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] “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ТРАВЕНЬ 201 2 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 15 M M o o t t h h e e r r ’ ’ s s D D a a y y i i s s o o n n e e o o f f t t h h e e m m o o s s t t t t o o u u c c h h i i n n g g c c e e l l e e b b r r a a t t i i o o n n s s o o f f t t h h e e y y e e a a r r b b e e c c a a u u s s e e e e a a c c h h o o f f u u s s k k e e e e p p s s i i n n h h e e r r h h e e a a r r t t t t h h e e u u n n i i q q u u e e i i m m a a g g e e o o f f h h e e r r m m o o t t h h e e r r , , w w h h o o a a l l w w a a y y s s u u n n d d e e r r s s t t o o o o d d , , f f o o r r g g a a v v e e , , a a n n d d a a l l w w a a y y s s u u n n c c o o n n d d i i t t i i o o n n a a l l l l y y a a n n d d w w h h o o l l e e - - h h e e a a r r t t e e d d l l y y l l o o v v e e d d u u s s . . T T h h e e j j o o y y a a n n d d b b e e a a u u t t y y o o f f m m o o - - t t h h e e r r h h o o o o d d h h a a s s b b e e e e n n l l a a u u d d e e d d b b y y t t h h e e m m o o s s t t f f a a m m o o u u s s a a r r t t i i s s t t s s a a n n d d p p o o e e t t s s o o f f t t h h e e w w o o r r l l d d . . O O n n t t h h i i s s d d a a y y , , w w e e h h e e a a r r t t i i l l y y c c o o n n g g r r a a t t u u l l a a t t e e a a l l l l c c h h e e r r i i s s h h e e d d m m o o t t h h e e r r s s w w h h o o s s e e e e n n d d l l e e s s s s c c a a r r e e , , p p a a t t i i e e n n c c e e , , l l o o v v e e a a n n d d d d e e v v o o t t i i o o n n i i s s r r e e f f l l e e c c t t e e d d i i n n t t h h e e g g o o o o d d n n e e s s s s o o f f t t h h e e i i r r c c h h i i l l d d r r e e n n . . M M a a y y G G o o d d b b l l e e s s s s y y o o u u a a l l l l ! ! We receiv ed the sad news of Atena Pas h- ko’ s death by email in the early morning of March 21st. Atena Vasylivna Pashko passed away in the evening of March 20th at the age of 8 1 . A chem i- cal engineer , a poet, and an activist in the Ukra i- nian civil rights movement, Atena Pashko had been the target of the Soviet regime's administr a- tive repressions. In 1991, she was elected Pres i- dent of the re - established Ukrainian Women’ s League of Ukraine (UWLU) . In 1999, as the w i- dow of Viacheslav Chornovil, she became Pres i- dent of the International Charitable Fund esta b- lished in his memory. In 1997, Atena Pashko was awarded the Order of Princess Ol h a, 3rd class, followed by the Order of Liberty i n 2010. Since Ukraine’ s independence, Atena Pashko had been the driving force of t he contemporary Ukrainian women’ s movement. “ At the founding congress that took place in Kyiv on December 20 - 22, 1991, the venerable Soyuz Ukrainok was officially revived, and Atena Pashko was elected its President. This was hardly a surprise since every paragraph of the organiz a- tion's By - laws, every point in the resolutions, and every dream that was to be reflected in the future plans was weighed in her mind and heart. This was a time of hard, dedicated, yet inspiring work, and as a result, Ukraine’ s women received their distinctive voice in the society and an honorable place in the transformed Nation. ” ( Ukrainka v istorii — Novi storinky. Kyiv, 2010) Atena Pashko served as President of the UWLU for ten years, and throughout this time, she continued to defend and implement her v i- sion for the organization. We have a lofty understanding of what it means to be a woman. Despite all the problems and challen ges women face, we want them to be able to preserve their fundamental attributes, their charm; we want them to be honored in the society they create and, having equal rights with men , be for them an unfading ideal. ( Atena Pash - ko. Z pohliadom u maibutnie . L’ viv, 2001, p. 77.) In January, honorary President of the UWLU Atena Pashko sent us her condolences on the passing of a noted Soyuzianka: “ We lost a dear Sister, a great Patriot, and an indefatigable inspi r- er of Ukrainian women. Ukraine will miss her he lp, support, advice, her wise words and sincere heart. She devoted her entire life to the cause of Ukr aine’ s independence, and her dedication will always be a tremendous example for us. ” Without realizing, Ms. Pashko had written a desc ription that applied equally well to her own life and ch a- racter. The many years of suffering and persec u- tion she endured in her lifetime made her even nobler, more approachable, and understanding towards people around her. In August of 2011, I, UNWLA First Vice President U lana Zinych, VP of Public Relations Lidia Bilous, and archivist Olya Drozdowycz had the pleasure of spending several hours in the company of Ms. Pashko during the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the UWLU i n L’ viv. She told us much about the organiza tion’ s history and about its present state as well as about her exp e- rience of psychological pressure during the r e- pressions. Since 2008 , when I began to participate in the yearly meetings of the WFUWO and the UWC in Ukraine, Ms. Pashko had always warmly greeted me and listened with sincerity and great interest to accounts of UNWLA projects and a c- ti v ities. Much more could be said about our int e- ractions with this gentle, elegant woman. In this
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