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S hew n a t th e 25th a n n iv e rsa ry of /the F e d e ra tio n о-f L ith u a n ia n W om en’s C lubs are, le ft to rig h t: M rs. A n icetas S im utis, w ife of th e L ith u a n ia n C on sul G en eral in N ew Y o rk C ity; M rs. V ince L eskaitis, H o n o rary P resid en t, FLW'C; M rs. M aria D etar, P re sid e n t o f th e C ouncil of E u ro p ean W om en in E xile; M rs. K e rm it H augen, P re s id e n t of G FW C; M rs. M ary D ushnyck, UNW LA P u b lic R elatio ns C h airm an ; M rs. H elga O zolins, L atv ian W om en’s A ssociation; M rs. G alia Z ilionis, B altic W om en’s C ouncil, an d M rs. A ldona S lepety s Iannace, P resid en t, W orld A ssociation of L ith u a n ia n R om an C ath olic O rganizations. th e rem o v al by th e S oviets of all archeological collections fro m th e m u seu m s of L viv, and of th e e sta b lish m e n t of a new N a tio n a l H isto ric a l M useum . D u rin g th is pro cess, p e rfo rm e d by u n tra in e d p erso n s, m an y a r tifa c ts lo st th e ir labels re s u ltin g in a to ta l loss of value in an y collection. A n o th e r a u th o r te llin g o f th e d a y s o f So v ie t occupation d escrib es th e v a n d alism of th e ex te n siv e lib ra ry of th e S hevchenko S ociety. R u ssia is n o tab le fo r h e r o f ficial s y ste m a tic liq u id atio n o f U k ra in ia n n a tio n a l c u ltu ra l ach iev em en t, in w a rtim e an d in tim e of peace. W h a t w a r and re v o lu tio n s did n o t ac com plish, th e S oviet re g im e in U k ra in e co n tin u es u n d e r M oscow d irectiv es. T he re c e n t d e s tru c tio n of lib ra rie s b y fire is am ple illu s tra tio n of th is policy. T h e 1920’s saw th e d e stru c tio n of th o u sa n d s of ch u rc h e s an d th e ro b b ery an d d e stru c tio n o f gold an d silv er c h u rc h artic le s, a n cie n t ikons, carv ed a lta r screens, etc. A v e ry sm all p e rc e n t fo u n d th e ir w ay to m u seu m s. In th e 30’s, a t th e tim e o f th e fam in e, in v alu ab le exam ples o f fo lk a rt, tre a s u re d fo r h isto ric a l a n d cu l tu r a l value, w ere e ith e r co n fis ca te d or tra d e d in th e m a rk e t places fo r scra p s o f b read . R u ssia n m u seu m s, w hose e x h i b its a re ca re fu lly p ro te c te d an d s u ffe re d little w a r dam ag e, con ta in m a n y h isto ric a l and c u ltu ra l U k ra in ia n a rtic le s, sto len over h u n d re d s of y e a rs. F o r exam ple, th e H e rm ita g e h a s am o n g its e x h ib its an in v alu ab le collection of K ozak b a n n e rs as w ell a s a n a r cheological collection of gold and silv er a r tifa c ts of th e S c y th ia n E ra . In 1971, a t an e x h ib it of A rcheological F in d s of U k ra in e in an A u s tria n m useum , th e a r tifa c ts displayed, w h ich cam e fro m th e N a tio n a l H isto ric a l M u seum of K iev, did n o t include a single ite m of gold o r silver. I t is n o t d iffic u lt to g u ess w h y no t. T h e p re s e n t m u seu m situ a tio n in U k ra in e is w ell illu s tra te d in a U N E SC O p u b licatio n “M u se u m ” (N o. 3, 1966) in w h ich th e m u seu m s of E a s te rn E u ro p e 2 5 th A N N IV E R S A R Y O F L IT H U A N IA N W O M E N ’S F E D E R A T IO N T he 25 th a n n iv e rsa ry of th e F e d e ra tio n of L ith u a n ia n W om en ’s C lubs an d th e 6 5 th a n n iv e r s a ry of th e F ir s t C ongress of L i th u a n ia n W om en in K a u n a s (in 1907) w ere co m m em o rated on A p ril 29 in N ew Y o rk C ity, w ith a p ro g ra m a t th e P laza H otel. T he g u e st of honor, M rs. K e r m it V. H au g an , th e n P re sid e n t- a re described. A rtic le s on o th e r co u n trie s a re p re se n te d in th e n a tiv e lan g u ag e an d E n g lish — th e a rtic le on U k ra in ia n m u seum s is g iv en in R u ssia n an d E n g lish — th e n am es o f th e U k ra in ia n m u seu m s a re also tra n s lite ra te d fro m R u ssia n . T he a rtic le s on P olish, B u lg a r ian, etc. m u seu m s a re illu s tra te d w ith p ic tu re s o f im p o sin g m u seum b u ild in g s an d in te re s tin g m u seu m item s — th e U k ra in ia n c h a p te r h a s an e th n o g ra p h ic a l il lu s tra tio n an d th e te x t is openly p ro p a g a n d a p re s e n tin g U k ra in e as a pro v in ce of R u ssia. T h is s h o rt p re s e n ta tio n of k now n fa c ts u n d e rsc o re s th e g re a t re sp o n sib ility t h a t th e U k ra in ia n im m ig ra n ts b e a r in th e p re se rv a tio n o f h isto ric a l an d c u ltu ra l m em en to es w h ich C oncluded on page 28) E le c t of th e G en eral F e d e ra tio n of W om en’s Clubs, in h e r a d dress, d elin eated th e g ro w th of th e G FW C d u rin g th e p a s t e ig h t decades. S h o rt ad d re sse s an d g re e tin g s by o th e r g u e sts included r e m a rk s by M rs. M ary D ushnyck, P ublic R elatio n s C h airm an of th e U N W L A , w ho spoke on th e re la tio n sh ip b etw een th e L ith u a - a n ian an d U k ra in ia n people over th e c e n tu rie s an d th e ir com m on s triv in g s fo r freed o m fro m C om m u n ism a t p re se n t. A m ong th e m an y c o n g ra tu la to ry m essag es receiv ed by P re s i d e n t M rs. V ince L e sk a itis w ere th o se fro m M rs. N ixon, M rs. A g- new and m an y o th ers. D u rin g th e p ro g ra m a trib u te w as paid to D r. M arion M ill P r e m in g e r w ho h a d died a s h o rt tim e b efore. A d isp lay of L ith u a n ia n a m b e r je w e lry an d fo lk dances p e r fo rm ed by L ith u a n ia n A m erican s tu d e n ts w ere o th e r h ig h p o in ts of th e celeb ratio n . E lected to th e ex ecu tiv e b o ard of th e F e d e ra tio n of L ith u a n ia n W om en’s C lub d u rin g th e tr ie n n ial co nvention w e re : M rs. Ire n a B a n a itis, P r e s id e n t; M rs. V ik to ria C h ech eta an d M rs. M aria K regzde, V ice P r e s id e n ts ; an d M rs. A ldona C hekas, S e c re ta ry . M rs. L e sk a itis w as n am ed H o n o ra ry P re sid e n t. M. D . НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЖОВТЕНЬ, 1972 27
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