June 26. 1996 will be a day that Ukrainians will honor for generations to come. for on this day the Ukrainian Parliament finally approved a new postSoviet constitution for the people of Ukraine. This constitution guarantees for the first time the right to prfvate ownership. including the right to own land. It may be hard for many of us to understand what a significant achievement this is for the Ukrainian people who have struggled under various rulers for more than 300 years. We need only to listen to Walter Monastaryski of Margaretville. NY. a proud son of Ukrainian immigrants. or visit the parishioners of Saint Vladimirs Ukrainian Catholic Church or St. Peter and Pauls Ukrainian Orthodox Church. both in Utica. NY. my hometown.
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