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SUNDAY,MAY \u0417 , \u04069 8 \u0406
2 5 c e n ts
S o v ie t b u re a u c ra c y
th w a rts a tte m p ts
o f c o n g re s s m a nt o c a ll R u d e n k o s
Jersey S enate calls fo r
releaseo f Y u riy
S h u k h ev y ch
P H IL A D E L P H IA
-
R e p . L aw \u2013
r e n ce
C oughlin
(R -P a .)
d i s c l o s e d
o n
A p r il
2 8
th a t
S o v ie t
b u r e a u cr a cy
th w a r te d h is a tte m p ts to te le p h o n e im p r i\u2013
son e d
U k r a in ia n
p olitica l a ctivistM y\u2013
k ola

R u d e n k o , w h o is cu r r e n tly se r v in g the fourth year ofa 12-year sen ten ce in a Soviet labor cam p.

M r. R uden k o,a
poe ta n d foun din g
m em ber
o f th e
U k r a in ia n
H e lsin k i
G r o u p ,w a s se n te n ce d
i n
1977t o se ve n
y e a r s
i n
a
str ict-r e g im e n
ca m p
to be
follow e db yfiv e y e a r s' in te r n a l e x ile for
" a n ti-S o v ie t
a g ita tio n
a n d
pr opa ga n \u2013
d a ."
R e p .
C oughlin , a lon g
w ith
se v e r a l
m e m b e r so f th e
P h ila d e lp h ia -b a se d
H um a n
R ig h tsfo r U k r a in e C o m m itte e

a n da n in te r p r e te r , sp e n t tw o a n don e- h a lf fr u str a tin g h o u r s o n A p r il2 4 tr y in g to r e a chth e B a r a sh e vo p r iso n ca m pi n M ordovia , w here M r. R uden k oi s bein g h e ld .

D e sp ite
book in g
th e
phon e
ca lli n
a dva n ce ,
S o v ie t
o p e r a to r s
r e fu se d
t o
con n e ct
R e p . C oughlin
w ith
th e 6 0 -
y e a r -old h u m a n -r igh ts a ctiv ist. A n o th e r
ca ll
t o
th e
M in istr y
o f in te r io r
i n
M oscow
went unanswered.R e p . Cou\u2013
g h lin
a tte m p te d
t o
r e a ch
th e
d u ty
o ffice r ,
but w a st o l d
th a t
n o
phon e
num bers were available.
E ffo r tst o r e a c hM r. R u d e n k o 's w ife
i n
K ie v
w e r e
a lso
un succe ssful,a s
o p e r a to r s
r e p o r te d
h e r
phon e
w a s
discon n e cte d.
E v e n tu a lly ,
h e
ca lle d
th e
S o v i e t
E m b a ssy
i n
W
ashin gton , where
a n
u n id e n tifie d
officia l,
com m e n tin g
o n
th e co n g r e ssm a n 's fr u str a tio n , sa id : " A s
W a lte r C r o n k ite sa y s\u2014 th a t'sth e w a yi t
i s ."R e p . C oughlin sa id the en tire episode
" w a s m o st fr u str a tin g e sp e cia lly in lig h t
of the la ck
o fcoope r a tion
fr o m
phon e
o p e r a to r s in th e U S S Ra n d th e e m b a ssy
officia l."
R e p .
C oughlin ,
w ho ha s w r itte n
Soviet authorities a sk in gfo r M r . R u \u2013
d e n k o 's
r e le a se
a n d
ha scir cu la te d
a
" D e a r
C o lle a g u e " le tte r
t o fellpw con \u2013
g r e ssm e n
ca llin go n
th e m
t oin te r v e n e
o n
th e
d issid e n t's
b e h a lf,
u r g e dth e
P h ila d e lp h ia
a ctivistst o con tin u e the ir
e ffo r ts
t o
con ta ct
S o v i e t
officia ls.
The ca lls were placed from
th e
o ffice s
o f th e
Providen ce A ssocia tiono f Ukrai\u2013
n ia n
C a tholics, an d join in g R ep. Cou\u2013
g h lin
were three executive
m em berso f
th e
or ga n iza tion ,
a s
w e ll
a s
H um a n
R ightsfo r
U k r a in e
C o m m itte e
e xe cu\u2013
tive members Ulana M azurkevich,\u0423 \u0435\u0433\u0430
A n d r e y czy k , O r y sia
H e w k a
a n dC hr y \u2013
s ti a
Se n y k .
P iz n a k v is its L v ivt o q u e s tio n
w itnessesfo r Derkacz trial
b y
D r.W alter Dushnyck
N E W
Y O R K
-
M ich a e l P izn a k , the
w e ll-k n o w n
U k r a in ia n
A m e r ica n a ttor \u2013
n ey
a n d v e te r a n
U k r a in ia n
A m e r ica n
com m un ity
le a d e r ,
sp e n t
a
w e e k
\u2014
M arch 23 - 30-
inL viv, U k r a in e , on the
ca se
of a clien t whom
h er e p r e se n ts in
L u b a c h iv s k y a s s u m e s
d u tie si n R o m e
P H IL A D E L P H IA
-
A rchbisho p
M y r osla v L uba chivsk y , coa djutor w ith
th e
r ig h t
o f
s u c c e s s i o n
t o
P a tr ia r ch
Josyf Slipyj, leftth e United
S ta te so n
A p r il 28 to ta k eu p p e r m a n e n t r e sid e n ce
i n
R o m e , r e p o r te d
A m e r ica ,a
U k r a i\u2013
n ia n
C a th olic d a ily .
O n
A p r il
23,cle r gy m e n , n un s a n d
m on k s
fr o m
th e
P h ila d e lp h ia
A r ch e \u2013
p a r c h y
sa id
fa r e w e llt o
A r ch b ish o p
L u b a ch iv sk y
at a
p r iv a te
p a r ty
i n
th e
school hallo f the im m aculate Concep\u2013
ti o n
C a th e d r a l.
,
P r ior
to thefa r e w e ll
ga the r in g,
A r ch b ish o p
L u b a ch iv sk y
ce le b r a te da
m oleben
in theca th e d r a l.
A r ch b ish o p
L u b a ch iv sk y
w ill be in
R om e
t ofu lfill
hisd u tie s a s c o a d ju to r
a n dt o a ssist P a tr ia r ch J o sy f in le a d in g
th e
U k r a in ia n
Catholic Church.
th e
A m e r ica n
c o u r t.
M r.P izn a k
i s
d e fe n se
a tto r n e y
fo r
M ich a e l D e r \u2013
k a cz,a n A m e r ica n
citize n
o f U k r a in ia n
d e sce n t,i s b e in g tr ie dfo r n ot r e v e a lin g
a tth e tim e
h e w a s r e ce ivin g h isAm e\u2013
r ica n
v i s a
i n
G e m a n y
th a t
h e
was a
m e m b e ro f th e U k r a in ia n
police durin g
th e G e r m a n
occupa tion
o f U k r a in e .
in a sm u ch
as Mr.P izn a k
v isite d
U k r a in e
i n
d e fe n se
o f
h isclie n t, a n
A m e r ica n
citize n , M r. P izn a k
in te r r o \u2013
g a te d w itn e sse si n
L v ivi n th e p r e se n ce
o f r e p r e se n ta tiv e s
o f th e U .S .gove r n \u2013

m e n t. L ik e w ise ,a n o fficia lo f th e U .S . Em bassy in M oscow m et M r. Pizn ak at th e

M oscow
a ir p o r t
a fte r
h isa r r iva l
fr o m
L on don ; a n d th e
U .S .E m b a ssy
a r r a n ge d
h o te l
a ccom m oda tion s
fo r
M r . P izn a k
i n
L viv.
D u r in g
th ein te r r oga tion
o ffo u r
w itn e sse s, a ll d e p o sitio n s
w e r e
ta p e d ,
a n dth e a p p e a r a n ce so f w itn e sse s w e r e
v id e o ta p e d .
A lthough
th e
ch ie fp r o -
c u r a to r , a w o m a n fr o m

M oscow , spok e Russian , a ll other court officials a s well a s w itn e sse s, sp o k e

U k r a in ia n .M r.
P izn a k 's
q u e stio n s
w e r e
a sk e d
i n
En \u2013
g l i s h
a n d
w e r e
tr a n sla te d
in to
U k r a i\u2013
n ia n .
A ll
th e se
pr oce e din gs
som e tim e s
la ste d
lo n g in toth e e v e n in g , in a sm u ch
(C o n tin u e d
o n pa ge 4 )
N J . S ta te
Se n . John
P .C a u fie ld
T R E N T O N , N .J . -
The New Jersey
S ta te
S e n a te
u n a n im ou sly
p a sse da
r e so lu tio n
o n
M o n d a y , A p r il2 7 , se e k \u2013
in g
th e
r e le a se
o fU k r a in ia n
p olitica l
p r iso n e r
Y u r iy
S h u k h e v y c h , w ho has
a lr e a d y
spen t 29 yearsi n prison . Spon \u2013
so r e d
b y
Sen .J o h n
P .C a u fie ld
o f
N e w a r k , S e n a te
R e s o l u ti o n
N o.3 0 0 2
a sk sth e p r e sid e n to f th e U n ite d S ta te s
t o
in te r ce d e
o n
M r. S h u k h e v y c h 's
b e h a lf
d u r in g
fu tu r e
d iscu ssion s
w ith
th e S o v ie ts.
it a lso de scr ibe s the un usua l le n gth of
th e
p olitica l
p r iso n e r 's se n te n ce s,a n d
th e
d u b io u s
ca u se
of hisa r r e st and
d e ta in m e n t.
Sen s. Joseph
H ir k a la ,
L a u r e n ce
S . W e iss, W a lte r
S h e i l , W il\u2013
lia m
J . H a m ilton
a n dJoseph Merlino
join e d
Sen . C a u fie ld
a s co-spon sor s.
in troduced
sh o r tly
a fte r
th eU k r a i\u2013
n ia n
in d e p e n d e n ce
D a y
p r ocla m a tion
i n
th eS e n a te , S R
3002 quick ly cleared
the com m itte e

p r o c e ss, but a v o tew a s d e la y e d b e ca u seth e L e g isla tu r e r e ce ss\u2013 e d

fo r
th e
a p p r o p r i a ti o n s
p r o ce ss.
A lthough

un a n im ous a ppr ova lw a s e x p e c te d , S e n . C a u fie ldw a s a d d itio n a lly p le a se d

b y th e overwhelm in g outpour\u2013
in go f su p p o r t fo r th e r e so lu tio n
o ffe r e d
b y
h is colle a gu e s.
A ll ofth e m , he
claim ed, back ed
th e
id e a
"m or e
th a n
w h o le h e a r te d ly ."
S e n . C a u fie ld ,w ho to o k
p a r ti n
a
r a lly
o n
M r.S h u k h e v y ch 's b e h a lf la st
O ctobe r
i n
ir vin gton 's
C ivic
S q u a r e ,
sa id :" T h e ca se
o fY u r iy
S h u k h e v y ch
b e st
e pitom ize s
th e
e x te n t
o f
S o v ie t
cr u e lty
a n du tte r
d isr e g a r d
fo rm or a l
p r in cip le s,a s w e lla s th e d e te r m in a tio n
o f
U k r a in ia n
a n d
o th e r
Soviet dissi\u2013
d e n tsfo r
hum a n
a n d n a tion a l r ig h ts."
H e

a d d e d : " T h is r e so lu tio n 'ist o r e m in dth e W h ite H o u se th a t th e S ta te S e n a te a n d th e p e o p le o f N e w J e r se ya r e s t i l l

ve r y
in te r e ste d
i n
th eca u se
o f
h u m a n r i g h tsa n d w ill n ot to le r a teth e
r e le g a tio n
o fth is
n oble
ca u se
to the
S ta te
D e p a r tm e n t's w a ste b a sk e t."
C o p ie so f th e r e so lu tio n
w ill n ow
b e
fo r w a r d e d
toth e m e m b e r s o f C on gr e ss
fr o m
N e w J e r se y , a s w e lla s to P r e sid e n t
R on a ld
R e a ga n .
R ea g a n na m es e th n ic lia is o n o ffic e r
W A SH 1N G T O N
-
Ja ck
B u r g e ss,
fo r m e r
e th n ic
m e d ia
lia ison
o f th e
R e a g a n ; B u sh
C o m m itte e 's
N a tio n a \u2013
lities D ivision
a n d a L ith u a n ia n A m e r i\u2013
ca n . h a s b e e n n a m e d sp e cia l a ssista n tt o
th e
presiden t, office
o f public lia ison ,
a ccor d in g
fo
T he
N ova k
R e p o r t. A l\u2013
th o u g h
h is m a in
respon sibilities w illb e
i n
th e
a r e a
of labor, agriculture a n d
b u sin e ss. M r. B u r ge ss w ill a lso se r vea s
a
lia ison
t o
th e
e th n ic
a n d
C a th olic
com m un itie s.
i n
a n
e x c l u s i v e
in te r v ie w
w ithT he
N ova k
R e p o r t, M r. B u r g e ss, sp e a k in g
a bout
th e
R e a ga n
a d m in istr a tio n 's
m e ch a n ism s
fo r
in te r a ctio n
w ith
th e
e th n ic
com m un ity
sa id :" T h e R e a ga n
W hite
H o u se w o n 't be as str u c tu r e di n
i ts
r e la tio n sh ip s
w ith
e th n ics. B la ck s.
H i s p a n i c s . J e w s a n d w o m e n ."
U n lik e
th e
C a r te r
a d m in istr a tio n ,
w h ich
had a
sp e cia l p r e sid e n tia l a ssis\u2013
ta n t str ictly
fo r
e th n ic
a ffa ir s. M r.
B u r g e ss e x p la in e d th a t th e r e " w o n tb e
s p c c i l i c
pr ogr a m
o ffice s"
fo r
v a r io u s
ethnic groups,b u t added
that "people
w ho
ha ve
o th e r
r e sp o n sib ilitie s
w ill
brin g sen sitivity
t oth e se g r o u p s in1h e ir
w o r k ."
A sk e d
w hy
h is
p o s i ti o n
a s

e th n ic lia iso n w a s n ot m e n tion e d in th e officia l p r e ss r e le a se

a n n ou n cin g
h isa p p o in t\u2013
m e n t,
M r. B u r ge ss ca lle d
it a n
"ove r -
sig h t."
O u tlin in g
th e
goa ls
fo r
h is
e th n ic
ou tr e a ch
w or k ,
M r.B u r g e ss
sa id :
" F ir st,
1w a n t
t o
m a k e
su r e
th a tth e
in te r e stso f A m e r ica 's e th n ic com m u n i\u2013
tie s
a r e
a m p ly
r e p r e se n te d
\u2014
i n
person n el decision s,i n
p o l i c y
m a tte r s.
S e co n d ly ,i t w illb e m y job to getthe
R e a ga n
m e ssa g e
a cr osst o
th e
e th n ic
com m u n ity .S o 1 w ill.h a ve
b o th in p u t
an d output respon sibilities."

in a ddressin g the grow in gdissa tisfa c\u2013 tio n a m o n g so m e e th n ic g r o u p s w ith th e n um ber

o fe th n ic
a p p o in tm e n ts
t o
govern m en t

posts. M r. Burgess noted th a t th e r e w e r e se v e r a l, in clu d in g a ssis\u2013 ta n ts to the se c r e ta r ie so f d e fe n sea n d labor. He adm itted, however, that "the a p p o in tm e n ts h a v e n 't b e e na t th e

h ig h \u2013
e st le v e l."
"W e don 't havea cabin et secretary or
a n
a m b a ssa d o r ." sa id
M r.B u r g e ss.
. T u r n in g
to the
issu e
o f th e
R e a ga n
a d m in istr a tio n 's
cu tb a ck si n
e th n ic
(C o n tin u e d
\u043e -,pa ge 1 1 )
: - '?
2
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
S U N D A Y ,M AY
\u0417 ,
\u04069 8 \u0406
N o.1 8
C h ic a g o
y O U th S
h o n o r
lv a s iu k
D e m ja n ju k
file s fo r m is tria l
b y
A le x P osze w a n y k
C H 1C A G O
-
U k r a in ia n
y o u th
o f
C h ica go
hon or e d
th e
la te
U k r a in ia n
com pose r
volody m y r
lva siu k
o n
th e
occa sion
of what would

have been his 32n d birthday with a m em orial con cert th e y

th e m se lv e s
ha d
p la n n e d ,
p r e \u2013
se n te d a n d p e r fo r m e d .
M r, lva siuk , the youn gest an d m ost
popula r
com pose r
i n
U k r a in e , w a s,
a lm ost' be y on d
a
sha dow
of a
d o u b t,
murdered by
M oscow's KGB because
his son gs
d e scr ib e d
th e
b e a u ty
o f
U k r a in e
i n
h is
n a tiv e
U k r a in ia n
la n \u2013
g u a g e .
B e tw e e n
1 0 ,0 0 0
a n d
1 5 ,0 0 0

d e v o te d lo v e r s o f h is m u sic to o k p a r t in hisfuneral procession on May2 2 , 1979. D u r in g

h is
b r ie f
life ,
M r.
lva siu k
com pose d
ove r
60 son gs. There
p r o \u2013
b a b ly
is n ot a
sin gle
U k r a in ia n
i n
th e
w or ld
w ho
ha s
n ot
h e a r d
his son gs.
F a r fr o m
U k r a in e , in th e fr e e la n d o f
W a shin gton ,
i n
C h ica go, close
t o
a
hun dred
U k r a in ia n

youn gsters, chil\u2013 d r e n o f im m ig r a n ts, la id th y m e -flo w e r s un der the portrait of M r. lvasiuk , san g his son gs a n d da n ced to his m elodies.

This con cert dedica ted toth e m usic of
volody m y r
lva siuk , was organ ized by
th e y o u th

of S s. volody m y r a n d O lha P a r ish a n d w a s h e ld A p r il 4 in C h o p in School. The

a u d ito r iu m
w a s fille d
t o
ca p a city
w ith
1 ,5 0 0
g u e sts.
T h e fir st h a lf o f th epr ogr a m in clu d e d
perform an ces
b y
O r y sia
L u b y n sk y , a
voca list fr om C a n a da , the n e w ly for m e d
G e r d a p tr io (C h r istin e

S a w y n , O le n k a G a la d za a n d O lga K in a l) a n d a d va n ce d m em bers

o f
th e
H r om ovy tsia
da n ce

e n se m ble . A ll son gs a n d m e lodie s in the first pa rt of th e progra mw e r e com pose d by M r . lva siu k .

The secon d half of the program
w a s
devoted m ostly to dan ces.T h r e e groups
p e r fo r m e d : th e

y o u n g e st a n d in te r - m e d ia te cla sse s of th e U k r a in ia n S ch o o l o f

D a n ce ,
a n d
th e
H r om ovy tsia

en \u2013 sem ble. The dan ces were choreograph\u2013 e d to U k r a in ia n

fo l k
m e lodie s.
T he
instructors and choreographers
o f th e
U k r a in ia n
School of Dan ce are
youn g people \u2014
R oxa n a
D y k a -P y ly p \u2013
chak and Yura Cepynskyj -
who grew
up on
the sta ge a n d con tin ue to cha rm
a u d ie n ce s
w ith
th e ir
perform an ce
o f
d a n ce s in tr a d ition a l a n d con te m p or a r y
sty le .
Y oun g
p ia n ist
N a d ia
Sa w y n
(C h i\u2013
c a g o 's
b e st-k n o w n
a ccom p a n ist
fo r
choirs and
soloists at a ll con certs)
p r e p a r e d
th e
G e r d a n
trio for
th is

con cert, prepared the m usical arrange\u2013 m e n ts fo r th e o r c h e str a , e n g a g e d y o u n g profession al m usician sa n d, throughout th e c o n c e r t, c o n d u c te d th e

1 7 -m e m b e r
sy m phon ic
o r ch e str a .
M s. S a w y n
to \u2013
g e th e r
w ith
M r . C e p y n sk y , a lso com \u2013
p o se d
th e
m usic for
a
da n ce
title d
" F r e e d o m 's S o n g ."
N e a r ly
100 d a n ce r s
p a r ticip a te d
i n
th e
con ce r t.
A ll
w e r e
liste d
i n
th e
pr ogr a m
\u2014

too m an y to in clude a full list he r e . H ow e ve r , the a dva n ce d m em \u2013 b e r s

o f th e
H r om ovy tsia

e n se m b le d e se r ve sp e cia l r e co g n itio n : K a tia D udy cz,

M a r ta
H or ody low sk a -K ozy \u2013
ck a , R oxa n a
D y k a -P y ly p ch a k , M a r ia
R e y n a r o w y c h , C h r y stia

A n dr ushk o\u2013 W e r e m in sk a , v o lo d y m y r B y e , M ich a e l Bye, Andrew

W e r e m in sk y j, R o sty sla w
Z bota n iw ,
iva n
P y ly p ch a k
a n d
Y u r a
C e p y n sk y .
S o u n d a n d lig h t e ffe c ts fo r th e c o n -
ce r t
w e r e
a lso
a r r a n g e d
b y
y oun g
U k r a in ia n s
-
S te fa n
a n d
M y ch a jlo
Pylypczak. The
pr ogr a m
cover and
sta g e
d e sig n
w e r e
th e
w or k
o f
th e
U k r a in ia n
a r tist
A n d r ij
K o w a !e n k o .
N a r r a to r
o f
th e
con ce r t
w a s th e
y oun g
D e a con
P e tr o
G a la d za . H is
in tr oduction
i n
U k r a in ia n
a n d E n g lish
con cise ly
p o r tr a y e d
volody m y r
iva \u2013
siuk , his life, work
a n d
tr a g ic e n d .
H is
hum or ous
a n d
in fo r m a tiv e

com \u2013 m e n ta r ie s b e tw e e n n u m b e r s e n te r ta in e d th e

a u d ie n ce . (H e
n o te d
th a t th e p e r \u2013
for m e r s w o u ld d e fin ite ly
n ot sta ge this
con ce r t
i n
P h ila d e lp h ia
b e ca u se
th e y
w a n te d
t o
a void
a n o th e r
" c o n g r e s s ." )
T h is w a s a
con cert of
U k r a in ia n
y o u th
hon orin g a youn g
U k r a in ia n
com poser, whose son gs enchanted thou\u2013
sa n ds in the free world an d m illion s in
U k r a in e ,
in sp ir e d
b y

his work, these y o u th s m a n a g e d to sta g e o n e o fth e b e st con ce r ts

i n
th e
h isto r y
o f
C h ica go's,
U k r a in ia n
com m u n ity .
T he
a d u lts
a ssiste d
back stage, provided
m or a l
su p p o r t
a n d, a bove
a ll,
a n xiou sly
a w a ite d th e o u tc o m e .
T h efin a l cu r ta inw a s r a ise d on a sta g e
filled with youngperformers.They were
g r e e te d
w ith
flow ers, con gra tula tion s,
m ore
flo w e r s
\u2014
a n d
un en din g ap\u2013
p la u se .
M a n y
a
m o th e r
a n d
gr a n d-
m o th e r , d e e p ly m o v e d , w a s se e n w ip in g
te a r s o f jo y
fr o m
her eyes \u2014
th e y w e r e
the on es w ho had spen t sleepless n ights
e m b r o id e r in g
b lo u se s
a n d
sh ir ts
fo r
th e ir so n s a n d d a u g h te r s. T h e co stu m e s
fo r
all performances were designed by
on e
o f th e se m o th e r s
\u2014
D a n a
D y k y j.
T he
U k r a in ia n
School of Da n ce an d
H r om ovy tsia
e n se m b le
m em bers
a r e
ch ild r e n
o f v a r io u s U k r a in ia n p a r ish e s.
T he
con ce r t
ha d
a n
e cu m e n ica l cha \u2013
r a c te r
o n
sta g e
a s w e ll a s in

the au\u2013 die n ce . in clude d a m on g the n um erous cle r gy

w a s th e n e w ly a p p o in te d b ish o p
o f th e
U k r a in ia n
Catholic Eparchy of
C hica go,
in n oce n t
L otock y j
O SB M .
T he
o ld e st

"pa rticipa n ts" of the c o n c e r t w e r e th e p a r e n ts, w h o , to g e th e r w ith

th e
y o u th ,
p u lle d
th e
cu r ta in s,
m a n n e d
th e
doors, helped
g a th e r th e
p e r fo r m e r s, d istr ib u te d
pr ogr a m s, e tc.
A m on g
th e m
w a s th e
tir e le ss a d m in i\u2013
str a to r
of the
U k r a in ia n
School of
D a n ce , R om a n
Z a ja c, w h o co n tr ib u te d '
m uch of h is tim e .
T he
talen t of the youn g people was
evident in
th e
p r e p a r a tio n
a n d p e r fo r \u2013
m an ces of this con cert, an d
it proved
th a t
a s
lon g
a s
U k r a in ia n
p a r e n ts
e d u c a te
th e ir
ch ild r e n
in
th e

spirit of U k r a in ia n h e r ita g e , a s lo n g a s th e y se n d th e ir ch ild r e n

to U k r a in ia n
school an d
U k r a in ia n
or ga n iza tion s, the
m usic of
v o lo d y m y r lv a siu k
w illl i v eon a n d
"T he
Son g W ill Be Am on g Us"("Pisn ia Bude
P om izh N a m y ").
French Ukrainian
asks for intervention
in S h u k h ev y ch case
PAR1S -
M ichael Pidsadn y, the 29-
y e a r -o ld
F r e n ch
U k r a in ia n
w ho
i s
w illin g
t o
e xcha n ge
him se lf
fo r
im \u2013
p r iso n e d
U k r a in ia n
n a tio n a list
Y u r iy
Shuk hevych, recently
a p p e a le d to U k \u2013
r a in ia n s
e v e r y w h e r e
t o
w r ite
t o
th e
F r e n ch for e ign
m in iste r a sk in g h im
t o
in te r v e n e
o n
M r . S h u k h e v y c h 'sb e h a lf.
W
r itin g
i n
th e
A p r il
12 issue
o f
U k r a in ia n
W ord, a weekly

paper pub\u2013 lish e d in F r a n ce , M r . P id sa d n y r e ve a le d th a t

F r e n ch
F or e ign
M in iste r
Je a n
F r a n cois P on ce t ha d r e je cte d h is offe r
fo r
th e
p r o p o se d

swap, but prom ised th a t th e g o v e r n m e n t w o u ld b r in gu p th e S h u k h e v y ch

ca se
w ith
Soviet authori\u2013
ties "at the proper tim e."
A fte r
th e
a p p e a r a n ce
o f
M r . P id \u2013
sa d n y 's le tte r , h e r e p o r te d ly
r e ce ive d a
letter from Sim on e ve il, presiden t ofth e
E u r o p e a n
P a r lia m e n t,
i n
w h ich
sh e
sta te d
th a t
sh e
w ould
lo o k
in to
th e
p o s s i b i l i ty
o f
ha vin g
th a t b o d y
in te r \u2013
vene on
M r . S h u k h e v y c h 'sb e h a lf.
C L E vE L A N D -
A tto r n e y s fo r J o h n
D e m ja n ju k , th e 6 0 -y e a r -o ld
U k r a in ia n
cha r ge d
w ith
ly in g
t o

im m ig r a tio n a uthor itie s a bout his a lle ge d se r vice in a con ce n tr a tion

camp, have asked thata m istria l be decla red, a ccordin g to The C le v e la n d P r e ss.

in a m otion filed in
federal court on

A p r il1 4 , a tto r n e y s J o h n W . M a r tin a n d S p ir os E . G on a k is sa id tha t the govcr n \u2013 m e n t w ith h e ld

k e y in fo r m a tio n
d u r in g
th e
d e n a tu r a liza tio n
proceedin gs, and
cla im e d
th e y
d id
n ot fin d

out about statem en ts m ade by five Soviet citizen s a n d

a
su r v iv o r
o f th e
T r e b lin k a
ca m p
u n til a fte r th e tr ia l w a s o v e r .
T h e fi v e -w e e k tr ia l e n d e d o n
M a r ch
1 1 ,
a n d
J u d g e
F r a n k
J. B a ttisti
i s
expected to issue his decision this week,
a ccordin g to the Press.
T he
p r o se c u tio n
d id
n ot in tr oduce
th e
Soviet testim on y
d u r in g th e
tr ia l,
but w rote a letter on
M a r ch 27 in for m \u2013
in g the court of the sta tem en ts, in
th e
le tte r . J u stice
D e p a r tm e n t
A tto r n e y
N or m a n
A . M oscow itz
sa id
a
p h o to
ta k e n
fr o m
a n
in d e n tifica tion
ca r d
issu e d
t o
a n
iw a n
D e m ja n ju k
at a
G e r m a n
tr a in in g
ca m p
i n
T r a w n ik i,
Pola n d,
w a s
show n
t o
f i v e
S o v i e t
citizen s who were
a t th e c a m p ,o n e
o f
w hom
sa id
he remembered
M r. Dem \u2013
ja n ju k
a n d
cor r e ctly
id e n tifie d
th e
p h o to g r a p h ,
a ccor d in g
t o
th e
P r e ss.

T h e ca r d a n d its p h o to w e r e p r o v id e d to th e J u stic e D e p a r tm e n t b y th e S o v ie t gove r n m e n t, w hich cla im e d it ha d be e n captured during W orld W ar H.

i n
his le tte r , M r. M oscow itz de scr ib\u2013
e d
th e
S o v ie t
citize n s' sta te m e n ts
a s
"further in crim in atory in form ation an d
su p p o r t
fo r
th e
g o v e r n m e n t's
ca se ,"
a ccordin g to the Press.
H e
sa id
th e
sta te m e n ts
w e r e

n ot in tr o d u ce d a t thetr ia l b e ca u se th e yw e r e received too la te to obta ine ith e rth e live o r

d e p o sitio n
te stim on y
o f th e
S o v ie t
w itn esses in volved. H e stressed tha t he
d id
n ot
w a n t
th e
in fo r m a tio n
t o
b e
in cluded in
th e tr ia l r e c o r d .
i n
th e ir
m otion
fo r
a
m istr ia l, M r .
D e m ja n ju k 's
la w y e r s
d isp u te d
M r.
M oscow itz's in te r p e lla tio n
o f th e sta te \u2013
m en ts, an d argued that they could have
b e e n
v a lu a b le to th e d e fe n se , th e P r e ss
r e p o r te d .
M e tro p o lita n s M s ty s la v , D a m a s c in o s m e e t
S O U T H
B R O U N D
B R O O K ,
N .J .
-
M e tr o p o lita n
M sty sla v, he a d of the
U k r a in ia n
O r th o d o x
C h u r ch
met on
A p r il. 9 w ith M e tr o p o lita n D a m a scin o s,
g e n e r a l
se cr e ta r y
o f
th e
p r e -sy n o d
com m ission

o f th e U n iv e r sa l O r th o d o x Sy n od a s w e ll a s w ithr e p r e se n ta tiv e s of th e U n iv e r sa l O r th o d o x P a tr ia r ch a te in C h a m b e ssi

n e a r
G e n e va , S w itze r la n d .
A ccom p a n y in g
M e tr o p o lita n

M sty \u2013 sla v w a s D r . A r k a d iy Z u k o v sk y , m e m \u2013 b e r o f th e

M e tr o p o lita n
Coun cil ofth e
U k r a in ia n
O r th o d o x
Church. Dr. Zu\u2013
k ovsk y
is professor
at the
in stitute of
E a ste r n
L a n gu a ge s a n d C iviliza tion a t
the Sorbonne in Paris.
Am on g the issues brought up at the
con fe r e n ce
b e tw e e n
the tw o m etropoli\u2013
ta n s
w e r e : th e
in filtr a tio n
o f th e n a \u2013
tio n a l
O r th o d o x
C h u r ch e s
in
N o r th
A m e r ica
b y
th e
M oscow

P a tr ia r ch a te via the O rthodox Church in the Un ited S ta e s;th e

m ille n ium
of C hristia n ity in

R u s -U k r a in e a n d th e a sse ssm e n t o f th e role played by the Universal Tsarhorod P a tr ia r ch a te a n d b y U k r a in e in sp r e a d \u2013 in g

C h r istia n ity
th r o u g h o u t
E a ste r n
E u r o p e ; th e
Se con d

A ll-O r th o d o x Conference convened for the review of th e cu r r e n t sta te o f p r e p a r a tio n fo r th e upcom in g

Sy n od
o f
th e
U n iv e r sa l
O rthodox Church which is to ta k e place
i n
G e n e v a , th e
se a t
of the
U n iv e r sa l
T sa r hor od
P a tr ia r ch a te .
A t the close of th e m e e tin g, M etropo\u2013
lita n
D a m a scin o s p r e se n te d M e tr op oli\u2013
ta n
M sty sla v w ith a c o p y o fth e a d d r e ss
he delivered injOctober

8, 1980, a t the T our thln te r n a tion a l C on gr e ss of C a n on Law. The

a d d r e ss, w h ich
c o v e r s th e
p r e p a r a to r y
sta g e s
le a d in g
u p
t o
th e
u p co m in g sy n o d , w ill b e p u b lish e d b y
th e
U k r a in ia n
O r th o d o x
W o r d (tr a n s\u2013
la te d
fr o m
th e
or igin a l
F r e n ch
in to
U k r a in ia n
an d En glish).
S o v ie t P e n te c o s ta l s e n te n c e dfo r s la n d e r
O R A N G E , C a lif. -
Boris Perchat\u2013
k in ,
34, Soviet
P e n te co sta l
fr o m
N a \u2013
k hodk a
a r r e ste d
A ugust
18, 1980, ha s
b e e n
se n te n ce d to tw o y e a r s' o r d in a r y -
r e gim e n
ca m p for
" d isse m in a tin g de li\u2013
b e r a te ly
fa lse
fa b r ica tion s
sla n d e r in g
the Soviet State an d social order."
M r . P e r ch a tk in
is w e ll k n o w n
as a
sp ok e sm a n
for the Pen tecosta l Em igra\u2013
t i o n
M ove m e n t a n d
fo r
con ta ctin g
for e ign
joun a lists in
M oscow . H e ha s
had con n ection s with
h u m a n -r ig h ts
a ctivists
i n
th e
S o v ie t
U n ion , a n d
i n
1 9 7 9
w a s th r e a te n e d
b y
th e
S o v i e t
authorities with charges of espion age,
r e p o r te d
th e
K e sto n
N e w s S e r vice .
O th e r le a d e r s o f th is m o v e m e n t, su ch
as vik tor
v a sile v
(e x ile d in
1979) a n d
N ik o la i G or e toi (se n te n ce d
i n
1980 to

se ve ny e a r s' ca m p a n d fiv e y e a r s'e x ile ), have a lso com e un der pressure from the a u th o r itie s.

U krainian W eeHv
F O U N D E D
1 9 3 3
U k r a in ia nw e e k ly n e w s p a p e rp u b lis h e db y th e U k r a in ia nN a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n
in c ., a
fra te rn a ln o n p ro fita s s o c ia tio n ,
at 30
M o n tg o m e ry
S t..J e r s e y C ity . N .J .0 7 3 0 2 .
T e le p h o n e :
S v o b o d a
( 2 0 1 )
4 3 40 2 3 7 . 4 3 4 - 0 8 0 7
(212) 227-4125
U N A
( 2 0 1 )
4 5 1 - 2 2 0 0
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s u b s rip tio n
ra te
-
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m e m b e rs
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G ro u pfo r U k r a in ia n -J e w is h
r e la tio n s
e s ta b lis h e di n New Y ork area
H e rita g e
S tu d ie s P ro g ra m
th re a te n e d
b y b u d g e t c u ts
N E W
Y O R K
-
D u r in ga
m e e tin g
w ith Y a k o v S u sle n sk y , ch a ir m a n o f
th e
isr a e l-b a se d
S o c i e t y
o f U k r a in ia n -
J e w ish
R e la tio n s,
h e ld
h e r e
a t P la st
h e a d q u a r te r s
o n
A p r il
1 8 , U k r a in ia n
a ctivists a n n oun ce d the for m a tion ofa n
in itia tiv e
g r o u pt o e x p lo r e th e p o ssib i\u2013
l i ty
o f cr e a tin g a
sim ila r
so cie ty
h e r e .
T he
m eetin g, which
w a ssp o n so r e d
join tly
b y
th e
U k r a in ia n

D e m ocr a tic M ove m e n t a n d the O r ga n iza tion for the R e b ir th

o f U k r a in e
(O D v U ),w a s
a tte n d e d b y n e a r ly
60
a r e a a ctiv ists,
a n d
w a s c h a i r e d ,b y
D r.B ohda n

Shebun \u2013 c h a k , p r e sid e n to f O D v U . M r . S u sle n \u2013 sk y

was in troducedb y Dr. Oleh Fedy\u2013
sh y n ,se cr e ta r y o fth e
d e m ocr a tic m ove \u2013
m e n t.
Selected.to the in itia tive group were
R om a n
H n y tsk y , D r . Ja r osla w P a doch,
D r .
B ohda n
W y tw y ck y
a n d
G e or ge
S olty s.
T h e g r o u p p la n s m e e tin g s in th e n e a r
future to electa full executive board and
ou tlin e
a
pr ogr a m
o f a ctio n . S im ila r
e ffo r tsa r e
being made
b yN e w
Y o r k 's

J e w ish c o m m u n ity , a n d le a d e r s o f b o th groups plan to createa join t Uk rain ian - J e w ish

com m itte e
t ocoor din a te
th e ir
a ctiv itie s.
D u r in g
th e ir
d iscu ssion s
w ith M r.
S u sle n sk y ,
m ost
p a r ticip a n ts
w e r e
r e ce p tive
to his id e a s, a n dse v e r a l
sp e a k e r s
e m p h a size d
th e
in e vita b ility
a n d
n e ce ssity
o fr e v ie w in g
p a st m is-
u n d e r sta n d in g s
t o
cle a r
the a ir
a n d
c r e a te a b e tte r a tm o sp h e r e fo r fo ste r in g
fu r th e r
r e la tio n s b e tw e e n
th e
tw o
g r o u p s.
M r . S u sle n sk y , w h o p la n st o h o lda
n e w s
con fe r e n ce
h e r e
o n
M a y 8, is
sch e d u le d
t ov i s i t
L os A n g e le s, Sa n
F r a n cisco,
P h ila d e lp h ia ,
W
a shin gton
a n d T o r o n to , a m o n g o th e r citie s,d u r in g
th e
r e m a in d e r
of hissta y
i n
N o r th
A m e r ica .
D u rin gh is
s ta yi n
th e
C h ic a g oa re a ,Y a k o vS u s le n s k yw as
h o n o re d at are c e p tio n
fo r J e w is h
A m e r ic a nle a d e r sa tth e
hom e of Dr.M y ro n a n d L e s ia K u ro p a s inD e K a lb , ill. inc o n v e rs a tio n s
th a te v e n in g ,M r. S u s le n s k yre ite ra te d h isc o m m itm e n t to th eim p r o v e m e n to f re la tio n s
b e tw e e nU k r a in ia n s
a n d
Je w sth ro u g h o u tth e
w o rlda n d
fo c u s e d
o n
"th en e e d fo r o u r
tw o
p e o p le stow o rkto g e th e r a g a in s t o u rcom m on enem y, th eS o v ie tU n io n ."
in
th e
p h o to a b o v ea re :
(fro mle ft)D r .M o s h e C z u d n o w s k y ,p ro fe s s o r o fp o litic a l s c ie n c e a t
N o rth e rnlllin o isU n iv e r s ity ;D r.
W illia mM o n a t, p r e s id e n to f th e
u n iv e r s ity ;D r.
A r n o ld
F o x ,
p ro fe s s o ro fE n g lis h a tN1 U;
M r. S u s le n s k y ; a n d M o s h e G ilb o a ,ls r a e li c o n s u l g e n e ra li n
C h ic a g o .
P h o tob e lo wshow s:M r s .
a n d
M r.
G ilb o a ; H o w a rd S ilv e r ,p r e s id e n t o fM a y ra thin d u s tr ie s ;
L u b a T o lo c z k o -M a rk e w y c z ;M r.
S u s le n s k y ; D a v id R o tho fth e
C h ic a g oo ffic eo fth eA m e r ic a n
J e w is hC o m m itte e ;a n dS a n d iR o th .
D r.
K u ro p a s ,w ho
i s a UNA
s u p re m ev ic ep re s id e n t,a n d
M s .
M a rk e w y c z re c e n tly re tu rn e d
fr o ma n e ig h t-d a y v is itt ols r a e l u n d e rth e
a u s p ic e so fth e
ls r a e li M in is tr yo f
F o re ig nA ffa irs
a n d
th e
A m e r ic a n J e w is hC o m m itte e .
T h e
D a ily C h r o n ic le , a D e K a lbn e w s p a p e r, c a rrie d a tw o -p a rts e r ie s ofa r tic le s on
th e
g o a lo f
M r.
S u s le n s k y 's to u ro f th e
U n ite dS ta te sa n d
h is
b io g r a p h ic a l b a c k g ro u n d .T h efro n t-p a g e
s to rie sa p p e a re do n A p ril 2 0a n d
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a d m in istr a tio n 's
b u d g e t-c u ttin g
a x, a ccor din g
to The
N ova k
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p la n st o c u t2 5 p e r c e n to f th e p r o g r a m 's a p p r o \u2013 p r ia tio n

a lr e a d y
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fo r
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m o v e th a t w o u l d r e d u c e fu n d s fr o m S 3
m illion
t oS 2 .2 5 m i l l i o n .
M or e ove r ,th e gove r n m e n t pla n st o
lu m p
th e
pr ogr a m
to g e th e r
w ith
1 9
o th e r
e duca tion a l
pr ogr a m s
w h ich
would then be fun ded un der on e educa\u2013
tio n a l
b lo c k
grant goin g to the
sta te s.
A ccordin g to The N ova k
R e p o r t, m a n y
v e te r a n
observerso f the program
sa yi t
w illn ot su r vive
un der
th eb l o c k
gr a n t
a ppr oa ch.
D r . A lb e r t
K ip a .a
m em ber
o f th e
a d v iso r y
b o a r do f th e
E H S P , sa id th a t
in cludin g the program
in
a n
e duca tion a l
b lo c k
gran t would
n ot fulfill the goa ls
for w h ichi t w a s e sta b lish e d .'
" B a se d
o n
th eeviden ce
that 1
ha ve
b e e n a b le to g a th e r ," D r . K ip a to ld T h e
N ova k
R e p o r t, " th e 'r e c o r di s n e g a ti v e .
B lock
gra n tsd o n ot filter dow n
to the
ta r g e t g r o u p s. M in o r ity
g r o u p s,i n
p a st
e xp e r ie n ce ,
ha ve
ha d
gr e a t
d ifficu lty
e x tr a ctin g
fu n d s
fr o m
th e se
k in d so f
g r a n ts."
D r .
K ip a
w e n t
o n
to sa y
th a ta
r e cisio n of 25 p e r ce n ti n
th e p r o g r a m
is a
" d r a m a tic

r e duction " con side r in gth e progra m 's rela tively sm a ll fun din g ba se of S3 m illion .

Pennsylvania com m ission resolvesd is p u te
b etw eenU k r a in ia nc lu b , lib r a r y
H A R R 1SB U R G ,P a . -
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m or ia l
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i n
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C olle ge ,P a .
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b e ca u se
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U k r a in ia n
a n ce str y ,
w h e n
a
book ,
" T h eO th e r
H oloca u st,"
th e y
ha d give n
t o
th e
libra ry w a s n ot pla ced in the collection .
S c h lo w
L ib r a r y
d e n ie d
th a t it had
d iscr im in a te d a g a in stth e
com p la in a n ts.
T he
lib r a r y
sta te d
th a tth e b o o kw a s
e v a lu a te d

a ccor d in g to its se le ction p o l i c y , a s a r e a ll g iftsa n d p u r ch a se d book s,

a n d
th a t
it h a d n o t m e t
th e
se le ctio n
cr ite r ia .
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O th e r
H oloca u st" is a 96-pa ge
p a p e r b a ck
b o o k
su b title d
" T h e
M a n y
C ir cle so f H e ll."i t w a s w r itte n
b y
D r.
B ohda n
W
y tw y ck y
a n d
give sa
b r ie f
a ccou n to f th e 9 to 10 m illion G y p sie s,
P o le s,
U k r a in ia n s,
B y e lo r u ssia n sa n d
p r iso n e r s o fwa r
w h o , in a d d itio n to th e
6 m illion
J e w s, w e r e
k ille d d u r in gth e
N a zi occu p a tion
o f E a ste r n
E u r o p ei n
W orld
W arH . Accordin g to its publi\u2013

sh e r , M ich a e l N o v a k , it is th efir st b o o k in the E n glish la n gua ge de vote d en tirely t o

th is
dim e n sion
o f th e
H oloca u st.
B e fo r e
th e com m ission
sta ffha d
com ple te d
i t s in v e stig a tio n
o f th e
charge, th e parties reached
a n
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m en tt o
se ttle
th e com p la in t
i n
a n
a m ica b le m a n n e r ,i n r e co g n itio n
o f th e
in cr e a sin g in te r e st w ith in
th e
com m u\u2013
n ity
i n
th esu b je ct a d d r e sse d
b y
" T h e
O th e r
Holocaust," the Schlow
L ib r a r y
a g r e e d
t o
a cce p t
a n d
p la ce
in the
colle ction
a
c o p y
o f th eb o o k
w h ich
M isse s M a soa n d
H n a to w h a d a g r e e d to
p r o v id e .
M isse s
M a so
a n d
H n a tow
a r e
stu \u2013
d e n ts at the
P e n n sy lv a n ia
S ta te
U n i\u2013
v e r stiy
a n d a r em em bers o f th eP e h n
S ta te
U k r a in ia n
Club. Schlow
M em o-
rial Library
is thecom m un ity
p u b lic
lib r a r y
i n
S ta te
C olle ge ,P a .
C o m m u n iq u e
o fth e
C o m m ittee for Law and Order in the UCCA
A s r e p o r te d in p r e v io u s c o m m u n iq u e so f th e p r e sid iu m o f th e C o m m itte e
fo r
L a w
a n dO rder in th eU C C A , th is co m m itte e , in
a ccor d a n ce
w ithi t s

expressed goalo f m ain tain in g the good n am e an d dem ocratic prin cipleso f the organ ized Uk rain ian com m un ity in the Un ited Sta tes, has begun a series of con structive steps toward the resolution ofth e

crisis w hich toda y exists in
th e
U C C A
as a
r e su lt
o f gr oss
viola tion s
o f d e m ocr a tic
p r in cip le sa n d
procedures durin g the preparation s an d proceedin gs ofth e
1 3 th C o n g r e s s o f
th e
U C C A
h e ldi n
O c to b e r
1 9 8 0 .

T o our grea t dism a y , the w ell-in ten tion ed steps of the C om m ittee for Law an d Order in the UCCA have n ot m et w ith sim ilar expression s of good will on th e p a r t o f r e p r e se n ta tiv e s o fth e

U k r a in ia n L ib e r a tio n
F r o n t a n d , th e r e fo r e ,
th e y
fe ll a p a r t, h a v in g e n c o u n te r e d th e ir u n fa v o r a b le sta n c e .
T his position
o f L ib e r a tio n
Front representatives has also been taken by
lo n g -tim e U C C A p r e sid e n t D r . L e v
D o b r ia n sk y , w h o r e ce n tly p u b lish e d h is
"Se con d
C a ll
fo r
U n ity "
(se e
A m e r ica ,
M a r ch
6 ). D r . D ob r ia n sk y h a s
a ccom plished m uch for the U k ra in ia n libera tion ca use throughh i s
a ctivity
in
W
ashington, especially in the U.S. Congress. However, he displayed neither
a n y
sp e cia l in te r e sti n th e in te r n a l p r o b le m so f o u r U k r a in ia n
com m u n ity ,
n o r , th e r e fo r e ,th e r e q u isite a w a r e n e ss a n d
k n ow le dge
o f th e se p r o b le m s.
N ow , in his "Se con d C a ll for U n ity ,"D r .
D o b r ia n sk y , w r itin g o n th e b a sis o f
o n e -sid e d
a n dte n d e n tio u s
in fo r m a tio n ,a n d \u2014
a s iso b v i o u s in
th e
a fo r e m e n tio n e d
" C a ll" \u2014
o n th e a d v ic eo f r e p r e se n ta tiv e so f th e U k r a in ia n
L ib e r a tio n
F r on t, him se lf a gr e e s w ith the p osition ofth e
L ib e r a tio n F r o n t a t
th e con gr e ss a n d w ith in th e U C C A a n d ca lls on
its o p p o n e n ts to p a r ta k eo f
such "un ity."
P r e sid e n t
R on a ld
R e a ga n ,i n
h isin a ugur a l
a d d r e ss
i n
Ja n ua r y , told
Am erica's riva lsi n the sphereo f in tern ation al politics: com prom ise \u2014
y e s;
ca p itu la tion
\u2014
n e ve r . D r. D ob r ia n sk y , in fa ct, ca lls for ca p itu la tion
b e fo r e
those w ho brought a bout these gross viola tion so f law an d order \u2014 the law
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