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U K R A IN IA N
D A IL V
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r o in io nW e e k ly
E N G L IS H -L A N G U A G E
W
E E K L Y
E D IT IO N
V O L .
L X X X V I.
N o.
1 4 7
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SU N D A Y , JU J!iE aT -W ? 9 -'
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25 C E N T S
V o lo d y m y r Iv a s iu k , c o m p o s e r o f 'C h e r v o n a R u t a / fo u n d
d e a d
H E L S IN K I, F in la n d . -
V o lo d y m y r
Iv a s iu k ,
th e
co m po ser
o f
" C h e rv o n a
Ruta," "V odohray" and
o th e r m o d e rn
Ukrainian songs which becam e popular
n o t
o n ly
i n
U k ra in e
b u t
a ls o
am ong
U k ra in ia n
y o u th s
i n
th e
W est,
w as
fo u n d
d e a d
in
a
fo re st
som e
10 k ilo \u00ad
m eters (6.2 m iles) northw est of Lviv on
M ay
18, repo rted
th e
"Sm oloskyp"
U k ra in ia n
Info rm atio n
Service here.
M ilitiam en
d is c o v e r e d
th e
b a d ly

beaten body of Ivasiuk hanged on a tree in a fo rb id d e n z o n e in B riu k o v y c h i. T h e official autopsy said that Ivasiuk

com \u00ad
m itte d s u ic id e , b u t frie n d s o f th e fa m ily
feel that he w as killed
b y th e K G B .
Iv a s iu k
w as
b o rn
o n
A pril 4, 1949,
a n d
h e
c o m p le te d
h is
e le m e n ta ry
a n d
s e c o n d a r y
s c h o o ls
in L v iv .
H e
w as
a
graduate of the Lviv m edical school and
in recent years he began studying m usic.
H is
w o rk s,
m any
o f
w h ic h
w ere
perfo rm ed

b y th e n o te d fo lk s in g e r S o fia R o taru, enjoyed an im m ense am o unt of p o p u la rity

am ong
U k ra in ia n s
a ro u n d
th e
w o rld .
I n
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
a n d
C anada,
h is
w o rk s
g a v e
r i s e
t o
th e
c re a tio n
o f n u m e ro u s U k ra in ia n
v o c a l-
instrum ental ensem bles co m po sed
so le\u00ad
ly o f U k r a i n i a n
y o u th s .
Iv a s iu k is a ls o k n o w n fo r c o m p o s in g
th e
m usic
a n d
w ritin g
th e
ly ric s
fo r
"D va
P ersteni," "Pisnia
b u d e z n a m y ,"
th e
fo lk
m usic
"V erkho vynska"
a n d
o th e r s .
M ost of his com positions were
M y k o la L iw ic k i re -e le c te d p re s id e n t
o fU k r a in ia n N a tio n a l R e p u b lic - in - e x ile
W o lo d y m y rB ila jiw h e a d s N a tio n a l C o u n c il,
T e o fil L e o n tij e le c te d p r im e m in is te r
M U N IC H ,
W est
G erm any.
-
M y k o la
L iw ic k i
w as
re -e le c te d

p r e s i\u00ad d e n t o f th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l R e p u b - lic -in -rx ile d u rin g th e 8 th S e s s io n o f th e U k ra in ia n

N a tio n a l C o u n c il
h e ld
h e re
J u n e
1 4 -1 7 .
W o lo d y m y r
B ila jiw
w as
e le c te d
p re s id e n t
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
C o u n c il a n d
T e o fil
L e o n tij w a s e le c te d
p rim e
m in ister.
F o rty -fiv e
d e le g a te s
fro m
th e
U n ie d
S ta te s ,. C a n a d a ,
E n g la n d ,
A rg e n tin a ,
W est
G erm any,
B e lg iu m ,
I t a l y
a n d
S w itz e rla n d
w ith 5 2 m a n d a te s a tte n d e d
th e
fo u r-d a y
d e lib e ra tio n s
a t
th e
S t.
A ndrew
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic C h u rc h . '
O ther persons elected
t o
th e g o v e rn \u00ad
m e n t-in -e x ile
in c lu d e
P ro f.
M y k o la
S te p a n e n k o ,
v ic e -p re s id e n t,
and' M .
Lypowecky, Y. Rudnytsky,
U ,
Sam -
c h u k ,
K .
M andzenko,
O .
L y s ia k ,
R .
B o h a tiu k , T , O n u fe rk o ,
A .
Sosna, A.
Shyrokostep, V. Fedorenko,
K .
L u t-
s e n k o
a n d
O . L ym arenko , m em bers of
th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il.
T he
d e le g a te s
a t
th e
8 th
S essio n
in c lu d e d
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e
fo u r
U k ra in ia n
p o litic a l
p a rtie s
a ffilia te d
w ith
th e
g o v e rn m e n t-in -e x ile
-
th e
U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l D e m o c ra tic U n io n ,
th e
U k ra in ia n
R e v o lu tio n a ry -D e m o \u00ad
c ra tic
P a rty ,
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
D e m o c ra tic F e d e ra tio n
a n d
th e U k ra i\u00ad
n ia n
Peasants' Party
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a n d
r e p r e s e n ta \u00ad
tiv e s
o f
th e
n a tio n a l
b r a n c h e s
o f

th e S o c ie ty o f F rie n d s o f th e S ta te C e n te r o f th e U k ra in ia n

N a tio n a l
R e p u b lic .
A lso
present as observers w ere three
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e
O rg a n iz a tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n
N atio nalists(r)
S .
M u d ry k ,
D r. T . V asko vych and A . H ajdam acha.
M y k o la
L iw ic k i
G re e tin g s
w ere
r e c e iv e d
fro m
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,
th e
U k ra in ia n
. C a th o lic ,
C hurch,
th e
O U N
(r), the
S o c ie ty
o f
F rie n d s
o f
th e
S ta te
C e n te r
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
R e p u b lic ,
th e
U k ra in ia n
W riters A sso ciatio n
in Exile
" S lo v o ,"
th e
C h ristia n
V o ic e
m aga\u00ad
z in e , the Lay Apostolate of W omen
i n
G erm any
a n d
th e U k ra in ia n
e c o n o m ic
a n d
te c h n ic a l in s titu te .
I n
h is
p o s t-e le c tio n
s p e e c h ,
P rim e
M in is te r L e o n tij s a id th a t n o o n e s h o u ld
e x p e c t m ira c le s fro m
th e g o v e rn m e n t o f
th e U N R -\u0456\u0433 \u043d

x ile b e c a u s e o f th e d iffic u lt s ta te o f a ffa irs, b u t h e p le d g e d th a t th e g o v e rn m e n t w ill c o n tin u e to c o o rd in a te th e w o rk o f a ll U k ra in ia n

o rg a n iz a tio n s
o n
b e h a lf o f th e
U k ra in ia n
c a u s e .
perfo rm ed
by the "C hervona
R uta" and
"S m erichka" ensem bles.
A c c o rd in g
t o
" S m o lo k s y p ,"

Iv a s iu k left h is p a re n t's h o m e o n A p ril 2 3 to g o t o

th e c o n s e rv a to ry
at 5 Boyko
S t. H e
h a d
w ith him self som e m usic.
U pon
le a v in g
the conservatory, Iva\u00ad
s iu k
w a s p ic k e d
u p
b y a c a r w h ic h w a s
w a itin g
fo r
h im
o u ts id e . T h e
U IS
s a id
th a t
th e re
a re
r e a s o n s
t o
b e lie v e
th a t
Iv a s iu k
w as
sum m oned
o u ts id e
a n d
that, according to eye w itnesses, the car
w as
a
K G B
v e h ic le . T h is w a s th e
la s t
tim e th a t a n y o n e h a d
s e e n
Iv a s iu k .
O n
M ay
18, the
m ilitia
fo u n d
h is
body. The
U IS
re p o rte d

th a t h is b o d y w a s c o v e re d w ith b ru is e s a n d b la c k a n d blue m ark s, w hich it feels w ere the result o f

b e a tin g s .
A
five-m em ber
te a m
o f
doctors, not one of w hom
w as a U krai\u00ad
n ia n ,
s a id
th e
U IS ,
c o n d u c te d
th e
a u to p s y
a n d
d e te rm in e d
th a t
he com \u00ad
m itted
s u ic id e .
T h e U IS sa id th a t s u ic id e w a s u n lik e \u00ad
ly
because w ere no
ro p e b u rn s a ro u n d
th e
n e c k ,
h is
underw ear
w as
c le a n
(w hen
a
p e r s o n
is
h a n g e d
a ll
m uscle
c o n tro l
is lost, causing
in v o lu n ta ry
u rin a tio n
a n d /o r
d e fe c a tio n ),
a n d
h is
e n tire b o d y s h o w e d sig n s o f b e a tin g a n d
to rtu re .
(T h e
W e e k ly
le a rn e d
fro m
p e rs o n s
w ho
re c e n tly
re tu rn e d
fro m
travels to
U k ra in e a n d
E astern
E u ro p e th a t
Iv a \u00ad
s iu k
was found
h a n g e d
a lle g e d ly
w ith
his eyes gouged out and tongue cut out.
H e had been hanging there three w eeks,
the sources told
T he
W e e k ly .)
Iv a s iu k 's frie n d s c la im
that he never
le f t
hom e
w ith o u t
te llin g
h is

p a re n ts when he would return, said the U IS. He e s p e c ia lly

rem em bered
t o
in fo rm
h is
p a re n ts
a b o u t
his whereabouts
d u rin g
the past few
m onths w hen he w as faced
w ith
clo se
K G B
s u rv e illa n c e , th e
U IS
re p o rte d .
N o
r e a s o n
w as
g iv e n
fo r
th e
K G B
s u rv e illa n c e
in
th e
U IS
re p o rt,
b u t it
a d d e d
th a t
w hen
I v a s iu k
p ro te s te d
a g a in s t
i t ,
h e
w as
to ld
b y
th e
s e c re t
police that it m ight beco m e necessary to
in c a rc e ra te h im
in a p s y c h ia tric a s y lu m .
A few days after the disappearance of
I v a s iu k ,
h is
p a re n ts
r e q u e s te d
th e
m ilitia
t o
s e a r c h
fo r
him .
T h e y
w ere
m o c k in g ly to ld
by the m ilitia that their
son w ould soon be found, said the U IS.
A fter
th e b o d y w a s fo u n d , th e
K G B
a n d
th e
Lviv prosecutor's office
b e g a n
s p r e a d in g
s la n d e r o u s
ru m o rs
a b o u t
Ivasiuk. The
U IS said
th a t th e
ru m o rs
w ere
p a rtic u la rly
s p r e a d
am ong
s tu \u00ad
d e n ts a n d th e y o u n g in te llig e n tis a , w h o
h a d
sh o w n
a
g r e a t
d e a l
o f
in te re s t
in
Iv a s iu k
a n d
h is c o m p o s itio n s .
Iv a s iu k 's
p a re n ts
p ro te s te d
a g a in s t
th e s e
s la n d e ro u s
rum ors and
th e
L v iv
prosecutor's office
prom ised to investi\u00ad
g a te
th e
m atter.
N evertheless,
th e
ru m o rs
p e r s i s t e d .
T he
p a re n ts
a l s o
dem anded
th a t a n in d e p e n d e n t a u to p s y
(C o n tin ue d o n page 3)
U .S. seeks assurances from
M oscow
th a t
it w ill treat Americans as U.S. citizens
W A S H IN G T O N ,
D .C . -
T h e U .S .
S ta te
D e p a rtm e n t
is
s e e k in g
w ritte n
a s s u r a n c e s
fro m
th e
K re m lin
th a t
A m e ric a n s
b e a rin g
U.S. passports will
b e tre a te d
a s U .S . c itiz e n s b y th e S o v ie t
g o v e rn m e n t.
In a statem ent released last w eek, the
S ta te
D e p a rtm e n t
s a id
th a t th e
S o v ie t
governm ent
h a s
n o t
y e t
p u b lis h e d
a n
o ffic ia l c o m m e n ta r y o n th e n e w c itiz e n \u00ad
s h ip
la w

w h ic h ta k e s effect to d a y . T h e la w , w h ic h w a s e n a c te d b y th e S u p r e m e S o v ie t o n

D e c e m b e r 1, 1 9 7 8 , s tip u la te s
that persons who
w ere born
i n
one of
th e
15 c o n s titu e n t
re p u b lic s
o f
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n
a re
n a tu ra liz e d
S o v ie t
c itiz e n s , a n d
th a t c h ild re n
o f
p a re n ts
w h o w e re S o v ie t c itiz e n s a t th e tim e
o f
th e ir
b irth
" irre s p e c tiv e o f w h e th e r
o r
n o t it (th e c h ild ) w a s b o rn o n S o v ie t te r\u00ad
rito ry "
are now
c o n s id e re d
c itiz e n s
o f
th e S o v ie t
U n io n .
The new

la w a ls o d o e s n o t re c o g n iz e d u a l c itiz e n s h ip a n d p e rs o n s w h o u n d e r th e

c u r r e n t
la w
a re
c o n s id e re d
S o v ie t
c itiz e n s ,
a re
n o t
re c o g n iz e d
a s
b e in g
c itiz e n s o f a n y o th e r c o u n tr y .
"T he
D e p a rtm e n t
o f
S ta te
h a s
fo r\u00ad
m ally
r e q u e s te d
firm ,
w ritte n
a s s u r \u00ad
a n c e s fro m
th e S o v ie t g o v e rn m e n t th a t
a ll
A m erican
c itiz e n s
b e a rin g
U n ite d
S ta te s
passports and
S o v ie t e n try /e x it
v is a s
w ill
b e
re g a rd e d
b y
th e

S o v ie t governm ent as U .S. citizens, regardless o f th e ir p la c e o f b irth o r p o s s ib le p rio r c itiz e n s h ip in a n o th e r c o u n tr y ," sa id th e d e p a rtm e n t's

s ta te m e n t.
T he
S ta te
D e p a rtm e n t
a ls o
m ake
it
c le a r to th e S o v ie t g o v e rn m e n t th a t th e
U n ite d
S ta te s w ill c o n s id e r n a tu ra liz e d
A m erican
c itiz e n s
a s
p o s s e s s in g
fu ll
U .S .
c itiz e n s h ip " d e s p ite a n y c la im
th e y
m ay
a ls o
h a v e
t o
S o v ie t
c itiz e n s h ip
under USSR
la w ."

" W e d o n o t re c o g n iz e d u a l c itiz e n s h ip a s a m a tte r o f n a tio n a l p o lic y ," th e U .S . s a id .

The departm ent expressed
o p tim ism
th a t it w ill b e a b le to re s o lv e th e m a tte r
o f
c itiz e n s h ip
a n d
tiia t
th e
S o v ie t
g o v e rn m e n t w ill re p ly to

its q u e s tio n s . T h e S ta te D e p a rtm e n t fu rth e r sa id th a t q u e s tio n s

o n
th e m a tte r s h o u ld
b e
d i\u00ad
re c te d
t o
th e
O ffice
o f
S o v ie t
U n io n
A ffa irs a t (2 0 2 ) 6 3 2 -8 6 7 0 o r 6 3 2 -8 6 7 1 .
2
\'\u043e .
1 4 7
O ffic ia ls
h in d e r
L u k ia n e n k o 's d e f e n s e a t t r i a l
N EW
Y O R K .
N .Y .
T he
c lo s in g
s ta te m e n t o f L ev L u k ia n e n k o a t h is tria l
i n
H o ro d n ia
o n
J u ly
18. 1978. has been
r e c e iv e d
in the W est by the press service
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 ).
D u rin g
th e
t r i a l .
L u k ia n e n k o 's
clo s\u00ad
in g
s ta te m e n t
w as
re p e a te d ly
in te r\u00ad
ru p te d
b y
th e
p re s id in g
ju d g e ,
le a d in g
th e
U k ra in ia n
rig h ts
a c tiv is t
t o
c o n \u00ad
clude: "Perhaps
th e re
is n o
n e e d
fo r
m e
t o
d e f e n d
m yself,
e v e ry th in g
h a s
b e e n
decided, read
th e
s e n te n c e ..."
L u k ia n e n k o
w as
s e n t e n c e d
t o
1 0
years of im prisonm ent and
fiv e y e a r s o f
e x ile a n d
is n o w
c o n fin e d
in a
M o rd o \u00ad
v ia n
cam p.
H e
s e r v e d
h is
f i r s t
1 5 -y e a r
s e n te n c e
i n
1 9 6 0 -1 9 7 5
fo r p re p a rin g
th e
p o litic a l
p la tfo rm
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
W o rkers
a n d
P e a s a n ts
U n io n .
E x c e rp ts
o f th e s a m v y d a v
account of
L u k ia n e n k o 's
tria l a p p e a r
b e lo w .
Judge: The
fo llo w in g
w itnesses
d id
n o t
a p p e a r
a t
th e
t r i a l
o f
L u k ia n e n k o .
L.H .. case
N o . 2 -3 0 :
I. B e r d n y k .
O le s
P a v lo v -y c h .
2 .
V iv c h a r,
Z v e n y s l a v a
Iv a n iv n a .
3 .
K a ra n d iy .
O lh a .
4 .
P ro -
k o p o v y c h .
H ry h o riy
H ry h o ro v y c h .
5 .
Y ushchenko ,
A nna
S e m e n iv n a .
6 .
A ntonenko-D avydovych.
B o ry s
D m \-
tro v y c h .
T he presiding officer of the court read
a
le tte r
fro m
A ntonenko-D avydovych
w h ic h
s ta te d
th e
follow ing: "In
lig h t o f
m y
h e a lth
1 cannot
b e
p r e s e n t
a t
th e
t r i a l .
1 confirm
th e te s tim o n y
w h ic h
1
g a v e
a t
th e
p re v io u s
in q u iry ."
J u d g e : S in c e te s tim o n y
o f th e w itn e s \u00ad
ses w ho
d id
n o t a p e a r a t th e tria l is n o t
o f c ru c ia l
m e a n in g , w itrT th e
e x c e p tio n
o f th a t
o f w itn e s s
A n to n e n k o -D a v y d o \u00ad
v y c h .
th e
c o u r t
p r o p o s e s
th a t
it
b e
a n n o u n c e d
fo r th e c o u r t's
e x a m in a tio n .
H is
testim o n y
o f
1 9 7 7
a n d
1 9 7 8
i s
analogous. Please read
th e te s tim o n y
o f
J a n u a r y
5. vo lum e 6, pages
1-5. W hat is
L u k ia n e n k o 's
o p in io n ?
L u k ia n e n k o :
At the
b e g in n in g
o f th e
t r i a l
1 had
m ade
a
s ta te m e n t
d e c lin in g
th e
trial, therefore,
let the court
d e c id e
a s
it w i s h e s .
J u d g e :
S in c e
A n to n e n k o -D a v y d o \u00ad
v y c h
d id
n o t c o m e to
th e tria l d u e to
i l l \u00ad
n e s s ,
th e
c o lle g iu m
o f ju d g e s
h a s
c o n \u00ad
f e r r e d
a n d
d e c id e d
to read
his testim ony
in to
th e
re c o rd .
L ev
L u k ia n e n k o
T he
re c o rd
o f
in te rro g a tio n
o f
A n\u00ad
tonenko-D avydovych.
B o ry s
D m y tro -
v y c h ,
o f
J a n u a r y
1 2 ,
1 9 7 8 .
is
h e r e b y
r e a d :
"I first heard
a b o u t L u k ia n e n k o
fro m
ra d io
b r o a d c a s t s
fro m
a b r o a d
th a t
so m ew here
t h e r e is a p r i s o n e r s e n t e n c e d
t o
15 y e a rs
d e p riv a tio n
of freedom .
I n
1 9 7 6
1learned that he w as freed
a n d
th a t
h e w a s liv in g
i n
C h e rn ih iv . A t th is tim e
I v a n
K andyba
v is ite d
m e
a n d
to ld
m e
th a t
o n
h is
re tu rn
fro m
im prisonm ent
h e
h a d
s t o p p e d
o v e r
a t
L e v k o 's
i n
C h e rn ih iv
w h e r e h e h a s b e e n liv in g s in c e
h is
r e le a s e .
I
becam e
p e rs o n a lly
a c q u a in te d
w ith
L u k ia n e n k o
i n
m id
A p ril
1977 w hen
he visited
m e after
h is
t r i p
t o
D o netske
w here
th e
t r i a l
o f
R udenko
a n d
T y k h y w a s h e ld . H e m a d e
a
w o n d e rfu l
im pressio n
o n
m e.
T he
c o n v e rs a tio n
w as
a b o u t
th e
c a s e
o f
R u d e n k o .
I received
th e
a rtic le
'S to p
th e
In ju s tic e '
th ro u g h
th e
m ail;
it
w as
ta k e n
fro m
m e d u rin g
a search
o n
A p ril
2 3 ,
1977. W ho
its a u t h o r
w as
I did
n o t
know .
A fter
L uk
a n e n k o 's
v is it
th e re
w as
n o
c o r r e s p o n d e n c e
b e tw e e n
u s,
o n ly
g re e tin g s
o n
th e
o ccasio n
o f
h o lid a y s .
" Q u e s tio n :
W ith
w h ic h
o th e r
d o c u \u00ad
m e n ts
p r e p a r e d
b y
L u k ia n e n k o
are you
fam iliar?
1 4
H e ls in k i m o n ito r s
i n
p ris o n
B e lo w
is a list of im prisoned
a n d
e x ile d
H e ls in k i
m o n ito r s
as of June
2 4
p r e p a r e d
b y
A m nesty
In te r n a tio n a l.
D r. Y uri O rlov
-
co-founder and
c h a irm a n
o f th e M o s c o w
H elsinki m onitoring
g ro u p , re p o rte d
w o rk in g
as a lathe
o p e r a t o r in
P e rm
c o rre c tiv e
la b o r c o lo n y
N o.
3 7 .
D ue to
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
1 9 8 9 .
A n a to ly
S h c h a r a n s k y
-
re p o rte d
h a n d -v /e a v in g
p o ta to
s a c k s
i n
C h is to p o l
P riso n .
D ue
t o
r e le a s e d
i n
1 0 9 0 .
M y k o ia
R udenko
\u2014
c o - f o u n d e r
a n d
h e a d
o f th e
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
g ro u p ,
re p o rte d
w o rk in g
as a storem an
i n
M ordovia corrective labor colony N o. 19. D ue
t o
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
F e b r u a r y
1 9 8 9 .
L ev
L u k ia n e n k o
-
repo rted polishing glass in the special regim e corrective labo r
c o lo n y
i n
M o rd o v ia .
D ue
t o
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
D ecem ber
1 9 9 2 .
V ik to ra s
P e tk u s
-
n o w
h e ld
i n
C h is to p o l
P riso n
(c u rre n tly
s h a r in g
a cell w ith
A n a to ly
S h c h a r a n s k y ) .
D ue
t o
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
A ugust
1 9 9 2 .
M yro slav
M arynovych
-
n o w
h e ld a t P e r m
c o rre c tiv e la b o r c o lo n y N o . 3 6 in th e
s e ttle m e n t
o f
K u c h in o .
D ue
t o
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
A p ril
1 9 8 9 .
M y k o ia
M atusevych
-
n o w
h e ld
at Perm
c o rre c tiv e la b o r c o lo n y
N o. 35 in the
s e ttle m e n t
o f
V sesvyatskaya.
D ue
t o
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
A p ril
1 9 8 9 .
M erab
K o stava
-
n o w
h e ld
at the
P e rm
c o rre c tiv e
la b o r c o lo n y
N o . 37 in
th e
s e ttle m e n t
o f
P o lo v in k a .
D ue
t o
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
A p ril
1 9 8 2 .
R o b e r t
N azaryan
-
o f th e A rm e n ia n
m o n ito rin g g ro u p , p la c e o f
im prisonm ent
unknow n.
D ue
t o
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
1 9 8 4 .
S h a g e n
A ru tu n y a n
\u2014
o f th e
A rm enian
m o n ito rin g
group, place of
im p ris o n \u00ad
m ent
unknow n.
D ue
t o
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
D ecem ber
1 9 8 0 .
O leksa
T y k h y
\u2014
n o w
h e ld
i n
th e
s p e c ia l
reg im e
c o rre c tiv e
la b o r
c o lo n y
i n
M o rd o v ia .
D ue
t o
b e
r e le a s e d
i n
F e b r u a r y
1 9 9 2 .
V lad im ir
S le p a k
-- serving
fiv e y e a r s o f in te r n a l e x ile
i n
the. C hitinsk
re g io n ,
6 ,0 0 0
k ilo m e te rs
e a s t.o f
M o sco w .
Z v ia d
G am asakhurdia
- -
s e r v in g
tw o
y e a r s
o f
in te rn a l e x ile
i n
th e
v illa g e
o f
K o chubei
i n
t.h e .D a g e s ta n ,re g io n .;r V
;
/:
,
;
,
- -:
-
r J j
V ik to r R ts k h ila d z e - - s e rv in g tw o y e a rs o f in te rn a l e x ile , w h e r e a b o u ts
unknow n.
"A nsw er:
B esid es 'S to p
th e
In ju s tic e
4
1
d id
n o t
k n o w
o r
hear of any
o t h e r s .
" Q u e s tio n : W h a t
do you
k n o w
a b o u t
L u k ia n e n k o 's
m em bership
in
th e
so -
c a lle d
U k ra in ia n
p u b lic
g ro u p ?
"A nsw er:
I
d o
n o t
rem em ber
w ho
to ld
m e
a b o u t
th e
e s ta b lis h m e n t
o f th e
g ro u p ...
"Q uestion: Are you
fa m ilia r w ith
th e
d o c u m e n ts
o f th is g r o u p , w h ic h
L u k i\u00ad
a n e n k o
h e lp e d
prepare, copy
a n d
d is \u00ad
s e m in a te ?
"A nsw er: N o, Ido not know
a n y th in g
a b o u t
th e
d o c u m e n ts
o r
L u k ia n e n k o 's
p a rtic ip a tio n ."
Judge: D efendant
L u k ia n e n k o ,
w hat
d o
y o u
h a v e
t o
s a y
a b o u t
th is
te s ti\u00ad
m ony?
L u k ia n e n k o :
I
a s k
th a t
th e
a rtic le
"S to p
th e
In ju s tic e "
b e
r e a d .
P ro se c u to r:
1 b e lie v e
th a t
a ll
th e
ju d g e s
a re
a lre a d y
fam iliar
w ith
i t .
L u k ia n e n k o
w ro te
it, I read
it; I see
n o
n e e d
t o
r e a d
it d u r i n g t h e c o u r t
s e s s i o n ,
a n d
I th in k
th a t
th e
r e q u e s t
s h o u ld
b e
d e n ie d .
J u d g e :
T he
d e c is io n
is
t o
d e n y
th e
r e q u e s t,
s in c e
th e
ju d g e s
a re
fam iliar
w ith
it a n d
th e
d e f e n d a n t
is the
a u th o r
o f
th e
a rtic le .
D efendant
L u k ia n e n k o ,
d o
v o u
u n d e r s ta n d
o u r
d e c is io n ?
Lukianenko: I understand
y o u r d e c i\u00ad
s io n .
J u d g e : (to
th e
g u a r d s )
G o
s e e
if a n y
w itnesses
h a v e
a rriv e d .
U pon
re tu rn in g
a
g u a r d
a n n o u n c e d :
T h e r e
is n o
o n e .
A
voice from
th e g a lle ry : S in c e
th e re
are no
other w itnesses and
t h e r e is t i m e ,
th e
a rtic le
m ust
b e
r e a d .
L ie u te n a n t:
Q u ie t.
D o
n o t
in te rfe re
w ith
th e
p r o c e e d in g s .
J u d g e :
I d e c la re
a
r e c e s s .
D u rin g
th e
recess, w itness
O le s
P a v -
lo v y c h
B erdnyk
a rriv e d .
J u d g e : C a ll w itn e s s
B erdnyk,
O .P .
B erdnyk:
B erdnyk,
O le s
P a v lo v y c h ,
b o rn

D e c e m b e r 2 5 , 1 9 2 7 , K ie v ,...b o u le \u00ad v a rd , b u ild in g N o . 8 , A p a rtm e n t N o . 16, K ie v le a g u e o f m o n u m e n ta l-a p p lie d

a r t .
J u d g e :
D o
y o u
k n o w
th e
d e f e n d a n t,
a n d
w h a t is y o u r r e l a t i o n s h i p
w ith
him ?
Berdnyk: The
re la tio n s h ip
is n o r m a l .
W e m e t o n c e a t h is h o m e , a s e c o n d
tim e
a t
a
t r i a l
i n
th e
D o netske
o b la s t.
Judge: Are
y o u
re la te d ?
B erdnyk:
W e
a re
n o t
re la te d
b y
b lo o d . A lth o u g h w e h a v e m e t o n ly tw ic e
we are like blood
re la tiv e s , h o w e v e r, w e
a re
n o t
re la te d .
W hat do
I know
a b o u t
L u k ia n e n k o ,
L .P .?
1 know
o n ly
g o o d
(C ontinued on page 16)
E x is te n c e o f
is threatened, say
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y .
-T h e c o n tin u e d
e x is te n c e
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 of the H elsinki A cco rds, o ne of five such b o d ie s fo rm e d

in th e S o v ie t U n io n
som e
tw o -a n d -a -h a lf
y e a r s a g o , is
th re a te n e d
by the
K G B , a c c o rd in g
t o
i t s
m em bers,
re p o rte d
th e
press service
o f th e
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n
Suprem e
L ib e ra tio n
C o u n c il
(a b ro a d ).
I n
th e
fo u rth
e d itio n
o f
th e
g r o u p 's
"Info rm atio nal
B u lle tin ,"
th e
U k ra in i\u00ad
a n
H e ls in k i
w a tc h e rs
e x p r e s s e d
f e a r
th a t
a r r e s t s ,
in c a rc e ra tio n s
a n d
o th e r
form s of K G B repression will lead to
th e
d e s tru c tio n
o f
th e
m o n ito rin g
m ove\u00ad
m ent
i n
U k ra in e .
T he
2 7 - p a g e
b u lle tin
w as
re c e n tly
r e c e iv e d
i n
th e
W est
b y
G en.
P e tro
G rig o e n k o ,
w ho
w as
a
m em ber
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
g ro u p
u n til
h is
e m ig ra tio n
fro m
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n . G e n .
G rig o re n -
k o
n o w
h e a d s
its affiliate
g ro u p
i n
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s .
T he
docum ent
d e ta ils
th e
e v e n ts
i n
U k ra in e d u rin g th e first th re e m o n th s o f
th is
y e a r
a n d
re v e a ls
th e
in te n s ifie d
K G B
harassm ent
a g a in s t
th e
g r o u p 's
m em bers
a n d
su p p o rte rs.
T he
"Info rm atio nal
B u lle tin "
d e \u00ad
s c r ib e s
i n
d e ta il
th e
fa c ts
su rro u n d in g
th e
a r r e s t
o f
O le s
B erdnyk,
Y u riy
H e ls in k i g ro u p
its m e m b e rs
B a d /io
a n d
h is
w ife
S v itlia n a
K y ry -
c h e n k o .
I t
a ls o
te lls
o f
th e
s e a r c h e s
c o n d u c te d
a c r o s s
U k ra in e
i n
c o n n e c \u00ad
tio n
w ith
th o s e
a r r e s t s .
T he
b u lle in
re v e a ls
fo r
th e
f i r s t
tim e
th a t
am ong
th e
new est m em b ers
o f th e
U k ra in ia n
g ro u p
is
Y u riy
L y tv y n ,
w ho
w as arrested
a n d
s e n te n c e d
fo r th e
f i r s t
tim e
1955. A fter serving
10 years, he w as
a g a in
s e n te n c e d
i n
1 9 7 4
t o
th re e
y e a r s
c o n fin e m e n t.
H e
w as
r e le a s e d
i n
N ov\u00ad
em ber
1 9 7 7 .
D u rin g
a search
o f h is a p a r t m e n t
th e
fo llo w in g
item s
w ere
c o n f is c a te d :
h is
aY ticle "T he
Soviet governm ent and
th e
S o v ie t
w o rk in g
c la s s ,"
th e
d ra ft
o f
a
letter to
R o s a ly n
C arter
fro m
the wives
a n d
m others
o f
p o litic a l
p r i s o n e r s ,
a
d ra ft
o f
a g re e tin g
fro m
th e
U k ra in ia n
H e ls in k i
g ro u p
a n d
a
c o lle c tio n s
o f
poem s
b y
L y tv y n .
T he
b u lle tin
s h e d s
n e w
lig h t
o n
th e
case of
M y k h a ilo
M e ln y k , th e
U k ra in i\u00ad
a n
h i s t o r i a n
a n d
poet w ho
co m m itteed
s u ic id e
a s
a
r e s u l t
o f
in te n s e
K G B
harassm ent.
T he
docum ent
a ls o
c o n \u00ad
ta in s
s e v e r a l
p r o t e s t
le tte rs
fro m
O ksana
M eshko
t o
S o v ie t
o f f i c i a l s
c o n c e r n in g
r e p r e s s i o n s
a g a in s t
h e r .
T he
"Sam vydav"
p u b lis h in g
h o u s e
w ill
p u b lis h
th e
e n tire
"Info rm atio nal
B u lle tin "
i n
a
s e p a r a t e
p a m p h le t.
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a n n iv e rs a ry
c e le b ra te d
in M illv ille ,
N .J .
M IL L V IL L E , N .J. -
UN A
b ra n c h e s
of southern
N ew
J e r s e y , w ith th e c o o p \u00ad
e ra tio n o f th e P h ila d e lp ia U N A
D istric t
C o m m itte e
c e le b ra te d
S o y u z 's
8 5 th
a n n iv e r s a r y
o n S u n d a y , J u n e 2 4 , o n th e
g ro u n d s
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
C hurch
of Ss. Peter and
Paul here.
T h e c e le b ra tio n
b e g a n
w ith a D ivine
L itu rg y
c e le b ra te d
b y
F a th e r
P e te r
S a h a y d a c h n y .
This w as follow ed
by a
M oleben at which both past and present
m e m b e rs w e re m e n tio n e d
in
p ra y e r.
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c h u rc h

services, those in atten\u00ad d a n c e w e re in v ite d to th e c h u r c h h a ll to p a rta k e o f U k ra in ia n fo o d s p re p a re d b y th e la d ie s o f lo c a l U N A

branches and by
the sisterhood
o f th e c h u rc h .
T he
fo rm al
p a r t
o f
th e
p ro g ra m
b e g a n
a t
3
p .m .
a t
th e
c h u rc h
h a ll.
Teodor Sushchyk,
p re s id e n t
o f
UN A
B ranch
3 4 7 o f M illv ille , in tr o d u c e d
th e
m aster of cerem onies, Stefan
H aw rysz,
UN A
senio r field
o rg a n iz e r. M r. S u sh \u00ad
c h y k a ls o re c o u n te d th e h is to ry o f U N A
b r a n c h e s
i n
s o u th e r n
N ew

J e r s e y , e s p e c ia lly th a t o f B ra n c h 3 4 7 w h ic h w a s o rg a n iz e d

in
1 9 1 2 .
R eferences
t o
th e
m in u te s b o o k o f th e b ra n c h w e re in d e e d
in te re s tin g a n d
e n lig h te n in g .
M r.
H aw rysz
p a id
trib u te
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
p io n e e rs w h o o rg a n iz e d
a n d
c a re d fo r th e g ro w th o f th e U N A
and to
th o s e
w ho
p re s e n tly
a re
m em bers
a n d
o f f ic ia ls
o f
lo c a l
b r a n c h e s .
" W ith o u t
c o o p e ra tio n
fro m
th o s e
o n th e
b ra n c h
le v e l,
w ith o u t
th e ir
d e v o tio n
t o
th e
id e a ls
u p o n
w h ic h
th e
UN A
w a s b u ilt,
th e
UN A
c o u ld
n o t
h o p e to
g ro w
a n d
prosper," said
M r.
H aw rysz.
T he
m ain
speaker was
Dr. John
O .
F lis ,Suprem e
P re s id e n t
o f th e
U N A ,
w ho
tra v e le d
b y
t r a i n
d u e
t o
th e
g a s
s h o r ta g e .
D r.
F lis
c o v e re d
th e
e n tire
h is to ry
o f th e
UN A, the role played by
o u r
p io n e e rs ,
th e
fra te rn a l
w o rk
p e r\u00ad
fo rm ed
by the UN A
fo r th e g o o d
of its
m em bers, U krainian
c o m m u n itie s
a n d
th e
U k ra in ia n
cause during the past 85
y e a r s , as w ell as the present role
b e in g
p la y e d b y th e U N A in o u r U k r a in ia n life
in the
U n ite d
S ta te s a n d
C anada.
T he
h ig h lig h t o f th e c e le b ra tio n
w as
th e
p e rfo rm a n c e
b y
th e
" C h a ik a "
U k ra in ia n
F o lk
D ancers
o f
M illv ille.
T he
a u d ie n c e
w a s tre a te d
t o
"Z ap o ro -
z h e ts ,"
" H o n y v ite r,"
" M e te ly ts ia ,"
" H o p a k ,"
a n d
o th e r
d a n c e s .
J u n e
D upnock
in tro d u c e d
th e
d a n c e r s
a n d
d id
a m o st a d m ira b le jo b in e x p la in in g
th e n a tu re a n d
h is to ry
of each
d a n c e .
A t
th e
c o n c lu s io n
o f
th e

p ro g ra m , four pioneers, each over 90 years ofa g e , w ere

h o n o r e d
fo r
th e ir
ro le
i n
th e
g ro w th
o f th e
UN A
a n d
fo r th e ir w o rk
fo r
B ranch
3 4 7
o f
M illv ille . T h e
p io \u00ad
n e e r s
w ere
S te p h e n
C z o p e k ,
P a z ia
S m o ln ic k i,
P h ilip
C h a lo w
a n d
P a u l
Starzew sky. Each w as presented
w ith a
co m m em o rative
p la q u e .
T he
p io n e e rs
e x p r e s s e d
th e ir g ra titu d e fo r th is re c o g \u00ad
n itio n
of their services.
M r. H a w ry sz , in th a n k in g D r. F lis fo r
h is
p a rtic ip a tio n
i n
th e
c e le b ra tio n ,
p re s e n te d
th e
Suprem e
P re s id e n t
w ith
3 0
n e w
a p p lic a tio n s
fo r

m em bership, and John Odezynsky, Suprem e Advisor of the U N A , presented

10 new

a p p lic a \u00ad tio n s .D r. F lis th a n k e d b o th fo r th e s e 4 0 n e w

m em bers.
T h e p ro g ra m
w a s c o n c lu d e d w ith th e
s in g in g
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n a l
a n th e m . T h e fe s tiv itie s c o n tin u e d
\u2014 the
y o u th s d a n c e d
w h ile th e o ld e r

g e n e ra \u00ad tio n s a t a n d p a rto o k o f U k ra in ia n fo o d s a n d

e n g a g e d
in c o n v e rs a tio n re la tin g to
UN A
m atters.
Local new spapers, especially
T he
P r e s s
o f
A tlan tic
C ity , d e v o te d
m uch
s p a c e
t o
th e
e v e n t
w ith
a
num ber
o f
p h o to g ra p h s
of the dancers.
" A n u p liftin g e v e n t fo r th e U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
o f s o u th
Jersey," conclud\u00ad
e d
M r. Sushchyk
of Branch
3 4 X
N .J. M o ro z
C o m m itte e
c o lle c ts
p e titio n s
fo r g e n e r a l a m n e s ty
N E W A R K , N .J. -
The New

J e r s e y Com m ittee for the Defense of V alentyn M o ro z

a n n o u n c e d
th a t
i t
i s
i n
th e
p r o c e s s
o f c o lle c tin g
s ig n a tu re s
d e \u00ad
m a n d in g
a general am nesty
fo r
U k rai\u00ad
n ia n a n d o th e r p o litic a l p ris o n e rs in th e
S o v ie t
U n io n .
T he
p e titio n s
w ill
b e
a d d r e s s e d
t o
U .S .
senators, and
th e
la w m a k e r s w ill
be requested
t o
raise the questio n
o f
a
g e n e ra l
am nesty
d u rin g
th e
u p c o m in g
d e b a te s o n
S A L T
I I .
S in c e
J u n e , th e
co m m ittee
h a s
c o l\u00ad
le c te d o v e r 4 ,0 0 0 s ig n a tu re s o n p e titio n s
fro m
U k ra in ia n
A m e ric a n s
in
N ew
York, N ew Jersey, Connecticut,
P e n n \u00ad
sylvania and C olorado. The
co m m ittee
w ill e x p a n d
its c a m p a ig n to o th e r s ta te s .
F o r fu rth e r
in fo rm a tio n
o n th e d riv e
c o n ta c t
th e
co m m ittee
at 43
M id la n d
Place, N ew ark, N .J. 07106.
V o lo d y m y r
Iv a s iu k ...
(C o n tin u e d
fr o m
p a g e
1 )
b e
c o n d u c te d
o n
th e
b o d y
o f
Iv a s iu k ,
b u t th e ir re q u e s ts w e re
d e n ie d .
I v a s iu k 's
frie n d s
fe e l
th a t
h e
w as
k ille d
a n d
la te r th e b o d y
was taken
t o
th e
fo re st
a n d
h a n g e d ,
s a id
th e
U IS ,
a d d in g
th a t
h is
frie n d s
c la im
th a t
Iv a s iu k
n e v e r
v is ite d
th a t
fo re st.
A c\u00ad
c o rd in g to th e U IS , th e re s id e n ts o f L v iv
a re
c o n v in c e d
th a t
th e
K G B

w as re s p o n s ib le fo r Iv a s iu k 's d e a th a n d th a t it d id n o t a tte m p t to c o v e r u p th e k illin g in order to

scare the nationally
c o n s c i\u00ad
o u s p o p u la tio n , p a rtic u la rly
th e y o u n g
p e o p le , w h o
have been
re c e n tly
s p e a k \u00ad
in g
o u t
m o re
o p e n ly
i n
d e f e n s e
o f
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n a l
a f f a ir s .

N ew s ofI vasiuk's death spread quick\u00ad ly a c ro s s U k ra in e a n d it is o p e n ly ta lk e d a b o u t in

L v iv , s a id
th e
U IS .
The funeral w as held on
M a y 2 2 , th e
d a y
w h ic h
m arks the transfer
of Taras
S h e v c h e n k o 's
b o d y
t o
U k ra in e .
T he
U IS
re p o rte d
that som e
1 0 ,0 0 0 p e r s o n s
fro m
a c r o s s
U k ra in e
a tte n d e d
th e
s e r v ic e .
A m ong
th e
m o u rn e rs
w ere
m any w riters, com posers and
s in g e r s .
I v a s iu k 's
b o d y
w as
b u rie d
i n
th e

L ychakiv cem etery. (T he W eekly learn\u00ad ed th a t his g rav e is th e site o f d aily rallies by young people and that as a result of th is ,

e ffo rts
a re
b e in g
m ade
b y
lo c a l
o f f ic ia ls
t o
have his body transferred
t o
a cem etery
in C hernivtsi, w here he w as
b o rn .)

The U IS said that Ivasiuk w as know n fo r b e in g a h ig h ly p rin c ip le d p e rs o n a n d fo r

h is
n a tio n a l
c o n s c i o u s n e s s .
H e
p e rs is te n tly
re fu s e d
t o
com pose
m usic
fo r
n o n -U k ra in ia n
s o n g s
a n d
t o
e n te r
h is s o n g s in c o n te s ts o f
n o n -U k ra in ia n
so n g s,
s a id
th e
U IS .
"Sm oloskyp"
re p o rte d
th a t
Iv a s iu k
was working
o n
a n
o p e ra
a b o u t
th e
K o zak
p e rio d
o f
U k ra in ia n
h is to ry
a t
th e
tim e
o f
h is
d e a th .
Fo ur
p io n e e r s
h o n o r e d
fo r
th e ir
se r v ice s to
th e
U N A : (se a te d , fr o m
le ft) P a u l
S ta r z e w sk y , S te p h e n
C zo p e k , P azia S m o ln ick i an d P h ilip C h alo w an d (stan d in g)
S te fa n
H a w r y sz, se n io r fie ld o r g a n ize r ; D r . J o h n O . F lis, S u p r e m e P r e sid e n t; D a r ia
C apar , B r an ch 347 se cr e tar y ; an d T e o d o r
S u sh ch y k , B r an ch p r e sid e n t.
M o ro z
p ra is e s
P o p e
Jo h n
P a u l
a t
L o n d o n
p re s s
c o n fe re n c e
K E S T O N , E n g la n d . \u2014
In a strongly
w o rded
s ta te m e n t
d e liv e re d
at a
p r e s s
conference in the H o use of C o m m o ns in
L o n d o n
o n
J u n e
1 8 , V a le n ty n
M o ro z
d e v o te d
h im self
t o
m o stly

p o litic a l issues, chiefly to the need to liberate his n a tiv e

U k ra in e
fro m
p o litic a l
d o m in -
tio n
b y
M o sco w ,
re p o rte d
th e

new s s e rv ic e o f th e K e s to n C o lle g e C e n te r fo r th e S tu d y o f R e lig io n a n d C o m m u n is m .

M r.
M o ro z
a ls o
p r a is e d
P o p e
Jo h n
P a u l
\u0418 , saying: "The
m ost
im p o rta n t
c h a ra c te ris tic
o f
th e
n e w
p o p e
is
h is
d e e p
u n d e rs ta n d in g
o f
th e
E ast
a n d
a b ility
t o
liv e
in
a n
e n v iro n m e n t

o f tu rb u le n c e , s o m e th in g th a t th e W e st h a s yet to

le a rn ."
H e
n o te d
th a t P o p e J o h n
Paul "has
p o s s ib ly
d o n e
m o re
fo r
th e
c a u s e
o f
fre e d o m
th a n
a ll
o f
h is
p r e d e c e s s o r s
com bined. The new pope has
re c o g n iz \u00ad
e d th a t h e is a m b a s s a d o r o f C a th o lic is m
in the w orld
a n d
n o t M o s c o w 's
re p re \u00ad
s e n ta tiv e in th e
V a tic a n ."
T he
Rev. M ichael Bordeaux
of K es\u00ad
to n C o lle g e a s k e d th e fo rm e r U k ra in ia n
p o litic a l p ris o n e r w h e th e r
h e
th o u g h t
th e e le c tio n
w o u ld
b rin g a b o u t
a
n e w
V a tic a n
policy tow ard
U k ra in e .
"W e U krainians have longed for such
a
p o p e ,"
re p lie d
M r.
M oroz.
"W e
re c e iv e d
th e
w o rd s
o f
th e
p o p e
w ith
g r e a t
e n th u s ia s m
w hen
h e
s a id
th a t
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s
th ro u g h o u t
th e
w o rld
w ere
a n
in te g ra l
p a r t
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic C h u rc h in
U k ra in e
w hich has struggled for so m any years."
M r.
M o ro z
also co m m ented: "M o s\u00ad
co w
is in a difficult p o sitio n : if th e new
p o p e
ta k e s
u p
a
f ir m
p o s itio n
w ith
re g a rd
t o
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic s a n d
th e
U k ra in ia n
Patriarchate, I believe M os\u00ad
co w
w ill be forced
t o
o ffe r

re c o g n itio n to th e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic s a s th e y w e re t o

th e
L ith u a n ia n
C a th o lic s ."
D .C . p a ris h io n e rs
s a y
"th a n k s "
P a r ish io n e r s o f S t. A n d r e w
U k r ain ian
O r th o d o x
Church in
W
ashin gto n , D .C ,
wanted to express their gratitude for the release of Valentyn
M o r o z in a n o v e l w a y .
W
h a t b e tte r
way to
do this,they decided,than to erect a large sign in front of the
church facin g busy
16th Street which leads towards the
W
h ite
H o u se .
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