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which ideas can be exchanged, new ALLA HORSKA things learned, and the future ^ loose translation from an article by Switlana Lucka) As is our custom, the past November issues of Our Life have been dedicated to the memory of those Ukrainians whose valiant efforts in our national struggle for independence have made them immortal forever in the pages of our history. .There are those, however, whose deeds were just as brave but who for one reason or another are not as well known. It would be an act of shameful indifference and dis respect if we allowed their names to fade forever into forgetfulness. We therefore urge those persons who have partaken in the independence strife who were members of the UPA, to jot down their experiences on paper. Time does not stand still, memory tends to fade. For this issue of our magazine we have made use of some of the material diligently gathered by the committee for the publication of the biographical dictionary of Ukrainian women. We thereby pay homage to our lesser known women-heroines in the fight for the freedom of Ukraine. For our readers, infor mation we would like to point out that the idea for a biographical dictionary originated with Mrs. Iwanna Rozankowsky. Other members of the committee are Lubow Wolynec and Switlana Lucka. Our Life has changed printers. The magazine is now printed with the aid of a computor in a most up dated method. A very interesting fact to note is that the new company employs only women in the printing room, thereby making Our Life a true feminist publication from start to finish. Mrs. Marta Tarnawska, who is a member of Branch 43 and on the editorial staff of Our Life, has writ ten an open letter to the delegates of the XVII Convention of UNWLA. The main theme or idea of the letter is extremely interesting if not provocative. It proposes the publica tion by our organization of a magazine not limited to the needs of members, nor to women exclu sively, but geared to the entire family. At the onset of the 50th Anniver sary of UNWLA, Mrs. Tarnawska The last decade has witnessed the passing of many talented, dedicated persons — founders of the rebirth of Ukrainian nationalism within the realm of communist dominion. Here in the free world, Ukrainians carefully traced their actions, delighted and supported their successes and mourned their losses. A feeling of immense pride acompanied the knowledge that a new generation of Ukrainians, raised within the confines of russification, has returned to the nucleus of their Ukrainian nationalism, drawing from it strength and courage. Alla Horska emerged as one of the outstanding individuals of that period. She was born on September 18, 1929 in Leningrad to a russified — Ukrainian family. Little is known of her early life. After the Second World War her family moved to Kiev where her father found employment in the film industry. Here Alla studied art and graduated with ho nors. Subsequently, she married a fellow artist, Victor Zareckij, and gave birth to a son whom she called Oles. In her professional life Alla Horska was an immense success. Her work concentrated around the theater where she designed theatri cal facades and interiors. Her artistic abilities best expressed themselves in her mosaics. In the early 1960's Alla Horska was drawn into the movement of the rebirth of Ukrainian nationalism. She asks if our organization, proven with half a century of experience, could not make a grand gesture for the benefit of our society and provide such a magazine. "50th anniver saries not only bring honor and glo ry but greater obligations", states Marta Tarnawska. "We do not need a revolution nor any radical changes in our ad ministration or editorial staff of our magazine", continues Mrs. Tarnawska. "We only need the pas sing of appropriate resolutions at the Convention to make this project a reality". made it a point to learn the Ukrainian language, discarding Russian as her daily tongue. She dedicated her time, efforts and energy toward the promotion of any Ukrainian cause regardless of personal danger. For her part as a Ukrainian activist Alla Horska was questioned several times by the state security police and asked to bear witness against many of her fellow Ukrainians, following mass arrests in 1965. She refused and remined silent. At the young age of 41 Alla Horska was brutally murdered. Because of many unclear aspects of the case there are speculations that her untimely death was politically arranged. On December 7th, 1970, the day of the funeral, friends of Alla Horska gathered in her studio to voice their last goodby. Her work was dis played amid decorative traditional Ukrainian embroidery, branches of guelder-rose (kalyna) and peri winkle (barvinok). Beneath her portrait was a testimony to the beauty and righteousness of her life — "Pure in spirit she passed in our midst, with the zeal of a neophyte who has suddenly discovered the land and faith of his ancestors. Honor to her as a person — as an artist; for us she was the embodi ment of courage, cosciousness and rare dedication to her fellow human beings." YOUNG WRITERS AND ARTISTS This months issue of Our Life is freaturing the works of some of our young writers and artists, with bio- graphicol data. Also offered is an excerp from a short story by Luba Maziar — in Ukrainian and English; Miss Maziar abo illustrated the story; It sewed as part of her presentation to the Board of Examiners at Pratt Institute, which earned Miss Maziar a Fine Arts degree. 26 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЛИСТОПАД, 1974 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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