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№38, Tuesday, 29 2005

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This must not be forgotten “Dear editors of the newspaper The Day, My name is Natalia Zhelnova, and I am a student at Zaporizhia National University. A fairytale and 12 months “To win voters is an obligatory commandment for politicians. As for the individuals who gathered once again in Independence Square, unfortunately, our people always allow everyone to use them. As a voter, I grasped yesterday’s speeches absolutely normally. After all, what is the purpose of such broadcasts? To enable people to draw their own conclusions. I, for one, look at several aspects of news reports: how the information is presented, whom the information is targeting, and its purpose. I always Decapitation of the soul The last Saturday in November is the day we remember our Doomsday. No nation, no normal person on this earth can look back on the catastrophe of the Holodomor without feeling unspeakable horror and utter sorrow for the eight million innocent human souls that were murdered in such an atrocious way. These feelings are all the more intense for Ukrainians. In 1932-1933 our nation lost every fifth, or quite possibly every fourth, brother and every fifth sister — the nation’s pride and joy. Most horribly, No ideas or accord Recent surveys by various research centers are graphic evidence that none of the current leaders — People’s Union “Our Ukraine,” Party of the Regions, Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, Socialist Party, Communist Party, etc. — stand a chance of winning more than half the seats in the next parliament. In other words, no party will gain a decisive advantage either to pursue its own legislative course or form a cabinet as it sees fit. While expanding on the main discussions of the above-mentioned favorites, experts What are we electing? “I think that on March 26 we will for the last time elect leaders, hoping yet again that they will change something in Ukraine. These will be the last personified elections, in which people vote not for an agenda or idea, but for a bright charismatic personality at the helm of a certain party or bloc. Thus, these elections are expected to draw a dividing line between subjective and emotional voting, and lead us toward rational voting decisions based on the agenda of one party or other. This is typical This week in history 29 November 1661. Lviv University was founded, now named for Ivan Franko.	A fairytale and 12 months Decapitation of the soul No ideas or accord What are we electing? This week in history

DAY AFTER DAY

Beauplan’s code In an attempt to apply not only a “tough” but “soft” stance in relations with its neighbors, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has backed a new project in the sphere of cultural diplomacy project: a book of geographical and topographical maps of Ukraine drawn by Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan in the mid-17th century, which was launched in Kyiv last Friday. On the invitation of Polish King Sigismund III, Beauplan participated in building fortifications on the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth’s The freedom gene On Nov. 22 the National Writers’ Union of Ukraine held a soiree in Kyiv commemorating the noted American scholar James Mace. The event, an initiative of his widow, Natalia Dziubenko-Mace, was emceed by Academician Mykola Zhulynsky, a friend of the late Mace. The book Day and Eternity of James Mace of The Day’s Library Series was also presented. An appeal to the world: the Holodomor must be recognized as an act of genocide President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine has appealed to the international community and the UN to recognize the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian nation. He further called upon Ukrainian politicians to do everything necessary to make this happen. “I appeal to the entire international community and UN member states to recognize the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people. I would like to ask Ukrainian political and civic organizations Everything’s OK, barring a few minor details The Voters’ Committee of Ukraine has noted a considerable improvement in the atmosphere surrounding the preparations for the elections in the sense of securing citizens’ political rights, KVU chairman Ihor Popov told a news conference on Nov. 24. He added that in October-November the KVU registered an insignificant number of infringements of these rights. Ukrainska Pravda (www.pravda.com) quotes Popov as saying: “A few lone cases have been registered, but unless this practice is terminated, the democratic Pipeline intrigue: Ukraine’s interests require public consolidation In the past few days gas has increasingly been a favorite subject of public gossip and statements by Ukrainian politicians. This topic is the subject of active speculations in order to earn election-campaign points, settle scores with political adversaries, or obtain influential friends abroad. It is also becoming a sensitive indicator of international relations: some countries make a point of positioning themselves as important fuel transit areas. In this connection Ukraine has essentially increased Part of Gongadze case now in the courts One of the main headlines last Friday was the news that the Prosecutor General’s Office has handed over the first part of the Gongadze case to the Supreme Court. The court is to rule whether the three individuals accused of committing crimes under Part 3, Article 166 (abuse of power or office) and Item ‘i,’ Article 93 (premeditated murder perpetrated through conspiracy or by an organized group) of the 1960 Criminal Code should be brought to trial. The remaining part of this highest-profile case is Of memory and truth Our editors recently learned about the reaction of Ukraine’s foreign ministry to a letter from The Day’s editor-in-chief Larysa Ivshyna. Our newspaper proposed that the 1932-1933 Holodomor be placed on the list of the world’s greatest disasters maintained by the Geneva-based Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum. This action would be quite appropriate because in 2007 Ukraine will again raise the question of international recognition of the Holodomor as an act of genocide. The Day requested the foreign “The Kremlin has stopped putting all its eggs in one basket” “Looking back on its previous experience, when Vladimir Putin had to take all the flak for that huge flop, Russia is now behaving more cautiously and reasonably. The Kremlin has stopped putting all its eggs into one basket and is establishing contacts with all Ukrainian political forces. Naturally, there are forces that are more to the liking of the Russian leadership, for example, the Party of Regions, but now they no longer avoid (and are probably maintaining) contacts with Yulia Tymoshenko’s party Of jealousy and envy Aleksandr Lukashenko believes that relations between Belarus and Ukraine “are not bad,” despite Kyiv’s “special” stand with regard to Minsk. “The Ukrainian leadership is taking a special stand, and the previous leadership also took this position. In order to demonstrate their own achievements, they downgraded Belarus a bit and criticized us unjustifiably,” Lukashenko told a news conference for Russian journalists, held on Nov. 10, Interfax reports. “On the one hand, it’s jealousy and on the other,	The freedom gene An appeal to the world: the Holodomor must be recognized as an act of genocide Everything’s OK, barring a few minor details Pipeline intrigue: Ukraine’s interests require public consolidation Part of Gongadze case now in the courts Of memory and truth “The Kremlin has stopped putting all its eggs in one basket” Of jealousy and envy

ROUND TABLE

Ian BOAG: We shouldn’t become too critical, because expectations are not always immediately justified The new president and the new government came to office bearing such a weight of expectations that it was almost impossible to satisfy them. Many of the Ukrainians I talked to — and I believe most foreign observers would agree with them — said that a considerable change had taken place in terms of freedom, democracy, freedom of the media, and relative absence of fear. The backdrop against which political life in Ukraine takes place has changed enormously in ways that, in my understanding, the people

ECONOMY/FINANCE

Oil production needs boosting, not slowing down Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov of Ukraine has described the 2006 budget as a socially balanced development budget. But there are grounds for questioning this statement. Development is somewhat hindered in Ukraine. Arguments to support this claim can be found even in this year’s budgeting process, particularly in the explanatory memorandum to the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine ‘On the State Budget of Ukraine for 2005’ and to Certain Other Laws of Ukraine,” as well as in the 2006 From Markivtsi to the temple Markivtsi is a small village located off the busy highway from Khmelnytsky to Vinnytsia. This village has been “inscribed” in the latter-day history of the Orthodox world. “Over there is the home in which His Eminence was born,” says 75-year-old Stepan Sabodan, referring to his younger brother. Market economy status to be granted early next year The European Union will grant Ukraine market economy status at the beginning of 2006 as part of the EU’s antidumping legislation, Ukrainski novyny reports, quoting a source in the EU Council’s General Secretariat. The source claims that on Dec. 1, during the Ukraine-EU summit, EU representatives will approve the European Commission’s evaluation of Ukraine’s fulfillment of technical conditions necessary for obtaining market economy status and will support granting this status to our country. “A political	From Markivtsi to the temple Market economy status to be granted early next year

FAMINE

Why did Stalin exterminate the Ukrainians? In my previous article I pointed out that I no longer use the term “Stalinism,” which is widely used in both Ukraine and the West. As I reread that article, I decided that I should explain my rejection of this term.

CULTURE

Legendary leader of the God of Fire In the contemporary history of Kyivan Rus’- Ukraine information about the Kyivan princes Askold and Dyr is based as a rule on the Tale of Bygone Years completed in 1113 by a monk named Nestor at the Kyiv Cave Monastery. G. F. Muller and A. L. Schlener, the first researchers of the Tale, had a high opinion of its significance for the history of Rus-Ukraine, noting that “no nation can boast of such a treasure.” Purity of blood The Russian and pro-Russian media in Ukraine (not in Russia!) are still raging at the fact that the so-called Uniates — the Ukrainian Greek Catholics — are enjoying all those religious freedoms that the Constitution of Ukraine provides for its citizens. In particular, they are freely choosing sites for religious institutions, taking active part in public life, developing their religious life, and they even have demands with regard to the government. Some authors of Orthodox publications in Russia	Purity of blood

TIME OUT

Silent auction The second week of gossip is swirling around the charitable auction that took place in Kharkiv on Nov. 19. The most interesting lots were kegs of honey from Viktor Yushchenko’s apiary and 18th-century decorated and painted shallow washtubs from the Ukrainian president’s personal collection. These items generated much publicity for the auction, attracting a large number of philanthropists. The president’s lots accounted for a large part of the auction proceeds. Now Yuriy Yanko, the director and conductor The finest and most popular performers — and just for us! The jubilee gala concert of Kostiantyn Fesenko, Merited Artist of Ukraine and the National Opera’s concertmaster, stands every chance of being named the musical event of the year that is now drawing to a close. The people who filled the opera’s grand hall that night “went wild,” according to one spectator. Of course, part of the evening’s success was the element of surprise; few could have expected such a dazzling display of singers and vocal music that is so rarely heard in our concert halls, especially Graphics from a bunker Nil Khasevych was a talented Ukrainian artist of worldwide importance. He was born in 1905 into the family of the rural parish priest Anton Khasevych. When he was 14 years old, he suffered a terrible tragedy: his mother and he were hit by a train at the Derezhnia level crossing. The mother succumbed to her wounds and the teenager lost a leg. After receiving medical treatment, he studied at Vasyl Len’s studio in Rivne. In 1925 Khasevych passed an external exam and was awarded a diploma from a Warsaw Icons to stay with us On Nov. 23, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the State Customs Service of Ukraine handed over to the national museum, library, and archive funds a unique collection of Ukrainian icons, paintings, rarities, and other antiquities from the 16th-20th centuries that Elisabeth Perleau, attache at the Belgian embassy in Kyiv, attempted to smuggle out of Ukraine. Customs officers say that the case was kept under wraps until now simply because the investigation was underway. Businesses to help sick children The annual global fundraiser World Children’s Day at McDonald’s took place simultaneously in 16 Ukrainian cities. This year the objective is to collect money for the reconstruction of a family room complex at the juvenile oncology ward of the Institute of Oncology at the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.	The finest and most popular performers — and just for us! Graphics from a bunker Icons to stay with us Businesses to help sick children

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This must not be forgotten

A fairytale and 12 months

Decapitation of the soul

No ideas or accord

What are we electing?

This week in history

Beauplan’s code

The freedom gene

An appeal to the world: the Holodomor must be recognized as an act of genocide

Everything’s OK, barring a few minor details

Pipeline intrigue: Ukraine’s interests require public consolidation

Part of Gongadze case now in the courts

Of memory and truth

“The Kremlin has stopped putting all its eggs in one basket”

Of jealousy and envy

Ian BOAG: We shouldn’t become too critical, because expectations are not always immediately justified

Oil production needs boosting, not slowing down

From Markivtsi to the temple

Market economy status to be granted early next year

Why did Stalin exterminate the Ukrainians?

Legendary leader of the God of Fire

Purity of blood

Silent auction

The finest and most popular performers — and just for us!

Graphics from a bunker

Icons to stay with us

Businesses to help sick children

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