The Ukrainian Weekly releases a new book, "Ukraine Lives!" (09/29/02)

The Ukrainian Weekly releases a new book, "Ukraine Lives!"

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The Ukrainian Weekly has released its latest book, a compilation of materials prepared on the occasion of the milestone 10th anniversary of Ukraine's independence titled "Ukraine Lives!"

The name of the book is taken from the title of The Weekly's editorial written in 2001 to mark a decade since the historic act of August 24, 1991, that once again placed the name "Ukraine" on the world map.

Copies of "Ukraine Lives!" have already been mailed to The Ukrainian Weekly's subscribers in North America, as well as all members of the U.S. Congress.

The book contains contemporaneous reports on events leading up to the re-establishment of Ukraine's independence, as well as news reports filed from the scene by The Weekly's Kyiv Press Bureau on that momentous day in 1991 when the Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR, proclaimed the independence of Ukraine. Also included are reports on the often tense and exciting events that transpired immediately thereafter, including the referendum of December 1, 1991, that affirmed the Ukrainian nation's overwhelming support for independent statehood.

Significantly, the 288-page book also covers the compelling events that led up to independence. Thus, the book transports readers to Ukraine, then still part of the USSR, at the time of the newly proclaimed policies of glasnost, perestroika (or perebudova in Ukrainian) and demokratyzatsia. There is information about the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, Rukh, Memorial, and the rebirth of the Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches. Articles about that period are augmented by a detailed timeline of events from December 1987 through December 1991.

In addition, the volume contains unique materials related to Ukraine's first decade of independence - encompassing the fields of politics, the arts, religious life, philately, etc. - along with special reports, commentaries by scholars, observations by foreign leaders, and reflections by youths of both Ukraine and the diaspora related to last year's celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Ukrainian independence.

Among the newly published materials in the book is an account of Ukraine's participation in the Olympic Games, as well as the Epilogue, an address delivered on Ukraine's 10th anniversary of independence by Robert DeLossa, then a managing editor, assistant institute director and director of publications at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute.

Materials in the book are organized into chapters: "From Perebudova to Independence," "Independence: The Early Years," "The Tenth Anniversary," "Ukraine's Independence Day" (a collection of Weekly editorials published on each successive Ukrainian Independence Day, which gives a snapshot of both independent Ukraine's progress and the diaspora reaction) and "Attributes of Statehood."

The volume is similar in format to The Weekly's earlier book releases, the two-volumes of "The Ukrainian Weekly: 2000." It contains news stories and features prepared by the editorial staff of The Weekly and the newspaper's regular contributors.

The full-color cover features a stunning photograph by Kyiv photojournalist Efrem Lukatsky of the monument to Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky located in the capital city's St. Sophia Square, with the newly rebuilt St. Michael's Sobor in the background. Design and layout of the book is by Serge Polishchuk, The Weekly's former layout artist who continues to work on special projects with the newspaper's editors. The production team comprised Weekly production staffers Awilda Rolon and Markian Rybak.

Readers from outside the United States and Canada who wish to receive a copy of the book, or those who wish to order additional copies, may phone the administration at (973) 292-9800, ext. 3042, or send mail orders to: The Ukrainian Weekly Subscription Department, P.O. Box 280, 2200 Route 10, Parsippany, NJ 07054. The price of the book is $15, but additional contributions to The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund are appreciated as this publication is a major fund-raiser for the newspaper.

Readers are asked not to return copies of "Ukraine Lives!" as this entails additional postage expenses for The Weekly. If, for some reason, a reader does not wish to purchase it, he/she is encouraged to keep the volume with The Weekly's compliments, or to present it as a gift to a family member, friend or colleague.

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