International conference in Kyiv reviews Chornobyl's consequences
by Zenon Zawada
Kyiv Press Bureau

U.N. commemorative meeting marks 20th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster
by Matthew Dubas

Photographic exhibit focuses on Chornobyl 20 years after

Villagers in Chornobyl zone reflect on their lives
by Zenon Zawada
Kyiv Press Bureau

ANALYSIS
Press freedom under assault in the former Soviet Union
by Christopher Walker
RFE/RL Newsline

NEWSBRIEFS

May Day rally held in Kyiv
Kyiv: NATO bid is 'irreversible'
Kyiv seeks RosUkrEnergo documents
Lytvyn comments at Rada's last session
Commemorative coin honors Lviv
Sevastopol adopts regional language
President questions "regional language"
Zvarych: no coalition with Regions
Yushchenko expects coalition in June
Yushchenko on state visit to Latvia
"Orange Love" at Cannes festival
Solzhenitsyn praises Putin
Chornobyl anniversary marked in Miensk
Belarus opposition gets jail terms...
...as the West protests
NATO: Ukraine to be encouraged
Yushchenko declares his income
Ministers file income declarations
Cinematographers launch joint project
Gymnast sets up HIV-AIDS foundation
Polish president visits Ukraine
Istanbul chosen over Kyiv
Camry presented in Crimea
Skrypka to organize "Rock-Sich"
Church, state mark Ukrainian unity
UCU to offer social pedagogy program
Ukraine's population still shrinking

78 newly elected mayors attend practical management course
U.S.-Ukraine Foundation

Bush nominates new ambassador to Ukraine

Quotable notes

FOR THE RECORD
Secretary of State Rice comments on Ukraine and NATO membership

Karmazyn appointed chief of VOA's Ukrainian Service

OBITUARY: Dr. Alec Danylevich, neurosurgeon, community activist
by George Powch

OBITUARY: Dr. Alexander Gudziak, community leader and benefactor

Memorial unveiled to Welsh journalist who exposed genocidal Soviet Famine

Canadians for Genocide Museum protest the prime minister's stance

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

UNA Convention Committee welcomes delegates to Soyuzivka
by Oksana Trytjak
Convention Committee Chairman

Correction

EDITORIAL
Our Soyuzivka

Turning the pages back...
May 12, 1996

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
by Zenon Zawada
Kyiv Press Bureau
How could this have happened?

PERSPECTIVES
by Andrew Fedynsky
Answering Putin's challenge to the G-8

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Illegal immigrants and U.S. law
The pain of a family of immigrants
More on Chicago and its people

THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHORNOBYL NUCLEAR DISASTER

• Liquidators recall disaster, speak about post-Chornobyl life
  by Gulnoza Saidazimova and Claire Bigg
  RFE/RL Newsline
  
  
• Chornobyl's political legacy
  by Jan Maksymiuk
  RFE/RL Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova Report
  
  
• Building a new sarcophagus
  by Julie A. Corwin
  RFE/RL Newsline
  
  
• Columbia University conference focuses on 'the human experience'
  by Matthew Dubas

A Ukrainian Summer
Supplement to The Ukrainian Weekly, May 7, 2006
A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do...

• Planning a trip to Ukraine? There are myriad events all over the country
  by Zenon Zawada
  Kyiv Press Bureau
  
  
• Mohyla Institute's summer program offers language immersion for teens
  by Ron Trischuk
  
  
• What the students say
  
  
• Soyuzivka, landmark estate in upstate New York, welcomes young and old
  by Roma Hadzewycz
  
  
• Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp slates course and two workshops
  by Diana Prodan
  
  
• Folk dance camp and workshop to be held at Ukrainian Homestead
  by Paula Holoviak
  
  
• Plast schedules a full roster of summertime camps throughout the U.S.
  by Halyna Kuzyszyn-Holubec
  
  
• Chornomorska Sitch Sports School trains youths age 6-18 in four sports
  by Omelan Twardowsky
  
  
• Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute features courses in four fields
  by Patricia Coatsworth
  
  
• 17th century fortress in Kudryntsi: a scenic outpost on the borderland
  by Irene Pustinnikova
  
  
• Photogenic fortress in Khotyn is Ukraine's most famous movie star
  by Irene Pustinnikova
  
  
• Voloshky to present eighth annual Performing Dance Academy
  by Larissa Steinhagen
  
  
• Don't miss 'Steppes,' a dance and music spectacular
  by Anne Ehrhart
  
  
• NYC street festival opens May 19
  by Taras Schumylowych
  
  
• 'Tabir-Zustrich' in Carpathians brings together Ukrainian youths
  by Roman Yereniuk
  
  
• Language immersion camp in Saskatchewan geared for adults
  by Tony Harras
  
  
• TRAVELOGUE: A journey to the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Lourdes
  by Chrystia Shashkewych-Oryshkevych
  
  
• Ukrainian Catholic University encourages tourism to Ukraine
  by Petro Didula and Matthew Matuszak
  
  
• Aerosvit Ukrainian Airlines increases number of flights to/from Ukraine
  - PR Department, Aerosvit Ukrainian Airlines

Ukrainian classical musicians perform concerts in Washington, D.C., area
by Yaro Bihun
Special to The Ukrainian Weekly

Lemko organization boosts Ukrainian collection at Columbia libraries
by Diana Howansky

Ukrainian museum in Edmonton to receive $3 million grant

Ukrainian studies courses at Columbia open to students of other universities
by Diana Howansky

DIRECTV launches Ukrainian channel in the United States

Shvydko chain in Kyiv to expand

NOTES ON PEOPLE

Retired Coast Guard reservist authors book
Colorado dermatologist aids colleagues in Lviv

Ukrainian Nationals win two Pennsylvania soccer championships
by Taras Kozak

OUT AND ABOUT

PREVIEW OF EVENTS
Sunday, May 7 - Sunday, May 21
PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES

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