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Amazingly, there was no ethnic Russian in the race at all. Aleksy's two competitors, Metropolitans Vladimir of Rostov and Filaret of Kiev, are both natives of the Ukraine. The three nominees were elected by the Soviet Union's bishops from a list of all 75 of their eligible colleagues, then proposed to the full church council. The council rejected bids to add other candidates, then chose Aleksy in two secret ballots...
...bishops' nominations, followed Aleksy as administrator at patriarchal headquarters in Moscow and shares his moderate views. But it was highly significant that the delegates bypassed Filaret, a hard-liner who had served as acting head of the church since the death last month of Patriarch Pimen. Leader of the Kiev diocese since 1966, Filaret is more of a Ukrainian chauvinist than is Vladimir and, according to dissident priest Gleb Yakunin, is seen as "a KGB puppet." He was third in the bishops' vote...
...Hartje will have to adjust to a lot more than just different hockey styles. He will arrive in Kiev in July speaking neither Russian nor Ukrainian, the city's official languages...
...Mike started something with Sokol-Kiev during [the NHL] playoffs," Jets Communications Director Mike O'Hearne said. "Their head coach came over and advised us of things he thought would help our team. We reached a reciprocal agreement. whereby we'd send management and players [to Kiev] to train and assist each other, to open new doors in the Soviet Union...
Fortunately for Hartje, Sokol-Kiev will feed and house the Harvard graduate during his tenure in Kiev, while the jets will foot the bill for a salary about which Hartje has no complaints...