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Lesya Ukrainka in Cleveland's Cultural Garden O n S e p te m b e r 23 a n d 24, 1961 th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e o f A m e ric a c e le b ra te d th e u n v e ilin g o f th e f i r s t s ta tu e to L e sy a U k ra in k a , th e fo re m o s t U k ra in ia n p o e te ss, to b e e re c te d in th e fr e e w o rld . T h e c ere m o n ie s in h o n o r o f th e p o e te ss, b e g a n w ith a c o n c e rt o f U k ra in ia n w o m e n s’ vo ices, con d u c te d b y Y a ro sla v B a rn y c h . T h is w a s fo llo w ed b y sp e e ch e s a n d re c ita ls , w h ic h s tr e s s e d th e h ig h s p ir itu a l v a lu e o f L e sy a U k ra in k a ’s w o rk . T h e sp e e ch of M rs .N a ta lie G o lem b io v sk y e n title d “ L e s y a U k ra in k a , S p iritu a l L e a d e r o f th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n ” e sp e cia lly e m p h a siz e d th is . A f te r th e c o n c e rt a d in n e r w as g iv e n in tw o h a lls o f th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l H om e. M rs. H elen b a n d . In a co m m o n a p a r tm e n t, yo u h a v e to w a tc h e v e ry w o rd . ❖ I k n e w a b o u t th e so cialized m e d icin e, o f w h ic h th e S o v ie ts b o a s t. W h e n I h e a r d t h a t a n old a u n t w a s in th e h o s p ita l m y f i r s t d e sire w a s to v is it h e r ; m y sec ond to fin d o u t a b o u t th e t r e a t m e n t. S h e h a d b e e n h o sp ita liz e d th r e e m o n th s . — P e o p le a re f r ie n d ly h e re , sh e sa id . B u t I do n o t h a v e th e r i g h t tr e a tm e n t. T h e d o c to r to ld m e th e y a re s h o r t o f a c e r ta in m e d icin e, I n eed . In je c tio n s w o u ld do w ell, b u t th e y a lso la c k th a t . M ay b e y o u could p ro v id e i t f o r m e ? Y ou a re tra v e lin g so f a r . . . C e rta in ly I trie d . I g o t th e p re s c rip tio n , a n d I fo u n d th e c a p su le s in a K ie v d r u g s to re , a n d th e in je c tio n s in K h a rk o v . B u t, h o w g r e a t w a s m y a m a z e m e n t, w h e n I re a d on th e w ra p p in g t h a t b o th w e re p ro d u c e d in th e c ity w h e re m y a u n t w a s h o sp ita liz e d . P h y s ic ia n s , I w a s to ld , a re o v erw o rk e d . T h e y h a v e so m a n y p a tie n ts th e y c a n n o t g iv e th e m p ro p e r a tte n tio n . A n d , th e la c k o r fa ilu r e in m e d icin e d is tr ib u tio n a g g r a v a te s th e s itu a tio n . L o to ts k y , P re s id e n t o f U N W L A in tro d u c e d th e sc u lp to r, M ich ael C h e re sh n io v sk y to th e a u d ie n ce . D e le g a te s o f U k ra in ia n o rg a n iz a tio n s p re s e n te d th e i r g r e e tin g s a n d d o n a tio n s. T w e n ty -th re e B ra n c h e s o f U N W L A s e n t th e ir re p r e s e n ta tiv e s , m a n y o f th e m fro m f a r a w a y p la c e s lik e N ew Y o rk C ity , C ohoes a n d B u ffa lo . T h e d in n e r w a s u n d e r th e s u p e rv is io n o f M rs. N . D e y c h a k iv - sk y . T h e a c tu a l d e d ic a tio n to o k p la ce on S e p t. 24. T h e d a y b e g a n w ith se rv ic e s in a ll U k ra in ia n c h u rc h e s, d e d ic a te d to th e m a r ty r e d U k ra in ia n p eople. T h e d e d ic a tio n c e re m o n y to o k p la ce in th e U k ra in ia n C u ltu ra l G ard en , in R o c k e fe lle r p a rk . A ro u n d th e s ta tu e , v e iled w ith a w h ite c lo th , L ik e th e e v e r re c e d in g , p e rp e n d ic u la r s h e e t o f g litte r in g w a te r t h a t one c an fo llo w fo r m ile s on a ro a d th e R u s s ia n S o v ie ts m u s t b e ab le to see t h a t th e d re a m th e y d e sire is in r e a lity n o t re a l, on ly a m ira g e . E v e n th o u g h th e r e a lity o f th e id e a w a s th e re , th e m e th o d s e m p lo y ed in th e ir a tte m p t to e s ta b lis h t h a t r e a lity d e s tro y s e v e ry th in g . W h ile i t m a y b e a s one w r ite r p u t i t “ a n in c a n d e sc e n t lig h t to so m e ” i t d ev elo p s, on w in n o w in g th e f a c ts , t h a t su c h p eo p le a re n o t fo rc e d to e n g a g e in th e a c tu a l w o rk in g o u t o f th e m u c h a d v e rtiz e d id e al. I t is one th in g to s it in a n iv o ry to w e r a n d c o n te m p la te , q u ite a n o th e r f o r a w o m a n to h a u l b ric k s to a ro o f to p , d riv e tru c k s , d ig d itc h e s , do u n d e rg ro u n d m in in g , liv e in com m u n a l d w ellin g s, b e a r c h ild re n fo r th e S ta te . A n d a ll t h a t u n d e r p e n a lty o f e x tre m e c ru e lty , if s h e so m u c h a s h in ts a t d iso b e d ien ce. In a n y e v e n t, w h e th e r sh e d e m u rs o r do es n o t, h e r life is one o f d ru d g e ry , o f d e p riv a tio n s o f all s o r ts , a n d fo re -s h o rte n e d . J. W . P. sto o d 400 u n ifo rm e d m e m b e rs o f U k ra in ia n y o u th o rg a n iz a tio n s . T h e A m e ric a n a n d U k ra in ia n fla g s w e re ra is e d to th e m u sic o f re s p e c tiv e a n th e m s . F in a lly cam e th e m o m e n t w h e n M rs. H ele n L o to ts k y a n d M rs. K a th e rin e M u ra l p u lle d th e co rd , re v e a lin g th e lovely s ta tu e . A n d a low m u r m u r o f d e lig h t m o v ed th r o u g h th e s p e c ta to rs , a t t h e c h a s te b e a u ty . T h e n a h a n d fu l o f e a r th , b r o u g h t b y M rs. K . P ele- sh o k , fro m L e s y a U k ra in k a ’s g ra v e in K iev w a s h a n d e d o v e r to h e r s is te r, M rs. Is id o re B o ry - so v a, w h o p u t i t in a sp e c ia l c a v ity , d e sig n e d to re c e iv e a n d se a l i t in. M rs. H ele n L o to ts k y , in h e r sp eech , s tr e s s e d th e s ig n ific a n c e o f th is g r e a t m o m e n t. F o r th e f i r s t tim e a m o n u m e n t o f th e p o e te ss w as e re c te d in th e f r e e w o rld . T h e f i r s t s te p to w a rd i t w a s m a d e s e v e ra l y e a rs a g o b y th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l W o m e n ’s L e a g u e w h e n i t p u b lish e d h e r v o lu m e o f p o em s “ S p ir it o f F la m e .” Im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g th is M rs. K . M u ra l o ffic ia lly c o n sig n ed th e s ta tu e to th e p ro te c tio n o f th e c ity o f C leveland, r e p r e re s e n te d on th is o ccasio n b y M r. H a ro ld L o u sc h e a n d J u s tic e P e t- r a s h L ew is. In h is sp e e c h o f a c c e p tin g th e t r u s t J u s tic e L e w is d e c la re d th e s ta tu e one o f th e m o s t m a je s tic in th e C u ltu ra l G a rd e n s o f C leveland. COMPOSER YAROSLAV BARNYCH Y a ro sla v B a rn y c h , w h o con d u c te d th e w o m e n ’s c h o ir a t th e L e sy a U k ra in k a c o n c e rt in C leve la n d co m p o sed f o r t h a t o ccasio n th e m u sic o f a so n g b y th e p o e t e ss M a riy k a P id h iria n k a , w h ic h w a s in c lu d e d in th e r e p e rto ir e o f th e c h o ir. O n v is itin g th e com p o s e r w e a sk e d a b o u t w o m e n ’s c h o irs. “ I lik e th e m ,” h e sa id . “ C e rt a in ly a c o m p le te c h o ir is p r e f e r ab le. A n d a s c o m p a ra b le to a sy m p h o n ic o r c h e s tr a a s is a s tr in g e d b a n d . B u t, th e r e a r e c irc u m sta n c e s w h e n i t is e a s ie r to fo rm a w o m e n ’s c h o ir th a n a IS НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД, 1961. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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