CIUS Annual Review

112 Pages·1999·14.9 MB·English

by  Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies

Table of Contents
From the director 1
Dr. Zenon Kohut reappointed 2
In memoriam: Danylo Husar Struk 3
Laurence Decore 5
Canadian InstituteofUkrainian Studies Special Report 6
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“Inthebeginningwasthe Word...”
Ourcoverfeaturesadetailoftheheadpieceand
initialpageoftheGospelofJohnfromtheOstromir
Gospel. Datingfromthemid-eleventhcentury, itisthe
oldestextantEastSlavicmanuscript. Today, thewritten
wordremainsoneofthemostimportantvehiclesforthe
disseminationofcultureandtradition.
From the director
Honouring the past,
embracing the future
Wewereallshockedandsaddenedbythe spearheadedtheCana-
suddendeathofourassociatedirector,editor dian-UkrainianLegis-
oftheEncyclopediaofUkraine,andheadofthe lativeCooperation
CIUSToronto office,DanyloHusarStruk.Itis ProjectandtheCana-
stilldifficultto comprehendthatsuchaclose dian-UkrainianBusi-
colleagueandfriendisnolongerwithus. nessInitiative.In
DanylowasassociatedwithCIUSvirtually workingwithLaurence
fromitsfounding,andhardlyamajordecision ontheseprojects,I
wasmadewithouthisactiveparticipation. cametoappreciatehis
Danylohadfirmconvictionsandupheldthem greatabilityto concep-
mosttenaciously;however,heacceptedand tualize,organize,and
workedwithdecisionsthatdidnotgohisway. fightforaprojectin
Aboveall,Danylowasavigorousandinterest- whichhebelieved.
ingpersonwholovedallaspectsoflife,from Thesearequalitiesfor
thelatesttrendsinartandliteraturetofine whichIwillnotonly
foodsandwine.EveryoneatCIUSwillmiss rememberLaurence,
him.InhonourofDanylo,CIUSisestablishing butaspiretoemulate
theDanyloHusarStrukPrograminUkrainian him.
Literature.IbelievethatCIUScanbesthonour InJuly 1999,1was
andrememberDanylobycontinuinghiswork reappointedforan Dr.ZenonKohut
andhislegacy. additionalfive-year
Asthisannualreviewwasaboutto goto termasdirectorofCIUS.Atthisjunctureitis
press,wereceivednewsofyetanotherloss,the appropriateformetoreviewourbasicmission
deathofLaurenceDecore.Laurencewas,of andenumeratetheobjectivesIwouldliketo
course,agiantinCanadianpolitics,twice achieveinmynextterminoffice.I amcon-
mayorofEdmontonandleaderoftheprovin- vincedofthesoundnessofthemissioneffected
cialLiberalParty.Hewasalsoafoundingfa- inthepastfiveyears:tomaketheCanadian
therofCIUS.AsthemainarchitectofCanada’s InstituteofUkrainianStudiesaleadingre-
multiculturalismpolicy,Laurencehelpedto searchinstitutededicatedtothediscovery,
createthelegalfoundationandpoliticalatmos- preservation,anddisseminationofknowledge
phereforallsuchprograms,includingthe aboutUkraineandUkrainians.Thisinstitute,
establishmentofbilingualschoolsandthe foremostinCanadaandrecognizedworld-
CanadianInstituteofUkrainianStudies,for wide,providesavitalserviceto academia,gov-
whichhelobbiedpersistentlyandeffectively. ernment,andbusiness,aswellastothe
AndLaurencewasproudofhiscreation.Ican Ukrainian-Canadiancommunityinmaintain-
recountnumerousoccasionsonwhich ingitsheritage,andeventoUkraineitself.
Laurencewouldaskmetoreciteforsomevisit- Pursuingthisvision,Ihavesetsixgoalsor
ingdignitarytheaccomplishmentsofCIUS, prioritiesfor 1999-2004:
particularlythepublicationofitsmanybooks 1. CIUSwillbeindisputablyrecognizedasa
andtheEncyclopediaofUkraine.Afterretiring leadingcentreforthestudyofUkrainianhis-
frompoliticsin 1994,Laurencebecamein- tory,bothnationallyandinternationally.
volvedwiththeInstitutemoredirectly.He 2. CIUSwillbecomealeadingpublisherin
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UkrainianstudiesintheWesternworld. 5. CIUSwillbecometheleadingCanadian
3. TheUkrainianLanguageandEducation informationcentreonUkraine.
Centrewillcontinueto developanddistribute 6. CIUSwilldevelop strategiesto ensuread-
anoutstandingsecond-languageacquisition equatefundingforitsprogramsandactivities.
programtoprovideschoolsystemswiththe ThesegoalsdefinethefocusanddirectionI
latestandmosteffectivemethodologiesfor willtakeinthenextfiveyears.Theyarede-
teachingtheUkrainianlanguage. mandinggoalsthatbringcertainchallenges
4. CIUSwillhelp shapetheemergenceof withthem. However,withitsoutstandingstaff
post-SovietUkrainianstudiesinUkraine,as- andsolidcommunitysupport,CIUSwillcon-
sistinginthedevelopmentofademocraticand tinuetofulfillitsmissionofacademicexcel-
economicallyviablesociety. lenceandservice.
Zenon Kohut reappointed
Dr.
On 1 July 1999,Dr.ZenonE.Kohutac- Dr.Kohutalso servedasdirectorofthe
ceptedasecondfive-yearappointmentasdi- StasiukProgramonContemporaryUkraineat
rectoroftheCanadianInstituteofUkrainian CIUSfrom 1992to 1994,asadjunctprofessor
StudiesattheUniversityofAlberta.Dr.Kohut, intheDepartmentofHistoryandClassicsat
whohasbeenwiththeinstitutesince 1992, theUniversityofAlberta,andasvisitingpro-
servedasCIUS actingdirectorfromJanuary fessorintheDepartmentofHistoryatYale
1993 toJune 1994andasdirectorfromJuly Universityinthefallof1998.
1994to June 1999.Auniversityreviewcom- Aleadingauthorityoneighteenth-century
mitteechairedbyDr. BillMcBlain,associate Ukraine,Dr.KohutistheauthorofRussian
vice-president (research),recommendedhis Centralismand UkrainianAutonomy:Imperial
reappointment. AbsorptionoftheHetmanate, 1760s-1830s
BorninUkraine,Dr.Kohutgrewup inthe (Cambridge,Mass.: HarvardUniversityPress,
UnitedStates.HeobtainedaB.A.fromLaSalle 1988),severalvolumesofABSEES andnumer-
,
Collegein 1966andanM.A.andPh.D.from ousarticlesinscholarlyjournals.Arevisedand
theUniversityofPennsylvaniain 1969 and updatedUkrainiantranslationofthe 1988
1975 respectively.Hewascloselyassociated monographwaspublishedinKyivin 1996.Dr.
withthedevelopmentoftheHarvardUkrain- Kohut’slong-standinginterestinRussian-
ianstudiesprojectinthe 1970s.Dr.Kohutheld Ukrainianrelationsisreflectedinasuccession
anumberofgraduateandpost-doctoralap- ofpublications,lectures,andmajorconfer-
pointmentsbothattheHarvardUkrainian ences,manyofwhichhehelpedtoinitiateand
ResearchInstituteandattheRussianResearch organize. Currentlyheisfocusinghisresearch
CenterandtaughtmodernUkrainianhistory onquestionsofidentityandimagesofnations
atHarvard’ssummerschool.Subsequently,he intheEastSlavichistoricalnarratives.
taughtSovietandEastEuropeanhistoryatthe Atthetimeofhisreappointment,Dr.Kohut
UniversityofPennsylvania (1975-76) and wasgrantedsabbaticalleaveuntil30June2000.
MichiganStateUniversity(1978-80).From Dr.DavidMarples,directoroftheStasiuk
1980to 1984,Kohutwasthechiefcompiler ProgramfortheStudyofContemporary
KEhdrmyosnttyonanJoeffnidceykisthe andeditoroftheAmericanBibliographyof Ukraine,willserveasactingdirectorduringhis
administrator. SlavicandEastEuropeanStudies (ABSEES). absence.KhrystynaJendyk,whocelebrated
PriortocomingtotheUniversityofAlberta,he twentyyearswithCIUSinthefallof1999,
wasaseniorSovietanalystattheLibraryof continuestoserveasofficeadministrator.She
Congress,andthenattheU.S.Departmentof takesresponsibilityforofficefinancesand
Defense. worksasaliasonwithdonors.
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memoriam
In
Danylo Husar Struk
themedicalinstitutehewasdirectinginLviv,
andtheterribleevent,Danylooncetoldme,
wasamajorfactorinhisdecisiontodedicate
hislifetoUkrainianculture.Hewasespecially
interestedinUkrainianliteratureandUkrain-
ianart,encouragingthelatterbyjudiciously
collectingtheworksofartistsintheUkrainian
diaspora,supportingthemmorallyandfinan-
cially,andaffirmingtheirtalent.
DanyloimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesin
1949withhismotherandstepfather,Wasyl
Husar,displacedpersonsfromGermanywho
settledin Elizabeth,NewJersey,whereDanylo
attendedschoolpriortoenrolling,onscholar-
ship,atHarvardUniversity.Aftergraduating
withanAB cum laudein 1963,heimmediately
enrolledinamaster’sprograminUkrainian
literatureattheUniversityofAlbertaona
WoodrowWilsonFellowship. Hecompletedhis
doctoralstudiesattheUniversityofTorontoin
aScnhdolFarrenacnhdctuelatcurhee.r,BolirtnerianryLvcriivt,ic,Uklroavienre,ofiUnk1r9ai4n0i—an 1970,andhisdissertation,thefirstinUkrain-
diedinMunich, Germany, ofamassiveheartattack, ianliteratureatthatuniversity,waspublished
in 1999. in 1972 asAStudyofVasylStefanyk: ThePain
Ifanycontemporarycouldbesaidto exem- attheHeartofExistence.Asagraduatestudent,
plifytheRenaissancespirit,DanyloStrukwas hewasmuchimpressedbythegreaterrespect
suchaman. Inthecourseofanall-too-brief forethnoculturalminoritiesinCanada,which
life,henotonlywasateacher,scholar,and countryhethenadoptedashisnativeland.
administrator,butalsoaliterarycritic,transla- Danylo’sworkinhisdepartmentafter 1971
tor,bookeditor,artcollector,hikerandmoun- resultedinabest-sellinglanguagetextbook,
taineer,andahumanistcomfortablewithsci- Ukrainianfor Undergraduates (1978),which
enceandtechnologyduringalmostthirtyyears wentthroughthreeprintingsandwasreissued
intheDepartmentofSlavicLanguagesand inarevisedsecondeditionin 1998.Shortly
LiteraturesattheUniversityofToronto. beforehissuddenanduntimelydeath,hewas
I firstmetDanylo attheParkPlazaHotelin appointeddepartmentalchairman.
TorontoinOctober 1973,whenUkrainian Asaliteraryspecialist,his“greatestlove,”
communityfinancingforthefutureCanadian accordingto departmentalcolleagueMaxim
InstituteofUkrainianStudieswasbeingcon- Tarnawsky,was“modern (andmodernist)
sideredbyseveralsenioracademics.Thena Ukrainianpoetry,whichhereadwithgreat
juniorstaffmember,Danylohadlikelytagged sensitivity.”OlehIlnytzkyj,acolleagueatthe
along,ashewaswontto do,outoftypical UniversityofAlberta,termedDanylo’sforte
enthusiasmforanyprojectthatwouldfurther “theclosereadingandanalysisoftexts.Hewas
interestsclosetohisheart.In 1941 hisfather asensitiveandastutejudgeofliteraryworks,
hadbeenmurderedbytheSovietNKVD for expressingscepticismaboutthelatestfashions
freeingstudentsdetainedbysecurityforcesat inliterarymethodology.”Anenthusiasticand
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popularteacher,he wellinformed (forahumanitiesspecialist)
wasprimarilycon- aboutthelatesttechnologicalmeanstospeed
cerned“toelucidate uptheeditorialprocessandtoachievegreater
poetryforthereader, qualityandcostcontrol.Forhisefforts,the
to explaintheintricate CanadianFoundationforUkrainianStudies
aestheticsandme- honouredhimwithitsAwardforExcellencein
chanicsofapoemand UkrainianStudiesin 1993.
—
apoet” especially InSarcelles (asuburb ofParis),wherePro-
the“mysteries”ofsuch fessorKubijovycwasbased,I firstlearnedof
personalfavouritesas Danylo’smulti-facetedlife, especiallyhisgreat
IhorKalynetsand passionforcontemporaryFrenchcivilization.
EmmaAndiievska. Helovedexploringthevariousregionsof
Hisgreatestscholarly Franceandbecamequitetheconnoisseurof
—
achievementwasun- Frenchculture notonlyitswines,cheeses,
doubtedlythededi- cuisineandart,buttheFrenchlandscapeand
catedmannerin itsarchitecturalmonuments.Imarvelledat
whichhehelpedbring howhehaddeliberatelyacquiredFrenchand
thefive-volumeEncy- howcarefullyhebudgetedhistimeandre-
clopediaofUkraineto sourcestosampleasmuchofthatcivilization
Dr. StrukinhisCIUSofficein Toronto, 1996 fruitionbetween 1982 ashisperiodicforaysinto Europeallowed.To
and 1993, firstasman- thesameend,hemaintainedacottageinQue-
agingeditorandthenaseditor-in-chief,gradu- bec,whichhecametolovealmostasmuchas
allytakingoverfromthevenerableProfessor France.
—
VolodymyrKubijovyc afterthelatter’sdeath Tome,hewasalwaysmuchmorethana
in 1985.Thework,publishedbytheUniversity projectadministrator.Hisenergywasinfec-
—
ofTorontoPress,wasthemainprojectofthe tious;nothingseemedimpossible flowcharts
CanadianInstituteofUkrainianStudies. couldalwaysbedevelopedtoaccommodate
Danyloshepherdedtheprojectwithgreatcare, anysensibleprocess.Andhewasamasterat
confidinginhisstaff,inspiringthemandre- thinkingthroughprocesses,atanalyzingand
wardingtheireffortswithscrupulousfairness. simplifyingeventhemostcomplexprocedures,
Anexcellentadministrator,hewasamazingly atrecognizingmistakesandproducingrevi-
—
sions alogical,inquisitive,earnest,discrimi-
nating,occasionallyimpulsivemaninthebest
Renaissancetradition.
Heleaveshiswife,Oksana;hismother,
DariaHusar;hishalfsister,NatalkaHusar;a
daughter,Boryslava,andsons,OstapandLuka;
astepdaughter,Tetiana,andstepsons,Andrij
andJulian; daughters-in-lawZirka,Iryna,and
Kim,andson-in-law,Andrij;andagrand-
daughter,Yaryna.
ByDr. ManolyR. Lupul, thefirstdirectorof
CIUSandlong-timecolleagueandfriendof
DanyloStruk.Anabridgedversionofthisarticle
appearedin TheGlobeandMail(Toronto) on
24August1999.
DanyloStrukattheEncyclopediaof UkrainebanquetinEdmonton, 1993.
memoriam
In
Laurence Decore
Throughouthislife,LaurenceDecorewas
abletomaintain abalancethatensuredsuccess
notonlyinhisbusiness,professional,andpo-
liticallife,butinhispersonallifeaswell. His
wife,Anne-Marie,daughterAndreaandson
Michaelsurvivehim.Thoughpoliticallifecan
oftenbedifficultforafamily,eachmemberof
theDecorefamilysucceededinprofessional
life.Anne-Marieisaccomplishedasanaca-
demicandadministratorattheUniversityof
Alberta;Andreaisalawyer,andMichaelisa
teacher.
LaurenceDecorewasalwaysactiveinthe
Ukrainian-Canadiancommunityaswell.He
servedaspresidentoftheUkrainianCanadian
ProfessionalandBusinessFederationof
CanadaandaspresidentoftheUkrainianPro-
fessionalandBusinessClubofEdmonton.Asa
memberoftheMulticulturalismCommitteeof
theUkrainianCanadianCongress,hewas
ThenewsofLaurenceDecore’sdeathwas
instrumentalinlobbyingforbilingualeduca-
receivedwithgreatsadnessattheCanadian
tionprogramsinlanguagesotherthanEnglish
InstituteofUkrainianStudies.Hislifewas andFrench.Hewasresponsiblefortheinclu-
muchtooshortforamanwhosededicationto
sionofthemulticulturalSection27inthe
thepublicgoodwassoexemplary.Bornin
CharterofRights,forwhichhefoughtasChair
Vegrevilleon28 June 1940,Laurencediedin
oftheCanadianMulticulturalCouncil.
Edmontonon6November 1999attheageof
ItisperhapslesswellknownthatLaurence
59.
Decoreworkedforandhelpedachievethe
Laurencewasasuccessfullawyerandpart-
establishmentoftheCanadianInstituteof
nerinthefamilylawfirm,Decore8cCom-
UkrainianStudiesattheUniversityofAlberta
pany,andlaterwascounseltotheEdmonton
in 1976.Hewasamongthosewhosevisionof
lawfirmBiamonteCairo Shortreed.Healso
thefutureledtotheinstitute’sbeing“indisput-
thrivedinthebusinessworld.Bythetimehe
ablyrecognized,nationallyandinternationally,
was24,hehadconstructedamajorhotelin
asoneofCanada’sfinestcentersofUkrainian
Jasper,Alberta,andbytheageof30,hehad
foundedQCTV,oneofthefirstcabletelevi- studies...” Morerecently,withUkraine’sinde-
pendencepresentingnewchallenges,Laurence
sioncompaniesinAlberta.Hewasnamed
MostProficientJuniorOfficerontheHMCS Decorewasthecatalystwhobroughtboththe
CanadaUkraineBusinessInitiativeandthe
Nonsuchduringhisserviceasacommissioned
CanadaUkraineLegislativeCooperation
officerintheCanadianNavy.Hisdistin-
Projectintobeing.
guishedcareerinpoliticsincludedtermsasan
Hislegacywillendure.Hewillbesadly
EdmontonCityCouncillor,MayoroftheCity
missedandfondlyremembered.Mayhis
ofEdmonton,andultimatelyLeaderofHer
memorybeeternal!
Majesty’sLoyalOppositionintheAlberta
Legislature.
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Special Report
University of Alberta president
Roderick Fraser Ukraine
Dr. visits
Inthespringof1999,Dr.RoderickFraser,
presidentoftheUniversityofAlberta,Mrs.
fudithAnnFraser,hiswife,andDr.Sharon
lamieson,assistanttothepresidentandacting
associatevice-president (international),madea
three-dayofficialvisittoUkraine.Theywere
accompaniedbyDr.ZenonKohut,CIUSdirec-
tor.Mr.famesJacuta,directoroftheCanada
UkraineLegislativeCooperationProject,was
inKyivatthistimeandwasabletoattend
manyofthepresidentialfunctions.Mostofthe
preparatoryworkinUkrainewasablydoneby
Ms.LiudmylaLevchenko,theUkrainian
projectcoordinatoroftheCIUSLegislative
CooperationProject.
AmeetingattheCanadianEmbassywith
theHonourableDerekFraser,Canadianam-
bassadortoUkraine,EmilBaran,counsellor,
andLarryDuffield,economicandtradecoun-
sellor,headedthefirstday’sagendaon29
March.Theambassadorgaveanoverviewof
politicalandeconomicconditionsinUkraine.
Hestressedtheenormityofthechallengein- Dr. SharonJamieson, Dr. RoderickFraser, Mrs.
volvedinUkraine’ssimultaneoustransition JudithAnnFraserandDr.ZenonKohutinKyiv.
fromatotalitariantoademocraticsocietyand thesplitbetweeneastandwest.Mostacademic
fromasocialisttoamarketeconomy.Accord- andaidprogramsdealwith,orarelocatedin,
ingtotheambassador,thistransitionwilllast centralandwesternUkraine,hencethe
fordecades.Heemphasizedhowwellplaced KowalskyProgramwillbeagoodcorrective.
theUniversityofAlbertaisto makearealdif- TheambassadoralsomentionedthattheLegis-
ferenceinthewayUkrainemeetsthechal- lativeCooperationProject,administeredby
lengesoftransition,especiallybecauseofthe CIUS andfundedbyCIDA (CanadianInterna-
activitiesofCIUS. tionalDevelopmentAgency) andother
Muchofthediscussionattheembassyand, sources,hasbeenverybeneficialforreformin
subsequently,overdinneratthehomeofEmil Ukraine.HeexpressedthehopethattheCana-
Baran,centeredonhowtheUniversityofAl- diangovernmentwouldcontinuetosupport
bertacouldenhanceanddeepenitsactivitiesin theproject.
Ukraine.Theambassadorwasparticularly Attheembassy,PresidentFraseroutlined
Dr.ZenonKohutsigns pleasedthatthenewKowalskyprogramis thegoalsoftheUniversityofAlberta,particu-
theguestbookatthe dedicatedtothestudyofeasternUkraine larlyininternationalstudiesandinrecruiting
UkrainianNational (pleaseseenextarticle).Heindicatedthata foreignstudents.Theembassyhasinitiateda
MedicalLibrary. majorprobleminUkrainiannation-buildingis programtoinformpotentialstudentsabout
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Canadianuniversities,includingtheUniversity
ofAlberta.PresidentFraserhadanopportu-
nitytotalkwithMs.ViktoriiaMykhailiuk,an
incomingUniversityofAlbertastudent,and
hermother,aswellaswithanotherpotential
student.Ukrainian-languageinformationkits
abouttheUniversityofAlbertawereplacedat
theembassy. Oncetheembassyinformation
centreon Canadianuniversitiesisfullyestab-
lished,theUniversityofAlbertawillunques-
tionablybeattheforefrontoftheinstitutions
represented.Suchastrongpresencewillbea
directresultofthepresident’svisit.
Therecruitmentofstudents,bringingthem
fromUkrainetoCanada,andeventuallyoffer-
ingCanadianstudiesinUkrainebecamean-
otherfocusfordiscussionattheembassyand
throughouttheevening.Thepresidentandthe RectorSerhiiIvaniuk, PresidentRoderickFraser, andPresidentViacheslav
ambassadorlamentedthatthereisnogovern- BriukhovetskyoftheKyiv-MohylaAcademy
mentalsupportforanacademicexchangepro-
grambetweenCanadaandUkraine,although versities.Dr. Briukhovetsky’scommentswere
PresidentFrasersuggestedthatprivatemoney largelyconcernedwiththedifficultiesofestab-
couldberaised.Anaccompanyingconcern lishinganindependentuniversityinapoliti-
regardingstudentexchangesistheproblemof callyandeconomicallyadverseenvironment.
studentsandacademicsnotreturningto Theuniversityhasveryskillfullyincorporated
Ukraineaftercompletingtheirprogram Westernaidprogramsandcoursesofferedby
abroad. visitingprofessorsintothedevelopmentofits
Onthemorningof30March,thepresiden- programs.Forexample,onthetourtheparty
tialpartyvisitedtheUniversityofKyiv-Mohyla metMichaelBlackmanoftheUniversityof
Academy.Theywerehostedbyuniversity Pennsylvania,whoisdirectoroftheEconomics
presidentViacheslavBriukhovetsky,rector andResearchConsortium,aswellasofthe
SerhiiIvaniuk,anddirectorofforeignrelations M.A.programineconomicsattheacademy.
VadymIashenkov.TheUniversityofAlberta Afterlunch,thepresidentialpartymetwith
hasageneralagreementwiththeNational Dr.BohdanKrawchenko,aformerdirectorof
UniversityofKyiv-MohylaAcademy,andDr. CIUS.Dr. KrawchenkohelpedcreateUkraine’s
BriukhovetskyhasvisitedtheAlbertacampus onlyschoolofpublicadministrationandnow
ontwo occasions.Dr.Briukhovetskyguided servesasvice-presidentoftheUkrainianAcad-
thepartyonanextensivetouroftheacademy emyofPublicAdministration.Dr.Fraserand
campus,includingpartsoftheoriginalseven- Dr. Krawchenkodiscussedthetrainingofpub-
teenth-centurybuilding.Thisacademyhashad licservants,consideringwaysofinitiatingand
astellarhistoryastheleadinginstitutionof maximizingsuchtrainingintheUkrainian
highereducationinUkrainefromitsinception environment.
untilthebeginningofthenineteenthcentury. Anotherafternoonmeetingtookplaceat
SubsequentlyitbecameanOrthodoxseminary, theUkrainianparliament.Seniorstaffersin-
whichwasthenabolishedunderSovietrule. volvedintheCanadaUkraineLegislativeCo-
WithUkrainianindependence,theacademy operationProjectparticipated,including
hasbeenrevivedasanalternativesemi-private ViktorMusiyaka,theformerdeputyspeaker,
universitymodelledonNorthAmericanuni- LeonidHorovyi,headofthesecretariatof
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takenbyCIUS andtheUniversityofAlberta
FacultyofLaw.TheCIDAprojectwasnow
concluded,andthefinalreporthadjustbeen
issued.Ms.Freelandexpressedeagernessto
undertakenewprojectswiththeAlbertafac-
ulty.Dr.AnatoliiDovgert,directorofthecen-
tre,Dr.LeonidHubersky,directoroftheInsti-
tuteofInternationalRelationsatKyivUniver-
sity,OleksandrMelnychuk,executivedirector
oftheUkrainianLegalFoundation,and
NataliiaKravets,directoroftheCommercial
LawClearingHouse,allgavebriefpresenta-
tionsabouttheirwork.
Dr. BohdanKrawchenko(farright), formerdirectorofCIUSandcurrentvice- OnWednesdaymorning,31 March,the
presidentoftheUkrainianAcademyofPublicAdministration, meets with(l-r) Frasers,Dr.Jamieson,Dr.Kohut,Mr.Jacuta,
Dr. SharonJamieson, Dr. ZenonKohut, andDr. RoderickFraserinthe andMs.LevchenkotouredbrieflyinKyivbe-
academy’smodernmeetingroom.
foreattendinganumberofmeetingsrelatedto
parliament,MykolaIarosh,headoftheinter- OSVITA,aCIDA-fundedprojectbasedatthe
nationalsection,andAllaPohorilova,director UniversityofAlbertathatprovidedspecial
ofinternationalexchanges.Theyreiteratedthe trainingforUkrainianphysiciansandassisted
sentimentsexpressedbytheCanadianambas- insettingupamaternalandneonatalunitin
sadortoUkraineonthepreviousday,saying Ukraine.ThefirstvisitwastotheUkrainian
thatthisprojectisvitalforUkraine’scontinu- NationalMedicalLibrary,whereMs.Raisa
ingtransitionandthattheyhopeforrenewed Pavlenkoshowedthepresidentsomeofthe
supportfromCIDA. rarebooksinthelibrary’scollection,aswellas
AsecondCIDA-fundedprojectwasfeatured booksobtainedasaresultoftheOSVITA
atthesubsequentlateafternoonanddinner project.PresidentFraserwasalso abletomeet
meetingwiththeUkrainianCentreforLegal andchatwithseveralphysicianswhohadstud-
Studies. HalynaFreeland,aUniversityofAl- iedattheUniversityofAlberta.Unfortunately,
bertaalumnaandassistantdirectorofthecen- Dr.RaisaBohatyriova,theministerofhealth,
tre,gaveapresentationonaprojectunder- wascalledto anurgentmeeting,soDr. Fraser
metinsteadwithDr.NinaHoida,assistant
deputyministerformaternalchildcare.Dr.
HoidawasverygratefulfortheOSVITApro-
gramandcrediteditwithareductioninma-
ternalandneonatalmorbidity.
Intheafternoon,thepresidentmetwithDr.
VictorSkopenko,therectorofTarasShev-
chenkoUniversity,Kyiv’sprincipalinstitution
ofhigherlearning.Dr.JamiesonandDr.Kohut
remainedwiththeOSVITAgroup,whichwas
runningbehindschedule,andjoinedthepresi-
dentlater.
Thefinaleveningofthetourfeatureda
receptioninhonourofPresidentFraserand
AssistantdirectoroftheUkrainianCentreforLegal
Studies, HalynaFreeland(a UniversityofAlberta thelaunchingoftheKowalskyProgramforthe
alumna), withJamesJacuta, directoroftheCIUS StudyofEasternUkraine,hostedbytheHon-
Canada UkraineLegislativeCooperationProject. ourableDerekFraserattheCanadianEmbassy,
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