Ivan Piddubny, Ukrainian World-Famous Wrestler Whose Legacy Russia Tried to Appropriate

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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:...

Ukrainian who opened Space to Humankind: Sergei Korolev was born Jan. 12, 1907

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The man who would open space to Humankind, Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, was born on 12 January 1907   in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. His mother Maria...

Oksana Baiul, the first Winter Olympic champion of independent Ukraine, 1994

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Known as the “Swan of Odessa,” Baiul was one of the most graceful and artistically accomplished skaters in the history of the sport....

William Kurelek & his Ukrainian Maze

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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...

Elbe Day iconic photo: American Robertson and Ukrainian Silvashko

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April 25, 1945, the day American troops and the troops of the First Ukrainian Front met at the Elbe River, near Torgau in Germany...

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...

Immortal Glory 300 years of Ukrainian Cossack: Silver Coin GHANA 2025

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Weight2 OzSize50 mmMintage999AccessoriesCertificate of Authenticity, Box Another Ghana Coin: < Origin of Ukrainian Cossacks 'Gardariki, Ukraine' ebook has little-known facts about Kyiv Rus that provide a different...

George Kistiakowsky: Ukrainian who made Manhatten Project work and first Atomic bomb explode

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The US Government called on Dr. Kistiakowsky to help solve the problem with the new weapon the physicists at Los Alamos had been struggling...

Natalie Wood, ‘West Side Story’ film star, in her Ukrainian national dress

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'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...

Sergey Bubka’s pole vault outdoor best of 6.14m celebrates its 25th anniversary

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"Sergey Bubka’s world and European outdoor best of 6.14m is one of the most enduring marks in the record books and looks poised to celebrate...