Gogol, Ukrainian ‘Kafka’ whose novel became timeless verdict for Russia: The Dead Souls
"The question of Nikolai Gogol’s “belonging”—especially now, as Ukrainian and Russian cultures, long bound by an imperial past, are severing their ties before our...
Gravitational Slingshot Trajectory adopted by Apollo-11 program to reach the Moon is named after...
New Mexico Museum of Space History: "Yuri Vasilievich Kondratyuk (1897-1942). Born as Aleksandr Shargei, he took a new name to avoid persecution during the...
Ukrainian Cossack leader Ivan Mazepa and Lord Byron’s poem devoted to him
Near the end of the 17th century, Ukrainian Cossacks had a Hetman whose name would be known all over Europe and later on around...
Ukrainian High Jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh is Women’s European Athlete of the Year
"Yaroslava Mahuchikh continues to raise the bar in every sense. She won gold in Roma 2024 in June, then broke the 37-year-old world record...
Ukrainian who discovered X-rays but didn’t receive credit for it: Ivan Puluj
As Noble Prize's official webpage describes it: "On the evening of 8 November 1895, Röntgen was in his laboratory studying how cathode-ray tubes emit...
World Famous Ukrainians
Celebreties Let us start with Wayne Gretzky's speech at "United for Ukraine" event - it has some information that may surprize you. Milla Jovovich who calls herself "a humble...
Ivan Piddubny, Ukrainian World-Famous Wrestler Whose Legacy Russia Tried to Appropriate
Two years ago, in 2021, Google devoted a Doodle to the 150th anniversary of the world-famous wrestler Ivan Piddubny. The text of it is:...
Natalie Wood, ‘West Side Story’ film star, in her Ukrainian national dress
'Natalia Zakharenko' is the real name of this Hollywood star actress ("West Side Story" film won 11 Academy Award nominations). Her grandparents had to leave...
Solomiya Krushelnytska, world-famous Ukrainian lyric-dramatic soprano of the first half of the 20th century
Solomiya Krushelnytska (1872 – 1952) was a Ukrainian lyric-dramatic soprano, considered to be one of the brightest opera stars of the first half of the...
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti names his rivals in best manager debate: Spain’s Guardiola,...
"Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed which managers are his competitors for being the best coach in the last 30 years. Real Madrid manager...
