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Women's Press in the Soviet Union M rs. H e le n L o to ts k y , n o w P r e s i d e n t o f th e W o rld F e d e r a tio n o f U k r a in ia n W o m e n ’s O r g a n iz a tio n s S T . O L G A ’S I C O N In com m em oration o f S t. Ol g a ’s 1969 y e a r U N W L A H ea d q u arters announced a C on test fo r an icon o f th is U k rain ian sa in t and ru ler. A ll U k rain ian w om en p a in te rs a re in v ite d to p a rticip a te. T he C on test w ill la s t u n til A p ril 30, 1970. T h e icon s sh ould b e ad dressed to th e U k rain ian A m erican I n s titu te , 2 E a s t 7 9 th S t., N e w Y ork, N . Y . 10021 . fr ie n d s in th e U k rain ian w o m en ’s m ovem en t, im p o rta n t co m m u n ity e v e n ts, s ig n ific a n t o u t com es o f w om en's w orld co n fe r en ces and a c tiv itie s o f W FU W O m em ber org a n iza tio n s. 1967-68 w a s a d iffic u lt period in th e Q u arterly’s life . P r in tin g d iffic u ltie s fo rced i t to appear irreg u la rly and it s volu m e varied fr o m 18 t o 68 p a g es. T h e se prob lem s w ere overcom e in 1969. T he la s t tw o is s u e s o f 1969 m ark in g th e 2 0 th a n n iv er sa ry o f W F U WO and th e life and w ork o f th e la te P re sid en t O lena S alisn iak p rese n ted an array o f articles. T h e f i r s t one review ed th e a c ti v itie s o f W FU W O and i t s prom i n en t w om en fo r th e p a st 20 y ea r s. T h e second g a v e a b io g r a p h y and an o verview o f th e w ork o f W FU W O ’s la te P re sid en t. T h o u g h t-p ro v o k in g a rtic les on w om en ’s prob lem s w e re am on g t h e m o st valuab le fe a tu r e s o f th e s e issu e s. U k rain ian W om an in th e W orld w ill con tin u e i t s w ork a s a 16-20 p a g e m a g a z in e issu e d on a q u arterly b a sis and p r e se n t i n g m a teria l o f in te r e s t to all U k ra in ia n s organ ized in th e w orld. I . W . It is no e a s y ta s k to w r ite about th e w om en ’s p ress in th e U k rain ian S o v ie t Repubic, n o t b ecau se it is so e x te n siv e , b u t b ecau se it is a lm o st com p letely n o n -e x iste n t. One can h ard ly call “p r e ss” th e sin g le m o n th ly jo u r n al w h ich tr ie s to s a t is f y th e social and cu ltu ral n eed s o f 22 m illion U k rain ian w om en. T hus, th e h isto r y o f th e U k rain ian w om en ’s p ress in th e U k rain ian SSR is v e r y b rief. I t b eg in s as la te a s 1930 w ith th e appearance in K h ark iv o f “S eli- an ka U k ra in y ,” la te r renam ed to “K o lh o sp n y tsia U k ra in y .” T h is jou rn al w a s th e organ o f th e Central D iv isio n o f W om en W orkers and F a rm ers o f th e C entral C om m ittee o f th e Com m u n ist P a r ty o f U k rain e, and in th is ca p a city i t served a s a ch an n el fo r P a r ty propaganda. W hen th e U k rain e u n d erw en t one o f th e m o st h o r r ify in g tr a g e d ie s in it s h isto r y — th e m an -m ad e fa m ine d urin g th e en forced co lectiv i- za tio n o f 1932-1933 — w h en 10 m illion people, am on g th e m s e v eral m illion children, w ere sta r v ed to death, th e jou rn al carried a rticles ab out th e “j o y ous and h app y life o f U k rain ian w om en and children under th e P a r t y ’s w ise lead ersh ip .” E q u a l ly “jo y o u s ” in th e opinion o f th e E d ito r s w ere th e con tin u ou s ar r e s ts , p u r g es and d ep ortation s o f U k rain ian in te lig e n tsia , fa r m ers and y o u th to sla v e labor cam ps in S iberia. In 1945, fo llo w in g W orld W ar II, “K o lh o sp n y tsia U k r a in y ” w a s renam ed „R ad iansk a Z hinka'. T h is civ ic p o litica l and lite r a r y - cu ltu ral jou rn al h a s b een appear in g fo r 24 y e a r s in K iev, p u b lish ed jo in tly b y th e Council o f P r o fessio n a l U n ion s and th e U k rain ian W rite rs U n ion. I t is now ed ited b y M. R . P rykhodko, w ith th e a ssis ta n c e o f a 10-m em b er E d ito r ia l C om m ittee. L ik e i t s p red ecessors, “R adian sk a Z hinka’ is p rim arily a p o liti cal jou rn al w h o se com m en taries are P a rty -o rien te d , in d irect op p o sitio n to th e in t e r e s ts o f U k rain ian people. U n a b le t o i g nore th e forced d ep ortation o f U k rain ian stu d e n ts to th e w a s te s o f K azak h stan and K aragan da, “R ad ian sk a Z hin k a” w r ite s about th e “j o y o u s ” fa r e w e lls b e tw e en th e y o u th s and th e ir p a r en ts, th e “h a p p y ” te a r s o f th e m o th e rs and sim ila r n on sen se. In th e p a st fe w y e a r s “RZ” h a s had th e u n enviab le ta s k o f m a k in g lig h t o f th e tr a g ic p lig h t o f U k rain ian y o u th w h o a re de nied a d m itta n ce to co lleg e s and u n iv e r sitie s and a re forced to seek em p loym en t on co llec tiv e fa r m s fo llo w in g th e ir g ra d u a tio n fr o m S o v ie t h ig h sch ools. M enial p h y sica l labor is g lorified , and th e p a g e s o f ”R Z ” are fu ll ed w ith p h o to s o f w om en d airy w orkers, sw in eh erd s, tr a cto r d rivers, b eet p ick ers and fa c to r y em p loyees. S im ila rly g lo rified a re o th er fe a tu r e s o f life . T h e is s u e s fo r 1969-70 sin g th e p ra ises o f L en in on th e 100th a n n iv er sa ry o f h is b irth , t h a t sa m e L enin w h o b ro u g h t t h e U k ra in e a bloody h a r v e st, la ter p erp etu ated b y S ta lin . In th e p a st f e w y e a r s co m p eti tio n w ith w e ste r n U k rain ian w om en ’s p u b lication s h a s forced “R Z” to r a ise it s te ch n ica l sta n d ards som ew h at, and i t n ow fe a tu re s a rtic les on fa sh io n , fa m ily liv in g , and recreation . N o w and a g a in th e r e appears in th e p ress th e clear, h o n e st opinion o f th e U k rain ian w om an — h er s tr iv in g fo r tr u th , m oral it y and eth ics, h er love fo r h er hom eland. A nd i t is p a in fu l to k now th a t th a t b rave v o ice w ill in e v ita b ly b e stilled b y th e So v ie t re g im e under th e g u is e o f “liter a ry c r itic ism .” I t can h ard ly su rp rise u s th a t a fr e e , m u lti fa c e te d w om en ’s p ress can e x is t on ly o u tsid e th e Iron C urtain, am on g th e em igre grou p s. Y . P . A l e a d e r s e e s t h i n g s t h r o u g h t h e e y e s o f h i s f o l l o w e r s . A l e a d e r p u t s h i m s e l f i n t h e i r s h o e s , a n d h e l p s t h e m m a k e t h e i r d r e a m s c o m e t r u e . 20 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — КВІТЕНЬ, 1970 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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