Know yours, yours and ours
"Know yours, yours and ours" is an informative and useful project of the Vadym Stolar Foundation, within which we talk about notable Ukrainians.
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"Know yours, yours and ours" is an informative and useful project of the Vadym Stolar Foundation, within which we talk about notable Ukrainians of all ages and generations in order to preserve and shape our own history of the country's formation!
Contributions of people to the history of the state should not be forgotten.
An outstanding engineer, designer, aviator, naval officer - he was an educated, progressive person, deeply immersed in the business he was passionate about - Levko Makarovych Matsievich. Read more.
He is called one of the most sincere lyric poets. January 6 marks the 126th anniversary of the birth of the author of these well-known poetic lines - the Ukrainian poet and prose writer Volodymyr Mykolayovych Sosyura.Learn more.
The National Institute of Phthisiology and Pulmonology, which works in Kyiv, is now named in his honor - Feofil Gavrylovich Yanovsky. He occupies one of the most honorable places among Ukrainian doctors who have gained world recognition. Read more.
Let's get to know Kazimir Sheptytsky - a church and public figure, a political prisoner of the Soviet regime, a blessed of the Catholic Church and one of the Righteous Among the Nations, who helped save Jews from the Nazis during the Second World War. Learn more.
106 years have passed since the birthday of the famous Ukrainian poetess, playwright and novelist Lyubov Vasylivna Zabashta. Learn more about the talented Ukrainian woman.
He, a talented writer, novelist, translator, founder of the Ukrainian urban novel, is called one of the most important authors of the Shot Renaissance era - Valerian Pidmohylnyi. Read more.
Maria Prygara - she was extremely talented, in love with literature, always worked inspired. Read.
Probably, not many people know about the Ukrainian scientist-pomologist Levko Simyrenko, who first described this variety of apples. Learn more.
She was extremely effective, proactive, one of the first in Ukraine to raise the "women's issue" and resolutely defended women's rights - Nataliya Kobrynska. Read.
He is a symbol of the Ukrainian nation, a world-famous poet and prose writer, an artist whose free life was "taken away" by exile - Taras Shevchenko. Read more.
Neither the trials of the Soviet camps nor participation in the battles of the Second World War escaped him. Let's talk about Mykola Yakovych Oliynyk.
She flashed brightly like a star, illuminated everyone who was near her, and brought beauty into this world. And she faded away, because her love of freedom and love for Ukrainians were too dangerous from the point of view of the Soviet regime - let's talk about Alla Gorska.
Lavro Tikhonov is one of the creative personalities whose talent and inspired work strengthen our faith in the beautiful. Learn more.
Learn more about the Ukrainian writer, translator, public figure and publisher Olga Fedorivna Franko.
Ukrainian poet, publicist, literary critic, ardent activist of the OUN and an extremely effective woman. All this is about Olena Ivanovna Teliga.
Let's talk about Emma Andievska, a Ukrainian writer, poet, artist, feminist and childfree, in our column.
Several generations of Ukrainians grew up on his tales - the legendary Grandfather Panas. You can read about how the actor's life and creative path turned out here.
Here we will talk about a topical topic - we will talk about the Easter traditions and customs of Ukraine, which came to us from our ancestors.
Let's talk about one of the outstanding Ukrainians born in May - actor, writer, playwright, theater director and founder of Ukrainian professional theater Mark Kropyvnytskyi.
Let's talk about the element of Ukrainian national clothing - vyshyvanka.
He made Ukraine famous throughout the world with his name and scientific achievements. Thanks to his developments and innovations in medicine, Kyiv became one of the most prestigious scientific centers of the former USSR - Oleksandr Oleksandrovich Bogomolets.
Thanks to her design talent, the film industry and ballet changed forever. Her name on the straps of ballet costumes became a real sign of quality. Let's talk about Varvara Karynska.
Today, it is more important than ever for us to know those whose efforts created Ukrainian cuisine and preserved its recipes. We learn more about Olga-Maria Franko.
We talk about Kostyantyn Petrovych Stepankov, a famous Ukrainian theater and film actor, acting teacher, in our column "Know yours, yours and ours".
Let's talk about the banker, industrialist, public figure Oleksiy Alchevskii, in whose honor the city of Alchevsk is named, and his wife Khrystyna, a teacher and organizer of public education.
We are talking about Sonia Delaunay - an artist, designer, fashion designer originally from Odesa.
He is the most famous Ukrainian composer in the world, the author of music for more than 40 Ukrainian films, including the cult "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors", "High Pass", "Geese and Swans Fly", maestro - Myroslav Skoryk.
We talk about Sofya Yablonska - a prominent Ukrainian photographer, documentary filmmaker, writer, traveler and a very impressive woman - in the project "Know yours, yours and ours".
We are talking about Ivan Kotlyarevskyi - the author of the play "Natalka Poltavka", writer, poet, playwright, public figure and the founder of modern Ukrainian literature.
Among famous Ukrainian women of all eras, there are many who became faithful daughters of our nation and whom we can remember with pride. One of these figures is Galshka Gulevichivna, a noblewoman from Volyn.
We will talk about the legendary actress Vera Kholodna, whose achievements in the cinematography allowed her to become an ideal of her time, in our column.
This Ukrainian woman had an amazing talent for drawing. And the beauty of nature, which surrounded her everywhere, constantly encouraged her to create. Despite the test of fate and the misunderstanding of the closest people, the woman carried her love for creativity throughout her life. And she was able to demonstrate her unique talent to the country and the world. We are talking about the artist Kateryna Bilokur.
He did not accept pathos and officialism, was a football fan and liked when his colleagues on the set called him Bodie. During his life, he played about 100 roles in the cinema and almost as many in the theater. We are talking about the outstanding Ukrainian actor Bohdan Stupka.
We will talk about Pavlo Zagrebelny - a famous Ukrainian writer, journalist, editor, screenwriter, laureate of literary awards and Hero of Ukraine - in our column "Know yours, yours and ours".
We are talking about the outstanding Ukrainian actress and theater actress Maria Zankovetska. More about the actress here: https://t.me/vadymstolarbf/3879
September 10 will mark the 130th anniversary of the birth of Oleksandr Petrovych Dovzhenko, a writer, dramatist, cartoonist, director, and a classic of world cinema. Let's talk more about the outstanding figure.
We are talking about Mykhailo Drahomanov - a Ukrainian publicist, historian, politician, philosopher, folklorist, literary critic and public figure - today in our column.
We will talk about our contemporary, the famous Ukrainian writer Dara Kornii in the project "Know yours, yours and ours".
Thanks to his incomparable talent, he enriched Ukrainian literature with works in the style of psychological prose. We are talking about Mykhailo Kotsyubynskyi.
He was born, studied and began his musical career in Ukraine. However, most of his life he lived and worked in the USA. Among his honors are the Medal of Freedom, America's highest award, and 25 Grammy Awards, the most prestigious awards in the field of contemporary music. We are talking about the legendary pianist and true virtuoso Volodymyr Horovyts.
On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of his birth, we talk about Mykola Bazhan, a Ukrainian poet, translator, philosopher, encyclopedist, public figure, in our column "Know yours, yours and ours".
In the history of our country, he is listed as the author of the first constitution of Ukraine, the provisions of which were also included in the constitutions of many democratic states of the world. We are talking about Pylyp Orlyk on the occasion of the 352nd anniversary of his birth.
We are talking about Mykhailo Boychuk, a Ukrainian artist, monumentalist painter, leader of the "Boichukist" group.
We will talk about Lyudmila Mazur - a painter, graphic artist and monumentalist, a master of cutting, the founder of easel paper cutting, a member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
We will talk about the life and creative path of Ostap Vyshny - a Ukrainian writer, novelist, a classic of satirical prose of the 20th century and the founder of the smiley genre in Ukrainian literature.
On the day of commemoration of the victims of the Holodomor, we will remember the citizen of a foreign country, for whom the study of the Holodomor in Ukraine became a life's work. We will talk about the American historian, Ukrainian scholar, political scientist and journalist James Mace.
She calls herself "the #1 happiness provider" and has a unique art style. The images that are born on her canvases are not to be confused with anything. We will talk about the birthday girl of November - the famous Ukrainian artist, illustrator of children's literature Yevgenia Gapchynska.
Many books have been written about him. His views resonate even today with those of us who are familiar with the works of this thinker - we are talking about Hryhoriy Skovoroda.