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J ip iiffilM fW E E E L Y
E n g lis h
supplem ent
of S V O B O D A , U k ra in ia n
d a ily , fo u n d e d
1 8 9 3 .
D e d ic a te d
t o
th e
n e e d s
a n d
in te re s ts of y o u n g A m e ric a n s of
U k ra in ia n
d e s c e n t.
N o.
3
\u041b \u0412\u0429
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-C IT Y ,
N . J., F R ID A Y , JA N U A R Y
17, 1941
V O L . IX
|\u2116
U K R A 1N E
\u0429
Q lotes.\u0411 \u0457\u043e \u0442
a
T rip
t o
.O dessa
P ^ S in c e
th e w a r s ta rte d o u r
s h ip s
have continued, though
on a lim ited
js c a le ,:
t o
- ^ s i t
various' Black
S ea
ETports-It was on'one of these
s h ip s
' = th a t;l h a d
;
th e
o p p o rtu n ity
t o
v is it
P'fO dessajglhe
largest U krainian Black
W
S ea p o rt. S ifte r u n lo a d in g , in a
R u-
EfSjaanian port- and taking on
a
c a r g o
\u0456
- Mh id e s a n d b u c k w h e a t , w e s e t o u t
g~ io Odessa to take
o n 1 ,5 0 0
to n s o f
T w h e a t..
\"The prospect
o f
v is itin g
a
U k\u00bb.
\u0423 \u0437 \u0413 \u0430 \u0434 \u043f \u0444 \u043f '..\u043b & \u0443
w as,
o f
c o u r s e ,
w e l-
\u0449 \u0428
\u0430 \u0435 '\u041b \u043e
m e.
W hen w e entered
U k\u00ad
ra in ia n
t e r r i t o r i a l
w aters
w e
re -
f\u00a3craved;a radio m essage ordering
u s
\u2022ite r* s t o p i a n d
a w a it
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s
ro f
th e
jS o v ie t
P o rt
C o n tro l.
W e
\u0415 \u0442\u043e \u0433\u0435
a few
m iles from
sh o re
w hen
p th e y
a p p e a r e d ;
a b o u t
a
s c o r e
o f
T o jjfic e fe
and men
arm ed
fro m
h e a d
E to
fc fo t.?
T he
com m ander
o r d e r e d
P t h a t ;{ h e - c r e w
o f
th e . s h ip , in e lu d -
t'j.in g
th e
o f f ic e r s ,
s t a y
a s t e r n
u n til
'h e
rjja d r.
fin is h e d
h is
in s p e c tio n ,-
J otherw ise
th e
s h ip
w o u ld
n o t
b e
Ir& B o w ed
t o
e n te r
O dessa.
\u2022' - " A f t e r
a
fo u r-h o u r
d e la y
w e
w ere fallo w ed
t o
e n te r.
I
h a d
b e e n
looking .forw ard
t o
s e e in g
O dessa
\u0418 -and I; asked the
c a p ta in
t o
get me
V and
s e v e ra l
of m y
frie n d s
p erm its
'
To go ashore.
H e in fo rm ed
m e th a t
th is
w as
a b s o lu te ly
o u t
o f
th e
q u e s tio n
a n d
th a t
d u rin g
s e v e r a l
v is its ' h e h a d
o n ly
o n c e
b e e n
a b le
to o b ta jh
a p e rm it fo r fo u r
n e g r o e s
in
h is c r e w .
I
"I was nnuch
im pressed
b y
o n e
\u2022 .p a rtic u la r;th in g
i n
O dessa;
i n
a ll
p '.ith e
o th e r.^ p b rts
th a t
I
h a v e
b e e n
; -to, and
I
h a v e
b e e n
t o
m any,
th e
g o a d in g
w as^done
b y
m e c h a n ic a l
-m eans w ith th e
a id
o f
c r a n e s ;
i n
O d essa o u r s h ip w a s lo a d e d b y s e v \u00ad
eral h u n d re d
w om en
w ho
c a rrie d
th e
w heat
i n
b a s k e ts
p e r c h e d
o n
th e ir, s h o u ld e rs .
E ach
p a rty
o f
fo u r
w om en
w as
a c c o m p a n ie d
b y
a n
arm ed
R ed
s o ld ie r.
M uch
a s
I
tried, I
d id n o t h e a r t h e s e
w om en
e x c h a n g e
a
w o rd
b e tw e e n
th e m ."
. {A bove extract is from
th e
d ia ry
of a radkT officer
of the
M e rc a n tile
J p l a r t a e ^ f ? ^ "
A g ric u ltu ra l
W h ip s
-
A part from
t h e U .S .S .R . t h e r e
i s
no place in
th e
w o rld
w here
th e re
are special S tate ^em ployees to
g iv e
"pep-talks," to peasants in an
effort \u2022
to g e t th e m
t o
do m ore work.
T he
h u g e
arm y
o f
th e s e
a g ita to rs
in -
-dicates^'that they
a re
in d is p e n s a b le
to
th e \u2022 B o ls h e v ik
a g ric u ltu ra l
s y s \u00ad
te m.
...The Com m unist, A ugust 21st, re-
[ ports that" h i
th e
p ro v in c e
of Dnie-
-p ro p e tro v sk
th e re
a re
o v e r
1 0 ,0 0 0
-" 'a g ric u ltu ra l
a g ita to rs
a n d
p r o p a \u00ad
g a n d is ts .
I n
th e
kolhosps - of
th e
ijKryvy -B a K . district alone,they num -
r.b e r" 8 9 0 .a n d
a re
d is trib u te d
am ong
v 5 5
p ro p a g a n d a
u n its
know n
a s
La g ifc k p l.e k tiv .
A m ong
th e m
th e re
,'a r e " "5Q 0- P a r t \u0443
m e 'm b e r s
:
a n d
[ \u2022 c a n d id a te s .
I n
a d d itio n
t o
th e s e
[".professionals there
a r e 2 4 0 z o o lo g i\u00ad
cal technicians, agronom ists, te'aich-
- ers
a n d
m e d ic a l
w o rk e rs
1
w ho
d o
[^p art-tim e
p r o p a g a n d a .
\u2022':^ U kfam ian-Iiussian,
D ic tio n a ry
The Com m unist of July 10th pub-
[" lis b e da
re v ie w
b y
P r o f e s s o r
S h a -
L rdw alsky
o f
th e
n e w
R ussian-U k-
R ran u ah D ic tio n a ry re c e n tly p u b lis h -
e d
in
S o v ie t
U k ra in e .
H e
b e g a n s
-by condemning
th e
d ic tio n a ry
p r e -
h p a je ji -b y t h e
U k ra in ia n

A cadem y rof' Science; "T his"w ork' w as' confis\u00ad cated and its editors w ere

a r r e s t e d
[\u2022fo r U k ra m ia n n a tio n a lis t
le a n in g s .
"T h e. e a rlie r
d ic tio n a rie s ,"
s a y s
\u0406P r o f e s s o r
Sharow alsky,
" c o n ta in e d
[rich.lexical m aterials, b u t th e treat\u00ad
m ent show ed
m any
errors of
a po\u00ad
litic a l n a t u r e .
T h is w a s d u e
t o
th e
W a rtrp la y e d
b y
c o u n te r-re v o lu tio n -:
E ary ^ n a tio n a lis ts
w ho
s o u g h t
t o
.;d n v e a w e d g e b e t w e e n
th e U k ra in -
(C o n c lu d e d
c o L
4 )
\u0428
\u0406YOUTH PROBLEM
f;W itb o u t|a
d o u b t th e c o m in g c d h y e n tio n o f th e U k ra in -j
ia n ' N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n ,
t o
b e
h e ld
b e g in n in g
M ay
1 2 th
\u2022$ \u0449 $ 0 ? \u0444 \u0437 & & ,P e n n s y lv a n ia w ill h a v e m o re d e le g a te s d ra w n
fro m
th e/,
y o u n g e r g e n e ra tio n th a n , a n y of th e p re v io u s n in e \u00ad
te e n
R egular\u0456 contentions. '\u00bb\u0419 \u0420\u0428
N um bers alone, how ever, w ill not m ake the young dele\u00ad
gates of m uch use on the convention
floor. Far m ore neces\u00ad
s a r yfo t
th e m
will be som e understanding
of the
p ro b le m s
o fth e t t .N
U j*J\u00a3nd
a c o n c e p tio n o f h o w
to solve them .
" ' C C h ie f - a m o n g ' t h e s e
p ro b le m s
w ill be
h o w
t d
r
S g e r e a s e
th e ^ o u th
m em bership
i n
th e
U .N .A .
a n d
h o w
ire m ake
th e
y o u n g
m em ber^ *less
la c k a d a is ic a l
a n d
m o re
a c tiv e
and"; c o n stru c tiv e
i n
U .N .A . affairs.
F o r
a s
th e
s itu a \u00a3 l& 3 r
s ta n d s
a t:-J H ^ e ^ \ith e
y o u n g e r
g e n e ra tio n
m em bers
s t i l l
c o n s titu te
o n ly
a b o u t o n e -th ird
o f
th e
to ta l

U .N .A . m e m - b&i&dbijpnd, what isi% brse, they still play an inconsequen\u00ad tial role

in ats
a f f a ir s ,
h o t
a t
all in
p ro p o rtio n
t o
th e ir
n u m b e ^ e d u c a tio n
a n d
c jjp e rie n c e .
1-.\u043e \u0429
\u0435 \u0433 core of the
tro u b le , it a p p e a rs
t o
us, lies
i n
th e
youth ^branches themselves.
W here
a branch
is a c tiv e
a n d
s te a d ily ; g ro w in g , th e r e th e U .N .A . is m a k in g p ro g re s s . B u t
s iie n
b ra n c h e s
a re
few .
M ost of them
ju s t
e x is t.
N o
a t\u00ad
tem pt is \u0491\u0435 \u0430 \u0457\u0457\u0443
m a d e b y th e ir m e m b e rs tp g iv e th e m
som e
life ;j to
m ake;th e m
really useful to both the youth and
th e
U .N .A C ;4 fe h e ir m e e t i n g s a r e u s u a l l y p o o r l y a t t e n d e d , f e w
a c \u00ad
tivities ^ire
p la n n e d
a n d
c o n d u c te d ,
m e m b e i^ ^ jb e c o m e
d e -
lin q u e n t^ in
the, paym ent of their dues, and soon
a
g e n e ra l
a p a th y
s e ttle s u p o n
th e
b ra n c h .
H ow
to revive such lethargic branches and
th e ir m em \u00ad
b e r s ,is one oft h e :
problem s that the delegates at the com ing
c o n v e n tio n
< a o u ld
m ake an
e f f o r t
to jio lv e .
O n e a p p ro a c h to -th is p ro b le m
w o u l^ d b e t h e
e x e r c i^ n g
\u044e f greater care by the m em bers of a branch in the
e le c tio n
o f
theirs officers.
E x p e rie n c e
h a s
show n
th a t
w here
th e
o f f ic e r s
a r k ./ c o n s c ie n tio u s in
th e
d is c h a rg e
o f
th e ir
d u tie s ,
th e - b r a n c h
is usually
a c tiv e a n d
even its laziest m em bers
\u00ab ^ > o m e tiir* s
s t i r r e d
in to
d o in g
s o m e th in g .
B t|t -w h ere
th e
s e c r e ta r y
or som e other officer,
for example, perform s
his duties in a slip-shod
m a n n e r, a tte n d s th e
m e e tin g s
i r \u00ad
regularly, is hard to locate
a t o th e r: tim e s , th e n
it is
o n ly
n a tu ra l th a t in
s u c h
a
case the
b ra n c h , its
m em bers,a n d
the U .N .A . suffer as a
c o n s e q u e n c e .
A n o th e r
a p p ro a c h
t o
th is
p ro b le m
o f
m a k in g
th e
b ra n c h e s m o re a c tiv e , m a y p e rh a p s lie in th e

e s ta b lis h m e n t of closer relations betw een the Hom e Office and the branch, for thS S^epoee of enabling

the form er to
g u id e th e
la tte r
b e tte r th a n is p o ssib le n o w .
S till. a n o th e r
a p p ro a c h
w o u ld
be in
fo rm
o f
re g io n a l
rallies or pep-meetings, which could make the young people
m o r e U .N .A . c o n s c io u s a n d
perhaps bring it new
m em bers.
Thus far
only two
r :
o r' th ree
of such rallies have been
h e ld ,
c e rta in ly n o t e n o u g h to
b e a b le to ju d g e w h e th e r th e y c a n
be of real benefit to the U .N .A . or not.
The experience
th e
y o u th le a g u e s h a v e h a d w ith s u c h re g io n a l ra llie s h a s b e e n
. th a t
th e y
u s u a lly
g a lv a n iz e
y o u th
a c tiv ity
i n
th a t
p a r-
tic u la r
re g a g a .
P e rh a p s
th e y
m ay
d o
th e
sfm e
fo r
th e
U .N .A ., a n d
e v e n
m ore.
*
N a tu r a lly , th e r e w ill n o t b e m u c h tim e a t th e c o n v e n tio n ]
t o
g o
in to
all th is th o ro u g h ly .
The place to do that is at
th e
b ra n c h
m e e tin g s ,
a n d
th e
tim e \u2014 n o w .
T h e y
s h o u ld
;be discussed thoroughly and the conclusions reached
s h d p $
be rej& jijded
c a re fu lly
a n d
s e n t in
the nam e of the
b ra n c h
t o
this W eekly
fo r
p u b lic a tio n .
I n
th is m a n n e r th e y o u n g
m em b ers of th e U .N .A . w ill
have a better conception

of its vital problem s and their re\u00ad presentatives at the com ing convention will have som e con\u00ad crete ideas on how

t o
solve these
problem s.
D evote your next few m eetings to a thorough discussion
of cthese and related
problem s.
TH E
\u0428
\u041a
A IM
A N
N A T IO N A L
A S S O C IA T IO N
I S
TH E
C H IE FB U X F 4 \u00ae K ' 0 F U K K A IN IA N -A IF F IE K IC A NL IF E ,
J O IN -IT -A N D -;T H E R E B Y
STREN GTHEN
IT .
D O
I T
NOW !
K O L E S S A
E E C IT A L
M adam e
L u b k a
K olessa,
fam ed
U k ra in ia n
p ia n is t, g a v e a
p ia n o
re \u00ad
c ita l
a t
a
d in n e r
p a rty
g iv e n
in .
O tta w a ,
C anada
b y
th e
G overnor
G eneral
a n d
th e
P r in c e s s
A lic e ,
T h u r s d a y
e v e n in g , J a n u a r y
9 th , r e \u00ad
p o rts
th e
"O tta w a
J o u rn a l."
A
G EEA T
LATEN T
F O R C E
R eferrin g
t o
th e
d a n g e r
th e
U k\u00ad
ra in ia n
n a tio n a l
m ovem ent
c o n s ti\u00ad
tu te s fo r S ta lin . " T h e T a b le t," p u b \u00ad
lis h e d
i n
L o n d o n ,
w ro te
i n
its O c\u00ad
to b e r
1 9 th
i s s u e :
"W e should never forget the
U k\u00ad
ra in ia n s ,
w ho
a re
a
g r e a t
la te n t
fo rc e
i n
E astern
Europe, a
p e o p le
w ho
em erged
in to
p o litic a l
ih d e -
jpendenee for
th e
fe w
m o n th s
d u r\u00ad
in g
w h ic h
th e
G erm ans
h a d
t r i \u00ad
um phed
o v e r th e
Russians and
h a d
not been beaten

by the Allies: Pun\u00ad d its are inclined to dism iss U k rain ian n a tio n a lity

o n
h is to ric a l
g r o u n d s ,
b u t
w h a t m a tte rs
i s
th e
m yth
to \u00ad
d a y .
T h e r e
m ay
n e v e r
h a v e
b e e n
! a
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n
b y
a n y
of- th e
a c c e p te d
tests, but
th a t
d o e s
n o t
m ean
th a t
th e
n a tio n a l
c o n s c io u s \u00ad
ness has
not been
fo rm in g
d u rin g
th e
p r e s e n t
a n d
th e
l a s t
c e n tu ry ,
tra n s m u tin g - a n
o ld
s e n s e
o f
b e in g
a
p e o p le
in to
th e
a m b itio n
t o
b e
a
n a tio n ."
ia n
a n d
th e
b ro th e rly
R ussian
la n \u00ad
g u a g e
. . . "
\u2022 IA c c o rd in g to th e a u th o r, th e p re \u00ad
s e n t d ic tio n a ry
h a s
d e a lt
e ffe c tiv e \u00ad
l y
w ith
fo rm er
" d e v ia tio n s ."
"\u0422 \u0415 \u0435\u0447
fo llo w in g c o n s id e ra tio n s ," h e w r ite s ,
" g u id e d
th e
w o rk
\u0449
th e
e d ito ria l
c o lle g e .
T he
d e g r e e
o f
u n iv e rs a l\u00ad
i t y
of use of the given
w ord in
th e
U k ra in ia n
la n g u a g e ,
th e
a b s e n c e
o f
h o s tile
te n d e n c ie s ,
a n d
w hen\u00ad
e v e r
p o s s ib le ,
c o m m u n ity -
o f
th e
g iv e n
w
f
o rfl
w ith
th e
te rm in o lo g y
o f
the. brotherly
la n g u a g e s
o f
th e
S o v ie t U n io n
. . .
"U n til
re c e n tly
w e
d id
n o t
h a v e
c e rta in
w o rd s
i n
o u r
v o c a b u la r y
a n d
th e s e
h a d
t o
b e
fo rm u la te d .
In "th is , re s p o n s ib le ta s k
th e

e d ito r- ia l c o lle g e w a s g u id e d b y th e s e c o n \u00ad s i d e r a t i o n s \u2022:\u2014

"(1) W ords-current
in o th e r la n \u00ad
g u a g e s
of the
S o v ie t U n io n
a n d
i n
fo re ig n
la n g u a g e s
w .e re
t o
b e
u s e d
a s
m o d e ls '."
" ( 2 )
I f
s u c h
were not
a v a ila b le ,
R ussian
w o rd s
w ere
ta k e n
' after
h a v in g
b e e n
g iv e n
a
U k ra in ia n
fo rm ."
I n
a
reference to
th is
d ic tio n a ry
S v o b o d a
w ro te:
"A t onetim e the M uscovites tried
t o
R u ssify ,
a n d
th e
Poles tried
t o
P o lo n is e
* the
U k ra in ia n
p e o p le .
B o th
have had to
ad m it failu re. In \u00ad
stead, the
Russians are
s triv in g
t o
d ra w th e U k ra in ia n la n g u a g e
c lo s e r
t o
R ussian
w h ic h
i s
o n ly
a
m o re
subtle effort at R ussification.
H ere,
to o ,
th e y w ill fa il, b e c a u s e
th e
U k\u00ad
ra in ia n
la n g u a g e
d e v e lo p s
s u b je c t
t o
i t s
in h e re n t
ru le s
a n d
te n d e n \u00ad
c ie s w h ic h
are not parallel to
th o s e
o f
th e
R ussian
la n g u a g e ."
" I
k n o w
o f
n o
p o e t
i n

th e lite ra tu re of thew o rld w hom ade him self

s o
c o n s is te n tly ,s o
h o tly ,
s o
c o n s c io u s ly
th e
d e f e n d e r
o f
th e
rig h t
o f
a
w om an
t o
a
fu ll
hum an
l i f e . "
T h a t's
w hat
th e
g r e a t
I v a n
F r a n k o
s a id
a b o u t
T aras
S h e v -
c h e n h o ,
th e
B ard
o f
U k ra in e ..
W hy?
L earn
th e
r e a s o n
in \u2014
S H E V C M O
A N DW O M E N
b y
D r.L U K E
M Y SH U H A
T r a n s ,
b y
W ald im ir
Sem enyna.
P r i c e
S O
c e n ts
S V O B O D A
B O O K S T O R E ;
8 1
G rand
S t.,J e r s e y
C ity ,
N . J.
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY,
F R ID A Y ,
JA N U A R V
-\u0413 7 ^ l i
S O V IE T
N A T IO N A L
P O L IC Y
(C o n tin u e d
from . N ovem ber
20, 1940*)
(2 )
Use of
U k ra in ia n is a tio n
HOW ARDS
th e
e n d
o f .1 9 2 7 M o s - ^
\u0413
c o w
r e a lis e d
t h a t t h e p o lic y
o f-
\u0456 U k ra in ia n is a tio n w a s p ro d u c in g U n \u00ad
desirable results. "Ukrainian
i n s t i - .
| tutions\u2014 the Press, the schools, the)
co-operatives\u2014 were becoming thor-j
| o u g h ly n a tio n a lis t in s u b s ta n c e a n d .
o n ly
Communist in form.
T he na-~

tio n a l U k ra in ia n m ilie u w a s ra p id ly d is in te g ra tin g th e C o m m u n ist P a r ty in U k ra in e , th e

very agency
w hose
duty it w as to utilise
\u0428
\u0441 \u0438 \u0448 \u0438 \u0430 \u043f \u0456\u0432 \u0430 -
tio n
fo r th e e n tre n c h m e n t of C o m -
' m unist,
o r
i n
re a lity
M o s e o v ite !
e le m e n ts
i n
U k ra in e .
B e tw e e n
1 9 2 5
a n d
1 9 2 6
th e
o p \u00ad
p o s itio n g ro u p
in the
P a rty
in Uk-
:
ram e
g a in e d
c o n s id e ra b le
s tre n g th
:
u n d e r
th e
le a d e r s h ip
o f
Shum sky,
M a x im o v ie h ,
V o lo b u e v
a n d
K hvy-
lio v y .
T h is
g ro u p
fa v o u re d
a n
in -
\u00a7
d e p e n d e n t,
th o u g h
a
k in d
o f
n a -
|
tio n a l-c o m m u n is t,
U k ra in e .
I n
h is
!< m any
b o o k s
a n d
e s s a y s
V o lo b u e v
show ed
th a t b y
virtue of
her con\u00ad
n e c tio n s w ith
Russia, U kraine
w as
\u2022
d e s tin e d
fo r
e c o n o m ic
e x p lo ita tio n
a n d w a s s lo w ly b e in g
c o n v e rte d in \u00ad
t o
a
c o lo n y .
M o s c o w 's
a tte n tio n
\u0412
was soon
draw n
to the activity of
-..
t h
i s
fa c tio n
w ith in
th e
P a rty
i n
U k ra in e
a n d
i t s
le a d e r s
w ere
s e \u00ad
v e re ly
condem ned
a n d
p e n a lis e d .
T he
fa ilu re
o f
U k ra in ia n is a tio n
t o
a c h ie v e
d e s ira b le
r e s u l t s
fo rI
M oscow ,
b ro u g h t
t o
th e
fo re
i n
the Russian Communist Party those
e le m e n ts
w h ic h
h a d
p e rs is te n tly
o p p o s e d
a n y
c o n c e s s io n s
t o

th e n o n -R u s s ia n n a tio n a litie s a n d s to o d fo r

R u s s ific a tio n .
I t s
le a d in g
fig \u00ad
ures w ere Zinoviev, L arin
and "V a-
g a n ia n .
I n
h is
w o rk s
V a g a n ia n
a r g u e d
th a t
C om m unism
c a n n o t
:
to le ra te
th e
p r e s e n c e
o f
s e v e r a l
fu lly
d e v e lo p e d
n a tio n a l
c u ltu re d
i n
th e
U .S .S .R .,
a n d
th a t
th o s e
w h ic h
e x is te d
m ust be replaced
b y
M u s c o v ite c u ltu re w h ic h , a c c o rd in g
t o
V a g a n ia n ,
i s
fo rem o st,
re v o lu \u00ad
tio n a ry -p ro le ta ria n
a n d
e v e n
in -
te rn a tio n a l.
T h is
g ro u p
s tro n g ly
\u0407\u0406
attacked European influences which'
t
i t
c o n s id e re d
t o
b e
fo re ig n
a n d
, .
s p iritu a lly
h o s tile
t o
R ussia.
T h is
philosophy, of course, pleased,R u s-.
s ia n
v a n ity .
A
s p e c ia l- c a m p a ig n
\u0406
w as
la u n c h e d
a g a in s t.
U k ra in ia n
w riters, especially
K h v y iio v y ,
w ho
h a d
c o n s is te n tly
a r g u e d
that M os-
* )
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
In fo rm a tio n
S e rv ic e ,
L o n d o n . \u2022"\u201e
"
:
\u2022
cbvite culture
w as
th e
p ro d u c t of
A sia, that it was; foreign
a n d
h o s \u00ad
t i l e
t o
Jbhec U k r a in ia n
s p i r i t
a n d
th a t
U k ra in e
"m ust
tu rn
aw ay
fro m
M oscow
a n d
fa c e
E u ro p e ."
H e b e c a m e a v ic tim
of refined
p e r \u00ad
s e c u tio n
a n d
w as
fin a lly
d riv e n
t o
suicide in
1933. Upon
Stalin's ow n
a d m is s io n , K h v y iio v y w a s h a ile d
a s
a
m arty r
i n
U k ra in e .
T he
D e -T J k ra in ia n is a tio n
P o lic y <
The 15th Party
Congress held
i n
1 9 2 7 b e g a n w h a t m a y b e c a lle d d e -
! U k ra in ia n is a tio n
o f
U k ra in e .
T he
p re te x t fo r
this w as
b a s e d
o n
th e
p ro fo u n d
d is c o v e ry
th a t
b e s id e s
U k ra in ia n s
th e re
w ere
o th e r
n a \u00ad
tio n a litie s liv in g
i n
U k ra in e .
(A c\u00ad
c o rd in g
t o
th e
S o v ie t
C ensus
o f
1926 the population of U kraine w as
a s
fo llo w s:
U k ra in ia n s ,
8 0
p e r
c e n t;
R ussians, 9
p e r
c e n t;
Jew s,
5 .4 p e r c e n t ; o t h e r s , 5 .6 p e r c e n t ) .
T he
C ongress
th e n
d e c la re d
th a t:
" U k ra in ia n
c h a u v in is m
p la c e s
im \u00ad
p e d im e n ts
i n
th e
w ay
o f
th e ir
( i .e .,m in o rities)
c u ltu ra l
d e v e lo p \u00ad
m e n t,
a n d
th e re fo re ,
o b je c tiv e
ju s tic e
fo rc e s
th e
S o v ie t
G overn\u00ad
m e n t to
ta k e
th e s e
m in o rities
u n \u00ad
d e r
i t s
c a r e
i n
o rd e r
t o
e n s u re
th e ir
rig h ts \u2014 e s p e c ia lly
th e
e q u a l\u00ad
i t y
o f
la n g u a g e ."
A s a result the Russian language
b e c a m e v irtu a lly
o b lig a to ry
in Uk\u00ad
ra in e o n ly
because there
a re
s c a t\u00ad
te re d
i n
U kraine\u2014 now here
i n
a
com pact
body \u2014
som e
tw o -a n d -a -
h a lf
m illio n
R ussians.
N o
sim ilar
c o n c e s io n
w as. m ade
t o
th e
com \u00ad
p a c t
m ass
-o f
th re e -a n d -a -h a lf
m illio n
U k ra in ia n s
w ho
a re
a d \u00ad
m inistratively included in the
R us\u00ad
s ia n
R e p u b lic
(R .S .F .S .R .)" .
T h is
d e c re e
w as
p u rp o s e ly
d e s ig n e d
t o
spread M uscovite influence through\u00ad
o u t
\u0438 \u043a \u0433 \u0430 \u0428
\u0435 ,- a n d
n o ta b ly
i n
th e
c itie s w h e re th e R u s s ia n s
-
liv e d
a n d
which M oscow
p a rtic u la rly
d e s ir e d
t o
d o m in a te .
A t
th e
sam e
tim e
U k ra in e
w as
d e p riv e d ;
.o f" ,
fin a n c ia l,
fre e d o m
th ro u g h
th e
c e n tra lis a tio n
o f
th e
b u d g e t.
l a
1929 the
c o n s titu tio n
- its e lf - -
w a s ' ." c o rre c te d ,"
b u \u20ac
" th e -
-fic tio n ,
o f
" in d e p e n d e n t
U kraine"^
w as
p r e s e r v e d
a n d
even' a
n e w
p a r a g r a p h
to th a t effeet"tw as
a d d e d
t o
th e
c o n s titu tio n ;
V a rio u s
o th e r
m easures w ere passed in 1929 w hich
c e n tra lis e d
alm ost
e v e ry
C o m m is\u00ad
sariat, thus
d e p riv in g th e
n a tio n a l
republics of any freedom
o f a c tio n .
T he
U k ra in ia n . in d u stria l
t r u s t s
w ere
liq u id a te d
i n
-fa y o u rx o fA h e
"A ll-U n io n "
4 f .iM u s c o v iie -'c e n tre .\u2022'-
T he
U k ra in ia n
'C o m m issariat
\u0436
.A g ricu ltu re W as-sm adeJ in to '-a/.-sub-
s e r v ie n t
b r a n c h
.o f' t h e " . M u s c o v i t e
C om niissariat= as -the
f ir s t
s je p
fijb -
v / a r d
c o lle c tiv is a tio n - "o&
a
J a ifg e
s c a le .
I n
1930, finance$ n f\u00a3

c re d it w e r e c e n t r a l i s e d ; . iff; 1 9 3 1 ,' t h e ; M u s - c o V ite

C o m m issariat- : of.
b itS rn a l
a f f a i r s ;
a r id
fin a lly ]
i n\u0407 \u0406 9 3 3 ;: th e \u2022
ad m in istratio n - of
U k ra in ia n
h e a v y
in d u s try
w as
u s u rp e d
b y
M oScow .
R ise of R e v o lu tio n a ry
A ctiv ity
i n
U fepM H *
..
jtS S p S
T h e s e
c h a n g e s
ro u s e d
d e e p
r e - '"
sentm ent
i n
U k ra in e .
R e v o lu tio n \u00ad
a ry
a c tiv ity
began to
s p r e a d
^ h j^ :
it becam e'increasingly,evident that
th e
le g a l p riv ile g e s w h ic h
U k ra in e
was supposed
t o
e n jo y ,
w ere
o n ly
c h im e ric a l
because. M oscow
c o u ld
a n d
w o u ld
re v o k e
th e m
w hen
i t
s u ite d
h e r.
In 1930 the
G .P .U . u n \u00ad
c o v e re d
th e e o n s p ira to ry
o rg a n is a --
tio n
know n
a s
th e
" U n io n
fo r
th e
L ib e ra tio n of U k ra in e ."
T h e y o u th
s e c tio n
o f
th is
o rg a n is a tio n
h a d
a d o p te d
t e r r o r i s m
a s
o n e
o f
i t s
w eapons.
I n
1 9 3 1
th e
G .P .U .
u n \u00ad
c o v e re d
th e
" N a tio n a l
C e n tre ,"
a
n a tio n a lis t
g ro u p
w h ic h
in c lu d e d
m em bers
of the
C om m unist
P a rty
am ong its follow ers.
N ext year the
v ic tim
w a s th e " U k ra in ia n
M ilitary
O rg a n is a tio n ,"
am ong whose
m em \u00ad
bers were
R ed
A rm y
c o m m a n d e r s .-
a n d n u m e ro u s in te lle c tu a l w o rk e rs .
In 1933 the G .P.U . arrested at least"
4 ,0 0 Q
m em bers
o f
th e
"O rganisa\u00ad
tion of U krainian
R e v o lu tio n a rie s ;" .
a n
o rg a n is a tio n
w h ic h h a d
b e e n
i n
e x is te n c e
s in c e
1 9 2 9 .
T h e s e
w ere
only,signs of w hat w as underneath.
A c c o rd in g
t o
P o s ty s h e v r
S ta lin 's
personal em issary
i n
U k ra in e , th e
n a tis n a lis ts
h a d
perm eated
e v e ry
in s titu tio n , in e lu d m g - th e P a r t y
a n d
th e
K om som ol,
a n d
w ere
-ra lly in g
forces for7
a n .-u p ris in g in
U k ra in e .:
T he
M oscow -fostered
F a m in e
At aboul the same
tim e
the vpo-
lic y
o f
c o lle c tiv is a tio n
w as
b e g u n -
i n
e a r n e s t.
I n
U kraine-at
w as -ac\u00ad
c o m p a n ie d
b y
p e a s a n t
ris in g s
a r id
num erous
a c ts
o f 's a b o ta g e :- . G o v \u00ad
ernm ent representatives
w ererm ur^-
d e re d ,
p ro p e rty
w as
b u rn e d ,
liv e \u00ad
s to c k
w as
k ille d
a r id
cro p s-w ere
d e s tr o y e d ..
T he
p e a s a n ts
a rg u e d
th a t
they," m ight
A s

w ell~ destroy their property them selves as be;de^ p riv e d

of it by others.

O n e o f .th e " results w as a drastic fall in planted, a c re a g e . A c c o rd in g to K o s s io g jjlie if s e c r e ta r y

of the
U k ra in ia n
C e n tra l
C o u n c il-,
n o w
irre v o c a b ly
p u rg e d ,
U k ra in e
lo s t
3 0 0 m illio n p o o d s
o f
g r a m
in \u0414 9 3 2 .
T h is
fig u re
r e p r e \u00ad
sentedalm ost
o n e -th ird
o f
\u0429
- .
frame's." norm al
pre-w ar
crop ^affid|
-a b o u t
th re e -e ig h ts
o f
a n
average |
N .E .P .c r o p .
S ta rv a tio n
seized-U k- j
ira in e .
T h e r e
i s
e v e ry
r e a s o n ' to
b e lie v e
th a t
th e
K re m lin
c o u rite n -jj^
ianced this m ass starvation of some \u0456 .
fo u r
o r fiv e- m illio n
U krainian pejjrg
p ie .
T h u s
d u rin g
th e
m o s t, a c u te |
[period of hunger M oscoW
d is p a tc h e d ^
in to
U k ra in e
s o -c a lle d
" u d a ririi.
b ry g a d y ,"
o r
s h o c k
b rig a d e s ^
S ea
re q u is itio n g ra in fro m
th e \u0440 \u0435 \u0430 \u0432 \u0430 \u043f & \u0447
Som e
of the
fa c ts
c o n n e c te d -\u0423 \u0448
\u042f
this fam ine \u00abre set out in
\u0430 \u0437 \u0440 \u0435 \u0435 \u0456\u0430 \u0426
re s o lu tio n \u2014 H . R e s . 3 9 9 , 7 3 rd -C Q ri-s1
g r e s s ,
2 n d
Session\u2014 of
th e\u2022 H ouseA
o f
R e p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e
\u0414
\u0429
\u0412
S ta te s .
T he
s tru g g le
w h ic h
e n s u e d
w as,/
n a tio n a l-p o litic a l
a s
w e ll
a s
e c o -^
n o m ic .
T he
C e n tr a l C o m m itte e\u0429
\u0428
the Party
in U k ra in e
d e c id e d ;,(N o -1
vem ber
1 8 ,
1 9 3 2 )
th a t
" th e
c o l-;
la b o ra tio n
b e tw e e n
g ro u p s of -com -1
m unists, leaders
o f
P a rty
:C e ritre s.;
a n d
th e k u la k s a n d n a tio n a lis t fo l\u00ad
lo w ers
o f
P e tliu ra ,
h a s n ia d e
the I
P a rty
o rg a n is a tio n
a n
in stru m en t-'?:
in th e h a n d s of th e
e n e m y ."
It is\u00ad
s u e d
th e
fo llo w in g
recom m enda--
tion: "W e m ust destroy
th e resist-"
ance of those
c o m m u n is ts w h o
b e -}
cam e
th e
a c tu a l
d i r e c t o r s .o f\u0429
\u0429
b o ta g e
a n d
w e
m ust
liq u id a te th e 'd
p a s s iv e
a ttitu d e , to w a rd
s a b o ta g e ,'- ,
o n
th e
p a r t
o f
v a rio u s
P a rty
o r\u00ad
g a n is a tio n s ."
T he
G reat
P u rg e s
D isturbances
re a c h e d
a
cnm ax~|
i n
1 9 3 3 .
U n its
o f
" s p e c ia lis ts
in I
p ro b le m s
o f
c o u n t e r - re v o lu tio n " -^ ]
w ere
s e n t
t o
U k ra in e .
Their me\u00ad
thods consisted of
a d v a n c e d
fo rm s_
of physical and
m oral terror.
T he
g r e a t
p u rg e
o f
1 9 3 3
fo llo w e d
r
n r
th e ir
w ake.
A c c o rd in g -to
official J
fig u re s
g iv e n
b y
P o s t y s h e v j \u2022 2 7 ,Q 0 O > .j
o u t of a
t o t a l m e m b e r s h i p o f 1 2 5 ,- -
000 were throw n
out of-the^ Party\u042f
in U k ra in e .
T he
p u r g e to o k
i n
H
3 0 0 m e m b e r s o f t h e K o riis p m .b l;? 2 |p j
re g io n a l
s e c r e ta r ie s
o f
th e ~ P a rty ,
2 5 0
heads, of
Is p o lk o m s

or Execu\u00ad t i v e C o m m i t t e e s , 1 5 0 h e a d s o f .C o n \u00ad tro llin g

C o m m i t t e e s , 1 ,0 0 0
o fffie ia fe '
i n
th e! D epartm ent
o f. E d u c a tio n ,
2 0 0
leaders of
th e
c o o p e ja ta y e .-o r--
gariisatioris and 300 professdrs^and
|

- m em bers of theU krainianrA aadem y of Science; All were accused of na\u00ad tio n a lis t

s y riip a th ie s '.
" .-- A
(T o
b e
concluded) >"
W AN TED\u2014 Young
la d y
t o
share com\u00ad
fo rta b le ,
w e ll
fu rn ish ed; \u0430 \u0434 \u0430 \u0433 \u0456\u0442 \u0435 \u0440 \u0457".
in
B ro n x ,
K . Y . w ith
U k r4 in fa n = g irl-
To r
a p p o in tm e n t
o r
fu rth e r
d e ta ils
w rite: A. R. clo
Ukr. W eekly, P. O.
B ox
346, Jersey
C ity, '\u041d \u0456\u0417 \u041a \u0428
\u0456
T h e J a y 's
W in g
B y
IV A N
FRAN KO -
(S ix te e n th in
S e rie s
of Translated
S e le c t
U k ra in ia n
S t o r i e s )
(C o n tin u e d )
.
(2 )
\u0422\u041f \u041d \u0415
le tte r
i s
open ...
* ''? \u2022 .-It is a letter and not a correspondence.
W ho
c o u ld
h a v e
w ritte n
i t ?
I t
l e f t
P o rt
A rth u r
i n
Septem ber,
ju s t
th re e
m o n th s
a g o .
B ut
w ho
w rites?
I t
i s
s ig n e d
"Y our
l i t t l e
J a y ."
W hat
d o e s it m e a n ?
M y
G od!
A nd
th e re
f a
a
ja y 's
w ing in
the letter...
Is it possible? ...
C o u ld
it be she, w hom
I have counted am ong the
d e a d !
fo r
th e
last three
y e a r s?
She, whose
m y steri\u00ad
o u s
a n d
im p u d e n t
d is a p p e a r a n c e
b ro u g h t
h e r
fa th e r
t o
h is
g r a v e
a n d
th re w
m e
fro m
th e
d a s h in g
s tr e a m
o f
s o c ia l
l i f e
in to
th is
q u ie t,
iso la te ^ , la n d in g ...
D u rin g
th e
la s t
d a y s \u00abof
\u0435 \u0444
^ frie n d s h ip
sh e
u s e d
t o
c a ll
h e rs e lf
" L ittle
J a y "
a n d
te a s e
m e
about the
ja y , w h ic h
m ade
a
nest; above
m y
w in d o w .
T h e n
s h e k ille d
th e
b ird -. \u041b
Could it-be'the
wing of that jay?
. . .
M y
h a n d
trem bles, m y
heart beats
a n d
m y
head is dizzy.
B e still, foolish
h e a rt!
H ave
y o u
n o t
b u rie d
h e r
a n d
m ourned
o v e r
h e r
g r a v e ?
C an
a
fe w
words scribbled
b y
h e r 'h a n d
a n d
a
d rie d
w in g
o f
a
b ird
k ille d
y e a r s
ago, disturb
y o u r
p e a c e ?
T h e re is a re m e d y :\u2014 I s h a ll th ro w
th is le tte r
in to
th e
f ir e !
I
w ant
n o
c o rre s p o n d e n c e
w ith
the dead.
P o o r fo o l!
Y o u b la b b e r of th in g s y o u
s h a ll n e v e r d o ! C o u ld y o u
burn this letter, w rit\u00ad
te n
b^- her, without
h a v in g
r e a d
i t ?
F a te !
I
s h a ll
r e a d
th is
le tte r
e v e n
if
m y
h e a r t
b u rsts
fro m
a n g e r ,
e x c ite m e n t,
o r
g rie f!
T he
L e tte r
"D o
y o u
rem em ber m e?
Ha, ha, ha!
H a,\u2014
h a ,h a !
D o
y o u
rem em ber
m y
la u g h te r?
Y ou
lo v e d
t o
l i s t e n
t o
i t .
Y ou
w o u ld
com e
t o
m e
fro m
a fa r,
draw n
b y
th e
s o u n d
Of it.
Can you
h e a r it n o w ,:
over the ocean, steppes, and
m oun\u00ad
ta in s ?
D o e s it tre m b le in y o u r e a r to g e th e r w ith
th e
w in d ?
Does it m ingle w ith the rays of the
s e ttin g -s u n ?
H a,-ha, ha!.
Ha,-ha, ha!
Do you rem em ber m e? Do you rem em ber that
S p rin g
w ith
i t s
purple sunrise, its w arm th
a n d
b lU e
s k ie s ?
T he
storm s, which
w ere
lik e
th e
q u a rre ls
o f
lo v e rs ,
a n d
th e
th u n d e r,

w h ic h s o u n d e d lik e- s h o u ts of\ jo lly c h ild re n in a n e m p ty h o u s e?\u2014 It

w as
I . . .
D o
y o u
rem em ber
m e?
Do you rem em ber the dw elling in that forest?
A ll the
p a t h s le d
t o
it, as
a rte rie s
le a d
t o
th e
h e a rt.
F ro m
that dwelling a
stro n g
w ill is s u e d
orders to
all parts
of the woods.
In that house
flow ed the
q u ie t, s e c lu d e d
lif e
of an
o ld
fa th e r
and his adolescent daughter.
A
lo u d v o ic e , c o m \u00ad
in g
fro m
the golden
heart of a
m an, w as
o fte n
h e a r d
there; and
still louder, ringing songs arid
la u g h te r of a
pam pered
g irl.
Do you
rem em ber
h e r ?
I t
w as
I . . .
D o you rem em ber m e?
Do you remember the
M eadow , w here
w e
f ir s t
m et?
I
w ore
a
g re e n
h u n te r's
c o a t', h a d
a
gam e-pcjuch
w ith
a
f r e s h -
k ille d
g ro u s e
i n
i t
o v e r
m y
s h o u ld e r,
a n d
a
w h istle
i n
m y
l i p s .
D o
y o u
re c o lle c t h o w
s u r \u00ad
p r is e d
y o u
lo o k e d ?
I la u g h e d a t y o u r a s to n is h \u00ad
m e n t.
Y ou
w ore
a
b lo u s e
w ith
a
le a th e r
b e lt
a n d
a straw
h a t.
Y our em aciated face
still bore
th e
m arks- of
p riso n
l i f e .
Y ou
to o k
o ff
y o u r
h a t
a n d
b e g g e d
t o
b e
fo rg iv e n
fo r
w a lk in g
i n
th e
w oods
w ith o u t
perm ission, but the
d o c to rs
to ld y o u to . . . a n d
y o u
h a d o n ly a rriv e d
y e s te r \u00ad
day .-..
Y ou
re a lly
in te n d e d
t o
in tro d u c e
y o u r\u00ad
s e lf
to m y father...
You knew
m y
m o th e r a n d
rem em bered
m e
w hen
I
w as
a
c h ild ." ," .~ A n d
begged pardon
fo r lo o k in g a t m e w ith
a s to n is h \u00ad
m e n t, b u t y o u
n e v e r e x p e c te d
t o
fin d
m e
lo o k \u00ad
in g a s I d id . . . I g a v e y o u m y h a n d .
You kissed

it, a n d I fe lt h o w y o u r lip s tre m b le d u n d e r y o u r dark m ustache. I asked you to take m e hom e.'.. Y ou

w ondered
th a t
th e re
w ere
g ro u s e
i n
th is
fo re st, fo r y o u h a d s p e n t y o u r e n tire y e u tH ih e re
a n d
h a d
never heard
o r
s e e n
o n e .
I
answ ered
la u g h in g ly th a t th e y a re h e re o n ly :fo r'm y
s a k e ,
t h a t I c o n ju re th e m
w ith m y w h is tle a n d la u g h -
ter,-_that I am
a c o n ju re r, a w itc h , a n d y o u b e tte r
take care... H a, ha, ha!
Do you
rem em ber?
I t
w as
I . . .
Do you rem em ber m e?
Oh, I know
th a t you
;
.
rem em ber m e!
Y ou m ust rem em ber!
Y o u c o u ld
n o t
fo rg e t
m e!
I
c o n c e n tra te d
b y
e n tire
w ill,
th e
f ir e
o f
m y
p a s s io n ,
all the
charm s-of
m y
b o d y
a n d
s o u l
i n
o rd e r
t o
im print jnyself
i n
:
":
y o u r m e m o ry fo re v e r.
I c a lle d e v e ry th in g IS m y 1
a id :\u2014 th e
su n
a n d
f o r e s t ,
th e
p u rp le
s u n ris e ,
th e
e n c h a n tm e n t
o f
m id d a y ,
a n d
th e
m e la n \u00ad
choly, of night; the tales
of m y
fa th e r
a n d
th e
sounds of
th e
woods; the
ra g in g
o f
the 'storm s -'
a n d th e
quiet w hispers of friends.
All that was ;
:
only the scenery for m y part w hich I wanted to
p la y b e fo re
y o u , in
o rd e r to le a v e in
y o u r \u0432 \u043e \u0438 \u0456\u042f
a n
e te r n a l
p o w e rfu l
im pression,
w here
illusion \u2022
w o u ld
not differ
fro m
-re a lity .
H a, ha; ha!
M y
artist, are you thankful to m e for m y part?"
^
E n o u g h !
W h a t fa th is
ra v e n lik e
re p e titio n ?
I
\u2014 "Do you remeriiber?
Do you rem em ber?" You
k n o w
w e ll t h a t I d o .
B ut, probably, you do not I
k n o w
w hat
m em ories
th o s e
a r e .
I c o lle c te d
a ll
m em ories
o f
you, as
o n e
g a th e rs
the "bones of
crem ated
corpse, put them
in to
a n
a r t i s t i c
u rn
w h ic h
I hid
aw ay
in a
fa r
corner of my
heart, ^
let it stay there as a stim ulant, notlah in d ra ^ ie e !f|
t o
l i f e ;
" r, _
_ -\u0406\u0414
Y ou
s tre tc h
your hand
o f
a
d e m o n .:f r b m 7 a '1 j
d is ta n t
la n d ,
y o u
r a i s e
y o u r
v o ic e
o f
a
r a v e n,;
aridjdrag that urn out of the depths of.my soul.Z
Y ou
p ic k e d
the bones
one after
a n o th e r^
w rap- -
ja p in g t;h e m
i n
f le s h
a n d
b lo o d , s k in
a n d

nerves; I y o u b r e a th e d y o u r fie ry , h e llis h s p ir it iritb .,th e n t ; a n d

la u g h
a n d
te a s e
m e
n o w
w ith
th e m :"D o,%
y o u
rem em ber m e?
I t
was I..."
\u2022> -.;; ^ \u2022
.'W o m a n !
D em on!
W hat do you
want of me? .
W hy Ida you torture m e?
Have Ie v e r ' d o f e g o B l
: h arrii
t o
y o u ?
I
g a v e
y o u
a ll,
a ll
th a t
w as
beautiful and
pure in m y soul, while you played
^with m ycfeelings.
M y entire
life, m y heai?t
:
. - a n d ';
\u0456-S Q U \u00a3 w ere in
e v e ry
w ord
I
spoke to
y o u , -w h ite \u2022'
y O U -o n ly -a im e d
to le a v e a n
"artistic im pression"i-
u p o n
m e!
F a ls e
w om an!
M ay
th e
D e v il t a k e ]
y o u -
1
L ! -All your words, laughter aid-tears
a r e ;
b u t
a
com edy, a
p a rt!
bN o.\u0417
\u0417 \u0416
\u0410
\u0407 \u0428
\u0406
\u0407 \u0429
\u0416 & \u0423 , b R ID A Y ,
Ji^JA R Y
1 7 ,
1 9 4 1
C h r is tm a s
C o m e s~ to
F M s h in g
\u0429
\u0426 \u0413\u041e \u041c
and Pop w ere terribly
u p s e t
^ K V w h e n w e 'v to ld t h e m
w e w e r e n 't
f e
:
.g o m g
:
to spetid
" S w ia ty
W echir"
\u0456
w ith
th e m .
I n
fa c t,
P o p
w as
s o
|- u p s e t , t h a t h e f a i l e d
t o
answer" us
\u0429
w ithS h is ; usual threat "yak
y a to b i
W -. .p o p n u ;'* w h e n w e c a l l e d h i m
" P o p ."
.Y o u
see;M ichael and I had
d e c id e d
r
to
d e s e rt.:'' th e
tra d itio n a l
fam ily
f;- .\u0439 \u0441\u0426
at its C hristm as Eve
p a rty ,
H fe T c g iW !S p S eo f
o u r
ow n
fo r
o u r
p S M ie ric a n ^ frie n d s .
N ot
o n ly
w ere
:M om
and Pop disappointed
b e c a u s e
'r -w e * e r* to b e a b s e n t o n th is h o lie s t
. o f'e v e s , b u t t h e y w e r e w h o l l y s c e p -
E tfe a f
about the
w h o le
id e a .
T h e y
Iv d id n 't th in k w e r e m e m b e r e d
e n o u g h
U of th e traditions to
m ake it a
r e a l
B U kram ian
C h ristm as,
a n d
th e y
h!;; d id n 't th in k
our A m erican
frie n d s
" w o u ld b e i n t e r e s t e d i n o u r c u s t o m s .
;,M om
said , th a tth e y * w o u ld n 't
e a t-
\u0428
\u0448
\u0432
strange "foods.
U n d a u n te d
w e
w ent ahead "w ith
out plans.
\u0456
\u201eFirst we
in v ite d
o u r
guests ...
f e 'J p h n T .
V o g e l,
fro m
th e
N .
Y .
S f i m e s ,. G jo n
M ili, w h o
d o e s
p ic -
\u2022 M u r e s fo r- L ife -, H o p e H a w t h o r n e , a
Ip ro u iig p a in te r,. A in o
V a re , F in n is h
v P o lk
Dance leader, Kathleen
H ee-
4
ney, a Duncan dancer
a n d .te a c h e r,'
E th e l B e a m , a d r a m a t i c
te a c h e r
a t
'-G reenw ich
House, Phoebe
A dam s,
~aii artist
a n d
d r e s s
d e s ig n e r,
A l
.\u00ab S o re n s g n ,^ P re s id e n t
of the
D anish
\u2022'\u2022"\u2022F o lk
D ance
S o c ie ty
a n d
h is
w ife
\u2022H elen , Chester; Junek,
p ro g re s s iv e
^ e d u c a to r
a n d
h is
w ife
N orm a,
'" 'L e o n a r d Y o d e r , a n
e n g in e e r,
M ar-
f'jo rie
H o y t, w h o
i s
ju s t
M arjorie,
\u2022 anda U k ra in ia n
c o u p le
th ro w n
i n
\u0428
$ &
good m easure.
? ~ T h e n jc a in e M o n d a y , J a n u a r y
6 th ,
J J a iid
w e b o th
s c u r r ie d
hom e
fro m
p ^ u r re s p e c tiv e rjo b s
t o
g e t
e v e ry \u00ad
t h i n g .re a d y .. O u r .p a r ty
ro o m
h a d
;2been. painted: white,
e v e n
a s
th e
\u2022 .,rw a llg " o f t h e h o m e s i n U k r a i n e w e r e
jn e w ly
W h ite w a s h e d
fo r
th e
h b li-
c d a y s.
O ur
g u e s ts
b e g a n
a rriv in g
p e a rly a n d
so- we made
th e m
h e lp
in the traditional preparations. The
S ta b le w a s s e t u p
first of
a ll.
T h e n
\u0414 \u0456\u0433 \u0435 s w e e t , b a s i l s w e
h a d
g ro w n
i n
\u044e
g a r d e n -V d u rin g* t h e
sum m er;
H po
d rie d
in
the. sun,
a n d
s a v e d
W gk\u0429
&special BcCasion w as spread
!\u00bb \u0418 \u0444 1 \u0454 \u0433 t h e
x
w S t.eJ ta b le c lo th .
S traw "
gaSfl hay
t o
r e p r e s e n t
th e
m anger
\u00a3were spread
u n d e r th e
ta b le .
A nd
then we- Sfit
;
u p
a n

h o n e s t-to -g o p d - \u2022Sness^buncH of w heat in th e. "honor- .:!ary"~.corner.'iW e explained

it was
.c a lle d
th e
"D id"
o r
o ld
m an
in
Ukraine. W e had picked the w heat
w ith
o u r
h a n d s ,
i n
a
lo t
som e
^ b lo c k s " a w a y
w here
w heat
h a d
g ro w n
all sum m er, until the
FH A
d e c id e d ^
s o m e 'n e w
hom es
w ere
m ore
p ra c tic a l
th a n
th e
w heat
fie ld ,
|
\u043d
'- '
:
..
; E v e ry o n e
e n jo y e d
th e
g a rlic
w e
placeds6n:";'each".corner of the table,
t o
keep ~away
th e
e v il
s p i r i t s
o f
course?* G urgdests took the cloves
of garlic xhome w ith
th e m
t o
m ake
s u r e
th e y
-w o u ld
c o n tin u e
t o
b e
p ro te c te d -fro m
the evil spirits. T he
fo o d
w as m et
w ith
e x p re s s io n s
o f
d e lig h t
a n d
aw e.
T he
aw e
w as
q u ic k ly ;' d is p e lle d
a s
e x p la n a tio n s
a b o u t
w hat
e a c h
d is h
c o n ta in e d
p o u re d ^ fo rth .
J\u00a3irst we
p la c e d
th e
b r e a d w ith ..a ',c a n d le s e t in i t s c e n t e r
o n
th e " ta b le .
T h e n
w e
e x p la in e d
th a t
th e re : w ere
t o
b e
1 2

c o u r s e s , th e fig u re 1 2 b e in g c h o s e n in h o n o r o f

th e
1 2
a p o s tle s .
W e
h a d
th e
b o ile d
fish , b o rs c h t, h o lu b ts i, p y ro -
h y ,
m ushroom
soup, kapusta
a n d
.k u ty a a n d
all the
o th e r
U k ra in ia n
tra d itio n a l
C h ristm as
fo o d s .
N ow
a c c o rd in g
t o
th e
tra d itio n ,
su p p e r,-is
s ta rte d
a s
s o o n
a s
th e
f ir s t
star appears in the
s k y . W e ll>
th e
f ir s t
s t a r
h a d " lo n g
s in c e
a p ^
p e a r e d
i n
th e
F lu s h in g
s k ie s ,
a n d
had been joined by hundreds of
i t s
s h in in g -n e ig h b o rs, so w e so lv e d th e
p ro b le m ; b y
p a s tin g
a
p a p e r
s t a r
o n
o u r
c e ilin g
a n d
m a k in g
b e lie v e
it w as our first star.
Then w ith the
w a rn in g
that, no
o n e
c o u ld
d e p a r t
fro m
th e ta b le
w ith o u t
ta s tin g
a t
le a s t
a
l i t t l e
o f
e a c h
d is h
s e rv e d ,
M ichael gave the blessing and
g a v e
the w ord
t o
d ig in .
S m a ll p o rtio n s
o f
th e -food: w ere
g in g e rly
p la c e d
onp la te s , "dissected, analyzed, hes\u00ad
ita tin g ly
ta s te d
and rhen^ glory be,
e a te n
w ith
g r e a t ' g u s to :'
I n
fa c t,
I began
t o
w o rry
a b o u t
th e re
n o t
being any pyrohy
left for the
n e x t
day, and
pyrohy, especially
k a p u s -
tia n y
pyrohy,' are
m y
o n e
- g r e a t
w eakness!
W hen
i t
cam e
t o
th e
k u ty a ,
w e^fexplained"; th e
tra d itio n
o f
c a s tin g
s p o o n fu ls
o f
k u ty a
t o
th e
c e ilin g
:.a n d
-m aking";
w ishes
a b o u t
th e
n te m b e r
o f
th e
k e rn e ls
th a t
rem ained
s tic k in g
to the
c e il\u00ad
ing. (In som e^parts of Ukraine .we
.e x p la in e d ,]:th e
k u ty a
w as
c a s t
a t
th e
w a lls
in s te a d
o f
th e
c e ilin g )
\u2022'.C e ilin g -o r w a lls , it m a k e s
a o 'lffs
f e r e n c e ,"
s a id
M ic h a e l,
" th e y 'v e

just been painted, so w e'll dispense* w ith th a t c u s to m ." B u t,;in th e n ic k o f

tim e",- I
rem em bered
th a t
som e
fo lk s
h i U k ra in e
p a s s e d
s p o o n fu ls
o f
k u ty a
to _each
other, m aking
w ishes
a t
the" sam e- tim e.
A nd
s o
w e
o b s e rv e d
th is
tra d itio n .
Som e
of the w ishes w ere funny
and som e
w ere serious. The one in which
th e
w ish
w as
e x p r e s s e d
th a t
w e
h a v e
a s
m any
c h ild re n
a s
th e re
w ere
\u2022k e rn e ls
o f. w h e a t
i n
th e
k u ty a , so
th a t
a ll
th e
g u e s ts
c o u ld
b e
a s \u00ad
s u r e d
o f
b e in g
g o d
m o th e rs
a n d
god fathers,
d re w
th e
m ost laugh\u00ad
t e r .
B u t th e
wish that w e have
1
a s "
m any years of Peace
o n
t h i s - e a r t h
as there w ere kernels in
th e k u ty a
e x p r e s s e d
m ost
s in c e r e ly
w hat
a ll
o f
u s
re a lly
w ere
th in k in g
th a t
n ig h t.
Then; I showed them
our shears,
th e
blades of which
I had
tie d
to \u00ad
g e th e r.
It seem s
th a t in
U k ra in e ,
th is
c u s to m
w as
b e lie v e d
t o
k e e p
th e
m en
o f
th e
h o u s e
fro m
b e in g
d ra fte d
in to
th e
arm y.
N ever
d id
I th in k
th a t
I w o u ld b e u s in g
th is
c u s to m
t o
k e e p
th e
m en
fro m
o u r
h o u s e fro m
b e in g d ra fte d ,
a lth o u g h
\u0447\u0419 \u044e \u0443
th e m s e lv e s
a re
all set to
g o .
W e
to ld
o u r
frie n d s
th a t
o n
C h ristm as
E v e , a n im a ls
w ere

s u p \u00ad posed to be endowed w ith the pow\u00ad e r

o f
s p e e c h ,
b u t
th a t
w e
d id n 't
h a v e a b a rn - w ith a n im a ls , to
p ro v e
if I t w e r e t r u e .
A t m id n ig h t, w e d id
e a v e s d r o p
*pn
th e
d o g ,' locked
u p
i n
th e fu rn a c e
ro o m , b u t h e
d id n 't
ta lk .
I
u n d e r s ta n d
th a t
if
w e
d id
h e a r
h im
ta lk ,
w e
w o u ld n 't
h a v e
liv e d
lo n g , fo r h e
c o u ld
p ro p h e s iz e
th e
fu tu re
o f
C h ristm as
Eve, and
if
w e
h a d
h e a r d
h im ,
w hy
i t
i s
s a id
th a t
n o
o n e
w ho
know s
to o
m uch
a b o u t
th e
fu tu re
c a n
liv e
lo n g :
So it is just as w ell that our
dog decided he had nothing to say.
T h e n
w e
to ld
th e
g irls
t o
t i e
a
b u n c h
o f
s p o o n s
to g e th e r
a n d
g o
out on
th e
p o rc h
a n d
r a t t l e
th e m .
I f
a
d o g
b a rk e d ,
th a t
w o u ld
b e
th e
d ire c tio n
fro m
w h ic h
th e ir
fu \u00ad
ture husband
would arrive.
N o dog
barked, just a
n e ig h b o r's
q u e ry

a s to 'w hat w as going on down there," was the

re p ly , b u t w e ju d g e d
th a t
w e 'd
ju s t
h a v e
t o
s u b s titu te
th a t
f o r t h e d o g 's b a r k .
T h e o n ly
th in g s w e
m issed
w ere
th e
carolers coming
t o
s in g
c a ro ls
o u ts id e
o u r
d o o r.
W e
k n o w
th e y
s t i l l
d o
it in
th e
c ity
p ro p e r,
b u t
p e r h a p s
F lu s h in g
w as
c o n s id e re d
to o
fa r
aw ay
a n d
s o
w e
h a d
n o
c a r o le r s
o u ts id e
o u r
d o o r.
M aybe
th e y
w ill c o m e n e x t
y e a r .
W e
d id
p la y
a * c o u p le
o f
records of
c a ro ls
t o
g iv e
o u r
g u e s t
som e
id e a ,
;
It -w as fun
h a v in g th e
p a rty ;
I t
was the
best Christm as
w e 'v e e v e r
h a d ,
b e c a u s e
n o
tin s e l
a n d
g ifts
were necessary
to give us the
tru e
fe e lin g
o f
th e
Christm as' Spirit.
F o r in
s h a r in g
these ancient tradi\u00ad
tio n s ,
we shared
w ith
o u r
frie n d s
s o m e th in g
of the
sam e, sp irit
th a t
o u r
U k ra in ia n
a n c e s to r s
f e l t
o n
C h ristm as
E v e .
O u r frie n d s
le a rn \u00ad
e d
s o m e th in g
a b o u t th e
U k ra in ia n
YOUTH AND
T H E
U .N A
T he
G e t A c q u a in te d .C lu b
U .N .A .
m em bers
a re
in v ite d " t&
subm it
in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t
th e m \u00ad
s e lv e s fo r p u b lic a tio n in th is c o lu m n
s o
th a t
o th e r
in te re s te d
m em bers
c a n
w rite
t o
th e m
a n d
th u s
g a in
h e w
frie n d s
a n d p ro m o te th e
s p i r i t
o f
fra te rn a lis ih .
Y oung m en w ho have been
d ra fte d
in to
A rm y
s e rv ic e
s h o u ld
b e
th e
first to take advantage of this
n e w
c lu b .
A ddresses-of
c lu b
m em bers
w ill n o t b e
p u b lis h e d , b u t
w ill be"
g iv e n
t o
th e
U .N .A . m em ber-read\u00ad
ers w ho w rite in for them .
This Is
d o n e
i n
order to
r e s t r i c t
th e
c lu b
t o
U .N .A .
m em bers.
A ll
p e r s o n s
w ritin g
in
fo r
a d d r e s s e s
a n d
fo r
the publication of letters are
a s k e d
t o
m e n tio n
th e
num ber
o f
th e
b r a n c h in w h ic h th e y
are m em bers.
M ary
K ocffespf
C a rn e g ie , P a ., is
th e
2 0 th
person .to
jo in
th e
G et
A c q u a in te d
C lu b .
S h e
w rite s
th a t
sh e
is 15 years
o ld , is
5
f e e t
2 %
in c h e s ta ll, a n d h a s b ro w ir-h a ir a n d
e y e s .
M ary
is a m em b er of U .N .A .
B ranch
1 3 6 .
S h e
a tte n d s
h ig h
s c h o o l
a n d
lik e s
a ll
s p o r t s ,
h e r
fa v o rite
b e in g
b a s e b a ll.
H er
fa \u00ad
v o rite
te a m s
a re
th e
P ira te s
a n d
th e
S t. L o u is
C a rd in a ls .
B ecause
o f
h e r
a c tiv e
in te re s t
i n
th e
n a \u00ad
tio n a l
pastim e, M ary's'friends
c a ll
h e r " S lu g g e r," fro m
w hich w e
s u r \u00ad
m ise
th a t
sh e
i s
q u ite
p ro fic ie n t
w ith
th e
b a t.
M a r y 's
o th e r
p a s \u00ad
tim es are
p la y in g
th e v io lin , p a in t\u00ad
in g ,
c o lle c tin g
b a s e b a ll
p ic tu re s ,
p ic tu re s ,
a n d
re a d in g
d e te c tiv e
s to r ie s .
C o m u n ic a tio n s
s h o u ld
b e
a d \u00ad
d r e s s e d
t o
T h e o d o re
L u tw m ia fc ,
P .
O . B ox
88, Jersey
C ity , N . J .
w ay
o f
o b s e rv in g
C h ristm as,
a n d
s o m e th in g
a b o u t
U k ra in ia n , fo o d ,
which we think will help them
u n \u00ad
d e r s ta n d
U k ra in ia n
m uch
b e tte r.
W e pen these few
w o rd s a s a
s u g \u00ad
g e s tio n
t o
o th e r
y o u n g

U k ra in ia n A m e ric a n s . W e d o n 't th in k th e id e a o f

h a v in g
p e o p le
com e
a n d
w a tc h
u s
o b s e rv e
o u r
c u s to m s :, in
som e
h alL o r m e e tin g ro o m
as if we w ere
som e strange and perhaps
in te re s t\u00ad
in g b u g 'u n d e r a m ic ro s c o p e ,.is s u c h
a g o o d -id e a .
G etting them" td-share
i n
th e
a c tu a l
p re p a ra tio n s
i n
th e
hom e
-
a n d
th e re b y
m a k in g - th e m
feel the sam e w ay you do w ill m ake
th e m
rem em ber
U k ra in ia n

C h rist\u00ad m as m uch longer and w ith a better s p i r i t .

T h a t's
a ll
fo r
to d a y .
M ARY
H
E n o u g h !!
I
a m
n o w
" e x p e r tu s
ro b e rtu s."
- I n v a in
a re
y o u r
e f f o r ts
t o
p la y
a
ro le
b e fo re
-m e n o w ,\u2014 I h a v e
le a r n e d
its v a lu e a n d
p ric e .
I
5 a m
s tro n g ly
s h ie ld e d
a g a in s t
y o u r
arro w s.
I
Jwear a
v is o r w h ic h
re p e ls
a ll
b u lle ts
o r
f a ls e
sw ords, te a rs , a n d la u g h te r
lik e c u t s te e l. S p e a k
S and w rite w h a t y o u m a y !
I lo o k
a t e v e ry th in g
.w ith t h e e y e o f a n a e s t h e t , w h o s e e s
e v e ry th in g
fa ls e
in -a ? p la y :
A nd
w hen
y o u
w ill
la u g h
I
-shall indiSerently shrug m y shoulders; w hen you
w ill w e e p ,I s h a l l l a u g h a n d s a y : - " N o , m y
c h ild !
You miss, such
a n d
s u c h
p o in ts
t o
m ake
th e
illu s io n
look like reality."
A n d if y o u
shall fall
:in to p a t h o s , I s h a l l
fro w n
a n d
s a y :
" I t
is b a d
- jta s ta ! "
.-
H ow ever, .1 shall
r e a d
fu rth e r.
"D o
not be angry
w ith
m e, m y M assino!
D o
iy o u
rem em ber ;how
I
c h a n g e d
y o u r
U k ra in ia n
T ia m e
Tom a jn to
th e
Ita lia n
T O m asso,
th e n
tran sfo rm ed
it in to T o m a s s in o , w h ic h I s h o r te n e d
" in to
M assinoScbh,
h o w
y o u
s c o ld e d
m e
th e n ,
when am ong
three series
o f
k is s e s
I
c h r is te n e d
:.y o u t h r i c e .
You w ere
always angry
w ith
m e.
Y our
lo v e
always found
o u tc o m e in
anger, as
th o u g h
th is
"lo v e\u2022-.'.;w as
a n ; u n w a n te d ,
fo rc e d
c o n c e s s io n
fo r
iy o u r p ro p h e tic / a p o s to lic d ig n ity . H a h a , h a:! D o"
\u2022\u2022y o p:re m e m b ^ \u00a3 ,w h a t
a n
a p o s to le
a n d
p ro p h e t-
;:y p u- h a v e
b e e n ?
Y ou
d id
n o t
speak, \u2014
y o u
preached; ybirdid not bow ,\u2014 you condescend^.
I t
-provoked, in e, a n d \u0413 decided to drag you off
y o u r
^ p e d e s ta l" w itb r'iro n y , la u g h te r,
a n d
je s t.
I t
d id
~Hpt work, for
y o u r
s o u l
w as
s h ie ld e d
b y :- p a -
-tie h c e .
The'rrT em ployed
o th e r
m ethods: heard-.
riess.:and "generosity: and
fin a lly
th e
s tr o n g e s t,
irth e "lasfv-T m y
::
lo v e .
T h is
y o u
c o u ld
n o t
w ittf-
v'\u00a3 h m d ,-~ a iid l; c o n q u e re d !
Y ou
f e l t
y o u r
w eak-
jhess against m e, and
all that w as
m a s c u lin e
m
IJour nature revolted,
a n d
y o u
w ere
v e x e d
a n d
;: p e e v e d . Y o u s c o l d e d m e , b u t d r i f t e d
on w ith
th e
'tid e ..^\u00a3
.-\u042f
- ; - . ;~ g
i "
;
:b -D 'o y o u
rem em ber all th is, m y M assino?
-
.'
But do not be angry w ith m e now , after three.
y e a rs o fis g p a ra tio n .
Do not accuse m e of falsity,
d o :n o t
blam e m e
fo r
p la y in g
a
p a rt.
C o u ld
I
have done
o th e rw is e ?
Y ou
lo v e
flo w ers,
d o n 't
y o u ?
B ut
d id
y o u
ever try
conceive their psychology?
Y ou
a re
a n
in te llig e n t th o u g h tfu l
m an, and
y o u
should have
d o n e
so .
D o
y o u
not know
th a t
blossom s
a re
th e
c o n q u e try
o f
v e g e ta tio n ?
T h a t
a ll
r o s e s ,
chrysanthem um s,
a n d
tu b e r o s e s ,
s h o w
o ff
a n d
play a part w ith
j u s t o n e a im ,\u2014 y o u
k n o w
i t . . .
T h e y
a ttra c t
o u r
v is io n
w ith
th e ir
r ic h
c o lo r s :
th e ir
te n d e r
p e ta ls
a re
c a r e s s in g ,
th e ir
fra g \u00ad
rance, which
is a b o v e d e s c rip tio n
a n d
c la s s ific a \u00ad
tio n , p ro d u c e s a p le a s in g
e ffe c t.
T h e y
p e n e tra te
t o
our very
s o u ls
a n d
to u c h
o u r a e s th e tic
fe e l\u00ad
in g s w ith
th e
ric h e s t
a n d
v a rie ty
o f
c o n to u r,
g r a c e
a n d
m ysteriousness
o f
th e ir
m ovem ents.
H e lio tro p e s
always turn
i n
th e
d ire c tio n
o f
th e
s u n .
O ther flow ers tim idly
close in the day-tim e,
le s t
th e
su n
s h o u ld
d rin k
o f
th e ir
f r a g r a n c e .
S tu d y
th e ir
p s y c h o lo g y ,
M assino,
a n d
a c c u s e
th e m
o f
p la y in g
a
ro le , s h o w in g
o ff
i n
a
f a ls e
lig h t.
C an
th e y
b e
o th e rw is e ?
C an
a w o m a n a c t d iffe re n tly ?
W h a t to m e n ,
w ho
are. harder
a n d
le s s
k e e n ,
s e e m
m ere
c o \u00ad
q u e try ,
d is p la y ,
th a t
fo rm s
th e
m ost
in tim ate
m a n ife s ta tio n
o f w o m a n 's n a t u r e .
It is to
th e m .
a s
sim p le
,a n d
in e v ita b le
a s
b re a th in g
w ith
th e ir lu n g s a n d w a lk in g w ith
their legs.
D o
n o t
b e
a n g r y
w ith
m e
m y
M assino! | It
is n o t m y fa u lt
th a t
y o u
cam e into m y life
lik e
th e
h o t
s u n ,
w h ic h
fo rc e s
the' flow ers
t o
o p e n
in to
fu ll'.b lo o m
a n d
p o u r
fo rth
th e ir
p re c io u s
f r a g r a n c e .
C onfess
t o
yourself,\u2014 w ere
y o u
n o t
h a p p y th e n?
W as I not a colorful oasis in
y o u r
l i f e ?
W as
n o t
th e
sum m er
i n
th e
w oods
th e
m o s t b e a u tifu l
tim e
in y o u r life?
Y ou
to ld
m e
s o
th e n .
B u t, n o w
a fte r
th re e
years of
s e p a r a \u00ad
tio n ,\u2014 w h a t d o y o u
s a y ?
Do you
have courage to resent that
sum m er,
m erely
because it has passed?
W h a t w o u ld
y o u
h a v e ?
T h a t
your happiness should
be the
o n ly
e x c e p tio n a n
th is
life, w here
n o th in g
la s ts
fo r\u00ad
e v e r ?
Do you have the courage to throw
s to n e s
at m e because
I le ft y o u ?
M y d e a r M a s s in o , in
\u201e th a t
case those
s to n e s
w o u ld
s t r i k e
o n ly
y o u .
I d id n o t le a v e y o u ,\u2014 y o u
d id
not know
h o w
t o
h o ld
m e.
Y ou
h a d
s ix
m o n th s
d u rin g
w h ic h
y o u
d id
n o th in g
to ' b in d
m e
t o
y o u .
I s
i t
m y
fault that som ebody else becam e m aster over m e
i n
le s s
th a n
s ix
w eeks?
R e a lly ,
M assino, you
are to blam e.
A dm it it toy o u rse lf.
Y o u d id n o t
t r u s t
m e, you
h a d
n o
f a i t h
i n
th e
s in c e rity
o f
m y
lo v e .
Y ou
a c c e p te d
m y
c a r e s s e s ,
a ll
th e
tokens of m y
young, awakened
feeling w ith
th e
p a s s iv ity
o f
a
s y b a rite ,\u2014 te n d e rly ,
a p p re c ia tiv e \u00ad
ly , b u t re m a in in g w ith in
th e lim its of y o u r e g o \u00ad
ism .
I
f e l t
i t .
N o
o n e
know s
h o w
th a t
h u rt
m e.
Y ou
d id
not know
it either, nor
shall you
ever know
and understand.
B u t I to o k
r e v e n g e !
A n d if y o u h a v e a f r a g m e n t o f h u m a n h e a r t
l e f t ,
you m ust
h a v e
felt that revenge, and
y o u
s h a ll
feel it m ore acutely!
B ut w ith all that, M assino,
d o
not scorn
m e!
H a y in g
p u n is h e d
you, I
su f\u00ad
fe re d
m uch-m ore,
a
th o u s a n d
tim es
m ore
th a n
you, and
fo r
s u ffe rin g ..."
T he
e n d
o f
this sentence
is b lu rre d .
W as
i t
w a te r
o r
t e a r s ?
P e r h a p s
fo rc e d
b y
h e r
tem \u00ad
peram ent,
h e r b lo o d , s h e a c te d , a s s h e
d id , a n d
c o u ld
not do
o th e rw is e ?
H a,
h a ,
h a !
I
a
c iv iliz e d
m an,
m aterialist
and dete'rm inist^ask
s u c h
a q u e s tio n !
I b e lie v e
that every
a to m
is moved by
an eternal
pow er.
Then how
1
can I doubt that
a
hum an
b e in g
c a n
act not as
it is forced
to ?
W e
a re
to o
fo o lis h
;
and stupid to understand this com plicated
p a ra l\u00ad
le lo g ra m ; to o b lin d
to see its pow er.
H e n c e ,\u2014 o u r
idle talk
a b o u t
f r e e
w ill a n d
selfw ill of
th e
in \u00ad
d iv id u a l:
S h e
claim s
t o
h a v e
s u f f e r e d
m uch
. . .
S h e b la m e s
m e
fo r
n o t
b e in g
a b le
t o
b in d
h e r
t o
m e.
She says I
w rapped
h e r
i n
a .cradle
o f
s y b a r i t i s m
a n d
egoism ,
w h ile
sh e
show ered
u p o n
m e
th e
p r ic e le s s
f r a g r a n c e
o f
h e r
f ir s t
lo v e ...
T his,\u2014 h-m ,
th is
is . . . s o m e th in g ,
I
s h o u ld
n o t th in k
of today.
T h is
c o u ld
p o is o n
n o t o n ly
a
c e le b ra tio n
of N ew
Y ears
Eve, but
e v e n
th e
h e a v e n ly
lu x u rie s of P a ra d is e .
N o, I
s h a ll
n o t
th in k
of it anym ore.
Let us
r e a d
fu rth e r,
p e r \u00ad
h a p s ,w e s h a ll n o t th in k
of it anym ore.
L et
u s
r e a d
fu rth e r,
perhaps, we
s h a ll fin d
s o m e th in g
m ore
c h e e rfu l.
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\u0404 \u0430)
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