BOOK NOTES
Russian nationality policies
A collection of short stories
Two-volume directory of physicians
A glimpse of religious persecution
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Dr. Anna Procyk's "Russian Nationalism and Ukraine," released in 1995 by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, analyzes the nationality policies of the Russian Volunteer Army and Russian "liberals" in the years 1917-1920.
The book questions whether the chief priority of the White movement in the years following the tsar's abdication was in fact the defeat of the Bolsheviks under Lenin's tutelage, and instead suggests that the White movement, which was an amalgam of monarchist, liberal (Kadet), and even socialist-leaning organizations and ideologies, placed the "unity and indivisibility" of the Russian Empire in first place, and considered the struggle against Russian Bolshevism secondary.
Dr. Procyk's work details the conflicts within the White movement's attitude towards, and relations with, the Ukrainian National Republic, Hetman and Directory governments, relations between the Volunteer Army, the various Kyiv governments, the Don Krug and the Kuban Kozak Rada, and the White movement's attempts (with mixed results) to undermine Entente recognition of any Ukrainian government.
According to Dr. Procyk, "The Volunteer Army failed to defeat the Bolsheviks because it was unable and unwilling to come to terms with the Ukrainian question. At critical junctures during the Russian Civil War, its struggle against an independent Ukraine overshadowed its struggle against the Bolsheviks."
Dr. Anna Procyk received her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1973. She teaches history at The School of Visual Arts in New York City.
"Russian Nationalism and Ukraine" is available for $39.95 (in the U.S.) or $42.75 (in Canada), plus $4 shipping and handling, applicable to both U.S. and Canadian sales. To order, contact: CIUS Press, 352 Athabasca Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E8 Canada. Credit card orders may be faxed to (403) 492-4967.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - "Modern Ukrainian Short Stories," edited by George S. N. Luckyj, is a collection of 15 short stories written in a number of literary styles by some of 20th century Ukraine's leading writers, among them Vasyl Stefanyk, Mykhailo Kotsiubinsky, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Yevhen Hutsalo, Mykola Vinhranovsky and others.
The text, first released in 1973 and re-released in 1995, contains works written between 1897 and 1968. It is intended primarily for students of Ukrainian language and literature, and has been used widely in advanced language instruction.
The book is presented in Ukrainian with a parallel English translation, and its face-to-face arrangement allows instructors and students to discuss and compare subtleties of language, idioms, etc., with ease. The content and structure of "Modern Ukrainian Short Stories" make it an excellent tool for Slavic and Ukrainian studies programs, and the stories will be of interest to the general reader as well.
George S.N. Luckyj is professor emeritus of Russian and Ukrainian literatures at the University of Toronto. He was a co-editor of Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopedia (University of Toronto Press, 1963; 1971).
Published by Ukrainian Academic Press, the book is available by mail through: Modern Ukrainian Press, 6931 Yosemite St., Englewood, CO 80112; or by telephone (303) 770-1220. Price: $27.50 per copy.
Two-volume directory of physicians
by Dr. Oleh Wolansky
KERHONKSON, N.Y. - In 1994, under the auspices of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Lviv and the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA) the first part of "Ukrainski Likari" (Ukrainian Physicians), a bio-bibliographical directory of Ukrainian physicians, was published in the Ukrainian language. This volume contains data on 428 Ukrainian physicians, primarily those who lived in the western Ukraine, but also some living in foreign countries.
The author of the book, Dr. Pavlo Pundy, a renowned physician, is the official archivist of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America and the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations.
In 1996 the second part of Dr. Pundy's directory was published in Lviv, also in Ukrainian. It contains information on 678 physicians, including dentists, as well as 49 pharmacists who are members of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America. As a rule they are people who, besides their professional activities, were or are actively involved in the life of the Ukrainian community.
Apart from biographical data, the volume includes introductory remarks by Dr. Yaroslav Hanitkevych, professor of the Lviv Medical Institute, the book's chief editor; comments by Dr. Pundy; and remarks in English by Dr. Paul Dzul, president of the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations and editor of the Journal of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America.
The volume also includes articles about the activities of Ukrainian medical societies of the United States, Canada and other countries. Especially interesting is the account of pioneer Ukrainian physicians in the U.S. in the late 19th century. This hard-cover volume is 446 pages long and includes 497 illustrations.
The directory may be purchased by writing to the following address: Pavlo Pundy, M.D., 3258 N. New England Ave., Chicago, IL 60634-4636. The price, including postage, is $20 for Volume I, $30 for Volume II (U.S. currency only).
A glimpse of religious persecution
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Russian Baptist preacher Georgii Vins was imprisoned for eight years in Soviet concentration camps for his active faith in God. "The Gospel in Bonds" is the story of what happened to a miniature copy of the Gospel of Mark that was secreted to him in a Siberian prison camp.
Translated from Mr. Vins' personal account (which first appeared in the Russian language as "Yevanheliye v Uzakh") of his last years in the Soviet Union, "The Gospel in Bonds" offers glimpses into the life of a Christian prisoner subjected to inhumane conditions by a ruthless, anti-religious Communist regime.
The 155-page, soft-cover book, published in 1995, is available from Russian Gospel Ministries, P.O. Box 1188, Elkhart, IN 46515-1188.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, May 18, 1997, No. 20, Vol. LXV
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