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U K R A IN IA N
D
A I
L \
V O L .
L X X X III
N o.
2 3 8
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, DECEM BER
5, 1976
25 C E N T S
B ric k s T h ro w n
a tR u d e n k o 's
Hom e
W CFU
P r e s id iu m
M e e ts
i nW in n ip e g
O ksana
M eshko
H u rt
U C C A ,
U C C
P le d g e
T ig h te r
C o o p e ra tio n
W A S H IN G T O N ,
D .C .\u2014 T h e
hom e
o f
M y k o la
R u d e n k o , a U k ra in ia n
writer and

h e a d o f th e C o m m itte e to M o n ito r C o m p li\u00ad a n c e w ith th e H e ls in k i A c c o rd s in U k ra in e , was dam aged

b y
b ric k th ro w in g
h o o lig a n s
o n
th e d a y
th e g ro u p
w as form ed
in K ie v ,
le a rn e d
th e
W ashington-based
c o u n te rp a rt
o f th e c o m m itte e .
T e le p h o n e
C o n v e rs a tio n
I n
a te le p h o n e c a ll to R u d e n k o
S u n d a y ,
November 21, Bohdan
Y asen, secretary of
th e
W a s h in g to n
c o m m itte e , w a s to ld

th a t O ksana M eshko, the m other of Oleksander Serhiyenko, w ho was staying at R udenko's h o m e ju s t o u ts id e o f K ie v , w a s in ju re d in th e a tta c k .

T he
U k ra in ia n
w rite r
s a id
th a t
p o lic e
re s p o n s e
t o
th e
N ovem ber
9 th
v a n d a lis m
w as slow , and they refused

to press charges against anyone. O nly after a w eek, accord\u00ad in g

t o
R udenko,
d id
th e
p o lic e
a g re e
t o
search for the assailants.

T h e U k ra in ia n H e ls in k i m o n ito rin g c o m \u00ad m itte e c o n s is ts o f tw o la w y e rs , Iv a n K a n d y - b a

a n d
L ev
L u k ia n e n k o ,
a
s o ld ie r,
G en.
P e tro
H ry h o re n k o , a m ic ro b io lo g is t, N in a
Strokata-K aravanska,
a
re p re s e n ta tiv e
o f
th e c o m m u n ity , O . M e s h k o , a n d tw o w rit\u00ad
e rs ,
Oles Berdnyk and
R udenko.
R udenko
s a i d
th a t
th e
w ork
o f
th e
W a s h in g to n
co m m ittee
"w ill
b e
o f
g re a t
h e lp "to th e K iev g ro u p .
Y asen
a n d
R udenko
e x c h a n g e d
lists of
co m m ittee
m em bers
o v e r
th e
p h o n e ,
a n d
p le d g e d
tig h t c o o p e ra tio n
in searching out
v io la tio n s
i n
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n .
I t
w as
e v id e n t fro m

the transcript of the conversa\u00ad tio n , w h ic h w a s m a d e p u b lic b y 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 , th a t
th e S o v ie t a u th o ritie s w e re
p e rio d ic a lly
jam m in g th e tran sm issio n .
D ifficult Task
R u d e n k o a d m itte d th a t th e ir su c c e ss w ill
b e lim ite d d u e to g o v e rn m e n t c o n tro l, b u t h e
O ksana M eshko
s a id
"we are prepared
t o
w ork
d e s p ite th e
lim itatio n s."
H e
s a id
th a t
th e y
w ill a tte m p t
t o
s e n d
m aterial out of U kraine, even though, as he
p u t it, "it is
d iffic u lt."
R udenko
c o n firm e d
th a t
B erdnyk
d id
re c e iv e
a
le tte r
fro m
th e
U n ite d
N a tio n s
s a y in g th a t th e y
h a d
" r e a d
a n d
n o te d " h is
correspondence with them .
H e
d id
n o t
h a v e
a n y
n e w
in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t
c o n d itio n s
in
th e
penal cam ps
a n d
p riso n s,
b u t
d id
s a y
th a t
" th e
reg im e
is
extrem ely severe."
R udenko
s a id
th a t th e U k ra in ia n
g ro u p
w ill a tte m p t
t o
h a v e
U k ra in e
s e a te d

as a s e p a ra te d e le g a tio n a t th e h u m a n rig h ts ta lk s in B e lg ra d e , Y u g o s la v ia , s la te d fo r 1 9 7 7 . H e s a id th a t th e y w ill s ta te th a t it is u n ju s t fo r a large E uropean country to be represented at in te rn a tio n a l ta lk s b y o th e r g o v e rn m e n ts .

R ep resen tatives
o f
th e
W o r ld
C ongress
o f
F ree
U k r a in ia n s , th e
U k r a in ia n
C ongress
C o m m itte e o f A m e r ic a , a n d th e U k r a in ia n C a n a d ia n C o m m itte e d u r in gth e ir r e c e n t m e e tin g
in W in n ip e g .
U k r a in ia n P o litic a l P ris o n e r R e -a rre s te d
W IN N IP E G , M a n .-D u rin g a m eeting of
th e p re s id iu m
of the W orld C ongress of Free
U k ra in ia n s
h e re
S a tu rd a y ,
N ovem ber
2 0 ,
to p
o ffic ia ls
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C ongress
C o m m itte e
of A m erica
a n d
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
C o m m itte e p le d g e d tig h te r c o o p \u00ad
e ra tio n
in future
p ro je c ts .
T he
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
of the
U k ra in ia n
A m erican
a n d
C a n a d ia n
central organiza\u00ad
tions said
th a t th e y
w o u ld jo in tly
s p o n s o r
e v e n ts o n b o th
t e r r i t o r i e s .
H o w e v e r, a ll p a rtic ip a n ts a g re e d th a t a n y
p ro je c ts
in itia te d
by the W CFU
s h o u ld
b e
c le a r e d
th ro u g h
th e in d iv id u a l n a tio n a l
c o o rd in a tin g
b o d ie s .
T h e m e e tin g a ls o c le a re d s o m e o f U C C A 's
re s e rv a tio n s re g a rd in g W C F U a c tio n s in th e
U .S .,
in c lu d in g
th o s e
re la tin g
t o
L e o n id
P liu s h c h 's s o jo u rn
in the U .S.
A fter a discussion, the W C FU
c o m m u n i\u00ad
que of O ctober 18, 1976, w as voided because
of several inaccuracies.
T o
a lla y
th e fin a n c ia l
d iffic u ltie s

of the W C F U , th e p re s id iu m m e m b e rs m a p p e d o u t a plan for raising necessary funds next year. T he

U C C A
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
a ls o
a g re e d
t o
c la r if y
w h a t its m o n e ta r y o b lig a tio n s w ill b e
t o
th is s u p ra -n a tio n a l U k ra in ia n
o rg a n iz a \u00ad
tio n .
A lso
d is c u s s e d
d u rin g
th e
ta lk s
w ere:
p la n s
t o
p re s e n t
a
m em orandum
t o
th e
U n ite d
N a tio n s , th e
W C F U 's
p o s itio n
o n
c u ltu ra l
e x c h a n g e
p ro g ra m
b e tw e e n
th e
S o v ie t U n io n
a n d
the W est, aid to current
p o litical em ig res fro m
U k ra in e , a p p o in tin g a
W CFU
bureau chief in New York,and plans
fo r
th e
u p c o m in g
W CFU
p le n a ry
s e s s io n
here in February
1 9 7 7 .
Sen. Paul Y uzyk, chairm an of the W C FU
(C o n tin u e d fr o m
p a g e3 )
H E L S IN K I, F in la n d -A

form er U krain\u00ad ian political prisoner w as re-arrested by the K G B

in
the Zhytom yr oblast last sum m er
o n ly
a
y e a r
a fte r
b e in g
r e le a s e d
fro m
im p ris o n m e n t,
a c c o rd in g
t o
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
U IS
d id

not say w hat charges were le v ie d a g a in s t S e rh iy B a b y c h , h o w e v e r th e y re p o rte d th a t h e w a s u n d e r c o n s ta n t s u rv e ill\u00ad ance since he was released.

B a b y c h , 3 7 , b e c a m e a liv in g le g e n d a m o n g
U C C A
N a tio n a l
F u n d D riv e
(The figures are based
o n c o lle c tio n s b y
U C C A
B ranches
a n d
c o n trib u tio n s
b y
o rg a n iz a tio n s
a n d
in d iv id u a l d o n o r s a s
of D ecem ber
1, 1976).
1 9 7 6 G o a lS 1 5 0 ,0 0 0
T h u s fa r r a is e d S 7 2 ,4 9 2
S till n e e d e d
S 7 7 J 0 8
p o litic a l
p riso n e rs
fo r
h is
num erous
a t\u00ad
tem pts to escape from
c a p tiv ity .

H e w as arrested for the first tim e in 1960 fo r a lle g e d ly p rin tin g a n d d is trib u tin g a n ti- Soviet literature. H e served three years in a M o rd o v ia n

c o n c e n tra tio n
cam p
a n d
th e
V ladim ir Prison.
B abych
was released
o n

April 13, 1963, b u t w a s re -a rre s te d th e fo llo w in g S e p te m b e r 2 7 th fo r a lle g e d ly p rin tin g

anti-K hrushchev
le a fle ts .
T h is tim e h e w a s s e n te n c e d
o n
F e b ru a ry
1 9 ,
1964, to
te n
years severe regim e incar\u00ad
c e ra tio n .
F o r
h is
p riso n -b re a k
a tte m p ts
B abych
s e r v e d
p ro lo n g e d
s e n te n c e s
i n
s o l i t a r y
c o n fin e m e n t,
b o th
i n
th e
cam ps
a n d
i n
V ladim ir Prison.
W hile
in c a rc e ra te d ,
B abych
w as
th e
a u th o r
a n d
s ig n e r
o f
m any
p e titio n s
i n
defense of the rights of political prisoners in
th e
U SSR .
A ndrei
S a k a h a ro v
w ro te
le tte rs
o n
B a-
b y c h 's
b e h a lf
t o
L e o n id
B rezhnev
a n d
fo rm e r P re s id e n t R ic h a rd N ix o n o n J u n e
2 5 ,
1 9 7 4 .
S F U Z h O
P la n s L e c tu r e T o u r
O n
U .N . " W o m e n 's
D e c a d e "
JE R S E Y

C IT Y , N .J.\u2014 T he W orld Feder\u00ad a tio n o f U k ra in ia n W o m e n 's O rg a n iz a tio n s (S F U Z h O )

is
p la n n in g
a
s e rie s
o f
le c tu re
tours across the U nited States in order to in\u00ad
fo rm
U k ra in ia n
w om en
a b o u t th e
U n ite d
N ations' "W om en's D ecade" plans and
U k\u00ad
ra in ia n
p a rtic ip a tio n
in it.
T h e first s u c h m e e tin g is b e in g h e ld to d a y
in D etroit's U krainian
A m erican
C e n te r.
T he
le c tu re to u r is s p o n s o re d jo in tly
b y
S F U Z h O 's
C o m m itte e
o n
P e rs e c u tio n
in
U k ra in e
a n d
th e
W orld
C ongress
o f
F re e
U k ra in ia n s H u m a n
R ig h ts C o m m is s io n .

T h e D e tr o it m e e tin g is b e in g o rg a n iz e d b y th e U N W L A , W o m e n 's A s s o c ia tio n fo r th e D efense

of Four Freedom s of U kraine, the
U k ra in ia n
G o ld
C ro ss,
th e
" P r o s v i t a "
W o m e n 's S o c ie ty , th e U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
S is te rh o o d , a n d th e V irg in
M ary
S o d a lity .
C h a irw o m a n
o f
th e
D etro it
c o m m itte e ,
M rs.
M aria
K w itkow ska,
w ill
o p e n
th e

m e e tin g , a n d p r in c ip a l s p e a k e r w ill b e M r s . D o r a R a k . H e r t o p i c w ill b e " T h e W o m e n 's D ecade

a n d
O ur
O p p o rtu n itie s ."
A lso
s p e a k in g
will be M esdam es Irene Pelenska
a n d
Irene Lonchyna.
D u rin g
U .N .'s
In te rn a tio n a l
W o m e n 's
Y ear
i n
1975, the
in te rn a tio n a l
U k ra in ia n
w o m e n 's
o rg a n iz a tio n
to o k
p a rt
in

m any d e lib e ra tio n s a n d c o n g re s s e s c o n n e c te d w ith th is th e m e , n o ta b ly in th e IW Y

C onference
in M e x ic o C ity .
S F U Z h O
spokesw om en
sa id th a t d u rin g
th a t
y e a r, U k ra in ia n
w om en
d is s e m in a te d
m uch
in fo rm a tio n
o n
w om en
p o litic a l
p ris o n e rs in U k ra in e .
T he
spokesw om en
e x p re s s e d
h o p e
th a t

w ith th e U .N . a c tio n e x p a n d in g to te n y e a rs , U k r a in ia n w o m e n in th e fre e w o rld w ill h a v e a g re a te r o p p o rtu n ity to sp e a k o u t a b o u t th e rig h ts o f U k ra in ia n w o m e n b e h in d th e Iro n C u rta in .

2
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, DECEM BER
5, 1976
N o.
2 3 8
P o litic a l P ris o n e rs
In U S S R T h re ate n e d
W ith
B rain w as h in g
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y . (P ress S e rv ic e )-T h e
la te s t
"Sam vydav"
docum ent
th a t
h a s
re a c h e d
th e
f r e e
w o rld
g iv e s
m e th o d ic a l
testim o n y
of the
b ru ta lity
w ith
w h ic h
th e

K G B is trying to break the m orale and spirit of U krainian political prisoners, persecuted fo r th e ir c o n v ic tio n s . T h e d o c u m e n t

m ade
p u b lic , b y
th e
re v e a ls
p re s s
s e rv ic e
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 ),
re v e a ls
d e ta ile d
in fo rm a tio n
c o n c e rn in g
S te p a n
S a p e la k ,
a
U k ra in ia n
p o litic a l p ris o n e r, a n d p o rtio n s o f h is le tte r
w ritte n
in p ro te s t to th e S u p re m e S o v ie t o f
th e
U SSR .
S te p a n
S a p e la k
was born
in
1950 in the
v illa g e
o f
R osohach,
d i s t r i c t
o f
T e rn o p il,
w estern
U kraine. There he received
e d u c a \u00ad
tion and lived until his arrest.
S a p e la k
w as
a r r e s te d
in
1 9 7 3
fo r
a n ti-
S o v ie t a g ita tio n
a n d
p ro p a g a n d a
a n d
s e n \u00ad
te n c e d
to 5 years of hard labor and 3 years
exile. D uring
h is in c a rc e ra tio n
i n
U ral
p riso n
cam p,
S a p e la k
w as
o fte n

b ru ta lly p u n is h e d a n d p u t in s o lita ry c o n fin e m e n t. In J u ly

o f
1 9 7 6
S a p e la k
w as
tr a n s f e r r e d
t o
V la d im ir P ris o n .
In th e v illa g e w h e re S a p e la k w a s b o rn a n d
r a is e d ,
m any
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n

n a tio n a l tra d itio n s c u ltu re a n d id e a ls w e re p re se rv e d . S in c e e a rly c h ild h o o d S a p e la k w a s e x p o s e d to U k ra in ia n

p a trio tic so n g s.
T he
v illa g e
o f
R osohach
h a s
its
lo n g
h is to ry . D u rin g th e a n ti-P o lis h in s u rre c tio n s
a b u ria l m o u n d
w as built there. From

th a t tim e o n a ll w h o d ie d fo r U k ra in e 's in d e p e n d \u00ad e n c e

w ere
b u rie d
th e re . T h e
o c c u p a n ts
o f
U kraine (A ustrians, P oles, G erm ans) repea\u00ad
te d ly
a tte m p te d
t o
d e s tro y
th e
b u ria l
m ound,
but it was always restored
by the
v illa g e in h a b ita n ts . F in a lly th e R u s s ia n s h a d
th e
b u ria l
m ound
c o m p le te ly
d e s tro y e d ,
le v e lin g it to th e g r o u n d .
I n
re trib u tio n
som eone
d e s tr o y e d
th e
S o v ie t
m onum ent
of the
"U nknow n
S o l\u00ad
d ie r"
e re c te d
n e a r th e
v illa g e . A
note was
a tta c h e d
to th e ru in e d
m o n u m e n t:
" I n
re p ris a l
fo r
th e
d e s tru c tio n
o f
o u r
b u ria l m o u n d " .
T h e s e
e v e n ts
to o k
p la c e
a p p ro x im a te ly
tw o years after W orld
W ar II.
S a p e la k
a n d
a few
o f h is v illa g e

frie n d s w ere accused of tearing dow n the Soviet flag a n d ra is in g th e U k ra in ia n n a tio n a l b lu e a n d y e llo w

fla g ,
o n
th e
5 5 th
a n n iv e r s a r y
o f
(C o n tin u e d
on page 5)
M y k o la
B o n d a r R e n o u n c e s S o v ie t
C itiz e n s h ip
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y .\u2014 M ykola V asylevych
B o n d a r w a s b o r n in
1 9 3 9 . A t th e tim e o f h is
a r r e s t
i n
1971, he
w as
w o rk in g
a s
a n
in s tru c to r in th e p h ilo s o p h y
departm ent of
U zhhorod
U n iv ersity
in w estern
U k ra in e .
B o n d a r w a s trie d
that sam e year by the
K ie v
o b la s t
C o u rt
a n d
s e n te n c e d
t o
s e v e n
y e a r s ' im p ris o n m e n t fo r " a n ti-S o v ie t a g ita \u00ad
tio n
a n d
p r o p a g a n d a "
(A rt.
6 2
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n S S R

C rim in a l C o d e ). A c o n firm \u00ad ed M a rx is t, B o n d a r d e c la re d a t th e tria l: " It is m y

lo v e fo r
com m unism , m y faith
in it,
that led m e to do w hat I did."
H is " c rim e s ," c o n s is te d
of criticizing
th e
C o m m u n is t p a rty
o f th e S o v ie t U n io n a t a
m e e tin g
o f th e p h ilo s o p h y
departm ent and
in several letters to a friend, and of partici\u00ad
p a tin g
i n
a
d e m o n s tra tio n
i n
K ie v
o n
N ovem ber 7, 1970, at w hich he shouted
th e
s lo g a n
"Sham e
t o
th e
le a d e rs h ip
o f
th e
C P S U ."
B ondar
w as
f i r s t
in c a rc e ra te d
i n
th e
M o rd o v ia n
cam ps, w here he took part in a
h u n g e r
s t r i k e
i n
D ecem ber
1 9 7 1 . H e is
c u rre n tly
in
P e rm
C am p
3 8 9 /3 5 , w h e re h e
w as transferred
in
1973. B ondar
m ade
a n
o ffic ia l
r e q u e s t
i n
F e b r u a r y
1 9 7 5
t o
b e
g ra n te d th e s ta tu s o f a p o litic a l p ris o n e r, b u t
w as
p u n is h e d
fo r
te n
d a y s
i n
s o l i t a r y
c o n fin e m e n t.
Below, the Com m ittee for the Defense of
S o v ie t
P o litic a l
P riso n e rs
m ade

a v a ila b le this translation of M . B ondar's essay, "C ivil D is o b e d ie n c e ," s m u g g le d

o u t o f th e S o v ie t
la b o r c a m p in w h ic h h e is im p ris o n e d .
T o :
T h e P re s id iu m
o f th e U S S R
Suprem e
S o v ie t
F ro m : T h e
c o n v ic t
M y k o la
V asylevych
B ondar
...O n M a y 1 2 , 1 9 7 1 ,1 w a s c o n v ic te d b y th e
K ie v
o b la s t
c o u rt
u n d e r
A rtic le
6 2
of the
U k ra in ia n
S S R
C rim in a l
C ode,
a n d
s e n \u00ad
te n c e d
t o
s e v e n
y e a rs
d e p riv a tio n
o f
fre e \u00ad
dom .
S in c e th e n
I have addressed
m a n y s ta te \u00ad
m e n ts
t o
v a rio u s
governm ent
a n d
p u b lic
a g e n c ie s
a n d
o rg a n iz a tio n s
d e m a n d in g
a
re v ie w
of m y case, since the interpretations
o f th e m o tiv e s fo r m y c iv ic -m in d e d
a c tio n
th a t
w ere
set forth
in th e in d ic tm e n t w e re
d e lib e ra te ly fa b ric a te d d is to rtio n s o fm y
r e a l
m o tiv e s . T h is
c a llo u s
a ttitu d e
to w ard
m y
f a t e
h a s
c o m p e lle d
m e
t o
d e c la re
lo n g
hunger strikes on m any occasions; but not
o n e
single person
has seen
fit to
s h o w
m e
e v e n
a
m inim um
o f
c iv il re c titu d e
\u2014
o f
o rd in a ry
hum an
d e c e n c y .
If the governm ent felt it w as necessary to
c o n v ic t a n d s e n te n c e m e fo r s tric tly p o litic a l
S c r a n to n S c o re s S o v ie ts F o r H u m a n R ig h ts
V io la tio n s , C ite sU N 's " D e f ic ie n t" R e c o rd
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y .-W illia m
W . Scran\u00ad
to n , th e U n ite d S ta te s d e le g a te to th e U n ite d
N a tio n s , w a rn e d
th ird
w o rld

c o u n trie s a g a in s t w h a t h e sa id w e re S o v ie t a tte m p ts to m a n ip u la te

th e m , re p o rte d
The New
Y ork
Tim es of Thursday, N ovem ber 25.

In a w id e -ra n g in g a tta c k o n h u m a n rig h ts a b u s e s , h e s in g le d o u t o n ly th e S o v ie t U n io n b y n a m e , c h a rg in g th a t it s o u g h t to

u n d e r\u00ad m in e s o c ie tie s b a s e d o n in d iv id u a l fre e d o m s b y d is c re d itin g th e in d u s tria liz e d

dem ocra\u00ad cies as "neo-colonial" exploiters of w eaker n a tio n s .

M r. S c ra n to n s p o k e d u rin g th e d e b a te in th e G e n e ra l A s s e m b ly 's S o c ia l C o m m itte o n p ro c e d u re s

fo r
d e a lin g
w ith
hum an
rig h ts
m atters\u2014 procedures that he said w ere slow
a n d
in e ffe c tiv e
a n d
d e la y e d ju s tic e u n til it
becam e "m ass m urder condoned."
H e hit hardest at procedures for handling
hum an
rig h ts
c o m p la in ts
th a t
com e
fro m
th o u s a n d s
o f in d iv id u a ls
y e a rly . A lth o u g h
U n ite d
N a tio n s
p ra c tic e
re q u ire s
s e c re c y
about such
com m unications, he rem arked,
"we all know
w h a t th e y a re a b o u t."
Delegates Surprised
H e
c ite d
c o e rc iv e
in d o c trin a tio n

in "w orks cam ps" in Indochina, the torture and d e te n tio n

o f
p o litic a l
p riso n e rs
in
som e

L a tin A m e ric a n c o u n trie s a n d m a ss s la u g h \u00ad te r in A fric a , a s w e ll a s th e d e n ia l o f fre e d o m o f th o u g h t, re lig io n a n d e m ig ra tio n rig h ts b y

th e S o v ie t U n io n .
T he
c a n d o r
o f
th e
s ta te m e n t
a n d
th e
n a m in g
o f
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n
a p p e a re d
t o
s u r p r is e
d e le g a te s ,
w ho
s to p p e d
ru s tlin g
d o c u m e n ts
a n d
lis te n e d
a tte n tiv e ly
a s
if
e x p e c tin g o th e r c o u n trie s to b e n a m e d .

" T h e S o v ie t U n io n 's e ffo rts to m a n ip u la te th e d e v e lo p in g w o rld a re v e ry d e s tru c tiv e ," M r. S c ra n to n

d e c la re d , a d d in g , " U s in g th e
g u is e
o f
n e o -c o lo n ia lis m
t o
d is c re d it
th e
id e a s
a n d
fo rm s
of freedom , they
h o p e
t o
s tre n g th e n
th e
id e a s
a n d
fo rm s
o f
to ta lit\u00ad
arian ism ."
A m o n g th e c o n s id e ra tio n s p ro m p tin g th e
C ritic is m , a c c o r d in g
t o
U n ite d
S ta te s
o ffi\u00ad

c ia ls ,w a s c o n c e rn a b o u t th e d e n ia l o f rig h ts to S o v ie t c itiz e n s , M r. S c ra n to n a t o n e p o in t d e p lo re d th e s u p p re s s io n o f rig h ts , in c lu d in g re lig io u s lib e rty , in th e S o v ie t B a ltic s ta te s o f L a tv ia , L ith u a n ia a n d

E s to n ia .
T he
U n ite d
S ta te s
w as
a ls o
s a id
t o
b e
re a c tin g
t o
in c re a s in g
e v id e n c e
th a t

th e S o v ie t U n io n w a s m a n e u v e r in g in a n u m b e r o f

A frican
c o u n trie s
t o
u n d e rc u t
U n ite d
S ta te s in flu e n c e .
M r. S c ra n to n , w h o m a d e
a n
1 1 -c o u n try
A frican
to u r
in
J u ly ,
w as
u n d e r s to o d
t o
h a v e
p r e s s e d
o ffic ia ls
i n
W a s h in g to n p e rs o n a lly to a p p ro v e th e b lu n t
a n d fo rc e fu l
p o lic y s ta te m e n t o n
M oscow .
In sisto n
C o m m itm en ts
M r. Scranton also underscored continued
U n ite d
S ta te s
in s is te n c e
th a t
th e
S o v ie t
(C o n tin u e d
on page 4)
reasons, and

fe lt it w a s a b s o lu te ly e s s e n tia l to keep m e in strict isolation, it is obligated t o

re c o g n iz e
m e
o ffic ia lly
a s
a
p o litic a l
p riso n e r,
a n d
t o
p ro v id e
m e
w ith
th e
c o rre s p o n d in g
c o n d itio n s o f d e te n tio n .
T h e r e f o r e , in J a n u a r y

1 9 7 5 ,1 a d d r e s s e d a statem en t to th e M inistry of In tern al A ffairs d e m a n d in g

th a t
I be granted
the status of
p o litic a l p ris o n e r.
U n fo rtu n a te ly , th e
s ta te
d id
not deem
it necessary
t o
b e

o b je c tiv e , even for the sake ofi t s ow n self - respect. N ot o n ly

that but, after
h a v in g d e p riv e d
m e of
th is rig h t to d e fe n d
my hum an

d ig n ity , th e s ta te p ro c e e d e d , d e lib e ra te ly a n d s y s te m a ti\u00ad c a lly , to re p re s s m e , s u b je c tin g m e to e n d le s s p u n is h m e n ts in s o lita ry c o n fin e m e n t w h e n I reacted to the refusal to grant m e this status b y a s in g le , a n n o u n c e d

a c t o f c iv il d is o b e d i\u00ad
e n c e
t o
th e
crim inal
re g im e n
w h ic h
w as
d e s tro y in g
m e
a n d
try in g
t o
fo rc e
m e
th ro u g h
hunger and
la c k
o f m e d ic a tio n
t o
re lin q u is h
my just dem ands. A nd

a lth o u g h th e a d m in is tra tio n o f V S -3 8 9 -3 5 re a liz e d th e senselessness of these tortures, and

d id
n o t
believe in the possibility
of my renouncing
th o s e d e m a n d s , it w a s g u id e d

by still o th er c o n s id e ra tio n s : " S o th a t o th e rs w ill n o t d o lik e w is e ."

I n
m y
tu rn ,
I sent
o ff
a
g r e a t
m any
s ta te m e n ts
about the repressions
p ra c tis e d
against m e. T he m any com plaints I address\u00ad
e d
t o
th e
d e p u tie s
of the
Suprem e
S o v ie t
w ere fo rw ard ed
t o
you. But you saw
fit to
r e s p o n d
w ith
a single
c o m m u n ic a tio n
(w h ic h , fo r
that m atter, did
not go to
th e
e s s e n c e
o f
th e
c o m p la in ts ),
t o
a
c e rta in
num ber
of the
s ta te m e n ts I h a d
o rig in a lly
a d d re s s e d
to y o u .
A nd
th e
C husovskoye
P e o p le 's
C o u rt,
w h i c h o n A u g u s t 1^ 1 9 7 5 r u l e d t h a t I s h o u l d
be transferred to a prison, w as asham ed even
t o
c a ll
th in g s
b y
th e ir
rig h t
nam es
a n d
m e n tio n
the real reasons for m y disobeying
th e
crim inal
re g u la tio n s ,
p re fe rrin g
t o
c o n c e a l th e m
b e h in d th e s ta n d a r d
fo rm u la:
" F o r
re fu sin g
t o
g o
o u t to
w ork
a n d
fo r
v io la tin g th e c o rre c tiv e la b o r re g u la tio n s ."

S in c e I c a n fin d n o o th e r w a y to d e fe n d m y h u m a n d ig n ity , a n d b y w a y o f p ro te s tin g th e s ta te 's

v io le n c e a n d s tu b b o r n u n w illin g n e s s
t o
re c o g n iz e
m e
a s
a
hum an

being, as of F ebruary 24, 1976, I serve notice of m y civil d is o b e d ie n c e , c o n s is tin g o f th e

fo llo w in g :
1.
R e n u n c ia tio n
o f
c o rre s p o d e n c e
u n til th e e x p ira tio n
of m y term .
2 .
R e n u n c ia tio n
of visits.
3 .
R e n u n c ia tio n
of the
rig h t
t o
recieve parcels as per regulations.
4 .
R e n u n c ia tio n
o f
m y
S o v ie t c iti\u00ad
z e n s h ip .
5 .
Proclam ation of a boycott against
th e S o v ie t s ta te .
6. Proclam ation of a boycott against
th e p ris o n
a d m in is tra tio n .
7 .
A
p le d g e o f a b s o lu te s ile n c e .
8 . P ro c la m a tio n
of a hunger strike.
U pon
e n te rin g
in to
re la tio n s
w ith
th e
s ta te ,i n
e x c h a n g e
fo r
th e
civil rights

a n d lib e rtie s g ra n te d to m e (a n d a t th e tim e I h a d n o d o u b t o f th e ir g e n u in e n a tu re ) I tru s tin g ly granted the state the right to dispose of m y o p in io n s to m o ld th e m

a t its o w n d is c re tio n .
I s u b o rd in a te d
m y
w ill a n d
p e rs o n
t o
th e
s ta te .
H a v in g
disow ned
th e
c o n d itio n s
of the
s o c ia l
c o n ta c t,
th e
s ta te
im m ed iately

u n \u00ad le a s h e d u p o n m e a ll th e m ig h t o f its in s titu \u00ad tio n s o f re p re s s io n . A lth o u g h th is a c t b y th e state in fact b ro k e o u r co n tract. I still tried \u2014

d u rin g
m y
y e a rs
of confinem ent
\u2014
t o
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 3 )
Berdnyk W ants U N . to Be
T ru e
L e a d e r o f M a n k in d
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y .\u2014 In

a le tte r to U .N . S ecretary G eneral D r. K urt W aldheim , O les B e rd n y k , a U k ra in ia n w rite r fro m

K iev, said
th a t
th e
re s p o n s ib ility
of the
in te rn a tio n a l
b o d y is th e " p re s e rv a tio n
of life" on earth.
H e s a id in h is O c to b e r 1 4 , 1 9 7 4 le tte r th a t
"m easures
e m p lo y e d
b y
th e
U .N . a re
n o t
effective, but there are m any reasons for this,
som e know n, som e unknow n."
Jean-C laude
F a b y , lia is o n
officer for the
U n ite d
N a tio n s
E n v iro n m e n t
Program m e,
c o n firm e d
re c e iv in g
B e r d n y k 's
le tte r
in
a
s ta te m e n t to
B ohdan
Y asen, vice-president
of "Sm oloskyp".
M r.
F a b y ,
w ritin g
o n
b e h a lf
o f
D r.
W a ld h e im ,
s a id
th a t
B e r d n y k 's
letter w as
" r e a d
a n d
n o te d ."
M r. Yasen
la te r
s a id
th a t
B erdnyk
a ls o
re c e iv e d
a
letter from
th e
U n ite d
N a tio n s
c o n firm in g
th e ir re c e iv in g it.
B e lo w
is th e fu ll te x t o f B e rd n y k 's le tte r.
Dear M r. Secretary-General,
T h e U n ite d
N a tio n s is a p re c u rs o r o f th e
c o m in g
U niversal A ssem bly

of Reason. It bears a special responsibilty for the fate of M a n k in d ,

fo r
th e
d e v e lo p m e n t
o f

w o rld c u ltu re , fo r th e p re s e rv a tio n o f life o n e a rth a n d

o f
th e
w h o le
b io s p h e re .
S o
f a r ,
th e
m easures
e m p lo y e d
b y
th e
U N
a re
n o t
effective, but there are m any for this, som e
o f th e m
know n, som e unknow n.
T he
e x is te n c e
o f
a
w o rld
o rg a n iz a tio n
d o e s
n o t
re le a s e
a n y
th in k in g
in d iv id u a l
fro m
re s e p o n s ib ility
fo r life o n e a r th .
R e c o g n iz in g
th is
re s p o n s ib ility ,
I, a
U k ra in ia n
w riter, address an open
frie n d ly
m em orandum
to the U nited N ations of the
W o rld ,
t o
th e
U N
C o m m itte e
fo r
th e
P ro te c tio n
of the
B io s p h e re , th e
N a tio n a l
C o m m itte e s
fo r
th e
P ro te c tio n
o f
th e
E n v iro n m e n t to th e d e le g a te s o f th e G e n e ra l
A ssem bly, the
m em bers
of U N E S C O
a n d
the m em bers of the U N
C om m ittee for the
P ro te c tio n
of the B iosphere.
I am
not so naive as to expect that m any
p e o p le
w ill be
e n th u s ia s tic
a b o u t

or even s y m p a th e tic to w a rd s m y id e a s , to w a rd s m y a n a ly s is

of the
w o rld
s itu a tio n
a n d
m y
p ro p o s e d
a lte rn a tiv e .

Y et, a suprapersonal, irresistable sense of re s p o n s ib ility th a t fills m y h e a r t c o m m a n d s m e to

k n o c k
o n
t h e d o o r s o f m e n 's in t h e
h o p e th a t th e c o lle c tiv e e ffo rts
o f th in k in g
b e in g s
t o
r e s to r e
th e
S p irit
o f
L o v e
a n d
R e a s o n a r o u n d th e p la n e t w ill le a d u s to th e
W orld
of Joy w hich w as prophesied by the
p ro p h e ts
a n d
fo re c a s t
b y
the wise m en of
a n tiq u ity .
O c to b e r
14, 1974.
R e s p e c tfu lly
y o u rs,
B erdnyk
O leksander (O les)
P a v lo v y c h
L ik h a c h o v a
8 b, A p t. 16,
K iev - 159
U k ra in e .
(O n
p a g e s
6-7, we are
p u b lis h in g
B erd\u00ad

n y k 's " T h e A lte rn a tiv e E v o lu tio n ," w h ic h h e sent to various U .N . organs and "all m en of g o o d w ill.)

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SUNDAY, DECEM BER
5, 1976
3
W as yl K achm ar
Heads Patriarchal
O r g a n iz a tio n in U .S .
P H IL A D E L P H IA ,
Pa.-W asyl
K ach\u00ad
m a r w as e le c te d p re s id e n to f th e S o c ie tyfo r
th e
P a tria rc h a l
S y s te m
in
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch
d u rin gth e o rg a n iz a tio n 's
s e v e n th
national congress held
here Satur\u00ad
day, N ovem ber2 0 .
T h e m e e tin gw as a tte n te d
b y 6 6 d e le g a te s
re p re s e n tin g
18 branches across th eU n ite d
S ta te s .
D r. M y ro s la v N a w ro c k y , o u tg o in g p re si\u00ad
d e n t
of thes o c ie ty , s a id
in hisre p o rt th a t
am ong
th em a jo r
a c c o m p lis h m e n ts
of the
o rg a n iz a tio n
w asa s s i s t a n c e
i ne s ta b lis h in g
th e
U k ra in ia n
P a tria rc h a l
W orld
F e d e ra \u00ad
tio n , w h ic h
becam ea n um brella

o rg a n iz a \u00ad tio nfo r P a tria rc h a l g ro u p s in th e free w o rld . H e a dof the w o rld fe d e ra tio n

is P ro f.P e tro
Z e le n y j fro m
B e lg iu m .
D r.
N aw rocky
a ls o
re p o rte d
o n
th e
s o c ie ty 's
p a rtic ip a tio n
in th e 4 1 s tIn te rn a \u00ad
tio n a l E u c h a ris tic C o n g re s si n P h ila d e lp h ia ,
P a ., th is

past sum m er,a n d in th e various U krainian sym posium s, concertsa n d recep\u00ad tio n s h e ldi n c o n ju n c tio n

w ithi t .
A lso re p o rtin go n b e h a lfo f th e o u tg o in g
b o a rd
w ere
D r. L eeR u d n y ts k y , E v a P id -
d u b c h y s h y n
a n d R om an
L ew ycky.
J o in in g
M r.
K acrunar
o n
th e
n e w ly
e le c te d
b o a r d
a r e : O ksana
B erezhnycka
(B u ffa lo ),
M .B oyko
(N ew
H aven), R om a
H ayda
(S t. Louis), Peter H ankew ych (N ew
Y o rk ), A ndrew
H arasow sky
(C h ic a g o ),
M y k o la
H a liw
(N ew
Y o rk ), D aria
K uzyk
(T re n to n ), W o io d y m y r M e d u c h a (P h ila d e l\u00ad
p h ia ), W asyl Pasichniak
(M o rristo w n ),
J a r o s la w
P a s tu s h e n k o
(N ew
Y o rk ), W o io \u00ad
dym yr
P u s h k a r
(P h ila d e lp h ia ),
a n d
S y d ir
T y m ia k
(P itts b u rg h ).
T he
a u d itin g
b o a r d
c o n s is ts
o f
Iw an
K uzem sky,
M yroslaw
S te b e ls k y ,
N estor
Sum a, Rom an
K r u p k aa n d M ic h a e l B ily n -
s k y .
T he
a rb itra tio n
b o a rd
in c lu d e s :
W asyl
P a lid w o r, J u lia n
K o ltu n , Ila rio n
M azepa,
Rom an Jarosh
a n dI v a n
J a r o s h .
T he
L a y m e n 's
C o u n c il
iscom posed
o f
M y k o la
B urasevych,
S te p h a n
H robelsky,
L u b o m y r Z ie ly k , D r. R o m a n O s in c h u ka n d
D r. R om an
Sm yk.
In itia l
a tte m p ts
t o
elect different
b o a rd
m em bers
d id
n o t
m a te ria liz e ,
a n d
th e
proposed body w as elected by a vote o f5 3 in
fa v o ra n d
1 3a b s te n tio n s .
G re e tin g s
w ere
re c e iv e d
fro m

P a tria rc h Josyf Cardinal Slipyj, head of the Pom isna U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic C h u rc h ,th e U k ra in ia n P a tria rc h a l W o rld F e d e ra tio n , T he C le ric a l S o c ie tyo f S t. A n d re w ,a n d o th e r U k ra in ia n re lig io u sa n d la y o rg a n iz a tio n s .

T he
c o n g re s s w as c o n d u c te d
by ap r e s i \u00ad
d iu m
c o n s is tin g
o f
S .T y m ia k ,
c h a irm a n ,
a n d
J .
H o lo w a c h u k ,
S .H robeisky
a n d
S te p h a n
H o lu b .
W C F U P re s id iu m ...
(C o n tin u e d
fro m
p a g e1 )
H u m a n R ig h ts C o m m is s io n , re p o rte do n h is
w ork
in thea r e a of hum an
rig h ts .
T a k in g
p a rt in the ta lk s w e re : (fro m
th e
W CFU)
V ery
Rev. D r.
B asil
K u sh n ir,
P re s id e n t;
M y k o la
P la w iu k ,
F irst

V ic e - President; George Shym ko, Secretary Gen\u00ad e r a l

D r. R
M a rty n iu k .D r. G e o rg e D a re -
w ych;and Sen.P. Y uzyk; (from
th eU C C A )
Joseph Lesawyer, Executive Vice-President;
D r. B o h d a n

H n a tiu k , V ic e -P re s id e n t; Ig n a \u00ad tiu s B illin sk y , S e c re ta ry ;a n d Iv a n B a z a rk o , A d m in istrativ e

D irecto r;
(fro m
th e U C C )
A tty .
S e rg e
R adchuk,
P re s id e n t;
I .Iw an-
e h u k ,
D r.
P e te r
K ondra,
A .
K achor,
I .
N ovosad,
A .Y arem ovych,
R . B abuch, T .
P a w ly s h y n ,D r.. S . J . K a lb a , E x e c u tiv eD i\u00ad
re c to r;a n d
M rs. A . Bach, Secretary.
A lso
p a rtic ip a tin g
in
th e
d e lib e ra tio n s
w ere
A rchbishop
M aksym
H e rm a n iu k ,
M e tro p o lita n
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n

C a th o lic C hurchi n C anada,a n d V ery R e v . D r . S .M . Saw chuk of th e U krainian G reek-O rthodox C hurch

inC anada.
C o n c e rt,B a n q u e t K ic k -O ff
U k r a in ia n A m e r ic a n F o u n d a tio n
C H I C A G O , 1 1 1 .\u2014 A c o n c e r t , f e a t u r i n g t h e
Taras Shevchenko
B a n d u ris t C a p e lla
fro m
D etro it,
M ic h .,
u n d e r
th e
d ire c tio n
o f
H ry h o ry
K y ta s ty , fo llo w e d
by a

b a n q u e t, a tte n d e db y m a n y le a d in g U k ra in ia n A m e ri\u00ad can scholars, w as held here S unday, N ovem \u00ad b e r14, to k ic k -o ffth e U k ra in ia n A m e ric a n F o u n d a tio n

i nm em ory
of thela te R o m a n
W . Sm ook.
R.W . Sm ook,a n engineerb y profession,
w as
in v o lv e d
i n
A m erica's
m anned
s p a c e
p ro g ra m
a t th e tim e o f h isd e a th
in 1 9 7 0 .
L ast
y e a r,
h is
fa th e r,
A tty .
R om an
I .
Sm ook
e s ta b lis h e d
afo u n d a tio n
in his
m em ory
i n
o rd e r" to d is trib u te g ra n tsa n d
s c h o la rs h ip s
t o
n e e d y
U k ra in ia n
s tu d e n ts
a n d y o u n g p e o p leo f e x c e p tio n a l m e rit."
T he
fo u n d a tio n ,
w h ic h
A tty .
Sm ook
h e a d s ,
w ill also
" a s s is t
in s titu tio n s
w hose
a c tiv itie s se rv et o d e v e lo p U k ra in ia n c u ltu re ,
historical research, scholarship, a rt, e tc ."
C oncert M arked
B ic e n
T h e T h e a te r A u d ito riu m

w a s p a c k e d w ith U k ra in ia n m u s ic lo v e rsa n d o th e r in te re s te d in d iv id u a ls

fo r
th e
c o n c e r t
w h ic h
w as
d e d ic a te d to the B ic e n te n n ia l of the A m e ri\u00ad
c a n
R e v o lu tio n
a n d
th e
C e n te n n ia l
o f
U k ra in ia n
s e ttle m e n t in the U n ite d
S ta te s .
T h e b a n q u e t, w h ic hw as h e ld at the P ic k
C ongress
H otel, w as opened
by D r.P e te r
H a rm o tiu k ,
v ic e -p re s id e n t
of theF o u n d a \u00ad
tio n .
M aster
o f
cerem onies
w as
P ro f.
D m y tro
S h to h ry n
of the
U n iv ersity
o f
Illin o is .
D r. H erald
Chase, professor
o fp o litic a l
s c ie n c e
a t
th e
U n iv ersity
o f
M in n e s o ta ,
d e liv e re d
th ek e y n o te
E n g lis h -la n g u a g e
s p e e c h .
T he
id e a
o fc re a tin g
a n
in d e p e n d e n t
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
fo u n d a tio n
s u c h
a s

th eU A F , w as first v o ic e d by D r. C h a s e .H e s a id in h is a d d r e s s th a t its e x is te n c ei s v ita lt o U k ra in ia n

A m erican
y o u th s .
O th e r V .L P .'s
A lso speakingi n the course of the banquet
w e re D r. P a u l B u d n jy , v ic e -p re s id e n tof th e
U A F,
P ro f.G eorge
F e d y n s k y j of the U n i\u00ad
v e r s ity
o fIn d ia n a , a n d
D r. M ichael Yary-

m o v y c h , fo rm e r c h ie f s c ie n tis t fo r th e U n ite d S ta te sA ir F o rc ea n d d ire c to r of the E n v i\u00ad ronm ental Reasearcha n d

D e v e lo p m e n t
A d m in is tra tio n .
T he
b rie f
c o n c e rt
d u rin g
th e
b a n q u e t
fe a tu re d
N ew
Y ork
m ezzo-soprano
A lic ia
A ndreadis.
S h e
w as
a c c o m p a n ie d
a t th e
p ia n o by Prof. M a o n e y , w ho a ls o p la y e da n
o rig in a l
U k ra in ia n
c o m p o s itio n ,
e n title d
"R ed
P o p p y s e e d s ."
G re e tin g
th e
b a n q u e t
o n
b e h a lf
of the
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
A s s o c ia tio n
w asD is\u00ad
trict C o m m itte e ch airm an
M .O lshansky.
S ta te m e n ts c o n g ra tu la tio n s w e re a lso
v o ic e d
b y
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e

" P ro v i\u00ad d e n c e " A s s o c ia tio no f U k ra in ia n C a th o lic s , U k ra in ia n

W o rk in g m e n 's
A s s o c ia tio n ,th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
A id
A s s o c ia tio n ,
th e
lo c a l
U C C A
b ra n c h ,
a n d
th e
U k ra in ia n
O rth o d o x
F o u n d a tio n
inT o ro n to , O n t.
C a r d in a l S lip y j M e e ts
W ith U A F o u n d a tio n
M e m b e rs
D u rin g h is to u r o f m a jo r U k ra in ia n c e n te rso n th e N o rth A m e ric a c o n tin e n t, P a tria rc hJ o s y f
C a r d in a l S lip y j m et w ith m e m b e rs of the U k ra in ia n
A m erican
F o u n d a tio ni n m em oryo f
R om an
W .Sm ook inC h ic a g o ,1 1 1 ., o nS e p te m b e r 2 9 ,1 9 7 6 . T h e U k ra in ia n C a th o licp r e la te
a lre a d y
k n e w
of theF o u n d a tio n 's
e x is te n c ea n d e x p re s s e d
h iss a tis fa c tio n
that sucha n
in s titu tio n
h a s
b e e n
fo u n d e d .
H e
s tr e s s e d
th eim p o rta n c e
o fh e lp in g
n e e d y
U k r a in ia n
s tu d e n ts
a tta in
a
h ig h e r
e d u c a tio n .H e a ls o
c ite d
th eU A F o u n d a tio n
fo rfo ste rin g
th e
U k ra in ia n c u ltu re in th e free w o rld . S h o w n a b o v ea re P a tria rc h Jo sy f w ith A tty .R om anJ .
S m o o k ,(o h h is le ft) p re s id e n to f th e F o u n d a tio n , fo re g ro u n d c e n te r,a n d o th e r m em berso f
its b o a rdo f d ire c to rs .
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U N A \u2014
A nd
R e a d
T h e U k r a in ia n
W eekly
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S tu d e n ts
P icke t A e ro fio t
O n
T h a n k s g iv in g
D ay
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y .\u2014
I n
th eshaaow s o f
th e
5 0 th
a n n u a l M a c y 's T h a n k s g iv in gD ay
P a r a d e ,
a
g ro u p
o f
U k ra in ia n
A m erican
y o u th s fro m
the m etropolitan area held a2 4 -
h o u r h u n g e r fa sti n s o lid a rity w ith
U k ra in \u00ad
ia n p o litic a l p ris o n e rs .
T he group, consistingo f m em bers of the
U k ra in ia n
S tu d e n t
A s s o c ia tio n
o f
M ic b -
now sky
(TU SM ) optedt o refrain
fro m
tn c
fe s tiv itie s
andtra d itio n a l m e a l th a t day to
in fo rm
N ew
Y o rk e rsa n d v is ito rs h e re th a t
n o ta ll p e o p le are as fo rtu n a te
a sth e y a :e .
S o lid a rity
P le d g e d
"A s A m ericanso f U krainian
h e rita g ew e
a re
th a n k fu l
fo r
a ll o f
o p p o rtu n itie s

th a t A m erica has affordedfo r all im m igrants,a n d th e ir

d e s c e n d a n ts ,
but wef e e l
m o rally
o b lig a te d
o n
th is
day to
dem onshote
c u r
s o lid a rity w itho u r U k ra in ia n b re th ie n w ho
a re la n g u is h in g
u n d e rth e c o lo n ia l :oke oi
S o v ie t
R u s s ia ,"
e x p la in e d
Ih o r
Z w aryc^,
p re s id e n t
o f
th e
U .S .e x e c u tiv e
o o a rd
o f
TU SM .
B ra v in g
o v e rn ig h t fre e z in g
w e a th e r,m e
y o u th s ,
arm ed
w ith
sk ip a r k a s .
h
j
a n k e '^
s le e p in g
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rubber cushionsa n d
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lo to f d e d ic a tio n , set up th e ir v ig ilo n th e
d o o r s te p s
of theS o v ie t
a irlin e s
a g e n c y
A e ro fio ta t m id n ig h t, W e d n e s d a y , N o v e m \u00ad
ber 24.
W h ile d u rin gth e n ig h t h o u r sth e y o u th s
T IJS IV ? i i e ^ b e r s h u d d l efo r w i r . t h
d u ri-ig th e ir 2 4 -h o u r T h a n k s g iv in g D a y h u n g e r s trik e .
:a i rtro .t.id ,^ ., y so n g sa n d c o n su m m o uh o '
coifv-e. o u tin g
d a y lig h t th e y
c is tn b ite d
ih e u .a n d so
f
ic a tle -s a b o u t;h e p e rs e c u tio n ^
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H appy T h a P ^ rv rn g
"
D u rin g
.
b
c
a fte jn ^ n ,
th e
\o u th s
w ere
jo in e d
(
'y s o r i ilo c a l U k ra in ia n a d u 'b w h o
h e lp e d
-v itrtn e d 's tr ih ip o n
o f
le a fle ts .
T h e a c tio n c o n c lu d e da t m id n ig h t, T h u r s -
ud\\ \o \ em ber2 5 .
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s e rie s
o f
d e fe n s e
a c tio n s
b y
r

lS M , said M r. Zwarycz, willbe the "W eek in Defenseo f U krainian Political Prisoners'" h o m

J a n u a r y
1 6 -2 2 ,1977. It w ill m a r kth e
f if th
a n n iv e r s a r y
o f
th e
m ass
a r r e s t s
i n
U k ra in e ,
a n d
th e5 9 th
a n n iv e r s a r ie s
o f
U k ra in ia n
in d e p e n d e n c e
a n d th es la u g h te r
o f U k ra in ia n
s tu d e n tsa t K ru ty .
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