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to our knowledge about Ukraine. Nevertheless, correct understanding is needed so that we can go into the free world with up-to-date information and talk about Ukrai ne as a whole, and about Ukrainian women in particular. I perceive at least two possibilities for broadening our knowledge about contemporary Ukraine. First, it is Ukrainian samvydav. It is full of informa tion about struggles for the right to exist, the right to be Ukrainian, “law” about lawlessness, etc. But human beings perceive everything through a prism of their own intellect, and experience. That is why, to the rationalistic method of knowledge of Ukrai ne from samvydav publications we should add already proven methods of its evalution. In describing contemporary Ukraine, we will tell ourselves that the country is enslaved — then, taking in to account all our political, social, economic and other experiences, we can create an adequate perception of contemporary Ukraine. For Ukraine, which is a part of the USSR, one ques tion became actual and it awoke interest in the rest of the world. This question came about with the death of Brezhnev and shifts in the Communist Party and the ad ministrative apparatus of the USSR. Will these changes have any effect on the Russian Empire as a whole and on Ukraine in particular? Rumor about Andropov’s Liberalism all of a sudden started to circulate around the world. I mention this fact for a reason. Those of us who meet women of other countries should, Kremlin’s propaganda notwithstand ing, try to destroy this myth of the liberal character of the former chief of the KGB. Being in this position for 15 years, Andropov and his agents perpetrated numerous brutalities and repres sions in the late 60’s and the 70’s which we correctly call antiukrainian program. This was the period in which the KGB brutally murdered the best sons and daughters of Ukraine — artist Ala Horska and composer Volodymyr Ivasiuk, for example. And such a person with such an achievement in lawlessness, brutality and murder is surronded with lau rels of liberalism simply because this man, thanks to the Kremlin machinations, found himself at the helm of power. Quite often people ask me if changes are possible in the USSR and Ukraine. And I in turn ask — what changes and in what form? I would like to add something which I think is im portant for evaluating contemporary “freedom” there. It is not compulsory that today, tomorrow or the day after that a new wave of antiukrainian terrorism will coincide with the upgrading in rank of the former chief of the KGB. Usurped power needs time for consolida tion. New authority needs time for reinforcing its posi tion and for teaching not only its own people in its libe ralism, but the rest of the world as well. That’s why it is possible to anticipate some respite in repression, but not total. At this very time, we must not let the free world be lieve in yet another liberalism of yet another Kremlin ru ler. Our actions may determine many successful ac tions in helping Ukraine, and how this help can be ren dered. Members of the Women’s World Organization pre sent here are of different political and religious persua sions. That’s why the answer cannot be simple or one- faceted. Help for Ukaine can be in collecting and publishing information about it in the Free World. It seems to me that the World Federation of Ukrainian Women did and continues to do quite a lot. In Copenhagen it dissemina ted information about Ukraine, the Ukrainian woman and her specific problems. I think that the last, but not least effort of this organization — namely publications in several languages about those oppressed women who need our particular attention, is that effort for which we should be not only grateful, but also think how to continue such an important undertaking. Next — humanitarian help. This help can come from those of us who do not participate in active politi cal life. Let us not forget that humanitarian actions open great vistas for its participants. And finally, a few words about the fraternal defense which calls for particular perseverance and scrupulous checking of available sources of information. These are the political actions which are not limited to demands of freeing an illegally incarcerated individual. Effective political actions of Ukrainians in diaspora in general and of particular is impossible wit hout scrupulously checking sources of information about Ukraine. Our political actions must coincide with our infor mation about current and correct situations in the en slaved Ukraine. Ukrainian women should take advantage of the Free World. And in order to be able to make use of our ad vantageous way of life we must constantly keep in touch with the sources of information coming from Ukraine. It seems to me that now is the time to start thinking about the next Women’s World Congress so that repre sentatives of Ukrainian Women can be equipped with the newest and doubly checked information. It is also important that the material be adequately prepared. There should be no Women’s Conference in the Free World where a free Ukrainian women's voice rai sing the problems of Ukraine is not heard. 24 НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ, ЛИСТОПАД 1983 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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