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25 C E N T S
V O L .
L X X X V II.
N o . 16
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SU N D A Y
JA N U A R Y
2 0 . 1980
P re s id e n t C a rte r
h o s ts
S ic h k o sg e t th r e e y e a r s e a c h
c iv icle a d e r s a t W h ite H o u s e
W A S H IN G T O N . D .C . -

P re s id e n t Jim m y C arter, in an effort to keep the varied sectors of the A m erican society in fo rm ed

on developm ents in Iran and A fg h a n is ta n , a s w ell a s th e a ttitu d e s o f th e

U n ite d S ta te s g o v e rn m e n t to w a rd s th e ra p id ly c h a n g in g e v e n ts , s u m m o n e d som e

175 activists to the W hite H ouse
Friday, January
1 1 , fo r a b rie fin g o v e r a
b re a k fa s t.
The event was also attended
b y th e
s e c re ta rie s
of com m erce, energy, agri\u00ad
c u ltu re a n d
tre a s u ry .
R e p re s e n tin g th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l
A s s o c ia tio n
a t
th is
b re a k fa s t
w as
its
Supreme President John O. Flis.
S e c re ta ry
o f
S ta te
C y ru s
V ance,
w ho
p re s id e d
o v e r th e b rie fin g , s ta te d
that insofar
a s
th e
U .S . a c tio n s
i n
d e a lin g
w ith
th e
I r a n
c r is is
th e
U .S .
fo llo w e d
fo u r b a s ic o b je c tiv e s :
'
t o
p ro te c t
A m erica's
lo n g -ra n g e
n a tio n a l in te re s ts ;
fto protect the lives of th e hostages;
'
to b rin g a b o u t re le a s e
of the
h o s \u00ad
ta g e s a t th e e a rlie s t p o s s ib le d a te ;
'
to secure and retain strong support
o f th e in te rn a tio n a l c o m m u n ity .
T he
U .S . h a s
b e e n
s u c c e s s fu l
t o
a
great extent even though
the hostages
a r e s till in c a p tiv ity .
M r. Vance also inform ed
those pre\u00ad
s e n t
th a t
th e
U .S . h a s
u s e d
d iffe re n t
c h a n n e ls in c o n fro n tin g
th is c h a lle n g e ,
s u c h a s th e U n ite d N a tio n s , th e

w o rld c o u r t a n d in d iv id u a ls w h o h a v e b e e n in c o n ta c t w ith o r v isite d I r a n . H e s a id th e

U .S . is read y to listen to
I r a n 's
g rie v \u00ad
ances and that A m erica's
e ffo rt
c o n \u00ad
tin u e s d e s p ite o b s ta c le s to b rin g a b o u t
p e a c e fu l re s o lu tio n o f th is p ro b le m .

T u rn in g to th e A fg h a n is ta n p ro b le m , h e s ta te d th e a c tio n o f th e S o v ie t U n io n c o n s titu te s c le a r a g g re s s io n

w h ic h
h a s
a n d
w ill c o n tin u e
t o
d ra w
a firm
a n d
resolute response from
th e U .S . a n d th e
W estern
dem ocracies.
T he
a c tio n
i s
going to affect

th e . U .S . re la tio n s w ith M oscow. Those present were informed th a t P re s id e n t C a rte r h a s th u s fa r ru le d o u t m ilita ry a c tio n a n d h a s o p te d to a c t p o litic a lly

a n d e c o n o m ic a lly . T h e U .S . has cut off export of grain and higher te c h n o lo g y

t o
th e
USSR, and
this is

e x p e c te d to h u r t th e S o v ie ts . T h e c u t-o ff o f fis h in g rig h ts is a ls o e x p e c te d to h a v e its effect

T h e a c tio n b y th e S o v ie ts p re s e n ts a n im m e d ia te d a n g e r n o t o n ly to A fg h a n is \u00ad ta n a n d

I r a n
b u t a ls o to th e a d jo in in g
c o u n trie s , a n d c o n s titu te s a th re a t to th e
U .S .
a n d
th e
in d u s tria lly
d e v e lo p e d
n a tio n s .
President Carter
w a lk e d
in
a t
9 :2 0
a n d s p o k e fo r 2 5 m in u te s .
.H e s a i d : " W e h a v e t h e s u p p o r t o f t h e
m ajority of the JreenatU rns because we
h a v e b e e n o p e n w ith th e m
and we have
b e e n
rig h t.
W e
h a v e
c o n tin u o u s ly
condem ned
in te rn a tio n a l te rro ris m .
" A s to A fg h a n is ta n , th e S o v ie t a c tio n
has caused
us and
th e N o rth

A tlan tic alliance to reassess our attitude tow ard th e

S o v ie t
U n io n .
O ur
a c tio n s
h a v e
b e e n
c o m p a tib le
w ith
in te rn a tio n a l
desire for peace.
"W e
h a v e g a in e d

the support of all segm ents of the A m erican people. T here is u n ity in o u r c o u n tr y . O u r e c o n o m ic s a n c tio n s a g a in s t th e S o v ie ts a re ju s ti\u00ad f ie d

a n d
a d e q u a te ly
m o d e ra te ,
b u t
s e rio u s e n o u g h to sh o w th e S o v ie ts th a t
th e y
c a n n o t
ta k e
s u c h
a c tio n s
w ith
im p u n itv . T h e re
a re
le g a l a n d
p ro p e r
fu rtn e r
c o u n te ra c tio n s
w h ic h
.
w
;
! '
ta k e .
"T he
U .S. w ill reassess
its co m m it\u00ad
m ent to
a strong
d e fe n s e
posture and
increase defense expenditures."
M r.
V ance
w ent
fu rth e r
b y

s ta tin g that,the U .S. "w illjise its m ilitary m ight in o rd er to protect its vital in terests."

M r.
V ance
a ls o
in d ic a te d
th a t a
b o y c o tt o f th e O ly m p ic G a m e s is u n d e r
c o n s id e ra tio n .
(C o n tin u e d o n page 3)
Petro Sichko
N EW
Y O R K ,
N .Y .
-
P e tro
a n d
Vasyl Sichko, father and son m em bers
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
P u b lic
G ro u p
t o
P ro m o te
th e
Im p le m e n ta tio n
o f
th e
H elsinki A ccords, have been sentenced
t o
th re e
years' im prisonm ent

e a c h , reported the press service of the U krai\u00ad n ia n

Suprem e
L ib e ra tio n
C o u n c il
(a b ro a d ).
T he
s e n te n c in g
of the
tw o
S ic h k o s
b rin g s to
\u0406-2 t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f m e m \u00ad
bers of the
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i g r o u p
w ho
h a v e
b e e n
im p ris o n e d
s in c e
th e
g ro u p 's fo rm a tio n
in N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 6 .
T he
S ic h k o s
w ere
a rre s te d
in
th e
to w n
o f D o ly n a ,
Iv a n o -F ra n k iv sk e
oblast, on July
5, 1979. R eports
fro m
U k ra in e
in d ic a te

that the arrests w ere connected to their addresses at the grave of V olodym yr Ivasiuk.

A l c o n c e r n e d o v e r n e w a r r e s ts in
U SSR
N EW
Y O R K ,
N .Y . -
A m nesty
International said T uesday, January 15,
th a t a
m ajor crackdow n
o n
d is s e n te rs
a p p e a r e d
t o
b e ta k in g
p la c e
i n
th e
S o v ie t U n io n .
M ore
th a n
40 people are known
t o
h a v e
b e e n
a rre s te d
in
th e
p a s t
th re e

m o n th s fo r th e n o n -v io le n t e x e rc is e o f h u m a n rig h ts , th e o rg a n iz a tio n s a id . In the sam e period, several hum an

rig h ts a c tiv is ts h a v e b e e n g iv e n lo n g s e n te n c e s of im prisonm ent

a n d

at least tw o are know n to have been confined to special p s y c h ia tric h o s p ita ls , th e h a rs h e s t fo rm o i^ p s y c h ia tric d e te n tio n in th e U S S R , it a d d e d .

A m ong
th o s e
p ic k e d
u p
o r
t r i e d

re c e n tly w e re n in e m e m b e rs o f u n o ffi\u00ad c ia l g r o u p s w h ic h m o n ito r S o v ie t c o m \u00ad p lia n c e w ith th e h u m a n

rig h ts
p ro v i\u00ad
sions of the agreem ent reached
at the
1975 H elsinki Conference on
S e c u rity
a n d
C o o p e ra tio n
in
Europe. Eight of
th e m
were m em bers of the
U k ra in ia n
m o n ito rin g
group. Others arrested
o r
trie d in c lu d e d m e m b e rs o fth e ' in d e p e n \u00ad
d e n t
tra d e
u n io n
g r o u p s ,

re lig io u s b e lie v e rs , w o u ld -b e e m ig ra n ts , a c tiv is ts fo r

th e
rig h ts o f n a tio n a l g ro u p s a n d
c o n s c ie n tio u s
o b je c to rs
t o
m ilitary
s e rv ic e .

The arrests and trials reported in the A I s ta te m e n t h a v e a ll ta k e n p la c e s in c e O c to b e r,, w h e n

th e
o rg a n iz a tio n
a d \u00ad
d re s s e d
a n
o p e n
le tte r to S o v ie t P re s i\u00ad
d e n t
L e o n id
B rezhnev,
e m p h a s iz in g
in te rn a tio n a l c o n c e rn
about hum an
rig h ts v io la tio n s in th e U S S R .
"W e
h a d
h o p e d
th a t th e
a u th o ritie s
w o u ld
release a

s ig n ific a n t n u m b e r o f prisoners of conscience," an A l spokes\u00ad m a n s a id , " b u t s o fa r th e m a jo r d e v e lo p \u00ad m ent has been an increase in the num ber of arrests and trials."

I n
U k ra in e
th o s e
a rre s te d
in c lu d e

H elsinki m onitors V asyl Striltsiv (O ct\u00ad ober 25), Petro Rozum ny (O ctober 19), Y aroslav

Lesiv (N ovem ber
15), V ita liy
K a ly n y c h e n k o
(N ovem ber 25) and
a n
associate of the group, M ykola
H orbal
(O c to b e r 2 3 ). In
D e c e m b e r fo u r o th e r
m em bers of the
U k ra in ia n
m o n ito rin g
g ro u p ,
Y u riy
L y tv y n ,
P e tro
S ic h k o ,
Vasyl Sichko and
O le s B e rd n y k , w e re
trie d a n d g iv e n s e n te n c e s ra n g in g fro m
three to
nine years' im prisonm ent and
in te rn a l e x ile .
T h o s e
a rre s te d
in
M oscow
in c lu d e
th e
p ro m in e n t
hum an
rig h ts
cam \u00ad
p a ig n e r
T a tia n a
V e lik a n o v a
( a r r e s te d
N ovem ber
I), H e lsin k i m o n ito r V ik to r
N e k ip e lo v
(D ecem ber 7) and
re lig io u s
cam paigners
F a th e r
G le b
Y a k u n in
(N ovem ber
1) and
L ev
R egelson
(D e\u00ad
cem ber 24).
In L ith u a n ia , tw o w e ll-k n o w n h u m a n
a n d
n a tio n a l rig h ts

a c tiv is ts , A n ta n a s Terleckas and Julius Sasnauskas. w ere .a rre s te d ,.

-
' ` "
.v -`
.
- A m ong others arrested

or tried w ere N ik o la i N ik itin , a m e m b e r o f a n in d e \u00ad pendent w orkers' group;

Ig o r
K or-
c h n o i,
a
w o u ld -b e
e m ig ra n t;
R eshat

D z h e m ile v , a c tiv is t fo r th e rig h ts o f th e C rim ean T artars; and V alery A bram kin a n d

V ik to r
S o ro k in , e d ito rs
o f
a n
u n o ffic ia l
literary journal.
Al drew
p a rtic u la r a tte n tio n
t o
th e
severe sentences given
re c e n tly
to five
h u m a n rig h ts a c tiv is ts : Y u riy B a d /io , a
U k ra in ia n
w riter,
w as
s e n te n c e d
o n
December 21 to seven years' imprison\u00ad
m ent and five years' internal exile
fo r
" a n ti-S o v ie t
a g ita tio n
a n d
p ro p a \u00ad
g a n d a " ;
O le s
B erdnyk.
a
U k ra in ia n
science fiction w riter and
m em ber ol a
H e lsin k i m o n ito rin g
g ro u p ,
w as
s e n \u00ad
te n c e d

on the sam e date to six years in p ris o n a n d th re e y e a rs o f in te rn a l e x ile ; B a p tists

Iv a n
K y ry liu k ,
V ia c h e s la v
Z a ia ts , V ik to r L y to v c h e n k o a n d
V ik to r
D raga
w ere given sentences
o n
D e\u00ad
cem ber3 totaling 12,1 0 , seven and three
y e a rs , re s p e c tiv e ly , a fte r
b e in g c o n v ic t\u00ad
e d o n c rim in a l c h a rg e s o s te n s ib ly
u n re \u00ad
la te d
to th e ir re lig io u s a c tiv ity .
A I
a ls o
e x p re s s e d
c o n c e rn
th a t
a t
le a s t
tw o
m ore
d is s e n te rs
h a v e
b e e n
fo rc ib ly c o n fin e d

to s p e c ia l p s y c h ia tric h o s p ita ls . T h e y a re A n a to ly P o z n ia k o v . m em ber of an independent trade union g r o u p , a n d A n a to ly R u n o v ,a d is s e n tin g B a p tist

(C o n tin u e do n
pace 31
2
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
- SU NDAY
JA N U A R Y
20. 1980
No .
1 6
S ic h k o s s p o k e a t Iv a s iu k 's g r a v e
d u r in g
F e a s t o f th e
P e n te c o s t
N EW
Y O R K . N .Y . -
S p e a k in g a t
th e
g ra v e
o f
V o lo d y m y r
Ivasiuk, a
y o u n g
U k ra in ia n
m u s ic ia n
w ho
w as
k ille d
b y
th e
K G B
last spring, Vasyl
S ic h k o ,
a
m em ber
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i g r o u p , s a id
that M ay
22, the
d a y
I v a s iu k
w as
b u rie d , s h o u ld
b e
com m em orated
as a day of sorrow
in
m e m o ry o f a ll U k ra in ia n c u ltu ra l a c ti\u00ad
v is ts W h o d ie d u n d e r
m y s te rio u s
c ir \u00ad
cum stances, reported
the press service
of the
U k ra in ia n
Suprem e
L ib e ra tio n
Council (abroad). .
S ic h k o , w h o
in
his early
20s is the
y o u n g e s t
m em ber of the
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
g ro u p , sa id , th a t
th e
d a y
o f
Iv a s iu k 's d e a th
is n o fe lb to w n , o n ly th e
d a y o f h is b u ria l. A m o n g
th o s e

U k rai\u00ad n ia n c u ltu ra l a c tiv is ts w h o d ie d m y s te ri\u00ad o u s ly ,

Iv a s iu k
m e n tio n e d
M y k o la
L e o n to v y c h , A lia
Horska and
R o s ty -
s la v P a le ts k y .
This latest inform ation

about re\u00ad a c tio n in U k ra in e to Iv a s iu k 's d e a th w a s re p o rte d in issu e N o .5 3 o f th e C h ro n ic le of C urrent Events.

Ivasiuk, a student at the Lviv conser\u00ad
v a to ry
a n d
th e
com poser
o f
m odern
U k ra in ia n
s o n g s
w h ic h
becam e
im \u00ad
m ensely popular in U kraine and am ong
U k ra in ia n s
in
th e
W est,
d is a p p e a re d
to w ard
th e
e n d
of A pril
1979. The
C h ro n ic le
of Current
E v e n ts
re p o rte d
that as Ivasiuk w as leaving the conser\u00ad
vatory he w as approached
b y
a n
u n \u00ad
id e n tifie d
m an w ho offered
h im
a ride.
That w as the last tim e Ivasiuk w as seen
a liv e .
V o lo d y m y r Iv a s iu k
Iv a s iu k 's
w o rk s
w ere
perform ed
a t
m any
m u s ic a l fe s tiv a ls in U k r a in e a n d
abroad. A
m e m b e r o f th e
C o m m u n is t
Y o u th
League, Ivasiuk's life seem ed to
b e
s a f e
fro m
o ffic ia l

in tim id a tio n . H o w e v e r, th e c h ro n ic le re p o rte d th a t h e did fall into disfavor w ith the K G B .

It w as know n that Ivasiuk refused
t o

com pose a song on the occasion of the 3 2 5 th a n n iv e rs a ry o f th e " re u n ific a tio n " o f

U k ra in e
w ith
Russia. He was also
sum m oned
fo r
in te rro g a tio n s
b y
th e
secret police.
(C o n tin u e d o n
m w e JV
D y d y k w a s `n o te d
p a r tic ip a n t
\u042c /\u0446 \u0432 \u0433 \u0406\u043e \u0456\u042f
o f U k r a in ia n
lib e r a tio n s tr u g g le
H a ly n a D y d y k (rig h t) w ith a frie n d , N a d ia S u ro v ts e v a
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y . -
H a ly n a D y d y k
S v o b o d a
le a rn e d th a t th e e a rlie r s p e l-
in g o f h e r s u r n a m e , D id y k , w a s \u0456\u043f \u0441 \u043e \u0433 \u2013
e c t),
a
fo rm er
U k ra in ia n
p o litic a l
iris o n e r
w ho
d ie d
o n
D ecem ber
2 3 .
9 7 9 ,
w as
am ong
th e
o u ts ta n d in g
f e - '
m ale
p a rtic ip a n ts
of the
o r g a n iz e d
U k ra in ia n
in d e p e n d e n c e

m ovem ent during and after W orld W ar II, report\u00ad e d

th e
press service
of the
U k ra in ia n
S u p re m e L ib e ra tio n C o u n c il (a b ro a d ).
Dydyk, who was bom
in
1912, w as
a ls o
know n
for the aid
a n d

a s s is ta n c e s h e g a v e t o h e r fe llo w p o litic a l p ris o n e rs d u rin g th e q u a rte r o f a c e n tu ry th a t sh e spent in incarceration.

A
m em ber
o f
th e
O rg a n iz a tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n N a tio n a lis ts , D y d y k w a s a ls o
th e le a d e r o f th e U k ra in ia n R ed C ro s s in
\u0456h e
Ternopil oblast and
s e rv e d
as the
lia is o n w ith th e c e n tra l c o m m a n d o f th e
O UN. .
. . . . . .
,
..,.,.,\u201e .
.\u201e .
On M arch

15, 1950, she w as arrested and sentenced to 25 years in prison. She was im prisoned

in the V ladim ir Prison a n d in c o n c e n t r a t i o n c a m p N o .3 8 5 /5 in M o rd o v ia .

I n
1 9 7 1
D ydyk,
a n
in v a lid ,
w as
re le a s e d
a n d
s h e s e ttle d
in
B erezhany.
w estern
U kraine, in A pril of that year.
In July she w as told to m ove
t o
K ara\u00ad
g a n d a .
In

1972 she lived w ith Y uriy Shukhe- v y c h `s fa m ily in N a lc h y k in th e n o r th e r n regions of the C aucasus. From there she m o v e d to th e v illa g e s o f S h y b a ly n a n d Bibrka in w estern

U k ra in e .
I n
1 9 7 4
D ydyk
re n te d
a
tw o -ro o m
a p a rtm e n t
in
Khrystynivka. Chcrkasy
oblast. eastern
Ukraine. She died there
la s t
D ecem ber
as a
re s u lt
of a
h e a rt
a tta c k .
L u k ia n e n k o
w is h e st oe m ig ra te ,
s e e k s s u s p e n s io no f s e n te n c e
-
N EW
Y O R K ,
N .Y .
-
L ev
L u k i\u00ad
a n e n k o . th e
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i m o n i-
te r s e n te n c e d
in July
1978 to
10 years'
im p rs io n m e n t
a n d
fiv e y e a r s ' e x ile ,
a p p e a le d
to Soviet officials to suspend
h is s e n te n c e a n d a llo w
h im a n d h is w ife
to em igrate from
th e
U SSR .
L u k ia n e n k o
w ro te

th e a p p e a l o n A ugust 2, 1978. toth e judges'collegium for crim inal cases.

H e p o in te d

o u t in t h e a p p e a l t h a t in D e c e m b e r 1 9 7 7 , lo n g b e fo re h is tria l, h e h a d

re n o u n c e d
h is
S o v ie t
c itiz e n s h ip
a n d
h a d
a p p lie d
for. perm ission
t o
e m ig ra te .
T he
U k ra in ia n -la n g u a g e
te x t o f th e
a p p e a l
w as
m ade
p u b lic
b y th e
p re s s
s e r v ic e
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
Suprem e
Liberation Council (abroad).A transla\u00ad
tio n o f th e te x t fo llo w s .
T o th e ju d g e s ' c o lle g iu m
fo r c rim in a l
c a s e s fro m
s e n te n c e d
L e v k o
H ry h o ro -
v y c h
L u k ia n e n k o
a t
th e

in v e s tig a tiv e is o la tio n u n it o f th e K G B 'o f th e U k ra i\u00ad n ia n

S S R .
A p p e a l.
O n
J u ly
2 0 . 1 9 7 8 . th e ju d g e s ' c o lle \u00ad
g iu m
fo r c rim in a l c a s e s o f th e C h e rn ih iv
oblast court
in
th e to w n
o f
H o ro d n ia
s e n te n c e d m e , o n th e b a s is o f A rtic le 6 2 ,
N o.
II
o f
th e . C rim in a l
C ode
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n S S R , to
1 5 years of bondage
\u2014
10 y e a rs o f im p ris o n m e n t a n d fiv e
y e a rs
o f
e x ile
\u2014
fo r
s o -c a lle d
a n ti-
S o v ie t n a tio n a lis tic
p ro p a g a n d a .
U ntil m y arrest, because ofm y love of
truth and
U k ra in e I w a s n o t a llo w e d to
L ith u a n ia n d is s id e n t
a rres tedfo r s u p p o rtin g
Baltic states' freedom
M O SC O W , U SSR . -

A L ith u a n ia n dissident has been arrested for signing a p e titio n

d e m a n d in g
s e lf-d e te rm in a tio n
fo r th e S o v ie t B a ltic re p u b lic s , A n d re i
D . Sakharov, the physicist and
hum an
rig h ts a d v o c a te s a id , o n J a n u a r y
1 4 .
A c c o rd in g to a U P I re p o rt, V y ta u ta s
S k u o d y s ,
w ho
ta u g h t
g e o lo g y
a t
th e

U niversity of V ilnius, w as arrested as a result of searches carried out last w eek. M r.

S k u o d y s
w as
a c c u s e d
o f
h a v in g
s ig n e d

a n a p p e a l fo r th e re v o c a tio n o f 1939 H itler-S talin pact and the rem oval of "foreign

tro o p s
fro m
th e
B a ltic
t e r r i t o r i e s ."
T he
4 5
a c tiv is ts
w ho
p re p a re d
th e

appeal in A ugust1 9 7 9 said the G erm an- S o v ie t tre a ty c o n ta in e d se c re t p ro to c o ls th a t a llo w e d

th e S o v ie t U n io n

to take o v e r L ith u a n ia . L a tv ia a n d E s to n ia th e fo llo w in g y e a r.

A side from

the N etherlands, W estern n a tio n s h a v e n o t a c c e p te d th e in c o rp o r\u00ad a tio n

of the
B a ltic
re p u b lic s
in to
th e
S o v ie t U n io n .
liv e a n d th e y w a n te d
m e to g ro v e l. B u t,
.n o t
e lic itin g
a n y
g ro v e lin g
fro m
m e.
they arrested
m e.
The sentence, as w ell as m y persecu\u00ad
tio n
b e fo re
th e
a r r e s t,
is a
c o m p le te
c o n tra d ic tio n
o f
th e
m ost
e le m e n ta ry
d e m o c ra tic
a n d
n a tio n a l rig h ts a n d
freedom s of m an. In m y July
10, 1978,
a d d e d u m
t o
th e
re c o rd
c o n c e r n in g
fam iliarizatio n
w ith m a te ria ls fro m
th e
p ro c e e d in g
in v e s tig a tio n
o f
J u n e
2 8 ,
1 9 7 8 .
I, in
2 0
p a g e s , p o in te d
t o
th e
in ju s tic e
of persecution
a n d
th e h y p o \u00ad
crisy of the
in v e s tig a tio n .
The court was so given
t o

ly in g , so h y p c ritic a l a n d u n ju s t; a n d th e ju d g e d id n o t g iv e m e th e o p p o rtu n ity

to read a speech inm y defense,and forbade me to q u o te

fro m
th e
U niversal
D e c la ra tio n
of H um an
R ights, the Final A ct of the
H elsinki Conference, the

In te rn a tio n a l C o v e n a n t o n C iv il a n d P o litic a l R ig h ts , a n d

th e C o n s titu tio n
o f th e U S S R . H e
fo rb a d e
m e
t o
q u o te
s ta te m e n ts
I
p re s c rite d
t o
th e
p re c e d in g
in v e s tig a \u00ad
tio n , d e c lin e d
to a n n o u n c e m y a p p e a ls
t o
th e
c o u rt,
fo rb a d e
m e
t o
q u o te
passages on
hum an
rig h ts fro m
S o v ie t
te x ts .
In th e s e n te n c e , th e ju d g e u n s c ru p u l\u00ad
o u s)' w ro te th at m y case w as review ed in
(C o n tin u e d
o n
page 3)
Regime persecutes
dissidents' relatives
K tn
iw i\(4 .,
\u0456\u0447 . i`.
\u2014
T he
p re s s
s e r v ic e
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
Suprem e
L ib e ra tio n
C o u n c il
(a b ro a d )
re p o rte d
th a t
re la tiv e s
o f
d is s id e n ts
a re
b e in g
p e rs e c u te d
b y th e S o v ie t re g im e .
N a d ia
L u k ia n e n k o , th e
w ife
of the
im p ris o n e d
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i m o n i\u00ad
to r L ev L u k ia n e n k o , w a s fire d fro m
h e r
jo b in C h e rn ih iv .
-
A lso, O lh a
S to k o te ln a , th e siste r of
P e tro
S to k o te ln y ,
N a d ia
S v itly c h n a 's
h u s b a n d , w a s a ls o fire d
fro m
her job.
O s a d c h y
th rea ten ed
w ith
p ro s e c u tio n
N EW
Y O R K ,
N .Y . -
M y k h a ilo
O sadchy,
A
U k ra in ia n
rig h ts
a c tiv is t
n o w
s e rv in g h is te rm
o f e x ile , is th re a \u00ad
te n e d w ith
p ro s e c u tio n
fo r
e m b e z z le \u00ad
ment of governm ent property
(A rtic le

99 of the C rim inal C ode of the R ussian S F S R ), reported the press service of the U k ra in ia n S u p re m e L ib e ra tio n C o u n c il (a b ro a d ).

A u th o ritie s
c la im
th a t,
b e c a u s e
o f

O sadchy's carelessness, there w as a fire a t h is p la c e o f e m p lo y m e n t a s a re s u lt o f -w h ich

saw s for cutting
fire w o o d
w ere
d e s tro y e d .
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U k r a in ia n
n e w s p a p e r p u b lis h e db 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 t 3 0 M o n tg o m e r y
S tr e e t, J e r s e y C ity , N .J . 0 7 3 0 2 , d a ily e x c e p t M o n d a y s a n d h o lid a y s .
Svo b o da
T E L E P H O N E S :
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fro m
N e w
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S u b s c r ip tio n
r a t e sfo r T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
UNA Members
.S 6 .0 0pe r y e a r
S 2 .5 0pe r y e a r
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P .O . Box 346, J e r s e y C i t y ,N .J . 0 7 3 0 3
E d ito r s : Z e n o n S n y ly k
(M a n a g in g )
Ih o r D la b o h a
.
Roma Sochan Hadzewycz
N o.
1 6
TH E U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY JANUARY
2 0 .1 9 8 0
3
Bishop Losten urges pronounced observances
of U krainian independence anniversary
S ic h k o s s p o k e ...
(C o n tin u e d fr o m
p a g e2 )
A fter
h is
d is a p p e a ra n c e ,
Iv a s iu k 's
p a re n ts
w ere-to ld
that searches would

b ea w a s teo f tim e , s a idth e c h ro n ic le . O n M ay 18, 1 9 7 9 , th e m ilitia d is c o v e re d h is

b o d y
h a n g in g
fro m
a
t r e e
in a
re s tric te d
f o r e s t.
T he
o ffic ia l

m e d ic a l e x a m in e r 'sre \u00ad p o r t lis te d th e c a u s eo f d e a th a s s u ic id e , how ever,

a
re la tiv e
of the
Iv a s iu k
fa m ily , w h o isa d o c to r a n dw as
a llo w e d
t o
b e present during th e autopsy, said
that th e body boren o signso fa suicide
a tte m p t.
Iv a s iu k
w as b u rie d atL v iv `s f a m o u s
L ychakivsky cem etery on M ay2 2 ,
1 9 7 9 .
E a rlie r
re p o rts
s a id
th a t so m e
1 0 ,0 0 0
p e rs o n s a tte n d e dth e fu n e ra l.
A
la rg e
c o m m e m o ra tiv e
cerem ony
w as helda t Ivasiuk's graveo n June2 2 ,
1979,
th e
F e a s t
o f
th e
P e n te c o s t
o r
" Z e le n i S v ia ta ."
Y o u n g S ic h k oa n d h is fa th e r, P e tro ,
w ere
am ong
m any
speakers w ho ad\u00ad
d re s s e d
th ecrow d.
R e s id e n ts
o fD o -
ly n a , w e s te rn U k ra in e , th e tw o tra v e le d
1 0 0
k ilo m e te rs
(a p p ro x im a te ly
6 2
m ile s )t o a tte n dth e s e rv ic e .
T h e c h ro n ic le re p o rte d th a t th e o ld e r
S ic h k o s p o k e a fte rh is s o n .H e to ldth e
F a th e r
R o m a n iu k
r a is e d
i n
ran k
T h eR ev. V a s y l R o m a n iu k
D E T R O IT ,
M ic h .
-
T he
m in o r
c o u n c il
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n A u to -
c e p h a lo u s
O rth o d o x
C hurch
in the
U n ite d
S ta te s
(S o b o rn o p ra v n a )

v o te d last N ovem bert o give m oral supportt o th e R e v . V a sy l R o m a n iu k ,a U k ra in ia n O rth o d o x

p rie s ta n d p o litic a l p ris o n e r,
by raisingh im
to ther a n k
o f
" p ro -
to iy e re y ."
T heR e v .
R o m a n iu k , w h ow as
a r r e s t\u00ad
e d
in
1972 ands e n t e n c e d
t o
1 0y e a r s '
im p ris o n m e n t, is c u rre n tly in c a rc e ra te d
in
Y a k u tia .
The Church
c o u n c il's d e c la ra tio n
s ta te d :
"T he
R ev.V asyl
R o m a n iu k ,
w ho
is
s p iritu a lly
a ffilia te d
w ith
th e
U k ra in ia n
A u to c e p h a lo u s
O rth o d o x
C hurch,a
m odern
m arty r
fo r th e

O rth o d o x fa ith and a p rie s ta n d p o liti\u00ad cal prisoner, as of the feasto f the birth of C h rist, w ill be raisedt o th e d ig n ityo f 'p ro to iy e re y .`"

An appropriate docum entw as
s ig n e d
b y
B is h o p
P e tro ,
e p a rc h
o f
S ic h e -
s la v ,
th eh e a d o f th e C h u rc h , in th e S t.
A n d re w 's C a th e d ra li n D e tro it.
A s p e c ia l c o m m itte ei n d e fe n seo f th e
R ev.
R o m a n iu k
w as
c re a te d
by the
U k ra in ia n
A u to e e p h a lo u s
O rth o d o x
C hurch
(S o b o rn o p ra v n a ).
L ast
D e\u00ad
cem ber,th e V ery
R ev. P ro to p re s b y te r
Oleksander Bykovets, chairman
o f th e
c o m m itte e , m et w ithth e R e v . M ic h a e l
;
B b u rd e a u x ,o f th e C e n trefo r th e S tu d y
o f R e lig io na n d C o m m u n is m
a t K eston
' C o lle g e ,
E n g la n d ,
t o
d is c u s s
d e fe n s e
1.a c tio n s ..
^ - " ,^ ,.'s ,r ." .'." .r -\u0413 \u201d-.'\u201d\u2013.
;:
-
crow d that both of them are m em bers of
th e
U k ra in ia n

H e ls in k i g r o u p ,a b o d y w h ic hh e a d d e d is s tru g g lin gfo r h u m a n rig h tsi n U k ra in e a n d n a tio n a l rig h ts fo r th e

U k ra in ia n
p e o p le .H e a p p e a le d
t o
th e
crow d
t o
s u p p o r t
a n d
h e lp
th e
g ro u p .
" T ra v e lin g
h e r e
we saw
v illa g e s
d e c o ra te d
w ith
flo w ers
a n d
g re e n e ry .
T h is
m eans

th a t d e s p ite4 0 y e a rsof a p o lic yo f s u ffo c a tin gth e n a tio n a l s p irit a n d

d e s p ite
a th e is tic

p ro p a g a n d a , th e n a tio n a l tra d itio n sa re a liv e , th e fa ithi s a liv e .T he

U k ra in ia n
p e o p le
s h o u ld
p re s e rv e
its e lf ,
i t s
c u ltu re ,"
s a id
th e
o ld e r S ic h k o .
A c c o rd in g
to thec h ro n ic le , a fte r
S ic h k o
fin is h e d
s p e a k in g ,
th e
crow d
b e g a n c h a n tin g " G lo ryfo r U k ra in e ."
A s
th e
S ic h k o s
w ere
le a v in g
th e
cem etery,
a n
u n id e n tifie d
m an
a p \u00ad
p r o a c h e d th e ma n d s a id th a t th e y c o u ld
be seized
a n dth a t h ew ill g iv e th e m
a
rid e in h is c a r.T he o ld e r S ic h k o re p lie d
b y a c c u s in gh im o f b e in ga K G B a g e n t.
The Sichkos w ere escortedto th e b u s
bya groupo f peoplea n d som eo f them
b o a r d e dth e b u s w ithth e S ic h k o s .
O n
J u ly
5, 1979, theS ic h k o s w e re
a rre s te da n d c h a rg e d u n d e r A rtic le1 8 7 -
1o f th e C rim in a l C o d e o f th e U k ra in ia n
S S R
\u2014
s la n d e r.T he in v e s tig a tio n
is
b e in g c o n d u c te d
b yI v a n o v , th e
a s s is \u00ad
tant prosecutor
o f
th e
Iv a n o -F ra n -
k iv s k e o b la s t.
L u k ia n e n k o
w is h e s ...
(C o n tin u e d
f r o m
p a g e2 )
an open trial, wheni n truthh e d id n o t
a llo w
m y
w ife
t o
ta k e
n o te s , d id n o t
` allo w
as in g le one ofm y re la tiv e s to sit

ina n d lis te n to the p r o c e e d in g s , and a guard chased away H orodnia residents w ithth e w ords: " G o a n d m in d y o u r o w n b u s in e s s ,o r e ls eI w ill set a dog u p o n y o u ."

T h e in te rn a l v io la tio n so f th e c a se a re d u e to the fa c t th a t it w a s fo rb id d e nt o q u o te

s ta te m e n ts
a n d
m aterials
fro m
th e p re v io u s in v e s tig a tio n .
In this m anner a secret trial w as held,
n o ta p u b lic fa ir tria l.
T h e im m e d ia te
re a s o n
for m ya r r e s t
w a sth e fa c t th a t1h a d b e g u nt o p e titio n
fo r e m ig ra tio n
fro m
th eS o v ie t U n io n .
N ow , after
th is a c c o m p lis h e d
a rb itra \u00ad
r in e s s , If e e l it isn e c e s s a r y
fo r m e to
in fo rm
th e
Suprem e
C o u rt
of the
U k ra in ia n
S S R
a b o u t
m y
D ecem ber
1977 statem ent to the Presidium
o f th e
S u p re m e S o v ie t o f th e
U SSR
c o n c e rn \u00ad
in g
th e
renouncem ent
o f
m y
S o v ie t
c itiz e n s h ip .I n
re q u irin g fro m
y o u th e

suspensiono f m y draconian sentence,I a tth e s a m e tim ea s k th a ty o u g iv em y w ife

N .N .L u k ia n e n k o
a n d
m e the
o p p o rtu n ity
t o

p re s e n t,i n a c c o rd a n c e w ith e s ta b lis h e d p r o c e d u r e s , d o c u m e n ts p e titio n in g

fo re m ig ra tio n
fro m
th e
S o v ie t U n io n
fo r perm anent residency
b e y o n d
i t sb o rd e rs.
L . L u k ia n e n k o
A ugust 2 , 1978
P la s t o ffic e r a tte n d s
W h ite H o u s e c e re m o n y
W A S H IN G T O N . D .O \u2014
I h o r '` S o -
c h a n , h e a do f th e N a tio n a l P la s t C o u n \u00ad
c il,
a tte n d e d
aW hite H ouse cerem ony
h e re
J a n u a r y
10 d u rin g
w h ic h
a new
S 2
b illio n
e d u c a tio n
a n de m p lo y m e n t
p ro g ra m
fo r
th e
n a tio n 's
y o u th
w as
a n n o u n c e d .
T he
p ro p o s e d
p ro g ra m
isa im e d
a t
p re p a rin g
14- to
2 1 -y e a r-o ld
y o u th s
fro m
th e poorest urban a n d rural areas
for jobs, accordingt o President C arter.
If a p p r o v e d
b y C ongress, S 2b illio n
m ore w ouldb e spent over th e next tw o
y e a r s
t o
p ro v id e
y o u th s
w ith
b a s ic
e d u c a tio n ,
w ork
e x p e rie n c e
a n d
jo b
-
-rra m irtg v -" .-v -^ - - - V - - - , r . " ' . v r ' . " . v ' J
S T A M F O R D , C onn.-
B is h o p B a\u00ad
s il
L o s te n
of the
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
D iocesei n S tam ford, in an appealt o the
c le rg y
a n dfa ith fu l
o f h ise p a r c h y , h a s
c a lle dfo r th e s tro n g e s t p o s s ib le p a rtic i\u00ad
p a tio n in th e o b s e r .a n c e s
of thea n n i\u00ad
v e rsa ry of the U k ra in ia n
in d e p e n d e n c e
p ro c la m a tio n
a n d
re a s s e rt
e ffo rts
in
unm asking "godless com m unism
w h ic h
s e e k s
th ed o m in a tio n
of the
e n tire
w o rld ."
The very sam e tactic that w as usedi n
v ic tim iz in g
U kraine afteri t s rebirtha s
a n
in d e p e n d e n ts |a te i n
1 9 1 8 isb e in g
u s e d
n o w
in
Afghanistan, said
B is h o p
L o s te n .
T he
S tam fo rd
e p a r c h
u rg e d
th e
c le rg y
a n d th efa ith fu l
t ota k e p a rt in
re lig io u s
s e rv ic e s
o n
th e
o c c a s io n
o f
U k ra in e 's
in d e p e n d e n c e
a n n iv e rs a ry
a n d
in
a llo th e r
p ro g ra m s
a s s o c ia te d
a n n u a lly
w ith
th ee v e n t.
H eu r g e d
p a re n tst o e n c o u ra g e th e ir c h ild re n
t o
p a rtic ip a te
in
th e
v a rio u s
fo rm s
o f
o b s e rv a n c e s .
C o n ta c te d
b yte le p h o n e
by The
U k ra in ia n
W e e k ly ,
B is h o p
L o s te n
re ite ra te d
h is
e a rlie r
s ta n d
o n
th e
o b s e rv a n c e so fth e
J a n u a r y2 2
event as a
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n a l
h o lid a y
a n d
s a id
th a t he is " s tro n g lyi n fa v o r"o f c lo s in g
U k ra in ia n
s c h o o lso n th a t day, as w e ll
N EW
Y O R K ,
N .Y . -
T he6 2 n d
anniversaryo f U krainian independence
a n d
the 61sta n n iv e rs a ry of the A ct of
U n io n w illb e o b s e rv e di n W a s h in g to n ,
In d e p e n d e n c eD ay
t o
b e
o b s e rve d
i n
T r e n to n , A lb a n y
JE R S E Y
C IT Y , N .J. -
T heU C C A
branchesi n New Jersey and New York
w ill m ark
th e 62nd anniversary
of the
in d e p e n d e n c eo f U k ra in e w ith
a p p ro \u00ad
p ria te
cerem onies
a t
th e ir
re s p e c tiv e
s ta te c a p ito ls .
T h eN ew J e r s e y
S ta te
C o o rd in a tin g
C o u n c il
h a s
a rra n g e d
fo r
th e
o b s e r\u00ad

vances to be helda t th e State H ousei n Trentono n M onday, January 21,at 11 a.m .

A llU k ra in ia n
A m e ric a n s
in the
G arden
S ta tea re in v ite dt o a tte n dth e
c e re m o n y , s a idth e c o u n c il.
In . A lb a n y ,
N .Y ., th e

U C C A , th e C a p ita l C ities D istrict C o m m itte ea n d th e

U C C A
E x e c u tiv e
B oard,
h a s
planneda cerem ony on
Tuesday, Jan\u00ad
u a r y
22, at
1 2 :3 0 p .m .S ta te
S e n s .
J o s e p h
B ru n o
a n d
W arren
A nderson
and assem blym en
M ic h a e l H e b la ka n d
M aurice H inchey are expectedt o parti\u00ad
c ip a te in th e c e re m o n y .
P re s id e n t
C a rte r...
(C o n tin u e d fr o m
p a g e1 )
"O n
th e
q u e s tio n
o fth e ` H e ls in k i
c o n fe re n c eo n h u m a n rig h ts p la n n e dfo r
M adrid

la te r th is y e a r,th e U .S . a n d its a llie s p la nt o g o fo rw a rd w ith p la n s .W e c o n s id e r th is c o n fe re n c et o b eo f u tm o s t im p o rta n c e ," said

M r. V ance.
In additiont o D r. Flis, presenta t this
b rie fin g

w e re re p re s e n ta tiv e s of the Greek community. Aloysius M azewski o f th e P o lis h N a tio n a l A llia n c ea n d th e P o lis h

A m erican
C o u n c il, m e m b e rso f
th e C y p ru s c o m m itte ea n d th e
H unga\u00ad
r ia n
c o m m itte e ,a s w ella s re p re s e n ta \u00ad
tiv e s of the B a ltic c o u n tr ie s .
B ishop Basil Losten
a s o th e r U k ra in ia n e s ta b lis h m e n ts ,a n d
fo r
U k ra in ia n s
t o
a b s ta in
fro m
w ork
w h ile p a rtic ip a tin gi n m e a n in g fu l c e re \u00ad
m onies.
H e sa id th a t th is w o u ld " g re a tly h e lp "
inth e e ffo rtst o
g iv e
m a x im u m
e x p o \u00ad
su ret o th e c u rre n t p lig h to f
th e
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
p e o p le
a n dth e ir
" u n q u e n c h e d
thirst to be m asterso f their ow n fa te "
D .C .,^ w ith
a
s p e c ia l
re c e p tio n
a t th e
Senateo n W ednesday, January2 3 .
S e n s ..R ic h a rd
L u g a r
(R -In d .)a n d
J o h n ` G le n n
(O `O h io ) w illb e th e c o -
s p o n s o rs
o fth is
a n n u a l
com m em ora\u00ad
tio n .
T h e r e c e p tio n w ill b e g ina t 5 :3 0 p .m .
in
R oom
S -2 0 7 , in the S e n a te w in go f
th e
C a p ito l.
T hep ro g ra m
i sb e in g
p r e p a r e d
b y
th e
U C C A
U k ra in ia n
N atio rfal
In fo rm a tio n
S e rv ic e
in
th e
c a p ita l.
D r. L ev D obriansky, presidento f the
U C C A , w ill o p e n
th ep ro g ra m
a n d
c o n d u c t
i ta lte rn a te ly
w ith
G eorge
N esterczuk,
fo rm er
d ire c to r
of the
U N IS . M anyU .S .
law m akers have been
in v ite d
t oa tte n d
th ere c e p tio n a n d
addressth e crow d.
A l c o n c e r n e d ...
(C o n tin u e d fr o m
p a g e
I )
A lthough som e of those arrested have
b e e n
c h a rg e d
w ith
e x p lic itly
p o litic a l
o ffe n s e s

s u c ha s " a n ti-S o v ie t a g ita tio n and propaganda," others faced criminal charges, sucha s "resistingth e police," " h o o lig a n is m "

o r" c u r r e n c y
s p e c u la \u00ad
tio n ," w h ic ha re b e lie v e d to be w ith o u t
fo u n d a tio n .
S in c e
A I`so p e n
le tte rt o

P re s id e n t Brezhnev,th e Soviet governm enth a s decreeda n am nestyt o m arkth e Inter\u00ad n a tio n a l

Y ear
of theC h ild ,
but no
p o litic a l p ris o n e rsa re k n o w n
t o
h a v e
been released under it, th e organization
s a id .
A m nesty
In te rn a tio n a l said
itw o u ld
b e
p u b lis h in g
in
A p ril
a
re v is e d
a n d
u p d a te d
e d itio n
of its
1 9 7 5re p o rt o n
p o litic a l im p ris o n m e n t in the U S S R .
In d e p e n d e n c e
D ay
t o
b e
o b s e rve d
i n
W a s h in g to n
o n
Jan uary
2 3
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