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S V O B O D A
U K R A IN IA N
D M
L V
V O L . L X X X IV
N o.
1 7
TH E
U K R A
I N
I A
N
W
E E K L Y
S U N
D
A
Y ,
J A
N
U A
R Y
2 3 ,1 9 7 7
25 C E N T S
in d e p e n d e n c e
D ay F e te
in A lb a n y H e ld
o n
E ve
Of National Observances
J im m y C arter
in a u g u ra te d
A s 3 9 th
P re s id e n t
S ta n d in g w ith h e a d s b o w e d , th e S e n a te 's c le r k s , o c c u p y in g th e lo w e r tie r o f th e p r e sid in g
rostrum , follow
the prayers offered by M sgr. Stephen C hom
k o (sta n d in g , to p o f r o str u m ).
S en
B ernard
G ordon, the day's presiding officer, can be seen in back of M sgr. C hom ko.
(P h o to s b y ih o r D la b o h a )
A L B A N Y , N .Y .\u2014 " it is a great n ation that tries and fails, but even greater is the
n a tio n
th a t
fa ils
a n d
tr ie s
a g a in s ,"
s a id
S ta te
S e n a to r
E dw yn
E .M ason
i n
in tr o d u c in g
a
s p e c ia l
r e s o lu tio n
i nth e
N ew
Y ork
S ta te
S e n a te
h e r e
M onday,
J a n u a r y
1 7 , c a llin g
o nG ov.
H ugh
C arey
t oissu e
a
p r o c la m a tio n
d e s ig n a tin g
J a n u a r y
22n d
a s" U k r a in ia n
in d e p e n d e n c e
D ay"
i nth e
E m p ir e
S ta te,
o nth e
o c c a s io n
o f th e 5 9th
a n n iv e r s a r y
o fU k r a in e 's fr e e d o m
r e b o r n .
T he
cerem ony,
h e ld
fo r
th e
s e c o n d
A d o r n in g
th eo c c a s i o n
w ereth e
c o n s e c u tiv e y e a r o n th e in itia tiv e o fS e n .
A m e r ic a n
a n d
U k r a in ia n b a n n e r s , h e ld
M ason
in c o o p e r a tio n
w ith
th e U C C A
b y R u ssell
K o lo d y ,
a
U k r a in ia n
w ho
C en tral
O ffice
a n d
i t s
b r a n c h e s
i nth e
state of N ew
Y o r k , is th e o n ly o n e o f its
k in d
i nth e
n a tio n , it is th e
u p s h o to f
S e n .

M ason's frequent visits to S oyuziv\u2013 k a a n d o th e r U k r a in ia n site s in th e a r e a he represents and talks w ith U N A

e s t a t e
m anager
W alter
K w as
in t h efa il o f
1 97 5 .
S e n .
M ason had secured the suport of
Sen. W arren A nderson, the
R e p u b lic a n
M ajo rity
s p e a k e r
in th eS ta te
S e n a te
a n d
alsoa proven friend
of U krainians.
The cerem ony w as w itnessed by som e
3 0 0
U k ra in ia n
A m ericans,
in c lu d in g
s c h o o l c h ild re n
a n d
y o u th s , fro m
som e
te n c o m m u n itie s
in the state, w ho
f i l l e d
to o v e rflo w in g th e s u r r o u n d in g g a lle rie s
of the
S ta te
S e n a te
here. The
c o n tin g \u2013
e n t s ,
som e
o fw hom
tra v e le d
lo n g
d is ta n c e s
i nc o ld , w in try w e a th e r, w e re
le d
b y
local U C C A
a c tiv is ts .
A fter
S e n .B e rn a rd
G o rd o n ,w ho
p r e s id e d
o v e r
th e
a fte rn o o n
s e s s i o ni n
th e
a b s e n c e
of L t.G ov.
M ary
A nn
K rupsak
(sh e h a d
to a tte n da fu n e ra l a s
a
p e r s o n a l
re p re s e n ta tiv e
o fG ov.
C a\u2013
r e y ) ,
in tro d u c e d
M s g r. S te p h e n
C hom \u2013
k o ,
p a s to r
of S t.N ic h o la s
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch
i n
E lm ira ,
N .Y .,fo r
p r a y e r s
a p p ro p ria te
t o
th e
o c c a s io n ,
S e n .
M ason
r e a d
th e
re s o lu tio n
w h ic h
f i r s t
c ite d
a rg u m e n ts
for the
p ro c la m a \u2013
tio n
a n d th e n c a lle d o n th e G o v e r n o r to
d e s ig n a te
th e
d a te .
A dhering to form al proceedings, Sen.
G o rd o n
c a lle d fo ra v o te . A
r e s o u n d in g
"A ye"
b y
3 4 p re s e n t le g is la to rs
e c h o e d
th ro u g h
th e
cham ber.
fo u g h t in th e A m e r ic a n A r m e d
F o r c e s ,
a n d
iv a n
D u r b a k ,a p a r tic ip a n t in
th e
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 4 )
W A S H IN G T O N ,
D .C .
-
Jim m y
C a r te r ,
w earing
ap la in
b u s in e s s
s u it
a n d
s ta n d in g
w ith
h is
h e a d
b a r e
i n
th e
ic y
w in d ,
u tte r e d
3 5 w ords
th a tc o n -
firm e d
h im
a s th e
39 th
P r e s id e n t
o f th e
U n ite d
S ta te s .
" 1
d o
s o le m n ly
sw ear
th a t
1
w ill
fa ith fu lly
e x e c u te
th e o ffic e
o f
P r e s id e n t
o f th e
U n ite d
S ta te s ,
a n d
w ill to the
b e s t
o f
m y
a b ility,
p r e s e r v e ,
p r o te c t
a n d
d e fe n d
th eC o n s titu tio n
o f th e
U n ite d
S ta te s ,"
r e p e a te d
P r e s id e n t
C a r te r
a fte r
C h ie f
Ju s tic e
W arren
B u r g e r ,
w ho
le d
th e
sw earing
in , h a v in g
h ish a n d
o n
a
B ib le
th a t
w as
p a s s e d
dow n
th r o u g h
fo u r
g e n e r a tio n s
o fh is
fa m ily.
A
fe w
m o m e n ts
e a r lie r ,
S e n .
W a lte r
M o n d a le
w a s sw o rn
in a s th e 4 2 n d
v ic e \u2013
P r e s id e n t
o f
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s ,
i n
cerem onies
th a t
w ere
s e e n
b y
m illio n s
o n
n a tio n a l
te le v is io n
T h u r s d a y,
Ja n u \u2013
a ry
2 0 ,i n th e
n a tio n 's
c a p ita l
i n
h is
in a u g u r a l
a d d r e s s ,
in te r r u p te d
s e v e r a l
tim e s
b y
a p p la u s e ,
P r e s id e n t
C a r te r
r e p e a te d ly
s tr e s s e d
th en e e d
t o
e x te n d
fr e e d o m
a n d
hum an
r ig h t
t oa ll
a r e a s
o f th e
g lo b e .
H e
s a id
th a t
th ed e s i r e
fo r
fr e e d o m
a n d
hum an
r ig h ts
i ss p r e a d i n g
a c r o s s
th e
w o r ld ,e m p h a s iz in g
that because
th e
A m erican
p e o p le
are a free
n a tio n
th e y
m ust
p r o m u lg a te
hum an
r ig h ts
e ls e \u2013
w here
in th e
w o r ld .
H e
c a lle d
for astro n g
A m erica,
th e
" q u ie t
s tr e n g th "
to b e
d e r iv e d
n o t
o n ly
fr o m
the arsenal of arm s but from
m oral
v a lu e s
a n d
p r in c ip le s .
"W e
a re
a n
id e a lis tic
n a tio n ,"
s ta te d
P r e s id e n t J im m y
C arter
th e
n e w ly
sw o rn
P r e s id e n t,
a d d in g
th a t
o th e r s
m ust
n o t
th in k
th a t
"w e
a re
w eak".
"B ut
to bestro n g
a b r o a d ,
w e
m ust
r e m a in
stro n g
a t h o m e ,"
s tr e s s e d
M r.
C a r te r ,
c o m p le m e n tin g
a t th e s a m e
tim e
his predecessor,
G e r a ld
F o r d ,fo r" h e a l\u2013
in g
o u r
n a tio n " .
H e
c a lle d
o n a llAm ericans
t o
h e lp
h im
i nth e p u r s u it
of these
id e a ls a n d
i n
u s h e r in g
w hat
c a lle d
th e
" n e w
s p ir it" .
T h e
in a u g u r a l,
w h ic h
h a d
com m enc\u2013
e d
W ednesday
e v e n in g ,
c o n tin u e d
th r o u g h
T h u r s d a y
n ig h t,
w ith
s e v e n
b a lls
a t
s e p a r a te
s ite s
c lim a x in g
th e
fe s tiv itie s .
P la n
1M illio n
D o lla r D r iv e
F o rH arvard
in s titu te
JE R S E Y
C 1T Y ,
N .J.\u2014 A n

a c c e le ra te d , in te n s iv e d riv e , d e s ig n e d to c o m p le te p h a s e 2 of the U krainian project at H arvard U niver\u2013 s ity , is s c h e d u le d to b e g in J a n u a r y 2 2 n d , th e m o s t c o n s p ic u o u s d a te in b o th th e m o d e rn h is to ry

o fU k ra in e a n d th e H a rv a rd
u n d e r-
ta k in g .
Tt w as on January 22, 1968,that H arvard
U n iv ersity
a n n o u n c e d

th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f th e first c h a ir o f U k ra in ia n h is to ry , u p o n th e c o m p le tio n

o ffu n d in g
b y th eU k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
which had raised
the necessary
S 6 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
T h a t a n n o u n c e m e n t w a s m a d e to c o in c id e
w ith
th e
5 0 th
a n n iv e r s a r y
o f U k ra in e 's
in d e p e n d e n c e
p ro c la m a tio n .

in y e t a n o th e r m ile s to n e fo r th e H a rv a rd p ro je c t, th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f th re e c h a irs o f U krainian studiesw as announced on Janu\u2013 a ry 2 2 , 1 9 7 3 a fte r th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity r a i s e d

th e
a d d itio n a l
S i.2
m illio n
i n
a
d ra m a tic ,
h is to ric a lly
u n p r e c e d e n te d ,
c o u n td o w n
d riv e .
C o n fid e n t
i n
th e
u n d e rs ta n d in g
a n d
g e n e ro s ity
o fth e
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ityi n
th e
U .S .,
H arvard
U n iv ersity
o p e n e d th e
U krainian R esearch institute in the spring of
1 9 7 3 , w hich has been in operation since that
tim e
d e s p ite
in c o m p le te
fu n d in g ,
i th a s
s ta g e d
several scholarly sym posia, brought
o u t p u b lic a tio n s
a n d
c o n tin u e s to
c o n d u c t
research in m any areas of U krainian studies.
(C o n tin u e d
o n p a g e 1 2)
P r o f. O m eljan P ritsak (second left) and S tephan C hem ych (first right) accept check
fr o m
M r s . U la n a
D ia c h u k
as Joseph
Lesawyer looks
o n .
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W
EEK LY
SU N D A Y ,
JA N U A R Y
2 3 ,1 9 7 7
N o.
1 7
S y m b o lic
M onum ent
D e s tro y e d
i nK ie v
H ELS1N K 1,
F in la n d .\u2013 A
s y m b o lic
m onum ent
p ro tra y in g
U k ra in e 's

p a s t a n di t s p e o p le 's a s p ira tio n s to s ta te h o o d w as

d e s t r o y e d
i n
K iev
b y
o ffic ia lly
in s tig a te d
h o o lig a n s ,
a c c o rd in g
to th e
" S m o lo s k y p "
U k ra in ia n
in fo rm a tio n
S e rv ic e .
T he
m o n u m e n t,
e n title d
" S o n ia s h n a
U k ra in a "
(S u n n y
U kraine),
w asc o n \u2013
s tru c te d
i n
1970 by an u n k n o w n
s c u lp \u2013
to r.
i t
m easured
fiv e
m eters
b y
fo u r
m eters
(a p p ro x im a te ly
15 by
1 2
fe e t)
a n d
w as lo c a te d
n e a r
th e
S h e v c h e n k o
S ta te
U n iv ersity
o n
th ec o r n e r
o f
v o lo d y m y r
a n d T o ls to y
S tre e ts .
A c c o rd in g
to th e U 1 S , P e tro
S h e le s t,
fo rm er first secretary
o fth e
C om m unist
P a rty
o f
U k ra in e ,
w as in
som e
w ay
c o n n e c te d
w ith
th e c o n s tru c tio n
of the
m o n u m e n t.
T he
s c u lp tu re
w asrem oved
d u rin g
th e
n ig h t
and no
tra c e
o f itse x is te n c e
w as
left, said
th e U 1S.
O ne
s id e
o f
th e
m o n u m e n t,
w h ic h
to o k
th e fo rm
o f the sunflow er w ith s ix
leaves, three
o n e ith e r s id e o fth e
stem ,
d e p ic te d
th e
s c ie n tific ,
te c h n o lo g ic a l
a n d
c u ltu ra l
g ro w th
o f
U k ra in e .T he
le a v e s ,
m easuring
o n e b y tw o
m eters,
show ed
a n
a n c ie n t
U k ra in ia n
m anu\u2013
s c rip t, K ie v a n
churches, rockets, ships,
a
tra in , and a
m odern
b a n d u r a .
U 1S
re p o rts
th a t
in te lle c tu a ls
i n
U k ra in e
f e e l
th a tth e ro c k e t, tra ina n d
s h ip
s to o d
fo r U k ra in e 's w in d o w
to the
w o rld ,
w h ile
th e
b a n d u r a
s y m b o liz e d
fre e d o m
a n d U k ra in e 's
f r e e
s p irit.
T he
r e v e r s e
s id e
p o rtra y e d
fo u r
a s tro lo g ic a l
sig n s,
a
b u tte rfly
a n d
a
s c r e e c h in g
b ird .

T h e b u tte rfly w a s o n th e o p p o s ite sid e o f th e ro c k e t a n d th e b irdo n th e re v e rse of the

b a n d u r a .
O n
th e
o p p o s ite
s id e
o fL eo,
w h ic h
s y m b o liz e d
h o n e s ty
and s in c e rity , w as
th e
s h ip , w h ic h
s to o d
fo reternal quest.
Political Prisoners
" S u n n y U k ra in e " s h o w in g th e sid e w ith jth e a s tro lo g ic a l s y m b o ls . L e ft to rig h t, fro m
th e to p
ro w
d o w n , a r e : th e b u tte rfly
a n d th ebird, Leo a n d A ries, a n d Pisces and
C ancer.
A ries
w a s lo c a te d
o n th er e v e r s e
s id e
o f
th etra in .
T h is
c o m b in a tio n
w as to
h a v e
s y m b o liz e d
U k ra in e 's
p a s t
tu r\u2013
m o ils
a n d th ec o u r a g e
o fth e
p e o p le .
T he
le a f
w ith
P is c e s
a n d th e
m anu\u2013
s c r i p t
o n th eo p p o s ite
s id e
r e f e r r e d
t o
k n o w le d g e ,
a n d
th e
c o m b in a tio n
o f
C ancer
( a
c r a b )
a n d
th e
c h u r c h e s
o f
K ie v ,
s y m b o liz e d
a
w a rn in g
a g a in s t
w ro n g d o in g s .
K o w a lc h u kB ro th e rs
F a c e
P o s s ib leL o s so f C itiz e n s h ip
W A S H 1 N G T O N , D .C .\u2014 T h e
F e d e ra l p ro s e c u to ri n P h ila d e lp h ia h a s m o v e dt o
r e v o k e
th e
A m erican
c itiz e n s h ip
of tw o
U k ra in ia n
b ro th e rs
w ho
a lle g e d ly
c o n c e a le d
th e ir ro le si n w a r c rim e s a g a in s t P o lis h J e w s in 1 9 4 1a n d 1 9 4 2 , th e J u s tic e
D epartm ent announced
h e re to d a y , w ro te W e n d a ll R a w ls J r .,i n th e J a n u a r y
1 4 th
e d itio n
o fT he
N ew Y ork
T im e s .
E x c e r p ts fr o m
A Hide
T he
b ro th e rs,
S e rg e
K o w a lc h u k ,5 6
y e a r s
o ld ,a n d M y k o la
K o w a lc h u k , 5 1 ,
b o th
t a i l o r s ,
a lle g e d ly
b e a t,
s h o ta n d
m u rd u re d
P o lish Jew s in th e tin y
b o r d e r
to w n
o f
L y u b o m l,
w estern
U k ra in e ,
w h e n th e y w e re m e m b e r s o f th e U k ra in \u2013
ia n
m ilitia ,a n e n fo rc e m e n t
arm ofthe
N aziS S .
T he
b ro th e rs
cam e
t o
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
i n
1 9 5 0 . T h e e ld e ro n e b e c a m ea
n a tu ra liz e d
c itiz e n
i n
1 9 6 0
a n d th e
y o u n g e ri n
1 9 6 6 .
it w as shortly after Serge
K o w a lc h u k
w as
n a tu ra liz e d
th a t
a lle g a tio n s
o f h is
w a r c rim e s b e c a m e p u b lic . T h e
y o u n g e r
b ro th e r
w asq u e s tio n e d
b ytw o
in v e s ti\u2013
g a to rso f th e im m ig ra tio n a n d
N atu rali\u2013
z a tio n
S e rv ic e ,
but he d e n ie d
th a t
h e
h a d
had anyro le
in th ea tro c itie s .
" T h e
c h a r g e
isth a t t h e
K o w a lc h u k s
o b ta in e d
th eir visas for ad m issio n to th e
U n ite d
S ta te s th ro u g h fra u d u le n t
s ta te \u2013
m ents"
D a v id
M arston,
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s A tto rn e y
i nP h ila d e lp h ia , sa id i n
a
te le p h o n e
in te rv ie w .
"T he in v e s tig a \u2013
tio n
o f th e m
to o k
a b o u t
10y e a r s , b u t
th e re
is n os ta tu e
o flim ita tio n s
o n th e
o f f e n s e s ."
M r.
M arton
s a id
th a t
d e n a tu ra li\u2013
z a tio n
w as a
n e c e s s a r y
s te p
b e fo re
d e p o rta tio n
procedures could begin and
th a t,
a lth o u g h
n o
o th e r
c o u n trie sh a d
crim inal
c h a r g e s
o u ts ta n d in g
a g a in s t
th e
b ro th e rs,
som e
m ig h t
em ergea n d
e x tra d itio n
w o u ld
th e n b e c o m ea p o ssi\u2013
b ility .
S e rg e
K o w a lc h u k
w as a lle g e d ly
th e
c o m m a n d a n to f th e U k r a in ia n m ilitia in
L y u b o m l.
H isy o u n g e r
b ro th e rw as
a lle g e d ly
a
tro o p e r
in th e m ilitia. T h e
e ld e r
K o w a lc h u k
w asc h a r g e d
w ith
1 1
o f f e n s e s ,
am ong
w h ic h
w a sth e fo llo w \u2013
in g :
"O n
o r
a b o u t
T h u r s d a y
o r
F rid a y
b e fo re
th e
s e v e n th
day of
S u c c o th
( a
Jew ish
h a r v e s t
fe s tiv a l)
i n
1942\u2014 at
a b o u t
1 :O Op.m . \u2014
in th e m a rk e tp la c e o f
L y u b o m l, w h ile
a c tin g
as a m em ber of
th e
U k ra in ia n
p o lic e
o r
U k ra in ia n
m ilita,
w h ile
G erm an
S Stro o p s
s to o d
g u a r d
w ith
m achine guns (he) shoto n e
J o s e lZ a o b e c a u s e
he w as J e w is h ."
A n o th e r
c h a r g e
i s
th a t
" o n
an un\u2013
know n
d a te
at a
b u ria lp it a b o u t tw o
k ilo m e te rs a w a y fro m
a brick factory i n
o r n e a r th e to w no f L y u b o m l h e a ssiste d
G erm an
S S
p e r s o n n e l
t o
assem ble
Jew ish
fam ilies
at the
p its
w here
th e
G erm an
SS troops executed the Jew s by
s h o o tin g
e a c h
p e r s o n
in th eb a c k of th e
h e a d ."
i n
a ll, 4 ,1 0 0Jew s
w ere
k ille d
i n
Lyubom l b y th e N azi SS,M r. M arston
s a id ,a n d th e K o w a lc h u k s
a rec h a r g e d
w ith
a id in g
a n da b e ttin g
th e S S .
T he
K o w a lc h u k s
a n d th e ir
a tto rn e y
w ere
u n a v a ila b le
fo r com m ent
o n th e
c h a r g e s .
T hey
h a v e
6 0d a y s
t o
f i l ea n
answ er.
A P , F re n c h W ire s e rv ic e
R e p o rt H a ra s s m e n t
O f K ie v C o m m itte e
W A S H 1 N G T O N , D .C .\u2014 T h e
A s s o c ia te d
P r e s s
a n d
th e A g e n c e
F r a n c e
P r e s s e
b o th
c a rrie d
re p o rts
o n
J a n u a r y
7th of the
harassm ento f the K iev-based
P u b lic C o m \u2013
m ittee
t o
M o n ito r
C o m p lia n c e
w ith
th e
H elsinki A ccords.
C itin g th e D e c la ra tio n a n d
M em orandum
N o.
1,m a d e p u b lic h e re b yBohdan Yasen,

secretary of the A m erican counterpart of the K iev g ro u p , th e tw o w ire services w ro te th a t " A

U krainian dissident group has sm uggled
t o
th e W est ad e c la ra tio n
o f p rin c ip le s
p le d g e d
t ob o th
hum an
rig h ts a n d
p o s s ib le
in d e p e n d e n c e fro m
th e S o v ie t U n io n ."

T h e d is p a tc h e s o u tlin e d th e p u rp o s e o f th e C om m ittee and said that the hom es of the 10 fo u n d in g

m em bers have been ransackedb y
th e
K G B in
s e a r c h
of the
c la n d e s tin e
docum ents.
R elocated
N EW
Y O R K ,
N .Y .\u2014 M y k h a y lo
O \u2013
s a d c h y
a n d
D a n y lo
Shum uk
w ere
m oved
la s t
D ecem ber
to the
v ia d im ir
P riso n ,
w h ile
O leksander
S e rh iy e n k o
a n d
M y k o la
B u d u la k - S h a ry h in
w ere
ta k e n
fro m
th e p riso n
t o
c o n c e n tra tio n
cam ps, according
to 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 r o a d ) .
N o
r e a s o n
fo r th e m oves
w asg iv e n .
O sadchy
a n dShum uk
w ere
a r r e s t e d
i n
J a n u a r y
1972 and
s u b s e q u e n tly
s e n te n c e d
t o seven years
im p ris o n m e n t
a n d
th re e
y e a r s
e x ile
a n d
1 0
y e a r s
;
n c a rc e ra tio n
a n d
fiv e
y e a r s
e x ile ,
re s p e c tiv e ly .
S e rh iy e n k o
w a s ta k e n
to th ec o n c e n \u2013
tra tio n
cam p
o n
D ecem ber
2 6 ,
1 9 7 6 .
B ecause
h e issu ffe rin g
fro m
tu b e rc u \u2013
lo s is ,
h is m o th e r,
O ksana
M eshko,
w aged
ap ro lo n g e d
c a m p a ig n
t o
s e c u r e
h is r e le a s e
fro m
th e n o to rio u s
p riso n .
B udulak,a B ritish citizen
o f U k ra in \u2013
ia n e x tra c tio n , w a s ta k e n fro m
v ia d im ir
t o
th ecam ps
i nO c to b e r
1 9 7 6 .H e w as
a r r e s t e d
i n
1968 an d
s e n te n c e d
to ten
y e a r s
im p ris o n m e n t
o n
c h a r g e s
o f
a lle g e d
e s p io n a g e .
H ry h o re n k oW a rn s
A b o u tR e p r e s s io n s
inU k r a in e
W A S H IN G T O N ,
D .C .\u2013 in
a te le p h o n e
c o n v e rs a tio n
w ith
P e tro

H r y h o r e n k o , fo r\u2013 m er m ajor generalo f the Soviet A rm y and c u rre n tly

ahum an
rig h ts
a d v o c a te ,th e
W a s h in g to n
C o m m itte et o M o n ito r C o m p \u2013
lia n c e
w ith
th eH e ls in k i
A ccords
le a rn e d
th a t
r e p r e s s io n s
i n
U k ra in e
a re o n th e
in c r e a s e .
H ry h o re n k o , one of th e fo u n d in g
m em \u2013
b e rs
of the
K iev
P u b lic
C o m m ittee
t o
M o n ito r
C o m p lia n c e
w ith
th eH e ls in k i
A ccords, said
th a t
r e p r e s s io n s
i n
U k ra in e
w ere
s te p p e d
u pa fte r
th eC re a tio n
o f th e
C o m m ittee.
" T h e
r e p r e s s io n s
\u2014
a relik e
w a r...lik e
w ar...ifi t w eren o t fo r th e
re p re s s io n s ...th e
to o ls
o f w a r c o u ld
b e d ire c te d
t o

p e a c e fu l purposes," said H ryhorenko. " it is essential th a t th e p e o p le a re n o t a fra id , th e n th e re w ill not be any

w a r."
T he
fo rm er
m ilitary

com m ander, w ho s p e n t fiv e y e a rs ina p s y c h ia tric a s y lu m , s a id th a t

m any
p e o p le
in th eS o v ie t
U n io n
th o u g h t th a t th e N e w
Year should bringa n
easingo f the governm ent pressure.
"Y es
we had
h o p e d
for a
le tu p ;
th e y
r e le a s e d
Pliushch, Bukovsky
w as exchang\u2013
e d ,
b u t rig h t
n o wth e y
a rein c re a s in g th e
p r e s s u r e ,"h e s a id .
H ry h o re n k o
s a id
th a t p ro te s ts
c o n tin u e ,
b u t a d m itte d
th a t th e ya re " w e a k ."
"it seem s that just when th e governm ent
"show ed
s ig n s
o f
w e a k e n in g ,
th e y
tu rn e d
a r o u n d
a n din c r e a s e d
repressions," Hryho\u2013
r e n k o
s a id .
H e expressed hope that "our governm ent
w o u ld
be on the side ofth e p e o p le ."
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DA I IS
FO U N D E D
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S tre e t, J e rs 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 .
T E L E P H O N E S :
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U N A M em bers
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TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEK LY
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Editor: Zenon Snylyk
A s s 't E d ito r: ih o r D la b o h a
N o.
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TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W
E E K L Y
SU N D A Y ,
JA N U A R Y
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C le v e la n d
Y o u th s H o ld
S o lid a r ity
v ig il D e s p ite S u b -Z e ro W e a th e r
C LEV ELA N D , O .\u2013 T h efre e z in g
w e a th e r
w h ic h
i s
sw eeping
m ost
o f
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
d id
n o t
d e te r
a
g ro u p
o f
lo c a l
U k ra in ia n
y o u th s
fro m
h o ld in g
a
2 4 - h o u r
s o lid a rity
v ig il h e r e
W ednesday, January
1 2 .
T he
y o u th s
s ta g e d
th e
v ig il
th a t
d a y
t o
com m em orate
the fifth
a n n i\u2013
v e r s a r y
of the w idespread
arrests of
U k ra in ia n
intellectuals in U kraine in
1 9 7 2 .
Tw o
years ago, vyacheslav

C h o r\u2013 n o v il issu e d a d e c la ra tio n p le d g in g to h o ld

a
24-hour hunger fast that day
i n
o b s e r v a n c e
o f
th o s e
a r r e s t s .
H e
a l s o
c a lle d
o n U k ra in ia n s in th e
f r e e
w o rld
t o
s ta g e
sim ilar
p r o te s t
a c \u2013
tio n s .
Som e
2 0
m em bers
o f
th e
lo c a l
b r a n c h
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
S tu d e n t
O rg a n iz a tio n
o f
M ichnow sky
(T U S M ) to o k
part in
th e v ig il.
" T h e r e 's
n o t
m uch
w e
c a n
d o
a b o u t
th e
w e a th e r,"
s a id
O rest
S .
D eychakivsky
t o
H arry
S ta in e r
o f
T he
C le v e la n d
P la in
D ealer.
"W e
c a n 't p o s tp o n e it. it h a s to b e h e ld o n
J a n u a r y
1 2 th ."
T he
g ro u p
d is trib u te d
le a fle ts
t o
p a s s e r s - b y
i n
w h ic h
th e y
a p p e a le d
" to
th e p e o p le
of G reater
C le v e la n d
t o
v o ic e th e ir c o n c e r n
for the fate
o f
P rotestors, leftt o
rig h t, Y u riy D e y c h a k iv s k y , A n d re w
Sobchak and
N a ta lie
K lis z c z u k ,
w a tc h
a s
th e
S o v ie t
f l a g
g o e s
u p
i n
sm oke
d u rin g
th e
T U S M
s o lid a rity
v ig il in
C le v e la n d .
o u r
b ro th e rs
a n d
s i s t e r s
im p ris o n e d
b e h in d
the iron C urtain for standing
u p fo r th e ir b a s ic h u m a n a n d

n a tio n \u2013 a l rig h ts , w h ic h a re iro n ic a lly g u a ra n \u2013 te e d

b y
th e
S o v ie t
C o n s titu tio n ."
B ecause
th e
te m p e ra tu re
r a n g e d
fro m
z e r o
t o
m in u s
fiv e
d e g r e e s
o v e rn ig h t
a n d
r e a c h e d
a
h ig h
o f
1 2
above, during
th e
d a y , th e
s tu d e n ts
h e ld th e ir v ig il in s h ifts a t th e
n o rth -
west corner of the
P u b lic
S q u a r e .
The group
b u r n e d
a S o v ie t fla g
i n
protest against the
K rem lin -in itiated
repressions in
U k ra in e .
Besides reports in The Plain D eal\u2013
e r, lo c a l r a d io a n d te le v is io n
s ta tio n s
broadcast accounts
o f th e v ig ii.
T he
11:30 p.m . \u0422 \u0423
new s
p ro g ra m
c a rrie d
a
liv e
in te rv ie w
w ith
th e
p ro te sto rs.
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P h illy M o ro z
C o m m itte e ,Y o u th s
H o ld v ig il
P H IL A D E L P H IA ,
P a .\u2013 T h elo c a l
C om m ittee for the D efense of valentyn
M o ro z
a n d
fo u r
y o u th
o rg a n iz a tio n s
jo in e d
to g e th e r to s p o n s o r tw o

dem on\u2013 strations in defense of U krainian politi\u2013 cal prisoners Tuesday and

W ednesday,
J a n u a r y
11-12, 1977.
S im ilar
a c tio n s
w ere
h e ld
i n
o th e r
c itie s
t o
m ark
th e
f i f t h
a n n iv e r s a r y
o f
the w idespread
K G B arrests in U kraine.
T he
y o u th
o rg a n iz a tio n s
p a rtic i\u2013
p a tin g in th e a c tio n w e re S U M A , P la s t,
T U S M
a n d
ODUM .
T he
f i r s t
d e m o n s tra tio n
w a s h e ld
a t
th e
P h ila d e lp h ia
A cadem y
o f
M usic
w here
a
S o v ie t b a la la ik a o rc h e s tra
w as
p e rfo rm in g .
T he
n e x t
d a y
a
2 4 - h o u r
v ig il
w as
s ta g e d
at the
C ity
H a ll.
L e a fle ts
w ere
d is trib u te d
a n d
C om \u2013
m ittee
c h a irla d y ,
U la n a
M azurkevich,
c o lle c te d
s ig n a tu re s
o n
p e titio n s
i n
d e f e n s e
of hum an
rig h ts in
U k ra in e .
T he
v ig il c o n c lu d e d
w ith
a
re q u ie m
s e r v ic e
c e le b ra te d
b y
th e
R ev.
R om an
M ir c h u k . it w a s ta p e d b y th e lo c a l A B C
a f f i l i a t e
fo r
b r o a d c a s tin g
d u rin g
th e
e v e n in g
new s
p ro g ra m .
N ew s of the dem onstrations w as also
re p o rte d
i n
th e
P h ila d e lp h ia
in q u ire r
a n d
th e
E v e n in g
B u lle tin .
U N A
t oE x p lo r e P o s s ib ilitie s
A v g u s t S h te rn D e n ie s Q u o te s
O fR e s id e n c e fo rE ld e r ly
in N .Y .T im e s A r tic le
JE R S E Y
C 1TY , N .J.\u2014 in
a
le tte r
r e c e iv e d
b y
S v o b o d a
a n d
a d d r e s s e d
t o
th e
" U k ra in ia n
com m unity," Avgust Shtern denied ever m aking references to "typical
U krainian anti-Sem itism " in a N ew
Y ork T im es article about the trial of his father,
D r. M y k h a y lo
S h te rn .
D r. S htern, a U krainian Jew ish doctor in vynnytsia, w as charged by the K G B for
a lle g e d ly
ta k in g
b rib e s a n d
w as tried
i n
D ecem ber
1 9 7 4 .
R e p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e
U N A
S e n io r
C itiz e n s
C o m m ittee
a n d
S o y u z
E x e c u tiv e
C o m m ittee
d is c u s s
p la n s
fo r
c o n s tru c tin g
a
r e s id e n c e
fo r
e ld e rly
U k ra in ia n s .
S eated, left to right, are: D r. R om an
Pohorecky, D r. H alyna
N oskow ska-H irniak,
M y k o la
S h p e tk o , U la n a D ia c h u k a n d E w s ta c h ij M a n a c k y . S ta n d in g , left to rig h t,
a re A n th o n y
D ragan, Stefan
H aw rysz, Joseph
Lesaw yer, and
W alter
S o c h a n .
JE R S E Y
C 1T Y ,
N .J.\u2014 T he
E x e c u \u2013
a lte rn a tiv e
is i m p r o b a b l e
b e c a u s e
s u c h
tiv e
C o m m ittee
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a\u2013
tio n a l
A s s o c ia tio n
i s
c u rre n tly
i n

th e process of exploring tw o possibilitie of o p e n in g

u p
a
r e s i d e n c e
fo r
s e n i o r
U N A 'ers
U N A
Suprem e
P r e s i d e n t
J o s e p h
L esaw yer
o u tlin e d
th e
tw o
p la n s
a t
a
m e e tin g
w ith
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e
S o y u z
S e n io r C itiz e n s C o m m itte e
h e ld
at the
H om e
O ffice
W ednesday, Janu\u2013
a ry
1 2 .
P a rtic ip a tin g
in th e d is c u s s io n s
w ere
M y k o la
Shpetko, chairm an, D r. Haly\u2013
n a
N oskow ska-H irniak,
D r.
R om an
P o h o r e c k y
a n d
E u s ta c h ij
M anacky.
A lso
p re s e n t a t th e ta lk s w e re
U la n a
D ia c h u k ,
Suprem e
T r e a s u r e r ,
W alter
S o c h a n ,
Suprem e
S e c r e t a r y ,
S te fa n
H aw rysz,
Suprem e
O rganizer,
a n d
fu n d s
h a v e
b e e n
f r o z e n
b y
th e
f e d e r a l
g o v e rn m e n t.
H ow ever,
M r.
L esaw yer
e x p r e s s e d
h o p e
th a t th e
n e w
a d m in is \u2013
tra tio n
m ay release som e of the m onies.
T he
c o n s tru c tio n
o f
a
r e s id e n c e
fo r
s e n io r c itiz e n s h a v e b e e n
c o n te m p la te d
by the U N A
for several years, it w as one
o f
th e
m ain
to p ic s
d i s c u s s e d
a t
th e
a n n u a l
c o n f e r e n c e
o f
s e n io r
U N A 'ers
h e ld
last Septem ber at
S o y u z iv k a .
M r.
L esaw yer
s a id
th a t
th e
U N A
w o u ld c o n s id e r b u ild in g s u c h a c o m p le x
th ro u g h
p a rtia l
fu n d in g s
b y
p o te n tia l
te n a n ts
if at
le a s t
1 5 0
a p p lic a tio n s
a re
s u b m itte d .
R e p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e
S e n io r
C iti\u2013
z e ris
C o m m ittee
tu rn e d
o v e r
t o
th e
E x e c u tiv e
C o m m ittee
d u rin g
th e ir
la s t
m e e tin g
h e r e
9 7
a p p lic a tio n s .
T h is ,
A n th o n y
D ragan,
E d ito r-in -C h ie f
o f
to g e th e r
w ith
th e
p re v io u s
8 1
a p p lic a \u2013
S v o b o d a .
T he
p r o p o s a ls
call for
th e
c o n s tr u c \u2013
tion of a residence for senior U N A 'ers at
S o y u z iv k a
e ith e r
th ro u g h

governm ent fu n d in g , o r p a rtia l in v e s tm e n ts b y th o s e p la n n in g to re s id e th e re to g e th e r w ith a U N A

m ortgages.
M r. Lesawyer reported
th a t th e
f i r s ;
tio n s ,
r a i s e d
th e
to ta l
o f
e ld e rly
U N A 'ers
w ho
w ant
t o
r e s i d e
i n
s u c h
quarters to
\u04567 8 .
A t
th e
c l o s e
o f
th e
m e e tin g ,
M r,
Lesaw yer assured the representatives ^\u0413
th e S e n io r \u0421 \u0457\u0456\u0457^\u043b \u044c
C o m m i t t e e t h a t t'.e :
U N A
w ill
c o n tin u e
e x p lo rin g
v a rie s
p O S i:h 'liL if
\u0406\u0413 1 \u0406\u041f \u041b
\u0457'\u041b \u041d \u0456\u0457\u0457\u0457.
i n
th e
a rtic le , w h ic h
a p p e a r e d
in the
F rid a y ,
D ecem ber
1 7 th
e d itio n
of The
N ew
Y o rk
Tim es, an
unnam ed
w rite r
a ttrib u te d
t o
th e
y o u n g e r
S h te rn
a
statem ent that D r. Shtern
w as sentenc\u2013
e d
b e c a u s e
o f " ty p ic a l
U k ra in ia n
a n ti-
S em itism ,
, n
A . S h te rn ,
w ritin g
fro m
P a r i s ,
s a id
th a t
h e
c o u ld
n o t
h a v e
m ade
s u c h
a
rem ark
b e c a u s e
h is
fa th e r
h e ld
th e
U k ra in ia n
p e o p le
i n
h ig h
esteem .
H e
a s k e d
th a t
s u c h
d is in fo rm a tio n
b e
o p p o s e d .
D u rin g
h is
t r i a l ,
th e
s e c r e t
p o lic e
a tte m p tc o
t o
e lic it
testim o n y
fro m
v y n n y ts ia
\u0430 \u0456\u0435 \u0437
re s id e n ts
a b o u t
D r.
S h te rn 's
a lle g e d
b rib e ta k in g .
H ow ever,
th e
v c n n ;;?e r S h t e r n
w ro te , n o n e
of the
w i t n e s s ? : v 'O ^ .c l s a y a n y t h i n g b a d
a b o u t
D r.
S i.te rn
D issident
c irc le s
in
U kraine feel that
c h a r g e s
w ere
b ro u g h
a g a in s t
D r.
S h te rn
b e c a u s e
h is
tw o
so n s,
A vgust
a n d
viktor, had applied for exit visas to
l s r a e i
1 hev
e v e n tu a lly
d id
em igrate
t o
ls ra e l.
T he
b o o k ,
e n title d
"A n
'O rd in a ry '
T ria l
i n
'h e
U S S R ,"
w as
w ritte n

b y A v g u s t S h t e r n a n d w ill s o o n b e p u b lis h \u2013 ed byU n ic n

P r e s s in N e w
Y o r k , i t is a n
a c c o u n t
of D r. Shtern's trial, based
o n
s e c r e tly
ta p e d
p r o c e e d in g s .
" it
w as
a
ty p ic a l
S o v ie t
s itu a tio n ,
w h ic h
1s a w
m
m any scientific
in s titu te s
^ here
\u0407 w o r k e d ," th e y o u n g e r S h te rn , a
d o c to r of p n js ic \u2013 , ^ a s q u o te d
as having
-\u0437\u0447 \u0456
b y
th e
N .Y . T im e s.
b
"
r u
e s e
ir e
'" " o r a r t p e o p le
w h o c jrf:
a n d
th e n , th e re w a s th e ty p ic a l U k ra in \u2013
ia n
an ti-S em itism ."
S h te rn
s a id
th a t th e
p o p u la rity
a n d
success of his father evoked jealousy
o f
a n o th e r
d o c to r.
B e lo w
i s
th e
fu ll
te x t
o f
S h te rn 's
"A ppeal
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
C o m m u n ity
i n
th e
W est."
"O n
D ecem ber
1 7 ,
1 9 7 6 ,
a
new s-
paper, The N ew
Y ork Tim es, published
a n
a rtic le
about the case
of m y

fa th e r, D r . M y k h a y lo S h te r n , a S o v ie t p o litic a l p riso n e r,

w ho
w as
s e n te n c e d
t o
e ig h t
y e a r s
i n
c o n c e n tra tio n
cam ps on
fa b ri\u2013
c a te d
c h a r g e s .
" M y fa th e r is a w e ll k n o w n d o c to r in
U k ra in e
w ho
s a v e d
th e
liv e s
o f

th o u \u2013 sand of people and brought health back t o

th o u s a n d s .
" D e s p ite
all attem p ts
b y th e K G B
t o
in s tig a te
th e
U k ra in ia n
p o p u la tio n
a g a in s t
m y
father, alm ost all witnesses
at the trial, w ho
w ere ordinary
U k ra in \u2013
ia n
p e a s a n t s ,
som e
illite ra te ,
d id
n o t
accede to
th e
K G B
pressure, w hich
h a d
h o p e d
t o
in s tig a te
an ti-S em ititic
fe e l\u2013
in g s .
"M y
fa th e r
d e c la r e d
d u rin g
th e
t r i a l
th a t
h e
ta k e s
h is
h a t
o ff
b e fo re
th e
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n
a n d
h is
fin a l
t e s t i \u2013
m ony
w as
c o n v e y e d
i n
th e
U k ra in ia n
la n g u a g e ,
d e m o n s tra tin g
h is
a d m ira \u2013
tio n
fo r
h o n e s t
p e o p le .
" T h e
new spaper,
T he
N ew
Y o rk
T im es,
fo r
r e a s o n s
unknow n
t o
m e,
d is io itc d
ih c
te x t
a n d
n a tu re
o f
th e
e v e n ts
a n d
a ttrib u te d
t o
m e
w o rd s
w hics\u2013
:
.- ^ .
-rid and
could never have
s a id
" id
" \u041b
: \u0430
^ a s
to p ic a l U k ra in ia n
of 00

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