tra n s p o rta tio n

e x p e n s e s o f p a rtic ip a tin g d e le g a te s a re to b e m e t b y

th e d e le g a te s o r th e ir
p a rtic u la r
m e m b e r-o rg a n iz a tio n s .
T he
r e g is tr a \u00ad
tio n fe e w ill b e 5 3 0 .
O n ly

th o s e o rg a n iz a tio n s o r in s titu \u00ad tio n s w h ic h h a v e p a id th e ir W C F U d u e s u p to a n d in c lu d in g 1 9 8 3 a re e lig ib le to take part in the plenary session.

H o te l a c c o m m o d a tio n s
m ay
b e
a r\u00ad
ra n g e d th ro u g h th e W C F U m a in o ffic e ,
w h ic h
w ill
b e
a c c e p tin g
re s e rv a tio n s
until A pril 10. A single room
is S 3 5 a n d
a d o u b le S 4 0 .
T h e fo u rth
W CFU
C o n g r e s s is s c h e \u00ad
d u le d
to be held here on D ecem ber
1 -4
at the H arbour Castle H otel.
A p p e a l a n d s ta te m e n t
o f th e
U N A
S u p re m e
A u d itin g
C o m m itte e

T h e S u p re m e A u d itin g C o m m itte e o f th e .U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n e le c te d a t th e 3 0 th C o n v e n tio n \u0456\u043f - R o c h c s te r , N .Y ., is c o m p o s e d o f: N e s to r O lesnycky, A natole D oroshenko, John

H ew ryk, D r. B ohdan

H n a tiu k a n d th e R t. R e v . P ro to p re s b y te r S te p h e n B ila k . T h e c o m m itte e s tru c tu re d itse lf a s

fo llo w s: c h a irm a n
-
M r. H ew ryk; vice chairm an
-
M r. Olesnycky;
secretary -
M r. D oroshenko; m em bers \u2014
D r . H n a tiu k a n d th e R e v . B ila k .
On M arch
19 th ro u g h 2 5 th e S u p re m e A u d itin g C o m m itte e c o n d u c te d its
first annual review
of the assets, operations and
o rg a n iz in g s ta tu s o f th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n , th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l U rb a n

R enew al C o r p o r a tio n , th e S v o b o d a P re s s a n d th e S o y u z iv k a re s o rt. O n th e b a s is o f its re v ie w , th e

Suprem e
A u d itin g
C o m m itte e
u n a n im o u s ly
co n firm s
th e
fo llo w in g :
1 . D arin g

1 9 8 2 , w h ic h w a s a c o n v e n tio n y e a r fo r th e U N A , th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n , d e s p ite e c o n o m ic u n c e rta in ty th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld , in c lu d in g

th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
a n d
Canada, and
re g a rd le s s
o f

a d d itio n a l, convention-related expenses, ended the year w ith a m arked increase in assets, that is, an increase of 51,278,565, and assets reached a total of 547,879,427.

2 .
I n
1 9 8 2 , d e s p ite
c o n d itio n s
o f
h ig h
u n e m p lo y m e n t
a n d

d e c re a s e d e a rn in g s , th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n g a in e d 2 ,4 8 3 m e m b e rs in s u re d fo r

a
to ta l o f 5 6 ,0 1 7 ,5 0 0 . T h e a v e ra g e
am ount
of insurance

c o v e ra g e purchased by new m em bers w as 52,012. This organizing achievem ent is our joint achievem ent \u2014

that of our branch
secretaries, delegates to
th e 3 0 th
convention and our tw o suprem e organizers.
3 .T h e R e c o rd in g

D e p a rtm e n t issu e d c e rtific a te s a n d p ro v id e d in s u ra n c e service to m em bers, prepared reports and m inutes, kept m em bership records a n d

s ta tis tic s ,
a n d
p ro m p tly
c o n d u c te d
c o rre s p o n d e n c e
w ith
b ra n c h
s e c re ta rie s
a n d
m em bers. It also efficiently
put into effect
the increase in
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Suprem e
A u d ito r s: A n a to le
D oroshenko, D r. Bohdan
H n a tiu k , J o h n
Hewryk, the Rev. Stephen Bilak and Nestor Olesnycky.
S v o b o d a s u b s c rip tio n ra te s sin c e m e m b e rs p a y fo r s u b s c rip tio n s a lo n g w ith
th e ir U N A
m em bership dues.
4 .In c o m e fro m
re n ts in th e U k ra in ia n
B u ild in g , th e U N A
h e a d q u a rte rs ,
progressively increases, and in
1 9 8 2
th e in c o m e w a s 5 2 ,0 9 6 ,2 3 6 . T h e in te r n a l
lo a n
fro m
U N A
m em bers
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
U rban
R enew al
C orporation, as of the end of 1982, am ounted
t o 5 4 ,5 1 3 ,4 2 7 .
5 .
In c o m e a t th e
S o y u z iv k a
resort w as 5546,849. The Soyuzivka
U N A
e s ta te
p rim arily
fu lfills
th e fu n c tio n
of a
U k ra in ia n
c u ltu ra l c e n te r w h ic h
fe a tu re s
th e
best Ukrainian
p erfo rm ers.
It has also
becom e an
a ttra c tiv e
c e n te r fo r U k ra in ia n y o u th s .
The Suprem e A uditing Com m ittee is pleased to confirm

th a t d e le g a te s to th e 3 0 th C o n v e n tio n o f th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n d o n a te d a to ta l o f 5 8 ,6 6 0 to th e fu n d

fo r U k ra in ia n s in
P o la n d .
T he
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n
has alw ays been

a protector of its m e m b e rs , th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity in th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d C a n a d a , a n d th e U k ra in ia n n a tio n in th e n a tiv e la n d . It e s ta b lis h e d a p u b lis h in g h o u s e fo r this very

purpose. This year,
1983, is the 90th anniversary
of th e U N A `s
official organ, Svoboda, the 50th anniversary of The U krainian W eekly and
th e 3 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry
of the children's m agazine, Veselka (The Rainbow ).
W e
g re e t th e
e d ito ria l
s t a f f s
of these
U N A
p u b lic a tio n s
o n

th e ir a n n iv e rs a rie s , a n d w e c a ll o n o u r U N A c o m m u n ity to a p p ro p ria te ly o b se rv e th e s e ju b ile e s .

B e fo re u s lo o m s th e h is to ric1 ,0 0 0 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f th e b a p tis m o f U k ra in e . In v ie w o fth is , w e s h o u ld m a k e im p o rta n t d e c is io n s o n h o w to p a rtic ip a te in th e c e le b ra tio n s in o rd e r to m a rk th e1 ,0 0 0 -y e a r h is to ry o f C h ris tia n U k ra in e w ith d ig n ity .

W e c a ll u p o n a ll o u r m e m b e rs to a p p ro p ria te ly o b s e rv e th e tra g e d y o f th e
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n
th a t
was perpetrated
by the
o c c u p a tio n a l
regim e of
R ussian com m unism
-
th e h o lo c a u s t o f th e U k ra in ia n n a tio n th a t to o k th e
lives of 7 m illion
v ic tim s . T h e
Suprem e
A u d itin g
C o m m itte e c a lls o n
th e
entire m em bership of the UNA

to p a rtic ip a te a c tiv e ly in th e o b s e rv a n c e s o f th is tra g ic a n n iv e rs a ry in th e h is to ry o f U k ra in e a n d to h o n o r th e v ic tim s o f the Great Fam ine of

1 9 3 2 -3 3 b y jo in in g
in th e e v e n ts a n d a c tio n s a lre a d y
b e g u n
b y th e N a tio n a l C o m m itte e to
C om m em orate
G e n o c id e V ic tim s in
U kraine that w as established
o n th e in itia tiv e o f M e tro p o lita n
M styslav.
T h e S u p re m e A u d itin g C o m m itte e c a lls o n a ll th e m e m b e rs , a ll s e c re ta rie s
a n d
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of branches
a n d
d is tr ic ts , a ll d e le g a te s
t o
th e
3 0 th
U N A

C o n v e n tio n a n d a ll m e m b e rs o f th e S u p re m e A s s e m b ly , to d o th e ir u tm o s t s o th a t th isy e a r, o n th e o c c a s io n o f th e a n n iv e rs a rie s o f S v o b o d a , T h e U k ra in ia n W e e k ly

a n d
V e s e lk a , th e
U N A
g a in s
a t le a s t 4 ,0 0 0
n e w
m e m b e r s , in
a c c o rd a n c e w ith th e g o a l s e t b y th e O rg a n iz in g
D e p a rtm e n t.
D e ta ile d
re p o rts
o n
th e
a n n u a l
re v ie w , a s
w e ll a s
re c o m m e n d a tio n s
c o n c e rn in g
in d iv id u a l a s p e c ts o f U N A
operations w ill be presented
b y th e
S u p re m e A u d itin g C o m m itte e in J u n e 1 9 8 3 a t th e a n n u a l m e e tin g o f th e U N A
S uprem e A ssem bly.
Join the ranks of the largest and oldest U krainian
in s titu tio n
in the free
w o rld .
F o r th e S u p r e m e A u d itin g C o m m itte e :
John H ewryk, c h a irm a n
N estor O lesnycky,vice chairm an
Anatole D oroshenko,s e c r e t a r y
B o h d a n H n a tiu k , m em bers
T h e R e v . S te p h e n B ila k , m em ber
Jersey City, M arch
25, 1983
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