BOOK NOTES: Volume records history of USCAK and its involvement with sports in Ukraine (10/27/02)

BOOK NOTES

Volume records history of USCAK and its involvement with sports in Ukraine

"USCAK i Sport v Ukraini" (USCAK and Sport in Ukraine), edited by Omelan Twardowsky. Newark, NJ: USCAK, 2002. 472 pp., $35 (hard cover).

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Sports enthusiasts and, specifically, Ukrainian sports historians alike should find USCAK's most recent publication, "USCAK i Sport v Ukraini," compiled by Omelan Twardowsky, a welcome and valuable resource.

The mostly Ukrainian-language book is a collection of published articles, documents, letters and reports pertaining to the activities of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK).

In the introduction to the book's English-language section, Dr. Orest Popovych writes: "The present collection offers to average readers as well as historians a selection of original sources, which provide a first-hand account of what the leadership and the members of USCAK have accomplished for the good of Ukrainian sports."

For Ukrainian sport statistic junkies, "USCAK i Sport v Ukraini" is a must. Mr. Twardowsky, USCAK's press officer, has compiled USCAK's 45-year history, including facts and statistics on athletes and competitions, into what Dr. Popovych calls "the most significant published articles and other documents pertaining to the activities of USCAK."

The book includes valuable information on diaspora athletes and looks at competitions in soccer, tennis, volleyball, swimming, chess and Olympic games, to name a few. But, the book also includes information pertinent to USCAK's history, its value and work with sport in Ukraine.

The price of the book includes postage. Anyone interested in a copy should write to: USCAK, 68 Tuxedo Parkway, Newark, NJ 07106-2823. Library of Congress catalogue card number: 02-141123.

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