Famous Ukrainians

Future "Christian mystic, bestselling author and illustrator", William Kurelek was the eldest of the seven children of Ukrainian emmigrant family in northern Alberta and Manitoba. Experience of his...

"Klitschko was elected to the Hall of Fame in December, three years after he decided to re-enter politics in his native Ukraine. Also...

< The  division of powers - legislative, executive, judicial - could have been first introduced by Ukrainian hetman Pylyp Orlyk in his Constitution of...

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...

Joseph Vincent Charyk (September 9, 1920 – September 28, 2016) was widely credited as the founder of the geosynchronous communications satellite industry. He was born...

"Terrance Gordon Sawchuk (December 28, 1929 – May 31, 1970) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played 21 seasons in the National Hockey...

Nicholas Oresko (January 18, 1917 – October 4, 2013) was an American combat veteran of World War II who received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in Germany on January...

Read about Mykola Pymonenko and his prominent works >

" Shevchenko has never been one of the best farms because its land is not of the first quality, but before the war it...

According to Wikipedia, his boxing career recorded 64 wins in 69 fights, of which 53 were by knockout. Throughout his two decades in...