“Mazeppa” by Louis Guisnet, 1874

Lord Byron’s one of the most famous poems devoted to Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Mazeppa

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Mazeppa is a narrative poem written by the English romantic poet Lord Byron in 1819. It is based on a popular legend about the early life of Ivan...

Georgy Voronoi: founder of the geometric theory of numbers, creator of “Voronoi Diagram”

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Vorony, Heorhii b 28 April 1868 in Zhuravka, Pyriatyn county, Poltava gubernia, d 20 November 1908 in Warsaw. Mathematician; corresponding member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences from...

World Famous Ukrainians

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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...

Taiho, arguably the greatest Sumo wresler of all time, was of Ukrainian descent and...

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According to Wikipedia, Taihō Kōki - (Іва́н Бори́шко, Ivan Boryshko; May 29, 1940 – January 19, 2013) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He became the...

Ukrainian Alexei Berest hoists Victory Banner over Reichstag on May 01, 1945

" On 30 April 1945, after long days of street combat in Berlin, the 150th Division attacked the Reichstag. On 1 May, at about 03:00, Berest...

Bees’ survival is crucial for humankind. This single invention by Ukrainian P. Prokopovych started...

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"We all depend on the survival of bees,” – states the United Nations explaining the reason for designating May 20 as World’s Bee Day....

In the 16th century, a Ruthenian/Ukrainian woman was taken captive and brought to Istanbul...

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Born in Ruthenia (now Rohatyn, Ukraine) to a Ruthenian Orthodox priest, she was captured by Crimean Tatars during a slave raid and eventually taken via the Crimean slave trade to Istanbul, the Ottoman capital. She entered the Imperial Harem where...

R.I.P., NHL Hall-of-Famer Dale Hawerchuk

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The leading scorer in the first iteration of the Winnipeg Jets and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame Dale Hawerchuk passed away...

Gogol, Ukrainian ‘Kafka’ whose novel became timeless verdict for Russia: The Dead Souls

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"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...