Vasily Ignatenko, one of the Chernobyl firefighters to die in May, 1986
Ignatenko was among the firefighters that got closest to the exposed reactor core as they attempted to extinguish fires...
Kazimir Malevich, a Ukrainian avant-garde artist
"Malevich is considered to be part of the Ukrainian avant-garde (together with Alexander Archipenko, Vladimir Tatlin, Sonia Delaunay, Aleksandra Ekster, and David Burliuk) that was shaped...
Oksana Baiul, the first Winter Olympic champion of independent Ukraine, 1994
Known as the “Swan of Odessa,” Baiul was one of the most graceful and artistically accomplished skaters in...
Ukrainian-American Sgt. Michael Strank was 1 of 6 Marines who raised flag on Mt....
" Michael Strank (November 10, 1919 – March 1, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed...
World Famous Ukrainians
Celebreties
Let us start with Wayne Gretzky's speech at "United for Ukraine" event - it has some information...
Chuck Palahniuk of Ukrainian descent
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Palahniuk
In the 16th century a Ruthenian/Ukrainian woman was taken captive and brought to Istanbul...
Wikipedia
Very insightful Timeline documentary about her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEDWaBmKpfY
John...
Bill Mosienko scored fastest hat trick in NHL history 23 March, 1952
The melodrama that soon would unfold defied credulity; and it was all because of a minuscule right wing...
William Kurelek & his Ukrainian Maze
Future "Christian mystic, bestselling author and illustrator", William Kurelek was the eldest of the seven children of Ukrainian emmigrant family in northern Alberta...
Vitaly Klitschko inducted in the Boxing Hall of Fame
"Klitschko was elected to the Hall of Fame in December, three years after he decided to re-enter politics...
