[aaus-list] Regarding the points raised by R. Serbyn and V.Ostapchuk (fwd)

[stephen velychenko]

for those who missed the message yesterday re archives: The communist
head was fired.

On 4/11/08, Max Pyziur <pyz at brama.com> wrote:
> fyi,
>
> MP
> pyz at brama.com
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:05:46 -0400
> From: ropro at eclipse.net
> To: Max Pyziur <pyz at brama.com>
> Subject: Fwd: [aaus-list] Regarding the points raised by R. Serbyn and
>    V.Ostapchuk
>
> Maksyme,
>
> It's me again.  I was out for a few days and now spotted Andrij
> Sorokiwsky's response in my e-mail.  Please post my follow-up on the
> AAUS list.  Appreciate your help.
>
> Vitaju, RP
>
>
> To follow up on the boycott idea:
>
> The withdraw of the Shevchenko Scientific Society Washington DC
> branch from the April Holodomor event would have sent a message to
> the Embassy of Ukraine that business cannot be as usual while the
> archival administration issue remains unaddressed.  Who oversees
> archival policy in Ukraine is relevant to the entire spectrum of
> Holodomor remembrance efforts.
>
> The "signaling of our displeasure route" has been tried before at
> meetings with Ukrainian diplomats.  The response has been diplomatic:
> "We are aware of the problem...  We know the scholars involved and
> they are highly regarded professionals....  The issue is complex...
> Nothing in Ukraine happens quickly..."
>
> Boycotts and resignations should be last resort protest efforts.  The
> problem with staying and fighting is that this did not work.  People
> at the archival administration stayed and fought for 18 months with
> not a single government office taking notice.  It took resignations
> and the ensuing publicity to get high officials to at least admit
> that there was a problem.
>
> Roman Procyk
>
>
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Stephen Velychenko
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