LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (03/13/05)

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Congratulations due to Soyuzivka

Dear Editor:

We'd like to thank Nestor Paslawsky for the second consecutive perfect Valentine's Day dinner. The ambiance in the Main House dining room was perfect, the food - exceptional, and the entertainment - top-notch.

However, clearly the word has not spread about how wonderful Soyuzivka's holiday evenings are.

Soyuzivka's New Year's Eve was not to be missed. The three ingredients to a perfect evening were once again in evidence: ambiance, food, music.

Congratulations to the manager, chef and staff of Soyuzivka. Keep up the good work and let us spread the word about what a treasure we have in the heart of the Catskill region.

Marianna and Myron Zajac
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Church deserves thanks from dancers

Dear Editor:

In regard to the short article I submitted about the Barvinok dance group of South Bound Brook, N.J. (UKELODEON, February 13), it should have been noted that the dance instruction is made possible by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. The Church's sponsorship of the group continues to benefit many members and non-members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church through the loan of its facilities for many years.

While the omission may seem like a small detail, when you consider that any dance teacher would expect to pay thousands of dollars each year for rent of a dance space, then the Church's contribution of the stage and facilities of its banquet-sized hall for many years is a serious contribution indeed.

Though the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. has never sought credit for its long-time sponsorship of Barvinok, this is all the more reason that the Consistory and Archbishop Antony should be recognized for their support of young children's instruction and, in turn, of the Ukrainian community at-large.

Roma Ann Krauth
Milford, N.J.

Moldova's stand on interference

Dear Editor:

Bravo, Moldova, for taking a tough stand against external political interference.

The Russian Embassy in Moldova asked the Moldovan Foreign Ministry to explain why more than 100 so-called Russian "observers" and "human-rights activists" who were traveling to the Moldova to "monitor" the country's March 6 parliamentary elections were halted at the Moldovan border.

Moldovan police said the St. Petersburg train was stopped and sent back because "some were spinmasters and people with no reason to stay in Moldova."

In a similar incident, at a recent democracy conference in Slovakia in February of this year, Russian political analysts Gleb Pavlovsky and Vyacheslav Nikonov, who wanted to attend the conference, were not allowed entry into the country. A conference spokesman said "It is a conference about democracy, and [Pavlovsky and Nikonov] are not the best representatives of Russian democracy."

Ukraine should take note.

The likes of Mr. Pavlovsky and other Kremlin anti-Ukrainian advisers and spinmasters and xenophobic hate-mongers like Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who harbor separatist views, should be made personae non gratae in Ukraine and North America for their continuous anti-Ukrainian sentiments.

On the other hand, Russians who have a more liberal view of Ukrainian-Russian relations should have the welcome mat extended for them by the more open-minded Yushchenko/Tymoshenko government.

Wolodymyr Derzko
Toronto

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