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During 2015, The Weekly continued to report on events in our ancestral homeland and the activities of our communities. In fact, there were countless stories and photos sent in by readers and community activists from across North America and beyond. It is their contributions to our news pages that make The Ukrainian Weekly a true community newspaper.
The first page of Part 1 of “2014: The Year in Review” as it appeared in our January 18 issue.
Of course, there were also the usual special issues in The Weekly: the annual Year in Review issue (published in four sections, January 18 through February 8, for a total of 32 pages); the round-up of Ukrainian debutante balls (March 22); the 19th annual edition of “A Ukrainian Summer” (May 3, comprising 24 full-color pages); and the special Ukrainian Independence Day issue (August 23).
There were also unique feature articles. Among them were these from Canada and the United States: “Documents reveal information on Ukrainian heroes of the French Resistance,” by Oksana Zakydalsky (January 11); “Atlantic Council report focuses on human rights abuses in Crimea,” by Matthew Dubas (March 29); “War in Ukraine, ‘red lines’ in Syria and the Obama administration,” by Adrian Bryttan (March 29); “Congressional engagement on Ukraine intensifies since Euro-Maidan,” by Orest Deychakiwsky (April 19); “New Ukrainian MPs bring message of determination to D.C.,” by Borys Potapenko (May 24); “Ukrainian Nationality Room at U. of Pittsburgh marks 25th anniversary,” by Roksana Korchynsky (June 28/July 5); “Derogatory ad by Verizon irks Ukrainian community,” by Matthew Dubas (July 12); “A blue-and-yellow flashmob in Times Square,” by Stefan Slutsky (September 6); “Toronto International Film Festival screens new Maidan film ,” by Oksana Zakydalsky (September 27); “Schur spotlights Terry Sawchuk in docu-drama on NHL’s ‘iron man’ goalie,” by Christopher Guly (October 11); “The situation in Ukraine and challenges for the Ukrainian community in the U.S.,” by Oleh Wolowyna (October 18); “Ukrainian Canadian women take lead role in Canadian politics,” by Christopher Guly (November 15); and “Book Review: A multi-dimensional account of Ukrainian nationalism,” by Bohdan Vitvitsky (December 20).
A page from our annual special section on “Ukrainian Debutante Balls,” published on March 22.
Plus, there were many stories from Ukraine that you could read only in The Weekly. Here’s just a sampling: “Survival on the Donbas frontlines,” by Yana Sedova (January 25); “Bukovel, the affordable jewel of the Carpathians,” by Zenon Zawada (February 15); “Refugees, now in Kramatorsk, recall their experiences in war-torn east,” by Ms. Sedova (March 15); “Victory Day commemoration geared to presenting a new Ukraine,” by Mr. Zawada (May 3); “More evidence surfaces on Russian Internet trolls,” by Mr. Zawada (August 23).
“Over 5,000 witness dedication of Holodomor Memorial in Washington,” by Roma Hadzewycz was the lead story in The Weekly‘s extensive coverage of this historic event, which was enhanced thanks to team coverage by Yaro Bihun, Matthew Dubas and photographers Christine Syzonenko and Stefan Slutsky.
Zenon Zawada’s feature article on the Bukovel ski resort in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains, which appeared in our February 7 issue.
We gained a new columnist this year. Andrij Dobriansky, an executive board member and media spokesman for the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, said that in his column, called “Ukraine Matters,” he would share his thoughts on topics often glossed over in the media. His first column appeared in our April 19 issue. Other columnists featured in 2015 included: Andrew Fedynsky, Oksana Bashuk Hepburn, Myron Kuropas, Andrew Sorokowski, Eugene Z. Stakhiv and Orysia Paszczak Tracz. And then there were our regular contributors: Mr. Bihun, Mr. Bryttan, Ms. Zakydalsky, sportswriter Ihor Stelmach.